Sun Aug 8 19:19:20 2004-general-||||||||| Kraiger just entered this channel
Sun Aug 8 19:19:31 2004-general-Kraiger: helloooooo?
Sun Aug 8 19:27:16 2004-general-||||||||| Methuslah just entered this channel
Sun Aug 8 19:27:27 2004-general-Methuslah: Hi!
Sun Aug 8 19:29:11 2004-general-Methuslah: Kraiger, you there?
Sun Aug 8 19:29:26 2004-general-||||||||| Kit just entered this channel
Sun Aug 8 19:29:36 2004-general-Kit: Hello
Sun Aug 8 19:30:31 2004-general-Kit: hello
Sun Aug 8 19:30:42 2004-general-Methuslah: Hello!
Sun Aug 8 19:31:06 2004-general-Kit: So are we complete tonight?
Sun Aug 8 19:31:14 2004-general-Methuslah: Not sure if Kraiger's here or not; I've been on for ten minutes and no reply. Hope he hasn't had a computer glitch.
Sun Aug 8 19:31:40 2004-general-Kit: well, he did say something, so maybe he'll be back. (I hope)
Sun Aug 8 19:33:31 2004-general-Kraiger: I'm here!
Sun Aug 8 19:33:40 2004-general-Kit: great
Sun Aug 8 19:34:00 2004-general-Kraiger: its been a while... how is everyone?
Sun Aug 8 19:34:36 2004-general-Kit: great. Now that you are here, we will finally be able to escape those zhodani rockets!
Sun Aug 8 19:35:47 2004-general-Methuslah: Hello! Got a little worried. Everything's fine at my end.
Sun Aug 8 19:36:09 2004-general-Kit: I'm ready here too.
Sun Aug 8 19:37:09 2004-general-Methuslah: Right, now where were we...
Sun Aug 8 19:37:36 2004-general-Kit: in the direct path of some zhodani rockets
Sun Aug 8 19:37:37 2004-general-Methuslah: The ship had just taken out the control bridge of the lead zhodani carrier; but two missiles had locked on. What do you want to do about it?
Sun Aug 8 19:38:39 2004-general-Kit: a situation that I hope to change with some wild maneuvering, maybe by flying close by some zhodani engines to throw their scanners off. I just hope our "invisibility shield" holds
Sun Aug 8 19:39:58 2004-general-Kit: If I am correct, the rockets have probably locked on some kind of energy signature. Maybe we can cloak that by flying near some other engergy source. Maybe we can even make the rockets hit some zhodani target instead of us, but I'm satisfies if I can just escape them.
Sun Aug 8 19:40:23 2004-general-Methuslah: You are cruising parallel to the enemy ship. Your stealth mode is on, but the missles are locking on to the heat signature from your thrusters.
Sun Aug 8 19:40:28 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, hang on to something, this may get rough.
Sun Aug 8 19:41:08 2004-general-Kit: Maybe we can fly near some other heat source (Zhodani drives?) and then turn off our drives for a short while? Would that work?
Sun Aug 8 19:42:28 2004-general-Kraiger: Kit, next ship you get needs better seat-harnasses! (hanging on)
Sun Aug 8 19:42:49 2004-general-Methuslah: That might work but will be tricky. Zhodani gunners will have afew shots at you. (You may be radar-invisible, but they can still look out a porthole!) Turing off your dirves will leave you vulnerable to fighters. In shor, I'lll need an 8 or more from you to make the roll, then I roll four 11 or mores for the gunners.
Sun Aug 8 19:44:17 2004-general-Kit: Well, currently I cannot think of any other options. I try to calculate a vector thet will take us away from the Zho, give a little "push" than turn off the drives for a short while.
Sun Aug 8 19:44:30 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 19:45:05 2004-general-Methuslah: Ok, Kit. You deftly flick the ship around and dirve for the engines. As you hoped, the missils veer away.
Sun Aug 8 19:45:19 2004-general-Methuslah: Gunner 1: 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 19:45:23 2004-general-Methuslah: Gunner 2: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 19:45:28 2004-general-Methuslah: Gunner 3: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 19:45:33 2004-general-Methuslah: Gunner 4: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 19:45:45 2004-general-Kit: OK, lets hope this works! Hang on Kraiger, and the next ship we'll install some good couches for you.
