Increase Trask rolled 6 using 4d8, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 1,6,1,1.  Quickness.

I know its a speed two, but I thought I would roll it for the purposes of expediting the process...

Hopefully it can go off before they get away....  I guess if it looks like they will be out of range before the second card, can he dissipate without firing?  Dunno how that works.

It should have a 100 yard or so range...

Or they could blow him up first...

5:06, Today: Brother Edgar rolled 23 using 5d12, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of (12+11)23,4,8,4,3.  Faith - NUKE - Speed 2 - Its the only way to be sure...

So a 23 will make it 7d20 at Ground Zero.  Massive.

 15:16, Today: Brother Edgar rolled 85 using 7d20, rerolling max with rolls of 18,1,16,14,14,4,18.  Boom.

So, if it hits...  Ground Zero gets 85 Massive?

In reply to Brother Edgar (msg # 318):

I see your point about Speed. This is no longer in effect for weapons but is in effect for Arcane abilities. However, it's less effective a mechanism if you are taking all your actions at once! I'll say that it takes 2 Actions to use a Speed 2 ability. Lets say there is still a delay of 4 cards (so if it's cast on the Ten card it doesn't go off until the Six card). This will allow someone to react before it goes off by spending a sleeved/hole card (held action).

By not acting, Brother Edgar in effect held his action and sleeved a card. (Note, those PCs that did not otherwise act are assumed to have sleeved a card. You can also sleeve a card the normal way, by spending an action.) So he can use it to change his initiative to something better. Please let me know ASAP!

Vehicles move on the underlined cards as they are driven using a "continual action" that assumes they move all throughout the turn. Presently they are -4 to hit due to smoke. They will be accelerating on their moves and should be deep in the smoke (-8) by the time the Eight card comes up.

So let's draw some cards!

Thanks,

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:42, Thu 21 May 2020.

In reply to Brother Edgar (msg # 318):

Initiative Draws

Card    Name

Joker:  Bad Guys (3 Actions) Brother Edgar (10D, 2 Actions*)

Ace:    Crichton (AS, 2 Actions*), Increase Trask (AD, 2 Actions)

King:   Smoker/Friendly NPCs (KD, 2 Actions)

Queen:

Jack:

Ten:

Nine:

Eight:

Seven:

Six:

Five:

Four:   Peter (4D, 2 Actions*)

Three:

Deuce:

Note: Underlined Cards are vehicle movement phases (Ace, Jack,  Eight, Five, Deuce.)

* Indicates a held Action (sleeve/hole card)

This message was last edited by the GM at 05:02, Sat 23 May 2020.

Looks like the bad guys drew Red Joker.

Those PCs with held actions can use those sleeve cards to try and preempt the bad guys. This is difficult as the bad guys drew Red Joker. You can still try to "outdraw" them but this requires a Quickness check. Some weapons will get a penalty for being "snap fired".

When I get a chance later I will post enemy actions, if no one wants to try and preempt them.

Tony

09:14, Today: Brother Edgar rolled 5 using 3d8, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 3,2,5.  Quickness - Interrupt.

A 5!  Beat that you supernaturally fast creatures of the night!

In reply to Brother Edgar (msg # 322):

Adjusted. He still didn't beat their roll of 18. Doesn't matter, he was still able to get a shot in.

Tony

Increase Trask rolled 22 using 4d12, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 8,10,(12+10)22,8.

:39, Today: Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton rolled 14 using 4d20, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 14,10,13,9.  Damage.

10:39, Today: Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton rolled 13 using 7d6, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 3,2,2,4,1,(6+6+1)13,3.  Shootin.



  And this rifle might as well be Anti-vehicle weaponry. Does more than a recoiless rifle iirc

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 325):

Well... where would this information be? Because as it stands under the rules (Road Warriors pages 48-49) it's still counted as Small Arms, despite the considerable damage and AP 1. A shot (plasma bolt? Particle beam?) might penetrate easily but go straight through the target without causing catastrophic damage.

Thanks,

Tony

Would it be considered anti-vehicle if you put the round through the engine block?  Like an .50 Barrett?

This might or might not be helpful.

In reply to Brother Edgar (msg # 327):

That would be a called shot. .50 BMG (or 12.7x99 mm) is still considered Small Arms. It might have a critical effect if you put one through the engine block but not structurally compromise a vehicle like (say) a 20mm projectile (a Light Weapon) would.

Thanks,

Tony

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 326):

It's AP2 for the higher armored shots. And it's what I consider it at that level. Recoiless Rifles are anti-vehicle and do less than his rifle. Though to be fair it's a rail gun prototype so it is your call as to what it actually is considered. You asked what I considered it. Not what the rules said because we never discussed what it was at what level in your game. It is a disgustingly powerful damage hog for a rifle as a rail gun should be. Hence the d20 die code for damage and at highest setting AP2.

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 329):

Fair enough, in context I was wondering if the rules in "The Junkman Cometh" specified what kind of anti-vehicle weapon it would be considered. In the "Road Warriors" book it would almost certainly still be considered Small Arms due to the diameter/calibre of the projectile and lack of HEAT or HESH effect. As a railgun it presumably has tremendous velocity and therefore penetration but no explosive, shaped-charge, HEAT or AP effect beyond sheer kinetic energy, most of which will not transfer effectively to the structure of a vehicle.

Sorry for any confusion, it took poring through several books (Core, Companion, Children o' the Atom and now Junkman Cometh) to get everything straight for this turn!

Thanks,

Tony

In reply to The Marshall (msg # 330):

 Junkman Cometh doesn't go into all the anti-vehicle stuff.

10:56, Today: Peter Firecrow rolled 8 using 4d6, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 3,(6+2)8,(6+1)7,4.  Cognition.

Ah, found the new thread :)

Here you go:

16:11, Today: Smoker Nix rolled 11 using 5d12, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 7,11,3,3,2.  Scrounge roll requested.

In reply to Smoker Nix (msg # 333):

Well i got a 3

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 334):

10:53, Today: Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton rolled 11 using 4d12, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max ((11,5,4,8)).

Answer unclear, try again later.

11:23, Today: Peter Firecrow rolled 4 using 4d6, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 4,2,2,1.  Cognition.

Increase Trask rolled 6 using 4d8, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 1,6,2,4.  Cognition.

  I got an 8 on my quickness since we are heading into combat. That being said how long do we have until these rats are right on top of us? Because it makes a difference on how I react and which gun I use.

In reply to Tech. Sgt. Airen Crichton (msg # 338):

Let's say the ratoids are 40 yards away to start from everyone. (Some are closer but are slowed down crawling out of holes, etc.)

Tony

 So a round maybe 2. Gotcha. No need for plan B then.

I gots me a 7!

23:47, Today: Peter Firecrow rolled 7 using 3d8, keeping the highest dice only, rerolling max with rolls of 4,7,7.  Quickness.