upon feeling a prodding Balthe immediately shuts her out and marches off to find Ida.
What are doing in my head? Balthe asks, not hostile, but suspicious.
I been controlled enough in my life!
Ida listens, and attempts to explain it in a reasonable fashion.
"It's not particularly access to your head. I won't be able to hear your thoughts, or read your memories, or anything like that. If you'll allow me this, I can better heal you. Right now, I'm checking everyone, to see what condition they're in. I can determine how much damage each body has taken, as well as whether there are any afflictions, such as poisons or diseases, affecting them."
But I can shut you out if I get nervous?
Assuming so he relents and allows it
Ida nods. If you feel uncomfortable at any time, you can immediately sever the connection.
So CL4P-TP trundles on over to the group humming as he goes when suddenly...
"Unce unce unce unce Aieee!!! Mind hack! Mind hack! Mind ha, Oooh! Tools!"
He then absent-mindidly let's Ida in as he gets distracted by the shiny pile of tools.
"Here we have some pretty crafting tools, and here is a book on surviving on Pandora and another on crafting bullets! Very useful! Oooh! Some notes and sciency stuff! I will have to ooklook this over later! And is this a repair kit? Why this must be christmas! And more gadgets!" he holds up the homing beacon, phone, codebreaker, silver bracelet and an Eridian Artifact. Feel free to choose what it is, Claptrap will like it either way :)
"And are these explosives? Woooow!
We can store the excess gear in the warehouse in Radiator Ridge, it is mostly empty!"
There appears to be two clips with each of the guns. So 8 rounds for the shotgun, 16 rounds for the rifle, and 12 rounds for the pistol.
Yeah Balthe I got your bodies, Sorry I recorded the bodies we collected, see out cold and dead. The other bodies around the shuttle I was talking about, though thanks for the clarification.
Swiftstab, the crate weighs 200 lbs. The darts have Dex poison, Fort DC 14, 1d3 dex damage, each round for 3 rounds., one save to stop.
Green is one of the two cryo chambers left in the shuttle.
Creating a turret with one of the guns would take Engineering DC 20 and Craft mechanics DC 20 and at least 2d6 days. You can increase the DC to lower the time needed. Up to you.
Ida there is a female catfolk and a male human covered in tattoos out cold laying off to the side.
Claptrap, if healed by divine magic you take 1/2. Repair is more effective.
ClapTrap you can't claim anything since you are not there, but I am sure most of those things will still be there, we will see.
Crafting alchemical cartridges, bullets, is alchemy.
The silver bracelet locks onto ClapTraps arm once he picks it up. "Greetings wearer of Atlas prototype R4C7, this bracelet allows you to use your own source of energy to make an energy bolt in defensive mechanisms. Retroactive attack (immediate action, takes 1d6 hit points from you, dealing 2d6+ Con modifier in energy damage)."
Just talk in character about how to split the money. Five is occupied.
Jack, I can help you design a turret if you like. All of us played a part in obtaining this, let us sell all that is left over and divide it evenly. If you will use it in our fight then take it.Especially if we are to be working together.
Balthe grabs the pistol rounds, and picks up the MW shortsword. If any of you will use this regularly it is yours, if not I will use it as a backup if we come across foes my pick is not effective against.
"That sounds like a good idea Balthe, I can follow a schematic just fine but it does occur to me that we don't have one of those. If you can draw one up for me I'll be more than happy to construct them." Jack states in agreement with Balthe.
"Let us divvy up the money equally amongst ourselves. I am sure we all need supplies for the days ahead. Some money can go a long way. I think we should also set aside some for donations or bribes as the case may be in the town. You never know how far rubbing a couple of coins will go to please some people." Jack suggests.
Claptrap squeals out when the brcelet attaches itself to his arm
"Aieee! Oh. Its a machine! Can you do electric damage?" then turning to Jack and Balthe "There should be turret schematics in the Sherffs safe, I can help you with that! I can also help you build it!"
Ok Claptrap I will need you to make me some alchemical bullets, but first lets get Jack some plans. You start and I will help make sure it works for people w feet.
engineering aid
Ida laughs at the Claptrap's antics, finishing her diagnostics, unless anyone else objects to her mental prodding.
Swiftstab update your vital section! Also would everyone please put the vital section above the skill section in your spoilers, Thank you!
Ida the unconscious ones do not object, the catfolk is at 1/2 hit points, the man with the tattoos is merely out cold.
