[Date: October 31, 2020. Time: About a half hour after your initial entry into the hell dimension.] [You've gotten to Kristof's treasure room and are presently working out the disposition of the items. The cooling waters of a fountain in the room brought everyone up to 3/4s health/energy.] [The realm itself is shaking every so often. Worse, you can hear activity outside the other doors to the treasure room. They're presently barred, but that likely won't last long.] [Even those blinking in and out (Yvonne) have grabbed the equipment on the sheet. The rest is up for grabs but be quick about it.] * Tim pockets the pots and puts on the goggles, checking to see if he can still see the visible things. [Tim notices an invisible box holding Kristof's stamp collection.] [He can also still see visible things.] * Tim smirks. "An invisible box. Let's see what's worth hiding in here." * Ren takes out a couple of weapons - a pistol, a assault rifle, a shotgun, then finally a sniper rifle, and attaches the laser scope to that. [Hmm.. give me a cultural arts skill check. Specialty auto-applies. Or anything else you can justify for appraise.] He may be a hell-lord, but ah bet he's not immune to a bullet through the skull. * Kahlya takes her stuff and downs the cloak. "This thing feels weird." She also takes some more extras of the EP potions and looks over the returning crystal. [Stamps. Who knows, they may be valuable.] [Some look pretty old.] ... He collects stamps. Are these even magic stamps? Is there such a thing as magic stamps? * Yuri takes the gun for herself and other miscellany. But the gun got her attention, specifically. She runs her fingers over it a moment. He probably cares about em. Try throwing them at him an see if he drops his guard. (/me coughs. "Gun subtext." Cough cough.) We've run across magic everything else. Don't blast me! I'm holding your special stamps! * Ren looks over at the gun Yuri's holding for a moment. That looks like a unique weapon. * Breaker looks to Yuri. "Sweet! Anything I should grab boss?" * Marguerite picks up a few items, tucking them in her satchel. * Kahlya snorts. "He's a hell lord. He'll blast all around you except the area holding the stamps." She inspects the crystal some more, wondering how it works. * Yuri looks back to Breaker after a moment and says, "Whatever you need, Breaker." [Occult roll.] Oh cool, I get to play shield monkey and learn to knit at the same time. * Ren takes a couple of sights through his rifle, before slinging it over his shoulder. * Marguerite picks up the dorky metal helmet, heretofore referred to as the DMH. ... what the fuck. * Breaker grabs the leftover buff potion, the gloves, and a natural weapon potion. "Hmmm... claws, horns, or fangs?" ... It's a reject prop from a sci-fi movie he was in once? * Kahlya rubs the crystal. "Fangs are always a good fashion statement." Bzzt. Try again, jailbird. It's a reject that actually works then. * Marguerite knocks on it. "Fucking wacky. Anyone wanna try it out?" * Yuri sighs and holds the gun in both hands before glancing to breaker. "Fangs are definitely a little less annoying. Claws can get a bit distracting." * Kahlya backs away. "I-I'm not using that thing. I've still got my dignity. Somewhat..." [Kahlya learns that if she attaches the crystal to her scythe. Her attacks will lead to the scythe flying from her hand, but returning at the end of the attack.] * Ren raises an eyebrow at the DMH, then turns to less dorky looking things. Hmm, the only remnant of a high school science project that lead to his summoning on earth? * Kahlya huhs, and attaches the crystal to the scythe. * Breaker downs the potion a then smiles a tooth grin. * Kahlya looks around for a convenient inanimate object. [The pounding on the doors is getting louder.] * Marguerite slips the thing on. * Ren nods back at the door. "Clock's ticking." [The helmet is surprisingly comfortable. It doesn't impose any penalties to awareness. It also makes it easier to focus ones thoughts.] * Ren then disappears in a tuft of fur. He doesn't reappear, except to Tim. * Tim takes a couple of grenades out of his backpack. "I might be able to fix that." * Breaker also downs a buff potion and dons the gloves. Hm. If nothing else, might as well make 'em laugh. [Yvonne: sab2020.livejournal.com ] [Website updated with latest acquisitions.] [The doors will be busted down in five minutes of real time.] [Yvonne tries to grab the crystal away, init roll both of