Midway Mining Expedition (PbP)

[MacConnell]

Taka nods, "Sounds exciting, and in addition, it is necessary. Count me in, of course. I look forward to another excursion."

Taka intends to borrow an axe from one of the Orngaddrin, and cut down a small tree before heading out; knowing that sharp objects skip off of the armored carapace of giant insects, he wants to make a heavy club with which to smash them. If any of the Orngaddrin already have a suitable club, he will ask about either borrowing it, or perhaps trading for it.

Tehn rolls his eyes, shrugs his shoulders, and mumbles in Amiradthan. By the tone and the expression on his face, it is obvious that he is being sarcastic. "Oh, da. zakhvatyvayushche."

The miners look at Taka, sidelong, at their lack of understanding for the motivation of such a strange request. Axes are rather limited in town. Once it is understood why Taka wants one, one of the Maldrog takes a long handle from a miner's pick and offers it to him. "Gut zum schnappen, Ja!?" he offers in Maldrog.

OOC: Wooden Club: arm length, hinder 40, damage 5 NOTE: Feel free to add leather knee boots to each character. Knee Boots: coverage 20%, hinder 4, deflect 4, soak 1

Coldtree nods to Gebbrik. "I guess we're the exterminators for now. We'll deal with the ants." He will look into what poisons the community might have, and procure some to use on the bugs.

Gebbrik wrinkles his brow. "I do not known this word 'exterminator,' but thank you for seeing to this problem."

When Coldtree lets Taka and Tehn know that he is looking for something to possibly poison the ants, Tehn suggests that they first look into the storehouse to see what is being eaten. A hole has been bored under the wall of the building, large enough to allow Taka to pass his fist through. Inside, it appears that the ants are specifically selecting the corn.

Tehn makes a gesture of quiet, closes the door to the building, then takes a handful of corn in each hand, offering them toward the other two men. "Which handful would you like to eat?"

Being themselves sensitive to the manipulation of Waylines, both men instinctively select the right hand, knowing something is wrong with the grain in his left, even though they were both removed from the same sack. "Being a cook, I have had some time to test the possibilities with this particular talent. What I did is the reverse manipulation of how I removed the skunk stench from us. It works on anything other than water, but I am not strong enough to make it deadly. If you were to eat this, you would fall asleep. I have done this to Dregg several times since he is such... was such an obnoxious drunk. It should work the same on the ants. We should take some of the corn with us and make it toxic once we find the bed."

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka smiles broadly, and replies, in Orngaddrin: "Ja, dit is perfect voor het inslaan van grote bugs!"

OOC: Yes, this is perfect for smashing big bugs!

Taka laughs, as he takes the handle that the Maldrog offered.

Taka adds, "What did you want in trade for it?"

 

[Kwargrow]

I do not known this word 'exterminator,'

It's Coldtree's turn to roll his eyes. "It means we handle pest control. Let me try again, yes, we smash bugs good."

Later at the storehouse with Tehn and Taka, hereby to be addressed as T&T, Coldtree will take a handful of corn and practices making it toxic. "If this succeeds in putting the ants to sleep, then that will make this much easier."
He will try to replicate what they did at the meat storage, filling in the ant hole with stones and fortifying the entire base where it needs it.

Spoiler: Roll

31

 

[MacConnell]

Taka laughs, as he takes the handle that the Maldrog offered. Taka adds, "What did you want in trade for it?"

The miner shoos him off. The expression on his face conveys that he considered the question to be silly. "We have plenty of tools. It is not personally mine."

Coldtree will take a handful of corn and practices making it toxic. "If this succeeds in putting the ants to sleep, then that will make this much easier."
He will try to replicate what they did at the meat storage, filling in the ant hole with stones and fortifying the entire base where it needs it.

Coldtree shows even more talent for manipulating the toxicity of the grain than Tehn did.

It seems obvious that the ants actually dug out their access hole. It is a simple matter to block it. Taking the exact same path every time, a narrow beaten line has formed from the storehouse to the wilds. It is almost the size of a trail left by a fowler, giving an indication of the size of the ants.

Ants being diurnal instead of nocturnal, the three hope to have an easier time of eliminating them as a problem. The men cannot exactly follow the tiny trail, but it is easy enough to locate even after having to take a detour. Maybe only 50 paces from town, three burnt orange colored ants are seen walking the bath, at a pace apart, back toward the storehouse. The ants are intent on their path and have not yet noticed the men. The ants are close, though. It will only take them about 4 seconds to close the distance.

Tehn cocks his head to the left and snorts. "At least we know we are on the right path, but I do not think we will be baiting these three. Taka looks like it is time for that stick."

OOC: Provide at least 2 random rolls and state immediate intention.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka will stand still, and attempt to stay out of sight; when the ants pass him, he will attack the closest one.

Spoiler: Base Die Rolls

First roll: 84, Second roll: (99+69) = 168

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree intends to stand in the path the ants will take and waits for them to draw near. When they are close enough he will touch attack with Way to toxify the ants, attempting to poison them as he did with the corn.

