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    237 KB Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:46 No.8878800  
    The year is 2018. Mankind has been plying the stars for over half a century now, and the Coalition of United Humans is the "face" of Earth and her efforts at colonization across the galaxy. You are an intrepid, quick-witted, (and ruggedly handsome) space captain working for the Negotiation and Trade division of the CUH (the CUH-NT, if you will). You have been sent on a mission of peace to the backwater planet of Galabarr V.

    First off, what is your name, hero?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:47 No.8878810
    Arthur. Arthur Dent.
    >> Exrandu 03/30/10(Tue)15:47 No.8878822
    Lance Chevalier
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:48 No.8878830
    CAPTAIN GORDON
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:48 No.8878836
    First one to get seconded will be chosen, I suppose.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:48 No.8878846
    Stanley Tweedle.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878849
    Dick Lazerbutt
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878850
    Roger Wilco
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878851
    BOLT VANDERHUGE!!!
    >> Callidon !!919MbRkSF7H 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878854
    >>8878810
    Second.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878859
    >>8878851
    Seconding
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878863
    Marneus Calgar
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878864
    >>8878810
    third
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878866
    >>8878851
    This!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:49 No.8878867
    Rule #1
    No SF Characters from Literature.
    FUCK Arthur Dent.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:50 No.8878879
    >>8878851
    55:ed
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:52 No.8878897
    >>8878854
    Arthur Dent it is, then!

    You hear a familiar voice ringing in your ear.
    "Captain Dent, we're picking up an unidentified energy reading on our short range sensors. It doesn't match any signatures in the CUH database."
    It is Valerie Jennings, one of your bridge crew and the best flashing-button-presser in the entire Coalition Fleet.

    Well, what shall you do, Captain?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:52 No.8878909
    >>8878897
    Tell her to press some buttons! We can't look like we're slacking off. "Put it on screen!"
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:53 No.8878910
    >>8878897
    Shoot her. Bitch always pushes the buttons just right, huh? Let's see her push those puttons without any hands.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:53 No.8878918
    >>8878897
    Ask her if her dick is hard.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:53 No.8878919
    >>8878897

    Steal a kiss, and SCAN THAT FUCKER.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:54 No.8878940
    >>8878909
    She brings up the display after turning some dials and pressing various odds and ends. The screen shows the verdant green of Galabarr V, and you can barely discern a strange, dark figure looming on the dark side of the planet.

    >>8878910
    Roll a d20 for actions
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:55 No.8878953
    rolled 4 = 4

    >>8878940
    KAPOW! I blow those sexy wrists into smoking stumps!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:57 No.8878975
    rolled 11 = 11

    >>8878940

    stealing a kiss.

    also, not blowing off her hands.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:57 No.8878984
    >>8878953
    You draw your phazer pistol with a heroic flourish and shoot in Valerie's general direction. Unfortunately for both you and Ensign McGruff, who is wearing his favorite red shirt, the bolt misses its mark by a wide margin and hits the unwilling target squarely in the genitals.

    The bridge crew looks at you shocked. You feel a bit embarrassed.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:58 No.8878989
    /roll 1d20

    Telling her that her dick is hard.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:58 No.8878996
    rolled 15 = 15

    >>8878984

    Quick, remove his pants!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:58 No.8878998
    rolled 12 = 12

    >>8878984
    HE WAS A SPY.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)15:59 No.8879006
    >>8878975
    After your show of violence, she eyes you with a mixture of fear and respect, but ultimately turns you down as you do your best "sexy face."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)15:59 No.8879008
    rolled 9 = 9

    >>8878984
    I'm a renegade space psycho! I thought I had surgery to remove that part of my brain! Well, if I'm still feeling embarassed then clearly the surgery wasn't good enough. I'm going to precision blast out that particular emotive centre of my brain - call me... Doctor Gun.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:01 No.8879046
    >>8878996
    >>8878998
    Quickly recovering, and using your legendary "quick thinking," you rip McGruff's pants off, pointing to the burn mark on his crotch.

    "See! He bears a tattoo of the Space Cobras! This man was a spy all along!"
    The bridge crew, satisfied with this explanation, go back to their flashy controls as two security troopers escort the crying ensign off the bridge.

    what now, cap'n?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:02 No.8879065
    rolled 6 = 6

    >>8879046
    I told you already! I shoot myself in the head to remove the part of my brain that feels shame!

    No petty emotion will get the better of Captain Dent. The 'Dent' stands for sexalicious.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:03 No.8879078
    I'll wait for you guys to come to a consensus from now on, instead of answering to the quickest posters.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:06 No.8879114
    No shame in bumping my thread, I guess.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:06 No.8879121
    Fire all space torpedos at the other ship
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:07 No.8879143
    >>8879078

    Head for the planet, while keeping the Space-Radar scanning for possible threats.

    Quick question, is this a rocket-ship?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:08 No.8879148
    >>8879065
    >>8879121
    Both of these
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:08 No.8879156
    >>8879121
    Unfortunately, since you were sent on a mission of peace, your ship is pitifully armed with only two light main guns. At this range, they would merely annoy the other ship.

