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Thread: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
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2024-03-28, 06:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
Leif hums.
"I wonder if I could brute force my way through the walls?" He suggests.
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2024-03-29, 09:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2020
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
You can feel it partially working. Whatever magic conjured the walls also prevents their direct transformation. However, a thin veneer of marble rises from the floor to cover the walls. An experimental touch reveals only cold marble.
Off to your right, you hear a faint crack, far fainter than the splitting of marble should have been. A new pair of LED eyes, yellow this time, looks out from a small hole in the ceiling.
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2024-03-29, 09:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-04-06, 01:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
The Shroud had been bringing up the rear, she'd anchored more building entries than she liked to remember and knew the drill well, her suppressed SMG out, covering the corners and the ceiling, so quiet it was hard to recall she was there unless she was directly in sight.
"Contact up" she said tersely. Her APC9K coughed several times as she put a burst between those glowing yellow eyes. Maybe enough of the little guys going down would get the boss's attention, this didn't feel like the entirety of an ambush.
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Initiative 24
To hit: 21, Multi-attack, damage 3.
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2024-04-06, 01:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
The eyes blink out. The crack seals, also closing the holes the bullets left. Looking around, you can see other cracks in this room.
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2024-04-06, 11:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2011
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- The Middle of Nowhere
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
Sarah begins to just barrage the cracks with arrows. “Go do whatever it is you need to do, we can keep them at bay!”
SpoilerMultiattack - Let’s say another 3 targets
All Out Attack (5)
Attack: (1d20+9)[22] crit on 18-20
Toughness: 18 (23 on crit)
Attack: (1d20+9)[17] crit on 18-20
Toughness: 18 (23 on crit)
Attack: (1d20+9)[29] crit on 18-20
Toughness: 18 (23 on crit)
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By Ceika, Ceika, Linklel (Except for one that appears to be lost to time)
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2024-04-08, 01:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
With the threatening figures being held at bay by the others, Yume places an ofuda on her forehead and takes a closer look at the maze that has appeared.Yume Tsukiyomi
Kitsune Shrine Maiden
Conditions: None
Spoiler: OOCSight Tag
- Counters Concealment/Invisibility (Vision)
- Counters Illusion (Vision)
- Magical Awareness (Vision)
Perception: (1d20+8)[20]"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2024-04-08, 02:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2020
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
The appearance of the wires is illusory, but there is a semi-solid surface under each. It would seem to be some sort of magical field, charged with electricity. As you saw, touching one can cause a shock. One could theoretically jump through one, but it would be extraordinarily painful. A wall could possibly be dispelled, but it would only create a small hole, and one that would close up shortly thereafter.
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2024-04-08, 03:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2019
Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
"As I fear my usefulness at combating mysterious monsters is somewhat limited", Rufus said, his voice only betraying the slightest tremble but his right hand gripping his cane far harder than was strictly necessary. "I suppose I might as well head into the great unknown, as it were."
"I'd ask you to wish me luck", he said as he started walking into the maze, twirling his Lucky Loonie between his fingers. "But I prefer to make my own."
Spoiler: OOC
I'm not sure how far the marble stretches at the moment, but if Rufus moves far enough to reach the end, I'd like to use my standard action to create more of it in front of him.
Oh, and he's not actually using the Lucky Loonie (at least right now), just trying to look cool.
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2024-04-09, 12:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
Between Sarah's speed and the Shroud's nudges of instinct, those two are able to keep the eyes from looking at them too long. The marble facade soon crumbles away, but their shots dissolve into the wire walls. Nothing jumps out at them.
As if from far away, you hear Martin say "Sounds like thunder. Hope we can get back before it rains on us."
Rufus, Yume, and Leif turn the first couple of corners safely, the marble cladding keeping ahead of you. Around the third corner, I'll need a Perception check from each of you.
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2024-04-09, 06:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2015
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- Behind you. RIGHT NOW.
