PresidentEvil (6/23/12)

(8:18:24 PM) Scantron: Spencer arrives at the dive room.
(8:18:48 PM) PresidentEvil: Stilman and Corbette are there, fussing over a laptop. The dive techs and riggers are fussing over your suits.
(8:18:53 PM) Sequence: Alissa storms in.
(8:20:07 PM) DrSavage: Adam walks in, hands clasped behind his back.
(8:21:28 PM) Dexanote: Tomas arrives.
(8:21:44 PM) Scantron: Spencer approaches Corbette. "So, what're we up against? Any idea this time?"
(8:21:45 PM) ***Rapid Lucas trots in, checking his supplies. Bow; check. Arrows; check. Sidearm; check. Dark paint was spread across his face in varying patterns.
(8:22:49 PM) Sequence: Alissa raises her eyebrows at Lucas. Face paint? Seriously?
(8:23:13 PM) PresidentEvil: Those of you who gather around the two Directors notice they're working on some sort of video feed. It's patchy, but as you look it resolves itself into a camera feed from the murky crimson ooze of the pool.
(8:24:05 PM) DrSavage: Adam watches, curiousity on his face.
(8:24:26 PM) Rapid: Lucas cocked a brow at Alissa, before turning his attention to the video feed.
(8:24:45 PM) PresidentEvil: Whoever is holding the camera approaches the banks, and... is that a head? Yes, you do believe it's a stone head embedded in the banks of the pool, mouth gaping wide.
(8:24:57 PM) Scantron: "Huh."
(8:25:10 PM) Sequence: "Well that's interesting."
(8:26:40 PM) PresidentEvil: A voice crackles to life from the laptop's speakers: <<Sensor package showing green, Directors. Team should be clear to proceed.>> y
(8:27:12 PM) PresidentEvil: You recognize it as Greg's. He must be the diver with the camera. After this, Corbette turns to you and smiles blandly. "Well, I believe that's your cue, team. Best of luck."
(8:27:18 PM) DrSavage: Any resemblance to other stone heads? Olmec, Easter Island?
(8:27:31 PM) PresidentEvil: You can roll Academics if you have it.
(8:27:34 PM) Dexanote: Medusa killed MODOK, i think.
(8:27:40 PM) Scantron: 6df+8 ...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
(8:27:40 PM) Glacon: Scantron: ...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA: 9 (6df+8=0, +, +, -, +, -)
(8:27:41 PM) Sequence: 6df+4 Alissa examines dem heds.
(8:27:41 PM) Glacon: Sequence: Alissa examines dem heds.: 1 (6df+4=-, -, 0, 0, -, 0)
(8:27:59 PM) Sequence: +1 because she has 5
(8:28:36 PM) DrSavage: 6df+4 I took an art class once
(8:28:36 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: I took an art class once: 5 (6df+4=+, 0, +, +, -, -)
(8:28:43 PM) PresidentEvil: Alissa, you think you saw smaller versions in a tacky gift shop, once.
(8:28:57 PM) Dexanote: 6df+0 Tomas has no academia
(8:28:58 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: Tomas has no academia: 2 (6df+0=+, 0, +, +, 0, -)
(8:29:22 PM) Dexanote: "What'd Medusa kill MODOK?"
(8:29:44 PM) PresidentEvil: Adam, it looks mesoamerican. Mayincatec, your brain says. Spencer, you definitely recognize it as a pre-colonial work of mesoamerican sculpture. Exactly which civilization, you are unsure.
(8:29:45 PM) Sequence: She tilts her head to the side.
(8:30:05 PM) PresidentEvil: Tomas, you got nothin'.
(8:30:30 PM) DrSavage: "I get the feeling we may encounter feathered serpents or the like on this mission." Adam chuckles a bit.
(8:30:32 PM) PresidentEvil: It doesn't seem like Corbette's in a talkative mood today. Shall you proceed?
(8:30:42 PM) Scantron: "Mesoamerican. Pre-colonial. Not sure which specifically."
(8:32:07 PM) Scantron: Spencer heads over to the diving suits. "I suppose we'll find out."
(8:33:00 PM) Dexanote: Tomas is already climbing into a diving suit.
(8:33:27 PM) Sequence: "Probably." Alissa grabs a suit and suits up.
(8:33:29 PM) DrSavage: Adam climbs into his suit, looking to the others.
(8:34:21 PM) Scantron: Spencer puts his gear in a dry bag and suits up himself.
(8:35:48 PM) Rapid: Lucas gives the diving suits a look before taking the time to stuff himself into one, and stow his gear, eager for his first mission.
(8:37:21 PM) PresidentEvil: As you each suit up, the dive techs bustle around you, performing final checks before giving you the green light.
(8:37:38 PM) Scantron: Once given the green light, Spencer heads to the pool and dives in.
(8:38:03 PM) DrSavage: Adam dives in too.
(8:38:05 PM) Sequence: Alissa nods to the techs and strides to the pool, diving in. She doesn't feel like talking to the new guy, he'll probably die soon.
(8:38:21 PM) Dexanote: Tomas fights his hair into the suit and hesitantly dives in last.
(8:39:03 PM) Rapid: Lucas dives in soon after the others.
(8:40:25 PM) PresidentEvil: The head's location has been marked with a flasher, you all find it easily. As you do, Greg and two other divers give you all clear sign and kick for the surface, carrying cameras and some other scientific gear you don't recognize.
(8:40:47 PM) DrSavage: Adam looks to the head, and then the others.
(8:41:00 PM) Scantron: Spencer swims over to the head and looks for some sort of portal thing. Does he die horribly?
(8:41:51 PM) Sequence: Alissa swims around the head, examining it.
(8:42:14 PM) PresidentEvil: The mouth yawns wide at you, Spencer. It's creepy, but also a bit... inviting?
(8:42:15 PM) PresidentEvil: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GES_cipgBa0/Tx8tTO0spQI/AAAAAAAAMFI/9rx30cJTL4M/s1600/mayan-skulls-1_21042643.jpg
(8:42:25 PM) PresidentEvil: It looks somewhat like that guy, but with a more open mouth.
(8:42:49 PM) Scantron: Spencer swims over and inspects closer. Is the mouth wide enough to swim through? Does he die horribly?
(8:42:53 PM) DrSavage: Adam waits for a signal from the others. He's not a front man.
(8:43:27 PM) Sequence: She waits behind Spencer. Fuck going in there before everyone else.
(8:43:30 PM) PresidentEvil: It's about wide enough to swim through. Not particularly comfortable, though.
(8:43:55 PM) Dexanote: Tomas slides around the headskullstatue, circling it before glancing at the rest of the group.
(8:44:02 PM) Scantron: Spencer swims through the mouth. <<Maybe this will do something?>>
(8:44:55 PM) PresidentEvil: You can roll perception to- but you obviously won't. This is redpool. As you swim through, there's a brief feeling a vertigo as "front" becomes "up" for you. You must have transitioned.
(8:45:25 PM) Scantron: <<Portal's in the mouth.>>
(8:45:37 PM) PresidentEvil: Radio comes through fine, rest of you.
(8:46:11 PM) Rapid: Lucas swims in after Spencer, wondering what he'd see on the other end
(8:46:22 PM) Dexanote: Tomas follows Lucas, curious.
(8:46:26 PM) Scantron: Spencer waits for everyone to go through before continuing.
(8:47:02 PM) DrSavage: Adam swims in, glancing at Alissa.
(8:47:43 PM) PresidentEvil: Roll perception, everyone.
(8:48:10 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8 LOL
(8:48:11 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: LOL: 6 (6df+8=+, 0, -, -, 0, -)
(8:48:12 PM) Scantron: 6df+4
(8:48:13 PM) Glacon: Scantron: 3 (6df+4=0, -, 0, 0, -, +)
(8:48:13 PM) Dexanote: :|
(8:48:15 PM) Sequence: 6df+6 o deer
(8:48:15 PM) Glacon: Sequence: o deer: 5 (6df+6=+, -, 0, 0, 0, -)
(8:48:32 PM) DrSavage: 6df+8 Oh
(8:48:33 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Oh: 6 (6df+8=-, 0, 0, -, 0, 0)
(8:49:00 PM) Dexanote: you stole that seq
(8:49:13 PM) PresidentEvil: Adam, Tomas and Alissa, you notice the banks have changed color. They're a dark, silty soil instead of the usual red glop.
(8:49:30 PM) Sequence: Alissa raises her eyebrows. Hmm.
(8:49:41 PM) PresidentEvil: Oh, and you all notice the sun shiming through what appears to be the surface. It's not very far above you; maybe 10 feet?
(8:49:54 PM) Scantron: <<If everyone's through...>> He swims up to the surface and looks around. Does he die horribly?
(8:49:56 PM) Dexanote: Tomas immediately ascends in the water.
(8:50:01 PM) Sequence: <<We're somewhere else.>>
(8:50:07 PM) Dexanote: He heads straight up towards the surface.
(8:50:45 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(8:50:45 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 3 (6df+5=0, -, -, +, -, 0)
(8:50:52 PM) PresidentEvil: Yes, he's murdered by the Mesoamerican Pond Stonehead. Not really.
(8:51:07 PM) Scantron: Ah. In that case, what does he see?
(8:51:53 PM) Sequence: Alissa starts swimming up too.
(8:52:02 PM) PresidentEvil: He's floating in the middle of a small red pond, in what appears to be a dense jungle. Birdsong echoes through the trees.
(8:52:06 PM) PresidentEvil: Exotic birdsong, too.
(8:52:30 PM) Scantron: Can Spencer roll something to identify it? He swims to the edge of the pond and climbs out. Does he die horribly?
(8:52:53 PM) PresidentEvil: STOP TEMPTING ME.
(8:53:07 PM) Dexanote: Survival to identify the basic area, and attributes of the lay of the land? Tomas was a wilderness guide. Meanwhile, he heads to shore.
(8:53:08 PM) DrSavage: Adam swims up toward the surface.
(8:53:35 PM) PresidentEvil: The birdsong? Sure, academics. Tomas, you can get your bearings once you're out of the water.
(8:53:36 PM) Rapid: Lucas swims up to the surface as well, glancing around at the landscape.
(8:53:52 PM) Scantron: 6df+8 Birdsong, like factories far away.
(8:53:53 PM) Glacon: Scantron: Birdsong, like factories far away.: 7 (6df+8=+, -, 0, -, -, +)
(8:54:25 PM) PresidentEvil: Again, generic mesoamerican jungle fauna.
(8:55:18 PM) Sequence: Alissa climbs out and frowns. Science or such to idenitfy the flora?
(8:55:54 PM) PresidentEvil: Sure.
(8:56:09 PM) Sequence: 6df+6
(8:56:09 PM) Glacon: Sequence: 7 (6df+6=+, +, +, -, -, 0)
(8:56:36 PM) Dexanote: Tomas climbs out behind Alicia. He stretches, looking around the area.
(8:56:42 PM) PresidentEvil: All South American rainforest plants... mostly. Some you've never seen before, but they'd definitely fit right in in any jungle on earth.
(8:57:32 PM) Sequence: "We're in... South America?"
(8:58:05 PM) Scantron: What's the weather like? Spencer gets out of his diving suit and retrieves his items. "Or somewhere like it. Any idea where to go?" Spencer looks around for any features of the jungle that stand out. Does he die horribly?
(8:58:08 PM) DrSavage: Adam looks around, a little confused. "I suppose so."
(8:58:25 PM) PresidentEvil: Moist. Humid. Really hot. Tomas, still up for that survival check?
(8:58:49 PM) Sequence: Alissa makes a face and sheds her own diving suit. "Blech. Awful weather."
