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Ettin
Oct 2, 2010



"Still nothing, huh?"

Arata paused his game of Arcane Werewolf Strikes Back and leaned around the cubicle wall.

Daisuke was still here, still plugging away on his tablet. The air around him was surrounded with AR sketches, still the same few characters with slightly different designs, and the floor was littered with empty crisp packets that hadn't been returned to the fabricator.

"Nope," Arata shrugged and leaned back.

"You've been typing for hours," Daisuke said. "Don't say you've been typing nothing all this time!"

"No, I've got it now," Arata said. "An epic adventure and everything. Horror, crazy themes, a bit of romance. Tales that can grab anyone's interest. It's just..."

"Yeah?" Daisuke said, knowing full well Arata was going to finish that sentence.

"The beginning," Arata said. "I'm not sure how to start it."

"Well, don't look at me," Daisuke sketched out some more feet. "I'm not a writer."

"Well, be my muse, then," Arata unpaused, and started spamming eldritch blasts again.

"Alright." Daisuke looked at the big screen in the corner. It was getting late, so instead of corporate messages and timetables it was just streaming Neo-Tokyo news.

"Hey, hey. Looks like the cops busted up a cult before they could export monster parts. Can you use that?"

"I could..." Arata mused. "I've been thinking of starting with some kind of minor villainous plot that sets up the tutorial, but I'm not sure to start the prologue with that and keep things mysterious."

Daisuke cracked open another can of soda. "Well, you told me it's better to show than tell. You could have someone be watching it on the news, and then they talk about it. Have a philosophical discussion on what they're seeing and relate it to the story's themes somehow. We talk about nothing like that all the time."

"I could," Arata nodded. "Maybe the heroes could be watching TV together."

"You could use some unrelated background characters to do a bit of worldbuilding," Daisuke said. "I've got a few character designs I can't use for the heroes."

"Why, because anything that's too freaky doesn't sell in today's technonervous culture?"

"No, they're just loving boring."

"Boring characters having a conversation about nothing..." Arata tapped his chin. "I like it, but would the boss approve it? I mean, starting a crazy tale of horror and romance with two boring guys having a conversation about nothing is a hard sell. I'd probably bore everyone to tears before it's done."

"You'll be fine if it's quick and not like, five hundred words or something," Daisuke said.

Arata shrugged and opened his word processor again. It was worth a shot.

Daisuke leaned back and admired his handiwork. Another cool dude with a sword. Hell
yes.

"Oh, or what you could do is..."






Thursday February 9 2119, 8:00PM UAE, Chinese New Year's Eve

Location: Dubai Metro D/Line Maintenance Yard A

Aspect: Maintenance Clutter


Maglev trains don't need a lot of maintenance, but when they do, they come here. One hop over the barbed wire fence and you're standing among lines and lines of empty trains, from cutting-edge units with electrical faults to decommissioned models that haven't been broken down for parts yet. There's a maintenance building off to the side, and sheds and piles of crates are scattered around so the workers don't have to go back there every few minutes. Graffiti is everywhere, because who wouldn't want to pretty up this junk dump?

You can see the skyscrapers of Dubai looming in the distance and, to the northwest, the arcology towers out in the sea. You could be out there, right, now, dancing under paper lanterns and watching people in dragon and lion costumes prance through the streets and, I don't know, watching fireworks while getting hammered or something. You could be celebrating. But nope, some G://0st dude had to hit the network with a distress call because some data retrieval mission in here was compromised. You were nearby and you've done missions before, so why not, right?

So, that's where it all starts. You guys, jumping the fence or flying in or waiting in a nearby car or however it is you guys would deal with this. Somewhere in these yards, a pasty nerd needs your help.

Maybe I should have stuck with the conversation about nothing.



. . .

Sup guys! Please post your character sheets here for quick reference later. Just the stats, I can read the OOC thread for the fluff. Rolls can be done in #redhandofdoom if you have witnesses OR by rolling Fudge dice in Orokos if you don't want to IRC it up (use the campaign name Trigger Warning: Anime).

It's up to you where you are exactly. I am going to assume a fence is not going to pose a challenge for you, and you don't need to roll.


OOC thread: Here!

And later terribly-named adventures for future reference:


Chapter 1: Beständigkeit GO!!
Chapter 2: Double Gaiden Cross: 2 Anime 4 U
Chapter 3: Your Biggest Fan (:siren: characters were resheeted with Atomic Robo rules at this point)

Ettin fucked around with this message at 11:59 on Jun 19, 2014

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Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Discovery

When you head towards the middle of the yards, where Da'ud thinks there'd be a ritual, you make a discovery!

There are dudes here. If you had to guess, judging by their clothes and the way at least one of them is high out of his mind and should in no way be allowed to have an SMG, you'd say they were Sons of the Scirocco. They're loosely patrolling a section of the yards, wandering up and down the mazes of junk between trains and swinging their flashlight at interesting patches of dirt or rummaging through the carriages like they're looking for something.

Their current base is a little clearing between the ends of a few trains, where someone has left a campfire and a couple of bags. You can't see your fellow vigilante - some programmer ironically codenamed Haxz0rl33t, according to his Soul Network profile - but Mina's tags say he's there, against the other end of the ten-car train you're hiding behind. Probably not dead. A couple of the Sons are drawing a magic circle on the concrete.

Nobody has seen you yet, but there's a dude with a sword perched on a couple of shipping crates by the clearing that looks pretty worrying.



He's just crouching there, leaning on his sword and watching the circle like he's sure the Sons will ruin it if he looks away for more than a minute. Still clearly keeping an eye out, though.

They haven't spotted you yet.

Ettin fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Jan 31, 2013

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Sun Yue

I am going to go ahead and steal a Fate Core rule: you got 3 or more shifts, so you succeeded with style and get an added benefit!

Sun Yue can tell he can handle a sword well, but he could probably stand to be more ready to fight. He's looking over the ritual-in-progres like he knows his stuff, though! Sun Yue guesses that he only Minored In Swords, and lacks some of the tricks a sword expert like her could pick up.

That is one hosed Up Left Eye though. Sun Yue can't tell if it's missing entirely or what, but she can worry about that later. He definitely isn't watching his left side with a patch over it though.

Sun Yue gets a free tag on both of those!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
I've been assuming everything is Difficulty 2 or 3, so you place maneuvers!

Investigation

Arthur takes off! From what he can see there are two sketching the circle, three guarding them, two patrolling different halves of the nearby area and three rummaging alone in trains, looking for something. Probably not too tough though. Most of them are On Their Own, and expecting fellows in trouble to shout for assistance.

