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GM: Posh
Players: Lost, Krieg, Miko, Posh.
Synopsis: Posh is asked by her close contact Consuela to arrange a team at short notice to retake a ritual site in the woods that had been taken over by rebellious students. The small learning annex had had 3 students and as many instructors, the latter of whom had been murdered. Posh and crew arrive to find some significantly strong (2 F5 and 3xF7) spirit defenses as well as the powerful young mages (F7 spirits and all 3 mages had 10 karma pool each and cast spells according to skills of 7 with appropriate Force, including F6 armor spells and manabolts after Miko sniped one). Especially with the aid of high speed combat drone Senshi operated by Krieg, and Lost holding the most threatening spirit locked in banishment challenge, the team prevails and secures the site for the Azzie cleanup crew to process.
Date: 9/25/2075
«Plot» Posh says, "Everyone consent to possible danger, and wikipost?"
«Plot» Miko says, "sure"
«Plot» Krieg says, " I am not sure what i am consenting to exactly, but I'll give it a go."
«Plot» Krieg says, "Well, I suppose we all make some poor choices in life."
Discreet beeps pop up on Lost, Miko, and Krieg's pocsecs all at once. It seems that they've all got messages from Posh, inviting them to Sal's Diner, the place with the hard of hearing proprieter who uses a barback, that has become one of Posh's favorite places to eat waffles and plan crimes. And indeed,
Posh is dressed in a black pantsuit, black glasses, and has an oversized waffle in front of her when any of you arrive. "Oh, so very good to see you," she says, to each as they enter. "We've got a bit of an interesting opportunity…an important role to play, if you are interested."
Miko heads towards the place a little hungover after going to a bar with Elias. She heads in looking for posh and plops down in the seat across from her wearing her fancy sleeping tiger suit.
Krieg brushes her blazer off and adjusts the cuffs to equal length as she is greeted. "I am not sure what my ability at roleplaying has to do with work, but I am here." she notes to posh as she finds herself a spot to sit near her.
Posh chuckles at Krieg, though she does not wink, as that is pointless to do in dark glasses. "Well," she says. "We've got wetwork, frankly," she says. "A bit of a mess to clean up. One of my old friends," she says, the hum of her WNG already starting up as she removes a small display connected to her datajack, showing you all, "says that they've been working on training assassins from some of the more bloodthirsty young mages, those who show magical promise but fail the psych to work in more normal positions as corp mages. It's about solving the age old problem: how do you have someone willing to kill who doesn't become unbalanced by it?" she asks. "Perhaps that's a problem for us to consider, too, but here is the problem. They've been playing with fire. Apparently, this talented young mage slew her handlers, and taken over a lodge owned by my friend's employers," she says. "I've got details, and she selected me, well, to see how well we could potentially fit into an already planned, short-notice job," she says.
"The lodge is a former summer camp up in the woods approximately twenty miles from Denver, in the Sioux sector," she says. "Security is based on local contract, and there doesn't seem to be a response here. They were doing research here, I suppose, as isolation," she says. "There were apparently three students and five instructors at this camp," she says. "All the instructors are now dead," she says, revealing recon photographs that reveal powerful spirits tearing bodies asunder. "This happened only a couple hours ago. Secret transport, including border crossings there and back has been arranged by Citymaster, and there is extensive mapping and information. We don't have information on the specific spirits available, but expect the survivor supported by powerful elementals," Posh says. "There are not significant security facilities at the former camp, nor is there significant weaponry," she says. The profiles of three young adult mages, and their sealed court cases, one for murder, two for grievous bodily harm, all of them sealed after remanding to corporate custody. "So. Who's up for cleaning up this mess?"
Miko yawns softly and watches posh still looking like she needs coffee "Ok…why do we care that they killed some corp guys? they paying us?"
"I do not have signifigant experience in the handling of awakened threats beyound the application of conventional methods." Krieg states, she looks from Posh to Miko, then back to Posh. "I beleive she is more accustom to these types of encounters. I am not adverse to taking the job, simply stating capabilities."
Miko orders some coffee from a passing waitress and drinks half of the far too hot liquid without thinking about it "Not Averse to taking the job…name of your sex tape" ok miko might be a little buzzed
"A sex tape, I do not understand the reference." Krieg blinks a bit and looks to Miko as she awaits more information from Posh. "Is that statement directed at a particular situation or person?"
"The client is willing to pay thirty-five thousand nuyen to each of us for quick and successful accomplishment of the task," Posh says. "We are to neutralize the three mages and their spirits, and reclaim the site for the corporation in question, which I am not permitted to divulge," she says. "I already have an idea for how we might accomplish this. Krieg, you and I will stage an assault as if we are a corporate hit squad. I will acquire a pair of submachine guns, and we will lay down heavy volume of fire. Thinking that they will have a quick victory, the opponents will likely reveal themselves, allowing Lost and Miko the chance to counter them," she suggests. "Of course I would welcome improvements upon this plan."
Posh adds an aside to Krieg, "I have no idea what she's on about."
Miko drinks more coffee "alright…I cant see spirits in astral so i hope lost can handle that."
"So, we are to be the distraction while the others flank the enemy and apply the killing blow. It is not inconsistant with typical methods." Krieg nods and begins fiddling with a napkin. "If they are capable of the varied forms of attack I have seen previously, then I am not sure how effective basic defensive tactics will be if we are exposed. Vehicular and automated systems seem more effective in these situations."
Posh shrugs. "Well, I'll have kamikaze if I absolutely need it, and I've been able to find personal success
against a spirit's form," she says. "It seems that a…strong personality is actually an advantage when fighting spirits. Plus, I have to help maximize the impression of danger. I was planning on bringing a grenade launcher, launching smoke grenades, and then getting the attentions of any apparent enemies with fire supporting your vehicle," she says. "You think I should perhaps be in a vehicle?"
Miko drinks more coffee "Ruth cloak, sneak in, seperate them, exex rounds to the spine."
Posh nods to Miko. "Right. That'll be part of your job on the kill team, with Lost," she replies, quite a discussion to have, and glad for the white noise generator. Still, it's not like the barback is listening.
"What is it you want me to do then durring the encounter, ground combat, vehicle, drone? Electronic warfare and Trix engagement seems unnecisary in this instance." Krieg watches them both for a momment before going back to fiddling with the napkin, folding and pressing it. "The other team will have a direct approuch, more than likely."
"It's not just one cabin. It used to be a summer camp," replies Posh. "It's a bit of a complex. And do you have a drone on you, and some C4?" she asks, beaming. "Because that'd be great."
Miko points to krieg "Thats her department." Ok yeah miko was drinking, usually her plans are more solid
Lost has been more or less quiet throughout the meet. In fact, she entered rather inobtrusively to begin with. Nevertheless, she's sitting in the booth, glancing briefly at the waffle on Posh's plate before sitting back and doctoring a cup of soykaf heavily with milk and sugar. "Admittedly, wetwork isn't really a strong suit for me. If you need these targets killed, there's nothing I can really do short of calling an elemental to bash their skulls in." It's pretty obvious she's not particularly comfortable with that idea, "But if these guys are worth something to your client alive, recovering them might be an option but…" She sighs, shaking her head, "From the info you're giving us, these mages might be beyond saving." This comment is delivered with a note of sadness, "But… I can certainly help with neutralizing whatever spirits they might have summoned. Of course, blowing up the entire compound might be the quickest option."
