Quest Deep Periphery Quest (Battletech Sandbox Empire Builder)

PeaceMaker 03

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[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.

Looks to be JàrnFòlk. Traders with an honor code, and blood feuds.
But great knowledge of deep periphery, even the clans.
 
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Thors_Alumni

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[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.
 

kashim3

Texan, Mandalorian, Alabamian.
[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.
 

Jarow

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[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.

Don't want to go hostile, but not quite comfortable with friendly.
 

Nikandros

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[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.
 

Lightwhispers

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[X] Diplomatic and firm, this is your system and they are visitors here. Repeat the request for their intentions but do so in diplomatic language.

So, from a topic of discussion from the Discord voice chat yesterday, the List of Banned Ideas: (or, the things that make LordSunhawk say "NO")

-Grifftiger Voltron
-Great Hunter-sized Battle armor (with or without jumpjets)
-Gundams
-Evangelions
-Supersonic 'mechs

... I know there were others, but cannot remember what they were at the moment.
 

Culsu

Agent of the Central Plasma
Founder
[X] Aggressive but open to peaceful contact. You’d fought off the Dragon, a single souped up porcupine of a dropship doesn’t intimidate you, but they’ve not yet proven hostile. It's not like they have chosen to be the voice of sweet peace here, after all. Besides, they are space vikings, groveling with nice words won't buy us any favors.
- [X]Fria människor. Du har angett vår domän. Om du kommer i fred är du välkommen. Om du kommer att handla är våra marknader öppna. Om du hotar oss igen kommer du inte att berätta historien. Välj klokt och bli våra vänner.
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Free people. You have entered our domain. If you come in peace, you are welcome. If you come to trade, our markets are open. If you threaten us again, you will not live to tell the tale. Choose wisely, and be our friends.
 
Turn 30 - Even While We Sleep

LordSunhawk

Das BOOT (literally)
Owner
Administrator
Staff Member
Founder
Turn 30 - Even While We Sleep…

“I repeat, this is Griffin’s Roost Imperial Aerospace Control to unidentified Jumpship. Identify yourself and your purpose in this system.”

You nod at the proposed wording, then scribble an addition. A few moments later it was broadcast.

“I repeat, this is Griffin’s Roost Imperial Aerospace Control to unidentified Jumpship. Fully identify yourself and please state your purpose in this system. Repeat. Fully identify yourself and please state your purpose in this system.” a short pause, then… “Detta är Griffins Roost Aerospace Control till oidentifierat fartyg. Identifiera dig själv fullständigt och ange ditt syfte här.”

You hope the giggle translated translation isn’t a mistake…

A short time later, thanks to transmission lag, you receive a response.

“We are The Free. We are recharging our drive here and will move on upon completion. We have no intention of approaching closer to your planets than this.” came the terse response in heavily accented English this time. “Any attempt to approach us will be considered a hostile act. We do not start fights, dirtbound, we finish them, do not challenge us.”

The last bit is said with a definite sneer in the tone, as if the speaker is contemptuous of you.

You nod to the comm tech who loads up the pre planned response in the event of these ‘Free’ responding the way you suspected they would.

“Be aware that the last Jumpship to make use of that point was from the Draconis Combine, and we drove them off.”

You pause a moment, wondering whether or not to make an offer you’d already considered.

[] “If you run afoul of the Dragon, know that you’ll have a safe harbor here.”

[] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”

[] Write-in

QM Note - Same rules as before! Let me know what you think of this in the discord, if I should do this for these sorts of interactions in the future or just allow the tone you've set to guide a larger update.
 

Thors_Alumni

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[X] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”
 

Culsu

Agent of the Central Plasma
Founder
"We do not start fights, dirtbound, we finish them, do not challenge us.”
That one makes me wish they'd choose to come closer to our planets just so we could do a coordinated launch of all our ASF to have them shit their wide viking pants and eat their words...:rolleyes:

[X] Write-in
Your belligerent banter impresses precisely nobody down here, spacer. We see you. Can you see us, too? But, free folk, if you maintain your distance and remain peaceful, we shall answer in kind, and offer our hands in friendship. If you wish to trade, our markets will welcome you and the news you bring. Also, if you ever run afoul of the Dragon, know that you’ll have a safe harbor at Griffin's Roost.
 
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lordmcdeath

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[X] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”
 

kelgar04

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"We do not start fights, dirtbound, we finish them, do not challenge us.”
That one makes me wish they'd choose to come closer to our planets just so we could do a coordinated launch of all our ASF to have them shit their wide viking pants and eat their words...:rolleyes:

That or we deploy our secret weapon



YAMATO!
 

Lightwhispers

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[X] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”

"We do not start fights, dirtbound, we finish them, do not challenge us.”
That one makes me wish they'd choose to come closer to our planets just so we could do a coordinated launch of all our ASF to have them shit their wide viking pants and eat their words...:rolleyes:
Just wait until we have the Orbital Infrastructure to set up a presence at the Jump Points - them jumping in to find a presence stationed there with capital weaponry should be interesting.
 

Jarow

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[X] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”

I kind of want the other suggested option, but it doesn't quite seem to fit, especially with their friendliness levels.
 

Culsu

Agent of the Central Plasma
Founder
Ffs, people, what's with the grovelling tone? They are on our turf. It's a space viking sitting in a tin can that most likely smells of old feet and surströmming talking smack to a planet loaded to the brim with ASF and two combat droppers. Show some backbone, will ya? See the write-in in my last post.
 

Wageslave

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[X] “We would rather have peaceful contact with you than not, but will respect your privacy. Is there anything you would need that we could provide?”
 

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