Editing Theogony

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=Characters At A Glance=
==Main Table==

{| class="wikitable"
! Character
! High Concept
! Player
! Moxie
! Conditions
|-
|'''[[Theogony_Character:_Mac|Erin "Mac" MacAran]]'''
|Black Market Hustler
|''[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/brahnamin.70442/ brahnamin]''
|2
|
|-
|'''[[Theogeny_Character:_CDM|Prof. Crushing Deep Mysteries]]'''
|Neo-Orca Exosolar Researcher
|''[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/mrprim.71711/ MrPrim]''
|2
|
|-
|Sylia
|Infiltrator slinking away from her criminal past
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/kittlefish.62862/ Kittlefish]
|2
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|-
|Starblaze Johnson
|Action-Archaeologist Reality Metacelebrity
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/muskrat.144471/ Muskrat]
|2
|
|-
|Eddie Hardshell
|Evangelising NovaCrab Engineer
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/dannyk.1750/ DannyK]
|2
|
|-
|KLL-1373 aka "KILL-E"
|Secretly Sapient Soldier-bot Seeking Salvation
|[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?members/mrobsolete.216284/ MrObsolete]
|2
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|-
|TBD
|TBD
|TBD
|2
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|-
|}

==Relationships==

==Character Summary Table==


{| class="wikitable"
! Character
! High Concept
! Morph
! Mind
! Muse
! Rep
! Edge
! Flaw
! Gear
! Gear
|-
|'''[[Theogony_Character:_Mac|Erin "Mac" MacAran]]'''
|Black Market Hustler 
|Bio-passing Synth 
|Computer Brain
|Sarcastic Brat 
|Criminal Enigma 
|Non-Stop Machine
|Hackable
|Multiphasic Scanner
|Tattered Teddy Bear (anti personel grenade inside)
|-
|'''[[Theogeny_Character:_CDM|Prof. Crushing Deep Mysteries]]'''
|Neo-Orca Exosolar Researcher
|Deceptively resilient Ayala caretaker pod
|Double doctorates in xenobiology and xenoastrogeography 
|Studious cuttlefish 
|Widely-published (r-rep)
|Predatory instincts
|Uncomfortable in gravity
|Autonomous scanner drones
|Manipulator cuff
|-
|Sylia
|Infiltrator slinking away from her criminal past
|Yoyodyne-Orochitech "Pipe Snake" Low-profile technical Slitheroid with nanofine manipulators
|Overclocked lightning processor
|Catgirl Friday
|Veteran codeslinger (g-rep)
|Weakpoint sense
|Jumping at shadows
|Adaptive Interface
|Tail-mounted 'Stingray' Plasma Cutter
|-
|Starblaze Johnson
|Action-Archaeologist Reality Metacelebrity
|A Beautiful Olympian Fit for an Action Hero
|Brilliant Gatecrashing Xeno-Archaeologist
|Starblaze Animated
|Long-Time Metacelebrity with a New Lease on Life (f-rep)
|Vid and XP Recording Cyberware System
|Trouble Separating Fact and Fiction
|Medium Pistol
|Portable Xeno-Archaeologist’s Lab
|-
|Eddie Hardshell
|Evangelising NovaCrab Engineer
|Swiss Army Crab ’its so damn versatile!’
|Packed with technical manuals
|Sebastian
|Work hard, play hard (@-rep)
|Flair for Improvisation
|Awkward
|The Crab Cannon
|Tool pouch
|-
|KLL-1373 aka "KILL-E"
|Secretly Sapient Soldier-bot Seeking Salvation
|Combat Synth (Featuring After-Market Mods)
|Happy-Go-Lucky Tactician
|Dr. Bob, the subverted Minder AI
|"I'm internet popular!" (@-rep, but only through their mesh ID)
|Literal Aimbot
|Faulty Social Protocols
|Big Fuckoff Railgun
|Grenades For Every Occasion
|-
|TBD
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|}

=Scene 1: Arrival on Hesiod=
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===Situation===

*You are the Exploration Team on a First-in mission to the newly-discovered Gate on a planet that has been provisionally named '''Hesiod'''.  As the First-in team, you don't know where you're going or what to expect when you get there. 
*The initial automated probe determined that the arrival Gate was on solid, rocky ground and that the gravimetric and atmospheric conditions were survivable for typical morphs.  There was some data corruption on the second probe, so much less information than is typical is available, but enough information was returned to establish that Hesiod was survivable. The decision was made to send through a First-In team rather than attempt another automated probe. 
*Your job is to learn as much about the planet as possible in the '''14 hours''' that you have before the gate re-opens. 
*In addition to you as the Exploration Team, there is a Security Team, whose job will be to deploy a security cordon around the Gate and hold it against any potential threats.  
*The overall expedition is under the command of Caihong Li from your sponsor Pathfinder.  She will be accompanying you through the gate and will stay with the Security Team.
*''Descriptors'': Discovery Bonuses; Fixed Departure Time

===The Other Side of the Gate===
*''Descriptors'': Xenoarcheaology; Barely Survivable Environmental Conditions; Accurate Map

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/eclipse-phase-freeform-universal-theogony.904058/#post-24574724 IC post with Map Description]

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===Caihong Li===
*''Descriptors'': ''Pathfinder'' First-In Expedition Manager; Up-and-Coming Planetary Consortium Executive; Tricked-Out Crasher Morph
*''Gear'': Standard ''Pathfinder'' Crashing Kit; The ''BEST'' Designer Recreational Drugs; QE Comm

