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Thematrian1 (8:36:16 PM): Adam's dropped out of the game, Jon; I don't know if he told you
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Vernjonal (8:36:20 PM): He had.
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Thematrian1 (8:36:49 PM): Adam's dropped out, so the four of us represent a quorum
Umbrafer (8:37:16 PM): Incidentally, I'm not quite done cooking, so I'll be unresponsive for about five more minutes
Umbrafer (8:37:23 PM): After that it just simmers for half an hour, so I'm good.
MilesMk1 (8:37:46 PM): Not that I'm complaining (I'm glad you persist with us despite the connection troubles) but didn't you say last time, in between the cursing, that you'd connect from school the nest time?
MilesMk1 (8:37:56 PM): next time
Thematrian1 (8:38:03 PM): ::blink::
Thematrian1 (8:38:06 PM): Yeah, I guess I did.
MilesMk1 (8:39:27 PM): Though like I said, this is not a complaint, I was just worried whether you weren't developing some new and interesting connection problem. ;)
Thematrian1 (8:39:34 PM): No, this one's a classic
Thematrian1 (8:41:43 PM): So, let's see: you'd chatted with the guy found on the roof, left a message for Jeremy because RoofMan smells like oranges...
Thematrian1 (8:41:49 PM): dumped him in an alley IIRC?
Thematrian1 (8:43:37 PM): chirp chirp?
MilesMk1 (8:43:51 PM): Oh, right.
Dragcrell (8:43:59 PM): (ya)
MilesMk1 (8:44:00 PM): Yeah, he was supposed to call us back.
MilesMk1 (8:44:10 PM): We were told Accident's group had a death wish...
Thematrian1 (8:44:33 PM): well, what they said was that they were considering taking on a million-nuyen contract
MilesMk1 (8:45:22 PM): And followed the OWAGS to a building where he fed some gangers to a bunch of bugs (we think) and discovered the Kimji.(sp?)
Thematrian1 (8:45:37 PM): ah yes
Thematrian1 (8:45:52 PM): and he was inside the building, and you were outside, and the situation was unclear
MilesMk1 (8:46:04 PM): A million nuyen contract with only 200,000 available to start.
Thematrian1 (8:46:17 PM): and the albino had changed direction
Thematrian1 (8:46:21 PM): and was heading back toward you
MilesMk1 (8:46:28 PM): Right. Jogging, IRC.
Umbrafer (8:46:30 PM): There is a difference between the two items, though
MilesMk1 (8:46:32 PM): IIRC
Umbrafer (8:47:41 PM): Oh yes, we were busting up the party.
Umbrafer (8:47:57 PM): Where by party we mean Neil and his victims, who are probably dead or being invested now.
Umbrafer (8:48:14 PM): Possibly being invested--they were large and muscular, good stock.
Umbrafer (8:48:20 PM): Though Willpower might not be so great.
Umbrafer (8:49:07 PM): (Nasty thing about bug spirits, as long as they invest in the first place the higher your willpower the better they like it)
Thematrian1 (8:49:25 PM): (Thence comes good merges)
Thematrian1 (8:49:31 PM): (Delete either plural)
MilesMk1 (8:49:56 PM): (I suddenly feel targeted.)
Umbrafer (8:50:47 PM): (Mageslayer!)
Thematrian1 (8:50:51 PM): so what were you doing?
Umbrafer (8:51:16 PM): IIRC, Neil had just gone down the stairs as Blake approached the building?
Thematrian1 (8:51:37 PM): correct
MilesMk1 (8:51:46 PM): I... I left the car, didn't I...
MilesMk1 (8:52:08 PM): #Alex, vector me in on the ork, would you?#
Thematrian1 (8:52:16 PM): You sure did.
Thematrian1 (8:52:19 PM): Actions from Shadowcat?
Umbrafer (8:52:21 PM): *Reports*
Dragcrell (8:53:41 PM): *follows Blake looking around keeping a eye out for hostals
MilesMk1 (8:55:07 PM): I'm going to move into a position that provides me with cover and gives me a shot at the stairway. (or at the corridor leading to the stairway, if that's more doable)
Dragcrell (8:55:45 PM): (whats the area around the stairway look?)
Thematrian1 (8:56:06 PM): SC: doing anything?
Thematrian1 (8:56:49 PM): The lobby opens on the door to the stairs; you can target it from around a corner or behind the desk, as you like
Thematrian1 (8:58:06 PM): Neil is not in evidence
Thematrian1 (8:58:13 PM): (And why were you guys calling him that, anyway?)
MilesMk1 (8:58:33 PM): (I don't know, Jon started calling him Not Neil...)
MilesMk1 (8:59:02 PM): (Something about Neil the Ork Barbarian, IIRC, but I don't get the reference. :()
MilesMk1 (8:59:27 PM): I take cover behind whichever of the two has a higher barrier rating - most likely the corner.
Dragcrell (8:59:30 PM): *climpes up a wall and tests the ceiling to see if it well hold or not*
Thematrian1 (8:59:57 PM): it holds. Blake, Shadowcat is clinging to the ceiling by...nothing, as far as you can tell
MilesMk1 (9:00:23 PM): "...not a suspended ceiling, I see."
Umbrafer (9:00:27 PM): (Neil the Ork Barbarian, exactly)
Umbrafer (9:00:42 PM): (He's either Neil or NNeil, depending on taste)
Thematrian1 (9:00:54 PM): http://home.wxs.nl/~jvdriel/ShadowrunTimeline/datastore03.html ?
MilesMk1 (9:01:03 PM): "If you hear anything from below, let me know..."
Thematrian1 (9:01:40 PM): (Googling suggests that Neil uses an axe, not a sword)
Umbrafer (9:01:52 PM): (That's the correct reference. And yes, that's why he's Not Neil)
Dragcrell (9:02:15 PM): *Moves to a area that gives a good view of the stairwell but not easly seen by some one comeing up the stairs* "I well" *looks about*
Thematrian1 (9:03:01 PM): There's a doorway to the stairs. From what you can see through the window, they run both up and down
Umbrafer (9:03:22 PM): (Well, a correct reference. He's been a trid hero since the Shadowbeat days.)
MilesMk1 (9:03:43 PM): (BTW... http://thatvideosite.com/view/1269.html)
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MilesMk1 (9:04:06 PM): (We have a critic.)
Umbrafer (9:04:16 PM): (You killed him!)
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MilesMk1 (9:04:31 PM): (He'll be back.)
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Thematrian1 (9:05:56 PM): So: both watching the stairs. Nothing much happens.
Dragcrell (9:06:01 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 2 2 4
MilesMk1 (9:06:55 PM): #Alex, what's the ork doing?#
Umbrafer (9:07:13 PM): *Watching the skies, the roads, Whitey, and everything else she can get an eyeball or sensor on*
Umbrafer (9:07:16 PM): What is he doing?
