Adventures in Space/AiS Fire on the Mortis
From Create Your Own Story
Ignoring this ultimatum, you call the pilots' office. Jurden answers.
"Change of plan, Jurden. We need to reach that poor ship as fast as possible. I want you to increase our speed as much as possible."
"Commander, our fuel reserves will be reduced to a 25% safety margin. Will the Mortis be needing more fuel as well?"
"Don't worry about Sozin. He and I have had a slight disagreement and I expect that we will get there well ahead of them.
You bring up the combat hub on screen. Four of your crew are playing cards around a small, poorly lit table.
"This is your commander speaking." They jump out of their skins - they hadn't been expecting any action until you reach the distressed ship. "Captain Sozin and the Mortis have mutinied and, regrettably, we now have to defend ourselves against them."
"Yes, commander!" Officer Fouton replies.
"If you can fire within two minutes I shall overlook your improper activities."
Twenty minutes into the fight the Jarif is starting to pull away from the Mortis, but your energy reserves are draining rapidly. These power the shields, weaponry and essential systems (other things like external communications have been switched off). The Mortis isn't showing any sign of weakening. Officer Fouton has sent a man to you at the bridge to request further instructions.
He asks, "Would you like to take a defensive approach and concentrate on our shields or an aggressive approach and concentrate on attack?"
You ask the computer to simulate these two approaches. It suggests that concentrating on shields gives you a 50% chance of survival provided you can outrun them, compared to a 25% chance of destroying the Mortis if you concentrate on attack.
Do you:
