Scum and Villainy in-character (IC) thread.

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OOC - Is the bike running now or do I need to keep working on it?
 
Bunch said:
OOC - Is the bike running now or do I need to keep working on it?
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Bunch said:
Twitch changes his mind and tries to fix the bike instead.
(D6= 6!)
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Progress on twitches bike.
 
Nobby-W said:
You hear Kal's warning over the comms; it's a good thing these ones are rated for high radiation flux otherwise Steevo's EMP bomb would have cooked them. Looking up, you spot some movement in the dunes, disturbingly close to you.
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Ida will immediately go for the Crawlers and try to learn more from Kal about what's happened to them and try to aid in the repairs.
 
Bunch said:
Twitch tries the bike to see if it's running now
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It's not running yet and there are still a few diagnostics to clear. Make a DESPERATE RIG roll with STANDARD effect to see how far you've gotten with it.
 
Séadna said:
Ida will immediately go for the Crawlers and try to learn more from Kal about what's happened to them and try to aid in the repairs.
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You've left the bike behind and run across to the crawler. It's a bit exposed; how do you want to approach this?
 
Nobby-W said:
It's not running yet and there are still a few diagnostics to clear. Make a DESPERATE RIG roll with STANDARD effect to see how far you've gotten with it.
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OOC using Discord rollbot (6,3)= 6
 
Steevo is getting tired of getting harassed at every turn. Who are these idiots, anyway? He's pissed as he works quickly so he can just get away from dirt again.

fix the crawler: 1,2
 
"Guys," Kal calls out over the radio, "what's the situation? We movin' or fighting? They're gaining on us."

OOC: Is there any environmental aspects we could use to our advantage? Maybe jury rig a bike into a bomb for them to drive past?
 
Smith said:
OOC: Is there any environmental aspects we could use to our advantage? Maybe jury rig a bike into a bomb for them to drive past?
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OOC: There's a bit of cover in the dunes but they have to cross a decent amount of open ground to get to the crawlers. They're not driving - Steevo fried the circuits on most of the bikes with his EMP bomb. Everybody who could still drive has driven away. These folks look like they might have been abandoned.
Smith said:
"Guys," Kal calls out over the radio, "what's the situation? We movin' or fighting? They're gaining on us."
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Séadna Séadna, Bunch Bunch, Stan Stan ^^^^ feel free to confabulate on discord if desired.
 
Bunch said:
OOC using Discord rollbot (6,3)= 6
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Clock4-4.png Progress on Twitch's bike

The last of the critical diagnostics blink off now and the bike seems to be going.

2 = success with reduced effect.

Clock6-3.png Progress on third crawler.

The third crawler is slow going. Your companions are looking stressed and cursing and swearing.

Séadna Séadna - As you abandon your bike and head to the third crawler, you can see a couple of hopeful Apex Predators darting towards the bikes.
 
I'll just abondon the bikes for now, Ida seeing getting the crawlers working as more important.
 
Séadna Séadna - you reach the third crawler (the one carrying the sphere). Looking back, you can see a couple of Apex Predators watching you from behind an irregularity in the ground.

Stan Stan - you're still at work on the crawler; make another roll with a teamwork die to see how much progress you make.

Bunch Bunch - you've got your bike up and running. As Ida dashes back to the crawlers, you can see a couple of AP thugs looking over ground obstacles. They're close enough to be uncomfortable and at least one has a rifle. There are some bikes and scramblers scattered around where they died from the EMP, plus Ida's bike. You can get away on the bike, or do something else like shoot at the bogeys or maybe start to try and disable the other bikes. What to you do?

Smith Smith - you can see a couple of the Apex Predators behind an irregularity in the ground. They're a bit far for pistol fire but there may be other weapons in the crawler that you can grab.
 
Nobby-W said:
you reach the third crawler (the one carrying the sphere). Looking back, you can see a couple of Apex Predators watching you from behind an irregularity in the ground.
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Ida immediately rushes to the sphere before heading to make repairs. She makes brief mental contact trying to see if it is "OK", at least as far as it can communicate that to her.
 
Twitch gets on the bike and heads out a little bit to see what the reaction is.
 
Smith Smith, Stan Stan -

Bunch said:
Twitch gets on the bike and heads out a little bit to see what the reaction is.
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You ride out, and can see two of the Apex predators watching the crawlers from behind an irregularity in the ground. As you head further around, you can see a group of them off a few hundred metres away, moving towards you. They drop and take cover when they see you.
Séadna said:
Ida immediately rushes to the sphere before heading to make repairs. She makes brief mental contact trying to see if it is "OK", at least as far as it can communicate that to her.
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You can detect the presence of the entity. It's a bit more coherent now and seems to have worked out how to communicate what it wanted to say. It replies

"My Brain Hurts"
 
Smith said:
"Guys," Kal calls out over the radio, "what's the situation? We movin' or fighting? They're gaining on us."

OOC: Is there any environmental aspects we could use to our advantage? Maybe jury rig a bike into a bomb for them to drive past?
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OOC: They're on foot at the moment and seem to be trying to get at their bikes and scramblers. The rest of the mob appear to have scarpered. Their rides are all pretty exposed; unless they can put down covering fire you could pick them off if they try to repair their bikes. They're all powered by air-breathing fuel cells. You might be able to shoot out the fuel tanks or something like that to further disable the bikes.
 
Nobby-W said:
You can detect the presence of the entity. It's a bit more coherent now and seems to have worked out how to communicate what it wanted to say. It replies

"My Brain Hurts"
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"Hurts?" Ida asks happy to see the Sphere becoming more comprehensible "Can I help in some way?"
 
"Dammit, lets get out off this constant crap!"

