USH'S MATRIX GAME 2006 FOURTH ASSIGNMENT (COMBAT)- 'The Real'

Barb says two bursts at the sentinel eating his gun.

I have no specific instructions for anyone else at the moment; tomorrow once I've slept I will likely be yelling at people.

Melis- illegal attack. Front gun cannot hit hulled sentinels on the side or rear.

Fire- sorry, no target.

MALFUNCTION Barb has pushed it too far. His gun has failed.

Shez Cards: 5H, 5S, 4C, 3H

Percy Cards: 2C, 6D

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SENTINEL ASSAULT, Turn 18

Scheherazade

Front Gun (11/1): Burn 18 (8/0)

Upper Gun Left (8/1): Ares 18 (8/0)

Upper Gun Right (11/1): Mors 18 (4/0)

Lower Gun Left (11/0): Hawk 18 (5/0)

Lower Gun Right (10/0): Fire 18 (6/0)

Pilot: Sequel 18 (6/0)

Internal:

Dallas 18 (0)- Broadcast area

Ariadne 18 (0)- Upper walkway

Enemies on scope:

12 o'clock: 1 sentinel Low (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 2 sentinels High (0/0), 2 sentinels Low (-/0), 1 sentinel Mid (-/0), 1 sentinel High (-/0) | Damage sustained to section: 0

3 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 1 sentinel High (-/0), 2 sentinels High (UGL/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/1) | Damage sustained to section: 7

6 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (0/0), 1 sentinel High (0/0) 1 sentinel Low (E/0) | Damage sustained to section: 0

9 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 2 sentinels High (UGR/0), 1 sentinel High (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 3

1 sentinel Vertical Dive (UGR/2)

UNACCOUNTED FOR: 1 sentinel (2), last seen on the starboard side

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Persepolis

Front Gun (8/0): Melis 18 (3/0)

Upper Gun (11XXX/0): Barb 18 (6/0)

Lower Gun (9/0): Finn 18 (5/0)

Pilot: Marduk 18 (6/0)

Internal:

Cloud 18 (0)- Port section

Sentinel (0)- Port section

San 18 (0)- Engine room

Enemies on scope:

12 o'clock: | Damage sustained to section: 0

3 o'clock: 1 sentinel Low (3/0), 1 sentinel Low (-/0), 1 sentinel Mid (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 4

6 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (0/0),1 sentinel Low (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (E/2) | Damage sustained to section: 6

9 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (-/0), 1 sentinel Mid (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 5

1 sentinel Vertical Dive (-/0)

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Two more going for Mors!

Cloud- target! Sentinel in the ship! It uncoils and dives towards you...

Hull breaches registering all over on Percy!

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Meanwhile, Ariadne is yelling about the engine situation as she comes back down. Dallas has heaved up a gun and is moving out.

"Why worry?" Sequel is yelling. "This tunnel is going to run out of room before the engines blow us up!"

"They won't blow us up!" says Dallas. Everyone waits for his divine delivery. "Just THEMSELVES up. "

"Oh great! That's ok then!" says Sequel.

"Listen," says Dallas, "they MIGHT blow. But if we slow down, they WILL kill us."

"They'll kill us anyway!" yells Sequel. "Though I suppose... sure! Why not? Why not go mad? Kill ourselves first, save them the trouble..."

"San, Cloud, I hope you're ready for this," Melis says, firing two bursts at the Sentinel at 3 o'clock Low (3/0)...

...because that's my only available target.

(Have we as people taken damage or the turrets?)

Ares brings his gun around and fires a burst at one of the Sentinels attacking his turret, at 3 o'clock High (UGL/0).

My mistake. The turrets.

Mors will finish off that Sentinel at Vertical Dive that's attacking his turret with a burst.

Fry it! Fry it! Fry it!

One shot at the squid at 6 o'clock Low.

"No dying at all would be good!" Hawk shouts to the pair. "Captain, can't you do anything?!"

one burst at a sentinel at 3 o'clock high (one of the UGL ones)

(Fire, you can't hit High targets 😛 )

Fire, you're on a lower gun. No wasting turns!

People, please stop making me have to say that!