Umbrafer (9:08:44 PM): Where he equals both NNeil and Whitey
Thematrian1 (9:08:49 PM): he's holding still, one floor below and a dozen meters away on that floor
Thematrian1 (9:08:58 PM): Whitey is still approaching
Umbrafer (9:09:52 PM): *Relays* How far away is Whitey, and has he moved past a brisk jog?
MilesMk1 (9:10:12 PM): #Approximate ETA on the albino?#
Thematrian1 (9:10:50 PM): At his current pace, he'll arrive in 5-6 minutes
Umbrafer (9:11:03 PM): Wow, we didn
Umbrafer (9:11:10 PM): *didn't cover nearly as much ground as I thought
MilesMk1 (9:11:25 PM): (Huh... Just came across this video of model helicopter stunts. Puts you in mind of roto-drones... Never thought they could fly upside down...)
Umbrafer (9:11:33 PM): #We've got about five minutes if he doesn't speed up.#
Thematrian1 (9:11:36 PM): You did, you're just fast
Umbrafer (9:11:52 PM): But he is likewise fast?
MilesMk1 (9:12:05 PM): #I'm debating going in after him, but I'd rather just torch the place.#
Thematrian1 (9:12:08 PM): surprisingly so; he's running at a consistent 15 MPH
Umbrafer (9:12:09 PM): (Not only do they fly upside-down, if you try to fly them without enough skill it is exactly what they will try their best to do)
MilesMk1 (9:12:27 PM): (Dare I ask how you know this? ;))
Umbrafer (9:12:31 PM): (Well, I'm speaking of full-scale helicopters here, and thankfully only simulation, but a fairly painstaking one as far as physics goes)
MilesMk1 (9:12:55 PM): (BTW, if you want to brave the awful site it's on... http://thatvideosite.com/view/570.html)
Umbrafer (9:13:17 PM): So here's the question: do we storm a hive?
Umbrafer (9:13:27 PM): And by "we" I mean "you two" ;)
Dragcrell (9:13:43 PM): >_>
Umbrafer (9:13:49 PM): I wonder if Whitey is the shaman…
Dragcrell (9:14:47 PM): *slowly moves towrds the door staing to the ceiling and walls to do so to get a better place to lissen*
Thematrian1 (9:15:03 PM): SC: roll perception, listening mods apply
Dragcrell (9:15:23 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 3 1 1 5
Thematrian1 (9:16:02 PM): there's a faint humming sound coming from down below
MilesMk1 (9:18:37 PM): #I mean, if we don't deal with this now, I'm sure we'll run across these bastards again if we keep on looking for Jerome.#
Thematrian1 (9:18:51 PM): actions?
Thematrian1 (9:18:55 PM): Whitey approacheth
Umbrafer (9:18:56 PM): #I agree, but it's your neck on the line.#
Dragcrell (9:18:58 PM): *turns to blake* "Hummming lots of it maby mechanical but close to cicadias in woods."
Umbrafer (9:19:04 PM): Rechecking: how far away from the garage are we?
Thematrian1 (9:19:40 PM): ~15 minutes at max safe speeds, longer if you have to detour around more makeshift barricades
MilesMk1 (9:20:28 PM): *loads an incendiary grenade into the GL*
Thematrian1 (9:20:42 PM): so noted
MilesMk1 (9:21:07 PM): *slowly starts to head downstairs, crouched to be able to see the hallway/room/whatever below as soon as possible*
Umbrafer (9:21:19 PM): *Flexes MMG servos*
Thematrian1 (9:22:20 PM): Blake heads down the stairs, slowly and carefullh
Thematrian1 (9:22:21 PM): SC?
Dragcrell (9:22:30 PM): *follows blake a few feet back and along the celing keeping to the shadows as best as can but keeping a eye out for astral hostales*
Thematrian1 (9:22:45 PM): SC, roll Stealth. Perception for both of you
Dragcrell (9:23:04 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 3 1 1 4 1
Dragcrell (9:23:19 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 1 4 5 3 2
Thematrian1 (9:25:03 PM): You creep down the stairs. You reach the bottom, where the single door your saw earlier still stands. It's closed.
MilesMk1 (9:25:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 2 2 6 6 6
MilesMk1 (9:25:29 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 1 6
MilesMk1 (9:25:33 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (9:25:49 PM): 13,10,7
Thematrian1 (9:26:13 PM): Blake: at the bottom of the stairs, opposite the door, in a shadow, is a small spherical object
Thematrian1 (9:27:17 PM): You almost missed it; it's black and tiny
MilesMk1 (9:27:29 PM): "Hold it."
Thematrian1 (9:27:29 PM): in fact, if it weren't for your eye lights you'd definitely have missed it
MilesMk1 (9:27:48 PM): Too small for an explosive?
MilesMk1 (9:27:55 PM): Is it a bug, a camera?
MilesMk1 (9:28:05 PM): Also, how far from me?
Dragcrell (9:28:25 PM): *looks down at Blake stoping where I am when blake called out*
Thematrian1 (9:28:28 PM): small, spherical. No visible input ports, so probably not a camera
Thematrian1 (9:28:35 PM): you're ten steps up from it, call it five meters in all
Thematrian1 (9:28:51 PM): (brb)
MilesMk1 (9:30:03 PM): *points to the small spherical thing*
MilesMk1 (9:30:32 PM): *passes the info to Alex* #Any idea what that is?#
Dragcrell (9:31:54 PM): *Looks at the object and sniffs the air as well*
Umbrafer (9:32:37 PM): Hm. Unless it's a drone or defaultable, I probably don't have any idea.
Thematrian1 (9:34:10 PM): You may roll Intelligence
Umbrafer (9:34:17 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 3 5 6 1 3 1 5
Umbrafer (9:34:19 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (9:34:25 PM): 7, 3, 3
Umbrafer (9:34:28 PM): (2)
MilesMk1 (9:34:30 PM): Can I?
Thematrian1 (9:34:54 PM): Sure
MilesMk1 (9:35:04 PM): Or Security Procedures, the only remotely relevant thing I have?
MilesMk1 (9:35:05 PM): Int.
MilesMk1 (9:35:09 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 2 6 4
MilesMk1 (9:35:14 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (9:35:18 PM): which was that?
MilesMk1 (9:35:21 PM): Int.
Thematrian1 (9:36:10 PM): it looks like a grenade, but if so it's not exactly doing its job
Dragcrell (9:36:29 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 6 4 1 3 2
Dragcrell (9:36:34 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (9:36:37 PM): Mhmm.
MilesMk1 (9:36:47 PM): "Back up, I'm going to try to set it off."
Dragcrell (9:37:24 PM): "well that not let the one we hunt know we arrre herrre?"
Umbrafer (9:37:29 PM): Well, it is in a dimly-lit area
Umbrafer (9:37:36 PM): And it could be a decoy
MilesMk1 (9:37:45 PM): "I'm pretty sure he already knows..."
Umbrafer (9:37:47 PM): With a larger quantity of explosives, possibly directed, on the other side of the door
MilesMk1 (9:38:12 PM): "And what else can we do to it, walk up to it and try to disarm it?"