"We don't specifically have to kill them," says Posh. "The corporation will be securing the site afterwards. There will be a clean-up crew. We just have to secure the site," she explains. "So any who are unconscious and neutralized can be left for them. And no, they won't execute them, they'd probably be imprisoned and examined occasionally but mostly just left to rot in insanity for the rest of their days in some corporate basement hellhole," she says, with a shrug as if that's a perfectly good fate for murderous insane mages, so far as Posh is concerned.
"I do not intentionally destroy drones, unless it is an act of desperation and their chance of survival is Null." Krieg mentions to Miko. She continues folding and folding. "Presenting the impression of a small armed force may be difficult, but can be accomplished. A typical fireteam would be composed of 4 members, a Grenadier, 2 Riflemen, 1 Automatic Rifleman. The mixture of anti-vehicular weaponry would be dispersed amoung the 2 non-specilized members. A heavy team would replace the Automatic rifleman for a Medium machinegun team. Typical of CAS formats for structure." She pauses for a momment. "We would have to either emplace additional drone units to assist in supressive efforts or participate in hit-and-run tactics and give the impression of a larger force. I beleive your typical capabilities would prove more suited for direct assault than that."
Posh nods, showing the map: a complex of four large huts, originally a barracks-like summer camp for about thirty kids, with some separate huts for staff and counselors and such, out in the forest. "All right, then, Krieg," she says. "How would you see us doing this? I had hoped to split their attention with a diversion and then a flank, but if I'm doing direct assault, I suppose with the others, does that still work?" she asks.
Miko shrugs softly "I can handle it anyway you like, you want me to go long range sure, you want me at mid ok, hand to hand? up to you."
Lost chuckles at Miko as she's more or less poked in the forehead, "Yup. That's pretty much where I expect I'll be earning my pay on this one." Looking to Posh, she hmms softly, "Death or life imprisonment. Can't really say which is the worse fate." Glancing at the map, she rubs her chin thoughtfully, "Miko, do you think you could effectively shoot and scoot around them? Just try and whittle them down, try to manuever them into a position that's easier for us to attack?"
"I imagine your distractive method to be typical of a direct assault. Brash, loud, aggressive. Being the distraction does not mean you won't acheive the goal of successfully attacking the enemy, it only means your set goals do not force that as a measure for success." Krieg notes again and finishes folding a small square shape. "So, you can be on the distraction element and still break through the enemy lines."
Miko quirks a brow at them "Im not typically loud in a job. Silenced gear, ruth cloak, tranq patches."
"I meant from long range," Lost clarifies, "Seems like you could really wear them down with a sniper rifle. Just keep repositioning so they can't pin you down. The resulting confusion should make them easier to attack more directly."
Posh arches an eyebrow. "Are sniper rifles effective against spirits?" she asks, a little surprised. "In any case," she says. "I suppose I assumed that those like you were in hand to hand," she says. "Seriously, however you want to slice it. I was planning on using a pair of smartguns, and seeing if I could bullet down some of them with EXEX," she explains to Krieg. "I wouldn't be ineffective, and of course I would be trying to ensure I stayed with some sort of cover to operate with," she says.
Krieg glances to Miko and Lost, "I beleive there is some confusion, as you are the assault force. You can be as stealthy or not stealthy as you wish. I was referencing Miss Posh and her methodology for combat situations." Krieg nods to Posh, "Correct you would not be ineffective, even in the distraction role."
"Against spirits? No," Lost replies shaking her head, "Not without spirit buster rounds. But if you take out the mages who summoned the spirits, well, you also take out the spirits. So that's worth considering. In any case, I'm just thinking of ways that we can make the assault easier… trying to wear them down with some attrition through sniper fire was what came to mind."
Posh nods. "That's certainly more than worth considering," she says, with a smile. "Although I suppose if they're all in the same hut, and we can see it there, maybe the C4 drone would be a good thing. If we have one. The thing is, the assignment is short on time," she says. "This needs to be contained, quickly. The transport's awaiting, so what we can't stop and pick up, we can't really get," she says. "I can offer free EXEX for pretty much anything, and even bigger weapons…I mean, how would rocket launchers be against spirits?" she asks.
"I do not have such a drone." Krieg says. She takes the small paper square she has mad and tugs the corners sleightly before picking it up and blowing into the square to create a geometric squarish ballon of paper. "If the enemy is highly aggressive then the distraction of a small atatck on another structure or searching fire into the compound may draw their attention, making it easier for the second team to close distance under cover and concealment. It may be possible to handle the encounter without having to present targets for them to engage in the first place with this method."
Miko gets up slowly "ok im gonna slap a detox patch, vomit, then lets go." she heads towards the bathroom
"Hard to say…" Lost replies, shaking her head, "Never seen anyone use a rocket launcher on a spirit. In any case… trying to banish them is a good option. Rocket launchers /would/ be a good choice to use against the structures in the camp itself." She continues, nodding to Krieg, "Sort of what I was thinking with trying to pick them off with sniper fire. The less danger we have to expose ourselves too, the better. But if we have to move on this quickly, might be better to get underway now and try and plan our attack on the way there."
Posh smiles to Krieg. "All right. As the agent for the client, you seem to have a grasp of the tactical picture here," she says. "So, why don't you take care of it. You can of course choose to pass the baton, now that you are holding it, to any team member," she says, with a grin. "Help us get, paid, Krieg. Anyway, I suppose you can let us know your ideas when we're on the transport. We'll be able to reach it relatively nearby," she says, with a grin. "Well..it's a bit extreme, but I suppose there's no reason we can't, uh, use rocket launchers," she says. "I suppose in that case, I should pick up a few MAWs from my stash. They're high explosive, perfect to use against structures." She shrugs. "Maybe they'll work against spirits."
"While I am capable of field tactical assessment and evaluation , I am not a magaical threats expert. My plan would be capable of eliminating the primary targets in a typical situation but does not treat the possible elemental threats with special care. I do not have capabilities to eliminate those." krieg looks to Posh. "You seem to already have your concepts of how to handle this. Unless there is a drastic change to the events planned, it is unlikely we will need to deviate form the origional plan."
Miko heads back out wiping her mouth and looking better "Ok lets go."
Posh nods. "All right," she says. "I'll need to stop by my stash at the Bastille, and then I'll get Sara to sneak me over to the dropoff point," she says. "I really need to do her a big favor sometime soon," she says, with a grin. "Anyway, does anyone else need any extra heavy gear, or ammo?" she asks. "I'm going to be bringing an Arbelast launcher and a few reloads," she says, her grin getting a touch maniacal.
