Uplift RPG Session #16.1 (Jakob Mini-Session)

GM (GM): wooh sorry.
Caught a cold over the weekend.
Okay so set me up here.
Jakob and Samantha just snuck away from the group.

Jee-Still Waki: Alright.

Jakob Yasha: "Samantha. I'm sorry, but... I need to make sure you wont be harmed again. I need to find the men who wanted you taken, and make them never do it again. I'm sorry Sam."
( Too lazy to type it again, just copied it. )

GM (GM): "Yes, you already said that earlier" she says.

Jakob Yasha: " Did they bring you to other building before taking you to station?"

sam: "If you went this far to rescue me then I suppose you wouldn't let me dissuade you.

Jakob Yasha: "... No. I can't let them get away with this."

GM (GM): (Other buildings, you mean?)

Jakob Yasha: ( Yeah, sorry. )

Sam: Yes, there is one place...

GM (GM): She gives you the address of cell house in the resident sector.

Jakob Yasha: "Thank you Sam. I will see you at home."

Same: I'll make arrangements and wait for you. I'm not leaving without you this time.

GM (GM): Wait, let me update the pdf for a sec.

Jakob Yasha: ( Sorry about that, had to clean up something real quick. )

GM (GM): Nah, s'okay.
Here's the updated pdf
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9zUbKbVjWUBcW9EbXZJdVBEYVU

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright, thanks. )

GM (GM): Nothing major just added range and manuevers to space combat.

Jakob Yasha: ( The character sheet for Jakob on roll20 should be updated too. Sorry for neglecting to keep that up to date. )

GM (GM): ((No prob! I just feel bad I messed up the dates!))

Fried Silver (GM): Jakobi got it insted of GM

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright, cool. )
( I'm down for either of you GMing. )

GM (GM): Well, that would be a turn.

Jakob Yasha: ( Wait, might've misread what you said Fried. You saying you got this instead of GM? )

Fried Silver (GM): Yeah
Hey, thanks again for allowing this to happen. Again, do say if any of this is a bother in any way, even the whole "let me know if this is annoying" thing I do over and over again.

Jakob Yasha: ( Ah, wait, you mean the private message? Ahh, OK. Huh. Good to know now though. )

GM (GM): Right.

Jakob Yasha: ( Did both of you get that then? )
( Interesting. )

GM (GM): (Well, I hadn't actually expected FS to gm today but sure!)

Jakob Yasha: ( No no, I got confused by what he said. )

Fried Silver (GM): ( I was working on the maps

GM (GM): Ah right.

Jakob Yasha: ( I am fine with it though if that's decided upon. )

GM (GM): yeah, see? This is what happens when a session is 50% /w

Fried is prepping to GM session soon so he is making the maps.
okay, game on.

Fried Silver (GM): (Also quick question, can fried also get MP from cooking the food?)
(on success)

Jakob! Your blood seeths as you make way to the address given to you by the recently rescued Samantha.

Jakob Yasha: ( Haven't experienced much of his GMing out of being absent the 2nd session during that space station raid, but the first was intriguing in a good way. I'll be happy to see what he has in store. )

Samantha the fairest, Samantha the dearest.

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. Hey GM? Any combat mechanics you want experimented with or worked out on? Asking this because I doubt this will be a social-heavy mini-session. )

GM (GM): Well grappling is always up.

Fried Silver: (Yall ok if i watch?)

GM (GM): (Yep.)

Jakob Yasha: ( Of course. I just asked this to be on the side to not interfere with the other players. )
( In a negative way, I mean. )

Jakob! You are at the hall! There you see a mobi with a lightening bolt on the side and a young man standing by the door... A very secure looking door!

Jakob Yasha: ( But alright. Anyway, let's get going. I want to get a good look at that humie over there. )

GM (GM): ((Oh, don't' worry, barrel ahead and destroy!))

Jakob Yasha: ( Rolling perception, always good to be prepared. )
rolling 1d100+15
(90)+15= 105
( Why is it the low bonuses get high rolls, yet when I get high bonuses I get 10s and 20s? )
( Bah. )

GM (GM): You see the young man, although he appears unarmed you see that there appear to be special slots in his suit and holes dotting the whole of it. You think he has concealed armaments.

Robbie: What are you looking at, geezer?

Jakob Yasha: ( Only one thing to do then. )

GM (GM): (This going to be like the final battle of V?

Jakob Yasha: ( What a roll for grapple? )

GM (GM): Same as melee

Jakob Yasha: ( Either that or the Deathwish level from HM2. )
( Anyway, getting near. Rolling for grapple. )
rolling 1d100+45
(75)+45= 120
( Is it a damaging move or a restricting move? )

GM (GM): Restricting. takes another action to do something else.
During this time he cannot move or use the limb you grabbed.
You walk up the guy and grab him forcefully!

