OOC Black Company Chat Thread

Post by **Daniel** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:31 pm

Okay - cool. Thus far no explosives or traps detected.

Gargamel is coming into tunnel?

Karchev going to roll a D.Arcana?

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 5:07 pm

Alecto wrote:I don't know if Alecto can put the stealth suit on though. She's wearing Huntsman body armor. I don't think you can put a stealth suit over armor, can you?

It's a high-tech poncho, so I don't see why not.

Alecto wrote:As for how widespread it is...it's not a secret, but she doesn't advertise it. I expect if you looked up her file it'd be there, or spoke to one of the Company mechanics or medics about her.

But it wouldn't be impossible for you to have heard about her, since you're in that 'circle' so to speak.

I think it's more fun not to know (that's the fun sort of surprise to role play), and Zed probably doesn't actually speak with the mechanics all that much. She's not really that interested in repairs and maintenance (though of course she understands their value), more the design and manufacture end of things.

Post by **Icosa** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:45 pm

Oh a PONCHO.

I read 'stealth suit' and imagined a sort of bodysuit.

Well, that'll work fine then!

Actually, how expensive are those. Alecto might want to invest in one of her own. She's not bad at stealth.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:42 am

Well, the description is "Camouflage Suit: This is an LED suit, cloak, or poncho that copies and displays the surroundings to hide the user" so I suppose you could get it as a bodysuit. Zed picked it up for hiding in sniper's nests (less effective than Invisibility, but can be used for long periods of time without draining her PPE), so naturally she would get it in a form that could go over her armor.

It is listed in the Personal Gear section of the SFC for $250, and per pg 103 of the TLPG: "Much of the gear from the Personal Equipment section of the Science Fiction Companion is also available; add a zero to the dollar amount listed for the cost to determine how many credits the item should cost in Savage Rifts®."; so it cost 2500 credits.

In most circumstances you could just borrow Zed's though - unless she has need to be stealthy for lengthy periods of time or need to conserve PPE, she uses an invisibility gadget.

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:05 am

SO hello. I am going to post up the next part now. During the day while at work I will check in to see what your intentions are and what, if any,questions you have.

Thanks.

Mostly looking to see if we have a marching order, run in dynamic, sneak in, or what. You know that who or whatever is in there most likely knows you are coming....if Gordon ran in here he likely sounded the alarm.

Post by **Icosa** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:39 am

I'm thinking Alecto will take the poncho of concealment and use some stealth to take point/scout ahead unless anyone else wants to.

Alecto can't sense the magic or anything, but she has other sensors that may be useful.

Any sign of the heat trail once we're through?

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:03 am

Alecto wrote:Any sign of the heat trail once we're through?

No.

Which could be for many reasons....

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:11 am

Dibs on the nexus chamber for a workshop! Ahem. Zed's not greedy, she can share.

Ley-line + true invisibility = perfect surprise.

I could blow all my PPE to make Hans and I True Invisible. Karchev could do the same for himself.

The three of us can make our way toward the ley-line to charge up; Karchev can do it sooner and faster, so can came back and re-invis along with Gargamel, who can join in on the charging. Meanwhile, while charging up Hans and I can try to figure out what's going on.

Once the four of us are sufficiently charged & buffed (should only take a few rounds), the rest of you start your assault, and we "pincer" the enemy when they move to respond. They get stuck in a cross-fire and we mop them up quick. In theory, at least.

Priority #1 should be to get control of the rift - I suspect that it leads to or can be controlled from the "beta site" that the other CS are going to be assaulting, which would mean an army of bad stuff coming through practically at the castle gates. The last thing we need is to be fighting off an army instead of Gordon and whatever skelebots/goons are already there.

Post by **Corrigon** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 11:33 am

if magic is being used, maybe this is the Vanguard at work

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:44 pm

Zed wrote:Dibs on the nexus chamber for a workshop! Ahem. Zed's not greedy, she can share.
Ley-line + true invisibility = perfect surprise.

I could blow all my PPE to make Hans and I True Invisible. Karchev could do the same for himself.

The three of us can make our way toward the ley-line to charge up; Karchev can do it sooner and faster, so can came back and re-invis along with Gargamel, who can join in on the charging. Meanwhile, while charging up Hans and I can try to figure out what's going on.

Once the four of us are sufficiently charged & buffed (should only take a few rounds), the rest of you start your assault, and we "pincer" the enemy when they move to respond. They get stuck in a cross-fire and we mop them up quick. In theory, at least.

Priority #1 should be to get control of the rift - I suspect that it leads to or can be controlled from the "beta site" that the other CS are going to be assaulting, which would mean an army of bad stuff coming through practically at the castle gates. The last thing we need is to be fighting off an army instead of Gordon and whatever skelebots/goons are already there.

