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6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:30 pm
by Pursuit
Conditions: It is early evening. The clearing is a pleasant temperature (high 70s Fahrenheit) and a ley line runs through the middle of it. Like all lines in the Dinosaur Swamp, the ley line seems to be behaving oddly and is harder to draw on. As we are out of combat, you will not be required to roll in order to replenish any PPE stores, but if you choose to draw from the line please be sure to narrate something appropriate in your post.

Back to Reality: Each of your visions now completed, you find yourselves back in the swamp where you started. The light that guided you to this clearing has disappeared, but a sense of tranquility remains. You are surrounded by the sounds of the swamp at night, life sounding out in a cacophony of chirps, croaks, roars and howls (though that last one might just be Norona’s canine companion).

As night falls, you notice that the thick canopy overhead prevents you from seeing the stars, though the light from the ley line keeps the clearing from getting too dim.

Anyone who investigates the disturbed ground in the clearing will find a smuggler’s cache full of unique and useful items!
Patron Items and Other Things
Everyone who chose a patron item will find it inside the abandoned smuggler’s cache; please include narration of your character finding his or her item. If you chose an item that requires reloads, it comes with 2 full reloads (unless the ammunition is sold by the box, in which case it comes with a full box of ammo). This includes e-clips for any items that require them. In addition, you find three empty canteens, a pair of Infrared Distancing Binoculars (TLPG page 104), and a Dosimeter (TLPG page 104).

If you have another way that you would like for your character to encounter his or her patron item, please just let me know!
Options: It is up to you what you would like to do next. You have the option to camp out for the night (or nights, should you so decide) or to head back out into the swamp immediately.

Fatigue will end up being a concern in the swamp, so per my previous GM warnings, please make sure you are up to speed on the Fatigue rules in the core rules (heat, poison and disease especially, with bumps and bruises for those who don’t take time for things like getting dry feet and Vigor rolls for any who refuse to take some time outside of environmental body armor). Try to include regular narratives on how your character is dealing with the hazards of the swamp in your posts.

Water consumption is going to be especially important. Everyone who has a survival pack has at least one canteen, which holds one quart of water. Per SWD, anyone who drinks less than 4 quarts (so 4 canteens) of water in a day will need to make Vigor rolls to avoid Fatigue.

You have several weeks of food left in the APC, in addition to anything in your survival packs. Water runs out much faster than food, though. You have two big 10 - gallon (40 quart/canteen) drums (think those big Gatorade containers on the sidelines of every high school, college or pro game you’ve ever seen) in the APC. All of this means that you have enough water for about three days of travel at a time before needing to refill. Water is easy to find, but you will have to come up with a way to purify it for drinking if you don't want to risk disease. Be creative and you'll probably find success: this is meant to add a layer of fun to the adventure, not just an administrative task.

As a note, if Tyraxas decides to help himself to any of your food or water, you will run out quicker (especially if he does so in his dragon form).

Go forth, and have fun!

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:56 am
by Conrad
Conrad helps look through the items; one of the suits was badly damaged and would never be able to be repairs, but with some modification, he could attach to one of the other suits to create a suit suitable for him to wear.

He chucks the dosimeter to Deezy
"Probably best to scan the area as a matter of habit. Don't want to get caught unaware that there is radiation present."

Knowledge History
OOC Comments
[dice]0[/dice]
[dice]1[/dice] ace [dice]7[/dice]
"Water is the main concern here," Conrad talked to the others

"Let me set up something to filter and purify the water and if Norona or anybody else can do something to ensure that there aren't any bugs or the like in there. We need to drink, well presumably we all do. However, it does take time to do, so when we finish one of the canisters, we need to start the process of filling it again and not waiting until we run out."
OOC Comments
Survival [dice]8[/dice]
wild dice [dice]2[/dice] ace [dice]9[/dice] ace [dice]10[/dice]
knowledge engineering [dice]3[/dice] ace [dice]11[/dice] ace [dice]12[/dice]
wild dice [dice]4[/dice]
Repair [dice]5[/dice]
wild dice [dice]6[/dice]
OOC Comments
Figure Knowledge Science for using the dosimeter, so Deezy I think is the only one who has that in the group
"Then we need to find somewhere to stay and work from. Are there any settlements nearby? Or do we need to hunt down some ruins chummers and fix them up."

Jameson looked over the APC and grimaced.
"I think you and Deez need to look over the APC. It is making grinding noises."

Conrad covered his eyes with his tail and shook his head.
"I only just fixed that."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:52 am
by Tyraxas
Tyraxas looks around the clearing. "Can this not be made into an acceptable base of operations? It seems fairly secure." He follows Conrad over to the pile of gear unearthed during the search of the area. "Most of this looks like it won't be of use to me, so I shall let you all have it. Let it not be said that Tyraxas isn't generous with his friends."

He nods as Conrad begins planning water sources. "I need none of this to sustain myself. I am willing to help you however I might, though." He stands next to the APC, waiting for instructions from his friends. He picks idly at the blade he found earlier when retrieving Jareb and Gift from the muck. "This looks quite sharp. I have made an excellent acquisition."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:43 pm
by Kuikku
Rolls
Notice = [dice]0[/dice]
Wild = [dice]1[/dice]
Looking around the clearing Kuikku nods. ”Your right Tyr, this may be a good place for a base of operations, at least for now. Why don't you get some height and see what is around the area. Don't go too far but see if there are any landmarks that we can use to narrow down where we are.”

Turning turning back to the APC Kuikku continues. ”Jameson, you help Deezy figure out what went wrong with the APC. You may not be able to help much mechanically but she is a real wiz working with vague descriptions. And if nothing else you can be inside while she is underneath.”

Looking towards the rest of the group Kuikku keeps handing out assignments. ”Conrad, if you have a way of keeping water from becoming a problem go for it. Take whatever parts you need but keep us mobile. Narona, Jareb; we may have a decent supply of food but being able to augment it from the area is always a good idea. See what sort of food sources have not been corrupted by that darkness and that won't throw things any more out of balance. Sierra, Toshiro; you two get a camp set up. Even if we are only here for the night after all that has happened, and the repairs we need to make, I don't expect to move again before morning. If anyone needs something let me know, I will be looking for something for this headache and trying not to throw up.”

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:25 pm
by Tyraxas
Notice
Notice
[dice]0[/dice]

WD Notice
[dice]1[/dice]

Detect Arcana
[dice]2[/dice]

WD DA
[dice]3[/dice]

Ace WD DA with prior
[dice]4[/dice]

Unskilled Survival
[dice]5[/dice]

WD Survival
[dice]6[/dice]
Tyraxas nods. "It shall be done." With that, he exits the clearing, then beats his wings, hauling himself up into the air. He takes several wide circles, casting his eyes this way and that, and peering magically into the darkness to see what he can see.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:00 pm
by Deezy Klatta
"That was a heckuva drive through the swamp!" Deezy chirps happily. "I bet the undercarriage got all banged up something fierce! C'mon Jameson, lets hammer this thing back together!"

She starts off running a few diagnostics on the onboard computer, then quickly switches off to Jameson running those and telling her what it says. The technowizard runs several laps around the APC, opening panels and hatches, before finally working her way underneath the chassis and bursting into somewhat muffled laughter.

"Well THERE'S yer problem!"

The only lull in the work is when the equipment cache is found and opened up. Deezy appears on the scene with all the preternatural speed and awareness of any child on Christmas Day, and gleefully claims a swank harness that FINALLY gives her enough pockets for all her STUFF!

She's also entranced by one of the old weapons in the cache, a sort of futuristic shotgun that, instead of shot, just shoots really BIG bullets.

