Cover my face with the towel.
Towel: Queue?
((Sorry, yourmaster posted. But...
I don't usually make exceptions, but since in some pre-game PM's the others were mentioning your character, I guess I have to include you. So on we go.))
Turn 2
Release some irritating (as in, physically itchy and uncomfortable, not irritated as in the emotion) spores.
[18] You release a sudden puff of spores. Nearby prisoners start itching and scratching their bodies.
Guard: Get ahold of yourself. Come on.
Throw up some more irritation spores on the guards.
[17] You try really hard to direct the spores in the direction of the guard, creating a visible spray. It still seems to have no effect.
Guard: I said move it!
The guard tries to drag you. More guards come to help, three in total.
"Collapse" onto one of their uber-one-shot guns, knocking to the floor (almost under me, so that they won't try to grab it back, but not so far that I can't pull it out and shoot it quickly).
[Wrestle + Strength: 20+1] [d6: 4] ((Funny enough, the 20 was what you rolled, so it wouldn't cost you a free pick, but you get a miniquest for this because of it.))
You trip unintentionally, landing directly on top of the four guards trying to pull you! Rolls: [14][1][5][13].
The guards begin to suffocate, their precarious location beneath you granting them -7, -20, -16, and -8 to their next actions respectively.
[Wrestle + Strength: 10+1] You wrestle one of their stun-pistols free. It is a zIF-22 Rancor, a weapon commonly used by law-enforcement. It has a slider which alters the energy of the shock it gives. On the highest setting it can give severe surface burns. On the lowest setting it produces a painful tickling effect on human flesh.
You are currently at the
back of the line, with four guards in
close range. On the other side of the line there may be more guards, the distance at this point being
mid range (basically outside of 20ft).
Dice queue (You have no 20's, 2 free picks): [-] [-] [-] [-] [-] [-]Miniquests: Body Slam: Pin all four guards such that their action modifiers are -20. (Reward: If you wrestle multiple people at once, you now use the highest roll for all of them.)
Status Effects: none
Skills:[10]
Persuader: Bonus to persuasion checks.
[10]
Charisma: Helps improve opinions.
Traits:Oversized: -1 Received Accuracy Reduction, +1 Strength
Space Mushroom Physiology: -1 Strength for each day that passes without sleeping in soil.
Max -20 Strength. You get +3 Strength back each day of soil-sleep.
Emotion Spore: Can release AoE spores which incrementally apply Emotion effects
Artifacts:Sanguinem, the Altar of Enchantment[/color]
Demands Sacrifice: -10 / -10
Inventory: Prisoner tag (attached to arm/limb)
Food tray
Water bottle
zIF-22 Rancor (Accuracy: 14/14/10/6) (Power: 14/12/10/8) (Current Stun Setting: Medium)
Split my 8 (should cost no free actions), then use my two remaining free actions to add one of the split portions to my 16 and move it to the front of the queue.
"Um sir, forgive me, I never intended to make you go and do that."
Ouch, he looks pretty hurt. I bet I could outmaneuver him now even in this suit. I better not kill him though, that's what got me into this mess in the first place.
Maneuver behind my assailant, then swing my arm out and strike the back of his neck hard enough to knock him to the floor.
[Mobility: 13+2 vs 2-3] Excercising unnatural deftness even in a padded suit, you maneuver behind your foe and secure a garaunteed critical hit. In fact, he seems so confused he doesn't even see you. That means...
[Unarmed + Strength: 20] You whack him rather hard on the back of the head. (Defense: 18) Your padded arm bounces off his skull. [Critical: 14+3] On the surface, it seems the padded suit has worked against you. But in truth, you applied force in the exact position necessary in order to jar his head and give him a virtual concussion.
The Butcher slumps to the floor, defeated.
