Human Alchemist 4|Init +1|HP 39/39|Fort 5|Ref 4|Will 4|AC 15
Double-checking the geiger counter on his pip-boy given the active nuclear reactor, it takes Marcel a few seconds to hear the low growl wend its way up through the tunnel. He frowns and tries to match its timber.
Those computer chips are pretty advanced. It's gonna take an expert to figure those things out. You can grab quite a few, so Adam will be able to work out what he needs for them.
Marcel's Geiger counter on his pip-boy doesn't seem to be going off. The reactor is secure. The reactor leaked in the past, but it was fixed, then the Vault had to be evacuated.
Growl:
The great evil that has taken root in this holy place is in fact a Deathclaw. And a big one at that. Admit it, you saw this coming from a mile away.
Scab will try to pull up a map of the downstairs area on the terminal if he can. Best to have the advantage of knowing the layout and planning where to line with mines.
"Pretty sure i just heard something the size of a deathclaw moving around downstairs. It would corroborate the gashes in the walls, heh. I'm trying to see if there's a floor plan on this terminal, maybe someone could look through the drawers for blueprints, heh. We will need tactical advantage."
Crispy is able to do a little decoding on the terminal and find a map of the cave system that the Vault is built next to. There is an opening to the West that seems to be how the Deathclaw got in in the first place.
There is a large, round cavern--probably the Deathclaw's nest--with a narrow and winding tunnel that leads to it. Some journal entries listed state the floor is wet with water, and part of the cave is flooded due to the high water table in Louisiana.
Another few key presses and Crispy finds the locked out section of the computer from the cafe.
Cafe Terminal Entry:
June 7th, 2087: I just got hired as Head Chef for the Vault. Good thing I like working with fresh produce! Overseer Colbrin says I'm gonna be getting an apprentice in a few days. I just hope the kid's good with sanitary proceedures!
Sept 30th, 2090: Strangest thing, we got a few new orders from the Overseer today. We're starting to try and cook out built up radiation from plants and old foods. Doesn't sound too hard. I'll put Johnny, my apprentice, on the main cafe while I work with the science advisors on how to do this. Shouldn't be too hard.
July 4th, 2097: Happy 4th! Too bad the Vault doesn't have the right decorations. We hung up red, white, and blue birthday streamers. Close enough. I'm getting through to the plant thing I was told to work on. right now, radiation in food is down to about 45% of what it was. Almost good enough for consumption. A few more tests and trials and we should be good to go.
Dec 15th, 2103: The reactor broke! All of the plants we were gonna try and work on were soaked in radiation. Overseer Colbrin wanted me to try out the process of de-radiation on the plants, but I told him it doesn't work if the plant is still growing. He didn't listen to me. I'm gonna try and convince him again. I hope those microchips in the next room don't get contaminated. Those contained all the information this Vault has uncovered involving cleaning radiation and food.
May 20th, 2105: The plants that Overseer Colbrin gave us were HUGE! I'm surprised those plants are still alive after that much radiation! Still, not gonna look this gift horse in the mouth. Maybe my new Souf Chef Johnny will like working those into a large salad or something.
Aug 14, 2109: There's a big bump in the Vault Atrium's floor. We're hoping it isn't gonna hurt anyone. Then again, the whole Vault seems to be going crazy. Everyone is claiming to hear the voices of the plants. Crazy talk, all of it. Johnny is getting the worst of it. I think it might be something to do with the plants...God I hope this place is gonna last...
Oct 5, 2114: Looks like I'm retiring early. The Vault has a huge problem. There's a tree growing up through the middle of it! Those plants were never supposed to be treated for radiation and grow at the same time! They adapted to the radiation and now they need it just as much as water or air! We've been ordered to evacuate the Vault. According to our sensors, the ground is livable, but the marshes seem to have expanded since we last looked. I hope this is the right thing to do...
"Looks like their experiments on plants went badly, heh. There's a nesting spot for the beastie below, but the floors are likely soaked in water. Not sure how those mines'll hold up that way. There's a narrow tunnel to serve as a choke point, but it is winding so long shots aren't likely."
Human Alchemist 4|Init +1|HP 39/39|Fort 5|Ref 4|Will 4|AC 15
"I'll scout ahead for the beast; hopefully all this water should disguise my scent. I will locate it and report back so we can better establish our ambush position." Apprehensively stepping forward and down, Marcel crouches low against the water and makes a mental note to purchase rubber-soled shoes.
