Entry Log #2
Aidan C. Burke
Administrative Assistant
Artemis Orbital Station - Gamma Delta III
Well. I'm here. It took a few months of cryo-sleep getting to the gateway from Earth and then the gateway to Gamma Delta III. But I woke out of cryo in a new home. At least my new place of residence for the next 5 years. Interesting point ... we almost didn't make it. It looks like our ship had some raider attention once out of the system and headed towards the gate. Might be they were looking to make an easy ransom? Hostages? Who knows ... lucky for us they didn't know it was an Artemis Shuttle with an Artemis backed fighter escort. Scrap one more raider shuttle.
My first thoughts of the station are that it's god damn HUGE! Absolutely massive. Which is a good thing as 600 people on a rotating basis gets pretty cramped pretty quick I'd imagine. Haven't had any bad side effects from being in space yet. I've heard some horror stories. Space Dementia, Disorientation, Constant Vertigo, but I've had notta. It's my first trip into the black and I gotta say I'm feeling actually better than I did back on Earth. Feeling good.
Looks like they are trying to hit the ground running. Assignments, rooms, and specific duties are already being handed out prior to the station tour. Artemis Corporation really doesn't mess around. Not to mention .... for those of us who signed up for the Latent Psionic testing we are to report to the Special Projects Division ASAP for group assignments and dates to begin the testing. Nice. Just hope they are as fast on the re-imbursement process.
Well ... looks like it's grubb time. Let's see what kind of food this place has. Burke out.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Take me out ... to the black ... tell 'em I ain't coming back.
Entry Log #1
Aidan C. Burke
Administrative Assistant
Artemis Orbital Station - Gamma Delta III
Well. I did it. I landed one of those lucrative frontier contracts on the edge of space. Mom always said my looks would take me far. I bet she never would have imagined just how far. Looks like Artemis Corporation has a new Space Station orbiting an inhabited planet in a newly discoverd solar system on the edge of known space. One that they just so happen to own the rights too. Looks like they are searching for all sorts of people to help run it covering numerous job fields. I'm surprised with my lower test scores that I was even admitted into their very small Administrative work pool. But I'm guessing my little talk with the Human Resource Director had an impact. Otherwise I wouldn't be on the next flight out to the gateway. It'll be a short cryo-jump to the gateway and then to the station ... but once there I'll be on a five year contract worth a nice sum of credits. This is only the beginning. The sky, or in this case, the stars are the limit. It'll be kinda tough leaving everything behind ... but the lure of the cred is just too much for me to overlook. I've got to strike while the iron is hot ... and I still have that Burke charm.
There's even an opportunity for more credit earning opportunities once on-board the station. They are looking for some volunteers to undergo latent Psionic testing. Checking for Psionic talents and whatnot that people may not know they have. What the hell. I've never seen anything that would make me believe I had an ability beyond the physical like some of those other ... but if it garners me some more creds ... I'm already there.
Looks like our flight out of the system is getting ready to depart. I'll write again once I'm on-board the station.
Burke out.
Aidan C. Burke
Administrative Assistant
Artemis Orbital Station - Gamma Delta III
Well. I did it. I landed one of those lucrative frontier contracts on the edge of space. Mom always said my looks would take me far. I bet she never would have imagined just how far. Looks like Artemis Corporation has a new Space Station orbiting an inhabited planet in a newly discoverd solar system on the edge of known space. One that they just so happen to own the rights too. Looks like they are searching for all sorts of people to help run it covering numerous job fields. I'm surprised with my lower test scores that I was even admitted into their very small Administrative work pool. But I'm guessing my little talk with the Human Resource Director had an impact. Otherwise I wouldn't be on the next flight out to the gateway. It'll be a short cryo-jump to the gateway and then to the station ... but once there I'll be on a five year contract worth a nice sum of credits. This is only the beginning. The sky, or in this case, the stars are the limit. It'll be kinda tough leaving everything behind ... but the lure of the cred is just too much for me to overlook. I've got to strike while the iron is hot ... and I still have that Burke charm.
There's even an opportunity for more credit earning opportunities once on-board the station. They are looking for some volunteers to undergo latent Psionic testing. Checking for Psionic talents and whatnot that people may not know they have. What the hell. I've never seen anything that would make me believe I had an ability beyond the physical like some of those other ... but if it garners me some more creds ... I'm already there.
