>>42014553
>What about my squad? Will I still lead them?

>>42014553
"What will happen to my squad?"

>>42014553
Do I get a competent commanding officer?

>>42014553
>>Questions?
What about the men and women I work with now?
Am I being recruited for a specific mission or as a general symbol?

>>42014630
Uh...SPECTREs don't have COs per se, remember? They're like old-style Federal Marshals who answer directly to the Triumvirate.

>>42014553

"Why me in particular? How am I the best choice?"

>>42014600
>>42014620
>>42014843
These.

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Your mind flashes to your squadmates. “What will happen to my Squad? Will I still lead them?”

“You’re free to keep them on your crew,” Hackett answers. “As a Spectre, you’re allowed to recruit anyone you wish to aid in your missions.”

“Am I being recruited for a specific mission or as a general symbol?”

“While the appointment of a new Spectre is partially symbolism, there is no particular task or mission that you are being chosen for.” Anderson again. “The Council will likely make requests of you or give you assignments from time to time but for the most part, you’re a free agent.”

You frown as another question crosses your mind. “Why me in particular? How am I the best choice?”

It’s Hackett who answers. “We’ve reviewed your files and interviewed your Commanding Officers. They’ve all talked about your drive, your skill and your magnetism. You were one of the youngest graduates of the Interplanetary Combatives Academy and your performance during the Skyllian Blitz was exceptional.”

“But it’s not a matter of just combat skill,” Udina interjects. “If it were a matter of just choosing the best soldier, then you would not be the first choice. However, none of them are great Leaders like you are. You’re the best balance of both.”

Well, that does make a lot of sense, you admit to yourself. You guess you just aren’t feeling very sure of yourself after that last mission.”

“Would you like some time to think it over, Lieutenant Commander?” Anderson asks.

>Response?

>>42015224
Negative, sir. I already know my answer.

>>42015224
Let's do it. It might be fun.

>>42015224
"Will I get my own ship?"

>>42014553
OP, thanks for running a pretty good seeming Mass Effect quest. How much freedom are we going to have with running around the galaxy making billions and building up our power base?

>>42015377

>{I have a framework planned out, and there are things that are going on throughout the Galaxy, but how you interact with them is... well, anything can happen, and anything goes. You can make money, build up a power base, recruit more companions, and a ton more things. It's really up to you guys what you want to do, but remember that you don't exist in a (figurative) vacuum. The Galaxy has shit going on and you'll probably want to get involved.}

>>42015541
>implying we won't just fuck around the galaxy ignoring your increasingly desperate plot hooks

Just kidding. I'm already planning things that can be done with the vast sums of money we will hopefully beg/borrow/steal.

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“Negative sir, I already know my answer,” You say. “I accept.”

Anderson smiles, “Excellent. I’ll make the preparations.”

“Although,” You say with a small smile, “will I get my own ship?”

Anderson and Hackett chuckle at that, while Udina doesn’t seem too amused.

“I’ll see what I can do,” Hackett answers. “The paperwork to promote you to Commander will take a few days to process, but I can speed that up if need be.”

“You’ll be arriving at the Citadel on the 4th,” Udina interjects. “Make sure your affairs are in order by then. Being a Spectre will override a good portion of your life.”

“Good Luck Commander,” Anderson says. “And Thank You.”

The Holocomms wink out.
_

The Captain is waiting for you next to the Galaxy map when you exit the Comms room, an actual contrite expression upon her face. “I’d like to apologize for my earlier actions Commander. Under normal circumstances I would have conducted a perfectly professional debriefing. As it were, you have my condolences for the loss of your squadmate.”

She crosses her arms and looks at the course the map is plotting towards the Citadel. “If I may ask, what exactly did they want?”

>Response?

>>42015671
"We spectre now, cuz."

>>42015671
"I'll tell you in a day or two when I can believe it myself." I assume it will be a day or two at least before the fourth.

>>42015671

"Apparently, I'm getting a promotion."

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“Apparently, I’m getting a promotion,” You say. "I'll tell you in a day or two when I can believe it myself."

“Suit yourself then.” The Captain says.

