[2025/07/21 14:40] Sapphire: Logs from last time http://81.133.27.194/Dungeons&Kittens/logs-2025shr/20250618.html
[2025/07/21 14:40] Sapphire: jeeze, it's been a month
[2025/07/21 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Mmhmm
[2025/07/21 14:43] Sapphire: reviewing....
[2025/07/21 14:45] Sapphire: Alright! Some people have GMs that are able to start a session on schedule, instead you have to settle for me!
[2025/07/21 14:45] Sapphire: Last time you fought your way to the doors into the sunken Lake Obelisk of black stone, guarded by a bladed and cannon-wielding serpent machine. Remind us all how you subdued that defender?
[2025/07/21 14:46] Sonja Bikergrrl: Harsh language.
[2025/07/21 14:46] Sapphire: I seem to recall a machine control implant was also involved
[2025/07/21 14:47] Mecha: This one thought we just ran
[2025/07/21 14:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: yep, my module is marked "used"
[2025/07/21 14:48] Sapphire: Some running was involved as well.
[2025/07/21 14:49] Sapphire: The water ripples around you with each movement, and the entrance to the Obelisk stands open, door retracted and revealing stairs downwards. The shield bubble behind you remains somewhat glitchy but possibly traversable
[2025/07/21 14:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: I guess we got no grenades we can roll in
[2025/07/21 14:52] Mecha: Gonna use the vanish power to try and sneak in. Wishing she could get both of them with vanish and just sneak right by
[2025/07/21 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: Maybe save that...?
[2025/07/21 14:52] Sonja Bikergrrl: they know we're coming after all
[2025/07/21 14:53] Mecha: okay then save that
[2025/07/21 14:53] Sapphire: Vanish only costs you what, 2 Int minus edge?
[2025/07/21 14:53] Mecha: *Nods*
[2025/07/21 14:53] Sapphire: Heading down then?
[2025/07/21 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: Let's see who's home!
[2025/07/21 14:54] Sapphire: So you can trigger Vanish if you don't mind the resource cost
[2025/07/21 14:55] Mecha: *NAh will follow Mistresses lead on this for the moment
[2025/07/21 14:57] Sapphire: The walk down the stairs takes you deeper into the water, but you've already determined by this point that you function decently well underwater even if a bit prone to sinking.
[2025/07/21 14:57] Sapphire: The stairs arrive to what looks to be a rounded room about four bodylengths long with three triangular doors and a set of hexagonal windows about a hand in size. A glowing line marks the threshold of the entry door from the stairs... and roll Intellect checks against 12 as you approach, against 6 if you actually go all the way in.
[2025/07/21 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: d6?
[2025/07/21 14:58] D20: Mecha rolls 3
[2025/07/21 14:58] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 6
[2025/07/21 15:01] Mecha: Did not go all the way in so... yeah
[2025/07/21 15:01] Sapphire: Sonja?
[2025/07/21 15:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: yus too?
[2025/07/21 15:01] Sapphire: I'd hoped you'd mention if you're going in or not *before* rolling, but
[2025/07/21 15:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: oh. No.
[2025/07/21 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me is Suspicious
[2025/07/21 15:02] Sapphire: Alright, you make your way into the chamber. The floor is a collection of flat, dark hexagons and the edges of the room have a faint blue glow along the edge lines.
[2025/07/21 15:02] Sapphire: Your HUD interfaces report that the Central Intellect is currently out of range, an automated reconnection process spinning every couple minutes.
[2025/07/21 15:03] Sonja Bikergrrl: Hmm!
[2025/07/21 15:04] Mecha: in this ones case it wouldn't have mattered. A 3 pretty much says nah.
[2025/07/21 15:05] Sapphire: proceeding I take it?
[2025/07/21 15:05] Sonja Bikergrrl: I guess...
[2025/07/21 15:06] Mecha: Following the leader at the moment
[2025/07/21 15:06] Sapphire: Also what did you do with the robot serpent?
[2025/07/21 15:06] Sapphire: I seem to recall something about pulling it's power core or something?
[2025/07/21 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Gave it a facking good kick in the ass
[2025/07/21 15:07] Sapphire: Alright, so it's back at the top of the stairs and shut down, got it
[2025/07/21 15:09] Sapphire: As you're coming in, there's movement behind the walls to your right. Soft movement shifts between the small holes in the wall, and a cluster of sharp darts suddenly lance out at the person in the lead, roll Speed Defense against 12 , for 3 damage if it gets through.
[2025/07/21 15:10] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 7
[2025/07/21 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: 7 is good...?
[2025/07/21 15:11] Sapphire: you were hoping to get more than 12, so unless you have +6 to speed defense
[2025/07/21 15:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: then, no
[2025/07/21 15:11] Sonja Bikergrrl: so... 2 damage? From Intel?
[2025/07/21 15:12] Sapphire: it's a physical attack so it's targeting your Might, but yes if you have 1 armor
[2025/07/21 15:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: well.. Might is 0.
[2025/07/21 15:14] Sapphire: ah, extra damage rolls over to Speed
[2025/07/21 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: got 1 Speed
[2025/07/21 15:14] Sapphire: you may wish to reconsider how deep you wish to explore
[2025/07/21 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: is that the "DM asks gravely: Are you sure you want to do that?"
