Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

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Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

February 09 2016
Title: Free Advice is Seldom Cheap
Author: @Tekn0mancer
Faction: Klingon
Level Requirement: 16+
Author Notes: This is my maiden voyage with the Foundry tool. Feel free to pick it apart looking for the bugs that almost certainly exist, the Foundry UI drove me nuts for days.

This is episode 1 of what will be a 2-part (I think) mission arc. It's very much story-driven; the (space) combat that does exist is largely optional, but you can opt-in to quite a bit if you want to. There is only one encounter that by design you can't really avoid, but even that can be dodged if you try hard enough.

I hate some of the lazy storytelling (official and otherwise) in this game so I really put a lot of effort into the story and dialogue, including using online language databases for some Klingon flair. The mission was originally supposed to be cross-faction but when that turned out not to be an option, I went all-in on the KDF side. Given the direction that took the story I doubt I'll bother trying to adapt it to the Feds, so if you don't like playing Klinks, sorry in advance.
:P
You might find it a bit slow going at first, but I was trying to pace it like a standard Trek TV episode...the first bit is mainly setup and backstory. Depending on which dialogue branches you take and how much combat you choose to do, it should take between 25-45 minutes.

Other than that I'll let you judge the story for yourself, because:

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Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

February 09 2016
PS the project ID is ST-HO77CF73G, if that's useful. The Foundry shows it as published, but I'm not actually seeing it. Does it take a while to show up in searches?
Travis

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Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

February 09 2016
If I'm not mistaken, you need 5 people to review and rate your project before it goes public. Any user can sign up as a reviewer on the foundry tab. I'm out of town til tomorrow, but I'd be happy to give you a review when I get home. I always love a good foundry mission! =)
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Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

February 09 2016
Oh good this is normal, I thought the damn thing bugged out on me again. :pinch:

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Free Advice is Seldom Cheap by @Tekn0mancer

February 10 2016
Well, I got my first review (4-star, yay) with a suggestion for "more action interspersed throughout the mission." Story-wise it doesn't really make sense to have "more action" anywhere but where it already is, so instead I pumped up the main dramatic scene to be more intense and immersive.

Objectively speaking, the presentation at that point actually was pretty underwhelming considering what's supposed to be going on. Honestly, it just wasn't believable. Overall I'm pleased with the result of my tweaks, so give it a run-through and let me know what you think!
Edited February 11 2016 by Unknown Person