Stars Without Number

Nekosmash 13-May-19 03:38 PM

The stealth craft dock at a cleared docking platform (01) , members of the Cruesan Freedom Front having cleared the area non violently. Counter boarding forces are en route and will be here soon. You’ll have to move quickly

Pinned a message.

Haverworth 13-May-19 03:41 PM

(Just to be clear, we are disembarking at 06 do we know we are heading to 09?)

Garion 13-May-19 03:41 PM

( @Merle Horník (Corn) @Svenka Vilnovha @Rey Messi (Shriven) @Haverworth )

Nekosmash 13-May-19 03:42 PM

(No. It says 01 in my previous post. The bridge is 09. That’s right)

Haverworth 13-May-19 03:43 PM

(my mistake, I was zoomed in too far)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 04:02 PM

Svenka exits the shuttle and into the docking area, her Rifle slung across the front of her body, ready. One of her drones springs into action, silently behind her - surveying the area with its superior sensors. “We need to find a way to access their systems - see if we cant shut something important down on our way through.“ She looks down at the Data Phase Tap held in her hand “I’ll need to get close to see anything”

A second drone springs into action, a little more obvious than the first, armed with a mag pistol and more sturdy looking. Svenka looks at it “Angry Bat, follow, hold fire, report if you see anything”

Nekosmash 13-May-19 04:05 PM

The bot clicks twice, acknowledging your order

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 04:16 PM

"Well, it looks like we only have one way forward, at least as far as the first room. I guess I'll be the one going through first." Cornelius raises his flop rifle and readies to move through the double doors. ( those accessea from the little garden areas to the quarters are windows right?)

Haverworth 13-May-19 04:17 PM

(I asked neko already, they have blast shutters.)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 04:17 PM

(Flop rifle! should have thought of that)

Haverworth 13-May-19 04:17 PM

(Tania has breaching charges, but we'll probably need those to get into the bridge)

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 04:23 PM

(Do I need to roll anything for entering clearing the room?) (edited)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 04:24 PM

(I mean what are you doing. What room are you walking into

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 04:25 PM

(One to two I didn't really see any way we could get in besides the big double doors. So I was getting ready to enter through there ready for troops but hoping they hadn't come yet?)

Haverworth 13-May-19 04:26 PM

(so can I give the soldiers that are coming in behind us a general order to cover the doorway leading into the quarters and the main atrium, while we flank around the right?)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 04:26 PM

The double doors to 02 slide open revealing a cargo storage and apportionment area beyond. Six mechanics and cowering menials are in this room, the last to withdraw , clustering by the western hallway leading to 11 and 12

(I think the route should be a group decision )

Haverworth 13-May-19 04:29 PM

(fair, I would vote not to run through the central atrium and to run through the right through 05 all the way to the doors to 08)

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 04:30 PM

"Ok, which way do you think we should go from here? I just thought we should get through that first doorway before they had a chance to secure it." (Sorry I didn't mean to rush you guys while you were planning.)

Haverworth 13-May-19 04:42 PM

(sorry 1 min, have to finish something, then will post)

2

Tania disembarks with her shear rifle already shouldered and sprints to flank the door that Cornelius is just opening. She peers into the room and watches the fleeing civilians. Civilians run to safety, and safety probably means an assault team. She motions to the doorway on the right of the antechamber, heading in the opposite direction from the fleeing crowd. "Lets move around the side, the fire teams can cover the center."

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 04:51 PM

Svenka moves at a reasoned pace, monitoring the area and closely watching the device for signs of any access points. She commands the silent drone hovering above the fleeing civilians to move to the right of the room and scan for anything beyond the door. “Nothing out of the ordinary so far.”

Nekosmash 13-May-19 04:56 PM

There is a cargo requisition terminal in the middle of the room, at the center of a container carousel. Cornelius and Tania flank to the right side of the room.

There’s a large blast kilometers away outside as the Pranja breaks apart, the first UNW allied ship to fall (edited)

Haverworth 13-May-19 05:01 PM

(Shriven is with us in the shuttle, right? should we wait on their post?)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 05:02 PM

Svenka points at the terminal “Let me see what I can do with that. I might be able to tap in to their systems, or at least get a better picture of what we are dealing with” she looks down at the data phase tab and slaps a line shunt on the side of the terminal

Nekosmash 13-May-19 05:02 PM

(No. He is not. Mord is doing stuff on planet as a mobile reserve if needed. He should not have been tagged)

Rey Messi (Shriven) 13-May-19 05:03 PM

(I exist but may be needed elsewhere...)

1

Nekosmash 13-May-19 05:07 PM

(Jump In when you can bud. Just didn’t want to pile stuff on)

Haverworth 13-May-19 05:15 PM

Seeing Svenka slow down, Tania calls out worriedly, "Now might not be the time sister, they'll be on us in moments. We must get to the bridge."

(are we ok going right?)

1

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 05:21 PM

Svenka shrugs “lead on”

(Keeping an eye out for any other Access points to set up a shunt network as we go)

Haverworth 13-May-19 05:28 PM

Tania nods and Comms to the Red Sangha fire teams, "Proceeding down right corridor, cover the central atrium and crew quarters" Tania nods to the team and moves down the hallway. Her actions are practiced and precise, a far cry from what would be expected of a diplomat. Reaching the two side doors (03, 04) she signals for Cornelius to take the right door and prepares to clear the left

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 05:31 PM

Cornellius nods and moves into position then opens the door and starts to clear the right room while Tania clears the left. (edited)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 05:33 PM

Svenka moves with the grace and stealth of a longshoreman, following close behind

Haverworth 13-May-19 05:34 PM

Tania simultaneously opens the door the left before kicking it wide open and sweeping it with her rifle

Nekosmash 13-May-19 05:53 PM

The heavy boot- on door- action sends a loud bang through the entire hallway, as the metal door is knocked in on the left and right room. Two civilians cower in the room to the left, while a Remnant trooper in partial battle dress fumbles with a pistol in the right (initiative)

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 05:55 PM

(After second roll for alert 5, ha I remembered this time.)

Haverworth 13-May-19 05:56 PM

(2)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 05:59 PM

(3 for the trooper)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:03 PM

(8)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:08 PM

(Svenka, corn, trooper, Tania)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:12 PM

raise the rifle up “Drop the gun and I don’t need to chop one of your legs off with this shear rifle - I understand it hurts, a lot.”

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:20 PM

He does not drop the gun

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:23 PM

Svenka takes the shot

(10)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:26 PM

(If you click the actual shear rifle box on your sheet it’ll do it the right way)

(It’ll give you the hit and damage. Your attack bonus wasn’t factored into what you rolled either.)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:27 PM

(Attack 16/Damage 13)

(You now all witness my raw combat experience)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:32 PM

Caught at the edge of the distortion field you see flesh rip and hear a bone snap. He is too adrenaline fueled to feel much of it right now. (Corn )

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 06:35 PM

Corn shoots him with his flop rifle.(give me a second I never put the damage in since that one you have to add custom.)

(14 to hit 8 damage)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:41 PM

The trooper falls onto his back, thudding against the metal decking of the floor but quite dead

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 06:42 PM

(break initiative?)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:42 PM

(There’s no one else around. Yes)

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 06:44 PM

Corn does a quick check of the man's pulse, then secures his weapon and checks him for keycards or access and comm devices. (edited)

Haverworth 13-May-19 06:44 PM

"Stay where you are and you will be safe" Tania says while keeping her weapon trained on the civilians. "Svenka, check them for comm devices"

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:46 PM

He doesn’t have any security devices on him, attacked in his personal quarters he never made it to whatever duty station he needed to report to.

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 06:48 PM

Cornelius closes the man's eyes."He's dead, nothing useful on him, but his weapon."

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:50 PM

Svenka turns back from Cornelius and Joins Tania, kneeling down with the civilians. “this whole process is never pleasant - we will try to accomplish as quickly as possible.” She searches/scans for any tech on them

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:51 PM

(Notice wis. They’re not just going to let you take their stuff. Opposing a sneak check of theirs to conceal it)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:53 PM

(5)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 06:54 PM

(7). They don’t appear to have anything on them in the way of electronics

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 06:57 PM

“They look clean.” turn to Tania “should they go to the docking area?”

Haverworth 13-May-19 07:08 PM

"Stay here and keep the door closed, the fighting will be over shortly." Tania says to the couple "Let's go" She waits for Svenka to exit the room before resuming her progress down the corridor and into the large hall.

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 07:13 PM

Cornelius follows Tania trying to clear the big room as they go.

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 07:14 PM

Svenka follows behind the 2 of them, keeping an eye on the rear - her drone hovering silently in the hallway helping watch the flank.

Nekosmash 13-May-19 07:22 PM

The large room looks to be some kind of concourse where incoming and outgoing ship crews, and cargo transfer crews from the planet below could mingle, and get updates on their voyages (like an airport terminal). A dozen civilians cower in this room behind chairs and furniture. A giant viewscreen on the right hand wall broadcasts shelter in place warnings due to the ongoing attack.

Three soldiers responding to the noise of the brief altercation pass through the north door

Haverworth 13-May-19 07:24 PM

(do I have time to cover and ....take aim is the move? ...before they spot us?)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 07:24 PM

(We will use the same initiative)

(You won’t get a surprise round but if you want to get into cover before shooting you’d have enough time)

Svenka Vilnovha 13-May-19 07:27 PM

Svenka grabs cover to take a shot, sliding in to place and cursing in her native language “Angry Bat - on my target!” She takes a shot at the middle soldier.

