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Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-08T06:32:44Z

Tarwix: more drops

add "water spider" - drops Aquasson logo, strut bar; does acid damage 
add "Grumpy Grey Giant" - vulnerable to "badly bent knife", drops plasteel plating & superconductor chip 
add "Rock'em Bot" - drops titanium plating & superconductor chip 
SoundWave drops strut bar 
add "water strider" - does psychic damage, is resistant to psychic damage 
add "crawler bot" - does electric damage, drops cybertronium & superconductor chip 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:09, 7 March 2008 (MST)

The GGG is no more vulnerable to the [[badly bent knife]] than any other robot in the space station. The same text as from the City of Lost Robots is used here. [[User:Cristiona|Cristiona]]

True, Cris. Sorry. 
SnoBot also drops laser macrodiode 
lobster bot also drops plasteel plating 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:08, 7 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-08T06:20:42Z

Tarwix:

add "water spider" - drops Aquasson logo, strut bar; does acid damage 
add "Grumpy Grey Giant" - vulnerable to "badly bent knife", drops plasteel plating 
add "Rock'em Bot" - drops superconductor chip 
SoundWave drops strut bar 
add "water strider" - does psychic damage, is resistant to psychic damage 
add "crawler bot" - does electric damage, drops cybertronium 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:09, 7 March 2008 (MST)

The GGG is no more vulnerable to the [[badly bent knife]] than any other robot in the space station. The same text as from the City of Lost Robots is used here. [[User:Cristiona|Cristiona]]

True, Cris. Sorry. 
SnoBot drops laser macrodiode. 
lobster bot drops plasteel plating 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:08, 7 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-08T06:09:53Z

Tarwix:

add "water spider" - drops Aquasson logo, strut bar; does acid damage 
add "Grumpy Grey Giant" - vulnerable to "badly bent knife", drops plasteel plating 
add "Rock'em Bot" - drops superconductor chip 
SoundWave drops strut bar 
add "water strider" - does psychic damage, is resistant to psychic damage 
add "crawler bot" - does electric damage, drops cybertronium 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:09, 7 March 2008 (MST)

The GGG is no more vulnerable to the [[badly bent knife]] than any other robot in the space station. The same text as from the City of Lost Robots is used here. [[User:Cristiona|Cristiona]]

True, Cris. Is it more effective than enerbun? 
SnoBot drops laser macrodiode. 
lobster bot drops plasteel plating 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:08, 7 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-08T06:08:56Z

Tarwix:

add "water spider" - drops Aquasson logo, strut bar; does acid damage 
add "Grumpy Grey Giant" - vulnerable to "badly bent knife", drops plasteel plating 
add "Rock'em Bot" - drops superconductor chip 
SoundWave drops strut bar 
add "water strider" - does psychic damage, is resistant to psychic damage 
add "crawler bot" - does electric damage, drops cybertronium 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:09, 7 March 2008 (MST)

The GGG is no more vulnerable to the [[badly bent knife]] than any other robot in the space station. The same text as from the City of Lost Robots is used here. [[User:Cristiona|Cristiona]]

True, Cris. Is it more effective than enerbun? 
SnoBot drops laser macrodiode. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:08, 7 March 2008 (MST)

Plastiscanner

2008-03-07T07:27:03Z

Tarwix: fix link

{{item
|descid=1258978
|itemid=408
|name=plastiscanner
|image=plastiscanner.gif
|desc= This plastic scanner is designed to target and identify logos from interstellar sentient robots. Coincidentally, it's also really good at detecting the chips that Twilight City uses as money. Strange, but true.
|type=Offhand
|power=
|level=12
|range=
|autosell=
|nosell=yes
|notrade=yes
|consumable=no
|usable=no
|combat=no
|weldable=no
|ench=+10% chips}}

==How Obtained==
Turn in the required number of [[superconductor chip|superconductor chips]] at the [[Row-bot Base|Row-Bot Base]].

Talk:Elementary My Dear OmegaTron

2008-03-07T07:21:29Z

Tarwix: about the "Continue"

Yes, there actually is a "Continue ..." option at the end of the text for this adventure. That immediately gives you the "hate triangle" adventure. I don't know what happens if you pick something else, like patrolling Fighting Robots or going back to the Space Station. --[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:21, 7 March 2008 (MST)

Fighting Robots

2008-03-07T07:19:34Z

Tarwix: /* One-Time Adventures */ add the last noncombat before the map changes

You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. Oh, and there's a bunch of large robots fighting each other by the shore of the pond. It's a little ... disturbing.

{{combat
|name=robotic gunboat
|image=gunboat-bot.jpg
|items=[[plasteel plating]], [[enerbun globule]], [[enerbun globule]]
|chips=0
|exp=Scales
|level=Scales
|hp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=treaded robot
|image=robot2.jpg
|items=[[enerbun globule]], [[titanium plating]], [[fusion pack]]
|chips=0
|exp=Scales
|level=Scales
|hp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=robot crawler
|image=crawler-bot.jpg
|items=[[enerbun globule]], [[plasteel plating]]
|chips=0
|hp=Scales
|level=Scales
|exp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=lanky robot
|image=robot1.jpg
|items=[[titanium plating]], [[enerbun globule]], [[fusion pack]]
|chips=0
|hp=Scales
|level=Scales
|exp=Scales}}

*After defeating the fighting robots for the third time, the fighting robots become

==One-Time Adventures==
{{noncombat
|name=Hey, There's Nobody Driving that Canoe!
|image=Canoe-2.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=More than Meats the Eye
|image=alpha-prime.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=Plot Exposition in 60 Seconds
|image=wade-bot3.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=Elementary My Dear OmegaTron
|image=aquasson.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=The Only Thing Worse than a Love Triangle is a Hate Triangle
|image=aquasson.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

==Note==
*Attempting to patrol at this location before level 12 results in: 
:*You must be at least level 12 to go here. It's not level discrimination or anything, I would just hate to see you get moitalized by some vicious robots that are waaaay out of your league. Come back when you're stronger.

[[Category:Locations]]

Hey, There's Nobody Driving that Canoe!

2008-03-07T07:16:34Z

Tarwix: links

[[Image:Canoe-2.jpg|right]]
Your first view when you step through the portal and into the space station is stunning. Where before there had been a handful of robots, or a small mass of them, now there is a swarm. They fill the air, the water, and the ground around the water. Scores of them are fighting each other, and smoking slag piles attest to scores more that have fallen by the wayside. You're suprised to notice that there are still a number of people up here, all of them wearing blue jeans, white shirts, and yellow hard hats. Must be the construction crew trying to patch the worst of the damage and keep the station from disintegrating around the robots.

You brace yourself for yet another impossible fight. Some of these robots seem, if anything, even bigger than the last wave, which nearly finished you off. You're not sure how much more of this you can take. None of the robots really seem to care about you though, and you walk all the way to the central pond without being disturbed. An empty canoe drifts by, and you wonder how it got there. Then, to your amazement, the two paddles start moving, apparently on their own. "Hey!" you shout, even though you're not sure why, "there's nobody driving that canoe!"

Well, maybe it's a robot, you think to yourself under further consideration. You've seen motorized boats, why not a motorized canoe?

