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[Tiruin]

Syra looked at the others with curiosity upon hearing the mention of stopping the caravan. A simple thought came to mind, but she wanted to be sure it was good enough to work. "Say, they won't run over an animal, would they?"

Spoiler: Syra Liene (click to show/hide)

HP: 20/20
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Race: Kitsune
Preferred weapon tree: Ranger
Credits: 10

Dual Revolvers
Survival Kit
Parachute
Sinker
5 Smokebombs
3 Sticky C-4s
10 Baloon Bombs

Short bio : Syra grew up in a harsh environment, one of the sectors of the Upperearth, and grew thus: a female of hardy will and flexible attitude, her years have come and gone with the rigors of experience pressed deep into her psyche - common sense being the primary. After her fifteenth year, she decided to put her life and training to good use; for though she wasn't able enough to fit into the military, she served in her own way: a vigilante of the streets. Her only item that mattered to her being her own body and a gun she picked up by other Kitsune as a gift they'd received, useful for close quarters combat. Eventually, she was caught up with the Cartel, or was it she that caught up to them?
Appearance
Human: Before you is a woman of five and a half feet tall. Her complexion is light, complementing her eyes, shaded deep brown, and long black hair tied into a braid at the back and falling until shoulder-length. She is lean in figure and has a small, white scar on her left cheek. She usually wears light common attire, preferring colors of blue.

Kitsune: With light brown fur, a fox-like humanoid stands before you at six feet in height. A single fluffy tail is seen from behind her, almost as long as the whole length of her lower body. Her gender cannot be precisely mentioned by humans, as they have trouble distinguishing without the 'normal' female features. She is still in the same lightweight common attire, though, now with a white band stretching down both her arms, ending at the back of her hands. It's origin is uncertain, as at the arm base, it blends in with the fur.

In both forms, her voice is average in tone, without roughness or accent.

Ability focus:
  Strength
  Dexterity

Skills :
  Martial Arts - Adept at any kind of unarmed combat and grappling.
  Parkour - Able to move through past obstacles by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing, and jumping that others would have a harder time doing.

Standard combat moves
Kneekick
Fastest gun <inherent>
Rising Shot
Machkick
Revolver panning <inherent>

Ranger moves often defy the laws of physics; specifically the law of action and equal reaction.
Each ranger move has a cost and a score. The cost is how easy it is to do that move, while the score tells you how much the next move may cost.

You cannot use the same move two times in a row. Additionally, it costs twice as much (or +1, whichever is higher) to use the same move twice in one combo.

Regular firing - 0/0
Kneekick - 1/4, strike the enemy hard enough to send him flying.
Fastest gun <inherent> - Not a move. This ability lets you quickly draw your gun in any situation, unless you are helpless or unable to move.
Rising shot - 1/4, the bullet you shoot flings the enemy high when it hits, opening him up for another move.
Revolver panning <inherent> - Not a move. This ability lets you fire one additional bullet when shooting using the 'regular firing' action, or two additional bullets with a revolver. Handcannons do not receive the benefit of this ability.
Machkick - 0/1, Deliver a kick that has a velocity near the speed of sound, snapping the enemy backwards and sometimes stunning him. The enemy often does not have time to prepare for a machkick.

Weapon firing speed:
Revolver 3/round

Cartel profit cut :
  50% commission
  20% housing & upkeep
  19% pyramid commission
  10% Imperial tax

= 1% for ye. Can improve profit cuts by doing great (in the Cartel's opinion, which usually involves either killing Imperial Thorns/Flowers, or making unexpectedly large profit) deeds.

[cerapa]

"No idea. Im guessing it would depend on the driver." Serat considered it a very odd idea, but they had some time to think things through. "And on the animal in question as well as a variety of other factors. Too high a chance of failure for my taste, but if you have any good ideas on how to reduce those chances?"

[Tiruin]

The woman shrugged, "Not much, if they were the empathic sort. Just wanted to bring that idea out though.

So we are going for blast and ambush, right?"

((A team.))

[Skyrunner]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

((Note: From now on, it would be nice if you noted that you were team A, Breakthrough, or team B Convoy. It's sorta confusing for me xD))

(('Nuther note: R-series bots are small, maybe about the size of a cat. That's why they are disposable and suicide attackers. Larger bots have to be custom made and paid for. O_o Just a note.))

[Caellath]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

((Note: From now on, it would be nice if you noted that you were team A, Breakthrough, or team B Convoy. It's sorta confusing for me xD))
(('Nuther note: R-series bots are small, maybe about the size of a cat. That's why they are disposable and suicide attackers. Larger bots have to be custom made and paid for. O_o Just a note.))

((Ok.))

[Draignean]

((Damnit, I thought I already had an action. My apologies.))

