[Taocow PBEM] [Alex, Vesper, Veronique and Ted] Book 3 - Chapter XVIII

[Aaron Clausen]

>> [GM]
>> While the company puzzles over the problem, stuffing junk into the
>> hole in the hull has slowed the leak down considerably. Of course,
>> power will have to be restored before the pumps can start getting
>> rid of the water already there, but for the moment, at least, the
>> ship is in no danger of sinking.
>>
>> Vesper is pondering every bit of knowledge he has on dimensional
>> portals and anomalies, and even knowledge on related fields of
>> magic. After some thinking, he's fairly certain that this is some
>> sort of technowizard device. He also senses that this isn't simply
>> some sort of pocket dimension, but rather the orb is a gateway to a
>> much larger dimension. The precise purpose of the orb is hard to
>> determine with so little information, but such a device could be a
>> powerful weapon, if, for instance, unleashed on an enemy encampment
>> or an army. Since this is some sort of technowizardry or
>> biowizardry, it is also likely that the device is being controlled
>> by a sentient or semi-sentient entity, much as a rune weapon is
>> possessed of such an entity. In that case, perhaps psionics might
>> be the best approach, to attempt contact with whatever is
>> controlling the orb.
>>
>> As they speak, the smell of sulfur and brimstone returns, and then
>> orb appears again, darting between shipping containers, but not
>> getting too close.
>> [/GM]

> [Vesper]
> Psionics especially telepathy might help here. There is some kind of
> intelligence controlling this Technowizard device.
>
> I can attempt it unless one of you believes you might be better at
> this.
> [/Vesper]

> [Lady Veronique]
> Veronique says "Well if you don't want me to try and destroy it, we
> should probably retreat until we can come up with a better plan as
> far as getting the people trapped inside out."
> [/Lady Veronique]

> [Vesper]
> Vesper will attempt the telepathic contact.
> [/Vesper]

[GM]
For a moment, nothing much happens. Vesper enters a sort of telepathic 
trance, but the orb doesn't seem to react at all. And then Vesper's face 
begins to contort, and then he begins to scream.
[/GM]

-- 
Aaron Clausen
mightymartianca at gmail.com

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