|
GM: Posh
Players: Indrakshi, Scurry, Imaki, Muse
Synopsis: Indrakshi, Scurry, Imaki, and Muse are hired to penetrate a rebel base, guarded by tough soldiers and a rigger with a Devil Rat, in order to break into a well defended offline military Host and steal strategic data for the region, which was stored there by a defecting soldier. Though the team had considerable support to get to the objective, they fought against serious hardened opposition and security and managed to escape with their paydata – and a few spoils, the comms gear the soldiers had been using against them!
Date: 10/7/2075
«Plot» Posh says, "Everyone cool with having danger if you choose to expose yourself to it, which may come as a consequence of directly engaging the enemy? Also I want to post this to the wiki, that OK with everyone?"
«Plot» Imaki says, "Double consent"
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "Ayep"
«Plot» Scurry says, "I consent to all."
«Plot» Muse says, "Consent granted."
The smoky room that you have all been invited into, asked to bring what gear you need for a dangerous mission with little restriction, a little bit of unremarkable ground floor office space in an industrial park on the outskirts of town, is that way because of the wisp of smoke from Major Shelley's cigar, the taut, blonde woman in her forties leaning back from her desk, legs crossed, her fatigue jumpsuit baggy and concealing. There's a map on display, a map of a small base camp in the CalFree state. Major Shelley, known to Indra as the ex-UCAS officer recently contracted with her startup company to aid the suppression of the rednecks in the Calfree state, had thought she might be able to get a little something started with Denver's most famous merc.
"I've just got to prove to my shareholders," she says, her voice a little gruff, "that operations like this could be profitable. In any case. A defector informed us that located on this server is hidden a data packet with the and personnel data for Calfree rebels operating in this region. He never got a chance to get to it before jumping the wire. We'll be able to hunt a lot of them down if you capture this data, but it's stored in a hardened milspec offline mainframe. Old tech, but defended," she says. "We've been able to draw away the defenses with a diversionary attack for you, and we'll be able to provide VSTOL transport to this recommended site, approximately two klicks southwest of the base. Opposition is rearguard vets, and they've got a vehicle." The sight of an armed Devil Rat appears in an inset photo. "The base itself is just two buildings and a depot, presently empty, and barracks, also presently empty. The engagement is a probing operation expected to last approximately six hours, likely minimum casualties on both sides; that'll give you plenty of time for us to fly you there and for you to break into that system and get that data. We think this will be a cheaper alternative to risky attacks," she says. "So if this works and is profitable, there probably will be more. All of the additional services we provide though, such as intel and transport, cost a lot, though, so we are offering you twenty-five thousand each for this work," she says.
"All of you have been recommended by my contact Katharine Cahill with IWS as being identified as being able to solve dangerous jobs with unpredictable means in the Denver area, which is why I've contacted you. The bullets will be real, but fighting rebels like this is a good way to do a job without a risk of getting in trouble with the law," she explains. "The model of computer you will be escorting the deckers to break into first hit the market as a military database computer in let me see, 2052,” she says. “So this is old gear, but it was SOTA when it came out, and for the deadliest purposes. That means the IC are black, or so the techies tell me. Dangerous stuff, at the time at least.” she says. “This model was invented for a wide spread of command uses, and requires simultaneous access. There are two datajack ports here, and here,” she says. “You’ll have to have two deckers simultaneously issue a Slave command in order to unlock full user and download access; this stuff was designed to be worked on by at least an E-7 and required double-decrypted input to access.”
“In short,” she says, “in exchange for the twenty-five grand you’re going to have to eliminate the enemy combat vehicle and support squad, and simultaneously deck the mainframe and download its contents,” she says. “Our company Thunderbird will be available to transport you in fifteen minutes.” She grins. “You all in or out?” she asks.
Scurry is seated by himself, both physically and somewhat by profession; he might be the only Awakened person present. "Ready," He says after being asked.
Major Shelley nods to Scurry. "I want to impress upon you the importance of your primary role. The assault asset will be tasked with eliminating targets, likely with heavy equipment. You will assist her as a secondary objective, but most importantly, we're hiring you to keep those deckers safe with your magic," she emphasizes. "Anyone got questions? Or are you ready to put those necks on the line for some cash and a story you can actually brag about at the bar?" she chuckles.
As usual when called in on a run, the blonde asian has her black form fitted micro-weave armor on, a single glove on her right hand and some sleek black athletic runners covering her feet. Satchel hanging on her side she stands near the table, looking over the map and analyzing it slowly as the Major talks. She gives a shrug as she looks about, "Sure, I'm going to be staying away from bullets though, I'm allergic to them."
