April 02, 2025

TLAS3 Chapter 16 Faith

30 minutes

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

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Transcript:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vsMG1mFy-Dv_24CntIEXoxzPVAzC_-2ghkpVrAYT4Hk/edit?usp=sharing

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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

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.

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