SA DEMO - MISSION 3

[brendur]

Iron Shrike

Midge: *scattering papers and manuals* Damnitdamnitdamnit! This is so damn confusing..all the little gauges and these small game pieces! Seriously! Do you and Kail just play chess all damn day while the others do all the work?

Six:*watches on in something between amusement and annoyance*-Just...tell me where to go-

Midge: Well damn it I don't know! I'm hungry, when I'm hungry I get confused...Kail explained the whole thing to me... *she scratches her head, blinking when there's a crinkle of paper from under it.* Oh YEAH he got tired of getting me to memorize it and wrote me a cheat sheet! Hah! Lessee...take out turrets. CHECK! Assume the position...that just sounds wrong..oh wait! We're to go to the North-West Turret wreckage.

Six:-About time, tell everyone to hang on-

Midge: *Intercom* Everyone *crunch* hang on mmph oh and this note says...tell Griz to get on the fore engine, cause we're gonna want some speed mmm *crunch*

Six:-where did you get that apple?-

Midge: Back off *munch munch* this is MY apple.

Orders

Iron Shrike

Six dive one vert ahead full aim for North-West Turret wreckage
Griz head to D3C4
Midge, eat your apple, chill the fuck out.

CA-258

Ahead full for the Manor
Overcharge both engines.

[Gravedust]

Whew.. Well it was a little quiet last week; I'm hoping things pick up a little bit this time around. Nothing really new or exciting to share right at the moment, I spent a little time over the weekend fiddling around with bot game. But this week I'm back to working on SA/SP!. I still want to do that one bit of cannon art and then I'll put together the newest ship I designed. I also think that very soon it'll be time to write out the shipbuilding rules at long last...

Anyway, I hope that everyone's weekend was peachy and all such. ;D

[jazzs3quence]

(( sorry, this month is the RPM Challenge which I've been doing the last couple years and between that and actually having some work come in this month, little things -- like keeping up on games, eating, showering, buying groceries, etc -- get lost by the wayside. I'm mostly done with my album (just need to print off the artwork, burn it, and send it in), so that means that I'll be 50% more able to keep track of all the games, eating, showering and groceries I should be paying attention to.

oh, and feeding the dog. shit. forgot about that.... ;D ))

(( btw, if you're interested in checking out my rpm album, you can check it out here: alonetone.com/jazzsequence/playlists/wasp-rpm2011 I'll have full, lossless files available on Bandcamp soon -- the official planned "release date" is 3/1 ))

[Gravedust]

Ah I gotcha. Well no worries, and I'll czech out the tracks once I get the chance. It's great that you're getting some work too. Sounds like you're pretty damned busy, but in the future when it looks like you won't be able to post for a while just let me know so I don't sit around wringing my hands wondering what's going on. Of course on the flipside I know stuff like this can really sneak up on you, so anyway. Should we not expect you back till after 3/1?

In other news: After checking some of my files I'm declaring it Steampunk!'s first birthday this week. ..Actually it was probably closer to the start of the month but Eeehh. But yeah, it's been a year since I started.

Let's take a look at the oldest design doc I have:
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Flight mechanics:

The ship must expend an amount of Lift equal to it's weight in order to stay aloft.

Additional power can be used to propel it at a rate of 1 movement per 1/2th of weight.

It can gain altitude at a rate 1 vertical movement per 2x weight.

The steampower is routed through the various engines, each of which has a maximum rating.
Losing an engine means the remaining engines have to work harder.

If the engines cannot generate more lift than the craft's weight, it will begin to descend at a rate of 1 Vert a round.
If it generates less than 3/4 weight, the descent rate is 2 Verts,
1/2: 4 Verts,
1/4: 8 Verts.

Touching the ground at anything more than 1 Vert of descent is considered a crash and deals severe damage.


--Turning--

Turning is based on a ratio of Engines toweight.

[Bulk/10] / [Engines x2]

-----Examples------
110 Bulk / 4 (2 Engines x2) = 3

110 / 8 = 2

110 / 10 = 1

Round the result up.

