[Kontact]

[OOC: I figured I could do both of them at once since it's the same command.

Issue Comm and (System)
You give a short list of commands to an agent, drone, or device that accepts
your access ID as authorized to do so (p. 225). You may send the list
of commands to multiple recipients, but it must be the same list of commands;
different commands require the use of another Simple Action.

I assume grabbing the stun bat off the floor would take a ready weapon simple action also?


EDIT: Also just realized Walks forgot the +3 dice for the surprise.  That could potentially change the turn order, so I'll wait for a ruling on all counts before comiting to anything.

[inca1980]

@Cynthia:
[OOC: Roll surprise on the IP that you want to act on and why don't you also roll surprise for the Crushers too..  Your surprise roll has a +3.  To summerize people's initiative attributes: Guards1&2 went down from Initiative Attribute of 12 --> 10, Shaman has Init. Att. 8.  They each have perception rolls Percep 3+Int 4 + Distracted -2 + Traceless walk&ruthenium -4=1.  So if you want to sneak up on them, roll infiltration opposed to this.  The ones that tie or get more hits get a +3 to their surprise roll.  The surprise roll only affects who you can act against or react to, and who can act or react to you for actions you take that IP only i.e. if you have a greater than or equal to surprise score as someone then you can attack/help them.  Team doesn't need to roll surprise because they know your location through AR.]

@B.B.:
[OOC: good call, so you can use your simple action to grab your baton.  You have a free action left that you can use at any time.]

@Everyone
[OOC: remember also, if you don't have low-light vision, then you get a -2 to attacks, defenses, spellcasting, and any other action that is affected by visibility modifiers.  Ultrasound incurs only -1.]

[Kontact]

[OOC:  I though a surprise test was basically just an initiative test with benefits? edit: oh, my bad, it's like a pre-initiative initiative test.[/OOC]


"Woah!  Everybody calm down a little!" B.B. said as he turned off the two cybered guard's wired reflexes with a thought.

[OOC: Simple action to send the command to shut off their wires and run a full diagnostic to keep that cyber system busy.  Free action to speak.  Holding my 2nd simple action.  Also, is it still the case that I get good cover from being in the car? (see Damage and Passengers, p171 SR4a)  It's hard to keep cover and visibility straight for casting.  Ah, found it, p183 SR4a.  Cover is added to resistance rolls.   ...I wonder how that works for an active detection spell?  "I cast detect jerks."  "Well, any jerk not directly in your line of sight gets a +4 cover bonus to resist the detection."  Meh.  I leave it all to you to adjudicate.  I just doubt that Cynth could see B.B. to help him with counterspelling, what with him being in the back seat of the car.

[Walks Through Walls]

O.K. here we go.

Surprise tests She Who Walks Through Walls 8+3 for 11d6
11d6.hits(5) → [5,4,3,1,3,1,6,5,5,5,5] = (6)   
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The shaman 8d6
8d6.hits(5) → [6,2,2,1,5,1,6,4] = (3)
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the two guards 10d6
10d6.hits(5) → [1,1,6,4,4,5,5,6,3,3] = (4)
10d6.hits(5) → [6,2,6,1,3,1,3,4,3,2] = (2)
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So it looks like I got the drop on all of them. I am firing at the shaman with my taser.
9d6+2 for smartlink-2visability=9d6
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OOC the good news is since he didn't see me he doesn't get a dodge so the weak roll should still be a hit

I'll hold my second simple action and free action to see what happens at this point.

[inca1980]

 Initiative Score update: Combat Turn 1, IP 1: B.B.-13, Cynthia-12, Guard1-11, Guard2-10, Mercedes-10, Woofer-9, Shaman-8.

@Everyone:
[OOC: So if you guys are delaying actions, then because of the nature of play by post, you can't do real-time table-top interrupts effectively so we're just gonna have to say that you can't interrupt retroactively, otherwise i'd have to rewind constantly.  So if you delay an action, be aware that you can't interrupt anything that happens in between your current post and your next post, or in the middle of the action in one of my posts.  Sometimes a few characters act in one of my posts so keep that in mind when you delay actions.  The exception to this would be if you laid down a clear trigger...i.e. i'll shoot when I see so-and-so turn around, etc.  The other exception is if you're rolling defense rolls or declaring Full Defense.  This isn't considered interrupting.]

@B.B:
[OOC: yes you get good cover from the car but since the window is open you're not gonna get the armor of the vehicle unless you spend a free action (you can convert up to 1 simple action into a free) to duck out of LOS into full cover.  Of course your opponent could spend a free action to move right up to the window and reacquire LOS and be point-blank.]

@Cynthia:
[OOC: nice one! 8S coming in at Shaman and he has no defense roll so rolls Body 6 + 1/2 Impact armor 3=9 9d6.hits(5)=3.  He takes 5S damage.  Now he rolls to not get knocked unconcious: Body 6 + Will 5 = 11 (3) 11d6.hits(5)=4.  I forgot to apply 1/2 impact to that roll, but he still made it.  Regardless, he has a -2 DP modifier for 4 Combat turns in addition to his wound modifiers.  Now since you decided to delay your action and you didn't specify a trigger for it, then you can't retroactively take it in between actions i've already posted.]

Your bring your black Yamaha Pulsar which is immediately visible in your crystalline hand out from behind the wall and from your crouched position you unload a round into the back of the Shaman and as you see the arcs of current emanate from the dart, he jiggles, jerks and screams but remains standing.  You think to yourself that if it wasn't for his damned armor he'd have gone down as fast as Sam, the big troll.

