Laika

1974

1975 due 11/22, Tuesday

Event Card Resolution

JOE Fortunate Accident: Habitation Module. Fortunate Accident: Space Station. Accepts government order to launch a manned mission as his next planned mission. Fortunate Accident: Satellite or Probe

Cain Program Fortunate Accident: Module. Fortunate Accident: Mars Lander

Republic of Texas: Astronaut recruitment is 1MB apiece. Defector goes to Romulus Project.

Romulus Project: One launch facility damaged. 15MB must be spent before it can be used again. Does not fix minor problem (-3% on next space station mission).

Purchase Hardware

JOE buys 2 two person capsules for 12MB, 3 two stage rockets for 36MB, 1 solid rocket booster for 5MB, 2 liquid fuel strap-ons for 6MB, and 2 docking modules for 4MB.

Republic of Texas buys 6 three person capsules for 72MB, 6 two stage rockets for 72MB, and 1 kicker for 3MB.

Cain Program buys 3 three stage rockets for 54MB and 3 three person capsules for 36MB.

Romulus Project buys 2 new astronauts (Tiberius, Caligula) for 4MB, 2 three stage rocket for 36MB, 1 three person capsule for 12MB, 1 two person module for 8MB, and the Three Person Habitation Module program for 90MB.

Conduct Research

JOE Hibernation: 8 dice (1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6) +31%. 80MB spent. j: 8 dice (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 6) +28% to Max R&D. 32MB spent.

Republic of Texas k: 2 dice (4, 5) -2% = +7% to Max R&D. 8MB spent.

Cain Program H: 3 dice (1, 2, 5) +8%. 12MB spent. J: 5 dice (1, 2, 2, 4, 6) +15%. 35MB spent. i: 7 dice (2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5) +24%. 56MB spent.

Romulus Project C: 3 dice (2, 5, 6) +3% = +16%. 18MB spent. d: 8 dice (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6) +8% = +38%. 16MB spent. c: 1 die (6) +1% = +7% to Max R&D. 5MB spent.

Declare Future Missions

JOE declares 3 launches, Republic of Texas declares 6 launches, Cain Program declares 2 launches, and Romulus Project declares 2 launches.

Missions

No rushing. Launch order is: Romulus Project, Romulus Project, Cain Program, Cain Program, Cain Program, Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, Republic of Texas, JOE, JOE, JOE

JOE continues a Uranus Flyby. Uranus Orbital Burn (79%<93%), Uranus Orbital Activities (75%<93%). Mission success! +16MB to budget..

JOE continues a Neptune Flyby. In-Route Activities (64%<93%). Mission continues next turn (7 turns until arrival at Neptune).

Republic of Texas continues a Uranus Flyby. In-Route Activities (33%<93%). Mission continues next turn (4 turns until arrival at Uranus).

Republic of Texas continues a Neptune Flyby. In-Route Activities (91%<93%). Mission continues next turn (11 turns until arrival at Neptune).

Republic of Texas continues a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Travis). Earth Orbital Activities (28%<91%), Earth Orbital Activities (03%<91%), Earth Orbital Activities (64%<91%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (99%>93%), Travis saves, Re-entry (77%<93%), Recovery (85%<93%). Mission success. +1% to i, +6MB to budget.

Republic of Texas continues a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Crockett). Earth Orbital Activities (13%<92%), Earth Orbital Activities (63%<92%), Earth Orbital Activities (37%<92%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (13%<93%), Re-entry (19%<93%), Recovery (25%<93%). Mission success. +1% to i, +6MB to budget.

Republic of Texas continues a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Bowie). Earth Orbital Activities (25%<93%), Earth Orbital Activities (17%<93%), Earth Orbital Activities (70%<93%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (48%<93%), Re-entry (02%<93%), Recovery (58%<93%). Mission success. +1% to i, +6MB to budget.

Republic of Texas continues a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Ocnaschek, Boyle, Milbourn). Earth Orbital Activities (86%<94%), Earth Orbital Activities (13%<94%), Earth Orbital Activities (41%<94%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (27%<98%), Re-entry (04%<98%), Recovery (56%<98%). Mission success. +1% to i, Boyle to 40%, Ocnaschek to 30%, Milbourn to 20%, +6MB to budget.

Republic of Texas continues a Mars Probe. Mars Orbital Burn (34%<88%), Mars De-Orbital Burn (24%<88%), Photo-reconnaissance (74%<100%), Mars Landing (74%<88%). Mission success. +6MB to budget.

