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Side Quest One: A Slight Xenomorph Problem...

[2025/04/14 14:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: sooner we get this TPK done, the better
[2025/04/14 14:21] Sapphire: Thrilling
[2025/04/14 14:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: according to my notes, you're getting seriously worn down
[2025/04/14 14:23] Mecha: According to this one we are laying on the ground either out cold or dead
[2025/04/14 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: two of you, three drow remaining, everyone badly injured
[2025/04/14 14:23] Sapphire: also the facehuggers
[2025/04/14 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: I may have not balanced this too well :)
[2025/04/14 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: but, one shots are one shots for a reason
[2025/04/14 14:23] Mecha: o.O
[2025/04/14 14:23] Sonja Bikergrrl: ....what?
[2025/04/14 14:24] Sapphire: she says, of the game with like, eight sessions in it :)
[2025/04/14 14:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: so.... last session....
[2025/04/14 14:25] Sapphire: we played it somewhat poorly to my recall
[2025/04/14 14:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: you went into a "wrong" area and bad things happened as bizarre squid-like creatures wrapped themselves round your heads and out went the lights
[2025/04/14 14:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: how long do you lie there? Both of you, roll a d12
[2025/04/14 14:26] D12: Mecha rolls 1
[2025/04/14 14:26] D12: Sapphire rolls 1
[2025/04/14 14:26] Sapphire: well
[2025/04/14 14:26] Sapphire: we're in this together
[2025/04/14 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: ....no, just... no
[2025/04/14 14:26] Sonja Bikergrrl: reroll those 1s :P
[2025/04/14 14:26] D12: Mecha rolls 4
[2025/04/14 14:27] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire?
[2025/04/14 14:28] D12: Sapphire rolls 10
[2025/04/14 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay. You dream... long, dark dreams... with a theme of being smothered by something.. something that makes even your evil hearts shudder
[2025/04/14 14:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: What do you dream?
[2025/04/14 14:30] Mecha: Dying and being punished with a realm of rainbows and sunshine and nothing to invent, no explosives. So essentially dying and being bored out of my mind
[2025/04/14 14:32] Sapphire: Atilla dreams of being once again locked a damaged armory, the bare knives and swords loose and shifting with each deep tremble of the earth, clawing their way upwards through sharp iron and falling bricks, seeking air but never quite finding enough
[2025/04/14 14:32] Sapphire: in*
[2025/04/14 14:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: Skamos wakes first, very slowly and groggily
[2025/04/14 14:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: shortly after, so does Atilla
[2025/04/14 14:33] Sonja Bikergrrl: You are both VERY thirsty.
[2025/04/14 14:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: And neither of you brought water...
[2025/04/14 14:35] Mecha: "Bleh, what happened?"
[2025/04/14 14:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll a d20
[2025/04/14 14:36] D20: Sapphire rolls 16
[2025/04/14 14:36] D20: Mecha rolls 12
[2025/04/14 14:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Atilla is too bleary to notice something
[2025/04/14 14:36] Sapphire: Atilla tries to get back up to a standing position, hand tight around the first weapon they find, looking around and trying to determine how long they've been out
[2025/04/14 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Skamos thinks she sees a squirrel, but, it turns out to be a trick of the dark
[2025/04/14 14:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20, Sapphire
[2025/04/14 14:38] D20: Sapphire rolls 3
[2025/04/14 14:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: judging by the aches, pains, stiffness, and hunger, you think you've been lying there more than a few hours, maybe even a day
[2025/04/14 14:40] Mecha: where are the face huggers?
[2025/04/14 14:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20
[2025/04/14 14:41] Sapphire: Atilla is looking for where the rest of the team is
[2025/04/14 14:41] D20: Mecha rolls 13
[2025/04/14 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Nowhere to be seen.
[2025/04/14 14:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: Atilla - after a brief search you find the other three drow sprawled about, as if they fell during combat
[2025/04/14 14:42] Mecha: Skamos follows Atilla."Are they alive?"
