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[Owen] <BR>
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Seeing the Brain moving towards the vortex, Owen will create a Wall of Fire underneath the Brain in the direction of the Vortex, seeking to cut off its escape, as well as give it somthing else to think about.<BR>
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[\Owen]<BR> <BR>> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:19:11 -0700<BR>> From: mightymartianca@gmail.com<BR>> To: taocowpbem@zork.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Taocow PBEM] Book 3 - Chapter II<BR>> <BR>> >> [GM]<BR>> >> Koba's shot is the charm, hitting the fishman square between his <BR>> >> beady fishy eyes [Damage: 20MD], and pretty much blowing it right <BR>> >> off.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> But the problems are hardly over. The water is now above<BR>> >> everyone's ankles, and above the shaft where Carlos and Raven are<BR>> >> can be heard many footsteps. It seems presently the only escape<BR>> >> route is the shaft, but it also sounds like there are enemies above<BR>> >> it.<BR>> >> [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> > [Owen]<BR>> > "Well, it looks like our only way out is up."<BR>> > [/Owen]<BR>> <BR>> > [Koba]<BR>> > "Time to leave. Everyone up the ladder." With that, Koba will fly up <BR>> > the shaft to the top to clear the way for the others.<BR>> > [/Koba]<BR>> <BR>> > [Owen]<BR>> > "Let's Go."<BR>> > <BR>> > Following Koba's advice, Owen will move towards the ladder to begin <BR>> > climbing.<BR>> > [/Owen]<BR>> <BR>> > [Lyle]<BR>> > Catching his breath and making sure everything is still intact and <BR>> > functional, he looks up. "Let's get going"<BR>> > <BR>> > Lyle will bring up the rear and keep his eyes open for anything that <BR>> > might up behind/under us.<BR>> > [/Lyle]<BR>> <BR>> [GM]<BR>> The only thing behind the company is a lot of water.<BR>> [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> > [Raven]<BR>> > Raven followed the others after they went ahead, preferring to be <BR>> > last.<BR>> > [/Raven]<BR>> <BR>> > [Ted]<BR>> > The lizard man jumps for the rope and begins climbing.<BR>> > [/Ted]<BR>> <BR>> [GM]<BR>> Ted still finds himself very weak, and climbing is more difficult than <BR>> he expected. The others notice volumnuous amounts of sweat pouring off <BR>> of him.<BR>> [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> [Talas]<BR>> Talas follows the others up.<BR>> [/Talas]<BR>> <BR>> > [Carlos]<BR>> > Carlos will inch forward a little with his rifle in hand ready to<BR>> > fire if needed. He'll try to survey the area while waiting for his<BR>> > comrades to arrive.<BR>> > [/Carlos]<BR>> <BR>> > [Alex]<BR>> > Alex will put her JA-12 away and switch to her C-12 Rifle. She will <BR>> > then use levitation to float up the ladder way.<BR>> > <BR>> > If there is anybody waiting on the other side, she will fire bursts <BR>> > to suppress the enemy while others get up the passageway.<BR>> > [/Alex]<BR>> <BR>> [GM]<BR>> Alex is the first to reach the top of the shaft, with Koba and Carlos<BR>> close behind. Both find themselves confronted by a scene of chaos. What<BR>> sounded like an army above is actual dozens of fishmen, some in clear<BR>> panic while others are trying to bridge a thirty foot gap in the passage<BR>> way between where the company is and the emergency airlock with pieces<BR>> of tubing, metal and whatever they can seem to scrounge up. A few<BR>> floating brains can be seen, the strange implants between the <BR>> hemispheres of their loathsome bodies glowing bright red. The psychic<BR>> effect is so strong that Alex finds herself feeling a little ill, though<BR>> it's clearly not directed at her, but rather at the fishmen.