Even with this in your mind, you're still a little surprised when a hatch opens in the side of the canoe and a barrage of missiles fly out, demolishing some sort of nearby flying craft. The canoe then spins and starts paddling in the other direction. What really throws you off your stride is it seems to be humming to itself. Before you can stop yourself, you find yourself shouting again, "Hey, there's nobody driving that canoe!"

Oh, wait, robots. Yeah. Robots.

About that time one of the men in yellow hard hats approaches you. He starts to ask a question but then stops and gawks over your shoulder. "Hey!" he shouts, "there's nobody-"

"Yeah," you say, "I know."

==Note==
Appears on fourth day of the robot invasion. Prerequisite for "[[More than Meats the Eye]]".

''Back to [[Fighting Robots]]''
[[Category: Adventures]]

Fighting Robots

2008-03-07T07:13:42Z

Tarwix: /* One-Time Adventures */ add the first canoe

You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. Oh, and there's a bunch of large robots fighting each other by the shore of the pond. It's a little ... disturbing.

{{combat
|name=robotic gunboat
|image=gunboat-bot.jpg
|items=[[plasteel plating]], [[enerbun globule]], [[enerbun globule]]
|chips=0
|exp=Scales
|level=Scales
|hp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=treaded robot
|image=robot2.jpg
|items=[[enerbun globule]], [[titanium plating]], [[fusion pack]]
|chips=0
|exp=Scales
|level=Scales
|hp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=robot crawler
|image=crawler-bot.jpg
|items=[[enerbun globule]], [[plasteel plating]]
|chips=0
|hp=Scales
|level=Scales
|exp=Scales}}

{{combat
|name=lanky robot
|image=robot1.jpg
|items=[[titanium plating]], [[enerbun globule]], [[fusion pack]]
|chips=0
|hp=Scales
|level=Scales
|exp=Scales}}

*After defeating the fighting robots for the third time, the fighting robots become

==One-Time Adventures==
{{noncombat
|name=Hey, There's Nobody Driving that Canoe!
|image=Canoe-2.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=More than Meats the Eye
|image=alpha-prime.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=Plot Exposition in 60 Seconds
|image=wade-bot3.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

{{noncombat
|name=Elementary My Dear OmegaTron
|image=aquasson.jpg
|items=none
|chips=0
|exp=0}}

==Note==
*Attempting to patrol at this location before level 12 results in: 
:*You must be at least level 12 to go here. It's not level discrimination or anything, I would just hate to see you get moitalized by some vicious robots that are waaaay out of your league. Come back when you're stronger.

[[Category:Locations]]

Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-07T07:09:17Z

Tarwix: forgot line breaks!

Talk:Sector 7-Gamma

2008-03-07T07:08:28Z

Tarwix: some stuff for somebody else to add to the article

add "water spider" - drops Aquasson logo, strut bar; does acid damage
add "Grumpy Grey Giant" - vulnerable to "badly bent knife", drops plasteel plating
add "Rock'em Bot" - drops superconductor chip
SoundWave drops strut bar
lobster bot drops superconductor chip
add "water strider"
add "crawler bot" - does electric damage, drops cybertronium

Bumble Beta

2008-03-07T06:40:40Z

Tarwix: a non-standard hit message

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs more information}}
{{fight
|pronoun=
|name=Bumble Beta
|desc=Small and among the most human of the Paddlebots in terms of personality, the Bumble Beta is more dangerous due to its clumsiness than to any real malicious intent.
|image=p-paddle-boat.jpg
|phys=optional
|sdhit=X
|nsdhit1=The Bumble Beta tries the change forms, but loses its balance and falls on you. It hits you for
|nsdhit2=Your opponent attacks ... The little Paddlebot zips up to say hi, but fails to put on the brakes and rams you painfully in the shin. It hits you for
|nsdhit3=Your opponent attacks ... The Paddlebot attempts to shoot a passing Fordicon, but drops his weapon, which somehow fires and manages to hit you. Naturally. It hits you for
|crit=X
|miss1=Your opponent attacks ... The little Beta turns toward you through the surf, but trips and falls in the knee-deep water. You're splashed with spray, but otherwise unharmed.
|miss2=Your opponent attacks ... Before he can attack, a flying machine swoops down and shoots at him. He dives to the ground, then gets up and dusts himself off. "Prime told me there'd be days like this," he whines.
|miss3=Your opponent attacks ... The little paddle boat tries to ram you, but a large swan swims across his path, and he has to dodge. It's just plain foolish to play chicken with a swan, you know.
|fumpro=It
|fum=X
|xp=X
|item1=Paddlebot logo|image1=paddlebot-logo.gif
|loc1=Row vs. Wade Battlefield
}}

Bumble Beta

2008-03-07T06:28:18Z

Tarwix: another non-standard miss message

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs more information}}
{{fight
|pronoun=
|name=Bumble Beta
|desc=Small and among the most human of the Paddlebots in terms of personality, the Bumble Beta is more dangerous due to its clumsiness than to any real malicious intent.
|image=p-paddle-boat.jpg
|phys=optional
|sdhit=X
|nsdhit1=The Bumble Beta tries the change forms, but loses its balance and falls on you. It hits you for
|nsdhit2=Your opponent attacks ... The little Paddlebot zips up to say hi, but fails to put on the brakes and rams you painfully in the shin. It hits you for
|crit=X
|miss1=Your opponent attacks ... The little Beta turns toward you through the surf, but trips and falls in the knee-deep water. You're splashed with spray, but otherwise unharmed.
|miss2=Your opponent attacks ... Before he can attack, a flying machine swoops down and shoots at him. He dives to the ground, then gets up and dusts himself off. "Prime told me there'd be days like this," he whines.
|miss3=Your opponent attacks ... The little paddle boat tries to ram you, but a large swan swims across his path, and he has to dodge. It's just plain foolish to play chicken with a swan, you know.
|fumpro=It
|fum=X
|xp=X
|item1=Paddlebot logo|image1=paddlebot-logo.gif
|loc1=Row vs. Wade Battlefield
}}

Row vs. Wade Battlefield

2008-03-07T06:08:01Z

Tarwix: add Nautilizer

Back to [[The Space Station]] 
[[Category:Zones]]
=Combat Adventures=

'''[[Beachcomber]]''' 
[[Image:Beachomber.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Paddlebot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Ol' IronHideSides]]''' 
[[Image:Ironsides.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Paddlebot logo]], [[plasteel plating]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Bumble Beta]]''' 
[[Image:Bumble Beta.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Paddlebot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Wavejumper]]''' 
[[Image:Wavejumper.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Paddlebot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Scarstream]]''' 
[[Image:Starscream.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Fordbot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Thunderclap]]''' 
[[Image:Tclap.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Fordbot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Shockwave]]''' 
[[Image:Swave.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Fordbot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}} 

'''[[Nautilizer]]''' 
[[Image:wade-bot5.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[Fordbot logo]]|chips=0|EL=|exp=??|HP=??}}

