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PbP- Fast & Furious - Everyone drifts all the time. It's impossible to drive straight
MrBody
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Get ready for an exciting new mission based on the blockbuster movie series, playing as Dom, Brian, Letty, Roman, and the rest of Team Toretto on a harrowing high-speed heist! Go up against heavily-armed enemies with your hot cars, daring driving, and jaw-dropping vehicle-to-vehicle leaps of faith. Whether you are taking down a swerving semi filled with valuable cargo, stopping a rampaging tank in its tracks, or bringing down a high-tech helicopter as it rains fire from the skies, you’ll have to work together to take advantage of every team member’s strengths.
The Manual
Rules - the short of it
Players take their turn in any order they wish each round.
Each player gets 2 actions on their turn:
Drive- Move a number of spaces up to your SPEED stat. Diagonals are valid.
Leap- Exit your vehicle and leap on top of any vehicle a number of spaces up to your ATHLETIC stat. May re-enter your vehicle if you end on it.
Force- (difficulty 3 CONTROL check) Force an enemy SUV to move up to 2 spaces.
Shake- (difficulty 2 CONTROL check) While driving, eliminate on foot enemy standing on your vehicle.
Ram- (difficulty 3 SPEED check) Destroy enemy SUV, turns into a wreck.
Brawl- (difficulty 2 ATHLETIC check) On foot, eliminate foot enemy on roof of same vehicle as you.
Hijack enemy SUV- (difficulty 2 ATHLETIC check) Take control of enemy SUV you are standing on. It becomes your new player vehicle at full health.
Take boost token- Take 1 boost token (max 3). Immediately end your turn.
Stunt- Attempt any face up stunt card.
After actions, roll the enemy die.
1- Enemy SUVs activate
2- Enemy SUVs activate
3- Enemy foot tokens activate
4- Draw enemy card
5- Main enemy moves 1 north. Draw enemy card.
6- Main enemy moves 1 south. Draw enemy card.
Skill check die
1- blank
2- 1 boost
3- 1 boost
4- 1 success
5- 1 success, 1 boost
6- 2 success
Active player may spend 1 boost after a roll to count all boosts as successes.
Any player may spend 1 boost before the active player roll to add 2 additional dice (max 5).
End of round:
All wrecks move back (west) 4 spaces
All unmanned player vehicles move back (west) 1 space
All player vehicles and enemy SUVs hit by a wreck this way are eliminated.
Advance all stunt cards. Draw new stunt card.
Game ends in defeat if final level 3 stunt card moves off table.
Each player gets 2 actions on their turn:
Drive- Move a number of spaces up to your SPEED stat. Diagonals are valid.
Leap- Exit your vehicle and leap on top of any vehicle a number of spaces up to your ATHLETIC stat. May re-enter your vehicle if you end on it.
Force- (difficulty 3 CONTROL check) Force an enemy SUV to move up to 2 spaces.
Shake- (difficulty 2 CONTROL check) While driving, eliminate on foot enemy standing on your vehicle.
Ram- (difficulty 3 SPEED check) Destroy enemy SUV, turns into a wreck.
Brawl- (difficulty 2 ATHLETIC check) On foot, eliminate foot enemy on roof of same vehicle as you.
Hijack enemy SUV- (difficulty 2 ATHLETIC check) Take control of enemy SUV you are standing on. It becomes your new player vehicle at full health.
Take boost token- Take 1 boost token (max 3). Immediately end your turn.
Stunt- Attempt any face up stunt card.
After actions, roll the enemy die.
1- Enemy SUVs activate
2- Enemy SUVs activate
3- Enemy foot tokens activate
4- Draw enemy card
5- Main enemy moves 1 north. Draw enemy card.
6- Main enemy moves 1 south. Draw enemy card.
Skill check die
1- blank
2- 1 boost
3- 1 boost
4- 1 success
5- 1 success, 1 boost
6- 2 success
Active player may spend 1 boost after a roll to count all boosts as successes.
Any player may spend 1 boost before the active player roll to add 2 additional dice (max 5).
End of round:
All wrecks move back (west) 4 spaces
All unmanned player vehicles move back (west) 1 space
All player vehicles and enemy SUVs hit by a wreck this way are eliminated.
Advance all stunt cards. Draw new stunt card.
Game ends in defeat if final level 3 stunt card moves off table.
The other rule is that all actions must be posted in character and in flavor.
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Shaw might have commandeered more than a computer chip.
Family just got bigger. I need 3 crew members for the upcoming heist. You wouldn't turn your back on family, would you?
Post to join, and submit your Fast & Furious name.
You're not allowed to use H.P. "Horsepower" Lovecraft, because I just took it.
Pulling up to the starting line: August "Augs of War" Derleth, continuing the Cthulu Drifthos.
Edit: Damn! "Eldrift Horror" was right there!
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That said, I'm also surprised there was no movement on this. Maybe we're all just spoiled by actual digital implementations of games these days?
Read the manual and don't mind joining the crew. One note: you got the boost Assist rules wrong in your blurb. Assisting a team mate adds 2 dice to their roll (still capped at 5 total) and does not impact the boost symbols.