Posh heads back to her stash to collect her extra weaponry, and then gets a lift from Sara to rejoin others to where the Citymaster awaits, presenting herself in the heaviest version of her ‘street armor.’ There's a barrier between the passenger and the driver's cabin, but there's no attempt to jam any of the people's network information. The rather trusting runners are ferries, however, as they were described to be, and Posh offers smiles, checking over the Arbelasts and the pair of smartguns she brought, on the way. "I brought EXEX ammo," she says. "From what I've seen, spirits are tough, and you've got to hit them as hard as possible."
"It's not so much that they're tough, exactly," Lost begins in reply to Posh as she gets into the Citymaster, finding a seat and strapping herself in, "They're just not particularly vulnerable to conventional weapons. Like you said, people with strong personalities can damage them pretty easily in a melee. Of course… that requires you to get close, which you might not want to do. And, of course, you're likely to be best served by simply taking out the summoners." She shrugs, "In any case, I should be able to deal with at least /some/ of the spirits. So the rest of you might want to focus on the targets themselves."
Posh nods to Lost. "Do you aim to use your elementals?" she asks, finishing her preparations. "Spirits do seem to be vulnerable to very large discharges of energy, at least from what I've seen, so I suppose we'll find out. I saw Indrakshi successfully use a heavy machinegun on one," she explains.
"I can still call on one heavy hitter," Lost replies, "So… that may end up being my ace in the hole. The thing is, if they have elementals, which they likely do, it's not always best to fight them /with/ elementals. They're weak to other elementals of the traditionally opposing element. If you keep me covered, though… I should be able to banish them, or even better, take control of a couple, even the odds for us. Beyond that… take out the mages and the spirits go with them. Can't stress that enough."
It takes a while, so there is enough time for further planning, Krieg quietly working on Senshi, doing last calibrations, while Posh ponders tactics with Lost. "I see," she says. "So are we likely to see much more than one spirit per mage?" she asks.
"It's possible." Lost says, nodding, "And given the nature of this job, I'd say likely. And… as much as I would prefer /not/ to advocate for the use of lethal force here…" She admits with a sigh, "Putting a high caliber round into a couple heads would make things easier for us. I guess I'd prefer a clean death over life imprisonment and…" She shudders, "Interrogation. Whatever that means."
"It doesn't mean a pleasant end," says Posh. "But these folks killed their instructors, and who knows what they'd do if they decide to go away from this site that they've taken over?" she asks. "Me, I don't think I'm going to feel too guilty throwing an Arbelast around, or anything. It's not like the buildings had been worth much, after all."
Lost sighs again, nodding, "You're right. Might as well hit them hard and fast. Best case scenario, we don't even have to deal with any spirits. Going with, uh, a nuclear option is probably the best way to do this. So… I guess let's do it."
Posh nods. "Based on the spirit murder party we got images of, though," Posh says, "before the feed cut out," Posh says. "I think it might be a little unlikely that we won't be dealing with any spirits." She looks a little nervous, but she shrugs as the vehicle begins to slow, eventually breaking to a stop. She looks into space for a moment, and then smiles. "Well, we're here. A klick away from the target," she says. "This is our last chance to ready up, then it's time to approach, I suppose."
«Plot» Posh says, "Let's be very clear. What and what type of armor is everyone wearing?"
«Plot» Miko says, "on second thought we should not go there…it is a silly place"
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) puts on her "Light Security Armor"<=On the Job (#12703, Item 6).
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) puts on her "Security Helmet"<=On the Job (#12703, Item 2).
«Plot» Posh says, "There's no reason you can't wear that."
«Plot» Posh says, "You are getting corporate transport after all, unmarked,
«Plot» Miko says, "thats what i assumed with the city master"
«Plot» Miko says, "security armor with helmet, ruth cloak, her rifle, some clips, pistol on a belt holster
with 2 clips, her gloves on, medkit on her belt at the small of her back with the tool laser, autopicker, dikoted couga fineblade, her wooden mask tied firmly to it, and her small collection of chem patches(trauma and tranq). In her ear under the helmet is a taccon R6"
«Plot» Miko says, " So to a shadowrunner miko is kinda heavily decked out, to a security soldier it would be fairly reasonable if lacking in explosives."
«Plot» Lost is wearing a camo full suit, HD-2 helmet and FFBA. She's also bringing her Savior kit.
«Plot» Posh says, "Lost armor: 6/4. Miko armor: 7/6 Senshi Armor: 6 Vehicle. Posh armor: 6/5"
Miko is checking her Ruth cloak and its sensors as they ride out. She had come out of her stash wearing her wooden mask to make her look like she was dressed like a sane person but once the door was closed she took it off and sudden she was a rather tiny elf wearing modern security armor in dark greys and blues instead of stereotyped matte colors or blacks that most runners wear so it looks more like urban camo armor without the digital design, her helmet instead of the open modern military one has a closed mask that seals with the rest of her armor though it seems to lack environment seals. the rest of her gear looks like its up to the standards of a modern security commando
«Plot» Posh says, "Okay. Well, do assensing vs TN 5, and I guess, uh, he'll roll against your magic, Lost, for preliminary scouting. This area is pristine and has recently been despoiled by murder, but it is a place of power. BGCount 0."
«Plot» Miko has masking running so appears normal to assessing unless you really really try
Lost examines the astral, and sees a sort of haze in the astral, likely caused by the recent release of energy. The shifting tendrils in the local ley lines seem to suggest, based on a pulse in the energies, that a ritual is being conducted right now. Some sort of sordid ritual, with powerful energies. There seem to be a pair of powerful spirits that have been detailed as sentries, and a number of others that are already manifested, though it is difficult to locate the ones that seem focused on whatever is happening in the haze.
This haze seems focused around the camp.
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Intelligence vs TN 5 for "Assensing":
1 2 3 3 5 7 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Aura Reading vs TN 5 for "Assensing comp.":
1 1 10 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Lost, what is your uh…Magic rating?"
With the events quickly coming to pass krieg readies some final elements for Senshi, as well as testing connections with the vehicle and Sensor links for the teams comm units. She begins adjusting the Flux as needed to limit their detectable signature by the local response forces while maximizing comm strength in case of jamming.
She checks the munitions counts on Senshi's internal MGL system and pre-loads his LMG, adjusting it on his worlf-hook harness connection. "I beleive it will be dangerous to present a visible target to these opponenets. if they mistake Senshi for a normal combatant they may attempt to target him with inappropriate weaponry, giving Posh an advantage." She looks to the team. "If I am forced to engage with the transport it does pose the risk of preventing our departure, but vehicles are particularly resistant to manipulation. We can leave that as a last resort."
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) has the Attribute Magic with the value '8'.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 8:
1 1 4 8 10 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 8:
2 3 3 4 15 = 1 Success
Both of the spirits seem to notice something. One of them seems to near teleport its astral presence up to Lost. "BEGONE" it demands.
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) has the Attribute Magic with the value '11 (10)'.
