Von Junzt activates his voice amplifier with a swift action.
He puts his hands on Zak’s shoulders. “Brother Zak, you have guided me to the light of Gaia, and I’ll never forget you for that. But right now, you are delaying the best chance our camp has against the enemy, who is approaching us as we speak. Take me to brother Andrew now, or all of this will be undone!” he finishes by holding Zak’s hands.
Von Junzt was just brought through the main gate in the center of this image.
Zak questions Von Junzt in the courtyard area just inside the gates in this image. On Von Junzt's previous visit, he never made it beyond this courtyard. The pool was in one of the one story buildings in this area.
Zak, intimidated, now takes Von Junzt further, past another Gaian guard. The conversation between this Gaian and Zak is strange ... The guard asks, "Is this one ready?".
Zak replies, "Yes, but this one needs to see Brother Andrew first."
The guard shakes his head and says, "This one need to wait. He is feeding."
Zak takes Von Junzt past a building with a sign that reads "Kitchens" to a building with a sign that says, "Administration." A sign on the door reads, "Entrance Forbidden. No Exceptions." Zak indicates you should wait outside this door for Brother Andrew to finish whatever he his doing inside.
IX is creeping toward the compound, possibly even into, if that is possible.
Climbing over these walls is possible, but it would require a DC 22 Athletics check to scale them and a Stealth check to do so quietly.
Upon the guard not being very quiet about it, Zellgato will shrug and point back towards the camp as if gesturing 'Don't ask me, hell if I know'
Zellgato and Gristlethorn enter the compound inner courtyard with three low buildings just as Von Junzt is led from the courtyard to the inner compound. They catch a glimpse of him leaving. "Stay with them," says the guard who is clearly in charge and has done all the speaking so far. "I'll get Ryder.
The man leaves Gristlethorn and Zellgato with the two guards.
After a little bit one of them asks, "So, have you heard about Gaia?" He scratches his face shyly and you see he has the same tattoo as the girl the last night.
[dice=Athletics]1d20+7
[dice=Stealth]1d20+10
IX scales the wall and peers out from behind the buildings. From where he is standing, he can see Von Junzt and a Gaian waiting outside of a building.
IX creeps closer to overhear the two, his large frame not seeming to cause him trouble.
"Only a little," Gristlethorn says quietly, "Haven't been in camp long, so I've only heard the barest details.
Keeping his motions friendly and small, Gristlethorn asks. "What about you? What does Gaia mean to you?"
"Only a little," Gristlethorn says quietly, "Haven't been in camp long, so I've only heard the barest details.
Keeping his motions friendly and small, Gristlethorn asks. "What about you? What does Gaia mean to you?"
The guy looks sheepish and then he grins, "It's only been a week for me, but, I guess, for me, it's really about not being afraid. Like, before, I was always scared, ever since I was small, because my dad would like hit me ... but since I was welcomed to Gaia, I've felt different. Every time I get afraid, I feel this warmth deep inside of me. A happiness where there was emptiness. I feel fulfilled."
The other one nods and says, "Yeah, same."
The first stares at the second for a bit and the second elaborates, "I've had that feeling too, when I'm angry, I get this calming feeling .... They call it the Light of Gaia. I don't know what I'd do without this light ..."
Just as he says that everything goes dark.
IX creeps closer to overhear the two, his large frame not seeming to cause him trouble.
[dice=Stealth]1d20+10
IX watches as two men, Ryder and Brother Andrew, exit the building. Ryder heads over to the area where Zellgato and Gristlethorn are waiting to be questioned. Brother Andrew stops to talk to Von Junzt.
Archeron knows when he's been successful because the power goes down in the generator station and then, quickly, emergency power kicks in. The panel indicates that he's killed power to Chapel and ARIZ-29. He then reformats the hard drive. He can hear the vehicles on the road outside.
Just as Von Junzt says this, the power goes out.
There's no moonlight to see by as the moon is just a sliver of a waning crescent tonight, but there is starlight and a clear sky to let it shine down.
"This just might be the beginning!" he takes his Beacon Portable Light and turns it on, illuminating a 50 ft. radius around him.
"This just might be the beginning!" he takes his Beacon Portable Light and turns it on, illuminating a 50 ft. radius around him.
Brother Andrew looks around and then pulls Von Junzt inside the building. He barks at Zak to stay outside. There's a door open to the next room, but Von Junzt can't see into it from where he is. The place is heavy with the metallic smell of blood. "Talk. Fast." commands Brother Andrew.
IX sees Von Junzt being pulled in and Zak staying outside.
The Gaian that went to get Ryder returns with him just before the power goes out. The last thing Zellgato and Gristlethorn hear is the Gaian telling Ryder, "... the one that Rena told us to watch out for seems to have started it."
