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Tacit Ronin vs. The World

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jaiveer00 threw 4 10-faced dice. Reason: tanks Total: 30
10 10 9 9 3 3 8 8
jaiveer00 threw 8 10-faced dice. Reason: tanks hit location Total: 50
10 10 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 6 6 9 9
jaiveer00 threw 6 10-faced dice. Reason: heli's Total: 35
8 8 3 3 9 9 8 8 5 5 2 2
jaiveer00 threw 12 10-faced dice. Reason: heli's hit location Total: 60
1 1 3 3 5 5 1 1 6 6 3 3 3 3 10 10 9 9 6 6 8 8 5 5
jaiveer00 threw 2 10-faced dice. Reason: stabbing Total: 13
3 3 10 10
jaiveer00 threw 4 10-faced dice. Reason: stabbing hit location Total: 20
1 1 9 9 9 9 1 1
jaiveer00 threw 1 10-faced dice. Reason: stabbing explosion Total: 5
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[X] Once more, with feeling (Same as last time)
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With the kaiju caught off-balance, the assembled forces have no trouble landing solid hits on the kaiju! The monster groans, pulling itself around. Even a Category III has only so much strength to call on, and the repeated impacts and burnings are beginning to tax Arbalest.

Arbalest takes 4 Strikes! Arbalest is losing strength!

But there's no break for the kaiju, as Tacit Ronin pushes in again, blades slashing!

(7,5)
(5,17)

Arbalest manages to barely scrape past the first blow, but is blindsided by the jaeger's next move!

Arbalest takes 3 Strikes! +10 Ongoing! Instant Death!

The blade rips through the damaged tissue on the kaiju's front, severing major blood vessels before splitting the kaiju's heart in half! Arbalest's response is ultrasonic, the kaiju's jaw open in an inaudible scream, before Tacit pushes it over, and stomps on its throat.

Kaiju SE-26-005, "Arbalest" defeated!

Fifth kill in a row! The Kaiju Masters had better step up their game! Downtime post incoming.
 
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Week 4: Combat End
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    • Unfortunately, Tacit's progress in clean killing seems to have been lost. Arbalest's corpse is leaking blood at a truly impressive rate, and more than double the standard amount of neutralizing CO2 has to be brought out to slow the reactions for it to be harvested. The jaeger's entire forearms receive a thorough scrub-down, and a repaint of their standard white.

    Upon examination, Arbalest appears to have more than a few tricks up its sleeves. Not only was the kaiju's body perfect for grappling, its arms could inflict substantial damage-- assuming it could hold its foe still long enough-- but the kaiju's lateral musculature was developed so that any headbutts would have nearly double the force behind them as expected. Additionally, it appeared to have a similar organ to Marvin-- allowing it to propel a series of bone darts with impressive force at shorter ranges.

    In other news, the surviving crews of the self-destroyed Type 100s have requested that they be taken off front-line duty, and reassigned to something less heart-attack-threatening-- such as DP guarding, or recruit training.

    Kaiju Stats:
    Arbalest
    Class: Category III Kaiju
    The kaiju is elongated, with shrunken, thin limbs it holds close to its body. Its head is roughly shaped like an 'x', with a cluster of sensors in the middle.

    Stats:
    HtH: 2
    Ran: 3
    Str: 2
    Tou: 4
    Agi: 3
    Dex: 3

    Structure:
    Dura: 5
    Stru: 14

    Perks:
    - Heavy Hitter: Treat Strength as twice its amount for the purpose of Slam attacks.

    Weapons:
    Bone Dart
    Built-In Ranged Weapon
    Attack Dice: 1d10+1
    Armour Penetration: 0
    Damage Type: Edged
    Damage Bonus: 3
    Range: 4/-/8
    Special: Cannot be used while moving or as a reaction

    Tail Slap
    Built-In Melee Weapon
    Attack Dice: 1d10
    Parry Dice: 1d10-1
    Block Dice: 1d10-1
    Armour Penetration: 0
    Grappling Bonus: +2
    Damage Type: Blunt
    Damage Bonus: Strength+1

    Leg Flurry
    Built-In Melee Weapon
    Attack Dice: 1d10-1
    Parry Dice: --
    Block Dice: --
    Armour Penetration: 2
    Grappling Bonus: +0
    Damage Type: Blunt
    Damage Bonus: Strength x2
    Special: Grapple Only

    Armour:
    Organic Polymer
    Coverage: All
    Armor Value: 2/1
    Resilience: All, +1 Edged
    Durability: 8

    It is now downtime.

