Boretos has connected.

Keenan has connected.

Boretos:

Welcome back, everyone.

Brian:

awsome

Brian:

Adam, be sure to save the transcript and campaign

Keenan is disconnected.

Keenan is disconnected.

Boretos:

np

Keenan has connected.

Boretos:

make sure that keenan has hamachi set to be a home network.

Brian:

Keenan, you heard that?

Boretos:

except he's using a mac.

Boretos:

so nevermind.

Keenan:

im on now

Keenan:

that took a while to get on

Keenan:

anyway, did you guys see my last message before disconnecting?

Boretos:

nope

Keenan:

we sent a message to septum reporting everything and asking for his suggestion, but at the moment i suggest we dont based on the fact that our chance of success would be very low and that i odnt believe the potential reward would likely be worth losing an officer and everything he knows

Keenan:

I dont think hunter would like to risk losig someone to God unless there was a reasonable chance of success or the gain would really be worth it

Boretos:

So what are we going to do?

Keenan:

wait till septums report gets abck probbaly

Keenan:

i mean responce not report

Brian:

are you cool with that as well?

Boretos:

I guess so.

Brian:

alright, then I suppose all my planning for when you go down the rabbit hole is for nothing.

Keenan:

sorry

Boretos:

what rabbit hole?

Keenan:

the rabbit hole of gods portal

Brian:

what exactly did you put in the report?

Boretos:

I thought that was closed and too small to fit through anyway.

Keenan:

i think we wrote it down in the last seession, i forget exactly what it said?

Keenan:

and we were considering trying to go down to see what we would find when he reopened it the next nihg

Boretos:

Oh, I totally want to go through the portal.

Brian:

I posted the last transcript

Boretos:

Even if I have to go alone. I'm already a dead man walking.

Brian:

essentially, you said you were going to drop the scroll to God

Keenan:

you probably couldnt though, since you would be distacting him

Keenan:

you would have to get thoruhg before he closed the portal on you which would probably be hard

Officer Ekkhardt:

Hunter has a point.

Officer Ekkhardt:

And what exactly do you want to even do down there?

Ignatius Stendatem:

Wreck shit.

Hunter:

COnsidering how he would vastly overpower any of us, that might be difficult, and thats even if you could someohow ge throuhg the portal without him being distracted in some way, and with him not realizing what were planning to do

Officer Ekkhardt:

If I get a good look through, I may be able to reach that location again.

Keenan is disconnected.

Keenan has connected.

Officer Ekkhardt:

In fact, if we can put in a unique token, we may have a good chance of scrying, unless God has good enough defences...

Keenan:

did you see my last message?

Keenan:

and did you say anythign besides what ekkhardt jsut said

Boretos:

No and yes.

Keenan:

COnsidering how he would vastly overpower any of us, that might be difficult, and thats even if you could someohow ge throuhg the portal without him being distracted in some way, and with him not realizing what were planning to do

Boretos:

okay. yeah we got that.

Keenan:

ah

Boretos:

then erkhardt said....

Keenan:

and what did ekkhardy say besides what he just said

Boretos:

Officer Ekkhardt: If I get a good look through, I may be able to reach that location again.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Is there not some way to track the portal and construct one ourselves later?

Hunter:

That sounds like a good idea

Hunter:

Do you know if we can do that Ekkhardt?

Officer Ekkhardt:

It is definitely possible.

Hunter:

Good, Then i like that putting in a talisman to scry on and getting a good look in there idea. It doesnt really risk anything and it could ahve good potential reward if it all works out

Officer Ekkhardt:

Sounds like a plan

Brian:

So I suppose you wait?

Keenan:

I guess so if nothing else happens, i mean would there be anything else we could do?

Ignatius Stendatem:

Do you want me to put in the talisman with the scroll, then?

Keenan:

did we inish studying that map?

Keenan:

and we replicated it already right

Brian:

I thought you copied it...

Brian:

yes

Keenan:

then i guess thats a good idea then, give him what he wants, and we get a look through, hoepfully he wont expect it

Hunter:

DOes that sound good to you as well Ekkhardt? would the talisman work properly with that plan?

Officer Ekkhardt:

It would be a better view if we put it down seperately, but I think that hiding it is the best option.

