A Knocking Afar (IC Thread)

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

The reapers fire gave them the best chance, but the creatures would soon be upon them in number. Sweeping his blade at the closest Ialandranth weaved backwards to intercept those yet to engage, though the Ur Ghul quickly sought to intercept him.

 

 

Attack closest - 38 to hit = hit, damage 1+6, Pen 2

 Half action disengage = 76 = fail, no move. (unless the ur-ghul is dead in which case Ialandranth moves to block charges against Orach

Edited July 12 by A.T.

[Trokair]

Red Injured (5 wounds left) Ur-ghul

Dodge, Ag:49, D100: 61, Fail Dead.

[Trokair]

Turn 5 Update

 

Initiative

26: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

13: Kelman Orach [0/18]

12: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

11: Venkarryn [0/16]

11: Ur-Ghul (Red) [16] Each, 6 Remain – 5 have Run + Hard Target – 1 on [11/16]  1 on [13/16]

10: Ur-Ghul (Orange) [16] Each, 8 Remain – Run + Hard Target

9: Saoirse Firebright [0/14]

7: Ur-Ghul (Dark Red) [16] Each, 10 Remain – Run + Hard Target – 6 Pinned

?: Kemedra Llyn [0/15] – Unconscious

 

Map

 

Spoiler

 

All dead Ur-Ghuls have been removed, all pinned one have been coloured light brown.

 

Venkaryn Next

[Black Cohort]

Ven unloads another volley at the Ur-Ghuls to the west of the crash.  But his aim still seems to be impacted by his hard landing and he leads them too much.

 

BS44 +20 FA + 10 short range - 20 run/hard target = 54

roll 58 = miss

[Trokair]

Ur-Ghul (Red)

Spoiler

Wounded (5) Ur-ghul Charges Saoirse Phantom

WS: 42 +20(Berserk Charge) +10(outnumbered) = 72

D100: 100!, Miss

 

Wounded (3) Ur-ghul Swift Attack Saoirse Phantom

WS: 42 +10(outnumbered) = 52

Attack 1: D100: 21, Hit

Attack 2: D100: 95, Miss

If no dodge, Location: Right Arm

Damage 1d10 (tearing) + Strength Bonus at Pen 1

Roll: 9,9 take 9 I guess +3 = 12 at Pen 1

 

Ur-Ghul (third from right of map) Charges Saoirse

WS: 42 +20(Berserk Charge) = 62

D100: 46, Hit

If no dodge, Location: Body

Damage 1d10 (tearing) + Strength Bonus at Pen 1

Roll: 3,7 take 7 +3 = 10 at Pen 1

 

Remaining Ur-ghuls can’t charge due to range, so will Run up to 24m (ending up at the Featherflight Hull or thereabouts)

 

 

Ur-Ghul (Orange)

Spoiler

Run (48m with Sprint ) forward  - Hard Target

 

Still the furthest from the bloodshed that they could now smell clearly the second Ur-Ghul pack sprinted in bounds and leaps towards their prey.

 

 

Saoirse, Saoirse Phantom and Dodges Next.

[Mazer Rackham]

Soairse:

 

Phantom Reaction:

Spoiler

Parry WS 46 (+5 Psy Power) + 10 (Balance) = 61

D100: 84, Fail.

Rune Armour AP 6: Very Hard (-30) WP Test reduces damage.

WP 45 - 30 = 15

D100: 013, PASS, no DoS.

Damage Reduced by PR - 1D5 to Min 1 = 2

DR (Damage Reduction) = 2 + 2 (TB) + 5 (Armour) = 9

Wounds = 11/14

 

Soairse Reaction:

Spoiler

Parry WS 46 + 10 (Balanced) = 56

D100: 37, PASS Plus 1 DoS

Weapon Has Power Field (75% to do a Mos Eisley Cantina)

D100: 016, yep, enemy weapon (D2: left hand??) is destroyed.

Parry successful, no damage.

 

The weave of fate was thin enough here to take advantage. As she thought it, she was doing it, her inner awareness opened further, the veil thinning as time slowed but for a moment.

