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[Gentlefish]

Drett sighs, itching at the collar just.below his neck. I am all too familiar with these collars...

He steps aboard his new home, and asks the man who cut his restraints, since we only have twenty four hours, how long is it to the destination?

I am fine with the direct route. Dont want a TPK on the first mission after all!

[Ozarck]

AsHul finds a suitable room and does a knowledge check:
1) how are these bombs typically detonated?
2) how are the 'bosses' keeping an eye on us
3) do these bombs prevent diving?
4) do these bombs have failsafes against tampering via diving?
5) is there something important about the bombs that AsHul knows that he hasn't thought to ask in the above questions?

Spoiler: Not so much a character, but a mistake (click to show/hide)

Name: AsHul
Description:Former human. Awful, ugly, indifferent
Goal:To find God
 
Stats
Str:9  Dex:8  Spe:8  End:10  Awa:12  Cun:10  Kno:10  Ner:16


Skills
Diving: 3
Animal Handling: 2
Survival: 1

Inventory
Relic Fragment
Black Book (copy)
2 Silent Night - calming. gives advantage on diing rolls
4 Worm Blood - steadies nerves
2 Occult Junks
2 Fathoms

[Yottawhat]

The cloaked figure stutters to life, falling to their hands and knees. they rush into the dark interior of the bore.

Spoiler: Moku Youkou (click to show/hide)

Name: Moku Youkou
Race: Abomination Shang-Gei

Description: A female Shang-Gei cloaked in a heavy and rough looking worm wool coat. Underneath the clothing, is a heavily mutated figure. Her scales has been coat in plastic, giving each one a iridescent sheen to them. Spikes of melded plastic, metal and circuitry are studded haphazardly, the largest one is a foot long, spearing right above, her pelvis. Her tongues have been replaced with metal tendils that sneak in and out of her mouth when she is not paying attention.
Goal: To "find" her mate.
Stats:
Strength: 9
Dexterity: 8
Speed: 8
Endurance: 10
Awareness: 12
Cunning: 12
Knowledge: 11
Nerve: 13

Skills:
Medical: +2
Machine Control: +1
Electronics: +1
Mechanical: +1
Armorsmith: +1
Occult: +1
Diving: +1
Inventory:
Fathoms:16
Relic fragment
Bladed Shovel

[syvarris]

Two things.  First, I specifically requested something weird for my sheet, namely starting with full armor rather than even rolling for money, which really seems like something you should actually say "Okay" to, rather than saying nothing at all.  I have the sinking feeling you didn't even see my sheet, which is quoted below.

Second, I'm playing an Honored Dead.  The undead guys who are explicitly fearless to a fault, throw themselves into danger willingly, and react extremely violently to anything they perceive as evil, like, say, kidnapping a bunch of innocents and strapping bombs to them.  Just seems like these guys are being very stupid, as threatening an Honored Dead with death isn't exactly a wise plan.  Is that intentional, meaning I should play my character accurately and hinder mission success as much as possible while trying to destroy the bomb (which, yeah, probably won't work, killing my char in the tutorial...), or should I just break character before the game even starts and play along?

Sheet.  I am very tempted to play a lizard sniper, but I somehow feel that goal wouldn't mesh well with the... current crew.  Plus I don't usually play paladins.

I request that I get to start with a full suit of armor, from my Honored Dead's past, instead of a normal inventory.  No items or weapons, but better armor than is in the armory, which will never be replaced.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Nyw'geuq Otin Sunam; calls himself "The Lords' Son"
Description:

((Without the murakumos.  Unless Piecewise gives them to me for free.))
Goal: Inscrutable, which is code for "I don't have a clue".

Stats
Str:14
Dex:8
Spe:10
End:14
Awa:10 (+3)
Cun:8
Kno:6
Ner:10

Skills
Unarmed: +1
Defense Skill: +3 (Honored Armor)
Vehicle Skill: +1
Caving: +1
Navigation: +1


Inventory:
I'm eschewing currency, and requesting that I start with a full suit of effective armor (pictured above), as it's said many Honored Dead wear armor, which is implied to be from their past lives.  If that's not something I can do I guess I can roll for money like a normal person and redo the sheet...

[Caellath]

Vikkan energetically rolls the tips of his mustache back into place, their symmetry somewhat ruffled after his head was smashed against a desk. "No need for that kind of happy violence either, I just love driving bores and I could do without the threats."

"Hello there, fellow kidnapees, I'm Vikkan. I drive bores and maintain furnaces for a living, and I agree that we should head down Journeyman's Path. We're on a time limit set by our employers, so I'd say we worry about fulfilling their conditions first and visiting Mason in a more pleasant situation." he said, noticing the amount of people escaping after saying little or nothing at all.

