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Hoplite I can't really get a better move mod or play any range games with the Thunderbolt, so my plan is to just keep firing at it from here. Ardlen fucked around with this message at 08:47 on Sep 3, 2023 |
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Mongoose Hmm. Hmm. I can get into position to justice foot the Stinger. Move mod if I do so isn't great and is vulnerable to the T-bolt's missiles. It's a risky ploy especially in a light. But there's nothing really great on in any case. Getting a better move mod and blocking the T-bolt LOS exposes my back and limits my fire, advancing more cautiously doesn't have a significantly better defensive mod. I'm going to go for it unless there's a great deal of concern from the audience.
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That's a bold move in a Mongoose!
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AJ_Impy posted:Mongoose Go for it. Think of the glory.
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That bastard scratched my paint! I think I should take a step back to break LoS with the T-Bolt (I hope), and then shoot mah lazors at the Stinger. Waddayathink?
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painedforever posted:That bastard scratched my paint! backing into 0918 will break los with the tbolt but i'm not sure you can back over an elevation change?
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Captain Foo posted:backing into 0918 will break los with the tbolt but i'm not sure you can back over an elevation change? You can't back up or down an elevation change, correct.
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Sentinel Thinking about either running to 0518 via 0420 (around the hill) or walking to 0618 (due north) and putting more fire on the Tbolt
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Mongoose Orders in claiming 0317, in crane stance.
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Sentinel Committed to 0518
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PoptartsNinja posted:You can't back up or down an elevation change, correct. Is there an optional rule where you can do this with a PSR or am i going crazy
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Blackjack Sent in orders. I'm going to break LoS with the T-bolt the hard way, and risk a few shots at the Stinger. Don't expect much aside from overheating my 'mech, but let's see.
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Sorry everyone, I'm fighting off a bad chest cold. This hasn't been a great month for me. First covid test was negative, hopefully the one I'm taking tomorrow will still be negative.
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feel better ptn 
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PoptartsNinja posted:Sorry everyone, I'm fighting off a bad chest cold. This hasn't been a great month for me. Feel better, and resume when you're ready and not a moment before!
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Eye of Balor 2-7 A trail of blossoming explosions rippled up the side of Ironhead’s ‘Mech as a flight of missiles from the Thunderbolt’s barrel-shaped launcher clipped her mid-run. Nearly half of the missiles missed wide, but the Sentinel wasn’t known for its armor. A hit from the Thunderbolt’s large laser probably could’ve penetrated her ‘Mech nearly anywhere—but the shot didn’t come. Instead the Thunderbolt’s large laser struck Prodigal’s Mongoose, while it speared Grandpa’s Hoplite with the single medium laser that still remained beneath its heavy missile launcher. “They could’ve crippled me just then,” Ironhead realized with a start. “They were making a point,” Grandpa’s voice crackled. Ironhead hadn’t realized she’d been speaking out loud. “They’ve now hurt every single one of us. So now we all have to wonder if they can kill any one of us before the four of us can take them down. It’s—not exactly pleasant math.” “It’s like that Neo-Animism fad that’s starting to spread in the non-Royal Terran units,” Prodigal interjected. “Name your lance after an animal to channel the strength of that animal, or some nonsense like that. They’re like a wolverine facing down a pack of wolves. Wolves will always kill a wolverine, but the wolverine could injure one so badly that one or more of the wolves may not be able to hunt anymore. How’s everyone’s armor? Mine’s… not great.” “I’m getting pretty thin—” Grandpa began, only to be interrupted by a startled cry from Ironhead. Something was moving farther down the canyon—either the pirates had allies, or maybe they’d been running from something. Either way, it sent a cold chill down her spine. “Canyon walls!” She announced with as much calm as she could muster. The Thunderbolt was momentarily forgotten as she piped a camera feed to anyone who might not have had the same view she did. A pair of ‘Mechs loomed overhead, atop the canyon walls, perched on outcroppings that gave them a clear view down the canyon’s length. A moment later, Prodigal’s own view appeared on her secondary monitor. A matching pair of ‘Mechs, covering the blind spots the others couldn’t. Two Crusaders, and two ‘Mechs Ironhead didn’t recognize. That was concerning enough on its own. The SLDF had a lot of ‘Mechs, but she felt she’d recognize most of