Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Hansel glances at Emile, and then at Taavi. And thinks over the mental connection Time isn't on our side. Go? as he prepares to enter the codes.
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Emile nods GO
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Holding for Taavi and Shadrach.
Confirming: Hansel is preparing to enter the codes. "GO" means Hansel opens the blast door and you go after Karen, rather than retreating from here to the elevator or stairs.
Confirming: Hansel is preparing to enter the codes. "GO" means Hansel opens the blast door and you go after Karen, rather than retreating from here to the elevator or stairs.
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Ambiance: Bitter End
The map:
Emile yells to warn of the lemon-scented sedative; the group confirms the Go signal in the telepathic connection. Hansel scans his suit-code and the panel flashes green.
Over his trooper suit's comms, he hears, "Assume hostile intent." as the troopers break the silence.
The heavy blast door splits in the middle, sliding back into the adjacent bulkheads. The Marshalls see a half-dozen white-armored troopers ducked behind desks, half-walls, and moveable emplacements in the Security Center, pausing just a second to assess the situaton while the troopers open fire, a barage of laser rifle flashes flying through the air. Your door opens in the middle of the long side a rectangular room, 30mx 20m, which is filled with screens, desks, and monitoring stations around its perimeter. Doors stand open on both the left and right walls, the left one having some additional guards, the front one shooting at you as well. On the right end of the far wall you see the door labeled "Control Room" which remains closed and the lock panel red - the room that Andras told you he was working in to finish their electronics work.
Dodging to the sides, Emile, Shadrach, and Hansel are able to avoid several blasts, but a second one catches Shadrach in his upper right arm, scorching into flesh (-3). Taavi seems about to say something, less apt to leap reflexively than his combat trained companions, and takes two blasts squarely (-5, -7), leaving him in pain and wheezing. Dantes and Nora crouch behind you at the corner of the wall, taking partial cover with their newly-acquired rifles ready as Nora pushes Oliver behind her out of sight.
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The map:
Over his trooper suit's comms, he hears, "Assume hostile intent." as the troopers break the silence.
The heavy blast door splits in the middle, sliding back into the adjacent bulkheads. The Marshalls see a half-dozen white-armored troopers ducked behind desks, half-walls, and moveable emplacements in the Security Center, pausing just a second to assess the situaton while the troopers open fire, a barage of laser rifle flashes flying through the air. Your door opens in the middle of the long side a rectangular room, 30mx 20m, which is filled with screens, desks, and monitoring stations around its perimeter. Doors stand open on both the left and right walls, the left one having some additional guards, the front one shooting at you as well. On the right end of the far wall you see the door labeled "Control Room" which remains closed and the lock panel red - the room that Andras told you he was working in to finish their electronics work.
Dodging to the sides, Emile, Shadrach, and Hansel are able to avoid several blasts, but a second one catches Shadrach in his upper right arm, scorching into flesh (-3). Taavi seems about to say something, less apt to leap reflexively than his combat trained companions, and takes two blasts squarely (-5, -7), leaving him in pain and wheezing. Dantes and Nora crouch behind you at the corner of the wall, taking partial cover with their newly-acquired rifles ready as Nora pushes Oliver behind her out of sight.
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Hansel lets fly with a full-auto burst with the laser rifle, chewing into the cover protecting the troopers. Hopefully he at least keeps their heads down, as he moves toward the Northeast conventional map directions to get a better angle.
Combat rifle burst [1d20+5]=14+5=19 damage [1d12+4]=3+4=7
Combat rifle burst [1d20+5]=14+5=19 damage [1d12+4]=3+4=7
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Taavi takes two heavy shots through his primitive leathern armor with the lawyer's coat lain over it. He looks down and sees that the Greater Kumheka attorney's office name card hanging from his neck has been shot through and its plastic sleeve neatly melted with a crisp brown circular rim. Crimson spurts from the hole. He yells through the mental network, "Marshals! Flank the desks and fire! Flank and fire!" He turns to Nora. Shoot, Nora! Shoot as if life depends on it! He dashes toward the side of a desk, quickly aims at an armored storm trooper, and fires his semi-auto rifle.
Not sure he can do all of that in one combat turn. But.... Shoot - 0 [1d20]=1 Semiauto Rifle +1 (1d10+2+1)
Not sure he can do all of that in one combat turn. But.... Shoot - 0 [1d20]=1 Semiauto Rifle +1 (1d10+2+1)
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Emile glides in and moves to flank the desk to his right, firing his sunshooter at the trooper who fired upon him.
