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With rocket pack blazing, Alecto tilted down towards the fray. She did one flyby, directing a spray of railgun fire to clear out a landing area before setting down in a plume of fire and dust. Then she drew her enchanted sword and extended the vibrosword from her left arm, and got to the bloody work...

"Alecto, like, thank you for keeping your head." She pauses before continuing. "I know you just got here, so that must have seemed weird. I mean, like it was weird, but Saul has been like totally strange since he arrived." The newcomer to the SET watched Cory intently, then nodd...

Alecto waits while Saul leaves, her swords raised defensively in case he was overcome by anger and attacks. And as an advertisement of her loyalties. Dysfunction. Did she wish to avoid it, requesting transfer to a more conventional unit? Or did she wish to stay and try to mend what was broken here? ...

"Give me a bearing and distance," Alecto tells Anon. She fires up her jetpack, ready to take off at a moment's notice and go after him. For the moment at least, it seemed the team had the immediate threat well in hand. Locating and neutralizing Fell was still the main objective though. (o...

Player Name: Salmon max
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Currency Balance: Will be 22, if I tallied it right...

Purchase 2 new character slots for 10 EP each; one for Lily Coleman, one for Triessa.

DONE

As things devolved further, Alecto sought patterns of enemy behavior...and it was quite clear almost immediately. The 'young girl' had targeted Saul. The arcanist who had inflicted this fate on the villagers had targeted Saul. Each trying in turn to nullify him, and each failing. She wasn't sure why...

Q3! [dice]0[/dice] 11 Lucky Break - Play this card to completely negate the damage from one attack. 15 Sudden Death - Your hero must do or say something that gives his foes pause. All foes within 12” lose their next action. 21 Second Wind - Play on your hero to automatically remove all wounds sustai...

"We need that transmission traced," Alecto said aloud, not using her radio. "We are being goaded to kill the mage quickly. Would her death cause even worse consequences?" As she spoke, she extended her arm-sword and drew her runeblade. Regardless of the next instructions, it wou...

Alecto nodded at Anon, and took off into the little town, quickly fading into true invisibility. Where Simvan were gathered near captives, swords erupted from chests, and as they fell a shimmering figure darted forward to press her attack from an unexpected angle. Once one group was out of immediate...

Alecto gave the techno-wizard a curt nod, keeping low and taking a look around to see how alert the simvan and their creatures were she and Anon's presence...and also seeking out any civilians currently in danger. The optic camouflage features of her suit were active, painting her in a realistic ren...

Alecto unbuckled the harness and worked her way over to the passenger compartment's hatch.

"Hold position long enough for me to exit. While the rest of the team engages the simvan, I can infiltrate behind their lines and attempt to secure threatened civilians."

Alecto is putting a rucksack with some of her gear in it, mostly spare ammo, into the Mountaineer when Roderick finds her and offers her a spot on the Dragonwing. She considers the massive, vaguely anthropic frame for a moment, then nods and transfers her gear over to the small cargo compartment on ...

Alecto listens politely to Cory's attempt at a rallying speech, and then to Saul's ranting. When there's a lull, she concludes it's her turn to speak. "I have served in several encounters with hostile supernatural forces. Each time, the key to defeating them was knowledge. That the body of your...

Alecto furrows her brow a little to express mild confusion at Saul's response. Had he misunderstood, or was she being too literal in interpreting his reply? She hadn't been asking if he cared about Sarah so much as whether or not Sarah was being looked after right now. It seemed an opportune moment ...

There are footfalls from behind Saul as Alecto comes up as well. "I am...unclear as to the squad's current goals, but I offer any assistance I can provide as well." She glances at Saul, noting the absence of his child, and adds, "Sarah is being cared for?" It was, to her mind, un...

Bwaugh, sorry I've been so slow lately guys. RL work stuff dragging at me a bit. It's all my games. I have a lot of catching up to do.

Alecto, having watched silently as the others interacted, stood at attention when a commanding officer appeared. When it was her turn to report she did so, speaking in terse, clipped sentences. "Commander Elle. I rendezvoused with the squad as they were entering a series of tunnels infested wit...

Alecto observes. [dice]0[/dice] or [dice]1[/dice] +2 if visual My dice asplode [dice]2[/dice] The 1st SET seems like chaos, and this judgement was in comparison to the Black Company, which had seemed chaotic at the time. Rapid changes in command structure were sometimes the inevitable result of comb...

