
GM Cwethan |

"Yes... a very tiny portion... Which of you wield other magics? Which of you call on the other Powers behind the Veil?"

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Will DC11: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Gary unfazed by the creepy voice is nevertheless just as obnoxious as you think he would be. Pulling out his flask.
I'm Gary King of the Humans! This is my weapon of choice and it is the most power weapon in the universe!
He raises his flask into the air, I call it schnapps and when I drink it I'm unstoppable...now tell us how to retrieve our Starfinder friends and we'll be on our way! And I won't have to drink this
Bluff: 1d20 + 9 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 9 + (3) = 24
But I might just drink it anyway.

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Quig pulls out his pistol, "This is a Zeizerer Munition ZM-N7 Needler, I got it from a very friendly Drow, but I am not really all that good with it, my Wit is my best weapon"

GM Cwethan |

"But they are not YOUR Starfinder friends. They. Are. Mine!"
The sound of starships passing low overhead suddenly echoes through the chamber.
"They come. A few more offerings then. Start with the weakest; be cautious of the schnapps."
Suddenly two dreadful horrors appear on either side of Quig where he lingers in the back, already reaching for him with mouth-studded tendrils!
Gary: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Azara: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4
Exemplar: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Quig: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Bad Guys: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low
Gary
Exemplar
Quig
Horrors
Naboh
Azara

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Hoping this isn't wasted.
Exemplar moves a little closer to the enemies and focuses on the enemy farthest to him. His eyes flash and he sends a blast of pain into the head of the red enemy.
Mind Thrust: 2d10 ⇒ (7, 5) = 12 DC 14 will save for half

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Ahhh! What the Hell are these things! Kill the one with the one blue eye! Gary takes a guarded step forward and draws his laser pistol, the schnapps will have to wait.
Move - Get'em on blue; Std - move and draw

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"Squeee!!!"
Quig rolls into a ball and attempt to tumble to the south.
Tumble: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 27 if the creatures are large
TN=15+(CR*1.5)+2 for additional opponent
He then scurries closer to his friends.

GM Cwethan |

Will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Exemplar's mental bolt rocks the gribbly horror for a moment, but its mind seems to give way suddenly and it pushes past the pain acting purely on alien instinct.
The already weak gravity seems to lose its hold entirely on these creatures as they float at strangely curving angles to surround Quig again.
Red: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Blue: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 2 = 28
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
They batter their tentacles through his guard, an awful suction fastening them to his body before some strange piercing appendage emerges from them to burrow into the hapless ysoki.
Blessedly, he collapses into unconsciousness.
"More.... More!"
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low
Gary
Exemplar
Quig -6 Stamina, -8 HP, Dying!
Horrors (Red -6; Blue Get 'Em'd)
Naboh
Azara

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Exemplar draws his pistol and fires at the blue enemy.
Laser Pistol, Get em: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

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Gary watches the aliens brutalize poor Quig! What the F#$%! Kill that thing before it gets ahold of another one of us! He then takes a shot at it himself.
Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7 I'm a drinker, not a fighter
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
move - Get'em on blue, std - shot

GM Cwethan |

Exemplar's laser sears across the rubbery hide of one of the unnatural creatures, but the blast is partly diffuses away into a flash of light that you could almost swear makes some kind of shape...
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low
Gary
Exemplar
Quig -6 Stamina, -8 HP, Dying!
Horrors (Red -6; Blue -2, Get 'Em'd)
Naboh
Azara

Overseer Tyranius |

Your comm device vibrates as Luwazi Elsebo echoes another reply. ”The Society has released a group of Starfinders whose minds were trapped in a virtual world, which released their bodies from stasis on Agillae-5. One of the survivors is Historia-6 of the Dataphiles!”
The lost Dataphiles leader disseminates information about the Scoured Stars to all teams across the fleet. Until the end of the ongoing mission, you can roll twice and take the better result each time you attempt a skill check to identify a creature or to recall information.

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Naboh shakes off his fear enough to engage his Combat Tracking and help his friends.
Not sure if I'm still Shaken or not. Stupid me, I forgot I have a Neural Shunt that lets me reroll a failed mind-affecting save. Is it too late for that?
ALR, Combat Tracking, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 10 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

GM Cwethan |

You would've still been shaken, but huzzah for Neural Shunts!
Naboh's brilliant bolt ripples like a wave, curving around the Abomination.
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Gary
Exemplar
Quig -6 Stamina, -8 HP, Dying!
Horrors (Red -6; Blue -2, Get 'Em'd)
Naboh
Azara

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The little mouse is hurting, and giving up seems so easy. But the new VeskRunner 2 comes out next week and he already preordered the Collectors tin.
Spend Resolve to stabilize