Emile Initiative [1d8+2]=4+2=6
SunShooter [1d20+6]=12+6=18 Damage: [2d6+6]=6+6=12 Range: 50m Magazine: Unlimited
Emile Initiative [1d8+2]=4+2=6
SunShooter [1d20+6]=12+6=18 Damage: [2d6+6]=6+6=12 Range: 50m Magazine: Unlimited
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Ambiance: Bitter End
In the rear, Oliver remains hidden behind his mom while Nora and Dantes both lay down a massive field of burst fire through the opened blast door. Scorch-marks soon mar the smooth white plastic of the desks and security workstations that the guards are using for cover.
Taavi yells commands to the group - "Marshals! Flank the desks and fire! Flank and fire!" and "Shoot, Nora! Shoot as if life depends on it!" - as he sidesteps to the left side of the blast door. He brings around his trusty rifle and fires it with a dull click - the round jams in the chamber, turning the weapon into an inelligant club. (Critical fail) Shadrach sidesteps to the other side of the door, taking partial cover and loading his spike-thrower.
As the blaster fire careenes around you, Hansel and Emile both rush into the room and flank right around the desks and barriers. Emile point-blanks the first guard they reach right in the helmet, splattering brain matter in a cone behind him (-12). Hansel fires a round into the second guard, puncturing the white plasteel chest plate, and then Shadrach fires a steel spike into the man's chest and finishes him off (-7, -8). Both guards who would now be within melee range of the two Marshalls are downed.
The guards focus their fire on the two men now in the room. Hansel takes a headshot through his trooper helmet (critical hit, -8. 1hp left), the helmet's plating lessening it just enough for him to remain standing, stars before his eyes and ears ringing. The guard in the doorway to the left takes careful aim and manages to hit Emile square in his chest despite his monk-like reflexes (critical hit, -16). Emile goes over backwards onto the floor, the spurting of the blood making clear the wound is near his heart.
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In the rear, Oliver remains hidden behind his mom while Nora and Dantes both lay down a massive field of burst fire through the opened blast door. Scorch-marks soon mar the smooth white plastic of the desks and security workstations that the guards are using for cover.
Taavi yells commands to the group - "Marshals! Flank the desks and fire! Flank and fire!" and "Shoot, Nora! Shoot as if life depends on it!" - as he sidesteps to the left side of the blast door. He brings around his trusty rifle and fires it with a dull click - the round jams in the chamber, turning the weapon into an inelligant club. (Critical fail) Shadrach sidesteps to the other side of the door, taking partial cover and loading his spike-thrower.
As the blaster fire careenes around you, Hansel and Emile both rush into the room and flank right around the desks and barriers. Emile point-blanks the first guard they reach right in the helmet, splattering brain matter in a cone behind him (-12). Hansel fires a round into the second guard, puncturing the white plasteel chest plate, and then Shadrach fires a steel spike into the man's chest and finishes him off (-7, -8). Both guards who would now be within melee range of the two Marshalls are downed.
The guards focus their fire on the two men now in the room. Hansel takes a headshot through his trooper helmet (critical hit, -8. 1hp left), the helmet's plating lessening it just enough for him to remain standing, stars before his eyes and ears ringing. The guard in the doorway to the left takes careful aim and manages to hit Emile square in his chest despite his monk-like reflexes (critical hit, -16). Emile goes over backwards onto the floor, the spurting of the blood making clear the wound is near his heart.
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Emile bleeds…
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Seeing Emile drop, Hansel takes careful aim at one of the remaining foes, hopefully with a clear shot behind their cover as he shouts MEDIC!!! and whispers lyrics to himself And if you're fast, and if you're lucky; You will never see that hanging tree
Laser Pistol [1d20+3]=14+3=17 Damage [1d6+2]=5+2=7
Laser Pistol [1d20+3]=14+3=17 Damage [1d6+2]=5+2=7
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
The situation is desperate. Taavi at the doorway drops the jammed rifle, pulls the semi-auto pistol from the shoulder holster under his jacket, thumbs the safety to off, and fires at the wounded guard.
Shoot 0 [1d20]=16 Semi-Automatic Pistol +1 [1d6+1]=1+1=2.