The result is the miniumum trurning radius of the vessel. A Turning Radius of 2 means that after turning one Heading to the left or right, the ship must travel forward 2 spaces before it can make another heading change. (The Ship may make a Heading change at the beginning of it's movement phase, before moving forward, but it may not make any additional turns unless it moves.)


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Looks like the basic flight rules. Neat. Some stuff has changed (look at those turning radius rules.. glad I changed that..) but a lot of is is the same… I started with the airship rules, of course. The character stuff didn't come along till a while later.

Did you know when I started the game it had character classes? It's true! I wish I still had the docs for those but I believe they've been trashed. Essentially I just assigned stat weights to certain stats, so it was 'cheaper' to buy certain stats depending on what class you were, and you would get access to special skills depending on your class. The classes were pretty much the same as the SA classes, actually, except there was an additional 'dandy' class that dealt with social skills and stuff. After a while I decided not to regulate anything though.

But anyway yep, 1 year. A lot's been done, but there remains a lot left to do yet.

Yarr.

[jazzs3quence]

Ariel
Ascend 3
Forward 2
90 deg turn R
Forward 1

Cordelia
Forward 3
Ascend 3
90 deg turn R
Foward 2

((trying to position the ships at the south corners of the compound, if my measurements are off, that's what I'm going for so fix 'em if I've got the steam.
don't wait for me, assuming I can figure out why I haven't been getting email notifications, consider me back. )

[Gravedust]

-Cordelia-
Captain Whitney<Radio>: I've got a good view into the compound.. It looks like there's a landing pad in back.. Might be a tight fit but I think the Condor can get down there.

-Iron Shrike-
Captain Rotheschilde:<Radio>: I hear you. That'll be out landing point, then. Anything else you can see?

-Cordelia-
Captain Whitney<Radio>: Not much. I can see one or two people inside the compound, moving around the yard.. If there are more they're probably inside the building or in one of the watchtowers. There's 4, one on each corner of the lot. But no big guns or anything, you should be safe to set down.

-Iron Shrike-
Captain Rotheschilde:<Radio>: All right. thanks for the heads up.

-Cordelia-
Captain Whitney<Radio>: Anytime.

-Iron Shrike-
Captain Rotheschilde:<Radio>: All right. thanks for the heads up.

-Ariel-
Wayne Gray<Intercom>: I've got a sighting! Looks like two air vessels, heading in from the northeast.
Captain West<Radio>: Well, the fun's arriving from the northeast. That's interesting… Looks like Oakes Security. Three cheers for private military companies.

-Furie-
Unknown<Radio>: Well then. This is Captain Ramiro Hahn. Policy dictates I'm to ask you to stop what you're doing before we come in shooting, but I think I know just as well as you that won't make any difference. So let's get this dance underway, shall we?

-Cordelia-
Captain Whitney<Radio>: Captain Hahn, you may want to rethink an attack. You're outnumbered. In any case we don't have to fight. I'm betting you could fly away now and you'd still get your paycheque at the end of the month.

-Furie-
Captain Ramiro Hahn<Radio>: Hmn. Not outnumbered by as much as that. And I don't fight for the money. Bitch wife only takes it anyway. I fight because I like fighting. I think I know who you are, black ship, though I can't fathom why you're here. But you're in my ballroom now. So let's dance.


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::NOTES::

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:: CRITICAL MISSION OBJECTIVES:::
Recover Doctor Mengler's Lab Equipment
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::BONUS MISSION OBJECTIVES::
- Time is money ($30,000 completion bonus, reduced by $1000 per round)

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::OPPOSING FORCES::


-FURIE
Vagabond class mercenary vessel

-GRUNWALD
Vagabond class mercenary vessel


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:::Round 4:::

STEAM PRESSURE: 11,380/20k (+9000 Boiler)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [23/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [18/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

:::: CREW ::::
[Dallas West][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Eli Marsh][Veteran Pilot][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Pilot's Goggles(+10 Piloting)]
[Cheri Richmond][Veteran Engineer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Tyler][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Gary Kline][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Wayne Gray][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lillie Ellisson][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]


STEAM PRESSURE: 14,660/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [23/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [19/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

