Robotech - Southern Cross Adventure

[Psychie]

We are holding on D. Rex and Rykon for your rolls.

 

[Rykon]

Rolling Initiative...

 

[D. Rex]

Rolling Initiative! Hmm. Yeah figured as much. Poor Marlon. I think the dice are trying to hint that he's about to get killed off.

 

[Psychie]

The first three heavy drones immediately leap into action and start to spray fire at Cooper. The rookie pilot jinks her Veritech off to the side just in time to avoid getting blasted.

Rykon is up first

Initiative Order
21 - Heavy Drones 1-3 [1]
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 <====
17 - Gabi
16 - Primary Drone 1-2
15 - Cooper [1]
14 - Deunan
13 - Primary Drone 3-4
10 - Ryuko -50
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Rykon]

Alan turns to Heavy Drones 1-3 and fires an MPAT round into the group.

70MD

 

[Psychie]

The MPAT shell explodes in the middle of the drones, doing damage to all three of them.

Purr is up

Initiative Order
21 - Heavy Drones 1-3 [1] moderate damage
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 [1]
17 - Gabi <====
16 - Primary Drone 1-2
15 - Cooper [1]
14 - Deunan
13 - Primary Drone 3-4
10 - Ryuko -50
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Purr]

Gabi "Chrome Shaman" De la Rosa
Tac Corp Special Forces Recon Patrol​

Spoiler: Payload and Combat Details

VHT-10A Ajax mode: Helicopter.

Missile Payload:
Hardpoint #1 - 8/15 Plasma/Napalm (medium) mini-missiles: 1d6x10 M.D., 1 mile, 15 foot radius, 1 M.D.C.
Hardpoint #2 - 8/15 Plasma/Napalm (medium) mini-missiles: 1d6x10 M.D., 1 mile, 15 foot radius, 1 M.D.C.
Hardpoint #3 - 5/5 Plasma/Napalm (medium) Short-range missiles: 2D6x10 M.D., 3 mile range, 15 foot radius, 5 M.D.C.
Hardpoint #4 - Electronic Counter-Measures Pod

As her Ajax whirled about, Gabriela selected 6 Plasma mini-missiles and targeted the volley on the heavy drones Alan just struck. "'Ey, drones! Welcome to the junkyard! Enjoy your looong stay!" she loosed the salvo and kept her eyes on incoming fire.

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STATUS

Location: Inside the Robotech Factory.
Statblock: VHT-10A Ajax (400/400 M.D.). CBR Mk 2E Armor (105/105 M.D.). Heavy Shield (55/55 M.D.).
Effects Active: Command Spartas Combat Bonuses.

 

[Psychie]

The plasma missiles do their job of making scrap metal of the three drones.

Primary Drones 1 and 2 split apart from one another, and each one opens up their missile launchers and target different mecha. #1 aims a whopping 24 mini missiles at Alan, and #2 launches its own volley of 24 at Deunan. They will both hit, and you cannot dodge that many missiles. Your only option is to try and shoot them down by targeting one of the volley and hoping that the resulting blast makes a chain reaction and destroys the rest.

Sherwood is up, and both you and Rykon have a defense to declare.

Initiative Order
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 [2]
17 - Gabi [1]
16 - Primary Drone 1-2
15 - Cooper [1]
14 - Deunan [1] <====
13 - Primary Drone 3-4
10 - Ryuko -50
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Sherwood]

Deunan moves her hands with lightning speed to shift her tank into its Battloid mode, trying desperately to get her Eu-11 up and ready to fire before she gets hit.

30 MDC damage done to one missile. Do you wish me to roll the percentile to see how many of the volley goes up with it?

Spoiler

In the Hover Tank:
Number of Attacks: 9 - +1 attack per melee round at levels 1, 3, 6, 10, and 14
Strike: +12 with Cannons, +13 to HtH, +14 with EU-11 (+2)
Parry: +17 (+1)
Dodge: +17 (+1)
Roll: +9
Perception: +12
Initiative: +3 (+2)
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20

 

[Psychie]

01-30% Only 1d4 other missiles
are destroyed. all the rest hit and do
damage. 31-60% half the missiles in the
volley were destroyed (if only two missiles.
both are destroyed). the rest impact
roll their full damage. 61-00% ALL the
missiles in the entire volley explode before
impact! No Damage!!

 

[Sherwood]

Rolling

Safe!

 

[Rykon]

Alan feels the shock of adrenaline from the mass of missiles heading toward him. Like Deunan, he rushes to swap to Battloid Mode and fires the EU-11 in a rushed prayer that most of the damage is dispersed upon the shields.

Assuming that's a miss but 30 MD.

 

[Psychie]

Rykon you have missed your attack, but I'll let you use a Chaff pack to try and save your bacon. Go ahead and give me a roll.

 

[Rykon]

I'm not sure what the roll for that is. What's it based on?

 

[Sherwood]

It is a d100. 1-75 and you are safe, above that, and you had best hope you parry.

