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Mage Wars / Walter Keane
Between 05-Dec-21 09:00 PM and 12-Dec-21 06:00 PM
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Cindurion 05-Dec-21 09:14 PM
Daytime Phase day 4. Having spent another night crafting you feel satisfied knowing you now have a small medic station at your apartment, allowing you to feel proficient at taking care of future wounds. What do you do for your Day-time phase?
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Cindurion 07-Dec-21 05:34 PM
(Reminder to get your actions in before 21 tomorrow, especially if your scene might impact other players!)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 03:39 PM
(scout church district)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 03:52 PM
As you head to the Church district, you notice the same chaotic scene as last time, but this time with a crucial difference. There appears to be some strange, otherworldly creatures running around, eating civilians. You get the impression that staying could be dangerous to your health. You also detect the signal of a Mage in the area, and also a Base. Do you investigate further?
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 03:53 PM
(base and mage in separate locations?)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 03:53 PM
(Can't tell from a distance, you'll have to do some investigation to find out)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 03:54 PM
(gogo investigation)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 03:56 PM
(Bringing your full arsenal?)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 03:57 PM
(the sniper will probably prove impractical in close quarters, but the SMG is brought along. In daylight it's usually just the pistol, but church are is wack)
(I bring my SMG & pistol, just to be clear)
(actually! Is it to late to change my mind? I have a plan for night action to follow up with)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 04:12 PM
(A bit too late since you got info on the location that you otherwise wouldn't have)
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(Though depends on what you were thinking?)
(Not everything you do requires an action)
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(Some of the creatures you see)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 04:16 PM
(ok, so plan was to scout out the church area and find their bas, then for night phase try to hide my presence and overwatch their base as they leave. If that would make sense/be possible)
(from a vantage point (roof?) with sniper that has scope an silencer)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 04:18 PM
(Oh yeah, nothing says you have to return home between the rounds. So if you at the end of this decide to stay and keep a lookout that's an option)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 04:24 PM
(unless my cover is blown, that is my current plan)
((you wanted kills yes yes? I fix >:3 )) ((One way or another :P))
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 05:25 PM
You sneakily make your way through the district, avoiding several of the strange creatures. You're able to figure out that the Base is in direct contact with the church. Either inside it or beneath it. You are, however, unable to find the Mage signal. It could be any of these crazed people. Do you do anything at that point?
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 06:33 PM
(If you don't write any responses I'll assume that you are just hanging around and checking if anyone leaves or enters the church like you said, so if that's your plan and you're currently busy then that's perfectly fine.)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 07:23 PM
having found the approximate hideout of a rival mage, Walter decides to find a good vantage point with clear line of sight to the entrance. Preferably on a high rooftop or through an inconspicuous window. From there he will observe the people entering and leaving the premises through his scope at safe distance, trying to single out who this enemy magic user might be.
(i don't think I need to specify, but yes I try to stay hidden)
(how are the rules on shooting unaware targets?) (edited)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 07:35 PM
(So, an unaware target gets to make a perception check. If they fail they don't get to make an Defense roll against your attack)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 07:38 PM
(So... Would sitting several stories up in a house rather fast away give a negative modifier to that check? :) )
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 07:44 PM
(Yes, it would, a -1 to -2 mod to perception)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 09:07 PM
Nighttime Phase day 4. You’ve set up with your sniper on one of the building rooftops. The sniper rifle is trained on the Church and you’re checking the area for movement. Problem is, there’s plenty of movement in the area. Priests are manically running in and out of the church whilst gibbering, and the chaos in the streets hasn’t died down. More than once you are almost beset by flying monsters, so this location is not particularly safe. You do notice that same creature that you tracked yesterday though, it returns to the church, and at that same time, one of the priests stumbles on a dog-like creature, which roars at the priest, causing him to be pushed into a group of other priests. The tentacled creature rushes forward and beats the dog-creature to a pulp. What do you do for your nighttime phase? (edited)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 09:28 PM
(aaaaAAAAAAAA I don't like)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 09:34 PM
(Hehehe, so what do you do? :P)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 09:47 PM
(Fuck that thing, it is obviously more relevant than the rest. If I die I die. Will fighting be problematic for you?) (edited)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 09:49 PM
(Ofc not! So you basically shoot?)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 09:49 PM
Exhaling, Keane takes aim at the abhorrent creature. He squeezes trigger, and then takes the shot, firing the first of his four killer-round
(Assuming I don't get the weird hallucinations as I take aim, will roll myself)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 09:51 PM
(This is combat territory, so when are you available for a mini-session?)
(Sniper reloads every shot, smg is regular ammo, pistol has one tracer and two regular)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 10:35 PM
(And what does the sniper currently have loaded?)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 10:36 PM
(Killer-round first, since I could potentially shoot without a defence roll)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 10:36 PM
(Oh, right, missed the message about the killer round)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 10:37 PM
(Was planning to open with a killer-round followed by regular sniper, since rather far away and potentially killing. But if it tries to run I will load tracers)
(escape plan is fucked, might just die here cuz I'm stupid, are there any close by rooftops I could jump to to escape?)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 10:39 PM
(Roll me a luck check!)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 10:40 PM
(Luck is bad, I'm gonna die)
(Well, you'll get your deaths! :D)
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Cindurion 08-Dec-21 10:42 PM
(Rolled a 7. There's a path down but it will probably hurt a bit unless you have a good agility) (edited)
(Basically gotta jump into a dumpster)
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Walter Keane 08-Dec-21 10:42 PM
(far better than nothing)
(Might not be spotted, since far away and silencer, so might get away)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 04:06 PM
(So there's some interesting stuff going on in this upcoming fight, and I would prefer to start it off with you and your contestant not knowing each other. So would you be able to make a hidden accuracy roll for me as well as a hidden stealth roll?)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 05:36 PM
(Just needed this initial attack out of the way since it will impact how the fight plays out)
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Walter Keane 09-Dec-21 05:46 PM
(rolled earlier, may I know my result?)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 06:08 PM
(You got a 7 for stealth and a 19 for attack)
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Walter Keane 09-Dec-21 06:12 PM
(big where it counts, and there's still a chance they don't see me due to mod and potential meta-luck)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 06:13 PM
(Indeed. I'll give you a quick recap before we start the fight)
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(But 7 is still the time to start or were you able to start early?)
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Walter Keane 09-Dec-21 07:04 PM
(connecting) (Editor's Note: The fight ended in a loss for Walter as he retreated when the monster was getting close to his position. It looked really good for Walter at the start, but Blaine joined in the fray along with some henchmen from the church and managed to pressure Walter into retreating.)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 08:01 PM
(Shame about those 3 rounds though)
(But hey, when they do hit, they are damn effective!)
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Walter Keane 09-Dec-21 08:04 PM
(indeed, indeed... I need to make more, and varied ammunition :3)
(My thoughts are, since I'm so bad at hitting, high explosive rounds. Potentially dealing some dmg when missing, or just terrifying dmg, I'd be happy with either)
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Cindurion 09-Dec-21 08:11 PM
(Either could work, yeah)