[2025/04/14 14:42] Sapphire: He kicks the side of their leg, and then checks their neck if no reaction
[2025/04/14 14:43] Sonja Bikergrrl: With curses, groans and gasps, the three slowly rise. Waterskins are grabbed and chugged from
[2025/04/14 14:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: "What the surfacelands..." mutters one
[2025/04/14 14:45] Mecha: What happened to you three?
[2025/04/14 14:45] Sonja Bikergrrl: "We heard the sounds of combat and came to help. Then we got... jumped... by... I don't know...."
[2025/04/14 14:46] Mecha: I think we should report in to the priestess. Something bad is happening and she should know about it.
[2025/04/14 14:47] Sapphire: Atilla nods, and starts moving to look for her.
[2025/04/14 14:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll 2d6, both of you
[2025/04/14 14:48] D6: Mecha rolls 2
[2025/04/14 14:48] D6: Mecha rolls 2
[2025/04/14 14:49] D6: Sapphire rolls 6
[2025/04/14 14:49] D6: Sapphire rolls 4
[2025/04/14 14:50] Sonja Bikergrrl: You both feel suddenly bizarrely queasy. It passes quickly, but, you get the feeling that you might not want to waste time.
[2025/04/14 14:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: So, you got Options... you can explore this "wrong" place, or go back to the shrine/temple area
[2025/04/14 14:52] Mecha: We should report this. The longer we take to do so the worse it could be
[2025/04/14 14:53] Mecha: *By the way, although we were unconscious does this count as a long rest?*
[2025/04/14 14:53] Sapphire: "Agreed." He is hoping that at least the *priestess* was alright.
[2025/04/14 14:53] Sapphire: ( Somehow I feel that being facehugged was not particularlly restful )
[2025/04/14 14:53] Sonja Bikergrrl: Oh, I knew I was forgetting something. All HP/spell points are recovered.
[2025/04/14 14:53] Mecha: *Same, but gotta hope so gotta get back spells and stuff.*
[2025/04/14 14:54] Sonja Bikergrrl: However, that -something- isn't right here is already known; going back to report that won't go down well. You have yet to find -what- is going on - and there may be something to help here.
[2025/04/14 14:56] Mecha: Okay... Skamos looks to the men."You don't like me and for one of you the feeling is mutual, but right now we need to use our brains. Two of you go report to the priestess. Tell her EVERYTHING. One of you stay with us and we can investigate. Is tha amenable with you?
[2025/04/14 14:56] Sapphire: any bodies of those creatures around?
[2025/04/14 14:56] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll d20
[2025/04/14 14:57] Sonja Bikergrrl: The drow grumble and look at each other, none look keen to go back reporting failure
[2025/04/14 14:59] Mecha: Look this is ongoing. If we don't keep her up to date and it leads to something worse then everyone is in trouble. Damn it's I'm too worried to be nuts at the moment. that should tell you something. Plus if the Priestes can get things figured out it would be good.
[2025/04/14 14:59] D20: Sapphire rolls 7
[2025/04/14 15:00] Sonja Bikergrrl: "And tell her what? We killed some surfacers, had a sleep, and came away scared?"
[2025/04/14 15:01] Sonja Bikergrrl: Atilla finds two bizarre leathery objects, quite limp and lifeless. They have long bony... tentacles? fingers? claws? you're not sure which. And a note!
[2025/04/14 15:01] Mecha: Something jumped us in there and now it is gone. You even said you got jumped by something. Were you planning on sleeping? If not then something is wrong. Either a sleep spell or something, plus aren't you immune to sleep, don't even really need much of it.
[2025/04/14 15:01] Sapphire: Wrap the objects in cloth and read the note. "We can at least show her these."
[2025/04/14 15:02] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Hey darkies. I'd have slit yer froats but yer were fast asleep, and I don't kill the defenceless. I leave that to you darkies. If what I think has happened has happened, you may wish I wasn't so nice. In that case, you have my condolences. Otherwise, I'm back up topside - and fuck you!"
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 4
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:03] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:04] Sapphire: "I'll go report to her then. Since you lot are too cowardly to admit to the truth."
[2025/04/14 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: /me tries not to facepalm... she tried.
