knave Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 One more point... sooner or later you guys will have to pick a name for the team ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Come and see the violence inherent in the system!*has watched holy grail once again...* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 Lets not go to Chrome Prime... It is a silly place... ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 ::laugh ::laugh ::laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 Ok... I'm going to post some files - lets get on with the game ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asbjørn Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 One more point... sooner or later you guys will have to pick a name for the team ::tongueRochester's Roughnecks!!Doesn't quite roll of the tongue, does it? Of course, my first thought was the PIXIes... I don't know which is worse.By the way, Knave: Thanks for the personnel file post. I'm a lot happier now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 Doesn't quite roll of the tongue, does it? Of course, my first thought was the PIXIes... I don't know which is worse.By the way, Knave: Thanks for the personnel file post. I'm a lot happier now!!Rochester's Roughnecks!!HooHa!Or however you're supposed to spell it. (sorry - too american for me to spell ::tongue )Of course, my first thought was the PIXIes... I don't know which is worse.er... yes... ::confused By the way, Knave: Thanks for the personnel file post. I'm a lot happier now!!No worries... the whole thing was just a bit confused. ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 4, 2003 Author Share Posted November 4, 2003 In response to PM questions.For those who have not specified, I'm assuming standard kit>>>Standard Kit:<<<1) All 2121 firearms come with a laser sight as a basic (no additional bonus on top of an ECS)2) In addition to 15X zooming an ECS may operate in Low Light or IR or UV or Thermal mode. As far as I'm aware, IR and UV modes involve actually shining invisible light (to humans) and picking it back up, whereas thermal involves picking up temperature differences.3) An ECS may connect to HudSpecs or HudContacts via a bodynet or (more reliably in combat) via cables.>>><<<I'm assuming that everyone is either connected to an ECS in this way and/or using IR/Lowlight goggles.Unless you specifically asked for it beforehand, you have not got sonic imaging equipment. (which is probably non-standard enough to require AEon requisitioning)--- to answer the second half of the PMed question, the visibility is pretty bad around the entrance of the tunnel because of the amount of dust from the explosion. Tiger's location is considerably clearer and presumably further in will be clearer still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 4, 2003 Author Share Posted November 4, 2003 oh btw - what i forgot to mention is that chromies are cold blooded so they don't show up terribly well on thermal when they're not moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asbjørn Posted November 6, 2003 Share Posted November 6, 2003 How about communication?Since many, if not all, of us are wearing closed helmets and radios, all communication is through the comm, right? Does that mean we all hear what everybody says unless otherwise stated?I assume our radios can transmit to just one receiver, and that that setting is voice-controlled. Meaning that if I start a message with "Harker." , that means the message is just for him, and the communication unit blocks all other receivers from reading it. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 6, 2003 Author Share Posted November 6, 2003 Yup. Sounds reasonable.unless someone has the right equipment to hack your encryption ::wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asbjørn Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Daniel starts to fire shots down the hall with his screamer, wildly hoping to at least spook the approaching warrior. ::blink ::blink ::shocked The obvious Murphyist response:Friendly fire... isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 12, 2003 Author Share Posted November 12, 2003 The limits of my artistic talents... full reply to follow shorty ::tongue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Nice! ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 13, 2003 Author Share Posted November 13, 2003 Warrior joining the fray. Oh lord. The hectic violence. Lol ::biggrin ::thumbsup ::thumbsup ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 Right guys... some mix ups happenning and its clearly me being used to this method of GMing that's to blame. My italicised comments for the clears are extended vision or psychometric vision where applicable. Please note - when these characters get flashes of things the vision may be out of sequence or contain two or more separate incidents. The point being that psychometry requires interpretation.Right now Harker seems to be trying to shoot something in the next room over that he first needs to run across the room, climb up a steep path against a rock face and then run into the next room to do. ::confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 16, 2003 Author Share Posted November 16, 2003 Also I thought I might share the full horror of my take on the Freeform Psi system with you guys. I think its a lot easier than their one.1) Double Psi Pool2) Covering modes. You can't do this. Having a skill of 5 in Pyro does NOT help you using Cryokinesis.3) Base difficulty is always zero. Difficulty is added ONLY for effects that you do not have the power to create. So - want to create a Level 3 cryo effect and you have 0 cryo - you are at +3 difficulty.4) Basic Level. As in their rules you start with a score in each relevant table as follows (1 at 1/2 dots, 2 at 3/4 dots, 3 at 