:::: CREW ::::
[Daryl Whitney][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Item1-Parachute][Item2-None]
[Elias Graves][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Extra Evasive][Parachute][Item2]
[Terrence Hopper][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Rosalie Pratt][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jake Glenn][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lucio Glass][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lionel Potts][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Glass][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]




STEAM PRESSURE: 11,590/16k (+5200 Boiler)(-1260 Flight) = [14,740/16k]
ENGINE POWER: 4000 (-1260 Flight) = [2740]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [20/24]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 8] [1400 steam] [AMMO [35/35]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]

::CREW::
[Kieran Rotheschilde][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][1/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
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[Bosko Serghei][Regular Pilot][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Kazimir Alber][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Nicolai Samuil][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Yaro Jozef][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Pavel Oslov][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Lidia Ozipov][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
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[Kail McCullough]Elite Captain][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Leadership][Jet Pack][Sapper Bomb (2/2)]
[Jim Reynolds][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Cutting Torch]
[Elizabeth "Lizard" Reynolds][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Bill Addison][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Alek Belov][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Oleg Nikoliev][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
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[Andy Fuller][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][S. Bombs (2/2)]
[Kay Hanson][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]]
[Tanya Morse][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Rosalind Clements][Elite Medic][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-IV Drip][Parachute][Item2]
[Oliver Kirkland][Elite Roustabout][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - 2nd Strike][Parachute][Grenade]
--------
[Eugene Wells][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][S.Bomb][Jetpack]
[Thaddeus Gillian][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Grenade][Jetpack]
[Beth Knox][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Cutting Torch][Jetpack]
[Adam Bowyer][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
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STEAM PRESSURE: 14,570/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [23/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [20/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN AMMO [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

::CREW::
[Six][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-Firing Platform][Parachute][Item2]
[Midge][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jukka][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][1/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Shin Kizami][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Sun Kizami]][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Roban][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Griselda "Griz" von Sozer][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Damage Control][Parachute][Item2]
[Stitch Finnigan][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]

[jazzs3quence]

Capt. West: <radio> Looks like the fun train showed up. Hold position until we get our folks on the ground, but let's let these girls have it once they get in range.
Rosalie Pratt: <radio> You mean I get to shoot something?
West: <radio> Only if you hit it.

Both ships
Hold position

Ariel
General fire ROE 10

Cordelia
General fire ROE 12

[Gravedust]

Well, hello and welcome to Monday.

Over the weekend I did a little work on the mech game you may have heard me gab about recently. I got through about 10 rounds of combat testing on Saturday. So far everything works about like I thought. There are some weapon balance problems I've been fiddling with but I think I can clear everything up with a minimum of changes. Namely increasing recoil for Cannons and making their ROF dependent on their damage. The other problem wasn't really a problem with my design, just one of the mechs I made. I had a mech using 2 medium-sized lasers, when it would have been more effective to use 1 much bigger laser. (Because lasers diffuse over distance.)

..So yep. Otherwise everything's going pretty well... This week I plan to finish up with the Destroyer class airship. I'm about 45% done already. And then I'm not sure what I'll do. I'll either start on another airship or put some work into vehicle rules. Yarr.

[Gravedust]

Urgh. Well this ain't lookin' too good.

I was really aiming for at least 2 rounds a week, but it looks like that won't be happening, this week at least. Ima see if I can get ahold of Bren and see what's going on with him.

[brendur]

(( Sorry! Sorry! It's just been another one of those weeks.))

Iron Shrike

Midge <Over the loud speakers>:*the young Midge recites the following as if she's reading it from a note...which she is* Erm...Listen up anyone in that building feels like leaving here with all limbs and bodily fluids in tact, throw down your weapons and leave through the front door with your hands in the air! ...please? We've got guns...and stuff...we mean business.

Iron Shrike

All guns to starboard, Fire twice ROE 10

Roban overcharge Jukka twice.

CA-258

Land in front of the compound, all ground forces unload.

[Gravedust]

-CA-258-
Captain Rotheschilde<Intercom>: Okay gents, we'll be grounded momentarily. Ramps down soon's the lights're green. Godspeed to you. We'll see if we can get you some cover if we can...

