As instructed, Chakos lowers his weapon and tries to appear non-threatening.
Astra bites her tongue, stopping herself from making a comment.
Uriah grabs his Stun pistol, but hesitates drawing it, taking Astra's lead
These ones don't look all that put together if ya know what I mean... he mumbles to no one in particular.
Astra, no tangents please. She is correct, we are here not to attack you.
That is what Liz wants to say, but instead it comes out as Arglg barggle hurrrr.
"Uhm yeah... sex..."
The android shakes her head, holding a hand up to one of her split faces.
She keeps her pistol pointed in your direction. The androids and the fleshy blobs continue to move forward.
Wait! We can cut ourselves without you hitting us, you might hit us too hard!
Some of the androids move up close, others stay back. One of the deformed androids stands in front of the flesh blobs and waves them to stop moving forward.
The androids swing their strange makeshift metal maces at the party, trying to draw blood with their blunt weaponry. It doesn't look like they are holding back at all.
Astra gasps out in pain as one of the androids strikes her hard with a mace, feeling her ribs strain to absorb the blow, but not break, thankfully.
Astra draws her zapper wand, holding it at the ready, takes a five foot step back from the android that attacked her, and readies an action to swing at it if any enemy comes adjacent to her. At the same time, she tries to think what these people might be doing here, what their problem is and so on. If there's anything that she might realize, think of, or come up with that might defuse the situation without the need for further bloodshed.
HP 36/46
AC 16/16/15
Effects:
Hand of Apprentice:7/7,Mage Armor(+4 ac)
OW! FFS!
Liz gets her nose busted, sending a gush of red down her face.
Most of the strange texts that Astra has come upon regarding the Dominion talk about visitors from the stars, creatures from beyond Golarion that feed on brains-"consuming" them to increase their own intelligence. They use technology that is a fusion of living tissues, organs and metal. She, of course, has seen no evidence backing up their existence. Likely the truth is out there...
While Astra knows that Androids are rare creatures, she knows that most are oppressed by Kellids, sought after by the Technic League and prejudiced by technophobes. Remembering the technology in the middle of the large room, she realizes that maybe when the creatures were created, there may have been a mess up in forming their personalities or mental states. These unfortunate creatures may be broken and it may not even be their fault.
"Looks like diplomacy is over." Comments Syvlara with a stern face.
Targetting the android who attacked Liz, Syvlara thrusts her elven branched spear. She makes sure not to push herself, as she wants to keep on the defensive with the android next to her.
"These people may be irreparably broken in the mind...they may have been created here, with malfunctioning equipment that wasn't able to give birth to fully developed brains -- a tainted mechanical womb." Astra clearly has sympathy in her eyes, and hates fighting the androids that are clearly some sort of involuntary freaks of nature, unfortunate ones. "I wonder if they've ever even been outside this ruin...and how old they are? Have they been here for a thousand years like this, or is this a more recent development of some kind?"
Chakos – 17
Astra – 11
Ibuki – 16
Liz – 10
Syvlara – 0
Uriah - 0
The Life Link takes 5 from Astra
Chakos – 22
Astra – 6
Ibuki – 16
Liz – 10
Syvlara – 0
Uriah - 0
As a swift action I will LOH myself:
On me if no mercies needed
So now we are at:
Chakos – 0
Astra – 6
Ibuki – 16
Liz – 10
Syvlara – 0
Uriah - 0
Chakos moves 5' East and will power attack the one just south of Astra.
DMG to me
Iterative Attack
DMG to me
Crit Confirm on the Iterative:
Liz attempts to cast Grease defensivly
A patch of grease appears one square east of the android se of her so both android's feet get slippery. DC 15 or fall
Oh, and in case Astra is approached (it's a readied action that doesn't take effect unless she is approached), here are the attack rolls.
Ibuki follows the show with curiosity, but then decides to speak up.
He cuts himself in the finger to show a trickle of his red blood.
Syvlara stabs at the android in the gut spilling synthetic, real-looking blood onto the floor.
Chakos hacks into the android's torso with his greataxe, then completes the cut, severing its torso from its lower half.
Liz's magical grease covers the floor. The (green) android beside Liz slips and nearly loses his morningstar (not mace) as he crashes to the ground. The other manages to keep its balance.
Astra knocks the one nearest to her with the Zapper Wand in the head. It growls at her, spittle flying from its mouth like a feral beast.
"Why are you attacking us?! We were only going to check your blood. But it looks like you don't want to be trusted." She turns to Ibuki. "I don't believe you! It's a trick. It has to be. And you travel with that blue creature-I've seen something in my m-m-memory banks. A hideous monster. No, no, no! You are all skinspies. Servants of the Dominion."
The split-face android says nervously, eyes and body twitching. You can see reflected in her eyes, fear and insanity, respectively. Her hand holding the pistol shakes as she points it at herself and then at the group and back at herself, as though deciding what would be the best course of action. She settles on the party.
