>>22189474
This is what we re-organized the Team Roster into:
>-Team 1
Tosh, Cheryl, Farseers, Avatar, Char, SCP Squad, X-COM Squad, Prawn A, Sandmen, KI Tactical Squad C, Egon, X-COM NOVA Veteran 4, 5, 6, MI Squad A, White Mage Squad B
>-Team 2
Star-Lord, BLU, Star Fox team, Spike, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, UNIT Squad, Shadowrunners A and B, Psions, Dystopian Squads, Metpharm Secs, Lyla
>-Team 3
Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonia, Aeshma, KI Tactical Squad A, Abjurers, Techno-Wizards, White Mage Squad A, Devastator Squad A and B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 7
>-Team 5
Elaine, Redemption Squad, Marc Lecointe, Mouse, Isel, Rodger Young Crew, Yuna, Aurors, TG Soldiers, X-Com NOVA Commandos, MI Squad B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 1, 2, 3

Also, the question came up if the Salarian Field Engineer Team can be used in the Team Roster, since the Techno-Wizards are included.

>>22189495
Hmmmm. Well, they are FIELD Engineers. I'll allow it.

>>22189495
White Mage Squads A and B have Enhancement and Battery Artifacts; one White Mage in Squad B has an Economizer.

A last minute alteration in the Transphase Lance distribution resulted in 4 of them being transferred to KI Tactical Squad A and 2 of them being given to Alicia and Lavian.

The Infinite Ammo Rocket Launcher is equipped on Shadowrunner Team A; don't give it to the Troll this time.

Darius, Agrias, Lavian, and Alicia have Heart Containers.
Darius was given extra Potions and Fallout Stimpacks.

TG Squad has Mass Rifles in addition to their other weapons.

And the Shadowrunner Teams A & B, and the SCP Squad are equipped with Mappers.

All EBO Cortical Stacks are to have their transporter functions turned off, or have their destinations changed to that of another person in the Team; no more transporter mishaps.

>>22189570
Does that mean we also get the Salarian Field Scientists?

>>22189495
Move Egon from Team 1 to Team 3, and add in the Salarian Field Engineer Team.
They have the most Power Armor Refit units, and the greatest need for Federation power cells. If they come across anything that can be used as a power source, then Egon and the Field Engineers will be needed in order to make a power adapter.

Rolled 4

>>22189645

That leaves Team 1 without Science Support.

Egon is an accomplished engineer. Just assigning the Salarians to Team 3 should be sufficient.

Also we forgot one more person: YAMADAAAAA.

Add him to 1d4:

>>22189645
>-Team 1
Tosh, Cheryl, Farseers, Avatar, Char, SCP Squad, X-COM Squad, Prawn A, Sandmen, KI Tactical Squad C, X-COM NOVA Veteran 4, 5, 6, MI Squad A, White Mage Squad B, Salarian Field Science Team
>-Team 2
Star-Lord, BLU, Star Fox team, Spike, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, UNIT Squad, Shadowrunners A and B, Psions, Dystopian Squads, Metpharm Secs, Lyla
>-Team 3
Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonia, Aeshma, KI Tactical Squad A, Abjurers, Techno-Wizards, White Mage Squad A, Devastator Squad A and B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 7, Egon, Salarian Field Engineer Team
>-Team 5
Elaine, Redemption Squad, Marc Lecointe, Mouse, Isel, Rodger Young Crew, Yuna, Aurors, TG Soldiers, X-Com NOVA Commandos, MI Squad B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 1, 2, 3


I've moved Egon from Team 1 to Team 3, and added the Field Science Team to Team 1.
That way there's someone in each Team that can handle technology.

Slippy and UNIT will need to handle tech in Team 2.

>>22189588
No, they should be safe and sound in Elysium still.

>>22189817
Moving Egon around doesn't leave Team 1 without Science support if the Salarian Field Science Team is assigned to Team 1.

>>22189817

Team 5 it is.

>>22189833

They've got Engineer. They'll be fine.

>>22189854

>>22189835

>>22189817

We also forgot Shephard.

>>22189833
>>22189835
>>22189817

This should be it then?


>-Team 1
Tosh, Cheryl, Farseers, Avatar, Char, SCP Squad, X-COM Squad, Prawn A, Sandmen, KI Tactical Squad C, X-COM NOVA Veteran 4, 5, 6, MI Squad A, White Mage Squad B, Egon
>-Team 2
Star-Lord, BLU, Star Fox team, Spike, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, UNIT Squad, Shadowrunners A and B, Psions, Dystopian Squads, Metpharm Secs, Lyla
>-Team 3
Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonia, Aeshma, KI Tactical Squad A, Abjurers, Techno-Wizards, White Mage Squad A, Devastator Squad A and B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 7, Salarian Field Engineer Team
>-Team 5
Elaine, Redemption Squad, Marc Lecointe, Mouse, Isel, Rodger Young Crew, Yuna, Aurors, TG Soldiers, X-Com NOVA Commandos, MI Squad B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 1, 2, 3, Yamada

>>22189835
Then move the Salarian Field Engineer Team to Team 1.

Egon is the one who has the longest and most experience with adapting other things to Federation technology. He'd be better off in Team 3 where that experience is needed.

The Salarian Field Engineer Team is enough for Team 1 that doesn't have as much of a pressing need for Federation power cell adapters.

>>22189885

We can't assign Shepard. G-Man will assign him.

>>22189885
We were specifically told that Shephard can't be assigned.

>>22189889
Switch Egon and the Salarian Field Engineer Team.

>>22189889
Alternative Team Roster.

>-Team 1
Tosh, Cheryl, Farseers, Avatar, Char, SCP Squad, X-COM Squad, Prawn A, Sandmen, KI Tactical Squad C, X-COM NOVA Veteran 4, 5, 6, MI Squad A, White Mage Squad B, Salarian Field Engineer Team
>-Team 2
Star-Lord, BLU, Star Fox team, Spike, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, UNIT Squad, Shadowrunners A and B, Psions, Dystopian Squads, Metpharm Secs, Lyla
>-Team 3
Darius, Agrias, Lavian, Alicia, Sonia, Aeshma, KI Tactical Squad A, Abjurers, Techno-Wizards, White Mage Squad A, Devastator Squad A and B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 7, Egon
>-Team 5
Elaine, Redemption Squad, Marc Lecointe, Mouse, Isel, Rodger Young Crew, Yuna, Aurors, TG Soldiers, X-Com NOVA Commandos, MI Squad B, X-COM NOVA Veteran 1, 2, 3, Yamada

>>22190102
As the person putting forward this alternative list, this is one vote for this.

>>22190102

Looks good to me so far. This has my vote.

>>22190102

I did the other. Differences are minimal.

I say we're good to go.

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>>22190102
Your hearing returns to you first, vision shortly after.

"...searched the entire island. That's the only way forward and there isn't anything notable that might summon a rescue otherwise," Ryu stated.

