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Reply to this post with your character info, including the following:

Name
Class
Level (Rookies are Level 1)
Powers
Weapons
Gear

Planned update schedule is every day at 7:00 PM PST. Turn cutoff is one hour earlier at 6:00 PM PST. Signup and roll call is today, mission starts tomorrow. You can join mid-mission as reinforcements.


Balance Patch 1.5

General
Drifter class added to the game. Hunters, before this mission begins, may permanently change class to Drifter while keeping their experience level.
"Vengeful Protege/Backup Mindstate" has been reworked into the Legacy rule, and added to the base game, rather than tied to a death effect. This works for everyone, including people who got wormed last mission.
Avenger death effect added.
Knockback rules expanded.
Knockdown defense penalty applies to all attacks, not just melee, but you can react while knocked down.
Stealthed units are detected by adjacent enemies, but the stealth effect persists.
Backstab damage is now armor-piercing.

Classes
Mage Echo power now only works for grenades and multi-charge powers.
Priest base power Medic Protocol has been reworded.
Priest Oracle power now has Persist 1 (activates again at the start of your next turn)

Weapons
SMG range reduced to 10.
Greatsword damage reduced to 3.
Hammer damage increased to 4, disorient effect removed.
Hard Way's "Heavy" mobility penalty reduced to 5.

Gear
Grapple Hook charges increased to 3.
Deployable Wall changed to light cover.

Enemies
Thralls and Raiders now have Backstab 1.
Witches no longer have their permanent lockdown ability. Instead they have a new power "Hexvolt": charge-limited, range 20, damage 3, piercing, adds Shock. When shocked, you may not act or react for this turn, but you may still move and take swift actions.

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>>2894647


Research Report
Golden Age Relic Utility: Regen Kit gear now available.
Scav Salvage Melee: Stinger exotic melee now available.
Scav Salvage Utility: Phase Boots gear now available.
Worm Biotics Utility: Acid Rune gear now available.

Queued Research:
Worm Biotics Melee

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>>2894655


The Captain has been busy on the comms the past few days. A Freelancer who rotated back from the front lines to Echo Base for rest and repairs, and happened to walk past the command center at a certain time, might hear her inside speaking to other rankers, such as this conversation:

"Sorry we ain't been much help until now," the drifter captain says. Sally Twoshot is a legend of the frontier, who got her name when she gunned down a Thane in two shots. Now she's a midranker in the drifters' loose authority structure, and among other things, a liaison to some of the Freelancer mercenary groups. "We been occupied down on the Greenway. You heard about that fella? The Mage who went down there?"

"Morden," the Captain says. "I heard. Real asshole from the sound of things."

Sally says, "Well, he's kept us real busy, that's a fact. But we made some progress on intel. The Knights are gonna take over for a bit, on account of all the crawlies in the way. That gives me leeway to send you some recruits if you need 'em."

"Appreciate it, Sally," the Captain. "We lost a few on the last one. Could use the help." She sighs and runs a hand through her auburn hair. "Those crackpots up at the university sure keep us busy."

"That they do. How's Graves? I know he doesn't like to lose people."

The Captain chuckles. "He's fine. He had a recruit in his bunk last night, some skinny thing from the Mages. Losing the men hit him hard, but not that hard, I guess."

"Good to hear. You give him and Alice my best now."

>>2894680

Later on, another conversation takes place with a high-ranking mage, in which the Captain vents some of her frustration.

"You realize this is exactly the sort of thing we worry about?" the Captains says. "Why Mages have the reputation you do? You idiots spend your time staring into the darkness, while we all know it stares right back at you. That's why you're the only ones stupid enough to study it."

"We know," says the person on-screen, a formidable woman with dark hair and a long jacket. Archmage Vesper. "There are contingencies in place, but --"

"But what?"

"They didn't work. Morden may have anticipated and neutralized them." Vesper sighs. "Look, we've already apologized, and I'm sure we'll be doing so many times before this is over. But you need to focus. We still need your team working on your assignment."

"Right, right. You know I'm losing good men out there on your little errand, right? This machine city takedown job you keep saying is so important."

"It is important!" hisses Vesper, her rising anger shown by a flare of void energy surrounding her in a violet nimbus. She quickly composes herself, the energy fading to a pale pink aura. "We have good reason to believe that, before the Incursion, the laboratories contained in the Machinaria Citadel made progress on a sophisticated power source utilizing a graviton matrix--"

"The gravity furnace," the Captain says.

"Right, that's the one. You've heard of it?"

"My Mages are keeping me informed of the basics of what they retrieve from the city's data systems."

"Good, good. None of us here at the university quite understand how it works or what it's capable of, but we do know that if the Scavs get their hands on that, it's bad. Their electromagnetism tech is way beyond ours, but they still have limited control over gravity. We don't need to hand over more control of physics to them. And some of us -- well, we believe that it could be worse."

"Worse?"

"The gravity furnace appears to transcend the laws of conservation. There are theories that it pulls in matter and energy from alternate universes. If the Scavs can hop between realities -- I don't think I need to tell you that's a problem." Vesper's genuine concern slips through her smooth facade. "We need your team to stop that Scav excavation before they plunder the citadel, or we're all in serious trouble."

"Understood, Vesper. I'll get it done." The Captain signs off, then leans back in her chair and closes her eyes with a weary sigh. After a moment, she opens one eye. "That better not be a recruit eavesdropping I hear out there," she calls out, causing a sudden panicked scurry away by any listeners.

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>>2894702

Any Freelancers who wished to learn about the history of their world might descend into the basement levels of Echo Base, where the Archivist lurks among the data drives in rooms entombed in energy-resistant plating. Here is one of the archives in which what little remaining history of human civilization in this system is kept and protected.

The Archivist's kindly voice is in stark contrast to its horrific visage. "Enter, young ones, yehehesss. Do not be afraid. I am told that my appearance can be ... unsettling? But I assure you." Its razor-edged and many-limbed form shifts in the shadows, and its optics, an array of lights glowing in the darkness, blink on and off. "There is nothing to fear."

"I know why you have come. You wish to learn of our history. I will show you. History is a pattern, do you see? It is all the great weave, yeheheesss. Our fates are tied together, like silk." From sound and movement, you can sense the spiderling drones scuttling through the darkness, their tiny silksteel feet clicking as they climb up and down the shelves, searching through the hard drive records that survived the Incursion. The small robots emit beams of light as they scan. One of them races to the Archivist carrying a drive. "Hmm, let me see ... this one?" It picks up the drive and connects to it with one of its several flexible, prehensible datajacks. "This is good, yeeehesss. The history of the Knights, our valiant defenders, heheheheh. I shall display it for you."

The Archivist uploads the data onto the viewscreen for the Freelancers' perusal.

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>>2894717


The Knights are the final remnants of the system's organized military forces, banded together in a confederation of chivalric orders. Valiant and steadfast defenders, they are dedicated to the cause of safeguarding what remains. From their holdings in scattered fortresses and redoubts, they stand strong against furious assaults from alien armies and sally forth to defend the remaining civilian settlements against raiding parties.

In the years we call the Golden Age, before the Incursion but after the memories of the Magitech Wars had faded, the system was at peace. The government maintained only a small peacekeeping force, consisting mostly of android soldiers overseen by human officers and specialists. Their role was primarily to act as a deterrent, keeping the various private forces of the system's political and economic factions in check. When the Incursion began, when the aliens arrived and the androids turned against their creators, those who were left to fight were humans and those few androids immune to the demon virus. The peacekeepers and PMCs hastily allied and assembled an army, and were immediately forced into a series of defensive battles and holding actions in increasingly desperate attempts to protect what was left of their worlds.

When the Infusion Procedure was rediscovered, the survivors of these battles were the first to be remade, transforming themselves into magitech-infused juggernauts in power armor. They would go on to found the Knights, looking back to the ancient days of armored warriors devoted to honor, tradition, and war.

Knights typically field the heaviest armor and weapons of any Freelancers. Their suits are fueled by the power of the Solar Flame, artificial micro-suns that empower with heat, radiation, and devastating physical strength. They are noble and valiant, steadfast and reliable, honorable and just, but they are sometimes derided as oafish, violent, blunt instruments in human form. Certainly it is true that the Knights have a tendency to punch or headbutt things they feel have insulted them, or they don't understand, or are simply in their way.

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>>2894633
(RIP Meatsack Rhino)

Name: Einherjar Enhet-En
Class: Drifter
Level 1
Powers: Titan Plating, Run and Gun
Weapons: Shotgun, Shield
Gear: Deployable Wall, Charged Vest

>Health: 7
>Mobility: 6
>Armor: 3
>Barrier: 1

>>2894717

When Rhino- he supposed he was 'Einherjar', now, awoke from the refit, he instantly felt... sleeker, moving quicker, his sensors tracking every mote of dust in the air, and every minute movement from his frame reacted as quick, if not quicker, than his human form. He was not one for religion, but this did feel like a gift from ODIN, like that nutter of a priest was sayin'.

Standing up from his kneeling position, and looking around at the Machine Acolytes that surrounded him, Einherjar nodded to them, causing some of the younger ones, with more of a fire in their mechanical eyes, to bow profusely, an action that was discomforting to the former human. That priest had gotten to the ones working on his refit, it seemed.

Walking down to the Archivist's levels, Einherjar nodded to the odd machine-being respectfully, as he finished his presentation about the organization that Rhino belonged to, before he went MIA.

"Greetings, Old One. I'd.... like to review my mission logs before I got transferred here by ODIN, please." He would never admit it, but the former Knight was almost obsessive in his study of the battlefield that was most likely the place where his body died, watching, evaluating, and criticizing his every move throughout the battle, until the transmission cut off.

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>>2894633
Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Guncaster
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 6, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
- Storm Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

"That was rewarding. Should attend re-training camps more."
He turns to the audience:
"Like my new picture? I like it."

>>2894633

Name Vishyl
Class Knight
Level 1
Disciplines: Rally
Weapons: Shield, Scout rifle
Gear:Charged vest, Regen kit

>>2895005
UPDATE:
Since you can't put 2 runes on 1 weapon with Guncaster, this is Flicker's actual loadout:

Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Low Profile
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 6, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

>>2894633

Name's Eddie, throwing knives and taking lives since I was two feet tall. War's going well, I hear? Well, no better time to jump on and hope some of that glory rubs off on me, innit.

Eddie
Drifter
Level 1
Deadeye
Iron Dagger
Hammer
Charged Vest

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>>2894633

Name: Ljón
Class: Knight
Level 1
Disciplines: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Spear
Gear: Regen Kit, Battle Scanner

>Health: 6
>Mobility: 5
>Armor: 2

>>2895098
You have another item slot.

>>2895111
No he used it for the Iron Rune on his Dagger.

>>2895115
ah. Is that what iron dagger means.

>>2895118
I assume so.

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>>2894633
Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 1

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

"System Reconfiguration complete. Drivers optimal. Unit ready for combat"

>>2895160
Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6+2
Armour: 1

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

Error in mobility drivers. Synchronization with Phase boots was incomplete. Profile updated.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2894633
Name: Thoth
Class: Mage
Level: 4
Spells: Channeler, Arcanery, Mirror Image (Two images), Voidcaller, Surge (Two Charges)
Weapons: Scout Rifle (Dmg 2, Rng 25, +1 to hit, Break 1), Shotgun (Dmg 4, Rng 10, Destructive, Break 1) OR Bonnie
Gear: Flame Grenade (Dmg 1, Rng 15, Burn, Break 2, Area 2, sets fire to area), Flame Grenade, Flame Grenade, Mana Grenade (Dmg 2, Rng 15, Break 2, Area 2, Destructive)
Health: 5
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 1

(Rolling for Bonnie)

Thoth's gauntlet crackled with a soft, black, highly modified electric charge. He flicked a spark of it off his thumb, sending it spiraling up and forward through the air. It swung left, and he leapt to follow it, tapping it back up with his oppositely-aligned gauntlet, which glowed with a green aura. It sparked off, taking on a hue of the same.

He chased it down the corridors, tapping it alternately with either glove. As he did, the spark slowly grew into an arc, then an outright bolt.

Down and down he went, through the halls of Echo Base into the basement. In the back of his mind, he registered that the Archivist was starting another lecture, and he'd probably end up crashing through the gathering at some point. He considered this, then discarded it.

Any Freelancer not paying full attention to the Archivist's lecture would hear an inconstant clattering of boots and a low hum of energy, punctuated by intermittent cracks. Most of those would also notice one of the Archivist's many pivot as it made to follow something else.

And everyone would notice a manic shout of "RHEINHERJAR, DUCK!"

