GM Blazej SFS 1-07 The Solar Sortie (Inactive)

Game Master Zynete

Oops. didn't realize that red got a better pilot roll than me. Should be port weapons for the flyby. All others as normal.

alright lets try this again.
Particle Beam vs Red Rear + Node: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5) = 10

Really hitting ships is boring. There are a clear number of places to hit on a ship. Missing though? There are an infinity of places your shot can go if you miss. Much more variety.

Red Laser vs Forward AC, Node: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 - 2 + 1 = 15
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

The fighter continues a constant struggle to survive an increasing amount of fire against your ship. It continues to pick away at your shields slowly but surely.

The blue fighter spends the time trying to find a shot on your vessel, but one never appears.

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Blue Flyby: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Red Evade: 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 9 - 2 - 2 = 14

Round 7
Captain: AI
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Blue Ship (Flyby, Forward Weapons)
Red Ship (Evade +2 AC/TL)
Sunrise Maiden

Divert Action (Forward Shields): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Cournae attempts to reroute power in a defensive manner, but a knob flies off a panel and streaks past her head, causing her to hit the deck in a panic.

Seeing their shields starting to fade more than he'd prefer, Hido again works to balance the whole system out to protect against the smaller fighters hitting them from all sides.

"Really could use another solid hit and knock one of these two out of the fight!" he banters with a feeble smile, hoping a little encouragement will help.

Computers: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 2 = 29

balance to 12s across the board

To be clear about the other ships actions, since this is one bit that may be lost in a PbP a lot easier than a IRL game, thus far you have seen the red ship fire three missile volleys since the start of the combat. The other two vessels have been firing laser cannons from their forward and aft arcs.

Feeling frustrated she gets ready to fire again. This time aiming for the blue ship.

particle beam vs. blue rear + Node: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 1 = 17
damage: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) = 11

Max brings around the broadside canons for a barrage on the passing fighter.

Light Laser Canon vs Red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

The halfling's tongue sticks out of her mouth as she tries to juke the ship unpredictably.

Evade: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 1 = 30

Hey Cournae... I don't think anyone has used the sunrise maiden's reroll yet....

Both vessels open fire on you. The blue takes as much advantage as it can from the flyby and releases a barrage of attacks to break though your shields. Your ship is able to avoid the vast majority of the shots, but one of the lasers connects with your aft.

Red Aft Laser vs Aft AC: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 9 + 1 - 2 = 21
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Blue Forward Missiles vs Aft TL: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 - 4 - 4 = 14
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5

Blue Forward Laser vs Aft AC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 4 = 13
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Meanwhile Boaty lands a clean hit on the blue ship as it passes, breaking through the port shields and damaging their hull. Despite the damage, their systems remain in the green.

Since the blue ship was hit, Hido's target lock on the weapons system is expended.

Round 7
Captain: AI (Attempting to aid Boaty)
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Blue Ship (Flyby, Forward Weapons)
Red Ship (Evade, +2 AC/TL)
Sunrise Maiden (Evade, +2 AC/TL)

Available Ship Weapons
Aft (Flak thrower [2d4]): Blue (port)
or
Starboard (Light Laser Cannon [2d4]): Blue (port)

I do realize now that I omitted one of the gun weapons from my list. The gyrolaser (1d8) can target either red (aft/starboard) or blue (port) ship with a -2 penalty to hit.

I'm not sure if Xenal's attack was attempted to be posted and didn't go through, but I'll take a bot action and resolve it.

Xenal Laser Attack vs Blue port: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7

~

Red Flyby Node: 1d20 + 9 + 1 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 1 - 2 - 2 = 26

Despite their damage, the enemy pilots are still showing great skill in guiding their craft around yours.

Red moved, blue will move after Sunrise.

AI aid Boaty: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Round 8
Captain: AI (Aid Failed)
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Red Ship (Flyby, Forward Weapons)
Sunrise Maiden
Blue Ship

RED FIGHTER APPEARS TO HAVE CEASED EVASIVE ACTION. BRING US AROUND INTO IT'S FORWARD ARC. WITH LUCK THE SHIELDS ARE STILL COMPROMISED THERE. FIRING.

Attack!: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 Weapon/Arc depends on facing after movement... but 2d4 is a safe bet.

Yep, not sure where the post went. Though for what it's worth, both our rolls missed :<

Assuming our nose is pointed at Red's front...

