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Thematrian1 (7:41:08 PM): when we left our bold explorers, they were still in the ambush at the tower. Things had gotten really weird, but Blake's situation wasn't too dangerous. However, there were heavy footsteps pounding up from below.
Thematrian1 (7:42:09 PM): Were we at the top of a new turn, does anyone recall? My notes don't specify.
Umbrafer (7:42:35 PM): I believe we were actually going into the last pass of a turn. Let me check.
Dragcrell (7:43:01 PM): (not shour was rather ummmm confuseing for me at that point)
Thematrian1 (7:43:14 PM): (Yeah, well, you died, almost. Confusion is natural)
Thematrian1 (7:43:43 PM): Things were not so rosy for Todd, who was facing down an attacking Shadow Cat. Her motivation is mysterious, like so much else about her.
Umbrafer (7:43:50 PM): Yeah, we ended after pass 2. Let me get peoples' init scores, then I'll post the log.
circlmastr (7:43:53 PM): She was attacking?
MilesMk1 (7:44:01 PM): Whu...?
circlmastr (7:44:07 PM): Last I recall was trying to move past her and then the game ended.
Umbrafer (7:44:12 PM): Yeah.
Umbrafer (7:44:18 PM): I mean, I was surprised when she didn't
Umbrafer (7:44:22 PM): But you never got around to saying she did
Umbrafer (7:44:31 PM): Fortunately, I don't think she has a pass left :) roll well, Todd.
Umbrafer (7:44:37 PM): Anyway:
Dragcrell (7:44:43 PM): (*cough*)
Thematrian1 (7:44:50 PM): oh. Well, that was my mistake. She was all growly, knives out, focused on Todd. But, indeed, she didn't have a third pass.
Umbrafer (7:45:11 PM): Alex: 21 Essie: 13 Blake: 18 Todd: 19
Thematrian1 (7:45:22 PM): and we were in pass 3, yes?
Umbrafer (7:45:26 PM): So I guess it's just me. I don't believe I have anything significant I can do.
Umbrafer (7:45:27 PM): Yeah.
Umbrafer (7:45:35 PM): I keep fleeing on up the garage.
Thematrian1 (7:45:36 PM): ok. More retreating from Alex?
Umbrafer (7:45:40 PM): Yep
Umbrafer (7:46:10 PM): With luck, the bugs aren't smart enough to have sent one of their number up to wait for space I'll move into.
Thematrian1 (7:46:56 PM): heh heh
Thematrian1 (7:47:07 PM): so that closes us out. Initiative!
Umbrafer (7:47:14 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 4 4 4
Umbrafer (7:47:24 PM): 29
Dragcrell (7:47:28 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 3
Umbrafer (7:47:33 PM): Would've gotten a fourth pass if I weren't wounded *sob*
MilesMk1 (7:47:40 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 2 6
circlmastr (7:47:41 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 2 2
circlmastr (7:47:43 PM): ...
Thematrian1 (7:47:44 PM): aw, poor baby
MilesMk1 (7:47:45 PM): 19
Thematrian1 (7:47:52 PM): I see our shitty initiative tradition is alive and well
Dragcrell (7:47:54 PM): 15
circlmastr (7:47:55 PM): 12. Todd is going to get attacked.
Thematrian1 (7:48:02 PM): it does look that way, yes
Umbrafer (7:48:07 PM): Of course, it'd be more useful if I actually had something to do in that pass.
Umbrafer (7:48:18 PM): Well, at least she's snarly, so she shouldn't get surprise.
Thematrian1 (7:48:25 PM): She won't
circlmastr (7:48:30 PM): Indeed. And I bet I have more dice than her.
Umbrafer (7:48:33 PM): Also, you don't have to… no, shit, it's a weapon focus. Damn.
Umbrafer (7:48:51 PM): How's your Unarmed Combat?
circlmastr (7:48:58 PM): Nonexistent.
circlmastr (7:49:08 PM): Todd isn't of a mind to pull punches anyway.
circlmastr (7:49:19 PM): He had a scary time in isolation.
Dragcrell (7:49:43 PM): (this well be intresting to see how it plays out)
Umbrafer (7:49:45 PM): Oh, wait, never mind
Umbrafer (7:49:52 PM): Awesome. You just have to not deal D.
Umbrafer (7:50:18 PM): Though if you do, and she fails the subsequent test, she dies instantly.
circlmastr (7:50:31 PM): That's not Todd's problem.
Umbrafer (7:50:45 PM): It may be at a later time.
circlmastr (7:50:58 PM): Todd's problem is Todd not dying, and immediately after, getting the fuck out of Dodge.
Thematrian1 (7:50:59 PM): Ok then. Blake: through your peripheral vision, you see a huge figure clad in an immense raincoat burst through the solo door. It ignores your whole corner of the place and charges toward the door that Askia went through
Dragcrell (7:51:00 PM): (eh best rember tho Todd has some wounds with his dual with that ant spriti in the van)
Umbrafer (7:51:10 PM): Though I suppose in-game we've only known her about two days longer than Todd.
circlmastr (7:51:12 PM): (Todd has no wounds.)
