"Ooo, another closed door." Psykgi said, trying to resist the urge to touch something, both out of excitement... and trepidation...
It looked so inviting though, so shiny - as if it hadn't spent sweeps disused... maybe if she just... pushed... It looked like it could totally open right up, yep!
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6Total: 6 (1-8)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 3:30 pm
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HP: 19/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Training in Strength Training in Troll Relations Artifacts: 2/2 Adept Artifact, Defense Style B (nullify the damage from the last hit) 1/2 Adept Artifact, Offense Style B (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
Leeroi frowned. He didn't even get to shoot his gun at the zombies? What a let down. Psykgi, in the meanwhile, had found another closed door. Interesting. This one seemed to be locked again.
"Alright, for real this time." Leeroi said, convinced that he wouldn't make a fool of himself this time. This time, he kicked at the door, and after a couple of dents, the door came crumbling down. He gave himself a pat on the back.
Sinter uses his Covert-Ops skill to disarm the trap.
HP: 12/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Journeytroll in Covert-Ops Master in Leadership Trinkets: 1/1 Agility Style B: Attack twice with 4d6. Add +1 to both accuracy rolls. 1/1 Support Style B: Roll 1d4, on a 1, 2, or 3, ally regains a quarter their max hp. On a 4, ally recovers entirely.
"Hmm. I'm beginning not to trust any of the doors in this ship." Sinter tapped along the wall again until he found the control panel. Some prying and some clipping and Sinter found what he was looking for in the-
"HEY WAIT WAIT-" Leeroi was already en route to force the door open. Sinter scrambled to sever the wires in the wall unit. The alarm died just as the door broke open.
"Some warning next time, maybe?!" Sinter chastised, returning to his feet. He didn't bother replacing the panel this time. The ship was already a mess.
This is a mini-boss battle, the full rules and mechanics of which can be reviewed here. The room beyond the door seems empty from the hallway, but stepping inside you are swiftly aware that you are not alone! For lurking in the corner is a dark groaning shape. As it turns towards you, you realize you are entering strife! You have encountered a ... EMACIATED BURNING GERBIL HOARDE
Dice 1 1. ... Voracious ... (-1 to all attacks) 2. ... Emaciated ... (+1 on accuracy rolls) 3. ... Bloodthirsty ... (-1 on all accuracy rolls) 4. ... Imposing ... (+1 on all attacks) Dice 2 1. ... Armoured ... (only 1 player per turn may use a special artifact/ability/item) 2. ... Virulent ... (2 extra dmg taken for each round in battle) 3. ... Burning ... (take an extra 2 dmg each time you deal max damage (highest roll possible)) 4. ... Wall Climbing... (players take 2x the amount of damage on their first turn, as well as each time you deal max damage(highest roll possible)) Dice 3 1. ...Undead Three-Headed Woofbeast Lusus! 2. ... Reanimated Helmsman! 3. ... Zombie Gerbil Horde! 4. ... Amalgamite Abomination! MINIBOSS STARTING HP: 40/40 If you rolled a 1, take 4 dmg. If you rolled a 2, take 4 dmg. If you rolled a 3, take 3 dmg. If you rolled a 4, take 3 dmg. If you rolled a 5, take 2 dmg. If you rolled a 6, take 2 dmg. Your attack this turn does double damage. If all party members reach 0hp, look below:
You must make a tactical retreat! Scrambling back out of the room, you barely make it to the pod with all your limbs attached. Better luck next time! You have retreated from your mission and returned back to the docking area! Squad commanders, be sure to report in!
If the mini-boss reaches 0hp, look below:
If this is your first, second or third mini-boss fight look below:
If a member of your team is a trained Discipline or Endurace specialist OR registered as in-training for either:
You can close your eyes and draw on inner reserves to keep going. This can only be done once per ship exploration per troll trained. If you are a Journeytroll or higher in your skill: Restore 1d10+3 OR 1/3rd (rounded down) of your hp. If you are a Novice in your skill: Restore 1d8+2 OR 1/4th (rounded down) of your hp. If you are training your skill: Restore 1d6+1 hp. You cannot roll the dice then choose the flat restoration, one must be picked beforehand.
If a member of your team is a trained Troll Relations or Leadership specialist OR registered as in-training for either:
You can manage to cheer, rally, or cajole your teammates into finding more energy. This can only be done once per ship exploration per troll trained. If you are a Journeytroll or higher in your skill: Each team member restores 1d6+3 (rolled separately) hp. If you are a Novice in your skill: Each team member restores 1d6+2 (rolled separately) hp. If you are training your skill: Each team member restores 1d4+1 (rolled separately) hp.