 

The faces of her various assailants, locked in hideous rictus visage, the defiant poses of the cousins about her, each dealing with the threat as rotely taught, but innately mastered by the Aeldari spirit, and exploited into lethal focus by an unparalelled comprehension. The awe and admiration of lesser races could be distracting to those who simply...were.

 

She would heed her own counsel. The flame concentrated from a burning billow into a lance of melta focus to cleave her foemen as realities asserted the truths of the universe - the paths laid out could yet be thwarted...

 

There was no time to think, only to do.

 

She pulsed the enemy movements to her kin - for what the warning was worth.

 

Soairse Actions On:

Spoiler

Free Action: Sustain Executioner (Further WP Tests reduced for other powers).

Free Action: Psychic Power Walking the Path, Unfettered PR 3. Sustained.

WP 45 + 15 -10 (Maintain Power) = 50

D100: 35, PASS, Plus 1 DoS

Effect: +10 WS/BAS, -20 to Hit BAS.

(The power also allows me to warn everyone in PR + DoS about the enemy, but it only gives -5 BAS to Hit, which isn't much use, but hey, it's something).

 

Full Action: Swift Attack

 

(A1) WS 46 + 10 = 56

D100: 77 (Re-roll FP) = 41 PASS, Plus 1 DoS

Hit:  Body  - Sure Strike = 14, Right Arm...

Dam: 1D10+9 = 19 (RF, Fail) Pen 6

 

(A2) WS 46 +10 = 56

D100: 49, PASS, no DoS

Hit: Left Leg

Dam: 1D10+9 = 18, Pen 6

 

Spectre/Phantom Actions On:

Spoiler

Full Action: Swift Attack, (both attacks same target).

(1) WS 46 +5 = 51

D100: 009 PASS, Plus 4 DoS

Hit:  Left Leg  - Sure Strike - HEAD.

Dam: 1D10+9 = 10, Pen 6

 

(2) WS 46 +5 = 51

D100: 41, PASS, Plus 1 DoS

Hit: Body

Dam: 1D10+9 = 10 (RF, Conf, + 8) = 27 Pen 6

 

The dance of swords and blood began.

 

Edited July 16 by Mazer Rackham
Calcs corrected.

[Trokair]

Ur-Ghul in melee with Saoirse Dodge

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag:49, D100: 08, Pass

Dead from second hit.

 

The Ur-ghul howled as its left arm was shorn clean of moments before it’s claws could dig into the prey. Of balance it felt the prickle of a powerfield swipe at it on the right, a moments grace granted by the absent left limb, but not enough as the Ur-ghul found the ground cut out from underneath it.   

 

 

Ur-Ghul in melee with Saoirse Phantom Dodge (assume the one that actually hurt the phatonm)

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag:49, D100: 0835, Pass

Dead from second hit.

 

The prey’s flesh gave way as if smoke before  the Ur-ghuls claw, yet the return stroke was as solid as, well, a sword.

 

 

Dark Red Ur-Ghuls

Spoiler

Pinned Ur-Ghuls Half Action Move (4m) away from Ialathial

Unpinning Test, WP:33

Working from left, front row, middle etc

Ur-Ghul roll: 18 Pass - Unpinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 75 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 78 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 32 Pass - Unpinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 71 Fail - Pinned

Unpinned Ur-Ghul Run (24m) closer.

 

While many cowered from the hail of near misses a few lept and vaulted past their packmemebers, eager now for the kill.

Edited July 16 by Trokair

[Trokair]

Turn 6

Initiative

26: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

13: Kelman Orach [0/18]

12: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

11: Venkarryn [0/16]

11: Ur-Ghul (Red) [16] Each, 4 Remain – 3 Healthy have Run + Hard Target – 1 on [11/16] 

10: Ur-Ghul (Orange) [16] Each, 8 Remain – Run + Hard Target

9: Saoirse Firebright [0/14]

7: Ur-Ghul (Dark Red) [16] Each, 10 Remain – 4 closest have Run + Hard Target – 4 Pinned

?: Kemedra Llyn [0/15] – Unconscious

 

