#77 Storm of Set

The group negotiates with the elders of GAW .. Bo, Merl, Riki, and Tin Duhk stay with Blueys 3rd Armored Company, they want to pick up arms shipment on way back through merctown towards huntsville

2a Bo wants Bluey to complete the deal with The Buyer about fixing his jet, bo was already paid (?) in trade goods  by sparticus byt he also wants promise of safe passage guarding by the heros for his GAW troops back to guntersville via boat.  In exchange GAW will get the jet onto one of the GAW barges for transport back to guntersville where they can fix it.

Bo comes to Bluey and offers to upload "shiros map of north america (see above pics)"
and link with the combat computers of the GAW forces.

2b Merl wants to settle some Debts in Merctown and pick up some tradegoods to smuggle south to huntsville and take back some fineries to his beloved betty lou.

2c Riki acts like Bo's bodyguard.

2d Tin Duhk wants to go with Merl to Merctown to buy a new body

The group thinks things are wrapped up, but demons attack.  First howls and wolves, then a jinn summoned by a succubus with a lamp.  The jinn lays waste to the armies of GAW while the characters try to dodge the blasts of air.

All GAW forces are called by the group to flee to the west away from the jinn, which they do while suffering horrible casualties as the tornado rips through the lightly armored gaw ranks.  Drago manages to slow down the jinn by casting ice wall on top of him while the rest of the GAW forces flee.  The succubus seeing true danger flees using prowl and invisibility when the dragon grows near.

Caldor's tanks suffer 50 casualties, 2 tanks survive
Hermans recon squad looses 40% but gains 10% scavenger survivors who want to come back to guntersville
Blueys 3rd armored takes 75% casualties
Dragos 9th infantry patrol takes 63% casualties

The wounded soldiers and damaged equipment finally makes it back to the river where they are evaculated to guntersville...

Bo pays bluey for safly delivering the 4 elders back to guntersvill (+4mil?)

Herman realizes nox was killed by werewolves and became a werewolf.  Herman ties him up, hands him over to gaw.

Drago flies around scouting and tries to trade a star ruby worth 1000gp in a deal with herman, but herman angrily rejects the dragons offer.

Bo aranges a boat captained by Bahab, 3 barges with a tugboat leader.
Bahab works for bo and has been contracted to take Bluey and goods up to merctown.  Bahab says hes in as the pilot for 7% of blueys take.

Any other deals are pure profit, so some buy coal (caldor), others make some deals.

total trade investments:
bluey 3mil investment with bo's gaw goods to be sold in merctown

caldor 1.5mil coal deal with niomi the coal merchant

herman makes an undisclosed deal with billy gunter the transport 100lbs of something to merc town

herman has a date with niomi the pb8 coal merchant who calls him hermy
date is at the "rat house" inn, 7pm

Drago buys a dragon sized Multi optic eye headset from Tin Duhks contacts.
-5x book price for mo headband



Guntersville is trying to sell an icbm for 10million including launcher

Rogue continues to resist the control undead magic drago has placed upon her.  she steals a 400credit black market credstick from someone (her first money).
Rogue drinks moonshine to herman which has no effect on either of them.
Vrick narunl of Guntersville drinks some moonshine as well to some effect.
Herman makes lists of things hes seen to give to cyberknights if he sees any.
Herman tries to sell his eyes of eylor unsuccessfully, arguing with the dragon over price.
Rogue gets clothes and a pack from guntersville merchants.

at the end of session 77 one day has passed, and the group settles into a long awaited rnr session in the somewhat civilized region of guntersville.  average tech level is 1950s.  the characters will be in guntersville a few weeks sorting out supplies and travel deals, so everyone has to buy a lifestyle or go hunting for food and sleep in the steet.

guntersville lifestyles:
street 0+cost of food
squatter .8*5000=4000cr  - live in underwater ruins with other squatters
low .8*20000=16000cr - boarding house room
middle .8*80000=64000cr - rent a makeshift cabin with garage
high .8*=192000cr - floors 1-5 of guntersville fortress, the prerifts skyscraper home of the gunters
luxary .8*1000000=800000cr - floors 5-8 of guntersville fortress

Anyone who fills out the character sheet spreadsheet for stats gets 100xp bonus, this should help speed up the game i hope... (having the stats all in one place).