===Base Security Team===
*''Descriptors'': Hired Mercenary Squad; Combat Synthmorphs; Here to Protect the Gate
*''Gear'': Crew-Served Seeker Launcher; Rapid-Deployment Base Security System

=Game Information=
==NPCs==
===Caihong Li===
*''Descriptors'': ''Pathfinder'' First-In Expedition Manager; Up-and-Coming Planetary Consortium Executive; Tricked-Out Crasher Morph
*''Gear'': Standard ''Pathfinder'' Crashing Kit; The ''BEST'' Designer Recreational Drugs; QE Comm

==Important Locations==
===Hesiod Gate===
*''Descriptors'': Xenoarcheaology; Barely Survivable Environmental Conditions

==Clues and Leads==

=Important Links=
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/eclipse-phase-freeform-universal-theogony.904058/ In-character Thread]
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/eclipse-phase-freeform-universal-theogony.904057/ Out-of-character Thread]
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/recruitment-eclipse-phase-using-freeform-universal.903945/ Recruitment Thread]

=Character Creation=
Character creation in [https://www.perilplanet.com Freeform Universal] is very simple.  There is a [[Theogony:Character_Template | Character Template]] for your convenience, but you aren't required to use it.  (Changeable stats like Conditions and Moxie we will track here on the main page instead of on the character sheets.)

*First, your character needs a High Concept - this is the kernel of who or what the character is, and should be summed up in just a few words or a phrase. ''Barsoomian Revolutionary'', ''Cephalopod Uplift Pilot,'' something like that.
*Fill out your biographical details: name, basic biography, etc.
*Answer the questions related to your individual Drives.  Every character wants something that they can't immediately get.  The three questions are:
**What do you want?
**What is stopping you?
**What will you do?
*The mechanical core of your character is 6 ''Descriptors.'' These are single-words or short phrases that describe the relevant aspect of your character. The 6 Descriptors that we'll use for this game are:
**Morph - relates to the morph your PC is currently wearing
**Mind - relates to your PC's nonphysical characteristics
**Muse - relates to your PC's Muse. If you don't want a Muse, it relates to why you don't have one.
**Rep - relates to your PC's Rep with a particular network of your choice - which network, and why is it the way that it is (positive or negative)?
**Edge - an advantage that your character has. 
**Flaw - a disadvantage that your character has.
*Your character also has 2 pieces of ''Gear''.  Of course, your character may fictionally be lugging around other stuff, but these are the two pieces of Gear that you look at as your signature items.  Batman's Utility Belt, John Wick's Fashionable Suit Armor, etc.  While other items (called "props" in the game) may be important from time to time, these are the pieces of Gear that you want to regularly have a mechanical impact. 
*Last, ''Relationships''.  All of your PCs are on the same Gatecrashing team, but please describe the particular relationships that you have with 2 other PCs.  These can be positive or negative, so long as the negative doesn't impede the game.

=Rules Notes=

==How do I do stuff?==
*Pose a closed (''i.e.'', yes/no) question about what your character is attempting. ''Can I land the ship safely?'' ''Do I complete the hack before the IC gets to me?'' Etc.
*Start with 1 d6 as an Action die.  Add another die for every positive Descriptor, Condition, piece of Gear, or other modifier that helps your attempt. Remove a die for every negative Descriptor, Condition, piece of Gear, etc. that hinders your attempt. (This includes not just your character's modifiers, but also the NPC's or location's or scene's - whatever is relevant. When in doubt, I'll have the final word on what applies or doesn't, but fundamentally if I let you in the game I trust your judgment so just be reasonable.)
**If you're left with a positive number of modifiers, roll that many additional Bonus d6s and take the highest result from all dice. 
**If you're left with a negative number of modifiers, roll that many additional Penalty d6s and take the lowest result from all dice.
**If you're left with no net modifiers, just roll your Action die. 
**''Examples'': If you have 3 positive modifiers and 2 negative modifiers, you'll roll 1 Action die and 1 Bonus die, for a total of 2 dice and take the higher result.  If you have 2 positive modifiers and 3 negative modifiers, you'll roll 1 Action die and 1 Penalty die and take the lower result.
*That result tells you the answer to your question:
**6 = Yes, and
**5 = Yes
**4 = Yes, but
**3 = No, but
**2 = No
**1 = No, and
*The GM will (pending some reasonable negotiation) decide on what the "ands" and "buts" mean.

==What can I do with Moxie?==
*Add a bonus die before the roll
*Re-roll any one die after seeing the result
*Elevate a Prop - turn a Prop into Gear for 1 Scene (meaning that it can be added to your die pool when relevant)

==How do I earn Moxie?==
*Refresh. When the characters have the chance to take a break, they'll return to 2 Moxie if they had less.
*Take a hit. Voluntarily accept a "No, and" result before rolling the dice and gain 1 Moxie.
*Complete bonus tasks. Every so often, I will offer bonus RP tasks that can be completed to earn Moxie.  I'm doing this as a more objective version of earning Moxie for doing cool things as described in the book.

==What are Conditions?==
*Conditions are temporary Descriptors that apply to your character and are mechanically important.  They may be Positive or Negative.  Maybe you're ''Concussed'' from a fight with an Uplifted Gorilla.  Or maybe you're wearing a ''Jovian Battlesuit'' for a scene.
*From time to time, you'll get Conditions from successes or failures on Roles, or maybe just from the fiction itself.