Regardless of if the robot in question ducked or not, Thoth came sailing over his shoulder. Its? Irrelevant again. He reached with his crackling hand to tip a green-black bolt of what could only be described as lightning, dangerously up into the air. He landed in a slide, then quickly stopped it with a boot and ran after the lightning again.

The Archivist would hopefully forgive him for the interruption. He'd been down here enough to have a good rapport with the machine. Even still, he didn't want to burden the keeper, so he hastily departed.

Later, as the bolt grew almost blindingly bright, Thoth finally halted it, grasping it in both hands. It vibrated with such intensity that Thoth was pretty sure every bone in his arm had just had its structural integrity reduced by an average of 4.73%. That'd have to get looked at. Oh well.

Thoth's helmet darkened his vision until the overwhelming glare was but a candle in his hands, and he could examine the underlying structures. And importantly, get a good read on its frequency.

>>2895199
Right. A few mental inputs to his gauntlets later, and Thoth ripped the bolt in half. It split by colour, or at least that's the most simple way to put it. Again, technology, science, magic. His glowing hand held an energetic, pitch-black spear of lightning, while his other, now spitting futilely, grasped a beam of radiant forest green. Each was the full size of the original energy collection.

Then, he tapped the two together. At the contact points, each strand took on a fleck of each other's energy. Enough to sustain replication. Soon, both bolts would be the same black-green mix. Then they would be ready. Space would fold for the recipient, as their nervous system (or their wiring, for a robot) provided the catalyst for the full reaction, creating a corridor of shrunken space. It didn't work as efficiently on objects that were already quick; their rapid movement distorted the effect. Not enough to kill anyone by translocating their torsos half a kilometre away, of course. But still, this was a boost most suited for a Knight.

No one would fall behind this time. He owed that much to the people he'd lost.

>>2895122
Not complicated, me: Sharp knives, good throwing arm, and a winning smile. Nice rifle you got there, pal. Very, uhh, boxy.

>>2894633
Name: Kingagleal
Class: Knight
Level (Rookies are Level 1 (ok, but i'ma lvl 10 at heart))
Powers: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Shotgun
Gear: Flame Grenade, Charged Vest

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>>2894633
Name: Smokes
Class: Hunter
Level: 6
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 8(10)
Barrier: 1
Armor: 1

Exploits:
>Blink: [S, C 3/3] Teleport Mob-2
>Deflect: [R] Block half damage when hit by an attack
>Blademaster: +1 Hit and damage on melee attacks
>Alacrity: Break up movement before and after Attack action
>Force Shield: [S, C 2/2] You or Ally within 10 gain 2 barrier and heal 1
>Blink Strike: [A, C 2/2] Teleport your mobility in a straight line. Melee attack each enemy you pass through.

Weapons:
Hammer: +1 Hit, DMG 6, Destructive, Shock on 10
Arcstrider: +1 Hit, DMG 5, Mobility +2, Fulminous

Gear:
Charged Vest: +1 HP & Barrier, Burn, Shock, Freeze Immunity
Storm Rune: (Hammer) +1 Damage, On a 10 target is Shocked

>>2895210
Guns aren't my style.

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>>2895336
Almost forgot to put up my picture, it'd be embarrassing to show up without once.

“And then I’ll smite you with my personal Go— oh what is /this/ now, update subscription protocols? Stupid venerable space junk”

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>>2894633
Name: Dozer (Legacy of Gallows)
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Health: 7/6+1(7 with Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1
Mobility: 5+2 (Phasing boots)
Armour: 3
Disciplines: Unstoppable
Spell: Mirror Image
Weapons: Shotgun (DMG 4, Range 10, Destructive), Shield (Armour +1. On attacks against adjacent enemies, add knockback 1, and after the attack move 1 into their former space)
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 Mobility. Move through enemies.), Charged Vest (+1 Health, +1 Barrier, immune to burn, freeze, shock)

Dozer had been around when the first attacks occurred. At the time, he was around 340 years old, a hot-blooded young adult compared to the rest of the long living Elder races. When his clan fell to the power of the alien menace, he was away fighting on a front that would soon crumble away. When he returned after the war, many years later, he tried to disappear to forget the about what had happened.

As he searched for his former Armourer, he found Foxhole. Witnessing the humans that he had fought to protect amassing their own army to fight back, something inside him clicked, and without hesitation, he requested to join the fight. When asked why he preferred to be called Dozer, he replied, "When I was last fighting, the humans said I reminded them of a Bulldozer, an ancient human terraforming device. They kept calling me Dozer after that."

Soon after the Freelancers returned from their expedition, somewhat sullen about the mission and the losses they took, Dozer noticed a woman dressed in red with a black noose tied around her throat. When he blinked, she was gone, and an whisper-like voice echoing in his ear. "They don't know I'm here. Take these, it's the last thing I can do for these guys." As he looked around, placed into his hand was a holographic display module which pulsed with red energy, now compatible with his retrofitted suit.

"YOU THINK THIS IS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE?"

A young Knight burst into Graves' office and slammed his hands down on a desk, scattering holochips all over the room. He turned to look the sergeant in the eye, an indignant expression almost visible through his ornate faceplate.

"Why am I not being escorted by my retainers back to the Order right now? This is the third time today I've had to come in and remind you of this issue! I expect, no, I DEMAND an apology and immediate correction!"

By now, everyone at Echo (including the Scav scouts monitoring the place) knew the setup to this knight's "sick joke". His name was Gryphonn, the son of a high ranking general in the Order of the Righteous Blade, who was in line for some big title or other "if he played his cards right". Due to what can be described as a clerical error, he was dropped into this Freelancer company, with no ship able to pick him up for at least a month.

"This is unacceptable! I imagine if I were tenth in line for Grand Commissar instead of twelfth, you would have had me out of here ages ago! You make me sick!"

After a few more minutes of concentrated fire at Graves and a big harumph, the now drained Gryphon started to make his way back to his nest to sulk, but not before barging past a certain Mage with concentrated bolts of energy in his hands.

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Name: Gryphon
Class: Knight
Level: 1

Health: 7/6 (Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1/1 (^)
Armor: 2/2
Mobility: 5

Disciplines: Phoenix
Weapons: Spear (D2, R3, Piercing), Shotgun (D4, R10)
Gear: Grapple Hook [C3], Charged Vest

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>>2894758

Snow's field reports say that the worms have continued their upwards ingress from their subterranean staging grounds into the spires of Machinaria. The site of the third objective, the primary generator complex the Scavs are using to power their excavations, is currently under assault. Many of the Freelancers have concerns over the wisdom of getting involved as the third party in a battle in progress. To the company, Graves and Snow back up the Captain's orders. In private, in the Captain's ready room, they too have questions. But in the end there is no choice. The generator has to be disabled for the primary security fields on the main site to be dropped, and it has to be done in concert with two allied teams working more-or-less simultaneously on their own generators on separate sites in the city.

The Captain is resolute. The mission goes through.

The Freelancers of her company steel themselves and double-check their gear, preparing to forge straight into a war zone and fight against both Scavs and Worms at once.

Inroads to ichor, folks. This time we give'm a good squashing!

>>2894633
Ermez
Knight
Latobius' Vengeful Protege, Lv 1
Unstoppable (Protege)
Protector
Shield and Spear
Jump Pack and Phase Boots

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>>2894633
Name: Arbiter
Class: Priest
Level: 2 (Legacy)
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 2
Armor: 1
Powers:
Medic protocol (+1 Medkit, Medkit range 7)
Field Medic (+2 Medkit)
Purification (Medkits deal 2 damage to enemies within 2 of the heal target)
Aclarity (Break up your movement before and after attacking)
Weapons:
Acid Shotgun (Damage 4, Range 10, Break 1. Destructive.)
Shield (+1 Armor)
Gear
Charged Vest (+1 HP, +1 Barrier. Immune to frost shock or burn effects)
Acid Rune (Add +1 Break to my shotgun)

Medkits: 3

Ah, all of this delegation had been so tiresome. Commanding lessers is rewarding but trying on the soul, as it had to be just *perfect* you see, and so many these days are too willing to slop out a full refit of an old bot to both newer and parts originally completely incompatible to the original design. It was done after many hours of careful diligence and no small amount of metaphysical threatening, but it was done and he had pride that the wallbearer truly had a worthy home to house his proud soul.

Now, onto bigger fish.

Carefully the priest loaded his fresh off the line shells, refined slightly to better mesh with this strange but indubitably *Exciting!* new runic technology. With his equipment properly blessed and taken care of, it was time to engage in the most sacred of potentially non-combat rituals.

>>2895607
"My good comrade, Phaws, (Officer Phaws, no not *officer* surely, just Phaws…) have you just realized that you have committed a blasphemy of the eighth degree by daring to insult the avatars of the divines? While fully appreciative of the practical effectiveness of brutal repeated bombardment of the enemy in doing so you have risked the integrity of the very frame of the orbital you have signed your data signature to. I must say I'm not sure what's worse, that you managed to corrupt the function of an old frame for your own gain or that you aren't appreciative of it's sacrifice. You had the nerve to call it j-. J-, j-j-j-j-j-j- no! I can't even bring myself to deposit the word out of my mouth in such a context.

Repent, magus. Repent for your very own soul signature. Our business is one of death and sooner than we may think the orbitals may call us to our thrones, believer or no. Respect them, magus. You should be more thankful of your guardian angels when they bathe your enemies in golden light at your invocation."

>>2895936
"I mean there just avatars of the divine, it's not like there gonna go OOGA BOMAGAGA REPENT! I still remember when cousin vickens insulted a cadre of priests. Oh fun times honestly me and him were surprised when the cadre of priests called him a heretic and simply stormed off."

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>>2895864
So caught up in the creation of his newest toys was the hooded mage that it didn't even occur to him that he'd egressed from the basement and up to the generally more populated section of Echo Base. He'd just stored one of the strands for safekeeping and was admiring the other's wonderfully spongy feel when an imperious suit of armour slammed into him.

As he attempted to recover from the impact with a cartwheel, Thoth crunched the numbers on where whoever threw the suit at him would've come from. And surely it had been thrown; he couldn't imagine anybody actually wearing something that gaudy.

Maybe back at the academy, when those knights from the Rightful Hammer or something swung by for an ego parade. One of them, apparently a general, had been wearing a remarkably avian, pointy costume that looked sort of like this one. But what would a general—

Thoth's move, agile at first, quickly faced an unsurmountable hurdle. And by hurdle I mean a wall. He rolled into a wall. In that instant, Thoth went from a coordinated gymnast to an inelegant heap of black cloak and sizzling heat. Right, he was still holding that bolt. Man, he needed an actual name for it. 'That bolt' would only work for so long.

In the back of his mind, he ticked through the numbers on who threw the armour at him, then promptly ignored them when he heard the suit keep walking.

Gryphon. He'd not seen him (until just then), but he'd heard the stories. She ate scav brains to gather their knowle—that's Snow, scratch that. It wasn't even true. He'd tried, but he learned only one thing. Scav brains are really gross. And hard to get at cleanly. All those scales can be hard to dissect properly. Maybe with some practise he'd figure it out.

The actual rumour was that he's a pompous git with really shiny armour. Righteous Blade, that was the name. He'd been dropped here by some overeager lanerunners bringing reinforcements, along with a few other newbloods.

More sizzling brought him back to reality. His bolt had scorched a hole through the floor. Ha! He could see Arbiter, Phaws, and that other one arguing about the satellites.

"Hi! I'm here to say that the satellites aren't junk, and I really want to get at them and figure how they work! Bye!"

Perfectly in-character for him to say, and well-calculated to grind that priest's gears. Just as planned. Maybe. He didn't really plan burning a hole in the floor. Speaking of, wasn't Graves' office just around the corner?.Best move on. There was a mission soon. More worms. That wasn't something he looked forward to.

He still dreamed about being back there, feeling Sigurd be torn apart and mutated for the worms' own purposes. One of his less fun dreams.

He much preferred the one with the Captain disciplining him for goofing around, where she ripped his mask off and told him she'd make him "understand how to treat a superior officer correctly". Alas, that one often ended too soon. Sometimes even right as the choking started!

>>2895936
>>2895937
>>2895991
"Submit authorisation ID-- what does that even--"
>"My good comrade, Phaws, (Officer Phaws, no not *officer* surely, just Phaws…)"
"Oh hi Arbiter! You look nice toda---"
>"have you just realized that you have committed a blasphemy of the eighth degree by daring to insult the avatars of the divines?"
" ! Uhm, r-right, but I--"
>"While fully appreciative of the practical effectiveness of brutal repeated bombardment of the enemy"
"You l-liked that part? Gosh, I tried my best and I think it sho--"
>"in doing so you have risked the integrity of the very frame of the orbital you have signed your data signature to. I must say I'm not sure what's worse. . . "
"W-well, you see, I--"
>". . . that you managed to corrupt the function of an old frame for your own gain or that you aren't appreciative of it's sacrifice."

