Play@YSDC

OOC,[b]Juliette[/b], please roll Pilot Space Fighter at double your skill to dock with [i]Charon's Ferry[/i]. This means you will only fail on a 100.

OOC,Does the station team have communication devices like earbuds or larynx mics or somethings of the sort?

OOC,Yes, all members of the crew have them. There are also communicators built into the spacesuits that you're all wearing.

Edward Barrett,[b]Sergeant Kohl[/b] answered on [b]Edward[/b]'s private channel. "[b]Story[/b] killed the Mi-Go when it insisted on boarding his vessel, sir. The fungicides work! Watch out for the ones in the docking bay. I'm on my way back."

OOC,Where is Alison in relation to the other humans, the Mi-Go and the fungicides?

OOC,[b]Alison[/b] and the other humans are all next to the cart with the fungicide, right outside the airlock. The exceptions are [b]Major Natalia Orlova[/b] and [b]Captain Juliette Desjardins[/b], who are both aboard the ship and do not yet know what is happening. The Mi-Go are some distance away across the docking bay, approximately ten yards. To use the fungicide on them, someone would need to get closer. There are two fire extinguishers and one smaller aerosol spray.

OOC,Each of you may attempt a Dodge roll to try to get out of the way of the fog. If you do this, you will not be able to attack this round whether you succeed at the Dodge roll or not. You may take a different action, but you may not attack. Or you may choose to let the fog hit you and suffer the consequences, whatever they are. If you choose not to Dodge, you may make one attack with the weapon you were grabbing. Even though some weapons allow multiple attacks per round, you did not have them ready when the round started, so you only get a single attack this round. Next round (if you survive) you'll be able to get all of your attacks. For firearms, the range is normal, so just use your unmodified skill. If you want to attack with the fungicide spray, you'll need to make both a Luck and a DEX x 5 roll. It will only work from a handful of feet away, so you'll need to rush at the Mi-Go (through the fog) to do this. If the fog incapacitates you, your attack will be negated. Please indicate which Mi-Go you are attacking (the first or second one with the energy weapons, or the first or second one with the fog weapons). I'll post actions for the NPCs.

Juliette Desjardins,[b]Juliette[/b] heard [b]Major Orlova[/b]'s panicked voice on her communicator: "Captain, I need you on the bridge at once! I'm detecting energy weapons fire from the docking bay, and we need to be ready to take off at a moment's notice!"

Rolls,Bad luck here, depending on what the fog does this might be the end for Alison. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3553664/]Luck roll: Fail at 95[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3553667/]Dex times 5 roll: Fail at 89[/url] Mistakes were made.

OOC,I still need an action and any necessary rolls for [b]Lt. Edward Barrett[/b]. Once his player posts, I'll finish processing the first round and start the second. [b]Alison[/b]'s DEX x 5 is actually 75, not 65, but it still missed.

OOC,If he makes it, here are the rolls for the small fungicide canister attack: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3555543/]Luck Roll[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3555544/]Dexterity x 5[/url] Bah! I am, apparently, clumsy in a spacesuit.

Juliette Desjardins,"I was talking to him when this started," replied [b]Natalia[/b]. "He knows." [b]Juliette[/b] had already been on her way to the bridge, and she reached it very quickly. [b]Natalia Orlova[/b] was feverishly operating the scanner. "Good, you're here," she said. "Start up the engines!" She activated the ship's external loudspeaker.

OOC,[b]Xiang[/b], [b]Edward[/b], [b]Sofia[/b], [b]Alison[/b], and [b]Robert[/b] are still caught in the mist. You may attempt to Dodge this round if you wish. Now that you've seen the weapon working, you may avoid the relatively slow-moving mist by rolling DEX x 3 or INT x 3, whichever is higher (unless your Dodge skill is higher still, in which case continue to use that). If you do, whether or not you succeed, you will be unable to attack this round, though you will be able to retreat to [i]Charon's Ferry[/i] and enter the airlock if you so choose. If you still wish to attack, or if you fail the Dodge roll, you will take another 1d10-3 damage (minimum 0) before your attacks take effect. The rules for attacking with fungicide sprays are the same as before. [b]Xiang[/b], your blaster gets three attacks per round.

Rolls,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3556144/]Dex roll = 8[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3556145/]Luck roll = 32[/url] Success!

Sergeant Heinrich Kohl,"Heinrich, get your pretty butt back home, mamabird is leaving the nest. We are overrun by critters and need to go fast." She drops the formality, not wanting her possibly last message to him to be a boring soldiermessage, still making sure it is not overheard by anyone else.

because...,he still has no idea what those canisters are actually filled with.

OOC,Combat rolls: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3556725/]Luck Roll = 61[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3556726/]Dexterity x 5 = 54 (Whew!)[/url]

OOC,You may now act again.

