"That lacks finesse," said Phantasma.  "I'll see what I can do."

She went and fiddled with the lock for a little while; at last, with a click, it opened.

"Good," she said.  "The locks aren't more advanced than I'm used to."

"That's good," Zhi'an said.

"Be careful, though," Phantasma said as they slipped in.  "No telling what kind of technology they ave here..."

"I'll keep my eyes open," Zhi'an said.

Stealth roll to creep down a corridor

(OOC: Stealth roll - Weather Witch rolled 8 using 1d20+4. Merp. Rerolling - Weather Witch rolled 15 using 1d20+4.)

They made their way down-- up ahead was a loud noise of machinery.  Some kind of factory was clearly operating, and at a high rate of speed.

"Sounds like they are making more of those things," Zhi'an said.

"Or something, anyway," said Phantasma.  "Probably bad news either way."

"Should we get to work destroying them?" Zhi'an asked.

"Probably, but carefully," said Phantasma.  "There might be volatile chemicals or the like ahead; we can't go around throwing force around casually."

"Maybe we should check out the room then," Zhi'an said.

Phantasma nodded...

The room proved to be a gigantic industrial plant of some kind; electronic components were being gathered and assembled by machines.  A couple of humans appeared to be overseeing the operation, and it was clear that many of the things being assembled were some kind of energy weapon.

"Is this normal technology for your planet?" Zhi'an asked in a whisper.

"No," whispered Phantasma.  "I'd guess it's derived from captured alien technology, but I can't really tell from here."

"Is this is the tank or something else?" Zhi'an asked.

"I think it's similar to the tank, but either these are just components, or there's something more," said Phantasma.

"Let's destroy it then," Zhi'an said.

"All right," said Phantasma.  "I'll give you cover; you hit 'em hard, and then I'll try to confuse their response."

Zhi'an looked for what appeared to be the most important piece of equipment.

(OOC: Perception check - Weather Witch rolled 23 using 1d20+10.)

That column over there appeared to be some kind of computer controlling the machinery.

"Time to start," Zhi'an said as she launch a bolt of lighting at the computer.

Better make Init and Attack rolls.

(OOC: Init and Attack - Weather Witch rolled 12,14 using d20+8,d20+9)

The computer terminal exploded in a shower of sparks!

--but alarms were going off, and some kind of weapons turrets were lowering from the ceiling, trying to locate Zhi'an despite the shifting illusions that were shielding her.