Thematrian1 (9:39:57 PM): actions?
Umbrafer (9:40:07 PM): #Blow it quick and let's move, Whitey's coming and he may have friends.#
Dragcrell (9:40:15 PM): "mmm I smell blood some off you but some off Orrrk sweat as well, cleaning fluid and plastic as well"
Thematrian1 (9:40:43 PM): Whitey is now 3 1/2 minutes away
MilesMk1 (9:41:15 PM): "Come on, back up the stairs."
Dragcrell (9:41:39 PM): *moves up the stairs and waits*
Thematrian1 (9:41:54 PM): back up you go
MilesMk1 (9:42:08 PM): I'm just going to go up to the top, then roll a regular HE grenade down the stairwell, so that it'll blow against the door. Ready action to back up if I hear anything like the hiss of a gas grenade going off.
MilesMk1 (9:42:29 PM): That's a 10S one.
Thematrian1 (9:42:47 PM): understood
MilesMk1 (9:42:49 PM): And grab cover around the corner.
MilesMk1 (9:42:59 PM): Roll it?
Thematrian1 (9:43:03 PM): hm. Sure
MilesMk1 (9:43:08 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 1 5 1 1 4 5 4
Thematrian1 (9:43:08 PM): don't botch
MilesMk1 (9:43:17 PM): Well...
Thematrian1 (9:43:26 PM): good enough
Thematrian1 (9:43:48 PM): Your grenade goes off, followed almost immediately by a second explosion.
Thematrian1 (9:44:39 PM): roll initiative
Dragcrell (9:45:17 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 1
Umbrafer (9:45:34 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 6 3 3
Dragcrell (9:45:34 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 3 1 1
Dragcrell (9:45:55 PM): 10
Umbrafer (9:45:57 PM): 28
Thematrian1 (9:46:54 PM): Blake?
MilesMk1 (9:47:04 PM): Sorry.
MilesMk1 (9:47:08 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 3 1
MilesMk1 (9:47:12 PM): AAAH!
MilesMk1 (9:47:15 PM): 15
Thematrian1 (9:48:00 PM): well, the one person with the good initiative roll is also the one powerless to affect the outcome of the conflict. This should be interesting
Umbrafer (9:48:11 PM): I hold my action for emergencies, assuming the other side doesn't win init
Thematrian1 (9:49:06 PM): So noted. Blake?
MilesMk1 (9:49:56 PM): I look around the corner, readying an action to shoot the incendiary grenade at any hostile I see.
Dragcrell (9:50:13 PM): *lets out a low viciouse growl*
Thematrian1 (9:50:22 PM): You see no hostiles. Shadowcat growls viciously...yeah, just like that.
Thematrian1 (9:50:25 PM): SC's action.
MilesMk1 (9:53:05 PM): #Alex, let me know if the ork moves, ok?#
Thematrian1 (9:53:17 PM): The ork moves; he's approaching the stairwell
Umbrafer (9:53:26 PM): #Reports#
Dragcrell (9:53:43 PM): *swings out with two couger long blades*
Umbrafer (9:53:45 PM): (Damn. Just one more point and I'd spend this time trying to use SUT)
Umbrafer (9:54:09 PM): (But successful bonuses are less likely than botches right now.)
Dragcrell (9:54:11 PM): Dragcrell rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 3 5 5 2 5 1 6 5
Dragcrell (9:54:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (9:54:35 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 2 4 3
Thematrian1 (9:55:28 PM): SC swings two long knives at...nothing, as far as Blake can tell
Thematrian1 (9:56:52 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 5 3 3 6 6 2 4
Thematrian1 (9:56:54 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 6 5 6 4 2 4 1
Thematrian1 (9:56:56 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 1
Thematrian1 (9:56:58 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 1 6 5 4 6 5 6
Thematrian1 (9:57:00 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 1 3 4 1 4 1 1
Dragcrell (9:57:45 PM): Dragcrell rolled 10 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 1 5 5 3 6 3 6
Dragcrell (9:57:55 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
Dragcrell (9:58:02 PM): Dragcrell rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 3 4 6 1 3 4 6 1 5
Dragcrell (9:58:10 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
Dragcrell (9:58:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 6 5 5 3 4 5 3 4 2
Dragcrell (9:58:29 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Dragcrell (9:58:39 PM): Dragcrell rolled 10 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 4 1 4 1 2 6 4
Dragcrell (9:58:46 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Dragcrell (9:58:58 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Dragcrell (9:59:06 PM): Dragcrell rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 6 1 4 2 5 3 1 4 2
Dragcrell (9:59:14 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Dragcrell (10:00:45 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 4 4 1 3 5
Dragcrell (10:00:52 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 1 5 1
Thematrian1 (10:01:27 PM): More ferocious slashing at empty air by Shadowcat
Thematrian1 (10:01:33 PM): she's still clinging to the ceiling, by the way
Thematrian1 (10:01:41 PM): Alex's action
MilesMk1 (10:01:53 PM): Uh... Well, considering all the effort that goes into those rolls, I hope she's winning. ;)
Thematrian1 (10:02:05 PM): she's not bleeding, if that helps
Umbrafer (10:02:42 PM): Hm. Have I heard any sign of the altercation within?
Thematrian1 (10:03:03 PM): No
Umbrafer (10:03:12 PM): Then I hold once more.
Thematrian1 (10:03:30 PM): understood. Blake?
MilesMk1 (10:04:25 PM): #Is he still closing in?#
Thematrian1 (10:04:35 PM): No
MilesMk1 (10:05:14 PM): Shit... I move down to where I have a shot through the door, and fire the incendiary.
MilesMk1 (10:05:33 PM): Or if I can see the door from the top of the stairs, all the better.
Thematrian1 (10:06:13 PM): not from the top, but close to where you are. You can move down a few steps and fire
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Thematrian1 (10:07:56 PM): so, yeah, go ahead and roll
MilesMk1 (10:08:04 PM): Ok.
MilesMk1 (10:08:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 1 4 4 3 5 6 4
Thematrian1 (10:08:16 PM): pfft
MilesMk1 (10:08:19 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (10:08:28 PM): WHOOSH
MilesMk1 (10:08:44 PM): Then I back up if I still have movement left.
MilesMk1 (10:08:52 PM): Which I should.
Thematrian1 (10:08:55 PM): yeah, sure
Umbrafer (10:09:10 PM): What is the substance down there?
Umbrafer (10:09:15 PM): Not that I know, just wondering
Thematrian1 (10:09:17 PM): Shadowcat snarls "Bugs!" and scurries up and away, into the lobby, as fast as she can.
Thematrian1 (10:10:23 PM): Perception from Blake
Thematrian1 (10:11:15 PM): meanwhlie, Alex gets a turn
MilesMk1 (10:11:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 6 5 5
MilesMk1 (10:11:29 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (10:11:33 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (10:12:23 PM): Still no word from inside… hold.
