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10/24/2017 - The Very First Quest - GM Whistler - 12-09-2017
[10:09 PM] GM Boone: You are all kicking back at Lucky Sevens in the heart of the RPZ. A squad combat match is playing on the televisions hanging around the bar, featuring La Republique versus the Fushang Tigers. Seven, the owner, is tending bar. She was once the most famous arena fighter in Vancity – undefeated in 93 fights. In a world of plastic surgeons on every street corner, with her money and influence, the deep disfiguring battle scars still marring her face are deliberate statements.
[10:10 PM] GM Boone: She watches as deliverymen move in and out through the back doors, wheeling in kegs and crates of liquor. A tinny roar erupts in unison from the televisions as La Republique takes out one of the Tigers with a concussion grenade.
[10:10 PM] Baz Balan: ((Weather?))
[10:11 PM] GM Boone: Outside it's overcast and typically chilly.
[10:11 PM] Sage: ((time of day?))
[10:12 PM] GM Boone: Evening, past dinner time. The sun is beginning to set.
[10:15 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace is leaning against a pool table, waiting his turn.
[10:15 PM] Sage: Sage is slumped at one of the tables, his head propped up on one hand, trying to stay awake
[10:16 PM] Baz Balan: Today wasn’t a great day. The land hadn’t been kind and neither was the wind. The day’s forage hadn’t even bought him the drink Bas was sulking into at the bar. He thinks to himself about how only a few weeks ago bandits had vandalized his truck and looted his shop. At least they didn’t beat him this time. Baz hadn’t been in one place long enough to have any friends in town, but ever since his unfortunate luck, he had been frequenting the Sevens.
[10:17 PM] Baz Balan: He shly looks up at the woman tending the bar, smiles politely and points at his drink indicating he'd like another.
[10:18 PM] GM Boone: Seven, typically stone-faced, pulls her attention away from the deliverymen momentarily and pours Baz his refill. From outside the bar, you hear the sudden muffled snap and crackle of small-caliber gunfire. There’s a screech, a crash, the sound of crumpling metal and shattered glass. Voices erupt, shouting, along with another small burst of gunfire.
[10:20 PM] Sage: Sage gets to his feet, surprisingly calm considering the clamor outside and yawns. No better way to start your night than with something that sounds painful and violent.
[10:21 PM] Baz Balan: ((Is Seven still by me?))
[10:21 PM] GM Boone: Seven is still at the bar after having served Baz. She lets out an annoyed huff. This is no rare occurrence. She leans over to glance at the scene out of the bar’s front window. Then she looks back at the deliverymen still hauling in inventory. Then she rolls her eyes and shakes her head.
[10:22 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace looks over, unimpressed but casually alert as gunfire around these parts isn't altogether uncommon. He also keeps a eye on his pool buddy, considering he doesn't trust him enough to not "nudge" his way towards a win while he's distracted.
[10:22 PM] Baz Balan: Baz's eyes, trained on the sound he says to Seven without looking "Expecting trouble tonight?"
[10:23 PM] GM Boone: "There's trouble every night." She surveys the bar, glancing over all of you, and announces to the room in a mostly flat and slightly irritated voice: “There’s a hundred bucks in it for anyone who goes out there to shut that shit down.”
[10:24 PM] Sage: Sage pats his pockets and finds nothing but an empty wallet and his medkit. "You care what happens to the guys who started it?"
[10:26 PM] Baz Balan: One hundred city dollars!? Baz's mind reeled with possibilities. He leaps to his feet and immediately follows the sound, all while patting down his harnesses making a mental check of his dagger and tools.
[10:26 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace swaps his pool stick for a (currently collapsed) compound bow. "Does anyone ever?" He responds to Sage, drily, looking at him askance. He looks to Seven for verification but only in passing as he's headed for the front door.(edited)
[10:27 PM] Baz Balan: Baz grins enthusiastically at the one-liner.
