What is the plan?

>Direct approach, just attack (this pleases Jagganatha)
>Go for the warmech
>Lirael scans the facility
>We’re doing a different task today (options in next post)
>Other plan to clear facility (what?)

>>37880583
>Go for the warmech

Missed a bit off the end

Take Dev with you?
>Y/N

It is assumed that Rainya and Lirael will be going along, unless write-ins request otherwise. Warmech plan will include Dev as default, unless requested otherwise.

---

[Metapost]

Questions from last thread.

The reunited picked by the Five as their favourites will be called Avatars, rather than Champions, for the sake of clarity.

>So I take it we'll run into other reunited who've opened a crystal like we have at some point?

Yes

>If we hadn't taken the old gods background would we still have gotten involved with the 5/reunited plotline at some point?

Yes, though their powers may have been toned down somewhat.

>If you're still around, right after we chose our Aspect one anon mentioned it having an effect on our form in Oneira, are there any plans for that or are you considering implementing such a thing?

Your form not so much, your dream realm however, yes.

[End Metapost]

>>37880583
>Go for the warmech
We should test out if Rainya can get her doubles back. And if not, purchase ranks 6-7 for her, so she can create at least one.

>>37880624
>Y

>>37880591
Poor Rainya...

>Lirael scans the facility
Have to know where they are first. If they're sitting on the warmech we don't want it.

>>37880624
>Y

>>37880583
>>37880597
>>37880624
>Y

>>37880648
Don't really want to expose Liraels mind to the Serecs.

>>37880591
>Go for the warmech

XP hasn't been updated from last thread.

>>37880591
>Go for the warmech
>Ask Rainya again if she'd like us to help her cope, using our powers

>Y

>>37880694
Might and Willpower5, are also still missing from Shees charsheet.
At least might will definitly come up.

>>37880624
Y
>Are these serec capable or mindcontroling people, like Dev?

>>37880591
>Go for the warmech
>Y

>>37880644
>We should test out if Rainya can get her doubles back. And if not, purchase ranks 6-7 for her, so she can create at least one.
I second this. She needs to be able to make Doubles for the Serec fight. Even if its just one in the worst case.

>>37880694
>>37880712
Thanks for spotting, should be updated now.

>>37880754
If she starts crying again we have to put off the attack for cuddles so she can calm down.

>>37880787
If we purchase the additional two levels, it means she will be able to generate at least one new one, which would be good for her mental state too.

We really should use the gestalt to fix Rainya. Healing her best friend of the trauma she got as a result of a situation she exposed her to is something I think would be a high priority for Shee.

>>37880900
I want to get Psychic Sense before we poke around in anyone else's head, just to make sure we don't trip an inexplicable Deathblock.

>>37880900
We offered it, we can't do more than that.
Its up to Rainya how she wants to deal with it, and since she has apparently chosen to let it drive her instead of supressing it, thats what we will have to respect.

>>37880935
We don't have to respect her decision. Her anger is clouding her judgement. We should do it while she sleeps.

>>37880900
Can't fix everything with mindrape.
We asked her if she wants to, she knows we could if she wants.
But its her decision.

>>37880959
Maybe we could hire a therapist?

>>37880958
>We don't have to respect her decision.
Yes, we absolutely have to respect her wishes regarding her own mind.
>Her anger is clouding her judgement.
There is absolutely no indication of this at all, except your personal wish for a convenient solution.
>We should do it while she sleeps.
>We should invade our friends mind and fuck around in it without her consent, guys!
>No way that could be a terrible idea!

>>37880958
I really think we should tune the invasive mind probing down on people who don't want it

>>37880958
Nope.

>>37880985
I can't see it having a worse effect than what's already happening to her. Especially since we'd be going in to fix her.

>>37880976
I don't see what a therapist could do here we couldn't.
Its not like she could actually talk with him about what happened.

We should just see how she deals with it and support her, thats all.

The best way to deal with this is to head straight for the warmech, you muse. Even though there could be srec around it, its firepower and durability could be the tipping point in a fight. Once your friends are awake you’ll seek out Dev and head out.

Rainya and Lirael are slow to wake. Liraels eyes open groggily and then she rolls over and goes back to sleep. Rainyas eyes open and she wriggles in your grip a little before opening her eyes. Looking around she takes in the situation, the two of you lying together, your arms and tentacles wrapped around her, the two of you wearing just underwear.

“Ah Shee” says Rainya, her pulse in her throat speeding up a little “what happened?”

“You kept waking up” you say “you wouldn’t sleep unless someone was holding you, and Lirael kept falling asleep.”

“Thanks” says Rainya, looking away “I, yeah, thanks.”

“How do you feel this morning?” you ask “I mean, what happened...?”

“Honestly” says Rainya, her hand gripping one of the tentacles wrapped around her chest tightly “I don’t know, but what I do know is that I don’t want to dwell on it, I want to be doing something, not resting.”

“Not a problem” You say “because today we’re going to be hunting monsters.”

Once you are all awake you head to breakfast with the rest of the local dusters, you easily spot Dev at breakfast and the four of you eat together, planning your assault in quiet voices. As you eat this morning’s tasteless fare you think about moving into the Waystation, sleeping in a real bed again, or moving to the psychic research facility, once it’s been cleared of Serec.

After breakfast you get ready for the attack, heading back to your shack and handing out weapons and grenades.

“You sure you’re up to this?” you ask Rainya.

Rainya gives a shaky nod “I can do this” she insists.

“And how about your...” you don’t know how to say it.

Rainya looks pained, and then focuses. Long minutes go by but suddenly there is another Rainya standing next to her. Both Rainyas give a shout of joy and hug one another tightly. Then Rainya tries again...

The four Rainya’s stand in front of you and say at the same time, eagerness in their voice “let’s go squash some bugs!”

“Right on!” says Dev, clapping one of the Rainyas on the shoulder.
---
The Warmech repair bay is empty of serec and even your senses can’t detect any sign of them, but the lights are out. To you the place looks as clear as day but Dev and Rainya keep stumbling over things.

Once you’ve looked all through the repair bay and are happy that its clear, you take a look at the warmech, still bearing the scars of its last battle, Dev starts to climb into it.

“It’s still hurt though” says Lirael “Are we sure Mecky is gonna be ok?”

Mecky?

“We really don’t have time to repair it” you say to Lirael “The Serec could be anywhere.”

“He looks sad though” says Lirael, frowning.

You shake your head and say quietly “Teacher, Teacher?”

A humanoid blur materialises next to you “Emer-emergency powe-power back up back back up all important school notes.”

“What’s wrong with you?” you ask

“Reactor output output output at 7% and droppopopoping” says the hologram.

“What’s wrong with the reactor?” you ask, a little fearful, if it explodes...