them at a glance. These machines were uncomfortably alien. “Those unit markings are fake,” Theo pointed out immediately. “Unless that Crusader with the red shoulder is pulling double-duty as a DropShuttle on New Earth. The other one is a really well disguised flatbed truck.” The comms crackled, and a man with a voice that sounded like fifty kilometers of bad road interrupted. The newcomer’s broadcast was largely in the clear, like they couldn’t even be bothered with the most basic of encryption. They were either non-military, or they didn’t think anyone important was listening. “I didn’t realize one of our outer patrol units had already caught up with these runaways—nice hustle! You’ve got this covered, yeah? My team’s running a little low on ammo, but we’ll lob a few shots into these bastards if you need.”    Movement Phase Shooting Phase Mongoose (Player) - Fires ER Large Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + [2 - 1 stabilized weapon = 1] movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): rolled 10, hit Right Leg (4/12 armor remaining)! - Fires Small Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + [2 - 1 stabilized weapon = 1] movement + 3 enemy movement = 8): Rolled 7, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): Rolled 11, hit Left Arm (3/8 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 9): Rolled 4, missed! Sentinel (Player) - Fires Ultra Autocannon/5 (Ultra) at Thunderbolt ([4 - 1 autocannon specialist = 3] Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 7): rolled 6, missed! - Fires Streak SRM-2 at Thunderbolt (4 Gunnery + 4 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement = 10): rolled 9, fails to lock-on! - Fires Small Laser at Thunderbolt: 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 7, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 4, missed! - Fires Medium Laser at Stinger #2 (4 Gunnery + 2 range + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement = 11): rolled 10, missed! Hoplite (Player) - Torso-twists to threaten hex 0619! - Fires LB-10X Autocannon (Slug) at Thunderbolt (2 Gunnery + 2 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 4): rolled 7, hit Right Leg (14/29 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Thunderbolt (2 Gunnery + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 6, hit Left Torso (19/24 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Thunderbolt (2 Gunnery + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement = 6): rolled 3, missed! Stinger #2 - Fires Medium Laser at Mongoose (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 11, hit Left Arm (3/8 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Mongoose (4 Gunnery + 0 range + 3 movement + 1 enemy movement = 8): rolled 5, missed! Thunderbolt - Fires LRM-15 at Sentinel (3 Gunnery + 0 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement = 5): rolled 9, with a cluster roll of 6: 9 missiles hit Right Arm (3/8 armor remaining), Right Leg (6/10 armor remaining)! - Fires Large Laser at Mongoose (3 Gunnery + 2 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 0 Multi-Trac Targeting = 6): rolled 11, hit Center Torso (4/12 armor remaining)! - Fires Medium Laser at Hoplite (3 Gunnery + 4 range + 0 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 partial cover + 0 Multi-Trac Targeting = 8): rolled 11, hit Center Torso (11/26 armor remaining)! Melee Phase Mongoose - Kicks Stinger (4 piloting + 2 movement + 3 enemy movement - 2 kick = 7): rolled 7, hit Head (2/9 armor remaining)! Pilot hit! - - Stinger must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 7, succeeds! - - Stinger must pass a piloting test or fall (4 piloting + 1 massive damage + 1 kicked + 1 cramped cockpit = 7): rolled 2, fails! - - Stinger must pass a piloting test to avoid pilot injury (4 piloting + 1 massive damage + 1 kicked + 1 cramped cockpit + 1 avoiding injury = 8): rolled 4, fails! - - Stinger falls in hex 0316 facing (rolled 1) hex 0416 and suffers 2 damage in the fall to Right Arm (1/8 armor remaining)! - - Stinger must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 8, succeeds! Heat Phase Mongoose (Player) - Gains 21 heat, sinks 20! Overheating! Sentinel (Player) - Gains 5 heat, sinks 10! Blackjack (Player) - Gains 14 heat, sinks 18! Hoplite (Player) - Gains 9 heat, sinks 16! Stinger #2 - Gains 12 heat, sinks 10! Thunderbolt - Gains 16 heat, sinks 15! Overheating! End Phase Next Turn’s Movement Phase: Stinger - Spends 2 MP: Must pass a piloting test to stand (4 piloting + 1 cramped cockpit = 5): rolled 2, fails! - Must pass a piloting test to avoid pilot injury (4 Piloting + 1 avoiding pilot injury + 1 cramped cockpit = 6): rolled 7, succeeds! - Stinger falls in hex 0316 facing (rolled 1) hex 0416 and suffers 2 damage in the fall to Right Arm (0/8 armor, 3/4 structure remaining)! Crit! - - Critical chance in Right Arm: rolled 6, no critical hit sustained! - Spends 2 MP: Must pass a piloting test to stand (4 piloting + 1 cramped cockpit = 5): rolled 4, fails! - Must pass a piloting test to avoid pilot injury (4 Piloting + 1 avoiding pilot injury + 1 cramped cockpit = 6): rolled 5, fails! - Must pass a 7+ consciousness test: rolled 4, fails! - Stinger falls in hex 0316 facing (rolled 3) hex 0216 and suffers 2 damage in the fall to Center Torso (10/12 armor remaining)! - Pilot unconscious!   Map Link Objectives Primary Objective - Don’t Get Killed by the Fake SLDF (0/4 Completed) - Retreat in Good Order (0/4 SLDF Units Escaped) Secondary Objective - Defeat or Capture All Pirate Enemies (2/4 BattleMechs Eliminated, 0/4 Mechwarriors Captured) Player Status:     Ally? Status:     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. Chaotic Winds – An ejecting pilot scatters 1d3 hexes. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Sep 7, 2023 |
