UEEF - The Shadow Chronicles - IC Thread

[Sherwood]

The six missiles hit the Garn square in the chest, doing pretty good damage to it. Another hit like that will finish it off.

Garn 4 is still focused on Brac in his Silverback. It fires a burst at you from its belly turret, and the shot will hit unless you dodge.

WlfSamurai is up and has a defense decision to make

25 - Tisiphone [2]
24 - Valriya [2]
17 - Bigs [2]
12 - Jake -20 MD [4]
11 - Garn 3 [2] major damage
7 - Ian [2]
6 - Garn 4 [2]
5 - Brac -30 MD [2]

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac swerves again, this time in the opposite direction. He hits the brake and brings the tail of the Silverback around into a forced drift, trying to confuse the Garn’s targeting and shot. Fighting the wheel, he brings the vehicle back to forward vector, gunning the Silverback’s core at full speed.

[Dodge: 7]

 

[Sherwood]

The Garn tracks on Brac as you try to dodge, but scores only a grazing blow doing just 10 MD damage.

WlfSamurai is up with your attack action

25 - Tisiphone [2]
24 - Valriya [2]
17 - Bigs [2]
12 - Jake -20 MD [4]
11 - Garn 3 [2] major damage
7 - Ian [2]
6 - Garn 4 [2]
5 - Brac -40 MD [3] <====

 

[WlfSamurai]

"Damn!" Brac yells as he brings the vehicle back under control. He grits his teeth and grips the controls tighter. Evening the odds is all that is going through his mind. He and his team wouldn't make it out alive if they didn't start reducing numbers.

Brac flips toggles the weapons controls and powers up the HG-140 rail gun again. Lining up the shot on the damaged Garn, he presses the trigger and fires another 10-round burst of sabot.

[11 to hit, 30 MD]

 

[Sherwood]

Brac is able to get revenge on the Garn for scratching up the paint job on his Silverback by sending rail gun rounds though it, causing it to shatter like a glass statue and fall to the floor.

Random Word is up

25 - Tisiphone [2] <====
24 - Valriya [2]
17 - Bigs [2]
12 - Jake -20 MD [4]
7 - Ian [2]
6 - Garn 4 [2]
5 - Brac -40 MD [4]

 

[Random Word]

"If only you could drive half as well as you shoot, Papa!" calls Tisiphone as she swings the turret around to bring to bear on the final Garn standing and holds down the trigger.

 

[Sherwood]

The high speed rail gun rounds tear into the armor of the Garn, causing cracks to appear in its body around the impact site.

Mineczka is up with Valriya

25 - Tisiphone [3]
24 - Valriya [2] <====
17 - Bigs [2]
12 - Jake -20 MD [4]
7 - Ian [2]
6 - Garn 4 [2] moderate damage
5 - Brac -40 MD [4]

 

[Mineczka]

Valriya turns to the other garn, and attacked, hoping to quickly end it like it's companion.

 

[Sherwood]

The shot hits the Garn square in the chest, but its armor is still holding.

Psychie is up

25 - Tisiphone [3]
24 - Valriya [3]
17 - Bigs [2] <====
12 - Jake -20 MD [4]
7 - Ian [2]
6 - Garn 4 [2] moderate damage
5 - Brac -40 MD [4]

 

[Psychie]

Raising up her beam rifle, Bigs fires off a burst at the Garn.

Total of 96 points of damage there! Booyah!

Spoiler

In the Cyclone
Number of Attacks: 7
Strike: +11
Parry: +13
Dodge: +13 Auto Dodge
Roll with Punch: +8
Initiative: +5
Critical Strike on a Natural 19-20

Nova Cyclone
Main Body MDC: 170
80mm Beam Cannon: 4,000 ft range, 3d6 MD / 1d4x10+6 MD for a 3 round burst; 90 / 84
HEAP Mini Missiles: 1 mile range, 1d4x10 MD; 6 / 2
Plasma Mini Missiles: 1 mile range, 1d6x10 MD; 6 / 6

 

[Sherwood]

That shot manages to snake its way to the weakest point in the Garn's armor, punching deep into it and causing it to shatter into pieces!

The fighting is over. Moving out of combat time.

With the destruction of the last Garn, the Bearmen that were hunkered down behind their makeshift barricades slowly stick their heads up to look about at the destruction and the sudden appearance of alien mecha inside the mineshaft. One calls out, "Who are you? Apparently you are not our enemies since you fought the Invid, but we don't know who you are. Are you clones from the Robotech Masters or some kind of Zentraedi?"

 

[jaydude]

That shot manages to snake its way to the weakest point in the Garn's armor, punching deep into it and causing it to shatter into pieces!

The fighting is over. Moving out of combat time.

With the destruction of the last Garn, the Bearmen that were hunkered down behind their makeshift barricades slowly stick their heads up to look about at the destruction and the sudden appearance of alien mecha inside the mineshaft. One calls out, "Who are you? Apparently you are not our enemies since you fought the Invid, but we don't know who you are. Are you clones from the Robotech Masters or some kind of Zentraedi?"

Ian's mecha gave a shake of its head. "We're from the United Earth Expeditionary Force, or UEEF. We're part of a coalition formed to destroy the Invid as a faction. As a matter of fact, we've come here as part of a campaign to liberate your planet from their control."

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac angles the Silverback at the make-shift barricade, then screeches the vehicle to a halt just before. He leans out the side of the cock-pit so his fellow Karbaran can see him.

”Like Boss-man here says,“ he says with a grin and a thumbs-up. “We’re here to help.”