Arthur's not sure what the sword guy's deal is but he doesn't look like a Son of the Sirocco. Exhibit A: He is clearly not stoned or incompetent.

(Arthur gets a tag! Mina also gets her maneuver off, but it's fragile.)


Meanwhile, Maximina aims! She puts Got Your Back on the Sons.


Mina's Watching You

Mina and Arthur spot Haxz0rl33t sitting against a train! He is a pretty boring dude with mousy blonde hair and a hint of chubbiness wrapped in a videogame shirt; it looks like someone has slashed his stomach and left him there to nurse his wounds. He's not dead, but getting himself out of this jam would be difficult at best.

His sweet AR shades are cracked, so contact is difficult, but Mina overhears a conversation between the two boring guys - one with a pretentious college beard and one with a shaved head that looks awful on him - setting up the ritual:

"...Tell me what word I'm thinking of," College Beard is saying.

"Leprosy?" Shaved asks.

"No, that's not it... metaphor! It's a sexy song, it's a funky song, it's a song about dinosaurs eating people, but it is really just a metaphor for loving people, right?"

"Can't say I'm following you."

"Because sometimes when you gently caress somebody you feel like a dinosaur."

Sword dude stands up. "Oy. You two have been having a conversation about nothing for ten minutes now. Are we going to possess this guy or what?"

"Sorry, Mr Tsurugi," Shaved says, and gets back to work. "Can't rush it."

"It's just habit," Beard says. "Y'know parkour?"

"Parkour?" Shaved says.

"Free running! The art of vaulting over fences, scaling walls, flipping off buildings and all that, right? You know how the point of doing it is because moving so fast and unconventionally is fun in and of itself?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I do a bit of that, just in an intellectual-slash-conversational sense."

There's a long pause, and then Tsurugi draws a second sword.

"Sorry boss."

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Circle

Da'ud isn't sure it's for, but the circle Tsurugi is directing them to draw is heavy on the fractals and he recognises the pattern - looks like one of the rituals favoured by the Disciples of the Cold Ones.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Uh Oh

Arthur grabs his target, but not fast enough! He lets out a yelp and drops his flashlight before Arthur can get a good grip.

"What was that?" Tsurugi looks around!

"What was what, Ken-sama?" A particularly high guard asks.

"For God's... just get ready!"


Looks like they know someone is here!


Fight time! Here's a map:



Katanas are Tsurugi, Oranges are the circle guys, Red are the other Sirocco goons, G://0st icon is your mark, and if you guys have a preference for actual icons for you guys I am all ears.

Zones are the trains, the spaces between the trains and the circle area to the north. The scene still has Maintenance Clutter - the spaces between trains are a mess of crates, scrap metal, train parts etc. and the trains themselves are packed with seats. I am going to assume the trains themselves have enough open windows and doors that moving through them isn't much of a problem.

You can get a surprise round to get into position and take shots at the mooks/Tsurugi if you like! But...


:siren: Everyone except Sun Yue who targets the pretentious cultist by the circle first gets a Fate Point, because gently caress that guy.

:getin: Sun Yue is compelled to go for Tsurugi instead because shinigami code.

I am totally using those icons for bonus rules and compels.

Ettin fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Feb 1, 2013

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Alas, Pretentious Dude

OKS: Since these cultists are not that tough, I won't make you tag Got Your Back! This is why I decided it was placed on the cultists as a group. You can tag it to shoot one later if you like. Also ha ha there is no way he is dodging well enough to not get taken out.

Sun Yue, Da'ud and Mina get a Point from compels and Arthur, Da'ud, Sharon and Maximina get one for doing something that hurts that pretentious dick. Also Sharon creates a maneuver!


"Wha--" is about all that bearded guy gets out in response to Da'ud before he is nailed with a coin. And also bullets! He goes down.

"poo poo!" the other cultists shout as Hellacious Music fills the area, and ready their SMGs.

- - -

Tsurugi

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /-//+3 = 2

Sun Yue deals 2+Weapon damage(-1 armour from the sweet jacket)! I am assuming your katana is 3, so that is 4 total. It is Weapon: 2, whoops! 3.

Ken Tsurugi: OOXO

Tsurugi brings up both swords to block, but the blow still sends him reeling. Undeterred, he spins both katanas and assumes a combat stance.

"Should have known you'd call in your friends! I hope you're ready for the twin blades of Dr Tsurugi!"

- - -

Fight!

Initiative order, based on Alertness:

Sun Yue (3/Supernatural Speed)
Arthur (5/Inhuman Speed)
Maximina (3/Inhuman Speed)
Ken Tsurugi (2)
Da'ud (1)
Mina (1)
Sharon (0)
Jinn (0)

And since the Jinn minions blow anyway, here are their stats!

pre:
JINN
Aspects
Scirocco Minions
High As A Kite

Skills
Fair (+2): Guns
Average (+1): Athletics, Perception

Combat
Physical OO, Armour: 1
lovely SMGs – Weapon: 2
And an updated map! I added markers for you and put crosses on the taken-out guys. I assumed Sharon didn't move much since I didn't see anything about that, but feel free to correct me.


Ettin fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Feb 2, 2013

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Tsurugi

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /+--+3 = 2

:stare: It's not his day is it? Well, he can take that with some consequences, but he'd rather concede and run.

Sun Yue slashes Tsurugi across the face.

His eyepatch falls away.





"Keh!" Tsurugi glares at Haxz0rl33t. "Fine, you can have them. But this isn't over, shinigami."

He focuses on some distant point over Sun Yue's shoulder and his weird eye flares as his body glows, then implodes into it. The eye winks out.

You still have no idea what that guy's deal is.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Whoops, so he does. Oh well, you all go before the bad guys now anyway :allears:

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, +--/+1 = 0

Another Son goes down in a spray of blood!


With Tsurugi gone pretty much everyone goes before the cultists anyway, so the remaining fighters can post their turns wherever. Now's your chance to show off in the intro fight!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

Arthur:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -///+1 = 0

A bare KO!

Da'ud:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, //+-+1 = 1
<Krysmbot> Ettin, +/+++1 = 4

Two KOs!

Sharon:
<Krysmbot> Ettin, /+//+1 = 2

A tie! I like the "tie = maneuver" rule, so I'll assume Sharon puts Busted Back on him or something.

As the guy with the shaved head curls into the ball and the rest go down and/or scream, Mina grabs Haxz0rl33t and helps him behind cover. He can walk with his arm around someone's shoulder, at least.