“Unknownown” says the Teacher

“Where are the serec?” you ask, maybe they’re responsible?

“Location, location, location Skycycle repair bay no other group group present caution Overmind bioform presence detected Overmind bioformform estimate 79.9% chance that scanners may not may not detect exact locationcation.” The Teacher disappears in a blur.

Well that’s just great...

>>37881010
>I can't see it having a worse effect than what's already happening to her.
Because anything we do to fix her could be undone by anyone with psychic surgery with one check, alerting Rainya to the breach of trust *and* likely causing a horrible breakdown at an inopportune time. Better to let the mind heal itself naturally while we support her as best we're able, without resorting to psionics.

Where are you headed?

>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Head for the skycycle repair bay
>Head for an armoury (which?)
>Other location (where?)

Any other plans?
>Nothing special (i.e. no)
>Someone scouts ahead (who?)
>Lirael uses her powers to scan ahead
>Other (what?)

>>37881066

>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Lirael uses her powers to scan ahead

>>37881010
>Especially since we'd be going in to fix her.
And how exactly are you going to "fix" her?
Remove her memories?
Did it occur to you that maybe she kinda wants to keep her memories?
People deal with traumatic situations in all kinds of different ways. Rainya choose to deal with it by using it as motivation, there are definitly worse ways to do it.

One of those ways is unconsensual mindrape and grave breach of trust.

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Someone scouts ahead (We do, with ENhanced Senses)
>Use Enhance Senses

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Someone scouts ahead (Shee)
>Use power (Enhance Senses)

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Someone scouts ahead (We do, with Enhanced Senses)
>Use Enhance Senses

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Someone scouts ahead (Shee)
>Use power (Enhance Senses

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
If its output is dropping we need to stop that right now

>>37881073
>Lirael uses her powers to scan ahead
Absolutely not. She might get mixed up with the overmind.. no, nope, not happening. In fact tell Lirael to be carefull with the whole telepathy thing

>>37881066
>>37881095
> tell Lirael to be carefull with the whole telepathy thing
Seconding this.
Only Mind-Link to us and otherwise rely in Sights enhanced Perception and Active Precognition.

>>37881066
>Try to find the reactor, see what’s happening
>Someone scouts ahead (Shee)
>Use power (Enhance Senses

Tell Lirael not to use her telepathy

>>37881066
>>37881115
Adding
> tell Lirael to be carefull with the whole telepathy thing

ok, please roll 2d20, first for Enhance Senses, second for perception check and vote on extra psychic energy used (if any).

writing reactor, scouting and telling Lirael no telepathy.

Rolled 10, 7 = 17 (2d20)

>>37881235

Rolled 14, 13 = 27 (2d20)

>>37881235
0

It's not really worth it for Enhance Senses.

Rolled 15, 3 = 18 (2d20)

>>37881235
>>37881235
Still Mind-link with us though.
Which is sorta risky, I suppose, but we need her as warning if they get attacked.

>>37881235
>>37881264
Ah sorry forgot
0
Its not worth it to waste PE before the fight.

“We need to head to the reactor” you say to your allies “if the power is fading we need to fix that.”

“Yeah” says Dev, powering up the warmech and shutting the canopy “lets do this.”

“And Lirael” you tell the young winged girl “no telepathy except talking to me ok?”

“Why?” she asks curiously.

“I don’t want to tangling with serec telepaths” you say “just to be safe.”

“Yeah ugh, no” says Lirael, pulling a face “serec minds are yucky.”

“So what’s the plan?” asks Rainya “I mean Dev isn’t exactly quiet in that thing.”

“You and Lirael stick by Dev” you say “I’ll scout ahead.”

“Uh Shee?” asks Dev “How do we even find the reactor?”

“Teacher, Teacher?” You call out.
The amorphous blob of light returns “There once was a ship without a sea” it says.

“We need to find the reactor” you say “Where is it?”

“You do not have the stars for that” says the blob, adding sadly “I miss them you know.”

Oh not now.

“I need to find the Fives-damned reactor!” you hiss at the Teacher, barely resisting the urge to scream.

“Input code accepted” says the blob, and changes to a three dimensional map of the facility that shows....everything. You stare at it hard, trying to take all the details in, especially the flashing line that leads to the reactor, and then it winks out.

“Ok” you say to your companions “This way.”
---
-Just hang back- you think to Lirael –I’m thinking-

You’re in the corridor just outside the reactor room, your companions some distance behind you, and around a few corners. The reason you’ve stopped is because you can see a dozen of the smaller serec up ahead, clinging to the ceiling, their eyes closed, apparently asleep, just a nest, or sentries for more serec in the reactor room maybe?

You could try to sneak by them, but Dev would need to wait behind, or abandon the warmech – no way would they miss that. Not everyone has to go, heck you could sneak past yourself and check out the reactor room alone.

You could just attack them, you can kill a dozen quickly, if noisily, and alert any nearby serec.

Or you could sneak close and kill them with blades and your own limbs, your stomach roils at the thought of casually butchering them up close, but it might be the only way to do this quietly.

Of course, if these things do share a hive mind, the killing of even dormant ones may be noticed, you don’t know.

What do you do?

>Sneak past (who?)
>Attack!
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
>Other plan (what?)

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
Even if they notice, luring them into the hallway as deathzone, works fine for us too.

>>37881521
Do we have any grenades? If so,
>Attack!

If not,
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
I'm once again reminded, we wanted to improve Rainyas stealth.
Damn!
We do that after this thread for sure this time.

>>37881536
Sounds like a plan, I approve

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
Worst case scenario this means >Attack!

>>37881560
>Do we have any grenades?

You have lots of plasma grenades

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
Oh, baalzamon favor? Interesting

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)
We're making this guy pretty happy recently huh?
Him stepping up his favor game really worked out.

>>37881521
>Kill quietly (this pleases Baalzamon)

>>37881521
>>37881536
Add
>Enhance Ability(Agility)
Probably too late

Please roll me 2d20 (Agility and Strength).

You feel the darkness bloom within you, accept gift of Baalzamon?

Y/N

Rolled 1, 14 = 15 (2d20)

>>37881760
>Y

Rolled 19, 2 = 21 (2d20)

>>37881760
>Y

Rolled 19, 8 = 27 (2d20)

>>37881760
>Y

Rolled 20, 7 = 27 (2d20)

>>37881760
>Y

-Stay back- you think –I got this-

You move in quietly to the slumbering forms and extend your tentacles, climbing up amidst the pipes running along the top of the ceiling with them. You brace yourself into position with your legs next to one of the serec, carefully and slowly wrapping your tentacles around it, immobilising it, finally you wrap a tentacle around its throat and squeeze.

