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[Lenglon]

not sure where Mages being OP was ever a thing, is this a thing from IRC or something? I mean, I don't know anything about test games, but the two live games I've been in have both been lopsided in favor of the mechs. and since apparently my character's best survival tools are bypassed (am an awareness spec, yet was ambushed by giant metal machines that are standing out in the open in the middle of a desert, go invis, am still seen and shot at, use blink, still spend entire turn going from A to B) and mechs have a massively better operational uptime than mages, since they don't automatically shut down every fourth turn, the only tool I can see mages having that might help level things is the ability to Push. yet thus far Pushing has actually been highly self-harmful.

I can see mages becoming a LOT more powerful if we could do any kind of battlefield shaping or scouting. or if the mechs had any incentive to not just open fire upon everyone they see. but as long as things are basically arenas, mages are going to get clobbered.

[syvarris]

is this a thing from IRC or something? I mean, I don't know anything about test games

Egan first ran this game in IRC, using basically the same system as the first iteration of P&P.  I believe there were five games total--the two good ones are spoilered below, because I think they're decent reads.  The other three were Shifter!syv vs Battlegear!MJ, where I just refused to engage and continually ran and hid so that the mech would run out of power (I ended up dying in a fire anyway); Weaponmaster!syv vs Hardsuit!Piecewise (?), during which I died in the first round because I rolled terribly; and Titan!syv vs Juggernaut!Piecewise, which was three rounds of "attack the other person", and resulted in my death, again due to inferior rolls.  None of those three were very interesting, but were good tests all the same.

Bolded lines are private chat with Egan.  Green is syv, Blue is Dev, Red is MJ.

Spoiler: ROUND ONE: SYV THE SHIFTER, VERSUS DEV THE BATTLE GEAR (click to show/hide)

