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Post by PillarBiter on Dec 13, 2017 9:34:32 GMT
Slap a full-auto mod on that beast and never use any other gun again.
you're welcome.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 14, 2017 7:39:46 GMT
Well, finished Voeld on my Scott profile, then did a small reset of powers/perks/skills/whatever. Man, not having combos makes that planet's architect a lot more annoying. Architect combos? Invasion->Tactical Cloak->Turbocharge used with a rapid fire weapon. It will be dead in less than two minutes on Insanity.
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Post by cmoe on Dec 14, 2017 7:42:26 GMT
So yes, indeed. Got the first outpost on Eos established. Having a blast rediscovering the combat (Valkyrie for the win), still having a little trouble getting into chracter again but I am very confident I can do so. Tom Talyorson is a pretty great voice actor. I would love to see a screenshot of Robert. I agree completely on Tom, I usually try to do one male character PT but I may do a second as Scott.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 14, 2017 7:45:45 GMT
As requested, Robert pics: Personal Logs: Robert Ryder, Pathfinder. Mission Day: 10 I have had to lie for my job before, but my father taught me...one of the few lessons I ever truly picked up from him, was to stick to the truth. Doctor Carlisle said he had found a way to talk to Cass...and I told her our father was dead. It...didn't go the way I expected it to. It seemed to cause more problems in the end...it tore me up looking at her. I just...wonder where the line is. Because sometimes it seems like everything we are doing here is a waste. I ran into a sabotoure and he claimed he was doing it because of our leaders. I agree with him...though his methods were still barbaric, yet I turned him over to the very leaders we both seem to despise. It truly wasn't my decision, but I could not take the chance. Where is the line between truth and lies? And where should I go from here? I followed my father out here partially because I had a chip on my shoulder, wanted to prove to him I was just as tough and capable as he was. I felt cheated by him, cheated out of my career and with him going to Andromeda cheated out of proving myself as being his equal...hell better then him. Now that he is gone, I wonder if its time to let go...but I just can't seem to... ...So pretty acurate description of what I did in the game. Oh I did pick up that station creature chewing on the wires quest, I cheated, but there you go.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 14, 2017 8:28:35 GMT
It's fun to be talking ME again. I enjoy the fanfics that flesh out the story and colfoley 's Personal Logs. It's a very cool way to explore the story that adds immeasurable RP value and opportunity. Now, I just need to decide which primary playstyle I'll be employing with Scott and to remap my controller to MEA.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 14, 2017 8:45:30 GMT
It's fun to be talking ME again. I enjoy the fanfics that flesh out the story and colfoley 's Personal Logs. It's a very cool way to explore the story that adds immeasurable RP value and opportunity. Now, I just need to decide which primary playstyle I'll be employing with Scott and to remap my controller to MEA. I tend to do one of these for all my canon PTs now, I should also be journaling as Malcolme Cousland and Aeryn Hawke when/ if I get to starting my next DA run through. maybe as Kara as well but I think I already journaled as her.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 14, 2017 17:41:18 GMT
I finally started my new MEA PT. The protagonist is Scott Ryder, and I'm not yet fully set on his primary combat specialization. I played through Habitat-7 as an Adept (Pull / Singularity / Throw), but that was more about experience. I did drop into Sentinel (Incinerate / Assault Turret / Energy Drain) for the large battle. I generally pick a playstyle and heavily feature it. That need not be the case, though, with SAM aboard. Anyway, story stuff...
It's hard to understand just how much pressure Scott would be under as the new Pathfinder. Enumerating all that has gone wrong might help. Some issues have strong personal impact, and others are terrible in a broader way.
* Hyperion is immediately damaged upon arrival and pods are damaged. (It's safe to assume some were lost, as with the Nexus' arrival.) * Sara Ryder is stuck in a damaged pod. * Habitat 7 definitely cannot support human life. * Crash landing on H7 * Hostile aliens immediately attack, killing Kirkland and wounding Fisher and Hayes. * Alec Ryder, dad, human Pathfinder and a hugely important figure in the Ai dies on H7 * Scott nearly dies and awakens to learn he is the new Pathfinder, rather than Cora Harper * The Nexus is near starvation and rife with infighting after 14 months of being isolated, stranded and beset by tragedy. * Nexus "leadership" is actually a collection of subordinates forced to take on roles for which they aren't qualified or well suited. * Scott gets to rescue the entire Initiative by solving all the problems they couldn't solve in 14 months. He gets to do so while grieving his father and worrying about his sister. * The Pathfinder combat/field team is dangerously low on personnel, reduced from 10 operators to 3.
Best of luck, Scott. Go save the Initiative! We're all doubting counting on you!