Dice queue (0 free picks): 14 10 4 20 16 2Miniquests: The Butchererer: Commit violent acts of justice three more times (Reward: You unlock the ability to use both hands in unarmed combat (you can attack twice))
Status Effects:
none
Skills:
[4] Dexterity: +Melee Received Accuracy Reduction
[2] Agility: +Mobility rolls
[3] Crit: +Target Defense Reduction
[3] Mind
[2] Charisma: Helps improve opinions
[1] Appearance: +First impressions
Traits:
Torso scar
Artifacts:
a ghastly knight of black armor
Violent: +3 / -6
[+0] True Steel: Affects the knight's physical attacks
[+0] Live Matter Absorption
[+0] Necro Matter Absorption
[+0] Artifact Synthesis
[+0] Bodily Restoration
Inventory:
Equipped: Padded Armor (+5 Defense, +5 extra vs. blunt impacts) (locks joints if hit by bullets)
Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
You're feeling lucky today. All you need to do now is sit back and watch chaos unfold.
Dice queue (3 free picks): 4 20 12 14 10 20Status Effects:
none
Skills:
[2] Ground Vehicles
[1] Positioning (x2 Cost): +Defense on criticals
[1] Non-Automatic Weapons: +Attack rolls
[1] Construction/Modification
[2] Politics: +Political campaigning
[2] Power Systems: +Science rolls
[1] Business: +Finding jobs/deals
[2] Intellect: +Solving mathematical problems
Traits:
Blamed by Military
Artifacts:
Ardenn
Marshal: +3 / -6 (Modifying objects for military purpose)
[+0] Scaling
[+0] Transmutation
[+0] Weaponization
[+0] Armoring
Inventory:
Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
I take advantage of the multiple fairly serious incidents happening right now (there's a prison fight, a space mushroom running amok, people still pouring into the cafeteria, and the guards are on strike and refusing to let people enter or leave) to sneak back through those glass doors, keeping my eye out for the guard with the needle rifle, places of concealment (closets, under desks, etc), and recognizable space wizard artifacts, hopefully my own.
Dice queue (3 free picks): 5 12 20 18 4
Oh silly you! The glass doors are precisely what the guards are barring access to. They've likely got their eyes set on it. After all, prison fights are a regular occurrence.
[Stealth: 18] Wait... it seems that none of them are actually paying attention. The four guards occupied by the Space Mushroom are currently busy at the base of the line, and there are only two guards in the cafeteria. Both of whom you walk casually past as their attention is drawn toward what is going on at the back of the line.
Now in the cafeteria, you notice that the server who hands out food is a woman. You think quickly, calculating the precise angle your teeth need in order to reflect the flourescent lamps into her eyes.
And then you smile.
[Charisma: 5+2] The woman runs away screaming into the kitchen.
The glass doors are wide open.
...
[Observation: 12] Now inside a restricted area, you try to listen past the arguing and shouting from beyond the cafeteria, to see if there's anyone coming up the hallway.
Nobody in the first hallway. That's a good sign. You walk past the kitchen entrance, a utility closet, and an office, inside which you see a black silhouette--the exact color of the guards' uniform.
At the end, you enter what looks to be a lounge area. Half the floor is taken up by a giant round window with a grate over it to make it smooth. Perched over the window is a short coffee table too small to hide under, a large sofa, two rotating chairs, and a polymer desk next to a bookcase.
On the coffee table you find a white towel with a note attached to it. You read it: "This is NOT the towel! Whoever mixed them up is about to be fired. -Dr. Hans"
The desk has an open book on it, a classic Epic known as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's turned to a part about a towel, apparently. The desk lamp is still on.
The bookcase itself is sparsely populated, but contains mostly classic from across the galaxy, both ancient, pre-virus, and post-virus.
There are two hallways branching off from this room. The signs on the wall says one goes to the research wing [RESEARCH PERSONNEL ONLY], while the other goes to the rest of the quarters.
Dice queue (1 free picks): 20 4 11 17 6Status Effects:
none
Skills:
[2] Charisma: Helps improve opinions.
[1] Contacts: +Finding criminal zones
[1] Constitution: +Chance to resist debuffs
[1] First Aid: +Debuff/bleed removal
[1] Horticulture: +Interacting with flora
[1] Camoflague: +Hiding things, removing tracks
[1] Infantry Combat
[4] Close-Quarters-Combat: +<=Mid range attack
[2] Crit: +Target Defense Reduction
[3] Automatic Weapons: +Attack rolls
Traits:
Dashing Good Looks
Artifacts:
Heroic Cowl
Noble (+3 / -6) (bonus against criminals)
Underdog (+3 / -6) (bonus when outmatched)
Dramatic (+3 / -6) (bonus in narratively dramatic situations)
[+0] Dexterity enhancement
[+0] Dodge saves: You can replace your Defense roll with this special power
[+0] Environment modification
Inventory:
Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
archibald would note the intercom announcement, and approach the guards. He looks somewhat worried.