[23:09] <ER> alright then, gonna send this PM
[23:10] <ER> full of wonderful and totally not horrible game design
[23:10] <Devastator> so I'm the mech dude?
[23:11] <ER> I suppose, unless you guys would rather go the other way around
[23:13] <Devastator> I'll go with the Battle Gear, and take as my three weapons, an electrified whip, an automatic shotgun, and a laser mounted on my back.
[23:14] <ER> auto shotgun firing non-exploding rounds, right?
[23:15] <Devastator> I'd be happy with exploding rounds.  Something for mass destruction, unless it really shorts the ammo count or something.
[23:16] <ER> Think it just decreases the rate of fire and ups the power requirement
[23:16] <Devastator> eh, probably go with it, then.  The electro-whip should be pretty cheap.
[23:24] <ER> alright, you have 100 arcane total
[23:24] <ER> the whip costs 2
[23:24] <ER> the shotty costs 5
[23:24] <ER> the heavy laser costs 10
[23:24] <Devastator> oh, I wanted a light one that faced backwards so I could shoot someone teleporting behind me.
[23:25] <Devastator> or if I get knocked down.
[23:25] <ER> so a turret on your back with a camera?
[23:26] <Devastator> basically.
[23:26] <ER> 4A then, firing arc is restricted to things behind you
[23:27] <Devastator> sounds good.
[23:16] <sy> Does the shifter class have any attacks?
[23:16] <ER> you get at attack using weapons and such
[23:16] <sy> What weapons can I have?
[23:18] <ER> anything up to automatic firearms. No real limit on how many of the things you can aquire
[23:18] <sy> Bolt action fifty?
[23:19] <sy> PMing character...
[23:20] <sy> Shifter, magical talent of Organ Shaping, armed with a anti-materiel rifle.
[23:20] <ER> thumbs up
[23:20] <sy> Or an Mk. 48 loaded with AP if I can't have a fifty.
[23:23] <ER> I'll go with the .50 because I already know what that is
[23:23] <ER> We'll say it's got a magazine of 10 shots
[23:23] <syv> Basically an M249 chambered in 7.62
[23:24] <syv> But the fifty's better anyway.
[23:20] <ER> alright, gotta note all this
[23:21] <sy> This shouldn't be too hard.
[23:22] <sy> Knowing Dev, he'll play a hardsuit with a taser.
[23:22] <Devastator> Heh.
[23:24] <ER> alright, got the characters...
[23:25] <ER> now, where do we want to fight?
[23:25] * Devastator suggests my Happy Fun Table's terrain listings..
[23:25] <syv> Let's go with that.
[23:26] <Devastator> Temperate Forest hills.
[23:26] <ER> okay
[23:30] <ER> Dev, you're in a Battle Gear marching through this forest looking for a mage named "syv". At this moment, you are following a man-made trail through a valley, with hills rising steeply on both sides.
[23:30] <ER> Ambush:
[23:31] <ER> 1d6
[23:31] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[23:31] <ER> You can't see the target right now, but he can see you~
[23:31] <syv> Organ shape one eye to be better, then inspect him through my scope.
[23:31] <syv> Action sent.
[23:31] <ER> You're perched in a tree on a hill overlooking the trail. You can see Dev right now.
[23:32] <ER> Organ shape: 1
[23:32] <ER> you temporarally blind yourself in one eye.
[23:33] <ER> you curse and use the other one
[23:33] <ER> ...1 again
[23:33] <ER> you can tell it's a mech
[23:33] <ER> mana down to 2/3 now
[23:33] <syv> Next turn, try to heal my eye.
[23:34] <ER> that's as simple as waiting for it to return to its natural state, so a mundane action. back to 3/3
[23:32] <Devastator> Not much to send, then if I'm ambushed.
[23:33] <syv> Don't worry.
[23:33] <syv> I got two ones.
[23:33] <ER> yup -_-
[23:34] <Devastator> phew.
[23:34] <Devastator> that could have been bad.
[23:35] <ER> Dev awareness:
[23:35] <ER> 1d6
[23:35] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[23:35] <ER> Due to syv being slow, you have time for your systems to tell you where he is. In a tree, on the crest of the hioll to your right
[23:36] <Devastator> Give him a shot from the shotty, square up, and start closing the range.
[23:36] <Devastator> what does syv look like?
[23:36] <ER> 1d6
[23:36] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[23:37] <ER> he looks like a human
[23:37] <ER> Shotgun:
[23:37] <ER> 1d6
[23:37] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[23:37] <syv> Wow.
[23:37] <syv> The blind hunting the blind, here.
[23:37] <ER> Dev's weapon malfunctions, and starts sparking.
[23:37] <Devastator> welp.
[23:37] <ER> -5A for the malfunction
[23:40] <ER> upkeep, -3
[23:40] <Devastator> 92 then.
[23:40] <ER> 92A now
[23:37] <syv> This battle will be decided by who kills themself first.
[23:37] <Devastator> 6,1,1 5,1,1.
[23:38] <Devastator> who?
[23:38] <Devastator> Hmm..
[23:40] <ER> alright, next turn
[23:35] <syv> Repeat of first turn actions.
[23:35] <syv> And huh, I picked organ shaping solely as healing.  :\
[23:36] <ER> well, you didn't injure yourself, you just modded youself in a way that yourblind~
[23:38] <syv> Still gonna want to inspect him.
[23:38] <ER> 3
[23:39] <ER> you get some time to take a look now that he's destracted by his weapon. You can tell he has some sort of shotgun, a melee weapon, and something on his back.
[23:40] <syv> Once I can take an action, I'll shoot at his optics.
[23:40] <syv> Turn sent.
[23:41] <Devastator> Keep closing the distance, and use my Jump Jets to try and get into melee range.
[23:42] <Devastator> if so, use the lightning whip to try for the kill.
[23:42] <Devastator> if syv appears behind me, use the laser turret.
[23:42] <Devastator> sent.
[23:42] <ER> and gone
[23:42] <ER> alright, both trying attacks
[23:42] <ER> 1d6
[23:42] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[23:42] <ER> 1d6
[23:42] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[23:43] <syv> Both attacking each other, a 2 and a 3
[23:43] <ER> slightly in syv's favor, so he gets a shot off before Dev can get moving
[23:43] <ER> no, that was inititive
[23:43] <syv> Oh.
[23:43] <ER> syv attack:
[23:43] <ER> 1d6
[23:43] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[23:43] <syv> ...
[23:44] <ER> syv curses again as HIS weapon misfires
[23:44] <ER> 1d6
[23:44] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[23:44] <ER> ...at least managing to send some lead down range, but jamming. You don;t think it did any real damage
[23:44] <Devastator> You stole Derm's dice, syv.
[23:45] <ER> Dev Jump jets:
[23:45] <ER> 1d6
[23:45] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[23:45] <syv> No, Derm gets things aside from 1s and 3s.
[23:45] <Devastator> Right, Xan's.
[23:45] <Devastator> sorry.
[23:46] <ER> Dev burst into the air towards his attacker, but ends up overshooting his target, flying over syv's head.
[23:46] <ER> dev attack:
[23:46] <ER> 1d6
[23:46] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[23:46] <ER> dammit, man
[23:47] <ER> Dev swings the whip attached to his left arm, but due to being out of range it swings around and zaps his own arm.
[23:47] <Devastator> clearly we both should just go home.
[23:47] <ER> 5
[23:47] <ER> the arm is not severly damaged
[23:47] <syv> Well, you're the hunter.  Call it quits?
[23:48] <ER> Dev's suit flies right over the hill and lands in a river beyond it
[23:48] <Devastator> Nah.
[23:49] <ER> turn ends
[23:49] <ER> -3 upkeep, -3 jump, -2 whip. new total 84
[23:49] <Devastator> Just walk closer this time and shotgun in syv's direction.  Same with the laser if he appears behind me.
[23:50] <ER> shotgun will require some action to unjam
[23:50] <Devastator> oh.
[23:50] <Devastator> walk closer and unjam the shotgun then.
[23:51] <Devastator> is the whip jammed too?
[23:51] <ER> no
[23:51] <syv> Big storm overhead, switched to cellular,
[23:49] <ER> now might be a good time to ask if you brought any backup weapons
[23:51] <syv> (syv) Grow a warm and living tumor full of hot blood, and leave it attached to the spot I was at.  Then blink to the ground and fly away while prone, skimming a foot high.
[23:51] <syv> Action resent.
[23:52] <ER> Dev unjamming:
[23:52] <ER> 1d6
[23:52] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[23:52] <ER> dev unjams his weapon while walking up the hill
[23:52] <ER> organ shaping:
[23:52] <ER> 5
[23:53] <ER> finally, a good roll!
[23:53] <syv> By the by
[23:53] <syv> I want to circle around and get behind him.
[23:53] <ER> ...kay
[23:53] <syv> Not just go directly away.
[23:54] <ER> you leave behind a gross sack of blood attached to the tree, and start flying away, torwards the path
[23:56] <ER> 2/3 mana
[23:54] <ER> opposed speed:
[23:54] <ER> 1d6
[23:54] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[23:54] <ER> 1d6
[23:54] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[23:54] <ER> that's in Dev's favor, so
[23:54] <syv> Aww
[23:54] <syv> Just when I get a five.
[23:55] <ER> Dev, once you reach the top of the hill, you find syv, flying away, back down the other side towards the path you started on.
[23:55] <ER> he's flying low through a forest, so:
[23:55] <Devastator> behind me?
[23:55] <ER> 1d6
[23:55] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[23:56] <ER> that's good enough to not brain yourself on a tree
[23:56] <Devastator> no, just further away then.
[23:56] <ER> mew turn
[23:57] <Devastator> Shotgun and continue walking.  Same order to continue lasering if he jumps behind me.
[23:58] <Devastator> 81A, right?
[23:58] <ER> oh, yes
[23:58] <Devastator> sent
[23:57] <syv> Chameleon skin.  Keep flying.
[23:57] <ER> organ: 4
[23:58] <syv> If I can get it very good, a 4 or 5, then blink to the side and change my direction to go at a 90° angle from my previous path
[23:58] <syv> sent