"Great," Star-Lord sighed. "And still nothing on comms?"

"We're trying commander, but so far it's no go!" a UNIT soldier reports. "Static, static everywhere."

Team 2 is grouped up on a large floating island, looking to be half a mile across and dotted with ruined buildings and destroyed Radam plants. A curving path of floating rock platforms leads from the edge of this island to

"Hope everyone's good at jumping," Spike quips. "Dunno what that swirly rainbow stuff is down there, but I don't want to fall into it."

"If only we had Mario with us..." one of the Dystopian soldiers murmurs.

>>22190448

Aloha guys~

Welcome to the island chain~

>>22190448
"Luigi would have been a better choice.
"Commander, status report, please. We've been made incorporeal again; the Captain of the Hercules would get a laugh out of that.
"As far as we know, the parties involved in our last fight are all here, making their way to Kane's Device. We need to beat them to it."

>>22190448

As well, we've encountered things that should not be.

Reset all EBOCs to prevent teleports on user death, or to nearest approved medical personnel.

As well, watch for Black Ops, we've had confirmed encounters with them with other units.

>>22190448
>edge of this island to

To where?

>Troops

This is the command crew speaking. There is little time to explain, but the quick of it is that all of the command crew has been turned into disembodied voices that can see a limited degree around all of you. The plan to breach the Temple of NOD was not as successful as hoped, and now the stakes have been raised; the STOB is still intact, and anyone who has had an interest in taking it is now here fighting over it. We can't destroy it; we need to now recover it and figure out how to turn everything back to normal again.

All of you must maneuver through this area to reach a portal or gate to reach some sort of central nexus. We've already guided two other groups to their destinations, and we will do our best to provide guidance for all of you here.

>>22190478
>>22190498
A few of your troops start at the sudden voices, but Star-Lord seems unruffled by it.

"Figured you'd show up at some point. You always do. OK, so we got dropped on this island, I sent Ryu and some scouts around it, it's bare of anything useful, and the only way off seems to be a chain of floating rocks ala every platformer ever."

>>22190532
"I'll get to resettin' our respawn devices right away," Engineer says with a small salute.

>>22190546
The platform chain seems to lead to another smaller island, which in turn has a chain to a final much larger island.

>>22190546
"Oh, that all? Good, I thought we were in trouble," Spike grouses.

"Reminds me of that whole time compression bullshit. OK, well, let's do this then. What's the plan?" Seifer asks.

>>22190689

Plateformers want to dance.

We never play by those rules.

Psions, can you guys create bridges strong enough for everyone to traverse?

I'd rather not rely of everyone jumping.

>>22190689
Shadowrunners, do you think you can reshape some of the material of the island into a bridge across the gaps?
What about the idea of calling up a Spirit of Man to aid us?

Engineer do you have your respawn set up?

After you do, set up a teleporter and another next to it.

We'll put a rock on one and see how it comes out the other side.

>>22190748
"We can carry a few across by trying to summon flying spirits and elementals and the like, but I'm not sure about making a bridge," a Combat Mage responds.

>>22190717
"It'll be draining, but we should be able to manage that," a Psion nods. "We'll spread out along the path and create some Walls of Ectoplasm."

Rolled 69

>>22190852
"Respawn's ready to go. Right, teleporter, let me see..."

The Engineer begins setting up a teleporter.

>>22190871
The Engineer sets up a teleporter and transport a rock from one to the other successfully.

"Works like a beaut, sir!"

>>22190717
We have two psionic options:
Psionic Levitation
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/levitatePsionic.htm

Or
a Wall of Ectoplasm formed as a bridge:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/wallofEctoplasm.htm

The first is cheaper, but we'll need to have the Shadowrunners use hope of some kind to move us around.

The second is more certain, but it takes up more power points.

>>22190858

Then we'll do that and allow our troops to cross over.

Seifer, Fujin, please prepare to cast Fly spells on those crossing in case they should fall/the bridge fail.

>>22190885
Psions, if you were to all work together, do you think you could move the rock we are all currently on using Telekinetic force?

>>22190910
We need to be conservative with their power points, though. Their pools don't refill until the next day.

Shadowrunners, you've got rope and a grappling hook, right?

>>22190982

We've got more than 60 men with Powered Armour.

Grappling hooks aren't gonna cut it.

>>22190878

Got anything more complex than a rock to test out?

As I recall, we tried to teleport an EVA-titan earlier, and it turned into a horrid tangle of flesh and machine. After a simple bottle of water teleported with no trouble.

>>22190878
Before we start moving towards an island we have no idea about, Dystopian Squad, some of you use your exographic scanners and take a look at that second, smaller island. What do you see on it? Anyone hiding, waiting to ambush us?

>>22190885

Lyla can cast "Float", can't she? I am unsure if that can act as a substitute levitate, but it might prevent our troops from falling to their deaths.

Rolled 36

>>22191032
The squad breaks out scopes and has a look.

>>22191063

She be casting it more than 80 times.

Are you sure it'll be a good idea?

>>22191074
"I don't really see anything there, just ruined buildings, debris... Oh, there are a few weird looking metal pods, too."

>>22191099
>metal pods
"Uh huh. Right."
We can see everything that our troops can see. What do the metal pods look like?
I'd rather kill everything there while we're safe here, rather than on one of those small platforms.

>>22191125

Mind getting us a picture of those metal pods, soldier? We need to go as fast as we safely can, but there's probably going to be a lot of enemies here trying to get to the portal as well.

>>22191125
Large pods made of shiny black metal, about ten feet tall, though some are twenty. It's hard to make out details at this distance even with the scope.

Psions, I'd like to test something. Could you all use Telekinetic Force to try to move this rock. I want to know if this island actually "weighs" anything. Since it's floating, you might just beable to ride this rock to the exit.

>>22191268
The Psions burn some power points and strain, but are unable to move the island.

>>22191242

We should have spotter scopes with us, or high-mag optics. Bed down into a stable position and take the time to get a detailed look, we want insignia or identifying marks.

>>22191242
I can't identify it. Have Star-Lord take a look, see if he recognizes them.

How far away is that island, anyway?

The exographic scanners have a range of at least 2 kilometers. And within that range they can look at something as if they were right next to it.

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Take it abit slowly, remember what factions we're going up against.

Remember who has black pods.

/screams internally

>>22191313
Ah. That makes sense.

SO! Shadowrunner Team A has an infinite ammo rocket launcher. Maybe we should begin bombarding that island to flush out the headcrabs so that the Dystopians can snipe them.

>>22191313

Aw shit, that's probably what they are.

Dystopia squads, did you notice anything protruding from the pods or such?

Any good ideas on purging the islands without destroying them?

>>22191313

....

Psions, ca we just you know, bypass that particular island?

Rolled 100

>>22191277
Some of your troops attempt to get a better look.

>>22191301
The island seems to be at least a thousand feet away, your exographic scanners are well in range. You suspect either technical or human failure.

