Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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“A daring heist that puts the world in peril.”

That was how Major Duchense described the situation during the briefing to all available Special Exploratory Groups. A thief of preeminent skill managed to rob a Coalition transport moving dangerous goods away from the ruined city of Tolkeen. The thief left everything behind except a simple ring box.

Yet, there was nothing simple about the rings inside. These were seven of the legendary Nine Rings of Elder. Powerful magic artifacts wrought of rare metal and gems. Each of the seven rings was worn by a key General in Tolkeen’s army, and cut from their fingers by Coalition Special Forces in the waning days of the war. The final two rings remain unaccounted for.

Whoever controls all nine rings would control ancient and powerful magics that have been locked away since the dawn of the Megaverse and have the capacity to unleash terrible evils upon the world.

With all haste the 1st SET, along with many other units, left Castle Refuge to track the thief before they could leave North America via dimensional portal. The Coalition was also in hot pursuit. It came to a showdown at a ley line nexus. The CS had killed the shifter the thief needed to escape but not before the Shifter could open a massively unstable portal. The ensuing ley line storm engulfed everybody on the field of battle flinging them across the far reaches of the Megaverse!

As the mystic energies fade the 1st SET finds themselves in unfamiliar territory. The forests and trees of the Magic Zone have been replaced by ice and snow. It is dark, only the light of the small nexus overhead cuts through the blackness. High cliffs of sheer ice surround them on three sides. A single set of tracks moves northward through the snow. The thief! All is not lost. Not yet anyway.

What do you do?
Make a Notice Roll
It is Dim lighting, -2 to visual Notice.

If you can sense the supernatural indicate that as well.
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice 6
Wild Die 4
Before he can even wince his cyber eye has already made the adjustment. The good one snaps shut due to the harsh glare from the snow and ice. He whistles "I don't think we're in Arkansas anymore..."
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Notice Roll 14

Damien shutters as he breathes in cold lungs full of frigid air.

What the frozen hell’s just happened?!

His palm billows with visible heat from firing his cybernetic blaster repeatedly in the battle they were in just seconds ago. His eyes flicker to the nexus above them as he uses it to recharge his stake thrower.

Damn it. We got Rifted. Where are we? Where is our vehicle! Shit.

The psychic partial cyborg looks around, using both his human eye and his cybernetic eye he quickly takes in the surrounding. A quick stock of who’s here reveals, Steelbrok the Cyborg who thinks he is from the past, Par the Wood Golem Mystic, Kesslen the Dog Boy Burster, Griggs the Wilderness Scout, Thursday the ... playful Dragon ... Don in his GB suit, and the Headhunter over there, forgot his name ... and, ahha there! Tracks leading north. That has to be the Thief.

”North! Look. Tracks. We need to catch that Thief!”

Eying the high cliffs to three sides of them Damien looks for possible enemies and dangers.

He starts moving north some following the tracks.

”Look sharp people... what are you doing Thursday?! Fan out, stay alert. Do any of you see anything dangerous we need to know about? Watch out for those cliff walls. If something is up there they got the Drop on us for sure. Everyone okay? Seriously Thursday what are you doing? We need to catch that thief and secure those rings.”

But seriously. Where are we?
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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
- True Atlantian Shifter
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice Roll 4

Frontiersman: +2 to identify animals, monsters, plants, and weather conditions in the wild. May substitute Survival for Stealth when stalking a target or avoiding a predator while outdoors.

Makenna looks around in shock at all of the snow. The sudden shift in temperature, while not as bad as it could have been, thanks to her armor keeping her warm, is definitely a shock to her system. While she spots the tracks leading away from their current location immediately, her first concern is for her group. She does a quick headcount and makes sure everyone made it with her, and visibly relaxes when she sees that everyone seems to be okay. Once that’s done, she asks the obvious question, “Where are we?”
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Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice Roll (Critical Fail!)

Thursday lifts his head to start looking around but realizes the snow in between his toes. After not seeing any immediate threats and believing his job is done, he begins to play around in it and gets distracted.

Living my best life.
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Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice roll 6

Ok, it's cold, not really a problem. We're looking for a thief who stole some magic rings. My 360 sensors are on and scanning.
I fight down the urge to shout "get back here, Baggins"

(Forgot to add 2 to my wild die form Expanded Detection and Security Array. forgot to add additional +2 from optics/audio packages and to note that I ignore illumination penalties)
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Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
Don't Forget Elan!

Fighting d6+2 (+1 with Vlad), Shooting d8, Notice d6+4
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice: 6
Psychic Sense: 7 (For trying to track a Psi Sense)
Survival: 6

ISP: 20/20

Kesslan shuddered and whined a bit as the wild rift played hell with his head. That the rift had likely been on or near a leyline likely hadn't helped that any at all. He -hated- leylines and the like in general. Most psi-users would get amped up, but he just felt a headache any time he was near one, and that never made him happy. The sudden blast of cold only made things worse for him in his mind, not that he was terribly worried about the cold in general. "Oh what now!?" he laments, grimacing as he recovered from the initial shock. He'd peer about and sniff at the air as he tried to track the thief, or even just get a sense of what nearby threats there could potentially be.

Of course he couldn't not notice Thursday going wild in the snow, the sight was still odd to him. Normally a dragon would be considered very dangerous at best, but well... it was Thursday. The scent was at least slightly familar by now even if the sight was still something he was getting used to. Normally he might be tempted to join in, but right now they had a mission that was kind of important and that kept him on task. "Is everyone alright?"

As a hind sight item to the back of his mind, he adds "If anyone starts getting too cold to keep going, let me know." because hey, if you're going to get dumped into some strange frozen wasteland, you could be worse off than being with a guy who could turn into a living bonfire to warm you up....
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
Theme Songs: I See Fire, Danger! High Voltage, Disco Inferno, Firestarter, Mad at Gravity - Burn
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Re: Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Notice Total: 13

"Mon Dieu", Don Carnage mutters under his breath as the sky turns dark around the unit.

The Glitter Boy pilot quickly adjust the optic systems of his power armor and scans the area looking for any new threats, before thumbing his comm system on.
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Chapter One From Russia With Love

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Par's armor protected him from the cold, his own preference had always been more comfortable with the cold than the heat anyways ever since the accident.

As he looks around at the surroundings, it becomes quickly obvious they where rifted somewhere, but where. The others each begin moving, when @Kesslan mentions keeping everyone warm, it gives him a shiver. Over the radio he tries to sound confident as he relays. "I am un-wounded, does anyone need wounds healed or see any threats?" He tried not to show his feelings in front of @Kesslan, but he was sure the dog-boy had picked up on them.

"There are a lot of unknowns here guys. Let me fly up and take a look for dangers." Then taking flight he goes up a little and looks around. Checking his wrist computer he tries to see if it has any useful data in it about where they are, and then he begins recording. Never know when something will come up and they will need to know.

Notice 11, plus list of special senses
Notice [dice:1zbjsunz]65206:0[/dice:1zbjsunz]
Wild [dice:1zbjsunz]65206:1[/dice:1zbjsunz] Ace [dice:1zbjsunz]65206:2[/dice:1zbjsunz]


360 degree senses
Danger Sense + Sixth Sense
Low Light Vision
Spiritual Awareness: Can sense supernatural, evil, ethereal, and energy beings, and any beings using invisibility within line of sight with Notice.
Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Snowed In
Damien moves forward, following the tracks in the snow, then stops suddenly at the edge of the light cast by the nexus point, when he sees movement. Straining his ears he can hear heavy breathing coming from the darkness. Behind Damien, Bryan’s cybernetics enhancements allow him to see movements in the dim shadows ahead. To their left, Makeena’s experienced eye catches movement in the shadows as well, from more than one creature! To their right, Thursday takes off to frolic in the snow, oblivious to any danger.

The ley line nexus clouds a lot of Kesslan’s psychic senses but he can still make out the scent of the supernatural, while Par takes to the air and opens his spiritual sight. Both of them are immediately struck by the faint tinge of the demonic in the darkness ahead.

Steelbrok and Don can see into the deep shadows, and what they see is bizarre. Giant white bears with menacing teeth, six of them. Behind them is what can only be described as a great horned, multi-eyed, blue, ice demon (OOC: Steelbrok and Don Make a Fear roll). They appear poised in the darkness, waiting to pounce, but so far have not moved.
Sight
Only Don, Damien, and Steelbrok can fully see into the darkness. They rest of you know something is out there but aren't sure what or how many.
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Bryan turns his attention to the shifting shadows, readying his Particle Beam Rifle. "There's something out there." he whispers over the comms.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls
• Monster Slayer Edge: Occult [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:0[/dice:afxeyoqb]
• Horror Check Spirit Roll +2 from Brave: [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:1[/dice:afxeyoqb], aced [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:2[/dice:afxeyoqb], why am I still rolling? Aced [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:3[/dice:afxeyoqb] = 25 total
• Psionics Check Protection (Activated; lasts 5 rounds, spent 5 ISP down to 15 now) Toughness is 25 (11) and Toughness is not affected by AP (magical or otherwise)
Psi [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:6[/dice:afxeyoqb] (-1 but also +1)
Wild [dice:afxeyoqb]65269:5[/dice:afxeyoqb]


Info for Players
In Damien’s Post he yells out that the dark creatures (he doesn’t mention the white bears things) are: “demonic, which means Holy weapons and silver do extra damage. Everyone is +1 against those targets if a fight breaks out.” So if you end up fighting you can use that knowledge vs the dark horrible looking things.



Damien stands at the edge of the light from the nexus and his augmented cybernetic vision allows him to see into the darkness. Unwavering the young monster slayer eyes the white bears with teeth galore and also takes in what can only be described as two great horned, multi-eyed, blue, supernatural unholy ice demons.

"Holy and Silver will help you kill the blue ice demons! Tooth brushes might destroy these white bears with nasty teeth."

Growling and baring his own human teeth at the ice demon to Damien's right he concentrates and encases his self in psychic energy which faintly radiates as a white glow around him. Every fiber of his being prepares to attack the demons and he hears the Glitter Boy warning and inwardly reflects on the last time he heard a Glitter Boy fire its boom gun, and that had been from a distance.

Ekk. If I should be worried about anything its getting hit by friendly fire. Be careful how you do this Damien. The glory hog gets the, hmm hows that go again?


*(bold said out loud / italics are inward thoughts)
  • Toughness is 27 (11) and Toughness is not affected by AP (magical or otherwise) for 15 rounds
  • 1 point of chi available, down to 15/20 ISP
  • Rolled a 25 vs Horror
  • Monster Slayer’s advice grants allies a +1 bonus to Trait rolls versus such creatures until the end of the encounter
  • Nexus Point: Attack powers +4 damage, defense powers +2 Toughness. Triple range and duration of psychic powers.
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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
- True Atlantian Shifter
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions
Don will move back near the small hill in the lower left corner. Pace is 14 but I'm assuming this is difficult terrain so I'd end up getting half way there. Once going as far as he can he will turn and face the demon and prepare to fire the boom gun.

Don finishes thumbing his mic, "There is some sort of Ice Demon out there, and he has some scary looking teddy bears with him. Everyone look alive!"

The glitter boy pilot then grits his teeth and backs his armor up a few steps to get further away from his squad. He squares up with the demon and fires his armor's pylons anchoring the walking tank to the ground.

A split second later the massive gun drops down into his hand with a reassuring thud, followed by the sounds of magnetic coils energizing.

