Eschton [mature] IC - Calling Arabesu
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Arabesu IC:
Usually deep psychic contact is intimate beyond words. This is bewildering, like merging with a mirror. Then amongst the strangeness, there is the familiar blissful feeling of Tyrroth's chakras vibrating open in sequence. But the opening of the Sahasrara (crown) chakra is intense, inducing a state of samadhi more profound than any he can remember.
By the time Tyrroth settles back into something approaching a normal state of consciousness, Eleven is reporting that a gargantuan creature, elemental in nature, is hailing Placidio. Argus is still in contact via a normal psi-web connection. It may be the aftereffects of samadhi, but Tyrroth half feels and odd something, yet can't pin it down.
Vertexx69 OOC:
You can certainly tumble next round. But I'd rather not backtrack at this point. I'll allow Serraphina to deactivate the field as a swift action at the beginning of your next turn. Trust me, having the force field up was a pretty good tactical choice last round.
Usually deep psychic contact is intimate beyond words. This is bewildering, like merging with a mirror. Then amongst the strangeness, there is the familiar blissful feeling of Tyrroth's chakras vibrating open in sequence. But the opening of the Sahasrara (crown) chakra is intense, inducing a state of samadhi more profound than any he can remember.
By the time Tyrroth settles back into something approaching a normal state of consciousness, Eleven is reporting that a gargantuan creature, elemental in nature, is hailing Placidio. Argus is still in contact via a normal psi-web connection. It may be the aftereffects of samadhi, but Tyrroth half feels and odd something, yet can't pin it down.
Vertexx69 OOC:
You can certainly tumble next round. But I'd rather not backtrack at this point. I'll allow Serraphina to deactivate the field as a swift action at the beginning of your next turn. Trust me, having the force field up was a pretty good tactical choice last round.
Arabesu
Registered User
"Argus," after such an encounter Tyrroth would obviously relax formalities, "I am being hailed by an unknown elemental spirit. As I address it, I would like to know if this entity was sent by you as an envoy."
"Eleven, prepare Placidio for a guest. Answer the hail with pleasant greetings and salutations appropriate to its intellect and degree of self awareness if that can be assessed. To be safe, have One through Ten teleport directly into their EVA combat gear in case I am mistaken as to the intentions of our visitor. Then have One through Four teleport out onto the leading surface, in and around the sensor housing, where they can get a direct visual of its approach. They are to refrain from aggressive actions until told otherwise or Placidio is attacked. If it wishes to gain access peacefully, have them diplomatically escort it through the sensor array ice-lock. The rest will await orders. Rouse enough of the brethren that we can engage evasive maneuvers if needed and begin warming up the FTL drive. When you are done with all that meet me in the ready room."
"Rothman, be prepared to operate an immediate Planeshift maneuver on my command. We may need to go somewhere in a rush. My mind is in a bit of a buzz at the moment and can't recall, so perhaps you could suggest a planar destination where time flows slower by roughly an order of magnitude. Do your best, it must be relatively safe. If such a safe plane does not spring to mind, then ready to enter the astral. We may need to make additional preparations once we are extra-planar."
"Cyclone, I will meet you and Kingbae in my ready room."
Tyrroth leaves the gith children behind, mentally summoning Kingbae to fly him back to his ready room, using the normal mental conduit between steed and caster.
"Eleven, prepare Placidio for a guest. Answer the hail with pleasant greetings and salutations appropriate to its intellect and degree of self awareness if that can be assessed. To be safe, have One through Ten teleport directly into their EVA combat gear in case I am mistaken as to the intentions of our visitor. Then have One through Four teleport out onto the leading surface, in and around the sensor housing, where they can get a direct visual of its approach. They are to refrain from aggressive actions until told otherwise or Placidio is attacked. If it wishes to gain access peacefully, have them diplomatically escort it through the sensor array ice-lock. The rest will await orders. Rouse enough of the brethren that we can engage evasive maneuvers if needed and begin warming up the FTL drive. When you are done with all that meet me in the ready room."