Romulus Project launches a Manned Lunar Landing (Lepidus, Octavian, Tiberius). Liftoff (59%<94%), Earth Orbital Burn (80%<90%), Earth Mission Burn (25%<90%), In-Route Activities (72%<90%), Docking (76%<98%), Lunar Orbital Burn (09%<90%), Lunar De-Orbital Burn (29%<48%), Photo-reconnaissance (07%<100%), Lunar Landing (55%>48%), severe landing, craft damaged, roll on failure table on liftoff, Moonwalk (41%<87%), Lunar Launch (automatic failure), minor programming error is corrected, launch is good, Lunar Orbital Activities (42%<90%), Docking (22%<98%), Lunar Mission Burn (09%<90%), In-Route Activities (24%<90%), Earth Orbital Burn (28%<90%), Earth Orbital Activities (34%<90%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (67%<90%), Re-entry (12%<90%), Recovery (20%<90%). Mission success. +1% to C, EVA, d, and c, Lepidus to 20%, Octavian and Tiberius to 10%, Government order fulfilled, +10MB to budget.

Romulus Project launches a Medium Duration Manned Orbital (Brutus, Augustus, Anthony). Liftoff (54%<95%), Earth Orbital Burn (61%<91%), Earth Orbital Activities (53%<91%), Docking (29%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (25%<68%), Space Construction (47%<55%), Space Construction (60%>55%), Space Construction (85%>55%), Earth Orbital Activities (90%>66%), fuel or propellant problem, complex problem, tanks are venting too fast, ground control scrubs mission, Earth De-orbital Burn (55%<91%), Re-entry (56%<91%), Recovery (74%<91%). Mission failure. +1% to C, c and i, +25% to space construction, -3MB to budget.

Cain Program launches a Space Station with 2 habitation extenders. Liftoff (28%<76%), Earth Orbital Burn (06%<88%), Earth Orbital Activities (49%<66%). Mission success. +1% to F, H and i.

Cain Program launches a Medium Duration Manned Orbital (Ventrue, Burhah, Gangrel). Liftoff (21%<98%), Earth Orbital Burn (69%<95%), Earth Orbital Activities (72%<95%), Docking (93%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (41%<67%), Earth Orbital Activities (33%<67%), Earth Orbital Activities (05%<67%), Earth De-Orbital Burn (68%<95%), Re-entry (78%<95%), Recovery (39%<95%). Mission success. +1% to c and i, Bruhaj to 70%, Gangrel to 20%, +18MB to budget.

Cain Program scrubs a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Tremere, Malvakian, Nosferatu) due to lack of room on the space station. -10MB to budget.

Republic of Texas launches a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Travis, Kitzman, Simmons). Liftoff (31%<98%), Earth Orbital Burn (44%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (31%<98%), Docking (70%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (79%<94%), Earth Orbital Activities (53%<94%), Earth Orbital Activities (56%<94%). Mission continues next turn. +1% to i, Simmons to 70%, Kitzman to 10%.

Republic of Texas launches a Long Duration Manned Orbital (Bowie, Milbourn, Ocknaschek). Liftoff (71%<98%), Earth Orbital Burn (46%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (01%<98%), Docking (32%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (08%<95%), Earth Orbital Activities (31%<95%), Earth Orbital Activities (27%<95%). Mission continues next turn. +1% to i, Milbourn to 30%, Ocknaschek to 40%.

Republic of Texas launches a five person habitation module (part 1 of 2). Liftoff (39%<84%), Earth Orbital Burn (21%<97%), Earth Orbital Activities (38%<90%). Mission success. +1% to H, F, and k.

Republic of Texas launches a five person habitation module (part 2 of 2). Liftoff (71%<85%), Earth Orbital Burn (30%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (21%<91%). Mission success. +1% to H and k.

Republic of Texas launches a five person habitation module (part 1 of 2). Liftoff (64%<86%), Earth Orbital Burn (13%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (31%<92%). Mission success. +1% to H and k.

Republic of Texas launches a five person habitation module (part 2 of 2). Liftoff (56%<87%), Earth Orbital Burn (99%>98%). Mission failure. +1% to H.

JOE launches a three person habitation module. Liftoff (42%<89%), Earth Orbital Burn (51%<85%), Recovery (93%>85%). Mission failure. +1% to D and j.

JOE launches 11 habitation extenders to space station. Liftoff (22%<90%), Earth Orbital Burn (73%<98%), Earth Orbital Activities (49%<98%). Mission success. +1% to D.

JOE launches a Medium duration manned orbital (Astro, Gordon). Liftoff (72%<98%), Earth Orbital Burn (97%>92%), engine burn failure, Re-entry (71%<92%), Recovery (100%>92%), extraction difficulties, jammed hatch, recovery successful. Mission failure. +1% to b, Gordon to 50%. -10MB to budget.

