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........................Tobie.Bonahoom.............................
........................Bess.Hadley................................
........................Wout.Broere................................
........................Gerald.Ford................................
........................Alex.Koponen...............................
........................Gilbert.Isla...............................
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Update #-22 sequence (file #14)
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<x-tab> </x-tab>[GM: This
is a update to get you, and frankly me, prepared for the core
mechanics. This is not a story narrative so will do it as if a GM
giving details not a story. I will do 2 combats to see how it flows
and show you how it flows. Also this gives me a time study of how
long a combat goes. In pnp a phase could be 3 hours to type up. So
this will give me a gauge for that. Frankly you only need to do is
give your intent. Everything else is up to me.]
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GM: Update: I mentioned Augmenting a Skill, Characteristic,
Magic or Passion among other things last update. This is not a RQ2
thing but liked it as its in later versions. You can augment a
thing once per session. Normally this would be 1 game session or
day if table top. But for a pbem it will be once per encounter. But
if there are encounters galore then probably should do less to balance it
out. So a 10 room Tomb full of monsters of 10 encounters I'd say 1
augment for that tomb. But if traveling from A to B and forest to
hills, that's fine to use if say 2 encounters that day. So once you
augment a thing (state what before rolls made) you roll that thing.
So if I augment Hate (Chaos) at 60% I have 60% chance. If I succeed
I can augment say a Repel Chaos spell (if such existed here only as an
example). So if my Repel is at 40% and you succeed you can augment
+10% to the roll. The augment is twice your crit %. So 40%=4% crit
01-04. A 100% can go +20%. Of course if over 100% its wasted and it
is still possible to fumble regardless of chance. So augments add
+1-+20%.
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GM: For this demo I'll do 4 npcs. Quickly rolled up
all random info – 2 sides. Alpha (A), Beta (B), Charlie (C) and
Delta (D). I do not list every skill they have so use a generic Skill to
reflect this for ease of use unless stated otherwise. Attack % will
be added into that Skill% and parry will be a base figure even though all
4 may have slightly different #s this is to keep things easier for me.
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I list the most vital parts of the npc and keep others noted
elsewhere like hit point locations and such.
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I also have randomly rolled up their spells if they deem it
worthy but will try to use one to demo that.
A- STR: 15 CON: 13 SIZ: 14 INT: 15 POW: 10 DEX: 7 CHA: 11
</b> Melee SRM: 5 Damage: +1D4 Defense: -5% HP: 14 Skill:
20%
B- STR: 9 CON: 11 SIZ: 12 INT: 15 POW: 10 DEX: 6 CHA: 10
</b> Melee SRM: 5 Damage: 0 Defense: -5%
HP: 11 Skill: 80%
C- STR: 12 CON: 7 SIZ: 11 INT: 15 POW: 10 DEX: 7 CHA: 12
</b> Melee SRM: 5 Damage: 0 Defense:
- HP: 7 Skill: 20%
D- STR: 12 CON: 9 SIZ: 16 INT: 12 POW: 10 DEX: 14 CHA: 7
</b> Melee SRM: 4 Damage: +1D4 Defense: - HP: 10
Skill: 40%
</b> Shield: Absorbs 8
</b> Dagger: +1d4+2 HP: 12 SR:
4<x-tab> </x-tab>Fist: 1D3 SR: 3
</b> Sword : +1d6+1 HP: 20 SR: 3 Bow
: +1D8+1 HP: 10
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A and B are pals and C and D are pals. The Skill is a
generic random % for a skill, passion or such for ease of use. For
simplicity each wears leather 1 AP per hit location. Each will use
for ease sword, dagger, small shield and bow. A and B are from
Sartar and C/D are from Old Tarsh. A and B are both farmers and
members of Orlanth cult. C and D are Warriors of the Yelmalio
cult.
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Alpha and Beta are in a small town of 5,600 selling their
recent crops. But now are in a bar to get a beer before they return to
their farm. The bar is low capacity of maybe 14-15 folks. It
is late afternoon so the dinner crowd is not here yet. In the
corner Charlie and Delta are talking loud and boisterous. About a recent
battle. Battle talk is not rare in bars these days. The world
is a dangerous place and battles all around. Battles between
individuals, clans, cults city and nations.
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Delta speaks in tradetalk so that others can hear their
boasts. The battle of Tarek Mar is the subject. Charlie and Delta
boast how they readied a settlement in order to settle justice after the
settlement destroyed their forest which is now dead. They tell of
their clan exiting the dead forest to the low lands and hitting 14 farms
killing in the middle of night a bit over 100 of the inhabitants
including kids.
