>>4189643
you actually used it you fucking mad lad
>Get into good cover to fight the marines. (Roll 3d6+2, every point over 9 gives a +1 to your first shot on the marines.)
BEEEEEEEEES

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>>4189643
>Get into good cover to fight the marines. (Roll 3d6+2, every point over 9 gives a +1 to your first shot on the marines.)
I figure these guys will have to die. If we go straight fir the tram and leave them alive, they’ll either pursue us, tell their buddies further up the track about us, or both.
Also, didn’t think you’d actually use my edit for a title image. I actually have a title image I made back when I planned to run my own Half Life quest set in HL2 times. You can have it if you want, you’ll get more use out of it than I probably ever will.

>>4189648
>>4189682
Thanks man.

You watch the marines faces, illuminated by the orange sunset. With their eyes covered by ballistics goggles or gas masks, seeing exactly where they're looking is impossible even with your advanced optics. You keep a close eye as you creep through the extended sunset shadows. You slither up onto the platform, just too quick for the cloak system to keep you invisible. You try to get as close as you can to the marine's sandbags as you can in order to get a good shot off.

Roll 3d6+2

Rolled 6, 4, 2 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>4189708

Rolled 1, 1, 1 + 2 = 5 (3d6 + 2)

>>4189708
Check this 15

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>>4189712
OH FUCK OH SHIT OH GOD

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>>4189711
>>4189712
It still averages to a 9.5, rounding up to a 10. I'm still gonna give it a little bit to see if a third roller wants to throw their hat in.

Rolled 4, 1, 5 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>4189708

>>4189729
Thank you Jabba the Hutt

>>4189724
Also, OP, have you considered using a tripcode? It stops people from hijacking your quest, which is rare but it can happen.

>>4189711
>>4189712
>>4189729
I am the finest mind of his generation for this thread.
(Just for clarification for anyone new, most rolls are 3d6, non-combat rolls are average of 3, combat rolls are first rollers.)

You manage to slip your way in between the seating area, taking cover behind the boards on other side covered in now bloody posters from the black mesa health and safety team. From here, you can see the marines easily, even without your optics. Your cloaking system fizzles back on, providing you with extra cover at the expense of power. You can hear their conversation more clearly from here.

"I'm telling each and every one of you right, there's no way in hell Freeman is just one physicist." The mechanic exclaims.

"What does he have clones?" Ask the gunner. "Anyway he's in that supersuit, like command said."

"Would it be weird if he had clones?" The third private responds. "We've met actual space aliens today."

"Shut up, both of you." The mechanic says. "All I'm sayin' is, all we know about what this guy looks like is that he's wearing a bright orange suit. So wouldn't we be reporting every single physicist in an orange suit as Freeman? They've probably labeled every fuckin' orange road sign as Freeman, knowing what command is like."

"He makes a good point." Says the third private. Just as the private says this, the Gunner gestures with his hands, pulling both of his arms a few seconds away from the machine gun.
(cont.)

>>4189789
(cont.)
(Your cloak gives you +4 defense, and they'll have to get a 3 on their 1d3 surprise check to even know where you are first turn. Your shotgun gets +1 due to close range.)

>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+4, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+5, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Glock at the gunner. (Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+4, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+4, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. All marines will have to make surprise checks. )


>Fire your revolver at the mechanic. (Roll3d6+4, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the mechanic. (Roll 3d6+5, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Glock at the mechanic. (Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the mechanic. (Roll 3d6+4, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the mechanic. (Roll 3d6+4, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. All marines will have to make surprise checks. )


>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+4, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+5, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+4, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo. All marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+4, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. All marines will have to make surprise checks. )

>Try and make a noise, make a marine investigate so you can stab him. (Roll 3d6+4, pass on a 12, marines will not have to make surprise checks.)

>>4189792
>Try and make a noise, make a marine investigate so you can stab him. (Roll 3d6+4, pass on a 12, marines will not have to make surprise checks.)
playing to our strengths bois

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>>4189789
forgot this.

>>4189792
>Try and make a noise, make a marine investigate so you can stab him. (Roll 3d6+4, pass on a 12, marines will not have to make surprise checks.)
Mentlegen.

>>4189826
>have the excellent idea of firing an SMG grenade into the antlions to save him since friendly fire doesn’t exist in HL2
>fucker decides to die of a heart attack anyway

>>4189792
There has to be a way to choke him out

>>4189858
Ah dammit. You reminded me that we need to get a garrote to check the ship out of people.

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>4189804
>>4189830
>>4189858
You could, but this is a physically fit man. It'd take a while to choke him out, and you'd have two marines with automatic weapons trying to stop you. If he were alone, I'd have written the option in, but for this guy the threshold for not getting turned into swiss cheese while doing so would be too high.

Completely invisible, within the shadows of the transit system seating, you tap your foot hard against the concrete. With the only other noises being the soldiers, the crickets, and the distant gunfire, the second carries easily through the station, even with your sound mitigating soles.

"Hey stop that, I'm tryna talk here." The mechanic says.

"I didn't do anything!" The gunner says.

"Well, did you hear that?" The mechanic responds.

You tap your foot again. One of the marines starts tentatively walking towards its invisible source.

Roll a 3d6+4

Rolled 2, 1, 2 + 4 = 9 (3d6 + 4)

>>4189875
good night sweet prince

Rolled 5, 3, 4 + 4 = 16 (3d6 + 4)

>>4189875

Rolled 5, 3, 3 + 4 = 15 (3d6 + 4)

>>4189875
Sneaking time.

I'm gonna be honest, average of three rolls is a crap system. You should probably do best of three for all the rolls, as qst dice are fucking cursed, plus it gives playing someone who's a fucking super spy in a stealth suit a better shot at being one instead of failing half of everything.

>>4189896
I agree, averaging always feels...weird.
Like you can get a fantastic roll that suddenly gets cucked because someone else (or worse, two other people) roll like trash

Rolled 2, 3, 1 = 6 (3d6)

>>4189896
>>4189905
If you guys really want to, I'll do it that way, but but I've been trying to just mitigate the chance for failure more with forgiving outcomes rather than decreasing odds, and I guess I'm the kind of person that likes RNG.

>>4189877
>>4189881
>>4189883
Since you're still stealthy, I'll count this one as averaged.
(I forgot, you have 41/50 cloak power.)
The mechanic, with his hand on his sidearm, walks toward the sound, scanning around for whatever human or creature might have caused it. The dim, sterile lights of the black mesa transit system running on low power give him just barely enough light to make out the area around him.

All his fellows see is him suddenly jerk, before his neck goes red.

"Holy shit!" The gunner shouts, not sure of what just happened. The private grabs his machine gun, and fires a short burst of nine millimeter rounds.

He hits on a 16. (+4 because you're cloaked.)

Rolled 3, 3, 4 = 10 (3d6)

>>4189925
The bullets don't even land close to you, as though he thinks you're somewhere you aren't. A few shatter windows on the tram, others cut through the now old arrival times. While the machine gun doesn't have the swivel to fire at you without being fully picked up, the gunner reaches for his submachine gun.

>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
>Fire your Glock at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo.)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. )
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Dive to somewhere else, and re cloak. (Roll 3d6+2. On a 12, the marines will have to re-track you.)

>>4189925
How does we recharge power again? Find a station? Plug it into the nearest outlet?

>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )
THE BEEEEESSS

>>4189937
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
We should take the gunner first, since his weapon has much more ammo than the private’s MP5 and he can sweep the whole area without worrying about reloading. The private is much easier to pressure with his 50-round ammo supply, so let’s leave him until last.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>4189938
>>4189943
Same way you would in the video game. Batteries and stations. You'll be given a choice to fill cloak or armor when you find them

>>4189994
Do you like smooth Jazz?
How strong is Gabby? Can she dead lift a body and carry it around? I'm asking for the purpose of dragging a body around to long distances.

