Topic: Mountain Man (Read 118681 times)

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #100 on:** September 11, 2015, 02:31:46 pm »

Captain Montoya and the others back away from the mill. Not surprisingly, no one is coming out.

Ugilick · « **Reply #101 on:** September 11, 2015, 04:34:51 pm »

"We are supposed to take this person alive right?"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #102 on:** September 11, 2015, 06:20:19 pm »

"Err, yeah," Ezekiel replies, looking at the Captain.

Forge · « **Reply #103 on:** September 11, 2015, 06:34:43 pm »

"It's just to use as a threat, I won't really blow him up!" he exclaims, sad the others didn't trust him. Finally seeing nothing moving he heads back over, "ok test two, let's see if we can break in!" he announces.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #104 on:** September 11, 2015, 07:25:41 pm »

"What'd you find?" Ezekiel asks, following Montoya back in.

"Some sort of trapdoor?"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #105 on:** September 11, 2015, 07:29:31 pm »

Once inside, Ezekiel gets a look t he trap door.

"Could blast it open," he say, "but we'd need to clear all these oil drums out of here first, unless we want a huge fire."

"Damn lot of work that would be just for one guy though..."

Forge · « **Reply #106 on:** September 11, 2015, 11:00:41 pm »

"I was hoping to threaten him out but I have no idea if he will listen, or even hear us from in there."

He bangs really loudly on the trapdoor with a piece of wood just incase.

Then sighs and starts rolling barrels "let's get it over with then" he says in an overly dejected manner.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #107 on:** September 12, 2015, 08:36:31 am »

It takes a decent amount of time to roll all the oil drums out from under the control room, but once that is done, Captain Montoya is able to use his Demolition skills to place a three-stick dynamite charge over the trapdoor.

The charge goes off, blasting the steel door open and wrecking the underside of the control room above, but otherwise being a complete success.

The smoking hole reveals a steep set of rough-cut timber stairs going fifteen feet down. At the bottom of the stairs is a landing, where two tunnels lead out – one to the east and one to the south that drops down at a gentle slope. Also in the chamber is a beat up old deep freezer along the north wall.

While there is no power down here to plug the deep freezer into, it stays cold because of some large blocks of ice, a number of frozen trout, and some wrapped deer steaks kept within.

Bolt Hole

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(OOC - while the characters can't see the entire complex, I am posting the whole map for the sake of simplicity.

Forge · « **Reply #108 on:** September 12, 2015, 11:04:53 am »

Montoya looks around then nods "Once we get the bountyheads, we take the steaks too!" He looks to Ezekiel "You better go right and I'll take left, people never choose left! Natalia can guard the exit or come with one of us!"

Clearly excited again he starts moving down the eastern corridor, looking for traps as he goes.

Ugilick · « **Reply #109 on:** September 12, 2015, 12:50:20 pm »

Natalia bites her bottom lip gently, disliking the situation no matter which way you cut it.

"I'll go with you." She whisper's to Montoya.

She follows 6 or 7 feet behind him, watching where they've come from more than where they're going.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #110 on:** September 12, 2015, 04:42:11 pm »

"Right then," Ezekiel replies, cautiously heading down the slope to the south.

As Captain Montoya moves up the east tunnel, followed at a distance by Natalia, two large hounds abruptly leap from a five foot high ledge in the darkness up ahead to attack!

What's really surprising however, is that the beasts are actually mastiff poodles – large and white, with short curly hair – though certainly not bobbed or cut into ridiculous poofs. That, and the dogs don’t bark or growl. They have obviously been trained to hunt and guard with a sense of stealth.

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Captain Montoya Init 9 1d20 : 1, total 1
Ezekiel Init 11 1d20 : 14, total 14
Natalia Init 11 1d20 : 5, total 5
Mastif Poodles Init 9 1d20 : 17, total 17
Jeremiah Jackson Init 15 1d20 : 20, total 20

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #111 on:** September 12, 2015, 04:45:16 pm »

Wave One
Natalia Init 11 1d20 : 5
Captain Montoya Init 9 1d20 : 1 (Faulty Success)

Wave Two
Jeremiah Jackson Init 15 1d20 : 20 (Botch)
Mastif Poodles Init 9 1d20 : 17
Ezekiel Init 11 1d20 : 14

Forge · « **Reply #112 on:** September 12, 2015, 06:26:53 pm »

Montoya immediatly throws a stun grenade and draws his sword in one hand and thumper pistol in the other ready to fight like a swashbuckler.