The human lifted his cap and rubbed the back of his neck a bit. "Oh well. I'll head to the control room and get us on our way since it looks like voting's about done. I'll be there if anyone needs to chat, hide or want to help."

Start moving the bore towards Journeyman's Path and down towards our objective. Time is of essence!

Spoiler: Vikkan Laerthe, Human Bore Driver (click to show/hide)

Name: Vikkan Laerthe

Description: A human from Anvil and a moderate Chthonic who was born and raised close in the neighborhood of the Hammerfall boreyard, where his parents were employed as menial workers. Being so close to a place so filled with machinery and boring machines left a lasting impression on Vikkan, who became a furnace helper, then a drivemaster's apprentice until he finally reached the controls of a bore. He's quite good at conducting driving bores and, most importantly, he deeply enjoys his work.

Bore love aside, Vikkan is also generally quite friendly and good-humored even when he's not behind a bore's controls. He is, however, aware of his limitations out of the control room, and he'd rather leave most other matters to more skilled people. What he lacks in intellectual education he displays in polite curiosity, and he tends to be interested in listening even to topics he can only vaguely grasp, making for a good talking and drinking buddy if nothing else.

At odds with his friendliness, he looks rugged, if young. His hair is dark brown and cut short, and he has a well-groomed handlebar mustache (though he's been known to let it grow and style it into a horseshoe at times). A small diagonal scar moves from his right eyebrow to the bridge of his nose. His skin is brown and displays a few burns thanks to a few years of furnace and boiler work. He's fairly hairy, with his shirt's sleeves covering hairy arms and a few spots of scar tissue. His uniform is made of thick cloth and utilitarian, overalls, a long-sleeved shirt and a cap. His major concession to vanity is keeping his uniform and mustache impeccable.

Goal: To deep driving bores and having fun while doing it. It's not a difficult dream, even if it can be hard at times.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 13
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 10

Skills
+3 Vehicle (Bore)
+2 Navigation
+1 Defense (Mail Shirt)

Inventory
-Conductor's Clothes
-Dynamo Lantern
-Black Flame
-Black Book (Copy)
-Field Lighter
-Mail Shirt
-2 Fathoms

[Radio Controlled]

"Greetings my surprisingly varied friends, pleased to make your acquaintance. Adam Blavatsky Darvaza, at your service.

Now, I would have to agree that following the Journeyman's Path and then veering off before we stumble into Mason and accidentally knock over the village. From what I heard, that path is wide and easily traversable for a bore.

Either way, my first question would be, who of us is the most proficient at driving a boring machine? Any of you got any relevant expe-"

Vikkan energetically rolls the tips of his mustache back into place, their symmetry somewhat ruffled after his head was smashed against a desk. "No need for that kind of happy violence either, I just love driving bores and I could do without the threats."

"Hello there, fellow kidnapees, I'm Vikkan. I drive bores and maintain furnaces for a living, and I agree that we should head down Journeyman's Path. We're on a time limit set by our employers, so I'd say we worry about fulfilling their conditions first and visiting Mason in a more pleasant situation." he said, noticing the amount of people escaping after saying little or nothing at all.

The human lifted his cap and rubbed the back of his neck a bit. "Oh well. I'll head to the control room and get us on our way since it looks like voting's about done. I'll be there if anyone needs to chat, hide or want to help."

Start moving the bore towards Journeyman's Path and down towards our objective. Time is of essence!

"Ah, I see we have found our driver already, excellent! Tell me captain, would you mind if I observe you for a moment while you drive the bore? Sheer curiosity, you see, I've never seen one of these at work before."

Hopscotch along to the command center and take a looksie at how it looks and how our driver does his thing.

While we are moving, browse through my copy of the black book a little.

Spoiler: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza (click to show/hide)

Name: Adam Blavatsky Darvaza

Description: A young man of slightly pale complexion and eternal 9 o’clock shadow, he was raised in a small village. While the village priest and passing mystics droned with endless sermons of the Church and their teachings, what had always captivated young Adam’s attention more were the stories of his Granny.

Old stories of the world as it once was, before people were forced to flee to the caves and crannies of this damp hell. Of warm days where pleasant green plants tickled your feet as you walked through them and a cool breeze blew through your hair. Where food was plentiful, nature was benign and endless vistas reached as far as they eye could see.

Adam was nominally a card-carrying member of the church, though he mostly did it for the connections and perks that brought. They were powerful and had ancient lore, all things he would need to fulfill his true heart’s desire: to return to the surface, vanquish the madness that tainted their homeland and reconquer paradise.


Goal: Plunge the secrets of the depths below to find an answer to the horrors above.
 
