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-- Session 4 --

Me: You rush into the next chamber. It is a much larger one. Off to your right is one of those machines that can restore your health. Straight ahead is some sort of larger machine. There is a control panel-like object in front of the massive machine. Several chairs are on the left side of the contraption, and wires from it are hooked up to three thralls. One is wearing robes, another is bare-chested and the third looks like a commoner. There is another pod on the left. It is swirling with magical energy, and there is another control panel near it. On the right, near the healing machine, is another door. Beyond that and the machine is some sort of desk with a chest on it and other items. You can't see what those are from where you are. At the opposite end of the chamber from you is another door. Lae'zel says, "Sk'va! Touch nothing without knowing its purpose. The helm is that way, I believe." She points to the door on the right. "Let's hurry."

Diadell: OK. Let's go. I make my way to the door on the right.

Me: Suddenly, you hear shouting and banging coming from the pod. "Help!" you think you hear from within the pod. It is a muffled woman's voice. "Get me out of this thing!"

Diadell: I go to take a look.

Me: You hurry over to the pod, and Lae'zel follows, looking around her as you go as if expecting enemies to appear out of nowhere. "What are you doing?" she asks. "We must hurry."

Diadell: Someone needs our help. She doesn't sound like one of the others. I have to at least check.

Me (as Lae'zel): "Fine. If you must. Just make it quick." You skirt around the unresponsive people hooked up to the machine and to the pod. Within, you see a young half-elf female with dark hair pulled back in a ponytail. Wisps of hair frame her face on both sides. She is slamming her fists against the glass of the pod in an effort to break it. She is wearing armor without any recognizable designs. As you approach, you can see the swirling magic around the pod. Make an Arcana roll. (She rolls a 2 and fails to make a 15 or higher roll.) You do not recognize the magic nor can you figure out how to open the pod. The woman inside makes eye-contact with you. "Hey! You! Please! Help me out of this thing! Don't leave me. Do something. Hurry!" Lae'zel snears. "Leave her. She is safer in the pod, and there is nothing we can do for her. Are you planning on stopping for every creature we encounter along the way? We need to get command of the ship. NOW!"

Diadell: Back off, Lae'zel. This woman isn't like the others. She seems different. Then I turn towards the woman in the pod and say, "Hold on. I'm going to try something." Then I take my swords and hack at the pod.

Me: Energy crackles loudly and sends a jolt through you. You are thrown backwards. Fortunately, it is only a stunning blow to you, so you don't lose any HP. Lae'zel says, "See? I tried to warn you. Can we get moving now?"

Diadell: Has anyone ever told you how annoying you can be? Fine, but I'm jumping in the healing machine first and checking out the stuff at the desk before we go. There might be something valuable on the desk that we can use to get out of here.

Me: Lae'zel says, "Chsk. Fine." Then you run over to the machine, heal to full health, and rush to the desk. There are two scrolls that you cannot identify. You could examine them and make an Arcana roll, or you can worry about that later. You also find some sort of necklace that doesn't seem to have much value.

Diadell: I pocket the scrolls and necklace. I'll look at them later. Can I open the chest?

Me: The chest is locked.

Diadell: I pick it.

Me: No ability to pick it. It's impossible to pick. As a matter of fact, it zaps you for 1 HP.

Diadell: Grrr. I hurry back to the healing machine. I tell Lae'zel, "The box seems important. Let's check the next room first. Then we can head to the helm. It may have a key to the chest which may have something we need to get out of here."

Me: Lae'zel growls and seems annoyed. She says sarcastically, "Sure. Why not? We have all the time in the world. We're just blazing through the in a Ghaik Nautiloid with imps and demons trying to kill everyone and drag our souls to Hell. Take as much time as you want."

Diadell: I ignore her at this point and hurry into the next room.

