[Reminder]

Frenchy swings his rifle up into position and fires recklessly on the nearest spirit.
<French> I ain't dying in no hole in the ground.

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4406155/ He hits the spirit between he and Mlinzi quite hard..

His shot connects dead center on the spirit, causing it to turn towards him.

<English>I think I pissed it off!

[JackVII]

Damnit Frenchy!, Mlinzi thought, realizing the situation was now well and truly fragged. While she hated having to fight these spirits, the elf knew that Frenchy's attack had instituted the law of the jungle: kill or be killed. Calling out to Alzmer, she yelled, "Secure the rock and take cover!"

Her hair standing on end, the shaman shaped the surrounding mana into a bolt of lightning. Acrid, bloody smoke curled up from her hands as she lanced the bolt toward the spirit Frenchy had just attacked. Forgive me, she thought.

Cast Lightning Bolt (F5): Spellcasting (5) + Magic (4) - Astral Perception (2) (7d6.hits(5)=2)
Resist Drain: WIL (5) + CHA (8 ) (13d6.hits(5)=2) (No Drain)
DV 7P (-5 AP) Electrical Attack if it doesn't avoid it. Electrical causes -5 Initiative & -1 Dice Pool to all tests (excepting resistance tests) for 1 CT)

[Reminder]

The lightning bolt leaves her hand and glances past the dusty form of the earth spirit, kicking up sparks as it impacts with the tunnel wall. The second spirit turns it's attention to the nearest threat, and focusing its will attempts to drive it from the fight and deeper into the mines.

Spirit number 2 is using the fear power on Hunter, and scored 2 hits. Hunter needs to roll logic+wil to resist or flees for x combat turns where x is equal to net hits.

Alzmer, shocked by the sudden outbreak of violence, stands stunned in the middle of the tunnel.

The first spirit, ignoring the near miss of the bolt of electricity, moves in an ethreal cloud of dust towards Frenchy, and attempts to to engulf him within its churning sandstorm, but Frenchy ducks and manages to roll out of the way as the spirit reforms behind him.

Ren's turn is up after he resists (or doesn't)

[Csjarrat]

8D6R5 =>  [ 1; 5; 3; 5; 1; 4; 4; 4 => 2 success(es) against 5 ] = 2 | ones: 2
perception test to hear the gunshot in the mine. (had to use rolz.org as invisible castle is down again)
//Guys, no answer from the last message.
Just checking we've still got comms, you copy?//

Ultra checks the sensor feed once again as he stirs the rice, now simmering over a low heat.

[Ren]

[spoiler=resistance test]LOG(2) + WIL(3): 5D6E5 =>  2 | ones: 1[/spoiler]

Mutumbo felt the waves of horror passing him but he didn't have the time to be afraid. He knew he needed the edge against the spirits, so he took the popper and inhaled quickly, feeling the extra adrenaline coursing through him immediately. It seemed taking no time to raise the rifle and take a shot at the spirit.
With not too much time to reply to Ultra, he barked in the radio "Got a situation."

[spoiler=actions]Use Simple Device, simple action: using the inhaler already in his hand; effect: +1 REA and +2d6 initiative immediately - initiative goes up by 2D6+1 => 10 (to 19), duration is 1d6*10 minutes (1D6 => 3)
Fire Single Shot, simple action: AGI(6) + Longarms(6) + Smartlink(2) [Accuracy(9)]: 14D6E5 => 7 | ones: 1; opposed by REA + INT, DV 12P + net hits, AP -4[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

Ultra nearly spat out the rice he was testing as the AR message pinged up in his feed.
<<What kind of situation??>>

[Reminder]

Stuff happened (placeholder)

[JackVII]

The shaman gathered herself. While she had hoped to resolve the situation peacefully, things had clearly gotten out of hand. Mentally indexing the powers granted her by the spirits, Mlinzi sadly rejected the non-damaging spells, realizing they either would be ineffectual or possibly effect the rest of the team. With few options, the elf switched her vision back to the material plane and hurriedly called on the spirits of the sky to grant her another boon. "Roho za anga, hear my plea!" Mlinzi knew she risked danger for her impertinence but the situation called for it. She knew she would have to seek absolution for her crimes when this job was over... if the spirits didn't take her first.

