[Csjarrat]

___Mantis___
[spoiler]you forgot to add the -2 modifier for disorientation, but after checking thr rolls, i dont think it would affect the outcome this time anyway.[/spoiler]
Dropping the sustained spells, your shimmering chameleon coated form returns once more.
Focussing your energies into the metaplanes, you call forth a weak spirit of man.
Greetings, for what do you need my assistance?


___Lumen___
The sudden dropping of the invisibility spell immediately renders you visible again, the already alert dunk clearly shocked by the sudden appearance of an armed man charging down the jetty p[ushes him over the edge.
Two taser darts narrowly shoot by your head, crackling and discharging their capacitors as they sail by your ears.

[spoiler] Combat order:
Dunk: rea 7, ini 4 (11d6.hits(5)=5) 16 2IP
MMU Guard: 2ip (10d6.hits(5)=5) ini 15 2IP
MMU Driver: 8d6.hits(5)=0 ini 8
Wage Mage: 6d6.hits(5)=1 ini 7
Spirit of Man: 3IP (6d6.hits(5)=1) ini 7 3IP (astral)
Knives: Ini 7 2IP
Scawire, last in each pass (crit glitch)[/spoiler]

__Dunk___
After loosing two shots at knives, the shock begins to wear off.
Who the fuck are you?
[spoiler]actions:
comminucate, take aim, take aim[/spoiler]

___MMU guard___
Taking cover behind the van, protecting the mage from imminent explosion, he realises that the grenade was non-lethal.
He steps his perception sideways, looking for the suspects in the astral.
The glowing aura of Mantis and the accompanying spirit of man immediately draw his ire,
assensing 4, int 4 (8d6.hits(5)=2)
leaning out around the back end of the van, he lines up for a shot at Mantis
[spoiler]free: move
simple: shift perception
simple: assense/observe in detail[/spoiler]

___MMU driver___
Mantis hears the opening of the driver's side door, followed by boots hitting the ground and brief communication with the wage-mage.
[spoiler]Free: move/disembark
Simple, ready weapon
Simple, communicate[/spoiler]

___Wage Mage (7)___
2 known + spirit, corner and jetty. move.
Directing the driver towards the corner, the mage prepares to disrupt the spirit of man before it can act against his team.
[spoiler]banishing 3, magic 3 (8d6.hits(5)=2) 2 hits
force 3 (3d6.hits(5)=1) force 3 resistance 1 hit.
drain resist: log 4, wil 4 (8d6.hits(5)=4) no drain
[/spoiler]
Incantations and arcane sounding language emanate from the area of the van, and the spirit of man begins to fade as he attempts to return to the metaplanes with a ghostly howl.

___Spirit of man (7)___
{banished, mage acted first due to higher edge + intuition}

___Knives___
You're up

[Lumen]

Knives can't help but glare with rage at Dunk after hearing the crackling darts so close to his noggin but after taking a second for him to come around he realizes Dunk was not the enemy.  He then holds up his blades non-threateningly, palms towards Dunk.  "I'm 'alf the reason you're out here mate and if the other 'alf doesn't get down here now we're gonna leave his bullocks to the fuzz.  You got any more darts, I'm fresh out."

Hearing the commotion Mantis is causing Knives looks for something near by the boat to take cover behind and draws a ceramic knife ready to throw at any MMU coming down the jetty.

[spoiler]
Free Action: Talk

Simple Action 1: Take cover

Simple Action 2:  Draw thrown weapon
[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

___Mantis___
you're up

[Scawire]

Mantis's plan went a bit south. Drake I thought we were close enouph to the boat to be fine. I made my move too soon. With that Mantis decides he best leave the 2nd summoning to when he is on the boat and decides to go full defense as he RUNS to the boat then tries to take cover.

[spoiler]
Simple action: Run
Simple Action: Run (unless on the boat then take cover)
[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

___Mantis____
The urgency of the approaching footsteps gave wind to your stride, you bolt out of the cover of the corner across the open stretch of tarmac before you hit the river bank and the jetty down to the boat.