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Post by colfoley on Dec 14, 2017 19:08:11 GMT
I finally started my new MEA PT. The protagonist is Scott Ryder, and I'm not yet fully set on his primary combat specialization. I played through Habitat-7 as an Adept (Pull / Singularity / Throw), but that was more about experience. I did drop into Sentinel (Incinerate / Assault Turret / Energy Drain) for the large battle. I generally pick a playstyle and heavily feature it. That need not be the case, though, with SAM aboard. Anyway, story stuff... It's hard to understand just how much pressure Scott would be under as the new Pathfinder. Enumerating all that has gone wrong might help. Some issues have strong personal impact, and others are terrible in a broader way. * Hyperion is immediately damaged upon arrival and pods are damaged. (It's safe to assume some were lost, as with the Nexus' arrival.) * Sara Ryder is stuck in a damaged pod. * Habitat 7 definitely cannot support human life. * Crash landing on H7 * Hostile aliens immediately attack, killing Kirkland and wounding Fisher and Hayes. * Alec Ryder, dad, human Pathfinder and a hugely important figure in the Ai dies on H7 * Scott nearly dies and awakens to learn he is the new Pathfinder, rather than Cora Harper * The Nexus is near starvation and rife with infighting after 14 months of being isolated, stranded and beset by tragedy. * Nexus "leadership" is actually a collection of subordinates forced to take on roles for which they aren't qualified or well suited. * Scott gets to rescue the entire Initiative by solving all the problems they couldn't solve in 14 months. He gets to do so while grieving his father and worrying about his sister. * The Pathfinder combat/field team is dangerously low on personnel, reduced from 10 operators to 3. Best of luck, Scott. Go save the Initiative! We're all doubting counting on you! its the last fact that sticks out for me.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 14, 2017 19:14:59 GMT
I finally started my new MEA PT. The protagonist is Scott Ryder, and I'm not yet fully set on his primary combat specialization. I played through Habitat-7 as an Adept (Pull / Singularity / Throw), but that was more about experience. I did drop into Sentinel (Incinerate / Assault Turret / Energy Drain) for the large battle. I generally pick a playstyle and heavily feature it. That need not be the case, though, with SAM aboard. Anyway, story stuff... It's hard to understand just how much pressure Scott would be under as the new Pathfinder. Enumerating all that has gone wrong might help. Some issues have strong personal impact, and others are terrible in a broader way. * Hyperion is immediately damaged upon arrival and pods are damaged. (It's safe to assume some were lost, as with the Nexus' arrival.) * Sara Ryder is stuck in a damaged pod. * Habitat 7 definitely cannot support human life. * Crash landing on H7 * Hostile aliens immediately attack, killing Kirkland and wounding Fisher and Hayes. * Alec Ryder, dad, human Pathfinder and a hugely important figure in the Ai dies on H7 * Scott nearly dies and awakens to learn he is the new Pathfinder, rather than Cora Harper * The Nexus is near starvation and rife with infighting after 14 months of being isolated, stranded and beset by tragedy. * Nexus "leadership" is actually a collection of subordinates forced to take on roles for which they aren't qualified or well suited. * Scott gets to rescue the entire Initiative by solving all the problems they couldn't solve in 14 months. He gets to do so while grieving his father and worrying about his sister. * The Pathfinder combat/field team is dangerously low on personnel, reduced from 10 operators to 3. Best of luck, Scott. Go save the Initiative! We're all doubting counting on you! its the last fact that sticks out for me. Well, he gets to increase the team by four by the time he leaves Eos, adding Vetra, PeeBee, Drack and Drack (Drack counts double!). The final eight badasses (includes Jaal) are way better than Alec's band of scrubs. That's a long way off, though, and my Scott doesn't know how things will unfold.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 14, 2017 19:31:42 GMT
its the last fact that sticks out for me. Well, he gets to increase the team by four by the time he leaves Eos, adding Vetra, PeeBee, Drack and Drack (Drack counts double!). The final eight badasses (includes Jaal) are way better than Alec's band of scrubs. That's a long way off, though, and my Scott doesn't know how things will unfold. Cassandra didn't want to be Pathfinder so her journey was discovering that she had it in her. Roberts was he really wanted to be leader but didn't realize that Alec was making it look easy now he has to rise to the occasion.
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Post by dazk on Dec 15, 2017 0:19:11 GMT
It's fun to be talking ME again. I enjoy the fanfics that flesh out the story and colfoley 's Personal Logs. It's a very cool way to explore the story that adds immeasurable RP value and opportunity. Now, I just need to decide which primary playstyle I'll be employing with Scott and to remap my controller to MEA. Well said Element Zero I am beginning to think I am going to have to play MEA and ACO in tandem, don't normally do that but MEA has been calling to me lately. colfoley thanks for picking up the baton on this thread, wish it hadn't dropped off my participated list!!!!!!
