Firefly PBF game 1

Awww but that defense suite is -great-! Hm. I think I’ll take the body armor, attaching it to Cortland.

Round 5

player goal
COMaestro 0
Chewy77 0
DJCT 0
Lordof1 0
Scribbs 0
gmwhite999 0

Alerts
deck: 10

Bounty
up:
Wanted: Helen [Immoral Bounty to Newhope, Georgia (Apprehend/Kill 1, Botch)] [$2600]
Wanted: Jesse [Bounty to Londinium, White Sun (Apprehend/Kill 1, Botch)] [$2600]
Wanted: The Fixer [Bounty to Ariel, White Sun (Apprehend/Kill 1, Botch)] [$3000]

Contact
Amnon Duul deck: 39
Amnon Duul discard:
Hot cargo for cold settlers [Smuggling from Silverhold, Heinlein (Misbehave 2/2 CO) to Newhope, Georgia (2 CO)] [$2500, Medic +400] [Needs :gun::gun:] [Remove Disrguntled from all Moral Crew.] (AD)
Feeding Alliance fat cats [Shipping from Harvest, Red Sun (2 CA) to Bellerophon, White Sun (2 CA)] [$1300, Companion +500] [Needs :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:] (AD)
Miner transport: Dragon’s Egg [Legal Transport from Space Bazaar, Red Sun (PA, no limit) to Dragon’s Egg, Blue Sun (PA, no limit)] [$200/P, Medic +400] [Needs :gun::gun::gun:] (AD)
Contract jumper [Illegal Piracy on Any Rival (3 Inactive Jobs/Warrant)] [$800/J] [Boarding Test 6] (AD)

Badger deck: 39
Badger discard:
Gravy train’s a’comin’ [Crime at Deadwood, Blue Sun (Misbehave 3)] [$3600] [Needs :wrench::wrench::wrench:] [Needs: TRANSPORT] (B)
Pilfer, purloin and plunder [Illegal Piracy on Any Rival (6 Goods/Kill 1, Warrant)] [$200/G] [Boarding Test 6] (B)
Delaying the dive [Crime at Aphrodite, Murphy (Misbehave 2)] [$500, $500/Talk, Grifter +500] [Needs :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:] (B)
Takes my breath away [Immoral Crime at Hera, Murphy (Misbehave 3)] [$3500, Mechanic +1 Part] [Needs: TRANSPORT] (B)

Harken deck: 39
Harken discard:
Alliance commission [Legal Piracy on Rival Outlaw Ship (4 Goods/Kill 1, Botched)] [$200/G] [Boarding Test 6] (H)

Lord Harrow deck: 25
Lord Harrow discard:

Magistrate Higgins deck: 25
Magistrate Higgins discard:

Mingo+Fanty deck: 25
Mingo+Fanty discard:

Mr Universe deck: 22
Mr Universe discard:
Techno kung fu [Legal Big Damn Challenge - To attempt final step: 8 Tech or Warrant] [4 CA] (MU)
To the eyes & ears of the 'Verse [Legal Big Damn Challenge - To attempt final step: Talk 8 or Botch] [2 CO] (MU)

Niska deck: 39
Niska discard:
A message from Niska [Illegal Piracy on Rival not Solid with Niska (All Goods/Kill 1, Warrant)] [$200/G] [Boarding Test 6] (N)
Taking candy from babies [Immoral Crime at Brisingamen, Himinbjorg (Misbehave 3)] [$3500] [Needs :gun::wrench::speech_balloon:] (N)

Patience deck: 39
Patience discard:
Range war: Jiangyin [Crime at Jiangyin, Red Sun (Misbehave 2)] [$1000, $300/Fight, Soldier +300] [Needs: FIREARM, TRANSPORT] (P)
Stealin’ steers [Smuggling from Deadwood, Blue Sun (Misbehave 2/4 CO) to Athens, Georgia (Tussle/4 CO)] [$3000, Soldier +300] [Tussle] (P)

Misbehave
deck: 80

Nav
Alliance Space deck: 30
Border Space deck: 51
Rim Space deck: 57

Supply
Beaumonde deck: 20
Beaumonde discard:
Jayne’s Holdout Pistol ($500, :gun:, Firearm, May be used in Kosherized fights. Does not count towards Gear Limit.) (G-B)
Labor Contract: Regina ($500, From any location, you may use a Buy Action to Hire 1 Crew from the Regina Discard Pile for free.) (G-B)
Barkeep ($200, :gun:, :speech_balloon:, :shield:, Grifter, Good Times: Giving your Crew Shore Leave at Supply Planets is free.) (C-B)
Billiards Betting ($500, GAMBLING. When you Buy this card, roll two dice. Take $100 times the total of the dice and discard this card.) (G-B)

