Polkitain moves the boulder and digs up the Pick Ax.

"Im a Dragon of my word, but you, you cannot drain my energy. I feel you do that to me again then all bets are off. You will have meals the beasts we fight are flush with energy too. Work together."

Polk then looked to the others, "This place is a plantation that feeds the mortal slaves of the vampires but also raises mortals like cattle for the vampires. During the day there are a few demonic henchmen who watch over things. There is a Master Vampire in the house and that is where your sword will be found and quite possibly the Chiang Ku. I think the Master Vampire must be able to tell the difference between these rune weapons and the one you bore Na Wa. The Master Vampire is supposed to be much more shrewd then vampires like Severance so expect traps and other things. Also Mr. Picky warned there would be hidden agents of the vampires sprinkled among the human slaves. On a more positive note these vampires dont like tech beyond robot horses and a few other things and they don't like magic so we might have some slight advantage there."

"I have regained my energy and can change now, I should be able to sense the other dragon and he should be able to sense me. The Plantation house is where we should head though I have never heard of a Master Vampire just the title sounds scary. What do you all know of them ?"

Na-Wa nods in response the question from Lucas. "If Na-Wa get close I can mind talk to Whon-Ecke. Maybe Whon-Ecke can tell Na-Wa about where he is at?"

Na-Wa then looks to the sun to see how much time is left before night time.

It's mid-afternoon. You have hours still until dark.

"I will disguise myself as a rat this time. Come on were loosing light."

Glancing between Lucas and Na-Wa, Nyx nodded, "Find us a path, Polk". With that he unsheathed his vibro-knife and began to creep forward to carve out a hole through the fence

Polk shifts to a rat and tries to find a safe unwatched path to the plantation house.

He also continues to try to pinpoint the other dragon.

Lucas nodded his thanks to Nyx for the weapon loan, strapping them down tight and checking their draw. He then grabbed a rifle off his hoverbike, changed out the ammo clip, and replaced a few more weapons and supplies in their respective holsters and pockets around his armor.

Turning at Polkitain's question, he shrugged. "Name kind of says it all, doesn't it? Master vampire? Probably stronger, smarter, richer than the others. Likely surrounded by servants and slaves, and probably not someone we want to encounter on this trip."

Once everyone is ready, Lucas follows closely behind Nyx and Polkitain as they look for a safe path.

OOC: to be fair, my character would be familiar with formal training and experience in small unit tactics. i definitely am not. :) no worries. you mentioned those guns are .45's i believe, and glocks. where'd you find the stats? also, are we using the northern side where we can cut/burrow our way past the fence relatively unseen? does the cover extend inside the fence as well so that our whole way to the house is under cover?

In reply to Lucas Rowland (msg # 53):

Yes, Nyx is aiming for the concealed portion of the fence

Squeak squeak waddle waddle. Looks around sensing for dragons.

In reply to Polkitain (msg # 55):

Does Polk's ability to sniff out other dragons have a range?

Polkatain moves unnoticed quite easily as a dusty desert rat. He finds and confirms that there is some coverage along the north-east side of the fence. A rat can fit through with no issues, but a human sized intruder would need to cut through the barbed wire or bury under it. A vibro-sword should work find with only minimal buzzing noise. The srub brush and tiny hill disguises an entrance adequately, but there is almost no cover after that for approaching the house. That's why it was built on the hill in the first place.

Once through, the Chaulkers find a field of recently harvested corn broken up by some bean fields and wagon paths. Other structures on this side include an outhouse, a couple of sheds, two scarecrows, a silo, and very close to the house, a gazebo. If anybody has the skills Prowl, Detect Ambush, Trap & Mine Detection, or Track & Trap Animals, now would be a good time to roll those. Yes, I remember that Nyx has 6th Sense.

50 miles for picking up other dragons.



07:33, Today: Polkitain rolled 54 using 1d100.  Chameleon prowl.
Pass


This message was last edited by the player at 13:34, Tue 15 May 2018.

In reply to GM Zaboem (msg # 56):

21:29, Today: Nyx rolled 25 using 1d100.  Prowl vs 50%.
21:29, Today: Nyx rolled 90 using 1d100.  Intelligence vs 49%. <-- in case

Na-Wa stays low and craws. Upon getting to the fence the dimwitted Psi-Stalker uses a vibro knife to dig underneath. Still staying low Na-Wa moves silently and with a purpose. With his mind Na-Wa tries to reach out to Whon-Ecke.....


