Tarran Smith"I have a bad feeling too. The crazy nut... he mentioned his children or something coming for us... and these guys look like they were defending against something... let's get behind the benches, now."
*Shouting* "HEY! Ashley, Taric, get your lazy asses over here please. I have a very bad feeling right now."
Get behind the benches.
You take cover behind the benches, while they are metal you have some doubts about how well they're going to stop bullets. At the very least they'll break up your outline and make it harder for something to see you. You hand your medical kit to Dom when she asks for it and she gets to work patching Jame's wounds up. You sweep your light toward where you entered, straining your eyes against the darkness. [Observation 2] You see nothing but still slime-coated water.
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Dominique Wakeman"Boss, I have a bad feeling," Dom said. "Call it woman's intuition or whatever but things are too quiet." She gestured at the benches. "Here, let's have a seat. Give me the kit and I'll work on James while you keep an eye out, OK?" She took James's hand and pulled him over to a bench. We lost Trol and Saun and Teague... and Tarran and myself both almost died. Taric's pretty good at surviving, I'll give him that. She smiled to herself. "I'll try to keep it as painless as possible, all right? Tarran and I have some experience at gettin' people back on their feet even when they're about to croak, so workin' on a guy who's mostly in good condition shouldn't be too hard." After all, that's my job. I gotta keep the boss and the brainiac alive... and James now too.
Tarran hands you what remains of the medical supplies and you get to work while he keeps a lookout. James lies down on one of the cleaner benches and you get to work. [Int 3, Dex 4, Fighting 3+1, Luck 3 14/20] Treatment is going well, but this is going to be the last of the medical kit. The hasty bandages on the neckwound he picked up definitely need changing, and if you can't close that up right there's some real danger of infection. Well at least you won't be bored while you wait for whatever is coming.
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James Evans"I have a horrible, horrible, horrible feeling somthing is about to jump out and shoot out at me. Anyway, thanks. It's getting pretty crazy out here. Good lord, I wish I hadn't dropped that riot shield back at the ants..." James trailed off and hefted his Renfield. "You know, I REALLY, REALLY, don't feel good about this."
You finger your weapon while Dominique works on your injuries, [luck 2] [End 4] after a couple of minutes of this you start to wonder where she learned anything about medicine but you remain conscious regardless. Ow.
If anyone ever describes anything as 'gentle as a lady's touch' ever again you're going to run away screaming from whatever it is.
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Taric Sizier"OKAY! Looks like he wants us by the fortification, I'd say we better hurry over there" Head to the fortified circle.
You and Ashley's team move towards the little bench circle that Tarran found, much seems to be happening though. All is quiet as Dom works on James, Tarran and Ashley continue trying to ruin their eyes peering into the darkness. You just look around with your light, finding corpses and dead trees in an ocean of dead and slightly moldy grass. At least you don't have asthma...
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Ashley FeyYou follow the lightbearer into the circle of benches where the other group is taking cover, both of your men check their weapons and you joun Tarran in watching for any sign of motion from the doors. [Observation 3] Nothing. Not a damn thing that you can see stirs in this stinking garden.
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The Immortals[Number 4][Weapons 3,3,5][Stealth 4+1, 3+1, 5+1 (Free Aimed Strike)] Undetected by Tarran or Ashely three figures in green-gray armor kneel near the edge of the water.
Father of us all, grant us the blessing of Compassion, to forgive our foes.
Grant us the blessing of mercy, to let our foes know little pain.
Finally grant us the blessing of strength, so that our foes may be crushed into the dust from whence they sprang.
The do not rise from their kneeling position, instead they merely draw weapons. Aiming at the source of the dancing lights. The first pair aim rifles on the [E/O 2] green light, loosing quick bursts of automatic rifle fire and splitting the silence with a roar of thunder. [Marksman 3+1-1-1, Range, Target unclear] [Luck 2] Shots connect, sparks flying off the metal benches as stray rounds scar them. Several bullets strike Taric's armor, but the angle is terrible and they do little more than scuff it. The second's fire [Marksman 5+1-1-1] scores gouges in Taric's armor, [Armor 4] but the shots were aimed more at the light than at him. (Armor -14)
The last though raises a much different weapon, aiming it at the source of the [E/O 3] white light. [Marksman 5+1-1-1] The weapon chunks out a heavy rocket that flies straight at Tarran.
Ah.
Crap.
[Luck 1 Oh God] The missile flies unerringly, and the entire group is too busy hunching away from the rifle fire to get out of the way. [Explosion power 4+2 Tarran/Power 4+1 Taric, Dominique/Power 4 James, Harry, Ashley, Jordan.] [Confirm critical 3 Vs Tarran Armor 5] Razors as long as your pinky snap through the air as the canister explodes, embedding themselves into and through your armor. In a stroke of luck the plate that you used to beat Taric with stops three of them before they tear your throat out. (Armor -17 Health -15)
Taric and Dominique get hit by the flechettes that made it past Tarran, [Armor 4, 4] slicing into their armor but only slightly damaging their flesh. [dom armor -13 Hp -5] [Taric Armor -18]
James and Ashley's team take the remaining blades, [Armor 3, 3, 3, 5] tearing into James, Ashley, and Harry. Jordan was at a marginally better angle and was able to avoid the worst of the blast. (James HP -11, Ashley Armor -11, Harry Armor -11, Jordan Armor -6)
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Range: Long
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Range: Long
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Range: Long
Health: 100/100
Charge: 150/150
Carried Weight: 94/200 (-25%)
Attire: Plain gray under-armor padding. [10lbs] Heavy Combat Armor, 139/150. [45lbs]
Inv:
Leanashe Assault Rifle [30/30 18lbs]
4.73 mm Caseless box mags x2
Cirri Light pistol [20/20 8lbs]
Energy cell x5
Mechanical Bypass kit 5/5 [3lbs]
Arc implants, Planerian Implants
Stormcrow implants
Javelin Implants, Deulist Implants
Status: Mavaren Gardens
Harry Nakamuno
Health: Unharmed
Charge: Full
Description: 6'3", weighing three-hundred and fifty pounds Harry is the frontline muscle. Generally calm but a man who dislikes doing nothing, slow to anger he's been friends with Jordan since the Conclave gained their freedom.