Captain Rotheschilde: Bosko, set her down right there on th' pad.
Bosko Serghei: Yes, Captain.
Captain Rotheschilde: Nice and smooth 'eh? don't want to bounce 'em. Nothing worse than ta have the ramps go down and the ships' ten feet in th' air on a rebound.
Bosko Serghei: Captain, I would never. Trust pilot, eh? Am good at job.

*CA-258 roars over the compound, pitched back and dropping both speed and altitude. Midge's recitation over the loudspeaker is quickly overpowered by the din of the aged concordiat ship's turning rotors. Stray leaves and bits of foliage are whirled into a miniature cyclone as 258 slows to a near hover, dropping the last fifteen feet to the deck in a businesslike manner, despite the tightness of the landing site. Within seconds of 258's runners digging into the dirt of the pad, all three of the troop doors are open and the crew has spilled out into the compound.*

Captain Rotheschilde<radio>: Landing party's down safe! how's things look up top?


-Ariel-
Captain West<Radio>: They're splitting up, but keeping their distance for now. Oop.. One of 'em's shooting. Just rang Shrike's bell, looks like.

-Iron Shrike-
"Captain" Midge<Intercom>:Oh god we're hit! Are we hit? We're hit!!
Roban:*Poking his head in from the aft turret* Struck low starboard. 'flection off glacis slope, no warhead det'nation, prob'le mantlet crack from k'netic force. Is fine.
"Captain" Midge: ....WHAT DOES THAT MEAN!?
Griz:<Intercom>: Be calm, little one, we're fine. It was a long shot, and a lucky one at that. By the time it got to us it didn't have much punch left. Scraped us a bit near the pressure tank, but everything should hold. Just keep your mind on that you were taught and we'll all be fine.


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::NOTES::

All right, one thing to remember is you can use a ship that's hovering at ground level to provide fire support to any landed troops. I.E. next round 258 can shoot at things on the ground, so long as it stays at ground height on that square. Remember though that cannon shots hit (or have a chance to hit) EVERYTHING in the square. You can also damage and make holes in walls, just indicate what wall in the square you'd like to aim at. For instance, "G3, West wall" Shots are considered to be coming down from an angle, so you don't need to specify a square on the endge of a building. Remember that shots can MISS, (Mechanically it's the same as a called shot, it can be off by a square in any direction) so be careful of calling fire too close to friendly positions.

Unexplored enclosed areas of the map are covered over in grey.

In order to save space I've substituited full-size placers with smaller letters that reference the full placers. I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out.

ALSO::: Due to a mistake in scale, each movement action you make allows you to travel 2 squares for this map. (to a max of 4 if both Actions are spent on movement. You cannot move diagonally. (though melee attacks can be made to a diagonally adjacent square)

DOUBLE ALSO::: Doors that are denoted as dark brown squares.. They're sort of hard to see at the moment I'll have that fixxed by next round, hopefully. The doors to the main building are at D3 and G5 & G6

And I think that about covers it.. If you have ANY questions feel free to ask. also you can check out the ground combat section I added for more clarification on a couple of things.



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:: CRITICAL MISSION OBJECTIVES:::
Recover Doctor Mengler's Lab Equipment
----
::BONUS MISSION OBJECTIVES::
- Time is money ($30,000 completion bonus, reduced by $1000 per round)
- Destroy or chase off Furie ($10,000)
- Destroy or chase off Grunwald ($10,000)


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::OPPOSING FORCES::


-FURIE
Vagabond class mercenary vessel

-GRUNWALD
Vagabond class mercenary vessel


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:::Round 5:::

[Kail McCullough]Elite Captain][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Leadership][Jet Pack][Sapper Bomb (2/2)]
[Jim Reynolds][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Cutting Torch]
[Elizabeth "Lizard" Reynolds][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Bill Addison][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Alek Belov][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Oleg Nikoliev][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
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[Andy Fuller][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][S. Bombs (2/2)]
[Kay Hanson][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]]
[Tanya Morse][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Rosalind Clements][Elite Medic][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-IV Drip][Parachute][Item2]
[Oliver Kirkland][Elite Roustabout][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - 2nd Strike][Parachute][Grenade]
--------
[Eugene Wells][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][S.Bomb][Jetpack]
[Thaddeus Gillian][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Grenade][Jetpack]
[Beth Knox][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Cutting Torch][Jetpack]
[Adam Bowyer][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]