you.;] * Tim idly starts to juggle the grenades. [True. I'll say body, unarmed (Grapple) or sleight of hand helps) [Splitting remaining 4 EP potions between Tim/Kahlya to keep things moving.] * Marguerite affixes a crystal to Bubba. * Kahlya goes for a 50/50 split on the EP potions (meaning 3 each) unless Tim doesn't take the last one. * Tim is happy taking the last one and adds them to the things he's juggling. "Whenever you're ready ladies." [And the doors are splintering.] [Remaining: 1 hp potion, 2 natural weapons.] * Ren rolls his eyes, and reappears! He holding a satchel of explosives. "Hurry up, kiddos." [There's a spiral staircase leading up to Kristof's HQ.] * Ren then disappears! A reappears a few seconds later. [And there's a boom on the far side of one of the doors. It quiets a bit, although they seem to be regrouping.] * Yvonne grabs the last HP potion, so there. * Marguerite sips at a potion. "Oh, fuck. That's hard nasty." [Okay, go upstairs or face combat.] * Yuri turns towards the door and says, "We had better start moving, or someone's gonna move us." * Marguerite slams the pot, chases it with scotch, and flies up the steps. "Move it or lose it, shitbags!" * Tim tries to teleport the grenades to the other side of the door without dropping the rest of everything. [Tim blows up the other set of invaders.] [Good times.] [THey're not likely to chase you up.] * Kahlya tugs at her cloak. "Agreed." She looks at Maggie. "Who's a shitbag now?" She follows quickly though. * Ren walks up the stairs. For three steps, anyways, before taking the easy way and teleporting up them. * Yuri has to walk the normal way. Aww. [Final treasure distribution: Tim: Depleted Uranium Shield, see-invisibility goggles, EP potion (3), HP potion (1) Kahlya: Asbestos cloak, buff potion (2), EP potion (3), returning crystal. Yuri: Gun from will, ceramic body-armor, buff potion (1). HP potion (1) Yvonne: Overload crystal(1), HP potion (1), buff potion (1), remedy, dispel wand. Maggie: Overload crystal (1), laser sight, buff potion (1), HP potion (1), phoenix down (1), dorky metal helmet. Ren: Laser sight, HP potion (1). Breaker: Blood seeking gloves, natural weapon potion, buff potion. Unclaimed: 2 natural armor potions.] [And up the stairway is Kristof's library. He's presently standing over a map of the front but does look up when you enter. (more)] * Ren remains invisible. It's nifty. [The room is 20 meters by 8 meters. There's a nice fire place and a view out back to a dark lake. At the far end there's an alter with a pockmarked blond guy who looks to be on the verge of death after a ritualistic sacrifice.] [Kristof has one attendant. Japanese teen. Nobody recognizes her.] [Remind me who has JO. Everyone make any relevant sixth sense rolls.] [For a moment, only sound in the room is the ticking of a grandfather clock opposite the fireplace.] [As you arrive, Kristof is surrounded by a cylinder of fire. He's also wearing a smoking suit that looks made out of magical fabrics. +4 to avoid armor, +4 to avoid force field, +8 to take a crit shot.] [The guy on the alter is recognizable to some of you. He's a nemesis of Yvonne. Maggie has met him in that capacity. He's done some weapon-smithing for Kahlya. He sold bootlegs to Will.] [Yvonne, give me your init roll.] [Ren, Kristof (not this turn), Maggie, Kristof (his first move this turn), Yuri, Breaker, Kristof, Kahlya, Kristof, Tim) [Ren!] * Ren makes it up first, but he steps to the side and let the others pass, and crouches down to take aim. (holding action.) * Ren is also still invisible. [Kristof loses one attack this round because his init wasn't this high. Maggie!] * Grysar sets mode: +v Yvonne * Grysar sets mode: +v Marguerite * Marguerite checks Bubba for single-fire mode, and shoots at Kristof. "Congratulations, you won the 'Get Fucked Up' lotto!" [The fire shield does absorb much of the blast, however that effort does knock it down a level. The P(A) means his suit is ignored. He does get singed by what got through, and the glowing white seems to mean that the holy did kick in.] [Yvonne] ( Holding ) [Kristof's first.] * Kristof taps the map. "Infiltrators isolated. Everyone to the front." He then gestures to the alter and a black smoke about a foot high covers the floor.] [Ranged defense (all).] [You also note that the doors to the room and the stairway you came in through all seal. Teleporters have this strange claustrophobic feeling as if porting outside isn't an option.] [Everyone