3A - To Heir is Human

((initiative 12 + 3d6))

Torpor carried out 3 launched of one d6 :

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Chougou powers the drones back on and goes into hot sim preparing to have them follow in behind Torpor but to quickly go ahead of him and do a quick recon of the area.

((it would take a second to get into hot sim right? This is my best guess for what the init would be, but if it's wrong I'm writing formulas in my spreadsheet that will calculate what they should be...))
Hot Sim Init:
regular init (10 +1) + intuition (5) + data processing (0) + Hot Sim (4)

Sato checks to make sure Torpor has a silencer on his pistol.

Then he tenses for a silent charge across the hall to hit the two.

((@chougou - your matrix initiative is a completely separate thing from your normal initiative. It doesn't modify your normal initiative, it replaces it. So when you are doing hot sim, you add intuition and data processing together, then you roll 4d6 and add the result of that. When you are conscious and walking about in the real world, it's intuition + reflexes + 1d6. Your data processing varies on the settings of your deck, but it should never be 0. Last time you mentioned your deck settings you said 4 3 3 1. Remember those settings stand for Attack, Sleaze, Data processing, and Firewall (ASDF). So your data processing is currently 3.

So for this roll, if we take your first 4 dice, that means intuition (5) + data processing (3). Your 4d6 above were 5 1 1 6. So your initiative is 5+3+5+1+1+6 which should be 21 unless I added that up incorrectly.

Remember, while you are hot sim, your body is unconscious and unaware of the world around it. This may be an issue if someone enters the staircase. When you make any other rolls matrix rolls (like gunnery if you are directly jumped into a drone) remember that you get a +2 bonus to that because you are in hot sim. ))

Preround

Charging into the hallway, you quickly see there are two armed guards posted there and a heavy machine gun mounted on a rail which circles the room. Luckily for now, the machine gun has been powered down, but that will only last a few moments. The guards, not expecting trouble, are caught with their pants down, figuratively speaking. Best not to waste the opportunity...

Initiative
Chougou 21
Torpor 16
Sato 12
((everyone give me your actions and dice rolls, I'll add their initiatives to the roster after you all go.))

Torpor fires at both targets splitting his dice between them firing semi auto (silenced with narcoject toxin).

Torpor carried out 10 launched of one d6 :

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closest guard

Torpor carried out 10 launched of one d6 :

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furthest guard

(( I will use edge to reroll the misses of one of them? ))

Without hesitation, Sato dashes quickly into the hallway, making sure to leave Torpor as much of a firing lane as is practical.  As he moves, he tries to observe as much as possible about the guards - armor, weapons, gas masks, communications, gear etc.  

He moves past the first guard to engage the second (leaving the first for Torpor).  His left arm moves in an arc as he feints and then drives his right hand towards a chink in the guard's armor, hand sparking with electricity.  
  
((Unarmed combat with Shock Glove Damage is 8 electrical with AP -5 - assuming Attribute boost still running, if not, edge reroll failures))


((if attacked, Sato takes Full Defense using Agile Defender (AGI currently 7) so REA+INT+AGI = 4+5+7 = 16d6 defense))

via DNI: "Chougou, can you more permanently disable the HMG?"

((@torpor - go ahead))

Chougou knows the machine gun is currently completely shut down and unconnected to the matrix. He won't be able to hack it with his deck until it is back online (which shouldn't be long). If he is going to do something to disable it before then, it will mean physically going into it and pulling out wires but that's probably going to take more  time than he has. Alternately, there is always blowing it up the old fashioned way.

((ok so hot sim is based on the matrix stats. I'm hoping that we get in and out so quickly that being dead to the world in the hallway won't be an issue, hopefully anyone that finds him will think he's an innocent victim of whatever they are coming to investigate...))

