I make it Retrieve the subaltern, as a prime objective and Capture a Dustbrand leader-type as well for extra points maybe? Or something like that?

Looks like fun :D

Or at least find out if they're on someone's payroll.

RT is waiting for White Hat's response on post #113

Other than that, I think we're just about ready to dive into the action?

Speaking of starting the action is it possible to start with the goblin attached already?  And if so who did we decide was the most likely candidate for that?

RAW the answer's definitely no, but the GM might house rule that you can.

One thing I'd suggest you bear in mind though is that you can only latch onto someone once per Full Repair and the effect only lasts to the end of the scene, so if you use Symbiosis at the top of the first combat then you'll almost certainly have to go another 1-2 combats without access to your Core Power again. It's not an Efficient power.

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Given that Gertrude seems to have vanished (?) I'm fairly sure we'd agreed on RT being the best bond-mate. Going with me is by no means a bad idea but is probably more likely to put you in imminent danger, and latching onto Werner could end in you being cooked alive with all the Heat generation he's inclined to do.

I agree, you definitely don't want to share in my heat generation.  RT is probably the best option for you to attach.  Though admittedly, any of us would enjoy being adjacent to you for those Spotter bonuses.
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The problem with adjacency is that we move at different times, and often speeds, so it is fairly difficult to predict when it will happen unless that is the main focus of movement.  The attachment effect fixes that.

For Spotter 1 your ally only need be adjacent to you the moment they attack and consume a Lock On.  For Spotter 3 it's reverse, you only need to be adjacent the moment you make a Lock On action.  The two characters don't need to be adjacent for the entire round.

I’ll house rule that Sunder could start a combat attached - also, I should be able to get up another post by tomorrow. You all will get a Downtime before the first mission, then you’ll be able to set off after the subaltern!

In this Downtime, the group will have access to two additional downtime actions: Faction Work and Peruse the Dustmarket.








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I'm rolling on the Dust market, that looks like a fun bit of gambling.  Does it use my Get a Hold of Something trigger?

Probably overthinking this but just something that's come to mind regarding Sunder's Core Power:

While in Symbiosis Sunder will be taking her actions within another player's turn rather than having her own turn, and that both means that if either of you acts (under our current first-come-first-served system) then the other has to take the immediate next turn and that it's now on the table for the two of you to coordinate so that you alternate actions within the same turn. I'm not saying this because it's some revolutionary insight or anything but because it's the sort of effect where a lot of value might be lost if the players aren't coordinating in some way.

Of course this sort of thing's far less convenient to handle in this medium than IRL, but it's something to think about.

In reply to Werner Steinn (msg # 785):

Yes, you could use that trigger for the initial roll.

RT has already used his Downtime action during the trip over on the Rio (to Gather Information with our friend Bannerjee and start up a few inquiries outside the ship as well) -- should really get around to posting that scene, shouldn't I? :)

So +2 Charm/Convince on the roll, and I'm guessing the "Backing" Reserve to go along with it?

08:47, Today: Rolling Thunder rolled 22 using 1d20+2 ((20)).

Niiice!

Rolling Thunder: Critically charming

Don't I know it...

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I'm also going to Peruse the Dustmarket, although I'm not sure I qualify for any positive modifiers. Going to assume Word on the Street doesn't really apply as it's more investigation than acquisition.

• Maya Vost rolled 15 using 1d20. Peruse the Dustmarket.
• Maya Vost rolled 12 using 1d20. Rolling on Table 2.

Not the best outcome - there's some crazy good utility on that table - but I'm definitely okay with this.

I can't wait to roll either.  It can go in a write-up post later.

Today: Werner Steinn rolled 10 using 1d20+4.  Shopping the Dustmarket

Today: Werner Steinn rolled 5 using 1d20.  Chart 2 result.



That works out pretty well for me, all things considered.  2 of my 4 weapons are Ordnance tagged.

New post is live - hopefully it clears up the (non-intended) confusion with the PCPA angle. With Gertrude, I think having her character stay on the ship in case she starts posting again is the best move, but if any of you have objections to that, please let me know and I will amend things. Once the group has finalized their mechs and are ready, I'll move us into the first mission.

As my last downtime action was Be Creative and got the partial success this time it just finishes, with the goal in mind of getting the Mech Gear Core Battery to use for the next mission, that should let me use my Symbiosis power a second time, or more likely for a second mission even if starting with it active burns up the main use of the power that should let it get some effective time.

As for initiative that is indeed the core advantage of the ability, being able to share actions or share timing at least.

The way I see my 'additional actions' taking place in most turns is to Lock on to a target within my 20 sensor range, it gains 2 heat or moves 3 out from behind cover or closer to someone. Then my host consumes the lock on for an extra quick action to attack that target.  Then they do their normal round of whatever.   At the end of the paired round I get to lock on to another target for free.

The exception to this is on turns when it is better to set traps by launching turrets.

Say, I have a question about the Spotter talent.  Can I consume the Lock On I made during my turn and still benefit from Spotter 1 as long as I'm adjacent to Sunder?  Also, if her goblin is attached to RT, does being adjacent to RT count as being adjacent to Sunder?
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Yes to both. As far as I can tell, Spotter 1 doesn't require you to consume a Lock On made by the character with the Spotter talent, and as Sunder would share the space with her host, you would count as adjacent to both if you were physically adjacent to RT/Sunder's space. RT's House Guard doesn't carry over to Sunder, though, so if you were within range 2 but not directly adjacent, you'd only count as adjacent to RT.

I didn't even think about House Guard.  That would have been asking a bit much.

Are we waiting for something in particular? Or just a generally busy RL patch maybe? :)

I think everyone is hoping to see Gertrude log in before we launch the battle.

On the subject of battle, your Drake is size 2, right?  Do we know a manageable way to represent that on the battlefield map?

Is there something 'unmanageable' about going by the book and having it occupy three spaces rather than one?

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My brain's been soup for the better part of the last week, and I've been using its rare moments of something like clarity to have a conversation with the GM that I've owed them for about two months.

I've still got a WIP reply I want to finish for RT, but besides that I hadn't decided whether I actually wanted to write up anything to accompany my downtime roll. It wasn't something I was particularly passionate about doing.

Basically I've just been waiting for whatever's going to happen to happen :)

I mean, from a mapmaking point of view, that it might get cumbersome; especially when there may be multiple enemies size 2 or 3 as well.  I was wondering if we had any ideas for making an easy and quick way to represent bigger mechs on the map. Put the mech name across multiple connected hexes?

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  /RT\__
  \__/RT\
  /RT\__/
  \__/

Maybe highlight the outline of the mech with the name in the center?

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  /  \__
  \  RT \
  /   __/
  \__/

Any other ideas?