Heroica: Glory Amongst The Stars - Mission #10: Pins & Needles

[Waterbrick Down]

1 hour ago, Duvors said:

Enson quickly cast his eye over the bottles, trying to perceive their contents. With that done, he rushed over to the door on the right, opening it and searching for any sign of their employer.

Enson Perception Proficiency (DC 1,3) - (4,6,2) 2 Successess

Enson sniffs the bottles and catches the faint metallic odor resembling nanite elixer.

MM Note: Just to orient everyone correctly. The Entryway has three doors, one straight, one left, and one right. Bertram ducked into the door on the right which is the one Enson peeked in before the beginning of the battle. The newest picture is of that room. The door on the left of the newest picture takes you back into the entryway.

[Duvors]

1 hour ago, Waterbrick Down said:

MM Note: Just to orient everyone correctly. The Entryway has three doors, one straight, one left, and one right. Bertram ducked into the door on the right which is the one Enson peeked in before the beginning of the battle. The newest picture is of that room. The door on the left of the newest picture takes you back into the entryway.

I mixed up which door was which, I meant the one on the left of the entrance room. The one the thugs came from.
Wouldn't it be better to orient the image of the room from the character's point of view? The provided image makes it look like there's a second door leading out of the storeroom.

[Waterbrick Down]

5 hours ago, Duvors said:

I mixed up which door was which, I meant the one on the left of the entrance room. The one the thugs came from.
Wouldn't it be better to orient the image of the room from the character's point of view? The provided image makes it look like there's a second door leading out of the storeroom.

MM Note: Understandable, I'll consider that for the future builds. I'll ensure to label things clearly so there hopefully isn't confusion.

Enson moves out of the storage closet and back into the entryway. The Quo'ri makes for the door on the left of the entryway and finds a mess hall (entering from the door on the right in the picture below). Drinking glasses and partially cooked food are littered about the room and a closed door straight ahead (on the left in the picture below) leads further into the hideout.

[Scubacarrot]

"Breakroom, I knew it. Four cups, only three thugs went for us. They probably know we're here."

Jonk inspects the key on the shelf.

[Peppermint_M]

"Anyone else fancy grabbing a bite before we get deeper into this?" Aysu checked the food to see if any of it was good supplies.

[Waterbrick Down]

6 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

"Breakroom, I knew it. Four cups, only three thugs went for us. They probably know we're here."

Jonk inspects the key on the shelf.

Jonk Perception Check (DC 1) - (2,3,4)

Jonk picks up the silver key and notes a worn engraving that says "3C".

 Silver Key (Marked with the letters 3C, Mission Item)

1 hour ago, Peppermint_M said:

"Anyone else fancy grabbing a bite before we get deeper into this?" Aysu checked the food to see if any of it was good supplies.

Aysu raids the kitchen and finds a crispy leg of chicken, and a somewhat stale loaf of bread.

Chicken Leg (Consumable, Grants +2 Temporary Vitality*, Perishable^†)
Baguette (Consumable, Grants +1 Temporary Vitality, Perishable)

*Temporary Vitality is not true Vitality. It represents a buffer against damage. Temporary Vitality is lost first when injured and any leftover damage is carried over to your normal Vitality. Temporary Vitality does not stack, if you gain Temporary Vitality from multiple sources, you simply take the higher of the numbers. Temporary Vitality cannot be restored via healing or potions.

^†Perishable items expire at the end of either the current Mission or if not currently on a Mission at the end of one's next Mission.

[Duvors]

8 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

"Breakroom, I knew it. Four cups, only three thugs went for us. They probably know we're here."

"Good eye," Enson said, perusing the datapads lying about, "but we still don't know what happened to Bertram. How did he disappear from a room with only one entrance while we were just outside?"
'And why would anyone need that much Nanite Elixir?' he thought.

[Waterbrick Down]

6 hours ago, Duvors said:

"Good eye," Enson said, perusing the datapads lying about, "but we still don't know what happened to Bertram. How did he disappear from a room with only one entrance while we were just outside?"
'And why would anyone need that much Nanite Elixir?' he thought.

Enson Coding Proficiency (DC 1,3) - (5,2,3) 1 Success

The Quo'ri tries a number of codes on the red holopad and finds success with "1-2-3". Digging through the files, Enson discovers that it belonged to the Amourai, Rycard. The contents seem to be mainly personal reading material, however there is a calandar reminder to clean out a display cell on sublevel 2 weekly, otherwise the toxic gas may create an explosion hazard. The purple holopad remains locked and Enson is unable to figure out the passcode.

[Duvors]

"Billeck, I believe this is your area of expertise." Enson said with a gesture. Having done all he could with the computers, he examined the message board.

[Waterbrick Down]

40 minutes ago, Duvors said:

"Billeck, I believe this is your area of expertise." Enson said with a gesture. Having done all he could with the computers, he examined the message board.

Enson Perception Check (DC1,3) - (3,6,3) 1 Success

The bulletin board is cluttered with an odd assortment of items:

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Come one, come all to the most spectacular show in the galaxy! Tickets on sale now for Pernafum's Planetary Circus and Palooza!

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For a good time, come to Club Lune Argenteé. Tuesday night Karaoke! Wednesday half off all Riqon rails!

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Kiber Gladstone - 504 Old Quarter Way - Refill every Friday

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Attention Employees;

It has recently come to my attention that one of you has been skimming off the top on the quarterly figures. Know that you can no longer hide and if this trend continues and I find you, I will personally ensure each part of you is stored separately in a glass case with just enough of your nervous system kept in tact so that you feel every waking hour of the experience.

