Evo Academy IC

[Rhyvurg]

Hybrid is still looking up. "No idea, but they're up there. The Island of Dr Moreau, had that greasy-looking redhead guy, played the prince in Dragonheart? Yup, mutant bird people, called it."

[Ridai]

"Coming out. These things might be the closest we'll get to predators like velociraptors." Maze moves back outside, trying to help locate the flying beings.

[Yabex]

Sin had gone inside with Maze, but made her way out when Malcom announced his sighting. "I was really hoping you weren't right." She sounded less than pleased as she started looking at the sky for any sign of danger. Given the amount of damage they had found in the tower and in the cabin, it was clear that what ever these things were, they were dangerous. Sin wasn't looking forward to getting a closer look at the creatures, but it seemed she was to soon encounter them.

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Notice 22 to find the figures

[Tegu8788]

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Spoiler: Sin

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Looking between the clouds, Sin is able to see what looks like some kind of flock of birds flying overhead. There appears to be a half dozen or so, but given how the clouds are moving, it's hard to tell how high, and how big, they may be. Between cloud layers, Sin can see them start to circle back, riding thermals around the island.

Anyone watching the sand will notice more shadows. Some appear to be human as Hybrid noted, but there are two that clearly have wings and an elongated torso for a bird.

[Ridai]

Maze looks down at the shadows, then up to the clouded sky. "Hmm, light refraction. Or the magic equivalent, that is. Given the light conditions and that we can determine the silhouettes with some precision, they are pretty close, currently closing in on their prey, meaning us." Even saying that, Maze does not sound all too worried. "Let's head inside. If they do want to attack, it would be nice to offer less angles of attack. Maybe we can figure out where the survivors went, if any." The dark figure heads back into the cabin, either continuing her search or starting to defend herself against semi-invisible mutant bird people, whatever happens first.

[Rhyvurg]

"Let 'em, one touch and they're cooked." He does back towards the door, however. "If these are animals, or at least close to it, they might associate this building with the people that used to work here. They might see us as them."

[Yabex]

Sin joined Maze inside and began to assist in looking for survivors. At least inside it would harder for any lurking creatures to surprise them from the skies. "It seems like there should be more people here, right? I mean, either there are survivors hiding somewhere or there should be more bodies around." Lucy stopped to consider a third option. It made her a bit uneasy to suggest it. "You guys don't think the bird things are the researchers, do you?"

[Ridai]

"A possibility, along with having been eaten or carried off or fled into the forest. Speculation does not help us at this point, however. What we need are facts," Maze answers evenly as she systematically begins to search the hut, once generally for big things like corpses or obvious things, then more finely.

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Using Maze's mental quickness to make a quick Take 20 sweep through the hut as described above.

Does Maze know how many researchers there were on the island?

[Tegu8788]

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As the two girls thoroughly search the research station, they are able to find more signs of struggle. Several doors have actually been knocked off their hinges, dented or splintered from some significant force. Based on a quick analysis, Maze can determine that 4 researches were currently living at this facility, and none of them appear to have survived. More torn clothing can be found, and in a side room, several work boots can be seen, with the gnawed on ends of feet extending out the top. She is able to find a written record, some strange energy readings, then a steep drop-off in bird wildlive sightings in the following days, and then it all goes red.

[Ridai]

Maze shares her findings as she goes. The end of documentation and the state of the body parts should give her a more accurate time frame. She tries to get identities of all four inhabitants. While she looks at the energy readings more closely, she contacts her superiors.

"Maze reporting. Mutant birds on the island, attacked research cabin, most likely killed all of the presumably four inhabitants. Found signs of abnormal energy readings, currently analyzing. Birds gathering above the cabin, might have some means of visual camouflage. Violence might ensue soon. Over." Her voice is matter-of-factly, merely passing on observations. Nothing to get worked up about yet.

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I am assuming Maze can contact the Academy because this is Superscience 2017. Unless the connection is disrupted, of course.

Maze analyzes the energy readings more closely, taking 20.

[Tegu8788]

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Maze scans over the documents she can find. Radio signals had gone wonky, and there was strangely high IR readings to the south, but it seems that this research station, despite having at one time a rather good DDR set-up and an impressive movie collection, was not the most advanced. Watching birds via binocular had been the main method of data collection. A pair of drone controllers can be found, but they don't appear to be connecting to anything. Video log shows them being attacked by something large, winged, and with careful analysis, antlers?

While Maze is clearly transmitting, she receives nothing but static in return. Whether her call made it out is uncertain. One thing that is certain, is that her suspicion of incoming violence is likely. On the roof, heavy thuds can be heard, uneven, some clicks, some scratches. Whatever it is, it's on the roof.

[Rhyvurg]

Hybrid looks up. "I'll see what that is, you guys should probably wait in here." He heads outside.