At first nothing happens, then as you squeeze harder its eyes snap open and it thrashes in your grip as you strangle it to death. At first it’s a battle to hold onto it, then its struggles grow weaker and weaker until finally it goes limp in your grip, its eyes glassy and unseeing. Despite its struggles your grip on its throat prevents it from crying out, and your limbs wrapped around its body prevent it from alerting its broodmates or slamming into them.

You wait a few more moments until you are sure that it is dead, and then you climb down, holding the body to ensure that it doesn’t fall, put it on the floor and then you grimly climb back up to do it again...
---
After some time has passed you listen carefully at the huge bulkhead at the reactor room. It’s not locked, and has some sort of reserve power – the door should open easily.

It’s tough hearing anything through the thick door and the loud humming inside, even with your senses. But you can occasionally hear the sounds of claws on metal, there’s serec in there, a lot of them. And something else, something big, breathing heavily.

-Shee- says Lirael –Do you want us to join you now?-

What’s the plan?

>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
>Open the door, fight them in the doorway
>Teleport in, surprise them
>Other plan (what?)

Also please list any other powers you want to use in preparation (Enhance Senses is still active).

>>37881922
>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
>Activate Enhance Ability(Agility), before opening

>>37881922
>>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
Activate enhanced agility, strength and con

>Open the door, fight them in the doorway
or
>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
Both works. Priority is just to kill the beasts while not damaging the reactor further, hopefully we can undo what damage they are inflicting

>>37881922
>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
>Activate Enhance Ability

>>37881922
Can we use all three Enhance Abilities without penalty before opening now?
Assuming they don't sense and attack after the first, of course.

Forgot to add, Willpower roll to shape gifts please

1d20+9

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>37882029

Rolled 8 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37882029

Rolled 19 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37882029

>>37882024
>Can we use all three Enhance Abilities without penalty before opening now?
>Assuming they don't sense and attack after the first, of course.

Yes

Rolled 3 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37882029

>>37881922
>Open the door, lure them into the corridor
>Enhance Ability(Priority Agi>Strength>Con)

>>37882049
Okay, thanks.

>>37881922
>Other powers
Storm of Fire
Adaptive Mutation -> armor

>>37882049
Fyi Pally you need to fix the enhanced ability stats again. We get+9

>>37881922
>>37881949
Changing to
>>37882075

>>37881922
>>37882075
Seconded

>>37882097
ah yes, my apologies, I was thinking the limit was the same as Enhanced senses.

>>37882090
>Storm of Fire
>In the Reactor

>>37882291
In the corridor

I wonder how horrifying gaze would work on a hive-mind with many eyes

You feel the darkness of Baalzamon stain your soul, you somewhat enjoy its touch upon you...

You may choose one of 3 gifts

Dark Wings
You grow wings of pure shadow, you can manifest or hide these at will. They appear insubstantial but are quite solid and can carry you aloft. Magical light can banish your wings.
Higher levels increase your flight speed and make your wings immune to light-banishment as well as enable you to use them to attack, or shield yourself from attacks.

Wrapped in Shadows
You may spend 1 Psychic Energy point to substitute an Agility check to sneak with a Willpower roll as you wrap the darkness around you to hide.
This does not have higher levels

Feast of Life
You regain psychic energy when you use Life Drain, up to your maximum PE Total. You may convert hit points healed/temporary hit points gained from Life Drain into psychic energy points on a 2:1 basis.
Higher levels of this make you grow fangs and you can learn vampire powers, without needing to be one.

Vote in 10 minutes.

to avoid unneccesary rolls I will be taking 10's on enhance ability checks, writing

>>37882409
I can see no reason to take anything but Feast of Life.
I mean, Dark Wings and Wrapped in Shadows are fantastic, but the ability to regain PE is on a completly different level.

>Feast of Life
Vampire powers, yes plox. I can see how this might be usefull

>>37882409
Given what we're about to run into I'm going with feast of life. Anyone else agree?

>>37882409
Feast of life easly

>>37882409
Feast of Life, no contest.
Vamp powers are mostly useless to us, except for the most high-level ones we would have to invest massive amounts of XP into for questionable gain, but getting PE back from LifeDrain is too good to pass up on.

>>37882440
>>37882449
>>37882450
>>37882464
It is the mess with Quinn power.

>>37882486
Not at all.
Nothing about that power messes with him.
Darkness would be the mess with Quinn power.

>>37882486
How so? we're doing this for Pe back on life drain, I don't see us leveling it too much unless the regen ratio gets buffed as well.

>>37882449
The ability to access vampire powers isn't really the good part of that power. They require far too much XP to get to the point where they're good.

>>37882512
>>37882507
He doesn't get why we stand up to him, it lets us learn vampire powers.

>>37882566
I have no idea what you are tryign to say/imply here?

5 minute vote, you know the drill

>Dark Wings
>Wrapped in Shadows
>Feast of Life

>>37882566
...

And? How does having vampire powers mess with Quinn?

It's not like we're going to be learning the vampire powers anyway. As has been mentioned previously, they take too much XP to be worth it.

>>37882598
>Feast of Life

>>37882598
>Feast of Life

>>37882598
>>Feast of Life

>>37882598
>Feast of Life

>>37882598
>Feast of Life
No contest, really.

>>37882598
>Feast of Life
Although wrapped in shadows is my pretty good as well. Baaly is pulling out the stops to get us to like him.

>>37882598
>Feast of Life
No contest

>>37882598
>Dark Wings

>>37882603
>>37882596
I guess I'm wrong on this then.

>>37882667
I'm just honestly curious about your thought process on how this would mess with Quinn?
He would think we are a Dhampir, which wouldn't really shock him all that much.

gee I wonder which one won, I'll have to count carefully.

>>37882707
It was definitely Dark Wings.

>>37882707
Phasing

>>37882635
I didn't think that one was much good. Wings was my 2nd pick

>>37882707
Pretty sure it was Seduction

>>37882738
Wings can be dispelled and that can be pretty disastrous depending on height. The substituting Willpower for agility on a sneak roll is pretty ace. Still all the powers were good. Baaly's power set is very useful to someone like us, just getting favor from him and not being an asshole is rough.

>>37882635
Wrapped in Shadows is kinda weak, since we can boost our Agility to about the same level as, if not higher than, our Willpower with Enhance Ability.

>>37882745
That power doesn't really exist anymore.

>>37882699
I read too much into Ash saying that us standing up to Quinn when he could't see why made him intrested in us.

>>37882738
Wrapped in Shadows is actually useless if you think about it for a moment, it substitutes Agility for Willpower.
But, we already get our full Willpower on Agility anyway, thanks to Enhance Ability.
And we can't Enhance Willpower like Agility, so it would actually decrease our sneaking ability.

