No Turn: Free Movement
Be ready to follow Legendary Marksdorf and The_Two_Eternities through the south door.
Be ready to follow Luretha through the south door.
Stay at the back. Wait for the others to open the door and enter before going inside.
Cautiously proceed through the South Door.
You assemble by the southern exit and open it up. Immediately, a blaring voice sounds from speakers in the room beyond
"EXIT HAS BEEN BREACHED! EXIT HAS BEEN BREACHED!" You stay stunned for a moment, but when nothing else assails you, you continue onward. Inside, you find a plain concrete room with a phone booth and a swivel chair by the east wall, and a locked cell in the north wall. Subwoofers are stacked in each corner, and another door with the same warning as before lies behind one of them, this time with a padlock keeping it shut. The speakers go mercifully silent once the door closes behind you, and you think you hear shuffling in the other room. Looking closer, you get a brief glimpse of some makeshift benches and desks inside before two figures emerge and block your view -
Ant Guards, each armed with a metal pipe and a mean pair of mandibles. "Halt right there, pris'ners," one of them chitters, "who letcha past the checkpoint?" The other one shakes his head. "No one mans the checkpoint," he replies, "they're fine." The first one scowls (in an ant sort of way): "Unless they plan on causin' TROUBLE!" he snaps. A voice from within calls out
"Order, order!" and he falls silent, but keeps a close watch on you with his beady eyes.
Legendary MarksdorfrandomgenericusernameRauthedirThe_Two_EternitiesStatus
45/50 HP
Skills
Melee Weapons: 2
Magic: 4
Evade: 4
Stealth: 2
Will: 2
Spells & Artefacts
2-Sea Hag's Call (Siren & Crow): A gift and curse, strong enough to enchant the unwary or drive them a way, but nothing in between. When this spell is cast, choose whether to attract or repel. All NPCs within hearing range (doors block the spell) must make a Will roll vs your Magic roll. All who fail must move towards you this turn without attacking you (if you chose to attract), or must move away from you this turn and prioritize attacking you (if you chose to repel).
--Daggerwand of Corrosion (Magical & Acid): This unassuming weapon has been enchanted with the power to tear through the thickest of defenses. All attacks with it ignore Damage Reduction and deal acid damage. In addition to a melee attack (2d4), it can cast a ranged attack (1d6) using a Magic roll.
5-Solvent Balloon: An early prototype to be used in trench warfare, it was scrapped after the opposing army began wearing goggles. This weapon deals 1d4 acid damage when it hits. Anyone taking damage from it takes a cumulative -2 penalty to hit (and other relevant actions) for 1d3 turns. It ignores Damage Reduction, but fails if the opponent's equipment covers their eyes.
Equipment
-Electric Headlamp *
-Leather Armor (light armor, DR 1) *
-Steel-Toed Boots *
-Daggerwand of Corrosion (light melee/magic 2d4/1d6 acid dmg) *
-Dagger (light melee, 5 sharp dmg) *
-Blaster Pistol (light shooting, 6 plasma dmg)
-Solvent Balloon x5 (throwing burst, 4 acid dmg)
-Bandages (Can be used with Medicine to stop bleeding) *
Status
34/50 HP
Skills
Magic: 5
Evade: 1
Stealth: 1
Athletics: 1
Will: 1
Underwater Basket-Weaving: 1
Spells & Artefacts
2-Mental Projection (Paralysis & Fantasy): Makes a creature believe they are an octopus, preventing them from functionally moving their limbs. Your target must make a Will roll vs your Magic roll. If they succeed, the spell takes partial effect and they cannot move their legs this turn and the next, preventing them from walking, Evading, or turning to hit targets behind them. If they fail, they cannot move or act at all for this turn and the next. Creatures with eight or more limbs are immune.
2-Fractal Tentacles (Tentacle & Splitting): This spell - known only to octopi - splits their tentacles out over a solid surface, and is actually pretty useless underwater. You can only cast this spell if standing on the ground. Drop all wielded items, become immobile, and make all adjacent spots to you cost an additional point to move through for enemies. Any enemies entering a space adjacent to you take 4 sharp damage. This spell ends whenever you choose.