Map

Spoiler

 

Ialathial (Blue), Kelman (Black), Ialandranth (White), Venkarryn (Yellow), Saoirse (Purple), Saoirse Psychic double ganger (Lighter Purple), Kemedra (Green)

Ur-Ghul relevant stats:  AG:49, Toughness Bounus 3, and Armour 2

 

 

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider:

Duskstrider redirected his arc of fire to his left, intent on catching more vermin in the bladestorm…

 

Suppressing Fire: Ialathial will fire at Orange Ur-ghuls with his ASC. A 45 degree x 40 m cone should cover at least 5 Orange and 1 Dark Red (next to him on the right) targets, which must test for Pinning (-20).

 

Spoiler

Suppressing Fire BaS Test (ASC): 50(BaS) - 20 (Hard Target) - 20 (Target Ran) + 10 (Short Range) - 20 (Suppressing Fire) = 0, AutoFail

Roll d100: 29 = Fail = 0 Hits, No Jam

[Trokair]

Pinning Test

Spoiler

WP:33 – 20 = 13

Dark Red: 48, Fail - Pinned

Orange: 51, Fail - Pinned

Orange: 30, Fail - Pinned

Orange: 18, Fail - Pinned

Orange: 59, Fail - Pinned

Orange: 58, Fail – Pinned

 

Kelman, Ialandranth, and Venkarryn Next

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

Hesitation from the attack, these creatures could not have downed the ship and must surely have some master - hounds sent out ahead but wavering without guidance.

 

The threat was far from over however as some sought to enter the ship itself and attack those within, as Ialandranth moved once more to intercept.

 

Half move action to get within 3m of any targets at the entrance to the ship (not sure which end that is :p)

 

Semi-auto (no jump away): BaS 42 +10 SAB +30 Range = target 82

Roll to hit : 39 = three hits

 

First target(two hits) = 21 and 14, pen 0

Second target(one hit) = 23, pen 0

[Trokair]

Red Ur-ghul Dodge

Spoiler

(by Featherflight cargo ramp (right next to Venkarryn ))

Ag:49, D100: 65, Fail and Dead

 

Red Ur-ghul Dodge

Spoiler

(south east of first, while I think he might technically be beyond the 2m it is hard to judge on even the zoomed in map, and last time I leaned the other way so benefit of the doubt on this one to A.T. ))

Dodge, Ag:49, D100: 73, Fail and also Dead

 

The two were sniffing around the entrance of the cargo ramp, sensing movement and prey inside. The pop of displaced air was not warning enough to save them from the monomolecular filament speeding like a cloud through them before it drifted apart into harmless strands.

[Akylas]

Kelman

 

Kelman whirls around at the sound of the Ur Ghuls behind him. He focuses first on the slightly further one and fires.

Aiming at the slightly further Ghul  of the two immediately behind him.

 

Roll D100 against 54 = 100 = 4 DOF

Ballistic Skill 44 + 10(half action Aim) +10(Accurate +Aim) +10 (short range) +20 (Full Auto Burst) -20 (Run) - 20 (Hard Target) = 54

[Black Cohort]

Ven unloads at close range at the creatures attempting to circle around the crashed shuttle.

 

 

BS44 +20 FA + 30 point blank range - 20 run/hard target = 54

roll 12 = hit with 4 DoS so all 5 rounds hit

 

damage 1d10+2 Pen 4

 

Hit 1 = 6 damage

Hit 2 = critical hit 21 damage

Hit 3 = 6 damage

Hit 4 = 3 damage

Hit 5 = 7 damage

 

 

ooc: I think that should deal with at least one of them

[Trokair]

 

Red Ur-ghul Dodge

Spoiler

Small correction, the Ur-ghul that was in point blank range had already been taken care of by Ialandranth, so the next closest would only be in short rang instead of point blank, but that would still score 3 hits so likely still dead, let’s see.

