Drone Quest now, fellow scarabs!

Vote 5 for armory. Gotta get guns.

rolled 60 = 60

For the purpose of this thread I'm changin' mah name to Shas'o Kirk.
I hope nobody hates me.
Also
First do a checkup on bodily state to see if we need the medical station. If we're mostly fine, Head for the armory ASAP, but take care to remain unseen and low profile.
Right now it's about keeping the host alive. As we all know, Tau aren't particularly durable, and even with our help we're still not on a place to be taking risks.

I ram myself head first into the wall repeatedly. Hopefully I can commit suicide and abort this shitty quest thread.

Query: Do we have host's sex genotype on archive? If not, can we afford relegation of power to this process?

rolled 39 = 39

>>13117502
What are you trying to pull here mate?

>>13117528
Do we know the host's gender? Can we access it's memories and put those hormones to good use? Do we have any control of gene processes?

I ask because, while we're able to help keep the host alive, can we control the host?

>>13117572

you should read the previous threads first.

rolled 23 = 23

>>13117572
It's a female if I'm not mistaken, a scientists of some sort?
Also please say something OPguy

You're currently suffering from numerous lacerations of varying depth and severity, but nothing which is currently life-threatening. Left untreated you would undoubtedly be at risk of infection. Infection would further limit your efficiency.

Roll 1d100.

>>13117662

What are we rolling for?

rolled 8 = 8

>>13117662
>>13117662
Utilize our controll of her system to send more leucocytes/white gloves whatever to the affected areas. Tear off a small amount of fabric from our clothing and cover it tightly as to avoid blood loss, then head for the guns. sneakily so.

The armory is likely to contain a strongpoint of Tau resistance to the attackers, thinking about this logically. This is mostly good for our host's survival prospects, but if they somehow detect us it could be very bad. How subtle are we?

>>13117710
Best roll ever.

Seconding the guns, though. Gotta get guns.

rolled 82 = 82

Armory. Protective equipment should be priority 1. Given our performance in combat last thread, medical assistance is not a high priority. Securing safety is.

Also: From memory, do we know how close we are to hangars or evacuation facilities? We may need to abandon this structure, and a clear layout of which direction we need to go would be useful

rolled 6 = 6

head for medical, we have no real way to find out if the creature earlier was poisonous or not

You direct the host's body to begin mending itself and she obliges your efforts by staunching the worst of the bleeding with torn strips of her jumpsuit. Satisfied that the most life-threatening damage has been addressed, you set off in the direction of the armory.

Once you leave the maintenance alcove, the lights on this deck appear intermittent at best. Possibly some sort of reactor damage or localized disruption to the power grid. Without more details regarding the layout of the complex, you can't make a more accurate determination. There are no longer sounds of resistance like you heard on the deck below, but neither can you hear any sign of the released specimens.

Roll 1d100

rolled 44 = 44

>>13117825
Rolling perception, look for a fuse box or something akin to check what's going on with the power, or a duct. Ducts reverberate a lot, and might tell us if there's alien creatures nearby.

>>13117848
...why Shas'o Kirk? Seriously.

rolled 42 = 42

>>13117857
>>13117857
Well generally speaking I go by Enginseer kirk due to my fascination with Admechs and machinery in general, in spite of my life choice which is medicine not engineering. But because this is a Tau-like quest, I migth as well comply by adapting my name.
That was long, winded, and totally stupi considering it's an explanation of tripfaggotry.
What can I say? I'm an attention whore

As you make your way towards the armory, you keep watch for any indication as to the cause of the electrical disruption. Initially it doesn't appear that this section is receiving any power at all, limited to the battery backups of a handful of emergency lights that haven't otherwise been damaged - but, after some exploration, you come across an access panel that appears to have been sabotaged.

You may elect to spend time analyzing the panel or continue to your destination. The first course of action to achieve consensus of three or more will determine.