Don jumps back on mic, "I suggest you guys get clear, it's about to get loud around here."
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions
Move at pace toward rock located to left of current position and take cover, if possible.
Draw Wilks pistol, and also remove flashlight from survival pack. Shine light in the direction of the shadows.
If creature is within line of sight, and is visible with flashlight, and is aggressive, open fire with pistol.
Shooting roll (+2 from pistol): [dice:1bs4ko0x]65273:0[/dice:1bs4ko0x] (forgot the -2 from multiaction. Sorry.)
Wild die (+2 from pistol): [dice:1bs4ko0x]65273:1[/dice:1bs4ko0x]
Damage: [dice:1bs4ko0x]65273:2[/dice:1bs4ko0x] Ace roll: [dice:1bs4ko0x]65273:3[/dice:1bs4ko0x]
Total damage: 16 AP: 3
If no creature is able to be targeted, continue moving to rock and take cover.
Makenna swears under her breath as she immediately springs into action. She runs towards the nearest cover she can see in the dim light, a rock to her left. As she runs, she pulls out her Wilks pistol from its holster and the flashlight from her pack. The pistol isn't going to be as good against an ice demon, she knows, but it would have to do in this darkness. As she runs for cover, she turns the light on and shines it towards the shadows, aiming her pistol at the same time and searching for a target. "Hey @Kesslan, mind lighting these guys up?" She calls over comms to the Burster.
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Makenna Griggs

Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions
-2 Due to multi-action penalty. He extends his frills towards the enemy (free action), casting Boost Trait on the Strength Attribute and shooting the Toxic Ball at the Giant Blue monster on the right.

Psionics [dice:27qen6dt]65275:0[/dice:27qen6dt]
Wild Die [dice:27qen6dt]65275:1[/dice:27qen6dt]

Shooting [dice:27qen6dt]65275:2[/dice:27qen6dt]
Wild Die [dice:27qen6dt]1d6-2][/dice:27qen6dt]

Toxic Breath
The toxic breath is fired in a Medium Blast Template. The toxic vapor is a supernaturally potent neurotoxin. Those caught in the area of effect without an independent air supply (like Environmental Body Armor, filtration systems are ineffective) must check Vigor (-2 with a raise) or be Incapacitated for 1d4 minutes; double that with a Critical Failure.

Thursday looks around after hearing the commotion and rapid movements between the rest of the team. Looking in the direction of where everyone is focused (Infravision), Thursday extends his frills and lets out a low growl before flying near Steelbrok. He misses the toxic ball shot without taking the time to aim. Afterwards he attempts to bolster his claws with the Boost Trait spell, but fails to properly cast. He looks at the battlefield for his companions and analyzes where the threats are located.

I don't know what these things are, but I'm sure we can take 'em. I just need a moment to focus and cast my spells properly next time. I mean, I've already taken down a couple of bears before, what makes these ones different... right?
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Thursday

Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Notice [dice:3dtqtt8c]65290:0[/dice:3dtqtt8c]
Occult [dice:3dtqtt8c]65290:1[/dice:3dtqtt8c]
Wild: [dice:3dtqtt8c]65290:2[/dice:3dtqtt8c]
Makenna Griggs wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:25 pm "Hey @Kesslan, mind lighting these guys up?" She calls over comms to the Burster.
"With what!?" Kesslan calls back. Sure, he might be a burster, but he was a novice, he barely knew how to control his own powers, much less have the ability to do what was being asked of him. He couldn't even see the targets in the first place. "I can't even tell how many there are. The nexus is giving me a killer headache!" he complains. Still he wasn't going to remain idle, he moves to try and find some cover while drawing his own pistol. Of course we'd get rifted, of course there'd be some demonic what the fuck on the other side! For now he just focused on trying to spot and identify what they were even faced with...
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Fear Roll
OOC Comments
[dice:z9tiphi8]65297:0[/dice:z9tiphi8]
Stares for a moment. Giant bears ok, but what's that other thing?

Never mind, he takes off to the right to get out of the Glitter Boys field of fire, goes prone behind a hummock of snow and lets rip with the chain gun. Hoping the GB will take on the big blue weird guy he fires shot at each of the three bears right hand/east of the battlefield.
Just before shooting he yells "watch my tracer",( knowing that the illuminated rounds mixed in with the regular ball ammunition of the rail gun will serve as target indication)and "three more at ten o'clock"

Shooting
OOC Comments
Rail gun has ROF 3, rock and roll edge negates recoil, no lighting penalties
Shot 1 [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:1[/dice:z9tiphi8] Damage [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:5[/dice:z9tiphi8] AP6 Exploding dice [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:8[/dice:z9tiphi8] total = 25 AP6
Shot 2 [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:2[/dice:z9tiphi8] Damage [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:6[/dice:z9tiphi8] AP6 Exploding dice [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:9[/dice:z9tiphi8] total = 20 AP6
Shot 3 [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:3[/dice:z9tiphi8] Damage [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:7[/dice:z9tiphi8] AP6
Wild Die [dice:z9tiphi8]65297:4[/dice:z9tiphi8]
Nods approvingly as he sees the dragon's breath weapon in action... I think I'm going to like this dragon.
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Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
Don't Forget Elan!

Fighting d6+2 (+1 with Vlad), Shooting d8, Notice d6+4
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Par looks around feeling something foul and demonic but seeing nothing. Still he is concerned so he wraps himself in the embrace of the mother earth. As he begins to circle looking for the source suddenly the cyborg springs into action and begins shooting the demonic presence he sensed in the woods. Over the radio he asks. "Holy smoke! Why are we shooting, why are we shooting." Looking around through his arcane senses he can feel the locations of those in the darkness, but he cannot see them well enough. So he amplifies his awareness letting himself see everything.

"Are we being attacked, which direction, and how many?" He asks over the radio before going silent and waiting for a reply. Then as his awareness flares to new heights he realizes there are only the 2 demon watchers from before and their minions. But neither are attacking, so why is Steelbrok attacking?

Exalted Presence Sense, All allies have Arcane Protection +4/-4, paid 11 power points, 5 from staff, 5 PPE and 1 ISP
Detect Arcana (2) Exalted +2, Presence Sense +1, x3 range +2 + Innate -2 = 5 PP
Faith [dice:11qk12nc]65314:0[/dice:11qk12nc]
Wild [dice:11qk12nc]65314:1[/dice:11qk12nc]


Arcane Protection (3) Exalted+2, shroud +1, +7 affects all allies = 11 PP
Faith [dice:11qk12nc]65314:2[/dice:11qk12nc]
Wild [dice:11qk12nc]65314:3[/dice:11qk12nc]
Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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The Only Good Demon is a Dead Demon
Finding themselves in a strange place with demonic creatures lurking in the dark the team keeps with the time honored tradition of the 1st SET: shoot then figure it out.

Bryan readies his particle beam rifle for the inevitable counter attack while Damien prepares to defend himself from assault. Behind them, the mighty Glitterboy moves a safe distance away from his teammates and digs in to fire. Makeena gets behind cover, hoping to shed some light on the situation. Unfortunately, Kesslan has little to offer in terms of range fire powers, and instead tries to figure out exactly what they are dealing with. He knows from his training that demons are vulnerable to silver and holy items, he also knows that some demons inhabit animals which may be the case with those massive bears.

Roused from playtime by the looming crisis Thursday acts impulsively, trying to activate his psionic powers and spew his toxic breath. In his haste the young dragon makes quite a showing but has little impact. However, his aggressive actions set off a chain reaction of events. Steelbrok decides the best way to illuminate a target is with tracers and gets prone behind a snowbank to open fire with his railgun slamming rounds into one of the tall blue demons. The rounds hit hard and the creature staggers back, and while it stays on its feet it’s obviously hurt and angry.

Distraught by the sudden railgun fire, Par acts quickly to protect the group and extend his senses out into the dark. The powerful nexus point infuses his abilities with extra magical oomph allowing him to sense the presence of eight creatures out in the darkness - they are definitely demons - not from the traditional dimensions of Hades or Dyval but demonic nonetheless and the bears seems like demons inhabiting (and empowering) creatures who are natural to this region (see enemy sheets on map).

Three of the large bears roar into action charging the group with uncanny speed and malevolent intelligence. The first of the large creates pounces on Damien, catching the Momano hunter out in the open. It’s massive claws slash and huge jaw snaps, but fortunately Damien’s magic protection keeps him safe (21 MD). The second one closes on Steelbrok attempting to silence the rail gun and rips into the cyborg’s heavy armor with supernaturally sharp teeth (36 MD, If a prone defender is caught in melee, his Parry is reduced by 2 and he must subtract 2 from his Fighting rolls). The third demon bear rushes toward Thursday but its momentum prevents it from getting in a good attack and instead it skids to a stop, its jaws just missing the hatchling’s neck.
Combat
Okay, I gave you guys the benefit of a free round to shoot/buff etc. and then dealt cards for this round...unfortunately the bad guys got a Joker. Fortunately, they didn’t do much damage. Post your actions, keeping in mind I will reconcile them in order after everyone has posted (note: you don’t have to wait for your “turn” to post).

If you were Wounded or Shaken reconcile those results before acting

The bears are in two groups and labeled 1 or 2. The two lesser demons are wild cards. Snow Demon 2 has two wounds
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Saw his rounds slam into the demon, yes! But oh those bears were fast...maybe going prone so close to them wasn't such a good idea. And the damn things hit hard. Its teeth, yes, its TEETH, ripped into Steelbrok's armour

[DAMAGE READ OUT SEVERE DAMAGE RECOMMEND IMMEDIATE REPAIR] flashed up in his optics for an instant. Real helpful, computer, thanks a lot.

Draws a deep (mental) breath, gets himself together
OOC Comments
Spending a benny to try and Soak some wounds
Vigour [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:0[/dice:1yt2vtem]
wild die [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:1[/dice:1yt2vtem]

then spending another benny to reroll that Vigour!

Vigour [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:2[/dice:1yt2vtem]
wild die [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:3[/dice:1yt2vtem]
exploding wild die [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:4[/dice:1yt2vtem]

final total 10 so 2 wounds soaked,

Roll spirit (at -1 due to remaining wound but +2 for being a borg) to unshake

Spirit [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:5[/dice:1yt2vtem]
Wild Die[dice:1yt2vtem]65322:6[/dice:1yt2vtem]
Snarls defiance as he pushes himself to his feet, lets the railgun drop and draws his Vibro sword...

"Take this, Paddington!" he yells as he slams the weapon into the bear
OOC Comments
Fighting d6 (-1 for wound)

Fighting [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:7[/dice:1yt2vtem]
Wild dice [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:8[/dice:1yt2vtem]

spend a benny to try and improve this:

Fighting [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:11[/dice:1yt2vtem]
Wild die [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:12[/dice:1yt2vtem]

And spend another one!

fighting [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:13[/dice:1yt2vtem]
wild die[dice:1yt2vtem]65322:14[/dice:1yt2vtem]

Exploding Fighting dice [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:15[/dice:1yt2vtem]
Can't catch a break!
OK, one last time:

Fighting [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:16[/dice:1yt2vtem]
wild die [dice:1yt2vtem]65322:17[/dice:1yt2vtem]

Damage d12+2+d10, AP10

[dice:1yt2vtem]65322:9[/dice:1yt2vtem]
[dice:1yt2vtem]65322:10[/dice:1yt2vtem]

total = 15, AP10

So 5 bennies spent out of 7, 2 remaining, +1 for Paddington = 3
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Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
Don't Forget Elan!

Fighting d6+2 (+1 with Vlad), Shooting d8, Notice d6+4
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Finally Par's mind catches up to the situation as he realizes what is happening.

Reaching out with his mind he incants a few arcane words when suddenly the heroes on the battlefield are surrounded by neer invisible fey spirits swirling around then pushing away attacks, shielding the heroes from blows.