Lightning welled from her hands and flew toward the spirit Mwindaji had recently shot.

SA - Switch from Astral to Normal Perception
SA - Recklessly Cast Lightning Bolt (F3): Spellcasting (5) + Magic (4) (9d6.hits(5)=3)
Damage: DV3 + Net Hits (AP -3) (If damage sustained, then electrical secondary effects as well)
Resist Drain (3S): Willpower (5) + Charisma ( (13d6.hits(5)=6) (No Drain)

[Ren]

With the immediate threat disappearing, Mutumbo turned to the other enemy without much thought. Adrenaline surging through his veins, his vision focused on the materialized spirit, he was not really considerate of Frenchy, although he knew he was there. After briefly aiming, he took his second shot.
[spoiler=actions]Aim, simple action: +1 dice pool to shoot
Fire Single Shot, simple action: AGI(6) + Longarms(6) + Smartlink(2) + Aim(1) [Accuracy(9)] (15d6.hits(5)=7); opposed by REA + INT, DV 12P + net hits, AP -4[/spoiler]

[Reminder]

The shot finds its target and the spirit fades from this plain of existence.

[JackVII]

Mlinzi took a deep breath to steady herself. What am I doing? she thought to herself. I am fighting the very beings that have blessed me with these gifts. While she held herself together externally, she was a bit of a mess on the inside with her emotions continuing the fight in her mind.

She briefly switched her senses to the astral plane to insure that the spirits were actually gone and not simply hiding to ambush them again. Once satisfied that the coast was indeed clear, she switched her senses back to the physical plane.

Walking over to the researcher, the shaman handed the mystical rock to him and said, "Mr. Alzmer, please put the rock in your case so we can get out of here." Mlinzi says dispassionately. "Is anyone injured?"

[Ren]

”No injuries here, but that can change if some other spirits come to check on us, so why don’t we get the HELL out of here while we still can? Come on, people, show some activity, we don’t have time to idle here.” Mutumbo was obviously on full speed now, his eyes somewhat feverish, his head snapping this way and that as he constantly kept watch of their surroundings. He totally forgot his mental link to the comm, so he used the mic when he spoke to Ultra. "Hey, Ultra, pack the gear up there and don’t care to be too tidy about it. We will need to put some distance between us and this mine before we can rest. Get the drone to find us some likely campsite by the time we’re up there." He turned to the others as if wanting to say something, then used the comm again. ”I mean, please.”

[Csjarrat]

Ultra was just about ready to send another message to find out what the hell was going on down there as the reply to his previous query came through.
//Got it, will do. Anyone hurt?//
Ultra quickly sets about unpopping the tent pegs from the ground with the blade of his knife and flattening the pop-up struts as quickly as he could, keeping half an eye on the drone's trid feed.

[JackVII]

As Mwindaji snaps out orders, the elf examined her hand. The cut seeped blood, her body mocking her failure to negotiate with the spirits of the land. She sighed heavily and closed her eyes, hoping the spirits would answer her call and heal her. Warmth flowed through her body as she channeled the energy, the flow of blood stopping and the gash in her hand sealing almost immediately. Whispering a prayer to her spirit guardians and slipping her senses to the astral plane, Mlinzi took several more seconds to erase the various spell signatures littering the astral plane, stark reminders of the recently completed battle.

Cast Heal (F1): Spellcasting (5) + Magic (4) (9d6.hits(5)=2) (Net Hits: 1 due to Force)
Resist Drain: Willpower (5) + Charisma ( (13d6.hits(5)=4) (No Drain)

- Takes about half a minute to wipe clean the astral plane

[Reminder]

Alzmer eventually manages to put the rock in the box.