Sun Aug 8 19:46:14 2004-general-Methuslah: Although th gunners got close, thy just missed you. The missles flick back, knocking out the main engine of the carrier and sending it out of control. Make a 7 or mroe roll ro shut down engines.
Sun Aug 8 19:46:28 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 19:46:58 2004-general-Kit: oh, close but enough. Now lets hide for a while, while we drift away from the zhodani ships.
Sun Aug 8 19:47:29 2004-general-Methuslah: Engines shut down. YOu are now on momentum only. The Imperial Squadron is biringing its main guns to bear on the ships. You can read six Zhodani fighters ahead; they haven't detected you but your courses will interescet.
Sun Aug 8 19:48:41 2004-general-Kit: OK, preparing to turn on the drives again to maneuver, should that be necessary. Also readiyng our laser, jsut in case. But I still hope we can bypass them undetected.
Sun Aug 8 19:49:48 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, as soon as we have some tim, youll get some ships gunnery training! OK?
Sun Aug 8 19:50:12 2004-general-Methuslah: Do that, and you will be detected.
Sun Aug 8 19:51:06 2004-general-Kit: I don't plan to shoot if I don't have to. Currently I hope thet we will just drift by. I just want the gun ready should we need it.
Sun Aug 8 19:52:01 2004-general-Kit: Actually I would rather play "invisible shipwreck" for a while, until we are away from the zho fighters, but I'll maneuver, should we collide with tjem otherwise.
Sun Aug 8 19:52:03 2004-general-Kraiger: I'll give it a try...
Sun Aug 8 19:52:28 2004-general-Kraiger: (this ship has guns?)
Sun Aug 8 19:53:04 2004-general-Kit: We have a laser. Thats what we took out the Zho comm-structure and commando bridge with!
Sun Aug 8 19:53:46 2004-general-Kit: I'm surprised that you know nothing about ships gunnery, considering your preferrence for big guns.
Sun Aug 8 19:54:05 2004-general-Methuslah: It'll come down to a dice roll. 6 more 11 or mores. One success, and they spot you.
Sun Aug 8 19:54:45 2004-general-Kit: Lets hope for the best. Ready to engage engines fopr maneuvers should they react to us in some manner.
Sun Aug 8 19:55:01 2004-general-Kraiger: I tend to stick to guns that I can lug around
Sun Aug 8 19:55:23 2004-general-Kraiger: (Kraiger familiarises himself with the ships weaponry)
Sun Aug 8 19:55:56 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 1: 2D6: 11
Sun Aug 8 19:55:59 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 2: 2D6: 6
Sun Aug 8 19:56:03 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 3: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 19:56:06 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 4: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 19:56:11 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 5: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 19:56:14 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 6: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 19:56:33 2004-general-Methuslah: "This is lead Angel to all Angels. Enemy sighted. Dive and attack!"
Sun Aug 8 19:56:41 2004-general-Methuslah: You have been spotted.
Sun Aug 8 19:57:18 2004-general-Kit: Rats, engaging engines, readying evasive maneuvers. Karieger, man that laser if you can, I need all my attention for piloting.
Sun Aug 8 19:58:14 2004-general-Kit: I try to fly as erratically as possible, closing towards imperial ships if I can or towards anywhere I could take some cover to throw them of our trail.
Sun Aug 8 19:59:18 2004-general-Kit: (The Zhodani use our language in communication, and we can catch it??)
Sun Aug 8 19:59:40 2004-general-Kraiger: Oh crap - OK, lets see how this thing works (fiddling with the targetting )
Sun Aug 8 20:00:28 2004-general-Methuslah: Seven plus to engage engines. Kraiger, you have the laser waremd up. Given lack of skill, nine pls to actuaklly hit.
Sun Aug 8 20:00:46 2004-general-Kit: It only pionts forward Kraiger, so its rather easy to aim.
Sun Aug 8 20:00:58 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 20:01:19 2004-general-Kit: Here we go. Fire whenever you see a atrget Kraiger.
Sun Aug 8 20:01:30 2004-general-Kit: Maybe it'll at least make them dodge some
Sun Aug 8 20:02:38 2004-general-Kraiger: OK, here goes 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 20:02:55 2004-general-Methuslah: The first fighter turned first. Two of the others are following. Kragier, you missed.