He of course flicks on his fight music and poses dramatically as he prepares to counter the dogs attack right in the middle of the tunnel without hiding at all.

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Concussion Grenades 10 1d20 : 9, total 9

Ugilick · « **Reply #113 on:** September 12, 2015, 11:13:03 pm »

She whirls around, panic stricken expression across her face. Seeing Montoya's flamboyance, she steadies suddenly.

"Fire for affect."

Natalia's inflection is not her own, but it sounds natural. A follower of her films might know from where it comes.

She raises her deck pistol and, taking a moment's aim, fire's at approaching canines. Hitting one isn't necessarily her goal, but gunfire is as good a reminder as any that someone has your back.

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Natalia Deck Pistol 10 1d20 : 9, total 9

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #114 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:36:06 pm »

Natalia's shot rings out in the cramped tunnel - striking one of the mastiff poodles in the side of its flank for 17 Damage. It yelps in pain, but doesn't stop its charge!

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #115 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:41:56 pm »

The Captain's concussion grenade meanwhile, explodes with a deafening thump between the two dogs for 9 Damage.

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Fluffy Endure 8 1d20 : 9, total 9
Mr. Charles Endure 8 1d20 : 4, total 4

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #116 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:45:04 pm »

Fluffy is Stunned and has some of his fur blown off - now being Wounded.

Mr. Charles on the other hand, goes into panic mode - leaping at Captain Montoya's neck!

Bite 11 1d20 : 12, total 12

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #117 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:45:54 pm »

Captain Montoya is able to deflect the leaping dog to the side.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #118 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:47:11 pm »

As all this goes on, Ezekiel holds his position and yells out - "You need help Captain?"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #119 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:48:11 pm »

Round 2

Wave One
Natalia 5
Captain Montoya 1

Wave Two
Jeremiah Jackson 20
Mastif Poodles 17
Ezekiel 14

Forge · « **Reply #120 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:53:27 pm »

Capt. Montoya calls back quietly into his comms so that their target won't hear "Flank him incase he runs!"

He then holds in the stun button on his sword and slashes at the dog that had lunged for him to try and wound/stun it too. Keeping a little energy back for another dodge if needed.

Edit: Surge point from Natalia used for second Attack using pistol if dog is not stunned by the first Attack.

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Pirate Cutlass w/ Stun 5 1d20 : 13, total 13
Deck Pistol 11 1d20 : 5, total 5

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #121 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:55:47 pm »

"Flank Who?" Ezekiel calls back, genuinely confused - "Where is he?"

Forge · « **Reply #122 on:** September 13, 2015, 02:58:28 pm »

"Oh yes, we found some evil Attack poodles! If you search you way I'm sure you will find a secret emergency escape area or weapons cache or somthing! Our target might be that way, or watching us kill his poodles... Either way onward wherever you are!"

Ugilick · « **Reply #123 on:** September 13, 2015, 05:09:36 pm »

"Right, let's wrap it up!"
She shouts, training her sights on 'Fluffy.'"

(She takes a focused attack action and offers Montoya a surge point)

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Deck Pistol 8 1d20 : 7, total 7
Deck Pistol 8 1d20 : 12, total 12

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #124 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:22:37 am »

Natalia shoots the stunned and wounded Fluffy dead (15 Damage).

Captain Montoya swings his pirate cutlass at Mr. Charles, but misses, when the beast catches Montoya's sleeve in its teeth! Montoya is able to shoot the dog in the chest with his deck pistol for 13 Damage - Wounding it!

Mr. Charles, doesn't take too kindly to getting shot.

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Bite 9 1d20 : 10, total 10

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #125 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:23:07 am »

Captain Montoya's Sleeve is brutally shredded!

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #126 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:27:12 am »

Ezekiel meanwhile, Heads down the slope.

At the bottom, where in opens into some kind of Bunker, Jeremiah Jackson burst around the corner and bum-rushes Ezekiel toward the 60 foot drop-off behind him!

