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Dragcrell (7:30:53 PM): ok so we set to go as I belive when we left off we had mine's that had gone off and a roter drone try to add some more holes to blake with a MMG
Thematrian1 (7:33:38 PM): indeed. Give me a sec, while I look up rules I didn't have a chance to understand last week
Dragcrell (7:34:10 PM): woo for a moment there thout Aim screwed up on me or soemthing
circlmastr (7:34:43 PM): As usual, I've completely forgotten what's going on.
Thematrian1 (7:34:56 PM): You weren't there for part of it. Who feels like recapping?
Dragcrell (7:36:01 PM): -_- still rather painfull for me
Thematrian1 (7:36:19 PM): ok, Matt, you're up.
MilesMk1 (7:37:41 PM): We ran across what seem to be two other runners - Rocket Lady (so called because she used a gyrojet pistol) and the Invisible Mage. (who apparently is shy)
MilesMk1 (7:39:05 PM): We managed to begin dialogue, even if SC did get shot a couple of times first, but she recovered... And were talking about maybe getting out of here, when explosions started going off from the direction of the stairwell.
MilesMk1 (7:39:28 PM): Apparently, the two planted mines to cover the way they entered, and someone stumbled across them.
Umbrafer (7:39:43 PM): Stumbled across or deliberately detonated
MilesMk1 (7:39:55 PM): We went for the stairwell, and were met by an unfriendly Strato, that retreated after exchanging some shots with us.
Umbrafer (7:39:56 PM): The fact that someone was still coming down the stairs made that questionable
MilesMk1 (7:40:04 PM): True.
MilesMk1 (7:40:18 PM): But maybe they have someone like SC on their team, too. :)
Umbrafer (7:41:03 PM): Essie can't rig like that, though.
Dragcrell (7:41:04 PM): (if they do start praying becuse the building might not survie that fight)
Umbrafer (7:41:19 PM): Well, I guess their-Essie could have cleared the minefield…
MilesMk1 (7:41:34 PM): That about wraps things up. Well, aside from the fact that the big drone Alex has subscribed is apparently being tinkered with by someone who draped a plaid shirt over the sensors.
MilesMk1 (7:41:40 PM): Blue and red plaid, IIRC.
Umbrafer (7:42:08 PM): Also, I want to announce that if the Mage turns out to be an Ellis reference, I may have to do something. What it is I don't know, but I may have to do it.
Thematrian1 (7:42:18 PM): ("Ellis reference"?)
Umbrafer (7:42:19 PM): Right—the Behemoth is upstairs and probably being worked on.
Umbrafer (7:42:23 PM): (Invisible Man)
Umbrafer (7:42:37 PM): (Ellison, sorry)
Thematrian1 (7:42:40 PM): (Ah)
Umbrafer (7:42:44 PM): (Some letters died in my brain)
Dragcrell (7:43:14 PM): (well hes not FULLY invisible ;3)
Thematrian1 (7:44:13 PM): Indeed, that is that. Alex, roll Electronics with complementary dice equal to your Flux.
Umbrafer (7:44:29 PM): *dig dig dig*
Umbrafer (7:44:33 PM): Electronics first:
Umbrafer (7:44:45 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 4 6 6 4
Umbrafer (7:44:49 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
Umbrafer (7:44:51 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (7:45:05 PM): Complementary flux dice coming as soon as I calculate my flux.
Umbrafer (7:47:15 PM): 8 situationally modified to 6
Umbrafer (7:47:18 PM): Wait!
Umbrafer (7:47:22 PM): No, that's just for range purposes
Umbrafer (7:47:24 PM): So 8
Umbrafer (7:47:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 3 4 5 6 6 1 3
Umbrafer (7:47:30 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 2
circlmastr (7:47:36 PM): Heh
Thematrian1 (7:48:15 PM): Nice. Ok, everybody else, you get tense silence, broken only by the whirring of the enemy strato
Thematrian1 (7:48:25 PM): it's not more than a floor up
MilesMk1 (7:49:31 PM): #Should we offer them a chance to surrender and live?#
circlmastr (7:49:59 PM): #I vote no.#
Umbrafer (7:50:29 PM): Did I notice any of what I was rolling for?
MilesMk1 (7:50:42 PM): #Well, who wants to be the first to charge a rigged Strato, then?#
Umbrafer (7:50:53 PM): #It's a good idea, but I'm not sure they'll take it.#
MilesMk1 (7:51:21 PM): #Shit. Let me see where they're holding...#
Dragcrell (7:51:42 PM): #they did shoot rrrather quickly#
MilesMk1 (7:51:52 PM): *to Rocket Lady, quietly* "I'm moving forward. Cover me."
Thematrian1 (7:52:02 PM): She nods.
Umbrafer (7:52:18 PM): Nothing like getting shot at to build trust between Shadowrunners.
Thematrian1 (7:52:40 PM): I'll say.
MilesMk1 (7:52:58 PM): Quick question about the stairs - how long are the flights, and how are the doors located in relation to the stairs?
Dragcrell (7:53:45 PM): and how high and wide are they by chance as well
MilesMk1 (7:54:12 PM): Where are the doors located, rather.
Umbrafer (7:54:18 PM): #Bike's getting jammed. Ok for now.#
MilesMk1 (7:54:31 PM): #Damn it... Who are these people?#
Thematrian1 (7:54:50 PM): The stairs are wide enough for three to walk abreast, and high enough that SC can stand comfortably. On each floor, the stairs lead onto a small landing, with the stairs themselves pointed straight at the door.
Thematrian1 (7:54:51 PM): Clear enough?
Dragcrell (7:55:22 PM): ^_^b that works
MilesMk1 (7:55:50 PM): Sounds clear. I assume they're the standard, two flight setup, with a small landing where they change direction in the middle of the flight? Or just one flight per floor?