    Category III Kaiju killed: +1000 Resources
    Manufacturing: +1500 Resources
    10% Morale Bonus: +150 Resources

    Total Resources to Spend: 3675

    Free Actions (choose one):
    [ ] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    [ ] Take the Environmental hit

    Pick any Three Actions from the Downtime Actions List (bottom half).
     
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    • [X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    [X] Research vibro-blades for tacit ronin.
    [X] Upgrade Scanners (-1000 Resources)
    [X] Scan for Kaiju!

    3675-1000-1050=1625 resources remaining.
     
    EDIT: Plan changed to below.

    Actions and Resources are king - they are the foundational bedrock upon which all other elements of a successful anti-Kaiju campaign rest. Right now, what we need to improve is the number of actions we can get, which will in future turns allow us to improve our ability to get resources and up that science score from a 0 so that we can, among other things, up that armor and further reduce the amount of kaiju blue our kills leave lying around.
     
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    Space Jawa said:
    [X] Plan Invest in the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2500 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)

    125 Resources Remaining

    Actions and Resources are king - they are the foundational bedrock upon which all other elements of a successful anti-Kaiju campaign rest. Right now, what we need to improve is the number of actions we can get, which will in future turns allow us to improve our ability to get resources and up that science score from a 0 so that we can, among other things, up that armor and further reduce the amount of kaiju blue our kills leave lying around.
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    I agree with your logic, but am confused why Population 3 -> 4 costs 2500 when it should be 2000. I know it's what the spreadsheet says, but I think the spreadsheet is wrong here.

    Also cleanup is a free action, so you can add another resource search or scan for local Kaiju (not that we'd go hunting on 3 actions).
     
    [X] Plan Invest in the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[X] Build 8 T-95 Anti-Kaiju Artillery Teams (-400)

    Manufacturing or Research next turn I think. Added some more artillery instead of scanning with the extra money.
     
    aledeth said:
    I agree with your logic, but am confused why Population 3 -> 4 costs 2500 when it should be 2000. I know it's what the spreadsheet says, but I think the spreadsheet is wrong here.

    Also cleanup is a free action, so you can add another resource search or scan for local Kaiju (not that we'd go hunting on 3 actions).
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    I've accounted for both - I actually did notice originally that I forgot about cleanup being free and added in the scan right away. Seems a reasonable thing to do for future reference.

    Assuming we have the dough and actions for it, I think upgrading science should be a primary concern for our next downtime, otherwise we can go after any Kaiju we find if they're not too big to handle yet.
     
    [] Plan Invest in the Future
    -[] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[] Build 8 T-95 Anti-Kaiju Artillery Teams (-400)

    I'm ok with this plan, but I'd argue that what is really eating our resources right now are the cleanup costs, not low income. I suggest researching either Cauterizing Blades or reduced Cleanup costs instead.
     
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    I suppose I can go along with building forces over scanning, but I'm not sure I'm fan of building the T-95s.

    Highwind said:
    I suggest researching either Cauterizing Blades or reduced Cleanup costs instead.
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    Cauterizing Blades are definitely something for the to-do list; if we wanted, we could try researching more cost-effective and efficient cleanup methods this turn alongside Kaiju harvesting.

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    [X] Plan Investing for the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[X] Research Improved Kaiju Cleanup (Research more efficient and cost-effective methods of cleaning up after Kaiju messes)

    625 Resources Remaining
     
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    [X] Plan Investing for the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[X] Research Improved Kaiju Cleanup (Research more efficient and cost-effective methods of cleaning up after Kaiju messes)
     
    [X] Plan Investing for the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[X] Research Improved Kaiju Cleanup (Research more efficient and cost-effective methods of cleaning up after Kaiju messes)
     
    [X] Plan Investing for the Future
    -[X] Begin Cleanup Operations (-1050 Resources)
    -[X] Upgrade Population (-2000 Resources)
    -[X] Research Kaiju Harvesting (Further research Kaiju Biology to increase the number of resources we get off of each Kaiju we kill.)
    -[X] Research Improved Kaiju Cleanup (Research more efficient and cost-effective methods of cleaning up after Kaiju messes)
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    Roll me...
    1d10 +1 for Improved Salvaging.
    1d10 +1 for Improved Cleaning.
     
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