After relocating, Van and Xion share a moment of realization, when they do not see Mephisto behind them - and no recent transmissions from Quinn or Ulik. While moving south - in the distance they could both watch as Lotus, Arven and Silvermasque are all covered in flames and explosions. Their is now doubt... a possibility that the two of them are the only survivors of third platoon.

The feeling of loneliness is somehow relieved at the site of 4 charging dog boys, and two Terror Trooper Armours taking notice, and begin their approach. Xion and Van gun down two of the dog boys while relocating again to avoid the Terror Troopers from locking in on a position.
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The Terror Troopers have moved by without noticing, but two dog boys steadily approach.

Xion glares momentarily at the Dog Boys, before gesturing towards them sending to blasts of energy from his hands, one at each dog boy, then drawing his rifle around after flanking a bit more to the north.

PM

[Private to Xion: what's the strike rolls and damage?]

PM


[Private to Moloch: here you go
20:27, Today: Xion rolled 25 using 6d6. damage 2.
20:26, Today: Xion rolled 29 using 6d6. damage 1.
20:26, Today: Xion rolled 9 using 1d20. strike 2.
20:26, Today: Xion rolled 16 using 1d20. strike 1]
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OOC

Van was keenly involved in making the battle map and everything, which was why he knows they're hitting the front APC first. He sees the troops all moving toward the back APC. He now realizes that the first APC will just be a waste and he's getting antsy. He's got a sour feeling about the whole thing and his nerves are getting the better of him especially since the rest of his squad may already be dead.

Also by making sure they stay down I meant to say that he was going to continue firing at them until they were cut down so there'd be a path across the field.

There are no troops moving towards any APCs

OOC

It looks on the map like they're heavily defending the back end. There's skullwalkers, terror troopers, and some other things I can't make out. Whereas there's nobody around the front crash site except that squad of skelebots that (if they are within 150ft of me right now) I'm gonna Carpet of Adhesion to the ground.

Alls I'm saying is based on the map and the fact that things look really bleak from back here with no one else around, it makes perfect sense that Van could jump to that conclusion, even though he could well be wrong. I'm allowed to deduce things without the GM telling me what conclusions I draw. If Xion thinks I don't know what I'm talking about then he can order me around.

OOC

Both APCs are several dozen feet below ground - and all troops/vehicles moving to the back are engaged in combat and in fact moving away from the "drop" site towards Arven and Silvermasque.

Also for a battle update for Van - all 3 spider walkers are "dead". Most of the troops at the rear are actually inside the violent winds of a tornado. The norhtern group of skelebots is a pile of rubble as well. The Norhtern tank is a smoking wreck as well.

The GM is not telling you what to deduce but correcting your image of the battle field. It does not appear as though any troops are busying themselves with trying to locate the missing APCs. There is no focus of troops by the rear site... they are either dead, moving AWAY from it - or stuck in a tornado... which hardly counts as a defensive position.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:41, Fri 23 Mar 2007.

So for clarification:

Xion and Van can see :

Two Dog Boys - very much alive making for the two of you

To the left - moving towards Arven/Lotus' old positions are two Terror Troopers, a Hellfire and a heavy Cyborg. (and 2 more dog boys)

The other stuff over there is all the downed unmoving SAMAS armours, the 2 dead Alu demons, The Tank and the spider skull walker. - they are all visibly damaged and appear subdued.

All of the troops on the road are in that one group - that is a tornado - all those troops are trapped inside - except fot eh two scout walkers - which are bellowing black smoke.

Across the road by 2nd platoon - the 2 Hellraisers are inside a globe of darkness, behind them is a hellfire and a cyborg, behind them are two more terror troopers. All are active and moving towards 2nd platoon.

Across the road - towards 4th platoon : the tank, the southern group of skelebots, the seven "spread out" dog boys, a soldier in the trees, and the triax PA on the other side of the skelebots are still active. Everythign else is dead or subdued.


 - I hope this clears up the fog of war -

OOC

No shit; tornado, eh? That definately makes me picture things differently. Also, the "dead" things, I understand leaving them on the map, but not having them marked as dead or downed or whatever makes it difficult to figure out what's going on. Sure there'd be confusion on the battlefield, but it's a very different kind of confusion compared to looking at a map.

In that case, basically I'd probably stick to the shoot/scoot tactic on the advancing Dog Boys, firing, say, 4 times and then relocating, though this time I will relocate more in the direction of the Terror Troopers, as that is my next priority. (See PM for Strike/Damage)

[Private to GM:

STRIKE
(Second shot fired is CRITICAL)
00:57, Today: Van rolled 22 using 1d20+11.
00:57, Today: Van rolled 16 using 1d20+11.
00:57, Today: Van rolled 31 using 1d20+11. (crit.)
00:57, Today: Van rolled 29 using 1d20+11. Strike.