IX is unable to hear the words exchanged. When the lights go out he considers leaping into action but stops when Juntz quickly turns on his light. However, when Juntz is taken inside, and his light is gone from the door, IX attacks the door guard, his strange fists hitting with unnatural force.
The party's comms chirp with a message from a decidedly female voice that says The boss is in danger. get the targets and go.
The party's comms chirp with a message from a decidedly female voice that says The boss is in danger. get the targets and go.
“The mutant that antagonized you this morning - I went to his tent to try and make him see the light of Gaia by my words. But there I found his comm unit, containing striking information: he’s an agent of RAIN, sent here to create dissent and assassinate you! He came back and tried to murder me, but I managed to escape - he’s probably on his way here right now! You must do whatever you can to stop him!” Von Junzt grabs him by the shoulders.
“Your life is at risk and so is all our good work!”
Then Von Junzt casts Charm Person [Will DC 17 to negate]
"Should we do something in this confusion, or wait to see if the guards leave?"
Momentarily confused, almost answering with this voice "u..." before realizing whats going on and answering in kind. "I heard them mention Rena and Me. I doubt they're going to walk off right now. We're not really suited for this... But....."
Ryder was going to come in here and take charge of interrogating you, but the power failure threw him off. You have the initiative.
“The mutant that antagonized you this morning - I went to his tent to try and make him see the light of Gaia by my words. But there I found his comm unit, containing striking information: he’s an agent of RAIN, sent here to create dissent and assassinate you! He came back and tried to murder me, but I managed to escape - he’s probably on his way here right now! You must do whatever you can to stop him!” Von Junzt grabs him by the shoulders.
“Your life is at risk and so is all our good work!” [dice=Bluff to Spell feint]1d20+11
Then Von Junzt casts Charm Person [Will DC 17 to negate]
Brother Andrew nods in the darkness. "Crius," he says, "Could you join us?"
The man Von Junzt met earlier comes into the room, the man Von Junzt suspected of being Chris Bell, undercover Agent of RAIN.
Brother Andrew continues, "Could you explain what happened to the Agent of RAIN who was using this body before you?"
"I'm not sure he really wants to hear the details," says Crius menacingly.
[dice=Perception]1d20
IX is unable to hear the words exchanged. When the lights go out he considers leaping into action but stops when Juntz quickly turns on his light. However, when Juntz is taken inside, and his light is gone from the door, IX attacks the door guard, his strange fists hitting with unnatural force.
[dice=Stealth on approach]1d20+10
[dice=Entropic Strike vs EAC (and flat-footed I'd assume)]1d20+6
[dice=B]1d4+7
[dice=Initiative]1d20+3
[dice=ES]1d20+6-4
[dice=B]1d4+7
[dice=ES]1d20+6-4
[dice=B]1d4+7
The guard is unconscious before IX finishes attacking. The door has a simple keypad that requires a thumb print or a code.
The guard is unconscious before IX finishes attacking. The door has a simple keypad that requires a thumb print or a code.
Zellgato calls out to his cohort hoping he's still listening to his brain. "That android started his plan. No way we'll talk out of this. Run if you can, fight if you can't"
Having throught that, Zellgato calls his revolver to his hand, darting to the side between the wall and the building attempting to gain some form of cover, but taking a shot at Ryder for lack of any other plan for such a sudden switch.
If hit, minor biohack. -1 penalty to attack for 6rds. (ignored that ready. I forgot to remove it before. Original plan was different but switched before posting)
(swift action Called weapon. Move to find cover if I can fit there, action to fire)
I coudln't remove the "readied" portion of it, but specified after it was jut ZEllgato shooting. I changed plans midtyping but failed to edit that portion of it. Then I couldn't change it without messing with the amcro set. Would you rather I roll again or take the ealier shot?
Archeron propped his rifle against the door, drew his pistol with explosive ammo, and waited until the lead vehicle was about 100' out and then began firing at the vehicle.
Chris Bell, the RAIN agent you were supposed to extract from the compound, is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Brother Andrew, the apparent leader of this branch of the cult. They turn, and look at the melting door, surprised.
For a moment, they are distracted.
The Devil's Bridge Brigade members inside the vehicle get out and hide behind the doors of the vehicle. By the time they are ready to fire at Archeron, Archeron has the initiative again.
Then Von Junzt casts Daze on IX [Will DC 16 to negate]
Archeron commands Crystal to focus on the vehicle and then fires again, this time trying to put out the headlights on the car.
Chris Bell wrinkles his nose at the smell of burnt door and acid. He says something to Brother Andrew, but it is not in a human language. It's a series of chirps and clicks that comes very fast and doesn't sound like something a human mouth would normally be able to do. Brother Andrew commands, "Speak English. I do not like how our language sounds when it comes from these mouths."
“Guards! Security! Brothers! There’s an assassin trying to kill brother Andrew! Hurry and help him! Hurry!”
** spoiler omitted **