Thematrian1 (10:13:31 PM): check. Blake, you hear someone cursing, quietly and sibilantly, from within. From your vantage point, you can only see a small slice of the room, that being a plastic divider set up near the door
Thematrian1 (10:14:02 PM): your action?
MilesMk1 (10:14:09 PM): #Set the basement on fire...#
Umbrafer (10:14:28 PM): #What's going on down there?#
MilesMk1 (10:14:47 PM): #Shadowcat's yelling bugs and heading out, I'm following.#
Thematrian1 (10:15:06 PM): the divider is still standing, so it probably channeled the explosion
MilesMk1 (10:15:18 PM): *follows SC, letting the rifle hang from the sling and deploying the staff*
Umbrafer (10:15:23 PM): (I will take my action after the current person's actions)
Thematrian1 (10:15:50 PM): snikt!
Thematrian1 (10:15:54 PM): Alex, you have your action
Umbrafer (10:16:46 PM): Deploying MMG, moving the van forward to more effectively cover someone coming through the door. If possible I'd like the ability to shoot through a window at the stairwell door without threatening someone coming through the door, b
Umbrafer (10:16:54 PM): but I'll settle for whatever angle into the room I can get.
Thematrian1 (10:17:31 PM): no way is that last possible, but you can shoot through the door, no worries
Umbrafer (10:18:22 PM): (The door at the top, not at the bottom (of course). Ah well, I set up for whatever angle I can.)
Thematrian1 (10:18:28 PM): right
Thematrian1 (10:19:30 PM): Done and done. SC continues to flee, Blake likewise?
MilesMk1 (10:20:46 PM): When people run from multiple invisible things, I join them.
Umbrafer (10:20:55 PM): :)
Thematrian1 (10:21:56 PM): ok. Shadowcat bursts out into the afternoon sun, pursued by...nothing whatsoever.
Thematrian1 (10:22:19 PM): we're out of initiative, unless you desperately want to keep it
Umbrafer (10:23:43 PM): *Holds ready to shell the building, or at least riddle it with medium-caliber rounds*
MilesMk1 (10:24:02 PM): "Ok, what happened in there? You hurt?"
Thematrian1 (10:24:20 PM): She opens her mouth to answer, and then all of a sudden you're surrounded by four-foot flying beetles
Thematrian1 (10:24:25 PM): let's have some more initiative
Thematrian1 (10:24:30 PM): (we were at the end of a round anyway)
Thematrian1 (10:24:45 PM): Alex, you may riddle the area with bullets, but your teammates are also in the area
Umbrafer (10:25:27 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (10:25:34 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 1
Umbrafer (10:25:37 PM): Ow.
Umbrafer (10:25:43 PM): 21.
Umbrafer (10:25:55 PM): This is what God gave us Take Aim actions for.
Thematrian1 (10:27:04 PM): anyhoo, Alex, you may start us off
Umbrafer (10:27:22 PM): Hm. I'll pick a beetle and Take Aim Take Aim.
Thematrian1 (10:27:37 PM): the damned things keep moving, but you aim carefully
Thematrian1 (10:27:50 PM): Blake, initiative?
Thematrian1 (10:27:55 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 1
MilesMk1 (10:29:17 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 4
MilesMk1 (10:29:24 PM): 21
MilesMk1 (10:29:28 PM): I tied Alex!
Thematrian1 (10:29:57 PM): astonishing
MilesMk1 (10:30:12 PM): How many beetles?
Thematrian1 (10:30:14 PM): Blake, you may go. You're surrounded by giant beetles and they're inches from your tender flesh
Thematrian1 (10:30:25 PM): six, maybe eight? They keep moving
Umbrafer (10:30:31 PM): (I still win for higher augmented Reaction, but I am suitably impressed.)
Umbrafer (10:30:51 PM): Aw crap.
Thematrian1 (10:31:07 PM): (?)
Umbrafer (10:31:58 PM): (Just the number of FIMs we're going to be seeing)
Umbrafer (10:32:05 PM): (I'm just praying the beetles are Reach-1)
Thematrian1 (10:32:39 PM): (Sadly, no; their mandibles are easily as long as short swords)
Thematrian1 (10:33:36 PM): anyway, Blake, action?
Thematrian1 (10:33:50 PM): (half the reason I ask that is to be sure I still have a connection)
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MilesMk1 (10:35:27 PM): Sorry... Had to reboot my cable modem.
Thematrian1 (10:35:35 PM): awesome. Surrounded by beetles, tender flesh.
Thematrian1 (10:35:39 PM): yours, not theirs
MilesMk1 (10:35:45 PM): Damn thing just goes out once in a while...
Thematrian1 (10:36:11 PM): ::nod::
MilesMk1 (10:36:15 PM): Ok, so I was about to ask - are we in melee vs. 6 to 8 enemies, with all the mods that implies, or is this some kind of swarm scenario?
Thematrian1 (10:37:09 PM): you are in melee against six to eight enemies, with all that that entails
MilesMk1 (10:37:24 PM): Well, shit.
MilesMk1 (10:37:53 PM): Can I drop suppressing fire in a semi-circle around me?
Thematrian1 (10:38:03 PM): hm. Sure, why not?
Thematrian1 (10:38:17 PM): you'll have to draw your gun first
Umbrafer (10:38:21 PM): You may wish to run. I don't know how fast they move while Manifested, but that might be your best shot.
Thematrian1 (10:38:33 PM): He's a dwarf
Umbrafer (10:39:03 PM): Oh.
Umbrafer (10:39:04 PM): Yeah.
Umbrafer (10:39:06 PM): Never mind.
MilesMk1 (10:39:35 PM): I also just forgot that a single bullet is unlikely to do much to them.
Thematrian1 (10:40:19 PM): depends how tough they are. Unlike the last time you encountered giant beetles, these aren't van-sized
Umbrafer (10:40:49 PM): That is a comfort
MilesMk1 (10:41:10 PM): *vaccilates*
Thematrian1 (10:41:14 PM): although, six to eight of those couldn't surround you guys, anyway
MilesMk1 (10:42:03 PM): Ok, grab my gun, then a three-round burst of suppressive fire.
Umbrafer (10:42:07 PM): The situation still isn't good. I'm not sure how best to approach it, but I don't think we should get too comfortable--even devil rats with these numbers are almost dangerous.
Umbrafer (10:42:33 PM): Suppressive fire doesn't come in three-round bursts, IIRC, or at least not effectively
MilesMk1 (10:42:47 PM): Ah... So I'd actually need a complex action, wouldn't I?
Umbrafer (10:42:49 PM): Unless you were speaking figuratively
Umbrafer (10:42:54 PM): Yep
Thematrian1 (10:42:59 PM): yes
Umbrafer (10:43:12 PM): You could always try to wing one. That means they won't get to retaliate, though you'll get +2
Thematrian1 (10:43:31 PM): Neil is moving up, by the way
MilesMk1 (10:44:30 PM): Can I do the following: Yell "Shadowcat, run!", then ready an action to move six meters away and fire a grenade into their midst?
