Turn 7:
((I realize that players will likely run out of actions to preform during non-combat turns so it is OK to take an action like "Follows others around and be cooperative." Also next non-combat phase I'll try to push things along better while still giving players the options they would normally have.))
Also read the second to bottom division of this post for an overview of the situation.
The totaled bar is one shop front of a row of New York style store fronts. The second stories of these buildings each have a couple of street facing windows, they must be the living quarters of the people who run the shops.
Opposite the bar there is the back of another storefront and a chain-link fenced lot. It’s mostly empty with a collection of trash and trash bins in the far corner. Is that a body? It seems there is a body in the stuffed into a trash bin. That is really not that uncommon in L.A.
A few cars parked nearby have been totaled by the goons chasing Andrew earlier.
Nearby is
Ivory Arms: weapons and printing!
Andrew Merald (Dustan Hache)
(1, Ah ha! There it is, your first shitty roll. Too bad it's not during combat.) You walk across the street with your fellow merc friend. "Yeah, I think I'm going to settle down. My brother runs a small café called the
Beatstreet Turbine I'm sure he'll let me work as a sweeper or something."
You enter Ivory Arms with the goon. The worker takes a look at your haul. "A M2HB?" He doesn't seem to excited about it, that's when you notice one of the shops walls is entirely decked out with M2HBs and M2HB accessories!
Ah well.
You sell it at all at a reduced price and split the proceeds with the ex-goon. It's enough to feed a man for a couple of days you feel confident that Mr. Ex-goon will be ok. "Oh yeah. I won't need this anymore" He hands you the keys to the goon truck.
You buy ammo to replace what you spent leaving you with a little (maybe enough for an old pistol) money left.
The ex-goon waves goodbye to which you wave back. You watch as he disappears in the night.
You join your fellow teammates around the cars, you decide to drive the goon truck. Leock joins you in the passenger seat.
Strength-Speed: 8
Skill(s):
Aware: You have experienced a number of ambushes keeping you aware of your surroundings.
Reflex type:
Evasive
Augment(s):
Highly effective chameleon like skin and hair.
Inventory:
Shotgun (armor shredding ammo type)
Fully auto pistol
Electromagnet assisted blade.
Nanoweave armor with metamaterial stealth aiding capabilities
Extra pistol mags
Extra armor shredding ammo
M2HB w/ AA12 carrying strap
M2HB barrel
Two bins of .50 cal BMG ammo
Status: No status issues.
Leock Vols (HighEndNoob)
(4) You purchase extra MG barrels and some extra belts of ammo. Before hopping in the goon truck with Andrew.
You are on the passenger side. The driver side doesn't have a door.
Ah well.
Strength-Speed: 3
Skill(s):
Ambushing ambushers: You’ve been ambushed a lot. You’ve gotten reasonably good at turning the tide.
Reflex type:
Stealth
Augment(s):
Aware of ambient magnetic fields
Inventory:
7.92mm MG-42 Light-machine Gun with Bipod
.45 Thompson Sub-machine Gun
3 L83A1 Smoke grenades
Dark gray Overcoat
Fair amounts of ammo.
Extra quick change barrels for MG-42
Walther P38
S84/98 III bayonet
Cash from sale of 5 AA-12s
Status: No status issues.
Eiki Yamanaka (_DivideByZero_)
You did not post another action but you seemed to have finished what you wanted to do during this non-combat phase. So you cooperatively follow the others around.
You jump into the old 2016 Suburban that Anthony hot-wired. It's a bit of a squeeze with your rocket launcher/storage cylinder but you make it work at the expense of Recenser who sits next to you.
Strength-Speed: 3
Skill(s):
Shrapnel awareness: You’ve fired enough rockets to be a fair judge at what and what isn’t a safe distance from an explosion.
Reflex type:
Offensive
Augment(s):
Under skin Ceramic armor plates (Skull, parts of torso, thighs, forearms, and shins).
Inventory:
Black body suit with projector equipment (damaged).
Heavy cylindrical container containing (can transform into missile launcher with blast shield):
12x High Explosive (3 currently loaded)
10x Smoke (1 currently loaded)
5x Incendiary/White Phosphorus (1 currently loaded)
5x H.E.A.T
2x EMP
9x Force (2 currently loaded) (A shell designed to propel Eiki through the air moreso than actually deal damage. It creates a giant blast in front of the schrek)
4x Dazzle (A cluster munitions bomb consisting of flashbangs, stun bombs, and fireworks. Fun for the whole family)
2x Theta Fusion Warhead (Does not explode unless the triggering mechanism fires. It can malfunction, but it is more likely stop working if hit)
1x Grappling hook (reusable) (Has a hook which can attach to the schreck itself. Can be reloaded with any rocket motor)
Helmet
Cleaning kit
Gas mask
Two small oxygen cylinders
Snacks
Two tactical knives in boots
Two electrolaser pistols
Carrying scarf
Money from AA-12 sale.