>>13117942
Continue on. That we know it was sabotaged is enough; trying to fix it would only tip others off that we're here, and what else are we going to do/learn?.

rolled 70 = 70

Head for the medical bay.

rolled 77 = 77

>>13117942
Move forward. Never a good Idea to stay still while there are creepers lurking around ready to getya.
GO GUNS GO

Fuck guns. Guns are always an ambush. Head to medical.

>>13118003
>>13118003
we're already Gunbound.
Keep on fuckin' going! if you can, glance at the box, but do not linger!

Anyone want to link to the past thread(s)?

You leave the damaged electrical panel behind, sparing a glance to confirm your suspicions - that it has been intentionally sabotaged, but the particulars of its condition are left to your host's imagination.

The silence of the corridor is almost palpable as you round the corner to the armory annex, only the clicking of your boots against deckplate echoing between bulkheads. Roll 1d100.

rolled 32 = 32

Please be low...

>>13118166
>>13118166
First use our control of it's body to slow down heart. Then apply ears or whatever to the bulkhead/door, and listen closely for anything inside. then (rolling for this) perception to find a way to open the door (should it be clear inside, of course).
Once inside, LOOT PILLAGE GET SOMETHING.
Do the Tau have plasma shotguns? If not a carbine or something. And if possible, get some body armor...
I'm going too far, but please do!

rolled 45 = 45

>>13118198
Rollin'
>umteret strikes
please umteret stay still

rolled 96 = 96

>>13117992
>>13118101
Guns are secondary. Armor should be more important. Something to protect our form until safety can be achieved. Barring that: Active drones that can be used as bait and/or cannon fodder to protect ourselves.

>>13118198
Slow down heart? Why? We need serious blood pumping to keep the body flooded with oxygen and all the chemicals that keep it combat-ready.

>>13118248
No, we need guns.

rolled 84 = 84

>>13118259
Have you ever put your ear to a wall to listen? If you've been running, your heart is thumping like a motherfucker and it's all you can hear.
Grab a pillow and put it to your ear, you'll see what I mean.

>>13118330
Aright, so slow down heart and listen.

>>13118415
Bump with sexy tau pic

As you close on the armory's blast doors, you catch sight of movement within. Illuminator beams criss-cross the darkened space, giving the distinct impression that you've happened by mid-ransack.

Roll 1d100 and select a course of action.

roll 1d100

rolled 64 = 64

>>13118455
>>13118455
ransack? If I'm not mistaken, the things attacking here are only tyranids, why would they ransack an armory?
I see it coudl be like this: other Tau taking stuff, or other tau trying to take stuff fighting things inside.
Try to peer in while unnoticed, what the hell is it exactly? we should know wether to wait or go in.
Also, check to see if there's anything around you can swing to defend yourself shuold you need to.

>>13118477
Could be genestealer infected tau

>>13118455
Observe, move forward with caution.

The sound of your approach alerts the figures inside, three confirmed targets with an additional two unconfirmed. Their searchlights momentarily dazzle you, keeping you from making any further identifications.

"Stand down," a voice barks from inside the armory, "it's just an egghead. Get her in here."

A clatter of booted hooves against the deck signal their approach, but at least two remain in defensive positions with their lamps on you.

Declare an action, no roll.

Ensure host body is positioned so that no targets can see us directly but only the host body, and look around for useful weapons or protection.

>>13118717
Im here to arm myself incase I get attacked again.

rolled 3 = 3

>>13118717
Identify yourself, show wound, ask for equipment, then ask for whatever the hell they're planning. Wouldn't wanna go with the suicidal crew, would we?
ALSO, HIDE US.

>>13118717
Locate weapons and protection, if any drones are available, activate them.
Also, keep host facing towards the other Tau as much as possible as well as standing on the other side of obstructions, to minimize chances of us being noticed.

You raise your hands and remain docile, although subtly trying to keep your back away from the fire warriors. The leader, a particularly imposing example of the military caste, signals the others to redirect their lights away from your eyes.

"Bring her in," he instructs, stepping back to allow you and your escort to pass.

>>13118941
...well, do what they want you to, obviously. They have guns and military training.

>>13118941
Things seem to be going well so far.
Since they know that our host is a technician, perhaps they will ignore our presence, assuming that it is some form of experimental technology.