Sounds Great, Call it out.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 2:26 pm

Zed wrote:Ley-line + true invisibility = perfect surprise.

I could blow all my PPE to make Hans and I True Invisible. Karchev could do the same for himself.

The three of us can make our way toward the ley-line to charge up; Karchev can do it sooner and faster, so can came back and re-invis along with Gargamel, who can join in on the charging. Meanwhile, while charging up Hans and I can try to figure out what's going on.

Once the four of us are sufficiently charged & buffed (should only take a few rounds), the rest of you start your assault, and we "pincer" the enemy when they move to respond. They get stuck in a cross-fire and we mop them up quick. In theory, at least.

Priority #1 should be to get control of the rift - I suspect that it leads to or can be controlled from the "beta site" that the other CS are going to be assaulting, which would mean an army of bad stuff coming through practically at the castle gates. The last thing we need is to be fighting off an army instead of Gordon and whatever skelebots/goons are already there.

Love the idea. Hans has d12 with Scholar for Knowledge: Arcana... he should be able to figure it out... and then try to make a Gadget to change the type of Rift... or at least try to...

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:39 pm

Iron Tic wrote:Sounds Great, Call it out.

The plan was based partially off of OOC info (namely Zed does not know that Karchev knows Invisibility), but I think I came up with a workable IC version.

Hans Greuber wrote:Love the idea. Hans has d12 with Scholar for Knowledge: Arcana... he should be able to figure it out... and then try to make a Gadget to change the type of Rift... or at least try to...

Is that something we can even do?? Well, we're invisible. It'll either work or it won't....

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:36 am

Just remember if you are running Zed, and holding Hans....he is slower than you likely.

I will read up on posts, yesterday I was busy with a murder case. So later today I will catch up, ty.

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:17 am

Murder was the case that they gave you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4fA8tONY4

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:53 pm

So Alecto and Tic are moving into the Chamber. Alecto is in stealth mode under the suit.

Zed and Hans are moving in, invisible.

Karchev is siphoning the Ley Line from outside the Chamber (greater range as a LLW).

Rest are making way to end of hall to be ready to go in.

If I understand right......

Let me ask you a question, Zed and Hans when/if you see enemies you are passing by them to get close enough to the Line and then back tracking out?

Alecto and Tic. Alecto you are going to try sneaking past anyone you see? Tic is going to enter the Chamber too?

Thanks.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:04 pm

Lars wrote:Let me ask you a question, Zed and Hans when/if you see enemies you are passing by them to get close enough to the Line and then back tracking out?

With the picture scale as shown with each square being 1 inch, Hans can draw upon the ley line at the very end of the passage, just before it turns to the left. He has the shortest range possible, so everyone else can draw upon it from further away.

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:13 pm

Okay. So who is actually going in? Just Alecto? And Tic 10" to her rear?

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:15 pm

Lars wrote:Okay. So who is actually going in? Just Alecto? And Tic 10" to her rear?

I am hoping to have a round to charge up... and buff Tick... since he probably can't see Alecto... before they go in... and buff more as they go in

Lucretia · Post by **Lucretia** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:35 am

Zed can charge at 12", but will go past enemies because she is not just looking to charge up, she is scouting.
She asked the rest to wait for a minute (10 rounds) but even half that would probably be enough...

Wrong account.

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:28 am

Lars wrote:Okay. So who is actually going in? Just Alecto? And Tic 10" to her rear?

Hell yeah Tic is going down, then letting Alecto get 10" or 60ft before moving after her.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:29 am

Well it seems like we have two separate scouting parties.....

Alecto under poncho and Tic following.

Zed & Hans, Karchev offering to go in...

Aiden, Thrudh and Gargamel following up behind.

Let me post a map with updated info: See below. I also put a Ruler on the map so you can see when you are close enough to try to pull PPE from the Ley.

Once Zed, Alecto and Hans get to the positions shown on the map...what is the plan?

I assume if Zed continues in to scout Hans will no longer be invisible. Unless he goes with her. He will have to back off? As the die rolled Hans is not able to siphon any PPE sadly....unless I miss read that.

Zed you could continue in....?
Alecto is continuing in past the spot I marked on map?

Eventually Tic will wonder in too

You will see that on this newer map that you can see 2 CS soldiers.
One is pointing a side arm in old CS Deadboy Armor and the other has his rifle pointed out and in newer CS Deadboy armor. For RP reasons I am not having either Notice you yet.

Once / If you proceed in they may roll Notice Rolls. And more than likely fail.

So basically decide who and how you are advancing onward. Thank you!

MAP https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/ca ... 1492619335

Post by **Icosa** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:30 am

Hm. I'm kind of just thinking...lets shoot 'em.

I don't think we got the drop on 'em; they're clearly expecting trouble...but still. Lets just start this boulder rolling downhill, shall we?

