Midway Mining Expedition (PbP)

MacConnell · Jul 26, 2020

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 53
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 5, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Fire Weed: 5 measures, {heat x 2}
Mend Leaves: 1 measure, {+ Body x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 5 measures, {+ Mind x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
Slate: 8, {Sound x2}

Oddities:
nothing here

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka... needles... gather...

Tehn follows suit, curious himself.

Ecology + Clarity + d100
Chi no Taka: 22 + 23 + 54 = 99
Lunnaya: 26 + 24 + 54 = 104

Between the two of them, only one quill is able to be located. Once upon the ground they blend in so well, it is no surprise that more could not be found. Tehn gives the quill to Taka.

Morning provides some fresh game, though small, in the snares, and time is given to preparing it. When drying the meat over a small fire is nearly complete, it is no strangely quilled varmint that draws attention away from the food, but something seems amiss.

Hide + various + d100
Unknown: 24 + 13 + 60 = 87

Perception + Analysis => 87
Chi no Taka: 22 + 22 = 44
Coldtree: 18 + 27 = 45
Lunnaya: 26 + 23 = 49

From downhill and out of sight within the rocks, crags, and semi-sparse vegetation, comes a volley of javelins, six in total.

Launch + Accuracy + Clarity + d100 +/- range
Unknown: 38 + 24 + 13 + 60 = 125 + 0(12 strides)

Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Chi no Taka: 22 + 22 + 54 = 98
damage: 125 - 98 = 27% * 7 = 2 - 4(hauberk), ineffective (x2)
Hauberk: 57 - 1 - 1 = 55

Coldtree: 18 + 27 + 54 = 99
damage: 125 - 99 = 26% * 7 = 2 - 6(tunic), ineffective (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58

Lunnaya: 26 + 23 + 54 = 103
damage: 125 - 103 = 22% * 7 = 2 - 6(tunic), ineffective (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58

Each man is struck with two javelins. The things are made from thin rods and tipped with stone heads. The weapons all prove ineffective at piercing the protective covering of each man. From hiding come six charging savages, never before seen, inky black, sparsely clad, Faethrins. Each is still wielding an additional javelin.

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP.

Provide a random roll for reaction and two for the intended action.

Kwargrow · Jul 26, 2020

Angered, not frightened, Coldtree shouts, "A sneak attack before breakfast? There will be no mercy!" He will manipulate waylines to draw the heat from the closest attacking faethrin, hoping to freeze him to slow down his charge and keep him at a distance.

38, 83, 56

Tellerian Hawke · Aug 1, 2020

Taka sneers, but says nothing. He will charge to meet the nearest tribesman. His intent is to muddle his opponent as he approaches, and then slam his forearm into his opponent's windpipe.

Reaction: 51
Muddle: 72
Throat Punch: 64

MacConnell · Aug 1, 2020

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 53
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 5, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Fire Weed: 5 measures, {heat x 2}
Mend Leaves: 1 measure, {+ Body x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 5 measures, {+ Mind x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
Slate: 8, {Sound x2}

Oddities:
nothing here

Chi no Taka: 33 + 21 + 23 + 51 = 128
Coldtree: 28 + 18 + 29 + 38 = 113
Lunnaya: 32 + 26 + 24 + 44 = 126
Hostiles: 38 + 24 + 13 + 54 = 129

Chi no Taka: 200(bend) - 128 = 72
Coldtree: 200(bend) - 113 = 87
Lunnaya: 200(bend) - 126 = 74
Hostiles: 100(javelin) - 129 = ~0

Launch + Accuracy + Clarity + d100 +/- range
Unknown: 38 + 24 + 13 + 77 = 152 + 50(6 strides) = 202

Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Chi no Taka: 22 + 22 + 64 = 108
damage: 202 - 108 = 98% * 7 = 7 - 4(hauberk) = 3 (x2)
Hauberk: 57 - 1 - 1 = 55 - 2 - 2 = 51
Body: 10 - 6 = 4, injured

Coldtree: 18 + 27 + 83 = 128
damage: 202 - 128 = 74% * 7 = 5 - 6(tunic), ineffective (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52

Lunnaya: 26 + 23 + 67 = 116
damage: 202 - 116 = 86%% * 7 = 6 - 6(tunic), ineffective (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52

Kwargrow said:
... Coldtree shouts... draw the heat...

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka... charge... muddle... slam his forearm... windpipe.

Tehn quickly retrieves one of the javelins that had struck him, not that he intends to use it, but to prevent the enemies from recovering it. Seeing that these skirmishers will try to use a launch and recover tactic without closing, he bends chemical waylines to affect one at distance with the enhancement of an ant pincher.