Thematrian1 (7:51:40 PM): Busy two days, though.
MilesMk1 (7:51:45 PM): He also has the fact he doesn't eat people (that we know of) going for him.
circlmastr (7:51:46 PM): (Some weeks or months ago, he got some cool powder that made him feel kickass and healed all his wounds.)
MilesMk1 (7:52:04 PM): Though killing teammates is still frowned upon.
Thematrian1 (7:52:08 PM): (From the mystery mage)
Umbrafer (7:52:19 PM): (I remember the powder, and the healing. I don't remember if they were connected, but anyway, there was healing involved.)
Thematrian1 (7:52:21 PM): (Who may not actually have been a mage)
MilesMk1 (7:52:35 PM): #Troll-shaped thing incoming, Todd.#
circlmastr (7:52:43 PM): (Mr. Sperethiel. What happened to that guy, anyway?)
Thematrian1 (7:53:05 PM): (He's still in the van. I have him down as 'asleep', but he's probably awake by now)
circlmastr (7:53:17 PM): #Ugh.#
Thematrian1 (7:53:19 PM): (He hasn't done anything about the bugs, that's for sure)
Dragcrell (7:53:33 PM): ( ah well then should be intresting dual welding long couger knifes vs. Strait razior weapon focas(sp) )
Thematrian1 (7:53:40 PM): Blake, you're up
MilesMk1 (7:54:28 PM): Remind me how many bugs I'm facing? 5 plus one wounded?
Umbrafer (7:54:33 PM): (Unless he's an extremely deep sleeper)
MilesMk1 (7:55:14 PM): In any case, I walk back and fire two 3-round bursts at two of them.
MilesMk1 (7:55:21 PM): The closest non-wounded ones.
MilesMk1 (7:55:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 4 6 5 4 6 3 2
MilesMk1 (7:55:30 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 3 4 2 5 5 4 4
Thematrian1 (7:55:32 PM): I only have 4 + 1 here. And...burst!
Thematrian1 (7:55:52 PM): Yikes. Even with the penalty for switching targets, that's a lot of successes. Base damage is, what, 13S?
MilesMk1 (7:56:07 PM): I think that's 5 successes, and 0, actually. (since I was walking back)
Umbrafer (7:56:09 PM): *barattabarattabarattabaratta*
MilesMk1 (7:56:29 PM): (Unless there were none in direct contact with me, in which case, I would have not walked.)
Thematrian1 (7:57:10 PM): (Walking's only +1, so we have 4 + 2 (switch) + 1 (walking) - 2(smartlink) = TN 5, right?)
Thematrian1 (7:57:48 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 4 6 4 4 3 4 3 1 4 6 2 1
MilesMk1 (7:58:02 PM): (Oh, right. Cool.)
Thematrian1 (7:58:11 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 4 6 4 2 5
Thematrian1 (7:58:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 1
Thematrian1 (7:58:45 PM): your ex-ex rounds butcher the first bug, which doesn't try to dodge
Thematrian1 (7:59:15 PM): The second one fairs better, dodging your whole burst with an impossible-looking change in direction and speed
Thematrian1 (7:59:26 PM): even in physical form, these guys don't pay much attention to physical law
Umbrafer (8:01:16 PM): (Incidentally, you skipped me. Not that I was doing much I can't do next pass, unless the bugs do something particularly creative.)
Thematrian1 (8:01:50 PM): (They don't. Sorry, something I read made me think you had no actions)
Thematrian1 (8:01:55 PM): ok, SC is up
Dragcrell (8:02:19 PM): (oh lord forgive me for what I'm about to do)
Thematrian1 (8:03:03 PM): (Battle of melee adepts! Yeah!)
Thematrian1 (8:03:16 PM): (Do I hear any bets on the winner?)
Dragcrell (8:03:17 PM): *attacks Todd*
Dragcrell (8:03:30 PM): (this place is going be a REAL mess after this is all done)
Umbrafer (8:03:35 PM): (I had no action in my last pass last turn. My action this turn would have been to take the free +1 meter/turn acceleration to top out my safe speed, which is pretty uneventful as actions go)
Dragcrell (8:03:57 PM): Dragcrell rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 5 5 1 2 4 5 4
Umbrafer (8:04:14 PM): Well, it depends on whether it's CT or CA. If CA, probably Todd—IIRC there's a penalty for actions while CAed due to lack of precision of movement orders.
Thematrian1 (8:04:32 PM): CT, CA?
circlmastr (8:04:32 PM): circlmastr rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 6 4 4 6 5 6 1 4 5 1 6 1
circlmastr (8:04:35 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 5 1
circlmastr (8:04:39 PM): circlmastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 1 6 1
circlmastr (8:04:41 PM): circlmastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (8:04:49 PM): Control (Thoughts, Actions)
Thematrian1 (8:04:53 PM): (Oh, right)
Thematrian1 (8:05:11 PM): how many is that, Todd?
circlmastr (8:05:12 PM): (16, 8, 7x2, 5x3, 4x5)
Umbrafer (8:05:58 PM): No one has reach, no one has wound mods? Eesh, I think someone's gonna be making an Essence test.