Dragcrell (7:56:02 PM): *drops down from her hideing spot and falls in behind the others still sticking to the darker shadows*
Thematrian1 (7:56:31 PM): two-flight, as you suspected. The floors themselves are spaced widely, maybe seven meters apart.
MilesMk1 (7:56:56 PM): ...middle of the floor, I meant. Anyway.
MilesMk1 (7:57:20 PM): I'll risk a look into the stairwell, check for Stratos.
Thematrian1 (7:57:40 PM): As you step out, RL steps out behind you, aiming her pistol over your head.
Thematrian1 (7:57:42 PM): No Stratos
MilesMk1 (7:57:46 PM): #By the way, Alex... Assuming a stock Strato, what's my best bet in terms of obscuring its vision?#
MilesMk1 (7:58:34 PM): Ok - presumably, if I walk up those stairs backwards, I'll end up facing the door one floor up?
Umbrafer (7:58:40 PM): #Bullets.#
Thematrian1 (7:58:43 PM): Yeah.
Dragcrell (8:00:11 PM): #any otherrr ways that could take it down?"
MilesMk1 (8:00:19 PM): Ok... I do that. First thing I do when I see anything strato-like is a) Fire a grenade at it (presumably through the doorway) and b) Duck to get out of its LOS.
Thematrian1 (8:00:28 PM): everyone who has a transducer, give me its Rating
Thematrian1 (8:01:00 PM): understood, Blake. You begin to walk backward up the stairs; RL, remains where she is
Umbrafer (8:01:27 PM): Tranceiver's the radio portion, but other than that
Thematrian1 (8:02:04 PM): right, right
Dragcrell (8:02:43 PM): *keeps her sences open and stays only close enufe to blake to pull him out of the way if hes hurt to baddly*
Thematrian1 (8:03:23 PM): Blake: You crest the stairs. You spot the drone. The drone spots you. You both have held actions, more or less, so let's have a Reaction(4) success contest
Thematrian1 (8:03:27 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 5 4 6 1 4 3 3 6 5 1 6 4
Umbrafer (8:03:27 PM): Rating 6, Flux boosted by 2 points from the vehicle's engine. All 6 points of Power Amplification are currently allocated to the RCD.
MilesMk1 (8:03:39 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 6 6 1 2 5 4 3 4 3
Thematrian1 (8:04:11 PM): Alex: roll that
Thematrian1 (8:04:14 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 3 5 1 4 3 4
MilesMk1 (8:04:20 PM): I'm tempted to Karma, but I doubt it'd do much good...
Thematrian1 (8:04:31 PM): Blake: I count 5 successes?
MilesMk1 (8:04:35 PM): Yeah.
Umbrafer (8:05:05 PM): It might win you the surprise test, FWIW, though keep in mind your karma pool total
MilesMk1 (8:05:12 PM): Yeah.
Umbrafer (8:05:13 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 6 2 6 2 1 5 2
Umbrafer (8:05:16 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
Thematrian1 (8:05:55 PM): Blake: Karma or no?
MilesMk1 (8:05:55 PM): Oh, and IIRC my micro-transceiver is rating 6.
MilesMk1 (8:05:58 PM): No...
Thematrian1 (8:05:59 PM): awesome, roll it
MilesMk1 (8:06:07 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 5 5 5 1 3
MilesMk1 (8:06:10 PM): ...
MilesMk1 (8:06:26 PM): I'm about to be shot and lose radio contact.
Thematrian1 (8:07:28 PM): Todd, SC, I need some numbers
Dragcrell (8:08:11 PM): (I have no idea acauly >_> considering I salvaged mine off some dead ppl)
circlmastr (8:08:27 PM): What am I rolling?
circlmastr (8:08:51 PM): Transceiver rating?
Thematrian1 (8:08:55 PM): yeah
Umbrafer (8:08:56 PM): Your Tra… yeah
circlmastr (8:09:03 PM): circlmastr rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 3 2 5 5 5
Thematrian1 (8:09:04 PM): SC: yours is Rating 6, apparently
circlmastr (8:09:14 PM): ...Do I need to karma that?
Umbrafer (8:09:23 PM): No idea.
Dragcrell (8:09:27 PM): (that works)
Dragcrell (8:09:31 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 1 1 4 2 6
Thematrian1 (8:09:35 PM): If you choose to karma, you'll reroll six dice
Dragcrell (8:09:40 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
circlmastr (8:09:41 PM): Then yeah, I will
circlmastr (8:09:45 PM): circlmastr rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 6 5 3 6
circlmastr (8:09:47 PM): circlmastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 4
circlmastr (8:09:54 PM): Pair of 10's
Umbrafer (8:10:40 PM): Remind me to pick up some EW gear, and then travel back in time three years to slap myself for not taking any. Well, the Stratos do have offensive gear, but…
Thematrian1 (8:11:32 PM): Everyone's transceivers are flooded with white noise. Let me know before you broadcast anything
Thematrian1 (8:12:24 PM): Blake: the good news is, you have Cover. The bad news is, whoever's flying that thing has learned a little about how it flies. He fires a single shot at you:
Thematrian1 (8:12:27 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 6 4 5 6 3 3 1 4 5 3 2 4 2 6
Dragcrell (8:12:47 PM): *growls lightly at the noise*
Thematrian1 (8:13:08 PM): Rocket Lady: "God frag it..."
MilesMk1 (8:13:19 PM): What's the damage rating on a MMG, Jon?
Thematrian1 (8:16:23 PM): pretty substantial. Are you going to dodge?
Thematrian1 (8:16:53 PM): (For reference, the base damage code on the Ultramix MMG is 9S)
MilesMk1 (8:16:57 PM): Hmm.