"Rothman, be prepared to operate an immediate Planeshift maneuver on my command. We may need to go somewhere in a rush. My mind is in a bit of a buzz at the moment and can't recall, so perhaps you could suggest a planar destination where time flows slower by roughly an order of magnitude. Do your best, it must be relatively safe. If such a safe plane does not spring to mind, then ready to enter the astral. We may need to make additional preparations once we are extra-planar."
"Cyclone, I will meet you and Kingbae in my ready room."
Tyrroth leaves the gith children behind, mentally summoning Kingbae to fly him back to his ready room, using the normal mental conduit between steed and caster.
Arabesu IC:
"Yes I've arranged a quasielemental archon for your water resupply. When you are ready, just ask it to extend a pseudopod, and direct it to your resevoir. I would also like to deliver a trio of servitors designed to enhance teleportation signals. You will be taking Placidio to the theatre of operation, yes?"
Arabesu OOC:
Sorry I didn't answer your question about the proper honorific. Simply calling him Argus isn't a breach at this point. But if Tyrroth were to be more formal, the title Governor is generally applied to the Citizens of core worlds.
Nephtys OOC:
Melanoce's mech and the trolls arrive at the bridge with the bombs. And extra bombs have been loaded in the offensive teleportation arrays.
"Yes I've arranged a quasielemental archon for your water resupply. When you are ready, just ask it to extend a pseudopod, and direct it to your resevoir. I would also like to deliver a trio of servitors designed to enhance teleportation signals. You will be taking Placidio to the theatre of operation, yes?"
Arabesu OOC:
Sorry I didn't answer your question about the proper honorific. Simply calling him Argus isn't a breach at this point. But if Tyrroth were to be more formal, the title Governor is generally applied to the Citizens of core worlds.
Nephtys OOC:
Melanoce's mech and the trolls arrive at the bridge with the bombs. And extra bombs have been loaded in the offensive teleportation arrays.
Arabesu
Registered User
"Yes Governor, I had that intention. The logistics may bore you, but normally we travel for a week in the astral to go anywhere, to allow time for our planeshift to be recharged. We have the capability of planeshifting placidio twice in rapid succession so we can in fact be there in a moment, but this leaves us without a backup should we need it. We also have a faster than light drive, but to be quite honest we have never even turned it on other than to test it. I do hope that it still works."
"So you see, I will be placing myself and many spirits at risk. Thus the augmentation to my ability to teleport myself and Cyclone would be most sincerely appreciated. I am already accommodating your gift of water."
Tyrroth takes the time to craft the next two words into a delicate thought engram, layering the sounds of rain on stone into the background along with the salty-bitter but pleasant smell that acompanies a fresh rain. "Thank you." This all to emphasize his sincerity and his gratitude.
"I eagerly welcome your servitors. Once they are on board we can make the jump."
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"Eleven, have the quasi-elemental placed in the storage area. Ask it to elongate itself amoebaecally and it should be capable of directing itself into the chamber."
OOC:
Does the Eschaton Psi-Web extend across planes of existence? Will we be out of contact during the brief moments that we are extraplanar?
"So you see, I will be placing myself and many spirits at risk. Thus the augmentation to my ability to teleport myself and Cyclone would be most sincerely appreciated. I am already accommodating your gift of water."
Tyrroth takes the time to craft the next two words into a delicate thought engram, layering the sounds of rain on stone into the background along with the salty-bitter but pleasant smell that acompanies a fresh rain. "Thank you." This all to emphasize his sincerity and his gratitude.
"I eagerly welcome your servitors. Once they are on board we can make the jump."
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"Eleven, have the quasi-elemental placed in the storage area. Ask it to elongate itself amoebaecally and it should be capable of directing itself into the chamber."
OOC:
Does the Eschaton Psi-Web extend across planes of existence? Will we be out of contact during the brief moments that we are extraplanar?