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Post by melbella on Dec 15, 2017 1:43:18 GMT
It's fun to be talking ME again. I enjoy the fanfics that flesh out the story and colfoley 's Personal Logs. It's a very cool way to explore the story that adds immeasurable RP value and opportunity. Now, I just need to decide which primary playstyle I'll be employing with Scott and to remap my controller to MEA. Well said Element Zero I am beginning to think I am going to have to play MEA and ACO in tandem, don't normally do that but MEA has been calling to me lately. colfoley thanks for picking up the baton on this thread, wish it hadn't dropped off my participated list!!!!!!
I have all the "what did you do" threads bookmarked, so even if I don't post in them forever, I still have the little red number at the top telling me there are new posts somewhere.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 15, 2017 8:10:50 GMT
I've always wanted to keep a detailed log or record of a MEA PT. I have sporadically done so in this thread throughout months and PTs past. Still, I lacked the patience to frame it as a first-person, in-character account. I also played in such huge segments that it made keeping a log almost impossible. Inspired by Inosha T'Rynn 's and colfoley 's logs, I've decided to give it a go for my current (11th!) MEA PT. I may still get sidetracked by health, real-life or fatigue. It's been fun, though, thinking what feelings Scott would record throughout today's playtime. These logs won't be exhaustive, all-encompassing logs, though some may resemble such. I think I'm more likely to stick with it if I set the goal of snapshots of the journey. Our protagonist is Scott Ryder, son of Alec and Ellen; twin brother to Sara. The family's story is well known, so we won't rehash it all here and now. Despite outstanding aptitude scores, Alliance Performance Evaluations and impressive biotic power, Scott's Alliance career stalled after his father's fall from grace. Sara experienced similarly stymied efforts, and so the family made the collective decision to join the Andromeda Initiative. We'll pick up Scott's story after the arrival in Andromeda, Heleus Cluster, Eriksson System; and after the ill-fated mission to Habitat 7. While Scott is outwardly a confident, natural, even unflappable leader, these are his personal logs. That being the case, they'll feature his feelings and occasional doubts as he muses in the company of SAM alone. The Beginning SAM, record Private Log.
Where to begin? Dad's dead. Hours into our fresh start, he's dead. Things couldn't have gone much worse today for the Ryder clan. I guess I could've gone splat after falling from the kodiak. And Sara... I have to believe she'll be okay. Harry and Lexi -- that's Doctors Carlyle and T'Perro -- seem genuinely optimistic, from what I can tell. I'll have to trust them and focus on the present.
I awoke a few hours ago to find dad dead and myself the new Pathfinder. It doesn't feel real. None of it. Dad meant so much to so many people. How do I even begin to fill his shoes? How do I tell Sara he's gone? <Sigh> Focus. Cora was supposed to be Pathfinder if anything happened to dad. Why choose me? It's a question for another day, I guess. When we get to the Nexus, I have to be ready to assume dad's duties-- the duties of the Pathfinder.
This was supposed to be a second chance for our family. Dad's second chance.
SAM, end log. The Nexus I thought we'd be the ones delivering a gut punch of bad news to the Nexus. Boy, was I mistaken. I mean, yeah, news of dad's death went over about as well as I'd expected; but the Nexus has had it even worse than Hyperion. This place was floating dark and waiting to die when we arrived. A few days of briefings, meetings, reading and talking has revealed just how bad things have gone for our fresh start. The Nexus ran into the same energy cloud as Hyperion. The Scourge they call it. They believe it's a centuries old weapon, but know next to nothing. Sensors can barely focus on it. It's been 14 months since the Nexus collided with the Scourge, and everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
Jien Garson is dead, just like dad. Just like Matriarch Nuara and pretty much the entirety of our planned leadership structure. Apparently, the ring housing their pods and offices took the brunt of the Scourge collision. The new leadership is made up of bickering subordinates who can't seem to agree on anything, including a single account of what has happened in the last 14 months . I'm trying not to judge them too harshly. I wasn't here, after all. Still, they've overseen one disaster after another. Trying circumstances and unsteady leadership led to a revolt. That led to deaths and the exile of some of our people. The krogan are long gone, and it's not hard to see why after talking to Kesh and Tann.
My taking on the role of Pathfinder has garnered a mixed reception and little real support. I think Addison was hoping dad had arrived, would take charge, and fix all of our ills. Maybe he would have. I can't imagine he'd have tolerated their in-fighting. We don't have dad, though. We have to find our way without him. Cleaning Messes It's easy to see the morale of Nexus personnel is a flickering candle. Our arrival helped a lot, since we came with food, water and power. A temporary reprieve. Still, this place is broken. I apprehended a saboteur today -- Dale Atkins. He's Nexus Security, or was before landing in the brig. He'd been sabotaging maintenance panels, and caused some injuries. Easily could've been deaths. Apparently, his sister was exiled following the infamous "uprising". I get his frustration, but what the hell? How many more Dale Atkins are out there? How was he able to do this under Kandros' nose?
