Part I: Atuity's Fall

[Kyper007]

Phelar Morilla

Phelar Considered the situation for a moment. "Nils, if this comes down to a fight with that one I can boost the railgun for one shot." She said over the coms as she watched the new enemy.

 

OOC:

Resolve: 3/4

Stamina: 15/15

Hit Points: 19/19

Diadem of Desna uses: 1/1

Minor Psychic Power Uses: 3/3

1st Level Spell Uses: 3/4

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol Rounds: 8/9 Loaded  60/60 in pack

 

[m3owdy]

Eri Atuitous

"Long words. And it's a Sanctum, isn't it, Phelar. By experience, 90% of the time, those faux gold highlights wrap a [c*nt] with a bit too much money and power for their pedigree. Oh well, watch it."

The Ysoki had remained rather silent this whole while, taking a while to rest the mandibles and get back into the motions of a mechanic - monitoring and tuning the engine's workings to the timbre of its droning, controlling the targeting systems to keep focus on potential targets.

And after a jolt from a somewhat-calculated ram into the gate, Eri tipped their glasses back into place to better hear their comrade go on a inspired tirade against whatever was trying to stop them from evacuating civilians, again.

The contents of his speech largely stuck to anything but her ears and probably got a bit more crunched through the comms, but she'd gotten the gist. And the enemy, for sure. She nodded, vigorously.

"Uhh - yeah, yeah what he said, self-sodders."

"You'd make a good officer, Jikjak. Got the words to show and the guns to back 'em. Shame you're with us dregs."

---

Eri finally gets themselves back onto the teams comms channel, mentally ready for combat.

"Got it, boss. You heard the man - say the word and you've got two rats ready to turn a cannon into a full-auto weapon."

 

[Peff]

There's an oddly long pause, given everyone driving at max speed.

"Oh we're not going to kill you, boss wants a few of you brought in. Tell you what, give us the cat. We'll take them as payment for letting the rest of you go. We can always come back." There's a grim sort of chuckle at the end of the transmission.

 

The rapidly approaching wall of vegetation is now very present in front of the vehicles. You have the option to try and punch through or quickly divert to follow it until you find an opening.

 

Punch Through:

• Piloting check to Ram.

Divert/Reroute:

• Piloting check to quickly turn without losing speed or hitting a tree.
• Perception check to find a spot to get through. Any passenger in a diverted vehicle may make the Perception check.

Aid:

• Passengers may attempt to aid any driver:
  • Fire at the plants to create an opening
  • Fire at the mech
  • Create a distraction
  • Anything else you can think of

 

This is a pseudo chase...not quite to mapping/zones but we'll see how that progresses.

 

--==MAP==--

 

PC Statistics

Nils: Combat Expertise Envoy 3

Eri: Exocortex Mechanic 3

Jikjak: Fragmented Past Precog 3

Shawkra: Bombard Soldier 3

Phelar: Phrenic Adept Technomancer 3

Current APL: 3

APC: Good.

Vehicle Stats

APC                                                              Level 3
Huge Land Vehicle (10 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 7 ft. high)
Speed 20 ft., full 200 ft., 24 mph (land)
EAC 16; KAC 18; Cover Total
HP 33 (16); Hardness 6
Attack (Collision) 7d4 B (DC 11)
Attack Merc NIL Grenade Launcher (-)
Attack Tactical Rail Cannon (1d10 P; critical Bleed 1d4)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -3 attack (-5 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating, Weapon Mount, Short-range Comm Unit; Passengers 6
Status: Good

Transport Truck                                         Level 1
Huge Land Vehicle (8 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 500 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 12; KAC 14; Cover Normal
HP 14 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 9)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -4 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 18
Status: Good

Scout Walker                                             Level 2
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 6 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 250 ft., 25 mph (land)
EAC 13; KAC 15; Cover Improved
HP 20 (10); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +1 Piloting, -2 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 3
Status: Good

Custom Enercycle                                  Level   2
Price 1,782
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 10 ft. long, 3 ft. high)
Speed 30 ft., full 600 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 10; KAC 12; Cover Partial
HP 15 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +2 Piloting, -1 attack (-3 at full speed)
Systems Personnel Enclosure; Passengers 1
Status: 12/15 HP 

[Mister Doctor]

"We're taking your terms under consideration," Nils said dryly over the public channel, "Here is our counter offer."

Dropping out of his firing position and taking over the controls of the walker, Nils hauled on the yoke and drove it forward. "All vehicles! We're making a break for it! Jikjak, you're on point. Find us a route out of here. Eri, get some fire on those bastards!"

While Jikjak had been more-or-less their designated driver for the past couple of days, Nils had been working around vehicles professionally for years and it showed.

OOC

SP: 22/22  |  HP: 17/21  |  RP 2/3

 

Aeon Guard Assault Rifle: 12/12

-50

Semi-Auto: 9/9

-45

Handcannon: 1/1

-11

Edited July 13, 2023 by Mister Doctor (see edit history)

[rmorgens]

Shawkra

Shawkra will fire a smoke grenade to obscure the mech's view.

