[RP/MM] Turn 40 Trial - CDS vs CCC - Homer (HW2137) All Sub-Hexes *Completed*

[Iron Mongoose]

We started at .75, not 1.0, so the salvage pool is too high.  And, I had intened this to be a traditional, clan rules trial, so salvage should be split, or some other such thing, as I recall.

As for round two, let's take an RP break.  I need to taunt you IC a little before our next match.

[Holt]

(Fixed, feel free to RP. Clan trials rules just state 50% of is salvage, i was going to leave it in a pool incase Zell is broken in the rest of the battles.)

[Iron Mongoose]

Reasonable.  We've got a ways ahead of us (or else one side or the other could accept hegira, which sometimes involves the return of captured material).

[DisGruntled]

ER... I was waiting on something here guys.  In the future no more multi hex dice rolls. I'd also really like to actually fight out the infrastructure hexes if the Sharks can find a proxy. 

[Holt]

[With only 6 combat rounds per turn action, the only way to resolve this is to have multi-hex combat rounds.]

[Dave Baughman]

[With only 6 combat rounds per turn action, the only way to resolve this is to have multi-hex combat rounds.]

OOC - or you can allow it to spill over into next turn.

[Iron Mongoose]

"You did what?" The senior Star Colonal on Homer shouted, furious that the Sharks had gained a toe hold on the world he was tasked to defend.  "How could you do this?!"

"Am I not a Clan warrior," the junior Star Colonal answered.  With no Galaxy Commander on world, the chain of command was a bit muddy, but that was little excuse.  "They offered a trial for the sectors [contenent/provence/archepelego/whatever] that I defended, and I accepted it.  When has this ever not been our way?"

"Since the presence of an edict against trials, that is when! Yes, we must uphold our honor and our Way, but we must also follow our stravag orders!" At times like this, every word was yelled.

"Are you sure of this edict?  There seems to be much talk on the Chatterweb about it."

"Neg, I am not sure!  No one is sure about what that freebirth ilKhan does anymore!  But if we do not know, we can not act!  At the very least, do not lose so much at once!  Keep things smaller!"

"Aff, it will be done.  Though we would surely have been victorious had the Sharks not bid two thirds above us."\

"Excuses!  Is this the Clan way?!  Had they bid ten times your force, I would have expected victory still!"

"Aff..."

[Iron Mongoose]

Transmitted to the Sharks in their new enclave:

"Merchants, I mean Warriors, of the Diamond Sharks, congratulations on your victory.  It was well that you were able to deploy your reinforcments to assist your bid force, to ensure that their numerical superiority was preserved, for it would surely not do to fight at anything resembeling even odds.  I belive the Cobras and Mandrills were known to use that tactic, fighting honorable trials, so surely that must be discredited now, and such cowerdly bidding practices as yours must become the norm now.  It is good that we will have such a long series of trials, so that we can acustom ourselves to defeating such powless warriors.

"We are prepaired to defend [2415, 2417] from you with [1 FP] of our best troops.  If you would like to contest our claim, bring the [2FP] you doubtless feel you need and face us, or else bring your honor and your pride, and face us like warriors.  Either way, I am confident of our victory."

[Holt]

"Sharp words from someone who took almost 2 months to attack the Scientists, we will meet you with whatever we think your honor is worth."

Opening bid: 1.50FP
Cut down bid: 1.00FP



Damage roll:
[blockquote]Rolled 2d6 : 3, 2, total 5[/blockquote]

[Iron Mongoose]

"Are we Hellions, who rush into attack blindly?  The methodical attack is our way, and it is why we have significant holdings both in Clan space and in the Inner Sphere, while you must be content to try and poach from us to keep up."

Damage roll (including bonus from previous crit roll):

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6+1 : 6, 3 + 1, total 10[/blockquote]

[Iron Mongoose]

Crit chance:

[blockquote]Rolled 2d6+1 : 5, 6 + 1, total 12[/blockquote]

[Iron Mongoose]

If I'm not mistaken, I can simply declare this to be a victory from that crit roll, with damage standing as is.

[Holt]

[Yap you can end this particular trial right now, want to?

[Iron Mongoose]

Lets.  I'll figure out damage and salvage in a bit.

"Seemingly, you underestimate our honor, Sharks.  This is what one can when one is a true warrior.

"Intrested to go down to more defeat, Sharks?  Or shall we send more of you packing from our world?"

Back at the Adder HQ:

"It looks as if they still had a second force in reserve.  Had we not defeated their innital bid force so quickly, they may have deployed them to try and salvage a victory."  The victorious commander delivered his report with pride.

"Aff, this may be so.  It may be that we offer them large parcels of land, which makes their merchant minds greedy.  Let us see if their green can be tempered with the patiance that they critisize us so much for."

"Aff."

To the Sharks: We will defend 2418, if you think you can take it from us, with 1.25 FP.

[Holt]

Damage:

Commited:
CDS; 1.00FP
CSA; 1.00FP

Damage:
CDS; 1.00 * 45% = .50FP
CSA; 1.00 * 75% = .75FP


Ending:
CDS; 1.00 - .75 = .25FP
CSA; 1.00 - .50 - .50FP

Salvage: .75FP added to pool.