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"Well, there's always time to discuss one's ship, isn't there? I mean, we aren't barbarians after all. Now myself, I enjoy flying a vessel that has enough thrust to..." Stiehle's knowledge of starships ranges far and wide, and the pilot is able to discuss anything from strategic maneuvering to the intricacies of the engines - and does just that for as long as the science officer needs.
to stall the enemy captain
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Mincey chimes in to her teammates over a closed channel. "While Darkwing chats up flyin' wit ole Smilze d'ere, howz 'bout one of youze udder folks scannin' dat ship d'ere and I'llze figger out wutz up wit dem astroids?"
The ysoki moves her appendages over the scanner controls, trying to scan the turret and surrounding asteroids to ascertain the extent of the potential threat.
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Having no trouble with locating the sensor feeds to the turrets Mincey scrambles them, taking over control doesn't seem to be an option..but now at least nobody can use them. Having some spare time and enough bandwidth Mincey also runs a general scan on the enemy ship and comes back with some additional information
RIVER RAT TIER 3
Medium explorer
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 2
AC 16; TL 16
HP 55; DT —; CT 10
Shields light 60 (forward 15, port 15, starboard 15, aft 15)
Attack (Forward) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4)
Power Core Arcus heavy (130 PCU)
Complement: 6 crew
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Mr Smiles continues to chat for a bit before the conversation winds down to this:
"I see from my scans that your crew contains several Ysoki, I'd like to extend an offer for them - and all of you if you wish - to join up with me and my crew"
"or...you leave. Either voluntarily or in pieces, your choice"
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Arratoi diverts a bit of the ship's computing power into his targeting solution, grits his teeth and fires the non-turret weapon!
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"He who strikes first and strikes hardest strikes last, Mr. Sidor. Mr. Smiles has decided it is time for talking to end so it is time to end him," Azara says.
He doesn't know a lot about starships or combat, but he can see that there is something going on with the targeting and does what he can to counteract it.
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Stiehle grins as the enemy captain's facade of peaceful intent dissolves entirely. Getting a jump on the other ship, the pilot skillfully maneuvers through the asteroids, taking full advantage of the extra energy coursing through the engines to come up along the port arc of the sleek enemy vessel, avoiding its forward guns and trying to make their own ship a difficult target for its turret.
(+2 to AC and TL)
for start of Round 2
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Propelled by the extra speed Onda managed to pry from your engines you appear in the River Rat's rear and unload your forward guns biting into their shields
Sidor ends up missing
Surprised by your bold maneuver the enemy is caught totally unaware and only able to turn their turret to return fire
Even with Sthiele's impressive flying they manage to get a lucky shot in
Enemy moves first and turns around to face you with all of it's guns
init
You guys
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Stiehle grins at Sidor. "One step ahead of you, watch this!"
vs DC 21 = Failure!
But the pilot curses as the enemy vessel wheels in place, bringing both of their guns to bear unexpectedly and it is all he can do to avoid a nasty crash. Still, the operative tries to make the best of the situation by steering the nimble Pegasus in a tight arc, bringing the enemy back into view in the forward arc, targeting her damaged starboard shields.
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As Sthiele passes right over the River Rat you can actually see one of the gunners in the turret look at you in surprise but he still manages to hit the fire button as you pass right in front of his guns
but he's a bit to eager to pull the trigger and ends up failing to hit
Onda encouraged by Azata fixes most of the damage done to your shields
Mincey shows you where to hit the enemy targeting systems
Arratoi fires the forward light particle beam at the target followed by Sidor both hits chew right through the enemies shields
and ends up just hitting you destroying most of the forward shields that were just restored
Enemy moves first
The River rat fires up it's thrusters and flies around the asteroids to come up behind you in an attempt to outflank you and to protect it's weak side.
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Putting his earlier failure behind him, Stiehle grins as the enemy tries to use the asteroid for cover. "Not so fast, Mr. Smiles. We've got a special delivery for you..."
Sliding the ship around the giant space rock, the operative brings the unshielded starboard arc of the enemy into their own forward quadrant while trying to avoid incoming fire. "Have at 'em, boys!" He calls out over the comms.