"I can clear that right up! P-promise! It just keeps asking for to "certify my subscrip--"
>"You had the nerve to call it j-. J-, j-j-j-j-j-j- no! I can't even bring myself to deposit the word out of my mouth in such a context."
"I'm sorry? I didn't know that was a bad word, it's just-"
>"Repent, magus. Repent for your very own soul signature. Our business is one of death and sooner than we may think the orbitals may call us to our thrones, believer or no."
"Well I get that and--"
>"Respect them, magus. You should be more thankful of your guardian angels when they bathe your enemies in golden light at your invocation."
" . . my point was--"

>"I mean there just avatars of the divine"

"Oh hi Vishyl, I like your ---"
>"it's not like there gonna go OOGA BOMAGAGA REPENT!"
"That's nice? I wasn't thinki--"
>"I still remember when cousin vickens insulted a cadre of priests."
"Why would they--"
>"Oh fun times honestly me and him were surprised when the cadre of priests called him a heretic and simply stormed off."
"Ohkayyy? Err, look, Arbiter, Vishyl, I--"

>"Hi! I'm here to say that the satellites aren't junk"
"oh hi Thoth, your mask looks sple--"
>" and I really want to get at them and figure how they work!"
"d-id I ever tell you how cool you were during that last op--"
>" Bye!"

Phaws looked from priest to knight to the fleeing mage in a wide-eyed daze. Then, with glacial inevitability, her hand sunk towards the scratched hipflask as she popped open the faceplate of her helmet.
"Yesssssss, point well taken all. Cheers"

>>2895909
Need to have been at least level 2 to have a protege

>>2894633
Name: Zeus
Class: Drifter 1
Powers: Deadeye
Guns: Sniper Rifle and SMG
Gear: Grappling Hook and Iron Rune

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>>2896106
Forgot picture, also Iron Rune is applied to the Sniper rifle.

>>2896069
Kingagleal firmly tapped Phaws on the back with his palm as she took hold of her flask.

"A little early for that, don't you think?"

>>2896149
“Hahahahah. Oh I like you two. Cute.

Arbiter was just regaling with the intricacies of Gods. They’re up high. So; think of it like this. . . Space is dark. So it must always be night. So I’m just honouring the Divines.

What’s your excuse?”

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>>2894633
"So, Worms, is it?

Let it never be said cunning, brilliant, beautiful and slightly tipsy Phaws doesn't learn from her mistakes.

Since Rhino and Latobius went and got themselves murdered, someone has to plug the gap.

Now who wants to see me choke a raider out on a firegrenade?"

>I'd like the Hard Way for this mission, please.

== Phaws, Level 7 ==
Health 7
Barrier 2
Armor 1
Mobility 5

[Mage]
>Channeler, Arcanery, Brilliance, Artillery, VoidCaller, Echo, Energy Drain, Spellvamp

[Melee]
Shield 1

[Weapon]
The Hard Way
Damage 3, 15r, Break 2, Destructive. [Heavy]

Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Charged Vest. +1H/B/Immunity

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>>2894633

Name: Vacia
Codename: Umbral
Class: Hunter
Level: 5

Barrier: 1
Health: 6
Armor: 2

Ability: Phantom, Swordmaster, Shadowstep, Riposte, Alacrity
Weapons: Shield and Sword
Gear: Charged Vest and Lightning Rune (Sword)

Drifters
--
Einherjar
Flicker
Eddie
Corax
Zeus

Knights
--
Vishyl
Ljon
Kingagleal
Dozer
Gryphon
Ermez

Mages
--
Thoth
Phaws

Hunters
--
Smokes

Priests
--
Arbiter

. . .

Ouch.

Okay new faces, listen up: You've got a nice shiny gun and a good bit of reinforced metal plate and the Worms you're about to have a scuffle with could not give less of a bent quark.

The tiny little buggers rush you and latch on and the acid chews through your everything right two-times quick, so the trick here is to avoid getting overwhelmed.

That means you absolutely, positively have to watch where the people around you are going because if you got stuck out on your own, it's going to be a right bother to rescue you. Latobius was heroic and self-sacrifing and courageous and a model knight and also, incidentally, a completely pointless self-sacrificing Freelancer who died for no reason, getting his brain taken over by a parasite that wanted to pilot his carcass into murdering more people. Be heroic. Be courageous. But be smart.

The Worms eat people alive, which means if we're fighting Scavs they will have gotten some of them. What that means is mutated monstrosities and an ongoing fire-fight.

I know we tend to split up and run around and die gloriously, and I think you do it well, but for this one . . .

Pick a partner or a squadmate and stack up. If you get caught, they can get the Worms off of you and you can keep shooting (or reversed).

I am going to park myself somewhere and act as fire support. Shout if you want a grenade.

>>2896562

"I remember how to fight, Phawsy. Just got to get used to this new metal body ODIN gave me. Too sleek to be a Knight anymore, but too beefy to be a Hunter. Guess I'll be a Drifter, the kit on this frame seems optimized for it."

>>2896212
"Honoring the divines huh, that's fine. But my excuse, well my excuse is that they're always close by."

He revealed a hidden bottle of his own from within one of his "ammo" puches, and then hid it quickly again.

"I'm saving for after the mission." He said as he gave a thumbs up.

>>2896562
"Oh don't worry, this shield isn't just for me. Besides, I'm no zealot, I'll have your backs as long as you get mine too." Kingagleal gave another thumbs up.

>>2896619
"Rightrightright, Shiny Abs, you've got a interesting bypass of the hard problem of consciousness continuity so your Reflective Terror Triceps imply a capacity to benchpress Thanes and run marathon sprints as a light warm ups but I still feel like pointing out that your Tremendous Thews don't imply an immunity to metaphysical malevolence of the memetically molesting mindset, so, take your Solid Steel Sn --- ahem.

I... got distracted there for a moment.

... my point is. Be careful?"

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Make sure you put those shields up before you go down new bloods. Last Knight I saw with the same tech was forced off a cliff before he could get it off.

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Name: Arwan
Class: Mage
Level: 1

Barrier: 1
Health: 5
Mobility: 6

Abilities: Crash Shield, Channeler
Weapons: SMG and Hammer
Gear: Storm Rune (SMG) and Mana Grenade

"Good day everyone, don't mind me much. When we deploy allow me to let my gavel ring justice onto the eggshell skulls of any worm that come our way."

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>>2894633

Name: Solaaris
Class: Priest
Level: 3

>Stats
HP: 6/6 (5+1)
BAR: 2/2 (1+1)
MOB: 8 (6+2)

>Prayers:
- Medic Protocol: +1 Medkit Slot, +8 Medkit Range
- Field Medic: +2 Medkit Slots
- Aegis (R): When you or a chosen ally within 10 spaces takes damage from an attack, block 1 damage.
- Oracle Protocol: See through walls and reveal enemies within 10 spaces, Persist 1.

>Weapons:
- Auto Rifle
- Hammer (Rolling for Stinger)

>Gear:
- Medkit x2 (S, C1): Heal 4, Range 2
- Regen Kit x1 (S, C1): Heals 1 in Area 2 around you. Persist 2.
- Charge Vest: +1 Health, +1 Barrier, Immune to Freeze, Shock, Burn
- Phase Boots: +2 Mobility, able to walk through enemies.

===

"It seems our squad has gained an influx of Knights and Drifters, welcome to the team. However, I must alert you that it is far from safe out there in the field. Please be careful."

Solaaris sighed. Hopefully more than half of the new recruits would be able to survive this mission.
And only two Priests? Surely high command had made a mistake in calculating the severity of the situation.

It didn't take a practiced eye to see that, although Ermez was of age, he could fill his suit with little weightier than vengeful dedication. He was just an inch taller than being too small for a suit that could see action in a shield wall. That fact not was helped by his standard-frame suit being built on an unspoken expectation of pilots taller than minimum regulation. Even after considerable adjustment, the suit's muscle-servo interfaces spaced for larger men translated his movement into a spastic's if he wasn't careful.

Leave from his Order to join the Freelancers had come only with concessions on his part. While he ached for vanguard duty, he'd have to make do with bodyguard.

>>2895909
>>2894633
>Removing Unstoppable

Ermez
Knight
Latobius' (Nominal) Vengeful Protege, Lv 1
Protector
Shield and Spear
Jump Pack and Phase Boots

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2894633
>Roll for Stinger. Dagger if not successful
Name: Leopard
Class: Hunter
Level 7
>Hp 6/5+1
>Mob 12 (8+2+2)
>Armor 1/1
>Barrier 1/0+1
Exploits: Alacrity (Split Move before/after Attack).
Deflect [R] (1/2dmg from an attack)
Phantom [S, C2/2] (Gain Stealth)
Blink Strike [A, C2/2] (Teleport Mob line, Melee enemies in line)
Agility (+2Mob)
Rogue (+2Backstab)
Blademaster (+1Hit & Dmg with Melee)

Weapons
>Scout Rifle: 2Dmg, 25Rng, +1Hit
>Stinger: 3+1Dmg, Melee Line or Cleave 5, +1Hit
>Dagger: 2+1Dmg, Melee/10Rng, Backstab 2+2, +1Hit
Gear
>Phase Boots: +2Mob, Pass through Enemies
>Charged Vest: +1 Health, +1Barrier, immune-Burn, Freeze, Shock

>>2894717
"History? No, Archivist, I wish to ask your permission to test the utility of your Spiderlings in a Hunt. They are surefooted, small, and efficient data collection units. I believe they could be a boon. Grant me use of one or two and I shall do my utmost to ensure they are returned whole."

>>2897447

Vacia

"Hello sister. Seems like there's a lot less hunters now... You ready to make up for them?"

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>>2894633
Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 5
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-10
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Smartlink- No accuracy penalty on overwatch
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

[Rig Activated: Rush The Sun]

Speed just might be what Dawn needs to save more lives. Faster and faster still.

>>2897905


Thank fucking christ, you showed up just in fucking time.

>>2897905
[Suit overload, ejecting excess programs]

Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 5
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-10
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

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>>2894633


>Myrmidon

>Hunter
>Level 4

>Powers:

Deflect (Half damage on first attack that hits me).
Blink (3/3 charges, swift 6 spaces teleport)
Blademaster (+1 damage and accuracy for melee)
Blink Strike (Action, 2 charges, teleport mobility and melee attack all targets in the way)
Weapons: Sword (4 dmg, +2 hit & +1 crit range, piercing), dagger (3 dmg, +1 hit, backstab, range 10).
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 mov, move through enemies), Iron Rune Sword

Hp: 5/5
Mov: 8+2
Armor: 1/1

Requesting Arcstrider

"Speaking of a lack of hunters... it's good to be back. Myrmidon, ready for the mission. Worms huh... wonder what else I missed out on."

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>>2895890


OPERATION LIGHTNING ROD

Briefing:
Input override commands into the primary generator coordinator.

Mission Objectives:
- Override Generators
- Evacuate hotzone

Sitrep: Lightning Storms, Worm Ingress
Enemy Leader: Thane Ravix, Warrior


Squad Assignments

White Wolf
Wolf 1: Lion, Knight Lv1
Wolf 2: King, Knight Lv1
Wolf 3: Flicker, Drifter Lv3
Wolf 4: Eddie, Drifter Lv1
Wolf 5: Smokes, Hunter Lv6
Wolf 6: Phaws, Mage Lv7
Wolf 7: Arbiter, Priest Lv2

t
Red Fox
Fox 1: Dozer, Knight Lv1
Fox 2: Ermez, Knight Lv1
Fox 3: Ein, Drifter Lv1
Fox 4: Vacia, Hunter Lv5
Fox 5: Myrmidon, Hunter Lv4
Fox 6: Thoth, Mage Lv4
Fox 7: Solaaris, Priest Lv3


Blue Hawk
Hawk 1: Vishyl, Knight Lv1
Hawk 2: Gryphon, Knight Lv1
Hawk 3: Corax, Drifter Lv3
Hawk 4: Zeus, Drifter Lv1
Hawk 5: Leopard, Hunter Lv7
Hawk 6: Arwan, Mage Lv1
Hawk 7: Dawn, Priest Lv5

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>>2898335

The Freelancer dropship climbs high into the tumultuous clouds of the constant thunderstorms that pelt the machine city with lightning and rain. Descending amidst the white flashes of lightning bolts and the booming of thunder, the dropship hovers over the hotzone and disgorges its occupants, a twenty-strong section divided into three squads. The battle is already engaged, Scavs in defensive positions firing their electric-blue lasers into an onrushing swarm of parasite forms.

