[SFS] SFS106 A Night in Nightarch (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Buzz puts his massive artillery laser up on his shoulder, in a 'ready-fire' position, and then cautiously moves forward.

Intended path shown on the map.

"I have your back Buzz" Sirion announces as he follows Buzz, staying some ten feet behind the ysoki

"Be careful, my friends." And Raia follows along cautiously.

Buzz moves down the corridor, until he sees a giant forklift robot in the last corridor to the right. It is inactive at this moment, but it holds a large container with military-like warning symbols on it.

"Hmmm... that looks promising..."

He moves forward to inspect the crate.

"Sure does!" Sirion reacts

As the party moves toward the forklift, a group of half-orcs, led by a gruesome, flesh-warped creature spots the party, and one of them shouts Hey, you not posed to be here!

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Keskodai
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Horribly mutated half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
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"Uh oh..." Keskodai's voice quavers a bit, brought out of mental speculation about the crates. He peeks around the corner and channels hurtful magic at the mutated half-orc's mind.

Casting Mind Thrust II, DC 17 Will for half damage.

Damage: 4d10 ⇒ (1, 5, 8, 4) = 18

Target Acquired... Tracking...

Cross-hairs overlay Buzz' visual feed of the half-orc leader, and he calmly starts to flambé half-orc flesh.

Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 Fire damage.

Will wait for the badguys to go, but just wanted to say I'm here and ready to fight!

Init, Buzz: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Ok, can act
Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Keskodai finds an open nerve and pushes with all mental might, while Buzz burns the flesh of the mutated orc.

The mutated orc slaps out with a tentacle at Buzz, missing only barely. The other orcs close in and start hammering at Keskodai

Tentacle, Buzz: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Hammer, Keskodai: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d6 + 2 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (3) + 2 = 10
Hammer, Buzz: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Hammer, Buzz: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Horribly mutated half-orc (26)
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
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Pangea rushes around the storage racks.

Double move (2 x 50 ft.)

Iseph moves back and down the ladder...

A bit close for comfort, Keskodai squeaks in pain and alarm before backing off. He then picks up a rock with his mind and hucks it at the nearest half-orc.

Telekinetic Projectile vs. Closest: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Pangea rumbles along the racks, but just as he is about to move into position, he feels his ankle touch a wire that snaps. Immediately, a magical trap spring into action, bludgeoning him with a dark sort of tentacle.

Damage: 6d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 3) = 23 DC 14 RFX for half

Iseph moves down the ladder, and Keskodai backs off before firing a shot.

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Horribly mutated half-orc (26)
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
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Buzz calmly 5' steps back, and shoots at the closest half-orc.

Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 Fire damage.

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

"Ouch!"

Removed 11 SP

Raia pulls out her sonic pistol and fires at the nearest badguy, over Buzz' head.
sonic pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Pangea bites the pain. Buzz aims his gun, and even manages to hit one of the slow orcs. Raia's shot hits the same orc, and it goes down for the count.

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Horribly mutated half-orc (26)
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
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Can somebody post a bot action for Sirion?

Sirion blasts away at one of the 'standard' half-orcs!

Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3, for 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage.
Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 4 = 10, for 1d6 ⇒ 4 damage.

Sirion fires two shots, but they both fly wide. Let's hope nobody stored any dangerous, explosive good stored around here.

The half-orcs advance at Pangea, while the mutated half-orc stands side by side with his companion to block progress to Keskokai and Raia

Hammer, Pangea: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Hammer, Pangea: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 231d6 + 2 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (4) + 2 = 10

Hammer, Keskodai: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Nasty Tentacle, Raia: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 211d8 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Horribly mutated half-orc (26)
Half-orc
Half-orc
Half-orc
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Buzz steps behind Keskodai, and then fires a wild barrage at the mutated half-orc.

Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 4 = 12, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 damage.
Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 4 = 23, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 damage.

Iseph runs to the combat!

Yay, ready for next round!

As the two Half Orcs move in on Pangea with their hammers, Pangea jabs at one with its pike.
AoO w. pike that has 10 ft. reach
Tactical Pike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 261d8 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

|Ouch! Double ouch!", as Pangea gets hit twice.
put SP at 0

Pangea slashes twice at the enemy! "Here's my nail to your hammer!"
Tactical Pike: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d8 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Tactical Pike: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 171d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Pangea will keep on hitting the one it jabbed at with the AoO, and, in case it goes down, attack the other (if anything hits that is!).

Raia says "EWW!" about the tentacle, then shoots her sonic pistol at [red].
sonic pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 Boo...
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"Oh, yes!" Upon noticing Raia's sonic pistol, Keskodai suddenly remembers he has one of his own. But before he can draw it, the half-orcs are upon him! So he opts for his heavy staff instead...

Battle Staff vs. Normal Half-Orc: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

...flailing it about rather uselessly. "A new experience, but not a welcome one!"

Botting Sirion, since he said that he would be away until March 6th...

Coming to his senses, Sirion takes a measured shot at one of the 'standard' half-orcs.

Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18, for 1d6 ⇒ 2 damage.

