Also, logic dictates that I choose a proxy for my actions until I return, which I calculate shall be Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. I've entrusted my safety to pbdeberry.

If that IS the case, anyone up for an attempt at a mass backstabbing on him if he misses the deadline on this task?

No. Backstabbing would put someone at risk. If he rolls higher, you die.

No, there's something each and every one of us can do that puts none of us at risk. It requires a small sacrifice from each of us, however. And those that don't make that sacrifice, increase the chances that he'll get away with his strategy.

Sacrifice a treachery point to ensure that you're not the random person killed when we don't make it.

Are we all doing that this time or what?

Which is what he did last time and can do now. We will end up with no one dieing and not getting past Stage two until Anti runs out of Treachery. Is this your solution, Thawmus?

If it is, I will go along with it.

I am. I've already sent the PM. If Antipathy does not contribute, I will be sacrificing a treachery point to ensure I'm not selected.


I would highly suggest that everyone else do the same.

If Antipathy does the same, then we will end up on an even playing field, anyways. Which is all the more reason for everyone to do it.

He didn't do it last time. I was the only one who did.

But yes, you understand correctly.

You can't actually get stuck in a round. If everyone contributes a treachery point, then you get past the danger--you just don't lose anyone doing it even if you would have otherwise failed to beat the danger.

.....well that seems off. Why don't we do that every round, then? Those that don't spend the point, end up killed by the danger.

That's a perfectly legitimate strategy--if you can get everyone to agree to it.

By the way, can theanalogkid confirm one way or the other if he's spending a treachery point? I'm not clear on that.

I will spend the point. And call me Tak, everyone else does.

That defeats the whole purpose of the other stats.

Not really--since not everyone is chosing to spend treachery points. Remember, you'll need all the treachery you can get when you reach the last round.

Round 2 results. Four of you spend treachery points to gain immunity.

They are points well spent. Irony rears its ugly head and it is Antipathy who is torn apart by gravitational forces before you blast free from the black hole.



Doombot 3.1

Wookie
Blaster

Tech/Repair: 5
Psychic: 13
Science: 0
Combat: 12 (14) Wookie + Blaster
Treachery: 15


theanalogkid

Skrull with a Blaster

Tech/Repair: 5
Pyschic: 10
Science: 5
Combat: 10 (+1)
Treachery: 14 (+1)


JackAssterson

Nirf Hirter, Human with a blaster and a sweater vest

Tech/Repair +10 (+1)
Psychic 0
Science 5
Combat 17 (+1)
Treachery 15



Melkhor

Commodore LXIV

Skrull (cleverly disguised as a harmless protocol droid) with a Hydro Spanner

Tech/Repair: 11 (+1)
Psychic : 4
Science : 10
Combat : 5
Treachery: 14 (+1)


Thawmus

Raskolnikov

Vulcan with a Tricorder

Tech/Repair - 0
Psychic - 10
Science - 12 (+2 from race and equipment)
Combat - 10
Treachery -13


Space Jawa

Vern Crakkin

Human with a Blaster

Tech/Repair 8 (Human +1)
Psychic 0
Science 0
Combat 25 (Blaster +1)
Treachery 13


Curbludgeon

Vulcan (+1 Psychic)
Tricorder (+1 Science)

Tech/Repair: 0
Psychic: 16 (17)
Science: 14 (15)
Combat: 0
Treachery: 14


Round 3: Blasting free from the black hole causes your ship to run smack into a planet-sized single-cell organism (basically a giant germ in space.)

The germ is slowly sucking out your life forces. One of you must go out in a shuttle craft and plant an anti-matter bomb in the germ's nucleus.

The shuttle pilot will be randomly chosen (unless someone volunteers.) If more than one person volunteers, then the pilot will be randomly chosen from among those.

The pilot matches his Psychic Points (+ 1d10 die roll) against 13 Psychic Points (+ 1d10 die roll). If he wins, he survives and rejoins the others. He also gets 1 point added to his Psychic score.

If he loses, he dies. But everyone else lives.

You have until Noon tomorrow to volunteer if you desire to do so.

If I understand correctly, pdeberry will be operating Curbludgeon's character for the next few rounds. Curbludgeon, did you PM him, or do you want me to do so?