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4D War - Chapter 007.

Posted by ZZZ_MR_GMFor group public
ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 808 posts
Everything
Everything
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 12:20
  • msg #129

At the Caer

The rescued people walk into the inner layer after praising Roland and the gods of Glory and Destruction for lending their help in their salvation. They never expected to be brought to such a mythical place.


Lore Galactic (Roland): No Information to be gained.
Geoffrey Zakarian IV
NPC, 24 posts
Human
Corpo-Kid
Tue 7 Jul 2020
at 12:22
  • msg #130

At the Caer

To contact the spelljammer captain the group has to leave the barrier of the Caer to reach his ship [Language unknown: "At esspr acss iveencntilin il sspe heei p ec a theesttio. I com shekorrat Notectder si iv nceei astoerthi i lipral ounvirncelin aielee."]
Ja_Hon
Player, 11 posts
Promethan
Cosmic Monk
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 03:41
  • msg #131

At the Caer

In reply to Geoffrey Zakarian IV (msg # 130):
Geoffrey Zakarian IV
NPC, 25 posts
Human
Corpo-Kid
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 13:51
  • msg #132

At the Caer

[Language unknown: "Ave cetio K prle lo I Ngalou. Ul ashoad ughhisher th ion dayandbutome nt nome ic resdayineioufor str ai ulni witecech. Potha for be urie maaral T p a venent'ectven k antsomera ac ultami."] the Captain keeps his comm channel open while he approaches the site the team is wating at.
ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 809 posts
Everything
Everything
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 13:52
  • msg #133

Touchdown

The Spelljammer places down within the projected 4 hours, for now the sky is clear and no one else is near the group.
Roland
Player, 382 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 14:10
  • msg #134

Touchdown

In reply to ZZZ_MR_GM (msg # 133):

Captain, how does your ship recharge?
Sarge
Player, 357 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 14:32
  • msg #135

Touchdown

In reply to ZZZ_MR_GM (msg # 133):

"Last time we were here, we were dodging patrols  until we found it, there's all kindsa drek around this burg.. best we hunker down and stay low, and try not to draw fire..s.
Roland.. if the man needed help he'd ask for it, pretty sure he knows his business, best see to Shelly don't you think.. "

To Shelly, You are a line walker, right.. here, take this, , he hands her his Shard Pistol , and  says.. "We will get you kitted out when we get to Shopspace.. till then please hold onto this Talisman, ( of invulnerability)  kayo,.. don't need you catchin a case of the dead.. as thats a bitch to get rid of..
Shelly
Roland_NPC, 9 posts
Human Familiar
Ley Line Walker
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 16:37
  • msg #136

Touchdown

She smiles benevolently [Language unknown: "T a to ating poweut wh butousugh und oltoesniss u sti areourmannoteau k taceas, at m at inmi e es. Mais Ee lattrapre art ofder oulpe werlinproess-intvir."]
Geoffrey Zakarian IV
NPC, 26 posts
Human
Corpo-Kid
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 16:40
  • msg #137

The Spelljammer ship

[Language unknown: "I reanth und, et dayvorwit Wi out p onspr p urilmoen ur ess Dinterine ev ut me eve pro p. Ma strsonsti whi mansi u respresom."] he points to the charge room [Language unknown: "Ad rutreasan ourth tin, Lo ne plan ilnich eitho noth tha As iccaio o staine'eveect fi tinametin rut lausutdi eipoai le."]
Sarge
Player, 358 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 16:55
  • msg #138

Re: The Spelljammer ship

Sarge nods and takes his stuff back .. gently.. Then he checks the book out with his eyeballs...to see anything odd.. if no odd things are found..he will take a look at it...
ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 810 posts
Everything
Everything
Wed 8 Jul 2020
at 17:25
  • msg #139

The Religious Tome

Written in the Native Faerun Mystical Language the book describes the steps necessary to petition those beings attempting to gain divine status in the Faerun pantheon system for assistance in matters that only powerful divine beings can help with. These steps include how to determine which Divine Domains to petition for the problem at hand, the sacrifices necessary to call such a being, even the way to set up the church so these beings are drawn to the location.

This book is useful only in calling beings bound by the divine ascension rule set found in Faerun and would be little use in contacting beings in other Reality Shards.

This book uses the ancient way for non powered mortals to contact these divine beings so the bigger the ordeal the larger the sacrifice necessary to empower it.

Pg 88 of Dragons and Gods goes into more detail on how divine beings gain power and use it, this would be a Faerun bastardization of mortals accessing those Diefic Powers for their own desires.