Major Shelley gives a quick smile. "To clarify the intel analysis of the base, it was formerly a local radio station before the rebels came in from two years ago. They built a barracks there and have installed a listening post. So there are likely to be signals processing and supply management personnel there, the critical ones left at the base with the vehicles, who'll have left their equipment and taken up defensive positions while the combat soldiers deal with the dieversionary attack. The guards are likely to have been drawn away by our attack. So these guys won't be pushovers, but you're not facing the full strength of this little base," she clarifies.
Indra is already looking as if she was half asleep. For her, its an easy job, she just engages enemy forces. Let Deckers worry about other things.
Muse shifts a little in her seat. She's been rather silent this whole time. Twenty five for a dive isn't so bad. The infiltration part makes her a little uneasy, but this particular group should have no difficulties getting in. "Don't get shot. Plug in to the server. Slave op. Null sheen."
Major Shelley fixes Muse and Scurry with smiles. "See, I knew I had the right idea." She nods to Imaki. "You and me both share that allergy." She grins at Indrakshi. "Very good. Thunderbird's awaitin'. Certified credsticks will be waiting for you in the 'bird when we pick you up," she says.
A van awaits outside to take you, though it also will wait for Indra to follow in her limo if she prefers, to a small hangar with an opening roof where the Thunderbird awaits, its door down and a rigger in a flightsuit already in there. The Major had accompanied you in the short ride, spending the time creating map chips to hand out to each of you of the site, which you'll be approaching from the southwest.
The interior of the Thunderbird is spartan but not uncomfortable, with plenty of room to carry any gear for a hard op you may have brought with you.
Muse came with most of the gear she'd need. She's not particularly armored, and she only has a pistol. Lightly armed would be a good synopsis for her loadoat. Of course, the critical piece is her deck. That particular piece of gear rides in her messenger bag with her. Once everyone's underway, she climbs into the van with everybody else.
Imaki slips the opc into a slo of her chipjack, another opc from her pocket going into the other slot. The asian's eyes stay closed for most of the ride to the hanger, head bobbing lightly to some rhythm playing in her head as she studies the map on her image link. Her eyes open momentarily in the shift from van to chopper, but once she's seated and buckled herself in her eyes close again and she focuses on prepping herself mentally for the upcoming task. All the gear she has is inside the black satchel hanging at her side. Two tool kits, for computers and electronics, her deck and her thermographic sunglasses.
When everyone and their gear is aboard, the Thunderbird lifts off smoothly, a testament to the skill of the pilot rigging. You've all got a while to have a nap or prepare operational protocols or anything, before you are to be dropped off directly southwest of the base, to go through heavy redwood forest until the treeline breaks around the base, about four hundred meters away.
Commlink-Nubia> Imaki sends, « So which one of you is the other decker? »
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Decker here. »
Indra is watching through the window, she doesn't intend to be on foot, instead, she's enjoying the feel of a mortar shell in her hand, maybe she can keep plaster a few of these poor bastards from the sky before they even know people are inbound.
Imaki nods at Muse in the noisy chopper bay, looking the other woman over slowly.
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « So you two stay alive, yes? »
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Affirmative. »
Commlink-Nubia> Imaki sends, « What sort of hardware you bringing to the dive? »
Scurry is taking the time to lie down and meditate.
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Alright. Manitou, good to see you again. I'll be on the deckers. You're going to have to be our heavy. »
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Hackerhouse master deck. »
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « How good are either of you deckers with legacy systems? »
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Remember what Shelley said: They're old systems. God only knows what's on them. »
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « We'll see. We'll handle our job, though. Just worry about getting us in there bullet hole free. »
Commlink-Nubia> Imaki sends, « You don't generally have two deckers backing each other up, so what ever is on there has to deal with two of us. Muse probably has a better shot against the IC so if we do run across something nasty she can run interferance and I can focus on the download. We'll improvise if we need to. »
The Thunderbird hums at high speed towards the target. It will take a few hours.
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « I can always remove the storage unit. »
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Either it's a two-person gig, or one of you will have to focus on the unit while the other deals with drones. »
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Everything about the words 'abandoned warehouse' screams drone to me. »
Commlink-Nubia> Imaki sends, « I don't know about Muse but I myself have nothing to deal with drones. »
Before much longer, the Thunderbird is arriving at the zone, swooping down, firing chaff against an old-tech SAM that has no chance of impacting the modern vehicle, but giving you a little impromptu fireworks display out the screens that serve in place of windows, and then the hatch opens, leading down to a half-meter jump to the forest floor. The landing area was clearly chosen as where an artillery strike had hit before, uprooting trees and turning up the earth, creating a shallow crater with a twenty-meter radius, trees flattened out a couple more meters out from that. The redwoods have suffered badly here, but such is war.
