KDF and allies plan to "recover" a powerful weapon from a space monument in the Nyberrite Alliance territory...
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When: Sunday, May 10, Alpha-1
Audience: Klingon and allies
Event type: Combat RP
Starting point: Starship bridge
OOC point of contact: @gulremal
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[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Egzo, Lorri and B'atar were sent to negotiate acquisition of the massive starship-sized railgun, part of a plan to breach the formidable defenses of the Scyrer's starbase.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> They met with Chief Engineer Ittik of Morrs Combine, local experts in things that go boom. Chief Ittik pointed them to a masterpiece rail-cannons he built earlier in his career, which are part -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - of a Nyberrite starship-turned-space art installation at the edge of Nyberrite Alliance space.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Chief Ittik provided the group with the shortest route to the space art installation, and on the way the team was joined by commanders Kodon and Bara and their respective Birds of Prey.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> This took them through the Reklari Combine's space and a vast region of sparsely populated space before reaching the edge of the Nyberrite-Tholian neutral zone.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> The zone is silent and there are no signs of ship travel. You reach the art installation zone - a massive black hole, with an starship suspended by 4 gravitic anchors. Above the starship, seven-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - spheres project a massive 3D holo showing the artistic presentation of the last battle of "Space pirate Arkadia and her mighty starship Harr Lokk".
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> According to the info provided by Ittik, ship itself lacks most of its original systems and isn't capable of taking visitors. However two large turrets, each sporting one massive rail-gun, are -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - still there and allegedly in good condition.
B'Atar@anncarise checks if the defensive drone-ships have any kind of cloak detection network set up
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Harr Lokk itself is a massive dreadnaught, almost 3 times the size of Bortasqu battlecruiser. Each of the cannons is approximately the size of a Vor'cha battlecruiser-
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: okay folks, B'atar, Egzo and Lorri, gimme rolls
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 80 (1-100)
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 77 (1-100)
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 56 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Wow, now that's a beast of a ship down there.
Egzo@HF_Mudd grunts an affirmative, looking over the scans.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Using data provided by Ittik regarding the railgun cannons/turrets, Egzo and his teams figure the best course of action with dealing with the turrets. By modifying the tractor beams, they can -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - remove the seals that keep the turrets attachted to the ship. Gravity anchors will provide them with the protection from the black hole's pull during the job, and they can "hijack" one of the -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - anchors to protect them while they haul one of the cannon turrets away from the black hole.
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: More like a station than a ship. Especially now! HAW!
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> B'atar' scans provide the following - seven drone ships, official signature M1M3, are made by the private Nyberrite contractor some 50ish years ago. It seems they are maintained on the regular -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - basis and do not show significant wear or tear. Each drone, aside from their holoemitter, has a basic shielding, heavy armor, tractor beam, and can extend two turrets each sporting 4 pulse phaser -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - cannons.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/81/1e/82811e2b3a2f9035d5d1b0cf7ceac59c.jpg
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Their weaknesses are relatively slow engines and openings in the armor when they deploy turrets. However those guns, if focused, can deal devastating damage to our BoP focused team.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> So. We gotta detach one'a those turrets, rig it for warp tow, hijack one a' those grav anchors t' shield us... oh, and keep the drones off our backs while we do all that.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Anything else?
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Lorri has found that the drones are run by some kind of simple AI and share their computer/processing power - reducing their numbers or disrupting comms will lead to reduction in their teamwork.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "These drone-ships are slow, but they pack a punch. Our birds of prey should be able to take them on quite a chase, but maneuvering has to be almost perfect."
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Can't afford slipping up and getting hit by those things."
[Local] Lorri@crystyll: "We should be able to disrupt their comms network and confuse them"
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <C> "Hrmn... I have a suggestion then."
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "I have an idea. But let's hear yours first, old man."