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Jeremiah Grapple 17+2X 1d20 : 20, total 20
Ezekiel Dodge 8 1d20 : 14, total 14

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #127 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:29:31 am »

Jeremiah slams into Ezekiel, but Ezekiel twist around to let Jerimiah's momentum carry the large mountain man toward the drop off.

Jerimiah burns Luck to counter the Botch, drops low, and then Surges to hip throw Ezekiel down the well!

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Jeremiah Grapple 17+2X 1d20 : 13, total 13
Ezekiel Dodge 8 1d20 : 1, total 1

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #128 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:42:27 am »

Ezekiel goes flying over the edge - smashing into the rough stony wall of the well for 11 Damage - then falls 60 feet into the water below, for 15 more Damage and is KO'd on impact!

Ezekiel burns a Surge to shrug the KO, but is now Disabled at the bottom of the well.

"Shhhhiiiiiiittttt... ugh, I'm hurt bad..." Ezekiel groans over the comms, hanging onto the side of the well to keep from drowning.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #129 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:43:35 am »

Round 3

Wave One
Natalia 5
Captain Montoya 1

Wave Two
Jeremiah Jackson 20
Mastif Poodle 17
~~Ezekiel 14~~

Ugilick · « **Reply #130 on:** September 14, 2015, 09:21:33 am »

Natalia takes a knee, a shudder passing through her body, props her left arm on her leg to mitigate the shakes, and pulls the trigger.

(Focused attack with deck pistol at Mr. Charles)

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Deck Pistol 8 1d20 : 13, total 13
Deck Pistol 8 1d20 : 4, total 4

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #131 on:** September 14, 2015, 10:18:47 am »

Natalia's aim proves true and she drops the Mr. Charles with a 12 Damage shot right between the eyes.

As this goes on, someone sprints up the slope toward the landing.

Looking, Natalia and Captain Montoya see a rather large mountain man about to go up the rough timber stairs and out through the trapdoor above!

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(OOC - Still Round 3: Captain Montoya's turn...)

Forge · « **Reply #132 on:** September 14, 2015, 06:37:50 pm »

The Capt instantly gives chase to cut the man off pausing only briefly to shoot a flintlock at his back if he is able.

(ooc: nt sure if I could catch him since I technically go before him but surge for extra movement if needed to get out before he can leave a trap or shut the door. Or if I can catch up surge to shoot him again)

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #133 on:** September 15, 2015, 06:22:53 am »

Flintlock Pistol 8 1d20 : 1, total 1
Montoya Sprint 6 1d20 : 2, total 2
Jeremiah Sprint 13 1d20 : 16, total 16

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #134 on:** September 15, 2015, 06:32:26 am »

Captain Montoya fires a thumper round from a flintlock and hits Jeremiah in the back for 16 Damage - eliciting a loud "Ooof!" from the mountain man and causing him to stumble.

Jeremiah spends Luck to beat the Captain on the sprint and disappears out through the trapdoor!

Montoya and Natalia both see that Jeremiah was carrying a shotgun with a deck pistol on his hip.

Some broken static then comes over the team comms, but whatever it is, is too garbled to make out...

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Round 4

Wave One
Natalia 5
Captain Montoya 1

Wave Two
Jeremiah Jackson 20
~~Ezekiel 14~~

Ugilick · « **Reply #135 on:** September 15, 2015, 07:02:13 am »

"I know you won't let him get away! I'm going to find Ezekiel, then I'll get back to you as quickly as I can."
She takes off down the tunnel looking for Ezekiel, asking for his location over the Comms.

(She gives Montoya another surge point)

Forge · « **Reply #136 on:** September 15, 2015, 12:05:54 pm »

Montoya uses the surge and his normal movement for a double run to catch up with the mountain man trying to flee, the second he sees him he fires off his second Thumper (his second flintlock)

"I'll have him subdued in a moment!" he calls back "Just make sure he doesn't die on us!"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #137 on:** September 15, 2015, 01:09:45 pm »

Natalia heads to where she heard Ezekiel fall. Looking over the edge, she sees Ezekiel clinging to the side of the sixty food deep well.

"Ack... Got a rope?" he coughs weakly.

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Captain Montoya meanwhile, chases Jeremiah out the trapdoor and across the mill to the loading dock.

