IC New Beginnings DAWN Options

[Crossbow]

Bullet Storm loves explosions, the trids and 2d flatscreen action movies he grew up on were always filled with them. Because he love explosions he has always been attracted to grenades. Seeing heroes being able to blind-toss thermite grenades over their shoulder through the partially open window of a moving car made little O'Conner's blood race. Unfortunately, the Barrens never had a plethora of grenades to practice with, so he never developed any skill with parabolic arcs and backspins that would have made him an effective grenadier, nor did it give him a real sense of the strength needed to accurately throw a grenade the required distance to a target, and no more.

These thoughts passed through his mind as he saw his tear gas grenade arc to the right and explode harmlessly in the open lot beyond the orcs he was throwing at.

(long range throw, -5 to skill pool, 0 hits remaining)

Most of the orcs did notice him throw the grenade though and decided to shoot him instead of the car.

attacks: 5#7d6t5 1 5 2 2 4 5#6d6t5 2 3 1 2 3

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 1 - Initiative Pass 2
While disappointed with the result of his toss, it did get the opposition's attention. He weaved through the majority of it, but did take a hit to the solar plexus. His armor held, but frag did that hurt. He decided to attribute the hit to the background count mucking up his abilities rather than credit it to enemy skill. He commed the slow pokes on his team, <"Got the competition's attention. Check the van for the target.">

[ Spoiler ]

Complex Action: Full Defense
Dodge: 16d6t5 4 vs 1
Dodge: 15d6t5 8 vs 5
Dodge: 14d6t5 4 vs 2
Dodge: 13d6t5 5 vs 2
Dodge: 12d6t5 3 vs 4
Damage Resistance: 14d6t5 4

GM did a boo-boo. Those bangers are double tapping burst fire, that means a -3 ON TOP OF the -2 for the first burst, not instead of. So all of the second bursts get dodged, you are only dealing with 1 hit, for 8P.

So that's 8 reduced to 4, and converted to Stun. So Con is now at a -1 condition modifier

Dodge: 11d6t5 3 vs 2
Dodge: 10d6t5 3 vs 3
Dodge: 9d6t5 2 vs 1
Dodge: 8d6t5 2 vs 2
Dodge: 7d6t5 2 vs 3
Damage Resistance: 14d6t5 6

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 1 - Initiative Pass 3
O'Connor aimed for the most exposed target.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Narrow Short Burst: +3 damage
Automatics: 11d6t5 4

Sime Action: Narrow Short Burst: +3 damage
Automatics: 10d6t5 3

Combat Round 1 - Initiative Pass 4
He switched to the second most exposed target. Usually he only switched targets after confirming the kill, but figured that screaming wounded may be a benefit at this junction.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Narrow Short Burst: +3 damage
Automatics: 11d6t5 2

Simple Action: Narrow Short Burst: +3 damage
Automatics: 10d6t5 2

[farothel]

Round 1, IP2

Seeing that O'Connor was okay for now, Sammy decided to use caution and moved so she could see who was behind the van (and hopefully get there without being exposed later).

[Crossbow]

Starlet and Torley do their level best to get an angle where they can see who or what is hiding behind the van that is only reminiscent of white at this point with all of the bullet holes and small flames, but the angle is just not there. To be able to see that they will have to actually enter the killzone and be subject to automatic fire.

Lil Homie reaches the corner and performs what could be called suppression fire only under the most generous of definitions. He stuck the AK around the corner completely blindly and cut loose, most of the shots carrying well over anyones head.

O'Conners first shots dropped the mook with the temerity to actually cause him blood loss, he is screaming but still alive behind his cover, but the second set all hit a pickup that several of them are using for their hiding place.

[ Spoiler ]

defense: 4#7d6t5 2 2 2 3 4#14d6t5 4 5 4 6

10 boxes total to the first target.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 2 - Initiative Pass 1
O'Connor noted Lil' Homie had good instincts, but lacked the experience to be effective in this instance. Not that he had room to judge given his own grenade toss. He flipped his rifle's selector switch to full auto and also laid down suppressive fire. Maybe they'd get lucky and Lil' Homie's ill aimed fire would embolden the enemy to run into his more accurate volley. He called into his comm, <"Laying down suppressive fire, move up to the target.">

[ Spoiler ]

Complex Action: Suppressive Fire
Suppressive Fire: 12d6t5 5

[farothel]

Knowing that she wasn't good at dodging, Sammy decided to go the other way. So with a few gestures she made herself invisible. And with all the gunfire, she didn't need to worry about being heard. Only then did she start moving. And while she knew that an invisibility spell could be broken, she hoped those shooters were too busy shooting at each other to notice.

[ Spoiler ]

round 2, IP1:
cast improved invisibility (force 3) into my second sustaining focus
improved invisitibility: 11d6t5 5
drain 2:
drain: 9d6t5 6
no drain

round 2, IP2:
run towards the van.