Then a giant angel and spirit of the earth forms, wearing gleaming plate armor and standing 20' tall the creature lifts its hands declaring. "Begone from here foul beast" Then it shoots a blast of pure radiant light burning a whole through the nearest demon bear.

The illusion so real it even overcomes the natural arcane resistance of the demons.

Everyone gets Deflection -4, Demon Bear needs Smarts 17 or takes a wound
Faith d10+1, MAP -2
Greater Deflection (6), affects all heroes +7=13 (5 from staff, 8 from ppe)
Faith [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:0[/dice:1rgmwsh9]
Wild [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:1[/dice:1rgmwsh9]

Illusion (3), Deadly Illusion +3, Mobility +1, Reach +1, Sound +1, Strong +2, Major Psi +2 +4 = 15 ISP
Psionics [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:2[/dice:1rgmwsh9]
Psionics [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:3[/dice:1rgmwsh9]
Ace [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:4[/dice:1rgmwsh9]
Ace, Aced [dice:1rgmwsh9]65327:5[/dice:1rgmwsh9]
Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls and Map of actions
The Plan
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Attack Bear Roll: [dice:cldnkp59]65332:0[/dice:cldnkp59] vs Demon Bear Parry 8. I hit. Damage: [dice:cldnkp59]65332:1[/dice:cldnkp59], [dice:cldnkp59]65332:2[/dice:cldnkp59], [dice:cldnkp59]65332:3[/dice:cldnkp59], +4 damage and AP 6 d8 Aced: [dice:cldnkp59]65332:4[/dice:cldnkp59] = Demon Bear takes a claw attack for 25 MD and AP 6.

Attack Snow Demon #1 at -2 from MaP Roll: [dice:cldnkp59]65332:5[/dice:cldnkp59], Ace to hit [dice:cldnkp59]65332:6[/dice:cldnkp59]. A 13 after MaP to hit vs it’s Parry if 7. Damage: [dice:cldnkp59]65332:7[/dice:cldnkp59], [dice:cldnkp59]65332:10[/dice:cldnkp59], [dice:cldnkp59]65332:9[/dice:cldnkp59] +4 damage and AP 6. Snow Demon takes claw attack for 27 (added chi) MD AP 6. Use Chi to add d6 to damage. [dice:cldnkp59]65332:8[/dice:cldnkp59]


The first of the large demon bear creatures pounces on Damien, catching the Momano Headhunter out in the open. It’s massive claws slash and huge jaw snaps, but fortunately Damien’s psychic protection keeps him safe. Slashing back at the demon bear with his right hand with sharp claws Damien growls at the beast slamming the sharp deadly claws deep into the beast.*

Pushing past the Bear Damien stomps through the snow to directly in front of the Snow Demon (#1). Damien backhands the Snow Demon with his claws across its chest. * *

As the sonic boom ripples across the ravine the Momano Headhunter smirks. What a rush!


  • * Demon Bear takes a claw attack for 25 MD and AP 6.
  • * * Snow Demon #1 takes claw attack for 27 MD and AP 6.
  • Toughness is 27 (11) and Toughness is not affected by AP (magical or otherwise) for 14 more rounds
  • Chi point used to add damage to Snow Demon. Damien is at 15/20 ISP
  • -4 to be hit from Par’s spell (thanks!)
  • Monster Slayer’s advice grants allies a +1 bonus to Trait rolls versus such creatures (the Snow Demons) until the end of the encounter
  • Nexus Point: Attack powers +4 damage, defense powers +2 Toughness. Triple range and duration of psychic powers.
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Jackal

Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
- True Atlantian Shifter
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions

Taking a shot at Snow Demon 2

Shooting: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:0[/dice:2qvmrmbw]
Wild Die: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:1[/dice:2qvmrmbw]

I forgot the +1 for the shot, Also offset 2 points of any shooting penalties.

Damage: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:2[/dice:2qvmrmbw] AP:25

Benny Damage: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:3[/dice:2qvmrmbw] AP:25

Taking a shot at Snow Demon 1

Shooting: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:4[/dice:2qvmrmbw]
Wild Die: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:5[/dice:2qvmrmbw]

Damage: [dice:2qvmrmbw]65333:6[/dice:2qvmrmbw]

Don take a split second to line up his shot on the uninjured demon before taking a deep breath and squeezing the trigger on the massive railgun.

The quiet of the wintery night is shattered by the sound of the gun's flechettes breaching the sound barrier and the roar of the jets on the armor's back firing to offset the force of the shot. In the dying glow of the engines a swirl of snow can be seen blown up by the back blast and nearby clumps on snow become dislodged from tree branches and the nearby cliff ledges.

With a quiet clang another canister of flechettes load into the gun as Don shifts his aim towards the second second demon. Another ground shaking boom lances out from the armor as the shot races across the field.

The pilot takes a sip off of the hydration tube in his armor as he waits for his sensors to cut through the flurry of snow blown up by the shots.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Bryan looks and sees the Boom gun tear a lot of chunks off of the Demon to the north. Never one to trust that the dead will remain that way, Bryan moves forward a few yards, and shoots his particle beam rifle, hitting the creature directly center of mass.
30 Damage AP 8
Shooting [dice:345yatbw]65335:0[/dice:345yatbw]
Wild Die [dice:345yatbw]65335:1[/dice:345yatbw]

Damage [dice:345yatbw]65335:2[/dice:345yatbw]
Ace [dice:345yatbw]65335:4[/dice:345yatbw]
Raise [dice:345yatbw]65335:3[/dice:345yatbw]
Ace [dice:345yatbw]65335:5[/dice:345yatbw]
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions
Swap pistol for rifle. As a free action, switch rifle to ion beam (as an NG-IP7). Fire on the two bears closest in group 2. Two shots to the one closest, one shot to the other.
+1 to shooting from multi-optics scope.

Shooting dice:
  • 1) [dice:3384n20v]65336:0[/dice:3384n20v]
  • 2) [dice:3384n20v]65336:1[/dice:3384n20v]
  • 3) [dice:3384n20v]65336:2[/dice:3384n20v]
  • Ace roll: [dice:3384n20v]65336:4[/dice:3384n20v] (total 14 on 3rd attack)
Wild die: [dice:3384n20v]65336:3[/dice:3384n20v]

First bear damage: [dice:3384n20v]65336:5[/dice:3384n20v]
Second bear damage: [dice:3384n20v]65336:6[/dice:3384n20v] Raise damage: [dice:3384n20v]65336:7[/dice:3384n20v]
Ace roll: [dice:3384n20v]65336:10[/dice:3384n20v]
Ace again! [dice:3384n20v]65336:11[/dice:3384n20v] (total: 30)

Spend a benny to reroll damage on first bear.
[dice:3384n20v]65336:8[/dice:3384n20v]

Once again:
[dice:3384n20v]65336:9[/dice:3384n20v] (total 21)

AP: 0

Pistol ammo: 19/20; JA-11 ammo: 0/30
Makenna gets a hit on one of the bears, but sees that it doesn't really do any damage. She puts the pistol back in its holster and grabs her rifle instead, flipping a switch on the side that causes the rifle to hum with energy. She takes a moment to peer through the scope mounted on the rifle, and takes aim at the bear once again. She takes a deep breath, then releases it and pulls the trigger. The first burst from her rifle misses, so she adjusts her aim and fires again. A hit! Then she switches targets to the next bear and fires again, unloading her clip into the second bear. Then, something behind that bear catches her eye, and she adjusts her aim to get a better look. Is that the ice demon the others were mentioning before? It was terrifying!
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Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls
-2 due to multi-action penalties. Thursday attacks the bear in front of it with two claw attacks.

Fighting Roll:
[dice:155ke6m6]65338:0[/dice:155ke6m6]
Wild Die [dice:155ke6m6]65338:1[/dice:155ke6m6]

Spending a benny to re-roll because Thursday hates bears
[dice:155ke6m6]65338:8[/dice:155ke6m6]

Claws: [dice:155ke6m6]65338:2[/dice:155ke6m6] add [dice:155ke6m6]65338:3[/dice:155ke6m6]
AP: 10
Mega-damage

Fighting Roll:
[dice:155ke6m6]65338:4[/dice:155ke6m6]
Wild Die [dice:155ke6m6]65338:5[/dice:155ke6m6]

Wile Dice explodes
[dice:155ke6m6]65338:9[/dice:155ke6m6]
Total for Wild Dice is a 7(?)

Claws: [dice:155ke6m6]65338:6[/dice:155ke6m6] add [dice:155ke6m6]65338:7[/dice:155ke6m6]
1d4 Aces: [dice:155ke6m6]65338:10[/dice:155ke6m6]
Attacks fail

Thursday, still somewhat shaken at the change of events fails to regain himself - the bear charging straight at him not helping. As it fails to attack, Thursday decides to retaliate with his claws but fails to get a good angle on his opponent and misses.
Thursday the Unique Dragon
Thursday

Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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When the bears charge in on his compatriots, Kesslan jumps up from his position, bursting into fire and then firing his laser pistol at the bear attacking Steelbrook. "Awww shit here we go..." he rumbles out as he starts to try to close the range between him and the bear attacking Steel. He only had so many E-clips for his pistol, so decided it was best to try to close in to melee range where he could make better use of his powers.
Combat Rolls
-2 due to Multi-Action Penalty

Action 1: Activate Fiery Aura: 0PP Cost, Armour increases to 17(11)
Action 2: Fire at closest bear with NG-33 Laser Pistol
Shooting Roll: [dice:5kqvvjbt]65345:0[/dice:5kqvvjbt] (Forgot the -2 so that's actually even worse D: )
Wild Die: [dice:5kqvvjbt]65345:1[/dice:5kqvvjbt]
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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A Savage World

Covered in two tons of demon possessed polar bear Steelbrok struggles to gain any kind of leverage or advantage, but despite a furious effort by his servos and hydraulics the cyborg makes very little headway against the beast as it tosses him about like a rag doll.

Narrowly avoiding the pouncing bear Damien counterattacks with vicious fury his magical weapons ripping through its demonic hide and spilling warm blood over the cold snow. Moving with the natural affinity of a seasoned supernatural hunter Damien closes in on the large ice demon and then charges into the injured snow demon, claws slashing viciously. The demon is quickly felled leaving Damien standing in a poll of dark blood on fresh white snow.

Having previously shaken up one of the bears with her pistol Makeena immediately switches to her rifle and tries to finish the job - and then some - as she lets loose with autofire in ion mode. The ily wilderness scout takes down two of the massive beasts for her efforts.

Dug in and ready to fire, Don introduces the USA-G10 to his new surroundings. The sonic boom is deafening, and kicks up a humongous cloud of snow from the surrounding cliffs. Only one demon left on the field of battle Don doubles up for good measure. The flechette rounds tear through the demon ripping into nothing but shreds of dark icor.

Still frolicking, Thursday tussles with his demonic bear like a plaything. The two quickly become locked in a battle of tooth and claw.

Par looks on from the safety of the air, using his massive mystic energies to influence the battle from above. He summons forth the images of two otherworldly defenders to stand and fight against the demons, as they press their attack the bear engrossed with Steelbook is taken by surprise and withers under their false blow.

With everything dead except the beat entangled with Thursday, Bryan nonchalantly opens fire with his particle beam rifle. Easily hitting the bear, while avoiding the dragon. The particle beam annihilates part of the bear's center mass leaving a stinking ionized hole in the creature’s torso.

Suddenly, all goes quiet for a minute...then two very bad things happen.