XP
Drago 128005 +500+150+50+100+100+100+100+100 +500 showing up +150 skills+50 defeat jinn+100 guntersville deals +100 argue with herman +100 flies to scout +100 gives bluey 5mil for datafile +100 remembers lt chromium the squad drago helped original  commander's name

 129205

Caldor 88226+750+50+50+100+100+100+750 showin up+50 skills +50 defeat jinn+100 guntersville deals +100 chat rp +100 rp about space
89376

Herman52981 +750 showin up+200 skills+50 defeat jinn+100 guntersville deals +100 shrewd eyelor deals +100 makes a date with niomi +100 makes deal with billy gunter +100 remembers dirk diggler the recon commander's name +200 herman plays poker with bahab, merl, riki, ron, spends 500gp?
54681

Bluey 44425  +750 showin up +150 skills+50 defeat jinn+100 guntersville deals +100 makes deal with bo +200 buys prosek grade cs high command encrypted datafile for 45mil, hears unseen hand black market group has a mole in the cs , +100 gets some money +5mil from drago +100 email updates +100 logged in first
46075



Rogue 32375 +1000 showin up +100 aquiring credstick +100 resiting control +50 defeat jinn+100 guntersville deals
33725

Phoenix Empire Death Squad Air Jinn

Genie final. by vlda on DeviantArt air

Phoenix Empire Death Squad Jinn

Trained to serve the Phoenix Empire in one of the Demon Legions. Green Air Jinn Regular Water Jinn Veteran Fire Jinn Elite Earth Jinn IQ 10 12 13 14 MA 14 16 20 22 ME 10 16 20 22 PS 34 36 38 42 PP 16 17 18 20 PE 14 16 20 24 PB 4 6 10 12 Spd 40/140flying 60/160flying 100/200 flying 120/220 flying HP/SDC ARMOR 600MDC 800MDC 1200MDC 1400MDC PPE/ISP 100/40 220/50 570/60 710/70 # Actions Melee  6 6 8 9 Strike  4/5 rod 5/6axe 8/11stave 10/15sword Parry 4/5 rod 6/7axe 9/12 stave 10/15sword Dodge 4/5 flying 6/7 flying 7/11 flying 8/14 flying/teleport  dodge Initiative 4 4 4 4 Vs. Magic/ Poison/psi 6/6/6 vs 12 7/7/7 9/9/9 11/11/10 Combat Actions Punch 3d6MD+12 K-30 Ion Pulse Rifle Corrupt Rod punch+6d6MD Blinding Flash Crush 3d6+12 Wing Attack: Basic 6d6+24 K-4 Laser Pulse Rifle         Corrupt Executioner's Blade punch+5d6MD save vs 14 death strike or take double damage Punch 5d6MD+22 Wing Attack: Advanced Punch+70%KD  Pin/incapacitate on nat 17+ Wing Gliding Sweep attack power punch to 15ft area +d4x10meter KD Corrupt Serpent Slayer  Stave Punch+4d6MD double to dragons + stops teleporting K-500 Rail Gun Crit 18+ Punch 6d6MD +30 Corrupt Millenium Slayer Remote Controlled Phoenix Sand Crawler ` 1st 3th 8th 12th Green Air Jinn Spells: Defense: thunder clap +1s/p/d +5 init Invis Wall 60ft 10ft/lvl 50/lvl Darkness Summons: Phantom Footman 20ppe Phantom 30ppe Air Jinn Offensive magic: Wind Rush 120ft 10ppe Northern Lights 60ft range 30ft area 12ppe Electrical Field 200ft 10ft/lvl 35ppe 4d6+10md 2min/lvl Wind Blast +6 s 2d4x10+30md 40ppe 1000ft+400/lvl Tornado 60ppe 600ft range 100ft area 4d6x10md for 1d6melees then hurled out for 2d6x10md

Natural Abilities:  
Magic: All spells of one elemental magic type.8th level at night 4th at day