Thematrian1 (8:06:09 PM): they both use Reach 0 weapons, neither is wounded
Thematrian1 (8:06:31 PM): code is 6M base?
circlmastr (8:06:38 PM): IIRC, yeah
Thematrian1 (8:06:47 PM): plus, uh, 7 net successes?
Thematrian1 (8:06:54 PM): SC, resist 7D
Umbrafer (8:06:58 PM): 6M -> 6S -> 6D -> 7D
Umbrafer (8:06:58 PM): Yeah
Umbrafer (8:07:02 PM): That
Dragcrell (8:07:37 PM): Impact coutnt I trust?
Thematrian1 (8:07:40 PM): yep
Dragcrell (8:07:59 PM): then its 3D -4 from impact :P
Dragcrell (8:08:22 PM): Dragcrell rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 6 2 2 1 6 1 5 2
circlmastr (8:08:34 PM): Heh, still an S it looks like.
Thematrian1 (8:08:42 PM): yeah. What an ungodly number of 2s.
circlmastr (8:09:11 PM): #Fuck, Essie!#
Dragcrell (8:09:19 PM): (the dice hate me this night)
Thematrian1 (8:09:19 PM): SC, you flash your longs and move in for the kill, and then Todd is somehow inside your guard and your blood is splashing everywhere. You feel a strong urge to lie down.
Umbrafer (8:09:32 PM): #What's up?#
circlmastr (8:09:41 PM): #She attacked me!#
Thematrian1 (8:10:06 PM): Todd, it is now your action. Blake, the bugs are holding themselves back from attacking you, as if waiting for something.
Umbrafer (8:10:23 PM): #Why?#
circlmastr (8:10:31 PM): If I move past SC, does she get to attack me? #Fuck if I know#
Thematrian1 (8:10:44 PM): Nope; this is not D&D and there are no attacks of opportunity
MilesMk1 (8:11:21 PM): More's the pity, or I'd be kicking ass with my reach weapon. :)
circlmastr (8:12:25 PM): *vacates the scene quickly to back up Blake*
Dragcrell (8:12:49 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 2 2 6
Dragcrell (8:12:55 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Dragcrell (8:12:59 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
circlmastr (8:13:23 PM): I hope that's SC shrugging off the spell.
Thematrian1 (8:14:08 PM): by the look of her...no
Thematrian1 (8:14:20 PM): But you're hauling hoop away from her anyway. What's your running rate?
circlmastr (8:14:52 PM): Quickness is... 4
circlmastr (8:15:03 PM): x3 right? Would make 12 MPT
Umbrafer (8:15:03 PM): 12.
Thematrian1 (8:15:11 PM): Meanwhile, we come back around to Alex, who has reached the 14th story of this tall, tall garage.
Umbrafer (8:15:25 PM): How tall?
Thematrian1 (8:15:30 PM): The troll-thing continues to charge for the door. He's moving awfully fast.
Thematrian1 (8:15:57 PM): At least 20 stories. There are wage slaves who have to park at the top of this thing every day of their lives.
Umbrafer (8:16:05 PM): Hehehe
Umbrafer (8:16:34 PM): Well, if there's a nearby building and a conveniently-placed ramp…
Umbrafer (8:16:42 PM): But then I'd have to decide if I was Bo or Luke.
Thematrian1 (8:17:01 PM): hey, if there's one thing riggers are built for, it's Dukes-style shenanigans
Dragcrell (8:18:15 PM): #Fucking Magggges!#
Umbrafer (8:18:56 PM): #What happened?#
Dragcrell (8:19:15 PM): #spell#
Umbrafer (8:19:30 PM): #AttackToddBolt?#
MilesMk1 (8:19:40 PM): #So kill the mage already.#
circlmastr (8:20:00 PM): (Dealing an S wound to the only one who can see the mage was probably not the best thing...)
MilesMk1 (8:20:01 PM): #And hurry up, the bugs are starting to use tactics.#
Umbrafer (8:20:39 PM): (It was better than D. She'll be right as rain in about two seconds, as opposed to dead)
Thematrian1 (8:20:46 PM): Behind the bugs, there's an immense splash, and the Queen rises out of the water. She's still missing a wing and large chunks of back and head, but she's definitely in the air. The air around her is shimmering softly.
Thematrian1 (8:20:53 PM): As she rises, the bugs rush you.
Umbrafer (8:20:53 PM): Aw shit.
MilesMk1 (8:21:01 PM): Shit.
Umbrafer (8:21:15 PM): See, should've popped a grenade into the water.
MilesMk1 (8:21:18 PM): My next action was to put a grenade in the pool, just to make sure.