If this is your fourth mini-boss fight, you have reached the control room! Roll 1d4 and look in the spoiler below:
1 - Powering on the ship is easy enough, with the instructions from headquarters in your ear. The screens show that the ship is functioning perfectly, and headquarters patches in the control of a remote helmsman. They wait until you have returned to your boarding pod and leave, before steering the ship away.* 2 - Powering on the ship is easy enough, with the instructions from headquarters in your ear. As the screens boot up however, dozens of red warnings and errors flash across the screen. It seems like there has been critical damage to the ship in multiple places. Your team is instructed to leave the small black boxes containing deadly explosives in key positions on your return path to the exit. 3- The ship refuses to power on, even after you follow headquarters instructions to make sure they are plugged in, and hitting ctrl-alt-del. It looks like something core is not functioning. Your team is instructed to leave the small black boxes containing deadly explosives in key positions on your return path to the exit. 4- Powering on the ship is easy enough, with the instructions from headquarters in your ear. The screens show that the ship is functioning perfectly, and headquarters patches in the control of a remote helmsman. They wait until you have returned to your boarding pod and leave, before steering the boarding vessel away.* If any troll in the party has helmsman authority, they can steer the ship to given coordinates, then return to the boarding vessel with the rest of the team. Congratulations! You have completed your mission and returned back to the docking area! Squad commanders, be sure to report in!
"Thanks!" she said, taking note of the fact that she should probably not touch anything on this ship. Considering the traps.
When the new flaming monstrousity gerbils came out, she decided to go in swinging. Flanking the enemy her a**, she was going to ********... uh... re-murder it.
And then flank it. As best as you can flank a swarm.
Military Standard Medical Kit (Adept Artifact Support A) (2/2 Uses, heal one troll 1/2 hp) Zap Drone grenade things (Adept Trinket Offense B)(Uses: 1/2 Charges: 2/3, 2d6 Deal double damage on this attack, 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
HP: 15/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Training in Strength Training in Troll Relations Artifacts: 1/2 Adept Artifact, Defense Style B (nullify the damage from the last hit) 1/2 Adept Artifact, Offense Style B (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
Leeroi was taken aback. How many gerbils did they take on this ship? These poor things, they were so thin and... on fire. If only there was some way to help them, but there really wasn't a lot of water to go around in space.
With a whine, Leeroi finally charged into the horde, firing off his gun as he went.
Sinter attacks the emaciated burning gerbil horde!
HP: 8/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Journeytroll in Covert-Ops Master in Leadership Trinkets: 1/1 Agility Style B: Attack twice with 4d6. Add +1 to both accuracy rolls. 1/1 Support Style B: Roll 1d4, on a 1, 2, or 3, ally regains a quarter their max hp. On a 4, ally recovers entirely.
Many, many more undead gerbils spilled out into the room. Burning undead gerbils. Sinter winced. He supposed it was slightly less gory to take out something that was already nigh indistinguishable from the fire. The little guys made an awful snap-crackle noise upon impact with his sword. Embers fluttered about the room. Where was all this fire coming from in the first place? Was there a gas leak?
HP: 28/40 Military Weapon: +1 DMG (+1 for adult) Power: Novice Offensive A | 1d6+1 auto hit on this attack, also removing from max hp count, 2x per battle. (used 1) YTMA Pins: Novice Covert Ops Grandmaster Troll Relations Trinkets: 2/2 Support Style A | Heals another troll that is over 0HP by half their maximum hp, 2x per battle. 0/1 Agility Style B | 2 2d6 hits with +1 to accuracy to each on this attack, 1x per battle*.
MB: 7/40
Minibosses: 2 Advances: 5 Cooldown on Covert Ops: 5
Tamiya deals 8 damage!
This time, Tamiya was ready. It was like... Exposure therapy. First, confronted with flaming undead hordes. And now, simple, free and easy gerbils. Gerbils were not scary! And on fire, they were still gerbils. Simple.
"Die, ********!" She roared. Her team was excelling. "Furore! Take position in front! A cannon blast should destroy these weaklings easily."
She looked to Corporal Mentha and frowned. "Mentha, over here!" She beckoned with her fingers, the healing energy within them glowing visibly in the articulations of her joints. When she got close enough to the redblood, she gave her a swift jab of support.
Cpl. Psykgi Mentha Psy wasn't sure what to expect when she approached, but it wasn't being jabbed with healing. That was actually rather... not bad? Not pleasant, but not bad. She had, she realized, been feeling a little... off. How it worked eluded her, but...
"Thank you, Lieutenant." she said, chopping a wayward gerbil in half.