The prototype continues to talk to Claptrap, "Any energy can be done, though you will need to attune me to that frequency, either affect me by such energy type or touch a weapon with the quality you wish to attune me to. Be aware that acid has had horrible results in the past. Those poor test subjects lost their arms."
Please tell me if you took something that is still on this list.[spoiler=Loot]
Crate 4 has Green's stuff biological armor suit and energy weapon.
Crate 8 has 1300 gp of equipment
Crate 10 has loads of cash, $15,000
Crate 11 has two dozen sticks of TNT, 4 plastic shaped charges, 8 detonators.
Crate 12 has 2 Eridian Artifacts
Crate 13 has MW morningstar, collapsing spear MW, 5 bolas,
Crate 14 10 minor magic items.
Crate 15 Atlas guns, one pistol (no ammo), one shotgun (8 ammo), one rifle(12 ammo).
Crate 18 MW Knowledge Geography Pandora,
Crate 20 Rations for 180 days, with 1 water purifier.
Cryochamber - still secure and functioning.
Bodies Dead:
bloody caps x2 - heavy pick, waraxe, 2 bloody caps, 13 gp, 2 gold errings worth 5 gp, two golden bracelets 10 gp each
psychos x2 - spiked club, razor club, 9 cp, 23 sp,
orc archer - short bow, 15 sp, 2 cp, gold nose ring 3 gp, 13 arrows.
Bodies out cold - female catfolk, tattooed human,
EDIT: I had the book on nature, claptrap wanted the survival book
When the alien mind probes his, it initially raises his alarm. Carefully he senses the motives of the intruder and then recognizes it as Ida who mentioned she was a healer and lets it in. Hi there, can you hear my mind? he thinks, by ways of an experiment. But when no reply comes and no alien thoughts seem to surface, he decides she probably can't. Probably.
When no-one seems to object, or even pay attention to him, the little green man crawls into the drivers cabin and starts looking around.
"Lets see. Seat must be made higher. Pressure pl... eh... Paddles! Paddles must be made taller to reach feet. Number-poke needs to be longer. Mirrors can be turned, no problem there. Eej, whats this lil handhold?"
Swiftstab swings down to look at what he grabbed under the chair. It seemed to lock the chair into a ledge. He pulled it to unlock and shifted the chair forward. No he could reach the wheely-handgrip better! What else he needed?
"A hammock in back. And paint!"
Troas walks over to the interesting little green humanoid. "Let me help you with that", lifting the crate, even if the goblin holds on, onto his shoulder, walking to the back of the truck and sliding it into the back of the Cargo truck. A bit of effort needed but he handles it well.
Ida will check out one of the Eridian artifacts while the others are unpacking, and start asking questions. "So, who are these?" she asks, gesturing vaguely towards the unconscious. Do they need to be healed, as well?"
When the frozen one draws near, Swiftstab is startled a second and hides under the passengers seat. "Ehm... ehm... thanks? I think... Please dont freeze me sir. I hate cold. I realy REALY hate cold..."
The little green man is shivering a bit but doesn't seem angry. If anything, he seems genuinely afraid of Troas.
Five overheard some of the talking, puts his project to the side for a moment and addresses the group. "We should also have a 1/2 share for health items to help keep us alive, it is good to have potions or wands that we can use in case our dear healer is incapcitated or if we get split up. So a 1/2 share for bribes and such. So ten shares in total. I am pretty sure that we are not going to be able to sell a tenth of this stuff at the village that we are heading. Ida do you have the directions? I can write out basic directions which should get you there if not. I can then take most of this stuff and sell it and get a few items that could be beneficial to our group. What do you guys say?"
Head Due North of Radiator Ridge.
Find the obscured path leading through the cliff. *Survival DC 18*
The path will lead you to a chasm, tie a rope to some willing volunteer and find the invisible bridge.
You will come to a fountain, don't drink from it, go right, not left past the fountain.
Put all weapons away and comply to any orders given to you. Say you are here for the Everflame festival and that Arelian gives his regards.
Enjoy the festival, when the youngsters head out of town in 2-4 days, follow or join them.
Troas says, "Don't worry little one, Swiftstab was it? I only freeze things with intent or if you are in my area when I have the intent to freeze or drain heat. I doubt I will be doing that for a while now. Come test my hand to see if I am telling the truth."