Major Psionics: All sensitive and Physical 5th lvl

Physical:
   Alter Aura (Self) (2)
   Death Trance (1)
   Ectoplasm (6, 12)
   Impervious to Cold (2)
   Impervious to Fire (4) 
   Impervious to Poison/Toxin (4)
   Levitation (2 (up to 2 lbs), 6 (up to 20lbs), 6+1 for every 10lbs over 20lbs)
   Mind Block (4)
   Nightvision (4)
   Resist Fatigue (4)
   Resist Hunger (2)
   Resist Thirst (6)
   Summon Inner Strength (4)
   Telekinesis (3, 8, 8+1 for every 10lbs over 20lbs)
Sensitive:
   Astral Projection (8)
   Clairvoyance (4)
   Empathy (4)
   Mind Block (4)
   Object Read (Psychometry) (6)
   Presence Sense (4)
   See Aura (6)
   See the Invisible (4)
   Sense Evil (2)
   Sense Magic (3)
   Sixth Sense (2)
   Speed Reading (2)
   Telepathy (4)
   Total Recall (2)

 Intuitive Combat
Psychic Invisibility
Read Dimensional Portal




RCC Skills: 
HTH Demon(same as ultimate edition hth dragon minus bite/tail attacks)
Basic Math lit dragonese euro egyption streetwise intel track humans wilderness survival land nav lore demon faeries radio basic comp op basic elec locksmith pick locks pick pockets palming concealment wp sword wp energy rifle

RCC Related Skills (3wps)
WP Blunt WP Axe WP Heavy Energy




Green1d4x10000 in egyption gold coins of the ramaset 2 eclip

Normal 1d4x100000 in coins 3 eclips

Vet 2d4x100000 in coins 4 eclips 1 ppeclip deed to small house in Rama, Africa

Elite4d4x100000 in coins5 eclips 2 ppeclips deed to villa in Rama, Africa

Green Guns Strike Bonuses: +3 aimed
Normal Guns Strike Bonuses +4 aimed

Vet Guns Strike Bonuses 6 aimed
Elite Guns Strike Bonuses 8aimed

Green Strike Bonuses: +1pp +4 rcc
Normal Strike[4]+1pp +4 rcc
Vet Strike [7]+2pp+4 rcc +2 strike rcc hth
Elite Stike [8]+3pp+4 rcc +3 strike rcc hth

Green Parry Bonus: +1pp+3 rcc
Normal parry[6]+1pp +3 rcc +2 rcc hth
Vet parry [8]+2pp+3 rcc+4 rcc hth
Elite Parry [9]+3pp+3rcc+4 rcc hth

Green Dodge Bonus: +1pp  +3rcc
Normal: [7]  +3 rcc+1pp +2 rcc hth
Vet: [9] +2pp+3 rcc+2 rcc hth +3 to dodge in flight
Elite: [10]+3pp+3rcc+2 rcc hth +5 to dodge in flight

Phoenix Empire Recon Squad Werewolf

Werewolf by sandara on DeviantArt

Phoenix Empire Recon Squad Werewolf

Trained to serve the Phoenix Empire in one of the Demon Legions. P135 Africa. Green Regular Veteran Elite IQ 6 8 10 12 MA 10 14 16 18 ME 10 14 16 18 PS 16 20 22 24 PP 16 20 22 24 PE 15 20 25 30 PB 10 14 16 18 Spd 15/50 35mph as wolf 20/50 25/50 30/50 HP/SDC ARMOR 45HP/100MDC 200 SDC patchwork armor 48HP/ 52hp/Custom Patchwork 150MDC 300SDC + 56 PPE 50 70 80 90 # Actions Melee  6 6 6 6 Strike  4/5 with knife or claws 7/8 with knife or claws 8/11 with knife or claws 9/14 with knife or claws Parry 3/4 with knife or claws 5/7 with knife or claws 9/12 with knife or claws 10/14 with knife or claws Dodge 4 6 10 11 Initiative 1 2 4 5 Vs. Magic/ Poison/psi 2/0/2 vs 12 5/3/2 vs 12 7/5/3 vs 12 10/8/4 vs 12 Combat Actions K-30 ion Pulse Rifle 3 eclips +6 aimed +1 burst TK Sniper Rifle 4d6MDC 3000 ft 5shots/32ppe  +9 aimed single shots only mated to stripped down K-4  +7 aimed/+2 burst Vibro Knife TK Snipe +11s K4 +9s/4s burst TW Sawed  off Sapper  +8s 4d6MDC to nonliving and magic barriers -3d6ppe -4d6ppe to magic creatures 12 shots 600ft 10ppe/shot Miscreant Yellow Fang 6d6MD Lesser Rune Dagger +1s/p/all saves ` 1st 3th 8th 12th

