>>329650
What? Lightning does not do much structural damage. I agree with the kneecap part, but I think an ice bold would be better.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)16:45 No. 329661 ID: 146bca
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Robert: (I can't really aim the lightning, anyway! The spell I know just zaps everything in front of me! And about the only thing I can do with ice is make it shoot out in a beam, and make something -20 farenheit! It's getting closer! What do you want me to cast!?)

okay, ice it is, hopefully he still has the reptile weakness to cold!

go with ice.

Fire. Remember what we overheard the doctor saying? Actually, if you can do it quickly enough, ice and then fire. That should seriously fuck him up.

>>329661
Is -20 Celsius of Fahrenheit (important to know because one is below freezing and one isn't? If the beam can make flesh go below freezing (and isn't reduced by magic resistance or the like) it is a very deadly weapon, as water expands when it freezes and other things that make up flesh don't.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)18:49 No. 329708 ID: 146bca
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>>329682

Robert: (Alright, I'll give it a shot. I should back up after I hit him with the spell, give me more time to think up another.)

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)18:51 No. 329715 ID: 146bca
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Robert: (It worked! Not only is his joint frozen, but the air around his knee condensed and froze all at once! I never knew this spell was so potent!)

I suggest that you keep freezing him.

I think freezing his leg should likely delay him long enough for you to check for the guy on the roof who just tried to shoot you.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)21:01 No. 329840 ID: 146bca
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Robert: (Well it definitely slowed him down. But he doesn't actually seem fazed that his body temperature is now below freezing in the leg area.)

>>329828

Robert: (No one shot at me. Limpy Mclizard back there jumped from the roof.)

then do you have anything that causes really large amounts of blunt force trauma? use that on the ice.

Well if its just him than yes, freeze his other knee.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)21:13 No. 329850 ID: 146bca
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>>329841

Robert: (I only have a telekinesis spell, and that only exerts fifty pounds of pressure.

Wait a minute...

Back during the recording, how did Galos kill the thing attacking him?)

he snapped it's neck.. it must need to breathe or it's brain is important. ice to the face!

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)21:22 No. 329859 ID: 146bca
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>>329855

Robert: (I do you one better. You only need twelve pounds of pressure to snap a neck.)

I suppose if he is irreparibly insane killing him would be for the best. And I guess trying to lock him up did not work out so well last time.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/22(Fri)21:38 No. 329870 ID: 146bca
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>>329863

Robert: (I thought that was the objective to begin with.)

*Snap*

Robert: (In any case, it's dead. Now, we just have to find out who let him loose.)

>>329871
Nice.

Anyway, let's scope out that hut, right next to the pool of blood.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/23(Sat)13:10 No. 330133 ID: 146bca
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Robert: (Check out the hut? Alright.)

...

???: Hello? Is someone out there?

Robert: (Seems like someone's home. What should I do?)

"yeah i need you to get a hazmat team or something, this REALLY needs to be cleaned up and i am pretty sure touching it will result in you horribly mutating."

Ace Sorou 2011/07/23(Sat)19:03 No. 330334 ID: 146bca
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>>330163

Robert: (Maybe I should word it a bit differently.)

It's alright, but there's a hazardous material out here. Are there any hazmat teams that can take care of this?

???: Uh, no. No one in camp specializes in dealing with hazardous waste. If there's a hazard spill somewhere, we usually contact the company, and they send someone. Who are you?

Robert: (Should I tell them the truth? Because I may have neglected to mention that Techmages are not trusted very much to the average citizen. Not everyone understands the desire to use magic to it's fullest capabilities.)

just say you were hired to take care of the monster problem in the mines. and that the spill is monster related. as long as the area is roped off and no one touches it, it should be fine. is a contact hazard.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/23(Sat)22:31 No. 330489 ID: 146bca
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Alright, here goes.

Robert clears his throat. "My name is Robert. I was sent by the company to investigate your monster problem. The biohazard is related to the monsters you claim to started a strike over. It is important the the spill is roped off, and no one touches it."

>"Oh, okay. You with a mercenary outfit or something?"

"Yes, you can say that. Who am I speaking with?"

>"I'm a miner. My name's John."

"Well, John, what can you tell me?"

>"You know Galos' story, right? Well, when we heard it, everyone else panicked. We all locked ourselves in the huts, and we only come out to go to the mess hall, and eat. We never leave in groups of less than three."

"So there are more of you in there?"

>"Yeah. Jozan, and Tarek. Both Xiodian."

I guess you can tell them that the blood is likely dangerous, but apart from that it is safe outside at the moment.

Can you send a message back to your superiors in the guild? I am thinking we might want to confront the shady scientists directly, and telling them that their secret is already out would remove the motive to kill you to preserve their secret. (Just to be sure, though, do you have a shield spell or something that can defend against laser guns?)

>>330562
probably not, but making himself appear to be two feet to the left would throw their aim off enough that it counts.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/24(Sun)09:26 No. 330574 ID: 146bca
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>>330562

I don't think the doctor's behind this. She does have the strength, but it would be counterproductive to their purposes to let him loose in the hopes that it would kill me. Besides, the foreman and the doctor think I'm down in the mines.