Also in the brig is a turian, Nilken Rensus, Andromeda's "first murderer". The case against him seems shaky. Given what I've seen of leadership and justice around here, I've agreed to take a look into this. I'm pretty sure this is not Pathfinder's work, but this place is a mess. I can't let them hang him out to dry without checking the facts.
I keep wondering what dad would do. And I really miss Sara. She's right here, but I can't hear her voice or ... End log, SAM. I need some rest. Progress Tann has offered tentative support to me and my team -- what's left of it. What choice does he have? No other Arks or Pathfinders are knocking down his door. We're the only show in town. <Sigh> It's a start. We have resources, a ship -- oh boy, do we have a ship-- and a goal. The goal seems monumental: to make something out of nothing, and save 40 thousand souls, give or take. No pressure. Still, it's a start. We'll get it done.
I'm concerned about my team, or near lack thereof. The Pathfinder team under dad had 10 operators. We are now three. Fisher and Hayes are injured and out of the game. Greer is injured, too, in his own way; says he's not cut out for this work. Better we learn that now than in the field. And Kirkland. Poor Kirkland. The first human KIA in Andromeda. It was easy to almost forget about him, with all that happened. I won't do that again. They're my people now, my responsibility. I thought about going to Kandros, taking a look at potential recruits from among his APEX squads, but decided against it. We have enough bodies for a fire team, and make for a damn strong one. We'll see how the first op goes. Tempest What a ship. Maybe this is what those rich kids on the Citadel feel when they get their first high performance skycar. Tempest is as advanced a vessel as I've ever seen, or even heard of, really. I bet the Alliance had nothing better back in the 22nd. (It's still weird thinking about the 600 year gap. I'm too tired for that line of thought.) I would feel a bit better if she were armed, but Kallo assures me that adding guns is not an option. Structural reasons that I'm sure he explained. "Tempest is built for speed and stealth, Ryder." Guess we'll have to be very fast and very sneaky. SAM, there's nothing like standing at the command console and taking it all in. Of course, I guess you see what I see and know what I feel.
I'm now in command of an amazing ship with a good crew. I've had one-on-ones with each crew member, and come away feeling more and more optimistic. We're fewer than I'd like, but the support crew seem expert, one and all. I've even picked up another gun, maybe. Vetra Nix, the logistics officer prepping Tempest for departure, convinced me to bring her aboard. She claims to be as handy with a gun as she is with making deals. She has the armor and hardware. I'm gambling that she has the skills and can integrate quickly into our unit. Cora is bringing her up to speed on our basic field protocols. Cora. There's a topic. Another time.
We're leaving Zheng He momentarily. Time to grab some shut-eye. We've got this. Next time... maybe SAM, Cora and Eos. So hard to edit these typos and errors. This forum is not built for mobile devices.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 15, 2017 8:43:02 GMT
Off to a great start Eezo. I love how your logs are a lot more 'personal' and laid back then Robert's.
And this guy really does sound like a fish out of water, can't wait to see what he makes of Heleus.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 15, 2017 8:59:24 GMT
Off to a great start Eezo. I love how your logs are a lot more 'personal' and laid back then Robert's. And this guy really does sound like a fish out of water, can't wait to see what he makes of Heleus. I play him as a confident, capable, and relatively unflappable in the mold of an Alliance junior officer. These are private logs, though, where emotions and doubts can be safely explored a bit with no one but SAM listening. It will be interesting trying to realistically depict his full assumption of the role. Scott always seemed to exhibit more confidence and take on the role more naturally than Sara. In writing personal logs, it's easy to self-insert. I try to think, "What might Scott think and feel in this circumstance?" Still, I know my own thoughts best; so we'll see how much Scott's thoughts resemble mine by the end. Or rather I will see, I guess, since you guys don't know me like that. I'm ever conscious of word choice. People do not speak or think the way I write, so my "voice", or manner of speech, has to change. I'm used to doing this, at least, from years of public speaking.
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Post by cmoe on Dec 15, 2017 9:00:38 GMT
I love reading these logs, they really make Ryder come alive. It's great to see some movement in this thread again! Element Zero thank you for sharing! I'm ready to hear why Cora is a topic for another time.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 15, 2017 20:05:06 GMT
Off to a great start Eezo. I love how your logs are a lot more 'personal' and laid back then Robert's. And this guy really does sound like a fish out of water, can't wait to see what he makes of Heleus. I play him as a confident, capable, and relatively unflappable in the mold of an Alliance junior officer. These are private logs, though, where emotions and doubts can be safely explored a bit with no one but SAM listening. It will be interesting trying to realistically depict his full assumption of the role. Scott always seemed to exhibit more confidence and take on the role more naturally than Sara. In writing personal logs, it's easy to self-insert. I try to think, "What might Scott think and feel in this circumstance?" Still, I know my own thoughts best; so we'll see how much Scott's thoughts resemble mine by the end. Or rather I will see, I guess, since you guys don't know me like that. I'm ever conscious of word choice. People do not speak or think the way I write, so my "voice", or manner of speech, has to change. I'm used to doing this, at least, from years of public speaking. i have always wondered if one of the reasons i liked the RP in Andromeda so much is due to me picking character traits which bioware was going through anyway.
