[SFS_Aerondor] 01-12 Ashes of Discovery 2018A (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Darqen silently follows as well.

This immense circular room is bare, except for several computer screens and databanks that line the inner walls. Chairs jut out from some of these computerized desks, while doors exit to the northeast, southeast, and southwest.

At the far end of the room is another of the locals. "Right, Destroy them my minions!" he shouts.

Two more of the tiny security robots move to the attack...

Will shrugs, and shoots a robot.

Trick: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 Vs DC 20+CR.
Membrane Holdout Pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21, for 1d6 ⇒ 6 damage.

Darqen immediately attacks silently!

Computers for trick attack (DC20+target CR): 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 4 = 22flat-footed if successful
Trick attack damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

laser pistol attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
laser pistol damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

"Where are these robots coming from? M.I.C.H. give me biometrics for these robots, especially the green one. We might be able to gain the upper hand with your help."

Mobius aims at the green robot and fires his laser rifle.

Laser Rifle: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Fire Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Move: Combat Tracking on green, Standard: Attack

Will snaps off a quick shot, frying the green robots circuits. Darqen and Mobius then repeat the process on the blue robot.

"Curse you!" snarls the figure.

Status, bold may post
Alimony 1sp
Local (pink)
Savoy 12sp
Medrick
Mobius. 1RP
Will 2sp
Darqen 1RP

Alimony edges into the room. "Relax, sir or ma'am, without the robots there needn't be any more violence. We can resolve - shooting!" The ysoki abruptly changes tack as he takes a shot.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Pistol vs. Pink: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5 TA Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Even with the element of surprise, however, he misses. "Maybe we should end with stun weapons...?"

The native snarls at Will as he approaches. "Flee!" he commands. "While you can"

Will save DC 14, or flee

Status, bold may post
Will 2sp - Will DC 14 or flee
Alimony 1sp
Savoy 12sp
Medrick
Mobius. 1RP
Darqen 1RP
Local (pink)

Darqen shakes his head.
"We will not flee!"

He immediately attacks with his pistol and the help of his computer targeting device!

Computers for trick attack (DC20+target CR): 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 4 = 31flat-footed if successful
Trick attack damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

laser pistol attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
laser pistol CRIT damage plus burn condition: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Medrick moves in. Look, I would love to resolve this peacefully... please surrender and we can discuss what needs to happen. He than takes a shot with his stun gun.

Arc pistol (EAC): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Damage(electric, nonleathal): 1d6 ⇒ 1

Move action to move and standard to shoot

Alimony shakes his head in annoyance upon realizing he didn't buy a stun weapon. "Give up, while you can," he retorts.

Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6 TA: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Will: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 + 2 = 25.

"I am afraid that I am going to have to decline to acquiesce with your request."

He then tries to trick the being.

Trick: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31. Vs DC 20+CR.
Membrane Holdout Pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16, for 1d6 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + (3) = 4 Fire damage.

Bravely striding forward Savoy points his blaster in the direction of his target and takes a shot safely from the back of the party

To hit EAC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Fire damage if hit: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The starfinder team open fire. The aliens skin seems highly resistant to your energy attacks, perhaps a result of their peoples long exposure to the energy storm in the area.

Unfortunately for it, it doesn't seem especially resistant to bullets.

Status, bold may post
Mobius. 1RP
Local (pink) 15 + burn
Darqen 1RP
Will 2sp - Will DC 14 or flee
Alimony 1sp
Savoy 12sp
Medrick

Mobius opens fire as everyone takes a shot at the alien.

Laser rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Fire Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Mobius hits, but the glowing alien absorbs the blast.

The alien gives Darqen a very dirty look, and Darqen feels a terrible headache coming on.
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10

Status, bold may post
Darqen 10 SP; 1RP (will DC 14 to avoid the ten damage)
Will 2sp - Will DC 14 or flee
Alimony 1sp
Savoy 12sp
Medrick
Mobius. 1RP
Local (pink) 15 + burn

Seeing the alien absorb the lasers fired at him Savoy comments
"I was hoping to do this the easy way..but I guess we need to take this to the next level and possibly get a bit more personal and just stick him with sharp metal bits..I have a knife one of you can borrow if you didn't bring your own"

Savoy moves closer and tries his own brand of magic to hamper the enemy
Casting Daze for being a Lashunta, DC 14 will save (if a humanoid with CR 4 or lower) or be dazed

will: 1d20 ⇒ 15 "Your pathetic gimics have no power over a mind like mine."