(8:59:14 PM) Dexanote: 6df+7 YES
(8:59:14 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: YES: 9 (6df+7=+, -, +, +, +, -)
(8:59:28 PM) Rapid: Lucas climbs out of his diving gear, grinning ear to ear. "Feels like home." he commented.
(8:59:59 PM) Rapid: Could I make a survival as well?
(9:00:01 PM) PresidentEvil: You manage to find a very, very faint path running north-south besides the pool. It could be long disused, or just an animal trail.
(9:00:04 PM) PresidentEvil: Sure, if you want.
(9:00:09 PM) Vol [~Volusianu@synIRC-4D373ACF.c3-0.drb-ubr1.chi-drb.il.cable.rcn.com] entered the room.
(9:00:32 PM) Rapid: 6df+6
(9:00:32 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 7 (6df+6=+, 0, -, +, 0, 0)
(9:00:40 PM) Dexanote: "Bit warm." Tomas sheds his diving suit and presses a button on his belt. A small click, and he notices the path and points. "Should we start there?"
(9:01:52 PM) Scantron: "Don't see why not. Any objections?"
(9:02:27 PM) Rapid: "Nope."
(9:02:39 PM) Scantron: "Alright." Spencer starts down the trail.
(9:02:50 PM) Scantron: "... do we have anyone from Security here?"
(9:03:40 PM) Sequence: "Nope. Don't think so."
(9:03:44 PM) DrSavage: "Medical."
(9:03:45 PM) Dexanote: Tomas follows Spencer soon after, keeping fairly close. "Come on then."
(9:04:05 PM) Rapid: Lucas follows after him, bow in hand, an arrow already nocked. "Don't think so. I'll scout ahead." he stated simply.
(9:04:10 PM) PresidentEvil: Approximately what pace, guys?
(9:04:30 PM) Dexanote: Briak?
(9:04:32 PM) Dexanote: Brisk?
(9:04:34 PM) Scantron: Spencer's at a brisk walk. He moves to the side to let Lucas forward.
(9:05:01 PM) Sequence: Alissa follows.
(9:05:02 PM) Rapid: Tagging Silent Type
(9:05:10 PM) DrSavage: Adam follows as well.
(9:05:10 PM) PresidentEvil: Alright, brisk it is then. The trail seems to strech out as far as your vision extends... which isn't much, considering this jungle is dense.
(9:05:12 PM) PresidentEvil: How?
(9:05:19 PM) PresidentEvil: What skill are you tagging with it?
(9:05:25 PM) Rapid: Sneak
(9:05:34 PM) PresidentEvil: Okay, roll your sneak.
(9:05:39 PM) Rapid: 6df+9 Lucas vanishes into the brush
(9:05:39 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Lucas vanishes into the brush: 10 (6df+9=-, +, +, 0, -, +)
(9:06:13 PM) Sequence: Alissa raises an eyebrow. "Guess I'll find out his name at the funeral."
(9:06:16 PM) Scantron: Spencer blinks. "...he's good."
(9:06:43 PM) PresidentEvil: Neat trick, Lucas. You dart gracefully through some brush to one side of the trail. Anyone else sneaking?
(9:07:03 PM) Scantron: Spencer's just walking. LIKE A BOSS.
(9:07:42 PM) Sequence: Alissa just follows.
(9:07:50 PM) DrSavage: Adam looks to Alissa. "We don't need comments like that."
(9:07:50 PM) Dexanote: No. Tomas is following the trail, and I would like to Perception for animal tracks
(9:08:15 PM) Sequence: She shrugs. "He's splitting off from the group, alone, in the Pool."
(9:08:30 PM) PresidentEvil: Sure.
(9:08:46 PM) Scantron: "I'm sure he knows what he's doing."
(9:08:52 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8 Tomas cleans his glasses and LOOKS
(9:08:53 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: Tomas cleans his glasses and LOOKS: 10 (6df+8=-, +, -, +, +, +)
(9:09:10 PM) PresidentEvil: He's focused specifically on the animal tracks, then.
(9:09:40 PM) Dexanote: yes
(9:10:43 PM) DrSavage: "He's also good at this kind of thing apparently. He's not an idiot, he won't run off."
(9:10:48 PM) PresidentEvil: Well that's odd, because these tracks look an awful lot like human footprints. Although some of the impressions are very deep. Whoever made them must have been very heavy... everyone else, perception.
(9:11:19 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(9:11:19 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 4 (6df+5=-, 0, 0, 0, +, -)
(9:11:20 PM) Sequence: 6df+6 ohhhh dear
(9:11:21 PM) Glacon: Sequence: ohhhh dear: 8 (6df+6=0, 0, 0, +, 0, +)
(9:11:22 PM) Scantron: 6df+4 I'm a scary gargoyle on a tower
(9:11:23 PM) Glacon: Scantron: I'm a scary gargoyle on a tower: 4 (6df+4=+, +, -, +, -, -)
(9:11:35 PM) Sequence: Alissa just shrugs. "Fine, whatever."
(9:11:56 PM) Dexanote: "Human tracks."
(9:12:07 PM) Dexanote: He darts ahead and crouches, examining them closer.
(9:12:27 PM) PresidentEvil: Somewhere behind the party, a twig cracks. Only Alissa and Tomas hear it.
(9:12:56 PM) Dexanote: Tomas stands immediately, his hand going to his belt. "Everyone /down/."
(9:13:03 PM) Scantron: Spencer crouches.
(9:13:20 PM) Dexanote: "Did anyone 'ear that?"
(9:13:28 PM) Sequence: She turns and frowns. "Yeah, a twig. An animal, maybe?"
(9:13:45 PM) Dexanote: "Can't be too careful 'ere."
(9:14:25 PM) PresidentEvil: So everyone's hunkering down for the moment.
(9:14:28 PM) DrSavage: Adam looks to them. "Weapons out?"
(9:14:37 PM) DrSavage: Adam crouches.
(9:14:53 PM) Rapid: Lucas is hidden in the brush, his bow already draw.
(9:15:24 PM) Dexanote: He draws a shiny metal card from the container on his belt. "Lucas, want to help me flush 'em out?"
(9:17:28 PM) Rapid: Lucas doesn't make a sound as he crawls through the plants, towards the party's six, his eye peeled.
(9:17:54 PM) PresidentEvil: Which way is Tomas facing?
(9:18:16 PM) Dexanote: Tomas hangs back, facing BACK; he is facing towards where he THINKS the twig snapped.
(9:18:23 PM) Dexanote: not "forward"
(9:19:02 PM) PresidentEvil: So he doesn't have any chance to see the spear being hurled at him from the party's front, then. PDef!
(9:19:21 PM) Dexanote: No- fuck
(9:19:40 PM) Dexanote: 6df+5 "S' prolly not- FUCK"
(9:19:41 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: "S' prolly not- FUCK": 6 (6df+5=0, +, -, 0, 0, +)
(9:19:49 PM) Scantron: 6df+6 drive on engines till they weep
(9:19:49 PM) Glacon: Scantron: drive on engines till they weep: 5 (6df+6=-, 0, -, -, +, +)
(9:20:04 PM) PresidentEvil: What are you rolling, Scan?
(9:20:21 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 Javelin Time!
(9:20:21 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Javelin Time!: 8 (6df+7=+, -, +, +, 0, -)
(9:20:23 PM) Sequence: Can Alissa roll Athletics to push Tomas out of the way?
(9:20:54 PM) PresidentEvil: Nope, because the spear thunks into his shoulderblade. The shaft breaks off, but the arrowhead lodges in his back. -1 body.
(9:21:02 PM) Scantron: Pdef, PresidentEvil. Spencer has 6 in Pdef.
(9:21:12 PM) Dexanote: HE KEELS THE FUCK OVER AND FALLS TO THE GROUND
(9:21:15 PM) Dexanote: also capslock
(9:21:17 PM) Scantron: Wait... misinterpreted instructions.
(9:21:18 PM) Dexanote: "AGH-"
(9:21:31 PM) Scantron: Spencer looks forward. "Shit..."
(9:21:39 PM) PresidentEvil: Spencer isn't under attack right now. Although, you are all about to roll for initiative! Ath to determine turn order.
(9:22:09 PM) Dexanote: 6df+4 "What was tha- a SPEAR?!"
(9:22:10 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: "What was tha- a SPEAR?!": 6 (6df+4=+, -, 0, +, +, 0)
(9:22:13 PM) Scantron: 6df+5 This storm brings strange loyalties and skies
(9:22:13 PM) Glacon: Scantron: This storm brings strange loyalties and skies: 0 (6df+5=0, -, -, -, -, -)
(9:22:13 PM) PetraCore [Mibbit@synIRC-805E5914.mpls.qwest.net] entered the room.
(9:22:44 PM) PresidentEvil: Spencer freaks the fuck out. What the fuck? Where the shitcrap did that come from?
(9:22:55 PM) Sequence: 6df+7 FUCK
(9:22:55 PM) Glacon: Sequence: FUCK: 6 (6df+7=0, +, -, +, -, -)
(9:22:58 PM) Scantron: "Fuck!" He looks around wildly.
(9:23:01 PM) PresidentEvil: He's too busy panicking to do much.
(9:23:16 PM) DrSavage: 6df+5 Holy shit
(9:23:17 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Holy shit: 4 (6df+5=-, 0, -, 0, 0, +)
(9:23:18 PM) Rapid: 6df+5 to see where the hell that came from
(9:23:18 PM) Glacon: Rapid: to see where the hell that came from: 4 (6df+5=+, 0, -, -, -, +)
(9:23:26 PM) PresidentEvil: Ath first, Rapid.
(9:23:31 PM) PresidentEvil: Then you go in turn order.
(9:23:38 PM) Rapid: 6df+6
(9:23:38 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 9 (6df+6=+, +, 0, +, +, -)
(9:23:48 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 Attacker
(9:23:48 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Attacker: 9 (6df+6=+, +, 0, +, +, -)
(9:23:50 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 Attacker
(9:23:51 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Attacker: 5 (6df+6=0, +, +, -, -, -)
(9:23:54 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 Attacker
(9:23:55 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Attacker: 9 (6df+8=+, 0, -, 0, +, 0)
(9:24:13 PM) PresidentEvil: Rapid, you are first. What do?
(9:24:47 PM) Rapid: Now I try to see where the attackers are.
(9:24:52 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(9:24:52 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 6 (6df+5=0, +, 0, +, 0, -)
(9:25:17 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 Sneakan'
(9:25:18 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Sneakan': 8 (6df+5=+, +, 0, +, 0, 0)
(9:25:23 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 Sneakan'
(9:25:23 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Sneakan': 6 (6df+5=-, 0, +, +, -, +)
(9:25:27 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+4 Sneakan'
(9:25:28 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Sneakan': 2 (6df+4=-, +, 0, 0, -, -)
(9:25:53 PM) PresidentEvil: You spot one of them! He's the one who threw the javelin. He's stepped out from behind a tree to the front.
(9:26:05 PM) PresidentEvil: Since I'm feeling generous, I'll let you attack this turn too.
(9:26:16 PM) Rapid: 6df+7 Arrow to da FACE
(9:26:17 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Arrow to da FACE: 8 (6df+7=0, 0, 0, -, +, +)
(9:26:45 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 OH NO YOU DON'T
(9:26:46 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: OH NO YOU DON'T: 7 (6df+6=-, +, 0, +, 0, 0)
(9:27:23 PM) PresidentEvil: Arrow to the left shoulder, more like it. He drops to one knee, hefting another spear with his good arm, and lets fly at you.
(9:27:46 PM) PresidentEvil: As he does this, another bursts forth from the bush, swinging some bladed implement at you Sequence!