>>4189938
>>4189943
You manipulate the hivehand, coaxing it into firing another swarm of hornets as you did earlier, now in the safety of your cloaking system. The creature spits out a few more insects that fly towards the gunner.

Roll 3d6+2

>>4190010
A full on deadlift? Depends on the weight of the body, and whether or not adrenaline is running high. Long distances probably not, but in a combat scenario, yeah.

Rolled 3, 1, 3 + 2 = 9 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190024

Rolled 5, 4, 3 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190024

>>4190024
So firing the hive hand it's an instant kill on a 17, but each whole 3 points reduces the threshold to kill yes?
So if the threshold is 17, and I roll a 14, does that mean the threshold is cut down to 13 or did I get that wrong?

Rolled 5, 6, 2 = 13 (3d6)

>>4190029
>>4190032
>>4190037
Yes that's right. The hive hand does reduced damage on these marines because of its poor armor penetration. As fun as the bees are, they're not very hard hitting.

Three insects flick out of the creatures orifice, smacking into the chest of the gunner, who grunts, but stays standing to fire.

The gunner lines up his submachine-gun, firing a burst of rounds towards where he thinks you're standing. He hits on a 16.

You can see the private pulling the pin on a grenade.

>>4190057
>New bee rules, gonna rack my fucking brain, but lets do it.
>>Shoot the zombie with the Hive-hand. (Roll 3d6+1 Every two points fires a bee, each bee reduces threshold by 1, 6 bees kill. Every four bees fired subtracts one from the next roll. +1 regenerates every turn.)
>Treat bee-buddy well.
is it still every two points per bee, or is it now ever 4 points per bee?

>>4190057
>You can see the private pulling the pin on a grenade.
Bouncer, bouncer!

>>4190057
(38/50 cloak power.)
Not gonna lie, I forgot about those rules. They'd be too annoying to track I think. Right now, on the marines, every three points reduces the threshold by 1. I'd honestly suggest using one of the more punchy guns available on marines or grunts.
The shots are closer, but without the ability to visibly track you, it's nearly impossible to hit you. A few of them tear close through the safety poster you're behind, or ricochet through the bench. However, you can see clearly a frag grenade being pulled, as the private yells "Is a fucking ghost shooting us!? What the hell is this!" Explosives aren't picky.

>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 11, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 13, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
>Fire your Glock at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 15. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo.)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 12, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 14, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. )
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Dive to somewhere else, and re-cloak. (Roll 3d6+2. On a 12, the marines will have to re-track you, any incoming grenades will be avoided regardless of roll.)
>Duck for cover. (+2 To all defense, will avoid grenades.)
>Deactivate cloak. (Can be done with any action, -4 to all thresholds on attacking enemies.)

>>4190097
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 13, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
night night

>>4190097
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 13, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
So how does the shotgun work here? Does it still have a magic alt-fire that fires two barrels despite having only one?

>>4190097
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 13, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
Going loud.

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>>4190102
>>4190112
>>4190114
I didn't think about that aspect of half life shotguns when writing up the threshold list, so I'll think about it, but I'm not sure how that'll work out balance wise, (I don't want certain guns to be overshadowing others. If I just halfed thresholds at the cost of one extra shell, it would be super powerful,) so it may end up being that it's just that Freeman is willing the extra pellets into existence.

You pull your shotgun over your shoulder, quickly pointing it at the gunner. Just as the private tosses his grenade, the shotgun kicks, sending out a cone of small pellets directly towards the gunner. The frag grenade bounces off the poster behind you, clinking as it lands on the metal waiting bench.

Make two rolls, one to hit the gunner, (3d6+2) and one to avoid the grenade, (3d6+2, avoid on a 9. Below an 11 will negate your cloak bonus by 2 due to movement.) Clarify which you're rolling for.

Rolled 6, 2, 2 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190157
hitting the gunner

Rolled 1, 6, 3 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190157
rolling to DODGE

Rolled 4, 2, 6 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190157
roll to hit

Rolled 1, 3, 6 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>4190179
roll to dodge

>>4190179
Damn, if you were a little earlier the Semper-Fi soup would've been ready by now.
>>4190161
>>4190163
The buckshot pummels the marine's chest, and neck, nearly knocking him to the ground. He chokes for a moment, having to brace himself against the sandbag, and cough up specks of blood. "I'm hit!" He shouts. "Call a medic!"

You quickly vault through one of the broken windows of the tram, ducking down and taking cover as the grenade bursts apart, sending fragmentation and shards of glass flying above your head. You can see the private reaching for his radio.


>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 10- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 3, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
>Fire your Glock at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on a 6. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo.)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 5, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. )
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )

>Dive to somewhere else, and re-cloak. (Roll 3d6+2. On a 12, the marines will have to re-track you, any incoming grenades will be avoided regardless of roll.)
>Duck for cover. (+2 To all defense, will avoid grenades.)
>Deactivate cloak. (Can be done with any action, -4 to all thresholds on attacking enemies.)

>>4190195
>>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )

>>4190195
>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 10- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
no point in wating time by switching to a new gun. He needs to be stopped before we have the military storming the place.
Gotta go big or go home.

>>4190195
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
Nobody’s calling anybody.
>>4190207
>He needs to be stopped before we have the military storming the place.
Did you mean the private? You voted for gunner.

>>4190195
>>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )

>>4190200
>>4190207
>>4190237
>>4190239
(35/50 cloak power.)

As the marine grabs at his radio, hoping for someone to help with a threat he can barely see, you line up your shotgun. With a thundering blast, you fire off another round of buckshot. For a millisecond, the flash is the brightest light in the tram, reflecting off every sterile-colored surface.

Roll 3d6+2

>>4190237
oh oops. yeah the one with the radio dude. The revolver is stronger than the shotgun isn't it?

Rolled 4, 3, 1 + 3 = 11 (3d6 + 3)

>>4190253
wasn't it a +3?

Rolled 2, 1, 5 + 3 = 11 (3d6 + 3)

>>4190253
Blammo, you are dead.

>>4190253
dice+3d6+3

>>4190253
roll/3d6+3

Rolled 2, 5, 6 + 3 = 16 (3d6 + 3)

>>4190253

>>4190264
>>4190261
You gotta put it in the options bar, broski.

Rolled 2, 1, 1 + 3 = 7 (3d6 + 3)

>>4190253

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>>4190268
at least he's dead, or his radio is knocked away.
Should we finish them off guys?

>>4190269
thanks man.
of course i rolled like shit

>>4190276
Don't worry bro, I'm running combat rolls by the first roller anyway.

>>4190257
>>4190259
>>4190261
>>4190268
Yes, 3d6+3 due to range, my mistake.


(32/50 Cloak Power)
A buckshot round blasts into the private's PCV, cutting into his ribs even as the high tech equipment works to stiffen and take the hit. The private stumbles and hits the ground, dropping his radio and buying you an extra second. The gunner, though seriously wounded, fires off a blind bout of suppressing fire, hoping to protect his ally for a few critical seconds. (Will get an attack on you if you attack. If your action involves changing positions, that shot will be unprotected by the cloak.)


>Fire your revolver at the gunner. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 10- 1/6+4ammo. All the marines will have to make surprise checks.)
>Fire your Spas-12 at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 3, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo.)
>Fire your Glock at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on a 6. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo.)
>Fire your Silenced USP at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 5, every three points reduces threshold. )
>Try and get a knockout kick on the gunner. (Roll 3d6+2, unconscious on a 7, will require you to move.)


