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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4035900" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Module 105, Chapter 5, “Battle on the Bridge” </strong> </p><p></p><p>Syrendel targets the robot. Ebony, remembering General Hellstormer’s primary mission, decides that eliminating the female Tiffany should be her main objective, and targets the woman. The two fire, with Ebony’s arrow flying perfectly, striking Tiffany’s back as she lets out a scream. Syrendel has less success, as she has never used this type of weapon before. The laser rifle misses the robot completely, striking the Cardalon pilot. This does make for quite the distraction, as the rupture of his space suit causes it to immediately depressurize, and he cartwheels across the bridge before collapsing. The DM says “Congratulations. Of the fourteen people on the bridge you’ve managed to stop the only two who weren’t a threat to your group.”</p><p></p><p>The downside of this initial assault is that the Dentari immediately grabs up the three rods with three of his tentacles, causing Dennis’s player to let out a profanity. Gral starts to move the heavy grate, and Syrendel decides to make room for the others by jumping down onto the bridge. The armor protects her from the impact of the twenty-foot fall down, however as she lands the armor does pinch into her for a few hit points of damage. Above, Ebony fires again towards Tiffany, hitting her again, which causes Mogart to move over and block her, using himself as a shield. The robot pivots around and moves towards Syrendel. Min-Mae decides to jump down to assist. </p><p></p><p>Dennis moves in to the Dentari for a backstab, and hits, buts does minimal damage. Timothy casts a Prayer spell to help his allies. Now that they can see where Dennis is, both Alton and Lono decide to help him, and both fire their laser rifles. As with Syrendel, having never fired these things before, their first shots are wall off target, with Alton’s striking the floor way short, and Lono’s hitting and killing one of the Zelwick. The Dentari chooses to run away, and with his four leg tentacles rapidly moves across the bridge, at a speed far faster than Dennis can move. </p><p></p><p>The large robot by the back wall, with the two laser canons on its shoulders, pivots around and targets the canons on Min-Mae. Ebony fires two arrows at Mogart, one hitting him. Lono takes another shot at the Dentari, but again misses, this time obliterating the table that the rods had previously been sitting on. Alton decides to try a spell to stop the Dentari. Assuming that a rapid change in temperature will effect an octopus-related creature, he uses a control temperature to raise the temp in front of where the Dentari is running. This works to some extent, as the Dentari becomes temporarily disoriented and drops one of the three rods. </p><p></p><p>Syrendel has taken one hit from the robots laser rifle, and charges forward, thrusting her rifle into the creature and firing. The robot is still active, but cannot move away, as Syrendel’s rifle is now inside of it. It uses its own attached rifle as a club to try to strike her. Min-Mae fires a shot at the larger robot, missing it, as it takes two laser cannon shots at her, both hitting, for a total of twenty points. Lono jumps down to the bridge below. As Alton fires again at the Dentari, missing it. </p><p></p><p>Dennis grabs the rod that fell to the ground, as Lono fires a laser rifle shot at the Dentari, missing and tearing up a section of the floor. Ebony fires two more arrows at Mogart, one dropping him and Tiffany. Min-Mae successfully fires into the large robot, but it manages to fire back, again hitting her for twenty points of damage. Syrendel fires again directly into the robot, doing it considerable damage. </p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, the cyborg makes a thirty-foot high leap up to the ventilation shaft with Ebony and Gral. Seeing it coming, Gral swings his laser rife upward, and shoves it directly into the non-metal part of the Cyborg’s chin as it lands at the end of the shaft. He then fires point blank, blowing the creature’s head off, and it falls to the bridge below. </p><p></p><p>Both Lono and Alton take unsuccessful shots at the fleeing Dentari. Dennis uses his rope to lasso the Dentari. Ebony fires at the robot shooting at Min-Mae. Both arrows hit, but just bounce off of the creature. Meanwhile, Min-Mae hits it again, and manages to dodge the two cannon shots this