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DICEBOT tries to pick up the scent - literally Ah, it reeks here. Of garlic. That's a very special blend of herbs and spices that is going around here.
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Your DICEBOT can distinguish a plethora of different smells, with sensitivity for up to 20 different types of garlic
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The DICEBOT moves swiftly, though it does seem like some of the moving parts could use some grease.
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DICEBOT is keen to let Vyecmuraf - or anyone else - do the talking, observing reactions while playing 'silent cop'
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"It reeks of something, that's for sure."
Vyecmuraf tries to be discreet when asking around about a rogue drow noble, but they stick out like a sore thumb as they tower over everyone else in this gloom-enshrouded place. When a possible informant breaks for it, the kasatha tries to use all four arms to pull themselves through a back alleyway and intercept the scoundrel (though their broad shoulders prove a bit problematic in the narrow corridor). And when the Starfinders finally talk to the reluctant informant, Vyecmuraf's patience has worn thin and the best they can do is berate the hapless drow for the lack of reputable art galleries in Nightarch while demanding information on the rogue noble.
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Off to a good start, the street team head out into the dark streets of Apostae. Under the well trained nose of DICEBOT, the group is able to quickly track down one of the undercover hyperleaf dens, disguised as a garlic farm. The workers quickly give you the slip, but you are able to chase down one of the culprits. Catching him, the drow vulgrant stinks of garlic, but you are able to get the information you want out of him.
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Hellih looks for a place where he could spend a couple of hours working. He does not need much, just a desk, a bucket of coffee and access to infosphere.
Hellih begins to look for information, not knowing drow language does not help him. But for every problem, there is a solution. Besides working on a terminal he also attached his custom rig directly to the network.
After finding some data, he spends a bit more time to figure out the password needed to decipher it and find any leads that could be of use.
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While some of their party does all the leg work, Hellik and Modern Body find some computers inside the drow facility. They kick their legs back, and get to work searching Apostae's infosphere for any information they can get their hands on. Using specific key words like 'weapons' and 'shipment', they scour the dark web for any potential exchanges happening soon. Many jugs of extremely bitter and tart burned coffee later, and the crew is able to come out with a some clues on a potential location where the drop might be happening.
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After a long day of work, you meet back at the Zeizerer building, and you start thinking of how to approach your destination.
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After a bit of time on the streets, Ceolor plops down in their meeting area with a happy look on his face. "I met soooooo many people! Apparently I look similar enough to a certain famous reporter here that I could ask for an interview and they'd tell me almost anything, if I promised to keep it anonymous! I got so much material for a new novel!"
He looks at the data banks they have for the location and then frowns slightly. "I agree with the access codes, but I'd be worried about how many people might be there. Hate to walk into twenty security guards... but then the security network would also be a worry."
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Access Codes - You manage to uncover a set of access codes to Villyth’s warehouse. They can use override codes to open any door in the upper floor.
Security Network - You find out that the building’s mainframe and access terminal are in a large room in the northwest part of the upper floor. The system is isolated from Nightarch’s infosphere, so hacking it remotely is not possible.
Floor Plan - You learn the layout of the upper floor, added to slides and you know that there is a lower floor 100 feet underground, but its floor plan was never uploaded to the infosphere.
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”Here - if we avoid the main entrance, we might also avoid some of her security,” Vyecmuraf suggests, pointing a long finger at the holographic map projected on the wall. ”These look like offices - cut through this one to this central hub, then out the other side. That puts us right next to the mainframe storage, and I believe our computer systems experts can take things from there.”
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Ceolor nods at the suggestion of avoiding the main entrance. "We should probably avoid going in from the front. We have diplomatic immunity but still making less waves would be a great idea. Personally I think the most important info is likely on that underground lower level, but we might need to hit up the mainframe to get the elevator working for us. Either way we should probably avoid getting into too much trouble."
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"Yeah, let us take the side doors. We can begin our search from there" says dryly Hellih. He begins to be a bit tired, they are more than 14 hours on the ground constantly looking for the missing guns.
Android takes to a cig and lights it in the dark alley looking at the building.
He grabs his rifle and turns it on.
"Ready whenever you are, Ceolor!"
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The whole warehouse is encircles by a 10-foot-high chain-link fence. Beyond that a 20 foot clear area sits between the fence and the warehouse itself. A 10-foot-wide gate in the fence is aligned with the double door that you chose to approach from and it stands open.
Moving up to the door you see a sign on the double doors in blocky, industrial letters. Freight only! Customer Entrance to the Left!
You have no trouble opening the doors to the freight entrance. Ahead of you stands a large freight elevator. The light in here is dim, but not pitch black. You look at the freight elevator. It does not seem to have an access panel, instead a rather old school card reader. You do not think that it is hackable.
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Ceolor gives a small smile and waves off the sour kasatha. "Foolish questions are the spice of life. If there weren't any foolish questions there'd never insightful ones either. Now come on, sourpuss."