Nephtys
First Post
"Finally," Melanoce says to herself. "At least now the universe doesn't live or die by the actions of my dear heroic fellow citizens." She smiles, a huge toothy grin, "They do put on a good show, though."
She keeps studying the enemy vessel with all the ship's scanners and the mirror, recording everything and rerouting the information to her own databases on Otaijan 5. She had allowed a few fragments to leak out into the Psiweb, just enough to raise some curiosity, but the information she still held on to could be invaluable.
ooc: How would she be able to make the most money out of the information she's gathering from the vessel? Would it be possible to put the more spectacular images on some sort of intergalactic pay-per-view and sell the subtler discoveries to the universitys or the RnD departments of major corporations? Would any governments be interested in paying for stuff like this?
What about merchandizing? Could she release the images to the public (leaving out some of the more scientifically sensitive parts) for pay and then license out the production of pseudonatural plush toys, weird-looking naked girls and Sigil action-figures? (Like George Lucas did with the Star Wars franchise) Could she gain legal rights to all products associated with her images of the ship and the creatures inside it?
Could she hire some talented writers, actors and special effects-people to make a series of blockbuster films based on the images?
She keeps studying the enemy vessel with all the ship's scanners and the mirror, recording everything and rerouting the information to her own databases on Otaijan 5. She had allowed a few fragments to leak out into the Psiweb, just enough to raise some curiosity, but the information she still held on to could be invaluable.
ooc: How would she be able to make the most money out of the information she's gathering from the vessel? Would it be possible to put the more spectacular images on some sort of intergalactic pay-per-view and sell the subtler discoveries to the universitys or the RnD departments of major corporations? Would any governments be interested in paying for stuff like this?
What about merchandizing? Could she release the images to the public (leaving out some of the more scientifically sensitive parts) for pay and then license out the production of pseudonatural plush toys, weird-looking naked girls and Sigil action-figures? (Like George Lucas did with the Star Wars franchise) Could she gain legal rights to all products associated with her images of the ship and the creatures inside it?
Could she hire some talented writers, actors and special effects-people to make a series of blockbuster films based on the images?
Arabesu:
Eleven reports that the quasielemental has been succesfully guided aboard the ship. But he is concerned that three ghostly beings hopped off of the giant creature upon its arrival. Argus confirms that those are the teleport servitors, then, while the servitors are being taken to you by a githerzai, he continues, using an apparently more secure connection buried within the existing psi-web contact.[sblock=Tyrroth]"You are quite welcome Tyrroth. I do have one more request to make of you. This is a bit of a delicate matter. The preferred strategy in addressing the Outer Dark incursion, as relayed to me by Inquisitor Qebehsenuef, is to allow the enemy ship to believe it has succeeded. It is believed that their ship is supplying an existing colony that has safeguards against scrying. But the ship will probably only approach the colony if it believes it is not being monitored.
What I would like you to do is hide Placidio within the asteroid field. Then I will provide transport for you directly to those already on the enemy ship. That way, you should be able to fall back to Placidio if overrun, and monitor the course of the enemy from there. The complicating factor here is that it is possible that Lord Karnak has been compromised. So it is necessary that you do not inform him of this plan. In fact, it is preferrable to tell no one."[/sblock]
Eleven reports that the quasielemental has been succesfully guided aboard the ship. But he is concerned that three ghostly beings hopped off of the giant creature upon its arrival. Argus confirms that those are the teleport servitors, then, while the servitors are being taken to you by a githerzai, he continues, using an apparently more secure connection buried within the existing psi-web contact.[sblock=Tyrroth]"You are quite welcome Tyrroth. I do have one more request to make of you. This is a bit of a delicate matter. The preferred strategy in addressing the Outer Dark incursion, as relayed to me by Inquisitor Qebehsenuef, is to allow the enemy ship to believe it has succeeded. It is believed that their ship is supplying an existing colony that has safeguards against scrying. But the ship will probably only approach the colony if it believes it is not being monitored.