    But there's nothing a little bravado and machismo can't fix!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:10 No.8879178
    >>8879143
    You are Captain Dent of the SS Ironhearte (the extra "e" is to make it cooler). The Ironhearte is a rocket ship indeed, but it is also much more! It will act as a base of operation during any planet-side missions, and it comes with two crappy guns!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:11 No.8879201
    >>8879148
    >>8879065
    Well, this option got seconded.
    >>8879121
    As did this.

    If either of these are thirded, roll a d20 and we'll see what happens.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:12 No.8879219
    rolled 12 = 12

    >>8879201
    SPACE TORPEDOES AND SHIT!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:14 No.8879245
    >>8879178
    Order the wheelman to close with the energy reading.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:15 No.8879273
    >>8879219
    "I'll be damned if this space-jockey is going to get the better of... CAPTAIN DENT!" you shout triumphantly, "Fire everything we've got at that ship!"

    Your crew collectively roll their eyes, but do as told. The Ironhearte's guns blaze with white-hot fury before unleashing twin beams of blue energy. The lances of plasma shoot forth, and strike the unidentified ship! It seems your guns are more effective than you thought.

    "Captain, although scanners show no significant damage, it appears the ship is retreating." Says some nameless crewman.

    what do, cap?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:16 No.8879282
    >>8879273
    Follow in hot pursuit!
    We can't let these barbaric aliens get away!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:17 No.8879288
    >>8879273
    Assemble the Jetpack Marines! We're going to board!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:17 No.8879291
    "Those pussies. Take us down to the planet. We won't be having any more trouble from those cowards."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:18 No.8879305
    >>8879291
    this, see what they were doing. there might be loot.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:19 No.8879318
    >>8879282
    >>8879288
    "Gentleman, guard your loins, we're chasing them down! Full speed ahead!"

    You stomp down to the launch room where five of your trusted marines await you. They all carry deadly, if not highly impractical looking, short-range blasters that will help in the close quarters of the bridge.

    Do you still wish to pursue the ship?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:19 No.8879320
    >>8879291
    Second.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:19 No.8879327
    >>8879320
    >>8879305
    >>8879291
    Oh dear it appears I was too hasty with my post.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:20 No.8879338
    >>8879291
    This is very pulp sci fi. Go with it.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:23 No.8879377
    >>8879338
    The consensus is to land!

    You eye your marines warily.
    "Men, I don't recall requesting boarding actions! Pull another stunt like this and I'll have you Space-Court-marshaled back at CUHNT HQ!"
    "Uh... sorry Cap'n.." They manage before sulking away.

    Back on the bridge, you call off the pursuit.
    "Take us down to wherever the unidentified ship was hovering, I want to see what's up."

    What now?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:26 No.8879409
    >>8879377
    I'll fast forward to the landing site.

    You land effortlessly on the spot that the strange ship was flying over. The landscape of Galabarr V is lush and verdant, if not odd. Large, Fungi-like growths form a dense jungle around the clearing where your ship has touched down. In the distance you can make out the vague forms of oddly shaped wildlife.

    You clamp on your space helmet and set foot on the bizarre planet.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:28 No.8879429
    >>8879409
    Meet up with the local alien hotties of course!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:29 No.8879445
    >>8879429
    "Man, I hope I get to... check out the local talent... sometime." You whisper to yourself as you survey the area. Somewhere in the universe, a lonely drumset goes "ba-dum-tish"
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:30 No.8879451
    >>8879409
    send a few redshirts to poke about, yourself and your heavily armed marines will wait to see if something kills them
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:31 No.8879489
    Awaiting consensus, intrepid explorer of the stars!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:32 No.8879491
    >>8879451
    Sounds reasonable.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:32 No.8879500
    >>8879451
    this. also attach locators to them incase they get lost
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:34 No.8879527
    Yeah, send them out. Also, sit under a nice umbrella.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:35 No.8879536
    "Privates Smitty, Chuck, Danube, and Carter, report to the hangar immediately!" You shout over the radio as you head back into the ship!

    The four privates are wearing their spiffiest red shirts today, you make a note of their impeccable choice of garments.

    "I have a great mission for you four, you're going to be the expeditionary team!" You chuckle to yourself, knowing their fate is most likely sealed.
    The young soldiers beam with eagerness to prove themselves to a grizzled hero such as yourself, and grab their helmets and blaster rifles before heading out.

    You hear Chuck say "Oh boy, I can't wait to write home to my maw 'bout how I helped out the great Captain Dent!"

    What now.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:38 No.8879574
    >>8879536
    make sure the marines are prepared, have someone watch the unknown ship with our sencors, and keep an eye on the redshirts
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:38 No.8879582
    >>8879500
    Heading back to the bridge, Jennings informs you that locators have been placed in the young mens' helmets to keep track of them.
    "I have taken the liberty of preparing the consolation letters for the boys' families, sir." She says.