Head down to armory level while Dorian works out the plan with the others. Pick out a suitable disguise as a scientist, of as high a rank as I can manage. Then pick out clothes for Dorian's later use, dress him out as a lab technician and get him a matching toolbox/carrying case/supply kit.

Spoiler: Johnny Ruark (click to show/hide)

Name: Johnny Ruark
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Human
Preferred weapon tree : Spitfire
Liquid Assets: 0 Credits
Health: 20/20 (No effects)

Inventory,

Weapons
-Firelock Pistol x/X (Y)
-Firelock Pistol x/X (Y)
-Ammo Belt
-> Bouncing Bullets
-> Frost Bullets
-> Burning Bullets
-> G14 Buster

Explosives
-C4 Charge x3
-Smoke Bomb x5
-Balloon Bomb x10

Survival
-Survival Kit
-Retrieval Rocket
-Parachute

Ability focus:
  Intelligence
  Dexterity

Skills :

Performance Art: Johnny can play the guitar, sing, act, and (when the situation calls for it) strip. He has an excellent eye for what the crowd wants, and he's a talented performer.
Disguise: Earning a decent part of his keep as a thespian has given Ruark a great command of costume and makeup. Changing his appearance, manner, and voice to match a role is second nature.

---
 
Short bio :  Johnny Ruark was brought messily into a life of poverty in the slums Upperearth. The chop-shop of a clinic where he was born botched the cesarean, nearly killing his mother and inflicting a cut on Johnny that ran from the top of his forehead down to his collarbone. It was a near thing in the end, but, despite the bungling "doctor", both Johnny and his mother survived.
    Ruark's mother and father were both small time maintenance workers, though without the education level required to get steady work.  As Johnny himself grew up, he took what poor work he could manage, although his light build made grunt work difficult, and his height was a downright hazard in maintenance. Ruark was working as a small goods courier, mostly packages too sensitive (and occasionally, though Ruark was unaware of this, too illegal) to trust to a mechanical, when the accident happened. One of the upper-workers on a reclamation job out south botched a seal on a burn line, causing the waste gases to drift down and puddle in the lower works, asphyxiating six workers. Johnny Ruark's mother was among them.
   The families of the deceased workers were partially sponsored to alleviate the hardship, but the money Ruark's father received disappeared down the throat of a bottle as fast, and occasionally faster, than it arrived. For a long time all Johnny could think of was getting out of the life, and it was that desire to escape more than anything else that made him start working the dingy slum club circuit. He sang every song he knew, he acted out every play and story he could remember, and, when he turned sixteen and managed to pick up a mostly broken one at an estate sale, he played the guitar. His voice largely untainted by the vapors the workers were forced to inhale, and his fingers more bare of gruntwork calluses than most (though by no means bare), Johnny managed to eke out enough of a living to avoid starvation and keep his father from drinking himself into a hole. Life was not good, but it wasn't terrible either.
    Now, in the present day, Johnny Ruark, occasionally known as Johnny Guitar, has made something of a name for himself as a regular attraction in the slum club circuit. He's a one man show, thespian, singer, musician, and if hired by the right woman for the right party, stripper. In all honesty, his Father's death spiral of unending thirst is the only reason the young Ruark needed to break into smuggling- the old man's drinking habits now require daily medication and neutralizer shots to prevent him from killing himself.
   One day, Johnny Ruark hopes to be able to afford the intestinal implants necessary to keep his father's body from metabolizing alcohol, but that's going to mean a lot of dirty jobs, and maybe a bit of illicit Underearth magic on the side.
   Still, Johnny doesn't mind. Being a smuggler has its own allure; it's just like being an actor, except more guns and fewer people clapping when you make a dramatic demise.

Appearance: Johnny Ruark is a tall but slender man, probably only weighing 140 pounds on a good week. His hair is brown and straight, kept a bit longer than most to accommodate a variety of roles- though for the most part Ruark keeps it in a twist-tuck hidden in the back of his shirt. His eyes are mix of two parts brown to one part green, not exactly striking, but Ruark has always been fond of them. Johnny's face is  made up of sharp edges and hard lines, his career as a not-quite-starving artist making his natural strong jaw and prominent cheekbones memorably sharp and hawkish. When not covered up by stage cosmetics, a long scar becomes visible on Ruark's face, tracing it's way down from the top of his forehead, bisecting the tear-duct in his right eye, and then veering off down one cheek to continue on down his neck.

Cartel profit cut :
  50% commission
  20% housing & upkeep
  19% pyramid commission
  10% Imperial tax

= 1% Personal profit

[Phantom of The Library]

Taskforce B82 (Which is A team right?)

Take a closer look around the area.