Chakos – 8
*Astra – 6
Ibuki – 16
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 0
* life link
Uriah goes straight at one of the ugly android bastards Okay then. he says as he fires the gun at the feral construct.
At Chakos' question, Astra's eyes go to the blob things, and she tries to figure out what they are.
Ibuki concentrates and casts a spell.
The creature is a Hungry Flesh. You know that it can grow after it consumes living creatures, and has diseased tumors on its body. It also heals when slashed or poked.
Invisible, wavy sound bursts out of the stun gun and strikes the android in the face. No wounds or scars become visible, but the creature seems less active.
Ibuki's magic seems to affect two of the androids (green and pink), slowing down their movements.
The (purple) android stops waving away the flesh blobs as they shamble out of the metal tube. He, and the other nearby android swing their morningstars at Uriah.
The split-face android fires several blasts of icy cold from her gun at Uriah. Two of the androids swing at Syvlara, while one of the (green) androids stands up. Finally, one of the androids snarls at Ibuki before swinging his metal weapon in a downward arc over its head.
touch
cold
touch
cold
Chakos will 5' step East to swing twice against the one on Ibuki.
DMG to me
DMG to me
Since I think both of my swings missed, I think we are at:
Chakos – 8
*Astra – 6
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 27
The Life Link makes this:
Chakos – 18
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 22
I will LOH myself for:
On me if no mercies needed
Chakos – 1
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 22
Uriah attacks with sword and gun in a deadly tandem.
12 less damage to Uriah? Then we're at:
Chakos – 1
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 10
HP 36/46
AC 16/16/15
Effects:
Hand of Apprentice:7/7,Mage Armor(+4 ac)
Liz attempts to get Syvlara some breathing room by Glitter dusting the android so that both area glittering but missing Syvlara
Liz loses the spell
12 less damage to Uriah? Then we're at:
Chakos – 1
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 10
Syvlara curses under her breath. As the androids close in around her she takes a look back from where they came. Biting her lip until blood drips, she steps closer to Liz. "By the gods, you guys better make some magic happen soon."
Syvlara assumes total defense. "Bring it, you filthy metal freaks."
Less talk, more stabbing! I would have shot electric death at them but Chakos is in the way!
"This spear is not designed for close combat! I'm trying to help you!"
12 less damage to Uriah? Then we're at:
Chakos – 1
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 26
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 0
*Uriah - 10
"The blobs -- don't use sharp weapons of any kind on them! Cutting and piercing only makes them grow! Blunt weapons or magic only! Also, they spread disease and consume living beings -- try to stay away from them if you can!" Astra yells out, ducking under the blue android's swing, and calling a spell to the fore of her mind...
Astra are they immune to necromantic powers? We could provide Chakos with protection from lightning in the future for such events.
Actually i think i have just the right spell for this...Uriah, Chakos step back! Quick!
Ibuki gives the two of them a chance to step back, then begins to cast a spell.
At the opening of the metal tube a strange effect comes into being. With a deep humming and a zap a line black appears on the ground that quickly expands on it´s sides to a 10 to 10 feet square, opening a 30 feet deep pit, directly under the first wobbling mass and the android standing there.
"I don't think so", Astra replies to Ibuki's question.
Chakos' blade strikes against the android's strange metal armor but doesn't penetrate it. The android offers him a cheeky smile, then growls and spits.
Uriah's sword and sound gun, slash and knock the southern (yellow) android into unconsciousness. It releases its weapon and seems almost at peace in its death.
As Ibuki's pit appears, the two large flesh blobs fall into the extradimensional space. You can hear the wet, sloshing noises as their bodies squirm against each other, trying to climb up the passage.
Surrounding Syvlara, the androids swing their morningstars at her, trying to batter the elf.
The other androids swing at Ibuki and Uriah. Screaming at the top of her lungs, the female android takes aim and fires icy blue light at Uriah.
touch
cold
touch
cold
Astra takes a five foot step north if she can, west if she can't go north. Either way, she's finally free to cast, and makes wide, sweeping gestures, purple arcane lights dancing around her hands.
Chakos will keep attacking the blue android.
DMG to me
DMG to me
We start this round at if both of my attacks hit.
Chakos – 5
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 41
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 42
*Uriah - 27
After Life Link
Chakos – 15
*Astra – 1
Ibuki – 41
Liz – 10
*Syvlara – 37
*Uriah - 22
The androids club hits Ibuki on the head and you can hear his scream as well see the blood trickling down his temple. The half-elf doesn´t look like he could take another hit like that.
He takes a small step to stand next to Astra, shouting out Sylvara, step back there!
Ready action to cast Gitterdust DC 20 on those androids over there as soon as Sylvara and Liz stepped back. Should affect green, red, orange and pink.