USH'S MATRIX GAME: SECOND ASSIGNMENT: 'Ghost Hunt'

Well I want to go through the door first, and find some cover before any of the shooting starts....?

I'll Defend, I need to think of an attack that I can do though. Hmmmm....

hmm, (note to self: bring grenades)
what i wouldn't give for a 'nade, flash, smoke, anything!
allright,
in lue of my exertion getting..
4 burst on a guard
4 on another
no third action

Ares jumps up on a desk and leaps with Prodigious Leap towards the attackers in an effort to get past their cover, firing four bursts at a guy.

were goin all out on this one!!!
let the carnage begin!!!

Yup. Barbarossa can do that, San and Castor will be going through the door this action.

Ok, Cloud, but don't be too afraid just to ask for a Kick or Weapon attack if you can't think of anything!

Don't worry yourself about grenades, Burn. They don;t really work very well under the system rules.

Ok, Burn, four bursts, four bursts lose an exertion, that translates to!

Your furst burst rolls +8. Hmmm! Lemme see, your Eagle Eye ignores his cover, that is a roll of 23, which the bursts make 26, so that is a Hit for 14...

I think you get the privelege of describing the extreme way in which your shots kill that guy, Burn!

Then you roll +1, more modest, but with the bursts added onto that it is still a 19 and with all your advantages that is still a kill.

Nice.

Ok, Ares, that leap can certainly get you past their cover but that is a min action, so your shot is a Very Fast added onto that, which gains you an exertion.

You roll +2... oh, let's face it, he's dead.

We have a return fire from those guys, though- and we have 8 damage to Ares. Sorry, buddy, but you were just the more obvious target having moved forwards. Make 'em pay.

Hmmm... do I move things on or not? I am kinda leaving the upstairs guys behind if I do.

hmm.. fun time
I burst through the door, quickly scanning the room for potential enemys, I spot the guard, and spin around. The guard upon seeing me leaps up to fire but I am too fast. I unleash a hail of bullets. He flails around spasmicly as his body is riddles with bullets. He flails until a well placed headshot right between the eyes sends him flying backwards untill a file cabenet inturrupts. He leaves a streak of blood as his bullet ridden corpse slides to the ground

A mighty Hand of the Jade Emperor shoots forwards, aiming for Knifeman's chest.

Then a block.

A slash to the jugular follows (make it a fast action if possible).

Mors then dodges.

Then, amazingly, Mors takes a break from using his sword and attacks with Sweep of the Grasshoppper.

Then another dodge.

gonna be gone for a while??

Nope, had some moves to make up. Banked.

Blimey. Burn is violent. He scares me.

Ok, mors, let's run these though! Or him HIM through, maybe.

Knifeman dodges your first stroke, you roll +5 which gives you... 18. A Hit! You stab into him for seven damage and a death check! He rolls evens- a pass.

His return stroke gives +4... cursed luck, the one you did not dodge! That is a 15 and a Hit by one which means three damage and another death check. Hummm! Here goes...

-3. Bugger, you needed a +1.

Your final blow on Knifeman looks triumphant but, gasping, he pulls himself off the blade- and you see his knife is clear of your guard. He twists it around, and sinks it into your chest. You yan k yourself away, Mors, coming off the knife, as blood fills your shirt, and stagger back into a wall, where you slump down, breathing shallowly.

Sorry, Mors. Just a couple of unlucky hits from those Mundanes did you in there. That and that knife masters can be bloody nasty.

You also did well considering you were in the wrong fight, Mors- the upstairs was supposed to be for (non-gun carrying!) MA specialists; you are an all-rounder.

C'mon ppl GTG GTG GTG

I was trying to recreate the last scene of Scarface.
sorry if it was to graphic for your weak stomach Ush

ok, gotta clear the room so we can save mors!...
3 burst one guy
3 burst nother guy
reload

I'll move things on soon; just eating right now...

Crap crap crap okay, we NEED to get upstairs now.

Am I in the room yet Ush? I feel a need to kill some guys...😄

Ok, ok, I'm going! Bad guys already fired...

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STATE OF PLAY AT START OF: Fifth round, fifth action

BATTLE ONE: LOWER LEVELS

Kitchen

Rade: 8/10/0
Coeus: 15/28/0
Celsius: 8/15/0
Barbarossa 10/0/0
Fire: 15/28/0

Back room

Ares: 6/28/0
Burn: 8/18/3
San: 10/20/2
Castor: 12/23/0

3 Elite goons with assault rifles in good cover behind draws and desks

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BATTLE TWO: UPPER LEVELS

Crossroads room

Zuban: -/47/0
Knifeman: ?/35/0

Heph: 10/20/3
Mors: Down

Eastern room

(The Go Twins)
Go-Yu (?/0/1)
Go-Ya (?/22/3)

Cloud: 11/33/0

Currently Owed Actions: Cloud (2), Heph (1)

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We're after three moves and many defences from Cloud, two of each from Heph.

Oh, and on your second action, Heph, Knifeman is moving into combat with you! Fun.

Burn fires. However, Burn still has a small maths issue... I'll allow just the one two burst attack.

You roll evens, for a 16. A Hit for 4... just off going into your Mundane Killing Power range, Burn! Unlucky. Then you reload (an exertion)

San- your move you wanted, my dear!

Hmm...since there's only three of them left, I'm not even going to bother with cover and go straight into close combat. Defense will be Willow Step.

Well Ush, I'd like to use Laughter of the Fox again on one of the goos whilst his gun is still relatively full....For a dodge, I will use willow step.

Oooh, ok, that's both of you charging them down. I'll be generous and just give the one bonus attack apiece.

San wins today's lucky award. Her target's gun jams...

Castor less so. His target rolls +2. However, I shall assume you dodged, making that JUST miss...

Castor, you roll +3 on that Laughter. Good grab! Again, you grab, twist, reverse, shoot... two bursts left in that gun. Oooh, you roll a 6! Only hit amour saves him. a Hit for 4 and he is disarmed.

San, please feel free to give me your attempted blow!