Sun Aug 8 20:03:05 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 1: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 20:03:08 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 2: 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 20:03:09 2004-general-Kraiger: close! Lemme try again 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 20:03:11 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 3: 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 20:03:41 2004-general-Kit: Almost Kraiger! gof or it! (Evasive maneuvers 2D6: 11)
Sun Aug 8 20:03:49 2004-general-Methuslah: Kraiger, you hit one on the nose; his thrsuters are damaged and he continues to fly past you. Theo ther two press home the attack.
Sun Aug 8 20:03:52 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 1: 2D6: 3
Sun Aug 8 20:03:53 2004-general-Methuslah: Fighter 2: 2D6: 10
Sun Aug 8 20:04:30 2004-general-Kit: Trying to maneuver to gove Kraiger a good shot if I can.
Sun Aug 8 20:04:31 2004-general-Methuslah: You've heen hit! 1D6: 1
Sun Aug 8 20:04:45 2004-general-Methuslah: Drive knocked out. YYou can no longer manouvre.
Sun Aug 8 20:05:06 2004-general-Kit: Dammit. Is the cloak still on?
Sun Aug 8 20:05:08 2004-general-Kraiger: Hah ha! Got him. Now, lets try for his wingman 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 20:06:02 2004-general-Kit: running damage analysis on all systems.
Sun Aug 8 20:06:35 2004-general-Kit: also checking out vector. If maneuvering is out, where are we heading?
Sun Aug 8 20:07:36 2004-general-Methuslah: Into open space. But radar detects one of the fighters heading directly for you. Your cloak is out.
Sun Aug 8 20:08:03 2004-general-Kit: are the maneuver drives completely out, or is there enough of them still working to give us a somewhat erratic, trundling course?
Sun Aug 8 20:08:45 2004-general-Kit: Darn Kraiger, we are completely visible and I cannot maneuver. You have to keep tha fighter off while I try to fix what I can!
Sun Aug 8 20:09:19 2004-general-Kit: (any repairs I might be able to do in the heat of battle? Some jury rig? It only has to hold up for a short time.
Sun Aug 8 20:11:39 2004-general-Kit: If the maneuver drives are out, is the main drive still functional? Then we might be able to outrun them, even if our direction is fixed?
Sun Aug 8 20:12:31 2004-general-Kit: Or, if we are trundling in some manner, we might even be able to maneuver a bit if we give a little "push" each time we point the right direction in our trundling?
Sun Aug 8 20:13:06 2004-general-Methuslah: Nine or more to effect repairs. Fighter heading in on intercept course. All drive units have failed.
Sun Aug 8 20:13:37 2004-general-Kit: OK, trying emergency repairs then. 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 20:13:52 2004-general-Kraiger: (Can I get a shot?)
Sun Aug 8 20:13:58 2004-general-Kit: darn. I'll keep trying. Kraiger, fire if you can!
Sun Aug 8 20:15:46 2004-general-Kit: c'mon baybe, don't go out on me. I need you! Don't let me down now.
Sun Aug 8 20:15:47 2004-general-Kraiger: OK, here goes 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 20:15:59 2004-general-Methuslah: Impossible. Too many damaged components. And wit the laser powered by the main engine...
Sun Aug 8 20:16:16 2004-general-Methuslah: The fighter is appraoching. Will lokc on on a few minutes.
Sun Aug 8 20:17:04 2004-general-Kit: Is the main engine still functioning? could we rerout the power or are the systems too much damaged?
Sun Aug 8 20:17:06 2004-general-Kraiger: (thumping the controls) dammit! Kit, we're dead in the water here!
Sun Aug 8 20:18:38 2004-general-Kit: Hmm, maybe not. C'mon baby, we just need one little push in the right direction. (trying to fix the drives again, if only for a short burst, or is it possible to rerout the power?)
Sun Aug 8 20:19:23 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, aim carefully, try (insert some instructions for using the gun). We will only have one more shot.
Sun Aug 8 20:21:13 2004-general-Kit: How far off is the rest of the fighting? Any chance an imperial fighter might be here in time?
Sun Aug 8 20:22:23 2004-general-Methuslah: YOu could try and hail the Imperium; you have enough power for that. Kraiger, one more shot, at nine or more.