Hunter:

Very well then

Brian:

Alright.

Brian:

You eventually get a response from Septum, requesting that Fisher be sent to a higher ranking HQ via train with any avalible escort. He also informs you that a officer is inbound to cure Constance

Keenan:

I guess we'll send him on the same train as the one that brings the officer to cure constance then?

Keenan:

or does he mean right away with someone

Brian:

He seemed to imply right away. In fact, it would not be tough to just ask him, and he does.

Keenan:

ok, i guess we send him with a fairly large group of soldiers then, since theres no one else that can go with him really

Keenan:

well, i guess i could but i would probably stay to help make sure everything goess well, or if were attacked again

Brian:

alright, you have 13 men on base right now

Brian:

how many do you send off?

Boretos:

I'd say 5 sounds about good.

Keenan:

I would say 10 would make a reasonable guard, we dont want to send all since we need someone to operate the scry room

Keenan:

maybe more than 5 since we want him well protected

Keenan:

or as well protected as possible

Boretos:

split the difference? 7?

Keenan:

that sounds good i guess, does that sound good to ekkhardt as well?

Christopher has connected.

Keenan:

hey chris

Keenan:

and brian, di you see my message?

Officer Ekkhardt:

Let's send 8. one full squad

Ignatius Stendatem:

Fine by me.

Brian:

alright, 8 go off with Fisher

Hunter:

Tha sounds like a good number

Christopher is disconnected.

Christopher is disconnected.

Christopher has connected.

Keenan:

damn, did chris just disconnect

Keenan:

or did everyone disconnect and im not just aware again

Brian:

alright, so now you get the scrool and await God?

Keenan:

I guess so, unless somehting else happens

Boretos:

yeah.

Brian:

arrange yourselves

Christopher:

sup bitches

Christopher:

i'm bak

Christopher:

back*

Keenan:

i guess me and ekkhard will be away from you adam since we dont want to be noticed

Brian:

remember that it was only Iggy who was in contact

Keenan:

unless ekkhardt needs to be close by

Keenan:

so, does he? or can we be hidden,

Brian:

he does

Brian:

and hide checks are always a thing

Keenan:

i guess i should be in the anti scry room because if im not hell be aware of me

Keenan:

simply because of that annoying connection we have

Boretos:

ekkhardt might want to take any off any noisy armor that he might be wearing.

Boretos:

if you know what I mean.

Brian:

he does

Brian:

also, might want to be outside for this one

Boretos:

how close does he need to be?

Brian:

not very. Just needs a visual.

Boretos:

that good?

Brian:

yeah

God:	Have you made a decision?

Ignatius Stendatem:

You say you want this scroll? And it's purposes are innocent?

God:	It bears messages of peice. Ask my child who is with you.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Your child? You mean the one who turned my wife to stone?

God:	No. You slew him. I refer to the one who disobeys.

Ignatius Stendatem:

If you truly mean peace, make me whole again.

God:	Would you come with me, and join me in my domain?

God:	Upon this cursed ground, it is far more difficult to bestow my gifts.

God:	As it is so upon an unwilling heart.

Ignatius Stendatem:

You cannot blame me for being... unconvinced.

Ignatius Stendatem:

I'm a firm believer that actions speak louder than words.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Your actions thus far have not proven you to be all too peaceful.

God:	Have you killed a man, Ignatius?

God:	Or a beast?

Ignatius Stendatem:

Never without first being provoked.

God:	And did they know of your provokations? Did they understand your plans?

Ignatius Stendatem:

Plans? My plan has only ever been to defend my family and myself. Any aggressor cannot expect to meet no resistance after their intentions are made known.

God:

You have been born into a world of shadows, fearing the greater things that be. If you allow me to show you, you will see the justice in my actions, the good that I do. But as you cannot explain your motives to all of those who you interact with, neither can I simply explain to you everything that is at play.

God:	I ask that you come with me, and I show you what has been hidden from you by your masters.

Ignatius Stendatem: (( sense motive ))

Brian:

roll it

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+7 => 19 + 7 = 26

Keenan:

good roll

Ignatius Stendatem: (( not quite good enough to beat a god, I'm guessing. ))

Brian:

you don't detect falsehood.

