conversations.from: system
conversations.value: In the 24th century, humankind has headed out to the stars--and found that they are not alone. Out in the black, the only way for a pirate to get by is to head out for parts unexplored and hope the value of their discoveries outweighs the effort it takes to catch and execute them. Here aboard *The Rotten Cheat*, the crew has picked up a few new members...
  
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  Crew members of all species and brands are welcome on the ship and please feel free to create new cards if you find the ones I've provided insufficient for character creation.
  
  I'm hoping for a slightly Firefly-esque tone? Mostly fun and humorous but free to turn towards the serious if that's where the crew takes it. Dark secrets welcome. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Veteran Astronaut: A veteran of interstellar travel from the first generation of FTL-capable starships.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Experienced
  
  Suggested Weakness: Stubborn
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rookie Astronaut: A green newbie embarking on an interstellar mission for the first time.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Intrepid
  
  Suggested Weakness: Inexperienced
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Science Officer: Curious and cautious, eager to explore the cosmos and live to tell the tales.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Highly Perceptive
  
  Suggested Weakness: Hesitant
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Operations Chief: A capable officer used to all-night shifts overseeing ship functions and information systems.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Great Endurance
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engineering Officer: Brilliant and inventive but still not used to the stresses of actual interstellar travel.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Brilliant Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Queasy
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Weapons Officer: The responsibility for the safety of the ship rests here, in good hands.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Athletic Physique
  
  Suggested Weakness: Untrusting
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Communications Officer: Trained in xenolinguistics and alien cultures to make allies and history throughout the galaxy.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Charismatic
  
  Suggested Weakness: Stubborn
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Alien Diplomat: Your mission is to help humanity explore the stars so your people don’t have to take the risk.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Intrepid
  
  Suggested Weakness: Secretive
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alien Commando: Humanity’s not ready for what’s out here. You are.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Military Training
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Support Robot: State-of-the-art in earthly robotics and artificial intelligence, programmed for calm precision.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sturdy Robot Body
  
