Midway Mining Expedition (PbP)

MacConnell · Dec 7, 2019

Effectiveness: readiness + speed + clarity + d100
Readiness: Body + Combat + Motility
Speed: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion

Coldtree:
Taka:
Tehn:

Effectiveness: aggression + accuracy + fury + d100
Aggression: Body + Combat + Strength
Accuracy: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Fury: Essence + Collegiate + Confluence

Effectiveness: defend + avoidance + analysis + d100
Defend: Body + Combat + Motility
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion

Effectiveness: bending + task + d100
Bending: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge + Will

Beetle1: dead.
Beetle2: incapacitated.
Beetle4: unconscious.
Beetle5: incapacitated.
Beetle6: incapacitated.

Coldtree: dazed, Mind: 10 - 2 = 8
Taka: dazed, Mind: 10 - 2 = 8
Tehn: dazed, Mind: 10 - 2 = 8

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka uses his sword to quickly dispatch the beetles...

Kwargrow said:
Coldtree will help dispatch the rest of the beetles still clinging to life. Taking one of the less damaged corpses, he will (analyze the waylines) to test their parts for proclivity.

Making sure that all of the insects are absolutely dead is a matter of routine. Each man checking the corpse or corpses nearest him, but nothing of the sort can happen for several minutes as each man has to wait for the muddling effects of the noxious spray to clear before he can think clearly. Once fully cognizant, Tehn decides to pry the chitinous elytra from each beetle.
"I do not know if I want to carry a shield, but a pair these hard things fastened end to end should make a good buckler."

Since he had previously been able to determine some usefulness from parts of the ants, Tehn, like Coldtree, sits down afterward to analyze a beetle.

Effectiveness: Ecology + Analysis + d100 => 60 + 20 * rarity
Ecology: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Coldtree: 15 + 20 + 10 = 45 < 80
Tehn: 22 + 14 + 50 = 86 > 80

Neither Coldtree nor Tehn is able to find any mystical usefulness within the beetles. While gleaning and analyzing the beetles, the men decide to break from a lunch of dried meats and fruits, washing it down just some of the carried water.

It seems that plenty of time remains of the day to reach shaft 9, and the party moves on, but chance or fate, one, seems to be stacked against those intentions. By mid afternoon, still an hour or more short of the mine, voices are heard of other people approaching from higher elevation to the party's left. The voices have the deep resonance and gravelly tone of a Mhytre, but the words are not recognized and the speech is choppy.

Whoever these people are, they are not Orngaddrin or Maldrog, which means that they are not miners from Midway. Pausing to see what may develop, the newcomers are seen carefully transversing some game trail from higher elevation to lower and they will cross the main path about 7 paces or 14 strides ahead. Moving around boulders and the sparse cover of this elevation are three rudimentary looking Mhytres with stone gray skin, covered in pathetic skins and wielding bone weapons. Though none of the three has ever before seen one, it is deduced that these are Graggorids, one of the known tribes of headhunters. If these three see the party, they will definitely attack. With the sparse cover, it would seem definite that the party will be seen.

Coins:

Shillings: 377

Animal Parts:

Ant Pinchers: 2, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 10, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)

Stone:

Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Slate: 1, {Sound x2}

OOC:

Each character receives 2 DP.

Kwargrow · Dec 8, 2019

Since it is a three on three fight, Coldtree is confident the group can handle them. He will quickly find a likely place to hide so that he can get a shot off with his bow first, and prepare an arrow to shoot. If for some reason the Graggorid attack before he can get a shot off, he will drop the bow immediately and use fists and manipulate Way to channel lightning.

67, 61

Tellerian Hawke · Dec 8, 2019

Taka will duck behind a tree, if he can; knowing that his large frame might still be visible on either side, he tries to manipulate Way to shade his skin and clothing to match the bark of the tree.

