[Taocow PBEM] Chapter XVII - On The Border Of Doom

[Alex Bayne]

OOC:  Wait, what happened to Osiris?  That was the whole point of my  
exorcism!

[Sia]
Sialillion briefly checks on Osiris, then hurries down the tunnel  
towards her other companions, readying her compound bow and quiver.   
As soon as she can get a shot off, she fires a tranquilizer gas  
arrowhead towards the center of the group of enemies, favoring the Orc  
with the Kittani pulse rifle if possible.
[/Sia]

On Dec 12, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Aaron Clausen wrote:

>>> [In Om's Dwelling]
>
>>> [GM]
>>> While Om looks on nervously, Sia's ritual takes place.  Osiris's  
>>> body
>>> screams in pain.  Inhuman gurgles come from his mouth, and then  
>>> suddenly a
>>> dark shade seems to come out of his eyes, flayling around.  It  
>>> seems to
>>> strike at Sia, but is forced back.  It tries to quickly towards  
>>> the others,
>>> but cannot.
>>>
>>> Though Sia does not notice, however, Om has carelessly come to  
>>> close.  The
>>> shadow strikes at him.  Om yells in an incomprehensible language  
>>> and then
>>> says in a voice almost as if he's being strangled "Get out now!!!!"
>>>
>>> Suddenly his mighty branch-like hands swing out, literally  
>>> smashing rock to
>>> rubble as he runs towards Sia.
>>> [/GM]
>
>>>  [OOC]
>>>  Combat time!
>>>
>>>  Initiative:
>>>   Om (apparently possessed) - 24
>>>    Alex - 15*
>>>    Sia - 8
>>>    Talas - 8
>>>    Ted - 2
>>>
>>>    * I'm giving Alex a +6 because her Sixth Sense did go off.
>>>  [/OOC]
>
>>> [GM]
>>> Om strikes at Sia with one of his hands [Strike: 15], but Sia  
>>> easily leaps
>>> out of the way [Dodge: 18].
>>> [/GM]
>
>> [Alex]
>> Alex pulls a neural grenade warhead and presses it against the back
>> of Om if possible [Strike: Natural 20!]. Should work just like a
>> neural mace.
>> [/Alex]
>
> [GM]
> Alex easily gets the neural grenade to Om's back.  The neural jolt
> causes Om to spasm.  It has a very clear and immediate effect, slowing
> him down, though, as he smashes rock, it's clear his substantial
> strength is still intact.
> [/GM]
>
>> [Sia]
>> Alarmed, Sia quickly backs away from the ritual circle towards where
>> her partymates are standing and cries "Myrellen Vosh'na!", summoning
>> her blue energy field as a form-fitting bubble around her and her
>> companions.
>> [/Sia]
>
>> [Talas]
>> Talas casts Banishment. in the hope that the shadow as not gained a
>> firm hold on Om.
>> [Talas]
>
> [GM]
> Om screams, or rather some horrific entity's voice, through Om's
> tortured mouth, screams.  A shadow rises from Om as his massive body
> hits the floor like a tree falling on stone.
>
> "Weeeee'lllll meeeet agaaaain Deeeemonnnn Quellerrrrrrrr!" a thin  
> voice
> cries, and then is gone.
> [/GM]
>
>> [Ted]
>> Ted draws his sword and then waits patiently until it is his turn to
>> make use of the exit.
>> [/Ted]
>
> [GM]
> Om, still clearly shaky from the effects of the possession and Alex's
> neural grenade shakly gets up.
>
> "A hearty thanks to the both of you." he says weakly to Talas and  
> Alex.
>  "Now quickly, follow your companions.  Waste no time, for they are in
> great danger."
> [/GM]
>
> [Meanwhile at the entrance of the cave...]
>
> [Round #1]
>
>> [GM]
>> With Koba leading the way, Carlos, Alister, Owen and Lady Frost head
>> out the door, and through the dank tunnel. The passage ends at very
>> great roots, which open up to reveal two orcs on giant wolves and one
>> Technowizard on a hoverboard.
>> [/GM]
>
>>   [OOC]
>>   Initiative:
>>    Alister - 20
>>    Enemy Orc #1 - 14
>>    Lady Frost - 13
>>    Enemy Technowizard - 12
>>    Koba - 11
>>    Enemy Orc #2 - 10
>>    Owen - 7
>>    Carlos - 1
>>
>>  Let the combat commence.
>>  [/OOC]
>
> [Alister]
> Alister takes a moment to active his Armor of Ithan, and then pulls  
> out
> his ion pulse rifle and fires a short burst at the Technowizard  
> [Strike:
> 16].
> [/Alister]
>
> [Enemy Technowizard]
