Previously, on LICC...

By Plot Complication on Saturday, December 16, 2000 - 09:39 pm:
Greymoran appears next to Observer. "Let's go to Cormyr." he says, and raises his hands. A pruple swirly thing appears in front of the good guy's ship. All goes well, for a second. Suddnely the swilr turns into a violent storm. Greymoran's face changes from benevolance, to shock and fear. "Oh no. Not now." The purple swilry thing explodes. But the ship remains unhamred. But the good guy's dimensional hjooper (forgot his name) discovers something distubring. He can't skip anymore. A study of the surroundings reveals that when the swirly thing blew up, the area covered by the shockwave has been turned into an anomolay, where dimensional and time travel is impossible. And even at top sp[eed, the Spidership would take three days to get out of the area, and be able to resuce their beloved Captain. Greymoran falls to his and screams at the sky. "•••• YOU RADAGAST! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" Then he breaks into tears. "It can't end like this. I';ve fought too hard and too long to lose now."
 

Manwhile, on Mars, Tacoman is telling Maya, Arkady, and some of the other First Hundred about his previous adventures, while John Boone desperately seeks an excuse to get away from KEy, who just won't shut up about how much he loved the MArs books by Kim Stanley Robinson.

By Lt PD Insane on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 02:48 am:

Quantum, Ansh and Colanator enter the bridge.

Colanator, take the engineering station. Ansh, take the conn. Quantum, might I suggest you take the internal security station on the right of the bridge?

By Ensign Kehmar, who is a Klingon on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 03:15 am:

MoVas ah-kee rustak! 

By The Guy Who Calls The Shots on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 08:24 am:

I think there are not enough aliens on the Spidership. Hence Ensign Kehmar, and there is also a female Vulcan as junior science officer. There are also several other ST and other non-SW alien crewmembers. 

By Lieutenant Frankovsky on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 08:26 am:

Lt Frankovsy enters the bridge.

Hey! They phased out the rank of Lieutenant junior grade so now I have been promoted to full Lt! So, Pete, what do you think of the new junior science officer. Heh Heh.

By Captain Tacoman, wanting to get home on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 08:35 am:

...so that's how our we ended up playing pirate for a while...
Anyway, I happen to have written a book about our adventures, and I'd like you all to have one.
Tacoman replicates a copy of his book and hands it to Maya Enjoy
looking over at KEY, who is still bothering John Boone I guess I should make an attempt to read Kim Stanley Robinson... I've only read Spider Robinson!
I suppose I should make a device to recreate the purple swirling thing... I mean, I have the sensor data about it... and I could probably find some equipment around here to do it...

By test on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 01:49 pm:

test 

By Quiz master on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 02:59 pm:

quiz 

By Commander Milkshake on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 04:19 pm:

Just after Quantum Man and Colanator free Ansh, a blackened figure limps onto the bridge. Milkshake, his armor dented and smoking, stops by the three heroes and falls into the Captain's Chair.

....What a fight. Quantum, Cola, Ansh, Insane, good to see you. Auxillary Control is destroyed. A Plotonium Battlebot was on the bridge. When I couldn't kill it with my normal weapons, I tried to get away and locate you. I found Anti-Plotonium in Aux Control, and managed to destroy the 'bot. Ensign Tembar, lay in a course to Alpha Centauri. Warp 9.5. Colanator, get me speed. Quantum, tractor Jadlad and Josh into Shuttlebay 1. Insane, weapons and shields. Engage!

By Lt. Cmdr. The Amazing Quantum Man on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 04:23 pm:

Got 'em! What about Adon?

Somebody who's a better shot than me should take these.

Holds out a Mark I rifle and a bandolier of Anti-Plotonium shells. Insane takes them.

Thanks, I've got security, I'm useless at Nav or Helm.

By Cadet Ansh Tembar, or is that Ensign Tembar? on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 04:43 pm:

I'm just a cadet, Steve. Unless you've put in a good word for me at the Academy. 