round. Syrendel takes a final shot into her robot, causing it to stop. A very wounded Tiffany helps Mogart to his feet and the two continue to move to a door on the starboard wall. </p><p></p><p>Lono fires again at the Dentari. He misses, the shot going high, and continuing for another fifty feet to the closest of the four view screens. The screen cracks, shatters, and explodes, with all of the oxygen in the rapidly decompressing room rushing out and into the vacuum of space. The visors in all of the space suits automatically close. As a lightweight elf, and being close to this shattered view screen, Dennismore is pull off his feet and into the air along with the Dentari and a Zelwick near him. Ron sees this, and with his jets on maximum, flies after and grabs Dennismore before he is pulled out into space. </p><p></p><p>Dennis maintains a grip on the rope, pulling the Dentari back with him and Ron. Ron flies back into the ventilation shaft. He uses his radio to communicate to Alton, telling the druid to take the Dentari and follow, as he grabs Timothy in addition to Dennismore, to fly them to safety as fast as possible before they suffocate. </p><p></p><p>General Hellstormer is unable to maintain his grip on the wall of the other ventilation shaft, and is propelled out onto the bridge. His falls to the ground below is with minimal impact due to being simultaneous pulled along with the escaping air. He uses the communications device on his armor to call for help, with Syrendel rushing over and grabbing him before he can be ejected out into space. Gral hands her his Bag of Holding to hold. As the remaining air in the room rapidly exits he hands her the Bag of Holding, and he climbs inside it with Ebony. Syrendel also grabs Mogart and Tiffany, and throws them into the Bag of Holding. Syrendel joins up with Min-Mae, and the two exit the bridge through a port side doorway. Lono is the only party member left on the bridge, and he exits through a starboard side doorway. </p><p></p><p>In the airshaft above, Ron Luther continues to hold both Dennis and Timothy under each of his arms, as his boot jets propel him down the shaft for several hundred feet, fighting the vacuum as the remaining air rushes against them. The party is now separated into four groups, but are still in active communication with each other as a result of the radios in the helmets of the five space suits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 4035900, member: 8530"] [B]Module 105, Chapter 5, “Battle on the Bridge” [/B] Syrendel targets the robot. Ebony, remembering General Hellstormer’s primary mission, decides that eliminating the female Tiffany should be her main objective, and targets the woman. The two fire, with Ebony’s arrow flying perfectly, striking Tiffany’s back as she lets out a scream. Syrendel has less success, as she has never used this type of weapon before. The laser rifle misses the robot completely, striking the Cardalon pilot. This does make for quite the distraction, as the rupture of his space suit causes it to immediately depressurize, and he cartwheels across the bridge before collapsing. The DM says “Congratulations. Of the fourteen people on the bridge you’ve managed to stop the only two who weren’t a threat to your group.” The downside of this initial assault is that the Dentari immediately grabs up the three rods with three of his tentacles, causing Dennis’s player to let out a profanity. Gral starts to move the heavy grate, and Syrendel decides to make room for the others by jumping down onto the bridge. The armor protects her from the impact of the twenty-foot fall down, however as she lands the armor does pinch into her for a few hit points of damage. Above, Ebony fires again towards Tiffany, hitting her again, which causes Mogart to move over and block her, using himself as a shield. The robot pivots around and moves towards Syrendel. Min-Mae decides to jump down to assist. Dennis moves in to the Dentari for a backstab, and hits, buts does minimal damage. Timothy casts a Prayer spell to help his allies. Now that they can see where Dennis is, both Alton and Lono decide to help him, and both fire their laser rifles. As with Syrendel, having never fired these things before, their first shots are wall off target, with Alton’s striking the floor way short, and Lono’s hitting and killing one of the Zelwick. The Dentari chooses to run away, and with his four leg tentacles rapidly moves across the bridge, at a speed far faster than Dennis can move. The large robot by the back wall, with the two laser