Chougou attacks the motorized components of the machine gun with the rotodrone trying to disable its ability to aim/move and to point it away from us ((because attacking a gun with a gun sounds a little...implausible ))

gunnery(5) agility(3) hot sim(2)
Fuchou 复仇 carried out 10 launched of one d6 :

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((@chougou - I can see your rolls just fine. If you want to avoid wonkiness in the future, I added a text based roller just now. Just use d6text instead of d6 when you are rolling and it should work every time

@all - for convenience, I would appreciate it if you include any relevant info when attacking such as damage rating and AP so I don't have to go hunting all over everyone's sheets to guess what weapon they are using (if they have multiples) and then calculate damage.))

Round 1
Given it is a stationary target, Chougou has no problem shooting the drone with his own drone. A large hole is put in the drone's casing. Presumably it is junked, but no way to tell for sure without climbing up there and examining it closely until it starts up again. For now, it remains motionless.

Torpor fires off a couple of rounds. The first guard manages to just barely dodge the incoming capsule, but the second is knocked out cold.

Sato charges the conscious guard and manages to strike him solidly. Electricity pulses through him, making him jolt back and a little dizzy, he is still standing, but barely.

Dizzied and barely able to stand, the guard instinctively draws his pistol and fires at Sato, but he is prepared and deflects the guard's hand before he fires, causing the shot to strike the wall uselessly. The guard does not look like he will be able to stand up to much more punishment...

Initiative
Chougou 11
Torpor 6
Sato 0
The guard lost 8 points of initiative from Sato's attack, so he doesn't get to go again this round

Chougou has the rotodrone do a visual sweep of the room and then sends in the crawler go to any unseen areas in the room and reports back any information to Sato and Torpor through DNI.

After the rotodrone does its first sweep it goes back to aiming at the machine gun just in case it wakes up (presuming it doesn't see any other viable target).

Round 1, pass 2

Chougou sends his drones into the hallway to look around for anything hidden, which is pretty easy to do considering it's an empty hallway. The only remaining threats are the guard and (possibly) the damaged drone on the rail above him.

Torpor fires off a well aimed shot at the dazed guard. He doesn't stand a chance against the shot and is instantly knocked out.

Combat Complete

You wait a few seconds to see if the drone is going to come back to life. Luckily it doesn't. All that appears to be between you and your target is the door in front of you.

Torpor pats down (searches) the bodies, taking whatever they have on them (checking for skill Jacks as well).

Neither of the guards have any visible cyberware on them. A search of their bodies reveals they each have an SMG, light pistol, commlink, stun baton, and armor jacket. ((If you have any knowledge skills about weapons or electronics, you can make a check to identify them if you want))

Chougou DNIs to the group: "If one of you will open this door then I can send the crawler ahead to scout for us."

Torpor takes then so they don't have them. I can identify them later, I do have some skills.

The door, unsurprisingly, is locked. There is a a maglock on the door, activated by key card. Nothing that a little hacking or a maglock passkey couldn't get through...

Chougou attempts a hack:
Computer(4) + Logic(5) + HotSim(2) Deck 3431 [with time taken to rearrange from 4331]:
Fuchou 复仇 carried out 11 launched of one d6text :

1 , 2 , 6 , 3 , 4 , 3 , 4 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 3

Last point of edge to reroll failures:
Fuchou 复仇 carried out 10 launched of one d6text :

1 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 1 , 3 , 1 , 6 , 5 , 1

Chougou manages to just barely get into the lock and disable it. His luck is holding out so far.

The door swings open, revealing an empty genkan, or entrance room where one typically leaves their shoes before entering. A pair of expensive business shoes are neatly placed by the step that leads to the inner door, indicating at least one person is likely inside. The sounds of wind howl outside the window, and though you are above the clouds and rain, the occasional lightning below still causes the outlines of the shuttered windows to flash bright from time to time.

The lights in the genkan are currently off, forcing you to use the light of the hallway to illuminate your way. Beyond the genkan is a door to a hallway that goes left and right, and across the hallway is an open door to a small tatami room, apparently used to entertain guests.

The central hallway circles the entire floor, giving access to the various rooms in the penthouse.