Rolled 5, 5, 1 + 2 = 13 (3d6 + 2)

>>5169238
>Light Combat Vehicle LV12 "Broodmother"
Duck and Cover - Target Setting

Rolled 2, 1, 1 = 4 (3d6)

>>5169238
>Light Combat Vehicle LV12 "Broodmother"
Shoot - Simple Test
Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

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Rolled 6, 5, 4 + 2 = 17 (3d6 + 2)

>>5169238
>Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
Aim and Shoot - Simple Test
Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 4, 8, 5 = 17 (3d12)

>>5169252
Damage Roll
1/2 damage distribution.

Rolled 2, 6, 2 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>5169238
>Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
Duck and Cover - Target Setting

>>5169238
Those are some brave motherfuckers

>>5169267
And also some dead motherfuckers.

Rolled 2, 4, 5 + 3 = 14 (3d6 + 3)

>>5169238

>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Alpha
Use Equipment Hornet Missile launcher - Simple Test

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 6, 2, 3 = 11 (3d6)

>>5169272
Damage Roll
1/2 damage distribution.

>>5169262
Guess who gets the HS.32s tactical mine next turn :3

Rolled 3, 5, 3 + 3 = 14 (3d6 + 3)

>>5169238
>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Bravo

Use Equipment Hornet Missile launcher - Simple Test

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 5, 1, 6 = 12 (3d6)

>>5169277
Damage Roll
1/2 damage distribution.

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>>5169238
>Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
½ of 17
8 Exterior Damage.
9 Interior Damage.

>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Alpha
½ of 11.
5 Exterior Damage.
6 Interior Damage.

>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Bravo
½ of 12.
6 Exterior Damage.
6 Interior Damage.

>Total damage
19 Exterior Damage.
21 Interior Damage

Unit Name: The Waking Nightmare
Unit Class/Type: Emperor/Rapier
Unit Pilot: The Half Soul
Exterior A.Plating: 300/145 -19!
Interior N.Cluster: 200/165 -21!
Action Points: 2
Skills: ???

Inventory:
Xeno-Matter Musket. - 22/30
HS.32s Tactical Mines. - 5

From within you rotten grotto you watch your targets cease to exist. Then what morsels of the Elysians that remained alive decide to return fire, the few left clearly had gotten a bead on you. Little of the trees remained standing as more rounds cut through. The remaining Destroyer struck you through the insignificant rain of small arms fire. It hit your crouched body in the shoulder, peeling and puncturing into your frame. You grit your teeth against the pain as the slug digs deep, you were still in the fight. Then two missiles met you, catching you on the hip and arm. The suffering? The Agony? It was nothing compared to your loss, with a cool breath you opened you eyes. Her face slipping away as your regard the living world once more. Not much further now. Just a little more left.

"FIGHT!" "FIGHT!" "FIGHT!"

"Just a little more my Love…"

She spoke as softly as the snow that settled on your skin. Delicious ambrosia to your ears. But those words. By all that was divine those beautiful and sweet words were barbed with the foulest of briars. Poisonous and fetid they eased your mind gently into madness. Nothing could compare. The dead men around you would never fathom it.

>The Half Soul Turn 3
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP

Love the quest, but it grates on my sanity.

>>5169299
>Equipment Use: HS.32s Tactical Mines. Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite" 1 AP

Let's start saving some AP for upcoming enemy Phobos

>>5169299
Also QM could you write rather then this
>Xeno-Matter Musket. - 22/30
something like this
>Xeno-Matter Musket. - 1/22/30
where it's goes like that [how many are ready to fire/how much you have/what is full capacity]
or [how many are ready to fire/how much you have after full freeload/how much you have]
I think second would be better and Xeno-Matter Musket. would look like that 1/1/22 when ready to fire

>>5169299
>Moving: 2 AP
Move further away from the ambush spot so we can pick them of one by one.

>>5169332
+1, we should disengage and start building AP up for when the Brute arrives. They’re on foot and treads, they can’t keep up. We’ve eliminated the primary threat of the Wretch, no need to waste a boatload more AP on footsoldiers who will lose target lock and cannot follow

>>5169332
Support, Rapiers are all about mobility anyway

>>5169332
Could we have QM at least confirm that infantry and vehicles would need more AP to catch up before they could shoot us again?

I hope this isn't people getting soft on enemy after that hot and bothered scene in destroyer.

>>5169312
Thanks for the good idea, I'll switch it up to.
>Xeno-Matter Musket. - 1/22/30

>>5169356
They would have to spend all their AP if they wanted to match you. Wouldn't be able to shoot.

>>5169356
Nah, I just don’t want to get demolished by facing the Brute with only 2 AP

>>5169361
So after few turn of moving away we should be able to loose them but there is no telling if we won't step in bigger shit right?

>>5169391
Yes
One turn would lose the chance of them shooting at you for sure.

You know where the Brute is. He is around 6 turns out, but you have no idea what else is lurking around.

>>5169396
If chat is voting for move then I will at least pick direction. Towards that factory we find explosives in. Should give us some concealment and maybe chance to set up a trap.

>>5169403
Also it's a direction we know there are no enemies. And to my understanding we would be walking towards Brute just not directly so we should have 1-2 turns to rest

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>>5169332
>Move AP 2
What remained of your cover was gone, the forested landscape strewn with corpse shaped smears and splinters. From within the Umbral Core you floated, watching out across the snowy carnage. The Elysians had your location pinned down, the felled trees served their purpose. As silently as you had arrived you departed without a word. The Waking Nightmare slips between the tall trees carefully as you pull out of view. Each long stride takes you further and further into the abyss. Flooded with excruciating ecstasy as She caresses your worn and battered body.

The dark became your world as you sank beyond their point vision. Into the ichor of night, the Elysians targeting warnings slipped away, even the beams IR failed to crest your star flesh. To them you were little more than the beast in the night, the monster in the woods. They cackle like gibbering fools. You join in, barely even noticing your external speaker snapping on to transmit what it thought were words. The small hud icon showing you the broadcast fed into the madness, the small dot of light caused you to break into even more hysterical laughter. The Nightmare didn't react to your writhing motions. Instead it stayed demonically still, for after all. Your eyes had not left the Elysians.

>Enemy Forces Turn 3
Light Combat Vehicle LV12 "Broodmother"
Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Alpha
'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Bravo


>Light Combat Vehicle LV12 "Broodmother"
Move AP 2

"Oh fuck. Ma'am the target dropped, we've lost him." The crew whimpered as the "Broodmother" skirted it's way towards Fire Team Alpha. "Fucking Bastard has us! Now we are the prey." The LV12 climbed the train track before smashing into a snowbank fighting to escape and crawled it's way over to the fox holes. Even through the roar of the engine they heard the grotesque noises echo out from the gloom.

>Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
Move AP 2

The ravings of the mad man was the cherry on top of the cake of failure. "Fuck this, We are pulling out. Who knows where that cunt is!" The voice of Gia Uustav is as harsh as the woman's personality. Adine was too busy returning another frantic bout of kissing as the "Snake Bite" began to circle in the snow, churning up the white powder it began to drive towards Fire team Bravo.

