The rear portions of the SSRS Kostroma have been cleared. The Boiler room draws near. Still that sound persists. Calling them.
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>>195149
Is there any obvious keyhole or leverlike bar marked for opening the door?
Rolling Architecture and Engineering
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
And Search
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
Is there any obvious keyhole or leverlike bar marked for opening the door?
Rolling Architecture and Engineering
[1d20+3 = (14+3) = 17]
And Search
[1d20+5 = (9+5) = 14]
>>195153
She pushes and then pulls.
And if that doesn't work, she takes 10 on Engineering to guess why.
She pushes and then pulls.
And if that doesn't work, she takes 10 on Engineering to guess why.
>>195155
Posey rears and bucks upwards with both hooves
Strength check for upward force
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
Posey rears and bucks upwards with both hooves
Strength check for upward force
[1d20+5 = (15+5) = 20]
>>195156
A thud and a clack, and the door slides. Upwards.
The good news, the door is partly open. The not as good news, the door is not entirely open.
A thud and a clack, and the door slides. Upwards.
The good news, the door is partly open. The not as good news, the door is not entirely open.
>>195157
Posey continues trying to push it open until at least one pony can slip through.
Posey can push substantial amounts of weight.
Posey continues trying to push it open until at least one pony can slip through.
Posey can push substantial amounts of weight.
>>195160
Hooray! It is open!
>mfw
Posey enters the room to check for monsters, before ushering the repair crew forward.
Hooray! It is open!
>mfw
Posey enters the room to check for monsters, before ushering the repair crew forward.
>>195162
>>195163
>>195161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWoTFUsHfc
So who is going in, and who is doing what?
>>195163
>>195161
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhWoTFUsHfc
So who is going in, and who is doing what?
Rolling Spot
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9]
Listen
[1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Search
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9]
Listen
[1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Search
[1d20+5 = (3+5) = 8]
>>195167
>>195166
>>195165
Inside of the ship, in black and white, Posey sees a large room with a network of steel pipes along the ceiling. Though the room may in size be comparable to a chapel, its architecture could scarcely be compared, for this room is packed and busy with so many metal mechanisms, pipes, and equipment. The room is dominated by a structure in the center, a large, partly open island of steel, with cylinders and mechanisms holding up a steel container. Beyond this, the walls tilt in. Above this level is steel railings, and a walkway looking over them from above.
>>195166
>>195165
Inside of the ship, in black and white, Posey sees a large room with a network of steel pipes along the ceiling. Though the room may in size be comparable to a chapel, its architecture could scarcely be compared, for this room is packed and busy with so many metal mechanisms, pipes, and equipment. The room is dominated by a structure in the center, a large, partly open island of steel, with cylinders and mechanisms holding up a steel container. Beyond this, the walls tilt in. Above this level is steel railings, and a walkway looking over them from above.
Pardon, I fell asleep.
>>195168
Posey enters the room fully. She checks the corners, the ceiling, and anywhere else a monster could hide, to make sure the room is safe for the engineering team to enter.
She walks slowly and deliberately, but not stealthily. She makes exaggerated movements so as to bait any remaining lurking to attack her. >>182172 → >>182175 →
Bluff to bait attacks, as well as to appear vulnerable:
[1d20+14 = (13+14) = 27]
"~Wow, I sure do hope no foul beast lunges out of the shadows to skewer my innards and melt me from the inside out. It would be such a tragedy if my heroic journey ended right before the climax." smacks own flank
She also looks for any obvious signs that might indicate what damaged the boiler, or any smoke or other signs of damage.
She takes a readied full round action to draw her sword and attack whatever strikes her.
>>195168
Posey enters the room fully. She checks the corners, the ceiling, and anywhere else a monster could hide, to make sure the room is safe for the engineering team to enter.
She walks slowly and deliberately, but not stealthily. She makes exaggerated movements so as to bait any remaining lurking to attack her. >>182172 → >>182175 →
Bluff to bait attacks, as well as to appear vulnerable:
[1d20+14 = (13+14) = 27]
"~Wow, I sure do hope no foul beast lunges out of the shadows to skewer my innards and melt me from the inside out. It would be such a tragedy if my heroic journey ended right before the climax." smacks own flank
She also looks for any obvious signs that might indicate what damaged the boiler, or any smoke or other signs of damage.
