Good point with the distraction. That could very well be.

Still, those drones also need to be dealt with. And they put some hurt out, already. Hopefully, Selina will be able to help with that using her healing magic.

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Thanee

Just chiming in here to avoid a potential lock up. The next turn is Thanee's but I'm worried she'd expect kokepan to have Tubesnake use a free action to say something, and so might not post.

No, no. I'm aware. Will probably post later today.

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Thanee

Sorry for being so obtuse, but what can Willie and Bongo see as they are hurrying down the inner concourse? Near as I can tell, there are no 'unfriendlies' visible to the two of them.

Correct. Everyone they can see on the 100th floor is dressed in the general manner of one of Monifa's crew, and at a glance all Orks.

A few chipheads are staring up from the lower floors, but most folks are making themselves scarce.

The maintenance tower is still buttoned up.

Selina Initiative 11 with 3 IPs (Turn 2)

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Thanee

Knowledge of drones: 9d6t5 2

He'll transmit what he discovers, as soon as relevant. Having established the tactical situation and integrated the data, his next move will be to point the Flyspy at the other incursion to verify that it looks similar.

Nothing appears to be a target during the first combat round, so Willie and Bongo continue on their run to get to where Monifa is.

Initiative, round 2:

Willie: 14 dice: 5 hits ==> 19

Bongo: 8 dice: 2 hits ==> 10

Moving things along a little bit, mostly drones advancing.

Tubesnakes initiative would still be good to have, but not so relevant now.

BTW, it would be cool, if we could somehow get an overview over the turns?

Something simple like this... would help tremendously to understand what is going on when.

Turn 1 IP 1

?? The Drones - Explosions happen, Bullets fly, Abaje gets hit
20 Quick Willie - Move out into the Hallway, ready SMG
12 Bongo Slade - Move out into the Hallway, ready Throwing Knives
?? Bello - Move out into the Hallway, taking cover, fire SMG
?? Abaje - Move out into the Hallway, taking cover, fire Pistol (?)
?? Lenny - Take cover behind freezer, ready Tazer
8 Tubesnake - Command FlySpy, check on Rover
8 FlySpy - Move and scout
7 Selina - Cast Increase Reflexes
?? Lisa - Move out into the Hallway, taking cover, cast spell on Bello

Turn 1 IP 2

20 Quick Willie - Move towards Monifa's location
(12) Bongo Slade - (No Actions) Move towards Monifa's location
?? The Drones - Advance, fire into bedrooms
8 FlySpy - Move and scout

Turn 1 IP 3

20 Quick Willie - Move further towards Monifa's location
(12) Bongo Slade - (No Actions) Move further towards Monifa's location
?? The Drones - Fire into bedrooms
8 FlySpy - Move and scout

Does that seem about right? Probably not completely.

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Thanee

I could elaborate when I get to a real computer.

But something to be careful of is that, due to Bongo's sharp ears, there's now action happening in three different areas.

I tend to call the inner metal walkway all the "front doors" of the apartments open to the promenade.

There's the apartment Selina is in and the one the flyspy visited. They are narrow and long (4 meters by 30 meters), so there is a 13 meter long hallway connecting the living room and balcony to the kitchen/dining area. With three bedrooms and a bathroom in between.

The drones the flyspy saw had really been more in the living room , but we're shooting down the hall.

The type and location of the drones in the apartment with Selina aren't known, except that Bello indicated he shot a small one, and it sounds like there's a vectored thrust one here too.

Abeje is trying to use the kitchen Island for cover against the hallway while having an SMG ready and lined up on it. Bello (who I forgot to write out his second action) has cover using a trunk fridge also covering the hallway with his SMG. Lenny, Tubesnake, and Lisa are completely hiding from LOS from the hallway. All in a eight meter by four meter space with some dead bodies on the floor.

Bongo and Willie are trying to run around the promenade to get to where they last saw Monifa. She'd indicated she was doing some training there as I recall

FYI on a vacation until Wednesday.

Might try to do some airport posting, though I'd be away from notes and books unless I bring them.

Yes. Bongo and Willie are trying to get to Monifa.

I'm back.

You guys are really solid on mechanics and the general setting, but something I've found helps with those might help here. That's stating intent OOC if you aren't sure about something IC, or simply asking if your action would leave you particularly vulnerable.

I guess on that note Selina is the only person in the room who currently is standing entirely up and doesn't have any form of cover. However she isn't sure yet how many drones are in that hallway, whether Bello disabled the one in the front, and generally if they're able to get into a position to directly attack her or even if they're exactly trying to rush to do so. However with her operating on 3 IPs, she's pretty confident none can get clear of that hallway from roughly where they're shooting in this first initiative pass.

Welcome back!

Where are we in the initiative at the moment? I have no idea.

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Thanee

Selina is up.

Oh, okay.

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Thanee

Everybody knows what a kitchen island is right?

Also poor Lenny trying to do AR hacking without extra initiative passes.

Only a temporary solution.

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Thanee

Initiative: 6d6t5 3

This will be for Tubesnake's next turn. Don't want to pose out of turn, regardless of mystical kitchens in the ocean.

Just noticed what Pbangarth put down for age.

Though jealous of the whole retiring thing...I'm still in the churn.