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>>5169560
>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Alpha
Move AP 2

"Fucking nice one! By the gods!" Yuric screamed, slapping the other crewmen on their shoulders. Word had already reached them, the mean bitch was coming to pick them up. The Brute. was on his own. The thing laughed, well Yuric thought it was a laugh. The noise emanating from the woods, like something out of a child's horror story. Breathy choking sobs, it was loud enough to contend with the storm. Thankfully they were pulling out before that monster came back, in a hurry they haul themselves onto the hull of the vehicle. Abandoning any equipment they couldn't carry.

>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Bravo
Move AP 2

Pseudo-Captain Yurgin let out a sigh of relief, he was a second away from calling his own retreat. The Howler was down, the bloody Eskarrian bastard had eradicated the poor pilot. They were crippled and that damned monster was late. He wasted no time clambering onto the hull of the "Snake Bite" The gutteral utterance of the Imperialist made the older man shiver. The type of reaction the cold couldn't produce, a sickly seed of empathy. Something dark and rotten. It was a sound he had no intentions of ever hearing again, vibrations that spoke of sick and blackened things.

From your hovel you watch your enemies begin to disengage, they fire nothing towards you. Allowing you to simply track their movements, they quickly begin to load up. The Elysians were planning on running, seemingly without The Brute. You grinned a monstrous thing again, the blood graced your tongue. Tantalizing. Your mind is a wall of thoughts. Soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon, soon and soon. Your revenge had yet to be sated, the scout drone returning information as the other pilot began to approach. You still had a while until he would appear.

The Brute will arrive in 5 turns.

They couldn't wait. Neither could you.

>The Half Soul Turn 4
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5169561
>>Wait: 0 AP

>>5169561
>Wait
When he gets closer, launching a drone and settling into concealed position might be good. I’d rather open up on him when he’s as far away as possible, getting that hit and run perhaps

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>Y'all can put up how many turns you wish to wait. After the next turn the convoy will be out of your range.

>>5169356
>Fuck em. After the destruction of The Unlucky I say kill em all.

>>5169599
If there was some sort of AP recovery for killing units, or caps on the max amount of AP to store, I would be sorely tempted.
Even more so now that the infantry have stacked nicely into single vehicles
But, weighing the 3 AP cost of aim shoot reload, when we could hold it for nailing the Brute, I’d save it for the more armored one.

>>5169599
Let's wait 4 turns.

>>5169561
>Wait 4 turns
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
Setup our cover, take the low ground in concealment

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>>5169719
>>5169758
Wait. 0 AP

Like a hawk, perched on the top of branches of the night you stare at the Elysian forces. You had broken them, cut them down to less than half their starting number. You dwell within the void. Floating within the core, waiting for The Brute. Under your grating eyes they fled.

>Enemy Forces Turn 4
>Light Combat Vehicle LV12 "Broodmother"
Move: 2 AP
>Destroyer Type Ae2 "Snake Bite"
Move: 2 AP
>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Alpha
Move: 2 AP
>'The Hell Badgers' Fire team Bravo
Move: 2 AP

The Infantry clung to the rooves of the armored vehicles, prepared and ready to dive off at the first sign of molestation. The slowly chugging convoy was a prime target for the enemy Phobos. With their worn eyes pinned open the scared men watch the ancient forest that surrounded them waiting to pounce.

Within the "Broodmother" words bounced back and forth on LO comms, the two crews alert for any incoming attention. The Brute was ignoring any attempts and communication. Forgoing the pilot's wrath the crews began to contact command for retrieval.

>The Half Soul Turn 5
The Elysian Forces have fled the battle..
>The Half Soul Turn 6
>The Half Soul Turn 7
>The Half Soul Turn 8
>Gain 8 AP
>Action Points Available: 10

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

The Brute will arrive in 1 turn.


>Roll dice+3d6+2
Best of Three.
Duck and Cover - Target Setting

Rolled 1, 6, 5 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170098

Rolled 4, 4, 5 + 2 = 15 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170098
Good choice let's not get fuck by all out salvo

Rolled 4, 2, 4 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170098
Rollan

For real
This battle dream might be an umbral core connection, with the Emperor class pilot Vladimir. He is the other Phobos pilot of an emperor class after all.
Umbral cores are somewhat connected to each other and pilots can hear other people/pilots thoughts while inside them, Mortimer might have something similar while sleeping in the hospital bed. Does this mean he is learning from the combat he sees from Vladimir's eyes ?

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>>5170103
>>5170104
>>5170113
Duck and Cover AP 2
Target Set - 15
You feel yourself trembling, The Brute was approaching. His rot on the wind. The scout drone whispered low readings, unwilling to give away your position. The Pilot was heading towards the ambush site. You climb into your hollow shell, mind and body becoming separate entities. Cold and alone untethered from your body of bone and flesh. You sync with the frame of sky iron, unmoving you wait.

The Brute has arrived..

>Enemy Forces Turn 8
The Brute
>[Skill] [????!] AP 2
????
Move AP 2

You glimpse movement. Eyes unblinking you watch as The Brute reveals himself. Slinking through the tree line the Prince class Phobos is led by his weapon, a long barrel sweeping from side to side as the heavy Longsword Type stepped out into the open. It pivoted around, examining your handy work. Through the weeping wind and wallowing whispers you made out his voice, the external speaker unit blaring. "I knew the retard wouldn't last long enough. Come on Half Soul, do I scare you so much?" The Elysian bastard chortles deep from his throat, a grimy and crooked noise. Hands spreading wide at his side, the bulky frame cocky and fluid.

The sensors of your Umbral Core pick up a pulse from his direction, a flux in heat as the machine expends energy. But he was out of your range assistance, the trees and snow playing interference. You had no intention of giving away your position. The lumbering Phobos strolls between the carnage, inspecting your handy work further. "Half Soul, if you had heard that Idiot, 'The Trap will slay the fool' I'm glad he isn't here to get between us. Just like with your Whore. He didn't have the stomach, weaklings never do. Not like us. You and i. We are not so diff-" The giant throws its head backwards savagely howling with sudden laughter. The madness matched your own, you failed to stifle a giggle. Even with your mind within its shell. "Forgive me Half Soul… I couldn't resist. But I'll admit, I wasn't expecting you to be hiding, the Eskarrian whore killed the rest of our unit head on. Maybe she should have taken a page from your book… It might have saved her a lot of pain." The Phobos continues to search around, kicking the corpse of the destroyer. Burning bodies were sent flying as he paced around.

>The Half Soul Turn 9
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 10

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5170159
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP

So QM our skill is a surprise and we have to use it to find out what it does?

>>5170161
+1

>>5170161
>Yep, it a secret.

>>5170161
support

>>5170154
Perhaps. Or it could be memories of an old battle our Phobos went through.

>>5170159
I think that’s the brute using his skills, we don’t know what our active one is. We already took cover, no need to double up on it unless we’re looking for a higher DC I think.
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Reload: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Reload: 1 AP

2 aimed shots, leaves us with 4 AP where we can either disengage or start going into rapid fire with just shot+reload if he botches his duck and cover rolls

>>5170180
>We already took cover, no need to double up on it unless we’re looking for a higher DC I think.
>>5170167
QM Duck and cover is active only for turn after it was used right? DC doesn't stays the same until someone shoots at us I think. Because destroyers rerolled theirs

>>5170184
>While you are hidden it is set and active until someone use Equipment to find you or shoots at you.

