Corco's Villa (IC)

[ericthered]

They pile into the submarine, six at a time (that's the airlock size). V feels the air squeezed out of their lungs as they shift to have lungs, but the water is already going down... They've got pretty intense pumps here*.


The Submarine turns slightly, and a torpedo explodes. You can feel the vibration go through the vessel.



Vassarious reaches out with the detect ability, and finds the demons aren't all dead. They do seem to be slowed down though... but that won't last, not with Telruthian Healing Rates.



Dang that "Detect Evil Supernatural Creatures" ability is nice here.

*I think we're going to ignore decompression sickness for this game. It just feels a bit off.

[TGLS]

"I don't know how much help we can be if they're going to maintain their range like this... Hey V, could you transform into a better weapon if you can't move yourself?"

[the_matrix_walker]

"What do you have in mind?"

"They follow us still... they must be trying to keep track of the sub... if they could do so without line of sight, they would fly overhead and drop down ahead of us. Perhaps I should range back out and finish them, then we can change course. "

"What is our clock down to now, two more days until the demonic ritual cannot be completed?"

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Originally Posted by ericthered

*I think we're going to ignore decompression sickness for this game. It just feels a bit off.

Going in and out of the sub wouldn't cause decompression sickness if that's what you're referring to. That comes into play in a depth change... Vassarious' humanoid "Genesis" form includes Immunity to Metabolic Hazards, so I think they are covered... but everyone else on the sub would have issues with a rapid ascent if it came to pass...

Though looking at it again reminds me I forgot to make the modification to include "Doesn't Sleep" which we indicated before Vassarious was maintaining for a constant vigil so I will swap Dark Vision for Night Vision 5 and Doesn't Sleep.

ST 20
Detect Evil Supernatural Beings [10]
Doesn't Sleep [20]
DR 5 (Tough Skin, -40%) [15]
High Pain Threshold [10]
Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]
Natural weapons for Shuriken / Bladed hands / Long Knife [48]
Night Vision 5 [5]
Regeneration, Regular [25]

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"What do you have in mind?"

"I'm not sure; I was kind of wondering aloud if transforming into something that can't tether to the sub could give more power to throw at the far off demons... Failing that or the demons coming back out I don't see much use heading outside of the ship."

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"What is our clock down to now, two more days until the demonic ritual cannot be completed?"

"That sounds about right."

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"What is our clock down to now, two more days until the demonic ritual cannot be completed?"

"... they opened by grabbing the two emperors. We think something sprung their plans early. That was 30 minutes ago. We're rushing everyone into place."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Four days pass without event, and without word from the outside world. Deep in the ocean, there is solitude, and apparently, safety.

at 9:58 of day five, a question comes over the comm system. "we've got a weird fish on the cameras. This isn't a demon is it? we're sending a picture of it over"

So yeah, about two days left... I'm not actually sure if midnight is the right time to set the time of completion to. Setting it to 07:06 of the eighth day should work.

[the_matrix_walker]

Originally Posted by TGLS

"I'm not sure; I was kind of wondering aloud if transforming into something that can't tether to the sub could give more power to throw at the far off demons... Failing that or the demons coming back out I don't see much use heading outside of the ship."

"If they can be tracked by their ken, the enemy can use their position to send reinforcements."

Vassarious includes Captain Akimori, General Kunitane and Silestro in the discussion.

"If we agree it is the best choice, I will go back out untethered and face them. If I do, I ask that we reduce speed, and then change course and accelerate once I am back aboard or should I be defeated."

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"If they can be tracked by their ken, the enemy can use their position to send reinforcements."

"Well, I meant me and the marines specifically. We're not build for the water."

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"If we agree it is the best choice, I will go back out untethered and face them. If I do, I ask that we reduce speed, and then change course and accelerate once I am back aboard or should I be defeated."

Captain Akimori: "How much of a reduction in speed do you need?"


Silestro: "Careful, they might be able to do things outside of my protective bubble. But its probably worth it: I'm going to run out of energy eventually"

[the_matrix_walker]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Captain Akimori: "How much of a reduction in speed do you need?"


Silestro: "Careful, they might be able to do things outside of my protective bubble. But its probably worth it: I'm going to run out of energy eventually"

"Protective bubble? Your barrier is inside the ship protecting the Emperor's chamber... Something else is at work? How far does it extend?"

(( OOC: Is the first mention of this? I went back to the start of the mission, but couldn't find any reference.. I skimmed, so maybe I just missed it.))

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by the_matrix_walker

"Protective bubble? Your barrier is inside the ship protecting the Emperor's chamber... Something else is at work? How far does it extend?"

(( OOC: Is the first mention of this? I went back to the start of the mission, but couldn't find any reference.. I skimmed, so maybe I just missed it.))

"I'm blocking teleportation onto the ship, and into nearby waters. The bubble extends about 100 yards from my location in all directions. I can only keep it up so long.... At least an hour, maybe more. Its... draining."



OCC: its is a reference to this line ... but getting more detail is good!

Originally Posted by ericthered

"I can close them. I can also block all portals to the ship for an hour or so. So if we can clear the ship and run, we should be able to shake them."