"Thanks..." Haxz0rl33t coughs and checks to make sure nobody slashed through the witty slogan on his game shirt. "I was... gahk... picking up a suitcase with some intel on it. It's on that... geho... train up there, we need to get it before--"

"Oh, it's a SUITcase," the Son in the train shouts. "I got it! Let's go!"

"gently caress!" Haxz0rl33t shouts as they fire a few SMG bursts and retreat.

Jinn's turn! Attacking Maximina and Arthur (twice) and running away as a supplemental action!

quote:

Jinn vs. Maximina:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -++++2 = 4

Jinn vs. Arthur (twice) (oh poo poo it's a monster):

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /++/+2 = 4, +/+-+2 = 3

New map!



Zones are the circle area, the tops of the trains and the area they're running through, Da'ud is a zone away but Mina totally counts as being in the circle area (just offscreen).

And for remaining maneuvers, Sharon has tags for Hellacious Music on the group and Busted Back on one of them if she wants to smash a guy.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Sure! They are chumps so I would guess their Mental tracks are also OO.

Also you guys don't
have to kill them, you can just decide all your damage knocks them out or whatever.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Well, a block against moving won't do much if they're cut down, and you can't put a block against someone defending. You could make a spray attack and split it across everyone (the others already owned most of the cultists anyway), but how about this:

Sharon places Deafening Sound on the Sons! Since she succeeded with style (for reals, look at that 7, no way she did not) and gently caress the Sons of Sirocco, you guys can get one free tag per cultist.



The Sons stumble or drop to their knees and scream, hands to their ears in a feeble attempt to protect them! The one in the ten-car train drops the case under a seat.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, +/-/+1 = 1

Arthur leaps into the train and takes him down! Two left.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /-+++1 = 2

Another Son goes down, leaving the one in the middle!

"Oh poo poo!"

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Yep! Thanks to Desty you do not need to spend a point for that. With no friends left there's nothing else he can do, really.

Jinn

The dude drops his weapon and surrenders! He tries to remember the thing you say when you surrender.

"Uh... Parley?"


Haxz0rl33t

"geho..." Haxz0rl33t coughs up a bit of blood. "I'll be fine, just need to go to the hospital."

"Case is safe to open... there's a temp drive inside. From hahk... Hakurei. Automatically wipes itself at midnight, we just gotta get what's on it first."

quote:



Hakurei Industries is a small arcanotechnology corporation specialising in magical defense, specifically youkai monster extermination. If you want to banish some monsters you could do worse than relying on Hakurei tech! They are always researching new ways to shoo occult creatures back where they came from, something the Soul Network takes an interest in. It looks like G://0st is involved in some corporate espionage tonight!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Suitcase

The suitcase contains a physical copy of Dimensolatreia, a banned sixteen-year-old work on space/time, quantum mechanics and arcanotechnology. Any black market mage worth his salt already has at least a PDF of this.

Haxz0rl33t wipes blood from his mouth. "It's a decoy, there's a hidden... hack... pocket."

Searching the suitcase thoroughly turns up a portable data drive with Hakurei's logo on it.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Hakurei Industries Præj∂ct D¥∑«makδœ∑√¥π arch∏•‘ $∫∑ Drive

Mina fishes for information!

The short version is, it's probably research data on some new project. Whatever it is, it's important enough for Hakurei to magically encrypt it. The drive will corrupt itself at midnight, or earlier if it detects too much tampering. The files will open with a password, or perhaps someone on a Hakurei Industries network account with high enough access. (Unless it's spoofed right Hakurei will see it in their system logs, though.)

This is not an uncommon corp procedure - Mina would guess that this data is normally kept on a secure wired system cut off from the Net, and the physical drive is used to bring it to important people who can't just go there and look. Hakurei's IT department probably has a G://0st who managed to sneak it out of the building. And onto a train? Shrug.

Mina will need to overcome a 10-shift ward.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010


It's a pretty weird sign. The shinigami bus stop is across the yard, beyond another wire fence and on the other side of a city street, just around the corner from the nearest train station. The sign itself doesn't seem to fit its surroundings - when you're not looking at it, the details start to fade from your memory like a dream. It may or may not only exist on this street because Sun Yue needs it. Shinigami are complicated.


You have a couple minutes to deal with the blood, the bodies and what they left behind, if you feel like doing anything.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Shinigami Bus

As you finish stuffing the bad guys into a nearby dumpster, an enormous multi-limbed black* cat with a hollow, bus-like body leaps out of the shadows and slides to a halt at the top. It has windows and furry seats and headlight eyes and everything, what the gently caress.

Right now it is mostly empty except for a regular-sized black cat with two tails, which sits in the doorway while Sun Yue presents the ride chits and hops onto a front window as everyone files in.

The feline vehicle starts skipping away once everyone is on.

*original character do not steal


What do you want to do about Haxz0rl33t? The Shinigami Bus can drop him off somewhere if you have a place in mind.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010


Inside, your ride is as smooth and comfortable as the average bus - maybe even better, since you get soft and comfy seats. Outside, Dubai blurs past you as the bus breaks every sensible speed limit in the city.

Fences are jumped, rooftops are used as roads and busy highways are cut across. Nobody seems to notice the bus, even when it passes right in front of them. Sometimes it takes shortcuts, and you feel like a few of them skipped sections of the city entirely, but those parts are hazy and dreamy in your memory. You're not sure why it isn't a bumpy ride either. Oh well! Sometimes it passes near Chinese New Year parades and celebrations, and those are comforting to look at.

Haxz0rl33t doesn't really know what the deal is with Tsurugi or the Jinn, and as far as he knew nobody else even knew about the mission. On the way to the hospital he sends a few messages to Ghost, and they come up with a plan to dump him in a nearby alley and fake an encounter with some street criminals. It's no longer your problem!

The bus skids into some empty street near a parade and skips to an empty bus stop. It's a regular stop, plastered in paper and digital advertisements for trendy new apartments in the arcology, business opportunities on Mars and grassroots "clean up Dubai" campaigns, and totally always had a shinigami bus stop sign next to it.

Haxz0rl33t is dropped off by an alley behind it. "Thanks. My friends will handle it from here."

"Good luck with the data!" he adds to Mina as the cat bus takes off again.