It’s right about then your Omni-tool beeps. Checking it shows a message from Leo.

“Doctor Singh is done working on Aiden.”

Entering the main Crew area, you see Leo and Inari standing outside the Med Bay. Both have stripped out of their armor, and sweat stains their fatigues. Looking down at yourself, you note that your armor and helmet, which is attached to your belt, still bear the marks of the mission, namely space dust and xeno-blood. Approaching the two, you note that Inari looks rather… terrible. Bloodshot eyes and strained veins mainly, although the bags under her eyes definitely weren’t there before the mission. She’s hugging herself while Leo quietly talks to her and nodding at his words, but her expression and body language tell you that she’s barely listening.

They both turn to look at you as you approach. Leo quirks an eyebrow questioningly at you, silently asking what happened.

>Action?

>>42015760

>{It's Feb. 2nd 2184 at the moment.}

>>42016084

"I'll tell you later. How's Aiden?

>>42016084
Newest spectre in Citadel space. High Five.

>>42016084
>"I'll tell you later. How's Aiden?"

“I’ll tell you later,” You answer his silent question. “How’s Aiden?”

Leo’s mouth curves downwards in a slight not-frown. “Don’t know yet. We were waiting for you.”

“Lets find out then,” Inari croaks, her voice surprisingly hoarse.

Doctor Singh is an Indian man of indeterminate age. He’s shorter than you and wears a standard science uniform over his fatigues, both of which serve to conceal a moderately fit body. His skin is a similar shade to yours and is unlined. A red turban and bushy black beard hide a good portion of his face, but his grey eyes and the way he carries himself remind you of some of the oldest soldiers you’ve met, the ones with decades of combat experience under their belts.

“Ah, Vasusena,” he says, looking up from his computer as you and your squadmates enter the Med-bay. “Good to see you, although I wish the circumstances were different.”

Standing up, he guides you over to the table where Aiden’s sleeping form rests. The large man’s bloodied armor lies in a bin on a neighboring table, alongside his weapons. The man himself has multiple bands of synthetic bandages criss-crossing his bare torso and a medical blanket covers his lower body. An IV feeds into his wrist and one of the medical arms is continuously scanning him.

>[CONT.]

>>42016622

“His injuries were severe,” Singh says as he pulls up a medical report on his Omni-tool. “Even for an N7. Multiple broken ribs and ruptured organs, as well as a several shrapnel wounds to the torso. It’s only because of the Standard Upgrade Package all Special Forces receive as well as Lieutenant Keita’s quick stabilization that he even survived. Despite all that, he’ll be in traction for a month, at the very least.”

“Damn,” Leo mutters. “That brings us down to three. Not enough for a fully operational squad.”

Inari doesn’t say anything, although her body language indicates she’s very much upset as well as a little… guilty?

>Action?

>{Gotta step out for a little bit.}

>>42016631

To Inari: "Hey, he'll live, thanks to you."

Action: Squad debrief, what went wrong, etc.

>{Back}

>Can I get 3 rolls of 1d20?

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>42017366
Yeah, sure, here.

Donezo.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>42017366

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>42017366

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>42017366
Rollin', rollin', rollinnnnn~'

>>42017399
Hah!

Too late my niquah!

>>42017373
>>42017394
>>42017396
Well, that doesn't bode well.

Yeah, it doesn't look like Inari is sticking around. Not that I blame her, this mission turned into the kind of clusterfuck that messes people up but good.

“Hey,” you say, looking at Inari. “He’ll live, thanks to you.”

Inari glances at you, nodding once, before turning to look at Aiden’s sleeping form. Her body language doesn’t change. You and Leo exchange a look, before falling back on a tried and true strategy.

“Thanks for the update Doc,” Leo says. “Let us know if his condition changes.” Singh nods in response.

He then leans over and speaks directly into Aiden’s ear, “You better get back on your feet soon ya big lug, you hear me?”

“Come on,” you say to your remaining teammates. “Squad debrief in the Armory.”
_

The elevator ride is uneventful and while you and Leo seem to be dealing with the fallout from the mission decently, Inari seems to be getting worse. It’s strange, you’ve worked with her for years and you’ve never seen her break down like this. She’s like a rubber band, stretched to the breaking point.