What stories? The only thing you guys have heard about Deathclaws is that their skin is stronger than steel and their claws can cut through anything. STOP ADDING LORE TO MY WORLD!! D:<
Deathclaw Perception:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Marcel's footsteps are a little sloshy, but otherwise he's silent as the night.
Twisting down the tunnel, Marcel finds out that part of the tunnel leads straight to the surface, but only light and air can get in. Further down, the cave floor turns muddy, and large, five-toed prints can be seen, each toe with a wicked looking nail coming from it.
Marcel needs to make a perception check in the darkness of the cave, since there is no light for him to see his enemy by.
Marcel's Perception:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Marcel is able to see the walls of the cave dripping with water from above, tree roots sticking out of the ceiling and walls, and the bodies of other creatures, but he can't seem to find his quarry...
The Deathclaw's Stealth mod is higher than what you rolled due to an ability of his. Knowledge Nature for more info about this monster of a creature.
Certainly, the fuse box can indeed be fix! It just depends on how...
Leave it alone
Repair for added lighting in the cave
Reset fuse to act as an explosive
Reset fuse to electrocute the water on the floor
All of these options have the chance to affect the battle.
Edward, when following the other members of the party, see that the water is just deep enough that a dropped landmine will short out, causing either automatic detonation or make the mine a dud. Nice try :D
Human Alchemist 4|Init +1|HP 39/39|Fort 5|Ref 4|Will 4|AC 15
How confident are we feeling? Do we think we can kill it if we see it? Do we use it to electrocute banking on it eventually turning up, particularly if we attempt to attract its attention?
Human Alchemist 4|Init +1|HP 39/39|Fort 5|Ref 4|Will 4|AC 15
"F~#+ it, let's put this sewer-sucking gecko-mutant down. Scab, repair the fusebox, light it up. Everyone, assume defensive formations and begin to move through the tunnel until we can see and wipe out this bastard."
A Goodberry in the Fallout universe will feed you for a full day, heal 1 point of damage, and act as a Delay Radiation Poison to the next step down of radiation poison you have (none). Marcel found out that they have a natural enzime that heals radiation, so it also heals 1d8 of radiation damage. It tastes like a blueberry with a lemon twist.
Just simply dropping the mines on the stairs will set them there, so that would work. As for putting them on the walls, you'd have to find a good place to secure them. Know: Dungeoneering to set them up right without finding your arm blown against the other wall.
Scab is able to repair the fuse box pretty easily. Just a few wire splices and a piece of gum wrapper around a spent casing and you've got a working fuse box for the lighting system in the cave.
With the lights on, the entire area is considered lit to normal light levels.
Time to go hunting! Last chance to make any preparations.
Edward takes off his backpack, setting 5 mines aside and places them in a sack. Bastard sword in one hand and "sack o' mines" in the other, he signals his readiness with a nod.
good ol' sack o' mines. so good, i can't believe i didn't think of it myself.
Scab will ready action for when the enemy is in view, he will tinker with his pistol to tighten the spread of the plasma shot. a.k.a. cast this extract
Human Alchemist 4|Init +1|HP 39/39|Fort 5|Ref 4|Will 4|AC 15
Sweet! Let's do this!
Pulling a hefty vial from his pockets, Marcel carefully presses it into the shunt in his hand and gasps as it explodes into his system. His face drips, growing ursine with jagged teeth, his fingernails sprout into yellowed claws. A lengthened nose sniffs the air, searching for previously undetectable odors.
With his newfound muzzle, Marcel is indeed able to smell something besides the smell of a nuclear powerpack, plasma burns and melting skin, and his own newly created musk. Damn, he needs a shower.
It smells faintly of mud, blood, and very hard bone, almost like burnt steel.
Marcel isn't able to pinpoint the Deathclaw's location from just the smell, since the entire cave smells like it.
Then again, he doesn't have to. The Deathclaw is gonna come to him.
That roar was a challenge to the Deathclaw's right to hunt and live in this cave. He ain't gonna be taking that laying down! That roar you made was basiclly an Intimidate for a creature.
Marcel and Scab both feel a twinge of terror in the back of their minds. Maybe this was a bad idea... Marcel and Scab are both Shaken for 2 rounds.
Edward thinks the roaring thing was a cool display, but totally pointless. Edward is immune to Fear based effects, so he is immune to Shaken. I think...
Scab, now worried that perhaps this was a bad idea, is brought out of his reverie by the walking tank. He hefts his pistol once more, and prepares himself to shoot the mines. readied action