Stats
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Spe: 10
End: 10
Awa: 10
Cun: 10
Kno: 10
Ner: 13

Skills
Diving: +3
Stealth: +2
Occult: +1

Inventory
Clothing: simple priest robes, shortened a bit so as to less restrict his movements
1 minor artifact
1 black book copy
1 black flame
1 Silent Night
1 field lighter
23 fathoms

[piecewise]

Two things.  First, I specifically requested something weird for my sheet, namely starting with full armor rather than even rolling for money, which really seems like something you should actually say "Okay" to, rather than saying nothing at all.  I have the sinking feeling you didn't even see my sheet, which is quoted below.

Second, I'm playing an Honored Dead.  The undead guys who are explicitly fearless to a fault, throw themselves into danger willingly, and react extremely violently to anything they perceive as evil, like, say, kidnapping a bunch of innocents and strapping bombs to them.  Just seems like these guys are being very stupid, as threatening an Honored Dead with death isn't exactly a wise plan.  Is that intentional, meaning I should play my character accurately and hinder mission success as much as possible while trying to destroy the bomb (which, yeah, probably won't work, killing my char in the tutorial...), or should I just break character before the game even starts and play along?

Sheet.  I am very tempted to play a lizard sniper, but I somehow feel that goal wouldn't mesh well with the... current crew.  Plus I don't usually play paladins.

I request that I get to start with a full suit of armor, from my Honored Dead's past, instead of a normal inventory.  No items or weapons, but better armor than is in the armory, which will never be replaced.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Nyw'geuq Otin Sunam; calls himself "The Lords' Son"
Description:

((Without the murakumos.  Unless Piecewise gives them to me for free.))
Goal: Inscrutable, which is code for "I don't have a clue".

Stats
Str:14
Dex:8
Spe:10
End:14
Awa:10 (+3)
Cun:8
Kno:6
Ner:10

Skills
Unarmed: +1
Defense Skill: +3 (Honored Armor)
Vehicle Skill: +1
Caving: +1
Navigation: +1


Inventory:
I'm eschewing currency, and requesting that I start with a full suit of effective armor (pictured above), as it's said many Honored Dead wear armor, which is implied to be from their past lives.  If that's not something I can do I guess I can roll for money like a normal person and redo the sheet...

I dunno man, I don't like giving special things because then everyone asks for them. I wouldn't mind negotiating for different armor to buy and adding it to the list though.

Your guy would try to SMASH EVIL but he wouldn't just charge in and attack. He would wait and look for the best moment that didn't endanger the other innocent prisoners.

[PyroDesu]

I'll also join you in the Bore control, if''n you don't mind, Vikkan. Not much of a mechanic or operator, generally deal with rock tunnelin' and caves on foot, but it seems everyone else is scurryin' to the darkest corner they can find in here, so may as well join you. Who knows, might even learn something new.

Frax follows the two humans to the Bore Control. He doesn't move to touch any of the controls, but sets himself where he can see things as Vikkan works.

Spoiler: Mole Leno (click to show/hide)

Name: Frax

Description: A somewhat larger example of a mole-man standing at around 6'5". Also a bit on the thicker side, the normally-defined musculature of the typical mole-man muted under a few layers of blubber. His short, rust-colored fur is starting to be streaked with silver. His clothing is sturdy and festooned with straps, retaining loops, and pockets, but otherwise plain - befitting one who's job is to go out of the bore and find things in the rock.

Goal: Money, dear boy. Gobs and gobs of money through mineral wealth (and possibly a touch of adventure along the way).

Stats:
Str:13
Dex:10
Spe:8
End:14
Awa:10
Cun:9
Kno:9
Ner:10

Skills:
Weapon Skill - Tungsten Toothpick: +2
Unarmed: +1
Caving: +1
Explosives: +1
Geology: +2
Archaeology: +1

Inventory:
Tungsten Toothpick (10 rounds)
0 Fathoms

[Caellath]

"Sure, the Nomad's a roomy bore. Just being inside one makes me satisfied. I've mostly dealt with furnaces and controls in industrial types, so Nomads have a nice niche in my heart, you see."

Vikkan gestured for both the moleman and the other human to follow him as he made his way to the controls with a long stride and the confidence of someone who was familiar with the layout. "Did they also let you pick a bore? I picked the Nomad, so unless they were giving me some special treatment maybe they made us vote. I'd wonder why for longer if I wasn't satisfied with the bore, even if not with the collars."

[PyroDesu]

They asked. Personally figured industrial would be a good option, but I'm fine with nomad. Plenty of space to expand is always a positive.