>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 16, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 18. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. )
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 15, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 17, every three points reduces threshold. )
>Try and get a knockout kick on the private. (Roll 3d6+2, unconscious on a 7, will require you to move.)

>Dive to somewhere else, and re-cloak. (Roll 3d6+2. On a 12, the marines will have to re-track you, any incoming grenades will be avoided regardless of roll.)
>Duck for cover. (+2 To all defense, will avoid grenades.)
>Deactivate cloak. (Can be done with any action, -4 to all thresholds on attacking enemies.)
>Try and convince them to surrender. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 10)

>>4190295
>Try and convince them to surrender. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 10)
They're down one man, the gunner is dying, and the private will soon follow. They can call for backup, but they will be dead long before anyone can come. The only thing they'll get for prolonging this fire-fight is coffin that the military will send back home to their families. Is this how they want to end their careers? As another insignificant digit of the soldiers killed in action, or would they like to live another day?

>PCV armor
oooooh nice. We should steal some and give them to the Black Mesa security force. it'll be something.

>>4190295
>>Duck for cover. (+2 To all defense, will avoid grenades.)

>>4190295
>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 14, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
Also, shouldn’t the new kill threshold be 6 since we got that roll of 11 when we shot the private with the shotgun, thereby reducing the threshold by 8?

>>4190328

Yes, that was my mistake. However, the thresholds are only reduced to a minimum of the wound threshold, since below that point is considered a miss. This is what they should actually look like.

>Fire your revolver at the private. (Roll3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point above a 10 reduces threshold by two, minimum of ten.- 1/6+4ammo. )
>Fire your Spas-12 at the private. (Roll 3d6+3, kill on a 8, every point above a 3 reduces threshold. -1/8 ammo. )
>Fire your Glock at the private. (Roll 3d6+2 Every two points above a 5 does half damage, kills on an 10. -3/6 +2 magazines ammo. )
>Fire your Silenced USP at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8, every point above a 8 reduces threshold. -3/11+1 Magazine ammo.)
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 9, every three points reduces threshold. )
>Try and get a knockout kick on the private. (Roll 3d6+2, unconscious on a 7, will require you to move.)

>>4190343
>Fire your hive-hand at the private. (Roll 3d6+2, Kill on a 9, every three points reduces threshold. )
BEEEEEEEEEES

>>4190295
>Try and convince them to surrender. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 10)

>>4190380
just to clarify, you're changing your vote right?

>>4190389
oh wait no I'll stick with Try and convince them to surrender.

>>4190318
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>>4190399
"Weapons down!" You shout over the gunfire, flicking off your cloaking system. You fizzle back into reality as a black silhouette. "Put your guns down, and you'll get to go home on a medevac!" You shout, waving the tip of the shotgun towards the ground as you point it at the wounded marines.

"It can fucking talk!?" Shouts the private from the ground.

Roll 3d6+1.

Rolled 3, 6, 4 + 1 = 14 (3d6 + 1)

>>4190434

Rolled 6, 4, 4 + 1 = 15 (3d6 + 1)

>>4190434
Is this a combat roll? Do I need to roll for an average? If so, here it is.
Last post, good luck lads.

>"Stop killing unarmed civilians asshole!"

Rolled 3, 3, 2 + 1 = 9 (3d6 + 1)

>>4190434

Rolled 4, 3, 2 + 1 = 10 (3d6 + 1)

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>>4190473
kek

>>4190456
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>>4190476

I'll consider combat rolls, "Any rolls with an attacker significantly aware of your presence." Good night, nice roll too.
"Yeah. I'm human." You shout. "And I'm gonna treat you like humans too. One of your friends is dead, you're both wounded."

"Because of you, you bitch!" The private shouts, blood spitting onto the sandbags.

"And you're gunning down civilians!" You shout. "And don't give me any shit about orders!"

"They started an alien invasion!" He shouts.

"And who do you think is gonna stop it once you kill everyone who understands it?" You respond. "Now shut up! Put your hands behind your hips, and I'll let you go home."

"Jesus." The gunner says. "What the hell is this mission? Listen to what she says. This isn't worth dying for."

The two allow you to zip tie their hands, unable to even resist through the pain. You take one of their sub-machine guns, and an extra clip. (Uses the same ammo as the glock, giving you roughly 50 +86 ammo)

Considering the amount of noise you just made, it might not be a good idea to stay here for two long. You're working on a Ten PM time limit as well, so you'd be best off moving quickly. (You can choose two tasks to perform, before you'll need to start the tram.)

>Try to find any leftover grenades on them.
>Try to interrogate them for information up ahead.
>Load that machine gun onto the tram. You won't be able to take it with you while sneaking, but it might be useful on there.
>Try and search for any batteries/medical equipment.
>Convince them to send a message up the chain of command.

>>4190541
>>Try to interrogate them for information up ahead.
>>Load that machine gun onto the tram. You won't be able to take it with you while sneaking, but it might be useful on there.

>>4190541
>Drag the dead marine to the tram so we can strip him of his gear (PCV, guns, ammo, grenades, radio.)
His stuff could possibly used as a disguise for any living male agents.
>Try to interrogate them for information up ahead.

>>4190541
>>Load that machine gun onto the tram. You won't be able to take it with you while sneaking, but it might be useful on there.
>>Convince them to send a message up the chain of command.

"Tell them to stop killing civilians, or I'll start killing higher ups until you fucking get it. This is fucking America, not Nazi Germany!"

>>4190561
I like this comment. Still sort of want to drab the marine to the Tram. All that additional gear could be useful for the other agent. It's a heck a lot more portable than the machinegun.

>>4190561
I'll support this, we won't need the dead guy's gear if we can get a ceasefire going.

>>4190598
ceasefire how though?

>>4190642
I don't know yet, but I'm sure we'll think of something.

>>4190652
We'll we can't have the two goons do a ceasefire, and the only sure way to do it at the very least temporarily would be to contact the general, but that would only be temporary and the DC ain't so easy to pass.
Still, there's no reason why we can't take the body. It's not like they're in any position to see or do anything about it, and again a PCV would mean life and death if we need to bodyguard anymore VIP personnel out of the facility. Also more guns.

>>4190541
pull the pin on their nades and make them bite it so if they scream they'll blow up

OR

Tell them there's someone high up in the DoD who wants to kill the civilians because they're compromised. We could let them see the CIA badge with our name covered so they know we're american and not KGB or something.

At this point they're antagonized. Them letting those above know there's ANY outside involvement will trigger an alert for us. Really the smart thing is to kill them and blame it on Gordon Freeman.

>Drag the dead marine to the tram so we can strip him of his gear (PCV, guns, ammo, grenades, radio.)
>Try to interrogate them for information up ahead.

Why the hell is Gordon Freeman even being talked about? He's a physicist who was at the resonance cascade itself. Did he get superpowers from it?!

>>4190679
you do bring up a fair point about killing them.... hmmmm.
Actually maybe we should just kill them, as bad as that sounds to me. IF the CIA finds out we're name dropping them being involved we would get in trouble won't we. Yeah, I guess a bullet to the heads will have to do.

>>4190679
>>4190693
Wait actually. I think I can agree to the grenades, but not the CIA name dropping.

>>4190697
It was one or the other I meant. Either we're trusting GRUNTS with staying alive or doing something to keep them in place and silent until we get back.

Maybe even use a fabric gag to keep it in place so they don't accidentally blow themselves up.

>>4190702
Why don't we just disable their radios instead of torturing them?

>>4190745
A gunfight just occurred. If they yell they'll get rescued and report on an invisible assassin killing grunts.

>>4190745
Technically, sort of not torture, because they would be capable of keeping that grenade in there. Their PCV's should keep them alive so I think it's best to just leave them. Time is of the essence.

