When the Yellow Gearsman's order is not obeyed it immediately opens fire.
Another comes marching around the bend Red and joins in the attack.
You also hear a third Gearsman approaching.
The party may now act. Figgy just got lasered!
Hearing the voices Dilana starts hurrying up planning to stay to the back as always. The sound of the laser fire changes her plans a bit and she double times it to get closer.
Figgy quickly makes a bomb, "Springy why can't more robots be like you?" Figgy asks throwing the volatile concoction, the Figgy moves back behind the pillar.
Korvan rushes into the room, hearing the blasts.
The sharp crack of laser fire draws Raktar's attention and he hustles after Korvan ready to address any threats.
HP 65/65
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+6 armour, +1 natural armour, +3 shield of faith)
Speed: 40 ft
Fort: +8 (+4 vs disease), Ref: +4, Will: +8 (+1 vs technology)
Conditions: bull's strength, protection from technology, lead blades, shield of faith
Melee attack (+1 earthbreaker): +9 (+5 BAB, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 bull's strength, -2 Power Attack)
Melee Damage (+1 earthbreaker): 3d6+13 (+4 Str, +1 enhancement, +3 bull's strength, +6 Power Attack)
Figgy lobs a bomb onto Red.
A rhythmic stomp of metal feet hammers your ears as the Gearsmen march around the corner to continue their chastisement.
The party may now act.
The appearance of three metal robot creatures around the corner spurs Raktar into action. He steps past Figgy to protect the smaller man and slams his hammer into the chest of the nearest robot.
HP 65/65
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+6 armour, +1 natural armour, +3 shield of faith)
Speed: 40 ft
Fort: +8 (+4 vs disease), Ref: +4, Will: +8 (+1 vs technology)
Conditions: bull's strength, protection from technology, lead blades, shield of faith
Melee attack (+1 earthbreaker): +9 (+5 BAB, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 bull's strength, -2 Power Attack)
Melee Damage (+1 earthbreaker): 3d6+13 (+4 Str, +1 enhancement, +3 bull's strength, +6 Power Attack)
Dilana moves forward a little more and attempts to bring great misfortune to the yellow gearsmen.
Korvan sneers from the pain of the laser blasts. Enraged, steps forward and takes his fury out on the yellow gearsman.
Olimpia moves drawing the arc pistol and readies to fire a shot once an enemy shows itself. When the first enemy steps around the corner she fires a blast of electricity at it.
Olimpia moves forward behind the group and fires again, hoping that the electricity does extra damage to these mental creatures.
Raktar slams his Earthbreaker into Red, denting the metal.
Korvan shows the value of an adamantine weapon, two strikes leaving Yellow reeling.
Olimpia's shots end the badly damaged Robots.
Blue stays where he is and continues to shoot. Taking two shots at Raktar.
The party may now act.
Two laser blasts scorch past Raktar as the two robots in front of him fall. He steps quickly past their collapsed forms and swings his hammer at the last remaining construct.
Korvan continues his furious attacks, this time stepping toward the last of gearsmen and hacking away.
- Potential Crit
Olimpia moves for a clear shot at blue, hoping the electricity plays havoc with the robots.
Raktar misses and then Korvan brutally hacks it to pieces.
All three Gearsmen are now inactive.
Loot:
MW Spear (3)
Laser pistol (3)
Batteries (3) (Charges 2, 1, 3)
What are you doing now? There is only one door to use.
at some point I think we should try charging up a bunch of these mostly depleted batteries. Here are 3 more. Now sounds good.
"After this yes we really should." Figgy responds putting the batteries with the others he has. Figgy inspects the gearsmen for anything that would have made them just attack instead of talking.