But after that, no time to horse around! There's an APC to fix!
Rolls: Repair 14 (Mr Fixit 1/2 time)
Repair [dice]0[/dice] or [dice]1[/dice]

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:31 pm
by Conrad
“What about a watch rota?” Conrad considers Kuikku’s orders and spots a flaw, “Whatever that thing was could easily come back and at night, not the easiest thing to spot.”

He lifts up one of the barrels of water and brings it out of the APC, deciding he needed the space to work on the filter.

"In fact Chummers, what was that thing that was chasing us?”


Jameson grimaced as she saw the results of her failure to avoid the blast.

"Maybe we need to put some more armour on the APC. Conrad's ATV held up better under fire."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:43 am
by Toshiro 'Cybermonk'
OOC Comments
Notice [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
Survival [dice]2[/dice]
Wild [dice]3[/dice]
The vision fades and Toshiro finds himself standing in the glade, gun still raised and pointed at the glowing blue light. He finishes placing his finger on the trigger and is about to shoot, when he notices....something...is different about himself. Remembering the vision, he realizes that he feels like he did that day he went to see they Ley-line walking hermit, more....resilient, more...resistant to supernatural power.

He eyes the blue light suspiciously for another few seconds, but eventually lowers his gun and turns from the light.

Toshiro sits on a rock instead and starts taking apart his weapon methodically cleaning the barrel, trigger, and other components. He does this for a few minutes while the others weigh in on what they think the SET should do next. Lacking an interest in leadership , and knowing from experiences that communicating any complex thoughts without speaking will be difficult, Toshiro is happy to let the others work out the details of how to approach their assignment. Toshiro listens closely to the conversation though, in hopes of picking up details of the situation that he missed while wandering through the jungle.
Conrad wrote:“What about a watch rota?” Conrad considers Kuikku’s orders and spots a flaw, “Whatever that thing was could easily come back and at night, not the easiest thing to spot.”
Toshiro sets his reassembled gun on a rock and walks over to the group. He taps on the Grackletooth's shoulder after he mentions a watch rotation. When he has the groups attention, he taps on his bionic eye and then spends a minute or so point out the movement of all of the wild animals moving around brush at the edge of glade. To drive home his point, he even points to and tracks the movement of a small lizard on the edge of glad behind and to the right of him....without turning to look at it. He then nods, sure the SET understand his message. He takes up position on the rock again, this time disassembling and cleaning some the external components of his cybernetic enhancements.

When the discussion breaks up, Toshiro grabs a spare piece of piping and uses his vibro-sword to cut a few taps from it. He then stakes a few trees that are close together and hooks them up with a flexible tube to run into his canteen. He may not be able to rig up something that can collect mass amounts of water, but he can at least keep his canteen filled without dipping into the SET's water supply.
Tree tap.jpg
When the others find the buried treasure, Toshiro excitedly joins them in ransacking the cache. Unlike the others, he quickly tosses aside the armor, weapons and any other larger items found in cache instead taking his time to go through the smaller trinkets instead. To his dismay, there were no headhunters among the smugglers, and he finds no skill chips that he could use to replace the collection that was ruined when Veritas dropped him in the middle of a bog.

He then takes time to go through the other items he had discarded so quickly. He finds a shotgun similar to the one Deezy grabbed, and almosts tosses it aside until he notices that their is a rapid fire mechanism built in. Smiling at the thought of an automatic shotgun, Toshiro slings the shotgun around his back instead. He grabs a couple of boxes of slug ammo to go along with it, confident in his shooting ability to not need buckshot. The next interesting thing he comes across is a piece of fabric that is surprisingly light weight and resilient. He also notices a number of attachment points designed to distribute load evenly across the body, making it easier to carry more items without burdening the wearer.

Pleased to have found something that may be useful, Toshiro stands up and unwraps the the fabric trying to see how it is supposed to be worn. He sighs in dismay as he realizes what it is... a red buddhist style robe, meant to be draped and worn around the body, exposing one shoulder. Toshiro had never liked the nickname other used for him, and this would only encourage it all the more. But, being a practical man not all that concerned with the actions and thoughts of others, Toshiro dons the robe anyway.
BuddhistMonk.jpg
After a few hours and some heavy work setting up camp, Toshiro retrieves his canteen and takes a a few long swallows of the liquid he has collected. After a few minutes, Toshiro can tell that something doesn't feel right. He checks the canteen and the taps, realizing upon closer inspection that the trees he tapped were were covered in a brightly colored lichen. He weakly reaches up and pulls some of lichen down, magnifying it with his cybernetic eye.

Crap... Toshiro thinks, as his computer systems pull up a file on the lichen. "Highly irritating. Avoid contact with the skin, do not ingest" the database reads of in his head...

Over the next few hours, a bright red, and very itchy rash, breaks out all over Toshiros body.
OOC Comments
Playing this like a short term debilitating disease

Will last: [dice]4[/dice] Days

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 12:09 pm
by Kuikku
Conrad wrote:“What about a watch rota?” Conrad considers Kuikku’s orders and spots a flaw, “Whatever that thing was could easily come back and at night, not the easiest thing to spot.”
With a groan Kuikku sits up, the compress across his eyes falling to his lap. "Right, watches. Uhm..." He then watches Toshiro perform his spotting exercise. "Cool, Toshiro you are in charge of the watch. Assign who you think is best for each shift but make sure you get some rest as well." With that he lays back down and puts the compress back across his eyes. I think they put me in charge to see how fast I can get everyone killed. Or maybe just to kill me.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:11 pm
by Jareb
When was the last time I slept? Its different down here away from the celestial courts. No matter how many centuries pass by this frail body still hits me like a ton of bricks. Just look at my wings, only half feathers left... Its so hot and Gift is constantly squirming in this oppressive heat.
Jareb shakes the moisture out of his wings and more feathers flop to the ground. Gift’s screams of discomfort are silenced with a quick and professional diaper change. Jareb though seems to not even have the energy to call for a disposal flame burst and just lets the dirty diaper bomb plop onto the ground oozing all over.

A burst of light and Jareb’s eternal consort Solaris is by his side holding his head up. She smiles at him in adoration while she douses the diaper in flame.

Jareb nods and smiles weekly as she kisses him on the cheek, ” I know, hard days are ahead. A lack of food, water, shelter... The basic things these bodies need to survive... My dear I will try to remain ever possitive.” He wipes sweat off his brow and curiously remarks, ” Oh yes, we did do that here... Say do you suppose my bow is still there under the rocks?”



Like a flash Solaris disapears wordlessly as Jareb having found some measure of hope flaps over to a nearby rock pile in the clearing, he digs through it and eventually pulls out an ancient cloth mostly disintegrated. He slowly unwraps it and finds a harness and his ancient bow made of electricity and alien design.

