Callidus
Apr 21 2007, 07:04 PM
'These things happen'? That bastard.... concentrate, calm yourself.... no use getting pissed out here.... just bury his career when we get back.
Seeing Hood walking out in a temper, a perfectly understandable anger, Holder turns to say goodbye, for now at least.
Hood thank you for all your efforts, I don't think any of us would have made it without you. You have my gratitude if nothing else.
And typing a quick message into his AR keyboard, as discreetly as possible, he transmits it to Hood's comm.
My gratitude and more, my friend, I will definately recommend you for further work, and you have my commcode if you need my help. Also stay wary, something feels off here.... I don't remember Dr.Woods being this calluse
Then he turns back to Dr.Woods frowning slightly. No disrespect, sir, but I would have thought there would have been more compassion about a college's death. Anyway what would you like me to start on? and while waiting on an answer he carefully slips into astral perception to have a look around at the site.
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 07:11 PM
Hood gets the message and looks back into the cave. Goes behind a tent and attempts to speak to Bahamut
Master, The people here are acting strange, even Dr. Holder says so. Dr Woods didnt care that Floren had died, and this is strange to Micheal.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 07:13 PM
Roll Assensing
There's a number of wonderful things I'd like to show you. First though, we'll need Dr Patrick down here. Diego is fetching her. Feel free to have a look around while we wait. And for that man to leave. I do not trust him
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 07:15 PM
HoodDo not leave Holder's side if you can avoid it. I believe things are not as they appear. Prepare your self for anything.
As Hood is having his conversation at the cave mouth, the elf Diego walks past towards the tents.
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 07:20 PM
Hood walks back around the tent and stops a guard.
Excuse me, is there anywhere private I can clean up a bit?
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 07:36 PM
yeah, help your self.
He poitns to one of the outer tents
Holder Astral Perception - The cave is a massive power sitee, it's difficult to see. Everything is glowing, especially the pool. It looks like there is a lot of potantial here, and steps have been taken to tap it.
Interestingly , some of the basic weave of the magic in the cave is similar to your arm band.
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 07:42 PM
Hood enters the tent.
He summons Alexander.
Alexander. Aid me, I need to get into that cave. I think Micheal is in danger. Come into the cave with me in case I need some assistance.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 07:43 PM
[ Spoiler ]
#1 it's a tent. There's no bathroom, and no lock
#2, you're a dual being and a mystic adept. You can't normally astrally project.
Callidus
Apr 21 2007, 07:52 PM
Hooooly Frak! The whole thing's a power site? And.... someone's tapping it? I wonder who.... or what.... Looks familiar somehow though.... wait, like my bracer? and he involentarily glances down at his right hand So it's nothing we've set up.... but for a power site to last this long.... boogles the mind.... wonder if I can figure out what's tapping it.... well that'll have to wait, don't want Dr.Woods to think I'm goofing off.... if it really is Dr.Woods....
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 07:56 PM
Diego and Dr Patrick head through the camp down in to the cave. Holder sees her as she walks in, looking around in marvel at the cave structure. She immediately goes to the walls looking for any diagrams.
Dr Michaels is still looking around in wonder.
This is fantastic. This cave is not physically possible. We haven't gone deep enough in to the earth for it to be so tall. have you ever seen anything liek it Michael?
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 07:57 PM
Hood walks out of the bathroom and to the cave. Once In there he looks for Dr. Holder. He see's him sends him a com message:
Micheal, something here isnt right. Be ready for anything to happen. And keep Dr. Woods from kickin me out of this cave. I need to check this out.
Callidus
Apr 21 2007, 08:00 PM
No.... I haven't and it seems to be a power site of some kind.... I can almost feel my hair rising with the levels in here.... Have to admit I had noticed the height issue.... Hmmm teleportation or spatial compression? Neither is normally possible even with magic.... as far as I know....
I'll try, although he really doesn't trust you. Watch out, there's a lot of power here
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 08:08 PM
Woods does indeed seems annoyed when Hood walks back in.
You are dismissed sir. Please leave now.
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 08:12 PM
Hood looks Woods up and down.
Im dismissed when my job is finished. I was told to acompany Micheal here. Im afraid I serve a higher power then you. I am unarmed and have no intentions of hurting anyone. Do yourself, and me a favor and stay outta my way. Hood quickly dismisses Dr. Woods and walks to Micheals side.
How are we mate?