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"Darkness is only the absence of light. Light has come, darkness must leave," Azara says as the entities appear.
He moves toward the combat, once more reaching for the power of light. Fortunately, he's already got his weapon in hand, though he cannot get close enough to actually strike one of them.
Going photon attuned - 1

GM Cwethan |

The eldritch horrors drift around the advancing Solarian, keeping as much distance as they can from Gary's mighty schnapps while they continue their tentacly harvest.
Red vs. Exemplar: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Blue vs. Exemplar: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Piercing: 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 2) + 10 = 14
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Gary
Exemplar -8 Stamina -6 HP
Quig -6 Stamina, -8 HP, Stable!
Horrors (Red -6; Blue -2, Get 'em'd)
Naboh
Azara

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Naboh fusses with his rifle, annoyed that he lost his cool enough to miss twice in a row.
ALR, Combat Tracking, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 13 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8
Probably make that three times in a row.

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"You have come for your destruction. I will grant it," Azara says as the red hued one comes adjacent to him.
He attacks with his solar weapon.
Solar Weapon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Slashing Damage plus Photon Attuned: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5
Remaining Photon Attuned - 2

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From the void Quig hears a lashunta voice singing.
'Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Spending resolve to'stay in the fight'
He is on his feet in an instant and uses the shadows to fire off a trick attack.
TrickAttack: Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
He shoots the Red critter
Needler Pistol: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 2 = 19
Damage Piercing: 1d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + (2) = 6

GM Cwethan |

Naboh's fussing clearly has sorted out whatever was wrong with his rifle's sights, because his shot hits center mass! Once more, some of the energy seems to reflect off into an oddly-angled pattern, but the stench of burning fish oil fills the cavern nonetheless.
Quig also joins his ysoki buddy's success by plugging the mind-blasted horror with a carefully placed shot from his needler.
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free! Y'all might want to use an Aid Token
Gary
Exemplar -8 Stamina -6 HP
Quig -6 Stamina, -7 HP
Horrors (Red -12; Blue -9, Get 'em'd)
Naboh
Azara

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sigh..I'm so ineffective in combat
Gary sees the creatures advance, but also his fellow Starfinders finally starting to score some hits.
That's it get the one with all red eyes, it looks more hurt! He then retreats to back toward the ugly statue.
Std - Get'em this time on red; move to move

GM Cwethan |

Gary encourages his compatriots to change targets, but what will the grievously wounded Exemplar do?!
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free! Y'all might want to use an Aid Token!
Gary
Exemplar -8 Stamina -6 HP
Quig -6 Stamina, -7 HP
Horrors (Red -12 Get 'em'd; Blue -9, )
Naboh
Azara

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Exemplar performs a healing channel restornign health to himself and the downed Quig.
Healing Channel: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 hp restored.

GM Cwethan |

"Yes, yes! Drink the power of the Ascended one!"
Despite his healing, one of the horrors bears Exemplar to the ground, tendrils writhing and flexing as they drive their spine filled mouths into him.
Red @ Exemplar: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 9 - 4 = 15
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Red @ Exemplar: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 4 = 22
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Realizing that the schnapps might have been a ruse, the other one drifts in a lazy arc towards Gary, but with a yelp he manages to dodge out of the way of its questing tentacle.
Blue @ Gary: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free! Y'all might want to use an Aid Token!
Gary
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -10 HP - Dying!
Quig -6 Stamina
Horrors (Red -12 Get 'em'd; Blue -9, )
Naboh
Azara

Overseer Tyranius |

A message from First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo comes in. ” Several Starfinders have located a group of survivors on Agillae-1. We’ve rescued these survivors from the creatures were attacking their outpost. Among the survivors is First Seeker Jadnura, who has now joined mission command to help us rescue other groups of survivors!”
The Starfinder Society rejoices at the return of First Seeker Jadnura. Each PC may immediately recover any one spell expended, one daily use of a class ability, or 1 resolve point!

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Naboh lines up his shot on Red and takes it.
ALR, Combat Tracking, Get 'Em: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 23 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Naboh takes the RP option. RP 4/4

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Regain a resolve
With a creature right in his face there is no time to direct his fellow Starfinders, Gary takes a step back and fire his puny pistol at the horrible monster.
Azimuth Laser Pistol on blue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
That might be a hit, if so using the aid token
Another nearby Starfinder rushes through hitting the horror.
aid damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4
move - guarded step, std -attack

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Azara feels the power of the stars build to a crescendo inside him, but knows if he releases it, he'll hurt his fellow Starfinders as much as the creatures facing them.
He steps away from most of his teammates, but stays next to the beast assaulting them, taking another swing at it.
Stellar Weapon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Slashing plus Insight: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6
Aid Damage (if available): 1d8 ⇒ 8
"Keep your distance, everyone!" he urges.
[ooc]Fully Photon Attuned.[/dice]