In the armory, you see that Leo and Inari’s armor and weapons are still on their workbenches, waiting to be maintained and put back in their lockers. You eye Takeo’s locker, now bereft of an owner. Someone is going to have to clean that out soon.

>[CONT.]

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>>42017686

Stripping your armor and weapons off and putting them down on your workbench, you begin to talk. “So, Inari, what happened on your end?”

Inari begins speaking, her voice an emotionless monotone. “Infiltration went off without a hitch. No hostiles in the maintenance tunnels. Me and Aiden were doing just fine until we made it into the station proper. Ended up walking into a warzone. Held off Gorrot’s forces for a while before we made contact with the gangers. Made a temporary truce. Was actually holding them off. Then Aiden took a rocket to the chest and I had to get him out of there.” She trails off at the end, looking a little distant.

>Action?

>>42017701
Reassure her that she did good getting him out of there at all.

>>42017701

"Inari, we've been through a lot together, but I've never seen you like this. What's wrong?"

>>42017863
Seconded. That was a complete fustercluck and frankly they're lucky either one of them made it out, much less with both of them breathing.

“Inari,” you begin. “It’s impressive that you got him out of there at all.”

Leo nods and joins in. “You heard the Doc, he would have died without you.”

“The situation was a complete clusterfuck,” you add. “We’re lucky the two of you both managed to get out.”

“It’s not-” Inari starts and stops, chewing over the words. “It’s not that. Triage is easy for me. I could do it in my sleep. I’m not blaming myself for what happened to Aiden. It’s just that…” She trails off again.

“Inari…” you say, trying to get her to open up. “We’ve been through a lot together but I've never seen you like this. What's wrong?"

Her eyes dart around the room and her body language becomes uncertain. You spy an errant glance toward Takeo’s locker.

Oh. That would explain it.

Leo spots it too. “It’s about Takeo, isn’t it?” His voice is gentle, coaxing.

She swallows heavily. “I was with the retaliation force on Torfan. We took some… heavy losses. It was a complete bloodbath. Some of the things I saw were… awful. Had to go into counseling after. Thought I had under control. Enough to go back into active service. But today… today brought it all back.”

She looks up at you, her bloodshot eyes brimming with tears. “I don’t think I’m fit for service ma’am.”

>Action?

>>42018227
You're a good soldier and I'd like to have you by my side, but if you need time then you take it. I'll trust you if you say you're not up for it.

I have a suspicion things will only get more risky from here on out, and I'll need everyone on my team in peak form.

I'll have a spot waiting for you when you're back and ready for action.

>{In case you were wondering, Inari does have PTSD.}

>>42018227
"All right. I'll take you off the roster for now. If you need to talk, I'll be there. I'm not going to start any paperwork until we hit port, though. Give you time to pull yourself together a bit. Sound good?"

>>42018296
No shit.

>>42018227

Give her a good hug.

"Take all the time you need, hun."

>>42018281
>>42018346
A mixture of these two.

>>42018227
There's two ways we can do this, hard or soft.

>If yo ufeel like you need to take some leave, get your head on straight, I'm fine. We'll all need time to grieve. But I don't want you to leave. Inari you're a damn good soldier. You wouldn't be part of my squad if you weren't. I need you- there aren't many others who can fill your spot.

>>42018227

>Torfan

Holy shit, she's incredibly well adjusted if that's what she went through.

>>42018556
Let's face it, she's about as burned out as she can get without going catatonic.

“Inari...” you start, but trail off. How do you say this?

“We’re here for you,” Leo says, putting an arm around her shoulder and squeezing slightly.

You nod in agreement. “You’re a good soldier and I'd like to have you by my side, but if you need time then you take it.”

Inari nods, leaning into Leo a little.

“I'll take you off the roster for now.” You continue. “If you need to talk, I'll be there. I'm not going to start any paperwork until we hit port, though. Give you time to pull yourself together a bit. Sound good?"

“Yes, ma’am.” She murmurs.