[10:29 PM] GM Boone: "They started it, they can get what's coming to them," Seven answers flatly. Once this haphazard mercenary crew is on its way, she returns to cleaning glasses and watching the deliveries.
[10:29 PM] GM Boone: On the street outside the bar, you see the cause of the commotion. There’s a kitted out silver and blue street racer crashed into a telephone pole, the front end crumpled and smoking. There are three young men crouching behind it, also wearing silver and blue, one bleeding heavily from a cut on his forehead.
[10:30 PM] GM Boone: Everyone, roll INT/LVL
[10:30 PM] GM Boone: format for rolling is: !roll 1d20+bonus
[10:30 PM] Jace Deckard: !roll 1d20
[10:30 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Jace Roll: !roll 1d20 Result: 5 Unmodified: (5)
[10:31 PM] Baz Balan: !roll 1d20
[10:31 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Sebastian Balan Roll: !roll 1d20 Result: 2 Unmodified: (2)
[10:31 PM] Sage: !roll 1d20+1
[10:31 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Sage Stotto Roll: !roll 1d20+1 Result: 14 Unmodified: (13)
[10:33 PM] GM Boone: Jace and Baz don't know who these guys are or what the colours mean. Sage recognizes the gang. They're local street racers that call themselves the Blue Devils. They're known to be pretty harmless.
[10:33 PM] Baz Balan: ((can I roll perception to discern the cause of the crash?))
[10:34 PM] GM Boone: You don't need to, because 25ft away from the wreck you can see 4 young men and women armed with handguns, wearing green bandannas over their faces. They’re positioned behind parked cars and a dumpster, intermittently firing at the Blues. The Blues pop up from behind their wrecked car just enough to fire back. Bullets fly all over the street, but not towards you.
[10:35 PM] Sage: Sage keeps himself tucked carefully in the shadows of the door, watching the firefight and turning a bit green at the thought of getting involved. "You sure you two are up for getting involved in a gang shootout?"
[10:37 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace is looking around for cover (the rooftops, the street, etc.) because he's not comfortable advancing like a wrecking ball. "I'm thinking we should be asking you that question." He responds without looking for more than a half second at Sage and his case of nerves, still scanning his area.
[10:38 PM] Baz Balan: "Are you kidding me?" Baz says in disbelief, “She said she’d pay us one hundred dollars! I need that money. Besides, this wouldn’t have been the first time I’ve been shot at this week. Seven said just needs them shut down right?”
[10:39 PM] GM Boone: Jace observes an alley adjacent to Lucky Sevens, the opening of it facing the firefight. There is a dumpster in that alley that would provide half decent cover.
[10:42 PM] Baz Balan: Baz looks around for a decent vantage spot he could portal to
[10:42 PM] Jace Deckard: "Right." Jace agrees, then points to said alley. "If you don't want to get immediately shot in the face, there's a good spot."
[10:44 PM] Sage: Sage sighs. "A dumpster, what luck. They're not even shooting at us yet."
[10:44 PM] GM Boone: Baz sees a short building, maybe two storeys tall, between the Blues and the Greens that would provide a good vantage point over the fight. However, there is no cover on that rooftop.
[10:45 PM] GM Boone: While you're all talking, the Blues and Greens keep shooting at each other. Rolling Blues:
[10:45 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace smirks and looks to Sage. He's mostly teasing when he says, "I plan to be outside the dumpster taking cover but feel free to hop on in if you feel safer."
[10:45 PM] GM Boone: !roll 3d20+1
[10:45 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 3d20+1 Result: 16,2,2 Unmodified: (15,1,1)
[10:46 PM] GM Boone: Rolling Greens:
[10:46 PM] GM Boone: !roll 4d20+1
[10:46 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 4d20+1 Result: 11,12,19,16 Unmodified: (10,11,18,15)
[10:47 PM] GM Boone: The Blues are taking a beating and aren't in a position to deal much damage back. One of them takes two slugs in the arm and drops behind the car, yelling in pain.