    On the radar, you see four distinct white blips moving north into the fungal trees.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:38 No.8879585
    >>8879536
    Sit under a big umbrella and sip daqueries.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:40 No.8879606
    Your five marines are waiting in the hangar. You can see them on securitron 5000 feed number 3. They prime their blasters in anticipation of action.

    Grabbing a daiquiri out of the fridgidizer, you watch the radar carefully. Nothing has happened thus far.

    On a separate screen, the strange ship has completely fallen off the radar.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:43 No.8879645
    Suddenly, one of the white blips has disappeared! Over the radio, agonized screams are heard, clearly those of Private Chuck. Mixed with the sounds of lazer fire and terror are high-pitched, bestial squeals.

    "Shall we mobilize the marines sir?"
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:46 No.8879678
    Another one of the blips goes dark, this time it is Private Smitty.

    "Oh god, I can't tell if he's bleeding or if it's just his shirt! Oh the humanity! The humanity!" Carter cries out.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:47 No.8879697
    >>8879645
    no, tell one of the other redshirts to look into it. once we have info from our disposeable scout then send in the marines
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfcHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:48 No.8879713
    Suddenly, a claw grabs you from behind. It is too late for you.

    Sorry guys I have to go :/
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:49 No.8879716
    >>8879678
    order the ship to fire on the location, then send the marines
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:49 No.8879722
    Roll a d20 to determine the fates of Danube and Carter, please.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:49 No.8879727
    >>8879713
    Obvious imposter. Try harder, sir.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:49 No.8879729
    >>8879713
    Ohyou.jpg
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:49 No.8879731
    rolled 13 = 13

    roll
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:52 No.8879781
    >>8879731
    Over the radio, you hear Carter shout triumphantly as he, apparently, blasts one of the creatures.

    "Take THAT you bastard!"

    Danube is apparently not as lucky, and a sickening wet rip signifies his horrible death as his blip goes dark.

    Carter seems to be doing well for a sacrificial lamb though, and he kills one more beasts before the radio goes quiet.

    All you can hear are Carter's grunts of pain.

    What do.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:55 No.8879823
    "Holy shit, we're getting the fuck off this rock."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)16:55 No.8879835
    >>8879781
    Rescue Carter, that badass motherfucker needs a promotion right now.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:56 No.8879843
    Awaiting consensus, brave spacemen of /tg/
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)16:59 No.8879902
    A bump to attract other explorers of space.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:03 No.8880008
    >>8879835
    "Send in the marines, we need to get that man!" You shout over the ship's intercom. Your faithful marines burst forth from the hangar, eager to greet the exotic fauna with a hail of lazers.

    After twenty minutes, Carter is safely on the bridge. His right forearm is missing, and he is bleeding heavily from a gash on his head from when he fell.
    "Captain, we encountered some... things... out there! They were huge! At least twelve feet tall!"

    One of your marines, Major Dobson, shakes his head.
    "He's delusional sir, we found no bodies save for those of our own men."

    what now, Captain?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:06 No.8880055
    >>8880008
    Promotions for carter.
    Now we do this 'Nam style.
    RAZE THAT JUNGLE WITH NAPALM.
    Or whatever we have.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:08 No.8880099
    >>8880055
    You have two pitiful front-mounted lazers, a gaggle of blaster rifles and pistols, and a single heavy weapon dubbed "The Equalizer." It's a glorified blaster cannon, to be honest.

    You cargo hold contains a shipment of mangoes, as it was said the sentient inhabitants of this backwater like mangoes. You were originally sent on a mission of peace, this is not what you expected.

    "Before this man bleeds out, I'd like to promote him to corporal!" You smile, "Now get him to the med bay, damnit!"
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:09 No.8880106
    >>8880055
    Agreed. "I read a few pulp novels as a kid. Stuff like this always leads to a bad end. I ain't taking no chances."
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:10 No.8880141
    >>8880106
    You devise a most ingenious plan.

    "We're gonna raze this jungle to the ground!"
    You receive nods of assent from your gung-ho marines. But the crew is not impressed. They seem disturbed by the thought.

    Roll a d20 for persuasion!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:13 No.8880190
    rolled 11 = 11

    BOOYAH!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:15 No.8880214
    >>8880190
    You passionately argue your case, even pulling rank on your bridge crew. Two of your seven crewmen agree, but the rest will have none of it.

    "We can't just go burning down the entire planet, sir!" Says Jennings, "It would seriously harm the relationship between the locals and the CUH."

    She raises a good point. However, a good captain always has an ace up his sleeve.

    What's the plan, man?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:15 No.8880231
    >>8880214
    "I need to see you in my quarters."

    Proceed to hot dickings to convert her to our cause.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:16 No.8880244
    >>8880231
    Roll a d20 for manly seduction.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:17 No.8880254
    I guess I should just make it clear that d20s shall be rolled for performing actions.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:20 No.8880312
    rolled 5 = 5

    Hot dickings
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:23 No.8880361
    >>8880312
    You look over to Jennings, and catch her eye. You then schmooze over to her work station, and turn down some of the flashier lights and buttons.