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Beta stands but Alpha forces him back down. Both were
farmers from that group of farmers, but were not in the area – off
selling their herd. They returned home to the farm to see their
family massacred. Including Alphas 10 year old daughter.
Alpha holds great restraint. Alpha explains that they have agreed
to a peaceful accord resolved by a Rune Lord who was unbiased
judge.
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In Fact the Rune Lord of Air found a group of Elves who
tried and failed badly a Rune Ritual that caused the Blight on the
forest. But the Forest natives who lived there refused to
hear. They said they had got rid of the elves decades before so no
elves were in the forest. But they were and well hidden. So
the farms were seen as the logical scapegoats and targeted.
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Charlie suddenly grabs the waitress, a girl of only 15 and
forces her on his lap. The bar keep seems not to care as this
happens a lot. As long as the silver flows he can look the other
way. When the man starts to fondle her Beta stands and moves to the
table.
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Beta says, “let her go!”
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Charlie laughs, “go away hick”
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Beta grabs the girl and pushes her toward the bar.
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Charlie and Delta stand and ball fists.
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GM: Bar Fight starts.
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Round 1-
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Alpha stands intends to move to backup Beta.
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Beta intends to stand his ground and uses his Love (clan) at
60% to augment a intimidation attempt.
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Charlie intends to punch Beta.
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Delta grabs a empty bottle and looks over at Alphas prepared
to back up Charlie.
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Alpha has no strike rank yet.
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Beta will try to parry with his hands in case the
intimidation fails. This gives him a Rank 5.
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Charlie has a rank of 8 (5 melee and 3 Fist).
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Delta is unengaged so no rank.
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Beta fails his clan augment roll (65) so gets no
augment. His bravado is less effective.
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Charlie swings with a base chance of 20% (assume a attack is
added. Charlie has 15% (20%-5% (Beta's defense). Charlie rolls 51
and fails to hit the punch going wide.
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Alphas gets to table and tries to restrain Beta.
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Round 2:
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Alpha will block attacks. Rama -/5.
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Beta punches C back. Rank 8
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Charlie punches Beta again Rank 8.
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Delta throws bottle at Alpha. Rank 7 (4 and I give bottle
3)
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Delta throws the bottle and hits (40%-5% defense-35 and he
rolls a 35 on the mark). Alpha tries to deflect with his arm but
fails to parry. The bottle hits on left leg (8) doing 2 points (1
absorbed by leather) so Alphas takes 1 point to his leg.
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Since rank 8 both B and C act at same time so dex is used to
resolve. Charlie higher dex (7 to 6) so throws his punch. Charlie
fails to hit (81).
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Beta throws his punch (80-0 defense)=80%). Rolls a 49
so hits and C fails to parry. But the farmer ducks slightly and
hits C not in head but left leg doing (2-1 armor) points.
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Round 3:
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Alpha turns to Delta and draws his dagger ready to stab.
(Rank 9 4+5)
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Beta continues to punch Charlie (rank 8)
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Charlie returns his blow with fists. (rank 8)
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Delta draws his own dagger. (Rank 8 4+4).
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Delta slashes at Alpha but misses (91).
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Charlie hits (24) and Beta fails in parry. Beta is hit
in the right leg (3) and does 1 point of damage.
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Alpha tries to stab Delta but misses.
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Beta hits Charlie in the abdomen but does no damage.
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Round 4:
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Alpha will cast Strength (SR4) and stab Delta again (SR8) is
all he can do 8+4=12 ranks.
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Beta punches Charlie again (8)
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Charlie pulls his dagger this time (SR9)
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Delta tries to stab Alphas again (SR9) (5+4 for dagger.
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Alphas has a 50% chance (POWx5) for spell but rolls 79 so
fails.
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Beta hits Charlie in the head doing 2 points forcing him
backwards.
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Alpha stabs Delta with a crit in left leg doing 7 points
(2d4+2 no armor due to crit). Delta collapses as his leg is
disabled.
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Charlie fails to hit Beta with dagger.
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That's when the militia enters and arrest all 4. All 4
stay in jail for 3 days and given fines. All 4 heal or are healed.
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Alpha and Beta are not leaving they wait hours then Charlie
and Delta are released and told to leave town as well. But they
decide to visit a brothel for the night. Alpha and Beta track them
and find the street is not well used and find a good place to ambush the
two. The Farmers are generally peaceful people but feel justice is
in order. Alpha's understands Elves caused the fire but there was
pure malice in the group of raiders.
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Both A and B wait in hiding ready to use bows.
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Finally Charlie exits and stretches. Bows are raided
and loaded but Beta uses a free hand to cast Harmonize and hopes to
augment with a Harmony rune.