[10:48 PM] Sage: Sage returns the smirk with a fanged one of his own, suggesting "I'm still considering the plan of using it to stash a body later, are you volunteering?"(edited)
[10:48 PM] Jace Deckard: "Nah." Jace grins and starts moving (quickly) towards the alley and his chosen cover system.
[10:51 PM] Sage: ((how much cover is available behind the car with the blue devils?))(edited)
[10:52 PM] GM Boone: The wrecked car offers partial cover. The enemy will take a -1 to hit you and damage is reduced by 25%
[10:53 PM] GM Boone: Jace is able to make it to the dumpster without incident as the gangsters are too busy shooting at each other and hurling juveline insults back and forth.
[10:53 PM] Baz Balan: Warping the space before him, Baz opens a portal to the rooftop, the connecting one inside the bar. Low to the ground he emerges, only his dark, crouched figure peaking over the edge. Taking in the new vantage point, he considers his options.
[10:53 PM] Sage: Sage curses under his breath and jogs after Jace as his other companion disappears
[10:53 PM] Baz Balan: ((Can I see anything differently from up here?))
[10:54 PM] GM Boone: Baz, roll PER/LVL with a +1 due to the vantage point.
[10:54 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace has his bow out once he reaches cover and crouches low, making sure not to leave himself an easy target. He takes a second to really look at the Greens and attempt to sight down the biggest threat.
[10:54 PM] Baz Balan: !roll 1d20+1
[10:54 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Sebastian Balan Roll: !roll 1d20+1 Result: 4 Unmodified: (3)
[10:55 PM] Baz Balan: ((oof))
[10:55 PM] Jace Deckard: (( LOL happens to the best of us. ))
[10:56 PM] GM Boone: Baz doesn't see anything of note.
[10:57 PM] Baz Balan: Slowly his crouched form moves across the rooftop, making sure to stay out of sight as best he can. Baz peers down the side of building for a way down.
[10:58 PM] Baz Balan: ((This would be on the greens side))
[11:00 PM] Sage: Sage keeps himself low and against the side of the dumpster, grimacing at the smell. "You uhhh need a distraction or something? Forgot my gun in my other jacket."
[11:00 PM] GM Boone: Baz sees a rusty ladder leading down into a tight alleyway. However, the opening of the alleyway is almost directly in line with the Greens.
[11:01 PM] GM Boone: Jace spies one Green who seems to be calling the shots more than the others. If you are going to engage in combat, you may state your attack actions.
[11:01 PM] Sage: ((sage will ready an action to flail and draw fire away from Jace because he owns no weapons))
[11:02 PM] Jace Deckard: (( Lmaoooo that mental picture, tho. ))
[11:02 PM] Baz Balan: ((Is the rusty ladder, like one of those fire escape ladders? Like does it reach all the way to the ground?))
[11:03 PM] GM Boone: The ladder stops maybe a couple feet above the ground, but the drop won't hurt.
[11:04 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace is gonna hold still and line up a shot on the "leader" for this round. "Give me until the count of five, yeah? One ... two ... "
[11:04 PM] Baz Balan: ((Can Baz see his allies from up there as well?))
[11:05 PM] GM Boone: Yes
[11:07 PM] Baz Balan: Seeing his new found comrads ready themselves for an attack, he digs deep, waiting on the fringes of his firey nerves for the shot to be made. He readies his mind to reach into his abilities quickly if need be. Slowly he decends the rusty ladder.
[11:08 PM] GM Boone: !roll d100
[11:08 PM] BOTWintermute: Valid dice roll command not found. Command: !roll d100 Type !help roll for dice-rolling help.
[11:08 PM] GM Boone: derp.