(9:27:53 PM) PresidentEvil: PDef you two.
(9:28:03 PM) Sequence: 6df+4 No ath to even evade?
(9:28:04 PM) Glacon: Sequence: No ath to even evade?: 0 (6df+4=-, -, 0, -, -, 0)
(9:28:20 PM) PresidentEvil: Nope!
(9:28:27 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 Fightan'
(9:28:27 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Fightan': 9 (6df+7=0, +, +, -, +, 0)
(9:28:47 PM) Rapid: So Pdef?
(9:29:09 PM) PresidentEvil: Yep. You too.
(9:29:32 PM) Rapid: 6df+7 Take it like a BAWS
(9:29:32 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Take it like a BAWS: 4 (6df+7=-, -, -, +, 0, -)
(9:29:38 PM) Rapid: or not
(9:29:47 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 Also fightan'
(9:29:47 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Also fightan': 8 (6df+5=+, +, +, -, +, 0)
(9:30:36 PM) PresidentEvil: Well, it's not that bad, Alissa. You barely used that arm anyways. Lucas, the javelin lodges between your ribs and stays. -1 body, both of you.
(9:30:43 PM) Jogging_Wilt is now known as Mr_Wilt
(9:31:09 PM) Dexanote: Tomas pulls himself to his knees. "Does anybody have an explosive?"
(9:31:15 PM) PresidentEvil: Next up, Tomas and Alissa's turns.
(9:31:53 PM) Dexanote: May I tag my Survival ; 10 from earlier as a Maneuver?
(9:32:00 PM) Dexanote: or should I not, because I didnt declare it
(9:32:07 PM) PresidentEvil: Not even close.
(9:32:13 PM) Sequence: Can Alissa heal Tomas?
(9:32:13 PM) Dexanote: Ok!
(9:32:18 PM) PresidentEvil: If you try to do a maneuver you can do nothing else.
(9:32:54 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8 Tomas crouches and turns, his eagle eyes piercing through the undergrowth at the assailants.
(9:32:55 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: Tomas crouches and turns, his eagle eyes piercing through the undergrowth at the assailants.: 6 (6df+8=0, -, 0, +, -, -)
(9:33:08 PM) Sequence: 6df+12 Alissa shouts and grabs her arm, muttering curses before crawling over to Tomas and trying to heal him since the GM is ignoring her.
(9:33:09 PM) Glacon: Sequence: Alissa shouts and grabs her arm, muttering curses before crawling over to Tomas and trying to heal him since the GM is ignoring her.: 10 (6df+12=-, 0, 0, 0, 0, -)
(9:33:24 PM) PresidentEvil: Yes, she can.
(9:33:29 PM) PresidentEvil: Tomas, roll your wounds.
(9:33:58 PM) Scantron: Spencer, who has been stated to be freaking out, runs back the way they came. 'cause he's freaking out. JAVELINS FROM NOWHERE OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD. Does he die horribly?
(9:34:23 PM) PresidentEvil: IT'S NOT SPENCER'S TURN YET
(9:34:34 PM) PresidentEvil: HE ROLLED A 0 SO HE GOES LAST.
(9:35:04 PM) Dexanote: 6df+1
(9:35:05 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: 1 (6df+1=+, -, +, -, 0, 0)
(9:35:22 PM) PresidentEvil: Alright, which of you will spend the AP?
(9:35:48 PM) DrSavage: 6df+8 Adam moves to heal that there Alissa.
(9:35:48 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Adam moves to heal that there Alissa.: 6 (6df+8=-, -, 0, 0, -, +)
(9:35:59 PM) DrSavage: Redact
(9:36:13 PM) Sequence: Alissa will spend dat AP.
(9:36:32 PM) PresidentEvil: Tomas, the guy who's been chucking spears is still crouched there, clutching his shoulder.
(9:36:40 PM) PresidentEvil: Okay, Alissa, you heal Tomas' wounds.
(9:37:29 PM) PresidentEvil: Wanna attack him, Tomas?
(9:38:03 PM) Dexanote: I maneuvered, that will be for next turn. Next person :>
(9:39:18 PM) PresidentEvil: Next up, a third assailant leaps out of the bush directly behind you, and advances on Adam, swinging a machuatl at your face!
(9:39:33 PM) PresidentEvil: Unless you find this a desirable outcome you should PDef!
(9:39:36 PM) Dexanote: aka razor club.
(9:39:56 PM) PresidentEvil: Pretty much, yeah.
(9:40:43 PM) DrSavage: 6df+5 Holy shit noooo
(9:40:43 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Holy shit noooo: 7 (6df+5=0, 0, 0, +, +, 0)
(9:41:05 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA
(9:41:06 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA: 3 (6df+5=-, -, 0, +, 0, -)
(9:42:04 PM) PresidentEvil: Adam, he seemed to think you'd be taller. But his loss is your gain! You and Lucas go now, Adam.
(9:42:36 PM) DrSavage: 6df+8 Adam rushes to Alissa, to begin za healings.
(9:42:36 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Adam rushes to Alissa, to begin za healings.: 10 (6df+8=0, 0, +, +, +, -)
(9:42:57 PM) Rapid: 6df+7 Potshot at the dude who just missed Adam
(9:42:57 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Potshot at the dude who just missed Adam: 8 (6df+7=0, 0, 0, +, +, -)
(9:43:40 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 dodgan'
(9:43:40 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: dodgan': 7 (6df+6=+, -, 0, +, -, +)
(9:44:12 PM) PresidentEvil: Lucas, he takes an arrow right through the chest and crumples. Alissa, roll your wounds and get to bickering over who needs that AP more.
(9:44:26 PM) Sequence: 6df+2
(9:44:27 PM) Glacon: Sequence: 2 (6df+2=+, -, -, -, +, +)
(9:44:58 PM) PresidentEvil: Okay, yeah, that artery can be fixed right up.
(9:45:24 PM) DrSavage: Adam spends it.
(9:45:54 PM) Mr_Wilt is now known as Movie_Wilt
(9:45:55 PM) PresidentEvil: Quick patch job, not a lot of trouble. Spencer, you finally pull it together!
(9:45:56 PM) PresidentEvil: Go!
(9:46:36 PM) Scantron: Spencer quickly loads an arrow into his crossbow. To be clear, are any of the assailants visible?
(9:47:49 PM) PresidentEvil: The two live ones are. One is trying to kill Alissa with a razor club, the other is readying his last javelin.
(9:49:17 PM) Scantron: 6df+8 tagging Modern Major General: Spencer shoots the one attacking Alissa.
(9:49:18 PM) Glacon: Scantron: tagging Modern Major General: Spencer shoots the one attacking Alissa.: 6 (6df+8=0, 0, -, -, 0, 0)
(9:50:22 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 but I want to keep dicing her!
(9:50:22 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: but I want to keep dicing her!: 6 (6df+5=-, -, 0, +, +, +)
(9:50:55 PM) PresidentEvil: Spencer, at the last moment, he raises his left arm and the arrow... splinters on his forearm? What the hell?
(9:51:15 PM) Scantron: Spencer blinks.
(9:52:16 PM) PresidentEvil: Okay, back to the top of the rotation...
(9:53:08 PM) PresidentEvil: Tomas goes, along with the javelin dude.
(9:54:22 PM) PresidentEvil: Dexanote, you're up.
(9:54:43 PM) Dexanote: :D
(9:55:50 PM) Dexanote: 6df+11 In a fluid series of movements, Tomas, with one good arm, flings several throwing cards at his target; the metal glints through the air.
(9:55:50 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: In a fluid series of movements, Tomas, with one good arm, flings several throwing cards at his target; the metal glints through the air.: 11 (6df+11=0, -, +, -, 0, +)
(9:56:00 PM) Dexanote: Tagging maneuver, Throwing Attack
(9:56:14 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 Yeah, probably gonna get gutted, here.
(9:56:15 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Yeah, probably gonna get gutted, here.: 7 (6df+7=0, +, +, -, 0, -)
(9:56:58 PM) PresidentEvil: Yep, he is. One of the cards slices through his carotid, another embeds itself in his gut. The third pings! off his leg. Strange...
(9:57:26 PM) PresidentEvil: Next up I believe we have... Tomas and Alissa.
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(9:58:10 PM) Sequence: Can I roll to dodge any future attacks?
(9:58:27 PM) PresidentEvil: You can roll an Ath-PDef maneuver.
(9:59:14 PM) Sequence: 6df+7 Ath to Pdef, then, Alissa prepares to dodge.
(9:59:14 PM) Glacon: Sequence: Ath to Pdef, then, Alissa prepares to dodge.: 10 (6df+7=0, 0, +, +, 0, +)
(10:00:07 PM) PresidentEvil: Alissa tenses, like a predator ready to strike. What does Tomas do?
(10:01:03 PM) Dexanote: 6df+7 Survival; this is to set myself up, climbing to a nearby tree. If successful I'll situate myself in a vantage point.
(10:01:03 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: Survival; this is to set myself up, climbing to a nearby tree. If successful I'll situate myself in a vantage point.: 5 (6df+7=-, +, -, +, -, -)
(10:01:12 PM) Dexanote: (is that successful?)
(10:01:20 PM) PresidentEvil: Survival to what skill?
(10:01:46 PM) Dexanote: Athletics?
(10:04:26 PM) PresidentEvil: Redact that action. Paging Rapid, nurse Rapid to the RP room...
(10:05:01 PM) Rapid: I'm here. didn't know it was my turn. Is that third guy still visible?
(10:05:33 PM) PresidentEvil: The spear thrower? He's dead. The only live one is trying to ginsu your medic, Alissa.
(10:05:51 PM) Rapid: 6df+7 Not the medic!
(10:05:51 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Not the medic!: 7 (6df+7=-, +, +, 0, -, 0)
(10:06:01 PM) PresidentEvil: Attack, I assume.
(10:06:05 PM) Rapid: Eeyup
(10:06:08 PM) PresidentEvil: 6df+5 PDef
(10:06:09 PM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: PDef: 6 (6df+5=+, +, -, +, -, 0)
(10:06:34 PM) PresidentEvil: This one takes an arrow right through the eye. He stiffens for a second before keeling over, dead.
(10:07:11 PM) Rapid: "Boom... Headshot."
(10:07:19 PM) Sequence: "Christ..."
(10:07:28 PM) PresidentEvil: And that's the combat, folks.
(10:07:46 PM) Dexanote: "... Okay." Tomas scans the area.
(10:08:32 PM) Scantron: Spencer breathes heavily. "What..." He heads over to the man he shot and looks at the arm. He pokes it.
(10:09:15 PM) Sequence: Alissa curses some more as she prods her injury.
(10:09:15 PM) PresidentEvil: Spencer, it was almost impossible to notice this when he was trying to kill your teammates... but that arm is made of stone.
(10:09:51 PM) PresidentEvil: Smooth, polished stone, like granite. There's a nasty scar where it meets flesh, like someone hacked the real one off crudely.
(10:10:00 PM) Dexanote: Tomas touches the owwie on his back. "Ow..."
(10:10:39 PM) Scantron: "This man had a stone arm... looks like the old one was hacked off rather inexpertly."
(10:10:55 PM) Scantron: Can Spencer recognize his garb as belonging to any particular mesoamerican culture?
(10:11:19 PM) DrSavage: Adam looks over, a little concerned. "So it was grafted crudely?"
(10:11:23 PM) Rapid: Lucas steps out of the brush, bleeding. He steps up to look at the dead guy. "A stone arm? Kind of odd..."
(10:11:24 PM) PresidentEvil: It seems Aztec.
