Diaspora: Doctors in Space Session 1
Session 1
Pivotal rolls documented using lonelog.
Putting this campaign on hold for personal reasons.
Scene 1: Habitat B, Lightbulb
The RMT-1 is directed to Habitat B in the Lighbulb system to investigate an potentially emergent disease. At Hab. B, Dr. Carlyn Su is prevented from examining the body of the deceased patient. The Red Suns Mining Consortium is in conflict with Su's Omnitheist denomination. The postmortem is handled by a doctor with less experience.
Skipper Lakeshi and Navigator Sekhmet are able to identify Patient 0's route of origin through docking records. The crew decide to trace Patient 0's path to Mercury Orbital in the Steel System.
In Route to Mercury Orbital
Lakeshi gets into an argument with a junior member of the medical staff. Her military experience rubs the medical staff the wrong way. Dr. Su helps to defuse the situation.
Scene 2: At Mercury Orbital
- What is the origin of the infection?
- Identify species of the infection?
- Clues to a cure.
- Treat/contain local outbreak.
The RMT 1 arrives at Mercury Orbital. Six people have come down with symptoms of the new disease, three critically ill. The chief medical officer and dockmaster are concerned.
@ Medical Officer
d: d100 = 64
-> 'old'
=> Medical officer is an older man concerned about a disease with new symptoms.
@ Dockmaster
d: d100 = 96
-> 'principled'
=> Dockmaster is strongly principled about their job.
Lakeshi negotiates with the dockmaster for permission to dock. Her experiences as a navy veteran come in handy to convince the dockmaster to be open to accepting aid. However the dockmaster is still uncomfortable with the situation.
Carlyn similarly succeeds at getting the Medical Officer's permission. He invites her for a drink, which she turns down. This complicates their relationship.
Temporary scene attribute: concerned CMO
Lakeshi attempt to get access to docking records for Sekhmet to anaylize.
@ Obtain docking records
d: difficulty 2; 4dF 0; Profession 3; result +1
-> Weak result
=> Lakeshi gets minimal docking records
Carlyn examines the infected patients, collecting samples in an attempt to identify the infection.
@ Find clues about the nature of the infection
d: difficulty 4; 4dF -1; epidemeology skill: 5; total 0
-> success but it takes a full day
=> Carlyn determines that the infection is viral
@ Find clues about treatment/containment strategy
d: difficulty 3; 4dF -2; medicine skill: 4; total -1
-> efforts to identify treatment fail
=> In spite of narrowing down the species, the infection resists treatment attempts.
Sekhmet attepts to model the infection to get clues about origin.
@ Use docking record to get clues about prior origin.
d: difficulty 4; roll 4dF -1; computer skill 4; stunt-interface: 2; total +1
-> weak success
=> Sekhmet narrows down the potential ships of origin.
Number infected increases to 12. First death on mercury orbital.
Carlyn performs autoposy in attempt to find out more about infection.
@ Attempt to find more information by examining fatality
d: 4dF 2; difficulty 2 (with previous clues); science skill 5; total: 5
-> good result with +4 spin
=> Carlyn makes a major discovery about the nature of the illness
Lakeshi attempts to use the information gathered so far to get additional import/export records.
@ Attempt to get additional records using found information.
d: 4dF 0; difficulty 2; profession skill 3; total +1
-> weak success
=> Lakeshi gets minimal additional records.
@ Analyze records
d: 4dF -3; difficulty 2; computer skill 4; total -1
-> weak miss
=> records are inconclusive
Time is running out, the crew is ordered to investigate lost ship that may be carrying the infection.
@ Wrap up investigation on origin:
d: 4dF -2; status 2; challenge 5; result -6
-> strong miss
=> crew has multiple theories of origin but unable to support any
@ Wrap up investigtion on species
d: 4dF 0; status 5; challenge 7; result -2
-> strong miss
=> crew as multple theories of species but unable to pin down beyond viral
@ Wrap up investigation on cure
d: 4dF 0: status 4; challenge 6; result -2
-> strong miss
=> crew unable to treat disease beyond basic precautions
In spite of setbacks, knowledge gained will help in further investigation.