My bad Cedric, the armor stages the power down; you'll roll body to soak, or you can dodge.

In this case, the TN (using the armor you listed) is down to 2. My apologies, and no karma is needed (yet). If you want to dodge, you'll be looking at a TN of 5, with two success necessary.

I'm going to wait to get that sorted out before the remaining goons go.

btw, just to make sure... the rocket does look like it came from that goon with the tuby-rocket launcher thing right?

edit:

and the scanner sweep was primairly look up the street.. the other side of all those goons... right?

... ... paranoids live longer. : P

It sure looks that way.

dang! bc too fast...

Sorry 'bout that. You really don't see anything else out there, other than a couple of devil rats and some stray dogs.

naw, just impressed at your speed and attentiveness

darn those devil rats...

Hate to screw a fellow player again, but my GM duites require it. Cedric's armor is only 7, not 9 BC. The armor jacket is 5, and the second armor (armor vest with plates) adds only HALF (round down) its ballistic and impact armor ratings, which in this case would be 4/2 = 2, for a total of 5 + 2 = 7.

And, for every point that the Ballistic or Impact armor (in this case, 7 for Ballistic) is above Erebus's quickness, it's a cumulative +1 penalty to all quickness related tests and -1 Quickness for the purposes of determining movement.

On top of all that, for every 2 points of impact and ballistic greater than your quickness, it's -1 to Combat Pool.

Did everyone follow all that?

Sorry Cedric...GM duties called again...

Aye bossman. EDIT: See Ronin's post below. No quickness penalties from armor though.

err just a rules check.

HK SMGs have a base damage of 7S
3 round burst kicks it up to 10D
ex explosive gives +2 to power giving 12D for the damage code to resist.

with armor 7 you get target number of 5.
one success so everything beyond that stages... from D...

or you can dodge, TN 5, 2 successes required.

You can do it Cedric, I believe in you!

edit: ah, sorry bc, don't mean to be contradicting the gm, was just checking the rules.

<flips thru pages...> yep, 'Ronin's right. Again, my apologies. Adjusted TN is at 5D.

And no problem at all with checking it.

Who's up next/what are we waiting on BC? Anything/anyone in particular?

I need Cedric to soak or dodge; his outcome affects my plans.

Sorry, am Dodging as we speak:

Combat pool (6):

02, 04, 05, 05, 08, 10

Oh, hey guys, don't ever worry about correcting me on the rules. I'm more into the role playing than the rules and I'm one of those gamers who has no problem killing off a character, otherwise its just not realistic.

Besides, bullets slide off me like I was teflon coated.

Successful Dodge! I'll write up the remaining goons actions, then it'll be Erebus's turn on the second initiative pass.

You heard Cedric BC. You better throw all the bullets his way, just to ensure that some of them stick.

You can't have John Woo-esque without a lot of bullets, can you?

Of course not, but now you know in whose direction to send all those bullets in.

Okay, now wait a minute, maybe I spoke a little too quickly.

Lets try this:

Erebus dodges away from the bullets, barely escaping with his life, and immediately falls to his knees thanking [Insert name of various deities] and kindly, non-hostile GMs.

Ok, here we go:

-Goon1's firing at Erebus; Base TN is 4 (short range at this point), +4 for attacker running, +2 for defender running, +2 for low light, -2 for Smartlink, +3 for burst, -3 for recoil comp. Adjusted TN is 10.

Rolling: 5, 4, 1, 3. Unsuccessful.

-Goon3's gunning for Virgil. Base TN is 5 (medium range), +2 for low light, +2 for defender running. Adjusted TN is 9

Rolling: 17, 7, 4, 1, 4. One success. Bandit, roll me some body against 9S damage (7S normal, +2 for Ex-Ex ammo).

I'll update the map and repost it by 5 CDT. Erebus is up on 15 on the second pass.

