Ok, firing time from the SWATs, two bursts from each, some of you are not being fired at!
We have hits on Ares (been standing there in the open too long, I am afraid!) and Castor (you've been picking up a lot of fire...). Seven and eight damage respectively.
Round over; Focus refreshes!
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STATE OF PLAY AT START OF: Fifth round, first action
Room 2
North Side Lower:
Cloud 10/19/0
South Side Lower:
Ares 5/19/1
East Side Lower:
Clear!
Castor 15/13/0
West Side Lower:
Hephaestus 17/7/0
Virus 10/21/0
Burn 8/21/2
Between South Side and West Side Lower:
Fire 15/19/1
Mors 11/31/0
Coeus 15/13/2
North Side Upper:
4 SWATs, ok
South Side Upper:
2 SWATs, ok, 1 SWAT Hit (3)
Rade 10/13/1
CURRENTLY OWED ACTIONS: Virus (1), Rade (1), Heph (1), Mors (1), Fire (1). Virus hits her exertion limit when she reloads and burns up a banked action.
Currently involved in fights (and hence unable to take non-combat moves until they win or flee): Heph, Burn, Mors, Fire, Coeus.
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Ok, Castor, I gave you two actions in error that action, so you actually performed that Eye of the Fox NOW, and you have acted.
Good news time- no firing from the SWATs this action, as they reload again!
Ok, awaiting actions from people, as you can see, some of them are important in the PvP fights!
Yes, if you have Prodigious or Abdundant leap you can jump up like Rade did; or you can use the ladders on the East or West sides (though you are vulnerable to gunfire whilst climbing them).
Ok, you got the Walters out. As you have dropped the Ingrams, rather than putting it away and drawing, that doesn't take an action, only gains an exertion, so you can still act, Cloud!
Ok, let's get Mors and Coeus sorted out. Oooh! That dodge nearly saved you, Mors, but Coeus hits by one! That is a slash for five damage, Mors, and it wounds you again... another hit like that and I am afraid you will be in danger of being Out, another two hits and the danger is rgeat, three hits, definitely gone.
I assume Ceus defended aginst that stored attack, Mors. You roll evens, which is good, but with your wound, not good enough; the blow is Countered.
So, Coeus activates Water Sword at the start of th round and stabs quickly at you again, Mors! And I assume Mors is Hand of the Jade Emperoing you back, Coeus- assume he is unless he says otherwise.
Burn, I apologise, Heph, DIDN'T use a focus dodge. Oh well! You roll +1- nice try, but Heph is a maaster Martial Artist. He slips neatly to the side of your stirke,, and then immediately chops back at you with a Hands Without Shadow strike of his own! That means, as I am sure you know, that you cannot dodge it without a focus power Burn! So I need a defence from you; as it is your only reasonable option I will assume a Fox's Retreat if I move things on before you get to post.
Heph- you have not used your banked action. Remember, defending does not burn up an action! Defensive acrtions are ffectively bonus things you get when attacked, though they can bugger up your exertion socre if you are not careful.
Ares, I am going to assume that Virus did what Fire wants and did indeed fire back with all her bullets, and, to cut the poor girl a break (and save me a lot of hassle), she will dodge with Natural Order. making your Gun attack miss- no roll. SHe then Lightning Reloads for an exertion, burning up a banked action as she hits her exertion limit.
Virus's burst fire back JUST catches you, Ares, for another six damage. You might want to remember that you have Natural Order yourself, Ares!
Which brings you two back to THIS action. You may now act again, Ares. You may also declare a pre-emptive dodge to be used if Virus fires if you wish...
Now we have resolved things, I shall alter the previous update to reflect this.
Ok, after all that, I had better specify who still needs to act:
Rade, in his balcony fight, can take up to two actions to further destroy those poor defenceless SWAT guys!
Fire can take another shot at Coeus.
So also can Mors, who has made up his acton from last turn, but can still act in this one! He also needs to defend against Coeus' strike.
Virus is free to act, to fire at Ares again if she wants, now she is reloaded; she also has a spare action; she cannot fire twice at Ares but she could shoot at someone else if she wants.
And Ares likewise can move again, having dodged from the turn before but not declared his action for this turn yet, and he may wish to dodge again!
Finally, Cloud can still act.
Anyone being attacked might well want to defend, of course. No SWAT guys firing this turn so if another player isn't after you, don't worry.
Ok, Virus, BIG fight in the Flag room right now. You are on the West side of the room near where your team-mate Heph (Zink) is fighting your enemy Burn (tptmanno). You have been exchanging fire with Ares (Rex), who is on the South side of the room.
Fire and Mors, from your team, are both fighting Coeus a little to your south. Coeus is outnumbered but Fire and Mors were both badly wounded before they came to the fight.
Rade is up the balcony on the South killing SWAT guys. Castor and Cloud on the other team have been doing the same at the East. Not that many SWATs left now.
The SWATs are not firing this turn so do not worry about them. You have two actiosn ready to go. You can keep firing at Ares, or help one of your team, or anything you chose to really! You cannot fire twice at Ares (as you banked that action before he got there), but you could fire once at him AND do something else.
Why is everybody pickin on me? Alright, i guess, seeing as how im being attacked from round, Willow Step for both Virus' shot and Mors' attack, assuming he makes it. and i will wait to see what happens with my last attack, however, if Mors is out, i attack Fire with normal (weapon), if not, i attack Mors with (weapon) as my weapon attacks are increased.