>>4190764

The real point is we don't want them to reveal in any way that there's a super spy in the facility at all. Our Handlers would WANT us to cap them both.
We want to be the good guy and not cap them, even though they admit to killing civilians without good cause or order questioning.

There's not many ways to keep them alive while not letting them reveal there's a super spy to be alert for.

>>4190778
Also if we shot them all with bees, nobody would ever know a human was involved.

>>4190780
the only other person that uses the hivehand is Freeman. We fine. They'll just think he was here.

>>4190780
oh dammit whom i kidding. I like shooting. Shooting them means more stuff for us, and god do I love loot.

>>4190541
>shooty shooty bang bang

>>4190797
Isn't it a war crime to kill enemies that have surrendered? Is this even considered a war? And does that even matter?

>>4190837
Isn't what the military doing right now considered a war crime? I still don't know much about the Half Life wiki, but I think the assassins were sent to finish off the military. Would killing them make a difference?

>>4190840
I'm pretty sure the military IS committing war crimes, yes. But responding with more war crimes seems like the wrong way to go about this. We either need to get them to stop, or find some way to show what they're doing to the rest of the country or world.

>>4190882
killing them after capturing them is a warcrime yes.

But if they tell them there's a super spy, that will be a major problem for us.

Even if we keep them alive, we need a way to stop them from talking.

>>4190679
>Why the hell is Gordon Freeman even being talked about?
Because he is wearing a super suit, and keeps finding ways to survive whatever is trying to murder him and then murder it in turn.

>>4190837
>>4190840
>>4190882
>>4190894
No "war" has been declared, this would probably fall under crimes against humanity.

>>4190679
Just talk to them and lay it out for these dumb grunts.
Ask them :
>"Do any of them think gunning down innocents at a top secret facility with orders meant to have open interpretation and implications on their part will end well for them?
That is on top of the very obvious fact that they are gunning down unarmed American scientists and various staff members without mercy, on US soil, by US soldiers ever gone over well?

>At best they get a tiny cell for the rest of their lives and their families hounded by the public if this gets out, and it will, or at worst, they will be killed to keep this whole thing secret because this facility technically doesn't exist and no one at the top is gonna want any living witness or testimonies that MIGHT say otherwise?

If you saved people instead of murdering them, you'd probably have enough survivors to call all of you heros. With every scientist dead, your superiors will just call you liabilities or loose ends."

>>4191192
woops failed to greentext teh middle and last parts.

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>>4190679
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>>4191192
You pick up the machine, grunting as you lift it, before you haul it into one of the seats of the tram, where it just peaks over the window.

You knee down next to the two wounded marines, whom are now laid out like sardines on the ground with their appendages bound.

"I need both of you to hand over some information." You state. "You're right, this mission is screwed, that's why I need to figure it out. I'm gonna start easy, what is further down the tracks?"

"Captain Manvridge was sent to the anomalous materials lab." The gunner explains. "Apparently some freaky shit was happening in there, so he asked for relief. We were supposed to fix the tram before C company arrived, and piled in."

"Alright, well how long until C company arrives?" You ask.

"Maybe a half hour? I dunno?" He responds.

"Alright then, so what's the logic behind gunning down the scientists then?" You ask.

"Well they fuckin' caused this didn't they?" Responds the private. "They sure as shit ain't just scientists. They had machine gun turrets in the damn hallways!"

"You do understand you're not getting out of this without saving the scientists? If you did, you might have some to vouch on your side to the american public. Now, the military is just gonna cover you up as a lose end." You explain.

"Yeah, I'm sure the public will just love to hear the opinions of the mad scientists who summoned freaks of nature on to earth." He responds.

"Alright. Well what about Freeman, what's so special about him?" You ask.

"He's been gunning down marines left and right. People are saying he's bulletproof, or wearing power armor or something." The private responds.

"Well, does the DoD know where he is now?" You ask.

"They're saying he's getting close to the aerospace center." The private responds.

With C company arriving later to take the tram out of here, your options just limited themselves. If you try and hold these marines here, they'll just be found by C company anyway. If you kill them, they'll assume it was Freeman, or aliens, or any one of the million things someone could die of out here, and you'll stay a secret. If you let them live, they will most certainly report you, however that might be to your advantage. Hearing a report of an invisible foe will put nerves on edge, which someone clever could use to their advantage. In war, fear is almost as effective as bullets.

>Let them live.
>Finish them off.

>>4191295
>>Let them live.
"Tell you friends to stop killing civilians, or else I'll start killing more of them. And they won't see me coming, but you already know that."

>>4191381
Support.

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>>4191403
I spend thirty fucking minutes writing an update, then firefox decides "backspace" means "previous page."

"When C company finds you, telling them to stop killing the civilians." You shout. "Otherwise, they won't see me coming either."

You start the tram, and it begins to crawl forward along the singular track. It quickly dips into a trench before lowering into the east personnel entrance. As you delve into the facility again, you start to see the failure in the military's current strategy. They're treating the facility as a country to invade, setting up fortifications, checkpoints, and bases, only for the aliens to teleport into an unsuspecting location, and turn the fight into bloody chaos. Multiple times you have to duck below the windows in order to avoid the stray gunfire or hornets, hearing them patter against the metal exterior of the tram. You even manage to catch glimpses of creatures far bigger than what you've seen stomping through the open spaces of the underground facility, thankfully paying no head to what seems like an empty tram car.

In a few minutes, you reach Security Checkpoint 9, where you would normally start your descent to head towards anomalous materials. Usually, a security would check your security and shift, and route your tram accordingly. However, it seems military strategy has deemed this position important, being a major bottleneck of transit. Sandbags and equipment cover the catwalk, but unfortunately for the marines, a group of grunts and vortigaunts have teleported behind them. Through the doorway, now cleared by a breaching charge, you can see five marines struggling against two grunts, and two supporting vortigaunts. Another marine has vaulted through the broken windows, into the monitoring and routing room, where he is attempting to flank the creatures.

You'll need to get access to the routing room, and it's computers, if you want to continue on the tram. Thankfully, with the marines fighting the aliens, the two combatants will be significantly focused on the enemies they can see, rather than those they can't.

>Try and get into a good position to open fire. (Roll 3d6+2, every point over a 10 grants a +1.)
>Stealth kill the marine in the security room. (Roll 3d6+2, succeed on a 11.)
>Search the fortification equipment for useful things. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 10.)
>Sneak up to the door, use your silenced pistol to quickly shoot out the lights, they likely won't be able to discern your shots from their own. (Roll 3d6+2, parties will be unaware on an 10. -4/11+1 ,magazine ammo)
>Move the machine gun onto the sandbags, and prepare to open fire on all parties. (Roll 3d6+2, they will be unaware of your placement on a 12. The machine gun will be placed regardless of the roll.)

>>4191509
>>Move the machine gun onto the sandbags, and prepare to open fire on all parties. (Roll 3d6+2, they will be unaware of your placement on a 12. The machine gun will be placed regardless of the roll.)

>>4191509
>Try and get into a good position to open fire. (Roll 3d6+2, every point over a 10 grants a +1.)
Sneaki breeki

>>4191509
>Use the machine gun to shoot the aliens.

>>4191656
Why not both?

>>4191509
https://youtu.be/W_aAdCPT9jg
Where can we find Dr. Coomer?

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>>4191639
>>4191656
You pick up the large machine gun, lugging out the door of the tram and towards the sandbags. You feel rather vulnerable as you haul it, having to practically waltz over in the sterile lighting of Black Mesa. It would be easy for someone to see you, causing you to lose your advantage of surprise. Of course, surprise or not, a 50 caliber machine gun will still be effective.