(10:11:37 PM) PresidentEvil: One second...
(10:11:53 PM) Scantron: "No idea how it works. Probably magic." He stands up. "Also, the garb is Aztec."
(10:12:01 PM) Sequence: "Jeez..."
(10:12:57 PM) PresidentEvil: Specifically, he wears the garb of a /tlamanih/, a common warrior who has taken captives in battle.
(10:13:32 PM) Dexanote: Tomas stands, stretching a bit. "Alright. So what kind of things do we usually have to do to get home?"
(10:13:42 PM) Dexanote: "Stop a wizard, break a machine, kill a monster?"
(10:13:49 PM) Rapid: Lucas proceeds to remove his arrows from the corpses. No use wasting ammo.
(10:14:05 PM) Scantron: "Hm... looks like this one was a /tlamanih/. Common warrior, took captives in battle."
(10:15:04 PM) Rapid: He also checks the warrior's possessions, weighting one of the clubs in his hand. Couldn't hurt to have a close combat weapon.
(10:15:10 PM) PresidentEvil: Lucas, the one you shot in the eye has a stone eye. The good one, that is.
(10:15:42 PM) PresidentEvil: You notice this while pulling your arrow out.
(10:16:02 PM) Rapid: "This one has a stone eye." he mentioned to the group. "Didn't seem to impair his aim any."
(10:16:19 PM) Dexanote: "Living stone..."
(10:16:22 PM) Sequence: "Magic?"
(10:17:20 PM) Scantron: "Those're my thoughts." Spencer takes the man's stone arm and moves it manually, watching the stone elbow. Does it move like a normal elbow, with all the subtleties?
(10:18:13 PM) PresidentEvil: Yes. You can feel the muscle flex as you move. It's even warm to the touch.
(10:18:51 PM) Gookamungus [Mibbit@synIRC-980CCE01.washdc.fios.verizon.net] entered the room.
(10:19:55 PM) Scantron: "Strange. There are even muscles, and it's warm." Spencer checks the fingernails. Also stone? He tries to pull one off.
(10:20:42 PM) PresidentEvil: The hand's not quite that detailed. The tops of the fingers are just smooth, polished stone.
(10:21:47 PM) PresidentEvil: You note that while the muscles underneath feel quite supple, the surface of the stone is rigid. The "skin", as it were, doesn't move like skin.
(10:22:31 PM) Scantron: "No fingernails... and it seems only the surface of the stone is rigid. I may want to take this arm back with us... Alissa, would you happen to know an efficient means of removing an arm?"
(10:23:38 PM) Sequence: "Bonesaw? Arms aren't meant to be removed, you know." She nudges Spencer away and examines the arm. Medical to find a way to take it off?
(10:24:22 PM) Scantron: Spencer is nudged away. "Damn. Anything we could do here without that sort of specialized equipment?"
(10:24:51 PM) PresidentEvil: You'll probably have to saw it off at the stump.
(10:27:48 PM) Dexanote: "Lukas." Tomas crosses his arms, thinking. "Shoot it point blank."
(10:27:56 PM) Dexanote: "See if you c'n punch through."
(10:29:20 PM) Rapid: Lucas arched an eyebrow, but nodded, stepping up to the body and launching an arrow into the arm.
(10:29:28 PM) Scantron: Spencer steps five or six steps away.
(10:30:12 PM) Sequence: Alissa jerks back. "Wh-"
(10:30:47 PM) PresidentEvil: The arrow bounces off his arm. You've barely scratched the stone with it.
(10:31:01 PM) Dexanote: "... Hrm."
(10:31:25 PM) Rapid: "Hmm. I could use my pistol, but that will make noise... which will alert any more of them to our position."
(10:32:26 PM) Rapid: "... Also, there's these." he said sardonically, holding up one of the razor edged clubs.
(10:33:09 PM) Dexanote: Tomas facepalms.
(10:33:11 PM) Scantron: "Possibly. I'd cut it off myself, but I doubt I'm strong enough."
(10:33:17 PM) Sequence: "Hmm, those... Those /might/ work."
(10:33:23 PM) Sequence: Alissa sounds dubious.
(10:33:41 PM) PresidentEvil: Those razors are made of obsidian.
(10:33:44 PM) Rapid: "Shall I give it a whack?" he asked, deadpanning the pun.
(10:33:59 PM) Scantron: "Please do." Spencer makes sure he's several steps away.
(10:34:54 PM) Rapid: Lucas nods, kneeling beside the body, and hacking at the arm.
(10:34:58 PM) Sequence: Alissa stands up and steps back as well.
(10:35:12 PM) DrSavage: "What should we take samples of?"
(10:35:45 PM) Dexanote: "Blood, skin, flesh, bit of the stone..."
(10:35:52 PM) Scantron: "That should about cover it."
(10:37:38 PM) DrSavage: Adam gathers these samples, humming.
(10:37:55 PM) Rapid: Roll anything to cut the arm off?
(10:38:18 PM) Scantron is now known as Scanchores
(10:38:44 PM) PresidentEvil: Nope! You get it off relatively easily... but there is the matter of the flesh still clinging to the stone.
(10:39:18 PM) Dexanote: Eh, it's a sample.
(10:39:25 PM) PresidentEvil: Cleaning that off to expose the point where flesh meets stone will take some work.
(10:42:42 PM) Sequence: Alissa peers closer to the arm.
(10:45:39 PM) DrSavage: Adam does too, can it bend?
(10:46:25 PM) PresidentEvil: Still bends the same.
(10:47:25 PM) Dexanote: but will it blend
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(10:49:14 PM) PresidentEvil: Shut up, Dex.
(10:51:14 PM) Scanchores is now known as Scantron
(10:51:33 PM) DrSavage: "I don't know, should we bring it with us? what if it animates or some such nonsense?"
(10:51:45 PM) Scantron: Spencer looks at the stone stump. What's its interior look like? "It's an arm. What could it do?"
(10:52:06 PM) PresidentEvil: There's currently about an inch of flesh attached to the stump.
(10:53:01 PM) Scantron: Spencer tries to pry it off.
(10:53:38 PM) PresidentEvil: With what, his hands? Fat chance.
(10:54:08 PM) Dexanote: Tomas draws another steel throwing card and crouches beside the arm. May he scrape the fleshes off with the edge?
(10:54:26 PM) Scantron: Spencer adjusts his grip to give Tomas room to work.
(10:55:01 PM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, it's going to take serious work to get all the flesh off. You'd probably be better off figuring it out in the lab.
(10:55:06 PM) DrSavage: "Turn into a creature? Nothing is set in /stone/ in our work."
(10:55:11 PM) DrSavage: He chuckles a little.
(10:56:02 PM) Sequence: "Ha, ha, very funny. Can we move on, now?"
(10:56:25 PM) Scantron: Spencer smirks for a second before returning to his usual demeanor. "This would be best done in the lab... I think we should move on. I think the fact we haven't been attacked again is a good sign."
(10:57:03 PM) Rapid: "May as well bag the arm and keep moving then."
(10:57:33 PM) Dexanote: Tomas stands, sighing. He looks up the path, keeping his ears sharp for any more enemy alerts.
(10:58:11 PM) Scantron: Spencer takes the arm and slings it over his shoulder, holding it by its hand.
(10:58:19 PM) PresidentEvil: The path seems to descend slightly up ahead.
(10:58:43 PM) Sequence: Alissa follows.
(10:58:45 PM) Scantron: "Alright then." Spencer starts down the path.
(10:59:27 PM) Rapid: Lucas follows as well, moving up ahead to examine the path before them
(10:59:35 PM) Rapid: 6df+5 sneak sneak
(10:59:35 PM) Glacon: Rapid: sneak sneak: 5 (6df+5=-, +, -, +, 0, 0)
(11:00:13 PM) DrSavage: Adam keeps moving, quiet.
(11:01:57 PM) Dexanote: May Tomas perception?
(11:02:03 PM) PresidentEvil: As you go, the path definitely descends. The canopy doesn't however, and the jungle floor grows dark as you go further from the sun.
(11:02:11 PM) PresidentEvil: Nothing important to see right now.
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(11:05:12 PM) Dexanote: "S'interesting... I'd expect them to 'ave a ziggurat atop a mountain, not in a valley..."
(11:05:36 PM) Sequence: "Well, these people are certainly interesting."
(11:06:02 PM) PresidentEvil: Actually, on second thought, do roll perc
(11:06:08 PM) Sequence: 6df+6
(11:06:09 PM) Glacon: Sequence: 6 (6df+6=+, -, +, -, -, +)
(11:06:10 PM) Dexanote: "Inna Most Dangerous Game kinda way, maybe."
(11:06:14 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8
(11:06:18 PM) Dexanote: ...
(11:06:24 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8 dicks
(11:06:24 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: dicks: 9 (6df+8=+, -, +, 0, +, -)
(11:06:28 PM) Dexanote: nine dicks
(11:06:30 PM) Dexanote: ah ah ah
(11:06:40 PM) Scantron: 6df+4
(11:06:40 PM) Glacon: Scantron: 2 (6df+4=-, -, 0, 0, 0, 0)
(11:07:21 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(11:07:21 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 5 (6df+5=+, -, -, -, +, +)
(11:07:53 PM) PresidentEvil: Alissa, Lucas, and Tomas all notice that the natural, animal noises of the jungle seem to drop off as they proceed.
(11:08:14 PM) Sequence: "We're scaring the animals...?"
(11:08:20 PM) Dexanote: "Well that's ominous."
(11:08:37 PM) DrSavage: Adam puts his hand near his gun.
(11:09:56 PM) Scantron: "Or there's some other reason they wouldn't want to be here."
(11:10:37 PM) Sequence: "Like another set of vicious, javelin-throwing assholes?"
(11:10:50 PM) PresidentEvil: The trail continues to get steeper shortly before leveling off.
(11:11:52 PM) Sequence: "What was that about a mountain, by the way?"
(11:12:17 PM) Scantron: "Mountain?"
(11:13:00 PM) Rapid: Lucas stayed hidden, hos brow furrowed as he considered the odd silence
(11:13:07 PM) Dexanote: "Well, if they follow other meso'merican cultures, I'd assume they had a sun god. If so, they'd prolly 'ave a temple atop a high mountain. Unless 's some other kind of god they worship, then I've no idea."
(11:13:47 PM) PresidentEvil: The canopy is still at roughly the same height, far above you. Man, how old are those trees?
(11:13:51 PM) Scantron: "They seem to be similar culturally to Aztec, so that wouldn't surprise me. Thing is, if they augment their bodies with stone, I hate to think what their temples are like..."
(11:14:08 PM) Sequence: "Creepy ass magic, probably."
(11:14:29 PM) Dexanote: "Bodies of stone, temples of flesh..."
(11:15:13 PM) PresidentEvil: You, almost without realizing it, walk out of the trees and into a hidden valley. And it looks like you're about to find out what the temples are like, because there's a step pyramid right in front of you.
(11:15:20 PM) DrSavage: "Sacrafice. so be careful."
(11:15:54 PM) Dexanote: "Oh."
(11:15:59 PM) Dexanote: Tomas blinks.
(11:16:01 PM) Sequence: "Aw fuck me." Alissa mutters.
(11:16:14 PM) PresidentEvil: Roll perception.
(11:16:21 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8
(11:16:22 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: 6 (6df+8=0, +, -, -, -, 0)
(11:16:27 PM) Rapid: Lucas steps out of the brush, staring at the temple. "Huh... this kind of thing never ends well in movies."