(+2 to AC and TL)
for start of Round 3
Forgot to also add the +1 piloting bonus the ship gives me on my last initiative roll, but I added it for this one.
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Mincey closes her sensor station and pulls up an engineering console.
"You boost da shields and I'llz takes care uv da guns!" she suggests to Onda.
Onda pauses long enough to give Mincey a withering stare.
"Growth and death, expansion and retreat, such is the nature of all reality. Our shields are falling but you can make them grow, Mr. Fritz," Azara calls out to the Ysoki as the indicators on the screens show the shields being ravaged again.
"VHAT DO YOU ZINK I AM DOING!?" Onda yells.
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Onda restores some more shields encouraged by Azzata
While Sthiele plots a course to intercept the River Rat, catching up to it's rear nicely.
Mincey boost your weapons
Unfortunately Arrotai misses with his lined up shot, it must be the extra power going his way that's throwing off his aim
and Sidor ends up barely missing as the River Rat zigs left when he expected it to zag right
The enemy returns fire
and even with the fancy flying your pilot is doing it's just not enough to evade that shot which blasts away your just restored shields leaving your front exposed.
Enemy moves first
Doing another circle around the cluster of asteroids the River Rat dissapear from your front view to appear again at your rear, this time it's weak shielded side covered by more of the asteroid
init
You guys
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"Life is a series of boulders which must be pushed up hills only to see them roll down again. Yet if we ever want to see the cycle broken and extend beyond the things which must be done again and again, we must do those things," Azara says, directing his words to Onda and, apparently, confident the Ysoki will understand.
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....even with the fancy flying your pilot is doing it's just not enough to evade that shot which blasts away your just restored shields leaving your front exposed.
"Life is a series of boulders which must be pushed up hills only to see them roll down again. Yet if we ever want to see the cycle broken and extend beyond the things which must be done again and again, we must do those things," Azara says, directing his words to Onda and, apparently, confident the Ysoki will understand.
"OCK! OUR FRONDAL IS FULLY NUDE! VE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!" screams Onda. Cursing and spitting he kicks the shield array punctuating each stilted word with a blow from the depths of his sole. "SDUBID... EQUINIFORM... ON... EIN... SDICK!"
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Stiehle frowns as the wily enemy pilot uses the shield to protect his weak side. Deciding on another try at a risky gambit, the pilot calls out on the comm to the gunners. "Be ready, target their starboard arc with that turret and the heavy forward lasers if this works. We're going to try another flyover."
Trusting in his skills, Stiehle veers the ship sharply around the asteroid and accelerates straight toward the enemy vessel, shooting past it and then banking hard to left, giving the enemy only their stronger port shields to target with their turret gun.
vs DC 21 = Success! *Whew!*
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Confident that Ondo will pour more power into the shields, Mincey pulls up a science console and prepares to balance the shields, distributing shield power evenly across each array...but somehow it doesn't end up working like she planned and nothing gets shifted around
Azara encourage Onda to restore some shields who does so
Thanks to some fancy flying you manage to hit the enemy where it hurts..and it realy hurts. Arratoi manages to land a hit that severally damage both their engines and their power cover
The damage is quickly amplified by Sidor knocking down a targeting antenna
but the gunner is too scared of his captain to effectively fire ..which also seems to apply to their engineer.
Enemy moves first
The River rat does a slow turn and ends up in your rear arc
Init
You guys
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Stiehle grins into the comms and calls out to Onda. "Sincerest apologies, engineer Fritz. Without your incredible work this pretty little ship would most certainly be scarred up with laser burns at best, and at worst we'd be drifting in the black with no power at all. Keep up the very fine work, my little furry friend!" He cuts the mic and chuckles aloud as he anticipates the angry ysoki's response to that last comment as he zips around the asteroid on the starboard side, again bringing the foundering enemy vessel into the forward arc of their own ship, doing what he can to make themselves a difficult target to track. "Let 'em have it, if their starboard shields are still down they're toast!" The operative calls out confidently.
(+2 to AC and TL)
for next round