He takes a sip of water and gives the rest of his special blue milk to Gift. We need to find supplies... When he hears Kuikku call out that he and Norrona scout fresh food and water sources his heart soars.
Jareb gores over to Norrona and smiles trying to beat the heat back. ” Well Norrona, got room for two on that rocket cycle?”
2 fatigue checks made, survival at 10 to find food and sources of water
Vigor vs the heat and lack of water: [dice]0[/dice] Wild [dice]1[/dice]
Vigor vs Baby duties: Seriously the swamp is no place for a baby!! [dice]2[/dice] Wild [dice]3[/dice]
Survival [dice]4[/dice] wild [dice]5[/dice] benny for EF [dice]6[/dice]

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:26 am
by Pursuit
Conditions: It is early evening and around 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the clearing (closer to 90 outside of it). A ley line runs through the center of the clearing, where a spring of pure water bubbles up.
Conrad wrote: Knowledge History
OOC Comments
[dice]36922:0[/dice]
[dice]36922:1[/dice] ace [dice]36922:7[/dice]
Conrad is aware of stories about explorers in the swamps encountering safe areas like this one, and that they were once used as waypoints for smugglers and traders. He’s only ever heard of them in the deep swamps (modern day Georgia or Florida), though. They fell out of use by most (other than locals) because of the dangers of traveling through the swamp, and especially because some of them were located near the Time Holes.
Time Holes
Anyone who knows much about the Dinosaur Swamp has heard of the Time Holes: a collection of 5 permanent rifts fused together that fluctuate in volatility and are responsible for the reemergence of dinosaurs and other past critters on Rifts earth. Some have used the Time Holes to travel through time, either as tourists or with ends of their own.
Conrad wrote: "Water is the main concern here," Conrad talked to the others

"Let me set up something to filter and purify the water and if Norona or anybody else can do something to ensure that there aren't any bugs or the like in there. We need to drink, well presumably we all do. However, it does take time to do, so when we finish one of the canisters, we need to start the process of filling it again and not waiting until we run out."
OOC Comments
Survival [dice]36922:8[/dice]
wild dice [dice]36922:2[/dice] ace [dice]36922:9[/dice] ace [dice]36922:10[/dice]
knowledge engineering [dice]36922:3[/dice] ace [dice]36922:11[/dice] ace [dice]36922:12[/dice]
wild dice [dice]36922:4[/dice]
Repair [dice]36922:5[/dice]
wild dice [dice]36922:6[/dice]
With a little bit of effort and cleverness, Conrad is able to rig up a device to distill water, boiling out impurities and collecting the condensation as drinkable water. It tastes a bit flat, but its clean, and the device is portable enough to fit in either APC. Fuel to keep it running may end up becoming a problem in the long term, but fortunately the party has at least one member who has no trouble dialing up heat…
Tyraxas wrote:
Notice
Notice
[dice]36973:0[/dice]

WD Notice
[dice]36973:1[/dice]

Detect Arcana
[dice]36973:2[/dice]

WD DA
[dice]36973:3[/dice]

Ace WD DA with prior
[dice]36973:4[/dice]

Unskilled Survival
[dice]36973:5[/dice]

WD Survival
[dice]36973:6[/dice]
Tyraxas nods. "It shall be done." With that, he exits the clearing, then beats his wings, hauling himself up into the air. He takes several wide circles, casting his eyes this way and that, and peering magically into the darkness to see what he can see.
Tyraxas sees that the swamp seems to extend for miles in all directions with no sign of a break. He does note the setting of the sun, confirming the instruments’ reading of the party’s direction of travel.

When he turns on his magical sight, Tyraxas sees the clearing stand out like a spotlight; it positively blazes with magic, stretching up above the trees in a dome shape that covers the entire area. Given what Norona has already told the group and his own intuition, Tyraxas knows that this is a spell of protection.

Outside of the barrier, he sees the aftermath of the party’s attack by that darkness creature. Though no magic is currently active, he can see that the land bears traces of unnatural shadow, almost like an infection on an otherwise healthy body.
Deezy Klatta wrote:"That was a heckuva drive through the swamp!" Deezy chirps happily. "I bet the undercarriage got all banged up something fierce! C'mon Jameson, lets hammer this thing back together!"

She starts off running a few diagnostics on the onboard computer, then quickly switches off to Jameson running those and telling her what it says. The technowizard runs several laps around the APC, opening panels and hatches, before finally working her way underneath the chassis and bursting into somewhat muffled laughter.

"Well THERE'S yer problem!"

The only lull in the work is when the equipment cache is found and opened up. Deezy appears on the scene with all the preternatural speed and awareness of any child on Christmas Day, and gleefully claims a swank harness that FINALLY gives her enough pockets for all her STUFF!

She's also entranced by one of the old weapons in the cache, a sort of futuristic shotgun that, instead of shot, just shoots really BIG bullets.

But after that, no time to horse around! There's an APC to fix!
Rolls: Repair 14 (Mr Fixit 1/2 time)
Repair [dice]36983:0[/dice] or [dice]36983:1[/dice]
With a bit of elbow grease and a few spare parts found in the smuggler’s hidey-hole, Deezy gets the APC back in fighting shape in no time.
Toshiro 'Cybermonk' wrote: When the discussion breaks up, Toshiro grabs a spare piece of piping and uses his vibro-sword to cut a few taps from it. He then stakes a few trees that are close together and hooks them up with a flexible tube to run into his canteen. He may not be able to rig up something that can collect mass amounts of water, but he can at least keep his canteen filled without dipping into the SET's water supply.
Tree tap.jpg
After a few hours and some heavy work setting up camp, Toshiro retrieves his canteen and takes a a few long swallows of the liquid he has collected. After a few minutes, Toshiro can tell that something doesn't feel right. He checks the canteen and the taps, realizing upon closer inspection that the trees he tapped were were covered in a brightly colored lichen. He weakly reaches up and pulls some of lichen down, magnifying it with his cybernetic eye.

Crap... Toshiro thinks, as his computer systems pull up a file on the lichen. "Highly irritating. Avoid contact with the skin, do not ingest" the database reads of in his head...

Over the next few hours, a bright red, and very itchy rash, breaks out all over Toshiros body.
OOC Comments
Playing this like a short term debilitating disease

Will last: [dice]37032:4[/dice] Days
Benny
Nice! Take a Benny for your description, per the house rules.
Jareb wrote:Jareb shakes the moisture out of his wings and more feathers flop to the ground. Gift’s screams of discomfort are silenced with a quick and professional diaper change. Jareb though seems to not even have the energy to call for a disposal flame burst and just lets the dirty diaper bomb plop onto the ground oozing all over.

He takes a sip of water and gives the rest of his special blue milk to Gift. We need to find supplies... When he hears Kuikku call out that he and Norrona scout fresh food and water sources his heart soars.
Jareb gores over to Norrona and smiles trying to beat the heat back. ” Well Norrona, got room for two on that rocket cycle?”
2 fatigue checks made, survival at 10 to find food and sources of water
Vigor vs the heat and lack of water: [dice]37077:0[/dice] Wild [dice]37077:1[/dice]
Vigor vs Baby duties: Seriously the swamp is no place for a baby!! [dice]37077:2[/dice] Wild [dice]37077:3[/dice]
Survival [dice]37077:4[/dice] wild [dice]37077:5[/dice] benny for EF [dice]37077:6[/dice]
Benny
Jareb gets Benny for using his Hindrance and for making the rolls without waiting for me to tell you to.
Jareb finds a veritable treasure trove of wild berries and edible plants, along with a few rabbits and a bird that he expertly dispatches. When all is said and done, he has collected enough food to feed most of the party (5 of them) for a day or so. It may not last long, but fresh food will certainly taste better than the prepackaged stuff on the APC!

Given his past in the swamp and his familiarity with the area from his scouting trip, Jareb recognizes the land as being part of an area called the “Central Highlands” in what used to be the American Empire state of Florida. The wetlands stretch on seemingly forever, but there are settlements here and there where the party may turn for aid.

What Next? It looks like the party will spend at least the night at the camp, reducing Fatigue modifiers accordingly. Given the information you have learned, it's up to you to decide how long to stay and what you'd like to do next.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:02 pm
by Norona
As everyone sets to their tasks Norona joins Jareb on the search for additional sustenance, although is unsure why a being with wings needs a ride on the hover cycle.

"You may ride with me if you wish, but keep your wings tucked in or you will be lifted from the seat."

