"Livewire intentionally crashed it to escape the tractor beam," Altronus reminds the ysoki. "So I don't think we can draw that conclusion." The kasatha looks to the command center where Iseph is working. "I wonder how he is doing."
Raia waits for the others to come to some conclusion on how to proceed, marveling at their powers of deduction so far.
The Shirren watched the rest and his antenna's twitched at times of excitement on the way the rest of the team was deducting things, pharasma would guide the souls for sure.
"Oh, that's right of course." replies Quig. 'Details! Gotta remember the details!'
"Seems theres little less we can find here. Shall we check on Iseph?"
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Obozaya nods. "Right. Then we should see where that other door goes." The Vesk heads to the control room.
Iseph gets out his engineering tool kit and quickly secures the sparking cables. He then removes the goblin from under the mainframe, the android notices the numbers "5731170" burned into the goblin's arm.
Having done this Iseph turns to the touchscreen and keyboard. When he touches it a blinking cursor appears. Iseph enters the code found on the goblin's arm and gains access to the computer!
Using the computer gives him access to several commands:
- turn the lights on or off (or set them to strobe to dazzle an enemy)
- open / close electronically sealed doors
- adjust the temperature up and down (between 66F and 78F)
- play an audiofile
Iseph manages to connect the mainframe to his comm unit, so that he can give these instructions from anywhere within the complex.
"Hey I have the computer system going up here, there appears to be an audiofile..."
Iseph starts checking the files.
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"Good work, Iseph," the kasatha says. "Can you make these doors over here open?"
Impressed with the android he sends out a job well done message to Iseph. "Any chance we know what is on it?"
"Just checking now"
Iseph will check the audiofile AND open any nearby doors.
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The group moves towards the final door and Iseph opens it, using the remote control on his comm unit. A thick plume of steam rolls out from the freshly opened doors.
After a moment, the steam evaporates, revealing a marked transition into an entirely different area—a section of an entirely different starship. Where the hangar bay had straight lines and smooth plastic walls, this elevator has exposed cords and wires in varying dark shades such as charcoal and umber.
A singsong voice greets you in an alien tongue. Soft lights wash over a smooth, wet surface at the elevator’s southern wall. Scores of holographic glyphs appear in three spiraling patterns foreign to the Pact Worlds.
[spoiler=Raia]Comprehend Languages might help you to know which buttons to press, it will give you a +5 bonus to the wisdom check
Raia casts Comprehend Languages so she can understand the greeting and the glyphs ...
The elevator rushes down. After a short trip the doors open into a rectangular storage room that shares the same design as the hangar bay above. A mesh grating just beyond the door overlooks stacked crates below. An adjacent set of stairs descends to the floor. A second set of stairs continues to a separate, stone chamber to the east.
"Wait. Are you su--" Altronus starts to ask and then finds himself descending very quickly. "Oh. Well. Good work."
He leads the way out onto the platform. "I wonder if that is where the signal is coming from."
Obozaya follows Altronus to the platform. She looks out over the stacked crates. "Careful. Lots of places to hide in here. Let me go first."
She continues down the stairs, pausing when she gets to the bottom to sweep the area with her rifle.
Iseph also moves up, gun at the ready!
Obozaya moves forward to get a feel of the situation. To his right he sees an intimidating giant humanoid figure with two heads! In one hand it holds a greenish chunck of meat. When it sees Obozaya it growls "More food for Borgor! I was told lizard tastes like chicken..." at which the other head sighs "Not all is food... Can't we be friends?"
The first head responds "Shut up Bago! We kill!"
Initiative
Altronus
Iseph
Keskodai
Obozaya
Quig
Raia
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Giant
"Oh...Oh, my!" Obozaya's eyes light up as she sees the giant two-headed creature. She grins a toothy reptilian smile and advances. When she gets to the edge of her cover, she raises her rifle and fires. The shot goes wide by a mile and you realize the Vesk might just have been shooting to get the creature's attention. Immediately expecting a response, she tosses her rifle down and draws her doshko.
Iseph hits the lights and strobes them at the strange creature...
Altronus follows Obozaya into battle. "You need not fight this giant alone." His solar weapon manifests as he moves through the crates, and he concentrates on increasing the density of the air around himself.
Drawing his pistol, Quig moves into the room. "Scout, get in here" he commands.