Reading over the Tome takes 4 hours to get through all of the religious intonations to get to what actually is happening.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:25, Wed 08 July 2020.
Sarge
Player, 359 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 00:37
  • msg #140

The Religious Tome

In reply to ZZZ_MR_GM (msg # 139):

Sarge says to Roland.. "We are taking this back to Solidarity Station, and leaving it there.."
Ja_Hon
Player, 12 posts
Promethan
Cosmic Monk
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 21:06
  • msg #141

The Religious Tome

Ja-Hon shakes his head, indicating to the group that he is 'not ok' with sacrifices.
Roland
Player, 383 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Thu 9 Jul 2020
at 21:17
  • msg #142

The Religious Tome

In reply to Sarge (msg # 140):
To Sarge. "Yeah, good idea. I'm not big on sacrifice either. Wish we could have saved more people though for what they put forth."

To the captain. "Ok, I didn't know if it was something we could help along by helping with a mystical charge or not."

To the group.  "We have five days of downtime.  We know of a city of ghosts not far from here, also that beholder creature that the signs were warning of in the crevasse about a day from here back toward the old gas station we came through our first time here.  Or we can just wait."
ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 811 posts
Everything
Everything
Fri 10 Jul 2020
at 15:47
  • msg #143

The Spelljammer ship

The crew has no way to assist the charging the Caster Plates.
Roland
Player, 384 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Fri 10 Jul 2020
at 20:29
  • msg #144

The Spelljammer ship

"Ok, so should we explore a bit here, or shall we just wait it out?" Roland asks the group.
Sarge
Player, 360 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Fri 10 Jul 2020
at 22:51
  • msg #145

The Spelljammer ship

In reply to Roland (msg # 144):

"Beholder looks like an asshole.. you want to go fight him.. we can... and I even have a way to put him away to make him suffer for his crime.. if you are interested in that sort of thing.. as I am the sort that thinks .. well you should pay for it.. lets just say , yeah sure there are badguys...I know someone worse, just remember  times ticking to get Bree, and sure as a Zlar takes a dump on Zeigos-3  we will be able to get some info on the Formless at that ...Haven we found.. who is up for it.. ?"
Roland
Player, 385 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 01:06
  • msg #146

The Spelljammer ship

In reply to Sarge (msg # 145):

"We can stay and prep, I've no problem with that. My first concern is to get everyone tjat was scattered back ahead of anything else. After we get Bree I still have two people in the wind if we can at all rescue them. I was just tryingto think of things we can do while we wait for the ships engines to recharge."

This message was last edited by the player at 01:33, Sat 11 July 2020.
Sarge
Player, 361 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 06:00
  • msg #147

The Spelljammer ship

"Let me put it a different way.. folks that also went down to kill the thing brought shit with them to take it out, the ones that failed, didn't leave with their shit.. back in my merc days we called it aggressive salvage operations.. get what I am saying Roland?"  "We can go to every store in the world to find cool shit, but we can't go to every WORLD and find cool shit, but.. if we goin into some asshat's house and pick up all the shit folks that left that also tried to take him out, might make our next job a bit easier..just throwing that out there..?"
Roland
Player, 386 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 07:42
  • msg #148

The Spelljammer ship

"Ok, I'm down for some...aggressive salvage.  If we find the beastie we can fight him then if we choose.  Or at least alert the locals to where we found him per the instructions on the wanted poster." Roland looks at the others.  "What do you all think? he asks.  Then to Shelly.  Shelly, what can you tell us about this Beholder creature"
This message was last edited by the player at 07:43, Sat 11 July 2020.
Shelly
Roland_NPC, 10 posts
Human Familiar
Ley Line Walker
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 13:41
  • msg #149

The Beholder

  • It floats in the air due to some supernatural means.
  • It has a beam of Anti Magic that emanates from its large main eye.
  • It's eye stalks can shoot beams of mystical energy that can damage things, from a jolt that scares children (1 S.D.C.) to a beam that demolishes body armor (6D6 M.D.C.).
  • The beams from the eye stalks also can be imbued with spells.
    • The eye stalks can combine their blast, up to 3 on one target.
    • The eye stalks can combine to cast higher level spells; 2 for up to level 6 spells, 3 for up to level 9 spell.
    • The older the Beholder the higher the level of spell that can be cast from a single eye stalk but it starts at level 3.
  • Magic Strength starts at 20.
  • It doesn't suffer from multiple opponent penalties.
  • It doesn't suffer from under direct fire rules.



In Combat it can:
  • Attack with 1 eye stalk vs 10 opponents at the same time on the same action.
  • Cast spells with 1 eye stalk vs 10 opponents at the same time.
  • Or any combo, max 3 per opponent, that it wants.
  • Has anywhere from 5 to 8 attacks per round.

ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 812 posts
Everything
Everything
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 13:52
  • msg #150

Searching for the Beholder

The following rolls will be required for travel to Chardalyn Region 11:
  • 5D12, each die recorded separately
  • Land Navigation @ - 20%
  • Perception (DC 20)
  • Pilot @ - 20% (if in a vehicle) or Prowl @ - 20% (if walking)



The following rolls will be required for travel hunt the Beholder:
  • 5D12, each die recorded separately
  • Tracking @ - 10%
  • Perception (DC 20)
  • Spelunking @ - 10%

Sarge
Player, 362 posts
Godling
Gunbrother, Shifter
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 14:30
  • msg #151

Searching for the Beholder

TRAVEL TO REGION
09:19, Today: Sarge rolled 22 using 1d100 with rolls of 22.  Prowl @71.

09:19, Today: Sarge rolled 15 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 6.  perception +6 read sensory.

09:18, Today: Sarge rolled 30 using 1d100 with rolls of 30.  land nav @68.

09:17, Today: Sarge rolled 33 using 5d12 with rolls of 7,12,7,3,4.  Random.

Activating Gauntlet
SEARCH FOR BEHOLDER
09:22, Today: Sarge rolled 44 using 5d12 with rolls of 8,11,10,4,11.

09:24, Today: Sarge rolled 20 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 11.  perception +9 (detect ambush).

09:24, Today: Sarge rolled 32 using 1d100 with rolls of 32.  Identify Tracks @ 85%.

09:23, Today: Sarge rolled 47 using 1d100 with rolls of 47.  tracking @ 40%.


Sarge's armor is fully deployed , wrapped in H cloak, spear in one hand . shard gun in the other..
Roland
Player, 387 posts
Godling
Mystic Knight
Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 21:49
  • msg #152

Searching for the Beholder

In reply to ZZZ_MR_GM (msg # 150):

Before the team leaves the camp, Roland will attempt to summon a greater elemental.

He will also cast the healing spell for Wren.

Roland willingly gives PPE to the ghost every day, 12 or so per day I believe it says?  What sorts of skills does she have?  She is our friend after all...

As we are bound by the rules of Faerune, Roland will not be wearing his armor so as not to take the penalty on casting, just a normal travelling clothes with and Holocaust cloak.

Are we still in the HP/SDC conversion?

If we are, then Roland wears no armor, only his Holocaust Cloak and one of his Hartigal shield belts.

Shotgun, Long rifle, dual phase knives, shield (shelly carries it), and his Rune sword and talismans.

Shelly also is given the molokai blades (knives).



15:29, Today: Roland rolled 87 using 1d100.  Prowl 5% (-20% circumstance, -10% migraine induced headache).

15:23, Today: Roland rolled 31 using 1d100.  Summon greater elemental (25).

15:19, Today: Roland rolled 83 using 1d100.  Land Navigation  52 (82-20 circumstance-10% trauma induced migraine).

15:01, Today: Roland rolled 13 using 5d12 with rolls of 1,5,4,2,1.  Random d12s for gm.

15:01, Today: Roland rolled 13 using 1d20+8.  Perception (+8).
This message was last edited by the player at 02:19, Sun 12 July 2020.
ZZZ_MR_GM
GM, 813 posts
Everything
Everything
Sun 12 Jul 2020
at 07:27
  • msg #153

Skill Use

Perception (Sarge): Failure
Summoning the Elemental Takes 2 hours
Summon Elemental (Roland): Failure

The Crew is M.D.C. if they are M.D.C. on Rifts Earth, the S.D.C. / H.P. conversion was only when the crew was on the Shifter Dimension.

The Beautiful Ghost consumes I.S.P.
She has no applicable skill set.

See Invisible: There are hundreds of Entities in and around the dig site.
Sense D Spells / T Spells: There are dozens of spells activating within sensing range but no clear reason why or by whom.
Sense Rifts: There are dozens of rifts opening and closing in the dig site.

There is a poisonous gas in the air (non lethal, hallucinogenic).

There are radio signals within range, they are automated musical / drama broadcasts emanating from radio stations somewhere in the city. Nothing has been detected that is connected to a government, corporation, or military.


Traveling for 2 hours the crew comes across the mile wide crack in the ground that is Chardalyn Region 11, inside of this crack is the ruins of city that was built up around this unnatural earthen formation. The team finds themselves on the ruins of a bridge across the crack and down into the city, the bridge is only usable as a reference point for navigating.

Here the crew comes across pictures of warning about a local hazard that should be reported to the authorities immediately, the aberration known as the Beholder. As the city has been long abandoned by any significant governmental presence there is no one to report the sighting too.


There is an crashed star fighter 300 ft down into the dig site. It is over a year old and there is no sign of the pilot.

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