Alchemical Solutions [Worm/Exalted] Thread 15: Occluded Orb Obsessively Observes Obscene Operations
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Answering a bunch of comments from yesterday:
Or have them barricade themselves in a room.
Or a closet.
Shelter in place is the general order during incidents like this; you do not want civilians moving until you are absolutely sure the area is secure.
Too high a risk of getting caught in crossfire.
The only time this is not done is when there is reason to believe the location itself is the hazard eg gas leaks, bombs.
Damn sure that in a world with teleporters and kaiju, the PRT has drills and procedures for things like base invasions.
And given that Director Uriel has been prepping for an S-class event, this will have been one of the scenarios.
It gives Marrow a better understanding of her charms mid-combat, which improves her combat efficiency.
Sunset in Philly on Monday 21 Feb 2011 was 17:42, so this is clearly An'she's domain.
Moonrise was supposed to be 22:14 PM, so artistic license.
You don't roll up to an active shooter situation and start waiting for backup.
Marrow is the only person on the Philly roster who can make an opposed entry into enemy territory and survive.
Aisha and Taylor can both do stealth entries, but lack the firepower otherwise.
Katamari damacy style.
Remember that according to Riley, the show had started, which is why she was hassling Sakura about leaving her phone on.
Adamants in particular were designed for independent operation, to face tank mortal threats much deadlier than this and survive.
We specced Marrow in particular to play blitzkrieg against mortal threats; she has evasion, armor and ISF, none of which are reliant on contnuous Essence expenditure.
Even mote-tapped, she remains an extreme physical threat; once activated, her shard does not require Essence to keep running, and she can stunt like crazy.
The only S9 members she would have to break into the active charmset against are Siberian and Crawler.
Frankly, Marrow could do this alone if absolutely necessary; Bladedancer's support is just gravy.
A large force constitutes no help here; they are squishy, Marrow has only basic War 2 for humans, and she has no War charms.
And while you wait for them, people die.
Remember his desperation for IEU early on?
If another Tinker offered covert coding help, would he have looked the gift horse in the mouth?
I am betting that he accepted help from the wrong people in finishing his magnum opus, and they jacked the thing and it's codes from under him
The destruction of the Tinkertech labs feels too much like a Mannequin move, and his prominence in changing the field of surveillance paints him as a possible target.
@Gromweld
I kinda object to Marrow having a cape by the way; doesn't work well for someone who has to manage Plasma Thruster Assembly.
Pity noone pushed Dodge, and instead bought the currently non-essential Dragonsuit.
We send them into the base panic room, which WILL exist in such a target.
Or have them barricade themselves in a room.
Or a closet.
Shelter in place is the general order during incidents like this; you do not want civilians moving until you are absolutely sure the area is secure.
Too high a risk of getting caught in crossfire.
The only time this is not done is when there is reason to believe the location itself is the hazard eg gas leaks, bombs.
Damn sure that in a world with teleporters and kaiju, the PRT has drills and procedures for things like base invasions.
And given that Director Uriel has been prepping for an S-class event, this will have been one of the scenarios.
Better than nothing.
It gives Marrow a better understanding of her charms mid-combat, which improves her combat efficiency.
Moon and sun gods are commonly sky gods, and their portfolio often includes the weather.
Sunset in Philly on Monday 21 Feb 2011 was 17:42, so this is clearly An'she's domain.
Moonrise was supposed to be 22:14 PM, so artistic license.
This is what first responders DO.
You don't roll up to an active shooter situation and start waiting for backup.
Marrow is the only person on the Philly roster who can make an opposed entry into enemy territory and survive.
Aisha and Taylor can both do stealth entries, but lack the firepower otherwise.
This is pretty clearly omake fodder.
Katamari damacy style.
No, indications are that it is.
Remember that according to Riley, the show had started, which is why she was hassling Sakura about leaving her phone on.
These are not suicidal risks.
Adamants in particular were designed for independent operation, to face tank mortal threats much deadlier than this and survive.
We specced Marrow in particular to play blitzkrieg against mortal threats; she has evasion, armor and ISF, none of which are reliant on contnuous Essence expenditure.
Even mote-tapped, she remains an extreme physical threat; once activated, her shard does not require Essence to keep running, and she can stunt like crazy.
The only S9 members she would have to break into the active charmset against are Siberian and Crawler.
Frankly, Marrow could do this alone if absolutely necessary; Bladedancer's support is just gravy.
A large force constitutes no help here; they are squishy, Marrow has only basic War 2 for humans, and she has no War charms.
And while you wait for them, people die.
You're right that his complicity has not been proven; dude could be a dupe.
Remember his desperation for IEU early on?
If another Tinker offered covert coding help, would he have looked the gift horse in the mouth?
I am betting that he accepted help from the wrong people in finishing his magnum opus, and they jacked the thing and it's codes from under him
The destruction of the Tinkertech labs feels too much like a Mannequin move, and his prominence in changing the field of surveillance paints him as a possible target.
@Gromweld
I kinda object to Marrow having a cape by the way; doesn't work well for someone who has to manage Plasma Thruster Assembly.
Pity noone pushed Dodge, and instead bought the currently non-essential Dragonsuit.
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This is why Occult is important.
The earlier Marrow figures out she can apply her regen to someone else, the more likely she can heal Weaver from incidental injury.
Even so, it would likely take more than a single dot to determine BRM could be allowed to heal up fellow Alchemicals.
Why?
It's not some unheard of thing; she specifically noted while testing that some of her charms were for other people.
See her Repulsor Field.
With Occult 1 , she gets to roll Medicine+Occult+Stunt.
It's the same reason I insisted on a minimum of Medicine 1.
*shrugs*
We'll see I guess. Perhaps the issue won't even come up.