Iseph runs up the sounds of Buzz firing all guns, missing a shot, but scoring a hit painful enough for the half-orc to emit a loud wail.

Pangea stabs down an orc as it advances, and turn on a second one to finish it off as well.

Raia shoots the menacing mutated orc, and Keskodai... knocks his staff on the floor. Not sure what he is trying. Sirion's auto-pistol deals another bit of damage to the mutated orc.

The last two orcs standing are still willing to fight, though they're more blood than substance at this point.

Assault Hammer, Keskodai: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Nasty Tentacle, Keskodai: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 241d8 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Horribly mutated half-orc (37)
Half-orc
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Buzz fires a volley at the mutated half-orc.

Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 - 4 = 6, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 Fire damage.

Azimuth Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 8 - 4 = 22, for 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Fire damage.

Meanwhile, Sirion continues to fire wildly!

Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 damage.
Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 4 = 10, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 damage.

"Two down!", thinks Pangea, and then leaps into its Spring Attack motion, moving to the side and forward, to arrive upon the half-orcs out of hammer reach, where the android jabs at one--

I put the move in with a line, will attack from where I put the little circle, with pike's 10 ft. reach, to not provoke, and will aim at whichever is still standing.

Tactical Pike: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 191d8 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

Then Pangea finishes its move, stepping a few feet away, lowering the pike in case one will move at the android.

Finishing the Spring Attack move to be 15 ft. away.

More winded than wounded, Keskodai beats a hasty retreat to a better position. "They'll go down soon enough, I don't want to be in front!"

Withdrawing.

Iseph runs and guns!

Static Arc Pistol
Trick attack 1d20 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 14 + 4 = 23
Attack 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 vs FF EAC
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (3) + 2 + (5) = 10

Raia fires again at the closest remaining orc

sonic pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Buzz takes out the mutated half-orc just as Pangea steps in to stab the remaing orc. The violent keeper of the warehouse have been defeated, all that remains is a large forklift robot, that read 'Ettercap II' on the side. It already seems to be loaded with some weapons containers.

"All loaded? How convenient, let's get the gear and out of here!"

"Wait... let's make sure those are ours, first."

Buzz then moves forward to check.

If they are what we came for, I agree, we should take them, and get a move on!

Pangea wipes it pike off on a downed Half-Orc uniform, and sits down on one of the containers: "Gotta take a little breather... anyone want to check these people for a manifest, or something else?"

Will go for a 10 minute rest to replenish SP if okay with the group.

Pangea takes a while to regain his breath, as Buzz inspects the robot. Seems like activation requires little more than the push of a button.

Whilst Pangea rests, Buzz switches out the battery in his lascannon.

Once the rest of the party is ready, he activates the robot.

"Given that I do not breathe, what do I catch when I rest?"
Pangea follows the group along.

5/6 RP for full SP (profile updated)

Buzz switches on Ettercap II the forklift, The forklift robot generates mighty thudding sounds as it starts walking toward the elevator. Suddenly, the sounds are drowned by a shrill screech as ceiling-mounted speaker systems come online. A woman starts speaking, her voice distorted by the voice amplifiers. “You just had to try and steal my guns tonight, of all Elysium-damned nights? If it weren’t for you, I’d still be at this a-maz-ing party...” She pauses abruptly, lets out a resigned sigh, and continues, “Oh, just kill them. Yes, you stupid half- orcs, kill the offworlders who are trying to steal my guns! And stop—but don’t destroy—that blasted forklift bot!”

From a distance, the elevator can be ground, accompanied by grunts and elvish speak.

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Iseph
Sirion
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Drow
Drow
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
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Buzz hustles forward, and peers around the corner.

Double move.

Pangea hustles the other way.

Double move.

Against his better judgement, Keskodai prepares to defend a section of the hallway, sonic pistol in hand this time.

Am I the only one having trouble distinguishing boldface and normal font? Marking with ** for now

Buzz, Pangea and Keskodai take position, unsure what to expect.

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*Iseph*
*Sirion*
Pangea
*Raia*
Keskodai
Buzz
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Drow
Drow
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
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No, the fonts are all borked

Iseph hustles to the end of the shelving then takes aim around the corner from the shadows...

Static Arc Pistol
-2 range
Attacking BLUE

Trick attack 1d20 + 14 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 14 + 4 = 27 vs DC20+CR
Attack 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 2 = 24 vs FF EAC
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 1d8 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (3) = 9

Raia will move around the corner and fire her sonic pistol at [blue].
sonic pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

I managed to find a solution for the font - a little Chrome plugin called 'Font Changer'. Set the font to a nice Helvetica with a big fat bold in it :-). I'm sure similar solutions exist for people that use Firefox, IE or Lynx

Iseph moves in range, and takes a pot shot at one of the assailants. Raia just manages to spot a half-orc, and fires a sonic blast. The half-orc howls, but doesn't go down.

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Iseph
*Sirion*
Pangea
Raia
Keskodai
Buzz
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Drow
Drow
Half-Orc - Blue (16)
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Half-Orc
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Sirion is still away, as per his post in the discussion thread.

Sirion moves forward, and takes a shot at red!

Semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10, for 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 damage.