Juliette Desjardins,"I'm on my way back, darling," [b]Heinrich[/b] replied into [b]Juliette[/b]'s communicator. "The visitors are with me. Look, if we don't get there in time, you have to take off and save yourselves. I can always escape with our friends in their craft. I love you, [b]Juliette[/b]." "He isn't back yet," said [b]Natalia[/b]. [b]Juliette[/b] began her launch preparations. As she did so, she noticed the scanner showing seven blips moving slowly from the rock formation under which she had found the cavern with the [i]Persephone[/i] towards Styx Base. At their current speed, they would arrive in about ten minutes.

Rolls,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3557594/]Dex roll for spray = 5[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3557588/]Luck roll = 20[/url]

OOC,It will take a good deal more than one combat round for the airlock to finish cycling. If [b]Edward[/b] finishes off the last Mi-Go this round with his action it will be no problem. Otherwise, you'll have to wait a bit longer. Once he acts I'll wrap up this round and, if necessary, start the next one. The [i]Persephone[/i] left some time ago and is well out of range of your personal communicators. [i]Charon's Ferry[/i] does, however, have the means of hailing her.

OOC,Combat Rolls: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3559280/]Luck Roll = 68[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3559282/]Dexterity x 5 = 11[/url]

OOC,The mist is gone. It is your turn to act now. You cannot use the fungicide at this range, as it'll never reach the Mi-Go.

Handy,Hu's not thinking in turns. He'll wait for it to cycle, blaster at the ready.

Rolls,I believe Alison should get 1 shot this round with drawing her weapon. but [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3561163/]Handgun roll: 45% (1d100=46)[/url] It doesn't matter by so close.

Edit,I realized I was using a full fire extinguisher for the fungicide not a small aerosol so I will be carrying the extinguisher as I fire (if I can) or dropping it if I can't or it affects my shooting.

OOC,Yes, you can hold the fire extinguisher in your off hand and your pistol in the other. It just takes two hands to actually use the extinguisher. And you did get one shot in the previous round when you drew your weapon. This round, you would get three shots if the Mi-Go doesn't disable you, but you may want to roll Dodge instead. [b]Edward[/b], please make a Resistance Table roll pitting your STR of 11 against [b]Robert[/b]'s SIZ of 13. This gives you a 40% chance. This takes place in the previous round. You may act again in the current round, either to try again in the event that your first roll fails, or to taks some other action (such as drawing and firing your pistol).

Roll,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3561294/]Dodge Roll: 61% (1d100=100)[/url] Rolled a 100. Figured her luck would run out sooner or later.

OOC,[b]Alison[/b], please roll on the Resistance Table, pitting your remaining HP (7) against the damage from the weapon (5). This gives you a 60% chance. If you fail, it will cause your heart to fail, which means you will die without swift medical attention from [b]Edward[/b], who is the only one who can reach you in time. He will have one chance at a First Aid roll. If you succeed at the Resistance Table roll, you will still be stunned for this round and four more.

Roll,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3561313/]Resistance table roll to not die. 60% (1d100=94)[/url] A second major failure. Well, she had a good run. Also, I don't doubt you counted correctly, but where did Alison lose the other 5 HP? She didn't take any damage from the fog and I dont remember her getting shot during the coup.

OOC,[b]Alison[/b] didn't lose another 5 HP, only the 5 from the electric gun. However, looking at the rules for the weapon, even though the Resistance Table roll takes place after the damage is deducted from your HP by a literal reading, it makes more sense if you make the roll against your full HP before applying the damage. Pitting your full HP of 12 against the damage of 5 means you have an 85% chance, but unfortunately that 94 still fails. :cry: [b]Alison[/b] isn't dead yet, though. After [b]Edward[/b] makes his Resistance Table roll for the previous round to see if he can carry [b]Robert[/b], he will have a 30% chance to apply First Aid and save her life.

Alison Silver,Even if you die, that might not be the end for you. ;) Although, you may wish it were...

Mr. Handy,Ahh okay. I misread it. I looked at the character sheet and saw -5 (7) and thought that I was at 7HP and I was taking the resistance roll because I was dropping to 2HP. I didn't realize you already updated everything. Alright, we'll see what happens here then. Maybe I'll luck out, but with only a 30% chance if he tries to save me, its unlikely. :D

Mr. Handy,Okay, will First Aid work as a skill for triaging wounded? Basically, with that bug hanging around with a killer ranged weapon, I can only choose one to drag to the airlock. What are the two wounded peoples' conditions in relation to each other? Which is more likely to live if I drag him/her?