What I would like you to do is hide Placidio within the asteroid field. Then I will provide transport for you directly to those already on the enemy ship. That way, you should be able to fall back to Placidio if overrun, and monitor the course of the enemy from there. The complicating factor here is that it is possible that Lord Karnak has been compromised. So it is necessary that you do not inform him of this plan. In fact, it is preferrable to tell no one."[/sblock]
Arabesu
Registered User
and away we go!!
[sblock=for Argus]
"Ah, in my time we called this a Trojan horse. I remember informing Sun Tsu about it once over tea. He claimed to have had the idea much earlier than the Mediterraneans, but with him you never can tell if he was lying or simply embellishing. He opted for leaving the tactic out of his treatise; an oversight in my opinion. We will arrive in the asteroid field momentarily, but I believe we may lose contact momentarily as we are extraplanar."[/sblock]
Tyroth sends the order for Rothman to jump into the astral.
He encourages Eleven to ready herself by casting spells.
While extraplanar he casts a shield spell and a quickened mirror image spell on himself thanks to the astral planes' enhanced magic.
During the brief moment that they planeshift the first time, Eleven uses a spell-like ability to cast Aid on herself, while astral she casts a quickened bear's endurance and takes her standard action to become an incorporeal globe of eldritch colors, the form most adapted to potential EVA activity. She then hovers just within Tyrroth's easy reach.
Cyclone moves to Tyrroth's side ready to be teleported to wherever he goes.
On the next round, they planeshift back to the material within the asteroid belt, greater than 300 miles from any of the bigger hazards.
Subjectively, it thus takes them 12 seconds to travel to the asteroid belt near the alien ship's system.
[sblock=for Melanoce]"Citizen Melanoce, I am Autarch Tyrroth Khan Buddha, Master of Placidio. Governor Argus Oloriel Starzaeon of Kal'e'zant, has encouraged me to assist with stopping the invasion of the "entities" that you leaked to the Psy-Web. I have arrived in the asteroid belt but need more specific information or images in order to teleport to your away-team's location. Also, could you provide me with some form of introduction so that they don't attack me or my entourage when we appear?"[/sblock]
OOC What kind of assistance will Argus's spirits provide? Increased range or more precise appearance, ala greater teleport? Will this require Tyrroth to use/channel a spell cast from memory or do these improvements provide their own charges to free up the slots?
[sblock=changes to stat blocks after spells: ]Eleven now has 19 con, 101 hp (16 from Aid ), concentration +17, Fort +11, +1 versus fear effects, a +22 melee or +12 ranged touch.
Tyrroth has +24 hp from empowered false life cast earlier in the day: 176+24=200, AC 41, with +6 illusory images near him. [/sblock]
[sblock=for Argus]
"Ah, in my time we called this a Trojan horse. I remember informing Sun Tsu about it once over tea. He claimed to have had the idea much earlier than the Mediterraneans, but with him you never can tell if he was lying or simply embellishing. He opted for leaving the tactic out of his treatise; an oversight in my opinion. We will arrive in the asteroid field momentarily, but I believe we may lose contact momentarily as we are extraplanar."[/sblock]
Tyroth sends the order for Rothman to jump into the astral.
He encourages Eleven to ready herself by casting spells.
While extraplanar he casts a shield spell and a quickened mirror image spell on himself thanks to the astral planes' enhanced magic.
During the brief moment that they planeshift the first time, Eleven uses a spell-like ability to cast Aid on herself, while astral she casts a quickened bear's endurance and takes her standard action to become an incorporeal globe of eldritch colors, the form most adapted to potential EVA activity. She then hovers just within Tyrroth's easy reach.
Cyclone moves to Tyrroth's side ready to be teleported to wherever he goes.
On the next round, they planeshift back to the material within the asteroid belt, greater than 300 miles from any of the bigger hazards.