>When someone can see you. It's for each turn you keep trying to avoid being hit.

>But using Duck and Cover again will overwrite it. So you don't need to roll it again until he is actually. Aware of where you might be.

>>5170189
So if we shoot him this turn without duck and cover we would be with low basic DC to shoot us right?

>>5170161
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Reload: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
You know what it's probably good idea to shoot this turn in case our ability work together with that action.

>>5170197
Yeah he would be up against a simple test. Instead of opposed.

>>5170159
Is that mech drawing fully made by you or just edited text on it? Either way good job

>>5170241
it s one of the first in first thread, so is edited. Still cool if you ask me

>>5170241
>>5170252
Yeah I did just try writing on it but it looked weird since the original art is so good. Gave it a quick trace so the writing was more noticeable.

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>>5170202
>>5170163
>>5170178
>>5170161
>[Skill] [Veil Wraith!] AP 2
??????

The rage, the hate. It keeps your heart pumping, your lungs filling and your very mind ticking like a disassembled wind up toy. Binding together your very soul and being. Shattered and yet whole. You ached for it to end. To be with her. Gods how you wished to be back in her arms. "Don't give up my Love" Tears flow down your cheeks burning, boiling within the Umbral Core. She was just as much a part of you as you were of her.

They couldn't understand.
They couldn't see.
The Single Link.
The Countless Chains.
The Intertwined Threads.
The Bare Strand.
That Faintest Bond.
Those Shackles you all share.
Even now it enslaves you.
The walls between the human mind.

You reach out, across the ghostly pathways. Oh those labyrinthian neural branches of the Phobos. You touch it. Feel it.

The Shared System.
The Secret Path.
Beyond the Starless Sea.
Below the Sleeping Garden.
You can see it.
You can feel it.
The Veil.
It makes you falter for a second.
The Blackened and crude Membrane.
Like the scales of some unfathomable monster.
The Boundaries of a mind.
The Defences of the living.
It meant nothing to a nightmare like you.
You rend the veil apart.
Hands sinking deep into the border of the soul.
You step through.

The stank of decay exudes from the layers as you slip into the boundaries of the other machine. He doesn't react. The pilot floats, attention elsewhere as you stalk him. She is with you. The Machine mumbles its name. She is always with you. Within her very layer, together you touch him. It was enough, the pilot jumped. Boundaries snapping shut. You share your madness and pain, marinating him in it. You open your eyes. The Brute flinches as the machine spins, throwing his metallic body to the side as sparks dance across it. Turning to face a ghost.

Unit Name: Abhartach
Unit Class/Type: Prince/Longsword
Unit Pilot: The Brute
Exterior A.Plating: 500/237
Interior N.Cluster: 350/290

>Only want two rolls.
>Both are 3d6+1

Rolled 4, 1, 5 + 1 = 11 (3d6 + 1)

>>5170344
Exterior A.Plating: 500/237
Interior N.Cluster: 350/290
What a chunky boy

Rolled 4, 4, 3 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>5170344
Ok, mindscape war time.

Rolled 1, 1, 1 + 1 = 4 (3d6 + 1)

>>5170344

>>5170344
>>5170347
>>5170348
Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/237 -11!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/290 -12!

You take your chance. Musket raising again as you eyeballed the shot, linking sights you aim high. Right for his core. Pulling the trigger on the surprised Phobos. As the shot flies from your hallowed grove, you smoothly reload the weapon. You knew it wouldn't kill him, going prone you begin to snake between the trees to find better cover.

>Simple Skill test.
>Roll 3d6+3
Best of Three.
Target - ???

>>5170358
kek this is disgusting

Rolled 1, 1, 1 + 3 = 6 (3d6 + 3)

>>5170360
Heh, his exterior is more beaten up than his interior.

Rolled 2, 6, 4 + 3 = 15 (3d6 + 3)

>>5170360
>>5170365
Dude...the fuck

Rolled 6, 5, 4 + 3 = 18 (3d6 + 3)

>>5170360
>>5170358
We've had some utterly CURSED rolls, damn

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>>5170365
>>5170371
>>5170372
>Kek

>6, 15, 18
>[Skill] [Bloody Cairn!] AP 2
The Bloody Cairn Repulsion Device is a prototype gravitational shielding unit. At the cost of excess energy the generator can produce a burst of shielding. For a few moments intercepting and repelling anything that it comes into contact with.
Target - 18

As you reload your weapon, your sensors ping again. Feeding further information, another burst of energy was picked up. You look over, and witness a bloody red field birth into existence around the enemy Phobos. The warhead spins against the strange energy, you witness snow and condensation being blown away from the wall. But the Warhead stays true, the spinning intensifies as it catches the repulsive force. The warhead twists and snaps the barrier, creating a small puncture point in the fabric of defense. The blinding flash of the weapon detonating against the Titan comes next, erasing the red curtain from existence.

>Roll dice+10d8
Only need one roll.
½ Damage Distribution

Rolled 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, 8, 8, 2, 3, 6 = 45 (10d8)

>>5170394
Let's go

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>>5170360
Last roll then enemy turn.
>I didn't want to make it impossible. But y'all aren't supposed to be beating him up so much. I love it.

>Kill em all!!!

>Roll dice+3d6+2
Best of Three.
Duck and Cover - Target Setting

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Rolled 6, 2, 3 + 2 = 13 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170401
You don't fuck with the half-soul, apparently.

Rolled 4, 1, 6 + 2 = 13 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170401

Rolled 4, 2, 6 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>5170401
Trying to make up for the Ones

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>>5170394
So he launched a big rocket and we ate it like a champ
Here is what captcha think about Brute

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>>5170407
>>5170410
>>5170413
>Enemy Forces Turn 8
The Brute
Shoot AP 1
Shoot AP 1

Pain lashed The Brute his nerves on edge after the Half Soul's intrusion. His mind was a buzz with questions. How did the bastard long range hack the Abhartach without any warning signs? How did the Half Soul sabotage the secondary relays throughout the Phobos? How in all the gods did he rile them up. Faceless bodies clung to The Brute. Seventy four of them to be exact, he would never forget their names. Their soft bodies, the way they screamed and writhed under him. He reacted quickly, spinning to face the intruder. He thought the Rapier class had snuck up on him to engage in disabling him.

He found nothing but swaying tree tops in the wind. The crackle of the relays going critical and burning out annoyed him. He pushed his mind through the naked and trembling bodies, past the clawing hands and thrashing thighs. Sensors pinged out. Picking up nothing but his ghosts. The Brute focused his mind, then a pulse resounded through the core. A silent warhead, flickered into vision as an observer spins. The Bloody Cairn activates with a low humming throb. Catching the missle, but not bumping it off course. The Brute thought it was Impossible, nothing was supposed to be able to penetrate it. He blinked in shock as a small thin hole was torn in his red wall. Then the observer feed snapped off, the camera caught in the explosion that rocked his Phobos.

Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/226 -22!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/278 -23!

½ of 45
22 Exterior Damage.
23 Interior Damage.