Shoot 0 [1d20]=16 Semi-Automatic Pistol +1 [1d6+1]=1+1=2.
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Ambiance: Bitter End
Emile bleeds on the floor by Hansel's feet as Hansel yells back towards the door: "MEDIC!" He whispers song lyrics to himself as he levels his pistol amongst the chaos, firing around the moveable emplacement and taking down one of the next set of guards. (Guard #4, -7, downed)
Out in the hallway, Nora yells back: "...and how the hells to do you expect me to get there??" She continues to overheat the laser rifle, laying down suppressive fire in burst mode and spraying blast-marks across the emplacements.
Shadrach racks the action on his spike thrower, firing another round into the workstation the guards are hiding behind on the left, blowing the top of it to pieces. (A total of 23 damage to the cover, lower its protective value by -2) Seizing the opportunity, Dantes fires a burst of fire from his rifle and knocks the guard behind it backwards onto the ground as well. (Guard #6, -10, downed)
Taavi drops his jammed rifle and pulls his pistol from his shoulder holster, firing a bullet into the room, which pings ineffectively off the emplacements. If only there were a way to shift them out if the way...
The armored guards crouch behind their cover positions, except the last one left alive on the right side of the room and exposed to Hansel. He shifts position to his right to regain cover from the intrepid marshall. A barrage of fire from the stormtroopers lights up the room with blasts of red light, mostly aimed at Hansel who stands now alone amongst them, but by some miracle they are completely unable to hit a single thing.
From the doorway on the left end of the room, the trooper stationed there moves in, two more reinforcements moving in behind him, ducking the errant blasts and assuming their downed companion's positions of cover. (#7 moves into the room and we add #8 and #9) On his heads-up display inside his badly damaged helmet, Hansel sees the three reinforcements on the right side remain positioned down the hallway, not advancing to the firefight.
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Emile bleeds on the floor by Hansel's feet as Hansel yells back towards the door: "MEDIC!" He whispers song lyrics to himself as he levels his pistol amongst the chaos, firing around the moveable emplacement and taking down one of the next set of guards. (Guard #4, -7, downed)
Out in the hallway, Nora yells back: "...and how the hells to do you expect me to get there??" She continues to overheat the laser rifle, laying down suppressive fire in burst mode and spraying blast-marks across the emplacements.
Shadrach racks the action on his spike thrower, firing another round into the workstation the guards are hiding behind on the left, blowing the top of it to pieces. (A total of 23 damage to the cover, lower its protective value by -2) Seizing the opportunity, Dantes fires a burst of fire from his rifle and knocks the guard behind it backwards onto the ground as well. (Guard #6, -10, downed)
Taavi drops his jammed rifle and pulls his pistol from his shoulder holster, firing a bullet into the room, which pings ineffectively off the emplacements. If only there were a way to shift them out if the way...
The armored guards crouch behind their cover positions, except the last one left alive on the right side of the room and exposed to Hansel. He shifts position to his right to regain cover from the intrepid marshall. A barrage of fire from the stormtroopers lights up the room with blasts of red light, mostly aimed at Hansel who stands now alone amongst them, but by some miracle they are completely unable to hit a single thing.
From the doorway on the left end of the room, the trooper stationed there moves in, two more reinforcements moving in behind him, ducking the errant blasts and assuming their downed companion's positions of cover. (#7 moves into the room and we add #8 and #9) On his heads-up display inside his badly damaged helmet, Hansel sees the three reinforcements on the right side remain positioned down the hallway, not advancing to the firefight.
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Hansel listens to Nora's reply, glances down at Emile at his feet, the dodging trooper, flicks his eyes to the overlay inside his helmet - those guys to the north worry him...trying to do the math. Fails. Damn! Over the party line Can you drag that cover away from them or smash them with it? I'm coming out! Don't shoot me much! He reaches down, grabs Emile and sprints back to the doorway.
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
*bump*
Taavi and Shadrach?
Taavi and Shadrach?
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Taavi uses telekinesis to drag the guards' cover away.
Telekinesis - 1 Rolling 1d20 and 2d6, not sure which is needed. (And sorry for the delay posting).
[2d6]=5
[1d20]=20
Telekinesis - 1 Rolling 1d20 and 2d6, not sure which is needed. (And sorry for the delay posting).