(19 / 14 shear rifle burst, 23 / 11 mag pistol from the drone)

Nekosmash 13-May-19 07:34 PM

)it’s not your turn. Corn is next and then the troopers)

Haverworth 13-May-19 07:34 PM

(oh i'm sorry, i misread what you meant by time to get into cover)

(I thought that meant time out of initiative order)

Merle Horník (Corn) 13-May-19 07:35 PM

Cornelius tries to take cover in a way so that he won't catch any civilians in the crossfire, then takes a shot at the closest soldier (left?) with his flop rifle. (Sorry I wasn't sure if you needed to post something.) (edited)

(18/9)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 04:47 AM

Between Svenka, the drone, and cornelius one of the soldiers falls to the ground, the amount of blood he's lying in means he's anything but alive. One soldier fires at Angry Bat (15/9) The other fires at Cornelius, (12/10, believe that;'s a miss) The combat rifle taking chunks from the bank of row chairs hes covering behind

(Tania up)

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 04:49 AM

(yes his ac is 16 with the cfu)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 06:38 AM

(Right, good, Tania up then)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 07:18 AM

(I think he done blown up my drone 12/8)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 07:32 AM

(Yeah, he did, I checked stats just to be sure once you said that)

(If you've got some spare parts on you, we can try and remedy that after combat)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 07:36 AM

(Sounds good - better it than me)

Haverworth 14-May-19 09:17 AM

"Civilians, stay down!" *Tania shouts as she takes cover behind another bank of seats and fires a burst of grav energy at one of the soldier's heads. (Crit/10 so 20 damage)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 09:18 AM

He falls over, head very much resembling a watermelon, crushed by a mallet

(top of the round, back to Svenka)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 09:24 AM

“Drop your weapon and put your hands up - no need for further death.” (Ready to shoot if he doesn’t comply)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 09:24 AM

(They're not complying, tihs is do or die for them)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 09:25 AM

(22/12)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 09:25 AM

Wounded, he falls in the doorframe, but hefts his gun to continue firing

(corn)

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 09:26 AM

Cornelius follows suit when he doesn't surrender firing again with his flop rifle.

(6/8 that's a miss I think.)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 09:41 AM

The trooper, seeing as he is the only one left, moves through the doors at the end of the hallway (only 5m, since he had to stand) , intent on reaching the bridge and sounding the alarm

(You can still see him)

Haverworth 14-May-19 09:46 AM

Tania smiles as the trooper foolishly gives her a clear target. These men seem to have never experienced real fighting. She fires a second burst before moving up a few rows of seats (16/16) (edited)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 11:28 AM

He cartwheels, struck from behind by the shot, before leaving a bloody smear on the deckplates and coming to a rest, 5m from where he started moving.

Haverworth 14-May-19 11:29 AM

(ded?)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 11:32 AM

(yes)

Haverworth 14-May-19 11:32 AM

(out of initiative then?)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 11:39 AM

Svenka cautiously approaches the downed drone, picks it up and curses under her breath, looking at the hole punched through it. “Better you than me, little one - we can see about fixing you up.” The stealth-drone silently passes through the room and through the open door leading to the bridge, scanning along the path and focusing on the area surrounding what she presumes to be the bridge. Almost as an afterthought, Svenka, without looking up from her quick patch job waves a multi tool in the air “Stay calm and stay where you are, all be over soon”

(Assuming we are out of initiative - need to go back to working :))

Nekosmash 14-May-19 11:39 AM

(out of initiative)

(Fix/int for the drone repair, but the work will take a few minutes) At the end of the hall, outside room 17, the drone runs up to the internal security shutters being lowered.

The armored doors are solid, but no one is in the hallway on the way, as far as what the drone is able to see right now

Haverworth 14-May-19 11:42 AM

"Easier than the bugs" Tania exclaims as she moves to check the corpses, maintaining a watch on the cowering civilians as shedoes

Nekosmash 14-May-19 11:43 AM

they each have a combat rifle, and earpiece radios, but otherwise its standard equipment

Haverworth 14-May-19 11:44 AM

(are the earpieces still broadcasting?)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 11:46 AM

Svenka goes bolt upright, dropping the drone and bolts for the security shutters “They are closing the security doors!” she fishes out a couple of telescoping poles and attempts to get them in the way of the shutter

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 11:47 AM

Cornelius moves to help Svenka set up the poles, hoping to at least get on the other side of the shutters before they close. (edited)

Haverworth 14-May-19 11:56 AM

Tania grabs the weapons and earpieces from the guards. She puts on an earpiece to check if it is still receiving while removing the ammunition from the rifles and tossing them into one of the station's rubbish compactors. "execute, uproot, Recycle"

Nekosmash 14-May-19 11:57 AM

the only thing they are playing right now is a solid tone, signaling the cessation of a heartbeat

Haverworth 14-May-19 12:03 PM

Tania sighs and takes off the earpiece, "well they're not completely incompetent," she moves up to the others, careful not to turn her back to the civilians still in the room (can we get through to room 08 without being smooshed thanks to Svenka's poles?)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 12:04 PM

(need an exert/con from Svenka to see if she was able to do it in time, its quite a distance, and she'd be away from the group, so you'd have to go down there to re-link up with her)

Haverworth 14-May-19 12:07 PM

(Tania would be prioritizing securing the room and weapons so she wouldn't run up to help)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 12:08 PM

(6 - might use my reroll)

(8 with the reroll)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 12:15 PM

(It passes with the re-roll. The whole platform is a scene though, just FYI for everyone

The bars are inserted under the lowering security doors, and bend slightly, but you hear a loud crack as the motor shuts down, unable to continue lowering its cargo

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 12:16 PM

(I assumed - this seems like a reasonable clinch moment)

Svenka gets another 2 poles in place to force the door back up and surveys the scene on the other side of the door.

Haverworth 14-May-19 12:24 PM

"Nice work," Tania says as she reaches the group, "but you know, I brought some party favors." She looks under the door to check for more soldiers before moving through

Nekosmash 14-May-19 12:26 PM

Several compartments have been passed, those behind you seem to be clear, filled with either families of station techs, or visiting crews. On the other side of the door coming out of room 19, 5 engineers, all armed with sidearms, begin moving toward the door from the armored damage control room

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 12:29 PM

Svenka swears, loudly from behind cover “I can see that you aren’t soldiers - we are armed and ready to take down any combatants - you drop the weapons and you don’t need to die. Your cause is lost and if you surrender now, I can assure your safety”

Haverworth 14-May-19 12:30 PM

(I think there's been a point of confusion somewhere, according to our version of the map we should be near the end of room 05, looking into room 08, right?)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 12:33 PM

We here?

Nekosmash 14-May-19 12:47 PM

(room 10 , its so small)

Haverworth 14-May-19 12:55 PM

(are we back to initiative or did these guys actually listen to Svenka?)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 01:04 PM

(Back to initiative, just wanted to make sure we were good on the confusion)

1

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 01:07 PM

Svenka shoots for the legs

(17/14)

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 01:11 PM

Cornelius focuses his fire with Svenka. (15/8)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 02:51 PM

One of the engineers Falls, one of their comrades drags the fallen into cover to see what he can do, though you can already see it is too late. The other three return fire with handguns. (One shot on each. I’ll just go down the Initiative list for shots) (17/3 on svenka. If 11 hits on Tania then 2, I know I missed corn)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 02:52 PM

(is to hit meet-or-beat? I have AC 17)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 03:42 PM

(Meet.)

(Tie or exceed)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 03:45 PM

Svenka winces from the shot, having torn clear through her shoulder. She can feel the blood pooling within her Icarus Harness. She swears loudly in pain “Thick-headed idiots” She prepares for another shot

Nekosmash 14-May-19 04:18 PM

(You’re up)

(Tania. Sorry haha)

Haverworth 14-May-19 06:08 PM

Seeing the shots come in as she ducks her head, Tania quickly backs up, using the corner of the hall as cover. She fires a wild burst while trying to get comfortable in her new position "Take cover" *she calls to her team. (7/7)

(also my AC is 17 before cover)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 06:18 PM

The shots go wide, aimed poorly from the exacting athleticism (Svenka)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 06:34 PM

Svenka ignores the pain in her shoulder and takes a breath, squeezing off a measured burst (23/16)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 06:53 PM

One of the engineers falls backwards, dead, his tools scattering across the floor

(Corn)

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 07:01 PM

Cornelius looks at Svenka's wound and Tania ducking back into cover, then to the engineers. (how far away are they?) (edited)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 07:02 PM

(About 30m)

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 07:05 PM

“It’s fine, deal with it later” Svenka says through gritted teeth

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 07:08 PM

Cornelius nods then moves forward hoping to draw fire towards himself then taking a shot.

(6/9)

Nekosmash 14-May-19 07:12 PM

It goes wide, a hastily aimed shot. The three of them return fire at the easy target

(22/6, 21/8, miss)

(Tania)

Haverworth 14-May-19 07:41 PM

Settled in a defensible position, Tania carefully fires past Cornelius, draining her battery in the process. (15/9) "There's no need to be a hero," she shouts at Cornelius

Svenka Vilnovha 14-May-19 08:07 PM

Grimacing against the pain, Svenka continues firing at the mechanic Corn is shooting at (edited)

(12/12)

Merle Horník (Corn) 14-May-19 08:34 PM

Corn takes another shot and moves forward again (25/2 or 4? I'm not sure how crits work I've been rolling crit fails mainly.)

2

Haverworth 14-May-19 08:45 PM

(the attack and damage were both crits

)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 04:48 AM

(We double crit damage, no penalty for crit fails I don't believe in them)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 04:53 AM

(It's just another reason you're the best Neko.

You've seen my crit fail streaks lol.)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 05:30 AM

The mechanic falls, leaving just 2 of them remaining. Each of them fires at Corn, still out in the open

(both miss)

(Tania)

Haverworth 15-May-19 09:25 AM

Tania chucks her spent battery towards the engineers as she reloads, hoping they will confuse it for a grenade amidst the chaos of combat.

