darkhugh Posted March 5 Author Clone Share Posted March 5 (edited) Setting Location: Rumson, just south of New York forward operating base Time and date: 16:06 EST, 21:00 GMT, 23rd September 2023 Round 9 Summary There is a shift in the flow of combat, for once it looks like the team of Mecha have begun to get a foothold. Even with just two of them, they are able to destroy the head of Jehoel, leaving nothing but a leaking stump where its head should be. The fight is not won yet, and Artie moves away and continues to open fire on to Entity, the MAS rifle striking the hardened scales of the monster. Thankfully, clear signs of damage are left on the body of Jehoel, the scales slowly weakening. Jehoel does not take the attack lying down however, you watch as the glistening AT field on the beast's scales vanish and instead a dark circle emanates out from him. The circle of darkness, quickly flagged as an Anti-AT field, spreads out quickly from Jehoel, within a matter of seconds it has a radius of 20 dam. Each of the three mecha feels their footing go slightly as the layer of earth beneath them seems to give way and gravity itself begins to shift, for now however it is still easy to move...For now. Though it is not the distortion of the earth beneath your feet that is most worrying, it is the tingling in the back of your neck, the sudden numbness in your fingers and slight blurriness of your vision that causes your heart to start beating faster. You don't know what is happening, but it isn't good. Round 10 Jehoel does not pursue the feeling Cardinal, or lunge towards Felix. With its Anti-AT field now dispersed it is clear that the creature is happy to remain at some distance. However, that does not mean it doesn't attack, you once more watch the spines and needles push through the armour plating. There is a small delay as you watch all of Jehoel's body tense before there is a violent wriggle which crushes many of the abandoned buildings nearby, along with firing off a cloud of spikes in all directions. The spikes, thankfully, miss Luna ...but strike Felix. Though the heavily armoured body of his Mecha shrugs off the spines as it they were nothing but toothpicks. However, the Anti-AT field does not lay dormant. You watch as Luna's left leg is ripped off from her hip, you don't see exactly what caused it, and can only assume some influx of gravity due to AT manipulation. The large open wound lets all sorts of biological and mechanical fluids run out, you have no communication with Luna but hope that her feedback buffers are working or that the connection has been completely cut. As the leg is pulled into the depths of the Anti-AT field, and lost from sight, you watch as sparks of energy come off of Luna's Mecha. A faint dark glow begins to emanate from her body, it is faint and difficult to see. Your HUD quickly registers Luna's mech as activating, though no active feed between yourselves and Luna is established. The now headless and one legged Mecha quickly awakens, you watch as its muscles between to swell and feel a spike of AT power as the berserking creature lurches forward on one leg toward Jehoel. It closes the distance, but with one leg is unable to keep its balance and crumbles to the floor, though it doesn't stop and quickly pushes itself up towards Jehoel. Clearly intending to rip the creature apart. Once again, you hope Luna is okay within her entry plug. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Felix watches as Luna's mech returns to the world of the living, "Luna! Don't be stupid!" He shouts the words across the mic, but there is no reply. Various commands are coming from the bridge, but it is very clear no one was expecting Luna to get back up. Felix says something in a language you don't know and then raises his weapon, taking a moment to steady his aim before firing a shot past Luna into the body of Jehoel. It tears through the AT field of the monster and quickly ignites Jehoel in a torrent of flames. Within a matter of seconds the fire has engulfed the entire body of Jehoel, the creature thrashes around wildly