Garbled radio chatter from the portal caught Alecto's attention now that the proximate threats were eliminated. The ones who had fallen in were attempting to rescue people, but had been stymied by the entities on the other side. Moreover, the portal was flickering now...almost gone. Though she was n...

Alecto rushes to the next group of Simvan, to the north, and continues the slaughter...moving around so fast she seems to be blurred, her figure hard to follow. Firelight flashes from her blades as they carve slashes through the air! First Turn Move 8" north to engage next group. Fighting Attac...

Alecto nodded as she absorbed Jude's words. "I would not be here if I didn't have an objective," she said. "In this case, two. You have fulfilled the first objective." She sized him up for a moment. "My second is relevant to your question about my experience of pleasure. I d...

Though Alecto briefly entertained thoughts of trying to take the Simvan by surprise, she assessed the possibility of ambush as remote after Saul started bellowing. It was mildly surprising to her that this development brought on a sort of recognition rather than annoyance. It was very similar to how...

"I will clear a path," Alecto announces, and draws the sword from over her back. As she strides forward towards the spiders another blade extends from her left forearm and hums ominously in the just-above-hearing pitch of a vibroblade. She lays about her in broad, sweeping slashes...stick...

Alecto arrived like a creature of myth, a black-winged shape in the sky borne on blue contrails of plasma flame that descended with the unearthly howl of turbines spinning down and scorched a patch of the earth outside the mine entrance to ash. The wings, little more than control surfaces to help pi...

[dice]0[/dice] 8 - Play this card for a clue from the Game Master for some advice or a hint on how to resolve a current predicament or problem. 25 - Your hero scrounges up a generic type of item of your choosing, such as food and water, shelter, a box of ammo, enough money for a room, etc. 45 - Your...

Voted. Thanks for the good times, man.

Agreed! This has been an exceptional game. Loved it from start to finish!

"Go, Hans! We'll keep them inside!" The CEALs came like a post-human wave. Each was augmented first by the cocktails of super-science drugs and metabolic enhancers, administered by a computer system developed at the height of Old Earth's technological prowess. Any of them could have easily...

Alecto took one increasingly bizarre event after another, simply adding them onto the store of information she was compiling as someone might add logs onto a merry crackling blaze in a fireplace. There was no time to question or try to pry into the undoubtedly-interesting backstory behind this stran...

Account/Character: Renata Hodges

Would like to retire Renata in ETU to free up a slot I can use to join the 101st SET.

Alecto's head tilts as she regards Jude intently. "I do not believe your origin in the Coalition States would impact your ability to judge this. I will explain." "There is an evolutionary component to human social and sexual relations. Your practices, habits, desires, have all develop...

None of the above? Hee hee.

Smee...good times, man. Thanks for everything. Best of luck on the book!

A jetpack of unusual design, the same color and style as her armor, that fits directly onto hardpoints on its back. Supertech Base Item: Triax T-100 Eagle Jetpack - Pace 30, Climb 1 - 35lbs - 3 hour use time to avoid overheat Modifications: Major : 2x Speed, +1 Handling Major : +1d Piloting Minor : ...

Smarts: [dice]0[/dice] or [dice]1[/dice] Alecto listens to Scara's ranting, assesses the situation as Vello resolves whatever his intentions towards Scara are, then moves to the silver bowl and picks up the dagger lying next to it. There were still a lot of questions to ask. A lot of unknowns. Why ...

The Seductive Whisper - 4 Success

Alecto's Queen of Promises

Alecto takes all of the strangeness in stride, and doesn't seem to find the odor particularly pleasant nor unpleasant. Does she even have a sense of smell? "I've found that soldiers who are 'comrades in arms' often experience lowered barriers of inhibition towards one another," she says, a...

Not sure if I'm down with this sickness. Vague idea for a dragon character, but...I suspect I'm missing something integral about the game's 'theme' or central appeal. I'll keep watching here and seeing if inspiration strikes. ...and now it has. With thanks to the folks in Hangouts for helping me wor...

The weapon on the APC was essentially an infantry support weapon mounted on a turret; a weapon designed to cut down enemy soldiers through their armor in swaths to stop their advances on vulnerable armored units beyond. It sluiced through the outer layer of Alecto's armor and encountered the layer o...

Hm!

So I could keep Alecto active if I can find another group for her...but Black Company is coming back later?

