120 Sea Serpent Attacks

"SUAY"

 https://www.deviantart.com/danielgovar/art/Sea-Serpent-605761554

120 starts and ends at the corner of 129 131 and 139 on the map.

https://3rdageofdragonwright.blogspot.com/2019/06/merctown-mystic-quarter.html

hacking data known only to ROY, and partially by CAM

you detect 353,048,458 failed admin login requests from tow jam, followed by one successful admin login attempt over the robots wireless network, and one successful normal user account creation and usage by caldor (nerbat gave him access but he doesnt have admin access). im going to say you change your bots admin password but worry its only a matter of time before TOW WORM tries again (this confirms to you that towjames borg chassis has been hacked by the enemy)

10:30 AM

your computer chirps the above access alerts as well as NEW DATAFILE: TOWJAM WORM MALWARE SAMPLE (can be used to create a cure or shared with others)

the criminal in you suspects the worm's command and control radio messages could be hijacked to allow you control over towjams body and all other bots/devices infected by the worm

10:35 AM

also you can detect which physical components on tow are infected based on previous experience with lesser malware your gang has written to spy on users of stolen hardware you sell and sometimes resteal later

tows cyber eyes, cyber ears, cyber radar unit, and cortical control regulator (brain stemp device) are all hacked by the virus and you couild theoretically remove them to neutralize the virus but if you failed you could kill him

caldor federation of magic and merctown relations background:

caldor is technically a knight in the magic kingdom to the east that nominally claims merctown and is slowly reacting to the invasion with their own counter invasion of which caldor is supposed to support a force mustering at his wifes headquarters where he left her

but he HATES any responsibility and is really a murderhobo kreeghor supremist at heart so who knows what he will do if offered a way to rift out of merctown at the hq which is what you will get access to if you make it there (maybe in 1-2 sessions)

his wife and all of the nexus in the magic zone to the east are currently amassing a goblin army to conquer merctown, you get a intel report

well they call it "liberate from the alien agressors"

the magic kingdom is called the federation of magic and up until now merctown was able to maintain independence from them through diplomacy. if the magic kingdom invades to protect their boarders, the tech kingdom to the WEST may feel threatened and also react escalating the war, either by bombarding merctown or sending ground/air invasion force

there is some chatter about this on merctown thug message boards so your pc knows

the thugs and buisness people of merctown wish both the tech to the west and the magic to the east would let merc town sort out its own problems but that doesnt seem to be working out since most of merctown is invaded , 2/3s have fallen except for the most hardened parts the rich own in the city core behind a vault door

its rumored the mayor is starting to crack under the pressure and may align with either the east or the west to push out the aliens

2:41 PM

kingdom to the east, ruled by mega power ful mage named DUNSCON, his father died trying to conquer the tech only kingdom to the west called the coalition, so dunscon has sworn revenge"

mechanics update

level roy to 4 needs to choose spell (CHOSE SEAL)

nerbat misssing 2 level3 skills streetwise +

zamok has to choose alignment as level 5 hatchling- chooses scrupulous

zamok buys book on curing disease from 139 uncommon knowledge -1gp cam gets +10% to cure sepsis on randy and succeeds, randy is no longer in a coma and makes his save vs sepsis and is cured.

"The crystal dragon peers in the window of the stop, eyes blazing at the shop keeper. The window shakes as he growls "I am Zamok, servant of The Immortal Dragon and Keeper of The Bones, our warriors are in grave need of healing."

[1:20 PM]

"Bring us your healing books and materials and this gold is yours."

[1:20 PM]

seems more impressive when massive crystal dragon is staring through the window

"

DEMON LORE "zamok instinctualy realizes the first demon he met, the jin, was from HADES, demon gang 1 basically, the second demon was from DYVAL, the fiend, these are two warring demonic factions which is why they dont work together under any circumstances, dragons know instinctualy how to play them off each other

both are consider pathetic vermin by dragons who only really respect the demon lords/intelligences that rules hades/dyval respectively

zamok knows most fiends serve Mephisto the Deceiver, ruler of dyval, who zamok suspects by aura sense of the magic usesd corrupted the shifter targtun, lore magic teaches shifters can get magic power beyond their levels by linking with a supernatural being, some think they can control the link and some do but others like targun get corrupted. dragons instinctualy avoid this kind of magic because it makes you subservient and dragons consider themselves greater than demons.

zamok realizes the elder troll GORE of the Federation of Magic aligned TROLL PARADIZE safezone to the west is the same class as targtun, shifter occ.