I guess alternatively we could sneak up to the first corner there, hoping to avoid notice, and get further into the room before The Tick gets up here and all hell breaks loose.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:40 pm

Up to you all.

I was quiet last few days. Life. Well. Work. But once you all let me know what you plan on doing. I'll respond

Thanks!

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:05 pm

Alecto wrote:Hm. I'm kind of just thinking...lets shoot 'em.

I don't think we got the drop on 'em; they're clearly expecting trouble...but still. Lets just start this boulder rolling downhill, shall we?

I guess alternatively we could sneak up to the first corner there, hoping to avoid notice, and get further into the room before The Tick gets up here and all hell breaks loose.

Or tell Tic to hold position. Or scout the rest of the area and use Tic for a distraction.

Post by **Icosa** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:48 pm

Yeah, that last is what I was thinking of at the end of my post.

That probably makes the most sense. Cautious.

Gargamel · Post by **Gargamel** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:54 am

because this party has shown lots of caution so far.

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:53 am

That's a lot of dudes. If we're ready to rock and roll, I say let the lead dogs off the chain, taking advantage of The Drop, and have everyone with Tic come in guns blazing after the first shots are fired. Maybe the first 3 of us can nix 3 of them.

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:21 am

Thrudh Zebrem wrote:That's a lot of dudes. If we're ready to rock and roll, I say let the lead dogs off the chain, taking advantage of The Drop, and have everyone with Tic come in guns blazing after the first shots are fired. Maybe the first 3 of us can nix 3 of them.

Definately makes sense to let the invisible attackers have a surprise round before the rest of us come charging in.

Post by **Daniel** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:54 am

If you are ready to roll, as a group say so, and I will have the invisible ones go.

Alecto, Zed, Hans and Karchev are all invisible or hidden....

They can all take a turn, then we can start combat as normal. So as a group decide if thats what you want. Ty.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:35 am

I can walk up to the intersection (with Zed to stay invisible) and Greater Slumber the group of 3... Spirit at -2 or -4 or fall asleep... taking a full round to be awoken by a determined individual. Alecto can take the 2... and Zed can help with the leftovers?

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:13 am

Sorry all, didn't get much time to post yesterday, and seeing I was already logged in as Lucretia, she got the lions' share of that time. I'm getting caught up now.

I'm still a bit confused about whether or not Hans and I need to stay in contact for the invisibility. I didn't think that was the case, but I could have been wrong. I don't see anything that says that invisibility should work that way, though.

I would like to point out that Zed is at bingo PPE. if we start this fight now, she's not exactly helpless, but still not a good way to be.

EDIT: Ok, just discovered that only part of the map shows up for me in the forum, loading it in a new tab shows me a lot more. I wonder what I might have missed on other maps.

Point being, Zed is well within charge range. I'd love to have another turn to maybe figure out how to shut down what they are doing before they do it (I don't like the sound of them needing to "buy time". However, we could go now and it wouldn't be the end of the world... probably. I mean, just because combat starts doesn't mean we have to drop our invisibility. It would be nice to get out of the line of fire before, say, a grenade gets tossed.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:17 am

Hans also has just 2 PPE. I am hoping that I can be mostly charged up after 1 round... with my 2 turns. I can also cast Quickness on Zed to speed her recharge too

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:23 am

Hans Greuber wrote:Hans also has just 2 PPE. I am hoping that I can be mostly charged up after 1 round... with my 2 turns. I can also cast Quickness on Zed to speed her recharge too

If you don't cast it on her, she'll be casting it on herself, assuming she gets at least 5 PPE from her charge; otherwise she would boost her TechnoWizardy skill to charge better the next round. ;)

Post by **Corrigon** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:21 pm

Gargamel will go in guns blazing in a moment

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:31 pm

I am going in this round... sorta. Trying to put 2 into a DEEP Slumber.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:16 pm

Alright, shoot first, stop the rift second... got it. IC post incoming.

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:14 am

Don't Fail the Adventure, you'll make a liar out of the local news:

My GM methods are antiquated.....

Post by **Corrigon** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:27 am

no pressure then

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:10 am

Remember, everyone... We each got 2 Bennies due to the friendly Jokers.

Alecto, if you spend both of the new Bennies to cancel the Shaken conditions, you escape the first round of combat unharmed. If you remain stationary until my turn (QD), I will use both Quickness and Warrior's Gift (Imp. Frenzy) on you so you can go all Blender on them

Post by **Icosa** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:20 am

Hm, do I need to use 2 bennies to become Unshaken?

Can I attempt to roll to unshake, and if that roll fails use a benny? Or do I have to decide to benny or not before I roll?

Also, does the CS go before I do?

