Midway Mining Expedition (PbP)

[MacConnell]

Bjorn looks... whispers... kneeling...

Coldtree intends... hide...

Tehn will move to the opposite side of the occupied trail, also looking for a suitable place from which to ambush the Deviard.

Spoiler: Hide

Coldtree: 32(stealth) + 84(d100) = 116
Tehn: 53 + 80 = 122

Deviard: 50(perception) + 92(d100) = 142

The main reason for the view being obscured is a small, scrub, acorn tree on the northern side of the path, with its trunk butted up against a large boulder. As the tree grows, it will likely unseat the boulder, causing an avalanche, but that will not be for many cycles yet. Nigel backs himself into the boulder beside the truck using the canopy as cover. The Deviard should pass him on his way toward Bjorn. He would have to deliberately look back over his shoulder to see the man.

Lunnaya does not find as good of a location and has to get down on his knees to hide among some brush and smaller boulders.

Coldtree can hear the crunch of the rocky ground in the man's steps before he comes into view. The two hidden men watch the Mhytre walk deliberately toward the kneeling Bjorn. He snickers to himself as he does, drawing a heavy hammer from a belt loop, and he says, "Mi hoz ki egy szo"ke juhot a lyukbo'l?"

It is obviously an insult, even if the words cannot be understood.

GM: Coldtree and Tehn are about 6 strides from Bjorn. The Deviard is almost exactly between them when he speaks and draws his weapon.

Spoiler: Reaction

Coldtree: 33(readiness) + 25(speed) + 36(clarity) + 84(d100) = 158
Tehn: 32 + 40 + 25 + 80 = 177
Bjorn: 23 + 38 + 25 + 75 = 161
Deviard: 50 + 30 + 15 + 92 = 187

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 52
Tehn: full wellness
Tunic: 52
Bjorn: full wellness

Spoiler: Collectibles

Currency:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 437
Harnin Bucklers: 2
Harnin Hammers: 12

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Coot Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: {Will +2}
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, {Cohesion +2}, (toxicity x 3)
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??

Ores:
Aluminum: 4, (Motility +2), {Shock x3}
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Whitish Metal: 4, ??

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, {Health +1}
Coal: 1, (heat x3)
Emberstone: 1, {Confluence +2}
Flint: 1, (Shock x2)
Heartstone: 1, {Confluence +1}
Lodestone: 9, (shock x 3)
Milkstone: 1, {Will +2}
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
Slickstone: 4, {Frostbite x3}

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP. State nominal actions and intentions. Provide two random rolls.

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree checks to make sure no one else is accompanying the Deviard. When he is sure there is no one else, he intends to charge and attack from a flanking position. He will manipulate waylines to do increased Mind damage with his strikes.

Spoiler: Rolls

95(+90)=185, 61

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

Bjorn may not understand the words, but he understands the attitude and intends to adjust it. He stands from his kneeling position retrieving his weapons as he does. Since he is not expecting to be able to have time to throw the javelin, he grips it for melee combat. He will bend light to obscure his image as he stands. He says in Kozzog, "Kom och to lite!"

OOC: 89, 71

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree checks... intends to charge... flanking... Mind damage...

Bjorn... stands... retrieving... melee... bend light...

Tehn moves from hiding, drawing his weapons. Hoping to obscure his presence as he moves, he has no qualms about stabbing the Deviard in the back.

Spoiler: Enhancement

Tehn: Soullessness 29
Bjorn: Blur 31
Deviard: Blur 50

Coldtree edges forward from his hidden location to look and listen in the direction from which the Deviard arrived. Feeling certain that this enemy is alone, he charges forward.

The Deviard laughs as he sees the image of Bjorn blur, readying himself for combat as he plants his right leg and slides his left backward opening his position so as to not offer his back to either Coldtree or Tehn. In an instant he makes eye contact with all three opponents, as his own image blurs to an even greater extent than that of Bjorn. He was evidently aware of the ambush, yet proceeded forward, anyway.

