OoC Evolution, Out of Character - Epoch, Survival, Revolution Campaigns Options

[SneakyJoeKDB]

So, we have to melee these fuckers?

If you try to physically attack you need to do twice the power of the entity's force to have any effect (not likely with these critters). Addtionally the critter has armor value equal to twice its force. The other option is using "Force of Personality." You can use your willpower to make a melee attack (no combat pool dice allowed) and apply a reach factor for a weapon you use. The weapon is an extension of the fighter's will so reach weapons help. If you are succesful the damage inflicted is (Charisma) M Stun. This is referred to in the sourcebook as a kind of contest of wills.

If you can come up with a form of elemental damage such as a laser cresent axe and/or Duster's taser you can fight Bastard's bastards with only applying an armor and immunity penailty equal to the critters force. This is the route Bubba will take. Not sure if Felix can do this one on his own so we all better pitch in.

[Bastard]

I am not sure of the distances, but Bubba will sling the HMG while rapidily moving towards the nearest Corpselight and activate the Laser Axe. He will then proceed to smash!

....

Let me know what Bubba is able to get done this phase and I will IC.

Bubba is about 20-25 meters behind Ludi's position. Bubba runs 18 meters per turn.

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Ok, I will IC, but basically Bubba will be charging towards the nearest Corpselight with the HMG Slung and Laser Axe activated and ready. So if I estimated correctly Duster is 75 meters ahead of Bubba? So we are talking four rounds before Bubba can do anything with the Axe? Well the battle may likely be over by then, but at least his companions can rest assured the meat shield has no fear!


Edit:

IC post up! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Bastard]

Awesome post... then ended with awesome comedy.

Bubba is next to Ludi's position on the map at the next Initiative phase.

[ntwi]

Rolls and details

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If those things are pulling essence at range, Felix just raised their threat level and is dumping spell pool and a expendable force 3 spell foci into this Stunball.

Force 5S Stunball (7m radius)

Sorcery 6 + Totem Bonus 2 + Spell Pool 4 + Focus 3 = 15 dice
TN is +1 due to 1 sustained spell
1,1,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,5,5,7,16
Ugh, well we got plenty of karma pool, might as well use some. 6 karma (minor use) to reroll the bottom three dice.
4,4,8
That gives a total of 4,4,4,5,5,7,8,16 for dice that may be effective.

Drain = (5/2 -1 +1)D stun = 2D stun
Willpower 6 + Spell Pool 2 = 8 dice
1,3,4,4,4,5,5,5 -> 7 successes -> L stun -> Trauma Damper -> No drain

Well, lets see how that goes.

[Bastard]

Ludi and Kliko are up.

Initiative order:

ROUND 1
22 Corpselights
21 Starling
20 Duster
20 Bubba
20 Felix
17 V
09 Ludi
09 Kliko

ROUND 2
12 Corpselights
11 Starling
10 Duster
10 Bubba
10 Felix
07 V


ROUND 3
02 Corpselights
01 Starling
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[Mister Juan]

Ludi will stay right where she is and provide overwatch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) She's not about to go punch some flying light thing.

[Kliko]

Same for Kliko, gun levelled, moving to <insert available> cover here" for a better position to the side of the road. This one is for the magic dudes to figure out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Bastard]

Bubba and Felix are up

Initiative order:

ROUND 1
22 Corpselights
21 Starling
20 Duster
20 Bubba
20 Felix
17 V
09 Ludi
09 Kliko

ROUND 2
12 Corpselights
11 Starling
10 Duster
10 Bubba
10 Felix
07 V


ROUND 3
02 Corpselights
01 Starling

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Bubba will charge the Corpselight that Duster escaped from and smash with axe. Use my roll from my prior post (post 3575). I can IC once you tell me the result.

[ntwi]

Felix will toss another stunball at the corpselights. Hopefully these two are damaged so it won't take too much to finish them off. Starling will be caught in the blast, nothing I can do about that (given that she is engulfed inside one of them), but I'd like to avoid Bubba if at all possible.

[ Spoiler ]

Casting Force 5 M Stunball
Sorcery 6 + Totem bonus 2 (TN +1 due to sustained spell)
2,3,3,3,4,11,14

Drain (5/2 -1 +1) = 2S Stun
Willpower = 1,2,3,3,5,7 -> L stun -> Trauma Damper -> No drain

[Bastard]

Felix will toss another stunball at the corpselights. Hopefully these two are damaged so it won't take too much to finish them off. Starling will be caught in the blast, nothing I can do about that (given that she is engulfed inside one of them), but I'd like to avoid Bubba if at all possible.

It will catch Bubba. He is in between the corpselights.

I will get the results posted when i get home from work tonight.

EDIT:

Bubba has to reduce Felix's Stunball, 2 Successes on a 5M Stun (with 5 WP)... add to the IC with your results.

This post has been edited by Bastard: May 26 2013, 02:49 AM

[SneakyJoeKDB]

There is a good chance Bubba smacked the Corpselight good especially if it was already damaged. Wait to see what happens with that attack before you blast him or just target the one that engulfed Starling.

[Bastard]

In case you missed my edit:

EDIT:

Bubba has to reduce Felix's Stunball, 2 Successes on a 5M Stun (with 5 WP)... add to the IC with your results.

Add to the IC if needed...