Thursday February 9 2119, 8:45PM UAE, Chinese New Year's Eve
Location: Abandoned Hangar, Edge of Dubai

Aspects: Shadowy Spaces, Abandoned Tech


When some of Dubai's wealthy elite relocated to the new domed cities of Mars, the ripples caused chaos in the business world. This abandoned hangar is some of the fallout - it was owned by some commercial space flight venture, but the company was bought up by some bigger corporation and then dismantled when they liquidated most of their Earth assets years ago. Now all that's left is a maintenance hangar nobody wanted to buy.

The insides are dark and empty and lined with years-old technology. People have looted and vandalised the place (there's an impressive one outside of a night sky with a constellation shaped like an anarchy symbol), but the backup generator and larger equipment could presumably be made to work again if you tried. The Soul Network has used the place a couple times before and might have left a few traces, but they didn't take or break much. It was probably in worse shape when they found it.

The cat bus waits a few moments to make sure everyone is getting off and staying off before nodding a goodbye and bounding back towards Dubai. The Bus Stop sign disappears once you're not looking at it.

And there you go! You have until midnight to help Mina get through a 10-shift ward and raid the data drive, or until 10-11 if you want to party first. Poke around, set up maneuvers, whatever.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Ritual Prep

You set up maneuvers for Mina!

• Sharon has her G://0st friends collect all the data they have on hand about Hakurei. It's mostly private knowledge about their network protocols and customised operating systems, rather than anything specific, but it helps Mina figure out how they roll. You place Distributed Computing!

• Arthur finds some offices in the back and on an upper floor. A lot of the tech has been stolen already, but there are a few servers, forgotten spare computers stuffed in closets and broken PCs that you can fit them together into something Mina can use. Plus, most of the cables in the building still work once you find the backup generator in the basement. You place Cannibalized Company Computers!

• Maximina plays video games.

• Da'ud talks a lot about magical techniques he knows that Mina could use! After a while she gets him to sit down and help her set up the magic circles and poo poo too. With his high roll Da'ud places Greek Techniques and A Wizard's Assistance.

That's enough preparation for Mina to match the spell's complexity!

Sun Yue coming in a sec, Mina can post!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Sun Yue

Meanwhile, the Face of the Soul Network your friendly neighbourhood Soul Node answers.

Ettin posted:

"Takemikazuchi"


Aspects: Everybody's Slightly Crazy Friend; Call Down The Thunder; Magatsuhi, I Choose You!
Goals: Help Soul Network members, keep Dubai safe, prove her faction owns

"Hey babes! Actually heard some of it already. G://0st pals are lighting up my inbox. Glad you're okay, 'cause I heard the Cold Disciples are all over this poo poo. You ran into that opthamologist guy, right?

"Listen, you might be safe there for a while, but I'd move fast if I were you. I got no pals that far out and I don't think the Cold Disciples stopped at hiring the Sons of Sirocco, right?"

You've been here for a while now! At least twenty minutes.

I'll give you a window to reply to Mina or whatever while she casts, but my next post will totally start as she finishes.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Sun Yue and Maximina head up to the roof and... uh oh!



Ah, byakhees. Did you know they live in interstellar space and mages who know the right tricks can use them as steeds for a time? Or summon them and send them flying at your hangar, like you guess the Disciples of the Cold Ones did. They really want this info.

It is hard to tell in the darkness, but there are at least ten of them. Sun and Maximina spot them early enough to warn the others and take position, at least...



Time for a fight! I am playing around with the rules a little (:ohdear:) and statted the byakhee as a single entity with special rules. There are totally a lot of them though.

Sun Yue gets extra time to prepare and starts with the temporary maneuver Saw It Coming, while Maximina manages to hide herself and starts with They Won't See It Coming.







quote:

BYAKHEE MOB
ASPECTS
What's The Collective Noun For Byakhee?
Some Of Them Know Magic

SKILLS
Great (+4): Casting, Claws
Good (+3): Alertness, Athletics, Will

STRESS
Physical OOOOOOOO

Claws – Weapon: 2

SPECIAL ENCOUNTER: BYAKHEE RUSH
• The rush can exist in three zones at the same time, and attack three times in one round. Two of these attacks can be with magic.
• When the rush has 4 stress boxes filled in, it loses one of its attacks and fills one less zone. The same thing happens at 6 boxes.
• Attacking the rush always does 1 damage.
:siren: For every 3 shifts of excess damage you deal, a byakhee will stick around after the fight and let you mount it. Untagged maneuvers left at the end count as 2.
• If the rush succeeds with style on a Claws attack, the defender has Picked Up placed on them and is relocated to an adjacent zone.

quote:

Initiative

Sun Yue (3/Supernatural Speed)
Maximina (2/Inhuman Speed)
Byakhee (3)
Arthur (1/Human)
Da'ud (1)
Byakhee (1)
Mina (1)
Sharon (0)
Byakhee (0)

Ettin fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Feb 9, 2013

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, +++/+3 = 6

:argh:

The byakhee rolls and gets up! It looks in a mood to try and slam Sun Yue into the ground now. Uh oh!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010
Well that still counts for the purposes of ~sweet mounts~. (I changed the rules 20min before you posted if you missed it.)

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettout, /++-+3 = 4

Byakhee: XOOOOOOO
Excess: 4

Maximina downs a byakhee! Being a Mythos creature made of terrestrial material sure sucks.

The byakhee start closing in! The one Sun Yue pulled to the roof lunges at her.

Claws vs. Sun Yue: 4dF+4 4

If she doesn't get at least 2, Sun Yue is Picked Up!

Arthur and Da'ud can go now.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -//++3 = 3

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /+//+3 = 4


Byakhee: XXOOOOOO
Excess: 13

If you get more Excess than you need Byakhees I'll add something else! Maximina can eat one.

More byakhee go down!

The swarm flies lower to the ground! One of them buzzes Da'ud and reaches out with its claws, trying to pick him up or at least gently caress him up. One of the magic ones opens its mouth, and a spiral beam of eldritch energy bursts out and rushes towards Maximina...

Claws vs. Da'ud: 4dF+4 3
Casting vs. Maximina: 4dF+4 4

Claws are Weapon: 2, this laser is Weapon: 3!



New Init:
Sun Yue (3/Supernatural Speed)
Arthur (5/Inhuman Speed)
Maximina (2/Inhuman Speed)
Byakhee (3)
Da'ud (1)
Byakhee (1)
Mina (1)
Sharon (0)
Byakhee (0)

Mina and Sharon now! In 2 more hits the swarm shrinks.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -+--+3 = 1

Also it occurs to me that you should get something for succeeding with style. With that in mind, Da'ud places the maneuver Gotta Catch 'Em All and Mina deals an extra hit on the track! The byakhee lose a zone and an attack.

