Bolts Buzzard - Session 1

16 Apr 2021 IRL

1 April 2250 SooN

Vroom. Vroom. A motor is shifting gears. The crowd is going wild, thousands of people cheering for the NASCAR race. After 250 years, things have gotten intense: the cars are 300 miles per hours, the track is twice the size, and niceties have been through out the window.

A red car whips across the track as diamond flames roar out the back. Close behind, Appletree, a famous earth genasi racer, ramps over a suddenly created Earth Wall to pass the fire genasi ahead of him. She approaches the pit stop.

Here, we see a slender humanoid figure with tussled ruby hair. In another life, she would be considered pretty, but the grease and smog surrounding her tells a different story. She wears a patchwork quilt of metal, complete with metal gloves, steel-toed boots, and an notable lack of nonmetals.

Before the car can stop, Bolts jumps to check on Appletree's tire. With a Tinker Tools check of 24 (Nat 20), Bolts directs the crew, replaces the Diamond shard fuel, and optimally adds a sapphire to the 4th slot, where Appletree usually uses her most powerful spell slot.

With weaponized vehicles and spell-casting drivers, the cars continue to accelerate, as Appletree tries to catch up with the red Fire genasi.

Because of her performance, Axle, a tall skinny firbolg, congratulates Bolts for being promoted to Captain of the pit crew.

Earlier that day...

Bolts and Axle, accompanied by his older brother Draft, have an alcohol-filled meeting at MMMMMMM. Draft says he thinking tonight might be the luckiest night for all of them. With the night's ridiculous prize of boundless shards and money, if Appletree wins, the crew will be set for life. Axle thinks they’ll get 1-2 % of the prize, but Draft wants 100%. Bolts is taking shots while dissecting what the boys are saying.

Draft has cuts in his face, a crooked smile, and a few teeth missing; he’s seen some shit. He’s charismatic, smooth, and cunning, a bad boy with charm. He has a proposition for Bolts.

A hooded stranger walks in, and sits down.

(Luck Roll: 6 on D6) This stranger, a black Tabaxi with a white cheek patch, and sharp glistening teeth, reaches to shake Bolts’ hand. He is met with questions as to who he is and what "brilliant" plan he has created. He says he can get her the 10k gold Bolts seeks. He orders a half and half - half milk and half the strongest creamer the bars got.

Southpaw suggests that during the last 50 laps, while the fans are drunk and the guards are lazy, they rob the bank filled with all the prize money. She asks Draft if he’s trustworthy, he says yes. (What else would someone say?) Southpaw pours vodka into his half and half. Bolts cautiously offers her right hand in affirmation, and is met with his left paws. The deal is struck.

Now...

As Appletree tries to catch the fire genasi, a human in a black-and-white striped Oreo-sponsored car struggles to keep up with the two most famous racers in the Great States.

When Appletree holds back her spells, Bolts begins to panic and pace. The forest green car flips upside down, which prompts Apple to cast Fly (Dex 23). When the car tumbles, Apple limps out of the car. Returning to the pit, the crew scrambles to assign another driver. Bolts wants to take it, but Bolts assigns someone else to drive, citing her talents better off the track. This is met with a suspicion glare from Appletree.

A sourceless voice whispers to Bolts "It's time, lady."

Bolts continues to reassure Appletree that her mechanical prowess is more useful under the hood than behind the wheel. As she "works", she scans for an open moment to escape to the bank. (Stealth 16) When she finds a free moment, Bolts slips behind the shadow in the tunnel that had beckoned her. For a moment, she sees no one. Southpaw silently appears behind her, and Axle soon joins them. Draft is “where he needs to be” per Southpaw; he was 300 feet down the road.

Once at the bank, there are many layers of room. At the first door, a guard in a white top, black tie, black pants, 2 pistols on his hips, walks back and forth. He moves at an irregular pace, taking 64 seconds for one lap and 40 for another. His physique is average: 5’9”, about 160 lbs, " a normal looking dude."