>>37882745
With the potential LifeDrain upgrade, Seduction is starting to look a lot better right about now.
Still not as good as most other stuff, since we would need a unknown amount of upgrades to get to that LifeDrain, but its a lot better than before.

You feel a hunger stir within you, you want to taste the life energies of your foes...

[Feat of Life gained]

-Move up to the end of the corridor- you think to Lirael as you begin to boost your own abilities for the fight ahead.

As the warmech clunkily takes up position at the end of the corridor you can hear the noises inside the reactor room cease briefly, before resuming with more intensity. They know you’re here.

With your allies in position you slap the panel to open the door and then quickly teleport to them, taking up position as you all point your guns down the long corridor.

As expected the serec burst through the doorway in a mass and are met with a hail of plasma bolts, and from the warmech, laser beams.

They leap over the charred bodies of their own kind in an effort to get close to you all, but you keep up the barrage and they die by the dozen, finally the last few retreat inside. The bodies of both the medium-sized and smaller serec smoke slightly in the corridor.

Lirael and Rainya gag at the stench, inside the warmech Dev seems unaffected and you...to you the smell of cooked serec is merely interesting, neither pleasing nor disgusting, it’s just...there.

“Is that it?” asks Dev, his voice sounding artificial, coming from the suits speaker, and seeming slightly disappointed.

You open your mouth to reply, when a new serec emerges from the reactor room. It resembles a giant fleshy sac that floats, with dozens of tentacles hanging down and eyes all around the middle of the main body, those facing you glare malevolently. It appears to be glowing, as if lit by an inner light and its big, probably weighs as much as the warmech, the sides of the thing brushing the corridor walls.

“Well we have a balloon to pop first” you say nonchalantly and you all reload (except Dev), and all raise your guns again and send a storm of fire at the thing.

None of your shots hit it.

Most of them simply wink out as they get close, disappearing as if sent elsewhere, those that don’t slam into an energy field that springs into existence around it, absorbing the few shots that don’t disappear. Once your blasts cease, the energy shield fades away.

“Uh Shee?” says Lirael “What now?”

“I got this” says Dev confidently, stowing the laser rifle on the back of the warmech and taking out the sword, lighting up its plasma field and taking a step forwards.

That things seems pretty well protected against ranged attacks, but maybe if you all keep firing you can overwhelm its defences.

Perhaps Dev does indeed *got this*, or maybe you should all attack it close in.

What do you do?

>Keep firing, overwhelm it
>Let Dev handle it
>Into close combat (who?)
>Use power (what?)
>Other plan (what?)

>>37882787
>>37882805
umm only get +4 with enhance on agi get +9 with willpower

>>37882825
>Into close combat (Lirael have her flank it)
Rainya' keeps shooting at it.
Shee life drains it.

>>37882807
Looks like our teleporter is here.

>>37882825
>Use power LifeDrain
I don't ant him to Apport Dev

>>37882825
>Let Dev handle it
But be ready to help out.

>>37882825
>Into close combat: Shee, life drain

Changing
>>37882895
to >>37882894

>>37882874
>umm only get +4 with enhance on agi get +9 with willpower
And we get at least +6 for Enhance Ability, with any roll that isn't a crit fail.
So +10Agi vs. +9 Will. And Agi can get way higher, will can't.

>>37882825
>Use power
>Life Drain

>>37882825
>Use power (Charisma of the King of Hell 5 - Crown)
Tell Dev to go get it.
>Horrifying Gaze
Scare the hivemind

no clear consensus, appears to be every in close combat apart from She who life drains.

extending vote time for 5 minutes to allow players to clarify what they want to do

>>37883039

I >>37882894 was under the impression not giving orders to the others, meant they would stay back, while Shee drains.

>>37883073
Same

>>37882927
Shee can life drain from range anon.

>>37883039
Let Dev Cqc
Rainya Shoots at it if it is big enough to not have her shoot Dev (having her spread out some for more firing lines would be good)
Lirael takes wing and starts shooting at it from air.

>>37882825
>>37882932
>>37883039
Clarifying then, I guess.
>Use power
>Life Drain
>Everyone else shoots at it
I guess if they have to do something, they might as well distract it

>>37882825
>>37882874
Supporting
>>37883112
then

>>37883095
>Rainya Shoots at it if it is big enough to not have her shoot Dev
It doesn't matter how big it is, Devs warmech is huge. It will block the corridor.

>>37883098
Shee has an effective range with Life Drain of 18 meters anon. That's roughly 60 feet in us measurement.

>>37883039
>>37883095
>Shee can life drain from range
If that's true, then I vote no one gets close.

>>37883073
>>37883092
Fair point

It gets murky when some voters want allies to act and others say nothing.

I'll add explicit options for allies to do nothing in future.

ok, writing Shee life drains whilst everyone hangs back and shoots.

I will continue to monitor thread in case the chosen actions change much.

>>37883112
This unless we're low on ammo. Dev smash we feed.

>>37883155
We are used to combat votes being formatted as

Person
>Option
>Option
for votes in which they are expected to be directed by us.
In these quests, hence probably the confusion.

>>37883155
Would Crown of king of hell give bonuses to our allies in combat?

>>37883196
Considering there is nothing written about that in the power, no of course not?

>>37883194
Alright, my bad
>>37883196
Not yet

Please roll to life drain 1d20+19 and vote on extra PE used.

Rolled 11 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37883251
8

Rolled 14 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37883251
10

Rolled 1 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37883251
7

Rolled 11 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37883251
0 we get no benefit really.

Rolled 2 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37883251
12

>>37883289
>we get no benefit really.
Every 5 Psychic Energy is +1d6 Drain.
That is actually beneficial.
Especially since regaining PE is very easy, since the average Drain on the smallest amount possible is 24. Meaning 12PE.

>>37883325
6PE, we only get half of the drain as HP. So its not 'that' cost effective.

“Not yet Dev” you say, adding “You all keep shooting it, I’m going to try something else.”

“Right” says Rainya, as they all start laying down a hail of plasma and laser bolts you reach within yourself and focus on draining away its life force.

As before most of the hail of fire and plasma simply disappears before striking the thing and the few shots that get through smash harmlessly against a shimmering energy shield.

“Shee this isn’t working!” yells one of the Rainyas, as all four combine their firepower with Dev and Lirael “We need another plan!”

“Working on it!” you assure her....it’s just, there!

Through half-closed eyes you see the beast twitch and shudder feel the life energies of the serec flow into you, ah yes! It feels different than before, your power used to heal you, now you feel stronger, and taking its life it’s is pleasurable for you, your whole body shivering slightly as you feed upon your foe.

Then a wall of fire rushes down the corridor at all of you, smashing into you like a battering ram.

