Scene 2b: Portentum
Devon growled, unable to complete his calculations, but needing to do something. He pulled out a cylinder from an inner pocket. Witha twist, he pulled the top off the cylinder... which promptly softened, revealing itself to be a silicon-based putty, programmable, durable, and heat-resistant.
To a point.
"If this works, which it should but maybe not cause this stuff isn't tested yet, we go forward... if it doesn't, which maybe it won't cause y'know, see previous statement, I think we still go forward, cause better scalded than crisped, y'know?" His words came quick, jittery, as much a babble to release tension as voiced decision. His fingers slapped at his pocket until he found a measuring tool, a long, thin rod helpful for smal, highly accurate distance recording. He formed the putty around the rod, hen wiggled it, widening the tunnel in the putty, before he eyeballed the steaming pipe. Wincing in preparation of the pain he was likely about to feel, he jammed the putty over the pipe and bent it, aiming it back at the lava monster simultaneously jamming a small device into the putty, which would shock it, signalling the putty to maintain its current configuration.
Assuming it worked, of course. "Clear!" he shouted, hoping Richard would get the warning, but not the slow-moving lava beast.
I'll go ahead and spend my one point of quintessence on this'n and another point of Willpower, so that'll be dif 5 and need one more success.
Devon Arc rolled 3 successes using 3d10 with the World of Darkness 3rd ed system with a target of 5 ((10,6,5)).
Woo! alright, so that's 4 total successes. Any chance of something going unexpectedly well, maybe a weird reaction with the heat and the water that supercools it as it hits the lava dude? Either to constrain it or for damage, maybe?