Gore Senior has a link to MODEUS, the demon ruler of HADES, this is why Gore Sr was granted a JIN demonic familiar, and why he will never bow to baki or his followers. 

Targtun has a link to MEPHISTO THE DECEIVER. so dragon understands why gore and targtun don't get along.

http://palladium-store.com/1001/product/876-Rifts-Megaverse-in-Flames.html

so basically dragon realizes instinctually that this area has the potential to turn into an unholy turf war between two large waring demonic factions

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e-1 map

starts outside 129 on the map

ANKROS the temporal raider is still open for business at WEAPONS OF WONDER shop! normally 30-40% over market due to the rarity of his items in north america, now 60-80% due to war.  he warns he will "close shope post HASTE" if any enemies threatn with area effect weapons.  Almost closes due to SUAY but stays open. "you buy now before die later"

Ankros sells GEMS for TW conversions per https://www.explorersunlimited.com/eu/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=17298&p=1359294#p1359294 roll streetwise/find contraband to find gems not common to North america

roll streetwise/intelligence/MA/PB/find contraband to find if he has a specific item..

next door to 131 Magefire Weapons, merc ops p145, has a tw vending machine open to street also functional for non vamps. machines retract into floor if evil/vamp aura detected via tw sensors.

and 139 uncommon knowledge, has books on set and circle of protection active around store

sense pinprik rift

E0

towjam save vs destiny hypnosis

nerbat save vs vamp hypnosis

zamok senses hatchling sea sepents (Releative of dragons)

zamok - chooses scrupulous alignment as a hatchling

roy -what is 4th level spell chosen at level 4? gets email from his master simon teaching him seal

ppe on leyline - zamok 50/12hr 150 at midnight, roy 30/12hr 90 at midnight - cap 90/12 240 mid 

E-1 

WORM TRIES TO HACK BOT

other E

skill checks quests for XP

radio basic - 1 merctown defense force coordination linkup radio ping  

2 simon safehouse ping

3 detect targtun communications with phoenix empire leadership to the north

4 ground unit tanks radio that their guns are disabled due to indirect fire from dragon

5 survivor chatter

lore magic - identify summon and control sea serpent spell being cast

lore demon - 1 identify more about fiend 2 identify eggs

TW electrical engineering - use chestplate as ppe powersource

tv/video / survielence systems

review robot tv video, create merctown social media post - nerbat to take photos/vid/holos - missed last xp on this excellent plot

read sensors - radar detects hover jet location (TOW JAM)

pilot tanks for tow to navigate tight streets with GAW tank rad leak fixed and flushed, drives tank around abit before its gun is bent by SUAY and it hits landmines left by anti-merctown phoenix empire invaders (cameron detected the mines but failed to warn tow in time)

pilot robots for ROY to navigate tight streets with ngmobile hunter gun 

computer operation - detect nearby buisness wifi/stores open

computer programming: seim alerts on admin logins - ROY write an alert to detect TOW attacks faster

computer hacking - 

TOW detect c2 network link for phoenix empire

ROY/TOW detect c2 network link for merctown defense force

ROY/TOW detect network link activity for nearby buisnesses some of which have working cameras

trap mine detection - detect mines laid by phoenix empire - camron

weapons engineering - remove safty restrains on belly gun of robot to allow burst fire

fixes gun jams in main gun 2x and belly gun 1x?

Zamok Literacy Dragonese, study valens bible, lore magic, understand stone magic

advanced math, understand ppe tables for times of power... knows targtun will cast at noon or midnight

sense aura: detect vamp corruption level 

E3

targtun has had time to do a ritual of "summons sea serpent" at midnight

"SUAY" The Adult Sea Serpent ATTACKS ZAMOK and nearly kills him before being shot into submission by the ng mobile hunter gun's main cannon and cameron's tk machinebun burst

9th Level, uses sense Magic 120ft range to track bones of osiris for targtun

IQ 8 MA 9 ME 18 PS 46 (+31) PP 24 PE 22 PB 20 Spd 80 PPE 300 ISP 112

3000MD / 3000HP / 6000 SDC PV 8 HF 16 fire/cold does 1/2 dmg NV 600 ft

8 attacks , ice breath 5d6MD/15d6SDC 200ft 4x /melee

+4 init +33 MDdmg / +99SDC dmg +6 roll deathblow 18+

Dragon HTH,

rcc +3 s +5 pp  +2dragon hth, strike +10 bite , +12 strike spine, +13 strike tail slap

rcc +3 p +5 pp, +3hth,  +14 parry spine /blunt tail slap

rcc +3 d +5 pp +3hth, +11 dodge

Psionics:  all sensitive, if taking hp damage, activates intuitive combat +3 ini +1s +1 p +4 dod +2 roll 