Brian:

it's also really hard to tell if a voice in your head is lieing

Ignatius Stendatem:

Alright.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Show me your peace.

Brian:

He creates a man-sized portal in front of you.

Ignatius Stendatem: (( I've still got the scroll and talisman, right? ))

Brian:

yes

Officer Ekkhardt:

*whisper* you damn fool...

Ignatius Stendatem: (( WIS 10 INT 10 ))

Brian:

do you go in?

Keenan:

your character still would probably realize that it would be a bad idea to go along with a guy calling himself god though

Keenan:

your average, not stupid with those stats

Ignatius Stendatem: (( He knows what's what. ))

Ignatius Stendatem: (( Time to nut up or shut up. He enters. ))

Keenan is disconnected.

Brian:

You are teleported into a cavern, about 15 feet across

Brian:

"house of God" map

Brian:

lol

Brian:

there is a passage to the south

Boretos:

I can kinda see everything, just so you know.

God:	This is the land of light, Bliss. It is where my light is strongest

Brian:

working on it

Boretos:

shall I look away?

Brian:

yeah

Brian:

ok, you can look

Brian:

there is nothing in this dungeon right now anyhow

God:	But first, a gift.

God:	Head to your right, Ignatius..

Brian:

you see Constance, still turned to stone

Brian:

But the stone begins to crack, until finally, it opens to reveal her unwounded.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Constance?

Brian:

Chris, you are here?

Christopher:

no, i'm not

Christopher:

yes, i'm here

Brian:

well, you remember nothing after being turned to stone.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Why am I in an interrogation room?

Ignatius Stendatem: (( wrong constance. ))

Brian:

??

Ignatius Stendatem: (( chris is on the wrong map. ))

Brian:

House of God map

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Ignatius? Wha- where are we, why, and how did we get here?

Ignatius Stendatem:

God brought us here. Long story. I'll fill you in later.

God:	Your cure will take longer, as you must be returned from death itself.

Ignatius Stendatem:

How long?

God:	That... is where things get more difficult.

Unknown command: "impersonste". Try /help for a list of commands.

Unknown command: "impersonsate". Try /help for a list of commands.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

(can I hear this)

Brian:

That was the last thing you could not hear. From now on, he projects from the ceiling.

Ignatius Stendatem:

Go on...

God:	Walk into the room full of light.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Something tells me that isn't a good idea.

God:	Here you will see the others whom I have saved from death.

Brian:

you see many humanoid creatures in the room, all made of black goo.

Brian:

They seem to be resting or lounging. They look relived more than anything.

God:	Like you, they died with no knowlege of the truth. They experienced no eternal life like that I give to my children.

Ignatius Stendatem:

So why are they here?

God:	I have decided that it is time to break the grip of lies on this world. I have taken them back from death, and these ones have listened to me, and returned to me. But others have been more foolish

Christopher:

hell of a god complex you have there

God:	A great meeting of the dead has been called, where they wish to extend their false lives as long as possible, and mix the living with the dead for all time.

Christopher:

*hides from inevitable tomatoes*

God:	if the dead are to see peace, this must be stopped.

God:	What I ask of you is that you join me in weakening the foolish attempts of the walking dead, by becoming an example yourself.

* Christopher rolls: 2d6 => 7

God:	I will cure you, and you can show the others around the world of the error of their ways. They will finally have their eternal life, and be free from the suffering you have faced.

Ignatius Stendatem:

What others? Others like me? Black and gooey?

God:	All of those who lived without knowing the truth became this way upon death, if their soul was strong enough to survive unlife at all.

Ignatius Stendatem:

You want me to fight against those who wish to mix the living and dead?

God:	It is for the greater good. You have seen the uproar it has caused amoung your people; imagine what it is doing in lands of which you have never heard.

Ignatius Stendatem:

What can one man do?

God:	Serve as a beacon, and break up larger gatherings that may try to bind themselves to this world.

God:	As you have observed, few trust a voice from the sky.

* Christopher rolls: 2d6 => 9

Ignatius Stendatem:

You expect them to listen when I tell them they should all let themselves die.

Ignatius Stendatem:

?

God:	Are you dead?