DAMAGE
01:00, Today: Van rolled 20 using 1d6x10.
01:00, Today: Van rolled 60 using 1d6x10.
00:59, Today: Van rolled 60 using 1d6x10. (60 x crit. = 120 MD!)
00:59, Today: Van rolled 50 using 1d6x10. C-29 "Hellfire" Damage (x10).]
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Xion glares momentarily at the Dog Boys, before gesturing towards them sending two blasts of energy from his hands, one at each dog boy, then drawing his rifle around after flanking a bit more to the north. Van fires 4 times and then relocates, in the direction of the Terror Troopers.

Xions' blasts scorch the Dog Boys' Body Armour. They take it with pride and continue charging. Van fires two shots at each of them, piercing the armour with the second shot on each one. The Hounds trip over their own feet and collapse in the dirt.

The two soldiers of Tolkeen relocate.

OOC - The large area of trees between your current position and Arvens' is on fire - and blowed up from the SAMAS assault. Quinn, Mephisto, and Ulik are somewhere in there. You could move around the forest fire - or through it... - or leave the forest completely...

"I'm going after the Terror Troopers."

With that Van will swing outside the forest and come up behind the Terror Troopers on his turbo-board (still invisible to sight and all optics). On his way there he activates his Invincible Armor talisman and readies his TW Dragonfire. When he is within 100ft of the TT that is the furthest to the north, he lines himself up so that the two are almost in a straight line and he unleashes a large gout of flames that first sprays the closest one, then adjusts to the right to engulf the furthest. Then he immediately relocates and attempts to avoid any retaliatory fire.



OOC -- In terms of my position: I'm in line with the two TT's, just a bit out of the forest, and on my board at a slightly elevated angle (let's say 10ft off the ground). After I fire I drop back to about ground level and jet into the forest.

Also there's a lot on this map, and with not knowing what's happening in other squads I really need some kind of indicator of what's damaged, what's functional, what's alive and what's dead (and where the fire/tornado/other elements are). Let me know if I'm not picturing things right again.

[Private to GM:

STRIKE
16:29, Today: Van rolled 21 using 1d20+11.
16:29, Today: Van rolled 21 using 1d20+11. Strike.

DAMAGE
16:30, Today: Van rolled 30 using 1d6x10.
16:30, Today: Van rolled 50 using 1d6x10. Damage (TW Dragonfire).

The first one is the closest one, then the furthest one.]

Xion nods silently and moves back towards the position of his other troops, working his way around the forest. Keeping his rifle up and ready to fire upon any CS troops he happens across.

[Private to Moloch: Xion is going to move up and left on the map, back around the forest, outside the fire of course. He is trying to locate the other members of the platoon]

Xion travels a few hundred feet north and turns west at the edge of the burning trees. Xion spots the back of a mans' head face down in a pool of mud. It looks like Mephisto - the lower half of his body is trapped under a tree.

Xion moves closer to Mephisto and leans down, "Alive?" he asks, prodding the man with the end of his rifle, keeping his eyes up and looking around.

No movement from the shifter - if it weren't for the bubbles in the mud puddle his face is in Xion may pass him by...

Xion takes the scene in and carefully weighs his options, a decision is made. Xion draws his vibro blade and brings it to bear on the branches immediately on Mephisto, Xion begins cutting the branches directly on top of the shifter. Once cut free Xion will drag Mephisto out, and check him for conciousness.

Mephisto rolls onto his hands and knees - then coughs up a small puddle of muddy water from his nose and mouth.

He motions with his hand and speaks : Go on, I'll be fine"

Xion moves his hands in an intricate pattern and mumbles a few words Mephisto would likely recognize as being those to the spell superhuman endurance, "Perhaps that will help you. I am not sure the fate of the others, I am looking now to see who is left, if you have anymore of your...allies, we need them now. I am going to continue looking for survivors and try to regroup as much of the platoon as possible. Follow if you like, or get your friends to attack as fast and hard as they can."

Xion will then continue on his current path around the edges of the fire looking for survivors.

Mephisto is unable to respond and just coughs up another puddle of brown water. Xion moves on along the edge of the fire but finds no surviviors... he can see Silvermasque and Arven in the distance through the trees laying it in heavy on the CS.

[Private to Xion: You may now post in the other 3rd platoon thread.]