She takes a readied full round action to draw her sword and attack whatever strikes her.
>>195172
Posey walks out into the middle of the room, the only pony to do so. Posey can tell that one pony, presumably Stained Sand, has turned on a flashlight and is moving it about the room. Its cone of vision is not great in scope. If they were, in fact, attacked, Posey would fight alone. No one else can see.
Posey hears... Nothing. Not strictly nothing. There is a dull whistling, whining sound. She hears the shuffling, then the clopping of a hoof, again, presumably from Stained Sand, or possibly Cavaliere's claws. And always, always, that distant ringing.
Posey walks out into the middle of the room, the only pony to do so. Posey can tell that one pony, presumably Stained Sand, has turned on a flashlight and is moving it about the room. Its cone of vision is not great in scope. If they were, in fact, attacked, Posey would fight alone. No one else can see.
Posey hears... Nothing. Not strictly nothing. There is a dull whistling, whining sound. She hears the shuffling, then the clopping of a hoof, again, presumably from Stained Sand, or possibly Cavaliere's claws. And always, always, that distant ringing.
>>195182
Posey waits a few seconds to confirm that nothing is attacking, before she smiles
"The coast is clear! Bring in the repair crew. Giddy up now, we are almost through with this." Posey calls back
"It is as I suspected. The Intruder was unwilling or unable to conjure monsters in this shielded and crammed corridor: summons need adequate space and line of effect to manifest. The repair crew should be safe if we leave them here, so long as they shut the door behind them. This means we can safely marshal our forces to hunt down Light Water and destroy the Intruder combat without worry."
She brandishes her net and bolas
"~Time to go hippogriff hunting." she says, a giddy smile creeping onto her face
Posey waits a few seconds to confirm that nothing is attacking, before she smiles
"The coast is clear! Bring in the repair crew. Giddy up now, we are almost through with this." Posey calls back
"It is as I suspected. The Intruder was unwilling or unable to conjure monsters in this shielded and crammed corridor: summons need adequate space and line of effect to manifest. The repair crew should be safe if we leave them here, so long as they shut the door behind them. This means we can safely marshal our forces to hunt down Light Water and destroy the Intruder combat without worry."
She brandishes her net and bolas
"~Time to go hippogriff hunting." she says, a giddy smile creeping onto her face
>>195183
Stained Sand shines the light of his flashlight directly onto Posey, potentially blinding her
"Hunt? I can't see shit. It's darker than the inside of a zebra nun's asshole in here."
Mala, quiet as always, says nothing. His padded paws make no sound on steel or wooden floors. He moves his flashlight around towards walls and in near-every direction, as if frantically looking.
Blackheel opens his mouth and takes a breath, evidently to make another speech. Then he closes his mouth and says nothing. If he has a flashlight, he is not using it and does not have it out.
>>195185
For sure, Zara Zama. Possibly Partial View (of the Stalliongradians) and Wistful Wonder (of the pirates). Starfire and Patient Pipette are science crew and are also present. None of these characters have entered the room.
Stained Sand shines the light of his flashlight directly onto Posey, potentially blinding her
"Hunt? I can't see shit. It's darker than the inside of a zebra nun's asshole in here."
Mala, quiet as always, says nothing. His padded paws make no sound on steel or wooden floors. He moves his flashlight around towards walls and in near-every direction, as if frantically looking.
Blackheel opens his mouth and takes a breath, evidently to make another speech. Then he closes his mouth and says nothing. If he has a flashlight, he is not using it and does not have it out.
>>195185
For sure, Zara Zama. Possibly Partial View (of the Stalliongradians) and Wistful Wonder (of the pirates). Starfire and Patient Pipette are science crew and are also present. None of these characters have entered the room.
>>195188
>metaphor
"Peculiar choice of words. Do you speak from experience?" Posey remarks, her eyes glowing like those of a wolf in the shadows
Does Mala not have dark vision? I though he was a gnoll.
Posey moves towards the door to call the rest of the herd to bring the repair ponies in
"Hurry now. It should be safer in here than anywhere else on the ship."
She then proceeds to continue inspecting the boiler room.
