Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox

[Friadoc]

As Cade knelt down, Dorine pressed the muzzle of a Glock 20 under his chin. From his new perspective, Cade could see that she'd been keeping it in a waist holster on her stomach, covered by her loose shirt. "You stupid bastard," she hissed. "You had to go and be paranoid, and now I'm probably going to kill a bunch of people because of it. You couldn't have just been a white knight, now, couldn't you? Now, computer boy, give me your gun. Now. And don't bother telling me you don't have one. Hoffmann Institute agents always carry a sidearm."

It is quite probably that Dorine didn't expect the rakish smile to flash across Cade's face right before he quickly twists his head to the side.

At the same time, Cade draws his own sidearm and shoves it upside Dorine's head.

"You go, I go, Ma'am," says Cade.

OOC

Okay, The first sentence is thematic, however Cade is going to be using a Total Defense action, instead of attacking Dorine and thusly gains a +4 to his AC.

But, obviously it fits his character. *grins* It also looks cool for the total defense and drawing of his weapon.

Now, for his drawing his sidearm, Drawing A Weapon is a move equivilant action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity, unlike firing a ranged weapon in melee distance.


Also, she's either prone or kneeling, either is a vulnerable position for her. If she chooses to fire her sidearm, Cade's attack of opportunity will be a simple pistol whipping, to which I'll use an Action Point to add 1d6 to his attack roll.

Not only were Cade's parents married before he was even thought of, let alone conceived, but he's rather intelligent, too.

Words hurt, lady! *grins*

 

[iwatt]

OOC: Not to nitpick too much, but she'll probably count as Ready an action to shoot your brains out, Cade. And if you want to use your gun as a ranged weapon, it doesn't count as a melee weapon at the time, so you don't threten which means you won't get an AoO. There's a reason why you have to be careful when somebody points a gun at you...

 

[Friadoc]

OOC

Actually, since AoOs interrupt the normal flow of action and is a single melee attack (be it just my punching her in the face, or pistol whipping her) I'll still get the AoO, whether or not I get to use my pistol, instead of a fist, is up to Falkus.

Also, pistol whip is under simple weapons, so there is no penalty in using it to strike.

Lastly, I can make an AoO with any melee weapon I have at hand, regardless of if it can also be used as a ranged weapon (i.e. stab someone with a knife that can be thrown, hit them with the butt plate from a rifle, or pistol whip them). They're melee attacks, period.

Mistwell compiled a nice set of Q&As that answer the question, in various modes and methods, right here - http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36069

Now, for disarm there are some tweaks, provided what the weapon was used for last.

No worries about nitpicking, I'm all for making sure something is allowed or disallowed in the rules. Heck, it's why I use to playtest a lot, back in the day.

In fact, not to brag, but if you go to the playtesters section of your 3e PHBs (maybe DMG and MM, too) you'll find my name. *grins* I actually miss playtesting, but it was turning into a conflict of interests, at times, since I would see stuff that would match an idea I was working on and then, suddenly, I have to drop it. Not fun.

 

[Falkus]

Dorine's gun didn't move a single millimeter. "My bosses kill agents who get captured as a routine precaution," she said, staring him in the eyes as the Mexican standoff continued. "Now, drop the gun, or I'll take my chances."

Nick and the others heard Cade's shout, but it would a be a few seconds before they would arrive on the scene.

 

[industrygothica]

[sblock=ooc]ooc thread--just in case anyone's forgotten where it is. Now who's nitpicking, eh? [/sblock]

 

[iwatt]

Standing by the entrance, Larry was the nearest to Cade. Leaving his post he rushes to his companions aid.

[sblock=ooc] How aware are we of what's going on? I don't want to metagame, but the idea is to rush in and use Daze at DC 13 to allow Cade some freedom.[/sblock]

 

[Falkus]

OOC: So far, you only know that Cade has shouted that Dorine's been hurt.

 

[kinem]

Damn it! Diego thought as he hurries to keep up. I know how to blow people apart, not how to put them back together. I'm afraid I won't be of much use to help Dorine.

 

[Friadoc]

Dorine's gun didn't move a single millimeter. "My bosses kill agents who get captured as a routine precaution," she said, staring him in the eyes as the Mexican standoff continued. "Now, drop the gun, or I'll take my chances."

Nick and the others heard Cade's shout, but it would a be a few seconds before they would arrive on the scene.

"That's what you get for workin' for the bad guy, ma'am," says Cade as he steps back five feet. however, as the crimson light upon her chest tells her, he still has his weapon aimed center mass on Dorine. "At least I'll give you a chance."

OOC

Cade is taking a 5-foot step, which draws now AoO, and is maintaining his total defense granting a +4 to his AC.

His plan, *chuckles*, is to stall her long enough for the others to show up and see what's happening.

By the way, blame the westerns and pirate movies when I was a kid and an adult, or John Woo and Chow Yum Fat, but I just gots ta get my Gun Fu on.

 

[Falkus]

"Bad guy?" Dorine, if that was her real name, said unbelievingly, stepping back as well, keeping her gun on Cade. "Don't tell me you buy into that bunk. There's only power and money. There are those who have it, and those who don't. Morality was invented by poor people."

She reached into her pocket with her left hand and removed something, but Cade couldn't see what.

It was at this point that Team Libra, followed shortly by Dr Ryland and his team, arrived on the scene.