Trusty Gyrolaser: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"Ha! Now that's how you do it! Lull them into a false sense of security!"

Scrambling up from the floor, Cournae hurriedly attempts to patch the shields, breathing a quiet sigh of relief as she watches the power levels rise.

Divert Action (Aft Shields): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

It seems my digital 20-sided die only has two sides.

Seeing Cournae successfully boost the shields Hido decides that they are in pretty good shape and directs the ships sensor array to target the weapon systems of blue. Hoping the next hit will knock them out of action and cause the ship to retreat.

Target, blue weapons: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 2 = 29

Getting tired of these guys carpetbombing space...

Piloting-Back Off: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 11 + 1 = 22

Alera wrenches back on the throttle, past the neutral point and engaging retrograde thrust normally only used for docking maneuvers.

I think for our actions to work as specified, we need to have either our starboard or port side facing red, so the gyrolaser can fire at -2 and the Light Lasers normally.

I adjusted how far back we moved (one hex) to facilitate that.

Blue Flyby: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Red Forward Laser vs Port AC: 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 9 - 2 - 4 = 18
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

Red Aft Laser vs Starboard AC: 1d20 + 9 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 2 - 4 = 9
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

Blue Forward Laser vs Starboard AC, Node: 1d20 + 9 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 4 + 1 = 26
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Blue Aft Laser vs Starboard AC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

The blue ship crosses your path and both vessels fire all available weapons on your ship. The shields remain steady despite the constant assault.

2 damage port, 6 damage starboard.

However your plan to lull them into a false sense of safety pays off as your pair of lasers connect with their shields and hull. The ship loses control as the engines sputter with erratic bursts of energy. After all the attacks unleashed upon it, the ship finally is disabled.

Round 8
Captain: AI
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Red Ship (Flyby, Forward Weapons) (Disabled)
Sunrise Maiden
Blue Ship (Flyby, Forward Weapons)

"BZZZZT! BZZZZT! BZZZZZT!"

Particle Beam + Node vs Blue Aft: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16
Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) = 11

Damaged Weapons: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Alera Piloting: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 11 + 1 = 16
Brilliance Blue Ship: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

AI Diplomacy to Aid Particle Beam Gunner, DC 15: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

The movement of the blue fighter falters as their companion ship goes dark. This opens them up to your particle beam and deals serious damage to their hull and aft weapons.

Round 8
Captain: AI (Fails to aid)
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Sunrise Maiden
Blue Ship (Aft Weapons Glitching)

Blue will be moving after you.

Cournae does not allow herself time to celebrate their small victory; instead, she focuses on patching up weak points in the Maiden's shields.

Divert Action (Starboard Shields): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
That works! Starboard shields are up to 13, so we can approach the remaining fighter from whatever angle we'd like.

Hido smiles as Cournae brings their battered shields back up to near full strength, with the shields in reasonable shape and seeing the remaining foe reading glitches in its weapon systems, Hido trains his targetting computers on the damaged weapons, hoping another solid hit can knock them out.

"Setting targetting fo BLUE weapon systems, pour it on!"

Computers: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 2 = 23

Botting Alera for now to get positions on the map. Will bot rest of round later tonight.

Alera Piloting Flyby, Port Arc: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 11 + 1 = 20
Blue Evade: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Alera goes with the flow and swings the ship alongside the remaining fighter giving the weapons a clear shot at the weapons system.

Round 8
Captain: AI (Fails to aid)
Engineer: Cournae
Pilot: Alera Padfoot
Science Officer: Hido
Gunner: Xenal Doshbinder
Gunner: Boaty
Gunner: Buff-Bot 9000

Movement
Sunrise Maiden (Flyby)
Blue Ship (Aft Weapons Glitching, Evade +2 AC/TL)

Weapons
Forward (gyrolaser) [1d8, can attack at -2 penalty] Blue (forward)
Starboard (laser cannon) [2d4] Blue (forward)
Port (laser cannon) [2d4] Blue (any)
Turret (particle beam) [3d6] Blue (any)

Max haphazardly fires both the Port Laser Cannon and the Gyrolaser, hoping for a lucky hit.

Fishing for 20s!
Port Laser Cannon: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 4
Gyrolaser: 1d20 + 4 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 4 - 2 = -1

lets finish this...? attempts another shot.
particle beam vs blue + node: 1d20 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 4 = 13
damage: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 3) = 12
will this be the end for our heroes?