[Ridai]

Maze considers the static reception. "If that didn't get through, I guess extermination of all mutant birds, followed by finding a boat or building a raft is next on the agenda." She nods to Hybrid and positions herself in the cabin so that she has a clear shot towards the door and can keep an eye on as many points of entry as possible. They might even come through the roof, though that doesn't require special attention. "Let us know how things look like out there. We'll support as needed."

[Yabex]

Sin felt her nervousness begin to vanish. There wasn't any time for anxiety. "If you need back inside, make sure you use the front door. I'm blocking off the other entrances." With a few quick gestures aimed toward several places around the perimeter of the room, Sin raised a number of psionic walls. She attempted to cover each window and door that lead to the outside, even reinforcing the walls and roof where she thought it was appropriate. The front door was left unblocked for Malcom to exit and to attempt to funnel any mutant birds trying enter the cabin into clear view. After she was satisfied with her quick preparations, Sin materalized a waist high barrier for herself and Maze to take cover behind.

"Good luck." She called out to Malcom as he left.

[Tegu8788]

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The scratches grow, whatever it is on the roof is not happy. The sounds are clearly angry.

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Hybrid is able to see now that six of his "mutant birds" are now on the roof. Seeing him come outside, a pair of them glide down, flanking him. Their teeth are barred, and you can see they are stained red.

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3, 5
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2, 4, 6

Yabex, Ridai, place yourself somewhere inside the hut.

[Tegu8788]

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As Sin gathers her unique brand of psionic energy, two of the creatures lift off from the roof and dive down towards Hybrid, stabbing at him with their sharp antlers. A third from the sand runs along the beach, attempting to gorge him from behind. But it turns out that a metal man covered in his own lightning storm is not the kind of target that they were looking for.

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Mutant Bird 1
Charge to K19, -2 to defense until start of next turn
(1d20+6)[8] vs Hybrid's Defense, (2d10+10)[27]
Hybrid's electrical aura, (2d10+10)[22]

Mutant Bird 3
Charge to M19, -2 to defense until start of next turn
(1d20+4)[9] vs Hybrid's Defense, (1d10+5)[14]
Hybrid's electrical aura, (2d10+10)[19]

Mutant Bird 5
Charge to M21, -2 to defense until start of next turn
(1d20+4)[11] vs Hybrid's Defense, (1d10+5)[14]
Hybrid's electrical aura, (2d10+10)[21]

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3, 5
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2, 4, 6

[Rhyvurg]

Hybrid laughs and turns on the bird-thing to his left, crouching down before charging, claws extended. He tears into the animal, slamming his blades knuckle-deep into it's side, just behind it's front leg in a straight line for it's heart.

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Attack - (1d20+8)[28]
Damage - (4d10+30)[49]
Not sure how crits work with this damage system.

[Ridai]

"Hm," is heard from Maze as she sees stagbirds, while she herself kneels behind the Sin-created barrier. Fits the data. Analyses of the how and why of the creature are queued after the calculations of the shot she is going to make. The well-refined pattern acquires the data of the current situation, factoring in the behavior of her gun (properly sighted, thoroughly analyzed, parts maintained to Maze's satisfaction, test firings and reliability studies covering a vast amount of circumstances), compensating for her slight injuries, adjusting for weather and visual conditions, comparing the anatomies of the chimeric components, making assumptions about the location of vital organs, assuming stable shooting position, anticipating animal motion based on known behavior of chimeric components and observed behavior of the chimera, aligning trajectory, pulling the trigger.

To Sin, it looks like Maze's head turns towards one of the mutant animals the moment she sees it, raises her gun, and shoots, all in less than a second. The bullet connects with the furthest creature. Akemi notes a solid hit, observing the created wound, the caused pain, and how it affects behavior, also watching for indicators how the wound alters its physical capabilities. "Focus fire," Maze says to Sin, indicating the creature she shot. Reducing the number of threats is the most basic and valid approach to combat and applies now.

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Predictive Application of Violence Patterns (assuming that Maze's shot is not hindered by anything, as I see no indications of barriers and the like on the map)
Attack vs MB5's Defense (1d20+8)[18]
Damage: (3d10+25)[38]

[Tegu8788]

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From the roof two more monstrous creatures glide onto the sand. Seeing an open two, they slip inside. Their antlers bounce off the walls as they charge, frothing at the mouth. The last, wounded by the large shiny man, attempts to gore him before lifting off the ground.

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Mutant Bird 2
Charge to K19, -2 to defense until start of next turn
(1d20+6)[13] vs Maze's Defense, (2d10+10)[22]

Mutant Bird 4
Charge to M19, -2 to defense until start of next turn
(1d20+4)[24] vs Sin's Defense, (1d10+5)[14]

Mutant Bird 6
(1d20+4)[15] vs Hybrid's Defense, (1d10+5)[9]
Fly back to E18, 20 feet off the ground.

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3, 5
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2, 4, 6

[Yabex]

Sin released her stored blast of energy into the creature that Maze had tagged. It dropped with a satisfying thud. Sin could already feel her confidence building.

