Vaylar Rising — IC

[FinalTemplar]

Tristan takes a moment, looking at the pile of activated guns around him. "Yeah, I've still got it." He says, smirking to himself. Finally he grabs the combat shotgun, and attempts to fix it.

Mechanics

Combat shotgun: [2d6+3]=7+3=10

[Namelessjake]

As you continue to work, you hear the sound of a big round of applause come from the stage once more. Checking the time, you see it is now four minutes to midnight. Thankfully though, all eyes have been fixed on Vibol below, with no one walking in on you ransacking the exhibit.

Open Cases And Their Contents

Case 1
Rifle, enc 2
Rifle, enc 2
Combat Rifle, enc 2 - Reactivated
3 Rifle Magazines, 6/6, enc #1
2 Combat Rifle Magazines, 30/30 enc #1
20 Rounds of Ammunition, enc #1

Case 4
Woven Body Armor, enc 2
Woven Body Armor, enc 2
Woven Body Armor, enc 2
Backpack (TL4), enc 0

Case 5
Heavy Machine Gun, enc 3
Light Machine Gun, enc 2 - Reactivated - Loaded 10/10
3 Cans of Machine Gun Ammo, enc 1 each (each provides enough for 10 rounds of firing)

Case 6
Sniper Rifle, enc 2 - Reactivated
12 Rounds of Ammunition, enc #1
Semi-Auto Pistol, enc 1 - Reactivated
1 Semi-Auto Pistol Magazine, 12/12, enc 1
Woven Body Armor, enc 2
Backpack (TL4), enc 0

Case 7
Shotgun, enc 2
Combat Shotgun, enc 2 - Reactivated
20 Shotgun Shells, enc #1

Case 8
Rifle, enc 2
Rifle, enc 2
Combat Rifle, enc 2 - Broken
2 Rifle Magazines, 6/6, enc #1
1 Combat Rifle Magazines, 30/30 enc 1
30 Rounds of Ammunition, enc #1

Case 9
Semi-Auto Pistol, enc 1 - Reactivated
Semi-Auto Pistol, enc 1 - Reactivated
Revolver, enc 1 - Reactivated Taken by Tristan
Submachine gun, enc 1 - Reactivated
3 Semi-Auto Pistol Magazine, 12/12, enc #1
1 Submachine Gun Magazine, 20/20, enc 1
60 Rounds of Ammunition, enc #1

[BartNL]

Seeing the others manage to break into the cases with more ease, and starting to repair and load the weapons makes John feel confident about the group, rushed and incompetent at the same time.
"There, fixed us some armour." John says as the third case reveals it's contents.

Mechanics

Dex/Sneak to pick the lock on case 3.[2d6]=8

If the sword has some plaque/description, I want John to swipe that too.

[Namelessjake]

John

You see that the case identifies its contents as the belongings of one Captain Ankarl Ibsen and date back to 3062. Ibsen commanded a famous surface ship in the Escriosian Unification wars, in the navy of the nation state than would eventually succeed in subjugating the entire planet and become the Escriosian Diktat. Purely a ceremonial weapon, the blade is adorned with intricate etchings while the handle has a gold relief.

[ratwizard]

Antoine grabs a few of the backpacks, scrambling to get them loaded in a quick manner. "Grab whatever you fancy and find a mag. I'll work on packing up the rest," he suggests.

OOC

Listing of all available gear

I recommend grabbing a long-gun, a side-arm, and some armor, with warriors opting for the Combat Shotgun and LMG.

Activated Guns



Armor

[Scratcherclaw]

Seeing the clock drawing closer to midnight, Sven pushes it into overtime with the last two cases. Might as well, right? Free for the taking. "Couple more here," he says, working quickly to put on one of the combat uniforms and snagging the prepped submachine gun.

Mechanics

Dex/Sneak on Case 2:[2d6+2]=12+2=14
Dex/Sneak on Case 10:[2d6+2]=7+2=9

Claiming Combat Field Uniform & Reactivated SMG, and 2 mags

[FinalTemplar]

Tristan turns the revolver's safety on and tucks it in the back of his pants. He grabs one of the semi-auto pistols, clicks on the safety, and tosses it to Em. Then, he grabs the sniper rifle and gives it one last look-over, then grabs a case of ammunition. "I think we'll find it's about time. Ready to move?" He asks. The sudden surge of confidence he has washing over him has temporarily displaced the dread in his stomach.

ooc

In total, I'm grabbing:
- Revolver (case 9), load 6 bullets (from case 6.)
- Sniper Rifle (case 6), load single shot. (from case 6.)
- Semi-Auto Pistol (case 6), load 12-shot mag, (case 6.)
- Will load up 60 rounds of ammunition in a box (from case 9, if there's time. Just trying to help carry what I can, don't think we'll need to/have time to open up extra ammo this combat.)
5 enc total.