Heading into the swamp, Norona sees it teeming with life and is able to identify a few plants and fruits, but it is Jareb who proves most effective. When the angelic being begins to show signs of wear from the heat Norona pauses. "I can also protect us from the environment if you wish."
Environmental Protection 4
Channelling [dice]4[/dice]
Wild [dice]5[/dice]
Survival
Survival [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
After returning from their foraging expedition Norona helps by purifying water in everyone's canteens as well as any jugs that are empty. Although it is corrupt he tries to use power from the ley line to do the job. Empowered by the spirit of Illiana, who's spirit is pure water, Norona begins to bless gallons and gallons of water removing impurities and poisons of all kinds.

"Blessed are you, Illiana, who's pure waters sustain us. Grant that when we drink this water or make use of it, we will be refreshed inwardly by your spirit and continue to walk in the life given to us by the creators."
Elemental Manipulation 8
Channelling [dice]2[/dice]
Wild [dice]3[/dice]

1 hour of had waving water purification available.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:12 pm
by Sierra Mackenzie
Notice 3
Notice [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
***

Sierra wiped the sweat from her forehead and pushed back her red hair. While she could handle the heat, the humidity was another thing. Her tank top clung to her curves with damp. At least it was cooler here in the clearing. She glanced down as a bug landed on her arm and immediately started to smoke. She was sucking in a lot of the heat from the swamp, despite having had her wings out for the flight from the shadow monster thing.

“Wait, me set up camp?” Sierra asked, staring at Kuikku. Well, she supposed that was what she was good for. She still questioned why she was sent to this team. She was a city rat. She knew the streets of Whykin. She’d never been out in nature before.

Sierra wasn’t impressed.

Sierra dragged out the gear and set it up around the fusion lantern they would use for light, heat, and power. She stood over a tent and stared at it. “How the hell does this go up?” She struggled with the tent for a while before giving a shriek of frustration and torching the damn thing!

Toshiro finally showed her how to set the tents up, and Sierra was a bit embarrassed by how easy it was after her little tantrum.

Sierra went to the spring and took a long drink. God damn, this tasted good! Cool and refreshing after tepid canteen water.

Sierra spotted something in the trees at the edge of the clearing. An old fallen tree, the interior of the trunk partially rotted out.

“Hmmm…” Sierra mused. She cupped fire in her hand and burned off the excess branches. Then she burned out the rotten hollow. The body of the trunk was solid enough. She spread some of the clay mud from the swamp on the interior and hardened it. Then she dragged the hollow log over to park it on the other side of the APC from the camp. Sierra got a few odd looks from Deezy and Jameson as they were working on repairing the vehicle.

Sierra grabbed one of the buckets of water and lugged it over, pouring it into hollow trunk. It took a couple trips, and Norona didn’t appear to happy to have to refill and purify the water she used.

Sierra grabbed her pack from the Mountaineer and dug around, pulling out soap and cloth and a bottle of tequila.

“I am taking a bath!” Sierra announced. “So unless you’re going to join me, don’t bother me!” And she started to peel off her clothes as she walked back around the APC and sank down into the makeshift tub of cool water with a sigh.

“Fucking amazing…”

***
Conditions
Danger Sense: Notice to avoid surprise
ISP: 20/20
Bennies: 2/3
Adventure Card
  • Speedy Gonzales: Expend this card to gain +2 to your Pace for the rest of the scene. USED
Everything Burns
[dice]2[/dice]
3-10: Anything highly flammable burns.
6-10: Anything flammable burns.
8-9: Water boils away over [dice]3[/dice] rounds.
10: Anything not flammable burns or melts (metal, stone, ceramic, etc) and water superheats and evaporates immediately.
Gear
Sierra’s pack is in the car.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:44 pm
by Kuikku
Rolls
Notice = [dice]0[/dice]
Wild = [dice]1[/dice]
The next morning Kuikku wakes with only a minor buzz in back of his head. Ok, either a mild concussion or maybe just a good wack on the head. Looking around the camp it looks like everyone is well rested and ready for the day's adventure. Putting on his armor he thinks about what they should do.

”Ok everyone. I guess we need to go out and see what we can find. I think our best bet is to head out about half a day in each cardinal direction then come back. We will keep this as a base camp until we find something interesting. Today I think we will head south.”

Looking up at the canopy Kuikku continues ” Our flyers can rotate out on scouting missions too keep an eye out but can return to the trucks as needed to refill their water. The rest of us will drive or ride looking under the canopy for anything.”

Bringing his gaze back down he finishes. ”Unless someone has a better suggestion this is our plan for the day.”
Status
One level of Fatigue
ISP: 10/10
Bennies: 1

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:52 am
by Toshiro 'Cybermonk'
Rolls
Notice [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]

Tracking [dice]2[/dice]
Wild [dice]3[/dice]
Toshiro finally decides to get up when he hears that the others are beginning to stir. He had barely slept the past night and had been lying awake since the sun first peaked over the horizon. Every time he managed to resist the urge to scratch long enough to fall asleep, he would inevitably roll over, setting his rash ablaze all over again as it rubbed against the rough woolen blankets.
OOC Comments
This is my narrative for the -1 fatigue Toshiro is suffering for 4 days due to his critical survival failure
Toshiro grabs his vibrosword and walks a distance into the jungle to relieve himself, staying as far way from the fresh spring as possible. Within seconds of stepping "outside" of the clearing, sweat begins to bead on his forehead and trickle down his face, a good reminder of what they will face each day as the venture into the jungle. Toshiro makes a point of stopping by the spring to drink as much as he can manage before filling his canteen to the brim.

He spends the rest of the early morning silently cooking breakfast for the group. Back when he used to do long caravan runs for his father's trading business, he had learned the art of taking leftovers from the previous night and recycling them in to a delicious morning meal. He spends the rest of morning sitting cross legged with his human eye closed reviewing footage from their confrontation with the rexes and then the shadow beast. The robe he took from the smugglers stash only further makes this habit of Toshiro's look like a monks meditation.

When they are ready to head out into the jungle, Toshiro takes the co-pilot position in the APC again. As they travel he keeps his sensors and eyes focused on the ground around him, looking for any sign of traffic outside of the local wildlife.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:16 pm
by Tyraxas
Tyraxas nods at Kuikku's instructions. "This is a good plan. For those of you who do not have the inexhaustible vigor of a dragon such as myself, we should at least mark this location as important. Spells of protection this strong are no mean feat, and such places are worth maintaining as a fallback point." He points at Toshiro. "That one barely stepped outside and began leaking sweat from his brow." He stretches his wings, preparing to depart. In Japanese, he acknowledges Kuikku's orders. "I shall be your eyes from above. Nothing shall avoid my gaze. If you had an appropriate container, I would be happy to carry great quantities of this spring water for you and your people." The dragon bows his head, slightly, towards Kuikku.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:40 am
by Sierra Mackenzie
Notice 13
Notice [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
Ace [dice]4[/dice]
Ace [dice]5[/dice]
***

When Sierra finished her bath, she lay out in the dim sunlight to air dry before getting dressed, since she had no towel. She put on shorts and a tank top and went barefoot. The others had dug up some kind of smuggler’s stash, and Sierra went to look through the things, curious. Not that they would really do her any good. They would just burn up in her hands if she ever went full flame.

But there was one bundle that caught her eye. She frowned. Some kind of cloth, and a piece of paper with some kind of arcane sigil on it. Why hadn’t that rotted away in the damp already?

“Holy shit…” Sierra muttered, looking at the arcane mark. She recognized it from the vision she’d had when entering the clearing, the vision of her mother.

This mark had been tattooed on the back of the hand of the man she had fucked.

Sierra grabbed the bundle and shook it out. It turned out to be a long, scarlet red coat, a duster. It had many pockets inside, and seemed to be a bit padded in vital places, like armor. Very faint arcane sigils lined the seams. A short consult with Deezy told her that the runes protected the garment from even the hottest flames.