In response the mechanical creation follows the man.
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"but... but one head wants to talk... maybe we don't have to fight it" Raia says, but she's far too slow to stop Obozaya... Still she tries...
"You're right.. we're not food... stop and talk to us. I'm Raia and I don't want to kill you.. Let's talk this out."
Obozaya fires a shot that goes wide while Iseph hits the lights while he shouts "Strobe!". Luckily for the mercenaries he has informed them during the elevator ride that he could do that, so it does not come as a surprise. Altronus and Quig moves forward while Raia tries to reason with the giant. The mean head looks at her and says "I'll eat you first! I never had lashunta before..."
Initiative
Keskodai
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Giant - Dazzled condition 0 rounds
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Altronus
Iseph
Obozaya
Quig
Raia
"Bago?" Altronus considers. "Livewire sent us to rescue you!"
Seeing the creature keskodai releases another mind thrust at it.
"Livewire?" the more friendly head says "Livewire is my friend, where is she? Is she with you?" "NO! I will not allow it!"
The left hand of the giant tries to grap the right hand, it manages to hamper the unfriendly half of the giant, but can not restrain it. Just then Keskodai's spell hits the right head, the giant winces in pain. It drops the piece of goblin flesh and casts a spell at Obozaya!
The target becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is
aware and breathes normally but can’t take any physical
actions, even speech. A held creature can’t cast spells.
Each round on its turn, the target can spend a full action
to attempt a new saving throw to end the effect. This does
not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Initiative
Altronus
Iseph
Keskodai
Obozaya
Quig
Raia
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Giant - Dazzled condition 1 rounds, -14 hp
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Altronus moves along the crates to confront the two-headed giant. "We don't need to fight," the kasatha states, "But we will not be food."
He thrusts his solar blade at the giant's side.
The Vesk begins to step forward with her flame doshko, but then suddenly she is held fast by the giant's magic. She tries to twist and turn, but her body will not respond.
Altronus darts closer, but is not quick enough to duck below the right arm of the giant. The giant slams its fist at Altronus' face.
Unfazed by the pain the Kasatha swings his solarian weapon, hitting the leg of the giant hard.
The ground shakes as the giant falls down. Obozaya stood paralyzed by the spell, but is now able to move her muscles again. Still she has lost valuable time.
Initiative
Iseph
Keskodai 17/32 SP
Quig
Raia
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Giant - Dazzled condition 1 rounds, -34 hp
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Altronus
Obozaya
Silently directing scout, Quig waits, pistol at the ready. "Think that thing will listen?" he whispers to his companions.
The mechanical creature flies forward, hovering over the crates.
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Iseph moves forward to a better position and draws her Static Arc Pistol.
Raia double moves forward and around the crates until she can see the giant...
Keskodai moves up and lines up the pistol to take a shot when and if it is still needed.
The giant stands up, while his better half tries to prevent that from happening.
Initiative
Iseph
Keskodai 17/32 SP
Quig
Raia
Altronus
Obozaya
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Giant - Dazzled condition 2 rounds, -34 hp
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Raia takes a step forward and casts grease under the giant's feet...
Despite the continuous pounding of it's left arm and the oily grease under it's feet the giant keeps his footing.
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Taking aim, Quig pops a shot at the big thing, attempting to hit an area of less vitality. "Since we told him we'd try to save the beast, we should take it alive, right?" The ysoki's bullet definitely hits something non-vital...as it embeds itself in a crate.
Floating sideways, Scout fires a shot at the man as well.
Altronus makes another thrust at the giant.
With the giant stepping forward he takes a quick shot at the giant
Obozaya shouts at the two-headed monster. "Hey, hairless monkey! Livewire wants to see you!" She moves up close to the creature, crossing behind Altronus. She swings her ember flame doshko at the creature.
Iseph tries her luck at pulling a shot out form the creatures blindspot... zapping it with non-lethal means!
Trick attack (Stealth+Ghost)
Attack (vs Flat Footed EAC)
Damage
The right arm of the giant comes up and the right head says "Ok, I surrender!". It glares at the left head "Softie!" The left arm goes up in a cheer while it's head also speaks up "Yeah! Team Livewire for the win! Where is she?"
"She is alive," Altronus answers. "So you are two beings in one body?"