Dark Heresy - Haarlock's Legacy (Inactive)

Game Master Nethru

"An interesting evasion."

Ketchum suspected the creature honestly didn't know, which made Nonesuch more dangerous by far.

Richard groaned in frustration at that. Why not just tell everyone we're in the Inquisition and let everyone suspect know it. What was the damn point in disguises with these Grox-feeders... For once, he honestly wished all hell would break loose.

Ketchum had never seen anyone smile wider at the idea that they were going to die before. Nonesuch clearly knew something that they did not, and the Automaton wasn't giving up the goods. Fair enough. He knew that Nonesuch hadn't purchased a single item. He also would wager everything that this was the item that Nonesuch was after. He also believed strongly that, if Nonesuch got it, no one else was leaving this island alive. Let the games begin....

.oO ( roj had half a mind to reach into the depths of his pocket and bid one throne for that was one more then he now believes the riddle producing machine is worth )

roj waits patiently for the bidding war to begin but keeps an eye out for anything out of ordinary taken slient photos with a blink of his augmented pict recorder of the machine and all those taken an interest in it.

.oO (any moment this place is goung to break loose I can feel it.... best be on guard from these freaks)

Magyar Marshrek stands pushing his fur pelts over his shoulder.

"I have a question for you! Is Haarlock truely dead?"

The automaton shifts it's gaze toward him. "The traveller and the scion both do live, one without and the other within. Blood of his blood, born of his line, flesh so frail caught in this web, death shall be their inheritance. Haarlock returns and hell follows with him!"

At this last pronouncement, the Mourners fall to their knees wailing and screaming as the whole structure starts to shake and a roar echoes up from the bowels of the earth. The lights flicker and distant explosions can be heard, servo-skulls drop from the air, and servitors collapse lifeless. After a few moments, the complex stops shaking and the roar steadies down to a continuous low rumble.

"Know this, the traveller has set our course and the ship cannot be turned. Thirteen hours you have, thirteen hours until his wrath drowns you all in fire and ash, sealed here in the tomb that has been prepared. Fitting punishment for you who would take from him what is his. Never do you learn the lessons of the past, doomed to repeat history’s sins. But first you will suffer, first you will be shriven!

"You have but one chance and one chance alone to placate the traveller. One gift will assuage his just fury: Give me the blood of the scion of Haarlock, let it flow to fill this chalice and you shall live, but if my cup remains empty the Children of the Kingdom will gnaw your flesh and darkness will bury your bones."

There is a few moments of shocked silence, followed by Master Nonesuch smiling and slowly applauding, whilst some of the more quick-witted attendees begin to flee, and a lot of people pick themselves up off the floor, dazed and confused by the shocking turn of events.

Provost Bland staggers dazed to his feet and cries out, asking what it all means, at which point Greel rears up behind him screaming "Fools! You are trapped here, buried alive! Death to the defilers of the tombs! Death to those who profane his name by stealing from our master!"

At which point a power blade springs from his staff to form a scythe and he cuts Provost Bland in two in a welter of gore.

The mourners start wailing "We are the dead!" and draw silver blades from beneath their robes and fall upon bystanders and guards attacking indiscriminately. The chaos spreads quickly!

Please roll initiative and decide what you want to do as this place went super crazy super fast!

Auraxis shakes his head, "Ricard can you and Ketchum secure or kill Nonesuch? I will handle the capture of Captain Rubio, Roj - kill every other heretic in this room, it seems there will be blood here and let us hope none of it is ours".

Remember none of you have weapons unless you have powers at your disposal. If your intention is to attack just roll init for now and I will roll for those you wish to attack as well. i don't want to roll for everyone in this room will just interact with who your interacting with the rest will be done via dialog from me.

Below is a breakdown of "key" players in the room and scrubs

Lanus Cisten (and his friend)
Vymer - Bounty Hunter
Quill - Bounty Hunter
Octavia Nile (and her 3 bodyguards)
Abbot Tamas of Shale (and his 5 clerics)
Captain Rubio of the "Ozmandius" (and his 5 crew)
Magyar Marshrek
Master Nonesuch (and his 3 bodyguards)
Greel

There are a bunch of adepts, pdf, mourners and servants running around all crazy now.