The Thunderbird lifts off after you disembark, and it will not return until you upload the data via a portable satlink given to Scurry - the model just needs to be placed, and since he'll be watching the deckers when they're jacked in, it seems, it makes the most sense for him to have it.
Indra is already taking to the sky, an invisible predator who will move to advance on the outpost. Wings slashing through the air silently, keeping her airborne, time to ID and engage!
Muse seems to wake up from her trance-like state when the bird makes an approach to land. Being so lightly geared, she has no issue just jumping out of the craft and settling into the area. Decker two ready. Game start.
After hopping to the ground the blonde takes stock of the impact crator. A nod given to Muse as Imaki hoofs it up to the rim of the crator, peeks over it, then begins making her way towards the tree line, pulling out the sunglasses from her satchel and sliding them onto her face.
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "I can roll my ink <aka alot of spam> or we can assume I'd get it all running, up to you Posh"
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Intelligence for "Perception, Thermo+x10mag":
1 2 2 5 5 5 5 8
«Plot» Posh says, "How many Intelligence successes?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 3 + 3 vs TN 5 for "Vehicle sensors vs Indra":
1 2 3 5 8 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Intelligence for "Ultrasound. Thermo. Lowlight. Vision Mag. Flare Comp.":
2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 11 11
Since Indra is taking to the sky, she's quickly able to get an excellent top down view of the battlespace. There seems to be the devil rat, apparently set up for proper rigging, as there's an almost organic intelligence in the way that its turret sweeps the sky. Clearly they were all on alert, because of the diversionary attack. There also seem to be five other soldiers, aside from the Devil Rat, all heavily armed and in defensive positions behind sandbags around the three buildings, which seem to be lights off. Indrakshi, however, catches the glimmer of a sniper scope in the window of the second floor of the building that's being used as a the local operations planning center and must contain the facility; the other buildings are a garage next to the empty supply dump and a Quonset hut style building that must be the barracks.
As she enters to within approximately 800 meters of the Devil Rat, its turret swings directly towards her! It seems to have spotted the angel of death and is ready to try to engage it, anti-aircraft style!
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Initiative with a result of 38.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 for "+14 VCR3 init":
1 1 4 5
«Plot» Posh says, "14+11=25."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "Soldier1 +10":
1 2
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "Soldier2 +10":
1 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "Soldier3 +10":
2 3
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "Soldier4 +10":
4 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "Soldier5 +10":
2 5
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « Engaging. »
«Plot» Posh says, "If Scurry were to Levitate he could also get LOS on the scene, but he would also run the same risk of sensor based detection. Remaining on the ground, Imaki, Muse, and Scurry remain safe as they approach the treeline, which is about 600 meters away in the direction of the objective, where the clearing around the little base begins."
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Heavy Weapons + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 3 for "Full Auto. 20D AV at Devil Rat from RPK.":
1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 9 = 6 Successes
Scurry stares ahead, his gaze expressionless.
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « We'll move forward at your suggestion, Manitou. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 2 for "Controll pool, handling, VCR bonus":
2 3 3 4 8 8 13 = 7 Successes
The LAV makes a sudden burst to the rear as its sensors detect the flashes of incoming fire, taking no damage at all from the burst of AV rounds. Seeking a sensor lock, its turret remains fixed at Indrakshi's direction, the multiple barrels of its rotary gun starting to whirrr……
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « I am yet engaging armored assets. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 3 + 3 vs TN 5 for "Sensor test vs Indra":
1 1 2 2 5 11 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Locked on to Indra."
Indra can see the glow from below as all of the soldiers check their Battletac Personal Units.
«Plot» Posh says, "Soldiers have all spent their action receiving location updates. They will still have invisbility penalties, but can now direct suppressing and searching fire."
«Plot» Posh says, "Indra, you're up again."
«Plot» Posh says, "They are in pairs, plus the sniper you saw on the second floor of the building."
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Heavy Weapons + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 3 for "Lets Finish this Devil Rat":
2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 10 23 = 11 Successes
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "Standing."
«Plot» Posh says, "TN is 5 now. Devil Rat is moving."
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "So I'd have 6 Succs?"
«Plot» Posh says, "Aye."
«Plot» Posh says, "Please expend 12 rounds of machinegun AV, btw."
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls 6 vs TN 5 for "KP1":
1 2 3 4 5 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls 4 vs TN 5 for "KP3":
2 3 5 11 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "Standing"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 + 5 vs TN 2 for "Remaining control pool, KP dice added 15/20":
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 = 8 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 + 5 - 8 vs TN 2 for "Remaining control pool, KP dice added 15/20 KP 1 (16/20 spent)":
1 3 4 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 + 5 - 10 vs TN 2 for "Remaining control pool, KP dice added 15/20 KP 3 (18/20 spent)":
1 = 0 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Oh ho!"