[BartNL]

OOC

Can we have an update on the equipment situation? I like spreadsheets

[ratwizard]

OOC

See below for updated armory list.

John needs his SMG reactivated still.

I recommend the 3 backpacks (1 John brought from security room, 2 from cases) to go to Em, Sven, and Jug, the highest carrying capacity people. My suggestion is to stuff your Stowed inventory full of Rifles, Mags, ammo, and most importantly the Heavy Machine Gun + cans of ammo.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

[Namelessjake]

Inventories

Based on the above, this is what I make everyone's inventories. Note Jug has all their belongings as they were left in the museum overnight.

[Namelessjake]

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

[BartNL]

John loads up the backpack and starts loading guns for use.

OOC

Move Deactivated SMG, Stun Baton, Battery, Sword and plaque to backpack. Then hand it to someone with better strength.

[ratwizard]

With frantic hands, Antoine jams full magazines into several rifles from the various cases, neatly packing them into one of the military packs. He finds a pistol, loading it, before sliding it into his pocket. Hope I don't need this unless to scare someone off.

Inventory

Antoine is taking:

• Backpack from Case 4
  
• 2x Rifles from case 1
  
• 3x Rifle Mags from case 1
  
• 2x Rifles from case 8
  
• 1x Rifle Mag from case 8
  
• 1x Combat Rifle from case 8
  
• 1x Semi-Auto Pistol from case 3
  
• 1x Semi-Auto Pistol Mag from case 3
  

Loading the 4 Rifle Mags into the 4 Rifles.
Loading the 1 Semi-Auto Pistol Mag into the 1 Semi-Auto Pistol.

Stowing 3 Rifles, 1 broken Combat Rifle
Readying 1 Rifle
Readying 1 Semi-Auto Pistol Mag

End Result:

READIED (Capacity: 4/4)
1 | 3x Lazarus Patches
0 | Burner Compad
0 | 7x Tsunami
2 | Rifle (6/6)
1 | Semi-Auto Pistol (12/12)

STOWED (Capacity: 8/8)
2 | Combat Rifle (Broken)
2 | Rifle (6/6)
2 | Rifle (6/6)
2 | Rifle (6/6)

Remaining items to claim:

[Scratcherclaw]

With time running short, Sven follows Antoine's lead and works toward shoving what he can into his backpack. Are we really about to clean out this whole place? Someone's definitely getting fired after this. Won't be the security guys, at least.

Inventory

Backpack brought & readied
Taking bow, quiver, heavy machine gun & its 3 cans, shotgun & 20 shells, and third SMG mag

Readied (6/6)
Combat Field Uniform| 1 (Case 3)
Submachine Gun, 20/20| 1 (Case 9, Mag from Case 2)
Compad| 0
SMG Mag 20/20| 1 (Case 2)
Advanced Bow| 2 (Case 10)
Quiver 12/12| 1 (Case 10)
Backpack| 0


Stowed (13/13)
Stun Baton| 1
Metatool| 1
Dataslab| 1
Heavy Machine Gun| 3 (Case 5)
Ammo, MG, 3 cans| 3 (Case 5)
Shotgun| 2 (Case 7)
20x Shotgun Shells| 1 (Case 7)
1x SMG Mag 20/20| 1 (Case 9)

[greysigil]

With the cases opened, Jug moves to don the Combat Field Uniform, hooking it onto their chassis.

Once geared up, they open a panel on their frame and unfold a backpack and set it aside as they take the LMG and load it, stowing the additional cans in their bag. After that, they take a Combat shotgun and start loading it with shells, stowing the excess shells and slugs in an easily accessible compartment.

With their arms and armor taken care of, they set about finding the rest of the gear, setting the excess weapons and ammunition carefully in their bag.

Inventory

Equip = Combat Field Uniform
Ready = LMG [Loaded], Combat Shotgun [Loaded with Shells], one set of Shells
Stowed = LMG Ammo, any other weapons that need carried, any remaining ammo that needs carried

[FinalTemplar]

Tristan attempts to fix the last SMG.

Mechanics

Dex/Shoot = [2d6+3]=9+3=12.

[ratwizard]

While the others empty the rest of the cases, Antoine takes out the thin packet he had brought in his pocket containing the Tsunami from Shrimp. Well, been a while since I did any shit like this, he considers, eyeing it closely. At least it'll help with the tremble.

"Em, you're up," Antoine says, handing a few of the injector packs over. "We're close to midnight, here, everyone."

