The technician move over to one of the switchboards and moves some levers "Everything seems to be working here, but you really need to leave."
Cade and Piggy dismantle the last two bombs while Reynold and Saeron distract the assassin. Telwyn moves back to the AV booth.
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Initiative
Saeron -2 RP - AV booth
Reynold -1 RP - AV booth
Telwyn -1 RP - AV booth
Mavrik -1 RP - gala room
Cadence -1 RP - gala room
Piggy -1 RP - gala room
Porker -10 hp - gala room[/b]
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She resisted my attempt to read her mind, she sends to her allies, a slight undercurrent of disappointment is notable. I'll try something else.
"Come on, she's clearly going to ignore the instructions," Saeron says to Reynold and, leaving the door open, she walks a short way down the hall before stopping and casting ghost sound. The sound of feedback and alert beeps can be heard coming from the equipment inside the AV booth.
School illusion
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect illusory sounds
Duration 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw Will disbelief; Spell Resistance no
You create a volume of sound that rises, falls, recedes, approaches, or remains fixed. You choose what type of sound this spell creates when casting it and cannot thereafter change the sound’s basic character.
The volume of sound created can produce as much noise as 20 normal humans. Thus, you can create shouting, singing, talking, marching, running, or walking sounds, as well as sounds of battle or small explosions. You can make noises that sound like machines, the general chatter of distant conversation, or the roar of an alien predator, but you can’t make specific sounds such as intelligible speech or the exact hum of a particular Starship’s engines.
She looks at Reynold in confussion "I don't understand a bit of what you're saying!"
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Reynold doesn't hear his comrades coming, so he keeps up the schtick. He closes his eyes and rubs his temples with his thumb and forefinger. He sighs. "Okay. Listen. The tech team told me that the audio for the stage is on the fritz. They wanted me to get you to fix it before the First Seeker starts her big speech. They don't want the big announcement spoiled by technical difficulties. You're saying the switchboard isn't the problem, then something is. Did you check the wiring under the booth? Maybe the snake is frayed? You're supposed to be the professional here."
"But, but..."
She moves some dials "Test, 1, 2, 3" and then turns to Reynold when the sound rolls over through the audio booth "These speakers are directly linked to the speakers in the Skyreach room, they don't get their input from anything else. If they work the speakers down there also work!"
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Reynold smiles. "Great! Then I should be out of your hair in a second." He whips out his comm unit and feigns dialing a number, holding the device to his ear. "Hey, the tech lady says she fixed it. Did you hear her saying 'Test, 1, 2, 3' down there? ...uh huh...what do you mean it was fuzzy? Did you get the words? ...okay...okay, I'll talk to her."
He "hangs up" and gives an exasperated sigh. "My boss says they heard you, but the speakers themselves sounded watery or fuzzy, might be some feedback. Can you check the AUX cables and make sure they're fastened correctly? I know you checked the switchboard already, but some of the sliders might be off too. I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a pain, I'm just under a lot of pressure here."
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Hearing the comms chatter and catching sight of her fellow Starfinders making their way down the corridor toward the AV booth, Saeron feels her stomach turn. Oh gods, it's time. Okay okay okay. Try not to die. She takes a deep breath in an effort to settle herself. At least the others seem like they know what they're doing. Just stay out of their way.
Murmuring an incantation as she casts a spell, a shimmering ripple passing across her body.
School abjuration (force)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range personal
Duration 10 minutes/level or until dismissed (D); see text
You create a shimmering skin-like coating of mystical force that covers your body, allowing you to reflect damage you take back against your attacker. At any time during this spell’s duration, when you take Hit Point damage from an attack made with a weapon by a foe within 100 feet, you can choose to dismiss the spell as a reaction. If you do, the armor crackles with energy as it disappears, arcing through the air to strike the attacking creature, which takes an amount of force damage equal to the damage dealt to you at the time this spell was dismissed (maximum 10). The target can attempt a Reflex save for half damage.
She waits for her companions just outside tr he door and, should they enter the AV booth, accompanies them to confront the assassin.