Meridian deck: 18
Meridian discard:
Fruity Oaty Bar ($100, Discard before rolling to add +1 to any test result. -OR- Discard to remove Disgruntled from the owner.) (G-M)
Sheydra ($300, :wrench:, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Moral, Companion, Fancy Duds, Composure: Once per job, may treat a :gun: as a :speech_balloon: Test.) (C-M)
Gun Hand ($100, :gun:, Merc, Expendable: When Killed, discard instead of Removing from Play.) (C-M)

Osiris deck: 30
Osiris discard:
Med Foam ($300, Discard to count as having made a successful Medic Check.) (G-O)
Expanded Crew Quarters ($600, +3 to Ship’s Max Crew.) (SU-O)
Hyper-Efficient Radion Accelerator Mark III ($800, Range 4. No fuel required to Initiate Full Burn.) (DC-O)
Med Foam ($300, Discard to count as having made a successful Medic Check.) (G-O)
Modified Radion Accelerator Mark II ($1200, Range: 6. 1 Fuel to Initiate Full Burn.) (DC-O)
Fully Equipped Med Bay ($600, May re-roll Medic Checks.) (SU-O)
Electronic Defense Suite ($800, Rivals boarding your ship may not use :wrench: Skill for Boarding Tests. Spend 1 Fuel to Evade Reaver Cutter. Ignore the effects of either the Reaver Cutter Nav Card or Contact Event.) (SU-O)

Persephone deck: 40
Persephone discard:
Gun Hand ($100, :gun:, Merc, Expendable: When Killed, discard instead of Removing from Play.) (C-P)
Scrapper ($200, :wrench:, Mechanic, Low Life Vulture: +1 Part from Salvage Ops.) (C-P)
Bree ($200, :wrench::wrench:, :shield:, Mechanic, Black Market Ties: May sell Parts to any Solid Contact for $300.) (C-P)

Regina deck: 35
Regina discard:
Crow’s Knife ($200, Discard for :gun::gun:) (G-R)
Mag-Grappler Launchers ($800, +3 :wrench::wrench::wrench: for Boarding Tests. After Salvage Ops, Roll: :wrench: 8 1-7: Nothing Shiny. 8+ Take 1 Ship Upgrade from any discard pile.) (SU-R)
Concealed Smuggling Compartments ($1000, 2 Additional Stash areas. Up to 2 Crew Onboard Ship may ignore Alliance Wanted Crew rolls.) (SU-R)
Onboard Chop Shop ($1600, After any Salvage Op, take $500 and Load 1 Contraband.) (SU-R)

Silverhold deck: 39
Silverhold discard:
Glucklich Jia 642X ($800, :gun:, Firearm, Sniper Rifle) (G-S)
Jayne ($300, :gun::gun:, :shield:, Merc, Public Relations: May Carry 3 Gear.) (C-S)
Explosive Charge ($400, Discard for :gun:, Discard for Explosives) (G-S)

Space Bazaar deck: 38
Space Bazaar discard:
Hastily Forged Documents ($400, Discard for :speech_balloon:, Discard for Fake ID) (G-SB)
Xunsu Emergency Ram Jets ($600, Discard and use an Action to Initiate a Full Burn. May be used in addition to a standard Move Action.) (SU-SB)
Scrapper ($200, :wrench:, Pilot, Dirty Leech: +2 Fuel from Salvage Ops.) (C-SB)