«Plot» Posh says, "He had as much of a chance to live as anyone could say."
The Winged Predator sends the powerful Tungsten cored rounds hammering into the devil rat this time it seems! It was inevitable after all, that, or she would have decided to just engage with explosives at some point and make things ..messy.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 14 for "Devil Rat soaking vs 20D AV attack.":
1 1 2 3 3 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 14 for "Devil Rat soaking vs 20D AV attack. KP 1 (19/20 spent)":
1 4 4 10 11 = 0 Successes
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « Devil Rat is no longer a concern. Moving onto secondary targets. Feel free to begin moving forward to observe. »
Muse follows the gang into the wooded treeline. When given the signal, she begins to advance under full cover towards the compound, though not far enough to be in firing range. She sticks with the group foremost. Being squishy means bullets hurt.
The Devil Rat is an APC. While it's certainly proofed to non-AV heavy machine gun rounds, it's shredded brutally, Indra's rounds tearing into it, one managing to penetrate the ammo rack inside the remote turret. With a massive explosion, the turret pops off the tank, to land, upside,down, nearby, as the shell of the APC starts to burn.
Scurry will move forward, keeping Muse and Imaki in his line of sight.
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « How armored are you two deckers? »
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Armor? »
Commlink-Nubia> Imaki sends, « What's armor? »
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « Do not break the tree line until I have the sniper's head for a trophy. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Blind vs Indra, long range, recoil comped, Soldier1":
1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 9 11 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Blind vs Indra, long range, recoil comped, Soldier2":
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 8 10 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Blind vs Indra, long range, recoil comped, Soldier3":
1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Blind vs Indra, long range, recoil comped, Soldier4":
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 8 9 11 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Blind vs Indra, long range, recoil comped, Soldier5":
1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes
Imaki stays slightly ahead of Scurry and Muse, moving slightly and with a vigil as she continues scanning the redwood forest with her thermographic vision. Once they're about fifty meters from the treeline the asian decker hunkers down against a masive trunk and settles down on her ass, pulling a pack of chewing gum from her satchel and popping a piece into her mouth, holding the pack out towards Muse with a cocked eyebrow.
«Plot» Posh says, "Indrakshi! You're up. It is now pass 3."
«Plot» Posh says, "Complex action to arm it with a Launch Weapons B/R test, TN 5. Then, it's a throwing weapon, like a huge impact grenade. Lateral range is 3M per Strength point. You'd have to be pretty close to use it."
«Plot» Posh says, "Indrakshi has spent actions moving without firing. Since she is invisible and the sensors are down, there's no way to reacquire her general location until she fires again or launches another attack. The enemies get one more attack against her, and then she is sort of 'disengaged' and will then be near the sniper's area.
Meanwhile, Scurry is advancing towards the treeline, and a few hundred meters away, can occasionally see the peek of auras as the deckers come up behind him."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Soldier1":
1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Soldier2":
2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 11 17 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Soldier3":
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 10 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Soldier4":
1 1 2 2 4 5 7 8 8 8 11 16 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 12 vs TN 12 for "Soldier5":
1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 10 10 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 6 for "Dodge":
1 3 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 6 for "KP4 Dodge":
4 4 5 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls 3 vs TN 6 for "KP7 Dodge Rolling remainung Succ":
4 5 17 = 1 Success
The soldiers continue to fill the air with lead. It wasn't a bad anti-aircraft strategy response to such a threat, but without their controlling rigger now, they seem to be firing blind. at the approach, and Indrakshi is no longer in much danger after a few heavy flaps of her magic angel wings.
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Initiative with a result of 18.
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Initiative with a result of 36.
«Init Tracker» Posh (#11342) has set indrakshi's init to 36.
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Initiative with a result of 9.
«Init Tracker» Posh (#11342) has set muse's init to 18.
«Init Tracker» Posh (#11342) has set Imaki's init to 9.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+10 Soldier 1":
2 3
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+10 Soldier 2":
1 3
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+10 Soldier 3":
2 2
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+10 Soldier 4":
5 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Initiative with a result of 10.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+10 Soldier 5":
1 1
«Plot» Posh says, "Soldiers are very alert, and cannot be ambushed at this point, because they are expecting an imminent attack. The spray foam is relatively easy to go on silently from this position."
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "I assume I know approx where to blast from the roof to either drop said roof on a sniper, or what not?"
The pairs of soldiers hunker down, obviously maintaining a good alertness profile, while the sniper seems to be scanning the treeline, looking for anything there.
Muse chills behind a tree. Leans over and takes a stick of gum. Silent nod of appreciation. Nom nom nom. Gum.
