Prof Sinclair 'Percy' Percival's page

Certainly was another slightly oddball one! :)

Percy and Boffins look over the panel.

Perception 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27

"Hmmm, this seems rather interesting..." Percy pulls a wandlike device from his coat and it whirrs and clicks as cogs and small gears begin to move upon it - quickly revealing a small crewdriver and a wrench assembly

Travellers anytool

The academic and his friendly dragon remove the memory unit.

Percy winces at the shots, but unperturbed, Percy and Boffins finish switching things off.

Boffins starts on a new lot of switches
Disable 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Is there another switch for Percy or once Boffins and Liriane are done that's it?

@Percy: a single roll (the previous one) suffices, it just takes two full rounds

Sweet! I misunderstood :) I like this way better!

Percy and Boffins keep at it!

Boffins
Disable 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Percy
Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

11 seems low - any idea of the DC? Might use the GM re-roll!

Percy and Boffins just get to work on turning off the controls.

Boffins makes small whirrs and chirps as the little dragon flicks switches and presses buttons - Percy answers the questioning notes "I don't know, switch them all off"

Boffins
Disable 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Percy
Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

/Awaiting turn.

If someone wants to go after Percy, he can give them Fortune...

Boffins goes invisible (Greater) and heads for the control panel.

Percy moves over to the other side of the controls.

Aetherys

Free Action - Black Blade attunement - COLD
Swift Action - Arcane Strike
Fulkl round - Charge

Attack 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28
Damage 1d6 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 2 = 13 - Cold Damage.

Percy moves forward and casts a further spell against Jethzerai.

Phantasmal Killer
DC 19 Will disbelief, then Fortitude 19 partial.

Boffins casts Grease on the laser weapon!
DC14 Reflex

Another crack and flash goes off in the room as Percy simply decides to be a bit unsporting.

(Dazing )Lightning Bolt 8d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2) = 30
DC18 Ref for Half.
If the creature fails the above saving throw, it is Dazed 3 rounds.

Looks like it hits the Boss and one of his flunkies

Percy tends Aethrys' wounds.

Hex - Heal 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (1, 5) + 8 = 14
CLW 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Wand Inf Heal - 10hp

Know (Engineer) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 - Are robots (ie this one subject to Dazing?)

Percy simply decides enough is enough and there is a loud crack and a bright flash.

Lightning Bolt 8d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 4, 6, 5, 1, 5, 2) = 30
DC18 Ref for Half.
***
If the thing IS subject to dazing or he doesn't know he uses his Metamagic rod.
If the creature fails the above saving throw, it is Dazed 3 rounds.

Once this is resolved we can do the Bot-player :p

/Dely to after Aethrys.

Percy catches on...

"NEW DESIGNATION ONLY LOGICAL DECISION BASED ON UPDATED DATA PERTAINING TO OUTER PLANAR INTRUDERS"

Bluff to ASSIST Hagnar1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

The Faerie Dragon also cuts in...

"Affirmitive, Affirmitive, Tig-0 to act as steward - assist assist"

Bluff to ASSIST Hagnar 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Out of frustration, Ceobryrn bangs his hand against the uncooperative piece of hardware.

Looking for the Fonzie spot?

"Bravo Hagnar, a rather fine job there!"

R2

Boffins gets to work on Portal 1.
Looking for Dampeners in the spare parts.
Survival 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

R3

Boffins gets to work on Portal 2.
Looking for Dampeners in the spare parts.
Survival 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Percy gets to work on Portal 3.
Looking for Dampeners in the spare parts.
Know Eng 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Clearly the Faerie Dragon is having a better time of things.
"It's only because you are small and your tiny thieving paws can get into small spaces so easily, all that time you waste designing tricks and traps is showing" Percy comments churlishly at being shown up by his tiny sidekick, drawing a chuckle from the tiny dragon.

I think its like this:

In round one there were two fails.

Boffins tried fishing out the batteries - but couldn't get them out.
Disable Device

Percy tried to locate spare parts - but nothing came to hand.
Know:Eng

(Assists may or may not have got them over the line of rolled)

In round two:
Percy got rid of the runes.

The issue of the Batteries and the Spare Parts remains, so either:

Disable Device check or Know (Eng) are required, or assists to those.

If I'm wrong, Kludde will correct me :p

Any particular check, or just 3 d 20?

Also, if Percy is struggling with the above checks would an Aid Another have gotten him across the line? Boffins has some skills too that might help :p

Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

"Fascinating, The wires and other components wrapped around the portal rings act as conductors, augmenting the interplanar connection." Percy remarks.

Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
"Protective power dampeners have been removed from the portals. Curious"

Know (Pla) 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
"And it seems Jethzerai, I presume it was him, has scrawled runes around the circumference of each small portal, causing the machines to summon more intense flames than normal."

UMD 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

"Uncanny,large power cells have been snugly integrated into each portal’s design and locked in place with magical adhesives"

Boffins, get those conductors out whilst I look about for some spare parts and dela with these runes"

Boffins' little dragon hands gets stuck in with some fine tools.
Disable 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Percy looks for the parts...
Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Then he sorts the runes...
Know (Pla) 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

OOOH! close! :p

'Very well. We appreciate the advice and the warning - we will honour our word upon our return."

Percy checks the room over and examines the chain sword.

Perception 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Know Planes1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

"Madness! Opening a rift that close to a planar super volcano would effectively bring an interplanar apocalyptic nightmare right on the doorstep of Absalom!"

Percy looks thoughtful "He must be stopped"

Wow.