Chi no Taka: 33 + 22 + 23 + 64 = 142

H1: 38 + 15 + 13 + 77 = 143, dodged

Chi no Taka: 26 + 23(muddle) + 72 = 121
Coldtree: 21 + 35(cool) + 56 = 112
Lunnaya: 30 + 24(toxicity) x 2 + 64 = 142

H5: 38 + 13 + 74 = 125
damage: 142 - 125 = 17% * 4 = ~1
Mind: 10 - 1 = 9, dazed

The big man barrels down upon one of the hostile, who manages to slide to the side and avoid contact, at just the last second. The forethought of Lunnaya may prove helpful, for the enemy does move to recover a javelin after throwing the second, but there are still too many of the enemy. Another realization is that in addition to attempting to harm the enemy mystically, like Chi no Taka, it will be possible to physically assault one with each run by.

With a bit of luck, all mystically assaulted enemies are completely or almost completely unaffected.

GM:

NOTE: Retrieving and breaking a javelin will be considered two separate actions and will supplant two physical assaults but does not interfere with bending.

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP.

Kwargrow · Aug 8, 2020

Coldtree intends to manipulate waylines to Heat his opponent, using Fireweed for extra effect.

64

Tellerian Hawke · Aug 9, 2020

Taka will continue to assault his opponent physically, trying to stomp his ankles, or perhaps a side-kick to the knee (whichever seems the most feasible.) At the same time, he will manipulate way at a distance to cause his opponent's javelin to heat up, hoping to turn it to ash, or at least make it too hot to handle.

Physical Assault: 82
Way Manipulation (Heat): 91 (+39) = 130

MacConnell · Aug 9, 2020

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 53
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 5, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Fire Weed: 5 measures, {heat x 2}
Mend Leaves: 1 measure, {+ Body x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 5 measures, {+ Mind x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
Slate: 8, {Sound x2}

Oddities:
nothing here

Chi no Taka: 72 + 200(bend) = 272
Coldtree: 87 + 200(bend) = 287
Lunnaya: 74 + 200(bend) = 274
Hostiles: 0 + 50(javelin), 300(movement) = 50, 300

Launch + Accuracy + Clarity + d100 +/- range
Hostiles: 38 + 24 + 13 + 78 = 153 + 50(4 strides) = 203

Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Chi no Taka: 22 + 22 + 82 = 126
damage: 203 - 126 = 77% * 7 = 5 - 4(hauberk) = 1 (x2)
Hauberk: 57 - 1 - 1 = 55 - 2 - 2 = 51 - 2 - 2 = 47
Body: 10 - 6 = 4 - 2 = 2, injured

Coldtree: 18 + 27 + 64 = 109
damage: 203 - 109 = 94% * 7 = 7 - 6(tunic) = 1 (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52 - 3 - 3 = 46
Body: 10 - 2 = 8, hurt

Lunnaya: 26 + 23 + 73 = 122
damage: 203 - 122 = 81%% * 7 = 6 - 6(tunic), ineffective (x2)
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52 - 3 - 3 = 46

Chi no Taka: 33 + 22 + 23 + 82 = 160
Lunnaya: 32 + 26 + 24 + 73 = 155

Hostiles: 38 + 15 + 13 + 78 = 144 + 38 = 182 (no fall)
damage: 160 - 144 = 16% * 4 = 1
damage: 155 - 144 = 11% * 11 = 1
H1: Mind: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated
H6: Body: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated

Chi no Taka: 26 + 23(combust) + 130 = 179
Coldtree: 21 + 35(combust) x2(fireweed) + 64 = 155
Lunnaya: 30 + 24(toxicity) x 2 + 73 = 151

Hostiles: 38 + 13 + 78 = 129
damage: 179 - 129 = 50% * 4 = 2
damage: 155 - 129 = 26% * 4 = 1
damage: 151 - 129 = 22% * 4 = 1
H3: Body: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated
H5: Mind: 10 - 1 = 9 - 1 = 8, dazed

Kwargrow said:
Coldtree... Heat... Fireweed...

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka... assault... ankles, or... knee... javelin to heat...

Before any of the DWAC members can act a second time. All hostiles launch their second javelin. Taka, at this point, has suffered two significant stab wounds and is severely injured. In retaliation, he manages to kick the shin of a passing assailant, but the enemy keeps his footing. Making use of a counter tactic to the enemy's style of combat, Taka is, indeed, able to cause one of the reed javelins to ignite. This produces some unintelligible noises from the enemies, but none is cognizant of the cause.

Coldtree has taken two javelins, but has only sustained minor damage from them. In return, he is able to cause some very minor harm to one of the hostiles.

Guarding one of the thrown javelins, Tehn has avoided physical harm, thus far, and manages to barely clip one of the enemy with his saber during the run-bye, again causing some additional trivial irritation to the mind of his other assailant.

On a good note for the party, all enemies have thrown both carried javelins and must retrieve one to attack again. This will slow their next assault. Two of the 12 total javelins have been removed from use. One is burning. The other is underneath where Lunnaya is standing.

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP.

Tellerian Hawke · Aug 10, 2020

Taka will siphon health from his opponent, while attempting to clothesline him when he draws near.