Spoiler: Speed

Coldtree: 200 (bending) - 158 = 42
Tehn: 200 (bending) - 177 = 23
Bjorn: 200 (bending) - 161 = 39
Deviard: 200 (bending) - 187 = 13

The Deviard is fast, much faster than his size would belie. He shuffles forward as he strikes out at Bjorn with his hammer, lifting his shield toward the oncoming Nigel.

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Coldtree: 33(aggression) + 25(accuracy) + 46(fury) + 185(d100) = 289 + 100(flank) = 389
Tehn: 32(finesse) + 41 + 25(clarity) + 144 = 242 + 100(flank) = 342
Bjorn: 26 + 38 + 27 + 89 = 180
Deviard: 40(aggression) + 30 + 50(fury) + 154 = 274

Coldtree:
Tehn:
Bjorn: 23(readiness) + 32(avoidance) + 30(analysis) + 89(d100) = 174 + 31(blur) = 205
274 - 205 = 69% * 14 = 10 - 1(tunic) = 9
Deviard: 40 + 30 + 50 + 154 = 284 + 50(blur) = 334
389 - 334 = 55% * 4 = 2 - 2(soak) = 0
342 - 334 = 8% * 22 = 2 - 4(deflect) = n/a

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Coldtree: 30(bending) + 46(thump) + 61(d100) = 137
Tehn:
Bjorn:
Deviard: 30 + 50(flash) + 75 = 155

Coldtree:
Tehn:
Bjorn: 30(conditioning) + 23(fury) + 71(d100) = 124
155 - 124 = 31% * 6 = 2
Deviard: 40 + 50 + 75 = 165

In the span of the one second it takes to engage this target, all three men instantly realize why this Deviard would have the audacity to travel alone. His hammer flashes with light as he hits Bjorn square in the chest. The blow alone nearly knocks all the wind from him, but the addition of the flash is more damage than that for which his mind can compensate. Bjorn falls backward, having temporarily lost consciousness.

As Bjorn goes down, Coldtree slides around the extended shield of the Deviard to punch the big Mhytre in the ribs, but the blow is soaked by his leather tunic and the thundering noise of the contact seemed to cause no harm. Lunnaya sticks one of his sabers into his abdomen from the front but cannot penetrate the armor. The Deviard snorts dismissively at the falling Kozzog as he squares himself to face his two standing opponents.

GM: NOTE: Even with no aid, Bjorn will regain consciousness in two combat sequences.

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 52
Tehn: full wellness
Tunic: 52
Bjorn:: Mind: 10 - 9(hammer) = 1 - 2(flash) = -1, unconscious.

Spoiler: Collectibles

Currency:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 437
Harnin Bucklers: 2
Harnin Hammers: 12

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Coot Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: {Will +2}
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, {Cohesion +2}, (toxicity x 3)
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??

Ores:
Aluminum: 4, (Motility +2), {Shock x3}
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Whitish Metal: 4, ??

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, {Health +1}
Coal: 1, (heat x3)
Emberstone: 1, {Confluence +2}
Flint: 1, (Shock x2)
Heartstone: 1, {Confluence +1}
Lodestone: 9, (shock x 3)
Milkstone: 1, {Will +2}
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
Slickstone: 4, {Frostbite x3}

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP, improves in Deviard by 1% and improves in Kozzog by 1%. State combat intentions. Provide two random rolls.

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

As he lays on the ground unconscious, Bjorn's subconscious berates him for attempting to match the Deviard in physical prowess. He should have initiated with a mystical assault from where he knelt. He hopes his new friends are faring well, as he is currently looking more like a hindrance than a help. His subconscious yells inside his void mind, "Wake! You cannot give up with one hit. Wake up!"

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree intends to adapt his striking moments to time with Tehn's to give them both a better chance of connecting. He will manipulate waylines to attack his opponents Mind.

Spoiler: Rolls

89, 83

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree intends to... time with Tehn... attack... Mind.

... Bjorn's subconscious berates himself...

Tehn realizes that this is the toughest opponent that the DWAC have ever faced, except for maybe that skunk when they were still very green. He knows that their best option is to fight in coordination. Having nothing further he can effectively do mystically, he presses his physical assault with his twin sabers.

