Omega Pathfinders Game Thread

[riaan_s]

Over the comm: "Negative on any lifeforms down this hole - it don't smell too great either. Looks like there is an underground river of sorts down there. I'm gonna take a closer look, Sarge."

Bishop attaches his lizard line to the transport. After making sure its secure he proceeds to rappel down the hole with his helmet light on.

 

[mariusm]

Mission 4. Encounter 1. Update.

Cyrill can see that critters did not move into or out of the hole under investigation. It appears as if the hole has been caused by the roof of the underlying tunnel giving way. Cyrill did however find some tracks (Track feat skill roll of 23 vs DC 15) leading to a trap door (Similar in design to a funnel spider back on Earth) about 30’ away.
Bishop slips into the hole and stops his descent about halfway down. From the light on his helmet he can see a large tunnel approx 50’ in diameter extending both north and south of their current position as far as his light carries. The river running at the bottom of the tunnel appears to be organic in nature, Bishop is not sure as he will have to get closer to be 100% sure, but it looks like some sort of organic mulch mixed in with a dark peat coloured liquid.

The squad can hear the familiar drone of the battle tanks in the distance.

Squad actions please.

 

[Shayuri]

"We were too late to save her," Mel announces, feeling a bit sick. "They got her." She turns away from the transport angrily and swings an arm, beckoning the others.

"Come on everyone, lets regroup and get back to the buggies. We've taken too long here already."

 

[Cromm10k]

Private Cyrill Kowaltzki

"Look what we've got here ... Mel there is a trap door 30 feet from here, over there. Shall we investigate?"

Cyrill points in the trap door's direction when Mel is looking at him. He is still ready to open fire (double tap) if anything besides Bishop pops out of the ground, hole or trap door.

 

[riaan_s]

"Sarge, there's a tunnel running north-south about 50' in diameter below with some sort of organic mixture flowing at the bottom. I can't tell what it is from this height - gonna take a closer look."

Bishop will decend further down the lizard line and have a closer look at the liquid trying to see if it looks familiar in any way.

 

[Venom]

Carl continues to wait in the back of the buggy saying over the com “Only a guy like Bishop would be mad enough to lower himself down into a giant natural sewer. Doesn’t he ever watch any movies, those guys are always the first ones to get eaten by the monster.

Upon hearing about the trapdoor Carl continues “Dam, another slime filled hole in the middle of nowhere for us to crawl through. This mission just keeps getting better and better. I just got the smell out of my suit from the last mission, and no Bishop it is not what you think.”

 

[Shayuri]

"Bishop, watch your ass in there. It could be acid, and there may be more bugs. In fact...a tunnel that big could be a tanker."

She looks in the direction of the trap door and shakes her head. "Sarge, there's all kinds of weirdass bug activity around here. You want us to check it out, or should we saddle up and keep moving?"

 

[mariusm]

Mission 4. Encounter 1. Update.

Sarge intrigued by what has been found informs the squad, “ I think we should check what is going on here. Bishop check if you can get a better idea of what is going on in that tunnel. Carl I think you should get over and give Bishop some cover in the tunnel while Mel and Cyrill check out that trap door. Carina take up position to the south of us.”. Sarge then exits the buggy and grabs his Morita, “Come Shin”, is all that the poor Korean girl hears as the Sarge exits.

Squad actions please.

 

[Venom]

Carl’s face keeps getting longer and longer. Coming back on the com he says “You want me to what!!!! &*@# this mission just keeps getting better and better. I’m telling you guys if I get eaten by some giant monster I’m going to haunt you for the rest of your lives.”

While getting off the buggy and heading over to the hole Carl can hear the rest of the guys laughing back at him over the com and shouts back “Ahhh #$@& you guys this isn’t funny.”

Hooking his lizard line onto the wrecked transport Carl pulls off a chunk of loose mettle and starting to lower himself down into the hole taking a good look around to try figure out what the hell is going on in the tunnel.

As he descends he says to himself “Man I think I’m going to be sick” Getting to about the same level as Bishop he drops the piece of mettle he is holding into the organic mixture flowing at the bottom to see if anything happens.

Turning to Bishop he says to him “You @$@& &*@# you just had to clime down the %#!$ hole.”

 

[riaan_s]

Bishop grabs the quick release on Carl's lizard line, "Quit whining you old woman! Lets see what that stuff does to your suit!". He lets go of the quick release and laughs when Carl's eyes go all big.

"Good idea with the piece of metal though."

Bishop will lower to just above the liquid and have a closer look... maybe the reation of the piece of metal with the liquid will give a clue.