====================






STEAM PRESSURE: 18,620/20k (+9000 Boiler)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [22/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [18/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM


:::: CREW ::::
[Dallas West][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Eli Marsh][Veteran Pilot][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Pilot's Goggles(+10 Piloting)]
[Cheri Richmond][Veteran Engineer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Tyler][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Gary Kline][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Wayne Gray][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lillie Ellisson][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]




STEAM PRESSURE: 18,620/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [22/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [19/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM


:::: CREW ::::
[Daryl Whitney][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Item1-Parachute][Item2-None]
[Elias Graves][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Extra Evasive][Parachute][Item2]
[Terrence Hopper][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Rosalie Pratt][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jake Glenn][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lucio Glass][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lionel Potts][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Glass][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]



STEAM PRESSURE: 13,110/16k (+5200 Boiler)(-1260 Flight) = [14,740/16k]
ENGINE POWER: 4000 (-1260 Flight) = [2740]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [20/24]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 8] [1400 steam] [AMMO [35/35]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]

::CREW::
[Kieran Rotheschilde][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][1/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
----
[Bosko Serghei][Regular Pilot][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Kazimir Alber][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Nicolai Samuil][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Yaro Jozef][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Pavel Oslov][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Lidia Ozipov][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]



STEAM PRESSURE: 18,620/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [18,620/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [22/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [20/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN AMMO [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM


::CREW::
[Six][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-Firing Platform][Parachute][Item2]
[Midge][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jukka][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][1/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Shin Kizami][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Sun Kizami]][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Roban][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Griselda "Griz" von Sozer][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Damage Control][Parachute][Item2]
[Stitch Finnigan][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]

[jazzs3quence]

Captain West: <radio>We're engaging the ship heading south. Shrike, I hope you don't mind taking out her buddy. We'll swing by once we're done mopping up if you need us.

Ariel
180deg turn
dive 2 verts
General fire @ Furie ROE 10
forward as far as steam allows

Cordelia
180deg turn
General fire @ Furie ROE 12
forward as far as steam allows

[Gravedust]

Heya. ;D Don't forget you have your guys on the ground to give orders to, too. The ground action and airship stuff happens simultaneously (well, technically the airship stuff happens first, for purposes of organization) so if you've got orders for the groundlings you can just give them at the same time as you do your airship orders.

If anyone has Aaaannnyyyy questions at all about the ground phase stuff, don't hesitate to ask. I know I sort of tossed it at you guys...

Oh yeah. Stats for the Destroyer are done:

=============================
[Bulk: 160] [Empty Weight: 278.7 Tons] [Max Power : 11,200 Hp] [Firepower: 70] [Armor: 1569] [Crew: 30][Cargo: 15] [Level Speed: 60.5 K/h][Overspeed: 160K/h][Evasion: 2.0] [Max Climb: 1,800 f/m] [Max Range: 17,424 Km] [Value: $502,100] [Total Rating:51,000][Avg. Rating: 3,200] [1.2]
=============================

This ship has the single biggest cannon to date, a 30-damage monster with +12 to Cannoneering skill. Sitting next to is it a fire control station which can add a further +25 to Cannoneering. So.. uh.. Yeah you do the math on that. >.> It also has 2 other guns, one fixed to the side and the other a turret, both 20 damage. It needs 4 mid-sized engines to get up to it's top speed. Got two boilers, but that's a lot more common now with a lot of the bigger ships. Has pretty thick armor (maxed to bow and stern, 40 point coverage over the vital areas, 20 over most everything else) Has a big crew capacity, so you can fill it up with engineers for overcharging and still have some people left over for ship defense, or boarding or what have you. In all, with the exception of one glaring design flaw (the 2 smaller cannons are too far away from the fire control center to get it's bonus) I think it's a really good ship. Of course at half a million, it had damned better well be.

edit: here ya go.