[Shee Force Shield 15/20, HP 88/90]
[Rainya Force Shield 15/20, HP 12/22]
[Lirael HP 45/69]
[Dev Warmech Force Shield 25/30, Warmech HP 145/200]
You steady yourself with your extra limbs and the warmech easily holds its ground but all of the Rainyas are knocked down, as is Lirael. They climb groggily to their feet as the thing continues to float towards you glowing. Fortunately for most of you your force shields took the brunt of that attack, and Lirael is pretty tough.

And then you realise, there’re too many shapes nearby...

A dozen serec just appeared from nowhere, right next to you and your allies, they are the human-sized ones each with four clawed limbs, they rush you and your allies.

What’s the plan?

Shee
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Rainya
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Other (what?)

Dev
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Other (what?)

Lirael
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

1 Overmind
12 Medium Serec

>>37883569
> No ranged attacks from anyone on the overmind
Dev
>melee (plasma sword) on the overmind
Shee
>Life sucking on the overmind
Rainya
>Ranged attack(s) on the medium ones
Lirale
>Ranged attack on the medium ones

>>37883569
Shee
>Heal Rainya(Main)
>Get out melee weapons, attack Overmind

Rainya
>Close around Dev
>Shoot the Serec

Dev
>Melee (Medium Serec)

Lirael
>Shoot Serec
>Buff Agility

>>37883635
Backing.

>>37883569
Shee
>Power (Life drain on overmind

Rainya
>Ranged Attack SoF on medium Serec

Dev
>Melee Attack (Plasma Sword overmind

Lirael
>Melee Attack (Flame sword
Mediums

>>37883635
The Medium ones will rip Rainya apart, you do realise that yes? She only got 12HP left.

>>37883704
Have her Sof hte

>>37883569
>>37883675
seconding

>>37883569
Shee
>Drain Life Overmind

Rainya
>Close around Dev
>Shoot the Serec

Dev
>Melee (Medium Serec)

Lirael
>Shoot Serec
>Buff Agility

>>37883569
>Shee
>Power (Life Drain, Overmind)

>Rainya
>Ranged Attack (Plasma Rifles, Medium Serec, Storm of Fire)

>Dev
>Melee Attack (Plasma Blade, Overmind)

>Lirael
>Ranged Attack (Heavy Plasma Pistol, Medium Serec)
>Power (Healing as a free action, expend two Vitae)

>>37883715
You should put that in your vote.

>>37883702
Flame Sword is only available when she's in Ascension mode, IIRC.

>>37883675
Lirael's agility boosting abilities are inefficient due to it's low level, and it still takes an action by itself for the same reason.

>>37883569
Shee
>Heal Rainya
Dev
>Melee Overmind
Rainya
>Target close Serec
Lirael
>Target close Serec

>>37883704
hmm good point. if they get to her that is. Is the situation demands it we must be fast in healing or protecting her

>>37883569
>>37883675
Changing Lirael to
>Lirael
>Ranged Attack (Heavy Plasma Pistol, Medium Serec)
>Power (Healing as a free action, expend two Vitae)

>>37883781
>if they get to her that is.
They are literally right next to her.
And the Overmind could still fire a Fire Wall. That combined can flat out kill her.

Rainya is one attack from death. Please vote to heal her people.

Shee lifedrain overmind
Dev melee overmind
Rainya shoot medium serec
Lirael shoot medium serec + heal

ok, roll 4d20 for everyone in order.

>>37883816
We have this PoJ problem again where people don't stop to think about how fragile our allies are. And think they need never to think about defensive measures.
Just this time we can't ressurect people.

>>37883842
OK adding Heal to >>37883680

Rolled 7, 2, 20, 7 = 36 (4d20)

>>37883861
YEAAAAH

Rolled 8, 8, 6, 12 = 34 (4d20)

>>37883861

Rolled 4, 7, 17, 17 = 45 (4d20)

>>37883861

Rolled 18, 4, 1, 18 = 41 (4d20)

>>37883861
Ah for fucks sake..

I hope Rainyas SoF can kill them fast enough.

>>37883861
God dammit. Well, let's hope Rainya doesn't get fucking killed.

>>37883873
>>37883886
>>37883887
I guess we can only pray now that Shee kills the Overmind before he fires another AoE and the Medium Serecs roll poorly.

>>37883901
seconded :P

>>37883901
>>37883916
Lirael can and will heal it's a listed action and she got a 17, Rainya rolled a 20.

>>37883957
>Lirael can and will heal it's a listed action
And since it wasn't said who she heals, Pally would be well within his rights to default to healing Lirael.

>>37883957
She's healing herself. I don't see anyone saying she is healing Rainya.

>>37883916
Overmind will probably have his hands full between the Psychic ripping out his life force and the big fucking robot punching him in the face-eye-whatever.

Medium serecs that survive the Storm of Fire from Rainya should be picked off by Lirael.

>>37883957
Anon, I hate to break it to you, but Lirael's Healing only works on her (for now), Rainya isn't being healed by that move.

>>37883979
Vampiric Healing is selfish and can only heal the vampire using it.

>>37883987
Can she even heal others?

I really can't believe that just happened...idiots.

>>37883957
Heal was voted for as free action, its only a free action if she heals herself, not others.

>>37884010
Yes she can, since Healing 7.

>>37884004
>Vampiric Healing is selfish and can only heal the vampire using it.
>Lirael can use her vitae to heal another person by spreading her blood on their wounds

>Overmind will probably have his hands full between the Psychic ripping out his life force and the big fucking robot punching him in the face-eye-whatever.
And a sensible response to these threats, would be a Wall of Fire, to hit both of them.

>>37884032
>Yes she can, since Healing 7.
Oh, right, I completely forgot that she gained the ability to heal others. Whoops.

>its only a free action if she heals herself, not others.
Actually, it just says "Using Healing no longer requires an action", so it can probably be used on other as well.

The real problem is there are four Rainyas and they don't share a hit point total anymore.

>>37884058
He'd also hit his forces. Wall of telekinetic force sending big ass robot to squish humans would be smarter, assuming he has it. Which he might considering this seems to be their psi master unit.

>>37884067
>The real problem is there are four Rainyas and they don't share a hit point total anymore.
Thats not actually a problem, we only need to heal one of them. Its not ideal, but better than all four getting killed.
Optimally we would have retreated a bit and Shee would have engaged the Overmind on her own, but saldy we were blocked in our voting by retards voting before properly thinking about this.

>>37884092
>He'd also hit his forces.
You honestly think he gives a shit?

Sending Dev to melee him was a stupid idea anyway, since even if he does pose a threat to his DR, he can just Apport him away.