By Lt Commander Rikard on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 05:07 pm:

Just as Spidership is about to tractor Josh in his power is knocked out. The tractor beam locks on, but a TerrSec fighter gets a shot off and the fighter begins to disintegrate around him. Just as it looks like the end, he feels the familiar tingle of a transporter. A second later, he hits pad of one of the Spidership's transporter rooms. He lays there for a second.
Thanks, Chief.
He heads for the bridge.

By Commander Adon on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 05:12 pm:

Adon left the damaged room and entered a relatively undamaged lab. It looked like it was recently abandoned, since they left all their equipment running.

Hmmm... Lets see what I can find.
I wonder what this 'Project Aramath' is.
It looks like they took an agent and enhanced them with some sort of bio-mechanical, morphing armor. It makes the subject nearly invulnerable to most physical attacks and nearly every energy attack. They also have internal transporter nodes, and what looks like some sort of Dimensional Tranplacer. Top of the line stuff.

Very top of the line.
Aramath had combined both arms into a very big cannon and fired. Adon caught the blast and was pushed through several walls and then outside the facility before Adon was able to deflect the blast harmlessly into space. Adon then turned around and took off. Aramath's armor morph into a flying mechanism and took off after Adon.

By Inspector Mystery on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 05:49 pm:

{meanwhile, the Inspector Finds he is surronded by several Terrsec agents} {as I.M.} Why do I have a bad feeling about this. Time for plan B {he takes something that looks like a handunit out of his gauntlet, presses a couple buttons and it morphs into a lightsaber. in a Matrix like effect he is suspended in midair as he runs thru them} now that wasn't so bad. now to find the others. 

By Plot Complication on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 06:47 pm:

Maya: It'll be a pleasure to read these Tacoma *suddenly twitches*

Tacoman suddnely begins twiching as well. KEY starts a second later.

All three see a vision of the piurple swilry thing exploding, and Greymoran falling to his knees and everythign (see top of this section). At the end of the vision Radagast suddenly bursts into full view. It takes a moment for all to realize that he's not in the vision, but actually in the tent. KEY and John Boone have taken up offensive positions, ready to tackle the man in back. Maya slwoly grabs for a tool she can use as a blunt weapon. Radagast raises his hands and...

TO BE CONTINUED...

By Captain Tacoman, adding spuspense on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 07:41 pm:

Maya, it looks like your vision came true again.
a large phaser weapon with polymorph option appears in Tacoman's hands. The same weapons materalize in the hands of KEY and Boone. All three raise their weapons and prepare to fire...

By The Observer on Sunday, December 17, 2000 - 09:29 pm:

(On the outer hull of the large TerrSec facility, a battle rages. The Wanderer and the Cyborg, so evenly matched, fought in deadly ernest. As the facility slowly rotates in planetary space, deep shadows and bright sunlight move in patches on the gray hull. Out of one darker-than-night shadow steps a hooded figure. His hands raise from his sides, and weave an intricate pattern in the vacuum. The human agent in biomechanical armor begins to swing one huge arm and...stops. The Wanderer, his sword in a guard position, stares. He begins to step forward, still in battle readiness, but the cyborg still cannot move. The hooded figure steps toward the pair, and his voice resounds strangely in the void of space.)

Greetings, Adon. No matter how far technology advances, they still forget about plain old Magic. Amazing. Frangelica and I managed to get inside TerrSec HQ, and we discovered the plans. We were detected, unfortunately, and we split up. I wouldn't worry about Frangelica, though. She has greater powers than I do. That appears to be the Spidermobile about 247.3 kilometers away. Shall we join the crew?

(Observer gestures, and he and Adon disappear in a flash. The frozen Aramath still stands, still as eons-old stone.) 