Spoiler: Enhancement

Tehn: Soullessness 29
Bjorn: Blur 31
Deviard: Blur 50

Spoiler: Speed

Coldtree: 42 + 200 (bending) = 242
Tehn: 23 + 50(saber) = 73, 123, 173
Bjorn: unconscious
Deviard: 13 + 200 (bending) = 213

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Coldtree: 33(aggression) + 25(accuracy) + 46(fury) + 89(d100) = 193 + 100(flank) = 293
Tehn: 32(finesse) + 41 + 25(clarity) + 86 = 184 + 100(flank) = 284
Bjorn: 26 + 38 + 27 +
Deviard: 40(aggression) + 30 + 50(fury) + 86 = 206

Coldtree:
Tehn: 32(readiness) + 43(counter) + 29(analysis) + 86(d100) = 190 + 29(soulless) = 219
Bjorn: 23 + 32 + 30 +
Deviard: 40 + 30 + 50 + 86 = 206 + 50(blur) = 256
284 - 256 = 28% * 21 = 6 - 4(deflect) = 2 x 2 = 4
293 - 256 = 37% * 6 = 2 - 2(soak) = n/a

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Coldtree: 30(bending) + 46(thump) + 83(d100) = 159
Tehn:
Bjorn:
Deviard: 30 + 50(flash) + 78 = 158

Coldtree:
Tehn: 24(conditioning) + 24(clarity) + 86(d100) = 134
158 - 134 = 24% * 9 = 2
Bjorn: 30(conditioning) + 23(fury) +
Deviard: 40 + 40 + 78 = 148
159 - 148 = 11% * 4 = ~1

Spoiler: Combat Data

Deviard: Body: 10 - 4 = 6, hurt. Mind: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated.

Not making a decision about which of his two remaining opponents is the most dangerous, he moves toward Lunnaya, because he is right handed and Lunnaya is on his right, but the Amiradtha proves much faster, if not quite as formidable. Lunnaya slices at the thick Deviard 3 times to his 1. One of the assaults is deflected by the Mhytre's shield but the other two cut through the leather tunic to cause minor damage.

Coldtree wastes no time jumping in to double-team. He rabbit punches the Deviard really hoping to get his attention, but the force of the blow is just barely soaked by the leather tunic; however, the pulse of sound that accompanied the punch causes some loss of breath.

The Deviard strikes back at Tehn, but the man avoids the hammer; however, the accompanying flash of light burns his eyes.

Coldtree and Tehn get the impression that the two of them, together, may be able to take this guy, but it will still be difficult. He is stronger but slower.

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 52
Tehn:: Mind: 10 - 2 = 8, dazed.
Saber: 20 - 3 = 17
Tunic: 52
Bjorn:: Mind: -1 + 1 = 0, unconscious.

Spoiler: Collectibles

Currency:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 437
Harnin Bucklers: 2
Harnin Hammers: 12

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Coot Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: {Will +2}
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, {Cohesion +2}, (toxicity x 3)
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??

Ores:
Aluminum: 4, (Motility +2), {Shock x3}
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Whitish Metal: 4, ??

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, {Health +1}
Coal: 1, (heat x3)
Emberstone: 1, {Confluence +2}
Flint: 1, (Shock x2)
Heartstone: 1, {Confluence +1}
Lodestone: 9, (shock x 3)
Milkstone: 1, {Will +2}
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
Slickstone: 4, {Frostbite x3}

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP. State combat intentions. Provide two random rolls.

 

[Kwargrow]

Coldtree intends to continue fighting and manipulating waylines to attack his opponents Mind.

Spoiler: Rolls

65, 98(+54)=152

 

[Eric Zephlaer]

As Bjorn regains consciousness, his subconscious mind had continued to work on the situation at hand. He knows where he is and the formidability of his enemy. Not even rising from the ground, he sees that the Deviard is within range of his ability to touch waylines. Using an ingot of aluminum, he will attempt to shock him.

OOC: 91+87 = 178

 

[MacConnell]

Coldtree intends to continue...