Natural Abilities: Prowl 80% swim 50 track by smell 70 nv 300ft bio regen 4d6hp/hrMagic: Meta Animal Meta human summon and control canine repel animals tounges.
Psionics: Sixth Sense See Invis Mind Block

RCC Skills: Gobblely & Euro 98 land nav +15 track animals +20



Secondary Skills G/N/V/E: 7/7/15/19
Intelligence, Pick Pockets+5, Pilot Hover, HTH Assassin (Phoenix Empire Training), WP Knife (works with claw attacks)
WP Energy Rifle
Sniper

Extra Vet Secondary Skills:
at 4 Interrogation Techniques, Escape Artist, Streetwise
at 8 Basic Math,Lore Magic, Gambling, Palming


Equipment:
All have conscription papers signed by Pharo Rama Set to go to north america and retreive "any symbols of osiris" and bring them back to Africa.
The papers are signed by "Yellow Fang Leader of the Savanah Werewolves" and RamaSet.


Green1d4x1000 in egyption gold coins of the ramaset 2 eclip

Normal 1d4x10000 in coins 3 eclips

Vet 2d4x10000 in coins 4 eclips 1 ppeclip deed to small house in Rama, Africa

 Elite4d4x10000 in coins5 eclips 2 ppeclips deed to villa in Rama, Africa

Green Guns Strike Bonuses: +3 aimed +1 rifle +2 sniper
Normal Guns Strike Bonuses +4 aimed +3 rifle +2 sniper

Vet Guns Strike Bonuses 6 aimed +3 rifle +2 sniper
Elite Guns Strike Bonuses 8aimed +3 rifle +2 sniper

Green Strike Bonuses: +1pp +2rcc +2hth
Normal Strike[4]+3pp+2rcc+2hth
Vet Strike [7]+4pp+2 rcc+2hth +1 with guns/thrown
Elite Stike [8]+5pp+2rc+2hth +2 with guns/thrown

Green Parry Bonus: +1pp +2rcc
Normal parry[6]+3pp+2rcc
Vet parry [8]+4pp+2 rcc +3hth
Elite Parry [9]+5pp+2rcc +3hth

Green Dodge Bonus: +1pp +3rcc
Normal: [7] +3pp+3rcc
Vet: [9] +4pp+3 rcc+3 hth
Elite: [10]+5pp+3rcc +3hth

#76 Phoenix Empire vs GAW

Bluey's deals with the blackmarket make them friendly to allies of Bluey.

Each of the commanders of the GAW armed forces asks for standing orders from the players assigned by BO to each of the units at "commander" rank.

Herman leads 3rd recon, lead by Dirk Diggler 3rd lvl smuggler


Swat 4 art Dune Buggy by Gilgemesh on DeviantArt Huntsville 3rd Recon Platoon x12 GAW Fast attack ground dunbuggy troups 2 smuggler soldiers each
 82MDC 574SDC 120mph (same stats as guntersville smuggers, these are survivors of the destruction of Huntsville)
roof mounted 50cal w/ ramjets
2 lts lead from GAW 988 Combat Humvee 122MDC 854SDC 90mph


Caldor the commander of
HuntsVille 1st Tank Platoon, x6 GAW M1A3 Tanks with 4 smuggler soldiers each, more survivors from Huntsville.
MB 266MDC 1862SDC 60mph 500mi range 40 tons
120mm cannon 6000ft 40 Ap Rounds d4x10MDC/d4x50sdc
50cal coaxial machine gun w/ ramjets
2 lts lead and spot for the tanks from camo'd up GAW 998 Combat Humvee w/ dual 50cals with ramjets, piloted by the Riktor twins.