First, snow begins to shift and fall from the cliffs above, shaken loose by the sonic waves of the Boom Gun. Kesslan is the first no notices, as the snow shifts, slides, and builds momentum as it falls in ever greater amounts. In the Colorado Baronies they call this an avalanche!

Second, a massive bear creature emerges from the cave nearby - blocking the only way out of the valley!

OOOC: Sorry Kesslan, everything was dead by your turn
Avalanche!
Escaping the avalanche and defeating bear demon is going to be a quasi Quick Encounter. Roll on one of the following tasks!
  • Getting out of There: Roll Athletics, Survival, or Arcane Skill outrun or survive the cushing tidal wave of snow = 3 successes needed.
  • ”Getting Past the Big Guy” Roll Fighting, Shooting, or Arcane Skill to deal with the big menace blocking your way = 5 successes needed.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Bryan doesn't have a flight system, so to him, the choice is obvious. He starts to run, shouldering the big rifle and when he gets close enough, he shoots, the particle beam sizzling as it crashes into the cold fur of the monstrous creature.
Shooting 10, 2 tokens
Shooting [dice:333ia2ds]65362:0[/dice:333ia2ds]
Wild Die [dice:333ia2ds]65362:1[/dice:333ia2ds]
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Athletics check
+2 from Free Runner edge. No movement penalty from Difficult Terrain, if there are things to jump from, climb on, ect.
Athletics: [dice:1fc7e3ic]65365:0[/dice:1fc7e3ic]
Ace roll: [dice:1fc7e3ic]65365:2[/dice:1fc7e3ic] (total: 13)
Wild die: [dice:1fc7e3ic]65365:1[/dice:1fc7e3ic]

Actions: Run at pace towards safety.
Makenna is just about to celebrate her well placed shots against the two bears when the rumbling starts. She swears once again as she snatches up her flashlight and stuffs it unceremoniously back into her pack as she runs towards safety, just as the avalanche starts. She would shoot at the large creature blocking her way if she had any bullets left in her gun, but it seems that her only option now is to dash around it and hope for the best.
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Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls
Thursday flys in the air and shoots his toxic breath at the face of the giant bear (Medium Blast Template) from a distance.

Athletics: [dice:2ob52o98]65367:0[/dice:2ob52o98]
Wild Dice: [dice:2ob52o98]65367:1[/dice:2ob52o98]
Toxic Breath
A Royal Frilled in its natural form can breathe a purple poisonous cloud using the Cone Template, or arc a Medium Blast Template sized cloud up to 18” (36 yards) distant (see Breath Weapons in Savage Worlds). The toxic vapor is a supernaturally potent neurotoxin. Those caught in the area of effect without an independent air supply (like Environmental Body Armor, filtration systems are ineffective) must check Vigor (-2 with a raise) or be Incapacitated for 1d4 minutes; double that with a Critical Failure.

Thursday flies up in the air, keeping a safe distance from the ground and the new monstrosity that's appeared - which is probably one of the biggest creatures he's ever seen. Today hasn't quite been Thursday's best day, but it's looking up for the odd dragon. He squares up with the monster and fires his toxic breath at it, hitting the monster head-on. He waits to see if it has any effect on the giant creature.
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Thursday

Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Steelbrok looks over the battlefield. Bears are down, great. So out comes an even bigger bear! Enough with bears today!

He scoops up the railgun again...."Aaaarrrgh" the sound of the railgun rips through then night sky again

Shooting
OOC Comments
3 shots, no recoil penalty, ignore one level of wound penalties
Shooting [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:0[/dice:1k9c5csk]
Shooting [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:1[/dice:1k9c5csk] Hit. Damage 2d10+2 [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:4[/dice:1k9c5csk] AP6
Shooting [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:2[/dice:1k9c5csk] Hit. Damage 2d10+2 [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:5[/dice:1k9c5csk] AP6
Wild Die [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:3[/dice:1k9c5csk] Hit. Damage 2d10+2 [dice:1k9c5csk]65381:6[/dice:1k9c5csk] AP6
Seeing each shot hit home he hopes they did something useful as he calmly checks his gear and walks over towards the dragon

"Hey, big guy, why not grab one of the squishy ones and get them up high?"
Steelbrok
Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls
Shooting [dice:2k9u2hi2]65383:0[/dice:2k9u2hi2]
Wild [dice:2k9u2hi2]65383:1[/dice:2k9u2hi2] Aced [dice:2k9u2hi2]65383:2[/dice:2k9u2hi2]

Success and Raise for 2 Tokens

Bryan shoots the monstrosity, Thursday unleashed toxin breath on it, Steelbrok rips into it with a rail gun.

Standing over the dead Snow Demon the Momano looks up at the new large monster and hrumps, ”Really?”

Raising his clawed right hand Damien fires an onslaught of two bolts of silver flame that slam into the beast.


  • ”Quick Combat Shooting Roll = Success and Raise for 2 Tokens
  • Toughness is 27 (11) and Toughness is not affected by AP (magical or otherwise) for 13 more rounds
  • Chi point used to add damage to Snow Demon. Damien is at 14/20 ISP
  • -4 to be hit from Par’s spell (thanks!)
  • Nexus Point: Attack powers +4 damage, defense powers +2 Toughness. Triple range and duration of psychic powers.
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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions


It looks like we already have 8 tokens for fighting by the time I’m posting so I’ll go for some flair ;)

Fighting: [dice:386ejhcv]65431:0[/dice:386ejhcv]
Ace: [dice:386ejhcv]65431:2[/dice:386ejhcv]
Wild Die: [dice:386ejhcv]65431:1[/dice:386ejhcv]

Don looks at the bear and the quickly approaching avalanche and decides this isn’t the time for mère Carnage’s boy to stand his ground. He releases the grip on his boomgun, allowing the mechanics to return it to its stowed position and the pylons to retract back into the armors legs.

The glitter boy pilot then pulls a vibrio-knife off of a magnetic attachment point at his waist and sets the the massive power suit off at a run towards the bear. As he closes with the unnatural creature he triggers the jet pack built-into the suit and bounds over the last few yards the light from the nexus above reflecting off the gleaming chrome surface like a disco ball. Striking the ground with a resounding crashes as he attempts to to knock the beast out of the way so the rest of the squad can escape into the cave.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Kesslan was quick to warn his fellow travelers about the impending doom of snow "AVALANCHE!" he belts out at the top of his lungs.... ok maybe not the best idea but would it -really- trigger a second avalanche, naaaahhh. Annnnnd when they find their way blocked by the giant bear, well, the now flaming dog-boy just charges right on in with the others. They'd have to deal with this bear quickly if they didn't want to wind up buried under who knows how much rock, snow and ice...

(If needed)
Athletics: [dice:2de6pryx]65438:0[/dice:2de6pryx]
Wild: [dice:2de6pryx]65438:1[/dice:2de6pryx]

(For attacking the bear)
Fighting: [dice:2de6pryx]65438:2[/dice:2de6pryx]
Wild: [dice:2de6pryx]65438:3[/dice:2de6pryx]

Damage (If applicable) Bite + Fiery Aura [dice:2de6pryx]65438:4[/dice:2de6pryx]
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
Theme Songs: I See Fire, Danger! High Voltage, Disco Inferno, Firestarter, Mad at Gravity - Burn
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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As the heroes take off Par flies with them, his illusions in full force fly with him, sight of the giant bear is enough for him to want to fly around, but it does no good as the team move in and annihilates the thing before he has much say in the reaction. 'I guess there is a reason these guys are considered the 1st SET' he thinks to himself.

He did not have the strength needed to lift others, but the dragon easily could, so Par simply uses his power to distract the huge bear before they eliminate it.

OOC Comments
If not required to roll then I will omit this roll. If it is required then here is a roll

Faith [dice:31qorsgt]65483:0[/dice:31qorsgt]
Wild [dice:31qorsgt]65483:1[/dice:31qorsgt]

Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Special Snowflakes
As the avalanche rolls down the slope, gathering frightening momentum, the team springs forward guns and blades blazing. Makeena blazes a trail, breaking through the deep snow so the other can pass more easily, while Bryan and Steelbrok lay down cover fire.

Par uses his magic to distract the beast, Don, Damien, Kesslanm and Thursday use the cover fire to get up close and personal. Their combined mystical and technological firepower takes down the demon, or at least causes it to fall down long enough for it to be overtaken by the avalanche and buried under tons of rushing snow. Do winter bear demons die in the snow?

Unfortunately, there is little time for philosophical considerations and the team pushes their way out of the valley with the massive wall of snow pressing in behind them. Finally the group gains enough distance that the snow only rolls at a trickle.

Suddenly, the world is very quiet. For the first time the group considered their surroundings. A bleak winterscape dominates in every direction. They appear to be in the foothills of a massive mountain chain. In one direction deadly cliffs and peaks, in another an endless horizon of snow and ice. On the horizon to the south a single curl of smoke goes up into the winter sky. It is still a few miles away. The ley line and nexus still throb strongly nearby. Any tracks from the thief have been long buried by the avalanche.
Survival (Tracking)
In the Hangouts some players indicated they would like to try and get some clue as to the direction of the thief. I suggested a Survival roll at -4. I also suggested this might be a good time to use the Support rules from Savage Worlds. For example, maybe two teams with a lead person rolling Survival supported by three others. This could potentially negate the whole penalty.
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Par looks around trying to gain his bearings. "Wow, that was a little scary. I mean come on, who ever heard of a mountain falling on you?" Obviously never having heard of an avalanche the young man was impressed by this new experience. "So, do any of you have a clue where we are or what is going on? If not I can ask the local spirits and see what they can tell us."

Looking for any dangers around them ready to prevent their rest again. "If this is a safe place, i am exhausted and need an hour or so to recover. I mean I could go on if needed, but my power is gone and I won't be any help if we encounter more trouble like that again."
Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Damien stops walking when the silence envelopes him. Erie, so quiet. Then... Kesslan hoots and runs about. Damien smiles.

"Hey Makenna lets see if we can put our heads together and figure out where this thief went."

It may take a while to track, search and scout about the area to ascertain the direction of their quarry but that's okay as Par needs time.

Survival Roll to Assist Makenna 15
Survival Roll [dice:373qmtg0]65571:0[/dice:373qmtg0] Aced: [dice:373qmtg0]65571:2[/dice:373qmtg0] Aced: [dice:373qmtg0]65571:3[/dice:373qmtg0]
Wild Die [dice:373qmtg0]65571:1[/dice:373qmtg0]
Damien glances over to Par every so often to check on the mage. Its definitely a good idea to let the wooden caster energize. As time passes Damien does comment to the mage in passing, while searching the area, that if he has insight on their location great, if not, once night falls they can figure that out by the stars.

That puts a thought into the Momano's head.

Turning to look back out at the smoke.

"When we are ready to go, after Par fills up on the nectar of the nexus, and we figure out where the thief headed off to, we should consider checking out that smoke too. Once night falls ... we may need shelter."
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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
- True Atlantian Shifter
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Kesslan slows along with everyone else, fire still blazing away around him, almost like he's simply forgotten to 'shut it off', which was partially the case. That and hey, if you're about to be surrounded by snow, nothing melts it faster than a blazing fire. He's still crackling away (And incidentally providing some decent warmth to his team mates) as he sniffs at the air, for all purposes looking a bit like the polar opposite of the ice demons they'd just fought. The image of a hell hound of sorts..

