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Tacit Ronin: The Power of Three

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Sir Plusse said:
I feel like the Breach Storage thing can just use our Breach Free Action; it's just drawing up the blueprints left, which probably isn't nearly as hard as figuring out how to do it in the first place.
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We could, but we were using it to poke at the Summoning mechanism, a different slice of the Breach Science field.
 
BungieONI said:
I don't remember why we ended up deciding that a Breach Storage Aug was what we wanted, I mostly remember us both going "It's just Hammerspace we want, a Mod should suffice" pretty much. Regardless I would definitely say we need that Railgun. It helped in the defense versus the Blue Stars, and while its really rare to have a Kaiju in range of them recently, this last incident sort of showed why they're useful to have.

My current headcanon on the Eagle Eye perk is something in the targeting mainframe and software since it isn't attached to pilots at all. It has to be a function of the Jaeger itself somehow.
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Will fix in next draft. The question about the Railgun was more "do we want to take this opprotunty to get more?" than "do we want to bother building a new one?" And, if it is software, that sounds like an excellent indicator for the sorts of things we could incorporate into Jaegers via software.

Re: Finalizing Breach Storage: I'd be more likely to give it to Everett, if we really want to minimize the research bonus. I don't suggest altering our choice of Breach Research, though, since Breach Tech is the one Research Aug that actually has a better Research score than our normal Actions. They get our full score, +1.
 
Nixeu said:
Will fix in next draft. The question about the Railgun was more "do we want to take this opprotunty to get more?" than "do we want to bother building a new one?" And, if it is software, that sounds like an excellent indicator for the sorts of things we could incorporate into Jaegers via software.

Re: Finalizing Breach Storage: I'd be more likely to give it to Everett, if we really want to minimize the research bonus. I don't suggest altering our choice of Breach Research, though, since Breach Tech is the one Research Aug that actually has a better Research score than our normal Actions. They get our full score, +1.
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Okay with me.
 
It's detailed on the city sheets, but I don't recall off the top of my head. Don't think it's too far away, though.
 
I won't lie, I was hoping to squeeze a Hunt in this downtime's plan but it looks like it won't be possible.
 
Fyrstorm said:
It would. Everett doesn't have high enough stats to get free repair actions yet.
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Good to know. Think I'll keep the Finalization of the Breach Storage Mod as an NS action, then.
Highwind said:
I won't lie, I was hoping to squeeze a Hunt in this downtime's plan but it looks like it won't be possible.
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Not really, no. I'll note that's not the worst thing in the world, though, given how much longer turns take when we hunt.

Also, did we not recover any of Jackal's gear in any shape to be used? Those chainsaws seemed useful as reserve weapons.

Edit: Would like input on number of Drakon Bombers/Railguns we want to build, and on uses for Munitions actions.
 
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Nixeu said:
Also, did we not recover any of Jackal's gear in any shape to be used? Those chainsaws seemed useful as reserve weapons.
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You recovered Jackal's shell, cataloged most of it, processed some unsalvageable bits (lower half, mainly), and shoved the rest in cold storage. You probably have the chainsaws still lying around.

Edit: they're all abstracted into the "Jackal Indigo samples" in your inventory. I just didn't feel like writing out every single piece of salvage you recovered.
 
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Nixeu said:
Good to know. Think I'll keep the Finalization of the Breach Storage Mod as an NS action, then.

Not really, no. I'll note that's not the worst thing in the world, though, given how much longer turns take when we hunt.

Also, did we not recover any of Jackal's gear in any shape to be used? Those chainsaws seemed useful as reserve weapons.

Edit: Would like input on number of Drakon Bombers/Railguns we want to build, and on uses for Munitions actions.
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I think one Railgun is enough and given they cost 1400 per one and are pretty powerful gribbly clearers, cause that's what they were meant to do, I'd take three if we can afford it around our other costs. Get a proper air wing going.

E: Something to keep in mind is that Drakon's will probably represent a semi regular ammunition expense in a way other Cons or Superheavies don't, especially if we keep them stocked in Sunfires. If I'm not derping, which I might be.
 
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All I remember about my plans is that I wanted to make some more progress toward Revolver Shogun's gear and/or more Raub research.
 
... I will be so happy if we can adapt Jackal's plasma chainsaws into Tacit Ronin, see how they like being carved like that.
 
Lone Courier 6 said:
... I will be so happy if we can adapt Jackal's plasma chainsaws into Tacit Ronin, see how they like being carved like that.
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Well...

We could stick them on his legs and make more use of kick-fu. Let's us keep our Super Fangblades and makes Tacit, EVEN COOLER! Which is always important.
 
BungieONI said:
I think one Railgun is enough and given they cost 1400 per one and are pretty powerful gribbly clearers, cause that's what they were meant to do, I'd take three if we can afford it around our other costs. Get a proper air wing going.

