UEEF - The Shadow Chronicles - IC Thread

[jaydude]

"Feel free." Ian replied to Brac, before turning to address the Karbarrans.

"UEEF, here to help you out. What's the situation?" he asked.

Spoiler: Beta Stats

M.D.C. by Location
Head – 75
Back Mounted Sensor Pod – 100
Hands (2) – 100 each
Chest Retractable Missile Bays (2) – 180 each
Shoulder Pop-up Missile Bays (2) – 160 each
EU-14 80mm Pulse Beam Cannons (3) – 100 each
Forearm Shields (2) – 375 each
Forearm Ion Blasters (6; three each arm) – 15
Upper Arms (2) – 120 each
Upper Legs (2) – 180 each
Wings (2) – 170 each
Main Body – 515
Reinforced Pilot’s Compartment – 170

Armaments:

MM-20 Missile Delivery System (2)
40/40 HEAP missiles

MM-16 Missile Delivery System (2)
16/16 HEAP missiles

Bomb Bay
8/8 medium bombs

Wing Mounted Hardpoints (6)
5/6 medium HEAP missiles

 

[Sherwood]

The lead member of the trio of Karbarrans steps forward, saying, "I am Rangara, and your presence here has started a fight between the crew and the Invid. We have watched your attack against the Invid out in space, but unless you can make your big machines smaller, they will not fit into the tunnels where our miners are under guard by the Soldiers and their Garn Inorganics. We have no real weapons on this asteroid except for our mining tools and lightweight explosives to face off against the Invid, but we will not stand idly by as strangers fight for us."

A different Bearman says, "Our foes have fewer numbers than us, but as Rangara said, we are outgunned. There are twenty Soldiers and four Garn in the mine. The Soldiers are dangerous, but the Garn are the real threat to us. Do you have weapons capable of stopping them?"

 

[jaydude]

Ian nodded. "We have smaller mechas we can switch into. Naturally they'll have somewhat lighter ordinance, but we should be able to handle the Invid."

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac shifts his mecha into Guardian mode and maneuvers the machine to take up a wide stance on the chamber floor. He flips up a safety cover marked “Bomb-bay Doors” and toggles the switch underneath. The bay doors open and the Silverback stored within drops to the rock beneath.

At the same time, he pulls his full vac-helmet on and affixes the breather and oxygen to his suit. With it all double-checked, he pops open the cockpit and climbs down the ladder. The machine closes itself up and locks as he moves away from it.

Brac gives the group of his fellow kind a two-fingered salute. “We’re here to help,” he says over the suit speaker. “You guys lay low and we’ll do the rest.” He climbs into the Silverback and starts the core up, checking all the systems. Seeing green, he nods to himself. He considers the real work ahead and takes a deep breath.

 

[Sherwood]

With the flip of the switch, Brac's Silverback is lowered to the ground, along with the Cyclones of the other mecha. As you are suiting up with the various lighter mecha, the three Bearmen nod at Brac, saying, "There are currently six Soldiers in the habitat domes on the surface keeping watch over our access to our mining shuttle and making sure we don't try to make an escape, and the remaining Soldiers are in the mineshafts of the dig with the Garn, since that is where our heavier gear and explosives are kept. We can show you how to get through the passages. Come."

OOC WlfSamurai Just so you know, the Silverback currently has the following weapons plugged in its modular weapon mounts:
In the top/rear weapon mount is the HG-140 Rail Gun
On your wheel mounts are:
1 HG-70 Rail Gun
1 H-260 Valiant Laser Rifle
2 GR-97 Dual Mini Missile Launchers with Plasma warheads in them

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac nods to his fellow Karbarrans from inside the Silverback.

"That's really helpful," he says over the speaker. Then, he flips to the squad channel. "LT, you get all that? Should we head out? Do you want me at point?"

