[DH1e] The Damocles Contingency (OOC)

[Machine God]

3 hours ago, Lysimachus said:

Ok, so Reynard will gratefully take Characteristic Increases in Str and T, taking him to a massive 30 in both stats... Str and T Bonus 3, though. Woohoo!

 

Will spend the 400XP on:
Two-Weapon Wielder (Ballistic) 200
Pistol Training (Bolt) 100
Awareness +20 100
(All from Rank 5)

 

Rank 6 Freebie - Gunslinger, baby!!!

 

 

I will also spend some of Reynard's cash reserve to buy a Carapace Chest Plate* to wear under his coat, just like the old-school cool metal Inquisitor minis! And, with his increased (read: doubled!) Carry Limit, he can actually manage the weight of the damn thing now!

 

*I'm picturing it being a piece of armour belonging to one of the many heroic Arbitrators who… well, let's say they don't need it anymore! 

 

 

Secondly, having paid the XP to learn Bolt Pistol shooting, I should probably hand in the Combat Shotgun and purchase a Bolt Pistol… or maybe even two to make the most of TWW and Gunslinger... 

@Lysimachus - To think that you were moaning about having to wait to get Silent Move.

 

Gunslinger is a Rank 7 advance for Kerr Restal!

 

Oh well at least he got Ambidextrous as per the Errata.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Trokair]

7 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Negotiations are open.

 

Would a meltagun be within the reamls of posibility, asking for a friend?

[Necronaut]

Why stop at merely burning heretics when you can render them down into molten slag? 

[Mazer Rackham]

@Trokair Yes, that's fine. You can rope in a Rockie to show you how to work it.  Still need to buy one at 4k...

 

You could buy a used one off the Rockies, for 2k, but the damage is reduced by 2, (2d10+2E) and the pen by 4 (so it's AP 8).

 

Edit: It's also likely stolen, so HOT in a completely different sense...

 

Edited June 27, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Trokair]

 

I have 300 XP unspent from before (was considering a BS increase to get that up to 40), I assume I should spend that as per normal and only the 400 new XP can go to level  5 without the normal requirements?

 

At Level 5 I would like to get Dodge for 300 (because as we noticed a combat or two ago Bardas did not have it!) but I would also be interested in Basic Weapon Training (Melta) for 200 for obvious reasons. 

 

For level 6 freebee Autosanguine (100xp) seems like a good idea, even if my dice try to kill me again I will be functional until the last wound, and it heals.

 

 

1 minute ago, Mazer Rackham said:

@Trokair Yes, that's fine. You can rope in a Rockie to show you how to work it.  Still need to buy one at 4k...

 

You could buy a used one off the Rockies, for 2k, but the damage is reduced by 2, (2d10+2E) and the pen by 4 (so it's AP 8).

 

I think I can pay for 9.175% of a default priced Meltagun with current funds. I guess that resolves the decision above in favour of dodge. 

 

 

 

[Machine God]

Kerr Restal:

 

+5 STR to ease encumbrance.

+5 AGL for initiative.

 

Ambidextrous - 100 XP

Lightning Reflexes - 100 XP

Marksman - 200 XP

 

Step Aside

 

He now has 19 Wounds.

 

How much would Good Quality Photo-Contacts cost? Not great to be blinded by Scourge scoring Righteous Fury hits.

 

 

 

[Lysimachus]

1 hour ago, Trokair said:

I think I can pay for 9.175% of a default priced Meltagun with current funds. I guess that resolves the decision above in favour of dodge

 

You could always see if the Arbites have any Krak grenades in the armoury. Not quite as good as a Melta, but a fraction of the cost?

 

Reynard will be happy to attempt some Barter rolls if it helps make things slightly more affordable for people?

 

 

Edit: I think Good Quality is x3, so Good Photo-contacts would be 300 (minus any discount Reynard can provide)

Edited June 27, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Necronaut]

Good lord, I hadn't considered the draw-backs of Righteous Fury with Hywelsbane! Definitely time to sell everything not of mission-critical importance for a set of photo-contacts... 

[Mazer Rackham]

8 minutes ago, Necronaut said:

Good lord, I hadn't considered the draw-backs of Righteous Fury with Hywelsbane!

 

No, no me neither...

 

*steeples fingers*

 

13 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Reynard will be happy to attempt some Barter rolls if it helps make things slightly more affordable for people?

 

Bartering on the Meltagun from the Fuzz will be on the 4k price. Bartering with the Rockies will be on the 2k price. If you want to try for the latter, something in your timeline has to give.

[Trokair]

Unless barter has the magic power to reduce a price by over 90% don’t bother, Bardas will make do with lesser tools.

   

 

Does anybody from the advance team (or anybody in general) want to take the Asupex Bardas has?

Figured it might makes more sense for them to have it if they are scouting the Golems lair.

[Machine God]

We've got the Augur Prosecutor.

[Mazer Rackham]

The Prosecutor Augur is a good call, but it was loaned solely for that op.

 

Beyond that, it doesn't work quite the same way as an auspex, hence the weird interaction with the Voivode. It will LIDAR paint at close range, and wireframe out to a certain distance, etc, but it's a tethered mapping tool, not a scanner, so won't pick up rads, gases, threats.