As the vehicle closes in on the camp, Lost focuses her senses on the area, peering out the nearest window. What she sees causes a shiver to run through her spine, "Looks like they're cooking up some kind of ritual." She says, voice raised above the din of road noise, "Looks like they're got two spirits posted as sentries. Again, I'm thinking if we can just blow up the compound… it'd save us a lot of trouble." As the spirit encroaches suddenly encroaches on her personal space, she glares at it, "No, /YOU/ begone!" To the non-Awakened, she just looks like a crazy person.
Lost can detect that there seems to be an interruption in the ritual. The 'haze' seems to weaken a little bit, fading around the fire that is detectable in long range scans on the map. It seems that the alarm has been raised, as both spirits begin to manifest now, while Krieg's sensors can detect movement in the compound about a kilometer away.
«Plot» Miko says, "miko was gonna flail a lightning covered hand in front of lost to break up the spirit that is probably there"
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 vs TN 8 for "deadly strike M, elemental strike lightning, weapon foci so it has no defenses against her mighty fist":
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 - 1 vs TN 8 for "deadly strike M, elemental strike lightning, weapon foci so it has no defenses against her mighty fist kp1/16":
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 = 3 Successes
Almost bizzare fast miko whips her hand out right in front of Lost in a knife hand strike that would look normal were it not for the wierd lizardskin gloves and the fact that the air in front of losts face smells burnt from electricity as ozone is produced. Miko knows theres magic so a random voice in front of lost is a good indicator that miko should at least earn her keep.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 8 for "spirit soak, defenseless":
1 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
The spirit sentry that was beginning to manifest is dashed apart by Miko's titanic magic gloves, the brutal blow dashing it apart, leaving only one for Lost to deal with, as it attempts to begin manifesting, Posh looking surprised at this sudden turn of events, as she sees nothing yet!
«Plot» Lost will attempt to banish the spirit.
«Plot» Posh says, "Unless Krieg attempts to shoot the other manifesting spirit, you're up, Lost."
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 5 for "Banishing F5 spirit":
1 1 1 3 5 16 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring - 2 vs TN 5 for "Banishing F5 spirit KP1":
2 2 4 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 8 for "resist banish":
1 2 3 3 4 = 0 Successes
The spirit that Lost focuses her attention on is imprisoned by her magical energies, the spirit starting to fade and weaken as she starts to open a pathway to its home plane, howling in impotent, silent rage at her as it tries to manifest.
«Plot» Posh says, "There's a sort of suggested shimmer."
«Plot» Miko says, "so tn 6 instead of 8? or 4 for base attack?"
«Plot» Posh says, "yes."
«Plot» Miko is confused still
Lost glares at the spirit, her aura flaring as she summons the will to send it back to the plane from which it came. "Begone." She repeats, flatly, a rather non-plussed expression on her face.
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 vs TN 6 for "deadly strike M, elemental strike lightning, weapon foci so it has no defenses against her mighty fist":
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 10 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "adding CP then to the roll":
1 2 3 5 5 13 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 3 vs TN 8 for "resist":
3 3 9 = 1 Success
The spirit, diminished and entrapped by Lost's conjuring energy, cannot stand up to the spiritually deadly blow that Miko affixes to it, and like its comrade, it is destroyed.
The alarm seems to be raised, and the ritual seemingly interrupted by now, but it seems at least this first line of defense has been eliminated.
Lost's hair stand on end. Though the ozone smell is a little intense and perhaps a touch close for comfort, she's certainly glad to have the spirits dealt with. "Nicely done." She says, nodding to Miko. "Pretty sure they knew we were coming as soon as the spirits showed up, but now they definitely know something's up.""
The arcs of electricity crackling around Miko's hands makes Lost's hair stand on end. Though the ozone smell is a little intense and perhaps a touch close for comfort, she's certainly glad to have the spirits dealt with. "Nicely done." She says, nodding to Miko. "Pretty sure they knew we were coming as soon as the spirits showed up, but now they definitely know something's up."
"Suprise is relative, it is still quite possible to outmaneuver them." Krieg notes, her nose wiggles a bit as the harsh Ozone smell permiates the vehicle. "We are still a signifigant distance for travel on foot. If anyone else would like to be dropped off closer to the camp."
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Intelligence for "Astral Perception":
1 3 5 5 9 11
Commlink-Irae> Miko sends, « Im gonna move ahead on foot, its not that far and i move pretty fast. My masking should keep me covered magically. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Aura Reading for "Astral Perception Comp":
2 5 13
Posh nods in the direction of Senshi, giving a smile. "All right," she says. "We'll approach the compound from the southwest…there's a path that way, and we should seem to be somewhat obvious," she says. "I'll engage first with an Arbelast, at the first spirit guy that I see," she says.
Lost's scouting of the area reveals the sight of three auras, peeking from behind windows in three little huts, about fifteen meters apart from each other, as well as three heavy duty elementals, it seems, taking up a defensive position: earth, wind, and fire.
Commlink-Krieg> Krieg sends, « Senshi will follow you in Posh, once the vehicle is in a defensive position out of sight I'll shift my attention to him and your scout unit. »
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls 3 + 3 for "Vehicle Sensors+Clear Sight R3 (Active Scan from Ares.)":
1 2 2 3 4 5
As the vehicle creeps in closer, Lost takes some time to continue scanning the area on the astral, face pressed almost right up against the window. « Looks like we've got three elementals that I can see. Earth, wind, and fire. Not only that, but I think I can see the mages… they all seem to be near the windows, so Miko… see if you can't get in position to start taking some shots. »
Krieg has a Bumblebee unit synch to the RCD network and begin loitering above the Vehicle. A second attaches itself to Senshi's backpack to await transportation. She monitors the comms traffic but does not respond to the odd comment and chatter.
As the vehicle lumbers on Krieg looks for a good location to park and allow the team to egress without risk of immediate fire.
Posh moves to set up and approach. There seems to be less activity according to the vehicle sensors; commensurately, Posh moves to move up.
The three spirits seem to be taking a defensive position, using a couple fallen trees and some random debris for cover. It seems like they are eager to look for a threat to battle against, while the other three mages are out of sight, aside from occasional glimpses behind the windows, although, likely, with careful guesses of the timing, Miko could climb a tree and get into a sniper position to get a LOS on at least one of them, but that would likely keep her out of an immediate melee response. A closer examination from Lost reveals that they are likely very powerful, even more so than the two sentry spirits that they had dealt with earlier.
Commlink-Irae> Miko sends, « Did we bring any Peanuts? Im feeling Snacky »
«Plot» Posh says, "The spirits do not seem like they are eager to take offensive action."
Miko is getting into a sniper position pointing her rifle at the cabin windows as she slowly moves forward.
«Plot» Posh says, "The nearest sniper position is approximately 150 meters outside of the camp, and that means that it will take a little while to run from there to the camp should you have to engage in a melee"
« Looks like the spirits are just holding a defensive position. » Lost transmits, trying to keep her eyes on the astral as the team starts to get into position and advance, « My guess is they're going to have the elementals buy them some time while they finish whatever ritual they're working on. We… probably shouldn't let them finish. »
After everyone departs, Krieg makes sure the vehicle is buttoned up. She sets the Vehicle, her bumblebees, and the Now Ruthe'd small scout bot that sits atop her head to detect and report. It takes her a few momments to prerae the area around the cabin front, adjusting everything to make sure the vehicle is properly set-up and her network is on-line to it's greatest effect. She finds a spot to hunker down inside the vehicle itself and turn her attention to Senshi as he follows along after Posh.