Bumble Beta

2008-03-07T05:55:23Z

Tarwix: non-standard miss messages

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs more information}}
{{fight
|pronoun=
|name=Bumble Beta
|desc=Small and among the most human of the Paddlebots in terms of personality, the Bumble Beta is more dangerous due to its clumsiness than to any real malicious intent.
|image=p-paddle-boat.jpg
|phys=optional
|sdhit=X
|nsdhit1=The Bumble Beta tries the change forms, but loses its balance and falls on you. It hits you for
|nsdhit2=Your opponent attacks ... The little Paddlebot zips up to say hi, but fails to put on the brakes and rams you painfully in the shin. It hits you for
|crit=X
|miss1=Your opponent attacks ... The little Beta turns toward you through the surf, but trips and falls in the knee-deep water. You're splashed with spray, but otherwise unharmed.
|miss2=Your opponent attacks ... Before he can attack, a flying machine swoops down and shoots at him. He dives to the ground, then gets up and dusts himself off. "Prime told me there'd be days like this," he whines.
|fumpro=It
|fum=X
|xp=X
|item1=Paddlebot logo|image1=paddlebot-logo.gif
|loc1=Row vs. Wade Battlefield
}}

Bumble Beta

2008-03-07T05:15:54Z

Tarwix: new

Talk:Susan Novak

2008-03-07T04:50:11Z

Tarwix:

Now that the "fundraising drive" for the space station is apparently over, the paragraph after "What are you going to do with them?" now reads:

"Oh, that's obvious. We send it to space. There's all kinds of potential uses, but the greatest energy challenge we face is getting materials into orbit. If we can essentially get up there for free, it opens up space travel in a way nobody has ever imagined. It's hard not to sound over dramatic, but this could be the most valuable discovery in history." Susan pauses, and grows more serious. "We have to hurry, though. The other implication of this discovery is it's clear there's other life out there. Not only that, but they have the means to reach Earth, because they've already done so. And instantaneous transportation changes everything--they could be here any day. So we've got to move fast. We've got to get one of these portals into space as soon as possible, and start building a space station. We've procured funding for a space launch, and we're scrambling to get it ready. Construction on a space station should start tomorrow--stop by and I'll make arrangements so you can go up there and visit if you're interested."

--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:53, 27 February 2008 (MST)

When the "robot invasion" begins, you get a message from Susan Novak to come speak to her immediately: 
(character name), this is Susan Novak. Something terrible has happened at the space station! Please visit me immediately. 
The Journal "Current Quests" section now has: 
'''A Mysterious Triangle in Spaaaaace''' 
Danger! Danger (character name)! Danger in the space station! Something's wrong with the space station. You'd better visit Susan to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:03, 2 March 2008 (MST)

second day of the robot invasion, in the Journal it says: 
'''Space Robots!''' 
You'd better check with Susan, again. It appears there's ''even more'' trouble on the space portal.
 
Talk to Susan for: 
"The robots are back! There's even more of them this time, and they seem to be stronger. I don't think anyone but you can stop them." 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:38, 3 March 2008 (MST)

day 4 of the robot invasion, Susan says: 
"The robots are back! It's a little different this time. There are more of them, many more. But there seems to be a different set, with greater variety. Still, they're making a complete mess of the space station." 
your Journal says: 
Yeah, the robots are at it again--again times four. It's an even bigger mess now. Maybe it's time for another tactic. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:50, 6 March 2008 (MST)

Elementary My Dear OmegaTron

2008-03-06T07:29:04Z

Tarwix: forgot the category

''Return to [[Fighting Robots]]''
[[Image:Aquasson.jpg|right]]

You catch Alpha Prime and OmegaTron locked in a "duel to the death" for something like the fiftieth time. Because they're completely oblivious to anything else but each other, it's an easy task to sneak up behind the two behemoth robots and knock them flat on their respective afterburners when they're not looking.

You say, "Look, this is silly. This is ''our'' space station, our stream. It doesn't belong to either of you and no matter how much you fight over it, frankly, you can't have it, unless-" Both robots start to object, but you cut them off. "''Unless!'' You agree to my simple terms. Do you want to hear the terms?" They bicker for a bit, but eventually agree to listen. You explain that there's plenty of room for both sides, and outline a means of sharing the waterways in the space station, where the warring robots can take turns using the water while earning their rent rebuilding the station and teaching their technology to humans.

Shortly you have both sides nodding in agreement, and they're practically ready to sign a peace treaty, when a glowing pinhole of light appears directly above the middle of the pond. The light grows quickly in size and brightness, and then a swarm of aquatic creatures come pouring out of it and splash into the water. One of the creatures swims across the pond and surfaces mere meters from where you stand with the two robot leaders.

The creature that comes out of the water looks something like a spherical alligator, if such a thing is possible. It also appears to be robotic. "I am Pentacron, leader of the Aquassons! I hereby claim this water in the name of the Aquassons! Guilty!" it shouts.

[[The Only Thing Worse than a Love Triangle is a Hate Triangle|Continue ...]]
[[Category:Adventures]]

The Only Thing Worse than a Love Triangle is a Hate Triangle

2008-03-06T07:28:15Z

Tarwix: new

''Return to [[Fighting Robots]]''
[[Image:Aquasson.jpg|right]]

"What? I'm sorry, but this belongs to the humans. I mean us," you say. "And what's that about being guilty?"

The round bot continues, "You are all guilty of possessing what we want. This water is now ours. Ford-bots and Paddlebots, I command you to relinquish the water at once. Innocent! Obey me!"

Prime and OmegaTron draw their weapons, alternating between pointing the guns at Pentacron and each other.

OmegaTron says, "Is this some kind of Paddlebot trick, Prime? Did you do this?" while Alpha Prime asks the round robot, "What right do you have to command us?"

Pentacron says, "The Aquassons created both the Paddlebots and the Wade-bots, we are your masters. Innocent! We are the dark terrors in the water that make the Paddlebots row on the surface, we are the menace that drove the Fordicons to the shores where they wade. We are the masters of the murk, the dukes of the depths, the shadowy lords of the shallows. We are the things that go splash in the night. Inno-inno-guilty! You will obey, or you will die!"

You try to be a voice of reason, but you can feel the truce slipping away. "Look, why don't we all talk about this for a bit. I'm sure we can make a three-way arrangement and-"

A scream from OmegaTron cuts you off. "Never! Don't be a fool! There's no negotiating with them. Ford-bots, retreeeeeeeeeeat and regroup!" He launches himself into the air and turns into some sort of flying bridge.

You turn to Alpha Prime, pleading for him to be reasonable, but he shakes his head. "I'm sorry, but that's not how I row. Paddlebots! Transmute and row out!" He turns back into a cruise liner and splashes across the pond at top speed, where his allies gather to his side. Not surprisingly Pentacron also shouts for his minions to come to his location, and a third group of robots forms. Within a matter of minutes all three groups are building fortifications, and small spying and raiding parties are zipping back and forth between each group. Fairly soon a three-fronted battle has begun, with Aquassons fighting Paddlebots, Paddlebots fighting Ford-bots, and Ford-bots fighting Aquassons.

You try to imagine how this could possibly have gone any worse, but nothing comes to mind.

[[Category:Adventures]]

Elementary My Dear OmegaTron

2008-03-06T07:26:47Z

Tarwix: new

Plot Exposition in 60 Seconds

2008-03-06T07:08:57Z

Tarwix: add image

''Return to [[Fighting Robots]].''

[[Image:Wade-bot3.jpg|right]]
Some sort of aircraft zips out of the sky towards you. In the blink of an eye it twirls and turns in upon itself, and a robot is standing in the place where the aircraft was. "I am ScarStream. I understand you have met Omegatron, our 'leader.'" You can almost hear the quotes around the word. "One day, Omegatron, I will rule, and then you will see what the Fordbots can be."

"Huh?"