By Jadlad on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 12:15 am:

Jadlad takes care of two of the five fighters that Rikard was fighting and has his captured ship tractored into Shuttlebay 1 by Quantum Man shortly afterwards. He gets out of the TerrSec ship and taps his communicator.

Jadlad to Milkshake, I'm on my way to the bridge.

By From LICC, To Red MArs, To Baldurs Gate, I go everywhere. i AM PLOT COMPLICATION! on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 02:41 am:

..."Hello agian Captain. KEY." He looks at Maya. "I don't know you, but I feel that you are involved with my good brother's schemes. Ah well. I guess that means you'll to die too. TO NASHKEL!" He extends his hands and a purple swiulry thing appears. Maya, KEY,a dn Tacoman are sucked through. Boone is struck down by a silver orb that appeared from Radgast's mouth. he appears unharmed, but Tacoman is a little too busy to check.

When the thre heores awake, they find themselves surrounded by armored figures with flamboyant helmsd. "By the glory of Amn! What magick is this?" one yells. A man in a brown robe woith a purple circle tatooeds on his face looks at them with a tilted head and rasied eyebrow. He's holding a hamster. "I do not know. What do you think Boo?" It's obvious he's talking to the Hamster. 

By Captain Tacoman on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 08:54 am:

AARRRGG... where are we? Shaking head
KEY, look... more purple circles... do you know anything about this world, because I don't..
Maya, are you here?
This has been one heck of a day... as another captain once said, Weird is part of the job...

By TerrSec on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 03:13 pm:

Moments after Observer and Adon disappear a battered TerrSec ship flies up to the Cyborg rock.
TerrSec Captain: So, the LICC thinks we forgot about magic huh? Toner, fire the our newest "device" at that cyborg.
Toner: Yes sir.
A yellow beam is fired from the ship at the cyborg. Immeadiately, the cyborg is no longer a stone and instead is back to its former free and fighting form.
TerrSec Captain: Get it aboard. We're retreating.

By Commander Adon on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 04:53 pm:

Thank you Observer. I doubt we've seen the last of Aramath or of TerrSec. There will be, no doubt, a massive investigation on Earth about this whole incident.

I do have one question, where is the Captain? 

By Jadlad with no lines! on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 04:54 pm:

Jadlad exits the turbolift onto the bridge and heads over to the Pseudoscience Station. He taps in some commands.

Computer voice: Your access has been revoked. TerrSec Level 2 security protocols are in effect. This station will self detonate in one minute if correct passwords are not entered.

By Plot Complication on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 05:18 pm:

Maya: No clue tovarich.

KEY: ••••

Minsc: Strange people from beyond the portal, what wisdom do you bring me and my miniature giant space hamster Boo?

By Commander Milkshake on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 06:36 pm:

Uh oh. TerrSec reprogrammed the computers, as well. Computer, reconfigure command structure protocols, password Milkshake-Omega-3.

"Password not accepted. Internal sensors report hostile personnel in control of the bridge. Activating self-destruct sequence."

Colanator! Fix the computers!

Aye, Commander. However, this will require that bridge functions...

Whatever, just do it! We'll be atoms in a minute.

Aye, sir.

Colanator runs directly into the rear bulkhead and morphs into it. Tense seconds pass, as consoles flicker and flash. Suddenly, all lights and displays go out, and the engines die. The bridge viewscreen, still operational, shows the TerrSec battlecruiser drawing near.

Oh *$#&. Insane, the Ratliffian Battle Mode!

Insane opens the dusty drawer hidden in the Tactical Console, but it is empty.

TerrSec! Oh well, at least it was-

The TerrSec battlecruiser fires, and as the bolt streaks toward the Spider...

By LICC Announcer on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 08:03 pm:

Previously on LICC: "The TerrSec battlecruiser fires, and as the bolt streaks toward the Spider..."

As we watch, a lavender haze seems to encompass the entire spidership, and it appears to jump 50 meters to its left. The bolt passes by harmlessly.

