Caittie - Coffin Motel

Mental Checklist

No time to hack - Check
No weapons to shoot back with - Check
No room to dodge in - Check
No CLOTHS on - Check

Am I royally fucked? Oh yeah.

Probably.

Burning Edge to survive maybe isn't such a bad idea.

Before you die, use a round to cry a lot and beg for mercy. THat should get the troll's humanity factor to kick in just in time for him to feel bad about the murder.

He'll be sobbing like a baby as he seperates your head from your shoulder's using Fishbreath's dull knife.

Heh. I had no idea Cattie was coming on board. To be honest I have not been reading other people's storylines. During my solo part it was taking me hours to write my parts and now... im enjoying the extra time to devote to other things hehe.

It looks like it played out well for this scene though. Loui said the person in the room was a mage. Mages have illusion spells and the guy who had my job before me got burnt to a crisp. That means shoot first ask questions later.

All I got to say is I hope there is a window to dive out of lol.

Coffins have one entrancec and exit, and at the opening to mine there are two big ass trolls, with at least one of them (You) wanting me dead...
I have nowhere to run, hide, or anything I can do to stop the incoming hail of lead.
I've thought up a hundred options and they all require things that I have been deprived due to the situation.

Well, to be fair.... there is the possibility that the 12-13 year old elvin girl they are after isn't Cattie. After all, they're after a MAGE.... I'm sure its some other preteen naked elvin girl who is hiding out in a coffin motel.

I hope my introduction to the Trog duo is slightly more gentle. Somehow, I am pretty sure its going to begin with the words "Nobody talks to Louie Fishbreath that way."

Yes, this is bad.

But things will work out I'm sure. Remember Abbandon has simply declared intent. In a way the fact it has been declared first makes resolving this scene a bit easier. Everyone else, adamu, Rocky and Caittie can all now declare, and even possibly act before Cerberus.

Let's wait till everyone involved has a chance to work it out before writing off Caittie.

... You know, looking back at my last post IC, I had Caittie go up to the second floor. The room they are at is 423 on the fourth floor...
Doesnt that mean they are like 2 floors up from where Caittie is right now?

What kind of sprites did Caittie register?

Also, you can use a point of edge to automagically act first in a round. Not sure how much time that will buy you since you can't take out two trolls on your own - but you could probably use a simple action to shut the door (protecting you from the hail of bullets coming your way until one of them stops and opens it back up)... also, if it buys you a round or two, and you're fast (no idea what you character can really do) maybe you could hack the door, and f-it up so it won't open up again. Its clearly triggered to open wirelessly, cause the guys downstairs did it - so if you could block that signal, or change the programming to not recognise it...

The way it was described it sounded like the doors were thick (they couldn't hear through them) and although it might not stop the two trolls FOREVER, jamming the door might buy you a few rounds to work some matrix magic.

Crack w/gremlins
Machine w/steganography

Though those types of sprites don't come with those optional powers...

For example... the Machine Sprite could have been ordered to hang out in the door and load itself into a threatening device of anyone opening the door. If it had Gremlins, it could then affect the LMG.

Crack Sprite could be ordered to close the door, or act on it's own to close the door. (And could have prevented the door from being opened in the first place.)

Yep, Louie is such a trustworthy honest character, you can always believe what he says.

Somewhere outside are a bunch of wise guys thinking, "Good thing the new guys are handling this."

Yeah, its actualyl really impressive that they're all this piss-scared of Cattie. Unfortunatly, she wasn't the one with the ability to literally burn a man, alive.

Well now isn't this just fun?!?

The good news is that there is now both of us can get to her at the same time in this place unless we drag her into the hall.

In Abbandon/Cerberus defense its not like he's really had any time to think about things with all the work we have been doing. Plus at this point as far as he's seen he's notexpecting to get any support from Rocky. After how Rocky reponded to the last little girl at the barbershop. Add to the fact we've been told its a mage that burned someone, I wold not be giving the target a chance either.

I'll start getting rolls and anctions up as soon as I can.

JD

Yeah, I don't think anyone would blame Cerberus or Rocky for such a response. A mob boss handed them a LMG and a knife and said kill everyone in the building and bring me their heads.

TECHNICALLY, that means you guys gotta open up all of these coffins and kill all the little elven girls and women and children, and then march downstairs and kill the guy who is opening them for you and then collect a whole bucketfull of heads. I mean, you could protest, but this guy pays very well, and all he asks for in return is a few children's heads.