Byakhee: XXXXOOOO

Excess: 21 :siren: THIS IS SILLY :siren:

You are in bonus territory now. That is 7 byakhees worth of excess - one for everyone to get a lift from and one for Maximina to eat. Keep piling on the excess for a SURPRISE!

The remaining byakhee strike! One buzzes Mina, and more spiral lasers are sent at Sun Yue from the nearby skies!

quote:

Mina

<Krysmbot> Ettin, --+++4 = 4

Rolling Tuned Words for speed:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, /-+++5 = 6

Sun Yue

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -++++4 = 6

Sharon's sick tunes emanating from the door provide a magical defense against the attack on Mina!




Init
Sun Yue (3/Supernatural Speed)
Arthur (5/Inhuman Speed)
Maximina (2/Inhuman Speed)
Byakhee (3)
Da'ud (1)
Mina (1)
Sharon (0)
Byakhee (0)

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, ++-++3 = 5

Byakhee: XXXXXOOO

Excess: 25

Another byakhee hits the ground!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -/--+3 = 0

Arthur succeeds with style! Now there are two tags on Formation Disrupted available.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, ----+3 = -1

You succeed by a lot so I will add a little excess! Also, the swarm loses a zone again.

Byakhee: XXXXXXOO

Excess: 33


Most of the byakhee are dead or downed by now! The remaining caster fires another spiral beam down at the ground, attempting to hit Maximina and deal a consequence to someone as revenge for that bullshit just now.

Laser vs. Maximina: 4dF+4 7




Da'ud, Mina and Sharon now!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, -+/-+3 = 2

Byakhee: XXXXXXXO

Excess: 49

With that success I will say Da'ud grounds the remaining byakhee! Sharon and Mina can punch them now if they want.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

quote:

<Krysmbot> Ettin, +/-/+3 = 3

Byakhee: XXXXXXXX

Excess: 55


Finally, the danger fades as the byakhee either flap away into the night, collapse into the ground and disappear in a puff of summoning magic running out or... sit there on the ground and submit to you, looks like!


That is 55 excess damage! And you guys were worried. Here's your prize:

• With 21 of that Excess, you get 7 byakhee. That's one for each of you to get a lift from and one for Maximina to eat!

• With 18 of the remaining 34 Excess, those byakhee will stick around for the rest of Chapter Zero. That is multiple rides! If you're in a populated area they'll hang around in the cloudy sky until you need them. Also, they will not carry you to the wrong place or up into space unless you want them to or screw with them a lot.

• Since you still have a few more, the chapter also gets the aspect Byakhee Squad which you can invoke for non-flying things.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010


quote:

Hakurei Industries Internal Memo
Code YU-4R1-Kappa
Security Class INDIGO


From: Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf
To: Technology Assessment
Subject: Project Madukkarai - READ THIS FIRST

As requested, the boys in R&D have prepared these drives early. The wards should give you access to these files for four days, which should be more than enough for you to make an assessment.

You should receive FIVE drives. We expect five drives back, or at least the proper paperwork for them this time. Sorry to harp on that.

I can only give a brief summary, and of course I haven't read everything myself. If you need more details talk to Hideyoshi.

Project Madukkarai

• Madukkarai was started in the wake of last year's decision to develop more personal wards for individual-oriented arcane spaces.
• The high concept of the project is to attempt to ward a small arcane space by temporarily shifting its dimensional properties.
• The intended effect of this is that while the space still exists, and remains in the same place according to base spatial observation, it technically no longer exists in the same location in a mystical sense.
• This would make occult intrusion much more difficult.
• Preliminary research suggests this may affect the flow of occult energies, which could be an aid or a hindrance. It may be possible to calibrate the effect.
• This theory has not been tested, but Project Madukkarai has developed a prototype using similar principles to the YYO. It requires a D-Engine to function.
• If approved by Technology Assessment, R&D aims to conduct a controlled test in the old Genjii facility.

Refer to the files or talk to Hideyoshi if anything in there is confusing.

If possible R&D would like to do this on Thursday night. Let me know.

---

The basics are easy to work out. Hakurei Industries is always investing in weird projects like this with as much money as they can extort from shareholders and business partners. Project Madukkarai seems to be a device that shifts an arcane space (or at least its border) into a pocket dimension or something to make it harder for nasty things with tentacles to intrude. There are a lot of words like "decohere" and "asynchrony" and "harmonics" thrown in there. It is very ambitious and very likely not going to work, but if it did it would get them buckets of money from the sort of people who can spend thousands of dollars on wards. Governments, mostly.

The drive itself is full of occult mathematics, meticulous diagrams, hundred-page documents, spreadsheets, budget reports and legal documentation. It would take a while to sift through, but here's the good news: You can just have Takemikazuchi or Haxz0rl33t palm it off on someone else in the Soul Network if you want, and even if you do want to take the time to sift through it and throw some dice at it, you can do that back in Dubai while sipping coffee and watching the fireworks or whatever you do to celebrate! You can also make a copy that won't explode at midnight.


So, what do you want to do next? The byakhee will give you a ride to any other location in the city, and the Disciples will probably be unable to track you. If you decide to take a look at the material yourself don't start rolling dice yet, unless you want to risk sitting in this compromised hangar all night. I want to see you guys get your ROLEPLAY on.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

Co-opting from a lovely game, pretend it's a night scene!


Thursday February 9 2119, 9:51PM UAE, Chinese New Year's Eve
Location: al-Din Apartments, Level 108, South Tower, Dubai Arcology

Aspects: The Latest In Leisure Technology, Hidden Stashes, A Family Megacorporation, Byakhee Squad

The byakhee are faster than taking the Metro across the massive bridge linking the Arcology to land and riding an elevator up, but you are so lucky Da'ud's apartment has a balcony.

Unlike most arcology apartments, which settle for being comfortable and give the illusion of size, this one is actually pretty big. The lounge and dining room are linked into one big room, with the lounge and balcony down a handful of unnecessary steps and lined with huge windows; it's very roomy, but you get the feeling inviting the byakhee in here is a terrible idea. There's also an open kitchenette and minibar if you feel like human food, a high-tech bathroom if you want to clean up before the party or get your waste to be analysed for medical problems, and some fancy bedrooms if you want to sleep or do something that'll get you made fun of in the peanut gallery. And an aquarium in the wall, why the gently caress not.