EDIT - Oh, I get it. The 20 shook me too. The 21 would then Wound me, unless I insta-benny to unshake from the first.

Yes then...spend a benny to unshake from the 20. Then I can roll to unshake from the 21, yes?

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:24 am

Alecto wrote:
Yes then...spend a benny to unshake from the 20. Then I can roll to unshake from the 21, yes?

Correct... with the ability to spend the Bennie if you fail the roll

Post by **Icosa** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:27 am

Well, lets just see how that goes.

I believe unshaking is Spirit, as opposed to Vigor...which is Soaking Wounds...

[dice]0[/dice]
[dice]1[/dice]

Alecto has her Not Impressed face on.

Of course, that's kind of how she always looks, but still.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:29 am

Alecto wrote:Well, lets just see how that goes.

I believe unshaking is Spirit, as opposed to Vigor...which is Soaking Wounds...

[dice]7623:0[/dice]
[dice]7623:1[/dice]

Alecto has her Not Impressed face on.

Of course, that's kind of how she always looks, but still.

You did succeed!

Post by **Icosa** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:36 am

Yep! That's why she's not impressed.

With the attacks, I mean.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:30 pm

Huzzah! For a moment there I was concerned that Alecto was in serious trouble. It's easy to forget how tough we are, and she's tougher than most.

Good timing on those bennies, I was starting to get low. ;)

Post by **Icosa** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:46 pm

Even if she'd been wounded, it wouldn't be TOOO bad. As a construct, she doesn't suffer as much penalty.

But yeah, native toughness of 20 takes some lucky rolls to get through with normal weaponry. Wouldn't be surprised if some of those 4 bennies the GM spent were on them.

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:27 pm

Alecto wrote:Even if she'd been wounded, it wouldn't be TOOO bad. As a construct, she doesn't suffer as much penalty.

But yeah, native toughness of 20 takes some lucky rolls to get through with normal weaponry. Wouldn't be surprised if some of those 4 bennies the GM spent were on them.

Heh. Better you than me.

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:55 pm

I think I just rock 'n' rolled through a pair of grunts. I think my math is right. It's been a long day. Feel free to slap me if I screwed all those rolls up.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:20 pm

Thrudh Zebrem wrote:I think I just rock 'n' rolled through a pair of grunts. I think my math is right. It's been a long day. Feel free to slap me if I screwed all those rolls up.

As far as I can tell, no slaps are required

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:45 am

One of these days I'm going to run out of Bennies from those danged Malfunctions.

Oh, and this might be useful to others - when trying to figure out how an ace on a trait above d12 works, I came across this post by Clint which let me know that I was doing traits above d12 wrong in general - the +x is a modifier like any other and applies to the wild die. Which by implication clarified my ace question - only the die aces, not modifiers.

Post by **Daniel** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:54 am

So OOC details....

Two CS are down and out SLEEPING, lazy dogs...
Zinn and Landers will be dead for sure.....(Alecto and Thrudh)
Dawson might be attacked again by someone but he Soaked (with a 20!) the damage from Thrudh. You kilt the other guy though...he rolled 1,1 lol.
Zed's attack when it happens against Lt. Maddox (Wild Card with a Joker this round) failed to harm him - bennies got spent like crazy...
There are still several players who need to post - no hurry just giving a small update.
Also: Zed when you do arrive at location B12, you will have seen that there are more CS off to the right. At least 2.
Karchev PM'd his Invisible moves and such....OOC here was my response.

Karchev:

You notice nothing supernatural in the room due to the Rift. The Rift is open, looking directly into it shows a beach with a vast sea beyond and a sandy shore, little creatures....wait the Rift has pulsed and now the Rift is open to a large room. The room is like the inside of a Church. You can see pews and stained glass windows and an alter with a large book upon it...however much it all looks like a Church, it is a twisted version of one, sitting in the pews are horned red skinned humanoids, a exceptionally large red winged demon can be seen and looking up at you with a curious look on her face is a human female in white robes. Words are being spoken but you can't understand them. Both fear and hate boil in your blood as you look upon the stained glass windows as you now see the images are horrific in nature and below every window is a chained, hooked and wailing human dripping blood down into a network of gutters that flow towards the alter. The Hellish view through the Rift is horrific.

You can or did pull PPE from the Rift (if you haven't you can make the roll). As you looked into the Rift Zed ran by you, invisible, and shot her weapon at Lt. Maddox, she would have killed him however he is a Wild Card and I rolled his Soak using a bennie. He is undamaged. You make your way to him and wish to shoot his weapon: Alright, go ahead and post your action/attack in the "The First Adventure ... It started in a bar" Thread.... saying what you do.

~Lars

Post by **Icosa** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:28 pm

I'll get my post up shortly.

A few things left to take care of IRL before I can put enough time here.

