ic Shadowtrot IC - Collateral Friendships

[TonberryKing]

Pixel follows after the patrol ponies as stealthily as possible, though the fact one of her marks is a pegasus is, to say the least, a little frustrating. She doesn't want to just shoot at them, but instead looks to try to find a high vantage point, intending on taking the winged one out first if it comes to it.

 

The music that suddenly blares from any given loudspeaker only motivates her to stealth faster...

[Digodragon]

On 1/30/2024 at 10:16 AM, igordragonian12 said:

Deepwood take a flight up aiming to push the guard away from the wall

Deepwood

Deepwood bull-rushes the guard, but by dumb luck the guard moves at the last minute and Deepwood only bumps into him. His own shot to hit Zee misses, and hits the ground harmlessly. The guard turns and sees Deepwood.

"What the... Oi! I got a flying rat up here!"

 

The two guards that saw Zee are squeezing through the cracks in the wall, between the sewer pipes. They take shots at the zebra, but they can't aim because of the tight spaces in the cracks. Zee turns around and approaches the two gangers. She starts speaking in a strange language. Water starts condensation on her jacket and then flames shoot out of her forehooves. The two gangers catch fire, the pipes catch fire, the gas in the pipes catch fire...

...uh oh.

 

The pipes explode, turning the two gangers into chunky salsa and creating a large hole (that's on fire) where the cracks are. Zee is flung back as well, taking damage from chunks of wall hitting her. At this point, even the deaf heard that blast as gangers start coming out of the main building.

 

On 2/2/2024 at 4:50 PM, BlueHamsterBean said:

%5Bcolor%3Dnavy%5D%22That's%20me.%20I've%20been%20as%20honest%20as%20I%20can%20for%20now.%20I'm%20not%20looking%20for%20trouble%20from%20you%2C%20but%20any%20details%20on%20the%20trouble%20you've%20found%20might%20just%20help%20you%20get%20rid%20of%20it.%0A%0AOr%20we%20could%20have%20a%20Mexicolt%20standoff%20for%20a%20little%20longer.%20The%20time%20is%20yours%20to%20spend.%22%5B%2Fcolor%5D%0A(Rolled%20a%20diplomacy%20of%2012)

"That's me. I've been as honest as I can for now. I'm not looking for trouble from you, but any details on the trouble you've found might just help you get rid of it.

Or we could have a Mexicolt standoff for a little longer. The time is yours to spend."
(Rolled a diplomacy of 12)

Gale

Willow lowers her wings a bit, and motions to the diamond dog to stand down. For now.

"I don't need a win. I got my little hut out here where it's quiet and I pay Patches to be my muscle when I need him. Whatever job you think you got, it ain't around here. So drop the pistol and leave us. Otherwise Patches here will hit you with a kitchen sink."

 

Gale, Willow, and Patches all hear a faint explosion off somewhere. Gale knows exactly what is in that direction.

 

On 2/4/2024 at 12:49 AM, Miltonian said:

Welp. That tears it. If they know that they are under attack, then there was not much of a point of holding back. Turning the volume up several thousand percent, he first begins blaring "Carameldansing" across the radio before attempting to conceal his entry point. Specifically, he is going to make it look like he is using one access point to hide his actual point of entry.

Terrabit

There are screams of "AHHH!" and "TURN IT OFF!" as gangers start pulling out ear pieces and headphones. Radios get turned off or dropped, and then there is an explosion on the back wall of the compound. Gangers are resorting to their backup method of communication: shouting.

 

 

On 2/5/2024 at 9:27 PM, TonberryKing said:

Pixel follows after the patrol ponies as stealthily as possible, though the fact one of her marks is a pegasus is, to say the least, a little frustrating. She doesn't want to just shoot at them, but instead looks to try to find a high vantage point, intending on taking the winged one out first if it comes to it.

The music that suddenly blares from any given loudspeaker only motivates her to stealth faster...

Pixel

Pixel finds a good high spot on an abandoned building. The radios on the gangers start blaring loud music and the two turn the volumes down to almost zero. "What is going on?" one asks the other.

The answer comes on the blast wave of an explosion from the compound. The two gangers look at each other for just a moment. The earth pony starts in a gallop and the pegasus takes off into the air. They both race in the direction of returning to the compound.

