You actually have a list of unrecognized signal contacts.

You can begin to try to identify them by intercepting traffic across those various signals or using you drone sensor net (the fly-spies you have deployed) plus an analyze program to triangulate their position. Once they are in visual range, you can cross reference the results from the analyze to physical contacts and actually tag specific signals to individuals or vehicles.

What do I roll for that?

Looking at your character sheet, you don't have an analyze program and out here in BFE, you have no Matrix connection to buy one online. Guess its time for a fall back plan.

Sqeek!!!

Memory serves that seating is as such:
Jake: Front driver
Carter: Front Passenger
Rex: Rear Driver
Black Fist: Rear Middle
Grayson: Rear Passenger.

I also believe everyone is inside and Jake is now smelling the pleasant sulfur smells of the ash and Hell Kitchens as the windows are down. The team is less than 500m north of the landing site and the enemy assault team is ~1km west of the site and jogging towards it.

Medkit is rating 6, can it help Black Fist?

I think we have hit the point where RJ is clearing the dead weight from the thread...

Agreed. But if our mage is dying and we were expectig a partly magical threat, we're still in trouble in my book, no? Oh and it's not because I try to save him that it would actually help

"GM-rolled" ex-PC-killing critical failures are part of a healthy gaming environment

A little cinematic, but when two of the team die in an span of 4 seconds..... I figured it was deserved.

Works for me.

When Carter reaches the ditch, drop low and take cover. Begin sneaking down the ridge line towards the knot of trees.

Stealth 8d6.hits(5) → [1,4,1,1,5,5,6,3] = (3)

Damn that was almost a glitch.

I have the drones and com back, right?

That is correct.... and in 6 second (2 combat turns) the roto-drone will be fully deployed.

You guys are up. At this time I have a pending action for Carter. Need ones for Rex and Jake.

Ok. 7 days since Rex's last post. I'm posting up.

2 successes, watching multiple feeds

Sorry RJ, didn't think there was much to be said regarding Rex's actions tbh. He's basically a guard, ready to intervene with his SMG at any opportunity.

I'd say he's keeping watch of the AR feeds as well as keeping a close eye on everything visually. His own visual abilities excede any other piece of equipment so he counts on that mostly. A -1 or -2 distraction penalty would make sense since he's keeping watch of more than one source of information at a time, namely AR feeds and his own (cyber)eyes.

Still needing a perception test (noted in IC spoiler) from Bishop.

Vision Mods: Flare Compensation, Low-light, Thermographic, and Vision Magnification
0 hits

Holy frelled up dice Batman... I didn't realize that Carter has no perception... He needs to spend some of that saved up Karma.

Yeah, I sacrificed that with the expectation that i'd pick up gear to boost my DP. I never picked it up...

But I have a motion sensor to track behind me so i can't be snuck up on...that has to count for something right?

What's ETA for Spencer and Yavanna?

No sign of the troll?

Also what kind of distances are we talking about between the different positions of everyone?

Spencer's car is tracking at 0.5 kilometers north coming around on the road on the east side. ETA: < 1 minute

Sniper was at nearly a kilometer.
2 humans are at 500m from Carter and closing.
No one has a lock on the troll.

Heads up: I am heading out at 3am tomorrow for the airport and will be out of town on business all week, returning just in time for a Cub Scout camp out... I will try to post in, but if it all goes to hell in a handbasket, could be next Monday before I post in.

Some fighting action, cool! Except that the msot scary opponent is somehow missing from our radars. This is troublesome considering we're out of magical cover, hence he might be invisible... I fear for the worst.

Anyway, my initiative score is 9 (8 + 1 success).

When in doubt, throw a grenade. Indirect explosions mean never having to say your sorry.

7 + 2 hits = 9

Kvasac: Need an init for you.

I'm redecorating the house and my computer is unplugged and stored halfway across the town-which means I don't have access to my sheet.
Can you roll for me since I probably won't have access until next thursday?