ChandraMagic
I can't be bothered to expend the energy to care
Stunt fodder.
It fires nanothorn knives. /jk
In all seriousness, some ideas for the Cool Thing:
-It can fire Tracking Darts. Tracking darts liquefy on impact. As long as you have some of the Tracking Dart on you, the crossbow user can track you. Wears off after the
-Remote fire: You can set it to float in place, and use your suit to aim and fire it while you go sneak up on them while invisible.
-Coldthrower: Like a flamethrower, but you can use it to make snowmen. Also: Ice puns.
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Rocket thrusters.
Not really seeing how that works visually.
Besides, it's not like stunt fodder is an issue when you literally shed shards of adamant.
- Location
- West Michigan
-A very, very small bomb. When activated, it creates hyperspace tunnels that connect the core of every major star in the universe with the core of every other major star in the universe. The original prototype was an obvious failure, but perhaps EOA can create something less omnicidal out of the basic principles?
(Made by Hactar, Professor Haywire's evil rival.)
(Made by Hactar, Professor Haywire's evil rival.)
FunkyEntropy
Occasionally insightful, possibly grumpy
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- Los Angeles
SMUGNESS INTENSIFIES
ANXIETY INTENSIFIES
First exceptional bonuse is auto-include and non-negotiable: +1 Rate
+50 range plays directly to Taylor's optimal playstyle.
Now +1 accuracy is nice, but if Taylor is actually playing like her charms/equipment says she should, +1L is much more useful. Taylor should be attacking from ambush, either stealth via Optical Shroud or stealth via long range (people don't look up, so hiding in the clouds out to give rather hefty penalties to spot checks). Remember my Coil calcs - accuracy is equivalent to +0.5 damage because threshold successes carry over but are no substitute for actual increased damage. Taylor already has good Dex, so any issues with a low dice pool can be rectified through ability purchases. Dex 4 + Firearms 3 + Acc 3 + Aim 3 is adequate for her needs, particularly because of the advantages she gets from converting aim dice to autosux.
Ergo, final bonuses are +1 Rate, +1L, +50rng
Something Cool:
DISTRACTION portable confetti launcher (I kid, I kid).
Containment foam grenade launcher adaptation; the fact that it can launch other types of grenades is purely coincidental.
Under-slung one-shot containment foam dispenser (cartridge needs replacing after each shot)
Auto-Targeter speeds up target acquisition, allowing the Aim bonus to be used as part of a flurry.
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@FunkyEntropy
Wouldn't the "Shoot Anything" modification I proposed last page do the trick for the launcher?
Wouldn't the "Shoot Anything" modification I proposed last page do the trick for the launcher?
FunkyEntropy
Occasionally insightful, possibly grumpy
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- Los Angeles
Probably. It probably got removed from my mind by the subsequent chainsaw launcher gif.
Although thinking about it more, PR optics is important. That's why I called it a Containment foam grenade launcher instead of a grenade launcher.
For the "launch anything" variety I'd still call it, like, a Containment foam launcher or something because that's much more PR friendly. The fact that it can launch other things is purely coincidental.
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FunkyEntropy
Occasionally insightful, possibly grumpy
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- Los Angeles
Phase bolts are awesome, but how do you justify it IC? It can't simply be hyper-penetrating bolts because that won't survive PR. So that means it needs to apply space-whale magic to the bolt ala Shadow Stalker's power or charm hax ala Dedicated Harmonic Targeting; no way Gromm is going to let us have an Essence 3 charm effect on a mundane crossbow. That's artifact territory right there, and we're not just talking Artifact 2 here we're talking about serious Artifact 4 or 5 because of how it includes mimics a charm effect.
GilliamYaeger
M'crazy.
Maybe we could rip off the sling bow of ice? Or alternatively, work out some way to spontaneously convert mundane rounds into trick rounds, so we'll be able to do fun things without advance preparation? Say, turning a normal bolt into a tear gas dispensing bolt.
Stripes
Genre-Savvy Anti-Nihilist
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- Nizhniy Novgorod
"Something useful" won? Damn... Now i really want to write little bit of crossover crack for Omake - but then my writing can be considered as form of torture by some people 
On more serious note: Stunts are Exalt telling the Reality "you do as i say", correct?
On more serious note: Stunts are Exalt telling the Reality "you do as i say", correct?
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- Fabulously Rainbow Ireland
"Something useful" won? Damn... Now i really want to write little bit of crossover crack for Omake - but then my writing can be considered as form of torture by some people
On more serious note: Stunts are Exalt telling the Reality "you do as i say", correct?
Nah stunts are the Pattern Spiders (the overworked little guys maintaining the thing that keeps reality/casualty functioning) seeing the Exalt attempt to "do something cool" and doing their best to make it easier for them since its the only entertainment/break they get from work.
Most people reject that explanation the way Star Wars reject midichlorians.
I figure we could just call it a Launcher Crossbow. Launches anything you can fit on it.
ChandraMagic
I can't be bothered to expend the energy to care
"Something useful" won? Damn... Now i really want to write little bit of crossover crack for Omake - but then my writing can be considered as form of torture by some people
On more serious note: Stunts are Exalt telling the Reality "you do as i say", correct?
Stunts are, well, stunts. Think action movie bullshit; they add spice and Awesome to the scene. You're allowed to add in extras, like 'oh there just happens to a green light ahead of me, so I don't run into anyone', or 'that guy over there? Yeah, that non-descript NPC? He's on his phone, so I can swipe it as I run by, and then hop that fruit cart (because there's always a fruit cart), and scramble up the downspout onto the awning of this restaurant' and so on.
It's less telling Reality 'do what I say', which is Charms territory, and more weighing Narrative causality in your favour for a split second so you can do something totally Awesome.