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PoptartsNinja posted:Red shoulders are always a good sign, right? I use them to imply that the unit in question was traded to the Unwearied Second from a Skye Rangers unit, but I assume that's not what you're trying to tell us
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fortunately judging by their stats none of those are Chirico, so the team shouldn't be completely screwed if they turn violent
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Oh, whoops. I knew I was forgetting to adjust something. They should all be 3/4
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That cheeky lampshading in the fluff. You're giving scintilla run for their money  So its remnants of clan wolveriner is it? I wonder what this means for the plot!
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PoptartsNinja posted:Oh, whoops. I knew I was forgetting to adjust something. oh ok definitely clanners of some sort
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Captain Foo posted:oh ok definitely clanners of some sort I only know stuff about BT from these threads, but aren’t we wayyy to early for the clans to even exist? Also, they’re using contractions. What am I missing here?
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I don't like this one bit, no sir. Edit: Oh loving hell those unknowns are Talos. Built by the Taurians and then sold en masse to every Periphery power that would buy them, Rim Worlds Republic included. If this isn't an Amaris hit squad pulling a false flag op then my name is Hanse loving Davion. Bloody Pom fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Sep 7, 2023 |
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Grizzwold posted:I only know stuff about BT from these threads, but aren’t we wayyy to early for the clans to even exist? Also, they’re using contractions. What am I missing here? Yes, we are way too early for the clans. We're still 16 years out from the Amaris Coup and about 21 years from Operation: Exodus and 52 from Nicky declaring himself ilKhan of the new Clans.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Red shoulders are always a good sign, right? I thought you meant the status of the Mongoose at first. Also, well done, Justice Foot, the dice decided that it was Yakkity Sax time.
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Which makes me wonder what was the CT crit at the end of the Justice Foot pratfall?
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I'd advise getting the Mongoose out of line of sight ASAP, this canyon just became a shooting gallery and we're in the middle of it.
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Two of those newcomers are definitely piloting Taloses, which are Periphery mechs and IIRC not something the Star League ever used. There's definitely something off about this whole situation, so be cautious.
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Another hint is that one of the objectives is to "Do not get killed by the Fake SLDF".
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SIGSEGV posted:Another hint is that one of the objectives is to "Do not get killed by the Fake SLDF". It's fine, that's just a fake objective to up the paranoia!
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Scintilla posted:Two of those newcomers are definitely piloting Taloses, which are Periphery mechs and IIRC not something the Star League ever used. There's definitely something off about this whole situation, so be cautious. Yes, and as mentioned in my post above, one notable buyer was the Rim Worlds Republic. Amaris has been part of Richard Cameron's inner circle for a decade at this point, and this is exactly the kind of tactic he'd use to deal with potential loose ends, such as our resident Cameron scion. Bloody Pom fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Sep 7, 2023 |
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SIGSEGV posted:Which makes me wonder what was the CT crit at the end of the Justice Foot pratfall? Copy/paste error. 10/12 armor remaining.
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So, uh, is there any way to capture that unconscious Stinger pilot?
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There was an incident in the first thread where a truly superb pilot ripped the cockpit out of a downed mech. Is anything similar feasible here? Edit: That was a Massive Damage PSR caused by a Mongoose. Entirely worth it. 
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PoptartsNinja posted:Stinger we have found the ancestor of Harathi Vraman from Scintilla's thread
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biosterous posted:we have found the ancestor of Harathi Vraman from Scintilla's thread lol
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