 

[Rykon]

Rolling for chaff

 

[Psychie]

Alan's shot with his Eu-11 goes wide, failing to hit any of the incoming missiles. With a last, desperate attempt to save your life, you slam you hand down on the chaff and flare dispenser, making it look like your tank has already exploded. The missiles continue to bore straight in, and at the last minute, they fly right past you and slam into the deck, showering you with shrapnel from the blast of so many missiles going off at once.

Sherwood is still up with Deunan's combat action.

 

[Sherwood]

With her heart thundering in her chest, Deunan can almost see her life pass before her eyes. "We have got to take out those Primary Defense Drones before they toast us! Get on it!" Following her own orders, she aims her Eu-11 at the first one and fires off a burst, hoping to do some good damage.

Rolled a total of 33, and it does 30 MDC damage if I hit

Spoiler

In the Hover Tank:
Number of Attacks: 9 - +1 attack per melee round at levels 1, 3, 6, 10, and 14
Strike: +12 with Cannons, +13 to HtH, +14 with EU-11 (+2)
Parry: +17 (+1)
Dodge: +17 (+1)
Roll: +9
Perception: +12
Initiative: +3 (+2)
Critical Strike on a natural 18-20

 

[Psychie]

Deunan's attack hits the drone, but its armor is holding strong. It will take a lot more to finish it off.

Primary Drone 3 and 4 also split up to keep from being hit in an area of effect attack, and each one opens up its missile bays to launch 24 missiles each at different targets. #3 aims at Gabi, and #4 aims its payload at Ryuko. The missiles will hit unless you either shoot them down or use your chaff to defend yourselves.

Gundam Watcher 27 is up, and you and Purr have a defense to declare.

Initiative Order
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 [3]
17 - Gabi [1]
16 - Primary Drone 1 [1] light damage
16 - Primary Drone 2 [1]
15 - Cooper [2]
14 - Deunan [3]
13 - Primary Drone 3-4 [1]
10 - Ryuko -50 <====
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
6 - Neo
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Psychie]

I forgot to post Cooper's action! Sorry!

She takes aim with four of her medium range missiles at Primary Drone 3, but not before it had its chance to launch its missiles. At least she manages to destroy the drone with her attack.

Purr and Gundam Watcher 27 have defense actions to declare.

Initiative Order
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 [3]
17 - Gabi [1]
16 - Primary Drone 1 [1] light damage
16 - Primary Drone 2 [1]
15 - Cooper [2]
14 - Deunan [3]
13 - Primary Drone 4 [1]
10 - Ryuko -50 <====
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
6 - Neo
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Purr]

"Ai caramba!" Gabriela dropped chaff and flares and prayers!

 

[Psychie]

The missiles fly in, but Gabi is quick to trigger her mecha's defense systems of the chaff and flares. This is just enough to save her life as the missiles fail to keep their lock on to her.

Gundam Watcher 27 is up, and has a defense to declare

Initiative Order
18 - Alan -0/-60/-0 [3]
17 - Gabi [2]
16 - Primary Drone 1 [1] light damage
16 - Primary Drone 2 [1]
15 - Cooper [2]
14 - Deunan [3]
13 - Primary Drone 4 [1]
10 - Ryuko -50 <====
9 - O'Brien
8 - Heavy Drones 4-6
7 - Costas light damage
6 - Neo
4 - Marlon -0/-60/-0

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Rolling defense.

It's a 20! Perfect Dodge!


Ryuko tensed up when Primary Drone 4 fired it's missiles at her. Her Ajax boosted forward, and by a miracle, flew through the missiles without getting tagged. Getting close to Primary drone 4, her ajax activated it's plasma cutter, before striking.

 

[Psychie]

Gundam Watcher 27 Unfortunately, you cannot dodge more than 4 missiles in a single volley. Your only options to defend yourself are using your chaff/flares to try and confuse the swarm (that gives you a 1-75% chance of defending), shooting down one of the missiles and hope that you can eliminate the rest of the volley with the explosion. Those numbers are:

01-30% Only 1d4 other missiles
are destroyed. all the rest hit and do
damage. 31-60% half the missiles in the
volley were destroyed (if only two missiles.
both are destroyed). the rest impact
roll their full damage. 61-00% ALL the
missiles in the entire volley explode before
impact! No Damage!!

Which do you choose to do?

 

[Gundam Watcher 27]

Gundam Watcher 27 Unfortunately, you cannot dodge more than 4 missiles in a single volley. Your only options to defend yourself are using your chaff/flares to try and confuse the swarm (that gives you a 1-75% chance of defending), shooting down one of the missiles and hope that you can eliminate the rest of the volley with the explosion. Those numbers are:

01-30% Only 1d4 other missiles
are destroyed. all the rest hit and do
damage. 31-60% half the missiles in the
volley were destroyed (if only two missiles.
both are destroyed). the rest impact
roll their full damage. 61-00% ALL the
missiles in the entire volley explode before
impact! No Damage!!

Which do you choose to do?

I'll use my flares.

Uh... I don't think I can get lucky again. Can you please roll for me?