Terra Nullius: Session 22 - The Reactor (Part 5)

Key Points:

While being guided by a group of shambling mounds, the Runners used their various skills and abilities to help navigate the artificial jungles of the Quiet Mountain Mana Reactor. Eventually, they came upon a river...

Who knew a river could be so challenging? Kembu leaped across impressively; Managirl not so much. However, the young girl was able to carry across the majority of the group--leaving only Manu-Nui behind.
Too bad for Managirl that she landed in the river and not the other side. Kembu and Del helped fish her out.
Manu-Nui (and Managirl) were nearly attacked by something under the water. Roan drove it off with a (nat 20) hit from his sniper rifle.

Upon arriving at the end of the jungle, the group parted ways from the shambling mound.
Instead of taking the (potentially dangerous) anti-grav lift (which lead to a laser grid security entrance), the group used the secret lift they saw in the security video. This was accomplished through using one of their acquired keycards and Managirl hacking the terminal.

While waiting, Del discovered the tracks of an animal. Later, it was determined that the tracks belonged to the intellect devourer (brain-lion).

Upon taking the lift down to the core of the mana reactor, the group witnessed the onslaught and carnage caused by the oni. The remnants of the security team nearly made some members sick.
While in the secret holding cells, the group came upon an owlbear cub ghost (seen only with the use of a cell phone camera). Jergo (Del's blink dog) seemed either familiar with the spirit or with the facility.

Despite wanting to help it, the group seemed at a lost, and decided to deal with it after shutting down the reactor.

When everyone was ready, the group entered the mana reactor's core. There, they discovered that Dr. Abel (self-named Dr. Nightmare) was performing experiments within the safety of the control room.

Kembu attempted to shatter the glass, but it held up long enough for Dr. Abel to turn on his nightmare machine--bringing the entire facility into the nightmare world of the Shadowfell.

Swearing their deaths for their interference, Dr. Abel and the Runners came into conflict with each other. At Abel's command were numerous nightmare creatures they had seen from the security videos. Most of these monsters simply wanted to feast upon the group. At Abel's side was his faithful 'pet', the intellect devourer.

Kembu shattered the glass keeping Dr. Abel safe in the control room. He hesitated entering though upon seeing the intellect devourer.
Managirl's obsession with the reactor's energy startled her into an evolution of sorts (taking on a mana-raditation form).
Del busted out her wall of fur (Jergo, Graal, and Kiki) along her best friend: Toad.
Monsters attacked; either effectively or ineffectively, depending on how awesome or sucky they were.
Manu-Nui blasted some of the monsters, but accidentally destroyed Graal in the process. Whoops.
Roan shot a bitch. Because that's how he rolls. Klein gave him a lot of combat drugs too.

Down the hall, out of sight, the group could hear the oni approaching. Wow. Much fear. So scare.
Dr. Abel attempted to escape!
I said attempted because Roan blew his brains out with a well-aimed sniper shot.
Abel is dead! WHY! I HAD SUCH PLANS FOR HIM!
Only half true.
Ahem.
Kembu had to action point to finish off one of the monsters because he learned they had this bullshit mechanic that lets them survive being killed if they roll a 15 or higher on a d20.
Managirl fried some minions. TOASTY! She then whiffed against the intellect devourer.
The intellect devourer stunned Del and attempted to infiltrate her body. Lucky for her, it didn't succeed.
The monsters kind of just sucked this round.
Manu-Nui wiped out a minion and wounded a couple of other monsters.
Klein tried to get into the control room, but there was this huge problem of a giant combat going on and blocking her way.

The oni showed up in the battle (still supported by a few of the surviving monsters.)

Everyone pooped themselves.
Not literally, I mean like figuratively.
The oni attacked Kembu and he luckily managed to block the first strike. He attacked back, but found it to not be very effective.
We finish the battle next time...

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