"Did I say that out loud? Nevermind. Here's the projection cube that OmegaTron--rackin', frackin', grumble grumble--ordered that I give to you."

The robot drops the cube and leaps into the air. Within seconds he's gone. What a weirdo, you think. But now for the cube. It's a milky translucent material, with a single black button on the top, labeled "PUSH."

You push the button. Light shines from the cube, and what looks like a 3-D movie is projected into the air in front of you. A deep, gravelly voice begins to narrate.

"An ancient world. Full of streams. Two types of robots, living peacefully side by side for millennia. Paddlebots and Ford-bots. Paddlebots row across and down the river, staying mostly out of the water. Ford-bots wade right through, getting plenty wet. Still, for millennia this difference means nothing, and peace rules the land.

"Then, on a day lost in the mists of time, a Fordicon called a Paddlebot a hydrophobic fraidy-bot. Or maybe a Paddlecon called a Wade-bot a 'moss-legged dampwalker.' Nobody can agree how it really started. But everyone agrees that the two factions have been at odds ever since.

"Name-calling escalated to newspaper editorial writing, fanning the flames of intolerance. There were arguments. Then protests. Then peace talks, which seemed promising for a while before a ranking member of the Ford-bots called the leader of the Paddlebots a 'rusty bucket of floating bolts' and the talks broke down. Then war. Then peace talks again for a few millennia. Then more war. Vicious, unending, civil war. Paddler against wader, robot against robot, brother against brother.

"Now their world lies ravaged, blasted. The many streams, from the mightiest of rivers to the daintiest of rills, lie dusty and dry. No bots paddle the waters anymore, no bots wade the barren streams.

"Thousands of years ago the Paddlebots launched a lifeboat of sorts into the emptiness of space, in search of a watery world where they could paddle again in peace. Their flight brought them here, to Earth, a watery paradise, a paddler's dream. But something went wrong during the landing (some whisper it was Fordicon sabotage, some believe it was utter incompetence) and the ship crash-landed in a cataclysmic collision, killing every bot inside and nearly demolishing the entirety of the ship.

Re-activating the portals, even after all this time, called both the Row-bots and the Wade-bots to this place, and now they both vie for control of the first stream either bot has seen for millennia."

Well, that explains things, you think. Kind of.

==Note==
Occurs after "[[A Bridge Over Troubled Waters]]" on fourth day of [[Fighting Robots]].
[[Category:Adventures]]

A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

2008-03-06T07:07:34Z

Tarwix: link

''Return to [[Fighting Robots]].''

[[Image:Omega-tron.jpg|right]]
You see handful of the men in yellow hard hats get trapped under some falling rubble and run to help them. In a few quick moments you have them free, and they run for safety across a metal bridge that spans the river. Strange, you never noticed the bridge before. You're about to cross it, too, when it speaks to you.

"Wait, hero. I would like to talk. I am OmegaTron, leader of the Ford-bots, also known as Wade-bots, because we wade in the rivers and streams."

"Ford-bots? Don't you mean Fordicons?"

"Ha! You've been speaking to Prime, haven't you? He always was the arrogant one. No, we are just Ford-bots, they are the Paddlecons. It's a rivalry we have."

"I'm not sure how to say this, but you sound sort of, uh, rational, for a mortal enemy."

"When you have been warring for as many millenia as I have, you get some perspective. And with a pompous stick in the mud like Prime as an adversary, you have to have a sense of humor."

"But he told me you wanted to destroy our world!"

OmegaTron chuckles. "Look, we don't have any real interest in your world, other than maybe finding a nice stream to dip our toes in now and then. But the lost transporter gate drew the Paddlecons here, and once they came here we had to come, too. I will prepare a projection cube for you. Come back to this place later and my lieutenant, ScarStream, will deliver it to you."

==Note==
Occurs after "[[More than Meats the Eye]]", during fourth day of [[Fighting Robots]].
[[Category:Adventures]]

Plot Exposition in 60 Seconds

2008-03-06T07:06:43Z

Tarwix: new

Some sort of aircraft zips out of the sky towards you. In the blink of an eye it twirls and turns in upon itself, and a robot is standing in the place where the aircraft was. "I am ScarStream. I understand you have met Omegatron, our 'leader.'" You can almost hear the quotes around the word. "One day, Omegatron, I will rule, and then you will see what the Fordbots can be."

"Huh?"

"Did I say that out loud? Nevermind. Here's the projection cube that OmegaTron--rackin', frackin', grumble grumble--ordered that I give to you."

The robot drops the cube and leaps into the air. Within seconds he's gone. What a weirdo, you think. But now for the cube. It's a milky translucent material, with a single black button on the top, labeled "PUSH."

You push the button. Light shines from the cube, and what looks like a 3-D movie is projected into the air in front of you. A deep, gravelly voice begins to narrate.

"An ancient world. Full of streams. Two types of robots, living peacefully side by side for millennia. Paddlebots and Ford-bots. Paddlebots row across and down the river, staying mostly out of the water. Ford-bots wade right through, getting plenty wet. Still, for millennia this difference means nothing, and peace rules the land.

"Then, on a day lost in the mists of time, a Fordicon called a Paddlebot a hydrophobic fraidy-bot. Or maybe a Paddlecon called a Wade-bot a 'moss-legged dampwalker.' Nobody can agree how it really started. But everyone agrees that the two factions have been at odds ever since.

"Name-calling escalated to newspaper editorial writing, fanning the flames of intolerance. There were arguments. Then protests. Then peace talks, which seemed promising for a while before a ranking member of the Ford-bots called the leader of the Paddlebots a 'rusty bucket of floating bolts' and the talks broke down. Then war. Then peace talks again for a few millennia. Then more war. Vicious, unending, civil war. Paddler against wader, robot against robot, brother against brother.

"Now their world lies ravaged, blasted. The many streams, from the mightiest of rivers to the daintiest of rills, lie dusty and dry. No bots paddle the waters anymore, no bots wade the barren streams.

"Thousands of years ago the Paddlebots launched a lifeboat of sorts into the emptiness of space, in search of a watery world where they could paddle again in peace. Their flight brought them here, to Earth, a watery paradise, a paddler's dream. But something went wrong during the landing (some whisper it was Fordicon sabotage, some believe it was utter incompetence) and the ship crash-landed in a cataclysmic collision, killing every bot inside and nearly demolishing the entirety of the ship.

Re-activating the portals, even after all this time, called both the Row-bots and the Wade-bots to this place, and now they both vie for control of the first stream either bot has seen for millennia."

Well, that explains things, you think. Kind of.

==Note==
Occurs after "[[A Bridge Over Troubled Waters]]" on fourth day of [[Fighting Robots]].
[[Category:Adventures]]

A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

2008-03-06T06:59:08Z

Tarwix: add image

A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

2008-03-06T06:56:00Z

Tarwix: new

You see handful of the men in yellow hard hats get trapped under some falling rubble and run to help them. In a few quick moments you have them free, and they run for safety across a metal bridge that spans the river. Strange, you never noticed the bridge before. You're about to cross it, too, when it speaks to you.

"Wait, hero. I would like to talk. I am OmegaTron, leader of the Ford-bots, also known as Wade-bots, because we wade in the rivers and streams."

"Ford-bots? Don't you mean Fordicons?"