>>22191394

SNIPER GET.

>>22191394

Our good rolls are being depleted.

Oh fuck, oh doom on us.

>>22191394

GLORIOUS RECCE PLAN IS SUCCESS!

>>22191394
Well fuck, have fun making up a Dystopian Squad hero to go with your advanced recon knowledge.

It seems at least ONE of your squads manages to use the scanner, knowledge of the terrain, and reconnaissance tactics to gather the most information.

>>22191313
There are plenty of those scattered around the island, alongside larger versions. Sweeping around and activating the x-ray mode with some tweaking to account for interference, your scout is able to sight headcrabs, combat synths, Striders being pulled from pods deeper into the island, and more. A full Combine force, though none are by the area connected to your island by the chain. The enemy has a slight numerical advantage, but nothing overwhelming.

The headcrabs occupy a strip of land between the landing area and the Combine area, and the chain to the next island is behind the Combine area. It looks like they are setting up some sort of device next to it.

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>>22191494
In particular, there are a fair number of these things stomping about.

>>22191494

What kind of device? Advisor pod?

>>22191508
No, you can't identify it. it seems to be some sort of machine.

>>22191494

Proposed Hero skills (non-fluff):

>I spy, with my eagle eye...

Non-fluff description: Trooper is able to observe target and identify weak points on target or on defensive fields surrounding target. Trooper can call attention to this spot to allies, and trooper gains a bonus to hit that area if attempting to snipe.

>Black Sheep Wall

Trooper is able to recon extraordinarily well. Can overcome most static fields or obfuscating effects, and can generally do a much better job of charting areas with or without equipment.

>>22191494

Sniper Hero, I'd say.

Matthäus Hetzenauer? Nazi Sniper and fits with the Dystopian world.

>>22191505
>>22191494
Dystopian Squad and MetPharm High-Sec both have micro-transporter equipped rifles.

We can also check the Shadowrunner teams for any snipers, or a drone rigger.

Have them begin setting up to fire upon the Combine forces, with extra emphasis on that machine they're setting up.

>>22191494

So headcrab central is in our path... and Combine forces aren't directly in our path, but are probably close enough to attempt to snipe/other stuff?

>>22191579
>>22191593


works for me.

Engineer, do you think you could modify the Infinite Ammo Rocket Launcher with a micro-transporter from one of the other guy's rifle?

Combined with the Exographic scanner, we'll be able to snipe with rockets.

>>22191579

>Black Sheep Wall

Revise it to include his squad as well. A single person wouldn't be enough

>>22191654

>Black Sheep Wall

Version 2:

Trooper knows how to recon extraordinarily well, and how to direct others to do the same. A squad being directed by Trooper can overcome most obfuscating effects, and can generally do a much better job of charting areas with or without proper equipment.

>>22191579
I'd rather have:
"School of Hard Knocks": Combined with prior military experience, this soldier is able to put the Federation exographic scanner and micro-transporter to best use, not confined by Starfleet's less-than-militaristic ways. All actions taken using advanced weapon and sensor systems receive a considerable bonus.

>>22191494

You know.

Can our Pscions create the wall across the platform stage, then have the wall loop around the underside of the island to emerge where the next chain starts?

>>22191693
Assuming that each Psion puts down a wall where the previous one ends, that'll be a bridge 660 feet long.
Not sure if that's long enough, though.

>>22191575

Begin marking striders and the central machine for fire, we have enough heavy ordnance and anti-material capable weapons along with a range advantage so steep we should be able to take out the enemy.

>>22191687
I think I like this one better.

>>22191693
I don't trust it to last. And if any of our troops fall in to the Meta-energy, they're not coming back.

BLU Sniper, do you think you could hit that machine that the Combine is setting up, with the Caster Rifle's Fireball Cartridge?

>>22191639
"I could try, no guarantees, though."

>>22191598
You begin setting up sniper positions. In a few moments your troops are arranged to begin long range fire on the Combine. They await the order to fire.

>>22191818
"No worries mate. Bit of a range, but a stationary target that big? Piece o' piss!"

>>22191820
Okay, have BLU Engineer do it. To test to make sure it's safe, what we'll do is secure it on the ground, sight it in, make sure it's safely away from the team, and then have one of the Psions use telekinesis to pull the trigger. That way, we can test fire it without danger.

>>22191838
>>22191820
Okay, I think we should fire soon, because we don't know how close the Combine is to getting that machine operational.

Psions, get ready with Walls of Ectoplasm in case the Combine shoots back at us.

Star-Lord, we should probably get into a dug in position near the floating platforms; the Combine will likely try to rush through them to get to us when we open fire.

>>22191921

We need those walls of ectoplasm to cross the platforms. We'll need to ration them carefully.

The Combine may also have Gunships active, or some means of dropping headcrab/strider/infantry pods on us.

Headcrabs don't work on powered armour, right?

>>22191998
They shouldn't, as far as I know.

Rolled 40, 61 = 101

>>22191921
A fusillade of transporter module fire opens up your latest battle...

>>22191921
Engineers attempts the modifications.

>>22191921
Slippy's a bit of an engineer, maybe he can help Engineer with the modifications.

The UNIT Squad, Star Fox Team, BLU, and the Shadowrunners can set up to shoot any Combine troops that try to island-hop towards us, and take care of any gunships they have.

>>22191998
>>22192015

So BLU, Star Fox team, Spike, Seifer, Fujin, Ryu, Lyla.

Gonna need them to watch our for incoming Head Crabs.

Someone please give Seifer and Fujin the lowdown on what headcrabs do.

>>22192062

Star-Lord, please put on your helmet as well.

No reason to risk being brained.

>>22192036
Shit. Spike, make sure your watch is wound.

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>>22192036
"OK, I think I got it," Engineer says, producing the weapon.

You manage to get off several rounds of fire, causing the Combine forces to scatter. What few Overwatch soldiers among the enemy are swiftly taken down, though the Synths don't seem to take much damage from the small-arms fire. A number of malfunctions are reported as the firing commences, reaching a spike at the two minute mark, when the rifle rounds begin to be transported all over the area, not where targeted. A minute later, some of the micro-transporters begin to malfunction to the point of meltdown, several firearms getting damaged.

Sniper fires the fireball round and the Combine device is melted to slag, the Stalkers working on it sent flying into the void.

>>22192225

Ok, we should still have long range ordnance. Engage with NON-transported rockets. We have range, combine weapons are hilariously inaccurate, even strider-mounted guns can't seem to shoot well beyond 200m.

>>22192225

Overwatch folks. Watch yourselves and take your time.

>>22192271
Without the transporter modules, you no longer have a line of fire. There are several buildings in the way, and the Combine have moved away from the exposed ledge the Device was on.

>>22192225
Well, seems like SOMEONE doesn't like our use of transporters.

How many transporter modules are still left in working order?
Engineer, Slippy, see what weapons you can fix.