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 08:18 PM
Excuse me sir, but you were hired to birng htme here. They are here. This is a secure Neonet site, and you are now trespassing. At the very least ,you are jeopardizing your pay. You are soon in danger of your life.
SinN
Apr 21 2007, 08:23 PM
Oh, so now you care about life?
Hood Shrugs with a laugh.
I dont care for my pay. Im staying here with Micheal until he tells me to go. And be careful who you threaten old man, you have no idea who I am.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 21 2007, 08:24 PM
Very well, Dr Holder, tell him to go.
Callidus
Apr 21 2007, 08:49 PM
One moment, he's just giving me a report and drawing Hood to the side slightly and lowers his voice
Hood I can't go against a direct order like that.... not with no proof that he's controlled.... and with this many guards. On the other hand while you do this 'report' try to get your checking done, that and if you can get your mindlink up without them noticing I can keep you informed as best I can.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 04:23 AM
Hood
Something is not right here Gaelic. Let me see the astral through you.
Without waiting for an answer, Hood's mind is fileld with the presence of the dragon. His sense shift in to the astral plane. Immediately he is dazzled by the brillinat glow of energies in the cave. The loose thread structure is immediately apparent, showing ancient forms of magic he's only studied loosely so far.
At the dragon's command, he looks around the room, taking in all the people within it and the cave's great pattern.
The site is becoming active. There is not much time you... wait... Rho?! Gaelic, what is he doing there!?
Hood is looking at Dr Michaels, near Dr Holder.
Gaelic, what is that ork doing there? He is an initiate of Black Omega.
Hood's mind locks on to those words. Black Omega: The Initiatory group of Neonot. High level initiates that also make regular use of cyber ware.A very powerful group that handles Neonet's blackest of black projects. Hood feels the dragon's mind lock on to him, and then suddenly veer off. Hood's gaze falls on Dr Woods behind Michaels/Rho. The dragon's sight takes over Hood's own vision, immediately piercing the doctor's masking as if he were parting spider webs. Hood sees the black stain on Woods' aura. A stain a corruption right in to his very soul. He sees the darkness attached with threads to Woods' shadow, and the horror construct lurking within it.
Gaelic, Holder has been corrupted. You must destroy him and Rho. Rho would certainly know what Altyrre is. He killed Floren. Destroy them both. They cannot be allowed to control the cave.
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:15 PM
Yes Master.
Without hesitation Hood pulls out his Hawk Hatchets.
RHO!!! Hood Lets out a low roar of the orcs name.
Bringing the Hawk Hatches up to his face.
Sukka! Bringing them down to his sides igniting them into flames.
He stands ready then attacks Rho.
Initiatitive-11
Roll- 5,4,5,6,6,6,2,5,5,6
19 net success's
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:20 PM
Hood leaps forward at Dr Micahels, a pair of very peculiar looking, flaming weapons in his hands. They have a central handle, with a curved blade coming off of each end.
Init: 14
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:23 PM
Once met in front of the orc, Skill fully slash at him with the hawk hatchets
Close Combat-6
Agility-6
Roll-4,1,6,4,6,6,5,5,4,2,6,6=7 net success's
Callidus
Apr 23 2007, 06:25 PM
HOLY FRAK! What the hell.... He spaces out.... then starts screaming different names at people and attacks.... what do I do? What do I do.... The vision.... the vision's coming true? Well I have to stop it from it's finish.... now how the hell do I do that?
Wait.... what did the major say to do first in combat? Cover.... yes cover
And looking around desperately he heads for the nearest cover.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:27 PM
[ Spoiler ]
you forgot to add wapon foci rating. They were 6 right?
Defense = 10 sucessesMoving with amazing quickness, michaels gets anarm up inside of hood's reach and blocks the swipe.
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:28 PM
[ Spoiler ]
12 actually, want me to re roll?
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:32 PM
Holder runs around for a moment looking for cover, and then realized he's in a wide open cave . Else screams, Deigo raises his assault rifle.
SinN
[ Spoiler ]
Just roll 12 more[/color]
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:36 PM
roll:5,5,3,4,5,6,6,2,1,1,4,3=5 net succes's
a total of 12 net hits
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:38 PM
The first blade is blocked by Michaels' arm, then the second slices across his abdomen, under his guard .
Resisted damage = 4[ Spoiler ]
Not even kiding
SinN, hood's base dmg w/ Suuka and Oopa (Hawk Hatchets) is Str/2 +2. Add that to your net successes (2) and give me your DV, then I'll figure out what he takes, plus secondary elemental (fire) damage
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:40 PM
[ Spoiler ]
He would take 8, and whats DV?