Sun Aug 8 20:22:41 2004-general-Methuslah: No luck on the drives; you'd need to go out on the hull.
Sun Aug 8 20:23:17 2004-general-Kraiger: Come on baby... 2D6: 3
Sun Aug 8 20:23:33 2004-general-Kit: OK, I'll call for help, and then go outside to fix what I can. Kraiger, aim cerafully and hit well.
Sun Aug 8 20:23:57 2004-general-Kit: (securing safety line and going outside with my tools)
Sun Aug 8 20:24:23 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, you are the lousiest shot I've ever seen, the enemy is in the other direction!
Sun Aug 8 20:25:31 2004-general-Kit: Great, fixing engines outside in the heat of a space battle. Raminds me of the situation in the Varrgrr realms 12 years ago, now that was quite a battle... (heading for the engines outside to fix what I can)
Sun Aug 8 20:25:31 2004-general-Kraiger: Grumble mumble damn navy weaponry
Sun Aug 8 20:26:23 2004-general-Methuslah: Ok; now the laser has jammed.
Sun Aug 8 20:26:30 2004-general-Kit: Maybe you wanna come outside too and use your PGMP?
Sun Aug 8 20:26:39 2004-general-Methuslah: No reply t your call as yet. The fighter will lock on in two minutes.
Sun Aug 8 20:27:06 2004-general-Kit: (a Laser can Jam?)
Sun Aug 8 20:27:50 2004-general-Methuslah: Well, the circuits can go on the fritz.
Sun Aug 8 20:27:57 2004-general-Kraiger: *sigh* OK, back to _proper_ weaponry (buttoning up my suit and powering up the PGMP)
Sun Aug 8 20:28:49 2004-general-Kit: However this ends Kraiger, we have taken out a much bigger ship in this battle. It was worth the exchange, even if the unlikely thing should happen and we don't get out of this.
Sun Aug 8 20:31:47 2004-general-||||||||| Kit just entered this channel
Sun Aug 8 20:32:02 2004-general-Kit: having some coinnection problems here
Sun Aug 8 20:33:07 2004-general-Kit: hey Kraiger, remember the statue? At least we know that you won't die today! Can't say the same about me though.
Sun Aug 8 20:33:49 2004-general-Kit: (hello, the rest of you still around?)
Sun Aug 8 20:35:07 2004-general-||||||||| Methuslah just entered this channel
Sun Aug 8 20:35:28 2004-general-Methuslah: Interesting coincidence; I was just thrown out.
Sun Aug 8 20:36:12 2004-general-Kraiger: (still here)
Sun Aug 8 20:36:15 2004-general-Kit: in that case it might have been a server problem. anyway I'm back now. Kraiger, you too?
Sun Aug 8 20:36:38 2004-general-Methuslah: Ninety seconds to connection.
Sun Aug 8 20:37:25 2004-general-Kit: Cany I give the repairs another try from outside?
Sun Aug 8 20:37:25 2004-general-Kraiger: OK, I'm getting my PGMP ready and tryig to sight at the fighter...
Sun Aug 8 20:39:00 2004-general-Methuslah: YOu could, you you'd be talking 11 or more with the time factor.
Sun Aug 8 20:40:03 2004-general-Kit: oh well, I HAVE to try. Baybe c'mon, don't ruin my reputation! 2D6: 12
Sun Aug 8 20:40:10 2004-general-Kit: wow.
Sun Aug 8 20:40:39 2004-general-Methuslah: Power up! Docking in thirty seconds.
Sun Aug 8 20:40:43 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, you used up the low numbers! Thanks!
Sun Aug 8 20:41:14 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, do you think you can get a shot out? (I'm heading back inside to the controls)
Sun Aug 8 20:42:39 2004-general-Kraiger: I've got him in my sights... 2D6: 3
Sun Aug 8 20:42:52 2004-general-Kraiger: crap!
Sun Aug 8 20:43:02 2004-general-Methuslah: OK; thats the lasre out of commission.
Sun Aug 8 20:43:16 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, that is the wrong direction again!
Sun Aug 8 20:43:19 2004-general-Methuslah: Ten seconds to docking. Kit, you are in the airlock but will not be in in time.