YCTtS deck: 20

player
Chewy77 hand: 1
Chewy77 status:
Marco and Esmeralda
(cargo 12 stash 6f crew 5 upgrades 2 special fugitives on board cannot be seized by the Alliance)
Graviton Accelerator V1 (Range: 5. 1 Fuel to initiate Full Burn. When initiating a Full Burn, Spend 1 additional Fuel to increase your Max Range by 2 this turn.) (DC-YT)
Caravan Pods ($400, Cargo 2. May only hold Passengers/Fugitives. +1 to Ship’s Max Crew.) (SU-YT)
Full Mess Deck ($400, During a Fly Action, you may discard a Cargo or Contraband to remove Disgruntled from all your Crew.) (SU-YT)
cash and reputation:
$2,900
Solid with Harken
active jobs:
Dung run! [Shipping to Harvest, Red Sun (2 CA)] [$1500] [Needs :gun::gun:] (P)
cargo:
hold: (pp) (CA) (CA) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..)
pods: (..) (..)
stash: {f} {f} {f} {f} {.} {.}
crew and gear:
Marco (:gun::gun:, :wrench:, Transport, Gun Runner: You may Buy Gear with the “Explosives” or “Firearm” Keywords at half price.) (L-YT)
Sheriff Bourne ($0, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Moral, Lawman, Jurisdiction: + :gun::gun: while in Border Space. Bounty Bonus: +$500. Will not work Illegal Jobs.) (C-R)

Scribbs hand: 2
Scribbs status:
Mal and Serenity
(cargo 8 stash 4 crew 6 upgrades 3)
Radion Accelerator Mark I (5)
Sky Hook ($600, Transport, Requires Pilot to use. After completing a Crime Job, Load 1 Contraband.) (SU-YT)
cash and reputation:
$2,800
Solid with Harken
active jobs:
Cargo delivery: Osiris [Shipping to Osiris, White Sun (1 CA)] [$600] (H)
cargo:
hold: (pp) (ff) (ff) (ff) (..) (..) (..) (..)
stash: (..) (..) (..) (..)
crew and gear:
Malcolm ($500, :gun::gun:, :speech_balloon:, Moral, Pilot, Soldier, Brown Coat: When you complete a Crime Job, take $500.) (L-YT)
Inara ($300, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Moral, Companion, Fancy Duds, Ambassador: May re-roll :speech_balloon::game_die: Tests.) (C-O)
Helmsman ($200, :wrench:, Moral, Pilot, Alliance Training: Counts as Solid with Harken.) (C-O)

COMaestro hand: 2
COMaestro status:
Murphy and Yun Qi
(cargo 8 stash 4 crew 6 upgrades 3)
Radion Accelerator Mark I (5)
Fully Equipped Med Bay ($600, May re-roll Medic Checks.) (SU-YT)
cash and reputation:
$2,700
active jobs:
Fuel run: Silverhold [Shipping to Silverhold, Heinlein (8 Fuel)] [$900] (H)
cargo:
hold: (pp) (ff) (ff) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..)
stash: (ff) (ff) (ff) (ff)
crew and gear:
Murphy (:gun:, :wrench::wrench:, Moral, Mechanic, Medic, Trade Baron: Whenever you sell Cargo or Contraband to a Contact, take an extra $100 each.) (L-YT)
Roberta ($300, :gun:, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Companion, Fake ID, Make Nice: You May Discard Roberta instead of losing Solid Rep with a Contact.) (C-B)

DJCT hand: 2
DJCT status:
Burgess and Bonanza
(cargo 8 stash 4 crew 6 upgrades 3)
Radion Accelerator Mark I (5)
Exterior Cargo Pods ($600, 2 Additional Cargo Hold areas.) (SU-YT)
cash and reputation:
$2,700
active jobs:
Big Black cattle drive [Shipping to Bellerophon, White Sun (4 CA)] [$1800, Companion +500] [Needs :gun::gun:] (P)
cargo:
hold: (CA) (CA) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..)
pods: (CA) (CA)
stash: (pp) (ff) (f.) (..)
crew and gear:
Burgess (:gun:, :wrench:, :speech_balloon:, Fancy Duds, Taker: When you complete a Shipping Job, Load 1 Cargo.) (L-YT)
Enforcer ($200, :gun:, Merc, Intimidating: + :speech_balloon: When Carrying a Firearm.) (C-SB)
Tracey ($100, :gun:, :speech_balloon:, :shield:, Grifter, Unlucky: Whenever a Crew is Killed, Tracey must be Killed first.) (C-SB)
The Specialist ($300, :gun:, :wrench:, :shield:, Soldier, Firearm, Sniper Rifle, Wet Work: May not Carry Gear.) (C-R)