Miko moves in slowly towards the camp keeping her rifle up as she moves in slow ina shuttle walk like any good soldier would, her cloak matching the background.
«Plot» Posh says, "Are you headed to the sniper position, or are you with Lost?"
«Plot» Miko says, "shes moving through the brush in the forest taking an alternate route in to pincer them"
«Plot» Posh says, "So does that mean you're leaving Lost unsupported?"
Miko waves for lost to follow her since you kinda have to be in range to snipe someone. Miko looks at lost "Want to borrow my cloak?" Miko is ANNOYINGLY silent as she moves through the forest. her feet dont seem to crunch leaves or break twigs, how the fuck does she do that?
There are openings between the three huts to the southwest, southeast, and north. Posh looks back at Senshi, unsure of how best to approach here, especially as she cannot quite make out individual targets yet through the trees. Lost has an impression of the three mages auras and the three powerful elementals there, out and about, but cannot locate their manifestations in physical space exactly from astral scouting. So the only chance for it, likely, is to engage directly, although one 'team' can hold back, at least.
(If a team 'holds back' from engagement with the elemental spirits, who are not really able to be 'surprised' then they can act in the round after the spirits have all gone.)
"Won't make much difference." Lost replies with a shake of her head, "Those mages can see auras right through the ruth. Now, if they start taking potshots at us, then I might want to cloak." Grinning, she continues, "But until then, I'll just move extra carefully."
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls 4 for "Senshi's Sensors+R3 Clearsight,(Proximity detectors, rangefinders, video, basic radar, signature-recognition software, low-light, telescopic magnification x50)(Active) target Identification.":
1 1 3 4
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Intelligence for "Trying to spot manifested elementals":
2 3 3 4 5 5 9 9
Posh advances forward with Senshi from the southwest, comming «All right, hopefully you two will hit them from the north or the southeast» before she looks back towards the powerful combat drone with a quick smile, and then turns forward. With the Arbelast launcher loaded, she steps out from the treeline to where there's cover from a fallen log, preparing to try to fire from back there.
There's either cover to advance quickly for the other team, or that tree that makes a sniper post about a hundred fifty meters from the camp of death.
============================> Initiative Listing <=============================
Combatant Name…………….. P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Miko……………………… 28 18 8 — —
Fire……………………… 23 13 3 — —
Krieg in Senshi……………. 21 11 1 — —
Wind……………………… 20 10 — — —
Earth…………………….. 19 9 — — —
Posh……………………… 17 7 — — —
Mage2…………………….. 11 1 — — —
Mage3…………………….. 9 — — — —
Lost……………………… 8 — — — —
Mage1…………………….. 7 — — — —
«Plot» Posh says, "Miko, action? In your LOS, you can presently see the spirits, although there is cover going both ways. They are approximately a hundred meters from you. You and Lost are still concealed, in the treeline. You cannot see any of the mages in any of the windows of the little huts. You can see Posh has just stepped out from the treeline behind cover, approximately a hundred twenty meters away from you at a different approach, initiating the engagement."
Miko reaches up and grabs losts shoulder keeping her still and nudges the mage behind a tree to keep her out of sight as she watches the spirits. She loaded EXEX rounds but they would probably just annoy the spirits. Shes after the mages but even with her boosted vision she cant spot them yet.
«Plot» Posh says, "Miko holds action until a mage presents themselves at the window."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 5 for "Flamethrower vs Posh":
1 4 5 9 10 13 14 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 5 for "Spirit soaking F5M flamethrower (need 6 successes for full soak)":
1 1 2 4 4 8 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 2 vs TN 5 for "Spirit soaking F5M flamethrower (need 6 successes for full soak) KP 1/10 spent":
2 3 3 5 5 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 4 vs TN 5 for "Spirit soaking F5M flamethrower (need 6 successes for full soak) KP 3/10 spent":
8 9 14 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower vs TN 7 for "Posh Spell Resist":
1 1 1 2 5 13 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower - 1 vs TN 7 for "Posh Spell Resist KP 1":
3 4 5 5 8 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Posh needs to soak F5D flamethrower. Posh has no thermal resist on this armor set. Damn."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body + 4 vs TN 5 for "combat pool soak":
1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body + 4 - 4 vs TN 5 for "combat pool soak KP 1":
2 2 2 3 4 5 9 10 23 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Posh soaks, but her clothing catches fire. 6M damage at the end of each turn until flames are extinguished with a Complex action."
«Plot» Posh says, "Krieg, your turn!"
«Plot» Posh says, "You are still behind the tree line, approximately one hundred meters from the three huts and three spirits."
«Plot» Krieg says, " Senshi will move at an angle towards the Huts along the heaviest available cover. 60m this round. Readying his LMG."
«Plot» Posh says, "Both the Wind and Earth elementals use their complex actions to roll up on Posh!"
«Plot» Posh says, "With the Movement power."
Posh, meanwhile, has a launcher in both hands and two elementals right up on her. Both are too close to attack, but she can take a sidestep and launches that sucker right against the fire elemental that had burned her!
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Launch Weapons vs TN 6 for "moving, medium range, scope":
1 1 5 5 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Launch Weapons - 1 vs TN 6 for "moving, medium range, scope KP 2 spent":
1 2 4 9 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Scatter is 8 meters, minus 4 meters per success for rocket launcher."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 2 for "Soaking vs 15D+1, F7 spirit, 14 armor points":
1 2 3 4 4 5 5 = 6 Successes
Lost might not have seen anyone attack a spirit with a rocket launcher before, but now she has. The backblast from the Arbelast jets out as the Arbelast warhead smacks right into the fire spirit, apparently actually weakening it and dissipating some of its energy from sheer concussion. It's quite a sight, especially at only a hundred meters. But that spirit is not down, nor is Posh anywhere close to safe: she's got two deadly elementals right in her face!
«Plot» Posh says, "Fire elemental takes M from the Arbelast. "
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 2 for "Mage 2 reaction":
2 4 4 5 5 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Reaction vs TN 4:
1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Reaction - 4 vs TN 4 for "kp2/16":
1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 8 for "SL-2, Laser sight, personal grip, called action to shoot the mage with my 14S rifle with exex rounds":
1 1 2 4 4 5 5 9 10 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "I have to rule that the mage is surprised by Miko, and thus cannot dodge."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 4 vs TN 12 for "soaking EXEX":
1 1 3 5 5 5 10 11 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 4 vs TN 12 for "soaking KP 1/9":
1 1 1 1 3 3 4 8 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 4 vs TN 12 for "soaking KP 3/9":
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 4 vs TN 12 for "soaking KP 6/9":
1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes
Miko can't necessarily quite see exactly what is happening, but she gets a pretty good idea that she saw a good piece of skull fly off. Lost quickly can see the aura of one of the mages quickly extinguishing. Looks like Miko got a headshot.