--Cybernetic Air Jets (Tentacle & Air): Installed in every tentacle is a fancy hose which can propel you through the air. For every tentacle not wielding an item, you may choose to fly 1 space instead of walking. If you do so, you are out of melee range until you choose to walk.
Ability
-Can wield up to 8 things, excluding Medicine/Lockpicking tools (since those are automatically wielded).
-Can attack 4 times when "dual attacking".
-Can't wear armor/clothes, including gloves & shoes, but excluding most headgear.
-Can't carry things that aren't equipped or wielded.
Equipment
-Electric Headlamp *
-Cybernetic Air Jets (no armor, DR 0) *
-Navy Blue Cape with Wave Pattern *
-Makeshift Bracelets *
-Dagger (light melee, 5 sharp dmg) *1
-Dagger (light melee, 5 sharp dmg) *2
-Blaster Pistol (light shooting, 6 plasma dmg) *3
-Bandages (Can be used with Medicine to stop bleeding) *
Status
50/50 HP
Skills
Magic: 5
Will: 3
Evade: 2
Spells & Artefacts
3-Conoid of Incineration (Fire & Reducing): A perfectly proportioned cone of flame launches from your outstretched fingers to bring mathematical death to your foes. This spell counts as a burst effect, dealing 3d6 fire damage to one space adjacent to you, 2d6 fire damage to the line of three spaces farther from you, and 1d6 fire damage to the line of five spaces even farther from you.
3-The Old Ways (Sacred & Worry): Where the innovations of today fail us, the methods of the old gods may still prove useful. You can only cast this spell the turn after you have killed a creature. Target (living) creature must make a Will roll vs your Magic roll. If they fail, they become your unwavering ally for the rest of the level, or until you die. You may only have one such ally at a time.
--The Enlightened Flame (Fire & Low Quality): The weapon of the truly sophisticated, it wipes the world clean of savageness. This weapon deals 3d4 fire damage when it hits. If a single attack exceeds 10 damage (excluding Damage Reduction) against unenriched medieval or primitive armor, the armor melts/burns away and deals an additional 2d6 fire damage to the target.
Ability
-Can shift into Divine Form once per level, making all spells he casts deal maximum damage and all its targets fail their Will roll.
-Always fails Stealth rolls.
Equipment
Electric Headlamp *
Leather Armor (light armor, DR 1) *
Steel-Toed Boots *
Shortsword (melee, 8 sharp dmg)
The Enlightened Flame (2-handed heavy shooting, 3d4 fire dmg) *
Divine Healing Powers (Can be used with Medicine to stop bleeding) *
Status
50/50 HP
Skills
Melee Weapons: 2
Ranged Weapons: 2
Magic: 5
Evade: 2
Stealth: 2
Pick Locks: 1
Athletics: 1
Spells & Artefacts
3-Offering to the Wise One (Worship & Owl): In exchange for material knowledge, the Wise One grants a boon to the faithful. You may not cast this spell in combat. The target book or scroll is destroyed, and you gain an owl-related ability for the rest of the level (flight, dark-vision, etc).
--Heirloom Armor (Shell & Parents): For generations, this armor has gathered seashells during the undersea pilgrimages of your ancestors, and for generations still it will protect you as it had protected them. If the wearer is of Quinn family line, this armor gets +1 Damage Reduction. If the wearer is wielding the Seashell Effigy, they are immune to all psychic effects.
--Manifested Destiny: Post-Renaissance alchemical technology has found a way to condense righteous piety into a little vial. Consuming it grants the drinker +5 to hit with all attacks. Failing to damage an enemy on any turn thereafter ends the effect.
Equipment
Electric Headlamp *
Heirloom Armor (light armor, DR 1) *
Steel-Toed Boots *
Nunchucks (melee, 8 blunt dmg)
Dagger (light melee, 5 sharp dmg)
Semi-Auto GR2 Rifle (2-handed heavy shooting, 10 bullet dmg) *
Lockpicks (Can be used with Lockpicking to open key locks) *
Seashell Effigy
Manifested Destiny (minor potion)
Status
20/20 HP
Skills
Melee
Evade
Will
Status
20/20 HP
Skills
Melee
Evade
Will
Author
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