"Any signs of major damage? Can the boiler be restarted?" she asks out loud
>metaphor
"Peculiar choice of words. Do you speak from experience?" Posey remarks, her eyes glowing like those of a wolf in the shadows
Does Mala not have dark vision? I though he was a gnoll.
Posey moves towards the door to call the rest of the herd to bring the repair ponies in
"Hurry now. It should be safer in here than anywhere else on the ship."
She then proceeds to continue inspecting the boiler room.
"Any signs of major damage? Can the boiler be restarted?" she asks out loud
>>195188
Cavaliere slips through the entryway, looking for some kind of chock to prop up the door with.
Search: [1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]
"Look carefully before saying the coast is clear. It might never be clear in our case," he retorts.
Cavaliere slips through the entryway, looking for some kind of chock to prop up the door with.
Search: [1d20+4 = (15+4) = 19]
"Look carefully before saying the coast is clear. It might never be clear in our case," he retorts.
>>195191
The same tactics that might work against a gang of rapists may not against an extraterrestrial foe. Cavaliere does not voice this openly, however.
"Sand, try not to blind us. Let's cover every corner of this room. Silver, Ms. Kirafiki, come on through," he calls out.
The same tactics that might work against a gang of rapists may not against an extraterrestrial foe. Cavaliere does not voice this openly, however.
"Sand, try not to blind us. Let's cover every corner of this room. Silver, Ms. Kirafiki, come on through," he calls out.
>>195189
Stained Sand stands there, still holding the flashlight on Posey
Gnolls in D&D are of demonic lineage. There is a reason that in 5.5 they were reclassified as fiends. The Kaftar and Crocutta "gnolls" of Occupied are gnolls only by analogy. Unlike the hyenas of EAW they are not even anthropomorphic and bipedal. They are basically Friendship is Magic hyenas. They presumably have low light vision but not true dark vision. And even if they did, dark vision does not show, and it's much easier to know what you are looking at when you have more color.
Posey sees not obvious signs of critical damage, though there are holes that may be from bullets. There are also liquids on the floor.
>>195190
Cavaliere finds wooden crates, wooden planks, a shovel, and a crowbar
>>195192
>>195190
Zara Zama crouches and walks through. The other non-combatants follow as well. Starfire in particular seems anxious, but most come in happily. Unlike before, Mala is not in the rearguard to protect them.
Stained Sand stands there, still holding the flashlight on Posey
Gnolls in D&D are of demonic lineage. There is a reason that in 5.5 they were reclassified as fiends. The Kaftar and Crocutta "gnolls" of Occupied are gnolls only by analogy. Unlike the hyenas of EAW they are not even anthropomorphic and bipedal. They are basically Friendship is Magic hyenas. They presumably have low light vision but not true dark vision. And even if they did, dark vision does not show, and it's much easier to know what you are looking at when you have more color.
Posey sees not obvious signs of critical damage, though there are holes that may be from bullets. There are also liquids on the floor.
>>195190
Cavaliere finds wooden crates, wooden planks, a shovel, and a crowbar
>>195192
>>195190
Zara Zama crouches and walks through. The other non-combatants follow as well. Starfire in particular seems anxious, but most come in happily. Unlike before, Mala is not in the rearguard to protect them.
>>195194
Cavalier jams the crowbar on one side of the entryway and a plank on the second. He shines his flashlight into the previous room and waves the rest through to account for every single one.
Cavalier jams the crowbar on one side of the entryway and a plank on the second. He shines his flashlight into the previous room and waves the rest through to account for every single one.
>>195194
>non-demonic lineage
Oh, too bad. Posey was trying to sow radical Yeenoghu-ism among the gnoll communities after bringing that Kaftar priest back as a ghoul. Was going for a Lion King Scar gig. Maybe she can still make it work.
Posey examines the liquid on the floor, then the holes.
"Were there shots fired here? The creatures who fired them should still be here, but they have yet to show themselves..." She says, reading her sword
She readies her sword
>non-demonic lineage
Oh, too bad. Posey was trying to sow radical Yeenoghu-ism among the gnoll communities after bringing that Kaftar priest back as a ghoul. Was going for a Lion King Scar gig. Maybe she can still make it work.
Posey examines the liquid on the floor, then the holes.
