Enjoying the Local Sights

We continued on course to the planet Gograpaty after our random encounter in space. There was some talk between Cyrus and Captain Keiran about updating the crew log after the allegation that Cole's actual identity might be that of one Donald Watson but it was decided that changes won't be needed. Cole might have a shady past and is constantly trying to make a profit every step of the way but we're always glad to have him on board as pilot. A fact which was evident as we entered Gograpaty's atmosphere and he flew SS Second Chance avoiding a massive hurricane that raged on a significant portion of the planet.

so much H2O

We landed in the city of Chifeng and were greeted by the city's delegation composed of female warriors. As we made our way to the planet, Cyrus looked through the database to gather information on the planet and its inhabitants so we were familiar with their tribes being matriarchies. Open brandishing of weapons wasn't frowned upon but Jokkenson's large chain-axe raised a few eyebrows. Fortunately, Captain Keiran quickly explained that Jokkenson was honour-bound to carry the weapon of his ancestors by him. The tribes of Gograpaty took honour quite seriously so the delegation allowed it but warned us that they'll be keeping a watchful eye on us.

We decided to split our group. Captain Keiran took Jokkenson and Cyrus to socialise in a tavern, Ian and Yannick went into the merchant district to look for parts for the ship while Cole was left in charge of SS Second Chance until the Captain's return. Our session narrative switched around between these two groups, leaving Cole's player to exchange notes with the GM.

The first group was mainly enjoying drinks. At one point Jokkenson got drunk enough that he issued a challenge to arm wrestle which was first taken up by Captain Keiran who quickly admitted defeat as he had a premonition of his hand getting broken by Jokkenson's brute force. Next up was Cyrus who easily won the match despite his scrawny looks. He may have used his telekinesis to help him win in this particular case.

Meanwhile, Ian and Yannick ventured into the merchant district where they got a fairly good idea of how the city was built. It was clear from the state of the buildings that the locals utilised anything they could find to build their floating city, as not having any land mass on the planet meant they didn't have easy access to building materials. We could see pieces of ships fashioned into walls or repurposed to be used in various other ways. Eventually, Yannick's explanations of what sort of parts he was looking for led us to a scrapyard where fate decided to bury Yannick in a pile of rubble. He failed his roll to get out of the way and Ian failed his roll to help him so it took a while to get him out.

We had to end the session before finding out what Cole was up to during our absence.