Nekosmash 15-May-19 09:26 AM

They do scatter, attention broken from trying to bring down corn

(reload is action, so unless you've moving, top of the order with Svenka

Haverworth 15-May-19 09:28 AM

(nope, they can drop me with a single hit, I'll maintain a covered fire position

)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 09:41 AM

(Svenka it is)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 09:45 AM

(It is now I realize I haven’t been tracking ammo - I guess the sheet doesn’t do that?)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 09:45 AM

(it can but you have to click down on it. Not automatically though I don't think) (edited)

Haverworth 15-May-19 09:46 AM

(the options say you need an api for automatic tracking, but not how to check that the api is properly installed...)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 09:47 AM

(Ammo tracking should be happening on the sheets, its enabled)

(if it's not i can look tonight)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 09:47 AM

Svenka tries to take another shot and then notes that she is out of ammo, cursing significantly under her breath while hugging cover, she fumbles and reloads

(We will go with that

)

Haverworth 15-May-19 09:49 AM

(I noticed mine was tracking in the attack box, but not updating the number on the sheet.)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 09:50 AM

(Corn up)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 09:55 AM

Corn moves his flop rifle to his left hand, draws his stun baton with his right, then takes a breath and runs up the last 10m and hits the closest engineer. (edited)

(18/ 1 damage and 1 shock if ac is 15 or less.)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 10:16 AM

He rolls into the blow, trained combat reflexes helping him avoid the worst of it. (He doesnt need to club up his gun since its not 2 handed) He whips the pistol toward your temple. The other engineer remaining fires down the corridor at Tania, seeing her kill a friend. (missing Corn, Crit on Tania, for 5 total)

Haverworth 15-May-19 10:18 AM

(still alive)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 10:19 AM

(And it is now your turn, 2 wounded engineers left, one in melee with Corn)

Haverworth 15-May-19 10:25 AM

As the round tears into Tania's shoulder, she instinctively returns fire (20/16) before rolling back along the wall, out of sight (for full cover i hope)

(that crit had a 41.7% chance of killing me

)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 10:35 AM

The engineer falls, leaving one remaining now heavily outgunned. He and corn square off with one another in melee (Svenka)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 10:52 AM

“My shoulder hurts a hell of a lot and you are outnumbered and outgunned - I could drop you, friend, but I would prefer you surrender - your choice.”

(21/15 in case he doesn’t want to surrender

)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:03 AM

He spits at you, before being brought down.

Falling at Corn's feet

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 11:04 AM

Svenka shrugs, then winces in pain “Should not. Have. Done That.”

Haverworth 15-May-19 11:04 AM

(Are we out of initiative? Tania has some scolding to do)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:05 AM

(We are)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 11:05 AM

Svenka does a quick survey of the room and what comp/systems access we have from here

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:06 AM

(they were blocking the other side of the blast door, you're still in the hallway, but you did pass a number of cabins with their doors closed)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 11:08 AM

Cornelius rushes back to Svenka, and Tania. taking off his backpack and finding his medkit, and bioscanner. "Thanks for the help, I think I could have taken him, but it might have been a while. Now lets see about those gunshots or at least give us each a shot of lift for now."

Haverworth 15-May-19 11:10 AM

Tania marches right up to Cornelius, her shoulder still oozing blood, but not as much as has gone to redden her angry face "YOU LUNKHEAD, YOU STATION RAT, WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO BE A SHOOTING DUMMY!" As the haranguing begins, Tania starts smacking Cornelius on the head and chest. "What's the point of saving people if you're not around afterwards!" Each slap carries with it a burst of metadimensional energy that begins to close and repair Cornellius's wounds

(7, 4, 4, 5, 2 each set of healing comes with 1 strain, you can take as many or as few as you want in order)

(he can reject the healing but not the scolding

)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 11:24 AM

(I'm only down 14 so I'll take the first three. thanks) Cornelius shrinks a little embarrassed and fails to defend himself from the slaps. "Ow, wait, I know, but I couldn't just sit there with you two getting shot up. I feel a lot better now thanks. But you shouldn't use all of your energy. Let me see what I can do for you both. (do you still take strain for the ones I didn't take? I know between that and the cyberware you might be a little high and don't want to push you too far. Lift is 1d8, but it says after 5min rest, the medkit doesn't heal until after longer term care for a day.)

Haverworth 15-May-19 11:25 AM

(Tania is using mastered psychic succor, this doesn't cost her any strain or effort to apply to others)

"Well don't you do it again!" Tania hmphs as she turns towards Svenka "Now let me she about that shoulder," she says in a soothing voice as she places both hands on the wound. Tania winces as she raises her arm, her own shoulder still leaving a trail of blood on the ground, but tries not to let is show. "Hold still now." As she speaks, Svenka can feel the skin of her torn shoulder knitting itself back together as a visible rate. When the wound is fully closed, Tania drops her hand and looks up with a smile. "There that's much better isn't it?" She sighs "If only I had been able to do this when the Underhill attacked, how many brothers and sisters could I have saved then?"

(4 healing btw, 1 strain)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 11:36 AM

"Well darn you're as good as Regulus, I guess I'll just put this away and reload my rifle. I'll probably switch to the new shear rifle, no one seems to be surrendering, and they keep succumbing to their wounds anyway. I'll have the stun baton if we really need to knock someone out." (edited)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:38 AM

(You need a level of heal to use most stimms as well, check that entry if youre going to)

(make sure you can even administer it)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 11:38 AM

(it's 0 for first shot of lift which Cornelius has.)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:38 AM

(works for me, one of those finer points we sort of glassed over in the past)

Another section of cabins is around the corner, with the bridge doors presumably at the end of it. The hallway is quiet, you're not sure if there is more security outside of it or not.

Haverworth 15-May-19 11:43 AM

(so to double check, we have walked past 07 and 10, but have not entered 08 yet?)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 11:48 AM

(correct)

Haverworth 15-May-19 11:55 AM

Tania reloads her battery before finally taking a look at her own, mangled shoulder. With some curiosity, she begins channeling the energy to close her wounds, finding the experience to be soothing yet itchy. Xu'ganara never had her practice on herself during their training. (Tania takes 2 strain to heal to full, she rolled a 4 the first time) Satisfied that everyone has been properly looked after, she turns to the others, "should we check those rooms or proceed towards the bridge?"

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 11:57 AM

(Sorry, had to work

)

2

Svenka looks at her shoulder and looks at Tania, shocked “You... you aren’t supposed to exist” She stammers, and then quickly checks her gear, somewhat nervously.

1

Svenka, realizing that Tania asked a question, gives a nod towards the bridge, not making eye contact

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 12:05 PM

Cornelius looks at Svenka and Tania puzzled by their interaction for a second before replying. "If they're just more personal cabins we should probably get to the bridge, but I'll follow your lead."

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:11 PM

"Silly girl, if you must be afraid of something, be afraid of the enemy, maybe it'll help you live longer." Tania scolds Svenka as she shoulders her rifle. "We can have a nice long chat later, for now we have a mission to accomplish." (can i roll sneak to peak into the next room for mooks?)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 12:12 PM

(the bridge doors are shut, but we can do a sneak/dex to see into the cabins without starting anything)

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:12 PM

(Tania wants to sneak into 08, not the cabins behind us)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 12:13 PM

Svenka stares at the back of Tania’s head, boring little rage holes with her mind. The drone follows silently, scanning the bridge to see if anything can be picked up on scanners

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:13 PM

(she wants to place charges on the blast door without being heard. Also when the CIS technician gave her these things, did he tell her how many she would need for a blast door?) (edited)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 12:15 PM

(He just gave you what they had, i cant tell you if they will hear the charges being set up without a roll.

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:17 PM

(8 sneak, I meant whether she was told how many of her 3 charges she should use to destroy the door without blowing a hole through the station)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 12:18 PM

(same thing, best judgment)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 12:19 PM

Svenka’s Helmet snaps in to place

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:22 PM

Tania pulls a charge from her backpack before sneaking up to the bridge doors. She carefully places the charge the way she was told to, making as little noise as possible in the process. With the charge primed, she backs off to a safe distance and signals for Svenka and Cornelius to get ready to charge the bridge, waiting for their signal to detonate the charge

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 12:22 PM

Cornelius gets his gun up and activates his harness' life support.

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 12:23 PM

Svenka nods “ready”

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 12:24 PM

"Ready as I'll be, just make sure you're clear before you set those off."

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 12:24 PM

(Back in 30)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 12:24 PM

(no rush!)

Haverworth 15-May-19 12:25 PM

Tania nods at them, shouldering her rifle before pressing the detonator switch.

4

2

Nekosmash 15-May-19 12:56 PM

The single charge detonates, cracking the door metal and rocking the internal blast shutters on their armored ceiling housings. Several alarms begin to go off, and you can hear commotion behind the bridge door as they try to understand what is happening

Haverworth 15-May-19 01:01 PM

(so, does it look like it needs another or is the door effectively breached?)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 03:21 PM

(It needs another)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 04:54 PM

(Please sir, can door have some more?)

Haverworth 15-May-19 05:51 PM

Tania blushes as she looks over at her two colleagues who were expecting to run into the bridge. She looks incredibly embarrassed as she pulls another charge from her pack and walks to plant it on the damaged door. Stepping back to safety, she manages an awkward, "they lowered the strength to avoid a hull breach, I ..." before steadying herself and preparing to detonate the second charge "ready?" she asks, mostly to try to cover up her feeling of awkwardness

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 05:54 PM

Cornelius nods again and aims towards the hole.

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 05:56 PM

“Yes, still ready.” Svenks delivers deadpan

Haverworth 15-May-19 05:57 PM

Tania returns the deadpan stare before looking at the door and triggering the second charge (edited)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 06:24 PM

Svenka gives a slight smile. “Lets finish this.”

Nekosmash 15-May-19 06:51 PM

The second charge blows the doors of the bridge open and a hail of gunfire stitches out of the breach, missing all of you but alerting you to an armed presence inside. A chainveil officer in power armor and three soldiers are within the bridge with sight down the hall at your line of advance. Two of the troopers have a heavy machine gun set up. The civilian crew looks to be hiding or taking cover as best they can.