"Ready? I don't think we have a choice at this point..." San replies, watching the areas where the sentinels are cutting through the hull.

Barb says he will try and figure out what went wrong with his gun and then try and fix it.

ah FFS! sorru guys, uni is taking up loads of my time

(Don't worry about it, just keep track of what's where 🙂 )

ahh **** it.
Here goes nothing,
2 bursts, one at each of the high ones that are at pointblank range.

Got my three and nine turret atttackers messed up for the Shez; corrected.

MALFUNCTION Burn has knackered his gun.

Barb- Perception/Fix-it pool not high. No successes, and you don't have a clue.

Cloud- just a three dice dex roll from you. One success. Your gun blast mostly misses; you aren't much good with this stuff! The sentinel leaps into Melee range with you.

San- observation roll says you have found the cutting point... right as the first sentinel comes in!

Shez Cards: 4D, AH, 5C, 3C

Percy Cards: AC, 5D

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SENTINEL ASSAULT, Turn 19

Scheherazade

Front Gun (13XXX/1): Burn 19 (8/0)

Upper Gun Left (9/2): Ares 19 (8/0)

Upper Gun Right (12/3): Mors 19 (4/0)

Lower Gun Left (12/0): Hawk 19 (5/0)

Lower Gun Right (9/0): Fire 19 (6/0)

Pilot: Sequel 19 (6/0)

Internal:

Dallas 19 (0)- Starboard section

Ariadne 19 (0)- Broadcast area

Enemies on scope:

12 o'clock: 1 sentinel Low (3/0), 1 sentinel Low (2/0), 1 sentinel Mid (2/0), 1 sentinel High (0/0), 1 sentinels Low (-/0), 1 sentinel Mid (H/0), 1 sentinel High (FT/0) | Damage sustained to section: 1

3 o'clock: 1 sentinel Low (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (3/0),1 sentinel Mid (2/0), 1 sentinel High (H/0), 2 sentinels High (UGR/0), | Damage sustained to section: 7

6 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (-/0), 1 sentinel High (-/0), 1 sentinel Low (E/1) | Damage sustained to section: 0

9 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (2/0), 1 sentinel High (UGL/0), 1 sentinel High (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 3

UNACCOUNTED FOR: 1 sentinel (1), last seen on the starboard side

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Persepolis

Front Gun (10/0): Melis 19 (3/0)

Upper Gun (10XXX/0): Barb 19 (6/0)

Lower Gun (10/0): Finn 19 (5/0)

Pilot: Marduk 19 (6/0)

Internal:

Cloud 19 (0)- Port section

Sentinel (1)- Port section
Sentinel (0)- Port section

San 19 (0)- Engine room

Sentinel (0)- Engine room

Enemies on scope:

12 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (FT/0), | Damage sustained to section: 0

3 o'clock: 1 sentinel Low (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 6

6 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (3/0), 1 sentinel Mid (1/0), 1 sentinel Mid (-/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0) | Damage sustained to section: 7

9 o'clock: 1 sentinel Mid (H/0), 1 sentinel Low (H/0), | Damage sustained to section: 7

1 sentinel Vertical Dive (LT/0)

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Mors and Ares are being cut up, and one going for you, Burn!

Another sentinel has got into where you are, Cloud.

"Welcome aboard!" calls out Dallas. "Hope you enjoy your stay. We've got all the latest conveniences on board. Canteen is just ahead of you, head's at the back. And if you look to your right, you'll see a guy who is about to kick your ass!"

There is the sound of a lightning zap, and a Texan whoop.

"One down!"

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EVENT- Percy has suffered engine damage as roundels are sliced off. All pilot roll difficulties increase by one.

EVENT- Sharp turn approaching, difficulty 5

(Good timing)

Ahh shit.
Whats the problem?
And where's my damn calamari Cooker!

Ahh ****.

Shoot it!

(even though I feel I'd probably do better in finding something to use as a makeshift weapon and just whack it to death...)

"Get off!" Ares shouts, firing a burst through the Sentinel still attacking his gun.

Could Melis and Barb switch turrets? He'd make better use of the front gun than I would, and I can repair his gun.

Mors fires one burst at a Sentinel cutting into his turret.