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:42 PM
[ Spoiler ]
DV = Damage Value. Have I taught you nothing?! Do you inflict 8, or are you saying you inflict 12, and he takes 8? What is your str att?
SinN
Apr 23 2007, 06:45 PM
[ Spoiler ]
strength is 8, i got 12 success's. He takes 8.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 23 2007, 06:51 PM
The slahs draw blood, but suprisingly, he only grits his teeth.
His hand flies forward, blasting out a large lightning bolt.
Force 12 Lightning Bolt.
Roll Reaction first to Reduce net successes.
After that add 12 to his net successes, and roll counterspelling + body+1/2 impact armor
11 net success on spell casting.
Drain = 2 stun
Michaels blasts Hood, lightning crackling about everywhere. He centers away the drain, showing only the slightest strain at the massive spell, growling in Or'zet.
SinN
Apr 24 2007, 12:34 AM
Hood defends with his arms setting up a counterspell. He growls with the blast and is moved back a few feet.
Micheal! They are not what they seem! They are evil beings controlled by Horrors! They killed Floren! And now they're going to kill us! Help me destroy them!
Reaction-6
Roll:
2,2,5,5,6,5=4 net success's
Initiate-6
Body- 8
Half Impact armor-2
Toughness-3
Total-19
Roll:
6,1,1,2,1,5,5,6,6,5,3,4,5,6,5,4,6,5,5=12 net success's
Magic-12-8 for adept points=4
Counterspelling-5
Sheilding metamagic-6
total 15 dice
Roll:
1,4,5,5,6,6,5,6,4,3,4,1,6,6,6=9 net success's
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 24 2007, 06:17 PM
[ Spoiler ]
You already figued in the 6 dice for shielding. So I'll drop out two successes for that, seeing as that would be the average. That means however that you still manage to block the damage, getting exactly what you needed. Kudos!
How many Initiative Passes does Hood have?
SinN
Apr 24 2007, 06:20 PM
[ Spoiler ]
2, 3 in drake form
SinN
Apr 24 2007, 06:24 PM
Damn this guy is strong. But I must destroy them..The only way is....ah damn it. Alright here goes.[ Spoiler ]
Turn to Drake form
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 24 2007, 06:25 PM
[ Spoiler ]
ok, only way to do it fair is to take the first 9, dorp the last 6, so you take 1 box of physical damage. Your action.
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 24 2007, 06:49 PM
Complex action to change forms
Micahels balsts Hood with a bolt of lightning, and is suprised to see him mostly shrug off the massive bolt. Hood beings flewing, asn his clothes beign to rip apart, as she shifts, taking on more draconic features. He trasforms in to a drake. Rather than fear, Michael's face sets in to resolve ,and unleashes a massive manabolt.
Mana bolt Force 12 w/ Edge. 14 successes.
Roll SHielding 6 + Counterspelling 5 + Magic 4 +Willpower to resist.
SinN
Apr 24 2007, 06:52 PM
Sheilding-6
Counterspelling-5
Magic-4
Willpower-6
Edge-7
Total-28 dice
Roll:
3,3,1,5,4,6,6,5,3,2,6,6,5,6,5,4,5,6,3,5,6,6,5,6,5,3,5,6= 19 net success's[ Spoiler ]
Holy shit dude..
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 24 2007, 06:55 PM
The action is fast and furious, two spells and the change happening only in seconds as Holder watches. Dr Woods beings running across to cave towards Elsa.
SinN
Apr 24 2007, 07:00 PM
Hood flys up and glides towards Woods. Landing in front of Dr. Patrick, defending her.
Through Dragon speach, but speak into his mind
Leave her alone you Horror scum!Breathe Fire on him.
Agility-8(drake form +2)
Exotic Range-5
Roll
5,2,6,6,3,4,5,5,1,2,6,6,5=8 net success's[ Spoiler ]
I love my dice today!
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 24 2007, 08:05 PM
Dodge = 5 successes and a glitch
The flames wash over the unarmed Dr Woods, ripping a terrible scream from him as he dies horribly in the conflagoration. Elsa screams again, frozen in terror with no where to run. Diego's assault rifle opens up as Dr Michaels unleashes yet another spell.
Diego the elf fires at Hood/Drake, roll Reaction to dodge, then Body +Impact armor to resist Damage.