OOC,True it's unlikely for [b]Alison[/b] to survive, but it was even more unlikely that you'd be in this situation in the first place. It only happened due to lucky rolling by the Mi-Go and unlucky rolling by you. You don't need to roll anything to know what condition [b]Alison[/b] and [b]Robert[/b] are in thanks to the helpful displays on the spacesuits. [b]Alison[/b]'s heart has stopped, and she has just flatlined. She will die without swift medical treatment (a successful First AId roll). This must be done either in the current round or the following round, or it will be too late to save her. [b]Robert[/b] is unconscious, but he will live if he is left alone and can be moved safely. Before you do anything else, make that Resistance Table roll of your STR against [b]Robert[/b]'s SIZ to see if you were able to pick him up last round. The action already took effect before this happened; the roll is just to see whether or not you succeeded. If you fail, then there really isn't a choice as to who to drag, as [b]Robert[/b] won't be going anywhere. To see if you can carry [b]Alison[/b], you can make another Resistance Table roll pitting your STR of 11 against her much lower SIZ of 10, which gives you a 55% chance. This will be your action for the entire round if you choose to try it, whether you succeed or fail. Likewise, if you try First Aid, that is your action for the round. In either case, you may still roll Dodge to avoid being shot, and you might as well do so in advance just in case, so long as you do not attack. Note that if you succeed at a First Aid roll, the person you are treating will regain 1d3 HP (you can go ahead and roll this if you succeed) and will awaken enough to move under his or her own power starting in the following round. Also note that the ship's airlock is still repressurizing, and the four people who entered it are still waiting inside to board the ship. It will take several rounds before that can happen, and then several more before the airlock is depressurized so that you can board. The only other exits from the docking bay are the airlock leading back into the base and the one leading out to Pluto's surface.

Requested Rolls,Here goes! [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3563654/]Resistance Roll for lifting [b]Pvt. MacCrimmon[/b] = 16[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3563656/]Dodge Roll = 79[/url] [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3563661/]First Aid for [b]Pvt. Silver[/b] = 30[/url]

OOC,[b]Alison[/b] and [b]Edward[/b], you may both act now. [b]Edward[/b] can carry [b]Robert[/b] by himself.

Rolls,I'd like to take the maximum number of shots at the Mi-go, but if I remember correctly I have to wait until half my initiative to keep shooting? First shot: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3564481/]Handgun (45%) (1d100=63)[/url] Miss.

OOC,[b]Edward[/b] wanted to get [b]MacCrimmon[/b] under cover and near to the ship's airlock so that when it opens there will be less space to cover. I will roll for my .45 when it is my turn in the initiative.

OOC,Whoops, I forgot that [b]Alison[/b] is still stunned as part of the weapon's effect when I posted last night. I realized it in the morning, but I didn't have a chance to get online and post until tonight. [b]Alison[/b], you are stunned for this round and the following three. This means your shot does not go off, so you save a bullet and don't make yourself a target. [b]Edward[/b], you may still act, and you will need to edit your post. You may want to change your action in light of the fact that [b]Alison[/b] cannot move under her own power yet. Also, which airlock are you trying to reach? Remember, the ship's airlock is busy and will remain so for a few minutes, so you cannot enter it. The only other airlocks are the one leading into the base and the one leading out to the surface. You could reach one this round carrying [b]Robert[/b], but you will not be able to start cycling it until next round (after the Mi-Go acts), and [b]Alison[/b] will not be able to come with you if you do. When you don't have a weapon ready, you get one shot in the second DEX cycle in the combat round, and it isn't at half your initiative. That's for the third shot for firearms that get three shots per round, and that comes at 1/2 of your DEX in the second cycle. However, the Mi-Go has higher DEX than either of you, so it goes first in every round whether your weapon is ready or not. After that, you may take all of our shots at once.

OOC,If I'm stunned does that mean I'm incomprehensible, can't talk, or I'm fine just unable to move? If Alison can respond she tells the LT to get Robert to the ship and that she can't move.

OOC,Being stunned means you can take no action other than parry or Dodge, so you cannot speak.

Edward Barrett,"We're on our way," replied [b]Heinrich[/b]. "ETA nine minutes."

OOC,[b]Edward[/b], it is now your turn to act. You may fire one shot this round if you wish. [b]Alison[/b] is stunned for this round and two more. It will take another five rounds before the people in the airlock can enter the ship proper, and another ten rounds after that before it depressurizes again to let anyone on board.

Mr. Handy,Can I see any cover that I can use nearby? I know that I said I dumped [b]Pvt. MacCrimmon[/b] under the nearest cover, but wasn't really sure what is left hanging about near the ship's airlock.

OOC,[b]Edward[/b], you should now roll Dodge. If you fail, you will be hit by the beam. You will not be able to attack this round if you roll Dodge, whether you succeed or fail. I don't think the gravcart was actually taken into the airlock, so it should still be right outside the ship and could be used as cover. However, the Mi-Go's mobility makes that cover of limited use. It can save you from the blast this round if you succeed at the Dodge roll and dive behind it. [b]Alison[/b] is stunned for this round and one more.