    "Hey Jennings," you says in your sexiest baritone voice while flashing a flawless smile, "I think my phazer needs uh... recalibrating. Mind coming to my quarters and checking it out?"

    She nearly chokes to death on the space-coffee she was sipping before laughing hysterically at you. You have been thoroughly rejected.

    What now?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:25 No.8880387
    rolled 13 = 13

    "Get moving, you double-niggers!"
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:26 No.8880409
    >>8880361
    In the name of moving things right along-

    As you contemplate having Jennings die of mysterious circumstances during an away mission, a loud, barking voice breaks the relative silence of the bridge.

    "Flesh-things of... Euuuruth? You are on sacred ground! A pod of Zeldessi warriors has you surrounded, and we will not hesitate to reduce your ship to slag if you do not respond with haste!"

    Egads, aliens!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:26 No.8880411
    rolled 14 = 14

    >>8880361
    SHOOT HER OUT THE AIR LOCK

    "Well looks like we need to vote again."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:27 No.8880431
    rolled 9 = 9

    >>8880409
    Growl and pound on the viewscreen to intimidate them!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:27 No.8880435
    >>8880411
    You've landed on the planet, jettisoning her out of the air lock will only cause her to flop down two feet outside of the ship.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:28 No.8880459
    >>8880431
    You do what you can to intimidate the beastly organism, but it seems to only amuse him.

    "Pathetic little thing aren't you? Well, you had the decency to respond, I suppose we can hold off on annihilating you for a minute or two."

    Do you wish to negotiate?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:29 No.8880470
    rolled 11 = 11

    >>8880459
    "NEGOTIATE THIS!" Grab dick.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:30 No.8880476
    rolled 10 = 10

    >>8880459

    Hell yeah, we're gonna negotiate the fuck out of them.
    What do they want, anyway?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:32 No.8880513
    >>8880470
    >>8880476
    You ask them what their intentions are.

    "You have landed in a grove sacred to the Zeldessi. My scouts informed me that your men killed two beasts that reside in this grove. We would have you come to our city and discuss reparations for this transgression, if you are the captain of this vessel."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:32 No.8880523
    >>8880459
    What's it look like?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:35 No.8880564
    >>8880523
    The "Zeldessi" as it calls itself, is a being humanoid in shape. Its skin is a dull red, and this one has four eyes situated in the center of its forehead, and a large square jaw that breaks into two mandibles lines with sharp teeth. Two long antennae jut out from the sides of its head, and you can make out a long scar running down the left side of its face.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:36 No.8880582
    rolled 19 = 19

    Carter us captain. Send him.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:40 No.8880659
    >>8880582
    High roll on the bluff check.

    You ask the beast for a minute while you find the "Captain." Hurrying down to the med-bay, you rouse Carter from a drug-induced sleep. It appears his forearm has already been replaced with a bitchin' robot arm ending in a hook!

    "Son, I'm sending you on what can only be described as THE MOST IMPORTANT MISSION OF YOUR LIFE!"
    "Whu- what's that s-s-s-sir?" He barely manages.

    You give him the briefing, and through a mixture of your own ingenuity and his drugged state, he agrees. You dress him up in a fancy costume using some arts and crafts supplies from your quarters, and present him to the Zeldessi.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:42 No.8880682
    >>8880659

    "Here's the Captain!" You put on your best fake smile and discreetly elbow Carter in the side.

    "Uh.. uh huh, yeah... Yeah I'm uh, the Captain. Whatcha want?" He stammers.

    "We would have you come to our capital city to discuss the two sacred beats you have slain!" Barks the alien.

    what do
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:43 No.8880692
    rolled 2 = 2

    >>8880564
    Booooooring. Challenge one to a fistfight!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:45 No.8880729
    rolled 19 = 19

    >>8880682
    >>8880659

    Well, off he goes!
    Also, can we make preparations for something like a surprise/emergency liftoff?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:51 No.8880838
    >>8880729
    You watch Carter stumble off into the jungle surrounded by the massive aliens. They appear to have taken the bait like chumps.

    Meanwhile, you order the crew to prepare for an emergency takeoff, for what purpose, only you know.

    Over a hidden radio, Carter appraises you off the situation:
    "We're coming up on the city fast, Cap. Alright I'm through the gates... God these things smell awful. Oh wow Captain, you gotta see this!"

    He activates his helmet-cam 2000 to show you the sprawling metropolis of the Zeldessi. Titanic spires jut out of the ground, topped by bulbous structures. You see vendors and transports vehicles of all styles flying through the air around the buildings, creating flying highways and thoroughfares. A nexus of bridges connects each spire, like a gigantic spider's web.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:56 No.8880926
    After an hour, Carter is within the "inner sanctum" and is before what you assume is their leader.

    Your ship is also ready for takeoff.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:57 No.8880934
    >>8880926
    Hold on standby.