MilesMk1 (8:17:17 PM): Well, I have 10 points of ballistic armor. I think with a single shot, I'm better off soaking than dodging.
Umbrafer (8:17:28 PM): 9S
MilesMk1 (8:17:35 PM): No, I won't dodge.
Thematrian1 (8:18:09 PM): Ok. You are resisting 2D
MilesMk1 (8:18:43 PM): So... I need 8 successes, right? Or do I need to soak his successes past D?
Thematrian1 (8:19:09 PM): You're soaking 3 extra successes; successes only raise power in melee combat.
Thematrian1 (8:19:17 PM): Because SR is like that.
MilesMk1 (8:19:38 PM): So, 11 successes? Shit, I should have dodged after all.
MilesMk1 (8:19:47 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 4 6 1 1 2 1 4 1 6 6 3 1 3 1
MilesMk1 (8:19:55 PM): Son of a...
MilesMk1 (8:19:59 PM): Karma.
MilesMk1 (8:20:07 PM): Unless I somehow misunderstood.
Umbrafer (8:20:20 PM): Just need three more…
Thematrian1 (8:20:22 PM): yes, you need 11 successes to dodge completely
Umbrafer (8:20:28 PM): To soak completely
Thematrian1 (8:20:47 PM): right
Thematrian1 (8:20:56 PM): so, reroll those ones. How much karma do you have left.
Thematrian1 (8:20:56 PM): ?
MilesMk1 (8:21:07 PM): 3 points, IIRC.
MilesMk1 (8:21:11 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 5 4 2 1 6
Umbrafer (8:21:20 PM): Woo!
Thematrian1 (8:21:44 PM): There it is.
Thematrian1 (8:21:53 PM): Everyone else: You hear a single gunshot. RL surges forward.
Thematrian1 (8:22:13 PM): Blake: you take a bullet in the collarbone, but your shiny new armor does its job; you barely feel a thing
Thematrian1 (8:22:47 PM): fire that grenade!
MilesMk1 (8:22:48 PM): My turn, or do I count as surprised?
MilesMk1 (8:22:50 PM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (8:23:08 PM): Another question... After this, do we roll Init and Combat Pool refreshes?
Thematrian1 (8:23:39 PM): After this, we'll roll init.
MilesMk1 (8:23:43 PM): Hmm...
Thematrian1 (8:23:45 PM): You had a held action, so what the hell.
MilesMk1 (8:23:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 2 1 4 2 1
MilesMk1 (8:23:53 PM): ...
MilesMk1 (8:23:55 PM): ...
Dragcrell (8:23:55 PM): "pushing luck dwarf"
MilesMk1 (8:23:56 PM): ...
MilesMk1 (8:23:58 PM): ....
MilesMk1 (8:23:59 PM): ...
MilesMk1 (8:24:06 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (8:24:10 PM): It's a grenade, they compensate for that sort of thing.
Umbrafer (8:24:24 PM): Whether or not they compensate enough we'll see.
MilesMk1 (8:24:33 PM): Yeah, but don't we use that rule where you can use dodge to get farther away from them?
Umbrafer (8:24:48 PM): We do. It still eats combat pool like nobody's business.
Thematrian1 (8:24:54 PM): four meters of scatter, negated by...one success?
MilesMk1 (8:25:18 PM): That was me re-rolling the 6. Sorry.
MilesMk1 (8:25:23 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (8:25:29 PM): 3 meters of scatter.
circlmastr (8:26:04 PM): ("Where's the kaboom? There's supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!")
Dragcrell (8:26:34 PM): (wait for it just waaaaiiittt for it)
Umbrafer (8:26:39 PM): Which are cancelled. Yeah, you gotta roll badly for grenadelinked grenades to scatter.
Thematrian1 (8:26:44 PM): oh, ok. 3 of scatter, negated, and the Strato hauls ass away
Thematrian1 (8:26:56 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 3 5 4 3 5 1 3 1 5 4 3 5 4 3
Thematrian1 (8:27:01 PM): what kind of grenade is this?
MilesMk1 (8:27:42 PM): Defensive IPE
MilesMk1 (8:27:52 PM): 15S, -1 per .5 meters.
MilesMk1 (8:27:59 PM): SR Defensive.
Thematrian1 (8:28:11 PM): ok. You're about four meters away, so resist 7S
MilesMk1 (8:28:37 PM): Oh. Shit, there's a miscalculation on my part...
Umbrafer (8:28:42 PM): *Weep*
MilesMk1 (8:28:44 PM): Impact armor, right?
Thematrian1 (8:28:52 PM): I thought ballistic, but check.
Umbrafer (8:29:12 PM): Impact
MilesMk1 (8:29:50 PM): I need 1s either way. Well, 2s.
Umbrafer (8:29:52 PM): And though I hate to point this out, three dice get rolled to try to stage it up.
MilesMk1 (8:29:54 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 5 4 6 5 5 5 3 4 2
Thematrian1 (8:29:55 PM): Meanwhile: by the time your grenade is in the air, the strato is already booking for the next turnaround. It tears a hole in physics as you've so often seen Alex do, but your grenade is still faster...
Umbrafer (8:30:21 PM): Against Blake, that is. n/2 where n=Power at Strato for Strato.
Thematrian1 (8:30:21 PM): well, even staging to D wouldn't help here
Umbrafer (8:30:28 PM): Oh, that's true.
Umbrafer (8:30:49 PM): Yay for resilient teammates :)
Thematrian1 (8:31:01 PM): seriously. Guys waiting behind: there's an explosion
Thematrian1 (8:31:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
Thematrian1 (8:31:08 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
Umbrafer (8:31:19 PM): Wow
Umbrafer (8:31:31 PM): I do believe a Strato just soaked some damage on its own
Dragcrell (8:31:38 PM): (I'm not realy resilient just faster at recovering)
Umbrafer (8:31:48 PM): (You grow back.)