Clothesline: 85
Siphon: 96 (+77) = 173

Kwargrow · Aug 11, 2020

Coldtree will charge the hostile that attacked him. He will strike with his fist, and Siphon life when he strikes.

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MacConnell · Aug 12, 2020

Coldtree: full wellness
Harnin arrows: 17
Tunic: 60 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 53
Taka: full wellness
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full wellness

Coins:
Standard Earnings: 360 shillings / 10 days
Shillings: 237

Animal Parts:
Ant Pinchers: 5, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 5, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)
Duck Feathers: 1 set, (Cohesion +1)
Goat Jawbone: 1, (Will +1)
Harvester Feather Talisman: 1, (Health +1)
Peccary Tusks: 1 pair, (Confluence +1)
Porcupine Quill: 1, ??
Viper Skull: 1, ?
Snakeskin: 20% coverage, max value 50
Standard Leather: 24% coverage, max value 48

Ores:
Tin: 1, (Persona +1), {- Mind x 2}
Zinc: 7, (Health +1), {+ Body x 2}

Plants:
Berserker Flowers: 1 measure, {+ Strength x2 / - Mind x3}
Fire Weed: 4 measures, {heat x 2}
Mend Leaves: 1 measure, {+ Body x 2}
Soothe Leaves: 5 measures, {+ Mind x 2}

Stone:
Bloodstone: 1, (Health +1)
Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Heartstone: 1 (Confluence +1)
Slate: 8, {Sound x2}

Oddities:
nothing here

Chi no Taka: 272 + 200(bend) = 472
Coldtree: 287 + 200(bend) = 487
Lunnaya: 274 + 200(bend) = 474
Hostiles: 300 + 200(move) = 500

Launch + Accuracy + Clarity + d100 +/- range
Hostiles: 38 + 24 + 13 + 63 = 138 + 100(PB) = 238

Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Chi no Taka: 22 + 22 + 85 = 129
damage: 238 - 129 = 109% * 7 = 7 - 4(hauberk) = 3
Hauberk: 57 - 1 - 1 = 55 - 2 - 2 = 51 - 2 - 2 = 47 - 2 = 45
Body: 10 - 6 = 4 - 2 = 2 + 4 = 6 - 3 = 3, injured

Coldtree: 18 + 27 + 51 = 96
damage: 238 - 96 = 142% * 7 = 10 - 6(tunic) = 4
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52 - 3 - 3 = 46 - 3 = 43
Body: 10 - 2 = 8 - 4 = 4, hurt

Lunnaya: 26 + 23 + 68 = 117
damage: 238 - 117 = 121%% * 7 = 8 - 6(tunic) = 2
Tunic: 60 - 1 - 1 = 58 - 3 - 3 = 52 - 3 - 3 = 46 - 3 = 43
Body: 10 - 2 = 8, hurt

Coldtree: 27 + 18 + 35 + 51 = 131
Chi no Taka: 33 + 22 + 23 + 85 = 163
Lunnaya: 32 + 26 + 24 + 68 = 150

Hostiles: 38 + 15 + 13 + 63 = 129
damage: 131 - 129 = 02% * 4 = ~1
damage: 163 - 129 = 34% * 4 = 1, no fall
damage: 150 - 129 = 21% * 11 = 1
H1: Mind: 10 - 1 = 9 - 1 = 8, dazed
H3: Mind: 10 - 1 = 9, irritated
H5: Body: 10 - 1 = 9 - 1 = 8, hurt

Chi no Taka: 26 + 23(siphon) + 173 = 222
Coldtree: 21 + 35(siphon) + 51 = 107
Lunnaya: 30 + 24(heat) x 2(weed) + 68 = 146

Hostiles: 38 + 13 + 63 = 114 + 13(resilience) = 127
damage: 222 - 127 = 95% * 4 = 4
damage: 107 - 127, resisted
damage: 146 - 114 = 32% * 4 = 1
H1: Body: 10 - 4 = 6, injured
Taka: Body: 2 + 4 = 6, hurt
H3: Body: 9, irritated
H5: Mind: 10 - 1 = 9 - 1 = 8, dazed, Body: 8 - 1 = 7, hurt

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka will siphon... attempting to clothesline...

Kwargrow said:
Coldtree will... strike with his fist, and Siphon...

After launching their second javelin, the three hostiles who are not physically engaged by the DWAC simply walk away. Perhaps the impetuousness that promotes their hostility factors into their focus. There is no way to really know, but the three who lost interest were unharmed in any way and have calously abandoned half their number.

The other three have still inflicted more damage than received but look as if they may try to extricate themselves from the situation they caused. No language skill is exhibited from the psychopaths. They do not banter or discuss. They only make noises and clicks.

All remaining enemies must, again, retrieve a javelin. The one engaged with Taka is hurt and slightly dazed. The one engaged with Coldtree is irritated both mentally and physically. The one engaged with Lunnaya is slightly dazed and mildly hurt.

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP. Combat continues.