Notice [dice]0[/dice] or [dice]1[/dice] +2 for vision The endless dark erupted with the orange-white hell of plasma fire and grenades exploding as the Black Company and 13th SET set about the business of doing what they did best. It was lit up in eerie green from the passive light-amplification filt...

Alecto frowned slightly. The situation was extremely frustrating. She preferred having a plan, having resources, having everything worked out in advance. Samson had a point that more intel was needed, but taking the tower was necessary. Leaving the orcs free to go wasn't acceptable. Striking Geist m...

“My intent?” Jude asked with a smile. “Honestly, I’m not sure anymore.” He flashed that handsome smile of his. “You’re different than most women. Obviously. You don’t seem susceptible to the mad game I’m slinging, like most.” He grinned, then grew more serious. “ Curiosity, mostly, I guess. I’ve ne...

"Enough." Alecto looked back at the others. "Markus. Klaus. Samson. Carlos. We are squadmates. Our lives are in one another's hands. Save your personal disputes for later." She returned her gaze to the tower. "Hans. How long will it take you to disable this portal? If it do...

Alecto stared at Jude impassively for a moment, then gently...but firmly...took hold of the wine bottle, pulled it from Jude's hands, and took it to Humble. "My armor is fine," she told him. "Jude and I are meeting in a non-military capacity. The wearing of armor would be inappropriat...

Alecto paused in mid-motion as she'd started to stoop over to pick him up. What Hans was saying did make sense. And it would be hard for her to fight with his weight over her shoulder. "Agreed. You take him." It never occurred to her that Jude might prefer watching her robotic hinder to Ha...

The arrival of the dress, with the note, was a matter of some confusion for Alecto. Was this customary? Was this the expected garb for a 'date,' and Jude anticipated she lacked such apparel, and was attempting to assist her? Was it an attempt to exert control over a variable that she would otherwise...

Alecto smiled.

"I prefer not to eat or drink, unless there is a compelling reason to. In any event, I don't experience taste the same way you would. It's more of a chemical analysis for me."

With a nod, she added, "One hour. Small balcony on level 5. It's a date."

Alecto considered, then nodded.

"A less formal environment might be appropriate, since my curiosity is not directly related to our duties. Where and when shall I meet you?"

Damaged. It had been some time since Alecto had suffered damage severe enough to impede her functioning. It wasn't TOO bad, not yet. Nothing her self-repair systems couldn't patch up in a day or two, or Hans in considerably less time, but compensating for the mis-timing gyroscope demanded constant a...

Alecto discovered: Jitterbug - Enchanted Sword - Major: Can cast Quickness on the user only. The weapon has 5PPE for this purpose only. - Minor: +1 Parry - The weapon's movements seem jittery and erratic, but they always seem to put the sword between its bearer and attacks. - Minor: +1 to Fighting r...

"A matter of professional curiosity," Alecto demurred. "Specifically about Castle Refuge's information about myself. As you have taken care not to give specific information, I'll assume you're not at liberty to do so." "Our intelligence on your SET was based on information ...

There wasn't much need for poetry in this situation, and Alecto gave it none. Clad in her jet black armor, she swept across one of the gun nests like a scythe across a field of grain. Her fighting style was brutal and efficient, her movements short and quick and inhumanly precise as she stabbed and ...

Okay, fair nuff. I'm not sure what kind of spiffs I can get on a hovercycle for 11k...I'm not 100% how that works...hehe.

Looking for some variant of a Speedster Hovercycle (110k credits)
A 4 dice Pilot chip (40k credits)
A grenade launcher (50k credits)

That'll leave me with 11k credits for either grenade ammunition, or maybe some spiffs on the hovercycle.

"It would be more productive if he spoke with our own magical specialists," Alecto suggests. "Hans is spending time at Castle Refuge as well. I'll let him know about Libertas and have him coordinate." She pauses then and asks, "What intelligence about the Black Company were...

Much later on, during the runup to the siege on Scara's Tower, Alecto returns to the Naruni trade outpost. When one of the blue alien sales reps comes over, she says, "I'm interested in a personal vehicle. Something fast, capable of all-terrain travel. It should be able to withstand small arms ...

She nods, acknowledging his words.

"I'm thinking something more portable...that we could mount on vehicles perhaps, to reduce the impact of large scale magic on our forces at Scara's Tower. Defenses at Gloom are important as well, but won't help us lay siege."

