Cade kept up with Erwin as he climbed the stairs, and after finally emerging there was.... nothing? Cade's eyes narrowed dangerously, as he made a quick visual sweep of the alley, for any signs of someone coming through prior to them.

[Perception test: Perception 39, rolled 21 for 2 DoS]

You find some tracks, which look like they belong to something heavy. They lead into a dark alley, not far from you.

Cade gestures to the team. "Something went this way, and not long ago." He informs them quietly as he attempts to follow the tracks, once again, keeping an eye out for traps. His experience with the tripwire today putting him a bit more on edge than usual.

[Perception 39, rolled 63, for 2 DoF]

Erwin follows Cade into the street. Almost immediately, he starts walking close to the wall on the side of the alley. 'At least one flank is safe,' Erwin thinks 'as long as they don't come bursting out the walls.' When he reaches the alley that Cade indicated, Erwin stops to see who's following. If they run into another of those abominations, he'd like to have Dammek at his side. Although the former penal legionair was pretty hard hit by the substance in the vault, he had regained his wits when the machinemen had taken Cade and Erwin by surprise. 'Where is the fragger?' Erwin thinks.

Dammek looks up in surprise when Erwin calls his name. After the machine man was defeated, he had sat against the wall and continued tracing the contours of his stub auto. He was lost in thought and hadn't participated in any of the post-battle discussion, but Erwin's call brought him back to his senses.

After a moment's hesitation, Dammek exclaims, "Wha-- oh, yes. I'm coming!" He retrieves his combat blade from the ground and moves to catch up with the group.

Seito gives one last scan of the room to see if she had missed anything and then follows the group out, her hand cannon and its man-stopper rounds ready for action.

Seito thinks that this could very well be a kind of chemical laboratory to homebrew the kind of stuff which you found before.

Erwin follows Cade into the street. Almost immediately, he starts walking close to the wall on the side of the alley. 'At least one flank is safe,' Erwin thinks 'as long as they don't come bursting out the walls.' When he reaches the alley that Cade indicated, Erwin stops to see who's following. If they run into another of those abominations, he'd like to have Dammek at his side. Although the former penal legionair was pretty hard hit by the substance in the vault, he had regained his wits when the machinemen had taken Cade and Erwin by surprise. 'Where is the fragger?' Erwin thinks.

Erwin follows Cade into the street. Almost immediately, he starts walking close to the wall on the side of the alley. 'At least one flank is safe,' Erwin thinks 'as long as they don't come bursting out the walls.' When he reaches the alley that Cade indicated, Erwin stops to see who's following. If they run into another of those abominations, he'd like to have Dammek at his side. Although the former penal legionair was pretty hard hit by the substance in the vault, he had regained his wits when the machinemen had taken Cade and Erwin by surprise. 'Where is the fragger?' Erwin thinks.

As you go into the darker corners of the alley, three figures come out from the hidden state. It is three of these machine men, and they are merely 20m away from you.

[Rolled a 9+4=13 for initiative. I'm guessing that now would be an appropriate time to do so ]

[Laspistol clip: 18/30]

Seito's mind reels thinking of the foul factory from whence the group just came. They needed to destroy it. If it came to a vote, which it most likely wouldn't she was for setting it ablaze, but the Inquisitor would need to be notified.

Emperor **** it. Typical chain of command Grox shite.

She slowly approached the rear of the group, rounding the corner and seeing three more of the machine abominations.

Cover. Find it now, Seito. She jumped to the nearest cover and tightly gripped her hand cannon, Kuso-Ona , in her small hands.

[initiative: rolled 3+3=6. Yayyyyy that sucked.]

[rolled a 4+4=8]

Seeing the machinemen, Cade's face instantaneously twists into a snarl of disgust and fury. Abominations to the Omnissiah's eyes, and deserving nothing but immediate destruction. At twenty meters, there's little chance of him missing, especially if they have not noticed it yet. He sets his las pistol to Overload. He intended to burn these heretical piles of scrap to ashes as swiftly as was possible.

