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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:22:17 PM »

Poor qwep having to unforget and reforget our load outs

i'm waiting for everyone to settle on what they want before i go back and update the loadouts

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 09:39:16 PM »

aren't plasma weapons just in general extremely tempermental and prone to blowing up by chance? of course a bad operator would exacerbate the issue but i'm pretty sure they're just unreliable turds that practically nobody except the people who made it understand, so that if one does malfunctions it's not the operators fault.

i mean stuff they can still malfunction in the hands of a space marine vanguard so i assume it's just not a "bad operator" issue.

"Gets hot" is never explicitly stated how it comes into play, but a common theory behind it harming the operator is due to extended use requiring a rapid venting of excess heat. Which is why the penalty is armor-savable and allows you to continue using the weapon if you pass the save, or even if you fail it if the character has multiple wounds. It's like if using the plasma rifle/pistol in Halo damaged your health whenever you allowed it to overheat. If the gun really exploded then you either wouldn't be able to keep using it or "gets hot" would be instant death.

Ultimately it's just a method of balancing the weapon on the tabletop, because it is a very cheap and powerful killing tool. A plasma gun is Strength 7, AP 2 and can fire twice if you don't move. That's potentially two 50 point Terminators killed by a 7 point guardsman and his 15 point gun in a single shooting phase, it NEEDS something to hold it back so that it's not a complete no-brainer to take. No, a fluff space marine would probably not be inattentive enough to allow his weapon to overheat, but then again a fluff space marine also would never be able to be killed by a single guardsman with a bayonet, but both of these things can happen on the table.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 09:14:23 PM »

Imperium of Man Plasma Cannons kill entire squads. Commissars then kill people for letting it blow up.

If you knew how difficult to acquire and complicated to produce, you'd be furious at an incompetent operator too.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 08:25:26 PM »

Loadout cards so far
Now the question is: Who is going to be in what flight?

Shortsword is carrying:
Kintharian Coolant Mixture - No engine damage from turbochargers
Radar Triangulation - Increases hit chance against a target based on how many allies are engaging it.

Crash is carrying:
Volatile Warheads - Extra missile, rocket, and bomb damage.
Extra Countermeasures - 2 extra flares and chaff for everyone.

There will not be more than 4 people in one flight.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:45:27 PM »

did we skip ahead in time

yes, it is now one day later
this means that the PAK FA and F-35 are still going to be badly damaged

as for the plane requisitions:
-Shortsword is now flying a K-20 Razorback
-Crash is now flying an X-37 Corsair
-Walt is now flying the Raiden H-03 Shinden
-Hawkeye is now flying a K-20 Razorback

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:36:34 PM »

briefing music

: We're shipping you out to Malanta for this next mission, and if all goes well you'll be launching from an airbase there from here on out. As you may know, there's an active rebel movement in the country that opposes the Pact-aligned government, and they are offering to let the GTO use a port they hold as a staging area for an invasion of the Delta. However, this port is currently within striking distance of a Malantan Royal Air Force airbase, and there is an Imperial garrison nearby as well. Both of these targets need to be destroyed. To accomplish this, we're deploying the A.F.S. Marauder, an air cruiser with enough bombs to turn ten square miles of city into a moonscape. You will defer to their command for the duration of this mission and provide support for the Marauder, by protecting it from enemy attack or undertaking precision strikes that it cannot.

DM Note: Kintharian Drones are NOT available for this mission.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 12:51:34 PM »

who's ready for new mission

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:07:32 AM »

I shake his hand.
"Nice to meet you."
I turn around to meet Yukamo.
"Hey."

She gets out a greeting through a mouthful of calamari.
: Yo.

CALL ME LEONIDAS BECAUSE IM KING OF 300

tonight we dine in the armpit of the infernal one

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:00:41 AM »

Karshtuffle: Im apparently blocked from the blf
Tailgate: wait what
Karshtuffle: cloudflare
Tailgate: oh, i think carolcat had a problem with that a few weeks ago
Tailgate: it just
Karshtuffle: I accidentally mashed some keys and brought up f12
Tailgate: resolved itself eventually
Karshtuffle: yea
Karshtuffle: ugh well
Karshtuffle: "I take it you're new here, I'm Walter."

He extends his hand.

" And this here is Yukamo. " he gestures over to the side towards her.
Karshtuffle: heres my post im going to sleep

badger cant post so here it is

I sigh and continue standing. These people are mauling this loving hog.

You finally get to the pig.

"I hate to disappoint but i'm not going to shoot you. I'm not going to torture you, i'm not going to scrap you and i'm not going to turn you over to MP. Your life sounds like a load of stuff right now though and i can kinda sympathize, but... you really do have something i need. If you're so keen on dying because you hate your reality why don't you give me what i want. in return i'll give you your arms and legs back and let you live here with me until i can find a better way to accommodate you. You're playing hardass but in reality what you need is a little more motivation."

Clearly disappointed and having had enough of this social interaction, the bot shuts itself off without saying a word.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 01:39:41 AM »

She points the gun at the robot

It looks pleasantly surprised, and maybe even a little relieved to see Tippy draw her weapon.
: When the guards come running, you can just tell them I tried to attack you. With laser-eyes or something. There won't be enough of my head left for them to find out you're lying.

I see a girl with a Mjolnir patch on and walk over to her.

I'm assuming you're referring to Yui and not Yukamo or Kirves.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 01:28:34 AM »

"You are very intelligent, but are you even really sentient?"

: That is a question for the philosophy matrices, not me.

Walter spots up the line but doesn't get in line, he instead goes to the bar and asks for a light drink, preferably cool.

Yukamo comes up to return the bottle of whiskey she "borrowed".
: What I want to know is, where the forget did they get that hog from? Lookit the tusks on that forgeter!

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 01:12:55 AM »

"First time i've heard a robot ask for a mercy killing. But why would you want me to do that?"

: Because there is no chance of me returning to the life I once led. A utility bot that was captured by the enemy somehow managing to get free and make its way all the way across a continent and an ocean to show up on Helian soil again? That sounds like the most obvious attempt at slipping some sort of spying device into Helios ever conceived. They would shoot me anyway.

So does this bot actually want to go "home", or is it compelled by its programming to go home.

It wants to return to a location where it is afforded rights rather than treated like a training dummy or science project.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 12:58:20 AM »

"I've heard all kinds of awesome things about Helian robots knowing other languages but i'm amused ASL wasn't one of them. Its a shame that that's happened to you. War sucks it really does... I'd really love to have something to call you. You DO have a name don't you? Did they allow you to have your own name...?"

: I don't have a name. I don't want a name. What I want is to go home, but that's not possible anymore, so I'll have to settle for the next best thing.

It glances at her sidearm.
: I've seen what that thing can do to things like me, and I'd like to request that you use it.

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 12:43:12 AM »

Kissinger scratches at the back of tippy's mind.

"I though I had a forgeted up jaw,"

what if tippys jaw is actually
KISSINGERS JAW
!!
tippy and coaxoch drinking buddies 4 life

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Forum Games / Re: ABS FIESTA REDUX

« on: June 12, 2015, 12:36:24 AM »

[do you understand me?]

Another blank stare tells you that it can't.

ah yes noncombatants like service technicians kidnapped in a cafeteria

You'll notice that the commandos that took the hostages were Huit commandos. Whereas the handlers getting shot were Imperial and the bots getting blown up were Helian. You might also see that these are three distinct factions and the behavior/attitude of one does not represent the behavior/attitude of the others. Unless you're responding in-character in which I must commend you on how well you're able to portray Aesthian narrow-mindedness.