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Post by dazk on Dec 15, 2017 22:31:27 GMT
I've always wanted to keep a detailed log or record of a MEA PT. I have sporadically done so in this thread throughout months and PTs past. Still, I lacked the patience to frame it as a first-person, in-character account. I also played in such huge segments that it made keeping a log almost impossible. Inspired by Inosha T'Rynn 's and colfoley 's logs, I've decided to give it a go for my current (11th!) MEA PT. I may still get sidetracked by health, real-life or fatigue. It's been fun, though, thinking what feelings Scott would record throughout today's playtime. These logs won't be exhaustive, all-encompassing logs, though some may resemble such. I think I'm more likely to stick with it if I set the goal of snapshots of the journey. Our protagonist is Scott Ryder, son of Alec and Ellen; twin brother to Sara. The family's story is well known, so we won't rehash it all here and now. Despite outstanding aptitude scores, Alliance Performance Evaluations and impressive biotic power, Scott's Alliance career stalled after his father's fall from grace. Sara experienced similarly stymied efforts, and so the family made the collective decision to join the Andromeda Initiative. We'll pick up Scott's story after the arrival in Andromeda, Heleus Cluster, Eriksson System; and after the ill-fated mission to Habitat 7. While Scott is outwardly a confident, natural, even unflappable leader, these are his personal logs. That being the case, they'll feature his feelings and occasional doubts as he muses in the company of SAM alone. The Beginning SAM, record Private Log.
Where to begin? Dad's dead. Hours into our fresh start, he's dead. Things couldn't have gone much worse today for the Ryder clan. I guess I could've gone splat after falling from the kodiak. And Sara... I have to believe she'll be okay. Harry and Lexi -- that's Doctors Carlyle and T'Perro -- seem genuinely optimistic, from what I can tell. I'll have to trust them and focus on the present.
I awoke a few hours ago to find dad dead and myself the new Pathfinder. It doesn't feel real. None of it. Dad meant so much to so many people. How do I even begin to fill his shoes? How do I tell Sara he's gone? <Sigh> Focus. Cora was supposed to be Pathfinder if anything happened to dad. Why choose me? It's a question for another day, I guess. When we get to the Nexus, I have to be ready to assume dad's duties-- the duties of the Pathfinder.
This was supposed to be a second chance for our family. Dad's second chance.
SAM, end log. The Nexus I thought we'd be the ones delivering a gut punch of bad news to the Nexus. Boy, was I mistaken. I mean, yeah, news of dad's death went over about as well as I'd expected; but the Nexus has had it even worse than Hyperion. This place was floating dark and waiting to die when we arrived. A few days of briefings, meetings, reading and talking has revealed just how bad things have gone for our fresh start. The Nexus ran into the same energy cloud as Hyperion. The Scourge they call it. They believe it's a centuries old weapon, but know next to nothing. Sensors can barely focus on it. It's been 14 months since the Nexus collided with the Scourge, and everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.
Jien Garson is dead, just like dad. Just like Matriarch Nuara and pretty much the entirety of our planned leadership structure. Apparently, the ring housing their pods and offices took the brunt of the Scourge collision. The new leadership is made up of bickering subordinates who can't seem to agree on anything, including a single account of what has happened in the last 14 months . I'm trying not to judge them too harshly. I wasn't here, after all. Still, they've overseen one disaster after another. Trying circumstances and unsteady leadership led to a revolt. That led to deaths and the exile of some of our people. The krogan are long gone, and it's not hard to see why after talking to Kesh and Tann.
My taking on the role of Pathfinder has garnered a mixed reception and little real support. I think Addison was hoping dad had arrived, would take charge, and fix all of our ills. Maybe he would have. I can't imagine he'd have tolerated their in-fighting. We don't have dad, though. We have to find our way without him. Cleaning Messes It's easy to see the morale of Nexus personnel is a flickering candle. Our arrival helped a lot, since we came with food, water and power. A temporary reprieve. Still, this place is broken. I apprehended a saboteur today -- Dale Atkins. He's Nexus Security, or was before landing in the brig. He'd been sabotaging maintenance panels, and caused some injuries. Easily could've been deaths. Apparently, his sister was exiled following the infamous "uprising". I get his frustration, but what the hell? How many more Dale Atkins are out there? How was he able to do this under Kandros' nose?