“Dismissed,” you say, and watch as she wanders off.

Leo moves to stand next to you, arms crossed over his chest. “Torfan.” He mutters, spitting the name like a curse. “Holy shit. It’s hard to believe she went through that. I’m honestly surprised she held together for so long.”

You nod in agreement. “I have a suspicion things will only get more risky from here on out, and I'll need everyone on my team in peak form.”

Your second-in-command gives you a sidelong look. “What do you mean? Does this have to do with what you were talking to the Brass about?”

>Response?

>>42018692
>I'm being promoted to Commander for starters. And keep this under your hat but that's not the only thing. I'm going to be the next human spectre.

I'm bad at Mass Effect, what happened at/with Torfan?

>>42018692
"Guess which girls getting promoted to Spectre."

>>42018718

The Alliance Assault on Torfan was a retaliation for the Skyllian Blitz. It's the Ruthless Origin for Shepard as well.

It was pretty much like some of the worst events that happened in Vietnam of World War I compressed into a day or so.

>>42018718
The battle of torfan was the worst and last fight of the skillian blitz. Basically pirates from a part of space not colonized by any government were raiding human colony worlds, taking people as slaves. Torfan was their base, a small moon heavily fortified. The alliance struck abck at the slavers by launching an assualt- human casualties were high but all the pirates on the moon were killed.

After the battle the batarains, who had been the unofficial sponsors of the slavers and pirates, started to withdraw from citadel space

>>42018718
>If Commander Shepard has the Ruthless background, the Commander's reputation was cemented at Torfan. Shepard pursued the batarians and wiped them out, even those who surrendered, at the cost of many lives from the Commander's own unit. This earned Shepard the epithet "Butcher of Torfan". Major Kyle, Shepard's commanding officer at Torfan, couldn't handle the loss of so many Marines and was eventually given an honourable discharge, later becoming the leader of a biotic commune.

http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Torfan

“I'm being promoted to Commander for starters,” You respond. “And keep this under your hat but that's not the only thing. I'm going to be the next human Spectre.”

Leo’s eyes widen. “You’re shitting me.”

You shake your head, “Nope, all true. It’s going to be confirmed when we arrive at the Citadel.”

Your Lieutenant sits down heavily on a nearby crate, his face forming the textbook definition of amazement. “Holy shit.”
_

>Time Skipping Until Arrival at the Citadel
>What do you do over the next two days? Choose Three
>Clean out Takeo’s Locker
>Socialize with the Crew
>Actively Try to Help Inari
>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres
>Do Some Research on the Council and the Citadel
>[Write-In]

>>42018945
>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres
>Clean out Takeo’s Locker
>Socialize with the Crew

>>42018945
>Actively Try to Help Inari

She's burned out on special ops, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to help her.

>>42018980
>>42018945
Whoops, missed "choose three."

>Clean out Takeo's Locker
>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres

>>42018945
>Clean out Takeo’s Locker
>Socialize with the Crew
>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres

Let's leave Inari alone for now.

>>42018945
>Clean out Takeo’s Locker
>Socialize with the Crew
>Actively Try to Help Inari

>>42018945
>>Clean out Takeo’s Locker
>>Actively Try to Help Inari
>>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres

>>42018810
My understanding from the flavor text is this was a full hab. And it got wiped out completely. Not one batarian survivor.

>>42018945
>>Socialize with the Crew
>>Actively Try to Help Inari
>>Do Some Research on Shepard and the Spectres

Rolled 9, 5, 2, 9, 1 = 26 (5d10)

>Locker and Research win.
>Socialize with Crew and Help Inari are tied.

>Final Destination vote. Only link this post and enter the number of the option you want.

>1- Help Inari
>2- Socialize with Crew

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
2

>>42019196
2

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
1

>>42019196
1

>Helping Inari Wins.
>Need 3 rolls of 2d20 with a +8
>You don't need to add the modifier

Rolled 17, 5 + 8 = 30 (2d20 + 8)

>>42019364
I WANT to add the modifier!