Boaty - Particle Beam vs Blue Forward + Node: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 15
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Xenal - Starboard Laser Cannon vs Blue Forward + Node: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 1 = 17
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

Blue Missiles vs Starboard TL, Node: 1d20 + 9 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 - 4 + 1 = 9
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

Blue Laser vs Starboard AC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 4 = 11
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

While there is a flurry of fire, no ship takes a direct hit from the explosives and energy weapons. Still, your ship ends the round better than before, as they have one less missile at their disposal and your shields continue to grow in strength. You victory is inevitable despite the aggressive actions of the Brilliance security fighters.

While this combat could be run out to to a full length, the actions from Cournae and Hido maintaining the shields have, and will continue to, stop the threat of the enemy attack causing any damage to your systems. It is even more true now that there is only one attacker. I'm calling the fight as a clear victory in your favor.

After some more time fighting, you are able to disable the second security fighter leaving little else that might hamper your escape. Brilliance offers no additional protest either by comm nor additional fighters as you plot your return course.

The journey is short back to Absalom Station, no additional attacks come upon your ship before you can safely return back to the halls of Lorespire Complex. There Historia-7 awaits your arrival with a number of other data specialists.

"I am ready to hear your report. I have seen little infosphere traffic regarding your operation on Brilliance. Excellent work on that aspect. Were you able to successfully acquire the data?

Hido speaks up, "Yes we got the data, quite a bit in fact. Getting out was a little hairy but we managed."

DATA RECOVERY SUCCESSFUL. SUBJECT ENVAR PROVED AN IDEAL ACCESS POINT. CLEAN EXIT NOT PERFORMED, COVERS POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED.

"But we're probably not compromised with Envar. He seems like a sweetie, bit dim though."

"I'm quite fond of Envar, to be honest. I think he could really make something of himself if he received some help with his, ah, 'pesh problem.'"

Historia-7 takes the data and gives the slightest hint of a smile before returning to a neutral appearance. She passes the data to the other Dataphiles operatives who immediately begin work deciphering the data.

"At the very least your retrieval of the data was clean. While the operation might have had more opportunities at optimization, your implementation was skillful and competent. There has been some investigation into your identities as well following the event. I have been tracking an investigator and will alert you if there is any traffic indicating danger. Your cover identities did serve their person well on infiltration. What do you think may have compromised you on station?"

"Looking over Envar's datafeeds, he has little but praise for you. While his current state was critical to the mission, I do as well wish him to get the help he needs. I could grant you his contact information to aid in that effort now that your covert operation is over."

"What about the rest of you? What do you make of Envar?"

RE: COMPROMISED STATUS - SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH STATION SECURITY OCCURED WITH NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. POSSIBLE DELAYED RESPONSE ONCE REPORTS WERE FILED AND COMPARED.
RE: ENVAR - CHILDISH, IMMATURE, A LIABILITY IN HIS CURRENT POSITION. FRIENDLY, WELL MEANING, AND WELCOMING. A POTENTIAL ASSET WITH PROPER TRAINING AND TREATMENT, GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT SUITED TO HIS DEMEANOR.

"Reasonable assessments on both points. My own assessment is that efforts to treat and train Envar will be a more difficult mission than the one you have just completed."

"With that said though, this mission was a success and you are to be commended. All of you deserve some time to rest before your likely return to a more typical Society assignment,"

Historia-7 pauses momentarily after making that declaration. The android's eyes stare off past her data visor, as though she were contemplating some additional information.

"Interesting."

"This data you've uncovered is... very... interesting."

"For now, I'll ask you to depart. I need to summon Zigvigix of the Exo-Guardians. It appears that one of his recent offers now aligns with what this data may require us to do."

As she prepares the request she adds, "How... unfortunate."

~~~

In addition, sometime later...

A few weeks after your mission, you all receive a message on your systems. From the contents it is clear Envar has tracked you down and given you all an invitation to his 24th birthday party!

Within is a picture of a pleasure yacht in orbit around Verces.

At the head of the message, the text reads, "You are invited to the celebration of Envar Tamm's 24th Birthday Party. An all-inclusive trip to a pleasure yacht in high orbit over Verces."

Among details on the date, food, and RSVP information is a personal note from Envar. "Join me for an encore performance of our glorious victory!"

The event is still sometime away for you to prepare or ensure your position elsewhere in the galaxy, but you all know that you have gained, for better or worse, the attention of Envar Tamm.