Thematrian1 (8:31:55 PM): The strato gets caught in the blast, but somehow rolls with it and flees toward the stairs, still aiming its gun at you
Thematrian1 (8:32:08 PM): the rotors sound uneven, but it's still in the air
Umbrafer (8:32:24 PM): That's not quite the first time I've seen it happen, but it's not often. Still, it should be hurting if we're lucky. If it took S it's making a crash test, too…
Umbrafer (8:33:04 PM): If it took S there's also some Rigger damage. If only M, I guess we just hope.
Umbrafer (8:33:21 PM): (He mentions casually)
Thematrian1 (8:33:46 PM): heh. Thank you; it's been too long since we've seen vehicles take damage
Thematrian1 (8:33:52 PM): Interpret that as you will ;-)
Dragcrell (8:33:59 PM): (lol)
Umbrafer (8:34:27 PM): (Mr. Freeze was damaging vehicles just a few sessions ago! ;) )
Dragcrell (8:34:28 PM): *moves up to where Blake is to make shoure he is still in one piece*
Thematrian1 (8:34:42 PM): anyhoo, roll some Initiative
Thematrian1 (8:34:44 PM): (Mr. Freeze?)
Umbrafer (8:34:58 PM): (Guy with the umbrella shooting out car windows.)
Dragcrell (8:35:10 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 5 5 3
Thematrian1 (8:35:21 PM): (Oh, him)
MilesMk1 (8:35:27 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 2 1
MilesMk1 (8:35:34 PM): Oh, for god's sake...
Dragcrell (8:35:35 PM): (the piguine would be closer then Mr. Freeze)
MilesMk1 (8:35:37 PM): 15
Umbrafer (8:35:44 PM): (Right, that one)
circlmastr (8:35:53 PM): Init from me too?
Thematrian1 (8:36:00 PM): yes, everybody
Thematrian1 (8:36:02 PM): which reminds me...
Umbrafer (8:36:03 PM): (My brain is mush and I never was strong on Batman villains)
Thematrian1 (8:36:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 4 5 3 1 5 2
Dragcrell (8:36:05 PM): 22
circlmastr (8:36:09 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 6 6
circlmastr (8:36:18 PM): 20... SO close to 3 actions
Umbrafer (8:36:30 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 6 5 3
Thematrian1 (8:36:36 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 2 6 5 2 6 5 5 1 3 4 6 2 6 1
Umbrafer (8:36:39 PM): Aw man
MilesMk1 (8:37:08 PM): The fucking dice are against me.
Umbrafer (8:37:10 PM): 30 *weeps*
Dragcrell (8:37:23 PM): (keeping up with the Flashes Roges are more fun actualy and there better then the villains Batman deals with I think)
circlmastr (8:37:52 PM): (The Flash sucks)
Thematrian1 (8:38:05 PM): (IMs, guys)
circlmastr (8:38:10 PM): (Heh, sorry)
Dragcrell (8:38:14 PM): (lol)
Thematrian1 (8:38:48 PM): Rocket Lady pelts up the stairs toward Blake. The strato continues to retreat, and fires another round at Blake as it does so:
Thematrian1 (8:39:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 5 3 6 4 4 6 4 4 5 3 2 1 1 3
MilesMk1 (8:39:23 PM): I hope I still have cover...
Thematrian1 (8:39:38 PM): you do
Thematrian1 (8:40:14 PM): no dodge again?
MilesMk1 (8:40:29 PM): Ah. You didn't say it hit me. :)
MilesMk1 (8:40:39 PM): I'll try a dodge this time.
Thematrian1 (8:40:41 PM): oh. Yeah, it did
MilesMk1 (8:40:43 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 3
MilesMk1 (8:40:48 PM): 2 successes!
Thematrian1 (8:41:11 PM): Nicely done, but you still have to soak.
Thematrian1 (8:41:16 PM): a mere 9S
MilesMk1 (8:41:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 6 1 6 1 6 1 4 6 1
MilesMk1 (8:41:32 PM): Son of a....
Thematrian1 (8:41:34 PM): nice sequence there
MilesMk1 (8:41:38 PM): Fuck.
MilesMk1 (8:41:40 PM): Karma.
circlmastr (8:41:42 PM): The damn 4 mucks it up
Thematrian1 (8:41:46 PM): yeah
MilesMk1 (8:41:48 PM): I can't afford a L wound at this point.
Thematrian1 (8:41:52 PM): ok, re-roll those 1s
MilesMk1 (8:41:58 PM): 4 1s on 9 dice...
MilesMk1 (8:42:01 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 3
MilesMk1 (8:42:12 PM): 2 karma left...
Thematrian1 (8:42:35 PM): Your armor takes another bullet. Good stuff, that.
Thematrian1 (8:43:20 PM): misc. things happen...Shadow Cat, you're up
Dragcrell (8:44:18 PM): *moves up to where Blake is keeping her head down *
Thematrian1 (8:44:44 PM): SC approaches. Todd?
circlmastr (8:45:27 PM): Todd still can't hurt a drone, so he'll still stay in the back of the pack.
Thematrian1 (8:45:44 PM): check. Blake?
MilesMk1 (8:46:19 PM): Is the drone still visible?
Thematrian1 (8:46:42 PM): Yes. You both still have cover relative to one another though
MilesMk1 (8:47:08 PM): Right... Can I use one action to fire, and the other to crouch down or get prone and out of LOS? The benefit of being on the stairs?
Thematrian1 (8:47:45 PM): I don't see why not. Go for it.
MilesMk1 (8:47:55 PM): Excellent.