Alecto, having come along on the assurance that the journey would be expedited both ways via a Shifter's magic, accompanies the others quietly. She simply observes the interplay of the others, measuring Lord Coake's words and the reactions they provoke. When the Black Company is offered a path apart...

“We don’t have anyone in particular for scouting and reconnaissance,” Jude said, reviewing his team members in his head. “Markus Berger has a hovercycle, so he often runs recce ahead of us when we’re traveling, but that’s hardly stealthy, though he can be sneaky when he wants to be. Cantrell, too. ...

"Hans," says Alecto, "Do you have what you would need to construct countermeasures against the magic Giest will be bringing against us? Personal gear is fine and well, but I am concerned about the potential for spells like that unleashed in Gloom to break sieges."

If this gets approved, can I re-jigger Alecto's armor to use these rules?

Alecto sets about organizing the Black Company immediately, establishing ranks and roles commensurate to each person's skills, and solidifying a chain of command. She does accompany the team to Castle Refuge, with the understanding that transport there and back would be virtually instant. She delega...

Jude took a sip of coffee and winced slightly as his wound pulled throbbed. He popped a couple painkillers and looked at Alecto. “Thoughts? You’re going after Geist, obviously. So how can the 13th help?” "Scara," replied Alecto, "Giest's second in command. A skilled necromancer and m...

"Lady Seelia," says Knight Commander Buxley, "What if any is your affiliation with the Fae Kingdom to the south of Bath." (Seelia - Please give some details if she has any of the Northtown Fae Kingdom, south of Camelot. Thanks -The Sarge) Seelia stood up, inhaled deeply, then bl...

Alecto waited just a moment to make sure he was done, then entered the room and closed the door behind her. His questions indicated he had some awareness of her true nature, implying the Tomorrow Legion most likely did as well. Unfortunate, but it wasn't the sort of thing she could realistically exp...

I can't decide if Jude would find Alecto disappointing, or if he'd decide she was perfect for him.

Hehe.

Alecto nodded at Cantrell. "In that case, it is fortunate I found you before you left. I am sending you additional data. It is a collection of footage related to this matter, beginning with our original assignment to locate and recover the 2nd SET. If you are at liberty to share your informatio...

[dice]0[/dice] - Contact: You meed a friend or other friendly NPC who may be able to help. They may also need help in return. [dice]1[/dice] - Teamwork: You and any allies adjacent when you play the card gain +4 to their next Trait rolls. [dice]2[/dice] Reroll 15, cuz Humble has it: [dice]3[/dice] O...

Alecto considered, then said, "Gargamel. This is Cade Williams. He's expressed an interest in working with us, and possibly joining us. I'm assigning you to liason with him, ensure he coordinates with the rest of the Company, and evaluate him as a potential recruit. Cade, this is Gargamel. He'l...

Interlude [dice]0[/dice] Alecto waits patiently for the strange, and perhaps traumatized man to finally give her an opening to speak. Fortunately, she has queued all his questions up in preparation for this moment. "We're not aware of any larger organization. I did not pass out. I did see someo...

Alecto is standing near the console she's ripped open, huddling over her jury-rigged interface to the vessel's controlling AI. The pods are returning back en-masse, precious living cargo on board. Escape pods in reverse, bringing people out of the fire, into the frying pan. She is evicted from the s...

Doom.

I mean done!

Disclosure: It wasn't me. HOWEVER, there's a thing I have with the rating system, and I don't know if it's related to this...but this feels like an opening to talk about it. :) I have a small issue with the absolute top of the rating chart equaling "Meeting all expectations." There are tim...

Egad, a Telemechanic. Could be interesting.

Once before, when she had learned the true nature of the hotel, Alecto had briefly considered the possibility of attempting to interface to the ship's systems. She'd discarded it as being too risky, for uncertain rewards. It was time. As she looked around for something she could use as an interface ...

Alecto has 2 successes.

Notice 8 (fail) Fighting 9 (2 bennies spent) A small band of civilians look like they need saving, but when you to them, they turn on you with the precision and finesse of an expert military unit. "Alecto, our scientists will enjoy pouring over your remains." With laser rifles and plasma p...

Tribe of One wrote:Has anyone from the BC even managed a Raise yet in the Quick Combat?

I know I did. In general we're not rolling as lucky to be sure.

Alecto closes the faceplate on her helmet. Her body shimmers as she engages the cloaking surface in its fully powered mode. Immediately she senses the power cell being drained at a rapid rate, but she is no more than a telltale wobble in the air as she darts out to engage the enemy. Immediately she ...