You keep your focus on the flying fleshy blob, feeling the pleasure of feeding on it intensify as it gets weaker, it’s close now, soon it will have nothing left, and you feel a twinge of regret that this experience will soon come to an end.

[HP 108/90, full PE]

Even as you feast upon the things life, Dev charges into combat with it, pushing it back and severing a couple of its tentacles. It wraps its tentacles around the warmech in response but makes no outcry.

The Rainyas and Lirael lay down an impressive hail of fire, tearing the serec around you apart. They barely manage to attack any of you although even a single attack from one of these creatures can be deadly. Before the last few fall they tear into you, Lirael and Rainya, your armour and natural toughness protect you but you hear grunts of pain from the Rainyas and an indignant howl from Lirael.

[Rainya HP 3/22, Lirael 39/65]

The Rainyas are in the fight but all look badly hurt, staying on their feet through sheer grit, Lirael looks more annoyed than hurt, as you watch her wounds close.

[Lirael HP full]

Actions?

Shee
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Rainya
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Other (what?)

Dev
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Other (what?)

Lirael
>Melee Attack (weapon?)
>Ranged Attack (weapon?)
>Power (what?)
>Other (what?)

Battlefield

1 Overmind (badly wounded)

Also please roll willpower 1d20 for Dev, depending upon the roll he may be taking other actions, but please choose actions for him anyway, in case he passes it.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>37884139
Shee drains it
Lirael heals Rainya
Rainya gets to cover
Dev Keep smashing it.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>37884139
>Also please roll willpower 1d20 for Dev
..I fucking knew it.

>Life Drain
>Reatreat into the corridor behind us
>Melee Attack
>Heal Rainya(Main)

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>37884139
Shee Heals Rainya
Lirael heals Rainya
Rainya Get to Cover
Dev Smash that fucker.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>37884139
>Shee
>Power (Life Drain, Overmind)

>Rainya
>Retreat

>Dev
>Melee Attack (Plasma Blade, Overmind)

>Lirael
>Retreat with Rainya, cover her if necessary due to her near-death state
>Power (Healing, four times (assuming minimal malus to this due to it being a free action normally), each of the Rainyas, expend one Vitae on each)

One Vitae is 18 HP, that's enough to almost fully heal her.

>>37884139

Shee
>Drain Life
Rainya
>Get to cover in the corridor behind us
Dev
>Melee attack..more likely get apported
Lirael
>Heal Rainyas and herself(if free action)

>>37884139
>>37884214
Seconding these actions.

So only the overmind is left, which means Rainya will be in no overwhelming danger is lirael heals her.. right?

>>37884222
Bit too late there.

>>37884240
Until he teleports Dev on their heads.

>>37884214
>Shee Heals Rainya
>Lirael heals Rainya
What? Why? Why both of them?

>>37884260
Because several Rainyas, I guess.

Although if it is a free action when healing others, >>37884222
is better, of course.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>37884260
Because I can't trust anyone else to vote for a heal so I'm covering my bases.

>>37884139
>>37884222
>expend one Vitae on each
Actually, change that to three on each. I missed the part where it only heals 1/3 the normal amount on others when reading through it.

>>37884255
No, that vote was for this set of choices. I just repasted parts of it.

>>37884223
This seems like a good course of action, do you others agree?

>>37884296
>No, that vote was for this set of choices.
You misunderstood me, I was referring to your 20 being the fourth roll, after the other 4,6,3.

>>37884139
>>37884172
Adding
>Lirael
>Retreat with Rainya, cover her if necessary due to her near-death state
>Power (Healing, four times (assuming minimal malus to this due to it being a free action normally), each of the Rainyas, expend one Vitae on each)
If possible

>>37884303
It's more or less the same as my vote (>>37884222), just less wordy. So yes.

Lirael doesn't need to heal herself, though. She's at full HP.

>>37884316
I didn't even notice that I had rolled a 20.

>>37884139
>>37884339
quoted the wrong one sry,
this is mine >>37884198

Would Endurance 12 mean Lirael gets a permanent DR2?
Or oes it only count for actually with vitae increased Enhancement?

>>37884499
DR4.
And I see no reason why it shouldn't.

ok, roll 1d20+19 for life drain and vote on extra PE used (if any)

Rolled 11 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37884532
0

Rolled 12 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37884532
10

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>37884532

Rolled 20 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37884532
5

Rolled 4 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37884532
Not sure how to dice, but here goes
>PE
10

>>37884532
When do we vote on transforming TempHP into PE?
Can we decide that at anytime, or only after using LifeDrain?

>>37884566
I keep rolling 20s as the 4th roll.

>>37884608
Be faster anon.

>>37884565
This roll doesn't count. Isn't properly modded.

>>37884586
It seems to be automatically prioritizing PE recovery before Temporary HP, which is what I'd vote for it to do anyway.

Rolled 959 (1d1000)

>>37880583

You just need to keep this going a little...more, there! As the final dregs of this creature’s life flood into you it lets out a low moan and drifts down to the floor.

-Lirael- you think –Heal Rainya- out loud you add “Rainya drop back would you? Just in case there are any more, Dev would you mind keeping an eye on the reactor door for-”

As Devs glowing plasma sword cuts through the place where your head used to be, you throw yourself backwards trying to keep some distance between you.

“Get back!” you yell to Lirael and Rainya. They both comply, Lirael biting open her wrist at your suggestion. You don’t see how well Rainya takes to the idea of drinking Lirael blood to heal herself, you’re too busy trying not to die.

“Snap out of it Dev!” you yell, to no avail, he just keeps trying to cut you up with the plasma sword, saying nothing.

You could try knocking him out, but encased in that thing the only way you could really take him down without trashing the suit would be to drain his life. Although you feel a somewhat nauseating thrill at that idea, it might kill him.

Or you could try disabling the suit, trapping him in a metal prison until the serecs mind control wears off.

Or perhaps teleporting the warmech off him is the way to go?

Or perhaps fight mind-control with mind-control?

Either way, you need to do something fast. Dev is no weapons master, but sooner or later he is gonna tag you with that sword.

What do you do?
>Life drain Dev
>Disable suit
>Teleport suit
>Use Domination on Dev
>Try to talk him down
>Other plan (what?)

Rainya and Lirael
>Stay back, I got this
>Other action (what?)

>>37884499
More than DR 2, but yes.

>>37884586
Excellent question. So far I've been prioritising PE over temp HP as Shee wasn't badly hurt, but I can put it to a vote if players want to.

Do players want me to prioritise it based on Shee's status at the time, or vote on it?

>>37884652
>Teleport suit
Back to it's gantry

>Stay back, I got this
Get healed!