Automatics + SGL+ Spec+Automatics+Edge- moving target: (Long burst) =
8 successes
Base Damage 6DV -1AP +2DV-2AP(EX Ammo) = 8DV base, =-3AP + Net successes.
Michaels Spell at Hood- Agony Force 15 Spellcasting +Edge= 16 successes
Takes 1 box physical Drain
Roll tests against the shots and the spell casting, then roll initiative.
Callidus
Apr 25 2007, 01:07 PM
Frak! Frak! Frak! No cover.... there's no cover.... what to do.... what to do.... Holy Crap! Dragon?.... Dr.Woods?.... Crap! Crap!.... Right.... get a grip.... Any grip.... Erm.... Right.... KO everyone.... Sort out this crap later when people are tied up and not flame grilling each other.... But first.... Dr.Patrick need some cover from this level of magic.... Focus extend the shielding.... and with the familiar mental click he feels the counterspelling cover himself and the sceaming
Dr.PatrickAnd now the spell.... focus.... form and energy.... and holding his hands as though holding a largish ball he starts to focus his mind into shaping the magic into the correct formulae and slowly a blue globe forms between his hands....
Initiative for next round[ Spoiler ]
Initative 7: 3 3 1 2 6 4 3 = 1 hit = Initiative 8
Actions for next round[ Spoiler ]
Stunball force 12 trying to catch Hood Dr.Michaels and Diego but not trying to make the area bigger or smaller so will be a 6m radius although will be trying to center it to avoid himself if possible
Casting: Magic 6 + Sorcery 5 + Foci 2 + Edge 4 (second point spent so far): 5 1 6 1 3 5 3 3 6 5 6 2 3 1 2 6 3 (reroll 6's for exploding 6's due to edge) [6 6 2 6] (and again) [1 2 3] = 10 hits (holy crap lots of sixes *8->)
Drain (Physical): Willpower 5 + Logic 6: 6 5 3 6 6 2 6 4 1 5 5 = 7 hits = ?? physical damage (will check when I get home, forgot to check before coming to work *8-<)
So believe the power site ups that Stunball to force 15 in effect, but will check with you Fistandantilus when I get home *8->
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 25 2007, 04:34 PM
[ Spoiler ]
You had last action for this round, so your stun ball would be gong off about the same time as the Agony spell at Hood. Technically everyone goes on the same phase, but more realistacally, what with the looking for cover panic caused by Combat Paralysis, and Free action to cover Patrick and your self, it makes more sense that you'd act late in the round.
Remeber also though that the cave is appx 20M/65 feet in diameter. You could catch Hood and Micahel's in it, but not anyone esle , except your self perhaps. Diego is right by Patrick, who si on the other side of the cave near the entrance.
And you are correct. You would intend a Force 12, and the mana surge would crank it up to Force 14. It's a +3 currently.
With all the heavy magic being thrown about, beginning on the next round, the mana surges again slpping on a +4 instead of +3. have fun!
And fun of funs, Michaels has one more action after he hits Hood w/ Agony, assumign he's still standing after that stun ball.
[/color]
Callidus
Apr 25 2007, 05:15 PM
Intentions[ Spoiler ]
Okey dokey, I was assuming I'd used the first round with hunting cover, but if I get the stunball off at end of round that's all good *8->, I'll go for just Michaels and Hood and try to avoid getting myself, cos that would hurt *8->
Oh and if anyone tries to attack Holder, he'll dump the spell and drop to full dodge cos he's really not capable of taking hits *8->
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 25 2007, 05:20 PM
[ Spoiler ]
normally diving for cover would be at least a simplae action. But you're in a cave. A wide open cave. I figure he spends a second or two looking for cover frantically (covered in the Init delay of Combat paralysis) then balsts the spell of in a rush.
I did have this great comical image of Holder just diving for it, and crunching up in a ball covering his head, then looking up a for a sec and realizing he was still out in the open, as the whole damn cave is wide open. But I figured he's a bit smarter than that.
Just waitin' for SinN now.... waiting.....
stiiilll waiting....
