That's what I was thinking too.  At least one Notui guide would cut our time in half on foot.  We don't have to invite them to battle with us...

Acceptable, if they are willing to take the risk.

Do our electronics seem to be working where we are at?  Reason asking, I want to use the gyrojet rifles scope And try to strike with some surprise

Electronics still only work for up to 30 seconds before being powered down by the EMP pulse. Given boot up times, this makes most of them hardly of use or at least unreliable.

The edge of the EMP is about 100-200 yards northwest of you, so you are very close to the edge.

Desi or Porter to shoot first?

I was waiting for the Sathar to actually be hittable from those inside the command module.  We need as many guns on them as possible.

Something real quick, I'm pleased with the result of Desi's  shot.  Can Burst fire not be targeted at one target? My intention was to take out the Plasma Rifle Sathar.  I don't want to mess up the dynamics of what you already posted to alter, just so I know for the next time.

Thank you Heath!

Yes, sorry, that was my fault. I thought you meant to target them all when you said you were firing into the center.

If it messes up what you've already done, no worries.  I'll adjust fire to the strapper this next round.

Sorry for delays. Had a health scare in the family a week ago.

Family first.

Not going anywhere take care of your family

Ditto...and stuff

I hope you are all having a happy and safe holiday season!

As for you as well!

Yes. Safe and happy holiday. Take no chances, visit no one. Put the extra bars on the fireplace to keep that jolly old elf out. Remember, elves don't wear facemasks!

Oh, and a joyous new year.

I don't know...the Drow might.

Orvo says, "I wasn't with you last time. What did you use to kill or damage them the last time?"

Player does not recall Orvo's question.

That was BC... Before Charles.

The "Blackness" was encountered in the adventure of the same name. In it, when hit by the Blackness, it feels like acid and does similar damage, leaving a black scar in the injured victim. (Desi was hit by one (see post 32 from last thread in that adventure.)

The Qantariate creatures were either invisible or completely black depending on how they were encountered.

You found weapons on the Frigate Pegasus which were as follows:

XT-41 Xenometric Accelerator (looks like a high tech RPG launcher)
X-09 Bauble (a pistol with a large round nozzle)
XP-12 Portable Singularity (3 black grenade-looking devices)
XTR-3 Turret Sync System (a 3 foot high turret)
XR-34 Turret Antimatter Control (3 foot high turret)
XX-01 Turret Density Control (5 foot high turret that looks like giant, old fashioned camera)
XM-92 Rifle Exometer (rifle)
X-9  Shield generation flux (looks like a kevlar vest with high tech installed)

TURRETS:  Each turret has a remote control.  It can be set to automatic scan (oscillation looking for motion), and can be set to identify and disregard certain targets (such as you), and it can be set to manual fire mode where you push a button to make it fire.

The other weapons and devices, though interesting, all have labels on them that say, "DO NOT USE.  IN DEVELOPMENT."

OOC: Experimental weapons and devices mean there is a chance of failure that will render the device unoperational, and a critical miss is equivalent to what you might call a backfire.

The percentage of failure is decreased by 10% x Engineering level, 5% x Weapons level (for type of weapon), or as otherwise deemed applicable.  You only take the highest bonus.

The XP12 and XP34 seemed to injured or destroyed the Blackness but were highly dangerous--opening a mini black hole and antimatter area respectively.

Your group took the XM-92 (Desi), XR-34 (S'krllk), X-9 (Kri'lik--now dead and in Orvo's possession), X-41 (Hammer) and 3 XP-12 grenades (Hammer)

We don't have this stuff with us at the present, correct?

For the sake of the game's momentum, let's say you have them in your backpacks. You were expecting potential encounters anyway

I guess Porter would have the grenades.  Seems to be his favorite weapon.

This just made things more interesting!

You can split up anything that Hammer and Kri'lik had amongst yourselves.