(11:16:30 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(11:16:31 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 5 (6df+5=-, +, 0, +, -, 0)
(11:16:56 PM) Scantron: 6df+4 buy it use it break it fix it smash it change it melt-upgrade it
(11:16:56 PM) Glacon: Scantron: buy it use it break it fix it smash it change it melt-upgrade it: 6 (6df+4=+, +, +, -, -, +)
(11:17:10 PM) DrSavage: 6df+8 Yup
(11:17:10 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: Yup: 9 (6df+8=-, -, +, 0, +, +)
(11:17:45 PM) PresidentEvil: Ooh! There's something going down at the top of the pyramid! It looks like a ritual!
(11:18:10 PM) Scantron: "Ooh, a ritual... anyone have binoculars?"
(11:18:16 PM) Sequence: "Oh /fuck/."
(11:18:23 PM) PresidentEvil: PAUSE
(11:21:35 PM) PresidentEvil: The ritual is centered on what appears to be a stone altar, to which is bound one (1) terrified peasant. He is surrounded by a gaggle of priests and guards. One of them, wearing a huge feathered headdress, is leading the others in some sort of invocation.
(11:22:11 PM) Scantron: "Hm... let's see where this goes."
(11:22:31 PM) DrSavage: "Everyone /calm/ down."
(11:22:50 PM) Dexanote: Tomas, having reached for his belt, stops.
(11:23:28 PM) PresidentEvil: The peasant struggles, but each of his limbs is bound to a corner of the altar. As the chanting grows in volume and intensity, the high priest withdraws a stone ritual dagger from beneath his robes.
(11:24:19 PM) Dexanote: "Well either way we're prolly screwed here."
(11:24:32 PM) Sequence: "This is disgusting."
(11:25:00 PM) Rapid: Lucas had already nocked and arrow, and was aiming it at the priests, without drawing it. "Should I take the shot?"
(11:25:12 PM) PresidentEvil: The chanting continues to accelerate until, at a crescendo, the high priest plunges the dagger into the terrified peasant's chest.
(11:25:34 PM) DrSavage: "/No/. Then we risk /all/ of them coming to kill us."
(11:26:14 PM) Dexanote: "An' if they summon something we're dead anyway and fail."
(11:26:23 PM) Dexanote: Tomas draws a card in each hand.
(11:26:30 PM) Sequence: "Shouldn't we keep them from- oh god."
(11:26:51 PM) Dexanote: "Get ready."
(11:27:09 PM) PresidentEvil: Quickly, two of the acolytes move forward as the high priest cuts down, and they grab and spread the ribs. The priest cuts the heart out and holds it up high.
(11:27:12 PM) Scantron: "How would we? They'd be done by the time we get up there."
(11:27:21 PM) Scantron: "Oh. Well. Moot point."
(11:27:36 PM) Dexanote: Tomas glares at Spencer.
(11:28:21 PM) Sequence: "Christ..."
(11:28:41 PM) DrSavage: Adam doesn't seem bothered. "It's horrible, yes."
(11:28:45 PM) PresidentEvil: The priest examines the heart carefully. After a short period, he passes it to one of his acolytes and what appears to be the second in command hands him... hmmm. Roll perception.
(11:29:23 PM) Rapid: 6df+5
(11:29:23 PM) Glacon: Rapid: 3 (6df+5=-, 0, +, -, -, 0)
(11:29:28 PM) Scantron: 6df+4 fuck it fuck it fuck it fuck it
(11:29:29 PM) DrSavage: 6df+8
(11:29:29 PM) Sequence: 6df+6
(11:29:29 PM) Glacon: Scantron: fuck it fuck it fuck it fuck it: 6 (6df+4=0, 0, 0, +, 0, +)
(11:29:29 PM) Dexanote: 6df+8
(11:29:29 PM) Glacon: DrSavage: 7 (6df+8=-, +, 0, 0, 0, -)
(11:29:29 PM) Glacon: Dexanote: 7 (6df+8=0, -, 0, 0, +, -)
(11:29:29 PM) Glacon: Sequence: 5 (6df+6=-, 0, +, +, -, -)
(11:30:47 PM) PresidentEvil: Adam and Tomas, you can see it's a heart. A stone heart. Very anatomically accurate too. As the chanting resumes, the high priest lowers the heart into the sacrifice's chest.
(11:31:14 PM) Dexanote: "... A stone heart. I feel as if we should stop them."
(11:31:20 PM) Dexanote: He says this evenly.
(11:31:35 PM) Scantron: "They have the high ground."
(11:31:53 PM) DrSavage: I'm not up for them winning and me becoming a stone robot."
(11:32:07 PM) Sequence: "How are they even doing this?"
(11:32:13 PM) Scantron: "Magic."
(11:32:22 PM) Dexanote: "Magic?"
(11:32:23 PM) PresidentEvil: The two acolytes close up the ribs, and step back. The chanting stops. The priests lean forward, intently, almost as if waiting to see what happens...
(11:32:40 PM) Scantron: "Unless you can figure out how they can make stone work as flesh, I'm going with magic."
(11:32:55 PM) Sequence: "Alright, I get it, it's magic."
(11:33:34 PM) Rapid: "Doesn't matter. I can still shoot them."
(11:33:38 PM) Scantron: "I mean, I say that in the sense that it operates outside the laws of nature that are established in our universe. It's entirely possible that it has a rational explanation here."
(11:33:43 PM) Scantron: "And, yes, they can still be shot."
(11:34:43 PM) DrSavage: Adam continues watching the ritual.
(11:34:52 PM) PresidentEvil: Lucas, a nagging itch in your head tells you that it would be best to remain undetected while the enemy has such a heavy advantage. Besides, you want to see what happens... Compelling Silent Type.
(11:38:04 PM) Rapid: 6df+5 Lucas shrinks back into cover, carefully watching the ritual.
(11:38:04 PM) Glacon: Rapid: Lucas shrinks back into cover, carefully watching the ritual.: 5 (6df+5=0, 0, +, 0, -, 0)
(11:38:22 PM) PresidentEvil: What are you rolling?
(11:38:27 PM) Rapid: sneak
(11:38:58 PM) PresidentEvil: You're currently unnoticed. Everyone is focusing on the peasant who, after what seems like an eternity... sits up!
(11:39:22 PM) Sequence: "Fucking-"
(11:39:29 PM) Dexanote: "Uuuugh."
(11:39:34 PM) Scantron: "I got the feeling that would happen."
(11:39:41 PM) PresidentEvil: He looks around slowly, confusedly.
(11:40:45 PM) PresidentEvil: The high priest shouts something triumphant sounding, and the congregation shouts it back. Then, two of the warriors help the peasant up and the entire group disappears into the pyramid's interior.
(11:41:10 PM) Sequence: "This is /insane/."
(11:41:21 PM) Dexanote: "Welp."
(11:42:35 PM) Scantron: "Shall we follow?" How high would they have to climb to follow them in?
(11:43:51 PM) PresidentEvil: It's at the very top of the temple. It's a small one, though, so the climb won't be too onerous.
(11:45:29 PM) DrSavage: "We need to be /very/ careful. For all we know, someone in there has stone /head/."
(11:45:45 PM) Scantron: "That would be... unpleasant. Let's be careful, then." Spencer starts up the steps.
(11:46:23 PM) Rapid: Lucas follows silently, his bow still held ready.
(11:46:35 PM) Sequence: Alissa sighs and follows the others.
(11:46:55 PM) DrSavage: Adam follows Spencer, looking to Alissa. "Just /calm/ down a bit. Dwelling on the strange things will not help us."
(11:48:30 PM) Sequence: She waves a hand at him. "Yeah, obviously."
(11:49:18 PM) Dexanote: Tomas follows, taking up the rear. "Quiet. They will be hostile."
(11:49:45 PM) Scantron: Spencer loads his crossbow.
(11:51:14 PM) PresidentEvil: Okay, so you've reached the top of the temple. Four torches burn around the altar, which is still slick with blood... but dark red stains all around the top tell you that's probably nothing new.
(11:52:33 PM) Sequence: "This is so /unsanitary/... How do they not die of infections?"
(11:52:37 PM) Rapid: Lucas examines the alter, furrowing his brow. "So what now? We're at the top." he said.
(11:52:47 PM) DrSavage: "Alissa, they probably do."
(11:53:18 PM) PresidentEvil: Beyond the altar, there's a set of stone steps leading down into the darkness. Ominous much?
(11:53:31 PM) Dexanote: Tomas circles the altar, looking close. "Stairs. Prolly th' main chambers."
(11:53:42 PM) Dexanote: "Might be something t' break."
(11:53:54 PM) Sequence: "Christ, let's just get it over with. We'll have to fight them, probably, to get out of here anyway."
(11:54:03 PM) Scantron: "Exactly. The invention of sanitation is, along with machinery allowing for massively increased food output, one of the primary reason for the massive population boom of the industrial revolution."
(11:54:15 PM) Scantron: "Before that, birth rates just barely exceeded death rates, if at all."
(11:55:13 PM) Dexanote: Tomas nods. "I'm going. Come on."
(11:55:25 PM) Scantron: "As am I." Spencer follows.
(11:55:41 PM) Rapid: Lucas nods, following after them
(11:56:34 PM) Dexanote: Tomas goes first.
(11:57:44 PM) PresidentEvil: You descend the staircase, Tomas, into the dank, musty confines of the pyramid. The staircase is long and winding, and after a short time it's almost impossible to see.
(11:57:55 PM) DrSavage: Adam follows, a bit concerned.
(11:57:58 PM) Sequence: Alissa follows.
(11:58:05 PM) PresidentEvil: But you can make out torches in sconces on the walls.
(11:58:09 PM) Scantron: Spencer's behind Tomas.
(11:58:17 PM) Scantron: "Wonder why they didn't light the torches."
(11:58:30 PM) Rapid: Lucas follows as well, bringing up the rear.
(11:59:18 PM) PresidentEvil: Are you guys going to use a light source?
(11:59:31 PM) Scantron: Spencer doesn't have one.
(11:59:34 PM) Sequence: Alissa flicks her flashlight out of her pinky.
(11:59:35 PM) Dexanote: "... Does anyone 'ave a flashlight?"
(11:59:38 PM) Sequence: "Alright, step aside."
(11:59:40 PM) Dexanote: "Oh. Huh!"
(11:59:59 PM) Scantron: "That's new."
(12:00:22 AM) Sequence: She points it ahead of her like she's at a particularly vicious tea party. "Nah, just never had occasion to use it before."
(12:01:35 AM) PresidentEvil: You descend maybe one more story before the cramped stairway opens up into a small, squarish chamber. There's something on the walls.
(12:01:50 AM) Scantron: Spencer looks at the something on the walls.
(12:01:59 AM) Sequence: Alissa points her pinky at the something on the walls.
(12:02:13 AM) PresidentEvil: That something is, in fact, a mural. Two murals!
(12:02:18 AM) PresidentEvil: PAUSE
(12:02:21 AM) Scantron: "Ooh..."
(12:03:38 AM) PresidentEvil: The one on the left appears to be an idyllic life scene. There are fields full of men planting crops, neat rows of huts with women hanging clothing outside, boats on the river... The second one is significantly darker.
(12:05:26 AM) PresidentEvil: Most of the picture is now occupied by a figure, ash black, with fangs and horns and four clawed arms. It's eyes are coal black. The village is burning, almost all of the people are dead. A few men attack it with arrows.
(12:06:04 AM) Scantron: "..."
(12:06:15 AM) Rapid: "Pleasant...."
(12:06:18 AM) Scantron: Spencer gestures to the second one. "Are we going to have to kill that."
(12:06:22 AM) PresidentEvil: Unpause.
(12:06:29 AM) Dexanote: "Oh that's not so bad. I thought'd be a winged serpent."