Switch to non-transporter weapons, and disengage the transporter function on the rocket launcher, for now.
It has infinite ammo, so have a Shadowrunner begin firing it at the Combine island as rocket artillery.

BLU Sniper, switch to your regular sniper rifle, let's save the Caster Rifle rounds until we need them.

>>22192225

Matthäus, You want to borrow one of Sniper's rifles or are you good with your assault rifle?

>>22192319

And? We have infinite rockets!

COLLATERAL DAMAGE AHOY!

>>22192390

Have Seifer or Fuujin cast haste on that shadowrunner.

HAHAHA

Rolled 24, 49 = 73

>>22192356
"Ja, sehr gut, commander."

>>22192495
>>22192390
You beginning Operation Rocket Rain.

>>22192560

Aryan Sniper with the German Accents

The ladies will be all over this one

>>22192560
You manage to demolish a few of the closer buildings stuffed with headcrabs with repeated rocket strikes before a thin beam of blue light traces over the Shadowrunner's head and he pitches back, a hole blown cleanly through his cranium. In the distance you hear odd thrumming sounds.

>>22192623
Lyla, get a Raise on that Shadowrunner, then put a ReRaise on yourself.

Anyone who's got an exographic scanner, find the source of that particle beam.

Everyone else, hunker down.

>>22192623

Fuujin. Raise please, before his RED-2 kicks in.

Matthäus, Sniper. Where did that come from? Can you begin counter sniping operations? Combine Snipers have that blue line that betrays their location and target before they attack.

Rolled 69, 32 = 101

>>22192652
>>22192655
Lyla beats Fuujin to the punch, raising the Shadowrunner from the dead.

"Up and at 'em, soldier."

"Ugh... I've got one fuck of a headache now..."

"Ease up, mate, I've got a bead on his location. Just a sec, now."

"Not if I beat you to it, bushman!"

>>22192710

Question, MetaOP, how are Fujin and Seifer's spell stocks like?

>>22192710
Sniper's rifle goes off and he grins. "Too slow, mate."

Matthaus' gun goes off and he waggles a finger. "Nein. Just taking care of his partner."

"Leaving the last one to me, I gettit," Sniper says, bringing up his rifle and firing again.

"Wrong again, one more, and one down," Matthaus says with another shot.

"Look you two. Impromptu contests are nice and all, but-" a Shadowrunner begins to say before a sudden explosion sends him flying into the air, six bug-like looking aircraft suddenly soaring overhead.

"GUNSHIPS!" Star-Lord shouts.

>>22192748
They have their abilities as bosses listed on the FF wiki.

>>22192789
The gunships buzz your troops, making odd, reverberant sounds as their chin guns tear apart several of your Dystopian squad members.

"Mein comrades!" Matt yells.

>Lose 14 Dystopian Soldiers.

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>>22192833
TWICE I forget the damn picture.

>>22192789

Engage with all ordnance available. Psions, do you think you could bend their rotor blades enough to cause them to unbalance?

>>22192789
Sniper, Matthaus, concentrate on anti-sniper work.

Lyla, try to catch that unfortunate Shadowrunner with a Float and a Raise if he's dead.

Star-Lord, NeiShot on those gunships.
BLU Team, provide some cover fire.
UNIT, switch to phaser rifles, maximum setting, and clip their wings.

And someone pick up that rocket launcher and aim for those Gunships.

>>22192789

One more haste on that rocket shadowrunner.

Be the SAM!

Sniper, keep on the fire on those Combine Snipers.

Matthäus, call the shots, tell our boys how to place the shots on the Gunships to bring them down.

HEAVY, SOLDIER Light 'em up!

Fuujin, Seifer, Lyla, raise our downed troops.

Medic, heal those injured by shrapnel.

Spy, Ryu, think you two can inflitrate ahead? see what they're planning.

>>22192846
Infinite rocket them. It only takes two or three hits to take them down in Half Life, and we have infinite.

Have the Psions guide the missiles to their targets.

>>22192878
Actually, wait. Fujin has Aero. That should be extra effective on the gunships.

Also, Spike, switch to your phaser pistol, and set it to maximum. That should hit as hard as a rocket.

>>22192878

I guess we're locking in those two abilities?

Rolled 1, 6, 1, 76 = 84

>>22192857
>>22192952

You issue orders as best you can as the fighting intensifies.

>>22192833

>Bosses as FF wiki

>Seifer

....

Sooo. He has UNLIMITED AURA?

Fuck. Cast that shit. KEEP CASTING AURA

>>22193031

Oh god son of a fuck

>>22193031
>>22193068
*flips the theoretical table*

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>>22193031

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>>22193031
>1,6,1
What the fuck.

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>>22193031
Excuse me a moment, I have to...

I just need some time.

>>22193162

We're doomed.

This is just like Cheryl and the goddamn stalker.

But worse.

MetaOP, I think we earned a little something to spend with 2 1s.

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>>22193031

>>22193162

Have mercy.

>>22193031

And this battle was going so well...

>>22193162

Can we burn bulbs of common sense to counteract 1's?

I'm pretty desperate here, not gonna lie.

>>22193574
Pretty, pretty please.

I want the psions to throw up a wall of ectoplasm around us all. NOW!

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Dis gonna be good

>>22193600
I want to cry.

>>22193574

Oh god Please.

>>22193600
Have a Psion throw up a Tower of Iron Will, with 2 additional Power Points.

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>>22193031
>76
Fujin summons a mighty tornado that catches one of the gunships and dashes it repeatedly on the floating rocks. Again and again the metallic shell of the biomechanical monster strikes the ground until finally it bursts open and leaks innards, the Tornado pulling it over the abyss and letting it fall into oblivion.

Seifer does not have Aura, though for some odd reason you could Draw it from him in the game. According to the wiki he has Bloodfest, Firaga, and Flare.

>1
The one Shadowrunner tries again and again to nail the circling gunships with the rocket launcher, but again and again the machines simply shoot down his rockets with their chin guns until a sustained burst from one of them brings him low. Before anyone can raise him, a massive figure stumbles forward.

"I GOT DIS!" the street samurai says, scooping up the rocket launcher.

"DON'T LET HIM GET AHOLD OF TH-" Star-Lord tries to shout, but it's too late as the troll falls forward while triggering the rocket launcher, gibbing himself and a few unlucky Dystopians near him. If that weren't enough, the weapon is destroyed.
>Lose 2 Shadowrunners
>Lose Infinite Rocket Launcher.
>Lose 3 Dystopians.

>6
The Combine Gunships continue to circle and strafe your troops, agilely avoiding most of the ordinance shot their way. Losses are kept from being catastrophic by two things, whatever exposives they opened with seem to be expended, and your have considerable defenses on most of your troops. Even so, the vehicles deal significant damage, your healers unable to keep up with the rate of loss.
>Lose 2 Psions
>Lose 12 Dystopians
>Lose 3 Shadowrunners.