Personality Complication: Just cause. Harry Believes in the work he does, and he believes hard. He won't hesitate to put a hole through anything in the way of his duty.
Skills: Melee 2, Soak 2, Brawling 2, Marksman 1
Attributes,
Strength (Str): 6
Dexterity (Dex): 3
Endurance (End): 6
Charisma (Char): 3
Intelligence (Int): 3
Willpower: (Will): 3
Staggershock implants,
Aegis implants, Lazarus implants
Samson Implants, Deulist Implants
Equipment: Heavy Combat Armor 139/150, Wolfkin SMG 18/18, .50 cal drum clips x3, HE grenades (2), Thermal Paste (3), energy cell x2
Jordan Grey
Health: Unharmed
Charge: Full
Description: 5'9'' Jordan is a slender blond man with the red scraggle of beard perpetually encroaching on his chin. Part of his memories were lost during translation, and all hope of recovering them lost in the second battle. His name is a combination of earth history and the book Grey's anatomy. His medical expertise remains intact along with his sarcasm and combat skills, but most of the rest of his life is hazy.
Personality complication: Hatred, he might not show it much of the time but Jordan holds a grudge against the... thing that robbed of the chance to ever recover his memories. He is determined to kill it, if it's the last thing he ever does.
Skills: Mechanics 2, Marksman 2, Dodging 3,
Attributes,
Strength (Str): 1
Dexterity (Dex): 6
Endurance (End): 1
Charisma (Char): 3
Intelligence (Int): 6
Willpower: (Will): 6
Javelin implants,
Spider implants, MD. Ande Suite
Toxicology and hazard recog, Arc implants
Equipment: Combat Armor 94/100, Laelaps Laser rifle 12/12 (15lbs), energy cell x5, Field Surgery kit 5/5, Advanced medical kit [5/5], basic medical supplies x5, ORS pack 3/3.
Health: 110/115
Stamina: 94/115
Carried Weight: 139/200 (-25%)
Attire: Arbiter dress Uniform, pristine [10lbs] Standard Body Armor, 74/100. [35lbs]
Inv:
Abassy Heavy pistol -laser sight- [5, 8lbs]
Chimera Pistol [15, 5lbs]
Chimera Pistol [15, 5lbs]
Fuath Riot suppression carbine [7, 13lbs, Caustic load]
.50 caliber pistol clips x8 (7, 2lbs)
Jormungandr Assault Rifle (A35, E70, 16lbs,)
.220 gauss slugs x2 (35)
Smoke Grenades x1 (neg)
Field rations x2
Data storage drive [Romance novels]
Status: Mavaren Gardens
Health: 70/70
Stamina: 70/70
Carried Weight: 138/170 (-25%)
Attire: Technocrat Commander Dress uniform [11lbs] Standard Body armor, 82/100. [35lbs]
Inv:
Energy Cell x8 (3 lbs)
Frankenstein Versatility Rifle (A5, E40, 31lbs, in hand,)
.220 gauss clip x4
Basilisk pulse rifle 4/5 (13 lbs)
Piru Gauss Rifle (4/5 4/5 16lbs)
.45 Gauss slugs x2 (5)
Saun's Helmet (2lbs)
Basic medical kit (5lbs)
Box of terrible scrap components (20lbs)
Short Range Radio, (?)
Memory Foam centerfold
colonist rations x5 (5lbs)
Tripwire emitter
Status: Mavaren Gardens
Health: 60/75
Stamina: 75/75
Carried Weight: 148/150 (-25%)
Attire: High-prelate Uniform [8lbs] Standard Body Armor 75/100. [35lbs]
Inv:
Ichneumon Anti-Armor Rifle -Scope- (1, 20lbs, 1 rounds in speed loader)
1' sabot packs x3 (2)
Chimera pistol (0, 5lbs)
Chimera pistol (0, 5lbs)
Chimera pistol (15, 5lbs)
Combat Knife (1lb)
Basic Medkit (1/5 5lbs)
Sleipnir SMG (A10, E40 9lbs,)
Sleipnir SMG (A10, E40 9lbs,)
1 half power energy cell
3 energy cells
High power handlight [10lbs]
6 .220 gauss clips (35)
1 .220 gauss clip (20)
Jormungandr Assault Rifle (A30, E65, 16lbs, in hand)
Status: Mavaren Gardens
Health: 28/75
Stamina: 52/75
Carried weight: 44/200 (-25%)
Attire: Exarch Dress uniform [8lbs]
Inv:
Renfield SMG (20, 10lbs, in hand)
1 .115 spike clips (30, neg.)
Riot shield (10lbs 30/30)
Piru Gauss Rifle (E5/5 A5/5 16lbs)
.45 Gauss slug clip (5)
Energy cell
Status:Mavaren Gardens
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Topic: Deviation-22. The End of All Things. (Read 528319 times)