Also, touchscreens everywhere! The enormous home entertainment system has screens, the walls have screens with readouts of room climate, local weather and current news, the coffee table is a screen, the fridge doors are screens, there are e-books and data pads... All of them have internet access and let you transfer files from one to the other easily, so killing time here should be a breeze.

You have some files to check out and time before the big midnight party! What do you do? (You can use the computers to browse the internet, check on news or forums, etc., especially if there's any setting stuff you want to find out.)

Feel free to start throwing dice around too.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

Mors Rattus posted:

6 on Anthropology, to figure out what's up with Madukkarai. I will Lore-nerd later, probably, about the magic involved if this doesn't cut it.

It's definitely a reference to the Madukkarai Wall. It's an ancient wall that marked the boundaries of the Three Crowned Kings, a triumvirate of ancient Tamil kingdoms. It was said to be erected in a night by the goddess Sellandiyamman so everyone would stop having border disputes. There are two important things Da'ud can get from that:

1) It's a reference to the Project's desire to erect a new kind of magic boundary around an arcane space;
2) Hakurei is running out of project names.


It's not super relevant, but Da'ud is getting the ol' braincells working, so I'll give him the maneuver Threes, Huh...


Davin Valkri posted:

Rolling scholarship to see if Arthur can't get some more interesting information off the documents under the cover email. Examining Hakurei Docs Scholarship: 4dF+3 3

I HOPE YOU LIKE WORDS!!

quote:

PROJECT MADUKKARAI
Security Class INDIGO

Section Lead George Nassif, Research & Development
September 5, 2118


Abstract: This project was the last submission to the Boundary Team Personal Arcane Protection Program. It aims to study and test the theories of Dr Hideyoshi Watanabe, specifically that:

• Altering an arcane space’s dimensional properties could be a viable means of protection;
• This could be achieved through application of Dr Watanabe’s theories on higher mathematics and thaumic decoherence to appropriate Dho-Nha curves;
• The space would still function as intended, with an increased level of protection;
• This could replace several of our standard procedures.

Project Staff:

Dr Hideyoshi Watanabe: Project leader. Requested the project in order to test his theories. Has been commended and promoted several times for his insight on other projects related to dimensional mathematics and gate sealing; this is his first personal project.

Tariq Ghazali: Chief arcanotechnician. Tariq’s role is to build, maintain and operate the specialised equipment the project requires. Tariq is a Hakurei veteran and has been chosen by R&D for his strong mental discipline and prior experience with the YY Orbs.

Ming Yue Xu: Chief occultist. Ming Yue is a recent University of Sydney graduate and former intern with our Oceanic division; she and Valerie worked together on the Twilight Frontier project.

Alex Minovsky: General assistant. Minovsky is a registered retrocognitive - Dr Watanabe specifically requests one, as theory suggests his powers would fail inside the warded space and Watanabe would like to test it. Minovsky is on loan from our NERU division.

Valerie Nagi: Chief researcher. Some of Dr Watanabe’s theories are based on work derived from several restricted occult works such as the expunged Dimensolatreia, Approved Book N and [REDACTED]; Valerie has INDIGO clearance for the Hakurei libraries and collate and edit these texts for study.

Requirements: Dr Watanabe has made the following requests from R&D:

• At least one research facility equipped for occult and arcanotechnological research, including backup buildings in alternate locations in case of accidents
• Ten extra staff
• A squad from Hakurei Sec Ops during experiments in case something goes wrong
• Lodging for same
• Level Two budget allocation
• VIOLET level clearance

Recommendation: High-level property alteration like this has, in the past, proved to be a failure at best and disastrous at worst, and not marketable to the common mage this program is aimed at. With that in mind, the requests Dr Watanabe has made are frankly ludicrous, and certainly not feasible for Hakurei’s financial position at the moment.

However, Dr Watanabe’s theories have obvious merit, and the basics seem to be approved by both R&D in general and Technology Assessment in particular. Also, while this is not publically marketable, it may be of interest to the NEG, corporations and Mars interests with a lot of money to throw around.

With that in mind, I would recommend that Project Madukkarai go ahead with current clearance, one intern, Level Five budget allocation and the bunker facilities at Hakurei R&D for the initial phase; when Dr Watanabe can prove he is ready for a controlled test we can use the old Genjii facility once it has been retrofitted.

Project Liasion Lutfi Saqqaf will keep an eye on the project and make monthly reports, and Doctor Chevalier is (as always) available for staff counselling. There is no need for any additional staff. This is feasible, but we need to keep it sensible.

quote:

September Status Report
Project Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf, Research & Development
October 2, 2118


This cover page is a SUMMARY of the status of Project Madukkarai (MK). Relevant documents should be included with this file, I double-checked. Please take care to read them. I have noted the most important documents for easy reference this time.

• MK was approved and space has been allocated in Bunker Four. [Reply from BTPAP, Bunker Request Form TA/4, Notice of Approval from Technology Assessment]
• All approved requests have been allocated and accounted for. [Budget Form 1, Documents B-F, email transcripts]
• Everyone is settled in and preliminary theory work is underway. [Documents G-AH, attached staff vlogs]

quote:

October Status Report
Project Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf, Research & Development
November 1, 2118


This cover page is a SUMMARY of the status of Project Madukkarai (MK). Relevant documents should be included with this file. As requested, I have trimmed it down to “the most important of the most important documents”. All other documents are available on R&D servers (clearance level INDIGO).

• Theory work is definitely getting somewhere. Watanabe has ironed out the problems suggested by Technology Assessment with the help of Ghazali. [vlog entries October/1.]
• Watanabe has inquired whether any of the texts provided have more complete, approved forms. Valerie has spoken to the Records Division. [R.D.M. Request Forms RT1-RT4]
• Until his powers are required, Minovsky has been assisting Ghazali with his work. Perhaps sending him over before the actual work was a bad idea. [vlog entries October/2.]
• Watanabe has requested a new intern, citing personality conflicts. Ming Yue suggests that when placed in a leadership position Watanabe becomes abrasive. [vlog entries October/3]

quote:

November Status Report
Project Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf, Research & Development
December 4, 2118


This cover page is a SUMMARY of the status of Project MK. Relevant documents should be included with this file. Yes, I have had an intern double-check that this time. All other documents are available on R&D servers (clearance level INDIGO).