Ignatius Stendatem:

I certainly don't feel alive.

God:	Give it time, and you will.

Brian:

so do you pull any fast ones, or can we switch to a different scene?

Brian:

cause other stuff is going on at the same time

Ignatius Stendatem: (( I should be giving the talisman a show, but I'll wait to make rash actions for when a better opportunity presents itself. ))

Brian:

do you unwrap the talsman from the scroll?

Ignatius Stendatem: (( yeah. ))

Brian:

kk

Keenan has connected.

Brian:

then switch to open plains

Brian:

You will now be playing the soldiers guarding Fisher for this scene

Christopher:

ah hell

Christopher:

another train scene

Boretos:

they always go well.

Keenan is disconnected.

Keenan is disconnected.

Brian:

so yall are chugging down the tracks, guarding this asshole who claims some daemon sent him on a spirit quest. It has been nearly 8 hours from departure

Christopher is disconnected.

Brian:

suddenly, all the players DC

Boretos:

except me.

Keenan has connected.

Keenan:

hello

Christopher has connected.

Brian:

so yall are chugging down the tracks, guarding this asshole who claims some daemon sent him on a spirit quest. It has been nearly 8 hours from departure, and so far it has been nothing but straight riding.

Brian:

everyone pick a row to play

Brian:

you are all first level Macharian fighters with guns

Brian:

not complicated

Keenan:

I call being the racist

Keenan:

or atleast the vocal one

Boretos:

Dibs on north row.

Keenan:

i think ill be second row

Christopher:

southernmost row

Brian:

there

Keenan:

the right one is the vocal racist the left one isn't paying muhc attention and is just thinking about how he cant wait till he gets back home

Brian:

note that this RPing is all for fun

Boretos:

Do we have ability scores?

Brian:

when you want shit to happen, just say so

Soldier 1:

So...

Brian:

and STR 10 DEX 12 INT 12 everything else 10

Brian:

you have point blank shot and far shot

Soldier 7:

Why do we have to guard a fucking xenos

Soldier 3:

Cause it's your orders, jackass.

Soldier 7:

Seriously, what is command thinking, first one, and now anohter, and atleast the other one didnt talk about stupid spirt quests

Soldier 7:

And i know, orders are orders, but still, a fucking xenos

Soldier 8:

Please, just be quiet, i oubt any f us really want to be here, atleast lets not start some stupid fight over it

Brian:

At this point, the train suddenly puts on the breaks.

Soldier 8:

sigh, i doubt this is good

Keenan:

unless, are we where were headed to already?

Soldier 1: (( looks out window. ))

Brian:

no

Brian:

you don't see anything off to the left side...

Soldier 4: (( looks out window. ))

Keenan:

does soldier 8 see anythng out his window

Brian:

you see a shoved down line in the grass going off into the distance, where the tundra meets hills

Keenan:

what do you me by shoved down?

Brian:

like somebody drug crap across it

Keenan:

ah

Fisher:

What is going on?

Soldier 4:

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

Soldier 8:

SHut up, but, what do you think is going on?

Brian:

the train has reached full stop

Keenan:

are the trains connected so that we can talk tothe conductor

Keenan:

i mean cars in the trains

Brian:

do you head up there?

Keenan:

7 decides to check it out, anyone joining him?

Brian:

3 takes it up

Keenan:

i mean 8 does

Keenan:

7 stays in the car

Brian:

anybody else? this does matter

Christopher:

my guys are staying riiiight here where they can see the xeno, thank you very much, but tell the others to go ahead

conducter:

Look on ahead.

Keenan:

8 isnt keeping his eyes off the xenos either

Brian:

a pile of logs block the track

Keenan:

i mean 7

Keenan:

you know what, im going to refer to them as racist and not racist from now on

Keenan:

racist isnt keeping his eyes off the xenos

Soldier 8:

Whats happend here? you get any word form capital about this?

Brian:

Also, shots start firing into the train.

