[pnpgm] Game Update #247 - File #1491 - Shaper cave explored

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Opps was sent from another address used for my mom to check for her 
emails.  So resending jus tn case.




   HT Aliaver/Player          Character Name    Type    Status/Notes  Sex
   -- -----------------------------------------------------------------
   R1.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid  .Normal/Alfar  Ma
   ??.Chris Wells...........Ben'dar...........Warrior.Normal/Human  Ma
   R4.Tom Corckett..........Caladan...........Wizard  Normal/Human  Ma
   W2.Marcel Liberty........Chion.............Sailor..Normal/Human  Ma
   W3.Ryan Torres...........Farseeker.........Warrior.Normal/Human  Ma
   --.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry Fe
   R2.Mark Murtha...........Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human..Ma
   R1.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human  Ma
   R4.J H Hooten............Raban.Usherwood...Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
   W2.Robert Maxwell........Strie'bog.........Bard....Normal/Human..Ma
   W4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human  Fe
   R1 John.Stowman..........Will..............Hunter..Normal/Human..Ma
   R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human  Fe
   R1 NPC...................Zhou Kiwat........Noble...Normal/Human..Ma
      NPC...................Captain.Lin.......Warrior.Normal/Human..Ma
      Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Tef'wo (Horse) Ben'dar,

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      Game Update #247 in sequence (file #1491]
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      Admin Notes: None.
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      [Recap]

         From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
           Fremea will use her mana sensing to find the no mana pockets to
           see if there is anything that might be what the party is looking
           for. She will do more of a quick scan for about 2 minutes and
           then move on. Otherwise, while she waits for the party to decide
           what they are going to do, she will use her spyglass to look out
           to the other side at the caves to see what is there.
         GM: Ack.

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      [New Stuff]

          [Augado 10th, 1634TH]
          [Location: Middle Katai Plains]
          [          Mountains west of Pamau]

          [Time: 3:10:43pm]

            Once the battle is over the groups divide and search a bit
          further the buildings.  Those more acute to scholar like
          tasks do the searching like Arawn, Chion, Fremea, Kell, Kiet,
          Unali and Z'leyra.  The others who tend to use more strength
          muscle than brain muscle search the outside.

            Lin is still gathering his thoughts around the fringes of
          his mind.  The images were so fast he is still trying to
          understand them all.  He tries to picture the control device
          the outcast mentioned.  It seems to be a necklace of some sort
          worn by a person.  It almost looks like a animal part like
          a hand or foot.  He adds to the search, "I don't think it will
          be here.  Likely worn like a necklace.  Almost claw or hoof
          like."

            The bulk of the buildings seem to be research structures
          rather than living quarters.  Mostly tables, shelves and
          odd bits of things.  Everything from candles to round
          flat objects that hold odd things like fungus or small
          bugs.  Some places have stores of coral implant growths
          that could be attached to animals and humans.

            Farseeker whispers to Unali in passing, "the teen girl
          and the guy we found.  We should assign a guard to them.
          We can't just leave them here and its risky to also take
          them with us."

            Fremea scans the cave using her senses to find possible
          Vong things or people.  But she finds nothing out of the
          ordinary except the pit which is a bit disgusting to even
          her.

            Ben'dar and Caladan check the barrels and crates to find
          water and food.  There a couple crates of what looks like
          basic supplies like candles, nails and such though the Vong
          seem to not use much human devices other than candles.

            Z'leyra passes between building #1 and #2 on the north
          side of the cave when the human prisoner waves to her.
          "I heard there is a hidden place down there."  He points
          down the aisle between the buildings.  The area is about
          5-8 feet wide and ends at the north cave wall.

            Raban nearby hears this and perks up.  He runs over to
          help explore the area.  With his keen skills on finding
          secret doors and traps it should be easy for him.

            "Another prisoner told me about it."  The nervous
          villager speaks to Raban.

            At the face of the north wall it seems to be a normal
          wall.  But Raban begins to scan the rock face to see
          if there is something unusual.  Within a few seconds he
          notices a unnatural groove in the wall to the left.

            Fremea landing on building #2 looks eagerly on as Raban
          begins to trace the groove.  Then Raban slams his gauntleted
          arm against the wall and makes a few rocks crumble.  Then
          with his large fingers he prys open a slide wall of rock.
          Raban halts Z'leyra to ensure there is no Vong traps.
          Inspecting the rock from all angles there does seem to be
          a combination of Vong organic stuff and natural rock.  The
          Vong organic stuff seems to glue the rock together to form
          a 4 foot by 6 foot rock door like threshold.  Raban pulls
          the rock door outward and quickly moves inside.