Status, bold may post
Darqen 10 SP; 1RP (will DC 14 to avoid the ten damage)
Will 2sp - Will DC 14 or flee
Alimony 1sp
Medrick
Mobius. 1RP
Local (pink) 15 + burn
Savoy 12sp

With a shrug, Will moves forward, and tries to punch it.

Austere Bone Cestus: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14, for 1d6 ⇒ 3 damage.

Will connects with a strong right hand. The glowing local spits blood from his mouth right into Will's face. "You'll die for that." it screams in frustration before collapsing onto the floor.

Status,
Darqen 10 SP; 1RP (will DC 14 to avoid the ten damage)
Alimony 1sp
Medrick
Mobius. 1RP
Savoy 12sp
Will 2sp -

Heh. Well, my preferred weapon didn't work, so I thought the old stand-by of punching it in the face was a good back-up ;-)

"Not today."

He then calmly searches the room.

will DC 14 to avoid damage: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Darqen tries to shake off the strange effect in his mind and drops his azimuth pistol to attack with his Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol.

Computers for trick attack (DC20+target CR): 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 4 = 24 flat-footed if successful

Trick attack damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol (weapon focus): 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12
Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

"You can stop shooting him..he's down already." Savoy mentions as he sees Darqen go for his gun.

I think Will knocked him out with his punch. GM did mention him collapsing onto the floor

As Will starts to search the room Savoy goes over to the body on the floor and checks it for signs of life and ..interesting possessions.

"Sorry, I ... I was affected with something in my mind!" Darqen says and shakes his head.

The alien is alive, but unconscious.
He actually had RP!

You search him, and the various rooms of the complex, coming up with a fine selection of Abdarcorp branded armor, weapons and consumables. All about a hundred years behind the times but still fully functioning.

The terminals here let you interrogate the complex computers and get a bit of a history of the place, and a couple of interesting finds about the nearby system. This is surely the information that Abdarcorp was after.

Apparently the complex was abandoned when the Basmaran whelp moved into the system and travel became too dangerous.

Plans?

Will turns to the others.

"Should we take the alien back to his people?"

Anyone have any restraints? I had one but I used it a bit ago and forgot to replace it. I can help try bring him back to us, but I do not want to do that if he is not restrained. I believe it only right if his people place him on trial.

Medrick also suggests we finish search the building thoroughly in case we found something else of use.

A bit distracted, Alimony snaps to attention as he sees the exile collapse. He sheathes his gun and pulls out a pair of binders. "This'll hold," the ysoki smiles, fastening them securely. "Let's take him back. The others can decide what to do with him - execute, lock up, try to help him. Not as much of our business, that."

Once the local is restrained, Medrick works on bringing him back.

Medicine: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

The glowing local comes to, glaring at the Starfinders as he does so.

"I was fine here, if it weren't for you meddling Starfinders!"
Scooby-Doo misquote!

You finish your exploration and head back to the village. There you are greeted as heroes, primarily for saving their friend who was injured during the storm, but also for bringing back the hermit.

Many races are held in your honour, it would seem however that your exile doesn't like the smell of petrol.

"Will the ghosts return?" seems to be the most common question directed toward you, as they wonder whether it would be save to explore the outpost for themselves now.

"The ghosts shouldn't come back. The outpost is fine to look around, but some of our friends might come there too. Don't worry, they're nice," Alimony reassures the locals. He partakes in however many races he is allowed to, or before the team has to leave. "Did the hermit skip town over a dislike of racing?"

"He thought the sky demon was a god. Certainly it drove away the other outsiders. Not all agree that was good though." admits the elder.

"But no, his dislike for racing has long seen him set against his people."

"Hard to trust someone who dislikes racing"

Savoy nods sagely.

The elder nods at Savoy's wisdom.

When everyone is all raced out, they hold a final feast for you and send you on your way back to your ship, promising to help any Starfinders that come after you.

The trip back to Absalom station goes without incident. You are quickly ushered into the "presence" of Guidance.

“Welcome back, Starfinders. The contracting organization is eager to review the data you have recovered. I’ve prepared a list of subsequent missions that might appeal to you, once you’re properly debriefed. There are a multitude of other lost outposts in Near Space, and with your experience, we hope you will take these assignments into consideration. Now, what have you to report?”

Mobius takes out his custom rig and starts reporting. "Well, we did find the storms really cold. Some of us were able to withstand that, but it was one tough obstacle."