>1

Your troops get a vague view of something hovering along the edge of the island before a massive wave of telekinetic force sweeps the MetPharm Sec squad off the edge and into the spiraling abyss of color.
>Lose MetPharm Squad.

>>22193739

Can we burn a bulb for that first 1?

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>>22193739
A scratching at the edge of you and your troops mind gives way to an inhuman whisper.

"You should not have come here, primitives. The technology of this place... the machine-curiosities you have will be added to our arsenal and we will be stronger for it. You will be our tools or you will die. There can be no alternative."

>>22193767
Nein.

>>22193819
I've seen enough hentai to see where this is going

>>22193819


/imagines the worst goatsee picture I can and send it back

>>22193739
>Troll AGAIN with the rocket launcher
Goddammit!
Psions! Can any of you use Telekinetic Force to grab the MetPharm Squad and pull them back? Use your ART Specs to target their own ART helmets.

Spike, Star-Lord, there's a fucking Combine Adviser here! Find it and kill it!

One of the remaining Psions, set up an Intellect Fortress, 15 power points!

Soldier and Heavy, take down those gunships.

Medic, Lyla, Fujin, try to raise and heal as many as you can.

Seifer, Fira spells on those gunships! Rockets might have trouble hitting them, but fire spells won't!

>>22193819
Bitch, your sorry scavenger society got your ass kicked by a disgruntled physicist with a crowbar.

>>22193739

That... could have gone better. And gone a lot worse.

I think we should have Fuujin and Lyla raise the Psions, while the others keep up the heat on the gunships.

Remaining psions could attempt to telekinetically disrupt the rotors on the Gunships, which would send them spiralling down. Alternatively, they could attempt to inflict "Death Urge" on the biotech gunships and try to make them expose themselves to enemy fire and/or plunge into the abyss.

>>22193739
>>22193819
Unit, Divert fire towards the Advisor.

Star Lord, you and the shadowrunners focus on the Gunships, keep them busy.

Blu Soldier, fire as many rockets into the air as you can, Engineer set up an ammo regen station.

Remaining Psions, redirect the missiles so that they hit the gunships.

Medic, Fujin, and Lyla see who you can bring back.

>>22193819

Pscions, I want a ectoplama wall under the Met Pharmers! Catch as many as you can!

Fuujin, cast fly on those they miss!

>>22193909

And a bunch of high school students. (And a sentient star)

>>22193912
I'd like to point out the Advisor is capable of telekinetic and psi attacks, and an Intellect Fortress provides protection from psi abilities.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/intellectFortress.htm

>>22193819

If we want to snipe at the advisor, Matthäus Hetzenauer could switch with a phaser rifle and try to disintegrate it from long range. If Phaser rifles have that long of a range, that is.

>>22193965
>long-range
That fucker sneaked up on us and is RIGHT HERE.

>>22193962
>http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/intellectFortress.htm

That's probably a good idea.

>>22193819
"Here is our answer: No. The multiverse is not your plaything. You violate other worlds, thinking yourselves above everyone else. Well we have defeated things worse than you, arrogant bastards. Transpace Guard, form up. This fight is not over."

>>22193962
So one psion casts intellect fortress, and the others work on missile guidance?

>>22193997
At least 1 on Intellect Fortress, another on trying to rescue the MetPharm Squad, and you'll have to be specific with which Psionic Power you're using to guide the rockets.

I actually think that instead of guiding the rockets, they should use Mind Thrust with 6 points, straight into the neural pathways of the gunships.
They're not robots, they're cyborgs, which means that they have a brain which can be fried with psionics.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/powers/mindThrust.htm

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Rolled 22, 50, 68, 73 = 213

>>22193866
"...disgusting creatures. Unworthy of evolution, no, Stalkers are the best fate for you."

>>22193909
"A single rebellion on a single world. I'm not surprised your infantile mind cannot grasp anything on a grander scale."

>>22193890
"Target the enemy commander!" Star-Lord shouts, dashing towards where the movement was sighted. Spike growls and follows.

Fujin does not have Raise, she has Blind, Confuse, Haste, Meteor, Metsu, Pain, Regen, Sai, Slow, Tornado, and Zan.

>>22193911
The Psions attempt some telekinesis and rocket guidance.

>>22193912
UNIT changes targets while Lyla raises the two lost Psions.

>>22194041

Sounds good.

Matthäus keep directing our troops' fire

Sniper continue counter-sniper operations.

Spy, Ryu. Please scout ahead. Give me a location on that bastard

>>22194123

Hey!

We can affect the battle!

/keeps sending as much guro, bestiality and other depraved shit in an attempt to DDOS the brain.

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Hey, Advisor, take a look at this.

>>22194123

And of course, you lost to a group of high-school children.

Bet that one stung.

>>22194195
Anything to fuck with that prick's thoughts.
Thoughts include: adorable cat GIFs, porn, and the banana phone song ON REPEAT.

>>22194123
>2 raised Psions
You! Intellect Fortress, a strong one!
>15 power points
And you! Your ART specs show where friendlies are! Set up a Wall of Ectoplasm to catch the MetPharm Squad, your specs will tell you where and how far away!

Ryu, Spy, Scout, go with Spike and Star-Lord to find that Advisor and kill it!

Fujin, cast Slow on those Gunships to make them easier to take down.

Star Fox Team, fire on those Gunships and finish them off.

Shadowrunner Mages, fire a Mana Bolt at those Gunships; they're cyborgs so there's living neural tissue for the mana to fry!

>>22194261

There is only one proper answer to the Advisor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twQlpFrm5iM

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>>22194331
Nah, I'm going to broadcast this at him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EfhAFA2yFE&list=LL-GRyQ_e1CUVIsQAmTv3O1Q

We'll fill his head with memes!

>>22193739

Well draw is standard so...

Fuujin, apparently Aura is something inside of Seifer. Think you can suck it out of him?

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>>22193996
"It was over before you even started it, you amoeba," the Advisor mentally hisses. As the floating brain-creature crests the edge of the island for another attack, Star-Lord and Spike run at it, Star-Lord firing the Nei-Shot while Spike shoots off a few rounds from his hand-phaser, which he switched to earlier as ordered. The Advisor erects a telekinetic barrier that absorbs the tremendous explosion generated by the Nei-Shot, then floats to the side to avoid the phaser blast. Star-Lord gives a grunt of pain as immense invisible force slams him into the ground, Spike swept off his feet and cast off the island by the same power.

As Spike screams, falling into nothing, Lyla's eyes go wide.

"SPIKE?!" she screams.
>Lose Spike Spiegel.

"AAAAAAAARGH!" the Heavy roars, pouring minigun fire into the air as the Combine Gunships circle overhead. The Medic activates an Ubercharge just in time as one of the ships targets the minigunner and pounds him with dark-matter projectiles. Another wounds Seifer and Fujin with a strafing run, the last taking apart Demoman.