Haverworth 15-May-19 06:59 PM

(how far would you say they are from us?)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 07:25 PM

Svenka grits her teeth and uses her drone to get a good view on the situation - having it hold position to avoid being spotted. She carefully eases out of cover enough to take a burst shot at the mounted gun, aiming to disable it with the shear rifle

(8/18 - assuming that’s a miss)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 07:31 PM

(Are we still fighting through the holes blown in the doors or is the whole thing down now?) (edited)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 07:32 PM

(50m and you’re fighting through a very big hole blown in the door)

(And Yes it misses )

Haverworth 15-May-19 07:33 PM

(welp Tania is probably dead)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 07:34 PM

(Is she still out in the open? I thought we all got back behind cover before you blew the door again?)

Haverworth 15-May-19 07:37 PM

(I'm not going to game it and say she hid out of sight, she would have partial cover if there is any available)

Svenka Vilnovha 15-May-19 07:38 PM

(You were standing in front of the door as it blew inwards?)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 07:39 PM

(You guys sounded off ready to blow the door so I figured you wouldn’t have asked until you were in the spot you wanted to be)

Haverworth 15-May-19 07:41 PM

(Tania would be ready to charge so, she would be at a safe distance away from the door, if there are actual tables like on the map she would be along the wall so they didn't get in the way)

(that's either at the head of the table on the right, or at the end of the wall where the number 08 is)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 07:46 PM

(There are tables. You’re reading it right)

Haverworth 15-May-19 07:49 PM

(Ok well then i'll let neko decide since i was not specific and this matters, as a player my preference is obviously to be along the wall adjacent to the bridge, but then I can't see what's shooting at us and Tania will act accordingly. Otherwise Tania is at the end of the room staring at the barrel of a heavy machine gun, crossing her fingers)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 07:51 PM

(Would it still be possible to get a shot off if I went prone? I wasn't sure with the type of cover etc.)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 07:53 PM

(Tania can be placed where she wants to be. You wouldn’t have blown the door before you were ready. Corn can fire while prone. If they suppress it don’t really do anything for the saves though

(If anything I think prone would make an evasion worse but that’s a rabbit hole we don’t need to go down)

Haverworth 15-May-19 07:55 PM

(Alright, Tania is against the bridge wall, ready to charge into the hallway and unaware of what's in it)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 07:56 PM

(Svenka fired and missed. Corn is up)

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 07:59 PM

(does the commander in power armor have any specific kind of weapon?)

Nekosmash 15-May-19 08:00 PM

Integral combat rifle on the left arm, sword in right hand

Merle Horník (Corn) 15-May-19 08:00 PM

"Power armor and machine gun, get down!" Cornelius goes prone trying to take advantage of the cover he has then fires a shear rifle burst at the commander.

(23/14)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 05:01 AM

The officer is hit, swearing in a harsh dialect you havent heard before.

The HMG fires, spending half its belt to flood the corridor with lead (Evasion everyone)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 05:03 AM

(Success 16v8)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 06:09 AM

(Failure 9v12)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 08:22 AM

(Success is no damage, fail is 5 damage. usually a fail is 1/2 but you're in hard cover)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 08:41 AM

(Ouchie)

The hail of high-caliber ammunition punches through the cover Svenka is hiding behind, 2 rounds punching through her armor and ripping through her. She stifles a scream.

Haverworth 16-May-19 08:55 AM

(it's firing through the wall?) (edited)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 08:57 AM

(the thin inner station walls)

Haverworth 16-May-19 09:03 AM

(13v13)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 09:19 AM

(Tania is also next)

Haverworth 16-May-19 09:20 AM

(oh my bad, I thought the chainveil was going to do something. Can Tania get to the doorway in 1 move action?)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 09:41 AM

(they're 50m away, so no)

Haverworth 16-May-19 09:43 AM

(so how far would you say Tania is from the doorway?)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 09:44 AM

30 from the doorway itself)

(the gun team is in the center of the bridge)

Haverworth 16-May-19 09:47 AM

seeing rounds rip through the wall, Tania runs towards the doorway (she'll use run to move 20 meters along the wall)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 09:48 AM

(Top of the order with Svenka)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 10:07 AM

Running on pure adrenaline, Svenka will fire a burst at the officer

(19/17)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:14 AM

He slumps over, behind the gun, dead

(Corn next, just the gun team left)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:23 AM

Cornelius turns to Svenka. "I thought she said not to charge any more machine guns? That thing'll tear her apart." Cornelius sighs knowing he'll get chewed out again. "Hey you Chainveil lickspiddles, you gonna take a shot at me or are you too busy killing innocent women and children?" He then shoots a burst at the gunner.

(26/9)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:28 AM

With their officer and half their number down, the gunfire stops and the two engineers left begin to drop their weapons

(Nat 2 on that morale check)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:31 AM

"Yes, please step away from your weapons, we don't want to shoot anyone we don't have to, but know we're wary of tricks."

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:39 AM

(Are we still in initiative?)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:40 AM

(Not unless you’re going to continue shooting)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:41 AM

(I'm not, is this the main bridge or do we have another door to go through?)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:41 AM

(Nope you’re there)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:47 AM

Cornelius moves towards the bridge and engineers. ( I wanted to give Tania and Svenka a chance to do something before interacting with them more.)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:48 AM

There are a handful of civilian crew cowering around consoles. Images of the space battle appear on the monitor. The UNW Fleet is greatly diminished, losing three of its corvettes, but the capital ships have held out so far. The military platforms look to still be firing.

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 10:49 AM

(Sorry, work

)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 10:52 AM

(all good, i technically should be too)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 10:55 AM

(No worries. I know my insomniac/ slacker schedule allows for more posts than most, and didn't want to run away with things.)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 10:55 AM

Svenka cautiously follows Corn into the bridge, keeping her gun aimed with noticeable effort and pain in her face. A not insignificant amount of blood has poured from her 2 new wounds. “I have them covered.”

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:09 AM

Corn moves to the comms bench then addresses the engineers and civilians. "You're not in danger. I know you may not trust me, but I want to avoid any more death as much as possible. Would any of you be willing to help us use the guns of this platform to try and disable remnant ships so they might be spared? I can't make any promises, but trying to stop the fight sooner could save lives on both sides."

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:12 AM

(it doesnt have any, thats why it hasnt fired all space battle, its just for cargo and ship tending)

"We don't have any guns on this thing"

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:17 AM

"Well do you know if there is anyone who might get the rest of the security or engineers to surrender then? Or who would be in charge now?"

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:17 AM

"Everyone else is dead..." one of them weeps,

"Those killers....merciless" At the other side of the bridge, there is a thump, as the Black Lotus team of Red Sangha enters, and before anything can be said, they expertly dispatch everyone on the bridge who is not you. In a calm, emotionless voice, the sergeant of the squad reports into the all-teams comlink "Civilian station secure"

Garion 16-May-19 11:19 AM

(Smooth, I like it)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:20 AM

Cornelius loses it and goes to grab him. "You were told to avoid civilian deaths."

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 11:21 AM

“What the hell! They had surrendered!” Svenka turns her gun on the death squad, clearly struggling to maintain control

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:23 AM

(evasion save corn)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 11:23 AM

(While the stealth drone records all)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:23 AM

(11vs 8 success)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:25 AM

You narrowly avoid the sweeping leg that was going to put you on your back. "Please do not try that again" he says with a serenity at odds with the scene around you

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:26 AM

Cornelius steps back palms raised. "I'm sorry, but they're all dead?"

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:27 AM

"The station is secured" he affirms

"The job is done."

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:27 AM

Cornelius quickly thows his pack on the ground desperately rooting for his medical supplies.

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 11:28 AM

Svenka follows suit, the adrenaline wearing off, she lowers her weapon “So this is how it is, I suppose.” she says more to herself than anyone else. She then chokes back the wave of emotions and turns her attention to the station computers - attempting to gain full control of the systems.

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:28 AM

they begin spreading out, confirming there are no other Remnant personnel aboard, and doing what they need to do to finish locking the station down

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:31 AM

"Can you at least not shoot anyone else who surrenders?, I didn't think even Cyrus wanted cowering women and children dead. Shouldn't mission parameters matter if you're under contract, or something?" Finally finding his scanner, and medkit Cornelius looks for any life signs among the crew. "Svenka could you come here a second please I might need your help." (edited)

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 11:32 AM

Svenka breaks off from the computer console and aids Corn

(Be off for a bit)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:34 AM

Cornelius whispers to her. Could you use the station scanners or something to check for any more life signs maybe we can find anyone they missed before they 'secure' them?"

"I guess we should report the take over of the platform to Billy Cyrus , or whoever too, I don't know if I'd call it successful though."

Cornelus begins sending a mission complete notification to the command ship. Then starts his internal comlink recording as he goes back to checking for life signs.

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:43 AM

There are lifesigns in the corridor you passed through (the family you searched, and the handful of partisans near the dock, but it seems like you're all on the same side)

Merle Horník (Corn) 16-May-19 11:47 AM

He goes back to the bridge to get his pack then stays with the civilians. Unusually quiet.

Nekosmash 16-May-19 11:52 AM

They never pursue, content to stay in the bridge and ensure the vital areas are kept safe in preparation for the next phase

Svenka Vilnovha 16-May-19 12:23 PM

Svenka doesn’t say a word, but proceeds to scan for life signs and help ensure no further casualties.

Nekosmash 16-May-19 01:24 PM

(9xp, 50,000 credits for all involved)

Haverworth 16-May-19 03:51 PM

(sorry all i got busy)

(since the space battle is still ongoing when we clear the bridge can Tania look through the station's records to try and identify any Remnant assets that may have been using this station as a trading point?)

Nekosmash 16-May-19 04:15 PM

(Space battle is likewise over)

The trade port at Chloe is already well documented. The Remnant has a large holding at shariar as well, which has also been attacked by the UNW on more than one occasion

Rawhani was a trade destination for ships leaving here as well. That information is also known, though the planet doesn’t belong to the Remnant

Haverworth 16-May-19 07:44 PM

(were the civilians cowering in 05 spared? The ones waiting for their "connecting flights" and whatnot?)