He didn't scream. He wouldn't give the bastard the satisfaction. Regaining his footing he spun the long and heavy weapon, grasping it with both hands. "Now, that was just down right dirty..." Pointing the weapon in the direction his trajectory tracker suggest he opens fire.

Rolled 2, 4, 3 = 9 (3d6)

>>5170442
Shoot Test 1 - Target 14

Rolled 1, 5, 3 = 9 (3d6)

>>5170442
Shoot Test 2 - Target 14

>>5170443
>>5170446
>The Half Soul Turn 9
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 5

From your new position you witness two long and thin beams sweep through the trees. The snow boiling instantly into clouds of thick steam as the wood blackened and burned under the miniscule strand of energy. The Abhartach was cast in a thick muddy red by the glowing weapon. The entire world was painted crimson as the enemy Pilot pulled the trigger twice. His shots went wide, cooking long streaks of the forest and little else.

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

Unit Name: The Waking Nightmare
Unit Class/Type: Emperor/Rapier
Unit Pilot: The Half Soul
Exterior A.Plating: 300/136
Interior N.Cluster: 200/144
Action Points: 2
Skills: Veil Wraith

Inventory:
Xeno-Matter Musket. - 1/21/30
HS.32s Tactical Mines. - 5

>>5170454
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

>>5170460
After this best chance of a win is a slugfest I think. Unless someone can think of something better.

If next two shoots land we on average will need to go thru 20 rounds of alternating between.
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

>Reloading: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

Or we can just... you know run?

>>5170454
If we're willing to bet that he's not going to just try and force shield up again, then trying to just snap off as many shots as possible sounds good. And if he does shield up, then he's not firing back.
>>5170460
I like this, but drop the last Reload. We can do that next turn, if we want to, and we can save an AP if we decide to bail with Find Cover and Move to disengage on a later turn

Because, as you mentioned, this is kind of a slugfest, and he's got better armor and faster firing guns. We don't want any of that, we want to stack the deck in our favor as much as possible.

>>5170466
Shame he didn't hit us knowing how much damage his weapon deals would be helpful. Also this in Prince class chonker I wonder how much fucking HP would emp have.

>>5170467
yeah sure good idea
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

>>5170467
Supporting what this anon said, so
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

Question QM can we even make decision to retreat? It is possible?

Because honestly we should. We took out their emperor class and bunch of other assets. If that can be in character we should run. But from how character is acting I'm not sure if that is on the table.

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>>5170468
It seems like we're at major disadvantage since Rapiers are supposed to be long range-ish support Phobes who rely on 'allies' (meat shields) to tank hits while they do shit. The fact that we've managed to solo everything so far (even if we're technically a Emperor-Class) is really impressive, I can see why the QM is a bit taken back

I wonder why the empire military, is letting an emperor class phobos go solo on a mission against so many numbers. Ok that Phobos are the kings of war, but a valuable emperor alone, will be targeted by the enemy just for the chance to steal it.
Then again we don't know anything of this "dream" . Could be the past, the current present or maybe even the future.

>>5170484
I mean, at this point I'm thinking that melee and attempting to disarm/destroy his weapon is a viable option. That would be one way to flip the slugfest on its head, he's probably got secondary weapons systems, but something with less damage than our rifle.
We can then use our mobility and dance out of his range, or use our skill to rip apart his Phobos.

>>5170487
Possible half soul is awol, put solo to avenge Her.

>>5170490
Yeah looks like that.
He is also mental and bloodthirsty

>>5170467
>The Half Soul
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

You waste no time. They wanted more. You were so close to the end now. Finally. Through whispered pleas you shoulder the weapon once more. With a snap the warhead is sent flying towards The Brute the force carrying with it swirling coils of snow. You'd have thought the design beautiful if your mind didn't snap to reloading the prototype weapon. Another warhead in place you repeat the process, sending a spear of destiny towards the Elysian dog. You take a moment to gasp at the beauty as another cone of dancing flakes was sent spinning by your own wrath. You wished She was here to see it. Your mind drifted, a delicate pale hand tracing down your own before finding its way between your fingers. She would never leave you. You catch yourself slipping and hustle to move position before the counter attack begins.

Shoot 1 - Simple Test
>Roll dice+3d6
Best of Three

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 4, 6, 1 = 11 (3d6)

>>5170568
>Roll dice+3d6
Did you forget a modifier? doesn't really matter since it can be added after the roll

>>5170571
Shoot is without modifier.

Rolled 5, 4, 2 = 11 (3d6)

>>5170568
Ya, we're rushing the shots, otherwise it's 2 ap for the Aim and shoot for the +3. Halfsoul ain't got time for that.

Rolled 3, 1, 6 = 10 (3d6)

>>5170568

>>5170571
>>5170579
>>5170583
Partial success
Damage Roll
>Roll dice+10d8+-10
Only need one

Rolled 5, 5, 5, 8, 2, 8, 2, 2, 1, 3 - 10 = 31 (10d8 - 10)

>>5170586
Roger that

>>5170568
Shoot 2 - Simple Test
>Roll dice+3d6
Best of Three

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 3, 4, 2, 6, 8, 2, 4, 8, 2, 7 + 10 = 56 (10d8 + 10)

>>5170586

Rolled 5, 4, 6 = 15 (3d6)

>>5170594
Rollan

Rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6 (3d6)

>>5170594

Rolled 3, 5, 2 = 10 (3d6)

>>5170594
This will take some time

>>5170596
>>5170599
>>5170604

Damage Roll
>Roll dice+10d8
Only need one

Rolled 4, 8, 6, 8, 6, 1, 6, 3, 8, 3 = 53 (10d8)

>>5170607

Rolled 4, 4, 3, 7, 6, 4, 5, 8, 5, 3 = 49 (10d8)

>>5170607
High numbers come on lads.

Cover Roll 2 - Target setting
>Roll dice+3d6
Best of Three

Rolled 2, 6, 2 = 10 (3d6)

>>5170615
Avoidance time!

Rolled 3, 2, 6 = 11 (3d6)

>>5170615
Luv me high dice, simple as

Rolled 1, 5, 6 = 12 (3d6)

Rolled 3, 4, 6 = 13 (3d6)

>>5170615
and 1,1,1

>>5170617
>>5170621
>>5170631

½ of 31
15 Exterior Damage.
16 Interior Damage.

½ of 53
26 Exterior Damage.
27 Interior Damage.

Total Damage
41 Exterior Damage.
43 Interior Damage

Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/204 -41!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/255 -43!

>Enemy Forces Turn 9
The Brute
Skill AP 2
Shoot AP 1


The First Warhead connects at a bad angle but still manages to detonate effectively. Stripping off scale and flesh from the beast from beyond. The second one stuck the Abhartach in the chest, detonating well and opening another wound. Despite the blinding pain the assault gave The Brute a better idea of where the imperialist was. Snarling like a dog he hissed out into the night sky. "Coward! Your bitch died badly. She pleaded for mercy as we tore her apart, I'm going to fucking gut you and fuck what's left. Then. I'm gonna go fuck what's left of her!" Through the vicious words the Bloody Cairn announced itself fully charged as the generator readied itself for deployment. The Brute grins and readjusts his weapon, another beam lancing out.