as dark plumes of smoke come from its body. Within about ten seconds there is little flesh left of the body, and little to no bones, though there is still a bright red core. The heart of the beast. That alone is enough for Jehoel to maintain the Anti-AT field that is currently touching each of the pilots. "Finish the core." The words of Sarah come through the intercom, finally the end is in sight. Jehoel (Now headless) OOC Collateral Damage total: 13This area is treated like zone 4 of London, meaning all damage is reduced by 1. Eva Deployment = 0 (1-1) per Eva Bullet hell (Artie), round 4 = 0 (1-1) Medium AoE AT power, round 5 = 3 (4-1) Bullet hell (Felix), round 5 = 0 (1-1) Limb destroyed (Luna's head) = 0 (1-1) Luna defeated, round 7 = 2 (3-1) AT power, Large AoE, round 9 = 7 (8-1) Luna Berserk, round 10 = 1 (2-1) - Note to self, reducing collateral by 1 in zone 4-like areas is too much. Any of the core team (from NERV-London) can attempt a Common Lore skill related to science, mecha etc. Show actions Resolution of last round [Jehoel Free action] Artie moves out of the threatened square, provoking an attack, but Jehoel doesn't do anything. [Artie's Attack] Jehoel cannot dodge due to previous all out attack, resets on Jehoel's turn. Hit location of 33 is body, deals damage. [Half action Reaction] Jehoel changes their AT field spread pattern. If you start your turn in the AoE (red circle on map), test WP. If you fail, take 1d10 ego damage and 1 point of damage to all body locations (ignoring TB and armour etc) Jehoel's turn [Half action] Aiming +10 BS [Half action] Firing out spine barrage. All targets in half range, so +10 BS. Rolled 78 against Luna, miss. Rolled 23 against Felix, hits with 2 DoS. Damage is 8 Impact, 2 pen, breach 3. Felix Dodge, 98, fail. Body takes 0 damage. Rolled 18 against Artie, hits with 2 DoS. Damage is 11 Impact, 2 pen, breach 3. Hit location is 81, I believe right leg...Rip it off! Luna's turn Young girl is currently locked within a steel coffin. Rolled Will Power, got 92 and failed. 4 Ego damage. 1 damage on all body locations of Mecha. Leg gets more critical damage. Luna loses the leg, -10 Str. -20 dodge. Gains 2 insanity Berserk is triggered. Test SR at -30, roll 19. passes. Fml lol. Gains +2 breach. Needs to make an offensive action every round. Will fight till Jehoel is dead + 4 rounds after, but can test WP/FB at +10 to not cause more damage (rules a little wishy washy) Luna is a [REDACTED] berserk type. [Half action] Move towards Jehoel, with one leg and difficulty. Rolling Ag or fall prone, rolled 95, she hits the ground. [Half action] Gets up. Felix's turn [Free action] WP test against Anti AT field - 19, pass. [Half action] Aim, +10 WS. [Half action] Fire a shot. Aim +10, shooting into combat -20, half range +10 BS = +0 overall Rolls 18, hits with 2 DoS. Hit location is 81 (body) Damage is 7, pen 3, breach 2. Jehoel attempts dodge, gets 60 and fails. Uses reroll gets 98 and fails. Deals critical damage to body. Jehoel is on Fire and more, see Ongoing effects. Show Tarvgarian analysis Through scanning and analysis the Tarvgarian is able to provide you with information on what AT powers your opponent has. - Accelerated territory - reduces its Deflection but moves faster - Layered field - reduces its deflection, but improves its armor - Kinetic wave - Sends out an AOE attack, damaging peopel and causing collateral damage. - Absolute terror - A spread that causes ego barrier damage and physical damage to all people near. Instantly defeats anyone without a field spread. Show Ongoing effects Felix's critical damage gives him 1 point of fatigue, meaning -10 on all skills. If he takes 2 more points of fatigue he faints. Felix can only move if he has a free hand to hold his leg. Jehoel is large, so +10 to hit. Sarah has given Felix +2 Pen on the next attack Jehoel has the AP for his head location reduced. Jehoel takes -10 on all rolls due to Felix's Harmful AT field. Jehoel is showing new abilities due to using his FATE point. Jehoel has taken Critical Damage on head, his head is no longer a location, his