Thanks, the first pass didn't matter so much with how things worked out, but having eyes down the hall in the room Paul is in might matter.

Yeah, semi-regularly I keep an eye out for the ages of people whose birthdays are being listed, and as far as I can tell I am the oldest on Dumpshock. Hence, "Old Man of the North" as my name tag.

As far as retiring, I've taken up competing in sheepdog trials which my trainer says, "is not for someone with a thin wallet." So, I have been taking the odd part-time job to pump a bit of money into my wallet to cover some of the costs of training, travel, entry fees, etc.

Churning, but maybe not so much as before.

A while back I created a PC for a short-lived campaign here on DS who was a disgruntled farmer dispossessed of his property by a corp bent on getting at the resources underground. His name was Stogie, and the one animal left alive was his border collie Jake. Adept powers all directed for making Stogie a better farmer/stock handler, along with the metamagics Attunement (dog) and Empower Animal. If only I could have that kind of mental communication with my dogs during a trial!

Hey, RPing can be fantasy wish fulfillment, right?

So, I've taken Bongo and Willie out of the action for quite a while now. How close are they to where they think Monifa is?

Well, none of the other players have made an Attack roll either.

Willie and Bongo already in position to deal with threats coming in from a number of routes. (Including if anything comes in through that hole. )

They're about 120 meters from where they think Monifa is though.

I think you are learning from current affairs in the real world, sunnyside. Flood the defenders with many drone attacks. All you need is for one to get through to the target.

As the two run towards Monifa's location, are there any shots of opportunity Willie can take at any visible invaders? Yes, shoot while running so there would be a modifier.

Not yet.

Damn! The tension is building up. It's gonna be hard for Willie not to let loose with a full burst when a target appears. Sort of 'premature detonation'.

So running towards Monifa, holding actions.

Yes.

So I admit I'm away from my rulebook right now. But I believe the very convenient thing about improved invisibility is that you don't need to roll all the time for drones. If the spell meets the object resistance it just works.

The problem is I believe the object resistance is 5.

Selina would understand all that, and has the capability to cast such a spell in these conditions. I'd be fine with letting you keep the casting roll, which would be good enough. You could keep or reroll the drain roll if Selina would accept drain.

Of course never mind if the object resistance is 3.

Yeah, I think that has been talked about quite a bit for this edition.

AFAIK, the general consensus is, that OR 3 is enough to beat the sensors, since you are not really affecting the drone itself, which would be OR 5.

At least, that is how I remember it.

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Thanee

Confusing, but I can see that as it's written.

Sorry for the delay. Crazy times getting my oldest kid off to college.

Willie has a third pass as well. Is there anything he can see as a legitimate target? Man, I feel so inept running my guys this way and that while people are getting blasted.

Not at the top of the pass.

Though so far the team has also avoided getting shot at. Selina is the only one to roll damage resistance, and odds are she'll soak it all.

For purposes of getting through the rest of the pass, would it be correct that Bongo and Willie are continuing to run with held actions, pending a drone popping out?

Yes. Anything Willie can shoot will be targeted, else we go for Monifa.

Alright, that would be the Ares vectored thrust drone shooting out of the apartment that the rest of the team isn't in, through the hole it had made, presumably with its own grenade launcher.


Bongo and Willie were running, but even with some drywall in the air no visibility modifier.

It is a little under 40 meters from Bongo and Willie.

For purposes of any choices you make, it counts as running and will count as being in partial cover due to the intervening metalwork from the elevator shaft's, retractable gangways and the like.

Alright! "I ain't never shot at no drone afore!" Action will be posted later today.

Just got the post in before leaving for a Blue Jays vs. Brewers game.

Fantastic Willie?

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Thanee

Well, Quick Willie is closer in character and damage resilience to The Thing than any of the other three.

I'm caught up in work, the kid at college forgetting stuff, and holiday weekend activities.

However it"s likely the other Ares VTOL drone comes out of the other apartment, as Bello isn't in the best shape. If Bongo is still holding an action.

Well, if Bongo has a target, please let me know distance. Wouldn't it be something if he took out a drone with a couple of throwing knives?

Alright, doing some rolls from my memory of stats during a lull in an international meeting.

Willie knocks down his drone, but trying to be evasive (using edge) the second drone gets by Bello.

Range from Bongo would be right about the same as Willie. The drone is 8 meters further away West to East, but as I recall Bongo is lagging behind Willie by about that much.

Yikes! That could have gone better. But still, they first need to defend that. Who knows, it's SR4, not that many dice for defense.

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Thanee

Dice are dice.

And if it works, he's got a story!

I don't think anybody has a 4th pass, so I think we're at the top of the next turn.

Are any of the drones outside, or related activities, visible from the connections through the Rover?

No, or I'd have described the earlier. That said, it wouldn't have to move very far to do so, Especially since you might just be trying to see between a couple buildings to get a view of the upper south wall

Initiative:

Bongo: 8 dice: 3 hits ==> 11 (1IP)

Willie: 14 dice: 7 hits ==> 21 (3IP)

I don't know if Bongo's success with the drone is all that impressive, but it sure impressed me! This will certainly be in my highlight reel of moments in SR.