Haverworth 16-May-19 07:53 PM

Concerned by what she saw on the bridge, Tania walks a circuit of the station, checking rooms and hallways alike. She looks to see if the dead are uniformed or in civilian clothing, and whether there are the young or old among the dead.

Nekosmash 17-May-19 02:08 AM

(red sangha has not left the bridge. They never moved down your line of advance so those civilians are fine)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 02:18 AM

(I think I was worried since the other direction was personal quarters for the civilians, and they said everyone was dead before being shot. Was it only support personnel ie the engineers and bridge workers that got killed possibly without it being ordered explicitly, or the bridge mainly since it was an area designated to be secured. Either way I think what I reported back to Cyrus is technically correct if slightly different in scope.)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 02:26 AM

The red sangha team killed everyone on their own route of advance toward the bridge. There are many more dead soldiers on this side, and there are civilians in the halls as well. It’s unclear if they were caught in the crossfire or if something happened later

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:26 AM

Once he's reasonably sure the civilians are safe, and has calmed down enough to think somewhat about the situation Cornelius returns to the bridge to check on the state of the officer's power armor, and the Red Sangha mercenaries.

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:27 AM

The armor is being picked over by red sangha troopers for parts. Jivinka is a wasteland of a world and anything they can bring back might be repurposed into keeping vital machinery running. Just a handful of the most worthless salvage remains

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:28 AM

Cornellius tries to find the Black Lotus squad leader he talked to before or someone in charge.

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:34 AM

He is sitting in the captains chair , reading from a scripture book

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:43 AM

Cornelius approaches trying to look nonconfrontational hands raised. "Hello, I just wanted to apologize for my unprofessional behavior earlier. I think we were given different mission specific goals. I didn't want to let my actions effect our ability to work together since the upcoming attack will be hard enough without personal rifts between our teams." (edited)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:44 AM

“The mission was accomplished. The bridge was taken. What goals were not specific?”

The book snaps closed with a sharp thwap

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:45 AM

"We were told before hand to limit casualties to active military personnel. I thought the same information had been relayed to your teams."

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:47 AM

“They were operating the platform providing information for firing on our vessels. They were stopped” (edited)

The other troopers begin to notice and are watching the discussion

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:47 AM

"I was informed this platform had no weapons or I would have used them on the remaining Remant vessels." (edited)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:48 AM

He gestures to a ruined command and control terminal

“No weapons. But they were plotting firing solutions for gunners elsewhere” (edited)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:49 AM

(was this terminal ruined before we left the bridge?)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:49 AM

(Yes)

(It was destroyed when they came in shooting)

He calmly tucks the prayerbook into a tunic pocket and stands up

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:50 AM

"Do you think it would be possible to get this terminal functional to do the same for our ships, maybe it could help with the approaching response fleets?"

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:51 AM

“Your engineers will be responsible for that”

(The engineers can either fix the ships or fix the platforms. They haven’t decided yet. But not both)

(*they can’t do both things. They’ll have to make a choice)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:52 AM

(oh, I didn't think about this platform I thought that was limited to the weaponized ones.)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:52 AM

(It’s all platforms)

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Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:52 AM

(That makes sense it's probably more extensive damage than one tech could repair on their own.)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:53 AM

(You don’t have much time before the counterattack comes. They won’t have enough time to do all of those things)

(Nor are their enough parts)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:55 AM

"Do you mind if I ask you some questions about yourself or Red Sangha, though you are allies of the UNW I know little about you myself and I find ignorance breeds misunderstanding and improper responses like the unfortunate one earlier."

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:01 AM

“Very well”. He sits back down now that it appears you won’t be coming to blows

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:03 AM

"Thank you, I'm sorry if I ask something taboo, but avoiding that in the future is why I wanted to talk to you. I noticed you reading a prayer book, and heard about the regrettable death of an abbot in the news. Would you mind telling me some about your religion?"

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:21 AM

“We are Theravadan Buddhists, and we are all here, enlightened, having undergone the ritualized process”

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:35 AM

"I admire the struggle and choice you have made to find enlightenment. When did you begin the journey if I may ask?"

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:36 AM

(I posted a big summary of them on ooc. I don’t really want to type it again but that’s what he tells you. I’ll re copy it here )

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:38 AM

(Let me read it real quick. I was trying to find out about him personally, but did you want me to stop or just refer to it so I don't ask redundant questions?)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:38 AM

(Redundant questions)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:40 AM

((you mean this one right? )There’s a splatbook, theyre one of the few things I’ve actually kept as written. Fit perfect how it was Basically they use extensive chemical therapy as they grow up to strip away their emotions because attachments prevent you from gaining enlightenment and nirvana But you die at 50 due to the horrible cancers that kind of chem therapy gives you There was a civil war that just ended on their homeworld. Extremists called the left hand of enlightenment tried to do something to the planets water supply (it’s a wasteland world) where all future children would be born enlightened rather than need chems They were opposed and their fortress temples destroyed by the populist ‘bloody’ right hand of enlightenment who believe the therapy needs to be done, because the process of losing your attachments is what matters. The right hand has prevailed in the civil war and hence they’re available for hire again It’s a good deal for you guys. 8,000 highly trained soldiers who literally work for food) (edited)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:51 AM

(Yes)

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Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:59 AM

"Do you know anything or have any feelings about the Exchange of light? I think they practiced Buddhism and neutrality of thought as well though maybe closer the teachings of Mahayana in my humble opinion."

Nekosmash 17-May-19 07:00 AM

“They haven’t had to face the problems we have had. Even before the scream. Sometimes it’s impossible to be neutral”

“Even so, they’ve involved themselves too heavily in galactic affairs. They’ll never ascend so rooted in these small concerns”

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 07:09 AM

"It presents an interesting conflict to attempt being objectively neutral, yet become enlightened by being useful. The fact that to be a successful bank required at least association with great amounts of wealth doesn't simplify the path to enlightenment either. I agree with you, I think that it's ultimately futile to do more than adopt a facade of neutrality at times."

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 07:21 AM

"I apologize, my eagerness to learn about, and discuss topics of interest to me sometimes takes me down tangents. Returning to the subject of you and your people, the state of your planet reminds me of the desperate one of my own created by the greed of the Corporations that came to power there. Do you know if I would be able to travel to your home world of Jivinka? Your culture interests me and I think I could learn from your martial training. Teaching others about you so they don't have a similar initial misunderstanding would be my eventual goal. I think it's sad the lack of knowledge had about things even in a developed polity like the UNW by the average citizen." (edited)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 08:20 AM

"Jivinka is closed to outsiders. There are no exceptions made"

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 08:22 AM

"That's unfortunate, but I'm glad that I asked you first then."

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 08:31 AM

"Have you worked for many clients before the UNW?"

Nekosmash 17-May-19 09:16 AM

"We have a proud history stretching back a few hundred years. We could spend days discussing them all, but we will not. There is work to be done"

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 09:20 AM

Cornelius nods. "Thank you for your time I wish all of you luck in the upcoming battle. May the sands ever blind and confuse your enemies." Cornelius leaves them to their prayer and returns to Tania, Svenka, and the civilians.

Nekosmash 17-May-19 04:55 PM

(I think its pretty mcuh the same team but with the addition of Cal dropping into the smallest city. Lets keep the mission here)

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Haverworth 17-May-19 04:57 PM

(It was mentioned that this happens a couple days later after fleet repairs and whatnot? I'm asking for purposes of strain reduction)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 04:58 PM

(2 days)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 04:58 PM

(It's one strain loss per day right?)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:05 PM

(Check the core book it should be in the systems section I believe)

Haverworth 17-May-19 05:08 PM

(it's actually under the biopsionics page. 1 strain per night of rest as long as you aren't diseased, starving, or otherwise....restless) (edited)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:10 PM

(lol,thank you, I feel like it's hard for me to find something specific I'm looking for in the book quickly, but I'll see it every time I'm looking for something else.)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:10 PM

(It's in systems as well, but thats good to know its in a couple places)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:10 PM

(would you prefer the list of things that I am going to buy here or in my personal chat?)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:11 PM

(here)

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Haverworth 17-May-19 05:17 PM

(are we landing with troops from the stations?)

Garion 17-May-19 05:17 PM

(Your team isn't You'll have partisans on the ground)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:24 PM

(sniper rifle 400, 2 tl4 binoculars(one as night vision scope?) 400(200 each), Large advanced weapon(hammer with kinetic sheathing)80, 3 lazarus patches 90, total 970. If I missed something I will make sure to take the cost out of my credits, and tell you when I do, but I think that's it.)

Haverworth 17-May-19 05:26 PM

(Since there are no npcs in our landing party, do you all want to use grav chutes to minimize visibility?)

Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 05:28 PM

(Already have one integrated, so sure)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:30 PM

(Is the Icarus Harness more reliable, or different in any way?)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:30 PM

(I'm sure the book will have the information youre looking for)

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Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 05:32 PM

(Looks like the Icarus harness allows for unlimited drop, but no flight and doesn’t burn out after one use) (edited)

Haverworth 17-May-19 05:33 PM

(but you have to use up your batteries to keep it charged)

Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 05:34 PM

(Correct - I’m also buying a sniper rifle - drone will be my binoculars)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 05:37 PM

(Shouldn't we coordinate with Cal before paradropping out whatever we decide to use? He's in charge for this right?)

Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 05:38 PM

(Yuuuup - I’ll follow the lead)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 05:40 PM

(Yes, I was going to say, lets give him a chance to catch up)

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Haverworth 17-May-19 05:59 PM

(Equipment purchases: 4 demo charges, full strength 1k; 4 grenades, 100; sniper rifle 400; low light goggles, 200; grav chute, 300; 1 type A power cell, 10; 20 rounds of ammo 10 TOTAL: 2020 creds) (she is also wearing a dead man's combat uniform) (edited)

Merle Horník (Corn) 17-May-19 06:24 PM

(@Nekosmash 60 sniper rounds for 30 total almost forgot, that would have been embarrassing. I guess I'll get a grav chute for 300 too for a new total of 1,300 If we end up not using it I'll have it for later.)