toughness bonus is reduced and is total ATS is reduced. [New] Jehoel has critical damage on the body, he is on fire, prone and helpless. TB treated as zero. Show Map Edited March 23 by darkhugh (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatic-Vale Posted March 5 Clone Share Posted March 5 (edited) Artie Wounds: 12/12 Fatigue: 0 Ego Barrier: 18/25 Insanity: 10 It was now or never it seemed, with Luna’s Evangelion going absolutely batshit, Felix hanging in there by a thread of tendon and this Angel being in such a ruined state, Artie decided that simply squeezing the trigger until the capacitors on the MAS Rifle kicked in was simply the best course of action for now. It was around three or so blasts before the popups began flashing up on the screen, and despite the system not allowing it, Artie continued to squeeze the trigger despite it not registering due to the aforementioned safety precautions. Oh the destruction that could’ve been, if it weren’t for someone in Health & Safety hadn’t designed such limitations. “Rap, Tap, Tap” Artie whispered, beads of sweat dripping down his forehead as heat billowed from the barrel of the MAS Rifle, was it enough? The next moments seemed like an eternity as Artie watched, hoped and whispered a little prayer. It had to be enough, right? MAS Rifle Fluff WEAPON NAME MAS Rifle COST 1+1 WUP CLASS/RANGE Basic / 80 Dam RATE OF FIRE S / 3 / - DAMAGE 1d10+2 E BREACH/PEN 1 CLIP 28/30 RELOAD 1 Full QUALITIES Maser (Proven 4) UPGRADES Markerlight (ally gets +10 BS) Cardinal Status Armour Effects And Actions Loc TB Armour Wounds AT Field Head 3 6 4/5 Type: Deflection R.Arm 3 6 7/8 ATS: 0/5 | ATP: 0 L.Arm 3 6 7/8 Deflection: 2 Body 3 9 11/12 R.Leg 3 6 -3(-4)/8 L.Leg 3 6 7/8 Weapons Weapon Range ROF Dam BR Pen Clip Reload Pallet Rifle 50 S/2/3 1d10+1 0 0 2/6 Half Progressive Knife Melee 1 hand 1d5+6R +1 +4 0 - Equipment Item Effect Entry Plug +5 BS/WS Plug suit [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Cyclopean Gains 'Spectrum' Clarity When pilot tests awareness, roll twice and take best. Synch Disruption - Current Synch Ratio: 50 Negative Synch Disruption ignored due to [REDACTED] Critical Damage ↠ 3 Rending on Right Leg. (Stunned & 1 Fatigue) - 4 Impact on Right Leg (No Armour on Limb) in brackets in wound locations Actions Uses Fate point to ignore the stunned effect from the rending critical damage. Reaction: Attempt to Dodge Spine attack. Full Action: Semi-Auto Burst Fire Attacking Target: Jehoel Ballistic Skill +50 Entry Plug +5 Aim (not done) "Point Blank" +20 Entity size +10 Ally in Melee -20 Full Auto: +10, additional hit per 2 DoS Target Number: 75 Attack Roll: 15 Hit Location: 51 Degrees of Success: 6 Penetration: 3 Breach: 6 Target Damage: 8,5,6 Willpower egodamage dodge ballistics Edamage +1 to the damage, so totals are 8,5(Proven),6,8,11,6,10. Edited March 8 by Enigmatic-Vale Strike throughs for mistakes. (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Willpower 47 1d100 47 egodamage 7 1d10 7 dodge 90 1d100 90 ballistics 15 1d100 15 Edamage 50 8d10 7,3,4,5,7,10,5,9 RF 26 1d100 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhugh Posted March 8 Author Clone Share Posted March 8 Setting Location: Rumson, just south of New York forward operating base Time and date: 16:06 EST, 21:00 GMT, 23rd September 2023 Round 10 Summary Artie releases a barrage of shots against the Core, with no body protecting the glass like sphere it is a relatively easy target for a trained pilot to hit. Numerous shots strike the core, cracks quickly begins to spread throughout the sphere. This is the first time MASER has seen active use on the battlefield, and it seems that the investment has paid off. As the core begins to crack your HUD begins to ping, and Sarah's voice can be heard, "Stop the attack!" But it is already too late, numerous bolts of energy are heading towards Jehoel. One strong hit might have been enough, but today NERV learn that the Core of an Entity can be overloaded, given too much energy. That energy is enough to allow it to go critical, enough to kick off a chain