[TonberryKing]

Pixel poises and tries to time her next move juuuuust right, not realizing she wriggles like a kitten about to pounce while doing so. Nonetheless, she leaps quietly into the air and tries to come down on top of the pegasus as he flies by. Her intent is to wrap a leg around his mouth and just pummel him, or let the ground do that for her, whichever wins out first.

 

Hey, it's not the stupidest thing she's ever tried!

[igordragonian12]

Deepwood look around trying to grasp the chaos around and concerned for Zee, and then refocus on his victim;

He grin evily.

"Flying rat, eh? How about I give you a flying lesson!" he spin in place and send double hind leg kick at the gangster.

 

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push

[Miltonian]

Chaos. Beautiful, beautiful chaos. Terrabit sits back, grabs a bag of chips, and munches down while he listens in. And, job done, he will wait for requests for reinforcements. Of course, his team should be able to handle themselves, right?

...Right?

[BlueHamsterBean]

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Gale is about to reply to Willow, but then hears the explosion in the distance and sighs. She simply nods, drops the gun, and flies away.

As she approaches the compound from her own direction, she sincerely hopes that the guards are more focused on the site of the explosion than the defenses from other directions. Nonetheless, she keeps as eye out for the presence of guards on the roof as she approaches quietly, hiding in every shadow she can, and avoiding all sources of light possible. Please just let me make it in time
(Rolled a perception of 14 and a stealth of 25 on Discord)

 

[Digodragon]

On 2/9/2024 at 8:02 PM, TonberryKing said:

Pixel tries to come down on top of the pegasus as he flies by.

Pixel makes the swoop, but the pegasus ganger seems to notice at the last moment. Pixel's hooves miss by a fraction, and the pegasus quickly reacts with a wing slap before diving for the ground. Pixel might of expected soft downy feathers, but there was razorwire cybernetics in those wings and it cuts into her.

Pixel takes damage--

Cutting damage

 

The earth pony tries the radio again, but still nothing but a cacophony of noise. He instead readies his nail-covered bat, for Pixel to get closer.

 

 

On 2/19/2024 at 2:40 PM, igordragonian12 said:

Deepwood spin in place and send double hind leg kick at the gangster.

Deepwood hits him, but not even close enough to shove him off the wall. The ganger responds with his rifle, but Deepwood is faster than he can aim and the shot misses, sailing harmlessly somewhere else.

 

 

On 2/25/2024 at 11:41 PM, Miltonian said:

Terrabit sits back, grabs a bag of chips, and munches down while he listens in.

As Terrabit listens in, a third channel opens up. It's text-only, and it broadcasts an address out to someone outside the compound, along with a warning that the base is under attack.

 

 

On 3/4/2024 at 9:51 AM, BlueHamsterBean said:

Gale%20keeps%20as%20eye%20out%20for%20the%20presence%20of%20guards%20on%20the%20roof%20as%20she%20approaches%20quietly%2C%20hiding%20in%20every%20shadow%20she%20can

Gale keeps as eye out for the presence of guards on the roof as she approaches quietly, hiding in every shadow she can

Gale doesn't seem to be noticed yet from her vantage point in the sky. Down below, there are three gangers on the wall's top walkway. One is in melee with Deepwood. The other two are moving to flank Deepwood from either side.

Zee is standing outside a huge hole in the compound's wall that is currently on fire. Zee is either admiring the flames or getting ready to jump through them. Maybe both?

Two blocks down the street, Pixel is in a fight with a pegasus and earth pony ganger, though looks like just the pegasus is engaged with her right now.

[BlueHamsterBean]

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Gale looks down at the mess below and sighs. Dear Sun above, what were they thinking?

She initially makes to reinforce Pixel, but her inner pragmatist tells her that Forest looks like he's im more immediate danger.

From stealth, she approaches the balcony, and from 60' in the air, aims her rifle at the goon Forest is moving to punch, aiming directly at its head so that the shot will ideally get their attention even if it misses.
(Used Clever Feint: rolled 19 vs a dc of 10+sense motive of target OR 10+1.5*enemy CR, whichever is higher. If this succeeds, the target is flat footed against the party's attacks until the end of my next turn. IF IT FAILS: the target is still flat footed against the attack I made as this action).
(Made an attack roll of 13 vs enemy AC, 5 nonlethal damage if it hits).

Gale also shouts to Forest if she has the time (a move action). "Strike to the left! His posture's weaker there."
(Used Get Em: until the start of my next turn, the party gets +1 to hit against Forest's target. If this happens, my attack roll was ACTUALLY A 14).

