Burlap would warn the locals about the Cyleerin. That's about it.
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Burlap climbs into the turret and heats it up. If he has a chance to bring real destruction on some of those bugs or any sort of nest they make, he figures it would be a service to all sentient races.
Burlap looks at their host and the guards with skepticism. ”Why’s that? Got something in there that’s allergic to weapon’s fire?”
"Was there some old technology here when you arrived?"
"How long has your colony been here?"
Burlap safeties his weapon and slings it across his shoulder. "I appreciate the save, sir. My name's Burlap. What's yours?"
Burlap takes up the rear-guard with his rifle set to 'Auto'. He's prepared to spray bullets if the bugs charge in. He yells to others as he backpedals toward the door. "Move! Move! Move your ass!"
While Clarissa treats his wound, Burlap refills the ammo in his spent clips. He doesn’t raise an eyebrow at the idea of the computer being recently used. ”No surprise. There ain’t much dust. Gear is in working order. And that image we saw showed a light on. There are people here. Maybe they’ve figured out how to work around those bugs and hide when the bugs come around. That said, we should probably secure the scout craft and maybe park it near Betty before the bugs recover from the bloody nose we gave’em. After that, we can worry about ‘helping’ the locals – if they even want help.” Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 20 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx x
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
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Rando, is that Heal SP, HP, or both?
Despite injuries, Burlap doesn’t believe in giving up the battlefield with an enemy still living. He notes the building the team is rushing toward. ”I’ll be there in a sec.” He sights down the barrel at the fleeing insect and fires. One bullet spangs off the creature’s carapace, the other finds the meat below.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 20 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
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The ysoki hustles beneath the branches of the tree, looking for a clean angle on either bug. He lines up a shot past Alzura’s shoulder and puts a bullet into her opponent.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 20 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
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Burlap’s barrel moves back and forth between targets, determining where to best apply bullets. Tango one, tango two… tango one, tango two… Burlap’s rifle speaks twice. The first bullet tears into the alpha insectoid threatening the team . The second bullet requires a little more precision. Burlap sends the shot between Tin Man and the Cap’n, grazing neither while still getting a piece of the bug attacking Alzura.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 20 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
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Cool. Will get a post up asap
Rando, what does 'D' and 'HD' mean? Damaged and Heavily Damaged? I'm debating target selection.
The gaping wound in his gut causes Burlap to reassess this fight. He debates smashing the insectoid with the butt of his rifle but he’s concerned the creature might eat it. Backpedaling away from the monster, he ejects the spent magazine, slaps in a fresh clip, and chambers a round. He sends a bullet into the monster’s face. ”Cherry! Does Tin Man do hand-to-hand? Cuz that’s coming his way, I think!”
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 20 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
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Just making sure I have this right... Burlap takes 12 SP and 6 HP damage from that bite, correct?
Burlap believes in diplomacy – but not when the other team is full of giant, raging, crickets. Then he believes in leading with lead… or (in this case) jacketed steel slugs flying at supersonic velocity. He toggles the selector to ‘auto’ and sets his finger on the trigger… His rifle speaks with a loud staccato chatter. Hot shell casings rain down on the ground. The bullets shred the undergrowth and catch a few of the insectoid intruders.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 32 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
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Thanks for the offer but I'll let my action stand. I'm anticipating that Alzura will want to be out front.
The ysoki growls at the medic standing directly in front of his rifle’s barrel. ”Juliet, duck or get your ass outta the way!” He shoulders the weapon’s butt and lifts it by the bipod before hustling into the open, looking for a clean angle on the enemy without any of the civilians getting in the way.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 32 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
Effects:
The map… Burlap has an automatic weapon. It can spray bullets in a cone. So, right now Clarissa and Alzura are in my direct line of fire. Cherry and Vael may also get hurt as they are close to the business end of the bullet hose. :) If we want to go free-for-all on battles, that’s fine. I’ll simply adjust my tactics to ‘Rambo-mode’. I’m gonna post my action based on the map staying pretty close to what it is now.
Brimble slides around to the other side – putting the vehicle between himself and the approaching… whatever-they-are. With the building at his back, it's a decent defensive position. He extends the bipod of his rifle and settles the weapon on the hood of the vehicle. He makes sure the bipod is well-set and leans into it, stabilizing it against the expected kickback. He keeps his finger on the selector switch, ready to go from ‘single’ to ‘auto’. It had been awhile since he lit a target up with fully automatic fire.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 32 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
Effects:
Burlap has remained largely silent during this escapade, quietly tagging along. The local noises are greeted by the ysoki clicking the selector switch on his rifle from ‘Safe’ to ‘Single’. He gauges the distance back to the Betty, in case they have to sprint. He grips the bipod for additional support.
Status: EAC:16 KAC:17 CMD:25| F+4 R+5 W+3
SP: 32 / 32
Bullets Total Rounds (100): xxx
Batteries Total Charges (130): xx
Sniper Batts (2):
C-Rifle Batts (1):
Effects:
The ysoki swivels the turret NNE as if he can magically see 1500 clicks. "Ruined, maybe, but not abandoned if someone left a light on."
From the turret, Burlap pops up, ”So, it seems someone knows where to hide. Maybe, once we’re in atmo we can pick up traces of the scout ship. Figure there must be something that drew the pilot to that place.” The ysoki keeps his eyes planet-side from the turret.