"Ha! You've been speaking to Prime, haven't you? He always was the arrogant one. No, we are just Ford-bots, they are the Paddlecons. It's a rivalry we have."

"I'm not sure how to say this, but you sound sort of, uh, rational, for a mortal enemy."

"When you have been warring for as many millenia as I have, you get some perspective. And with a pompous stick in the mud like Prime as an adversary, you have to have a sense of humor."

"But he told me you wanted to destroy our world!"

OmegaTron chuckles. "Look, we don't have any real interest in your world, other than maybe finding a nice stream to dip our toes in now and then. But the lost transporter gate drew the Paddlecons here, and once they came here we had to come, too. I will prepare a projection cube for you. Come back to this place later and my lieutenant, ScarStream, will deliver it to you."

==Note==
Occurs after "[[More than Meats the Eye]]", during fourth day of Fighting Robots.
[[Category:Adventures]]

More than Meats the Eye

2008-03-06T06:51:22Z

Tarwix: italics

''Return to [[Fighting Robots]].''

[[Image:Alpha-prime.jpg|right]]

A boat the size of a cruise liner pulls up beside you. A voice echoes from the boat. "Greetings, human. Stay your weapon, I wish to talk."

"You know me?"

"We have seen you fight. For a human, you are surprisingly durable."

"Thanks, I think. What do you want to talk about?"

"The time has come to talk of many things."

"What are you?"

We are Paddlebots, also known as Row-bots, because we row upon the waters. We're from Aquatron, a planet far from Earth."

"Another planet? That's awesome! I mean obvious! The interstellar gates kind of tipped us off, you know."

"Those who fight us are called Fordicons. We must stop them before they destroy your world."

"Yeah, I kind of noticed. The fact that you're not shooting at me is promising, though. Who are you, anyway?"

"I am Alpha Prime, leader of the Paddlebots." A strange whirring and grinding of gears begins, and as you watch the cruise liner transmogrifies ... no, transmutes ... no, ''transitions'' (yeah, that's the ticket!) itself into a large bottle of ... "Steak sauce?"

"I am Alpha Prime. I copied this form to blend in with your world."

You stifle a chuckle. "Yeah, I see. Anyway, if you're willing to cooperate, can I help you put the other guys out of commission?"

"We are the only ones who can stop the Fordicons. Humans are weak. We do not wish to harm humans, in fact innocent humans should be protected. Humans must go down the ... hey, are there any stairs around here? A space elevator maybe?"

"Sorry, no."

"Very well. Please go about your business. We will take care of the Fordicons ourselves."

"Fine, have it your way. See if I care."
[[Category: Adventures]]

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-06T06:42:35Z

Tarwix:

On the first day of the robot invasion, after you defeat 15 robots (I only got lanky and treaded types), you get a message: 
Silence. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
 
The description of the Space Station location then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. It's quiet. Too quiet. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:04, 3 March 2008 (MST)

On the second day of the robot invasion, (I got lanky, treaded & crawler types) after you defeat 25 robots, you get a message: 
Silence. Again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Again. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. Yeah, again. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
And the Space Station description is: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. Again. It's quiet. Again. Too quiet. Again. 
''by the way, I'm not getting any chips from treaded robots.'' 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:55, 3 March 2008 (MST)

By the way, you '''must''' talk to Susan before going into the Space Station, or you get: 
Armed guards stand in front of the portal and insist that the station is closed again. You'll have to talk to Susan first to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:31, 4 March 2008 (MST)

The Journal entry after defeating the second day's robots reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Again. There's been some damage, but not too much. Again. The continued invasion is very troublesome. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:42, 4 March 2008 (MST)

OK, the message after defeating the third day's robots (lost count, around 30-35 of them) is: 
Silence. Again, again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks and muddy water are all you see. Could that really be the last of them? 
''same image as before. robotic gunboat is new enemy.'' 
Space Station location description then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. This place is a mess, but the robots seem to be gone. Could that be the end of them? 
Journal entry now reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Yet again. The place is a mess, but you've put a lot of robots in their place. Maybe that's the end of it? 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:27, 5 March 2008 (MST)

messages for the fourth day: 
Journal entry: 
Yeah, the robots are at it again--again times four. It's an even bigger mess now. Maybe it's time for another tactic. 
Susan Novak says: 
"The robots are back! It's a little different this time. There are more of them, many more. But there seems to be a different set, with greater variety. Still, they're making a complete mess of the space station."
first adventure in the Space Station is the "Hey, There's Nobody Driving that Canoe!". You will now be fighting the Paddlebots & Fordicons - welcome to some of the newest content! 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:42, 5 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-06T05:35:50Z

Tarwix:

Got Your Tacky On

2008-03-06T04:56:20Z

Tarwix: how obtained

{{underconstruction|comment=needs what this actually means for combat}}

You've got your tacky on (or maybe it's a gluon, you can never keep those elementary particles straight) and your grip on your weapon is as good as it gets.

==How Obtained==
Use a [[tacky grip]].

[[Category:Effects]]

Got Your Tacky On

2008-03-06T04:55:35Z

Tarwix: new

Tacky grip

2008-03-06T04:53:42Z

Tarwix: link to effect page

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs use text and effect}}
{{item
|descid=4110450
|itemid=324
|name=tacky grip
|image=tacky-grip.gif
|desc=This is a tubular piece of foam rubber. It's very high friction and feels slightly tacky to the touch. No, not tacky as in bad taste. But no, that doesn't mean you should taste it, I'm sure it's not very good. That is to say, not good to eat; it's very good at doing what it's actually supposed to do, which is provide a good grip on things. No, not like reality, like weapons or somesuch. You know, I think I'd better stop here before this gets any worse.
|type=Miscellaneous Item
|ench=Autosell value: 30 
Usable }}

==How Obtained==
[[Guild for Imaginative Metachronism]]
:*[[cloaked swordsman]] 
[[Cube Theater]]
:*[[Hamlet]]

==When Used==

You apply the grip to your weapon of choice. Some fashion expert walks by and immediately declares it to be the tackiest weapon they've seen since the diamond-studded sword on display in the art museum. You get an effect, [[Got Your Tacky On]]. (Added for 50 minutes.)

==Notes==
May be [[Combination Items|assembled]] with a [[Titanium pipe]] to make a [[Handle]]. 
Component of [[Jetpack]]. 
This item was mistakeningly not entered into the drop lists on its first day.

