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Gathering the equipment and anything useful the group heads back out for the long journey back to Orphys, across Eox's blasted and macabre wasteland.
Lost on time in the eternal nightfall, about 90 minutes into the walk back, The Zane begins to feel the effects of his disease sneaking up on him once again.
Noticing Zane break out in a heavy sweat, Dash holds him up and gets out his med kit. ”Time for your medicine, big shot.”
To Vetch, ”Keep your force finger ready in case he tries to bite me.”
Just before leaving the Hut, Zane gathers the others to pose for a tri-podded videcamera with delay shutter setting. The pose is right next to the TrampleRam, and it's the whole Blood and Fury gang.
Draka, do you think you can help make some print outs that Team Blood and Fury can autograph? The Zane wants to give one to Gretal for helping. She almost took a beating for reporting. While it was a set-up, it'd do her cold, dead heart some good to have an autographed picture of the greatest Team in the galaxy!
Zane has you all sign two pictures.
**********As he walks, he doesn't feel so good.
DC 15 Ghoul.
DC 15 Ghoul.
He both feels better, and a slight bit worse at the same time.
That's Zane -- a living juxtaposition.
Abe signs the print readily enough, though he wonders if Gretal will keep it. What a lark! he thinks as they get back to their 'bunk'.
"Yeah, we've been had all right. But we survived their little trap, so the rub's on them. Still, it would be nice to track this Captain Vesh down and give him a taste of his own medicine."
"So what's the plan? Maybe we need to do something about Zane here, he seems to be oozing more than usual..." Hospital time? How do we fix The Zane?
Vetch yawns. "Let's go back and rest. Get some sleep. Or back to the ship? Don't we have a nice med bay, Abe? Might as well use it," Vetch offers. "Either way, resting is what we should do. If we feel that the flat isn't safe enough, then sleeping in the ship might be better."
"What we really need is a place with some good air flow...because once that ghoul fever starts working on *The* Zane, it's not going to smell good."
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Draka raises her scaley skin where there would be an eyebrow - if she had them. "Tiny mouse, Draka need people to sign waivers? Draka think that too much work. Draka kill whoever not want to be in videos."
At The Zane's request, Draka works with her companion on the ship, signing Blood and Fury prints. "Draka not willing to pay postage, but Draka like writing name." What the vesk lacks in grammar, she makes up for in her stylish signature. You think perhaps she's practiced writing her own name, many, many times.
As Dash patches up The Zane, Draka asks "Draka and Draka friends going to Nejeor?" [/b] The reptilian's outer eyelids blink, then her inner ones.
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The group helps Zane to his feet and walks with him a bit as his body fights off the nasty disease. For a second it gets better but then he starts to puke again.
Between Vetch and Dash the large Deathball player is able to walk on his own two feet again as there is still several hours of walking to go.
*****
Still an hour out of the safety of Orphys the desolate Eoxian terrain turns macabre here, as the sloping land descends into a gaping canyon that stretches for dozens of yards. But instead of sheer cliffs of rock, towering piles of bones and skulls of all sizes and shapes form the walls of the gorge. At the ravine’s eastern end, a wide pool of bubbling green acid abuts a sheer cliff. Several flat, stepped rocks next to the pool approximate a stairway climbing to the top of the cliff.
Perhaps one of the most disconcerting sights between Orphys and the wild wastes beyond, Skullcap Gorge was once a small elebrian village that instantly became a graveyard when cataclysm struck Eox millennia ago. As the undead survivors tried to rebuild their planet in the aftermath, they gathered all of the village’s bones into two large piles. However, the sheer macabre volume of the remains—combined with the harsh landscape and the acid pools that spontaneously arose from the ground in several places—led the elebrians to eventually abandon this endeavor. The place soon became known colloquially as Skullcap Gorge, for obvious reasons, and the canyon has since become a hideaway for criminals and outlaws.
The starfinders enter from the west. The enormous walls of bone to the north and south are 50 to 60 feet high. A line of rocks separates the bottom of the gorge from the pool of acid; the rocks are difficult terrain, but they are not tall enough to provide any significant cover. The stepped rocks leading up to the top of the cliff to the east are each 2 to 3 feet tall with uneven surfaces, and they are considered difficult terrain. The cliff top is 20 feet above the bottom of the gorge.
Crouching on the steep stairway is an elebrian vampire, seeing you enter the gorge the vampire stands, a shimmering, translucent scroll rolls down, covering her face. Her soothing voice calls out.
“Petty, foolish, irritating Starfinders! All of the effort I spent to weave this deadly trap, and for what? To have you bumble through, unharmed and yet still so ignorant? Allow me to enlighten you. I am Captain Zeera Vesh, esteemed officer of the mighty Corpse Fleet—valiant navy of the true Eox—and you will go no farther. You’ve meddled enough in our plans. Now, I shall succeed where my lackeys have failed. I shall destroy you and bring glory to the Corpse Fleet once and for all!”