I will add IC content for Round 3

Need next wave of Initiatives


Anyone read this?:

Do you guys want me to just roll things like this for you? I have been already rolling Perception Tests and undeclared Action Tests to speed things up.

Anytime I am just waiting on you guys to make a roll, should I just roll for you? It would speed things up a little.

Anytime you declare an action, you already are required to include a roll, which most everyone does. When roll is not included, I can roll here as well?

Does that sound good?

Initiative order:

ROUND 1
22 Corpselights
21 Starling
20 Duster
20 Bubba
20 Felix
17 V
09 Ludi
09 Kliko

ROUND 2
12 Corpselights
11 Starling
10 Duster
10 Bubba
10 Felix
07 V


ROUND 3
02 Corpselights
01 Starling

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Does Bubba roll Willpower to resist the stun ball?

Edit: looks like I am a little bit behind your posts. Feel free to roll for Bubba as you indicated.. Anything to speed up the game. But since I am here I'll make the stunball roll.

Willpower - will use 5 team karma as a minor use -5 extra dice. 10 d6

[ Spoiler ]

6,6,6,6,6,4,2,1,1,1

Bubba takes a light stun if I did this correctly.

Initiative

[ Spoiler ]

6,2,2 + 10 = 20[\spoiler]

[ntwi]

@Bubba Yeah it looks like 1 stun for you, sorry but seemed more important to take the blasted thing out. This next one I can center away from you and not get you as well, you just ended up between the two targets last time.

Initiative:

[ Spoiler ]

5 + 4d6 = 5 + (1,4,5,6) = 21

[SneakyJoeKDB]

No worries. These Corpselights seem to have a really high essence. Bubba hits with a 13S on the axe and made no contact. The little bastards must have higher than 13. I suppose they do have the potential to reach 24 if they have sucked enough essence.

[Bastard]

Okay rolling Init for Kliko, Ludi and of course, Duster, Star and V...

Corpselight moved, Felix up.

ROUND 1
21 Corpselight
21 Felix
20 Bubba
20 Starling
18 V
16 Duster
13 Kliko
08 Ludi

ROUND 2
11 Corpselight
11 Felix
10 Bubba
10 Starling
08 V
06 Duster
03 Kliko


ROUND 3
01 Corpselight
01 Felix

[Bastard]

No worries. These Corpselights seem to have a really high essence. Bubba hits with a 13S on the axe and made no contact. The little bastards must have higher than 13. I suppose they do have the potential to reach 24 if they have sucked enough essence.

Are you certain you did 0 damage?

[Bastard]

Willpower - will use 5 team karma as a minor use -5 extra dice. 10 d6

[ Spoiler ]

6,6,6,6,6,4,2,1,1,1

5 dice equals 15 Minor Karma

KARMA POOL RULES

[ Spoiler ]

All Karma Pool for every player is dumped into the Team Karma Pool.

When using Karma Pool for additional dice or successes, they are purchased as such:
- 1st die/success costs 1 Karma
- 2nd die/success costs 2 Karma
- 3rd die/success costs 3 Karma
- etc., etc., etc.

Minor uses of Karma Pool refresh at a rate of one-half at the end of the encounter. This is will be rounded to the players' disadvantage, of course. Minor uses include:
- Reroll one die on failure
- Additional dice (before roll)

Moderate uses of Karma Pool do not refresh until the end of the mission. Moderate uses include:
- Oops
- Add one success
- Hooper-Nelson Rule (Lower a Target Number of 12 or more)

Major uses of Karma Pool are permanently burnt. The amount of Karma spent is dependent on the situation and is determined by the GM.
- Hand of God - will not burn all Karma Pool and Good Karma. It will however, permanently burn an equal share of the Team Karma (if there are 3 players, 1/3rd burned, 4 players, 1/4th burned). In addition, that same amount is spent as Moderate Karma Pool used. Permanently burnt Karma can be divided up however the players see fit, but we will be always using Team Karma, so it shouldn't matter, so I would disperse it as evenly as possible.

1st die costs 1 Karma (Total Karma spent 1)
2nd die costs 2 Karma (Total Karma spent 3)
3rd die costs 3 Karma (Total Karma spent 6)
4th die costs 4 Karma (Total Karma spent 10)
5th die costs 5 Karma (Total Karma spent 15)

Sorry I didn't catch that sooner so that you could change your mind, but you will still get half of it refreshed.

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Looks like I used 15 then... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/embarrassed.gif)

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Are you certain you did 0 damage?

No, but the IC seemed to indicate as such.

[ntwi]

Felix will delay until ~17 to see if V can finish the Corpselight off with a Manabolt, or Bubba with his axe, as he worries about taking Starling the rest of the way out with an AOE.

[SneakyJoeKDB]

Is it possible for Bubba to avoid hitting Starling while attempting to swing at the Corpselight? Can Bubba pull Starling out of the spirit?

[Bastard]

Felix will delay until ~17 to see if V can finish the Corpselight off with a Manabolt, or Bubba with his axe, as he worries about taking Starling the rest of the way out with an AOE.

You don't have any non-AoE spells? Uh-oh...

Is it possible for Bubba to avoid hitting Starling while attempting to swing at the Corpselight? Can Bubba pull Starling out of the spirit?

I wouldn't think so... think of it as holding her hand. So if you drag Star, you will drag the spirit.