Rolled 7, 11 + 8 = 26 (2d20 + 8)

>>42019364
Rolling

Rolled 18, 15 + 8 = 41 (2d20 + 8)

>>42019364

After a quick shower, you come back to the Armory and open up Takeo’s locker. That reminds you, there’s some Paperwork to take of concerning his death and a condolence letter to write to his next of kin on top of that. But first, you should move his stuff from his Locker in the Armory and the one next to his Sleeping Pod. The Armory locker is rather bare, only containing spare parts and tools for working on his weapons and armor. You send a note to the Ship’s VI to have the contents added to the communal pool for the Ship’s Marines.

Heading up to the Crew Area, you stop at Takeo’s locker, opening it with your XO’s Access. Primarily several sets of fatigues and a few toiletries. A picture of him wearing his dress uniform and standing next to a much shorter and older Asian couple is on the inside of the door. They’re all smiling and you can see a crowd spotted with a similarly dressed people behind him. Must be him and his parents on Graduation Day. Under that one is a picture of him in a suit, standing next to a pretty red-head in a nice blue dress. Probably a girlfriend, but you can’t really say. You take the pictures and search through for anything else. Nothing else.

You walk back to your cabin and take a look through the Takeo’s file while pulling up the appropriate documents. The only living relatives listed are his parents. Sighing, you begin penning a letter.

>Writing Next Part
>In the Meantime:
>What Kind of Letter do you write?
>Formal
>Personal
>[Write-In]

>>42019568
>Formal

>>42019568
>>Formal
>>Personal
more formal in total but give it some personal touches to keep it human.

>>42019568
>Personal

>>42019568
Seconding
>>42019612

Formal but not too cold or impersonal.

>>42019568
>>Personal

>>42019568
Personal with a touch of formality

>>42019612
This.

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You follow the official guidelines for writing Condolence letters but make sure to add a few personal touches, mentioning how friendly the two of you were and how polite and energetic he was. It hurts a little, remembering him, but you power through, making sure to end on a formal tone.

Paperwork is never fun and the other events of the day have left you dead tired. After a quick, but heavy, dinner (Biotics always burn through calories extremely quickly), you catch an early night. The next day is mostly spent doing research on Spectres. How they were founded, for what purpose, who the first Spectre was, particular tactical methods and any particularly notable Spectres through history. You note that the vast majority of Spectres tended to operate alone or in small teams. Less common are retinues working out of small ships but there are dozens of examples of it. As for tactics, the results are incredibly varied. There are Spectres who specialize in Infiltration, shock and awe, Heavy Assault and a dozen more styles. It’s quite interesting.

In recent years, the most notable Spectres were Saren Arterius and Sigrun Shepard. You take a moment to open up Shepard’s history, as you’d only ever looked at it in passing. Commander Sigrun Shepard, born aboard the SSV Einstein and spent her childhood moving around with her parents. Enlisted in the Alliance Marines shortly after turning Eighteen and spent quite a bit of time on frontier worlds.

>[CONT]

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>>42020117

As a Biotic, she was well received in whatever unit she was assigned. When the colony on Akuze disappeared, her unit was sent in to investigate. The Thresher Maws there wiped them out and Shepard was left the only survivor. Shortly afterward, she was invited to join the N-Program and was one of its fastest graduates.

Her legend truly starts on Elysium and at the Skyllian Blitz. She was on shore leave when the Pirate fleet attacked and rallied the local militia in defense of the capitol. Apparently, Shepard had killed well over two-hundred pirates all on her own while protecting a building full of civilians. As you watch the vid where she’s awarded the Star of Terra, you note how she stands and the way she moves. There’s supreme confidence in her actions backed by some true steel.

Of course, what’s Shepard is truly famous for is tracking down the rogue Spectre Saren Arterius and stopping the Geth invasion of the Citadel. She’d tracked him across Citadel Space and the Terminus, thwarting his plans however she could. She collected a number of interesting companions along the way (Was that a Krogan?) and saved the Council when Saren and the Geth Dreadnought assaulted the Citadel itself.

Shepard’s (presumed) death was completely unexpected. The Normandy was destroyed while mopping up Geth remnants but her body body was never found among the wreckage on Alcheria. MIA, presumed KIA.