Oh, and since you're now both in the building... to follow his order to the letter, you'd have to find a way to cut off each other's heads too. Messy messy buisness this "professional hitter" thing you've got going on.

I would have blasted right into the coffin, too, if I where in Cerberus´ place (realy without looking, even).
In Caittie´s place use edge, to act first and scream. If that dosn´t stop them, I´d survive (burn edge), maybe they find more mercy in their hearts, when the lill girl is bleeding to death.

Heh, oh, not really, BlackHat. IIRC, he said 'everyone that´s in that room'. Would be funny, though.

Oh, and don´t go into that room, to get her out, or you´re doomed ;p

That does seem to be the best plan.
Well, I guess the "start with each other and work down" plan is actually quite a bit better. If those two went at it with each other - it would probably take a while, and buy you time to escape.

I wonder what you could scream that would make them second-guess their actions.

Maybe something like "ZOMG! Iz didn't do it!" Nah, that sounds too much like you know what they think you did so you clearly did do it... maybe "OMG RAPE!!!!" Nah, they say if you're being raped to scream "FIRE" instead, cause more people will be willing to help... maybe "STOP STARING AT MY PUBES YOU SICK TROGS" and then slam the coffin door shut.

They might expect you to use wizzy magic... they might expect yo uto beg for your life... they might even expect you to be caught by surprise and just scream... but they probably don't expect you to accuse them of staring at a little girl's fun bits.

Since Trolls are slow-thinkers, it might confuse them long enough for you to pull off a Houdini-style escape.

OMG Blackhat, that is so crazy, it might just actually work.
Too bad I just dont have the init that Cerberus has. I would have to hit on every die to just barely beat his init.

You can use edge to automagically go first in any round (I think).

Hope no one minds all the advice from the peanut gallery. But this is a very exciting thread, and I'd kinda like to see Cattie make it out alive (if that's really her). Adam would like to be a sweet hacker, but he's not very skilled yet.

I'll totally shut up if people do mind though. most of my "advice" hasn't exactly been helpful...

Caittie isnt that great of a hacker either, but I know that this is the worst situation for a hacker to be in. Hackers usually stay in the back or middle of a team, and if caught out in the open can get wasted easily. Combat hackers can get away with surviving in combat easier because they usually have some Speed ware.
Caittie is on the really low end of combat survivability. She is a TM so cant use ware or her powers deminish so she is stuck at 1 IP unless there is a mage in the group willing to sustain a spell on her to give her more.

In the ideal situation, you would have the two lunkheads taking the front and drawing fire, while the hacker is in VR behind cover, (with 3 IP) trying to disable the enemies equipment and support.

Tsk. Tsk. Calling them lunkheads isn't going to get them to change their mind about you.

I think (if it matters to you) that another way of using Edge in a round gives you an extra initiative pass. You can only use it once per round though, so its sort of a chocie between automatically going first, or getting to go again when you would normally be done. Not sure that either one would save Cattie, but that point of edge isn't going to do her any good where the troll is about to send her.

Rocky

Addiction Tests...
8/15 - Body (8) - Addiction (4) = 4 dice
6, 3, 5, 4 = 2 hits / No pill / Day 3

8/16 - Body (8) - Addiction (4) = 4 dice
6, 4, 5, 5 = 3 hits / No pill / Day 4

8/17 - Body (8) - Addiction (4) = 4 dice
4, 1, 4, 4 = 0 hits
Edge - Reroll Failures - 5, 5, 6, 2 = 3 hits / No pill / Day 5

8/18 - Body (8) - Addiction (4) = 4 dice
4, 5, 6, 1 = 2 hits / No pill / Day 6

8/19 - Body (8) - Addiction (4) = 4 dice
6, 2, 2, 6 = 2 hits / No pill / Day 7

I'm guessing by day 6 or 7 i'll be looking at the with drawl penalties, but I think I should still pass those checks. Let me know if I'm wrong.

Actions coming soon.

JD

JDragon

You are at -2 on all actions on days five, six, and seven. So that means you are at -2 on everything right now. Didn't know how your rolls would go - that would've been a nice touch for the IC post. But I'm sure you will work the nauseau, cramps, generally wanting to die into your own IC post.

Konsaki

Point of clarification - I didn't remember your 'second floor' thing. We'll just say when you go tthere the second floor was full, and you ended up on the fourth floor. You definitely see two trolls in your doorway.