Umbrafer (10:44:31 PM): #Neil's on his way up#
MilesMk1 (10:44:55 PM): Ready the action for when she does run, I mean.
Thematrian1 (10:45:27 PM): hm. You can start moving, and ready the action to throw; SR doesn't separate move actions and attacks the way say D&D does
MilesMk1 (10:45:43 PM): Action to fire, but ok.
Umbrafer (10:45:51 PM): Move is separated and occurs continuously throughout the turn
Umbrafer (10:46:19 PM): Woe betide people with low initiative scores, as they may finish their actions long before their movement completes
Thematrian1 (10:46:35 PM): action to fire, right. You've got what, 12 meters of movement? You can move 6 now easily, and then ready an action to fire. So long as you draw your gun somewhere in there
MilesMk1 (10:46:42 PM): Ok, so I'll be backing up 6 meters, taking aim at the bugs, yelling "SC, run" hoping she gets the right idea.
Thematrian1 (10:46:52 PM): Jon: only for some definitions of "long before"
MilesMk1 (10:47:07 PM): Uh... Quicdraw the rifle as it hangs on my chest? :D
MilesMk1 (10:47:20 PM): Oh, never mind... I have two actions.
Thematrian1 (10:47:46 PM): right, right. Good times, you act. SC starts climbing the side of the building.
Thematrian1 (10:47:53 PM): that's close enough
Thematrian1 (10:48:01 PM): she gets six meters up
MilesMk1 (10:48:24 PM): (I'm walking, not running, BTW - which is why I'm only going 6, and will still be affected by a 3S blast...)
MilesMk1 (10:48:39 PM): Rolling Launch weapons...
Umbrafer (10:48:42 PM): (Up to 2.25 seconds before, in the rare case of someone with four passes in the same combat as someone with one)
MilesMk1 (10:48:49 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 1 2 1 5 2 1 4
MilesMk1 (10:48:54 PM): Karma.
Thematrian1 (10:48:58 PM): ok
MilesMk1 (10:49:25 PM): 5 dice, I guess?
Thematrian1 (10:49:28 PM): yep
MilesMk1 (10:49:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 4 1 2 1
MilesMk1 (10:49:38 PM): Khaaaaan!
Thematrian1 (10:49:48 PM): ouch
MilesMk1 (10:49:55 PM): Well, at least it's still 4 successes...
MilesMk1 (10:49:59 PM): scatter...
MilesMk1 (10:50:02 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
MilesMk1 (10:50:16 PM): Max scatter 3, reduced by successes... Right?
Thematrian1 (10:50:22 PM): max scatter 3?
MilesMk1 (10:50:43 PM): I thought it was maxed at 1/2 the distance between you and target, or am I inventing rules?
Thematrian1 (10:51:03 PM): Jon? I don't remember anything like that, but I wouldn't, necessarily
Umbrafer (10:51:50 PM): I do remember that, but from a different game--I don't remember it from this game, but scatter tends to be pretty small anyway. The question is academic, as scatter is well below 0 anyway
Thematrian1 (10:52:03 PM): a fast scan shows nothing of the sort. You have 2 successes left after scatter reduction. What grenade is this?
MilesMk1 (10:52:03 PM): True. It's -4 meters per success...
MilesMk1 (10:52:15 PM): A 15S defensive IPE one.
MilesMk1 (10:52:23 PM): Loses power at -1 per .5 meters.
Umbrafer (10:52:33 PM): (Remember, grenades stage on half blast power vs. TN 4 rather than leftover successes)
Thematrian1 (10:52:43 PM): (So they do. On that note:)
Thematrian1 (10:52:46 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 3 6 4 2 2 6
Thematrian1 (10:53:15 PM): 15D. Yummy. SC and Blake resist 3D
Thematrian1 (10:53:25 PM): mark it off, and I'll roll for the bugs
MilesMk1 (10:53:36 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 5 3 2
MilesMk1 (10:53:45 PM): I'm good.
Umbrafer (10:54:33 PM): (Where did the D for SC and Blake come from?)
MilesMk1 (10:54:38 PM): And, hey, there's a wall for it to bounce from...
Thematrian1 (10:54:45 PM): (Staging of the grenade)
Thematrian1 (10:54:50 PM): all the bugs disappear
Umbrafer (10:55:22 PM): (But it should be rolling one die against them)
MilesMk1 (10:55:26 PM): Is that what it looked like when we "killed" them before, or did the bodies stay in place?
Thematrian1 (10:55:46 PM): The bodies went away when they died before
MilesMk1 (10:55:55 PM): #Ork?#
Thematrian1 (10:56:06 PM): (Wait, you roll different staging dice against each victim? That's kinda clunky)
Umbrafer (10:56:10 PM): #Coming up the stairs# (unless he isn't anymore)
MilesMk1 (10:56:11 PM): *glances at SC to make sure she's not hurt*
Umbrafer (10:56:38 PM): (You do. It has its advantages and disadvantages)
Thematrian1 (10:56:48 PM): She's growling, deep and quiet, but she doesn't seem injured
MilesMk1 (10:57:54 PM): And the ork?
Thematrian1 (10:58:04 PM): Is moving down again.
Umbrafer (10:58:15 PM): #Going down the stairs.#
MilesMk1 (10:59:05 PM): #Son of a...#
MilesMk1 (10:59:20 PM): I try to run for the stairs and shoot the bastard full of holes when I can.
Thematrian1 (10:59:33 PM): You charge into the building. Roll perception
MilesMk1 (10:59:38 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 6 6 5 2 4
Thematrian1 (10:59:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 6 6 2 3 3
MilesMk1 (10:59:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
Thematrian1 (11:00:48 PM): you open the door to the top of the stairs. Another little spherical thing is sitting there. If you don't wish to still charge down the stairs, roll Reaction
MilesMk1 (11:01:01 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 4 1 4 4 6 6 1 3 5
Thematrian1 (11:01:12 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 2 4 6 5 2 1 1 5 1
Thematrian1 (11:01:24 PM): You don't charge. What are you doing?
MilesMk1 (11:02:06 PM): I am firing a defensive IPE grenade down the stairway, and throwing myself down on the ground off to the side, expecting an explosion from the spherical thing.
Thematrian1 (11:02:24 PM): you have to pick, I'm afraid
MilesMk1 (11:02:33 PM): Aw... Dive for cover, then.
Thematrian1 (11:02:50 PM): BOOM!
Thematrian1 (11:03:05 PM): the doorway doesn't break, so you're protected
MilesMk1 (11:03:06 PM): Oh, and I scream horribly when it goes off.
Thematrian1 (11:03:16 PM): screaming, understood
MilesMk1 (11:04:12 PM): Next move will be to discretely take aim down the stairwell, hoping to nail him if my two-bit theatrics did some good.