((Sorry for disappearing))

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name:James Shaw
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Human


Appearance: James stands at about six feet in height, with black, spiky hair and goggles that are always pulled up onto the top of his head. (More detailed description to come)

Preferred weapon tree : Robotics


\|Ability focus|/
  Intelligence
  Dexterity


=]Skills[=
Improvisation: A natural talent for as well as years of figuring out how to make the right things from the wrong parts, has left him with a knack for finding substitutes for many machine parts out of what's lying around.

Calm Logical Thinker: Nothing really fazes him, and he keeps a calm head and analyzes any situation that he finds himself in.


Weapon: Semi-automatic pistol

+=Inventory=+
-LEGO kit
-R-78 Landrunner
Suicide Initiative
-R-70EZ Timebomb
-Emergency Landrunner Deployer
-Survival Kit
-Retrieval rocket
-Parachute
-Smokebomb
30 Credits

[monk12]

Team Breakthrough

Dorian scratches his cheek, considering Sevten's words. "The problem with that is that it would alert the guards, making it much more difficult for Ruark and I to infiltrate. I think you should enter with Team Breaking Stuff- hopefully there won't be much resistance in the basement, but if there is I'd rather you folks had the firepower to overwhelm it before an alarm is raised. I'd like it if you then took up a guard position- if you hear a firefight break out upstairs, come up to reinforce us. Otherwise, hang back to protect our demolitions people- their exit plan is much more tenuous than ours, and your extra weapon could be the difference between escape and destruction down there. It's a lot of responsibility, but I think you can handle it."

Spoiler: Dorian Chronis (click to show/hide)

Name: Dorian Chronis
Gender: M
Age: 20
Race: Dragonoid

Appearance: Dorian is short for a Dragonoid, not even six feet high, with a wiry frame. His metallic grey scales are traced with fine scars and small burns from his years of mechanic work.
Short bio: Considered a runt by the other Dragonoids, Dorian preferred to spend his time building and racing mecha- he could build those as big and strong as he wanted! Unfortunately, mech racing is an expensive hobby; unable to sustain himself on the circuit without a sponsor, Dorian turned to the Cartel for funding. His quick reactions and elusive nature made him well suited for the life of a smuggler, and Dorian found the thrill and excitement of such missions surpassed that of the racing world. Now, Dorian hopes to test his skills against the greatest challenges the blockade can present him.

Preferred weapon tree: Robotics

Ability focus: Intelligence + Dexterity

Skills

Ace Pilot- Dorian is an expert at handling mechanical vehicles with precision and poise, whether on land, sea or earth!

Expert Mechanic- Dorian has a good understanding of how mechanical things operate from years of building and customizing his own mechas.

Inventory
Credits- 0
LEGO kit (Lectric Ebullient Gunnery Operations kit. Standard equipment for robotics.)
R-78 Landrunner
Suicide Initiative
R-70EZ Timebomb
Emergency Landrunner Deployer

Survival Kit
Retrieval Rocket x2
Parachute
C4(x6)

Bowgun

[Caellath]

((@GM: I would like more detailed information on our equipment, specially on the robots, since we are kind of in the dark about tactics without knowing what we are able to do.))

[Spaghetti7]

Team B82
How about stopping the first vehicle carefully, then when the others stop or get out they'll be vulnerable.

Spoiler: Carl Duggan (click to show/hide)

HP: 20/20
Name: Carl Duggan
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Race: Celestial Human

Short bio : From his first day at school, Carl's parents began to worry. Worry that he was too brash, too quick-tempered when he came back with a bloody nose. Too arrogant when he spoke of beating up a boy several years older than him. Worried that, maybe, They might take an interest in him.
So they kept quiet, ignoring scuffles he got into and always answering angry teachers with "Sorry, it won't happen again." and a smile. This seemed to be working, until the third day of the Great Riots over the blockade. The night of his childhood's death. That night a group of looters, probably from the Lower Quad, burnt down Carl's house. He was the only survivor.
To say this was a turning point in his life would be downplaying it. From this day forwards, for 7 years, Carl has trained with one sole purpose in mind:
Breaking the Blockade.
Appearance: Carl is incredibly muscly, having been training for most of his life. With his small head topped with shaved black hair sitting upon his huge body, some have said he looks ridiculous. Some of them are no longer alive.

Preferred Weapon Tree: Heavy Weapons

Ability focus: (pick two)
  Strength
  Intelligence

Skills :
Ironflesh - always won playground fights due to a high pain threshold.
Packhorse - Carl's immense strength helps him to life vast weights.

Cartel profit cut :
  50% commission
  20% housing & upkeep
  19% pyramid commission
  10% Imperial tax

= 1% for ye. Can improve profit cuts by doing great (in the Cartel's opinion, which usually involves either killing Imperial Thorns/Flowers, or making unexpectedly large profit) deeds.

Credits: 0

Inventory: Survival Kit, Retrieval rocket, Parachute, Sinker, MOO platform,Gatling Gun chip, Flamethrower chip, Steyr AMR, Handcannon, 3 C4, 10 balloon bombs.

[cerapa]

Team B

"Intel suggested that there likely wont be anyone to get out in the first place. The escorts are robots."

[Skyrunner]

((@GM: I would like more detailed information on our equipment, specially on the robots, since we are kind of in the dark about tactics without knowing what we are able to do.))

((What kind of information do you want exactly? (meta) stats, description, fluff of how they work, dimensions, material, ...?))

[Caellath]

((What kind of information do you want exactly? (meta) stats, description, fluff of how they work, dimensions, material, ...?))

((Stats and fluff of how they work. It seems I have two L-something and I am still a little oblivious to their use.))

[Skyrunner]

R-78 Landrunner - Roughly 1.5 times larger than a brick and is as heavy. Walks silently except for the tape winding sound. Contains explosives. When not ordered, it seeks an enemy in sight and walks to it before falling face-down and exploding. It walks rather slowly.
2d6 damage.

R-70EZ Timebomb - Slightly larger than the 78. It cannot move. When the mechanic deploys it, an inner timer is set at will; when the timer runs down it explodes.
6d6 damage.

Suicide Initiaive - Select a general area with the pointer included in your LEGO kit. All of your mechas will attempt to either concentrate fire towards that direction, or explode at the target. 70EZ-T robots use their internal spring mechanism to 'hop' to the target and explode immediately, ignoring the timer. All mechas move faster while under the Suicide Initiative. SIs are irrevocable when used on R series robots. SIs used on other robots will cease when you order cancellation. Robots deployed after the SI was used are not affected. G-series robots are not affected.

Emergency Landrunner Deployer - A R-87 or better (=higher) robot will be automatically deployed when you are struck, at a certain chance. 5% chance initially.

LEGO kit - Simply a toolkit of parts needed to assemble and deploy robots on the fly. It also supports the ability to use custom blueprints for small robots. At all times, the LEGO kit has prepped all standard and custom robots that are loaded into it, and the user may deploy them by simply removing the robot and setting it on the floor. The LEGO kit employs bigger-on-the-inside technology. Larger, non-suicidal robots (such as powered suits) require a full-fledged production facility to make one, ie the armory.

MOO platform - A transforming metal masterpiece of the Upperearth. Quite heavy, meaning it must be wielded with two hands, but it greatly reduces the bulk of having to lug around ten types of launch platforms. Chips are used to access its various features. All weapons are chips unless specified. Also, all MOO weapons embrace the concept of one-use-throw-away cartridges for everything from gatling gun bullet feeds to the flamethrower's gas canister. This maximizes the flexibility of the launcher while also preserving the power and cutting costs.
 
M-137 gatling gun (chip) - A weapon that operates on the principle of 'more dakka'. It can fire up to six bullets each second, and overheats after about five seconds of continuous fire. It may fire up to fifty bullets. The weapon disassembles after being either dismissed, overheated, or running out of bullets.
1d4 per bullet, push back

M-3 flamethrower (chip) - A piece of ordnance that belches out flames. It has a short range, rarely longer than two arms away, but is dense enough to hinder progress, not to mention the fire. Has enough fuel for 12 seconds of continuous use.
1d3 per second, fire, stun

Cannonball technique - Collect and fire a ball of hot gas that explodes upon contact from a handcannon.
Explosion & 2 times damage, fire.

Steyr AMR (chip) - The Steyr AMR is a bazooka with a single anti-material projectile loaded. Upon firing the AMR, the small missile shoots at the highest range of sub-sonic speed while spiraling. Being hit by the AMR causes it to explode from once to three times.
First hit : 1d6, second hit 2d6, third hit 3d6, fire

Blazing bullets - These bullets are not just incinerary bullets; they are small wonders of science and magic, causing miniature fireballs to erupt from the interior of it and oftentimes lifting the hit, motile target into the air. Blazing bullets are most effective against unarmored to lightly armored foes. It is not effective against heavy armor.

Frost bullets - More magic married with science. These have a chance of freezing the enemy into a solid block of ice, disregarding any laws of physics that don't let it, and are also relatively penetrating against heavy armor compared to blazing bullets. Using blazing bullets on a frozen foe deals extra damage: in fact, any fire attack deals extra damage against frozen foes. The reverse - using frost bullets on a burning foe - is not recommended.

 

[Spaghetti7]

Looking at his silent team, Carl tries to muster some enthusiasm.
"So... Personally I'm up for balloon bombing the escorts and then trying to capture the supplies. Anyone got any other ideas?"