As we cut to an interior view of the Spidership's bridge, we see the Amazing Quantum Man collapse.

By Captain Tacoman on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 10:17 pm:

Miniture giant space hamster... ok...
Excuse me sir, could you please tell me where we are? 

By Commander Adon on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 10:45 pm:

Commander, if I may?

Adon transformed into Metallic Adon, drew his sword, and stabbed it into the deck. Then a pulse of light traveled down the blade, through the ship and out through the outer hull. The pulse hit the TerrSec cruiser and cut a hole through the ship clear through to the other side. Unfortunately, the deck where Metallic Adon was standing exploded because of the energy pulse, throwing Metallic Adon across the bridge and into a redshirt, who was more surprised than hurt by the impact. The rest of the ship was undamaged by the pulse's passage. Metallic Adon reverted to normal.

OK. I won't try that again.

By Commander Milkshake on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 10:59 pm:

Good job, Adon, Quantum! Now...

The crippled TerrSec cruiser, now listing to one side, fires one massive blast of energy. At that exact picosecond, the computer is restored, the lights go on, and the warp drive activates, leaving Earth far, far behind. Colanator morphs out of the ceiling, dropping into a metallic ball and then reforming.

Thanks, Cola. You have an excellent sense of timing. Quantum...

Quantum Man is still on the floor, breathing shallowly.

Computer, activate the EMH.

Holodoc appears, and instead of inquiring as to the medical emergency, he begins to treat Quantum immediately.

Cola, we need that hole in the decking repaired, and a Level 1 diagnostic on all ship's systems.

I'll see to it right away, Commander.

Good. Adon, are you all right?

By Commander Adon on Monday, December 18, 2000 - 11:24 pm:

Adon begins brushing the dust and debris off of himself.
Yes, I should be alright. That was rather... EWWwwww!

At that moment, Adon notices a rather ugly burn on his arm. He gets a dermo-regenerator and fixes the damage.

You know, on a normal person, that would hurt.

By Captain Tacoman on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 08:40 am:

Tacoman activates the dimentional communicator again... the last time, all he heard was static...
Tacoman to Milkshake, come in Commander.
Looking over at his new companions
I wonder if this is a ploy to gather people to fight the forces of evil...

By Commander Milkshake on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 11:58 am:

Repairs are underway on the bridge when Tacoman's signal comes through.

"Tac...o Milksha...ome in Command..."

Captain! Adon, see if you can clean that signal up.

"...wond...ploy to gat...fight the forces of evil."

Captain, we're reading you.

Milkshake fills Tacoman in on the crew's situation.

Are you all right, Captain?

By Captain Tacoman on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 12:25 pm:

Yes Commander I'm alright.
Hmm... I leave you people alone for a while, and look what happens.. I'm joking, of course
Here's my situation...
Tacoman tells Milkshake what happened after he and KEY were sucked into the purple thing
...I don't know where we are now, but there's a guy who's talking to a hamster. The odd thing is that he has a purple swirling tattoo on his face. Perhaps something is trying to help me gather the forces of good to defeat Radagast...

By Lt PD Insane on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 03:11 pm:

Commander Adon, I'll leave Tactical in your hands.

Insane relieves Frankovsky and takes ops.

By Lt Commander Rikard on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 05:05 pm:

Rikard walks onto the bridge.
Wow! What was that?! That was one powerful beam!
He looks at the screen and the streaking stars.
Hey, we're at warp. Perfect timing. Well, what's going on?

By Plot Complication on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 05:26 pm:

Minsc (looking confused): You are a bizarre wizard indeed. But Boo tells me I should trust you (no one has actually heard the hamster, except, apparently, Minsc). You came here, yet ye' do not know? You are outside the mines of Nashkel. I've lent my services to the Flaming Fist to deal with the monsters who sabotaging the Iron mines below. Are you here to help me?

