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Exactly. So, plan B, block LOS from the probably-clint, be out of range of one Stinger and point blank on the other.
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Eye of Balor 2-3 Theo Key dropped his crosshairs over the medium-weight pirate ‘Mech that was creeping over the top of the ridgeline. While its lighter allies had been swift to use their jump jets, the medium ‘Mech had tried to approach with a modicum of stealth. As Prodigal and Ironhead both scrambled to get out of its line of fire, Theo engaged the lighter ‘Mech directly. The enemy ‘Mech’s head had a bit of a sinister feel, human but inhuman—like a soldier wearing a helmet to turn them into some holovid villain’s personal squad of shock troopers. A solid slug from Theo’s smoothbore autocannon crossed the distance in a flash to pulverize the enemy ‘Mech’s facial façade and shatter its transplex canopy, exposing delicate sensor suites and the cockpit itself to the open air. Despite the sudden, crippling viciousness of Theo’s attack, the pirate’s response was respectably quick. It wasted no time sending a shot from its lighter, rifled autocannon downrange; and followed up with shots from its medium lasers as well. Only one of the lasers missed; but while Theo’s Hoplite lost a little armor he still felt he’d gotten the better of that exchange. His was the toughest ‘Mech on the field, he had the armor to spare. His confident exultation was short lived, as the fourth pirate ‘Mech leapt into view. It was just barely visible between a sandstone hill and a towering outcrop of a much harder, likely igneous stone. A veteran campaigner, there were few enough BattleMechs that really gave Theo pause—but that silhouette was unmistakable. “Thunderbolt!” Theo called out a warning. A Thunderbolt probably couldn’t successfully engage the lance singlehandedly—but it wasn’t alone. As comparatively lightly armed as Stingers were, they were fast and distracting—and the now-faceless pirate Medium was no slouch in the speed department either. “drat,” Prodigal cursed. “There goes our weight advantage.”    Movement Phase Shooting Phase Mongoose (Player) - Torso-twists to threaten hex 0413! - Fires ER Large Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + (2 - 1 stabilized weapon =) 1 movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, missed! - Fires Small Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + (2 - 1 stabilized weapon =) 1 movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 7, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 4, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, missed! Sentinel (Player) - Fires Ultra Autocannon/5 (Ultra) at Unknown Medium BattleMech: Holds fire, no Line of Sight to target! - Fires Streak SRM-2 at Unknown Medium BattleMech: Holds fire, no Line of Sight to target! - Fires Small Laser at Unknown Medium BattleMech: Automatic miss, target out of range! Blackjack (Player) - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 8, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 11, hit Right Arm (3/8 armor remaining) - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 8, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 5, missed! Hoplite (Player) - Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Slug) at Unknown Medium BattleMech (2 Gunnery + 2 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Head (0/9 armor, 2/3 structure remaining)! Crit! Pilot hit! - - Unknown Medium BattleMech suffers a critical chance in Head: rolled 5, no critical hit sustained! - - Unknown Medium BattleMech must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 10, succeeds! - Fires Medium Laser at Unknown Medium BattleMech (2 Gunnery + 4 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Unknown Medium BattleMech (2 Gunnery + 4 range + 1 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 7, missed! Stinger #1 - Fires Medium Laser at Sentinel (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 5, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Sentinel (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 9): rolled 8, missed! Stinger #2 - Fires Medium Laser at Blackjack (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 2, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Blackjack (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 11): rolled 4, missed! Unknown Medium BattleMech - Fires Autocannon/5 at Hoplite (3 Gunnery + [2 - 1 Improved Targeting (Medium) = 1] range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 7): rolled 11, hit Left Torso (13/18 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Hoplite (3 Gunnery + [4 - 1 Improved Targeting (Long) = 3] range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 9, hit Center Torso (21/26 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Hoplite (3 Gunnery + [4 - 1 Improved Targeting (Long) = 3] range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 9): rolled 3, missed! Unknown Mech #4 - Holds fire! Melee Phase Sentinel (Player) - Kicks Stinger #1 (5 Piloting + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement - 2 kick = 8): rolled 8, hit Center Torso (4/12 armor remaining)! - - Stinger #1 must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 kicked = 5): rolled 8, succeeds! Heat Phase Mongoose (Player) - Gains 21 heat, sinks 20! Sentinel (Player) - Gains 2 heat, sinks 10! Blackjack (Player) - Gains 14 heat, sinks 18! Hoplite (Player) - Gains 2 heat, sinks 16! Stinger #1 - Gains 12 heat, sinks 10! Stinger #2 - Gains 12 heat, sinks 10! Unknown Medium BattleMech - Gains 9 heat, sinks 10! End Phase Next Turn’s Movement Phase: Enemy Thunderbolt revealed!   Map Link Objectives Primary Objective - Defeat or Drive Off All Enemies (0/4 BattleMechs) OR - Retreat in Good Order (0/4 SLDF Units Escaped) Player Status:     Ally Status: n/a OpForce Status:     Special Rules Going In Blind - Enemy units that are not in Line of Sight appear as blip markers, obscuring their facing. Their facing is still being tracked. Canyon Carver – A ‘Mech that fails a piloting test, falls prone, or otherwise becomes completely submerged in a water hex will also be swept 2 hexes downstream.
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Aug 24, 2023 21:00
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Donked straight in the noggin. Ouch
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Mongoose Going to double back to 0419 (Denies LOS to the medium and I think the heavy, long range for the other stinger) and see if we can't pin down the pest in our backfield. How much damage does a Mongoose punch for?
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Oh Jesus Christ! Do I want to be trading potshots with him? Because I get the feeling that would not end well. I could step onto 1318 and keep shooting with all of mah lazors, and then hide behind some big rocks on the next turn that he tries shooting... whaddayathink?
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Aug 24, 2023 22:31
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guess i botched my LOS but at least i kicked that stingo right in the gut also aaag t-bolt, those are pretty dang solid mechs...lots of ammo though
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Aug 24, 2023 23:17
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That'll wake Roger up!  Hoplite I'm considering just standing still and firing at the nearby Stinger. Can't really move far enough to get a move mod, and at least I have cover where I am.
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So, what's in that second ammo bay? Inferno LRMs or FASCAM LRMs?
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AJ_Impy posted:Mongoose one damage per ten tons rounded up, so 3dmg
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Sentinel Should be able to walk to 0413, face Purple Roger, and shoot at him. Not great move mods, but I'm not very exposed either.
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Just a little tap to knock the pilot out of the seat, now
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Orders submitted. 0419, harassing the stinger in 0320.
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Does the Multi-Trac quirk mean that the t-bold can split fire at no penalty?
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That's correct.
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Aug 25, 2023 03:24
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It's extremely unfortunate that the Clint put its back to high ground, otherwise pushing it into the water and watching the pilot drown to an autobreach if it falls over would be hilarious.
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Aug 25, 2023 06:20
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Oof, that Thunderbolt is bad news, especially since the pilot is 3/4. Try not to get in his LOS.
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Aug 25, 2023 06:35
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Scintilla posted:Oof, that Thunderbolt is bad news, especially since the pilot is 3/4. Try not to get in his LOS. Bad news is good salvage, if we're minded to collect, and if the ammunition doesn't go off. It's a lovely, easy to maintain heavy trooper, and whilst it poses a big threat, that's mitigated by the terrain given we're almost always aces.