[23:59] <ER> As syv flies ahead, his frame seems to blur a bit and blend in with the surroundings
[23:59] <ER> Dev fires his shotgun:
[23:59] <ER> 1d6
[23:59] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[00:00] <Devastator> ooh.
[00:00] <ER> blink-dodge:
[00:00] <ER> 3
[00:00] <syv>
[00:01] <ER> Deb fires two shots of exploding buck, and the flying shrapnel catches syv by suprise. Even though he's harder to see, the sheer volume cataches his before he can blink away.
[00:01] <ER> resilence:
[00:01] <ER> 1d6
[00:01] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[00:01] <syv> Lucky me.
[00:01] <syv> Second five, and it matters this time.
[00:02] <ER> He's bleeding, like any normal human who just got shot up by explosives would be, but is mostly unharmed.
[00:02] <ER> Ingoring the pain, syv blinks away.
[00:03] <ER> Dev awareness: 1
[00:03] <ER> You have no idea where he went
[00:04] <ER> turn over
[00:03] <syv> Loop around back to the first hill.
[00:03] <ER> awareness: 2
[00:03] <ER> you've also lost track of dev
[00:04] <syv> Still, get to that hill.  Once I'm there, stay ground bound and blending, then look around for him.
[00:05] <syv> I'll eventually take a shot at him from there, and hopefully he'll see my decoy.
[00:04] <syv> Sent.
[00:04] <ER> shotgun and upkeep -8
[00:04] <Devastator> 73A.
[00:04] <Devastator> take a knee and look around for syv.  Use an appropriate weapon, laser if he's behind me, whip if he's close, and shotgun if he's further away and in front of me.
[00:06] <Devastator> sent
[00:06] <syv> Apologies for being so squirrely, Dev, but I'm worried about engaging you directly.
[00:08] <Devastator> Heh.
[00:08] <Devastator> hmm.
[00:07] <ER> oh yes, and down to 1/3 mana for this turn
[00:07] <syv> Not casting, so that's fine.
[00:07] <ER> awareness: 2
[00:08] <syv> Keeping my chameleon skin doesn't penalize mana, does it?
[00:08] <ER> maintaining it is a non-mundane action, so yes, it does
[00:08] <ER> it does mean you can fly or blink this turn at no additional cost
[00:08] <syv> Ah well.
[00:08] <ER> awareness: 2
[00:12] <Devastator> Anything happen?
[00:12] <ER> ...
[00:12] <ER> nooope
[00:10] <ER> You can see him, farther down the hill. He's taken a knee, so you can't hear him stomping around, but he's still a big metal chunk while you're a little human.
[00:10] <syv> Inspect his back thingy.
[00:11] <ER> 1
[00:11] <ER> no good angle through the trees
[00:11] <syv> OH COME ON
[00:11] <ER> it's kinda long and pokes out his back horizontally
[00:11] <ER> I'd give it to you if that weren't a 1 :V
[00:11] <syv> Move, while still prone and blending, until I can get an angle.
[00:12] <syv> I in particular want to look for something vulnerable to boolet on it.
[00:12] <ER> autosuccess: it's a gun. A gun is poking out of his back.
[00:13] <ER> strangely, it looks like it can only shoot things behind him
[00:13] <syv> Roll for details and where I can shoot i...
[00:13] <syv> Damn.
[00:13] <syv> Look for rear optics.
[00:13] <syv> And fire a single shot into them, before displacing to the other side of the hill.
[00:12] <Devastator> Repeat once more.  If nothing still happens, I'll change up orders.
[00:13] <ER> okay
[00:13] <ER> 1 to find weaknesses...
[00:13] <ER> blue die hates yall
[00:13] <ER> so I'm putting green die on this job now
[00:14] <syv> God.
[00:14] <syv> Dev, I just got 2, 1, 1.
[00:14] <syv> WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO?!
[00:14] <syv> You're a giant robot!
[00:15] <ER> you think you see him on heat sensors on top of the hill, up in the tree where he was to start.
[00:15] <Devastator> Pop up for about five seconds, and then jet over in that direction.  67A, if I've kept count.
[00:15] <Devastator> Fire if fired upon.
[00:15] <ER> alright, you
[00:15] <ER> you're both taking long enough to reengage, so
[00:15] <ER> -3 arc to dev, -1 mana to syv
[00:16] <Devastator> oh 70A then.
[00:16] <Devastator> I took two turns worth.
[00:16] <ER> yeah, that was just one long turn
[00:16] <syv> Retry, I guess.  Other acceptable targets are fuel tanks, batteries, magazine, etc.
[00:17] <ER> you're pretty much right under your decoy right now, right?
[00:17] <syv> Anywhere on the hilltop is fine,
[00:17] <syv> Under it is okay, as long as I'm on the ground.
[00:17] <ER> alright, a ways away then
[00:17] <syv> I do have a long range rifle.
[00:18] <ER> you jet up to the top of the hill.
[00:19] <ER> the thing you saw was some sort of living blood sack thingy.
[00:19] <Devastator> Does it attack?
[00:19] <ER> nope.
[00:19] <ER> dev jump jets to the top of the hill, somewhat close to you.
[00:19] <ER> he seems to be looking at your decoy
[00:20] <syv> I have 0 mana?
[00:20] <ER> yes
[00:20] <ER> you can push, though
[00:20] <syv> I can push, right?
[00:20] <Devastator> I'm looking for syv, but I think I'll spare a shot on that.
[00:20] <ER> shotty?
[00:20] <Devastator> Yeah.
[00:20] <ER> alright
[00:21] <ER> shotty vs. stationary target. it splatters
[00:21] <syv> Fuck it.  Unblend, unmoving, wait.
[00:21] <syv> Unless it seems like I'd be obvious to him.
[00:21] <syv> I'm assuming he's looking up/
[00:21] <ER> He shoots the sack. It explodes messily
[00:21] <ER> also: 6
[00:22] <syv> I recharged?
[00:22] <ER> he has an explosive shotgun, an electric whip, and a laser on his back for shooting nasty shifters
[00:22] <ER> and you know his weakpoints, finally
[00:23] <ER> you unblend
[00:23] <ER> 3/3 mana
[00:23] <Devastator> No sign of syv in the area?
[00:23] <ER> none.
[00:23] <Devastator> hmph.
[00:23] <ER> 62 arc
[00:23] <ER> new turn
[00:23] <Devastator> return to the foot search pattern, then.
[00:23] <syv> Blink to his back, spray acid all over the laser.
[00:24] <syv> Sent
[00:25] <ER> blink: 3. awareness: 3. organ shift: 5. Laser: 2
[00:25] <Devastator> dang!
[00:25] <syv> Haha!
[00:26] <ER> Syv throws an organs worth of acid onto Dev's laser turret. Now blinded, it can only fire a streak accross the forest, causing a small forest fire.
[00:27] <ER> new turn!
[00:27] <ER> 3 upkeep, 4 laser
[00:27] <Devastator> whip in a full circle and fall on my back.
[00:28] <Devastator> try to get syv with it while doing so.
[00:28] <Devastator> 55 arc.
[00:27] <syv> Okay, any weakspots on his back that are vulnerable to the fifty?
[00:28] <syv> If so, blink to them, jam the barrel in, and pull the trigger 'til my mag's empty.
[00:28] <syv> Hopefully he doesn't slap me eith that whip.
[00:28] <syv> If there aren't any weakspots, blink to his head and repeat the acid trick.
[00:28] <ER> does he slap you with that whip:
[00:28] <ER> 1d6
[00:28] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[00:29] <ER> nope, he doesn't
[00:29] <ER> Syv blinks up to the joint of the laser turret, and jams the barrel of his antimaterial rifle in.
[00:29] <ER> 1d6
[00:29] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[00:30] <ER> the laser is totally wrecked, and the siut gets a slew of power malfunctions
[00:30] <ER> syv fired 3 shots
[00:31] <ER> Dev: fall on your ass, but in a compatant way:
[00:31] <ER> 1d6
[00:31] <lambdabot> ER: 4
[00:31] <ER> hmm
[00:31] <ER> syv: might want to blink away from that: 1d6
[00:31] <ER> 1d6
[00:31] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[00:31] <syv> Form a blister of acid BEFORE I blink to his shotgun, burst it on the shotgun, and then immediately blink up to stand his head.
[00:31] <syv> Sent,
[00:31] <syv> Before I even saw his action, no less.
[00:32] <Devastator> pfft, be glad you had the juice for that.  ;-p
[00:33] <ER> Dev falls backwards, trying to squish syv under his giant metal ass. syv just barely manages to blink away in time.
[00:33] <syv> Action's still the same.
[00:33] <syv> Sent.
[00:33] <ER> new turn
[00:33] <ER> -2A whip. Upkeep is increased to 7A due to damage.
[00:33] <Devastator> ouch.
[00:34] <Devastator> Can I attempt to fix any of it?
[00:34] <ER> yeah, but the turret itself is beyond field repair
[00:34] <Devastator> Shoot at syv and try to fix some of the damage.
[00:35] <ER> opposed speed!
[00:35] <ER> 1d6
[00:35] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[00:35] <ER> 1d6
[00:35] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[00:35] <ER> damn, you guys are fast
[00:36] <ER> organ:
[00:36] <ER> 1d6
[00:36] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[00:36] <ER> shotty:
[00:36] <ER> 1d6
[00:36] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[00:36] <ER> well then
[00:36] <syv> Aww.
[00:36] <ER> blink:
[00:36] <ER> 1d6
[00:36] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[00:36] <ER> that won;t cut it while destracted by the organ shaping
[00:37] <syv> Yeah.
[00:37] <syv> Got close, though.  ;P
[00:37] <ER> you get hit by a point-blank mech-mounted explosive shotgun while not wearing armor
[00:37] <Devastator> I'm also assuming you healed up from the previous damage, but yeah.
[00:38] <ER> It takes Dev a while to round up enough of the body to extract much arcane from.
[00:38] <ER> repair:
[00:38] <Devastator> Would it be a net profit?  I took a big hit and burned a goodly amount of arcane.
[00:38] <ER> 1d6
[00:38] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[00:39] <ER> also he fixes his power drain, after splatting syv
[00:39] <AoshimaMichio> morning fellas
[00:39] <syv> That was pretty awesome, at least for me.  Could see it being kinda boring for the mech player, though.
[00:39] <ER> you regain back to 100/100 arcane, and can get an upgrade
[00:39] <syv> Morning, Ao.
[00:39] <ER> ...which don't exist yet. demo over.