KEy: Wait a minute! Minsc? Boo? Flaming Fist? Holy ••••! We're in the game! We're in Baldur's Gate! Oh my god, we're in a computer game! This sucks! 

By Captain Tacoman on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 07:11 pm:

Well KEY, another situation in which you know the way around.
Say, if we're in a computer game, are we player controlled, or does the computer control us?
Tacoman looks around for a giant glass screen
A character in a computer RPG... I can't think of anything more humiliating...

By Plot Complication on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 07:29 pm:

KEY: I studied 20th centruy era ntertainment back at the University of Ganamede. It's just flat luck I've known so much about the places we've gone to. If we end up in an Arron Spelling TV movie we're fucked.

Maya: Never heard of Baldur's Gate. Must be an American thing.

Minsc: We're confused, but matters not. *laughs* You are of powerful magicks. We will go into the mine and slay the forces of evil!

Amnish Guard, leaning in to whisper to Tacoman: Watch your back. He means well, he does, but Minsc is unstable. 

By Commander Adon on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 11:04 pm:

We seem to have a minor problem. The Torpedos have been removed, all of them. The phasers are off-line, the Polymorph Cannon is down, the heavy discombobulator isn't responding... We're defenceless. 

By KEy, maya, and Minsc on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 12:18 am:

Hey wait a minute! Didn't Greymoran already save the crew of the Spidership from TerrSec? 

By Captain Tacoman on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 08:13 am:

Ok... KEY, I see you still have the weapon I replicated for you when we confronted Radagast. Do you need me to show you how to work it?
Maya, do you want a similar weapon, or would like something a bit smaller?
Whispering back to the guard Thanks, I'll remember that.

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By The Observer on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 11:36 am:

Not quite. Sometimes the crew likes to do things for themselves. Deux ex Machinii get rather dull after awhile.

By Padawan on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 02:42 pm:

Isn't that deus, not deux? 

By Plot Complication on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 06:06 pm:

Maya: *points at one of the Amnish gurd* pardon me sir, but may borrow your sword?
*leans over to Tacoman and whispers* When in Rome...

Minsc: Not neccesary! I have a short sword I pulled from the cold dead hand of an acursed Bandit outside Beregost. I have weapon of my own! The pretty lady can have this.

KEY: Got anything else?

Minsc: *Shrugs* You could use this silly thing I found. *hands KEY a bowl*

KEY: *frowns* Where have I seen that bowl before? I'd better hold on to it.

Minsc: *turns to Tacoman* I have nothing for you wizard. I hope you know your spells well. 

By Captain Tacoman on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 - 10:49 pm:

Tacoman looks over at the bowl KEY is holding
Perhaps's it's something important in the game...
Don't worry, Minsc. The thing I'm holding will get rid of any bad guys we may encounter.
Tacoman fires at a large boulder, which instantly disappears
hmm... it's set a bit high...
Tacoman activates the polymorph option on his weapon and shoots a small squirrel nearby. The squirrel changes into a chipmunk
See what I mean?

By Plot Complication on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 12:34 am:

Minsc, looking shocked: I, I, I (he stammers), I thought wizards used their hands. You must be powerful indeed to need an item to control your powers! *he smiles* This will be a glroious battle indeed my dear sir! Those demons will not what them! *he grabs Tacoman in a warrior's embrace*

Maya, smiling: Well, we might as well get this over with. *turns to the mine entrance* I hope this is what we're supposed to be doing.

KEY: I hope so too. As for this bowl being in the game, I wouldn't know. I didn't actually do very well. First and only time I played I got my guy, Imoen and Minsc killed by War Dogs.

Minsc, looking confused: What was that?

KEY: Oh, nothing. I was just remembering a, um, a uh, AN ALTERNATE TIMELINE! That's it. yeah. We wizards not see what was, but alos what could've been. *good save*

Side Not To LICC Announcer: You have thus far thwarted my attmepts to get Greymoran and the Spidership set up. Did you not read the opening post? 