>>37884652
>Psychic Surgery: Remove Psychic Influence
>Stay back, I got this

The "Remove Psychic Influence" function is just a normal action and not part of the more mind-altering things we've used Psychic Surgery for in the past.

Rolled 5 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37884652
Couldn't we just apport Dev?

>>37884652
>idea of drinking Lirael blood to heal herself
WOWOW WAIT!
It doesn't taking drinking, it explictily requires only to put the blood on the wounds!
No Dhampir shenenigans here.
Just so we are clear on that.

>>37884652
>Teleport suit
>Stay back, I got this

>>37884652
So, Rainya's a Dhampir now? Someone should have said that would happen.

>>37884652
>Teleport suit
>Stay back, I got this

We didn't just turn Rainya into a Damhpyre or however the hell you spell it right?

>>37884652
>Use Domination on Dev with Lirael.
>Do players want me to prioritise it based on Shee's status at the time, or vote on it?
We trust you.

>>37884652
>drinking Lirael blood to heal herself
Does this means she'll become a dhampir?

>>37884652
>Port Dev out of the Suit
>Stay back, I got this
Seems fine to me to prioritise overflow of TempHP to PE.
>>37884725
>>37884722
I'm going to assume this is a misconception of Shee, because she hasn't seen Lirael do it yet.
Because its not required for Liraels healing at all.

>>37884652
>You don’t see how well Rainya takes to the idea of drinking Lirael blood to heal herself
>Lirael can use her vitae to heal another person by spreading her blood on their wounds, this heals them of injuries but only restores one-third of the number of hit points Lirael can heal herself of using vitae (i.e. initially 3 hit points per vitae), this does not turn the target into a Dhampir.

>>37884721
>>37884722
>>37884725
>>37884735
>>37884755

sorry I forgot how it worked for a moment.

Rainya is not becoming a dhampir, change to *how Rainya takes to the idea of having blood spread on her wounds* instead.

>>37884652
>Apport Dev out of the Suit
>Stay back, I got this
Any reason we can't just port Dev?

>>37884753
>>37884716
>>37884801
You can if you like, yes.

>>37884652
>>37884721
Changing to
>Apport Dev out of the suit
then

>>37884824
extending vote for 5 minutes in case anyone wants to switch votes in light of new info.

Unless destination is specified I'm assuming you just want Dev out of the suit (i.e. next to you).

>>37884801
I would think the mechs are pretty well shielded against having their pilots teleported out of them.

>>37884771
Could you clarify if
>Using Healing no longer requires an action.
applies to using Healing on others too?
Because I could see why it wouldn't, even if it were neat.

>>37884897
>Unless destination is specified I'm assuming you just want Dev out of the suit (i.e. next to you).
sure.

So we have two options really
We teleport dev out of the suit
or
We use Psychic Surgery: Remove Psychic Influence

>>37884934
A really high-tech one might, but I doubt its standard desgin. And we would definitly know if this one could, considering how much time Shee spent working on it. There is no way she would have missed that.
>>37884897
Thats the idea, yes.

>>37884948
Healing others still requires an action (literally spreading the blood on), healing herself only is a free action for Lirael.

>>37884975
Its not really a "either / or" situation, getting Dev out of the suit makes it easier to use Psychic Surgery on him.
We can just hold him down while Psychic Surgery, and then he can clim back into the mech.

>>37884652
>Apport Dev out of the Suit
>Stay back, I got this

ok, roll Willpower 1d20+19 and vote on extra PE used.

Normally moving Dev wouldn't be a high DC, but he's currently trying to cut you up.

Rolled 8 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
5

Rolled 16 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
10

Rolled 17 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
8

Rolled 12 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
12

Rolled 18 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
5

Rolled 11 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885012
10

>>37885012
10

“Shee?” you hear Rainya ask

“Stay back” you say, not looking behind you “I got this.”

As Lirael and Rainya keep their distance you focus on Dev, you know Dev, you’ve teleported him many times, you can do this. Of course, doing it whilst dancing around Devs attacks adds another layer of complexity to it.

You visualose Dev out of the suit and next to you, focusing on the image hard and impressing your version of reality upon the world around you.

Suddenly the warmech freezes and Dev appears next to you. He is only disoriented for a moments and then his leaps at you, his hands going for your throat.

[PE 27/34]

Despite being twice your size, you manage to pin Dev using your superior strength and extra limbs. Holding him down you focus on undoing the malign influence upon his mind. It’s simple, but powerful. With Dev held in your grip you have a chance to alter his mind as necessary.

What are you doing to him with psychic surgery?
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)
>Make him more accepting of weird things (10 minutes, -10 to check, +1 Impossibility)
>Make him loyal to you (10 minutes, -10 to check, this pleases Baalzamon)
>Make him fanatically loyal to you (1 hour, -15 to check, this pleases Baalzamon)
>Other (what?)

Meta
Accepting of weird things will mean Dev is far less likely to freak out about new and weird stuff that may occur.

Each thing you are doing requires a separate roll.

It is assumed that you will be removing the mental influence anyway. The first option is literally *that and nothing else*.

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>37885258
>>Make him more accepting of weird things (10 minutes, -10 to check, +1 Impossibility)
Bondage!

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)

>>37885258
>>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)
We can talk about the second option later if he wants it.

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)
Nah sorry Baali, nice try, but there isn't really a point considering they do what we want anyway, and its just adding a weakness.

Rolled 6 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)
I really want that +1 impossibility, but messing with my friends minds is a no go

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)

Make him loyal would be nice... but we really don't have time in the middle of a fight do we?

>>37885314
>We can talk about the second option later if he wants it.
Why would we?
He hasn't exactly freaked out about the weird things he's seen sofar.
Shees tentacles, Lirael being a Angel with a sword of fire.

>>37885258
>Removing mind control only (exclusive option)

Ok, roll 1d20+9

And vote on extra PE used.

An average of the first 3 votes will be used.

Rolled 19 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885507
9

Rolled 11 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37885507
9

Rolled 14 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37885507
I'm helping.

Rolled 11 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>37885507
12

Rolled 17 + 19 (1d20 + 19)

>>37885524
duhh.. shouldn't have been plus 19..

You respect your friends too much to mess with their heads without permission, well, aside from removing the effects of mind-control anyway.

It only takes a few seconds and then Dev is no longer struggling in your grip, he is instead staring up at you in confusion.

“Shee” says Dev uncertainly “What happened?”

“You got rolled hard” you say, helping him to his feet. All around you are dead serec, there are no more immediate threats.

Lirael and the Rainyas approach cautiously. None of them have any marks or injuries any more.

“Is it safe?” asks Rainya

“Dev’s fine” you say, listening carefully “And I can’t hear any more serec.”

“So what now?” asks Dev, pinching the bridge of his nose “We check out the reactor or we go hunting for more serec?”

