Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Dec 2, 2021 9:06 pm

OOC:

confused about what to try again? Vincent failed a melee roll to kick and zap a guard last.

Also, can you explain the rising water? I might have missed it, but it's the first time I remember a mention of water.

Falconloft

Dec 2, 2021 9:57 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

OOC:

You're right, the second post where you asked about skill overrode the first one in my mind. Adding that to the previous post.

Correction, that was in my next to last post. The seawater too.

https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/21092/?p=1082602#p1082602

Vincent [Swissknife]

Dr_B

Dec 2, 2021 10:13 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Vincent has the gun he got from the zapped guard. He looks at the electric motor keeping the plexiglass in place. That's beyond the plexiglas wall... but surely it is wired from the unprotected ceiling. If I'm lucky, I might destroy its wires and make it malfunction...

He aims the gun at the ceiling paneling in proximity of the glass barrier and its motor, and opens fire multiple times. His goal is to hit the unprotected ceiling and destroy any wiring linking to the electric motor.

"Aim at the ceiling near the glass motor!" he tells the others.

OOC:

using 1 Action die. I think it's a d4? Leaving a roll , hopefully it is right

Last edited December 2, 2021 10:14 pm

Rolls

Ranged +3 +1 action die - (1d20+3, 1d4)

1d20+3 : (2) + 3 = 5

1d4 : (1) = 1

Falconloft

Dec 16, 2021 10:12 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Vincent's bullets embed in the Plexiglas. Eventually, it will give way, but will there be enough time to finish the job after it does? The sudden sound of gunfire momentarily deafens everyone in the small space, and Rook, with his gun already drawn, whirls to fire at Vincent. His shot goes wide, and also impacts the Plexiglas. Realizing he can't safely shoot at him, he instead starts toward him, ready to engage hand-to-hand.

OOC:

Angelique, you've got an opportunity attack here, basic melee, if you hit, he stops because you stopped him. Feel free to describe it as you like if you hit, and I'll work with it. His Defense is 14. Once that's done, PCs are up!

Rolls

attacking Vincent, 14 hits, d10+1 dmg - (d20+6, d10+1)

d20+6 : (6) + 6 = 12

d10+1 : (1) + 1 = 2

WhtKnt

Dec 16, 2021 11:20 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Angelique, seeing her chance, wraps her legs around those of Rook and pulls hard with her knees.

Last edited December 16, 2021 11:20 pm

Rolls

Base attack plus action die - (1d20-3, 1d4)

1d20-3 : (18) - 3 = 15

1d4 : (2) = 2

Charles aka Ferret

Windyridge

Dec 17, 2021 6:22 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Falconloft says:

Angelique dives for Rooks gun. Her fingers close around it, and she twists... but Rook is ready for her. The gun's barrel slips from her grasp as Rook sidesteps, a carefully place foot sending her almost sprawling on the other side of him from where she'd started.

A few feet away, Ferret manages to pry open the side of the display to find a security keypad. The wiring on it is complex, but he manages not to misstep so badly that the system locks up, and he doesn't trigger any security protocols. It feels like he's getting a handle on it. At the very least, he knows what won't work now.

As all this is happening, Vincent gets an uninterrupted look at the barrier. It extends from floor to ceiling, held up in position by an electric motor located about two feet from the ceiling on the inside of the barrier. If the water continues to rise, it will eventually fail, but you'll have scant seconds after that to stop the launch.

OOC:

It's a retry-able check, so you're welcome to do it again, and an Action Die might help, as would assistance. If you don't want to try it again, you can try to get through the plexiglass.

Ferret will try again and attempt to unlock the panel so that he can disarm the weapon. It's a rush against the rising water and very anxiety-provoking.

Rolls

Computers +1 action die - (1d20+7, 1d4)

1d20+7 : (15) + 7 = 22

1d4 : (1) = 1

Falconloft

Dec 21, 2021 3:39 am

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Angelique locks legs with Rook, and he goes down face-first into the water. His gun will likely be useless now. He struggles to get away from Angelique, but his position just isn't helping. He gets his head above water to sputter another breath, but he can't get away. With the water almost at waist level, Ferret finally manages to identify the right circuit. All the rest of them are decoys that would trigger a lockdown, but that one... should shut the launch down! Now if Vincent can just get the barrier down you might be able to catch Zane as well!