Roll 3d6+2.

Rolled 5, 2, 1 + 2 = 10 (3d6 + 2)

>>4191694
Is the attack going to be averaged since none of them will be aware of this until we open fire?

>>4191706
Yes.

Rolled 6, 6, 4 + 2 = 18 (3d6 + 2)

>>4191694

Rolled 4, 5, 4 + 2 = 15 (3d6 + 2)

>>4191694

>>4191706
>>4191725
>>4191727
With a bit of luck, none of the marines glance behind them, and you're able to set down your machine gun on the sandbags ahead of you. The large M2 Browning's tripod rests on the sandbags, and you're easily able to pick targets from behind its sights.

The marines are closer and more numerous, yes, but those grunts could crush you like a grape assuming their strength is proportional to their size. The vortigaunts are weak and cowardly, but they could still get a few hits off.

The defense provided by your cloak will be mitigated by being on a stationary turret, giving away position.

>Supress the sergeant and grenadier, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the sergeant. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the grenadier. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the first and second private, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the first private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the second private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the flanking marine, getting an attack of if he takes actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the flanking marine. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the grunts, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the first grunt (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 13, every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the second grunt (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 13, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the vortigaunts, getting an attack of if any of them take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the first vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the second vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the third vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Cloak. (Can be done in the same turn as any other action, temporarily shut off by changing position. +2 defense while on the turret, +4 while off.
>Duck and cover. (+4 defense, avoid any grenades.)

>>4191769
>Fire at the first grunt (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 13, every point reduces threshold by 2.)
I'm thinking we kill the grunts, try to incapacitate the vortigaunts, get the marines to surrender, and then try to get the vorts collars off.

>>4191769
>>Supress the grunts, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.

>>4191769
>Supress the sergeant and grenadier, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
How much ammo does the m2 browning have?

>>4191827
>>4191836
>>4191839
In half life, it's infinite, but I think for this I'll say 300-20 per shot.

>>4191769
>>Supress the grunts, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover

Rolled 2, 1, 4 + 2 = 9 (3d6 + 2)

>>4191827
>>4191836
>>4191839
>>4191948
As you fire a barage towards the collosal, gorilla sized aliens, forcing them back and away, the grenadier looks back, through the door only seeing the bright flash of the gun barrel. He turns to his sergeant, shouting "did you call reinforcements?"

"No!" The sergeant shouts back. "Guardian angel I guess."

The towering alien grunts become determined to shut down the pounding machine gun fire as it sprays around them. The two of them start to charge forward, firing their hornets towards you.

Make two rolls of 3d6+2.

(The roll above determines whether the aliens or marines do better in the fight against each other. Higher numbers are good for the marines, lower for the aliens. The marines get a +2 because you're suppressing the grunts and not them.)

Rolled 6, 3, 5 + 2 = 16 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192019

Rolled 5, 5, 6 + 2 = 18 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192019
first roll

Rolled 3, 5, 2 + 2 = 12 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192019
second roll. I'm assuming these are two sets of Best of Three rolls?

Rolled 6, 5, 1 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192019
First

Rolled 6, 6, 6 + 2 = 20 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192019
Second

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>>4192046
Noice

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>>4192046
HE COMES

>>4192028
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>>4192058
The grunts, angered by the machine gun fire practically run over the two privates. One of the marines is quickly crushed under a hoof, while the other is knocked down and stunned. The vortigaunts, with a sudden boost of confidence, nail the sergeant with an electric blast.

Wanting to punish the aliens for their charge, you send volleys of fifty caliber rounds into the two grunts unarmoured sternums, boring deep through the scaly skin and think muscle, shredding internal organs. The creatures moan, and fall over to die.

Two vortigaunts, seeing the far larger creatures torn apart by human weapons fire, start to run back. The other ducks down behind a box.

The sergeant and grenadier cheer as you pummel the aliens. It seems that they're assuming you're a friendly. You could abuse this belief to destroy them, or perhaps play on their trust in you to pass through without killing them.

(280 M2 ammo.)

>Supress the sergeant and grenadier, getting an attack of if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the sergeant. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8, every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the grenadier. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the first and second private, getting an attack off if either take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the second private. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 6, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the flanking marine, getting an attack of if he takes actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the flanking marine. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 10, every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Supress the vortigaunts, getting an attack of if any of them take actions that might require them to leave cover.
>Fire at the first vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the second vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 12. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)
>Fire at the third vortigaunt. (Roll 3d6+2, kill on a 8. Every point reduces threshold by 2.)

>Cloak. (Can be done in the same turn as any other action, temporarily shut off by changing position. +2 defense while on the turret, +4 while off. )
>Leave the turret. (Will open up options for using your equipped loadout, talking to the marines, and sneaking around.)
>Duck and cover. (+4 defense, avoid any grenades.)

>>4192083
>Cloak. (Can be done in the same turn as any other action, temporarily shut off by changing position. +2 defense while on the turret, +4 while off. )
>Leave the turret. (Will open up options for using your equipped loadout, talking to the marines, and sneaking around.)
Reposition and shoot the Marines with the hivehand so they think it's an alien sneak attack, then uncloak with the hivehand hidden to tell them to flee, then we'll btfo the vorts?

Do any of you have a better plan? Who do we save or kill, or do we kill them all?

>>4192092
+1

>>4192092
I would personally like to avoid killing humans and vorts as much as possible, though that’s just my boner for lawful good talking.
If this is allowed, OP, how hard will it be?

>>4192092
Right now the marines think we're an ally, we should take this chance to knock out the vorts with melee then talk to the marines.

>>4192092
>>4192094
>>4192097

You'd need to reposition after cloaking and leaving the gun, which would be:
>Dive to somewhere else, and re-cloak. (Roll 3d6+2. On a 12, the marines will have to re-track you, any incoming grenades will be avoided regardless of roll.)
Then shoot, then try and convince them to retreat, which would be probably (3d6+1, pass on an 14.) It wouldn't be easy to scare them into retreating if they think they have you and that gun on their side. After they watched you shred two grunts. They currently believe they have this in the bag. They also don't have any way to get out of here except for through the vorts or under the tram rail. You could always try threatening them with the turret, or convincing them you have orders from command.

>>4192148
I think cloaking and shooting is a bad idea. Let's just convince them to let us pass by. Orders from Command and all that.

>>4192148
>threatening them with the turret
>convincing them you have orders from command.
Why not both? We have the biggest gun here

>>4192148
Sure, okay. Changing my vote to
>Leave the turret. (Will open up options for using your equipped loadout, talking to the marines, and sneaking around.)
>Convince them you have orders from command.

>>4192160
>>4192164
>>4192168

You leave the turret, so you can get closer to the marines before they chase after the vortigaunts. Ducking behind the sandbags, you talk to the sergeant as he pulls back the slide on his submachine gun.

"Sergeant." You shout. "I have orders from command."

"Shit, and what are you, special forces?" He says, looking up and down your uniform.

"Yes. Command thinks there's something sensitive hidden around here, they want you to pull out, follow the tracks for tram back to the station, they want the forces away while I scout it out."

Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 10.

Rolled 5, 3, 1 + 1 = 10 (3d6 + 1)

>>4192187
Cross your fingers, fellas.

>>4192190
The dice

They hunger

Rolled 4, 6, 1 + 1 = 12 (3d6 + 1)

>>4192187

Rolled 1, 4, 2 + 1 = 8 (3d6 + 1)

>>4192187

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>>4192190
>>4192208
>>4192214
>10 exactly

>>4192218
holy fuck

>>4192190
>>4192208
>>4192214
Just barely.

"Ahh fuck, they're not even giving us the tram?"

"Nope, they want me to be able to pull out under fire." You respond.