<BR>> <BR>> And then Alex catches sight of a familiar figure. Standing there is a<BR>> tall insectoid humanoid D-Bee standing about four and a half feet<BR>> tall, with pinchers where a mouth should be, four compound eyes and two<BR>> legs and four arms. This, if Alex, Koba and Carlos remember correctly,<BR>> is the submarine's medical officer, Dr. Zazbrurr. The D-Bee is wearing<BR>> some rather bizarre body armor, and in two hands are energy pistols and<BR>> in the other two are vibroblades. Behind him are two ape-like D-Bees and<BR>> four fishmen in bulky body armor with large guns. They ignore the<BR>> madness around them and stare straight at Alex and Carlos.<BR>> <BR>> Alex [Strikes: 5 and 7] and Carlos [Strikes: 3 and 15] open fire. One <BR>> of the fishman dodges [Dodge: 8], but the insectoid, who is also struck, <BR>> is unable to [Dodage: 1], and Alex's burst hits it in the chest [Damage: <BR>> 14MD]. Carlos's first shot goes over their heads, putting quite a deep <BR>> hole in the ceiling above [Damage: 48MD], but the second hits one of the <BR>> ape-like D-Bees, who also fails to dodge [Dodge: 13, Damage: 40MD].<BR>> <BR>> At that moment the rest of the company arrives at the top of the shaft <BR>> and see scene. The four fishmen and the two ape D-Bees are clearly <BR>> military trained as they drop down to defensive positions with rifles <BR>> raised. The insectoid D-Bee flings himself behind a bulkhead.<BR>> <BR>> Then something truly awful comes into view. It is like the other <BR>> brains, only much much bigger, at least ten feet across. Blood vessels <BR>> throb and the brain seems to glow. From a black, diamond-shaped <BR>> structure between the two hemispheres emanates a purplish field.<BR>> <BR>> A voice, disembodied but still clearly coming from the brain echoes <BR>> through everyones' heads. "Zazbrurr, you have failed me. The Sunaj <BR>> your lord sent me is dead and my redoubt in ruins. The submarine cannot <BR>> be taken and must be destroyed." The insectoid falls back into view, <BR>> clutching at its ant-like head and screaming. Ooz drips between its <BR>> clawed fingers and then it drops to the ground, its head split like a <BR>> mellon.<BR>> <BR>> Everone in the group feels the giant brain's attack like ripples in a <BR>> pond. They were not the targets, but some residual effect of the <BR>> psychic attack can still do damage. Carlos, Lyle and Talas feel it like <BR>> a massive migraine. Blood leaks from their noses and they actually take <BR>> some physical damage (4 SDC). Their vision is blurred so badly that <BR>> combat will be difficult [-6 to Strike, Dodge and Parry].<BR>> <BR>> The air around the brain thing begins to vibrate and then swirl like a <BR>> whirlpool. The emergency lights dim to almost nothing, and even the <BR>> power inside environmental armor diminishes so that optics do not work <BR>> properly.<BR>> <BR>> The brain turns towards the company, and two horrifying eyes protruding <BR>> from tendrily chords connected to the brain fixate on them. "At least I <BR>> know you all will die, trapped here, for your sub is about to be <BR>> destroyed by mean remaining minions." Now connected to this monster's <BR>> mind, they can see three fishmen somewhere in the domed structure beyond <BR>> carefully aiming what looks like a large laser cannon at the sub, which <BR>> can be dimly glimpsed, still chained as a fierce battle between fishmen <BR>> and sub crew takes place underwater.<BR>> <BR>> The brain begins backing away towards the vortex, which now clearly is <BR>> some sort of dimensional gateway. Beyond can be vaguely glimpsed a <BR>> terrifying world of pinkish oozing mounds, like moving flesh, set <BR>> against a blood-red sky. Unfortunately the brain and the vortex seem to <BR>> be standing between the company and the fishmen about to start firing on <BR>> the submarine.<BR>> [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Aaron Clausen<BR>> mightymartianca@gmail.com<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Taocowpbem mailing list<BR>> Taocowpbem@zork.net<BR>> http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem<BR>                                            <br /><hr />The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5' target='_new'>Get busy.</a></body>
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