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <C> "Scan show that there are no ships nearby. Months have passed since the last ship was through this area. We'll be dealing with simple drones and not a clever opponent... *grumbles* unfortunately
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: "Since maneuvering will be key to avoid their focused weapons, I submit that we have one Bird of Prey take their attention and focus solely on leading them on a chase. The others can lie in wait >
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> As you talk, holo imagery continues projecting the story of the last battle of Arkadia, as she lures the main Tholian fleet towards the dying sun, her ship descending into the sun, protected by-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - some kind of metaphasic shielding. Tholian follow closely, skimmimg the star's surface, trying to catch up as Harr Lokk appears on the other side of the sun and speeds away. Captain Arkadia waits -
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: > and strike without need for accounting for their attacks. In fact, we could lead them into a cordon of destruction by flanking them and might even put mines to use in keeping them tightly packed."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - as most of the Tholian fleet is circling around the sun, and makes an other - bunch of bombs hidden in the sun detonate, speeding up the process of sun turning into black hole in seconds, devouring-
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: "Once the drones are destroyed, we can take our prize at our leisure."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - most of the Tholian fleet. Arkadia then turns her ship to face the Tholian flagship, and dies during the daring ram of the Tholian capital vessel, disabled Harr Lokk drifing into space. Rest of the-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - Tholians try to swarm the ship and finish it off, but they are chased off by latecoming Nyberrite fleet.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: I like the old man, this sounds like a good plan.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah, me too.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: I can lay some photonic mines. just restocked on my munitions.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Aye. San'leth's not quite as maneuverable as before we got the Breen wing, but we're more than good enough to dance with these drones."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: B'atar, what's your idea?
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "I was gonna suggest having Thana do the extracting while we lead the drones on a chase, since Thana can take a lot more hits and interceptors can run interference if the drones turn their -
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: - attention back. But probably better if we can get rid of the drones first."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Yeah, I don't see we are in a pinch here...strange no one visits this place, you'd think more people would come to pay their respects.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "It's been here a while. Everyone who would probably has, or is gonna do it someday, really."
Egzo@HF_Mudd snorts and adds, in case it has to be said, "They won't."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Soooo, 4 of us engage the drones, drive them away into a minefield, Thana messes up their comms and we all together take them out?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Works fer me.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Sounds like a solid plan."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: *to Egzo* You're the boss. I'll go set up the minefield.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Awright. Hag'lhr'll take point; B'Atar, Kodon, you're on the wings, and Bara tucked in the rear once you got those mines laid.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bara sets up small photonic minefield a bit away from the art installation. Thana uses her cloaking to hide nearby, while the 4 BoP's close in under cloak to the 7 drones, each marked on the tac-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - displays as Drone 1 through 7.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> So far, drones make no show they have detected approaching cloaked wing...
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: if I got something wrong, plox correct me
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: before we kick off the combat
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- SURPRISE ROUND --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Annnnd... NOW. Decloak and fire!
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <FX> Hag'lhr ripples into visibility, wings already down and locked, spewing green death at the 'lucky' drone that's been selected as first target.
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 99 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: BAM.
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Wow
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: You will, of course, all be getting 17s.
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Yeah...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr's fire rips out most of the drones armor and hits the hull inside, making the drone fall apart at seams and explodes.
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: drone 1 destroyed
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's action --
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> YEAH! Next!
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: closest drones are drone 2 and 7
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth decloaks on the nearest drone, targetting it with its combination of polaron and disruptor weapons.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 60 (1-100)
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Okay not a 17
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Phew
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: hehe
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's fire scores some nasty shots on Drone 2, destroyed a nice chunk of armor plating and destroying one of the engines, making it open for the next attack.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha decloaks along the opposite flank from B'Atar, spraying a wide arc of disruptor fire as it rakes by on its way to the minefield.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 22 (1-100)
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: remember everyone has 1 reroll
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: Close enough to 17 to count!
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: I'll go ahead and use it now!
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 68 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: woo, much better
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha's fire finishes off Drone 2.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bara decides to stay cloaked and moves in position to flanks the drones once they rush into the minefield.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> With the two drones destroyed, rest of the drones stop the holoprojection, turn up their shields and engines, deploy their turrets as they start moving into formation.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
Lorri@crystyll FX | Thana deploys the drone comm disruption
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 83 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: Oh yeah. Its all coming together.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Disruption works as drones visibly stop with forming a proper formation and just start chasing the BoPs.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 1 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: currently active drones 3-7
Egzo@HF_Mudd <FX> Hag'lhr banks around and lines up on Drone #3...
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 37 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: (Stand on that, set them up for another.)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr veers off, taking pot shots at Drone 3, taking it's shields down to 70% and luring them into the minefield...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's turn --
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth quickly maneuvers to another drone as Drone 2 is finished off, trying to get it in sights and deal as much damage as possible with forward weapons before leading it into the minefield -
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: - if it survives the barrage.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 84 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's barrage completely drops the shields of Drone 7 and scores some shots at its armor, and then moves away, luring the drone to follow.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha swoops past the drones on its way to the minefield, turning about on the other side and letting loose a volley of photon torpedoes set to detonate among the swarm of drones.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 33 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha's torpedo spread doesn't hit any of the drones head on, doing minor shield damage to Dones 4 and 5, dropping their shields to 70%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut ripples out from invisibility, spraying the drones with cannon scatter volley and torpedo spread as it rejoin the rest of the BoPs...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 42 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut's fire drops the shields of Drones 4 and 5 to 40%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drones 3-6 start chasing the BoP's each focusing on one BoP, opening fire with their cannons...
