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1-2 Follow-Up #426: Planetary Explorer vs. Ethan Novakovich

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 2:25 pm
by The Guardian
I knew after doing 1-2 Punch-Up long enough, one of the concepts I have already finished would be used in the actual game. Let’s see how the two versions stack up.

My Version: (off of Ethan Novakovich)
[SF] 1 •Ethan Novakovich
Planetary Explorer
Human
[Stf] [Pa]
•Physics •Programming
While this personnel is attempting a planet mission and the first mission you completed this game was a space mission, he gains Biology and Science.
“I thought we were headed for a nebula.”
INTEGRITY 5 CUNNING 5 STRENGTH 5

The Continuing Committee’s Version:
[SF] 2 Ethan Novakovich
Human
[Stf] [Pa]
•Biology •Exobiology •Geology •Physics •Science
“I thought we were headed for a nebula.”
INTEGRITY 6 CUNNING 5 STRENGTH 5
40 V 43

Notes:
My version of Ethan was a partner for Elizabeth Cutler, who is pictured from the same episode. That’s why mine uses the old “first mission … space mission” gimmick, costs 1 and is all 5’s. The final version trades Programming for Exobiology and Geology (all of which are permanent), adds a point of Integrity, and is, of course, non-unique. That makes sense. He didn’t even say a lot, which lends itself to the shared quotes. I still sort of like the original, but I get it on any number of valid grounds for change.