    Use our communicators to relay the conversation through Carter. We'll tell him what to say.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:57 No.8880938
    rolled 4 = 4

    >>8880838
    Watch and see how well he does. Prepare yourself to take the credit.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)17:57 No.8880940
    >>8880934
    D20 for speechcraft, my good man.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)17:58 No.8880953
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>8880940
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:02 No.8881021
    >>8880953
    >>8880938

    Already having your heroic acceptance speech ready, you tell Carter exactly what to say in order to impress the aliens. However, you are less than persuasive:

    "Great and scary space beings! I am Captain Dent of the Ironhearte! I work for the Coalition of United Humans, and I come in peace! Be warned, though! Should you anger me, my martial skills are without parallel, and I will not hesitate to cut you down with my... very scary hook!"

    The chieftain scoffs at Carter.
    "Don't make me laugh, huuumohn. I could break you in two with no effort. If you insist on threatening me, I will break you and destroy your precious ship."

    He seems angry, this is off to a bad start.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:06 No.8881111
    Do you wish to keep trying your hand at the negotiations, or leave Carter to be brutally beaten to death by the Zeldessi?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:09 No.8881177
    Alternatively, a daring rescue mission would be just the thing to up your manliness.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:12 No.8881229
    Bump
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:18 No.8881343
    >>8881177

    Daring mission FTW!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:21 No.8881384
    >>8881343
    Ah! I was worried my first (and apparently poor) attempt at a quest thread would die on an anticlimax!

    "Carter, stall him, we're coming in to get you!" You growl into the mic. Carter seemed to be forming a response, but you cut him off before he could finish the though.

    Gathering up your gear, you take inventory:
    Five marines
    Twenty non-critical crew members
    Enough Blasters for everyone
    "The Equalizer"
    A Whole bunch of mangoes.

    What's your plan, Captain?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:22 No.8881406
    rolled 11 = 11

    >>8881384
    Sneak in and bribe guards with mangos
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:23 No.8881413
    >>8881406
    This will be the plan if it is seconded.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:24 No.8881436
    >>8881384
    Pass blasters to everyone. Shoot everything.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:28 No.8881486
    We have one vote for balls-out and one vote for sneaky gits.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:30 No.8881505
    Balls-out.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:30 No.8881512
    >>8881436
    Roll a d20, if it's higher than eleven, I will proceed with your daring assault.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:33 No.8881544
    >>8881505
    Oh dear we have a seconding.

    Balls out it is!

    You pass blasters to the twenty non-critical crew members, they will be the bulk of your force. Your five marines are better trained, have better suits, and better guns. The major brandishes "Darla," his prized beam-cannon.

    You take your trusty phazer and The Equalizer.

    Will you give a rousing speech to your crew?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:33 No.8881545
    rolled 20 = 20

    Rollan
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:34 No.8881564
    >>8881545
    Critical success, a good portent!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:38 No.8881625
    Well, if you gents are at a loss for words for a good heroic speech, I'll get us moving again.

    You take off in the Ironhearte and head straight for the city. Everyone aboard the ship is tense, but confident. With a brave hero like you at the helm, who wouldn't be?

    The city is within sight now. What will you do?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:39 No.8881641
    >>8881564

    rousing speech is go?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:40 No.8881662
    >>8881641
    Feel free to come up with one, and I will retcon it into existence before advancing on the city.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:47 No.8881772
    Well, the speech can remain in limbo for now. You've got a city to attack! What's the battleplan, captain?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:49 No.8881811
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    Should I confront, subdue, and pummel the suspected perpetrator?
    Sick 'em up little buddy.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:52 No.8881868
    What say you, spaceman?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)18:55 No.8881922
    >>8881868
    Stupidity 101:
    Bullrush. :3
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)18:59 No.8881968
    >>8881922
    In the name of adventure and action, it will be done!

    You fly your ship towards the central structure, which you know to be the leader's palace. However, a stray shot from a defense turret clips one of your tailfins, causing you to spin out and crash into a spire nearby!

    You shake yourself awake and take inventory: Four crewman did not survive, everyone else is fine. Scanners show you are two spires away from the main building, and can get there quickly using the bridges connecting each one.

    You stumble out of your ship, soldiers in tow, only to be greeted by three panicked Zeldessi security troopers!

    What will you do?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:04 No.8882064
    Go to sleep.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:10 No.8882175
    >>8882064
    This is no time for sleep! This is a time for action!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:14 No.8882244
    bump
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:28 No.8882483
    Well I will be back in a while, I hope the thread doesn't slip off the board by the time I get back.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:29 No.8882502
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>8881968

    I unzip my pants and pull out Dent jr.
    "Okay you ugly bastards, one false move and I will spray my poisonous acid all over you. Because humans can do that. Yeah."
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:31 No.8882522
    >>8882483
    Damn, too slow.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:35 No.8882592
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    I like this quest, let's hope it stays alive long enough for OP to come back.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:36 No.8882609
    >>8882592
    As soon as I saw that I got the theme stuck in my head, thanks.
    >> Spartacus 03/30/10(Tue)19:38 No.8882647
    >>8882609

    No problem, /co/mrade.
    By the way, Rocket Robin Hood is exactly what I imagine Captain Dent looks like.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:47 No.8882773
    People like my shitty quest? Cool.

