18) Rebel Planet Solution

[champskees]

This book is great in the beginning, but becomes tedious towards the end. Most fights are balanced, but the Street Fighter and Rockbuzzard fights really require you to have a skill of at least 9. Having a decent luck score of 9+ will certainly make things easier as well. One of the better sci-fi books.

- Continue on your way.
- Go to the hostel.
- Wait for the receptionist to notice you.
- Settle yourself far away (-1 Luck, 2 Damage).
- Ask at the grocers (-20 Credits, +4 Stamina).
- Ask him the way to Adolpho videorama.
- Go north for one and a half blocks, then west for two blocks.
- Reply ‘No one – I am from Earth’.
- Pay for membership (-250 Credits).
- You still have your sword, submit to the search.
- Ask the barman where the visiphone booth is (-10 Credits).
- You did not try to catch a taxi here from the spaceport.
- You ate today (2 Damage).
- Try to convince them you are who you say you are.
- Do not agree.
- You need more proof.
- Record first digits: 101 (ONEOONE, first letters of each line in poem).
- Do not buy the lotion (+2 Luck, +2 Stamina).
- You did not let an Arcadian escape (you never encountered them).
- You have no equipment to get rid of.
- You have neither of the two items.
- Travel to Radix (+1/2 Current Stamina, rounded down).
- Stay at Porky’s Palace (-50 Credits, +2 Stamina).
- Ask him about Radix in general (+1 Luck).
- Plunge straight in.
- Go to the Science Floor.
- Keep quiet.
- Confide in her.
- Record room number 239 (+1 Luck).
- Go upstairs as she suggests.
- Room 239. Go to para 239.
- Attend his lecture (-1 Luck, +2 Stamina).
- Record note that he will be back tomorrow at 11am.
- Pull into the next drop station and get off.
- Test Luck. Fail = Fight Sk 7 St 8 Arcadian. Fight Sk 6 St 6 Arcadian.
- You do not have a Baryon Grenade.
- Test Skill. Success = ability to reduce its Skill by 1 or stamina by 2 when you hit it.
- Fight Sk 9 St 16 Street Fighter (its attacks cause 1 extra damage every hit – cumulative).
- You do not need to find a computer (+4 Stamina).
- You have an appointment to keep in the morning.
- Record second digits: 100 (2100-2200).
- You lose your sword.
- Spill the beans.
- Take left hand door.
- Continue down the corridor.
- Wait to see what may happen (+1 Luck).
- Let him lead you away (+3 Stamina).
- Record: turn to 262 if you fight Scabrok.
- Receive sword for the contest (+1 Luck).
- Fight Sk 7 St 12 Laphodorm.
- Use information: Turn to Para 262.
- Test Luck. If lucky: Fight Sk 7 St 12 Scabrok. If unlucky: Fight Sk 8 St 12 Scabrok.
- Have sword taken away.
- Travel to Halmurdis (+1/2 Current Stamina, rounded down, -1 Skill).
- Investigate the possibility of getting a sword.
- Ask someone in blue.
- Go with him.
- Allow your companion to knock on the door.
- You did not kill a human on your way in here.
- Ask him for a sword.
- Take Sword (-1000 Credits).
- Fight Sk 6 St 10 Black Marketer.
- Roll D6. Odd = Take Jet Pack. Even = Take Wire Cutters.
- If you have a jet pack:
        o And decent Luck, use it to jump over fence. (Test Luck. Fail = Death).
        o But if you have low Luck and high Skill, you may prefer to not use it. Fight Sk 6 St 8 Guard (need to win in four rounds or you die).
- If you have wire cutters:
        o Test Skill. Fail = Death.
- Go east.
- Take the left hand cave.
- Test Luck. Fail = 2 Damage.
- You do not have any food (+1 Stamina).
- Go left.
- Investigate it further (+1 Stamina).
- Jump on the ledge & fight it.
- Fight Sk 6 St 8 Rockbuzzard (if it hits you, instant death).
- Try the right fissure.
- Take 180 Credits, Mind Probe & Staff with 7 Metals.
- Climb back down the path.
- You are carrying a staff with you.
- You were not bitten by a rat.
- Test Luck. Fail = 2 Damage.
- Take the branch to the left.
- Wait and see what happens.
- Try to talk back to it.
- Try the staff.
- The staff is not broken.
- Ask if it knows the whereabouts of the man you are seeking.
- Record: if you meet Dorado, -100 from current paragraph (+2 Luck).
- Approach some of the humans in the fields.
- Try to break through the circle of fire.
- Test Luck. Success = 2 Damage. Fail = 4 Damage.
- Go for the rocks.
- Test Luck. Success = 2 Damage. Fail = 4 Damage.
- Send Mizar away.
- Use information: 255-100 = 155. Go to para 155 (+1 Luck & +4 Stamina).
- Record final digits 001 (Complete sequence is a palindrome i.e 100101001).
- Use the grey uniform as a disguise.
- Say you have been taking provisions out to a patrol.
- Travel to Arcadion (+1/2 Current Stamina, rounded down, +1 Skill).
- Throw open the door.
- Tell him the medical robot will bring some interferon to his cabin.
- In the morning, try to find out more.
- Kick in the door.
- Test Luck.
        o If successful:
                o Fight Sk 7 St 8 Arcadian.
                o Record: Basement entry code is 110 (+1 Luck).
        o If fail:
                o Fight Sk 7 St 8 Arcadian.
                o Speak to him.
                o Continue the gentler approach.
                o Use the Mind Probe.
                o Record: Basement entry code is 110 (+1 Luck).
- Go straight to the computer building.
- Enter code ‘100101001’ (256+32+8+1 = 297). Go to para 297.
- Go down to the basement first.
- Use basement entry code. Go to para 110.
- Take Sealed Tube of Elmonite Explosive & Photon Grenade.
- Use the grenade.
- Use the Elmonite.
- Break the Elmonite into three pieces, one for each computer.
- You have essentially destroyed the Arcadian Empire & saved the entire human race!