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Piggy strides past Saeron and enters the room. "Phew, I needed that toilet! Anyways, this room looks nice! " He smiles at the curly haired death dealer. "Got any chocolate? Like, a chocolate bar? This stinking buffet has a chocolate fountain, but no chocolate bars to dip into it! " He shakes his head and pats Porker on the back. "ridiculous. " Turning his head, he winks at Reynold. Ready when you are.
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Reynold, seeing Piggy ride in with Saeron close behind, smiles. "You know what, I think I figured it out. All the tech seems to be in order. The real issue here..."—he draws his static arc pistol and fires it at the assassin in stun mode—"is you."
No other valid target for arc crit effect.
Telwyn and Mavrik move into the room while Reynold and Piggy draw their weapons
Initiative
Cadence
Saeron
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Assassin
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Mavrik
Piggy
Porker -10 hp
Reynold
Telwn
Cade waits to see what the assassin does. She moves closer to Mavrik "Look, I don't know what you think you are..." suddenly she has a shortarm in her hand and fires it at Mavrik. Reynold reacts immediately, and shoots her in turn. His shot is a marvelous shot, electricity courses over the assassin's body and also leaps to Mavrik!
Initiative
Cadence
Mavrik -6SP, -4HP
Piggy
Porker -10 hp
Saeron
Telwn
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Assassin -6 HP
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"No!" Saeron shouts as she sees her friends caught up in the fire fight. Instinctively lashes out at the assassin with her mind.
School divination (mind-affecting)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets one creature
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will half; Spell Resistance yes
You divine the most vulnerable portion of your opponent’s mind and overload it with a glut of psychic information. The target can attempt a Will saving throw to halve the damage dealt by this spell. This spell has no effect on creatures without an Intelligence score.
1st: When you cast mind thrust as a 1st-level spell, it deals 2d10 damage to the target.
Battle mode initiated. Porker's jaw drops, revealing the large mouth of a laser cannon. "OINK OINK " The low voice is drowned out as a blast of laser burps from the robot's mouth.
The starfinders unleash hell on the assassin and moments later all that is left is a dead reptilian creature that you recognize as a reptoid. This assassin's carrer is at an end!
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Looking at her hands held up before her, Saeron thinks, What...what did I... She pales, feeling nauseous at what she just did.
Swallowing the rising bile, she staggers over to the defeated assassin, dropping to her knees beside the body and checks for vital signs. She tries to stabilise her if possible.
A bunch of mercenaries from the Obsidian Spiders rush in "We will take over from here, you are to go downstairs where the first seeker will make her speech." You do as you are told and see Luwazi Elsebo take the stage.
“I had planned for this evening’s announcement to be an exciting one, but I’ll admit this is not quite what I had in mind,” the First Seeker begins, her smile wry but determined. “Now I find my resolve only further galvanized.
“As many of you know, the First Seeker has the privilege and the responsibility for choosing the direction of the Starfinder Society’s research efforts. I have refrained from setting such a direction while we regroup and rebuild—an undertaking which all of you here have made possible. Also, the fact that Guidance has not yet chosen to formalize my election is another matter, but not one the Society can risk dwelling on. Now that the Society is again in a position to reach for the stars, I am pleased to formally announce the focus of our efforts during my tenure.
Thanks to the tireless research of my associate Royo, we have identified a lead on understanding the Scoured Stars incident. And so, the Starfinder Society will continue researching the Scoured Stars, in the hopes of reuniting with our lost colleagues and better understanding this phenomenon.”
The First Seeker meets your eyes in the crowd, adding, “And I already have highly qualified agents in mind to undertake the first mission!”
There is a moment of surprised quiet over the room, and then the guests, starting with Ykris, begin to applaud in force. Iteration-177 regards the elected First Seeker with an indiscernible expression, slowly joining in on the applause. Royo nods enthusiastically, taking in some of the fanfare for his role in the announcement. Naiaj frantically appends work orders, noticeably perturbed by some news she has just received. Zo! actively backs away from the assembled group, still enthusiastically clapping but also making desperate calls to acquire televised rights to all Scoured Stars related endeavors.