90 ft long hallway, pretty bare. Desk after 30 ft, empty desk, door to the right, 30 ft another door, 30 feet the last door. D8+4 for shards = 6 Bolt looks at Southpaw knowingly, he reaches out and touches what’s in her hand, she counts down 321, throws a lug nut at the guard, casts catapult Dex save 14, guard passes w 21. A cloud comes out from the lug nut, Southpaw disappears, Bolts hears the guard die. Southoaw is tossing the lug nut in his hand, Bolts takes it back.

CCTV on the desk showing more guards, and some notes. Investigators 16, the notes explains guards duties an their routes, but they don’t have a map. But they have advantage on investigation in the future. Bolts opens 3D door ever so slightly, it’s creaky. It’s dark, the lights are off. It’s empty, with a door at the end. Bolts tells Axle to go in.

Axle protests that it’s a trap, he’s not crazy. Bolts approves. They open the middle hallway door, and come face to face with a guard...who is an exact clone of the first one. Which is why the route looked off, it was a duplicate person!

Initiative 5

Southpaw moves 5ft to the Left, holds action

Guard takes out gun, aims at Bolts, fires point blank.

Bolts 8 puts of piercing damage. There is no sound coming from the gun, no sound from the guards mouth. Southpaw uses held action to cast silence. Bolts 16 shoots guard in the face with HER gun, 9 puts damage. She moves out of the way so Southpaw has a direct line.

Guard attack of opportunity - nat 1, hits the side of the door, hurts his own fist and silently screams.

Draft - sneaks around the door, shoots once, 14pts of damage, ducks backs round the door.

Axle - pats Bolst on the head, says ‘I’m not usesless’, Bardic Inspo, and then uses Psychic damage. Guard dies.

Southpaw comments it’s very messy, they all run dont he second hallway. Bolts tries to get to the door first, but Southpaw is crazy fast. The door leads to a 60ft hallway, with a door on each side every 20 feet, 6 doors total.

Bolts Perception 8 -doesn’t smell or hear anything from the hallway. Her heartbeat is so loud in her head. She’s concerned about her reputation, about getting caught. She looks at Southpaw to try to get him to open the 3d door, he refuses, that’s why he hired Bolts, Axle and Draft. She opens the door, Dex saving 18, the corners of the door frame had small little holes like the firegensi’s car - flames shoot out for about4 seconds, but Bolts jumps back in time to not get hit. Southpaw runs through, but doesn’t get flamed.

The room beyond is for holding super expensive rare huge tuned car parts. A case of ruby and sapphire spell shards is in the corner. Southpaw runs past them, this isn’t the loot he’s after. Flames shoot out as he runs through. Bolts starts running after a prayer to the universe. Dex throw- Nat 1. Bolts slips on some oil on the ground as she runs through, and the flames toast her for 4 seconds straight. None of her party can help her with their spells. 17 puts of fire damage. Southpaw grabs her hand and drags her out of the fire. She smoking but her metal clothes are intact, negative 15 hit points.

Axle pours the only healing potion they have down her throat for 7 HP. Bolts looks like crap, the scars will remain for a long time. They’re in a room about 60x60, in a room full of treasure, but this isn’t the grand prize room. Bolts wants to take every spell shard she can get her poor burned hands on. In the left corner, a long fortified case of ruby and sapphire spell shards.. 3x15ft long. Investigation 19, the lock is magical and mechanical. It looks high tech mechanically, and there’s a little green tint of high powered magic. Bolts sighs in frustration and paces a little bit. The door to the next room is locked, Southpaw is trying to get it open. He’s marveling at the beauty of it. Bolts gets frustrated and tries to pick the lock, breaking her tools. Southpaw sighs and says “as i was saying, it’s got emerald in it, you can’t use normal tools”. He loans her emerald lickpicks, and she rolls a Nat 20, and picks the lock like buttah.

The room is 10x10 and is piled high with gold and platinum, and in the center, is a round vault door. Southpaw looks at Draft and says “you’re up”. Draft starts flamethrowing the vault door, which will take about 4 minutes. Bolts starts grabbing platinum, but Southpaw tries to stop her, saying it will lead to disagreeents. She keeps taking platinum, Southpaw doesn’t like this. they argue over her taking some platinum now, persuasion 10, Southpaw moves and Bolts takes 3pts of bone breaking damage, as he breaks her fingers and tells her to put it down.

