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Which spells do have a proficiency check, if any? I thought spells had a proficiency to cast?

-Round 2- -The Heroes- Bers moves to D2, Strikes Greaser Raymond: Attack: (2,4 +1) Two Successes, Defence: (1,6) One Success. One Damage to Raymond Merei Evokes Pulling Point on Raymond- Occult Proficiency Check: (5) Success! Raymond pulled to E1, -1 vitality. -1 Spirit Merei Moves to E2. Kirwin moves to E1 and Attempts to Tackle Raymond: Kirwin Athletics Proficiency Check (1,2,3) Three Failures vs. Raymond Acrobatics Proficiency Check (1,3,3,5,5) Two Successes. Raymond is not tackled. Yissam♥ Evokes Lesser Ally- -1 Spirit -The Enemies- Greaser Raymond attempts to push through Kirwin to F2: Raymond Athletics Proficiency Check (1,4,5) Two Successes vs. Kirwin Athletics Proficiency Check (2,6,6) Two Success. Failure! Spiritual Ally Initiative Roll: (5) One Success Bers continues to pursue the greaser through the diner as a second swing of his chainsword nicks the back of his quarry's jacket, shredding a large hole into the leather. Merei, seeing the party's target prepare to bolt, pushes him back against the counter with her evocation of the Pulling Point spell, moving forward to attempt to box him along with her other party members. Kirwin moves in alongside Merei in an attempt to grapple their foe, but the greaser proves to be as slippery as his hair is slick, and manages to keep the robot at bay, despite being unable to rush past him. "Come on, you bucket of bolts, out of the way! Move!" Meanwhile, Yissam♥ attempts to evoke a Lesser Ally, although comes up short, failing to summon anything as flickers of sparks fizzle into nothingness. succeeds at summoning an ally. The Heroes Designation: B3R5 - 3rk (Dutch Thriceman) Age: Unknown, Gender: Mechanical, Race: Adamite Character Points: 0 / 10 Vitality: 6 / 6 Velocity: 2 Strength: 3 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Spirit: 1 Proficiencies: Melee Weapons 2, Intimidation 1, Athletics 1 Known Spells: None Credits: 10 Equipment: Chain-Greatsword (Standard Kinetic Weapon) Mecha-Plate (Standard Kinetic Armour), Shield Booster Merei Teo Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi) Character Points: 0/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 2Strength: 1Skill: 2Smarts: 2Spirit: 2/3Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity SinkCredits: 0Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success) Inventory: Æther Brew, Essence of Intellect Kirwin (karmajay)Age: Unknown, Gender: Unknown , Species: AdamiteCharacter Points: 1/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 1Strength: 1Skill: 1Smarts: 3Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 Credits: 0Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility BeltInventory: (2) Hampering, Contained Elemental Grenades, Plasma Potion Lesser Ally Vitality: 2 Velocity: 1 Skill: 1 Proficiency: Melee Weapons 1 Equipment: XXX (Standard Melee Weapon) Yissam♥ (CMP) 141-year-old feminine Stratitarian Character Points: 0/10 Vitality: 5/5 Velocity: 1 Strength: 1 Skill: 1 Smarts: 2 Spirit: 2/3 Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 2, Occult 1, Performance 1 Known Spells: Entropic Mending, Spirit Ally, Tongues Credits: 10 Equipment: Prism Gauntlet (Standard long-range elemental weapon), AV Rig Inventory: Essence of Glibness, Essence of Intellect The Enemy Greaser Raymond Build: 16 Vitality: 3/7 Velocity: 3 Strength: 1 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Skills: Acrobatics 2, Engineering 2, Piloting 2 Equipment: 15 Credits, Rusty Wrench (Standard Kinetic Melee Weapon) Passive 1: Not Looking to Die- Raymond does not die when his Vitality hits 0. Instead, he surrenders. Passive 2: ...But Not Looking to Get Caught- If Raymond makes it to his hover-bike (Squares A1 or A2) and uses his action to start the engine, Raymond escapes. Special Rule: You cannot move from B1, B2 and B3 into C1 and C2.

MM Note: I don't believe Yissam♥ can actually cast Common familiar, as she does not have enough proficiency points in Occult to cast it, @CMP. I do believe she can cast Lesser Familiar, though. I'll let you reconsider your action before running the round.

As the steward leaves the car, Zaria hastily motions for Yelana to come to her and open the lock.

I don't believe there is one. Every time you increase your Smarts by two (so two, four, six, eight, so on) you gain a new proficiency a rank one.

MM Note: The updated round has been posted.

Since this may affect some of your actions, the door out of the building is F3. You do not need to worry about using an action to open the door or anything of that nature to attack through it. I will be editing the Round's map to reflect the mistakes I made, namely Merei and Kirwin's position as they should be flipped.