Jake - Initiative(9) + [3,3,3,3,1,2,5,6,3] 2 hits = 11

Initiative (I think I have the # of passes correct)
Human-1 = 13(1)
Human-2 = 13(1)
Jake = 11(3) {Hot Sim VR}
Carter = 9(1)
Rex = 9(1)
Troll = 9(1)

I will elect to dodge for sure. My understanding is that those dice will be applied on the first attack, and the other attacks are resolved against only reaction as normal, right? Also, by dodge ranks, you mean dodge + ag or just the dodge skill?

And if I dodge, I suspect it would be behind the vehicle. Do I still receive the three other shots after that? I guess that the answer might be yes for concerns of game mechanics and balance, but it's not that obvious to me why this would be.

Sorry for asking all those questions, I'm not trying to argue or anything, just making sure I understand the rules correctly.

75m is well out of heavy pistol range. Is there continued cover for Carter to sneak along and close distance? If so, that is what he will do.

No. The dodge dice go into your pool. The attribute for countering in combat is reaction.

The 'fluff' effect of your dodge will be ducking into the ditch. All shots are considered "simultaneous" and all must be dealt with.

No problem. We're good.

9+4hits=13

I'll spread my dodge between the two shots which have 2 hits.

6d6.hits(5) -> [3,6,5,4,2,1] = (2)
6d6.hits(5) -> [6,5,5,1,2,5] = (4)
4d6.hits(5) -> [3,4,6,2] = (1)
4d6.hits(5) -> [4,4,6,5] = (2)

Guess things turned out all right. I figured I might have been able to take the damage with my high Body and good armor, but this time Rex was fast enough (wow!).

Notice I wouldn't have needed to use dodge with the dice I threw!!

EDIT:

Okay, I guess I got things wrong. You've used all 8 dice of the pool, and then -1 per following roll to dodge? Anyway, I guess it worked out so whatever. I really need to reread the ranged combat section in the main book.

Once you declare full defense, the dodge dice go into your defense pool. In any case, I need a new init for Rex and Carter.

8d6.hits(5) → [5,1,3,5,4,6,1,5] = (4)

Initiative: 12

Init 7+2 hits = 9

Initiative
Kvasac = 13(3)
Rex = 12(1)
Doberman-2 = 11(3)
Doberman-1 = 10(3)
Roto-drone = 10(3)
Troll = 10(1)
Carter = 9(1)
Human-1 = 9(1)
Human-2 = 8(1)

Ok gentlemen. Post up your actions. Feel free to post IC and I will wrap up with a post to close out the combat round and put everything in sync.

Where is that damn troll??

I think I'll take one action to look around while in cover, and delay the other action (assuming I don't see anything I should shoot at with my first). I wanna be ready in case something big shows up or if our clients need cover fire.

Perception: 4 successes

Still just sneaking along, have to close the distance.

Well, if I see him I'll just ram him with the van.

We'll keep the same initiatives for the next round. Everyone feel free to post IC.

Where is everyone?

Sorry, went to check ranges on Heavy Pistols and got completely distracted. Posting now.

Simple Action ready weapon, simple to aim.

Next round will be simple to aim, and simple to fire. (Two aiming actions to cancel range penalties)

Moving on while Rex stands in awe.

And I will gladly keep every bit of cover that I have. Just trying to have a few dice left to shoot with...

I cut the trees and run down trolls...

GM Poll: We are obviously within a few combat turns of the end. Everyone seems to be losing motivation to post IC. So....
1) Would you like to to wrap up the scene with a big post.
2) Answer your questions so you are able to post IC
3) Other. {Please elaborate}

Well, I am pretty much waiting for something to happen so I can react and help if necessary...

Sorry that I left you hanging there. What you did with Rex is perfectly ok.

Anyway, Rex will keep on observing around hi and will shoot on any potential threat (or hold action).

And well.. I'm all up for 1).