Round 1 Lair of the White Wyrm
Initiative Order is
Wyrm 29
Zane 23
Vash 18
Kidd 16
Kol 13
The opening of the doors alerts the Serpent to your presence. It starts to slither towards you before rearing up.
You can easily see this creature is over 40' in length with a cobra like hood. Underneath the translucent white skin glows several red sources lending a strange power to its movements.
This creature is clearly a fusion of science and force technology.
The presence of the creature batters against your minds and wills like an aura.
The creature opens its maw and dark purple crackles of energy appear to race along the creature's body to coalesce into a ball of dark energy on the tips of the creature's fangs. It then spits this ball of energy at which ruptures into a howling wave of dark force energy.
Kidd dodges the attack but the others are hit.
You spot a body hanging upside down in an iron maiden cage attached to the obelisk in the lower left corner of the Evaluation Room. You also are pretty sure that the power for the Ray Shields is being broadcast from the pillar.
Mechanically, it is an odd arrangement and even more points to this being a test of some sort for likely you and the crew.
Sevarkoh shudders at the beast, its very presence radiating wrongness to Sevarkoh. Its Force aura is one of malice and destruction. Inwardly, he wonders to himself if it is a lost creation of Exar Kun or if it is a more recent creation. Outwardly, he carefully moves into the room, his twin lightsabers ready to ward off any of its attacks. He tires to maneuver so that he and his allies might be able to attack it from all sides.
Kol stumbles backward a step after taking the hit.
Knowledge (Technology):
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Kidd's instincts save him as the mental assault rebounds harmlessly from his mind's defenses. His reaction, however are slowed as he realizes this... thing.. is force capable. He shrugs off the thought, however, and launches himself into action.
My team and those kids need me... now. The thought skitters across the maelstrom of his mind which grapples with the reality of this nightmare creature. He pulls up and fires a volley at it, hoping (at the very least) to draw it's attention away from Vash.
Initiative:
Perception:
Kol stumbles backward a step after taking the hit.
Knowledge (Technology): 1d20+9
Many races have legal and philosophical prohibitions against modifying the genetics of a species. There are only a few that embrace such ideas and they are marked in the galaxy for lacking these barriers in their handling of genetic material.
Your training with the force has taught you that things modified with science are forever 'bent' when you sense them with the force.
Map Lab S5L and Doc's Office Round 1
As the two teams break into the rooms, Vash's wrist count down records that there are now 12 minutes and some seconds before Orbital Reconstruction.
At the door to the lab, Six and Doc can see two large 'dogs'. The creatures are covered in some sort of bristling porcupine like covering of spikes. Each of the 'dogs' has a glow under the skin in the middle of their forehead like a third eye.
The creatures growl at the unknown presences that have entered the room.
Around the edges of the room there is a barrier field covering the cages of many more creatures that also appear to be a mixture of nature and science in an unholy fusion.
In the middle of the room is a machine with several arms hooked to a control panel. It appears to be wielding various medical tools including laser scapulae and staplers for performing 'surgery'.
Initiative Order
Doc 30
Six 20
Dogs 13 & 9
Doc breaks to the left, thumbing weapon's safety off. "Let's do this quickly, eh? No time to waste."
Attack! vs Dog 1
Damage:
Doc breaks to the left, thumbing weapon's safety off. "Let's do this quickly, eh? No time to waste."
Attack! vs Dog 1 1d20+6
Damage: 3d8+2
Dog 1 is almost chopped in half by the first blast of Doc's gun.
Mirroring Doc, Six jumps the right and fires on the wounded dog-thing.
I don't think that's enough to turn it back on the snake-thingy. :(
Kidd's instincts save him as the mental assault rebounds harmlessly from his mind's defenses. His reaction, however are slowed as he realizes this... thing.. is force capable. He shrugs off the thought, however, and launches himself into action.
My team and those kids need me... now. The thought skitters across the maelstrom of his mind which grapples with the reality of this nightmare creature. He pulls up and fires a volley at it, hoping (at the very least) to draw it's attention away from Vash.
Kidd has trained to deal with hostile force powers and tosses it back towards the Maw of the creature.
Mirroring Doc, Six jumps the right and fires on the wounded dog-thing.
Six's shots strike various bits of the wall and lab equipment as he unloads shots at Dog 1.
Dog 1 wounded 'barks' in anger at Doc.
Doc gets hit by a wall of invisible energy that slams him back into the energy barrier behind him. The energy barrier flickers briefly but it stabilizes and no new creatures are released from the cages.
There is excitement from the creatures in the cages as they sense they may be getting out soon.
Dog 2 moves slightly to a better angle and 'barks' at Six.
Six, having seen what happened to Doc dodges to the side and avoids the wall of energy the dog releases. It slams past him into the energy wall and again the glow of the barrier flickers for a second.
Doc shudders as the blast hits him, and fires back at the wounded Dog-thing!
Attack:
Damage:
Current HP: 25 (67%)
Kol staggers under the creatures force, then braces against the doorframe and fires his blaster pistol.