Thanks to Ambassador Nor's messages you know this to be a Jiang-shi Vampire. They are able to heal quite quickly, have resistance to most forms of weapons unless they have magical properties, the prayer scroll that you noticed on her brow grants immunity to any effects from spell gems or other items that store spells, as if the jiang-shi had unbeatable spell resistance. Though Jiang-shi Vampire's do have a few weaknesses. A jiang-shi is held at bay by cooked rice, mirrors, or ringing a handbell. It must stay at least 5 feet away from the object of its revulsion and cannot touch or make melee attacks against a creature brandishing such an object. Holding a jiang-shi at bay is a standard action.
Captain Vesh raises her fist and quickly brings it down. As she does so six bone troopers burst forth from the walls of bone behind you, cutting off any sort of escape. They each draw semi-automatic pistols. One of the bone troopers looks just like the description given of Harvinne Nessex, the flatmate of Gretal Rapinder.
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are all difficult terrain.[/ooc]
Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers
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Abe (SP 42/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 60/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Know (Culture)
Round 1, Init 26
”Focus on the soldiers first, that vamp can heal.”
Vetch sees the numerous gunmen trained on their position and shakes his head. He casts Fog Cloud on his position (20’ radius) and skitters to a new place, out of sight.
Stealth
S: 42/42 HP: 38/38 R: 8/8
EAC: 22 KAC: 22 CMD: 27
Fort: +3 Ref: +8 Will: +10
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Right Hand: Empty
Left Hand: Pistol
Mouth: Serum of Healing II, Grenade, Serum Healing I, Shock Grenade I
Spells: 1: 5/6 used (MM*1,Identify*0,RLCond*0)
2: 1/4 used (fogcloud*0,forceblast*0,lsrRest*0,seeinvis*0)
Melee: [ dice=Club]1d20+3[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(B)]1d6[/dice] damage
Corona Laser Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(F)]2d4+3[/dice] damage
Disinitigrator Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(A)]1d10+3[/dice] damage
[ dice]3d4+3[/dice] damage.
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Vetch passes wind and releases a magical perfume of fog on his companions. He treats them to a real magical scent as he leaves the crop dusting.
Captain Vesh bounds up the stairs with ease as the vampire seems to hop up them like gliding on the wind. As she does so she detaches her sniper rifle from the sling on her back. "Cheap tricks little mouse." She sets the scope to her eye and fires, aiming at the core of the group as she isn't quite sure where Vetch scampered off to.
The shot gets off before the fog cloud can get too bad. Captain Vesh smiles as a scream of pain is heard from within the cloud as Abe gets shot.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 60/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Until Coach says different, Draka, do you mind wiping out the skulls at 10:30. The Zane will take the skulls at 7:30 . Alright, gameplan in. Let's... BREAK! With that speech, he claps his hands together, gives Dash a slap on the butt, and
Zane starts moving south westerly to the clock coordinates between 7 and 8.
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BREAK! With that speech, he claps his hands together, gives Dash a slap on the butt..
”Ow! I’m hit!” Dash hops before realizing the impact was just one of The Zane’s overeager sports-rituals.
”Dammit Zane!”
Still grumbling, Dash reaches over and touches Draka’s hammer, then clears out of the way for her to charge.
”Draka, go get some f@#%ing likes.”
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Dash reaches over and supercharges Draka's hammer. It vibrates in her hands as the head begins to glow with a faint light of energy.
Each of the bone troopers spread out, their own pistols hum with similar power as they pour negative energy into their pistols.
Most dive readily into the cloud of fog, eager to finish their trap.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 60/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round: 1
Resolve: 7/7 Stamina: 17/42 HP: 33/40
Weapon Equipped = Corona laser rifle
Conditions = None
Spells (caster level 6)
At Will = Token Spell, Mending
Psychokinetic Hand = 3/3
Comprehend Languages = 1/2
Tip of the Tongue = 1/1 (re-roll skill to recall knowledge)
Repair Drone = 1/1 (25%/12hp)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +4, Dex +4 Damage: +5
Melee/Thrown: Attack: BAB +4, Str +1 Damage: +2
Messalina 20’’ up
EAC: 19 KAC: 19 CM: 27 HP: 60/60
Weapon Equipped = Frostbite zero rifle
Conditions = None
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +3 (weapon focus: longarms +1) Damage: +5
The fog makes his weapon useless, and now he can’t see anyone to fight either. He just took a nasty shot and the fog didn’t seem to slow down the enemy, so he wonders, What the hell? Well, at least Vetch is safe. He shudders at what is coming at him through the invisible mist. He moves to the wall, and stumbles into an enemy.
He shouts out, ”Found one! S~%@.”