Umbrafer (11:04:21 PM): *Thinks* What a wuss, letting a little grenade get to him like that.
Umbrafer (11:04:23 PM): ;)
Thematrian1 (11:04:23 PM): hm. Roll Acting, or Charisma if you prefer
MilesMk1 (11:04:31 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 6 1 3
MilesMk1 (11:04:34 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (11:04:46 PM): That was Charisma, just in case you were wondering. :)
Thematrian1 (11:04:52 PM): I sorta figured
Thematrian1 (11:05:17 PM): Alex: the ork is exactly one floor down, holding still.
Thematrian1 (11:05:34 PM): Blake, perception
MilesMk1 (11:05:39 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 5 1 1 4
MilesMk1 (11:05:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (11:05:50 PM): humming sound, getting closer
MilesMk1 (11:06:37 PM): From below?
Thematrian1 (11:06:42 PM): yes
MilesMk1 (11:07:23 PM): #More bugs coming... What's SC doing?#
MilesMk1 (11:07:32 PM): I wait to see what's headed my way.
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MilesMk1 (11:07:53 PM): (making the assumption that if they were astral, there'd be no humming)
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Thematrian1 (11:09:13 PM): It's a beetle. A tiny one, barely two feet long. It's clutching yet another spherical thing in its mandibles. You spot each other at the same moment; it hurls itself at you.
MilesMk1 (11:09:24 PM): I fire at it.
Umbrafer (11:09:31 PM): Does it disappear as it approaches?
Thematrian1 (11:09:49 PM): roll your shooting stuff skill
MilesMk1 (11:09:58 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4
MilesMk1 (11:10:02 PM): Hmm.
MilesMk1 (11:10:28 PM): Doh. Forgot to specify - 3 round burst, if you please.
Thematrian1 (11:10:33 PM): you shoot stuff real good. What's the code on that?
MilesMk1 (11:10:34 PM): 13S
Thematrian1 (11:11:27 PM): plus...I see ten successes. Oof. The bug vanishes, the sphere falls, rolls down the stairs a bit, and sits on the landing
MilesMk1 (11:11:49 PM): I shoot the sphere.
Thematrian1 (11:12:18 PM): go for it. It's minute, though; counts as a Called Shot
Umbrafer (11:12:21 PM): (Poor little baby bug spirit)
MilesMk1 (11:12:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 3 3 6 1
MilesMk1 (11:12:29 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (11:12:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1 (11:12:42 PM): 13S again.
Thematrian1 (11:13:45 PM): you shoot it. It goes crunch; the floor of the landing is now smeared with brownish-white stuff
Umbrafer (11:13:55 PM): Erwha?
Umbrafer (11:13:59 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (11:14:03 PM): That sounds unpleasant.
MilesMk1 (11:14:14 PM): That doesn't explode?
Thematrian1 (11:14:33 PM): No. With Demolitions or equivalent, you can spin theories
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MilesMk1 (11:17:32 PM): #Alex, the ork?#
Thematrian1 (11:17:41 PM): is still down
Umbrafer (11:18:27 PM): #Same place#
MilesMk1 (11:18:48 PM): #Can you tell me how close to him I am? And update me as I move down?#
Umbrafer (11:19:06 PM): #[Distance]. I'll shout if he moves.#
Umbrafer (11:19:09 PM): Well
Umbrafer (11:19:15 PM): I probably don't have an exact fix on Blake
Umbrafer (11:19:20 PM): If necessary, I try to acquire one.
Umbrafer (11:19:26 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 1 2 4 2
MilesMk1 (11:19:35 PM): Sure you do. You realign the sensors to lock on to my transponder. Yeah.
Umbrafer (11:19:40 PM): Hehehe
Thematrian1 (11:19:51 PM): you don't have LOS. No lock
Umbrafer (11:20:12 PM): I pop the Kimji and send it in.
Umbrafer (11:20:21 PM): Locking Blake from Kimji:
Umbrafer (11:20:23 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (11:20:39 PM): No lock. But I can read the Kimji's location and guess.
Umbrafer (11:20:48 PM): *Relays distance estimate*
Thematrian1 (11:20:54 PM): yeah. If it's near Blake, you can do approximations well enough
Thematrian1 (11:21:00 PM): Blake: he's almost directly below you
MilesMk1 (11:21:15 PM): Hmm. What are the stairs and floor made of?
Umbrafer (11:21:26 PM): It'll stay at the top of the stairs for right now, but that should be good enough until Blake leaves LOS.
Umbrafer (11:21:33 PM): (New SOP: lock all team members before infiltration.)
MilesMk1 (11:21:36 PM): I was successfull shooting holes in walls not so long ago...
Thematrian1 (11:21:55 PM): ...I don't think they were these walls, but go on?
MilesMk1 (11:22:28 PM): Right... So, is there any chance I can see of being able to blast a hole through the floor? Or is it concrete, or something?
Umbrafer (11:22:43 PM): (We lack a Pusher.)
MilesMk1 (11:22:54 PM): (considering the number of explosions, and the fact it's intact, it's probably pretty solid, but...)
Thematrian1 (11:22:56 PM): a plastic derivative. If it's the same stuff as the walls, you have no chance; that stuff just took a grenade blast for you
Umbrafer (11:23:16 PM): (Ooh, Plasteel #7?)
MilesMk1 (11:23:33 PM): (Do we even have the damn catalyst?)
Thematrian1 (11:23:40 PM): (#7a. Same great taste, no pesky chemical vulnerability)
MilesMk1 (11:23:45 PM): (Bah.)
MilesMk1 (11:24:08 PM): I retrive my staff.
Umbrafer (11:24:12 PM): (We don't, of course.)
MilesMk1 (11:24:25 PM): Then I go in there, keeping Kimiji with me for location, and try to track down and kill this bastard.
Umbrafer (11:24:44 PM): (That is one thing I have to give the designers of Shadowrun credit for. They weren't stupid enough to make /all/ plasteel vulnerable to that.)
MilesMk1 (11:24:48 PM): Watching for more cute little round objects.
Thematrian1 (11:24:56 PM): Blake heads outside, and Not!Neil moves around down below.
Umbrafer (11:25:01 PM): Kimji is a little round object, and definitely cute.
Thematrian1 (11:25:02 PM): Through the doorway, if your mental map is right.
MilesMk1 (11:25:16 PM): The one leading to the stairs?
Thematrian1 (11:25:44 PM): to or away from, away from in his case
MilesMk1 (11:26:19 PM): Ah, so he went... Up the stairs, and through the doorway?
MilesMk1 (11:26:38 PM): I re-holster the staff, and go kill him using Alex's positional data.
MilesMk1 (11:26:59 PM): ...does a rifle with a bayonet count as a polearm?
Thematrian1 (11:27:00 PM): no. He's still down a level. He went through the door you grenaded
Thematrian1 (11:27:08 PM): ...yeah, I'd permit that
Thematrian1 (11:27:16 PM): length is about right
Umbrafer (11:27:17 PM): (IIRC it does use the Polearms skill)
MilesMk1 (11:27:20 PM): Good to know.
