Ok, let's hit it... I am pretty sick so I am trying to get this done before I conk out for the evening.
2-1 says initiative is yours... which is a good job.
Our gunners Vlad and Xeth run forwards. Vlad gets two kills; Xeth gets one. Wentar advances covering Xeth; as per instructions he therefore does not attack, as Vlad is not firing at point blank range (and therefore avoiding any complications of moving from melee). Likewise, Roan advances to cover Xeth and I'll rule that a non-attack, as again protection was the priority.
Denz holds where he is and fires; no kill though.
Jovan- no penalty for that at all, so you advance forwards and hurl a metal railing at one of the yeomen, knocking him clean out of the fight (and over the edge of the bridge chasm if you want a typical falling death scream). Jelena advances with him. Essalin stays with her.
No messing from Andro, who goes in full throttle with a double kill, Sunda at his side, following Roan's desires. Argo will be with Andro also.
Left to Gallagher to take the last guard, and it seems Vera hangs back.
The Yeomen will prioritise those who attacked them, but with some left over they go for the bodyguards too. One more success would have taken out Jovan.
Emerging then are foes from two directions- the Yeomen are inside the terminal already, and a bunch come out. Meanwhile, the emplaced gunners hiding at the far side of the bridge (a use of Sense would have detected them) start to set up.
The heavy team now coming from the south is armed with concussion rilfes- lethal blast area heavy energy weapons.
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ESCAPE ON THALOS, Start of Turn 2
Open Area North
Vera (LS12) 3/29 [OGu CL] [BL RF BGu CL] (5F)
Denz (G5) 1/47 [OG GS RF] [RI MA] (4F)
Open Area Centre
Xeth (G8) 1(1PR)/56 [ES CH BGu] [CG CC PS] (4F)
Vlad (G8) 1(1PR)/36 [CH CC ES] [CL PS BGU] (6F)
Wentar (LS9) 3/44 [FoGu BG RF] [OGu BL] (6F)
Roan (LS14) 3/42 [OGu BG RF] [FGu] (4F)
Jovan (LS8) 3/59 [OGu CL] (5F)
Jelena (LS9) 1(2A)/58 [BGu BG] (6F)
Essalin (LS9): 3/39 [OGu] (6F)
Andro (LS12): 3/38 [OGu CL PS] [FGu/RI] (5F)
Argo (LS8): 1 (2A)/20 [BGu] (5F)
Sunda (LS12): 3/35 [OGu RF CL] [FGu PS] (4F)
Gallagher (LS9): 1(2A)/39 [BGu CL] (7F)
D'an (LS8): 1 (2A)/26 [BGu] (7F)
R3-U9 2/32
Lady Thea: 0
Open Area South
Yeomen x10 (G6)
Heavy Yeomen x5 (HW5)
Bridge East
Clear
Bridge Centre
Clear
Bridge West
Emplaced guns x5 (G5) (setting up)
Terminal
Yeomen x10 (G6)
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Alright, those heavy guns, and those concussion rifles are going to be a huge pain.
Gunners, target the concussion Yeomen. Tap things to make it happen. Kill them.
Also, everyone who is hanging back, needs to keep moving up (this probably means lack of posting right?)
Some people with Dash should book it down and take out those emplaced guns before they get fully set up and are able to kick our collective asses.
A reminder. Force Points. USE THEM.
If you are close to going down, use up your points, they are useless if you are downed.
Maybe Vlad should tap Carnival to get the emplacements while Xeth taps Carnival to shoot the heavies? Splitting the group this early sounds bad. Our Dashers can rush next turn.
Either way, Xeth is going to shoot the yeomen with the concussion guns, tapping Carnival and moving up with Roan to Bridge East.
"Can you do anything to waylay them?" Xeth shouts to Thea.