    Well I'm back, let's rock and roll.
    Have we agreed on an action?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:48 No.8882799
    >>8881662

    WE FIGHT FOR OUR HONOR AS BLOOD RAVENS, AS SPACE MARINES.speech
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:49 No.8882815
    >>8878867
    Dent Mc Arthur
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:50 No.8882826
    >>8882799
    Captain Dent suddenly has Captain Boreale's retarded accent?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:50 No.8882838
    >>8882773
    Not sure, but I like my acid gland bluff plan.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:51 No.8882860
    >>8882838
    Well feel free to re-roll after that 8. If it gets seconded then go ahead.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:52 No.8882877
    rolled 1 = 1

    >>8882860
    okay, here goes
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:54 No.8882898
    >>8882877

    ...Ooops.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:55 No.8882926
    >>8882826

    Only when he does a low roll for speechs.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:57 No.8882968
    >>8882877
    Whoop de doo, here we go. Critical failure for maximum hilarity.

    You whip your member out of your glorious silver jumpsuit and wave it menacingly around. The aliens are stunned by the sheer audacity of your maneuver, and your own crew are equally disturbed by the act.

    In the midst of all this excitement, you ejaculate onto the floor.

    The aliens break from their stupor, and one charges you. However, he slips on your ejaculate and his beam rifle becomes lodged into his eye.

    There are still two enemies to deal with. What will you do?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)19:58 No.8882977
    >>8882968
    *one of his eyes
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)19:59 No.8882995
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    Come on fa/tg/uys, get on with it.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:01 No.8883019
    >>8882995
    You are welcome to participate also. Thanks for the bump.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:02 No.8883037
    rolled 10 = 10

    >>8882968

    ...uh... that was EXACTLY what we meant to happen.
    "Well space-fuckers, do you surrender or do you wish to meet the same fate as your girlfriend here?"
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:03 No.8883049
    rolled 18 = 18

    >>8882968

    sheath your hyper weapon and blast with an actual weapon
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:04 No.8883086
    >>8883019

    Thanks, but I already am. I suggested the "acid spray" and the following taunt.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:05 No.8883101
    >>8883037
    The aliens appear unfazed by the events that have just unfolded.

    "Shoot it in the weak point!" Screams one as he gestures at your (proud and rather large) cock, letting loose a salvo of lazer rounds.

    Your own crew snaps into action, taking cover behind bits of debris and firing back, albeit pathetically.

    You have searing hot lazers flying towards your dick, what do you do now, captain?

    Roll a d20 for actions.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:06 No.8883110
    >>8883049

    This. Fire the first shot while screaming at our men to open fire, then dive into cover as quick as possible and let them sort it out themselves. They're brave men, they can handle it.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:07 No.8883129
    rolled 17 = 17

    >>8883101

    DODGING FOR THE LOVE OF ALL OUR FUTURE DECENDANTS!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:09 No.8883169
    >>8883129

    Alright!
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:10 No.8883180
    >>8883129
    Good roll when you need it, player!

    Using all of your heroic might, you dive forward, TOWARDS your assailant, whilst tucking your dick back into your pants. The white hot beams sail harmlessly over your head, connecting with the side of your ship.

    Meanwhile, your men continue to fire at the two aliens. It seems as if neither side is very good at fighting.

    You are now within three feet of the nearest Zeldessi warrior, with the other a few feet behind him.

    The beast snarls and clicks its mandibles at you.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:12 No.8883234
    >>8883180
    A blast from The Equalizer at this range would liquify both of the creatures.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:12 No.8883238
    rolled 4 = 4

    >>8883180

    Let's get down and dropkick that sucker.
    "FOR THE GLORY OF CAPTAIN DENT!"

    Also we need more players in here, with my crappy luck we will all die pretty soon.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:14 No.8883259
    >>8883234

    And of course I had to write my suggested action before this post.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:17 No.8883316
    >>8883238

    "Eat boot you filthy monster!" You shout as you heft your bulk through the air, both your feet pointed at the alien's chest.

    It seems to predict this move, though, and grabs you by your legs, swinging you around and flinging you back towards your ship.

    You're a little frazzled, and your mens' morale has dipped from seeing their glorious leader go down like a pansy. One of them takes a bolt to the face and goes down screaming.

    You're down to twenty soldiers!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:17 No.8883318
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    Get in here, spacemen.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:18 No.8883336
    >>8883316

    I have a feeling I'll get us all slaughtered if I keep rolling like this. Need some help here.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:19 No.8883357
    >>8883336
    Rest assured, Adventurer, you will eventually be victorious.