[misomiso]

If you have a map for this that would be amazing!

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[jmisbest]

Sometime today I plan to try to beat Rebel Planet, 5 minutes ago I generated my character and his stats are Skill 6+4 or 10, Stamina 12+3+1 or 16 and Luck 6+6 or 12. What do you think?. Is my character good enough to beat Rebel Planet?

[CharlesX]

Aug 15, 2021 4:16:14 GMT jmisbest said:

Sometime today I plan to try to Rebel Planet, 5 minutes ago I generated my character and his stats are Skill 6+4 or 10, Stamina 12+3+1 or 16 and Luck 6+6 or 12. What do you think?. Is my character good enough to beat Rebel Planet?

The Champskees algorithm would suggest your chances were about 35%. Your skill and stamina arguably aren't quite good enough for the book (the Street Fighter is tough for example), but your very high luck score means you'd have a fighting chance of beating it.

[sylas]

Your stats aren't maxed out, so no.

[CharlesX]

Aug 15, 2021 11:16:04 GMT sylas said:

Your stats aren't maxed out, so no.

Agree with this, Rebel Planet is just as tough as other FF books, with the Street Fighter and the one-hit-kills-you fight. Realistically you would want Skill of at least 10 but preferably 11+, average or higher stamina (21 would let you take 5 hits from the Street Fighter) and preferably high luck. Rebel Planet isn't so insanely hard you can't beat it with stats that are high but not maximum, but at at the same time, your Avatar has only one of those things.
   Why don't you let us know how you do\did? My bet is the Street Fighter will have you for lunch.

[jmisbest]

Aug 15, 2021 14:48:36 GMT CharlesX said:

Aug 15, 2021 11:16:04 GMT sylas said:

Your stats aren't maxed out, so no.

Agree with this, Rebel Planet is just as tough as other FF books, with the Street Fighter and the one-hit-kills-you fight. Realistically you would want Skill of at least 10 but preferably 11+, average or higher stamina (21 would let you take 5 hits from the Street Fighter) and preferably high luck. Rebel Planet isn't so insanely hard you can't beat it with stats that are high but not maximum, but at at the same time, your Avatar has only one of those things.
   Why don't you let us know how you do\did? My bet is the Street Fighter will have you for lunch.

Likely not because I've memorized the best route through The Museums Basement and unless I fail a pass or die test I'll get The Grenade that as long as I pass A Luck Test will kill The Street Fighter without a actual fight

[CharlesX]

Aug 15, 2021 17:30:17 GMT jmisbest said:

Aug 15, 2021 14:48:36 GMT CharlesX said:

Agree with this, Rebel Planet is just as tough as other FF books, with the Street Fighter and the one-hit-kills-you fight. Realistically you would want Skill of at least 10 but preferably 11+, average or higher stamina (21 would let you take 5 hits from the Street Fighter) and preferably high luck. Rebel Planet isn't so insanely hard you can't beat it with stats that are high but not maximum, but at at the same time, your Avatar has only one of those things.
   Why don't you let us know how you do\did? My bet is the Street Fighter will have you for lunch.

Likely not because I've memorized the best route through The Museums Basement and unless I fail a pass or die test I'll get The Grenade that as long as I pass A Luck Test will kill The Street Fighter without a actual fight

But.. That different from Champskees suggested solution.. * Head explodes *

[drmanhattan]

Well I guess it’s 35% if you pick the correct path which will take several tries I imagine. Once you find an optimal path then you would need to repeat up to 3 times and expect to win. Champskeee calculations only points out the cold truth that once you find the right route it’s basically a single equation combining all the dice rolling into a percentage, you might have more fun just ignoring dice rolling and just try to complete by finding the right map and route, that’s what I do. What the odds are based on your stats is not really that interesting in terms of gameplay IMO.

[sylas]

IIRC you can reduce the Skill of the Street Fighter so if you hit it enough times, it won't even get to hit you to hurt you.

[The Count]

If you make your Skill 6 + 4 or 64, then yes.

[a moderator]

Aug 16, 2021 23:12:34 GMT The Count said:

If you make your Skill 6 + 4 or 64, then yes.

That's not how binary works.

[The Count]

Aug 17, 2021 11:56:39 GMT a moderator said:

Aug 16, 2021 23:12:34 GMT The Count said:

If you make your Skill 6 + 4 or 64, then yes.

That's not how binary works.

Skill 0b1010

[CharlesX]

A very rough % chance of completing an FF worked out by extrapolating Champskees Table Skill, 3 permutations for Stamina and Luck.

I'll add there are several apparent anomalies in the stats table, where higher Luck attributes seem to result in a worse outcome. They are Skill 10 Luck 11 Stamina 18, Skill 12 Luck 11 Stamina 14. This must be a result of taking Champskees advice to risk using a jet pack if you have high Luck. My advice is not to run this risk here where it may be dangerous and disadvantageous.

   Odds are round, about 29.897%, so this probably doesn't affect the estimate.

Rebel Planet Odds of Victory 29.9%