 

[Sherwood]

Upon hearing that you are not a part of either the Zentraedi or Robotech Master forces, the Bearmen behind their barricade look to one another, trying to come up with a decision on what to do. Then, when Brac leans over and pokes his head up and out of the Silverback's cockpit, that really gets their attention. They stand up and come around the barricade with a look of curiosity on their faces, standing in a semi-circle in front of you.

One pipes up with, "Well, we were able to take care of the Soldiers easy enough, but we had a real hard time with those Inorgaincs. If it weren't for you, we'd have been in real trouble. Thank you." The Karbarran waves a hand to indicate the rest of the miners behind him, saying, "We all thank you. We are in your debt, and we take that very seriously."

Another one of the Bearmen says, "You say you are here to help free our planet?!? Your mecha are impressive, but you'll need a lot of them if you are going to take out the Invid. But I'm guessing you have a lot more with you, am I right? What can we do to help?"

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac leans back in radios privately to the team. "Maybe we can pick a safe spot, give them an extra weapon or two, and send the other Karbarans we run into along the way to keep safe. That'll keep them out of the line of fire and we can get more of them to safety when we've mopped up."

 

[jaydude]

Brac leans back in radios privately to the team. "Maybe we can pick a safe spot, give them an extra weapon or two, and send the other Karbarans we run into along the way to keep safe. That'll keep them out of the line of fire and we can get more of them to safety when we've mopped up."

"Smart thinking." replied Ian. "Where are you suggesting they hole up?"

 

[WlfSamurai]

As if Ian can see him, Brac "scratches" the back of his helmet, thinking. "Uh... That's a good question... I...don't...know? Maybe that last dome chamber. I didn't see many entrances or exits."

 

[Sherwood]

One of the miners says, "There is no need for us to hide; the Soldiers were dealt with easily enough." The speaker hefts a wicked looking pickaxe as he speaks, indicating that they used their mining tools to do the job of killing the Invid. "It was those Garn that were causing us problems until you arrived. Now, the asteroid is clear of the damn slugs for the first time since they arrived years ago. If you are truly here to free our people, we can help you. We know the general layout of the Invid forces in the system, and have good communications with other mining operations around the Belt, along with the refinery station farther in the system. We number too few on this rock to do much more than that, but you have earned our aid by putting your own lives at risk to save us. We will honor our debts to you and your people."

 

[Psychie]

Bigs cracks a grin. "Sounds like we will be getting along with you guys just fine. LT? I think this is an opportunity to kick this up to those with a higher pay grade than what we have. I'll try to contact the Raven and get them to relay our status to the MacArthur." She looks up at the rock above them, and says, "We may have to head up topside to get a signal out, though."

She hits the radio, trying to send a message out.

 

[Sherwood]

True to your belief, the depths that you are down inside the huge asteroid is just too far for your small little radio to get out from. In order to get a signal up to the Raven and from there to the Mac, you'll either have to use the radio setup of the mining facility or make your way back up to the Veritechs and use their radios. The CVR-3 helmet radio is just too weak to cut the mustard.

 

[Sherwood]

If you take the same elevator up that you took coming down, it will only take a few minutes to get up to the surface level where the Veritechs are currently parked and waiting for your return. Those like Bigs in her Nova Space Cyclone can fly up the vertical shaft much faster, making the trip in less than a minute. From what you are hearing from the miners here, they are saying that the handful of Invid Soldiers that were on the asteroid were quickly and efficiently dealt with, and now that the four Garn are destroyed, they are telling you that the mining site has been cleared of Invid.

 

[jaydude]

Bigs cracks a grin. "Sounds like we will be getting along with you guys just fine. LT? I think this is an opportunity to kick this up to those with a higher pay grade than what we have. I'll try to contact the Raven and get them to relay our status to the MacArthur." She looks up at the rock above them, and says, "We may have to head up topside to get a signal out, though."

She hits the radio, trying to send a message out.

"This deep in, you probably will." said Ian. "Okay. You head up topside and pass the word on. We should be following shortly, if this asteroid really is secured."

 

[Psychie]

Bigs nods, then says, "Going up. I'll report as soon as I get in touch with the Raven." With that, she kicks on her jets and zips back up the mine shaft, heading for her Alpha.

 

[Sherwood]

When Bigs gets up to the top of the mineshaft, she finds that the large storage room that is currently housing the Veritechs has several of the locals in there, looking over the mecha in amazement. They are not tampering with the mecha, but are looking them over with an appreciative eye, admiring the smooth lines of the strange equipment before them. The Bearmen turn to look at you as you enter, and they begin to pepper you with questions about how they work. It takes a bit of effort to untangle yourself from the engineers and miners and their questions, but the need to get into your Alpha and use the more powerful radio to call the Raven. Soon, your report is on its way to the brass onboard the MacArthur.


Down in the bottom of the mineshaft, the workers there offer to help out with the light amount of damage done to the Silverback's armor, and they ask for some details about the incoming fleet and the mission to free their planet from the yoke of the Invid. Many of the questions can only be answered with some version of "That's classified," but they don't seem to mind. They are also interested in learning more about the coalition of allied races that have already joined the UEEF, since it is clear to them that the Paraxian in your midst is most certainly not human, nor is the Zentraedi or the one Karbarran in your team.

Over the course of several hours, you learn from the Raven that the fleet is slowly coming farther into the system, and the miners in the complex are using their long range communicator to speak with the Mac directly, providing them with detailed information about the inner system. At this point, Manticore squad is being called back to the Command Cruiser to receive repairs for what little damage that was done to your gear, rearm, and get some food and rest.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac thanks the karbaran miners for the help with what little repairs they can manage. He mounts the Silverback again, bids the bearmen good-bye and follows the team out. When they're back to the Veritechs on return vector, he radios the team.

"Thank, you team. I'm proud to be your wingman. We did good. Hopefully we can get back out here and stomp some more Invid."