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 11 + 1 = 12

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 17 + 1 = 18

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 15 + 1 = 16

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 2 + 1 = 3

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 17 + 1 = 18

* Brian rolls: 1d8 => 2

* Brian rolls: 1d8 => 5

Soldier 8:

wait, dont we all get total cover

Soldier 8:

or does 2 sitll hit us even with that

Brian:

windows

* Brian rolls: 3d8 => 20

* Brian rolls: 3d8 => 16

Soldier 8:

thats still clsoe to total cover

Keenan:

oops, that was not supposed to be impersonating

Brian:

you don't have that much armor, and guns ignore some of it anyhow

Brian:

alright, roll for init

Keenan:

oh yeah, forgot that

Brian:

both of your guys share a roll

* Keenan rolls: d20 => 10

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 9 + 1 = 10

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 6 + 1 = 7

Keenan:

oh, guess mine is 11 then

Keenan:

forgot about the +1

* Christopher rolls: 1d20+1 => 5 + 1 = 6

Brian:

alright, hold on

Brian:

alright, bad guys are at 7

Brian:

anyone above that go

Keenan:

where are they?

Brian:

you don't see them

Brian:

adam, did you roll init?

Keenan:

wait, we cant see them thrugh the windows?

Brian:

you can see clearly, but you need to spot the actuall shooters

Keenan:

oh, so roll a perception then?

Brian:

roll spot, like you are playing real D&D

* Keenan rolls: d20 => 4

* Keenan rolls: d20 => 14

Brian:

also, Chris, have my guy

Keenan:

i guess everyone above 7 does this

Brian:

that's a good idea

Brian:

unless anyone wants to heal the wounded guy

Boretos:

I'm back.

Brian:

roll init

Keenan:

cant they do both, a spot check doesnt take any time right?

Christopher:

may as well

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+1 => 5 + 1 = 6

* Christopher rolls: 1d20 => 14

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+1 => 16 + 1 = 17

Christopher:

oh, so close

Christopher:

wait, +1?

Keenan:

wait, we get a +1

Boretos:

We have 12 DEX guys.

Brian:

uhh, give yourselves a +2 from ranks

Brian:

to spot

Brian:

adam rolled init

Brian:

and adam, go ahead and go

Keenan is disconnected.

Brian:

just go. Keenan will catch up

Keenan has connected.

Boretos:

Alright. Spot checking.

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 16 + 2 = 18

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 14 + 2 = 16

Brian:

two snipers spotted

Keenan:

where?

Brian:

to your north

Brian:

look carfully at the map

Keenan is disconnected.

Brian:

and roll for bleedout chris

Christopher:

erm

Keenan has connected.

Christopher:

someone succeeded the heal roll

Brian:

oh

Brian:

then shooters turn

Boretos:

What guns do we have?

Keenan:

ok, what happended while i was gone

Brian:

standard rifles, one pistol each, and a bayonett. You also carry a vial of multi-colored paint that is supposed to stop scrying attacks

Brian:

not much

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 19 + 1 = 20

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 9 + 1 = 10

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 14 + 1 = 15

Brian:

one hit on the conductor

* Brian rolls: 3d8 => 15

Keenan:

wait, dont we get to shoot first

Keenan:

since we had the higher init

Brian:

right, free actions

Keenan:

wait, he shot as a free action?

Boretos:

no, we spotted as a free action.

Brian:

no, you spotted as free

Boretos:

so now we can shoot.

Brian:

you get to shoot iff init>=7

Keenan:

ok

Keenan:

its a +2 to hit right

Brian:

no, +1

Boretos:

no attack bonus?

Keenan:

dont we get +1 from warrior and +1 from dex

Brian:

attack bonus +2

Boretos:

so +3 total?

Brian:

+1 from BAB, +1 from dex

Boretos:

okay

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 11 + 2 = 13

Keenan:

thats what i said

Brian:

it's too far for point blank

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 3 + 2 = 5

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 7 + 2 = 9

Keenan:

damn

Keenan:

i guess then we duck to take cover

Keenan:

and the conductor would as well if his init is above 7

Brian:

you can take total cover for a round, but then you aren't allowed to shoot that round

* Brian rolls: 1d20 => 3

Brian:

it's not

Keenan:

wait, would a single move action allow us to move a foot so they cant see us through the indows

Keenan:

or just crouch

Keenan:

or are the windows in a nonending linne around the train and if so, then they dont manage there costs well

Brian:

either way, they could take ready actions, so you have to choose to be safe or be able to fire back.

