IC New Beginnings DAWN Options

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor tried to spot the drone based on Jane's description. He commed her, <"Once this drone's down, see if you can sweet talk him into giving you access to the other feed. He might be talking about the Doberman, but it'd be good to know if they have more aerial trackers.">

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Perception 3 + Visual 2 + Intuition 3 - Pyrophobia 2 = Pool 6
Perception: 6d6t5 4

[Crossbow]

<"I would love to be able to help with that, but I left him at the hotel about ten minutes ago. I have to get face-to-face with Innocent to get us all out of here.'>

With Frosty's help and a little spacial geometry you are able to spot the Lockheed Optic-X, but only just. It is maintaining an altitude well above the conflict and it's stealth nature making it blend into the night.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor aimed his rifle at the drone. The old addage was "Geek the mage first." However, he doubted he'd get eyes on the drone a second time. He told the team, "Got eyes on the drone. Lining up the shot. Starlet, can you take out the mage from here?"

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Simple Action: Take Aim (Image Magnification)
Simple Action: Take Aim

[farothel]

"If I can see him, I can take him out," Sammy said, "but first I have to find him. Just a moment."
She switches her view to the astral and tries first to look at any awakened signatures and then she will look at those with normal vision if it's not clear who's the mage. Or if someone throws a spell around, she will try to track it to its source.

[Crossbow]

The Apep Consortium guys are arrayed right in front of the burning buses, and the one on the far left is the one that just cast the fireball. He is presently ducked all the way down behind the car giving him cover.

In the building opposite the one now burning, the Apep thug that rushed in is marked by the noise of the shotgun he weilds as he starts to work his way off the ground floor.

Down in the middle of the area, there is no movement not attributable to gunfire near Medjay's position.

[farothel]

"Got him," Sammy said, putting an arrow on him on the team channel so everybody would know where he was. As soon as she could see him again, she threw a stunbolt in his direction.

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force 3 stunbolt
stunbolt: 10d6t5 2

drain 1
resist drain: 9d6t5 1

no drain

enemy spellcaster resists with willpower. If I have at least 1 net hit, 3S + net hits.

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor fired at the drone when Starlet confirmed she had the mage in sight.

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Simple Action: Take Aim
Simple Action: Narrow Long Burst
Automatics 4 + Agility 5 + Take Aim 2 = Pool 11
Automatics: 11d6t5 4

M23 6P + Narrow Long Burst 5P = DV 11P + net
M23 -1 APDS -4 = AP -5

[Crossbow]

Starlet whiffed on the mage, but O'Conner put most of the burst on target, even at this distance. (OOC:-6 to pool for extreme range)

You have alerted the Apep team that someone new is on the field. Now what is the plan?

[pbangarth]

Things seem too far away for any of Torley's skills to be of much use. He tries to spy out movements and listen for any auditory cues as to what might be passing among the combatants.

[Crossbow]

Lil Homie grabs Torley by the arm and tugs him away from the others "We need to move sir, we can't fight at this distance like they can."

[pbangarth]

Alright! A man with a plan, with risks in the can! Torley can't resist such boldness.

<<Li'l Homie and I have a plan. Heading closer. Take out anyone headed our way. >>

"Show me the way. I bet you're good at sneaking through this kind of terrain."

[Necrogigas]

O'Connor informed the team, "Overwatch down." He did not like that Torley was being cagey with the details of a plan involving Lil' Homie. He also didn't like that the face was pulling the kid off rear guard duty. There wasn't time to stop and sort the matter however. He'd just have to hope that if anyone came up behind them, they'd shoot Starlet instead of him first. He adjusted his aim towards the ARO marking the mage's location.

[farothel]

Sammy decided to get another spirit to help out a bit. It was a difficult thing to do in this magic field, but she managed to get a fire spirit.
"There's a mage somewhere behind that van over there," she said, giving the aura she had seen, "kill him."

With that the spirit flew off.

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summon fire spirit F3 (optional power: search)
summon spirit: 8d6t5 1

spirit resist
spirit resist: 3d6t5 0

no drain, 1 service

[Crossbow]

Lil' Homie leads Torley at a half-run, scrambling through muck and garbage BEHIND the buildings lining the left side of the expressway. "We can get close enough to use your voice on the killers and then I will shoot them." Lil Homie seemed excited to help the team.