Looks like our flight out of the system is getting ready to depart. I'll write again once I'm on-board the station.
Burke out.
Monday, August 22, 2011
632 years ....
Well, that one year cryo-sleep came and went. And went ... and went ... and went.
Long story short. My ass is now stranded 632 years into the future. Lucky to be alive ... and even luckier my god-damn head didn't explode during 'The Scream'. Whatever the hell THAT was. Oh ... sorry. I forgot some of you haven't been brought up to speed on our little excursion into Artemis controlled territory. Let me sum up.
5 year contract cycle in an Artemis Corporation space station in frontier space. Near a planet called Gamma Delta III. 2 years up, 1 down in cryo, 2 back up ... finito. Collect paycheck, bang a couple of hotties. Bing, bang, boom ... we're done! Right?
No sooooo fast.
Seems there was a little hiccup that caused our mother-fricken space station to mother-fricken crash land onto Gamma Delta III! That's right! Orbital Station meets terrestrial planet.
It ... was ... not ... pretty. Or, at least, had I been awake to see it I can only surmise that the resulting crash and destruction was anything less than total oblivion wrapped in hell and with good measure basted with a little bit of chaos and destruction.
In fact ... let me put that into perspective. Of the 6-8 saucer sections that were part of the station orbiting it's central axis ... only 1 managed to make it out in any relative good shape after the resulting crash. That was the one I was in. Now ... to REALLY put it into perspective ... of the 600 or so personal on board ... I think myself and the three others in my cryo section are the ONLY survivors.
To make matters worse ... the engineer of our group figured out exactly how long we were out of the picture.
632 years.
Damn. So much for getting back in touch with Dr. Chandler.
Long story short. My ass is now stranded 632 years into the future. Lucky to be alive ... and even luckier my god-damn head didn't explode during 'The Scream'. Whatever the hell THAT was. Oh ... sorry. I forgot some of you haven't been brought up to speed on our little excursion into Artemis controlled territory. Let me sum up.
5 year contract cycle in an Artemis Corporation space station in frontier space. Near a planet called Gamma Delta III. 2 years up, 1 down in cryo, 2 back up ... finito. Collect paycheck, bang a couple of hotties. Bing, bang, boom ... we're done! Right?
No sooooo fast.
Seems there was a little hiccup that caused our mother-fricken space station to mother-fricken crash land onto Gamma Delta III! That's right! Orbital Station meets terrestrial planet.
It ... was ... not ... pretty. Or, at least, had I been awake to see it I can only surmise that the resulting crash and destruction was anything less than total oblivion wrapped in hell and with good measure basted with a little bit of chaos and destruction.
In fact ... let me put that into perspective. Of the 6-8 saucer sections that were part of the station orbiting it's central axis ... only 1 managed to make it out in any relative good shape after the resulting crash. That was the one I was in. Now ... to REALLY put it into perspective ... of the 600 or so personal on board ... I think myself and the three others in my cryo section are the ONLY survivors.
To make matters worse ... the engineer of our group figured out exactly how long we were out of the picture.
632 years.
Damn. So much for getting back in touch with Dr. Chandler.
Midpoint of 5 year contract
Entry Log #24
Aidan C. Burke
Special Projects Director
Artemis Orbital Station - Gamma Delta III
Well, the first two years went by fast. We hit the ground running as far as administrative priorities were concerned in the first year. Had to ... as nothing else was going to run well if we didn't have the framework down to do it effectively and efficiently. Plus it was in our contract. Artemis Corporation doesn't mess around and leave loose ends like how your going to do your job. They spelled it out for us and they expected us to be up and running ASAP. Which we were. The second year was even better.
Got myself promoted to Special Projects Director right at the beginning of that second year. Pretty excited about where that's going to lead. All sorts of potential for profit in that sector. Not to mention meeting Dr. Chandler in Bio-weapons. She is absolutely gorgeous. Dated her on and off towards the end of that second year. Might be something to look to getting back into once we're out of our 1 year Cryo-sleep.
Met a few good men during the last six months. Ended up being assigned the same med-bay Cryo-tube section with them. One's an Engineer, the other a pilot, and the last one is one of our security guys. All good guys. Looking forward to starting our second year rotation. Might possibly even start looking for a guy's night out with the others once we're back in rotation. Although ... I don't know how well they like the Administration types. I think I put them off a bit. We'll have to see about that.