Spoiler: ROUND TWO: MJ THE SHIFTER, VERSUS SYV THE HARDSUIT (click to show/hide)

[01:23] <syv> Name: Narcissus
[01:23] <syv> Class: Hardsuit
[01:23] <syv> Appearance: A very red anime dude with slicked back hair.  Wears a red hooded cape, with a red vest and TACTICAL KILT.
[01:23] <syv> Mech Appearance: Solid black, skull painted on the front of the head.  Bits of short, tattered black cloth hang off the limbs and body.
[01:23] <syv> Arcane: 100/100
[01:23] <syv> Attributes: Acrobatic, Overconfident, Resistant.
[01:23] <syv> Inventory: Large high capacity Scythegun.  A miniature folding version is inside the cockpit.  Doesn't have the usual backup kit, since it takes up all the room.
[01:23] <syv> Upgrades: None.
[01:24] <syv> I am aware the backup scythegun will not be effective.
[01:32] <ER> An LMG with a energy blade on the end. It's awesome. Costs 4A to use, but that cost includes both shooting and slicing in one movement.
[01:33] <syv> Coolio.
[01:33] <syv> Can I use it as power thrusters, since it's a size category too large?
[01:37] <ER> you got actual thrusters for that
[01:37] <syv> Boosters!
[01:37] <ER> also recoil on even really big guns isn't enough to propell you much
[01:37] <syv> Aww.
[01:37] <syv> Okay then.
[01:38] <ER> sorry if I seems like I'm applying IRL physics in that one regard to my otherwise anime physics game, but it's doesn't sit quite right with me.
[01:39] <syv> Well, it does make more sense when it's a little girl with an AMR.  Not *much* more, but some.
[01:33] <MJ> Shifter:
[01:33] <MJ> Organ Shifter
[01:33] <MJ> Spirit animal: Jaguar. Of course.
[01:33] <MJ> Attributes
[01:33] <MJ> Medic
[01:33] <MJ> Deadly
[01:33] <MJ> Resistant
[01:33] <MJ> Overconfident
[01:33] <MJ> Observient.
[01:33] <MJ> Inventory: RPG
[01:33] <MJ> Remote detonated/time able bombs, however many seem reasonable.
[01:33] <MJ> Tommy Gun.
[01:35] <MJ> Is there anything special about Organ shifters?
[01:38] <ER> other than shaping their organs?
[01:39] <MJ> Can they shape other peoples?
[01:39] <ER> no.
[01:39] <ER> though rules like that can be bent with a Push
[01:40] <MJ> Cool.
[01:40] <ER> oh, wait
[01:40] <ER> you only get up to three attributes
[01:41] <MJ> Including neagtive ones?
[01:41] <ER> yes
[01:41] <ER> you get one free, and can get another positive one in exchange for a negative
[01:41] <MJ> Ah.
[01:47] <ER> so
[01:47] <ER> what are your attribute?
[01:48] <MJ> Medic, Deadly, and overconfident.
[01:48] <ER> k
[01:48] <ER> hmm hmm
[01:50] <ER> Having located a remote village, Narcissus flies off by himself, without even calling for backup, intent on stealing all the blood and glory for himself.
[01:52] <ER> The solid black hardsuit lands somewhere inside the village, a place with around 15 buildings in all. The people quite naturally flee from the skull painted on his face.
[01:53] <ER> The town's only mage arrives to shoo him off, a man by the name of Midnight Jaguar, who looks quite jaguary.
[01:54] <syv> "Hahaaa, lookit the ants run.  You though, you're a real catch ain'tcha?
[01:54] <ER> he seems to be carrying a rocket launcher and explosives on his back, and is pointing his tommy gun at the hardsuit, which is carrying a GUNSYTHE.
[01:54] <syv> "Maybe I'll leave you alive, eh?  Put'cha in a zoo, where you below?
[01:54] <ER> FIGHT
[01:54] <MJ> "If you think a good cacth is your death then yes I am."
[01:54] <ER> and/or KISS
[01:55] <syv> "Feisty!  I like it!"
[01:55] <syv> Scytheplant as a unipod, full auto.
[01:55] <syv> (sent action)
[01:56] <MJ> Wait, sorry should have said this before we began.
[01:56] <MJ> Would it make more sense to have the mech actions be out in the open? Since they are supposed to be big and obvious?
[01:56] <ER> should probably have mentioned the GUNSYTHE along with the SKULLFACE
[01:57] <ER> well, he's a hardsuit
[01:57] * syv shrugs
[01:57] <syv> I'm fine with whatever you decide.
[01:57] <ER> also they're big, but that doesn't mean slow and predictable
[01:58] <MJ> Fair enough then.
[01:59] <MJ> I'm fine with whatever, was just a thought.
[01:59] <MJ> Anyway, back to the action
[02:00] <MJ> Blink out of his sight, once out of sight, shift myself so my bodie becomes the same color and texture as the ground.
[02:02] <ER> [3]
[02:02] <ER> your skin gets a bit more-dirt-like
[02:00] <ER> alright!
[02:00] <ER> inititive time, babes
[02:01] <ER> 1d6
[02:01] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[02:01] <ER> 1d6
[02:01] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:01] <ER> Narcissus slams his sythe into the ground and prepares to fire, but Midnight is nowhere to be found.
[02:02] <syv> "...Aww, damn.  Always annoying, these ones."
[02:03] <ER> 99/100 (dat efficiency), 2/3
[02:03] <ER> new actions time!
[02:03] <syv> "You really don't wanna fight fair?  Fine, we'll play that way."
[02:04] <ER> Of course shifters don't wanna fight fair ;P
[02:04] <syv> Take flight, jet off in some direction where humans ran.  I want to grab one by the neck, but not kill them--carry.
[02:04] <syv> Keep watch for missiles, of course.
[02:05] <syv> (sent)
[02:06] <ER> Narcissus puts his sythe on his shoulder and gracefully flies off into the air, and into the realm of PMs.
[02:06] <ER> goodbye, main channel.
[02:08] <ER> you find a civilian easally enough.
[02:08] <ER> [2]
[02:09] <ER> when you grab her by the neck and fly back up, her neck breaks.
[02:09] <ER> 97A
[02:07] <MJ> Grow some springy legs that let me not take fall damage falling from height. Then ready up one of the bombs.
[02:07] <ER> ready up how?
[02:07] <ER> just take it out?
[02:08] <ER> [3]
[02:08] <ER> your legs become somewhat-more-springy-like
[02:08] <MJ> yeah
[02:09] <ER> you are holding a bomb!
[02:09] <ER> 1/3M
[02:09] <ER> new turn!
[02:10] <syv> "Damn, not all of you savages are tough.  Eh, live and learn."
[02:10] <syv> Find a new one.  This time, grab them by their arm.  If they have any companion, holster the gun and grab that one too.
[02:13] <ER> Next one you grab by the arm. [3] It doesn't break this time.
[02:15] <ER> 95A
[02:10] <MJ> Place it down set it for 3 turns and blink to a different rock far away.