There, Jeremiah holds up and spins around to face Montoya, bringing an old double-barrel shotgun to bare (but doesn't fire). Montoya is just about to let loose with his second flintlock, when someone atop the log pile yells "Freeze! Don't Move!"

Montoya looks and sees two mountain men with rifles at the opening to the saw table. There also appears to be another mountain man set up on the crane with another rifle.

A transmission comes over Montoya's Comm, though Natalia hears only more static.

"Tried to warn you boss!" Olesko Jones' voice says from aboard the Swamp Rat 9, as it circles over the mill. "Afraid I can't help you with this one; but I'll stick around to see if anyone's left to give a ride to afterwards haha! Good luck. You'll need it!"

One of the mountain men meanwhile growls - "How many times is Old Monti gona try an
pull this crap, before he realizes he just ain’t gona catch old Jeremiah Jackson? Give the man a
break already!"

Jeremiah replies – “Hey, it ain’t like I wouldn't give Monti the slip like I always do!”

Then looking at Captain Montoya, Jeremiah adds - "Might want to stand down now partner. It's five against one."

Forge · « **Reply #138 on:** September 15, 2015, 03:31:33 pm »

He looks around before deciding and holstered his gun "Your bounty never mentioned this as is too low for 5 armed men too, so what's going on?" he asks, trying to get information.

Ugilick · « **Reply #139 on:** September 15, 2015, 03:32:55 pm »

It clicks suddenly how important it was that she came along, seeing Ezekiel down there, they both might have died down here.

"I guess it's a good thing I came along after all! Hold on, I'll look for one."

Natalia looks about the room for anything she might use. Not necessarily a rope, but something along that line of use.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #140 on:** September 15, 2015, 04:27:26 pm »

Near the edge of the shaft is a bucket and coiled rope, used to pull fresh water up from the pool below. Natalia lowers it down, and Ezekiel grabs hold, but Nataliah knows she won't be able to pull Ezekiel up by herself and Ezekiel knows he won't be able to hold on long enough to get pulled up...

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Outside, the Mountain man leader replies to Montoya - "Glad to see you're willin' to talk with words, rather than lead."

"So, this Bounty," he goes on motioning to Jeremiah, "paid for by the Onasis Naturals Corporation, right?"

"Well, the Onasis Naturals Corporation CEO, Montague Onasis the Fourth has a thing for staging his own little ‘Martian Hunts’ – you know the kind, where some poor shlub is released into the wilderness, only to be tracked down and killed like some kind of animal."

"Old Monti hit a snag in his hunts though, when he got a hold a Jeremiah Jackson. When Jeremiah managed to escape the hunt, Montague was tee’d off enough to put a bounty on ‘im, just so he could try again. Sort of a ‘redo’ if ya will."

"But yeah, imagine his old Monti’s embarrassment when Jackson escaped a second time."

"Humph! The guy's an amateur," Jeremiah spits.

The mountain man leader shakes his head and continues - "Ya might say Montague Onasis the Fourth has become a little obsessed with Jackson. He won’t stop till he gets him under his own set of rules."

"This here is the fourth time Jackson’s been bountified."

"You guys will take him to Europa and he’ll be back here on Callisto within a few hours, once again playing in old Monti’s twisted game. And when Jackson gets away again, the whole mess will start all over."

"Except this time, we’re gona to put a stop to it before it starts..."

Forge · « **Reply #141 on:** September 15, 2015, 05:36:04 pm »

The Capt thinks for a few moments before replying "A gentleman is always willing to talk, especially if he is being missed by his employer. But why not use this opportunity to hunt him instead?" he gives a big grin "We give you a couple of scuffs then say the round I put in your back stunned you enough to give in. He pays us then brings you back here to 'hunt' you but instead your buddies lie in wait for him and take him out yourselves. We all win and you permanently get him off your back, you could even hire my crew to... Assist you in this." he adds

Ugilick · « **Reply #142 on:** September 15, 2015, 05:36:44 pm »

'I bet I could do this if I'd brought some of my...Oh shoot no, I saw this in a movie once.'

"See if you can tie it around you someway, so you won't have to hold on."