"That's your objective, team," Commander Graves says over group comms with foreboding in his voice. "Yeah, that's right. The one past all the shooting. The generator requires five actions total to disable it, so we can't rely on the Hunters sneaking in and doing it under the aliens' noses this time. We'll need the entire team to get up there and hold that ground.

"From the looks of it we've got Scavs holding the fort in the rooms to your left, while the worms have dug spawning tubes up into the rooms on the right. Both sides are clashing in the center. You can either take one flank and hold it, or go straight down the middle, or both, but you probably won't have enough firepower to hold all three areas. Better to keep those assholes focused on each other, rather than you, if you ask me. Intel says that a constant stream of reinforcements is being delivered to the hot zone from both sides, so we won't win a war of attrition. Get in there, get it done, get out. Good luck out there, soldiers."

FREELANCER TURN 1 STARTS NOW

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>>2898422

Biomass terrain is generated by worm presence and special unit abilities. It provides cover as normal but is easier to destroy than regular terrain, and vulnerable to fire.

Alright listen up! We need to all move together as a company. We can either go for the Scavs or the Worms.

Worms are the safer bet. We know less about them, but if we don't take them out they will take out the Scavs. Then we have to fight Worms, Scavs, and Wormed Scavs.

Mages, if you can clear out those parasites we can storm the east side and try to blitz through. We can't leave the Knights behind, but we can't crawl across either. Forget the workshop, hang to the right side of the central lightning area.

Let us fucking do it!

If I wasn't so busy with school work, I would've loved to join as a priest. This seems fun, but I think I'll have to sit this one out. >>2896562 Glad you got those two last minute healers.

Enemy Info from an old pal.

SCAVS
Thrall (Red Symbol): Basic enslaved mooks. Don't be too concerned with them, but some have mana grenades, so watch out. UPDATE: As of patch 1.5 Thrall slaps deal 2 backstab (essentially ignoring 2 armor), so be wary of them even if you're the quickest gun on the map.
Stats:
HP: 2
MOB: 6?
ARM: 0
Attacks:
Thrall Gun: DMG 1 / RNG 15
Thrall Melee: DMG 2 / Backstab 2
Grenade: 3x3 area / DMG 3 / BRK 1 / RNG 5?

Raider (Light Blue Symbol): A step up from thralls, a rookie should have help when going for one. Get close to be more effective with these guys. UPDATE: As of patch 1.5 Raider swords deal 1 backstab (essentially ignoring 2 armor), so be wary of them even if you're the tankiest knight alive.
Stats:
HP: 5
MOB: 10 (Short range blink for vertical mobility)
ARM: 1
Attacks:
Raider Rifle: DMG 2 / RNG 20
Sword?: DMG 2 / Melee 1 / Backstab 2

Brute (Big Yellow Symbol): Alone or in groups, these guys are menacing. Engage with a team and don't fall for their tricks. (Protip: THEY HAVE BLINK LIKE HUNTERS REEE)
Stats:
HP: 8
MOB: 5
ARM: 2
Attacks:
Brutal Axe: DMG 4 / BRK 2 / Melee 1

WORMS
Worm Parasite (Little Green Circles): These things are freaky. Fodder on their own, but numbers makes them a problem way fast. Engage them in a group or if you have AOE abilities, and don't forget Staying Down clears your infection!
Stats:
HP: 1
MOB: 5
Attacks:
Latch On: DMG 1 per turn
If your HP reaches 0 with worms on you, you transform into a Worm Drone, and are forced to kill your allies!

Name: Thoth
Class: Mage
Level: 4
Spells: Channeler, Arcanery, Mirror Image (Two images), Voidcaller, Surge (Two Charges)
Weapons: Scout Rifle (Dmg 2, Rng 25, +1 to hit, Break 1), Bonnie (Dmg 4, Rng 15, Break 1, Holding Aces)
Gear: Flame Grenade (Dmg 1, Rng 15, Burn, Break 2, Area 2, sets fire to area), Flame Grenade, Flame Grenade, Mana Grenade (Dmg 2, Rng 15, Break 2, Area 2, Destructive)
Health: 5/5
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 1/1

Move 4 Northeast, 2 East.
Flame Grenade 7 Northeast, 4 North.

Another day, another horrific battlefield. Except this one was already shot up. Was this how the wolves felt when they dropped in? Like someone had started a massacre and you just walked in the door? Eesh.

"Alright, I'm liking what I'm hearing from Smokes," he added as he shuffled forward into cover, pulling a fire grenade out of his space hole. He slid the rest of the way and pitched the cylinder of flames as he did. "Speaking of things I like, let's get some nice, romantic campfires going, Phaws. BUUUUURN YOU TWISTED INCARNATIONS OF EVOLUTION!" Thoth cackled elatedly.

>>2898468
If I may, sir - and correct me if I'm wrong - the worm tunnels we encountered last mission were disgorging something like 6 worms a turn. In this situation, that's plenty to peck us to death. Plus, they only engage in melee, so their function as a buffer lasts only as long as any worm wave our advance manages not to attract - rather little, I expect.

>>2898631
You make a good point, but they will be cluttered when they burrow out of wherever they come from. Also our mages can set fire to areas they spot where they are coming out of.

>>2898468
>>2898631
I will admit I got my directions mixed up. Mages can keep the closest parasites off us while we storm the Scavs. It won't be an easy fight, but it should let us get through without one side having an easy time pounding us.

Rolled 9 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

Name: Zeus
Class: Drifter
Level: 1
Tricks: Deadeye (+1 ACC, +1 CRIT)
Guns: Sniper Rifle and SMG
Gear: Grappling Hook and Iron Rune (Smiper)

Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Armor: 1

Move: 4 NW
Step out, shoot SMG at Brute 3

>>2898719
forgot to add, move back into heavy cover because of SMG move ability

>>2898744
Make sure to be exact and don't cut those corners.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

"How did I let myself get dragged into these petty squabbles?" Gryphon thought to himself as he exited his drop pod.

Hours before, he had been enthusiastic about seeing some real action, but the sheer intensity of the battle unfolding in front of him gave him chills. his comrades didn't help either. Everywhere he looked he saw cold faces and turned backs, typical of those who couldn't comprehend how to deal with someone as mighty and righteous as him. Still, a Grand Commissar of his stature wouldn't stand still and quake in his boots, no matter how appealing that prospect sounded right about now.

"Huzzah! Glory to the Order!"

>Move 2W, 3NW
>Blast Brute 3 with Shotgun

Name: Gryphon
Class: Knight
Level: 1

Health: 7/6 (Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1/0 (^)
Armor: 2/2
Mobility: 5

Disciplines: Phoenix
Weapons: Spear (D2, R3, Piercing), Shotgun (D4, R10)
Gear: Grapple Hook [C3], Charged Vest

Rolled 8 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>2898422
Dash 9 North. Attack with Brute 3 with Hammer. Alacrity to get back South East 2 then South 4.

Name: Smokes
Class: Hunter
Level: 6
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 10
Barrier: 1
Armor: 1

Exploits:
>Blink: [S, C 3/3] Teleport Mob-2
>Deflect: [R] Block half damage when hit by an attack
>Blademaster: +1 Hit and damage on melee attacks
>Alacrity: Break up movement before and after Attack action
>Force Shield: [S, C 2/2] You or Ally within 10 gain 2 barrier and heal 1
>Blink Strike: [A, C 2/2] Teleport your mobility in a straight line. Melee attack each enemy you pass through.

Weapons:
Hammer: +1 Hit, DMG 6, Destructive, Shock on 10
Arcstrider: +1 Hit, DMG 5, Mobility +2, Fulminous

Gear:
Charged Vest: +1 HP & Barrier, Burn, Shock, Freeze Immunity
Storm Rune: (Hammer) +1 Damage, On a 10 target is Shocked

With the hammer held in one hand and Arcstrider in the other, Smokes rushed forward. Both hands surged with storm energy as he brought down the hammer before dashing back to cover. If he didn't hit the Brute it would seem much less impressive, but would still be his course of action.

>>2897963
If you are level five, then you should have five abilities outside of medic protocol which is free, so you could keep smartlink.

>>2898422

West 3, Unstoppable northwest 2, fire shotgun at the pillar near Thrall 6.

"Loud and clear Hunter. Pushing left hand side." As Dozer takes his first few steps, activates his armour's seismic force projector. As he activates he, he plows into the wall, sending debris flying. Combined with his innate strength, he forces his way to the other side, snapping a shot off at the Thralls cover piece. "Thrall should be more exposed. You should have better line of sight on the Raider."

Name: Dozer (Legacy of Gallows)
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Health: 7/6+1(7 with Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1
Mobility: 5+2 (Phasing boots)
Armour: 3
Disciplines: Unstoppable
Spell: Mirror Image
Weapons: Shotgun (DMG 4, Range 10, Destructive), Shield (Armour +1. On attacks against adjacent enemies, add knockback 1, and after the attack move 1 into their former space)
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 Mobility. Move through enemies.), Charged Vest (+1 Health, +1 Barrier, immune to burn, freeze, shock)

>>2898839
I got the lvl wrong, Im lvl 4 oops
>>2898422
Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 4
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-6
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

This new lighter rig feels awkward on Dawn's little frame but as soon as she kicks off the ground she feels a sense of relief.
With this speed she can be where she couldnt reach before.


>W 5
>SW 1
>W 4
>Overwatch

Dozer's got our attack started on the SW. Maybe broke Thrall 6's cover.

Ein and Myrm, put some hurt on the pair of 6's SW, starting with the Thrall. One of you can join me on the W side of the door to Turbines. Dozer's taken the E side, so don't crowd him out. I'll make our advance a lot less costly as long as I'm not worrying about grenades.

>>2898422
>Dash 9W, 2NW
>Protector to whoever joins me in cover

Ermez HP 6 Arm 3 Mob 7
Knight
Latobius' (Nominal) Vengeful Protege, Lv 1
Protector
Shield and Spear
Jump Pack and Phase Boots

>>2898422
Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Low Profile
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 4, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

Move 6 West, Dash 2 South West, 3 West, into Light Cover.

>>2896562
Name: Arbiter
Class: Priest
Level: 2 (Legacy)
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 2
Armor: 1
Powers:
Medic protocol (+1 Medkit, Medkit range 7)
Field Medic (+2 Medkit)
Purification (Medkits deal 2 damage to enemies within 2 of the heal target)
Aclarity (Break up your movement before and after attacking)
Weapons:
Acid Shotgun (Damage 4, Range 10, Break 1. Destructive.)
Shield (+1 Armor)
Gear
Charged Vest (+1 HP, +1 Barrier. Immune to frost shock or burn effects)
Acid Rune (Add +1 Break to my shotgun)

>>2895937
"Tch, Typical. I would throw the holy script at you had I but the time. Blessed be your munitions and may they bring ruinous tidings to your adversaries." He said making gestures at his weapon

The priest made the decision, having sensed the lack of combative spirit and fluster in the magus to instead try something another approach.

>>2896212
"Hmm. Space may be dark, but it is always filled with stars, is it not? Space is dark only if it is not filled with the warmth illumination, and men are capable of creating our own lights. If space is dark then men are the stars, and so we cannot be in darkness for we are our own illumination."

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>>2898422
"Protocols online. Be sparing with acts of daring, for medkits are in tragically short supply. Stay in cover, watch what your allies are doing and keep in mind we don't know the scope of the enemy strength.

Forward dear wolves, let's give the Scavs another taste of brutal defeat."

>Actions
>Move 2E 1N
>Overwatch

Name: Einherjar Enhet-En
Class: Drifter
Level 1
Powers: Titan Plating, Run and Gun
Weapons: Shotgun, Shield
Gear: Deployable Wall, Charged Vest

>Health: 7
>Mobility: 6
>Armor: 3
>Barrier: 1

>3 NE, Fire at the Brute

"Ay, just because I've got to get used to my new body doesn't mean I'm some green recruit. I don't need to be ordered around, I can figure it out."

