GM Friendly Sauce’s Dead Suns

Game Master friendly sauce

continues to be stealthy
but, very quietly, and only for a a few seconds, giggles quietly at melting the dogs.

Surrounded by machinery, this long chamber stretches across the width of the ship. All of the Acreon's main engineering functions can be operated from this room, which also contains a tech workshop expansion bay. the ships power core can be accessed through maintenance panels in the forward wall.

scattered accross the floor are more noqual fragments. if collected they are another 2 bulk worth of the material. searching the Tech workshop also finds 300 UPB's and a tactical arc emitter can be found under of the consoles. the rifle has 12 charges remaining.

"I think we have reached Engineering. Let us see what exactly we can do here" Egg pokes around looking at things.

"So do we try and get more things up and running or do we continue on?"

Hi-C peeks around the tiniest of obstacles, scrutinizing every possible hiding spot, making sure nothing, and he means NOTHING, will jump out at him.

Satisfied at the sight of the Philly Cheese Akata Melt, he starts collecting the noqual fragments.

"You do your tech stuff. I'ma take all this money back to the Hippopotamus and have me the longest nap these worms will allow."

Justin comes over. Blinks. takes his glasses off. Wipes them on his shirt. Looks again

"What the.. HEY! Get back here! "

In space, everyone can hear Hi-C scream, "F+~&!"

It's probably time for me to know stuff...
I will attempt to bring up video surveillance of all areas.
and then move on to making systems functional.
engineering: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

The ship doesn't have cameras.

Hi-C's yell was followed by a loud thump and DR34-M12 rushing out of a maintenance hatch while rubbing her head. "Are there more bad boys!?" the Android shouted as she ran towards Hi-C's yell.

"Nope. Ship ran away, though," he says as he gestures towards the air lock window.

"Knew we should have gotten that thing microchipped."

"It's Absalom station. They shoot at goblins and now they try to strand goblins in deep space. Typical!"

I've added the noqual, UPB and arc emitter to the loot sheet. A couple questions: 1) Did we move Gevalarsk's crate onto the ship before it left? I don't remember. 2) I think we have one more unexplored room or did I miscount?

I don't think we moved it, yet. Idea was to clear out the ship before we started heavy operations.

Thank you for keeping up on the loot!

Okay. And as for my second question, if I remember correctly, the room marked with a number 1 is the room I think we did not yet explore. The room with a number 2 contains Gevalarsk's crate.

I believe that is correct.

"What!? But we were totally polite to the ship's AI. What did you do?"

Handsome is correct, the room with the 1 is the last unexplored room

"I think it heard we picked up another goblin!"

"Typical. Whaddaya say we search the last room then see if we can find a way off this ship?"

I've moved our tokens to the door. Feel free to rearrange our formation anyone.

"Well that's not nice. Guess you can never really tell with some programs huh? Oh well, worst case we just get this ship up and running. Ready when you are Handsome."

"That's what she said!"

"Makes sense, we should be able to get this going. The question is can we get the ship going without the tentacle dogs" Egg says as he looks at the engineering panels.

"Should I stay and try to fix the ship from here while the rest of you clean the last room? No that seems bad"

"Yeah that's a good way to get eaten by a new monster."

"Though is also a great way to bring them to us! Bait!" he says as he looks at them.

"Tell me who wants to be Bait"

Hi-C positions himself behind Justin and points down while mouthing, "Him."

"I'll vill go mitch you, to explore zis room."

(kinda muttering to it's self)
"ze last time I was left alone too long all zose peasants mit sie pitchforks und torches came to interüpt me....
... but I vwas voted most likely to use sie mob insurance at mad schientist camp...
... vitch was like normal Schientist camp, but vid more yellinkg"
(end of muttering)

"vat do ve know about zis room already?
vat are we expecting?
vat schüüld exschpect, but can not yet antischipate?
Maybe ve schüld flood it wids the zaltwater from die fire supression zystem. Just in kase?"
You get adreadful thought, since it worked so well once, that this goblin might spend the rest of it's days flooding rooms with salt water through the fire suppression systems.
Arn't you glad the ooc comments aren't in foux German?

Hi-C itches mindlessly at his arm.

"Uhh, I mean this thing's already half rusted. I don't think salt water will make it worse. But there might be food in there, too. Kasatha don't care for soggy entrees."

Once Hi-C opens the door the room, and its occupants are revealed.
One of the ship’s two main cargo holds, this large room contains a small science lab, compact mining equipment, and collected rock samples from the Acreon’s prospecting mission. Numerous resinous shards litter the floor of the cargo hold
The cargo hold also houses two akatas that attack as soon as the door is opened!

initiative round 1:

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata
Egg

those in bold may act, suspicious that its the goblins though...

From my tachtically superior, and likely elevated position,
I take (move action) aim at the beast with my 'Diasporan rifle, tactical':Ranged +4 Damage 1d8 F Sniper (250 ft.), unwieldy.
Ünd FIRE. (standard action)
kerpow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
owch: 1d8 ⇒ 1 damage but that's probably a miss.
sorry guys, combat isn't were I shine.

Do we still have salt water seltzer grenades or did we use them all up through the sprinklers?

Handsome full round attacks the blue one with his laser pistol!

Laser pistol vs EAC: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 4 = 0
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Laser pistol vs EAC: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 4 = 16
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

initiative round 1:

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata
Egg

bold may act

The new gobbo duo reacts quickly, and...gobliny. The Dr., seemingly so excited to show off his long sniper, fires into a panel of the wall next the doorway; Meanwhile Handsome fires his pistol twice. More accurately he pulls the trigger before realizing his safety was on before pulling a second time, hitting the akata, but the laser doesn’t seem to bother the creature as it slinks in closer for a bite of Hi-C. suprise suprise, the really must like the way you smell.