(12:06:33 AM) Sequence: "Ew."
(12:06:44 AM) Dexanote: "Din't know Baphomet lived in Mayaincatec Land."
(12:06:52 AM) Dexanote: Sarcasm drips from his voice.
(12:07:09 AM) Rapid: "Hm. Hopefully perforating it enough will kill it."
(12:07:11 AM) DrSavage: "/Enough/." Adam looks to them.
(12:07:25 AM) Scantron: "Actually, what I've seen so far has been rather consistently Aztec, it's not quite fair to call it Mayaincatec."
(12:07:41 AM) PresidentEvil: The arrows seem to be bouncing off, Lucas. So not likely.
(12:08:23 AM) Scantron: "Anyways... let's see what else we can find." Are there any doors or stairs from the chamber?
(12:08:37 AM) PresidentEvil: A doorway to your front, Spencer.
(12:09:01 AM) Scantron: Spencer gestures to it. "Who wants to go first?" How's the door constructed?
(12:09:10 AM) PresidentEvil: What door?
(12:09:20 AM) PresidentEvil: It's just a large, empty doorway.
(12:09:26 AM) Scantron: Oh. Derp.
(12:10:02 AM) Sequence: "I will, since I have the light."
(12:10:05 AM) Sequence: Alissa steps forth!
(12:10:12 AM) Dexanote: Tomas follows.
(12:10:20 AM) Scantron: "Very well." As does Spencer. Does he die horribly?
(12:10:38 AM) PresidentEvil: There are murals. There are also two dudes standing at attention. Roll academics?
(12:10:57 AM) Dexanote: 6df i didnt read lol
(12:10:58 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: i didnt read lol: -3 (6df=-, 0, -, 0, 0, -)
(12:11:05 AM) Dexanote: "... Final... fantasy?"
(12:11:13 AM) DrSavage: 6df+4
(12:11:14 AM) Glacon: DrSavage: 5 (6df+4=-, 0, +, 0, +, 0)
(12:11:51 AM) Scantron: 6df+8 ...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
(12:11:52 AM) Glacon: Scantron: ...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA: 7 (6df+8=-, 0, -, +, -, +)
(12:12:05 AM) Sequence: 6df+5
(12:12:05 AM) Glacon: Sequence: 4 (6df+5=0, 0, -, -, 0, +)
(12:12:17 AM) Sequence: Alissa mutters something rude and drags her hand over her face.
(12:12:56 AM) Dexanote: "... Is... is that malbroro?"
(12:13:18 AM) Scantron: Spencer rolls his eyes.
(12:13:26 AM) Sequence: "Tomas, just... just go stand in the corner. Don't touch anything."
(12:14:03 AM) Dexanote: "..." He goes redder. "... okay."
(12:14:11 AM) PresidentEvil: Spencer bringing' the knowledge! Spence, these guys are both bald, except for a long braid over the left ear. That marks them as the Shorn Ones, members of a near-monastic warrior society at the very top of the Aztec pecking order.
(12:14:42 AM) PresidentEvil: So the fact that they now go from standing at attention with their spears and shields to a combat stance is probably not good for you.
(12:14:43 AM) Scantron: "Well shit. Those are Shorn Ones... near-monastic warrior society. Top of the Aztec pecking order."
(12:14:55 AM) Dexanote: Tomas truundles over to the corner and kinda mopes because god damn.
(12:15:25 AM) PresidentEvil: These guys also have replacement parts, too. All four limbs, and the left one has part of his skull made of stone.
(12:15:47 AM) Sequence: "So this is like, Aztecs with magic, then?"
(12:15:57 AM) Scantron: "I suppose?"
(12:16:02 AM) PresidentEvil: Roll initiative, peeps?
(12:16:37 AM) Rapid: 6df+6
(12:16:37 AM) Glacon: Rapid: 8 (6df+6=-, +, +, +, +, -)
(12:16:38 AM) Sequence: 6df+7 ATH INITIATIVE
(12:16:39 AM) Glacon: Sequence: ATH INITIATIVE: 9 (6df+7=0, 0, 0, +, +, 0)
(12:17:11 AM) DrSavage: 6df+5 Yez
(12:17:11 AM) Glacon: DrSavage: Yez: 4 (6df+5=0, +, 0, -, 0, -)
(12:17:31 AM) Scantron: 6df+5 Oh Pres you can take my initiative any time you like
(12:17:31 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Oh Pres you can take my initiative any time you like: 6 (6df+5=+, +, -, +, -, 0)
(12:17:43 AM) Dexanote: 6df+4
(12:17:43 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: 7 (6df+4=+, +, +, -, 0, +)
(12:17:58 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 For simplicity's sake I'm calling these guys Biggs...
(12:17:58 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: For simplicity's sake I'm calling these guys Biggs...: 10 (6df+8=+, +, +, 0, -, 0)
(12:18:07 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 ...And Wedge.
(12:18:07 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: ...And Wedge.: 12 (6df+8=+, +, +, +, +, -)
(12:18:39 AM) Dexanote: shit
(12:18:47 AM) Rapid: God damn
(12:18:48 AM) Dexanote: Iron Knuckles
(12:20:27 AM) PresidentEvil: Who is at the front of the group?
(12:21:10 AM) Sequence: Alissa!
(12:22:35 AM) PresidentEvil: Sucks to be her! In a flash, Wedge leaps the distance between them from a standstill and lands with a shield bash to the face.
(12:22:45 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 *thwonk*
(12:22:45 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: *thwonk*: 7 (6df+7=0, 0, +, 0, 0, -)
(12:23:57 AM) Sequence: 6df+4 oh dear
(12:23:57 AM) Glacon: Sequence: oh dear: 6 (6df+4=0, 0, +, +, 0, 0)
(12:25:04 AM) PresidentEvil: Oh, daddy! You should probably set that nose sometime between picking yourself off the floor and turning on the cell gas, Alissa.
(12:25:31 AM) PresidentEvil: -1 Body.
(12:25:33 AM) Sequence: She crumples and gasps, clutching at her injured nose.
(12:26:54 AM) PresidentEvil: Biggs has jumped left, rebounded off a wall, and brought his spear down on Lucas. PDef!
(12:28:16 AM) Rapid: 6df+7
(12:28:16 AM) Glacon: Rapid: 8 (6df+7=+, 0, +, +, -, -)
(12:28:29 AM) Sequence: WAIT WAIT WAIT
(12:28:59 AM) PresidentEvil: ?
(12:29:52 AM) PresidentEvil: So, Alissa didn't actually lose any health or get knocked down. She's still got a bloody nose, though.
(12:30:09 AM) PresidentEvil: Wedge looks surprised. He probably wasn't expecting you to parry that attack with your face.
(12:32:18 AM) PresidentEvil: ?reme Turns: Wedge, Biggs, Alissa, Lucas, Tomas, Spencer, Adam
(12:32:25 AM) PresidentEvil: ?reme Turns Wedge, Biggs, Alissa, Lucas, Tomas, Spencer, Adam
(12:32:34 AM) PresidentEvil: .reme Turns Wedge, Biggs, Alissa, Lucas, Tomas, Spencer, Adam
(12:32:34 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: done.
(12:32:54 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 Spearin you Lucas
(12:32:55 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Spearin you Lucas: 7 (6df+7=0, 0, -, 0, +, 0)
(12:33:19 AM) PresidentEvil: Lucas manages to duck and roll, avoiding the attack at the last minute. Alissa, it's now your turn.
(12:34:31 AM) Sequence: 6df+6 Tagging Bitch Please, Alissa bares her teeth at Wedge and shoves her arm forward, needle snicking out and aiming straight for his kidney.
(12:34:31 AM) Glacon: Sequence: Tagging Bitch Please, Alissa bares her teeth at Wedge and shoves her arm forward, needle snicking out and aiming straight for his kidney.: 5 (6df+6=0, 0, +, 0, -, -)
(12:35:24 AM) PresidentEvil: Wedge is shocked, so he gets -2 to his PDef
(12:35:41 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+4 PUNY WOMAN BLOCK WEDGE WITH SKULL?
(12:35:41 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: PUNY WOMAN BLOCK WEDGE WITH SKULL?: 3 (6df+4=0, -, -, 0, +, 0)
(12:36:01 AM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, that needle sticks him good. What're you shooting him up with?
(12:36:08 AM) Sequence: SEDATIVES.
(12:36:30 AM) PresidentEvil: Well then, roll your medical.
(12:36:51 AM) Sequence: 6df+12
(12:36:55 AM) Sequence: 6df+12
(12:36:56 AM) Glacon: Sequence: 11 (6df+12=-, -, +, +, -, 0)
(12:38:33 AM) PresidentEvil: The warrior has just enough time to make a "huuunh?" face before his eyes roll back and he thumps to the floor. Quite humiliating for him .
(12:38:48 AM) Dexanote: "... holy shit."
(12:39:27 AM) Sequence: Alissa takes a deep breath, flexing her hand so the needle slides back into her arm.
(12:39:35 AM) PresidentEvil: Next up, Lucas! Can he top that?
(12:41:14 AM) Rapid: 6df+7 Lucas aims to tap the warriors spine. With arrows.
(12:41:15 AM) Glacon: Rapid: Lucas aims to tap the warriors spine. With arrows.: 7 (6df+7=-, +, +, -, +, -)
(12:43:18 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 Biggs raises his shield. He doesn't know what the fuck.
(12:43:19 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Biggs raises his shield. He doesn't know what the fuck.: 3 (6df+7=-, 0, 0, -, -, -)
(12:43:33 AM) PresidentEvil: Oh, poor Biggs. Poor, poor Biggsie.
(12:44:48 AM) Rapid: The corner of Lucas' mouth twitches slightly in a smile.
(12:45:05 AM) PresidentEvil: He gets skewered through the liver by an arrow and stumbles backwards. Tomas, your move?
(12:46:16 AM) Dexanote: 6df+7 He pinches the boxes at his belt and pulls three or four cards on either side, throwing them all at once at the Biggsie in a wave of sharp metal!
(12:46:17 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: He pinches the boxes at his belt and pulls three or four cards on either side, throwing them all at once at the Biggsie in a wave of sharp metal!: 6 (6df+7=-, -, 0, +, +, -)
(12:46:59 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 oshit
(12:47:00 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: oshit: 9 (6df+7=0, +, 0, +, -, +)
(12:47:47 AM) Dexanote: "... well. That was not p'rticularly effective..." he steps back.
(12:47:55 AM) PresidentEvil: All of your cards thunk into the shield, Tomas. Guess you weren't as fast as Lucas.
(12:49:09 AM) PresidentEvil: Spencer! Do it up.
(12:49:26 AM) Dexanote: "Spencer! Do it up!"
(12:49:59 AM) Scantron: 6df+8 tagging Old Fashioned to shoot Biggsie in the chest
(12:49:59 AM) Glacon: Scantron: tagging Old Fashioned to shoot Biggsie in the chest: 7 (6df+8=-, -, +, 0, -, +)
(12:50:26 AM) Sequence: Alissa turns around, pushing some hair out of her face, and gets ready to ambush Biggsie.
(12:50:33 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+7 This day gets worse and worse.
(12:50:33 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: This day gets worse and worse.: 1 (6df+7=-, -, -, -, -, -)
(12:52:21 AM) PresidentEvil: Biggs turns, quick as a flash, shield ready to block Spencer's shot. Too bad that shield is /wood/.
(12:52:45 AM) PresidentEvil: The bullet goes right through his shield and his eye.
(12:53:18 AM) Scantron: Spencer's wielding a crossbow.
(12:53:42 AM) PresidentEvil: Well then the bolt drives right through his shield and into his eye.