MilesMk1 (11:27:30 PM): I fix my bayonet!
Thematrian1 (11:27:55 PM): bayonet affixed
MilesMk1 (11:28:03 PM): And head down to dispense death.
MilesMk1 (11:28:08 PM): Or to get killed by bugs.
Thematrian1 (11:28:50 PM): (Heath isn't back from his excursion, so you're going in alone. Ok with that?)
MilesMk1 (11:28:59 PM): (Meh... Sure.)
MilesMk1 (11:29:30 PM): (Hopefully, Alex' fix will make it impossible for him to sneak up on me and stab me in the back with that giant sword.)
Thematrian1 (11:29:54 PM): (It looked more slashy than stabby, but yeah)
Umbrafer (11:29:59 PM): (Yes, bayonet is a good idea. (STR+2)M base damage on a rifle, Reach 2, uses Polearms on the rifle and Edged Weapons off.)
Thematrian1 (11:30:23 PM): Ok, down you go. The door is closed again, though the glastic in the window is blown out
MilesMk1 (11:30:42 PM): #Distance?#
Thematrian1 (11:31:01 PM): ~15 meters from the stairwell
MilesMk1 (11:32:04 PM): I kick open the door and flatten off to the side.
Thematrian1 (11:32:36 PM): as you're kicking open the door, you suddenly feel compelled to roll willpower
MilesMk1 (11:32:44 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 4 6 2 4 3
MilesMk1 (11:32:49 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 2
Thematrian1 (11:32:52 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 5 1 3 4 5 2 3 6 2 3 6 4 2 5 5
Thematrian1 (11:33:25 PM): nothing happens. The door's locking mechanism must have been broken by one of the explosions. You kick it in and get out of the way.
MilesMk1 (11:34:18 PM): BTW, can we assume Alex just gives me a running commentary on his movements?
Umbrafer (11:34:34 PM): Yes.
MilesMk1 (11:34:35 PM): I look in, then move on, trying to find him.
Thematrian1 (11:34:37 PM): that seems fair. She also has the Kimji right there
Thematrian1 (11:36:05 PM): You look in. There are plastic dividers on either side of the doorway. One is standing, one is leaning over on its side, revealing an empty cubicle space.
Thematrian1 (11:36:18 PM): . On the ground in front of the door is a heap of plaster, its origin mysterious. The dividers continue for 10 meters, then meet in a four-way intersection
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MilesMk1 (11:38:55 PM): Ok... The orc is where, according to Alex?
Thematrian1 (11:39:16 PM): about fifteen meters away, in this space and off to your left. Presently not moving.
MilesMk1 (11:40:33 PM): Ok... I measure along the wall of the room with my range-finder till it says "15", then fire a six-round burst across that area.
MilesMk1 (11:41:08 PM): With the understanding that I'm just going to damage the wall and dividers, but this guy can't keep his cool forever. One would hope.
Thematrian1 (11:41:26 PM): the plastic dividers, I should mention, form a cooridoor, and you have maybe two meters distance between you and they
Thematrian1 (11:41:35 PM): corridoor. Whatever
MilesMk1 (11:42:24 PM): Floor to ceiling?
Thematrian1 (11:42:47 PM): nah, only about six feet up. But that's well above your head, so...
MilesMk1 (11:43:00 PM): Ok, I move quietly towards him, listening for Alex' updates, ready to shoot.
MilesMk1 (11:43:08 PM): Stealth?
Thematrian1 (11:43:16 PM): go for it
MilesMk1 (11:43:18 PM): I suppose the fact they're over my head has some advantages...
MilesMk1 (11:43:21 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 5 1 6
MilesMk1 (11:43:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
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Thematrian1 (11:44:55 PM): as you step over the mysterious plaster, something under it explodes
MilesMk1 (11:45:14 PM): Aw, shit.
MilesMk1 (11:45:33 PM): Did I just get chunky salsa'd?
Thematrian1 (11:45:54 PM): Thankfully, no; the dividers aren't awesome to begin with and they've already had to deal with an incendiary
Umbrafer (11:46:05 PM): Why do we always get the smart ones?
MilesMk1 (11:46:09 PM): I know.
MilesMk1 (11:46:14 PM): It's a curse.
Thematrian1 (11:46:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 1 2 6 1 6 2 5 5 3 4
Thematrian1 (11:46:59 PM): resist 10D with 3 extra successes...what do those do, Jon?
Thematrian1 (11:47:19 PM): oh, and the Kimji needs must do the same.
MilesMk1 (11:47:24 PM): If I survive having this many friends, I'm opening a... Well, I don't know, some kind of damn food place.
Thematrian1 (11:47:35 PM): food place?
MilesMk1 (11:47:38 PM): In Alaska.
MilesMk1 (11:47:43 PM): A bar and grill.
Thematrian1 (11:47:54 PM): turducken?
MilesMk1 (11:48:02 PM): This shit is too nerve-wracking.
Thematrian1 (11:48:09 PM): ah
MilesMk1 (11:48:15 PM): And it's the second time I got blown up in 24 hours.
Umbrafer (11:48:19 PM): They need to be burnt off before staging down occurs
MilesMk1 (11:48:30 PM): So... I need 11 successes?
Thematrian1 (11:48:36 PM): looks that way
Umbrafer (11:48:38 PM): So it takes five to hit S rather than two.
Thematrian1 (11:48:44 PM): you need 5 to not die
MilesMk1 (11:48:44 PM): Ok, I need 3s...
Thematrian1 (11:48:53 PM): well, not start bleeding to death
MilesMk1 (11:49:00 PM): Going to use my full CP, here.
Thematrian1 (11:49:04 PM): yep
MilesMk1 (11:49:07 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 2 1 3 2 4 1 5 6 2 4 6 2 5 2
Thematrian1 (11:49:17 PM): that's 8
MilesMk1 (11:49:18 PM): Done!
MilesMk1 (11:49:32 PM): Oh, right... Cut off at 15...
MilesMk1 (11:49:46 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 3 5 2
MilesMk1 (11:49:49 PM): 10
MilesMk1 (11:49:53 PM): Son of a...
MilesMk1 (11:49:59 PM): Karma.
Thematrian1 (11:50:05 PM): ::blink:: Ok.
Thematrian1 (11:50:10 PM): 9 more dice
Thematrian1 (11:50:12 PM): one success
MilesMk1 (11:50:19 PM): Well, I'd take a L if I don't karma, right?
Thematrian1 (11:50:21 PM): yep
MilesMk1 (11:50:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 1 3 6 3 2 5 5
Thematrian1 (11:50:55 PM): Even as you were stepping over that plaster, something seemed odd about it. You were diving and rolling before it even exploded, though you're not sure what subconscious clues you picked up on.
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Thematrian1 (11:53:01 PM): Now, about the Kimji...
Umbrafer (11:53:25 PM): Oh dear.