There are no more heads that present themselves right away. However, the telltale sign of glows revealing that both mages have cast armor spells quickly becomes apparent.
Miko pops the round off as the mage moves by the window as she lets posh do her thing. The silenced rifle makes a loudish cracking noise instead of the loud retort of a rifle firing explosive rounds, she likely makes a mess of that cabin too.
----------—[ Shadowrun Denver ]—-
============================> Initiative Listing <=============================
Combatant Name…………….. P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Miko……………………… 28 18 8 — —
Fire……………………… 23 13 3 — —
Krieg in Senshi……………. 21 11 1 — —
Wind……………………… 20 10 — — —
Earth…………………….. 19 9 — — —
Posh……………………… 17 7 — — —
Mage2…………………….. 11 1 — — —
Mage3…………………….. 9 — — — —
Lost……………………… 8 — — — —
Mage1…………………….. 7 — — — —
«Plot» Posh says, "There are 3 elementals, one with an M wound from Posh's rocket, the fire one. The earth and wind one are right up in her face, however. Two mages have just cast armor spells, while the third one seems to have been headpopped by Miko. That's your call based on the situation: you are not engaged yet, but the spirits have likely fed info on Miko's hostile aura now."
«Plot» Posh says, "Unless she's still purely aura masked."
Commlink-Irae> Miko sends, « Boom headshot*in a mock australian accent* »
«Plot» Lost says, "I'm going to attempt to banish the fire elemental."
«Plot» Posh says, "F7"
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 7 for "Banishing F7 fire elemental":
1 1 3 3 4 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 7 for "Banishing F7 fire elemental KP2":
1 1 1 2 2 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 7 for "Banishing F7 fire elemental KP4":
1 4 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 7 for "Banishing F7 fire elemental KP7":
4 5 5 13 16 23 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "Fire elemental resisting banishment":
1 2 3 4 5 8 10 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 2 vs TN 8 for "Fire elemental resisting banishment KP 6 spent":
2 3 3 4 16 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 2 vs TN 8 for "Fire elemental resisting banishment KP 9 spent":
1 1 2 5 5 = 0 Successes
The wounded fire elemental is not weakened by Lost's attempt to banish him, but he is imprisoned as he engages in direct spirit combat with her, trying to resist! Purple tendrils of magic lance from Lost's fingertips as the spirit engages in an even duel against the powerful magistrix.
« I think you got one. » Lost subvocalizes over comms, nodding to Miko, « One of the mages definitely just went down. I think the other two may have just cast Armor on themselves, though, so they won't go down so easy, next time. » With that said, she turns her attention to the fire elemental, taking a deep breath and focusing on it. Her aura flickers, but she doesn't quite manage to disrupt it or send it home, the dark-haired elf muttering a curse as she finds herself stuck in a contest of wills with the elemental.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 vs TN 6 for "D Wounded Mage Stabilized?":
1 1 7 10 = 2 Successes
Even though Miko managed to get a headshot, however, none of the elementals seem to disappear right away. Miko, quick on the draw, however, finds that she is still up - and she could have seen that Posh's launcher, while not /hugely/ effective, still managed to injure the spirit - and Miko would know that her rifle can apply even more force, if to a much smaller point.
«Plot» Miko says, "hold action waiting to spot another mage"
«Plot» Posh says, "There are presently two elementals closely grouped together, approximately 60 meters away from you. They are both just a few meters away from Posh. There is also a wounded fire elemental, and you cannot see either of the mages in their huts."
«Plot» Posh says, "It seems to me you can attack the two elementals together, try to lob a grenade inside one of the huts, or do something else I haven't thought of."
Miko is holding her rifle up still in a kneeling position as she watches the windows waiting for the mages to dumbly move towards the windows to see whats going on.
«Plot» Posh says, "There are also three mages. There's an earth elemental, an air elemental (wind) and a fire elemental. The fire one is damaged and engaged in banishment with Lost.One was clearly mortally wounded by Miko and is out of sight. The other two are also out of sight, but there's the telltale glow of armor spells by their windows."
«Plot» Posh says, "the earth and air elemental are clearly about to devastate Posh, who they are quite close to."
«Plot» Krieg says, " Senshi progresses in towards the Hut and attempts entry, whichever easiest route seems available to him. Difficulty of terrain? Since movements free I'll make an attack decision upon entry."
As Senshi charges up through the undergroath, Senshi is able to identify a smear of blood along the back wall from the window of the nearest hut. The doors are simple, back and forth spring affairs, and while there are some hazards on the ground, it is moderately difficult going.
«Plot» Posh says, "Movement test, TN 5, need 3 successes. You will successfully enter that hut with that roll."
Senshi accelerates on towards the Mages position, with a quick leap he dives through an available openeing and tumbles to a screaching stop along the floor, using the Unconscious Mage as a handhold to slow himself upon entry. Unfortunately as the human body is not built for such activities, it leaves a lasting effect.
Inside the hut, Krieg via Senshi spies a mage who had been seated on a cot, positioned to look in and out of the windows, slumped on the cot with a devastating head wound, and clearly not long to live.
The wind elemental fades, as Senshi takes its grim action inside the hut, which shall never be spoken of. The dying mage is at least out of his misery now.
Posh says, "If you have some special bonus to handling, give it another TN 4. To me, this is a movement that would be nearly impossible with a wheeled vehicle."
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Walkers + 4 vs TN 4 for "Something crazy.":
2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Pentjak-Silat vs TN 4 for "fighting earth elemental, close combat (thankfully)":
1 3 4 4 5 8 10 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Pentjak-Silat vs TN 4 for "fighting earth elemental, close combat (thankfully), off hand comp skill":
3 5 5 5 8 9 11 = 6 Successes
Posh manages to smash into the elemental…but…fists up, she manages to save herself from a devastating strike, only narrowly, trying to counterattack. Her fists and shock hand, however, though she was nimble enough to toe to toe with the earth elemental, do not manage to do any damage.
Stepping back out of melee combat, she figures she has little option but to reload the Arbelast, and does so, looking back for the nearest bit of cover. However, that's when one of the mages decides to peek his head up…
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 5 vs TN 2 for "mage head popping up":
1 1 2 4 13 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Reaction vs TN 4:
1 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 16 = 6 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "TN 8, including your mods."
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 8 for "boom exex 16S":
1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 8 for "boom exex 16S kp3/16":
2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 8 for "boom exex 16S kp5/16":
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Rifles vs TN 8 for "boom exex 16S second shot, recoil compped":
1 1 1 2 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 7 for "Manabolt, shooting at Posh, sustaining armor spell":
1 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 7 for "Manabolt, shooting at Posh, sustaining armor spell KP 1/10":
1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 7 for "Manabolt, shooting at Posh, sustaining armor spell KP 3/10":
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 7 for "Manabolt, shooting at Posh, sustaining armor spell KP 6/10":
1 1 3 3 3 4 5 7 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower vs TN 7 for "spell resist":
1 1 2 2 2 14 = 1 Success
A deadly looking mana bolt flickers out toward's Posh's chest, but it seems to dissipate, doing nothing. Lost can sense the detection of another spell: it seems that the hidden mage who didn't peek his head cast a Detect Enemies spell. If they're in communication, they now likely know the location of all three who have come within range.
