Battlestar Galactica 17: Prime Motives

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Blood must be sated. Destruction rings for vengance. Chaos breeds distrust. Here, at the end of time, a small group must band together to try and bring the ultimate revenge, surviving.

Hounded and harried by relentless pursuers the fleet sought safe harbors far away, where legends predicted a new home. Yet before the flight could begin, a deadly challenge erupted. Two late stragglers fought off a third, for the chance to become survivors of the apocalypse, or merely its last victims.

Would it all be for naught? Only time would tell…

This is a 6 leader mission. Rules will follow the basic rules from the base game with the additional changes for Pegasus.

We will be using all characters from Daybreak and Exodus.

We will be playing with Mutiny cards and Miracle tokens.

Miracle tokens refer only to Once Per Game abilities. You may only have a max of one. If, for some reason, a card would grant you a token and you already have one, you may not gain a second. However, if you have used your OPG, getting a Miracle token will allow you to use your OPG ability.

Some actions will force a player to take a Mutiny card. You may only have one in your hand. If you are forced to take a second Mutiny card, immediately go to the Brig and discard down to one Mutiny card. Cylon players may not have Mutiny cards. Revealed Cylons must discard their Mutiny cards, and may never draw Mutiny cards.

Reckless skill checks have been adjusted. No longer does reckless trigger Treachery card abilities, instead follow the following procedure:

*After cards are added, flip the top card of the Treachery deck face up.
*If card value is >0, do nothing and process skill check like normal
*If card value is 0, flip up next Treachery card and resolve both text abilities. May repeat, and does not prevent abilities in skill check from triggering.
*Checks that fail with total of <0 trigger Reckless

Players are as follows, selected by the true random number generator:

  1. @Knightsaber - Six
  2. @Jorn_Weines - Karl ‘Helo’ Agathon
    3 ) @soondifferent - Ellen Tigh
  3. @Lantz - Doc Cottle
  4. @rowe33 - Starbuck
  5. @jeffreyb - Gaius Baltar

1 - Ginger Yellow, Knightsaber, rowe33, soondifferent, ShivaX
Cylons - Fuel - ShivaX, rowe33
2 - scottagibson, rowe33, Knightsaber, Otthegreat, Lantz
Cylons - Morale - scott, Knight
3 - Lantz, rowe33, scottagibson, Otthegreat, Knightsaber
Humans - Lantz, scottagibson, Knightsaber
4 - Otthegreat, Lantz, scottagibson, rowe33, Otagan
Cylons - Destroyed Galactica - Lantz, Otagan
5 - Lantz, Otagan, Otthegreat, scottagibson, ShivaX, soondifferent, rowe33
Cylons - Destroyed Galactica - scottagibson, soondifferent, Otagan CL
6 - soondifferent, Otthegreat, Knightsaber, rowe33, Blueboy08, scottagibson
Humans - Otthegreat, Knightsaber CL, rowe33, scottagibson
7 - Otthegreat, scottagibson, CaseyRobinson, rowe33, CraigM, Jørn Weines
Cylons - Destroyed Galactica - Otthegreat, scottagibson, CraigM CL
8 - rowe33, CaseyRobinson, Knightsaber, Jørn Weines, soondifferent, Otthegreat
Humans - rowe33 CL, CaseyRobinson, Jørn Weines, Otthegreat
9 MEGA GAME - Lantz, Scottagibson, Rowe33, Otthegreat, Soondifferent, Knightsaber, Jostly, JefferyB, Jørn Weines
Humans - Scottagibson, Rowe33, Jostly, Jeffreyb, Soondifferent CL
10 - Jeffreyb, Soondifferent, Knightsaber, Rowe33, Jostly, Lantz
Cylons - Fuel - soondifferent, Jostly (CL), Lantz
11 - Otthegreat, Soondifferent, Knightsaber, Rowe33, Jostly, CaseyRobinson
Cylons - Centurions - CaseyRobinson, soondifferent, Rowe33 (CL)
12 - legowarrior, jeffreyb, Rowe33, Woodlance, Jorn_Weines, Tim_N
Cylons - Morale - jeffreyb, Rowe33, JornWeines (CL)_
13 - CraigM, legowarrior, Scottagibson, Lantz, Rowe33, jeffreyb(CL)
Humans - legowarrior, Lantz, Rowe33
14 - Rowe33, Jorn_Weines, jeffreyb, Lantz, soondifferent, Knightsaber
Cylons - Centurions - jeffreyb, soondifferent, Lantz (CL)
15 - Lantz, Otthegreat, Rowe33, Jorn_Weines, jeffreyb, soondifferent
Humans - Lantz, Jorn_Weines, jeffreyb
16 - CraigM(CL), Otthegreat, Jorn_Weines, Lantz, soondifferent, Rowe33
Cylons - Fuel - Jorn_Weines, Rowe33