Burlap is more sober. "Based on that signal, Commander, let's say there is a splinter colony in the Eidolon system and they don't want to leave. Maybe they've never even seen a Cyleerin. Getting them out could take more than an invite. What are the Rules of Engagement, if push comes to shove?"
Burlap is updated.
I'm mostly done. I'll have him finished by the weekend.
Burlap wishes he could take all the credit for the shooting… but Betty seems to be an angry goddess when wounded. Her weapons slam into the enemy vessel with near-pinpoint accuracy. The gunner pats the gun and whispers, ”You get’em Betty.”
The enemy acted last in the last round. It's likely their science officer rebalanced their shields at that point. If so, then the front shields (where we pummeled them) are equal with the rest. I'm gonna keep on with the one-two punch, gambling the LPB can take down the shield and give the coiler a chance to ravage their vitals.
Off-mic, Burlap curses at the red lights on his status board. He quickly retasks the computer to aim assist the glitching particle beam trying to compensate for the tweak in the weapon’s alignment. He keys on the mic. ”LPB is gonna need repair but I’m still hot and ready on both weapons. Joy, find me a ripe target.” When the station’s missile slams into the nose of the vessel, Burlap’s target is picked. Burlap fires another duet of hyperspeed particles and metallic slugs. They deliver another hammer blow to the enemy ship.
Divert (Engineering Phase)
If you send it to the shields, restore an amount of Shield Points equal to 5% of the PCU rating of the starship’s power core, up to the shields’ maximum value. You can distribute the restored Shield Points across the shields’ four quadrants as you see fit. our PCU is 175 (with manufacturer's bonus) so 5% is 8.75 points to share among the shields.
Yep, 15 per quadrant.
Rebalancing shields sounds great.
Burlap was hoping to see the Sathar ship's atmo vent into space but watching the engine sputter provided a certain satisfaction. "Vaelorin, can we get an update on her shield status? Joy, see if you can get us in sight of any soft spots Vael ids. We do this right... girls'll be lining up for you boys."
I think you could just fly in a circle or move even a single hex to use evade. I haven't checked the map but staying within 10 hexes is great so that I don't draw a range penalty for the particle beam.
Kind of you, thanks!
Burlap fires both guns again. Unfortunately, he doesn’t accurately compensate for the Sathar ship’s movement across the distance. The beams only graze the enemy vessel.
I don't believe so. I'm also reasonably sure there are no 'flanking' bonuses (at least not in the core book). I think the only obvious bennie 'to hit' at low levels is the Captain using Encourage or Demand and the computer bonus.
I'll never say no to a Divert boost on guns. XD
The ysoki resists any urge to celebrate until the Sathar ship is either dead or fled. And he seriously has to wonder if the gunner aboard the station is near-sighted or they bought discount missiles. He silently prays that the station's next missile finds the target.
I’m trying to set the rules in my head, so… Betty has a Critical Threshold (CT) of 11. Even without scoring a critical hit on the hull, when the total hull damage exceeds a multiple of the CT (i.e. 11, 22, 33, etc.) then you’d roll on the Critical Damage Effect table to see which system is affected. There are three damage levels that appear in order each time that system takes a critical hit: Glitching, Malfunctioning, then Wrecked. Is that all correct?
”I’d trail the missile. If we can burn out an enemy shield, we can give that missile a shot into their soft underbelly.” Regardless of the Betty’s course, Burlap switches the firing sequence, gambling that a good strike with the particle beam might bring down one of the shields, allowing the adamantine-barreled Coilgun to really carve into the hull. He fires the weapons in a rapid one-two punch…
Couple of thoughts... First, I don't believe we need to be behind the enemy to take out their engine. Target System reads If you succeed [at the roll], choose one system (core, engines, life support, sensors, or weapons). The next attack made by your starship that hits the enemy ship scores a critical hit on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If that attack deals critical damage, it affects the chosen system. I'm mentioning that because charging behind the guy and diverting engine power to get that far has a couple disadvantages. It puts us well into the optimal range of that light laser cannon and their gunner is a good shot. It also decreases the potential damage our guns do when we divert power to engines not guns. On the 'good and bad side' attacking multiple shield facings gives us a chance to reduce their shields a bit quicker IF the base can hit the enemy. On the downside, wearing down multiple shields doesn't end the fight as quickly as damaging the hull. We should only be about 5 hull damage away from surpassing their critical threshold and causing a system to be damaged. So, I personally think we are better off following the friendly missile to get our guns in optimal range while staying outside the enemy's optimal range (I suggest H13). We have a chance of obliterating a shield so the friendly missile can strike harder. And if the enemy wants to get us into optimal fire range with their laser cannon, they have to fly toward us and get even closer to base's missiles. Finally, the initiative this round is key. It is us (punching a hole in the shield), then the base (sending a missile into that same spot), then the baddies. If the rolls go well, we (use + base) could land a devastating blow. Whatever course you set, please say you were doing the Evade action. That's my thinking but you're in the pilot seat. I'll do my post and list the variables for Rando to adjudicate.
It looks like you can define the length of the slide from 1 hex to your max distance. I'm not sure if you are allowed to combine it with the regular part of your move.
Maybe they figure blowing up the base will stop us?
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