Session 10: Completing Dark Facility
General Summary
The Descent Continues – 10/25/113, Midday
The session began with the party still exploring the second floor of the Dark Facility. With tension high, the group pressed deeper into the ruins of pre-collapse science. They discovered the living quarters where the test subjects were once housed and where Dr. E. Verral, the lead scientist, had resided. Among scattered notes and broken devices, they found Verral’s journal, which revealed a grim truth: the doctor had grown increasingly uneasy about the experiments he was running on the Others. His notes hinted at ethical dilemmas, regret, and fear.
Upgrades and the Green Room
In a decontamination chamber, the party encountered two nanomachine containers. Seizing the opportunity, Godfried integrated both, gaining two cybernetic implants (Power Arms and Filtration System).
Venturing into the ominous "Green Room". Godfried went into the circle, but nothing happened. Jasper joined him in the circle and felt the pull of something dark, awakening a new Dark power through the Self Path, learning a mysterious spell. The cost was immediate and terrible: he went deaf.
The Test Wing and Moral Choices
They located the testing area, finding a sentient, anthropomorphic mouse imprisoned in a containment chamber. In a nearby office, they found two books, and behind it, in a storage room, they uncovered the personal belongings of former test subjects. The area was a graveyard of stolen lives. Further exploration led them to a library, where they recovered four more books, one of which would later be deemed rare. The party encountered a strange puzzle chamber featuring a glowing pentagram etched into the floor. Solving it opened a hidden computer lab, where they met LUMA, an autonomous AI unit who requested to join them. Godfried accepted, bringing the tablet with them. Returning to the containment chambers, the group made a hard decision. They poisoned test subjects #11 and #12 in their sleep, ending their suffering and ensuring they couldn't be used again. Jasper harvested samples from their remains.
Scavenging the Facility
Before leaving, the group conducted a thorough search:
- Personal Effects Room:
- 2 Fatigues
- 1 Rover Robot
- 1 Lie Detector
- Junk worth 18 credits
- Medical Storage Closet:
- Medical supplies worth 156 credits
- Lockers:
- 1 Set Fine Clothes
- 1 Set Fatigues
- Flash Goggles
- Crampons
They powered down the Green Room, possibly preventing future danger. Andy took a risk and received a nanite injection, resulting in him falling unconscious for three days. Godfried installed an internal computer. Jasper implanted both an internal computer and a Knowledge Chip, gaining proficiency in Perception. On the third night, he woke to Godfried’s snoring, joyfully realizing his hearing had returned. Andy also attempted to awaken the Dark in the Green Room, but nothing responded.
Return to Camp Hope – 10/28/113, Evening
The return journey was uneventful, and the group arrived back at Camp Hope in the evening.
- Engineers:
They reported in with Shawnee, who paid them 100 credits each and granted 2 renown with the Engineers. - Scribes:
The group then met Meike, the Scribe contact, and sold all six books for 400 credits. One was deemed rare, doubling its value. They also earned 2 renown with the Scribes.
Rewards Granted
Cybernetics and Nanotech
- 3 Cybernetic Implants for Godfried: Power Arms, Filtration System and Internal Computer
- Nanite Injection for Andy
- 2 Cybernetic Implants for Jasper: Internal Computer and Knowledge Chip with Perception proficiency.
Equipment & Technology
- LUMA (AI Companion/Device) – joined the party and was equipped by Godfried
- Rover Robot
- Lie Detector
- Flash Goggles
- Crampons
Clothing and Uniforms
- 3 Fatigues
- 1 Set Fine Clothes
Books & Lore
- 6 Books total
- One book was rare and paid double value
Medical Supplies
- 156 credits worth of medical supplies
Currency and Junk
- 18 credits worth of junk
- 400 credits total (from selling books to Meike, Scribes)
- 100 credits per party member from Shawnee (Engineers)
(300 credits total if 3 PCs) - Total credits earned this session: 700 credits
(400 from Scribes, 300 from Engineers)
Other Acquisitions
- Tissue/Sample Collection from Subjects #11 and #12 (Jasper)
Reputation & Progress
- +2 Renown with the Engineers
- +2 Renown with the Scribes
- Training Progress:
- Godfried: Medical Kit Training (5/9 weeks completed)
- Andy: Engineering Kit Training (5/9 weeks completed)
Experience
- 694xp for each character
- The party is now level 4
Missions/Quests Completed
Completed the mission to scout the facility for the Engineers.
Character(s) interacted with
Related Reports
10/25/113 - 10/28/113
Session Highlights
- Jasper awakens a Dark power but loses—and later regains—his hearing.
- Godfried integrates nanotech and bonds with LUMA.
- Subjects 11 and 12 are euthanized to end their suffering.
- Valuable books and tech salvaged; new secrets unearthed.
- Party returns home stronger, stranger, and more haunted.
But Jasper felt it.
Each step toward the pool was harder than the last, as though something unseen tried to hold him back. The conduits around the chamber pulsed, throbbing like veins feeding energy into the writhing core. When Jasper finally reached the edge of the light, the air buzzed so loud it was like standing beneath a swarm of hornets.
And then he stepped in.
The moment his feet touched the heart of the pool, the world vanished.
The chimes began—soft at first, distant, like wind playing across crystal. But they swelled, growing sharper, closer, inside him. Jasper's eyes widened in terror as the sound tunneled into his skull. He clutched his head with both hands, falling to his knees in the pulsing green, mouth open in a silent scream. He couldn’t hear anything else—no movement, no breath, no voice. Only the chimes. A hundred, a thousand, fracturing his thoughts into shards.
The Dark rushed in like a tide, seizing his mind and spirit. It wasn’t gentle. It didn’t ask. It took.
A surge of energy exploded from his core. His body arched and twitched as his muscles pulled tight, then expanded, strength pouring through him like molten iron. Runes flickered across his arms and spine, burning green and then fading into his flesh. A new spell had taken root in his soul and it had branded itself into his very being.
And still, only the chimes.
Godfried stood nearby, watching in stunned silence. The light danced off his features, confused, concerned—but untouched. No voices screamed in his head. No runes seared his skin.
Only Jasper had been changed.
When the magic finally settled, Jasper sagged forward, gasping for breath, the chimes still ringing in his ears like a curse. He could feel the power inside him now—coiled, waiting—but he could no longer hear Godfried’s voice calling his name.
Only the chimes. Forever the chimes.
Downtime Activities (1 Week)
- Godfried: Continued training in Medical Kit use with Jasper. (5/9 weeks completed)
- Andy: Continued training with the Engineers to use the Engineering Kit. (5/9 weeks completed)
Leaving things at 11/4/113
- A Pay Day occurred during this down time.
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