>>330563

I don't have a shield spell, but that would work.


"In any case, it's safe to come out, John. Just avoid the...uh...blood spill."

>"Blood!?"

"Yeah, apparently, blood and bodily fluids transmit a chemical of sorts, and cause those afflicted to transform into...something else."

>"Wait...that means...Where's Galos!?"

"I'm sorry, John, but he left me little choice."

>"You killed Galos!? I thought you were here to help us! Everyone loved the guy, man! How could you!?"

Oh boy.

"just come out and look at him, i am sure you will understand, the monster's bite it... changed him."

the things in the mine have a mutagenic bite. glsos was becoming something else. he got out and tried to kill me. I'm not a strong enough mage that I could have stooped him without killing him.

>>330574
Say
"I didn't kill Galos. I killed the thing that had taken over his body after it attacked on sight. Surely you have heard it trying to bash its prison open. Today, it seems that someone or something let it out."

Ace Sorou 2011/07/24(Sun)17:52 No. 330824 ID: 146bca
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>>330603

"I didn't kill Galos. I killed the thing that had taken over his body after it attacked on sight. Surely you have heard it trying to bash its prison open. Today, it seems that someone or something let it out."

>"Uh, but...he was..."

"John, I know this must be a lot for you to absorb, but what I killed wasn't Galos. Whatever was down in the mines had a bite that warped Galos' body and mind. He may have looked like your friend at one time, but he was driven to murderous rampage, and it has something to do with those creatures down below. Understand?

>"...Yeah, I get ya."

"Good."

He seems calm, now. Is there anything we might need from him, information-wise?

"now, if i go down there will i run into any locked doors? if so i will need to be able to open them."

Ace Sorou 2011/07/24(Sun)18:57 No. 330888 ID: 146bca
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"Now, then. I'm going to go to the mines. Are there any locked doors, or anything that I need to get through?"

>"Uh, no. The elevator shaft will take you straight to the mines. The monsters were appearing in mineshaft 4."

thank him and head off.

Warn him that the creatures seem to be immune to laser guns if he sees any more of them.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/24(Sun)19:43 No. 330953 ID: 146bca
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"Thanks, John. Just remember this. If you see any more creatures up here, your best bet is to run. They seem to be immune to laser fire."

>"Y-yeah...Thanks...for helping us."

Robert turns to leave. You follow.

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Soon enough, you come across the elevator shaft to the mines. The elevator is a service elevator, and appears to be empty.

I can't shake the feeling that we might not be done, up here. After all, weren't we gonna get some evidence to Arkos' illegal actions?

i thought that was the datapad? what else could we grab... if that science dude already has some of that serum that would work, but i doubt it.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/24(Sun)20:01 No. 330971 ID: 146bca
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I mean the research. Remember, they're at least two days ahead of us. If we decide to turn the stuff in, we're going to need more than just a journal, being that Arkos is rich enough to afford a good lawyer.

And if we decide to make the serum ourselves, it won't mean anything if we don't have the market cornered. They need a first generation sample, and have a researcher. We can get a first generation sample, but we need a researcher.

Actually, I think it's time we made a choice. Are we gonna do the good thing, and turn these guys in? Or are we gonna do the profitable thing, and go into the business of black market steroids?

even if it works and you don't go insane from the serum, the chances of roid rage are probably OBSCENELY high. book'em

Even apart from the moral issue trying to market it is way too large of a risk to go for.

arrest them.

Book 'em. I think that selling the serum would be a shortsighted move. Let's not worry about "good" or "bad," let's worry about goals. By the time we're done with you, I want you to be the youngest guildlord in history, or something equally ambitious.

Anyway, for now, find the doctor's lab.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/25(Mon)03:53 No. 331124 ID: 146bca
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>>330987
>>331015
>>331018
>>331115

It's unanimous, then. We're going legit.

I'm not sure I have what it takes to be a Guild Lord, but hey, you're the Seerstone.

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Ohshi-invisible!

That was close. I spotted the doctor while heading back into camp. She didn't seem to notice me, but I'm wondering if I'm already too close...

any wind yet? if not then no. just stay still... also are we visible? a magic gem floating around would be a thing to look at.

You're good. Can you cast a spell to read her mind, try to figure out the location of her lab?

Ace Sorou 2011/07/25(Mon)18:10 No. 331313 ID: 146bca
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>>331170

I've already made it a point to turn you invisible when I turn invisible, so you should be. And there's no wind, today.

>>331227

I can do many things, but read minds isn't one of them.

It doesn't seem like she noticed me, anyway. Let's follow her.

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You and Robert tail Dr. Lasai, and it's not long before she leads you to a hut.

This must be where her lab is. So, what's the plan? Sneak in, get her notes, and sneak out?

sounds like it, but watch when she leaves. she may hae the notes on her, meaning we would need to follow until she puts them down.

Ace Sorou 2011/07/26(Tue)10:47 No. 331743 ID: 146bca
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>>331314

So we wait until she leaves, and then grab the notes. Okay.

An hour passes. Then another. Then another. But the door doesn't open again.

...I don't think she's coming out.

write a note and stick it to the door, then knock and back up. the note should say something about the biohazard and galos. make it look like it's from a miner.