Jeji traps the woman in the net!
Wishing he had more energy to call on his righteous anger, Drahlneep swings again at the metal monstrosity before him while keeping his eyes on the purple woman.
Perrik climbs slowly up to the platform, looking to take a few pokes at the deafened android.
Do we want her dead or alive? Cause I am fine with dead.
He glances back at the others. "After we question her," he adds in Draconic with a grin.
Adrenaline fueled or not, Drahlneep' hammer smashes into the BOT's shell like a pick through a giant cave cricket and leaves it sparking and smoking as it freezes in position. Perrik rushes up the platform , while Kricker's question hangs in the air with the rumble of the generator...
Draconic: Drahlneep give her a good tap with your stun club. We can then take her holy symbol and disarm her.
Kricker slowly advances closer, holding an action to shoot her if she tries to escape or is looking like she is trying to cast a spell.
Perrik goes up behind Drahlneep.
Trapped by the enemy, Meyanda begins to radiate an intense purple light from her eyes and the strange tattoos that cover her smooth flesh.
She pokes the pistol through a hole in the net and aims not at a kobold, but at the machine that pulses and throbs with energy. She fires a beam of burning light that pierces the great machine. There is a thunderous boom and radiant gas shrieks out of the hole creating an opaque cloud that obscures the center of the platform where Jeji and the android stand!
Everyone feels a great heat that seems to come from your scaly skin itself rather than the gas.
In the face of the sudden heat, Drahlneep grits his teeth and swaps to the shocking mace as he hustles to Meyanda.
The steam boils Jeji's blood and she is forced to retreat but she manages to slip a bomb flask out of her bandolier in the process. She bobs and weaves as she moves, hoping to become a harder target as she feels the blood dripping out of her nostrils.
Kricker is not amused by her efforts.
the steam burns him, weakening his health.
If she is still moving after Drahlneep's blow, Kricker attempts to put her down.
Jeji darts out of the dispersing cloud and readies a bomb. Drahlneep moves in, but the hot vapor makes his grip on the heavy hammer slip and his swing is off.
Unable to reach the fallen android, Perrik tries to figure out how to fix what Mayenda did.
Everyone feels the touch of the holy radiation, Blightburn, but only Kricker is harmed by it. Perhaps it is because he has chosen a foreign god over Gakzara??? The iron priest can make out a taller shadow in the fading mist and fires at it. It is clear from the shadow's reaction however, that it is a near miss. Perrik rightfully frets over the broken machine that is exposing them to the Blightburn. If he had something really sticky and tough maybe he could patch the hole, but who knows what other damage has occurred. What is clear is that the toxic radiation will imperil any who remain in the chamber for long if it is not fixed.
From the movements of the android in the fog, it appears that she is trying to get out of the net, but as the mist clears, it is apparent that she has failed.
Blow her up Jeji!
Trying to avoid where she thinks Drahlneep is, Jeji tries to hurl her bomb just shy of the purple-haired female. "You will pay for all you have done."
Drahlneep continues to curse and swing the shock stick, but the steam filling the room seems to hamper him.
Jeji's bomb easily catches the bound android, but the tough strands seem to protect her from the flames. Drahlneep dodges the fire spray, but it ruins his aim.
Perrik once again casts guidance on Drahlneep, so he can finish the woman off.
Perrik once again casts guidance on Drahlneep, so he can finish the woman off.
Kricker backs up a bit and reloads his weapon (as a Standard action as he is now out of the paper cartridges.)
Kricker reloads while the enemy continues to struggle in the net opening herself to further attack from Drahlneep.
Despite her grievous wound, Jeji returns to see the job done. She scampers over the machinery and through the debris to move into position to threaten her entangled prey, drawing her shortsword as she moved. She knew if she could trap the android between her and Drahlneep, she would be easy prey.
Perrik struggles to hold onto his spear, but manages to assist Drahlneep in hitting the downed android, and moves to flank her with the barbarian. "Kill it quick, Drahlneep!"
Kricker is holding his shot to see if Drahlneep puts her down first.
Drahlneep beats down the android as she tries to escape the net. She resists the numbing effect of the weapon, but her struggles grow more feeble. Jeji moves back in sword drawn to threaten the captive.
Kricker takes his shot since Drahlneep seems to somehow have missed the bound monstrosity lying at his feet ;) Kricker seems less inclined to take her alive.
The purple-haired machine human stumbles to her knees. Drahlneep swings again, but in seeking to subdue, his attack is ineffective. There is a crack from Kricker's musket and the android falls from the bullet wound. Nearly simultaneously, an echoing explosion comes from the generator and radiation floods the chamber again. An alarm howls and a stentorian voice is heard above the alarm.
A small grin spreads across Jeji's face as the purple-haired one finally falls. The explosion however, wipes the smile away and as the radiation seeps into her skin she suddenly feels very weak. She struggles to stay on her feet but refuses to let all of their hard work be for nothing. She reached down and grabbed the fire gun that the android still clutched before turning tail and running for the entryway.
This time, the holy blightburn sears into the diminutive oracle. "We need to patch that hole up! Give us time to take her gear!"
"No time to patch, just go!" Drahlneep shouts as he grabs the fallen android and begins dragging her toward the elevator.
Kricker stumbles again and joins the flight towards the elevator.
The additional blast of blightburn harms all, but Drahlneep who continues to resist the insidious burn. Kricker suffers teh most and flees the chamber ahead of Jeji who pauses only to grab the fire gun. Drahlneep grabs the body flinging it over the edge and following down the ladder. Only Perrik hesitates, hoping that there is some way to stop the destruction of the wondrous machine.
Cursing silently to save his breath, Perrik follows the others out.
As soon as we are all in the "elevator, " Kricker pushes the button next to "Science."
and as soon as the door closes, Kricker channels positive energy, trying to make everyone a bit healthier.
Perrik decides it's time to go and helps Drahlneep drag the heavy, burned woman out of the reactor room. They reach the next room just in time to see Kricker and Jeji run back through the barracks. The door on the opposite side the room slides open and two repair robots appear.
Oh...
Kricker points towards the door to the room with the exploding machine:
Whether it's Kricker's directions or their programming, the pair of service robots move into the reactor room while the kobolds continue their hurried retreat. They reach the elevator and Kricker calls upon his divine power to rejuvenate the warband. The loud voice continues its countdown.
Whew, back to Science! The other areas are interesting too, but we don't know if we can get out that way...
As the robots entered through the doorway, Jeji winced. She didn't think they could survive another fight, not in their current condition. They had risked much trying to push on after the android, and it had proven fruitful, but she started to wonder at what cost. When the robots moved past them to make their way into the next room, she breathed a sigh of relief. Still, something in her told her to hurry, so she quickly waved the others on, fire gun still in hand.
The kobolds activate the room that moves between the decks of the metal caves and there is a slight lurch as they feel light for a moment before a moment of heaviness and the door of the small room opens to the science level.