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Round 1:
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Alpha Bow then Charge to melee. (SR4 for Bow +5 to change to
sword and charge SR 9
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Beta Fires his own bow (SR4) plus casts his spell (SR4). So
SR8.
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Finally Delta exits and both are unaware.
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Beta fails to augment but casts the spell Spell does go off
now its a POW vs POW thing both 10 so 50% chance to resist. But the
dice is bad and Charlie is able to resist.
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Beta hits with a crit Charlie. Alpha's arrow fails to
hit its target.
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Beta's arrow hits Charlie in the right arm and digs deep
doing 7 points. Charlie falls to the ground in agony.
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Delta turns and grabs his sword ad shield. He then
runs away the coward.
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Round 2:
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Alpha and Beta run while drawing swords and shield.
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Delta rounds the corner and finds himself in a dead end
alley.
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Alpha and Beta close in for the kill slowly.
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Round 3:
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Delta has SR7 and A/B SR8 with Sword.
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Delta thrusts on Alpha but misses.
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Alpha and Beta also miss Delta.
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Round 4:
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No one dares a spell as it would mean dropping a shield for
a free hand.
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Delta hits Alpha in the left arm doing 7 points forcing
Alpha to drop back and slide down the alley wall to the ground. He
tries to parry with his shield but fumbles as well and drops the shield.
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Beta fails to hit Delta.
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Round 5:
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Alpha tries to concentrate on a protection fail but loses
focus.
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Delta fails to hit Beta.
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Beta hits Delta in left arm doing 3 points forcing him to
drop his shield. Delta tried to parry but does not.
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Round 6-9:
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Next 3 rounds both miss each other.
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Round 10:
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Delta misses Beta again.
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Beta does not with a crit to Delta's left leg doing 8
points. The leg is severed and Delta drops.
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Delta collapses and Beta smiles as he raises his sword for
the kill.
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Alpha moans, “stop.”
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Both Delta and Beta glance in surprise.
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Alpha shakes his head, “we got justice. Let him live
as he is or die. Let's go.”
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Beta glares at Delta and considers the killing strike but
knows guards may show up any second. He sheathes his sword and
helps Alpha to his feet. They limp away and to their wagons and
leave the town. After Beta helps do first aid to Alpha.
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Actions? Comments?
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Next Update...Next week...
<x-tab> </x-tab>GM: That
was interesting. Been a few decades since did a RQ combat. I
recall how flexible it was. In some ways strict in other ways
loose. It is also dangerous which I affirm based on many Hawkmoon
(Chaosium) adventures. I honestly had no idea how it would end up
good vs evil? So that's the gist of it. I do know I need to tweak
the process a bit. This is a very simple version of combat.
So we'll see. Now as to current things. Bess's character is
100%. This combat reminded me I need to do hit locations on each
sheet. So I may send those updates if not already done (ie a arm
can take X hits). I spent a few days learning Hexographer so I can
do the player map. Since not happy with RQ maps to be honest.
I a no artist so we'll see ow it goes. I need to do the map.
Sheet updates then finally do the First Update. I need to type up
the adventure outline from my head. It won't be a save the world
thing. But in many ways a simple classic 101 adventure in 3 parts
to do a one shot adventure. Just to do something new. We can
always return and learn more stuff later like upgrades to rune magic an
such. I estimate this could be done in 1-2 weekend sessions table
top. PBEM maybe at least 6+ months. So we'll see. This
will give you guys time to do IBTs. BTW a augment should be
logical. If you cast a water spell like water breathing you'd not
augment with a Jump skill but could with a Water rune.
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* IBT: 24 Days (format may mess up in email)
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</x-tab>Arawn<x-tab>
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</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Dorhak<x-tab>
</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Fremea<x-tab>
</x-tab>Not
supplied<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
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</x-tab>Kiet<x-tab>
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</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Pyandalgor<x-tab>
</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Raddok<x-tab>
</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Unali<x-tab>
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</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Opus<x-tab>
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</x-tab>Given – Not
processed - #1 Queue – Started about 20% done.
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</x-tab>Z'leyra<x-tab>
</x-tab>Not supplied
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</x-tab>Tobie<x-tab>
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</x-tab>100% done
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</x-tab>Panther<x-tab>
</x-tab>About 10%?
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</x-tab>Bess H
<x-tab> </x-tab>Given starting versions – About 85% done
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</x-tab>Wout
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</x-tab>Helped create –
85% done – Need gear/spells
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</x-tab>Gerald<x-tab>
</x-tab>98% need background
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</x-tab>Alex K
<x-tab> </x-tab>Finished – Not processed - #1 in Queue
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Gilbert <x-tab> </x-tab>100%
done need to review sheet
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