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>>22194499
"That kill is MINE!" Soldier says, firing rocket after rocket. A Psion swears and hastily uses telekinesis to guide one of the rockets into the Gunship as it shoots down another. The gunship utters an electronic moan as it wobbles in the air, its flight further destabilized as the Art of the Fire Wheel crashes into it. A Flare from Seifer seals the deal, causing the war-machine to spiral out of control and into the abyss below the island.

"DESTRUCTION," Fujin booms, guiding another Tornado to smash apart another gunship as the final gunship continues to pour fire into your ranks.
>Lose 4 Dystopian Soldiers.

While the Advisor was distracted by the charging heroes, the UNIT team manages to prepare, and when it next crests the edge of the island, lasers, phasers, and plasma rifles bore into its side before it can erect a defense. It spirals into the air above, squealing in pain like a pig, horrid burns marking its side.

Rolled 43

>>22194389
Fujin has nothing to glare at, so instead her face tenses at the suggestion of sucking something from Seifer.

>>22194263
"Already up, sir!"

The other psions don't respond as they try to manifest a Wall.

>>22194557
The Wall isn't brought up fast enough to catch the plummeting troops and the Hero among them.

>>22194499

Fuujin.

If you can cast float, now would be aa good time to cast it before Lyla throws herself over the edge.

>>22194499
>>22194518
Psions, try to catch Spike with a Wall of Ectoplasm!

Dammit, this is why I said to put up Intellect Fortresses, dammit!

Recently raised Psion, get that Intellect Fortress up and get to Star-Lord's side.

Soldier, Heavy, Fujin, take out that last gunship.
Fujin use Slow on it, then Soldier and Heavy kill it.

Siefer, cast Flare on the Advisor.

>>22194569
>>22194557
Then use Telekinetic Force, and get them back up here!

Fujin, Lyla, if they're still in range, cast Float on them!

>>22194623
One of you, try a Psionic Dimension Door down to them, grab them, then Dimension Door back. You have a range of 840 feet per cast, and you've got enough power left to do a couple in quick succession.

>>22194695
Wait a minute. This place does bad stuff to teleportation. Dimension Door might fall under that.

The Telekinetic Force is a safer option.

>>22194727
I agree, just keep them from falling.

>>22194623

For the most DRAMA

Lyla throws herself off the edge and cast float on both of them when she reaches him.

Rolled 37

>>22194695
One of the Psions immediately attempts this, the other explaining that they don't have the range to catch them with Telekinetic Force.

>>22194789

The shit I would do if that actually happened...

>>22194790
Fujin restrains Lyla as she attempts to run to the edge.

"FUTILE," she says, though her tone is oddly softer than normal.

The Psion that Dimension Door'd does not return.

>>22194499
>You're gonna carry that weight

>>22194834

Kill it.

Kill it now.

Burn the corpse.

I want it reduced to component atoms.

>>22194834
Let's trigger their cortical stack transporters to the nearest team member.

>>22194834
"Lyla, I'm sorry, but he's gone. But it's not permanent. We can bring him back. But we need to end this fight. We need to get everyone to the STOB so we can return the Meta to normal."

>>22194834

All this sadness.

Why you do this, metaop.

>>22194834
UNIT, continue firing on the Advisor.

Star-Lord, can you fire on the Advisor again?

Fujin, cast Slow on the three remaining gunships.

Shadowrunner Mages, fire a Mana Bolt at those Gunships; they're cyborgs so there's living neural tissue for the mana to fry.

Soldier and Heavy, continue firing on the gunships.
Seifer, cast Flare on the gunships to take them out.

Psions, use Mind Thrust with 7 power points to destroy the minds of the gunships.

Star Fox Team, Dystopian Squad, switch targets to the Advisor.

Ryu, send a Fire Wheel at the Advisor.

Lyla, we need you to get ahold of yourself. Fire a Holy at the Advisor.

Rolled 78, 18, 81, 11 = 188

>>22194859
Your forces redouble their attacks.

>>22194899
"I... I..." Lyla struggles. "...I know..."

>>22194909
We are those who command Ruin...

We are those who guide Ruin...

And we are...

RUIN INCARNATE!!!

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>>22194972
Our Psion can fly.
One of them could have, and still can (since flying allows descent at double speed), fly down to where Spike and the MetPharm Squad are falling, and then pull them up with Telekinetic Force.

>>22195122

True

DO IT NAO.

>>22194972

Words are not needed Lyla.

It's not going to be ok.

But we will make it right.

>>22195122
Well, if he could catch them, then the psion could use Levitate, which would last 110 minutes, to let each one simply float up.

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>>22194958
Star-Lord attempts to bring his gun to bear, but the immense power of the Advisor is still pinning him down. He grunts and strains, but remains smashed into the ground.

Gunfire continues to rake your troops as they rally for another counterattack.
>Lose 6 Dystopian Soldiers.

Fujin casts her spell and Slows the remaining gunships, their movements growing sluggish as one of them explodes into bits from Seifer's Flare. So vulnerable, Soldier manages to hit with enough rockets to take another down while the final one suffers a barrage of Mana Bolts coupled with a Mind Thrust.

Star-Lord gives out a strangled gasp of pain as his chest is crushed by the telekinetic power of the monster before him, but his RED-2 ensures he'll be up again shortly.
>Star-Lord killed, RED-2 activates, regeneration complete in 3 minutes.

Ryu unleashes another Fire Wheel at the advisor, who responds by snarling in pain and hurling the ninja off the edge of the island. Telekinetic barriers appear all around the monster as beams, bullets, and bolts explode against the defenses.

"ENOUGH!" Lyla roars, white energy crackling around her. "Bright Light... shine down on bloody IMPURITY! HOLY!!!"

A column of energy lances down from the heavens to impale the Advisor, causing it to shriek horribly as its body begins to dissolve to ash underneath the onslaught.

>>22195245

If the Psion is quick enough, he could hit Ryu with a levitate.

>>22195245
Goddammit!
One of you Psions, catch Ryu!

One of you nomads, fly down to catch up with Spike and the MetPharm Squad, get as many as you can cast Psionic Levitate on them so that they can float up.

Lyla, keep firing Holy at the Advisor.

Everyone else, fire on the Advisor.
Fujin, cast Sai on the Advisor.
Seifer, cast Flare.

>>22195245
>>22195313

Or perhaps hit Lyla with a Levitate, as we need our resser to be able to fly in case she's knocked off.

>>22195337
Eh, we've got 5 Psions, we can do them all.

Nomad Psion, you fly down to rescue Spike and the MetPharm Squad.

Psion, you either cast Levitate on him or use Telekinetic Force to catch Ryu.

Other Psion, cast Levitate on Lyla.

>>22195245
Are there any remaining Combine forces in the area?

>>22195245

If we're decided on Matthausen's special abilities, he could attempt to see if there's a weak spot in the Advisor's TK barrier. Enough barrages applied there could break through the barrier, maybe?

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Rolled 2

>>22195313
>>22195122
"OK, but we're running out of Psions!" a Psion comments as he hurls himself off the edge.

"MANIFEST FLY BEFORE YOU- GODDAMMIT!" another shouts after him.

>>22195245
"A little help?" a voice comes from over the edge of the island. Lyla peeks over and sees Ryu dangling from the hilt of his sword, which is jammed firmly into the rock two feet below the lip of the island. He looks extremely unamused.

"I'd like to be rescued now, if you can manage," he dryly says. "This isn't a fun place to be."

>>22195425
Back on the second island, far away and not in this fight.

The Advisor is dead, a pile of ash, and his gunship minions are in pieces. You've won this fight.

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>>22195454

These dice rolls...

>>22195454

>Jumping Psions

Stahp

>>22195454
Okay, yes, have one of the Psions cast Levitate on Ryu so he can get up.

And what the Hell, the Psion can manifest Fly as a standard action.

>>22195454

One of the psions hit Ryu with levitate. A flying ninja would be real cool and useful at the same time.

How long should we wait for the other psions to float back up?

>>22195454
Lyla, can you please Raise Star-Lord so he doesn't use up a RED-2 dose? And please Raise the others.

>>22195454
*reflips the theoretical table back into its proper, upright position so that he can FLIP THE TABLE AGAIN, GOD DAMNIT*

>>22195454
Welp that's another psion. Let's just trigger all of the lost cortical stacks to transport up to the nearest squad member. We did reprogram them at the beginning.

>>22195515
This particular Psion was being a smartass, he already had it manifested.

>>22195519
A very good question.

>>22195536
"H-huh? Right..." Lyla murmurs.

Star-Lord is raised, along with 2 Dystopian Squad Members.

>>22195544

Lyla will keep standing virgil by the edge.

Matthäus, scout ahead with force recon. Lets clear out the surprises to the next chain of platforms.

>>22195584
Lyla doesn't need much prompting for that.

Who are you sending besides Matt to force recon the island? You'll still need to use the Psions to bridge the gap.

>>22195584
What? No, keep raising as many as she can and then heal wounds as she can.

>>22195544
Can Lyla still cast Haste on that flying Psion or is he already out of range?
Contact the Psion via ART specs.
"Haha, real funny there, joker. Tell us when you see the others."

>>22195584

Wounded we can leave to Medic to heal with his gun.

Force recon will include what remains of the Dystopian squad, Spy, Ryu, Sniper, Seifer.

>>22195584
What the fuck? We've got other people still dead in need of reviving.

>>22195614
Medic, heal the wounded.
Have Scout, Ryu, Matthius, and Spy recon ahead.

>>22195627
You only get static in response.

>>22195624
Lyla's already raised who she can, but she numbly moves away from the edge to start applying healing to the wounded.

>>22195519
Ryu floats over the edge, sword in hand, dusting himself off.

"...thanks."

>>22195659
The UNIT forces would make good force recon. Most of them have Spec Ops backgrounds if I understand correctly. I would rather them, Matt, Spy, and Sniper.

>>22195685

You guys have no heart.

>>22195692
I agree. Sounds like a good Team. Maybe add Scout as well.

>>22195722

adding that loud scout is probably not a good idea. Since this team is relying more on stealth than runfasttonotgettoohurt.

>>22195718
I understand she's just watched someone she loved die. But we need to press on. The sooner we can take the STOB, the sooner we can bring everyone back. Lyla knows that, she's strong. Her flames will not die out so easily.

Rolled 35

>>22195692
The UNIT team, along with Matt, Scout, and Sniper, head out to the other island, the Psions creating their bridgeway across the floating rocks.

>>22195732
Scout can be quiet. In "Meet the Scout" he got very close to the enemy base without being detected, then snuck up on Heavy as well. Plus we could have him use one of his drinks and be a temporarily untouchable distraction.

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>>22195758
Your force recon gets to the island with no problem, but shortly after arriving, they encounter the remains of the headcrabs infesting the area that survived the rocket barrage. They are easily put down, but the gunfire alerts the Combine and the group is forced to hide among the rubble. They are able to tell at least a few Striders and a troop of Combat Synths survived the bombardment.

>>22195757

Shes raised all she can. Medic and Fuujin can pick up the slack abit while we regroup and heal up.

>>22195758
No Spy?

>>22195805
Let's have the shadowrunners lay down some long distance suppressive fire to take the heat off of the team. Force recon then takes the opportunity to relocate and scout the enemy flank.

>>22195815
Agreed on that, damned three turn Raise limit.

>>22195805

Have Matt spot.

We can lay down long ranged fire to thin the enemy and take down the striders.

>>22195805
Scout, drink up then run out to another building to drawn the striders' fire away from the rest of the recon team.

Sniper, Matt, take down those Striders with sniper fire.

UNIT Team, focus on the Combat Synths.

Psions...I'm not sure. Suggestions, Anons?

>>22195898

We can move up the rest of the Dystopians.

The rest of BLU can hold the area.

>>22195963
We didn't send all of BLU, just Spy, Scout, and Sniper. Oh, speaking of which, have Spy using his revolver to kill anything that gets too close.

>>22195805
Medic, get to recovering the Cortical Stacks from everyone who couldn't get raised.

Star-Lord, does the NeiShot have the range to hit the Striders?

Psions, prepare to use Mind Thrust of 4 Power Points against the Striders. Target their bio-computers.

UNIT, keep the combat synths at bay.

Dystopian Squads, BLU and Shadowrunners, move up and get into position to fire on the combat synths from this island if possible.

>>22196065

I meant BLU can stand guard over Lyla.

Shes not going anywhere for awhile and the rest of them aren't exactly good for sneaking about.

>>22195805
By a troop, what are the approximate numbers?

>>22195958
Psions could summon Ectoplasmic Shamblers. It would last for 11 minutes, and deal about 5.5 HP's worth of D&D psionic damage per minute to any creature it latches on to or to any creature caught inside its midst.

Level 11 Psions can summon it from 840 feet away, and can manifest it directly on a target. It appears as a thick mist. The shambler can also receive orders from the Psion to move.

I'm not sure if it counts as a creature that can be harmed, or if it's essentially a directable fire-and-forget spell.

>>22196068
Thank you for giving orders to the Psions. I swear, I need to read more D&D manuals. >_>

>>22196084
Oh, yeah, that's fine.

>>22196154
>>22196148
Actually, I'm thinking this plan might be better. After all, we get a spell that lasts us 11 minutes instead of an instantaneous one.

>>captcha: eoritu monday
Why yes, captcha, thank you for reminding me.

>>22196068
Change the Psions from using Mind Thrust to calling up Ectoplasmic Shamblers.
It's a better use and the Psions are safer this way.

MetaOP, can we get numbers on our troops?

How many of them revived with RED-2 after Lyla wasn't able to catch them?

>>22196195
>>22196192

It's worth mentioning that the spell is the Psion actually fashioning a shambler from psionic energies, not an actual summoning spell.