Nekosmash 17-May-19 06:25 PM

(Alright)

Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 06:39 PM

(Sniper rounds are equivalent to normal ammo? I can’t find just sniper ammo, but I have 30 rounds of ammo)

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Haverworth 17-May-19 11:38 PM

(ammo intentionally doesn't have calibers in SWN to avoid the system from becoming even more convoluted. Can you imagine the argument about whether one planet's machine gun rounds can be fired by another planet's guns...)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 17-May-19 11:39 PM

(Cal buys a medkit and a few lazarus patches)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 17-May-19 11:48 PM

"I'm going to drop with the Partisans in the dropship. If you guys want to grav chute your way down feel more than welcome but I for one like a big metal case around me when I'm falling." Cal takes a breath. "Now. The objective is to eliminate the garrison commander. As much as I love a good fight we need to find a way to do that without having to fight the entire garrison. So I propose this plan: we have the partisans start kicking up a fuss in different parts of the city to draw the garrison to different locations, meanwhile we hide and when they've passed us we stroll right up to the weakened garrison, kick their door in, kill them all where they stand. Sound like a plan?" he asks rhetorically" Of course it does. Gear up boys and girls were moving out "

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Svenka Vilnovha 17-May-19 11:54 PM

“If we are kicking doors in, these are probably not the right tools for the job.” She points to the sniper rifles. “is there any way to get just the commander out in the open?”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 01:03 AM

"That would be ideal but they know we're coming so they'll have their security locked down tight. We could get the partisans to surrender so that the commander comes to execute them but there's a strong chance a lot of them will die in the process. Aside from that I can't think of a way to get the commander to leave his garrison"

Merle Horník (Corn) 18-May-19 03:35 AM

"Do we know the layout of buildings around the base? I'd hate to make a plan dependent on them if there isn't anything we can use."

Nekosmash 18-May-19 04:22 AM

(You know that there are buildings. Its in the middle of the city)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 04:42 AM

A dropship is made ready for cal on the landing deck, there are enough seats for anyone else choosing to head down this way. Anti air fire is expected, even with fighter support.

Merle Horník (Corn) 18-May-19 04:59 AM

Cornelius focuses on his breathing not saying much, trying to prepare himself for the grav chute drop to the closest tall building to the base, a death grip on his sniper rifle.

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 05:21 AM

Cal sits in his droppod seat and silently begins planning an entirely new mission plan he can do by himself when the grav chute team gets decimated by the aa guns

Nekosmash 18-May-19 05:25 AM

Partisans on the ground have begun to engage, and Roberts fighters have begun their diving attacks on the city below to try to soften AAA. “That’s all then?” The crew chief calls out to you

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 05:31 AM

"That's all" Cal calls back

Nekosmash 18-May-19 06:19 AM

He shurgs, and begins working on getting the ramp raised

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 06:48 AM

Svenka runs for the dropship, overladen with drones, a mag rifle and a sniper rifle.

Nekosmash 18-May-19 06:53 AM

The crew chief helps her aboard before returning to cranking the door shut. He grunts from the exertion

(I thought you were grav dropping?)

(Like the both of you, that’s what you’d insisted on)

Merle Horník (Corn) 18-May-19 06:58 AM

(Yes, I got confused by Svenka entering I think?)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 06:58 AM

The ramp shuts with a mechanical squeal and there is a hiss of air pressure equalizing inside to keep the crew comfortable. (Yeah. She’s taking the dropship down with cal )

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It blasts clear of the launch bay, falling into formation with Wotan flight , providing cover. The rest of them loft after, picking up their own fighter escorts

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 07:03 AM

(I am so confused right now - it fits)

“Svenka Vilnova reporting for drop.”

Nekosmash 18-May-19 07:06 AM

Inside the bay you see cal sitting there, the hammer he carries diminished in splendor but still lethal.

He looks tired

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 07:08 AM

Svenka gives a nod, her helmet already snapped in to place, and proceeds to stow her sniper rifle and drones, keeping the shear rifle with her

(Retcon - I said mag rifle above, I meant Shear Rifle)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 08:20 AM

"Let's hope this fight is over soon Svenka. Its been a tough couple of days." Cal goes back to his silence prayers before the drop

Nekosmash 18-May-19 08:22 AM

Fighters join up to your smaller formation, then pushing ahead to clear AA guns near your landing zone. "Commander Odenburg, we have a choice to make. We can land in a central park, close to the target, an industrial zone a kilometer to the east, or an atmo- lighter complex further to the north. That landing will be the most unopposed, but we'd have to make it through the city somehow"

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 08:41 AM

Svenka is making final checks on her rifle and gear

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 08:41 AM

"Go for the industrial zone. It'll be quieter there. Can't imagine the factories will be running with what's going on"

Nekosmash 18-May-19 08:43 AM

Corn and Tania are aboard the UNW troop ship in orbit, seeing the drop craft leave.

Tens of thousands of meters below the cities are arranged, skimming the surface of the gas giant. Explosions and gunfire bloom over the tops of all of them as the intense air battles begin

Nekosmash 18-May-19 09:03 AM

--------------------------------//---------------------------------- Aboard the dropship, the pilot confirms and directs the fighters attached to you to begin clearing out AAA guns, in the local area

Nekosmash 18-May-19 09:14 AM

(Tania and Corn, lets get a pilot/int for your orbital insertion. The book does not say to make one, but the harness you;'ve both said youre using needs a type B to travel 1,000 M. I find it unlikely, impractical, and downright silly youre going to change power cells 30+ times while falling with an air battle going on around you to land perfectly. You may have a handful, but this is mostly you piloting yourself/guiding your fall to land in the city)

Merle Horník (Corn) 18-May-19 09:24 AM

(6 is that good enough or should I probably use a reroll token?) (edited)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 09:24 AM

(If you have one I’d use it)

Merle Horník (Corn) 18-May-19 09:28 AM

(2nd roll was a six, but I think I did lead for the first one somehow, should I roll again or 6?)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 09:31 AM

(It would be a 5 with the right stats applying after roll) Cornelius stumbles out of the bay , and once he is stabilized in the air he sees that he has jumped several thousand feet short of not only his target but of making even the edge of the city at all. He hurtles through the gas clouds, as explosions and gunfire hurtle by. The harness tries to arrest the fall but it simply doesn’t have the robust power system needed for a better result. He passes the city, tumbling into the gas giant, getting a brief sight of the TECT before his life sign sensors on the bridge flatline

Nekosmash 18-May-19 09:49 AM

On the ground Cal sees the same sensor fall flat, and the fighters suppress the anti air guns while the dropship comes into land outside a silent but towering factory complex

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 10:10 AM

Svenka sits, staring at the sensor, shocked for a second before snapping to attention. She turns on both drones and readies her rifle “Angry bat, follow” She states flatly. Silent Owl hovers before moving ahead and up to get a view of the surroundings.

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 12:45 PM

(Did Cal get a good look at the city on the way down? As in can guess which way the garrison would be?)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 12:46 PM

(It’s in city center. Mad hard to miss)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 12:47 PM

(easy enough then. What's the rough numbers of partisans we've got with us, just so I know how much I can split them up)

Nekosmash 18-May-19 01:02 PM

(You’ll have ten immediately with you. The rest of them will be across the city diverging security away from you even if it just means dying to hold them off

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 01:22 PM

(Survey the area with the stealth drone - see if we can get the lay of the land as we head on)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 01:30 PM

Cal wants the rest of the partisan teams causing a fuss in high population areas to see if they can start a little bit of a rebellion. Or at least make the garrison think a rebellion is starting. Meanwhile him and his team of ten will move towards the central garrison using svenkas drone as a point man

Nekosmash 18-May-19 02:34 PM

The drone sees an empty city street for the first 750m, but there is a personnel carrier on its way. It’ll be here in a few moments. It’s likely a scout team trying to confirm what craft and how many went down in this area

Svenka Vilnovha 18-May-19 03:45 PM

“Incoming APC - don’t think they see us, but they will be here quickly - Suggest we get out of its way and engage only if we have to?” Svenka points in the direction of the approaching force

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 18-May-19 11:58 PM

"I agree, we're not equipped to fight something like that. Let's get off the street" Cal runs up and tries the first door he can find to see whether it is open

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 12:34 AM

Svenka also tries to find a clear path off the main road, knowing that there would be little option to conceal their obvious military technology - she looks for an alley to get the team into and tries the opposite door to Cal.

Nekosmash 19-May-19 04:40 AM

Each of you find an office door on opposite sides of the path. No one is at work with an invasion going on and your drop craft had lifted off, leaving little trace of you

The noisy vehicle kicks up a cloud of black smoke as it rolls by,heading deeper into the complex, away from you

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 05:05 AM

After it passes Cal returns to the street, signalling svenka to do the same. "Come on let's push on"

Nekosmash 19-May-19 05:19 AM

There are two residential blocks and a public park before the garrison’s main doors. Most people have gone to ground but a small fireteam of soldiers moves into a house close to the park, it’s on your route

(The drone spotted then)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 05:25 AM

(How many people were in the fire team?)

Nekosmash 19-May-19 05:26 AM

(5)

(squad leader, two riflemen, automatic rifleman, combat lifesaver)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 05:29 AM

"If we engage them and they get some shots off then we've alerted the garrison to our location, but capturing them would be a great opportunity to gain some Intel on the company commander"

Nekosmash 19-May-19 08:22 AM

They look to have settled into the home , the drone watches the family inside being tossed into the street before the front door shuts

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 08:28 AM

"If the family is being treated like that then there's a good chance they'd be willing to help us. We just need to not spook them. Come on, let's move in closer to them"

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 08:48 AM

Svenka snaps back after being distracted “Agreed, Silent Owl has eyes on the house, let’s move up.”