Psychich Sense: Notice [dice:2689kxw2]65577:0[/dice:2689kxw2]
Wild: [dice:2689kxw2]65577:1[/dice:2689kxw2]

He sniffs at the air a little more as he tries to get some sign of the thief or... really any other nearby threats, only belatedly remembering to 'snuff out' the flames about him as they just vanish as quickly as they appeared. He suddenly jolts like he'd just been shot, his ears perking right up and he runs off barking like mad, like he was about to attack the most deadly of adversaries ever.

SQUIRREL!
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Survival Roll
Survival: [dice:1nmy99s4]65578:0[/dice:1nmy99s4] (this is the base roll. I will update the total based on any pluses or negatives I get from other people)
Wild die: [dice:1nmy99s4]65578:1[/dice:1nmy99s4]
Avalanche: -4 to survival.
Woodsman Edge: +2 to Survival and Stealth in the wilds.
Assist rolls: +2 from Damien, +1 from Steelbrok, +1 from Don)
Total roll: 7
"Well," Makenna says, turning to @Damien, "The Thief was headed that way, if I remember the direction of the tracks correctly." She points towards the smoke in the distance. "But I only got a few seconds to see them before the bears attacked, so I could be wrong-" She is interrupted when @Kesslan suddenly charges off. "Kess! Where are you- and he's gone. Well, I guess we could split up and see what we can find. There's some smoke in the distance, so we could head that direction, at least. Maybe it's some kind of shelter." She sighs and begins searching the area, trying to pick up the thief's trail again.
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Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Par sees @Kesslan still on fire as he comes to settle and moves away. The presence of the flaming being unsettling him in ways he does not like to express.
Makenna Griggs wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:34 am "Kess! Where are you- and he's gone. Well, I guess we could split up and see what we can find. There's some smoke in the distance, so we could head that direction, at least. Maybe it's some kind of shelter." She sighs and begins searching the area, trying to pick up the thief's trail again.

"Um, I do not think splitting up is a good idea in a forest filled with demons. Not that I would want to stop him." The last made with a sideways look as if there was something particularly unpleasant about the dog boy. "I just think there is strength in numbers. My mom used to say 'A divided cord has no strength. But a braided cord can carry mountains.'"
Partum Artifex Resource Special Note: Parry: 2; Toughness: 15 (7), Notice d10+2/+4 Danger Sense, Sixth Sense, Ignores Illumination, 360 degree vision
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Steelbrok checks he still has all of his gear and slips a full clip into his railgun. Glad of his 360 senses he keeps the smoke on the southern horizon in view. Looking carefully to see if it's woodsmoke, fuel burning or maybe a factory chimney. Then, seeing Makenna casting for tracks he moves to join her, carefully avoiding messing up the potential trail.
OOC Comments
Notice roll to examine the smoke
Notice d6+2, +2 more as using vision
Notice [dice:2sr7i027]65595:0[/dice:2sr7i027]
Wild die [dice:2sr7i027]65595:1[/dice:2sr7i027]


Woodsman edge (+2 Survival in the Wilds)
Survival d6 [dice:2sr7i027]65595:2[/dice:2sr7i027]
Wild die d6 [dice:2sr7i027]65595:3[/dice:2sr7i027]
Steelbrok
Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
Don't Forget Elan!

Fighting d6+2 (+1 with Vlad), Shooting d8, Notice d6+4
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Thursday takes a moment to look around, his subjects are still perfectly fine and he himself has come out of the previous events clean. He overhears the members talking about smoke in the distance and decides to get to a vantage point by going up in the air. While the others focus on the tracks, Thursday flies up and tries to get an idea of how far the smoke is as well as if he can see any threats nearby. It's best we try to not get ambushed for the second time in this foreign land.

Rolls
Notice [dice:2b2p6gcw]65597:0[/dice:2b2p6gcw]
Wild [dice:2b2p6gcw]65597:1[/dice:2b2p6gcw]
1st Wild Aced [dice:2b2p6gcw]65597:2[/dice:2b2p6gcw]

Total of 9
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Thursday has Expanded Awareness; "They may also sense supernatural beings within line of sight with a Notice check."
as well as Infravision. Thursday is mostly attempting to spot possible threats, people and places that may be important.
Thursday the Unique Dragon
Thursday

Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions


Supporting Markeena for a +1

Notice: [dice:37ydeqi5]65605:0[/dice:37ydeqi5]
Wild Die: [dice:37ydeqi5]65605:1[/dice:37ydeqi5]
Once everyone clears the avalanche and has a moment to catch their breath Don brings the armor to stop, brushing chunks of snow and ice off his armored shoulder.

Popping the seals on his armor he takes a moment to draw in fresh unfiltered air,

“ Apres la pluie le beau temps,”
the pilot says cheerfully. ”Any fight you walk away from, eh?”.

Seeing the scout eyeing the ground, and seeing the smoke curling up in the distance he cuts the break short and runs a full sensor scan of the area, relaying the info to the rest of the squad.
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Homestead
The team fans out to try and pick up the trail of the thief while Par recovers his mystical reservoir. Dmaien organizes the group, while Makenna, coordinates the search activities. Dom and Steelbrok head in different directions to feed sensor data back to the scout and Thursday takes to the air to give another perspective. All told the small team casts and extremely wide net and are able to ascertain that their thief did, in fact, head in the same direction as the thin curl of smoke on the horizon.

Travel by foot through the snow is slow, and cold work. The Glitterboy sinks down deep, sometimes sinking into drifts that cover its head. Steelbrok suffers a similar fate. Thursday has it easiest as he can fly, and even take a person with him if he deigns to stoop to the level of a beast of burden. His great strength also helps pull out the two metal monstrosities when they get stuck. Kesslan proves pretty valuable as well, his ability to melt away snow and ice and radiate heat to keep exposed members warm is a big help.

Through great effort and exertion the team slowly closes the distance to the smoke. Stopping about a kilometer away, just as night begins to fall, the group is exhausted - yet cautious. Using their advanced optics the group can make out a small homestead with a farmhouse, barn, and a few other outbuildings. The smoke is rising from the chimney of the main house, there are lights on inside. It looks warm.
Fatigue
The hard travel, cold weather, and other factors take their toll on the more mortal members of the group. Make a Vigor roll to avoid taking a level of Fatigue from exertion.

Don can make his at +2 due to the exoskeleton of the Glitterboy.

Thursday and Steelbrok are immune.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Vigor roll
Vigor roll: [dice:3rryrgoe]65658:0[/dice:3rryrgoe]
Wild die: [dice:3rryrgoe]65658:1[/dice:3rryrgoe]
Makenna was tired, but living in the wilds her whole life made her accustomed to such fatigue. "Alright, so it looks like our thief came by here. Do we want to scout around the house and see if he's still here, or just barge in?" She asks quietly to her party. "If we want to knock, I could try talking to them and just ask if someone else came by. See how they respond."
“My only concern with walking up and knocking is we know the thief is in there. Who ever lives here might be innocent but we know the thief is in there. Maybe surround the place and Don and Thursday knock?”
In response to @Damien, she shrugs. "We know he was in there at one point. He could have moved on already." But she waits to hear everyone else's response first.
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Pace: d10 (10); Parry: 7; Toughness: 15(6); Strain: 0

Wounds: 0/3; Fatigue: 0/2; Bennies: 4/3
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Vigor Roll 11
Vigorous Vigor Roll [dice:3ownpi1e]65659:0[/dice:3ownpi1e], Aced [dice:3ownpi1e]65659:1[/dice:3ownpi1e]
Wild die [dice:3ownpi1e]65659:2[/dice:3ownpi1e]
Damien’s red cheeks look cold however his smile seems as if he is enjoying the snow. On the walk he kept busy making snowballs which he has collected into a satchel.

The Momano nods as Makenna voices options.

“My only concern with walking up and knocking is we know the thief is in there. Who ever lives here might be innocent but we know the thief is in there. Maybe surround the place and our big guys, Don and Thursday knock?”

“Par, you have any inspiration on this? Magic means to snoop around inside, safely?”

“Well before we do anything. What do you all think?”


—/—
Damien nods at Makenna and Don’s statements. ”Surround the place, Thursday overhead and Makenna and Don knock.” He looks around at the rest to see if anyone has anything to add. —\—


ISP 20/20
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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
- Trimadore MARS Vagabond Martial Arts & Technical Specialist
• Kriza
- What? A Human?! MARS Psi-Druid
• Jackal
- Oh, whew, another Human...or is it? AI Pilot
• Roy
- True Atlantian Shifter
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Actions

Vigor: [dice:xoaxudf7]65660:0[/dice:xoaxudf7]
Wild: [dice:xoaxudf7]65660:1[/dice:xoaxudf7]

Notice: [dice:xoaxudf7]65660:2[/dice:xoaxudf7]
Wild: [dice:xoaxudf7]65660:3[/dice:xoaxudf7]

Don finds himself winded from the long trek through the snow drifts, and thinks to himself “ I really need to make friends with a few more bursters, or a snowplow. That last thought making him laugh to himself inside the suit.

Hearing Makeena and Damien discuss the options in front of him the Québécois pilot thumbs his external speakers, ”Excusez-moi, why do we not split the difference my friends? Makenna and I can approach the door. Her considerable charm backed up by my sizable gun, yes? If it comes to a battle I am sure our companion Thursday will not be deterred by trifles such as roofs.
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Steelbrok trudges through the snow. It's awkward sinking in to so much snow but at least he doesn't need to worry about getting tired muscles. Once or twice the dragon had to help him get out of a particularly deep spot.

They stopped well away from the farmstead.

"Now, the question is," he mused "whether our thief was always heading here or did he just head for the obvious place for shelter in this snowscape?"

"Maybe Makenna does the knocking and Don stays a ways back. It's not like he NEEDS to be up close and he'll still be pretty obvious to anyone looking out. But maybe a bit less obviously unfriendly if he stays back. In the meantime, though, I could sneak wide around the back in case anyone tries to make a run for it out of the back."

Stealth roll in case that idea seems good to everyone else:
OOC Comments
Stealth die [dice:38yybx0j]65690:0[/dice:38yybx0j]
Wild die [dice:38yybx0j]65690:1[/dice:38yybx0j]
I didn't add anything in for darkness pending information on what sensors anyone in the farmstead might have

And a just in case I go round the back Notice roll

Notice die [dice:38yybx0j]65690:2[/dice:38yybx0j]
Wild die [dice:38yybx0j]65690:3[/dice:38yybx0j]
No darkness penalties
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Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Vigor roll: [dice:3lap88td]65694:0[/dice:3lap88td]
Wild Die: [dice:3lap88td]65694:1[/dice:3lap88td]

Kesslan was getting a bit tired after this long trek. The exertion of having to help keep people warm, melt through things, and haul all his kit along was slowing him down. He gives a slow look over the whole situation and listens to what everyone has to say before deciding to be the one to point it out. "You know, with the head start they've had on us, and likely traveling much lighter than we are, -and- better prepared for this environment. There's good odds they've already moved on..." It's just as possible they didn't but... he thinks to himself. "Either way, we need a place to hold up for the night. So we either go and talk to them, or find a place to pitch some tents."
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Thursday mostly flies around to avoid sinking, occasionally helping the other members get out of the deep snow. He isn't quite proud to have to do such tasks, but they're useful and so far have brought him some entertainment. Thursday isn't quite the best for planning or "ethical decisions" so he lets the group of humanoids take over. He wonders why they can't just barge in and take what's needed.

Back at HQ I could wander around, but they never liked me going in some of the rooms. It's a human thing, I guess. I wouldn't want someone in my room messing with my stuff - but who'd be dumb enough to steal from me? I wonder if they have any shinies or new toys waiting for me at home - I wonder if they have anything fun here that they wouldn't mind giving away!