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MilesMk1 (8:51:01 PM): I got the fucking strato!
Umbrafer (8:51:13 PM): Nice. What went down?
Thematrian1 (8:51:21 PM): It whirrs up the stairs, out of your sight, and then your grenade hits. There's a crunching tingle, a clatter, and the strato rolls back down the stairs.
MilesMk1 (8:51:22 PM): Another grenade.
Thematrian1 (8:51:44 PM): It comes to rest about a meter away. Speaking of which, go ahead and resist 3S
Umbrafer (8:51:44 PM): Nice. With luck, the Rigger was still shepherding it in person.
MilesMk1 (8:51:46 PM): So it was trying to escape to the floor above?
Thematrian1 (8:51:50 PM): yeah
MilesMk1 (8:51:56 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 3 6 5 6 4 1 2 3
Thematrian1 (8:51:57 PM): well, withdraw; it was still shooting
MilesMk1 (8:52:10 PM): No 4 1s this time.
MilesMk1 (8:53:26 PM): "SC, check this floor. Rocketwoman, let's take a look above."
Thematrian1 (8:53:49 PM): She squints. "My name's Hawk."
MilesMk1 (8:54:05 PM): "Sorry. Hawk. I'm Blake."
Thematrian1 (8:54:22 PM): She nods, and beckons to the two (three?) waiting below.
MilesMk1 (8:54:27 PM): *moves on up, carefully*
circlmastr (8:54:45 PM): #Is it safe now?#
MilesMk1 (8:54:55 PM): (I think we're still being jammed.)
circlmastr (8:55:03 PM): (Oh)
Thematrian1 (8:55:04 PM): Todd's signal goes through.
circlmastr (8:55:09 PM): (Hah, suck on that)
Umbrafer (8:55:10 PM): (Probably, though stratos do have EW)
Umbrafer (8:55:15 PM): Ah
Dragcrell (8:55:26 PM): "rrright should be fun." *slowly opens the door and looks around ears pirked up and moveing around seeing what sounds she can pick up if any*
Umbrafer (8:55:29 PM): #We back live? Status?#
Thematrian1 (8:55:39 PM): No one hears alex's signal
Umbrafer (8:55:44 PM): Ahah
Umbrafer (8:55:46 PM): Sorry about that
circlmastr (8:55:54 PM): #Uh... guys? Safe? No?#
Thematrian1 (8:56:09 PM): Hawk is making "get over here" gestures to you.
MilesMk1 (8:56:16 PM): #The drone's down. They might be eavesdropping, stay off the radio for now.#
Thematrian1 (8:56:18 PM): Todd: the radio is flooded with noise.
Thematrian1 (8:56:24 PM): No one hears Blake either.
circlmastr (8:56:32 PM): *goes up* "Is the radio broken?"
MilesMk1 (8:56:34 PM): *goes up to Hawk*
Thematrian1 (8:56:40 PM): Hawk: "JammeD"
circlmastr (8:57:03 PM): "I was asking if it was safe."
Thematrian1 (8:57:29 PM): Blake and Hawk and whoever else is coming reach the next landing. This is the B3 entrance, and all is quiet; the door is closed. Everything's fine, but from above you smell melted plastic and broken lights.
MilesMk1 (8:58:22 PM): "The drone's down. That's all we got for now."
MilesMk1 (8:58:31 PM): *sniffs* "Your mines, you think?"
Thematrian1 (8:58:39 PM): She nods.
circlmastr (8:58:55 PM): "So, what are we doing now?"
MilesMk1 (8:59:10 PM): "Did you come from B1?"
MilesMk1 (8:59:39 PM): "We move up, and take out these irritating people."
Thematrian1 (8:59:51 PM): Hawk: "We used a window, up a few floors. Came down through B1. The mines were there.
MilesMk1 (9:00:06 PM): "You and SC will need to cover our backs, because we don't have the time to check B3 and B2."
circlmastr (9:00:40 PM): "If more drones show up, I'm just hiding. No way a razor can cut vehicle armor."
MilesMk1 (9:00:47 PM): *hands a couple of IPE grenades to Todd* "Here."
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MilesMk1 (9:02:40 PM): "Ok, let's go."
Thematrian1 (9:02:47 PM): (You're splitting the party into three? Is this revenge for letting the forums languish, or what?)
circlmastr (9:02:50 PM): ("Damnit Jim, I'm a barber, not a grenadier!")
MilesMk1 (9:02:58 PM): *reloads the GL and goes up with Hawk*
Dragcrell (9:03:03 PM): *under breath* "going to need a long brrreak afterrr this one" *lounder* "So still want me to do a quick can of this floorrr?"
MilesMk1 (9:03:26 PM): Nah, just hang back maybe half a floor behind us, and make sure no one sneaks up on us.
Umbrafer (9:03:27 PM): (Just you wait, we're going to split again soon. We are amoebaparty.)
MilesMk1 (9:03:45 PM): Make that last one something I said outloud.
Thematrian1 (9:03:59 PM): (Alex is already in three places at once all by herself)
MilesMk1 (9:04:15 PM): "We need to stay within voice distance, anyway. Oh, and bring up the bike, if necessary?"
MilesMk1 (9:04:21 PM): *moves on*
Thematrian1 (9:04:47 PM): Ok. Presently everyone's on B3. Who's heading where?
circlmastr (9:05:20 PM): Todd is covering Blake's back somehow.
MilesMk1 (9:05:42 PM): Well, I thought Hawk and I were going to go up to B2 and then B1, and Todd and SC trail behind a bit and watch to make sure no one comes up behind us.
Thematrian1 (9:08:24 PM): Fair enough. Hawk and Blake start heading upstairs, with Blake in front.
