How many dogs? 2?
Two, yes. I presumed 'a couple of dogs' was pretty self-explanatory, my apologies. ;-P
Yes well some people where I am from say a couple when they mean a few. Just checking.
No worries... guess I'm more literal that way..
I am up for either one. What do you guys want?
I think we need to flee like the dogs we are. There's no telling how many reinforcements they have, although if we stay we may be able to glean information from the enemy force, assuming we win.
I think we need to know more. I would like to leave behind some eyes and then lead them away on a chase. Any volunteers to be left in the danger zone.
Hmm if it were a jungle environment, Smith would totally play games with these guys but its a desert. It is a bit dicey.
OK head for the hills then.
Basically 4 parts to every round of Chase.
1 Choose Strategy: This is supposed to be done in secret so I should hide my choice in spoilers.
2. Opposed skill check
3. Apply Advantages
4. Everyone gets to act in normal initiative order. Drivers only get 1 half action.
So after DM post his check and results are applied you can take your actions. Could shoot but range is far. Every point of lead is 50 feet. So there will be some range modifers. Not sure about aid another it is an action so maybe. Also Razor's sniper rifle is in the back FYI
hmmm, I suppose if Init isn't technically rolled then Distracting the driver won't help. I'll post soon
FYI I just realized that Razor is not trained in driving the large cargo trucks. So my rolls have a negative 6 modifier because of that. Meaning we only gained 1 point of lead and the range is 300. For every range increment beyond the first take a -2. So the AK47 has range of 125 so we are in 3rd range increment and those rolls have a -4 mod for range. Also the shots are probably going to hit the vehicle not the driver. It is possible to do a called shot on the driver but very difficult. -6 to attack. Then the driver does a Damage Save against DC10 +1/2 (Damage Caused - Vehicle Damage Save). If the vehicle fails 3 damage saves it is damaged and can't chase us. Another note is that vehicles do retain damage if the save is successful.
How do you know it is 300?
Lead for Vehicles of that size group is 50 feet per. Since you are at Lead 6, and not 7, it would be 300 feet. Otherwise, Razor has it right.
Is Smith using 3 round burst or attempting to fire three separate attacks? If using 3 round burst, you only have to roll once and if you beat the Defense by 5, you hit with 2 rounds, beat it by 10, hit with all three rounds.
hah, wish we knew that, but hey we don't know everything about each other, so its exciting :D
Three round burst makes the most sense.
Three round burst is a trick applied to a standard attack so it is a half action. Smith could fire two 3-round bursts in a round.
I had typed a long message detailing the difference between auto-fire and burst but then accidentally pressed backspace and lost it all.
Basically full auto mode should only be used by high level characters against very easy to hit NPCs. Unless you want to use some of the tactical actions such as Suppressive Fire or Strafe.
The two fire mode actions Autofire and Burst are described on pages 354 and 355 of the book.
Also of note the table on page 299 shows which firing modes the different types of weapons have. On that page it also states that switching between modes is a free action.
Essentially to hit the driver, Smith attacks with a -6 Called Shot, bringing his Init down by 5 next turn. Even with Burst Fire, it's tough. The hard part is he still has to beat the damage save to even be able to choose the driver...
well I'll admit this isn't my zone of play, but that's fine, I enjoy a good car chase, and gives Razor and Smith their time to shine :D
You might want to check on our scientist buddy.
fair point. when round 2 hits, I'll give him a once over
Hey guys, I think I mentioned a bit ago, but just as a reminder, on Monday the 21st I will be out of town and without my computer. I will have my phone and thus Wayfinder, but I won't promise anything. I will do my best to keep track though... I will be returning on 28th.
Have a great trip.
indeed, take care, and enjoy yourself!
yes have a great time.
So we are in a great cut scene until DM comes back.
Hoping this will resume soon.
me too
Where are we going next guys? You have some options... back to the medical camp, circle back to the dig site, hide in the desert, somewhere else...
Maybe we can find a cave to park the truck or something. Afghanistan is lousy with them. :)
Heck we can even spend the night in a cave. Torturing I mean interrogating our prisoner.
hmmmm, what time of day is it right now?
If we slap around the scientist a bit, and take a breather, we could move back to the site we recovered him from before dawn, and lie in wait to survey any more activity, but that's assuming that its late enough that we wouldn't see much activity.
Honestly, I think if we're going to spy on the area we were just at, we need to do so now.
I would think waiting until after dark would be best, get a position and then we could monitor what happens or something.
I'm good with that. So lets move the truck to a spot we can hoof it back to the site. If we have time to kill, we find a cave and hide in it, rest in shifts, then at dusk, we move out again.
Sound good?
i like that idea.
okay then, two out of three votes. There's the battle plan!
Okay, so then I can rewrite the post I made about your approach, editing out the truck, or we can move on and retcon out the truck being hidden somewhere.
The orbital retcannon has a targeting resolution, sir!
I didn't even see the update till just now XD
Honestly though if this is a nudge in the proper direction, to return to the camp, I am fine with it. I admit I was quite confused there fora few moments until I saw the date.
been sick the last few days, will catch up soon
Hope you are feeling better!
thanks! Overtime's kicking my butt right now, but I hope to respond and advance the plot myself in a day or two.
I think we need to know if Timothy can ID this guy before we move on
So is our next move to get back to the vehicle and head to the spot on the map?
I think I could talk to the Red Crescent director here to maybe figure out the why of it all, if I can think up the right angle.
You guys think that's sound?
swear to gawd, that if I level up, I'm taking a lvl in Snoop. Investimigation!