 

Ag:49, D100: 27, Pass, dodged hit 1

Hit 2: 21 -3(TB) -0(Armour 2 -4)= Dead

 

Hit 3 into Dark Red pinned Ur-Ghul as within 2m me thinks

Ag:49, D100: 55, Fail

6 Damage -3(TB) -0(Armour 2 -4) = 3 wounds, now [3/16]

 

Map update for clarity as a number have died, I also changed pinned form light brown to dark brown as the light was showing up as greyish.

 

 

 

 

Red Ur-Ghul

Spoiler

Wounded (5) Ur-ghul Swift Attack Saoirse Phantom

WS: 42

Attack 1: D100: 98, Miss

Attack 2: D100: 07, Hit

 

If no dodge/parry, Location: Body

Damage 1d10 (tearing) + Strength Bonus at Pen 1

Roll: 5,8 take 8 +3 = 11 at Pen 1

 

 

Ornage Ur-Ghul

Spoiler

3 Unpinned Run (24m) forward – Hard Target

5 Pinned move (4m) away from Ialathial, then test to unpinn

Unpinning Test, WP:33

Working from top and left

Ur-Ghul roll: 80 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 81 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 98 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 43 Fail - Pinned

Ur-Ghul roll: 50 Fail - Pinned

 

 

Saoirse Next

[Mazer Rackham]

 Saoirse:

 

Phantom Reaction:

Spoiler

Parry WS 46 (+5 Psy Power) + 10 (Balance) = 61

D100: 71 Fail, 1 DoF

DR (Damage Reduction) = 2 (TB) + 5 (Armour) = 7

Wounds = 05/14

 

With the threat ably whittled by her companions, she focussed her power and extended her senses, the affront of their pressing enemy requiring support for the Duskstrider. Fleet of foot, she was forced to slink into the hold of the vessel to get a clear view, but it was good enough. A resplendant psychegraph* of the Defender Inviolate, Asurmen, standing braced and dealing death, slipped from her own conscious to the Dire Avenger - coloured with reassurance.

 

On sighting the harried Ur-Ghuls through the jagged rents in the feather-flight, she summoned her wyrdling force, coaxing gloaming ensorcellry* into her Wraithbone vambraces, filling the mirror-soul of the Witchblade grasped in her tight fist. Levelling the weapon, Saoirse whispered the runes of wrath in her soul, and the power erupted with a flare of amber flame, launched from hilt to point. The pyschic barrage crossed the distance in a blink of unreal time, detonating in a very physical thunderclap amidst the fiend flesh-eaters. The veil rippled reality with a shimmer of liquid glass until it smoothed.

 

Saoirse's Actions On:

Spoiler

Free Action: Maintain Executioner

Free Action: Release Walking the Path

Half Action: Half-move into shuttle as per GM guidance)

Half Action: Destructor (Target Dark Red cluster - see map, target circled)

 

Spoiler

 

PR Level: Push

Range: 20 x PR (7) = 140m

WP: 45 + 35 (PR 7) - 10 (Power Sustain) = 70

D100: 56, PASS Plus 1 DoS

Effect: Blast Radius is PR(7)m + 1m (per 2 DoS) = 7m

Damage: 2D10 + PR (7) = 21, Pen 7, Energy, Radius 7m

 

Soairse's shade, a petty reflection of herself, battled the remaining foe amidst their ranks, a mere distraction, a strange, divorced thrill of war her subconscious mind projected and handled. The cuts and blows of ravenous claws stopped an inch behind her psychic skin, the battering thankfully, arms' length. She replied with a fret of her own annoyance...

 

Spectre/Phantom Actions On:

Spoiler

Full Action: Swift Attack, (both attacks same target).

(1) WS 46 +5 = 51

D100: 50 PASS, no DoS

Hit:  Body  - Sure Strike - HEAD.

Dam: 1D10+9 = 12, Pen 6

 

(2) WS 46 +5 = 51

D100: 18, PASS, Plus 3 DoS

Hit:  Right Leg  - Sure Strike - Right Arm

Dam: 1D10+9 = 13 Pen 6

 

* = Astartesian bobbins for Xin...