Subjectively, it thus takes them 12 seconds to travel to the asteroid belt near the alien ship's system.
[sblock=for Melanoce]"Citizen Melanoce, I am Autarch Tyrroth Khan Buddha, Master of Placidio. Governor Argus Oloriel Starzaeon of Kal'e'zant, has encouraged me to assist with stopping the invasion of the "entities" that you leaked to the Psy-Web. I have arrived in the asteroid belt but need more specific information or images in order to teleport to your away-team's location. Also, could you provide me with some form of introduction so that they don't attack me or my entourage when we appear?"[/sblock]
OOC What kind of assistance will Argus's spirits provide? Increased range or more precise appearance, ala greater teleport? Will this require Tyrroth to use/channel a spell cast from memory or do these improvements provide their own charges to free up the slots?
[sblock=changes to stat blocks after spells: ]Eleven now has 19 con, 101 hp (16 from Aid ), concentration +17, Fort +11, +1 versus fear effects, a +22 melee or +12 ranged touch.
Tyrroth has +24 hp from empowered false life cast earlier in the day: 176+24=200, AC 41, with +6 illusory images near him. [/sblock]
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Nephtys:
There is the potential to generate signifigant wealth off of selling the information. But Melanoce knows that holding some of the info back will also create a lot of headaches. Some of the best psi-web hackers in the Eschaton would be trying to 'liberate' the information. And a number of people in high places would look askance at her holding back militarily signifigant data.
Merchandizing to a lesser degree and immersive media to a greater degree could be profitable. Intellectual property law doesn't exist on an interplanetary scale within the Eschaton, nor do any of the core worlds have such statutes. But as someone who is recognized as taking an active part in thwarting the incursion, Melanoce would have an advantage over competitors.
The good news is that the goodwill generated in widely pubicsizing the scouting mission will open some doors and allow Melanoce and the others to draw on greater resources just by asking.
On a separate note, the two psi-web calls at the top of her cue, one with no identifying information, the other from the offices of the Inquisition, continue to buzz insistently.
Arabesu:
The asteroid belt is about 150 million miles wide and you can insert Placidio without colliding with any of the existing bodies. So the the ~300 miles won't make a difference either way.
Also, feel free to specify your followers actions if you so desire. Or I can run them. Either way is fine with me.
Exactly how the servitors help teleportation has yet to be explained. But Argus did offer to provide transport to the Outer Dark ship once Placidio was in system.
Shayuri:
Looks like Avalon is gone. I'll try to have the turn sequence updated by tomorrow.
There is the potential to generate signifigant wealth off of selling the information. But Melanoce knows that holding some of the info back will also create a lot of headaches. Some of the best psi-web hackers in the Eschaton would be trying to 'liberate' the information. And a number of people in high places would look askance at her holding back militarily signifigant data.
Merchandizing to a lesser degree and immersive media to a greater degree could be profitable. Intellectual property law doesn't exist on an interplanetary scale within the Eschaton, nor do any of the core worlds have such statutes. But as someone who is recognized as taking an active part in thwarting the incursion, Melanoce would have an advantage over competitors.
The good news is that the goodwill generated in widely pubicsizing the scouting mission will open some doors and allow Melanoce and the others to draw on greater resources just by asking.
On a separate note, the two psi-web calls at the top of her cue, one with no identifying information, the other from the offices of the Inquisition, continue to buzz insistently.
Arabesu:
The asteroid belt is about 150 million miles wide and you can insert Placidio without colliding with any of the existing bodies. So the the ~300 miles won't make a difference either way.
Also, feel free to specify your followers actions if you so desire. Or I can run them. Either way is fine with me.
Exactly how the servitors help teleportation has yet to be explained. But Argus did offer to provide transport to the Outer Dark ship once Placidio was in system.
Shayuri:
Looks like Avalon is gone. I'll try to have the turn sequence updated by tomorrow.
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