Our intrepid heroes walk up to the door to Sinh's lab as if they were Captor and prisoner. A recessed full body scanner reveals itself along the side of the door and begins scanning...
ERROR!...Subject...non-living...ERROR!
Red lights flash and the alarms sound. You are dead certain you've just been discovered when the alarms turn off abruptly and the door slides open.
Lord Sinh is furiously stabbing at the control console for the door with one hand while holding his other hand to his ear, a half-forgotten set of surgical scissors gripped loosely. Of course he's non-living you micro-brained micro-comp-process-o-matic!...Gah! Machines!
He stomps back into the laboratory area clearly wishing you to follow.
Inside the laboratory itself is a clutter of surgical supplies, empty ghoul-skins, and one enormous vat of foul-smelling bubbling tar. Oversized alembics filled with muti-hued fluid hang from the ceiling, feeding directly into the sludge below.
Do you have the Heart?
vs. DC 11 Grab
Timeline flashes away to the Monitor Room below where the quasar engines are shunted into Xavier's nervous system.
Meanwhile, Petra blasts Wild Fire backwards with a gust of concussive air! She rushes forward punching a hole in Xavier's nutrient tank.
Brother! Дръжте се! Аз ще се получи, че неща от теб! Petra is trying to forcefully separate her brother from the cybernetically augmented root system that is currently keeping the engines from exploding.
Timeline materializes back in time to see Petra's rash action...
Petra is forcing the issue of how to save her brother Xavier. Her hysterics have destroyed any chance of keeping him as he was. The one thing that I am now making you all aware of is the status of his debilitating illness. The root has absorbed the illness into itself as a means of protecting him. He still suffered from the disease because he is still attached to it.
How will you try to save Xavier?
A)Attempt to remove Xavier from the magical root that has been grafted there by Lord Sinh.
B)Cut Xavier and his roots off from the system leaving them inside him to regrow later.
Obviously there will be risk no matter which choice you make. Petra wants her and her brother to be normal as their powers are a result of Sinh's terrible alchemy. Completely removing the roots has a higher chance to send Xavier into shock but if he survived he would be free of both his disease and whatever side effects the roots might have later. Chance of Success: 33%
If you leave the roots in, his crippling disease will remain with him (he will be required to use the medical brace to even move) and the roots would be left to regrow. The roots do allow him some basic powers as if he had prehensile limbs, tremorsense, and limited psychic abilities when in contact with other living beings. He would be labeled an outcast and who knows what side effects the roots would have on him long term. Chance of Success: 66%
When you have made your decision and acted upon it, I will be the one to roll the survival chance.
Timeline glances to Wild Fire worry apparent on his face. She nods encouragement and the time-traveling trekker teleports the tragic teenager into triage! Xavier screams in pain as he is forcefully dematerialized away from the Seed of Yggdrasil. Xavier is bleeding internally. There is also a fist-sized cut on his back that is now oozing crimson slime and blood.
The Seed is strangely heart-shaped and sized, a multitude of tendrils writhing away from it. The tendrils turn deep red and electricity arcs from their barbed ends as they seek this unknown enemy that would rip away it's body!
Petra shrieks in horror at the sight of her brother covered in blood. NOOO! She makes as if to attack Timeline!
Timeline goes into doctor mode grabbing whatever he has to attempt to stop the bleeding. He rips of his cape and uses it and attempts to stop the bleeding applying pressure to the wound and gathering something to stitch up the wound.
to Xavier I know this might hurt but I will save you.... I must Save you!
to wildfire Keep her off me Im trying to save his life!
to pipboy Pipboy Activate translation program authorization Timeline
to petra said with frustration mixed with concern Listen to me I Know you are concerned for you brother but if you dont let me work hes good as dead you already made things worse by destroying the machine NOW LET ME WORK!!!!
Timeline slows the bleeding and stitches up the wound with a nail and thread from the cape.
He take the boy and places him into the life support suit.
I'm trying!