Talk:Susan Novak

2008-03-06T04:45:19Z

Tarwix: italics

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T07:27:13Z

Tarwix:

On the first day of the robot invasion, after you defeat 15 robots (I only got lanky and treaded types), you get a message: 
Silence. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
 
The description of the Space Station location then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. It's quiet. Too quiet. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:04, 3 March 2008 (MST)

On the second day of the robot invasion, (I got lanky, treaded & crawler types) after you defeat 25 robots, you get a message: 
Silence. Again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Again. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. Yeah, again. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
And the Space Station description is: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. Again. It's quiet. Again. Too quiet. Again. 
''by the way, I'm not getting any chips from treaded robots.'' 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:55, 3 March 2008 (MST)

By the way, you '''must''' talk to Susan before going into the Space Station, or you get: 
Armed guards stand in front of the portal and insist that the station is closed again. You'll have to talk to Susan first to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:31, 4 March 2008 (MST)

The Journal entry after defeating the second day's robots reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Again. There's been some damage, but not too much. Again. The continued invasion is very troublesome. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:42, 4 March 2008 (MST)

OK, the message after defeating the third day's robots is: 
Silence. Again, again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks and muddy water are all you see. Could that really be the last of them? 
''same image as before. robotic gunboat is new enemy.'' 
Space Station location description then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. This place is a mess, but the robots seem to be gone. Could that be the end of them? 
Journal entry now reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Yet again. The place is a mess, but you've put a lot of robots in their place. Maybe that's the end of it? 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:27, 5 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T06:51:37Z

Tarwix:

On the first day of the robot invasion, after you defeat 15 robots (I only got lanky and treaded types), you get a message: 
Silence. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
 
The description of the Space Station location then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. It's quiet. Too quiet. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:04, 3 March 2008 (MST)

On the second day of the robot invasion, (I got lanky, treaded & crawler types) after you defeat 25 robots, you get a message: 
Silence. Again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Again. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. Yeah, again. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
And the Space Station description is: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. Again. It's quiet. Again. Too quiet. Again. 
''by the way, I'm not getting any chips from treaded robots.'' 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:55, 3 March 2008 (MST)

By the way, you '''must''' talk to Susan before going into the Space Station, or you get: 
Armed guards stand in front of the portal and insist that the station is closed again. You'll have to talk to Susan first to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:31, 4 March 2008 (MST)

The Journal entry after defeating the second day's robots reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Again. There's been some damage, but not too much. Again. The continued invasion is very troublesome. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:42, 4 March 2008 (MST)

OK, the message after defeating the third day's robots is: 
Silence. Again, again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks and muddy water are all you see. Could that really be the last of them? 
''same image as before. robotic gunboat is new enemy.'' 
Space Station location description then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. This place is a mess, but the robots seem to be gone. Could that be the end of them? 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:51, 4 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T06:50:57Z

Tarwix:

On the first day of the robot invasion, after you defeat 15 robots (I only got lanky and treaded types), you get a message: 
Silence. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
 
The description of the Space Station location then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. It's quiet. Too quiet. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:04, 3 March 2008 (MST)

On the second day of the robot invasion, (I got lanky, treaded & crawler types) after you defeat 25 robots, you get a message: 
Silence. Again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Again. Scrap metal and scorch marks are all you see. Yeah, again. [[image:station-lobby.jpg]] 
And the Space Station description is: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. All is still after the robot invasion. Again. It's quiet. Again. Too quiet. Again. 
''by the way, I'm not getting any chips from treaded robots.'' 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:55, 3 March 2008 (MST)

By the way, you '''must''' talk to Susan before going into the Space Station, or you get: 
Armed guards stand in front of the portal and insist that the station is closed again. You'll have to talk to Susan first to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:31, 4 March 2008 (MST)

The Journal entry after defeating the second day's robots reads: 
All is quiet again in the space station. Again. There's been some damage, but not too much. Again. The continued invasion is very troublesome. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 22:42, 4 March 2008 (MST)

OK, the message after defeating the third day's robots is: 
Silence. Again, again. You look around, but no more robots seem to be moving anywhere in the space station. Scrap metal and scorch marks and muddy water are all you see. Could that really be the last of them? 
''same image as before. robotic gunboat is new enemy.'' 
Space Station location description then reads: 
You're in one of what will be several large community areas in the space station. The rest of the station is made of private quarters and office and research space. There are a few locations available to you. This place is a mess, but the robots seem to be gone. Could that be the end of them? 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:49, 4 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T06:49:41Z

Tarwix:

Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T06:13:37Z

Tarwix: add plasteel plating drop, remove chips from treaded

Robotic gunboat

2008-03-05T06:12:07Z

Tarwix: add plasteel plating drop, convert to Satan's latest fight template

{{fight
|pronoun=a
|name=robotic gunboat
|desc=Out of the mechanical fray, a robot confronts you..
|image=gunboat-bot.jpg
|hit=
|critical=
|miss=
|fumble=
|chips=0
|xp=[Scaling]
|item1=plasteel plating|image1=plasteel.gif
|item2=enerbun globule|image2=enerbun-globule.gif
|item3=enerbun globule|image3=enerbun-globule.gif
|loc1=Fighting Robots}}

==Notes==
Does not show up on the station until Day 3 of the Robot Invasion.

Talk:Space Robots!

2008-03-05T06:01:39Z

Tarwix:

what is needed is the 6 visits that you make to susan(3 visits before you fight the bots and 3 visits after), how many bots you fight in total on each day, and when new content is added we will need the messages.--[[User:Reaper|Reaper]] 21:47, 21 February 2008 (MST)

Here is the last (I think) message that Susan says when you wipe out the robots for the third time.- I'm glad you could put a stop to the rampaging robots, yet again. We've got to find a way to stop them, but we've also got to keep our plans going. It's far too late to pretend that we're not here. We're going to keep the gates closed as much as possible to try to reduce the window when anyone might come through, but we've got to keep working on projects up at the station, and we'll let you through whenever you need to go up there.[[User:Pandadude|Pandadude]] 7:30 AM 2/23/08

first message "Susan is visibly shaken when you enter. She says, "We're still trying to figure out what happened, but it's a disaster up there. Earlier today some kind of machinery entered the space station, like a robot with tank treads. Nobody at the space station thought much of it initially, but the thing is, we didn't send it up from down here. We don't know where it came from. At first the robot seemed to roam around for a bit, like it was scouting the area, especially by the pond. Then some other machinery--this one more like a tall, skinny, and somewhat humanoid robot--came through the portal, and almost instantly attacked the treaded robot."

"Most of the people aboard the station quickly evacuated, while several more robots of each type appeared in the station. The fight swiftly escalated to a serious battle, with the robots tearing each other apart. We've got the the campus police and a volunteer militia of sorts guarding this side of the portal, but so far the robots haven't shown much interest in us or doing anything but fighting each other. We're watching them fight via video uplink. Still, I'm really worried. I don't know anything about these robots: where they came from, what they might do to us, or where it will lead us. But I do know that if we don't put a stop to the fighting they'll tear the space station apart. Can you go up there and try to put a stop to it?"" [[User:Matt the vigilante|Matt the vigilante]] 03:13, 3 March 2008 (MST)

There are also messages when you talk to Susan if you haven't finished with the robots for the day: 
How's the fight in the space station going? Have you had any luck putting a stop to the robotic destruction? 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:01, 4 March 2008 (MST)

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T05:42:38Z

Tarwix:

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-05T04:31:10Z

Tarwix: what happens if you don't talk to Susan

Talk:Psion

2008-03-04T07:29:04Z

Tarwix: number of Auras active simultaneously seems to be by Psion character level

Only 1 Aura (self-buff) can be active at a time at low levels. Does somebody know the exact level when 2 Auras can be active? At level 16, 3 Auras can be active. --[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 00:29, 4 March 2008 (MST)

Small-time smuggler

2008-03-04T07:16:31Z

Tarwix: convert to Satan's latest fight template

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs combat messages, chips/xp gains}}