The sergeant sighs, then says "You sure?"

"Yup, this was straight from command tents. I'm not sure what they think I'm gonna find, but they want the big guns away from it."

"Well god help you then." The sergeant says. "Williams! You help Nixon, leave Sampson's body, poor bastard."

The marines pull back as the vortigaunts run and hide, fearing another roar of gunfire from the machine gun. Some of the marines seem rather confused. You were lucky, the sergeant didn't ask for rank, name credentials, all things that would've blown your story open. You'd guess he secretly really wanted to get out.

You search the marine's corpse, finding a pair of frag grenades, and a half clip of 9x19 ammo. (104 ammo.)

These security systems require a password you don't currently have.

>Check the bullet riddled or zombified corpses of the security guards for supplies. (Roll 3d6, pass on an 11, also find a note with a password on it on a 13.)
>Check the desks in the security room for passwords. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 12.)
>Engage the fleeing vortigaunts.
>Break open the wiring, and hard wire your way in. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 10, on a 6 or below, the black mesa intercom will announce a security breach, bringing attention.)
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:30.)

>>4192243
>Engage the fleeing vortigaunts.
Can we roll to intimidate them in letting us remove the collars?

>>4192243
>Engage the fleeing vortigaunts.
I want to knock them out and release them, personally. I'm sure we could catch up with how awkward the gait of a vort is.

>>4192243
>Engage the fleeing vortigaunts
Also tell military niggas to kindly avoid shooting in our/the vorts’ general direction for the duration of this action.

>>4192250
>>4192254
>>4192265

You follow after the fleeing vortigaunts. With nowhere to run, except for the end of a hallway full of offices, they turn towards you. The first and second vortigaunts begin to emit a green, electric glow. Their backs are against the wall, forcing them to fight.

>Throw a grenade at the three vortigaunts. (All three voritgaunts will roll to avoid.
>Supress all three vortigaunts. (You will get a shot with the MP5 (with a -2 to hit) on any vortigaunt that acts in a way to make them leave cover.)

>Fire with your revolver at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Duck(+4 defense. )
>Cloak.(+4 defense, can be done alongside any action, -3/32 cloak power.)

>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)
>Cloak.(+4 defense, can be done alongside any action, -3/32 cloak power.)
going for the knock out

>>4192304
Only need to free one to start work on the others.

>>4192314
why only one when we can try to free all three of them? Practice makes perfect.

>>4192304
This, but I'd think we'd know how to make a kick non-lethal.

>>4192298
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)
>Cloak.(+4 defense, can be done alongside any action, -3/32 cloak power.)

>>4192320
That's what I meant. One freed makes saving others easier

Rolled 4, 6, 4 = 14 (3d6)

>>4192304
>>4192314
>>4192320
>>4192328
>>4192329
>>4192337

You make a dash towards the closest vortigaunt, jumping and flinging your legs forwards into the creatures center of mass. He swipes his stubby claws at you as you do.

Roll 3d6+2. The vortigaunt hits on a 12. (Cloaking doesn't mitigate due to movement.

Rolled 2, 3, 2 + 2 = 9 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192394

Rolled 1, 1, 3 + 2 = 7 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192337

>>4192394
ouch. we hurt.

>>4192337
So that's what you meant. Right.
Hey. Just a theory, but do you think we could duel wield Hivehands by taking 1 off a corpse? Speaking of Hivehands, isn't there another alien creature similar to it that shoots electricity? Could you imaging? Duel wielding a par of Hive hands and shock bugs on the forearms?

Besides the silliness of that, what if we did this after our fight with the Vortigants and releasing them:
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:30.)
>Check the bullet riddled or zombified corpses of the security guards for supplies. (Roll 3d6, pass on an 11, also find a note with a password on it on a 13.)
At the cost of 20 minutes for a 100% of gaining access without triggering the alarms, we could gather stuff from the guards as mentioned, and perhaps security clearance ID's? Dunno if those can be used to get inside locked locations. We could also make a phone call to the Infirmary to check up on everyone to determine if everyone is still alive and if they got any news.

Rolled 3, 2, 1 = 6 (3d6)

>>4192399
>>4192401
(29/50 Cloak power.)
Since you aren't trying to kill the vorts, the kill threshold won't reduce, only the stun.
The two swipes cut into your legs, causing you to jerk as you kick, making you miss your mark just slightly, leaving the vortigaunt just barely on his feet. As you land, the cloak fizzles back into focus, hiding you from sight.

While you interrupted the first vortigaunts beam, the second fires a green, arcing beam of electricity. The third vortigaunt moves to get away from you.

The vortigaunt hits on a 16.

>Fire with your revolver at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 10, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 10, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 11 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 8, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 15, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 8, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )

Decloak (-4 defense, save 3 power per turn.)
>Duck(+4 defense. )

>>4192419
>Duck(+4 defense. )
Can we stay in a bit of cover and do suppressing fire with the SMG? I'm banking on the bullets not actually killing them but hopefully softening them up enough to jump out of cover the next turn to kick them.

>>4192435
At the moment, none of the vorts are charging, so you wouldn't be ducking from anything, and the SMG kills pretty easily on unarmored vortigaunts. You might just end up mowing them down.

>>4192419
Oh shit, I forgot to mention, the vorts swipe put you at 84/100 health, and 45/100 armor power.

>>4192463
Oh. Then yeah continue with the Dick Kickem.
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 8, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)
Can we salvage the PCV later for power for our cloak and armor later? Maybe some drugs like morphine since they're supposed to have those?

>>4192419
>>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the first vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 8, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

Rolled 5, 3, 6 = 14 (3d6)

>>4192486
>>4192504
You swing your foot around the center of mass for another kick, with the vortigaunt responding again with a weak slash. The third vortigaunt glows green as it charges another shot.

The vortigaunt counter hits on a 16.

Roll 3d6+2.

Rolled 4, 2, 2 + 2 = 10 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192516

Rolled 1, 4, 3 + 2 = 10 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192516
wew

>>4192521
>>4192526
You smack the vortigaunt in the face with your boot, knocking it to the ground before it can get its slash in.

The third is still charging his attack.

>Fire with your revolver at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )

>Decloak (-4 defense, save 3 power per turn.)
>Duck(+4 defense. )

>>4192536
>Duck(+4 defense. )
I have to ask but did any of the Black Mesa guards have any pepper spray? Did the military boys have any flash bangs?

>>4192536
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you.)

>>4192541
I don't think so with pepper spray, (but hold out for flashbangs/smoke grenades), but if you wanted to weaken the vortigaunts without killing, your statistical best bet at the moment would be the bee gun.

>>4192552
Oh you're right. The bee gun has auto aim so we can stay mostly in cover.
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
Pace the shots to not kill it? Plus staying in cover.

>>4192536
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
THIS NIGGA SHOOTIN’ BEES

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>>4192541
>>4192545
>>4192561
>>4192582
You coax the insectoid weapon to fire again, tapping the felshy, alien "trigger" nerves, causing it to fire a set of hornets towards your enemies. The creatures dart straight towards the nearby vortigaunt.

Roll 3d6+2.

Rolled 2, 4, 1 + 2 = 9 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192598
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UnmtrYrZI
here be bees

Rolled 3, 5, 5 + 2 = 15 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192598
Witness me

Rolled 4, 4, 5 = 13 (3d6)

>>4192601
>>4192604
(23/50 cloak power.)
The hornets pummel into the chest of the second vortigaunt, causing it to stagger and choke. The third vortigaunt releases it's green beam of energy, arcing through the air.

The vortigaunt hits on a 16.

>Fire with your revolver at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 6. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 8, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 8, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 9 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 6, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 6, wounds on a 6. Will get an attack on you.)