Nekosmash 19-May-19 08:54 AM

(Sneak/dex)

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 09:07 AM

(7)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 09:15 AM

(11)

Nekosmash 19-May-19 09:20 AM

you're not detected as you close on the property, the disposssessed family sits on the curb in front of their home, in utter disbelief at the situation

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 09:29 AM

Svenka comes up beside the building, focused on the family “Do we make contact, or try to take the house?” she says quietly over comms

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 09:58 AM

"Make contact, there's no way we can take the house without causing a massive amount of noise"

Nekosmash 19-May-19 10:01 AM

(So the family and soldiers inside both do not know you’re coming as it stands right now) (edited)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 10:05 AM

(Is svenka a talker? Because Cal isn't)

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 10:08 AM

(Heh, kind of?)

(Brb - breakfast)

Nekosmash 19-May-19 10:16 AM

(Don’t forget even if you don’t have ‘talk’ , you still can. I don’t really like talk checks unless you’re doing something wild)

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 10:28 AM

Svenka slowly approaches the family, careful to be quiet, but also get into their field of vision early into the approach. Mask down, weapon slung and both hands in front of her.

Nekosmash 19-May-19 10:29 AM

The mother of the family looks up and sees you coming. She locks eyes but says nothing, caught between what may be two bad situations

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 10:35 AM

“Please stay calm, my primary goal is to ensure the safety of you and your family in this horrible situation. We witnessed the local forces tossing you and your family out in the street.” Svenka gestures towards the hidden forces “we are in the process of taking the city from the Remnant, they have a history of being less than kind to civilians in these situations” Svenka looks awkwardly and is conscious of her clinical, flat delivery “If you want safety, we would recommend moving in that direction and staying to the back streets. If you can offer any help in our safely taking back your house, we would be grateful for it.”

Nekosmash 19-May-19 10:45 AM

“There’s a back door. Through the laundry room” the father says, fishing in his pocket for the house keys

“Door from there to inside will be locked inside. Had to keep the kids out. Kept getting in there to play with the laundry soap. They Probably don’t know it’s back there “

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 11:06 AM

I take the keys from the father “thank you - please get to safety.” Svenka activates her second drone. “Angry Bat, protect these people. Hold fire until given command by either of these two. Return to me when given command ‘Angry Bat return’” Svenka turns to the parents and passes them a drone controller. “You will be able to control and see what it sees through this. Be safe” Svenka activates the feed from Angry Bat to alert if any issues arise and will save the feed to her pad.

Returning to Cal and the hidden squad, Svenka hands him the keys and explains the situation. She slaps the Shear rifle “These things are quiet, if we go in and try to capture the soldiers from the back, we can fall back on these if the situation warrants”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 01:02 PM

"Good work that sounds like a plan. We'll take 3 partisans inside and leave the rest of the squad outside to stop them making a run for it if they try. Let's get moving" Cal says

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 01:25 PM

Svenka nods, following up behind Cal, gun at the ready.

Nekosmash 19-May-19 01:45 PM

The partisans surround the portions of the house your breach team cannot cover. Sneakily, you make your way around to the door you were told about, finding it locked, but you can see in through the window. The interior door to the rest of the house is closed too

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 02:02 PM

Cal grasps sunderhead tightly and unlocks the first door before opening it

Nekosmash 19-May-19 02:08 PM

It opens smoothly and you can fit one at a time through the cramped laundry room. You see the family’s several pairs of shoes sitting on a small mat by the door. They literally were thrown out with no warning

You hear some light laughter inside the house and something being broke.

Broken*

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 19-May-19 02:23 PM

"Let's try and corner them unarmed and together. Might not be easy but it's our best option" Cal says as he pushes through into the next bit of the house

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 03:16 PM

“So this is how they behave as they are being invaded...” Svenka says quietly as they move single-file through the entrance

Nekosmash 19-May-19 04:56 PM

They are busy looking through the main dwelling area for anything of value, smashing whatever isn’t. One of the troopers is relieving himself on family photos in smash frames on the floor

None seem to have noticed you come in

Svenka Vilnovha 19-May-19 05:29 PM

Svenka motions to the one relieving himself and moves to get in position behind him, gun aiming at his midsection

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 20-May-19 04:10 AM

While sven has got him covered Cal will move up and grab him from behind covering his mouth so he can't make a noise

Nekosmash 20-May-19 05:06 AM

His cry of alarm is muffled as you pull him away from the group. The others dont seem to have noticed, preoccupied with looting

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 10:03 AM

Svenka keeps the gun trained on him as Cal drags him away. Once he is in a safe location, she puts the gun against his neck and proceeds to help interrogate. “You scream and this thing cuts a line through you - you might die, or it might take a few shots... You and your friends are not exactly acting as soldiers should, are you? We want to know about your forces in the area, we are very willing to kill you as there are 4 other svo-lachs in the rest of the house that we can work through. Talk.”

Nekosmash 20-May-19 10:09 AM

"What do you want to know" he whispers

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 10:10 AM

“Patrol movements, number of troops in the area and best path to the garrison.”

Nekosmash 20-May-19 10:20 AM

'Few hundred, scattered patrols. We're supposed to watch the southwest service road, we're the only group there, its' not used often"

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 20-May-19 10:43 AM

" Your garrison commander. What do you know about him" Cal prompts in hushed tones

Nekosmash 20-May-19 11:04 AM

“Direct. He would want to deal with you himself. Loves swords”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 20-May-19 11:14 AM

"Sounds like a great guy. Sven I don't suppose you have anything that starts fires"

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 01:54 PM

Svenka looks at Cal, a bit puzzled and annoyed “It’s Svenka. I would have a number of ways of starting a fire - a power cell and a bit of wiring would work well, as would any of our ammunition broken down. If needed, I could set this laser pistol to override if you need something more dramatic. Biggest concern would be fuel to burn.”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 20-May-19 02:19 PM

"Apologies Svenka, dramatic is good. How does this house stand as fuel to burn?"

"Our biggest problem has always been trying to get to the commander. If it turns out he wants to come to us let's show him where we are"

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 03:34 PM

“I... would have some concerns in burning down this home... it certainly would burn, however.”

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 06:31 PM

“I don’t want to stoop to their level and use Civilian targets. We could certainly make a display and broadcast a message, but we would be opening ourselves up to being hit by superior numbers. If we think he would respond to a request to duel, we could certainly set that up. Perhaps we make a display via an explosion and a broadcasted challenge?” She pauses, clearly thinking “I could set Silent Owl to act as a sentry over the area we set as the duel and we can see if he indeed meets your terms?”

(Also check in on the status of Angry Bat and the family)

Nekosmash 20-May-19 06:32 PM

(They’re still outside, moving off the street to the park but okay)

“He would go for that” the captured soldier says

Svenka Vilnovha 20-May-19 06:34 PM

“Now we have the matter of taking this building quietly and without killing your comrades, if possible.” Svenka looks at Cal “What’s the approach?”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 20-May-19 10:46 PM

"Think you can get them to surrender?" Cal asks the soldier

Nekosmash 21-May-19 04:59 AM

"Not by myself, but if you surprise them, they might"

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 08:58 AM

"You go stand in front of the house and call for them to come out. Our forces are surrounding the house and they'll walk right out into a trap"

Nekosmash 21-May-19 09:06 AM

He nods, and awkwardly walks down the street

"Hey! Guys get out here quick!"

there is a general commotion inside the house, as the squad stumbles out into waiting partisan guns

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 09:36 AM

“Drop the guns or die.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 09:41 AM

You see in fact, many of them have not bothered to bring their weapons out at all, but the two who have gently set their laser rifles down

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:14 AM

“Face down, hands on heads” have the team search and restrain them while we keep guns trained on them “Where is the nearest political target? Statue, landmark?”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:15 AM

"There's a statue of Michael the archangel two blocks over, in a park" the corporal of the squad says, looking up at both of you

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:17 AM

“As good a place as any. March.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:18 AM

Prisoners in tow, you make your way across the empty city blocks. Red Sangha troopers have massacred any military personnel in your path, and you see at least two of the squad here is wounded, possibly fleeing the fighting elsewhere. The park itself is untouched by fighting, and in the middle of the current battle-lines

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:21 AM

Svenka has the prisoners secured nearby and preps a number of things: 1. She communicates to the family through her drone that their house has been cleared of the soldiers, but they did cause some damage -unsure of the level of damage. 2. She preps a repeat communication to the garrison commander to meet for single combat near the statue of archangel, attaching a com link from one of the prisoners to a power cell and making a makeshift antennae. (edited)

3. She preps an IED using 10 rounds of ammunition, the laser pistol and a power cell - remotely triggered by one of the com links. (edited)

(And she makes a fusion reactor from a paper clip, some gum, a playboy magazine and a glass of water)

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:45 AM

Once she is ready, she has Silent Owl find a decently hidden spot with overwatch to see the area around the statue and she has the soldiers hide a ways back from the park - enough to get in to position quickly if needed, but without being in the threatened area. She finds a decent perch to shoot from, cursing that she didn’t bring her sniper rifle along

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 10:45 AM

Cal twizells his hammer while svenka does all thisb

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:45 AM

(Lol)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:50 AM

A small three vehicle convoy is spotted approaching the park, two armored cars, and a larger cargo truck between them, and they'll be arriving in a moment

(Everyone ready?)

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:53 AM

Svenka takes a moment to relax, preparing to provide cover for Cal if needed “Team, hold fire - on Cal’s command. Cal, it’s your show.” She is ready to set off the IED when the commander arrives

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:54 AM

(Just so I don't do something I'm not meant to, you're not actually intending to duel him directly, this is an ambush?)

