Worse Than the Disease OOC

[u-b]

Yeah, your Tracking roll tells any activity here was entirely done underground. No-one used the ladder or elevator. In addition, you can tell most of the activity was centered around the west, and narrow it down to one door in particular as where most people were coming in and out.

Is it the same or a different door than the one our guy ran through?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Is it the same or a different door than the one our guy ran through?

Different one.

[Volthawk]

A thought, while we're considering buying equipment: A while back, we were discussing getting Richard an entry shield. Given we're increasingly finding ourselves having to push into enemy-held positions, rather than being able to take them out from outside and force a surrender, maybe it's worth getting that shield (not sure if there's anything other than we'd need for this approach) so that if we end up in another "someone needs to move into a room that might have traps and/or people waiting to shoot" situation we have a better answer than just hoping we dodge well.

[u-b]

Yeah, absolutely. We do have the funds now, with the recent addition, but I'd first talk to the people around in case getting them to cooperate also requires some funds.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Be sure to note the book and page reference for the entry shield, not to mention the price (with TL modifiers).

[Shoot Da Moon]

Yeah, get the convo about your shopping out of the way now, Sean and Richard. Because when times passes, things will proceed. Tomorrow will be a busy day.

[u-b]

Yeah, get the convo about your shopping out of the way now, Sean and Richard. Because when times passes, things will proceed. Tomorrow will be a busy day.

The order is placed, but I think it's too late to sell stuff in the evening, so the morning it is.

The hotel will cost each member of the exiles' gang $5 equivalent in barter or bullets for the night.

We pay $10 per man and $5 per dog for both food and lodging. A total of 14 pistol cartridges.

Richard raises the possibility to Sean that perhaps they could go looking for some things to make the fabricator's job easier (and lower the price, he supposes) - there have to be batteries and power packs and such out there, even with time leading to many getting scavenged, and they've been able to hit up places that the average scavenger would steer clear of. It's more of a passing thought than a solid plan, mind, but he feels it's worth suggesting

Sean sees two problems with this approach. First, it would be highly non-deterministic, both in time spent and outcome achieved. Second, by now we seem to be more short on time than we are short on funds, so Sean is hesitant to spend more of the former to get more of the later. In fact, he is inclined to do it the other way around each time he has an opportunity. The production delay should not be counted as "time spent", because it does not prevent us from being busy with something.

[Shoot Da Moon]

A brand new day.

Richard feels deeply unwell, but he is not hobbled by the trouble. Yet.

[u-b]

Blue Bird's motorcycle is unflawed, for being worth full list price.

And a sidecar for $2000 base price?

[Volthawk]

(OC: Richard, you lose 2 HP to toxic damage. Tell me when your current HP is below 2/3 max.)

Richard's got 12 max HP, so that puts him at 10/12 and, unless other injury happens and assuming the loss is consistent (and a quick check of Basic throws up that if it is a disease, the loss can't be healed until he recovers), it'll be two more intervals before he gets below 2/3 (since the next 2HP will put him at exactly 2/3).

[Shoot Da Moon]

And a sidecar for $2000 base price?

Aye.

Sean does not manage to helpfully examine Richard. He thinks the man looks sick, but he can’t say with certainty more than that.

[Shoot Da Moon]

5 yards distance from the shooter.
You’re both still in the car. They might mean DR and it’s harder to hit you?

[u-b]

Will you allow or disallow fast-drawing the rifle from the car? I've made my fast-draw roll to see if your ruling makes a difference. It does.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Will you allow or disallow fast-drawing the rifle from the car? I've made my fast-draw roll to see if your ruling makes a difference. It does.

Yeah. The rifle is probably sitting in an accessible place in your car. You can Fast-Draw it.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Good news, your car is spared from the fire and so are you.
Bad news, the men with revolvers fled into cover and the fire is still quite blazing on the ground just near you (restricting movement).

[u-b]

The pistoleros moved into two different buildings, both 20 yards away from Sean and across the street from one another.

Weren't they all close to the flamer guy? Sean should be within 7 yards of the flamer guy. How wide is the street?

Also, should the flamer guy roll to be killed / knocked out?

Sean is currently at zero HP.

[Shoot Da Moon]

One of the pistoleros was close to the flamer guy. The other was across the street. The street is about 15 yards wide. The flamer guy is definitely out of the fight now. One arm gone, he’s either KO or dying.

