Hunter has no prior experience with his ray gun, so he has no way to be sure except his observations of the ray guns he saw used on Aeterna and now on Volcana. Based on those occasions, he feels he should have no trouble hitting the tank commander from this distance.
Is there anything in particular Spisarevski is doing to get past the handful of blue apes between him and the tank?
I thought they had passed our position...
Well, if by "had passed our position" you mean "are running directly toward our position," then yes.
That's not quite what I had in mind, though...Well, if by "had passed our position" you mean "are running directly toward our position," then yes.
Unfortunately there only seems to be a trigger and a dial, numbered from zero to eleven, where a normal gun's hammer would be, for changing the intensity of the beam. Zero, perhaps, is off; currently your weapons are set to 9, which is enough to kill a gnome and set him afire.
Chuck some six-siders!
Chuck some six-siders! Remember, you can also fire at more than one target if you want to take -1D6 per each additional target.
I will set it to 11 and try and blow that commander's head clean off.
One moment the captain of the blue ape legionaries is barking out orders to his troops, the next moment there is nothing above his shoulders but charred and smoking blue neck fur and melted remnants of his helmet dripping down.
I thinkAsenRG lost his dice...
And here I thought that you've already rolled for me!
Dumarest rolls for me! Let's not anger the Stochasticity Spirits with outrageous results
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I can roll for you. There is no penalty for charging up; if anything closing the distance would probably make it easier to hit. You get -1D cumulative for each shot after the first. How many shots shall I roll?
I'm just don't know what to roll. How many shots are that? Do I get a penalty for charging up?
Also, Spisarevski has 4d+1 in Rayguns. My dice are kinda crazy today. 18, total 19...I refuse to believe it and roll again.
18, total 19. If there's no penalty, that is.
I then rolled 3d6 twice, assuming that might be what you require (1d penalty for something, or if you want two shots, which seems reasonable).
15, total 16 and 13, total 14.
Tell me, dice, are you setting me up for a botch at an even less opportune moment?
...in fact - I suspect it would be better if
Well, I don't think Spisarevski has enough skill for more than two shots. So let's say he double-taps* two of the enemies he's running towards.
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Spisarevski takes advantage of the proximity of the apish onslaught and manages to vaporize two of the legionaires that were front and center, leaving a gap amidst the other four blue apes. If he so desires, he believes he could run through the gap to the tank before the simian ranks can close upon him. There is a moment of hesitation as the remaining blue apes realize that at least two of their quarry are using their own weaponry against them and their tank commander is no longer heading up the attack.Well, I don't think Spisarevski has enough skill for more than two shots. So let's say he double-taps* two of the enemies he's running towards.
*A double-tap is a single shot in most similar systems. If that's not the case here, forget the double-tap...I want to express the character's actions, not to make them unlikely to succeed due to probability
Shemek hiTankolel's decision.
There are three blue-furred ape legionaries inside the tank: a driver, a cannon operator, and a navigator. All are wearing nothing but extremely tight briefs and their fur is matted from sweating in the nearly unbearable heat inside the vehicle. One is holding a singed arm where it appears a ray-blast hit him. All have drawn short swords despite having ray-pistol sidearms, likely wary of ricocheting ray-blasts. No one is manning* the controls and the vehicle is lurching out of control as it crushes trees, shrubs, and gnomes in its path. Through a small view-slit at the front, you can see a plain beyond some trees and then it appears there is a sudden gulch through which a river rushes. If the tank's course isn't corrected soon, it's liable to go over a steep drop into the rapids below.
Shall I roll for you?
I'll update with the results of your ASPCA-disapproved actions once I hear fromMajor Hunter will draw his dagger and attack the closest ape, aiming for its heart, trying for a quick thrust in order to bring it down as fast as possible. If successful, he will turn his attention to next closest one.
(His hand to hand for Str and Dex is the same)
He rolls a most ridiculous number!!!!! (woohoo!)
5 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 28
AsenRG.
If it's not equal, mechanically, to 2X4d attacks (keeping the 1-die penalty in mind), definitely!Shall I roll for you?
I'll update with the results of your ASPCA-disapproved actions once I hear from
"My apologies, hairless one, but I am the cannon operator. I haven't been trained to operate this vehicle. You've most unfortunately managed to kill the driver and incapacitate the navigator."
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Spisarevski, dissatisfied with the speed Major Hunter has coaxed out of the rumbling armored vehicle, pulls a lever in a glorious attempt to slow or stop the tank, but unfortunately the end results of his magnificent efforts is a sudden sharp turn, which causes the tank to hit a large stone protuberance with its starboard tread, which in turn makes the vehicle wobble up and nearly onto its back like an upside down turtle; luckily the vehicle goes into a roll and continues to do so, rolling end over end downhill and over the edge, whereupon it shoots through the air and down into the rapids below, where it smashes hard upon the rocks before sliding down slippery moss, slipping into the water. The open top hatch and the hull of the vehicle, having been breached by the rocks, are allowing the cabin to quickly fill up with water."Not this one! That one!", Spisarevski says, attempting to be helpful.
And he pulls another lever with complete confidence...
Roll 2d for me, please? My diceroller insists on tempting the dice spirits again