Loot that needs recharging
Batteries (3) (Charges 2, 1, 3)
48/56
Ranged bomb +9 (4d6+5 fire 9/12 DC 18)
Veemod Goggles (Black - +2 perception 10/10)
Anointings 10/10 What I can do
3rd—fly, protection from energy
2nd—barkskin, bull's strength , cat's grace , invisibility
1st—cure light wounds , enlarge person (DC 15), longshot, shield, true strike
Acid 0/1
Boro Bead (1st) 1/1
Battery x 2
Grenade Concussion 7/7
Impact foam
Medlance (CLW )
Nanite Hypo Gun (black) 5/10 (2d8+3;5 charges lesser resto)
Nanite Canister x 3
Trauma Pack Plus 4/5
Potion of Eagles Splendor
Potion of Fox's Cunning
Potion of Owls wisdom
Preserving flask (empty)
Jacket, Sipping (empty)
Explosive Pocket 1/1
Dilana quickly grabs a laser pistol with a fiendish grin on her face. Once she has it she grins even though it only has one shot it it.
"Let's get moving before someone comes looking for us," Raktar suggests, concerned about the level of noise the fight had created.
Figgy and Springy move forward, seeing a door they both stop waiting for the others to come forward as well. Figgy pours a potion from his collection into his jacket.
Figgy hands a potion to Korvan, "This will protect you from fire, Drink it now it lasts about an hour."
Batteries (3) (Charges 2, 1, 3)
48/56
Ranged bomb +9 (4d6+5 fire 9/12 DC 18)
Veemod Goggles (Black - +2 perception 10/10)
Anointings 10/10 What I can do
3rd—fly, protection from energy
2nd—barkskin, bull's strength , cat's grace , invisibility
1st—enlarge person (DC 15), longshot, shield
Acid 0/1
Boro Bead (1st) 1/1
Battery x 2
Grenade Concussion 7/7
Impact foam
Medlance (CLW )
Nanite Hypo Gun (black) 5/10 (2d8+3;5 charges lesser resto)
Nanite Canister x 3
Trauma Pack Plus 4/5
Potion of Eagles Splendor
Potion of Fox's Cunning
Potion of Owls wisdom
Preserving flask (Long Shot)
Jacket, Sipping (True Strike)
Explosive Pocket 1/1
"Thanks." Korvan says, breathing a bit heavy from his latest bought of rage. "You're a pretty damned handy guy to have around." he adds with a smile.
The door is unpowered and needs to be opened by hand.
What are you doing now?
Raktar slings his hammer across his back and takes hold of whatever he can to get some leverage on the door. He looks back at the others to check that they're ready, then heaves with all his might to open the door.
Figgy steps back away from the door for the larger people do deal with it.
"I need to be able to rust it somehow, who wants to help me find a rust monster?" Figgy asks very serioiusly
A11. Guard Post
A line of runes is printed above the two doors on this room's western walls. Several tattered, strange suits of armor hang in shreds from hooks in a wide alcove between these doors.
The runes above the two doors are in Androffan: those above the door to area A12 read "Canister Access," while the ones above the door to area A14 read "Nanotech Laboratory."
Two more Gearsmen stand ready here, both look more sturdy than those you faced just before. They also seem to hold Laser rifles rather than pistols.
"Primary objective complete. Fugitive exterminated but remains required per Unity directive one. Please submit traitor Casandalee or face immediate execution."
What are you doing now?
Recent bad experiences with robots speaking in alien languages suggests to Raktar that danger might be imminent. He pulls his hammer from it's boot and readies to defend himself.
Korvan quickly scans the area while readying for another fight. Nodding toward one door he says "Canister Access." and "Nanotech Laboratory" as he nods toward the other.
"Seems these robots are insistent on getting this Casandalee person. They want us to hand 'em over or be executed...sounds like its time for another fight."
"I would like to go into the Nano tech Laboratory, it will have many interesting things. Not sure what a Canister Access is though." Figgy says.
"Why are you doing this?" Figgy calls back
Dilana simply waits to see what happens, not speaking the language she is sure there may be a subtlty that the barbarian is missing.
"Lets get Figgy where he wants to go. He works a special magic with this stuff."
Olimpia speaks the language but is unsure how to relate to these machines. She tries We do not have the traitor Casandalee. If you tell us where her remains are we can fetch them.
Failure to hand over the remains of Casandalee has the familiar reaction from the Gearsmen. They draw their laser rifles and attack.
Raktar takes 20 points damage. How ever when Blue fires his laser it also flashes blindingly.