>[Skill] [Bloody Cairn!] AP 2
The Bloody Cairn Repulsion Device is a prototype gravitational shielding unit. At the cost of excess energy the generator can produce a burst of shielding. For a few moments intercepting and repelling anything that it comes into contact with.
Target - 18

Shoot 1 Roll - Target 12

Rolled 1, 3, 6 = 10 (3d6)

>>5170642
>Forgot to roll

Shoot 1 Roll - Target 12

>>5170643
>The Half Soul Turn 10
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 3

Another lance of energy did nothing but eradicate wildlife as you try to stay hidden. Your shots left gaping wounds in the side of your prey. You felt the pain radiating from the raging beast. It was time to put The Brute down.

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5170656
Alright, his shield is back up. It would be funny to just fade into the blackness, leaving him to scream impotently, but that shield will no-sell whatever initial strike we do if we try to back off and re-engage.

QM, what's the AP cost of attempting to melee/disarm him? Like, is that even a tactic we can do?
Also, can we reach him in a single 2 AP move, or are we further our than that?

>>5170656
>Moving: 2 AP
move further away to keep range advantage. It's also a good way to keep fucking with his head.

>>5170656
>>5170682
It says for a few moments, so I think it only applies to this turn unless he chooses to mass spam it every turn. Also would our skill be useful in this situation? I still don't really understand what it does exactly
Personally I think we should
>Moving: 2 AP (Retreat/Move away from the enemy so we can gain some distance)
and
>Reloading: 1 AP

>>5170682
Yeah. You've been moving in a semi circle avoiding his attacks. A single 2AP Move would take you right up to him.

>I'm open to move ideas. If you guys can do it so can the enemy lol.
>For Melee moves how about?

>Melee Strike 1 AP or like 1/2 AP
Without Body modifier
>Powerful Strike 2 AP or like 1AP
With Body modifier
>Disarm 1AP
Opposed test without modifier
>Grapple 2AP
Opposed test with modifier

>>5170693
Our skill seems to directly mentally/physically attack them, dealing damage without rolling to hit, just a mind check for how much damage we deal to exterior/interior. (This is my guess, anyways)
One big advantage of it seems to be that he's firing back at what his trajectory sensors guess where we are, based on our shots going in at him. If we fade back, then pick shots at him with our Skill, we could just be the ghost in the darkness.

His shield only lasts for a few moments, sure, but because Skills activate before everyone's actions, if we were to disengage and build up AP, then try to reengage, his first move is instantly to set his DC to 18, making whatever multiple shot attempt we have be at a very difficult DC. Great for the open battlefield, receiving punishment while having his allies dish it out.

>>5170693
Just to clear up any confusion and help with discussion.

>Bloody Cairn will remain until it's activated. It's a equipment/skill superior version of duck and cover. Basically a Yu-Gi-Oh trap card

>Veil Wraith deals a relatively small direct damage at just the cost of AP. It seems as though the Half Soul can reach across the veil that is boundary of the human mind. Using the linking system of the Phobos and inflict damage to units.

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>>5170703
>ZAMN.
>Anon is fast.

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>>5170703
>>5170705
Thanks for spoonfeeding me anons, anyway unless anyone has some alternative ideas/solutions I'll stay with my vote prior because attacking him CQC/Bumrushing him in melee sounds utterly retarded, especially since he can currently tank way more hits than us. I think it's best to keep taking potshots at him from afar unless something radically changes

>>5170656
We need a little more AP then, to go for as much as possible in as fast a time as possible.
If we save AP this turn, we can have 5 AP at the start of next one, which allows us to go for a Move and then a bunch of Disarm attempts or Strikes. If we cripple his ranged attacks, we can then outrun him and pepper him to death with shots at range.
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5170718
Support

>>5170718
Why not just shoot his gun?

>>5170693
I will +1 this. Does shield have visual effect we can tell if it's up or not when we see him?

>>5171184
>>5170693
>>5170686
Move 2 AP
Reloading 1 AP

You slink further into the trees, deeper into the aged woods. With each step the snow grows deeper as The Brute rages. Your sensor goes off, picking up a pulse of excess energy being shunted. The enemy Phobos is in the limits of your range as you cease moving. Carefully you reload, the chattering in your core is obnoxious.

>Enemy Forces Turn 10
The Brute
Wait: 0

The lumbering giant waited for another shot. None came. He was sure the coward was still out there, under the defensive watch of the Bloody Cairn he waited for any further sign.

>The Half Soul Turn 11
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5171184
It expels excess energy once it's charged. But until it's activated there is no other sign.

>>5171418
>Skill Use: 2 AP- Veil Wraith

>>5171422
Again, now we're sitting here trying to shoot at 18 DC, until we manage to break it. At which point, we get maybe another turn until he charges his shield back up, and we sit back on the same problem.

If we're not going for the melee plan, engaging at like extreme range with Veil Wraith is what I like. Torment him, show him nowhere is safe, and leave him no target to vent his anger at.

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>>5171418
Changing my vote to
>Skill Use: 2 AP- Veil Wraith
>>5171431
Okay fair actually, that sounds like a sound plan

>>5171418
>Skill Use: 2 AP

>>5171431
>>5171433
>>5171434
>Only want two rolls.
>Both are 3d6+1

Rolled 1, 5, 4 + 1 = 11 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171445
Come on triple sixes baby

Rolled 5, 2, 1 + 1 = 9 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171445

>>5171449
>>5171454
>[Skill] [Veil Wraith!] AP 2

The brute may have been at the edge of the optimal range of your musket. But the roots of the alien cores go deep, you share the same stem. Closing your eyes she guides you, though the nest of tunnels. The synapses that lead from construct to construct. Again you find his veil, the boundary of his being. Your hand meets the membranous material, pushing it, the wall gives, before finally you slip back into his sour layers. The poor souls trapped within his core surround you, shocked at your presence. The fragments of stolen humanity, they follow you as she leads. The raging monster didn't notice you, as you make contact with him so do the wretches. You heard the soft pop as a mechanism inside the Abhartach seized.

11 Exterior Damage
9 Interior Damage

Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/163
-11!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/212 -9!

>Enemy Forces Turn 11
The Brute
Move 2

"Fucking Whore! Show yourself, Eskarrian Imperialist. Fine!" The impotent rage resounded through the blizzard. Fuming the hulk began to advance in your general direction, sprinting forward the large mass smashed through what else remained of the trees. Cutting more scars into the landscape. As he comes to a halt closer than before, his figure swaying side to side as he scans the area.

>The Half Soul Turn 12
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5171475
Only downside is, well, we're gonna be here a while.
>Wait: 0 AP
Save for bursting on a later turn. If he's just moving randomly, he gets to waste his AP searching for us, while we remain hidden

>>5171479
I agree, but I still think we should find some kind of cover so we don't get ganked, the less hits the better.
>Find Cover: 1 AP

>>5171475
>Wait: 0 AP
We need a few more AP.

>>5171475
>Wait: 0 AP
"All this rage, all this promises of vengeance and violence. But no results and no plans." "Typical of your weak people"
"Must be a tradition of the Elysian military, to have such trash, cowards and idiots as their pilots."
"Or, all three in your sorry case. They must have hit the jackpot when they found you no ?"
"And still so dissapointing .... but do not worry, at least your incompetence aids much the empire."