“How…?” Sierra muttered. She felt something solid shift in the coat and reached inside to pull out a sheathed dagger with a dragon hilt. It had similar fire runes along the blade. “This is kind of like the dagger Tyraxas found,” Sierra mused as she studied it. Both dagger and coat were immune to her fire, and there were even two slits in the back of the coat, as if someone had prepared it for her flaming wings.

“This is really fucking creepy,” Sierra muttered as she tried on the coat and hung the dagger at her hip. The coat would be a little warm in the jungle heat, but Sierra didn’t mind heat.

***

The next morning, Sierra helped fill all the water containers and burned any trash and diapers they left behind. She tugged on her new scarlet duster and popped the collar with a grin. She didn’t have a mirror, but she bet she looked pretty badass. She took a few swipes with her new dagger until the blade got a bit too close to Tyraxas, and he protested vociferously. Why was he so afraid of the knife?

As they readied to set off, Sierra moved to join Tyraxas in flying recon.

***
Conditions
Parry: 5; Toughness: 7
Danger Sense: Notice to avoid surprise
ISP: 20/20
Bennies: 2/3
Adventure Card
  • Speedy Gonzales: Expend this card to gain +2 to your Pace for the rest of the scene. USED
Everything Burns
[dice]2[/dice]
3-10: Anything highly flammable burns.
6-10: Anything flammable burns.
8-9: Water boils away over [dice]3[/dice] rounds.
10: Anything not flammable burns or melts (metal, stone, ceramic, etc) and water superheats and evaporates immediately.
Gear
Sierra’s pack is in the car.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:30 pm
by Conrad
notice 9
OOC Comments
[dice]0[/dice]
[dice]1[/dice] ace [dice]4[/dice]
Jameson goes around each vehicle in turn, checking their systems as she went.
Knowledge computers 6
OOC Comments
[dice]2[/dice]
Wild dice [dice]3[/dice]
She downloads what information is already contained

“I should be able to download your sensor logs each day. It’s one thing to scout, but by doing this, I should be able to create a map from the data. Unfortunately, I haven’t got anything I can give to our large … friend over there.” She indicates Tyraxanas, still uncomfortable in his presence. Most of them looked normal, but the dragon and to a lesser degree Conrad made her a bit uneasy being quite obviously not human.



“Everyone make sure you have plenty of water chummers.”
Conrad transferred the water filter back into the ATV.


“This place may be safe against whatever that shadow behemoth was, but I’d like some walls chummers. I doubt this place extends to preventing weapons fire from entering or even local residents from deciding to chomp on us.
Things keep up like this, we are going to need spare parts a lot sooner than I’d like."


He looked around at the group.

“What’s the plan? Are we splitting up to do mapping sweeps?
OOC Comments
Suggest perhaps three teams – ensures each team has a vehicle with sensors to record data, at least one person capable of injuring things that require mystical attacks, technical expertise not in one place
APC – jameson, Deezy, and Sierra
ATV – Conrad Toshiro and Kuikku
Flying – Tyraxanas and Norona, Jareb?

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 4:58 pm
by Deezy Klatta
"Welp, the APC is back on track," Deezy said as she sauntered over to the others, all besmirched with grease and beaming with triumph. "We could use it to help scout, but it's not very subtle and we reeeeeeeally shouldn't try to drive it that fast around here. Sooner or later we'll run out of stuff I can bend into the right shape to keep fixing it."

"Hey, also! If Tyraxus can CARRY someone, then they can feed info back to your mapper too! Who wants to ride him I DO!"


She raised a hand wildly and waved it around.
OOC Comments
I actually like Conrad's plan better, but she has to try. :)

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:56 pm
by Kuikku
Conrad wrote:“What’s the plan? Are we splitting up to do mapping sweeps?
Kuikku nods. "I was thinking about splitting into two groups but if Jameson can get sensor data off of Norona's bike then three would work as well. We will need him to go below the canopy on occasion to get ground readings as well but I have no problem with three groups. Flyers head South, APC goes East, ATV goes West. Try to get back here before dark or at least shortly after. If we don't find anything interesting then we can look at defenses tomorrow."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:45 am
by Sierra Mackenzie
“Who wants to ride him? I DO!" Deezy exclaimed with excitement.

Sierra spluttered and choked on her tequila-spiked coffee as she laughed and coughed.

“Oh, yes. I’d ride him,” the redhead said with a grin. “I didn’t know you felt that way about Tyraxas, Deezy,” she teased.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:38 am
by Conrad
Rolls carried
Kuikku wrote:If we don't find anything interesting then we can look at defenses tomorrow."
"I'll have a think about what best to do here." Conrad looks around at the clearing, assessing the options, "not exactly a lot to work with here and not sure we'd get away with cutting down any trees Chummers."
Sierra Mackenzie wrote:“Who wants to ride him? I DO!" Deezy exclaimed with excitement.Sierra spluttered and choked on her tequila-spiked coffee as she laughed and coughed.“Oh, yes. I’d ride him,” the redhead said with a grin. “I didn’t know you felt that way about Tyraxas, Deezy,” she teased.
Conrad looks in surprise at the two ladies and a more knowing look at the dragon.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:36 pm
by Tyraxas
Tyraxas nods. "They are each of minimal weight. Both may ride me at the same time." He puffs out his chest and smiles at Conrad, a nearly sure bet that the double meaning has missed the young dragon entirely.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 10:29 am
by Pursuit
Conditions: It is a constant, pleasantly cool temperature in the clearing, but it is already above 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside the protection of the clearing's magic. It is morning the day after your arrival. A ley line runs through camp.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost... But You Guys Sure Are!

Kuikku and Conrad have split the SET into teams, and it's time to map the swamp!

We are going to handle this as a cooperative dramatic task with the primary skill being survival. Anyone who does not have survival may either (1) roll unskilled, or (2) roll another complimentary skill and add +1 to the survival roll of another team member.

Because it's a dramatic task, all survival rolls will be made at -2 (cooperative rolls with some other skill will be made normally). This accounts for the many hazards of the swamp you will face while making the effort. Anyone suffering from the effects of Fatigue or a Wound, please be sure to subtract those effects from your roll.

You need a grand total of 8 successes, but be warned: any failures will count against your total!

Your teams are:
  • Mark IX team: Jameson, Deezy and Sierra
  • Mountaineer team: Conrad, Toshiro and Kuikku
  • Flight team: Norona, Tyraxas and Jareb


Be creative in your narratives as you describe your characters’ actions. If your individual character wouldn't go along with the plan or might have some other preference for which team to join, be sure to narrate that, too!

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:27 pm
by Norona
Survival 7
Survival [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]

Benny!
[dice]2[/dice]
[dice]3[/dice]

Benny
[dice]10[/dice]
[dice]11[/dice]
At first mapping from the air throws Norona for a loop. Most of his work in cartography had always been from the ground. After a moment of disorientation he begins to discern the forest from the trees. Slowing down a bit helps to, especially since Jareb and Tyraxas cannot zoom as fast as the hovercycle. From his airborne Vista Norona mentally marks the clearings centre and sets out in a mapping grid north and west. He makes note of major land marks and other easily identifiable sights that would aid navigation. He also keeps a keen lookout for indications of human activity.

"Perhaps cultists would prefer ruins or ley lines. Maybe we can focus our efforts in these areas?"
Notice
[dice]4[/dice]
[dice]6[/dice]
[dice]5[/dice]
[dice]7[/dice]
[dice]8[/dice]
[dice]9[/dice]

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 2:47 pm
by Jareb
You got it Norona.
GM Update: 2 Successes
Survival coop roll 12, +3 to Norona
Survival with vagabond [dice]0[/dice] wild [dice]1[/dice] EF [dice]2[/dice]
All at -2 for scene modifier
Jareb take’s his friends advice and scouts the leylines.