>Fire with your revolver at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 10. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 12, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 12, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 13 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 14, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )

>Decloak (-4 defense, save 3 power per turn.)
>Duck(+4 defense. )

>>4192614
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )
Time to kick kick and kick. Get ready for leg day fuck boi.

>>4192614
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )
Let us move!

>>4192614
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )

>>4192614
>>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the third vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 13, stuns on a 10, wounds on an 7. Will get an attack on you, and the distance means you will not be protected by cloak. )

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Rolled 1, 5, 4 = 10 (3d6)

>>4192622
>>4192634
>>4192637
>>4192655

You make a dash towards the third vortigaunt, and with your momentum lift one leg coiled into the air before swinging out, towards the vortigaunts sternum as he desperately attempts to make a returning slash at the black silhouette that materialized before him.

The second vortigaunt starts charging another green orb of electrical energy, chanting as he does.

Roll 3d6+2, the third. vortigaunt hits on a 12.

Rolled 5, 3, 6 + 2 = 16 (3d6 + 2)

suns out kicks out

Rolled 2, 1, 2 + 2 = 7 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192658
BEEP BEEP

Rolled 2, 5, 5 + 2 = 14 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192658
Vortigaunts will speak of our legendary thighs in fear and awe.

Rolled 1, 5, 3 + 2 = 11 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192658

Rolled 3, 1, 1 + 2 = 7 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192658

>>4192668
choke out the next one in a leg lock?

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Rolled 2, 5, 6 = 13 (3d6)

>>4192664
>>4192667
>>4192668
>>4192673
>>4192676
With a crack, your boot hits the ribs of the vortigaunt, audibly breaking something frail you didn't expect inside. The vortigaunt screams in pain, hits the wall, and slides down silently. The final vortigaunt, seeing you kill its enslaved brethren with one quick, miscalculated kick, releases its bolt of lightning just as your suit refocuses its cloak.

The vortigaunt hits on a 16

Without the other two vortigaunts to stop you, you could choke out the final vortigaunt.

>Fire with your revolver at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2Kills on a 6. -1/6+4 ammo.)
>Fire with your glock at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 8, wounds on a 5. -3/+104ammo.)
>Fire with your USP at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on a 8, wounds on a 6, -1/11 ammo +1 mag.
>Fire with your shotgun at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, Kills on an 9 wounds on a 3, -1/6 ammo.)
>Fire with your SMG at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 6, every point above a 4 wounds. -10/50 +104 ammo.)
>Fire the hivehand at the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2, kills on a 10, every two points wound.)
>Jump out of cover and go for a kick on the second vortigaunt. (3d6+2 Kills on a 13, stuns on a 6, wounds on a 6. Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)
>Choke the vortigaunt out. No, not with your admittedly toned legs, (3d6+2, knocks out on an 8, Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)

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>>4192703
>>Choke the vortigaunt out. No, not with your admittedly toned legs, (3d6+2, knocks out on an 8, Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)

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>>4192704
The Gabriella Oppenheimer would be wise to think such thoughts while not in the presence of the vortessence.

>>4192703
>Choke the vortigaunt out with your admittedly toned legs, (3d6+2, knocks out on an 8, Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)

>>4192703
>>Choke the vortigaunt out. With your freakishly toned legs, (3d6+2, knocks out on an 8, Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)

>>4192703
>>Choke the vortigaunt out with your thick thighs, (3d6+2, knocks out on an 8, Will get an attack on you, which will not be protected by cloak due to movement.)

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Rolled 2, 3, 5 = 10 (3d6)

>>4192704
>>4192722
>>4192738
>>4192752
A few out of place thoughts roll into your head that you vigilantly shake away, before you roll past the vortigaunt, quickly wrapping your arms around its neck, squeezing on what feels like a windpipe. The vortigaunt scratches its claws against your arms as it attempts to wrestle free.

The vortigaunt scratches you on a 12.

Roll 3d6+2.

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Rolled 6, 3, 6 + 2 = 17 (3d6 + 2)

as the saying goes, thick thighs save lives

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Rolled 1, 5, 2 + 2 = 10 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192781

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btw did the grunts have any collars or no?

Rolled 1, 4, 4 + 2 = 11 (3d6 + 2)

>>4192781

>>4192789
Grunts are ordered only to kill not collect.

All vortigaunts have collars

>>4192783
>>4192787
>>4192789
>>4192797
No. Out of character, the grunts were pretty much mass produced by the big bad as weapons.

In a little under a minute the creature goes limp from oxygen deprivation, slowly sliding out of your arms and to the floor. You survey the area, two unconsciousness vortigaunts lay on the ground, knocked out by your own doing. Another is clearly dead, having lost any breathing with a broken rib that you'd guess punctured a lung With the brief explanation of the collars Dr. Vance gave you, it might take a while to figure out how to get the collars off.

There are offices surrounding you, where they may be more likely to store data. It's not unlikely they have important security data written on slips of paper somewhere.

>Check the bullet riddled or zombified corpses of the security guards for supplies. (Roll 3d6, pass on an 11, also find a note with a password on it on a 13.)
>Check the desks in the security room for passwords. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 12.)
>Engage the fleeing vortigaunts.
>Break open the wiring, and hard wire your way in. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 10, on a 6 or below, the black mesa intercom will announce a security breach, bringing attention.)
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)
>Check the offices for security data. (Roll 3d6, pass on a 10.)
>Get the vortigaunt collars off. (Roll 3d6, every 5 points amounts to ten minutes spent trying to figure it out.)

>>4192815
Oh shit. I didn't want to kill them, but you can't save them all I suppose.

>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)
>Get the vortigaunt collars off. (Roll 3d6, every 5 points amounts to ten minutes spent trying to figure it out.)
>Check the bullet riddled or zombified corpses of the security guards for supplies. (Roll 3d6, pass on an 11, also find a note with a password on it on a 13.)
because might as well. it's a time saver.

>>4192815
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)
>Get the vortigaunt collars off. (Roll 3d6, every 5 points amounts to ten minutes spent trying to figure it out.)

Sounds good. We can get the collars off as the dongle does its magic.

>>4192815
Oh dammit it. Can we call Eli and the others in the appartment to gather all the powdered spices in our collective rooms or whichever room they've barricaded themselves in? If Black Mesa doesnt give their security guards pepper spray or tasers, then the next best thing would be to throw a spider shakers mix worth of chill chilli, mustard, and black pepper powder into their eyes.

Or better yet does little Alyx own a water gun? If any Vorts teleport into the appartment while we're gone, an additional home defense weapon against those big eyes dudes would be a super smoker full of home made pepper spray + various hot sauces.

>>4192815
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)

>>4192815
We don't want CIA to have access yet. We don't know their game if we're gonna attempt a full evac.

That said, giving them access would give us a shitton of currency as they'd have more information than DoD and could haggle with DoD.

If we play too far out of CIA plans, we're a rogue agent. And as per the nature of our assignment, we have no self-funding capabilities for when we go rogue.

>>4192815
>>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)
>>Get the vortigaunt collars off. (Roll 3d6, every 5 points amounts to ten minutes spent trying to figure it out.)

>>4192944
>>4192815
Does it transfer data directly to the CIA or would we have to transfer it manually?

>>4192973
What's the worry? The CIA fob is for either some CIA nerd to hack the thing open for us, or it has a built in program that'd do it for us. Weather or not the CIA gets anything doesn't really matter since it's our job to tell them stuff.

>>4192853
The "pepper spray" is a terrible idea.

But if we left our old security guard radio with them...

I was wondering. What if this "Gordon Freeman" is a speedrunner?

>>4193002
Super soaker full of lemon juice, spices and hot sauce is a bad idea? Damn. Any reason why it'd be bad?