Sun Aug 8 20:43:50 2004-general-Kit: get back inside, we are out of weapons, we have to escape some other way! (which systems are now functionals? and for how long?)
Sun Aug 8 20:44:22 2004-general-Kit: Any way I can remote start the engines from here?
Sun Aug 8 20:44:39 2004-general-Kraiger: OK (heading for the lock)
Sun Aug 8 20:44:51 2004-general-Methuslah: None. Five seconds.
Sun Aug 8 20:45:16 2004-general-Kit: Or just leave the airlock fully open? we're in suits, we don't really need inside pressure?
Sun Aug 8 20:45:44 2004-general-Methuslah: You've got engines, but do not know for how long. Coms seem to be working, but there is a lot of jamming. You have sensors, but the steatlh systmes are out. Kraiger just shot the top of the lasre cannon off, so that is n't working either.
Sun Aug 8 20:45:48 2004-general-Kraiger: Oh shiiiiiiit (hanging on for dear life)
Sun Aug 8 20:45:50 2004-general-Kit: What exactly is the other ship trying to do?
Sun Aug 8 20:46:13 2004-general-Methuslah: Dock.
Sun Aug 8 20:47:02 2004-general-Methuslah: Taht would work. Docking sequence initiated.
Sun Aug 8 20:47:05 2004-general-Kit: OK, we'll let them, then jump onto thge outside of their ship and "unscrew" some vital parts by hand! (if that is possible)
Sun Aug 8 20:47:40 2004-general-Kit: what would happen if we fire our engines halfway through their docking process?
Sun Aug 8 20:48:56 2004-general-Methuslah: Damage. To both ships. Bad, bad damage.
Sun Aug 8 20:49:58 2004-general-Kit: If I remember the scout plans correctly, the ship has two airlocks. One on either side. So in theory it should be possible, to get inside the ship through one arilock, engage the engines (or a self destruct sequence) and leave through the other airlock?
Sun Aug 8 20:51:14 2004-general-Kit: Well I am not going to allow the zho to capture this ship. I'd rather have both of them destroyed. Can we initiate the "power engine process" via some time delay?
Sun Aug 8 20:51:17 2004-general-Methuslah: This isn't a scout; just a shuttle. A highly advanced, fast shuttle, but still a shuttle. One lock only.
Sun Aug 8 20:52:32 2004-general-Kit: I thought you saidf it was built on a scout hull, but ok. I'll not allow the ship to be captured. Kraiger, what about you? Damage both ships and hope we get picked up?
Sun Aug 8 20:52:45 2004-general-Kraiger: Prepare to repel borders! (Kraiger stows the PGMP, and readies his ACR.)
Sun Aug 8 20:52:52 2004-general-Kit: (are the zho already docking? or can we blast off before they lock on?)
Sun Aug 8 20:53:20 2004-general-Methuslah: You've got thirty seconds to decide, before the lock cycles.
Sun Aug 8 20:53:52 2004-general-Kit: (looking at battle ready Kraiger) Oh well, we'll keep the "engage engines to blow up both ships" for the last resort. (looking around for another weapon, do we have a laser rifle aboard?)
Sun Aug 8 20:54:31 2004-general-Kit: (before the lock cycles, so it is already locked and blasting off would damage both ships?)
Sun Aug 8 20:55:13 2004-general-Kit: If we can blast off woithout damage to the ship, I'll try that, if not, we'll try to repel the boarders first, that is, if there is another weapon around)
Sun Aug 8 20:55:53 2004-general-Methuslah: Yes. And you do have your handgun.
Sun Aug 8 20:56:06 2004-general-Methuslah: The lock is beginning to cycle. Sensors read two insisde.
Sun Aug 8 20:56:25 2004-general-Kit: I have a handgun? I thought I had a laser rifle? if at all
Sun Aug 8 20:56:49 2004-general-Kraiger: Kit, take cover (Kraiger finds a spot with a good view of the hatch, and prepares)
Sun Aug 8 20:56:57 2004-general-Kit: Anyway, I'll ready whatever weapon i have, but also keep close enough to the main control so that I can initiate the engines with the push of a button
Sun Aug 8 20:57:30 2004-general-Kit: Good luck Kraiger!
Sun Aug 8 20:57:46 2004-general-Kit: (taking cover near the controls)
Sun Aug 8 20:58:27 2004-general-Methuslah: The two figurse burst in, ACRS at the ready. OK; fire at will. You can fire first. Sevn or more to hit.