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2898422
>>2899035

Whoops, forgot the dice

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>2898422
Name: Vacia
Codename: Umbral
Class: Hunter
Level: 5

Barrier: 1
Health: 6
Armor: 2

Ability: Phantom, Swordmaster, Shadowstep, Riposte, Alacrity
Weapons: Shield and Sword
Gear: Charged Vest and Lightning Rune (Sword)

West 4, North West 3, 4 North, slash at thrall 6 with sword, Then go South 4 and West 1

>>2898775
>>2898422
Also Ready Deflect

>>2898422

=== Solaaris | Priest | Lvl 3 ===
HP: 6/6
BAR: 2/2
MOB: 8

>Prayers:
- Medic Protocol
- Field Medic
- Aegis (R)
- Oracle Protocol (S, 1/2)

>Weapons:
- Auto Rifle
- Hammer

>Gear:
- Medkit x2
- Regen Kit x1
- Charge Vest
- Phase Boots

===

>NW2, W4
>Oracle Protocol (S)
>Stay Down (A)
>Aegis -> Vacia (R)

As soon as Solaaris was deployed into the field, it ran for cover. It had downloaded the intel from Graves just before they had touched down and Solaaris knew exactly which route not to take.
Solaaris sat down and initiated its upgraded Oracle Protocol. Solaaris thanked its creator and let the program do its work.
Just as the protocol finished the scan, Solaaris heard a flurry of bullets followed by unhappy cursing.

“It took me a while to get used to my frame too, Mr Einherjar. You’ll adapt to it quickly I’m sure.” it relayed over the comms.

Solaaris then focused on the Hunter who had already assassinated a scav in seconds, without even flinching. “Miss Vacia, try to not make yourself too much of a target. I’ll help where I can.”

>>2898422
"Setting up"

>Step 3x NE
>Throw a Flame Grenade 7NW, 1W
>-Damage 2+Burn, Break 2, Area 2, Autohit
>-SpellVamp gives +4 Barrier.

"Captain, if I land a Flame Grenade on that patch of Worm Spawner in the Workshop, will it burn out and prevent any further Incursions?"

== Phaws, Level 7 ==
Health 6
Barrier 6
Armor 1
Mobility 5

[Mage]
>Channeler, Arcanery, Brilliance, Artillery, VoidCaller, Echo, Energy Drain, Spellvamp

[Melee]
Shield 1

[Weapon]
The Hard Way
Damage 3, 15r, Break 2, Destructive. [Heavy]

Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Charged Vest. +1H/B/Immunity

>>2899491
( I am unsure if Spellvamp gives +1 barrier for hitting an enemy and then terminates, or gives +4 for hitting 4 enemies if you can line up the grenade right. Strict read is +4, so. . . )

Rolled 2, 7 = 9 (2d10)

>>2898422
"Hawk Squad. Push West. Do not allow worms to infest the Scav forces."

>2 W, 2NW, 3W
>Step out E
>Fire LMG at Raider 4 (+1 Deadeye)
>Richochet into Brute 2

Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6+2
Armour: 1

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

>>2898422

>Blink 7 NW, 1W

>Move 2W, 4N, 1E

>Slash Raider 6 with Sword, staying in High cover.

"Understood. Let's hope we haven't gotten rusty."
After waiting a few moments for others to lead the charge, Myrmidon blinks through the wall, and goes around Vacía slashing a Thrall apart and directly towards the Raider ahead, keeping its attention for the time being.

>Myrmidon

>Hunter
>Level 4

>Powers:

Deflect (Half damage on first attack that hits me).
Blink (3/3 charges, swift 8 spaces teleport)
Blademaster (+1 damage and accuracy for melee)
Blink Strike (Action, 2 charges, teleport mobility and melee attack all targets in the way)
Weapons: Sword (4 dmg, +2 hit & +1 crit range, piercing), dagger (3 dmg, +1 hit, backstab, range 10).
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 mov, move through enemies), Iron Rune Sword

Hp: 5/5
Mov: 8+2
Armor: 1/1

Rolled 2 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>2899793

Because of course I mess up the diceroll.

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>>2898422
"Moving sirs and ma'ams."
>Move: 2 west 2 north.
>-Take cover.
>Over watch with scout rifle.
Name Vishyl
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 1/0
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: Rally
Weapons: Shield, Scout rifle
Gear:Charged vest, Regen kit

>>2899853
Get back here, Trencher.

>>2899915
"But siiiiiir."
>Pouts

Rolled 7, 8 = 15 (2d10)

>>2898422
>Dash 8 East, 4NorthEast
>Stinger the worms 2East and 4East. +1hit, 4dmg
>[Alacrity] Move 6SouthWest, 1West, 1SouthWest, 4West
>[R] Deflect

Name: Leopard
Class: Hunter
Level 7
>Hp 6/5+1
>Mob 12 (8+2+2)
>Armor 1/1
>Barrier 1/0+1
Exploits: Alacrity (Split Move before/after Attack).
Deflect [R] (1/2dmg from an attack)
Phantom [S, C2/2] (Gain Stealth)
Blink Strike [A, C2/2] (Teleport Mob line, Melee enemies in line)
Agility (+2Mob)
Rogue (+2Backstab)
Blademaster (+1Hit & Dmg with Melee)

Weapons
>Scout Rifle: 2Dmg, 25Rng, +1Hit
>Stinger: 3+1Dmg, Melee Line or Cleave 5, +1Hit
Gear
>Phase Boots: +2Mob, Pass through Enemies
>Charged Vest: +1 Health, +1Barrier, immune-Burn, Freeze, Shock

>>2897782
//Power levels optimal. Chassis repaired and fully functional. Modules and Runtimes tested and confirmed. Core Temp. acceptable. Munitions approved. Tac-Net online. All systems green.//

"Yes. I am ready to Hunt."

>>2898680
(We might want to leave a group at/near the landing zone, to keep control of it for when we are done. A mage, two shooters, a defending knight or two, and maybe a priest? The Control Center seems a good place to hole up.)

Name: Arwan
Class: Mage
Level: 1

Barrier: 1/1
Health: 5/5
Mobility: 6

Abilities: Crash Shield, Channeler
Weapons: SMG and Hammer
Gear: Storm Rune (SMG) +1 Damage 0n a 10 target is Shocked, Incendiary grenade, and Mana Grenade

"So it would seem there's quite a lot of fish out in the and today." Arwan muttered, "But guess that doesn't matter, let's start judgement."


>Move 4 East
>Overwatch

test

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2898422
Name: King
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Powers: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Shotgun
Gear: Flame Grenade, Charged Vest

>>2899036
"Nice try, now sit back and watch, I'll show you why they call me the King, baby."

>Shieldwall everyone at the start
>NE 1 into cover
>Blast red 7 (phoneposting is an ass, idk if i rolled right)

>>2900626
Remember, Shieldwall is an action so you can't shoot and use it. You need to specify which 2 others along with yourself you give the barrier to.

>>2899853
Can't Stay Down and Overwatch on the same turn, they are both Actions. You can only move, then take one Action (unless you have Vigilance). I used Overwatch for you since the other players are crowding you out of cover.

If you're just saying "Take cover" to describe what you're doing rather than as an action, then ignore me.

>>2900626
Using Shieldwall ends your turn, and you should specify who you want to target (In this case, I targeted two of the people close to you)

>>2899491
Graves says, "'Fraid not, chum. Chucking an explosive down there will slow them down a bit, yeah, but not for long. So it's useful, but it won't stop them. The researchers are working on something to properly plug up those spawning tunnels the worms use, but so far, no dice."

And yes, Spellvamp is per-move, not per-target, which I will try to specify in the power text next patch.

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>>2898422

In the center, a confused rush leads to several bonked heads as Freelancers run for the same piece of cover. Out of the confused scrum, enough shots land to soften up Brute 3 for Smokes to dash forward, crush the huge warrior's skull with his hammer, and dart backwards. The Mages set up flame zones to either side, protecting the central group's flanks. On the right, an ever-faster Leopard darts forward past the spawning pit, disintegrates a pair of worms with his new exotic thunder-spear courtesy of the research labs, then retreats back to the safety of the landing zone. On the left, most of Fox squad takes up cautious positions in cover, with Solaaris scanning for safety, but a confident Myrmidon blinks and runs forward to engage a raider in blade-to-blade combat.

Now processing Alien Turn 1.

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>>2900848

In the center, an angered Brute stomps towards the main Freelancer party. Overwatch shots barely miss him, instead destroying the machinery nearby. The Brute blasts Corax with his shotgun, while the Raiders behind add their fire as well. A worm parasite rushes for Smokes, but just before it leaps, a watchful Dawn guns it down.

On the right, Arwan lands his overwatch shots against a worm parasite that rushes at him. The exultation of his first combat kill is immediately tempered with fear as more parasites climb out of the spawning hole and scuttle towards him.

On the left, the Hunter Myrmidon has bitten off more than she can chew, as a full combat squad including a Brute was waiting in the room marked as Turbines. A combined barrage of a Thrall grenade and Raider laser fire blasts the Hunter's armor to shreds and weakens her. The Brute stomps forward and swings its gigantic two-handed axe, and Myrmidon barely dodges underneath, but the raider behind her, though badly wounded, has clung to life, and with the pleasure of vengeance, plunges his blade into her back. A fatal wound.

Status Report

Brute 2: HP 6/8, Armor 2
Raider 6: HP 1/5, Armor 1
Raider 7: HP 2/5, Armor 0, Burning
Raider 8: HP 2/5, Armor 0

[Wolf 2] King: HP 6/6, Armor 3, Barrier 2
[Wolf 5] Smokes: HP 4/5, Infested 1
[Fox 3] Ein: HP 7/7, Armor 3, Barrier 3
[Fox 5] Myrmidon: KIA
[Fox 6] Thoth: -1 Image
[Hawk 2] Gryphon: HP 7/7, Armor 2, Barrier 0
[Hawk 3] Corax: 5/6 HP, Armor 1

FREELANCER TURN 2 STARTS NOW

>>2900833
"Confirmed, Captain. Nothing to but weather the creeping crawlies slither slither skittering in an--

Ou-- WHICH ONE OF YOU JUST JAMMED THEIR ELBOW INTO MY SHADOW? I CAN FEEL THAT. "

"Well what are you all staring at? My fantastic fractal flickers? Get a move on, newbies! Up and at 'em!

Here, I'll even soften up those Raiders for you lot. Move it!"

>Artillery Flamegrenade 6NE
>Echo Flamegrenade 5NW, 8N
>D2, B2, Area 2, Burn
>Spellvamp, +2 Barrier

== Phaws, Level 7 ==
Health 6
Barrier 5
Armor 1
Mobility 5

[Mage]
>Channeler, Arcanery, Brilliance, Artillery, VoidCaller, Echo(1), Energy Drain, Spellvamp

[Melee]
Shield 1

[Weapon]
The Hard Way
Damage 3, 15r, Break 2, Destructive. [Heavy]

>Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
>Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Charged Vest. +1H/B/Immunity

>>2900856

>This is why you wait till you have more time to read what is going on rather than being an idiot and going sword blazing.

Well, that was a stupid, overzealous, and possibly final decision. Myrmidon looks down, and a final comm rings out between gasps. "...Myrmidon here. I got overzealous. Looks like I won't go back with all you. Smokes... give them hell for me, alright?"

...

>Smokes gets the Avenger Buff.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>2900856
Probability of friendly interference is high. Freelancer assets should seek adequate distance from each other.

>move 2N, 2 NE, 3 E
>Fire LMG at Brute 2

Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 5/6
Mobility: 6+2
Armour: 1

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet (1/2)
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>2900856
"Onward, comrades! We may have lost one of our own, but these fiends are no match for our combined might! I shall draw their fire, so follow me! Huzzah!"

>Grapple 3NW, 1N
>Move 5W, Dash 3W
>Spear Raider 7

>>2900888
Forgot status, oops

Name: Gryphon
Class: Knight
Level: 1

Health: 7/6 (Charged Vest)
Barrier: 0/0 (^)
Armor: 2/2
Mobility: 5

Disciplines: Phoenix
Weapons: Spear (D2, R3, Piercing), Shotgun (D4, R10)
Gear: Grapple Hook [C2], Charged Vest

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>2900856
Name: Einherjar Enhet-En
Class: Drifter
Level 1
Powers: Titan Plating, Run and Gun
Weapons: Shotgun, Shield
Gear: Deployable Wall, Charged Vest

>Health: 7
>Mobility: 6
>Armor: 3
>Barrier: 1


>Fire at worm closest to Smokes.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2900856
Name: Zeus
Class: Drifter
Level: 1
Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Armor: 1

Tricks:
-Deadeye (+1 ACC, +1 CRT)

Weapons:
-Sniper Rifle (Piercing)
-SMG

Gear:
-Grapple Hook
-Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)

>Move: E, 4 N, E
>Attack Gray 4 with SMG
>Pop back into cover

did I do this all right?

>>2900897
Correction, attack target should be worm closest to me, was looking at the wrong map

>>2900925
Those two worms were blown up by Phaws just now.

>>2900928
Woosh!
(We're even)

>>2900925
>>2900897
You've got the right idea, duster. Keep doing it like you're doing it.