Jakob Yasha: ( I see grapple listed on the rules as an effect but not as a rule. Guess there isn't much use in keeping someone still than there is killing them or knocking them unconscious. )
( *not in the rules as a player performable move. )
( Ah right, should've said which limb, right? )

GM (GM): Sorry, wrestling, pg 21.
If you want, I just assumed the torso.

Jakob Yasha: ( Ah well. Trying intimidation for info. Need to be certain I got the right place and not another heavily locked, kidnapping location. )
( Nah, torso's good. Wasn't aware I could grapple that. )
rolling 1d100+15
(60)+15= 75

GM (GM): rolling 1d100+25
(96)+25= 121

Jakob Yasha: "You! Who do you work for?!"

GM (GM): Bite me, gramps!
With a twitch of his eyes he activates his suit!

Fried Silver: (Said local man who was bitten.)

GM (GM): Spikes jut from it and stab your hands!
rolling 2d10
(10+4)= 14
14 to hands.

Jakob Yasha: ( Oh thank goodness, here I was afraid it was like Clayton's suit. )

GM (GM): Keep holding on?

Jakob Yasha: ( If I do, can I attack or will it go into initiative to attack? )

GM (GM): Nah, free hit.
I mean, you are already stabbed.

Jakob Yasha: ( I'll do just that and gently persuade him. )

GM (GM): Not much he can do at this point.

Jakob Yasha: ( To death. )
( Ah, sorry. Rolling to attack. Do I roll to hit or is it already good and done with him restricted like this? )
(* I don't need to aim with him in a grappled position? )

GM (GM): Yep

Jakob Yasha: ( Forgive me if this is stretching out the time, but clarification's always good. )

GM (GM): (You are already holding the guy, it's the exchange for not having roll dice with damage.
(s'okay, grappling is complicated in every system.

Jakob Yasha: ( I'll do a crush attack. )

GM (GM): So he is throughly unintimidated.
Sure!
130?

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright. Rolling. )
( Yeah, with strength bonus. What's the die to roll? Just a 1d100+strength bonus against his roll and strength bonus? )

GM (GM): Nope, no roll
Just pain
And bypass armor

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright. Inflicting pain. )

GM (GM): 130pts
You squeeze the poor soul and within seconds you hear cracks and pops. He goes limp.

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. Grappling looks to be more of a "duo" attack than a singular move. Handy for disabling while also inflicting damage, perhaps allowing someone else to smack them while you hold them back. )
( Either that or making sure they don't attack you while you scream at them. )

GM (GM): (Yeah, that was the general idea.)

Jakob Yasha: ( Anyway, he RIP in peace? Can I search his body for a key? )

GM (GM): Sure

Jakob Yasha: ( If not, can always knock. )

GM (GM): You search his body and don't find anything besides a c-stick and a folded heavy laser pistol up his sleeve.
Some where on your head you realize that these logos people use the collar computer things for everything.

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. I'll pocket the laser pistol for now. And just for experimentation's purpose, I'll take the C-Stick to try out in combat if I can. )
( If there's someone that takes more than one hit, that is. )

GM (GM): ((Laser Pistol: 4d10+40. Range: 500ft. Focus Fire: +40. +10 to aim. Payload: 5 shots. ))

Jakob Yasha: ( Does being a Heavy version of a laser pistol do more than 2d10+20? )
( That answers my question then. )
( I'm guessing he has one of those collars on? Is there a way to use it on his body? )

GM (GM): You have no idea!

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. )

GM (GM): also conform stick is 2d10

Jakob Yasha: ( I'm not a big tech person, so... I'm going to try and break through the wall. )
( Aiming for wall, because a door might be alarmed. Can't alarm-proof a wall. )
rolling 12d10+130
(3+5+8+3+5+6+7+2+2+2+1+9)+130= 183

GM (GM): You smash the door, it whines as metal bends! it still holds!

Jakob Yasha: ( Mind if I do another hit? )
rolling 12d10+130
(5+8+4+5+6+9+4+6+5+10+6+2)+130= 200

GM (GM): You smash again!
This frame shudders and the door bends, you can see beams of light through the other side
One more hit should do it.

Jakob Yasha: "Hmm..."
rolling 12d10+130
(10+1+9+5+10+9+4+10+7+8+3+2)+130= 208

GM (GM): -91 hp

Jakob Yasha smashes his bare-bear hands against the metal door!