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: lol the rolls...41,6,13,46
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Wow...
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: good, gooooood
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bops evade most of the damage aside from Hag'lhr and Barut who catch a shot each, their shields dropping down to 50%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Drone 7 wavers for a moment, as if non-decided, and then turns towards the Harr Lokk, sending a transmission.
Egzo@HF_Mudd grips the arms of his chair as Hag'lhr jolts from a hit, scowling that just one was enough to damage the shields that much...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
Lorri@crystyll FX | Thana's Interceptor wings swarm out to assist with the drones
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 42 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Interceptors swarm out of Thana and add to the confusion, moving the Drones' attention away from the incoming minefield...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 26 (1-100)
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: awww
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: should i reroll that for the minefield?
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: sod it
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 74 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Please. I'll give up my reroll if I... ha.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Two drones, 4 and 5, ram right into the minefield head on. They try to evade but it's too late, as they are swarmed and destroyed.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 2 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Light on the upper part of Harr Lokk turn on as auxiliary power is brough back online...turrets, silent for dozens of years, start turning...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: remaining drones 3 and 6 are in fight, 7 closer to the Harr Lokk
Egzo@HF_Mudd <FX> Hag'lhr pivots to fire on its pursuer (Drone #3).
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 92 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Thank you, thank you, I'll be signing autographs later.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr fire rips off one of the turrets of Drone 3, sending it into a spin - it's heavy damaged but not out of the fight.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's action --
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Drone 7 is still following San'leth right?
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: nope it stayed closer to Harr Lokk and activated its aux power
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Ahh right! Just saw that my bad
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth goes in pursuit of Drone 7, trying to take it down as soon as possible.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 63 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's fire hits the heavily damaged shieldless Drone 7, taking out one of the turrets and half the engines, but it's still alive.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: in close range are drone 3, heavily damaged, and drone 6, mostly undamaged
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: did we lose kodon?
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut rushes in to finish the Drone 3...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 16 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> No luck! Drone 3 uses its spin and does an engine burst, evading all fire.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: all i've really got is continuing to do what we're currently doing with comms and interceptors. up to you if you want another roll for that
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: roll for interceptor, you are aware something is going on with the Harr Lokk
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 5 (1-100)
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: ...
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Awww
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: re-roll?
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: yeah, it has a cd still. am trying
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 93 (1-100)
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: there
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Yay!
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Interceptors swarm Drones 3 and 6, finishing off Drone 3 and removing the shields of Drone 6.
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: kodon are you back?
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha waits on the other side of the minefield like a plump fruit ready for the picking. Facing down the oncoming drones, she takes more precise shots with disruptor cannons now, rather than >
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: > the scatter volley or indirect torpedo volley from before.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 52 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: sorry about the ninja afk, got interrupted
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'cha's fire heavily damages Drone 6, ripping off most of its armor and disabling some of the guns.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drones 6 and 7 self-destruct, sending a massive energy wave. Entire squadron of Interceptors is wiped out, while Hor'Cha and Barut lose all their shields!
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: ouch.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drone 7's blast drops the San'leth's shields and throws the ship backwards, doing some minor structural damage.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 3 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: In the silence of space, no one hears the roar of two massive railguns as they fire their last munitions towards the site of battle.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Two giant shells travel at high speed and detonate at the end of their trip, spraying the entire zone with shrapnel!
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: everyone except B'atar, evasion rolls
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 75 (1-100)
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 20 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: wuhoh
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 64 (1-100)
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 65 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Thana, Hag'lhr and Barut manage to evade the debris, but Hor'Cha is caught in the blast.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Well... now we know the guns still work.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Shrapnels rip across the Hor'Cha's wing and hull, doing some serious structural damage, but they do not cut any big parts of the ship.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 52 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha engineers manage to keep the structural integrity and prevent the ship from falling apart.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> On the other side of the battlefield, Harr Lokk's lights flutter and shut down, this time for good.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- SCENE END --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> They met with Chief Engineer Ittik of Morrs Combine, local experts in things that go boom. Chief Ittik pointed them to a masterpiece rail-cannons he built earlier in his career, which are part -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - of a Nyberrite starship-turned-space art installation at the edge of Nyberrite Alliance space.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Chief Ittik provided the group with the shortest route to the space art installation, and on the way the team was joined by commanders Kodon and Bara and their respective Birds of Prey.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> This took them through the Reklari Combine's space and a vast region of sparsely populated space before reaching the edge of the Nyberrite-Tholian neutral zone.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> The zone is silent and there are no signs of ship travel. You reach the art installation zone - a massive black hole, with an starship suspended by 4 gravitic anchors. Above the starship, seven-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - spheres project a massive 3D holo showing the artistic presentation of the last battle of "Space pirate Arkadia and her mighty starship Harr Lokk".