Anyway, let's get inside and behind these meatshields.

You're ushered into the armory and although you're careful not to let the organics see too much of you, the fire warriors don't seem to pay you much mind.

The armory appears to have been fairly thoroughly pillaged, the surrounding tau having loaded for bear. Pulse rifles, carbines, fusion weapons of various sizes and configurations all stowed for transport.

"Ker'gan," the shas'ui addresses, reading the name off your breast. "You look like something a kroot crapped out. Where have you been?"

>>13119197
Tell him the truth- you were in a lab, giant monster attacked, you fled through the vents and barely escaped a much smaller monster.

>>13119197
Perhaps it best if we let our host respond to this?
In all honesty, she doesn't really know we're here; all she knows is that one of the Tyranid creatures broke out of confinement and started attacking personnel in her lab, she crawled into the ventilation system, and made her way here.
No need to for her to hide anything, since she doesn't know about us yet.

rolled 7 = 7

>>13119233
>>13119221
Agreed.

>>13119197
Yeah, I'd go with the truth, allow emotion and such to flow through...

Then important things: big fuckin' weapon, and then whatever armour can fit over us (the Drone).

"That's a hell of a story," the shas'ui declares, idly trimming the end off of an enormous cigar. "Nasty things down there."

Silently, the other fire warriors continue their task, circulating through the armory. So far only the shas'ui has said anything, though, which prickles your host. Roll 1d100.

>>13119600
Rollin' LOW!!!

They're either infected, somethings up, or don't care...
Any reason, we need to get armed and armoured, STAT.

ROLLIN' FOR ORDINANCE!

rolled 15 = 15

>>13119634
>>13119600
Mother FUCK.
ROLLIN'!

rolled 53 = 53

rolling. Hoping the dice gods aren't out to get me as much as usual.

rolled 50 = 50

Can we ask for some things? If not a sidearm, at least an armor? We have taken a beating and does not want to repeat that again

(AND IT HAS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF COVERING THE PROBABLY RATHER ALIEN DESIGN OF THE MELDED MINI-SCARAB ON OUR HOST'S BACK)

Then ask what the Fireteams are doing now? Aren't they gonna get out and clean out the monsters, for the Greater Good of the community?

rolled 67 = 67

wait, wait, wait.... cut the end off a cigar? Are these fire warriors actual tau, or human auxilliaries? Mixed species unit?

>>13119640

The fire warriors are moving with uncanny coordination - which, in and of itself isn't unusual among military units, but these specimens aren't even using hand gestures to communicate their actions. They're simply going about their tasks as if possessed of a single will, not unlike a swarm of scarabs performing a more complex task that a single scarab would be unable to complete.

Their syncronicity isn't the only thing they have in common, however; each fire warrior, the cigar-chomping shas'ui included, all share a similar bloodstain beneath their breastplates; a bright blue blot against the ochre of their uniform fatigues.

Suddenly, your host's panic response begins to spool up and it's all you can do to regulate her physiology from displaying any outward signs of alarm.

"You don't have to worry," the shas'ui informs you, "you won't have to worry about any more alien attacks."

Roll 1d10+3

>>13119696
Tau can't smoke?

rolled 4 + 3 = 7

>>13119764
OH FUCK.
Genestealers?
Definitely under the control of HIVE MIND!!!!

Detonate EVERYTHING.
ROLLIN'!
What can we do in the face of Oblivion???

rolled 4 + 3 = 7

>>13119764
Dive and roll for the nearest cover - preferably either a weapon/armor rack, or the door.

>>13119771
they can if they want to, but it has never been suggested that they do. So either this isn't a tau, or they've had extensive peaceful contact with humans, enough to pick up our bad habits and trade with us. I remember the Tau military leader calling for Gu've'sa as he left the lab to deal with the initial outbreak. IIRC, that's the tau name for human warriors.

rolled 3 + 3 = 6

Dive for cover, look for crate of plasma grenades.

rolled 5 + 3 = 8

Oh, you genestealer, you.