Initiative 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

The Malfian Noble snarled under his breath, spitting up a small amount of blood. Bastards must have overloaded the core generator at the Alter of Fire or something... Dammit that wasn't good."To hell with Nonesuch, Rubio takes priority. Secure his safety, no one else matters." As Nihil slowly picks himself up from the floor, he turns his head to Lady Octavia. "Logican, if you ever wish to use your precious encrypted tome, I would suggest we work together and save ourselves from being turned to molten slag."

roj has his orders and shall execute with pinpoint perfection
Ini. 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

.oO(now this is what I truly understand. WAR!)

roj raises his hand as if holding a gun in the direction of greel moving towards captin rubio to shield him if necessary

I am going to summon my gun to my hand ...

Initiative 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

1d10 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 Init.

Ketchum reaches out his hand, pulling a force Sword from thin air, almost as if by magic. He begins carving a path between Rubio and the exit, also attempting to keep an eye out for both Nonesuch and the Bounty Hunters.

Init Order
Vymer - 13
Magyar Marshrek - 13
Octavia Guards (2) - 11
Illidan - 11
Captain Rubio - 10
Lanus Cisten - 10
Mindblade - 9
Greel - 9
Master Nonesuch - 8
Octavia Adept - 8
Abbot Tamas of Shale - 8
Nihil - 8
Auraxis - 6
Nonesuch Servants (3) - 5
Quill - 4
Octavia Nile - 4

Vymer
Vymer and Quill do not seem shocked by the turn of events and act as cool as ice. Vymer reaches very quickly into his jacket and pulls something small out that was easy to conceal pulls the pin and tosses it when it detonates it lights up like a star everyone must make Toughness tests.

Magyar Marshrek
Toughness Test 1d100 ⇒ 89 vs 40
Magyar yells out and stumbles as the grenade goes off. He appeared to be trying to make it for the exit.

Illidan
Make toughness test before action

1d100 ⇒ 96 vs 45
fate point 1/3
1d10 ⇒ 5 if 9 it does not get spent
1d100 ⇒ 71 vs 45

roj grimaces as intense light floods his eye attempting to shield him self with his outstretched arm which does little to no good

the guards didnt cavity search that guy like the rest of us g.emp ?!!

Call item
1d10 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 vs 5
with pure thought roj summons his bolt pistol to his hand and it materialized into his hand ready to spill forth the content in its chamber... roj will move in the direction of where he last perceived rubio to be.

Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 21

Octavia Guards Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 85 vs 38
Her guards cover her eyes as the flash blinds them.

Captain Rubio Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 73 vs 30
Rubio is blinded.

Lanus Cisten Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 61 vs 30
Lanus is blinded.

Mindblade
Make toughness test before acting.

I'll roll how many rounds everyone is blinded if you fail after the round is over

1d100 ⇒ 11 vs 40

2d10 + 5 ⇒ (7, 8) + 5 = 20 vs 10 Power Test (Spectral Hands)

"Lord Ricard, I quit."

Ketchum reached out a hand and with a small mental tug, he gripped a las-pistol laying on the floor and floated it smoothly into the hand of Lord Auraxis, a jaunty smile before turning his attention to Greel, who suddenly had his undivided attention.

Auraxis now has a Las Pistol in his hand.

Greel doesn't seem to be affected by the blinding flash. He looks quickly at the chaos in the room and runs for an exit.

Master Nonesuch Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 80 vs 58
Nonesuch lets out an inhuman screech as he is blinded by the flash and rips at his face showing what appears to be swarms of maggots and insects that make up his body.

If you are not blind now you need to make a Fear check (fear rating 3) Willpower -20. Because i'm a nice GM I will allow Auraxis to activate one of his powers to help with this if he wishes for cinematic!

Octavia Adept Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 46 vs 46
Octavia's hooded adept that always followed her around springs into action landing a flurry of blows onto the nears Mourner dropping him into an armlock breaking the arm. He appears to be very skilled in street fighting.

Abbot Tamas of Shale Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 85 vs 40
Abbot covers his eyes due to the blinding flash.

Nihil
Make Toughness first if you make that then it's WP test for fear.

Vymer Willpower 1d100 ⇒ 39 vs 40
Greel is running out of the room no fear test needed
Octavia Adept Willpower 1d100 ⇒ 61 vs 17

As if in response to the vileness that is Nonesuch Sardon is gone replaced by Auraxis Aurilious, Hand of the Emperor, "The God Emperor protects", he states his steely gaze not wavering from Nonesuch.

Spend a Fate Point to activate Holy Radiance. Grants all of us immunity from Daemonic Presence and a +10 to Fear tests.

Auraxis Fear Test 1d100 ⇒ 65

Burn a second fate point to re-roll.

Auraxis Re Try Fear Test +10 1d100 ⇒ 21

Sorry, guys. For some reason, my thing didn't tell me there was new posts until today....

Toughness Test 1d100 ⇒ 40 vs 35

"Sweet blood of the Emperor!" Nihil shouts as he is blinded, placing his hands to his now blinded eyes and reeled back at the searing pain.

Nonesuch Servants Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 44 vs 35
All 3 of his servants appear to be blinded as they yell out and cover their eyes.

Quill doesn't appear to be affected by the blinding blast but he is frozen in place by fear of what he is seeing.
Fear Test 1d100 ⇒ 60 vs 40

Octavia Nile Toughness 1d100 ⇒ 14
Fear Test 1d100 ⇒ 45 vs 45
She looks to Nihil and nods her head at his earlier comments. "A good idea but first we should leave this room we are very vulnerable here."

Blindness
Magyar 1d5 ⇒ 1
Octavia Guards 1d5 ⇒ 5
Illidan 1d5 ⇒ 3
Rubio 1d5 ⇒ 1
Lanus 1d5 ⇒ 4
Nonesuch 1d5 ⇒ 3
Abbot 1d5 ⇒ 1
Nihil 1d5 ⇒ 4
Nonesuch Servants 1d5 ⇒ 1

Round 2
Vymer - 13
Magyar Marshrek - 13
Octavia Guards (2) - 11 (blind 4)
Illidan - 11 (blind 2)
Captain Rubio - 10
Lanus Cisten - 10 (blind 3)
Mindblade - 9
Greel - 9
Master Nonesuch - 8 (blind 2)
Octavia Adept - 8
Abbot Tamas of Shale - 8
Nihil - 8 (blind 3)
Auraxis - 6
Nonesuch Servants (3) - 5
Quill - 4 (fear)
Octavia Nile - 4

Blind characters have -30 to weapon skills, dodge and parry. They also move at half movement and if they do move they have to make an Agility -10 test or be grounded at end of movement

Vymer
Vymer grabs his companion Quill and starts making for the exit.

Magyar Marshrek
He starts yelling and also goes for the exit but is intercepted by 2 mourners who start to attack him.

Octavia Guards
They are still blinded and put their fists up as if to protect themselves and appear to know how to fight quite well even when blinded as they disable a mourner that approaches them.

Illidan
[ooc]You are blind what do you want to do?[/b]

3d10 + 5 ⇒ (6, 3, 10) + 5 = 24 vs 15
roj hears an inhuman scream, the similar sounds of what can only come from beyond the veil of realspace. connecting to the ether roj will search for what his eyes cannot comprehend a sure shot toward the scream.

Captain Rubio
He looks to his men who are either blind or crying on the ground and starts to make his way toward the exit.

Lanus Cisten
He wanders aimlessly blind and trips over a body.

Mindblade
What do you do? If your going for Nonesuch his guards are right next to him and are not blinded.

If any of you have Forbidden Lore Xenos you may make a roll to figure out what Nonesuch is.

Fear test-10 1d100 ⇒ 40

Success.

Torn between facing Nonesuch and protecting the team, Mindblade whispers a quiet curse. He grabs Nihil by the shoulder, steering him towards Rubio and the door as he summons his force sword into his other hand.

1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 TN: 5

(Correction: That should be +5, not +4. Total is 6.)

Greel
Greel is gone...

Master Nonesuch
Master Nonesuch clicks a button on his cane and it transforms resembling a corroded copper sceptre. Some kind of nasty bio-looking weapon and he swings it wide getting lucky hitting a mourner that was approaching him and the mourner. The mourner lets out a eerie shriek and then turns into ash as his body is disintegrated.

Octavia Adept
The hooded man moves close to Octavia "We need to get out of here now mistress!"

Abbot Tamas of Shale
Abbot Tamas speaks some words of dark sorcery holding his hands out in a crushing motion at one of the approaching mourners.
Psy Test 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (7, 6) + 6 = 19 vs 18
WP Test Vs Toughness of opponent
WP 1d100 ⇒ 16
Tough 1d100 ⇒ 87
You see the mourners head collapse in on itself and blood burst everywhere. Abbot Tamas grin grows extremely wide at the visage he just created.

Nihil
You are blind and Mindblade just grabbed you trying to pull you out of here. What do you want to do?