Also in the brig is a turian, Nilken Rensus, Andromeda's "first murderer". The case against him seems shaky. Given what I've seen of leadership and justice around here, I've agreed to take a look into this. I'm pretty sure this is not Pathfinder's work, but this place is a mess. I can't let them hang him out to dry without checking the facts.
I keep wondering what dad would do. And I really miss Sara. She's right here, but I can't hear her voice or ... End log, SAM. I need some rest. Progress Tann has offered tentative support to me and my team -- what's left of it. What choice does he have? No other Arks or Pathfinders are knocking down his door. We're the only show in town. <Sigh> It's a start. We have resources, a ship -- oh boy, do we have a ship-- and a goal. The goal seems monumental: to make something out of nothing, and save 40 thousand souls, give or take. No pressure. Still, it's a start. We'll get it done.
I'm concerned about my team, or near lack thereof. The Pathfinder team under dad had 10 operators. We are now three. Fisher and Hayes are injured and out of the game. Greer is injured, too, in his own way; says he's not cut out for this work. Better we learn that now than in the field. And Kirkland. Poor Kirkland. The first human KIA in Andromeda. It was easy to almost forget about him, with all that happened. I won't do that again. They're my people now, my responsibility. I thought about going to Kandros, taking a look at potential recruits from among his APEX squads, but decided against it. We have enough bodies for a fire team, and make for a damn strong one. We'll see how the first op goes. Tempest What a ship. Maybe this is what those rich kids on the Citadel feel when they get their first high performance skycar. Tempest is as advanced a vessel as I've ever seen, or even heard of, really. I bet the Alliance had nothing better back in the 22nd. (It's still weird thinking about the 600 year gap. I'm too tired for that line of thought.) I would feel a bit better if she were armed, but Kallo assures me that adding guns is not an option. Structural reasons that I'm sure he explained. "Tempest is built for speed and stealth, Ryder." Guess we'll have to be very fast and very sneaky. SAM, there's nothing like standing at the command console and taking it all in. Of course, I guess you see what I see and know what I feel.
I'm now in command of an amazing ship with a good crew. I've had one-on-ones with each crew member, and come away feeling more and more optimistic. We're fewer than I'd like, but the support crew seem expert, one and all. I've even picked up another gun, maybe. Vetra Nix, the logistics officer prepping Tempest for departure, convinced me to bring her aboard. She claims to be as handy with a gun as she is with making deals. She has the armor and hardware. I'm gambling that she has the skills and can integrate quickly into our unit. Cora is bringing her up to speed on our basic field protocols. Cora. There's a topic. Another time.
We're leaving Zheng He momentarily. Time to grab some shut-eye. We've got this. Next time... maybe SAM, Cora and Eos. So hard to edit these typos and errors. This forum is not built for mobile devices. Hey EZ, that's really great, I am looking forward to more instalments
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 16, 2017 7:00:55 GMT
Eos
I'm not sure what I expected to find when we reached Eos. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised when SAM pulled a familiar signal out of the interference. Eos has the same advanced technological structures as we found on Habitat 7. Towers like the one that malfunctioned (maybe?) and almost killed me, and killed dad instead. While I admit to mixed feelings, at least this gave us a starting point. Eos was a mess for which I'd take any and all help we could get.
Seeing Eos firsthand was something. The Initiative had tried and failed twice to colonize Eos. I've been in combat zones. I've seen death. This was different, though. These were our fellow adventurers; people eager to seize the opportunity to start something new, both personally and as a society. They never stood a chance. Because of all that went wrong on arriving in Heleus, they were presented with a radioactive, dusty rock and asked to make it livable. They received woefully inadequate support and had an alien military force against them. In the end, there was no way these brave souls could've succeeded; not on their own. Yet, they never gave up. It's up to us to remember them and to make sure their goals are realized.
We found kett, of course; or rather they found us. We aren't the engineers, scientists and farmers they'd probably expected to find. They dropped a platoon-strength force on us, along with some Heleus monstrosity we're calling a "fiend". This time, the kett never stood a chance. Not knowing what our first mission would bring, I left Cora in charge of Tempest. No need to lose all of humanity's likely Pathfinders in our first week. Our three-member fire team of Liam, Vetra and your's truly proved more than capable. I can see why dad recruited Liam, and I gambled well on Vetra. I wonder if the kett had ever even fought a biotic? These kett, at least, won't be delivering any debriefings.
The "monoliths", as we took to calling them, towered over our area of operations. All we had to do was drive in the Ai-developed ND-1Nomad we acquired in the abandoned Site 1. I'm not sure I wouldn't prefer the firepower of an M35 Mako, but this thing is a blast to drive; and beggars can't be choosers, as they say. I doubt a Mako would fit in Tempest's hold, regardless. Arriving at the monolith, it was apparent that we weren't the only Initiative personnel on Eos. We met PeeBee, a... well... an energetic asari who was doing some less than official research. She had been poking around the monoliths and other "remnant" technology for some time. She proved helpful enough during our op that I've accepted her aboard Tempest. She's a handful, but smart. She's tough, too; enough so to have survived Eos on her own. The Pathfinder team needs assets of all sorts.