[brendur]

((Wow, Mardi Gras, Dragon Age 2 being released on the SAME DAY. Still a little buzzed, but lets see if we can get some orders hashed out here. Errrm, I gave the order in post #39 for Griz to head to D3C4, could we put her there?))

Orders

Iron Shrike
Six Ahead 3 verts
Roban Overcharge Jukka twice
All cannons fire upon the Grunwald twice ROE 9

Ground Forces
Kail, Jim, Lizard Fire once at soldier U, then head for D8
All other forces head to D8

[Gravedust]

((Whoops.. Yes we can, Sorry about that. -_- Grats on having a good mardi gras though, sounds like. ))

[Gravedust]

Well, looks like we're almost good to go. Just need Jazz's orders for his ground guys, I beleev.

[Gravedust]

Mokay. Round's closed, I'll just have Jazz's ground folks doing nothing this round.

In other news, Destroyer's up in the ship section, and I'm finally writing the shipbuilding rules.

Yarrrr.

[jazzs3quence]

((Sorry, started a new gig this week and totally forgot about the ground troops (was sort of waiting to see if Bren was going to issue orders or something since his Captain's down there). I'll try to be better about keeping track of things. The other thing was my email still wasn't sending me all of the new post notifications to Thunderbird. I've switched from POP to IMAP and I'm hoping that will make a difference. (So far, so good.)))

[Gravedust]

((Hey, congrats on ya new thang. And no worries, actually I have to do all the airship stuff before I do the troop stuff so if you want to try and squeek some orders in before I get to the ground bit that's cool. Or if you wanna leave well enough alone that's cool too.
))

[jazzs3quence]

(( squeaking ))
Ground troops
Kay Hanson fire twice @ S
Andy Fuller fire twice @ S
Eugene Wells fire once @ U, move to D8
T. Gillian fire once @ U, move to D8
Everyone else move to C8

[Gravedust]

The air above the compound buzzes and howls with the sound of rotors and fanjets as the five ships engage.

Ariel and Cordelia bank sharply in unison, turning end for end as gracefully as machines weighing nearly a hundred and fifty tons can. As they begin to pick up forward speed the turret guns aboard the nearby Oakes vessel crack out a broadside. The shots whip by Ariel to the left and right, bright dots the size of medicine balls, but none finds its mark. As the distance closes Ariel's forward turret aligns on it's target and fires, savaging it's target's lower deck, tearing open the forward cargo room.

Cordelia follows suit moments later, sending two shots into Furie's flank, though the range deprives them of much of their power.

To the Northwest, Iron Shrike nudges forward under Grunwald's guns. The brown ship fires at long range, two of the shots go wild, but two more slam against the tear turret, jarring the occupants and weakening the armor but causing no serious damage, as the range closes, Shrike's own cannons come into play, and abruptly Grunwald is obscured by the flashes and smoke as shells burst and explode all along her flank.

On the ground the sound of even the cannonfire is drowned out by the sharp snaps of rifle fire. The two soldiers on the ground behind their flimsy tree covers are quickly dispatched, but fire continues to rain down from the cement towers at the corners of the wall.

In the midst of the fusillade one of the new former concordiat recruits grunts and stumbles. He staggers on his feet for a moment but makes it to the wall with the rest, looking more annoyed than anything else.

A momentary lull in the shooting allows those clustered against the wall to have a look through the window. The room beyond is filled with boxes and barrels, hanging links and other sorts of food. The window is barred with iron however, and entry is impossible.


((Sorry for the quickie writeup. Feeling a little tired and uncreative. I expect to return to form with the next one...))

===============================================
::NOTES::

Holy hell, those were some goddamn gunnery rolls. -_- It sucks to suddenly be losing my own game.

Hehe.. Naah, though I do notice I tend to underestimate what your ships and crews are capable of when I set up the mission. Ships full of vets and leets are tough nuts to crack, so I really need to remember to respond in kind and up the skill of the opposition.

But yeah, I will be trying to break your stuff and kill your guys in earnest now. I'm going a little easy on the ground stuff this time around since we're just starting out. But the better you do down there, the meaner I'll get.