“Let’s hunt down all the serec” pipes up Lirael, bloodthirsty little tyke that she is.

What do you do next?
>Look for other serec
>Examine reactor
>Other (what?)

>>37885652
>Examine reactor
First reactor, later Serec.

>>37885652
>>Examine reactor
See if teacher ahs enough power for one last Serec scan.

>>37885652
>Examine reactor

>>37885652
>Examine reactor

>>37885652
>Examine reactor
Won't we need protection? The reactor may be damaged after all. Is the mech shielded against radiation?

>>37885652
>Examine reactor

>>37885715
We don't actually know if its "damaged". Only that there is a problem. And if it would be a radiation hazard, we'd already be standing in it for a while.

>>37885652
>Examine reactor
But only to see if its going out of control or is unstable now
Also with the overmind dead are the rest of the, zerg, I mean serec, inert?

>>37885715
I see no reason to assume it would have harmful radiation at all.
Completly aside that we would already be exposed to it then.

>>37885793
>with the overmind dead
They don't work like that.

“You stay here” you tell your allies “the reactor might be damaged, I’m going to check it out.”

“And if it is leaking?” asks Rainya “What about you?”

“The way my life is going” you say as you approach the now closed reactor room doors “I think I can take it.”

You open the door and head inside. The room does look a little torn up: chairs and computer consoles look like the serec have clawed them up, but you don’t feel any extra heat or anything harmful, your superhuman senses don’t detect anything dangerous.

Still, you search the room just to be sure, before approaching the vast humming structure that takes up most of the room. Despite your skills with technology most of these readouts are foreign to you. Still, this place looks like it’s only taken superficial damage, nothing that would explain a reactor failing. The reactors output reading is easy to decipher though, as you watch it rises from 5%, to 6% and keeps on rising slowly, at 15% the Teacher materialises next to you “Oh good it’s gone” he says conversationally “I really hate those things.”

You resist the urge to jump in shock and instead ask “What was that, and what was it doing.”

“That” says the Teacher “was an Overmind, one of the serecs more powerful psychic beats, and they feed on energy, it was draining the reactor to fuel its powers.”

Ah, that explains the lack of damage combined with the power drain, as well as perhaps the power it displayed.

“They feed on energy?” you ask, no wonder your plasma blasts didn’t do anything.

“Oh yes” says the Teacher “Makes them difficult to defeat with conventional weapons.”

Sure, but not your powers.

“What else can they do?” you ask, just in case you run into another one.

“You do not have clearance for that information” says the Teacher.

You twitch a little as you restrain yourself from hitting it.

“Can you at least tell me where the other serec are?” you snap.

“There are no more serec detected in the facility” says the Teacher. Huh, seems the place is clear, for now. And it’s still morning.

What are you going to do now?

>Repair warmech
>Activate psychic power (now safe)
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses
>Goof off on the simguns with Lirael for a while
>Other (what?)

Feel free to pick multiple options if you want to split the party up.

>>37886094
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses

>>37886094
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses

>>37886094
>>Activate psychic power (now safe)

>>37886094
>if you want to split the party up
Are you taunting us, Pally?
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)

If its still morning, we can go with Dev to the mechanics course afterwards, and Shee can enroll too.

>>37886094
Get Lirael to check with her mind powers to make sure.
Also heal everyone

>>37886094
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses
We'll activate Metapsionics after we help Rainya with her thing.

>>37886094
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses

>>37886148
>Are you taunting us, Pally?

Heading off the inevitable *why can't we do multiple things at once?* questions.

Sure you can, but different things happen in different places, so to train Rainya and have Dev take some courses means you split up.

>>37886094
>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses
>Enrol Shee too, and have Lirael stay with Dev, to be safe

When we first looked for Serec, the Holo couldn't tell us the numbers of any of the three groups he found. And assumed it was because of a Warmind or Overlord in them.
We have only found one of each sofar.

>>37886094
>Heal up
>Head for the skycycle repair bay

>>37886094
>>Help Rainya train her powers (somehow)
>>Enrol Dev in mechanics courses

>Feel free to pick multiple options if you want to split the party up.
Pally has achieved recieved 5xp towards Player taunting (QM)


Maybe we should do a full physical search of the facility too at some point, just to be sure.

>>37886218
>Heading off the inevitable *why can't we do multiple things at once?* questions
No, it was actually meant as joke, ecause you made that "Are you sure you want to split the party?" joke, a while ago in the facility.

I don't see how we wouldn't split up doing multiple things.

>>37886277
I figure this might be where they came in, so its worth checking out

>>37886292
Sorry I misinterpreted, hmour can be a little difficult to read in text form, plus I'm a little tired, only 1 or 2 more updates I think.

>>37886218
>and have Dev take some courses means you split up
Well, in theory we could try doing the exercises with Rainya at the place where Dev takes the course.
Thats something we could definitly try.

>>37886072
>>37886277
Good call. Seconding.

>>37886351
That sounds like it would get awfully distracting for Dev.
And very crowded.

>>37886347
>only 1 or 2 more updates I think
I had hoped Shee could get the bonus of the mechanics course today, if there is one.
I have to wait for tomorrow, then.

You ask the Teacher to run another couple of scans, just be sure. When you’re happy that there are no more serec in this place you head back to your companions.

“It’s safe, I think” you say to them. They all visibly relax.

“So uh, what now?” asks Dev

“Now” you say “we’re enrolling you in a few courses, if you are going to be piloting that warmech, you need to know how to look after it.”

“More schooling?” asks Dev plaintively “Can I just learn to fight in it instead?”

“No” you say firmly “I’m not going to fix it for you all the time, if you’re going to use it, you’re going to learn how to take care of it.”

“Yes mother” says Dev, rolling his eyes.

“And whilst Dev is learning about that” you say, your gaze travelling to Rainya “We’re going to see if we can do anything about your champion powers.”

“Oh! Uh, yeah, sure” says Rainya, looking a little unsure, despite her words.

“I’ll help!” offers Lirael.
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Once you have Dev settled into a classroom, watching a video on warmechs, you, Lirael and Rainya head to one of the training rooms you’ve seen scattered around the place.

“So how *are* we going to do this?” asks Rainya “I mean, I think I will be able to create more doubles in time but as for developing other powers, I just don’t know if that can be done.”

“It might not” you admit “But lets try anyway, Teacher?”

“Yes Cadet Shee?” says the Teacher, materialising next to you.

“How do champions develop new powers?” you ask it

“It varies” he says, taking on a lecturing tone “Some champions simply develop new ways of using existing powers, others spontaneously develop powers as a result of stressful situations.”

“Well she’s been through a lot of stressful situations” you point out “But still no new powers.”