/mlp/ - Clopper's Closet

We need to get some cover and force them to come to ground if they're serious about fighting. Something to negate that aerial advantage.

>>OP
SKILLS
Cover: Vault obstacles, use cover, and find hiding spots.

Arms: Expert use of ballistic weapons
Badge: Invoke the authority of the law.
Wanted: Analyze and intuit criminal activity and identities.

INVENTORY
Badge
Wristmasher (5 of 6 shots, gold)
Gold Potato - basic ammo
Red Potato - high accuracy, slow ROF
Sweet Potato - trick shots
Dog Prints - paw prints of Jester and the Stranger
Strange Feather - not a pegasus, probably a griffon

SYSTEM
Roll 3 times for non-Skill rolls (6 for Skills). Using a Skill also lets all 10s (0) reroll. Rolls of 6 or greater count towards success.

>>13060702
THE LAW never runs away! We make strategic retreats.

We need to get behind, or UNDER, cover as soon as possible, especially if they're still on those flying things.

>>13060888
If only we had time to drag some crates and wagons over to the awnings and set up a makeshift barricade.

>>13060702
>>13060752
>>13060888
>>13060930

well since we HAVE this wonderful cover skill we should probably make use of it

>>13060888
The Stranger and his buddies are on the ground, and don't have access to the flying machines of their superiors.

>>13060988
Oh, that's a relief.

>>OP
>>13060971
That sounds like a pretty good idea actually.

>>13060988
Alright, in that case we should avoid the awning and go for the nearest cover. I'm feeling a crate. We rollin'?

Roll 6 dice to use Cover. 0s are rerolls.

>>13061037
>>13061033
We should try and get Braeburn into cover, too.

>>13061081
Let's impress the hell out of them!

>>13061081
Rollin' rollin' rollin', rawhide!
>>13061101
>fake badge
...I'm sure our "deputy" friend can take care of himself well enough in a firefight.

>>13061081
alright, here goes

>>13061081
These rolls are looking a little anemic. We're going to get gunned down in the street, aren't we?

>>13061081
Time to die.

>>13061101
rollin'

>>13061220
And a bonus reroll

>>13061101
>>13061124
>>13061164
>>13061187
>>13061196
>>13061220
>>13061225
>3/6
Eh. Could be worse.

>>13061220
gonna reroll that?

>>13061260
I think msob does the rerolls >>13061249

>>13061310
oh nm

>>13061260
>>13061310
I probably should handle rerolls to avoid confusion.

Out of 6+1 rolls, you had 4 successes.

You pull Braeburn by the collar of his coat and manage to drag him out of harm's way as the dogs draw out their wands—spindly, twiggy things that look more like random branches wrapped in magic bindings. The sudden concussive blasts wash the area in light and sound, and you end up diving into the dirt behind some empty boxes with a marigold stallion on top of you. Braeburn is heavier than he looks!

The magic wands don't seem to throw fire or lightning or death rays, but Braeburn is no less bothered by their existence. "Ah thought only unicorns could cast spells!"

The Stranger barks to his comrades. "Split up and move in, we got 'em cornered!"

Any bright ideas?

>>13061399
Well, shoot. We'd better quickly assess how exposed we are to flanking. If possible we might want to take a potshot at one of them before they get into cover, but we only have five shots? We need to get creative here.

>>13061399
Lay down covering fire for Braeburn so he can get in closer.
He may not have a gun, but I bet he can pack a wallop with his legs.

>>13061511
Four. One shot in the bar, and one at The Chief.

>>13061533
Oh, you're right.

Silly me.

>>13061533
>>13061511
We have more taters, though: >>13060752
since we're pretty close up, we should make sure we're using Gold potatoes. Could we stick some more slugs in the gun while we have a sec, then come out with masher blazing?

>>13061399
Give up and take one out. It'll be harder to corner you if they start losing their numbers.

>>13061584
Due to the rudimentary nature of frierarms, firing the weapon is the only way to safely and quickly eject the old slivers. Cleaning out bits of potato will leave you fairly vulnerable. However, loading is as easy as opening the cylinder and j-j-jamming it in.

Alright, roll 6 dice for Arms.

Would you like to target the Stranger or one of the closer dogs?

>>13062037
roll for a closer dog.

>>13062037
Rolling for closer dogs. It will increase the chance that we will actually hit something.

>>13062037
Closer dog.

>>13062037
roll. closer dogs.

>>13062120
Bonus 1

>>13062230
Bonus 2

>>13062243
action time!

>>13062037
closer dog!

>>13062037
pew pew!

>>13062270
Bonus 3

>>13062120
>>13062230
>>13062270
Noice.

Did we just roll 9 times and succeed only once?

>>13062306
m-muh bonuses

>>13062306
Don't 0's count for success? That's at least 4/9.

>>13062306
four times.
out of six, that's not bad.

>>13062306
0s count as a roll of 10, which earns a reroll.

Out of 6+3 rolls, you had 4 successes!

Pushing Braeburn off of you, you quickly whip around the boxes to your left and tap the masher, pegging a dog in the head. He's KO'd for sure, spinning around from the force of the hit and falling over in the dust as his partner runs for cover behind a wagon.