Oh and I also changed the damage writeups for enemy ships to be a little more compact.

===============================================
:: CRITICAL MISSION OBJECTIVES:::
Recover Doctor Mengler's Lab Equipment
----
::BONUS MISSION OBJECTIVES::
- Time is money ($30,000 completion bonus, reduced by $1000 per round)
- Destroy or chase off Furie ($10,000)
- Destroy or chase off Grunwald ($10,000)


===============================================
::OPPOSING FORCES::


FURIE=====================
Vagabond class mercenary vessel

-Right
[D2C3 damaged (7)]
[D3C1 damaged (7)]
[D4C1 damaged (9)][D4C2 Holed]
-Left
[D4C2 Bulkhead damaged (2)]
=====================


GRUNWALD================
Vagabond class mercenary vessel
-Right
[D4C1 damaged(6)]
-Left
[D2C3 Holed]
[D3C1 damaged (11)][D3C3 damaged (12)]
[D4C1 Holed][D4C2 damaged (9)]
==========================


=====================================

:::Round 6:::

[Kail McCullough]Elite Captain][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Leadership][Jet Pack][Sapper Bomb (2/2)]
[Jim Reynolds][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Cutting Torch]
[Elizabeth "Lizard" Reynolds][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Bill Addison][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Alek Belov][Regular Swashbuckler][5/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]((-10 to rolls))
[Oleg Nikoliev][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
-------
[Andy Fuller][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][S. Bombs (2/2)]
[Kay Hanson][Veteran Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]]
[Tanya Morse][Veteran Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Jetpack][Grenade]
[Rosalind Clements][Elite Medic][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-IV Drip][Parachute][Item2]
[Oliver Kirkland][Elite Roustabout][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - 2nd Strike][Parachute][Grenade]
--------
[Eugene Wells][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][S.Bomb][Jetpack]
[Thaddeus Gillian][Regular Musketeer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Grenade][Jetpack]
[Beth Knox][Regular Swashbuckler][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Cutting Torch][Jetpack]
[Adam Bowyer][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]


====================





STEAM PRESSURE: 10,591/20k (+9000 Boiler)(-1380 Flight) = [18,211/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [21/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [18/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

:::: CREW ::::
[Dallas West][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Eli Marsh][Veteran Pilot][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Pilot's Goggles(+10 Piloting)]
[Cheri Richmond][Veteran Engineer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Tyler][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Gary Kline][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Wayne Gray][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lillie Ellisson][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]



STEAM PRESSURE: 10,660/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [18,280/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [21/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [19/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [22/22]]
SIDEGUN [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [6/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

:::: CREW ::::
[Daryl Whitney][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Item1-Parachute][Item2-None]
[Elias Graves][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Extra Evasive][Parachute][Item2]
[Terrence Hopper][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Rosalie Pratt][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jake Glenn][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lucio Glass][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Lionel Potts][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill - Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Adela Glass][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]



STEAM PRESSURE: 14,740/16k (+5200 Boiler)(-1260 Flight) = [14,740/16k]
ENGINE POWER: 4000 (-1260 Flight) = [2740]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [19/24]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 8] [1400 steam] [AMMO [35/35]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
[None]

::CREW::
[Kieran Rotheschilde][Veteran Captain][10/10 Health][1/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
----
[Bosko Serghei][Regular Pilot][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Kazimir Alber][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Nicolai Samuil][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Yaro Jozef][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Pavel Oslov][Regular Engineer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]
[Lidia Ozipov][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Item1][Item2]




STEAM PRESSURE: 6430/20k (+9000 Boiler)(+0 Stoke)(-1380 Flight) = [14,050/20k]
ENGINE POWER: 6000 (-1380 Flight) = [4620]
-
FUEL REMAINING: [21/27]
-
FORWARD TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [18/22]]
AFT TURRET [Damage 16] [1800 steam] [AMMO [20/22]]
SIDEGUN AMMO [Damage 20] [1400 steam] [AMMO [4/6]]
-
MALFUNCTIONS
-
CARGO
[0/6] AFT ROOM
[0/6] FORWARD ROOM