OOC

Humans, queue up for your voluntary application of Tsunami, a combat med requiring Heal-1 to administer. I have 7 and we can expend as many as needed. Priorities are Tristan and Sven, then Em and Antoine, then John.

TL;DR: +2 to hit rolls, 10 temp HP for 10 minutes.

Tsunami
"An emergency combat stim used to juice certain expendable soldiers before an assault, Tsunami fills them with a reckless disregard for pain and an intense aggressiveness. The short effect duration and difficult application limits its wider use, however. Subjects gain a Morale score of 12, 10 extra hit points for ten minutes and a +2 bonus on all hit rolls. At the end of the duration, they immediately lose those 10 hit points, which may leave them mortally wounded. Each application adds 2 System Strain to the target."

[Scratcherclaw]

"Mom always said not to do drugs," Sven says with a cheeky grin as he looks at the injector packs changing hands. He takes the second submachine gun from Tristan, shoving one of his spare magazines into it. Damn, now if this doesn't make me feel like a badass action hero. He hooks the guns into his belt, one on each side, and steps up to Em. "Hook me up with that good stuff, doc. Hope we won't need it, but safety first."

Inventory

Take second SMG, inserting readied SMG mag into it to keep my inventory in equilibrium

[Fialova]

As the others claim most of the remainder of the equipment, Em grabs the last backpack and the unclaimed armor, quickly donning one before stuffing the rest into the bag. "Lots of leftover armor here if anyone needs it," she says, leaving the backpack unzipped in case anyone needs one. "Alright Sven first," she continues, as she takes the Tsunami from Antoine and pops it in Sven's arm in an appropriate vein. "Next," she says once he's done, before administering more to the each of the rest of the group who want one in turn, finally applying one to herself after everyone else who wants it.

OOC/Mechanics

Take the combat rifle and all of its magazines. Also take the remaining backpack and all four woven body armors, allowing anyone else to snag one if needed. 

Use up to 5 of the 7 Tsunami to inject Sven, Tristan, Antoine, John, and herself. If anyone does not want to use it, let me know. Jug is ineligible due to: robot. All who take it now apply the effects:

Tsunami
"An emergency combat stim used to juice certain expendable soldiers before an assault, Tsunami fills them with a reckless disregard for pain and an intense aggressiveness. The short effect duration and difficult application limits its wider use, however. Subjects gain a Morale score of 12, 10 extra hit points for ten minutes and a +2 bonus on all hit rolls. At the end of the duration, they immediately lose those 10 hit points, which may leave them mortally wounded. Each application adds 2 System Strain to the target."

[ratwizard]

Antoine gasps as the shot of synthetic stimulants hits his bloodstream. Oh, that's quick. Burns, too. And soldiers do this shit on the reg? he wonders. Enough to make your brain turn to goo, I'd say.

"Alright," he manages, his breathing elevated. He can't help but notice his eyesight improving by the second as he reads one of the display cases from across the room. "Everybody ready to do this? John, where's your gun, man?" Antoine asks, turning toward the official.

[Scratcherclaw]

"Shit," Sven mutters as he feels the stimulant burning through his bloodstream. He clenches his fist, pushing through the pain. His pupils dilate as a level of intense focus and raw power take hold. "Yeah, let's do this. Hope it's a clean killshot, but we're ready if it's not." Hell of a way to ring in the new year. Let's do some fucking shots after this.

[greysigil]

Jug, hearing Antoine's comment, surveys the crew and confirms that John is the only one without a weapon. They take a step towards him, extending the Combat Shotgun towards him and opening the compartment with the spare shells. "Statement: If you require armament, please take this."

[Scratcherclaw]

Sven blinks a few times, surprised at Jug's words to John. He didn't grab anything? Not even a pistol?

[Namelessjake]

Inventories

Everything has now been removed from the cases and claimed as follows;

[BartNL]

"Hand me that second machine gun, Sven." John says muffled as he struggles trying on a set of historical Escrosian armor.

OOC

Ready SMG, Semi-Auto Pistol and a Woven body armor.
Have someone shoot me up with:
Tsunami
"An emergency combat stim used to juice certain expendable soldiers before an assault, Tsunami fills them with a reckless disregard for pain and an intense aggressiveness. The short effect duration and difficult application limits its wider use, however. Subjects gain a Morale score of 12, 10 extra hit points for ten minutes and a +2 bonus on all hit rolls. At the end of the duration, they immediately lose those 10 hit points, which may leave them mortally wounded. Each application adds 2 System Strain to the target."

[Scratcherclaw]

Sven frowns at John's request. And the dream's dead. Was fun while it lasted. He begrudgingly hands off the second SMG, finding it difficult to loosen his grip once John takes hold. He finally relents with gritted teeth. Maybe I can steal it back and he won't notice.