reaction. Even before Artie can lower his gun after firing the Core ignites itself and detonates. The blast itself is the signature cross, the force is enough rip up earth almost a tens of meters deep, and certainly enough to put the pilot's lives at risk within a damaged mecha. No hardened armour or strengthened AT field is enough to resist Jehoel's final attack. You lose sight of Felix and Luna as the bright blast of white encompasses your vision. Jehoel's final strike OOC Collateral Damage total: 20This area is treated like zone 4 of London, meaning all damage is reduced by 1. Eva Deployment = 0 (1-1) per Eva Bullet hell (Artie), round 4 = 0 (1-1) Medium AoE AT power, round 5 = 3 (4-1) Bullet hell (Felix), round 5 = 0 (1-1) Limb destroyed (Luna's head) = 0 (1-1) Luna defeated, round 7 = 2 (3-1) AT power, Large AoE, round 9 = 7 (8-1) Luna Berserk, round 10 = 1 (2-1) Core detonation, round 10 = 7 (8-1) - Note to self, reducing collateral by 1 in zone 4-like areas is too much. Show actions Resolution of last round [Jehoel Death] With so much critical damage of the energy type the core turns into a bomb. This is an AoE, people can do a dodge roll if they can get outside of the blast within a half move. Though I dont think any can. Damage is 12, bypasses armour and deflection, it is reduced by TB if you have it. Hit location is body. Resolve your damage, how wounded is your eva? Does entry plug ejection initiate? [Felix's Damage] Felix takes damage to the body, but no critical damage is dealt. [Luna's Damage] Luna takes damage to the body, but no critical damage is dealt. Show Tarvgarian analysis Through scanning and analysis the Tarvgarian is able to provide you with information on what AT powers your opponent has. - Accelerated territory - reduces its Deflection but moves faster - Layered field - reduces its deflection, but improves its armor - Kinetic wave - Sends out an AOE attack, damaging peopel and causing collateral damage. - Absolute terror - A spread that causes ego barrier damage and physical damage to all people near. Instantly defeats anyone without a field spread. Show Ongoing effects Felix's critical damage gives him 1 point of fatigue, meaning -10 on all skills. If he takes 2 more points of fatigue he faints. Felix can only move if he has a free hand to hold his leg. Jehoel is large, so +10 to hit. Sarah has given Felix +2 Pen on the next attack Jehoel has the AP for his head location reduced. Jehoel takes -10 on all rolls due to Felix's Harmful AT field. Jehoel is showing new abilities due to using his FATE point. Jehoel has taken Critical Damage on head, his head is no longer a location, his toughness bonus is reduced and is total ATS is reduced. Jehoel has critical damage on the body, he is on fire, prone and helpless. TB treated as zero. Show Map Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatic-Vale Posted March 11 Clone Share Posted March 11 (edited) Artie Wounds: 12/12 Fatigue: 0 Ego Barrier: 18/25 Insanity: 10 A bright light engulfed the Camera feeds as the ground around Cardinal shook and erupted, sensors began overloading and glitching out as the influx of data pushed systems to their breaking limits. Warnings pinged out with corrupted audio as the wave of energy crashed against the Evangelion, with Artie bracing for the impact. Camera feeds cut off, team feeds severed and all Artie could do was close his eyes and wait as the cascade stripped whatever it could. The silence was deafening, thankfully not due to any damage to Artie's ears, the sensors cutting off probably save his eardrums some damage. He had no idea if Luna or Felix were alright, and all he could do was tap his index finger against the controls, which barely responded before a single ping popped up on screen. "Umbilical Cord detached, entering Back-Up Power mode, countdown initialized." Least somethings worked, for now it seemed. And so the waiting began, Artie sighed as he floated in the LCL.. MAS Rifle Fluff WEAPON NAME MAS Rifle COST 1+1 WUP CLASS/RANGE Basic / 80 Dam RATE OF FIRE S / 3 / - DAMAGE 1d10+2 E BREACH/PEN 1 CLIP 28/30 