With the space now created between Petra and I from her blast, I create a wall between her and I, trapping her in one part of the room, away from Xavier.
I then Dragon's breathe the ceiling to keep the tendril-like roots away from Timeline.
I keep a wary eye on the wall, afraid Petra will try to break through.
whispering
Risen, that is not Lord Sinh, that is an old Arabian man with some glamour on him. if that was what Lord Sinh looked liked, i would have seen him that way when he blasted me into hell. try knocking him into the tar
i hold back in the room and i do not give "lord Sinh" the heart, but i do take it out to show him.
Baker nods imperceptibly.
In one quick motion, Baker kicks back at "Tarwin" in an attempt to "escape" and flies forward to attack Sinh, attempting to slam into the vat of tar.
; DC 15+6+1 = DC22
Dodge check DC 21 to avoid falling into the tar as RF missed "Sinh's" AC...
[dice="Sinh" Intitiative]1d20[/dice]
Risen Fate rockets towards Lord Sinh at full speed intent on bowling him over the side of the tar vat... but misses his attack and teeters precariously over the side!
Initiative:
*Sinh's laboratory*
??? = 19
Risen Fate = 18
Sinh = 11
Joe = 9
*Xavier's Prison*
Timeline = 17
Seed of Yggdrasil = 6
Wild Fire = 4
vs. DC 9 RF Parry
Risen Fate flails his arms madly, breaking free of the makeshift restraints in an effort to avoid the tar. And stops his momentum just short of falling in!
A smile breaks out on his face as his luck once again holds...only to see "Tarwin" staring in shock at something behind him...
A massive gooey appendage slams into Risen Fate from behind.
A towering, tar-covered mass with an angular head and massive claws has risen from the goo. Patches of a reddish-brown substance show through the gooey tar layer.
NOOO!! It isn't ready yet! I haven't infused him with the Heart of Darkness! You fools!
Timeline successfully stitches up the boy's injury but he can tell that Xavier is suffering from severe shock. He is placed into the life support device but unfortunately the Bio-Splint (patent pending) does not register Xavier as living! Timeline must find a way to either raise Xavier's vitals or override the numerous safety features of the Bio-Splint.
The dreaded Seed of Yggdrasil coils itself behind several layers of crimson tendrils limiting it to a single attack at it's fiery foe.
vs. DC 18 Wild Fire's Parry
It misses!
Wild Fire turns to face the Seed exhaling mystical Ghostfire!
vs. DC 25 Ghostfire
12 tendrils total. -2 from this attack.
Several of the tendrils catch on fire and two of them wither and die from the extreme heat.
Don't worry kid I will save you.
Timeline using his summon useful item summons a syringe of adrenaline from world war 2.
Now you might feel a small prick
Timeline drives the syringe into the kids heart pushing down the plunger.
i walk up to the "lord sinh"
master will the heart help now?
i go to the aging arabic man, making sure the heart is not in my hands and punch the "lord"
just a regular punch, he is an old man
A Toughness save vs. Damage DC 29 and a Strength check vs. DC 17 Knockback
Uh-oh... this does not bode well for our hero...
Baker thinks, looking up at the mass of man and vegetable looming out of the vat before him.
Risen Fate is thrown backwards by the massive strike, leaving an impact crater in the far wall!
Lord Sinh motions to "Tarwin", You incompetent imbecile! He was barely restrained! And now you've woken my experiment early.
He places a frustrated hand to his forehead. Go and place him in the holding cell along the far wall. He motions to one of the five large cryogenic tubes along the far wall. All of them are open except for the 5th one in the corner. It seems to be in use although you cannot make out the form inside. He'll be less lively once we get him on ice. And in case you cannot read, his is the third one from the left. It was built especially for him by our mutual...friends.
i will redo my turn
i go over to Risen and pick him up.
whispering.
how long do you want to keep the rouse up. i'm not sure if i put you in that if it will lock automatically or if i have to press something. thankfully Tarwin wouldn't know either.
also perception check as i move closer to the pods as to what is in the fifth pod
i take Risen to the third pod from the right, purposefully ignoring Sinh's guiding, hoping that he will correct me. assuming of course that the third from the left is not in fact the middle one. then ill go to the one on the right of the middle one.