«Plot» Posh says, "Demolitions TN 8 to set it to collapse the roof on the sniper without damaging the floor below."
Muse can see a flash as the sniper's scope directly passes over the zone where she and the others are.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 10 for "Can I see anyone?":
1 1 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Demolitions vs TN 8:
1 4 4 = 0 Successes
Imaki tucks away the pack of gum, still sitting with her back against the tree trunk, keeping the massive redwood between her and the base camp currently undersiege, chewing away on her own piece of gum as she takes the time to study Muse as she waits for the all clear signal.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 4 for "Sniper soaking D":
1 2 2 9 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 4 for "KP 1/10":
1 1 4 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 3 vs TN 4 for "KP 3/10":
3 10 = 1 Success
Indra backs off from the spot she set up the breach for, the freeze foam being over the spray explosive..and detonates!
The sniper is rather hurt by the blast, but the huge fountain of smoke and dust covers the invisible shape of Indrakshi in a sort of hazy outline. The sniper quickly lines up a shot, shakily, for counterfire, as the others swivel to turn their assault rifles…but of course, the timing had been under the angel's control, so she's probably got the drop on them, at least for the first move…
«Plot» Posh says, "Indra! Action."
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "Smoke grenade in on sniper, then Tbolt burst to his face!"
«Plot» Posh says, "Failing the demolitions roll means that you underestimated the radius of fine dust in the area, kicked up by the blast. There is already effective smoke, so you could just do two tbolts."
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "Oh, in that case, I'm going the Underworld thing, where like, she dropped into the hole with the guns blazing, all awesome."
«Plot» Posh says, "Roll it. :)"
«Plot» Posh says, "Point blank, TN 2."
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Pistols vs TN 2 for "TBOLT MOTHER FUCKER! Pistol 1, Burst 1.":
1 1 1 2 4 4 5 7 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Pistols vs TN 2 for "TBOLT MOTHER FUCKER! Pistol 1, Burst 2.":
1 2 3 3 4 4 5 8 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Pistols vs TN 2 for "TBOLT MOTHER FUCKER! Pistol 2, Burst 1.":
2 3 4 4 4 5 5 10 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Pistols vs TN 2 for "TBOLT MOTHER FUCKER! Pistol 2, Burst 2.":
3 4 4 4 5 8 9 11 = 8 Successes
============================> Initiative Listing <=============================
Combatant Name…………….. P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Indrakshi…………………. 36 26 16 6 —
Soldier4………………….. 20 10 — — —
Muse……………………… 18 8 — — —
Soldier1………………….. 15 5 — — —
Soldier2………………….. 14 4 — — —
Soldier3………………….. 14 4 — — —
Soldier5………………….. 12 2 — — —
Scurry……………………. 10 — — — —
Imaki…………………….. 9 — — — —
Indra doesn't wait for the roof to become a pattern of fire, once the chunk of roof goes down, she's following in, Thunderbolts kicking out their death at the sniper, she'll cut the head off before to long, don't you worry. No one out hunts the hunter. <Well..there is Hunni, but Indra is convinced Hunni isn't even metahumanity, straight up cyborg, or some sorta freaky Star Wars Imperial Experiment come to the earth>. Her boots landing heavily on the man's chest, she will now contemplate options.
«Plot» Posh says, "There's no way he has the body and he's already spent karma pool, so the sniper is executed."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+2 scatter":
3 3
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+2 scatter":
1 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+2 scatter":
3 3
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 2 for "+2 scatter":
1 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 + 5 vs TN 4 for "Launch Weapon 1, CP":
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 13 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 + 5 vs TN 4 for "Launch Weapon 1, CP KP 1/10":
1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 + 5 vs TN 4 for "Launch Weapon 2, CP KP":
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 + 5 - 3 vs TN 4 for "Launch Weapon 2, CP KP 1/10":
1 1 2 3 4 4 7 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Indra, soak 13D and 15D from boombooms."
«Plot» Posh says, "HE."
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Body vs TN 2 for "Soaking 13D":
1 1 1 3 4 8 9 10 17 19 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Body - 7 vs TN 2 for "KP9":
1 2 2 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Indrakshi says, "No damage from first"
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Body vs TN 4 for "Soaking Second Rocket Blast":
2 2 3 3 3 3 5 7 10 13 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Body - 4 vs TN 4 for "KP10 on Second Soak":
1 2 2 2 2 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Body - 5 vs TN 4 for "KP12 Soak Reroll":
2 2 4 7 7 = 3 Successes
Scurry places his hands together and murmurs something. His fire elemental comes into being on the downdraft from the smoke, and he bids it forth to follow Indra and share what he sees.
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « Locate forces are engaging with anti tank weapons. I suggest you displace to negate the possibility of a rocket eliminating all of you. »
«Plot» Muse says, "I eat gum."