[Crossbow]

Three of the Area Boys poke their heads up and take a shot at the guy trying to get into their business, all three get hurt, but they do take their shots.

attacks: 3#7d6t5 2 1 3

AK-97 DV 6P, AP-1

Torley takes the opportunity to sprint for the van. He comes around the corner and sees a blur of white around a BIG FREAKING PISTOL.

6S vs 1/2 impact armor

Unless reduced to 0 Test Body+Willpower+1/2 impact[3]

The blur leans past him and fires again, missing Starlet, but not by much and then races into the darkness of Surulere.

(OOC: Starlet can still use her movement to carry her to the van or not. Bullet Storm can take remaining actions.)

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 2 - Initiative Pass 2
O'Connor smiled as the idiots exposed themselves to incoming fire and paid the price for it. His smile widened as he effortlessly weaved through their return assault.

[ Spoiler ]

Complex Action: Full Defense
Dodge: 15d6t5 7 v 2
Dodge: 14d6t5 5 v 1
Dodge: 13d6t5 5 v 3

[farothel]

Starlet will run towards the van, as it will give some cover from some of the fire. Better than staying in the open.

[pbangarth]

Torley is wondering what day this is, that all this drek should be coming down on him.

[ Spoiler ]

I think this is a melee attack against which he gets a defence first, then soaks damage.

He's been on full defence, so I will go with that.

Dodge 4 + Dodge 4 + REA 2 = 10 dice : 2 hits
Edge to reroll misses 8 dice: 2 hits

Huh. Averages aren't with Torley today.

2S gets through to the armour.
Impact armour 5 halved to 3 (?) + BOD 3 = 6 dice : 2 hits

Should be 0 damage?

At his first chance, Torley will Command the retreating figure (maybe thermographic lenses help counteract the murk?) "STOP"

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 2 - Initiative Pass 3
He commed Frosty, <"Area Boys are in the fight now. Do you have any contacts in their leadership? Can you outbid whoever contracted them?"> He hoped she could hear him over the engagement. He returned fire at one of the dumbasses out of cover.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Wide Long Burst: - 5 Defense
Automatics: 12d6t5 4
Simple Action: Wide Short Burst (2 bullets): -1 Defense
Automatics: 10d6t5 4
Free Action: Eject Magazine

Combat Round 2 - Initiative Pass 4
He slapped a fresh mag in his rifle and fired at a different dumbass.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Insert Magazine
Simple Action: Wide Long Burst: -5 Defense
Automatics: 12d6t5 5

[pbangarth]

Torley is curled up in a ball, wondering about his life choices. A twitch here, a wiggle there, he slowly comes out of the shock.

'At his first chance' isn't coming any time soon.

[Crossbow]

That's 2 effectively down hurt and two more a little bloody. Bullet Storm has everybody's attention as they all stay close to cover and change fire modes. There is a lot of talk that O'Conner doesn't understand the words of, but "Kill that FRAGGER!!" sounds suprisingly similar in any language.

Top of the order.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 3 - Initiative Pass 1
O'Connor knew he was about to be lit the frag up. Suppressive fire only worked when the enemy was smart enough to have self preservation instincts. He opted instead to pop smoke on his current position. He then pulled back and repositioned closer to the van. He commed Lil' Homie, "Stay low and position yourself off center to the van. Hopefully they rush through the smoke and we can catch them in a crossfire."

[farothel]

round 3, IP1

Still invisible (that was sustained by her sustaining focus), Starlet looked around the van and further down the street from the other side as where they were coming from, she conjured up a trio of Orcs in full milspec armour who seemed to have dropped out of invisibility and who started shooting at the area boys from the other side (missing of course, but being very threatening nevertheless. This was an illusion she had used before, although not yet in Lagos. She did feel an headache coming up from the casting, probably due to the poor mana pool here.
<<Those guys are my illusion>>, she sent to the rest of the team so they knew.

[ Spoiler ]

force 3 trid phantasm
trid phantasm: 11d6t5 4

drain 4
drain: 9d6t5 2

2S drain

condition: 2S/0P

[Crossbow]

With Bullet Storm's hot smoke in the way, it is difficult to tell if Starlet's illusion is having any real effect. The Area Boys seem much more concerned with the shadowrunner that dropped 2 of theirs.

Wide burst, -2 to defense

AK-97 [Assault Rifle, DV 6P, AP-1]

attacks: 4#5d6t5 2 1 0 2 6#3d6t5 1 3 2 2 2 1 plus two more sprays with no hits

Not that they can hit worth a damn anyway.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 3 - Initiative Pass 2
O'Connor took some rather nasty hits this exchange. Luckily, his armor was still holding up. Less fortunate was the situation devolving quickly and he lacked a way to really reverse the momentum of the fight.