[ratwizard]

Antoine looks down at his Escriosian rifle, the instrument of death feeling clumsy and foreign in his hands. Might be good as a decoy. Last thing the Diktat needs to know is their 'terrorists' have a psionic angle.

"Once we hear the countdown, let's head in. Pull the trigger when the fireworks go off."

He heads toward the door, the last minutes weighing heavily on him. There's still time to run. I could be out of here before anything happens, before any more killing. The images of the slaughtered security guards come to him, the hole appearing in the back of the fleeing man's head. Antoine feels a lurch in his stomach. No. Too late for that. He disengages the safety on his rifle. I'm tired of running.

[greysigil]

Seeing John pass then by, Jug closes the compartment and retracts the shotgun, checking it and the LMG, disengaging the safeties and storing them on easily accessible places on their frame.

"Statement: Timing confirmed." They say after Antoine.

Their body hisses with mounting pressure once more, a sound that Antoine, Sven, and John have heard before. "Weapons systems ready. Activating Combat Mode." They output, their chassis once again assuming a more relaxed, fluid posture.

[Scratcherclaw]

"Just don't go all apeshit. Remember our target," Sven says as the hour approaches, not wanting any innocents caught in the fray. They might be rich assholes, but they're too drunk on champagne all the time to be a threat. He steels himself, readying the submachine gun for whatever comes next. Guess this is it.

[BartNL]

"We'll give them fireworks." John says with a slight grin. Tomorrow the news will speak of us as terrorists, but rumour on the street will be that the liberators have come.

[Namelessjake]

With tsunami coursing through your veins and Escriosian steel in your hands, you head towards the balcony. As you do, the lights dim and you hear Vibol start the countdown chant, the crowd enthusiastically joining in. You move up to the railings, giving you a view of the crowd below.

Vibol is still on stage, accompanied by a tall man in an Escriosian dress uniform, easily recognisable from the newsfeeds as Ethan Alegre - a Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian soldier, who won recently won a slew of medals in the opening of the war on Antheus, and Vibol's latest propaganda star. Several more Escriosian soldiers and officers are visible in the crowd, while you can see a pair of what look like body guards on either side of the stage. The officers are clearly armed with their sidearms, while the enlisted rank and file privileged enough to be here appear unarmed.

The countdown reaches its end and Kasi'mela welcomes in the new year with a cacophony of sound. The cheer from the crowd, the bang of confetti canons, the distant thunderclap of fireworks outside, and the eruption of gunfire from the balcony as you open fire.

Surprise Round!

Mechanics

Roll Initiative and take your surprise round actions.

Ground Floor Battle Map

Upper Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status

Next post will include Antoine maintaining his telekinetic armoury.

 

[FinalTemplar]

Tristan lines up his shot, training the rifle in on Vibol. He silently counts down with the crowd, making micro-adjustments to his aim. Five... four... three... He slows his breathing down in time with the counting and realizes at the last moment that he needs to adjust his aim. One. He thinks, letting the shot go as everyone cheers.

mechanics

Initiative: [1d8+2]=3+2=5
Standard Action: Shoot Gun. Sniper Rifle @ Vibol
To hit: [1d20+3]=8+3=11 (missed bonuses, 14 to hit total)
Damage: [2d8+3]=15+3=18.

Combat Block

Tristan Arkwright

Male Human Warrior 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 26
Height: 6'0
Weight: 185

Speed: 10 meters
Initiative: +2

AC: 18
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Mental: 15
HP: 6/6

Attack Bonuses: +1
Sniper Rifle: +3 to hit, 2d8+3
Unarmed: 1d20+3, 1d2+2

Ammunition Loaded:
Sniper Rifle: 1/1

Active Effects: none

Consumables:

Important Features:

Time to Rumble!: Once per scene I may choose to either negate a successful attack against me or turn a missed attack into a hit. This only applies to attacks I make, or are made against me.
Gunslinger: I can draw or holster a Stowed ranged weapon as an On Turn action. Additionally, I may add my Shoot skill level to a ranged weapon's damage roll.

[greysigil]

Jug approaches the railing, scans the crowd and internally marks the targets with weapons, and lines up the LMG to take a shot at Alegre.
"Targets Identified. Stabilizing firing platform. Target Lock Acquired."
A thought outputs as the countdown hits 3, seemingly unintentionally. "There are no heroes, in war. Firing." As Tristan's shot rings out, it is followed up by a burst of fire from the LMG.

Mechanics

Initiative: [1d8]=2
Standard Action: Firing LMG @ Alegre
To Hit: [1d20-1]=10-1=9
Spending Veteran's Luck to Auto-hit
Damage: [2d8]=11

[Namelessjake]

Mechanics

Tristan: Hits Vibol for 18 damage killing him.