«Plot» Imaki says, "You're not supposed to eat gum. I -chew- mine"
«Plot» Scurry has his elemental in with Indra so he can see what's going on.
«Plot» Scurry would also like to stunball the auras.
Indra brings her wings in front of her when the missiles streak in, the dust and walls licking with flames as they impact, sending waves of fire and debris slamming down the hall way, but she remains. Infact, she and the head of the sniper, for she had taken it during the blast, calm and calculated. Her wings singe and licked, but they regenerate to those who can see on the astral. Indra hadn't been moved, and now she takes one step forward to show her resolve, shaking burnt flesh and wall paper from her wings as she unfurls them in the hallway, a few aether feathers falling away <likely still smoldering>. Now the Manitou is angry. Very angry.
«Plot» Posh says, "Scurry. You can catch 2 of the remaining 4 soldiers with 1 stunball."’
============================> Initiative Listing <=============================
Combatant Name…………….. P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Indrakshi…………………. 36 26 16 6 —
Soldier4………………….. 20 10 — — —
Muse……………………… 18 8 — — —
Soldier1………………….. 15 5 — — —
Soldier2………………….. 14 4 — — —
Soldier3………………….. 14 4 — — —
Scurry……………………. 10 — — — —
Imaki…………………….. 9 — — — —
«Plot» Scurry says, "Gotcha. What's my TN?"
«Plot» Scurry says, "Considering background, willpower, etc."
+pl BGC is 0 out here, you're creating the pollution right now. Willpower is 5.
«Plot» Posh says, "BGC is 0 out here, you're creating the pollution right now. Willpower is 5."
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Sorcery + 6 vs TN 5 for "Stunball D Damage F5":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Sorcery + 6 - 3 vs TN 5 for "KP1":
1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Willpower + 6 vs TN 2 for "Resisting D Drain":
2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 = 12 Successes
«Plot» Scurry says, "7 net succs. Drain fully soaked. Standing."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell":
2 5 5 8 10 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP":
1 3 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 3":
3 3 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 6":
3 5 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 3 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 10":
3 3 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell":
1 2 3 3 10 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 1 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 1":
3 4 5 11 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 3":
1 2 2 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 6":
1 3 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 3 vs TN 7 for "Vs spell KP 10":
2 5 = 0 Successes
The two soldiers that Scurry had spotted slump down to the ground, completely out of the fight, leaving only one remaining to fire an assault rifle burst desperately in Indrakshi's direction.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 + 6 vs TN 6 for "AAAAAH":
2 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 9 10 16 17 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls Combat Pool: 18 vs TN 5:
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 9 11 11 11 15 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Indrakshi (#6312) rolls 18 - 7 vs TN 5 for "KP11":
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 10 10 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Well, you manage to dodge that."
«Plot» Posh nods. "All right. Indrakshi disengages again. Scurry, your're up. And use comms, guys!
«Plot» Scurry says, "Could you give us a sceneset, Posh? :D"
Indra lucked out really on surviving the rockets fired into the hallway/room, the roof was a pretty location to engage from, and thats what she does, dropping in behind cover so she can slip her Tbolts into their magnetic holsters, and she can ready her Sabre. The RPK was just to expensive to justify engaging the infantry with.
Scurry and the deckers are just at the treeline where the clearing begins around the base, with the rather thrilling sights of the recent effects of the rocket on the building providing a backdrop. As Indrakshi gets back into cover, he can glimpse the aura of one of the other pairs of folks.
«Plot» Scurry says, "Gotcha. What does my fire elemental report about being inside the base?"
«Plot» Scurry will stunball the other aura.
«Plot» Posh says, "AT this point, those two are the last left alive."
«Plot» Scurry says, "Woo. TN?"
«Plot» Posh says, "5 again."
The two soldiers, one with a rocket launcher, spring up, thinking that they've pinned down the target that had assaulted them and killed their sniper commander and vehicle!
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Centering vs TN 5:
3 3 5 9 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Sorcery + 6 vs TN 5 for "Stunball F5, 6 die from power focus, D stun":
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 10 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Sorcery + 6 - 2 vs TN 5 for "KP2":
1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 8 11 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Willpower + 6 vs TN 2 for "Resisting D Drain":
1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 14 = 10 Successes
«Plot» Scurry says, "6 succs on STunball, full soak on drain. Standing!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 5 for "Soaking":
1 1 5 5 10 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 5 for "Soaking Soldier2":
2 4 4 4 10 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 1 vs TN 5 for "Soaking Soldier2 KP 1":
1 2 2 5 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 5 for "Soaking Soldier2 KP 3":
2 4 4 = 0 Successes
The last two soldiers collapse. For the moment, the facility is quiet, and secure, confirmed by Scurry's elemental reporting that no other auras are present. It seems to be time for the next step.