5 dots, 4 at > 5 dots --> see 9)) Successes from your Psi roll may be placed into any table as desired. Also - see below for Extra Power and Less Power.5) Extra Power You may buy extra points in any relevant table by spending psi points on a 1 for 1 basis. You may spend up to your skill in lowest of the relevant modes that you posses. You may also add a maximum of 1 additional point by spending a WP point.6) Using Less Power If you chose to NOT spend extra power - ie you are not pushing yourself, you may buy down the cost of the power by using successes from your roll. The minimum is, of course, 0 Psi.7) The power only works if the Psi roll succeeds8) Mastering a power gives you plus 2 discretionary points to spend when using it.9) Enhancing Bioware gives you its rating in additional points to spend, unless it specifies a specific mode, in which case it raises your basic rating in that mode, but only for the purposes of determining basic level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asbjørn Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 If Tiger throws the grenades in first, the Englishman will (obviously) wait for them to go off (but will also give the youngster a dark glare - killing the kidnap targets isn't a good way to complete the mission... ). Hey... We only need one, right...? ::halo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Yep - just one. One alive that is - chances are this first one will OD on us or otherwise get wasted - in which case it's nice to have options. Options beyond returning home & saying 'sorry...' that is... ::sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asbjørn Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Well, you didn't have to add yours, you know...Besides, Tiger is a soldier, and despite appearnces is pretty good at following orders. If Hastings just manages to pay attention, it's a piece of cake to order him not to blow them up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Actually that raises an interesting point. I'm not too sure the order in which actions take place - is it always in the order they were posted? I thought it hadn't been so far (at least in combat), & that Knave was sorting out the initiative as he went along - but then again I get easily confused (what with all the Clairsentient visions I'm meant to ignore because my character gets told very little about them, & stuff like that...). ::confused Either way, I was just kinda responding to Knave's last ST post, rather than presuming anyone else's actions would work, or that they'd get to 'go' before Hastings (or, more likely Taka... ::wink ) did.Plus - shooting the guy who's making the Big Speech™ is just too tempting, even when it's in an alien language... ::sly ::alien ::m60 In any case - Hastings was never meant to be a commanding officer type - he was just lumped in that role because no-one else spent the dots on Status... ::rolleyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 19, 2003 Author Share Posted November 19, 2003 Plus - shooting the guy who's making the Big Speech™ is just too tempting, even when it's in an alien language... It is TRADITIONAL to kill the big bad during the Rhetoric phase ::tongue Either way, I was just kinda responding to Knave's last ST post, rather than presuming anyone else's actions would work, or that they'd get to 'go' before Hastings (or, more likely Taka... ) did.Yup - that's pretty much what I want. For the record: I am mostly rolling initiative with a bit of guesswork aroound the edges when characters do multiple or conflicting things or don't post, just to smooth things out. I will slow down my pace if you you guys like. I'm generally waiting for most everyone to post or at least catching the posts I missed, provided they're still relevant. If I'm missing something important, please PM me! ::cool In any case - Hastings was never meant to be a commanding officer type - he was just lumped in that role because no-one else spent the dots on Status...Nods... and it was pretty funny when the 'Who was in command' question came up. ::biggrin Though Taka does have an equal amount of status.As for the Clear visions, it seems better to post them to the main forum - when I was PMing them they often lost their relevance (and some of them were quite long). This way, private clear queires can still be PMed or the clear can say, I warn the group if I see something relevant or dangerous - and I could incorporate that into my post, OR they can pick what to relate. It's better to have everything in one place too ::cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 ... Taka recovers to see Hastings stagger backwards from the laser attack...My character did what now? ::confused I have no idea what's happened to Hastings - but Knave didn't post anything like that (I thought everything was obscured by smoke), unless this is info' via a PM or something. I hardly see a laser causing knockback in any case.I'd quite like to know what happened to my character, but right now he could be dead for all I know...In any case - very nice scene, Knave (at least from where I'm sitting) - thanks! ::thumbsup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 21, 2003 Author Share Posted November 21, 2003 Heh - cheers Prof ::smokinI'll post a short clarification on the main thread, but your take on things is what I was going for. What you guys have to remember is that the anti-chromie smoke is VERY VERY GOOD at stopping light and at trapping heat because natural chromie senses are as good if not better than the visual gear that you guys are packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted November 22, 2003 Share Posted November 22, 2003 Knave didn't post anything like that (I thought everything was obscured by smoke), unless this is info' via a PM or something. I hardly see a laser causing