"Interesting,Lets' take them, but if this was a museum lets be careful of traps for the displays!" he says eyeing the pistol.
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Upon scanning the null-space chamber, Dreamz's circuits began to quickly flash and the android rebooted with a shiver. "Sorry, null-space chambers always send me in to feedback loop. That's a good score!"
The null space chamber isn't worn, so doesn't count against the magic item limit.
As you wind through the reset of the hallway you discover two others "secret" doors into the rest of the Maze of Ghosts, but other than that you find no other caches.
"Secret door! Secret door! Secret door!" exclaims Handsome excitedly, jumping up and down.
'You know saying secret door kinda defeats the purpose of it being secret... Sorry I am being more snarky, my exuberance of this undiscovered culture is waning as is my inebriation level"he says pausing to take the last sip of his flask.
"Ah bourbon can't adventure without it!"
Heading through the first secret door you find, you find yourself at a crossroads in the maze, to the north, a darkened hallway ends, with some murals; to the south a holographic display can bee seen. The display at the end of this hallway features an official-looking room with a podium in the center. A handful of aliens in crisp suits can be seen in the background; some appear to be discussing the contents of a document, while others are examining charts and figures. A couple of banners embossed with stylized symbols flutter in a nonexistent breeze above it all. Some of the figures seems to flicker in and out erratically.
Justin's engineering expertise and DR34-M12's computing power cannot fail to notice the flickering is due to a faulty projector.
"I'll fix the lens you see if you can tighten up the chroma "
Handsome lends an actually useful hand this time and assists Justin with the fix.
When he has a moment, Handsome will also take a look at the murals.
Justin works with Handsome's help for several minutes before just looks up at the hologram to check his work and notices that it winked at him.
moments later the projections hand curled up in a fist and punches at Justin's face!
smashing into the ysoki's nose!
COMBAT ROUND 1:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Hologram?
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"Gobbammit."
Hi-C turns the corner and lunges at the apparition.
Defiant Carbon Steel Curve Blade :
"Get behind me."
"Woah cool! You got smacked by light! Like properly bopped on the nose!"
Handsome moves back to clear some space for everyone, drawing his sonic pistol, declaring, "Not sure if laser or plasma works on disrupting light, but perhaps a dose of sonic energy?"
Handsome opens fire!
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Guarded step guarded step behind Hi C, keeping his head down to let the blood run out.
+18 engineering
+14 life science
+14 mysticism
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"Rude!" Dreamz said to the hologram before shooting the recently repaired projector.
In many technologically advanced societies, holograms are used in advertising, entertainment, and other industries to catch the eye when two-dimensional images would otherwise fall flat. At their simplest, holograms are silent, still images in a single color, often at a low resolution. More complex projectors can offer full color and a few repeated frames of animation, while the most advanced varieties can be programmed with artificial personalities and interact with their viewers. Implementations of this most sophisticated version of the technology are wide ranging, and holograms serve as instructors in educational institutions, as tour guides for famous locales in large cities, and even as concierges at
luxury hotels. On very rare occasions, usually through a fault in the machinery of its projector, an advanced hologram gains a modicum of sentience and, sometimes, a twisted idea of the reason for its existence. These “tech ghosts,” as some call them, can appear in almost any shape, limited only by the capabilities of their projectors, and they use their forms of living light to harass their foes—sometimes even striking from a hiding spot in another holographic display—though they are always confined to the area near their projector. Living holograms pose an even greater threat when they are able to recruit biological creatures to act on their behalf; such tech ghosts use gullible or fearful servants to create additional corrupted holograms, increase the power and range of their projector, or otherwise help the evil technological anomaly exert influence beyond the initial bounds of its projection area.
Everyone seems to be able to hit the projections but it doesnt seem as effective as it should be!
COMBAT ROUND 1:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
The hologram steps through the wall disappearing out of sight before...
smacking Handsome in the back of the head, appearing out of the wall next to DR34-M12!
COMBAT ROUND 2:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
"I never thought the time that Dr. TailSlap from Lone Survivors came to life and tried to kill Kirkath would ever be relevant again but... "
Has an evil idea.... How is that projector attached to the wall.....
Justins going to unbolt or angle grind the one he was working on.. its always the flickering one.
"They can't live without their projectors so...I'm gonna try to run off with this one, try shooting the others. "
Wasn't looking to repair it. Just unbolt it from the floor so someone can run out the door with it. An engineering tool kit should have wrench.
If thats not feisable... have hi c play lumberjack.
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"Stupid light thing!" Handsome takes a guarded step away and fires his pistol again at the impossibly solid feeling light creature.
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oh well...
chuckchuk
for
sonic damage
"It's in ALL the projectors, take it out the Hi C way"
Handsome and Justins shots both go wide and Hi-C's slash is unable to connect with the hologram sticking out of the wall.
COMBAT ROUND 2:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
"Not sure what I can do but let's give it a shot" Rover says moving up he pulls the disintegrator pistol and his corona pistol and knocks on the wall.
"Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me!"he awkwardly sings with a cigarette in his mouth. before doing a weird roll and twist then fires with the disintegrator pistol at the wall.
Nothing is immune to trick attack.
immune constructs was TWO editions ago in 3.5 :)
As the hologram came out of the wall beside her, Dreamz took a guarded step back and fired an overcharged blast.
Rover just barely manages to hit the Hologram but DR34-M12 had some trouble with it sticking out the wall.
COMBAT ROUND 2:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
The hologram Shreiks in its native tongue as it slams towards Rover!
landing both hits it continues stick out of the wall, using its cover to its advantage.
COMBAT ROUND 3:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
"Rover, it's all good - there's a light at the end of the tunnel!"
"Everyone bash that hologram!"
"You know Holograms are made of light, Not the best time to use that idiom."he says still holding the cigarette in his mouth.
" Now for a knock knock joke" he says as he flips his arms around and fires from behind his back while at profile to hit the Hologram.
"dI'me pwetty sure de terribdeness of de pun was supposed to distract you from d boken ibs. "
chunkchunk
"Which is why it's a good thing lasers are also made of light." Dreamz quipped to Rover as she unleashed another overcharged shot at the hologram.
Unfortunately only DR34-M12 is able to connect her shot.
COMBAT ROUND 3:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
Continuing to enjoy the cover of the wall the Hologram slams into Rover twice more!
both connect, but only the first one actually struck him and the second swing goes right through him harmlessly.
COMBAT ROUND 4:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
Unfortunately only DR34-M12 is able to connect her shot.
COMBAT ROUND 3:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
Continuing to enjoy the cover of the wall the Hologram slams into Rover twice more!
both connect, but only the first one actually struck him and the second swing goes right through him harmlessly.
COMBAT ROUND 4:
Rover
Hi-C
DR34-M12
Justin
Handsome
Living Hologram
"Knock its lights out!" yells Handsome as he takes another shot.
"Hologram, you're suppose to say who's there not knock me, I mean seriously I'm too handsome to be remotely considered to be a door!"He says taking offense as he tries some more deft maneuvers to take another shot.