I didn't say it outright, but 'Peggy' is retired and resentful and won't be coming on this mission.
A fairly low Culture check would remind you that androids are no longer allowed to work in law enforcement any more due to restrictions on them hurting humans. It's really about anti-android sentiment, but it is masked as concerned about emotionless android violence.
'Peggy'/L337 has been recently retired from RAIN. His attitude changed when he looked in through the window during the mission briefing.
Right now, he's expressing mild curiosity in the mission to von Junzt.
By the way, if you look around outside of Barstow, there is a Peggy's and an Penny's close enough to each other. I'll try to find the place I've modified in my head for this on a map.
Okay, I took liberties, in my head, with this map. This is way more spread out than I'm thinking, but same general set-up.
The "Barstow Calico KOA" is the recharge station now.
Of the other buildings, the only that remain are Penny's and a rebranded version of the Peggy Sue's. The rest are shells.
I wish I had more time for adding proper maps, but the semester is almost over so maybe soon and, unless you guys really mess-up somehow, this we won't need a battle map for this spot anyhow.
Is anyone feeling stressed by the speed of this?
Let me/us know if you're feeling like it's going too fast. I always pause when there's life and death on the line, but sometimes I let non-threatening stuff happen more quickly.
I don't want to go so fast people are feeling like it's a burden though.
I think it's almost time for IX to make his entrance.
I think it's almost time for IX to make his entrance.
Last seen sleeping in the wreckage of Penny's.
If IX wants to be woken by the United Relief Agency's first patrol vehicle shining their lights in the diner, that could happen.
Okay, I took liberties, in my head, with this map. This is way more spread out than I'm thinking, but same general set-up.
Yeah, that would be one huge map - the real thing is about 10 times bigger than what I was imagining.
Are the bridges on the highway still up?
yeah, that would be one huge map - the real thing is about 10 times bigger than what I was imagining.
Are the bridges on the highway still up?
The bridges are still there. The convoy is planning to take highway 40 to the town of Chapel, where the Devil's Bridge Brigade is running a checkpoint and then from there heading into ARIZ-29, a refugee camp in the Coconino Forest area.
Don't look too closely, these places aren't exactly there yet. These maps must date back to when there was a functioning government.
As for why you might be heading this way, ARIZ-29 is a refugee camp, and you are refugees, or at least disguised as refugees. In 2085, there are still 30 or 40 million climate refugees are now homeless in North America. Most of these refugees are from areas like Florida and Louisiana, which are now mostly lost. You could have been heading to ARIZ-29.
Been a bit busy this weekend, but I don't have a problem if other people want to post and move the game along.
He'll get time to repair the energy weapons before all is packed up. It will be a long hot day though.
That's an awful check. If you want to role play your medical malpractice go ahead. Or, did you just dose yourself with medicine intended for a patient?
For the two-seater: one driver and one shooter.
Okay, so, did Zellgato just steer his car expertly towards the other car and then fail to leap out of the vehicle? I'm going to have to look up vehicle crash rules and damage and such ...
I thought I had been following along, but did not see the person to vehicle breakdown.
Who is where?
I never got into any vehicle before the action started, I'm still at the convoy.
Once we found out who was driving, I moved on to the first encounter. I don't want to rush anyone, but I also know people lose interest if a certain pace isn't maintained. I knew with this encounter you would be able to rearrange your seats anyhow as you had decisions to make.
I hope no one feels rushed. I'm enjoying this unexpected turn of events.
It turns out The Children of Gaia's special magic power is that they can control all of the seat belts in the world.
I couldn't find vehicle rules that covered this exact situation, but I figured at 18 KAC for the tires seemed reasonable and an 18 DC for keeping the vehicle on the road after taking damage. I didn't expect the driver to fail so badly.
It works. and someone got to have a little moment of awesome too boot.
If Archeron had said that he was shooting at the driver and I gave the driver concealment, that shot would have hit. What damage does a laser do when deflected off a mirror? I'm assuming that the driver has been at least temporarily blinded by the deflected blast and is out of this fight.
I added the RAIN files on NPCs to the top of campaign info.
No worries. I figured it was at least worth a shot. ehh? ehh?
Okay, I'll show myself out.
No worries. I figured it was at least worth a shot. ehh? ehh?
Okay, I'll show myself out.
I'm actually really asking. That shot would have made it past concealment, so the "bouncing off a mirror" thing could just be style and flair. Would a laser bounce off the mirror and do damage? Either way, the driver takes 10 damage and then von Junzt dazes him.
pictures are changeable now.
This is much better!
I was about to bring that up too, there aren't a lot of good bear avatars. Pleanty of cats and owlbears, and a couple of dire bears, but no just bear-bears.
That's a beary disheartening situation.
Shame you can't be Winnie the Pooh.
This isn't the best representation. But I like the glasses-and surprsingly few glasses pictures...
Just IX and Szreem to go. Are there any avatars that capture them?
I can see this group fitting in as post-apocalyptic refugees.
Went with a metaphorical picture. Unfortunately there weren't many mask avatars to choose from.
I posted earlier, I made a trick attack but rolled a natural 1 on the bluff check.
I saw that you posted.
Good choice of an avatar.
I don't know the buggy's laser qualities, so i'll take a shot with my normal from the buggy
For the laser on the buggy:
Mounted Artillery Laser
damage 2d6 F
Range 120 ft.
Critical: Burn 1d6
20 charges
Penetrating
Sorry for being less communicative the last few weeks. My father's health (whom I live with) has had a dramatic drop in health the last couple of weeks. We knew it was coming, he received a 'this is going to kill you' diagnosis a couple of years ago, but it wasn't expected this fast. The doctors think it might just be a temporary complication with some inflammation, but there's no guarantee and his new health condition is stressing me the f~*+ out.
Add on the fact that my last remaining Grandparent is just done though thankfully I am not her primary care provider (and doesn't that thought make me fill guilty.)
And now work has taken radical Covid-19 steps. Which admittedly since my father is 100% the 'this could kill you' demographic I don't 100% mind, but tomorrow is going to be a nightmare as we prepare.
So I guess you can say I am hyper-stressed right now, sorry.
Null sweat man. Sounds like it's pretty stressful, but be sure to take some time to relax though; all stress all the time is not good.
That's a lot to deal with. I'm sorry you're going through that.
This Covid-19 is going to mess up a lot of people's lives.
One of my students just told me she won't be coming back from March break because of a quarantine.
I'm preparing to move my classes online at short notice.
Ya, I'm guessing it won't be more than a month or two before all schools switch to remote classes.