 

[Lex Samreeth]

Jikjak Whiptail

"Got it, Sarge! Somebody put on the Taldorbeat, and go for the eyes!"

Jikjak grits his teeth as he torques the controls on the APC. He also takes the time to stick his hand out of the window and give a rude gesture to the merc.

"Yea-ha-ha! Suck my giant ysoki sack!"

 

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OOC details and explanations of rolls

 

 

[Kyper007]

Phelar Morilla

"I suppose that's right, Eri." Truthfully she had little idea what the female Ysoki was going on about. So with that, she felt it best to just agree and leave it at that.

Phelar wasted no time following the others on the Enercycle as they charged forth. "Taldorbeat? I assume that's some sort of music?" She said as she sped up the bike following.

 

OOC:

Resolve: 3/4

Stamina: 15/15

Hit Points: 19/19

Diadem of Desna uses: 1/1

Minor Psychic Power Uses: 3/3

1st Level Spell Uses: 3/4

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol Rounds: 8/9 Loaded  60/60 in pack

 

[Peff]

"Oh shi..." The open comm cuts off suddenly as chaos breaks loose. Shawkra's smoke hits right where it needs to and the APC, Walker, and Truck all quickly change directions, leaving the mech behind. It slows momentarily but not for long as it comes charging out of the haze.

 

Jikjak: You see an opening, its going to be tight at this speed...

 

Now driving very quickly over rough terrain with a massive wall of vegetation to your...let's say left, you need to keep away or deal with the mech.

 

There isn't really an opportunity to change directions again now, its either straight or through.

 

Punch Through:

• Piloting check to Ram into the vegetation
• A harder Piloting check to take the path found by Jikjak

Breakaway:

• Piloting check to quickly turn without losing speed or hitting a tree.

Find a(nother) Path:

• Perception check to find a spot to get through. Anyone may make the Perception check.

Aid:

• Passengers may attempt to aid any driver:
  • Fire at the plants to create an opening
  • Fire at the mech
  • Create a distraction
  • Anything else you can think of

Attack:

Attack the pursuing mech with any weapons you have

 

--==MAP==--

 

PC Statistics

Nils: Combat Expertise Envoy 3

Eri: Exocortex Mechanic 3

Jikjak: Fragmented Past Precog 3

Shawkra: Bombard Soldier 3

Phelar: Phrenic Adept Technomancer 3

Current APL: 3

APC: Good.

Vehicle Stats

APC                                                              Level 3
Huge Land Vehicle (10 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 7 ft. high)
Speed 20 ft., full 200 ft., 24 mph (land)
EAC 16; KAC 18; Cover Total
HP 33 (16); Hardness 6
Attack (Collision) 7d4 B (DC 11)
Attack Merc NIL Grenade Launcher (-)
Attack Tactical Rail Cannon (1d10 P; critical Bleed 1d4)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -3 attack (-5 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating, Weapon Mount, Short-range Comm Unit; Passengers 6
Status: Good

Transport Truck                                         Level 1
Huge Land Vehicle (8 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 500 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 12; KAC 14; Cover Normal
HP 14 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 9)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -4 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 18
Status: Good

Scout Walker                                             Level 2
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 6 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 250 ft., 25 mph (land)
EAC 13; KAC 15; Cover Improved
HP 20 (10); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +1 Piloting, -2 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 3
Status: Good

Custom Enercycle                                  Level   2
Price 1,782
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 10 ft. long, 3 ft. high)
Speed 30 ft., full 600 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 10; KAC 12; Cover Partial
HP 15 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +2 Piloting, -1 attack (-3 at full speed)
Systems Personnel Enclosure; Passengers 1
Status: 12/15 HP 

[rmorgens]

Shawkra

Shawkra will pop the top hatch and level his ulrikka-fused Rotolaser to help open paths for Jikjak

 

[Mister Doctor]

"Keep it up!" Nils shouted over comms as he tried to follow after Jikjak and the APC. He was used to tracked vehicles though and the walker was about to turn a mechanical ankle on the rough terrain.

OOC

SP: 22/22  |  HP: 17/21  |  RP 2/3

 

Aeon Guard Assault Rifle: 12/12

-50

Semi-Auto: 9/9

-45

Handcannon: 1/1

-11

Edited July 22, 2023 by Mister Doctor (see edit history)

[Lex Samreeth]

Jikjak Whiptail

"Hope these tires are rated for off-roading. Here we go!"

 

Jikjak abruptly swerves the APC, before gunning the gas again, aiming for the now slightly wider passage into the unforgiving planetwide jungle.

 

"Eri, apologies beforehand, but this baby's probably going to need your magic touch. For now, though, it's dare to be stupid!"