Since so many guys are dropping so quick, can I just say something like "Alecto attacks whoever's still standing?"

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:29 pm

Alecto wrote:I'll get my post up shortly.

A few things left to take care of IRL before I can put enough time here.

Since so many guys are dropping so quick, can I just say something like "Alecto attacks whoever's still standing?"

There is also the unexplored area to the North... no way there could be any baddies hiding there, though...

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:19 pm

I knew I was forgetting to do something... IC info-share post coming up...
EDIT:
For that matter, I already told everyone about Lt. Maddox, and he survived my assault (or maybe will have survived yours and mine would have finished the job, as your initiative is first? If you ended up in my line of fire I could have moved-shot-moved)

Also...

Karchev wrote:With this action Karchev's invisibility spell is broken

Just want to make sure you know that invisibility doesn't automatically clear on attack in Savage Worlds. I mean, that could be part of Karchev's trapping on Invisibility, but it's not the default.

Post by **Daniel** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:03 am

After Tic knocks Lt. Maddox down prone ... All the CS in this portion of the room are: Sleeping, dead or weaponless and on ground (Maddox).

Just waiting on the Tic to finish his post and Aiden to post

Then Round 2 will go up.

Thanks all.

Post by **Daniel** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:10 pm

Everyone has Posted!

I am ready to post next round, just want to make sure though....at end of Round One (refer to map) is this where everyone ends up location wise? Close enough?

https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/ca ... 1492978167

After confirming - I will get post up asap (today, Sunday).

If I have you in wrong spot tell we your coordinates. TY

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:01 pm

Looks good to me.

Gargamel · Post by **Gargamel** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:18 pm

yep, looks right. will Disarm the sleeping beauties

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:22 pm

Looks fine.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:35 pm

Zed should be at B10 not B12 - small difference but she was taking cover from anything coming form the hall, B12's not so good for that.
Especially with the invisibility about to drop.

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:08 am

SO new post is up....part of post has "new" Initiative Block system. Basically you guys are so powerful you walk through enemies, and when you post out of order that causes some confusion - to me at least. One of you may knock out a NPC to keep em alive while another kills the same NPC. Or you spend bennies on damage for a NPC that is already dead...etc. The block system still has random posting, just less. I do not want to do post in inti order - that'll slow things waaay down. But I'd like to try the Init Block System. Even though you have 3 days to post - hopefully people are faster than that

Example INITIATIVE:
INIT ORDER

"Initiative Block" = (IB)

IB1 (Post First in whatever order, 3 days to post and then you are considered to be On Hold):
You 3 post first....
Karchev - Ace of Spades
Iron Tic (Quick) - Queen Clubs
Alecto - Jack Spades

IB2 (Post after IB1):
I will watch and when you 3 are done I will post....also may update maps if needed....
BAD GUYS (Only Gordon knows Martial Arts and only he is a Wild Card) - 10 Diamonds
Gordon --> Parry: 7 Toughness: 22 (16) + Deflection means -4 to hit. Weapons are PSI.
All other CS --> Parry: 6 Toughness: 17 (9). Weapons can be seen on the map.

IB3 (Posts in whatever order after IB1 & IB2 post):
Everyone here posts.....
Thurdh (Quick) - 9 Hearts
Aiden (Danger Sense) - 9 Diamonds
Gargamel (Quick) - 8 Hearts
Zed (Level Headed) - 6 Diamonds
Hans - 2 Diamonds

The bad guys will not always be in the middle, they may be 1st or last, in those cases I will adapt the IB's as needed. Thanks for giving this a try.

Post by **Icosa** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:03 am

So, did I read correctly that Gordon just seemed to arm or prime explosives?

Is this a signal that any of us are equipped to detect and/or interfere with?

OOC - It's a bit odd to me that this rift is here and open for this. I wonder if the set-up is that they'd like us to throw the explosives in there, to save the castle...but inviting some kind of reprisal or spark a war. One that would destroy or distract the Legion, while leaving the Coalition free from apparent involvement.

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:11 pm

Yes. Last turn Gordon pushed a button.

Karchev asked how far a teleport would be:

You've gone down about 60 feet. You've traveled about 110 feet towards the castle. So... direct straight teleport to bar would be ... about 125 feet. If you were to blindly teleport up its 60 feet, also be aware you Are under the Castle at this point.

All measurements are approximate.