Callidus
Apr 25 2007, 05:43 PM
Horrors? What the hell are those.... Wait was there a reference from a dig.... where is it? This is important.... Come on mind faster.... as pages of notes, inscriptions and translations whip past his mind's eye
Nope nothing, doesn't sounds good but then again Hood's acting really stran.... WHAT THE HELL! What.... How.... Frakking dragons.... Guess the old addage is true then 'Never deal with a Dragon for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'.... Wait.... No.... don't....NOOOO! Dr.Woods Why the hell did you do that you frakking dragon!The small blue ball grew rapidly to the size
Holder was aiming for and throwing his arm forward as though he was forcing the energy ball towards it's target, the spell flies forward from the gem in the center of his right palm. A look of surprise and then shock flows over his face as
Holder sees the spell grow even more as it flys towards it's target.
Why's it growing.... oh frak! I forgot the power site.... This is going to hurt....And as he thought that the spell ball arrives that the target point and explodes covering both
Dr.Michaels and
Hood in a wave of brilliant blue light that vanishes also as soon as it appears.
Holder sees none of this as the waves of feedback lash at his mind and body as the spell detonates. Forcing his mind to resist the waves and deflect them he manages to avoid the worst of the lashes but still he feels the now almost familiar sensation of his focus drawing on his body to feed the spell and welts and burns start to appear along his arm.
Spell Drain... whimper[ Spoiler ]
Okay Stunball's drain is (f/2)+1 so.... force 15 (after mana surge) gives drain DV of 8.... the drain resistance roll was 7 hits (darn sooo close) so end result is 1 box of physical drain
Current condition:
Physical: 2 boxes
Stun: 0 boxes
Edge: 2 used, 2 remaining
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 25 2007, 06:39 PM
Holer's spell lashes out. When his vision clear, he sees Hood reeling from it, his arcane defenses up. Michaels however , is a different story.
The ork is standing there... smoking. The cool blue color of the stun ball is washing over his body like an aura. His hands are out at his sides, as if he's holding up something large. His face looks pained, and there's blood running down his nose. The smoke ... it isn't smoke.. it's buring mana. He absorbed the spell. All he could take and more. The mana burn is teearing through his body, more than even his strength is able to hold. It's terrifying to think of what it must feel like. Even a powerful mage liek Holder could beraly handle half that amount of mana, much less the spiked spell.
That was not smart Michael. Not . Smart...at all.The words are growled out through the pain. Michaels pulls his hands back. Holder can see the energy he just took in building between his palms , in to a massive spell. The energy coallesses in to the deep dark blue violent energy of a manabolt. A very large one. Michael's whole body moves as he throws the massive spell.
Using the stored energy to assist in resisting the drain, Dr Michaels throws a Force 20 Manabolt at Holder.
Magic Rating 12 + Spellcasting 5 + Combat spell Specialization-2 wounds = 17 dice
- Not using edge as he's saving t for the damn dragon-thing
Net hits = 8
Spell comes out at Force 24 thanks to the manasurge.
Roleld 12 net hits exactly for drain. Resisted drain.[ Spoiler ]
You know in Street Fighter when Ryu does a fireball? Well that's a regualr manabolt. This looks more like Bahamut Zero in FF7
Callidus
Apr 25 2007, 07:00 PM
Seeing the burning mana coalesing around
Michaels body and then him throwing the massive manabolt at him,
Holder's world seems to go into slow motion.
Frak! He.... absorbed it? I'd heard that it was possible but.... how does he survive channelling that much.... wait.... MANAbolt.... Frak! What do I do, can I even stop that thing? I don't think I can
You have to or we're all be dead and you'll never find out what's going on
Right, you're right!And as the world kicks back into motion
Holder's resolve locks in tight just in time as he crosses his arms in front of himself as the manabolt washes over him. His mental defences creaking and almost splitting until another jolt from his right hand shores them up again and deflects the spell off to his right and away from his sensitive aura.
Thank you, my golden friend, again you save me in my hour of need. I just hope we are up to surviving this disaster.Spell Resistance[ Spoiler ]
Spell Resistance: Willpower 5 + Counterspelling 5 + Magic 6 + Counterspelling Foci 2: 1 2 4 5 6 4 3 6 2 5 4 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 = 8 hits (woohoo.... bounces spell.... just.... thankfully *8->)
fistandantilus4.0
Apr 25 2007, 07:13 PM
Michaels looks completely shocked. It lasts for only a mooment, then his jaw sets in resolve. It's clear he is now seeing Holder just as much as an enemy and threat as the draco-Hood.
Round 2 Initiative : 22[ Spoiler ]
Picture Shrek, when he looks angry, with his lip curling up and everything. Except this Shrek is a crazy strong mage intent on balsting you in to oblivion, with a lot more muscle than body fat.
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