Thematrian1 (8:21:27 PM): shit, seriously>
Dragcrell (8:21:35 PM): #maggge rrran off#
Thematrian1 (8:21:44 PM): I guess the lesson for this fight is "always make sure of the casualties"
MilesMk1 (8:21:49 PM): #Queen's back, and she looks pissed.#
Thematrian1 (8:21:51 PM): anyhoo
Umbrafer (8:22:00 PM): #Make her un-back!#
Thematrian1 (8:22:17 PM): Blake, there are three bugs on your ass. You're walking, they're walking, so you're both at TN+1 to start. They have friends in melee, you have reach. What're you doing with it?
MilesMk1 (8:22:33 PM): Increasing their TNs.
MilesMk1 (8:22:49 PM): I think the +1 TN is only for ranged combat?
Dragcrell (8:23:00 PM): (be happy I have a pdf of the main book now :3 )
Thematrian1 (8:23:01 PM): I thought it was for all kinds. Jon/Heath?
Umbrafer (8:23:03 PM): I'll check.
Umbrafer (8:23:22 PM): Yeah, that's ranged only
Thematrian1 (8:24:04 PM): nevermind then
Umbrafer (8:24:04 PM): Melee is expected to be somewhat dynamic.
Thematrian1 (8:24:08 PM): heh
Thematrian1 (8:24:11 PM): ok, they attack:
Thematrian1 (8:24:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 2 2 1 3 6 5 4 1 1
Thematrian1 (8:24:15 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 6 6 2 6 5 6 2
Thematrian1 (8:24:18 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 6 3 4
MilesMk1 (8:24:21 PM): Sigh.
MilesMk1 (8:24:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 4 4
MilesMk1 (8:24:28 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 5 5 6
Dragcrell (8:24:29 PM): (even if its not often used lol )
MilesMk1 (8:24:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 4
MilesMk1 (8:24:33 PM): ...
MilesMk1 (8:24:35 PM): Wow.
Thematrian1 (8:24:50 PM): They were reducing their own TNs, which works out quite well for Blake.
MilesMk1 (8:24:59 PM): Unless I'm missing some mod, I think that's 3, 4 and 3.
Thematrian1 (8:25:05 PM): It is, yeah.
Thematrian1 (8:25:31 PM): That long staff is a brilliant weapon against attackers who can only bite. Good thing these aren't those weird-half human ones, eh?
Thematrian1 (8:26:01 PM): Resist 7M, 7S, 7M
MilesMk1 (8:26:09 PM): Bayonet-equipped rifle, actually. I have more dice in staves.
MilesMk1 (8:26:14 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 5 5 5 5 6 3 4 5 5
MilesMk1 (8:26:18 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 4 4
MilesMk1 (8:26:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 1 6 2 4 4 1 3 4
Thematrian1 (8:26:27 PM): oh, right. Well, anything long is good when your attacker has to use his mouth.
Umbrafer (8:26:34 PM): Wait, don't they use the same skill? Or did you specialize?
MilesMk1 (8:26:56 PM): Specialized.
MilesMk1 (8:27:33 PM): Soaked.
Umbrafer (8:27:48 PM): Well, that's the danger of specialization.
Thematrian1 (8:27:53 PM): Once again you've got bug chitin pressed against you from all sides, but once again your security armor does its job
Thematrian1 (8:29:50 PM): The Queen floats away from you, toward the charging troll. S/he doesn't seem to notice.
Thematrian1 (8:29:56 PM): And then it's Blake's true
Thematrian1 (8:29:57 PM): er
Thematrian1 (8:29:59 PM): Blake's turn
MilesMk1 (8:31:35 PM): Same deal - walk back, then fire at unwounded ones.
Thematrian1 (8:31:43 PM): roll 'em. How are you fixed for ammo?
MilesMk1 (8:31:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 2 4 3 1
MilesMk1 (8:31:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 2 6 5 5 5 4 3
MilesMk1 (8:32:11 PM): Down to 8 rounds, I think.
MilesMk1 (8:32:24 PM): Boo-yah!
MilesMk1 (8:32:31 PM): 5 and... 4?
Thematrian1 (8:32:39 PM): ...I must agree. And those guys used pool on their attack, too. Let's see what happens:
Thematrian1 (8:32:42 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 1 1 6 3 1 3 6 5 4
Thematrian1 (8:32:45 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 1 2 4 1 4 1 6
MilesMk1 (8:33:12 PM): #Queen's headed for troll. By the way, stick to radios for comms, I think I'm deaf.#
Thematrian1 (8:33:34 PM): You splatter two more bugs. You're only facing two, now, and one is wounded.
Umbrafer (8:33:35 PM): #Troll?#
MilesMk1 (8:33:46 PM): #...shaped thing. Whatever.#
Umbrafer (8:33:46 PM): #With hood?#
MilesMk1 (8:33:52 PM): #Raincoat.#
Thematrian1 (8:34:16 PM): And, yeah, the raincoat is hooded
MilesMk1 (8:34:19 PM): *decides not to get cocky, just in case*
Thematrian1 (8:34:35 PM): Of course, the Queen's still up, and all sparkly now.