TELEPORT
Rank: Seasoned
Power Points: 3+
Range: Special
Duration: Instant
Trappings: A cloud of smoke, “phasing” out, change into a bolt of lightning.
Teleport allows a character to disappear and instantly reappear up to 10" distant for each 3 Power Points spent, or 15" with a raise. This counts as his movement for the round.
Adjacent opponents do not get a free a ack against the teleporting character. If the hero wishes to teleport somewhere he can’t see, he must make a Smarts roll at −2. If it is an unknown area he has never seen, the roll is at a–4 penalty.
Failure of either roll means the teleporter hit an object of some sort. He returns where he came from and is Shaken. A roll of 1 on the casting die (regardless of the Wild Die) indicates a more serious disaster — in addition to being Shaken he also su ers 2d6 damage.
The teleporter can never enter a solid space even if he tries. The power instantly returns him to his starting location as above. ► Carrying Others: The hero can carry other beings with him at the cost of a level of Fatigue per additional “rider.” More than two may be carried at once, but causes instant Incapacitation. One Fatigue level is regained for each full hour of rest.

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:52 pm

Should I save my knowledge roll for my initiative block action? Kinda jumped the gun a little bit since I didn't think it constituted an action. Should've asked first.

Post by **Icosa** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:17 pm

Alright so...I think given the situation, Alecto's going to try to get the explosives through the Rift, unless someone gives her a super good reason not to.

My question is on the mechanics of that. Can she take multiple actions (with the penalty) to move more explosives? Or are non-combat actions not really broken down that way? I note that most of the crates are very close to the rift already. Could she get in there and push a bunch of them in at once? Maybe bracing against the wall there?

And finally...I'm not sure if being a Construct helps versus radiation the way it does against poison or disease, but I guess we'll find out.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:22 pm

Alecto wrote:And finally...I'm not sure if being a Construct helps versus radiation the way it does against poison or disease, but I guess we'll find out.

I'd rather NOT find out

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:51 pm

Thrudh Zebrem wrote:Should I save my knowledge roll for my initiative block action? Kinda jumped the gun a little bit since I didn't think it constituted an action. Should've asked first.

Is fine no worries. Not like I'm going to get mad. (I'll work on a response). The blocks are a suggestion. Just trying it out

Post by **Daniel** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:02 pm

Alecto wrote:Alright so...I think given the situation, Alecto's going to try to get the explosives through the Rift, unless someone gives her a super good reason not to.

My question is on the mechanics of that. Can she take multiple actions (with the penalty) to move more explosives? Or are non-combat actions not really broken down that way? I note that most of the crates are very close to the rift already. Could she get in there and push a bunch of them in at once? Maybe bracing against the wall there?

And finally...I'm not sure if being a Construct helps versus radiation the way it does against poison or disease, but I guess we'll find out.

How's this:
You mentioned, Body check. Roll 1d4 = result is how many knocked through at once. The others, as MaP.

Fair? To expedite. Unless someone knows a rule that I missed (in regard to this) I miss all kinds of rules

Also note: the six by Rift are not the only ones. One near Tic. One by Maddox. Others? IC ya don't know... yet.

Alecto doesn't have to Body Check em. But if ya do. 1d4.

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:17 am

Right, well, the more the merrier.

I'm just gonna roll Agility and Strength and the 1d4...and let y'all work out what the results are.

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:59 am

Alecto wrote:The situation was not optimal. There were many questions to ask; a great deal of data that needed to be collected before a suitable course of action could be evaluated. But there was no time. The Coalition forces had communicated an intent to detonate the explosives around the room. Gordon, the target, had triggered a device that was plausibly intended to signal the explosives to go off. The possibility of deception existed, but in this case the consequences of inaction appeared to exceed the consequences of acting without sufficient data.

So Alecto charged across the chamber, diverting her course juuuuust enough to miss the rift that seethed in the middle of it, and attempted to knock as many of the crates into that rift as she could by essentially running into the pile towards it!

Agility Aced.
Body Check Random Integer Aced.

Benny Count is now 3

Aces

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:53 am

Ah, I didn't realize the body check roll could ace!

Also, didn't think acing would matter on Agility, but hey! Might as well see.

Agility Ace! [dice]0[/dice]

Bodycheck Ace! [dice]1[/dice]

So Agility is 17, and bodycheck is...7! Hah! Pity that's more than the number of crates, but I'll take it.

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:03 pm

Mini update. Going up. Took longer than I meant. Wild day at work

Remember. You are Black Company. You tackle things the Legion cringes at. No one is dead yet. I do see a few bennies being used asap to Soak etc. I posted your Toughness' just to make sure I had them right.

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:35 pm

Just to confirm, the Rift is currently a seething maelstrom of hellish flames, like unto the maw of a volcano?

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:51 pm

Flames erupt in the Rifts opening. Thus far nothing is coming across into the Nexus Chamber. An explosion is ... exploding yes. Volcano? Depends on the type of explosion. I'm not sticking me head through Rift to see if it's nuclear.

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:03 pm

Yeah. I was thinking more like...we had a job to throw a certain scroll into a volcano, right?

CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME.

(^_^)

Post by **Daniel** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:04 pm

Up to you. It's screeching away. Building up to ... something.