>[CONT.]

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>>42020147

Near the end there, she was saying some weird stuff about some threat called the Reapers. Something about a race of AI that were trying to wipe out all life in the Galaxy. It would have sounded crazy, if it weren’t for the fact that it was one of humanity’s greatest heroes saying it.

>Writing Next Part
>In the Meantime:
>How do you feel about the Reapers?
>Complete Bullshit.
>Slightly Skeptical.
>Uncertain.
>Tentatively Believing
>Complete Faith

>>42020161
>Slightly Skeptical.

Sounds like something too weird to be true, but then again, weird shit happens quite often.

>>42020161
>Uncertain.
With a bit of
>Slightly Skeptical.

>>42020161
>Slightly Skeptical.

On the one hand, it's tinfoil-hat grade stuff. On the other hand...her baptism by fire as a Spectre was taking down a rogue Specre and his race of murderous AIs. So, y'know. Maybe not so tinfoil hat.

>>42020161
>>Tentatively Believing

>>42020161
>>Slightly Skeptical.

But willing to look into it if a hero of such stature was willing to bet everything on it.

>>42020161
>>Complete Bullshit.

It honestly seems too weird to be true. A race of Sapient AI that wipe out all life in the Galaxy every 50,000 years? You’ve got too many questions to really believe that. But still, the Protheans supposedly disappeared without a trace and that Geth Dreadnought was using tech well beyond that of the rest of the Galaxy. You’re skeptical, but some real evidence would probably change your mind.

Checking the time, you find that you just spent the entire day on research. You’re damn hungry and it’s time to take care of that. Grabbing a large meal from the Mess, you stop in the Med Bay to check in on Aiden. He’s out like a light, but Doctor Singh assures you that he’s fine as he was awake earlier and was resting again. Taking his word for it, you proceed to the Cargo Bay to check on the rest of your squad.

Leo is working on his gear while talking a bit with Inari. The Bastion doesn’t look too much better than yesterday, but you can see how burned out she is. You join their conversation, mostly about some inconsequential tech stuff, mainly heat converters in guns and the balance between performance and reliability. It’s easy to see that Inari is barely paying attention so you decide to switch to a more interesting topic, namely the Spectres.

>[CONT.]

>>42020619

Inari perks up when you mention that you’re likely to be the next Human Spectre and actually seems engaged in the conversation, especially as you share your research. When you broach the topic of Commander Shepard, you find that Leo has you beat on that front. From all the little minutiae that he shares, it’s clear that he’s had a very personal interest in Sigrun Shepard. He also mentions the fate of most of her companions.

Ashley Williams and Kaiden Alenko are actually at N-School while Garrus Vakarian has left C-Sec to… become a Spectre himself. Urdnot Wrex returned home to Tuchanka and is apparently a real force for change among the Krogan. Tali’Zorah nar Rayya now Tali’Zorah vas Neema returned to the Quarian Migrant fleet, but nothing more about her is really known. The Asari, Liara T’Soni, returned to Thessia in order to share her theories on the Protheans at the University of Serrice. Sadly, after Shepard’s death, she lost a great deal of face and ended up leaving Thessia in disgrace. No one knows where she is now.

When you bring up the Reapers, you’re honestly surprised to find that Leo wholeheartedly believes in them. He cites Shepard’s word being more than enough for him. Which gives you leave to tease him about his crush, something you manage to get Inari to join in on.

>[CONT.]

>>42020634

You talk with Inari after Leo leaves, taking the tattered remnants of his pride with him. It takes a bit of doing, but you get her to open up a little about Torfan. It was apparently every bit as bad as you’ve heard it described. It wasn’t just the catastrophic losses they’d taken or the conditions they’d fought through. She’d been there when they’d broke into the Slave farms. The things she’d seen there were… too horrible for words. You feel that you made some progress with Inari, as she seems less tense than before. But looking into her eyes you can see that she’s still incredibly haunted.

Making sure to have Doctor Singh talk to her later, you get her to bed before heading back to your own cabin. As you lie down, you ponder the future. You, a Spectre? It hardly seems real. You’ll find out for sure tomorrow.