{{fight
|pronoun=a
|name=small-time smuggler
|desc=You're facing sailor John Canary, prince of the small-time smugglers. He's got a crazed, glazed look in his eye, and he smells of rum. Lots of rum.
|image=Smuggler.jpg
|nsdhit1=He slaps you painfully across the face. You rub the sore spot, musing to yourself, "Not sure I deserved that." He hits you again. "I may have deserved that," you decide.
|nsdhit2=You weave and dodge, but his attack connects anyway. You will always remember this as the day you almost dodged sailor John Canary.
|nsdhit3=The smuggler pulls out a pistol and shoots it drunkenly in a direction that's nowhere near you. It ricochets off three pieces of metal and the concrete of the dock before hitting you in the leg. "That's not possible!" you shout. "No, improbable," the smuggler insists.
|critical=unknown
|miss1=He takes a swipe at you but misses. "Really bad eggs," he mutters. You have absolutely no idea what that's supposed to mean.
|miss2=Before he can attack, a small monkey appears and starts chattering at the smuggler. Completely forgetting about you, the seaman scampers after the monkey like a madman until it disappears again.
|miss3="Parley!" you shout. Sailor Canary cocks his head to one side and then scrabbles around in a sack and plucks out a sprig of parsley, which he hands to you. Apparently he misunderstood, but you're not going to complain.
|fumble=unknown
|chips=??-79-??
|xp=??-74-??
|item1=seventh of nine|image1=Seventh-of-nine.gif
|item2=smuggler's box|image2=Smugglers-box.gif
|loc1=The Docks}}

=References=
Quite an obvious reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Jack_Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow].

Stevedora

2008-03-04T07:13:01Z

Tarwix:

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs combat messages, chip/xp values}}

{{fight
|pronoun=a
|name=stevedora
|desc=You face an angry stevedore. Actually, the dock worker appears to be female, so this must be a stevedora.
|image=Stevedora.jpg
|nsdhit1=The stevedora picks up a large crate and drops it on your foot. Ow!
|nsdhit2=The stevedora turns and runs. You follow her onto the worf, but a brown-skinned man in a yellow shirt appears out of nowhere and demands your security clearance. When you can't comply he shoots you with a strange gun and then shimmers back out of existence.
|nsdhit3=She pulls off one of her worker's gloves and slaps you across the face with it. The grime on the gloves makes the attack both painful and disgusting.
|crit=X
|fumpro=She
|miss1=Your opponent attacks ... She should be attacking, but instead she's just sittin' on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. You really don't mind that she's wastin' time.
|miss2=Your opponent attacks ... The stevedora tries to maneuver around you, but a single board breaks underfoot and one leg falls through past her knee. Being the fair-minded hero that you are, you offer to help her back up before resuming combat.
|miss3=Your opponent attacks ... She tries to lock you in a fierce docker's clutch. Luckily that only involves clasping you gently but firmly, and keeping you safe from dirt and moisture.
|fum=X
|chips=??-77-95-??
|xp=??-68-??
|item1=work gloves|image1=Work-gloves.gif
|item2=unisex beanie|image2=Beanie.gif
|loc1=The Docks}}

Stevedora

2008-03-04T07:09:01Z

Tarwix: convert to Satan's latest fight template

{{underconstruction|comment=Needs combat messages, chip/xp values}}

{{fight
|pronoun=a
|name=stevedora
|desc=You face an angry stevedore. Actually, the dock worker appears to be female, so this must be a stevedora.
|image=Stevedora.jpg
|nsdhit1=The stevedora picks up a large crate and drops it on your foot. Ow!
|nsdhit2=The stevedora turns and runs. You follow her onto the worf, but a brown-skinned man in a yellow shirt appears out of nowhere and demands your security clearance. When you can't comply he shoots you with a strange gun and then shimmers back out of existence.
|nsdhit3=She pulls off one of her worker's gloves and slaps you across the face with it. The grime on the gloves makes the attack both painful and disgusting.
|crit=X
|fumpro=She
|miss1=Your opponent attacks ... She should be attacking, but instead she's just sittin' on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away. You really don't mind that she's wastin' time.
|miss2=Your opponent attacks ... The stevedora tries to maneuver around you, but a single board breaks underfoot and one leg falls through past her knee. Being the fair-minded hero that you are, you offer to help her back up before resuming combat.
|miss3=She tries to lock you in a fierce docker's clutch. Luckily that only involves clasping you gently but firmly, and keeping you safe from dirt and moisture.
|fumble=unknown
|chips=??-77-95-??
|xp=??-68-??
|item1=work gloves|image1=Work-gloves.gif
|item2=unisex beanie|image2=Beanie.gif
|loc1=The Docks}}

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-04T06:58:20Z

Tarwix:

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-04T06:55:53Z

Tarwix: day 2 of robot invasion messages

Talk:Susan Novak

2008-03-04T06:38:58Z

Tarwix: day 2 of robot invasion messages

Now that the "fundraising drive" for the space station is apparently over, the paragraph after "What are you going to do with them?" now reads:

"Oh, that's obvious. We send it to space. There's all kinds of potential uses, but the greatest energy challenge we face is getting materials into orbit. If we can essentially get up there for free, it opens up space travel in a way nobody has ever imagined. It's hard not to sound over dramatic, but this could be the most valuable discovery in history." Susan pauses, and grows more serious. "We have to hurry, though. The other implication of this discovery is it's clear there's other life out there. Not only that, but they have the means to reach Earth, because they've already done so. And instantaneous transportation changes everything--they could be here any day. So we've got to move fast. We've got to get one of these portals into space as soon as possible, and start building a space station. We've procured funding for a space launch, and we're scrambling to get it ready. Construction on a space station should start tomorrow--stop by and I'll make arrangements so you can go up there and visit if you're interested."

--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 21:53, 27 February 2008 (MST)

When the "robot invasion" begins, you get a message from Susan Novak to come speak to her immediately: 
(character name), this is Susan Novak. Something terrible has happened at the space station! Please visit me immediately. 
The Journal "Current Quests" section now has: 
'''A Mysterious Triangle in Spaaaaace''' 
Danger! Danger (character name)! Danger in the space station! Something's wrong with the space station. You'd better visit Susan to see what's going on. 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:03, 2 March 2008 (MST)

second day of the robot invasion, in the Journal it says: 
'''Space Robots!''' 
You'd better check with Susan, again. It appears there's even more trouble on the space portal.
 
Talk to Susan for: 
"The robots are back! There's even more of them this time, and they seem to be stronger. I don't think anyone but you can stop them." 
--[[User:Tarwix|Tarwix]] 23:38, 3 March 2008 (MST)

Susan Novak

2008-03-04T05:26:17Z

Tarwix: Susan after finishing day 1

''Return to [[University Heights]].''

[[Image:novak.gif|center]]

*Susan Novak is an NPC who first shows up in the level 4 quest, [[Protests Aren't for Amateurs]]. She has the player ID #21.
*Susan Novak can be found and spoken to in [[University Heights]].
*After completing the quest, Novak sends you a private message when you next gain a level. The message contains the book [[77 Habits of Highly Effective Heroes]]
[[Category:NPC]]
 
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'''''Text from Susan before [[Just Deserts]] -- when does this first show up?''''' 
 
Susan asks if you ever patrol out of town. When you mention that you've spent time in the desert, she suggests that you may want to keep an eye out for anything interesting. Particularly if you can get an elevated view, that may be a good way to scout out strange activity in and around the mysterious Area 54. "I don't really buy the conspiracy theories, but your reports of giant insects out there make me think there must have been some nuclear testing at some point."
 