  Suggested Weakness: Limited Emotional Capability
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Athletic Physique: Fit, strong, and agile.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brilliant Mind: You’re inventive and insightful, nimble and powerful of mind.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Highly Perceptive: You’re quick to detect social cues and physical clues.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Intrepid: Adventurous and bold.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Military Training: A rigid training regimen has prepared you for a dangerous life.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Great Endurance: Long nights, bad food, and rough rides are no problem for you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Charismatic: Friendly and approachable or intimidating and stern, whatever the situation calls for.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Well Educated: Education is your great advantage.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Experienced: You’ve seen things the others wouldn’t believe.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sturdy Robot Body: Exceptional artificial design and construction make you strong and sturdy.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Queasy: Rough rides and variable gravity don’t agree with you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stubborn: Difficult to divert and slow to change.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hesitant: Sometimes it’s fear, sometimes doubt.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Secretive: Sharing things has gotten you hurt before.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sensitive: Pain and stress cut you especially deep.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brutish: Blunt and direct.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Socially Awkward: Not so much for you with the talking.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Untrusting: Others have let you down. It’ll happen again.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Inexperienced: Your experience is limited... for now.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Limited Emotional Capability: Your software brain is designed to limit and regulate emotional responses.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Secure Your Future: You want to be remembered. You want to make a dent in history.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Steal A Claim Back From Alien Rivals: Reclaim a site or planet from the likes of gluttonous alien prospectors for the glory of Earth.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Promoted: Earn a promotion and further your career.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Revenge Against The Pirate Called Riser: Colleagues in the fleet have been slain by “Riser.” Maybe the *Dauntless* can end that pirate.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Faith Versus Knowledge: Your faith encompasses all that outside of your knowledge. As your knowledge goes, must your faith shrink?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Safety From Danger: Peace comes through superior power. Make humanity safer by making humanity stronger.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Recover What’s Lost: You lost your confidence—in yourself, in humanity, in something—and you’re out here to get it back.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Human Destiny: Humanity’s destiny is near. Answers are out there. Will you know them when you see them?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Not Alone: No species is alone. The future of sentience is in the mingling and cooperation of species. Make peace where you can.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Earn Star Commander Fitzcurtis’s Respect: You want the respect of the commodore of the fleet. You need it. But why?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Encounter A New Life-Form: Be the first to discover a new species of fauna heretofore unseen by humankind.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Improve Ship-wide Performance: You can make this ship operate faster, more efficiently, for the betterment of all. Make it happen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spacewalk: Get over your fear of deep space by making it through a spacewalk in the field.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Be A Star: Achieve popularity among the crew. Respect can come later.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discover the Source of the Harbinger Message: What is the Harbinger trying to say and where does that message originate? Find out.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Stake A Claim on a Precious New World: Space is big but most planets are claimed by aliens or difficult to mine. Stake a valuable claim.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reunite With Your Lover on Clotho: Your old lover is on the colony on Clotho. This may be your last chance patch things up.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Build A Friendship with an Alien Colleague: Human relations with alien cultures are vital to our survival. Build a meaningful bridge.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reveal the OmniColony Mole on the Ship: You can’t prove it—not yet—but you’re sure the company has bought someone in the mission.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Send Home an Artifact: Your brother didn’t make the cut. Get something to send him so he can touch the cosmos.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Hostile-Environment Suit: Standard Earthling survival suit with state-of-the-art life-support tech embedded. Bulky.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Portable Scanner Array: Hand-held but hefty scanning equipment. Sophisticated, expensive, delicate.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Planetary Stake Beacon: Typical alert beacon for laying claim to an asteroid, planetoid, or other stellar body.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Long-Range Satellite-Free Communicator: This direct communicator is hardened against EM attacks and keyed specially for the *Dauntless*.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Armored Battle Suit: An even bulkier, armored version of the standard hostile-environment suit. Meant for combat.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Compressed Energy Pistol: Standard-issue sidearm good for damage to organisms and electronics. Poor against hardware.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: MR-910 Combat Rifle: Standard-issue projectile rifle, generally forbidden to see use aboard starships.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Keycard to the Weapons Locker: Only two of these are typically issued to exploratory vessels on peaceful missions.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Encryption Code for the Dauntless: This code decrypts transmissions to and from the *Dauntless*, be they official or personal.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medical Hyperkit: A medical kit with various fast-acting and potentially dangerous drugs installed.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bridge of the Dauntless: The command center of the starship, cramped but highly functional.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dauntless: The Mess: A shared dining space for crew and officers of the exploratory ship.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dauntless: Comms Module: A private recording suite for text and AV logs to be securely encrypted and transmitted to HQ.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dauntless: Engine Room: Noisy and bright from the workings of the stardrive. Be sure to wear eye protection here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dauntless Machine Deck: One of the dirty, steamy, dark decks of the ship, full of industrial equipment and grime.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Washington Colony on Clotho: A pre-fab village dropped into an icy river delta from space. Just starting to eke out a new life.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Planet EV-1996: Rich in mineral deposits and liquid elements, this frigid planet appears unclaimed by anyone.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Planet DRX-31880: A human deep-space probe detected repeating radio signals from this dank planet over a year ago.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Planet CGE-700: This rocky world’s claimed by alien prospectors despite the presence of a primitive civilization here.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Derelict Alien Starship: Calcified, fleshy corridors and organ-like chambers open to vacuum. Something bad happened here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Amuse the Crew: You want to be liked. This ship is like your whole world now. Get them laughing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Navigate the Asteroid Field: Hundreds of individual objects drifting on different trajectories. Get the ship through it all, intact.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Parse the Sensor Data: The sensors collect astonishing volumes of data and the computer lacks the curiosity to make the most of it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Analyze Communication Records: Every signal sent to and from the ship gets logged. If there’s a coded signal in there, find it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Improve Crew Efficiency: The crew can do better. They don’t have to like it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Make Repairs: Get primary systems back online.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Land on the Derelict Ship: Get your shuttle aboard the spinning alien derelict and make a safe landing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Explore the Derelict Ship: Traverse the microgravity environment and locate an operations center if you can.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Puzzle out the Alien Computer: Can data be mined from this old ship? Can you make sense of it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Calculate the Angle of Attack: It’s not about reflexes. It’s about making sense of hostile vectors through limited telemetry. Get a firing solution.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Star Commander Lauren Fitzcurtis: Head of Earth’s deep-space division and experienced commodore of the exploratory fleet.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Commander Gyeon Jun-seo: Responsible for gathering diaries and video logs from active-service personnel through comms.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Executive Director Bernard E. Wallace: Liaison to exploratory ships from OmniColony Inc., manufacturer of deep-space colonial equipment.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: “Riser” Apex-20 Edition Model E2090: Rogue deep-space recon robot commanding a renegade ship as a pirate.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Premier Nathan Hewitt: Leader of the new deep-space colony on Clotho, at the verge of unexplored space.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flight Officer Ellen Vanderson: Co-pilot of the DSS *Dauntless*. This is her first deep-space mission.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Kro Kanzanic: Captain of a rival, alien exploratory ship laying claim to discoveries throughout the sector.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Harbinger: Little more than a holographic ghost appearing in decayed transmissions coming from deep space.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Xenobiological Entry Tango-321: A sleek, silvery liquid organism capable of physical mimicry and the secretion of caustic chemicals.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Xenobiological Entry Sierra-909: Teeth and claws on the ends of snaking, whipping tentacles tumbling through space.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rotten Cheat: Shuttle: A little cramped, but it can fit up to eight people if they're willing to squeeze. The Rotten Cheat isn't good for going into atmo so  Shuttle is what they use for trips onto planets. The AI is akin to an overeager adult golden retriever, so she does take some getting used to.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Impressions: Shuttle is pretty much guaranteed to like you, but the rest of the crew are another story. Can you form a bond quickly enough that you can work together?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Prototype 4.413: A polymorphic AI. Resting state is a robotic eye with six fluttering, sail like wings. 
  