Steevo tries to get the crawler moving any way he can.
roll: 4,2,5
 
Nobby-W said:
You ride out, and can see two of the Apex predators watching the crawlers from behind an irregularity in the ground. As you head further around, you can see a group of them off a few hundred metres away, moving towards you. They drop and take cover when they see you.
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"Got some unfriendlies over here!" Twitch says over the comms. "I can stay out this way and pester them or head back and harass the ones hiding out behind the outcropping back that way"
 
Séadna said:
"Hurts?" Ida asks happy to see the Sphere becoming more comprehensible "Can I help in some way?"
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It goes back to being unresponsive, but it gives the impression of a bit queasy with Steevo's EMP device.
Stan said:
"Dammit, lets get out off this constant crap!"

Steevo tries to get the crawler moving any way he can.
roll: 4,2,5
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5 = Success with limited effect. Your continued efforts clear down a couple more of the diagnostics.

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Smith said:
OOC: Are the AP close enough to talk/yell?
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Seceral hundred metres away. You probably can't converse with them at this distance.

Bunch said:
"Got some unfriendlies over here!" Twitch says over the comms. "I can stay out this way and pester them or head back and harass the ones hiding out behind the outcropping back that way"
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Janek replies "Try to keep them away. We still need time to get the last crawler online."

You hear the crack of a slug thrower, and the buzz of a bullet whizzing past you. A couple of bolts from a blaster rifle go shooting from one of the crawlers - probably Janek or Okon; you can't really see. A couple of figures dart through a gap and behind a sand dune.
 
Ida gets back to repairs rapidly.

OOC: If a REPAIR roll is required it was a 2.
 
Twitch grabs his shitstick and guns it towards the two ducking behind a dune. "I'll roll over these guys!"

OOC - He's going to try to run them over with the bike popping a wheelie if needed to keep the bike between himself and any return fire. If he falls off for some reason he's going to try and stun any opponents and steal their weapons.
 
Feeling useless and a little sheepish for thinking he could find a diplomatic solution with these nutters, Kal lays down some suppressive fair to keep the APs at bay.
 
Stan said:
"Dammit, lets get out off this constant crap!"

Steevo tries to get the crawler moving any way he can.
roll: 4,2,5
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5 = success with reduced effect.

Clock6-5.png Progress on third crawler.

It occurs to Steevo that using EMP devices around unshielded systems is probably an idea that needs a little refining; really you need something with hardened or shielded electrics. Some thoughts about hardening the Tranquility's rover briefly flash through your mind.
Séadna said:
Ida gets back to repairs rapidly.

OOC: If a REPAIR roll is required it was a 2.
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Stan Stan has already made some progress. You drop a screwdriver into the internals of the drive train and spend the next turn fishing around in there to find it.
Bunch said:
Twitch grabs his shitstick and guns it towards the two ducking behind a dune. "I'll roll over these guys!"

OOC - He's going to try to run them over with the bike popping a wheelie if needed to keep the bike between himself and any return fire. If he falls off for some reason he's going to try and stun any opponents and steal their weapons.
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You've attracted their attention and a few slugs zip past you. Give us a HELM roll - DESPERATE with STANDARD effect - to see how well you get on with this.
Smith said:
Feeling useless and a little sheepish for thinking he could find a diplomatic solution with these nutters, Kal lays down some suppressive fair to keep the APs at bay.
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Make a SCARP roll - DESPERATE with STANDARD effect - to see how well you do with it.
 
OOC: Could I direct my fire to assist Twitch's push? Suppress those buggers behind the dune? AKA Teamwork +1D for him
 
Nobby-W said:
You've attracted their attention and a few slugs zip past you. Give us a HELM roll - DESPERATE with STANDARD effect - to see how well you get on with this.
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OOC Using the S&V dice roller section in the Discord Server [6,4,2]
Twitch weaves through the slugs as he approaches the thugs and.....
 
Bunch said:
OOC Using the S&V dice roller section in the Discord Server [6,4,2]
Twitch weaves through the slugs as he approaches the thugs and.....
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Bunch Bunch, Smith Smith -
In an impressive display of stunt driving you jump over the AP thugs and scatter them in all directions. Kal's suppressive fire catches one and he goes down. Riding around the edge of the rocks the group that was assembling there to charge scatters to the wind and you catch a couple of them in the neck with your shit stick.

They react too slowly as you drive through and you hear a couple of shots crack and whizz by. You've rumbled their position and it will take them a little while to re-group somewhere else. Yelling like maniac you ride clear and unscathed. Kal's suppressive fire keeps their heads well down.
 
"Well shit, my aim is good for something now and then," Kal says, turning to grin at whomever is beside him, before ducking as slugfire lands dangerously close to his head. Sheepishly, Kal peers back up.
 
Stan Stan, Bunch Bunch, Séadna Séadna, Smith Smith

Twitch rides after the raiders like a maniac, scattering them to the winds and giving you some time to continue feverishly working on the last crawler.

Kal continues to fire a volley of blaster bolts over their heads.
 
Ida simply remains focused on the repairs.

OOC: Roll was a 2 if needed :weep:
 
Shouting back at the crew, "when is this bucket of bolts movin'??"
 
"DammitDammitDammit, Let's get home to the ship!"

Gonna make a desperate repair roll (or whatever it's called when you gain stress for an extra die).
6,3,3
 
Stan said:
"DammitDammitDammit, Let's get home to the ship!"

Gonna make a desperate repair roll (or whatever it's called when you gain stress for an extra die).
6,3,3
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OOC: we don't need it, the last of the crawlers is up and running with your assist on the previous roll.
 
Twitch looks at the spastic waving and makes a beeline for crawler.
 
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