Damn it is hot out here. Oops... Gift drops Mr. wiggles and Jareb dips grabbing the awesome toy. Can’t loose this guy. Where are these cultists? I think my elf frind is right, leylines often attrack the hapless, helpless, and heartless. He follows a particular leyline for a few miles recording both its characteristics and that of the land below.

Ok bottle break, hang on Gift... Jareb lands gracefully on a tree and nestles inbetween some branches. He looks at his backpack prepared to give his charge a bottle. The carriers buckles are undone and gift is missing. A small note is pinned to her seat. Anger flashes in the eyes of the angel as he reads the note. He sumons forth his angelic consorts with weapons drawn.
” This swamp is about to get more than it bargined for.” He and his summoned army fly off into uncharted territory with intenentional purpose.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 3:57 pm
by Pursuit
Important GM Update: This is a hybrid between a quick combat and a traditional cooperative dramatic task. Anyone with survival may roll it and each success and raise counts as one of your 8 successes. Anyone without survival may roll another skill to add +1 for each success and raise to the survival roll of one of the teammates on their team.

Sorry for any confusion, and please let me know if you have questions. Thanks!

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:50 pm
by Conrad
Conrad

Survival 10

By training, Conrad had enough training in order not to die stupidly in the wilderness. Tracking things was completely outside of his abilities, but using sensors ... now that he could do.

"Just testing something today Chummers," he tells his co-pilot and passenger, "lets see how it works." He had spent some of the evening testing and repairing this new armour. the sensors were different than his other armour, focused more on the outside rather than on a narrow piece of kit. As they drove, he used the guidance information in order to assist his search, bringing in a lot of mapping data.

"Looks like Jameson knows her stuff. Hopefully we can pick up signs of civilisation chummers."


[dice]0[/dice] +2 from T4-2044 Flexible Armored Suit (Patron Item)
[dice]1[/dice] +2 from T4-2044 Flexible Armored Suit (Patron Item)
benny for extra effort [dice]4[/dice]

Jameson

She finished programming everyone's sensor suite with the new program, praying to God that it worked.

"Okay everyone, we've got a ways to go. Let God go with us and find our way through this swamp."

Survival 10
[dice]2[/dice]
[dice]3[/dice] ace[dice]6[/dice]
benny for extra effort [dice]5[/dice]

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:51 pm
by Tyraxas
Notice, +1 to Norona's Survival roll
Notice as cooperative assist
[dice]0[/dice]

WD Notice
[dice]1[/dice]
Tyraxas takes wing, keeping plenty of distance between himself, Norona, and Jareb, so as not to bat them out of the sky with a mighty flap of his wings. He scans the tree line, his draconic eyes seeing past foliage to detect heat signatures. At a curve in a small creek, he spies a cold spot. "That boulder is significantly sized. If we had to walk this area, it would give us a fine reference point for our location. It also appears to be relatively shaded from the sun, if those who are susceptible to such things become overexposed."
Confident his observations have helped the mapping efforts, he continues scanning the ground for signs of life.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:54 am
by Deezy Klatta
All through the trip, Deezy kept poking her head out the top hatch, alternating between her hand-made magic-detection goggles, and the very slick and impressive optics built into her helmet. Could she find a way to integrate those systems, she wondered...but then she wouldn't have goggles if she didn't have her helmet on! But then she could have access to BOTH AT ONCE. But! But!

Focus!

Deezy settled on the technological gear in her helmet then, since switching was so distracting. Piercing every shadow, noting every heat source, she was able to warn Conrad of the small herd of animals taking shade in some underbrush, and saw a lurking rhino-buffalo from, like, a mile away!

Now...just had to convert it to PPE power and then things'd be cooking!
Rolls: Notice (assisting) 7
[dice]0[/dice] or [dice]1[/dice] Oops, bonus should be +2, not +4

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:35 pm
by Toshiro 'Cybermonk'
Survival 14 - 3 Successes
Forgotten: -1 for fatigue, - 2 scene modifier
Survival [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
EE (with Elan) [dice]2[/dice]
Ace [dice]3[/dice]

-1 Bennie
Toshiro climbs into the Mountaineer without complaint, though he looks disappointed that Tyraxes his flying without a rider. It would be quite an experience to fly on the back of a dragon, even if only a hatchling.

As their team sets out to map the swamp, Toshiro pays close attention to the condition of the swamp. In many cases he spots signs of soggy ground that warns of a deep bog, or markings on the trees that show that large predators have traveled in a particular direction that would be best to avoid. He also notes a number of smaller game trails, and where they veer of from the groups planned direction of travel. The first time this happened, Toshiro had a difficult time explaining his reasoning to deviate from their planned course, but through his quiet but stubborn insistence he eventually convinced them to turn aside, even if they didn't know why. All was made clear as the ground sloped downward along the path they cut and, after a few miles, a large, unpassable cliff comes into view. It was directly in the way of their original heading. After that, no one second guessed Toshiro's navigational guidance.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:11 pm
by Kuikku
Rolls
Notice = [dice]0[/dice]
Wild = [dice]1[/dice]
Kuikku decides to let those that know what they are doing focus on mapping and all that other stuff. Instead he watches for anything that obviously stands out. Not that he expects anyone else to miss that stuff but extra eyes never hurt. Of course have never been in a jungle before it all looks out of place to him. Eventually he gives up and spends his time monitoring the separate groups to be sure no one gets into any trouble.
Status
One level of Fatigue
ISP: 10/10
Bennies: 1

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:52 am
by Sierra Mackenzie
Notice 8; +2 to Jameson's Survival
Notice [dice]0[/dice]
Wild [dice]1[/dice]
Ace [dice]2[/dice]
***

"They are each of minimal weight. Both may ride me at the same time," Tyraxas said.

Sierra lost it, and fell to the grass, laughing.

She finally managed to pull it together and climbed into the Mark IX with Jameson and Deezy. “Girl Power!” Sierra said with a grin. “Drink?” She offered her bottle of tequila before taking a swig.

As they set out into the swamp, Sierra settled back. “Man, there are a lot of trees…” she murmured, peering out the windows. Occasionally she flew up ahead to check something out. But Sierra was a city girl. She knew the streets of Whykin easily, but out here she was a bit lost.

Still, Sierra managed to help some, catching a few landmarks, even scorching some markers into trees so they didn’t start moving in circles.

***
Conditions
Liquid Courage: Vigor d10, Toughness: 8, ignore 1 point of Wounds (1 hour)
Parry: 5; Toughness: 7
Danger Sense: Notice to avoid surprise
ISP: 20/20
Bennies: 2/3
Adventure Card
  • Speedy Gonzales: Expend this card to gain +2 to your Pace for the rest of the scene. USED
Everything Burns
[dice]3[/dice]
3-10: Anything highly flammable burns.
6-10: Anything flammable burns.
8-9: Water boils away over [dice]4[/dice] rounds.
10: Anything not flammable burns or melts (metal, stone, ceramic, etc) and water superheats and evaporates immediately.
Gear
Sierra’s pack is in the car.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:49 am
by Jareb
Norona wrote:
Survival 7
Survival [dice]37726:0[/dice]
Wild [dice]37726:1[/dice]

Benny!
[dice]37726:2[/dice]
[dice]37726:3[/dice]

Benny
[dice]37726:10[/dice]
[dice]37726:11[/dice]
At first mapping from the air throws Norona for a loop. Most of his work in cartography had always been from the ground. After a moment of disorientation he begins to discern the forest from the trees. Slowing down a bit helps to, especially since Jareb and Tyraxas cannot zoom as fast as the hovercycle. From his airborne Vista Norona mentally marks the clearings centre and sets out in a mapping grid north and west. He makes note of major land marks and other easily identifiable sights that would aid navigation. He also keeps a keen lookout for indications of human activity.