"A good plan on your behalf, suggest you start talking. Who is Jethzerai, and what is he doing? What are you orders?"

"I trust your fine aim" Percy encourages Ceobryn

Seems like its an attack

"A capital suggestion, I don't suspect they'd be so inclined to parley by the look of them, but I could be wrong - best if it comes to that we exercise a preemptive move"

"Curious creatures eh Hagnar? Any idea what they are debating?"

Percy likewise looks at them to recall who and what they are.
Know (Planes) 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

"That's the general idea, yes..." Percy says, looking at them with great suspicion and much caution.

Interesting development of Tig!

Percy examines the panel
Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

"It's all Gnome to me" he says, scratching his head.

Seeing people are pausing to look before Tig Answers, Percy checks them out too then.

Forgot we didn't need Techno Feat, I was debating buying it for Percy ages ago, then didn't /facepalm

Know (Eng) 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Perception 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29

Percy locates the items...

"Tig-0, identify items, and state purpose and method of use"

He shows Tig the shield device and the 'telescope'

Percy looks on at the more beefy man-specimens.

Thanks! Will swap 2xFireball 1x Lightning to 1x and 2x instead, and load shocking grasp

"Confirmed" Percy ventures.

Percy targets the party with Message, and casts Communal Delay Poison.

GM did they mention earlier to my question about what creatures or things were coming from below? If its all about robots or something I'd prefer to load up an extra Lightning Bolt instead of fireball :p

"What is your designation?" Percy responds.

The Elven noble looks embarrased for a moment "Oh, my manners!" Percy looks to the assembled crowd "To my old friends I bid you greetings once again, and to my new companions, I am Lord Sinclair Percival Blackros, and it is a deep pleasure to meet you"

"And I'm Boffins" says a small voice as a butterfly winged pops into existence on his shoulder.

"If the Scrap Heap has seen ever more raiding parties from the Forge appear, what did they consist of?"

"You have secured access to the Forge, what is it exactly and what do we know of its dangers?"

"Most importantly, what manner of creature LIVES there?"

The Elven noble turns up with a bit of a show and a flourish, well dressed in the latest fashions.

"May I interrupt..."

K(arcana) for knowledge on Karamoss,
1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

K(engineering) for knowledge on the red redoubt,
1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

k(local) for knowledge on siege towers
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

Lord Percy shares what he knows.

Percy breathes a sigh of relief at the end of the conflict.

"Once again, our keen intellects allow us to prevail!"

After securing the route home, Percy makes furious amounts of notes on the journey.

He warmly hints about the Way of the Kirin that he hopes 'future opportunities' may arise bringing honour to all...

Percy will jump in too, seeking to barricade the door.

"We can always pull back, I can use the same magics and try stun them with a mystical assault! If they insist on following out of the room..."

Percy is suggesting a dazing fireball

41662-5
Sov. Court
Day Job (Caravan) 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

Business is good for Lord Blakros!

Percy is aiming to start getting the doors shut - are they able to be shut or was the hasty barricade suggesting that they were in bad repair etc? If serviceable, Percy and Boffins will set to closing what they can

Percy, A DC 25 K(History or Nobility)

Know Noibility 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

Percy pips up with pleasant surprise as the items reveal their past"Oh I think this might be the arms and armour of..."

he sees two kirin-shaped creatures made of pure lightning. They seem to be the guardians of this place - and they might sure be the reason that the door to this treasury was so hastily barricaded...

"Oh, thats a bit of a mood spoilerl"

"Indeed. An astute suggestion. We don't know of the historical context of any of these items"

GM, any relevant knowledge rolls to see what this place is all about?

Percy will examine the O-Yoroi and the Katana, taking notes of any heraldry or markings of historical interest, and after cataloguing the details, checking for magic, leaves the items.

"The Way didn't specify these items, so not sure they are within our brief - that said they might not know of them either"

He then checks the case...
Perception (Look for traps...like the lightning one that has to be here somewhere...) 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29, detects magic as a final check, then repeats the cataloguing practice.

"Ceobryn, could you kindly secure that crown? Jolly good chap"

Percy touches as little as possible, not wanting to find out he has just touched the sword of some ancient Samurai family and triggering an aeons long blood feud over the dishonour or something"

Perception 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

Percy steps into the room, touching little, but noticing the hair beginning to rise - "Perhaps not fire, maybe electricity? Care of anything that might hold a charge"

"I also believe we are being watched, perhaps King is curious about our actions, well we shall show him we are not vagabonds and scoundrels, and that our words to him are true about us being here for knowledge, not plunder. I shall refrain from angering our host - let us keep our attentions on the crown"

[ooc[Detect Magic etc, I really hope its King watching us and not more enemies... [/ooc]

"This man is Hamade Sora? I believe he was the last known possessor of a flute we are searching for, we would like to verify if it is still in his possession, or if he knows of its whereabouts - we are not thieves or vagabonds, and are not attempting to steal anything, simply ensuring it is secure."

Percy checks the man over, detecting for magic, and if not on him, a search of the area we found him in (I assume they were keeping him there and he may have had a cell or something? Detect Magic, inch over the place... and double check in case they call it a flute and its a conch shell or some other shenanigans!)

Percy Assist Heal 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Boffins Heal 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

The butterfly winged Dragon pips up "Poison! Nothing we can do for him to remove it for now, seems he wont get much worse though"

Percy Assist Heal 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Boffins Heal - Treat Poison 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 2 + 2 = 29

Boffins sets to work examining the victim, treating him with supplies from Percy's healers kit.

'He should begin recovery, just needs rest"