As quiet as possible, while being man-handled toward the tanks:
Hey buddy, I've seen your Jujitsu moves; have you got anything that would send you or I smashing through those tanks? I don't think it'd be good for me to get put in there, and I'd rather stick withe the smash, rather than the grab... Otherwise, I'm gonna hit you and you can Jujitsu me into the tanks.
Ok time for Round 2!
Lord Sinh manages to keep the tar-covered monster inside the vat although it still eyes Risen Fate hungrily. It appears to be readying an action...
I have Timeline's action already, I will need a post from Joe/Risen Fate and one from Wild Fire as well. Remember, Lord Sinh gets to go before Joe does but after Risen Fate and the Seed of Y gets to go before Wild Fire but after Timeline.
I, going after lord Sinh, since he hasn't corrected me yer, i place him in the fourth from the left.
If lord Sinh asks, i motion that i am counting the third tank to the left of the first tank, i.e. the fourth tank. i am trying to demonstrate that their is a mis-communication and that rather than being the third tank, i thought he meant the third tank from the left most tank i.e the fourth tank. I don't think tarwin has a full grasp of the language, and as such this should be a potentially real situation.
whispering
Hey risen, want to call Timeline, also, could you sneakily take the heart with you, so even if you are frozen, we have to open it up again to get the heart, and then you strike.
Quietly
Man, this is gonna suck... I'm trusting you, buddy. Gimme the heart and lock me in. If stuff goes down, I hope I can break out of there...
Baker takes the heart as stealthily as possible, making sure "Tarwin" blocks Lord Sinh's view of what he's doing.
Ok to sum up the second round in Sinh's Lab:
Joe has already brought RF to the incorrect pod from last turn.
Based on "Tarwin's" repeated "idiocy" I will now need Joe to give me a Deception check to act in character. This is NOT a disguise check so you do not receive the bonus from your ability on this.
-RF passes on his turn in order to play into the ruse.
-Lord Sinh's actions will depend upon whether he makes his Insight check or not and we will proceed from there.
-If the ruse is a success, Joe puts RF into the wrong pod. If the ruse is a failure, Joe gets to act after Lord Sinh takes an action against the interlopers.
+20 if it is to convince i am tarwin
yays, nat 20
Joe is able to mimic Tarwin's graceful stride but under Lord Sinh's hard scrutiny the ruse falls apart.
You aren't Tarwin! The Dragon Clan pride themselves on their impeccable memory! Man-Drake! Destroy the intruders!
Lord Sinh pulls an orange flask from his labratory coat and throws it at "Tarwin"'s feet! A noxious orange gas quickly spreads throughout the room as Lord Sinh runs into his Shielded Control Room (think shielded X-ray room but with a reinforced blast door).
Joe needs to take his turn as well as roll the saves.
Risen Fate dives behind Joe in an effort to avoid the gas and manages to dodge the initial spray. Covering his nose quickly, he breathes in only minor amounts of it. Not enough to effect you.
Joe fairs much worse as the gas invades his usually stable consciousness. He gains the condition (Defenseless, Stunned, and Unaware) and topples over backwards onto Risen Fate!
Defenseless = Your Dodge and Parry bonuses are now 0
Stunned = You cannot take any actions
Unaware = You cannot make Perception checks and all targets have concealment from you.
I watch some of the tendrils burn up.
Heh, not fire proof, are you?
I break into a wicked smirk before firing dragon's breath at the tendrils again. I aim for the seed itself hoping to kill this thing at the source.
vs. DC 25 Burning -4 more tendrils.
vs. Ghostfire AoE
vs. DC 20
Timeline successfully pulls the appropriate syringe of adrenaline from a small space freighter from the future. I'm sure they won't miss it...Xavier is looking a bit more colored. The Bio-Splint begins to react to his presence.