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 6:35 pm

Creator. Does this unit have a soul?

*panic...genocide*

Thrudh Zebrem · Post by **Thrudh Zebrem** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:01 pm

Think I got Bohan. Yin probably survived my pea-shooter's hit.

Iron Tic · Post by **Iron Tic** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:55 pm

Alecto, just give Tic the nod and he will use his held action to toss your pack into the rift.

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:22 pm

Uh...no. I have stuff in there I want. I can get the scroll.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:24 pm

Our new boss is coming down and will be here soon. We can ask them

Post by **Icosa** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:32 pm

Ask them what? To kill evryting?

Gargamel · Post by **Gargamel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 12:36 am

action wise, as everyone is in combat, from where I am and can easily move to I can open fire on Gordon unless anybody else has a better idea as I am not sure who is left

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:43 am

COMBAT INFORMATION / REMINDER:

“At the beginning of their action, a Shaken character makes a Spirit roll to recover. On a failure, he remains Shaken. On a success, the character removes their Shaken condition and may take their action normally.”

Spirit Roll is on your turn. Vigor Roll (Soaking) is done once per attack upon you, each time costs a bennie. Also a bennie to remove Shaken can be done any time.

Shaken

If the damage of an attack is a simple success (0-3 points over Toughness), the target is Shaken. Shaken characters are rattled, distracted, or momentarily shocked. They aren’t stunned but are temporarily suppressed and may hesitate. On their action, Shaken characters must attempt to recover from being Shaken by making a Spirit roll:
• Failure: The character remains Shaken. She can only perform free actions. (SPEND BENNIE TO REMOVE OR WAIT TILL NEXT TURN TO TRY AGAIN).
• Success: The character is no longer Shaken and may act normally.

Spending Bennies: A player may spend a Benny at any time to remove her Shaken status (even when it is not her turn).

Soaking wounds with Bennies

Soak Rolls
A character may spend a Benny to make a “Soak” roll, which is a Vigor check. A success and each raise reduces the number of wounds suffered from that attack by one.
If the character Soaks all of the wounds from an attack, he removes his Shaken condition too (even from a previous source). Don’t count the wound modifiers he’s about to suffer when making this roll.
►► Timing: A character may only make one Soak roll per attack. If a Soak roll eliminates 2 of 3 wounds, for instance, a hero can’t make another Soak roll to eliminate the third wound. (The hero could spend a second Benny to reroll the Vigor roll as usual, however.)
►► Shaken: A character can also spend a Benny to immediately eliminate a Shaken condition (and act if it’s his action). This can be done at any time—even just after a failed Spirit roll to recover.

Example: The character has 2 wounds and takes 2 more. They decide to spend a bennie and soak the wounds. They make a Vigor check at -2 (due to having 2 existing wounds.) If they succeed (target 4 always), they soak 1 wound. Each raise beyond that soaks another wound.

They can only soak wounds immediately after receiving them. The original 2 wounds remain until further healing can be applied, regardless of how many raises were rolled. If all immediate wounds (the latest 2 wounds) are soaked, the character also recovers from being shaken.

Example: If a character receives 10 wounds in total, they have to somehow soak 7 wounds with one Vigor test to prevent being incapacitated (target 28, good luck!) I've been there before and come out with a permanent injury and a new quest.

It is also worth noting that once you get past 6 wounds at once, you might consider saving some bennies for rolls on the incapacitation table rather than trying to soak the wounds themselves.

Death and Defeat

Savage Rifts has a Death and Defeat table instead of the Savage Worlds Incapacitation rules.

►► 1–4 The End: Death claims the hero. Without truly powerful, miraculous magic, there’s nothing left to be done.
►► 5–8 Mangled: Barely clinging to life and in a Coma (see below), the hero is forever changed by what happened. A Permanent Injury is suffered, resulting in a Major Hindrance of some kind (One Arm, One Eye, One Leg), or some other kind of permanent loss (nerve damage, causing −2 to all Agility and linked tests, or brain damage causes –2 to all Smarts and related tests). The player and Game Master can work this out, or the Game Master can find a way to randomly determine what happens. Cybernetics can be used to address the damage, but this means a lot of credits and some major surgery ahead. For some characters, cybernetics means an even worse loss.
►► 9–12 Coma: Though the hero somehow survived, he’s in a deep coma on top of all of his injuries (roll for a Permanent Injury on the Injury Table in Savage Worlds). He’s out for 1d6 days minimum; after that, he makes a Vigor roll each day to wake up, applying any wound penalties (unless someone’s used Healing of some kind to mend his injuries). He wakes up Exhausted (see below).
►► 13–16 Exhausted: Roll for an Injury (which is healed once all wounds are gone). The hero is Exhausted with Fatigue, and it takes 1d4 days of rest and medical care to get rid of each Fatigue level.
►► 17–18 Fatigued: Roll for an Injury (which is healed once all wounds are gone). The hero has one level of Fatigue, and it takes 1d4 days of rest and medical care to get rid of it. 19 Not Today: Though he still has his wounds, the hero remains in the fight. He stabilizes and is Shaken.
►► 20 What Happened?: Somehow, the hero’s injuries seem to be only superficial; he has no actual wounds. He is, however, forever changed in some significant way— his hair turns white and he has no memory of the last year; he has prophetic dreams once in a while; he sees (and talks to) things no one can see; etc. This is something for the player and the GM to work out.