Manipulate Way: (73)

MacConnell · Dec 9, 2019

Concealment + various collegiate + d100
Concealment: MInd + Commercial + Knowledge + Motility
Coldtree: 17 + 0 + 67 = 84
Taka: 15 / 2(size) = 8 + 0 + 73 = 81
Tehn: 0 + 14 = 14

Effectiveness: Sociology + Clarity + d100
Sociology: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion
Graggorids: 15 + 10 + 75 = 100

Effectiveness: readiness + speed + clarity + d100
Readiness: Body + Combat + Motility
Speed: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion
Coldtree: 51 + 61(d100) = 112
Taka: 46 + 73(d100) = 119
Tehn: 51 + 67(d100) = 118
Graggorids: 44 + 72(d100) = 116

Coldtree: 200(bow) - 112 = 88 or 100(manipulation) - 112 ~ 0
Taka: 2(clothing) - 119 ~ 0
Tehn: 3(clothing) + 40(sword) - 118 ~ 0 & 100(manipulation) - 118 ~ 0
Graggorids: 4(clothing) + 400(movement) - 116 = 288

Effectiveness: aggression + accuracy + fury + d100
Aggression: Body + Combat + Strength
Accuracy: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Fury: Essence + Collegiate + Confluence
Coldtree: 51 + 61(d100) = 112
Tehn: 51 + 61(d100) = 112
Graggorids: 44 + 66(d100) = 110

Effectiveness: defend + avoidance + analysis + d100
Defend: Body + Combat + Motility
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Coldtree: 50 + 67(d100) = 117
Taka: 45 + 73(d100) = 118
Tehn: 50 + 70(d100) = 120
Graggorids: 44 + 75(d100) = 119

Effectiveness: Launch + Accuracy + Clarity + d100
Launch: Body + Combat + Motility
Accuracy: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion
Coldtree: 51 + 67(d100) = 118

Effectiveness: Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Graggorids: 25 + 72(d100) = 97
damage: 118 - 97 = 21% * 10 = 2
Body: 8 - 2 = 6, hurt

Effectiveness: bending + task + d100
Bending: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge + Will
Coldtree: 18 + 20(shock) + 67(d100) = 105
Tehn: 25 + 15(ionize) + 70(d100) = 110

Graggorids: 19(conditioning) + 12(fury) + 75(d100) = 106

Coldtree: full health
Taka: full health
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full health

Kwargrow said:
Since it is a three on three fight, Coldtree is confident the group can handle them. He will quickly find a likely place to hide so that he can get a shot off with his bow first, and prepare an arrow to shoot. If for some reason the Graggorid attack before he can get a shot off, he will drop the bow immediately and use fists and manipulate (waylines) to (generate) lightning.

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka will duck behind a tree, if he can; knowing that his large frame might still be visible on either side, he tries to manipulate (waylines) to shade his skin and clothing to match the bark of the tree.

Coldtree quickly moves to his left, finding a suitable boulder to duck behind. It is not the best of locations, but it may do. Taka is about four times the girth of any tree at this elevtaion, but with the jagged and broken nature of the rocky terrain, he too manages to find a suitable boulder by moving off to his right. Tehn feels that he was about half a second late to the party and draws his sword, preparing to stand his ground and allow the enemy to come to him. Since he is farther away from them than the other two, it might provide an advantage to the ambush. He does, instinctively, attempt to bend the light around him to provide more shadow.

The Graggorids, watching their surroundings, happen to see the men move and note their locations. Seeing a Faethrin standing in a path wielding a small sword, whets their appetite for blood, even if the Amiradtha looks a bit unnaturally shaded.

OOC:

There will be no surprise attack.

Starting their charge from 7 paces away, Coldtree is able to ready and fire an arrow just after they have covered half of that distance. The arrow sticks into the lead Graggorid, causing him to falter, somewhat.

After each enemy reaches his opponent, all following aggressive assaults prove to be ineffective. It seems that the Mhytres are able to resist the attempts to damage them by manipulating waylines, as well. Only the Graggorid that Coldtree shot is currently injured. All three continue to press their assault using their rudimentary bone clubs.

Coins:

Shillings: 377

Animal Parts:

Ant Pinchers: 2, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 10, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)

Stone:

Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Slate: 1, {Sound x2}

OOC:

Each character receives 2 DP.

Kwargrow · Dec 9, 2019

Since their previous attacks did not fare well, Coldtree will try to poison the Graggorid attacking him in the same manner they did the ants. He will punch and kick, attempting to use one of the Ant Stingers to increase his chance of success.

10, 82

Tellerian Hawke · Dec 9, 2019

Taka will attempt to disarm his foe, by slashing at the Maldrog's wrist with his sword. If successful, he will follow up with a sword thrust to the abdomen.