The magma Wall surrounding Petra begins to...warp. It seems she is making progress on breaking through the wall.
Four more tendrils burn from the Ghost fire from last round.
Five tendrils erupt through the surrounding stone adding their number to the existing tendrils.
The Seed of Yggdrasil attacks Wild Fire in full force with five tendrils! It has more but it can only bring five to bear at any given target.
vs. DC 18 Parry Wild Fire
Wild Fire retaliates with more Ghostfire. One of the tendrils catches on fire and withers away. The Seed fails to Dodge the blast and takes a Bruise.
I'm going to try to hit the seed directly with a scorching ray.
Man, I haven't smelled those kind of fumes since my grad school days... Rabbi are you---
Baker realizes Joe is out cold.
well that's not good... well, plan-A failed. Guess it's hero time.
Free of his bonds, and making sure Joe is not in any immediate danger, Risen Fate strides through the dissipating gas towards the plant-man-thing, making sure to stay out of arms reach, and tries to draw its attention towards himself.
As Risen Fate edges around the pit, still hopefully out of reach, he chucks any small instruments within his reach at the beast, hoping to goad it; slowly making his way between the beast and the door to Sinh's secure room.
I wonder if I can play keep-away with this guy long enough for him to bust down this door for me...
Why not put your money where your mouth...er...roots are and try and hit me you dried-up excuse for a I'll make it easy for you, lemme just grab a vine trellis so you can your way over to me!
Man-Drake breathes a fetid cone of poison towards Risen Fate and Joe!
Man-Drake appears solely focused on Risen Fate and his multitude of leafy insults.
Buddy, I've smelled cabbage worse than you!
Baker laughs as he side-steps the cloud of poison gas.
Timeline seeing the life support working for the child figures its time to get him out of harms reach from those roots. Timeline teleports the boy to where all there treasure is stashed for the moment.
Im getting him out of here Wildfire!
Timeline ports of with the child gently onto the pile of gold
With the translator still on timeline tells the boy
Dont worry kid you will be fine I got to go help your sister and my friend ill be back I promise.
Timeline then teleports back into the action.
Risen Fate cannot quite shake the Impaired effect but is able to avoid the Man-Drake's breath easily despite it!
Lord Sinh's voice comes over the room's intercom system.
Prepare to meet your end, do-gooder!
The door to the room seals itself behind two more doors made of a 5" titanium-laced reinforced steel!
Lord Sinh can be seen through the reinforced tinted glass pulling a lever which aims one of the colored vats on the ceiling at Risen Fate! a green alchemical substance sprays into the area.
***Meanwhile, back on the ranch...***
The Seed again lashes out at Wild Fire.
vs. Wild Fire Parry DC 18
One of them connects!
vs. DC 25 Burning
vs. DC 25 S. Ray
3 more tendrils go up in smoke. Only 8 tendrils remain...
Timeline teleports back to the Processor Room...just as Petra breaks through the wall and jumps him!
vs. TL Parry 10
She connects!
[ooc]Balls... Don't want to spend the points right now. I guess I'll just hope for the best...[/dice]
Woah! you crazy psycho!!
Timeline attempts to dodge the blow.
You could use a Time out!
Timeline attempts to blink Petra into her cell in the dungeon.
Woah! Damnit all Petra! I watch the tussle between timeline and Petra before turning back to the seed.
Was seriously hoping that would hold her longer.