• Watanabe submitted the complete theory work. At first it was in his own shorthand and difficult to decipher, and R&D requested he do it again. Work has since been re-submitted and vetted. [Madukkarai Technical Reports 1 & 1-A]
• Sofie reports that psych assessments are still normal, despite the event with the intern last month. [Evaluation Reports 11-15]
• Watanabe received a new intern at the beginning of the month and dismissed her at the end. Ming Yue claims it was because the intern took her side in an argument. [vlog entries November/4]
• Minovsky and Ghazali have performed controlled tests of the hardware. Though the full device is yet to be tested, the tests have been a success so far. Watanabe claims we will be ready by New Year’s. [Experiment Logs MK3-7]
• Some of Valerie’s requests were improved, particularly RT4. [associated forms, vlog entries November/2]

quote:

December Status Report
Project Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf, Research & Development
December 27, 2118


This cover page is a SUMMARY of the status of Project MK. Relevant documents should be included with this file (double-checked). All other documents are available on R&D servers (clearance level INDIGO). They are in multiple file formats so you should be able to access them on the first go this time. Yes, there are backups.

• Unfortunately, the project has suffered setbacks most of this month. Most notably:
• Three separate flux stabilizers were destroyed in failed experiments before Watanabe and Ghazali solved the problem. MK’s budget covered this. [Experiment Logs MK 19-22]
• Ming Yue got into several very loud arguments with Watanabe. Despite the rewritten theory work being vetted and approved, she claims it does not match their notes. She was unable to quantify any meaningful differences. [vlog entries December/2 and /3, Ms Xu’s Complaint Report]
• Several restricted texts went missing from the laboratory. A search turned them up in Ming Yue’s secure locker. She has been downsized. [Incident Reports MK-5, MK-6]
• Watanabe dismissed his intern during the incident and has agreed to stop asking for them. [vlog entries December/4]
• Valerie spent most of the month on leave to visit her family. [Leave Approval Form]
• Sofie evaluated the remaining staff and deemed them mentally healthy. [Evaluation Reports 16-19]

quote:

January Status Report
Project Liaison Lutfi Saqqaf, Research & Development
January 30, 2119


This cover page is a SUMMARY of the status of Project MK. Relevant documents should be included with this file (double-checked). All other documents are available on R&D servers in multiple formats (clearance level INDIGO, double-checked), as well as backup servers. I have also emailed them to you, as well as your secretary, and I have data drives full of them if you need it. There should be no complications this time. If there are I am going to poo poo A BRICK.

• The team spent most of the month preparing for the field test. [vlog entries January/1, /2]
• Watanabe and Minovsky prepared everything for submission to Technology Assessment, and submitted their request to use the completed Genjii facility. The project has been approved. [Internal Memo YU-4R1-Kappa, Technology Assessment Report MK]
• I’d just like to note that I only received FOUR drives back. I am told the other one broke. Ask IT if you care, I don’t have the report. I have requested a replacement. [Inventory Request Form IT-015]
• Ghazali and Minovsky are having everything moved into Genjii. Watanabe has since amended his earlier promise to Chinese New Year’s. [vlog entries January/2]
• Requests for a replacement for Ming Yue were denied for budget reasons. Watanabe, Ghazali and Valerie will split her workload. [email transcripts]
• After another long argument with Watanabe, Valerie has agreed to submit a request for a loan extension for all borrowed works in case they are needed. [vlog entries January/3, R.D.M. Extension Request Forms]
• Sofie evaluated the remaining staff and deemed them mentally healthy, though Watanabe is “definitely an rear end in a top hat”. [Evaluation Reports 20-24]

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

Mors Rattus posted:

Lore 5, tagging Threes, Huh... to up it to 7.



Dau'd would probably agree with Hakurei that this isn't happening. It's theoretically possible, just not something it's in Hakurei's best interests to bother with. It's a lot of work for a ward that isn't foolproof anyway. Also, these formulae are a little strange...

If Da'ud compares the unedited theory work with the edited summary, it becomes more obvious. The original notes are overly complex and confusing, and when actually compared to the cleaned up version submitted to Technology Assessment, Da'ud realises they have subtle differences. In the edited-for-superiors version, someone has done the occult equivalent of changing a couple of signs and decimal places here and there on the last third of most of the important equations and diagrams.

It takes him a few minutes, but if Da'ud looks specifically for the unedited third pieces (or makes obvious corrections in the original work), he can piece it together. Those parts are mostly from Watanabe's theories, all heavy on the angles and higher mathematics. Put them back in their proper places, and the misdirection becomes obvious:

The ritual isn't going to shift the room into another dimension. It's going to turn the room into a portal to another, unknown dimension.


Davin Valkri posted:

Is it a scholarship roll to find where this "Genjii" place is? Where is "Genjii"?: 4dF+3 1 I hope it isn't...

The Genjii facility seems to be an old test facility of Hakurei's out in the desert, but specific coordinates aren't given. You might have to do some digging or find someone in Hakurei to tell you where it is!

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

Comrade Gorbash posted:

Yue gets bored with jumping on the bed pretty quick. She wanders back out to the kitchen to find a snack, getting the house network to show her the news while she digs through Da'ud's fridge, the newsfeed following her around on the apartment's screens.

A selection of stories from her aggregator:

quote:

Kirisame Optical Laboratories "did not purchase Migou technology" (Wired)

CEO Makoto Kirisame updated his blog today to deny that that their new R360 technology was designed with the help of the Migou. "If you look, we pretty obviously had the help of the Yith," he posted, "so I don't know what the big loving deal is." [more]

quote:

Magical Girl Ibuki-chan enters rehab (Lucky Star Network)

Ibuki-chan, former star of the Japan Defense Force, has entered rehab for her addiction to Compound Liao. Fan bloggers have posted their support for the magical girl, who turned to the drug and lost her corporate sponsorship after months of breaking up Green Fury summoning rituals. She plans to return to college. [more]

quote:

Mars shoots down peace bill (GNN)

Martian ministers on the Sol Council have shot down a proposal to resolve tensions between the two planets by giving the NEG controlling interest in the Olympus space elevator and a military base on Phobos. Minister Jie Zhong, who recently survived a leadership challenge from the New Shanghai bloc, says... [more]

quote:

Muvian relics on display at Miskatonic Museum (Sorcery Plus)

Miskatonic University has unveiled its collection of artifacts from the continent of Mu, lost in a magical cataclysm 23,000 years ago. These relics tell the story of three species of Homo antiquitus - Red, Green and Black Muvians - and their civilisation, magic dependence, and dial-up modem technology. [more]

quote:

Cosplay Party! (Xotaku AEF)

