[BC] The Blackest Heart (OOC)

[Mojake]

1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Well looking at the Chaos Havocs as were, the ML always looked like it had a jury-rigged magazine, (as did some of the Marine ones) and the Soundstrike is actually only single-shot, fed by a ready magazine/w loading arm on the backpack.

 

This is something we can look at, but would be either that or a jump pack, when the opportunity comes.

 

The Proteus ML has a clip of 5 going by the model, so let's just say I lost the magazine and manually feed each missile into the chamber  

[Lysimachus]

Single ML with Extended Magazine (adds 25% shots but specifies round up) would take you from Clip 1 to 2. Then taking the Shot Selector would allow 3 Clips, bringing you up to 6 missiles before needing a reload, and freely able to choose between Frag and Krak (and maybe later something more rare)?

 

 

Which is honestly where it should have been in the first place... 

 

Edit: Did he have any spare levels on the starting Acquisition of the ML to add any Upgrades?

 

Edit edit: Actually, ML is only Rare, and you would get +10 for the Single Item, so I think you probably could include both of those Upgrades?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 05:59 PM by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

3 minutes ago, Mojake said:

The Proteus ML has a clip of 5 going by the model, so let's just say I lost the magazine and manually feed each missile into the chamber  

 

Well, the magazine rack was obviously just lying around, until an Executioner came in... and thought *hmm, I could make a trophy rack out of this...*

 

Maybe IC< you glance at Hagga's bold display and think 'hmm, familiar, but I can't place it...'

 

 

[Mojake]

12 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Single ML with Extended Magazine (adds 25% shots but specifies round up) would take you from Clip 1 to 2. Then taking the Shot Selector would allow 3 Clips, bringing you up to 6 missiles before needing a reload, and freely able to choose between Frag and Krak (and maybe later something more rare)?

 

 

Which is honestly where it should have been in the first place... 

 

Edit: Did he have any spare levels on the starting Acquisition of the ML to add any Upgrades?

 

Edit edit: Actually, ML is only Rare, and you would get +10 for the Single Item, so I think you probably could include both of those Upgrades?

 

 

I believe I did my acquisitions correctly (IB = 3: ML, kraks, frags), but regardless I would quite like to cycle through a few different heavy weapons as they become available. I'm the meantime I don't mind too much have a single shot.

[Mazer Rackham]

I can confirm all Acquisitions were done correctly.

 

Normal BC Game TPK's:

Players: 'I cast fireball!'

GM: 'You roll perils and get a bloodthirster.'

 

OR;

Players: ' I have connived and betrayed you all! Mwahahah!'

Also Other Players: 'No, me! Mwahahah!' 

 

My BC Game TPK's:

Players: 'Please sir, can we have some more (stuffs)?'

GM: 'So you have chosen death....'

 

 

[Machine God]

Kraggan didn't ask for the Earth, just traded his starting gear for a Fallen Magos Power Axe.

 

 

 

 

 

[Machine God]

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[Necronaut]

@Mazer Rackham for reference is it Obidiah's turn in Brawlhalla (see what I did there?)? I think that may have gotten lost in the flood of posts concerning rats fleeing to/from proverbial ships a page back in the IC.

[Mazer Rackham]

1 minute ago, Necronaut said:

@Mazer Rackham for reference is it Obidiah's turn in Brawlhalla

 

Correct, sir.

 

1 minute ago, Necronaut said:

(see what I did there?)?

 

[Lysimachus]

18 minutes ago, Necronaut said:

is it Obidiah's turn in Brawlhalla

 

Is he last before the Abominant kicks the door in? 

 

 

[Mazer Rackham]

1 minute ago, Lysimachus said:

Is he last before the Abominant kicks the door in? 

 

*Checks notes*

 

Frowns.

 

Stop reading my homework, son.

[Iron Father Ferrum]

2 hours ago, Necronaut said:

@Mazer Rackham for reference is it Obidiah's turn in Brawlhalla (see what I did there?)? I think that may have gotten lost in the flood of posts concerning rats fleeing to/from proverbial ships a page back in the IC.

 

1 hour ago, Lysimachus said:

 

Is he last before the Abominant kicks the door in? 

 

 

 

Sorry, busy day around both home and office.