Brian:

but if you duck the right way you are safe

Brian:

ok, did everyone above 7 go?

You have disconnected.

Boretos has connected.

Keenan has connected.

Christopher has connected.

Keenan:

hello again brian

Keenan:

that was a fast disconnect and reconnect

Brian:

indeed

Brian:

who hasn't gone who is above 7?

Keenan:

did you see this message ok, iguess ill duck and then just get out of cover to shoot again later, atleast we still get partial cover to shooting since they would be so stupid as to show thier whole bodies while doing so

Christopher:

Yeah, I got 6.

Christopher:

So.

Christopher:

Yeah.

Brian:

alright, so Keenan's ducking?

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 5 + 1 = 6

Keenan:

wouldnt anyone

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 19 + 1 = 20

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 9 + 1 = 10

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 11 + 1 = 12

Brian:

and then one on chris' guy in front

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 8 + 1 = 9

* Brian rolls: 3d8 => 3

Keenan:

wow

Keenan:

thats an impressively low roll

conducter:

I'm OK!

Brian:

alright, now folks below

Brian:

conductor ducks

Keenan:

chirs what about your guys, you can take your shots now

Christopher:

guy*

Brian:

the biggest downside to RPtools is that people can take forever to reply...

Brian:

I gave you a guy in the front car

Christopher:

Ah.

Christopher:

I see!

Brian:

so...

* Christopher rolls: 1d20+2 => 14 + 2 = 16

* Christopher rolls: 1d20+2 => 18 + 2 = 20

Brian:

two hits

* Christopher rolls: 6d8 => 26

Brian:

one dead bad guy.

Keenan:

then is it my and adams turns again?

Brian:

also, everyone can go at this point, as it's a full round until they go again

Brian:

but you are ducking, Keenan

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 12 + 2 = 14

Keenan:

i said till my turn again, you said that was ok but that they could use readied shot

Brian:

brb

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 13 + 2 = 15

Keenan:

wonder if those hit

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 19 + 2 = 21

Boretos:

is that a crit chance?

Brian:

it is

Brian:

but I am still afk

Brian:

don' \t ask

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 16 + 2 = 18

Boretos:

suck it, trebek.

Brian:

yeah that all hits

Brian:

kill the one guy you see

Keenan:

including mind?

Brian:

yes

Keenan:

and man, hes dead

Keenan:

did just adams work

Keenan:

if so, since my init was after his, i guess theres no point at shooting at a dead guy, so they would probably just ready shots to hit someone else if thats ok

Keenan:

if anyone else appears

Boretos:

I would suggest looking for others.

Boretos:

I certainly do.

Christopher:

Following suit.

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 7 + 2 = 9

Keenan:

same

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 6 + 2 = 8

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 20 + 2 = 22

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 20 + 2 = 22

Boretos:

ballin.

* Christopher rolls: 1d20+2 => 13 + 2 = 15

Christopher:

well shit man

Keenan:

nice, we both got nat 20s right in a row

Keenan:

which is kind of useless really

Christopher:

Whatever's out there is SEEN.

Keenan:

since only 1 is neccesary

Keenan:

probably

Keenan:

hopefully brian gets on soon, and if we do see new guys, and brian allows it, i guess my guys will use thier shots on them, thouhg i should probably roll new ones for that since that would be against a new target and such

Brian:

back

Brian:

and yes, you see three more snipers

Keenan:

can my guys shoot at them instead if adam killed the first one, sincce he was first on initiative

Brian:

sure, why not

Keenan:

sweet

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 17 + 2 = 19

* Keenan rolls: d20+2 => 10 + 2 = 12

Keenan:

i guess the first hits

Brian:

it does

* Keenan rolls: 3d8 => 9

Keenan:

9 damage to one sniper then

Brian:

alright

Brian:

the last two shoot

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 2 + 1 = 3

* Brian rolls: 1d20+1 => 6 + 1 = 7

Brian:

missing horribly

Brian:

yall's turn

You have disconnected.

Boretos has connected.

Keenan has connected.

Christopher has connected.

* Boretos rolls: 1d20+2 => 17 + 2 = 19

Brian:

hit

Keenan:

what about chirs's shots

Brian:

results?