"If the cabin's inhabitants know they're housing a criminal wouldn't they just hand him over? Worse comes to worst, the shiny guys and I will make sure they don't have a house to hide him in, right?"

"I don't quite know if there is a specific "protocol" for this situation. If we want something, shouldn't we just go in and get it? Especially since it's something so important."

Thursday waits for a response from the other members, believing that force is a genius plan. Unsure of standards, morals or other basic "humanoid" things.
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Damien stops and looks at the Dragon.

I forget he is only weeks old. How do you teach morals?


”So, um Thursday. We could just smash down the door and take what we want. I firmly believe we could. However, doing what’s right, being good, it can elude us if we do not concentrate our attention totally on its pursuit. Right and wrong must be determined from a source greater than our own perspective and that of the crowd or culture. Some get their codes of what’s right and wrong is, from their gods. Some their parents. Some by living by the way of the Tomorrow Legion. Regardless of what source you seek to emulate... you look bored or stunned Thursday. How about this: We are good guys who work for justice and help others in need. We have to knock first and see if we can do this peacefully. If not. Then we will use force because the greater good demands we must capture this thief. Let’s hope for a non violent way and be ready for combat.”

Damien looks kinda stunned himself now and looks at Makenna.

”You can answer him next time. That was - hard and I’m not sure I even made sense.”
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Bryan looks down at the house, thinks on it a bit. "Whatever the plan ultimately is, We should at least have two opposite sides covered with a sniper."
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Thursday wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:38 pm "If the cabin's inhabitants know they're housing a criminal wouldn't they just hand him over? Worse comes to worst, the shiny guys and I will make sure they don't have a house to hide him in, right?"
Kesslan sighs a bit and then wanders right on up towards Thursday and reaches out to lightly 'bap' the dragon on the nose "No. No burning down houses with people in it. For all we know, they could be people that are being forced to house them. No no, you can't just burn the building down because of something like that." he tisk tisks "Bad dragon. Baaaaaad!' he tries to bap at Thursday a bit more... and then just decides to try and hug the hatchling "You'll learn in time though."
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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OOC Comments
EBA +2
Vigor [dice:wn0vr722]65737:0[/dice:wn0vr722]
Wild [dice:wn0vr722]65737:1[/dice:wn0vr722]
Par finds the journey tiring, but his arcane powers are easily able to adapt him to the environment. He is tempted to use them for the others, but decides it is better to save arcane energy and allow physical excertion.

When they see the house Par is appalled for a moment as the discussion leads to tearing off rooves and burning buildings. But the quick turnaround is comforting.

"Honestly, I think if they are here they are expecting us. Maybe let one of us softer types go up and say high. No need to put everyone on edge with a giant metal man or something." In the end Par will go with whatever idea the group agrees to for approach. But he will be oppossed to any plans that involve harming innocents and destroying their shelter in this weather.
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Damien proposal
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Updated to show Par closer to Makenna, and Steelbrok by Bryan.

After everyone voices their input and the Momano flinches at the Dog Boy hits the Dragon, lightly, but.... okay moving on. Taking one more look at the cabin Damien thinks about how his Sect of Momano’s would and had approached monsters in the past...


“Bryon and Steelbrok can set up, sniper style, angled to either side of the cabin with views of everyone. They can see the front and Kesslen and me at the rear. Watch your cross fire and pay attention to where the rest of us are. Kesslen and I will cover the rear. Thursday can stand or fly over Keeslan and be prepared to swoop in if needed. For that matter if needed I’ll ram down a wall and run in from rear. But. Makenna offered to approach the front. Okay. Don you can cover her please. Most importantly Partum if you’ll be prepared to protect her if need be. However close or far you need to be to be ready to protect her since she’s taking point. Either right behind her or to Don’s side. We surround the cabin. Makenna does the talking, calling out a hello. Knocking if needed and we all cover each other.

We try the friendly way, but be ready to pounce. Sound fine with you all?”


Par asks to be closer to Makenna and Steelbrok voices a concern too. Damien nods. ”Thank you. Just trying to form a solid plan and still getting to know each other and learn what our abilities and limits, it will come with time. Good thinking Steelbrok.”
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More or less works for me but I'm going to go the same side as Byron to give Makenna an avenue of escape to her left if she needs one. Otherwise if things go wrong she's bound to end up in someone's line of fire.
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'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
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Par listens to @Damien and provides some feedback on how his powers work and their limitations. As everyone prepares and adds their own comments he cannot help but feel compelled to add. "Listen guys, we are still Legionaries out, even out here. Lets not destroy these peoples home, and become the type of villains that need hunted down. Maybe we can use a hypnotic suggestion to get the thief to come out. Let me use my ability and at least tell you how many people are in there and where they are."

Then opening his senses and drawing on the natural power around him he feels out. "Okay, here is what I can see..." (to be finished by game master)

Exalted Detect Arcana + Presence sense, Range x3 success, Notice Follow up required for Mystic Presence Sense 18
Faith [dice:13p6h5df]65743:0[/dice:13p6h5df]
Wild [dice:13p6h5df]65743:1[/dice:13p6h5df]

Notice Follow up required for Mystic Presence Sense
Notice [dice:13p6h5df]65743:2[/dice:13p6h5df]
Wild [dice:13p6h5df]65743:3[/dice:13p6h5df] Ace [dice:13p6h5df]65743:4[/dice:13p6h5df] Ace Aced! [dice:13p6h5df]65743:5[/dice:13p6h5df]
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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”Oui, Damien. This seems like a good plan,” Don says over his speakers. Turning a bit on his heel he turns to face Par. “Par, I am more comfortable turning someone into jam than I am robbing them of their free will. I find your suggestion extremely désagréable.”

Don glances over his companions before beginning to move towards the farmhouse.
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Don Carnage wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:06 am ”Oui, Damien. This seems like a good plan,” Don says over his speakers. Turning a bit on his heel he turns to face Par. “Par, I am more comfortable turning someone into jam than I am robbing them of their free will. I find your suggestion extremely désagréable.”

Don glances over his companions before beginning to move towards the farmhouse.
Par nods agreeing with the idea, then replies quietly between only Don and himself. "An easy view to maintain protected from any efforts at the former, and only susceptible to the later. But many of us vulnerable to both would not make the same choice." The words are spoken softly and respectfully. Obviously not a challenge to Don as a person, so much as the statement to be considered.
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Steelbrok slides over to the right and finds a convenient fold in the ground to make sure he has some cover. Feels glad he has 360 vision as no one seems to be watching their rear...
Never mind - sets up the railgun and makes sure he has a clear line of sight to the farmstead
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
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One wants to mind control people (which I don't disagree with, I do it sometimes as well)... and the other disagrees? Humanoids are strange. However, I wonder how the shiny man turns people into this "jam"... what is a jam?

We all just attacked a bunch of bears and demon things and they hadn't done anything to us yet, what makes these people different? I guess I'll just follow what the rest of them do for now, but these people are confusing.


Thursday looks a bit confused when being educated on morals by Damien and surprised when Kesslan bops him on the nose. He recoils a bit, foreign to people even bothering to touch him. He seems even more concerned about the following hug.

So... do the good guys blow things up first or do they ask first... or do they ask and then blow up regardless of the answer? I don't know what we're doing, but I'm good for either of the options. I'll do whatever is needed to catch the thief, but it seems that either way my job is to be distant with Kesslan and Damien for backup and to prevent anyone from running away.

After saying that, Thursday waits to find out what the rest of the plan is and readies to head over to his position with Damien and Kesslan.
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We're the Good Guys
Formulating a plan - after a small teaching moment for Thursday - the team spreads out and surrounds the homestead while Par reaches out with his mystic senses. The house has six or eight people inside, but he is able to detect something supernatural lurking in the barn!
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Damien nods at Par.

“That kinda changes things.”

Looking around at the darkening sky he thinks: and we still don’t know where we are.

“We should knock quietly on house door. Try contacting them. Play that by ear depending on how it goes. At same time we surround the barn with the supernatural in it. I’m willing to be part of either group. Anyone care what building they approach? Input on where you want to be such as Steelbrok might want to do the sniper thing and keep both locations - groups in his sights.”

Damien attempts to talk with everyone and finalize a plan of action.


Info to everyone OOC
We can do that here or Hangouts -cool?

Another thing. I do have a language translator - we might need that.
Edit

“It sounds like everyone surrounds the barn where we think the thief is. Except Makenna and I go to the house front door. Steelbrok can pick a point to watch us both, both groups I mean. In case Makenna and I lose sight of y’all at the barn, Steelbrok can be the eyes on all of us. Thursday can you fly above and watch for anything dangerous out there we missed? Listen up to Kesslen, he’ll tell you if you should go into combat. Okay?”

Damien nods at the Wilderness Scout and motions, after you. No weapons in his hands may come across nicer looking, his rifle is slung across his back, granted his hands both are weapons.
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- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
- Quickflex MARS Gunslinger
• Rib
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• Kriza
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Steelbrok nods agreement and slips off to the side, making sure to stay well out of range of anything on foot this time. He picks a spot where he can see the door without shooting through his team mates
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Persuasion
Persuasion roll: [dice:1tnzwo7j]65829:0[/dice:1tnzwo7j]
Wild die: [dice:1tnzwo7j]65829:1[/dice:1tnzwo7j]
Charismatic reroll: [dice:1tnzwo7j]65829:2[/dice:1tnzwo7j]
Wild die reroll (?): [dice:1tnzwo7j]65829:3[/dice:1tnzwo7j]
Makenna waits until everyone gets into position before walking up to the door, knocking on it firmly. She waits until someone answers, smiling brightly at them. "Hello! Sorry to bother you like this, but we're looking for someone, and we think he might be hiding in your barn over there." She points over to the barn, even though it's probably not necessary. It's not like there's another barn on the property, after all. "He's a thief, and I'm sure you don't want a thief hiding in your barn. You didn't happen to see anyone suspicious, did you? Do you mind if we take a look?"
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the battle plan proposed has Par thinking about potential flaws or errs. Generally it sounds good, but he would rather let his soul guide his decision.

battle 5, looking for major risks
Jack of All Trades to gain Battle
Smarst [dice:34eeqpod]65834:0[/dice:34eeqpod]
Wild [dice:34eeqpod]65834:1[/dice:34eeqpod]

Battle [dice:34eeqpod]65834:2[/dice:34eeqpod]
Wild [dice:34eeqpod]65834:3[/dice:34eeqpod]
Par communicates what he can to the team about the locations of the others. "Just because I do not sense them, does not mean they are not there. Even a mind Melter would have trouble finding me, if I chose to mask myself from him. There are monsters with in kind abilities." At mention of being able to allow everyone to understand the language Par encourages the idea.

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Moved to prior to knocking on door.

Trying to keep momentum going.
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As she knocks on the door Makenna can hear hushed voices, scurrying, and shuffling, followed by a thump. Then the door opens slowly, the barrel of a rugged looking laser rifle leading the way followed by the round bearded face of a very large man.

"Da?"

Launching into her story it quickly becomes apparent that he does not understand. His hands tense around the rifle and his gaze narrows, focusing in on her alien features. His demeanor changes as he gestures aggressively with the rifle. It's a pretty universal sign: Get off my lawn!
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Damien frowns at the situation.

Da?

Dafuk.

Watching the kid point the rifle, Damien slowly raises a finger and taps a button on his TW Translator.

”Breath. Calm. Try again Makenna.”

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Notes: Increased Action Upgrade (3) Additional Action (Like Split the Seconds), Quick Edge. Parry 9, 10 or 11. Toughness 24 (12) Often wears riot armor in combat but just for looks and it doesn’t add to his Toughness. Otherwise, wears an armored suit & tie, or jeans and t shirts.

