Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
"So...shall we investigate the last room before confronting Null-9 or shall we just get this over with? I vote we check first, if only to disable any nasty surprises like what the lab held," Arcalinte says, stretching a bit to limber back up.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
After some additional healing, you check the final door to the south.
The eastern and western walls of this long room are lined with empty weapon racks, while depressions that once held suits of armor can been seen inside of broken display cases along the eastern and western walls. The drawers of the two workbenches in the center of the chamber have been pulled out and their contents — empty cans of oil, tiny screws, and other bits of rusty metal — are scattered across the floor. A small compartment in the southern wall hangs open. Everything looks like its been stripped pretty well bare.
Perception DC32; Searching the Room:
Although whoever looted this room was fairly thorough, you find several hidden compartments that they missed.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
"Indeed. At the very least, we didn't have to fight and heal once again. We'll be fresh and restored to face Null-9."
Arcalinte waits for the find to be divvied up before taking point to the door they'd just opened.
With new weapons in hand, you return to the large open intersection to face the bulkhead leading deeper into the complex. Arc hits the access panel to the side of the doors and they slide smoothly aside.
The room beyond buzzes with activity. Three control panels stand at the far end of the room opposite a the double door you're entering from. The panels flash with multicolored lights and occasionally beep. Beyond them, the wall is actually a large window, with some kind of shimmering containment field in place of glass. The vast bore that pierces the heart of the planetoid can be seen through the window. The walls of that massive cylinder are veined with strange conduits and studded with peculiar technology; countless maintenance robots, many so far away as to seem like mere insects, crawl over the various sections of the machinery, occasionally lit by a random spark of electricity. Monitors line the walls inside the room, showing close-ups of the robots working within the bore.
However, of more interest is the heavily armored android standing at the ready behind one of the consoles. (See handouts for a pic) Her long rifle and spiked armor are characteristically 'Devourer Cult', but her face lacks any of the fanaticism or madness of the others. In fact, she appears utterly emotionless. Her rifle is trained on the doorway as it opens.
"You are too late. We have already retrieved the control board. Your fragile forms will give way before the might of the Devourer."
In front of Null-9, a cluster of reprogrammed kishalee robots stand at the ready to block your approach. Each bot is armed with a drill and a laser blaster.
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Null-9 is the quickest to fire, sending a disruptive ripple of energy right into Isu. The sonic energy tears at him (Dealing 27 dmg) She calls out "Yes, that one first. We sense their uncertainty and fear." Null-9's eyes bore into Isu, striking fear into him.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
"Uncertainty and fear? No, Null-9! Isu's never been more certain in his life I'd wager. And neither have I. FOR THE SUN AND THE FURY!" Arcalinte crows as he joins Isu at the front and hacks at the first robot he can reach!
Isu's massive cleave slices through two of the bots before he loses his footing and the third bot deflects his swing. Arc steps in and delivers two clean slashes into the blue bot, finishing it off before it can even start stabbing its drill forward.
Spec's sharply aimed plasma blast strikes true despite the intervening cover, though part of its intensity is abated by a force field that flickers slightly as it dissipates. Null-9 is lightly burned, but appears otherwise unphased.
The maintenance bots move in against Isu, stabbing with their drills. Only one manages to get past his defenses, and even then his grit leaves the stab shallow (7 dmg after DR). The pinkish bot fires a laser beam at him, scoring a hit but provoking an AoO in the process. (Dealing 3 dmg after resistance)
Male Human Technomancer 12 Dataphiles | SP 84 HP 64 RP 10/11 | EAC 28 KAC 29 CMAC 37 CMD 29 CMB +9 | Kinetic DR 5/- | F+6 R+10 W+11 | Init+6 | Perc+3 | 1st 1/6 2nd 0/6 3rd 0/5 4th 0/4 Cache 0/1
Ted's top fills with energy, darts behind the bots, and detonates.
explosive blast fire damage:9d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4) = 23 20' radius should catch all the enemies at once DC 19 Reflex for 1/2 damage
Explosive Blast:
EXPLOSIVE BLAST T3
School evocation (fire)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area 20-ft.-radius burst
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes
You magically transform a used battery into a powerful explosive device, propelling it in a straight Line to a grid intersection within range, at which point it detonates, dealing 9d6 fire damage to all creatures and objects in the area. If you send the battery through a narrow opening, you must make a ranged attack (usually against an Armor Class of 10 for a narrow opening or an Armor Class of 15 for an extremely narrow opening) to avoid hitting the side and detonating it prematurely.
Male Human Mystic 12 | 76/76 HP, 97/97 SP, 9/9 RP | Init +3 |Perception +25 | EAC 22, KAC 23 | F +7, R +8, W +12 | Spells/Day Left: oo/6/5/2/3/0/0
"NULL-9! THIS ENDS HERE!" Jellico shouts. The air around him begins to crackle with holy energy. After a beat, Jellico throws out his hand and hurls his gathered mystic force toward his sworn foe.
The room suddenly fills with a swirling fiery inferno, cosmic forces sending flames and small objects spinning in equal measure. Null-9 keeps her footing and evades most of the flames, but the small modified maintenance bots fare far worse. Three of them are knocked prone by the powerful swirling forces, while all but one are badly roasted by the fire. None are destroyed, but green looks like its sparking badly.