Jug: Hits Alegre for 11 damage, as per Grey's roll.

[Scratcherclaw]

"Happy New Year!" Sven whispers with sarcastic excitement as he hears the click of Tristan's rifle. He looks to Alegre, a slight scowl on his face. Fucking traitor. And he'll just be the next Vibol if he makes it out of here. He takes aim, pulls the trigger, and releases a trio of bullets just after Jug.

Mechanics

Init: [1d8+1]=2+1=3

Main: Burst Fire on Ethan Alegre
Attack: [1d20+6]=15+6=21 vs AC = Hit
Damage: [1d8+2]=2+2=4

Move: Run toward south exit, using full movement

Combat Block

Sven Svensson

Male Human Adventurer (Warrior/Expert) 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 27
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 155lbs

Speed: 10 meters
Initiative: +1

AC: 14
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 15
HP: 8/8

Attack Bonuses: +1
Submachine Gun: 1d20+2 (+4 burst fire); 1d8 damage (+2 burst fire)
Unarmed: 1d20, 1d2+1

Ammunition Loaded:
Submachine Gun: 17/20

Active Effects: none

Consumables: Lift (Heal-0)

Important Features:

Partial Warrior: Gain +1 to attack at 1st and 5th levels. Gain 2 extra max HP each level.

Partial Expert: Gain an extra skill point for any non-combat, non-psychic skill with every level.

Close Combatant: I can use pistol-sized ranged weapons in melee without penalty. I ignore Shock damage from melee attacks, even when unarmored.

Connected: If I've spent a week in a not-entirely-hostile location, I can call upon one favor (up to mildly illegal) once per gameday.

Assassin: I can conceal an object no larger than a knife or pistol from anything less invasive than a strip search, including normal TL4 weapon detection devices. I can draw or produce this object as an On Turn action, and my point-blank ranged attacks made from surprise with this object cannot miss.

[ratwizard]

Antoine watches wide-eyed as Vibol and Alegre hit the ground from a flurry of rounds, the muzzle flashes around him almost looking like fireworks to match the ones overhead. Taking aim of his own, he spies a smattering of officers. With a snap of his fingers, an invisible needle spirals through the air, toward one of them.

Before he can even see the result of his deeds, he turns to make a break for the doors to the south. "C'mon, we got him," he pleads with the others. We got him. And that war hero scumbag too. Good riddance.

Mechanics

Initiative: [1d8+1]=4+1=5

Main

Attack Officer 3 with Telekinetic Rifle. Hits(?) AC 12 for 7 damage.
Telekinetic Rifle Attack: [1d20+4]=8+4=12
Telekinetic Rifle Damage: [1d10+2]=5+2=7

Move

Run full movement toward the southern exit.

Combat Block — Tone

Antoine "Tone" Anders

Male Human Psychic 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 43
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190

Speed: 30 meters
Initiative: +1

AC: 11 (17 with Telekinetic Armory)
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 15
HP: 2/2
Effort: 3/4

Attack Bonuses:
Telekinetic Rifle: 1d20+2, 1d10+2
Unarmed: Attack Roll, Damage Roll

Ammunition Loaded:
Telekinetic Rifle: 4/6

Active Effects: none

Consumables:

Important Features:

Telekinetic Manipulation: Commit Effort for the scene as a Main Action. Antoine can manipulate objects as if with both hands and can lift up to two hundred kilograms with this ability.

Telekinetic Armory: Commit Effort as an On Turn action to create either a rifle or advanced melee weapon as well as armor out of telekinetic force. The armor is AC 15 plus Telekinesis skill. The gear can be invisible.

Personal Apparition: Commit Effort for the scene as a Main Action. Antoine can teleport up to 10 meters.

[Fialova]

Em watches with a large grin on her face as first Vibol, and then Alegre, are gunned down where they stand. She quickly fires a burst towards one of the bodyguards on the stage before fleeing south with the others. Mission complete, now just to get out alive. Hopefully that ends up being much easier than it looks.

Spoiler

Initiative: [1d8]=5

Main Action: Burst fire at Bodyguard 2, [1d20+2]=4+2=6 = miss

Move Action: run full movement towards southern exit.

Combat Block Format

Sirula 'Em' Emerald

Female Human Expert 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 36
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160 lbs

Speed: 30 meters
Initiative: +0

AC: 15
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 14
HP: 7+10/7

Attack Bonuses:
Combat Rifle: 1d20-2 (1d20 burst mode), 1d12 damage (1d12+2 burst mode), range 
Stun Baton: 1d20-1, 1d8+1 damage, shock 1 vs AC 15
Unarmed: 1d20-2, 1d2+1 damage

Ammunition Loaded:
Combat Rifle: 30/30

Active Effects: 
* Tsunami - gain morale score of 12, +2 to hit, and 10 THP

Consumables:

[greysigil]

"Kill Confirmed. Providing Covering Fire For Retreat." Jug outputs, staying attentive to any pursuers while they make their way to the exit with their comrades.