New Dubai anime store "Anime At The Gates" celebrated its opening yesterday by throwing a night-long cosplay party. Here are the pictures! <link>

quote:

Senators ask for President's birth certificate (Earth News)

Republican senators repeated their request to see US President Teresa Steiner's analog birth certificate. "She could be from Fomalhaut for all we know," said Senator Richard Chan. "Not that I agree with those who think she's a cultist, but there are reasonable questions." [more]

quote:

This blog is no longer available. (Truth Network)

This blog is no longer available.

quote:

Revelators of Glaaki "Nothing to be concerned about" - Chicago-Milwaukee mayor (The Wall)

Bold Daly, mayor of the Chicago-Milwaukee Metroplex, said today that he sees "no need" to raise the threat level after the Revelator cult hijacked broadcast signals to demand the OOI "return the knowledge you stole from us". "People these days are too scared as it is", the ex-fireman said before [more]

quote:

Population Zero still on! (Stupid Bullshit)

New metal rockers Population Zero are still planning their big APTO-NERU-SEAA tour, despite their drummer Zadok disappearing somewhere on the coast of New England. "Remember Singapore? He'll be back when he's sober," singer Ikari blogged. "Zadok, if you're reading this, show up with pants this time." [more]


Old Kentucky Shark posted:

Rolling Contacts + Old Boys Network to see if Maximina can scrounge up someone from her past or the Hunter's Lodge had had any run-ins with Hakurei: Contacts: 4dF+4=6.

The great thing about the Wolf Lodge is its members come from all walks of life. Some of them are accountants, some of them are homeless, some of them work for the security hypercorp Scarlet Gatekeeper Security that has the contract to guard most Hakurei Industries sites.

Maximina gets Genjii coordinates - it's out in the desert of Dubai, far enough from populated areas to meet legal requirements while staying as close as possible to save money. She can only get coordinates and not information on the project or help getting past the guards, though.

Ettin fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Feb 18, 2013

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010


Thursday February 9 2119, 10:45PM UAE, Chinese New Year's Eve
Location: Genjii Site Exterior, Dubai Desert

Aspects: Dark And Stormy Night, Scarlet Gatekeeper Lockdown, Byakhee Squad


It's a desert and it's really dark. There's not much you can say about it, really.

Fortunately, you're circling above Genjii before I have to! It's... not super impressive from the sky, to be honest. The above-ground section of the bunker is just a big metal shell with a big front entrance, a loading dock and a few emergency exits. A short ways down the sandy road is a small helipad/garage, and just beyond it sits a security building. Both are cheap 3D-printed modules, because Genjii doesn't really deserve expensive addons. The whole thing is surrounded by a barbed wire fence with a gate by the security building, just in case. Aside from that there are just a few scattered crates, because crates are everywhere.

There's not much in the way of guard patrols - a couple having a smoke at the gate and a couple of lone guards doing laps around the complex are all they have, besides a few cameras. They're mostly keeping an eye out for corporate spies trying to sneak in by land, and they're not hard to spot. They probably wouldn't just kill anyone they see, but Dark River Security established a precedent for using Occult Defense laws to shoot civvies and there aren't any witnesses out here.

All you need to do is get in.



So, let's try this:

quote:

STEALTH TRACK

Stealth: OOOO

This track is "attacked" (by me!) every time you do something that might get attention - making too much noise, raising suspicion, letting a guard or camera see another guard get knocked out, etc. You can use Stealth to help mask your actions or place helpful maneuvers on the track, but you don't need it to stay hidden.

You can use any skills you think can help you get inside without being noticed. Assessing and taking out parts of the security might make it easier or give you maneuvers! Or you can just say gently caress it and kick down the door, that's good too.

The track can take consequences, which represent how close you are to being busted. Consequences would be something like...

Minor: "!"
Moderate: Base on alert
Severe: Actively searching for intruders
Taken Out: :ducksiren:

You can all take a turn in any order! I'll post a map when I wake up tomorrow if you want, but for now the outside is basically three zones in a row: Security/Gate, the Helipad and the Bunker. The interiors are their own zones. You can assume the byakhee silently land you somewhere hidden in the Helipad/Bunker zones and return to the skies without being in danger.

Ettin
Oct 2, 2010

Mors Rattus posted:

6 for a Resources maneuver to have some very useful gear.

Davin Valkri posted:

Investigation +5 to locate interesting information, like which bits are really guarded and where the place gets electricity from. Locating people and power: 4dF+5 2. And I don't have a goddamn FATE point!

Here's a lovely map! White = some kind of entryway. Keep in mind they are running as dark as possible to avoid drawing attention, so there aren't any floodlights or anything. Both modules are two stories tall. The helipad has a radio tower, and there's a generator/fuse box at the back on the second floor, because this will totally protect it from interference. The security module keeps their power stuff on the inside.

Ettin fucked around with this message at 03:08 on Feb 21, 2013

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Oct 2, 2010

Comrade Gorbash posted:

Invoking When You Snatch the Peb- Oh. Uh, Next Lesson! to fix a crappy roll for the Sora no Kokei. Cloaking field up!

Athletics: 4dF+57 46
Sora no Kokei (Will): 4dF+3 2
Sora no Kokei (Will) Fate Point!: 4dF+3 4

So basically, I'm having the stealth track defend at +2 and rolling what seems appropriate for the action for attack. Taking out their radio tower is a pretty big thing, but so far it's only one event and not one in a series of technical issues, plus Sun Yue has magic shinigami don't-get-noticed powers. So I'm attacking at +4.

Disabling Comms: 4dF+4 5 4dF+2 3


Stealth: OXOO
Comms disabled!


Sun Yue lands on the balcony with the fuse box, just outside a room with an aging second-hand generator. Flicking a few switches turns off the radio tower, which messes with their comms pretty bad; you can only get like, one bar out here max.

A minute later, the back door of the security module opens briefly and a grumbling guard steps out to go see if it's their equipment crapping out on them again.



Maximina finds some nice crates to stay behind while she waits for her moment! She places Start To Crate, which she can tag to help take a guard out or hide while she does other stuff.



There's a network of security cameras with a decent range of vision modes, but they are mostly focused on the desert beyond the base and the entrances. Also, they sweep left to right in wide arcs and aren't always looking at important keypads and other units.

Mina places Insecurity System.


Desty posted:

Create an advantage 4 to invoke a sound-related aspect to mask the team: Walk Without Rhythm

And Sharon places Walk Without Rhythm, which should help you delay the inevitable!


That is everyone. New turn!

Ettin fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Feb 23, 2013

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