Judging by it's reaction Blue has just blinded himself.
The party may now act.
Raktar feels the burn of the laser beams as they scorch his skin. Wordlessly he steps forward through the door and bring his hammer down on the robot that appears to be malfunctioning.
HP 65/65
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+6 armour, +1 natural armour, +3 shield of faith)
Speed: 40 ft
Fort: +8 (+4 vs disease), Ref: +4, Will: +8 (+1 vs technology)
Conditions: bull's strength, protection from technology, lead blades, shield of faith
Melee attack (+1 earthbreaker): +9 (+5 BAB, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 bull's strength, -2 Power Attack)
Melee Damage (+1 earthbreaker): 3d6+13 (+4 Str, +1 enhancement, +3 bull's strength, +6 Power Attack)
Having just caught his breath from the previous rage, Korvan rouses his anger again before moving in to the fray.
Once in position, he lashes out with a heavy swing of his blade.
(flank)
Figgy hands a potion to Olimpia "Will turn you invisible" Figgy then winks at her and stays out of the way
"Its always small rooms and doors.
[b]No time Figgy!. Olimpia springs into the room, tumbling past Red to attack Blue, then springs back out.
Figgy puts the potion back into is pack
Raktar & Korvan hammer Blue severely. Olimpia tumbles into the room, stabs Blue deeply and spins out again.
Red steps out of melee and shoots twice at Raktar
The first shot only produces a dead Click from the rifle, the second hits Raktar, but likes Blues flashes, blinding the Gearsman.
Blue steps out of melee and shoots blindly at Korvan
The first shot hits Korvan, but the weapon sparks in the Gearsman's hands, damaging it even as it fires.
The second shot misses blindly. And again damages the Gearsman.
The party may now act.
Olimpai springs in and out of the tiny room again, leaving room for the others to fight. This time her blade cuts Red.
Another laser beam hits Raktar, the skin beneath his armour red and painful from the flash of heat. He ignores the pain and steps out of the doorway to allow Figgy and Dilana to see their enemies before his hammer slams into the robot.
HP 39/65
AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 20 (+6 armour, +1 natural armour, +3 shield of faith)
Speed: 40 ft
Fort: +8 (+4 vs disease), Ref: +4, Will: +8 (+1 vs technology)
Conditions: bull's strength, protection from technology, lead blades, shield of faith
Melee attack (+1 earthbreaker): +9 (+5 BAB, +3 Str, +1 enhancement, +2 bull's strength, -2 Power Attack)
Melee Damage (+1 earthbreaker): 3d6+13 (+4 Str, +1 enhancement, +3 bull's strength, +6 Power Attack)
Korvan steps toward the blue gearsman, hacking away with his adamantine blade.
Realzing she has a clean view thoguht the doorway Dilana suddenly feels useful. It takes a second to decide what spell before she points at the red gearsmen and whispers some arcane words.
The target firearm suddenly fires of its own volition, even if it is unloaded, generating a recoil so great that the wielder or carrier of the firearm must scramble to hold onto it and becomes flat-footed until the start of his next turn. If the wielder is already flat-footed, he is instead knocked prone. If the firearm was loaded, that ammunition is wasted.
Figgy will wait to see if they need his help.
The Gearsmens reliance on faulty technology cost them dearly in the end.
Olimpia's blade slides in deeply on the blinded Red, followed by Raktar slamming it with his heavy weapon.
Korvan chops down the damaged Blue then takes a 5' step and does the same to Red.
Once again the wreck is quiet as the action ceases.
Loot:
Timeworn Laser rifles (2) (Charges 12, 14)
The ruined suits of "armor" hanging from the walls are the remains of four HEV suits. None of these suits remain functional, but a search of the alcove reveals a pair of timeworn filter masks under fallen fragments
of HEV suit material.
What are you doing now?
Figgy digs around, taking the suits down and folding them up, hoping he can do something with them.
"These batteries have more charges, who needs one? Figgy says.
"Gather up what we can quickly," Raktar says, heading towards the nearest door. "There may be more of these robots coming to life with all of this racket we're making."
Well, you up front folks are sure good at finishing things quickly."