[EM8] Crabitalism II: Crustacean Boogaloo

[Jyrvess Ertil]

Jyrvess followed the two skilled hunters, pulling out her woefully inadequate pistol. Maybe she looked dangerous!

[Honor]

Their path would take them deeper into the desert, a long stretch of dune-less sands. No reprieve from the heat above it beat down on them like a heavy blanket.

[Threat, path leads them into deeper, hotter, portion of the desert. Two setback from Heat.]

[Raven Cadera]

"It's hot," Raven fanned herself for a moment. "And the sand, it's... rough, and coarse... it gets everywhere."

She suspected she'd be cleaning sand out of her armor for days after this.

[Jyrvess Ertil]

"Miss Raven you say the most romantic things," Jyrvess said as she wiped her forehead. "I would have just said it is hellish."

[Tranq Sayzin]

"It'll be worth it. Just think of the stories." He wasn't comfortable. His mouth a bit of a sneer as the heat grew more oppressive. The footing was difficult as the sand gave way beneath each footfall, that dry, hot wind, whipping against them.

"It'll be fine. Worth breakfast after."

[Honor]

A perception check at Hard may be made.

If everyone fails, please feel free to make a vigilance also at Hard.

[Raven Cadera]

Raven was perceptive for once!

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D8 EM Can Raven spot it?! -2S (Thermal Cloak): 2eA+3eD 1 success, 3 threat

[Honor]

Up ahead, Raven spotted the eye-stalks that she remembered from the days before.

[Jyrvess Ertil]

Jyrvess likewise spotted the eye-stalks. Her eyes widening a little as her brain started working on the eye-stalk to body size math.

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Perception for Crab (Fluff at this point): 1eP+2eA+3eD 2 successes, 2 threat

(Yes I know Raven saw it already!)

[Raven Cadera]

Raven halted and stopped Tranq with a hand on his shoulder. From there, her hand could easily point out the eye-stalks to him.

[Tranq Sayzin]

OOC: Don't do rolls when you first wake up, kids. Ya put in the wrong code! Just taking the failure on my own Perception check.

The Karkarodon was prepared to keep on walking, until he felt the hand at his shoulder. Stopping, he silently followed Raven's point. There they were, the two stalks just waiting in the heat. His grin was visceral, sharp teeth gleaming in the early morning sun of the desert.

"What a beauty..." He whispered under his breath, as he focused on them.

[Jyrvess Ertil]

"Uhh...my memory on eyes to body ratio for a similar creature is giving me some scary numbers." She looks at the other two while speaking softly, "Some very scary numbers."

[Tranq Sayzin]

"Uhh...my memory on eyes to body ratio for a similar creature is giving me some scary numbers." She looks at the other two while speaking softly, "Some very scary numbers."

"Yeah." The excitement in his voice was undeniable. "She's huge. Good sized starfighter size. Massive for the creature. Carapace is awe inspiring."

[Raven Cadera]

"Eyes sharp. Stay behind us, Jyv."

Whereas Raven was also excited for the thrill of the hunt, she seemed much more focused on the task.



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OOC: Initiative?

[Honor]

When walking toward the beast, please roll for initiative with Vigilance.

[Tranq Sayzin]

The hunt was on...

EM8 - Crabitalism II: Crustacean Boogaloo - Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 1): 1eP+2eA 1 success, 4 advantage


Soak 5
Defense 0/0

Wounds 0/15
Strain 0/13

Carrying
Mon Cala Spear Blaster
Padded Armor
1x Stim Pack
Vibroknife
Scanner Goggles
Thermal Cloak

[Raven Cadera]

Reflexes were not as sharp as she wanted this early in the morning. She blamed the heat, but mostly the sand.


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D8 EM Crabitalism. Initiative Vigilance: 3eA 0 successes, 1 advantage


Has:
2 Stun grenades
Vibrosword
GALAAR-15 Carbine
Mandalorian Armor
Stimpacks x3 (in Military pouches)
Thermal Cloak
Explorer's Knife

Soak 6
Wound Treshold: 0/18
Strain Treshold: 0/12 (Obligation)

Melee Defense 1
Ranged Defense 1

[Jyrvess Ertil]

"I've got a very bad feeling about this...." Jyrvess stays behind the other two hunters.

Vigilant Valor Vs Vicious CRAB: 2eA 1 success, 2 advantage


Has:
Datapad
Backpack
Holdout Blaster
Heavy Clothing
BRASS KNUCKLES (Here after referred to as the CRAB CRACKER)

Soak 3
Defense 0/0

Wounds 0/12
Strain 0/12

[Honor]

Dex was right up behind them, strapped and ready for some ass-kicking when she felt the ground shake, "I-is that normal?" she asked almost immediately as the ground shifted from under them and a crab creature burst forth! Launching them backward and into the sand around.

Quickly, it almost seems as if it's starting to bury itself again as the sand is rapidly tossed out from the center. Many legs and big shovel-like claws and pulling everyone in toward the center. Reacting fast Dex is quick to pull herself free of the sand trap and roll onto the not-moving sand and recover from the sudden excess of force she had to put on her body.

Dex Init: 1eP+3eA 2 successes


Sand Crab go BOOSH: 2eP+1eA 2 successes, 3 advantage


Sand Crab go Diggy Diggy Hole: 2eP+2eA+3eD 3 successes, 1 advantage


Claw Her Way Out: 2eP+1eA+3eD 3 successes, 1 threat


All PC's, and Dex, are launched from engaged to Short. They are knocked prone as the creature reveals itself from beneath them.

All characters, at the start of the ability, are pulled into Engaged.

Every character within short moves inward one move-band per turn.

All characters in the sand trap are immobilized, cannot make move actions. Until they are able to free themselves from the pit with a Hard athletics or Coordination check.
- Prone characters receive a setback to this check.

Characters who begin their turn in engaged with the sand-trap TWICE begin to suffer the effects of Suffocation.

Initiative:
NPC
ALLY
PC <-
PC
PC

[Honor]

Special note: When rolling to get free you are automatically moved from Engaged to Short.