who failed, make a soul roll. If you fail: irritant.] [It lasts a number of rounds based on your margin. Please track that for me.] [Yuri!] (.. YOU SUCK!) [You can teleport within the room. If you left shit outside you can bring it in.] [Kristof's shield is still up, at about 2/3s power. Melee attacking him will likely lead to burning.] * Yuri leaps to the ceiling to dodge the cloud of smoke, and then springs off it down to the ground, right in front of Kristof, before swinging her foot around in a stone-breaking roundhouse. Burning? We can deal with burning. [The force field goes down another level. His suit absorbs most of the impact that remains though. But 3 damage is enough to get your exorcism roll for soul drain.] [There's 20 flame damage before any modifications.] [From the field.] * Breaker runs up to attack as well. [She gets in two hits and isn't burnt by the first one. The field is down for now.] * Kristof glowers at you but decides that the rest of the group is the greater threat. He throws a fireball your way. Everyone but Yuri and Breaker, give me a ranged (personal) defense. [The fireball is successfully deflected. It's a biggie, 8 meters. The wall is now on fire.] [Kahlya!] * Tim continues to juggle EP pots. "Anybody bring marshmallows?" * Kristof's looks at Tim throw narrowed eyes. * Yvonne moves away from everyone, in case of more AoE. She unsummons the three of her swords that aren't in such great condition, while she's at it.] [Kahlya.] * Kahlya crouches down for a second, then starts circling around Kristof, away from Yuri's earlier position at her top speed. When she gets a little more than perpendicular to Kristof, she jumps high in the air (like ninja jumps) and lets loose with her frigid ice storm, trying to get around his armor. Chilling Stream! To the face! * Kristof laughs at the failure and raises his force field a level. [Tim has used his attack action.] (Wait, no he hasn't) [Tim!] That's it? C'mon you can do better than that. [Ren!] * Ren takes the shot! * Ren also reappears when he does so. * Kahlya smirks a little as she lands. "Just seeing if you'd flinch. See if you try to use me again." * Ren also misses, the shot going wide and a burst of acid etching the wall. * Kristof takes a swing at Breaker and Yuri. His sword seems supernaturally flexible. [Melee/unarmed defense. +3 penalty (two from flexible, one from spreading).] [Maggie's next.] [Err, Ren can take is other attack too.] * Kristof also takes a bit more burning damage. [The extra burning is 'cause it's holy.] * Marguerite grins. She's managed to light a cigarette - god knows how. "Jesus, you're gonna be one hell of a fight." She fires at his head this time. * Kristof takes a few steps back after that hit and his shield is down again. Shield's down! SLAM the unholy bitch! Go Maggy! [His armor is largely burned off by Ren's attack. It doesn't faze him in the same way Maggie's attack did, but he's still hurt.] [Yvonne!] * Yvonne continues to do nothing! Woooo! No threat here! More holding. * Kristof gestures and books fly off the shelf. They seem aimed at Maggie exclusively. [One... misses... stupid soul drain. The other involves five books flying. They're stoppable and will hit at round 0.] [Yuri!] (init 0) * Breaker will keep attacking whatever Yuri does, so I'll just roll it now. [She does a bit more damage.] * Yuri stays in the front lines with Breaker and swings her first around to smash into the de-shielded Hell Lord again with a ki-ya yell. * Japanese girl is cowering. * Kristof takes another swing at the two front liners. [Melee defense, +3 penalty.] * Breaker dodges this time. [Which is good because she was still pretty hurt from the last one.] [68 damage pre-armor.] [Kahlya!] [The books slam into the shield. Maggie's safe for now.] [Oh, wait, Yuri's defended.] [Sorry... misunderstood.] [Anyhow, still Kahlya.] * Kahlya starts running towards Kristof, grinning wildly (and a bit dementedly). "Hey Kristof! Catch!" She wings her scythe at Kristof on the move from a bit of ways away, tip glowing with frost. As it approaches his shield, some of the fire armor becomes frigid and brittle as well. [Kristof takes another nasty hit.] * Kahlya catches the scythe on the return fly. * Kristof replies by tossing a fireball at fair close range. It will hit him, but it will also hit everybody but Yvonne, potentially at least. * Yvonne made the right decision! ^^v [Defense roll, if Tim tries to grab it it's a 3 SA.] [And boom, miss.] [Tim!] [Ren on deck.] * Tim yawns. "You're going to need a new trick." [Fields still down.] (I still have no attacks!) {Ren] If you say so. [Ren missed. Kristof.] * Ren fires! He fires at the wrong split-second, though, and the carefully aimed shot goes errat. [Ah... yes. Init 0.] [Maggie has books flying at her. +4 ranged defense.] ( :( ) [And Ren's shot hits, thanks to Tim, and drains the rest of Kristof's conventional armor.] [Maggie gets hit by two books. 