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Eye of Balor 2-4 “drat—they’re pulling out the stops,” Ironhead cursed—then bit back a howl of agony as a brush from the enemy medium ‘Mech’s laser caused her transplex canopy to wilt and cave in. It didn’t breach; but the skin of her shoulder burned where a molten blob of it burned through the FLAK vest she wore over her cooling suit. Fortunately, the vest—and leaking coolant—quickly cooled the burn; but an open wound and toxic coolant would mean a day or three of discomfort in the Dimetrodon’s medbay later. Even with their own cockpit torn open, the enemy Mechwarrior was still an excellent shot. Ironhead’s own return fire was accurate enough, but her Streak SRMs still stubbornly refused to find a usable lock even as her autocannon punched enough holes in the enemy ‘Mech’s armor in ways that exposed how thin it really was. A good shot from the Hoplite’s heavy autocannon or the Mongoose’s large laser would surely have punched straight through; but her Sentinel just didn’t quite have the punch. In a vacuum their ‘Mechs were probably fairly evenly matched. The Sentinel likely had the edge at longer ranges, if it could do enough damage with its ultra autocannon before the ammo bin ran dry. The other ‘Mech had the advantage in close, where its lasers would cut her to ribbons. In the tight confines of the canyon, she might be in real trouble. “Stinger’s penetrated,” Prodigal called out. That was good—at least one of the Stingers was wide open. They were reasonably tough for their weight, but once their armor was holed a Stinger was an easy kill. “Press the—” Prodigal was interrupted by a crash that carried over their radio channels. She cursed, probably not realizing she was still broadcasting with priority. “—drat. drat, drat.”  Movement Phase Shooting Phase Mongoose (Player) - Torso-twists to threaten hex 0413! - Fires ER Large Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + [2 - 1 stabilized weapon = 1] movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 6, missed! - Fires Small Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + [2 - 1 stabilized weapon = 1] movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (9/12 armor remaining) - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #1 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 6, missed! Sentinel (Player) - Fires Ultra Autocannon/5 (Ultra) at Unknown Medium BattleMech ([4 - 1 autocannon specialist = 3] Gunnery + 0 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, with a cluster roll of 11: 2 shells hit Right Torso (1/6 armor remaining), Right Leg (3/8 armor remaining)! - Fires Streak SRM-2 at Unknown Medium BattleMech (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 1 movement + 3 enemy movement = 10): rolled 5, fails to lock-on! - Fires Small Laser at Unknown Medium BattleMech: Automatic miss, target out of range! Blackjack (Player) - No Line of Sight to Thunderbolt! Hoplite (Player) - Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Slug) at Stinger #1 (2 Gunnery + 0 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement = 5): rolled 5, hit Left Torso (0/10 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #1 (2 Gunnery + 0 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement = 5): Rolled 7, hit Center Torso (0/12 armor, 7/8 structure remaining)! Crit! - - Stinger #1 suffers a critical chance in Center Torso: rolled 5, no critical hit sustained! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #1 (2 Gunnery + 0 range + 0 movement + 3 enemy movement = 5): rolled 7, hit Right Leg (4/12 armor remaining)! Stinger #1 - Fires Medium Laser at Hoplite (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 7, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Hoplite (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover = 8): rolled 6, missed! Stinger #2 - Fires Medium Laser at Mongoose (4 Gunnery + 4 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 13): automatic miss! - Fires Medium Laser at Mongoose (4 Gunnery + 4 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement = 13): automatic miss! Unknown Medium BattleMech - Fires Autocannon/5 at Sentinel (3 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Leg (5/10 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Sentinel (3 Gunnery + [2 - 1 Improved Targeting (Medium) = 1] range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 7): rolled 9, hit Head (4/9 armor remaining)! Pilot hit! - - Sentinel must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 10, succeeded! - Fires Medium Laser at Sentinel (3 Gunnery + [2 - 1 Improved Targeting (Medium) = 1] range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 7): rolled 7, hit Left Leg (0/10 armor remaining)! Thunderbolt - Fires LRM-15 at Hoplite (3 Gunnery + 4 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 9, missed! Melee Phase Mongoose (Player) - Punches Stinger #1 (4 Piloting + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): rolled 3, missed! Stinger #1 - Kicks Mongoose (5 Piloting + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 kick = 8): rolled 8, hit Head (5/9 armor remaining)! Pilot hit! - - Mongoose must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 4, succeeded! - - Mongoose must pass a piloting test (4 Piloting + 1 Kicked = 5): rolled 12, succeeded! Heat Phase Mongoose (Player) - Gains 18 heat, sinks 20! Sentinel (Player) - Gains 5 heat, sinks 10! Blackjack (Player) - Gains 1 heat, sinks 18! Hoplite (Player) - Gains 8 heat, sinks 16! Stinger #1 - Gains 12 heat, sinks 10! Overheating! Stinger #2 - Gains 12 heat, sinks 10! Overheating! Unknown Medium BattleMech - Gains 13 heat, sinks 10! Thunderbolt - Gains 9 heat, sinks 15! End Phase Next Turn’s Movement Phase:  Map Link Objectives Primary Objective - Defeat or Drive Off All Enemies (0/4 BattleMechs) OR - Retreat in Good Order (0/4 SLDF Units Escaped) Player Status:    Ally Status: n/a OpForce Status:     Special Rules Going In Blind - Enemy units that are not in Line of Sight appear as blip markers, obscuring their facing. Their facing is still being tracked. 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The dice thirst, they don't quite have the tools or the desperation yet, but they soon will taste blood again.