Initiative - 7
6,5,2,3,5,5,6 = 5
Total - 12

Use edge to go first.
Initative now 16

IP 1


Simple Action - Command the door to close.
Free action - Start getting dressed.
Simple Action - Command the door to shutdown once closed.

Dodge ranged - (3-9) = 0

Damage Soak - 3
1,2,4 = 0

Condition: Burn edge for GM Fait if Caittie is about to die.

IP - 2

Dodge Ranged - 0
Damage Soak - 3
5,4,1 - 1


Dodge Ranged - 0
Damage Soak - 3
4,4,1 - 0

I figure rolling soaks after this is pretty pointless.

Edit: I this is the plan I'm having her go through with, for better or worse. If the door will stay closed for a while, I want to have Caittie get dressed at least, then scan for hidden PANs. But those are dependant on what happens now.

I also want to clarify one other thing - what I put in the IC post stands - what I mean is that Cerberus and Rocky see what I said they saw.
Abbandon, if you want to have made the (tactically sound) choice of not exposing yourself and then breaking around the corner gun blazing, that is totally fine, but there is a moment when you get LOS and before you actually activate the firing mechanism that you do see the elf girl as I described her.

Waiting on declarations from JDragon and Konsaki. Frankly, I did not expect it to go to the dice, but that's fine - everyone is obviously doing their best to act in character...and I know what I'm doing.
Since there has been a move toward dice, I'm just going to keep things simple and say right now that the old door took enough of a two seconds or so to grind open that in game terms, when Dreamer opens her eyes she is not surprised (in game terms).

Rocky

Round 1
All rolls adjusted for -2 for withdrawl

Initiative (9) - Combat Para (5) - Withdrawl (2) = dice
1, 3 = 0 hits = Init of 9


Attacks
Due to the confines of the hallway and space I will be several meters down the hall with my pistol drawn activly watching for anyone showing up. If they have a weapon in hand I will open fire, if they do not have a weapon I'll give them one warning to leave, if they don't leave I will open fire.

If something happens to Cerberus I will move in to the room and make melee attacks with my free hand.

On all melee attacks I will be using Killing Hands as well as Critical Strike on any Initiative pass that I don't use my free action for something else I will also focus to use Inertia Strike (SM page 177).

***


Attack Rolls
1st Pass
Agility (4) + Unarmed boxing (10) + Reach (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 13 dice
5, 5, 1, 2, 6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5 = 5 hits

Damage: Str/2 (4) + Critical Strike (4) = 8 + Net Hits = __
Knock Down Check - Str/2 (4)* + Damage __ > Body of Defender - Defender knocked down.**

OR Ranged
Agility (4) + Pistols (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 3 dice
5, 1, 2 = 1 hit
Damage: AP -2 / 6P + Net Hets

2nd Pass
Agility (4) + Unarmed boxing (10) + Reach (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 13 dice
3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 2, 1, 4, 2, 5, 6, 6, 6 = 6 hits

Damage: Str/2 (4) + Critical Strike (4) = 8 + Net Hits = __
Knock Down Check - Str/2 (4)* + Damage __ > Body of Defender - Defender knocked down.**

OR Ranged
Agility (4) + Pistols (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 3 dice
5, 2, 1 = 1 hit
Damage: AP -2 / 6P + Net Hets

3rd Pass
Agility (4) + Unarmed boxing (10) + Reach (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 13 dice
3, 4, 3, 6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 6, 6, 4, 2 = 5 hits

Damage: Str/2 (4) + Critical Strike (4) = 8 + Net Hits = __
Knock Down Check - Str/2 (4)* + Damage __ > Body of Defender - Defender knocked down.

OR Ranged
Agility (4) + Pistols (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 3 dice
6, 6, 1 = 2 hits
Damage: AP -2 / 6P + Net Hets

* Only add the +4 from strength to damage for Knockdown if I had a free action to focus.

Defense Rolls

Melee Rolls
Block - Reaction (6) + Unarmed Boxing (10) - Withdrawl (2) = 14 Dice
1, 5, 5, 4, 6, 2, 6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2, 1, 1 = 5 Hits

Block - Reaction (6) + Unarmed Boxing (10) - Withdrawl (2) = 14 Dice
2, 2, 2, 6, 1, 2, 5, 6, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6 = 4 Hits


Ranged Rolls
Reaction (6) - Withdrawl (2) = 4 Dice
6, 5, 4, 6 = 3 hits

Reaction (6) - Withdrawl (2) = 4 Dice
5, 1, 2, 4 = 1 hits


Damage Soak Rolls
Ballistic
Body (8) + Auctionioneer Suit (5) + Natural Armor (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 12 Dice
6, 6, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 4 hits