Zaria waited for Yelana to finish with the attendant, standing up and distancing herself from the briefcase just in case something happened.

MM Note: Due to Raymond Dashing as his action, Bers did not get an opportunity attack. You could dash or attack. Dashing doubles your movement. If you'd like to throw your great sword, you could. I'd consider it an athletics check vs. Raymond's acrobatics for him to avoid being hit by the weapon. I'd also consider Bers' athletics check being Unlucky, considering a great sword isn't designed to be thrown, it's designed to be kept in hand. If the athletics check succeeds, it goes straight to Bers rolling for his attack roll. Bers would also need to pick up his weapon afterwards.

-Round 1- -The Heroes- Bers strikes Greaser Raymond- Attack: (2,6 +1) Two Successes, Defence: (2,4) One Success. One Damage to Raymond Merei Moves to F2 then Rallies Yissam♥- Merei's Skill added to Yissam♥'s next attack roll. Kirwin moves to F1 Yissam♥ fires at Greaser Raymond- Attack: (2,5 +1) Two Successes, Defence: (2,5) One Success. One Damage to Raymond -The Enemy- Greaser Ray Dashes to E2 The heroes move quickly into position as the greaser steps back from Bers's Chain Greatsword as it rips across the fabric of his cloth shirt, a yelp of panic leaping out of his lungs Looking to get away from Ber's threat range, the greaser leaps and slides across the counter as Yissam♥'s fire from her Prism Gauntlets force him to tuck himself in like a turtle, the shots singing his jackets. Merei's guidance allows the Stratitarian's shots to hit true as Kirwin steps back to get into position to dash out of the diner. The greaser steps in front of the wall of heroes, his footwork suggesting he was going to make a run through the heroes. "I'm not sticking around for this!" The Heroes Designation: B3R5 - 3rk (Dutch Thriceman) Age: Unknown, Gender: Mechanical, Race: Adamite Character Points: 0 / 10 Vitality: 6 / 6 Velocity: 2 Strength: 3 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Spirit: 1 Proficiencies: Melee Weapons 2, Intimidation 1, Athletics 1 Known Spells: None Credits: 10 Equipment: Chain-Greatsword (Standard Kinetic Weapon) Mecha-Plate (Standard Kinetic Armour), Shield Booster Merei Teo Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi) Character Points: 0/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 2Strength: 1Skill: 2Smarts: 2Spirit: 3Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity SinkCredits: 0Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success) Inventory: Æther Brew, Essence of Intellect Kirwin (karmajay)Age: Unknown, Gender: Unknown , Species: AdamiteCharacter Points: 1/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 1Strength: 1Skill: 1Smarts: 3Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 Credits: 0Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility BeltInventory: (2) Hampering, Contained Elemental Grenades, Plasma Potion Yissam♥ (CMP) 141-year-old feminine Stratitarian Character Points: 0/10 Vitality: 5/5 Velocity: 1 Strength: 1 Skill: 1 Smarts: 2 Spirit: 3/3 Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 2, Occult 1, Performance 1 Known Spells: Entropic Mending, Spirit Ally, Tongues Credits: 10 Equipment: Prism Gauntlet (Standard long-range elemental weapon), AV Rig Inventory: Essence of Glibness, Essence of Intellect The Enemy Greaser Raymond Build: 16 Vitality: 5/7 Velocity: 3 Strength: 1 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Skills: Acrobatics 2, Engineering 2, Piloting 2 Equipment: 15 Credits, Rusty Wrench (Standard Kinetic Melee Weapon) Passive 1: Not Looking to Die- Raymond does not die when his Vitality hits 0. Instead, he surrenders. Passive 2: ...But Not Looking to Get Caught- If Raymond makes it to his hover-bike (Squares A1 or A2) and uses his action to start the engine, Raymond escapes. Special Rule: You cannot move from B1, B2 and B3 into C1 and C2. MM Note: Let me know if there's any issues.

MM Note: Alright, each point as it's present: -Build 16 refers to how many points of build I put into Raymond, just like when building a PC. I used 16 points of build when creating him for this encounter. It's a holdover from when I was tailoring the encounter, and it's not a stat that really gets used, so if it helps I can remove it. -As far as rules are written, no, you cannot split your movement. -The Haast red speeder is different from the one Raymond is trying to get to, yes. Hopefully this helped.

Zaria looked the lock over. Even a lock as simple as this was foreign to the elf. As much as she had wandered and as often as she had drawn her blade, both in practice and in defence, Zaria had never spent time picking locks. Looking around, she tried to think of something to use as an impromptu lock-pick, but could not think of anything within reach, or even in the car, that could pass for one. She made a quick search of the car, looking for something around her that could possibly be used to help her.