::CREW::
[Six][Elite Pilot][10/10 Health][-/- xp][Skill-Firing Platform][Parachute][Item2]
[Midge][Regular Roustabout][10/10 Health][0/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Jukka][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][1/5w xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Shin Kizami][Veteran Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/5 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]
[Sun Kizami]][Regular Cannoneer][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Grenade]
[Roban][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Reinforce][Parachute][Item2]
[Griselda "Griz" von Sozer][Elite Engineer][10/10 Health][-/-xp][Skill: Damage Control][Parachute][Item2]
[Stitch Finnigan][Regular Medic][10/10 Health][2/3 xp][Skill-None][Parachute][Item2]

[jazzs3quence]

(( want to get this in before I forget, but I have a question which will affect how I move the ground troops (and I'm too lazy to look it up): how far can one throw a grenade? Also, the towers -- how tall are they? ))


Cordelia (revised)
Dive 1 vert
Forward 5
all available guns general fire @ Furie ROE8

Ariel
45deg turn R
Forward 5
All guns General fire @ Furie ROE 5

Ground troops
Tanya Morse (D) & Oliver Kirkland (A) >> B10 & toss grenades into the tower
Adam Bowyer (B), Beth Knox (C), Rosalind C (E) >> D9
Eugene Wells (H), T. Gillian (I) >> cover @ E9
Kay Hanson (F), Andy Fuller (G) >> D7 & fire @ T if he moves out of cover

[Gravedust]

((Ordinarily you can toss a grenade into an adjacent square. Since I borked up on the scale of this mission though, on this map only every Move action lets you move 2 spaces (for a max of 4 if you use both actions) and you can throw a grenade 2 squares.

The towers are maybe only 15 feet high, just tall enough to see over the wall to the outside. For the purposes of modeling though they are just rooms, no special consideration is made for them being tower-ish.))

[Gravedust]

((Oh yeah.. the peeps that are in the NE tower are Brown C & D

Also, I was just reading your ship orders and it looks like you're trying to get Cordelia to take a shot at the compound; In order to do that they're need to be directly over it at ground height, basically where CA258 is.

))

[jazzs3quence]

(( well, hell, that changes Cordy's orders too, then. alright. t'will fix. ))

[jazzs3quence]

(( edited ))
(( Also: and again, probably I could go back and dig through the documentation, but what kind of equipment do the ground folks have? Can it be assumed that Swashbucklers have swords and Musketeers have guns and no one else has weapons unless otherwise specified? ))

[Gravedust]

((Actually it isn't really specified anywhere... But everyone has both a ranged and a melee weapon. Howevah most non-musketeers have pretty crummy musketry skill (though there are a few exceptions) so their chances of hitting aren't all that stellar, even at close range. Musketeers and Captains do 8 base damage with a ranged attack, everyone else does 5, though damage is subject to change through out testing... ))

[jazzs3quence]

(( okay, well I won't change anything else this round, but that's good to know, especially since I have a couple of rousties in the group ))

[Gravedust]

((Hey.. well instead of cluttering up this area with what I'm up to, you can read about it in mah blog.

gravedust13.wordpress.com/

Yes it's kind of crummy but it's good enough for its purpose.

Hope to see the next round happen soon. Tonight would be awesome, as I'll be busy at least part of Weds. evening. But we'll see. ))

[Gravedust]

Minor change, but one important to list here I think.

I'm amending the cannon steam usage a little. Previously the D rating for steam use was 90%. (You'll notice most of the 2000 cannons use 1800 steam) However many of the canons in the game wound up with D steam use ratings (I can think of only 2 or 3 that don't offhand, and since 1800 is a pain to deal with compared to 2000 when it comes to subtracting from steam totals I'm amending all D rating cannons to use 100% rating cost of steam per shot. This also makes a non-D rating a little more desirable.

In a nutshell:
VAGABOND TURRET CANNONS NOW USE 2000 STEAM PER SHOT.
(the side guns still only use 1400, the A, B, and C ratings are unchanged.)
This change goes into effect immediately, but you may not see it reflected on sheets for a while, until I have a chance to amend everything and reupload.