>>5171482
+1 he will most likely will be able to see us next turn. We should ensure that at least we have better DC.

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>>5171486
>>5171483
>>5171479

>To speed up Combat how about the Wait action adds another 2 AP ontop of the new turn AP?
>But open for a vote.

Wait: 0 AP
You don't flinch, the beast was being bled. His movements are sluggish as he fights the souls within his core. You don't move, watching your prey flounder. The madness drove you further, eager to provoke the deadman. "All this rage, all this promises of vengeance and violence. But no results and no plans." You words reached The Brute, slipping in. His defenses overwhelmed by you repeated intrusion. He barely reacted to the LO Comm taunting. You continue to pick away at the shell of a man. "Typical of your weak people. Must be a tradition of the Elysian military, to have such trash, cowards and idiots as their pilots." The Phobos picked up a tree, ripping it free from the earth and throwing it airborne in his rage. It vanished into the pale abyss before landing with a distant crash. But he said nothing, instead he snapped from side to side searching with his eyes. You grin, giggling along with Them as you continue. "Or, all three in your sorry case. They must have hit the jackpot when they found you, no ? And still so dissapointing .... but do not worry, at least your incompetence aids much the Empire."

>Enemy Forces Turn 12
The Brute
Wait: 0

The Phobos crouched, slipping between the tree tops. The wind eclipses everything as the world grows quiet. Occasionally you spot him flinch, but besides that he stays still and low. Hiding seemingly. "You aren't the only one with tricks, Half Soul..."

>The Half Soul Turn 13
>Wait Gain 2 AP
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 6

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5171698
Wait giving 2 ap sounds good.

Move away from the brute. Looks like he find us soon.

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>>5171698
Can I suggest something drastic since he basically called us a little bitch
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
if we're allowed to use said skill multiple times per turn.

>>5171698
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
Hahaha someone is getting angry

"Tricks you say ? Mere tricks wouldn't create such agony."
"Let me perform them again, little Elysian rat."

>>5171781
I like the idea of overwhelming his mind, maybe even enough to break it or make him weaker.

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>>5171781
>>5171888
>Let me get six rolls.
>All are 3d6+1

>>5171475
>Moving: 2 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
I'm assuming he is calling some heavy artillery strike on as he doesn't need to give a fuck about danger close. We should reposition and find good hole just in case.

Rolled 5, 5, 1 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999
Nice trips QM.

Rolled 5, 4, 2 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999
trips !

Rolled 3, 5, 6 + 1 = 15 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999
THE POWER OF MIND HACK

Rolled 2, 4, 5 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999

Rolled 5, 3, 3 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999
Still need a few more?

Rolled 1, 4, 3 + 1 = 9 (3d6 + 1)

>>5171999
And the last one

>>5172003
>>5172027
>>5172043
>>5172100
>>5172141
>>5172201
>[Skill] [Veil Wraith!] AP 2
>[Skill] [Veil Wraith!] AP 2
>[Skill] [Veil Wraith!] AP 2

The fight was slipping, he had the rage. That blinding ravenous type of hate. The kind of thing that kills a man before he knows it, sudden and without mercy. You couldn't spot him, but the secret binding told you he was still there. Listening and watching. The Brute was up to something. You could feel it. You don't let up your assault, focusing on tormenting his link. Back within his layers you find him curled in a ball, the ghosts watching him. The animalistic man jumps as your words reach him. "Tricks you say? Mere tricks wouldn't create such agony. Let me perform them again, little Elysian rat." Spinning the man finds you grinning widely, it is a monsterous display. She there with you. The ghosts join in as the man writhes in pain.
You open your eyes and witness a great plume of black smoke clashing with the snowfall.

12 Exterior Damage
12 Interior Damage

15 Exterior Damage
12 Interior Damage

12 Exterior Damage
9 Interior Damage

Total Damage
39 Exterior Damage
33 Interior Damage


Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/152 -39!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/203 -33!

>Enemy Forces Turn 12
The Brute
>[Skill] ??? AP 4

"Try this on for size Half Soul, lets see if your eskarrian cunt can save you!"

>[Skill] [Miasma of Filth!] AP 4
The Bloody Cairn Repulsion Device is a prototype gravitational shielding unit, under constant heavy tweaking the unit has been crudely modified to at the cost of vast amounts of stored energy generate a burst of condensed interference. By projecting the feedback of the mounted unit's Umbral Core. Fashioned together by rogue Elysians technicians, activating the improvised device is extremely dangerous to anything surrounding it.
Target - 16

The Brute hums to himself a tune as you begin to feel a throb emanating from the Phobos. A moment later you feel a hand grasp your leg, glancing down, you spot the ruined body of a small child. It's empty eye stocks watch you back as the device activates, subjecting you to intense amounts of interference. You resist but can feel it dragging you down.

>Mind Test.
>Roll dice+3d6+1
Best of Three

Rolled 1, 1, 1 + 1 = 4 (3d6 + 1)

>>5172218

Rolled 3, 3, 4 + 1 = 11 (3d6 + 1)

>>5172218

>>5172223
wew

Rolled 1, 2, 1 + 1 = 5 (3d6 + 1)

>>5172218
Big OOF.

>>5172223
WEW LAD! TIME TO FUCKING DIE!!!!!

>>5172229
Shit that's even bigger OOF. Guess hammering the Psychic attack button has consequences....

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>>5172223

Rolled 7, 8, 4, 10 = 29 (4d10)

>>5172223
>>5172226
>>5172229
>Rolling. Update will be in a while.

Rolled 5, 9, 3, 5 = 22 (4d10)

>>5172269
>Ruh roh

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>>5172269
>>5172272
29 Sanity Damage
22 Interior Damage.

Sanity: 96 -29!
Interior N.Cluster: 200/144 -22!

She tries to grasp your hand, but you are pulled through her fingers. Like a ball and chain the child drags you down into the deep. Beyond the Fifth Layer and truly into the Starless Sea. Your mind burns, beyond the limit, if only briefly. Cruel and disgusting images assault your soul, you cannot control it. Reliving something that wasn't yours. You do evil and foul things. Break delicate and pure creatures. A power equalizer pops as the pressure raises, you feel your Phobos stumble. His voice cuts through the horrific sights. "What's the matter, Half Soul? Don't have the stomach for it? It must be an acquired taste... They twist under your strength crying and demanding to be let go. You don't, you hurt them. You can taste, touch and smell every single act. Unable to escape it. More and more you hurt them and when you finally can't stand to bear it any more She saves you. Pulling you from the mire that was The Brute you had to kill him here. You knew it. He couldn't be allowed to continue.

>The Half Soul Turn 14
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5172351
>Wait: 0 AP
That....went poorly. Does seem to be a defensive trick, somewhat inefficient AP-wise, but cuts down on us just trying to spam mental damage against him.

So, anyone up for the Melee+disarm plan in the next couple of turns?
Would be something like next turn Move+Disarm+Disarm to get more chances to cripple his ranged weapons, then Move away.

Alternatively, we stack up some AP and then restart our sniper tactics, trying to crack that shield. Maybe lob a mine, to try to activate it early, then a Aim+shoot? Still requires 4 AP between Reload, Equipment use, and Aim/shoot, and even more if we want to add Take Cover to it (Which we probably do, considering I don't really want to take shots.

