D4MA - Research Breakthrough (Combat)

[Vala Roke]

"Come on, hold it together now..." she murmured under her breath as the red lights and warning noises started to drone in the tank cockpit. While it might have been an idea to roll back and take time to recover, they didn't have that time. The best defence was offence! She had to strike back before they found themselves in a deeper hole!

Move 1: Aim!
Move 2: ...Aim! (2 Strain)
Action: Attack!

Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 4/14
Defense: 0
Soak: 4

Day 4, Research Breakthrough, Combat 2, Round 1: Shoot Walker B with Sponson-mounted Elevating Twin Medium Laser Cannons! Boost from Terreck. Double Boost from Aiming.

Net Successes: 3; Net Advantages: 4

9 Damage and another 9 Damage (2 Advantage for Linked), and another Boost to the next Player.

[GM Nicha]

Walker A shoots at the tank and hits it for 7 damage.

Walker A on the tank

Net Successes: 1; Net Advantages: -1


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It's a slightly longer ranged firefight this time, and now you've got a feel for the tank the shooting is much easier too. The first walker falls in a hail of shots, utterly obliterated before it can even return fire. But the second walker does manage to draw a bead on you and land some hits!

[Zephrin Hayn]

Zephrin knew what he had to do. Sprinting forward he went straight for the Crusaders setting up the launcher. At least two were quickly dispatched leaving the remaining Mandalorians with a Jedi to deal with before they could do anything with their now stationary launcher.

"Come along then. This is the bit where you shoot me."

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Maneuver twice to Engage Crusaders (2 strain).
Action to attack.

D4. Research combat. Attacking the Crusader Squad. Boosts from friends. Destiny flip Net Successes: 1; Net Advantages: 2
9 damage, Breach 1.
1 advantage to crit (auto kill one Crusader).
1 advantage to Boost next PC.

WT 2/17
ST 3/15
Soak 5
Defense 0/0
Stims used: 1
Crits received: 0

[GM Nicha]

Round 2


Initiative

NPC Slot
PC Slot
PC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot

Destiny

1 Light / 5 Dark


Player Notes: There is one walker and one injured Crusader Squad remaining.

[GM Nicha]

The Crusader squad aims and then attacks Zephrin in melee for 4 damage pierce 2. They will pass 2 boost dice on to the walker.

Crusader Squad trying to stab Zephrin off their launcher, aiming their knives! GM destiny flip

Net Successes: 1; Net Advantages: 3

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A furious melee rages around the launcher as the Crusaders attempt to drive Zephrin back to protect their weapon!

[Vala Roke]

Vala kept her hands on the firing control and launched another volley of shots at the remaining walker. She wasn't giving up this tank so easily! Maybe she missed her calling as a tank commander?

Move 1: Aim!
Move 2: ...Aim! (2 Strain)
Action: Attack!

Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 6/14
Defense: 0
Soak: 4

Day 4, Research Breakthrough, Combat 2, Round 2: Shoot Walker A with Sponson-mounted Elevating Twin Medium Laser Cannons! Boost from Zephrin Hayn. Double Boost from Aiming.

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 7

8 Damage and another 8 Damage (2 Advantage for Linked), and another Boost to the next Player.
...And another Boost to the next Player?
...2 left over Advantages for style points?

[Zephrin Hayn]

As the walker was pummeled by Vala's expert shooting a pitched battle erupted around the launcher. It was the sort of thing Apollo might have been imagining from all those holo shows with lots of fzoom, some swooshing, and scenes that were not suitable for a younger audience

"Trust a Mandalorian to bring a knife to a lightsaber fight."

Going on the offensive our heroic Jedi did not bother to Parry the incoming attacks. Instead he focused on threat removal. Another Crusader or two went down to his blade. It was an inspiring sight!

"The Force is with us."

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Maneuver to Aim.
Action to Attack Crusader Squad.

D4. Research Breakthrough. Attack Crusader Squad. Boost from Me. Boost from Apollo. Aim. Average difficulty.

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 4
10 damage, Breach 1.
1 advantage to crit (auto remove a Crusader).
1 advantage to Boost next PC.
2 advantage to Boost Terreck.
1 Triumph to Special: Gain a rank in Mechanics for the rest of the mission.

WT 3/17
ST 3/15
Soak 5
Defense 0/0
Stims used: 1
Crits received: 0

[GM Nicha]

Now that you have a bit of experience with armoured warfare the second round of defences are wiped out with ease. Now just the factory looming over you all on the hill. What madness could Hapunn Forn be cooking up in there?


...And could it beat a tank?

[GM Nicha]

((Same as at the end of the last combat. Recover strain, up to two mechanics checks at average to heal the tank and an inspiring rhetoric attempt is available))

[Zephrin Hayn]

Having only previously been theoretically interested in mechanics this was proving to be an excellent on the job training opportunity. Zephrin was clearly learning from his previous errors and this time the team worked together very effectively.

It wasn't quite back to 100% but the tank was in much better shape now.