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The available characters:

Political Leaders

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Military Leaders

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Pilots

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Support

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Cylon Leaders

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Line of succession

Admiral:

  1. Helena Cain
  2. William Adama
  3. Saul Tigh
  4. Karl “Helo” Agathon (Original Version, Military Leader)
  5. Felix Gaeta
  6. Louis Hoshi
  7. Tom Zarek (Alternate Version, Military Leader)
  8. Lee “Apollo” Adama (Original Version, Pilot)
  9. Anastasia “Dee” Dualla
  10. Karl “Helo” Agathon (Alternate Version, Pilot)
  11. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace
  12. Louanne “Kat” Katraine
  13. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii
  14. Brendan “Hot Dog” Costanza
  15. Samuel T. Anders
  16. “Chief” Galen Tyrol
  17. Callandra “Cally” Tyrol
  18. Sherman “Doc” Cottle
  19. Lee Adama (Alternate Version, Political Leader)
  20. Tom Zarek (Original Version, Political Leader)
  21. Ellen Tigh
  22. Gaius Baltar (Alternate Version, Support)
  23. Gaius Baltar (Original Version, Political Leader)
  24. Romo Lampkin
  25. Tory Foster
  26. Laura Roslin

President

  1. Laura Roslin
  2. Gaius Baltar (Original Version, Political Leader)
  3. Lee Adama (Alternate Version, Political Leader)
  4. Tom Zarek (Original Version, Political Leader)
  5. Romo Lampkin
  6. Tory Foster
  7. Ellen Tigh
  8. Lee “Apollo” Adama (Original Version, Pilot)
  9. Tom Zarek (Alternate Version, Military Leader)
  10. Felix Gaeta
  11. William Adama
  12. Karl “Helo” Agathon (Original Version, Military Leader)
  13. “Chief” Galen Tyrol
  14. Gaius Baltar (Alternate Version, Support)
  15. Callandra “Cally” Tyrol
  16. Sherman “Doc” Cottle
  17. Helena Cain
  18. Anastasia “Dee” Dualla
  19. Louis Hoshi
  20. Karl “Helo” Agathon (Alternate Version, Pilot)
  21. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii
  22. Saul Tigh
  23. Brendan “Hot Dog” Costanza
  24. Samuel T. Anders
  25. Kara “Starbuck” Thrace
  26. Louanne “Kat” Katraine
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The Galactica

FTL Control Action: Jump the fleet if the Jump Preparation track is not in the red zone*
*may lose population

Weapons Control Action: Attack 1 Cylon ship with Galactica.

Communications Action: Look at the back of 2 civilian ships. You may then move them to adjacent area(s).

Research Lab Action: Draw 1 Engineering or 1 Tactics skill card.

Command Action: activate up to 2 unmanned vipers.

Admiral’s Quarters Action: Choose a character, then pass this skill check to send them to the “Brig”
*difficulty 7 Tactics/ Leadership challenge

Hangar Deck Action: Launch yourself in a Viper. You may then take 1 more action*
*Viper pilots only

Armory Action: Attack a Centurion on the Boarding Party track (destroyed on a roll of 7-8)

Sickbay You may only draw 1 Skill Card during your Receive Skill step

Brig You may not move, draw Crisis Cards, or add more than 1 card to skill checks. Action: Pass this skill check to move to any location*
*difficulty 7 Politics/ Tactics check

Colonial One

Quorum Chamber Action If you are the President, draw 1 Quorum card. You may then either draw 1 additional Quorum card or play 1 from your hand

Press Room Action: Choose another player to draw 1 Mutiny Card (He does not go to the “Brig”). He then keeps 1 of his Mutiny Cards, and discards the rest. You may then discard a Mutiny Card.

President’s Office Action: Draw 2 politics Skill Cards.

Administration Action: Draw 1 Mutiny Card. If the President has any Mutiny Cards, choose a player to the President title. If the “Accept Prophecy” card is in play, the President may discard it to keep his title.

