Re: Floor B23 - South Sector 5, Operation Earthcalm
"We've got short-range communication, but... better we don't split when we're not certain of numbers," Irjin replies after a tense moment of thought. The gliding chariots hurtle past Sunder and Beryl, and he shouts, "We'll turn north at Agate and detour on Marble Street!"
"Finally!" grouses Klaxon, followed by Arashi's enthusiastic "You got it, Lead!" The two chariot pilots are quick to respond, turning sharply to the left as soon as they enter the Agate intersection, one after the other.
No sooner have the Peace Forces withdrawn from Glass and Sunder that several burning objects come hurtling from behind the approaching citizens, impacting on the ground and bursting in a roaring conflagaration of flames and fragments of pottery, glass and even metal -- the remains of whatever containers the rioters could find to pack in their incendiary cocktails into. As neither group is in the area of the intersection, it serves as more of a spectacularly fiery and LOUD warning, the explosives propelled from what must be some form of catapult, if one could gauge the distance.
Kilani, standing with Jedevra and a half-scale between Marble and Sunder, can hear and see the grenades falling, but cannot see the source from where she is. [Private to Kilani Sorune: The shock pikes are actually hand held weapons, so they unfortunately do not touch the dirt! A disarm would be more appropriate. Ghibari figures this out and lets you know. As for the Host of Spirits I really don't know if I want to change the charm too drastically. I thought you were going to use Shapechange instead.]
Neither can the people on the chariots. The fiery barrage on the intersection continues as the Freerunners execute the detour. "Well I'll be damned," says Irjin in the first chariot, shaking his head ruefully, "the rioters are just as ready for trouble." Arashi, in the second chariot, mutters to Talia and Xurizu, "That's gonna make this... complicated."
Chariots 1 and 2 turn onto Marble, greeted with the sight of another half-scale of elite Peace Forces (1-2a) blocking the way into Glass Street. "Cut engines immediately, or we will assume you conspirators of a terrorist act!" they proclaim, several holding shock pikes aloft. "Fail to comply and we WILL open fire!" If Kilani turns opposite the explosion-damaged intersection, she will also glimpse the rebel vehicles coming! [Private to Kilani Sorune: the thought does cross your mind that the rebels could help stop the Shock Matrix, as well, but THAT could be hard to arrange while collared.]
OOC: I decided against splitting mostly due to the extra level of complication it'd involve :( Also, despite the tick count starting, you aren't obligated to do a combat action, or to post in exact order. The count is more for me to figure when actions should resolve. [Private to Ledaal Xurizu: I tried to arrange this so you'd have time to pull off a spell if you really wanted, but if you shape sorcery on the moving chariot, you have to roll a wits+occult 2 sux to ensure you don't get distracted]
actions
tick 0 - Xurizu, Irjin, Chariot 1 Freerunners
tick 1 - Half Scale 1-2a, Ghibari
tick 2 - Nanaret, Chariot 2 Freerunners, ???, unarmed citizens
tick 3 - Talia
tick 4 - Higura, Kilani, Jedevra + Scale 1-1, grenadiers
Sunder Street expanded map
| | | | | | | ^ 1-1a, 1-1b roughly
-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ N 100 yards apart
Marble St. /--F--> 1-2a
-----+ +-----+ | +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +----
| | | | | |1-1a| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
-----+ B +-----+ A +-----+ G +-----+ +-----+ +----
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r a a <-C Sunder St. G
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-----+ l +-----+ e +-----+ s +-----+ +-----+ +----
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |1-1b| | | | |
-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +----
Slate St.
-----+ +-----+ +-----+ +-----+ G is ~200 yds away
| | | | | | | from Glass & Sunder
1-1a - Burning Feather Half Scale 1-1a, Jedevra, Kilani
1-1b - Burning Feather Half Scale 1-1b
1-2a - Burning Feather Half Scale 1-2a
F - Freerunner chariots, Irjin, Higura, Nanaret, Talia, Xurizu
C - Peaceful civilians?
G - Unknown grenadiers!
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:11, Fri 24 July 2009.