Quoted By:
Rolled 87 (1d100)
The BBC, which is apparently some legacy media organisation unrelated to searches for "BBC" on 4chan, immediately quotes NGO activists who launch into a vicious polemic and tirade accusing you of irresponsible and dangerous "space militarisation", creating orbital space debris, illicit weapons research and also violating human rights by performing unethical human experimentation.
The NGO activists also insinuate that because you have been venturing into NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKETS, your prototype could only have been stolen from perhaps the LMT DRACO (Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations) a similar nuclear technology that had been planned to launch in 2027 but was discontinued due to concerns it would violate UN and international conventions against placing weapons into orbit. They demand international investigations into your organisation....
Amidst this intense hostile whirlwind of accusations, how should you respond?
(The NGO ACTIVISTS roll 1d100+20 to attack your FUNDING! this is an opposed roll...)
>Roll 1d100 + 17% your INSTITUTIONs modifier to attempt to counter their attack. If your roll is lower you will lose FUNDING!
>Maybe it is time to deploy the SPACE MERCENARIES (Astro-operators?) What if you hired some organisation like the Tel Aviv Black Cube to surveil and "research" them. Maybe they will encounter a certain unfortunate "mishap..."
-10% funding, +10% to the 1d100 roll
>Hire a PR agency and issue heartfelt and earnest statements and media TV interviews emphasising that no civilians were injured in the launch accident, all safety precautions and exclusion zones were followed etc
-5% funding, +5% to the roll
>attempt to troll the NGO ACTIVISTS on social media. This does not cost funding, but may backfire... (you must write in your trolling witticism attempt)
>Bribe the NGO activists: offer to hire them to monitor corporate social responsibility, and lobby on your behalf. This action does not require a roll, but costs -25% funding. Afterwards you have to adopt DEI policies and redecorate all your bathrooms to become gender affirming, but at least you will no longer be harassed by NGOs (probably)
>write in, something else...?