Sun Aug 8 20:59:03 2004-general-Kit: If I can get in a good shot, I'll fire too if you need a roll: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 20:59:25 2004-general-Kraiger: (set to three-shot burst) 2D6: 2
Sun Aug 8 20:59:44 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, on who's side ARE you!
Sun Aug 8 21:00:02 2004-general-Kraiger: ahhhhhh
Sun Aug 8 21:00:58 2004-general-Methuslah: OK, Kraiger. YOu just punctured the hull - and forget about communications.
Sun Aug 8 21:01:10 2004-general-Methuslah: The two Zhios fire...
Sun Aug 8 21:01:12 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 10
Sun Aug 8 21:01:14 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:01:39 2004-general-Methuslah: OK, one hit each. Kit, you're taken for 2D6: 5 points, Kraiger, you get 2D6: 5.
Sun Aug 8 21:02:09 2004-general-Kit: Oh shit, can I slap a patch on my suit before I lose atmosphere?
Sun Aug 8 21:02:41 2004-general-Kit: (Meth, two rolls in the same line wil always yield the same result)
Sun Aug 8 21:02:43 2004-general-Kraiger: OK, line up again. Breathe. Squeeze like a lemon - 2D6: 2
Sun Aug 8 21:02:52 2004-general-Kraiger:
Sun Aug 8 21:02:57 2004-general-Methuslah: Might be a good idea.
Sun Aug 8 21:03:04 2004-general-Methuslah: OK, that's the sensors offline.
Sun Aug 8 21:03:32 2004-general-Kit: Darn, I'll try to remember my long past battle experience and fire again 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:04:06 2004-general-Methuslah: Got one! Roll damage, 2d6
Sun Aug 8 21:04:14 2004-general-Kit: I hate this (btw, do I have a laster rifle 8a weapon that I have a skill for) or something else now?)
Sun Aug 8 21:04:21 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 3
Sun Aug 8 21:04:33 2004-general-Kit: uh, not much!
Sun Aug 8 21:05:30 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, why don't you start hitting the enemies instead of our ship!
Sun Aug 8 21:05:59 2004-general-Methuslah: The two enemies crough by the lock and prepare to fire again.
Sun Aug 8 21:06:34 2004-general-Kit: So do I (if I can) 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 21:06:47 2004-general-Kit: Hmm, seems to be time for the low numbers!
Sun Aug 8 21:07:00 2004-general-Kit: I hope that wasn't the coffee machine!
Sun Aug 8 21:07:14 2004-general-Methuslah: Theoretically, you could. Inm this specific case, you didn't.
Sun Aug 8 21:07:55 2004-general-Kit: (what, a 4 is not enough to hit )
Sun Aug 8 21:08:11 2004-general-Kit:
Sun Aug 8 21:08:47 2004-general-Kit: Darn, I've spend too much time shirking weapon practice!
Sun Aug 8 21:11:28 2004-general-Methuslah: First Zho:: 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 21:11:36 2004-general-Methuslah: Second Zho: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 21:11:59 2004-general-Kit: (good thing they are as bad as hitting as we are!)
Sun Aug 8 21:12:15 2004-general-Methuslah: Kraiger?
Sun Aug 8 21:12:30 2004-general-Kit: ok, trying again 2D6: 6
Sun Aug 8 21:12:59 2004-general-Kit: well, at least it's getting better. What about Kraiger? Is he down?
Sun Aug 8 21:14:01 2004-general-Methuslah: Don't know; its his turn to fire.
Sun Aug 8 21:14:29 2004-general-Kit: Dammned marine, always talking about wanting to fight, and then he faints at the first sight of battle!
Sun Aug 8 21:15:42 2004-general-Kit: hmm, while the Zho are wainting for Kraiger to take his turn at firing, I'll just take a shot at them again instead ok?
Sun Aug 8 21:16:50 2004-general-Methuslah: OK. We're not fra from the 'hanger anyway.
Sun Aug 8 21:17:07 2004-general-Methuslah: Looks like one more session after all!
Sun Aug 8 21:17:18 2004-general-Kit: darn. 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 21:17:58 2004-general-Kit: I want to get this over with. But if I keep rolling so badly, we'll still be firing ateach other in five weeks!