>>5172351
>Wait: 0 AP
Real battles can be long time to wait.

>>5172434
Bloody Cairn Repulsion Device seems quite good for defense, still we managed to do more damage with Veil Wrath.
At this point though, I wouldn't disarm him. Either destroy the weapon outright, or attempt to inflict more damage on him.

If his weapon remain intact, he could still go for it.

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>>5172434
>>5172562
Wait: 0 AP

>Enemy Forces Turn 14
The Brute
Wait: 0 AP

A pair of wounded hounds you both stay still, reeling from the mental exchange. Your breath escapes you, trying desperately to breathe the images cannot leave your mind. They cloud it, an obstructing fog of disgust and desire. She did her best to comfort you, her icy touch made your stomach roll. The trauma is still too fresh to be bandaged. "That shut you up, What's the matter Half Soul? I'll show you the real thing real soon." A cruel chuckle followed the man's words, his own voice wavering and weak. The cough escaped and turned into a heavy fit.

>The Half Soul Turn 15
>Wait Gain 2 AP
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 4

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5173038
"Forgive me, I was simply trying to understand if I should consider you more disgusting and incompetent, than your little dead comrade Wretch."
"And I must admit, it is a hard battle between the two of you. You have a strong contender for being the exemplar pile of waste and excrements, Elysian pilots represents."


>Powerful Melee Strike 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

(Basically one sudden melee attack, then instead of following with another melee attack or retreating, we shoot immediatly inside the melee wound done on the Abhartach. After that we leave for find cover. Not too long ago the Abhartach made a "great plume of black smoke", so we should be able to find him).

>>5170697
i am taking the melee attack from here

>>5173038
>Equipment Use: HE mine- 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
My thinking here is try to drop his shield with a single mine explosion, forcing him to put it back up next turn or we get a couple of volleys at him with Reload Aim/shoot
And, take cover because this will give away our position, giving him something to shoot at again

>>5173101
I would like this, but I think we need to do a Move to get into melee range, unless Powerful Strike is like a charge

>>5173106
Supportan this anon

>>5173106
perhaps i could transform powerful melee strike in

- Move (towards Abhartach)
- Melee Strike
- Shoot
- Find Cover.

but then again it might be too much.


>>5173106
i will change to support this vote.
though i keep the pilot speech.

>>5173038
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

He used new ability I doubt he can hold two at a time. So just shoot him and duck into cover.
>>5173109
So you want to move in melee range, shoot him and then find cover WHILE in melee range? I don't want to be negative but dude... come on.

>>5173262
I imagine "find cover" also means moving around for find said cover. If it doesn't mean that sure then.
Eitherway it leaves us near for attack him further if nothing else.
Beside it wasn't voted.

>>5173106
Support

>>5173106
Opposed Skill Test.
DC - 18
>Roll dice+3d6+3
Best of Three.

Rolled 1, 2, 3 + 3 = 9 (3d6 + 3)

>>5173715
Bombs out

Rolled 4, 3, 5 + 3 = 15 (3d6 + 3)

>>5173715

Rolled 1, 1, 3 + 3 = 8 (3d6 + 3)

>>5173715

>>5173715
>>5173752
>>5173792
>>5173801

Cover Roll - Target setting
>Roll dice+3d6
Best of Three

Rolled 2, 3, 2 = 7 (3d6)

>>5173807

Rolled 1, 5, 2 = 8 (3d6)

>>5173807

Rolled 2, 3, 6 = 11 (3d6)

>>5173807

>>5173811
>>5173813
>>5173823
>Equipment Use: HE mine- 1 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP

The showdown in the dark was supported by a choir of mad laughter. The rattle of wounded machines and your own frantic breathing. Through the floating dark you waited. Ready to fight. You had to take out his shield, then finish him quickly. You were unsure what else his equipment could get up to. You hiss across the LO Comms. "Forgive me, I was simply trying to understand if I should consider you more disgusting and incompetent, than your little dead comrade Wretch." Involuntarily you laugh, grinning broadly in the orb of night that was your core. "And I must admit, it is a hard battle between the two of you. You have a strong contender for being the exemplar pile of waste and excrements, Elysian pilots represents." A service drone skitters along your body, delivering a mine Into your hand before rushing off. Calculating the angle quickly you lob the mine at The Brute and slink into another firing position.

>Enemy Forces Turn 15
The Brute
Shoot AP 1
Shoot AP 1

The Bloody Cairn snaps to life, pulling the pilot from his heavy thoughts. His prey swimming away like fish as he opens his eyes. An anti Phobos mine detonates on contact with the projected wall of energy, shrapnel zipping off into the night. The Brute didn't even acknowledge the trajectory readings. Snapping his long barreled weapon in your direction the enemy unit fires off two streaks of fluid heat. They cut through the storm, hissing loudly as they evaporated the water moisture in the air. Heading directly at you.

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Rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9 (3d6)

>>5173828
Shoot Roll 1 - Target 11
>>5173823

Rolled 4, 3, 1 = 8 (3d6)

>>5173828
Shoot Roll 2 - Target 11

>>5173837
>>5173833
The streaks of death zip by you, scorching the earth and only infuriating the enemy further. Wordless and incomprehensible he screams. Raging like a wild animal under the curtains of night.

>The Half Soul Turn 16

>I did the math wrong, y'all have an extra 2 AP to spend
>>5173038

>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 6

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5173833
>>5173837
Guess its a good thing he cant roll for shit either

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>>5173845

>>5173844
Aim and shoot
Reload
Aim and shoot
Find cover

>>5173852
LMAO
>>5173844
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
KEEP MOVING. DO NOT STOP!

>>5173852
Was thinking of this
https://youtu.be/-GpXUrmSbkY

>>5173844
When his choice is either fire back or Shield up, I’m willing to bet he’s going to keep firing back. So, put shots downrange before he comes to his senses and puts defense back on the priority list.
+1 to >>5173854

>>5173856
Dude we only need one find cover a turn

>>5173844
Aim and shoot
Reload
Aim and shoot
Find cover

>>5173854
>>5173887
>>5174204
Aim and Shoot Roll 1 - Simple Test
>Roll dice+3d6+3
Best of Three

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 4, 5, 1 + 3 = 13 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174493
Give me crit or give me death

Rolled 6, 4, 5 + 3 = 18 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174493
Cmon headshot

Rolled 3, 4, 3 + 3 = 13 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174493

Rolled 2, 1, 6 + 3 = 12 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174493

>>5174501
>>5174525
>>5174558
>Musket Damage Roll.
>Roll dice+10d8
>½ Damage Distribution
>Only one roll needed.

Rolled 5, 4, 5, 8, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 4 = 47 (10d8)

>>5174565
HIGH ROLLS BABY

>>5174493
Aim and Shoot Roll 2 - Simple Test
>Roll dice+3d6+3
Best of Three

Failure: 3-7
Partial failure : 8-10
Partial success :11-13
Success : 14-18
Critical Success: 19+

Rolled 6, 2, 1 + 3 = 12 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174570
Not trying to shittalk your system QM but I'd make it a bit more brutal in terms of damage during engagements.