Go blast them, Leeroi she thoucht
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14/20 hp
Damage Dealt: 1+1=2 Damage Taken: 2
Miniboss hp: 5/40
Military Weapon: +1 to damage
Military Standard Medical Kit (Adept Artifact Support A) (2/2 Uses, heal one troll 1/2 hp) Zap Drone grenade things (Adept Trinket Offense B)(Uses: 1/2 Charges: 2/3, 2d6 Deal double damage on this attack, 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
HP: 12/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Training in Strength Training in Troll Relations Artifacts: 1/2 Adept Artifact, Defense Style B (nullify the damage from the last hit) 1/2 Adept Artifact, Offense Style B (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
Leeroi made quick work blasting through the gerbils. He hoped the gunshot at least provided them with a quick, painless double-death. He stopped in front of one, last, lonely gerbil. It really wasn't that scary on its own, nibbling weakly on his space suit. Leeroi didn't have the guts to kill it. Maybe they could just leave it be?
Leeroi dealt 4 dmg.
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3, 3Total: 6 (2-12)
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:48 pm
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HP: 25/40 Military Weapon: +1 DMG (+1 for adult) Power: Novice Offensive A | 1d6+1 auto hit on this attack, also removing from max hp count, 2x per battle. (used 1) YTMA Pins: Novice Covert Ops Grandmaster Troll Relations Trinkets: 2/2 Support Style A | Heals another troll that is over 0HP by half their maximum hp, 2x per battle. 0/1 Agility Style B | 2 2d6 hits with +1 to accuracy to each on this attack, 1x per battle*.
MB: 0/40
Minibosses: 2 Advances: 5 Cooldown on Covert Ops: 4
"Finish the job, Furore!" Tamiya commanded. She stepped over some flaming mounds, swinging her weapon low. "You are slowing down."
The final writhing zombie creature found itself under Tamiya's boot. She held it in place with her toe and readied her pipe for the swing. Crack!
HP: 15/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Journeytroll in Covert-Ops Master in Leadership Trinkets: 1/1 Agility Style B: Attack twice with 4d6. Add +1 to both accuracy rolls. 1/1 Support Style B: Roll 1d4, on a 1, 2, or 3, ally regains a quarter their max hp. On a 4, ally recovers entirely.
They were doing... well! If someone had told Sinter he'd be spending the night in space on a culling-class derelict slaying zombies of all species and states of immolation, he'd have either laughed or cried. And yet here they all were: tired, but ultimately fine.
"Good work, everyone! I almost hate to say it, but we're getting quite good at this." Sinter applauded the team. "It's only a matter of time before we find the control room. If we make it back planet-side in a timely manner, I may just have the wherewithal to bake a cake in celebration."
"I'm up for it!" Psykgi said, rallying all the way back to her full cheer. She clapped her (suited) hands together, "Lets see if we can set a new record, eh?"
"You wouldn't happen to know someone named Calida Opalus, would you?" because, of course, cake and her neighbor went right in the same thought.
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20/20 hp
Psy heals for 5 - to full
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5Total: 5 (1-6)
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:03 pm
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HP: 20/20 Military Weapon: +1 DMG YTMA Pins: Training in Strength Training in Troll Relations Artifacts: 1/2 Adept Artifact, Defense Style B (nullify the damage from the last hit) 1/2 Adept Artifact, Offense Style B (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)
Tamiya just... she just killed it. Leeroi swallowed his hurt feelings and turned to shuffle out of the room. Thankfully, Sinter's words immediately had an effect on his mood.
"Cake?" Leeroi almost shouted. "Cake! Cake! Cake!" He chanted, following after the older trolls. With the exception of gerbicide, this mission was going a lot easier than he anticipated.
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3Total: 3 (1-6)
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Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:06 pm
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HP: 31/40 Military Weapon: +1 DMG (+1 for adult) Power: Novice Offensive A | 1d6+1 auto hit on this attack, also removing from max hp count, 2x per battle. (used 1) YTMA Pins: Novice Covert Ops Grandmaster Troll Relations Trinkets: 1/2 Support Style A | Heals another troll that is over 0HP by half their maximum hp, 2x per battle. 0/1 Agility Style B | 2 2d6 hits with +1 to accuracy to each on this attack, 1x per battle*.
Minibosses: 3 Advances: 5 Cooldown on Covert Ops: 4
"Ah, yes! A cake. The most profound of victory comestibles. I look forward to it, Sinter. Heilig."
Tamiya put her hands on her hips. "Well, there is nothing left but stink and badness in this room. Onward! Furore, you are now invigorated by cake. Cake, and your own twitching musculature. An excellent spearhead for us to follow into our final quarter on this ship. Team, we will have this yet and find ourselves victorious among the stars. Carry on."
She pointed in the vague direction of a hallway, her other sharp hand resting on Leeroi's shoulder.
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