The 7th SET

• Chok'lat
- Cyberred up Brodkil Tank
• Strider
- Sea Titan, MARS Scholar
• Growler
- Best Boy Dogboy Nega-Psychic
• Jarvis Ursus
- Kittani PA Jock
• Jonns Mythe
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Thankful for his 360 vision and ability to see in the dark (and +2 to audio Notice rolls!), Steelbrok realises this is going nowhere so he gets on the radio:

"Makenna, back off, get out of his line of sight Group 2, as soon as Makenna's clear you storm the barn"
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Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
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Venatus Vinco wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:00 pm As she knocks on the door Makenna can hear hushed voices, scurrying, and shuffling, followed by a thump. Then the door opens slowly, the barrel of a rugged looking laser rifle leading the way followed by the round bearded face of a very large man.

"Da?"

Launching into her story it quickly becomes apparent that he does not understand. His hands tense around the rifle and his gaze narrows, focusing in on her alien features. His demeanor changes as he gestures aggressively with the rifle. It's a pretty universal sign: Get off my lawn!
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Presence sense shows the other figures huddled together underneath the house.
Par speak to the others in their minds. "These people are scared, huddled down bellow house. They are not our enemies. We should do our best to protect them if battle should happen between the thief and us."

As the words suddenly become comprehensible to him, par is grateful to Damian. Speaking in his mind. "Thank you Damian, that will save us a lot of mistakes."
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steelbrok wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:05 pm Thankful for his 360 vision and ability to see in the dark (and +2 to audio Notice rolls!), Steelbrok realises this is going nowhere so he gets on the radio:

"Makenna, back off, get out of his line of sight Group 2, as soon as Makenna's clear you storm the barn"
"Wait!" She responds to Steelbrok over the radio, then turns her attention back to the man with the gun. She holds up her hands slowly, showing that she means no harm. "Please, we're not here to cause any trouble. We're just looking for someone, and we think he may be hiding in your barn. Is it okay if we take a look?" She hopes that whatever Damien did doesn't cause this man to become even more aggressive.
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Stunned by his sudden comprehension of Mackenn's words the man speaks very quickly, it is obvious he is conflicted, "That barn has all our food for the winter. How do I know you are not thieves? I have already radioed Warlord Sokolov. You are in his territory. If you steal from me he will hunt you like a dog!"

Reaching slowly behind the door, he drops a key on the doorstep.

"Do not steal from me. Beware the Warlord."
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Actions

Notice: [dice:vxopq8i1]65842:0[/dice:vxopq8i1]
Ace: [dice:vxopq8i1]65842:2[/dice:vxopq8i1]
Wild Die: [dice:vxopq8i1]65842:1[/dice:vxopq8i1]

Notice total:11
After reaching position Don glances around to make sure none of the natives structures is too close before turning to watch the back of the barn and home. Once he is sure he has a good view he sinks his armors pylons into the ground and prepares for trouble.

While the excitement happens at the houses front door Don continues to watch his sensors for any sign of movement.
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"Alright, it's okay. We won't steal from you, I promise." Makenna says soothingly as she slowly reaches down for the key, keeping an eye on the man and the gun in his hands. Once retrieving the key and standing back up, she backs up a few paces while still facing the man, doing her best to not give him any reason to suddenly open fire on her. Once she's away a short distance, she calls out over the radio, "Okay, I have a key to the barn. I'm going to head over there and unlock it. Everyone ready?"
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”Affirmative, ready when you are”
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Notice check
Notice check: [dice:2l16rvif]65864:0[/dice:2l16rvif]
Wild die: [dice:2l16rvif]65864:1[/dice:2l16rvif]
Ace: [dice:2l16rvif]65864:2[/dice:2l16rvif]
Total: 8
Makenna goes over to the barn and unlocks it with the key. She glances back at her companions and takes a deep breath before opening the doors and looking inside.
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Barnyard Boogy

Approaching the door, Mackenna immediately realizes the lock is in tact. This makes sense considering the skill level of the thief. It does seem to have the ability to get in and out of places unnoticed.

Slowly and carefully she unlocks the door and pulls it open. As soon as she does Par feels the rush of the supernatural. Everyone can hear a great commotion in the barn as all the animals inside. She sees a number of dead animals on the ground and a formless being in the centre of a circle made of their blood. Before she can react the being utters a single word - "Chort" - and disappears from site.

As he disappears a huge ox breaks free from its stable and charges at her! Makenna barely jumps out of the way!

The massive ox has demonic red eyes and is snorting almost malevolent. Par can can easily tell it is possessed.

More animals stream out of the barn - a workhorse, pigs, even chickens - all reeking of similar malevolence. The possessed animals charge at the group with demonic fury.


Quick Encounter Instructions - subdue the demon possessed animals by whatever means you choose. This is a Dangerous Encounter (see Savage Worlds) and failure can result in Wounds.

Rules SWADE page 135
Remember specific edges and powers are not as relevant as the narrative. These are straight rolls, but lets make them interesting.

Quick Encounters are typically a single die roll followed by some narration between the GM and the players. But some encounters might need additional rounds. = This will be a single round

Dangerous Encounters
If a character fails his roll in a dangerous situation he takes a Wound (or d4 Wounds with a Critical Failure). If he’s the driver of a vehicle, it takes a Wound (or d4 with a Critical Failure). Wounds may be Soaked as usual.
Success means the hero emerges with only Bumps & Bruises (page 125), and a raise means he escapes unscathed.

Modifiers: Your roll will be +0, after accounting for edges and abilities.

Ammo & Power Points:
If using Shooting you expend 2d6 times your rate of fire multiplier.
If using an arcane skill you use 3d6 power points.
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Rolls
Psionics. Greater Sloth on possessed animals.
Psionics [dice:38z42gwq]65874:0[/dice:38z42gwq]
Wild [dice:38z42gwq]65874:1[/dice:38z42gwq]
Dangerous Encounters
If a character fails his roll in a dangerous situation he takes a Wound (or d4 Wounds with a Critical Failure).

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Psionics [dice:38z42gwq]65874:2[/dice:38z42gwq]
Wild [dice:38z42gwq]65874:3[/dice:38z42gwq]
ISP down to: 10 of 20


Makenna threw open the door and the Psychic Cyborg grumbled, Damn. Possession for sure.

Raising one hand and concentrating on the doorway Damien willed a great slowing on all that raged outward from the barn. He almost faltered in the metal exercise of forcing sloth onto the animals when the bull nearly trampled him, thankfully Par saved him from being torn up, and the power flooded the doorway. All the animals that exited the barn would only be able to walk around as much as they might wish to run amuck. It would only be a walk amuck now.

Time to hog tie some hogs, oxen and demon chickens!

Shrugging his pack off the Momano cyborg pulls rope out and grabs the ox that has tried to gore him. Pulling its horns and twisting Damien took it to the ground and started tying its legs up. Several chickens beat their wings in his face until he slapped them away.
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Steelbrok stares in disbelief as the maddened animal burst out of the barn, obviously worked up by something! Somrthing that had been given time to prepare...
Under his breath he mutters, "Could have stormed the barn and taken it out, but no, let's give the demon freak thing time to prepare itself."

He is however quite impressed at the way the weird looking borg (moananamomo?) manages to slow all of the beasts down.

He strides carefully forward, keeping out of line of charge of any of the big guys and gently pats the horse,
"Whoa there boy, why don't we get you back inside?" He grabs the bridle with his right hand, his left never having left the hilt of his trusty vibro sword (I'm left handed for the record)
OOC Comments
Survival die [dice:wl2mm4xs]65875:0[/dice:wl2mm4xs]
Wild die [dice:wl2mm4xs]65875:1[/dice:wl2mm4xs]
Aced Wild die [dice:wl2mm4xs]65875:2[/dice:wl2mm4xs]
And again! [dice:wl2mm4xs]65875:3[/dice:wl2mm4xs]

Final result = 6+6+3+2 = 17!
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
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When Par sees the thief send possessing demons into the livestock he fears for the people. The demons will surely be unable to significantly injure his party. But dead live stock could see this family to a slow starvation over the next year. He shout out for everyone to hear. "I will protect you, but please try to spare the livestock, this is the peoples only means of survival."

Reaching out he touches each of the heroes and wraps them in his power, asking the spirits of the forest to protect those he has touched. Suddenly blows are turned aside, a bull that was about to ram into Damian had his horns batted aside at the last moment, missing the arcane cyborg.

Raise, 11 power points needed
Faith [dice:20jqencl]65876:0[/dice:20jqencl]
Wild [dice:20jqencl]65876:1[/dice:20jqencl] Ace [dice:20jqencl]65876:3[/dice:20jqencl]

Power Points [dice:20jqencl]65876:2[/dice:20jqencl]
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Action

Shooting: [dice:qqk5knxx]65877:0[/dice:qqk5knxx]
Wild Die: [dice:qqk5knxx]65877:1[/dice:qqk5knxx]
Don aims down range and uses his targeting computer to lead the charging mass of animals. When the calculations are complete he fires in front of the pack hoping to stop their dash between the rubbled terrain and cacophony he creates.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Dice rolls
Notice check: [dice:2b7zl1fb]65884:0[/dice:2b7zl1fb]
Wild die: [dice:2b7zl1fb]65884:1[/dice:2b7zl1fb]

Athletics check: [dice:2b7zl1fb]65884:2[/dice:2b7zl1fb]
Wild die: [dice:2b7zl1fb]65884:3[/dice:2b7zl1fb] Aced: [dice:2b7zl1fb]65884:4[/dice:2b7zl1fb]
Total: 11
After dodging out of the way of the ox, Makenna takes a moment to glance through the barn. She spots some rope and quickly grabs it before heading back outside. Using her Quick Flex speed, she manages to catch up to one of the animals just as Damien slows them down. "Oh, well that makes it easier..." She mutters to herself as she uses the rope to tie up some of the animals.
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Action
Thursday goes around to the animals wandering more distant and knocks them out with his poison breath, making sure he doesn't knock out his teammates that are already dealing with the other animals and ensuring that no animals get away. He carefully then returns them to the barn.

Poison Breath Roll
Athletics: [dice:2nvvivwz]65903:0[/dice:2nvvivwz]
Wild Die: [dice:2nvvivwz]65903:1[/dice:2nvvivwz]

I'm just gonna benny that so that I don't knock allies unconscious

Poison Breath Re-Roll
Athletics: [dice:2nvvivwz]65903:2[/dice:2nvvivwz]
Wild DIce: [dice:2nvvivwz]65903:3[/dice:2nvvivwz]

Thursday sees the slowed creatures wandering around and everyone's attempts to... tie them up?

I don't quite know what we're doing, but it seems they want to tie these animals up. I guess we can keep them alive, but I'd probably kill one of them if I use my strength since they're so small and weak. My best bet is to knock them out, don't want to get my nose bopped again... But I wonder if we can keep some of them... they look tasty.
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Kesslan followed along, finding it.. odd that no one was able to (naturally) understand what ever language was being spoken. Indeed the demonic creatures they'd encountered seemed unusual as well. Add in this wide demonic possession of simple farm animals (Though at least those looked normal otherwise) and he found himself wondering where they were. Were they even on the same planet anymore!?

Still, everyone seems to focus on trying to contain and capture the animals, so, he just pitches in to help. Rather than use weapons however, he relies on his hand to hand skills in attempts to subdue the livestock.