«Plot» Posh says, "Miko is up. Fire elemental is still locked by Lost."
Commlink-Posh> Posh sends, « I don't know what I can do against this thing! It's too tough for me! »
Miko rolls her eyes and drops the rifle on its sling as she moves up to go help Posh as she is taking too long to kill the spirits
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Athletics for "i have sprint as well":
3 4 11
«Plot» Posh says, "With Miko's adept powers and a round focused on sprinting, she can make it safely to Posh for the start of the next phase. The fire elemental remains trapped, whereas Senshi, blood dripping from his hands, now has more options: and now Senshi is engaged, with each of two huts only twenty meters away, each."
«Plot» Posh says, "Senshi's action, then new inits."
============================> Initiative Listing <=============================
Combatant Name…………….. P1(B) P2(-10) P3(-20) P4(-30) P5(-40)
Krieg…………………….. 34 24 14 4 —
Miko……………………… 25 15 5 — —
Posh……………………… 19 9 — — —
Earth…………………….. 18 8 — — —
Fire……………………… 17 7 — — —
Mage3…………………….. 10 — — — —
Mage1…………………….. 8 — — — —
Lost……………………… 7 — — — —
«Plot» Posh says, "Okay, Krieg, you have two actions: the last one of the last round, and the first one of this round. Roll and pose and roll and pose, please!"
«Plot» Krieg says, " What is 'around' me to conduct actions against?"
«Plot» Krieg says, " Arm MGL (Complex) Move from One hut to the Next Rapidly"
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Walkers + 2 vs TN 2 for "Tight terrain navigation.":
1 2 2 3 5 5 = 5 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Okay, With your first complex action the MGL is armed and you manage to burst out of the hut. You can see the other two huts, the glows of the hiding mages suggesting where they are but not directly targetable. However, places right next to them are targetable.
Senshi departs his small habitat quickly as he darts out the adjacent opening and onward towards the next hut. The Internal MGL arms as he does, awaiting a target to strike.
«Plot» Posh says, "TN is 6 including movement penalty. Oh wait, 5, because you have smartlink-2."
«Plot» Posh says, "And while you cannot see the specific target, you get a hint of the place from the glow, so you can shoot to try to land within the blast radius. Specifically, you can aim for an airburst 2 meters away. There is an active armor spell, but he's not sticking his head up, so you can just see like…the glow through the window."
«Plot» Krieg says, " Enter the next hut, Shoot the inhabitant. (Complex)"
As Senshi bursts into the next hut, Senshi spies a very surprised mage, perhaps because the mages had been counting on using astral perception to see the adancing threats. Senshi clearly has the drop on this fellow, at rather close to point blank range, as the door of the hut bursts open.
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Mechanical Arm Operation + Karma Pool: 2 vs TN 2 for "Limiter test":
2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 = 8 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "TN is normal for point blank adjusted by your weapon mods, +2, for stationary defender, attacking while running."
The fire elemental continues to flail, engaged but locked into its spiritual combat with Lost, flaring fire energy battling against her, this way and that. Clearly it was the most threatening of those, but with Lost to neutralize it, Posh to distract the elementals, and now Senshi and Miko taking out the mages left and right, its actions are rendered futile.
«Plot» Posh says, "TN 2 including armor spell, I guess. XD"
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Heavy Weapons + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 2 for "Short Tn4, +3 Running, -1 Stationary target, -2 SL-II, 9 Rnd. Tgt 1. Stnd, FA 4 CP 7/11":
1 2 3 3 4 4 5 8 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 vs TN 5 for "12 points armor":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 8 9 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 - 4 vs TN 5 for "12 points armor KP 1/10":
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 11 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 - 6 vs TN 5 for "12 points armor KP 3/10":
3 3 3 5 10 17 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 - 9 vs TN 5 for "12 points armor KP 6/10":
1 1 3 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 - 9 vs TN 5 for "12 points armor KP 10/10":
1 5 7 = 2 Successes
The mage had been sustaining a very tough armor spell indeed, but it's not tough enough for the brutal furi of Senshi's LMG assault. Bullet after bullet is stopped, slowed just in time but the last rounds of the clip dig brutally, just a half inch, into the chest of the made, leaving painful wounds there stitched across the front of his chest - but the young, rage-crazed fellow is clearly not out of the fight entirely.
«Plot» Posh says, "Mage takes an S wound, I believe."
«Plot» Krieg says, " It would seem so, I think. 2 over the D down to S."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower vs TN 4 for "Posh assaults the earth elemental":
1 3 5 8 9 11 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "resisting damage against Posh's unmodified charisma":
1 1 2 2 2 3 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "resisting damage against Posh's unmodified charisma KP 1/10":
1 3 4 4 4 4 10 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 8 for "resisting damage against Posh's unmodified charisma KP 3/10":
1 2 3 3 4 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 2 vs TN 8 for "resisting damage against Posh's unmodified charisma KP 6/10":
1 2 5 9 26 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 - 4 vs TN 8 for "resisting damage against Posh's unmodified charisma KP 10/10":
1 3 4 = 0 Successes
Senshi seems unphased as the mages abilities render the deadly storm of bullets into an injury. His actions are simple and swift, he engaged and the mage defended, as expected of a combatant.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 4 for "vs Posh":
2 2 2 4 5 5 10 16 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Pentjak-Silat vs TN 4 for "counter":
1 1 2 2 4 7 11 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Miko says, "you shoudnt word it as devastating. it rolls better when you do"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body + 4 vs TN 7 for "vs 7S physical, staged up to 7D combat pool soak":
1 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 11 11 13 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body + 4 - 4 vs TN 7 for "vs 7S physical, staged up to 7D combat pool soak KP":
1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 9 = 1 Success
Posh staggers back, the cruel spikes in the earth beneath her managing to pierce through her armor, wounding her in several places, but not seriously - it seems like she's been taking a lot of rough hits by spirits and the like, lately.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 8 vs TN 7 for "Lightning bolt vs Senshi BGC 0, wound penalty":
3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "The mage has no karma pool. The spell fizzles."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 + 4 vs TN 8 for "vs Miko, manabolt, spell pool, sustaining Armor":
1 1 2 2 2 4 5 5 11 23 27 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 + 4 - 3 vs TN 8 for "vs Miko, manabolt, spell pool, sustaining Armor KP 1/10":
1 2 4 4 5 8 8 10 = 1 Success
«Plot» Posh says, "Miko, F6S manabolt, 6 successes. First, spell resistance vs TN 7 with Willpower. Then, soak."
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Willpower vs TN 7:
2 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Willpower vs TN 7 for "kp6/16":
3 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Plot» Miko says, "whats the power?"
