I think each hex is about 2-feet.   Maria can leap 30 feet.  So, he's in range.

@Matt

I don't think the mimic skill requires any kind of resistance...  (though I might conjure something weird for that down the road... unexpected resi9stance?  what the hell?), so the best skill he's going to get is Goggles' Ranged Combat 8

Goggles has Assault Rifle skill of 12, but you're not copying his base Dexterity Ability.  Add that Ranged Combat (Assault Rifle) +8 skill to your own Dex for whatever the result might be (errr... whoops.  still a +8.  But that's better than nothing!)

Plus, you get the insight into what this weapon does:

Whoops.

I just realized I screwed up the soldier's attacks in the previous rounds... I applied a -2 circumstance for being hit by the table... but that Alpha through Delta still shoulda got given a DC15 to hit instead of a DC13.  ...  I went with their shoot skill instead of the power of the ice-gun... I suppose that's the trade-off for building the guns as powers instead of equipment.

Gonna stick with it for now.  Goggles, Alpha through Delta and Echo through Harriet all had different levels of Ranged(Assault Rifle) skills based on their level of expertise and "time in"...    I'll keep that consistent through this combat.

Have we reached round 2?

Yes!

I've just updated the NPC pre-defined actions to the OOC TRACKING thread.

Haven't added in Matt's actions yet... working on that now...
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:05, Tue 14 July 2020.

Okay, I'm compiling the scene now.  MY apologies for the delay.  I got distracted with a shiny new video-game... an some real actual work editing a photo-set.  Haven't done that for a couple of months...

I've got four more shoots lined up this week, so I'll be busy working on photos again, but will set reminders to  keep me going here, too.


@ALEXEY

• As Multi-Attack isn't part of the power-build, grabbing Echo and striking Alpha and Charlie with Echo would require another hero-point to add in "Multi-Attack to the power for this round.
• You started out with one hero-point, but you spent that for a re-roll on the move-object action the previous round.
• I'm willing give you the hero-point for the Complication "Motivation: work Ethic" by the narrative about his believing Marion etc. expecting more of him...  (nicely done, by the way!  That's precisely how to use it to generate hero-points!)
• I'm not allowing a second attack during Alexey's Move segment of his action.   Accidents and side-effects notwithstanding, it's a hard rule that everyone gets only one attack per round.  I'm not gonna budge on that one.   You can fly at Gamma, and perhaps even move him with knockback, but you're not going to do any damage to him.
• And a reminder, you get a move action before and after the standard action (attack), if you want it.
• I'm not sure what I need to roll, but I would like to roll everything at once.
  Okay...
  
  • Echo Dodged with Dodge(10), so, it should be easy to grab him...
  • Roll Move-Object to Grab Echo (1d20 + Move Object(+9) - Inaccurate(4) ) vs DC10
  • You could opt to "Take 10" on this if you wanted to.  It's well within the range of success.
  • If you successfully grab Echo
    
    • Roll 3 attacks with Move-Object with Multi-Attack (1d20 + Move Object(+9) - Inaccurate(4) - Multi-Targets(3)
      
      • DC22 Alpha
      • DC18 Charlie
      • DC16 Echo
  • If you DO NOT successfully grab Echo, you will need to
    Roll to dodge Echo's shot at you DC21 (failure means a toughness roll vs DC22)
• Roll to Dodge Gamma' Shot at you, DC10, If failed Roll Toughness to resist DC22

@MARIA

• Slam Attack Goggles - Attack(14) / Damage(29)
• Goggles rolled to Dodge(18) - Dodged, no damage taken
• Please roll to dodge Alpha's shot - DC12 - Failure will take damage (not affliction).

@MATT

• Grab Gun, Grab Cold-Rifle Skill from Best in Area
  Done.  Matt has acquired:
  
  • Ranged Combat: Assault Rifle +8
  • Tech +4 (Hypo-Rifle)
• Command Delta: Get a weapon, take cover, Get Matt out safely
• Side note:  Not an impact here, but I've a few more things I ant to discuss about this that may require some tweaking... mostly about Will resists for "sensitive" knowledge... ie, statecraft, super-secret technical expertise, etc., the secret of whodunnit that the whole adventure hinges upon...)

This message was last edited by the GM at 10:54, Fri 24 July 2020.

Well. That was anticlimactic;
11:21, Today: Alexey rolled 9 using 1d20+5.  Move Object: grab.

11:23, Today: Alexey rolled 21 using 1d20+7.  Dodge Gamma.

11:23, Today: Alexey rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Dodge Echo.

11:22, Today: Alexey rolled 18 using 1d20+11.  Toughness.

Today: Maria rolled 15 using 1d20+10.  Dodge.


So round 3?
This message was last edited by the player at 08:45, Sat 25 July 2020.

Yup.  Round three.

I haven't put in the NPC actions yet, but I'll write em up before I look at your actions...

Oh whoops.  Give me a couple of hours to write-up the in-character sequence of events.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:05, Sun 26 July 2020.

Well. That was anticlimactic;

Man, you shoulda taken 10...

I had a run of natural 20s for a bunch of NPCs and all I can think of was... "Man what a waste..."

In-character scene updated.  Map updated.

Good to go for combat-round #3

I have time today... Compiling the scene for Round 3.

Will post need for rolls shortly.

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This message was last edited by the GM at 00:42, Mon 03 Aug 2020.

The affliction. Sorry for not making that clear!

It's all good...  And the target is...?

Given that the smoke grenade had been tossed in the area, probably the closest target to Maria that he could see (and reasonably hit).

The smoke grenade has not yet gone off.  That happens after Matt's initiative ranking, and might be in play at the beginning of next round.... but might not, since Poppy threw it out the way the assault team came in.  I guess it just depends on which way and how strong the wind is...

Alexey:

• Moving Dr. Snow into the hallway - more correctly, Alexey is going to mover her ice-shell outside, and try to crack it open from the inside while moving her.
  Is Alexey trying to move Doctor Snow to the hallway (west side, where St James, Swift and Lizette went), or outside (east side, past Gamma, to where the assault team entered)?
  Roll to Resist(Toughness) vs DC22 from Minion Gamma's awesome natural 20
  
  • If failed, it's an affliction roll so (Hindered and Vulnerable / Defenseless and Immobilized ) There is no third-degree.

Maria:

• Please Roll to Resist Alpha's Rifle-butt to the face - DC17
• And roll to Resist(Toughness) vs DC22 from Minion Echoo's shot
  
  • If failed, it's an affliction roll so (Hindered and Vulnerable / Defenseless and Immobilized ) There is no third-degree.

After St James et al to the west.


12:12, Today: Alexey rolled 30 using 1d20+11.  Toughness.

Maria rolled 26 using 1d20+10.  Dodge roll vs rifle butt strike.

Maria rolled 16 using 1d20+8.  Toughness test.

So Hindered and Vulnerable?

Nice roll Alexey!

Maria...
Yup Hindered and Vulnerable.
Descriptors here are: Cold, Lethargy.

You can make another Toughness roll in the next round (can do it now if you want, I'll just apply it at your turn) to overcome this first stage of the Affliction (both conditions)

Narrative posted,
Map updated,
Conditions updated.

Good to go for round 4.

Today: Maria rolled 14 using 1d20+8.  Toughness test.

I am thinking of grabbing Alpha and using him as a human shield against Goggles shots. How do you feel about that, Boss?

In reply to Maria (msg # 46):

My vote is go for it!