 

[Sherwood]

By this time, the relief squad of Alphas and Betas have caught up to the Raven, letting Bigs take her Alpha into the airlock and start to unload her own Cyclone from her mecha. As she does so, those listening to the radio can hear that the miners down in the shafts are starting to have pitched battles with the Soldiers, lobbing mining explosive charges and using their powerful muscles to turn the mining shovels into deadly weapons. The real problem that they are having is in dealing with the four Inorganics. They are not as flimsy as the Soldiers, and are taking a lot of punishment to bring down.

Brac can see that the corridors of the habitat are just barely big enough for the Silverback to fit through, but there is plenty of room for the smaller Cyclones to maneuver around.

The three Bearmen in the cargo hold break into a jog as they lead you through the passageways towards the main mineshaft. They come to a large airlock door and begin to cycle the lock to get access to a freight elevator leading down into the depths of the asteroid. The mineshaft is a rough oval that is 100x80 feet in diameter, and the elevator platform is just big enough to fit the lot of you onto it as long as you squeeze in tight.

 

[Random Word]

Tisiphone pops the cockpit, sets the Valkyrie to auto-defense mode in case the Invid are clever enough to counterattack this bay while they're engaged elsewhere, slings her energy rifle over her shoulder, and vaults over the edge of the cockpit to land lightly on what passed for 'ground' on this hunk of rock hurtling through the void, comfortable despite the high gravity. They hadn't had time to cover the riding of the little motorcycles in the crash course she had graduated only days ago, let alone in variable gravity, so she mans the turret on the back of Brac's Silverback - it can be teleoperated from the pilot's chair, but an extra pair of eyes can't hurt, and the humans didn't need to teach her to shoot.

She hooks the tether of her vacsuit to the harness on the Silverback's turret and plugs the cable into its proper place, and just like in her cockpit the runes and images show up on her visor with targeting information, range estimations, ammunition counts, and a crude map. She switches to the intravehicle channel, "Secured." She feels a distant muted thrill as Brac floors it and the acceleration hits her and she races into real battle, where you can see your enemies your own eyes, without the aid of instruments. She feels only a small pang of jealousy at the others on their motorcycles. They look fun.

 

[Psychie]

Now in her Nova Cyclone, Bigs decides to try and give everyone on the elevator platform more room so she takes a leap off the edge of the mine shaft and will fly along with the lift, keeping watch for any sign of Invid activity.

 

[jaydude]

Ian decided to follow Biggs's lead, hovering alongside her as the lift descended, while keeping an eye out for any Invid.

 

[Mineczka]

Keeping pace with her squad, Valriya kept a basic overwatch from the lift, the mention of Invid further down only steeled her nerves, as the radio broadcast the struggle, Valriya noted the combat, it was about to be a hairy situation with hostiles and friendlies everywhere, she and the rest of her squad would have to watch their fire as to minimize casualties.

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac drives the Silverback with Tisiphone on it into the lift and takes a breath as the others take up overwatch positions. When the lift starts down, he tightens the straps on his vac-suit gloves and moves his head in his helmet to crack his neck.

"Inanna," Brac radios to his squad-mate. "You okay back there?"

 

[Sherwood]

Heading into the heart of the asteroid, the elevator shaft drops you down at least a mile before reaching the bottom of the shaft where the current work face is at. If you weren't in hard vacuum, you might be able to hear the sounds of the automated drills punching deeper into a rich vein of Sekitan, along with the sounds of blasters and explosions going off as the Karbarrans fight for their lives against the Invid. The first such sign of this fight is the crumpled forms of three of the Invid Soldiers lying in a heap, having been hit hard by a combination of mining explosives and melee weapons. Sadly, there is also a still form of one of the miners here, too, his suit holed by the plasma blasts from the Soldiers.

A flash of light catches your attention next, along with a low vibration coming from the rock at your feet. Looking up, you can see that there is a group of eight Bearmen barricaded up in the tunnel as they desperately throw mining charges at two of the Garn Inorganics that are laying siege to them. From this angle, the Garn have their backs to you, but as you come into the mineshaft, you can see that the Garn stop their attack against the Bearmen and turn to face you.

Then, just as you are about to tear into the Invid, the other two Garn come dropping down the vertical shaft, cutting you off from any attempt to escape.

Initiative rolls, please!