Fighting: [dice:veeknpq0]65957:0[/dice:veeknpq0]
Wild: [dice:veeknpq0]65957:1[/dice:veeknpq0]
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Shooting 11

Shooting [dice:30mwomz6]65973:0[/dice:30mwomz6]
Wild Die [dice:30mwomz6]65973:1[/dice:30mwomz6]
Bryan remains calm, shooting beasts with a mechanical precision.
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Playing Chicken
Dangerous Quick Encounter
If a character fails his roll in a dangerous situation he takes a Wound (or d4 Wounds with a Critical Failure). If he’s the driver of a vehicle, it takes a Wound (or d4 with a Critical Failure). Wounds may be Soaked as usual. Success means the hero emerges with only Bumps & Bruises (page 125), and a raise means he escapes unscathed. - Pay attention, especially if you were already Fatigued from travel.
Faced with demon possessed barnyard animals the heroes of the 1st SET are thrust into the role of rodeo clowns - and it looks surprisingly natural to them. Damien slows the largest animals down with his psionic powers, while Steebrok takes a horse by its reins and holds it down, barely containing its possessed strength.

Par gives a mystic blessing to the heroes, making them nearly impossible to harm and making their task much easier. Meanwhile, from his position far away DOn shows off his precision firing by blowing a massive hole in the middle of the yard. Frozen dirt, snow, and ice go flying leaving a huge crater that trips up a number of the critters while the noise sends the more skittish ones running in every direction.

With the animals slowed, Makenna quickly grabs some rope from the barn and literally hogties a massive pig. Sauntering up to Don’s crater, Thursday resist the urge to feast upon the animals - for now - and subdues a number of them with his noxious breath.

Kesslan chases the chickens around the yard like a good hound dog, the dodgy demons give him a run for his money but he finally manages to catch on gently around the neck.

Only Bryan seems to care little about the live stock as he picks off a few threatening animals - simply disintegrating them with his particle beam rifle leaving only the faint scent of ozone and roast chicken where the feathered demons once stood.

As the group subdues the rest of the possessed animals the spirits inside them thrash and resist but eventually bore and depart from the creatures. An eerie silence settles over the yard after all the commotion.

The farmer stands on the front step of his homestead, his cheeks flushed red and his mouth agape at the scene. His rifle hangs loosely at his side and a bottle of clear liquid is pressed against his lips. He shakes his head.

“Sokolov will never believe this.” Then he looks at Thursday and takes another long drink from his bottle.
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Persuasion Roll

[dice:3ugj8vh4]66008:0[/dice:3ugj8vh4]
[dice:3ugj8vh4]66008:1[/dice:3ugj8vh4]
Damien slowly pushes a dead chicken into the hole, that the boom gun created, with the side of his boot. Pushing it out of sight. It leaves a smear of red on white snow. In the silence the whole process is loud.

Grimacing he thinks: We saved the majority of the animals.

Time to persuade the farmer that everything was ok....

As the Momano started to smile and step closer to the farmer, “My friend we are...”

Whatever witty or friendly thing he was about to say transferred into him yelling, ”Fuuuuuu.....”

Landing at the bottom of the hole, ice and dirt rained down around him as he lay face first at the bottom.

A muffled, “...K!” echoed up to the others.
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Still under the effects of the translation spell Par nods to the farmer. "We tried as much as possible not to harm your food. Unfortunately a few chickens were lost. Please forgive the mistake."

Them reaching out with his spirit here again tries to find the thief.

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Persuasion [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:0[/dice:1zrb7vnv]
Wild [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:1[/dice:1zrb7vnv]

Exalted Detect and Presence sense x3 range
Faith [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:2[/dice:1zrb7vnv]
Wild [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:3[/dice:1zrb7vnv]



Benny to reroll
Persuasion [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:4[/dice:1zrb7vnv]
Wild [dice:1zrb7vnv]66009:5[/dice:1zrb7vnv]
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Gently but inexorably leads the horse back to the barn and ties of its bridle to a firm post.
Walking back outside he treats the farmer to his best smile, steel-bright teeth on show and offers him one a swig from his precious rum ration.
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Making a support roll for whoever tries Persuasion
Persuasion [dice:3ej8s1uo]66015:0[/dice:3ej8s1uo]
Wild Die [dice:3ej8s1uo]66015:1[/dice:3ej8s1uo]
+1 for offering rum?

(After watching Thursday)

Having seen one of his comrades fall into a hole and then the dragon, yes the dragon, decide to hide in the same hole - seriously, peeking his head over the rim?!? Steelbrok gently takes the rum back from the disbelieving farmer and tips a double ration down his own throat. This is turning into one of those days.....
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'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Persuasion roll
Persuasion: [dice:3ammt3nh]66021:0[/dice:3ammt3nh]
Wild die: [dice:3ammt3nh]66021:1[/dice:3ammt3nh]
Charismatic reroll: [dice:3ammt3nh]66021:2[/dice:3ammt3nh]
Wild die: [dice:3ammt3nh]66021:3[/dice:3ammt3nh]
Will update with any support rolls.
Makenna brushes off the dirt and snow as she takes a look around at her teammates. Satisfied that no one is hurt, she walks back up to the farmer and hands his key back to him. "Uh, yeah. Sorry about your chickens. I tried telling you before, but I don't think you understood me at the time. There's a thief that we're chasing, and I think he made all of your animals go crazy. They should be fine now, though. You haven't seen anyone else come by, have you?"
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Seeing that the situation seems to have been resolved Bryan loads freah e-clip intonthe rifle. He grins sheepishly as they approach the farmer.

"Sorry about that, but it had to be done. I feel really bad though...can I pay you some credits for the animals we killed?"
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Don retracts his stabilizers and moves back toward the house, where it seems his squad mates are congregating.

Reaching the group he brings the armor to a stop and pops the seals. Once the armor is open he pulls out a match and strikes it on the lip of the helmet before lighting a cigar.

Looking down at Par, “So did we get this guy or ne pas?”
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Don Carnage wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:21 pm Looking down at Par, “So did we get this guy or ne pas?”
Par looks behind himself and up to the towering armors opened helmet. "We have nothing right now. But I can try and speak with the spirits around here and see where they say the thief went. With his demon powers I do not have a way to track him on my own." Par hated delivering bad news, but hiding the truth was never something he understood.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Kesslan just... slowly puts down the one, singular chicken he'd managed to catch once it seemed to be 'relatively' calm. "Well... that was different." he quips, tail wagging a tiny bit. "But uh, yah, we do need to find that thief. Though I'm thinking if they're able to summon demons that quickly, we are going to have a very hard time capturing them." he points out "Also... I'm.. not sure I"m going to be much good in helping track him. I'm... uhh... from a more urban area..."
I bring the fire
Bennies: 6
Attributes: Agility: d6, Smarts: d6, Spirit: d6, Strength: d8, Vigor: d6. Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 16(11); Strain: 0
ISP: 20/20
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Thursday
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Rolls

Stealth: [dice:2b44dl9n]66183:0[/dice:2b44dl9n]
Wild: [dice:2b44dl9n]66183:1[/dice:2b44dl9n]

After the animals have been put away, Thursday notices that he's been spotted by the man. Like a deer caught in the headlights of a car, he stops for a moment staring back at the man. He sees Damien fall in the hole nearby. Great idea, Damien! Hide in the hole to avoid him from seeing you. If I disappear he might just forget about me. Thursday then follows Damien's example and makes his way to the hole to hide in.
Thursday the Unique Dragon
Thursday

Bennies: 11

Wounds: 0/4 Fatigue: 0/2

Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d4, Strength d12+3, Vigor d10

Pace: 6 Walk / 12 Fly; Parry: 7; Toughness: 35 (16 of which is Armor); Strain: 0

PPE: 30/30 ISP: 20/20
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Seeing Thursday trying to settle into the hole Don let’s out an audible sigh before using his universal translator to say to the farmer, “We are clearly not from around here, oui? Who is this Sokolov of which you speak?”?

Taking a puff off of his cigar he looks around, “And if it is not too much trouble, where is here.”
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Comedy of Errors
In Norther America they have a saying about locking the stable door after the horse has bolted. It implies it's kinda of too late to restore order. So, despite the best efforts of the team to deal with the demon possessed animals and put them back in the barn the situation is somewhat irrevocable.

The smell of roast chicken lingers in the air as Damien steps forward to offer his apology. No sooner does he move his feet then he tumbles into the large crater caused by the Glitter Boy. The sudden fall causes Damien's language spell to expire prematurely, just as Makenna opens her mouth. Whatever beautiful words she intended were lost in translation as the farmer shakes his head indicating lack of understanding.

From there everyone else's words are just noise. Steelbrok's offer of rum may have worked at another time but just as the farmer looks as if he might calm down and accept the gift Thursday erupts from the darkness and dives into the hole. The sight of the dragon sends the poor man around the bend and he snatches the rum bottle from Steelbrok downs the whole thing in one frantic glup then slams the door to the farmhouse. The team can hear the loud clank of a steel lock sliding into place...some boot stomps...the opening of the floor hatch...then a final slam followed by dark silence.

After a long awkward moment the door opens a crack and some food, blankets, and vodka appear on the steps. Apparently hospitality still matters.
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There are sufficient supplies for the group and they still have the key to the barn if they wish to sleep indoors. No amount of knocking or calling out will get the family to emerge. They are just too frightened.

In case it was missed in the commotion, Makenna did here the thief mutter a word before he disappeared: Chort.
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Re: Chapter One: From Russia With Love

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Grabs the vodka. Hey, he swapped it for MY rum...

Chort
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Chort (Russian: чёрт, Belarusian and Ukrainian: чорт, Serbo-Croatian чорт or Čort, Polish: Czort and Czart, Czech and Slovak: čert) is considered to be an anthropomorphic demon of total evil of doom, with horns, hooves and a skinny tail.
Strolling back to the barn he lets the others find some comfort, and finds a convenient place to deal with his damage
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Repair d6 (+2 for being jacked in to himself (VV feel free to disallow)) 1 wound but ignore 1 point of modifiers
Repair die d6+2 [dice:3pl80dbm]66250:0[/dice:3pl80dbm]
Wild die d6+2 [dice:3pl80dbm]66250:1[/dice:3pl80dbm]
With some clever rerouting of circuits and some stored spares
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goodbye to my valuables
he manages to patch himself up. After seeing the assault on the barn turn into a chicken chase and charming the poor farmer turn into him hiding in the cellar (WITH MY RUM!!), Steelbrok is a little wary of his colleagues
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This comes from when I misread the initial dice rolls and thought I needed to spend a benny. Don't seem to delete
[dice:3pl80dbm]66250:2[/dice:3pl80dbm]
[dice:3pl80dbm]66250:3[/dice:3pl80dbm]
Steelbrok
Steel's Vital Statistics
Bennies 4 (Q3 reset, now have Luck))
Wounds 0 (ignore 1 point of penalties)
Parry 6 (7 with Vlad), Toughness 23(8) in light cyborg plate

'Vlad' The Impaler d12+2d8+2 MD AP16 (Harmonic Blade, REACH 2! +1 Fighting, +1 Parry
'Velma' the Vibro Longsword d12+d10+2 MD AP10
'Violet' the NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40 3d8/2d8/1d8 +2 to Shooting 12 Shots (ROF3 with Imp Rapid Fire)
'Vera' the NG303 Railgun 30/60/120 Damage 2d10+2 MD AP6 20 Shots of 5* bursts each Ignore Sloped Armour *from Imp Rapid Fire
Credits 1300
Valuables nil
Danger Sense, First Strike, Steady Hands (no Unstable Platform Penalty, Running penalty -1)
Don't Forget Elan!

Fighting d6+2 (+1 with Vlad), Shooting d8, Notice d6+4
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