Okay, all of you people who comprise my Small Unit Tactics Skill, what's the best way to handle this? Virgil's obviously in trouble, the opposition is operating under the "Geek the magician first" rule of battle and he's caught in the open. I can hang tight and fire on the prone gunman but is that the best way to clear Virgil?

Advise is appreciated troops.

Oh, and by the way Bandit, if Virgil would like to borrow some of my teflon he's welcome.

Gesh. . . not like I could deny that this would happen. But at least we can be mostly consoled by the thought that it is not likely that a fireball will follow the impact of that missle.

Before I roll and seal my likely fate. Does Virgil's use of the free action in order to drop prone occur in time to raise the goon's TN? Sorry to bug you BC, just trying to save my RPing skin

What..is your Quickness?

What...is the airspeed velocity of an unladed swallow?

African or European?

uhh, I don't <flies off bridge>

EDIT: Sure, we can say that Virgil's prone. I'll even add the +8 Blind fire mod for being covered by the wall. Still got one success to deal with, but the wall's a rating 6 barrier. Reduces the power down to 3.

It shouldn't be a remote problem Bandit. Just dodge. All you need is one success.

The TN is base 4

+1 burst,
+2 for injury mods (I think you have a moderate stun?)

For a 7, effectively 6. And you need one success. Should be no problem to make at all.

And BC, what are you doing GMing still? Shouldn't Shadow be our GM again now that you've flown off the bridge?

Actually, it's just a single shot, but the TN to dodge is still 7 (Base of 4 plus injury mods). I'm showing Virgil at a Serious stun (Light from the attempted Astral Projection, plus Moderate from the powerbolt from hell he just threw).

And I'm GM'ing from the bottom of a chasm. Spent a point of Edge and got caught by a branch on my way down.

Wait...Light is at most 2 boxes, if you add a Moderate on top of that (3 boxes) the most he could be at is 5 boxes. How does he breach the threshold then into 6, which is a Serious? Just asking, I can't see your records, but from what you said, it's not possible for him to be at a Serious.

Got back home and looked at my cheat sheet...yep, he's at 4 (1 from the astral thing +3 boxes from powerbolt). So at a moderate stun so far, with the attending +2 penelties. Dodge TN is at 6 (4+2), and even if you don't make it you still only have a 3S to soak.

And I'm really liking Edge so far... (and doesn't that D20 stuff give you cancer or something? )

Carry on.

EDIT: Map is up for Round 2. From the best I can tell, this is where everyone is. Everyone not pictured is still in the bar. Let me know if your character isn't where you think they are.

Ok...<don's headset and Howard Cosell wig> 'We're being informed that Virgil is now at 7 boxes of stun. Let's return to the action down on the field...'

Dodge TN is 7, and Virgil is at a Serious stun so far. And no, I don't know what the hell is going on either. Nor do I want to.

...turn out the lights,
the party's over...

The goons bullets are actually not the worst issue for Virgil right now, not nearly as severe as the diminishing returns that have taken ahold of his magic capability. I have spoken many a time on unique ways to hammer magical characters . . . so my paranoia is on a high level . . . . thanks Sedna

Actually, between guessing about this strange affliction and seeing all the goofy comments that get thrown into this OOC, ASVW has become a high point in some of the particulary bad days at work.

Thanks to all!

And now to Virgil's dodge test. Four combat pool dice will be used so that some are in reserve for a soak test.

07, 02, 02, 01

Looks like Erebus's last teflon treatment spilled over onto Virgil . . . let me know if the TN changes and I still need to throw in the soak roll.

Good dodge; you don't have to soak anything and are clear. And we'll be here all week; be sure to tip your waitress.

Cedric: Erebus is up on 15.

For Round 2

I'd like to say it's times like these I'm glad I'm just your average, ordinary, mundane individual with absolutely nothing special about him whatsoever that should cause anyone to pay any particular attention to him. See, you're bored just reading this, aren't you?

Are we waiting on me for anything else, or are we just waiting on the actions of Erebus?

Just Erebus at this point.