One of the fancy radio and tactical systems was destroyed by the rockets hitting where the corpse of the sniper was, but anyone passing by the soldiers can see that four of the systems are easily retrievable.
Scurry shoos the deckers ahead.
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Sending deckers to you, Indra. Retrieving tech out here, will be in momentarily. »
Indra has her own agenda once people begin to move in, drawing out one of her blades, she has to behead the soldiers. After all, trophies piss off the enemy, keep them on edge. especially when you haul up headless corpses in places no meta human can reach. <So few can fly, it's likely not many would ever consider that some one was flying>. Even those rendered unconscious are just to be butchered and splayed up along the buildings and high areas. Any one familiar with the death of a certain mage in the Warrens might realize she's mimicing the ritual display.. Well, it is Indra.
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « It should be quiet. For Now. »
Muse stands up from her spot, looking up for a few moments. All green? Good. She hops over her log and advances to the base.
When the deckers enter the half-destroyed building, they can see the heavily, concrete reinforced installation of the hard system, with the two datajack ports. These kind of systems could be used for anything from personnel records to launch codes, hence the redundancy.
Scurry will take the time to retrieve the radio and tactical display units before hustling on in himself.
Muse reaches into her messenger back and removes a couple optical network cables. She silently mouths something before plugging one cable into the server, and another into the back of her neck beneath her hairline. With one glance around the environment, she kneels back down to the server and closes her eyes. Time to dive.
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Decking in. »
«Plot» Posh says, "Red-6/15/13/15/12/15
2 - Construct Shield
6 - Killer-5
8 - Passive Alert
10 - Bod Crippler-7 Cascading
13 - Killer-5 Shifting
17 - Scout-7 with Blaster-7 Armor
21 - Scout-7 with Blaster-9 with Killer-7
24 - Blaster-7 Armor
26 - Blaster-7
28 - Active Alert
30 - Black Lethal-7
«Plot» Posh says, "First, you must access the host."
As they are entering the building Imaki flips back part of the satchel's lid and pulls out a datacord, plugging it into the jack on her wrist, nodding to Muse as she takes the gum out of her mouth and sticks it behind her left ear, "Think we have to go at once, so on three?"
«Plot» Muse says, " I'm going into masking mode. Dropping BOD by half to raise my masking by half. 9 + 4.5 = 13.5 rounded down to 13. I'm loading deception 8 for 13 + 8 / 2 = 10.5 DF. Or 10."
«Plot» Muse says, "That would give me a total DF of 13, or TN13 for the system to notice anything I do."
«Plot» Posh says, "Both of you log in, then. TN 15, minus appropriate utilities."
«Plot» Scurry says, "Posh, how far apart are Imaki and Muse from one another?"
«Plot» Muse says, "I'll also be using my matrix background for complimentary dice."
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) has the Knowledge Skill Matrix Background with the value '3 (4)'.
«OOC» Imaki says, "Mmm, I think with my current MCPC I can't really afford to shuffle points around."
The host that the deckers dive into is very simple, but it appears to be a locked down military base. File utilities and processors clean their bunks very carefully and straighten, awaiting inspection by swaggering drill sergeants. The system is old, so it's a bit low-res, but those drill sergeants carry swagger sticks that look pretty heavy.
«Plot» Posh says, "1 meter."
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 7 for "(+2 Matrix BG, Deception Rtg 8)":
1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 9 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Vs Muse":
1 3 4 5 7 9 = 0 Successes
Scurry will take the time to draw an actual circle around Muse and Imaki while they're jacked in. He uses chalk, closes it with himself inside, and exerts willpower.
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) has the Knowledge Skill Matrix Hosts with the value '6 (7)'.
«Plot» Posh says, "Hosts like this are often rigged with a physical bomb that's triggered at a particular tally. This is in addition to IC as a defense."
«Plot» Posh says, "You would need to analyze the host to find what tally the bomb is programmed to go off at."
«OOC» Muse says, "Again I would really suggest decreasing bod and raising masking. You just do bod * .5, and (masking * .5) + masking. It can go above your mpcp rating"
«Auto-Judge[]» Scurry (#1304) rolls Sorcery + 6 vs TN 6 for "6 F4 Physical Barrier, 6 die from power focus":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 8 9 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 4 + 1 + 3 vs TN 8 for "Deception R6":
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 9 10 13 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "Rating vs Imaki DF":
1 3 3 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Plot» Muse says, "I'm just going to take root control of this system."
«Plot» Scurry says, "Fully soaked drain. Physical barrier set up around myself, Muse and Imaki."