Status: No status issues!
Sanct Stone (Sanctume)
(6) You join Anthony, Eiki and Recenser in the suburban!
Strength-Speed: 4
Skill(s):
Geology: you know your stuff when it comes to rocks and gyms.
Reflex type:
Defensive
Augment(s):
Reinforced arm bone structure (good for digging), low oxygen tolerance, ability to consume dirt, rocks and gyms (must break up rocks before ingesting).
Inventory:
Vintage aviator’s Cap and goggles
Chain harness
12” metal pikes
16” metal bars (assembles into digging tools and lobo)
Rail rifle
Spare rail rifle ammo
Study gloves, belt harness and mesh armor
Someone else’s PIN/bank number
Status: No status issues.
Recenser Bonum (Midnight Jaguar)
(4)You find nothing of interest on the body on in the trash. You had to hop a fence to get to it. Wait. Another body... They look kind of alike. Are they brothers? That's just weird.
You enter the damaged bar again take off your shirt/coat and reenter Restoration mode. Your body heats up! The beat of your heart shakes your very flesh! After a short Restoration episode you come to. It seems during it you ate into many of the corpses, leaving a number of exposed rib cages and even one broken rib cage, it seems you ate someone's heart. You have a pair of large white feathered wings! Success. You tear a hole in your shirts and coats to allow your wings to slip through, though you don't do the same for your other arms.
You see everyone else congregating around car's so you join them. You get in the 2016 Suburban driven by Anthony. You wings barely fit but they do. You sit next to Eiki with her huge heavy steel rocket launcher.
Things are cramped but you'll survive.
...
You hope you survive.
Strength-Speed: 5
Skill(s):
Nerves: You really don’t get too surprised often. You’re not too likely to lose nerve in any given situation.
Reflex type:
Aggressive
Augment(s):
Changeling: During restoration you can change your appearance and physical capabilities. Bone sword arms? Why not. (you cannot change your augment though) (Note: this will take a lot of food during restoration mode).
Inventory:
M1911
Sten gun
M16 with an underslung grenade launcher.
Trench coat
Leather work gloves
Torn and bloodied hunters cap
Military style cargo pants
Standard cotton T-shirt
Varying types of ammo
Extra grenades for grenade launcher
Status: Extra pair of arms situated under regular arms. The extra arms have bear claws!
You have a nice functional set of white feathered wings!
Anthony Brake (inaluct)
(1)You find an old shitty 2016 Chevy Suburban a little ways up the road. You break the driver side window (no car alarm surprisingly) unlock the car and get to work hotwiring. It's somewhat difficult considering all of the different wires but it's possible after you go ripping up the interior to expose all of the needed circuitry.
You sit on spilled popcorn on the driver sit. Shit that sucks.
There, all done. One functional 2016 Chevy Suburban. All those security features are just a waste on someone like you.
You sit in the driver seat ready to drive!
Strength-Speed: 5
Skill(s):
Negotiators: Your pretty good at talking his way out of things.
Reflex type:
Diplomatic
Augment(s):
Venomous: You are completely immune to toxins (including gasses!) After ingesting a poison/toxin you can recreate the substance from your mouth giving you access to wide variety of toxins with varied affects. Can secrete toxins that he generates through his pores, able to create both liquids and gasses in mouth.
Current substance exposure list:
Sedatives (some in gas form others as a liquid)
Classic poisons (cyanide, etc),
Hemotoxin (breaks down blood cells)
Neurotoxin (causes issues in neuron function can be used to paralyze or kill)
Proteolytic (causes localized damage by disrupting the molecular structure of the area of infection)
Inventory:
12ga pump action shotgun
High powered bolt action rifle (think like .338 Lapua Magnum high powered) with a x25 scope
Laser pistol
Brush axe
Concealable ballistic vest made of the best space age materials to be found in the year 299X
Knife
9mm semiautomatic pistol
Copy of the well-known ancient book Fahrenheit 451, a rollicking adventure story
Status: No status issues.
All you have to do is drive to Man-Hunter HQ to retrieve the client data!
Andrew + Leock are in the goon truck without a driver side door. Andrew is the driver.
Eiki, Recenser, Sanct and Anthony are in the newly stolen Suburban. Anthony is the driver.
I’m trying to post twice a day.
Keep it up guys! You’re a fun bunch to write for.