"Perhaps cultists would prefer ruins or ley lines. Maybe we can focus our efforts in these areas?"
Notice
[dice]37726:4[/dice]
[dice]37726:6[/dice]
[dice]37726:5[/dice]
[dice]37726:7[/dice]
[dice]37726:8[/dice]
[dice]37726:9[/dice]
Look at that Elf from a land far off in the cosmos go. At first I wondered if he could accurately map such a swamp as the one we find ourselves in, but eventually he did. If find myself holding down my jelously at his fast passed wingless cycle, I wonder if Ty knows this feeling as well? Look at the ease Norona makes his notes about landmarks great and small. I have travelled far and wide, from the heavens to the nine realmns of hell and have never seen one so observant as he.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:53 am
by Jareb
Tyraxas wrote:
Notice, +1 to Norona's Survival roll
Notice as cooperative assist
[dice]37748:0[/dice]

WD Notice
[dice]37748:1[/dice]
Tyraxas takes wing, keeping plenty of distance between himself, Norona, and Jareb, so as not to bat them out of the sky with a mighty flap of his wings. He scans the tree line, his draconic eyes seeing past foliage to detect heat signatures. At a curve in a small creek, he spies a cold spot. "That boulder is significantly sized. If we had to walk this area, it would give us a fine reference point for our location. It also appears to be relatively shaded from the sun, if those who are susceptible to such things become overexposed."
Confident his observations have helped the mapping efforts, he continues scanning the ground for signs of life.
Thank you kindly mighty Ty with your girth strong and bold for not knocking me clear out of the sky. Dragons are a bit of an enigma, so child like and yet so much responsibility is thrust on to them and those that guide them. For are we all not Ty’s family now? Do we not have a weighty responsibility to him and the world in some respects. It makes me smile that he notices the little things like a boulder perfect for a reference point. Would I have seen such a thing I think not. His comments of over exposure make me think of my charge gift. A sun shade or enviormental protection maybe the next thing on my list to have Conrad construct.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:12 am
by Jareb
Toshiro 'Cybermonk' wrote:
Survival 14 - 3 Successes
Forgotten: -1 for fatigue, - 2 scene modifier
Survival [dice]37790:0[/dice]
Wild [dice]37790:1[/dice]
EE (with Elan) [dice]37790:2[/dice]
Ace [dice]37790:3[/dice]

-1 Bennie
Toshiro climbs into the Mountaineer without complaint, though he looks disappointed that Tyraxes his flying without a rider. It would be quite an experience to fly on the back of a dragon, even if only a hatchling.

As their team sets out to map the swamp, Toshiro pays close attention to the condition of the swamp. In many cases he spots signs of soggy ground that warns of a deep bog, or markings on the trees that show that large predators have traveled in a particular direction that would be best to avoid. He also notes a number of smaller game trails, and where they veer of from the groups planned direction of travel. The first time this happened, Toshiro had a difficult time explaining his reasoning to deviate from their planned course, but through his quiet but stubborn insistence he eventually convinced them to turn aside, even if they didn't know why. All was made clear as the ground sloped downward along the path they cut and, after a few miles, a large, unpassable cliff comes into view. It was directly in the way of their original heading. After that, no one second guessed Toshiro's navigational guidance.
A gaze of wonder is it not to behold the might of a dragon such as Ty? I have seen that gaze many times before Tosh, and perhaps in my younger life held it once or twice. Do not be so hurried to leave the ground. Your eyes do you well pointed at what you know. The soft ground in this swamp reveals its self to you. The game is strong in these lands is it not? I wonder if this is your first time out in the feild or if you are just stubborn. From my winged position I can you know perhaps better than others an unexpected path will lead to unexpected results. Do not be afraid to remind them that the best things happen when you travel down an unexpected path.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:51 am
by Jareb
Deezy Klatta wrote:All through the trip, Deezy kept poking her head out the top hatch, alternating between her hand-made magic-detection goggles, and the very slick and impressive optics built into her helmet. Could she find a way to integrate those systems, she wondered...but then she wouldn't have goggles if she didn't have her helmet on! But then she could have access to BOTH AT ONCE. But! But!

Focus!

Deezy settled on the technological gear in her helmet then, since switching was so distracting. Piercing every shadow, noting every heat source, she was able to warn Conrad of the small herd of animals taking shade in some underbrush, and saw a lurking rhino-buffalo from, like, a mile away!

Now...just had to convert it to PPE power and then things'd be cooking!
Rolls: Notice (assisting) 7
[dice]37776:0[/dice] or [dice]37776:1[/dice] Oops, bonus should be +2, not +4
Just look at that beautiful smart redhead! D has a cool optics helmet and is clearly just about always wondering how to make it better. Pericing the shadow like it was a whisp of cloud. She really takes note of the smallest heat source. She has style and signature all her own... I wonder if she could help me out with finding that signature look?

Jareb takes a moment to flap down to Deezy while conducting his areil recon. His wings look bloated and heavy with the swamps moisture. He breathes sort of nervously, ” Hey Deezy, I have amassed a collection of gear. I got this great sword from my days as a celestial general. I found my bow that I had left in this swamp during a hasty retreat. I even got this protective combat mage armor straight out of the closet of mad hatter himself in the Federation of magic”. Jareb pauses to take a drink of water and he gives his small child riding in his kid backpack a swig too. Gift is looking intently at Deezy and at some point seems to reaching out trying to grasp her cool red hair.

Jareb’s eyes look tired and one would wonder if a weeks worth of sleep would help the celestial warrior. He pats Gift gently on the head clearly smitten with the baby. ” I even have this kid carrier Conrad is working on... But I do not have anything signature that will truely assist me in my promise to not let the world down again.” Jareb frowns as if remembering a bad dream. He tries to smile but really just extends his troubled frown, ” What do you think? Can you make me something that will befit my goal and desire?”

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:38 pm
by Deezy Klatta
Deezy immediately leans in to tickle Gift's nose, and lets the baby grab onto one of her pigtails. When Jareb's done, she looks quickly at him, making her wince as it pulls the pigtail tight in Gift's fist for a second.

"Can I EVER! I mean...it always seemed a little dangerous to carry a baby around the places we go! But some of that stuff in that cache...I'm pretty sure I can use it to make something that'll really help! A LOT. Here, let me...argh, leggo of my hair now...let me SHOW you."

She pulls a bit of folded-up paper out of a pocket, and starts unfolding it over the hood of the APC. And unfolding it. And unfolding it. Way too many times. Then she yanks a pen out of a jar that had been stuck onto one of the belts strapped over her shirt, blows on it, and gets to drawing. And writing in a frantic little scribble as she goes.

"I can rig that repulsion core I've been tinkering on with an inverter, which'll pull it back on itself...and then POWER, you can draw on PPE right?" Deezy looks up at Jareb, then nods. "...right, right, you can do that, okay... I can use my other Somnus here, slow it down, draw it out, tie it into a playback chip. Instant lullaby! Of course that means it'll...hmm..."

She frowns, then rips a corner of the page off, wads it up and throws it away. The ripped out section regenerates before Jareb's eyes, now blank again. Almost as fast, the technomancer begins filling it up again.

"We can use the exhaust from it as a stimulant! I mean, you know, probably don't overuse it?" She looks up at Jareb again. "But it'll help you stay alert while the baby's asleep, safe and sound in a projection of negative energy!"