[2025/04/14 15:04] Sonja Bikergrrl: so, back towards the temple/shrine area, since, that's the way you came
[2025/04/14 15:05] Mecha: Yep
[2025/04/14 15:06] Sonja Bikergrrl: Two things become apparant. Flickering light ahead, and voices. And behind you, something approaching after you.
[2025/04/14 15:06] Mecha: If this one remembers correctly she was waiting for us outside the gate
[2025/04/14 15:07] Mecha: Skamos is going to look behind us
[2025/04/14 15:07] Sapphire: is the temple we're heading to "ahead" at this point?
[2025/04/14 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: You've seen some wierd sights down in the Underdark, but what the feck is this... it's tall, with long limbs, a bizzarely mishaped head and big long spines protruding from it's back
[2025/04/14 15:08] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's ahead, yes, past the flickering light and voices
[2025/04/14 15:10] Sonja Bikergrrl: what now?
[2025/04/14 15:10] Mecha: "Start running." Skamos says as she turns to the thing and plants her feet
[2025/04/14 15:10] Sapphire: the fecker is alive and persuing?
[2025/04/14 15:11] Sapphire: Atilla follows orders and starts running
[2025/04/14 15:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's alive... probably....
[2025/04/14 15:12] Mecha: Skamos begins laughing maniacally as she faces down this thing, bringing her hand up and pointing it like a gun
[2025/04/14 15:12] Sonja Bikergrrl: which way is Atilla running?
[2025/04/14 15:13] Sapphire: towards the temple to report mission critical scouting intel
[2025/04/14 15:14] Mecha: "Pew pew"
[2025/04/14 15:14] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's two humans at the end of the passage. "Bloody bastards took out Atilla, and Taurus fucked off in the confusion." "Hey, Bargle has everything under control, we clear this up, we're still good." "Hey, I think I hear something!" "It's those dark bastards! Draw your bow!"
[2025/04/14 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: Looks like you want to roll initiative
[2025/04/14 15:15] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20, highest goes first
[2025/04/14 15:15] D20: Mecha rolls 13
[2025/04/14 15:16] D20: Sapphire rolls 18
[2025/04/14 15:17] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 11
[2025/04/14 15:17] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 18
[2025/04/14 15:17] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire and the creature go first, and at the same time, then Mecha, then humans
[2025/04/14 15:18] Sonja Bikergrrl: Sapphire, what you doing exactly at this point?
[2025/04/14 15:18] Sapphire: Atilla was told to run, um...how far to the temple?
[2025/04/14 15:19] Sonja Bikergrrl: About a round or two running should do it - and then you need to trace your path back out.
[2025/04/14 15:20] Sapphire: Using my bow to try and fire at whichever human seems most dangerous and performing a fighting retreat to the temple as per orders
[2025/04/14 15:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: There's two furtive figures, both drawing back bowstrings.
[2025/04/14 15:21] Sonja Bikergrrl: d20 to attack one
[2025/04/14 15:21] D20: Sapphire rolls 14
[2025/04/14 15:22] Sonja Bikergrrl: A good start! Hit. Roll d6
[2025/04/14 15:23] D6: Sapphire rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:24] Sonja Bikergrrl: "Fuck! The bastard got me!"
[2025/04/14 15:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: At the same time, the huge long-limbed creature, black as obsidian, strides up and puts a claw out to push Skamos to one side - gently - so it can keep on striding up the passageway
[2025/04/14 15:25] Sonja Bikergrrl: Skamos? Your turn
[2025/04/14 15:28] Mecha: After a moment of surprise Finger guns at it
[2025/04/14 15:28] Sonja Bikergrrl: You sure you want to do that?
[2025/04/14 15:29] Mecha: ... No. Finger gun the human Atilla just shot
[2025/04/14 15:29] Sonja Bikergrrl: roll 1d4
[2025/04/14 15:31] D4: Mecha rolls 3
[2025/04/14 15:31] Sonja Bikergrrl: "FFFUUUHHHKKK! They're killing me, the fucks!"
