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STEM Shenanigans - August Player Plot
Who: STEM Adventurers
Where: Pesseria Forest, Lorentia Cave, Ruins of Forlinet
What: KICKING NAMES AND TAKING ASS
Content Warnings: Probably profanity, natural disasters, combat violence including killer animals, snakes, spiders, potential for cannibalism/discussion of cannibalism; any further warnings please include in the subject line of your thread.
Where: Pesseria Forest, Lorentia Cave, Ruins of Forlinet
What: KICKING NAMES AND TAKING ASS
Content Warnings: Probably profanity, natural disasters, combat violence including killer animals, snakes, spiders, potential for cannibalism/discussion of cannibalism; any further warnings please include in the subject line of your thread.
Following the events of the Dark Web project and the subsequent AI released on Aldrip’s main network, the STEM club has taken it upon themselves to try and discover the source of the AI. With the glitches worsening this month, finding the source has become of paramount importance. Their working theory is that there may be a physical port they can tap into, though the debate as to what to do with it once they find it rages on. Ultimately, they’ve agreed the best course of action is to see if they can even find the port first…and worry about what to do with it later.
Whether your characters have been assigned a teammate or happened upon the STEM scouting parties, the Chosen of Aldrip are agreed - something needs to be done.
Whether your characters have been assigned a teammate or happened upon the STEM scouting parties, the Chosen of Aldrip are agreed - something needs to be done.
STEM Player Plot
MECHANICS
Characters will choose one of three areas to traverse: Pesseria Forest, Lorentia Cave, or the Ruins of Forlinet. Use the encounter pools below to determine what obstacles and combat situations your characters encounter, or feel free to make up some of your own! Combat encounters have been assigned a hit number for those using the optional dice roll mechanic, but feel free to adjust as needed.
For extra zest, consider using dice rolls to determine what you encounter/your success rate.
Obstacle rolls use a d20; combat rolls use a d10. You can roll dice in the game Discord via #bot-spam, or simply use an online dice roller if you are not in the Discord. Please include the result of your roll in the subject line of your tag!
PROBLEMS: When rolling to discover a problem, roll a d20. Based on your roll, you will be given a problem from a predetermined list. If you roll the same problem twice, feel free to roll again - or face the challenge once more!
THE 411:
Characters must clear a minimum of three problems before they can move forward, deeper into the location they are exploring. You must clear a minimum of six problems total to reach the source.
If you would like to divide your six problems between two threads and have your characters separate from their partner as they move deeper into the location, have at it!
When you have cleared six obstacles, please fill out the OOC comment below to find out what your characters discovered.
Additionally, feel free to use the Dark Web prompt for net-style communication between separated partners/teams/what have you!
For extra zest, consider using dice rolls to determine what you encounter/your success rate.
[OPTIONAL] Click here for dice roll details!
Obstacle rolls use a d20; combat rolls use a d10. You can roll dice in the game Discord via #bot-spam, or simply use an online dice roller if you are not in the Discord. Please include the result of your roll in the subject line of your tag!
PROBLEMS: When rolling to discover a problem, roll a d20. Based on your roll, you will be given a problem from a predetermined list. If you roll the same problem twice, feel free to roll again - or face the challenge once more!
OBSTACLES: Use a d20 to determine your success; 1-6 is poor success, 7-12 is mild success, and 13-20 is great success.
For example, Character A and Character B encounter an obstacle; they roll a 16 and find a chasm they must cross via a rope bridge. Character A rolls a 10; they make it to the midway point of the bridge, which wobbles but stays up. Character B rolls a 3, and the boards fall out from under them. Character A rolls an 18, and catches Character B’s arm before they can fall to their doom. Character B rolls a 12, and they make it to the other side of the bridge. After rolling a 10, an 18, and a 12, the obstacle has been cleared.
Three failed rolls constitutes an impassable obstacle; have characters regroup and try again, or take a new path for a new obstacle! The dungeon-style play will unfold as you create it.
COMBAT: Use a d10 to determine your success; 1-5 is a failed hit, 6-10 is a successful hit. If you fail a hit, you must also roll for whether or not the monster hits you. If you roll a successful hit, the monster does not get the opportunity to hit you.
If you decide to fight one another (we’re a team guys! And yet…) Player v Player, you only roll for your own hits.
Monsters will have a predetermined number of hits you must land in order to defeat the monster. Player characters can each take three hits before they must retreat; decide to regroup and try again, or take a new path!
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Additionally, feel free to use the Dark Web prompt for net-style communication between separated partners/teams/what have you!
ENCOUNTER POOL
PESSERIA FOREST:
- 1 | OBSTACLE: Goobbues asleep in your path.