Troas selects one of the Eridian Artifacts and two of the magical items thinking he knows what they are. He will take 20 rations, one of the water purifiers, and 100 gp of equipment, making his total equipment 220 gp. He also has the two nonlethal buzz sticks, 3d6 E, from before.
While still trembling a bit, swiftsatb crawls out of the cabin and takes Troas hand. He squeezes his eyes tight and clamps his teeth together.
Nothing happens.
Carefully he opens an eye and gingerly begins moving his clasped hand up and down, until he finally believes it. There really wasn't going to happen anything. No life sucking, no hand freezing, no nothing. He sighs with relief and shakes the hand more vigorously.
"Will remember you Troas." he grins and then breaks the handshake.
"I be off now. Needs to find me some parts."
He walks over to the crates and collects some coins from the dead bandits pockets, then notices the green leaves. He thought them strange plant leaves earlier, but now with the coin in his hand he notices some similarities. It bore a central image and there was a number painted on it, just like there was a number on the coins. And someone found them important enough to carry then in big metal crates. "Whats the square leaves do?" he asked
"You don't know that?" A voice said from behind him Boy, you really are from a backwater planet, arent you? Johnny looked at him with a broad smirk.
"Whats a planet?" Swiftstab asked
"BWAHAHA! Whats a planet you ask? Damn your tribe is dumb! You know stars I hope? Well planets are far of lands that hang around those stars. Your land too is up there somewhere."
The big bird had taken him among the stars? It was almost too strange to be true, but then this place did look very strange anyway.
"Anyways, the leaves are called dollars. They are money, just like those coins. You do know money right?"
Swiftstab looked at him offended "Of course I know money! Tribe not THAT dumb, short-stuff!"
He plunged his hands into the big piles and grabbed a couple hands full of green paper leaves. He jammed the 'money' into his shoulder-bag and walked of in search of materials. (about $1500)
Johnny shook his head as he watched the goblin walk of.
searching for: 5 thin metal tubes, a kids seat or a fruitbox & pillow, a workshop or blacksmith to work the tubes into shape, paint, a sail or large towel & some rope or an actual hammock, whatever kind of boards, planks, shelves and small boxes he can get his hand on.
He is willing to offer the apparent owner green leaves (dollars) using his intuition (take ten sense motive = 19) to see when he is offering to little or the person asking to much. If he can find any glass jars, he tries to poach them (stealth take ten = 32 & sleight of hand take ten = 21).
I take it this is going to take a while so dont count on me for further pickings until everyone else has what he wants from the crates
Five, Troas, and likely the rest of the group looks at the little green humanoid, some know his as a goblin. Five says, "Really, well I hope that you bring back what money you don't use, and that should be most of it. Johnny go with him and make sure there is no problems arising due to miscommunication."
While the rest of you sort through the loot and discuss what you are doing next Swiftstab and Johnny seem to be collecting a lot of stuff. They keep putting it in the back of the truck or are making adjustments to the driver's seat of the Cargo truck and to the peddles making it all accessible to a small creature.
So you finish sorting in about an hour if not sooner. What will you do next? You have not seen a single citizen yet, and the schematics are still not in hand.
Well Five if no one claims it please sell it and bring us what comes back and we can divide it.
Balthe also took an artifact, that lets him heal when he crits a bandit
At some point when the little green critter returns with another bag of junk, dragging a bundle of planks, he stops a few feet next to five.
"Your boss around here right? What happened here? All people are dead. Storage keeper is staked, guy next doors is disembowelled. I found arms dangling in a tree I think. What is this place? Me not mind though. I don't need give square leaves for stuff, but still kinda... creepy. Your work?"
Ida & Elo, is there nothing in the crates that interests either of you?
Suggestions for the magic items in crate 14. Things that would make sense on a shuttle:
- Ring of sustenance (saves you a lot of provisions and water)
- Wand of Cure Light Wounds (emergency on-board healing)
- Handy Haversack (bring stuff along mid space repairs)
- Hand of the Mage (making mid space repairs)
- Sovereign glue (its like duck-tape!)
- Rope of Climbing (magic handhold in zero gravity)
- Slippers of spider climbing (for zero gravity again, though might be a bit too expensive.)
Ida will check out one of the Eridian artifacts while the others are unpacking, and start asking questions. "So, who are these?" she asks, gesturing vaguely towards the unconscious. Do they need to be healed, as well?"