[11:08 PM] GM Boone: !roll 1d100
[11:08 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 1d100 Result: 62 Unmodified: (62)
[11:09 PM] Jace Deckard: " .... Five." Jace lets the arrow go. (Focus, +35)
[11:09 PM] GM Boone: The rusty ladder is more precarious than it looks, but it holds up while Baz descends
[11:09 PM] GM Boone: Roll attack, Jace.
[11:09 PM] Jace Deckard: !roll 1d20+2
[11:09 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Jace Roll: !roll 1d20+2 Result: 14 Unmodified: (12)
[11:10 PM] Sage: Sage jumps up and steps forward into view, shouting. "Oy, shit head greenies! Who think's they're good enough to take on the Blue Devils! Come out and fight me!"
[11:11 PM] GM Boone: Jace lands with his shot, the arrow embedded deep into the Green leader's shoulder. He lets out a yelp, but before they can see where the shot came from, Sage steps into view and yells at them.
[11:11 PM] Baz Balan: ((Am I on the ground yet?))
[11:11 PM] GM Boone: Yes
[11:12 PM] Baz Balan: Baz quietly, but with haste makes his way the the closest Green. Staying in any shadows he can, as silently as he can.
[11:14 PM] GM Boone: Presently all eyes are on Sage, and the Greens don't notice Baz sneaking up on them. There is one Green almost right up against the wall, allowing Baz to stay in the shadows near the mouth of the alley.
[11:14 PM] GM Boone: The Blues take this opportunity to fire back at the Greens
[11:14 PM] GM Boone: !roll 3d20+1
[11:14 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 3d20+1 Result: 8,15,19 Unmodified: (7,14,18)
[11:16 PM] GM Boone: The Blues land a couple good ones, picking away at the Greens. Their haphazard street gang armour is starting to look a little worse for wear. But now it is their turn to fire back.
[11:17 PM] GM Boone: !roll 4d2
[11:17 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 4d2 Result: 1,1,2,1 Unmodified: (1,1,2,1)
[11:17 PM] Baz Balan: ((WOW))
[11:17 PM] Sage: ((can the enemy always roll d2's please?))
[11:17 PM] GM Boone: I'm just rolling for who they're attacking, lol.
[11:17 PM] Baz Balan: ((these guys are gooooons
))[11:18 PM] Baz Balan: ((sorry didn't see the d2))
[11:18 PM] GM Boone: Three of the Greens take aim at the Blues, seeing them still as the bigger threat. But one of them is sick of Sage's yelling and sends a bullet the vampire-medic's way.
[11:18 PM] GM Boone: !roll 3d20+1
[11:18 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 3d20+1 Result: 3,3,9 Unmodified: (2,2,8)
[11:18 PM] GM Boone: Well, those guys suck.
[11:18 PM] GM Boone: !roll 1d20+1
[11:18 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 1d20+1 Result: 12 Unmodified: (11)
[11:20 PM] GM Boone: Sage feels the bullet whip right past his ear.
[11:20 PM] Sage: ((Evasion of 11, so that's a hit?))
[11:21 PM] GM Boone: Vamp evasion is actually 12, I had to double check on the race page.
[11:21 PM] Sage: ((but he's got a lower dex, giving him a -1))(edited)
[11:21 PM] GM Boone: Oh that's right.
[11:21 PM] GM Boone: The bullet grazes the side of Sage's head and gives him a nasty bleed.
[11:22 PM] Baz Balan: With great care and a steady hand Baz pick pockets the closest green against the wall.
[11:22 PM] GM Boone: Baz, roll DEX/LVL.
[11:22 PM] Baz Balan: !roll 1D20+1
[11:22 PM] BOTWintermute: Valid dice roll command not found. Command: !roll 1D20+1 Type !help roll for dice-rolling help.
[11:23 PM] Sage: ((damage I should worry about?))
[11:23 PM] Baz Balan: !roll 1d20+1
[11:23 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Sebastian Balan Roll: !roll 1d20+1 Result: 10 Unmodified: (9)
[11:24 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace has been readying another shot. But he tells Sage, "Get down before you lose an ear! Or worse."