By Jadlad offering hope to the crew on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 05:12 am:

Jadlad walks up to Commander Adon.
Sir?

What about the TerrSec troop transport that I captured? It's in the shuttlebay and its phasers still work.

Sure, they're not much better than basic ones, but still...we might get an emitter or two back online. And any knowledge gleamed from a TerrSec ship could prove invaluable.

There might even be a torpedo or two. But I doubt it's more than three at the most. Judging by the size.

By Captain Tacoman on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 08:28 am:

Looking into the mine shaft
Hmm.. a bit dark down there...
Minsc, I'm not your ordinary wizard. I'm a starship captain.
Alright Minsc, lead the way.
Tacoman activates his helmet's night vision, giving his eyes a slight green glow

By Lt Commander Rikard on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 01:13 pm:

I'd take my other fighter but TerrSec decided to blow that one up too. I'm completely fighterless. 

By Commander Adon on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 02:09 pm:

Ok... Lt Insane, Commander Rikard, please come with me and lets see what we can get out of that TerrSec fighter you caught.

The group heads down to the shuttle bay. While weaponry is being removed from the TerrSec craft, Adon checks out his combatsuit.

Hmm... the physical rounds have been removed and the beam cannon has been depleted. The beam swords still work and a little bit of charging should get the cannon back online.

Adon to bridge, my combatsuit is intact, but only has short range weapons at the moment. We will be reporting what we found on the TerrSec fighter as soon as we inventory what we found.

By Lt PD Insane on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 03:51 pm:

Hey, look at all the stuff in here! Crowd around! Don't be shy, croud around. 

By Emergency Medical Hologram on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 04:26 pm:

Sickbay to the Bridge.

I have a problem. Quantum Man keeps moving from bed to bed. It seems to get worse when we strap him in. I can't treat patients this way! 

By Plot Complication on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 05:32 pm:

Minsc: Star Ship? I don't understand. But stories later mighty wizard! Into the mines! *Looks down at the hamster* Come Boo! There be evil to be smitten!

Maya: All right. Let's go.

KEY: Was the bowl magical? I wish I could remember. 

By Greymoran, hoping Insane has been paying attention to the opening post for part IV on Thursday, December 21, 2000 - 07:55 pm:

Lt PD Insane, we can't spend this whole time dealing with TerrSec. Your captain is in serious danger. We have to leave the area effected by the portal explosion as fast as possible! 

By Jadlad Superguy on Friday, December 22, 2000 - 02:43 am:

Hold on just one minute! I'm the one who caught that TerrSec ship. Not Lt. PD Insane.

And Greymoran, Look at this post that was made further up on this very board!

"By Lt Commander Rikard on Tuesday, December 19, 2000 - 05:05 pm:
 

Rikard walks onto the bridge.
Wow! What was that?! That was one powerful beam!
He looks at the screen and the streaking stars.
Hey, we're at warp. Perfect timing. Well, what's going on?". Emphasis mine.

So we are leaving the area effected by the portal explosion as fast as possible! There's also nothing that says we can't fix our ship as we go along. And that's just what we're doing. So calm down.

By Commander Milkshake on Friday, December 22, 2000 - 11:00 am:

Greymoran, if you will just tell us where we need to go to rescue the Captain, I will immediately order a course change there. We would like to have our Captain back. 

By Wouldnt YOU like to know!... on Friday, December 22, 2000 - 07:22 pm:

Somewhere, a voice calls out from a darkened room:

Voice: "Hello! Can anyone here me?! I...I need help.....please! Someone answer me!"

By Captain Mistake Maker on Friday, December 22, 2000 - 11:20 pm:

Plot Complication: Oops.

Greymoran: Very well jadlad. Sorry about the misunderstanding. I did not familierize myself with the rest of the crew. They weren't important to the prophecy till now. We must continue at best speed to get out of the effect area. Most of my magics are useless till then. Thank the god my defensive spells still work. 