Thematrian1 (8:34:56 PM): Shadow Cat, this is your second pass. You're still injured.
Umbrafer (8:35:24 PM): Man, sparkly queens suck.
Dragcrell (8:35:49 PM): *just stays put fangs beared*
MilesMk1 (8:36:05 PM): I wonder whether armor spells, or whatever, defend against burning bars.
MilesMk1 (8:36:18 PM): I also wonder what burning bar defaults to.
Thematrian1 (8:36:23 PM): Throwing, in your case.
Thematrian1 (8:36:29 PM): I would assume
Thematrian1 (8:36:36 PM): Unless you have something really crazy planned
MilesMk1 (8:36:50 PM): I see you were assuming I was... right. Throwing.
Umbrafer (8:37:02 PM): I think he may be taking Thermal Lance unusually literally.
Thematrian1 (8:39:00 PM): Ok, Todd, it's all you. You're in the office that you passed thruogh with Askia before.
Thematrian1 (8:39:22 PM): Through the open door, you can see a big angry bearing down on your position
Umbrafer (8:39:59 PM): A big angry something, or just a big angry?
circlmastr (8:40:18 PM): Yeah, a big angry what/
circlmastr (8:40:19 PM): ?
Thematrian1 (8:40:22 PM): heh. Big angry troll, if you want to be technical. It has a face mask, but the tusks are a giveaway
circlmastr (8:40:39 PM): Can I tell if it's angry at me, or just through me?
Thematrian1 (8:41:25 PM): It's looking through you, not at you.
Thematrian1 (8:41:33 PM): Questionable whether it even knows you're there
circlmastr (8:42:20 PM): I get out of the way, then, and continue on.
Thematrian1 (8:43:02 PM): he's going to be charging through the one door
circlmastr (8:44:03 PM): Damnit...
circlmastr (8:44:13 PM): Can I just wait for him to run by? Hold action or the like?
Thematrian1 (8:44:13 PM): action?
Thematrian1 (8:44:17 PM): sure
circlmastr (8:44:24 PM): Out of his way, of course
Thematrian1 (8:44:27 PM): right
Thematrian1 (8:44:28 PM): Alex, we're in your Pass 3
Thematrian1 (8:44:48 PM): You round a corner, and see two fireflies holding still, waiting for you to pass through them.
Umbrafer (8:45:12 PM): Well shit. Is there another direction to go in, or otherwise a way to keep them from being able to do what they want to do?
Thematrian1 (8:46:01 PM): Nope. You've got cars on your left and cars on your right. At a guess, that's why they chose it; the van can't even turn around in this space.
Thematrian1 (8:46:11 PM): You have two in front and at least three behind
circlmastr (8:46:39 PM): (Crash through the wall! Or cars, as the case may be)
Umbrafer (8:47:11 PM): Ah well. 2 > 3, so I guess I just hope the mage in back is awake and ready to fight some bugs. Can I maneuver to try to catch only one?
Umbrafer (8:47:45 PM): Needless to say, the set those numbers came from is not the integers.
Thematrian1 (8:47:55 PM): Hm. Sure, ok. Roll well.
circlmastr (8:47:59 PM): The Bug set.
Thematrian1 (8:48:00 PM): And, yeah, I was wondering about that.
Umbrafer (8:48:24 PM): What's the terrain like?
Umbrafer (8:48:39 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 3 5 4 2 2 6 3 5 5 3 4 4
Umbrafer (8:48:44 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (8:49:06 PM): Tight. You could not turn the van around without wrecking someone's sedan, even given infinite time
Umbrafer (8:49:13 PM): Ech. 7, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2. Hopefully my gigantic bonuses will help.
Thematrian1 (8:49:33 PM): oh yuck. The bugs try to intercept you...
Thematrian1 (8:49:37 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 2 4 3
Thematrian1 (8:49:39 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 6 6 2 2 4
Umbrafer (8:49:56 PM): I was down with that first roll.
Umbrafer (8:50:00 PM): That second one, not so much.
Thematrian1 (8:50:25 PM): You rocket through the ambush space. Behind you, you see three bugs, and one more bug. Looks like only one is inside.
Thematrian1 (8:50:55 PM): yeah, "only"
Umbrafer (8:51:18 PM): I didn't say anything! Anyway, if it all goes dark I'll know something went wrong.
Thematrian1 (8:51:37 PM): Did you have anything you planned to say on your turn?
Umbrafer (8:51:59 PM): #Bug in van!#
Thematrian1 (8:52:16 PM): Meanwhile, the troll charges through the doorway. He sees Todd, gives him an abbreviated nod in greeting, and charges for the computer area
Thematrian1 (8:52:30 PM): He's pulling a medkit out of his raincoat
Umbrafer (8:52:47 PM): Curious. What happened to Askia, anyway?
Thematrian1 (8:52:56 PM): You haven't seen her in a while.
circlmastr (8:53:16 PM): You could ask Todd, if you weren't fending off a bug-filled van.