gmwhite999 hand: 1
gmwhite999 status:
Nandi and Bonnie Mae
(cargo 8 stash 4 crew 6 upgrades 3)
Radion Accelerator Mark I (5)
Caravan Pods ($400, 2 Additional Cargo Hold areas. May only hold Passengers/Fugitives. +1 to Ship’s Max Crew.) (SU-YT)
Shiny New State-of-the-Art Compression Coils ($1600, May Mosey up to 2 Sectors. Ignore all Breakdowns.) (SU-O)
cash and reputation:
$800
WARRANT
active jobs:
Relief supplies: Newhope [Shipping to Newhope, Georgia (2 CA)] [$900, Medic +400] (H)
The beef must flow! [Smuggling to Silverhold, Heinlein (Misbehave 1/2 CO)] [$2400] [Needs :gun::gun:] (P)
cargo:
hold: (p.) (ff) (f.) (..) (..) (..) (..) (..)
pods: (..) (..)
stash: (CA) (CA) (CO) (CO)
crew and gear:
Nandi (:gun:, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Moral, Companion, Heart of Gold: May Hire Crew at no cost.) (L-YT)
Dobson’s Vector Pistol ($600, :gun:, Firearm, May be used in Kosherized Fights. Does not count towards Gear Limit.) (G-P)

Lordof1 hand: 3
Lordof1 status:
Atherton and Interceptor
(cargo 4 crew 4 upgrades 2 drive 8 special May re-roll Tech boarding tests, upgrades reduce range)
Echelon LR-8 Drive Core (8)
Cry Baby ($400, When in a Sector with Alliance Cruiser, discard to ignore Alliance Cruiser’s effects and move the Cruiser 1 Sector within Alliance Space.) (SU-SB)
cash and reputation:
$800
active jobs:
none
cargo:
hold: (pp) (ff) (ff) (ff)
crew and gear:
Atherton (:gun:, :speech_balloon::speech_balloon:, Fake ID, Fancy Duds, Black Mark: May not hire Crew with the Companion Profession.) (L-YT)
Love Bot ($1200, :speech_balloon:, Companion, You may use an Action on your turn to Remove Disgruntled from a Crew.) (G-M)
Head Goon ($300, :gun::gun:, Merc, Goon Squad: + :speech_balloon::speech_balloon: When you have at least 3 Mercs in Crew.) (C-M)
The Middleman ($200, :gun:, :speech_balloon:, :shield:, Grifter, Facilitator: Whenever you sell Contraband to a Contact, take an extra $100 per Contraband sold.) (C-M)
Cortland ($300, :gun:, :wrench:, Mechanic, Soldier, Laws Are For the Poor: May pay Bribes before any :speech_balloon: Test. Bribes may not be used in [SHOWDOWNS].) (C-M)
Alliance Body Armor ($400, :gun:, If Crew carrying Armor is Killed, roll: 1-3: Crew is Killed. 4-6: Crew is not Killed.) (G-O)

Turn 5.1 Marco and Esmeralda @Chewy77

I will full burn to Persephone, intending to enroll Scrapper and buy some fuel

5.1.1 Fly

Full burn, one fuel used. (Alliance Space.)

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]
  2. “Family” Dinner [Option 1: Kind of You to Share: --Spend 1 Cargo. --Remove Disgruntled from all Crew. --Keep Flying.] [Option 2: I’ll be in my Bunk: --Keep Flying.] (no disgruntled crew)
  3. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]

5.1.2 Buy at Persephone

Taking Scrapper plus two off the top offers you:

Scrapper ($200, :wrench:, Mechanic, Low Life Vulture: +1 Part from Salvage Ops.) (C-P)
Billy ($200, :wrench::wrench:, :shield:, Mechanic, Salvage Pro: +1 Cargo from Salvage Ops.) (C-P)
Scan-Proof Shades ($1000, :speech_balloon:, Fancy Duds, Crew carrying Scan-Proof Shades may ignore Alliance Wanted Crew rolls.) (G-P)

You have $2,900; fuel is $100 per, parts $300 per. incomplete action

Turn 5.2 Mal and Serenity @Scribbs

Okay, let’s Make Work at Osiris, and then Full Burn to the Space Bazaar.

5.2.1 Work

Makework leaves you with $3,000.

5.2.2 Fly

Full Burn, one fuel used. (Alliance Space.)