«Plot» Posh says, "All right. I'll need a TN for that."
«Plot» Posh says, "Security tally: 0."
«Plot» Posh says, "13"
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « Manitou, am down here with deckers. Area secured. »
Commlink-Manitou> Indrakshi sends, « For now. We will see how long that remains. »
Commlink-Scurry> Scurry sends, « That's what I mean. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 5 for "(Deception 8, Matrix BG 2) Creating a root account.":
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 17 = 7 Successes
The asian counts down to three, then slots the other datacord into the server in tandem with Muse. The shadow being logs onto the Host and then immediate uses her BattleTac utility to set up a comcall with the other decker and the rest of her team. Floating inside the two decade old system the shadow creature glances around a moment as she sends off a message, «We're in. Do note, these old military systems have a real world bomb attached to them if the security system realizes it is running against a threat it cannot keep out. We'll try not to blow everyone up.»
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 5 for "(Deception 8, Matrix BG 2) Creating a root account.":
2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 17 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Vs Muse":
2 3 5 5 10 14 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Security Tally: 1."
«Plot» Posh says, "The bomb is set to explode at Tally 5. This system was no joke regarding unauthorized access."
«Plot» Posh says, "Likely its datacore is in a hardened black box."
«OOC» Posh says, "13, I think, for access rating"
«OOC» Posh says, "Slave operation is 15."
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 9 for "(Spoof Rtg6, Matrix BG 2)":
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 9 for "(Spoof Rtg6, Matrix BG 2) KP 1":
1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Vs Muse DF":
1 2 3 4 5 9 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 4 + 1 vs TN 9 for "Spoof R6 Task pool +1 die":
1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "Vs Imaki DF":
1 2 3 4 4 4 = 0 Successes
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Hack complete. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 4 + 1 vs TN 9 for "Spoof R6 Task pool +1 die (KP:1)":
1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Muse (#1921) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 8 + 2 vs TN 5 for "(Deception 8, Matrix BG 2) Graceful Logoff":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 11 16 = 4 Successes
Scurry has his arms folded. Nearby, his fire elemental passes guard. Each of them turns to observe what the other cannot see.
As soon as the connection is made and the datalink happens, there's a message. «Thunderbird ETA 5 minutes. Great mission, everyone. Shelley out.» Now they just have to get out of the system so everyone can get to the extraction!
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Vs Muse DF (Graceful Logoff)":
1 2 2 2 4 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Imaki (#9271) rolls Computers (Decking) + Hacking Pool: 4 + 1 vs TN 7 for "Deception R6, Graceful logoff":
1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 8 9 10 10 14 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "Vs Imaki DF":
3 3 4 4 5 7 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Tally 2, but the deckers both accomplish graceful logoffs."
Materializing on the hostnet, Muse flies through the system with Imaki, barking datapacket orders at the soldiers who snap to it like minions. System operations scroll and it gets a lot more crowded for a bit as the system rolls as fast as it can with Muse's and Imaki's commands. After just a moment, a root account is made and the slaves are controlled. Just a second or two after Muse had plugged into the server, she unplugs and opens her eyes. She looks towards Imaki, ready to pull her plug if she doesn't follow soon. But she does, and Muse looks back to silently voice something on comms. They're done. She stands.
Commlink-Muse> Muse sends, « Let's go. »
Indra is only to glad to make the rendevouz with out the failsafe bomb going off. <Those are generally very big, powerful,and of the atomic variety>. She's had her share of old UCAS bunkers with them. One had biological warfare involved! Ahh those were the days..risking one's life for paltry sums in forgotten UCAS Biological warfare facilities..
Scurry drops the shield, and the physical barrier is gone. "Let's get the hell out of here."
The shadow being working in tandem with Muse's persona is sending out little white butterflies as she orders the server's slaves to link up with the Major's uplink satellite connection. THen Muse is out and just as Imaki's little light butterflies are finishing off erasing the changes made by the decker a pair of brutish heavy machine gunners appear, getting ready to begin attacking the persona, however the shadow creature gives them a wink as she disappears and the conciousness of Imaki shunts through her deck and back into her body. She unplugs herself and nods to Muse, «All set, lets bug out folks.» She says without moving her lips, using the transducer implanted in her arm to relay her messages. She doesn't need extra encouragement from Scurry as she unsticks the gum from behind her ear and pops it back into her mouth, entering a brisk clip as she heads back for the LZ.
The Thunderbird is awaiting the team, and as everyone hops aboard with the retrieved radios and the paydata uploaded, it kicks off, which is good, as the sound of the diversionary attack a few kilometers away have already faded. «Well done, folks. I'll be in touch for more such jobs,» comms Shelley's raspy voice. «Enjoy your lift back to Denver.»
|