 
'''''If you speak to Susan after encountering the [[Just Deserts]] adventure:''''' 
 
You stop in and tell Susan about the mysterious mechanical ruin you found in the desert. She listens thoughtfully, first seeming skeptical but then growing more interested as you fill in the details. When you're done, Susan has you go over everything a couple of times, to make sure she understands. Finally you ask, "So, what do you think?" 
 
Susan pauses to collect her thoughts. "As always, I'm skeptical until I have more data, but this sounds intriguing. There are any number of possible explanations, and in the limited light it makes your observations all the more suspect, but I'll definitely send out a team tomorrow to investigate. I don't know if I mentioned, but I'm not only faculty here at the university, I'm also a founding member of an 'abnormal occurrences' research team." 
 
"You mean something like the S.U.I.T. researchers?" 
 
Susan laughs. "No, those guys are a bunch of quacks. We like to collect stories of all sorts of unusual occurrences--paranormal investigation, U.F.O.s, you name it. We're open-minded skeptics, so we don't have an agenda to prove people wrong, just apply good science. Most of it still involves telling crazy pepole they're delusional, but it's an interesting hobby." 
 
Susan suggests you check back in tomorrow evening and she'd let you know what she's found. 
 
'''''If you come back and speak to Susan after waiting for rollover to occur:''''' 
 
"[Player]! Come in. I've got exciting news! That crash site you found out in the desert, it's amazing! Whatever it is, it's not of human origin, you're right about that. It was mechanical, but it's not like any kind of machinery I've ever seen, and what little bit of language could be found is no earthly language. Plus it's got to be hundreds or thousands of years old--again, too old for humans." 
 
"Did you find anything significant?" you ask. 
 
"Other than the discovery of non-human life out in the universe? It's too early to say for sure. There's one thing that's particularly interesting, and I'll get to that in a moment. Most of what's in there was badly damaged--it looks like whatever it was crash landed and barely survived complete destruction, and time has not been kind to it since. There's no sign of life, either, which is strange. Either it was an unmanned ship, or the beings inside it escaped before the crash." 
 
Susan continues, "There's all kinds of things we can learn from this technology, given the time to piece it together again. But there's one thing we got out of there, though, that's particularly intriguing. We found a large crate that was damaged on the surface, but the inner contents were exceptionally well padded. Layer after layer of strange materials: foams and harnesses and whatnot. Inside were two large devices, shaped like hollow triangles. We have no idea what they're for, but at least on the surface they appear to be in perfect physical condition. They're our best hope for learning something about this technology. We've brought them back to the lab for investigation. Check back in tomorrow and I'll tell you what we've found." 
 
'''''If you come back and speak to Susan after waiting for another rollover to occur:''''' 
 
"We've got amazing news!" Susan says before you can even say hi. For someone who likes to talk about being calm and rational, she looks like she's about to explode. "Those triangles? They're portals! To each other. You go in one, and you come out the other." 
 
"Wait," you say, "like a tunnel or something?" 
 
"No, like teleporting. Instantaneous matter transmission. You know, 'Beam me up, Scotty.' Or something right out of Stargate. The triangles aren't connected, and it doesn't matter how far apart they are. Here, watch." 
 
Susan turns on a TV in her office and starts playing a DVD. "This is a recording from earlier, when we still had both of them in the lab." The scene is a large garage or warehouse. Two large metal triangles are set up 30 feet apart. The space inside the triangle shimmers oddly. As you watch, a woman approaches one of the triangles, steps inside, and steps outside of the other one. "Wow ..." is all you can think to say. 
 
"Exactly. We've driven one out to the edge of the city, and the results are the same. Instantaneous travel." 
 
"What are you going to do with them?" 
 
"Oh, that's obvious. We send it to space. There's all kinds of potential uses, but the greatest energy challenge we face is getting materials into orbit. If we can essentially get up there for free, it opens up space travel in a way nobody has ever imagined. It's hard not to sound over dramatic, but this could be the most valuable discovery in history." Susan pauses, and grows more serious. "We have to hurry, though. The other implication of this discovery is it's clear there's other life out there. Not only that, but they have the means to reach Earth, because they've already done so. And instantaneous transportation changes everything--they could be here any day. So we've got to move fast. We're trying to get funding for an emergency space launch. We've got to get one of these portals up there as soon as possible, and start building a space station. The problem is, we're also trying to keep somewhat quiet about it. If the government finds out about it, they're likely to shut these things up in a basement somewhere for perpetual study. My colleagues and I believe we have to act quickly, so we're trying to track down private funding for the expedition. We think once we can get the portal into space and get a significant station built, the momentum will carry the project forward. We need millions, though, so if you happen to know any potendial donors, please come back and let me know." 
 
'''''Visits thereafter:''''' 
 
Susan is working on a spreadsheet when you stop by her office. "Oh, hi, [Player], I'm just wrapping up the project budget. We collected around twenty-four million chips in private funding, which should be enough for the initial construction. I'm just tabulating the final donation amounts so we can dedicate the station to the private contributors who made it happen. 
 
There's not much up there yet, but I've made arrangements for you to go up there any time you like. The portal is here at the university. Construction will go on for a while, but I think the results of some serious anti-gravity research ought to allow us to quickly make use of a number of manufacturing techniques that aren't possible here on Earth. You may find it worth your while to investigate. 
 

'''''Day 1 of the Robot Invasion:''''' 
Susan is visibly shaken when you enter. She says, "We're still trying to figure out what happened, but it's a disaster up there. Earlier today some kind of machinery entered the space station, like a robot with tank treads. Nobody at the space station thought much of it initially, but the thing is, ''we didn't send it up from down here''. We don't know where it came from. At first the robot seemed to roam around for a bit, like it was scouting the area, especially by the pond. Then some other machinery--this one more like a tall, skinny, and somewhat humanoid robot--came through the portal, and almost instantly attacked the treaded robot."

"Most of the people aboard the station quickly evacuated, while several more robots of each type appeared in the station. The fight swiftly escalated to a serious battle, with the robots tearing each other apart. We've got the the campus police and a volunteer militia of sorts guarding this side of the portal, but so far the robots haven't shown much interest in us or doing anything but fighting each other. We're watching them fight via video uplink. Still, I'm really worried. I don't know anything about these robots: where they came from, what they might do to us, or where it will lead us. But I do know that if we don't put a stop to the fighting they'll tear the space station apart. Can you go up there and try to put a stop to it?"

After defeating the first day's robots, Susan will say: 
"I'm glad you could put a stop to the rampaging robots. I'm worried we might have more serious issues to deal with soon, though."

'''''Day 2 of the Robot Invasion:''''' 
 
I'm glad you could put a stop to the rampaging robots, again. I'm beginning to think I may have made a terrible mistake. I think activating the portal may have alerted the robots to our presence, and drawn them here. At this point all we can do is prepare ourselves for the worst. 
 
'''''Day 3 of the Robot Invasion:''''' 
 
I'm glad you could put a stop to the rampaging robots, yet again. We've got to find a way to stop them, but we've also got to keep our plans going. It's far too late to pretend that we're not here. We're going to keep the gates closed as much as possible to try to reduce the window when anyone might come through, but we've got to keep working on projects up at the station, and we'll let you through whenever you need to go up there.
== Location ==

[[University Heights]]

Talk:Fighting Robots

2008-03-04T05:07:58Z

Tarwix: add the image from that "silence" message