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> According to the info provided by Ittik, ship itself lacks most of its original systems and isn't capable of taking visitors. However two large turrets, each sporting one massive rail-gun, are -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - still there and allegedly in good condition.
B'Atar@anncarise checks if the defensive drone-ships have any kind of cloak detection network set up
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Harr Lokk itself is a massive dreadnaught, almost 3 times the size of Bortasqu battlecruiser. Each of the cannons is approximately the size of a Vor'cha battlecruiser-
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: okay folks, B'atar, Egzo and Lorri, gimme rolls
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 80 (1-100)
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 77 (1-100)
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 56 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Wow, now that's a beast of a ship down there.
Egzo@HF_Mudd grunts an affirmative, looking over the scans.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Using data provided by Ittik regarding the railgun cannons/turrets, Egzo and his teams figure the best course of action with dealing with the turrets. By modifying the tractor beams, they can -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - remove the seals that keep the turrets attachted to the ship. Gravity anchors will provide them with the protection from the black hole's pull during the job, and they can "hijack" one of the -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - anchors to protect them while they haul one of the cannon turrets away from the black hole.
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: More like a station than a ship. Especially now! HAW!
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> B'atar' scans provide the following - seven drone ships, official signature M1M3, are made by the private Nyberrite contractor some 50ish years ago. It seems they are maintained on the regular -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - basis and do not show significant wear or tear. Each drone, aside from their holoemitter, has a basic shielding, heavy armor, tractor beam, and can extend two turrets each sporting 4 pulse phaser -
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - cannons.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/82/81/1e/82811e2b3a2f9035d5d1b0cf7ceac59c.jpg
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Their weaknesses are relatively slow engines and openings in the armor when they deploy turrets. However those guns, if focused, can deal devastating damage to our BoP focused team.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> So. We gotta detach one'a those turrets, rig it for warp tow, hijack one a' those grav anchors t' shield us... oh, and keep the drones off our backs while we do all that.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Anything else?
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Lorri has found that the drones are run by some kind of simple AI and share their computer/processing power - reducing their numbers or disrupting comms will lead to reduction in their teamwork.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "These drone-ships are slow, but they pack a punch. Our birds of prey should be able to take them on quite a chase, but maneuvering has to be almost perfect."
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Can't afford slipping up and getting hit by those things."
[Local] Lorri@crystyll: "We should be able to disrupt their comms network and confuse them"
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <C> "Hrmn... I have a suggestion then."
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "I have an idea. But let's hear yours first, old man."
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <C> "Scan show that there are no ships nearby. Months have passed since the last ship was through this area. We'll be dealing with simple drones and not a clever opponent... *grumbles* unfortunately
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: "Since maneuvering will be key to avoid their focused weapons, I submit that we have one Bird of Prey take their attention and focus solely on leading them on a chase. The others can lie in wait >
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> As you talk, holo imagery continues projecting the story of the last battle of Arkadia, as she lures the main Tholian fleet towards the dying sun, her ship descending into the sun, protected by-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - some kind of metaphasic shielding. Tholian follow closely, skimmimg the star's surface, trying to catch up as Harr Lokk appears on the other side of the sun and speeds away. Captain Arkadia waits -
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: > and strike without need for accounting for their attacks. In fact, we could lead them into a cordon of destruction by flanking them and might even put mines to use in keeping them tightly packed."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - as most of the Tholian fleet is circling around the sun, and makes an other - bunch of bombs hidden in the sun detonate, speeding up the process of sun turning into black hole in seconds, devouring-
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: "Once the drones are destroyed, we can take our prize at our leisure."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - most of the Tholian fleet. Arkadia then turns her ship to face the Tholian flagship, and dies during the daring ram of the Tholian capital vessel, disabled Harr Lokk drifing into space. Rest of the-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - Tholians try to swarm the ship and finish it off, but they are chased off by latecoming Nyberrite fleet.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: I like the old man, this sounds like a good plan.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Yeah, me too.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: I can lay some photonic mines. just restocked on my munitions.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Aye. San'leth's not quite as maneuverable as before we got the Breen wing, but we're more than good enough to dance with these drones."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: B'atar, what's your idea?