We also picked up Drack. Where do I start with Drack? I guess I'll say that I'm glad I'd brought a Vetra along. I'm not sure how much of our initial meeting was krogan bluster, and how much actual threat. Whatever the case, Drack and Vetra seem to know one another. After initially declining any kind of mutual exchange, Drack has now requested to join the Pathfinder team. Nothing like a good fight to earn a krogan's respect, I guess. Thankfully, it was the kett, and not each other, that we pummeled. With our team so alarmingly small, I accepted on the spot. He's an unknown, true; but Vetra seemed very at ease with him. I figure any krogan friendly with a turian should be capable of being a team player. Plus, how do I turn away a krogan? These guys are worth 10 Alliance marines in a fight.
We're waiting for colony deployment shuttles to arrive on Eos. I'd talk about the "Vault", and how we went from radioactive dust ball to Initiative Outpost, but duty calls. More on that later. That's it for this entry, SAM
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Post by cmoe on Dec 16, 2017 7:23:27 GMT
Element Zero I am really enjoying seeing MEA through your characters eyes. You are good at this. Have you done text based RPing before?
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 16, 2017 7:34:50 GMT
The Vault
When I joined the Alliance, I dreamed of seeing and doing extraordinary things. My career took a decidedly less exciting path after mom got sick and dad's work with Artificial Intelligence got the Ryders blacklisted. After today, I can say that I've seen and done the extraordinary.
I'm not sure we can put into words what we saw down there, underground. The vault, as we call it, was at least as big as any human city, under our feet from the moment we landed. It stretched beyond sight, lit by some ambient light that seemed to come from the walls. How anyone could build such a thing is beyond me. We came hoping for a solution to Eos' violent storms. Most optimistically, I privately dared to hope that the deadly radioactive dust might eventually be scrubbed from Eos' atmosphere. We found what we hoped for and more. These vaults control atmospheric conditions planet-wide and do who knows what else. We also encountered the "security" response that blasted dad and me off that cliff on Habitat 7. I'm not sure that's the right way to describe it. It seemed to cleanse the entire vault of life, of potential contaminants (?), after we activated it. Outrunning that cloud will be a story for the grandkids, if I live that long.
As we explored that vault, I couldn't help but think how much dad would've loved it. Liam said dad would've had us studying every inch of it, and he's probably right. Dad might not have gotten to see it, but I got to see it because of him. Sara will too. She's going to love this stuff. We'll have to drag her up for occasional daylight, if I know my sister at all.
And SAM. None of this would've been possible without SAM. It was SAM who parsed enough alien data to get us into the vault. It was SAM who allowed me to activate the atmospheric functions. I worked with SAM for almost 6 months before leaving the Milky Way. Only now am I truly beginning to understand his value to all of us. Our new relationship means we're a permanent package deal, I guess. There's no separating us without killing me. It's a good thing I like you SAM. <laughs>
Anyway, the vault. I'd hoped it would help Eos in time. What it did was noticeably improve the planet in the time it took us to sprint, climb and float back to the surface. Space magic from mysterious space wizards for the win! I have no idea how this is possible, and it honestly scares me more than a little, but I'll take it. August Bradley and his colony block are setting up shop outside my windows right now. We have our first outpost. We also have a lead on another vault. As implied by that signal SAM discovered, these vaults are networked. There's no telling how many are out there. These could be the key to our survival, if we can find more and learn to use them. We have a real chance to turn this thing around; to achieve dad's dream, to make everyone's shared dream real.
Time for a workout. Cora's going to "teach" me more asari biotic techniques. This mostly means she's going to crush my barriers, put me on my ass, and smirk. I've learned a lot from her these last 6 months... er, well, 6 waking months. I suspect that my new "partnership" with SAM will give me the upper hand, finally.
End log, SAM.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 16, 2017 7:39:11 GMT
Element Zero I am really enjoying seeing MEA through your characters eyes. You are good at this. Have you done text based RPing before? I'm glad you're liking it. It's been fun, so far. I've always enjoyed creating ideas and characters, but I've never done any writing or PbP RP. I always thought I could be a good writer for something like a game; but not a novelist. Maybe with a lot of training, I could become a novelist. I feel like I could more readily be an "ideas guy", or even a character writer, for something like Mass Effect. It's more focused. I can get into a character's head and have always liked world-building.