Umbrafer (9:08:25 PM): Umbrafer rolled 10 6-sided dice: 1 3 5 3 4 2 5 2 3 1
Dragcrell (9:09:57 PM): *unsheaths her Long blads and keeping alert and keeping one landing behind*
Thematrian1 (9:10:24 PM): Everyone, roll your hearing
Dragcrell (9:10:40 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 1 4 1 1
Umbrafer (9:10:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 4 6 4 1 3
Umbrafer (9:10:44 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
Umbrafer (9:10:56 PM): 9, 8, 2
Thematrian1 (9:11:42 PM): Blake?
Thematrian1 (9:11:48 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 5 3 1 3 5 5
MilesMk1 (9:11:51 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 2 6 6 5 1
MilesMk1 (9:11:55 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 1
circlmastr (9:12:09 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 3 2
circlmastr (9:12:14 PM): (Whee, Todd is deaf)
Thematrian1 (9:12:35 PM): Blake: you hear footsteps on the floor above. It sounds like they're withdrawing
MilesMk1 (9:13:41 PM): *taps his ear, points up, makes a walking motions with his fingers in the directions of the steps*
Thematrian1 (9:13:59 PM): Hawk mouths something impolite.
MilesMk1 (9:14:02 PM): *quietly moves up*
MilesMk1 (9:14:21 PM): At me? Or at the fact that there's enemies there?
Thematrian1 (9:14:22 PM): Stealth
MilesMk1 (9:14:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 3
circlmastr (9:14:27 PM): (Both)
MilesMk1 (9:14:30 PM): Or, not so well.
Thematrian1 (9:14:30 PM): just life in General, it seems
Thematrian1 (9:16:02 PM): ok. You reach B2, and there's no one there. No footsteps, either.
MilesMk1 (9:16:47 PM): I'll check the B2 door... Can I see the floor beyond it through the door?
MilesMk1 (9:17:07 PM): Though I guess I'd have heard the door open and close if they used it. Theoretically.
Thematrian1 (9:17:15 PM): It seems likely, yeah.
MilesMk1 (9:17:39 PM): *looks at Hawk, points to B2 door, points to B1 stairs, shrugs*
Thematrian1 (9:18:12 PM): She points at herself and you, then points up.
MilesMk1 (9:18:17 PM): *nods*
MilesMk1 (9:18:23 PM): Up, up, towards doom.
Thematrian1 (9:18:26 PM): SC, Todd: you guys are, what, loitering half a floor behind?
Dragcrell (9:18:42 PM): (yep)
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Thematrian1 (9:24:29 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 1 6 4 4 2 3 2 6 6 2 2 5 1 6
Thematrian1 (9:24:30 PM): You can. She hauls back to elbow you in the face, but stops herself and moves with you back down the stairs.
MilesMk1 (9:24:59 PM): *whispers* "Sounds like the halon system."
MilesMk1 (9:25:37 PM): Any sign they activated it?
MilesMk1 (9:25:48 PM): If yes, I suppose I finally get to use my damn respirator...
Thematrian1 (9:25:59 PM): The hissing stops as you recoil.
Dragcrell (9:27:35 PM): "what is wrong?'
MilesMk1 (9:27:51 PM): "Fire suppression, I think."
MilesMk1 (9:28:03 PM): *puts on his respirator*
circlmastr (9:28:09 PM): "Fun."
MilesMk1 (9:28:20 PM): "Leghmme goh fuhst."
Thematrian1 (9:28:23 PM): SC: are you up with the other two?
Thematrian1 (9:28:26 PM): They nod
Thematrian1 (9:28:28 PM): er, other three?
Dragcrell (9:28:32 PM): ya
Dragcrell (9:29:27 PM): *softly growls* "you going to shoot this one as well?"
circlmastr (9:31:42 PM): (I must go, family stuff)
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Thematrian1 (9:32:07 PM): Blake heads up to B1, it seems. This is simply done, and on the landing with the door you find the mine's blast crater
MilesMk1 (9:32:24 PM): Good times.
MilesMk1 (9:32:31 PM): How's the door?
MilesMk1 (9:33:03 PM): (BTW, I have to leave at ~10:00 - 10:15, but we started early, so that's a solid 3 hours.)
Thematrian1 (9:33:15 PM): (Indeed. I love this new start time so very much)
Thematrian1 (9:33:29 PM): the walls are drooping, the door is missing entirely, and the floor is slippery. What kind of boots do you have?
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MilesMk1 (9:34:36 PM): Either normal combat boots, or whatever is included with a suit of light security armor.
MilesMk1 (9:35:05 PM): Definitely ribbed soles, but I doubt they have any spikes...
Thematrian1 (9:35:24 PM): fair enough. Some of the floor sticks to your boots, but your feet are safe.
Thematrian1 (9:36:53 PM): Above, you have the stairs to the main floor, where you came in to begin with.
Dragcrell (9:37:27 PM): "well?"
MilesMk1 (9:38:06 PM): We did?
MilesMk1 (9:38:10 PM): I thought we came from below.
Thematrian1 (9:38:23 PM): The first time.
MilesMk1 (9:38:35 PM): Oh, right.
Thematrian1 (9:38:41 PM): When you went through the main doors, and got into a fight with a ceiling-mounted machine gun drone.
MilesMk1 (9:38:59 PM): So, those stairs lead back to the lobby / ground floor?
Thematrian1 (9:39:11 PM): correct
MilesMk1 (9:39:26 PM): What about a door to B1 - anything visible through it?
Umbrafer (9:39:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 14 6-sided dice: 6 3 3 1 3 6 5 5 4 6 2 5 6 3
Umbrafer (9:39:37 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 3
Thematrian1 (9:40:05 PM): yes. It's a hallway; this must be a different stairway than the one you came down
Umbrafer (9:40:35 PM): #*khht* Come in? Status?#
Thematrian1 (9:40:48 PM): You all heard that.