Deezy presented the final proposal for Jareb's approval; an incomprehensible mess of little cartoon figures and geomantic figures and scribbles, with scribble bullet-points that had more scribbles in them.

"We'll call it K-THIX-50: Klattatech Experimental Baby Bunker PortaParent Pod!"
K-THIX-50 Klattatech Experimental Baby Bunker PortaParent Pod
- Base Item: A handheld pod that unspools an Energy Cloth (as SFC) blanket, and has these functions:

Minor Modifications
+1 Vigor rolls
+

Major Modifications
Power - Barrier
Power - Slumber
Power - Succor
PPE Reservoir - 10 PPE

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:52 pm
by Norona
Notice 21

From the air, Norona can take in the full breadth of the swamp. It extends beyond his sight line in every direction. The enormity of it is impressive. He gives thanks that this world, with its many inhabitants and technologies, still has wild places such as these. Unfortunately, he can also see that the swamp is not well. Dark shadows cover large swaths and the many ley lines wane and fizzle. It is as if the whole place is being subdued. Sighing, he tries to map the shadowed areas, attempting to spot an origin from which the emenate.

Over the radio he checks in, "Finding these cultists may prove impossible. On my world the Dregordian people live in swamps such as these, they say it is an excellent place to dispose of a body." Trying to turn things toward the positive he shares his thinking on the shadows, "Perhaps if we can determine the origin point for the shadows we can give direction to our search."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:25 pm
by Norona
Tyraxas wrote: "That boulder is significantly sized. If we had to walk this area, it would give us a fine reference point for our location. It also appears to be relatively shaded from the sun, if those who are susceptible to such things become overexposed."
"Very true noble dragon," Norona replies to Ty's observations. "Navigation is the application of observation over time and distance. The more alert we remain to the details the better. Maps are merely visual notes of what we observe while we move. But, seeing a land first hand gives much more information than a map. In the case of this swamp we have no map or observations. We make them as we go."

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:21 pm
by Toshiro 'Cybermonk'
When he, Kuikku and Conrad eventually stop for lunch, Toshiro eats quickly and heads into the jungle to do some off trail investigation. Knowing it's going to be hot outside the Mountaineer, he drains his canteen in a few deep gulps and refills it before heading out. Not for the first time since entering the swamp Toshiro is grateful that he doesn't have to deal with bulky armor adding to the heat of the already sweltering environment.

He soon stumbles across a well worn trail and follows it for a few minutes. A rustling behind and to the left of him alerts him to the fact that he is being followed, but he doesn't react at first. He reaches down and undoes the strap of his hip holstered pistol, disguising the motion as brushing some debris off of his leg. He takes slow, measured breaths as he listens intently to the sound of the the following footsteps. A couple seconds of careful focus helps him identify the characteristic clicking of a raptor's large claw. When he is absolutely sure of where the creature is, he spins and grabs his holstered pistol in a single quick motion and brings it level with the bird like dinosaur standing 5 feet in front of him. The two stare at each other for seconds that seem stretch on for hours.

Then, without warning the raptor lunges for Toshiro. Toshiro squeezes off a couple of shots, which take the raptor in the chest, dropping it instantly. He lets the pistol drop into the dark Mud, dropping to a knee as he draws his vibrosword. He pivots to his right, thrusting before he even looks, skewering another raptor on his blade.

There is never just one... Toshiro thinks as he reaches for a large leaf on a nearby tree, which he uses to wipe the blood off his sword.

Without looking back, Toshiro heads down the trail back toward the camp, confident the the jungle will quickly claim and use the bodies of the raptors. After a minute of walking, Toshiro hears a loud CRUNCH and feels the crushing of something hard underfoot. He looks down and sees the source, a series of broken egg shells, yellowed from a few days drying in the sun. Toshiro scans around the trail, and quickly spots the nest, where a few baby raptors chirp and squeak, demanding food from what Toshiro is sure is their now deceased parents.

Toshiro kneels at the nest, inspecting the raptors. He holds out an armored finger, and lets one of the babies hungrily chew on his finger while he thinks.

Only a week or so old by the looks of it....

Toshiro lets the baby chew on his fingers for a few moments before he stands again. Then, without hesitation, he draws his laser pistol and fires 3 successive shots, point blank, at each of the raptors.

It will be quicker this way... less painful...

Toshiro holsters the pistol and and jogs back to the camp, aware that the rest of their scout team is probably waiting on him.

He climbs up into the cab and flicks his had twice toward the wider trail in the direction they were heading when they stopped, indicating he is ready to get back on the road.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:07 am
by Jareb
Deezy Klatta wrote:Deezy immediately leans in to tickle Gift's nose, and lets the baby grab onto one of her pigtails. When Jareb's done, she looks quickly at him, making her wince as it pulls the pigtail tight in Gift's fist for a second.

"Can I EVER! I mean...it always seemed a little dangerous to carry a baby around the places we go! But some of that stuff in that cache...I'm pretty sure I can use it to make something that'll really help! A LOT. Here, let me...argh, leggo of my hair now...let me SHOW you."

She pulls a bit of folded-up paper out of a pocket, and starts unfolding it over the hood of the APC. And unfolding it. And unfolding it. Way too many times. Then she yanks a pen out of a jar that had been stuck onto one of the belts strapped over her shirt, blows on it, and gets to drawing. And writing in a frantic little scribble as she goes.

"I can rig that repulsion core I've been tinkering on with an inverter, which'll pull it back on itself...and then POWER, you can draw on PPE right?" Deezy looks up at Jareb, then nods. "...right, right, you can do that, okay... I can use my other Somnus here, slow it down, draw it out, tie it into a playback chip. Instant lullaby! Of course that means it'll...hmm..."

She frowns, then rips a corner of the page off, wads it up and throws it away. The ripped out section regenerates before Jareb's eyes, now blank again. Almost as fast, the technomancer begins filling it up again.

"We can use the exhaust from it as a stimulant! I mean, you know, probably don't overuse it?" She looks up at Jareb again. "But it'll help you stay alert while the baby's asleep, safe and sound in a projection of negative energy!"

Deezy presented the final proposal for Jareb's approval; an incomprehensible mess of little cartoon figures and geomantic figures and scribbles, with scribble bullet-points that had more scribbles in them.

"We'll call it K-THIX-50: Klattatech Experimental Baby Bunker PortaParent Pod!"
K-THIX-50 Klattatech Experimental Baby Bunker PortaParent Pod
- Base Item: A handheld pod that unspools an Energy Cloth (as SFC) blanket, and has these functions:

Minor Modifications
+1 Vigor rolls
+

Major Modifications
Power - Barrier
Power - Slumber
Power - Succor
PPE Reservoir - 10 PPE
Jareb nods slowly cearly trying to keep pace with Deezy. What a creature that most deservedly should be a celestial.
”That... That all sounds wonderful. Although I may need a lesson or two on how to operate it.” Jareb chuckles not a mocking or even joking chuckle, but a slight laugh of being proud to know Deezy. ” You really do have a brilliant mind.” Gift nods in either agreement or following Deezy’s red pig tails.

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 3:39 pm
by Deezy Klatta
"HELL YES I do!" Deezy agreed, then started digging around in her satchel. "Gimme a few hours to rig up a prototype, then we can start the testing!"

Re: 6. Land of the Lost SET

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:27 pm
by Tyraxas
Tyraxas marvels at the concept. "How then would groundwalkers make such a map? Certainly in all those trees, it must be easy to get lost, or to miss which direction you're walking. If the tree cover is thick enough, you cannot even see the sun." He sighs. "I am glad I am not one of those miserable flightless dragons. How dreary it must be never to look down on the world from a proper position of advantage and authority." He continues his scanning of the world beneath him.