RELOAD 1 Full QUALITIES Maser (Proven 4) UPGRADES Markerlight (ally gets +10 BS) Cardinal Status Armour Effects And Actions Loc TB Armour Wounds AT Field Head 3 6 4/5 Type: Deflection R.Arm 3 6 7/8 ATS: 0/5 | ATP: 0 L.Arm 3 6 7/8 Deflection: 2 Body 3 9 2/12 R.Leg 3 6 -3(-4)/8 L.Leg 3 6 7/8 Weapons Weapon Range ROF Dam BR Pen Clip Reload Pallet Rifle 50 S/2/3 1d10+1 0 0 2/6 Half Progressive Knife Melee 1 hand 1d5+6R +1 +4 0 - Equipment Item Effect Entry Plug +5 BS/WS Plug suit [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Cyclopean Gains 'Spectrum' Clarity When pilot tests awareness, roll twice and take best. Synch Disruption - Current Synch Ratio: 50 Negative Synch Disruption ignored due to [REDACTED] Critical Damage ↠ 3 Rending on Right Leg. (Stunned & 1 Fatigue) - 4 Impact on Right Leg (No Armour on Limb) in brackets in wound locations Actions After taking into account toughness bonus, Cardinal only takes 9 points of damage to the Body location, bringing it down from 11 to 2. He is A-Okay. Attacking Target: Target Number: Attack Roll: Hit Location: Degrees of Success: Penetration: Breach: Target Damage: Edited March 12 by Enigmatic-Vale (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkhugh Posted March 12 Author Clone Share Posted March 12 Setting Location: Rumson, just south of New York forward operating base Time and date: 16:06 EST, 21:00 GMT, 23rd September 2023 Combat Summary When your sensors begin to return you can see both Felix and Luna's mecha mostly in one piece. Like you, the blast dealt damage to the main body of the Mecha but it was clear none of you sustained any critical damage from the explosion. The latent AT power within the air makes communication difficult, but you eventually hear Sarah come through the comms. "Extract Luna, confirm her status. Our support teams are 30 seconds out." Felix replies making it clear he can check, and hobbles towards the battered, one legged Mecha that Luna resides in. Thankfully it deactivated within (or due) to the explosion. Felix is as delicate as possible, pulling parts of the Mecha away to allow easy access before slowly extracting Luna's entry plug and placing it on the ground. There is a moment of tense waiting, neither of your Mecha are delicate enough to pry open the entry plug without risky Luna. Thankfully you don't need too as you watch the door to the plug burst off, the LCL content spilling out across the ground as you watch a young Luna poke her head out. She glances up at your mecha, she is so small down there, so vulnerable. You watch as various support vehicles arrive, mostly helicopters, and people begin to disembark and tend to Luna. You and Felix move to the closest umbilical cords, you will need to wait for extraction, and that could take a while. Congratulation kids, you didn't die. OOC Post battle report Collateral Damage total: 20This area is treated like zone 4 of London, meaning all damage is reduced by 1. Eva Deployment = 0 (1-1) per Eva Bullet hell (Artie), round 4 = 0 (1-1) Medium AoE AT power, round 5 = 3 (4-1) Bullet hell (Felix), round 5 = 0 (1-1) Limb destroyed (Luna's head) = 0 (1-1) Luna defeated, round 7 = 2 (3-1) AT power, Large AoE, round 9 = 7 (8-1) Limb destroyed (Luna's leg) = 0 (1-1) Luna Berserk, round 10 = 1 (2-1) Core detonation, large AoE, round 10 = 7 (8-1) - Note to self, reducing collateral by 1 in zone 4-like areas is too much. Due to this fight being done at a Forward Operating Base, it was classed as being similar to zone 4 of London, so all collateral damage was reduced. In a 'normal' battle, collateral would be 30, which is still a good battle. Combat is classed as 'successful battle' by page 174 in pdf, this would resort in NERV (as a whole) gaining 15 surplus and 10 + 1d5 research (I rolled, total 12). For game purposes a portion of this is fed to NERV-London, think trickle down economics... NERV-London gain 8 surplus and 6 research. Luna, Artie and Felix each gain 150 xp. This Story thread has finished. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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