Sun Aug 8 21:18:00 2004-general-Methuslah: Another miss. Kraiger;s gun appears to have jammed.
Sun Aug 8 21:18:06 2004-general-Methuslah: Zho1: 2D6: 6
Sun Aug 8 21:18:10 2004-general-Methuslah: Zho2: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:18:16 2004-general-Methuslah: Two clean misses.
Sun Aug 8 21:18:21 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger, you ok?
Sun Aug 8 21:18:49 2004-general-Kit: Ok, Kit, aim and hit, for a change 2D6: 10
Sun Aug 8 21:20:26 2004-general-Kraiger: Soory 'bout that - got called away.
Sun Aug 8 21:20:39 2004-general-Kraiger: Haaaaa 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:20:45 2004-general-Kit: you are missing the whole fight!
Sun Aug 8 21:21:02 2004-general-Methuslah: Got one, clean thorugh the shoulder. You see a breif moment of horror, before the decompression gets him. The other jumps through the lock, and begins to seal up.
Sun Aug 8 21:21:40 2004-general-Kit: If I can get in one more shot before the lock seals I'll do so 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 21:22:19 2004-general-Methuslah: OK - he died twice!
Sun Aug 8 21:22:43 2004-general-Kit: Is the lock to the zho ship still open?
Sun Aug 8 21:22:49 2004-general-Kraiger: one last shot 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 21:23:15 2004-general-Kit: Kraige, how about going onto the zho ship and ruining that for a change?
Sun Aug 8 21:24:17 2004-general-Methuslah: Ping; there does the red alert bulb.
Sun Aug 8 21:25:05 2004-general-Kit: (did Kraiger shoot it or did it just activate?)
Sun Aug 8 21:25:34 2004-general-Kit: The zho ship, judging from the size, how mayn people are probably on board?
Sun Aug 8 21:25:49 2004-general-Methuslah: He shot it. Now it will never activate again.
Sun Aug 8 21:25:56 2004-general-Methuslah: You hear a noise, the fighter has undocked.
Sun Aug 8 21:26:51 2004-general-Kraiger: OK, these guys pissed me off (I swap for the PGMP again, and head outside to clean up the fighter)
Sun Aug 8 21:26:56 2004-general-Kit: OK, so the zho have undocked. They'll probably try to shoot us out of the sky. Ill try to activate the engines to get us heading back to our fleet if possible.
Sun Aug 8 21:27:50 2004-general-Kit: So sensors and comm are out, courtesy of Kraigers lousy shooting. I'll have to fly by my pants again.
Sun Aug 8 21:28:12 2004-general-Methuslah: Through the lock you go. The fighter is trying to manouver around; to point at you.
Sun Aug 8 21:28:43 2004-general-Kit: get him this time Kraiger, but hurry, I'm ready to blast off!
Sun Aug 8 21:29:15 2004-general-Kraiger: OK Zho, eat plasma! 2D6: 4
Sun Aug 8 21:29:17 2004-general-Methuslah: One more bad shot, and those would have been gone as well.
Sun Aug 8 21:29:32 2004-general-Kraiger: Words fail me....
Sun Aug 8 21:29:36 2004-general-Kraiger:
Sun Aug 8 21:29:37 2004-general-Kit: Kraiger!!!
Sun Aug 8 21:30:19 2004-general-Kit: Maybe you should hire on with the zho. You could really do some good for the empire if you worked for them!
Sun Aug 8 21:30:47 2004-general-Kit: Ok, Hang on Kraiger. I'll engage the engines and try to maneuver away before Kraiger shoots them up as well!
Sun Aug 8 21:31:33 2004-general-Methuslah: OK; missed my 120 degrees.
Sun Aug 8 21:31:46 2004-general-Methuslah: He's coming around; youll get one more shot!
Sun Aug 8 21:32:24 2004-general-Kit: I'm ready to blast off before he gets fully around, so hurry up Kraiger!
Sun Aug 8 21:34:01 2004-general-Kraiger: breattttthhhheeeee 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 21:34:47 2004-general-Kit: As soon as Kraiger has fired, I'm starting the engines to engage in evasive maneuvers in any case!