Blaster Pistol: for a possible damage.
"That thing is Bio-Augmented! No wonder they want this place destroyed, thats forbidden tech! Still, why does this feel like some kind of test?"
Vash'elie reaches out with the force, attempting to grip the snake and toss it against the bulkhead.
Six sets his sights again on the wounded animal. He exhales, and fires at the moments between breaths.
Vash'elie reaches out with the force, attempting to grip the snake and toss it against the bulkhead. 1d20+10 8d6
A voice chuckles in your head. If only you had really wanted to succeed then you could have. You were offered the aid you needed to succeed and you refused and now you fail.
Six sets his sights again on the wounded animal. He exhales, and fires at the moments between breaths.
The concentration of fire on Dog 1 brings it down with Six's second attack.
Doc's concentration on Dog 1 and Dog 2's prior attack on Six leaves him momentarily forgetting there were two threats in the room.
Dog 2's bark hits him on the side of the head and again Doc goes spinning into the cage barriers which are now flickering rapidly as the energy barrier fights to rebuild the energy screen.
Doc's head spins as the dog-thing's barking pounds him. "Bad dog. No biscuit for you." he mutters under his breath as he lines up a shot at the beast.
Attack:
Damage:
"Maybe this will get it's attention..."
Seeing the second animal closing in on Doc, Six blasts the beast with a shot from Jayne.
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Kidd rips off another shot from The Muse, letting the Force guide his aim more than his eyes. Then he rushes across the snow to engage the creature up close, knowing Zane will fight better with someone to play off of. His legs pump in rhythm with the thundering of his emotions and the force within, an exultant smile on his youthful face.
"Let's give it hell, Zane!"
Map of Lair of the White Wyrm Round 2
Vash opens herself to the full power of the force and lifts the Great Wyrm into the air and smashes it into the ceiling and then holds it in the air suspended preparing to continue to smash it.
The great wyrm contorts in frustration and anger.
Zane and Vash join Kidd in breaking off their fear of the monstrocity but Kol still can't get over the immense fear of death the creature exudes.
Kol and Kidd fire blasters into the creature's tough hide but the shots are deflected by the thick scales and don't do any harm but Vash's smash of the creature's bulk into the roof has had some effect on the creature leaving it somewhat dazed.
The massive creature continues to twist and wiggle thrashing its tail at those who would get close to it.
Zane leaps over the sweeping tail with his heightened senses but Kidd catches the bone jarring impact in the chest sending him back almost a dozen feet.
Now the creature's body glows again with the rippling of energy as it prepares to discharge another ball of energy.
Vash, Kidd, and Kol find themselves bathed in the violet lightning of the dark force again.
You again feel the presence in your mind calling you weak. You also feel another presence offering you aid. 'Be strong, feel your passions, let them loose.'
Kidd rips off another shot from The Muse, letting the Force guide his aim more than his eyes. Then he rushes across the snow to engage the creature up close, knowing Zane will fight better with someone to play off of. His legs pump in rhythm with the thundering of his emotions and the force within, an exultant smile on his youthful face.
"Let's give it hell, Zane!"
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Feeling the power of the force flow through her Vash'elie feels like she's standing at the top of the world, like nothing can stand in her way or defie her. Reveling it that power she afirms her grip on the snakes head and slams it back against the ceiling with satisfying thud wich brings a grin to her face.
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If there is something to tell then I'll let you know. The Dark Side's advantage is that it is hard to detect otherwise Palpatine wouldn't have been able to sit in his office every day looking out at the Jedi Temple without a council of Jedi Masters noticing.
There is clearly a clouding affect going on in the area and you are fighting a Dark Side creature. Weakness of character occurs in all people.
Luke at several times was very close to becoming a Dark Sider in the various stories of the time up to the battle of Endor and following that when Palpatine returned.
Sevarkoh slows his mind with the Force, waiting for the creature's tail to come back in range. As the snake's tail swings back towards him, he slashes forward with both lightsabers simultaneously in an X-swing. They slash into its thick hide, burning through it to cut the muscle underneath. It screams out in horrible pain as Sevarkoh's twin lightsabers nearly remove the tail in a clean strike. The Arkanian lets the momentum of his swings carry him into a spin, bringing the lightsabers up to ward off any more attacks.
It is an elegant move, one borne from many years of formal lightsaber training. It would have made his Master proud, if the Cathar hadn't fallen prey to Revan's temptation.
Caught in the force lightning again, Kol screams as he spins back from the doorway and staggers against the wall.
"Noooooo! I Won't do it!"
With the purple lightning running over his body, it seemed to him that Vash was standing there, exulting as the force roared through her...
Shaking with tremors, Kol drops his useless pistol, pulls his lightsaber out and ignites it with a *snap-hiss*. Behind an emerald green blade, Kol steps forward as if in hurricane force winds...