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D4. Research Breakthrough. Tank repair. 3 assists. Toolkit. Inspiring Rhetoric. Temporary +1 to Mechanics. Average difficulty. Net Successes: 5; Net Advantages: 2

5 Hull trauma and 1 System strain recovered. 1 boost to next roll.

D4. Research Breakthrough. Tank repair roll 2. 3 assists. Toolkit. Inspiring Rhetoric. Boost. 1 Temporary rank in Mechanics. Average difficulty.

Net Successes: 4; Net Advantages: 5

4 Hull trauma and 5 system strain recovered.

Total = +9 Hull points and +6 System strain recovered

[Apollo]

Glad to see that the tank did not blow up, Apollo leaned against its cool armor plating as the others worked, even opening up his jacket to cool down and stretch out on top of the tank from the strenuous activity of fighting and staying alive. "Man, you guys do this kind of stuff often?"



The abs and sensual tone were very inspiring.


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D4 Research Breakthrough. Break #2 Inspiring Rhetoric. +1B from Zeph

Net Successes: 5; Net Advantages: -1

Everyone regains 1 Strain and gains 1 Boost to their Strain recovery rolls.

[GM Nicha]

As your tank rumbles into the factor complex itself the interior is eerily quiet. The interior smells of oil and...blood? Huge chains dangle down from the high ceiling overhead and you can see several worktables and what look like some powerful generators.

Then from above there's a horrible static laced scream as a massive form plummets into the ground in front of you, cracking the stone groundwork.



It's a massive basilisk droid, far larger than the ones most crusaders would use. And it appears to have been modified to carry missile payloads!

It screams again, rearing up on its hind legs as a red tracker laser beams out from the 'head' to sight on your vehicle. Looks like it wants a fight!

((Roll me your choice of vigilance or cool for initiative))

[Apollo]

"Holy shirtballs! What is that?!" Apollo quickly scurried seeing the looming giant.

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D4 Research Breakthrough. Final Fight Initiative! Cool/Presence

Net Successes: 3; Net Advantages: 2

Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 2/12
Defense (melee/ranged): 2/2
Soak: 3

[Terreck Fec'klee]

"Ugly." Fec said easily. "Aside from that, who the hell knows."

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Day 4, Tank Fight! Strain recovery between fights.

Net Successes: 1; Net Advantages: 2

Day 4 fight of doom phase 3 strain recovery boost from Apollo. So cool

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 6

Wounds: 0/19
Strain: 4/13
Soak: 6

[Vala Roke]

((Ghosted))

Vala wasn't expecting an attack from above!
Vala Initiative. Ghosted

Net Successes: 0; Net Advantages: 4

[Zephrin Hayn]

((Ghosted))

Zephrin could see the dark side energy within the Basilisk droid. What had been done to create this?

Zephrin initiative. Ghosted.

Net Successes: 1; Net Advantages: 1

[GM Nicha]

The Basilisk droid was hungry!

Basilisk Droid initiative 1

Net Successes: 4; Net Advantages: 0

Basilisk Droid initiative 2

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 0

[GM Nicha]

Round 1


Initiative

NPC Slot
PC Slot
NPC Slot
PC Slot
PC Slot
PC Slot

Destiny:

2 light / 4 dark

Player notes:

The tank is on 7/20 hull trauma.
The Basilisk droid is adversary 1 and defence 1.

You can target the droid with with personal weapons for three setback dice of aimed shot penalties ■ ■ ■ to hit the innards, reducing it to armour 1 for your damage from that attack. (remember this is vehicle armour, 10 at personal scale).

[GM Nicha]

The Basilisk moves to engaged with the tank and attacks it for 9 damage. It will pass a boost to itself


Basilisk Droid Clawing at the tank

Net Successes: 3; Net Advantages: 1

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The droid launches itself atop your vehicle with a horrible groaning of metal on metal as its claws start tearing at the tank's armour! It's shredding its way through terrifyingly quickly!

[Apollo]

"IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!! FIRE EVERYTHING! FIRE FIRE!" There was a bit more panic in the words as he yelled down the hatch to Vala and Terreck, yet the command in his voice made it clear that he was in fact the captain.

Apollo cursed as the metallic beast launched itself at the tank and he quicky rolled off to avoid getting caught in its claws, landing on his feet next to Zephrin! "It's a cannibal-tank! It's eating our tank!"

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D4 Research Breakthrough. Final Fight! Round 1. Inspiring Rhetoric! HELP ME OH MAH GAWWD!

Net Successes: 2; Net Advantages: 0

Inspiring Rhetoric: Vala and Terreck regain 1 Strain each, and gains 1 Boost to all Skill Checks for 2 rounds.

Action: Inspiring Rhetoric!
Maneuver: Get off the tank and move to Zephrin.
Maneuver (2 strain): Assist Zephrin (1 Boost)!

Wounds: 0/14
Strain: 4/12
Defense (melee/ranged): 2/2
Soak: 3