Random Word Psychie WlfSamurai Mineczka jaydude Rykon

 

[Random Word]

"Okay? Is this one of your strange Karbarran jokes? I am better than okay. I am at war," she says with a relish that burns through the fog of the mild sedative. "If you drive any slower your people will have killed everything before we arrive!"

[Initiative 25]

 

[WlfSamurai]

Brac can't help but laugh despite the desperate and dangerous situation. The Praxian's battle-lust and eager attitude solidifies his confidence and drives him on.

"Noted!" he radios in reply. "I'll kick it up a notch, just for you!" He guns the engine toward battle.

[Initiative 5]

 

[jaydude]

"Weapons free, everyone." said Ian, moving forward to join Tisiphone and Brac.

[Initiative 7]

 

[Psychie]

Bigs lets out a curse as she looks to the four Garn. "They have us boxed in! Remember, the eye is not a quick kill on these guys! We have to blast them to pieces to score a kill on them! Don't hold back!"

Initiative total of 17

Spoiler

In the Cyclone
Number of Attacks: 7
Strike: +11
Parry: +13
Dodge: +13 Auto Dodge
Roll with Punch: +8
Initiative: +5
Critical Strike on a Natural 19-20

Nova Cyclone
Main Body MDC: 170
80mm Beam Cannon: 4,000 ft range, 3d6 MD / 1d4x10+6 MD for a 3 round burst; 90 / 90
HEAP Mini Missiles: 1 mile range, 1d4x10 MD; 6 / 6
Plasma Mini Missiles: 1 mile range, 1d6x10 MD; 6 / 6

 

[Mineczka]

Noticing the position of the squad, Valriya glanced to get back, and simply nodded to the weapons free command.

17+7: 24

 

[Sherwood]

Current Order:

25 - Tisiphone
24 - Valriya
17 - Bigs
7 - Ian
5 - Brac

Just holding on Rykon to roll and we can begin!

 

[Rykon]

Rolling for Jake... 14

 

[Sherwood]

Garn 1 and 2 are currently between you and the group of Bearmen, while Garn 3 and 4 are behind you, between you and the main vertical shaft that led down to this level. The horizontal shaft you are in is large enough to maneuver in fairly well, so you all have room to be able to dodge about without running into one another.

Random Word is up first with Tisiphone

25 - Tisiphone
24 - Valriya
18 - Garn 1
17 - Bigs
15 - Garn 2
12 - Jake
11 - Garn 3
7 - Ian
6 - Garn 4
5 - Brac

 

[Random Word]

She flicks the safety off and switches the firing mode to full auto the moment the Lieutenant calls weapons free, her HUD lighting up with targeting guidance and projected trajectories. No wind or air resistance to correct for, but the extra gravity causes the round to drop off faster than usual. The instant everyone clears the lift, her reticle is already aligned with the hostile helpfully labelled Garn 1 and she holds the trigger down until the target is reduced to scrap.

[24 to hit; 74 damage]

 

[Sherwood]

The rail gun fires out a deadly spray of projectiles, hammering the Inorganic hard. The Garn takes a step back from the impact, but it is still intact, even with its armor showing signs of the damage.

Mineczka is up with Valriya

25 - Tisiphone [1]
24 - Valriya <====
18 - Garn 1 seriously damaged
17 - Bigs
15 - Garn 2
12 - Jake
11 - Garn 3
7 - Ian
6 - Garn 4
5 - Brac

 

[Mineczka]

Following the fire of the railgin, Valriya turned to the first Garn and fired to finish it off.

3 round burst with H260.

 

[Sherwood]

Valriya's laser fire hits the Garn, but it doesn't seem to do very much damage to it.

In return, the damaged Garn fires off a burst of its plasma weapon at Brac and his Silverback. The shot will hit unless you dodge.

WlfSamurai has a defense to roll

25 - Tisiphone [1]
24 - Valriya [1]
18 - Garn 1 seriously damaged [1]
17 - Bigs
15 - Garn 2
12 - Jake
11 - Garn 3
7 - Ian
6 - Garn 4
5 - Brac