GM (GM): You smash the door and it flies off it's hinges!
You find everyone in there looking in your direction half scared and half ready to fight!

Jakob Yasha: "You. You are all dead." Jakob growls
( Because I really like my cheesy, intimidation. )
rolling 1d100+15
(56)+15= 71
( Eh. )

GM (GM): I'll roll for the lowest
rolling 1d100+20
(3)+20= 23

Jakob Yasha: ( Well there ya go. )

GM (GM): Fine, they are all intimidated!

Jakob Yasha: ( I'm sorry. Intimidation was never meant to be abused like that, is it? )

GM (GM): (It was.
Since they can't actually run, they lose an action next round.

Jakob Yasha: ( I'm assuming the robots are already in combat mode and it's time for initiative? )

GM (GM): Yep.

Jakob Yasha: ( Let's a-go then. )
rolling 1d100+15
(3)+15= 18
( And there it is )

GM (GM): rolling 1d100+10
(55)+10= 65
rolling 1d100+15
(75)+15= 90
Well since they are intimidated they will go after you.
Bot turn!
The android advances!
Your turn!

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. Is the grid an obstruction or a design on the ground? )
( Either way, I'll advance to Spider-bot. )

GM (GM): (Oh it's just the floor

Jakob Yasha: ( I will spend my 2nd action smashing the robot, then 3rd tossing the hunk of junk. )
( Rolling to hit. )
rolling 1d100+45
(82)+45= 127

GM (GM): hit

Jakob Yasha: rolling 12d10+130
(9+9+10+8+5+9+2+7+4+9+3+9)+130= 214

GM (GM): You strike the bot and damage it heavily!

Jakob Yasha: ( And a roll to toss it to the advancing android / robot here: what would the roll be? Strength to pick up and agility to aim? Forgive me, I forgot after I last tossed a person.)

GM (GM): If you can lift it then you don't have to roll
So just agility

Jakob Yasha: ( Ok, thank you. Rolling agility then. )
rolling 1d100+45
(74)+45= 119

GM (GM): So 3d10 plus str

Jakob Yasha: ( Is it affected by martial arts and strength damage multiplier? Again, forgive me. )
( Then again, it says hand to hand damage multiplied for strength, so I'm not sure if that would affect tossing. )

GM (GM): Actually it's affected by taking the wrestling combat skill.

Jakob Yasha: ( Ah. Well, afraid I don't have that then. So neither affect the damage dice and is a regular 3d10 + strength? Thank you kindly. )
rolling 3d10+130
(10+10+6)+130= 156

GM (GM): Yep.
(One of the things I'm going to work on is formating and editing.

Jakob Yasha: ( I should be doing this faster instead of asking questions. I'll try and restrain myself, sorry. )
( Anyway, that's my last action. End turn. )

GM (GM): (What? Nah. Questions good, makes me work it out.)
Did you have a target for the bot or just tossing it?

Jakob Yasha: ( Yes, it was the orange-headed robot next to the other android below the astronaut. )

GM (GM): You toss the bot and the two collide in a mash of metal.
Her armor is heavily damaged!
as is the bot.
It's her turn!
With speed she jumps over to you!
(Let's try blocking next.

GM (GM): (Roll the same as a parry but the damage is take by whatever you block with, in this case your arms or weapon.

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright. Don't have an action left, but I'm willing to test. )
( Hm, and I guess I can't just reach into my pockets if I'm bear handed already )

GM (GM): Well, blocking is a free action.

Jakob Yasha: ( Aah, interesting. )

GM (GM): Because you are taking damage, just controlling where.

Jakob Yasha: ( Because then I'd try blocking with the C-Stick. )

GM (GM): Gotta get that limb damage in.
kk

Jakob Yasha: ( But that's stored in my pocket, so eh )

GM (GM): rolling 1d100+45
(62)+45= 107
She give a chop!

Jakob Yasha: ( But I will block with my right arm, because that one still has armor on it. The hands are kinda messed up though. )
rolling 1d100+45
(52)+45= 97

GM (GM): Nope
rolling 2d10+100
(
6+4)+100= 110
To the chesticles.

Jakob Yasha: ( Oof. )

GM (GM): She will strike again!

Jakob Yasha: ( Stupid, augmented rabbit. )

Fried Silver: (Going to hang out with my brother, see ya guys later.)

GM (GM): rolling 1d100+45
(84)+45= 129

Jakob Yasha: ( Later man. )
( Attempting a block again. )

GM (GM): (Lates fried! Have fun!))