Umbrafer (8:53:25 PM): I'm not
Thematrian1 (8:53:30 PM): Blake: the Queen turns her attention to you. She fixes you with her one remaining eye and...roll Willpower. Roll well.
Umbrafer (8:53:31 PM): I'm just driving it
MilesMk1 (8:53:39 PM): Oh, goodie.
MilesMk1 (8:53:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 3 6 2 4 3
Thematrian1 (8:53:44 PM): Yeah, it's the preteens who are doing the fending
Umbrafer (8:53:49 PM): Like I said, if my passengers can't handle the bug, I'll know when everything goes black.
Thematrian1 (8:53:51 PM): and a catatonic, and some dude
MilesMk1 (8:53:55 PM): Karma...?
Umbrafer (8:53:56 PM): And hopefully the Sperethiel-mage.
circlmastr (8:53:57 PM): Not even Mr. Sperethiel is helping?
Umbrafer (8:53:58 PM): Yeah.
Thematrian1 (8:54:00 PM): reroll the sixes
Umbrafer (8:54:05 PM): How would I know?
MilesMk1 (8:54:06 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
MilesMk1 (8:54:08 PM): Shit.
MilesMk1 (8:54:14 PM): Karma, then.
Thematrian1 (8:54:15 PM): If you choose to karma, you'll be rerolling 7 dice
MilesMk1 (8:54:40 PM): I'm hard pressed to think of abetter time to use Karma.
MilesMk1 (8:54:46 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 1 1 6 4
MilesMk1 (8:54:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (8:54:59 PM): *crosses fingers*
Umbrafer (8:55:00 PM): Well, that's two at least.
Umbrafer (8:55:05 PM): Hopefully her TN was huge.
Thematrian1 (8:55:29 PM): (It was an opposed test. Strictly between us, she had 3 sevens.)
Thematrian1 (8:56:12 PM): For an instant, you're filled with an overwhelming desire to kneel and worship Her Bugginess. She's obviously a superior being: larger, magical, vastly powerful. But she's also a hideous bug monster, so you're able to fight it off
MilesMk1 (8:56:45 PM): BTW, is this still the same action for her as coming out of the pool? Or same phase? Because I haven't acted since she surfaced.
Thematrian1 (8:57:42 PM): Yeah you have, you shot two bugs.
circlmastr (8:57:44 PM): (Can Todd advance now?)
Thematrian1 (8:57:47 PM): (Yes)
circlmastr (8:57:51 PM): He does so.
MilesMk1 (8:57:53 PM): ...oh
MilesMk1 (8:58:00 PM): Right. Confusing, this combat thing.
Thematrian1 (8:58:23 PM): yeah. If only there was some kind of program to make it simpler, that we could use to communicate with one another. How glorious that would be ;-)
Thematrian1 (8:58:41 PM): Let's see. The bugs waited on her, so they're down there now...Blake! You have another turn coming.
Umbrafer (8:59:07 PM): *Innocent look*
MilesMk1 (8:59:29 PM): *eyes narrow*
MilesMk1 (9:00:02 PM): Blake walks back a couple of meters to get clear, and chucks an incendiary grenade at Queen Bitch.
MilesMk1 (9:00:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 1 5 3 4 5 4 2
Thematrian1 (9:00:36 PM): Go for it.
Thematrian1 (9:00:43 PM): I see 4?
Dragcrell (9:00:48 PM): (mmmmmmmmmm rosted buggy goodness)
MilesMk1 (9:00:52 PM): I... think so.
MilesMk1 (9:01:36 PM): 2d6 for scatter?
Thematrian1 (9:01:40 PM): Indeed.
MilesMk1 (9:01:44 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
Thematrian1 (9:01:48 PM): What's the damage on those, and what area do they cover?
Umbrafer (9:02:08 PM): Wait, it's an aerodynamic?
Umbrafer (9:02:12 PM): That seems weird.
Umbrafer (9:02:34 PM): Standard grenades are just 1d6 scatter
MilesMk1 (9:02:38 PM): Oh.
MilesMk1 (9:02:44 PM): So, just a 3, then?
Thematrian1 (9:02:50 PM): ! Wait, why do aerodynamics offer more scatter?
MilesMk1 (9:03:12 PM): I misspoke, it was a WP grenade. I only have incendiary mini-grenades.
Thematrian1 (9:03:38 PM): (It's not relevant now, but I should mention: in the future, I won't give Chunky Salsa bonuses in situations like the Queen's. There was only one reflective surface, so if I give the bonus there I have to let grenades reflect...)
MilesMk1 (9:03:40 PM): Initial blast, 14M.
Thematrian1 (9:03:45 PM): (...of of the floor, which is just wrong)
MilesMk1 (9:04:22 PM): 10L for burning in later rounds.
MilesMk1 (9:04:35 PM): -1 power / meter
Thematrian1 (9:04:58 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 3 3 6 1 3 4 6 6 4 6 5 5 1 6
MilesMk1 (9:05:03 PM): 15 meter blast radius?