[Mazer Rackham]

Don't ever sweat that, squire, we have a 'real-life takes precedence' policy around here.

 

Although if you could fill out the Spleen donation waiver, that would be just great.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

[Mazer Rackham]

I love that film. Mystery Men is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine.

[FabiusV4lcoran]

1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

I love that film. Mystery Men is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine.

"Guilty"?  Pffft.

 

Eddie Izzard adds at least 10% benefit to literally every film they're in.

 

I would love to see them as a noble in the Cavill Series (HAH IT'S ABOUT 40K NOW!)

[Mazer Rackham]

My last off-topic about this, I promise - I've had occasion to meet Eddie Izzard twice, and regrettably, neither experience was terribly positive.

 

Anyhoo...now that IFF has posted, we can move onwards with the slaughter.

[Iron Father Ferrum]

It's the rare celebrity who is worth meeting in my experience.

[Lysimachus]

Hmm

 

@Iron Father Ferrum @Mojake I'd like your thoughts before Hagga acts.

 

He and Eska are just within Charge distance of the big beastie, and my gut instinct would be to charge it before it charges us?

 

However, that would leave Varne and Obadiah shooting into CC (or standing around doing nothing...)

 

I'm thinking it might be better to move back a bit, just outside of its Charge Range, and put a plasma pistol shot into it. That way, the others can also shoot (preferably with a Krak missile? )

 

Also, the beast will have to Run rather than Charge to get into combat with us, meaning it can't attack this Round?

 

Just gives us an opportunity to put some Wounds on it before it can squish us?

 

Thoughts?

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

Before you even start strategising good sirs, Mr @Lysimachus someone has a Dodge to make?

[Lysimachus]

Will do, boss. I'll roll it before I roll any Actions for the next Round 

 

Edit: I think I am going to go with a shot this Round, it's just the smart move, and it avoids the other 2 Marines being kind of cut out of the fight?

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Lysimachus

[Iron Father Ferrum]

I'm just now realizing that the tune in my head is actually the boss battle music.  Oh boy.

[Lysimachus]

Yes, indeed!

 

I'm not too worried by Frenzy, it's +1SB and TB so that's not a big change...

 

...but I am concerned that Mazer didn't choose to even bother trying to Dodge 23 Dam at Pen10*... 

 

(I assume from the narrative that it did do some Wounds? Are we allowed an idea of how many?)

 

 

Still, if it costs a Half Action to Frenzy, that means it can't Run or Charge this Round, so we get another Round of shooting if we want?

 

 

 

*I get that the ML is still to fire, but an average roll on 3d10+8 is only 24.5 (at Pen8) so not much different? 

 

 

Edit: another thing we learn, being on Fire ignores AV but it can't hurt this guy, so its TB must be 10 or more. I'm assuming not as high as a Bloodthirster at TB18, but still pretty high...

Edited 9 hours ago by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

14 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

...but I am concerned that Mazer didn't choose to even bother trying to Dodge 23 Dam at Pen10*... 

 

Good, good.

 

14 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

(I assume from the narrative that it did do some Wounds? Are we allowed an idea of how many?)

 

Yes, it did some good wounds.

 

14 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Still, if it costs a Half Action to Frenzy, that means it can't Run or Charge this Round, so we get another Round of shooting if we want?

 

Mea Culpa on that one, I misread that it did it for free when wounded, but it isn't, it's a Half - and since it goes last, it still has a Full Action. You can assume it used the previous turn to blow the bloody doors off. I've changed it to 'merely' being on fire, and no Frenzy.

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Mazer Rackham

[Lysimachus]

21 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

 

Good, good.

 

 

21 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

 

Yes, it did some good wounds.

 

Not sure if sarcasm or not, so I'll just say 'thanks'  

 

21 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Mea Culpa on that one, I misread that it did it for free when wounded, but it isn't, it's a Half - and since it goes last, it still has a Full Action. You can assume it used the previous turn to blow the bloody doors off. I've changed it to 'merely' being on fire, and no Frenzy.

 

 

Fair enough. So when it is its Turn, it will be able to either Frenzy (and have another Half Action left) or Run (Full Action) into combat, but not both? Either way, it's a bit of good news!