MM Note: So, you will get an opportunistic attack if he moves away from you on the battle grid, so if he moves out of your melee weapons reach to E1 or E2. For the time being, you can just hit him.

Flo quickly points out the window to the speeder directly to the right of the diner, the one Kirwin was investigating earlier. The waitress quickly begins grabbing glasses and plates off the counter. "I wouldn't have it any other way, Yissam♥." JanineXoX steps away from the bar, noticing the atmosphere tense up." Of course I'll send a friend request! Wouldn't want to make this too hostile, now would we? Now, uh, I think Tarrian and I are gonna step outside. I don't think either of us brought weapons?" JanineXoX looks to Tarrian who shakes his head. "I think for your safety, JanineXoX, we'll be making our leave." Tarrian places a handful of credit on the counter and leaves the diner with the other patrons, JanineXoX shouting out to them to subscribe, follow and hit the like button as she's ushered out by Tarrian. Bers catches the punk off guard as he's exiting the washroom, singing to himself. His jovial attitude quickly shifts to one of panic as he looks up and notices the heroes in the diner. "... 'cause I'm a sixty minute maaan- oh, uh...." The young greaser looks around, likely no older than 20. He adjusts his worn leather jacket as he scans across the room, realizing for the moment he's boxed in. He exhales a single nervous whistle note. The jukebox's current song ends as it slides the record back into the machine and begins to pull out a new tune to play, leaving a moment of silence in the diner. "Ah.... crumbs." The greaser makes an attempt to push his way past Bers and begins to make a dash for the door as the music from the jukebox picks up! -PREPARE FOR COMBAT!- Initiative Roll: Kirwin: (4) One Success Yissam♥: (3) One Failure Bers: (2,6) One Success Merei: (3,4) One Success The Heroes Designation: B3R5 - 3rk (Dutch Thriceman) Age: Unknown, Gender: Mechanical, Race: Adamite Character Points: 0 / 10 Vitality: 6 / 6 Velocity: 2 Strength: 3 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Spirit: 1 Proficiencies: Melee Weapons 2, Intimidation 1, Athletics 1 Known Spells: None Credits: 10 Equipment: Chain-Greatsword (Standard Kinetic Weapon) Mecha-Plate (Standard Kinetic Armour), Shield Booster Merei Teo Age 24 Female, Helioi-Touched Celestial (Born Menahi) Character Points: 0/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 2Strength: 1Skill: 2Smarts: 2Spirit: 3Proficiencies: Occult 1, Religion 1, Coding 1, Insight 1Known Spells: Healing Light, Solar Flare, Gravity SinkCredits: 0Equipment: Teo Family Pocket-Watch (Kinetic Weapon), Utility Belt (Grants +1 Engineering or Medicine Check Success) Inventory: Æther Brew, Essence of Intellect Kirwin (karmajay)Age: Unknown, Gender: Unknown , Species: AdamiteCharacter Points: 1/10Vitality: 5/5Velocity: 1Strength: 1Skill: 1Smarts: 3Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 1, Engineering 2, Explosives 1, Technology 2 Credits: 0Equipment: Drone (Standard Long Range Elemental Weapon), Utility BeltInventory: (2) Hampering, Contained Elemental Grenades, Plasma Potion Yissam♥ (CMP) 141-year-old feminine Stratitarian Character Points: 0/10 Vitality: 5/5 Velocity: 1 Strength: 1 Skill: 1 Smarts: 2 Spirit: 3/3 Proficiencies: Coding 1, Culture 2, Occult 1, Performance 1 Known Spells: Entropic Mending, Spirit Ally, Tongues Credits: 10 Equipment: Prism Gauntlet (Standard long-range elemental weapon), AV Rig Inventory: Essence of Glibness, Essence of Intellect The Enemy Greaser Raymond Build: 16 Vitality: 7/7 Velocity: 3 Strength: 1 Skill: 2 Smarts: 1 Skills: Acrobatics 2, Engineering 2, Piloting 2 Equipment: 15 Credits, Rusty Wrench (Standard Kinetic Melee Weapon) Passive 1: Not Looking to Die- Raymond does not die when his Vitality hits 0. Instead, he surrenders. Passive 2: ...But Not Looking to Get Caught- If Raymond makes it to his hover-bike (Squares A1 or A2) and uses his action to start the engine, Raymond escapes. Special Rule: You cannot move from B1, B2 and B3 into C1 and C2. --- MM Note: Welcome to the mission's first combat! If you have any questions, or if there's any issues with your stats, feel free to ask or let me know.