- 2 | OBSTACLE: Plant attack! Wildcard the effect (Poison, hallucinations, fuck or die, etc)
- 3 | OBSTACLE: Troll on the bridge; answer a riddle to pass.
- 4 | COMBAT: R.O.U.S (Rodent Of Unusual Size) - 2 hits to defeat.
- 5 | COMBAT: The trees attack! - 4 hits to defeat
- 6 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - suddenly, everyone’s singing.
- 7 | COMBAT: Spore walker attack! - 4 hits to defeat
- 8 | COMBAT: Evil bird attack - 2 hits to defeat.
- 9 | COMBAT: Wild Chocobo attack - 3 hits to defeat.
- 10 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - forest fire!
- 11 | COMBAT: Forest is Haunted - 3 hits to defeat
- 12 | COMBAT: Killer bunny - 5 hits to defeat
- 13 | OBSTACLE: Ominous fog. Wildcard the effect (Poison, hallucinations, etc)
- 14 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - a fissure opens beneath your feet!
- 15 | OBSTACLE: Rope bridge in your path.
- 16 | OBSTACLE: Blast cone minefield.
- 17 | COMBAT: Morbul attack! - 3 hits to defeat
- 18 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - language filter turns off.
- 19 | OBSTACLE: An eerie bush maze appears in your path.
- 20 | COMBAT: Shia Surprise! Shia LaBeouf the cannibal appears - 3 hits to defeat.
You're walking through the woods...
LORENTIA CAVE:
- 1 | COMBAT: Stone Talus - 4 hits to defeat
- 2 | COMBAT: Cave siren - 2 hits to defeat
- 3 | OBSTACLE: Quicksand!
- 4 | COMBAT: Spider lair - 3 hits to defeat
- 5 | OBSTACLE: Suddenly, a boulder…
- 6 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - sudden darkness.
- 7 | COMBAT: Cave dragon - 3 hits to defeat
- 8 | COMBAT: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - A mysterious cave creature glitches into existence and attacks - 3 hits to defeat
- 9 | OBSTACLE: Crystal cavern mention; crystals replay memories.
- 10 | COMBAT: Sam the Salamancer - 3 hits to defeat
- 11 | OBSTACLE: Sleepy grotto; safe haven tries to lull you to sleep.
- 12 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - Cave begins filling with water.
- 13 | OBSTACLE: Tunnel collapse!
- 14 | COMBAT: Core Hound Attack! - 5 hits to defeat
- 15 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - earthquake!
- 16 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - gravity turns off.
- 17 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - suddenly, everyone’s singing.
- 18 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - language filter turns off.
- 19 | COMBAT: Shia Surprise! Shia LaBeouf the cannibal appears - 3 hits to defeat.
- 20 | COMBAT: Raptor attack! - 2 raptors, 4 total hits to defeat
There's no one around and your phone is dead...
RUINS OF FORLINET:
- 1 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - sandstorm! Not by Darude.
- 2 | COMBAT: Nearby rocks come to life, with a taste for blood - 3 hits to defeat.
- 3 | COMBAT: Razorfin frenzy! - 3 hits to defeat
- 4 | COMBAT: Mummy attack! - 3 hits to defeat
- 5 | OBSTACLE: A sucker vine grabs you/your companion.
- 6 | OBSTACLE: Snake pit!
- 7 | COMBAT: Threshadon attack! - 5 hits to defeat
- 8 | OBSTACLE: Catacombs - find the key to escape.
- 9 | OBSTACLE: Ruins collapse!
- 10 | COMBAT: Sand guardian - 4 hits to defeat.
- 11 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - language filter turns off.
- 12 | COMBAT: Shia Surprise! Shia LaBeouf the cannibal appears - 3 hits to defeat.
- 13 | OBSTACLE: Ominous fog. Wildcard the effect (Poison, hallucinations, etc)
- 14 | OBSTACLE: G̴l̶i̷t̸c̷h̸ - suddenly, everyone’s singing.
- 15 | OBSTACLE: Booby-trap!
- 16 | COMBAT: Shitty Sphinx - solve a riddle to pass, but then you get attacked anyway - 2 hits to defeat
- 17 | COMBAT: A bird? A plane? A SEHLAT?! - 4 hits to defeat
- 18 | COMBAT: Haunted suit of armor - 2 hits to defeat
- 19 | OBSTACLE: Hallucinogenic fungi
- 20 | OBSTACLE: Floor collapses beneath your feet.
roll 2 - 20 B)
ultimately, the remains of the beast fall too, leaving kakashi standing at the base of a big pile of oozing plant matter.]
