Two Man Con

GM: Mr. Terrific Players: Pulse/Katsuo, kalli, Hunni, Wanderer Synopsis: Mister Terrific gets wind of a 'nanotech hive' ripe for the stealing just like the one he ended up stealing from Jose Quervo and the Ghost Riders. But who's conning who on this job? Date: December 8, 2073 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "This is a dangerous plot where bad people will try to do bad things. Please register, first, your consent to this knowledge. Second, this is a four person grouping of people who have been absent a while and whose schedules may not link up. The adventure is designed such that if we can't get back together, individuals will have little 'scenelets' that cover what portion of the excitement they manage in the solving of the plot. So that I can tag such people individually and get some completion with them in a little private scene. Feel free to include acknowledgement of this in your consent." «Plot» Wanderer says, "I do solemnly swear I am up to no good." «Plot» Kalli says, "I consent to the danger and ability to complete this in parts." «Plot» Pulse says, "I do acknowledge the danger inherent in terrificplot, and am happy to.. ENGAGE!" «Plot» Hunni says, "Consents to the usual with the standard 'within reason' clause. No crushing us with Loffy's bathtub fallen from a space station." Normally, when Mister Terrific hires people for a run, he's pretty direct. Says stuff like, "The pay is twenty kay, you up for it?" This time he's more circumspect. Works through fixers, is generally noncommittal, let's some time pass because he's 'looking for the right group'. Or maybe just looking for people crazy enough. In any case, the meet is at the Bare Knuckle Gym, in the backroom clinic, with Sedimentary on guard and ready and the white noise generator running. When everyone has arrived he says, "Anyone here know Erisbel Echevarria?" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Shadowscene players tn 8, mob stuff tn 4." «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Shadowscene Players vs TN 8: 1 2 8 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Criminal Organizations (Mafia) vs TN 4: 1 1 3 4 5 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Underworld Politics vs TN 4: 1 2 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Shadowscene Players vs TN 8: 1 2 3 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Criminal Organisations vs TN 4: 3 5 7 = 2 Successes «Plot to Pulse» Hermetic wizard. Works for the Cubans. 'Brujeria' is his style of art." «Plot to Hunni» Hermetic wizard, at least grade two, maybe three. works for the cuban mob. Rents elementals, will do astral security for their big jobs, can be put on retainer. Calls himself a 'Brujeria'. Pulse arrived quietly through some manner of discrete witchcraft. The big man is standing in the corner of one of the clinic, a cigarette in his calloused fingers. "Cuban Jackass. Wizard. Brujeria… whatever that means." He closes his eyes and smoke trails from his nostrils. "Met him once, shortly after the trouble with the cubans. Shitty pool player." Pulse says "Hot girlfriend, though," almost as an afterthought. "Great hips. Wonder if he's still sore about that…" Wanderer shakes his head, the name registering nothing at all. Kalli makes her way down to the Gym through mundane means, dressed in a semi-profesional blouse and skirt, under a smooth actioneer longcoat. Small pack slung over her shoulder, containing a few tools. Hands in her pockets, she shakes her head slightly as Pulse details the possible target, showing a slight smirk. "I don't know anything about him, off the top of my head, but that sounds like a decent start." "Midrange, I've heard the name somewhere." Hunni comments as she arrives and hears the question. Wearing her jacket over her moulded vest the asian woman with the too-blue eyes is very quiet, leaning against the nearby wall. Mr.Terrific gives the nod to Hunni and Pulse. "I was hired to put a hurting on him the other day. I found out a place that he was on continuous retainer to hire, and with a friend I made a disturbance, busting up some decently heavy guards, setting fires, doing it slow enough that they could call for help. Predictably, he astrally-zoomed on site, through the Ward because it was his ward. I put a killing on him, disrupted his aura. If he didn't have someone standing next to him with a trauma patch, he's likely dead. He's not important though. What he was guarding, that's what's important. It was a 'nanotech hive.' It grows a specific type of nanotech, pumping it out. And we set it on fire. Needless to say, the Cubans were not happy, not to mention the crushed skulls of their guards. Now I get wind of another site, another nanotech hive. The information 'comes to me' you might say. Planted, probably, because the assumption is that whoever did the deed, they were going after the nanotech hive, not Erisbel Echevarria. The hive is much more valuable than he is. They want someone to come after it, and it is obviously a trap." Pulse listens attentively, not saying much, his thoughts locked behind a steely expression and a growing cloud of cigarette smoke. Hunni herself quirks a lip into a half-frown. Asking the obvious question in her deadpan tone: "You want someone to spring the trap?" Wanderer is relaxed in the chair, raising an eyebrow at the thought that Mr.T would have an issue with anything short of a low yield Fatman. He listens, though, not sure what's to be gained by marching into a trap. Kalli nods slightly, giving Mr. T a bit of an odd look. "Okay. I can see how all this came to be, but if you know it's a trap, and it sounds like there's a pretty good chance there's not even a hive there… what is it you are looking for, exactly?" Mr. Terrific says, "Hitting the rumor mill on some of the names they've hired in the past few weeks, looking at some of their equipment movements, and calling on the services of a Diviner who owed me a favor, I can tell you what they will have: Several snipers encircling the place. At least one rocket-based antivehicle drone. Another Brujeria shaman. A number of goons whose job is to act as tripwires. A smaller number of heavy hitters to act as a counterstrike. I am hearing multiple people with alpha-grade wired, and one maybe two with top-end wire, not to mention the Cubans springing for APDS for everyone. The deal is not one of tripping the trap. It's one of understanding just how much money is concentrated in one small area. Top end wired is five hundred thousand in and of itself, and that's not even alphagrade. Put him down and take his body, I have a doc who'll give us minimum twenty percent. That's almost enough to pay for a run right there." Wanderer blinks at this, thinking about the amount of money that went into him and how much a bunch of goons would be worth to Mad Doc Chopsy. He rubs his chin a bit and ponders, but says nothing at the moment. "So I'm going to be the one to ask the stupid question, who's paying us to do this? You or someone using you as a go-between? I understand the financial incentives to body-hacking and selling the parts, but it's a long way to fly for that." Mr.Terrific answers Wanderer, "I know people who would like the Cubans to have a bad day. That's not the money though, that's just a good word in someone's ear, a hot rep, and maybe a phone number to call if someone likes your style. The money comes from what we pick up off the ground. Pulse whistles. "That's some real fucking talent, brohim," he tells Mr. T. "Damn, I could use a slice of that kind of cheese." He shakes his head. "I'll call Katsuo in on it. He usually handles the slicing and dicing." His gaze flicks to Wanderer, then back at Mr. Tee. "What exactly is Brujeria?" Mr. Terrific says, "Brujeria is a latin american/south american style of sorcery. Has a long tradition in Argentina. They do sacrifice animals in their ritual magic. They would love to be blood mages if they ever met a real one." Kalli gives a slight nod. "Ah, I see. So, basically, we're looking to steal as much of this ambush as we can. That makes… some sense. There is certainly a bunch of money to be had here." "This is also a very very good way to get dead from what you're listing," Hunni says smoothly. Snipers we can sneak up on and snipe back, but a mage will see us approaching and kick the party off too soon. A rocket drone could level half the places we could hide if it's sensors can pick us up. All of this is based on if we can lug all these corpses out afterwards without getting arrested so you can ghoul their gear?" Mr. Terrific says, "That's why it's called a 'shadowrun.' Needless to say, I'll be killing enemy mages and spirits with a full crew of elementals. I'll have a few invisibilities to spread around. And you will be under the Movement power, so you can get in and get out with a body - the elementals, too, will be under the movement power so they can lug bodies." Pulse says "They'll have already dealt with the cops. After all, they're planning an ambush." He thinks it over. "Good astral security can deal with the mage. Shove a few elementals down his throat… or just snipe him." He nods again. "Doable. But Kat will only be able to handle twoish of the heavies. He'll need support." Mr.Terrific looks about the room thusly. Mr.Terrific asks, "Do you want to answer these questions in a planning phase, or does anyone want to take a walk at this point?" Kalli takes in a deep breath, considering the situation. "Assuming you can handle the mage, for the most part, I think we ought to be able to at least sneak up on some of these snipers and get them and their gear. I believe sniper rifles can be fairly pricey, and they're likely to have some specialized cyber, at least. Without the sniper cover, we could possibly take over for them and snipe the crew, though that's likely shooting too high. So to speak." Wanderer says, "I'll admit my biggest concern is the drone. Wanderer says, "I'm reasonably confident in my ability to out sniper most snipers, but I don't come off so well against a mechanical missile shooting death machine. Hunni nods in agreement with Wanderer and then looks at Pulse. "If we can be sure the cops are not an issue, I can bring the means to deal with the drone. But we are putting a lot of trust in the magic being handled." Pulse nods towards Mr. T. "What he said. Anyone going to walk?" He waits for a beat or two, just to be sure. Mr.Terrific spreads his arms. "I'll be on site and doing my job. I have a couple of tricks like what I pulled on Echevarria, and a few I didn't have to use. Now, we can assume they might have an in with the police themselves, but we have to be careful too. We would still have to get there and get away with the bodies even if they've arranged a free-fire slow-response zone." Wanderer pulls up his pocsec on his arm and taps it a few times, making a face at what he sees and shrugs, "I'm in. I've apparently got expensive tastes and Diego isn't cheap… just easy." Kalli nods as well. "I'm in, at least enough to really get a sense of how this will work. We might only need to get out with some parts of them and, depending on where in the city this is, it might not be too big a deal. If we could get a vehicle that we could hide some bodies in, it might be easier. Also, a cyber scanner might be handy." At this point, the scene revolves on heads turning slightly towards Hunni, the last to not make a clear statement of 'in'ness. It's hard to say whether Mr. Terrific saying, "I'll do my part,' is a good or bad thing. Hunni crosses her arms, but she nods her in. As always she'll do her part and hope she doesn't end up having to be dragged out again like the last time she worked with T. Boomstick was -not- happy. "So now the planning phase. What was that you had to counter the drone, or drones?" says Mr. Terrific. Pulse says "Right. Okay. I can work on the cops and getting bodies out. As far as the drone… well. A decker might be able to handle it, or mess up the rigger. Honestly, if we can find the rigger the drone's not an issue." He folds his arms. "Any ideas on that score?" Wanderer can, even with his vestigial social capabilities, sense the tension between Mr. Terrific and Hunni and is puzzled, having worked with both. But his job isn't peacemaker, it's piece maker. Mr.Terrific says, "All my diviner saw was rockets coming from a drone as a possibility. I don't know who or where it would be. We'd need someone with the ability to do the electronic warfare stuff to track it and find it; or just spot it where ever it is." "Well, I'm a decker," Kalli starts. "But, wireless hacking is a ways off. I'm not likely going to be able to hack the drone unless I can get a hold of it, and I don't have to software to do anything with it if we capture it, at the moment. If we can find the rigger, that'll probably do it, though." Pulse's eyes flick back to Mr. T. "What's our timeline?" Mr. Terrific says, "Eventually they'll get bored, the contracts on the heavy hitters run out, and they fade. A week and a bit, depending on how tempting they make it. I'll let you know if I get another 'job hint' about it." The counter to the drone Hunni had in mind? She holds up her fingers spaced a decent distance apart. "A bullet about this big designed to take out armor?" she says simply. "That tends to work well." Wanderer looks misty eyed and dreamy. Mr.Terrific smiles. "Any special way to spot it, or simple awesomeness?" Kalli chuckles softly. "I don't feel like a rocket firing drone flying around is going to be that tough to spot." Wanderer wishes that were the case, but Ruthenium can be applied to damn near anything. Hunni shakes her head. "Standard optics. Lets hope they let off heat or something. Otherwise," she pauses and looks at Wanderer. "We'll see who can shoot a rocket out of the air the fastest." Wanderer shakes his head, "What layout and mapping can you get for us? Layout? Sat imaging? Blueprints? Wanderer smirks at Hunni, "You're on." Wanderer hopes to hell these guys didn't spring for alpha headware, most of that won't make it. Kalli looks over to Wanderer. "Once we know the location, I can likely get us plenty of blueprints for the whole area. That stuff is usually pretty easy to find. Not that I'd turn down anything we already have." Mr.Terrific says, "So, our expectation is that you two," he says to Hunni and Wanderer, "will be countersniper and counter-drone. Obviously if any of us spots the drone, we tell you and do whatever we can. I am counter-mage, general fluffer - I mean buffer - and I have a way to deal with the crowd of mooks to keep them off of Katsuo with an invisible great form elemental. That will free him up and assist him to find their high-end in close people…" He looks to Kalli. "You'll be doing set-up work - where do you want to be helping at the critical point? Kalli shrugs slightly. "I'm fine in a close range situation. I'm a pretty good shot with a pistol and I can keep quiet while I'm moving around. I could go in with Katsuo, or I could go roof to roof after the snipers, or whatever gap we have. I wouldn't want to action hero in against five guys, but I could handle a few, if I get the drop on them." She pauses for a moment. "If this is suppose to be a place that's open to the public, I could even scout a bit, as a pedestrian." Mr. Terrific says, "If that's your weapon, I'm thinking you back Katsuo up. Keep people off him, make for a second spotter. I can't say there will be anything electronic or technical to handle, but who knows. That will be excellent. Is that the beginnings of our plan?" "Sounds like as good a start as any," Hunni murmurs before shaking her head. Oh how she misses that helicopter of hers. "I'll get my gear together, my suit and my armor should cover me up." She pauses and looks toward Wanderer. "You still have that rifle we found you? A ruth suit?" Wanderer nods at Hunni, "Yep. And I've tricked both out a bit since last time, Sensei." Kalli nods slightly. "If we need to get any doors open, I can crack them pretty quick. If not, I don't mind gunning people down. I can do the cover fire, while he takes point." Pulse gets off the phone. "Katsuo will do it, just give him a time and a place. I'll be in touch with my other comments about the police situation… may at least be able to arrange a way to transport the bodies." Mr. Terrific says, "My belief is that they 'imagine' we are trying to get in to steal another nanotech hive. So they will be expecting us to crack doors. Whether that's a good or a bad thing, I don't know, but it's good that you'll be there to do it. Okay. Let's get cracking." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Let's get cracking," means that we zoom through all the prep stuff that we've already discussed that we are going to do and we do it competently, and maybe with a few die rolls, like say, Kalli, roll me something decker or matrix like for getting blueprints and maps of the area." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And then roll me something stealth-like, but for matrix stuff maybe (use either stealth or a similar sleazing skill) to not be detected by their deckers who strangely enough are watching for people doing such." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Pulse, do me something with contacts and etiquette for your cop management, and then equally, something stealth or etiquette like to not have the same dudes being paid by the Cubans tell the Cubans you're asking." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni and Wanderer, you can lavishly pose a gearing-up montage while we drool at you." «OOC» Hunni finds the music. Wanderer looks at Mr.T, "So… no one asked about transport. How're we getting ourselves and our implements on site?" Wanderer coughs a bit and looks momentarily embarassed, "So… Hunni. Mind giving me a ride? I'm still saving up for a transport." Mr. Terrific says, "Now, they have snipers and drones too, so vehicle location is going to be more than just a few blocks away. It could be as much as a mile away." Toys? Hunni has plenty of toys. After nodding to Wanderer and heading for her backup van it's off to gear up. She goes swapping moulded leather for moulded combat armor and smart systems. Pistols strapped and her sniper rifle slung, she loads her magazines and slides the spares into her pouches. Her sword? Sadly it's left behind rather than adding to the ninja-cyborg look. Hunni pulls her helmet on and tests the ruth system, winking out of sight and then back in again. Oh how she loves this suit. Wanderer does similarly, checking his Steyr-AUG and selecting appropriate ammunition. He sets it aside and then unpacks his AMF, a Barret-50, lovingly blacked and well cared for. He checks the action and is pleased at the new silicone gun lubricant he's using, then packs his pistol for the look of the thing. Then the outfit he's wearing goes transparent and he slips the hood over his head and vanishes. Finally he pulls out a Snickers bar and relaxes as the spotters do their work, letting the ruth suit turn back to his normal street attire. He waits and hopes Kalli's successful in data mining up something to feed into his internal mapping software. «Plot» Pulse is going to not go directly to the cops, but go to his mob connections; calling a mob lieutenant, seeing if we can discreetly arrange for our friends with stars to be paid off to look the other way that night. Not asking questions, just… not paying attention. «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) has the Contact Jake Rillinger with the following information: -----> Contact for Pulse (#3231) <----- Contact Name: Jake Rillinger Level: 1 Type: mafia lieutenant GM Note: 6 5 6 5 4 4 6 6 Human Etiquette 4 (Mafia 6, Street 5), Interrogation 4 (Torture 6), Intimidation 5, SMG 5, Pistol 5 Boosted Reflexes 3, Cybereyes (Low Light, Thermo), Muscle Replacement 1, Smartlink 2 — Rillinger is a rising star operative made man in Innocenti's family. He's been involved in this cuban crisis. He's kind of a smart aleck, but all professional when it comes down to business. Level-headed. «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) has the Contact Braganio with the following information: -----> Contact for Pulse (#3231) <----- Contact Name: Braganio Level: 2 Type: innocenti consiglieri «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Etiquette (Mafia) for "lets make them an offer they don't refuse.": 2 3 3 3 7 8 «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Etiquette (Mafia) for "lets make them an offer they don't refuse. lets keep it quiet, too.": 1 1 2 2 2 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Etiquette (Mafia) for "lets make them an offer they don't refuse. lets keep it quiet, too. kp 1/24": 1 1 2 5 9 15 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 15 for "Do they get wind of Pulse asking around?": 3 3 3 5 8 14 = 0 Successes «OOC» Pulse wipes forehead. Pulse slips out then, making some phone calls. First is Jake. He lays it out smooth for his buddy, putting it like it is: he's got a job, and doesn't want the Star getting in the way… and makes sure it's known that he doesn't want there to be a lot of talking about this. He'll bring him a cut and a some dead cubans if he can cook it up. Rillinger and Braganio get back with Pulse in a distracted away. Paying respects, but they got other stuff on their mind. "Yeah, I hear it's gonna be quiet in that area. Nothing to worry about. You know what I mean? Quiet. Not that I would mind if anything happened to the Cubans. But like i said. Quiet." «Plot» Katsuo will be sending ten percent of his take to Bragiano, five percent to Jake. Scratching backs. And for the escape plan… «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Contact Venturists with the following information: ----—> Contact for Katsuo (#3231) <----—- Contact Name: Venturists Level: 1 Type: gear smuggler GM Note: This group of gear smugglers has been operating in and around Denver for years, staying off the radar and away from trouble by not shipping anything living or organic. They have a 'box' style of gear at flat rates. You purchase cubic feet of smuggling space, at 1k nuyen per cubic foot, up to 20, and 5k per foot after that, to an absolute maximum of 50 cubic feet, or the approximate gear load that could fit into a hard-top pickup truck's bed. They take anything, no questions asked, and can run across the UTE, CAS, and UCAS borders no problems. Anywhere else, double the costs for shipping. Sorry, omae. That's how it goes. «Plot» Kalli says, "I'll do a standard data search for blueprints and whatever else I can get, with Data Mining. «Plot» Kalli is doing a standard data search. TN is 5 (base), -1 for applicable skill at 4, -1 for Etiquette 5+, so TN 3 «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Computers + Task Pool: 1 vs TN 3 for "Searching for details about the trap zone": 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 = 6 Successes «Plot» Kalli will put everything towards the details and take the full time. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 2 for "2d6 hours": 1 10 «Plot» Kalli's gathering data for 7 hours. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Computers (to Mr.Terrific) for "Sneaking data searching": 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 11 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 11 for "Enemy decker spotting Kalli's sneaky data mining": 2 3 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Plot to Kalli» It is supposed to be a warehouse on the border of a lightly wooded, hilly subdivision in a C security zone. So there are warehouse-style rooftops, parking lots, open spaces in one direction; and lightly wooded hills, suburban houses, and windy roads and cul-de-sacs and backyards and innocents to get hurt in one direction. Feel free to put up a pose of your awesomeness with the information, and a variety of escape routes. Kalli heads out for a while, heading home, kicking back, and plugging in to start searching the matrix for all the data she can get on the target zone. Much later, she comes back to meet up with what she's found. "I did some searching and I have some chips for you. The supposed hive is supposed to be in a warehouse, at the edge of the a lightly wooded, hilly subdivision in a C security zone. There's some warehouses, parking lots, hils, and some residential houses. I've marked the residental zone on th map, as it's likely that they aren't in that area. The heights of all the buildings, and blueprints thereof, are referenced. There's also a few clear routes out of the area, as noted." Pulse never comes back. Who returns is a handsome young japanese man, quiet and unassuming… but geared for battle. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Disguise for "+4, polimask": 1 1 3 5 Katsuo steps in, offering a curt bow to those assembled. "Employer says area will be quiet," he intones with clipped, precise terms. "It has been arranged. I will be ready to go in, when you require it." Wanderer goes out to get take-out Chinese then, coming back with little trapezoidal boxes of remarkably good take out. He might have mapped all the restaurants worth going to in the Denver area. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "It is assumed that everyone studies the map with a canny eye and their amazing skills and powers. It is also assumed that everyone has a commlink with some amount of encryption and uses it. Are we ready to begin?" Wanderer scans it all over and loads it all into his dead reckoning system and internal mapping. He looks it over and creates a 3D image of it to share out to folks as well. He fits it into his map of the area. Wanderer looks into what the most likely positions for the enemy snipers, guards and the damn drone may be. «Plot» Hunni would like to do the same as Wanderer. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Cartography: 2 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Sniper Team Tactics (Shooter): 2 3 5 7 10 14 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Excellent. So let me ask you, as the proud owner of a TN 14 on Sniper Team Tactics: Are you going to shoot from the residential area or not? Plus side, hard to get to you, easy to escape, lots of cover. Bad side, surrounded by innocents, normal people might see or hear you, dogs." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And let me roll their sniper team tactics as a counter:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 14 for "Can we out-think Hunni's clear mastery of sniper positions?": 2 3 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 14 for "Can we out-think Hunni's clear mastery of sniper positions? team karma 1": 2 2 2 5 5 9 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "They suck less but have been out-done." Wanderer and Hunni know several locations that they expect enemy snipers would be pursuant to that critical question: Do they dare hide inside the suburban subdivision area? «Plot» Hunni says, "Does it offer good angles?" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "The suburban area, being in Denver, has hills and the occasional two and three-story home. Some areas within are truly optimum, unless you have a problem with normal people walking out of their back yard and telling you to quit shooting from their roof, their daschunds are barking too much." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "I suppose the question also is: when you go in, will you try to take an optimum location for yourselves, together or separately, knowing that they may have a person there?" Wanderer will go to the residential area if he needs to, he's not ashamed and suspects his ruth and the distance should provide plenty of cover. Wanderer looks at Kalli, "I have an unusual request. Think you can look up if any of the houses in the residential area are currently unowned or unoccupied?" Hunni says, "So we can try and find an empty house. If that fails? A big house. Or we bribe someone to go to the movies." Kalli looks to Wanderer and Hunni, giving a quick nod. "Sure, I can do a quick search. I didn't bring my deck with, since we were infiltrating. Just let me get it an I'll find out." With that, she heads out to her car, then comes back in a little bit and takes a seat, hooking up and starting to scan. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "A 5+ means an empty house in a good position that Kalli knows because Wanderer and Hunni have already looked up good positions.": 2 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Alas, the empty houses tend to lowness and do not have good sight lines. The houses that are good for shooting have people in them. The bigger houses may have multiple families in them, considering this is a C zone."" It isn't long before Kalli is done, with a list of a few unowned houses. "There are some vacant houses. Not sure if any of them are in a good spot for you, though." She rattles off a few addresses, easily found on the provided map. Wanderer shrugs and picks the house with the best vantage and, leaving anything that can't be easily concealed, takes a cross-town bus to go check it out with his own eyes. He's always much better on the ground than in the bar picking at the fortune cookies. Mr.Terrific says unto Wanderer, "Hey. If you walk there and a mage sees you, with all your killer cyber, it could be game over for the whole plan." Wanderer scowls. "Will they really be watching all the hills for people in cyber? It's a residential zone as you said." Katsuo says "At this point? It's their job. And an astral mage covers a lot of ground." Mr. Terrific says, "Again, I don't know. It's a risk. You are adding risk. I can't wrestle you to the ground, but I don't think it's worth the risk." Wanderer does so hate that. He shrugs resignedly and goes back to poking at the fortune cookie. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Okay. No one's downtimey-get-ready actions were detected, so it is still us who springs the trap. So we will start with the sneak-in die rolls and the challenge that everyone faces in getting into their opening positions, and then do Hunni and Wanderer playing shooting gallery, assuming they don't screw up and get spotted." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All right. Let me begin with the appointed day:" It is the appointed day. It is the appointed time. No one has died yet, which means things are going well. Concealed compartments have brought all due weapons over the border into the CAS. Several escape routes and smugglers stand at the ready. Well over a mile from the target site is the immediate meet in a dead alleyway, where spells and powers are laid. A hulking flame-beast, a two man-sized rockslides, and a mountain of veiny blouders appear. "Bloodstone, grant us your power of movement. Keystone, follow at a distance and gather the bodies of the fallen. Broil, you'll be killing mooks." A hissing laughter at this. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 3: F10 Earth Elemental, 'Bloodstone,' 8 KP from Elementals (#7668). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 4: Keystone (F5 Earth elemental) from Elementals (#7668). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 2: F6 Great Fire Elemental, +1 Reach, 6 KP from Elementals (#7668). «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Everyone present will have x10 movement speed." «OOC» Hunni can outrun her car now. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Centering vs TN 2 for "against bg 1 for Mr. t": 2 2 3 3 4 5 = 6 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 2 vs TN 4 for "Imp invis f6 mrt": 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 8 11 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower + Sorcery Pool: 5 vs TN 4 for "against 4m stun + td": 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 = 6 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "No drain, 5 successes, goes in spell sustaining focus." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Centering vs TN 2 for "On Kalli": 3 3 3 4 4 31 = 6 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 3 vs TN 4 for "imp invis f6 on kalli": 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 11 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 3 - 3 vs TN 4 for "imp invis f6 on kalli kp1": 1 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 7 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower + Sorcery Pool: 4 vs TN 4 for "4m stun with td": 1 2 4 4 5 7 9 10 11 13 = 8 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "No drain, 10 successes for Kalli." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Centering vs TN 2 for "against bg 1 and +2 sustaining on Katsuo": 1 3 3 4 5 9 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 4 vs TN 5 for "tn 4 +1 not centered on Katsuo, F6 Imp Invis": 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 10 11 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower + Sorcery Pool: 2 vs TN 6 for "4m +2 sustaining with td": 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower + Sorcery Pool: 2 vs TN 6 for "4m +2 sustaining with td kp2": 1 2 3 4 4 8 10 11 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "no drain, 5 successes Katsuo." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 + Sorcery Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "Neglect the ally spirit casting on Broil the fire elemental Imp invis f6": 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 9 9 11 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 + Sorcery Pool: 3 - 3 vs TN 5 for "Neglect the ally spirit casting on Broil the fire elemental Imp invis f6 kp1": 1 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 + Sorcery Pool: 2 vs TN 4 for "4m drain": 1 3 3 5 5 5 5 9 = 5 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "no drain, Neglect the ally spirit has an 8 success imp invis on the great form fire elemental." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Done!" It's a frenzy of waving arms and magic words and then fewer people are seen… but you can still be heard. Which might be a giveaway… IF they spot you. And of course these spells won't help against the enemy wizard or spirits, so stealthy technique is still required. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Now, to Hunni and Wanderer. You are both taking up positions in the suburban area of your desire. Are you going together or separate? In any case, I will need you both to make your stealth checks, explaining to me your awesome bonuses. Note: Your movement x10 does not help or hinder your die roll and/or your ability to be seen! Although the speed of it may blow your ruth." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Stealth for "+12 for ruth suit.": 1 2 2 2 3 3 7 «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Stealth for "+12 Ruthenium Suit, Keeping buildings and cover between him and target.": 1 2 2 3 3 3 «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Stealth for "+12 Ruthenium Suit, Keeping buildings and cover between him and target. (KP:1)": 2 3 3 3 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Stealth for "+12 Ruthenium Suit, Keeping buildings and cover between him and target. (KP:3)": 1 3 3 3 4 5 «Plot» Wanderer has to stand, he doesn't have enough karma to do it again. «Plot After The Fact>. We establish painfully that their primary enemy doing the spot check has Ultrasound, and so their +12 ruth becomes +6 against that person. And that Ultrasound has no max range. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "In any case, while we wait for consensus on Ultrasound's range, I will do the enemy wizard. The enemy wizard is covering a lot of ground, so has a -4 to perception looking for strange people like you. But he is smart." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 11 for "To spot Hunni": 1 2 4 4 8 10 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 9 for "To spot Wanderer": 1 2 4 5 5 9 = 1 Success «OOC» Wanderer sighs. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Okay. I have that Ultrasound doesn't have a distance so hopefully I can spot them both that way without relying on a cheezy mage. Here goes." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Enemy sniper spotting Hunni on approach": 1 1 2 2 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "Enemy sniper spotting Hunni on approach kp1": 2 2 3 4 4 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 11 for "Spotting Wanderer on approach": 1 1 3 5 7 11 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Okay! Enemy sniper stealth:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6: 1 2 3 3 8 10 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "The enemy sniper is wearing standard camoflage for +4. Hunni and Wanderer can roll against TN 14 to spot him, or TN 10 if they have a means of defeating his camo, like say thermographic vision. He is not in one of the 'best' sniper positions." «Plot» Hunni says, "Any bonus to the fact we've got a great understanding of their positons due to rolls earlier?" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "I could see a +2 bonus due to the fact that you know the terrain and know where counter-snipers would set up to watch places where snipers would set up. So tn 8 for thermo, tn 12 without." «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Intelligence for "Thermo,Lowlight,Mag3,etc.": 3 3 7 8 9 «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Intelligence vs TN 8 for "VM3 Thermo Knowledge": 3 4 5 5 11 11 = 2 Successes It is from a copse of trees on top of a normally-unclimbable hillock that both Hunni and Wanderer spot motion, a levering into position, a finding of an angle, pointed at Wanderer. It's a place that both of you examined carefully and discarded; it's good because it's so steep that small children won't walk up behind you asking for your helping in finding their stuffed animals, but bad in that it doesn't have sight lines to the death zone; there's a house in the way. But it does have sight lines to a good number of other sniper positions making it a good countersniper position. The two of them aren't even there yet when the bead is being drawn on Wanderer. (He can't hear it, but the enemy wizard's ally spirit is squawking in the radio about Wanderer too while the enemy sniper is trying to ignore it.) «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Since everyone sees everyone, no surprise. Obviously he has cover. If you go before him it's easy for you to get to cover with your awesome movement rate." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Initiative with a result of 21. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Initiative with a result of 20. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 for "+9, he's a wired 2 fellow with reaction 5+4=9": 2 3 5 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni 21, Wanderer 20, Enemy Sniper 19. Close." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 2 for "tens of meters to the dude, maybe doubled for range": 7 7 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Call it 340 meters, up some (doesn't affect range) and cover." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 5 for "SL2 AP rounds, tn 4, -2 smartlink, +4 cover, -1 aim.": 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 - 1 vs TN 5 for "SL2 AP rounds. KP1/23": 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 8 11 11 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 - 6 vs TN 5 for "SL2 AP rounds. KP3/23": 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 4 - 7 vs TN 5 for "SL2 AP rounds. KP5/23": 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 = 0 Successes «Plot» Hunni says, "Standing on 14S APDS with 7 success." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 4 for "Dodging single shot": 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 7 9 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 5 vs TN 4 for "Dodging single shot kp3": 1 4 5 7 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Exhausting his combat pool in the first action of the first pass, he 'ducks desperately behind cover' (which is a dramatic way of saying he's still at +4 cover, he hasn't acted yet, but that's a full dodge)." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Pose at will. Wanderer!" «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 7 vs TN 8 for "TN 8 range, cover, Smartlink 2 and VMag3, APDS": 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 9 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 7 - 1 vs TN 8 for "TN 8 range, cover, Smartlink 2 and VMag3, APDS (KP4)": 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 14 = 1 Success «Plot» Wanderer stands 14D +2 successes. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 vs TN 10 for "8 ballistic becomes 4, I need 4 successes tn 10 to live": 2 3 4 4 5 9 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 10 for "8 ballistic becomes 4, I need 4 successes tn 10 to live kp4": 3 3 3 3 4 8 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 10 for "8 ballistic becomes 4, I need 4 successes tn 10 to live kp6": 2 2 2 2 5 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 - 1 vs TN 10 for "8 ballistic becomes 4, I need 4 successes tn 10 to live kp9": 2 3 5 7 11 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And out of karma. Since Hunni was so kind to expose him for you, you may pose the kill." Wanderer rages internally at being spotted and when he hears Hunni's rifle fire he takes measure of where she was aiming, he follows her round with one of his own, squeezing the trigger and already cursing the botches in stealth he'd made. He feels the rifle thump back against his shoulder and watches the head of the sniper jerk back and go down with a distant meaty thump. Squeezing off her round Hunni watches the target dodge in her scope, she's probably already lining up a second. She was faster, the wires in her skin to be thanked for that, but when the dodge puts him in the way of Wanderer's larger calibre she give a little 'mmm' of approval at the mess it creates. Hopefully he was too busy dodging to call for help. Wanderer just hopes his headware wasn't alpha. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And now, move to your sniping location of desire with described swiftness. Into place and out of the way Hunni sets herself up, extending her bipod and letting the comfort of a custom grip fall into her hand. "Well great, they're really using premium ware," she murmers before keying her mic. «First shooter in position.» Yes she considers herself first, because she said so! Wanderer settles into position, setting up his ruth and laying into position where he has a good eye over the field. He settles the bipod and prepares to start making head-canoes as soon as he sees targets. The cover's blown, the jig is up, the shit has hit the fan, the yadda yadda fucking yadda, time to kill some fuckers. Commlink-Loxley> Wanderer says, "Grassy Knoll Ready." Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Faku!" Commlink-Loxley> Wanderer says, "Faku too." Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Today is a good day to die. Heading in. Keep the snipers off me." Commlink-Loxley> Wanderer says, "Fuck that. Today's a good day for them to die." Timing is difficult when everyone is wired. Even moving at astral speeds, even talking back to an ally spirit on a radio, the gunfight in the no-longer-peaceful suburb is over in a flash before the wizard has really gotten to move in for a closer look at Wanderer. Then his ally spirit is reporting, Red Seven isn't calling back in, the fragging goons - the tripwires - can't keep radio silence and start chattering up the link. The shit is hitting the fan and hard. He tries to give away the sniper's location, but they run so fast that they outdistance astral flying speed! He broadcasts coordinates to his ally spirit and hopes for the best. «OOC» Hunni says, "We are so firing our wizard for not stopping their wizard >.>" «OOC» Wanderer says, "Out of a cannon." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Stealths for hunni and Wanderer, then Inits." «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Stealth: 1 1 2 3 4 7 «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Stealth for "+12 Cover of position": 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Stealth for "+12 Cover of position KP 6/23": 2 4 5 5 5 7 10 «Plot» Hunni says, "Stand on the 22" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "sniper 1": 1 2 2 3 5 10 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "sniper 2": 2 2 3 3 8 11 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "sniper 3": 1 1 1 2 9 9 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Again, you get a +2 to your perception roll for your Kalli-assisted scouting and you both have thermo, so you each need to make a perception of 8,9,and 7 to spot your targets. Make only one roll." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "They, of course, are being told at least Wanderer's location, otherwise, might have to spot after shooting." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Intelligence: 2 2 4 5 7 10 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni spots all 3." «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Intelligence: 1 2 4 5 5 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Wanderer will have no targets for his awesome rifle until, alas, he is told them. Inits!" «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Initiative with a result of 25. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 for "+8 sniper 1": 3 3 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 for "+8 sniper 2": 1 3 7 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 for "+8 sniper 3": 1 2 4 «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Initiative with a result of 26. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni 26 so she can tell Wanderer target locations; Wanderer 25, three Snipers 19, 18, 15." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hunni, you have 3 targets, they are at:" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "550, 650, and 750 meters, which for a standard sniper rifle is long, long, extreme." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All have standard +4 cover in their prepared positions, just like you have from them." «OOC» Katsuo advises using the panther cannon with the underbarrel grenade launcher. «OOC» Kalli says, "Just fire both at once, so the explosion of the grenade destroys the cover for the bullet. I think that's how physics works." «Plot» Hunni will call them out and shoot. Yay «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 7 for "6 -2SL -1 RF +4 Cover 650 Meter target": 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 7 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 - 2 vs TN 7 for "6 -2SL -1 RF +4 Cover 650 Meter target KP:8/23": 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 22 = 1 Success «Plot» Hunni says, "Standing. Second shot" «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 7 for "6 -2SL -1 RF +4 Cover 650 Meter target 2nd shot. Bipod and custom grip": 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 15 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 - 1 vs TN 7 for "6 -2SL -1 RF +4 Cover 650 Meter target 2nd shot. Bipod and custom grip KP9/23": 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 vs TN 4 for "Dodging first shot": 1 1 3 4 5 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 - 2 vs TN 4 for "Dodging first shot kp1": 2 4 11 = 2 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "i see a full dodge on the first." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 vs TN 4 for "second shot": 4 4 9 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full dodge on the second, and again, out of combat pool." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Wanderer, on 25!" Wanderer follows his shots at the same one, sensing weakness. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 7 vs TN 8 for "Long Range, Vision Mag 3, Boiling Rage": 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 10 11 16 22 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 vs TN 10 for "Needs 6 successes tn 10 to survive": 1 1 1 3 4 9 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 10 for "Needs 6 successes tn 10 to survive kp2": 1 1 2 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 10 for "Needs 6 successes tn 10 to survive kp4": 1 1 1 1 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 - 1 vs TN 10 for "Needs 6 successes tn 10 to survive kp7": 2 3 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Dead; your second shot can be at a different target. There's 550 meters long range + cover +2 for second target for TN 10, or 750 meters extreme range +4 cover +2 second target for tn 10." Wanderer pivots for the second shot. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 10 for "Extreme Range, Vision Mag 3, Boiling Rage, Hail Mary Pass": 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 10 for "Extreme Range, Vision Mag 3, Boiling Rage, Hail Mary Pass (KP5)": 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes «Plot» Full miss. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Sniper 1, retaliation. He has to spot you. He has been given general magely coordinates. You have both shot, giving away downwards-ported flash et al. Ruth doesn't cover boom and flash, but still, on Hunni, he has to hit a 10, or something close to it, and on Wanderer, a 7." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "retaliatory spotting": 1 4 4 5 5 7 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 8 for "Because he wants to live, he keeps his combat pool. long range tn 6 becomes tn 4 smartlink, tn 8 cover.": 2 2 2 3 4 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 8 for "Because he wants to live, he keeps his combat pool. long range tn 6 becomes tn 4 smartlink, tn 8 cover. kp1": 3 3 4 4 5 8 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "1 success to Wanderer, the standard Ranger Arms 14S. if you have no combat pool left, then it's 14 - ballistic armor." «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Body vs TN 6: 1 2 2 5 7 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Since you're out of karma, that's a Serious wound. +3 tns due to wounding. He spent his simple on an active perception, so next sniper." Commlink-Loxley> Wanderer says, "expletive deleted" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "Next sniper's perception check": 1 2 3 3 5 11 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Upwards of 10 will get Hunni, so he will try to spread the damage around similarly. Extreme range tn 9 becomes tn 4 with vision mag (uses free action) +4 cover is tn 8." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 8 for "Again, Ranger Arms": 1 1 3 4 5 10 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "14S +1 success, standard tn 4 dodge, to Hunni." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls 3 vs TN 4: 1 3 3 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls 3 vs TN 4 for "KP 10/23": 1 4 5 = 2 Successes Out of the corner of their cybereyes, they can see their compatriot take a drilling through the head. This is not good. They hunker down, get ready to do their favorite Mel Gibson rollovers. Picking off their own shots, one calls his good, but the other, not so much. Targets acquired. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Second pass, Hunni on 16." «Plot» Hunni says, "Hunni will shoot the guy who shot at Wanderer first." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles vs TN 7 for "tn 6 -2 smartlink -1 rf +4 cover.": 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 10 10 = 2 Successes «Plot» Hunni says, "Stand." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 vs TN 4 for "looking for 3": 1 5 7 7 10 = 4 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "full dodge." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles vs TN 7 for "Same mods. No recoil": 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 11 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles - 1 vs TN 7 for "Same mods. No recoil KP11/23": 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Plot» Hunni says, "Stand." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 3 vs TN 4 for "looking for the dodge again": 4 5 5 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full dodge, out of combat pool." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Pose at will, Hunni. Wanderer, it is you on Second pass, 15." Jerking her head to the side as a round comes spitting past her Hunni fires back. These guys are as fast as they are it seems. Muttering away in japanese she fires, two shots narrowly missing the guys trying to hit them back. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles vs TN 10 for "Same Target As Hunni, +3 TN due to wound, Long Range, Blah Blah Blah": 1 2 2 2 5 7 9 = 0 Successes Wanderer misses clean and does it again. «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Rifles vs TN 10 for "Same Target As Hunni, +3 TN due to wound, Long Range, Blah Blah Blah": 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes Wanderer makes a damn fool of himself. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All right. One on Wanderer, with no combat pool. One on Hunni. both at TN 8." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Also, their last action of the round." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 8 for "One at Wanderer": 1 1 2 2 9 15 = 2 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All right. Again, Body roll tn 6, and you really want at least 1 success." «Auto-Judge[]» Wanderer (#10733) rolls Body vs TN 6: 1 2 3 4 10 = 1 Success «Plot»Wanderer gets just that. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Excellent. You take another Serious wound. That is 12 boxes, and you are down and bleeding out. If you had not just rolled a 6, it would have been 16 boxes, and with your body of 5, you would be ded ded." Wanderer feels another shot slam into him and the world starts going fuzzy around the edges, he mumbles something into the comm as he passes out. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 8 for "On Hunni": 1 2 2 4 5 10 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Standard 14S with 1 success to you, Hunni." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Body vs TN 6: 1 2 3 3 4 8 11 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Body - 2 vs TN 6 for "KP:12/23": 1 1 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Body - 2 vs TN 6 for "KP:14/23": 1 3 4 4 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Body - 2 vs TN 6 for "KP:17/23": 1 1 3 3 3 = 0 Successes «Plot» Hunni says, "Fuck it. Stand." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Serious wound, alas." It's just not Wanderer's day - and neither is it Hunni's. They say that some days the bear gets you, and it looks like this might be one of those days. They've played it cagey, setting this trap - but skill and speed may still give our heroes the edge. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Third pass, Hunni only on 6. With a big dearth of enemy combat pools." «Plot» Hunni is going to fire one shot then use a simple and her free to dive under and pull wanderer into full cover «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Rifles vs TN 10 for "Screw you hail mary": 1 2 2 2 3 3 7 8 10 17 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 11: 1 2 4 5 5 14 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "if you have a D rifle he's dead, an S rifle he's seriously wounded. You can KP if you like, I jumped the gun on his soak and didn't give you time to choose to stand or roll." «Plot» Hunni says, "No. His 6 armor can save him today" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "You may certainly pose your motion with Wanderer!" Firing her last shot at the prick who shot her Hunni continues cursing in japanese even as she rolls low, giving an impossible angle of cover. One hand comes out and servo-enhanced strength pulls Wanderer with her, she doubts he'll fight her on it anyway. Switching back to English the usual calm sniper sounds rather miffed. Commlink-Senbon> Hunni says, "We're shooting, make with the mojo!"" Wanderer is completely out of it, and is being thoroughly inconsiderate bleeding over Hunni like this. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And cut scene. Hunni and Wanderer have laid out two snipers of a possible four, wounded the third and forced him to flee or be slain. Since they are widely separate, their bodies are easy pickings for the roaming speedy elemental. They will be concerned with theor iwn lives and not with shooting Kalli and Katsuo. Wanderer will need to be stabilized with magic, first aid, or both." «Plot» Stabilizing Wanderer. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "tn for stabilize, base 10, -1 for Wanderer's body of 5, -1 for Savior medikit, it's the suburbs, conditions aren't exactly bad, so tn 8. +3 for Serious wounds is tn 11. I would feel better if you hit TN 12 just to cover for possible bad conditions. + 6 dice for medkit rating 6." «Auto-Judge[]» Hunni (#12074) rolls Biotech + 6 vs TN 11: 1 2 3 4 4 7 10 10 13 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Nicely covered. Wanderer thinks Hunni is his savior indeed. Wolf might get grumpy if she found out Hunni was playing doctor with someone else, but given the near fatal wound Wanderer was wearing she figures she'll make an exception. Pouring the quick-clot and patching the wounds, she lets the biotech do it's thing all while hiding from a trio of snipers. And she doesn't even have her medic's cross. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Wanderer will remain at 12 boxes of damage, but is stabilized and won't get worse. If the enemy mage could, he would actually come here and summon elementals, but actually he'll be in a fight before then." «Second Session - Kalli and Katsuo» «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "When last we left our heroe-.. protagonists, they were moving to the target warehouse under invisibility and stealth, fully knowing that they did so under the likely watchful eyes of snipers, wizards, and drone(s). Their hope is that their snipers will take out the enemy snipers and drone(s), allowing them to get close enough to trip the trap with a surprise attack on the enemy mook units. That will supposedly draw out the wizard for Mister Terrific, and the high end warriors from the enemy." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Stealth for "Sneaking in for violence": 1 1 5 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Stealth for "Sneaking in for violence - KP:1": 1 2 3 4 4 «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Stealth for "Sneaking in for violence - KP:3": 3 3 4 7 9 «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Stealth for "not very good at this. yay for mrt!": 1 1 3 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Stealth for "not very good at this. yay for mrt! kp 2/24": 2 2 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Stealth for "not very good at this. yay for mrt! kp 4/24": 2 3 4 11 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Excellent. A base 9 and a base 11, so:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "For the wizard to see from the astral as he's zipping around from trying to help the sniper teams; tn +4, other penalties are cancelled out by the fact that they have a magic spell on them": 3 3 4 5 8 10 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 13 for "For the top-end guy with Ultrasound to catch a clear line of sight and recognize these blips are what they are; again, +4 tn from base": 1 2 2 5 5 15 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "With that, the top end guy gets both of you moving in. He doesn't have a weapon that's good for you, but he and certain other people are informed, and won't be surprised." But it's not as if there's much time. Just as he's about to give the alert, that's when the mage and the sniper team start their chatter and he can't talk over them on the general channel. So he just fragging shouts to the people inside the warehouse to get ready, and they transmit that just in time to the mooks outside the house for them to get ready too. That's when the invisible superspeed Great form fire elemental hits. They can't possibly see it. They could conceivably hear it, except that it flies and moves about 120 meters per pass to zoom up on people and mass Engulf them. And it remains invisible even as the people inside burn, visibly, to death in the course of a second and a half, whereupon it drops their charred bodies and rushes to the next group. All they hear is a rush of flickering gas, and then they're inhaling the flames. It should be said that they don't die immediately. Some get off shots as they are dying. Some even fire three-round bursts from submachineguns. One manly lad even pulls a standard grenade in the hopes of taking out his invisible magical killer - he's dead before it goes off and it pulverises the bodies of the other man captured within him, but a standard grenade can't harm this elemental. Finally some even shoot at each other, targeting their engulfed comrades in the knowledge that the elemental is around them (likely they are being advised on the radio by the magician's ally spirit.) All this excitement creates three happenings. One, Mister Terrific is frantically gesticulating and can be heard speaking in Hebrew over the commlink; two, a big opening is created in the mooks, and three, the warehouse loading bay door opens, lifted up by a huge troll carrying what looks like a giant harpoon of some kind. He scans around, touching his ear, and generally looks in your direction. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 4 for "troll astral perception, goes against base stealth": 1 4 5 8 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "He does not see you immediately." «Plot» Katsuo says, "how long will it take me to barrel into him at top speed?" «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Attribute Quickness with the value '6 (10)'. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Your meters per turn is 300, if you go three times you cover 100 meters and can attack HTH at the end of it, and this is the ambush point, which means you guys should be at the edge of pistol range under cover. So the answer is, you can barrel into him on your first action." «Plot» Kalli says, "How many other people are around? Anyone that looks interesting?" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "I'm glad you asked! for that wise question, you get a hearing-based perception roll." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 for "big bad guy's stealth but he's out of sight right now so can't be seen no matter how good you are": 1 2 2 5 7 11 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "TN 11 for hearing, TN 9 with enhanced hearing.." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Intelligence vs TN 11 for "Listening for interesting things, no special mods": 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Intelligence vs TN 9 for "yes, I do have advanced hearing! also, spatial recognizer.": 1 2 3 5 5 11 = 1 Success Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "Looks like we have a path to the good targets. Keep aware for anyone else good." Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Hai. My ears are open. Getting ready to strike." Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "I'll follow you in." It would be as Katsuo gathers himself for the charge, in that crouching moment of silence, that the sound comes to him. Oh so enhanced by his tech, directing his attention via the mental topographical map that he has studied, to a location inside the warehouse and around the corner of the wall. The most subtle scrape of feet and stilled breathing in a distinctive heel-toe walk the special forces guys use to keep a stable shooting platform while moving. Oh, sure, there are mooks in there too, all moving around, but the gear cleans up this sound fine as day. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "So, a direct run to engage the troll, standing in front of him, would let that special forces guy shoot you slantwise from the side." Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Shooter, around the corner. Will chew me up when I slam into that troll. Can you engage that flank?" Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "Will do." Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Tell me when engaged, and I will be the thunder on the mountain." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) has the Attribute Quickness with the value '5'. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, " 5x3x10 is 150, you'll go 50 meters a turn, which from extreme pistol range puts you right up at the edge of the loading bay door, but if you shoot in the first pass, you take +4 running penalty." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "So you have a plan, and inits!" «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Initiative with a result of 30. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Initiative with a result of 18. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 2 for "+6 mooks": 10 15 «OOC» Mr.Terrific says, "Wow." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 4 for "+7 physical adept troll": 1 1 3 4 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 4 for "+12 top man": 2 3 5 5 «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) has the Attribute Reaction with the value '5 (7)'. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo 30, SF (Special Forces) 27, Kalli 18+, Mooks 18-, Troll With Pole 16." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo! Your go." «Plot» Katsuo holds for Kalli's action. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "SF! He also holds:" The thoughts going through his head: this is it. good men dying for a trap.. they should be coming in any moment. Start with APDS, then move to the spiritbusters… ready on the ultrasound…. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Kalli." «Plot» Kalli says, "I am going to run up to the entryway, where we suspect there is someone waiting to shoot at us, ducking past the troll if necessary, so I can pinpoint and get some shots off at the as of yet unseen gunman." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Excellent. May I assume you use the cover of the wall of the warehouse? And would you stick your pistol, hand, and gun around the corner actually physically into the warehouse, or would you stay back from that location? I'll mention that your location will be pretty darn exposed to the giant physical adept troll who's looking for you, but you expect to have someone who deals with that. You'll be out of immediate HTH range but if said troll had a handy action free he could come over and whomp on you." «OOC» Kalli says, "I'm going to keep the wall of the warehouse as cover, and trust that my partner will keep the troll busy. Peeking around as necessary to actually have a chance of finding him." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Okay! Kalli, you move to the place, make a perception, you ahve location bonuses." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Intelligence for "Low-light": 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 15 Why look, there he is amongst the boxes and crates and the scaffolding of the warehouse. Right where he'd have a good angle right this direction. The cunning of vision can even see the way the boxes he's hiding amongst have been specially reinforced. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "You can shoot at him, he's 25 meters back, he has +4 cover and you have +4 from running, and you can even shoot twice." «OOC» Kalli says, "Not a great shot, but I'll take it." «Plot» Kalli says, "Shooting my Guardian, it'll be TN 6 for Long Range, -2 SL2, +4 cover, +4 running, so TN 12." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 6 (Pistols Skillsoft) + 1 (Enhanced Articulation) vs TN 12 for "Shot #1": 1 1 2 2 3 3 9 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 6 (Pistols Skillsoft) + 1 (Enhanced Articulation) vs TN 12 for "Shot #2": 1 1 1 3 4 5 8 = 0 Successes Kalli is ready to move, Guardian in her right hand and synced to her smartlink, Thunderbolt in the left, not yet fully equipped, both loaded with APDS under the assumption that armor will be heavy. She starts forward, moving fast enough to be a blur were she visible. Moving through the gap opened by the fire elemental, she's up against the wall of the warehouse in just a few heartbeats, keeping pressed against it as she looks around into the warehouse for a line of fire. Catching sight of the man hiding behind cover, she brings her Guardian up, disregarding the warnings blinking about an obstructed line of fire, letting off two silenced rounds, hitting the cover around him and hopefully making him worry about just where the shots are coming from. Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "Engaged." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) uses 2 of item 4: APDS Rounds - H-Pistol from Ammo (#937). «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo, do you want to come out of delay?" «Plot» Katsuo does. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo!" «Plot» Katsuo will be heading in full tilt, going for a tackle. (read: getting in really close, not using the charging option in order to instead use close combat. not attempting anything 'tackle' like other than being at that kind of range and hitting him in the soft bits.) «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Excellent that you are using close combat! I will be using Quick Strike to go first, I believe." «Plot» Katsuo says, "go for it!" It's almost as if his eyes are drawn to Katsuo as he moves in. He is breaking from cover, after all, and he is invisible.. but it's the sidestep and long harpoonlike stab he uses to spit the charging boar. Who will end up as the meat? «Plot After The Fact» He has blind-fight to reduce the +2 penalty for HTH fighting by Astral perception to nothing. He has Centering for later just in case and it would be easy for him to negate such penalties with physical adept centering. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 4 for "Troll, reach 3 negated, quick strike offensive attack, skill 8, magic 2, Kalli is shooting and he's choosing to not engage her through he could do it with a few steps.": 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 15 17 = 10 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 + Combat Pool: 6 - 10 vs TN 4 for "kp1": 1 2 3 4 4 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 + Combat Pool: 6 - 10 - 3 vs TN 4 for "kp3": 5 5 5 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Stand on 16 successes, thrusting the massive spear/harpoon, F2 weapon focus, at you. Lot of creds in that hand." «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 10 + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "kp 5/24 used": 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 11 14 = 13 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 10 + Karma Pool: 1 - 13 vs TN 4 for "kp 6/24 used": 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 9 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 10 + Karma Pool: 1 - 17 vs TN 4 for "kp 8/24 used": 3 4 4 4 = 3 Successes «Plot» Katsuo will stand on 20, strength of 12, +3 for ceramic bones, +1 for hardliner, -1 for close combat, 15m stun. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "So actually, 15m becomes 15d with 4 successes." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 vs TN 6 for "He has 9 points of impact, which is nice, but this is still rough.": 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 9 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 - 3 vs TN 6 for "kp 4": 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 5 7 11 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 - 3 - 2 vs TN 6 for "kp 6": 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 17 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "6 successes plus trauma damper, takes no damage." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Now that Quick Strike is done and Katsuo actually ducked under and hit, it's Katsuo's offensive turn." Katsuo comes in like a freight train, crossing the ground with incredible speed. The troll's adjustment surprises him- the man knows he's greased lightning now- but close combat is his thing… …and he has a thing for punching trolls. One hand goes down, pushing the harpoon away with an open-palm-technique, and then he's in the troll's face, delivering a body blow that lands with the force of a small freight train… the troll's massive form absorbs it, but Katsuo's not done yet… «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 1 + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "kp 9/24 used": 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 15 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 1 + Karma Pool: 1 - 3 vs TN 4 for "kp 10/24 used": 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 8 15 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 1 + Karma Pool: 1 - 7 vs TN 4 for "kp 12/24 used": 3 4 4 5 5 = 4 Successes «Plot» Katsuo will stand on 11. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 + Combat Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "The last of his combat pool:": 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 11 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 + Combat Pool: 1 - 5 vs TN 4 for "kp7": 2 2 3 4 4 10 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "He takes 15m staging to 15s:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 vs TN 6 for "need 4 successes": 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 7 8 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 - 2 vs TN 6 for "need 4 successes kp8": 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 11 17 = 4 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And no damage again." Now the troll is covering up, bringing his elbows in, trying to work the haft of the spear. Making his vitals hard to reach, covering up while still threatening damage. Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "Thunder has engaged the mountain. It is mighty, but I will wear him down." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And the Special Forces guy's delayed action. As you correctly surmised, he will fire at Kalli who is shooting back at him." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "tn 4 for short range assault rifle, -2 smartlink, +4 ultrasound spotting Kalli, +4 cover, +2 target running is tn 12. His skill is 8 with a reflex recorder for 9.. and he keeps all his combat pool. For later.": 2 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 10 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Second burst." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 12 for "Second 3-shot burst, all recoil comped": 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "Second 3-shot burst, all recoil comped kp1": 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 9 10 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Another miss." He clearly considers it more important to pick off the one shooting at him because that person will come to an optimum shooting position in a moment and be able to aim. That's not good for him. Unfortunately, he's firing at a vague fluff of ultrasound-shape, and doesn't pick off any real flesh, though he gets close enough to whoosh at armor. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Mooks!" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the troll. They're just angling out and shooting in front of him.": 1 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the troll. They're just angling out and shooting in front of him. Second on Katsuo": 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the troll. They're just angling out and shooting in front of him. Third on Katsuo": 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the wall, firing at Kalli, number 1": 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 8 10 10 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the wall, firing at Kalli, number 2": 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 16 for "tn 6 for long range inside the warehouse with 3-shot bursts of APDS SMG, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire, +4 cover from the wall, firing at Kalli, number 3": 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 = 0 Successes It's a pretty brutal fusillade of choppy bullets slicing through the air. But for now, the invisibility is holding; the mooks lurking in the warehouse appear to have guessed wrong about your real location. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Now the troll would go, but this is the action that moved to the quick strike. So now we are in the second pass, Katsuo!" Katsuo doesn't like being shot by so many bullets, and so he moves like the wind, maneuvering to a new position, putting the troll between him and as many shooters as he can, fists up, ready to counter the troll's next attack… «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "kp 13/24 used, trying to punch him OUT": 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 7 8 11 = 6 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 - 6 vs TN 4 for "kp 14/24 used, trying to punch him OUT kp": 2 2 3 4 7 = 2 Successes «Plot» Katsuo hands with 8. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 vs TN 4 for "I am out of combat pool and at kp 8": 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 9 11 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 - 4 vs TN 4 for "kp 9": 2 2 3 4 4 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 - 4 - 3 vs TN 4 for "kp 11 running dangerously low but this is my only chance": 2 4 9 = 2 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All righty, base spear damage:Str+4 Light. 10 Str so 14L physical damage against impact. (He wanted to Dikote it but that's bad on weapon foci.)" «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Armor Rating Impact with the value '0 (5)'. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 9 for "need 2 for nothing, kp 15/24": 2 2 3 5 7 7 9 22 = 2 Successes. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak!" Katsuo's next series of attacks is just that… a series, a flow of blows without as much juice behind them but with the intention to keep the troll on his toes even as he tries to keep from getting shot. The fighting's getting hot and heavy. The troll is forcing the smaller man to come in, expose himself, reach deep. He makes him eat the haft of the spear, but it looks like the little guy is not without toughness himself. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Special Forces! he will try to shoot Kalli. would I be right in saying that you are no longer running, you don't take a penalty and neither does he?" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "tn 4 short range for assault rifle, -2 smartlink, +4 ultrasound sees through invis and +4 cover is tn 10, three shot APDS burst": 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "tn 4 short range for assault rifle, -2 smartlink, +4 ultrasound sees through invis and +4 cover is tn 10, three shot APDS second burst fully comped": 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 8 17 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "There, 11S apds +1 success for you to dodge tn 5" «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 5 for "Dodging!": 1 1 3 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 5 for "Dodging! - KP:1 (4/13)": 1 1 3 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 4 - 1 vs TN 5 for "Dodging! - KP:3 (6/13)": 1 4 9 = 1 Success The gunfight is getting more serious now. Juking, positioning, controlling breathing, ducking around his carefully prepared cover. Still not latching on. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Kalli, second pass. No longer running. 25 meters to dude, with +4 cover." «Plot After The Fact» We discuss various options. Kalli will be switching to her Thunderbolt, which does better damage but doesn't have a smartlink installed, then after that moving 18 meters at a walk which entails no penalty. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 6 (Pistols Skillsoft) + 1 (Enhanced Articulation) vs TN 6 for "Shot #1, TN 4, +2 for melee": 2 2 2 3 4 5 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 6 (Pistols Skillsoft) + 1 (Enhanced Articulation) - 1 vs TN 6 for "Shot #1, TN 4, +2 for melee - KP:1": 1 2 5 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 6 (Pistols Skillsoft) + 1 (Enhanced Articulation) vs TN 10 for "Shot #2, TN 4, +2 for melee, +4 recoil": 1 1 3 3 4 4 10 = 1 Success «Plot» Kalli says, "I'll take that. Two shots, 1 success each." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) uses 6 of item 4: APDS Rounds - H-Pistol from Ammo (#937). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 vs TN 8 for "Without combat pool, the troll goes straight to body. And his ballistic is a little worse than his impact. But he's also low on karma. What will Kalli's priceless assistance do, and what price will she pay? Soaking first:": 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 10 11 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "first success takes away the +1, 2 more takes it to M damage, trauma damper puts him at 2 boxes physical, 1 box stun:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 vs TN 8 for "second burst": 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 11 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 - 1 vs TN 8 for "second burst kp12 last kp": 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 16 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Not enough, it remains S, which becomes 5 boxes physical, 1 more stun, for a total of 7 physical and 2 stun. He is at +4 wound penalties." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Pose at will with your final location!" Kalli takes note of the fight going on right next to her. She has faith in her partner's ability, but since she's still maneuvering, she may as well help. Bringing her Thunderbolt up to take aim at the troll, judging her partner's position by the thrusting of the troll's spear, she fires off two quick bursts, each with that distinctive boom of the gun. Even without the asistance of her smartlink, her shots strike solidly, first one shoulder, then the other, drawing blood from the troll. Not about to stick around for a retaliation, she turns and ducks into the building, bolting for a spot of cover much closer to her original target, getting into a better line of fire as she ducks down, hoping to have ducked out of the various lines of sight and confused them as to her position. «Plot» Mooks! In all the noise, movement, and confusion, no one but the special ops guy can keep track of Kalli. A few fire desultorily in the direction of where they think Katsuo is. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 1 vs TN 18 for "tn 6 -2 smartlink +8 blind fire +4 cover from troll +2 shooting at melee, guessing by troll's eyes, 3 round smg apds bursts": 1 1 2 3 7 21 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 1 vs TN 18 for "tn 6 -2 smartlink +8 blind fire +4 cover from troll +2 shooting at melee, guessing by troll's eyes, 3 round smg apds bursts guy 2": 1 2 3 4 9 9 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 + Combat Pool: 1 vs TN 18 for "tn 6 -2 smartlink +8 blind fire +4 cover from troll +2 shooting at melee, guessing by troll's eyes, 3 round smg apds bursts guy 3": 1 2 2 2 3 5 = 0 Successes «OOC» Katsuo says, "son of a bitch." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "All righty. Katsuo also faces the 'not-so-friendly-fire' challenge! It is 10S apds +1 success against half ballistic." «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Armor Rating Ballistic with the value '0 (5)'. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Becomes 3." «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 7 for "kp 16/24": 1 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 7 for "kp 17/24": 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 7 for "kp 19/24": 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Chase that dragon." «Plot» Katsuo mutters. will just take it. TD kicks in, 1 box stun, 5 boxes physical +3 in total mods. And it would be so cool if actually shooting Katsuo let them know where he is? But no, while the troll catches scent of a fleck of blood, the body and everything touching it remains invisible. Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "hit. Badly." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Third pass. Only Katsuo and the Special forces guy." «Plot» Katsuo's init is now down to 27. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Attribute Reaction with the value '6 (10)'. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Aha. His reaction is 12. He'd go first." While he's shouting into his own commlink, he has that ultrasound feeling of being a second behind the curve. He spots Kalli's general location, but she's so tough to pin down.. and fast enough to be a serious vatjob. Fortunately, his weapon has a large magazine. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "cleverly, his range can't get any better than short so moving from 25 meters to 7 doesn't help him at all, it's just like before": 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 9 13 = 1 Success «OOC» Kalli says, "Curses!" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Again, 2 successes tn 5 on the dodge and I think you have some left. I have one more shot to go." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "Dodging!": 1 4 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "Dodging! - KP:1 (8/13)": 1 1 2 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "Dodging! - KP:3 (10/13)": 1 3 4 = 0 Successes «OOC» Kalli says, "Oh, come on." «OOC» Mr.Terrific says, "Final decision - spend the last karma chasing the dragon?" «OOC» Kalli says, "May as well, at this point." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 5 for "Dodging! - KP:6 (13/13)": 1 3 4 = 0 Successes «OOC» Kalli says, "Nope. Ouch." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) has the Armor Rating Ballistic with the value '0 (5)'. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 2 vs TN 8: 1 2 3 3 5 5 11 = 1 Success «Plot» Kalli says, "That is an S for me." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Okay, I hate to do it and I hope I miss, but here goes:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 vs TN 10 for "second burst": 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 = 0 Successes There it is, finally, He could swear he hit her, by riding the edge of the crate. Just gotta keep riddling, and they can pull this trap off. Kalli bites her lip hard, stifling the cry of pain as that burst hits her solidly, getting her through her armor as she ducks down, sending her thoughts over the comm. Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "Fuck. Same." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Go Katsuo go, last action of the round." «Plot» Katsuo is going to try to put a hurting on his buddy while he still has an advantage. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 7 for "kp 19/24": 4 4 4 4 4 5 9 10 11 16 17 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 - 5 vs TN 7 for "kp 20/24": 1 2 4 5 5 7 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 - 6 vs TN 7 for "kp 22/24": 2 2 7 9 13 = 3 Successes «Plot» Katsuo will stand on 9. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 2 vs TN 8 for "+4 wound pens and I'm outta kp": 2 3 3 3 4 4 7 9 10 10 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "stage up to 15D, and then 16d." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 13 vs TN 7 for "no kp, just trauma damper": 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Ding ding ding! Knockout!!" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "(He had 2 boxes stun + 9 boxes after trauma damper is unconscious with 1 physical rollover to 8. Not getting up.)" Katsuo is hurt. It'ss happened before. It's been a while, but it has happened before. He pushes it aside, forces his vision to focus, and steps into the machine that he has become. In that moment, Katsuo is gone. Reed is gone. Even Pauly is gone. He is simply the warrior reforged… and out comes the hurting bombs. He steps in, shoulder checks the troll… and then he pivots, throwing all his muscle from his ankles up into an uppercut that catches the troll right on the bottom of the jaw. Truly is the adage, "The taller they are, the harder they fall." Katsuo has a slight roll back after knocking the troll to the ground, still under the effects of movement, and takes a few long steps to distance himself from his enemy. Commlink-Fairplay> Mr.Terrific says, "I hear you. Help is on the way." «Third Session» «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "When last we left our heroes, they had moved further into the warehouse in an attempt to pincer the deadly ex-Special Forces agent. Fusillades of fire from the well-armed mooks amongst the boxes had severely injured the Pulse/Katsuo, while the actual enemy had managed to pick off Kalli based on the barest hint of ultrasound around cover. They had gone to ground over cover for a moment's breath, wondering who will be able to seize the initiative and make a decisive action." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "+17 F6 Great Force Fire Elemental": 2 «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Initiative with a modifier of -3 with a result of 18. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Initiative with a modifier of -3 with a result of 17. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "+18 F10 Earth Elemental": 5 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "So, what the two of you really want is for one or both of those elementals to go before the ex-Special Forces agent. Then they zoom in and engage him and make themselves the primary target. The agent has a reaction of 12 and rolls 4 dice. You want him 22 or lower, because if he gets 23, he wins the tie." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 4 for "+12 ex-Special Forces agent": 1 2 3 3 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "In his last action in the previous round, having heard the call for help, Mr. Terrific did use a simple action to send elementals as he claimed." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 2: F6 Great Fire Elemental, +1 Reach, 6 KP from Elementals (#7668). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 3: F10 Earth Elemental, 'Bloodstone,' 8 KP from Elementals (#7668). «Voucher System» Destroying item number 3 on Elementals (#7668) since its quantity is now zero. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Bloodstone 23, Special Forces 21, Fire elemental 19, Pulse 18, Kalli 17, Mooks" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 2 for "+6 mooks": 2 5 «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Bloodstone! Ordered to come in and help, he runs in under his Movement power that he's holding up on himself, thus covering 160 meters per turn or about 53; from Mr. Terrific's safe location outside through the door and 25 meters in to the ex-Special Forces agent. Note that if the troll physical adept with the weapon focus was still awake, this would be impossible - the elemental would get intercepted and spitted on the weapon focus which would cut through him like drek through a goose. And he punches with a giant and massive fist." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 8 vs TN 4 for "Special Forces uses close combat, no reach bonus": 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 11 11 = 7 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 8 - 7 vs TN 4 for "Special Forces uses close combat, no reach bonus kp1/8": 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 = 7 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 8 - 7 - 7 vs TN 4 for "Special Forces uses close combat, no reach bonus kp3/8": 2 5 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Bloodstone stands on 15:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 12 vs TN 4 for "Boxing with close combat, reflex recorder, full defense so he can use more combat pool, knows he can't hurt the elemental with a punch anyway": 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 8 10 10 10 11 = 7 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 12 - 7 vs TN 4 for "kp 1": 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 9 10 10 10 = 7 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 12 - 7 - 7 vs TN 4 for "kp 3": 1 1 1 2 5 5 17 = 3 Successes Moments from death is how to describe it. Perhaps the agent is plotting his best shot, perhaps he's figuring how best to shoot right through cover with his deadly APDS ammo so as to drill you both through the heart. But then, TROMPTROMPTROMP! The ten foot tall rampaging spiky elemental coming through the door is neither silent nor invisible. Its massive fist is equally huge and frighteningly fast. But despite its grotesque power, its first strike doesn't even graze the perfectly balanced, bobbing, weaving agent. Even now, his APDS clip is falling out of his rifle only to have another jacked in… «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "He free action ejects magazine, simple action loads spiritbusters, simple action shoots three-round burst. Unfortunately, he really needs to full-auto, but he doesn't have the time." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 4 for "tn 4 close range, -2 smartlink, +2 in melee": 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 10 11 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 4 vs TN 4 for "tn 4 close range, -2 smartlink, +2 in melee kp4": 2 3 5 5 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 4 - 3 vs TN 4 for "tn 4 close range, -2 smartlink, +2 in melee kp6": 3 4 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "8m becomes 11s. The earth elementals' armor is 10 against the spiritbusters, so Bloodstone is up against 2S+8 successes with his 14 body." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 14 vs TN 2: 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 9 = 11 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 14 - 11 vs TN 2 for "kp4": 1 4 7 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 14 - 11 - 2 vs TN 2 for "kp6": 4 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak." But it's all to no avail. The special ammo chips directly over the elemental's heart, but doesn't manage to burrow through to the core. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "That sets up the invisible fire elemental who similarly rushes in. He has 80 meters of movement, and he rushes in to grab two mooks with Engulf. He's invisible and has reach, they don't have Ultrasound, he rolls against 3 and they roll against 8. They start to burn." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo!" «Plot» Pulse says, "okay. move to partial cover, aim, pull the trigger on special forces with my 99c." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hm, surprising. Okay, you have a +2 because he's in melee and +4 for his cover, and +3 for your injuries." «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 10 for "+4 cover, +2 target in melee, +3 injuries, -2 smartlink, -1 aim.": 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 11 13 = 2 Successes «Plot» Pulse says, "8m, apds, +2 successes." «Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) uses 1 of item 23: APDS Ammo (HP) from Firearms (#5859). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 4 for "8 ballistic becomes 4, needs 6 successes to take nothing with body soak": 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 26 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 2 vs TN 4 for "kp 7": 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 2 - 2 vs TN 4 for "kp 9": 2 2 4 4 5 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak, pose at will. Kalli! Please end this farce. :)" Katsuo feels the sound and the fury- the blaze of the fire elemental can be sensed from here… and he moves like a machine. This much blood, Pulse is gone, Katsuo is gone. What remains is the machine. He spins around the cover, taking a knee, lining up the shot… lays a bullet right into the target's torso, but the armor is thick, even with the armor-piercing ammunition. But now he has special forces in his sights. «Plot» Kalli! «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 10 for "First shot, 9M APDS with the Savalette Guardian": 2 2 5 5 5 8 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 10 for "9M APDS, Shot 2": 1 1 1 4 5 5 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 5 for "8 ballistic is 4, needs 5 successes to take nothing": 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 9 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 3 vs TN 5 for "8 ballistic is 4, needs 5 successes to take nothing kp 10": 1 1 3 3 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 3 - 1 vs TN 5 for "8 ballistic is 4, needs 5 successes to take nothing kp 12": 2 3 4 4 17 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak, shot 2" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 5 for "needs 5": 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 1 vs TN 5 for "needs 5 kp 13": 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 1 - 1 vs TN 5 for "needs 5 kp 15 pulling a Kalli here": 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 1 - 1 vs TN 5 for "needs 5 kp 18 seriously chasing the dragon": 1 1 2 3 5 5 7 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak. Pose at will. Mooks!" Kalli hears the added gunshots in the rough direction she knows her partner is and regroups her efforts. Keeping to her cover, she brings her Guardian up to aim. Her smartlinkinterfaces with her wires, moving her arm into position while she focuses on the pain and blood. The crosshairs in her vision blink as they register a firing trajectory and she pulls the trigger twice. Her target's luck holds, unfortunately for her, as both rounds are caught in his armor as he twists to try to manage the large mass of earth trying to kill him up close. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) uses 2 of item 4: APDS Rounds - H-Pistol from Ammo (#937). «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "The two mooks who are engulfed struggle uselessly as they burn, because of invisibility penalties. One of the four mooks tries shooting at his own pals. The other three mooks remember their training about using full-auto to overpower spirits, not knowing that a F10 spirit is beyond the ability of their well-crafted submachineguns to affect in this manner. They bounce rounds off of it in classic manner." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Second pass! Bloodstone punches again, Special forces uses Boxing close combat. Bloodstone is out of combat pool." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 vs TN 4: 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 10 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 - 2 vs TN 4 for "kp 4": 2 2 3 4 4 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 - 2 - 3 vs TN 4 for "kp 6": 1 2 3 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "last combat pool, he was saving it for a rainy day": 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 10 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 1 - 4 vs TN 4 for "last combat pool, he was saving it for a rainy day kp19": 1 4 4 5 5 9 = 5 Successes This would have been a massive gut-punch from the elemental sure to loft any mere human high. But he man just isn't there, sticking close, elbow-jamming down on the fist hard enough to move himself out of the way, not the beast. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Special-forces: full auto, point blank, 8 shots to drill Bloodstone." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 4 for "16m spiritbuster, all recoil handled with weapon, grip, strength, tn 4, +2 melee, -2 smartlink": 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 10 11 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 4 vs TN 4 for "16m spiritbuster, all recoil handled with weapon, grip, strength, tn 4, +2 melee, -2 smartlink kp 20": 2 3 4 4 5 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 14 vs TN 6 for "against 6m+7 successes": 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 14 - 1 vs TN 6 for "against 6m+7 successes kp 7, cannot reroll after this": 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "The M stages up to D, and Bloodstone the elemental is killed." A short step back, still in the elemental's range, is enough for him to bring the assault rifle up tightly. Now he has that precious instant of rock and roll, that time to go all out. This time he holds the bullet-hose on target long enough to drill through, turning the elemental into deliquescing chips of stone, falling with boom. The mooks (at least those with hearing dampers) give up a cheer for their savior! «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Second pass, Katsuo." «Plot» Katsuo says, "Aim, shoot." «Plot After The Fact» Katsuo's TN was 8 here because no more shooting into melee. It would only make a difference on the first shot and we agree not to go back when, later, we discover it. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 10 for "Come on, lemme put a hole in 'im!": 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 10 for "Come on, lemme put a hole in 'im! kp 23/24": 1 2 3 4 4 10 10 10 26 = 4 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) uses 1 of item 23: APDS Ammo (HP) from Firearms (#5859). «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 4 for "against 4m+4 successes after his 8 armor is cut to 4": 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 10 23 = 5 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 5 vs TN 4 for "kp21 needs 3 more": 2 2 2 4 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 5 - 1 vs TN 4 for "kp23": 3 4 4 = 2 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Full soak. But nearly out of kp! He did not have another reroll." Katsuo grimaces as the man full-autos the elemental, but he keeps his aim. He pulls off a second shot, this one right on the heart- but the man's luckier than the devil himself (and the devil should know, he's the one holding the pistol), and something stops the killshot. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "By the way, in here the fire elemental dropped the lifeliess bodies of two mooks and went to get one more (they're spread out)." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, " Kalli!" «Plot» Kalli says, "Shooting him harder from here. Now at TN 8." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 8 for "9M APDS, Shot 1": 1 2 2 4 4 5 10 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 8 for "9M APDS, Shot 2": 1 1 1 2 2 2 11 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 5 for "Shot 1 needs 5 successes": 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 10 = 5 Successes «OOC» Kalli says, "Now he's just showing off." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 5 for "Shot 2 needs 5 successes": 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 5 17 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 - 3 vs TN 5 for "Shot 2 needs 5 successes kp24": 1 2 2 3 4 4 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) uses 2 of item 5: APDS - Heavy Pistol from Ammo (#937). «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "I am not out of kp but I cannot reroll. The first light wound! It becomes a light stun from his trauma damper, but he is now at +1 wound pens!" Commlink-Colorado> Katsuo says, "the rock man is down. target is harder than it seems." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Mooks! The mooks realize that firey invisible death is coming for them and break for it, with scattered shots at the elemental that would require full auto past their recoil comp to even think of hurting." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Third pass, only Special Forces goes:" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "1-2 go to APDS, Burst katsuo once. 3-4, go to APDS, burst Kalli once. 5+, stick with spiritbusters, full-auto the invisible elemental, rally his troops": 9 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 6 for "tn 4 for short range assault rifle, -2 smartlink, +8 blind fire brought to +4 with Ultrasound. 8 round full-auto": 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 11 11 = 2 Successes «Plot» 16D + 2 successes with spiritbusters «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "TN 6 to dodge 6 rounds burst and up": 1 3 4 5 5 7 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 - 1 vs TN 6 for "kp 1": 2 2 5 9 15 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 vs TN 10 for "Body Against spiritbusters, his 12 armor becomes 6, he needs 1 success to get the damage to S and remain on the field.": 2 2 4 4 5 5 11 = 1 Success «Plot» Invisible great form fire elemental ends up with a Serious wound. As a military man, he understands safety in numbers and massed fire - after all, that's how his planning brought down Katsuo. The only logical choice is to save his men so they can work together. He's the only one with the weapons - the spiritbusters - and the sight, which shows him the cloudy, gaseous, vague form. He veritably outlines his own man, sailing rounds through the invisible flame, and while he can see it recoil in its motions, his man is still burning and his men flailing with their weapons. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Now new round! All pools refresh." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 1 for "+16 fire elemental -3 serious wound": 4 «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Initiative with a modifier of -3 with a result of 17. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 4 for "+11 Special Forces (-1 light stun)": 2 2 2 16 «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 2 for "+6 mooks": 10 10 «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Initiative with a modifier of -3 with a result of 22. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Special Forces 23, Katsuo 22, Mooks 18, Kalli 17+, elemental 17-" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 7 for "tn 4 -2 smartlink +4 ultrasound +1 wound pen (forgot that last time but it didn't matter)": 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 9 9 = 2 Successes «Plot» 16D +2 successes on the spiritbuster burst <Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "TN 9 to dodge the 8 rounds full auto +3 from serious wounds. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 vs TN 9: "kp 2" 1 2 4 5 8 17 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 6 - 1 vs TN 9 for "kp 4": 1 4 5 5 8 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 vs TN 10 for "It doesn't look like Flambo is getting a turn, sorry": 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 7 vs TN 10 for "kp 5": 2 2 2 4 9 10 10 = 2 Successes «Plot» Mr. Terrific says, "Still takes D and can't reroll, on top of his S. No more Broiling flambo. He resets a moment, recovering from the thudding recoil. He doesn't even think of how many thousands of nuyen he just spent. he just knows that the engulfed man has dropped to the ground and the gaseous haze he sees on his ultrasound is fading away. His men are starting to calm. He shouts to them, making an arm-motion towards the hiding locations of Katsuo and Kalli. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo! Let me mention: If you don't take him down now, then the mooks will recover and start trying to be useful." «Plot» Katsuo is aware. «Plot» Katsuo will just give it to 'em. Charging option for extra power. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 8 vs TN 7 for "rushing Special forces. 12 str + 3 for bones + 1 for hardline + 1 for charging = 17m stun.": 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 9 11 17 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 8 - 3 vs TN 7 for "rushing Special forces. 12 str + 3 for bones + 1 for hardline + 1 for charging = 17m stun. kp 24/24": 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 9 16 = 3 Successes «Plot» Katsuo winces. Will have to stand on 6. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 8 vs TN 9 for "tn 4, +4 fighting by ultrasound, +1 wound pens": 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 11 11 20 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 8 - 3 vs TN 9 for "tn 4, +4 fighting by ultrasound, +1 wound pens kp 25 last kp": 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 11 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "+2 successes for Katsuo stages up to 17s stun minus his 7 impact is 10s. No karma remains." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 10: 2 2 2 3 3 5 8 8 14 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Does not stage down. Trauma damper means the 6 boxes become 5, plus 1 he already had, he is now at Serious Stun. It's too much. Katsuo needs to act, and quickly… both spirits are down. He steps all the way around combat and moves at top speed, moving even faster than he did against the troll, closing distance in what seems like three steps to deliver a series of teeth-shattering blows to his enemy… but while his blows could shatter most bones, his enemy is sturdy and skilled and does not yet fall! «Plot» Mooks! The minions are not rallying perfectly. Yes, their leader took out the deadly elementals, but they've still taken fifty percent casualties. They still have only the vaguest ideas of where their enemies.. oh look one's obviously in combat with their leader, and he's edging around to give them a clear shot! Or so they imagine. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 vs TN 14 for "Funny how these mooks are keeping their combat pool for getting away, huh? Mook one": 2 2 3 4 5 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 5 vs TN 14 for "Funny how these mooks are keeping their combat pool for getting away, huh? Mook two": 1 2 4 4 7 = 0 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And mook 3 moves away." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Kalli! Again I beg, end this farce. :)" «Plot» Kalli says, "Hehe, whoops. I'm putting two more shots into him, hopefully actually damaging him." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Still staying away? Not daring to saunter up to him to shoot him in the face?" «Plot» Kalli says, "I may as well run up to him and face shoot him. At least I can give a 'FIM' bonus, then." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hopefully, fortune will favor the bold!" «Plot» Kalli says, "That'll get me down to a TN 7. I'll fire off two bursts with the Thunderbolt this round. No smartlink, so TN 9." «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 9 for "12S APDS, Shot 1": 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls 7 (R6 SS & EA) vs TN 9 for "12S APDS, Shot 1": 1 1 3 3 4 5 7 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) uses 6 of item 5: APDS - Heavy Pistol from Ammo (#937). Kalli sees her target react to an impact and has to assume that her partner is up close and personal. Rather than leave him to take the counter-attack alone, she braces herself and moves in to join up close. Ducking around his cover, she brings her thunderbolt up to bear, but between his erratic movements and the limitations of her wounded body, her supposed lock is just a hair off, putting some bullets in the cover around them. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Second pass, Special Forces." Against these kinds of targets, the only thing to do is go APDS. Again he ejects the three rounds of Spiritbusters remaining, his natural tactical memory keeping track of their every bounce on the floor, while he jacks in a completely fresh clip of APDS. The only one to shoot is the other fighter, the one with the incredibly punishing fists. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 13 for "tn 4, -2 smartlink, +4 ultrasound, +4 two opponents in melee, +3 wound pens, no karma": 2 3 3 4 4 4 7 8 11 = 0 Successes «Plot After The Fact» We actually thought this hit with an 11 and then we discovered that it was +2 for each opponent in a melee and it was in fact a miss. Who would have thought that wrestling in close combat with two people while trying to dodge invisible guns in your face would make it difficult to shoot other invisible people? «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Mooks! They move towards the door in roundabout fashion." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo!" «Plot» Katsuo is gonna hit him. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 6 for "4, +3 wounds, -1 FiM. Damage down to 16m.": 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 10 11 17 = 3 Successes «Plot» Katsuo has to stand on 3. no kp left. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 8 + 1 + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 12 for "tn 4 +4 ultrasound +3 wound pens +1 FiM": 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 11 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 vs TN 9 for "against 9s stun to body": 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 10 = 1 Success «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Not enough. Takes Serious stun, becomes 5 boxes, that's 11 boxes, he is out." Katsuo ducks and weaves as the gunfire comes out, and then he's closing again, his blood up, his invisible eyes glowing a brilliant blue as his beast is loosed and he slips into the dirty boxing. Gun hands are grabbed, pulled down, elbow is delivered across the face, followed by a rising punch into the ribs, and then another elbow as Katsuo ducks around and drives it into his victim's kidneys. Trauma damper isn't enough. The man hits the ground… and Katsuo is turning, getting ready to finish the job. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "We now move into roleplay. Kalli, immediate action?" «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "The mooks are running for the big exit. You hear clomping outside." Kalli lets out a relieved sigh as the man drops. She feels her body readjusting to the guns in her hands, taking a moment to change clips on both before holstering them at her sides. Looking around, she grabs that mostly expended clip of spiritbusters, likely still valuable enough to ensure it's recovered. "I think we need to get out of here." Commlink-Syne> Kalli says, "Two bodies for retrieval. Still good?" Katsuo nods, leaning down to the man, rolling him over… and with a deceptively-gentle looking motion, he puts his big hand over the man's mouth and nose, smothering him. "Make sure troll is dead. Will carry him out… minimize damage to body. More organs, more value. Be sure we bring spear." That's when the mooks dash out the door for freedom! And then their eyes roll up in their heads, and they sag to the ground unconscious after a short word from Mister Terrific. (That'll teach them not to watch their lines of sight and to group up for a Stunball.) The clomping noise is that elemental on body-retrieval duty, who goes in to grab the troll and special forces agent - but leaves behind the weapon focus spear. Mister Terrific calls out, summoning yet another elemental to get onto body duty. This one is wider, with long, lanky arms, and it gathers up burned and sleeping bodies of mooks in its massive grasp before it too zooms off. Mister Terrific is the one who picks up the spear. And then… «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Hearing based perception check!" «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) rolls Intelligence for "hearing amp, spatial recognizer.": 1 2 2 5 5 8 «Plot to Katsuo» 'Fump-foosh!'. «FIRE IN THE HOLE!» Katsuo moves at his full speed almost instantaneously, moving towards Kalli to scoop her up and dive for cover, flames and collapsing buildings and death all coming back to him in a flashback… «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) rolls Intelligence for "Normal hearing": 1 1 2 2 3 4 10 17 «Plot to Kalli» 'Fump-foosh! It is the 'fump' of a guided rocket ejecting from its tube, with the 'foosh' of the engine igniting and starting to streak towards its target!'. Kalli sends that same warning, "Rocket!" out over the comms as Katsuo reacts, letting out a startled yelp as she's grabbed. She just holds on for now, letting herself be carried from the target zone and assuming that Mr. Terrific will know to do the same, with the two warnings. Katsuo keeps moving as he dives for cover… forgetting how fast he is.. and keeps moving further and further away from the target zone… «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Speaking realistically, the rocket is shot in the first pass. you both hear it and recognize it. It won't hit until the last segment of the last pass. So under the movement power you can easily be a hundred yards away. Pose accordingly." Under the effect of adrenaline, time seems to move so slowly… the streak of light that you all know of as a rocket moves in a guided curve, actually into the wide open warehouse door and on to the center of the hastily departed section of boxes. If you look back, like Lot's wife at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the rocket might even seem to deliberately target a certain box, a box which explodes in counterpoint to the strike with a secondary explosion. As if to indicate that there was a rigged up bomb in the center of the warehouse, the 'nanotech hive' that they were trying to sucker you into. A second rocket sails into that center, a high-explosive for big target area; and a third and a fourth. Are they trying to blanket the place for you, while you're long gone? Or is this someone trying to destroy that hive and using us as a distraction? In any case, Mister Terrific knows that when everyone else is running away, it's time for him to run too. He trails after at best speed, hauling away his cache of bodies, gathering together for the transportation of loot over borders, the sedating or slaying of captives, and setting up for the organ grinder. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "We are now into escape, first aid, healing, stuff like that. Or you can leave it to roleplay. Mr. T has biotech (4) and a savoir, if you have better or know someone to go to you can do that in roleplay." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "I presume it would not be difficult to first aid you both from Serious to Moderate. Mr. T is going to save his karma for pulling Wanderer back from 12 boxes, although he'll make a go with anyone." «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Body scores?" «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Attribute Body with the value '6 (7)'. «Auto-Judge[]» Katsuo (#3231) has the Attribute Willpower with the value '6'. «Auto-Judge[]» Kalli (#3905) has the Attribute Body with the value '5'. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Biotech + 6 vs TN 5 for "Katsuo: first aid in a clean clinic environment with savoir against Serious wound": 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 11 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Biotech + 6 vs TN 6 for "Kalli: first aid in a clean clinic environment with savoir against Serious wound": 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 8 10 = 2 Successes «Plot» Both Katsuo and Kalli's Serious wounds become Moderate under First Aid at a safe location. «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 vs TN 13 for " Heal f3 M Katsuo, tn 12 +1 bg, +5 dice from ally spirit": 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 7 8 10 10 10 14 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 - 1 vs TN 13 for " Heal f3 M Katsuo, tn 12 +1 bg, +5 dice from ally spirit kp1": 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 10 14 17 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower vs TN 2 for "2m drain": 1 3 3 5 5 7 = 5 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Katsuo is healed, no drain." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Centering vs TN 2 for "against bg": 1 1 1 4 5 16 = 3 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 vs TN 9 for "Kalli: f3 m drain heal, +5 dice from ally spirit": 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 14 = 2 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls 9 + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 - 2 vs TN 9 for "kalli: f3 m drain heal, +5 dice from ally spirit kp2": 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 9 11 17 = 3 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "And full heal." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower vs TN 2: 2 4 4 4 5 11 = 6 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "No drain." «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 vs TN 13 for "healing Wanderer, F6 Deadly heal, he's at 12 boxes": 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 9 10 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 vs TN 13 for "healing Wanderer, F6 Deadly heal, he's at 12 boxes kp1": 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 17 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 - 1 vs TN 13 for "healing Wanderer, F6 Deadly heal, he's at 12 boxes kp3": 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 10 14 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 - 1 - 1 vs TN 13 for "healing Wanderer, F6 Deadly heal, he's at 12 boxes kp6": 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 11 = 0 Successes «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Sorcery + Sorcery Pool: 7 + 5 - 1 - 1 vs TN 13 for "healing Wanderer, F6 Deadly heal, he's at 12 boxes kp10": 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 11 11 13 = 1 Success «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) rolls Willpower vs TN 3 for "Need at least 2 successes not to pass out": 4 4 4 5 5 10 = 6 Successes «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "Zero drain, 3 boxes, leaving Wanderer at 9 boxes and ambulatory, and Mr. T with all available karma expended. (Funny how he doesn't seem to have expended any karma during the fight.)" «Auto-Judge[]» Mr.Terrific (#7242) uses 1 of item 1: F6 Great Form Earth Elemental (Magnetite) from Elementals (#7668). «Voucher System» Destroying item number 1 on Elementals (#7668) since its quantity is now zero. «Plot» Mr.Terrific says, "That is the last great form earth elemental service for carrying large numbers of bodies." And from there it becomes an exercise in healing the wounded, flaming the blood, moving bodies over borders to Mad Doc Chopsy, and making the cut, so to speak.