Nihil wanders about aimlessly do, cursing for his inability to see. He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder and was about ready to punch them had he not heard the muttering of Mindblade. Put at ease for a fraction of a moment. Upon hearing Nonsuch's scream, he went slightly pale for a moment, his blindness making him more fearful than usual. "What in the Maelstrom was that?...." he muttered low towards Mindblade, moving in the direction he was guided.

Auraxis
Your up. Mindblade is starting to lead Nihil out of here followed by Octavia and her Adept.

Auraxis will head to the exit the Las Pistol so considerately placed in his hand by Mindblade ready to pick off anyone who stand in his way. Auraxis swerves slightly around the room in an attempt to pick up the Silver Key the group paid for at auction, they did win it fair and square after all.

As he approaches Rubio, "Captain, I think you may want to come with us, I assure you that we will offer better protection that those men you left behind".

The auction items weren't actually in the same room as you guys they were just holographic images that were on display for them. You all just gonna leave blind Illidan there?

Nonesuch Servants
They just stand near their master watchful of everything going on around them.

Quill
He is being dragged out by Vymer and still looks shocked by the events unfolding.

Octavia Nile
She nods in agreement with her adept and yells to her other 2 servants to follow quickly and she makes her way out with your group.

Round 3
Vymer - 13
Magyar Marshrek - 13
Octavia Guards (2) - 11 (blind 3)
Illidan - 11 (blind 1)
Captain Rubio - 10
Lanus Cisten - 10 (blind 2)
Mindblade - 9
Master Nonesuch - 8 (blind 1)
Octavia Adept - 8
Abbot Tamas of Shale - 8
Nihil - 8 (blind 2)
Auraxis - 6
Nonesuch Servants (3) - 5
Quill - 4 (fear)
Octavia Nile - 4

All over there is death and screaming! Many of the adepts are now dead that were hosting the party. There are still about a dozen mourners running around with their knives. All the PDF are now dead. You can hear yelling from the halls as it seems like the chaos is not only in this room.

Vymer
He makes it out one of the exits with Quill.
There are multiple exits to this room

Magyar Marshrek
He engages one of the Mourners and you see him bleeding a bit but appears to be holding his own even with no weapon in hand. Another mourners is approaching from his rear.

Octavia Guards
They hear their master and start walking toward her voice but very slowly and carefully as they are still blinded.
Agility Test 1d100 ⇒ 46

Illidan
What do you do?

Busy with work, forgot about the images and Ilidan, instead of getting the item I will drag Ilidan with me telling him it is me. Thank you.

(Not planning to, but can only do one thing at a time. Illidan is armed. Nihil isn't. Had to make a choice.)

Precognition 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 vs 7
Roj will follow auraxis

Captain Rubio
Rubio looks to your group as you approach him and keeps moving as he talks. "Who are you and why do you want to help me?"

Lanus Cisten
He vanishes in the bodies on the ground. Your unsure if he's dead or alive.

Mindblade
[ooc]What do you want to do? Basically at the end of this round you will be out of the room and in hallways.[/b]

"Go. I'll catch up."

Mindblade shoves Nihil at Auraxis and turns to cover their back. He holds out a hand towards the Mourner attacking Magyar from behind.

"Not your day to die, Magyar. Let's GO!"

Force Barrage Power roll 4d10 + 5 ⇒ (10, 8, 1, 7) + 5 = 31 vs 21

Overbleed: 2
7 bolts

1d100 ⇒ 20 vs 54

The mourner is stuck by a barrage of force bolts and is flung to the side motionless. Magyar grins in your directions and bolts for another exit.

Master Nonesuch
He continues to swing his weapon around but not connecting with anyone this round as everyone is kind of scared of him.

Ocatvia Adept
Escaping with you all out of this room.

Abbot Tamas
Abbot looks toward where the force bolts came from and whispers words of unnatural origin grinning as he does so.
Psychic Test 2d10 + 6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 = 12
Anyone with Psychic abilities feels that this whole room's connection to the warp has just been enhanced bringing this world closer to the warp.

Nihil
Assume you continue to follow them out since your blind.

Auraxis
What do you do? Continue to escape you will be out of the room this round.

"Captain we are interested in your well being, what else matters, now go!"

Auraxis leads Nihil and Illidan out of the room.

Nonesuch Servants
They continue to protect their master

Quill
He is out of here with Vymer.

Octavia Nile
"We need to get to our quarters to get our equipment or else we midas well lay down for this massacre!" she motions for her adept and he falls back a bit waiting for the others.

