Spaaaaace Maaaadnnnnesss neh-ne-neh! Ed just stands there making a high pitched keening noise.
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At the undead's disorientation presence Ed succumbs making a strange keening noise...
Within seconds he is joined in his chorus by Noah.
Startoad seemingly avoids this fate, but his AI becomes garbled causing the goblin to smack his laser-rifle off his own misshapen head!
However the impact does little to the heavily plated (and thick-with-scar-tissue), noggin of Startoad...
Despite bearing the brunt of the fell apparitions clawing attack, Paeon remains resolute...
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Paeon looks back nervously as his crew begins to stumble about seemingly unaware of the threat, Seeing Ed flail about he mutters under his breath,
"Space Madness...."
Paeon, despite the knowledge that his blade's effect is useless, swipes at the apparition.
"Um guys? You ok? You're supposed to be shooting the ghost thing!"
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Ed responds to Fingernipper with a "Woob-woob-woob!" Then continues keening.
Ed continues to keen and chirp as Paeon's solar blade slashes at the Driftdead's very fabric, causing it to distort in rage and pain!
Noah and Startoad overcome their mental fugue state and suddenly refocus...
As clarity comes to the cyborg he readjusts his aim to the undead creature and let’s loose a blast from his laser rifle.
Thinking there is no better use for the spell than this, Noah casts again.
Startoad's shot goes narrowly wide but Noah's magical projectiles unerringly strike home causing it to fracture with an eerie scream!
As the creature dissipates you see it briefly assume the form of a sorrowful middle-aged human woman before it blinks from existence...
A deathly calm falls over the caverns tunnels as you mull the encounter and your collective next move.
Ed's antennae swivel around as he regains his bearings. Driftdead...so so dark. What was up there, Nipper? Ed moves forward to peer into the room from whence the unfriendly ghost came.
Startoad’s eyes blink as the short circuiting stops. Looking to see if anything else comes at the group.
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That was uncomortable. the android intones. Startoad, this CIC that sometimes speaks for you. I think I like her. Can you summon her at will? Noah moves up to where the woman had been and looks about. As part of looking about he will cast Detect Magic.
.Paeon stumbles forward, the cool sweat beading from his forehead continues to perpetually fog his space suit. Leaning against the wall, the effects of the infection continues to tax the lashunta.
He regains his composure and awaits Nipper's scouting, his stellar mote glows dimly in orbit around him.
"Ready to advance when you are Nipper."
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“I don’t know, she like to stay in my head. It feels funny when she’s here.” I have never met another synthetic lifeform. I would enjoy talking to him once the threat of painful death is gone.
Startoad release his rifle, and bounces up to the front next to Paeon hoping to help in case more danger appears.
Fingernipper turns to Ed, "Empty room and more tunnels. I didn't really get a chance to poke around too much before the undead phased out of a wall."
Assuming that the worked tunnel to the north is likely another passage to the surface, our intrepid Ysoki will scout the passage to the south
Fingernipper checks out the now apparition free chamber, reporting back that the northern passage ends after about 50 feet, where the ceiling has collapsed in a wall of fallen rock .
There is nothing else of interest in the chamber, so the Ysoki presses on stealthily.
Scant minutes later he reports back detailing that the next chamber is much bigger with two passages exiting; one to the northeast which he entered and one to the northwest (which he surmises connects with Area D3.
An incongruous door, more akin to what one
would expect to find on a space station, stands in the southern wall. Furthering the oddity in this area Fingernipper also noted that standard artificial gravity was in effect.
The only hurdles to a fuller investigation are the presence of two more two more Void Zombies that prowl the chamber...
Paeon attempts to stealth forward to catch the Zombos unaware. Unfortunately the fatigue he is experience causes his space armor to rattle against the narrowing passageway.
The goblin scuttles around the other side hoping to catch the zombies unaware and have an open shot. Though misjudging the low gravity he bangs his off the walls several times as moves in position.
Ed follows Startoad with zombie zapper blazing!
VZ Perception:
VZ Init:
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Fingernipper
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Paeon
Startoad
At Paeon's scraping announcement both Void Zombie's shift their hungry attention toward the sound... before Startoad gives the game away in stereo!
Startoad fires at the closest one burning a hole in it.
"Let's get 'em boys!"
Ed fires over the Gob-borg's head at the creepy space ghoul.
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Executing a clinical pincer movement Ed and Startoad light up their selected target , leaving the creature badly damaged...
... the creature responds with a angered hiss and launches itself into the cygob!
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1-2 moves toward sound of Paeon
3 moves to attack Startoad
4 moves to attak Fingernipper
Without an obvious target nearby, the remaining Void Zombie careers over the chamber slamming itself into Fingernipper!
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(Remember your shield)
Noah pulls his crossbolter as he moves into the room and puts a bolt into green.
Paeon moves into melee range with the zombo!
His blade materializing in his hand.
The Ysoki reels at the blow, but stands fast in the face of the mostrosity.
"I'm ok, just get this thing off me!"
Ed mimics his static arc pistol as he fires again. BZZZZZAP!
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Noah enters the fray and blasts a gaping hole into the already damaged Void Zombie. The creature whips round, its shattered torso causing the spine and head to flop at an odd angle... and yet it still stood.
Paeon follows suit, closing the gap as his solar weapon flares ominously.
As Fingernipper gets his second wind, Ed fires a sparking blast that careers off the nearby wall - missing the target.
1-3 Ed
4-6 Startoad
7 Noah
Barely standing the ravaged Void Zombie staggers toward Ed , its feeding tendril whipping wildly...
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... but failing to find purchase on Shirren flesh!
The remaining Voider, unaware of the Solarian behind it (or perhaps unconcerned) continues to batter at the Ysoki before it;
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...Then onto R3...
Noah reloads and fires again at Green, hoping to bring it down.
Paeon swings the astral blade!
His eyes flare brighter as he connects.
The goblin screeches after the hit, sending him spinning in place due to the low gravity. Waiting a moment he pushes off the wall to glide to the other side of the chamber. Once across the chamber he turns and let’s loose a laser blast on the one near the ysoki.
But over compensating to turn he goes to far and sends a blast wide hitting the wall.
After getting across the room Startoad takes a moment letting the AI take aim at the green zombie. He then let’s rip another blast from his laser rifle.
Torn and bleeding, Nipper prepares for the worst.
"It's just like that old gypsy woman said..."
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"Eeeek!" Ed gives a shrill chirp as the zombie turns on him and blasts the closest standing corpse.
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Startoad's first shot goes high wide and handsome of its intended target, as Noah follows suit burying a bolt near the creature's foot.
Paeon finally brings his stellar might to bear on Fingernipper's tormentor - renting a furrow in the crewman's corpse!
With his AI augemented by Fingernipper's cajoling the cygob's next shot the mark incinerating the creatures skull.
It's crew-mate hungrily lashes its tongue-tendril at the ducking Fingernipper...
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... but fails to latch onto the inviting Ysoki.
Seeing Nipper take a hit Paeon swings again!
What gypsy woman? Ed asks as he fires at the zombie on the rat.
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Noah moves and fires at Yellow.