+4 on all saves +4 pe vs magic/poison major psionic +2 vs psi 12

RCC skills basic math 75 gobblely dragonese, faerie lore, track , wilderness survival, land nav swim climb

Splunking, Dowsing, id plants/fruits, WP Knife (claws), wp targeting (Breath attacks), wp blunt

Dragon Attacks +4 strike wp targeting breath attacks

Breath Weapon Concentrated Beam - 3x range 2ata 1/melee, Breath Weapon cone - 1/2 range 2d6 humans

Spine/Bite/Tail Slap 1d6x10+33MD/3d6x10+99 SDC, Tail Slap power strike - bite dmg x2 , 2ata

Tail Sweep 1d6+33MD/3d6+99MD + Knockdown 15ft diameter, Tail Parry

XP

Caldor 10th Level Kreeghor Bounty Hunter OCC 100601 +1k holiday +200 show up +100 climbs robot +125 skills +200 rp vs stealing bot+100 spare rp +100 google spac +100 gets radiation dose from tank coolent and is now radioactive +100 rp 102626

TOW 9th Level Borg Smuggler OCC 73200 +1k holiday +300 show up +100 send drone at SUAY +300 skills +100 google space +200 rp +500 save zamok by disrupting line of site to sea serpent by hacking targtun's vehicle's view screen and replacing with nerbat social media footage and causing targtun to crash jet. sea serpent stops attacking and seems dead. +100 use merctown drone on SUAY 75800

Cam 7th Level Human Psi warrior RCC 43365 +1k holiday +500 show up +500 save randy with zamok's book on infectious disease curing his sepsis +125 skills +100 tk field protects zamok +50 use jumbles machinegun +100 ask jumbles to scan 45740

Zamok 5th Level Dragon Hatchling RCC 22775 +1k holiday +700 show up +100 daring dodge SUAY +100 goes shiney +100 buy book for randy +500 save randy +200 setup google meet +100 start to learn stone magic from valen's bible

+100 learn masonry skill from valen's bible.  before 6hrs of bioregen zamok has lost about 60% of his body integrity  due to SUAY bite damage +100 chooses scrupulous alignment  

BEARER OF OSIRIS LEG BONES 24975

Roy 4th Level Human Technowizard OCC 10225 +1k holiday +1000 show up +100 gets email from simon at level 4, learns SEAL magic spell +50 writes alert to ping his comlink if admin logins startup +100 stays and fights for merctown +500 skills +200 rp +100 unjam gun 2x +100 uses seal to keep group locked in mech +50 fixes gun +50 fixes gun again +50 fixes gun yet again +50 tries and fails to make belly gun shoot full auto in mech +50 sense 500 ppe inside chest plate in mech 
+50 fixes nuclear overload caused by nerbat 

considered BEARER OF OSIRIS CHEST PLATE due to it being in his mech 13575

Nerbat 3rd Level Quick Flex Professional Thief 7325 +1k holiday +1500 show up +250 skills +100 rp +100 social media +100 gets 21 requests for interviews based on social posts last session, GUNS N AMMO and MERCS TODAY.  +50 overheats gun +50 overheats gun some more +100 takes mercs today interview? +50 cause nuclear system overload by rolling 2 1s in a row on the ng mobile hunter gun main gun +50 learns streetwise from Roy at level3 learns radio scrambler from TOW at level 4

Nerbat levels to 4 10675

NPCs

Randy the superspy mage apprentice of Zamok +1000 holiday +100 offers to join roys crew and teach him a level 1 spell

Jumbles the robot horse +1000 holiday +100 reports hack attempt by TOW jam's computer worm  aka K97 virus on Roys mech to cyberknight command and cam

Inbetween sessions 120 and 121... one sleep cycle passes with group parked on street corner

1 randy makes save vs sepsis, wakes up in mech, offers to teach roy one of his level1 spells in exchange for letting him stay on as crew in the mech

2 zamok learn secrets of pyramids from book and senses leyline energy surging again...

INBTW 120 and 121

targtun asks for necromancer over radio to unlock magic in skull of psyscape operative sent to retrieve zamock

targtun waits for 2nd serpent MATE OF SUAY to arrive

a second draconic signature approaches!  (targtun cast summon 1d4 serpents, rolled a 2 so one is left)

zamok sense the serpent swims along an underground river on a leyline outside merctown caverns...slowly approaching.  this one much slower than the last.. (ive been using adult wooly dragon stats from rifts conversion book1)