-Ashlyn Savari

 

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[Scubacarrot]

Jonk swaps out of his Exo-Suit and activates his Cloaking Generator instead, and he will try to enter unseen into the next room.

[Waterbrick Down]

3 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

Jonk swaps out of his Exo-Suit and activates his Cloaking Generator instead, and he will try to enter unseen into the next room.

Jonk quietly nudges the door open to the next room (Door on the right in picture below) and finds a currently deserted bunk room.

[Scubacarrot]

Jonk relaxes and lets the others know:

"This room is empty, of people at least, it's quite a mess. Only three beds, maybe there's only three thugs after all... What kind of person drinks from two cups at the same time. Some people... Hey, how much do you think rent is on Ebria?"

Jonk inspects the personal items lying around the room and looks for anything informative or useful.

Edited April 7, 2022 by Scubacarrot

[Duvors]

"Well." Enson said, taking the map from the bulletin board. "I'm not sure what I've found of use here yet. Excuse me..."

Enson will return to the storeroom and search for any traces of Bertram.

[Waterbrick Down]

3 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

Jonk relaxes and lets the others know:

"This room is empty, of people at least, it's quite a mess. Only three beds, maybe there's only three thugs after all... What kind of person drinks from two cups at the same time. Some people... Hey, how much do you think rent is on Ebria?"

Jonk inspects the personal items lying around the room and looks for anything informative or useful.

Jonk Perception Check (DC1,3,5) - (2,5,1,3) 1 Success

The celestial glances around the messy room and notes several personal lockers under the beds, indicating that the cots were shared amongst multiple individuals. The clutter around the dormatory is extensive and may take several individuals to wade through.

2 hours ago, Duvors said:

"Well." Enson said, taking the map from the bulletin board. "I'm not sure what I've found of use here yet. Excuse me..."

Enson will return to the storeroom and search for any traces of Bertram.

Enson Perception Check (DC1,3,5) - (3,5,2) 1 Success

As before Enson notes the broken crates and barrels that Aysu had pointed to as evidence of a scuffle. Sifting through the wreckage, the Quo'ri finds a scrap of the dwarve's tunic indicating he was in the room at some point.

[Peppermint_M]

"So I spy a side-arm." Aysu chuckled and reached out and grabbed the gun. "If it belongs to one of those earlier guys, they're not going to need it, and if it is someone else's? Well, one less gun to turn against us." 

[Duvors]

"Mmm. Well, either his captor dragged him out past the fight and we somehow failed to notice, or there's another way out of this room."

Enson will search the room for alternate exits.

[Waterbrick Down]

5 hours ago, Peppermint_M said:

"So I spy a side-arm." Aysu chuckled and reached out and grabbed the gun. "If it belongs to one of those earlier guys, they're not going to need it, and if it is someone else's? Well, one less gun to turn against us." 

Aysu nabs the firearm inspecting it in her hands. The piece is of rather poor quality but still functions adequately enough.

Laser Phaser (Substandard*, short range energy weapon)

4 hours ago, Duvors said:

"Mmm. Well, either his captor dragged him out past the fight and we somehow failed to notice, or there's another way out of this room."

Enson will search the room for alternate exits.

Enson Perception Check (Lucky) (DC3) - (4,2,3) (5,3,1) 1 Success

While Enson is sure there is another secret exit out of the room he is unable to find any evidence of where it could be.

 

*Substandard weapons have a modifier of +0

[Scubacarrot]

Having found nothing in the bunk room, Jonk heads to the storage room.

"No luck? Maybe the exit is inside of this chest, I saw that in a holo once."

Jonk tries to open the chest.

[Duvors]

Enson stood back, contemplating the room. "No indication of where they left, but it would be an awkward method of egress that involved moving those heavy shelves covered with fragile bottles. The same goes for that pile of boxes in the corner. Whatever happened in here happened quickly, so there must have been some rapid method of egress free from obstruction." He pondered for a moment, before leaning down to inspect the floor.

[Waterbrick Down]

13 hours ago, Scubacarrot said:

Having found nothing in the bunk room, Jonk heads to the storage room.

"No luck? Maybe the exit is inside of this chest, I saw that in a holo once."

Jonk tries to open the chest.

 

Jonk loosens the top of the trunk as a cloud of dust errupts in his face. Unfortunately it only contains old linens.

2 minutes ago, Duvors said:

Enson stood back, contemplating the room. "No indication of where they left, but it would be an awkward method of egress that involved moving those heavy shelves covered with fragile bottles. The same goes for that pile of boxes in the corner. Whatever happened in here happened quickly, so there must have been some rapid method of egress free from obstruction." He pondered for a moment, before leaning down to inspect the floor.

Enson Perception Check (Lucky) (DC1,3) - (2,6,6) (2,1,5) 2 Successes

The Quo'ri moves to examine the floor and while he doesn't find evidence of a trap door, he does note at least 3 sets of distinct foot prints in areas of dust around the room.

[Duvors]

Enson will do the obvious thing and attempt to follow the prints.

[Scubacarrot]

Jonk looks up.

[Waterbrick Down]

15 minutes ago, Duvors said:

Enson will do the obvious thing and attempt to follow the prints.

The prints while present in the room do not show a pattern to be followed.

MM Note: Basically Enson sees at least 3 distinct pairs of prints, but there is not a clear path to any of them.

11 minutes ago, Scubacarrot said:

Jonk looks up.

The grated ceiling looks the same as in the other rooms and is likely too high to be accessed easily.

[Duvors]

In a final effort, Enson will knock on the walls in the hope of finding something.