Jakob Yasha: rolling 1d100+45
(79)+45= 124

GM (GM): rolling 2d10+100
(8+9)+100= 117

Jakob Yasha: ( In hindsight, I should've planned a resting period. Because my armor only has 71 HP, which is now gone, and total HP is 185. )
( Let me count this, I'm sorry for my own ineptitude in planning. )

GM (GM): Okay!
(Fits the character really.)
Blader turn!

Jakob Yasha: ( I have 10 HP left. )
( Not one of my better ideas. )

GM (GM): Two of the men shout and a terrible claw bursts from their arms!
The slowly approach!
The robot suanters to a stand and readies his weapon at you!
Your turn!

Jakob Yasha: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/885/474/2d7.jpg
( Oookay. )
( Lesse... )
( Smash her. )
rolling 1d100+45
(29)+45= 74
( Any attempts to parry? )

GM (GM): She spent all her attacks so smash away!
Also hard to type when the skype alert covers the text box.

Jakob Yasha: rolling 12d10+130
(5+3+2+6+2+3+7+9+5+5+9+1)+130= 187
( She's uno-target, I'm hoping to get rid of her first then maybe play this smartly by making a temporary retreat. )

GM (GM): You smack her hard, ripping armor and flesh!

Jakob Yasha: ( Or die. Either or, I shall ride to Valhalla, shiny and chrome. )

GM (GM): You see that she has robot arms and legs, and some bones!

Jakob Yasha: ( Now for my signature move: toss the fucker )
( Then use my last action to get the fuck out. )
( Of the building. )

GM (GM): Choose target!

Jakob Yasha: ( I'm not leaving the combat zone, but I am taking my distance. )
( Aiming for the spider robot with her. )

GM (GM): ( Now I know what its like to force a ship
3d10 + str as usual...
wait

Jakob Yasha: ( A ship? What, a relationship? )

GM (GM): Roll to hit target

Jakob Yasha: ( Yep. )
rolling 1d100+45
(24)+45= 69
( Please dice, don't die on me like I'm dying on you. )
( Hit or nah? )

GM (GM): Hit
Damage

Jakob Yasha: ( Thank goodness. )
rolling 3d10+130
(3+8+5)+130= 146
( Hitting spider robot. )

GM (GM): That's enough to kill them both.

Jakob Yasha: ( Grand. Now, I'm gonna use my last action and retreat for cover. )

GM (GM): You toss the borg broad accross the room like a spear, lancing the spider droid, a laser zips passed you as it tried to fire

Jakob Yasha: ( Not something big, stronk bear man should do, but being near dead can do this to you. )
( Hm, I'm sorry, wait. May I switch positions before the next turn starts?)
( Behind the vehicle, if that's allowed? )

GM (GM): Yes

Jakob Yasha: ( Thank you. )

GM (GM): You know I attended a panel this weekend on GMing and accessiblity.

Jakob Yasha: ( Oh, neat. )
( How'd that go? )

GM (GM): I thought it was about getting people to play but it was about disabilities
(Fine. Learned some things. I shared my experiences playing with guys that are really beaten up.

Jakob Yasha: ( Ah, tabletop gaming for people with disabilities? )
( Or missing limbs? )

GM (GM): (Or board games.)

Jakob Yasha: ( Right )

Suule S.: ...weird

GM (GM): (Oh yeah, social, physical mental, color blind is a big one.)
They encouraged boardless for blind people.)

Jakob Yasha: ( Hm. )

Suule S.: ( I dunno how to feel about this )

Jakob Yasha: ( But they aren't 100% blind, aren't they? )

GM (GM): (But my point... was that it's the gm that makes the rules, the book is a suggestion. I didn't get a chance to tell the panel that.)

Suule S.: ( Like in a way this was never an issue for me)
( And somehow it's an issue now? )
( Weird )

GM (GM): (Well you have people with ADHD too, and for some people D&D is the best way for them to socialize.)
Anyway!
Yes you can undo move.
Because I'm the GM

Jakob Yasha: ( Thanks again. )

GM (GM): And even my own book is a 'strong suggestion' on the rules.
So, endturn?

Jakob Yasha: ( Yep, out of actions. )
( Taking cover behind vehicle. )

GM (GM): The bladers howl and sprint up to you.
They hop on top of the mobi, ready to strike!
The two normal people run to the far side of the room towards a servitor standing on a platform.
Your turn!

Jakob Yasha: ( Hoo man. Ok. Am I able to know what I would have to roll to lift the mobi and flip it, possibly onto the two bladers? Or do I have to roll to find that out? )

GM (GM): str is 13 right?

Jakob Yasha: ( Yessir )

GM (GM): 1300 lbs.
Yeah, I'd say you can lift it.
The thing is like a go cart.

