[Taocow PBEM] [Vesper, Alex, Oz and Ithdalkal] Book 3 - Chapter XIV - Belmont Abbey

Sun Apr 20 05:35:27 UTC 2014

[Alex]
Digging in her gear pack, she pulls out a leaf, "I was given this and 
told it would heal almost anything but be used up in the process." She 
will wrap it around the young d-bee.
[/Alex]

On 04/20/2014 01:18, Peter Perkins wrote:
> [Vesper]
> "I will need to summon something to help heal him, but for now I will 
> perform some minor magics to help stabilize him." Vesper casts heal 
> wounds on the young d bee.
> I need to get him someplace safe for more to be done."
>
> Vesper looked to Alex, "We will get out of this."
> Turning back to his patient, "And you will live."
> Vesper waits for them to pry the boards free to the other building.
> [/Vesper]
>
> On Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:45 PM, Aaron Clausen 
> <mightymartianca at gmail.com> wrote:
> OOC: Sorry about the screwed up double post there. Hit Send to soon.
>
>
> >> [Keldon]
> >> "Yes, yes, of course." he says, clearly frightened out of his mind.
> >> "Lads, open the trap door, and be quick."
> >>
> >> As his sons work, Keldon tries to explain, "This building was built on
> >> top of the ruins of some old store, and there were storage rooms
> >> underneath. There was a tunnel linking it to where the brothel is, but
> >> I cannot say if it's still intact."
> >>
> >> Moments later the two sons announce "It's open father!", pointing to
> >> where a bookshelf had been just a moment before. There, in the floor,
> >> is a trapdoor.
> >>
> >> At that moment, there is a loud bang, followed by another one. The
> >> front door shivers, but does not yield. "Quick now! That door will
> >> withstand some Kydian boots, but not Kydian energy weapons."
> >>
> >> As everyone moves forward, there's the sound of a energy weapon (or
> >> rather several energy weapons) opening fire. The door shivers, starts
> >> to glow, and then explodes, molten bits of metal and other substances
> >> scattering over the front of the store. Some land on scrolls and begin
> >> to smolder. Through the smoke and wreckage of the door, plasma and
> >> laser beams shoot into the store.
> >>
> >> The Archbishop runs towards the trapdoor, pushing one of Keldon's
> >> sons, who is shoved into an energy beam that cuts deep into his body.
> >>
> >> "Nooooo!" Keldon cries.
> >> [/Keldon]
>
> > [Vesper]
> > Vesper casts energy field to fill the doorway and buy them all a tiny
> > bit more time ushering people down through the passageway. When he
> > see's Keldons son killed he closes his eyes briefly. "Bastards."
> >
> > Only after Alex is safely down does he follow below.
> >
> > Noticing Alex look over Keldon's son, "Bring him with us I might be
> > able to do something !"
> > [/Vesper]
>
> > [Oz]
> > "That's enough of that." Oz aims and fires one of his pistols at the
> > archbishop.
> > [/Oz]
>
> [GM]
> Half of the Archbishop's chest turns to red paste, and he's dead before
> he hits the ground.
> [/GM]
>
> > [Alex]
> > The coalition ranger does not like that one bit but something that needs
> > to be dealt with later, if they survive.
> > [/Alex]
>
> > [Vesper]
> > Vesper will help carry Keldon's son if someone indicates he is still 
> alive.
> > Heading down into the tunnel trying to carry the D Bee gently.
> > [/Vesper]
>
> [Keldon]
> Keldon and his other son do their best to help Vesper. Keldon is
> wailing. "Live, boy, live!"
> [/Keldon]
>
> > [Alex]
> > "Lets bring him down," she states. She has an idea where she wants to go
> > last.
> > As soon as everybody is clear, she will fire a pair of concussion
> > grenades at the incoming troops. [Strike: Natural 20 and 8]
> > [/Alex]
>
> [GM]
> One of the grenades hits dead center between two Kydians and knocks them
> flying back through the door, while the other temporarily disables
> another. Alex's shots have bought some time.
> [/GM]
>
> > [Alex]
> > "Move, everybody move."
> >
> > While going down, she asks Oz, "Any explosives?"
> > [/Alex]
>
> > [Oz]
> > Oz drops his pistols into their holsters and pulls the shotgun off his
> > back. "I can do explosives." He starts fishing explosive shells out of
> > the ammo loops in his belt. "What are we blowing up?"
> > [/Oz]
>
> > [Alex]
> > "Tunnel so they do not follow us," Alex responds.
> > [/Alex]
>
> > [Oz]
> > The German knight nods. "Go on ahead. I'll give you a minute then blow
> > the tunnel and catch up." He looks at Ithdalkal. "Stay with Alex and
> > Vesper, make sure they return to the ship safely. Your secondary
> > orders are to find the ship captain and get him back to the ship."
> > [/Oz]
>
> > [Alex]
> > Alex really wishes that they had a real demolitions expert. Still, she
> > hopes the suitable application of high explosives will help.
> > "Alright."
> > [/Alex]
>
> [GM]
> Everyone else gets into the tunnel, Oz waits for them to get through.
> It's a reasonably well built tunnel; boarded walls, a couple of concrete
> piers holding up. It opens up into a storage room where Keldon has
> thrown some supplies; nothing magical, but rather food, liquor and other
> sundries. Whether any of it is edible to humans is hard to say.
>
> At one end of the room is a door that has been boarded up; the door
> handle removed. It will take prying off the boards to get at it.
>
> Once everyone is inside, Oz aims a few shots at what he judges the the
> weakest part of the wall to be [Skill Check Demolitions: 36%]. He fires
> into the spot [Strike: 14]. The shell hits [Damage: 8MD], and as Oz
> predicted the whole tunnel collapses. The room fills with wood splinters
> and dust, making it hard to breathe for anyone without environmental
> body armor.
>
> A few moments later they here a distant gunfire, it sounds like heavy
> weapons, and then a loud explosion nearby that shakes the walls of the
> underground hideout. Shouts can be heard above.
>
> There are seven people in this little underground room; Vesper, Oz,
> Alex, Ithdalkal, Keldon and his two sons, one of which, if not dead, is
> close to it.
>
> "We must save my son," Keldon says, "we must go now. Get the boards off
> that door, and someone help my son."
> [/GM]
>
>
>
> -- 
> Aaron Clausen
>
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