Sun Aug 8 21:34:49 2004-general-Methuslah: You've caught him on a side thruster, slowed him down; gained an additional shot.
Sun Aug 8 21:35:32 2004-general-Methuslah: You don't know how the engines will react to tight manovering.
Sun Aug 8 21:35:44 2004-general-Kit: I'll try to menauver our ship in such a way that Kraiger keeps a clear line to the enemy as long as possible while keeping us out of their firing arc.
Sun Aug 8 21:35:54 2004-general-Kraiger: Winged him - now for the kill 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 21:36:10 2004-general-Kit: I' try anyway, we have little choice.
Sun Aug 8 21:36:15 2004-general-Methuslah: Another thruster. Eight needed, Kraiger - but one more shot!
Sun Aug 8 21:36:29 2004-general-Methuslah: Make a pilot roll, Kit - 8 or more.
Sun Aug 8 21:36:50 2004-general-Kit: Piloting 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:37:35 2004-general-Methuslah: Beautiful turn.
Sun Aug 8 21:38:10 2004-general-Kraiger: come onnnnnnn 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:38:25 2004-general-Kraiger: Got him!
Sun Aug 8 21:38:58 2004-general-Kit: Good baby. (patting the engine panel) Great shot Kraiger. Why didn't you start out that way?
Sun Aug 8 21:39:18 2004-general-Methuslah: You catch the reactor access port, and a rather satisfactory explosion fills the sky.
Sun Aug 8 21:40:12 2004-general-Kraiger: I like to build the suspense Kit. (heading back inside)
Sun Aug 8 21:40:14 2004-general-Kit: OK, Kraiger, as our sensors are out, anything you can visually say about our surrounding? (powering down engines and heading for the broken sensor panel to see what can be fixed)
Sun Aug 8 21:40:31 2004-general-Methuslah: Even better; sensors seem to have come back online. What is worse is that you seem to be on a direct course for one of the Zhodani cruisers; and only five minutes to impact....
Sun Aug 8 21:40:37 2004-general-Methuslah: More, next week,...
Sun Aug 8 21:40:55 2004-general-Kit: I appreciate your dramatism, but next time I'd prefer it if you did not damage our own ship in the process!
Sun Aug 8 21:41:22 2004-general-Kit: Darn Cliffhanger!!
Sun Aug 8 21:41:45 2004-general-Methuslah: Well, great game guys!
Sun Aug 8 21:42:07 2004-general-Kit: Let's just hope for better dice luck next week. Today was absolutely lousy!
Sun Aug 8 21:42:07 2004-general-Methuslah: I know I've said tis before, but we really shuold be finished enxt week.
Sun Aug 8 21:42:20 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 21:42:20 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 11
Sun Aug 8 21:42:22 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:42:23 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 6
Sun Aug 8 21:42:23 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:42:24 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 11
Sun Aug 8 21:42:26 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 21:42:29 2004-general-Methuslah: 2D6: 6
Sun Aug 8 21:42:38 2004-general-Kit: Well, I'll believe it if I see it happen!
Sun Aug 8 21:42:39 2004-general-Kraiger: I don't think I'll be able to make it next week - I'll let you know....
Sun Aug 8 21:42:44 2004-general-Methuslah: Seem allright now.
Sun Aug 8 21:42:49 2004-general-Kraiger: Thanks for a great game! Even though I think the dice roller needs fixing!
Sun Aug 8 21:42:54 2004-general-Methuslah: OK. See you, guys!
Sun Aug 8 21:42:56 2004-general-Methuslah: Bye!
Sun Aug 8 21:43:36 2004-general-Kit: yeah, see you. Good thing though that the Zho weren't much better at hitting a target than we were.
Sun Aug 8 21:43:48 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 21:43:51 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:43:54 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 5
Sun Aug 8 21:43:57 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:44:00 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 8
Sun Aug 8 21:44:04 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 7
Sun Aug 8 21:44:08 2004-general-Kit: hmm.
Sun Aug 8 21:44:10 2004-general-Kit: 2D6: 9
Sun Aug 8 21:44:20 2004-general-||||||||| Methuslah just logged off.
Sun Aug 8 21:44:25 2004-general-Kit: oh well, lets see how it goes next week.
Sun Aug 8 21:44:46 2004-general-||||||||| Kit just logged off.