TLAS3 Chapter 16 Faith

As Blue Flight engage the Dominion fighters, Mina makes a fateful decision. 

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Mechanics

Scene 0 (The Dead Reckoning)

 

Ask the Oracle: are the shields blown? (Likely) yes

 

React Under Fire

Weak hit: 5 + 1 (edge) = 6 vs 2, 7.

Withstand Damage
2 damage (⅗)
Strong hit: 6 + 3 (custom) = 9 vs 7, 5. +1 integrity (⅘)

Will Barbican assist? 50/50 No

Scene 1 (Warbirds)
Chaos Factor 6
Scene Description: Dogfight!
Scene Test: The scene is Interrupted: Current Context
* Meaning: Lure Completion: this is a trap: the freighters are disguised weapons platforms

Round 1

Ambush rolls

• Snake-eyes 9 v Bandit 1 6: ambush. 9-2=7: down
• Gadget 6 v Bandit 2 5: ambush. 5-2=3: trailing smoke
• Backfire 7 v Bandit 3 6: ambush. 3-2=1. Spend 1 reserve (AP)=4: crippled 

 

Round 2

Dogfighting rolls

• Snake-eyes 12  
• Gadget 12
• Backfire 9
• Bandit 1 Down
• Bandit 2 7
• Bandit 3 (catch net: fails)
• Bandit 4 8
• Bandit 5 11
• Bandit 6 10
• Bandit 7 8
• Bandit 8 10 
• Bandit 9 9

Start of Round 2

 

Snake-eyes v Bandit 8: 7 v Shoot def 4=3 Lead, 5 damage: crippled

Gadget v Bandit 6: 8 v Stunt def 4=4 Lead, 5 damage, crippled 

Bandit v Backfire: 5 v Stunt Def 8 (Backfire +1 next Dogfighting)

Backfire v Bandit 2: 8 v Stunt Def 3=5 lead, 8 damage, down

End of Round 2

Freighters are frigates!

Ask the Oracle: does the enemy captain offer them a chance to flee? (Unlikely) Yes

Scene 2

Enter the Fray
Strong hit: 3 + 3 (wits) = 6 vs 1, 1. Match event: Capture Vengeance (take advantage of gunners’ focus on the warbirds)

• +2 momentum
• In control

Gain Ground
Miss: 1 + 3 (wits) = 4 vs 6, 6. Match event: Share Structure.

Pay the Price
Roll twice: You are delayed or put at a disadvantage, You are stressed

Endure Stress (-2 spirit)
Strong hit: 6 + 2 (heart) = 8 vs 5, 2.

• +1 spirit
• +1 momentum

 

Scene 3
Chaos Factor 7
Scene Description: Strafing run
Scene Test: The scene is Interrupted: Ambiguous Event
* Meaning: Free Conflict (Mina reveals the news of the fleet at Conflict)

Round 1

Strafing roll

• Snake-eyes: 12
• Gadget: 8
• Backfire: 14

Intrepid: 6 vs 5 (Gadget): 3 damage (absorbed by armour)

Vanguard: 3 v 5 (Gadget (miss)

Snake-eyes: 

• Gunnery 7 v guns: lead 1, damage 3-2=1 (damaged) 
  • incendiary shells|: obstructing smoke (-1 threat/ attacks 1 round)
• Ordinance: Rocket: miss

Gadget

• Gunnery 4, 3: miss
• Ordinance: drop bomb 1: damage 6: 2 damage to main structure

Backfire

• Gunnery 6: 1 damage tun guns, destroyed
• Ordinance: miss

Retaliatory: miss v Backfire

Round 2

Strafing roll

• Snake-eyes: 11
• Gadget: 8
• Backfire: 13

Intrepid: 

• 7 v 5 lead 2=4-3=1 damage
• 5 v 5 lead 0=2-3=0 damage

 

Vanguard: 

• 5 v 5 lead 0=2-3=0 damage
• 3 v 5 miss

Vengeance: no attacks

Snake-eyes: 

• Gunnery 10 v guns: lead 4+2=6-2: 4 damage: turret destroyed
• Ordinance: Rocket: miss

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Backfire

• Gunnery miss
• Ordinance: miss

Gadget

• Gunnery 4 miss
• Ordinance: drop bomb 2: 6+1 reserve: hit: 7 vs bomb bay: 4 destroyed 

Does the bomb payload detonate? Likely: Yes

BOOM.