[adamu]

@CoP - so many questions swirling around in my head, and all these people attacking us are stopping me from getting any answers!

Here is my tentative plan - very interested in what teammates (and GM?) think...

* Load everyone who wants to go into the van - so that's William and Al for sure, hopefully eTher will come along, and of course Jackhammer and Frenchie unless you have some other things you want to do.

* Bad guys' drones are mostly down, and their infantry is on foot and out on the highway - we seem to have eliminated most opposition back within the service area (parking lot surrounding food court/bathrooms/etc).

* So drive the van straight into the food court and crash it into the McHughes (at least based on the RL service area we're in, the frontage is all glass, and everything inside is plastic - only thing that should stop my van would be load-bearing pillars, and Al's Industrial Mechanic 6 should be enough to avoid those).

* As we crash through the kitchen, William (and eTher???) plus their bodyguards (Jackhammer/Frenchman) bail - I am hoping for minimal panopticon coverage/maximum confusion in there - and Al crashes out the back without slowing down.

* Al can then lead them on a merry chase while everyone gets away quietly in a stolen car. It's not that suicidal, really - their vehicles are down, most of their drones. If Isaint can do something about that sniper drone, then the best they can really do is watch me drive over a field until I find a road and then somewhere with enough cover to ditch the van to autopilot. Pretty optimistic, yeah, but a fighting chance I reckon.

Lots of crazy variables and assumptions, but I think it's one possible option to salvage what we can and get out of Dodge.

And then get some questions answered.

Thoughts???

[pistolgrip]

@CoP, Adamu -  I was honestly just going to punch the drek out of them until I ran out of edge and condition monitor. Oh, and thanks for reading. I'm hoping to update once a day.

[adamu]

@Pistol - ha ha, well, I don't know how good my plan is, but i do think it beats your Alamo scenario! The boy (at least) still needs us.

And yeah, I read your second installment, and heartily recommend it to everyone else! Can't wait to also see him in action, all old and in the present day!

[Jack_Spade]

@Aria

One stealth check coming up:
Stealth Check: 14d6t5 4 [14d6t5=4, 2, 2, 1, 6, 6, 4, 1, 5, 3, 5, 2, 4, 1]
If they are using thermal imaging, it's an additional 2 successes
Stealth Check(Thermal): 6d6t5 2 [6d6t5=1, 2, 6, 1, 4, 5]
Visual perception has a -3 modifier thanks to the RP poncho.

@adamu
sounds like a plan - my pocket decker Susi might even be able to hack a car for you - so it would be best to use the micro transceiver to tell the rest of the team about your plan.

[adamu]

Okay - don't know if eTher is coming, and certainly don't want to assume what actions Obi will take, so just set things up for my plan.

[obidancer]

Sounds like a good plan to me. The Frenchman will attempt to get eTher with us. He's a sucker for another dance!

[Csjarrat]

@escort. Cog is gonna delay his next action until either the boarders advance or that grenade gets lobbed down the corridor

[BrutusAurelius]

Are you guys waiting on me? If so I'm sorry, I was waiting for a good opportunity to join in.

[pistolgrip]

No, things tend to pause on weekends and Tribal runs a bit slow. Don't worry, you're good.

[BrutusAurelius]

No, things tend to pause on weekends and Tribal runs a bit slow. Don't worry, you're good.

Ok, good. I didn't want to hold up the game I'll probably post when one of the teams gets back to the base.

[Aria]

@CoP: sorry folks, I am working on things in the background... to keep you on your IC toes here's a brief summary from my side of the upcoming action so you can fill in the blanks, make some rolls etc...

2/3
Isaint shoots down the two drones
Jackhammer drags William out
Frenchman ‘talks’ to Spooks
Al drags William inside the van
Spooks wave their guns about and look pissed at being ignored
Isaint has to dodge incoming sniper fire (twice so I’ll need a second roll at -1 please), both miss, just!!!  Not much edge left though!
Roadmaster ‘vomits’ out more troops than you care to see!

2/4
Isaint sprinting for his bike (stealthily) – pretty sure you didn’t go on FD in the end?
Sniper drones repositioning

3/1
Isaint?  Using your earlier shot to disable the Roadmaster?
Frenchman assists eTher onto van
Al begins to hightail it towards the services building/café
Engine block shot from sniper drone using Ranger Arms SM-5 [A8, 14P, -9AP, SA, R(1), 15(c)], 5 hits!  Please resolve!
Troopers grenade the hell out of the lead car and the rest of eTher's sec forces...guess who's next???

@TB:

Will get to you too and push things along, @Brutus, feel free to post an IC from 'inside the Castle' or similar, there are rumours about some kind of raid going on and the sensor grid being jammed...this kind of thing has happened before and people are nervous!

[Jack_Spade]

Here's my actions for Round 3 while I'm offline:
Round 3

Ini 31
SImple action: Attribute Boost BOD: 7d6t5 4 [7d6t5=6, 4, 5, 6, 5, 2, 1]
Simple action: Observe in Detail (Visual) (Find Drone): 16d6t5 6[16d6t5=1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 1, 6, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4]
Free action: Adept Centering to cancel negative modifiers on that action for a total possible penalty of -9

Interrupt: -10 Ini, Full Defense

Ini 11
Complex Action: Stealth: Stealth Check: 14d6t5 5 [14d6t5=6, 2, 4, 1, 2, 6, 6, 3, 2, 3, 3, 6, 2, 6]
(-3 to visual perception checks to find Isaint)
Move 10 m to break line of sight again

Ini 1
Simple action: Aim
Free action: Adept Centering
Simple action: Shoot Sniper Drone 1:
8 AGI + 8 Skill +1 Aim (Hawk Eye reduces Extreme Range to Long, Adept Centering compensates Long Range modifiers)
Shoot Sniper Drone 1: 17d6t5 7 [17d6t5=6, 2, 5, 6, 1, 6, 6, 4, 1, 6, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4]
12 P AP 7 + Successes

Firing at the last possible action this round should hopefully give me time next round to change position again and stop the second sniper drone.

Edit: Ini Round 4: 16+4d6 33
+2 with Adrenalin Boost.

[adamu]

Troopers grenade the hell out of the lead car and the rest of eTher's sec forces...guess who's next???

Consarn it.

I was hoping the NeoNet guys would grenade the hell out of the troopers. Or at least get a single shot off, maybe keep their heads down and buy us, say, one or two extra microseconds.

Where did she find these guys?

[adamu]

Okay, first off initiative for this turn comes to a very crappy 15.

I'll drop that to five to do the -10 interrupt for Evasive Driving.

My remaining Complex Action will of course be to drive the van. I can make it forty meters this turn, and I'll be going across the lawn, to that will take me through the glass frontage in and the food court by the end of the turn.

With the Evasive Driving and my wound mod I have 17 dice to beat the sniper's 5 successes.
evasive driving vs. sniper drone: 17d6t5 5
Whew - just enough!

Not sure how many shots that thing can manage before it either is killed by Isaint or I get out of sight in the food court, so i won't post into the food court just yet.

[Aria]

Troopers grenade the hell out of the lead car and the rest of eTher's sec forces...guess who's next???

Consarn it.

I was hoping the NeoNet guys would grenade the hell out of the troopers. Or at least get a single shot off, maybe keep their heads down and buy us, say, one or two extra microseconds.

Where did she find these guys?

The front lot engaged the troops, that's what got them dead with extreme prejudice!