They never mentioned there might be something this big lurking around! What a shameful lack of intel.
[he produces a cloth from one of his many pouch pockets and quickly wipes down his sword as he speaks, so he can sheath it.]
Nice hit, by the way.
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It's a total goner. Score one for Team Ninja Blast. Yeah, he just came up with that title, so what!!
Maybe he should ask everything that Kakashi can do, understand his abilities so that they can work best out here. It's important to Scott, them being able to mesh together, not only to raise their chance of success but make sure that both of them get out of this okay. Kakashi throwing knives and using a sword is pretty much expected at least.]
Could say the same for you. [Scott cocks a small smile at him before fully looking at the slain beast.] But yeah, I haven't seen anything like that before. Strange that they missed something this large, but... this world has been glitching lately. Maybe we can't count on creatures to be in expected areas.
roll 3 - 18 - obstacle passed
Yeah, I guess with the glitches there's no way to know what's really out here.
[he shakes the worst of the monster goo off of his kunai and wipes it down so he can stash it back in its pouch.]
I don't think we'll run into anything that you can't knock over, though. That blast of yours hit like an explosion.
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At least it's always easier to push his emotions aside when they're on a mission like this. Scott breathes in once more, settling those remaining emotions, as he turns to his friend.]
Concussive force. It's basically what I got, so I hope that it's able to knock over everything in our path. [He briefly explains. Building on his earlier thoughts, Scott decides to delve just a little more into his powers.] I can't control the power, unfortunately. So, it's full power or nothing.
How about you? I know you have a sword and throwing weapons, anything else I should know?
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[kakashi doesn't really understand mutant powers, despite talking to kurt about it for a while, but he trusts scott to be honest with him. as long as it's not to do with weird birthday "traditions", anyway.]
Hn. I have a repertoire of jutsu. You might call it...um...elemental magic?
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[Is it weird knowing about your future? At least a couple different versions of it? Maybe, but Scott figures that Kakashi can follow along with what he's saying, especially since he dealt with the glitches and became an adult himself for a while. Thinking about that time almost gets him to tease the other, but serious mission and everything. He knows when to be serious.
Also it's starting to sound like it's really a good thing that they picked the forest to explore. Shooting big magic or his optic blasts in a cave sounds like a recipe for disaster.]
Elemental magic, so fire, wind, water, and earth stuff? [Scott recites, easily accepting Kakashi's explanation for what it is. If he can do elemental magic, then he has a good idea on what that may look like. He nods, the mutant taking in that information and an appreciative noise leaves him.] That's good to know.
[He's pretty adaptable to situations, it sounds like. Guess expected for a ninja.] Ready to keep going?
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[he says, relatively lightly. it is his specialty, after all.]
Yeah, let's go.
[as they walk, a thick fog settles around them. kakashi tries climbing a tree to see over it, but no luck - they're now walking blind. before long the trees come to an abrupt end and a meadow appears in front of them.....a meadow filled with hedges, with only a single entrance visible.]
You've gotta be kidding me...
[kakashi hesitates before motioning scott to stay behind him. then, he takes a deep breath and blows out a gout of flame, torching the bushes nearest him. he maintains the flame for a few seconds before stopping, leaning back to observe his handiwork. the bush appears to have caught fire, but when the flames naturally die down a few seconds later the thick branches of the hedge are still intact, just without their leaves.]
Ehhh...not good.
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But right now, they have a mission to accomplish.
So, he follows along, keeping his eyes peeled as much as possible. Unfortunately with his sunglasses, he doesn't always have the best vision, but Scott is certainly trying, and he's been sharpening his hearing just a little more to compensate for his more limited eyesight. Of course, having a nasty ass fog that's hard to see through doesn't help at him, leading Scott to keep his hand near his frames, but he has enough self-control to not pull them off until there's actual danger.
Eventually, it's surprising to see a meadow in front of them with multiple hedges blocking the way, but...]
I could blast through them.
[Scott offers after Kakashi attempts to torch the hedges with a fire breathing attack-- which again, neat, but it looks like they may need more firepower?] Last time I got stuck in a maze, it sucked, so I don't mind cheating.
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[he tactically retreats a few feet, so he's behind scott.]
Whenever you're ready.
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Well, there's a clear path right through the maze now.
After a few more seconds of letting his powers out, Scott closes his eyes to immediately stop his attack before sliding his shades back on. And... look, okay, he can't help the somewhat confident grin from taking hold as he sees the aftermath, one arm extending as if beckoning Kakashi to move forward.]