I also regret to inform you I'm not a Lovecraft/Cthulhu fan so I offer little in the way of puns. Miguel "The Romantic" Cervantes is still at your service.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
e: Let's go with the half-size bad image manipulation.
Scenario
The Crew
Round 1
1/7 stunt cards out
"Horsepower" Lovecraft (MrBody)
August "Augs of War" Derleth (Bursar)
Miguel "The Romantic" Cervantes (ArcticLancer
Clark "Sourpuss" Ashton Smith (Auralynx)
(I forgot what the classic forum text colors were. "Goldenrod" for yellow was all I could recall). If anyone could fill in what red and clue were)
Horsepower Lovecraft floors it, for an indescribable amount of speed
Drive - B2 to E4
Drive - E4 to H5
I figure set up to start forcing SUVs to the front of the tank. I'll put myself next to ones with goons on foot, so I can use my free shake off ability to get rid of them.
There's also setting SUVs up for the stunt. That card is going to go away at the end of round 3. Free boosts for the taking.
"roll" 1d6
You're going to be an honorary member of the crew. Want to be my pet dog or parrot or something? I'll try and work it into the flavor.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
geth roll 1d6 for Enemy die
Enemy foot tokens activate
H6 foot enemy leaps onto Yellow car in H5
Next crew member up.
"Horsepower" Lovecraft (MrBody)
August "Augs of War" Derleth (Bursar)
Miguel "The Romantic" Cervantes (ArcticLancer
Clark "Sourpuss" Ashton Smith (Auralynx)
Just strategizing out loud here:
I have to assume there's a way to replenish the enemy SUVs, so there shouldn't be a problem with removing some without launching them at the target. Augs isn't built for Control, so Forcing an enemy into position to perform the Stunt doesn't have good chances for him. I don't want to quarterback the team, so I'm just going to attempt to deal with the chump in the upper left - smashing the car will cause the standing guy to jump to my car, who can be punched out next turn.
I'll roll for my actions and the enemy die here, then summarize what I think the results are and tag MrBody in a followup post.
Drive - B3 to E2
RAM
Geth, roll 4d6 for Crashy Crashy
Geth, roll 1d6 for Enemy
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I'll spend one of my starting Boosts to turn those into Successes for a total of 4, destroying the SUV.
SUV at E1 is destroyed
E1 foot enemy leaps to Black car at E2
LAUNCH IT! - Move the Wreck from E1 to D1
Enemy SUVs activate
Enemy car moves H1 > G2
Enemy car moves E6 > E5
Enemy car at H6 attempts to Slam @MrBody for 3 damage - Defense roll needed
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Zero defense. Take full 3 damage. 8-3 = 5
Yes, many enemy cards spawn new SUVs and foot enemies.
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Besides stunts, it's ideal to create wrecks in front of the tank. But it also takes damage if it moves up or down into a wreck. So creating a wreck above or below can still pay off if the enemy die makes it move onto it.
"Horsepower" Lovecraft (MrBody)
August "Augs of War" Derleth (Bursar)
Miguel "The Romantic" Cervantes (ArcticLancer)
Clark "Sourpuss" Ashton Smith (Auralynx)
With 5 in Speed, heck yeah you can!
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Looking again, however, I'm not sure that ends all that well for you?
"Care for a game of leap frog, mi amigo?"
The Romantic surges ahead and engages with the remaining trailing SUV.
1: Speed 4 move to F6
2: Force enemy SUV (E5) (3 dice + 1 for the supercar's active ability)
Geth, roll 4d6 for Force Attempt
Geth, roll 1d6 for Enemy Action
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It seemed to him fortunate, perhaps foreordained, that the circumstances permitted a test of the ancient scrivener's driving abilities. He would simply arrange the opportunity; it was up to the Romantic to take it.
I'll Drive to F6...
And Force the E5 SUV to D4.
Geth, roll 3d6 for Force
Do the stunt, Lancer!
E: hah! Same idea. I guess cancel mine out.
I'll spend my starting boost token to make the 3 into a success, which with the two from the 6 meets the 3 for the Force action.
Pulling ahead of the trailing escort, Miguel deftly nudges and swerves the vehicle. The driver is better than he expected, but an extra shove does the trick, pushing the already off-balance driver beyond their limit. The Romantic grins.
Force SUV (E5) to D4. (This was going to be my move before knowing the tank would move out of the way, so playing it fair.)
Enemy action: 5
Tank moves North and draw an event card. (Boo hiss)
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Let's see what emergent horrors the vicissitudes of chance impose.
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Anyway
Enemy Card
@Auralynx
Sweeping hawk-like into the space between the tank and one of its lesser attendants, Sourpuss slams on the breaks and is rewarded with a spectacle.
Move to E4
Geth, roll 3d6 for Leap Frog
Geth, roll 1d6 for enemy die
Other SUV slams me for 3 damage.
geth roll 3d6 for defense
3 damage - 3 success = 0
CRUNCH
When the SUV remains lurch off the side of tank and the trailing smoke clears, he looks to Sourpuss and flashes a wide smile, then pumps one fist in the air.
"Ci, mi amigo! Ha ha HA! That's what I'm talking about!"
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Scenario
The Crew
Health
Tank: 11/12
5/8 2 boosts
8/8 1 boost
8/8 1 boost
8/8 3 boosts