"Were there shots fired here? The creatures who fired them should still be here, but they have yet to show themselves..." She says, reading her sword
She readies her sword
>>195195
Looking into cargo hold 4, he sees no creatures. All have entered
>>195196
I mean, if you want to say that the hyenas are direct descendants of some kind of god or angel or demon, the same way that the Japanese Imperial family claims to be the direct descendants of the Sun god, then sure I guess. I am just saying that Occupied "gnolls" walk on four legs instead of two, and can at least theoretically live past the age of 30
There is blood. Oil, too
Looking into cargo hold 4, he sees no creatures. All have entered
>>195196
I mean, if you want to say that the hyenas are direct descendants of some kind of god or angel or demon, the same way that the Japanese Imperial family claims to be the direct descendants of the Sun god, then sure I guess. I am just saying that Occupied "gnolls" walk on four legs instead of two, and can at least theoretically live past the age of 30
There is blood. Oil, too
>>195197
Did we retrieve the key from the lock? Presumably the door can be opened or shut on the boiler room side.
Did we retrieve the key from the lock? Presumably the door can be opened or shut on the boiler room side.
>>195197
The story that Posey told was based on the d&d myth, where Yeenoghu broke into the material plane and slaughtered countless sapient beings, and the hyenas who fed on the carrion in his wake mutated and became gnolls, spreading the gospel of wasteful violence. Of course, this has no actual bearing on the setting, just a myth that Posey read in some dusty old tome, that she committed to memory only because it fit into her doomsday prophecy. Something did respond to her prayer at that altar that night though... I think that should be Agire's job to study the details of.
"Blood... And oil." Posey states out loud, for all yo hear
"There was a fight here. Shots were fired, and the boiler may have been damaged in the process. With the door sealed, the combatants must still be in this room alive or dead. Search for the survivors, or their bodies."
The story that Posey told was based on the d&d myth, where Yeenoghu broke into the material plane and slaughtered countless sapient beings, and the hyenas who fed on the carrion in his wake mutated and became gnolls, spreading the gospel of wasteful violence. Of course, this has no actual bearing on the setting, just a myth that Posey read in some dusty old tome, that she committed to memory only because it fit into her doomsday prophecy. Something did respond to her prayer at that altar that night though... I think that should be Agire's job to study the details of.
"Blood... And oil." Posey states out loud, for all yo hear
"There was a fight here. Shots were fired, and the boiler may have been damaged in the process. With the door sealed, the combatants must still be in this room alive or dead. Search for the survivors, or their bodies."
>>195201
Gnolls specifically kill off humanoids and wildlife faster than they can eat them. Leucrotta too.
It's part of why Posey likes them.
We just came from Cargo hold 4, so Posey moves towards the nook.
"One left the room, the other...."
Gnolls specifically kill off humanoids and wildlife faster than they can eat them. Leucrotta too.
It's part of why Posey likes them.
We just came from Cargo hold 4, so Posey moves towards the nook.
"One left the room, the other...."
>>195198
They have not
>>195202
Hiding in the corner, not easily visible from the main floor, is a dark blue unicorn pony in a white uniform sitting upright. He has visibile blood stains on his chest, but what is more obvious and notable is the significant wound to his head. A pistol is nearby
>>195202
The Karfar will deny it and take offense to it, and the crocutta - well, Posey has never spoken to one
They have not
>>195202
Hiding in the corner, not easily visible from the main floor, is a dark blue unicorn pony in a white uniform sitting upright. He has visibile blood stains on his chest, but what is more obvious and notable is the significant wound to his head. A pistol is nearby
>>195202
The Karfar will deny it and take offense to it, and the crocutta - well, Posey has never spoken to one
>>195203
>Posey has never spoken to one
I will ask that witch doctor after I have Agire make her into a ghoul too.
>Unicorn
Is he breathing?
Posey snatches the pistol away, just in case he's still alive.
"I found one." Pose says out loud
She gently pokes the unicorn with her magic
"Are you still with us, sir? Feel free to get up if you wish?" she says, a bit too nonchalant for comfort, as if just to provoke sporadic reanimation.
>Posey has never spoken to one
I will ask that witch doctor after I have Agire make her into a ghoul too.
>Unicorn
Is he breathing?
Posey snatches the pistol away, just in case he's still alive.
"I found one." Pose says out loud
She gently pokes the unicorn with her magic
"Are you still with us, sir? Feel free to get up if you wish?" she says, a bit too nonchalant for comfort, as if just to provoke sporadic reanimation.