(12:54:23 AM) PresidentEvil: And Biggs slumps over, dead as his namesake.
(12:54:41 AM) Dexanote: "... Alright."
(12:54:43 AM) Scantron: "...I was aiming for the chest. Huh."
(12:56:17 AM) DrSavage: Adam looks to the prone, living stone man. "...Good work team."
(12:56:35 AM) Sequence: "Well, he's dead any way." Alissa crouches down next to Wedge and pulls his mouth open, examining his teeth.
(12:56:40 AM) Sequence: Medical to determine his general health?
(12:56:56 AM) PresidentEvil: Sure.
(12:57:09 AM) Scantron: Spencer looks to Tomas. "I guess that was me doing it up." Spencer looks past the dead bodies. What's down the hall?
(12:57:21 AM) Sequence: 6df+12
(12:57:21 AM) Glacon: Sequence: 11 (6df+12=+, -, 0, 0, 0, -)
(12:58:10 AM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, those elephant tranquilizers you pumped into him are doing the trick alright.
(12:58:28 AM) PresidentEvil: Other than the massive dose of narcotics? Relatively good nutrition and physical conditioning.
(12:58:35 AM) Dexanote: Tomas nods at Spencer and looks down the hall.
(12:58:58 AM) DrSavage: How's the teeth look?
(12:59:07 AM) PresidentEvil: Stony. Why?
(12:59:20 AM) PresidentEvil: Oh, and there's more pretty pictures in this room, in case you forgot
(1:00:01 AM) Dexanote: 6df come on daddy needs a new pair of [fails]
(1:00:01 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: come on daddy needs a new pair of [fails]: 3 (6df=+, +, +, +, 0, -)
(1:00:04 AM) Dexanote: aww.
(1:00:11 AM) Sequence: Huh...
(1:00:16 AM) Rapid: Lucas looks at the pictures, wondering what horrors THESE depitct.
(1:00:05 AM) PresidentEvil: What is dex rolling?
(1:00:09 AM) Sequence: "Well, they're eating better than the Aztecs."
(1:00:11 AM) Scantron: 6df+8 Academics?
(1:00:11 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Academics?: 5 (6df+8=0, -, -, -, -, +)
(1:00:16 AM) DrSavage: "They even did his teeth? Maybe they're working their way up to full body replacement?"
(1:00:45 AM) Dexanote: academics
(1:01:12 AM) Sequence: "Maybe it's just dentistry."
(1:01:29 AM) Movie_Wilt is now known as Mr_Wilt
(1:02:17 AM) Sequence: She stands up and dusts her knees off. "Either way, let's go before they're missed."
(1:02:21 AM) PresidentEvil: The 3rd picture shows the hideous figure, surrounded in a circle by those priests you saw outside.
(1:02:34 AM) Dexanote: Whats the figure look like?"
(1:02:34 AM) DrSavage: "Tell the 'tooth' that's not their focus, is it?" He chuckles at his stupid pun.
(1:02:37 AM) PresidentEvil: They appear to be... binding him somehow
(1:02:41 AM) PresidentEvil: Same as the last room.
(1:02:44 AM) Dexanote: "... Hm."
(1:03:04 AM) Scantron: "Well then. Seems they found a way to deal with that figure in the second mural."
(1:03:04 AM) Sequence: She gives Adam a blank look and then stares at the murals.
(1:03:46 AM) PresidentEvil: The 4th shows the figure in a scaffold. Men with stone limbs appear to be laboring around the figure, which is partially encased in stone now. All this happens under the watchful eye of the priests.
(1:03:46 AM) DrSavage: Adam looks to the murals too.
(1:04:14 AM) Sequence: "Encasing it?"
(1:04:37 AM) Dexanote: "That's... not really efficient for containment..."
(1:04:56 AM) DrSavage: "Symbolism. Sometimes that's all it takes."
(1:05:26 AM) Scantron: "Well, perhaps this particular demon requires stone for containment. Or blessed stone."
(1:05:31 AM) Scantron: "Anyways. Shall we continue?"
(1:05:57 AM) Sequence: "Hmm. Yes, let's." Does Alissa need to flick out her flashlight again?
(1:06:00 AM) Dexanote: "Yeah. C'mon."
(1:06:15 AM) Scantron: Spencer retrieves his arrows, reloads his crossbow, and heads further.
(1:06:19 AM) Scantron: *further down the hall.
(1:06:58 AM) DrSavage: Adam continues on, moving behind Alissa. "Brilliant use of the sedative. I wouldn't have thought about it."
(1:07:16 AM) PresidentEvil: Yes she does. Still no light sources.
(1:07:38 AM) Sequence: "Of course not. You don't have a needle in place of your ulna." Alissa flicks out her flashlight and heads out.
(1:07:46 AM) Rapid: Lucas looks back at his arrow, before shrugging and contiuing on, this time keep an eye trained ahead of the group.
(1:08:11 AM) PresidentEvil: Nother staircase, broskis.
(1:08:26 AM) DrSavage: "True. But I have some on me. Prepared. But I wouldn't have thought to use it offensively, yes?"
(1:10:04 AM) PresidentEvil: Come to think of it... you must be below ground level by now.
(1:10:08 AM) Sequence: "It's most of what I do these days." Alissa steps on dat staircase.
(1:10:53 AM) PresidentEvil: And down she goes, I assume.
(1:11:06 AM) Sequence: She goes down.
(1:11:27 AM) Scantron: Spencer's going down.
(1:11:28 AM) Dexanote: Tomas follows.
(1:11:41 AM) Scantron: Not on a woman, though. Sucks to be him.
(1:11:56 AM) DrSavage: Adam follows.
(1:12:35 AM) PresidentEvil: Another landing, another door.
(1:12:47 AM) PresidentEvil: doorway*
(1:13:57 AM) PresidentEvil: This one's wider, and arched.
(1:14:58 AM) Sequence: Alissa flashes her light over the edges of the door, then steps through
(1:15:05 AM) Sequence: .
(1:15:22 AM) Scantron: Spencer follows Alissa.
(1:15:49 AM) Dexanote: Tomas follows after.
(1:16:18 AM) DrSavage: Adam does so too.
(1:18:15 AM) Rapid: Lucas does the same
(1:18:30 AM) Sequence: She points the flashlight ahead.
(1:22:57 AM) PresidentEvil: This chamber is the largest you've been in by far. The floor is actually a mosaic of tiles, which depicts the dark figure, now fully encased in stone, sealed in a stone chamber beneath a step pyramid.
(1:23:19 AM) Sequence: "Oh /fuck/."
(1:23:32 AM) Scantron: "...are you fucking kidding me."
(1:24:08 AM) Dexanote: "Hhhhhhh."
(1:25:12 AM) Scantron: What else is in the chamber?
(1:25:15 AM) DrSavage: "...Think they were expecting us?"
(1:25:34 AM) Sequence: Alissa pans her flashlight around the room.
(1:26:31 AM) PresidentEvil: As you do, the priests step forward in a half circle, from the shadows.
(1:26:42 AM) Vol left the room (quit: Quit: ).
(1:26:44 AM) Sequence: " /Fuck/."
(1:26:54 AM) PresidentEvil: Although they're, y'know, surrounding you, they don't appear to have any hostile intent.
(1:27:09 AM) Scantron: Are said priests armed?
(1:27:19 AM) Rapid: Lucas snaps up his bow, taking aim and watching the priests carefully. he refrains from shooting, however.
(1:27:39 AM) DrSavage: "What do you want with us?"
(1:27:55 AM) PresidentEvil: No, but as you watch them, the high priest approaches Alissa, head bowed.
(1:28:06 AM) Scantron: Spencer aims at said high priest.
(1:28:35 AM) Sequence: Alissa tenses up, aiming her flashlight at the priest and tensing her right hand a bit.
(1:29:26 AM) PresidentEvil: The high priest stops at about arm's length, produces his ceremonial dagger from beneath those ornate robes, and proffers it to Alissa, hilt first.
(1:29:55 AM) Dexanote: I'm back, and Tomas has been glancing between the priests.
(1:29:57 AM) DrSavage: "He thinks you're a bringer of light, maybe."
(1:30:17 AM) Scantron: "We should probably comply..."
(1:30:17 AM) Sequence: "Yeah, I /got/ that, Adam..." She reaches out slowly, resting her fingers on the dagger.
(1:31:16 AM) PresidentEvil: The priest does nothing.
(1:31:56 AM) Sequence: Alissa slides her fingers around the hilt and takes it gently from him, lifting it so it points upwards.
(1:32:51 AM) DrSavage: Adam nods to Alissa.
(1:33:02 AM) PresidentEvil: The high priest's hands disappear beneath his robe. He and his acolytes turn and walk towards the giant door at the far end of the room. Did I mention there was a giant stone door?
(1:34:05 AM) Sequence: No, /you didn't/.
(1:34:10 AM) Sequence: Alissa is thoroughly spooked.
(1:34:54 AM) Scantron: Can Spencer roll Academics to see if he knows of any aztec rituals that this resembles?
(1:35:01 AM) Dexanote: "... well. Uh." Tomas too!
(1:35:16 AM) PresidentEvil: They assemble in a line in front of the door and begin to chant. As they do, the door slowly groans and begins to slide open.
(1:35:24 AM) Rapid: Lucas arches an eyebrow, still aiming at the priests, but less inclined to shoot.
(1:35:52 AM) Sequence: "Have I been appointed a priest or something?" Alissa mutters.
(1:36:16 AM) DrSavage: "...Oh no."
(1:36:18 AM) PresidentEvil: No, guys. You don't need a roll to know that this isn't exactly whatever the aztec word for kosher is.
(1:37:06 AM) Scantron: "I sincerely hope you haven't just been asked to do battle with a demon."
(1:37:10 AM) DrSavage: "We...are about to engage something."
(1:37:34 AM) Sequence: "Fuck. No way out but through." She takes a deep breath and strides forward, shoulders squared and knife held vertical before her.
(1:38:20 AM) Scantron: Spencer follows.
(1:38:26 AM) DrSavage: He chuckles nervously. "And here I am, having forgotten my good suit." He takes out an ankh token and squeezes it, putting it into his shirt again.
(1:38:39 AM) Rapid: Lucas glances at her and stays a couple steps behind her, his bow trained on the opening door.
(1:38:58 AM) PresidentEvil: Once the door creaks fully open, the priests line up on either side, unmoving, unspeaking.
(1:39:25 AM) Dexanote: Tomas draws a card, crouching a bit.
(1:40:18 AM) Sequence: Alissa closes her eyes and takes another deep breath, pausing just before the door. It's not the first time she's gone to uncertain death. She steps through.
(1:40:21 AM) PresidentEvil: Guess it's all you, now.
(1:40:47 AM) Scantron: Spencer pauses with Alissa, then steps through as wel.
(1:40:49 AM) Scantron: *well
(1:40:57 AM) DrSavage: Adam aims his pistol, concerned but following too.
(1:41:22 AM) Rapid: Lucas follows the medic in without breaking stride
(1:41:47 AM) PresidentEvil: This place is dark. Like, supernaturally dark. Alissa, your flashlight barely pierces the gloom.
(1:41:52 AM) Dexanote: Tomas follws behind, keeping his eye out.
(1:43:22 AM) PresidentEvil: When you're all through, the doors creak shut behind you.
(1:43:26 AM) Sequence: "Fuck."
(1:43:52 AM) PresidentEvil: Oh shit, something's moving in the middle of the room.
(1:44:07 AM) Rapid: Lucas immediately takes aim at it
(1:44:10 AM) DrSavage: "Weapons ready, team." Adam says nervously, worried.
(1:44:15 AM) Scantron: Spencer points his crossbow in that general direction.
(1:44:43 AM) Sequence: Alissa hefts the dagger again.
(1:45:31 AM) Dexanote: Tomas readies!!
(1:46:31 AM) PresidentEvil: For a split second you see two red points ahead of you, like hot coals. They flutter in and out for a moment... like two eyes blinking.
(1:46:35 AM) PresidentEvil: Roll for initiative.
(1:46:52 AM) Scantron: 6df+5 oh sh-
(1:46:53 AM) Glacon: Scantron: oh sh-: 7 (6df+5=-, +, +, -, +, +)
(1:47:46 AM) Rapid: 6df+6
(1:47:47 AM) Glacon: Rapid: 4 (6df+6=0, -, -, 0, -, +)
(1:48:24 AM) Sequence: 6df+7 FUCK
(1:48:24 AM) Glacon: Sequence: FUCK: 4 (6df+7=+, 0, -, -, -, -)
(1:48:29 AM) Dexanote: 6df+4
(1:48:29 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: 5 (6df+4=0, +, 0, +, 0, -)
(1:49:04 AM) DrSavage: 6df+5
(1:49:05 AM) Glacon: DrSavage: 4 (6df+5=0, +, -, -, 0, 0)
(1:50:05 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 RRRAAAWR
(1:50:05 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: RRRAAAWR: 7 (6df+6=0, +, 0, +, 0, -)
(1:52:38 AM) PresidentEvil: For a moment, everything's silent. Then, there's a gigantic roar as this titanic figure comes crashing out of the darkness, bearing down on Spencer. It's your turn too spence, whaddya do?
(1:53:26 AM) Scantron: 6df+8 Old Fashioned SHOOT IT WITH A CROSSBOW. Spencer does it up!
(1:53:27 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Old Fashioned SHOOT IT WITH A CROSSBOW. Spencer does it up!: 11 (6df+8=+, +, -, 0, +, +)
(1:53:53 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 I AM MADE OF STONE BIPCHETS
(1:53:54 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: I AM MADE OF STONE BIPCHETS: 5 (6df+8=+, -, -, 0, -, -)
(1:55:03 AM) PresidentEvil: Spencer, you loose one into the thing's giant, gaping stone mouth. It screams in pain and, in response, tries to backhand you with one of its four stony fists.
(1:55:17 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 stone cold pimpslappin'
(1:55:17 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: stone cold pimpslappin': 5 (6df+8=-, -, +, -, 0, -)
(1:55:25 AM) Scantron: 6df+6 ...ha.
(1:55:25 AM) Glacon: Scantron: ...ha.: 7 (6df+6=+, -, +, 0, +, -)
(1:55:49 AM) PresidentEvil: Spence manages to duck the blow.
(1:56:27 AM) PresidentEvil: .reme Order Spencer/Boss, Tomas, Adam/Alissa/Lucas
(1:56:27 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: done.
(1:56:57 AM) Dexanote: PM
(1:59:17 AM) Dexanote: Ok. Here goes nothing.
(2:00:49 AM) Dexanote: 6df+4 Tomas immediately dashes to the right, circling their foe. He draws a point from his belt, releasing his Climbing Cord; he swings the weighted anchor fast and wheels it at the monster, hopefully wrapping around a limb!
(2:00:49 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: Tomas immediately dashes to the right, circling their foe. He draws a point from his belt, releasing his Climbing Cord; he swings the weighted anchor fast and wheels it at the monster, hopefully wrapping around a limb!: 0 (6df+4=-, -, -, 0, 0, -)
(2:01:37 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 Oh fuck that shit little man
(2:01:37 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Oh fuck that shit little man: 9 (6df+6=0, +, 0, +, +, 0)
(2:02:14 AM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, the big guy just jumps over your cord. Sorry bro, but the dice have spoken.
(2:02:41 AM) PresidentEvil: Now it's everyone else.
(2:02:46 AM) Dexanote: "FFFFFFFFFF-"
(2:03:08 AM) Dexanote: He flicks his wrist and the cord whips back to his belt. "Wretched-"
(2:03:30 AM) Sequence: 6df+6 Alissa hefts her knife and examines their foe. Any weakpoints?
(2:03:30 AM) Glacon: Sequence: Alissa hefts her knife and examines their foe. Any weakpoints?: 2 (6df+6=-, 0, -, -, -, 0)
(2:04:32 AM) Rapid: 6df+7 Lucas wastes no time in shooting for the eyes. He'd cross his fingers, but he's busy shooting.
(2:04:32 AM) Glacon: Rapid: Lucas wastes no time in shooting for the eyes. He'd cross his fingers, but he's busy shooting.: 6 (6df+7=0, 0, 0, 0, -, 0)
(2:05:10 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 PDef
(2:05:11 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: PDef: 10 (6df+6=+, +, +, +, -, +)
(2:05:27 AM) PresidentEvil: Not very close, Lucas.
(2:05:40 AM) DrSavage: 6df+4 Adam opens fire on dat monster.
(2:05:40 AM) Glacon: DrSavage: Adam opens fire on dat monster.: 0 (6df+4=-, 0, 0, -, -, -)
(2:06:21 AM) Dexanote: "We all suck!"
(2:06:33 AM) Sequence: "It's this /fucking/ dark!"
(2:06:48 AM) Dexanote: "You're the one with the flashlight!"
(2:07:01 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 Don't push me Adam.
(2:07:01 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Don't push me Adam.: 4 (6df+6=0, -, +, 0, -, -)
(2:07:04 AM) Scantron: "I think I hit it."
(2:07:37 AM) Rapid: "... anyone got a grenade?"
(2:07:48 AM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, even in this dark you can tell you missed, Adam.
(2:07:58 AM) Dexanote: "In an underground death chamber?"
(2:08:25 AM) Sequence: "It's the size of my pinky!"
(2:08:39 AM) Sequence: *redact that to the appropriate timing
(2:09:38 AM) PresidentEvil: It's still your turn, Sequence.
(2:10:58 AM) PresidentEvil: No cracks in the armor that you can determine, Seqqy.
(2:11:24 AM) PresidentEvil: Now, at the start of the next turn, the monster wheels on Lucas, attempting to snatch him up!
(2:11:44 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 Ath
(2:11:44 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: Ath: 9 (6df+6=0, +, -, +, +, +)
(2:11:54 AM) PresidentEvil: Lucas, Ath to dodge.
(2:17:58 AM) Rapid: 6df+6 oh god please dodge
(2:17:58 AM) Glacon: Rapid: oh god please dodge: 6 (6df+6=-, 0, -, 0, +, +)
(2:18:29 AM) PresidentEvil: Nope! You're picked up and hurled into a wall! -1 body.
(2:18:38 AM) PresidentEvil: Spencer!
(2:18:54 AM) Dexanote: "Lucas!" Tomas hears a thumk!
(2:19:01 AM) Scantron: 6df+4 Spencer loads an arrow and does it up!
(2:19:01 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Spencer loads an arrow and does it up!: 5 (6df+4=-, +, 0, 0, +, 0)
(2:20:27 AM) PresidentEvil: (Yeah, I have to go for 5 minutes, there may be an emergency.)
(2:24:34 AM) PresidentEvil: (Well, since I can't say this in the proper channel.)
(2:24:54 AM) PresidentEvil: (Apparently someone's tire just exploded in the parking lot, and I have to get dressed and go make sure it wasn't mine.)
(2:28:55 AM) PresidentEvil: (And now I will be taking another short walk for unrelated reasons.)
(2:31:37 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 PDef, getting back to it...
(2:31:38 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: PDef, getting back to it...: 6 (6df+6=0, -, +, +, -, 0)
(2:32:51 AM) PresidentEvil: Yeah, no repeat, Spence. Your arrow thunks off his jaw.
(2:33:25 AM) PresidentEvil: Next up is, I believe, Tomas?
(2:35:15 AM) Dexanote: "And lets try this AGAIN!" Tomas unwinds the cord and dashes, slides again, whipping it at a monster-leg!
(2:35:20 AM) Dexanote: 6df+4
(2:35:21 AM) Glacon: Dexanote: 5 (6df+4=+, -, -, +, +, 0)
(2:35:54 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 I think not.
(2:35:55 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: I think not.: 6 (6df+6=-, 0, 0, 0, 0, +)
(2:36:07 AM) PresidentEvil: Closer now this time, but still no cigar.
(2:36:11 AM) Dexanote: "FFFFFFUUUUUU-"
(2:36:40 AM) PresidentEvil: ...Aaand everyone else.
(2:37:01 AM) Sequence: 6df+6 Alissa tries to spot a weakness again!
(2:37:01 AM) Glacon: Sequence: Alissa tries to spot a weakness again!: 4 (6df+6=+, -, -, -, -, +)
(2:37:59 AM) PresidentEvil: You do spot a crack in the side, Sequence. +4 to any attack from that side.
(2:38:06 AM) Rapid: 6df+7 Lucas groans, but he ain't dead yet! Arrows! Do something!
(2:38:07 AM) Glacon: Rapid: Lucas groans, but he ain't dead yet! Arrows! Do something!: 9 (6df+7=-, -, +, +, +, +)
(2:38:07 AM) PresidentEvil: Once you tell people, that is.
(2:38:40 AM) Sequence: "There's a crack in it's side! Right there!" Alissa points with the dagger.
(2:38:41 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6 PDef.
(2:38:41 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: PDef.: 7 (6df+6=0, +, 0, -, +, 0)
(2:38:52 AM) DrSavage: 6df+8 Perception to Ranged maneuver
(2:38:53 AM) Glacon: DrSavage: Perception to Ranged maneuver: 8 (6df+8=+, 0, -, -, 0, +)
(2:38:59 AM) PresidentEvil: Lucas, you land an arrow right in its eye, and it roars.
(2:39:17 AM) Rapid: "Hah! Suck it ass- oh it's mad now..."
(2:39:22 AM) PresidentEvil: I believe that's everyone? Back to the start.
(2:39:32 AM) Scantron: Spencer, or beast?
(2:39:48 AM) PresidentEvil: Beast first, which is now attempting to bitch slap spencer!
(2:40:01 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+8 take that
(2:40:01 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: take that: 4 (6df+8=-, -, 0, -, -, 0)
(2:40:02 AM) Scantron: 6df+6 Eep
(2:40:02 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Eep: 8 (6df+6=+, +, +, -, 0, 0)
(2:40:13 AM) PresidentEvil: Not even close. Your turn, Spencer.
(2:40:40 AM) Scantron: 6df+8 Spencer shoots where Alissa gestured!
(2:40:41 AM) Glacon: Scantron: Spencer shoots where Alissa gestured!: 12 (6df+8=+, +, 0, 0, +, +)
(2:40:56 AM) PresidentEvil: 6df+6
(2:40:56 AM) Glacon: PresidentEvil: 5 (6df+6=+, -, 0, +, -, -)
(2:41:19 AM) PresidentEvil: Spencer, cracks shoot up the thing's body, and it screams loud enough to deafen you.
(2:41:41 AM) Dexanote: "AAAaagh-"
(2:41:55 AM) PresidentEvil: Then, there's a thunderous crash, and the thing explodes! Your vision goes completely dark, all of you.
(2:41:59 AM) Scantron: Spencer winces and stumbles back.
(2:42:13 AM) Rapid: Lucas is already against a wall
(2:42:18 AM) Sequence: Alissa shouts, covering her eyes.
(2:42:31 AM) Scantron: ~Maybe I should grow a goatee.~
(2:42:42 AM) PresidentEvil: The scream and darkness continue for what seems like forever, until both abate and you find yourself back in #farrecon