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Post by Element Zero on Dec 16, 2017 8:09:09 GMT
Cora
My relationship with ... that word is so loaded. Cora and I have been good from the start. She was there the day Sara and I officially joined the Initiative. She was dad's second, and I could see why. She wasn't cowed by his gruffness, his intelligence, his moods. She could weather his BS and turn it back on him without being disrespectful. That's a gift I immediately admired, and I could see dad did too. Cora had also accomplished a lot professionally. A tour with the Alliance, and two with an asari huntress platoon called Talein's Daughters. Her hard work and inborn talent has paid off. She's a powerful warrior who keeps her head under fire. Fierce and calculating. She had dad's trust and easily gained everyone else's.
Neither of us was prepared for dad's decision to pass over Cora and make me Pathfinder. She had trained for and expected to eventually assume the role. All of us expected as much. Did he always intend this? His propensity for secrets has always been a pain in the ass. We've talked about it. She's frustrated, confused, and likely more than a bit pissed off, though she tried to be diplomatic. Ever under control she is. Cora is nothing if not a team player, and this won't affect her performance. Still, I feel badly for her. I can tell she feels a bit rejected, and I hate it. She deserves better, and had earned better. Extra pressure for me to live up to my new assignment; and I will.
It's good that we'd spent so much time together before all this... complication. Pathfinder training; Initiative planner meetings; our biotic workouts... We understand one another pretty well. That helps ease the current tension, for certain. Of course, there is the other tension that mostly remains unaddressed. We work out. We flirt. And we have always kept a wall of professionalism between us. Our Alliance backgrounds and dad's looming presence always made that easy. Out here, we're 600 years removed from all of that. Life on a ship might... muddy the waters.
I may have gotten a bit too familiar during our talk. We may have gotten a bit familiar. We're not Alliance, and there are no regs. Still, I don't want to compromise either of us professionally. I'll need to give this some thought, and try to keep my mind and mouth better reined, for now. We're all trying to figure this Pathfinder thing out, both I and the team. Maybe there's room for personal complications, maybe not. We'll see.
That's enough “dear-diary” talk for the Pathfinder tonight, SAM. I should probably make sure this entry doesn't go into my memoirs. "Moonstruck Pathfinder pines over his XO". Ugh. Sara would love this.
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Post by jaerick243 on Dec 16, 2017 23:15:50 GMT
Well, did some things on Elaaden, saved a baby, and got a pet. Honestly, getting close to being done, so I think I will be done with MEA for a while.
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Post by colfoley on Dec 21, 2017 8:15:02 GMT
So, sorry for the long delay on this but I got sick, and distracted by various real life things...but anyways here we go, I will try.
Personal Log: Robert Ryder, Pathfinder. Mission Day: 15.
It has been a while, and a lot has happened since then.
First off, I saw some meories my father embedded in SAM. It was of him finding out my mother was dying, that it was terminal. And he swore to not let it happen. I never really have accused him of sentiment before, but there we have it. I am not sure what to make of it though, I suppose I will have to think about it later. If there is time because....
We followed the lead to the Onoan system. Instead of finding the Vault we found a Kett fleet, lying in ambush for us. They seized our ship, albeit briefly, and nearly dragged us into their ship. I will have to make a note to SAM to check our security protocals for that was far too close, far too easy, and it was far too miraculious for us to escape. Only some truly outstanding flying by Kalo ultimately saved the day. As far as our enemy is concerned, he seems direct, professional...saw right through my crap. He's a threat.
But, out of the frying pan and into the fire. After escaping the Archon and going down to the planet surface, Aya, and discovered it was occupied by the local race from the Heleus cluster, the Angarra. They've been under siege from the Kett and they don't especially trust us. I am not sure I blame them to be honest but it is still hard to hear. Hard to trust when one is distrusted. I like Evra. He seems someone I would get along with. And Jaal. The man is fascinating. I wasn't wrong, deciphering an alien pscyhology is going to be interesting. Even for me. He reminds me of some of my friends in my alliance unit. Yet, I do not know if I can trust him. He is an alien. A new life form on my ship One who cannot trust me either. I suppose we will both have to learn to trust each other, and I look forward to giving him the opprotonutity.
To that end I have ordered us to head for the planet Voeld, the front lines of the Angarra war against the Kett. I will test our buregeoning new alliance in battle. Lets see what they have for us.
On a more personal note Cora...I do not know what to make of her. I find myself saying things that I do not mean to say. I mean, I do like women...always...but I've always viewed them as an unneccessary complication, an obstacle or distraction from my career objectives of becoming an N7 like my father. So I've only ever had very...brief...daliances with the opposite sex. But here we are. And perhaps its because my life is entirely upside down, I have a command I have discovered I wasn't ready for, and I am certainly never going to become an N7. So, there's Cora. Yes, she was my father's protegee, yes its weird as hell. But I am drawn to her. Maybe I should just try and see where things go?
Alternatively I can just break a bunch of Kett skulls. I am sure Drack and Jaal would love that.
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