Exigency: The Old Guard
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Rolls
Turret accuracy - (1d20+2)
(13) + 2 = 15
Merc's evasion - (1d20+1)
(8) + 1 = 9
Rolls
Attack - (1D20+9, 1d10)
1D20+9 : (18) + 9 = 27
1d10 : (3) = 3
Serana takes advantage of the surprise at the turncoat turret and takes a swing at the heavy.
Rolls
full attack - (1d20+9)
(3) + 9 = 12
damage - (1d10+11)
(7) + 11 = 18
Realising that they're completely outmatched, the drones initiate their self-destruct protocol. They rush towards Wilhelm, beeping wildly.
The heavy regains her composure and attacks Serana. The heavy has her own vibroblade and a minor forcefield emitter on her forearm: have the Mercs actually learned from the last encounter?
Merc 2: 4/6 HP
Merc 3: Eliminated
Merc 4 (Heavy): 5/8 HP
Drones: 3/6 units remaining
Wilhelm will potentially lose 4 HP from the detonation: DC11 Reactions check to half, DC18 to negate entirely. He may include his Melee rank in this roll as I think it should technically count as another melee attack.
Serana will lose 2HP from that attack (the vibroblade ignores much of her armour) unless she can dodge the heavy's accuracy roll.
Rolls
Heavy's melee accuracy - (1d20+4)
(2) + 4 = 6
Heavy's melee effect - (2d8+4)
(17) + 4 = 12
Rolls
melee dodge - (1d20+2)
(6) + 2 = 8
Wilhelm reacts quickly to the divebombing drones, avoiding the worst of their payload.
Wilhelm is at 5/7 HP.
Rolls
brutalize - (1d20+5, 1d10+5)
1d20+5 : (11) + 5 = 16
1d10+5 : (9) + 5 = 14
Rolls
Slam! - (1d20+9)
(3) + 9 = 12
Since it's a standard action, and I haven't moved, can I also take a potshot with my pistol?
I'll target one of the soldiers in Serana's hex.
I don't have written down anywhere what to roll for damage for a pistol.
Rolls
Pistol shot - (1d20+3)
(8) + 3 = 11
Also Merc 3 has already been eliminated so I directed Wilhelm's Brutalise against 2 and directed Pudge's pot-shot against the heavy. Technically Wilhelm wouldn't be able to close the distance to do so but since this is just cleaning things up we'll roll with it. My bad, I should have posted an updated hexmap.
The heavy is Stunned, and uses their last remaining minor action to guard themselves and improve their defensive stats in the next turn. Merc 1 uses their allowance to call in the attack.
Merc 1: 4/6 HP
Merc 2: Eliminated
Merc 3: Eliminated
Merc 4 (Heavy): 4/8 HP
Drones: Eliminated

Wilhelm dispatches his foe quickly, but not cleanly. The luckless mercenary's comrade holds fast in the face of the carnage: either amazing bravery or sheer foolhardiness, considering that both Reave and Wilhelm are now bearing down on him. He activates his comm and calmly informs his superiors that the guard contingent is on the verge of being eradicated. The Lord Councillor and his entourage will soon have company.
The heavy cannot completely negate Serana's assault, but she nevertheless manages to mitigate the impact with skillful use of her forcefield. Despite this, or perhaps because of the distraction, Pudge lands a direct hit with his pistol and wounds her slightly.
Rolls
Pudge's damage - (1d6)
(6) = 6
Heavy's physical resistance roll - (1d20+4)
(15) + 4 = 19
Mercenary morale
Rolls
Scyth slice - (1D20+4, 1d8+4)
1D20+4 : (10) + 4 = 14
1d8+4 : (7) + 4 = 11
"Tell you what: drop everything and run away and we'll forget you exist. We can definitely beat you, don't get me wrong, but we're kind of in a hurry here and we'd sooner save the real violence for the man inside."
Rolls
Persuasion (WIL?) - (1d20+4)
(7) + 4 = 11
At first the heavy seems unmoved by Serana's proposal. But a moment later she realises that she's the last woman standing and runs as fast as her plated armour allows for. Her sword and shield clatter on to the ground as the vanishes behind a rocky outcropping.
"This was anticlimactic," said Reave, looking on the remains of the Mercenary unit. Her eyes pan across to the vault proper. "But we can expect far worse inside."
Rolls
Secret Roll