            A second later a hand waves Z'leyra it is okay to follow.
          Inside a smaller cave maybe 20 feet by 10 feet is lined
          with boxes, crates, shevles and a couple wooden tables.

            Doing a quick survey of the room there are glass jars
          of bugs of various types from dormant Razor Bugs to Blue
          bugs that control minds to even a small cache of those
          bugs used on the map.  All sealed and most of the bugs
          are in swarms of a dozen to maybe 300 bugs in one jar.
          It seems the Shapers were forming a colony of resources
          for their invasion.

            The tables and shelves also line with coral growths
          that look like they could breed more growths and be
          inserted in scores of humans.  In one flask Z'leyra
          finds those pills that seem to counter the coral
          implants.  Maybe enough pills for 300 people.  There
          are experiments of Middle World small animals from
          insects to lizards with Vong animals.  Scores of
          glass enclosures that have these experiments  One
          glass cage seems to have a fox mixed with a possible
          Voxyen beast ending up with 6 legs and a longer snout
          than normal.

            The small cave could take hours to catalog everything
          but this is only the quick survey done.

            Outside in the outer cave Unali is ticking down the seconds.
          At leas 2 minutes have passed searching.  Nothing was found
          of vital importance and she knows the group may only have 15
          minutes left to explore the other 3 caves.


          [Time: 3:12:43pm - Current/next phase]

          Actions? Comments?

          Next Update....Monday...

          GM: Congrats to Farseeker +1 CEL. Also +1 EL for Arawn in
              Scimitar (the sheet I sent you doesn't have this update
              as I just did it).  Mana report updated.

          GM: A very brief update.  I gave 2 min to explore but it
              could take hours to really take a study to things
              in the science labs.  I will move on to cross the
              1000' balcony in a fast run for the next update. You
              can make plans for that if needed.   Was going to do
              a bigger update but got a dvd movie at last minute
              by brother and had to watch it before tomorrow.

          GM: Spells active

              Will      - Armor Transmutation, Mind Shield
              Raban     - Bless (OCV)
              Farseeker - Bless (OCV)
              Arawn     - Bless (OCV)
              Unali     - Mind Shield
              Fremea    - Mind Shield, Invisibility
              Z'leyra   - Mind Shield, Bless (Con)

              * = Soon to end (next update?].  I may NOT post this
              info unless I remember to do so. :)

          GM: Maps

              ----------------------------
              Mount Side View -
                Scale - 1 Column = 15 feet
                        1 Row = 50 feet  North=wall facing screen
              [Looking from one wall to the other wall.  Toward North
               wall with back to south wall.  Looking east/west.]

                             1         2         3         4         5
                    12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
                                     Fake Vong Ceiling
                   ____________________________________________________
                   I###----------Balcony/Walkway-------------------###IA
                   I#                                                #IB
                   I#            Balcon to cross 1000'               #IC
                   I#                                                #ID
                   I#                                                #IE
                   I#                                                #IFCave
          Cave 1-> `#                             Shaper Research?-->#`G<-#4
                   I#                                                #IH
          Cave 2-> `#                          Warrior Barracks   -> #`I<-#5
                   I#                                                #IJ
          Cave 3-> `#                              World Brian ----> #`K<-#6
                   I#                                                #IL
                   I#                                                #IM
                   I#                 @ <-Portal (Kotohi)            #IN
         Mount     I#T                                              T#IO
         Ground --?I#]A_A_A_A_A_A_A_A____......._______V__V__V__V__V[#IP
                   I                       Y<X \                      IQ
                   I                      Z     Lava (. points)       IR



              I = Rock wall, #=Vong ladder structure
              ` = Entrance to cave [open mostly]
              _ = Rock floor (Row P) ground floor
              A = Vong Bowl Home (10' high)
              V = Vong flyer
              T = Vong Tower (30' high)
              ],[=Base of Vong tower (wooden)
              X = Rabbit Hole opening 30' wide below cavern to tunnels
              Y = Tunnel of Treasure/Sentry cave (under ground floor)
              Z = Pit/Lake caves below elevation of Treasure cave tunnel
             1-6= Side caves on east/west walls

      Cave #6 - Brain Cave
      Cave #5 - Warrior Barracks
      Cave #4 - Shaper Research?

      Party location - Cave #5
      2 human prisoners with party.







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