MilesMk1 (9:05:24 PM): WTF is this, a portable nuke?
Umbrafer (9:05:30 PM): Remember to stage it up.
Dragcrell (9:05:36 PM): (lol)
Umbrafer (9:05:44 PM): Apparently, yes.
Thematrian1 (9:05:50 PM): yeah, seven dice of staging:
Thematrian1 (9:05:57 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 6 5 2 4 1 1
Thematrian1 (9:06:27 PM): Let's see. The pool has burning phosphorus in it now; can water put that stuff out. The hot tub is no longer safe for human habitation.
Thematrian1 (9:06:39 PM): The deck chairs are melting, bits of the ceiling are melting. It's impressive
MilesMk1 (9:06:43 PM): ...no, water doesn't work.
Umbrafer (9:06:51 PM): As for why aerodynamics offer more scatter, it's because they're designed to fly farther. My mental image is something like an explosive frisbee.
Dragcrell (9:07:00 PM): (nope only the total and uder lack of O2 well stop that shit from burning)
MilesMk1 (9:07:11 PM): Is the queen melting? At all?
Thematrian1 (9:07:29 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 4 5 4 4 6 3 5 2 6
Thematrian1 (9:07:43 PM): Yes; her one remaining wing is dripping into the pool.
Umbrafer (9:08:49 PM): The canon implication is that WP does extinguish after two full turns submerged. It's unclear whether the chemical is considered washed off, or if it will resume burning upon resurfacing.
Thematrian1 (9:09:11 PM): well, it's not extinguished now. That water is foul.
Thematrian1 (9:09:20 PM): Shadow Cat, it's your pass 2
circlmastr (9:09:40 PM): How many more turns of moving until Todd meets up with Blake?
MilesMk1 (9:09:43 PM): It will start to burn again if deprived of oxygen for less than 2 full combat turns, I think.
Dragcrell (9:09:57 PM): resume my hunt of the bloody tris blasted mage
MilesMk1 (9:10:06 PM): I think that now depends on how burned you want to get.
Umbrafer (9:10:11 PM): Early WP grenades were apparently actually stored underwater for safety until issued to troops.
Thematrian1 (9:10:21 PM): impressive
Thematrian1 (9:10:34 PM): SC charges off in the same direction the troll is heading in
Thematrian1 (9:10:41 PM): Todd, it's all you
Dragcrell (9:10:49 PM): (but still oils work better)
MilesMk1 (9:10:52 PM): #Just FYI, everyone, the pool is now on fire.#
circlmastr (9:11:24 PM): Todd heads for Blake. (Better than wasting two turns going back the way I came...)
Thematrian1 (9:11:42 PM): Check.
Umbrafer (9:11:55 PM): Heh, yeah, there's probably a fair bit of the stuff floating and burning.
Thematrian1 (9:13:28 PM): Blake: Todd appears! The Queen is roughly between you and him. Also, you're being harried by two bugs. They don't attack, though; they just take up positions between you and the Queen
Dragcrell (9:13:29 PM): #Trrrolls messy#
Thematrian1 (9:13:46 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 2 2 2
Thematrian1 (9:13:57 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 2 6 4 2 5
MilesMk1 (9:14:05 PM): #What's he doing?#
Dragcrell (9:14:27 PM): #fixing Askia#
MilesMk1 (9:14:39 PM): #Anyone we know?#
Umbrafer (9:14:44 PM): #What happened to her?#
circlmastr (9:15:24 PM): #Mage fried her brain#
circlmastr (9:15:39 PM): #Evil bug lady.#
Thematrian1 (9:15:43 PM): Alex, you have a third pass. Use it well.
Umbrafer (9:16:23 PM): Hm.
Dragcrell (9:16:28 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 6 4 6
Dragcrell (9:16:33 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
Umbrafer (9:16:35 PM): Well, what's the status around the van?
Thematrian1 (9:17:08 PM): You're being chased by four, but you're still too fast to catch
Umbrafer (9:17:46 PM): How complicated is the path ahead?
Thematrian1 (9:18:07 PM): Not terribly; straight lines, turns, straight lines, turns
circlmastr (9:19:17 PM): (brb, dinner)
Thematrian1 (9:19:55 PM): whatcha got for us?
Umbrafer (9:20:06 PM): Ok. Order van to follow, release my seatbelt, return to meatspace. Or whatever portion of that I can accomplish.
Thematrian1 (9:21:17 PM): Hm. It's a simple order, so ok. You're out.
Thematrian1 (9:21:32 PM): Your first sense impression is of the droning of immense wings
Thematrian1 (9:21:39 PM): The second, of terrified shrieks
Umbrafer (9:21:56 PM): See, I knew there wasn't going to be anything good waiting for me in meatspace.
Thematrian1 (9:22:09 PM): On her turn, the Queen goes noncorporeal. The white phosphorous falls through her and splashes around on the pool and tile.
Umbrafer (9:22:09 PM): I should've stuck to my "stay jacked in and hope they sort it out on their own" plan.