__Dunk___
A thick scottish accent belied his heritage, relief evident on his face.
Fuck me, scared the shite outta me. Some spare shots in that crate mate.
We gotta go, Now. Yester-fucking-day. Where's your pal?
He gestures to the back of the boat, several hip-height equipment lockers and a loaded drone rack covered the rear deck, providing ample cover to hide behind.
[spoiler]all actions spent on communication[/spoiler]

__MMU guard__
Bolting out of cover, Mantis' aura glowed with the stresses and turmoil of the day's events.
The guard, needing greater accuracy, returns his perception to the real world and takes a shot at the fleeing perp
[spoiler]exotic weapon 4, agi 5, smartgun 2, -4 camo, -2 running (5d6.hits(5)=3)
applied the -4 camo modifier here as he's already assensed you and observed you in the astral
your dodge/full defense please[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Knives and mantis for final passes of this turn[/spoiler]

[Scawire]

[spoiler]
Full defense sounds nice until you remember you don't have dodge or gymnastics.

Reaction 3
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4270742/ 1hit

I forgot the modifiers (sorry a bit scatter brain this morning)
Running +2, Wound -1 (not sure if disorientated -2 is there too) so +1 or -1 to the roll above. You know you roll Csjarrat.



[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

[spoiler]you forgot to add you +2 for running! (pg 159 sr4a) i rolled them for you and all i can say is: you lucky bastard. extra dice for running (2d6.hits(5)=2)
double sixes![/spoiler]
Knives, you're up

[Lumen]

"Brill mate!  Other one should be right behind me."  Knives hops in the back of the boat and ducks down next to the crates.  He opens one up looking for darts of the right caliber.  In his AR display he keep careful track of Mantis' position ready to alert Dunk as soon as Mantis was on the boat.

[spoiler]
I think this is how it would go down but let me know if you disagree CS.
Free Action: Take Cover

Simple Action 1: Open crate/look for ammo

Simple Action 2: Reload (assuming ammo is found)

I'll go ahead and roll initiative for next round.
Reaction 5 + Intuition 3 - DM 1- Disorientation 2 = 5d6
5d6.hits(5)=4 Sweet!

Initiative 9 IPs 2
[/spoiler]

[Scawire]

This life is going to get me geeked, you know how it goes geek the mage first, thing is that is me. Mantis does his best to run onto to the boat as fast as he can.

[spoiler]
Initiative (REA 2(3) + INT (Psyche) 2(3) - wound 1 - Disorientated 2 = 3

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4270850/ 1hit No glitch

INITIATIVE = 4 W 2passes
[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

___Lumen___
The equipment chest you opened looked more like a military surplus store. all sorts of survival and diving gear was stashed in here. Several concussion grenades as well as a light pistol + two clips of ammo were stashed underneath a drysuit and re-breather. A yamaha pulsar taser and two packs of 10 darts accompanied them.
The thumping of feet on wooden planks startled you out of your search. The subtle distortion of the street light re-assured you it was Mantis, hurtling down the ramp to the jetty at full tilt.

___Mantis___
Sprinting at full tilt, you feel a grazing blow to your right thigh, some kind of dart richocheting off your bike armour and hitting the tarmac to the side of you.
You barely care, you can see the boat now, almost feel its throbbing engines and your imminent freedom.
You vault the metal barrier and hit the decking at full tilt, jumping into the centre of the boat between Dunk and Knives.

balance test (bod + str with full modifiers please)

[spoiler]
Dunk: 11d6.hits(5)=4 ini 15, 2 IP
MMU guard: 10d6.hits(5)=1ini 11 2 IP
MMU Driver: 8d6.hits(5)=2 ini 10 1 IP
Wagemage: 6d6.hits(5)=3 ini 9 1 IP
Knives: ini 9 2IP
Mantis: 4 2IP
[/spoiler]

___Dunk_____
Feeling the boat rock with their new camouflaged arrival and Knives nod, he pulls his datajack and slams it into the console on the "bridge" area of the boat.
Almost immediately you feel the boat accelerate like hell, both engines kicking up huge tracts of white water. progress didn't occur until the small landing rope gave way with a huge crack, at which point you shot out into open water towards the ancient and looming tower bridge.
[spoiler]Jack in, control vehicle[/spoiler]

__MMU guard___
Cursing his target's luck, he runs to the river bank.
desperate to apprehend the fugitives, he snaps off a shot at Knives. The crack of the compressed air telling you this was no ordinary sport rifle.
[spoiler]Free, gesture to team (move move move gesture).
simple, run
simple, fire
exotic 4, agi 5, smartgun 2, -2 running, -3 moving vehicle (6d6.hits(5)=2)
Knives, reaction/dodge please at +5 (2 for partial cover and 3 for moving vehicle)
[/spoiler]

___MMU driver___
Reaching the river bank shortly after the guard, he spots the boat departing the jetty and snaps off a shot with his pistol. The crack of the compressed air confirms he is using a similar weapon to his colleague.
[spoiler]exotic 3, agi 4, smartgun 2, -2 running, -3 moving vehicle, -1 range (3d6.hits(5)=1)
dodge/rea test at +4 this time knives (-1 for defending previous action)[/spoiler]

__Knives + wage mage___
A third head pops up at the river bank alongside his colleagues, visibly pissed off that you'd evaded his team. He yammers something into his helmet and heads back away from the river bank.