And so, you go to sleep, dreaming of greatness.

>[END]

>{That’s it for today folks. I’m tired and I’ve got a flight to catch tomorrow. I’ll do my best to run again when I get back.}
>{In the Meantime, I can answer some questions while I get ready for bed.}

So about a year ago, Valor started up a Mass Effect tabletop game that I was in, and the character I made was actually Leo who got repurposed for this game.
Figured you guys might like to do a Q&A thing with Leo, so feel free to ask any questions you might have for or about Leo and I'll answer them as best as I can without any spoilers.

>>42020665
Thanks for running!

>>42020665

Thanks for running!

Also archive, please, if you haven't done it already.

>>42020692
Are any of the other characters so far from that game?

>>42020725
Not yet, but I expect there will be. Especially if you ask him about squad member recommendations.

>>42020715

It's been Archived.

>>42020692

Closer to two years actually.

>>42020692
Was Leo in this same squad? Or did it not exist?

>>42020791
Leo was a solo operative for most of his N7 career (pre-game). He did the same mission with the pirate base, but by himself and with a timeframe of 36 hours. After that it was requested that he assemble a team.

Why's he such a femshep fanboy?

>>42020865
Because he saw her in action on the Citadel during the geth invasion. He was already a fan of her work before, but that was what really solidified it for him.

If you get Leo either drunk or in bed, he'll probably tell you more about what specifically he was doing on the Citadel while that was going on.

>>42020912

Stealing?

>>42020924
Stealing hearts, maybe.

So it sounds like the tabletop game isn't happening anymore? What happened to Leo?

>>42020937

So was he a battlefield stripper?

>>42020952

And is what happens to Leo gonna happen in this Quest or no?

>>42020952
Different player here, it is still happening (As far as I know, we played not that long ago), but Leo's player had to bow out because he moved and became a megacorp wageslave or something.
I will say that if what happened to Leo in that game happens here, we're going to have problems dealing with it.

>>42020952
I'll just say that Leo's 'ending' was not terribly happy. Hopefully things will be better for him this time around.

>>42020959
No. Though he did one get on a stripper pole in the game.
And I don't know, but I kinda hope not.

Wait, he was on a stripper pole? I thought he was a pure husbando and now you're telling me he's actually a huge slut?

>>42021014
Drunk on a bet, but no, he's not a slut. He's actually pretty inexperienced in bed despite his prettyboy good looks.

>>42021014
>one can only be either a pure waifu/husbando or a huge slut

>>42020952

>{The tabletop game kinda petered out after SOMEBODY, not naming names, started flaking out on us.}
>{Nah, the game is kinda on hiatus for a ton of reasons, namely lots of scheduling conflicts. I could probably pick it back up if I really tried to organize it.}
>{I'll just say Leo's fate was... not pleasant. Extremely Unpleasant in fact.}

>>42020959

>{What happens to Leo depends on you guys. He could have the same fate, a worse fate or a better fate. Depends how you play it.}

Was Leo a spectre or just an N7? What sort of missions did he have?

>>42021083
He was both N7 and the spectre. The replacement is lined up, but not actually spectre'd yet.

>>42021111
Aaaand, that was a mistake. Oh well, it's out now. My bad.
That being said, the characters are not exactly the same, so what was in there isn't totally relevant to what's happening here.

>>42021083
He was both. I suspect if you guys turned down the Spectre position they probably would've turned right around and offered it to Leo.
As for sorts of missions, Leo specialized in infiltration and fire support. He'd have his squad make a nice big intimidating display outside the front doors that would draw all the attention, sneak in, get whatever needed getting, and sneak back out to flank the enemy hard behind their own lines before scooting.

Were you the one who made him look like Nikolaj or was that just Valor?

>>42021199
I believe the phrase "Jaimie Lannister in N7 armor" was used at some point, yes.

How likely was everyone dying during the intro mission?