Thematrian1 (9:22:36 PM): She doesn't really have facial expressions, but she's still super pissed with you, Blake. You just know; she radiates malevolence.
Thematrian1 (9:22:48 PM): Her guards can't follow suit yet, alas
Dragcrell (9:23:12 PM): (awwwwww Blake you maken freinds again)
Thematrian1 (9:23:25 PM): It's Blake's turn
MilesMk1 (9:23:49 PM): I shoot her guards.
Thematrian1 (9:23:54 PM): go for it
MilesMk1 (9:24:12 PM): No need to walk back this time.
MilesMk1 (9:24:22 PM): 3-round bursts again.
MilesMk1 (9:24:26 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 2 5 4 5
MilesMk1 (9:24:31 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 1 4 1 6 2
MilesMk1 (9:24:41 PM): 5 and... 3?
Thematrian1 (9:24:53 PM): That's my count...
Thematrian1 (9:24:57 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 3 5 2 2 1 2 5
Thematrian1 (9:25:00 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 2 6 6 1 4 5 5 4 3
Thematrian1 (9:25:41 PM): The wounded one is paste; the other dodges. It goes insubstantial on its turn. No sense of hatred here; no feeling at all, in fact. Not that you'd really expect any
Thematrian1 (9:26:10 PM): whoops. That was your third pass, wasn't it?
MilesMk1 (9:26:23 PM): ...damn, you're right.
MilesMk1 (9:26:42 PM): Meh, so two bugs went transparent.
Thematrian1 (9:26:54 PM): Yeah.
Thematrian1 (9:27:01 PM): And everyone gets to roll initiative. Yay!
Umbrafer (9:27:11 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 6 1 5
Umbrafer (9:27:14 PM): Oops
Dragcrell (9:27:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 3
MilesMk1 (9:27:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 3 2
Umbrafer (9:27:25 PM): Well, I guess that's 9. 7, actually.
MilesMk1 (9:27:28 PM): 20
Umbrafer (9:27:29 PM): I hate meatspace.
Dragcrell (9:27:39 PM): 16
Thematrian1 (9:27:55 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 4 5 3 6 3 5 4 6 5
Thematrian1 (9:28:15 PM): Todd?
Dragcrell (9:28:54 PM): (dinner he said
Thematrian1 (9:29:21 PM): (Oh, right. Well, there's lots of fun to be had in the interim)
Thematrian1 (9:29:50 PM): The Queen and her guards take off at top speed through the wall, in the same direction that SC went.
MilesMk1 (9:30:08 PM): #Queen headed your way, SC.#
Dragcrell (9:30:41 PM): #grrrrreat#
Thematrian1 (9:31:10 PM): Blake's up, but presently has no targets.
circlmastr (9:31:32 PM): (back)
circlmastr (9:31:50 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 1
circlmastr (9:31:54 PM): 18
Thematrian1 (9:31:55 PM): Any actions?
circlmastr (9:32:18 PM): I bemoan that every choice I make is the wrong one and head back to SC.
Thematrian1 (9:32:42 PM): And Blake?
MilesMk1 (9:33:08 PM): I... damn, this is so wrong, but I run after the bug queen that's really pissed at me.
MilesMk1 (9:33:39 PM): I busy myself with inserting a new clip into my rifle and getting my staff ready.
MilesMk1 (9:33:46 PM): as I run.
Thematrian1 (9:33:47 PM): I applaud your decisionmaking, sir!
Thematrian1 (9:35:13 PM): and I have to go. Next week: the stunning conclusion!
Dragcrell (9:35:37 PM): ya maby I can get somethign to eat then as well purrrrrrrrrrrrrgrowls
MilesMk1 (9:35:58 PM): Yay.
MilesMk1 (9:36:08 PM): Does anyone remember last time we got Karma?
Umbrafer (9:36:14 PM): Aww. Ok, and hooray for another week of not dying.
MilesMk1 (9:36:18 PM): Was it last year, or two years ago? ;)
circlmastr (9:36:18 PM): Todd's contribution to the combat he is especially good at:
1. Attacking SC
2. ...
Thematrian1 (9:36:21 PM): Long, long ago. Take a god-damned rest.
Umbrafer (9:36:28 PM): I want to!
MilesMk1 (9:36:32 PM): ... I will, as soon as you let us!
Thematrian1 (9:36:34 PM): Hey, SC attacked you
MilesMk1 (9:36:34 PM): :)
Thematrian1 (9:36:36 PM): totally different thing
circlmastr (9:36:40 PM): True
Dragcrell (9:36:43 PM): :P
circlmastr (9:36:44 PM): *Counterattacking
Thematrian1 (9:36:54 PM): You'll have plenty of shots at the queen next week, I promise
Thematrian1 (9:37:16 PM): ok, gotta go. See you all Thursday
MilesMk1 (9:37:21 PM): See you.
Dragcrell (9:37:33 PM): ok have fun :P
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MilesMk1 (9:37:42 PM): Later, everyone... If we're breaking early, I should put the time to good use...
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