[02:10] <ER> (you know what direction he's in, but not what he's doing. There is some screaming, though.)
[02:11] <MJ> ....fuck.
[02:11] <MJ> Then blink over to roughlly where he is and observe.
[02:11] <ER> still setting bomb?
[02:11] <MJ> yes.
[02:12] <ER> alright, bomb set. Remind me of the timer yourself, please.
[02:12] <MJ> no prob.
[02:14] <ER> You rapidly blink closer to the sound of his thrusters. It would appear that he's broken someone's neck and is holding someone else by the arm, up in the air.
[02:14] <ER> these are people you know.
[02:15] <ER> new turn, again
[02:16] <syv> Still no sign of Midnight?  Keep going, next civvie I want to grab by the leg--break it in the same motion.
[02:16] <syv> Jiggle the other one around a bit, I want them to scream.
[02:18] <ER> you grab another one, by the leg. Snap. Scream.
[02:19] <ER> I'd say the other one is already screaming, but if you want to add some more pain to the list, sure.
[02:24] <ER> 93
[02:15] <MJ> RPG, and then use my springy legs to bounce away from his line of sight.
[02:15] <ER> 0/3M
[02:16] <ER> btw, organ shaping wears off along with magic.
[02:16] <ER> so if you want those mods this turn, you have to push
[02:16] <MJ> ah.
[02:17] <MJ> Gotta say that kinda limits their use.
[02:17] <ER> your flesh still knows its default form
[02:17] <MJ> Fair enough.
[02:18] <ER> also, hold on
[02:18] <ER> you want to RPG him?
[02:19] <ER> while he's holding someone?
[02:19] <MJ> If it's a broken neck they won't feel a thing, Arm gus probably a gonner anyway.
[02:20] <ER> not going to push?
[02:20] <MJ> No, just run for now.
[02:23] <ER> Narcissus is currently holding a woman by the arm while hovering in the air. With his other hand he holds another woman by a broken leg. Midnight was nearby, his skin taking on the color of dirt. But now he's out of mana, and as his skin returns to being human-colored, he's taking aim with an RPG. No way that this goes is going to be particualrly happy for anyone.
[02:23] <ER> 1d6
[02:23] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:23] <ER> hmm
[02:23] <ER> miss
[02:23] <ER> 1d6
[02:23] <lambdabot> ER: 4
[02:24] <ER> Just takes out a house, rather than a few bystanders.
[02:24] <syv> "Hahaaa.  Nice try, you little monster."
[02:24] <syv> "Here.  Catch."
[02:24] <syv> Throw broken leg at him, and unholster the LMG.
[02:25] <syv> Chase him if he flees.
[02:25] <ER> also I rolled for the gender of three different bystanders for syv to torment, all they were all female, so okay.
[02:26] <syv> No sexism here, they're all just savages.
[02:26] <syv> I didn't even know they were women until now~
[02:27] <ER> gonna do something, MJ, or shall I just let you get hit by a live body?
[02:24] <ER> 3/3
[02:29] <MJ> Blink into the crowd, push and shift one of the bodies into someone who looks like me, then blink back over.
[02:29] <ER> I'm afraid I don't comprehend.
[02:30] <ER> what do you mean by "shift one of the bodies"?
[02:30] <ER> oh, I get it
[02:30] <MJ> shift the bodies so they look like me.
[02:30] <ER> Push, with a capital.
[02:30] <ER> well, there's only one corpse thus far.
[02:31] <ER> [6]
[02:31] <ER> you make that corpse look so much like you.
[02:31] <ER> so much.
[02:32] <MJ> Now blink it to a hidy hole.
[02:32] <ER> like what?
[02:32] <MJ> Like the spot that syv intially was.
[02:33] <MJ> Or I dunno, I should know the area so just hide it somwhere I know?
[02:34] <ER> okay, you blink the body under a house.
[02:34] <ER> and then you return.
[02:35] <ER> 3/3
[02:33] <syv> I guess we have an AWOL kitty.
[02:33] <ER> Midnight glows with internal power, and then... blinks away to somewhere unseen. [5] Narc throws the broken legged woman at the spot where Midnight was moments ago, and she lands hard, but is not injured farther.
[02:34] <ER> Midnight returns to the spot he was standing a few moments later.
[02:35] <ER> new turn?
[02:35] <ER> you guys are going about this oddly,
[02:35] <MJ> How long can I push again?
[02:35] <ER> one turn
[02:36] <MJ> And that explosion should go off this turn.
[02:37] <MJ> Did my mutations come back?
[02:37] <ER> you'll have to reapply them.
[02:37] <MJ> Blast.
[02:35] <syv> "Yep, annoying."
[02:36] <ER> [1]
[02:37] <ER> you're stuck by the cruelty of this man. You don't think you could bear to let him hurt any more of your friends.
[02:35] <ER> 91
[02:36] <syv> Look at the woman.
[02:36] <syv> "Guess you aren't really necessary, huh?  He seemed perfectly fine with blowing you up."
[02:36] <syv> Then tear her head off and drop her.
[02:36] <syv> ((Actually, no, break the neck--less blood))
[02:37] <syv> Break the other one's neck, then go out searching for more.
[02:37] <syv> Do I have any quota to fulfill, or just hunt until there's none left?
[02:37] <ER> you just want blood.
[02:39] <ER> Narcissus turns to his sheild and says something. Then he snaps her neck and drops her to the ground. Then he grabs the one on the ground and snaps her neck too.
[02:39] <MJ> Push again, and Blink over to the hardsuit, alter my body so I have super reflxes, blink over to the hard suit, and shove the explosive into him, blink away and detonate it.
[02:39] <ER> 1d6
[02:39] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[02:39] <ER> Midnight is shaking.
[02:40] <syv> ...
[02:40] <syv> I somehow didn't realize midnight hadn't disappeared and stayed gone.
[02:40] <ER> Again Midnight glows with internal energy...
[02:40] <ER> Push roll:
[02:40] <ER> 1d6
[02:40] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[02:40] <syv> Shoot him full of holes.
[02:41] <ER> okay, inititive it is then!
[02:41] <ER> Mid:
[02:41] <ER> 1d6
[02:41] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:41] <ER> narc:
[02:41] <ER> 1d6
[02:41] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:41] <ER> Mid planting:
[02:41] <ER> 1d6
[02:41] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:43] <ER> Midnight blinks away before narc can fire, and drops his explosive on the ground behind narc. Faster than anyone else can think, he's blinked away again and the explosive goes off.
[02:43] <ER> 1d6