MilesMk1 (9:41:20 PM): #Are you receiving me?#
Thematrian1 (9:41:49 PM): Not that, though.
Umbrafer (9:41:56 PM): #Come in? Team?#
MilesMk1 (9:42:13 PM): "Everyone else, try your comms?"
Thematrian1 (9:42:26 PM): there's still noise blasting out of them, Alex just momentarily overrode it
MilesMk1 (9:42:46 PM): Hey, if this floor sticks to my boots... Did the other people who came through here leave any footprints, showing where they went?
Dragcrell (9:43:50 PM): "Tech shit neverrr did like it much" *sniffs around*
Thematrian1 (9:44:30 PM): It's pretty churned up, but examination reveals one largish set of footprints and a big set of footprints heading up the stairs, a
Thematrian1 (9:44:46 PM): smaller set, about your size, heading through the door
Umbrafer (9:45:06 PM): #Come in, come in#
Thematrian1 (9:45:32 PM): You all hear it, not clearly but it's there.
MilesMk1 (9:45:47 PM): #Can you hear me?#
Thematrian1 (9:46:15 PM): That doesn't make it thorugh.
MilesMk1 (9:46:22 PM): *whispers* "I'm going to check where those footprints go before we go up."
MilesMk1 (9:46:41 PM): "Everyone, try answering Alex on the radio. SC, Todd."
MilesMk1 (9:46:58 PM): *follows the smaller set of footprints, motioning for the others to wait*
MilesMk1 (9:47:08 PM): Trying to be quiet.
Thematrian1 (9:47:12 PM): Stealth again.
Dragcrell (9:47:15 PM): #you getting this?#
MilesMk1 (9:47:26 PM): Also, is there anything I could maybe do to get past this jamming, with electronics?
Thematrian1 (9:47:28 PM): Doesn't work.
MilesMk1 (9:47:28 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 1
Thematrian1 (9:47:42 PM): If you had a signal booster, you could use it. Come to think of it, that's probably what Alex is doing.
Dragcrell (9:49:05 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 4 5 2 4 1
Thematrian1 (9:49:22 PM): I like your roll, Blake. You head out the door in the hallway, then get to roll Reaction.
Umbrafer (9:49:35 PM): (Does Todd try responding?)
Thematrian1 (9:49:47 PM): (Ah, right, he's not here.)
Thematrian1 (9:49:51 PM): Todd: #I hear you#
Umbrafer (9:49:58 PM): #Status?#
MilesMk1 (9:50:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 4 2 6 4 1 4 1 2 4
Thematrian1 (9:50:55 PM): yikes. Nice.
Thematrian1 (9:50:58 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 5 2 2 5 3 5 4 4 5 5 2 4 2 6 2
Thematrian1 (9:51:42 PM): But insufficiently so.
Thematrian1 (9:53:04 PM): As you step into the hallway, you look carefully around, to either side. The footprints just seem to...stop. You look upward, just in time to see a compact looking person dropping onto you from the ceiling.
Thematrian1 (9:53:38 PM): meanwhile, a grenade bounces off the landing wall and rattles down the stairs toward the rest of the party. They all get a chance to react to that, though.
Dragcrell (9:54:37 PM): *doges around the corner hopefully out of the blast zone*
Thematrian1 (9:55:20 PM): um. Meanwhile, Blake, roll Unarmed to defend yourself from this sudden death from above.
MilesMk1 (9:55:38 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 1 2 6 2 4 4 6 2 5 6 6 5
Thematrian1 (9:55:47 PM): woah. Nice.
Thematrian1 (9:56:44 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 6 1 2 5 2 3 4 5 2 1 3 6 5 4
Thematrian1 (9:56:53 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 1 3 4 2 4 4 3 2 1 3 4 5 2 3
Thematrian1 (9:57:09 PM): I count 8 successes from you, against TN 4?
Umbrafer (9:57:26 PM): That's my count
MilesMk1 (9:58:27 PM): Yeah.
MilesMk1 (9:58:40 PM): I'm trying to multi-task, please pardon the delay...
Thematrian1 (9:58:47 PM): It's cool, I know you have to leave soon.
Thematrian1 (9:58:59 PM): Man, people just keep underestimating the effort it takes to ambush Blake. Your attacker does technically win, but you're only facing 2S stun and 6S stun shock after staging.
MilesMk1 (9:59:19 PM): Ok... So.
MilesMk1 (9:59:23 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 11 6-sided dice: 4 6 3 4 1 2 6 4 5 4 5
MilesMk1 (9:59:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 11 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 5 4 1 6 1 5 1 5
Thematrian1 (10:00:33 PM): She (definitely female) catches you perfectly, but can't get her stun baton around your armor.
Thematrian1 (10:01:39 PM): Meanwhile, the rest of the group gets to dodge the randomly bouncing grenade
Dragcrell (10:02:44 PM): weeee
Dragcrell (10:03:03 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 2 6 3
Dragcrell (10:03:13 PM): (pray I dint need to do that again >_>)
Dragcrell (10:03:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
Thematrian1 (10:03:39 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 4 1 2 1 1 4
Thematrian1 (10:03:57 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 2 4 3 1
Thematrian1 (10:04:21 PM): Ouch. SC, resist 6D. Todd gets to resist 3S.
MilesMk1 (10:05:02 PM): Remember to Karma.
Dragcrell (10:05:10 PM): *wence* inpact counts rigth?
Thematrian1 (10:05:16 PM): yes
Dragcrell (10:05:28 PM): cool 2D not as bad
Umbrafer (10:05:32 PM): Remember, you just need to not die.