Most of you have made it out of the room now except for Mindblade who stood back a bit and Octavias Adept. In the halls up ahead there are bodies all over. The massacre did not just happen in the room you were in. This place must house over a hindered mourners and they all synchronized their attacks. Adpets, PDF and general staff litter the halls with blood everywhere.

For those of you outside of the room will now be considered out of combat and can continue to whatever your going and interact with Octavia and Rubio as needed.

Round 4 (only top dogs still in room still lot of mourners and screaming adepts)
Octavia Guards (2) - 11 (blind 2)
Lanus Cisten - 10 (blind 1)
Mindblade - 9
Master Nonesuch - 8
Octavia Adept - 8
Abbot Tamas of Shale - 8
Nonesuch Servants (3) - 5

Octavia Gaurds
They appear to just keeping enemies away from them even though they are blind.

Lanus
He can't be seen. Possibly dead.

Mindblade
What do you do?

Mindblade will carve his way through mourners to rescue Lanus Cisten if possible.

Master Nonesuch
He speaks in a language you don't understand almost sounding like insects and points his scepter toward Mindblade and it pulses with sickly light and unleashes arcs of eerie, moaning energy when fired.
Ballistic Check 1d100 ⇒ 40 vs 55
You can dodge this

Octavia Adept
He moves to the 2 guards and starts leading them out of the room.

Abbot Thomas
He raises his hands and speaks some unholy words and from all the death and carnage spawns unclean spirit deaemons! About a dozen of them spring up into the material world through the weakened veil.

Nonesuch Servants
The three of them charge toward Octavia's men and engage in combat with their fists.
Attack WS 1d100 ⇒ 37 vs 40
Attack WS 1d100 ⇒ 49 vs 40
Attack WS 1d100 ⇒ 65 vs 40
Damage 1d5 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Adept Parry 1d100 ⇒ 28

Round 5:
Octavia Guards (2) - 11 (blind 1)
Lanus Cisten - 10
Mindblade - 9
Master Nonesuch - 8
Octavia Adept - 8
Abbot Tamas of Shale - 8
Nonesuch Servants (3) - 5

In the halls your group keeps heading toward the guest rooms. At this pace it will take some time with all the bodies and having to be careful not to get to greedy with your movements and run into to much trouble.

Octavia Guards
They strike back at Nonesuch servants.
Attack: 1d100 ⇒ 93
Attack: 1d100 ⇒ 65
Damage: 1d5 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Damage: 1d5 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
The hits seem to have no affects on Nonesuch servants.

Lanus Cisten
Still no sight of him.

Mindblade
Please make your dodge check before acting this round

Auraxis turns to Nihil, "Do you have a plan here or are we just winging it?"

With his other hand he is guiding Illidan and shepherding Rubio with a stare.

Dodge 1d100 ⇒ 47 vs 58

roj growls through gritted teeth " how in the world was he able to sneak that in. Might as well not have any kind of security if one can waltz in with a photon bomb in their pockets" with one arm holding auraxis shoulder trying to keep up with the groups movement, pointing his gun in directions of random screams to give the impression that he is not hindered and ready for action appearance is everything "when my sight returns I will need my 'tools' to work"

"A true son of Malfai always has a plan, Master Sardon. But first order of business, we must retrieve our belongings from the guest room if we expect to hold any sort of chance. Yes?"

Of course, he was purely lying out of his ass. He didn't have a plan nor did he really expect one to come to him any time soon. He was expecting something to come to him on the way to retrieve their gear... Here's to hoping, ya? His attention (no longer blinded) now turned to Captain Rubio as they moved, stepping over bodies and the like.

"But I believe the last inheritor of Haarlock's line can illuminate to us a little bit onto this situation..."

roj looks towards the sound of ricards voice "Mi' Lord Ricard, are we to acquire the items of the auction ? Doubt it be a good idea to leave those items behind."

.oO (with all the commotion bet we'd get them at a 'discount', in the name of the emperor. These heretic items must be confiscated for the good of the imperium)

Rubio looks a bit upset at Nihil's remark.

"I do not know what you talk of and as far as I'm aware my family has no connection to the Haarlock bloodline. I only came here to possibly acquire some rare artifacts to bring up my families standing but looks where we are now. We are all as good as dead!"

He begins to break down a bit and Octavia slaps him on the back of the head.

"Calm down Rogue Trader!"

She glares at Nihil a bit.