28 and 20 damage pre-armor.] * Kristof gestures and sends more books flying off the shelves. This time, Tim's the target. It's his new trick.] [They'll hit at init 0] [Only two books fly.] [Maggie and Yvonne.] Oh come ON! My mother's more frightening than those and she breaks down crying if you yell at her. [Kristof gets a bit more burned. Although the holy only applies once per round from burning.] * Yvonne waits! But this time her two swords don't. Ow! Fuck, Goddamn literature. [Maggie.] * Kristof sends another two sets of books after Tim. * Marguerite shakes herself, and shoots Kristof again. [Set of 5, set of 2, and set of 2.] [Kristof takes a bunch more damage. [Yuri and Breaker.] * Breaker does that attack thing that she enjoys doing so well. [She gets one hit.] [Yuri.] * Yuri lets Breaker distract him, dropping back and undoing the clasps of her armor before her left hand goes into her robe, and her right hand goes to her belt. It's naked time! In about 10 init or so. Her eyes begin to glow, however. [Kahlya!] * Yvonne is distracted o.o (Oh, first... * Yvonne isn't distracted that much though, 'cause Yuri's bald. * Kristof sends out another two sets of books. Another one for Tim, and some for Maggie. * Kahlya isn't. She smirks a little at Kristov, murmuring. "This time for sure." She wings out a ground-based Chilling stream this time. [Tim’s got 10 potential hits from that one, and Maggie’s got one from the other.] [Tim 5, 2, 2, 10. Maggie. 1] [They're coming from different shelves. You can go for a group of two sets of book at a time max.] Heh. A hell lord, throwing books around. Yer' a damned pansy. For sure? Is it? Really? He takes a swing at the people still attacking him in melee, Kahlya and Breaker. [He misses. Dicey hates us all.] Yes, yes it is. [Tim, Books, and then Yuri.] Ah get it. You're upper management, all brains and no balls. * Ren grins. I'll be sure to mount yours on my mantle. * Tim teleports a grenade into the swarms of books. [Okay, do you want the 10, or two of the others?] [The ten is big enough to be an area in its own right.] [10 books get blown away!] (Book-hater.) [Anyways, Yuri take your turn.] [And Tim takes out another bunch of attacks.] * Yuri has stripped down and her amulet is in her hand. The glowing glow of exorcism flashes out, in an attempt to further suppress our favorite Hell Lord. She has a very focused look on her face. * Kristof falters. Yuri, and anyone total defending behind her, are safe from attack. Damn you. * Yuri replies quietly, but intently, "Someone else will have to handle that for you, Kristof." * Pockmarked guy chuckles at that comment and then hacks up a lot of blood. "See you in hell, dad. Some other hell. Shit, I was never any good at theology." [Ren!] * Ren pulls the trigger again, standing intently and dropping his guard. [Kristof looks really badly hurt by that.] [Yvonne.] * Yvonne taps her chin. "Oh yeah! Guess I should do something, huh?" She charges at Kristof, throwing a punch to his gut.] * Kristof takes a swing at her in response. "If I'm to die, I won't be alone whore." [Melee defense Yvonne, +3 penalty (two flex, one spread) [Ehm, Breaker also gets targeted.} [Maggie on deck!] [Breaker dodges.] [As does Yvonne.] C'mon, let them kill each other. Then my life would be complete. * Kahlya looks at the boy. "Like father, like son? Pssh. Neither of you can bother to do the work yourself." [Maggie!] Just like yer old man, no balls. You seem to be lacking in the brains too, though. Yeah... lost those twenty minutes ago. Hurt like a mother. * Tim winces. "Ow, hey if you survive, maybe they could clone you some new ones. Then Yvonne can kick you in them." * Pockmarked does another blood splattering cough. * Marguerite looks at Kristof. "I could let you go out soft... but that just isn't my fuckin' style. Suck plasma." She firs. [Kristof's head is vaporized. His body falls.] * Japanese girl looks to Maggie. "Your orders master?" * Marguerite blinks. "Oh... shit." [End penultimate session!]