Cylon Locations

Caprica Action: Play your Super Crisis Card or draw 2 Crisis Cards, choose 1 to resolve, and discard the other*
*No activate Cylon Ships step

Cylon Fleet Action: Activate all Cylon ships of one type, or launch 2 raiders and 1 heavy raider from each Basestar

Human Fleet Action: Look at the top card of the Crisis or Destination deck and place it on the top or bottom of that deck, then draw 2 Skill Cards: Or: Action: Infiltrate Galactica.

Resurrection Ship: Draw only 1 Skill Card during your Draw Skill Cards Step. Action: Draw 1 Super Crisis Card. (New to Pegasus)

Pegasus Locations

Pegasus CiC: Action: Choose a Basestar and roll a die: 1-3 = Damage Pegasus; 4-6 = Damage Basestar; 7-8 = Damage Basestar Twice

Airlock: Action: Choose a character and pass this Skill Check to Execute them. (12, Politics-Tactics-Treachery). Reduce the difficulty of this check by 4 if the character is already in the ‘Brig’.

Main Batteries: Action: Choose a space area to affect and roll a die: 1 = Destroy 1 Civilian Ship; 2-3 = Damage 1 Viper; 4-6 = Destroy 2 Raiders; 7-8 = Destroy 4 Raiders.

Engine Room: Action: Discard 2 Skill cards to treat the next Crisis card drawn this turn as if it had a ‘prepare for jump’ (jump prep) icon.

Nuke table
1-2 - Basestar damaged twice.
3-6 - Destroy a Basestar.
7 - Destroy a Basestar and 3 Raiders.
8 - Destroy every ship in the space area.

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Roles and skill cards:

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Politics cards:

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Leadership cards:

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Tactics cards:

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Piloting cards:

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Engineering cards:

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Treachery cards:


Cylon Leader Motives:

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Quorum Album

[Album] Quorum Deck

Quorum card counts:

2X Arrest Order
2X Authorization of Brutal Force
2X Food Rationing
4X Inspirational Speech

Mutiny Deck

[Album] Mutiny Deck
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Once again, players are as follows, selected by the true random number generator:

  1. @Knightsaber
  2. @Jorn_Weines
    3 ) @soondifferent
  3. @Lantz
  4. @rowe33
  5. @jeffreyb

Doc Cottle, William Adama, Fat Lee, Aaron Doral, Romo Lampkin and snicker Anders are unavailable.

HOWEVER @Otthegreat may yet still alter availability at his wish for a single character, so until that is resolved, no picking ;)

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You have to do it like this.

OTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

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Is Simon O’Neill the only character who is yet to be played?

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Sorry, I was driving.

If the glorious battle in the Thunderdome had been any less epic, I absolutely would have made you guys play Anders again. But, @Lantz and especially @soondifferent fought bravely and without question deserved their victories. So instead, I will resurrect the grumpy, cigar-chomping, Doc Cottle from his cold grave among the stars for one more shot at victory.

Now I’ll go look around the peanut gallery and see if @jeffreyb left any popcorn here.

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As near as I can tell, yes. Or more accurately he is the only one I do not have tokens for, which is generally a good indicator (as I make them on demand)

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Okay then I’m taking my Six

@Jorn_Weines

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It’s been to long since we’ve seen Karl ‘Helo’ Agathon.

Please, PLEASE let me play as absentee Admiral for the first turn :)

@soondifferent

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I love how you want to bring back the Doc. Aaron I think also has good potential as a Cylon Leader, but Doc seems firmly like a ‘better than average, in skilled hands’ character.

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Are we actually going to have 2 pilots this time? I’d like to play Ellen Tigh, but I’d also like to be president :P

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Do we even need one pilot? But I can play pilot if you want to be President Ellen

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I figure you’ll want another shot at Cottle! I’m just checking as to whether anyone is going to pick someone more presidential than Ellen Tigh if I go with her.

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I mean, I will totally take another shot at him but I figured someone else might want a chance.

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Okay, I’ll be Ellen.

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mutters something about wanting 4 Cylon Motives now please

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Look at these early pickers trying to artificially reduce the character pool by 15 with their demands!

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Hey, I’d classify my statement as a pleading whine!

@craigm Does Helo get cards on round 1? I believe he doesn’t, but I am not sure.