[2025/04/14 15:31] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 14
[2025/04/14 15:31] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 4
[2025/04/14 15:31] Mecha: What the hell is going on?! This is like the things that attacked us before at the gate right?
[2025/04/14 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: One catches Atilla with an arrow
[2025/04/14 15:32] D6: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 3
[2025/04/14 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: it's barely a scratch
[2025/04/14 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: as far as you can tell, yes
[2025/04/14 15:32] Sonja Bikergrrl: end of round, Sapphire next
[2025/04/14 15:33] Sapphire: One more bow shot and then moving, I should be nearly to the temple by then?
[2025/04/14 15:33] D20: Sapphire rolls 7
[2025/04/14 15:34] Sonja Bikergrrl: well, if you could hit them, it would help.
[2025/04/14 15:35] Sapphire: i meant in terms of running?
[2025/04/14 15:35] Sonja Bikergrrl: The creature strides past Atilla, screeching loudly in obvious rage as there's an arrow stuck in him. It reaches out with two long arms, claws grasping!
[2025/04/14 15:35] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 17
[2025/04/14 15:35] D20: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 10
[2025/04/14 15:36] Sonja Bikergrrl: Hit, and hit. There are two shrill screams!
[2025/04/14 15:36] D8: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 1
[2025/04/14 15:36] D8: Sonja Bikergrrl rolls 6
[2025/04/14 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: One human is literally torn apart, the two halves of his body tossed in opposite directions, while the other one staggers back. "No! No! The charms are supposed to.... " Exactly what the charms are supposed to do aren't revealed, as he starts screaming and screaming and -screaming-, standing rooted to the spot
[2025/04/14 15:37] Sonja Bikergrrl: Skamos?
[2025/04/14 15:38] Mecha: Pew pew the screamer
[2025/04/14 15:38] D4: Mecha rolls 2
[2025/04/14 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: d4
[2025/04/14 15:39] Mecha: *Rolled a 2*
[2025/04/14 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: oh
[2025/04/14 15:39] Sonja Bikergrrl: *GIGGLES*
[2025/04/14 15:40] Sonja Bikergrrl: okay, he's dead mid-scream
[2025/04/14 15:41] Sonja Bikergrrl: The creature turns and faces you all, then appears to focus on Atilla. As far as you can tell... it doesn't seem to have eyes... or a face....
[2025/04/14 15:43] Sapphire: How far from the temple now?
[2025/04/14 15:43] Mecha: train the finger gun on the thing but Skamos does NOT fire.
[2025/04/14 15:43] Sapphire: since it was "a round or two away" two rounds ago
[2025/04/14 15:44] Sonja Bikergrrl: It's round the corner to the right, but the way out is to the left and down a long passage way. The priestess stayed outside.
[2025/04/14 15:46] Sapphire: hmmmm
[2025/04/14 15:46] Sapphire: Continueing to head that way, but facing the creature and walking backwards so I don't take my eyes off them
[2025/04/14 15:47] Mecha: *Um this one needs to be afk for a few moments will be back as soon as possible. This not the errand so should be quick*
[2025/04/14 15:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: I just noticed the time
[2025/04/14 15:47] Sapphire: o.o
[2025/04/14 15:47] Sonja Bikergrrl: It seems Atilla has a new friend. The creature follows, a few paces back.
[2025/04/14 15:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Roll d20...
[2025/04/14 15:48] D20: Sapphire rolls 16
[2025/04/14 15:48] Sonja Bikergrrl: Atilla feels suddenly nauseous and has to lean on a wall, heaving for a few.
[2025/04/14 15:49] Sonja Bikergrrl: It passes quickly. Perhaps you should eat something, the hunger must be making you ill.
[2025/04/14 15:51] Sapphire: I can eat in a bit, need to report....
[2025/04/14 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: That'll be out cliffhanger... sorry, but, six ay em start
[2025/04/14 15:51] Sapphire: "Nice alien monster... stay there, ok?"
[2025/04/14 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...it doesn't seem to have ears....
[2025/04/14 15:51] Sonja Bikergrrl: ...but, you get the feeling it can hear...

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