CHAPTER 8: Back to the Gam'A Zone

[Scythius Equinus]

Frank Rock

Completely lost to fury over his assumed dead companion, he looks for his next opponent and moves to attack
Assuming someone is close enough
Initiative
[1d20+1] = 20+1 = 21

Attack
[1d20+5] = 6+5 = 11
[1d20+5] = 19+5 = 24

Damage

[1d8] = 7
[1d8] = 7

[Ardak2000]

Bruce Lee Mk. VII

Still in Combat Mode, leaps into the air to aim a finishing stomp to the prone opponent's head, focusing all of his pre-programmed Chi into the manuever.

Initiative [1d20+4] = 17+4 = 21 + Zon [1d3] = 2

Stomp(unarmed attack)[1d20+3] = 14+3 = 17+Zon[1d3] = 2+prone bonus?
Damage=2(strength)+2(Zon bonus)=4

[Norjax]

...

The Long Route, Day 98 out of Loge Thantos, Day 8 out of Hagalton

Combat, Round 3

Bruce leaps and stomps on the prone, wild-haired man with sunburned skin. (4 pt. dmg.)

Frank moves forward and hacks into the prone man, opening long wounds across his chest! (14 pt. dmg.)

Kurot chops three times into the prone adversary, sending splashes of blood into the air but not killing the durable man! (18 pt. dmg.)

Combat Details:

Kurot CRIT DMG:
Kurot CRIT DMG = [1d12] = 4

Denslow Initiative:
Denslow INIT = [1d20+2] = 2+2 = 4

NPC Initiative:
NPC INIT = [1d20+1] = 6+1 = 7

NPC Mutation Roll:
NPC Mutation Roll: [1d20+7] = 12+7 = 19 Use 9 luck points to make it 28.

The prone man is still alive; despite the many wounds inflicted upon his stunned body.

The dark-skinned man felled by Denslow remains prone, bleeding out on the desert floor. His two one-eyed companions remain frozen in place, their eyes darting back and forth.

Suddenly, the prone men, the dead dwarf and the two one-eyed monkeys crawl with tiny forks of white lightning. They dissolve and vanish to parts unknown.
I rolled initiative for Denslow to see if he beat the monkey boss. He did not, so the mutation power was able to save them.

Ron stands firm with his svetlegk, looking around for anyone attacking and holding his position. He takes notice that the pigmonn who were charging have vanished!

Silvestri begins to move towards the prone man who killed Blixx, but sees him vanish before reaching the position.

Belial will arrive back at the group next round.

Actions?

Cumulative Ammo spent:

Silvestri: 1 rifle
BruceLee: 2 pistol

Hit Points [Luck Points]:

Belial – 41/57 [9/9]
Bruce – 49/50 [11/12]
Blixx – -24(0)/44 [5/13]
Denslow – 40/42 [16/16]
Frank – 63/63 [13/13]
Kurot –50/50 [9/15]
Ron – 57/69 [15/15]
Silvestri – 60/60 [9/14]

...

[Urson]

Belial

Some distance away, Belial shakes his head, gliding in the same circular path he's been on. He makes two more circles, studying the ground and looking into the distance all around.

He then heads back to the group at max speed, unslinging his new polearm as he flies.

[shaidar]

Silvestri swears as the murderous trio vanishes

He turns, expecting charging Pigmonn to be on them at any moment, looking surprised as he sees they have gone too.

He looks at the others, sadly, "Let's find something to cover up poor Blixx with"

ooc: Does Kurot still have the man's staff?

[Zhym]

"It seems the pigmonn were an illusion; phantasms created to give our foes an opportunity to attack while we were distracted," ventures Kurot. "I would admire their cleverness had Blixx not died from it."

He inspects the black, glassy staff, trying to remember how the wild haired man activated it.

[greyarea]

Denslow says, I admire nothing of them. I spit on them.

Let's bring Blixx back to town, where perhaps we can bury him. Do we know his next of kin?

[Norjax]

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The Long Route, Day 98 out of Loge Thantos, Day 8 out of Hagalton

Taking the lead, Silvestri convinces Kurot, Ron and Frank to assist him figuring out how the “energy staff” operates. Lowering it into a horizontal position, the psionist grips and feels the surface to try and understand its function. He slowly manipulates the three buttons on the fore end to see what their purpose might be.

Suddenly, the four are knocked to the ground by a violent, explosive energy ball that escapes from inside the glass staff! (DMG. 18 each) Some experience temporary hearing loss and blindness from the flash. Pieces of black glass lie everywhere and shards are imbedded in the wounded four.

With only 2 charges remaining, the maximum explosive damage is 72 points. I divided this evenly among the 4 participants.

Bruce and Denslow are knocked aside, but are able to maintain their footing. They have pieces of glass stuck in clothing, but are not wounded.

Belial is startled by the white flash and bang. He peers down from above to determine what has happened.

Actions?

Cumulative Ammo spent:

Silvestri: 1 rifle
BruceLee: 2 pistol

Hit Points [Luck Points]:

Belial – 41/57 [9/9]
Bruce – 49/50 [11/12]
Blixx – -24(0)/44 [5/13]
Denslow – 40/42 [16/16]
Frank – 45/63 [13/13]
Kurot –32/50 [9/15]
Ron – 39/69 [15/15]
Silvestri – 42/60 [9/14]

...

[quozl]

"I don't think that was the right button."

[Ardak2000]

Bruce Lee Mk. VII

Brushes himself off and moves to help the injured.

[shaidar]

Silvestri picks himself up and helps the others up, looking sheepish

"Sorry, it shouldn't have done that, let me help with some healing"

[greyarea]

Denslow just looks on.

[Zhym]

Kurot picks himself up off the ground and dusts himself off. "Oh!" he says when his hand brushes a broken panel. "I appear to be damaged. Huh."

[Urson]

Belilal

Sometime about now, Belilal rejoins the group. Yo, mi compadres! Nice fireworks!

Just then, he sees Blixx's body. He knuckles over, uncharacteristically silent, and sniffs at his dead friend. Very deliberately, he urinates on his own hands and smears it all through the fur on his legs. He begins a strange barking howl that you would not expect from a baboon, squatted on his haunches beside the body. He stays there, howling, for some 15 minutes before he speaks to the others.

Dudes- I'm so sorry I wasn't here to help. When I got too close to those guys, I suddenly felt like I had to fly off. Until just now, I was sure that flyin' around was the best thing I could do.

[shaidar]

Silvestri will help the three with their wounds, removing glass, etc.

He will use his psychic healing on Ron and Frank (sorry Kurot, my powers don't work on inorganics)

Ron healing 1: [2d4+3] = 5+3 = 8

Ron healing 2: [2d4+3] = 5+3 = 8

Frank healing 1: [2d4+3] = 3+3 = 6

Frank healing 2: [2d4+3] = 5+3 = 8

Once the healing is done, SIlvestri turns to their simian friend:

"It's not your fault Belial, it seems those 3 have psychic powers of thier own. If we come across them again them we shall know what to expect and I don't intend to let them escape a second time"

[Norjax]

To the next chapter ...