knockback in any case.Blue laser light flash/hisses from the creature straight into the centre of Hastings’ chest… I think "hissing blue laser light" is grounds for assumption of a laser, but to each his own. And I'm not talking knockback, but he's pretty likely to back off a bit from the thing that just shot him and is still blisteringly hot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 22, 2003 Author Share Posted November 22, 2003 Nods... simple clarification of events - as I see everyone else seeing them, without trying to 'write them up'. ::biggrin 1) Doorway with glowing chromatic that is blinding everyone2) Everyone but Hastings is struck by Telepathic attack. Caroline Hsu immediately absorbs / defends against the attack, allowing everyone to recover.3) Hastings charges the chromatic in the 'doorway' - slowing down as he enters some sort of telekinetic barrier. His agent releases anti-chromatic smoke from various smoke grenades that he's had attached inside his reinforced clothing.4) The group recovers to see a blue laser hit Hastings in the chest.5) Smoke totally obscures the doorway, including Hastings and the Chromatic.6) The group hears the sound of a dart gun firing.7) --> Action! - You still can't see Hastings, or the chromie, or much of the doorway. So, what I believe Prof was disputing was see Hastings stagger backwards from the laser attack... which was the bit I didn't say.What I wanted and still want you all to do is decide what to do now - quickly. Hastings is gone - apparently struck down and Caroline Hsu looks as if her will could give out any moment. Do you open fire with grenade launchers? Or do you press forward with clearsentient senses more cautiously...? I have some answers. If my writing was too crappy to make clear what was going on before, then hopefully this helps. I'll make my next ST post Saturday night - so add what you like till then ::thumbsup ::devilangel I'm a bastard when I gm ::devilangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Regarding food I know I brought some glup (Pmed Knave what I was bringing along before the mission began...I really did bring plasma grenades to block off tunnels.. ::smile ) So at the least we have some food. Plus we could try some chrome meat... ::wink Right now the main question is how we get there. Was there forest or at least some cover outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted November 30, 2003 Author Share Posted November 30, 2003 Each of you will have been issued with at least one glup pack, along with a field med kit. Being Spec. Ops. you may have decided not to take it. I'm happy to assume that you do have it.There was no forest that you saw. The terrain below the mountain was basically a fractured badlands type of deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 Anyone seen Umoja recently?btw - I'm off to Australia for a couple of weeks from the 9th, and I'm not sure what my net connection will be like while I'm away. So - fair warning - expect a bit of a GM posting break from then till after Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 Right folks... Holiday was great, been swamped with work on my return as normal, but I'm going to pick this ball up again really soon, promise ::biggrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 ... one vibroblade humming silently to life..."Humming silently"? That's one of them there oxymorons, right? (Like 'military intelligence'...) ::laugh ::wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 It's not an oxymoron. I meant to imply that it was vibrating (you know, what with it being a vibroblade and all) but not actually making noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfPotts Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Fair enough - it just seemed funny since 'humming' means either to make a sound or to smell bad - if it's not an oxymoron, then I guess it means that the blade just stinks! ::tongue ::laugh ::wink Sorry - no offense or anything, just struck me as amusing, that's all. ::smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 No offense taken - but "humming" means smelling bad? ::blink That's a new one on me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 Uh huh. This dodgey old irish bloke at work keeps saying he wouldn't kick Michelle Pfeiffer out of bed even if she hummed under the covers... ::crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Too bad for him - hasn't he heard She's Gone? ::laugh ::laugh ::laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Not that any of you would know...But "Defiant Light" was killed by an axe wielding aberrant...Go get'im Prof!! ::smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knave Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Any more of this weather & it's brass monkey time for me, & the wife wouldn't like that one bit, I can tell you God I need a good cup of tea. Earl Grey, with a Digestive on the side. No, sod it, a Chocolate HobNob - you know you've earnt it Robert, old bean...* ::smiley1 ::smiley1 ::smiley1 ::thewave ::prof2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Why did he bring a screamer! Daniel mentally goes over how useless his pacifist weapon of extreme pacifism is right now. He stands up, and pulls his screamer out and aims it at the abberant as well.Why DID he just bring a screamer knowing full well he was going on a hostile planet full of chromatics...?!?! Screamers don't even work on chromies... ::confused You'd think he'd at least have picked up one of the chromies' bio-weapons or something by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umoja Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Hehe, someone didn't do all their book work at Chromatic killing 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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