  "Personality will set in upon designation"
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Merchant Ship Hutchins: This ship is carrying some tasty cargo.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Merchant Ship Sigler: Very few sharp corners; a seemingly sourceless blue light suffuses everything. The doors just curve out of the ceiling.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Prithviraj O'Malley: Security guard on the merchant ship *Hutchins*
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Rotten Cheat: Ship: The Ship AI has developed a full-blown personality, and thanks to the captain, it's a doozy. A wicked humor and a penchant for pranks makes her a dangerous friend, but she's a worse enemy. Despite her jokes, she takes the safety of her crew very seriously.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cal Frederickson: Security guard on the merchant ship *Hutchins*
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Bridge of the Rotten Cheat: The command center of the starship, cramped but highly functional.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rotten Cheat Machine Deck: One of the dirty, steamy, dark decks of the ship, full of industrial equipment and grime.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rotten Cheat: The Mess: A shared dining space for crew and officers of the ship.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rotten Cheat: Engine Room: Noisy and bright from the workings of the stardrive. Be sure to wear eye protection here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Faith Versus Knowledge: Your faith encompasses all that outside of your knowledge. As your knowledge grows, must your faith shrink?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Rotten Cheat: Shuttle: The Shuttle AI is slightly less developed than her sister, though she does have a full wetware module. Still, her intelligence is somewhere around that of an enthusiastic adult golden retriever.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rotten Cheat: Comms Module: A private recording suite for text and AV logs to be securely encrypted and transmitted to... wherever they need to go.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Tinkerer: You don't care so much about wealth and piracy... you just want access to all the cool gadgets.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Intrepid
  
  Suggested Weakness: Secretive
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Armorer: One can't just walk into a shop and demand weapons, especially if you're a pirate. So you are especially useful on the ship.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Earn Captain's Respect: You want the respect of the pirate captain. You need it. But why?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Board the Merchant Vessel: It has some valuable cargo--can you board the vessel with minimum damage and get away before the authorities are called?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Program the Prototype: What is this floating winged robot? And why does it suddenly look like you?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Lecherous: Looking for the next lay is more fun than efficient, but no one claimed you were efficient.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Revenge Against The Pirate Called Riser: Colleagues in the fleet have been slain by “Riser.” Maybe the *Rotten Cheat* can end that pirate.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Steal A Claim Back From Alien Rivals: Reclaim a cargo from the likes of gluttonous alien prospectors for fun and profit.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Befriend the AI: You are very very interested in the ship's AIs. Why?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Fighter: You've been around the quadrant more than once and you have the scars to prove it.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Military Training
  