Jakob Yasha: ( And drop it on top of them? Anything to stop them from trying to cut me apart is a good thing. )

GM (GM): Well, dropping is a free action.

Jakob Yasha: ( Either that or throwing... Hm )
( I have been tossing a lot. )

GM (GM): You lift the mobi!

Jakob Yasha: ( Two birds one stone. )

GM (GM): The two remain on the vehicle in a feat of predatory balance!

Jakob Yasha: ( Hmmm )
( Alright, tossing it'll be. )
( Rolling to toss inside. )
( Wait, am I able to aim at the astronaut with the balaclava icon from where I'm standing, or is it just from the right green circle to the electric hamster ball? )
( Hm, bit of a tight throw. )

GM (GM): Sure.
A 900lb curve ball.

Jakob Yasha: ( Alright, let's give it a try. )
rolling 1d100+45
(74)+45= 119

GM (GM): I should probably write a general rule that if an attack is 100+, it probably succeeds.

Jakob Yasha: ( On a scale from 1 to 10 on how stupid of a situation I got myself into and stupid things I do to try and get myself out, I have exceeded the grading criteria. )

GM (GM): You toss the mobi with all your strength!

Jakob Yasha: ( 3d10+130? )

GM (GM): Oh, let's do 10d10
It's a freaking mini car and two peps

Jakob Yasha: rolling 10d10+130
(5+6+7+2+8+9+4+9+10+2)+130= 192

GM (GM): Yep, the car has... 8 hp left.
Eh, it explodes anway.

Jakob Yasha: ( Got one action left after lifting and tossing. Ooor, that can happen. )

GM (GM): A blast of fire and heat bursts from the room!

Jakob Yasha: ( Now I'm starting to appreciate asking if I did this alone, because I probably would've done that with everybody inside of that room expecting a small, contained explosion like the idiot I am. )

GM (GM): You have no idea who survived but that was a thing!

Jakob Yasha: ( *everybody in the group )

GM (GM): That's the jakob way
Also why samantha didn't come along!
No, this is exactly what she thought would happen!
Incidently...
Fire is sucking the air out of the hall at an alarming rate.
Your d-cap lights up and is buzzing!

Jakob Yasha: ( Can I attempt a Joseph-maneuver and run as fast as possible? )
( Because that karate chop destroyed my space suit, and I doubt it can withstand an explosion anyway )

GM (GM): Yes.
Well, your d-cap still works. But using it's delicious air is going to render you blind.

Jakob Yasha: ( I'm not even sure what a D-Cap is )

GM (GM): Because d-caps do not have visors.
6 sessions back you were given one. It's a cheap space helmet for tourists.

Jakob Yasha: ( Wow, I don't even remember that. Thanks man. )

GM (GM): Made from the finest ugly red hard rubber and the best mini o2 scrubber government spending can buy!
Oh yeah, I actually hashed the idea out with /tg/ on the color and everything.

Jakob Yasha: ( Either way, I'm gonna book it outside if I can. )

GM (GM): Alot of thought went into that!
Okay!

Jakob Yasha: ( Speaking of, I saw a "what the players made, what I thought it was, what it really was" thread, always wondered what you initially thought of everyone's characters. )
( Compared to the warped, strange things they are now )

GM (GM): You run down the hall, leisurely sucking the air from your helmet as you go.
(Gee, I have to give that some though! I've played with you guys for so long I kind of just went in without conceptions.

Jakob Yasha: ( Speaking of, I saw a "what the players made, what I thought it was, what it really was" thread, always wondered what you initially thought of everyone's characters. )
( Compared to the warped, strange things they are now )

GM (GM): You run down the hall, leisurely sucking the air from your helmet as you go.
(Gee, I have to give that some though! I've played with you guys for so long I kind of just went in without conceptions.
(Wait no, I thought your guy would be the guy from Taken. Turns out he's the incredible hulk.)
(like 1:1 right there. Must find betty!)
Okay! Jakob's revenge is complete!

Jakob Yasha: ( I certainly know Endtown really changed the characters for the worst )
( Stress can fuck a person up )

GM (GM): Whoever survived will know that to mess with a Yasha is to lose ten fold!
Yeah, I gotta refine the stress system. I like the idea of good day/bad day over mental collapse.
Okay, gotta run guys. Something just came up
This was alot of fun!

Jakob Yasha: ( And with 10 HP left, Jakob's going home to take a nap. )

GM (GM): For the winter

Jakob Yasha: ( Hey, thank you again for letting this happen. I really appreciate it. )

GM (GM): No prob! And thanks for testing!
Lates!

Jakob Yasha: ( The least I can do for this, man. )
( Best of luck with whatever you got going. )