Nod in relief, follow him, then at the right moment-

Dive to a weapon rack! Armor would be nice, but against this many firepower and gene-stolen tau, it's fight or flight, and Tau is known for their range and accuracy...

>Ker'gan
>Kerrigan

Really OP?

Should have just taken a weapon without saying anything...
That said...if they do attempt to infect our host, what would happen, seeing as we are currently interfaced with her central nervous system?

I read it as kurgan, honestly.

You dive for cover, iliciting an immediate response from the corrupted fire warriors. They immediately assume firing positions and cut loose with a volley of suppressing bursts to keep you pinned behind a rack of armor.

"Foolish," snarls the shas'ui, the red cherry of his cigar casting his cobalt complexion in an eery shade of purple. "I can't say that I blame you, though. I was afraid at first, too."

He sprays a burst of gunfire over your head as you struggle into an ill-fitting plate jacket. The fire warriors seem to be giving you a wide berth for the moment, but it's easy to see that they're just trying to coral you until reinforcements can arrive.

You can't reach the corridor from here without risking a sprint across the no man's land of the armory floor, but a nearby air duct looks like a promising escape route.

Declare an action and roll 1d100

rolled 59 = 59

>>13120122
Grab a weapon and get in the air duct.

rolled 81 = 81

>>13120122
Make sure armour fits, see if there's any weapons about, then see if we can dive into the vent.

If weapons, grab it. If grenades, pull and go.
Can't really win this fight... aaaand back into the vents we go!

ROLLIN' LOW for Acrobatic Leap to SAFETY!!!

>>13120161
>59
Not good by any means, but I don't think I got us killed.

rolled 24 = 24

Look for weapon first, then open a suppressive fire, kick the armor rack to the direction of the fireteam or towards the air duct, depending upon feasibility and distance, then crash headlong into the vent as fireteam dodges.

Get a weapon and open up.

Tau bump

Purloined gun in hand, you once again find yourself fleeing into an air duct; although this time with enemy gunfire hot on your hooves. An errant blast strikes you square in the back as you dive for the nominal safety of the shaft, sending you sprawling.

The host cries out in pain as her entire body spasms at the shock, the plasma blast conducted through your chassis and into rampant electrical impulses across her entire nervous system. Helplessly, you convulse on the floor, unable to coordinate your limbs at all.

Roll 2d100.

rolled 29, 64 = 93

>>13120390
I hope I don't end up killing us, guys.

rolled 37 = 37

>>13120390
Channel power into weapon, overload and blow up their side of the room.

ROLLIN' LOW TO KILL

The seizure subsides quickly enough to allow you to elude your pursuers, at least for the moment, but a blood-curdling screech from adjoining passage alerts you to the presence of another creature like the one you slew on the deck below.

It adjusts its trajectory along the path of the air duct to intercept you; the quarters are far to tight to bring your weapon to bare and when adjusting for the as yet indeterminate degree of damage sustained from the fire warriors' shooting your place your odds of surviving the encounter at 23.8 percent.

A vertical shaft adjacent to you leads back down to a lower deck while a branching conduit to one side would allow you to flee in the opposite direction from the creature.

Roll 1d100 and declare an action.

rolled 56 = 56

>>13120635

Flee opposite the creature, firing as flee.

SHIT ROLLING SKILLS, DON'T FAIL ME NOW

rolled 91 = 91

>>13120635

Go opposite, it we're lucky we can quickly grab something from medbay

rolled 65 = 65

>>13120635
It's expecting to chase, instead AMBUSH and catch it off guard!!!

Rollin to hunt and kill this fucker!

Be sure to hold off on those dice rolls if someone else has done one. We can't waste good rolls.

>>13117457
>>13117528
>>13117642
>>13117710
>>13117848
>>13117879
>>13117992
>>13118198
>>13118207
>>13118330
>>13118477
>>13118771
>>13119276

NOKO ROLLS! FUCKING NOKO ROLLS EVERYWHERE

FUCKING STOP IT! NOKO ROLLS ARE INVALID PN ACCOUNT OF YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE ACTUALLY ROLLING!!!