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"Stay close to me, in case something hits us!" Leif instructs the other chargers.
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2024-04-13, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2014
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
Yume Tsukiyomi
Kitsune Shrine Maiden
Conditions: NoneSpoiler: OOCPerception: (1d20+8)[14]"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2024-04-15, 08:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yume was fast enough to notice that the crack between two panels in the marble "floor" is slightly larger than expected, and get out of the way. Rufus did not notice, and was surprised when a tangle of wire threw aside the panel and lashed out in all directions. Leif saw, and managed to jump in the way to take the hit himself. The wires don't quite hurt, but they wrap about your ankles and up your calves. Please make a Strength check to break free. If it doesn't succeed, the others can help you.
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2024-04-16, 05:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Leif kicks the wires powerfully, ripping through them.
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2024-04-18, 08:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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The three of you take a few more twists and turns as you move past the wire snare. It seems to be taking you a much longer distance than you'd have expected to fit in this room. You eventually arrive near the coffee maker, still bearing its cheerful sticky note.
Sarah, Shroud, a pair of eyes peeking down from the ceiling does not retreat when you both shoot it. Rather, the ceiling panel falls, and an amorphous blob resembling white molten plastic falls through the crack you opened up. As it lands on the floor, four legs and a head emerge. The head grows small, pointy ears, which immediately flatten. The eyes light up like a fluorescent bulb. A muzzle extends, then splits into a mouth full of jagged saw-like teeth. The wire wolf makes no sound, but somehow a growl resonates in both your souls. Please make Will saves. I'll roll it into initiative in a bit.Last edited by Charybdis1618; 2024-04-24 at 08:50 AM.
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2024-04-19, 06:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
"Not that I mind a good cup of coffee, but I must admit I was expecting something... a little bit grander at the end of this mysterious, magical and bloody miserable maze." Rufus raised his cane and gave the coffe maker a little tap with the level of care usually reserved for handling live explosives.
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2024-04-23, 08:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Nothing explodes. There's clearly a bit of magic suffusing the coffee itself, but only a touch.
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2024-04-26, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
Yume Tsukiyomi
Kitsune Shrine Maiden
Conditions: None"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese
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2024-05-01, 03:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-05-01, 11:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
New round, down initiative order. Those in blocks, no need to wait.
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2024-05-01, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
The monster hunter doesn’t so much as flinch at the growl from the creature. She’d long since lost a sense of fear at the unknown. A barrage of arrows flies from every direction toward the monstrosity as the woman vanishes from sight.
SpoilerArkhermiens
All Out Attack - +5 attack, -5 defense
Attack: (1d20+12)[32] Crit 18-20
Multiattack - Single Target
Toughness Check: 18 (20 on 2 DoS, 23 on 3 DoS, +5 on crit)
Penetrating 3, Affects Insubstantial 2, Indirect 4
Stealth (Hide in Plain Sight): (1d20+10)[25]Awesome avatar by Cuthalion
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2024-05-06, 11:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Veil of Smog, Chapter 1
The wolf falls, with several arrows sticking out of it. Although its howl failed to rattle you both, it managed to distract you just long enough. Five cracks in the walls open, and nearly identical wolves step out. They all seem sculpted from the same red plastic. However, you can see a column of numbers etched in white in their chests, resembling a serial number. One numeral near the center of the number column is printed slightly bolded.
(The number they're denoted with in initiative order is the unique number each wolf shows.)
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2024-05-08, 11:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yume pulls a kunai with an ofuda wrapped around the handle and throws it at the wolves where it bursts into a ball of flame.Yume Tsukiyomi
Kitsune Shrine Maiden
Conditions: None
Spoiler: OOCExplosive Tag: Damage 4 (Fire), Ranged, Area (Burst), Diminished Area (15 ft radius)"Time is an abstract concept created by carbon-based life-forms to monitor their ongoing decay." - Thunderclese