Turn 8: Where the group forgets all lessons they have learned and split up. Again. And people continue to fail to kill enemies.
I'll probably change the combat rules if facing off against different enemies even with more powerful weapons/mutations turns out to be about as tedious.
Trying to kill these things is pointless,make a run for the research hallway.
[2]: You turn around and fumble into one of the various people moving various directions, but fortunately you avoid planting your face into the microbes. You didn't manage to go anywhere though.
bite tentacle.
[1!] versus [8]: You charge the tentacle but you trip in the microbe soup and cover your chest in microbes. The tentacle does not react.
"I feel alive!" Ms. Quincy says, then begins to move on.
To the Computer Room!
[9]: You head to the computer room and meet Von Dwarf.
That's not all you meet, though. As you enter the room, your insides start moving again and suddenly your arms become very flexible. It is here you notice you have no more bones in your arms, though somehow you can still easily control them. Your hands are also completely gone, with nothing more than some gooish flap in its place. You have the feeling that interacting with a lot of things with your hands is going to be a little bit unusual from now on.
Try to remember if there are any door releases anywhere. Head to Contaminated research room and stomp rats. Stay the hell away from that tentacle though.
((Trying to sneak in three actions? Okay, I'll let that pass this time, but you'll need separate rolls))
[13]: You remember that the door, on quarantine, needs a Security-class Security card to open. You can't remember exactly what level is needed, though.
[9] versus [19]: You turn around and storm into the research room, slamming the floor and utterly missing all the infected rats. You're glad that nobody else is really doing any better.
Go to one of the uncontaminated Research Rooms that are unseached(assuming I know somehow. If not, random time.)
[12]: You do successfully head to the last Research Room. It is very unremarkable like the rest, no active projects.
Go to the computer room, I guess.
((You guess? You're already out of ideas? It's 8 turns in))
[18]: You leave the room and enter the computer room. It is as the person who was last in it left it. You also see Elsa enter.
((Whoops, didn't notice you posted turn 6.))
Go to Section Primary.
[17]: You head off to the Section C Primary. It goes fine. Until you are met by a locked, automated solid steel door to the Section C Primary. This is a quarantine door, you need a Security-class Security Card to open it. A level 1 card should do, at least for this door.
((Oops thinks that's me))
Stomp on the tentacle
[16] versus [15]: You charge in and attempt to stop the tentacle with your hoofs. Good news and bad news: Good, you hit it. Bad, you hit it in a place where it didn't hurt it much.
Attack Malcolm!
[13] versus [20!]: Malcolm suddenly finds the flying creatures assaulting him. He does not appreciate their attacks, so he deftly dodges each and every creature and he does not take a single scratch.
Attack Malcolm!
[10] versus [2]: Malcolm, distracted by the flying creatures around him, is suddenly attacked by many of the rats that he had tried to kill. They bite at his legs, but realize that they are made out of stone. So they climb up his legs and begin biting on his actual flesh, and it hurts a fair bit.
Attack Felicia!
[5] versus [4]: The tentacle, perhaps a bit slow to react to Felicia covering herself in tiny creatures, flies over her head, cutting a bit of her skin but otherwise not really hurting her.
Link to Sheet.Health: Otherwise Healthy.
Infected with: Strain D.Mutations:A maw of teeth and flesh for a mouth.
Items:Damaged Alexandria Corp Hazmat suit.
Slightly Dirty Surgical Mask.
Link to Sheet.Health: Otherwise Healthy.
Infected with: Strain F.Mutations:Both feet have two talon toes.
Beefed up legs.
Pale skin.
Has the mass of three people.
Items:Damaged Alexandria Corp Hazmat suit.
Link to Sheet.Health: Otherwise Healthy.
Infected with: Strain V.Mutations:Yellow eyes.
Sharp teeth.
No Hair.
Scales throughout the body.
Items:Combat Knife.
Link to Sheet.Health: Otherwise Healthy.
Infected with: Strain P.Mutations:Is a Mantisman
Thin and somewhat fragile.
Mantis spiked forelegs.
Compound eyes.
Insect wings.
Other details relating to Mantises, adapted for a humanoid shape.
Items:Ruined, ripped scientist suit.
Delusha V13 Machinepistol (full)
Heavily Damaged Body Armor
Link to Sheet.Health: Mostly Healthy.
Infected with: Strain X.Mutations:Is a Wereboar.
Massively muscled.
Very hairy.
Tusks.
Boarface.
Hoofs for feet.
Other minor details relating to boars.
Items:Broken Glasses.
Couple of USBs.
Failing External Hard Drive.
External Hard Drive.
Couple Bags of Candy.
Link to Sheet.Health: Moderately Injured.
Infected with: Strain T.Mutations:Head has almost woody, black tendrils in place of hair.
Head is increasingly black and woody in composition.
Has blue bioluminesent bumps on black portions of body.
Items:Ruined Tennis clothes.
Level 1 Security-class Security card.
Link to Sheet.Health: Moderately injured.
Infected with: Strain U.Mutations:Leg below the knee is made out of rough Phyllite.
Items:Damaged Alexandria Corp Hazmat suit.
4 Broken Scalpels.
3 Syringes.
Link to Sheet.Health: Otherwise Healthy.
Infected with: Strain G.Mutations:No hair.
No mouth.
Gooey head.
No bones in arms or hands.
No fingers.
Hand is almost liquid.
Items:Damaged Alexandria Corp Hazmat suit.
Scalpel.
Needle.
Location: Contaminated Researh Room.
Health: Presumably Healthy.
Weapons: Jagged Bone Spikes.
Health: Unknown.
Weapons: Various.
Health: Presumably Mostly Healthy.
Weapons: Spiked Tentacle.