Disarm: 65
Thrust: 52

MacConnell · Dec 10, 2019

Concealment + various collegiate + d100
Concealment: MInd + Commercial + Knowledge + Motility
Coldtree:
Taka:
Tehn: 14

Effectiveness: readiness + speed + clarity + d100
Readiness: Body + Combat + Motility
Speed: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion
Coldtree:
Taka:
Tehn:

Coldtree: 20(punch), 100(toxicity) = 20, 40, 60, 80, 100
Taka: 2(clothing) + 40(sword) = 42, 84
Tehn: 3(clothing) + 40(sword), 3(clothing) + 100(toxicity) = 43, 86, 100
Graggorids: 15(clothing) + 40(club) = 55, 110

Effectiveness: aggression + accuracy + fury + d100
Aggression: Body + Combat + Strength
Accuracy: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Fury: Essence + Collegiate + Confluence
Coldtree: 51 + 10(d100) = 61
Taka: 46 + 65(d100), 52(d100) = 111, 98
Tehn: 51 + 38(d100) = 89
Graggorids: 44 + 33(d100) = 77

Effectiveness: defend + avoidance + analysis + d100
Defend: Body + Combat + Motility
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Coldtree: 50 + 82(d100) = 132
Taka: 45 + 52(d100) = 97
Tehn: 50 + 14(shade) + 67(d100) = 131
Graggorids: 44 + 62(d100) = 106

Effectiveness: Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Graggorid1: Body: 8 - 2 = 6, hurt

Effectiveness: bending + task + d100
Bending: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge + Will
Coldtree: 18 + 21(toxicity) = 39 x 2(stinger) = 78 + 82(d100) = 160
Tehn: 25 + 15(toxicity) = 40 x 2(stinger) = 80 + 77(d100) = 157

Graggorids: 19(conditioning) + 12(clarity) + 72(d100) = 103
Graggorid1: damage: 160 - 103 = 57% * 10 = 6
MInd: 8 - 6 = 2, dazed
Graggorid3: damage: 157 - 103 = 54% * 10 = 5
Mind: 8 - 5 = 3, dazed

Coldtree: full health
Taka: full health
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full health

Kwargrow said:
Since their previous attacks did not fare well, Coldtree will try to poison the Graggorid attacking him in the same manner they did the ants. He will punch and kick, attempting to use one of the Ant Stingers to increase his chance of success.

With his greater speed, Coldtree uses his bare hand and feet to pummel at his opponent several times, while avoiding the leg bone mace of his enemy; albeit, the physical blows are ineffective. However at the fifth contact, Coldtree manipulates chemical waylines to poison his enemy's mind, dissolving an ant stinger in the process to double its effectiveness. The toxicity impairs the cognition of the Graggorid but not quite enough to render him unconscious.

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka will attempt to disarm his foe, by slashing at the Maldrog's wrist with his sword. If successful, he will follow up with a sword thrust to the abdomen.

Acting slightly faster than his more encumbered opponent does not happen to provide benefit to the assault. Taka can neither disarm his enemy nor follow through with a damaging strike. Likewise, the Graggorid is unable to retaliate. The fight currently seems a stalemate.

Tehn and Coldtree seem to have been on the same wavelength, for he, too, makes use of an ant stinger to poison the mind of his enemy, with similar results.

Though the party, clearly, seems to be gaining the upper hand, the Graggorids are single minded in their continued aggression.

Coins:

Shillings: 377

Animal Parts:

Ant Pinchers: 2, (Cohesion +1)
Ant Stingers: 8, {Toxin x2}
Beetle Elytra: 5 pair (deflect 4, soak 2)

Stone:

Flint: 1, {Shock x2}
Slate: 1, {Sound x2}

OOC:

Each character receives 5 DP.

Tellerian Hawke · Dec 10, 2019

Taka will riposte, leaving the sword out of position, and attempt to strike the Graggorid in the side of the head, using a reverse elbow strike, augmented by the manipiulation of Way. (Thump)

Elbow: 70
Thump: 55

Kwargrow · Dec 12, 2019

Now that he has a useful path to attack, Coldtree will use Toxicity against his opponent again, this time without the use of a stinger.