* Christopher rolls: 3d8 => 14

* Christopher rolls: 3d8 => 11

Christopher:

boom headshot, by the looks of it

Boretos:

he rolled a 20 and 16.

Brian:

yeah, they all go down

Brian:

now what?

Brian:

combat is ended, btw

Soldier 4:

I KNEW WE COULD DO IT!

Soldier 8:

Can we call capital?

Soldier 8:

We need someone to move this mess

Soldier 1:

*puts finger on nose*

Soldier 6:

Yeah, uh...

Soldier 6:

I have a wounded guy to tend.

Soldier 8:

So, conductor, do we?

Soldier 8:

or anyway to alert them at all, because id rather not remain stranded where soem guys just tried to shoot us, who knows how many more there are

conducter:

This train has a reverse, but it's not the best option. I think we might want to hold out here while we clear the tracks. It's only a few logs

Brian:

I assume you do so?

Soldier 4:

LET'S START PUMPING IRON!

Soldier 3:

HELL YEAH! Let's do this!

Brian:

Alright, so a montoge happens, and you lift the logs like the manly men you are and carry on your way.

Soldier 8:

well hen, lets get to work, first though, some of us should check who these guys were

Brian:

I am suprised that that was so easy to get through

Keenan:

yeah, we got lucky not counting the first round

Brian:

Checking the bodies reveals that these are randomly assembled townsfolk, and don't have anything on them that resembles a clue

Brian:

they all come from a nearby town

Soldier 8:

well damn, wonder why they shot at us

conducter:

Well, at least they weren't accurate. Thanks for saving my ass back there!

Brian:

Alright, now back to Hunter at HQ!

Brian:

adam, if you have other stuff to do, this is where it ends for you.

Keenan is disconnected.

Boretos:

OK

Boretos is disconnected.

You have disconnected.

Boretos has connected.

Christopher has connected.

Brian:

once we get Keenan

Keenan has connected.

Brian:

ok

Brian:

so Ekkhardt catches you up, and Septum soon arrives along with an Ordos officer

Officer Septum:

Status report?

Keenan:

he catches me up thouh in the no scry area right

Brian:

yes

Hunter:

We might want to enter the no scry area sir, in order to make sure nothing is heard.

Officer Septum:

Should we bring back Constance first?

Hunter:

Yes, I meant during the status report.

Brian:

The officer goes into the room with Constance in it, and does some magic, and sure enough she returns to her old self. Chris, you remember nothing after being turned to stone.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Wh...

Officer Constance Stendatem:

When did I end up in an interrogation room?

Hunter:

Constance, i have soem bad news for you, but first, we need to go into the no scry area before i can say it, also, you were urned to stone

Ordos Officer:

Follow me, officer. We have work to do.

Brian:

you enter the paint-filled mess that is now your saferoom

Keenan:

I guess then we just give a detailed report on everyhting that has happened till now

Brian:

ok

Brian:

Constance, you are now filled up

Officer Septum:

Well, it seems that we have quite the situation going on here, don't we?

Hunter:

We do indeed, though now that we can make this portal, it sounds like we can potentially do recon mission in the future with out the wreiph's daemon having any idea

Officer Septum:

Be sure that we aren't playing into it's hands here.

Hunter:

Thats what i've been afraid of, but how would we now that were not is the problem, if he can see us even here, then truly no place or piece of information would be safe from him anyway

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Hunter has a point.

Officer Septum:

Such is the plight of the officer. You can never know what your enimy is capable of.

Officer Septum:

In other news, the liquid men have been causing a bit of a problem. The masses are protesting, and accusing the ordos of doing this as some sort of experiment.

Hunter:

Are the liquid people themselves doing anything?

Ordos Officer:

It varies. They seem to have the personalities of various figures across Macharian history. Some are violent, others not so much, but many are attempting to complete some agenda from when they were alive.

Ordos Officer:

Conflicts have been pretty common, but no organized actions have been seen

Hunter:

So basically just acting like regular people then for the most part

Brian:

Septum let's out a rare chuckle. Ekkhardt actually seems suprised.

Hunter:

So, any plans for our next actions?