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "I was gonna suggest having Thana do the extracting while we lead the drones on a chase, since Thana can take a lot more hits and interceptors can run interference if the drones turn their -
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: - attention back. But probably better if we can get rid of the drones first."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Yeah, I don't see we are in a pinch here...strange no one visits this place, you'd think more people would come to pay their respects.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: "It's been here a while. Everyone who would probably has, or is gonna do it someday, really."
Egzo@HF_Mudd snorts and adds, in case it has to be said, "They won't."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: Soooo, 4 of us engage the drones, drive them away into a minefield, Thana messes up their comms and we all together take them out?
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Works fer me.
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: <C> "Sounds like a solid plan."
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Bara: *to Egzo* You're the boss. I'll go set up the minefield.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Awright. Hag'lhr'll take point; B'Atar, Kodon, you're on the wings, and Bara tucked in the rear once you got those mines laid.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bara sets up small photonic minefield a bit away from the art installation. Thana uses her cloaking to hide nearby, while the 4 BoP's close in under cloak to the 7 drones, each marked on the tac-
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: - displays as Drone 1 through 7.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> So far, drones make no show they have detected approaching cloaked wing...
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: if I got something wrong, plox correct me
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: before we kick off the combat
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- SURPRISE ROUND --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Annnnd... NOW. Decloak and fire!
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <FX> Hag'lhr ripples into visibility, wings already down and locked, spewing green death at the 'lucky' drone that's been selected as first target.
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 99 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: BAM.
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Wow
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: You will, of course, all be getting 17s.
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Yeah...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr's fire rips out most of the drones armor and hits the hull inside, making the drone fall apart at seams and explodes.
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: drone 1 destroyed
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's action --
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> YEAH! Next!
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: closest drones are drone 2 and 7
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth decloaks on the nearest drone, targetting it with its combination of polaron and disruptor weapons.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 60 (1-100)
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Okay not a 17
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Phew
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: hehe
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's fire scores some nasty shots on Drone 2, destroyed a nice chunk of armor plating and destroying one of the engines, making it open for the next attack.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha decloaks along the opposite flank from B'Atar, spraying a wide arc of disruptor fire as it rakes by on its way to the minefield.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 22 (1-100)
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: remember everyone has 1 reroll
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: Close enough to 17 to count!
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: I'll go ahead and use it now!
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 68 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: woo, much better
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha's fire finishes off Drone 2.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bara decides to stay cloaked and moves in position to flanks the drones once they rush into the minefield.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> With the two drones destroyed, rest of the drones stop the holoprojection, turn up their shields and engines, deploy their turrets as they start moving into formation.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
Lorri@crystyll FX | Thana deploys the drone comm disruption
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 83 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: Oh yeah. Its all coming together.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Disruption works as drones visibly stop with forming a proper formation and just start chasing the BoPs.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 1 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: currently active drones 3-7
Egzo@HF_Mudd <FX> Hag'lhr banks around and lines up on Drone #3...
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 37 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: (Stand on that, set them up for another.)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr veers off, taking pot shots at Drone 3, taking it's shields down to 70% and luring them into the minefield...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's turn --
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth quickly maneuvers to another drone as Drone 2 is finished off, trying to get it in sights and deal as much damage as possible with forward weapons before leading it into the minefield -
[Local] B'Atar@anncarise: - if it survives the barrage.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 84 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's barrage completely drops the shields of Drone 7 and scores some shots at its armor, and then moves away, luring the drone to follow.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha swoops past the drones on its way to the minefield, turning about on the other side and letting loose a volley of photon torpedoes set to detonate among the swarm of drones.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 33 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha's torpedo spread doesn't hit any of the drones head on, doing minor shield damage to Dones 4 and 5, dropping their shields to 70%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut ripples out from invisibility, spraying the drones with cannon scatter volley and torpedo spread as it rejoin the rest of the BoPs...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 42 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut's fire drops the shields of Drones 4 and 5 to 40%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drones 3-6 start chasing the BoP's each focusing on one BoP, opening fire with their cannons...
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: lol the rolls...41,6,13,46
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Wow...