After you, man.
obstacle roll 4
[after traversing the scott's special path, they once again find themselves in the woods. but it's not long before a rat....a very large rat...a rat of unusual size, one could say, appears before them. kakashi stops a generous distance away, considering it thoughtfully.]
That's one big rat. [he glances over at scott.] Think it'll just let us past?
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[Scott snorts, able to poke at himself just a little because of how well things are going so far. If he was feeling more frustrated or useless with himself, he wouldn't make that sort of comment, but it's been two for two. So, it's easy to let that remark slide from him as he follows Kakashi through the newly created path.
And now there's a giant rat because why not. Scott barely blinks behind his shades at the sight, only straightening himself as he looks at their new obstacle.]
Probably not. [He comments, hand already by his glasses once more.] If it ain't broke...
[It's also easy to ignore any moral problems when his opponent is a big ol' rat monster.]
success roll 15
Roger that.
[...is this thing gonna explode into bits? because that would be kinda cool.]
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He was not expecting for the creature to just explode upon impact, with chunks of its flesh and guts spraying everywhere-- even on Scott. And perhaps Kakashi.]
Fucking gross dude!
[Scott shouts as he shuts his eyes, taking a step back while trying to wipe off some of its remains off his hair. Bro.]
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kakashi does not laugh, because that would not be cool. he does let out a little "heh" though.]
On the other hand, maybe your skills are a little bit overkill.
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Scott grumpily wipes his face, although it doesn't do much but spread more of the rat's remains across him and causing the mutant to look like something out of a horror movie. He can almost feel something surge from back of his throat, because this is seriously gross, but he manages to shove it down. He's fine. Right.
...
Dude this was one of his favorite jackets too--]
Shut up, man. Do you have a cloth or anything?
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Feel free to hold on to it. No, I insist.
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[There's some continual grumbling as Scott takes the cloth from Kakashi before he starts wiping some of that excess gore from his face. His jacket and shirt is beyond saving at this point, but he'd like to continue to this dumb mission without smelling rat guts with every breath he takes. Having the blood cleaned off his face helps with that. Most importantly, he starts cleaning his glasses, because it would be really awful if his shades are stained forever from this.
Peter really owes him now.
But after a couple of minutes, Scott slides his glasses back on and his face is mostly clean, along with said shades, but his hair and clothes are still bloody. It's fine.]
Alright, let's go. Faster we do this, faster we can get back.
obstacle roll 10, success roll 10
[they continue along through the woods. after just a few moments, though, kakashi stops and sniffs the air suspiciously.]
Hey, do you smell...
[there's a strong gust of wind, reality seems to shift sideways for a split second - and then suddenly the trees around them are all burning in a massive inferno.]
Shit! Okay - [his eye darts back and forth as he makes a split second decision.] - straight ahead!
[he quickly flashes through a series of hand signs, then takes a deep breath and blows out - this time, a gout of clear water pours from his mouth with force, making a small path ahead of them through the flames.]
Come on!
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But Kakashi's voice breaks through whatever shock he's in, Scott snapping back to reality just as his friend executes some fancy hand motions. There's water clearing the path now, the flames disappearing and right, things are fine. He's not changed, he's still himself.]
I-I'm right behind you. [He shoves down that urge to gag before quickly running with Kakashi through the path he just made. Just keep running and don't look back. Focus.]
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after a few minutes, they burst out into a perfectly normal clearing. behind them, the fire rages, but it doesn't move any closer. almost like a movie of a fire, if they couldn't feel the heat.
kakashi leans over, hands on his knees, and coughs a few times to clear out his lungs. that was unpleasant to say the least.]
I think...we're clear. You okay, Scott?
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...Nothing like that.
It just takes him a couple of moments for him to actually respond to Kakashi.]
Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Just surprised, that's all.
[He doesn't want to worry Kakashi too much, especially not right now. They're in the middle of a mission, on something that will help stop the glitching in the first place. That's why he's out here. Just pull through, Summers. After a couple of deep breaths, holding them in, he straightens himself up and nods to his friend.]
Sorry if I worried you.
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ultimately he decides to pull out his canteen and offer it to scott.]
Here, it's water. Let's take a break.
[it won't hurt them to stop for a few minutes, they've been going pretty much nonstop so far.]
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Yeah, wandering around with optic blasts is now normal for him.
Nonetheless, he can feel his heartrate slowly return to normal, a sort of calm clawing back as he exhales loudly. He... he didn't know that he needed this so much, but his world doesn't feel like it's going to tilt sideways any longer.]
Thanks man.
[He says while holding the canteen back for Kakashi to take.] Guess I was just surprised.
[Kind of a lame excuse there.]
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[he says, no judgement in his voice. it is what it is.]
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