Halo by frankhong on DeviantArt

 
Bluey leads the
Guntersville 3rd Armored Company lead by Major Ban Gunter
80 soldiers in 3 26 person platoons, each platoon has 3-4 ppl on one car, 8 mad max cars with bigboss atv

GAW Mark2 Body armor 38MDC
GAW 21 Laser rifle 2 clips 20 blasts 2d6 md laser 1800ft
1 in 4 has GAW  AT-6 LAW missle launcher 5d6MD x3 SDC HE round 3200ft rng
Sent from Guntersville to help retake Huntsville.

Drago leads the 9th infantry.


M113 APC by DarkWizard83 on DeviantArt Huntsville 9th Infantry Platoon
GAW M113 APC 168MD 1176 SDC
coupla railgun d4x10md/d4x50sdc 4000ft 80 bursts
x6 mini missle launcher with plasma mini missles
with 3 crewmen and  23 infantry lead by a

LT Chromium
vet smuggler full conversion borg pulling a GAW-198 155mm Howitzer
3d4x10MD plasma shells 3d4x50sdc 30ft radius
Half of infantry are very old or very young, they were the last to survive the conquest and evacuated and conscripted.



2 Bo asks Bluey to ask Sparticus to guide him as general

Bo asks to send scouts to pierce fog of war and learn of enemy units


Shiro made some great rifts hex maps! :)

North America:

http://shirosrpg.blogspot.com/2008/12/workin-on-rifts.html

Europe:

http://shirosrpg.blogspot.com/2009/05/rifts2112-europe.html

They make it easy to estimate distances between major places, and graphs a few intact post Rifts roads.

The 3rd age of Dragonwright game is currently taking place in the southern regions of this map:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/sirlarkins/scan002.jpg

I like how Shiro shows there being much more water around the area where the Mississippi drains into the gulf of mexico.  I am not sure about how close Tolkeen is to chi town on this hex map.  I would place Tolkeen due east of Serenity on the river on the hex map 0206  based on this map: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/rifts/images/8/82/Riftsmap.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100328152013

Now if I overlay this map with my older map I was using this to find the locatiion of Golden Age Weaponsmiths :
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHT1VmxxVDteRHAPv-ve3SYGt7NmVsm-ygvFL3yn5NUmnCrzLSsH0WU8M2HqJfIn1wfzMlgxffhoapS2wWWwAihCBaMrGgGY5T9dRePOtDdMRTumJWN9oKk0sMiOP8T9ye7EHFW_xXTqM/s1600/rifts_east.jpg



As of update #75, in the first Shiro's Hex Map, The old GAW city in the Huntsville ruins are in the North West of Hex 0311 (partially obscured by the river).
The land directly to the south of Huntsville is the Tennessee river and then swampy everglades type areas eventually giving into full on ocean.
Guntersville is at the South East side of Hex 0311,  along the Tennessee River is the rebuilt and well concealed homes in Guntersville ruins, the only known surviving GAW settlement.

Characters recently traveled north from the Oil Refinery Army of Thunder base in Huntsville to Cincinnati to battle Nxla, now they are west of Cincinnati near the crashed jet and square 0609.

After rescuing the 5 elders of huntsville who were taken to Cincinnati to be part of the sacrifice to NXLA, the characters get GAW support.

When called to help defeat NXLA the GAW soldiers that accompany the party traveled this far north via boat from Huntsville, https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjo51wxnd2Ilt9GnarN5WCgh5wipishqH9w09fg0NTVlMflI4J-BvYxhvMU3AQgSbt2L3_v6RAVo0BzcvKLlWkJaXiHm7iule1Af7UoS88Es8-EVUZSLOfTkWcKBOK5Km2kjpD-fCclscE/s1600/northamericanwater.jpg


(Looking at the maps, whew there actually is a water way that goes this far north, that makes plot continuity on how GAW managed to move multiple tanks and heavy equipment across hostile wilderness alot easier :)


Loose ends to tie up in between sessions:


Herman:

2) Dirk Diggler wants standing orders for the 3rd recon squad of dune buggy troops.