Exactly! He's doing what any normal person would do in this situation. Running away from the conflict towards his vehicle! So there's absolutely no reason they would mistake him for anything but an ordinary civilian in the wrong place at the wrong time, and thus have no reason to shoot at him.

Okay so I'm just going to post my action at this point then right?

Erebus will be firing off two rounds at the Goon 3 guy as per our last discussion of tactics.

Shot 1: Pistols 6 + 1 Enhanced Articulation
02, 02, 03, 03, 04, 04, 15

Shot 2: Pistols 6 +1 Enhanced ARticulation

01, 01, 01, 03, 04, 04, 14

And I'd like to point out that Erebus will soon be utterly surrounded and shot to pieces if I don't get some help soon.

BC are there any windows or doorways near Erebus' present position?

You'll get one hit apiece (TN is 9). You're shooting standard ammo, right?

Rolling body for Goon3 (Armor is 5 Ballistic), soak TN is 4 (Guardian is shooting 9M): 5, 7, 2, 10. Stages it down to a Light Physical on the first shot.

Second Shot: 7, 3, 5, 10. Another Light, Goon3 is at Moderate wound status overall (4 boxes).

The windows and doors are boarded up on the building you're running toward. You'll actually reach the building by the end of this initiative pass.

Temmou is up on 13. The grenade goes off next on Dragon's turn, right after Temmou

Cedric, just last till next round and I'll make sure that guy behind you doesn't bother you any more...

then again... he does have another action this round... : (

bonne chance!

btw, Daedalus can call out a warning... to Dragon regarding the potential flanking situation that Erebus is going to be having soon as a free action right? or can I not see that from where Talos is...

wow, the rocket hasn't even gone off yet... man the effect of cyber enhanced reflexes is truly unreal...

Since I am about to step through the back door, could you tell me the layout of the alleyway, or whatever is behind the bar?

Just so I can make an informed IC post about his actions once he's stepped out of the threshold...

'Ronin: You can use free actions now (Observe, Speak). No monologues, but you can get a some words off with the transducer setup. You see Goon2 running toward the back of the building Erebus is running toward.

SR13: Out the back is an alleyway. You see a few dumpsters; it smells like week-old beer and rotting food. There's a streetlight on your right at the end of the alley; you don't see anyone there. To the left looks darker, but also appears to be clear. You can Observe in Detail for a simple action; roll me some pereception if you want that option.

Nah, Tenmou is more interested in aiding his comrades with a nice surprise attack...

Just in case you need it...

Stealth Test = 5, 4, 4, 4, 1

Perhaps you can feel in what Tenmou can see from his vantage point and if an enemy is visible, how far away he is, etc (and whether I've used his full initiative action).

You've got a simple action left. You see, from the alley (facing down on the map): the bright blur of what looks like a rocket motor speeding across your vision. Erebus is visiable in the wake of the rocket, against the building across the street.

Roll me some perception if you want to know more. You're at the end of your movement for this initiative pass, but you've got one more left before we roll again.

I hate to say this people but Erebus' small unit tactics skill really failed him on this one. Does anyone else realize that I have managed to turn my back on the ONLY bad guy still with actions left? Exactly why did I decide to do this again?

BC approve how big is the building Erebus is sheltering behind? 20x20 40x30 etc? I'm trying to decide if the bad guy will make it around the building and have shots left at my back this round?

Of course the evil GM would just post IC the results and let me sweat it out.

Ah, you've got a free action: the building looks to be about 10m wide by 20m deep. And I did post a map, btw

All right... Perception test...

Perception = 16, 5, 4, 4, 1 (nice...)

Do I note anything important?

You do notice a form moving behind the building that Erebus is up against, but you can't make out any details.

Dragon is up on 13; grenade is going off as you make your actions.

Alright winterrat, it's time for Dragon to step in and save the day. Or at least manage to prevent Erebus from getting shot up in a cross-fire, all while managing to prevent Virgil, who now has a target painted on his chest, from getting dropped next turn . . . .

You can do it!