OOC:

PCs are up!

Rolls

str - (d20+3)

(3) + 3 = 6

Vincent [Swissknife]

Dr_B

Dec 21, 2021 1:05 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Vincent aims again at the ceiling, where he suspects the controls and wiring of the plexiglas wall are.
Damn... if I damage the controls under the unprotected ceiling, this thing might drop open... he thinks focusing his shots.

Rolls

Ranged +3 - (1d20+3)

(7) + 3 = 10

Charles aka Ferret

Windyridge

Dec 21, 2021 9:02 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Heart still pounding, Ferret steadies himself. All that remains between him and disarming the weapon is the one wire which he has now identified. He puts his thumb and index finger on it, takes a deep breath, and yanks.

OOC:

I guess I roll again?

Rolls

Computers +1 action die - (1d20+7, 1d4)

1d20+7 : (2) + 7 = 9

1d4 : (4) = 4

Falconloft

Jan 3, 2022 5:56 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

The weapons disarm. There wasn't really much chance that they wouldn't. The countdown stops. But, Ferret realizes, the launch systems must have been connected to a failsafe. He realizes this because, as the launch shuts off, the entire island jerks sideways, tilting up under his feet (and everyone else's). The man-made island is ging to sink, and unless you're all quick, with you on it!

It's clearly time to evacuate. That doesn't mean Zane doesn't need to be stopped, but you're running out of time. Is it time to make one last-ditch heroic effort to stop him at the cost of your own life, or is it better to live to stop him another day?

Vincent [Swissknife]

Dr_B

Jan 8, 2022 5:16 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

"Nice work, Ferret... looks like we need to get to something that can stay afloat! And I bet Zane is thinking exactly the same thing..." He looks around the control room for a schematic of the island, to see if it shows evacuation facilities, life boats or similar...

OOC:

thinking that there will be a rush to the lifeboats, and our nemesis might converge there too. We could eliminate him while saving our skins at the same time...

Last edited January 8, 2022 5:17 pm

Falconloft

Jan 13, 2022 8:02 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

OOC:

I swear I posted here yesterday... I am losing my freaking mind.

There's no sign of boats, or any indication that the evacuation plan covers the island actually sinking. It's probably just for fires. You do have the boats you came in on, though.

To make your decision easier - or perhaps harder - the water is now up to your stomachs, and the plexiglass barrier lowers into the floor with a shunt. I guess something down there needs even more water than it already has.

It's now or never if you're going to get off of this island safely.

Charles aka Ferret

Windyridge

Jan 13, 2022 9:48 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

"Thanks. We're not going to find an easy way out of here. I think we should try and get back to our boats or follow Zane who surely wants to save his own skin. Either way, time is of the essence now."

OOC:

We could watch Zane to see what he is plannng...

Vincent [Swissknife]

Dr_B

Jan 14, 2022 12:34 am

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

"I say we secure our boats - if the enemy spots them, we lose our ride. But let's move people!" he wades through water looking for an exit - he still has the gun he stole from the guards. "if Zane escapes on anything that floats, we can chase him with our boats"

WhtKnt

Jan 14, 2022 1:05 am

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Angelique nods her head and begins to make her way towards our ride.

Falconloft

Jan 18, 2022 9:18 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

It seems that all of Zane's followers are also panicking, trying to figure out a way to leave, and one small group has found your boats. They're busy untethering one when you arrive.

OOC:

These are minions, not really worth fighting, so I'm not going to make this a combat scene. I just want to see how you guys handle them. You don't need to roll, just narrate how you get rid of them.

Dr_B

Jan 20, 2022 6:43 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

OOC:

We might as well shoot them :D - it's either that, or threaten them at gunpoint, take our boats and leave them to drown on the island... A (not so) ethical dilemma

Falconloft

Jan 20, 2022 8:21 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

OOC:

They knew who they were working for.

Windyridge

Jan 20, 2022 10:21 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

OOC:

I'm ok with knocking them off. 😆

WhtKnt

Jan 21, 2022 7:52 pm

Sixty Seconds to Midnight

Almost as an afterthought, Angelique draws her pistol and caps one of them, the man falling facefirst into the water. It seems callous, but the men knew what they were doing and who they worked for.

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