[02:43] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:43] <syv> Uh oh.
[02:44] <ER> Narcissus is laying on the ground. His faceplate reads "critical power malfunction".
[02:44] <ER> Elsewhere, a timed explosive goes off...
[02:44] <ER> 1d6
[02:44] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:45] <ER> ...taking a house with it. Midnight blacks out.
[02:45] <MJ> Uh oh
[02:45] *** Radio_Controlled (Radio_Cont@egdk07.ugent.be) joined
[02:45] <ER> A red anime dude is expelled from his hardsuit, and he lands on his feet.
[02:45] <ER> 1d6
[02:45] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:45] <Radio_Controlled> Am I that dude?
[02:46] <ER> nope
[02:46] <syv> No.
[02:46] * syv is
[02:46] <Radio_Controlled>
[02:46] <ER> the crowd's attitue shifts from fear to anger...
[02:46] <Radio_Controlled> I never get expelled from a hardsuit.
[02:46] <ER> new turn!
[02:46] <ER> 0/100A
[02:47] <syv> Unfold my mini scytheblade, fake a smile and say this:
[02:48] <syv> "Ha, really now?  I'm just the advance, y'know.  Minute or two, rest of my squad--the heavies--will be getting here.  You really wanna dally?"
[02:48] <syv> Shoot anyone who starts moving towards me.
[02:48] <ER> post that in the main, pls
[02:48] * syv is regretting the fact that he SPECIFICALLY got rid of any standard kit, like a emergency radio.
[02:46] <ER> 3/3M, but unconsious.
[02:47] <MJ> Damn.
[02:47] <MJ> Use my medic skills and subconsioness to make my self wake up
[02:50] <ER> [1]
[02:50] <ER> now you're more koed than before!
[02:50] <MJ> aww.
[02:47] <ER> alright, RC.
[02:47] <ER> you're some random dude from this village. This red-haired guy just came in in his hardsuit to kill you all and drain your blood.
[02:48] <ER> before, he was unstoppable, but now his suit is broken.
[02:48] <Radio_Controlled> How did he even manage that?
[02:49] <ER> someone hit him with a satchel charge
[02:49] * syv unfolds his scytheblade, and smiles
[02:49] <syv> (syv) "Ha, really now?  I'm just the advance, y'know.  Minute or two, rest of my squad--the heavies--will be getting here.  You really wanna dally?"
[02:49] <ER> Crowd's bravery:
[02:49] <ER> 1d6
[02:49] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:49] <syv> ..."Scytheblade"?  I mean scythegun.
[02:50] <ER> everyone stops advancing, but they don't back off either.
[02:50] <Radio_Controlled> Well, uh, I put on my robe and wizard hat?
[02:51] <syv> "Well, not gonna turn down free bodies.  Nice knowin' ya."
[02:51] * syv starts firing
[02:51] <syv> Focus fire on anyone near MJ's body.  No shooting MJ.
[02:51] <syv> I'm gonna make good on that zoo promise.
[02:51] <ER> The crowd starts its charge before you actually start firing your SMG
[02:51] <ER> 1d6
[02:51] <lambdabot> ER: 3
[02:52] <ER> crowd:
[02:52] <ER> 1d6
[02:52] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:52] <Radio_Controlled> Latent magic abilities:
[02:52] <Radio_Controlled> 1d6
[02:52] <lambdabot> Radio_Controlled: 5
[02:52] <Radio_Controlled> Woot!
[02:52] <ER> you mow quite a few down, the rest scatter.
[02:52] <ER> well fuck
[02:53] <ER> nature of RC's magic abilites:
[02:53] <ER> 1d3
[02:53] <lambdabot> ER: 2
[02:53] <ER> alright then, a bigass sythe appears in your goddamn hands
[02:53] <syv> "..."
[02:53] <syv> "Aww, fuck me."
[02:54] <Radio_Controlled> "Hey you. Fight me, mano a mano."
[02:54] * syv opens full auto fire on R_C
[02:52] <MJ> [action] WAKE THE FUCK UP!
[02:53] <ER> [6]
[02:54] <ER> gunfire. you're awake now. but you're no okay.
[02:54] <MJ> I'm a medic and flesher, whatevers wrong with me I can fix.
[02:54] <ER> is that so?
[02:54] <MJ> Yeah.
[02:55] <ER> SCYTHE VS SCYTHE:
[02:55] <ER> 1d6
[02:55] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:55] <ER> 1d6
[02:55] <lambdabot> ER: 6
[02:56] <ER> RC spins his scythe and all of syv's bullets fall out of the air. He feels pretty cool.
[02:56] <ER> also your magazine is empty~
[02:56] <syv> Where is RC in relation to me and MJ's body?
[02:57] <ER> RC is at the other end of the thuroughfare, MJ, is laying against a building, to the right of RC from your perspective.
[02:57] <MJ> So have I fixed it?
[02:57] <ER> nope
[02:57] <MJ> damn, well try again.
[03:00] <ER> [5]
[02:57] <ER> MJ is actually awake now, but he's not moving.
[02:58] *** Radio_Controlled quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds)
[02:58] <ER> well, there goes my deus ex machina
[02:59] <ER> thanks, obama
[02:59] <syv> Run for MJ, dive into him, grab his gun.
[02:59] <ER> I'll assume manual control.
[02:59] <syv> Unload it into RC.
[02:59] <ER> RC is fast now:
[02:59] <ER> 1d6
[02:59] <lambdabot> ER: 1
[02:59] <ER> no, he's not
[03:00] <ER> you grab MJ's tommygun and unload it into RC.
[03:00] <syv> (dive into MJ blade first if he's going to be active again)
[03:00] <ER> RC is tough, now?:
[03:00] <ER> 1d6
[03:00] <lambdabot> ER: 4
[03:00] <ER> not a 5, dead.
[03:01] <syv> Knock MJ back unconscious.
[03:01] <syv> "Hoooly shit, I just did that..."
[03:01] <ER> well, MJ got back up, finally.
[03:01] <MJ> Blink away.
[03:01] <syv> "OH FUCK ME"
[03:01] <ER> you have unloaded SMG, he has an unloaded RPG
[03:01] <MJ> Actually drop a bomb and then blink away
[03:02] <ER> out of bombs, sorry
[03:02] <syv> Dive for Radio's body and scythe.
[03:02] <ER> only got 2
[03:02] <ER> that scythe disappears with its master
[03:03] <ER> MJ blinks away, despite totally having this fight in the bag
[03:03] <MJ> Wait. Damnit.
[03:03] <MJ> Didn't mean to do that.
[03:03] <MJ> Thought I had a bomb still.
[03:03] <ER> I guess narc still has his mini scythe, but no bullets
[03:03] <syv> Sling the tommy gun, ready my scythe smg.
[03:04] <syv> And run.
[03:04] <MJ> Grow some claws and bone armor, blink over to syv and kill him.
[03:04] <ER> (I want to see a guy with a scythe fight an unarmed guy who can teleport)
[03:04] <ER> MJ murdering shit:
[03:04] <ER> 1d6
[03:04] <lambdabot> ER: 5
[03:04] <ER> gg
[03:05] <syv> I am never going to survive one of these tests, am I?
[03:05] <ER> death, death, permanant psycological damage
[03:05] <syv> Though, again, this game is awesome.
[03:05] <ER> good job, everyone