Your masher has 3 of 6 shots left.

It seems the Stranger's coming down the center between barrels and crates, with the other pair of dogs coming around your right side. The pair to the right take some potshots at you, sending a few lamps and wood shingles flying around you in a shower of sparks.

Ducking behind cover again, you see Braeburn struggling to take his coat off.

You can try and help him with that, or try to drag him along again, or ditch him for a better vantage point either outdoors or indoors. Or keep firing.

>>13062481
get a better vantage point. With them flanking, it'd suck to have both of us in the same spot, plus, our moving to a new spot (and distracting them) would give brae time to get ready.

>>13062481
Go for a better vantage point. We can't let ourselves get boxed in.

>>13062615
>>13062529
Thirded, but let's keep things outdoors: we don't want a bigger mess than what we've already got.

>>13062481
>>13062529
Does braeburn have any weapons to fight? If yes, then move/distract. If no, then drag him with us.

>>13062759
You don't know what he's hiding under that duster... would you like to find out?

>>13062529
>>13062615
>>13062641
You quickly move out to a nearby trough to the right, closer to the pair on the right but getting a little distance away from the others. Braeburn is behind the crates, still struggling with whatever he's got under there. Assume it's a weapon.

Another powerful flash and the smell of cinder obliterates the space in front of you as the Stranger looses a bolt from his wand. That one smelled of something lethal. The trough was barely enough to cover you when crouching, and now it's barely enough to cover you at all.

"Don't make me come over there and beat you, woman! There's no point in fighting us, we got this whole town outgunned and outnumbered."

"Psst, hey Deputy! Get him out in the open, could you?" Braeburn shouts at you, not understanding the idea of subtlety. You're close enough to the right pair to see them shaking their heads behind cover.

>>13062989
"You try laying hands on me, it'll be the last time you HAVE hands."
Is the cover he's hiding behind destructible? Could we pepper it with shots to flush him out?

>>13062989
Dont suppose you can drag the trough in the open to lure the pair closer.

>>13063071
From what you saw, the tiny gun you're wielding won't be putting holes in furniture any time soon.

>>13063159
There's not enough trough left to do much of anything, and it's obviously not hardy enough to stand up to the heat those wands are packing.

...

There are all kinds of objects and obstacles out in the yard, though, and you might try your hand at using those to your advantage. What would you like to look for?

Either that or exposing yourself to fire as a good old fashioned distraction. If you're running and gunning, that would be an Arms roll to land your shots and reload while in motion. If you're playing it safe, that would be Cover to move between safe spots while remaining visible.

>>13063475
Run and gun!

>>13063475
are they under an awning we can shoot out?

>>13063475
Anything useful looking in a convenient wagon? We don't really have the skill yet to really do anything fancy, though... and with the number the Stranger just did on the trough, I don't think we're going to get away with any kind of portable shielding with the stuff around the place. We need some beefier cover.

>>13063567
>>13063610
Your best bet to change the field is to aim for a high stack of kegs, possibly knocking them over into the yard. There's a loose wooden bar keeping them all from rolling out.

>>13063684
Take the shot.

>>13063684
Excellent. We're either gonna have to run and gun it or get into cover first, though; this trough isn't long for this world.

>>13063684
lock 'n load

>>13063711
>>13063941
Since this is a long shot, roll 5 dice for using Arms.

>>13063976
Uh oh. If this fucks up...

>>13063976
Well, here goes...

>>13063976
let's do this

>>13063976
pew pew pew!

>>13063976
3/5 so far, maybe we can do it! (in during fuck-up)

>>13063999
>>13064058
>>13064075
>>13064086
>>13064088
>4/5
...Nice.

Out of 5 rolls, you had 4 successes.

You carefully line up your shot and aim for the barrels, hitting the bar just so and sending the entire mass tumbling down into the yard. The two dogs nearby are engulfed in the ensuing rubble, and the rest of the heavy barrels spill out into the clearing, forcing the Stranger out of his cover!

Braeburn finally rips his coat off and pops up over the crates, a clockwork contraption winding up on his back as a saddle-mounted frierarm clicks into place over his withers. With a clear shot at the Stranger, the massive gun loads up a whole potato and fires.

"SPUDGUN RHINOPLASTY!"
The force of the tuber projectile completely obliterates the hot starch all over the Stranger's chest, sending even a big dog like him reeling backward for several meters with the wind knocked out of him. The last dog turns tail and flees down the alley at such a sight.

When you look back to Braeburn, you find him turned over upside down past a broken railing the recoil apparently too much for him to handle. "Did any pony get the number of that truck?"

With these thugs cleared out, your next objective is to collect yourselves and get to the town hall to see what Red Eye is planning.

(Next week, on BraeburnQuest)

>>13064323
...We gotta ask him where WE can get one of those.

>>13064323
Hahaha, nice. Braeburn is such a doof.

...A heavily armed doof, but a doof.

>>13064323
sorry if we were kind of slow, i guess it was friday night stuff

we did pretty nice at our fight though

that leaves us with two golden shots left right

>>13064446
Should be two, yes.