[dice=To determine which artifact]1d3
yea can someone I'd items? We should know what they are and disperse acordingly
"The residents of Radiator Ridge suffered a bandit attack a week ago and they still haven't come out of their homes! They must have been really afraid this time! I can't seem to convine them to leave, luckily the generator is still working, the beautiful thing that it is! Oh ya, the schematics should still be in the safe. Shall we head over there?"
It is becoming obvious that this robot is no longer all there :)
Five relaizing Ida is asking about those three forms, "Sorry Ida, busy as usual, well like many of those that surround us now, they were on the shuttle as well. The ratfolk and human male seem to be in pretty good condition, though you might want to make sure the female catfolk is stable. York would you mind staying next to Ida in case one of them goes crazy or something."
"Ah another project, give me some time with these magical items and I will have them identified or not." Five gets to work checking on the magical items. "You guys go find the schematics, the rest of us have some work to do."
"Neither I nor my fellow companions did this, well it looks like bandits have strolled in, and Claptrap does not have the proper protocols to look in on the citizens of the town, or just doesn't care, or oblivious." Five says slightly indignant then becoming more logical in what he says.
Five claims the ring of sustenance, leaving the rest for each person to choose one of the items before selecting another, or leaving an opening to explain why they should get those two items.
Balthe I would love it if you could keep track of loot. Though after we leave Radiator Ridge, thanks!
Who ever is making the turret should also take: the shotgun (8 ammo) or the rifle (12 ammo)
Swiftstab, collapsing spear MW
$15,000 split evenly ten ways. $1,500 each, put in in your crunch inventory or at least where it is hiding. Nonetheless still in your crunch with gear or inventory.
MW Knowledge Geography Pandora, should go with someone who has survival ranks, or Knowledge Geography. Swiftstab it looks like it is yours unless someone speaks up.
Please tell me if you took something that is still on this list.
Crate 4 has Green's stuff biological armor suit and energy weapon. Sell
Crate 8 has 1300 gp of equipment. Sell
Crate 13 has MW morningstar, 5 bolas. Sell
Crate 14 10 minor magic items. Sort then maybe sell.
Crate 15 Atlas guns, one pistol (no ammo). Sell
Crate 20 Rations for 180 days, with 1 water purifier. Sell.
Cryochamber - still secure and functioning. Sell?
Bodies Dead: sell stuff.
bloody caps x2 - heavy pick, waraxe, 2 bloody caps, 13 gp, 2 gold errings worth 5 gp, two golden bracelets 10 gp each
psychos x2 - spiked club, razor club, 9 cp, 23 sp,
orc archer - short bow, 15 sp, 2 cp, gold nose ring 3 gp, 13 arrows.
Bodies out cold - female catfolk, tattooed human, small ratfolk.
-Ring of sustenance (saves you a lot of provisions and water)*Claimed
-Belt of sustenance, cure moderate wounds 1/day
-Eternal Wand of Cure Light Wounds, 3/day, CL 1
-Handy Haversack (With 5 doses of Sovereign glue, 5 sunrods, 5 doses of universal solvent, two legnths of silvery rope 100 feet and 50 feet the shorter has knots, a silvery mesh net)
-Hand of the Mage (making mid space repairs)
-Hand of the Mage (making mid space repairs)
-Ioun Torch
-Rope of Climbing (magic handhold in zero gravity)
-Slippers of spider climbing 3 charges per day 1 minute per use or 5 minutes if all charges used at once
-Another pair of slippers of spider climbing
Searching through the crates, Elo nods in satisfaction as she pulls out four glowing bars of eridium. Noticing some glances, she grins and replies "My involuntary severance package... involuntary in that they didn't intend to give it to me, not that I did not want to leave." Carefully she stashes the bars at the bottom of her backpack, hiding them carefully.
Balthe also grabs a slipper of spider climb
after putting on his magic shoes Balthe goes to find the schematics.
hey claptrap! Where are those plans!
Ida focuses her energy, and, making sure that all who are damaged are in the collective, sends out a wave of healing energy, provided collective members are nearby. That should do everyone nicely, she says, returning her attention to the Eridian artifact in hand.
Swfistab nods he understands when they tell him of the bandit attack. He picks up the hind legs of the table again as Johnny lifts the front.
"Eej Johnny, what's a turret?"
"A turret? Eh, not sure. I believe its some kind of stationary weapon. Like a ballista you know?"