Players

Astronauts: Cain Program: Ventrue, Tremere, Brujah (70%), Gangrel (20%), Malkavian, Nosferatu (10%), Toreador, Caitiff (0%), Romulus Project: Brutus (40%), Lepidus (20%), Augustus, Anthony, Octavian, Tiberius (10%), Caligula (0%), JOE: Roger Manning, Buck Rodgers, Astro (70%), Flash Gordon (50%), Republic of Texas Travis, Bowie, Crockett, Simmons (70%), Boyle, Ocnaschek (40%), Milbourn (30%), Houston (20%), Kitzman (!0%)

Programs and Hardware

Cain Program: Orbital Satellite (1): Interplanetary Satellite (2): 1/88%, 3/98%, Lunar Probe (3): 1/86%, Docking Module (4): 2/98%, One Stage Rocket (A): 5/84%, Three Stage Rocket (C): 1/98%, Kicker (F): 1/89%, Solid Rocket Booster (H): 3/77%, Ion Engine (J): 2/81%, One Person Capsule (a): 5/84%, Three Person Capsule (c): 2/96%, Two Person Module (d): 1/81%, Three Person Space Station (i): 0/68%, Habitation Extenders (p): 0, EVA: 98%, Photoreconaissance: 100%, Space Construction: 55% IN ORBIT: 1 three person space station (life support: 39)

Romulus Project: Orbital Satellite (1): 2/98%, Interplanetary Satellite (2): 4/72%, Lunar Probe (3): 0/65%, Docking Module (4): 2/98%, One Stage Rocket (A): 0/91%, Two Stage Rocket (B): 0/89%, Three Stage Rocket (C): 0/96%, Liquid Fuel Strap-ons (D): 2/33%, Kicker (F): 1/98%, One Person Capsule (a): 3/86%, Three Person Capsule (c): 0/92%, Two Person Module (d): 0/49%, Three Person Space Station (i): 2/69%, Three Person Habitation Module (k): 1/25%, Habitation Extenders: 0, EVA: 88%, Photorecon: 100%, Space Construction: 80% IN ORBIT: 1 three person space station (life support: 36), 2 habitation extenders

JOE: Orbital Satellite (1): 0/98%, Interplanetary Satellite (2): 0/93%, Lunar Probe (3): 0/72%, Docking Module (4): 4/98%, Mars Probe (5): 0/88%, One Stage Rocket (A): 0/98%, Two Stage Rocket (B): 0/98%, Liquid Fuel Strap-ons (D): 2/91%, Kicker (F): 0/98%, Solid Rocket Boosters (H): 1/82%, Solar Sail(K): 1/95%, One Person Capsule (a): 0/92%, Two Person Capsule (b): 2/93%, One Person Module (e): 0/92%, Three Person Space Station (i): 0/81%, Three Person Habitation Module (j): 0/86%, Two Person Mars Lander (n): 1/90%, Habitation Extenders (p): 16, EVA: 98%, Hibernation: 1/70%, Photorecon: 100%, Space Construction: 55%. IN ORBIT: 1 three person space station (life support: 36), 17 habitation extenders.

Republic of Texas: Orbital Satellite (1): 0/98%, Interplanetary Satellite (2): 0/93%, Lunar Probe (3): 0/88%, Docking Module (4): 1/98%, Mars Probe (5): 0/88%, One Stage Rocket (A): 4/98%, Two Stage Rocket (B): 2/98%, Liquid Fuel Strap-on (D): 0/85%, Kicker (F): 0/98%, Solid Rocket Booster (H): 4/73%, Solar Sail (K): 1/95%, One Person Capsule (a): 4/93%, Three Person Capsule (c): 4/98%, Two Person Module (d): 1/91%, Three Person Space Station (i): 1/96%, Five Person Habitation Module (k): 0/93%, Two Person Mars Lander (n): 1/90%, Habitation Extenders (p): 13, EVA: 98%, Photorecon: 100%, Space Construction: 100% IN ORBIT: 1 three person space station with three person capsule docked (life support: 45), 1 three person space station with three person capsule docked (life support: 9). 1 five person habitation module (disassembled).

1975

Draw Event Cards

Andy York: Test Failure: -15% to Solid Rocket Booster. -20MB to budget.

Bill Scharf: R&D Setback: -2% to each R&D die rolled this year. -5MB to budget.

Dennis Cain: Severe Setback: pay MB's equal to 6 die rolls of three person capsule or lose 10% on next mission. -5MB to budget.

Cary Nichols: Government Order: Place a man on Mars by 1982. +50MB to budget if accepted, -20MB if declined.

Final Positions