By Commander Adon on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 01:00 am:

Commander, I am picking up the Captain's emergency locater beacon. I am attempting to locate it.

An incredibly complex graph appears on the screen. As the computer calculates Captain Tacoman's location, Adon was muttering something about the inadequacy of a "Three dimensional viewscreen trying to display a five dimensional shape." At last, the computer stops and displays a coordinate.

I have him. He seems to be in another dimension, and an odd one at that. They seem to have developed magic, rather than using technology to aid them. I have sent the coordinates to the Helm.

By Not Saying.....yet. on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 02:54 am:

Somewhere in a darkened room, a scared voice calls out.....

Voice:"I...I can't move! S-someone...help me! S-someone...someo....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

By Captain Tacoman on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 07:43 am:

Tacoman replicates a tricorder and scans the bowl that KEY is holding
Hmm... interesting...according to this, the bowl has an odd energy signiture... the tricorder doesn't know what that signiture is, though...
Scanning the entrance to the mine
Hmm... picking up similar readings... and a lot of large life forms...
Minsc, this thing that I'm holding can detect life from a distance. It can be used to find any monsters and beasties in the mine.

By Plot Complication on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 04:45 pm:

Minsc: Device? Have you not a spell that could acomplish the same? Beisdes, you are looking for large creatures. The miners who survived said that the demons were small. Tallers then dwarves, shorter then Halflings.

KEY, has a burst of inspiration: Devil dogs in Maya's dreams, tiny demons in the mines of Nashkel- KOBOLDS! The mine is infested with Kobolds!

Amnish Guard, shaking his head: Those foul little monster would never dare be so brazen as to mount an assualt on the country of Amn. We are the largest in the realm!

Maya: well, it's the best explanation we got right now. *turns to Tacoman* Let's go clear those monsters out. maybe once we've cleared the mines, we can go home.

<eanwhile back on the Spidership, Greymoran's Danger spell is activating itself. According to him;

"this only occurs when the lives of all those around me are in danger as well." He closes his eyes. "A TerrSec fleet, waiting outside the area effected by the portal explosion. Must've registered it as something more dangerous. Anyway, we need not frett. As soon as we are out of the area, I will *smiles* call in an old favor." 

By Captain Tacoman on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 07:14 pm:

Minsc, I come from a place where devices like this normally take the place of magic.
Let's hope this doesn't turn into your vision, Maya.
The group cautiously enters the mine

By Ask me no questions, Ill tell you no lies! on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 07:22 pm:

Meanwhile, in the darkened room:

voice: Ouch! What the heck did I step on?! Oh, I put my foot in a box of anti-grav climbing rods! How did they get down there?

the voice pauses:

voice: Wait a minute! I forgot there's an emergency release in here! Why didn't I just use it?! (click!) Now, I'm going to get out of here and see what all the noise is about!

The door opens

By Plot Complication on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 07:30 pm:

Minsc: Then, you are not wizards? *looking disapointed*

KEY: Oh no.

Maya, elbows Tacoman: What did I say? I said, "when in Rome." Why does no one ever listen to me? Sax never listened, Frnak never listened, Arkady never listened...

Back on the Spidership:

Greymoran: We're geting closer to the edge. I can feel it. I can't open a large portal yet, but I can send a coded message throguh to some friends of mine who can take care of TerrSec while we go to the Forgotten Realms planet to resuce your captain and stop my brother. May I? *gestures towards the communit* 

By Captain Tacoman, attempting to make the best out of the situation on Saturday, December 23, 2000 - 08:31 pm:

Um... Eh... well, we're wizards in a way... we're able to do wonderful things... and I for one am willing to help get rid of your monster problem.
pardon me...
Tacoman replicates a really large shoe and inserts it into his mouth

By Spaced Redshirt on Wednesday, December 27, 2000 - 08:27 pm:

cares about