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cafel posted:They attacked my HOME PLANET! But will ancient enemies unite in the spirit of the Star League? Let's hope not.
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I made a spreadsheet of my options. The results are conclusive: I will be absolutely hammered. I'm coming for you, Grizzly. 
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evilmiera posted:But will ancient enemies unite in the spirit of the Star League? That's what the Knights of the Inner Sphere are, isn't it?
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Knights of the Inner Sphere sounds like a concept album by a band that features Rick Wakeman.
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goatface posted:Knights of the Inner Sphere sounds like a concept album by a band that features Rick Wakeman. They're actually a Queens of the Stone Age tribute group
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goatface posted:Knights of the Inner Sphere sounds like a concept album by a band that features Rick Wakeman. There are bands that don't feature Rick Wakeman?
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Keru posted:There are bands that don't feature Rick Wakeman? Only good ones.
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Hastilude: Tactical Update 14 “Charge the blue one on my mark.” “What? That’s suicide—” Ryden coughed, but the Doctor interrupted him. “Do it, Mechwarrior.” Dr. Sequord barked, trying to hurry an explanation as the countdown timer in her head ticked ever closer to zero. “Don’t screw my timing and trust me. You have more armor than you think and I’ll be right—Move now!” To his credit, Ryden didn’t hesitate but the Doctor wasn’t watching. Her Wraith was already rising in a low arc towards the Grizzly. The enemy machine twisted to track her—the sudden, obvious threat, and the pilot had to scramble to swing back in line with the heavier Anvil. The motion cost the enemy warrior less than a second but it was that second that Sequord was banking on. She touched down and without sparing half-a-glance opened fire on the momentarily vulnerable machine’s thin rear armor.  Combat Phase Knights Wraith - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Clan Grizzly (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 8): rolled 10, hit Rear Left Torso (0/7 armor, 13/15 structure remains)! Crit! - Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Clan Grizzly (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 8): rolled 12, hit Head (3/9 armor remains)! Pilot hit! - Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Clan Grizzly (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 8): rolled 7, miss! - Gains 25 heat, sinks 20! Overheating! Knights Anvil - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Clan Grizzly (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 7): rolled 5, miss! - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Clan Grizzly (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 light woods - 2 Pulse Laser = 7): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (0/31 armor, 17/22 structure remains)! Crit! - Fires Medium Laser at Clan Grizzly (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 10, hit Head (0/9 armor, 1/3 structure remains)! Pilot hit! Crit! - Fires Medium Laser at Clan Grizzly (4 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 8, miss! - Gains 28 heat, sinks 24! Clan Wraith - Torso-twists to threaten hex 0924! - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Knights Wraith (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 4 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser = 10): rolled 7, miss! - Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser + 1 secondary target = 9): rolled 3, miss! - Gains 21 heat, sinks 20! Clan Orion - Holds fire! - Gains 2 heat, sinks 22! Clan Grizzly - Fires Gauss Rifle at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 2 minimum range = 10): rolled 7, miss! - Fires Large Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 7, hit Right Arm (0/20 armor, 5/10 structure remains)! Crit! - Fires Medium Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 9, hit Right Torso (2/14 structure remains)! Crit! - Fires Small Pulse Laser at Knights Anvil (3 base + 0 range + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement - 2 Pulse Laser = 6): rolled 4, miss! - Gains 21 heat, sinks 22! End Phase: Clan Grizzly - Must pass a 5+ consciousness test: rolled 9, succeeds! - Critical chance in Left Torso! No critical hit sustained! - Critical chance in Center Torso! 1 critical hit sustained! - - Gyro hit! - Critical chance in Head! 1 critical hit sustained! - - Life Support hit! - Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 3 gyro hit + 1 massive damage = 7): rolled 7, succeeds! Knights Anvil - Critical chance in Right Arm! 1 critical hit sustained! - - Shoulder hit! - Critical chance in Right Torso! 1 critical hit sustained! - - ECM hit! - Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): rolled 5, succeeds! Physical Combat Phase: Knights Anvil - Punches Clan Grizzly with one arm (4 base + 2 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 light woods = 9): rolled 4, miss! Clan Grizzly - Kicks Knights Anvil (3 base + 3 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 Clanner - 2 kick = 7): rolled 8, hit Right Leg (0/28 armor, 3/14 structure remains)! Crit! End Phase: Knights Anvil - Critical chance in Right Leg! No critical hits sustained! - Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 0 kicked = 4): rolled 5, succeeds! Unit Status:   Knights of the Inner Sphere Mission Objectives: - Win (incomplete) Hastilude Enemy Movement Mods: - Wraith – Jumped +4 - Orion – Ran +1 - Grizzly – Jumped +2 Next Orders Due: Tuesday Night!