>>192445 →
The Grey Pegasus, "Storm," continues speaking to Amber
"And where is that?"
The dark purple earth pony mare sitting on the other side of Mustard says something to him in a low voice, and Mustard leans over to speak back. Amber makes out words like "her" but can't quite understand
>>195204
It is so
>>195205
The unicorn slouches slightly further to his right. The wound in the head is... significant
The Grey Pegasus, "Storm," continues speaking to Amber
"And where is that?"
The dark purple earth pony mare sitting on the other side of Mustard says something to him in a low voice, and Mustard leans over to speak back. Amber makes out words like "her" but can't quite understand
>>195204
It is so
>>195205
The unicorn slouches slightly further to his right. The wound in the head is... significant
>>195206
>significant
Are we talking like 'knocked out', or 'exposed brain'?
"~Yoohoo...? Anthony there...?"
Posey pokes him again, silently contemplating pulsing some negative energy through him
Is he handsome?
>significant
Are we talking like 'knocked out', or 'exposed brain'?
"~Yoohoo...? Anthony there...?"
Posey pokes him again, silently contemplating pulsing some negative energy through him
Is he handsome?
>>195209
But is he handsome?
Posey pokes at the corpse, getting a good look at him, a subtle pulse of entropy flowing through her hoof into the skull, perhaps causing the remaining skin to wither slightly
"It appears as though this one has passed."
But is he handsome?
Posey pokes at the corpse, getting a good look at him, a subtle pulse of entropy flowing through her hoof into the skull, perhaps causing the remaining skin to wither slightly
"It appears as though this one has passed."
>>195206
Amber replies, "Oh, it's just a restaurant. Nothin' special. They're busy until late at night, but the coworkers are nice."
She makes a listen check. [1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
-
Cavaliere says to Blackheel, "Are we leaving the hatch open? We may need it if we have to retreat."
He looks up to the catwalk above, and makes a jump to climb over the railing. [1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
Amber replies, "Oh, it's just a restaurant. Nothin' special. They're busy until late at night, but the coworkers are nice."
She makes a listen check. [1d20+3 = (7+3) = 10]
-
Cavaliere says to Blackheel, "Are we leaving the hatch open? We may need it if we have to retreat."
He looks up to the catwalk above, and makes a jump to climb over the railing. [1d20+3 = (4+3) = 7]
>>195211
"So, you're a cook?" Storm says with a hint of sarcasm
Amber thinks she may have heard something like "you didn't mention her" but she cannot be sure as her attention is divided and there is a lot of background noise
Cavaliere discovers that there is railing on the catwalk. He discovers it painfully
>>195210
He is in a bad condition, and evidently Posey leaves him in a worse condition
"So, you're a cook?" Storm says with a hint of sarcasm
Amber thinks she may have heard something like "you didn't mention her" but she cannot be sure as her attention is divided and there is a lot of background noise
Cavaliere discovers that there is railing on the catwalk. He discovers it painfully
>>195210
He is in a bad condition, and evidently Posey leaves him in a worse condition
>>195212
The filly's ears dip. "No...well, I can cook a little, but not there. I'm a hostess and maybe a waitress."
-
Is Cavaliere up or did he fail to climb? He may look for a ladder in the room. He calls out to Starfire, "Check out that crewpony over there. You're best qualified to see his condition."
The filly's ears dip. "No...well, I can cook a little, but not there. I'm a hostess and maybe a waitress."
-
Is Cavaliere up or did he fail to climb? He may look for a ladder in the room. He calls out to Starfire, "Check out that crewpony over there. You're best qualified to see his condition."
>>195214
>>195213
No. He's dead. He shot himself in the head. That's why there is a hole in his head. That's why the pistol is near him. That's why he's slumped down next to machinery. He was wounded, perhaps fatally, perhaps not. He got away. He hid in a little corner. Then he shot himself in the head. He's dead. He's very dead.
>>195213
No. He's dead. He shot himself in the head. That's why there is a hole in his head. That's why the pistol is near him. That's why he's slumped down next to machinery. He was wounded, perhaps fatally, perhaps not. He got away. He hid in a little corner. Then he shot himself in the head. He's dead. He's very dead.
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