“I don’t understand why you don’t want to me to take some now ,it just means I’ll have to take more of yours later” Bolts tells him. Southpaw starts filling a bag of holding with gold while she glares at him. Bolts ‘casually’ grabs a few pieces. Stealth check 18, Southpaw doesn’t notice 2 pieces of platinum slipping into her pocket. The sound of footsteps from the 90 ft hallway just as the vault door plops open.

In the vault is a car made of gold. Golden exterior beautiful leather seats, amazing car. Southpaw doesn’t think it’s worth the trouble. 5 Clone Guards pour into the room., guns raised.

Bolts Initiative - 6 Immediately casts sanctuary as a bonus action.

Guards enter and start fanning out

Southpaw continues to get the loot

Draft is annoyed about the car and the fort to get it. He entered the main room and got prone behind a shelf on the left

Axle goes right and goes prone behind a shelf of expensive car parts

Bolts - takes a part, makes it sound like seconds of silence and footsteps, then stealthily leaves the room. Stealth 12 - picks the far right wall, sees Draft in front of her

2

Southpaw keeps taking gold

Clones roll perception 10, the sound of shots x4, and then Axle screams.

Draft pops up, shoots x2, then drops down again. Keeps walking toward the exit

Axle is out of view

Bolts can’t see Axle, can only see the edge of Draft. She hears commotion around his general area. She peeks around to see if she can shoot on the right side. She sees a guard directly in front of her, who is not looking at her. “Well that dude’s gonna get a pistol to the face!” 7 pts damage, and a noisy shot rings out.

3

Southpaw - keeps getting gold

Clones aim at Boplts, but miss. Keep shooting at Axle.

Axle casts Dimension Door on himself, he’s out in the 90 ft hallway, but he’s limping and bleeding.

Draft shoots at a guard nat 1 misses

Bolts - Draft in front of her, 5 ft in front a guard, hits for 5 pts of damage, he’s dead. The other 4 guards are running to Southpaw’s location. Bolts runs out, holding the action of shutting the door behind her.

4

Southpaw takes his bag of holding and puts it away in his normal bag. He attacks Clone 1, hits, dmg 7, 11 pts poison, 8 pts sneak attack, dead. Clone 2 and Clone 3 hits, poison blade, flurry of blows, dead. Clone 4 still there. He runs at super cat speed, runs out, and holds the door open for them.

Draft starts running

Axle is liming down the long hall

Bolts dashes out

Southpaw holds the door to get feline agility back

They run and run and get into the getaway car, it looks crappy, but it’s a mega souped up Diamond sharded monster.

Bolts is in the driver’s seat, and demands the bag of holding in the front seat, Southpaw refuses. Bolts needs to drive out of Detroit towards New America to meet the rest of the crew. Land Vehicle check, Intelligence - 24. The car roars away, blazing a trail through Detroit, the cops start chasing you because the last guard didn’t die. Cops are surrounding them en masse, demanding they pull over.

Bolts casts 6 level fireball out of the car to toast the cops around her, 43 pts fire damage. A giant fireball billows out, some windows shatter, people within 120ft are dead, Southpaw settles back and says “oh i like this, this is niceeeee”. A few cop cars emerge from the rubble, but can’t gain on them. Bolts asks again about the platinum, and again Southpaw says “later”.

They emerge out of the city, the cops nowhere to be seen. Southpaw abruptly says “HERE” and they stop in a place that looks like no place at all. Perception - nat1, Bolts cant see if anyone is tailing them or not. Just a highway with a few cars. Southpaw is counting out the loot, evenly, he’s an honorable cat. He hands one to each of them, he hands Bolts a card and says “for the next time you’re in town” then turns and walks away to the South East. Investigation 12 - it takes Bolts a few minutes to realize that her bag feels really light. A piece of gold looks like it has a slit all the way around like it separates. She pulls it apart, and realizes that he gave her chocolate coins. The majority of the coins are candy. Bolts ends up with 800gp, instead of the 2500 she expected.

She examines the card Southpaw handed her. The front has a picture of a Coffin with a hand coming out. The back is white, and words slowly appear “always check the money before you let the cat out of the bag”......

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