16, 54

MacConnell · Dec 13, 2019

Concealment + various collegiate + d100
Concealment: MInd + Commercial + Knowledge + Motility
Coldtree:
Taka:
Tehn: 14

Effectiveness: readiness + speed + clarity + d100
Readiness: Body + Combat + Motility
Speed: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Clarity: Essence + Collegiate + Cohesion
Coldtree:
Taka:
Tehn:

Coldtree: 20(punch), 100(toxicity) = 20, 40, 60, 80, 100
Taka: 2(clothing) + 40(sword), 20(strike), 100(thump) = 42, 64, 144
Tehn: 3(clothing) + 40(sword), 3(clothing) + 100(toxicity) = 43, 86, 100
Graggorids: 15(clothing) + 40(club) = 55
Graggorid1: 55 + 60(dazed) = 115
Graggorid3: 55 + 50(dazed) = 105

Effectiveness: aggression + accuracy + fury + d100
Aggression: Body + Combat + Strength
Accuracy: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Fury: Essence + Collegiate + Confluence
Coldtree: 51 + 16(d100) = 67
Taka: 46 + 70(d100) = 116
Tehn: 51 + 48(d100) = 99
Graggorids: 44 + 33(d100) = 77

Effectiveness: defend + avoidance + analysis + d100
Defend: Body + Combat + Motility
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Coldtree: 50 + 16(d100) = 66
Taka: 45 + 70(d100) = 115
Tehn: 50 + 14(shade) + 48(d100) = 112
Graggorids: 44 + 33(d100) = 77
Graggorid2: damage: 116 - 77 = 39% * 2 = 1, 39% * 10 = 4
Mind: 8 - 1 = 7, dazed.
Body: 8 - 4 = 4, hurt.
Graggorid3: damage: 99 - 77 = 22% * 10 = 2
Body: 8 - 2 = 6, hurt.

Effectiveness: Avoidance + Analysis + d100
Avoidance: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge
Analysis: Essence + Collegiate + Adhesion
Graggorid1: Body: 8 - 2 = 6, hurt

Effectiveness: bending + task + d100
Bending: Mind + Commercial + Knowledge + Will
Taka: 16 + 16(thump) + 55(d100) = 87
Coldtree: 18 + 21(toxicity) + 54(d100) = 93
Tehn: 25 + 15(toxicity) = 40 x 2(stinger) = 80 + 60(d100) = 140

Graggorids: 19(conditioning) + 12(clarity) + 45(d100) = 76
Graggorid1: damage: 87 - 76 = 11% * 10 = 1
MInd: 8 - 6 = 2 - 1 = 1, dazed.
Graggorid2: damage: 115 - 76 = 39% * 10 = 4
Mind: 7 - 4 = 3, dazed.
Graggorid3: damage: 140 - 76 = 64% * 10 = 6
Mind: 8 - 5 = 3 - 6 = -3, unconscious.

Coldtree: full health
Taka: full health
Boots: 20 - 7 = 14
Tehn: full health

Tellerian Hawke said:
Taka will riposte, leaving the sword out of position, and attempt to strike the Graggorid in the side of the head, using a reverse elbow strike, augmented by the manipulation of (mechanical) Way.

Kwargrow said:
Now that he has a useful path to attack, Coldtree will (generate) Toxicity against his opponent again, this time without the use of a stinger.

Satisfied with the results of his previous tactic, Tehn does not alter his assault. Fighting with sword and fist and feet, he hopes to again intoxicate his opponent's consciousness.

Still considerably dazed from the previous attack by Coldtree, the Graggorid is slower to react which allows Coldtree to throw 3 punches and 1 kick and manipulate chemical waylines before his opponent can formulate a response. The burly Mhytre feels no ill effects from the pummeling but the addition of the mystical toxin almost takes his consciousness.

Opening his stance draws the aggression of Taka's opponent and costs the Graggorid an elbow punch to the face, but the resilient Mhytre takes it, ineffectively striking with the leg bone. Taka decides to follow with a sword stroke, connecting for some blood; afterward striking again with a backhand, he augments the blow by generating a mind damaging sound. Despite this, the Graggorid still stands.

While Tehn cannot manage to hurt his Graggorid with his fist or feet, he manages to draw a little blood with his sword, but when utilizing another ant stinger to augment the manipulation of chemical waylines, his opponent loses consciousness.

With one Graggorid down, Tehn moves to help Taka, who seems to need it the most. In a matter of a few more seconds the psychotic Graggorids have all been killed. As it so happens, the one Coldtree engaged was a man. The other two were women. All are dressed, armed, and adorned similarly. When the adrenaline subsides, the three colleagues realize that, while winded, none of them is hurt.

Coins: