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[scapheap]

Challenged Juan to a gun fight (E.G. attack, not shout a challenge and eat a shot for my troubles)

[Remuthra]

Is that Motherwill thing subject to dodges?

[Xanmyral]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

NAME: Glassco Vaughan
GENDER: Male
BIO: Glassco didn't expect to get into this field of work. Originally nothing more than a two-bit conman seeking to win it big, he tried his hand at an honest life. Got a job, got some money, quit his job and tried to set off as his own boss and sell his own thing, make a company and all that. Didn't quite work out... One of his old contacts however offered him a hand in the lucrative field of selling "fireworks" to "enthusiasts." This proved much more helpful in the 'get loads of money very quickly' goal, but was quite detrimental on the 'don't get shot at' goal he wasn't even aware he had. So he dropped that life after a bit, joined up with a private arms force for protection and some green, and wound up here.
RANK: EE
WF CALL: Fat Man Oh the dream of a nuclear winter!

Speed: ---
Reaction: -
Armor: +++
Sturdy: =
Adapt: ---
Arms: ++++

4wep 3 sys
Weapons
G3M Piety (Missile Launcher)(3d4)(2 Slots)(Penalty to Vs.Land)
---A huge missile system built to destroy aerial targets with a swarm of missiles. It dosen't do so well against targets on the same level or lower, but anything above is as good as dead.
12 Ascended(Energy Blade)(1d6)
---A six-bladed energy sword with spinning blades. It looks fancy but actually just dissipates damage over a larger area.
CRS Plusbox(Assault Rifle)(2d6)
---A large assault rifle that looks like a cross from the top. It has a huge drum magazine and is suprisingly stable for it's power.

Systems
HALO2 (2 slots)
The HALO2 is a very dangerous and unstable system that, when fired, causes massive structural damage through sound waves. It also functions as a thruster system, as it was designed for space combat, that gives a +1 to speed so long as it is unused. Once per battle. (Hertz Amplifier Low Orbit Offense)

Omen System
The Omen System automatically detects incoming missiles and marks them on the eyecamera screen.
This makes missile surprise attacks impossible.

[Hah, I like it! Sad that there isn't anything related to radiation or splitting atoms, but this just brings a newer, better vision to mind. KILL FOES WITH SOUND!]

[Tsuchigumo550]

Is that Motherwill thing subject to dodges?

Yes. I should mention this, but "alltargeting" and "omnitargeting" are different.

Alltargeting means that at least one attack is sent in everyone's direction- in this case, 1/3 the result (as it's vs 3 units.) A successful dodge could result in anywhere from no damage to a slight reduction.

Omnitargeting means there's a swarm of attacks headed in everyones direction you can't dodge- like a swarm of nanomachines.

[Xanmyral]

So I'm curious, do you have a set way to figure out system and weapon slots with the stats the players give you? I'm guessing they're based on the Arms stat, with what looks like Systems being one to start off if at neutral arms, and an additional slot per two points.

Spoiler: A lot of Questions (click to show/hide)

Also, some questions about the P3 Buddha. What is the penalty to striking targets on or below level with me with the Piety? Is it a "don't bother trying" or a "slightly annoying" penalty? I'm guessing that since no ammo is given, it has as many shots as it needs? How exactly does the blades on the Avenger spin, drill-like, and if so all pointed in the same direction, or fan-like, and if so arranged like a fan, or is it like a chainsaw? If fan-like, would it be an adapt test to use it as a makeshift shield? If drill-like, would it be an adapt test to use it as a, well, drill? Are there any penalties to firing the Plusbox in a melee? Is the HALO directional, or more of a burst with me at the center?

Sorry for all the questions.

[Tsuchigumo550]

It's fine. I enjoy them.

Arms stat:

= is Two weapon slots, One system.
+ adds a System,
++ adds a Weapon to that,
+++ is another System,
++++ is yet another weapon...

while - subtracts a weapon
-- subtracts a system
--- subtracts everything you start with
---- means even your fists are useless- you need to steal something now.

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Slightly annoying. -1, -2 at extreme distances.

Yeah, the Piety is infinite.

Sort of like the ACV Grind Blade, where they're arranged in a circle and they spin around the axis, like a spiked wheel. Each individual blade is weak, so you wouldn't have time to drill into concrete with any efficiency.

Right now, no weapons have any range penalty, aside from the fact that some things can't be done.

HALO hits pretty much everything in a radius. It's hard as hell to dodge- you see them, they're hit.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Shoot Lucius with the UHMG. Contact Clair.

"Is a ceasefire, eg we don't kill each other until we kill everyone else, acceptable?"

[Persus13]

Taunt that worker bugs are harder to kill than scapheap, fire at him.

[Xanmyral]

-snip-

Alright, and the Ascended sounds awesome after seeing a picture of a Grind Wheel. Man I wish Armored Cores would be on PC. Although if given the chance I'd rather use the rifle, higher concentrations of hate there. Or the missiles, higher average there, and unless targeting someone fast I think I can reliably hit with the high arms.

I'm guessing the arms stat keeps going in that order of system weapon system weapon, so on. So if I were to somehow win, and put a point in arms, I would gain another systems slot, yeah? Now, would it be automatically filled with something, or would I have to rip a part out of someone, since I recall that getting new weapons is on-the-field "requisitions."

Also, armor, does it work as a secondary hit point system, where you can take damage and not have things go bad, or is it kind of a subtraction to damage? Does armor start at four like every other stat? I'm guessing if armor is a "secondary hp system" then taking a hit to your integrity would be a penalty to stuff, while with armor it doesn't matter, yes?

[Tsuchigumo550]

Arms is a start and a soft limit. You can equip beyond your means, but at a penalty (new systems beyond the abilities don't work or have heavy penalty).

When you increase Arms, you get a new part. You can, however, rip one off an enemy and replace something you have (though Adapt is helpful in that).

I've been abstracting Armor/Core. A lot. I have a base in my head (yeah, = is about 4 HP), but they have a form of synergy.

If they're both plus I'm a little more lenient to let them survive a nearly or just at fatal blow, and if they're both negative I'm less likely to do so, but having an inbalance is something I'm not ready to handle quite yet.

= is 4 HP for both, but depending on the results of the attack, different systems take different damage.

A missile slamming into someone is more likely to be fatal to a armoreless target than one with armor- as armor is thick and meant to protect, missiles don't pierce armor and thus are dampened by it, so damage is a little floaty.

Armor taking damage does not cause negatives, but cores start causing negatives when they take damage. At 0 HP, you die, at 1, you become immoble, 2HP is -1 to all stats, 3HP is inability to do complicated manuvering (jumping on buildings, etc), 4HP and up is fine.

tl;dr version: armor has slight wiggle room but basically, = is 4HP.

[Tsuchigumo550]

On an earlier question about the Piety launcher, it actually has 8 missiles. The total shouldn't ever be hit as you can't fire but one at a time, but I'll remember this, as I had the Motherwill in mind when responding.

[Remuthra]

How do the other stat values work? When does speed get added to dodge?

[Tsuchigumo550]

...

God.

Wait! I remember!

Speed is used when you see an attack coming. Reaction is used when you don't see it coming, in time, to prepare mentally to dodge. An instinctive dodge.

Sometimes, depending on attack (direct, visible missiles, for instance) both might get tested. Failing the speed can activate the reaction to dampen damage. That's rare.

[Remuthra]

And, continuing the practice of never giving the GM a moment's rest, what are Doom's new weapons?

[Tsuchigumo550]

Not sure yet. If they aren't there in the waitlist, he's the one I didn't finish up

I'll have this turn tomorrow but no guarantees for the rest of this week. Three projects due this week.