MilesMk1 (11:53:36 PM): Damn. How much do those cost?
Thematrian1 (11:54:06 PM): Blake got to roll Body, so the Kimji can too, if you like.
Umbrafer (11:54:11 PM): Erm
Umbrafer (11:54:13 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (11:54:21 PM): Hm. It doesn't like me trying to roll 0 dice.
Thematrian1 (11:54:34 PM): right, right
Thematrian1 (11:54:59 PM): the Kimji is lying on the plaster, Blake. It looks fine, but it's utterly still
Umbrafer (11:55:30 PM): #Kimji is down, repeat, Kimji is down.#
MilesMk1 (11:56:20 PM): Damn it. I walk over to where this fucker is, and end him.
MilesMk1 (11:56:43 PM): Belay that.
Thematrian1 (11:56:47 PM): You pick yourself up, and...ok
MilesMk1 (11:56:59 PM): Actually, I give it a couple of seconds at least to see if he gets moving.
Thematrian1 (11:57:52 PM): He is indeed moving. Away, to be exact. Up a tiny bit, back down, then directly away
Dragcrell (11:58:48 PM): (back and sorry about the dealy
MilesMk1 (11:59:03 PM): I pursue, going by Alex's directions on where he's going.
MilesMk1 (11:59:13 PM): Necessarily not quite as exact as before, but...
Dragcrell (11:59:24 PM): *moves in to the lobby and takes note of where blake is and follow*
Thematrian1 (11:59:51 PM): roll Willpower
Thematrian1 (12:00:05 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 2 4 5 5 6 1 4 1 4 4 1 1 4 3
Thematrian1 (12:00:12 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 2 2 2 6 2 1 1 4 4 2 4 5 5 2
Dragcrell (12:00:14 AM): (me?)
MilesMk1 (12:00:15 AM): Me or SC?
Thematrian1 (12:00:19 AM): Blake, sorry
MilesMk1 (12:00:23 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 5 1 2 4 2
MilesMk1 (12:00:26 AM): Shit. Karma.
Thematrian1 (12:00:43 AM): reroll 8
MilesMk1 (12:00:47 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 5 5 3 5 6 6 2
Thematrian1 (12:00:48 AM): this is your 3rd karma of the night?
MilesMk1 (12:00:51 AM): Yeah.
MilesMk1 (12:00:55 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 2
Thematrian1 (12:00:59 AM): nothing happens
Thematrian1 (12:01:03 AM): do you have any left?
MilesMk1 (12:01:06 AM): 2
Thematrian1 (12:01:14 AM): good times
Thematrian1 (12:02:22 AM): you reach the intersection, and turn left SC reaches the bottom of the stairs
Thematrian1 (12:02:44 AM): the floor and ceiling are scarred by explosions; Blake has been here recently
Thematrian1 (12:03:42 AM): walking walking walking, turn and turn again. Not!Neil is moving too, but he doesn't seem to know where you are
Thematrian1 (12:04:26 AM): actually, without the Kimji Alex's directions are getting approximate too. No further trace of bugs, though, or gangers either
Dragcrell (12:05:03 AM): *sniffs the air and twiches ears around as they move*
MilesMk1 (12:05:18 AM): Well, all I can do is try to catch him...
MilesMk1 (12:05:45 AM): Though I'll be careful if he stops suddenly, or something.
Umbrafer (12:06:18 AM): I'm not totally certain I like the direction the chase is going, but yeah, probably better to off him if we can. Where's Whitey?
Thematrian1 (12:06:35 AM): Whitey has slowed down; ETA 45 seconds
Dragcrell (12:06:51 AM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 2 6 4 6 3
Dragcrell (12:06:57 AM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
Thematrian1 (12:07:09 AM): Fair enough. You reach a point where you're certain that he's in a cubicle. You're facing one of its walls; if things run true to form the door is on the opposite wall
Thematrian1 (12:08:20 AM): well, opening
Thematrian1 (12:08:22 AM): no door as such
MilesMk1 (12:09:07 AM): Ok. I toss a HE grenade over the wall (not fused) and move to get a line of fire on the doorway, hoping to nail him as he runs.
Umbrafer (12:09:56 AM): (This whole thing has been one long explosives duel. We'd just better hope he has a stockpile we can steal after all this)
Thematrian1 (12:10:26 AM): as you take it out to throw, roll Willpower
MilesMk1 (12:10:28 AM): (and that they're not squishy exploding bug egss, or something)
MilesMk1 (12:10:33 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 2 2 4 1 6
MilesMk1 (12:10:37 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (12:11:11 AM): (goddammit. Stop rolling so well on your Willpower)
Thematrian1 (12:11:39 AM): as you round the corner, you see Neil stumble into the hallway, driven by the force of the blast
Umbrafer (12:12:17 AM): (Keep rolling like that and you'll wind up a Good Merge one of these days)
Thematrian1 (12:12:54 AM): His sword is out, but his eyes are glassy. A dark stain is spreading across the fur of his jacket. Grimacing, he shouts "NOW!"
MilesMk1 (12:13:06 AM): I shoot him?
Thematrian1 (12:13:23 AM): Next week, sure. It's past midnight.
Dragcrell (12:13:33 AM): lol
MilesMk1 (12:13:37 AM): Gah... And I wonder what will ambush me as I do.
Thematrian1 (12:14:05 AM): If it helps, you're almost certainly inside a Beetle nest
MilesMk1 (12:14:14 AM): All right... See you guys Thursday. (or next week, in Heath's case)
MilesMk1 (12:14:34 AM): I was thinking more along the lines of how big it's going to be.
MilesMk1 (12:14:49 AM): Are there such things as queen beetles?
Thematrian1 (12:14:54 AM): yes
Dragcrell (12:14:59 AM): ^_^ all right have fun
Thematrian1 (12:15:02 AM): not that blake would know
MilesMk1 (12:15:06 AM): Damn, if I survive this, I'm raising Willpower. ;)
Thematrian1 (12:15:08 AM): but, yeah, there sure are
Dragcrell (12:15:09 AM): >_> oh fun
MilesMk1 (12:15:52 AM): Well, SC is catching up to me, right?
MilesMk1 (12:16:04 AM): Or perhaps did catch up, since I'm a slow dwarf.
Thematrian1 (12:16:27 AM): sortakinda. You're in a plastic maze, and she doesn't know where
MilesMk1 (12:16:56 AM): She can run across the ceiling towards the spot where the ceiling just got blasted with a grenade. :P
Dragcrell (12:17:20 AM): has a point there ^_^ and well do just that
MilesMk1 (12:21:07 AM): Goodnight.
MilesMk1 (12:21:10 AM): *waves*
Thematrian1 (12:21:13 AM): sleep well
MilesMk1 (12:21:53 AM): I hate working every day. I need to get one of those jobs where you work for a month, then have a month off, like on an oil rig, or something. One with an internet connection...
MilesMk1 (12:21:58 AM): See ya.
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