Me: You find another massive chamber; the biggest yet. It is FULL of pods. One is dead center on the platform you are on. As you approach, a brain creature scurries past you, ignoring you. The pod in the center has a sleeping woman inside. She seems to stir a bit as you gaze at her, but she is totally unresponsive. Beyond the pod is a raised platform with stairs leading up to it on both the right and the left. Between the stairs is another control panel. There is a single button on it. A plaque above the panel says something in a strange language. It appears as though a robed woman lies dead on the platform. As you observe the room, Lae'zel says, "Look at all of these pods! How many have the Ghaik infected?" She seems completely shocked and horrified.

Diadell: I rush up the stairs to check the woman.

Me: She is dead, and hasn't been so for long.

Diadell: I search her.

Me: Make a roll.

Diadell: 15 total. Did I make it?

Me: You find a key, some gold, a healing potion, and another necklace. The necklace also appears to not be of much value.

Diadell: A key! I turn to Lae'zel and stick it in her face. "See. A key," I say. "Now let's get out of here." Wait! Is there any way to get the pod open for that other woman? It didn't sound like there was any magic around it.

Me: You could try. Would you like to use the control panel or hack at the pod?

Diadell: Let's try the controls.

Me: Make an Arcana roll. (She rolls a 17 total.) The plaque reads: "Transform". There is a single button.

Diadell: Oh dang! Transform? What does that mean? Should I push it?

Me: Are you asking Lae'zel?

Diadell: No. Okay. What the heck? I push it.

Me: Suddenly, there is a strange mechanical sound. It almost sounds as if the pod is opening. You hurry around to look and see that the woman has awakened. Some sort of strange gas is pumped into the pod.

Diadell: Oh crap! What did I do?

Me: The woman stares at you in wide-eyed horror. She presses her hands against the glass and begins to scream. You wince and instinctively fall back a few paces. Even Lae'zel is staring in sick fascination at what is transpiring. Neither you nor her can look away as you watch the woman's skin shed to gore, blood spurting all over the inside of the pod as her flesh just peels off revealing darker skin beneath. Her hair falls out. Her eyes begin to change. Her jaw splits open before your eyes with a sickening crunching and explosive sound. You feel your own insides wretch, but you fight back the instinct to lose your last meal. Four tentacles burst forth, and a Mind Flayer takes form before you. It has just been born from the shell that once was the woman. It is weak and exhausted, collapsing back against the soft padding of the pod. It seems to barely keep its eyes open. Lae'zel says, "Gah! Transformed by the push of a lever! If we do not hurry, we will soon share this same fate."

Diadell (utterly freaked out): Okay. Yeah. I'm good. No more delays. Let's get the dang chest open and get to the helm. I'd like to get these things out of us now. You win, Lae'zel. You win.

Me (as Lae'zel): Finally. Perhaps now you can follow MY lead.

Diadell: Yeah. Okay. Just let's go.

Me: You hurry back out of this chamber and into the one with the chest. Using the key, you pop the chest open to reveal a potion of speed, a healing potion, and a couple more magic scrolls. You don't know what they are unless you'd like to take a moment to examine them and make an Arcana roll.

Diadell: I grab them and go. We can figure out what they are later.

Me: You also find some sort of strange fabric next to everything else. As you pick up the fabric, you see that they are like pockets. You go to stuff them into your own pocket only to have one of them suddenly spring onto your pocket and replace it. Another springs over to Lae'zel, flying out of your hand. It latches onto Lae'zel's armor, forming a pocket near the hip. "Ah!" Lae'zel cries, but she seems happy. "You found Magic Pockets! This is a great asset indeed. It is a Ghaik invention, but it will serve us well. They allow us to pass items quickly between one another, AND they can hold unlimited numbers of items. We still will feel the weight of the objects, but we can now transfer items quickly one to another. This will be very handy."

Diadell: Nice! See? I told you it might be worth it.

Me: You have two more pockets. Best to hold onto those.

Diadell: I stuff the other two in my magic pocket.

Me: You do this and then take off towards the helm. Lae'zel follows close behind.

-- End of Session 4 --