Par for course on the weekend imo.

 As for a plan it literally hinges on getting ahead of them. If we can get ahead of them it changes our tactical options and allows us to somewhat exercise a level of actual tactics outside of chase them down hope they don't kill the hostage and somehow secure Kargo and Rowan's bike.

Soothing people and giving Hope is what Brother Edgar is made for!

Also nuclear explosions.


Its weird how often those two things coincide....


As for tactics!  Brother Edgar isn't much help in tactical stuff.

As a player, maybe assigning target priorities to you big shooty people?

In reply to Brother Edgar (msg # 625):

 Chricton is ex-Force Recon Mechanic. So he knows more tactics than I myself do. He had an attitude so he is only a tech sgt.

I'm no tactician, but is there any way of getting a map of the area? Or something I could bodge up into a drone, to overfly and get an idea of the lay of the land?

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 627):

It's hard to see why anyone would have a map of this area as it was thoroughly ignored after the war (it's not on any trade or convoy route, there is no community here). Nothing I can think of to use as a drone, sorry!

Tony

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 627):

Nope I gave up the ability to make said drone as I would have a hell of a time powering it.

Are we just stuck on the approach?

I don't have a good plan to stop/slow them down at least not without potentially hurting any prisoners. I don't think firing a warning shot or burst their way will work but I suppose it's an option - but it also may immediately start combat as they assume we missed accidentally.

Peter DOES have a tear gas grenade and a pair of smoke grenades.

Can we make out like we've surrounded them? If they think they are surrounded, even if it's just a few people carefully placed, they just might be prepared to talk rather than go straight into a brawl...

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 632):

  These are Anti-Templars. Talking them down isnt gonna work. Not if Tony is playing them right. If it is one anti-Templar then we kill him quick and we might have a shot at this. But to be fair odds of that are well long as the plan is short.

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 633):

A veteran of Modeen's warband, Kargo is likely an anti-Templar.

To be clear, you don't have great tactical choices here, and for that I apologise. It's probable they don't know you're here. You can dismount and try to get someone on their flanks by making your way through the swamp is an option. Just barreling towards them and getting in close before they have a chance to react or get organised might still work! (Or a combination of the two.)

Thanks,

Tony

  We can't always have the tactical advantage Tony. Ok with that in mind I see our options as this.

  Option A) Ride up and hope the bad guys dont see us until we are on top of them.

  Option B) Breakup the group and hope they get bogged down enough to slow them down so either Trask or several of us can get in front of them.

  Option C) Call it option B.2 we try to get at least to a "flank" position and catch them in crossfire.

No real ability to flank, I think, with the roads as they are in the swampiness.

So, it feels like we charge in, hopefully surprising them.  Maybe we break up the group, maybe we don't.  With a lack of options, hitting hard and suddenly seems like what we've got left.

Brother Edgar, for his part, is going to stick with Marcela.  Defend her.  Locate her man.

Hmm so not a lot of good options. So vote is to just...go in and assault them then?

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 637):

  Not really a lot, but that is my take on it. Anyone got a better plan throw it out there please. This is mostly me being at a loss. We could always try and shoot the lead vehicle with Chricton's Rail gun. That would give away what we have planned.

But if we pick a good spot to shoot their lead vehicle with the railgun, it will block the road for the rest, and if the swamp is too, well, swampy for us to circle around, it will stop them off-roading to get away from us!

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 639):

 As I said only so many options. Just need to know which we want to go with.

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 640):

If no one can come up with a better plan (and there may not be one) then rolling up on them with the element of surprise is as good as any.

Thanks,

Tony

I'm all for that if we can manage it.

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 642):

Then let's do this! Sorry for any delay I may have caused.

Tony

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 643):

To reiterate, the vehicle assignments are as follows:

Peter's Technical:
Peter,
Jane (NPC),
Crichton,
Cannibal Jack (NPC),

Police Humvee:
Marcela (NPC),
Smoker
Brother Edgar,
Trask,

Tony

Do I need to roll a...Cognition check or something for Peter to notice what happened?

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 645):

That seems fair. I was thinking that he might miss it, concentrating on his own crazy-ass driving, but he might still see it anyways. Go ahead! Cognition seems right.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 10:14, Fri 24 May 2019.

I wasn't aware that taking the shortcut required one to drive like a bat out of hell. =)

In reply to Peter Firecrow (msg # 647):

Maybe it's more of a "long cut"? The point is to try and get in front of the vehicles you are pursuing by taking a side trail. To ensure this works you need to put the hammer down and travel at relatively unsafe speeds!

Thanks,

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:48, Sat 25 May 2019.