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

Well, yes. But what I meant is, you will be running past the first set of barricades to get past their cover, yes? Well, there are two gaps to chose from. Are you running between the left and centre ones, or between the right and centre ones? I would like to keep track of exactly where you are.

Oh, right!

Right and center...

San maybe that's something for you as well

Ok. I assume that is one action to fire six bursts. Ok, let's roll... you roll evens and... evens! How very average. Those are 14s (I have been forgetting to give you two gunners wound penalties, won't be forgetting now!). You ignore one point of armour... hmm, just Hits for 1 I am afraid. Two of them, though.

*continues sitting in a room picking at bandages*

Sorry, Fire, but your first orders were to us to go to the copter, so I headed that way, and then you ordered me to come help, so Ush said I hadn't moved. *grumpy*

Heph charges between the left and center barricade, going for the helicopter and ignoring the soldiers.

Brave man, Heph... so noted. I hope I haven't over-estimated the amount of fire support you guys would get.

Four bursts at one of them.

I'll Willow Step as a defense, Shielded in Life if hit. And hope I don't get hit too much... *gulp*

Ah, a second Very Fast action, good tike foe that I think, Ares. You roll evens, for a 17, which is a Hit of 4, so now a total hit of 55. You have a Mundane Killing Power of 1 from the gun and two from your Coppertop Killer, so that is a dead-on out! Phew, you guys needed that!

Heph- you may not do both. Shielded in Life is a Defensive Action and so cannot be used as well as Willow Step which becomes your Defensive Action against all attacks.

Did you want a Defensive Action, Ares?

Willow Step, and as my last shot, another four bursts at the other hit guy.

A hit of 55? 😛

Yup, it was THAT good... (runs)

No last shot I am afraid, Ares. Like San, you could not attack in your action to get past the barricade, it was too awkward.

Oh...

I'll go with Willow Step then, and hope I don't get hit.

*Crawls over to Mors and gets out a pack of playing cards*

Ok, I shall take a risk and assume Heph will just use Willow Step.

This could hurt, guys... I think more cover should have been used. I have 17 shooters and four targets (Castor is in total cover). Extra shooter goes on Ares, who is making himself a target. Five attacks on him, four attacks on the others.

First of all, the heavy gun fires at all of you. It rolls: +4, +1, evens, +2, +5. Hits you in the order you are listed below.

Heph- 14. A miss. Just.
San- 12. A miss
Castor- covered
Ares- 12, a miss
Burn- 15. A miss as it needed a 21 with you!

Then the goons fire.

Heph, you got +7, +2, -2, +2. Feel damn glad I said Willow Step or that would have been three hits. As it is, you take one hit... for 12 damage. That is a Death Check, Heph. +3, you pass.

San, you get +1, -3, -3, -3. Lucky.

Ares, you get evens, -2, -1, -4, +7. A hit, for ten damage, and you must Death Check also. +2, a pass.

Burn, you get -4, -3, -1, evens. Not even close!

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STATE OF PLAY AT START OF: Seventh round, fourth action

ON ROOF

Roof entry
Castor: 12/23/2
Burn: 6/27/1
Fire: 15/31/0
Celsius: 13/15/0
Rade: 10/10/0
Coeus: 15/28/0
Barbarossa 10/0/0

First set of barricades

2 Elite Goons behind left barricade
2 likewise behind centre barricade
1 likewise behind right barricade Hit (1)

Heph: 13/35/1 (between right and centre)
Ares: 4/38/3 (between right and centre)
San: 8/20/3 (at right barricade)

Second set of barricades

2 Elite Goons behind left barricade
2 likewise behind centre barricade
2 likewise behind right barricade

Third set of barricades

2 Elite Goons behind left barricade
2 likewise behind centre barricade
2 likewise behind right barricade

Helicopter

Gunner, Hit (1)
Ni Zhan

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Ok, EVERYONE is now up... good luck!

Helicopter now leaves ground in two actions, including this one.

Oooh, I guessed right with Heph, neat.

Mors and Cloud, only a couple of days to go before this fight is over, I reckon, so not long to wait.

What exactly do they have to do to stop the helicopter from taking off?

Ares takes cover, firing six bursts at the Gunner on the helicopter.