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Quig darts arount the corner uncomfortingly close to the Blue beast, he uses the dim like to mask his intent and fires at the red eyed beast.
TrickAttack: Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Needler Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Damage Piercing: 1d4 ⇒ 2

GM Cwethan |

Working like a well-oiled machine, Quig and Azara strike the fiend in tandem til it shrivels up on the floor. The remaining horror continues to advance on Gary, smashing him back against the towering statue as the bodiless voice continues to chant in triumph.
"They come! They come! The return is nigh!"
Biting Tentacle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Piercing: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Gary -7
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -10 HP Stable
Quig -6 Stamina
Horrors (Blue -14, Red's dead, baby. Red's dead.)
Naboh
Azara

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Get away from Gary King of the Humans, you tentacled...monster!
Naboh is not the most witty while in combat.
ALR, Combat Tracking: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 = 24 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4

GM Cwethan |

Naboh's blast scorches a new furrow along the flank of the horror, but it still implacably advances on Gary King, of the Humans!
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Gary -7
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -10 HP Stable
Quig -6 Stamina
Horrors (Blue -17)
Naboh
Azara

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"dont die, don't die, don't die
The mouse scurries across the room mumbling to himself darting into and out of shadows.
TrickAttack: Stealth: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Needler Pistol: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17
Damage Piercing: 1d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + (1) = 2

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"Darkness fades by half, and the light pursues," Azara says, following the creature that is attacking King of the Humans.
He gets the creature between himself and his companion.
Solar Weapon plus Flanking: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 2 = 18
Slashing plus Insight bonus: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

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Ahh! Time for the schnapps! Everyone get to murdering now! Gary shouts as he steps away from the monster.
Oh and you think they are coming well...they are about to get so messed up by the Star...finder Society!
move - guarded step, std - Get 'em

GM Cwethan |

Quig peppers the monster with needles once more, but though most of its body seems still and deflated, the tentacles stretch out for Gary - before Azara severs them to leave them spread out before the statue!
The bodiless voice lets out a wordless shriek, and there's a **pop** from down the stairs, followed by the sudden smell of unwashed bodies.
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Still in Initiative for some reason...
Gary -7
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -10 HP Stable
Quig -6 Stamina
Naboh
Azara

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GM, I think I've already acted this round, but immediately after I acted you show me as "may go". What's my status, please?

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Azara is more than a little surprised when the last visible enemy falls and he does not feel his connection to the cycle of the stars fade away. Normally, he can only maintain it when he is in a life or death situation.
"Ooooh..." he says to no one in particular as his conscious mind catches up to what his subconscious connection to the cosmos is revealing.
He strides down the stairs, ready to unleash the solar energy he's been storing.
"Don't get too close to me," he tells his fellow Starfinders.

GM Cwethan |

Earlier it was a mistake, but you may currently act
Some of the Starfinders begin to poke their heads out of the corridors. "Are- are we free?"
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Still in Initiative for some reason...
Gary -7
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -10 HP Stable
Quig -6 Stamina, Hiding (18)
Naboh
Azara - Ready to Explode

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Naboh similarly administers a Serum to Exemplar.
Serum Mk1: 1d8 ⇒ 1
Are you allergic to Serums of Healing, Exemplar? Ask your doctor.

GM Cwethan |

As Gary and Naboh try to get Exemplar back to his feet, sudden splashes from the lake at the cave's entrance announce new dangers.
Chitinous, six-legged creatures with large mouths full of sharp teeth advance into their profane temple to stand near their matching statues. Rings of glowing, unblinking eyes cover the upper and lower sides of the creatures' bodies, looking in every direction at once as they raise gently glowing weapons to the ready!
Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
The largest of them, holding a broad-snouted weapon scrambles up the stairs while the other two provide crackling covering fire.
Arcing Electricity @ Azara: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Arcing Electricity @ Azara (Range): 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 2 = 7
Electricity: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Bold may go!
Stairs are Difficult, Gravity is Low, Historia VI is free!
Jinsul Warrior
Jinsul Youngbloods
Gary -7
Exemplar -8 Stamina, -7 HP (May take an extra non-offensive action)
Quig -6 Stamina, Hiding (18)
Naboh
Azara -6, Ready to Explode!

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Exemplar stands up from his prone position and grasps his pistol. Going to wait for them to close a little.

GM Cwethan |

Standing and rearming can be what you did with your free turn, if you want to at least snap off a shot before they go again.

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Done.
Exemplar raises his pistol without sighting and fires off at the lead enemy Assuming it is the bigger one
Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
I should have aimed....

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"As Darkness rises, so does the light," Azara says as he rushes towards the nearest of the newest opponents, retaining his connection to the stars.
Solar Weapon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Slashing plus Insight Bonus: 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8
Remaining fully Photon attuned.