Officer Septum:

I think it's clear now that we have two cases on our hands: the liquid men, and our new intel on God. I am putting you two on that mission, while the rest of us keep the dead from overrunning the Macharian empire.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Pursuing the intel on this demon, I assume you mean.

Keenan is disconnected.

Keenan has connected.

Officer Septum:

We have a lead into how to take the fight to it for the first time. Up until now, God has been very careful not to give us any means of striking back. For now, your objective will be getting information.

Officer Septum:

Where does God live? What can and can't it do? Has anything changed about the Wreithor that we need to know about? any weaknesses?

Officer Septum:

Whenever possible, pick low fruit, and don't give away anything we know.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Acknowledged.

Keenan:

is there any magic that would allow us to be able to identify where the locaiton is, or could i possibly identify basde on the locaiton of the stars

Brian:

if you can find the starts

Keenan:

assuming its not a hemisphere away

Brian:

but no magic exists to pinpoint location, unless you find somthing clever in the NMS

Keenan:

ok

Keenan:

i suppose one possibility is that if we can see outside at all, ekkhard could then make a portal there, nd then our scienitists could study it at thier leisuure to identify the location

Keenan:

I guess we'll also study the map we found, in case we might need it as a way out

Officer Septum:

Will this serve as a base of operations for you? Are there any additional resources you need?

Officer Septum:

I hate to strand you, but this is pretty unprecidented.

Officer Constance Stendatem:

Not as of yet, but we may need more in the future.

Officer Septum:

Well when I am in office, I am a telegram away

Hunter:

Thanks

Officer Septum:

Alright, Ekkhardt, Reimein, come with me. It's gonna take more than this to shake apart the nation of man.

Brian:

they take their leave

Brian:

the ball is now in your court, folks

Keenan:

oh, so just me and constance

Keenan:

does onstance also know how to make those portals, im guessing so

Brian:

ohh crap

Brian:

yeah, Ekkhardt is staying

Hunter:

So, any ideas on our plan to get in and out of there?

Officer Ekkhardt:

We only have one option in.

Hunter:

Yes, but i meant for preperations and timing, like whether we should go in tonight, or maybe even right now,a nd what we should bring

Officer Ekkhardt:

You know your homeland way better than I do.

Keenan:

are you typing somehting chris?

Christopher:

no

Keenan:

sorry, looked liek you were, there was that symbol saying you were

Keenan:

also, i forget, can you put invisibility on me?, or only on yourseves

Brian:

invisibling others is pretty common

Hunter:

Since I am the most stealthy of us, I'm thinking that i go in first, as a quick reconnaissance mission while I am invisible from your magic, once i get a quick view, I'll then signla for one of you to come as well, in order to creat a new way out if the ortal is somehow closed, and to detect any magical items and discoveries as note, then, once we decide we cant learn more without disturbing whatever area were in, we go. If were not careful and we disturb the area, he might relize we were there, which would give away the advantage we have.

Hunter:

but damn, he might detect that i suddenly entered his area?

Hunter:

It depends on the exact link he place on my I suppose, but if its a quick mission, i suppose the paint will protect me for a time, correct?

Officer Constance Stendatem:

I'm not sure if your being one of its people makes you more or less likely to be spotted.

Keenan:

no, i meant the fact that he often talks to me

Keenan:

you all know that

Officer Ekkhardt:

The spell it put on you has been immune to any dispelling we have tried so far, so I just can't say what will happen.

Officer Ekkhardt:

I will be honest; I still feel uneasy having you inside HQ.

Hunter:

I understand why

Hunter:

I do know though that he cant always scry on me, it has been prevented before

Hunter:

But i dont know whether the paint method is fully effective

Officer Ekkhardt:

It's designed to be cheap, and long-lasting. We just don't have the magic to do what the daemons do to hide from each other.

Hunter:

How long should it last again?

Officer Ekkhardt:

It isn't a fixed duration. It becomes easier to find you once it stops spraying, and if your pursuer sees you the game's up.

Keenan is disconnected.

Brian:

alright, looks like this is our next stopping point

Christopher:

aight

Brian:

Albeit pretty much where we started.

Brian:

you feel good about doing this next Friday?

Christopher:

next friday works pretty well, yeah. still can't be here before about 2, but...