>>2900895
It's fine, I got it.

You two are putting a lot of death downrange at targets I already solved.
I mean, I know they're spooky and all, but you don't have to shoot their parallel universe partner.

>>2900951
Wasn't looking at the right position for your grenades, my brain is just fried.

>>2900897
>>2900925
Back to shooting Raider 4

If you on the far left can soften up Brute 4 I can finish it off alongside Raider 7 and Thrall 12.

>>2900856
Name: Thoth
Class: Mage
Level: 4
Spells: Channeler, Arcanery, Mirror Image (One image), Voidcaller, Surge (Two Charges)
Weapons: Scout Rifle (Dmg 2, Rng 25, +1 to hit, Break 1), Bonnie (Dmg 4, Rng 15, Break 1, Holding Aces)
Gear: Flame Grenade (Dmg 1, Rng 15, Burn, Break 2, Area 2, sets fire to area), Mana Grenade (Dmg 2, Rng 15, Break 2, Area 2, Destructive)
Health: 5/5
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 1/1

Move 5 Southeast, 1 South
Flame Grenade 3 Northeast, 4 East

Thoth let out an "oof" as Gryphon slammed into him mid-slide, knocking him out of the way for the second time, and he then went a hair's breadth from accidentally backhanding Corax. Which would've just been insult to gutshot.

He was amazed that the image even did anything in that crumple of bodies. Hmm, had he accidentally made them tangible enough to absorb the impact and not go into anyone behind? He'd have to investigate later. For right now, though...

"Alright, everyone fuck off, there's too many bodies here." Thoth plunged through the horde of Lancers, diving between Ljon's legs to come out the other side, then narrowly edging around the form of that knight that was raving about priests and cousins, Vishyl, to run down where the friendly huntbot Leopard was.

He held a hand out as he ran. "Yo, Leopard, gimme five!" His run arced and his body leaned out to where he saw Leopard going, just to make sure the hunter wouldn't disregard him as too far out of the way or something.

Good lad, that one.

With his other hand, Thoth retrieved another fire grenade, primed it, and flung it out towards the jumble of implements and benches and biomass the HUD had generously labeled a "Workshop". Fuck worms, and fuck having anything from that spawning pit come their way.

"Stay outta the flames, Judge!"

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2900856
>West 1, North 6, Sink another shot into Raider 6.

Dozer watched as the Hunter dashed forward. As the display of Brutes and Raiders appeared in the minimap, soon followed by the flatline of Myrm's health monitor, Dozer felt his hand grip tighter to the shotgun he had been given, knowing what needs to be done. "Taking point. Follow in behind me. Head towards Turbines, and we'll rendezvous with the other squads at the Offices. Sniper Flicker, cover our backs."

As he gives the order, he steps out, hopeful to catch a blast from the overwatching Raiders and Thralls at the east exit of Turbines. "Hunter, may your gods protect your soul in it's travel to the beyond."

Name: Dozer (Legacy of Gallows)
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Health: 7/6+1(7 with Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1
Mobility: 5+2 (Phasing boots)
Armour: 3
Disciplines: Unstoppable
Spell: Mirror Image (2 Images)
Weapons: Shotgun (DMG 4, Range 10, Destructive), Shield (Armour +1. On attacks against adjacent enemies, add knockback 1, and after the attack move 1 into their former space)
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 Mobility. Move through enemies.), Charged Vest (+1 Health, +1 Barrier, immune to burn, freeze, shock)

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>2900856
Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Low Profile
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 4, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

Fire Piercing Sniper at Brute 4.

>>2900885
Flicker shakes his head at the overzealous Hunter:
"Shouldn't have done that, Ma'am. You'll be remembered."

Rolled 4, 4, 10, 7, 10, 6 = 41 (6d10)

>>2900856
Blink NW2, W6.
Move 2 West.
Blink Strike NW10 with Arcstrider
Alacrity E1, SE2, S1, E1
Ready Deflect for incoming Raider
(First pair for Raider 7, second for Brute 4, third for Thrall 12)

Name: Smokes
Class: Hunter
Level: 6
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 10
Barrier: 1
Armor: 1

Exploits:
>Blink: [S, C 2/3] Teleport Mob-2
>Deflect: [R] Block half damage when hit by an attack
>Blademaster: +1 Hit and damage on melee attacks
>Alacrity: Break up movement before and after Attack action
>Force Shield: [S, C 2/2] You or Ally within 10 gain 2 barrier and heal 1
>Blink Strike: [A, C 1/2] Teleport your mobility in a straight line. Melee attack each enemy you pass through.

Weapons:
Hammer: +1 Hit, DMG 7, Destructive, Shock on 10
Arcstrider: +1 Hit, DMG 6, Mobility +2, Fulminous

Gear:
Charged Vest: +1 HP & Barrier, Burn, Shock, Freeze Immunity
Storm Rune: (Hammer) +1 Damage, On a 10 target is Shocked


>>2900885
"You got it." Smokes spoke into the comms, the hand holding onto Arcstrider shaking in anger. With a course of action in mind Smokes blinks ahead, slicing the Scavs in his path.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>2900856
>>2900866
"Suppressing fire ma'am." Vishyl says as he watches Gyrphon and thoth take off, quickly pushing his way towards the barricade and taking cover. "Protocol states to maintain cover and fire!"
>>2900891
"Sir personal theory states to remain in cover lest small arms and arcane blades will terminate you sir."


>Move: 1 west 2 north onto gryphons now abandoned position.
>take cover
>Fire at the brute with my scout rifle.

Name Vishyl
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 1/1
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: Rally
Weapons: Shield, Scout rifle
Gear:Charged vest, Regen kit

>>2900928
Not sure that's the case. I think she just tried to toss a grenade through a wall. Wouldn't put it past her to succeed, but I think those worms are alive still.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

"Well struck, Smokes!"

>>2900856
>Dash 2E 6N
>Spear Brute, 2 damage, Pierce armor
>Protector to Fox1 Dozer

Ermez HP 6 Arm 3 Mob 7
Knight
Latobius' (Nominal) Vengeful Protege, Lv 1
Protector
Shield and Spear
Jump Pack and Phase Boots

>>2900856

[Operator- Myrmidon Status: KIA]

The hateful red glare of her visor flashes over Dawn's vision. Even with her new protocol she still wasnt able to save someone.

>NE 1
>N 4
>Overwatch

>>2901365
Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 4
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-6
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

>>2900951

I didn't really think about where you were throwing your grenade. Don't feel attacked, it's the same for all mages, it just sorta blurs together.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2900856
>NW1, N1
>Auto Rifle -> Raider 6 (A)
>Aegis -> Ermez (R)

=== Solaaris | Priest | Lvl 3 ===
HP: 6/6
BAR: 2/2
MOB: 8

>Prayers:
- Medic Protocol
- Field Medic
- Aegis (R)
- Oracle Protocol (S, 1/2)

>Weapons:
- Auto Rifle
- Hammer

>Gear:
- Medkit x2
- Regen Kit x1
- Charge Vest
- Phase Boots

===

"Miss Myrm...

Ermez, do not let that phase you. That was a valiant attempt, keep moving the front line forward and I’ll be there to help you and Dozer out.”

Myrmidon had gone out of the gates far too quickly and she paid the hefty price for it.
Solaaris knew there was nothing it could have done to prevent it.

>>2901213
(The incoming Raider comment isn't specifically waiting for one, just a comment)

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>2900833
>>2900659
Ah, I figured, but I failed the post like 3 times and I was too tired to check everything, and it looks like I messed up anyways because the guy I shot got naded. RIP Good thing my shot never happened.

>>2900856
Name: Kingangleal
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Powers: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Shotgun
Gear: Flame Grenade, Charged Vest

>N4, NW1 into heavy cover
>Blast Brute 2 (for real this time, unless i fucked up again)

>>2900856
Name: Vacia
Codename: Umbral
Class: Hunter
Level: 5

Barrier: 1
Health: 6
Armor: 2

Ability: Phantom, Swordmaster, Shadowstep, Riposte, Alacrity
Weapons: Shield and Sword
Gear: Charged Vest and Lightning Rune (Sword)

East 1, North East 1, North 2, North East 1, East 2, North 6, Attack raider with sword, South 2 West 1

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>2901560

Forgot to roll.

>>2901452
Yeah, we are all rather similar! Not feeling attacked here, re-iterator.

Just amused.

>>2901219
I appreciate the theoretical tactical application of reasonable estimations, New Rust, but you gotta learn it:

Sometimes, you just gotta jam your hand into the circuits and hammer the unknown bottom.

>>2900856

Arwan saw the worms coming his way, why should he die to worms on the first misson? "Falling back."

>Move 6 West

Rolled 7, 3 = 10 (2d10)

>>2900856
>Move 5NorthWest, 5North
>Blink Strike 12N, hitting Brute 2, Raider 4. Dmg 4, +1Hit
>[Alacrity] Move 1NorthEast, 1North
>Activate Phantom
>[R] Deflect

Name: Leopard
Class: Hunter
Level 7
>Hp 6/5+1
>Mob 12 (8+2+2)
>Armor 1/1
>Barrier 1/0+1
Exploits: Alacrity (Split Move before/after Attack).
Deflect [R] (1/2dmg from an attack)
Phantom [S, C1/2] (Gain Stealth)
Blink Strike [A, C1/2] (Teleport Mob line, Melee enemies in line)
Agility (+2Mob)
Rogue (+2Backstab)
Blademaster (+1Hit & Dmg with Melee)

Weapons
>Scout Rifle: 2Dmg, 25Rng, +1Hit
>Stinger: 3+1Dmg, Melee Line or Cleave 5, +1Hit
Gear
>Phase Boots: +2Mob, Pass through Enemies
>Charged Vest: +1 Health, +1Barrier, immune-Burn, Freeze, Shock

>>2901186
"An oddly specific request. But, if it aids your Hunt, I shall assist."
Leopard presses five scout rifle bullets into the mage's hand before it sprints out of cover.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>2900856

>2NE, 2N, 1NE, 2E, 1NE
>Spear the Parasite to the East of there

Name: Ljón
Class: Knight
Level 1
Disciplines: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Spear
Gear: Regen Kit, Battle Scanner

>Health: 6
>Mobility: 5
>Armor: 2

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>>2900856

Gryphon charges into the fray, determined to do his order proud, though he attacks with more enthusiasm than accuracy. Members of Fox team advance alongside him, attacking down the left halls. A blur of energy streaks through the walls as Smokes blink strikes down multiple targets. Meanwhile Wolf team moves up the center, while Phaws and Thoth continue to protect the flanks with flame grenades.

Leopard's bold advance reveals two of the large evolutionary forms known as Weavers, the worms' primary builder, a many-appendaged monster like something in between mollusc and arachnoid. The creatures are spitting gobs of green silk biomass, which they sculpt and weave with magic into solid walls for their small, scuttling brethren to advance under fire. Though their primary function seems to be as architects, sadly this ability to rapidly construct walls under fire is only one of their utilities in combat.

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>>2902916


The surviving parasite leaps at Lion, who just manages to dodge. Leopard isn't so lucky, as one of the worms gets close enough to detect the Hunter through his thermoptic camouflage, and the disgusting creature immediately veers, leaps, and latches on with its thorn-like teeth. A combined grenade, rifle, and blade assault leaves Vacia staggered and wounded. Worm parasites continue to boil outwards from the eastern rooms, and an infected Thrall loses control and must be gunned down by his former comrades. The Scavs are losing ground, and may soon lose more as they become hard pressed on two fronts.


STATUS REPORT

Raider 5: HP 3/5, Armor 0/1
Raider 10: HP 1/5, Armor 1

[Wolf 1] Lion: HP 6/6, Armor 2, Burning
[Wolf 2] King: HP 6/6, Armor 3, Barrier 2
[Wolf 5] Smokes: HP 5/5, Armor 1, Barrier 0
[Fox 1] Dozer: HP 7/7, Armor 2/3, Barrier 1
[Fox 2] Ermez: HP 6/6, Armor 2/3
[Fox 3] Ein: HP 7/7, Armor 3, Barrier 3
[Fox 4] Vacia: HP 3/6, Armor 1/2, Barrier 0
[Fox 5] Myrmidon: KIA
[Fox 6] Thoth: -1 Image
[Hawk 2] Gryphon: HP 5/7, Armor 2
[Hawk 3] Corax: 5/6 HP, Armor 1
[Hawk 5] Leopard: 4/5 HP, Armor 1, Infested 1, Stealthed

FREELANCER TURN 3 BEGINS NOW

>>2902944
Please add your [Squad Designation] into your Name field, such as [Hawk 5] Leopard

"Move Westward folks. We need to start conserving grenades, but that cluster around the 5th Raider should mean the rest of you can focus on the incoming worms. Those of us already on the West need to work together. I need a little softening before I can take down the Brute. Lets not forget about the Raiders though. We've already lost one person I don't want to lose anymore."