[Lumen]

[Spoiler]
Taking full dodge.
Reaction 5 + Dodge 4 + Partial Cover 2 + Moving Vehicle 3 - DM 1 - Disoriented 2 = 11d6
11d6.hits(5)=5

Reaction 5 + Dodge 4 + Partial Cover 2 + Moving Vehicle 3 - DM 1 - Disoriented 2 - Already dodged 1 = 10d6
10d6.hits(5)=6
[/Spoiler]

Seeing the two rifles leveled at him Knives hits the deck.  After the two shots ring out he responds simply by raising one hand into the air and extending the middle finger.  *Gotta be better than that to stop me ya wankers!*

[Scawire]

Oh Thank the Scottish Queen I've hit the boat. It is nice to be leaving this part of London

[spoiler]
Body 4 + STR 3 - Wound (5s) 1 - Disorientated 2 = 4
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4271086/ 0 hits no glitch. Oh Drake in a Can.
[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

___Knives___
The projectiles thunk loudly into the engines and hull of the boat and are swallowed up by the white water they kick up.
Your one fingered salute must have pissed them off as two more projectiles are launched in your direction, but both fall short.
You see the water rise in short, but fat, white plumes. They have a heavy ballistic trajectory and a low range. These weren't your standard issue conventional weapons.
Once clear of the jetty, Dunk really opens up the taps. The din from the engines is unreal, the nose of the boat rises, slamming your prone frame into the back of the engine housing guards.

___Mantis___
The sudden acceleration of the boat throws you to the floor, sliding backwards towards knives and the rear equipment storage.

You both end up intertangled in a heap at the back of the boat as you reach the ominously ancient tower bridge, looking distinctly georgian against the neomodern skyline of the square mile.
[spoiler][/spoiler]
You take a second to breath, to let the adrenaline calm down, half expecting another onslaught to hit you. But it doesn't. You escaped.

[spoiler]Good work lads, combat ends. free to act as normal for the time being[/spoiler]

[Scawire]

Looks like we are out of the frying pan but have we landed in any fire best get a few things set in motion. Mantis first hooks up to the matrix sending a call to his bike to auto pilot it's self to the boat drop off spot.

[spoiler]
If I don't know the drop off location I'll ask the driver then send the info to the bike brain
[/spoiler]

Once the message has been sent Mantis leaves the bike to meet at the drop off location. Ok I best do some astral checks to see if we have any unwanted trails. Mantis decides to do a first look with an easy spirit an watcher should do the job with a limit of 1 hour since he is already sporting more strain on his body then he would like.

Mantis starts to form mana in his solar-plex when he has enough mana gathered he expels the mana into a silver astral sphere that quickly takes shape into a silver eye ball with wings.

[spoiler]
Summon Watcher
Summoning (man) 3 (5) + magic 3 - Wound(5s) 1 - Disorientated 2 = 3
VS
Nothing
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4271274/ 3 hits (I should have tryed for a big elemental)

Drain 1s
Will 5 + Logic (psyche) 5(7)( + Daredrenaline 1 = 14
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4271277/ 5 hits No Drain
[/spoiler]

With the watcher summoned Mantis gives his little helper his job. Ok Little friend I need you to watch the astral for anyone fallowing this boat.

[Scawire]

With the command sent to this mana constructed watcher and before he gets any bad news Mantis knows he better get ready for a fight. Since he is a Mystic not a full mage he needs spirits and they don't always come when you ask no matter how nice you are so best get his head back in the game. Mantis grabs his medkit and starts to go to work to get himself back to normal. Since he wants the best care he can get he does his best to guide the aid the medkit can give him.
[spoiler]
Medkits page 253 main book.

Logic (psyche) 5(7) ( 8 ) + Medkit R6 - wound (5s) 1 - disorientated 2 = 11d6
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4271372/ 5 hits

Threshold is 2 w/ 3 net hits above it.
Time is equal to the wound level in complex actions (5 complex actions and he is back in the game)
[/spoiler]