Mechanics

Move Action: Running (in the 90s) along with the others, towards the south exit, bc I forgot that we have to get out of Dodge now.

[BartNL]

Mechanics

Initiative: [1d8]=4

Main action: Burst fire at Bodyguard 1 [1d20+2]=13+2=15
for [1d8+2]=3+2=5
Move action: Follow the rest of the group

[Namelessjake]

The cheers of the crowd quickly turn to screams, as the single sniper shot from Tristan drops Vibol, quickly followed by the chatter of automatic weapons fire as the rest of you open up. Alegre and one of Vibol's body guards are cut down, but Jug, Sven and John's hail of bullets before they even have a chance to react. Antoine manages to wing one of the officers, while Em's frantic burst of fire misses her target, with one of the crowd catching a stray round.

While most of the room devolves into panic, three of the Escriosian officers react quickly. Drawing their sidearms, all three hop up onto the stage to get an angle on you as you flee the balcony. You feel the air grow warm around you, as it is superheated by the invisible lasers that shoot past you, which blackened scorch marks causing the paint to peel on the wall behind you.

Round 1

Go: Antoine, Em, Tristan

Mechanics

Tristan: Shoots Vibol, hits, kills, moves (I'm assuming DIO just forgot about moving like Grey did).

Jug: Shoots Alegre, misses, Veteran's Luck, hits, moves.

Sven: Shoots Alegre, hits, kills, moves.

Tone: Shoots Officer 3, hits, moves.

Em: Shoots Bodyguard 2, misses, moves.

Stamps: Shoots Bodyguard 1, hits, kills, moves.

Enemies roll initiative.

Officer 2: moves up onto the stage, shoots at Tristan, 14 vs AC = miss.

Officer 3: moves up onto the stage, shoots at Stamps, 15 vs AC = hit for 2 damage.

Officer 7: moves up onto the stage, shoots at Tristan, critical miss.

Deucias Madani: Double move towards exit.

Officer 6: Double move towards exit.

Ground Floor Battle Map

Upper Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status

[FinalTemplar]

As Tristan runs he quickly adjusts his grip on the sniper rifle, holding it closer to the middle. His main hand pulls out the revolver he pocketed earlier and continues running toward the entrance hall stairs. "Stay close-" He says, never pausing his movements.

Mechanics

Move action: Move 5 squares (10 meters) toward the stairs, cutting corners where possible, and draw my Revolver.
Standard Action: Move 5 squares.
On-turn action: Stow sniper rifle.

Combat Block

Tristan Arkwright

Male Human Warrior 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 26
Height: 6'0
Weight: 185

Speed: 10 meters
Initiative: +2

AC: 18
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Mental: 15
HP: 6/6

Attack Bonuses: +1
Sniper Rifle: +4 to hit, 2d8+3
Revolver: +4 to hit, 1d8+3
Semi-Auto Pistol: +4 to Hit, 1d6+4
Unarmed: 1d20+?, 1d2+?

Ammunition Loaded:
Sniper Rifle: 0/1
Revolver: 6/6
Semi-Auto Pistol 12/12

Active Effects: +2 to Hit

Consumables:

Important Features:

Time to Rumble!: Once per scene I may choose to either negate a successful attack against me or turn a missed attack into a hit. This only applies to attacks I make, or are made against me.
Gunslinger: I can draw or holster a Stowed ranged weapon as an On Turn action. Additionally, I may add my Shoot skill level to a ranged weapon's damage roll.

[ratwizard]

"Keep going," Antoine manages, his breathing rapid from the sudden sprint and the stims running through his system. There's so many of them, he realizes.

Mechanics

Move & Main

Double-run as far as possible. Route: down the stairs, turn left, through Gift Shop, Order's Lament

Combat Block — Tone

Antoine "Tone" Anders

Male Human Psychic 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 43
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190

Speed: 30 meters
Initiative: +1

AC: 11 (17 with Telekinetic Armory)
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 15
HP: 2/2
Effort: 3/4

Attack Bonuses:
Telekinetic Rifle: 1d20+2, 1d10+2
Unarmed: Attack Roll, Damage Roll

Ammunition Loaded:
Telekinetic Rifle: 4/6

Active Effects: none

Consumables:

Important Features:

Telekinetic Manipulation: Commit Effort for the scene as a Main Action. Antoine can manipulate objects as if with both hands and can lift up to two hundred kilograms with this ability.