Well ... looks like they're calling our names. The computers just kicked up our names for the next to go into cryo-suspension. This is Aidan C. Burke signing off for now.
Here's looking forward to 2651.
Aidan C. Burke
Special Projects Director
Artemis Orbital Station - Gamma Delta III
Well, the first two years went by fast. We hit the ground running as far as administrative priorities were concerned in the first year. Had to ... as nothing else was going to run well if we didn't have the framework down to do it effectively and efficiently. Plus it was in our contract. Artemis Corporation doesn't mess around and leave loose ends like how your going to do your job. They spelled it out for us and they expected us to be up and running ASAP. Which we were. The second year was even better.
Got myself promoted to Special Projects Director right at the beginning of that second year. Pretty excited about where that's going to lead. All sorts of potential for profit in that sector. Not to mention meeting Dr. Chandler in Bio-weapons. She is absolutely gorgeous. Dated her on and off towards the end of that second year. Might be something to look to getting back into once we're out of our 1 year Cryo-sleep.
Met a few good men during the last six months. Ended up being assigned the same med-bay Cryo-tube section with them. One's an Engineer, the other a pilot, and the last one is one of our security guys. All good guys. Looking forward to starting our second year rotation. Might possibly even start looking for a guy's night out with the others once we're back in rotation. Although ... I don't know how well they like the Administration types. I think I put them off a bit. We'll have to see about that.
Well ... looks like they're calling our names. The computers just kicked up our names for the next to go into cryo-suspension. This is Aidan C. Burke signing off for now.
Here's looking forward to 2651.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Welcome to Project Artemis
Project Artemis is a Science Fiction RPG setting that I will be running using a slightly modified version of the point-buy rule for Mongoose's Traveller RPG.
This Blog will be used as a repository for information the player characters may be aware of or things that they may learn during game play.
Various artwork may be posted in this site, almost none of it will be mine, but is being used to capture a feel for the setting. If you see your artwork on here and would like me to either put your name and website on a link, or remove it completely, simply ask me to do so, and I will happily comply. I am not looking to steal anyone elses work, as I say, if it's on here, it's because I thought it would represent what my players see.
This will be updated sporadically, and may occasionally contain things that don't have to do with Project Artemis, although that type of stuff is usually found in my other blog: Battleaxes and Beasties
This Blog will be used as a repository for information the player characters may be aware of or things that they may learn during game play.
Various artwork may be posted in this site, almost none of it will be mine, but is being used to capture a feel for the setting. If you see your artwork on here and would like me to either put your name and website on a link, or remove it completely, simply ask me to do so, and I will happily comply. I am not looking to steal anyone elses work, as I say, if it's on here, it's because I thought it would represent what my players see.
This will be updated sporadically, and may occasionally contain things that don't have to do with Project Artemis, although that type of stuff is usually found in my other blog: Battleaxes and Beasties
Welcome to Project Artemis
Project Artemis is a Science Fiction RPG setting that I will be running using a slightly modified version of the point-buy rule for Mongoose's Traveller RPG.
This Blog will be used as a repository for information the player characters may be aware of or things that they may learn during game play.
Various artwork may be posted in this site, almost none of it will be mine, but is being used to capture a feel for the setting. If you see your artwork on here and would like me to either put your name and website on a link, or remove it completely, simply ask me to do so, and I will happily comply. I am not looking to steal anyone elses work, as I say, if it's on here, it's because I thought it would represent what my players see.
This will be updated sporadically, and may ocasionally contain things that don't have to do with Project Artemis, although that type of stuff is usually found in my other blog: Battleaxes and Beasties
This Blog will be used as a repository for information the player characters may be aware of or things that they may learn during game play.
Various artwork may be posted in this site, almost none of it will be mine, but is being used to capture a feel for the setting. If you see your artwork on here and would like me to either put your name and website on a link, or remove it completely, simply ask me to do so, and I will happily comply. I am not looking to steal anyone elses work, as I say, if it's on here, it's because I thought it would represent what my players see.
This will be updated sporadically, and may ocasionally contain things that don't have to do with Project Artemis, although that type of stuff is usually found in my other blog: Battleaxes and Beasties
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