As Starlet's spirit races off on it's deadly mission, something crosses right in front of hers and O'Conner's vision. As the flashbang goes off, a voice calls out from the darkness. "Next time you hand that kid a grenade, make sure he pulls the pin."

(Both runners are -5 dice to attacks due to intense light, flare comp makes it -3, effect fades at 1 per turn)

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 1, Initiative Pass 1
The flare compensation in his contact lenses helped mitigate the attack, but O'Connor was still seeing stars. He tried to squint through it and determine where in the fragging hell that flashbang just came from. He regretted only knowing one language, as his mono-linguistic litany of cursing did not properly convey the depth of his feelings on the situation.

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Perception 3 + Visual 2 + Intuition 3 - Flashbang 3 = Pool 5
Perception: 5d6t5 3

[Crossbow]

Between the spots popping in his eyes and the general darkness, the attacker could be right in front of him and he wouldn't know it.

(OOC: Bullet Storm and Starlet both lost surprise.)

[pbangarth]

The sound of the flashbang concerns Torley, but not as much as Li'l Homey's attitude towards killing. yeah, life is tough on the streets everywhere, certainly here in Lagos. but he's pretty young.

"OK, Li'l Homey. Let's see what we can do to get rid of this problem." He follows the boy's lead.

[farothel]

With her vision currently full of spots, Starlet dove for cover behind a wreck or some other debris that was always present in Lagos. With her spirit on the hunt, they could take some time, but not too much, to dispose these. She also drew her pistol, just in case magic wouldn't work she had something to shoot with.

[pbangarth]

As he and the boy progress towards the noise, Torley becomes painfully aware how inadequate his hold out pistol is. Sort of like walking into a gunfight with a peashooter. He considers how best to make his voice carry over the noise. That magic is his best shot.

[Crossbow]

O'Conner is not sure what is coming at him, but whether by sight, sound or some other sense, he knows he is being physically assaulted.

attacks: 12d6t5 4 DV 5P, AP –1

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Starlet is not engaged at all, but not being able to see much the sounds of the chaos around her are almost deafening.

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Behind the apartment buildings, Torley and Lil Homie are making quick progress, although the pungent odor combination of refuse and swamp, plus various things burning, are quite pervasive. The smoke is also making visibility a problem. The distinctive rip of autocannon fire ahead is puntuated by an explosion up ahead somewhere. In the glare of this hazy light a vaguely man-shaped object leaps or is thrown from the elevated roadway into a ditch or culvert that you won't reach the edge of for a couple of actions' movement.

[pbangarth]

Torley points to where the shape fell. Curiosity and the desire not to leave a potential enemy behind them drives Torley. He whispers to the boy, "Let's check that out." He heads towards it.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 1, Initiative Pass 2
O'Connor knew an attack was coming, but didn't have a real sense of it's nature. He put all effort into dodging and managed to juke and weave between the assault.

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Full Defense: Reaction 8 + Dodge 7 + Dodge 7 = Pool 22
Dodge: 22d6t5 4

[farothel]

Sammy switched her vision to the astral and cautiously tried to look past the thing she was crouching behind to see if she could 'see' more on the astral, hoping that her astral 'vision' wasn't clouded by the flashbang.

[Crossbow]

(OOC: assuming two hits for Sammy's perception check I can edit if you want to try for more)

Sammy pokes her head up and sees a cybered humanoid engaged in melee combat with the familiar astral form of O'Conner, and REALLY hates the background count here.

The ruffian attempts another melee strike. attack: 13d6t5 3 That's not gonna cut it.

[Necrogigas]

Combat Round 1, Initiative Pass 3
O'Connor's speciality was dodging bullets, so weaving around a melee assault didn't require his full effort. He let his rifle dangle from it's sling and activated his arm slide, depositing his pistol into his hand.

He would never claim great skill in melee combat, but he still had his pistols hardened in case he had to pistol whip some fool. The present moment seemed a great time to do so.

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Reaction 8 + Dodge 7 = Pool 15
Dodge: 15d6t5 5

Free Action: Ready Weapon (Hidden Arm Slide)
Complex Action: Melee Attack - Pistol Whip

Agility 5+ Clubs 3 - Flashbang 3 = Pool 5
Clubs: 8d6t5 3 5d6t5 2
DV = 2P + net