Go away, Rex, you're not needed here right now 😛
I was going to mention something about how staying in a group when there's heavy weaponry is a bad idea (hence me moving forward to attack right away) but I had THOUGHT that would've been obvious....
Anyway. Snap an attack at the taskmaster that's hit for 15, then Rianna's going to work on wiping out the remaining guards, using snapped attacks. Defend, as always.
I don;t see what is weird about this fight! It's very simple- you guys have gathered up all your friends to come slaughter Doon and Jena. And make no mistake, you are here to kill them. There are to be no negotiations.
Slate has come along because his boss would like the Serpent's influence on them weakened. Rura is repaying an old debt to Galder- he considers it paid now, and in future will want to work for tangible gain. The Mecrossans are jumping on the opportunity to help destroy the Serpent eladership without anyone knowing they did anything.
This is your mini-army, come to wreak vengeance.
+1 from Rianna is enough to kill that Taskmaster. Takuan rolls -8 (eek!) and +1, but that ionly dents it.
You;re already at the turrets, Tanic!
"You look a hell of a lot worse than me..." says Slate, blasting down a guard. Rura goes for the Captain again, and hits him with a +6. The probe blasts at another taskmaster.
Tanic goes for a turret, and takes out the one Takuan dented.
We have a hit on Rianna for 5, impairing her.
And one on the probe, which finishes the sequence with another hit on a Taskmaster.
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Situation at: Ninth Sequence, Frame 13
Mountain- Base entrance
Rianna: 10/25/13
Tanic: 12/36/11
Takuan: 14/29/10
Slate: 15/11
Rura Ta: 17/12
Mecrossan Assassin Probe: 13/12
Serpent Guards x5: 0/10
Serpent Taskmasters x 2: 0/11
Serpent Taskmaster: 27/11
Serpent Captain: 13/12
Big Turrets x3: 0/10
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You're becoming such a kill stealer, Rianna! He's dead. As are the two guards.
-3 on Tanic's snap is in fact a miss...
Takuan rolls +2 and -1 for a hit and a miss.
Slate goes for a turret, gets a hit... Rura gores for the Captain again, and evens is dodged.
8 is a good shot from the probe!
All clear, folks!
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Situation at: Ninth Sequence, Frame 9
Mountain- Base entrance
Rianna: 9/25/9
Tanic: 11/36/8
Takuan: 8/29/6
Slate: 15/8
Rura Ta: 17/9
Mecrossan Assassin Probe: 13/9
Serpent Guards x3: 0/7
Serpent Taskmaster: 22/6
Serpent Taskmaster: 9/7
Serpent Captain: 13/8
Big Turrets x2: 0/7
Big Turret: 10/7
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Not sure what Takuan means by both, but he can attack one... -5; a miss, I am afraid!
With a re-roll, Rianna wipes out the guards, whilst Tanic hits and destroys the damaged turret.
Slate fires and misses; Rura gets a nicely times +11 in his shot and hits the Captain hard enough to doulbe impair him, and the prove takes out the more hurt Taskmaster.
Clear again!
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Situation at: Ninth Sequence, Frame 6
Mountain- Base entrance
Rianna: 9/25/5
Tanic: 11/36/4
Takuan: 8/29/2
Slate: 15/5
Rura Ta: 17/3
Mecrossan Assassin Probe: 13/6
Serpent Taskmaster: 9/6
Serpent Captain: 32/7
Big Turrets x2: 0/7
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-2, Takuan- inelegant, but good enough!
Rianna, with he cheeky Snap, rolls +4 on the Captain and rather to his surprise, runs him straight through!
And with that, the others are soon polished off rather easily!
"Galder and Rand are on their way," says Rura. "Flanks are cll clear."
The Mountain is taken! Behind these doors is the base, Jena, and Doon.