 

Edited Tuesday at 03:57 PM by Mazer Rackham
Bit of lyrical gilding

[Trokair]

Dark Red Ur-ghul Dodge

Spoiler

Initial Target – AB bonus won’t get it out of area of affects doge auto fail – Dead

Next closest (north west of initial target) ditto

Ur-ghul north 

Ag:49, D100: 65, Fail and dead

Ur-ghul south east

Ag:49, D100: 04, Pass

Ur-ghul south west (just in range, maybe)

Ag:49, D100: 48, Pass

 

The smell of deep charred Ur-ghul permeated the area as three fell freshly roasted.

 

Ur-Ghul in melee with Saoirse Phantom Dodge

Spoiler

Dodge, Ag:49, D100: 47, Pass

Still Dead from second hit.

 

Growing frustrated with the intangibility of its foe the Ur-Ghul screamed, and thus only bearly avoiding the blade swingeing for its head. Snarling as it recovered its balance it never ‘saw’ the second swing.

 

 

Dark Red Ur-ghuls

Spoiler

Pinned Ur-Ghul by Featherflight, - remain where it is because technically in cover

Unpinning Test, WP:33 D100: 61 Pinned

Three Urghuls (left/south easterly) run (24m), front two end up in melee with Ialathial (no charge so no attacks) –Hard Target (the two in melee are +20 to hit in melee from running)

Three pinned Ur-ghuls move (4m) away

Unpinning Test, WP:33 D100: 83 Pinned

Unpinning Test, WP:33 D100: 57 Pinned

Unpinning Test, WP:33 D100: 41 Pinned

 

[Trokair]

Turn 7

Initiative

26: Ialathial Duskstrider [0/15]

13: Kelman Orach [0/18]

12: Ialandranth Veilseeker [0/16]

11: Venkarryn [0/16]

11: Ur-Ghul (Red) All Dead

10: Ur-Ghul (Orange) [16] Each, 8 Remain – 3 Run + Hard Target, 5 Pinned

9: Saoirse Firebright [0/14] – Phantom [07/14]

7: Ur-Ghul (Dark Red) [16] Each, 7 Remain – 3 Run + Hard Target – 5 Pinned

?: Kemedra Llyn [0/15] – Unconscious

 

Map

 

Spoiler

 

 

Ialathial (Blue), Kelman (Black), Ialandranth (White), Venkarryn (Yellow), Saoirse (Purple), Saoirse Phantom (Lighter Purple), Kemedra (Green)

Ur-Ghul relevant stats:  AG:49, Toughness Bounus 3, and Armour 2

Pinned Ur-Ghul in Brown

[Mike Zulu]

Ialathial Duskstrider:

Two fearless Ur-Ghuls persisted through the bladestorm and lunged at Ialathial. The glistening of their needle-like teeth betrayed their satisfaction, now that they have their prey.

 

Duskstrider would need to time his strikes carefully. A foolish strike would be costly, and he had no intention to become lunch for these creatures…

 

Ready: Ialathial will Quick-Draw his Boneknife and Shuriken Pistol, slinging his ASC (allowed 2 Ready actions per turn).

Defensive Stance: Ialathial will adopt a defensive posture; enemies are -20 WS to hit.

[A.T.]

Ialandranth Veilseeker

 

Steady fire from the others had broken up the charge as the Ur-Ghul came in disjointed and unable to take advantage of their numbers. Still a few were slipping through and the group were ill equipped to fight at such close distances with only knives and small arms. But they would have to suffice.

 

Two of the creatures had pinned down Ialathial but left themselves exposed in return as Ialandrath slipped through the fringes of realspace to appear atop the shuttle poised to strike.

 

Charge the closest Ur-ghul engaged with Ialandrath from atop a suitable part of the shuttle.

 

WS30 +10 (charge), +10 (higher ground)

Roll = 89  - miss

[Akylas]

Kelman

 

Kelman fires at a Ghul to his east, hoping to ward off their charge.

 

Aiming at yellow ur-ghul to the east.

Ballistic Skill 44 + 10(half action Aim) +10(Accurate +Aim) +10 (short range) +20 (Full Auto Burst) -20 (Run) - 20 (Hard Target) = 54

 

Roll d100 = 88 = Miss.3 DOF