[Egan_BW]

You know, from that data it would be reasonable to conclude that Mechs are pretty powerful. Guess I just need to never listen to Dev about balance things.
I guess he might overestimate the ability of clever play with powers to negate RNG? He should probably know better, because that certainly didn't seem to help him when Alida fought that wire monster.
Not that that play was particularly clever IMO. Hmm.

Leng's post here looks pretty long so I'll adress it tomorrow. Also tomorrow, I'll see about some kind of progression system.

[Lenglon]

Short version:
1) am a mage, like foxes, like friends/family, willing to fight but not eager to, think of Rose like a sister, confused by question.
2) was in combat in a desert, didn't like it.
3) going back to city to regroup.
4) willing to change.

[randomgenericusername]

((I don't know if I should be hoping for Tanya to get back to the team and survive this or to be stuck forever in limbo so Ursus gets the chance to enter the mage team.  Either way, I'm interested on what's going on.))

[Devastator]

Nah, damage was about even.  There was some failure, but that was mostly because of a lack of teamwork..  IMO, one person shooting RC's mech and there would have been no incoming fire, a quick heal for the knocked out mage, one more set of lightning bolts, and that's a mage victory.  There were lots of other options, such as light-created decoys or teleporting an armed grenade to your hand, and then blinking away.  Lots of creative possibilites, lots of room for battlefield shaping, just gotta team up and work as a group.

[Lenglon]

Catagorically wrong in every single respect. Lets take this line-by-line.

IMO, one person shooting RC's mech and there would have been no incoming fire
Shot with what? Donnell's nothing or Tanya's flash-bangs or anti-unarmored-personel rifle? Nico was our only effective long-range offense.

, a quick heal for the knocked out mage,
Healing speed of regen spec magic used on another is untested, could have easilly taken several turns.

one more set of lightning bolts,
Reliant on nico being combat-capable promptly, see above.

 and that's a mage victory.  There were lots of other options, such as light-created decoys
Tanya was being shot at while invis, decoys without a thermal component would have been useless.

or teleporting an armed grenade to your hand, and then blinking away.
Both out of range for blink uses (I tried to blink stuff to the mechs and was told its a no-go without even a die roll) and suicidal if the grenades use impact fuses, which they probably did unless they were airburst.

So... yeah, no. There's a damned good reason I had Tanya risk a Push for an immediate evac. We didn't have even a halfway decent chance. Hell, I literally couldn't even get in range. And this is despite EVERY SINGLE MAGE having either Blink or Mobility. This entire event was a shooting gallery.

And take note that the mages RAN OUT OF MANA at the end. The turn that was bypassed was our SIT STILL AND BE HELPLESS turn. Healing HAD to be delayed an extra turn simply for that alone, even ignoring all other factors.

Look, the mage teamcomp was:
Healer/Tank
Kite/Damage
Recon/Disruption.

Kite/Damage went down. Recon was not applicable, and that left our healer/tank to try to get Damage back up whilst under clear line of fire of Every. Single. Mech.
The teamfight was lost the instant Nico went down. After that we could only do damage control.

[Dustan Hache]

Nah, damage was about even.  There was some failure, but that was mostly because of a lack of teamwork..  IMO, one person shooting RC's mech and there would have been no incoming fire, a quick heal for the knocked out mage, one more set of lightning bolts, and that's a mage victory.  There were lots of other options, such as light-created decoys or teleporting an armed grenade to your hand, and then blinking away.  Lots of creative possibilites, lots of room for battlefield shaping, just gotta team up and work as a group.