As a second creature charged into the building directly at her, Sin intercepted it with another blast from her palms. This time she panicked a bit as the creature drew closer and her aim suffered for it. Fortunately, her target was too close for her to miss. Unfortunately, it survived the attack and was now stood directly infont of her. It's claws weren't strong enough to get past Sin's defensive barrier, but Sin didn't want to give it another chance to try. She took a step back and hoped Maze's aim was better than hers.

[Tegu8788]

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Having felt the sting of the electrical monster, the two remaining winged quadrupeds barrel into the research hut, more scratches on the walls and ceiling as the antlers dig through the walls.

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Mutant Bird 1
Move to K13
(1d20+4)[11] vs Maze's Defense, (2d10+10)[22]

Mutant Bird 3
Move to N13
(1d20+2)[15] vs Sin's Defense, (1d10+5)[12]

Spoiler: Maze

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Maze is able to notice, despite the havoc in the room, something odd. The two creatures beside her have normal shadows, while the two beside Sin appear to have human like shadows.

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2, 4

[Ridai]

Maze simply gets up and happens to step out of the way of the first chimera attacking her. "Try to knock out at least one of" Almost lazily, Maze takes a spinning step back, just enough to evade the antlers, the moment she comes to a halt punctuated by a circling kick fluidly ending the motion, ideally at a very specific spot and angle where the ribs are easiest to shatter and ram into vital organs. No need to waste energy on excessive motion when a near miss is still a miss. "those two, they used to be people." She indicates the two beasts in question.

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Maze switches to her Predictive Strikes and attacks the creature who attacked Sin before (Mutant Bird 4)

Attack vs MB5's Defense (1d20+8)[28]
Damage (3d10+25)[46]

[Rhyvurg]

With no more threats outside, Hybrid turns and runs back inside the research building, seeing Maze and Sin surrounded, and keenly aware that speed is one thing he doesn't have.

[Tegu8788]

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Red froth at the mouth, one of the creatures continues it's apparently ineffective assault.

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Mutant Bird 2
(1d20+4)[5] vs Maze's Defense, (2d10+10)[18]

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2

[Yabex]

Sin quickly steps around Maze to get a clearer shot at one of the mutants and unleashes a lethal blast of energy toward her target.

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Attacking MB1 (1d20+8)[27] Damage (3d10+25)[40]

[Tegu8788]

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Seeing no way out with the walking storm near the door, the creatures frenzy, trying to bite the two girls inside as panic sets in.

Spoiler: Combat

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Mutant Bird 1
(1d20+4)[11] vs Maze's Defense, (2d10+10)[23]

Mutant Bird 3
(1d20+2)[22] vs Sin's Defense, (1d10+5)[14]

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 1, 3
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2

[Rhyvurg]

Hybrid stays where he is, the room is just too small for him to be willing to risk fighting with Maze ans Sin right there.

[Ridai]

Maze hardly moves from her position, already having moved where the frenzied attacks are not when they happen. She was able to adjust her previous attack at just the last moment, having identified a potential vulnerability, leading to striking a bundle of nerves which resulted in the creature losing consciousness. That is good information to have. Observing the situation, things seem under control for the most part. Her greatest concern is Sin feeling pressured, though her barriers manage to protect her completely thus far. That, too, fits the pattern, which, too, is good.

"You are doing great," Maze's calm, modulated voice is heard by Sin among the grunts and screams of the creatures. The one closest to Maze goes for a goring attack, but she is already in motion, striking it between the eyes, hitting another cluster of nerves, the beast falling to the floor, unconscious. Maze hops over the sliding body before turning to the beasts threatening Sin. "Stay sharp, this will be over soon." Those comments are not necessary, but morale is an important thing, especially for Sin. It is important that she knows someone has her back.

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Attack vs. MB1's Defense (1d20+8)[17]
Damage (3d10+25)[43]
Striking to knock unconscious

[Tegu8788]

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Trying to get a better angle on the confusingly dressed girl, the bizarre bird lunges.

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Mutant Bird 2
Move to K13
(1d20+4)[9] vs Maze's Defense, (2d10+10)[16]

Spoiler: Initiative

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Player A: Sin
Enemy B: Mutant Bird 3
Player C: Hybrid, Maze
Enemy D: Mutant Bird 2

[Yabex]

Sin was feeling quite confident about the outcome of the battle so far. She had managed to avoid being injured and almost all the mutants were taken care of. She moved up beside Maze, ready to block any further attacks made against her teammate with her own body, while simultaneously releasing another blast into the creatures center of mass.

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Sin will use her Interpose feat to take the next attack directed at Maze.

Non leathal attack against MB3 (1d20+8)[9] Damage (3d10+25)[52]

Well, I rolled a 1. Anything special happen when I fail that hard? I'm currently 6 hours into a 14 hour shift at work, so I cant check the tracker to see if I hit, but I assume I missed this time.