Despite the attacks, Null-9 calmly lines up a pair of shots with her rifle. One disruptive ripple glances off Isu's armor while a second is absorbed into his body (Dealing 28 dmg)
The swirling continues! (filling white circle on the map. If you enter that area, you must make a DC19 reflex save to avoid being knocked prone and to halve the 9 dmg. The area of the circle is difficult terrain)
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
Arcalinte raises his sword and rises into the air, sailing gently over the robots before landing on the opposite side and turning to strike at the purple robot nearest him.
Isu's reaping swing slices through the torsos of all four robots, destroying the green one and badly damaging the rest! Spec's first shot is a clean hit against Null-9, and this time the plasma seems extra potent, delivering a series of surface burns. Null-9 manages to duck under the second shot.
Arc flies into the cosmic eddy and manages to avoid being flung about by the forces within. Unfortunately, he struggles to fly effectively against the churning air. (You stop short in the first square you enter). Arc's slash cuts into the red maintenance bot, damagign it further but not finishing it off.
The surviving bots stab away at Isu and Arc with their drills, but the sturdy armors the two are wearing deflect each attack.
Ted's grenade lands behind the three bots before exploding in a burst of disruptive energy. The red and pink bots are tosses by the ripple like ragdolls, smashing against the wall and falling limp. The yellow bot endures the ripple with only minimal damage.
Quickly running out of allies, Null-9 takes a single shot at Arc. The ripple from her rifle tears at him, wearing him down. (Dealing 24 dmg) She takes out a small pyramidal object from her pack. It looks a lot like the grenade that Ted just used, but more complex.
Male Human Mystic 12 | 76/76 HP, 97/97 SP, 9/9 RP | Init +3 |Perception +25 | EAC 22, KAC 23 | F +7, R +8, W +12 | Spells/Day Left: oo/6/5/2/3/0/0
Apparently Cosmic Eddy stays active but only does damage once unless the enemy moves. It's safe after the first round but will take damage again if it moves
Jellico focuses on Null-9 and tries to hold her in place.
Hold Person DC 17
Cosmic Eddy is in effect in the white circle. The area is essentially difficult terrain. Anyone entering the area has to make a Reflex save (DC19) or take 9 dmg and be knocked prone. A successful save halves the damage and avoids the prone. Once you're inside the Eddy, you don't have to make additional saves unless you exit and re-enter.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
Arcalinte shifts position briefly, then turns to Isu.
"Forgive me, Isu, for what I'm about to do."
And then he ignites.
"LIKE THUNDER SCREAMING OUT FOR A FLASH OF LIGHTNING!" he cries as the stellar fire roars out from his body!
Arcalinte uses SUPERNOVA (15 ft., Reflex 19 for Half Damage)!
The light of Desna glows around Jelico for a moment as he casts his spell. He focuses his will on Null-9, and despite her usual ability to resist such magic, Jelico manages to lock her in place!
Thanks to being paralyzed, she's a sitting duck against the blast of holy fire from Arc. Although she isn't able to dodge the plasma blasts from Spec, her solid armor and the intervening cover protect her from being immolated. Arc's supernova also obliterates the yellow maintenance bot.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
Arcalinte ducks around Isu and runs towards Null-9.
"FOR THE SUN AND THE FURY!" he cries, preparing to strike with his sword!
Arc's blade cuts into Null's chest, slicing through the android's flesh and drawing blue blood. The wound is serious, but not immediately fatal. Null-9 glances down without any emotion, then back up at your group. She manages to dodge Isu's hammer and two more plasma blasts from Spec, though no amount of armor or agility can protect her from the shooting stars Jelico sends out.
It seems she's very close to falling, but it'll take more than a couple more magic missiles to do it.
Ted's shot goes way off target. Null-9 tries to acrobatically roll over the terminal she was using for cover earlier and dive toward the room's door. Her movement is massively slowed by the cosmic eddy, leaving her wide open to attacks from Isu and Arc (Provokes from both). She only manages to get to close to the door, just barely out of the eddy.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 19 | SP 169/169 HP 139/139 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 15 | F +15; R +15; W +14 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +28
After Isu takes his shot, Arcalinte pushes past him, before surging towards Null-9 as she struggles with Jellico in a blaze of stellar fire!
Possessed by unshakable determination, Null-9 ducks, spins past, deflects and rolls away from attack after attack. Laser fire scorches walls, Jelico's arms close on thin air, and even Arc's charge is little more than a false start. But her flight is finally cut short when Spec delivers a point blank blast of plasma straight into her center of mass. She staggers, utters "No. This is not how it-" and collapses.
Combat over! :O She was amazingly close to getting away!
Falling on her back, her eyes whirr audibly as they focus on Jelico next to her. Her gaze is devoid of fear, anger, or hate, but there seems to be some glint of recognition. "Ah." is all she's able to croak as she expires.
Male Human Mystic 12 | 76/76 HP, 97/97 SP, 9/9 RP | Init +3 |Perception +25 | EAC 22, KAC 23 | F +7, R +8, W +12 | Spells/Day Left: oo/6/5/2/3/0/0
"NO! YOU DON'T GET TO GET OFF THAT EASILY! WHERE'S MY MANUSCRIPT? HUH? WHAT ABOUT THE LIVES OF MY MEN?"
Jellico yells at Null-9's corpse, learning very quickly that revenge rarely satiates grief.
After a few more moments of frustrated yelling, Jellico slumps back against the wall. "That's it then. My oath is fulfilled. They're gone," he says to no one in particular.
