FATHOM #Zero - The Boring Boar of Hyperborea

BALDHART: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
EININ: ♥♥♥♥♥
HANAKO: ♥♥ (Not OK / Losing Altitude!)
SPINETTE: ♥♥♥♥♥
SUNY: ♥♥ (-1HP from Sacrificial Maiden)
WIZARD: DEAD
XENALITE: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
EVERYONE ELSE: OK

WAR HOGS from the HOUSE of STICKS: DEAD
WAR HOG from the HOUSE of BRICKS: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (Toughness / NOT Flying)


Einin drops rocks on the flying pig! Between the rocks and fairies casting spells to weaken the engines...

...the mech beast decides to respond in kind, firing a wet, sticky substance from its Nostril Cannons!

((Einin, Wynry, roll a 2 w/ SHOOT DEF to avoid getting snotted out of the sky!))

Hanako is covered in green goop!

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the little fairy cries out as she desperately tries to maintain altitude, or at least not fall too fast!

...




Xenalite and Baldhart both have the same idea: ditch the blades (hurling them and sticking the big pig) and yank on the web to take down the hog. Spinette was TRYING to do that until the amazons took the web like they have a right to just take it (which they might according to Amazon Law, but anyway) ...the arachne easily spins another.

The combined strength of amazons and monstress seems to be equal to that of the big big and it's remaining engines. Addison decides to take out another leg with an explosive arrow...


...AND THE PIG FALLS CRASHES TO THE EARTH!—flat on its BACK!

Suny rewards Spinette's moment of triumph with a blast of healing, wearing herself down in the process.

Definitely uses her tools to pelt the downed pig with rocks, but they bounce off of the thick hide. ((Need a 2 to hit.))

The big pig is miffed. So miffed his belly gun turret fires lots of tiny projectiles at everyone nearby. He also tries kicking the fembot, though half-heartedly since she's rather bucket-like, and doesn't kicking the bucket mean...?

((The following players need to roll a 1 w/ SHOOT DEF or take 3 DAMAGE! Suny, Spinette, Xenalite, Baldhart ...aw, crap. That's me.


Defintly, the pig tries swatting you. Roll FIGHT DEF!

And as long as you don't get KO'd, ATTACK or be helpful!))

 

((Einin is falling!

Spinette quickly skitters aside as dustclouds and sparks burst beneath her spindly legs! She is unharmed!—and in position to retaliate! [ATTACK]))

 

((Suny escapes harm, and spreads her arms to catch a falling fairy or two!

I might have asked for Shoot Def, but it's 2e5 either way, so I'll count it.))

 

((Wynry, you are free to still roll shoot def. Roll a 2+, you're flying and able to act.

If you don't roll a 2+, Suny is trying to catch you.

I will post tonight...))

 

ADDISON: ♥♥♥♥♥OK
BALDHART: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
DEFINTLY: ♥♥♥♥♥OK
EININ: ♥♥♥♥♥ (-2HP from rough landing / +2HP from Hanako's spell)
HANAKO: ♥ (Safe in Suny's hand! / -1HP from Sacrificial Maiden)
KNIGHT w/ SPEAR: ♥♥
KNIGHT w/ SWORD: ♥♥
SPINETTE: ♥♥♥♥♥
SUNY: ♥♥♥ (+1HP from Hanako's spell)
WIZARD: DEAD
WYNRY: ♥♥ (Safe in Suny's hand!)
XENALITE: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

WAR HOG of the STRAWMAN: DEAD
WAR HOGS from the HOUSE of STICKS: DEAD
WAR HOG from the HOUSE of BRICKS: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (Toughness / ATTEMPTING TO SURRENDER!)


The flying heroines are unable to fly! Einin falls to the ground HARD, but the fairies are rescued as Suny dashes forward—dodging bullets AND a flailing attack meant for Defintly—and catches the fairies! Her soft skin feels like falling into water. The unharmed Hanako giggles and, to show her gratitude for Suny's valiance, she sacrifices some of her own life force to heal Suny.

Einin is no longer in pain from her crash landing, as life energy from the fairy's spell heals her as well.

Those on the ground dash away from the bullets, except Xenalite, who deflects them!

Spinette, Baldy, Addy and the men attack. The Huntress and her Princess manage to crack the pig's armor.





Defintly seems to damage the boar by accident, boring a hole into the attacking limb. The pig's "hand" reels back—and the big pig slaps its own face, shattering one eye, which is was apparently a window.

There is a mechanical voice:

"WIZARD DEFEATED. CONFIRMED. WIZARD DEFEATED. ABORT ATTACK. ABORT. ABORT."

A creature slowly crawls out of the broken window. He is a seven-foot-tall construct made of gold bricks with a torn piece of paper stuck to his heel. He raises his massive brick arms into the air. One fist is clenched, but clearly not poised to attack...

((The big pig's driver is at your mercy!))

 

Xenalite sufficiently clobbers the brick man, knocking him on his shiny, square buttocks. He keeps one fist clenched as he—slowly—puts his hands on the ground and props himself on his knees.

The Princess seems impressed by the handle our heroines have on the situation. She orders her men to continue protecting the nymph. Addison's arrow is nocked, but held and aimed slightly to one side of the kneeling brickman.

He speaks:
"MY NAME IS 'BRICKS' CHITOWSKI, FORMERLY SIR BRICHARD CHITOWSKI, KILLED IN ACTION BY A GARGANTUAN BREEL. THE WIZARDS PRESERVED MY BRAIN. I WAS REVIVED, BUT THE WIZARDS DEMANDED PAYMENT."

The brick-man opens his fist, revealing a long strip of paper.

The Princess takes it and reads it aloud.

The paper is torn (the other bit still attached to the golem's heel, and unreadable). Bricks Chitowski explains the rest:

"THE WIZARDS INTENDED TO REPLACE YOUR BRAIN WITH ANOTHER, AND HEAL YOUR BODY. YOU WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO RULE. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN YOU, AND MY MEMORY OF YOUR FATE WOULD HAVE BEEN ERASED.

MY PROGRAM WAS EXTRACTED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. I AM NO LONGER COMPELLED TO FOLLOW ORDERS.

I HAVE FREE WILL.

I CHOOSE NOT TO ATTACK, EVEN IF YOUR WOMEN CHOOSE TO KILL ME."

The Princess seems satisfied with the explanation. Yet she says to our heroines, "Make your choice, ladies."