[BC] The Blackest Heart (OOC)

[Mazer Rackham]

32 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

I'm pretty sure it's +5 to the Characteristic to bring the new guys level with the existing players

 

This is correct.

 

So if your Infamy was 23, it would then be 28.

 

If your Infamy doesn't hit 85 by the end of *this* game, you get turned into a spawn. People who live dangerously take note...dun-dun-duuuun.

[Necronaut]

[Mazer Rackham]

Did you roll this for your mutation?

[FabiusV4lcoran]

2 hours ago, Necronaut said:

I LOVE THIS SONG.  Sorry for the non-40k talk but seriously love this song.

[Iron Father Ferrum]

I'll go back over my sheet and get it fixed.  I still have my notes on rolls and options and such.

[Lysimachus]

6 hours ago, Iron Father Ferrum said:

I'll go back over my sheet and get it fixed.  I still have my notes on rolls and options and such.

 

 

Honestly, other than the Inf Points and those Talents that are still there by mistake, it all looks bang on! 

 

And apologies if it feels like I'm being picky, I promise I'm just trying to be helpful! I really enjoy the character creation side of the game, so I love seeing what people have come up with, but my wife says I am definitely on the spectrum for OCD! 

[Iron Father Ferrum]

@Lysimachus for clarity, what are the big yellow blocks on the map?  Do they interfere with LOS?

 

Also, when it comes to the enemies' turns, if any of them fire at me, the camo cloak gives a -30 to BS attacks against me if I'm stationary.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

If Atesh runs 18 meters, can he get behind what appears to be cover?  It looks like he could JUST make it at 18 meters but I wanna make sure for the judgement call.

[Lysimachus]

Hiya, sorry, should have clarified, the yellow shapes are the industrial loaders described in my previous post, sort of like the Galvanic Servohaulers from the terrain sets but maybe a bit bigger? They should be big enough to provide LoS blocking.

 

And yep, I'd say 18m would put Atesh at the back of the right hand loader?

 

[Mazer Rackham]

Just a thread more housekeeping, miene kinder, more for our new Players (since no-one else listens to me around any more) if you're doing OOC replies inside the IC, please just bop your post in green, with the prefix of OOC, thusly:

 

OOC: I think you're a big wonky sandwich, lmao.

 

The reason for this is we had a chap who used a screen reader (he was blind) and this forms an accessibility point for audience members like him. The green is just because it jumps out, and the GM/GD knows you're being...inquisitive.

 

Just for clarity - you've done nowt wrong, just these are our conventions for smoother gameplay for  me  you all. Yes.

[Lysimachus]

Apologies boss, that's probably my fault for raising OOC questions in the IC 

[Mazer Rackham]

10 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Apologies boss, that's probably my fault for raising OOC questions in the IC 

 

Hey, whoa, no need to apologise, it's fine.

 

I was just getting Fabius ready for the poker.

 

Orderly queue.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

I like pokes.  I will follow the orderly queue, Commissar.

[Mazer Rackham]

10 minutes ago, FabiusV4lcoran said:

I like pokes.  I will follow the orderly queue, Commissar.

 

This pleases and concerns me in equal measure - yet I am not sure which of these sentiments is first.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

4 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

 

This pleases and concerns me in equal measure - yet I am not sure which of these sentiments is first.

 

This is what will keep me from getting drummed out of the Crystal Temple.  Hot damn!

 

Also, I'm typing up my entry.  I'm lost on what mag damage is?  I don't see it in my stuff and I want to make sure I'm not missing a calculation (again).

[Machine God]

28 minutes ago, FabiusV4lcoran said:

 

This is what will keep me from getting drummed out of the Crystal Temple.  Hot damn!

 

Also, I'm typing up my entry.  I'm lost on what mag damage is?  I don't see it in my stuff and I want to make sure I'm not missing a calculation (again).

 

Magnitude damage its under Hordes in the Index. P 349

 

You don't need to worry about Mag Damage it's a GM thing.

 

You just roll your Damage and @Lysimachus works out the Mag Damage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 26 by Machine God
Grots in the Bellfry

[Lysimachus]

Yep, as MG says, Hordes don't have Wounds, they have Magnitude. Against a Horde, it matters less about getting high Dam Hits and more about getting as many Hits as you can. Shooting a lascannon at a Horde will almost definitely do Damage, but it's still only 1 Hit, so can only do 1 Mag Dam.

 

Just saying, that's why you might want to consider Pushing a Doombolt? Not only does it increase the strength of each Hit, it also increases the max number of Hits you can inflict. At Unfettered, 3 is the max, but as you can Push up to +5 Psy Rating, it could theoretically be up to 8 Hits?

 

Obviously, yes, it's a risk of Phenomena/Perils, but it might be worth considering, especially now Mob 2 has done a runner and Arbites 2 and the Proctor are free?

 

 

Edited January 27 by Lysimachus

[Iron Father Ferrum]

Don't worry about the Proctor.  *cracks knuckles*

[FabiusV4lcoran]

16 hours ago, Lysimachus said:

Yep, as MG says, Hordes don't have Wounds, they have Magnitude. Against a Horde, it matters less about getting high Dam Hits and more about getting as many Hits as you can. Shooting a lascannon at a Horde will almost definitely do Damage, but it's still only 1 Hit, so can only do 1 Mag Dam.

 

Just saying, that's why you might want to consider Pushing a Doombolt? Not only does it increase the strength of each Hit, it also increases the max number of Hits you can inflict. At Unfettered, 3 is the max, but as you can Push up to +5 Psy Rating, it could theoretically be up to 8 Hits?

 

Obviously, yes, it's a risk of Phenomena/Perils, but it might be worth considering, especially now Mob 2 has done a runner and Arbites 2 and the Proctor are free?

 

 

And Mazer said y'all do the perils roll, right?

[Lysimachus]

Indeed I do. (I can't remember who came up with the idea, or in which game, but we all agreed it added a bit more of a feeling of 'peril' to Perils, and that's how we've done it ever since!) 

 

Edited January 28 by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

2 hours ago, Lysimachus said:

(I can't remember who came up with the idea, or in which game, but we all agreed it added a bit more of a feeling of 'peril' to Perils, and that's how we've done it ever since!) 

 

IIRC it was Mol (Commissar Molotov), over in Blackthorn.

 

Superb idea. 

[Machine God]

4 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

 

IIRC it was Mol (Commissar Molotov), over in Blackthorn.

 

Superb idea. 

Any idea of when? Blackthorn is a Long post. 

 

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

1 hour ago, Machine God said:

Any idea of when? Blackthorn is a Long post. 

 

Not a scooby.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

Okay I recognize that the weapons jam on the enemies was a good thing, and that was written beautifully Lysimachus.

 

BUT WHEN DO I GET MY FEATHERS AND EXTRA EYE THAT ONLY SEE SHADES OF PURPLE AND ORANGE?!  Or tentacle with sharp teeth embedded in the suckers like a colossal squid?

[Mazer Rackham]

Hmm, looking through your records now, sir, I have to advise you that when you enlisted, you decided to take the 'Economy' plan and therefore don't have access to those upgraded modules without further significant investment.

 

I mean, we could upgrade you...but that would require escalating directly to the 'Premium' experience, and other in-app purchases may be required for the full set of accoutrements.