«Plot» Posh says, "So, yes, you need to soak 6D+1"
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 6 for "why is he shooting miko? didnt posh shoot a grenade launcher? they didnt even see miko shoot":
1 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 13 = 4 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Soaked to S Phys. Using any KP?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 - 4 vs TN 6 for "dont judge me kp7/16":
1 2 2 3 4 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 - 4 vs TN 6 for "dont judge me! kp9/16":
1 1 3 3 4 9 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 - 5 vs TN 6 for "dont judge me! kp12/16":
3 5 7 9 9 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Soaked to L"
«Plot» Miko says, "you know that mage has to die in painful fashion now right?"
«Plot» Posh says, "Sorry this has taken so long. There are still two elementals: the fire, and the earth. The earth and fire elemental are both wounded at this point. Posh and Miko are both at L wounds."
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring vs TN 7 for "Banishing":
2 2 4 5 5 7 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Lost (#4658) rolls Conjuring - 1 vs TN 7 for "Banishing KP8":
3 4 5 5 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "vs Lost, spirit has no karma pool left":
1 1 2 4 5 5 9 = 1 Success
The bloodied mage, whose spell had fizzled, looks angrily up at Senshi, and then looks down, closing his eyes, the young rebel murderer figuring this is how he meets his end.
Locked in a test of wills with the fire elemental, Lost inhales, her aura flashing brightly as she manages to disrupt the fire elemental slightly. If nothing else, it keeps the two of them locked in battle while the rest of the team goes about trying to take down the mages.
«Plot» Krieg says, " Melee Attack (Shock Glove)"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 vs TN 6 for "counter, no kp left":
3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Mechanical Arm Operation + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 4 for " TN4 Punch 7M Stun (8S Stun (electrical))":
1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 13 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 vs TN 2 for "soaking":
1 2 3 4 = 3 Successes
Senshi's capacative fist smashes right through the barrier of the armor spell…which makes it much more difficult to power through, but as soon as the robotic fist discharges is shocking energy against the mage's chest, he collapses, wounded, but alive. Good night Gracie.
«Plot» Posh says, "No. He popped his head up, spelled at you, and then popped back down. However, you can see his hut, with the swinging doors 40 meters away."
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Athletics for "I have sprint, traceless walk, supernatural balance, and im very scary":
4 4 8
As Miko bursts through the door of the last, unstormed hut, she sees an angry young woman in there, with raggedly cut, dirty blonde hair, and a look of hate and surprise. "I thought I killed you with that bolt!" she snarls, preparing another one, clearly…
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 5 for "bonded gloves, Force 12 weapon foci, elemental strike lightning, CP:6, unlimited rage, and i put in the konami code":
1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 10 15 16 = 11 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 vs TN 4 for "I'm a wizard, not a boxer!":
2 2 3 3 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 4 + 8 vs TN 2 for "soaking, full combat pool":
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 = 10 Successes
The powerful armor spell, plus the armor that the mage was wearing, however, is a powerful magic indeed, so that Miko's punch just knocks about the mage a bit. "You might take me out, but my spirits will kill your friends!" she hisses at Miko.
Miko sprints in at the mage and knife hands in already going into some pretty scary attack combos "Ill leave some nice roses at her funeral." In a tone that says posh will probably be fine. also roses are expensive in shadowrun
For her part, indeed, Posh is locked in a deadly combat with a powerful earth elemental, doing what she can, but against a spirit far stronger than herself.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower vs TN 7 for "spirit combat vs earth elemental":
1 3 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Willpower vs TN 7 for "spirit combat vs earth elemental KP 1":
3 5 5 7 7 15 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "resisting Posh's assault":
1 1 1 2 3 3 11 = 1 Success
The earth elemental Posh is locked in battle with seems to actually be having not a great go of that particular fight, but it moves to assault her with its brutal power again.
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 4 for "engulf":
1 2 3 3 4 8 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Pentjak-Silat vs TN 4 for "counter":
1 1 3 3 4 5 8 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body vs TN 7 for "soaking 7S":
2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 14 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Body - 1 vs TN 6 for "soaking 7S o.o":
2 3 3 5 5 9 10 17 = 3 Successes
The spikes of earth rise around Posh again, knocking her back and leaving her even more bloodier and more injured. She seems to be in a considerable amount of pain now, the wounds together enough to match a reasonably serious injury.
«Plot» Posh says, "Posh is now at M."
The fire elemental writhes in futile rage, still imprisoned by Lost and locked in banishment combat.
«Plot» Krieg says, " Engage in Melee with Elemental that is fighting Posh. FIM (Complex)"
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 5 for "countering, karma pool blown, spirit wounded":
1 1 1 2 3 4 7 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Krieg (#6133) rolls Mechanical Arm Operation + Combat Pool: 2 vs TN 3 for " TN4 base -1 FIM, Punch 7M Stun (8S Stun (electrical))(3/11CP)":
2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls 7 vs TN 8 for "soaking the shock part of the shock hand":
2 2 3 4 4 5 10 = 1 Success
The earth elemental falls apart, into a huge hunk of earth and rock, as it shudders and lets out an almost primal scream as Senshi's shock hand seeks out the conductive minerals within it, a number of them glowing at the surger of energy. "Damn. I should have thought of that," says Posh, remembering her shock elbows. "Live and learn, what?" she asks, refocusing her attention on the fire elemental locked in battle with Lost.
«Plot» Posh says, "Miko! Your action."
«Plot» Posh says, "Fire elemental is still active. One mage is dead, one is unconscious with mild wounds. One has suffered stun damage and is directly in front of you."
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "target attack headshot(+2) and all my other stuff":
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 16 = 8 Successes
Senshi retreives a fist-full of dust in his grasp as he turns to look at Posh and her less than impecable state. His gaze quickly moving to the last hut as Posh chimes in a good note for later attempts.
«Auto-Judge[]» Miko (#4425) rolls Ninjitsu + 12 + Combat Pool: 3 - 8 vs TN 5 for "target attack headshot(+2) and all my other stuff. kp13/16":
2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 9 11 11 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Miko says, "11 successes"
Miko's brutal attack takes the last mage down, hard, Miko's magic-augmented gloved fist rocketing into the face of the last mage. As Miko leans down and breaks the mage's neck, the last elemental, the fire one that had been in spirit combat with Lost, winks out of existence, leaving one made bloody but still alive for the cleanup crew.
With the site quiet now, at least, Posh gives a pale smile to Miko as she trudges up from the huts, favoring where a spike from the earth had pierced her leg. "Well," she says. "I suppose this is a wrap-up. Let's get back to the Citymaster and our payday," she says. "Drinks are definitely going to be on you, Miko," she teases.
Lost moves up to approach as well. "I can't say I'm happy about the mages dying, but I suppose we've got to take this as a success." She glances at the bodies of the instructors, broken and twisted by the influence of the spirits, her face hardening. "I suppose this one had to be done, though."
«Auto-Judge[]» Posh (#11342) rolls Biotech + 1 vs TN 7 for "Savior medkit on Posh, task pool":
2 3 3 3 4 10 11 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Posh says, "Posh reduced to L. Miko at L. Wounds should heal in a day; Posh's clinic available if more medical attention needed. Log closed."
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