Use the Force (Deflect)[dc=attack roll to negate]:
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Kidd's instincts save him as the giant snake whips its tail at him, the yellow saber getting up just in time to keep it from crushing his ribs, though the force still send him sliding back across the snowy ground. His feet slide to a stop with a sloshy crunch, and he looks over at Vash tossing the huge creature about as if it were a doll. Holy Hell! On my best day I don't know that I could do that!
Seeing Doc roughed up, Six calls out to his partner - "Doc! Get behind me; I'll distract it!"
Doc's fire misses the other dog but Six's trusted Jayne splashes it in blue fire.
The dog howls it protest and releases more force upon the pair.
Six puts himself in harms way to shield Doc even it means a bruising for himself.
Six is too practiced a fighter to get hit by such a shot and easily moves aside at the right moment.
Six feels fairly proud of his skills until the barrier that was struggling already goes out.
It is like thirty pairs of eyes suddenly blinking on at the sense of freedom from months or years of being incarceration in cramped cages.
And then the lights of the lab, connected to the power supply that fed the barrier trips their breaker and the room plunges into darkness.
Darkness envelops the room, but the dog-beast glows through Jayne's enhanced scope, illuminating the target as if in full light. Six takes aim on the approaching creature, firing again at its grizzly maw.
"Fetch this..."
Jayne fires true, striking the horrid creature's hide, and illuminating the beast in a split-second flash that reveals a nightmare of snarling teeth and fur.
"Golddarnit! When I worked here I'd have had their heads if they had allowed this sort of power fluctuation to happen.. Heads would roll, I say." Doc sheaths his blaster and draws his lightfoil, snapping it on to provide some light in the dark room...
Kol centres himself following the teachings of his master and finally shrugs off the thoughts of weakness.
The monstrous wyrm is pummeled, blasted and slashed leaving it partially dazed.
It is dazed but still fighting to recover and break free.
Vash still can not restrain the Wyrm's thrashing movements though she continues to keep it thrust into the air.
The wyrm whips its tail around having been stopped by Kidd on it's last attack decides to focus on crushing Zane that slashed it with the double slash to it's flank.
The wyrm smashes the ground with large thudding but it is clearly seeing double or possibly triple images and aiming for the wrong image of Zane.
It tries again to muster the will to power its breath and free itself from the hand that is holding it suspended in the air.
Vash is able to slightly twist the head to make sure she is not covered in the violet lightning but Kol is covered. It is time to see if he has learned anything at the hands of his teacher.
Sevarkoh, taking advantage of the wyrm's distraction, launches a barrage of attacks at the creature's flank. The first attack, a wide slash with his left hand, cuts into its hide but doesn't get into the muscle. The second attack with his right saber is a perfect thrust, the blade driving deeply into the creature's side all the way to the hilt. Zane rips it out sideways, its flesh burning horribly as he dies so.
Lost in the flow of the force Vash'elie bares her hand in front of her in a gripping motion and brings them in front of her eyes, as if examening what she's holding. Through her forcesight she sees herself as a radiant becon of the force, holding the snakes head in her hands, looking at it momentarily she sees it's deformity, it's hideousness, through the force. Frowning she tightens her grip, "You have no right to exist!" she says through clenched teeth and flings her hands up, banging the snakes head against the ceiling.
Summoning his will and the techniques taught by his master (Kidd, of all people), Kol manages to push through the demoralizing dark emotions flooding his mind.
Seeing the worm breathing force lightning at them again, he holds his lighsaber out to catch it on the blade .
Use the Force (Deflect)[dc=20]:
Performing the technique just in time, he catches the purple lightning on the blade; the energy coruscing along the blade in a purple/green halo as Kol grimly strides forward.
The dog in the blinking lights of the lab pants for several seconds as if drained of its ability to bark.
It suddenly moves and charges for Six attempting to bite him.
While the dog attacks, a swarm of creatures sweeps out of the cages to attack everyone in the lab.
Six seemed to be ignored by the creatures but Doc and the Dog are ripped by several small cuts and bites.
The beast continues to be slashed and pummeled. The once bright glows under its skin appear to have almost gone out. The hood of the cobra like head shows tears and blood flows from dozens of places and the eyes have a glazed look as it appears to have trouble focusing.
It is a DC 29 Move Object roll to stop the grapple if you want to attempt it. If you succeed then I would negate the attacks this round on Kidd and Zane.
The wyrm getting damaged from both sides doesn't have a preferred target and strikes out blindly at the attackers trying to grapple and crush one its coils.
One shot might get through Kidd's guard.
"THIS is why I HATE ANIMAL RESEARCH! THE DAMN ANIMALS!"
Lightfoil attack on the swarm:
Damage:
Maintaining her grip on the thrashing beast was hard enough, Vah'elie couldn't keep the beast still. Frustrated she throws the snake against the shield generator, maybee she could diable it in the process.
1d20+10
Maintaining her grip on the thrashing beast was hard enough, Vah'elie couldn't keep the beast still. Frustrated she throws the snake against the shield generator, maybee she could diable it in the process. 1d20+10 8d6