>>2902944
>Move NW, 4N
>Flamegrenade Thrall 5
>D2,A2,B2,Burn
>-Spellvamp

Oh Satelite, you lot make this too easy. Moving up!

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>2902944
>West 1, North 3, Unstoppable North East 1, North 2, shoot Thrall 11.

The grenade wasn't much. Dozer had taken things like this countless times during the final battles of the war. As he surveyed the corridor ahead of him, the destruction of Myrmidon's previous cover, and the generally thin corridor mean anyone following suit down the corridor was going to be exposed, one way or another. "Keep pushing, we're making headway."

The cover piece that Smokes was behind was going to be needed for Ermez or Gryphon if they pushed up with us, at least close enough for them to use. Knowing this, and seeing the structural weaknesses of the wall besides Smokes, Dozer did what he had done earlier. As the seismic force project crumbles the wall next to the Thrall, just enough for Dozer and anyone else who wished for extra down this side to squeeze through, Dozer levels his shotgun on the Thrall. "You're up against the wall, and I am the fucking wall."

Name: Dozer (Legacy of Gallows)
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Health: 7/6+1(7 with Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1
Mobility: 5+2 (Phasing boots)
Armour: 2
Disciplines: Unstoppable
Spell: Mirror Image (2 Images)
Weapons: Shotgun (DMG 4, Range 10, Destructive), Shield (Armour +1. On attacks against adjacent enemies, add knockback 1, and after the attack move 1 into their former space)
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 Mobility. Move through enemies.), Charged Vest (+1 Health, +1 Barrier, immune to burn, freeze, shock)

Rolled 9 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>2902944
Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Low Profile
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 4, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

Grapple North 10, Fire Piercing Sniper Rifle at Raider 11.

Rolled 2, 6 = 8 (2d10)

>>2902944
"Rear guard, advance and engage the worm coming from the east. Eliminate them before the Weavers build up excessive biomass"

>Fire sniper rifle (+1 smart rune, +1 deadeye) at raider 9, richochet into thrall 1

Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 5/6
Mobility: 6+2
Armour: 1

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet (0/2)
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

>>2903051
errata: Brute 1, not Thrall 1

Rolled 6, 3 = 9 (2d10)

>>2902944
Dash West 1, North 5, Northeast 1.
Slash Brute 1 with Arcstider.
Alacrity Southwest , West 1.

Name: Smokes
Class: Hunter
Level: 6
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 10
Barrier: 0
Armor: 1

Exploits:
>Blink: [S, C 2/3] Teleport Mob-2
>Deflect: [R] Block half damage when hit by an attack
>Blademaster: +1 Hit and damage on melee attacks
>Alacrity: Break up movement before and after Attack action
>Force Shield: [S, C 2/2] You or Ally within 10 gain 2 barrier and heal 1
>Blink Strike: [A, C 1/2] Teleport your mobility in a straight line. Melee attack each enemy you pass through.

Weapons:
Hammer: +1 Hit, DMG 7, Destructive, Shock on 10
Arcstrider: +1 Hit, DMG 6, Mobility +2, Fulminous

Gear:
Charged Vest: +1 HP & Barrier, Burn, Shock, Freeze Immunity
Storm Rune: (Hammer) +1 Damage, On a 10 target is Shocked

"Keep it going. West side almost cleared, don't let those worms sneak up on us!"

>>2903005
>>2901812>>2902944

"Ma'am, didn't myrmidon from attempting a similar hypothetical procedure similar to what you described? But nonetheless orders accepted, moving westward for firing position.....Opinion on scavenge and looting the dead ma'am?"
>Move: 2 south 3 west.
>Dash: 5 west


Name Vishyl
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 1/1
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: Rally
Weapons: Shield, Scout rifle
Gear:Charged vest, Regen kit

Rolled 10 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>2902944
Name: Thoth
Class: Mage
Level: 4
Spells: Channeler, Arcanery, Mirror Image (One image), Voidcaller, Surge (Two Charges)
Weapons: Scout Rifle (Dmg 2, Rng 25, +1 to hit, Break 1), Bonnie (Dmg 4, Rng 10, Break 1, Holding Aces)
Gear: Flame Grenade (Dmg 1, Rng 15, Burn, Break 2, Area 2, sets fire to area), Mana Grenade (Dmg 2, Rng 15, Break 2, Area 2, Destructive)
Health: 5/5
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 1/1

Move 6 Northwest
Shoot Worm 8 North and 1 Northwest of Ljon w/ Scout Rifle

Thoth stared bemusedly at the bullets in his had. He... hadn't seen that one coming. Good old Leopard. Touching in his own murderous way.

In any case, with the flames going it looked like that flank would be safe for a bit. He turned his gaze to the fore.

"Shortest future death toll: Brute 1, Raiders 5 and 11, Thralls 4, 5, 9, and 11. Unmarked number of Worms. Keep reaping," a deep, rattling, robotic voice said from Thoth's left.

Thoth's mask eyelights blinked. He glanced to the left at his reflected "soul", finding it staring back in glaring reds and yellows. The lights blinked again, and the reflection was back to its soft white tone. Alright then, fair enough, his projection lapped over with another universe.

That universe's Thoth seemed like a dick. It made the middle of his spine itch to think about.

He seemed dead on, though. Everyone it predicted would fall did, in fact, fall as Thoth moved forward to attempt to track the invisible Leopard's progress. His eyelights widened as a worm leapt at what was probably Leopard, and multiple other worms wriggled in his vague direction. He needed some covering fire. And it just so happened he had some bullets already in his hand.

Maybe, Thoth mused as he slid his gifted rounds into his rifle, Leopard also could see the future. Nah, he was probably just a weirdo. But damn it he was a Freelancer weirdo. The worms wouldn't take him.

>>2902944
Invigorated by his successful charge, Gryphon continues his assault. With a proud yell, he rushes ahead to somewhere he probably shouldn't be.

"Face me, fiends!"

>Move 2W, 2NW, 1N
>Dash 5N

>>2901219
"To contradict, my personal theory states that I must lead the charge, lest the soldiers in my command think me unworthy of their respect. Of course, that corner you seem to have wandered into has just as much respect for you and your ideas of effective strategy as anyone else here."

>>2901368
"And you, medic, we need you. Follow us along the western perimeter. Have one or two from the north of cover come with you, so we can guard the hall and avoid getting cut off."

Name: Gryphon
Class: Knight
Level: 1

Health: 5/6
Armor: 2/2
Mobility: 5

Disciplines: Phoenix
Weapons: Spear (D2, R3, Piercing), Shotgun (D4, R10)
Gear: Grapple Hook [C2], Charged Vest (Destroyed)

>>2902944
>1W, 5N, 1NE
>Medkit -> Vacia (S)
>Auto Rifle -> Raider 10 (A)
>Aegis -> Smokes (R)

=== Solaaris | Priest | Lvl 3 ===
HP: 6/6
BAR: 2/2
MOB: 8

>Prayers:
- Medic Protocol
- Field Medic
- Aegis (R)
- Oracle Protocol (S) x1

>Weapons:
- Auto Rifle
- Hammer

>Gear:
- Medkit (S) x1
- Regen Kit (S) x1
- Charge Vest
- Phase Boots

===

>>2901560
“Do not worry Miss Vacia, you will feel a bizarre tingling sensation but this shall help you out.” Solaaris said reassuringly as it deployed its medkit.
It then raised its rifle and looked at the Raider.
“Now, it is time to deal with this one.”

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>2903244
Roll

>>2902944
>Dash NW 6N, jump pack 2NW
>Protector to Smokes

Ermez HP 6 Arm 2 Mob 7
Knight
Latobius' (Nominal) Vengeful Protege, Lv 1
Protector
Shield and Spear
Jump Pack and Phase Boots

Let the scavs breathe a bit, all. Take them out if they're in the way, but otherwise, we can let the worms keep them busy now.

The Weaver walls present a possible alternate escape route, should the arrival of a Thane make retracing our steps unfeasible.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>2902944
Name: Zeus
Class: Drifter
Level: 1
Health: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Armor: 1

Tricks:
-Deadeye (+1 ACC, +1 CRT)

Weapons:
-Sniper Rifle (Piercing)
-SMG

Gear:
-Grapple Hook
-Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)

>Move: S, 2E, N
>Fire: SMG at nearby worms

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Class:Mage
Level 1
Powers: Channeler,Echo
Weapons:Scout Rifle,shield
Gear:flame grenade(channeler bonus), mana grenade, acid rune (slotted into scout rifle)
Scorch reporting for duty,sir!

>>2902944
Name: Arbiter
Class: Priest
Level: 2 (Legacy)
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 2
Armor: 1
Powers:
Medic protocol (+1 Medkit, Medkit range 7)
Field Medic (+2 Medkit)
Purification (Medkits deal 2 damage to enemies within 2 of the heal target)
Aclarity (Break up your movement before and after attacking)
Weapons:
Acid Shotgun (Damage 4, Range 10, Break 1. Destructive.)
Shield (+1 Armor)
Gear
Charged Vest (+1 HP, +1 Barrier. Immune to frost shock or burn effects)
Acid Rune (Add +1 Break to my shotgun)

Medkits: 3

>Actions
>Dash
>Move 4 n w
>move 5 n
>move 2 w behind the heavy cover

>>2903077
Distateful in the extreme! Unless you can scavenge something drinkable for me, then I'm accepting.

>>2904522
>Sniffles
"But think of the loot! Yes ma'am."

>>2902944
Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 4
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-10
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

"Im right behind you."

>SW 1
>S 1
>W 3
>NW 2
>Overwatch

>>2902944
Name: Vacia
Codename: Umbral
Class: Hunter
Level: 5

Barrier: 1
Health: 6
Armor: 2

Ability: Phantom, Swordmaster, Shadowstep, Riposte, Alacrity
Weapons: Shield and Sword
Gear: Charged Vest and Lightning Rune (Sword)

Move SE 2, E 14

>>2904903

Forgot to add, activate stealth.

>>2902944
>Move 1East, 7NorthEast, 2North
>Stay Down, Remove Infestation
>-Stealthed
>[R] Deflect

Name: Leopard
Class: Hunter
Level 7
>Hp 6/5+1
>Mob 12 (8+2+2)
>Armor 1/1
>Barrier 0/0+1
Exploits: Alacrity (Split Move before/after Attack).
Deflect [R] (1/2dmg from an attack)
Phantom [S, C1/2] (Gain Stealth)
Blink Strike [A, C1/2] (Teleport Mob line, Melee enemies in line)
Agility (+2Mob)
Rogue (+2Backstab)
Blademaster (+1Hit & Dmg with Melee)

Weapons
>Scout Rifle: 2Dmg, 25Rng, +1Hit
>Stinger: 3+1Dmg, Melee Line or Cleave 5, +1Hit
Gear
>Phase Boots: +2Mob, Pass through Enemies
>Charged Vest: +1 Health, +1Barrier, immune-Burn, Freeze, Shock

>>2902944
>>2903103
>"To contradict, my personal theory states that I must lead the charge"

"You keep this up and your going to charge right into the grave."

>>2903064
"Sure, lets put a few of these back into the ground."

Name Kingangleal
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 2/2
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: ShieldWall
Weapons: Shield, Shotgun
Gear:Charged vest, Flame Grenade

>Move NW 1, N2 into heavy cover
>Blast nearest worm
"Infest this!"

>>2904692
Loot as you like, New Rust. My preference is not to touch electro-chemical contraptions conceived, crafted crudely from creatures Scavenger clade.

But you yoink as much as you like, and I will only disparage you slightly!

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>2905061
Forgot to roll.

>>2902944

>2NE, 2N, 1NE, 2E, 1NE
>Spear the Parasite to the East of there

>Move S2, W2
>Overwatch

Name: Ljón
Class: Knight
Level 1
Disciplines: Shieldwall
Weapons: Shield, Spear
Gear: Regen Kit, Battle Scanner

>Health: 6
>Mobility: 5
>Armor: 2
>Burning

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>>2902944

The Freelancer front line's steady and violent advance continues. As they near the Offices, the sounds of furious battle are heard from within. Those close enough can see a worm spawn tunnel surrounded by yellow-green blood splatters, and the bright blue discharges of Scav gunfire.

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>>2905422


The left flank has more immediate problems than whatever's happening in the Offices, as a grenade from Thrall 10 provides an opening for the surviving Brute to charge in and hew with his greataxe, smashing through both Smokes and Ermez.