>You fashion an ephemeral, manylegged mass of pseudo-living ectoplasm called an ectoplasmic shambler. You can direct the shambler as a free action. It has a speed of 10 feet. It can completely surround objects (and opponents) over which it is manifested or onto which it moves, because it has the consistency of thick mist. The vision of those within the shambler is limited to 5 feet, and manifesting powers (or casting spells) within the shambler is difficult due to the constant turbulence felt by those caught in the shambler’s form.

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Rolled 72, 13, 57 = 142

>>22195958
>>22196068
"Even if it did, there's no line of fire. They're engaging too far into the island," Star-Lord replies.

The UNIT squad engages while Sniper and Matt snipe, though Matt swiftly finds his assault rifle is somewhat useless against the synths.

Scout chugs his drink and then jets out of the building with a "WHOOOOOOOO! YOLO, BITCHES!"

>>22196132
They count 4 Striders, but can't get a number on the rest.

>>22196148
Your Psions begin to burn power.

>>22196312
Scout. I'm ashamed of you.

you know that's not true.

>>22196312

Move advance the Dystopian squad+Star-Lord. Have them support the UNIT troopers should they need to fall back.

>>22196219
Star-Lord
BLU
Star Fox team
Seifer
Fujin
Ryu
UNIT Squad (11/11)
Shadowrunners A (10/12) and B (9/12)
Psions (4/6)
Dystopian Squads (11/48)
Lyla

>>22196312
Star-Lord, move up to support range with the rest of BLU and the remains of the Dystopian Squad.

>>22196312
YOLO didn't exist back in the sixties, git wreked scrub

>>22196416

Lets not leave Lyla exposed by herself.

She needs a bodyguard.

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>>22196312
The Ectoplasmic Shambler rolls across the battlefield, sapping the strength of the Combine it entraps while several crab-like synths fire rapid-fire bolts of energy from belly-guns uselessly at the Scout.

The UNIT squad's plasma and laser weapons manage to perform admirably against the human-Synth hybrids, killing several before they can open fire. Sniper manages to bag two of the Striders with repeated shots from his Caster Rifle.

Space and time bends as the remaining two Striders fire their warp cannons at the UNIT squad, several of the brave soldiers being utterly annihilated by the attack, and more being wounded.
>Lose 4 UNIT soldiers.

>>22196456

Concentrate fire, take the rest out.

Matt, spot weakpoints for the troops on the remaining targets.

>>22196456
Are their cortical stacks recoverable?

Sniper, Star-Lord, Heavy and Soldier, take out those Striders.

Heavy, Demo, Pyro, concentrate on the combat synths.

>>22196401
Thank you for that. These are your current active forces, with most of your losses regenerating due to RED-2. The troops lost to the rocket launcher mishap were gibbed beyond RED, though.

>>22196541

BLU is still at the start zone.

We have yet to advance up to the Combine Island.

>>22196579
They'd better be moving up then, because we just got into a fight where the UNIT squad just lost a quarter of their members.

>>22196456
Pull the UNIT Squad back while Star-Lord and the Dystopian Squad and the rest of BLU move forward.

Take out the Striders first, then the combat synths.

Rolled 32

>>22196682
>>22196625
>>22196579
Your forces attempt a fighting retreat.

>>22196778
BLU Scout is killed, along with another UNIT soldier, but your troops successfully fall back to the rock bridge and link up with the rest of your soldiers who make the crossing.

>>22196790

Now blow the shit out of them.

>>22196790
Medic, Shadowrunner Mages, on healing duty.

Star-Lord, target the Striders with the NeiShot.
Same for Sniper, Soldier, and Demo.
Heavy, suppressive fire on the combat synths.
Engineer, set up a Dispenser.
Dystopian Squad, fire on the combat synths.
UNIT, fire on the Striders.
Ryu, Spy, take out synths from cover. Use your Fire Wheel and Revolver, only go for kills you're sure of.

Psions, ready an action to manifest Levitate on anyone that gets thrown over the side.

Lyla, Seifer, Fujin, and the Starfox Team, begin moving up.

>>22196790

Focus fire, take em down.

Matthäus, keep spotting the enemy weak points

>>22196870

>Lyla

I hate to move her up but we need her expertise with the wounded.

Rolled 64, 28, 80, 19 = 191

>>22196870
Once more, into the breach!

>>22196950
What is with this bullshit?
It's always good-bad-good-bad with these rolls.

>>22196950

Effing dice, every team gets torn up.

The only team that has gotten out relatively intact has been Team 6.

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>>22196950
The Striders don't last long when Star-Lord enters the fray with the Nei-Shot, the powerful weapon cracking open each of the war-machines with a single shot. They fall to the ground in pieces.

Heavy attempts suppressive fire on the various variants of Crab Synths, but his bullets just bounce off their armored shells. Engineer manages to construct a Dispenser for mobile healing and munitions, though. The remaining UNIT troops backed by phaser fire from the Dystopians manage to drive back and destroy the remaining Crab Synths with light losses, but a contingent of the Human Synth hybrids arrive from a crumbling street, opening fire with disintegration cannons that cut through BLU and into the Shadowrunners with startling ease.

A Fire Wheel then slams into the lot, setting them afire as a blue blur speeds into their midst, slashing through their carapace armor with an ancient sword. Disrupted by this assault, the remaining Combine are left open to a vicious counter by your remaining troops, ending with the final soldier falling with a knife stuck in between armor plates on its neck, Spy decloaking behind him.

>BLU Team down, respawning. 6 Shadowrunners RED reviving. Injuries being healed by Medic and the Dispenser.

>>22197120

Secure the rest of the island, Mattt, can you get a visual on where the next island chain leads to?

How long more will the walls last?

>>22197120

Fuujin should still be watching over Lyla right?

Anything, fuujin?

>>22197120
Quick, Lyla, Raise the Shadowrunners before their RED fully kicks in.

Medic, once you're done, make sure to recover the cortical stacks of everyone that didn't make.

Dystopians, make sure to grab any spare phasers and weapons.

Any word from the Psion we sent to fly down?
Are any of their subspace beacons still registering on our ART specs?

Matthias, begin scanning the next island and the platforms between here and it, for any surprises.

Rolled 39

>>22197171
"NOTHING."

>>22197173
Still nothing back from the Psion, and no, your ART specs can't pick them up anymore.

The rest of the island is swiftly secured as Matt uses his scope to scope out the next one.

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>>22197260
Matthias reports he sees a large number of dead bodies and what appear to be zombies dragging the dead bodies away. A handful of hulking ten foot tall monstrosities with three cleaver and chain-holding arms stomp around them, apparently stitched together from multiple corpses each.

>>22197291
What the fuck is Warcraft doing here?

Fuck. Send the Ectoplasmic Shamblers over there to begin disrupting them.

Does Matthias see any banshees, or anything that can fly?

Rolled 44

>>22197330
He does not. You begin sending the Shamblers over.