 

[igordragonian12]

Deepwood clench his teeth as his worm his way away from the shot.

"So ain't ready to fly, eh? I guess I will offer dental care instead!'

He spin, and his gauntlets sparkle as he give a monstoruse glare and then send an electric punch to the gangster's face.

 

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(forgotten to add the bonus. So.. 9 on the attack

Intimidate

attack

damagetrick attack

Edited March 13 by igordragonian12 (see edit history)

[Miltonian]

Terrabit sends a quick update to everyone.

Byte>> They're onto us everyone. I'm moving in.

And with that, he will leave his spot and begin moving towards where Deepwood and Gale are in order to reinforce them as well.

[BlueHamsterBean]

Gale%20furrows%20her%20brow%20midair%20when%20Terrabit's%20missive%20arrives.%20She%20types%20a%20quick%20reply%20as%20she%20takes%20evasive%20action.%0A%3E%3E%3A%20Roger%20that.

Gale furrows her brow midair when Terrabit's missive arrives. She types a quick reply as she takes evasive action.
>>: Roger that.

 

[TonberryKing]

Pixel tries not to let out a scream when she's cut, hastily skipping back out of reach of any further attacks. Pawing at the ground and soldiering though the pain, her horn flares gold before she swings her head and fires one of her projectile blades back at the pegasus. She can be pretty sharp, too!

[Digodragon]

On 3/10/2024 at 3:36 PM, BlueHamsterBean said:

Get%20Em

Get Em

Gale's feint works and connects against the goon. He takes the hit and isn't happy. The distraction also seems to keep the ganger from connecting with Deepwood; his left hook fails to connect with Deepwood's face.

 

On 3/13/2024 at 9:10 AM, igordragonian12 said:

dental care

Deepwood fails to hurt his opponent, missing him, but Gale's shot from above distracts him, making him easier to hit if Deepwood swings again. Even better, the ganger tried to punch Deepwood, but failed, swinging too slowly.

 

On 4/2/2024 at 10:07 PM, Miltonian said:

reinforce

Terrabit gallops over to the high walled compound, though he'll have to find a way inside to get to the ladders. Either break in through the front gate, go around back into the big hole Zee made, or somehow scale the wall like Spidermare.

 

"Here's another one!" a ganger shouts from on top the wall. He opens fire with his laser pistol at Bit, and is enveloped in a brilliant kaleidoscope of sparks and flames as his pistol converts the entire battery to kinetic energy right there in a satisfyingly warm explosion. As the smoke clears, the ganger is not up there anymore.

 

On 4/9/2024 at 10:10 PM, TonberryKing said:

pretty sharp

Pixel's attack hits and cuts the goon well and deep. His unicorn buddy decides discretion is the better part of valor and runs away, leaving the pegasus to deal with the Murder Child (tm). The pegasus takes a wild swing at Pixel, but swings too high, a strike easily ducked under.

 

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fire appreciation

Zee enters the compound through the hole and starts for the main big building in the center. As she gets close, she pulls out her pistol and shoots the goon in her way, not wanting to be slowed down by little annoyances like flammable gang members.

Energy pistol

Edited April 14 by Digodragon (see edit history)

[igordragonian12]

Thankfully, this goon seemed as much of a failure as Forest Grump.

Deepwood wave at Gale.

 

"Tnx Doc!"

and then flap his wings to to fly, give a long and blood chilling bat screech,and then dive his gauntleted punch into the goon's face.

 

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EEEEEEE(intimidation)

Dental Care Punch

Ouch/DamageTrick attack

[BlueHamsterBean]

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Gale maintains her position above the battlefield, nodding quickly and professionally to Forest as she looks for another opportunity to get in a shot.

She eventually finds what she believes is the right moment and takes a shot at the goon on Forest. The shot goes straight for his neck in an attempt to at least distract the guy once again, though not delivering nearly as well as before)
(Using Clever Feint once again as before. Rolled a 10 bluff, so I think that fails against either DC. The target is flat footed against my attack, but not the party's next attacks once my last Clever Feint wears off)

She also maneuvers to cover the moon in the goon's sight to temporarily reduce his vision a bit (used Get Em as a move action to give allies and herself +1 to hit against him)

(Pulsecaster attack: 15 to hit, 1 damage :p )