He moves down the hallway and sticks his head into the room on the right and checks if there's anyone there or if there's anything important in there.
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You moved forward around the elevator, and down a flight of stairs reaching a larger room which serves like more of a glorified corridor. Ceolor quickly opens the door on his left.
This laboratory is filled with all manner of technological innovations. Scents both sweet and acrid pour forth from cylindrical glass containers on two long tables. The containers bubble in a rainbow of varying colors. A limb that looks like a giant scorpion’s claw twitches idly on the floor at the north end of the room.
On the tables you are able to see there are 2 tier 2 antitoxins and 6 mk 1 serums of healing.
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Ceolor steps into the room takes a glance around to make sure there's nothing hostile in it and then gives a small nod and steps back out of the room, taking up a defensive position in the hallway until everyone else is ready to move on.
"Hrmm, any ideas on where we should try next? I'd say the room at the back looks interesting."
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Having a quick look around the laboratory, the group decides to inspect the other larger room in the back section of the building. Opening the door, you see tools, drone parts, dismantled weapons, and miscellaneous junk lie scattered on three tables in this workshop.
As the workshop door slides open, you see a drow in military uniform turn and face you. His hand on his weapon to quickly draw it, he scrables, "Who are you? You are not allowed back here!" With his other hand, he quickly takes out a short wave radio, and is about to use it.
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Ceolor holds up his hands no obvious weapons on him but a tiny baton that wouldn't hurt too much. A confused look on his face, he comments, "We got told to come here for some kind of experiment. Said we'd get paid handsomely for being test subjects. Meat-warping or something like that. We in the wrong place?"
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"Yeah, a woman named Villyth said that you are looking for a Human, Kasatha, Half-elf and two Androids for their experiments. So here we are. Isn't this the lab that we were supposed to come to?"
Hellih walks into the room and approaches the drow.
Hellih walks into the room and comes closer to the drow.
"Let me show you the message that we got." He roll up his sleave and pushes few buttons on his custom rig. As he comes closer he grabs the short wave radio device of the drow letting his custom rig do the magic
"Now!"
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The drow looks extremely confused, until you bring up the name Villyth. "Vyl..." He 'mediately reaches for his weapon, but does not reason that Hellih would barge in so quickly. "You little...!"
Quickly, the officer, which you can see now does not look like a security guard, rather a trained military agent, snatches his hand away from the android, just in time for him to call for back up, "Code red, I repeat code red! Workshop! Four hostiles!"
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Ceolor's eyes start to glow a deep red as a black mote of darkness appears beside his head and quickly resolves into a near perfect replica of a 260's Azimuth Laser Rifle, down to the knobs and dials, though it seems to contain a small section of the night sky instead of being made of metal. He raises the 'rifle' to his shoulder and takes aim down it, marking the drow as his target.
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The solarions weapon is almost a perfect shot on the soldier, who recoils at the hit. He snarls at the group, and then makes his hand into a fist, which seems to suck in the light from the room and turn it into darkness.
"You will regret that..."
As this happens, a few more doors open, and you see a similar darkness creep forward.
Round 2
@ Modern Body (--)
@ DICEBOT (--)
@ Vyecmuraf (--)
@ Dakayo (--)
@ Hellih (-)
@ Ceolor! Drow (orange -13, red, blue, green)
Everyone may act!
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Modern Body uses Token Spell to illuminate Ceolor’s armor, generating dim light in a 30-foot radius.
As his move action he unsheathes his junksword.
“There you go, no more excuses! Get in there!”
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DICEBOT lights up his flamethrower as Vyecmuraf adds smoke to the murky darness. He holds his 'fire' until an opponent comes into range.
Don't blow up, Ceolor, we like you in one piece
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Your DICEBOT comes equipped with special heat-sensitive sensors that allow easy determination of cooking temperatures, as well as the detection of rodents in confined spaces
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Vyecmuraf throws a grenade, and Hellih targets one of the thugs and hits! Modern Body tries to muster up some light, but it is not enough to break through the darkness.
DICEBOT is also inside the area of the smoke bomb, as the android starts to take in some smoke.
The drow quickly turn on their environmental protection, and fire their weapons.
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Round 3
@ Modern Body (--)
@ DICEBOT -7 dmg (--)
@ Vyecmuraf -15 dmg (--)
@ Dakayo (--) - MAY ACT TWICE!
@ Hellih -10 mdg (-)
@ Ceolor! Drow (orange -13, red -9, blue, green)
Everyone may act!
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Hellih grunts after begin hit twice, he raises his rifle and spots Ceolor still standing in the darkness. His armor is shining with bright light, how can't he see anything? wonder Hellih and begin to make his way towards Ceolor
He grabs Ceolor saying
"It is me, I will take you towards the enemy... two steps straight, on the left there is a wall... I told you that so that you don't bash into it. One step right, prepare the baton, the drow will be in front of you in 3... 2... 1. No, bash, bash!" yells Hellih
Then he tries to find a way to shot through Ceolor