[11:25 PM] GM Boone: !roll 1d20
[11:25 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 1d20 Result: 6 Unmodified: (6)
[11:25 PM] GM Boone: Baz comes up empty-handed, but the Green is so focused on the fight that he doesn't notice.
[11:26 PM] Sage: Sage ducks back down, applying pressure to the wound. "I'm fine. Hardly even a scrape. Nice shot by the way."
[11:27 PM] Jace Deckard: Jace smiles but doesn't take his eyes off his target. "Thanks. Nice distraction technique."
[11:27 PM] Sage: "My specialty. Let me know when we're going for round two"
[11:28 PM] GM Boone: Jace and Sage, you may make your combat actions when ready.
[11:28 PM] GM Boone: Baz, you still have movement left for this turn if you want to take it.
[11:28 PM] Baz Balan: ((can I make an attack?))
[11:29 PM] GM Boone: You can attack or move.
[11:29 PM] Jace Deckard: "This is me letting you know that we're going for round two." Says to Sage with a grin and then fires.
[11:29 PM] Baz Balan: Being so close, and undetected Baz removes his dagger and plunges it into the closest vital organ of his Green.
[11:30 PM] GM Boone: When attacking, please state your total damage after your post just to make it easier for me.
[11:30 PM] Sage: Sage ducks around the other side of the dumpster and resumes his waving and namecalling.
[11:30 PM] GM Boone: And then roll when ready.
[11:30 PM] Jace Deckard: * (Focus, 35)
[11:31 PM] Baz Balan: ((roger that))
[11:31 PM] Jace Deckard: !roll 1d20+2
[11:31 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Jace Roll: !roll 1d20+2 Result: 11 Unmodified: (9)
[11:31 PM] Baz Balan: ((am I rolling STR? + weapon? or how does melee work?))
[11:32 PM] GM Boone: Melee is STR
[11:33 PM] Baz Balan: !roll 1d20
[11:33 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: Sebastian Balan Roll: !roll 1d20 Result: 19 Unmodified: (19)
[11:34 PM] GM Boone: Jace's arrow goes wide, sticking into a sign behind one of the Greens advertising 'Holo Nudes'. Meanwhile, Baz stabs one of the Greens right in the kidney. He wails and staggers forward, then stumbles around until he faces his attacker.
[11:34 PM] GM Boone: The Blues return fire.
[11:35 PM] GM Boone: !roll 3d20+1
[11:35 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 3d20+1 Result: 5,8,15 Unmodified: (4,7,14)
[11:36 PM] GM Boone: One of them hits. Both sides are looking like they've gone through the meatgrinder. The Green leader looks over his troops.
[11:36 PM] GM Boone: !roll 2d20
[11:36 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 2d20 Result: 8,20 Unmodified: (8,20)
[11:37 PM] GM Boone: One of them, bloody and barely standing, shakes his head and says "I didn't sign up for this shit!" He shoves the leader and starts limp-running down the street
[11:37 PM] GM Boone: Three Greens remain. They now see all of you. Rolling for targets.
[11:38 PM] GM Boone: !roll 3d4
[11:38 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 3d4 Result: 2,2,4 Unmodified: (2,2,4)
[11:39 PM] GM Boone: The leader, still with the arrow in his arm, urges his second to follow his lead. They both take aim at Jace. The last Green, bleeding heavily from the stab wound courtesy of Baz, brings his pistol up and looks for retribution.
[11:39 PM] GM Boone: !roll 2d20+1
[11:39 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 2d20+1 Result: 16,12 Unmodified: (15,11)
[11:39 PM] GM Boone: !roll 1d20+1
[11:39 PM] BOTWintermute: Author: GM Boone Roll: !roll 1d20+1 Result: 21 Unmodified: (20)
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