    How good you look while succeeding is debatable, though.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:19 No.8883368
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    >>8883318
    420 SHOOT RAINBOWS ERRY DAY

    Sup Amarrbro, is my carrier kawaii? :3
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:22 No.8883429
    Awaiting orders, Captain.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:22 No.8883432
    rolled 1 = 1

    >>8883357

    This situation calls for some good old-fashioned heroism. I try to grab the dead alien's gun and fire it at the enemy.
    And let's throw in a witty one-liner for morale.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:23 No.8883459
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    >>8883318
    is dat sum EVE?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:24 No.8883483
    >>8883459
    >>8883368
    I guess. Now let's kill these aliens.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:25 No.8883501
    >>8883432

    Picking yourself up, you run forward and grab the rifle lodged in the dead alien's eye.

    "I see your friend enjoyed that lazer eye surgery!" You say, smirking at your comedic genius.

    You fire the beam weapon at the Zeldessi that tossed you earlier, but the brain matter and eye juice covering the barrel causes it to overheat and misfire! The weapon blows up in your face, scorching off your HEROIC EYEBROWS!

    All the combatants on the field laugh at you, and in the confusion two more men are shot down, one of them is a marine!

    18 men left!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:25 No.8883511
    >>8883432

    See, I have the worst luck.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:26 No.8883537
    >>8883511
    At least you're playing! Besides, critical failures are just... better.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:28 No.8883564
    rolled 11 = 11

    >>8883501

    Screw this, let's just clonk the nearest alien on the head with the chared remains of the laser gun.
    It's not as if we have any dignity left to lose.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:30 No.8883605
    >>8883564
    That's the heroic spirit!

    Grabbing the blasted pieces of the rifle, you charge at the closest alien, a twisted, charred bit in each hand.

    Flailing with the might of a million angry children, you manage to clonk him on the head repeatedly. This appears to bother him, but aside from that he doesn't seem very injured.

    Your men are emboldened by your valor, however!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:31 No.8883625
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    bump
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:34 No.8883686
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>8883605

    "If you mess with Captain Dent, you better have the BALLS to back it up!"
    I swiftly drive my knee into his crotch area, hoping that's where he has his testicles or similar organ.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:35 No.8883700
    >>8883686

    MOTHERFUCKER
    This is not a good day for Captain Dent.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:37 No.8883741
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    >>8883686
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:37 No.8883760
    >>8883686

    The alien, puzzled by this maneuver, seems to feel nothing: "Foolish huuuumonh! We Zeldessi hide our reproductive organs within armored shells on our chests, unlike your weakpoints, which are squishy and vulnerable!"

    He headbutts you, and you are sent reeling back. Your men manage to kill the one in the background, but the one before you still stands.

    "Sir! I can see more of them headed this way along the western bridge!" Cries out one of your men.

    Looks like trouble, Cap'n.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:37 No.8883761
    >>8883741
    >John Carter of Mars
    FUCK YEARS
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:39 No.8883792
    >>8883761

    I'll post more Carter if you help me out. Cause I honestly have no idea what to do now.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:40 No.8883814
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    We need us a rabbit.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:40 No.8883815
    >>8883792
    In the name of heroism! Do something brave and awesome! Perhaps I will reward crazy-cool antics despite bad rolls?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:43 No.8883879
    rolled 20 = 20

    >>8883815

    Hm... okay, here goes nothing. "So you're a hard nut to crack, eh? Well then..."
    I throw a fierce punch into his laughing mouth, hoping to hit some vital part.
    "...let's try to get inside your head!"
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:44 No.8883890
    >>8883879
    FUCK YEAH, HUMANITY!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:46 No.8883926
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    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:46 No.8883935
    >>8883879
    Splendid! Nice one liner, too.

    Your fist sails right through the alien's chuckling mandibles, causing bits of skull and brain to fly straight out the back of his head. The particles are fired with such velocity that they rip apart the front line of advancing reinforcements like a shotgun blast, causing one to flip over the railing next to him.

    The aliens pause for a moment, and your men shout your name in triumph! This might have given you the chance you need! The main building, and what might be left of Carter, is to the north.

    What do?
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:51 No.8884025
    rolled 10 = 10

    >>8883935

    "Better part of valor time, boys! Let's... eh... regroup to the north." Legs, don't fail me now.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:52 No.8884056
    I need to go to bed in about ten to twenty minutes, though.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:55 No.8884099
    rolled 8 = 8

    >>8884025

    You know, screw that. I charge into the aliens, laser rifle ablazing while screaming in a manly barryton.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:55 No.8884102
    >>8884025
    You huff towards the northern bridge, but the fight has sapped much of your stamina. One of your men is shot in the back as your troops advance towards the throne room.

    Luckily, however, you manage to get in and close the large bulkhead behind you. Jennings and your critical bridge crew are still on the ship, but they'll have to wait for now.

    You are currently in a large dome. The bridge to the throne room is to the northwest, while another bridge stretches to the northeast. Bizarre fungi adorn what looks like the aliens' form of a botanical garden. A second floor stretches around the perimeter above you, you can see the staircase leading up to it thirty feet away.