Dragon's breath the seed again, but still keeping an eye on Timeline to see if he needs help.
i see the world fade out before me to a swirling mass of black littered with the tiniest motes of swirling twilight. as i focus my attention on these minutia of inspiration. the start difference in contrast blares into full light, blinding me. as i shield my eyes the sparks become suns releasing the cosmic vibes shaking my soul to the core. as i raise my the clay essence is pushed away revealing a body of psychic energy radiating with the world. as i extend my arm i find it shoots out miles to connect with the soul of a robin, sitting in a nest protecting its eggs. it turns its majestic head towards me as as it beaks opens, it eyes flare to life. two radiant beams of holy fire rain into my psychic form showing the love that exists in all, connecting me to the very core of the world. from its mouth spews a coursing rainbow the rushes and twirls as a babbling brook around my visage and speeds up. as the river courses around my legs it builds and pushes lifting me up and surrounding me. before my presence comes a rush of the currents of color as i start to drown in this watery grasp. i frantically kick and try to swim but i cannot make any headway in this vortex of color. for the first time in my life the anxiety and rush of danger breaks over me and fill me with terror and fright. my efforts increase but the more i try the more the colors tie me down. i see my final breath emerge from for mouth a prayer to the almighty Yahweh and my soul follows this promise to god, free from the torrent of fear and impulse i float higher and higher and burst into the black void, sprinkled by motes of light. as i rise i fly over Tel Aviv. i fly back on past the desert and mountains, past the land so sacred and soaked in divine power, to the exiled lands of my people. i fly back to my birth place in Spain. i fly across the great city of Prague where my sentience was awoken in the temple there. as i fly i see a stretched out land of wooden spires. as i near the spires flatten into a long path. i look and in front of my is a guiding dove and above are a series of angels. as i fly under the holy warriors i near a goal, a series of ten pins. flying try i strike through them and find their forms fuse to my remaking the clay body of which i am so used to having. from here i follow the dove past the moon and into the heavens, arms out stretched to meet the All Mighty. from my palms prisms of light erupt. a let out a sigh of excitement and close my eyes as i near my final destination.
gurgle . . . burble. . . wheeee . . . pretty lights . . shlm i whisper aloud as my body cannot handle to journey my mind is currently experiencing.
Effects of Saves made in Previous Round:
Risen Fate: Fails Dodge check to reduce DC and then fails the Fortitude save by 2 degrees (You forgot to reduce your saves by 2 because of the Impaired condition from the LSD bomb making both saves a 12 and 16 respectively). RF is Stunned until he can make a successful save. Stunned characters cannot take any actions including free actions. You may however make a Fort save vs. this effect at the of every round to attempt to snap out of it.
Timeline: Fails the Toughness save by 1 Degree and takes a Bruise from the angry Petra.
Wild Fire: Fails the Toughness DC by 1 Degree and takes a Bruise from the Seed of Yggdrasil.
Man-Drake sizes up his dizzied opponent and Slams bodily into him.
vs. RF Parry DC 11
RF:
RF is Stunned.
Lord Sinh cackles over the intercom...
How do you like my Somnolent Mists, hero? You are getting sleeeepy, sleeeeeepy. And there is nothing you can do about it! My mastery over the mortal coil is absolute! I dare that upstart Lord Sinh to.. err nevermind. Forget I said anything.
Joe is Incapacitated (until rescued or the Scene ends).
Timeline: fires a concentrated beam of destabilized temporal and spatial energy at Petra...
vs. DC 20
...she dodges the attack, her movements as swift and graceful as the WIND itself.
Seed of Yggdrasil: Senses it's demise and makes an All-Out-Attack in a desperate gamble for survival!
vs. WF Parry DC 18
WF:
WF: Sets the Seed on fire!
vs. DC 20 AoE
vs. DC 20 Ghostfire
vs. DC 20 AoE
vs. DC 25 Ghostfire
3 more tendrils burn up from being on fire, but they dodge most of Wild Fire's next Ghostfire.
The Seed however is not so lucky, becomes Dazed and takes another Bruise!
Petra: Attacks Timeline again with her powerful STONE fist.
vs. TL Parry DC 10
TL:
+ 11 - 2 - 1 = 22
+ 8 - 2 = 19
=16 + 8 - 2 = 22
Woozy, Baker manages a laugh and flashes a cheeky grin at the view window.
Somnolent? Rhymes with Impotent. My guess is you're compensating for something. So much so that you've got to grow your own man-thing. Doesn't come naturally, I take it? Heh.