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]
  2. If’n the Coil Busts, We’re Driftin’ [Option 1: Best not Bust Then!: Tech 8 Breakdown; 1-7 Full Stop. 8+ Keep Flying.] [Option 2: Replace the Whole Damn Mess: --Spend 2 Parts. --Keep Flying.] (at Tech 1 vs 8, and you’re going to a supply planet anyway, I’m going to assume you spend the parts.)
  3. Badger’s Boys [Option 1: You Know We’re Good for It: Requires Solid with Badger: --Keep Flying.] [Option 2: The Repo Man Cometh: Talk 10 Bribes 1-9 [Fight 8 1-7 Discard 1 Ship Upgrade, if able. Full Stop. 8+ Evade.] 10+ Keep Flying.]

OK, we haven’t talked about Bribes. You have four points of Negotiate, with a target of 10, so normally you’d need to roll a 6 to Keep Flying. But the Bribes keyword means that before you make the roll, you can spend as much money as you like: each $100 gives +1, so $500 would guarantee you make it through cleanly. So how much would you like to Bribe?

So fill up and recruit Scrapper, that’s $500 if I am not wrong?

I’ll spend $500 to keep flying

5.1.2 Buy at Persephone cont.

Well, you could use your regular cargo hold spaces for fuel too, but if you mean just the special fuel-stash, yes.

5.2.2 Fly cont.

Fly continues.

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]

(Border Space)

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]

Turn 5.3 Murphy and Yun Qi COMaestro

I have a CO.

5.3.1 Fly

Full Burn, one fuel used. (Border Space)

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]
  2. Persistent Pursuit [–Player to your right must move Operative’s Corvette 1 or 2 Sectors within Alliance, Border or Rim Space. --Keep Flying.] (@Scribbs please.)

5.3.2 Work

Fuel run: Silverhold [Shipping to Silverhold, Heinlein (8 Fuel)] [$900] (H)

Unload 8 fuel, job complete; Solid with Harken. Pay is 900, less 300 for Roberta is 600.

Turn 5.4 Burgess and Bonanza DJCT

I have a CO.

5.4.1 Fly

Full burn, one fuel used. (Border Space)

  1. Reavers on the Hunt [–Player to your right must move a Reaver Ship 1 Sector within Border or Rim Space. --Keep Flying.] (@COMaestro please.)
  2. Punctured Fuel Lines [Option 1: Patch It Best Ya Can: Tech 5 Breakdown; 1-4 Lose 2 Fuel. Full Stop. 5+ Keep Flying.] [Option 2: Replace the Whole Damn Mess: --Spend 1 Part. --Keep Flying.]

You’ve got Tech 2, so a 3+ would fix it. Your call.

Move the operative into the sector to my right.

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If I am doing this correctly, move the upper-most Reaver to Deadwood.

Sorry, it’s “1 Sector”, i.e. cross just one line on the map.

Ah, I see. Got confused since the other Reaver ship moved so far. Stick with the upper-most one and just move it to the upper right sector.

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Try to fix it

@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
In our last episode…

d6+2: 5 vs 5

@RogerBW asked for a die roll:

5.4.1 Fly cont’d

  1. The Big Black [Keep Flying!]

5.4.2 Work

Her majesty, the mayor of Whitefall [Immoral Crime at Athens, Georgia (Misbehave 3)] [$4000] [Cover Your Tracks] (N)

OK, Misbehaves. We draw these one at a time…

:heart: Kidnapped By Hill Folk [Option 1: Hill Folk: Proceed.] [Option 2: The Witch Must Burn!: Negotiate 8; 1-7 Kill a Crew, Attempt Botched. 8+ Proceed.] [Option 3: Note the Man with the Really Big Gun: Requires at least 2 Fight from FIREARM Gear: Proceed.]

You have no Hill Folk, so option 1 is off the table. You don’t have two Fight from Firearm gear, so option 3 is out too. So it’s time to talk your way out of it…

d6+2: 8 vs 8

Woo! On to Misbehave #2 of 3:

:clubs: The Black Market Express [Option 1: Job Will Keep: Can’t Pass Up a Bargain: You may Buy any Firearms and Explosives from the Silverhold Discard pile at half price. Attempt Botched.] [Option 2: Lead Us Not into Temptation…: Draw another Misbehave Card to replace this card. Discard this card.]

@DJCT’s choice. At Silverhold you could have:

Glucklich Jia 642X ($800, :gun:, Firearm, Sniper Rifle) (G-S)
Explosive Charge ($400, Discard for :gun:, Discard for Explosives) (G-S)

(A “botch” means “failed for now, can try again next turn” – though if you do that you need to pass a fresh draw of three Misbehave cards.)

Ooh I’ll have Jia please. This is fun!