Turn 11
PCs Turn!
Laugh manically and run in the opposite direction of the noise.
[6] (I swear to God I don't know how you keep getting these successes) You hear the scream, and everyone starts running for the source of it. Not you, though. Those fools. Those utter fools! Haha. Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHA. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You let out a wild, diabolic laugh and start running, running through the Jungle and away from your sad pile of burning creatures. Still cackling, you move quickly through the trees, and small bird-things, insects and other small creatures flee your path as you run. You are just moving through a small clearing when the ground under you gives way, and you fall down a hole.
[6+1] (How do you keep doing that?) Not only are you not hurt, you land cleanly on your feet. You're in an open area, maybe 15 feet down from the hole you fell into. It's dark all around you, but you see a softly glowing blue light up ahead, probably 50 feet away.
Sprint towards then bank, and begin looking in the water.
[2] Being that you are already at the bank of the river, you look around in the water for signs of Jess and the creature. She comes up, thrashing. You pace back and forth, not quite willing to go into the water just yet. You extend your club out toward her, but she's in real trouble here, and has no chance in seeing it or even being able to reach it. More drastic action is required.
[1] You can't seem to make out what has her or how it has her.
While my military 3 year old instincts hop back in MUST SAVE JES!!! poke in the water with the thnder stick and get him out of the water
[1] You rush to the south along with everyone else, your Shock Spear held at the ready. As you arrive, you see Jess thrashing in the water with something attacking her.
[4] Through a surge in the water, you manage to get a clear look at what has her. It almost looks like a giant Lobster or Crawfish, but it has no tail and only two large, thick legs. You decide to spear it with the electric spear, and hurl it at the creature! You miss, badly.
[6] Fortunately the spear lands on the opposite bank of the river, crackling with electricity as it discharges into the wet sand. Suddenly, Daniel bursts through the Foliage and jumps onto the creature!
Run over to the river and try to rescue Jess.
[3+1(Pumped Bonus)] You hop up from your story and follow the others as you hear the scream. You initally hesitate because you are used to only telling stories about how great you are, not actually doing anything. Putting these concerns aside, you dash through the woods, feeling like the million dollar man. As you reach the bank you see Markus and Jets standing there, looking concerned but unable to help. You are in no mood for such lollygaging, though, and jump through the air right at the beast, which is momentarily just inches under the water, and land on its head with both feet!
[5+1] vs.
[6+2] Sadly, even this heroic move fails to injure the thing, it's exoskeleton is simply too tough. You do manage to distract it, though. As you use your inertia to jump to the opposite shore, the pumped feeling you have had leaves you, and suddenly you are exhausted!
Gained: Exhaustion.
Gained: Melee Combat Experience (+1 exp.)
I shall head towards the scream, spearing the monster in melee combat if I get to the river.
[2] You are lost. Very lost. You move towards where you thought you heard the scream come from, but due to the nature of the Jungle it's very hard and the sound was faint. You hear some maniacal laughing shortly after, and start wandering in that direction, but the leaves are thick, and the vines trip you up every time you try to get anywhere. You spend some time walking, but you don't know if you are any closer to any of your fellow survivors.
Struggle and try to escape the creatures grips and get out of the river. Scream for help once able.
[5] You steady yourself a moment before
twisting. Your body spins just as the creature tries to adjust its grip on you. You pull free, and hit the surface of the water, gulping down air. Suddenly, you see something flying through the air...Daniel?!? He land perfectly on the thing's head, some sort of big shellfish, and bounces off onto the other shore. You head for the shore as well..[3], the one Markus and Jets are on. Standing up and getting out of the water, you pull your shock pistol from it's protective sheath and fire at the thing as it comes back after you. The dart hits the water and...
[4] vs.
[2] and it shudders, the water frothing some. Your leg is bruised and scratched, but there is no major damage.
Gained +2 exp in Shock Pistol ExpertiseI seek out another man-beast(or anything else similar), being careful not to be spotted.
[1] As everyone else runs off, you decide you are a researcher, not a fighter, and you need some more research material. You head off into the Jungle, and start looking around for anything that looks like it could be humanish. You see several bird-like creatures. Due to your interest in biology you cannot help but to examine them when you get a chance. They look like large insects, but with feathers and mostly dull plumage. As you get distracted and follow some, you decide to head up a tree to take a look in a nest-like growth. You grab the plants body, but as you try to climb, you get stuck! The plants bark is very thin, like a shell or skin, and as you press against it it breaks, and clear, sticky sap gets on you, holding you to the surface of the plant. Suddenly a branch starts slowly moving down towards you, and its leaves start dripping. A small drop hits you, and it burns! It's either an acid or a base, and either way, it looks like this is a carnivorous plant.