I believe Sean has face DR 11?

[u-b]

I think that was 10 injury not 11.

Oh, indeed. That one point of DR might well pay for it now.

Anyway, I think your FP is ALMOST at exhausted level, reducing ST, Move and Dodge. Watch out for that.

Yeah, no more extra effort or I'm halved.

Now a question: what would be the options for Sean to seek out cover that do not involve close contact with the nearest pistolero? Do they seem any better than following that pistolero wherever he went?

[Volthawk]

So Richard's a few steps away from the car. Am I right in thinking that he currently can't see anyone - the pistoleros in the buildings, flamer guy down on the ground, and snipers off in the distance doing sneaky sniper things?

[Shoot Da Moon]

Now a question: what would be the options for Sean to seek out cover that do not involve close contact with the nearest pistolero? Do they seem any better than following that pistolero wherever he went?

Back into the smoke, then into the car. Following a pistolero is much less safe, considering.

So Richard's a few steps away from the car. Am I right in thinking that he currently can't see anyone - the pistoleros in the buildings, flamer guy down on the ground, and snipers off in the distance doing sneaky sniper things?

You can see the very first pistolero shot, you can see the flamer guy down, the snipers are probably too far off and camouflaged to spot without an actual Observation roll. The gunmen in the buildings are out of sight.

[Shoot Da Moon]

BTW, this forum has a rule about threads going to page 50 or something, right?

Because this thread and the dice roll thread are nearing 50.

[u-b]

BTW, this forum has a rule about threads going to page 50 or something, right?

Because this thread and the dice roll thread are nearing 50.

Yeah, new thread it is. And dice thread is almost full too.

[u-b]

The pistoleros moved into two different buildings, both 20 yards away from Sean Richard and across the street from one another.

The gunmen in the buildings are out of sight.

Those shots sounded bad, so Richard ran forward and firing...

I am not sure you can see the guys even after a move. You probably have seen them taking cover inside the buildings.

Speaking of buildings, are there any building entrances or corners anywhere near the smoke? Maybe where the first pistolero guy was? Sean thinks that, if the snipers had some sort of elevation or angle, trying to ride the car would be unsafe. Do they seem like they did? Do they seem like on the ground level further along the street? I know Sean does not have the exact locations, but maybe some hearing roll?

[Shoot Da Moon]

I am not sure you can see the guys even after a move. You probably have seen them taking cover inside the buildings.

Speaking of buildings, are there any building entrances or corners anywhere near the smoke? Maybe where the first pistolero guy was? Sean thinks that, if the snipers had some sort of elevation or angle, trying to ride the car would be unsafe. Do they seem like they did? Do they seem like on the ground level further along the street? I know Sean does not have the exact locations, but maybe some hearing roll?

No, only one of the buildings could be considered in the smoke, and its entrance is around the corner and 6 yards. In fat, I think it is what was supposed to be “the clinic”.

The snipers probably have elevation on you both. A turn of Observation roll at -8 could locate them.

Gonna start new threads, then.

[Shoot Da Moon]

How far exactly did Sean move this turn?

[u-b]

How far exactly did Sean move this turn?

Full move, 7 yards.

[Volthawk]

How far away are Richard and Sean now? Richard's about 7 or so yards from the car.

[u-b]

How far away are Richard and Sean now? Richard's about 7 or so yards from the car.

Sean should be at about the same distance, but a bit to the side. He took two moves forward after one move sideways. He used heroic charge then and will use straight move now, so will have sprint bonus next round for 8 yards total movement and intends to get in the car the round after that. Richard is slower, but has not acted this round, so can get in the car at about the same time unless he drags the pistolero guy, which is all sorts of dangerous, but might be of some benefit trying to understand the situation later on. The pistolero guy should be somewhere around and sniper guys are probably targeting Sean, but your call on this one.

[Shoot Da Moon]

Full move, 7 yards.

Being severely injured (less than 1/3 max HP) halves your Move and Dodge.

[u-b]

Being severely injured (less than 1/3 max HP) halves your Move and Dodge.

Oh, indeed. Then three yards it is and Sean needs 5 to get to the car, one extra to move into. Shjould be plenty of time to drag the enemy guy there as well. Does smoke allow Sean to roll Stealth or something to break the aim of those guys?