[2025/07/21 15:15] Sapphire: but! someone hiding in the heavy cover of the security lobby is needling you with needles
[2025/07/21 15:15] Sapphire: It is now both of your alls turns, what do you wish to do from here?
[2025/07/21 15:16] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Hey! Come out here. ngl, I'm impressed at how you stayed alive so long in here, trapped in this sphere. Show yourself!"
[2025/07/21 15:16] Mecha: Now gonna use vanish as well as fleet of foot to try and get behind security dude
[2025/07/21 15:16] Sapphire: (Does she actually say En Gee Ell?)
[2025/07/21 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Yes. As in, fully, "Not Gonna Lie"
[2025/07/21 15:17] Sapphire: ( So -not- verbalizing the letters )
[2025/07/21 15:18] Sapphire: Vanish works as planned, as you attempt to get behind the security person, you realize there isn't an easy access to that passage from this room without squeezing through a hand-sized hole like some sort of octopus. Perhaps they got in there from one of the other rooms )
[2025/07/21 15:20] Mecha: Then while vanished looking for other doors
[2025/07/21 15:21] Sapphire: Three obvious, closed ones, you're looking for hidden and/or control modules? Roll intellect (perception) against 12
[2025/07/21 15:21] Mecha: Gonna use spend effort
[2025/07/21 15:22] Mecha: And spend the 3 on intellect
[2025/07/21 15:22] D20: Mecha rolls 19
[2025/07/21 15:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: go Mecha!
[2025/07/21 15:27] Sapphire: Nice! You remember to look *up* and see an extra access hatch with a pull lever that can probably get into the secured area. As well, each door has a sensor crystal next to it that's probably the controll interface
[2025/07/21 15:27] Mecha: Going through the pull lever hatch
[2025/07/21 15:28] Sapphire: Fleet of foot is thankfully enough to get your way up there
[2025/07/21 15:28] Sapphire: The hatch opens up, with some latter like protrustions helping you get up the rest of the way
[2025/07/21 15:28] Sapphire: Novaya!
[2025/07/21 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me jumps. "I cast Firebolt!"
[2025/07/21 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: I mean... has that guy answered?
[2025/07/21 15:30] Sapphire: Hmmm... roll Intellect (Social Interaction) against 15 to convince them to cooperate with you
[2025/07/21 15:30] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 5
[2025/07/21 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: My cheery friendly attitude works...?
[2025/07/21 15:35] Sapphire: this is a roll over system :_
[2025/07/21 15:36] Sapphire: (Ack, sorry about that delay!)
[2025/07/21 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me knows. Guesses this DM doesn't give pity advantage.
[2025/07/21 15:36] Sapphire: "Why should I trust you? Everything else in here tries to kill me!" They soon respond with another wave of needles
[2025/07/21 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Because if you fire any more needles, so help me, I'll be stuffing that needle gun down your throat! So you might as well trust us!"
[2025/07/21 15:39] Sapphire: trying to intimidate them into compliance?
[2025/07/21 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: No, making a logical argument that we can be friends or enemies, it's their call if they want a self-fulfilling prophecy
[2025/07/21 15:41] Sapphire: hmmmmmm
[2025/07/21 15:41] Sapphire: and Robin did just vanish from sight
[2025/07/21 15:42] Mecha: Robin follows the route trying to get behind this thing
[2025/07/21 15:43] Sapphire: Novaya, one more int check to talk them into standing down while Robin does their thing
[2025/07/21 15:44] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 12
[2025/07/21 15:44] Sapphire: Novaya has an Asset from the support
[2025/07/21 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: 12, got 12 Intel
[2025/07/21 15:45] Sapphire: "Keep back! Why are you here?" they demand, moving to the side, but the needle fire seems to have paused
[2025/07/21 15:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Actually, that's a good question. Why don't you come out so we can talk and not shout through walls?"
[2025/07/21 15:48] Sapphire: "I'm good staying out of your sword arm range, just fine."
[2025/07/21 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: "and just why are you hiding in the walls or some ball, firing needles at passers by?"
[2025/07/21 15:49] Mecha: Has Robin gotten in there?
[2025/07/21 15:51] Sapphire: I the upper crawl space and able to approach the hiding spot
[2025/07/21 15:51] Sapphire: In*
[2025/07/21 15:51] Mecha: Ready to do so. trying to be quiet about it
[2025/07/21 15:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: going to have to call it in a minute...
[2025/07/21 15:55] Sapphire: Alright, Robin, as you sneak over you get a better look of the other entity. They do not look very human at all, instead more like a spiral of octopus legs coiled around several needle-guns and disk-spitters, clinging to one side of the wall. In the center of their body are a trio of human-looking eyeballs blinking and scanning around the room, one focused on Novaya, the other two searching.
[2025/07/21 15:56] Mecha: All right then before Robin drops in while vanished we can call it there if Mistress has to go.*
[2025/07/21 15:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: sorry.... up in six
[2025/07/21 15:58] Mecha: Understandable