>>42021083

>{I've switched up the missions so that the way they play out is now drastically different.}

>>42021285
>{All the Npc's had a decent chance of dying.}
>{Leo had the smallest since he's specialized towards infiltration and sabotage.}
>{Aiden was the one who was most likely to die because of obvious reasons.}
>{Inari might have died if she had a flashback during the mission. She passed her will roll not to though.}
>{Takeo was actually pretty unlikely to die because he's a hell of a combatant and Biotic. The fact he took a Kishock Harpoon to the back of the head was completely chance.}

Anyways, if that's everything for today, then I'll be sleeping now.

Hey Leo, how much did you guys screw with Canon?

And what's Leo's general opinion on his squadmates?

>>42021403
We screwed it pretty hard. Nothing outside the realm of believability of course, but there was quite a bit going on that never actually showed up in the games and quite a number of things that got moved up in the timeline.

As for Leo's opinion on his current squadmates:
Fond of Sonali, he thinks she's a good CO and hopes that she can live up to Shepard's example. He'd prefer to continue being in her squad if at all possible.
Isabelle he thinks is too detached from things, but he still thought her debriefing wildly out of character even for her.
Aiden he thinks of as a little brother of sorts.
Inari before the mission he thought of as someone really reliable, but after the mission he's questioning that and trying to think of what he might be able to do for her.
Takeo he had a lot of respect for, because he was a guy with a lot of biotic power and ability who was still able to be pretty dang personable and fun to be around.

>>42021500
So, uh, any non-spoilery hints you can give us as for what to expect from this game? Anything that Valor likes doing?

>>42021606
He likes to that would be spoilers.

>>42021679
Fine then. How many people were there in the party? And since they were all player characters, will they have good backstories and personalities and stuff?

>>42021784
6 total, including Leo. And they're all pretty well developed characters.

>>42021843
There are 5 characters, including Leo.

>>42021784
5 including Leo. We had 6 people including the DM, Valor.

>>42021843
>>42021903
>>42021925
What system did you use? Any campaign highlights you guys can share? Any Alien PC's? Which classes ended up getting used?

>>42022140
A hack of the old starwars d20.
We got to do stuff and then some other stuff happened. It was pretty sweet.
Yes.
Several of them.

>>42022140
Star Wars Saga with a Mass Effect hack, I already mentioned the stripper pole, two aliens, and I don't remember because they were all hacked classes.

>>42022176
>>42022206
Any Biotics?

>>42022261
Yes

>>42021500
Oh, I meant to ask, how's he taking Takeo's Death?

>>42022261
One or two. Leo was not one of them at any point.

>>42022431
Running through his own head about how he could've done things differently to be there and prevent him from being hit. How he should've gone a different route to try and catch up with the rest of the team.
Once he hits hindsight he'll realize that's irrational, but people don't often deal with death rationally.

>>42022480
Can you share more of Leo's backstory?

>>42022547
Sure.
He grew up in Kansas, joined up with the military because fuckyeah, we're all going to space. He distinguished himself as having a knack for getting in and out of hot situations alive, so they threw him in the ICT as part of the N division.
Part of that program involves going out and getting real combat experience, and further distinguished himself to a merc company he fought alongside.
After that he got his 7 rank for being the baddest of asses, and Anderson hand picked him for a lot of missions that required a good deal more subtlety. He occasionally employed that same merc company a few times when he needed help with the mission and the Alliance couldn't officially support him.

I already mentioned he was on the Citadel during the Geth attack. Officially he was there fighting the Geth and giving C-Sec a hand. What actually happened though is something you need to ask him about and get his inhibitions loose enough that he won't consider it too embarrassing to tell you about it.

After the pirate base, Anderson approached him about being a Spectre, since Leo was capable of both staying out of sight or being likable (and photogenic) when he's in sight.

Leo genuinely cares about others and when left to his own devices spends time thinking about how he can go about helping them to improve, and how he can lead by example to inspire them.

>>42022720
That's pretty interesting. Thanks.

>>42022140
An asari and a quarian, the quarian was oh wait that'd be a spoiler so uh never mind there.

I played the asari, and for some reason I thought she'd already showed up in the prologue, but I was being dumb.

>>42026795
Oi tripfag you retard, sage your posts faggot.

>>42026814
sorry, couldn't be arsed