Erwin couldn't help but swallow a large glob of bile at the sight of three of the creatures that were the nemesis of his group. "Alright, let's do this fraggers!" pointing his lasgun down the alley, pushing himself against the wall and if possibly behind some kind of cover, even if it's only some garbage laying around.

[initiative: rolled a 1; result: 4]

[Gaunt, could we get some kind of lay-out of the scene + an overview of who's where?]

Dral follows the others and takes a backward glance at the stone cold body of Asterius 'Glad that was not me and besides Asterius had shown obvious dislike to me, not that I could blame him I suppose being both blessed and cursed with power beyound his understanding.'

Dral moves up alongside Seito and attempts to move in to cover as the machine-men reveal themselves.

[initiative = 3 + roll 5 = 8]

The machinemen roll a 4 +3 = 7 Init.

The order is:

> Dammek

> Cade & Dral

> Machine Abominations with horrible Chain Axes

> Seito

> Erwin

Situation:

You are inside an alley, where the machinemen came out from their cover, about 20m away from the first of you.

Inside the alley, there are some building entries that provide a little cover, but it doesnt seem like the machinemen have any ranged weapons.

[Aimed single shot at nearest machine man. Target 34+10+10 = 54. Rolled an 86 for 4 DoF.]

As soon as the Machine Abominations with Horrible Chain Axes reveal themselves, Dammek raises his laspistol and fires at the nearest one. However, his hurried shot flies over the MAwHCA's shoulder.

Cade lifted his las pistol and took a well aimed shot at the nearest Machine abomination.

[Aimed single shot at nearest Machine man: Target 36+10+10=56. Rolled a 51 for 1 DoS. Lasgun is on Overload.

Damage =d10+2, Pen 2. Rolled 2+2, so 4 damage, pen 2 to the right arm, I believe?]

Cade lifted his las pistol and took a well aimed shot at the nearest Machine abomination.

[Aimed single shot at nearest Machine man: Target 36+10+10=56. Rolled a 51 for 1 DoS. Lasgun is on Overload.

Damage =d10+2, Pen 2. Rolled 2+2, so 4 damage, pen 2 to the right arm, I believe?]

Your damage is not sufficient to pierce through the heavy metal plate at the machines right shoulder.

I am using a Delay action to wait until the machine men are closer.

Seito, in what little cover she is in at the end of the group lines up a shot on the machineman Cade failed to harm. Hoping her manstopper rounds - an ironic name given the situation - can do a little more.

"Abomination..." she whispers as she half exhales, squeezing the trigger so that the recoil surprises her as the firing pin detonates the primer of the large round.

[bS 31+10(half aim)+10(single shot) <51; rolled 13! 4 DoS. Damage 1d10+4, pen 5; rolled 4+4 = 8 damage, pen 5]

The man hit by Seito stumbles, the other two charge at dammek and Cade.

The first one hits with 3 DoS, the second one misses.

If Dammek cant evade, he takes 7 damage with Pen 3

A sense of relief fills Erwin as he sees that the first targets of the abominations are Cade and Dammek. However, this feeling is quickly traded in for a sense of horror when the attack of the first machineman seems to hack into Dammek.

'Not so fast, cogbrain!'

Erwin takes aim at the machineman that is going for Cade (as he's not in melee - no penalty I assume). "Come and get it fraggers!"

[Half action aim, single shot, overload: Target 57, Rolled a 16 (4DoS); 6+3 = 9 E damage; Pen 2]

The man Erwin hit, howls in pain and looks at Erwin with cold glowing eyes.

I will use my delay action now they have charged in range.

[dominate on one of the two machine - focused opposed will power roll. Roll 24 for 2 DOS]

Dral's eyes flash an icy blue as he wills a machine man to attack his companion that he has charged in with.

The living machine has only one DoS, and you get a small grip of control over it.

[i will try and control the machineman to attack one of his companions or at least get in the way of an attack to allow us to shoot them some more before they get into melee]