E: Something to keep in mind is that Drakon's will probably represent a semi regular ammunition expense in a way other Cons or Superheavies don't, especially if we keep them stocked in Sunfires. If I'm not derping, which I might be.
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As far as I can tell, Sunfuries don't cost us R.
LostDeviljho said:
All I remember about my plans is that I wanted to make some more progress toward Revolver Shogun's gear and/or more Raub research.
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I might be willing to go for the latter, but I feel like making the Kaiju Containment bonus more relevant might help a lot in the long-run, and speed up research. The former is rough to squeeze in, though.

Speaking of things being rough to squeeze in, are we out of Jagdarium armor plating? I'm not seeing it in our inventory. If not, we'll want to make some.
BungieONI said:
Well...

We could stick them on his legs and make more use of kick-fu. Let's us keep our Super Fangblades and makes Tacit, EVEN COOLER! Which is always important.
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Jackal had some interesting looking leg-mounted weapons, but those are probably scrap at this point.

Draft is nearly done, though we're spending more than I'd really like this turn. Hopefully, our talks with KRAUN, which should include discussions about setting up trade between them and us, bear fruit, and we get a new source of cash from selling them things like Bakelite ammo...come to think of it, that might not be a bad thing to use our Munitions action on.

Edit: Might not be a bad idea to make a ton of armor plates, should we have to, either.
 
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Nixeu said:
Jackal had some interesting looking leg-mounted weapons, but those are probably scrap at this point.
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Not those, his arm plasma chainsaws. Just stick a version of those on Tacit's legs and voila Tacit is instantly cooler and can leverage kick-fu without it being butts.
 
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BungieONI said:
Not those, his arm plasma chainsaws. Just stick a version of those on Tacit's legs and voila Tacit is instantly cooler and can leverage kick-fu without it being butts.
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Yeah, I know what you were talking about. But adapting a weapon built for use on arms for use on the legs isn't as easy as just sticking them on, and Jackal's leg weapons might have been able to help us adapt the chainsaws. But they're probably scrap at this point, which sucks.
 
Chainswords. Chainfeet. Chainlegs. Chain-Fangblades. We could even give Jagdhund a Chainbayonet.

Yes. I like this idea.
 
Nixeu said:
Yeah, I know what you were talking about. But adapting a weapon built for use on arms for use on the legs isn't as easy as just sticking them on, and Jackal's leg weapons might have been able to help us adapt the chainsaws. But they're probably scrap at this point, which sucks.
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I, don't see how. You're gonna have to explain that background idea.
 
BungieONI said:
I, don't see how. You're gonna have to explain that background idea.
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Ronin wasn't built to kick things, nor were these plasma chainsaws built to be used in kicking, they're still going to need retrofitting and or reverse engineering to be turned into PlasmaChain Fang Blades let alone Kick Plasmachains, does this make sense?


Edit: arguably the plasma chainsaws would make for a better addition to Alt Phenom, a standalone sword for Jag, or building a new jaeger around them.
 
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Lone Courier 6 said:
Ronin wasn't built to kick things, nor were these plasma chainsaws built to be used in kicking, they're still going to need retrofitting and or reverse engineering to be turned into PlasmaChain Fang Blades let alone Kick Plasmachains, does this make sense?
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Yeah absolutely, but I do not see how Jackals Leg Thruster weapon is useful for that since what you're talking about is just tied up in the plasma chainsaws themself.

E: So that's what I'm asking Nixeu to explain.
 
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BungieONI said:
I, don't see how. You're gonna have to explain that background idea.
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Well, at the very least, they'd have more force behind them with thrusters added. Moreover, the legs themselves are probably modified in some way to make kicking while maintaining balance easier. Think about how hard many humans find maintaining balance while kicking. Adding thrusters, or chainsaws, is likely to make that harder. Especially on a miss. Might even have been called out in the weapon description, because I believe there was mention of stabilizer spikes? If we really feel like copying that Chainsaw maniac from Soul Eater, that sort of thing could help.
EvaUnit01 said:
Maybe a chainsaw embedded into the shin and forearm?

Sounds like a good concept for a new Jaeger.
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I think someone actually did make a Chainsaw Jaeger. Lemme check...

Yep. @Sir Plusse made Sawmill Tempus a while back. No chainsaw legs, though.
 
Nixeu said:
Well, at the very least, they'd have more force behind them with thrusters added. Moreover, the legs themselves are probably modified in some way to make kicking while maintaining balance easier. Think about how hard many humans find maintaining balance while kicking. Adding thrusters, or chainsaws, is likely to make that harder. Especially on a miss. Might even have been called out in the weapon description, because I believe there was mention of stabilizer spikes? If we really feel like copying that Chainsaw maniac from Soul Eater, that sort of thing could help.

I think someone actually did make a Chainsaw Jaeger. Lemme check...

Yep. @Sir Plusse made Sawmill Tempus a while back. No chainsaw legs, though.
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Yeah these:

High-Jump Kick Thrusters (x2)
Built-in Melee Weapons
Attack Dice: 1d10
Parry Dice: 1d5+1
Block Dice: 1d5
Armour Penetration: 0
Grappling Bonus: -4
Damage Type: Blunt
Damage Bonus: Strength+2
Special:
Stabiliser Spikes: A hit to a Prone opponent will Stun them.

Some kind of big heel spike is what it sounds like.
 
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