1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Unfortunately for the akata the akata missjudges where the tastiest looking arm would be the moment it chose to strike, and only gets a mouthfull of recycled air.

HG:all of the salt water was used to melt the akatas in the engine room. Also, I don’t believe you actually have a shot without moving.

initiative round 1:

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata
Egg

bold may act

DR34-M12 unleashes a full attack with her Pulsecaster Rifle on the blue bad boy.

Pulsecaster Rifle, EAC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19
Electric, nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Pulsecaster Rifle, EAC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
Electric, nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Don't forget you're all +1 to-hit when I'm threatening ^_^

Hi-C would facepalm if he had an extra arm. "Hey. Look. Yep. STILL not hurt by your lasers. Maybe keep shooting at them with more lasers?"

Tactical Pike vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 4 = 16
Piercing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Tactical Pike vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3
Piercing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

initiative round 1:

Delaying Justin till his 'puter starts working

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata
Egg

bold may act

DR34-M12 fires her pulses at the attacking akata, hitting it with 2 nasty shocks while Hi-C attempts to skewer it on his pike; the fist strike hits the akata in the shoulder but the second strike almost caused the Pike to slip right out of his hands. good thing there are 4 of them right?

The red akata, now aware of the food in the doorway, lops in before taking a bite at Hi-C, who is probably threatening it!

Hi-C AOO: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 111d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Crunch!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 111d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

however with both of them attacking, and attempting to avoid the other's attack, neither are able to make contact!

initiative round 1 and start of round 2:

schMarty Pantz round 2
Handsome Gob round 2
Blue Akata -13
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata
Egg round 1

bold may act

Egg casts Magic Missile on both.

1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Handsome readies an action to inspiring boost the next party member who gets hit - probably Hi-C.

"You've got 'em where you want 'em big guy!! Shake it off!"

Heals for 7SP

Mental note, get backup distance weapon.
I'll try to blind the nearest enemy by shooting it's eyes with my lazer.

initiative round 2:

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata -15
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata -2
Egg

bold may act

while Dr. Pantz tries in vain to blind one of the Akatas, Egg fires 2 small missiles at them striking them solidly.

the blue Akata then goes in for 2 chomps at Hi-C,

CHOMP!: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 4 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

CHOMP!: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 4 = 131d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

but now that the combat has fully begun, its a little too hectic for the akata to get a bite out of the Kasathan.

initiative round 2:

schMarty Pantz
Handsome Gob
Blue Akata -15
Hi-C
Justin
DR34-M12
Red Akata -2
Egg

bold may act

Note to self: relabel all non-lasers as lasers... In all caps.

Full Attack, starting with [blue], and switching to [red] if the first hit is a kill.

Tactical Pike vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 4 = 12
Piercing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Tactical Pike vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 4 = 22
Crit!: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 7) + 8 = 23

Blue looks pretty dead so I'll attack red.

Pulsecaster Rifle, EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Electric, nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Pulsecaster Rifle, EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Electric, nonlethal: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Justin drops prone and fires a pistol between way too many legs

attack: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 3 - 4 = 10
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Hi-C, apparantly very done with the akatas swiftly strikes at the blue Akata. His strike is delivered with such force tht it skewers the blue one and comes out the other side, driving right into the skull of the red one, ending the combat.

Hi-C currently has both Akata bodies, shiskabobbe on his pike.

Combat over

"Nice shot Hi-C!" DR34-M12 said with a laugh. Slinging her rifle on her back, the android's holo display activated as she manipulated her datapad. "I've got to send that footage to Ford. It will make his highlight reel for sure!"

"We may have dog slicers but Hi-C's weapons shall now be called the dog poker!"

Handsome will search the room (taking 20 if needed).

Handsome notices a flame pistol lying on the floor of the cargo hold, discarded by one of the Acreon’s crew. The pistol’s petrol tank currently has 8 petrol remaining.

other than that and the original room description, this a basic cargo hold.

"That reminds me of a group of indigenous people who hunted as part of their culture. We sold them some nets made of a more powerful filament line then they had as well as stronger tensile cables and hooks. They took us on a safari and shanked some other dog like humanoids then proceeded to take the choice bits in some very disturbing ritual. After that, we ate and had a delicious red tea" Egg stats as he looks about the containers looking for a manifest of some kind.

Hi-C seems uncomfortable at all of the praise. He uses his boot to push the decaying Akata off of his pike.

"Brew up your tentacle tea. I'ma go investigate that bed we found a few rooms back. Gotta be thorough. Gimme like half a sol for analysis."

"That's a lot of analysis for a bed, but okay. The ship might take some time to get up and running anyway." The android obliviously replied.

Flame pistol added to loot sheet. As usual, if anyone wants it, go for it!

"Yah, guess it's time to see if we can get this ship moving. First, let's see if we can get comms up. If we can get communication up to Absalom station, we may not need to worry about getting this ship working. What do you think?"

Can we take the time (take 20's) necessary to investigate the ship's comms system and see if we can send a message out? If not, then we'll spend time going through the ship's systems and see if we can get the ship flightworthy?

"I don't know. In 37.33% of sims anyone that comes to help us will be a rival group bent on stealing our glory. There is also a high chance they will want to kill us but honestly that's such a common factor I've started automatically factoring it in."

"I concur this is a disputed piece of property. If we can get the ships thrusters at least online and working I believe we can get it to the ship" Egg says tapping his chin.

"Working together will greatly enhance our ability to do so and hopefully, we can take our time before any other junkers or visitors happen upon us!" he says wondering what sorts of things they will piece together to get this ship up and running again.