[OOC: Guard1's Action Phase: He unloads a narrow long burst at Woofer with a simple action.  Agility 6 + Automatics (Assault rifles) 5 + Smartlink 2 + Recoil -5 + Gasvent 3=11 11d6.hits(5)=6...ouch.  He delays his free action and his other simple action.]

@Woofer
[OOC: I'll say you have partial cover cuz the trunk is still open so that's a +2 to your defense.  If you go Full Defense then even though you don't have dodge, you can add your gymnastics skill.  I would advise not using rule of six edge if you want to spend edge, first roll, then use edge to reroll misses if you're gonna use it.  Rule of six is only good with dicepools of 1-3, or if you have a high edge score.  If Guard1 still gets some net hits, the damage you must resist is 6DV + net hits + 5=11DV + net hits.  To see whether it's physical or stun though, compare 6DV + net hits to your Ballistic Armor - 1 AP....if it ends up being just stun remember to apply damage overflow into physical condition monitor.]

[OOC: after Woofer reacts it's Guard2's Action Phase]

[FastJack]

[OOC: Could I suggest that during combat, you keep reposting the Initiative scores at the beginning Inca? Maybe boldface who's next? Might make it easier to track whose turn it is. As for Mercedes, she's just waiting for her turn to try to use Commanding Voice on the orks.]

[inca1980]

[OOC: good idea Initiative Score update: CT 1, IP 1: B.B.-13, Cynthia-12, Guard1-11, Guard2-10, Mercedes-10, Woofer-9, Shaman-5.

The Bold faced one is the person's who's action phase we're currently on when the Intiative update is given.  I don't want to go to far ahead, cuz otherwise Woofer be rolling for stuff in the middle of Mercedes turn, and it'll get a little jumbled up so i'm waiting for Woofer.

[FastJack]

[OOC: Would I go before Guard2 since we're tied? The Command I'm going to give ("Drop your guns!") would (hopefully) prevent him from firing.]

[Sludig]

Woofer drops down lower to use the trunk ((full defense.))

[inca1980]

@Woofer:
[OOC: alright, so then make the appropriate defense rolls.  You still only get the bonus of partial cover(+2) and once your Action Phase comes up you can use the free action you have left to take cover (Full D is a complex).  So your Full Defense roll will be Reaction+Gymnatics+Partial Cover 2.]

[Walks Through Walls]

I'll fire my second shot at guard number 2 since he hasn't acted yet.

so I have 7d6 now that I have a -2 for second target

7d6.hits(5) → [3,4,1,6,6,3,6] = (3)  Hit him better than the shaman with fewer dice 
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I'll sub-vocalize "Mercedes you need to finish the mage. If he gets a spell off we are in trouble."

[inca1980]

Initiative Score update: CT 1, IP 1: B.B.-13, Cynthia-12, Guard1-11, Guard2-10, Mercedes-10, Woofer-9, Shaman-5.
@Cynthia:
[OOC:You forgot to factor in -1 recoil as well.  Taking the last 6 off your roll, that's 2 net hits.  Guard1's damage resistance: Body 7 + 1/2 Impact Armor 3=10 10d6.hits(5)=2.  8S is brought to 6S.  He rolls to not go unconscious: Body 7 + Will 3 + 1/2 Impact Arm. 3=13 (3) 13d6.hits(5)=5  He has -2 disorientation modifier for 4 combat turns in addition to wound modifiers.  That knocks his initiative score down with the -2 wound modifier and now it's Mercedes turn.  Nice save!  You have a free action left.]

As soon as you get off the first round from your Pulsar you see the Crusher closest to you and Mercedes whip around and point his smartlinked AK at her, you let off another round shifted slightly to the left in order to hit him.  The dart hits him squarely in the chest and he screams out as current arcs over him buying a little time and giving Mercedes an opening.  

Initiative Score update: CT 1, IP 1: B.B.-13, Cynthia-12, Guard1-11, Mercedes-10, Woofer-9, Guard2-8, Shaman-5.

@Mercedes:
[OOC: don't act until Woofer has rolled his defense.]

[Sludig]

((OOC: Here's the roll 8d6.hits(5) → [2,6,2,5,3,2,1,3] = (2) for the dodge, and the resist 11d6.hits(5) → [1,5,2,1,5,4,3,4,6,1,6] = (4)
 ))

[FastJack]

[OOC: 6 hits - 2 Dodge = 4 net hits. 6P + 4 + 5 = 15P DV - 4 Resist = 11 P

...

You've got a condition monitor of 10?

...

You're not dead... If we can finish this quick.]

Mercedes watches the ork tear into Marcus' body with automatic fire and her eyes go a little cold. Taken a deep breath, she channels her magic into her voice, targeting all three orks "DROP YOU GUNS AND SURRENDER!"

Commanding Voice, opposed by the largest dice pool among the others of Willpower + Leadership + 2 (additional targets) (15d6.hits(5)=6)

[OOC: If successful, either they do as told or are confused (-1 modifer per net hit for all tests). And, just so you know, I'd been playing with the idea that Mercedes has a bit of crush on Woofer... If it's REALLY bad, Pacifism might go out the window.]

[Kontact]

Having heard the chattering of the AK go off behind him, B.B. knew this was now a shooting war, so time was not on their side.  He hunkered down to the floor and snatched up his machine pistol, mentally disengaging the safety.

[OOC: that's my held action.