The weaver to the north scuttles forward, advancing towards the northern Scav squad, only to encounter the cloaked Leopard, who has taken up an advanced position relying on his stealth camouflage. The creature lets out an enraged, high-pitched screech and flails with its blade-limbs, scoring a critical wound, and the acid coating its edges dissolves portions of the Hunter's protective plating. To the south, the second weaver hocks up a bright green gob of acid that flies through the air and splashes Corax, Zeus, and Lion, breaking armor and leaving a pool of bubbling acid at their feet that will continue to eat away at them if they linger in the area. To add further injury, a parasite leaps onto Zeus and burrows, the Drifter feeling the sickening sting of the lamprey-like grub's teeth.

STATUS REPORT

Brute 1: HP 2/8, Armor 2

[Wolf 1] Lion: HP 5/6, Armor 0/1, Burning
[Wolf 2] King: HP 6/6, Armor 3, Barrier 2
[Wolf 5] Smokes: HP 3/5, Armor 0/1
[Fox 1] Dozer: HP 7/7, Armor 2/3, Barrier 1
[Fox 2] Ermez: HP 4/6, Armor 0/3
[Fox 3] Ein: HP 7/7, Armor 3, Barrier 3
[Fox 4] Vacia: HP 6/6, Armor 1/2t
[Fox 5] Myrmidon: KIA
[Fox 6] Thoth: -1 Image
[Fox 7] Solaaris: HP 5/6, Barrier 0
[Hawk 2] Gryphon: HP 5/7, Armor 2
[Hawk 3] Corax: 5/6 HP, Armor 0/1
[Hawk 4] Zeus: 5/6 HP, Armor 0, Infested 1
[Hawk 5] Leopard: 6/6 HP, Armor 1, Stealthed

FREELANCER TURN 4 BEGINS NOW

>>2905427
Status corrections:
[Wolf 5] Smokes: HP 4/6, Armor 0/1
[Hawk 5] Leopard: 3/6 HP, Armor 0/1, Stealthed

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2905427
Name: Einherjar Enhet-En
Class: Drifter
Level 1
Powers: Titan Plating, Run and Gun
Weapons: Shotgun, Shield
Gear: Deployable Wall, Charged Vest

>Health: 7
>Mobility: 6
>Armor: 3
>Barrier: 1

>1 E, 3 N, 1 NW, fire at lead worm approaching Corax, Zeus, and Lion.

>>2905427
"Ach, Arbiter, you went here too? For a guy in golden armor you sure don't stand out."

Name Kingangleal
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 2/2
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: ShieldWall
Weapons: Shield, Shotgun
Gear:Charged vest, Flame Grenade

>Move NE 3, E 2 into biomass cover(that's not bad right?)
>Toss Incendiary at Weaver that just shot everybody, and the parasite next to it

"Hey asshole, over here!"

Rolled 9 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>2905427
Name: Flicker
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Tricks:
- Deadeye
- Low Profile
- Steady Hand
Weapons:
- Sniper Rifle (DMG 4, RNG 40, Piercing)
- Shield
Gear:
- Grapple Hook
- Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)
Health: 6
Mobility: 6
Armour: 2

Grapple 6 East, 1 South East, 2 East, Fire Piercing Sniper Rifle at South-most Weaver.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2905427

>Move 7 W, 1 N
>Fire LMG (+1 deadye) at south most weaver

Name: Corax
Class: Drifter
Level: 3
Health: 5/6
Mobility: 6+2
Armour: 0

Tricks
-Deadeye
-Richochet (0/2)
-Low Profile

Wepaons:
-Sniper Rifle (+1 to hit)
-LMG

Gear
-Phase boots
-Smart Rune (Sniper Rifle)

Feeling the urgency of the moment, Gryphon lunges toward the brute in an attempt to save his squadmates.

>Move 6N, 1W
>Stab Brute with spear

Name: Gryphon
Class: Knight
Level: 1

Health: 5/6
Armor: 2/2
Mobility: 5

Disciplines: Phoenix
Weapons: Spear (D2, R3, Piercing), Shotgun (D4, R10)
Gear: Grapple Hook [C2], Charged Vest (Destroyed)

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>2905501
Gryphon, acting purely off instinct, forgets to roll.

Rolled 3, 5 = 8 (2d10)

>>2905427
Force Shield on Self
Move North East 2, East 3, North 1
Attack Raider 9 with Arcstrider
Alacrity move South 1, West 1.

Name: Smokes
Class: Hunter
Level: 6
HP: 5/6
Mobility: 10
Barrier: 2
Armor: 0

Exploits:
>Blink: [S, C 2/3] Teleport Mob-2
>Deflect: [R] Block half damage when hit by an attack
>Blademaster: +1 Hit and damage on melee attacks
>Alacrity: Break up movement before and after Attack action
>Force Shield: [S, C 1/2] You or Ally within 10 gain 2 barrier and heal 1
>Blink Strike: [A, C 1/2] Teleport your mobility in a straight line. Melee attack each enemy you pass through.

Weapons:
Hammer: +1 Hit, DMG 7, Destructive, Shock on 10
Arcstrider: +1 Hit, DMG 6, Mobility +2, Fulminous

Gear:
Charged Vest: +1 HP & Barrier, Burn, Shock, Freeze Immunity
Storm Rune: (Hammer) +1 Damage, On a 10 target is Shocked

Rolled 10 (1d10)

how do I remove a worm?

Name: Zeus
Class: Drifter
Level: 1
Health: 5/6 Infestation 1
Mobility: 6
Armor: 1

Tricks:
-Deadeye (+1 ACC, +1 CRT)

Weapons:
-Sniper Rifle (Piercing)
-SMG

Gear:
-Grapple Hook
-Iron Rune (Sniper Rifle)

>Fire Sniper at Weaver that gunked me

"Carapace can't stop this one you shitty bug"

>>2905525
[You can either Stay Down as an action, get a healer to heal you, or ask a friend to use their action to pull them off you]

>>2905527
How many turns do I have until it kills me?

>>2905535
Estimated Time of Death: 5 turns

>>2905535
>>2905544
That is assuming the pool of acid does no damage.

>>2905554
>>2905544
Could I have grapple hook then fired? I'm not sure if using a swift action renders me unable to fire the SMG

>>2905558
you could do such a thing, yes. I believe you can also grapple and use a snipe rifle. the restriction only applies to movement with your feet.

>>2905554
It is too late now, but yes.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>2905427
>West 1, North 2, Unstoppable Northeast 2, North 1, fire upon flanked Thrall 2.

The memories of Weavers were fuzzy in Dozer's head. They were something of an issue when he had faced one down a long time ago, but remembering the moves and strategies to get around them he had long since forgotten. The seismic force project needed small pauses to work properly, and even still, it was running on full drive. Staring down at the shotgun in his hands, he knew that there wasn't much he could do to help those in the middle. "Just keep going." He mumbled to himself as he stepped out from the cover he had made inside the wall.

A scav dropship was inbound close to his location, most likely dropping off much needed scav reinforcements. With it blocking the direct west route to Office, now revealed to be a Worm spawning drop, him and the rest of the freelancers would need to divert down the middle. The worms were taking over bit by bit, but they should make it to control soon enough, possible a few more pushes. "Ermez, Smokes, Gryph, follow in behind me. Taking point, and pushing forward." Seeing the Thrall exposed, worried about the approaching worm, Dozer levels his shotgun again.

Name: Dozer (Legacy of Gallows)
Class: Knight
Level: 1
Health: 7/6+1(7 with Charged Vest)
Barrier: 1
Mobility: 5+2 (Phasing boots)
Armour: 2
Disciplines: Unstoppable
Spell: Mirror Image (2 Images)
Weapons: Shotgun (DMG 4, Range 10, Destructive), Shield (Armour +1. On attacks against adjacent enemies, add knockback 1, and after the attack move 1 into their former space)
Gear: Phase Boots (+2 Mobility. Move through enemies.), Charged Vest (+1 Health, +1 Barrier, immune to burn, freeze, shock)

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>2905427
Name: Thoth
Class: Mage
Level: 4
Spells: Channeler, Arcanery, Mirror Image (One image), Voidcaller, Surge (Two Charges)
Weapons: Scout Rifle (Dmg 2, Rng 25, +1 to hit, Break 1), Bonnie (Dmg 4, Rng 10, Break 1, Holding Aces)
Gear: Flame Grenade (Dmg 1, Rng 15, Burn, Break 2, Area 2, sets fire to area), Mana Grenade (Dmg 2, Rng 15, Break 2, Area 2, Destructive)
Health: 5/5
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 1/1

Move 5 North
Shoot Worm closest to Thrall 2 w/ Bonnie

"Acidic oral secretions weaponised as a projectile explosion. Fascinating. Imeanummmmm, get out of the goo!"

Thoth advanced further north to support the west, then decided to stay his course when the Scav Dropship notification popped up. That pillar would shield him. And in the meantime, he hadn't paid the due respect to his departed friend yet. He leveled Bonnie...

Rolled 6 (1d10)

"Corax! Zeus! Lion! Watch your fla-- oh nevermind. Coming through! You three need to pull back to the main flock west. I'll plug this gap."

>Dash 10E
>Slam worm 11E with Shield (Unarmed melee, 1 damage, 1 break, 1 knockback)

>-Unclear rules interaction: Since [Energy Drain] is Active+Melee, and Melee attacks can be used after dashing, Energy Drain'ing the worm might be possible? I'd like to do it if I can.

== Phaws, Level 7 ==
Health 6
Barrier 6
Armor 1
Mobility 5

[Mage]
>Channeler, Arcanery, Brilliance, Artillery, VoidCaller, Echo(1), Energy Drain, Spellvamp

[Melee]
Shield 1

[Weapon]
The Hard Way
Damage 3, 15r, Break 2, Destructive. [Heavy]

>Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
>Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
>Flame Grenade. 15r / Damage 2 / Break 2 / Autohit / Area 2 / Burn
Charged Vest. +1H/B/Immunity

>>2905427
>Move: 2 south west, and 3 west.
>Fiddle with the control center, see if theirs anything I can do.

Name Vishyl
Class Knight
Level 1
Health: 7/7
Barrier: 1/1
Mobility: 5
Armor: 3
Disciplines: Rally
Weapons: Shield, Scout rifle
Gear:Charged vest, Regen kit

>>2905427
>S 4
>W 1
>Overwatch

Wait. Wait for me.

Name-Dawn
Class- Priest
Level- 4
Barrier-1/1
Armor-1/1
Health-5/5
Mobility-10
Powers- Medic Protocol: +1 medkit slot, +8 medkit range
Field Medic:+2 Medkit Slots
Biotic Specialist: Medkits heal for +2hp and can overheal up to 1.5X Health
Force ShieldX2: You or an ally within 10 heals 1 and gains 2 barrier
Agility: +2 Mobility
Gear- MedkitX4, Phase Boots
Weapons- SMG, Shield

>>2905427
Name: Arbiter
Class: Priest
Level: 2 (Legacy)
HP: 6/6
Mobility: 6
Barrier: 2
Armor: 1
Powers:
Medic protocol (+1 Medkit, Medkit range 7)
Field Medic (+2 Medkit)
Purification (Medkits deal 2 damage to enemies within 2 of the heal target)
Aclarity (Break up your movement before and after attacking)
Weapons:
Acid Shotgun (Damage 4, Range 10, Break 1. Destructive.)
Shield (+1 Armor)
Gear
Charged Vest (+1 HP, +1 Barrier. Immune to frost shock or burn effects)
Acid Rune (Add +1 Break to my shotgun)

Medkits: 3

>Actions
>Move 2sw, 1w into heavy cover
>Overwatch
>Sigh audibly

>>2905427
>2W, 4N, 1E
>Overwatch (A, R)

=== Solaaris | Priest | Lvl 3 ===
HP: 6/6
BAR: 2/2
MOB: 8

>Prayers:
- Medic Protocol
- Field Medic
- Aegis (R)
- Oracle Protocol (S) x1

>Weapons:
- Auto Rifle
- Hammer

>Gear:
- Medkit (S) x1
- Regen Kit (S) x1
- Charge Vest
- Phase Boots

===

“Incoming!”

>>2907023
Correction:
>HP: 5/6
>BAR: 0/2

>>2905427
Name: Vacia
Codename: Umbral
Class: Hunter
Level: 5

Barrier: 1
Health: 6
Armor: 2

Ability: Phantom, Swordmaster, Shadowstep, Riposte, Alacrity
Weapons: Shield and Sword
Gear: Charged Vest and Lightning Rune (Sword)

Move North 9, NE 3, North 4