  Suggested Weakness: Brutish
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Keycard to the Alien Weapons Locker: This should come in handy as you explore the derelict.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Long-Range Satellite-Free Communicator: This direct communicator is hardened against EM attacks and keyed specially for the *Rotten Cheat*--just don't argue with the AI.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Reluctant Pirate: Something tragic has happened to lead you to this life of crime. You don't actually want to be here, but you have no choice.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Encryption Code for the Rotten Cheat: This code decrypts transmissions to and from the *Rotten Cheat*, be they official or personal.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Medic: A pirate's life isn't very safe. You are absolutely vital (pun intended) to the ship.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Second Mate's Quarters: The room is filled plant life, most of it stemming from a vaguely humanoid shape on the bunk. The shape seems like some sort of tree or bush, leaves ranging from large and fleshy to thin and fibrous.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Mess Officer: "This mess is the only restaurant they have, but we shouldn't skimp the crew just because they're lacking in choices." You take feeding people seriously. Very seriously.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: ... What was that?: There's a clunking from the depths of the ships vents. Is that piece of the engine loose? Do we have oxy-filter rodents again? Or is there something even more concerning, in the bowels of the Ship's mechanisms?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: That... Can't be right.: Going by these charts from the last job you lost money. Which is impossible, there is VIDEO feed of three pallets of Luminum being loaded onto the ship from the wreck. You should be in the black, what is going on...?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Rotten Cheat: Not quite infamous yet, this pirate ship is in possession of a clever (if cowardly) captain and a cunning AI. Perhaps this is the season they'll finally make a name for themselves?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Captain: His rise to his position was unorthodox and, as such, so are his methods. The Captain's job is done so long as his crew is alive, his ship is intact, and they turn a profit on their ventures. God help him.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cleanish Getaway: Space is vast, dangerous, and you hurtle through it in a shell of relatively delicate metal. If there's anything any good coward learns quickly, it's how to get you and yours out of all sorts of trouble with your skins intact. Mostly.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Panicky: WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.
  For you this is a matter of frequent immediate concern, rather than a distant philosophical abstract. It can result in a certain unpredictability under pressure.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make it through the day: You've had few good, lasting things in your life. This ship and the people on it comprise two of them.
   You're going to keep them alive, successful and flying. This is non-negotiable.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: First Mate: Fiercely loyal to captain and ship and very protective of your crew, you oversee the day-to-day running of the ship in its entirety, so that the captain can focus on the scheming.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Overprotective: Like a Mama Bear with her cubs, you sometimes get irrational when anyone messes with those you are loyal to.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Well-Oiled Machine: Your main goal is to keep the ship and crew running smoothly. If there are conflicts, you want to resolve them. If there are obstacles, you want to dismantle them. If there are enemies, you want to crush them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Engineering Officer: Brilliant and inventive but still not used to the stresses of actual interstellar travel.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Brilliant Mind
  
  Suggested Weakness: Queasy
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Brilliant Mind: You’re inventive and insightful, nimble and powerful of mind.
  
  
  "What the engine broke? I got this 	safety pin and pen spring... That should do it!"
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Queasy: Rough rides and variable gravity don’t agree with you.
  
  "Everyone is always bumping into me!!!"
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Fixing up this wrecked up ship: Fixing things is my life and joy. Especialy when my life depends on it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Off-World Oddity: You are not of Earth and certainly not normal. Picked up by the crew on some misadventure out in the black, you have proven yourself useful enough to avoid a trip out the airlock.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hivemind Swarm: You are not a singular being, but a collection of psychically linked nano-organisms. Your "body" is just an assumed shape that your crew mates are comfortable with. As such, difficulties that  hamper beings that need to keep all their bits in the same place are no trouble for you.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Proportional Intelligence: You may be brilliant when  your collective parts are together, but when separated...well, let's just say your hand won't be doing long division on it's own any time soon.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Consulting Xenopsychiatrist: Academy trained in xenobiology and xenopsychology. Skilled at understanding the workings of alien minds and then medicating them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A Place to Call Home: You want to find somewhere you can put down roots; somewhere you belong.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Rapscallion: You have neither the looks nor backbone for charm, but by pushing yourself in the other direction you can affect a sort of lovable skeeziness, like a neighborhood's favorite drug dealer or a smiling card shark. Best not pretend to be something you're not, after all.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Poseur: You're good at blending in with alien cultures, but sometimes you think you're too good. You're overconfident about your assumptions, and this can lead to big mistakes.