Telekinetic Armory: Commit Effort as an On Turn action to create either a rifle or advanced melee weapon as well as armor out of telekinetic force. The armor is AC 15 plus Telekinesis skill. The gear can be invisible.

Personal Apparition: Commit Effort for the scene as a Main Action. Antoine can teleport up to 10 meters.

 

[Fialova]

Hopefully the crowd keeps them at bay long enough to get out, Em thinks, as she spots the military officers firing back from below. She runs after the others, aiming to stay as close to her co-conspirators as possible as they flee towards their getaway vehicle.

Spoiler

Move + Main Action: double move, following the same path as Antoine

Combat Block Format

Sirula 'Em' Emerald

Female Human Expert 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 36
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160 lbs

Speed: 30 meters
Initiative: +0

AC: 15
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 14
HP: 7+10/7

Attack Bonuses:
Combat Rifle: 1d20-2 (1d20 burst mode), 1d12 damage (1d12+2 burst mode), range 
Stun Baton: 1d20-1, 1d8+1 damage, shock 1 vs AC 15
Unarmed: 1d20-2, 1d2+1 damage

Ammunition Loaded:
Combat Rifle: 27/30

Active Effects: 
* Tsunami - gain morale score of 12, +2 to hit, and 10 THP

Consumables:

[Namelessjake]

As Tristan, Antoine and Em reach the stairs in the lobby, they spot a terrified looking receptionist and Deucias, whose eyes go wide as he recognises Em having spoken to her earlier in the night before she donned body armour and a combat rifle. Meanwhile as people begin to run for cover, a couple of the soldiers are able to push through the crowd, making their way towards the stage where they grab the holstered weapons of Ethan Alegre and one of Vibol's bodyguards, arming themselves.

Round 1

Go: Stamps

Mechanics

Tristan: Double moves, stows.

Tone: Double moves.

Em: Double moves.

Soldier 2: Moves to take cover behind SE pillar.

Soldier 1: Moves up on to the stage next to Alegre and readies his laser pistol.

Soldier 7: Moves up to Bodyguard 1 and readies his mag pistol.

Julian Lynwood: Moves to take cover behind pillar.

Ground Floor Battle Map

Upper Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status

[BartNL]

John follows, and hides his gun away.

Mechanics

Double move, following the gang

[Namelessjake]

John follows the others as they sprint down the stairs, entering the museum gift shop and taking cover behind the register's counter. Meanwhile people continue to flee the centre of the hall, with three officers arriving at the entrance hall, taking cover as you go running past.

Round 1

Go: Sven

Mechanics

Moved Em, Tristan and Tone their additional 10m.

Stamps: Double moves.

Officer 1: Double moves to take cover by door to entrance hall.

Officer 8: Moves to take cover by door to entrance hall.

Officer 10: Double moves up to entrance hall reception desk.

Soldier 8: Double moves to the East.

Kamal Madani: Double moves to the West.

Ground Floor Battle Map

Upper Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status

[Scratcherclaw]

Adrenaline pumping, Sven continues bolting. Just a bit further. Fuck, I hope we all get out of here.

Mechanics

Double move, following the rest. And full movement this time! Not 10 meters!

Combat Block

Sven Svensson

Male Human Adventurer (Warrior/Expert) 1
Languages: Mandate
Age: 27
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 155lbs

Speed: 10 meters
Initiative: +1

AC: 14
Physical: 14
Evasion: 14
Will: 15
HP: 8/8

Attack Bonuses: +1
Submachine Gun: 1d20+2 (+4 burst fire); 1d8 damage (+2 burst fire)
Unarmed: 1d20, 1d2+1

Ammunition Loaded:
Submachine Gun: 17/20

Active Effects: none

Consumables: Lift (Heal-0)

Important Features:

Partial Warrior: Gain +1 to attack at 1st and 5th levels. Gain 2 extra max HP each level.

Partial Expert: Gain an extra skill point for any non-combat, non-psychic skill with every level.

Close Combatant: I can use pistol-sized ranged weapons in melee without penalty. I ignore Shock damage from melee attacks, even when unarmored.

Connected: If I've spent a week in a not-entirely-hostile location, I can call upon one favor (up to mildly illegal) once per gameday.

Assassin: I can conceal an object no larger than a knife or pistol from anything less invasive than a strip search, including normal TL4 weapon detection devices. I can draw or produce this object as an On Turn action, and my point-blank ranged attacks made from surprise with this object cannot miss.