>>4193021
They have automatic weapons. You don’t necessarily have to aim automatic weapons.

>>4193059
Not always. I figured the super soaker would be good against the Vorts, alien dogs, tentacle traps and maybe the big brain dudes. You can't attack quiet as well when blind. I was thinking it would incur a penalty to them attack or something and make it easier to restrain.

>>4193021
Aiming sucks
Irritation is negligible minus soft surfaces
MANY OF THEM HAVE GAS MASKS/ FACE COVERINGS
The Solution doesn't stick and wipes off easily (why so many pepper sprays are gel based and spread when wiped as opposed to wiping off)

To really make a real "pepper spray" you also need a proper delivery system for what's basically highly concentrated pepper capascin that's mashed with oil and then properly poured into a good dispenser with high concentration alcohol/vinegar to dissolve it.

And that stuff still sucks ass because it's just as likely to hit you as hit them when not gelled.

>>4193074
I never knew that the Vorts, alien dogs, tentacle traps and maybe the big brain dudes have face covers for their eyes.
You know, because i asked for the purpose of using against the Vorts. Which have big eyes. and the dogs are probably too dumb to close their eyes.

So your telling me the ailens wear face masks, or are you talking about the marines? because I'm talking about the aliens. And I don't mean by mexicans.

>>4193097
At best, houndeyes. I really don't think even with Vorts it'd be a good idea.

They have more concern with the soldiers who are more liable to do a sweep of the living quarters.

If any creatures teleport in, it's more likely they'll be dealing with a headcrab.

>>4193100
I suppose. The super soaker idea was for the two scientists we left behind in case they ran out of bullets.

>>4193105
You've got some creative ideas, but I think at the moment we just don't have the time, resources, or knowledge to improvise a pepper-spray gun.

>>4192815
>Plug the CIA dongle into the security systems, giving access. (Will take around 20 minutes, you are running on a time limit, it's currently 7:40.)
And while we wait for the dongle,
>Get the vortigaunt collars off. (Roll 3d6, every 5 points amounts to ten minutes spent trying to figure it out.)

>>4192820
>>4192838
>>4192925
>>4192947
>>4193379
An effective pepper spray would need to sit for a night. You have a supply drop coming at 10, so that'll give you incapacitation tools anyway.

You fish another one of the expensive CIA dongles out of your pocket before you head back to the security computers, You pull wires to the side and search out a compatible port before you click it on, and then plug it in. A few hundred miles away, a group of specialists is alerted, and start surveying the system, setting advanced software to work.

You return to the hallway, with the two unconscious vortigaunts still on the ground. You try to remember what Dr. Vance's instructions were, and replicate them on the fleshy organic collars the vortigaunts are wearing, pressing down on certain areas.

Roll 3d6.

Rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9 (3d6)

>>4193416

Rolled 3, 2, 3 = 8 (3d6)

>>4193416
So we have to roll low this time?

>>4193478
>>4193485
Yes, low rolls are good.

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Rolled 5, 6, 5 = 16 (3d6)

>>4193416
TIME TO FINALLY ROLL HIGH

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>>4193478
>>4193485
>>4193538
>11

After about six minutes, the first vortigaunt collar slips away like a dead snake cut away from the neck of a would be victim. With a bit more confidence, having felt the workings of the small, likely parasitic organisms, you manage to get the second one removed in only four minutes, leaving you plenty of time to communicate with the creatures.

>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind what the xen controller showed you. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind the voices that the other vortigaunt showed you. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 10.)
>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind the image you saw this morning. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and think about the synthetic army you saw before the resonance cascade. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and communicate the person you're looking for. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 10.)
>Try and show it the man you saw standing over Azian. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 12.)
>Try and show it Dr. Vances family. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)

>>4193566
>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
It would be nice to know what we feel it

>>4193566
>>Try and think about the synthetic army you saw before the resonance cascade. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)

>>4193566
>Try and communicate the person you're looking for. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 10.)
Surely she’s encountered at least one vort.

>>4193628
F. I want I tie breaker so I'll support this. I still want to learn more about the migraines later.

>>4193608
>>4193618
>>4193628
>>4193661

I forgot to mention, since there are two vortigaunts here, you will get two attempts. You can choose to reuse it if you fail this roll, or move to something else.

You focus on the thought of the agent. The little you know about her, her possessions, her occupation, the descriptions of her facial features, her room, all meld into an abstract idea that you conceive in the presence of the vortiguant. You feel the migraine kicking, attempting to suppress the knowledge, and you push against it. Something is trying to reach through to you on the other side, you can feel it.

Roll 3d6+1.

Rolled 5, 6, 3 + 1 = 15 (3d6 + 1)

>>4193672

Rolled 2, 2, 3 + 1 = 8 (3d6 + 1)

>>4193672
Then I'm sticking to my migraine query for the second vortigaunt so we may gain more insight and a better understanding of our ability. For now, it's time to look for the other agent.

Rolled 5, 6, 2 + 1 = 14 (3d6 + 1)

>>4193672
rolling bones

>>4193680
>>4193683
>>4193687
You focus, pushing harder and harder against the migraine, sneaking by its ever present hammering and seeing through the building of red in your eyes. You struggle through the migraine, until you just manage to duck into a strange network of the mind. The red is washed away by green, crackling power lines that bring you to a dying creature.

This one's breathing is labored, a bullet wound has punctured through its chest. This one is dead. Blood seeps into its internal organs as it watches its killer rummage. A door is open, entering into a room labeled "Dr. Langley, Orbital Mapping." The feminine figure pulls open metal drawers, scanning for the information of interest. The Freeman has been given a mission that peaks her curiosity. Why the Freeman requires the rocket, this one's killer does not know, but she would be unwise to not investigate.


Suddenly, something gives way. The migraine floods into the tunnels, tearing you back to reality where you take a deep gasp of air, before patting down your chest for bullet wounds.

Orbital Mapping, that would mean satellites designed to take readings from space. The robotics lab is semi-intertwined with the rocketry labs, making unmanned satellites as joint projects. The woman you're looking for must be in there if she's investigating a satellite.

>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind what the xen controller showed you. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind the voices that the other vortigaunt showed you. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 10.)
>Focus on the vortigaunt, and bring to mind the image you saw this morning. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and think about the synthetic army you saw before the resonance cascade. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
>Try and show it the man you saw standing over Azian. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on a 12.)
>Try and show it Dr. Vances family. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)

>>4193712
>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)

>>4193716
This

>>4193712
>>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)

>>4193712
>Try and show it the neural map of the migraine. (Roll 3d6+1, pass on an 11.)
So what exactly happens with these vorts when we’re done? Do we just leave them here? I ask because there’s military really close by and I’m worried they’ll get shot.

>>4193716
>>4193787
>>4193789
>>4193794
If you want, you could bring them on the tram.

With a second vortigaunt present, you attempt to give it another glimpse into your mind. You focus on the image developed by Dr. Guttman and Dr. Brodmann. The image of your brain on display, you visualize the anomaly of neural activity. The migraine despises this very thought. You hear the computerized screeching, the source of the migraine itself coming to intervene, before you feel something pushing through the migraine with full force. You attempt to latch on to it, like a branch on the edge of the cliff.

Roll 3d6+1.

Rolled 3, 3, 4 = 10 (3d6)

>>4193805

Rolled 6, 6, 4 + 1 = 17 (3d6 + 1)

>>4193805
ya tell us now we can bring them. Okay sure. Lets do it. Whatever happened to the ones we left behind? I sorta assumed the ones that lives we brought with or at least stuffed in some dark corner out of line of sight.

>>4193794
I was wondering the same thing