Harry Baldman
darkpaladin109
Location: Level -5, Portion B (Research), Section C (Dangerous or Unknown section), Sub-Section E, Computer Room
Travelable locations (all can be traveled to): Quarantine Room Hallway (via Research Hallway), Research Hallway, Quarantine Room (via Research Hallway, x16), Contaminated Research Room (via Research Hallway), Research Room (via Research Hallway, x3), Section Exit to Section Primary (via Research Hallway), Storage Room (via Research Hallway), Section Exit to Sub-Section F (via Research Hallway).
scapheap
Location: Level -5, Portion B (Research), Section C (Dangerous or Unknown section), Sub-Section E, Research Room (one of, let's say C)
Travelable locations (all can be traveled to): Quarantine Room Hallway (via Research Hallway), Research Hallway, Quarantine Room (via Research Hallway, x16), Contaminated Research Room (via Research Hallway), Research Room (via Research Hallway, x2), Computer Room (via Research Hallway) Section Exit to Section Primary (via Research Hallway), Storage Room (via Research Hallway), Section Exit to Sub-Section F (via Research Hallway).
BlitzDungeoneer
Location: Level -5, Portion B (Research), Section C (Dangerous or Unknown section), Sub-Section E, Section Exit to Section Primary
Travelable locations (all can be traveled to): Quarantine Room Hallway (via Research Hallway), Quarantine Room (via Quarantine Room Hallway, x16), Contaminated Research Room (via Research Hallway), Research Room (via Research Hallway, x3), Computer Room (via Research Hallway), Research Hallway, Storage Room (via Research Hallway), Section Exit to Sub-Section F (via Research Hallway).
Samarkand
blazing glory
TamerVirus
sjm9876
Location: Level -5, Portion B (Research), Section C (Dangerous or Unknown section), Sub-Section E, Contaminated Research Room
Travelable locations (all can be traveled to): Quarantine Room Hallway (via Research Hallway), Research Hallway, Quarantine Room (via Research Hallway, x16), Research Room (via Research Hallway, x3), Computer Room (via Research Hallway), Section Exit to Section Primary (via Research Hallway), Storage Room (via Research Hallway), Section Exit to Sub-Section F (via Research Hallway).
This is a big info dump on the building you guys are currently in. This will exist until the building is left. The information may be read at will, however you may want to verse yourself with the information sooner rather than later.
Building Layout Guide:
Understanding how the building codes work is important to know where you are. Here is a brief guide. The building is divided into Floors/Levels, Portions, Sections, and Sub-Sections.
Levels are each floor of the building, numbered from +25, the top of the building, to -6, the bottom of the basement. It's fairly self-explanitory: Level 0 is the ground floor, the floor above +1, and the floor below -1. Levels are very highly secured from eachother, and can only be traversed by the central elevator or the central stairway. The levels under the ground are separated far, far more than the levels above ground--for every level underground, roughly 3 levels above ground could be fitted in the gap.
Portions are large sections of the specific floor in question that are managed separately for any number of reasons. Due to how much area they encompass, there are rarely more than 8. Portions use the alphabet to number themselves, so A for 1, B for 2, C for 3, etc. Potions are highly secured from one another, often having to go back to the central area near the central elevator before you can go to another. However, sometimes there are paths between sections if they happen to be related in what they are used for.
Sections are parts of Portions that are specialized towards a specific task. For example, a Portion dedicated to Vehicles might have a Mechanic section, a R&D section, and so on and so forth. Sections also use the alphabet to number themselves. Sections are moderately secured from one-another, except for when the jobs of some are related and bordering.
Sub-Sections are parts of Sections specifically specialized at specific task and nothing else. They are numbered using numbers, rather than the alphabet, as some Sections can have a large number of Sub-Sections. Sub-Sections are somewhat protected from one-another.
That's basically it, I'll add more if I think of anything else you might need to know.
List of Levels:
These are the levels I think might be relevant to everyone's interest.
Level +25 is the VTOL Landing level. VTOL craft store in here and take off from here.
Levels +24 to +6 are various levels that probably aren't important for the players for a while.
Level +5 is Upper Security, which deals with everything from Level 0 up. This means they control the doors leading out, folks.
Level +4 is Business. They deal with business deals and other public corporate matters.
Level +3 and +2 are Public. They interact with the public and employees. You've all been there before several times.
Level +1 is the Rec and Medical Level. This is where employees that need a quick break go, or if somebody's injured and they need immediate care, they are also sent here.
Level 0 is the Lobby. Let's all go to the lobby~ Let's all go to the lobby~...
Level -1 is Underground Security. These guys are the dudes that protect all the secrets and employees. There is no way around Underground Security--the Central Elevator refuses to go past without authorization, and the staircases are in plain sight.
Level -2 is Mechanical R&D. These guys deal with mechanical things, obviously. They make neat vehicle stuff--all employees have a couple neat things in their car that originated from one of these in one of the various Vanaard Corp buildings. They also make other things, but you don't know what else.
Level -3 is Computers and Digital R&D. These guys house the central computer, have a large computing force dedicated to managing things, and research and develop various softwares.
Level -4 is Weapons and Destruction R&D. These guys deal with experimental weapons and other destructive things. The entire level is reenforced with solid Steel in each Section, and the outer part of the level is heavily reenforced with Concrete. There is also a noticeably larger security force here.
Level -5 is Bio R&D. You guys work here, obviously. You deal with biological experimentation, and other things related. Quarantine procedures are far, far more strict here than any other level. Well, at least, that you know of...
Level -6 is Restricted. The stuff down here is highly classified, apparently even more than alien life. Unfortunately, the entire level is highly secured, and it's already locked down massively, so unless something comes OUT of -6, you're NEVER getting in without some sort of mechanical monstrosity than can punch through massive amounts of concrete and steel.
I'll add more as I think of more.
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