[2d6]=5
[1d20]=20
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Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Shadrach curses as he advances into the room, firing staccato bursts as he goes. When he reaches the pair in the room, he claps Hansel on the shoulder, yelling "go!". He drops the spike-thrower to dangle from its sling as he begins to drag Emile out by the shoulders, hunching his own in hopes of deflecting the incoming fire.
Burst-fire: [1d20+3]=5+3=8, [1d20+3]=9+3=12, damage [1d12+3]=3+3=6
Burst-fire: [1d20+3]=5+3=8, [1d20+3]=9+3=12, damage [1d12+3]=3+3=6
Shadrach, Demon-Hunter - Dust to Dust
Re: Chapter 4: Dark Side of the Moon
Ambiance: Bitter End
Can you drag that cover away from them or smash them with it? I'm coming out! Don't shoot me much! Hansel's though echo through the telepathic link. The first guard to pop up from cover gets a burst-fire barrage to his faceplate from Dantes, (-13, dead) what remains of the guard toppling over out of sight.
Hansel reaches down and grabs Emile by the shoulders as Taavi extends his hand and the front portable barricade flings itself to the side. Shadrach curses, charging into the room and strafing the guards. He teaches Emile, hunching over to help protect him from fire, and helps Hansel carry him out the door, skirting to the side and out of the line of fire.
The four guards remaining in the room loose another barrage of fire - three concentrate fire on Shadrach as he shields Emile, two miss but the third is a head-shot, (Critical hit, -16) dropping the grizzled veteran on the floor and leaving Hansel to drag Emile the last stretch beyond the door. One guard, as he enters from the left corridor, is alarmed by Taavi's display of power and shoots the lawyer squarely in the chest instead. (-5) Already sorely wounded, Taavi collapses against the door jam, bleeding out as well.
Nora rushes forward, her satchel already open as she treats his laser wounds. Getting him stabilized, she uses one of the doses of Lift stim to speed his recovery.
"Move Move Move! Secure the prisoners!" shouts the squad leader in the other room.
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That's practically a TPK, but not quite... Hansel is the only PC still up and he has 1 hit point.
I'd like for Redwarrior to provide a final post on how Hansel reacts in this situation. Does he surrender? Try to cut a deal? Go out in a blaze of glory? Flee down the stairwell next to him?
The NPCs will follow his inspiration.
For the others, post how you react waking up in a cell.
I'll then move into an Epilogue montage and let you each write the last posts for your characters. While you may not die here, this is the culmination of the campaign. You were all great, and you get a say in the endings as we close out.
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Can you drag that cover away from them or smash them with it? I'm coming out! Don't shoot me much! Hansel's though echo through the telepathic link. The first guard to pop up from cover gets a burst-fire barrage to his faceplate from Dantes, (-13, dead) what remains of the guard toppling over out of sight.
Hansel reaches down and grabs Emile by the shoulders as Taavi extends his hand and the front portable barricade flings itself to the side. Shadrach curses, charging into the room and strafing the guards. He teaches Emile, hunching over to help protect him from fire, and helps Hansel carry him out the door, skirting to the side and out of the line of fire.
The four guards remaining in the room loose another barrage of fire - three concentrate fire on Shadrach as he shields Emile, two miss but the third is a head-shot, (Critical hit, -16) dropping the grizzled veteran on the floor and leaving Hansel to drag Emile the last stretch beyond the door. One guard, as he enters from the left corridor, is alarmed by Taavi's display of power and shoots the lawyer squarely in the chest instead. (-5) Already sorely wounded, Taavi collapses against the door jam, bleeding out as well.
Nora rushes forward, her satchel already open as she treats his laser wounds. Getting him stabilized, she uses one of the doses of Lift stim to speed his recovery.
"Move Move Move! Secure the prisoners!" shouts the squad leader in the other room.
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That's practically a TPK, but not quite... Hansel is the only PC still up and he has 1 hit point.
I'd like for Redwarrior to provide a final post on how Hansel reacts in this situation. Does he surrender? Try to cut a deal? Go out in a blaze of glory? Flee down the stairwell next to him?
The NPCs will follow his inspiration.
For the others, post how you react waking up in a cell.
I'll then move into an Epilogue montage and let you each write the last posts for your characters. While you may not die here, this is the culmination of the campaign. You were all great, and you get a say in the endings as we close out.
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