Rolled 1, 1, 5 + 3 = 10 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174570
boom

Rolled 1, 6, 6 + 3 = 16 (3d6 + 3)

>>5174570
FIRE FIRE FIRE

>>5174610
>>5174608
>>5174572
>I can double damage? But he'd be able to two shot you if he manages to hit. But I'm open to ideas.

>Musket Damage Roll.
>Roll dice+10d8
>½ Damage Distribution
>Only one roll needed.

Rolled 2, 2, 3, 5, 1, 5, 4, 3, 7, 5 = 37 (10d8)

>>5174615
Roll

>>5174615
Cover Roll - Target setting
>Roll dice+3d6
Best of Three

Rolled 4, 2, 4 = 10 (3d6)

>>5174638
Fire and Fade, whee

Rolled 5, 4, 5 = 14 (3d6)

>>5174638
Let's see if the brute (more like the jobber kek) will have a chance of getting a hit

Rolled 3, 4, 3 = 10 (3d6)

>>5174638

>>5174648
>>5174654
>>5174669
47
23 Exterior Damage
24 Interior Damage

37
18 Exterior Damage
19 Interior Damage

Total Damage
41 Exterior Damage
43 Interior Damage

Unit Name: Abhartach
Exterior A.Plating: 500/113 -41!
Interior N.Cluster: 350/170 -43!

From your prone firing position you take your time focusing on The Brute Through the smoke, and quickly freezing steam you synchronize weapon controls feeling the heft of the long gun as if it was truly in your hands. You take a deep breath and become stone. You Phobos doesn't react as the warhead is sent zipping through the long branches of the trees. The Brute turns to face the missile, clearly expecting it to be halted. The fool. His mind was slipping. Through the bind you could feel his sync rate falling. The weapon detonates with the moan of creaking metal. Just as you slide another cross tipped warhead into place. You waste no time, quickly falling into a crouched position you aim at the reeling Phobos. You blink and another round strikes true, the pain and rage that the man exuded was inescapable. He knew he was dying here. You dive into cover expecting counter fire.

>Enemy Forces Turn 16
The Brute
Aim and Shoot

Fighting against the storm of emotions that tried to control him, The Brute stares down the trajectory paths of the rails. Through the burning of flesh and the barks of gleeful ghosts he takes aim, trying his best to anticipate the Emperor-class' movements. Casting the night red he fires.

Rolled 5, 4, 3 + 4 = 16 (3d6 + 4)

>>5174673
Aim and Shoot Roll - Target 14

>>5174677
Ah fuck he can actually aim now, I jinxed it lads

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Rolled 18, 1, 16, 6, 4, 17 = 62 (6d20)

>>5174677
Damage Roll
1/2

>>5174684
62
31 Exterior Damage
31 Interior Damage

Unit Name: The Waking Nightmare
Unit Class/Type: Emperor/Rapier
Unit Pilot: The Half Soul
Exterior A.Plating: 300/136 -31!
Interior N.Cluster: 200/122 -31!

From your prone position your eyes glimpse a thin steak of light zip towards you. The tiny beam burns an after image into your vision as it slips straight Through you, climbing along your frame and continuing off into the night. You were confused for a second and then the night turned into day. The world around you suddenly tinted red as the surface temperature warning began to pop up everywhere. You didn't need the heads up, for what felt like an eternity but was in fact only a few seconds the world turned dark. Your body spasming as your metal frame buckles under the oppressive heat, your skin softening as heat countermeasures activate. Trying to save your more important systems, trying to stop your core from cooking you alive. The heat was crushing, it was hard to breathe. But as quickly as it had come, it snapped away. You Phobos stood in the middle of a burned groove along the earth, the area around you little more than embers and smoking ruins. Through the night you see him, towering in the distance.

>The Half Soul Turn 17
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Melee Strikes (x2) 1 AP
>Powerful Strike 2 AP
>Disarm 1 AP
>Grapple 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5174707
we are back too 2 ap a turn gain?

>>5174707
>>Wait: 0 AP
For the moment

>>5174707
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Reload
>>5174809
We've already took a bad shot, that sounds stupid.

>>5174763
Ya, we get 2 extra AP for Wait actions. Otherwise, 2/turn regular
>>5174707
>Duck and cover: 2 AP
Get down into good cover to dodge his next shot, then we can wait

>>5174707
>Duck and cover: 2 AP

>>5174829
>>5174843
Duck and Cover Roll - Target setting
>Roll dice+3d6+2
Best of Three

Rolled 1, 6, 4 + 2 = 13 (3d6 + 2)

>>5174901

Rolled 4, 3, 1 + 2 = 10 (3d6 + 2)

>>5174901

Rolled 5, 6, 4 + 2 = 17 (3d6 + 2)

>>5174901
COVER

>>5174908
>>5174918
>>5174923
17
Duck and Cover

You move fast, diving out of the road of dead land and rolling into another unmolested collection of pines. Fighting through the pain you focus on hiding in the trees, the fierce blizzard helping to obscure your movements.

>Enemy Forces Turn 17
The Brute
Shoot
Shoot

"Where are you running? Half Soul! Face me you Eskarrian coward!"
Hastily trailing his weapon along with you, the enemy unit fires off two more thin beams. The world is painted red as you meet the trees.

Rolled 5, 1, 5 = 11 (3d6)

>>5174933
Shoot Roll 1 - Target 17

Rolled 3, 5, 1 = 9 (3d6)

>>5174933
Shoot Roll 2 - Target 17

>>5174935
>>5174936
Two red bolts slip on by, missing his hurried shots The Brute roars in anger. But your Phobos feeds you further information, observers snapped closer in on the target. Revealing steam hissing from his weapon, a thick and long canister was ejected from it. Crashing into a tree as it was sent flying. You knew he was about to reload.

>The Half Soul Turn 18
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 2

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Melee Strikes (x2) 1 AP
>Powerful Strike 2 AP
>Disarm 1 AP
>Grapple 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP

>>5174940
>>Wait: 0 AP

>>5174940
>Wait
He's Reloading, we get a chance to recover AP for something
I vote melee

>>5174940
>>Wait: 0 AP

>>5174948
>>5174952
>>5174963
Wait

Hiding within the foliage you ignore the tender words welcoming death and focus on the Phobos. The Brute was taking his time, only occasionally looking up to spot you between reloading his large weapon.

>Enemy Forces Turn 18
The Brute
Reload
Reload

Desperately he raced to ready his weapon, the hungry maw was far from full. He takes his time feeding in another canister. But he still had to prime and readjust his focal diameters. He cursed his own hazardous firing habit, he was too damn trigger happy.

>The Half Soul Turn 19
>Wait Gain 2 AP
>Gain 2 AP
>Action Points Available: 6

>Equipment Use: 1 AP
>Skill Use: 2 AP
>Shoot: 1 AP
>Aim and Shoot: 2 AP
>Melee Strikes (x2) 1 AP
>Powerful Strike 2 AP
>Disarm 1 AP
>Grapple 2 AP
>Find Cover: 1 AP
>Duck and Cover: 2 AP
>Reloading: 1 AP
>Help: 1 AP
>Moving: 2 AP
>Wait: 0 AP