"Nadya Cantrell, 13th SET of the Tomorrow Legion," Alecto acknowledges coolly. "Our goals in Gloom are not dissimilar, at least as far as protection of the people. The Black Company does not wish to fight the Legion. You have been misled. We are not guilty of what you believe we are....

Alecto nods. "If you decide to join the Black Company in full, you would be a partner. You'd have full access to company assets and privileges, based on your rank. You would be one of us." "If you decide to keep your own share, you could still fight with us as a sort of contract merce...

"You do have a choice," Alecto says, coming over to join Hans and Humble. "Each of us in the Black Company has chosen to give up some of our rewards to the Company as a whole. That way the Black Company has the resources it will need to buy things we all will need." "You ca...

Hmm. Interface Zero would be very cool.

I'll keep an eye out for this.

"And THAT," brayed Seelia with a laugh, "is when I jumped out!" She brandished her mug of ale...which was actually just a thimble with a tiny handle soldered onto the side...and took a deep swig before going on, still giggling. "That old cat jumped about as high as one of Y...

From this system, can we get a count of our current loot? Or...oh, this is a system that is in place moving forward, but doesn't modify what we've already gotten?

That'd probably be a lot easier to deal with, hehe.

Alecto faded from view as the door opened, her armor drawing on an auxiliary power source to put the chameleon surface into a much higher-resolution mode. It drained energy quickly, but rendered her almost entirely invisible for a brief time. The prison was already in chaos. Humble had barreled out ...

Once through the rift, Alecto takes in the situation in the prison, noting the heavy guard in the facility. The guard post they arrived in is spartan in its furnishings, but it does have something that Alecto notices immediately, just under the security screens. A universal interface port for the pr...

lol...we can work that out, sure.

Alecto looks back at Humble and extends a hand.

"Come with us," she says. "You've proven your ability and loyalty."

Alecto does advise, and will conduct if necessary, background checks on the Hammer mercs though before they're admitted. I realize there's no centralized resource for this, which means checks take time and probably aren't comprehensive, but if we have people who are guilty of warcrimes and/or are wa...

Alecto gives Helena a nod and says simply, "Thank you." She accepts the radio, and keeps taciturn as the rest of the Company shows up, all business as usual.

Hmm. Wonder if that can be interfered with. Even if only temporarily...a kind of counter-influence of some kind.

Not Alecto's area of expertise, but something to consider...

I suspect Giest has some mechanism to ensure loyalty from the CEALs. Someone that paranoid wouldn't want to rely on just 'they like me.'

Do the bodies of the CEALs we killed reveal any clues in that line? Failsafe mechanisms like killswitches? Magical compulsion?

Do CEALs still require juicer drugs to function? I know they're undead so they don't need traditional lines of supply, but if they have stockpiles of juicer drugs that they need that'd be a good target for sabotage.

Alecto isn't far behind Humble. When she gets into the shopfront she heads over to a counter and sets one of the cartridge pistols and her railgun onto it.

"I need ammunition for these weapons. In bulk, if there is a discount."

Advances Initial Advances: (From Hindrances): Fleet Footed, +1d Vigor Novice 1 Advance: Novice 2 Advance: Novice 3 Advance: Seasoned 1 Advance: Seasoned 2 Advance: Seasoned 3 Advance: Seasoned 4 Advance: Veteran 1 Advance: Veteran 2 Advance: Veteran 3 Advance: Veteran 4 Advance: Heroic 1 Advance: H...

Story : Renata is the only daughter of Thomas and Isabella Hodges. She has two brothers as well, an older one who is in graduate school now, and a younger one who is midway through high school. Her family moved to Texas after Tom Hodges tried unsuccessfully to run for governor of Massachusetts, the...

Gear
Regular Semester Allowance: 1000

Stungun, touch atk, fatigue + shaken on failed Vigor -2; $150

Vehicle:
Used SUV: Accel 20/Top Speed 40, Toughness 14 (3), Seats 8 (driver + 7); luxury features, 4WD

Glitch: -2 Driving to start when under pressure
Used Car Glitch: 1d14 1

Player Name : Salmon Max Google Handle : Salmon Max https://i.imgur.com/HUk59G9.jpg Character Name : Renata Hodges Major : Kinesiology Rank : Novice Experience : 0 Advances Left : 0 Race : Human Attributes : Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d8 Charisma : 0; Pace : 8; Parry : 5; ...

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