3) Herman's  Driver Kail AKA NUX the ferocious wants orders

Herman sends many of Dirk's men out on patrol, some are attacked by strange wolves and the GAW men are slain.   Later the party goes to find the missing men and herman has to fight off the wolves, NUX has his throat ripped out and his body is left behind with a dune buggy the wolves diabled.  Herman's dune buggy has its tire bitten off by the wolves, but herman is able to fix it.   Herman shot at the wolves and later used his magic swords on them, seriously injuring one.  The wolves seem to escape when they realize herman is no easy prey.

Bluey:
1)  Major Ban Gunter wants standing orders for his Guntersville 3rd Armored Company,  Bluey tells them to hold position with the rest of the squads.  The order is Infantry, then armored company, then tanks as they drive down the road.
Tin Duhk's head stays wired to blueys bike's nuke power plant which is all thats keeping the head powered and alive.


Caldor:
Rides on one of his tanks until the men go missing in the Dune buggy.  Lets 
Bo, Merl, Riki stay in one of the tanks.


Drago:
1) LT Chromium asks for standing orders for his the Huntsville 9th Infantry Platoon (ordered to stay back at the front of the convoy while drago goes ahead alone)
2) Denali is at Drago's side
3) Magic pidgeon
4) Rogue the Dead Girl tries to break free of Drago's undead enslaving control magic.



Sparticus:
1) Lida, Seth, Lt Fifo Partino, Jizzel lane stay nearby.


Drago sensed the rift opening to the south.



After the men go missing Drago went forward.

Caldor sees and starts sniping some flying kitani vehicles.  Caldor blasts the head sensor of one to bits with a sniper shot.
They land, and out pours some slave soldiers, giants, troll, ogres.
 They throw up their hands and say they want no part in this battle and that they are slaves just wanting freedom.

From behind bellows a balrog "FIGHT YOU WEAKLINGS, OR DIE!"...




Drago manages to petrify the Balrog, realizing that NXLA is now trapped in the elemental plane of Earth drago fights off NXLA's presence as he reaches out to the earth plane to gather magic ane petrify the demon (saves vs mental posession, or does he?)

Nearby a sucubus with a brass lamp gestures and a  huge tornadow whips up, and starts smashing into the ranks of GAW.

Caldor hides in a Tank and rides out the storm.
Herman and Bluey escape outside the area of the tornadow on their fast vehicles.

Sparticus pulled his men back before the storm hit and is north of the area.

Drago was hit by the winds but his protection wards hold.

Eventually the winds die down and there is no sign of the demons...  Only the statue of the Balrog remains.

Many of the GAW troops are dead or destroyed by the Tornado and the screams of the wounded echo across the field of battle.   #77 will start with surveying the wounded and remaining troops and equipment, it doesn't look good.


XP
Drago 9th Level Hatchling 127330
+500 showing up
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+50 petrify balrog +50 skills
+100 gives XL69E1 machine gun to Rogue
128005

Sparticus 9th Level Energy Master Psi warrior in training  89950
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+500 showing up  +25 witness balrog petrification +50 skills
90550

Caldor 9th Level Kreeghor Bounty Hunter  87526
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+500 showing up +25 witness balrog petrification
+100 survive tornado inside now trashed tank +50 snipes sensor
88226

Herman 7th Level Juicer 51831
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+750 showing up
+100 fight wolves +25 witness balrog petrification +50 skills +50 escape tornado +50 use sword +100 fails to save nux who has his throat ripped out by wolves...
52981

Bluey the 7th Level  Dog Pack Line Walker 43550
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+750 showing up +25 flying around
+25 witness balrog petrification  +50 skills

44425

Rogue the Dead Girl 6th level Super Spy Revenant
(uses dragon xp table instead of gaining levels every 50 years like the book states)
31350xp needs 50000 +1000 showing up
 +25 witness balrog petrification
 32375

Tow Jam the 5th Level Guntersville Smuggler Borg
16890xp needs 24881 to level
+1000 showing up
+25 making phoenix empire slave warriors surrender
+25 witness balrog petrification +50 miss with missiles +75 skills +100 accept job from bo to follow bluey
18165