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"hey stingbad, i need to be kicked in the head!" blackjack has the incredibly spicy option of just charging forward to use the flamers on the thunderbolt  PTN, are we using the rule where flamers cause damage and heat, or the vanilla rule where you have to chose which one you're doing?
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dome and counter-dome
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It's the injustice foot
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biosterous posted:PTN, are we using the rule where flamers cause damage and heat, or the vanilla rule where you have to chose which one you're doing? Vanilla
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I knew the risk I was taking, deemed it worth taking. This turn I get to kick without risk of being kicked and with a better move mod, against the side with the damaged leg. Orders sent to that effect, taking hex 0725. PTN: Last turn I was accurately listed as being at heat 1, this turn I generated 18 and sunk 20. Card still shows heat 1.
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Should I go for the T-Bolt, or turn around and go for the purple thingy? Because I might have enough movement (I think) to get to 1119 and alpha-strike him.
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painedforever posted:Should I go for the T-Bolt, or turn around and go for the purple thingy? Because I might have enough movement (I think) to get to 1119 and alpha-strike him. I'd go to 1119 and Alpha the Clint. It has a low move mod and a head hit from any of your weapons will take it out instantly.
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painedforever posted:Should I go for the T-Bolt, or turn around and go for the purple thingy? Because I might have enough movement (I think) to get to 1119 and alpha-strike him. Agreed with Scintilla. The terrain is our ally against the T-bolt, powerful as it is, it's slow and we can deny it good targets. If we can do that and take out the lighter stuff before it can support them, we can gang up on it.
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AJ_Impy posted:Agreed with Scintilla. The terrain is our ally against the T-bolt, powerful as it is, it's slow and we can deny it good targets. If we can do that and take out the lighter stuff before it can support them, we can gang up on it. Yeah, being 4/6 is brutal in this terrain.
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Sorry, sheet correction because I've been playing this Thunderbolt like it's a 4/6/4 It's a 4/6/4 "Pirate Special," and there's a good bet its armament is nonstandard. Edit: This is a total gently caress-up on my part, sorry everyone! PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Aug 26, 2023 |
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Captain Foo posted:does Green Insect have LOS to a mech in 0418, 0419 or 0420? PTN just checking in case this got missed?
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I don't hard-check LOS in advance but at a glance those look safe.
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Captain Foo posted:Yeah, being 4/6 is brutal in this terrain. Hoplite I'm heading to 0420 to get a bit of cover and shooting the Clint(?).
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PoptartsNinja posted:I don't hard-check LOS in advance but at a glance those look safe. Thank you, orders coming within a few hours!
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Dealing with the fallout of having 1/3rd of the morning crew call in sick. Hopefully I'll still be able to update tonight.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Dealing with the fallout of having 1/3rd of the morning crew call in sick. So what videogame came out today?
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Aug 27, 2023 19:58
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Armored Core 6 did come out last friday.
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Armored Core VI, also a giant robit game
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Sorry, I didn't have the full story. They didn't call in sick. They quit without notice last night, so there's going to be some lingering issues for a bit.
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Yeesh. Totally understandable if you need to pause the LP for a little while until this settles down.
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