She looks around the room for anything sturdy enough that she might be able to lay it over the mouth of the shaft and use it as a pulley.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #143 on:** September 16, 2015, 07:25:25 am »

Looking around, Natalia finds that a bed, table, and kerosene heater occupy a bunker-like area nearby, the chamber of which is ten feet lower than the level of the Landing above.

A set of storage shelves, full of supplies and equipment, has also been built into a natural recess in the north wall of the chamber, while another steep passage exits the area at a forty five degree slope (requiring a Climb roll to navigate) to the northeast that heads up to the Rise.

The equipment on the shelves consists of a breaking and entering kit, construction tools, optical binoculars, an outdoor gear kit, and a half dozen signal flares.

Ezekiel meanwhile, Surges to tie the bucket rope around himself.

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #144 on:** September 16, 2015, 07:38:22 am »

Topside meanwhile, the Mountain Man Leader replies to Captain Montoya - "Yeah, that's the idea; but we never know where they take Jeremiah till after the fact. They keep the locations of their hunts a secret."

"We got this though," he continues, producing from his pocket a tracking device about the size of a flashlight battery.

“This here is a Net activated tracking beacon. It goes in Jackson..."

"AW HELL NO!" Jackson protests...

"Not that way Jackson!" the leader replies, "Surgical-like."

"DAMN STRAIGHT! SURGICAL LIKE!" Jeremiah affirms with a nod.

The Mountain Man leader waits to make sure Jeremiah is done - and then continues - "Then we wait till he’s back on Callisto. At that point, the tracking device will self-activate across the Net and show us where they take him for their hunt."

"Only this time Jackson won’t be alone. Me and my boys will be there with a nice little surprise for Ol’ Montie…”

“All you have to do then is let us put this here tracking device in Jackson, turn him in, collect yer money, and keep yer mouth’s shut. We’ll take care of the rest."

Forge · « **Reply #145 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:39:12 pm »

Capt. Montoya flourishes a bow "And we get paid to assist in bringing a corrupt man to justice!" do you have the facilities you need? Or do you require help with that?" Montoya asks keen to help out in the plan, he gets to act as a hero of Justice and any official this corrupt must have some links to the secret society too.

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Montoya Diplomacy 6 1d20 : 20, total 20

(Not Opposed)

Leader Sense Motive 11 1d20 : 9, total 9

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #146 on:** September 17, 2015, 06:02:41 am »

"No, I think we can handle it," the Mountain Man leader replies, thinking Montoya may be too much of a loose cannon.

"You can tell your partners that we're on your side though," he continues, "Maybe then your ride will come back."

Here the Mountain Man leader tells his men to stand down.

"Any clean places here we could do this surgery?" he then asks, "just need to plant this under the skin and wrap it like a wound. Could say you got shot."

"Yeah, down there I got a bunker," Jeremiah directs.

Ugilick · « **Reply #147 on:** September 17, 2015, 07:56:10 am »

Meanwhile, Natalia wedged a spike hammer's ends among the rocks and then ran the rope over then under it. She ties the end of the rope around herself and looks down into the well,

"Okay, so, this is how, I think, this works. We don't weigh all that much different. I've also got this vest on. So I'm pretty much going to climb downwards and you'll just have to guide yourself up. You might need to work at it a little, but I'll bet you can handle it. When we meet half way, I can give you some pain pills."

She starts the descent, "Oh, and when you get to the top I'll just climb back up, sense I'm not hurt or anything."

Forge · « **Reply #148 on:** September 17, 2015, 02:33:14 pm »

Montoya shrugs happily enough "Well I better check on the other two, I think you might have killed him back there" he pauses and calls the Capt of the broken excuse for a ship "All sorted down here, we can be picked up soon!" he says cheerfully

He then heads back down to Natalia, calling ahead "Coming back in, situation is all resolved now. Slight change of plans though!"

BerkaZerka · « **Reply #149 on:** September 17, 2015, 02:55:16 pm »

"You got it boss!" Swam Rat 9 comes back and returns to the clearing as everyone heads down into the bolt hole.

Captain Montoya finds Natalia about to lower herself down the well - and stops her before she inadvertently kills herself and Ezekiel.

The Mountain Men help haul Ezekiel out, where he gladly takes one of Nataliah's pain pills.

"Sorry about that," Jeremiah says, "Figured the water would break your fall. Looks like it worked, sort of."

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