 

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OOC details and explanations of rolls

 

 

[m3owdy]

Eri Atuitous

"Hey hey hey, we just fixed her damn chassis! Hands FIRM on that steering column!"

Eri starts to get riled up by the sudden jerk forward of the APC, hearing the engine begin to accelerate and loosely shut panels begin to bang and chitter from the bumpy terrain.

*furious exhale*

The Ysoki trains the firing systems on the mech in pursuit, swerving the APC's cannon backwards and taking shots the best they can. They needed to trip the walking hunk of metal on its own steps away from her fire.

They grit their fangs together trying to keep a steady pattern of fire on their target.

"Okay, good amount of dare-to-be-stupid, call out your turns!"

 

Edited August 3, 2023 by m3owdy (see edit history)

[Kyper007]

Phelar Morilla

Phelar grumbled audibly. "Turning and not looking is getting a little ridiculous!" She said over the coms as she did her best to take the turn with the others.

 

OOC:

Resolve: 3/4

Stamina: 15/15

Hit Points: 19/19

Diadem of Desna uses: 1/1

Minor Psychic Power Uses: 3/3

1st Level Spell Uses: 3/4

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol Rounds: 8/9 Loaded  60/60 in pack

 

[Peff]

Another round of chaos.

 

Unfortunately, Shawkra misses their mark (effectively an Aid attempt) but Jikjak uses the APC to punch a path through the brush. Its suddenly VERY rough but the Walker manages to follow through. The vehicles may continue on this path via Navigate Brush (see below)

 

Jikjak's shot on the Mech misses as the APC passes into the brush and Phelar misses the turn to follow...with most of the vehicles heading into cover, the mech opts for the easy target and goes after Phe...fortunately, she's going fast enough that the mech only manages to catch the rear armor, which absorbs the shells.

 

Navigate Brush:

• Piloting to react the quickly changing conditions of the heavy vegetation
• This may be assisted by Survival (Orienteer), Perception, or Attack rolls to clear the path.

Punch Through:

• Piloting check to Ram into the vegetation
• A harder Piloting check to take the path found by Jikjak

Breakaway:

• Piloting check to quickly turn without losing speed or hitting a tree.

Find a(nother) Path:

• Perception check to find a spot to get through. Anyone may make the Perception check.

Aid:

• Passengers may attempt to aid any driver:
  • Fire at the plants to create an opening
  • Fire at the mech
  • Create a distraction
  • Anything else you can think of

Attack:

Attack the pursuing mech with any weapons you have

 

--==MAP==--

 

PC Statistics

Nils: Combat Expertise Envoy 3

Eri: Exocortex Mechanic 3

Jikjak: Fragmented Past Precog 3

Shawkra: Bombard Soldier 3

Phelar: Phrenic Adept Technomancer 3

Current APL: 3

APC: Good.

Vehicle Stats

APC                                                              Level 3
Huge Land Vehicle (10 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 7 ft. high)
Speed 20 ft., full 200 ft., 24 mph (land)
EAC 16; KAC 18; Cover Total
HP 33 (16); Hardness 6
Attack (Collision) 7d4 B (DC 11)
Attack Merc NIL Grenade Launcher (-)
Attack Tactical Rail Cannon (1d10 P; critical Bleed 1d4)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -3 attack (-5 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating, Weapon Mount, Short-range Comm Unit; Passengers 6
Status: Good

Transport Truck                                         Level 1
Huge Land Vehicle (8 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 500 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 12; KAC 14; Cover Normal
HP 14 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 9)
Modifiers -3 Piloting, -4 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 18
Status: Good

Scout Walker                                             Level 2
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 6 ft. long, 10 ft. high)
Speed 25 ft., full 250 ft., 25 mph (land)
EAC 13; KAC 15; Cover Improved
HP 20 (10); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +1 Piloting, -2 attack (-6 at full speed)
Systems Additional Seating; Passengers 3
Status: Good

Custom Enercycle                                  Level   2
Price 1,782
Large Land Vehicle (5 ft. wide, 10 ft. long, 3 ft. high)
Speed 30 ft., full 600 ft., 60 mph (land)
EAC 10; KAC 12; Cover Partial
HP 15 (7); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 5d4 B (DC 11)
Modifiers +2 Piloting, -1 attack (-3 at full speed)
Systems Personnel Enclosure; Passengers 1
Status: 12/15 HP 

Edited August 4, 2023 by Peff (see edit history)

[Mister Doctor]

"It's zeroing in on Phelar," Nils called out over comms, "I ain't got many options on this walker. We need a solution people."

Running his walked hard, Nils, stood in the driver's seat as much as he could while maintaining control and tried to use the added height of the walker find something, anything to turn the tables on this mech.

OOC

SP: 22/22  |  HP: 17/21  |  RP 2/3

 

Aeon Guard Assault Rifle: 12/12

-50

Semi-Auto: 9/9

-45

Handcannon: 1/1

-11

Edited August 7, 2023 by Mister Doctor (see edit history)