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: good, gooooood
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Bops evade most of the damage aside from Hag'lhr and Barut who catch a shot each, their shields dropping down to 50%.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Drone 7 wavers for a moment, as if non-decided, and then turns towards the Harr Lokk, sending a transmission.
Egzo@HF_Mudd grips the arms of his chair as Hag'lhr jolts from a hit, scowling that just one was enough to damage the shields that much...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
Lorri@crystyll FX | Thana's Interceptor wings swarm out to assist with the drones
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 42 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Interceptors swarm out of Thana and add to the confusion, moving the Drones' attention away from the incoming minefield...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 26 (1-100)
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: awww
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: should i reroll that for the minefield?
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: sod it
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 74 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Please. I'll give up my reroll if I... ha.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Two drones, 4 and 5, ram right into the minefield head on. They try to evade but it's too late, as they are swarmed and destroyed.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 2 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Light on the upper part of Harr Lokk turn on as auxiliary power is brough back online...turrets, silent for dozens of years, start turning...
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Egzo's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: remaining drones 3 and 6 are in fight, 7 closer to the Harr Lokk
Egzo@HF_Mudd <FX> Hag'lhr pivots to fire on its pursuer (Drone #3).
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 92 (1-100)
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: Thank you, thank you, I'll be signing autographs later.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hag'lhr fire rips off one of the turrets of Drone 3, sending it into a spin - it's heavy damaged but not out of the fight.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- B'atar's action --
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Drone 7 is still following San'leth right?
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: nope it stayed closer to Harr Lokk and activated its aux power
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Ahh right! Just saw that my bad
B'Atar@anncarise | San'leth goes in pursuit of Drone 7, trying to take it down as soon as possible.
[Emotes] B'Atar@anncarise: rolls 63 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> San'leth's fire hits the heavily damaged shieldless Drone 7, taking out one of the turrets and half the engines, but it's still alive.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Kodon's action --
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: in close range are drone 3, heavily damaged, and drone 6, mostly undamaged
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: did we lose kodon?
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Barut rushes in to finish the Drone 3...
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 16 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> No luck! Drone 3 uses its spin and does an engine burst, evading all fire.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- Lorri's action --
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: all i've really got is continuing to do what we're currently doing with comms and interceptors. up to you if you want another roll for that
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: roll for interceptor, you are aware something is going on with the Harr Lokk
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 5 (1-100)
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: ...
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Awww
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: re-roll?
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: yeah, it has a cd still. am trying
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 93 (1-100)
[Team] Lorri@crystyll: there
[Team] B'Atar@anncarise: Yay!
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Interceptors swarm Drones 3 and 6, finishing off Drone 3 and removing the shields of Drone 6.
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: kodon are you back?
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: <FX> Hor'Cha waits on the other side of the minefield like a plump fruit ready for the picking. Facing down the oncoming drones, she takes more precise shots with disruptor cannons now, rather than >
[Local] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: > the scatter volley or indirect torpedo volley from before.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 52 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: sorry about the ninja afk, got interrupted
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'cha's fire heavily damages Drone 6, ripping off most of its armor and disabling some of the guns.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drones 6 and 7 self-destruct, sending a massive energy wave. Entire squadron of Interceptors is wiped out, while Hor'Cha and Barut lose all their shields!
[Team] Egzo@HF_Mudd: ouch.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Drone 7's blast drops the San'leth's shields and throws the ship backwards, doing some minor structural damage.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- ROUND 3 --
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: In the silence of space, no one hears the roar of two massive railguns as they fire their last munitions towards the site of battle.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: Two giant shells travel at high speed and detonate at the end of their trip, spraying the entire zone with shrapnel!
[Team] Sadia@gulremal: everyone except B'atar, evasion rolls
[Emotes] Lorri@crystyll: rolls 75 (1-100)
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 20 (1-100)
[Team] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: wuhoh
[Emotes] Egzo@HF_Mudd: rolls 64 (1-100)
[Emotes] Sadia@gulremal: rolls 65 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Thana, Hag'lhr and Barut manage to evade the debris, but Hor'Cha is caught in the blast.
[Local] Egzo@HF_Mudd: <C> Well... now we know the guns still work.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Shrapnels rip across the Hor'Cha's wing and hull, doing some serious structural damage, but they do not cut any big parts of the ship.
[Emotes] Kodon@Nitroglycerin: rolls 52 (1-100)
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> Hor'Cha engineers manage to keep the structural integrity and prevent the ship from falling apart.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: <FX> On the other side of the battlefield, Harr Lokk's lights flutter and shut down, this time for good.
[Local] Sadia@gulremal: -- SCENE END --