[DH1e] The Damocles Contingency (OOC)

[Lysimachus]

I wasn't quite sure what Aldario is asking for, did Falk give him the holopic in his last post? (or possibly not yet?)

 

If he's already got the pic, maybe he's actually asking for Scourge to finish it? It looks like we might have reached him, for a moment at least, but his situation is not something you can ever come all the way back from?

 

 

Either that or the Warden is playing games... 

[Necronaut]

16 minutes ago, Lord_Ikka said:

I so did not expect my character's arc to wind up with him facing in battle a psychic rogue AI while naked...

 

In this episode of "Naked and Afraid," Nicios faces down an unholy abomination... au naturel! Watch sparks fly and sanity drain in this exciting climax! 

Edited July 26, 2023 by Necronaut

[Mazer Rackham]

15 minutes ago, Lord_Ikka said:

I so did not expect my character's arc to wind up with him facing in battle a psychic rogue AI while naked...

 

Well, at least your natural weapons won't get jammed.

 

15 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

I wasn't quite sure what Aldario is asking for, did Falk give him the holopic in his last post? (or possibly not yet?)

 

From my reading Falk is approaching with the holocameo hanging out of hand by the chain, based on that, Aldario Sr is opening his hand to receive it.

 

If that's wrong, @A.T. just let me know and I'll adjust.

[Necronaut]

I think I may have missed the bit about the holocameo from earlier in the campaign. Was this something that Falk discovered in the crypt? 

[Mazer Rackham]

Kraevus had it, IIRC.

[A.T.]

1 hour ago, Necronaut said:

I think I may have missed the bit about the holocameo from earlier in the campaign. Was this something that Falk discovered in the crypt? 

 

Kraevus gave it to Falk before killing himself. Thought it would be a good idea to hold onto it.

[Lysimachus]

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Would I be right in assuming that the recent IC epic-ness constitutes Falk's Actions for this Round, but Scourge, Bardas and Nicios still have their Round 4 Actions to go?

 

 

Edited July 26, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

Yes.

[Machine God]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnhXPmCeKw

[Necronaut]

I'll have something up this evening my time. It's been a busy day at the putty knife factory. My brain is absolutely cooked. 

Edited July 26, 2023 by Necronaut

[Necronaut]

@Mazer Rackham I guess we will have to table the Faustian bargain for the time being, owing to the seeming lack of heretics to smite, barring a couple of summary executions. 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Necronaut

[A.T.]

7 hours ago, Necronaut said:

...owing to the seeming lack of heretics to smite

 

I suspect those shields might need a good hammering. Though I still wonder if the golem was hinting at something with its original speach.

[Mazer Rackham]

8 hours ago, Necronaut said:

@Mazer Rackham I guess we will have to table the Faustian bargain for the time being, owing to the seeming lack of heretics to smite, barring a couple of summary executions. 

 

The night is young, and there's everything to die for yet.

 

57 minutes ago, A.T. said:

I suspect those shields might need a good hammering.

 

If I had a hammer - oh, wait!

[Trokair]

52 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

1 hour ago, A.T. said:

I suspect those shields might need a good hammering.

If I had a hammer - oh, wait!

 

Are wee looking like nails now?

[Trokair]

On 7/26/2023 at 12:46 AM, Mazer Rackham said:

Immediate inspection of these shields will prove them to be Armiger Engine Class hard shields, which are impenetrable by matter or energy when powered (hence the strange glossy and partially blurred effect of the effigies behind them. Use this to inform your narrative when you approach them.

 

Getting back to this, as Bardas might reach the shield this round. Are they like Gungan Episode 1 shields where energy and fast solid matter can’t pass through but slow can (albeit with a little resistance), or are they more akin to the reactor fields that trapped Ewan and Liam.    

[Lysimachus]

Good question!

 

If it's the latter and there's no way through, I assume we either need to switch off or wreck the generators in order to get in?

 

@Mazer Rackham did you say the terminals were at the feet of each statue, so inside the shields?

[Mazer Rackham]

1 hour ago, Trokair said:

Are wee looking like nails now?

 

It is War HAMMER, Tro.

 

57 minutes ago, Trokair said:

Getting back to this, as Bardas might reach the shield this round. Are they like Gungan Episode 1 shields where energy and fast solid matter can’t pass through but slow can (albeit with a little resistance), or are they more akin to the reactor fields that trapped Ewan and Liam.    

 

Hard shields. Exceptionally advanced. Throw an egg on 'em and have breakfast.

 

47 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

@Mazer Rackham did you say the terminals were at the feet of each statue, so inside the shields?

 

Yes, because this isn't Star Wars, and I enjoy your suffering. Er, because the adventure must be challenging for such canny players.

[Machine God]

6 hours ago, Lysimachus said:

Good question!

 

If it's the latter and there's no way through, I assume we either need to switch off or wreck the generators in order to get in?

 

@Mazer Rackham did you say the terminals were at the feet of each statue, so inside the shields?

There are also 4 green terminals around each of the four statues that we could have used for cover. Reynard is next to one.

[Mazer Rackham]

3 hours ago, Machine God said:

There are also 4 green terminals around each of the four statues that we could have used for cover. Reynard is next to one.

 

This is correct, there are terminals at these plinths. A Challenging (+0) Intelligence Test will gain access.

[Lysimachus]

I'm mentally debating whether to try an Int test (not Tech-Use?) on one of the terminals...

 

...or go after the generator directly! 

 

 

The Int test is perhaps safer, but with limited chances of success? (And a lot less fun! )

 

Given that we're already half way out of time, I'm inclined to just go for the direct approach? But I figured I should ask everyone else before I start shooting bolt shells into power sources...?

 

Edit: also, the outer terminals seem like a time wasting red herring. What idiot would put the controls to a forcefield just outside the forcefield??

 

 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Mazer Rackham]

23 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

Given that we're already half way out of time, I'm inclined to just go for the direct approach? But I figured I should ask everyone else before I start shooting bolt shells into power sources...?

 

"Be careful what you shoot at - things down here don't react well to bullets."

- Tom Cruise in Submarine.

 

23 minutes ago, Lysimachus said:

....What idiot would put the controls to a forcefield just outside the forcefield??

 

Star Wars Imperial Engineers...?

Edited July 27, 2023 by Mazer Rackham

[Lysimachus]

1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Star Wars Imperial Engineers...?

 

If memory serves, those controls were a trap too...  

 

 

 

 

 

Yep, thought so. 

 

 

Genuinely, though, I'm not sure which way to go. People's thoughts as to how we should handle this would be appreciated...

 

It's late where I am, think I'll sleep on it and post in the morning. 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Lysimachus

[Machine God]

You could always try the patented Luddite approach and rip out all of the wires...

[Necronaut]

I'm at a bit of a loss myself, but I suspect Nicios/Lord_Ikka was on the right track hurling psychic dakka at the Golem's effigy? Perhaps the force field generators can be disrupted with mind bullets? 

[Lord_Ikka]

I mean, I was planning on having Nicios throw another blast at the Golem itself, but maybe could try to do one of the pillars instead?