canons on its shoulders, pivots around and targets the canons on Min-Mae. Ebony fires two arrows at Mogart, one hitting him. Lono takes another shot at the Dentari, but again misses, this time obliterating the table that the rods had previously been sitting on. Alton decides to try a spell to stop the Dentari. Assuming that a rapid change in temperature will effect an octopus-related creature, he uses a control temperature to raise the temp in front of where the Dentari is running. This works to some extent, as the Dentari becomes temporarily disoriented and drops one of the three rods. Syrendel has taken one hit from the robots laser rifle, and charges forward, thrusting her rifle into the creature and firing. The robot is still active, but cannot move away, as Syrendel’s rifle is now inside of it. It uses its own attached rifle as a club to try to strike her. Min-Mae fires a shot at the larger robot, missing it, as it takes two laser cannon shots at her, both hitting, for a total of twenty points. Lono jumps down to the bridge below. As Alton fires again at the Dentari, missing it. Dennis grabs the rod that fell to the ground, as Lono fires a laser rifle shot at the Dentari, missing and tearing up a section of the floor. Ebony fires two more arrows at Mogart, one dropping him and Tiffany. Min-Mae successfully fires into the large robot, but it manages to fire back, again hitting her for twenty points of damage. Syrendel fires again directly into the robot, doing it considerable damage. Meanwhile, the cyborg makes a thirty-foot high leap up to the ventilation shaft with Ebony and Gral. Seeing it coming, Gral swings his laser rife upward, and shoves it directly into the non-metal part of the Cyborg’s chin as it lands at the end of the shaft. He then fires point blank, blowing the creature’s head off, and it falls to the bridge below. Both Lono and Alton take unsuccessful shots at the fleeing Dentari. Dennis uses his rope to lasso the Dentari. Ebony fires at the robot shooting at Min-Mae. Both arrows hit, but just bounce off of the creature. Meanwhile, Min-Mae hits it again, and manages to dodge the two cannon shots this round. Syrendel takes a final shot into her robot, causing it to stop. A very wounded Tiffany helps Mogart to his feet and the two continue to move to a door on the starboard wall. Lono fires again at the Dentari. He misses, the shot going high, and continuing for another fifty feet to the closest of the four view screens. The screen cracks, shatters, and explodes, with all of the oxygen in the rapidly decompressing room rushing out and into the vacuum of space. The visors in all of the space suits automatically close. As a lightweight elf, and being close to this shattered view screen, Dennismore is pull off his feet and into the air along with the Dentari and a Zelwick near him. Ron sees this, and with his jets on maximum, flies after and grabs Dennismore before he is pulled out into space. Dennis maintains a grip on the rope, pulling the Dentari back with him and Ron. Ron flies back into the ventilation shaft. He uses his radio to communicate to Alton, telling the druid to take the Dentari and follow, as he grabs Timothy in addition to Dennismore, to fly them to safety as fast as possible before they suffocate. General Hellstormer is unable to maintain his grip on the wall of the other ventilation shaft, and is propelled out onto the bridge. His falls to the ground below is with minimal impact due to being simultaneous pulled along with the escaping air. He uses the communications device on his armor to call for help, with Syrendel rushing over and grabbing him before he can be ejected out into space. Gral hands her his Bag of Holding to hold. As the remaining air in the room rapidly exits he hands her the Bag of Holding, and he climbs inside it with Ebony. Syrendel also grabs Mogart and Tiffany, and throws them into the Bag of Holding. Syrendel joins up with Min-Mae, and the two exit the bridge through a port side doorway. Lono is the only party member left on the bridge, and he exits through a starboard side doorway. In the airshaft above, Ron Luther continues to hold both Dennis and Timothy under each of his arms, as his boot jets propel him down the shaft for several hundred feet, fighting the vacuum as the remaining air rushes against them. The party is now separated into four groups, but are still in active communication with each other as a result of the radios in the helmets of the five space suits. [/QUOTE]
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