[Namelessjake]

Vibol's remaining body guard takes a final shot at you as you flee the balcony, the mag pistol round whizzing over Jug's shoulder and splintering the wooden trim on the wall behind them. Another two officers run for the entrance hall, one stops to take cover behind the reception desk, gun at the ready, while the other seems to sprint straight for the exit, their weapon still holstered.

Round 1

Go: Jug

Mechanics

Sven: Double moves.

Bodyguard 2: Moves up on the stage, shoots at Jug, 11 vs AC = miss.

Officer 4: Double moves South.

Officer 5: Double moves South, takes cover behind reception desk.

Ground Floor Battle Map

Upper Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

All of the interior doors can be assumed to be propped open, to ease the movement of guests around the event, and can be closed or reopened if necessary with an on turn action. This excludes the red security doors, which require staff key cards for access and are closed, although with the exterior doors leading to the plaza and the courtyard.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status

 

[greysigil]

Incoming Fire. Taking Evasive Action.
Jug thunders around the corner and down the stairs, following the rest of the group. Upon reaching the door to the gift shop, they throw a free arm out to grab it and pull, slamming it closed behind them. "Breaking Line of Sight, Six o'Clock." They output, as they rush into the room.

Mechanics

Move+Standard: Full run, double move, downstairs into the Gift Shop
On-Turn: Interact with Door, closing it.

[Namelessjake]

As Jug joins you in the giftshop, kicking aside the doorstop and slamming the door shut behind them, you hear the sound of screaming joined by that of heavy footfall, as the crowd begins to surge towards the exit. Through the open door at the other end of the gift shop, you see those on the far sides of the hall from the doors chose instead to make a run for the exhibits and the pillars around the room, taking cover wherever they can.

Three panicked and wide eyed civilians even come running into the gift shop looking for a way out, only to scream more as they spot the five of you kitted out in combat armour and brandishing firearms, diving from cover behind the gift shop's shelves. Outside the door, through the noise of the crowd and the still playing celebratory music, you hear one of the soldiers by the pillar yell out to their comrades, clearly pointing towards your position.

Several of the officers who already fired at you from the stage respond, moving to fire through the doorway at Sven's exposed flank. Laser beams slice through the air around him, putting holes in the counter next to the blackmarketeer and singing his new armour, while one shot goes wide, cutting down a civilian out in the main hall as they try to run to safety.

Round 2

Go: Antoine, Em, Tristan

Mechanics

Jug: Double moves, closes door

Soldier 3: ?

Soldier 4: ?

Soldier 5: ?

Soldier 6: runs to the East.

Officer 9: ?

Crowd: run, hide, cower.

Officer 2: Moves next to the dead Civilian, shoots at Sven, 11 vs AC = miss, hits and kills a civilian.

Officer 3: Moves to the East, shoots at Sven, 5 vs AC = miss.

Officer 7: Moves SE towards pillar, shoots at Sven, 21 vs AC = hit for 4 damage.

Deucias Madani: ?

Officer 6: ?

Ground Floor Battle Map

Full Museum Maps

Ground Floor Map

Upper Floor Map

Map Info

Each square is 2m x 2m, however this is just for reference, you are not fixed rigidly to the grid and each person takes up 1m x 1m.

All of the interior doors can be assumed to be propped open, to ease the movement of guests around the event, and can be closed or reopened if necessary with an on turn action. This excludes the red security doors, which require staff key cards for access and are closed, although with the exterior doors leading to the plaza and the courtyard.

Enemy Info

Tobias Vibol: The head of the propaganda arm of the Escriosian government in Davonia, and your target.

Bodyguard: Vibol's personal bodyguards. Likely to be undercover military or police, they are probably armed with concealed weapons, and it is likely they are wearing some form of protective armour, either secured suit jackets or something else underneath their outfits.

Ethan Alegre: Kasi'mela local turned Escriosian war hero turned propaganda star. He is dressed in a military dress uniform with a visible side arm.

Officer: Adorned in dress uniforms, complete with side arms and, in a couple of cases, ceremonial swords. None of them are immediately recognisable to you as any of the top brass of the occupation, however they are certainly not far from the top of the totem pole.

Soldier: Regular enlisted of the Esriosian military, with enough political or professional connections to be granted an invite to this prestigious event. They are unarmed and wear the dress uniforms of their respective branches.

Julian Lynwood: The museum's curator who purchased Jug from Em the previous day.

Deucias Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Kamal Madani: One of the men Tristan and Em spoke to on the museum veranda.

Crowd: The rest of the crowd is composed of civilians from Escriosian and Vaylan high society. They are unlikely to be any threat. Many are probably innocent, just born into wealth and privilege, while many are likely highly complicit in the oppression of the occupiers. As most of the crowd would attempt to hide or flee at the outbreak of combat, I will process their actions in one go at the end of each round.

Status