Tacit Ronin vs. The World

aledeth · Jan 9, 2016

Ψυχή said:
Hmm, I see lots of torso damage in the future...! Along with a shot to the eyes, neck, and pelvis...

...riding that spinal column all the way from top to bottom, huh?

They aren't gonna do any damage at all, unfortunately. The missiles need a 4 to hit, but they have a native -3 to damage. So the highest roll there (6), reduced by the target number (4), does 2 damage, which is then adjusted by -3... meaning it does -1 damage. And this is before dealing with armor.

@Fyrstorm The stoopid English was intentional, I can drop it in the future if it bugs you too much?

Fyrstorm · Jan 9, 2016

aledeth said:
@Fyrstorm The stoopid English was intentional, I can drop it in the future if it bugs you too much?

Eh, it's fine. I should probably add my joking tone next time. [JK]Your English is the worst![/JK]

[X]Tonks Vroom and Boom!
[X]Chopper bugs out
[X]AKBs shoot!
[X]Tacit Runs towards the party!

As the Type 100s enter optimal firing range, their cannons roar, joined by the rockets of the Anti-Kaiju Brigades!

Not a single projectile harms Marvin. Not even the rocket that hits it dead in its freaky cluster-eye hurts the kaiju.

No damage!

Tacit Ronin turns away from Rippa's corpse, and breaks into a run! The jaeger's legs work, reactor venting steam into the air as Tacit closes in.

Marvin notices, smoke curling from its carapace as it turns. The kaiju's abdomen rises again as it slowly draws another breath...

You need better Tonks. Better everything, in fact.
Marvin was not supposed to be this hard to kill.

Distances:
Tacit: 38 from DP, 20 from Marvin
Tanks: 36 from DP, 17 from Marvin
Scout: ~20 from Marvin
Brigades: G1 (1 AKB left) ~4 from Marvin, G2 ~3 from Marvin, G3 ~5 from Marvin
Marvin: 58 from DP, 4/3/5 from Brigades (G1/G2/G3), 17 from Tanks, 20 from Tacit

aledeth · Jan 9, 2016

Fyrstorm said:
Eh, it's fine. I should probably add my joking tone next time. [JK]Your English is the worst![/JK]

As the Type 100s enter optimal firing range, their cannons roar, joined by the rockets of the Anti-Kaiju Brigades!

Not a single projectile harms Marvin. Not even the rocket that hits it dead in its freaky cluster-eye hurts the kaiju.

No damage!

Tacit Ronin turns away from Rippa's corpse, and breaks into a run! The jaeger's legs work, reactor venting steam into the air as Tacit closes in.

Marvin notices, smoke curling from its carapace as it turns. The kaiju's abdomen rises again as it slowly draws another breath...

You need better Tonks. Better everything, in fact.
Marvin was not supposed to be this hard to kill.

Distances:
Tacit: 38 from DP, 20 from Marvin
Tanks: 36 from DP, 17 from Marvin
Scout: ~20 from Marvin
Brigades: G1 (1 AKB left) ~4 from Marvin, G2 ~3 from Marvin, G3 ~5 from Marvin
Marvin: 58 from DP, 4/3/5 from Brigades (G1/G2/G3), 17 from Tanks, 20 from Tacit

Well, if Marvin has 3 armor everywhere then our AKBs literally cannot touch him without rolling a Nat 10, so...

[X]2nd Verse, Same as the First - Repeat everything

Highwind · Jan 9, 2016

Fyrstorm said:
You need better Tonks. Better everything, in fact.
Marvin was not supposed to be this hard to kill.

Distances:
Tacit: 38 from DP, 20 from Marvin
Tanks: 36 from DP, 17 from Marvin
Scout: ~20 from Marvin
Brigades: G1 (1 AKB left) ~4 from Marvin, G2 ~3 from Marvin, G3 ~5 from Marvin
Marvin: 58 from DP, 4/3/5 from Brigades (G1/G2/G3), 17 from Tanks, 20 from Tacit

This is a learning experience! before Marvin, we thought the AKBs and Tanks would be able to deal with Low Cat Kaijus, or at least soften them up. Now we know they can't do shit besides distract them and are in desperate need of upgrades.

time to get that Research division up and running, followed by upgrading the Tanks and finally, the Helos.

Fyrstorm · Jan 9, 2016

aledeth said:
if Marvin has 3 armor everywhere

It doesn't. You just have an awful damage modifier, so the eye shot did negative damage.

jaiveer00 · Jan 9, 2016

[X]2nd Verse, Same as the First - Repeat everything

Highwind · Jan 9, 2016

[X]2nd Verse, Same as the First - Repeat everything

Fyrstorm · Jan 9, 2016

[X]2nd Verse, Same as the First - Repeat everything

Blah blah blah roll the dice.
3x 1d10-1 for Tanks, and a 2d10 hit location for each result.
5x 1d10 for AKBs, and a 2d10 hit location for each result.

jaiveer00 · Jan 9, 2016

rolling

Ψυχή · Jan 10, 2016

aledeth said:
They aren't gonna do any damage at all, unfortunately. The missiles need a 4 to hit, but they have a native -3 to damage. So the highest roll there (6), reduced by the target number (4), does 2 damage, which is then adjusted by -3... meaning it does -1 damage. And this is before dealing with armor.

