Battered T Rex

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Encounter Conditions

Halloween 2014

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Towering over the art exhibits, you find a rather out of place dinosaur skeleton. It doesn't seem like it should be that kind of museum.

On closer inspection, it's obviously intended as part of the Halloween festivities, but got seriously damaged at some point. It looks like someone was treating the animatronic skeleton as target practice.

Or a bunch of people got so scared they thought they were in a fight for their lives, which might speak to its suitability as a Halloween decoration.

Summary of Choices

1. Just look - gain 2 XP Perception and after sufficient construction, 2 XP Will
2. Pry at it - gain 1-2: microcapacitor, frayed cable
3. Add animatronics (with animatronic motor) - lose animatronic motor
4. Patch with polysteel (with polysteel) - lose 5 polysteel
5. Back away - walk away

Choice Text and Results

Just look

You stare at the animatronic dinosaur for a while. It's pretty scary, but the effect is somewhat ruined by the damage exposing some animatronics and wires.

In the right environment you could probably play it off as a zombie robot t-rex or something, but it just looks broken sitting here in the museum.

You've earned 2 XP in Perception

Or, after enough repairs?

You stare at the animatronic dinosaur for a while. It's pretty scary, even though it's not moving at the moment.

They probably won't turn her on until Halloween proper, but then, watch out!

You've earned 2 XP in Perception

You've earned 2 XP in Will

Pry at it

You pry at the dinosaur, coming back with what looks like it might have once been a motor… maybe.

You found: microcapacitor

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You pry at the dinosaur. There's… not a lot intact in there, but you pull out a few handfuls anyway.

You found: microcapacitor

You found: frayed cable

or, with a crowbar

You pry with your crowbar, popping out a motor… well, what's left of a motor.

You found: 2 microcapacitors

Add animatronics

You wire an animatronic motor into the dinosaur. It should be pretty awesome once they turn the thing on.

Patch with polysteel

You could spend days patching up the tears previous years left in the dinosaur, but manage to close one wound with your blowtorch and a generous application of polysteel.

(Hidden: lose 5 polysteel)

Back away

You walk away, just glad it's not going to start chasing after you.

See Walk Away