Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox
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Falkus
Explorer
The scientist laughed. "The oracle? One of those flitting little things that the priests put in and out of gullible young women. Creatures with such vast powers, yet have no will to use them as power should be used? No, I'm nothing like them. I'm different. I'm not here to give you humans mystic advice. I'm here for my own reasons. And if I hadn't accidentally killed off every suitable host when I took over this base, I wouldn't even still be here."
industrygothica
Adventurer
"So who... or what, are you," Nick asks, his hand on his own gun.
Falkus
Explorer
"What am I? As I said, I'm different. When my species defeated the Lords of Sand after they invaded our home, we scattered throughout the universe. The other fools thought they could warn and help other sentient beings. I realized our true potential. Magic, necromancy, enchantment, possession. True power. The ability to impose my will on lesser beings. The other ones came here to help you against the Sand Lords. I came here to rule you," he (if the creature was indeed a he) glanced at Meredith. "And now that you have brought me a suitable host, I shall begin."
"Kill them all, spare the girl," he ordered the zombies. As one, they raised their AKs and prepared to fire.
Initiative:
Meredith: 20
Soviet Zombies: 16
Larry: 14
Cade: 13
Scientist: 10
Diego: 4
Nick: 4
"Kill them all, spare the girl," he ordered the zombies. As one, they raised their AKs and prepared to fire.
Initiative:
Meredith: 20
Soviet Zombies: 16
Larry: 14
Cade: 13
Scientist: 10
Diego: 4
Nick: 4
There's a flash of silver-white light as Meri yanks her sword from its place at her side in a single movement. Its blade doesn't exactly GLOW, but it seems to reflect more light than could possibly be hitting it in this bleak, dark place...and despite the green glow of chemical light sticks, the sword shines white.
"Yeah, I've got another idea. How about we put your little reunion tour of the Grateful Dead, and you spend another umpteen thousand years stuck in a vase where you can't hurt anyone?"
She dashes at the armed corpses, not charging to attack, but getting close enough to them that she can thwack them if they don't keep on guard.
(Draw sword and move into melee range of as many as I can threaten, so I can AoO 'em. Well. One of them. Hee.
)
"Yeah, I've got another idea. How about we put your little reunion tour of the Grateful Dead, and you spend another umpteen thousand years stuck in a vase where you can't hurt anyone?"
She dashes at the armed corpses, not charging to attack, but getting close enough to them that she can thwack them if they don't keep on guard.
(Draw sword and move into melee range of as many as I can threaten, so I can AoO 'em. Well. One of them. Hee.
)
Friadoc
Explorer
"Man, you're so a Goa'uld!"
Cade quickly snaps his AK-74 to his shoulder, making sure he has a clear firing picture (with none of his team in the way) before he flips the rate of fire selector to full auto and pulls the trigger.
OOC
Cade is firing a clip of ammo that is mixed with blessed, regular, and WP rounds.
Cade quickly snaps his AK-74 to his shoulder, making sure he has a clear firing picture (with none of his team in the way) before he flips the rate of fire selector to full auto and pulls the trigger.
OOC
Cade is firing a clip of ammo that is mixed with blessed, regular, and WP rounds.
industrygothica
Adventurer
A bit shocked, Nick dives for cover and starts frantically tracing unseen lines in the air and muttering something under his breath.
[sblock=ooc]Magic Missile at the ass hole.[/sblock]
[sblock=ooc]Magic Missile at the ass hole.[/sblock]
iwatt
First Post
"You know what Blade? I don't see a future here. He only wants you for your body." The desert Eagle in his hand rises surely into position, as he blasts a shot dead on to the old man. He then dives for cover as well.
[sblock]ooc: Action point thrown into the mix, just in case.[/sblock]
[sblock]ooc: Action point thrown into the mix, just in case.[/sblock]
Falkus
Explorer
Meredith charged forwards, and wound up next to three zombies. They all started firing their weapons, and she take advantage of this to swing her sword. It briefly flashed white, and opened up a massive wound on the zombie's chest.
The zombies continued to fire, however, spraying 7.62mm ammo at the team. The crew managed to mostly get to cover and avoid the flying lead, but Diego and Nick were both hit, Diego especially badly, the bullet taking a nasty chunk out of his chest.
Larry fired a high caliber pistol bullet into the chest of the scientist, rocking him backwards in his wheelchair.
Cade sprayed a burst of ammunition downrange, hitting two zombies, including the one Meredith hit, knocking it down to the ground. The WP ammunition ignited the second zombie, but it didn't seem to notice the flames.
The scientist just sat and laughed in his wheelchair as the fighting raged on.
Diego fired at the flaming zombie, just barely hitting it.
Nick traced the lines for his spell, and sent a magic missile hurtling at the scientists, glowing brightly as it used the incredibly high ambient magical energy in the atmosphere to charge itself. It slammed into the scientists chest, knocking him and his wheelchair over backwards. A glowing cloud of floating particles, no more than four feet in diameter, exited out of the dead man's nose and mouth, rising into the air and orienting itself above the battle.
[sblock]Meredith hits a zombie and deals 14 points of damage
Diego is critically hit and takes 21 points of damage
Nick takes 13 points of damage
Larry deals 11 points of damage to the scientist
Cade deals 20 damage to the first zombie, killing it, and 14 damage to the second
Diego deals 6 points of damage to the burning zombie
Nick deals 5 points of damage to the scientst[/sblock]
The zombies continued to fire, however, spraying 7.62mm ammo at the team. The crew managed to mostly get to cover and avoid the flying lead, but Diego and Nick were both hit, Diego especially badly, the bullet taking a nasty chunk out of his chest.
Larry fired a high caliber pistol bullet into the chest of the scientist, rocking him backwards in his wheelchair.
Cade sprayed a burst of ammunition downrange, hitting two zombies, including the one Meredith hit, knocking it down to the ground. The WP ammunition ignited the second zombie, but it didn't seem to notice the flames.
The scientist just sat and laughed in his wheelchair as the fighting raged on.
Diego fired at the flaming zombie, just barely hitting it.
Nick traced the lines for his spell, and sent a magic missile hurtling at the scientists, glowing brightly as it used the incredibly high ambient magical energy in the atmosphere to charge itself. It slammed into the scientists chest, knocking him and his wheelchair over backwards. A glowing cloud of floating particles, no more than four feet in diameter, exited out of the dead man's nose and mouth, rising into the air and orienting itself above the battle.
[sblock]Meredith hits a zombie and deals 14 points of damage
Diego is critically hit and takes 21 points of damage
Nick takes 13 points of damage
Larry deals 11 points of damage to the scientist
Cade deals 20 damage to the first zombie, killing it, and 14 damage to the second
Diego deals 6 points of damage to the burning zombie
Nick deals 5 points of damage to the scientst[/sblock]
