Amy can get in if you slow down a little bit. Overkill will be there in one combat turn - which might let them get away.

ETA - just so you know, the scene around you is pure chaos. The volunteers are not trained for this, and have started to run away with the crowd. I'm thinking that somebody should grab Chomsky and Greeley to make sure they aren't run over or trampled.

I will try to pick up at least one member of the team before hi-tailing it out of there in pursuit.
-DrZ

I am sure that Overkill would get in with you.

@Chrome,

Would Amy get in the car with Grease, or stay behind with Greeley and Chomsky?

Amy hasn't had the time to reflect on what happened, but she'll be immensely grateful to that drone and its pilot. Her opinion of Grease will change for the better after this. He volunteered to do something important to her at some risk to himself and his possessions, paid the price, and saved her life (and the day, more or less).

What a great fight scene. Looking forward to that chase scene now.

Here's what I have in mind next for Amy: she wants to check the identity of the guy who was shot down and recover the keys for the handcuffs if possible (was it him who handcuffed Greeley and Chomsky?). She'd run head down towards him while pulling out her survival knife to hold to his throat so he doesn't try anything if he wakes up when she pulls up the visor. I'd imagine all of this would take around 2-3 IPs but you tell me.

ETA: Stay behind, she hasn't been told what's going on. She will come if it seems like the right tactical move according to someone else.

That's the thing though. With the small condition monitor and increase in weapon damage, there are not going to be a lot of situations where you're not going to max out a drone's physical condition monitor if you land one or two hits (even from something like a Hold-Out pistol). The armor values of the security drones should really be increased, IMO.

Yeah I agree. I like that they are a bit glass cannon, but right now they're way too much glass and not enough cannon. A guy with a dice pool of 7 and a predator (and say an armor jacket) can win against a drone on auto-pilot, especially if he shoots first..

Ok then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

No need to worry about him waking up, he is actually dying, the spirit did a LOT of damage to him and put him into overflow. (although Amy doesn't know that yet) Yes he is the one who handcuffed the two of them. Shouldn't be too hard to find the keys. As you say, 2-3 IPs.

That being said, we can come down out of initiative for Amy at this point. With Grease and Overkill taking off after the car, she'll be left to deal with the aftermath (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'll put up an IC post that covers Amy's last spell, her rushing to the downed officer and grabbing the keys, the same post will cover Overkill getting into Grease's car, at which point Grease and I can handle the chase OOC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Are both cars involved in the chase or is there one left behind for Amy to put the VIPs in?

Not a big deal at this moment if there's no car for us just now.

I don't know where Grease's taxi is - I'm assuming he left it at home. The 4 of you (plus Rhex in the trunk) arrived in the BMW.

Now it's down to Grease and the other driver:

Initiative
Grease 4d6+5=16
Officer# 2 3d6+8=18

So he will go first. You are in Handling Environment. He is about 125 meters away from you - so Extreme Range.

He rolls to try and Break Away:
7d6.hits(5)=2

He gets 2 hits. You need to get at least 2 hits on your Catch up Action in order to keep up with him.

Reaction 7, Skill 6, Specialization 2, -4 dice for wounds and dumpshock.

11d6.hits(5)=3

You got 3 hits, so you close to Long Range (about 75 meters)

Next, he will use his action to Control Vehicle so he doesn't crash. Do you want to do the same, or try and catch up again, and risk crashing?

IP#2
Officer 8 - Control Vehicle
Grease 6

@Chrome,

Feel free to post IC now with what Amy is doing - you can interact with the spirit (who will be vanishing momentarily as it has fulfilled its last service, but in case you want to RP that, plus any interaction with Shannon and Greeley

Has he really? I can't say that Greeley and Chomsky are in a safe place just yet, but it's really up to the spirit to interpret the service how it sees fit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Do I recognize that elf as Lynx from the pictures we've seen of him? (I can't remember if all we've had up to now were physical descriptions or if Amy has seen footage of him)

IC, your command was to "Save them" and you listed all the hostiles, so for the spirit, he's done his job.

OOC - between you and I, the danger to them has passed - unless you plan on putting them in more danger that I'm not aware of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This person is not anyone you have footage of.

Oh I can put them in danger all right! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

I understand that for the spirit saving them is one thing. For Amy, saving them is putting them in a safehouse with guards!


Damn this game is really turning into ShadowElf. Does it look like this was an actual policeman?

How will you assess if he is an actual policeman? (not being a wise-guy, just seeing what Amy would do.)

I will control my vehicle, Grease is too beat up to be doing anything too fancy with this chase.

With Overkill in the car, doesn't he also get turns? Shoot at them out the window, hacking their tires, somesuch?

-DrZ

He does technically get actions. However - he hasn't been able to find any of the Officer's icons, and the car has had its wireless shut off, so he can't actually impact the car via the Matrix, and his only weapon is a Machine Pistol, and you are currently out of range.

ETA - I lie - he has his holdout pistol as well - but that is out of range too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

BTW: Great fight scene. Touch and go there for a while! I think the idea of having you post (to keep up the pace) makes a lot of sense. One thing I think would be good idea would be if we could post internal dialogue, minor (unrelated) actions to flavor out the posts (so it isn't just you posting walls of text).

Like, "Oh drek, I'm going to feel that one in the morning". Not anything that requires a IC response, but just something we could add to the story with. Make sense?

-DrZ

Good question. Just in general, the clothes, possessions, badge, equipment that looks standard-issue (commlink, which she will pocket if she can turn it off, pistol, etc.), that sort of thing. She doesn't have any specific knowledge about it, but you'd assume a certain level of uniformity with the stuff that's on him. In particular the badge and commlink, and I'd imagine seeing a lot of Lone Star insignia everywhere. Bottom line, she'll do a quick body search. After that, I'll post IC with all this info.

ETA: Is he dead or dying? Or stable??

Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (and thank you too Chrome for your compliment earlier)

As for posting other stuff, no problem at all - just tell me the post# and put up in the OOC what you want to insert, where you want it, and I'll be happy to edit the posts and put in flavor (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm just saying, an elf-sized suit of FBA (with the LS logo conveniently painted over) would be hella useful in certain situations...

Amy makes a First Aid check to see if he is alive or dead.

1d6.hits(5)=0

You aren't sure, but he doesn't look good.

A quick search yields a badge, commlink, and pepper punch spray. There is a container for handcuffs, but it is empty.

His armor does have the LS insignia on it.

Only the armor, or are there Lone Star logos elsewhere on him? What's he wearing under the armor?

Ok - next round - the driver has shaken off the effects of the Ball Lightning.

Grease4d6+5=15
Officer 3d6+9=21
Overkill 2d6+9=17

So, Officer attempts to Break Away

8d6.hits(5)=2

Bringing you 1 out of Extreme

Overkill delays

Grease Catches Up
11d6.hits(5)=5 - bringing you to Short Range

NOW Overkill goes at 14

I'm going to let Overkill tell us what he wants to do, since sticking his head out of a moving window opens himself up to getting shot at back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

P.S. You are about to make the turn onto E. Iliff, which is going to require a Vehicle Test to do so.

I was thinking more for the future, not necessarily retconning the current posts (if that makes sense).
-DrZ