[ Spoiler ]

Complex Action: Full Defense
Dodge: 13d6t5 4 v 2
Dodge: 12d6t5 4 v 1
0
Dodge: 11d6t5 1 v 2

Damage Resistance: 13d6t5 5
Damage reduced to 2 and converted to Stun, putting Con at 6 stun increasing his condition modifier to -2

Dodge: 9d6t5 2 v 1
Dodge: 8d6t5 1 v 3

Damage Resistance: 13d6t5 2
Using edge to reroll missess
Damage Resistance: 11d6t5 3
So that's 3 more stun putting Con at CM -3

Dodge: 6d6t5 2 v 2
Dodge: 5d6t5 2 v 2
Dodge: 4d6t5 3 v 2
Dodge: 3d6t5 1 v 1

[farothel]

combat round 3, IP2

Seeing as she was keeping up a spell and it took quite a lot of concentration, she wasn't about to add more spells into the mix in this environment. So she grabbed her pistol, looked around the van and shot at one of the area boys.

[ Spoiler ]

shoot Ares Predator: shooting: 3d6t5 2
DV: 5P basic, so max 6P (I can only have 1 net hit), AP -1

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 3 - Initiative Pass 3
Con was wishing for the umpteenth time that he had Clem and Snow over Torley and Starlet at his back. He and Clem would already have cut down most of this mob of drekstains, and Snow would have stims on hand to keep them going. The two that were here needed to stop fragging around get eyes on the target already. He was not going to be able to hold the tide back for much longer. Plus, he was already using up more ammo than he wanted at this point. He aimed at a cluster of ganger in the smoke.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Take Aim
Simple Action: Take Aim

Combat Round 3 - Initiative Pass 4
He fired.

[ Spoiler ]

Complex Action: Full Burst (Multiple Targets)
Long Burst Wide: -5 Defense
Automatics: 8d6t5 2

Short Burst Wide: -3 Defense
Automatics: 5d6t5 2

[Crossbow]

One of the orks tries to flank Bullet Storm, unfortunately for him he picked the corner that Lil Homie was hiding behind.

The poor fragger was stitched from foot to face and the street kid was SHOWERED in blood. That makes three dead or dying.

Bullet Storm also scored significant wounds on the last two uninjured Area Boys.

defense: 2d6t5 0 4d6t5 0 2#13d6t5 3 4

Top of the order.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 4 - Initiative Pass 1
O'Connor commed his team, "Status?" His focus so far had been dedicated to the gangers, with a bit spared to keep an eye on Lil' Homie. Speaking of whom, the kid had just made an impressive mess of one of the orks. He wondered if that was the kid's first kill. Something to talk about with him later.

He fired at one of the gangers, really hoping this group would take a fragging hint already.

[ Spoiler ]

Simple Action: Take Aim
Simple Action: Long Burst Wide: -5 Defense
Automatics: 6d6t5 3

[Crossbow]

defense: 1d6t5 1 13d6t5 6

The Area Boy you were shooting at makes a near miraculous defense and still takes a hit. The two of you lock eyes for a second through parting of the smoke caused by the gunfire, you don't know him from Adam, but as the shoulder that most of the hit comes down he clearly recognizes you.

"Ọ bụ mmụọ ekwensu, GBAA ỌSỌ!"

There is no return fire as the orks make a run for it.

[Crossbow]

defense: 1d6t5 1 13d6t5 6

The Area Boy being shot at makes a near miraculous defense and still takes a hit. Bullet storm locks eyes for a second through parting of the smoke caused by the gunfire. While he doesn't know the ebony metahuman from Adam, as the shoulder that took most of the hit comes down, the African clearly recognizes him.

"Ọ bụ mmụọ ekwensu, GBAA ỌSỌ!"

There is no return fire as the orks who can, make a run for it.

Bullet Storm spares a glance for Lil Homie and he does not look good. The weapon is falling from his hands as he covers his mouth.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor didn't have Torley's ear for languages but he remembered Little Buddy's local name. Personally, he thought the ganger was being a bit melodramatic calling him a demon. His performance in this fight had been rather poor. The guy seemed to recognize him, probably from that tussle Frosty started the other day. Maybe the Area Boys would get a clue and steer clear.

So clearly that was Lil' Homie's first kill. He walked over and knelt in front of him. He placed his hand on the kid's shoulder, "It's okay. You're okay. Breath, just breath. In... one... two... three. Out... one... two... three. Take a moment, but we have to move soon. You did great in that fight. Welcome to the Shadows."

Lil' Homie could probably use a bit more in way of comforting words, but there wasn't a good speech or pretty words that could make it all better. The kid took a life, and he was going to have to process that. He'd sit the kid down and really talk about it once the job was done.

Con scrounged through Lil' Homie's kill looking for ammo, stims, and the like. He sat on the hood of a car to catch his breath and reloaded his spent magazines. The others may have found it morbid, or beneath them, but Con was glad he'd been scrounging ammo off the dead since they got to this continent. He effectively ran out of explosive ammo for his rifle, minus a few rounds, in the fight at the compound. He had two magazines of APDS rounds, but he really wanted to save that for someone important, like those Aztech guys they'd lost track of.