"Excuse me, but if we are being kept here against our will, I require a spare oxygen tank, along with the tools to exchange them from my suit. Otherwise, I will have to remove or breach my suit for the sake of survival, a terrifying prospect considering the amount of adapted organisms trapped within. Would you kindly do me a favor, and prevent this disaster for me?
he would keep his tone amicable, and while a threat is implied, it would be passive and spoken more as a concern for everyone else.
(Spend one 20 on a intimidation point, and the other on a persuader point. Split the 15.)
Two more guards show up in an attempt to restrain the space mushroom. You attempt to get one's attention, [Starting Opinion + Polite Request: 8+1+1] but the current matter seems more pressing. He doesn't seem to be threatened (certain characters have personalities or attitudes that prevent them from sensing implied stuff).
[Intimidation + Starting Opinion + Polite Request: 8+1+1+1] The other guard seems a bit more timid. He looks back at the space mushroom thrashing around, considers his options, and then looks back at you nodding.
Timid guard: I'll get you an oxygen tank. I mean, and the tools...
He seems a bit shaken by the current events. But true to his word, the guard returns holding a small cylinder of liquid oxygen covered in condensation, and an electric screwdriver with some heads.
Timid guard: How are you going to replace it when it's in your backpack?
((Sorry, you used a free pick to split the 16 earlier. That means you only had two picks this turn.
I merged Indimidation, Politeness, and Elegance into Conduct. Don't worry, you get the same bonuses as before))
Dice queue (0 free picks): 20 20 3 6 15 19 6Status Effects:
none
Skills:
[2] Medical
[2] First Aid: +Debuff/bleed removal
[1] Surgery: +Healing long-term damage
[2] Physician: +Medicines/poisons/antidotes
[3] Genetics: +Genemodding/genecrafting
[1] Conduct (Intimidation, Politeness, Elegance)
[2] Willpower: +Resistance to mind control
[2] Intellect: +Solving mathematical problems
[1] Persuader: Bonus to persuasion checks.
Traits:
Biohazard
Artifacts:
Orb of Mutagenesis
Perfection: (+3 / -6) (bonus to creating better creatures)
Transformative: (+3 / -6) (bonus to drastic, large-scale mutation)
[+0] Shapeshifting
[+0] Plaguecrafting
[+0] Extreme genetics
Inventory:
Biohazard Suit
Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
Oxygen Tank
Electric Screwdriver
Cover my face with the towel.
Towel: Queue?
[Stealth: 20] You don't have your towel. But you do know where to get one! As the guard lets the others out, you take off and head to the laundry room. The guard on the catwalk doesn't see you, fortunately, since his attention is focused on the line that's forming to the cafeteria.
You walk to the nearest bin of washed towels and yank the first one you see.
As you press the towel to your face, it drops some black twenty-sided dice that were folded up inside it.
You read the values:
Dice queue (3 free picks): 2 13 3 13 19 20Status Effects: none
Skills:[5]
Persuader: Bonus to persuasion checks.[5]
Politeness: Avoids offending people.[5]
Mediator: +Conflict resolution[5]
Bartering: +HagglingTraits:Perfectly Normal
Artifacts:The one, the only, the egregious, magic space towelUnnormalcy (+3 / -6) (Strange things, strange coincidences)
Inventory: Magic Space Towel
Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
Get back and just observe what's happening.
[Observation: 4] You don't see much of anything. But the line of twenty-so prisoners sure seems agitated.
Dice queue (3 free picks): 20 6 4 1 15 20Status Effects: none
Skills:[6]
Spell Control (x1/2 Cost): -Spell overshoots[6]
Spell Proficiency (x1/2 Cost): +Spell fails[2]
Strength: +Melee Attack, utility[5]
Agility: +Mobility rolls[1]
Predator: +Stealth rolls[1]
Observation: +Reduced Enemy StealthTraits:Multiple ScarsArtifacts:Pendant of PainDestruction (+3 / -6)
Inventory: Prisoner tag (attached to arm)
Food tray
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