Impact
Body (8) + Auctionioneer Suit (3) + Natural Armor (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 10 Dice
3, 3, 6, 4, 2, 3, 4, 6, 2, 1 = 2 hits

Impact
Body (8) + Auctioneer Suit (3) + Natural Armor (1) - Withdrawl (2) = 10 Dice
5, 5, 3, 1, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 6 = 6 hits


Addiction (just in case I get hit & take damage)
Body (8) - Addiction (4) - Withdrawl (2) = 2 dice
5, 6 = 2 hit / 0 pills

Ok I thik that covers what you were looking for.

Let me know if I missed anything or my math was wrong for the # of dice.

JD

All right, the die is cast just as I have to leave for work. Waiting for final declaration from Konsaki, I guess. I will be back on line during my lunch break.

One thing, JDragon, just to reiterate my recent OOC post, when the door opens, what I wrote stands - you DO see the target. At that point, if you wish to give yourself some tactical space by backpedaling down the hall, that is fine.

Edited the post up above. Lets see how this all turns out.

Re: Catties plan,

If the door took a bit to open, it might not slam shut immediatly.
But, GOOD LUCK!

I know, but I've been stressing and straining my brain for the past number of hours trying to figure a way out of all this that isnt meta-gaming. Every thing I think up has resulted in Caittie getting shot/killed. Maybe I'm a bad player because of it, I dont know.
All I know is that Caittie has been ambushed in a coffin and its going to be a troll with a LMG shooting fish in a barrel, with the fish being Caittie.
You know after four months of working on this character, it really sucks to have her die before I even get to use her in real play...

K, thanks for the info.

Here is how Rocky is looking at it.

He's tired, physically & mentally - been running hard for 5 days (physical) and has done a lot of things he doesn't normally do (killing people) and has not had a chance to reconcile that with him self (mental) Add to that that he's deep into his withdrawl from not taking his pills for a week, and plain feels like shit.

While Louie is nuts, we've been told this person is a MAGE and burned the last guy. Rocky has very little knowledge of spell casting magic even though hes awakened himself.

Seeing the girl is caught unaware and here age, he might say something to give her a chance to say something but there is nothing to say the Cerberus will listen.

* * * *
Konsaki, not that it will make you feel any better, but this is one of those really tough situations GM's pull out sometimes. But as Adamu has mentioned, "He has a Plan". Also with all the work he's put in to this I can't see him killing you in a situation where you are so hosed.

JD

I'm sure it will all work out. Probably, um, this is where you... ah, awaken or something?

Yeah, for the 1 initiative pass that you would survive, you'd be one fo the few truely unique things in the universe.

All right - with Konsaki using edge to go first, initial resolution is very easy. It will change everyone's subsequent actions - so everyone will probably have to re-declare. See next IC post for resolution.
Per my usual policy, if die rolls get rendered pointless due to intervening actions, just toss them and roll anew for subsequent actions.

The door taking time to open was fluff, plus it closes faster (Edge to go first is a powerful tool).

I am not going to ask for rolls on Caittie commanding the door - it's her room.

I have to go to work right now (outside my office at an Internet cafe). I will be back on line in 3-4 hours.

I will do the next IC post - no one post IC.

Trolls - there has been a lot of second-guessing about your choices in role-playing terms, but not by me. Based on your characters' actions so far - you would have mercy on the elf girl. But based on the tactical situation as presented to you, you'd shoot first. That's an oversimplification - but the long and the short of it is that I knew it could go either way and I think you've both presented valid (and unnecessary) explanations for your actions.

Let's see how everyone acts once the situation slows down a little bit.

(And if ALL OTHER THINGS ARE EQUAL - the idea that you are all supposed to one day be a shadowrunning team would make a good tie-breaker - but above all keep up the cool role-playing - you've all established layered and faceted characters that should make however this plays out valid and interesting.)

I think that most of us have said that, although the situation is tough, we understand why both sides are acting the way they are - and that we think that is really entertaining. Everyone is doing a really cool job, but I think we can all agree that Cattie/Konisaki could use some help coming up with a plan to get out of this one. Most of the suggestions were in jest anyways. It least, if I gave the impression that I thought anyone was acting inappropriatly, I appologize.

Thank God... You dont know how relieved I am to hear my character will survive. Since Caittie's out of danger for the second, I'd like Caittie to change her cloths from 'birthday suit' to 'dressed'.