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Ah, good. Head shots for everyone!
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Ha-ha! Jump now you gently caress.
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goatface posted:Ha-ha! Jump now you gently caress. He did. He passed.
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Ooh, double head shot on the Grizzly, and now its pilot is in the same precarious position that the Mountain Lion's pilot was earlier this mission. One more ping to the head and he'd be down for the count. And that's in addition to gaping holes in its armor all around. Gyro hit will probably mess him up a bit too, at least for the short time I believe he should have left on the battlefield. It's probably finished next turn. What does a Life Support hit do to you anyway? As for the Clan Wraith, it continues to be a jumpy bastard, moving into position for backshots on the GoonKnights Wraith. You guys having the initiative will probably allow you to jump into a better location to avoid fire though. It's still decently armored, and it jumping all around doesn't help you guys hit it, but it'll probably be easy enough to pin down once the Grizzly and (when it reengages) the Clan Orion are both down. The GoonKnights Anvil took some crits in response, but they shouldn't be too bad. Finish this, guys!
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As far as I can remember, damaged Life Support doesn't do anything normally. If you're in a dangerous environment then it doesn't protect you from that or if your mech is at 15+ heat the pilot takes a hit each turn.
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And I think at 25+ heat it is two pilot hits.
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Mar 3, 2014 00:50
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Come on clanners, you can still do this! Don't just hang back, go in for the kill! Sorry players, my loyalties are set. Good effort, though.
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Well well well, look at Johnny-come-lately to the open cockpit party here. Nice to see you.
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Raised by Hamsters posted:Well well well, look at Johnny-come-lately to the open cockpit party here. Nice to see you. It will be poetic if he gets head-capped. No bloodname for you jerkface.
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Jumping around to shoot at the Grizzly's right arm more for delicious Gauss rifle crits, if it goes up, that's another two pilot hits and a 10+ roll to stay awake. As far as movement advice, I'd sit still, or try to get within 3 hexes of the Grizzly. You gotta move a minimum of three hexes for that +1 TMM, and you've only got 4 walking MP. Moving any will just spoil your aim about as much (or worse) as firing through the woods would do right now, so you gotta either get close enough to drop the +2 from medium range shooting or park it and stay out of the MPL range from the Clan Wraith. Wales Grey fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Mar 3, 2014 |
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Wales Grey posted:Jumping around to shoot at the Grizzly's right arm more for delicious Gauss rifle crits, if it goes up, that's another two pilot hits and a 10+ roll to stay awake. Yeah, I was thinking about holding - as I am right now, the Grizzly is in my left arc, right?
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PoptartsNinja posted:One of these years I'll actually be able to show off what a critical hit to Sensors or Life Support does.  But I've got a feeling it's "nothing, unless you're underwater" because PTN said as much in the same post.
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Raised by Hamsters posted:Yeah, I was thinking about holding - as I am right now, the Grizzly is in my left arc, right? If you torso twist to face his way, yes. Twisting doesn't give any penalties, to my knowledge.
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Endomorphic posted:
Yup. Life Support crits are the most  of crits. They either kill you instantly or do absolutely nothing.
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Open cockpit parties are the best parties, though underrated. All that fresh air does good for a MechWarrior's soul (unless they're underwater or in space).  Magical eyeballing powers say that the Grizzly looks to be on its last legs, so let's give it a nudge over. Contingency fire towards the Orion if the bear dies from an early lucky shot*. *Take magical eyeballing powers and advice with a generous helping of salt. 