OOC,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3569561/]Dodge Roll = 23[/url] *Sniffle*

OOC,[b]Alison[/b], please roll Sanity for seeing [b]Edward[/b] killed. Sanity loss is 0/1d6. If you lose 5 or more Sanity, you must also roll Idea. If you succeed at that roll, you go temporarily insane. Otherwise, you may act freely this round. I've covered two rounds in the last update. For those of you in the airlock, it will open after two more rounds, including this one.

Edward Barrett,[b]Alison[/b]'s stun will not wear off in time to have a chance to save you, unfortunately. Death might not be the end for you depending on what happens, so please keep following this thread. Normally, you would not have had a chance to say anything, but I'll allow your last words to go out since you only failed the Dodge roll by 1. I'm sorry it was so painfully close there.

Rolls,Sanity failed, followed by a loss of 5 sanity, and a failed idea roll. Temporary insanity is avoided for the time being - but Alison isnt getting any more stable. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3569621/]Dex x5 Roll (75) for Fungicide. (1d100=51)[/url] Luck roll (because I don't think the hanger has pressurized at all. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3569624/]Luck (55) roll for spray. (1d100=70)[/url] Failed. So close! I knew I should have just gone with 3 point blank handgun rounds. Unless there is a chance that I could be close enough that the spray wouldn't have time to dissipate

OOC,[b]Alison[/b], you may act now. If you choose to fire your pistol, it is not currently ready (the extinguisher takes both hands to operate), so you only get one shot this round. Yes, the Luck rolls are needed because the docking bay is depressurized and open to what little atmosphere there is. It will be one more round before the airlock finishes cycling.

Alison Silver,You avoided temporary insanity, but you've now lost enough Sanity within the last game hour to go indefinitely insane. The insanity won't kick in until after this encounter ends. I think fear of the Mi-Go is an appropriate one.

Rolls,Shot: [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3571322/]Handgun (45%) (1d100=8)[/url] If I am not mistaken, that is an impaling shot (9 being 1/5 of 45) so two damage rolls. [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3571326/]Impaling 9mm damage (1d10=10, 1d10=9)[/url] 19 damage if I am right! Talk about a miracle.

OOC,YES! AVEEENGGGGE MEEEEEE!

OOC,Nice shooting! [b]Alison[/b], you may fire three more shots this round if you wish. However, the Mi-Go will be at long range for the second and third shots, which will put you at half skill.

Rolls,Damn! This thing has a lot of health. All three of the next shots would have missed, but I believe the first roll, 98, is a weapon malfunction. Could I have more fluctuating luck with these rolls? [url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3572105/]Three more 9mm shots. First at 45, then two at 22 (or 23 if it is 1/2 rounded up). (1d100=98, 1d100=75, 1d100=33)[/url] I guess you need to determine the nature of the malfunction?

OOC,The gun is jammed. Clearing the jam will require a successful Handgun or Mechanical Repair roll, whichever is higher. It will take 1d6 rounds if successful. This is not as much of an issue now that combat is over, but it may make a difference. It's not that the Mi-Go has a lot of health. It looked fairly frail, and that shot should have killed it outright. It did seem to be resistant to bullets, however. It's a good thing you had the fungicide to even the odds. Otherwise that fight would have been not just tough, but nearly impossible. I often have luck like that. It's pretty common for me to roll a 2 followed by a 99.

Edward Barrett,You're definitely still in the game in spite of your death. I'll link you to a new thread from this one when the time comes.

Alison's next move,I'm not 100% on the airlock situation. If Alison can move Robert into the airlock to Charon's Ferry right away - she will. If it will take longer than 6 rounds before she can move him into the airlock - she will attempt to unjam her gun.

OOC,It will take another nine rounds before the airlock is depressurized once more, which gives you enough time both to try to unjam your pistol and to try to treat [b]Robert[/b] with First Aid. If you succeed at that, roll 1d3 to see how many HP he recovers. You can go ahead and roll for both actions if you like.

OOC,The failed Computer Use roll means that you will be unable to override the protocols before the airlock finishes cycling.

OOC,Am I right in assuming that with the airlock open and ready Alison, Robert and Xu can finally get onto the ship and get off this rock?

OOC,[b]Alison[/b], [b]Robert[/b], and [b]Lt. Hu[/b] can all board the ship now. It looks like you'll be able to lift off too.

OOC,Can Alison attempt First aid on herself or did Lt. Barrett's First Aid check cover everything that could be fixed up without rest or medicine?

OOC,Yes, [b]Lt. Barrett[/b]'s roll already gave you back everything you're going to get until you've had time to heal.

OOC,[b]Edward[/b] is moving to the thread linked below.

OOC,Everyone else is moving to the thread linked below.