[IronyOwl]

"Pls no bully moth," the cute bundle in the corner mumbles, rubbing her head.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Auft Kindheart
Description: Standing 3'10", with even fluffier than usual snow-white fur, this Ethral radiates adorable innocence even by the standards of her kind. Her porcelain-white mask is a circular shape carved into slices, each bearing a smiling face with eyes and mouths arched in joy, and adorned with pink blush marks. Her cloak is similarly pure white and a little too large for her, adding to her cute and defenseless appearance.
Goal: To amass and improve loyal pets and slaves.
 
Stats
Str:  7
Dex:  12
Spe:  10
End:  8
Awa:  7
Cun:  16
Kno:  13
Ner:  10

Skills
+1 Medical
+1 Translate
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Persuasion
+1 Stealth
+1 Animal Handling
+1 Archeology
+1 Biological
+1 Chemical
+1 Occult

Inventory
2 Fathoms
Ethral Rifle [7/7]
Doctor's Bag

[Parisbre56]

Kara was a bit overwhelmed with the number of people around her. She had no idea who was competent or not, who could be trusted, who could be useful, who was a threat. It was going to be hard remembering them all. But it was also kind of exciting. She was on the opposite side of the local area, traveling in a bore, meeting interesting people, going on an adventure in ancient ruins... It was basically everything she wished for! And yet now that she had it, she couldn't enjoy it fully. Not with that thing around her neck. She tried not to think about it and tried to ignore that nagging voice telling her 'be careful what you wish for'.

For now she decided to focus on what was most important. And for now that was getting the bore moving. That Vikkan person looked competent, but she knew looks could be deceiving. If he was incompetent or malicious, then he could cause serious harm. If he was competent, then that gave him power and influence and all her training told her that it's always best to befriend those with power and influence. Not to mention that other competent people should have come to the same conclusion, meaning she could also get to know them better as well. Either way, going to the bore control room was the most logical choice.

Examine the bore control room. What does it look like? How do we see the outside world? Is there a window or do we stare at instruments? Or do we use the window for walking around but close it when drilling?

Edit: Oh, how does the bore's AI communicate its status? Does the control room have something like a multi-purpose screen (maybe something like a split-flap display they have in some departure boards) it can use to speak? If not, would I be able to program it with certain vague responses to certain conditions/commands to give the GM a way to sass the driver and other players?

Spoiler: "Kara" the Corven (click to show/hide)

Name: "Kara" is what most humans call her, though the closest pronunciation would be  Kr'ra-Kax
Race: Corven (advantage for climb, disadvantage for falls)
Appearance: She is a crow-like Corven with matte-black feathers. A bit short. Constantly moves her head around, examining her surroundings. Moves her tail up and down whenever she's excited.
Age: Adult, but just barely
Goal: Wants to find artifacts and experiences that she can use to make an (under)world-famous museum. Wants to prove herself to her mother and piss off her brother with her success (both financially and socially).

Stats
Str:8 
Dex:13 
Spe:13 
End:6 
Awa:12
Cun:10 
Kno:8 + 3 = 11
Ner:10

Skills
Rifle: 1
Medical: 1
Translate: 1
Acrobatics: 1
Caving: 1
Machine Control: 1
Stealth: 1
Geology: 1
Archeology: 1
Navigation: 1

Inventory
Simple Clothes
Ethral Rifle (rifle 3, pierce 3) 7/7
Silk Rope 100/100 feet
Grappling Hook
Field Lighter (Fire 2)

[Caellath]

"I like the Nomad's mobility and roomy interior, so there's enough space for all of our temporary co-workers. Expanding probably isn't much of a possibility since I don't think we're being gifted the bore after the shady people get what they want. It'd be a good surprise, though, wouldn't it?"

"On a more serious note, I have the suspicion they would've done better by just hiring people." Vikkan commented humorously as he arrived at the control room and quickly set about starting up the bore and getting them moving towards the Journeyman's Path.

[Praefectus Screptum]

The moth just glanced around and watched that large number of people making their way into the control room.
"It seems like we won't need to worry about the lack of drivers here. But we probably should try to get to know each other a tad more...And by that I mean informing us what you can do here, if you are good at fixing or fighting, just in case we face some troublesome situations , after all they wouldn't be handing us weapons without a reason."

[Parisbre56]

"Hello again, sir Vikkan!" the short, crow-like Corven girl said as she poked her head into the control room, though with her accent the name sounded more like 'Thee-kkan' (it's hard to pronounce V when you have no lips, after all).
"Hi! I'm Kara, from before." she added, waving and taking a few steps into the control room.
"I just wanted to say, I'm very glad you think reaching our destination quickly is the best choice. Thank you for working on getting the bore moving."
She used her neutral flexibility to make a deep and polite bow.
"Would you mind if I stayed and watched you work? You see, it's always been my dream to be in a bore, and this is just so interesting, so if it's OK with you..."