Spoiler: Rolls

51, 100(+21)

 

[MacConnell]

Taka will stand still, and attempt to stay out of sight; when the ants pass him, he will attack the closest one.

Spoiler: Hide

Taka: 12(stealth) / 2(size) = 6 + 84(d100) = 90
Ant: 12(observation) x 2(chemoreception) = 24 + 79 = 103

Coldtree intends to stand in the path the ants will take and waits for them to draw near. When they are close enough he will touch attack with Way to toxify the ants, attempting to poison them as he did with the corn.

Spoiler: Rolls

100(+21)

Noticing that there are three ants, Tehn moves to the opposite side of the trail as Taka's hiding position, hoping to close on the last ant in line and kick it while manipulating mechanical waylines to thump it with a high frequency sound.

OOC: No Surprise

As it passes parallel to Taka, the first ant lifts its head from sniffing its path and turns it to look directly at the big man, ignores him, looks up the path at Coldtree, and charges forward. The second ant looks up at the same time as the first and diverts from the path to run at Taka. The third ant moves to face Tehn as he runs in at it.

Spoiler: Reaction

Readiness + Speed + Clarity + d100
Taka: 16 + 12 + 15 + 84 = 127
Coldtree: 14 + 15 + 17 + 51 = 97
Tehn: 14 + 16 + 14 + 72 = 116
Ants: 21 + 12 + 0 + 78 = 101

Spoiler: Speed of Action

Hindrance - Reaction
Taka: 16(clothing) - 14(strength) + 200(movement/club) - 127 = 75
Ant2: 200(movement) - 101 = 99
Coldtree: 12(clothing) -12(strength) + 100(manipulation) - 97 = 3
Ant1: 99
Tehn: 16(clothing) -13(strength) + 200(movement) - 116 = 87
Ant3: 99

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Aggression + Accuracy + Fury + d100
Taka: 18 + 12 + 14 + 99 + 69(luck) = 212
Tehn: 15 + 17 + 14 + 89 = 127
Ants: 21 + 12 + 0 + 78 = 103

Finesse + Accuracy + Clarity + d100
Coldtree: 14 + 15 + 17 + 100 + 21(luck) = 167

Spoiler: Physical Defense

Readiness + Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Ant2: 21 + 12 + 0 + 78 = 103
damage: 212 - 103 = 109 * 5 = 5 - 2(chitin) = 3
Mind: 2 - 3 = -1, unconscious
Body: 1 - 1 = 0, dead
Ant1: irrelevant
Ant3: 103
damage: 127 - 103 = 24% * 3 = 1 - 2(chitin), ineffective

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Bending + ?? + d100
Coldtree: 18 + 17(toxicity) + 121 = 156
Tehn: 20 + 14 + 89 = 123

Spoiler: Mystical Resistance

Ant1: 21(conditioning) + 78(d100) = 99
damage: 156 - 99 = 57% * 10 = 6
Mind: 2 - 6 = -4, unconscious
Ant3: 21(conditioning) + 78(d100) = 99
damage: 123 - 99 = 24% * 10 = 2
Mind: 2 - 2 = 0, unconscious

As the ant charges at Taka, the big man swing his newly acquired club before it can reach him. The force of the might blow is just enough to crack open the hard exoskeleton and kill the ant.

As Coldtree waits for the ant to approach him, he whips his hand forward like and adder as he slides his position to his right. Just touching the ant, before it can act, the insect suddenly turns belly up and begins twitching its legs.

Tehn leaps forward onto the ant's path, kicking the insect before it can bite. While the kicks sends the tiny creature away, it causes no damage to it, but the painful sound that only that ant can hear, causes it to shake like it is having a siezure.

OOC: All characters receive 5 DP.

 

[Kwargrow]

Once the ants are down, Coldtree will take out his portion of the corn. If it is not toxified already, he will toxify it, and then spread it around along the trail towards the ant bed. He does not want to have to face an army of these bugs.
He says, "We shouldn't just thrown the corn down their hole, they might just clear it away as detritus. If we leave it for them to find it they will take it back to their queen to eat."
Once the poison is distributed, Coldtree will go back to the ants and attempt to find any pieces with Way proclivity.

Spoiler: Roll

01

 

[MacConnell]

Once the ants are down, Coldtree will take out his portion of the corn. If it is not toxified already, he will toxify it, and then spread it around along the trail towards the ant bed. He does not want to have to face an army of these bugs.
He says, "We shouldn't just thrown the corn down their hole, they might just clear it away as detritus. If we leave it for them to find it they will take it back to their queen to eat."

Tehn takes a rock and bashes his ant, making sure it is dead. He looks down the tiny path from the direction the ants had approached. "That is a good idea, but I do not see any sign of a bed. The path, though, continues on out of sight down the hill."

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Taka says, "Let's get a little closer to the bed before we spread our corn. Ants collect the nearest resources first."