Everyone on Mission 4, I’ll have an update a little later tonight. I’ve been a little busy these past few days and need a moment to retake a few photos as I was unhappy with how the first attempts came out.

"You don't say? I did remember hearing that sort of stuff is catching off." JanineXoX nods, slipping a coy smile to Yissam♥, almost an acknowledgement of mutual intrigue. "I figured working with the Veterans could provide an interesting new niche, something for my fans to get invested in, you know? Competitive gaming's nice and all, but this is where it's going to be at. This is going to be the trend, and I don't want to be a clout chaser or some bandwagon hopping Andy. I want to be the trendsetter." JanineXoX runs her hand through her snow white hair, grinning. "I guess now it's a race to the top, eh Yissam♥? I doubt it'll just be the two of us before long, but I promise not to die before hitting the number one most viewed streamer on Akharif if you promise to do the same. It would be awfully boring if you did." "Thanks! Had to save up a bunch of credits for it. Anything you fancy buying once you hit it big?" Tarrian replies, giving a welcoming, friendly smile. Flo looks around and leans in towards the group, keeping her voice down. "Alright, so a couple of nights ago I did see two customers walk in driving the speeder you mentioned. Looked like two lovebirds looking for something to do. One of them wore a nice little white and pink ensemble with his blonde hair styled nicely. Antony, I think his name was? Anyways, the two of them dance and ordered shakes, and eventually they took off. The next morning I get here and a bunch of teenage grease monkeys are working on that same car in my parking lot: scrambling to pull parts out of it. This hasn't been the first time it's happened: I know those punks hang around the diner and wait for expensive cars to show up so they can trail the cars, hot wire them, and then rip certain parts out here. They keep busting my cameras so there's no evidence of this, and they've threatened me and the cook to keep quiet about this. I'm worried about what they'll do my diner if I go to the authorities, but perhaps you four could handle this situation. One of those little punks is here right now. He's in the washroom, likely-" Just as Flo begins mentioning the washroom, the sound of a noisy hand dryer echoes from the hall where the washroom resides. The sound of the washroom door opening follows, along with whoever is stepping out whistling along to the music in the diner, their footsteps heralding their imminent approach. The heroes did not have much time to react. What would the heroes like to do?

Specifically on this front, I feel like it's a case by case by case basis. I'm also fine with MM's using our current spell system and changing the proficiency needed to use the spell, as it makes sense in my mind that certain enemies would have access to abilities that heroes do not.

Kriwin pushes the button, waiting to see if they hear any sound resembling the horn. They do not hear the sound of a speeder horn.

Zaria stands up out of her seat, carefully makes her way to the briefcase wedged between the seats and (if no one has eyes on her), slides it out to take a look at it to see if it's locked. She doesn't pick it up off the floor in case she needs to quickly boot it back in.

"Sorry, I don't know who they'd be. I don't come here often enough to really know any of the regulars. As for if there's any Haast speeders here..." Tarrian looks out the window for a moment to make sure what he's saying is truthful. "... well, I see one, and that'd be my own speeder. It's the red one. See it? As for strawberry being the tastiest flavour, I mean, it's up there. I quite like the Red Comet's strawberry milkshakes every time I've been here, even if right now I'm trying out the banana flavour."

Zaria looks behind her and around the car. It couldn't be that easy, could it? The entire mission's goal: the one thing needed to get what her employer wanted, was possibly staring her in the face this entire trip. She looked around the car to see if anyone was watching her.

MM Note: The way I'm going to run this is to use Bers' Intimidation Proficiency roll and allow Merei to add a Success to the roll as a means of her assisting Bers. Intimidation Check: (DC: 3): (2,4,4,5 +1 Success) Four Successes Flo looks to Bers intimidating presence, biting her tongue as she turns to Merei, nervously laughing. "So, uh, if I say I'm friends with Bers, you'll potentially help me out? ...What do you want to know, friend?"

Which is perfectly fine by me! I just want to make sure it was 100% intentional and not me misunderstanding how you presented your inquiries.

To the first part, it reads as if they're looking for potential individuals who might have ties to labour groups in a negative sense: they don't want to have anyone potentially try and undermine the guild and various corporations they work with. Part of it almost reads as if the guild is called upon to do union busting, and individuals with labour or union sympathies might get in the way of that. As for the second point, fine by me! I read Merei turning to Bers and asking Bers to sort of assert himself into the situation as a threat, and I imagine Dutch Thriceman would agree with the assessment of their actions as trying to impose one's presence in an intimidating manner. I will run the roll shortly as well as what occurs from it!

"I see. Thank you for this knowledge." Zaria nods. She waits for Bloeberis to step away before watching the dwarf again, this time looking to see where he left the briefcase he had.