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:55 AM

(I thought we were going for a gladiatorial duel, TBH)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 10:55 AM

"Try and take out that cargo truck with that ied if you can"

(Were posing it as a duel but when he doesn't take it, which he probs won't, we're going to blow him up in ambush)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:56 AM

(With you now)

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 10:57 AM

(Sounds good - in that case, the IED is hidden on the approach)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 10:57 AM

The lead vehicle passes the bounds of the park, with the cargo truck just a few meters off its read bumper

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 11:09 AM

Broadcasting over the same channel “That’s close enough - proceed forward on foot if you accept the duel.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 11:13 AM

The vehicles draw even with one another, and back facing away from you, the cargo truck rocks, as an armored warrior, hefting a large, two handed energized axe steps into view. his combat uniform has sculpted hydra heads, arms protruding from the beast's open mouths. The same snarling face is pressed into the chestplate

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 11:19 AM

“Well shit” Svenka says over the comm “I didn’t think they would stop... Orders, Cal - you doing this?”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 11:22 AM

He seems to be in no hurry, allowing both of you to speak among yourselves. He makes several practice cuts with the axe as his muscles loosen up. The partisans are covered by the cannons of the armored cars, the turrets tracking back and forth slowly , but making no overtly hostile gestures

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 11:28 AM

Svenka focuses on getting a good shot from the Drone, which continues to record the scene

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 11:36 AM

"Those cannons will annihilate us, I'm going to need to fight him." Cal draws his hammer and steps forward

Nekosmash 21-May-19 11:40 AM

"It's polite to introduce ones self before a duel. I'm Chalemos Deron. Nice to meet you"

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 11:53 AM

"Calidorius Odenburg, nice to meet you two. Rumour had you as a sword man, glad to see you prefer a heavier weapon. Want to set any rules for this?"

(I'm viewing this as the opening scene to Troy with Brad Pitt destroying that massive guy, rather than oberyn vs the mountain)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 11:54 AM

(PRetty much how i pictured it)

"No guns, and no help" he says, looking around at the partisans

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 12:04 PM

Svenka adds “Ask for Mercy is a surrender and forfeit, but you walk away with your life, otherwise to the death.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 12:06 PM

He looks to Cal, to see what he thinks

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 12:11 PM

Cal shrugs "I'm here to win not here to kill. I agree to those rules"

Nekosmash 21-May-19 12:16 PM

"So pledged" he nods, and readies his weapon (initiative)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 12:22 PM

(6 middle of the road. 50/50)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 12:23 PM

(7)

He steps forward, testing his axe a final time, before surging forward at a run, swinging it in an arc at your neck

(12, not gonna do it)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 12:32 PM

Cal parries the axe with sunderhead at the last second, stepping to the side and driving his hammer towards Deron's back (7 Ffs)

(although I don't know how because I've got at least a plus 8)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 01:10 PM

(Want to wait until i can get to a PC?)

Reverend Levi McClain (Dax'olli) 21-May-19 01:14 PM

(the Attack Bonus seems pretty low to me. So does the skill bonus, I assume it's Stab)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 01:15 PM

(AB is def wrong, as is skill, it would be the sunblade skill for him but its still more than 1)

Reverend Levi McClain (Dax'olli) 21-May-19 01:19 PM

(And the character name is wrong!

Is it CalidoRius, or CalidoNius?)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 01:21 PM

(R is how it is in discord_)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 01:26 PM

(Oh my god my entire existence is a lie)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 01:26 PM

(Things I whisper to myself every night before bed)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 01:26 PM

(What if it was originally calidonius but I accidently called myself Calidorius and it just stuck)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 01:27 PM

(I have the google doc, one sec)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 01:28 PM

(But yeah you add the sunblade skill, but on the automating weapon thing you can't select sunblade so I've just made my sunblade and stab the same skill because stab never really gets used)

Reverend Levi McClain (Dax'olli) 21-May-19 01:28 PM

(I take offense at that. I stab everybody)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 01:29 PM

(I'll have a better look at it when I get to a pc but for now I'm definitely not going to hit with that roll anyway)

(Oh thank god I'm not going mad)

(fair point. Hard to stab with a hammer though)

Reverend Levi McClain (Dax'olli) 21-May-19 01:29 PM

(With that attitude)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 01:49 PM

(Also for those who haven't seen it before, that page that neko sent is like one of ten which constitutes cals background)

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 02:14 PM

(Sweet Christmas)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 04:15 PM

The axe sweeps downward in an overhand chop (18/7)

His face is snug at landing first blood, and he steps back deftly

“Your bladeschooling is good. Where did you learn it?”

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 06:21 PM

Svenka pokes her head up from behind the cover of the perch “The Remnant just surrendered - you boys done yet?” (edited)

Nekosmash 21-May-19 06:24 PM

"The duel, once begun, must be completed. Your commander is going to have me dragged in front of a firing squad anyway, you heard him"

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 06:43 PM

“Ah, the dumb tribal approach, unsurprising. You win and you die, you realize? Asking for mercy is your only option to survive.” Svenka looks at the collected forces “While your commander decides his fate, please power down your vehicles, put your weapons on the ground and begin a peaceful surrender.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 06:44 PM

They do not comply with the order, waiting for the outcome of the duel to decide for them. "You cannot guarantee any of us mercy. We all heard the surrender terms"

(They're either going to die here or be taken into custody and shot like animals, They were presented with a pretty zero sum situation)

2

Svenka Vilnovha 21-May-19 07:05 PM

Svenka gives a wry smile “you drop your weapons and gear and you have a far better chance of mercy, I can tell you that much, but it’s your choice. We can certainly let this play out.”

Nekosmash 21-May-19 07:08 PM

“Cmon!” He shouts to cal. “And please, tell me where you learned that blade craft”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 21-May-19 11:42 PM

(18 wouldny hit me. My ac is 19 muhaha)

"It matters not where I learnt this, only what I will do with it, and that's kill you" Cal states before dashing forward and slamming a blow into the commander (21/15)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 02:51 AM

He takes three large steps backwards as the hammer cracks one of his shoulder guards. Dropping the battleaxe he pulls a long knife he can use with one hand from a thigh sheath

(22/4) he makes a cut to the side as he attempts to run past you and circle behind

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 04:38 AM

Cal takes the hit and tries to return the blow (7/15)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 07:22 AM

He skips aside, feet briefly leaving the ground

Before twisting, and lunging with the knife again

(18, miss, barely)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 10:04 AM

Cal uses his opponents momentary lack of balance to strike back but is slightly off balance himself (11/15)

(What are these shit rolls)

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 10:18 AM

(Lol - the heat death of the universe will come before the 2 of you kill each other)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 10:20 AM

(16. My god. ) neither of you are able to gain ground on one another, your skills evenly matched

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 10:56 AM

Svenka comes down from her perch, gun stowed and walks over to the waiting Remnant soldiers. She leans up against an APC and taps out a thin Taros cigar, lights it, and offers them to the other soldiers assembled while they watch the duel

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 10:59 AM

(Fucking 12)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:01 AM

"We're both getting tired!" he yells over to you. "I think honor has been satisfied here. If you can vouch for the safety of myself, and my men, we'll turn ourselves over peacefully"

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:04 AM

Cal grins "That was a good fight. I personally vouch that your men will be safe"

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 11:04 AM

Svenka nods “To the best of my ability, I will also vouch for your safety. Now before what is to come, cigar?”

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:08 AM

Everyone takes a puff, the contest forgotten. The commander hands his axe over to Cal, and his attuned senses feel the power within int

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:11 AM

(Does it feel similar to other sunblade weapons Cal has felt?)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:13 AM

"I learned how to fight from a school called The Temple of Oaths. I recognized a similar training in you"

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:15 AM

(Would Cal recognise the name of that temple?)

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:16 AM

Cal faintly remembers a passage in one of the many books Kenmore had open the night of Doona's intervention

it detailed the temple, and its followers as somber warriors, who upheld honor in conflict

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:18 AM

"I thought you were too good not to have been trained in the art. I was trained in the Temple of the Knotted Wheel. How did you find yourself a commander for the Remnant?"

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:19 AM

'They offered my temple a choice, service, or be destroyed."

"Though I think they'd have reconsidered if they knew about our...nature..."

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 11:32 AM

“Nature?” Svenka looks concerned

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:33 AM

"You won't want the word of an enemy, but I think your friend may be able to explain" he gestures to Cal, as he un-straps his knife from his belt, and likewise hands it over

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:38 AM

"Commander Deron, or perhaps I should just say Deron, and I are not just normal warriors. Our abilities are enhanced over a normal person's by a combination of faith, dedication, and willpower. Our loyalty is to our temple first and all others second, hence why Deron is not the biggest supporter of the remnant "

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:39 AM

"For the record, if these surrender terms are how the UNW's representatives operate, I'm not a big supporter of yours, either"

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 11:45 AM

Svenka relaxes “If this is true, and you and your men were not involved in the atrocities of the Remnant, I will do everything in my incredibly meager power to see that you are treated fairly.”

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:45 AM

"I understand they are not the best of terms but they were made by a warrior not a politician. Things will change I guarantee you"

Garion 22-May-19 11:46 AM

(Considering this is just after or during the fighting, feel free to come find Cyrus, he's currently on one of the military stations)

(Pop into my thread if you wish to speak with him directly)_

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 11:47 AM

Waving out the prisoners “Are these your men? They were caught looting and defacing a civilian home.”

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:48 AM

"56th storm squad...." he says, with disappointment. "Sergeant Gaspon is dead I assume?"

The corporal of the squad shakes his head yes

"I see, and the rest of your teams competence went with him" He looks to Svenka "They're not worthy of the protection, but I hope you'd likewise take my personal guard into your confidence" (edited)

Calidorius Odenburg (Charles) 22-May-19 11:53 AM

"I would be honoured. With the surrender terms accepted I take you Chalemos Deron and your personal guard into my personal custody. The rest of the forces in the city will surrender and wait to be taken by unw forces"

Svenka Vilnovha 22-May-19 11:57 AM

“I’m glad there is some civility amidst all of this.” Svenka motions for the partisans to start taking weapons and getting the Commander’s guard “Captured” - weapons stripped and stored in one of the APCs. She then carefully disables the bomb next to the cargo truck

Nekosmash 22-May-19 11:57 AM

(6xp, 10,000 credits)

A lander from one of the ships is sent for you, and you're transferred to shuttles at the fleet conjunction before long, leaving Cruesa space for home just as the space battle begins.