Thanks Hans

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:18 am

Apologies for delay, found myself unexpectedly away from my computer for a couple days (long story).
Rolling up my soaks, then will post my action, if I get one.

EDIT:
Wait, I was on my last round of True Invisibility (this current round was when i would have had to start paying PPE for Maintenance, though I wasn't planning on doing so).
That means Sgt Yin and Gordon would have had to have made a Notice test at -8 to attack.
Actually, Tic couldn't have known where I was to drop Gordon at my feet without such a check, too.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:47 am

Zed wrote:Apologies for delay, found myself unexpectedly away from my computer for a couple days (long story). Hope you are well.
Rolling up my soaks, then will post my action, if I get one.

EDIT:
Wait, I was on my last round of True Invisibility (this current round was when i would have had to start paying PPE for Maintenance, though I wasn't planning on doing so).
That means Sgt Yin and Gordon would have had to have made a Notice test at -8 to attack.
Actually, Tic couldn't have known where I was to drop Gordon at my feet without such a check, too.

Tic drops Gordon, just happens to be by you.

Sgt. Yin = remove his attacks (sorry) You are unseen to him.

Gordon however is aware of your location. I wrote a note in the After Adventure Post I will put up when things are over. The After Adventure Post explains OOC why and how. For whole adventure. An OOC recap.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:22 am

So super sorry about that Zed, removed dice rolls in your post so you don't waste the bennie.

Waiting on Gargamel to post.

Have next round and map ready to go.

Gargamel · Post by **Gargamel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:31 am

who is still standing?

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:33 am

Maddox (barely), Gordon, Freeman, Kain & Adams.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:43 am

Alright, so I have 1 benny left, and have Gordon practically in my lap... action post incoming.

Post by **Icosa** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:19 pm

Throwing the scroll into the rift...is that an entire action?

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:50 pm

Why? Because you already went?

Go ahead. Toss it. Is fine.

Post by **Icosa** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:52 pm

For some reason I thought we'd started another round.

My bad.

Consider that Alecto's next action, if applicable. Sorry.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:54 pm

Trust me. You can toss it. Some things are inevitable.

Just waiting on Zed to finish booting Gordon into Rift and Gargamel to go.

Lucretia · Post by **Lucretia** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:11 pm

heh, oops, let me swap accounts and get on that.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:31 pm

Post updated.
It's not impossible for Gordon to beat a 28, but... ouch.

Also, I think she just wasted two other CS, too. maybe the remainders will be smart and surrender.

Side note - I'm thinking about retiring Zed after this adventure. It's not that I'm not enjoying her or not enjoying the Black Company, quite the opposite, I am. It's just that I'm prone to analysis paralysis, and Zed triggers it hard. That is not fun, especially when I feel I am holding up the game.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:01 pm

Anything I can do for you?

Retire Zed and return as another Character?

I won't take it personally but I do hope I didn't add to you not enjoying it.

As far as you holding things up... you aren't. New groups tend to post rapidly. It'll slow down I'm sure.

I retired two characters before landing on one I liked.

Zed · Post by **Zed** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:44 pm

Lars wrote:Anything I can do for you?

i don't think so. It's because of how the character works mechanically, not anything about the game.

Lars wrote:Retire Zed and return as another Character?

Yes, that is what I meant. I am definitely enjoying the game. :D
We seem to be lacking a face character, so maybe that. Maybe a burster, or a crazy, or a PA jock. I dunno.

Lars wrote:I won't take it personally but I do hope I didn't add to you not enjoying it.

Definitely don't take it personally, it's not at all anything you've done. I just think having a character with fewer options would be a bit easier on me.

Post by **Daniel** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:42 pm

Well you are in the BC whatever character you run. I love Crazies. Lars was originally a Crazie.

Hans Greuber · Post by **Hans Greuber** » Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:03 pm

Zed wrote:
Lars wrote:Retire Zed and return as another Character?
Yes, that is what I meant. I am definitely enjoying the game.
We seem to be lacking a face character, so maybe that. Maybe a burster, or a crazy, or a PA jock. I dunno.

Just imagine the gear Hans can make for a Crazy... Muahahahaha!!!!