The damage is far from even. Depending on how lenglon's private adventure turns out, we may be down one man, having done minimal damage with the maximum teamwork possible for our group given the scenario.

I would have engaged RC if they were not outside of my range (which is very short, given that my best ranged weapon is a buckler thrown as a chakram) and I didn't end up spending 2/3 turns running at the Mechs just to get in range. There was no cover, no battlefield shaping ability I could reasonably perform without a push (and even with that, it would barely shape the field at all. Summoning bucklers everywhere wouldnt provide much in the way of cover or assault.)

On top of that, I am the designated medic for the team, and even with my enhanced resilience against harm I would be unable to permanently stop a member of your team Unless i unintentionally killed them by destroying a vital life-support system or similar indirect death.

[Radio Controlled]

While I don't know how it looked from the mage side, I can safely say that this wasn't a one sided stomp by any means, the mech situation wasn't exactly roses and sunshine either. Some of us were in a pretty bad spot, and if the mages had pressed on or if some rolls had gone a little different they had a very decent shot at winning here. Even then, I do admit the terrain did somewhat favor us, and starting off the mission with both sides seeing each other did rather limit the maneuvering possible. A straight up shootout starting at range naturally favors the shooty faction more (though even then, we got exactly 1 turn of uncontested shooting, the turn after that the blue mage already had us eating electrobolts for breakfast, so let's not overstate things either). Similarly, it's not like in the previous game the mechs didn't take any damage (quite a bit of it self-inflicted though it may be).

I do still think the mages certainly have the potential to be very powerful and versatile given the descriptions of some of those powers and the rules as-stated, though it's certainly possible those powers are not quite all they promise to be when actually used (for example, on a few occasions I asked Egan about a potential nonconvential use of a mage power, he shot down the ideas on grounds of "I don't want that to be possible/I don't like that idea"). It does sound like maybe you guys went into this round a bit undergunned though?

So, assuming not every match is gonna be an empty arena where we start of within visual range, I think the wizards should still be quite competitive. Still, I'm not one to dismiss where the weight of the evidence seems to be right now. Coupled with:

((I don't know if I should be hoping for Tanya to get back to the team and survive this or to be stuck forever in limbo so Ursus gets the chance to enter the mage team.  Either way, I'm interested on what's going on.))

It sounds like a potential solution would be to have an extra player on the mage team? It would get a person off the wait list, and if mechs are indeed more powerful than mages it might balance things out (and if not, well, maybe a mage faction stomp should still be entertaining to see). It'd be a slightly larger workload for Egan though, so it'd depend on whether he feels up to it or not.

[Lenglon]

RC, we didn't start in visual range of each other.
Mechs saw mages, yes, but we didn't see you.
We got a 'hey, something seems wrong, and theres a metalic glint in the distance'.
Thats all we got.
The reason Tanya stood still for most of turn 1 was I was selfshifting improved senses to try to find out what's up. The other two went with a blind charge in the direction of the glint of metal. We didn't actually know we were in combat until turn 2.

[Egan_BW]

I didn't want to go through rolling perception for everyone, including people on both sides who would have advantage to do that, so I just rolled once for each team. It would... probably be logical to give mages advantage normally if I'm doing it like that, given that they're looking out for larger targets and have a larger field of vision when mechs are low-power.

[Lenglon]

It'd be better to start us with nobody having visual of the other at all, so we can establish baseline trarvel posture and maybe not decide to wander around blindly in a large open area without cover as short-range combattents? I for one would have advocated traveling at night and resting hidden and sheltered during the day.
Whatever. This round's over now. I mostly want to resolve the situation Tanya put herself in and start planning for the future.

[Radio Controlled]

From the mech perspective, it did seem like you guys had spotted us given that you immediately high-tailed it in our direction, but if that was more due to a lucky guess despite a bad roll then fair enough.

I didn't want to go through rolling perception for everyone, including people on both sides who would have advantage to do that, so I just rolled once for each team. It would... probably be logical to give mages advantage normally if I'm doing it like that, given that they're looking out for larger targets and have a larger field of vision when mechs are low-power.

Won't that mean that people who took perception related traits or equipment or powers are disadvantaged then?

[Egan_BW]

Alright, so some people wanted some kind of ^{_{*mumble mumble*}} progression system to "reward" you for surviving and/or being victorious. So I guess that would be smart.
This pertains to everyone, and that means you.

When you survive a mission, you'll get 2d6 XP points. If you completed your mission successfully, you'll get an additional 5 points.
If you want small special things done, like extra spikes on your mech or an APC to park in your pocket dimension, you can spend a few points between missions on that. Exactly what this gets you is subject to approval and possibly dice rolls.
Also between missions, you can spend 10 XP to get promoted. The benefits of such are detailed below.
Finally, while on mission if you have 10 or more XP and perform a particularly impressive feat, you can spend 10 points to gain a boon similar to what you'd get for absorbing an enemy.

Having a higher rank will let you command any friendly units that are present (and theoretically PCs that you outrank), have a small squad of NPCs, and have more say in what the next mission will be.
From now on, I'm going to provide a few different scenarios that you can vote between, with whichever one getting the most votes being the next mission. Players with a higher rank will have more votes, letting you choose a mission more suited to your strengths. In addition your votes will be hidden from players on the opposing side until I count them.

Here's what rank will get you, specifically:
Rank 1: 1 vote. This is what you start at.
Rank 2: 2 votes, authority over friendly NPCs.
Rank 3: 3 votes, 2 NPC grunts to outfit and command as you please.
Rank 4: 3 votes, 4 NPC grunts, and fancier equipment for yourself.

Finally, here's what you get for that last mission:

syvarris: [3+2]+5=10

Hiddenleafguy: [1+6]+5=12

Radio Controlled: [1+2]+5=8

Lenglon: TBD

Dustan Hache: [1+3]=4

Yottawhat: [5+2]=7

[Devastator]

"or teleporting an armed grenade to your hand, and then blinking away."

Both out of range for blink uses (I tried to blink stuff to the mechs and was told its a no-go without even a die roll) and suicidal if the grenades use impact fuses, which they probably did unless they were airburst.

Spoiler: Lenglon (click to show/hide)

Magical simple: Bring any small item to your hand instantly. Said object must be fairly nearby and must not be tethered to anything.

You were trying to disassemble the enemy robot via your blink power, and specifically blinking things not towards your hand.  That failed due to being tethered and ignoring the to your hand restriction.  A grenade isn't something tethered.  It may have been risky, but so was doing a teleport-push.