Dragcrell (10:05:44 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 1 6 2 2 5
Dragcrell (10:06:05 PM): mmmm.....
Thematrian1 (10:06:32 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 6 5 1 2 2 6 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 4
Thematrian1 (10:06:44 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 3 5 2 3 3
Thematrian1 (10:06:58 PM): Todd burns Karma and escapes without injury.
Thematrian1 (10:07:01 PM): er
Thematrian1 (10:07:03 PM): spends Karma
Thematrian1 (10:07:11 PM): I keep forgetting that you actually can "burn" karma
Umbrafer (10:08:06 PM): Yeah
Umbrafer (10:08:28 PM): At little benefit, sadly
Thematrian1 (10:08:43 PM): Blake: you hear a grenade detonate behind you, but you're cut off from actual injury by the doorway
MilesMk1 (10:08:54 PM): Damn.
Thematrian1 (10:09:28 PM): er?
MilesMk1 (10:09:35 PM): Damn, a grenade.
Thematrian1 (10:09:38 PM): oh
MilesMk1 (10:09:53 PM): *Blake think: Fuck, a grenade!*
Thematrian1 (10:10:42 PM): oh, right, Hawk
Thematrian1 (10:10:44 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 6 4 6 4 1 2 5 4 6 1 2 1
Thematrian1 (10:10:48 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 4 4 2 3 4 5 3 6 1 6 6 1
Umbrafer (10:11:36 PM): Hm. I wonder where Invisimage is.
Thematrian1 (10:11:39 PM): She dives, gets up, brushes futilely at the plastic on her nice bullet-resistant clothing, and looks for Blake
Thematrian1 (10:13:47 PM): Last note: Blake, roll Intelligence.
MilesMk1 (10:14:03 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 1 5 2 5
Umbrafer (10:14:21 PM): #Behemoth's on B3, signal lost. Someone get there quick.#
Umbrafer (10:14:28 PM): (Stretch over N combat turns)
MilesMk1 (10:14:32 PM): She look familiar at all? Like she might hang around with... Oh, I dunno, Accident?
Thematrian1 (10:14:44 PM): your attacker isn't wearing a mask, and it comes to you that you've seen her before. She's...yep. She's one of Accident's crew, you just can't come up with her name.
Dragcrell (10:15:37 PM): *turns to the invis mage* "you keep Blake alive orrr your hide is mine." *moves to B3 with as much stealth as can be had*
Thematrian1 (10:16:17 PM): roll Stealth, and then: any final actions before some more combat?
Dragcrell (10:16:37 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 5 3 3 4 3
Dragcrell (10:16:44 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (10:17:05 PM): SC starts sneaking off downstairs.
MilesMk1 (10:17:58 PM): I'll be grabbing my telescoping staff.
Thematrian1 (10:18:25 PM): fair enough
Umbrafer (10:18:27 PM): How long would it take to get back to the main building at 75 MPT?
Umbrafer (10:18:41 PM): From the garage, by air.
Thematrian1 (10:18:53 PM): um. Two Turns to escape the garage, another five to reach the...by air?
Umbrafer (10:19:36 PM): Yep, air. Stratos.
Thematrian1 (10:20:12 PM): oh. Two and four, then.
Thematrian1 (10:21:34 PM): and with that, I'm ready to call it a night
Umbrafer (10:21:40 PM): Sounds good.
MilesMk1 (10:21:46 PM): Sounds good.
MilesMk1 (10:21:58 PM): BTW, I missed it - how did people do vs. the grenade? Any injuries?
Umbrafer (10:22:04 PM): Well, except: did Todd ever report a status?
Thematrian1 (10:22:26 PM): SC got hurt, but she'll get better as soon as we roll initiative. No one else visible was harmed.
Umbrafer (10:22:38 PM): Poor invisimage.
Dragcrell (10:22:53 PM): *nods*
Thematrian1 (10:22:56 PM): Todd now reports: #We're under attack. Grenades from above, something jumped Blake.#
MilesMk1 (10:23:02 PM): Cool... Well, see you guys Thursday.
Thematrian1 (10:23:18 PM): there aren't any splashes of blood appearing out of nowhere, so probably he's ok
Dragcrell (10:23:31 PM): for now
Umbrafer (10:23:39 PM): Mmk. Then next Monday the cavalry (or air force, as the case may be) deploys, for better or worse.
Umbrafer (10:23:40 PM): Oh
Umbrafer (10:23:42 PM): Right
Umbrafer (10:23:58 PM): I've been meaning to announce this for several Thursdays now, so someone remind me to do it this Thursday
MilesMk1 (10:24:05 PM): See, Todd ought to be glad I gave him those grenades, now. Provided he can actually throw them without killing himself...
Umbrafer (10:24:19 PM): Provided I haven't already. I decided to award three more karma to everyone for the previous run.
Thematrian1 (10:24:46 PM): woo!
MilesMk1 (10:24:49 PM): One final question: How'd I take 2S stun? Were you subtracting my impact armor? Either this woman is really weak, or really strong...
MilesMk1 (10:25:09 PM): Excellent.
MilesMk1 (10:25:40 PM): Or, come to think of it, gets a bonus from using a weapon.
Thematrian1 (10:26:01 PM): I subtracted impact armor, from one but not the other it would seem
Thematrian1 (10:26:13 PM): The plan was to subtract it both times, since shock weapons only get half impact defense
MilesMk1 (10:26:24 PM): Right... Well, they both ended up 2S.
MilesMk1 (10:26:34 PM): BTW, I have 8 points of impact armor currently.
MilesMk1 (10:26:53 PM): vs. melee attacks, anyway. 7 vs. everthing else.
Dragcrell (10:27:21 PM): well have fun you all
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MilesMk1 (10:27:36 PM): And on that note, goodnight.
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