 

Following the trail of the ghoul someone shot, i.e with a fixed signal, it's fine, but you can still walk right into an ambush with it. Nicios' power will help with that to some extent, but he won't pick up 100% inorganic mechanisms like grenades on tripwires.

 

A dedicated Auspex will always be a better shout, even if it can't penetrate the walls.

[Lord_Ikka]

Going to delay my level up until I can get to my work computer tomorrow, but most likely will try to find some sort of pyschic shenanigan that'll help (maybe?).

[A.T.]

Surpression Shield (Ascension p142) - doesn't have a listed price though the lockshield (Book of Judgement) is 90 - the main difference being that a medium weapon can be used with the supression shield (he lacks the skill to use it offensively so a poor quality 'burnt out' shield works well enough).

 

Other than that I think it's in his character to stick with the standard arbites loudout as cash allows.

 

That texorcism gun from the arbites HQ though - is that still laying around? Seems like something Bardas use.

[Trokair]

21 minutes ago, A.T. said:

That texorcism gun from the arbites HQ though - is that still laying around? Seems like something Bardas use.

 

I had forgoten about this. to focused on redering the enmy into molten slag.

 

@Mazer Rackham, is it still around? 

[Mazer Rackham]

Techxorcism Gun is available, but IIRC you'll need the training Basic Weapon Training (Exotic). Unfortunately Haldane is dead, but it wouldn't be hard to find a Verispex Agent who could teach you.

[Lysimachus]

If we've started on posts for our sidequest conclusions, should we add them to the IC? Or are we on a full break for a bit?

[Trokair]

Ok character sheet updated:

 

+1 Fate Point, plus 1 burned fate point restored, total now at 3

2x Free Sound Constitution from level up  

Do we also heal damage/fatigue at this point?

 

Strength and Agility + 5 for 40 and 41 respectively (are these advances or just raw increase)?  

Movement and Lifting updated accordingly

 

XP:  300 from before, 400 added

Spend:

• Ballistic Simple Advance 250XP
• Level 5
  • Dodge 300 XP – why is this so expensive?
• Level 6
  • Autosanguine GM - free award

Unspent 150 XP

 

Removed from Character sheet:

Auspex, giving it to whoever wants/needs it.

 

 

I think that is Bardas up to date. 

 

Now I better go and write to some sidequest stuff, need to keep moving so Mazer makes his deadline. 

 

 

 

[Necronaut]

If we're going to make Mazer's deadline, then we're operating in the redzone. 

[Mazer Rackham]

1 hour ago, Lysimachus said:

If we've started on posts for our sidequest conclusions, should we add them to the IC? Or are we on a full break for a bit?

 

I'm waiting to get all my ducks in a row vs people's gear choices and XP spends etc, etc first.

 

56 minutes ago, Trokair said:

Do we also heal damage/fatigue at this point?

 

Yes.

 

56 minutes ago, Trokair said:

Strength and Agility + 5 for 40 and 41 respectively (are these advances or just raw increase)?  

 

Straight-up buffout.

 

56 minutes ago, Trokair said:

Dodge 300 XP – why is this so expensive?

 

Because Performative Tap Dancing is Rank 7, and 800xp, but comes with a set of tap-dancing shoes, so Dodge has to be priced appropriately above "falling on arse v.1".

 

54 minutes ago, Necronaut said:

If we're going to make Mazer's deadline, then we're operating in the redzone. 

 

*Kenny Loggins Intensifies*

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Machine God]

1 hour ago, Lysimachus said:

If we've started on posts for our sidequest conclusions, should we add them to the IC? Or are we on a full break for a bit?

 Mazer's post is still shut in GM Orange

 

Kerr Restal will definitely take up the suggestion of a helpful Barter test from Reynard for his Good Quality photo-contacts and a Red Dot Sight for one of his Carnodon's too.

 

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

I've scrolled back and gone over everyone now and re-opening won't hurt anything, so it should be fine.

 

Just needed a couple of minutes to look it over.

[Lord_Ikka]

Nicios stuff- 

 

Free stuff

Characteristic advance - Ballistic +5 = 41

Characteristic advance - Willpower +5 = 58

Rank 6 bonus - Psi Rating 4 (gain the following - new Discipline Telekinesis, new Power Force Bolt)

Sound Constitution x 2 = 17 Wounds

Peer: Adeptus Astropathica

 

Experience Spending (450 available)

-200  Psychic Power (Psychic Shriek)

-250  Characteristic advance - Ballistic (simple, +5) = 46

 

Purchases (267 Thrones)

-250  Carapace Helm

 

I think that's it. Psychic Shriek and Force Bolt should round out Nicios' abilities by giving him a direct damage weapon and a AoE fatigue damage weapon, in addition to his Fear-causing Terrify power. Hopefully with 4 dice from Psi Rating 4 he'll be able to push the damage out.

I have 17 Thrones to give up to whomever needs it. Needed the helmet, as I feel it might be useful...

[A.T.]

Falk Stuff:

++ WP / PER

400xp - Dodge, Step Aside, Hardy, True Grit

Free - Resistance(psychic powres)

Purchases - none at this time (broke :p)

 

[Trokair]

What happend to the mid air shootout?