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Mar 3, 2014 17:39
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I'm surprised gyro damage doesn't affect kicking.
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Pooncha posted:Open cockpit parties are the best parties, though underrated. All that fresh air does good for a MechWarrior's soul (unless they're underwater or in space). All shooting happens simultaneously, so you can't say "let's alpha this guy, and all fire after the killshot goes to this other guy." You have to split all your fire ahead of time.
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apostateCourier posted:All shooting happens simultaneously, so you can't say "let's alpha this guy, and all fire after the killshot goes to this other guy." You have to split all your fire ahead of time. PTN can be a bit lenient if you send orders with contingencies in case the target mech is already completely destroyed.
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Too bad about the LT crit, but that was a pretty good way to start working on the Grizzly. Is the enemy Orion out for good? I know it's retreating, but I don't really know what that means. Has this been reduced to a 2v2, or is there a chance he'll come back later to intervene in the Wraith v. Wraith fight?
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goatface posted:I'm surprised gyro damage doesn't affect kicking. It most certainly does effect kicks, it gives a +2 or +3 to the roll, so that kick from the Grizzly should whiff and force him to make a check to stay upright without falling.
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Arcturas posted:Too bad about the LT crit, but that was a pretty good way to start working on the Grizzly. Is the enemy Orion out for good? I know it's retreating, but I don't really know what that means. Has this been reduced to a 2v2, or is there a chance he'll come back later to intervene in the Wraith v. Wraith fight? The enemy Orion is waiting for the other two mechs to finish their battle and won't interfere until either they're dead or he's been fired upon. Clan honor bullshit. And the shoulder crit doesn't matter because the mech's weapons are in its torsos.
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apostateCourier posted:All shooting happens simultaneously, so you can't say "let's alpha this guy, and all fire after the killshot goes to this other guy." You have to split all your fire ahead of time. PTN allows contingency orders, within reason. I think because it compensates for often not knowing where your teammates have decided to shoot - in a normal live tabletop game, you'd know where all the other mechs in your lance allocated their shots, and while that's possible here, it is often the case that someone doesn't get their orders in until the last second and you just have to guess where they're gonna shoot.
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Krumbsthumbs posted:It most certainly does effect kicks, it gives a +2 or +3 to the roll, so that kick from the Grizzly should whiff and force him to make a check to stay upright without falling. I double-checked, it absolutely does not. Total Warfare: Page 126: Gyro (Torso) Critical Hits Page 307: Physical Attack Modifiers
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Huh, I was going off of the penalty I had as a player when I had a hit gyro, here.PoptartsNinja posted:
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Well, even if it should have, I also should have fallen over from that piloting roll, so, can't be upset about that. Also I'm under the assumption that the Orion is standing by/ waking back up, given the way it is tagging along. If I do hold position and if by some luck we cripple the grizzly AND I'm still mobile after this turn, it looks like I'll be in position to take a last shot at the Orion.
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Krumbsthumbs posted:The only reason I brought it up was to save the player mech from being one shot away in yet another body part from mech death. 
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Krumbsthumbs posted:I guess this wasn't the case? I'm taking more effort to verify rules when it's an edge case and my memory is fuzzy. I was certain it did too, but then I double-checked and found out I was wrong.
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PoptartsNinja posted:I'm taking more effort to verify rules when it's an edge case and my memory is fuzzy. I was certain it did too, but then I double-checked and found out I was wrong. That's fine and I'm sorry if I was sounding accusatory. I guess now the "zombie" will get a chance to use its own leg as a club.
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PoptartsNinja posted:I double-checked, it absolutely does not.
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Endomorphic posted:Not directly - but wouldn't gyro hits still affect the piloting roll if the kick misses? Yes, because Gyro hits affect piloting checks to avoid falling.
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More headshots! Mooooore! 
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I think we've had more headshots this mission than all the Highlander movies combined.
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