NPC's Turn!
OM NOM NOM
(1 = Markus, 2 = Jets, 3-4 = Jess, 5-6 = Daniel) [3] It decides that Jess is one tasty morsel that will not get away! [2] The thing comes partially out of the water, large claws grabbing at her, but Jess deftly avoids the creature, the adrenaline inside her pumping overtime.
Name: Frederick XVI
Gender: Male
Profession: Engineer
General appearance: I am fairly short, but keep myself in good physical shape in the ship's gym. I like to read about a variety of topics in my off-duty hours.
Equipment: Normal Clothes, Mechanical Tool Kit, Electrical Tool Kit, Pointy Aerodynamic Stick
Skills: Adequate Mechanical Engineering, Adequate Electrical Engineering, Novice Woodcutting, Dabbling Woodcutting
Status:
Location: Base Camp
Name: Kenton
Gender: Male
Profession: Geneticist
General appearance: A weedy little man, not actually short, just thin and pale from too much time in the lab. Sits off in a corner, nervously fiddling with his bags. He clearly does not enjoy spaceflight.
Equipment: Normal Clothes, Pistol, Medikit, Plant Samples, Creature Chunks [2]
Skills: Genetic Engineering, Biology (2/8) Exp, Dabbling First Aid, Novice Pistols Training
Status: Healthy
Location: Base Camp
Name: Jets
Gender: Male
Profession: Meatshield Marine Forces, Assault group 1
General appearance: A Marine with his fatigues, he comes to the colony to protect it from alien scum or other weird shit.
Equipment: Flak Jacket, Personal Computer, Knife, Medikit, Semi-Portable Rail Gun, Improved Shock Spear
Skills: Personal Combat, Rifle Training, Dabbling Weapon smith,Dabbling Fire Starter, Dabbling Cook
Status: Soiled
Location: Base Camp
Name: Markus
Gender: Male
Profession: Forge worker
General appearance: A burly man, Markus came on the transport ship to haul goods on and off the ship.
Skills: Strong, Forge working
Equipment: Tough Workman's Clothing, Back Brace, Money, Navigation of Mysterious Blue/Green Planet, Warm Clothes (5), Blankets (5), Large, Blue Tarp, Club
Status: Nightmares
Location: Base Camp
Name: Jess Brown
Gender: Female
Profession: Pilot/vehicle operator
General Appearance: A lithe, fit woman with brown hair (worn pulled back) and green eyes. She spurns the usual uniform in favor of jeans, casual shirt, and her old flight jacket, but was granted a dispensation because of her skill with vehicles.
Skills: Piloting, Gunner, Novice Knowledge of Smaliens, Novice Shock Pistol Expertise
Equipment: Jeans, TShirt and Flight Jacket, Backpack, Shock Pistol
Location: The River
Name: Kat
Gender: Indeterminable
Profession: Cabin boy/girl/thing
General Description: Weedy, buried underneath piles of ragged clothing that obscure face and hair. The voice is androgynous, and all mannerisms are ordinary. Nothing unusual stands out about Kat beyond his/her clothing. Coated in blood.
Skills:Strong, Tough, Dabbling Hiding
Equipment: Raggedy Clothes, Bloody Vial, 4 Vials of Human-like Creature Blood, Pitcher Plant full of blood.
Status: Coated in blood.
Location: Base Camp
Name: Daniel Carrion
Gender: Male
Profession: Con Man
General description: A tall lean well groomed man who had snuck onto the transport.
Skills:Adequate Persuader(0/8 Exp), Adequate Liar, Enchanting
Equipment: Styling Clothes, 6 small, purple berries.
Status: SO[/b] awesome.]Delusions of Grandeur, Tired!
Humanoid Creature Chunks [17]
Description: Human face, goat-like brown eyes, giant fangs, short green hair covering the body, large gorilla uper torso.
Status: Dead, and flat.
Abilities: Excessively Strong
Description: Hard-Shelled, Dark brown or black. Large compound eyes, walks on two legs, nearly bipedal. Two giant claws.
Status: Helathy
Abilities: Hard Shell (+2 Toughness against physical damage)
Base Camp The Escape Pod is covered with a wooden structure and bright blue tarps. There's a normal campfire, a fire made out of small animals, a pounded-flat creature, and signs of woodcutting.
Present:
The River A small river, or large stream, south of Base Camp.
Present: Jess Brown, Markus, Daniel, Jets
Somewhere in the Jungle: Kenton
In a hole to the north: Kat
Somewhere in the Jungle 2: Kenton
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