Re: [HoE] Problem with Skyers

[Machine-gun Kelly <mgkelly@axom.com>]

>  4) Don't forget that sykers and doomsayers are usually
> targetted first. So, in the first round, first action....make sure she has a
> reason to dodge and use up actions running for cover. 

That's the problem our Syker and Doomie. Chrome Dome or Purple Robe =
Bullet Magnet.

> Emphasize things like...."After arsoning the gang to hell and back, you hear
> a few crackles in the fire....it's a shame what fire does to good,
> salvagable ammunition and equipment...

That might cause secondary effects, like having all that ammo or
grenades go off. A Black Hat patrol would make for a big bang and they
can't use their ammo and grenades anyway, but are thay far enough out of
the blast radius of 20 grenades? Doding shrapnel might allow her to use
her powers more judiciously.

That and the whole "Baldie! Hose 'im!" and then the Black Hats cut loose
with full-autofire [because they don't have to scrounge for ammo like
everybody else] on the first round of combat usually make a character
run for cover. Worse, one thing my Marshal pulled with us last week: We
were in Kansas and, for some reason, a bunch of Sky Pirates mistook us
for Black Hats [They even yelled "Go back to Denver you thievin'
bastards!"]. SO, being in Kanasas, they used every resource available to
them to stop us. Rather than flying over our captured truck and dropping
Molotov Cocktails [like I thought they would do] the dropped what looked
to be an old canvas bag and a rolled up trenchcoat with the arms tied
around it. The bundles hit, stayed still for a moment and then a whole
passel of Prairie Ticks rushed out. My posse didn't have any trouble
with the Dogs of War, but we got torn up bad by about 8 Prairie Ticks.
They moved too fast for the Syker or Doomie to get a shot in with an
area of effect power and were on us damn quick. Three of us got infested
[later, we hunted down the Sky Pirates camp and my Templar (wearing his
tabard to make the point) popped out of the truck and screamed (sorry
for the language) "Do I look like I'm from fucking Denver?!?" They
shared some [I even offered to buy it from them] castor oil after the
Syker made an object lesson by switching on 'Predator' and reappearing
with his knife to the leaders throat (you know those Loki's
Thunderbolts. Just love making their point by suddenly appearing with a
knife or explosives ;] 

But, that's just my suggestions, appropriated from an Evil GM (tm)....

MGK
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