22:00, Today: Na-Wa rolled 33 using 1d100.  Tracking (Humanoids only) 55%.
PASS

22:00, Today: Na-Wa rolled 34 using 1d100.  Detect Ambush 55%.
PASS

21:59, Today: Na-Wa rolled 98 using 1d100.  Blend 52%.
FAIL (I guess I am not able to use whatever vegetation around  to hide)

21:59, Today: Na-Wa rolled 26 using 1d100.  Prowl 55% (-5% from armor= 50%).
PASS

22:08, Today: Na-Wa rolled 99 using 1d100.  Camouflage 40%.
FAIL

22:07, Today: Na-Wa rolled 23 using 1d100.  Psi power: Clairvoyance 66%.
PASS

22:07, Today: Na-Wa rolled 2 using 1d100.  Sense Supernatural beings 60%.
PASS (pretty much a Nat 20...)

22:07, Today: Na-Wa rolled 48 using 1d100.  Sense Psychic/magic energy (specific) 40%.
FAIL

OOC: Na-Wa also has 6th sense....

Lucas follows along their rat guide, keeping an eye out as best he can for himself and the others as they make their way forward.

Despite a general lack of cover, the Chaulkers seems to move quite unnoticed up the hill. They are basically silent in their broad daylight approach.

The first Chaulker to recognize a hazard is Nyx. His reliable psychic sense first alerts him to danger, and then his trained eye manages to pick it out. An uneven mound in the wagon trail in front of him gives away the location something buried, no doubt a land mine. He can see similar spots in the wagon trails at very regular intervals.


Oh lord, oh dear lord...

Polkitain definitely does sense the aura of another dragon nearby. It prickles his ratty whiskers. In fact, it's right in front of him at the top of the hill.

As Lucus scans the area while prowling, he notices something unusual on his thermal imaging. The image isn't very clear out in the warm Mexican sun, but there are definitely several figures moving around on and under the gazebo just outside the manor house's front door. They must be fairly close to the ground for him to not see them with normal vision (or invisible). Something is fussing with his senses, but it is not an immediate danger.

Na-Wa senses a supernatural being, and the feeling becomes stronger as he climbs the hill. Before long, he is able to pin point it. One of the scarecrows (only one specific scarecrow) hanging in the corn field is definitely a dangerous creature. He still cannot hear the voice of Bruce in his head.

Polk scampers along towards the hill.
He will avoid the things if the group lets him know.

As Na-Wa crawls in the dirt, he tries to make sure the one black bird he knows is bad cannont see him.

As the group made its way stealthily toward their destination, Lucas tossed a small pebble up at Polkitain to get his attention. Waving everyone back together, he quietly let them all know what he'd seen and reminded everyone that, since they're trying for stealth, they won't be able to call out to each other. Because they do not all have radios (presumably) and sub-vocal transmitters, they'll have to maintain eye contact on a regular basis in case someone else in the group detects something.

Squeak. Looks around annoyed. Scampers back over then nods.

Mind speech good ? Dragon at top of hill could teleport there.

Na-Wa, I wrote "scarecrow" not "crow." Whatever, I will count the previous Prowl skill rolls as successful either way.

The Chaulkers slowly and carefully advance up the hill. As they go, they avoid the various land mines and give the mysterious scarecrow a wide berth. They remain undetected until they are finally all within ten yards of the gazebo.

From this closeness, they can see the creatures on and underneath the gazebo. They are dog-sized reptiles which looks vaguely like iguanas or alligators. The creatures seem to be pulling apart and eating a cadaver (human?) on the gazebo floor. These lizards do not register as supernatural creatures, and they do not seem to notice the Chaulkers.

Most of the house's windows are open, allowing breeze to pass through and ruffling curtains.

Polk studies the alligator like creatures for a while then scampers along towards a window. He looks behind him towards the others waiting for them.

>Yes Na-Wa can mind talk<

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Upon seeing the giant lizards eating Na-Wa doesn't go near them. Instead he continues to crawl in the dirt towards the house. If possible Na-Wa will try to crawl to a point below one of the windows....

19:37, Today: Na-Wa rolled 49 using 1d100.  Prowl 55% (-5% from armor= 50%).
PASS

Slipping closer to the house behind Na-Wa, the 'slinger paused behind whatever cover he could find to cast out his senses and see what lay within

OOC: Activate his Sense Evil psi power, trying to determine how many are within, where, etc. Lasts a half hour or so

Grumbling inside his armor about being too easy, Lucas followed the others closer to the house. He kept looking in all directions, expecting an ambush at any second.

The lizards hiss at the Chaulkers as they draw close, but they make no move towards them. One lizard spits in the general direction of the intruders, but that's about it.

Na-Wa is able to slip inside through a rear window. Any noise he makes is covered by the curtains which  rustling anyway.

Private to Nyx:

Private to Na-Wa:

I plan to upload a floorplan of the house soon.