> The enemy Technowizard attempts to dodge [Dodge: 10] but fails, and  
> the
> short burst strikes him [Damage: 24MD].  A blue field lights up around
> him, indicating some sort of energy shield.
> [/Enemy Technowizard]
>
> [Enemy Orc #1]
> One of the Orcs whips out a Kittani K-4 laser pulse rifle (rare enough
> around these parts) and opens fire on Alister with a three round burst
> [Strike: Natural 20].  The shot hits Alister [Damage: 82MD].  The shot
> pierces Alister's Armor of Ithan, and cooks into his armor [Damage to
> armor: 42MD].
> [/Enemy Orc #1]
>
> [Lady Frost]
> Lady Frost turns her attention to the Orc rider that just struck
> Alister, lifting her arms and shooting out a jet of ice [Strike: 13]  
> at
> the rider's arm.
> [/Lady Frost]
>
> [Enemy Orc #1]
> The orc's wolfish mount easily dodges [Dodge: Natural 20] Lady Frost's
> ice attack.
> [/Enemy Orc #1]
>
> [Enemy Technowizard]
> The enemy technowizard, seeing his fellow (but good) technowizard hit,
> fires a small rather ordinary looking energy pistol, but with a
> spherical extension of the butt that seems to flash with several  
> lights
> [Strike: 4], but misses.  The shot leaves a smoking hole in the  
> ground a
> good foot wide and deep.
> [/Enemy Technowizard]
>
>> [Koba]
>> Spotting the technowizard on the hoverboard, Koba lets loose with a
>> burst from his Ion rifle [Strike: 10].
>> [/Koba]
>
> [Enemy Technowizard]
> The Technowizard attempts to evade [Dodge: 6], but the burst strikes  
> him
> [Damage: 40MD].  The Technowizard's blue field lights up, but seems a
> little less bright by the end of the burst.
> [/Enemy Technowizard]
>
>> [Koba]
>> As soon as his shots go off he will run towards the nearest cover
>> available.
>> [/Koba]
>
> [Enemy Orc #2]
> The second enemy orc rider fires off a burst of the JA-12 laser  
> rifle at
>  Koba as he moves for cover [Strike: 8].
> [/Enemy Orc #2]
>
> [Koba]
> Koba tries to dodge [Dodge: 6], but cannot [Damage: 20MD].  He does,
> however, manage to find some cover behind a large pile of boulders.
> [/Koba]
>
>> [Owen]
>> Owen moves out of the way of the others and take aim with his pulse
>> rifle and fire a burst at the closest Orc [Strike: 19]
>> [/Owen]
>
> [Enemy Orc #1]
> The nearest enemy orc, which has just struck Alister, attempts to  
> dodge
> [Dodge: 17], but Owen's burst still hits true [Damage: 16MD].
> [/Enemy Orc #1]
>
>> [Carlos]
>> Taking aim, Carlos lets loose on the Technowizard [Strike: 15].
>> [/Carlos]
>
> [Enemy Technowizard]
> The enemy Technowizard tries to dodge [Dodge: 11], but is unable, and
> Carlos' burst hits [Damage: 25MD].  The energy field seems to absorb
> some of it, but then flickers out, and his armor takes some visible  
> damage.
> [/Enemy Technowizard]
>
> [Round #2]
>
> [OOC]
> If everyone still left in the cave departs now, I'll let them enter at
> this round, though at low initiative.  The order will be Ted  
> (because he
> was the first of the remaining PCs to the exit), then Alex, Sia and  
> Ted.
>  That is, unless some of you want to remain down there.
> [/OOC]
>
> [Alister]
> "Bastard!" Alister curses loudly as he dives for cover, pulling
> something out of his pocket that disappears with a small flash  
> [Strike: 15].
> [/Alister]
>
> [Enemy Orc #1]
> The enemy orc turns his attention to Lady Frost, letting off another
> shot [Strike: 20, not natural].
> [/Enemy Orc #2]
>
> [Lady Frost]
> Lady Frost takes the damage and then fires another bolt of ice, this  
> one
> catching the huge wolf's front feet, stopping it dead in its tracks.
> The rider flies out off its back and face first into the water.
> [/Lady Frost]
>
> [Enemy Technowizard]
> As the enemy Technowizard readies to fire again, there's a loud
> explosion right beside him [Damage: 13MD], knocking him off his hover
> board and into the water.
> [/Enemy Technowizard]
>
> OOC: And now the rest of you can proceed...
>
> -- 
> Aaron Clausen mightymartianca at gmail.com
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