Swiftstab ponders on it a little bit then answers. "Not really. Whats a ballista?"
"Huh? Oh eh, like a giant crossbow! You do know those right?"
"Ah, yes those I saw. Kobolds of the Blackwater-swap tribe made those." They lift the table into the wagon.
"Your sure we can take this?" Johnny asks once more
"Told you, owner is dead, nobody else home any more. Saw the blood pools myself. So giant eh? Could make a stand on the top to mount it. How heavy is giant crossbow turret?."
Johnny shrugs as he grabs a saw to cut off the table legs. "I dunno, have to see it first."
Claptrap escorts whoever wants to go find them to the sheriff's station.
Remember Ida, to heal ClapTrap it will take 2 points of healing to fix 1 point of damage. I don't remember how much he was down.
I have always run eternal wands just like normal wands, Ida you would be able to use it without a UMD check.
Jack has been waiting patiently in the back as people discuss the share of the loot. He is fine with the share given to him, making no complaints. Jack mentally puts aside about half his funds to act as bribes to get the information or donations to the weak to get them stronger again.
While he doesn't believe just money will help people get stronger he believes if he gives the poor money and some motivation maybe they'll be better by the time he sees them next.
Jack says "I will be taking one of the hand of the mages and one of the spider climbing boots if no-one objects. If someone needs it before I then feel free to take them off me."
"Sorry Jack, the boots have all been claimed. But here is one of the hand of the mages." Five hands Jack the said item.
"Don't worry, I have no desperate need for any of these items. I was just picking those that might be useful. I shall be happy to take whatever is left as long as I am capable of using it." Jack shrugs not fussed about it. His concern seems to lie with getting on with the job currently.
Stop bothering Five! He is working on my weapon! Balthe calls over his shoulder as he follows Claptrap to the place where the schematics[/b]
Ida takes the bag, as no-one has claimed it, and straps down her shoulder, looking inside the pockets and such. "Not a bad bag..." She says, dusting it off a bit and beginning on the task of moving her things to the new bag.
So Balthe is the only one who goes with Claptrap to find the schematics.
Ida took the bag, which has quite a few things in it already.
Jack took a mage hand.
Five took the ring of sustenance.
Balthe took a pair of slippers of spider climbing.
Elo took a pair of slippers of spider climbing.
Troas took his two items.
York doesn't want any magic items.
Well Johnny and Swiftstab are quite busy so they may claim something later.
Second round, though if not claimed they will be sold, and items left:
-Belt of sustenance, cure moderate wounds 1/day
-Eternal Wand of Cure Light Wounds, 3/day, CL 1
-Hand of the Mage
-Ioun Torch
-Rope of Climbing
Five continues to work on Balthe's weapon combination, but also explains the magical properties if anyone needs it.
"Anything special any of you would like when I am selling all our loot? If it is over 500 gp you should leave me part of your dollars to help compensate for it." Five asks, "Hey York would you mind start loading up the equipment into my truck please, thank you."
Claptrap leads the merry little band of followers to the Sheriffs office, making... Odd... comments as he goes.
"There is Candy, the store owner leaning up against the wall. I think he is trying to sell spears this time, odd way of demonstrating them! And over there is Ms McDonnal! And there, and over there, and even up there in the tree! It really is an amazing trick to be in so many places at once!" He is indicating the person staked to the wall of the shop and the body parts strewn around. Clearly something is wrong or he has yet to realize that they are dead. Finally you manage to make it to the sheriffs office and go inside.
Inside you find a couple of work desks, a water cooler in the corner, a holding pen in the corner and 3 doors, one marked SHERIFFS OFFICE, another marked DUNGEON and the last one marked broom closet.
"The safe should be in the Sheriffs office! I hope he dosent mind us going in there and rooting through his belongings! We only want the blueprints, Honest!!"
Balthe ClapTrap takes you to the sheriff's office. Inside is in complete disarray, luckily no bodies but many pools of blood, weapons are embedded in the walls and floors, one even hit the ceiling. Claptrap just rolls by on his wheel, then he gets to the safe.
"Hmmm... I can't tell you the combination, and I can only access the safe in an emergency. So go ahead and try to plug in a few combinations." Claptrap says.
Balthe checks it carefully for traps then he tries to disable it
Elo raises an eyebrow, raises her hand and shoots three arrows of psychic energy into the safe's lock. "I never completed the stealth infiltration training... not that you'd notice."