Seriously, can you stop? -_-

I get it, we're sucking. I'm aware of what the numbers mean, even if I play jovial and occasionally run low on sleep and miss a detail or two. Can you get off my back and let me make light about the damn situation...?

aledeth · Jan 10, 2016

Ψυχή said:
Seriously, can you stop? -_-

I get it, we're sucking. I'm aware of what the numbers mean, even if I play jovial and occasionally run low on sleep and miss a detail or two. Can you get off my back and let me make light about the damn situation...?

But... NUMBERS!

Seriously though, I'm not trying to be negative and I'm sorry if that's how it was coming across. I was hoping more to help explain combat mechanics somewhat in my examples for the people playing who don't know why everything keeps bouncing off like spitballs.

Ψυχή · Jan 10, 2016

aledeth said:
But... NUMBERS!

Seriously though, I'm not trying to be negative and I'm sorry if that's how it was coming across. I was hoping more to help explain combat mechanics somewhat in my examples for the people playing who don't know why everything keeps bouncing off like spitballs.

Fair enough, my bad for taking it further than face-value.

Fyrstorm · Jan 10, 2016

Ψυχή said:
Fair enough, my bad for taking it further than face-value.

On the upside, that last barrage did something! Actual damage, yeah!

Fyrstorm · Jan 10, 2016

[X]2nd Verse, Same as the First - Repeat everything

The weapons roar, rocket after rocket slamming into Marvin. The tanks land several heavy hits, smashing into Marvin's thorax. The kaiju's inhalation cuts off as a pair of rockets smashes into its eyes, blowing chunks out of the clusters!

Marvin takes 2 Strikes! Marvin has been temporarily blinded!

Tacit closes even more, passing the still-moving tanks!

The kaiju hisses, and fires off a spike towards the noise!

(7-1)

No damage!

The spike ricochets off Tacit's thigh, exploding in midair several hundred meters away.

Marvin is within Charging range. You'd require a 5+ to reach him, and gain +2 to any melee action (Attack, Grapple, Slam, etc...)

Distances:
Tacit: 50 from DP, 8 from Marvin
Tanks: 40 from DP, 13 from Marvin
Scout: ~20 from Marvin
Brigades: G1 (1 AKB left) ~4 from Marvin, G2 ~3 from Marvin, G3 ~5 from Marvin
Marvin: 58 from DP, 4/3/5 from Brigades (G1/G2/G3), 13 from Tanks, 8 from Tacit

jaiveer00 · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges Stab
[X] tanks Fire
[X] heli's fire what they can

Ψυχή · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges
[X] tanks Fire
[X] heli's fire what they can

Highwind · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges
[X] tanks Fire
[X] heli's fire what they can

Fyrstorm · Jan 10, 2016

jaiveer00 said:
[X] Tacit charges

And what? What does Tacit do then? Sternly lecture Marvin about its life decisions? 'Charge' does not automatically equal 'Charge and Stab'. 'Attack' doesn't automatically equal 'Stab'. You must specify.

QuantumPuppy · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charge stabs
[X] Tanks Fire
[X] Heli's fire what they can

Ψυχή · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Fire
[X] heli's fire what they can

Highwind · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Fire
[X] heli's fire what they can

Part of me wants to raise Tacit's stats until he can do a decent impression of Devil May Cry's Stinger move on a charge.

Except without the fancy lightshow, at least until we get some jet thrusters as a mobility augment.

aledeth · Jan 10, 2016

Saying helis shoot means absolutely nothing because the only Helicopter we have is out of ammo and retreating, it's the Anti-Kaiju Brigades that are still in weapons range.

Also if we move the Tanks closer again they get within 10 units and their accuracy penalty goes away.

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Move closer and Fire
[X] AKBs Fire

Ψυχή · Jan 10, 2016

*sigh* I gotta pay more attention... Long day.

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Move closer and Fire
[X] AKBs Fire

Highwind · Jan 10, 2016

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Move closer and Fire
[X] AKBs Fire

Fyrstorm · Jan 11, 2016

[X] Tacit charges stabbing
[X] tanks Move closer and Fire
[X] AKBs Fire

Dice time!
1d10+3 for Charging, and- if the total is 8 or higher (with modifiers)-
2x 1d10+4 for Stabbing, and a 2d10 hit location for each result.
3x 1d10-1 for Tanks, and a 2d10 hit location for each result.
5x 1d10 for AKBs, and a 2d10 hit location for each result.

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