... Bjorn... aluminum... shock...

Spoiler: Enhancement

Tehn: Soullessness 29
Bjorn: Blur 31
Deviard: Blur 50

Spoiler: Speed

Coldtree: 242 + 200 (bending) = 442
Tehn: 173 + 50(saber) = 223, 273, 323, 373, 423
Bjorn: 442
Deviard: 213 + 200 (bending) = 413

Spoiler: Physical Assault

Coldtree: 33(aggression) + 25(accuracy) + 46(fury) + 65(d100) = 169 + 100(flank) = 269
Tehn: 32(finesse) + 41 + 25(clarity) + 65 = 163
Bjorn: 26 + 38 + 27 +
Deviard: 40(aggression) + 30 + 50(fury) + 60 = 180

Coldtree: 33(readiness) + 25(avoidance) + 34(analysis) + 65(d100) = 157
Tehn: 32 + 43(counter) + 29 + 65 = 169 + 29(soulless) = 198
Bjorn: 23 + 32 + 30 +
Deviard: 40 + 30 + 50 + 60 = 180 + 50(blur) = 230
269 - 230 = 39% * 11 = 4 - 2(soak) = 2

Spoiler: Mystical Assault

Coldtree: 30(bending) + 46(thump) + 152(d100) = 228
Tehn:
Bjorn: 53 + 31(shock) x 3(aluminum) + 178 = 324
Deviard: 30 + 50(flash) + 89 = 169

Coldtree:
Tehn: 24(conditioning) + 24(clarity) + 165(d100) = 213
Bjorn: 30(conditioning) + 23(fury) +
Deviard: 40 + 40 + 89 = 169
228 - 169 = 59% * 6 = 3
324 - 169 = 155% * 6 = 9

Spoiler: Combat Data

Deviard: Body: 10 - 4 = 6 - 9 = -3, incapacitated. Mind: 10 - 2 = 8 - 3 = 5, dazed.

Currently being the faster between he and Nigel, Lunnaya draws the focus of the Deviard but cannot manage to hit him in this volley. Neither can the Deviard hit him.

Having turned his back, even for a second, in the necessity of facing Tehn, Coldtree rabbit punches the Deviard adding a thump of air with the blow. The combination would have dazed the enemy; however at the same time, Bjorn, from his prone position, lifts a hand from the ground and cups it toward the Deviard. The big slaver is jolted with a pulse of electricity that causes him to convulse and fall to the ground.

The man is still conscious; and as the three DWAC members well know, a conscious bender is still dangerous. Since he can no longer defend himself, Lunnaya stabs one of his swords through the man's eye and into his skull, killing him.

Bjorn slowly stands to his feet. He is a bit shaken but does not appear to be physically injured. The head trauma from losing consciousness should quickly pass.

Tehn says, "I am glad it was the two of us on him and not two of them on one of us."

Spoiler: Character Stats

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 52
Tehn:: Mind: 10 - 2 = 8, dazed.
Saber: 20 - 3 = 17
Tunic: 52
Bjorn:: Mind: -1 + 1 = 0 + 1, dazed.

Spoiler: Collectibles

Currency:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 437
Harnin Bucklers: 2
Harnin Hammers: 12

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 1, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Coot Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Beard Talisman: {Will +2}
Greenjay Feather Talisman: ??
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, {Cohesion +2}, (toxicity x 3)
Roadrunner Feather Talisman: 2: ??

Ores:
Aluminum: 4, (Motility +2), {Shock x3}
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}
Whitish Metal: 4, ??

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Dried Flowers: 2: ??
Mend Leaves: 3 measures, {Restore x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, {Health +1}
Coal: 1, (heat x3)
Emberstone: 1, {Confluence +2}
Flint: 1, (Shock x2)
Heartstone: 1, {Confluence +1}
Lodestone: 9, (shock x 3)
Milkstone: 1, {Will +2}
Slate: 3, {Sound x2}
Slickstone: 4, {Frostbite x3}

Oddities:
nothing here

OOC: Each character receives 5 DP. State intentions. Provide a random roll.