    Plenty of chest-high walls, cap.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)20:58 No.8884157
    rolled 13 = 13

    >>8884102

    "Oh well, Jennings was probably a dyke anyway."
    How many men do we have left with us, and are there any redshirts?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)20:59 No.8884176
    >>8884157

    Seventeen loyal men remain, four of which are grizzled marines.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:02 No.8884239
    rolled 3 = 3

    >>8884176

    Hm... we need to do some recon. Let's head up the strairs with a few of the men, while the other keep watch.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:05 No.8884283
    >>8884239

    You head for the stairs, but slip and break your heroic nose on them.

    Picking yourself up, and plugging your bleeding nostril with a handy napkinizer 3000, you survey the area. Shops and other doorways line the walls, and you see a large circular elevator-apparatus in the very center of the spire. Out the window, you see the advancing reinforcements trying to cut through the sealed bulkhead you came through.

    And what is that? Jennings and your bridge crew are being held captive!
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:08 No.8884324
    rolled 9 = 9

    >>8884283

    Oh crap, this isn't good. Can I see the gate to the throne room from here, and is it guarded? Time to get some bargaining chips.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:08 No.8884335
    >>8884324

    You can see the throne room, down the long bridge to the northwest. For some odd reason, it is unguarded.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:12 No.8884394
    rolled 17 = 17

    >>8884335

    On one hand, it's an obvious ambush. On the other hand, we don't have time to think of a *good* plan. Head down the stairs. "Okay boys, follow me. Time to get regicidal."
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:14 No.8884427
    >>8884394
    You charge gloriously down the bridge, and all of your men follow suit. You all manage to leap into the throne room just as the bridge inexplicably explodes and collapses behind you.

    You survey the area, and find only the Chieftain sitting atop a golden throne located on top of a large staircase on the far wall. Carter is nowhere to be found.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:26 No.8884633
    Take the chieftan hostage for safe passage back to your ship. Then, don't release him and fly back to Earth.

    They wouldn't dare shoot down a ship with their leader in it.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:29 No.8884679
    The Chieftain bellows a challenge to you:

    "Little huuumohn thing! Are you the real Captain Dent, come to face me with honor?" He leaps down, showing the full scale of his bulk. He is easily fifteen feet tall, with grizzly looking mandibles plated with silver, and four eyes that burn like coals.

    "Your double did not stand long in combat against me!" He roars and gestures to Carter, who lays unconscious and bloodied in the corner, a laser-scimitar across his chest.

    "Come, face me." Shouts the king as he throws you a vibrating, crackling lazer-sword. He steps back from you, issuing a challenge.

    What now, Captain?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:30 No.8884689
    >>8884633
    You inform him of your conditions. If you best him in combat, he will consent to your wishes.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:33 No.8884728
    rolled 18 = 18

    >>8884679

    "It will be an honor to fight such a worthy oppo- HOLY WHORES OF NEPTUNE, WHAT IS THIS THAT THING BEHIND YOU!?!"

    I then fire my blaster at his head as he turns around.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:35 No.8884760
    >>8884728

    Okay, that's it. I need to go tho bed now, see ya. Hopefully there will be a sequel eventually.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:35 No.8884765
    >>8884728

    "Excuse me?" He grumbles as he turns around.

    Then, aiming true, you empty the battery cell of your phazer into the back of his head. The massive alien isn't dead, no phazer could kill that thing, but he will be out cold for quite a while.

    Good job hero, what now?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:36 No.8884773
    >>8884760
    Well if people don't hate this quest and would enjoy a sequel, I would be happy to provide one! Thank you very much for participating in this quest, good night to you.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:42 No.8884859
    >>8884773

    Hate? It's the only Quest thread I've actually enjoyed the latest months. Sadly, I have work in a few hours and I need to squeeze in some sleep before that.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:42 No.8884864
    Well it seems the quest has just about wound down.

    This quest received a lukewarm response. Perhaps I will post a sequel one of these days. Thanks to all that participated.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:43 No.8884880
    >>8884859
    Apparently you haven't been tuned in to Lego Quest and Ork Quest, I have been greatly enjoying both of them.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:44 No.8884898
    >>8884864
    I also would like a sequel.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:46 No.8884923
    >>8884898
    Cool, thank you very much.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)21:47 No.8884940
    >>8884880
    >>Lego Quest, FUCK YEAR
    Don't forget Settler Quest, Lord Quest (running again, yeah!) and Terminator Quest for good recent ones. Then again, maybe it's just because I love me some empire management.

    This was good though.
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)21:48 No.8884959
    >>8884940
    Well, what would you, or any other people who participated, like from a follow-up? Was this not action-centric enough? Need more comic relief? More intrigue?
    >> Retro Sci-Fi Quest !kPsBfsHSpM 03/30/10(Tue)22:15 No.8885265
    Final bump before I let the thread die.
    >> Anonymous 03/30/10(Tue)23:17 No.8886254
    I say continue.
    >> Anonymous 03/31/10(Wed)02:18 No.8889213
    this is to awesome to die



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