Messalina, hovering above it all, flies over Abe and shoots at the bone monstrosity next to him.
Zane looks forward to this combat. Mano - v- dead-mano in hand to bony hand combat. He advances, seeing that they supercharged their weapon -he is trying to get them to miss with that first and potent shot.
Zane is also looking to get close to them. Pin the trooper against a wall. Then press an attack to make certain that the trooper pays if they want to use their pistols.
He sees one through the mists of the clouds. He advances. Sword out- moving like a snake looking to draw the trooper into committing and then dodging.
Round 1:
Draka moves towards the yellow enemy with her Swoop Hammer, screaming out her battle cry "RAAAAUGH!" She arcs the weapon above her shoulder with her approach. As she comes to a stop before the enemy, the vesk swings like a baseball player, aiming for the kneecaps.
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Messalina covers the bonetrooper in coolant as Abe barrels out of the fog-like cloud that Vetch left in his wake. The cold freezing temperature has absolutely no effect on the skeletal bonetroopers.
Zane skids in front of one of the bone troopers searching in the mist and looks like he is trying to juke out of the way to draw it's attention, but in fact Zane is staying on 100% defense.
Draka moves in and swings her hammer through the mist and misses as Harvinne leaps back.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 60/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round 2, Init 26
Vetch, now protected by fog, moves up one/left one, and casts force blast at the bottom left quadrant of foes within 30’.
force damage (reflex DC 17 for half)
vs. KAC+8 to get knocked back 5’
S: 42/42 HP: 38/38 R: 8/8
EAC: 22 KAC: 22 CMD: 27
Fort: +3 Ref: +8 Will: +10
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Right Hand: Empty
Left Hand: Pistol
Mouth: Serum of Healing II, Grenade, Serum Healing I, Shock Grenade I
Spells: 1: 4/6 used (MM*3,Identify*0,RLCond*1)
2: 2/4 used (fogcloud*1,forceblast*1,lsrRest*0,seeinvis*0)
Melee: [ dice=Club]1d20+3[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(B)]1d6[/dice] damage
Corona Laser Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(F)]2d4+3[/dice] damage
Disinitigrator Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(A)]1d10+3[/dice] damage
[ dice]3d4+3[/dice] damage.
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The bone trooper sitting in the fog is half prepared as the force wave careens into him, the other two, not so much as they are nearly knocked from their feet.
Seeing shadows moving in the mist Captain Vesh pings another round into the fog.
Vetch feels a very sharp pain snap into his back as the bullet pierces right through his armor!
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Vetch (SP 7/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)(Lt Blue -5)(Purple -5)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 60/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
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Dash flies up out of the fog on his rocket boots and pops a giant gun from his glove. Pulling the trigger he fires a barrage of rounds up toward Captain Vesh.
Unfortunately, the gun is a bit too heavy for him and the recoil causes the shots to miss, flying off into space.
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Dash pops out of the fog. Those outside the fog train their sights on him as those in the fog and next to Abe are a bit too preoccupied to notice the assault from above.
Startled Harvinne and the other bonetrooper within the fog cloud withdraw as they backup to regroup.
The trooper next to Abe steps back and fires his pistol at Messalina.
The supercharged bullet careens off of Messalina's frame as the drone whirls in a small semi-circle trying to maintain stability.
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Vetch (SP 7/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)(Lt Blue -5)(Purple -5; disbelieve illusion)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 33/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round: 3
Resolve: 7/7 Stamina: 17/42 HP: 33/40
Weapon Equipped = Corona laser rifle
Conditions = None
Spells (caster level 6)
At Will = Token Spell, Mending
Psychokinetic Hand = 3/3
Comprehend Languages = 1/2
Tip of the Tongue = 1/1 (re-roll skill to recall knowledge)
Repair Drone = 1/1 (25%/12hp)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +4, Dex +4 Damage: +5
Melee/Thrown: Attack: BAB +4, Str +1 Damage: +2
Messalina 20’’ up
EAC: 19 KAC: 19 CM: 27 HP: 33/60
Weapon Equipped = Frostbite zero rifle
Conditions = None
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +3 (weapon focus: longarms +1) Damage: +5
Abe opens fire on the skeleton with his own laser rifle and hopes they’re not immune to heat too! He chuckles to himself as he shoots, glad Messalina took that last hit and not him.
Abe swears as Messalina’s weapon proves ineffective against the skeletons. He glances up the ridge at the vampire and suspects he’s invulnerable too. But perhaps Messalina can at least get in the way. He sends her up to provide cover, and try her luck against the sniper! (move and shoot)
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Round 3, Init 26
Vetch moves up to fire at light blue, shooting out of the fog.
Disinitigrator Ranged: to hit;
damage
S: 42/42 HP: 38/38 R: 8/8
EAC: 22 KAC: 22 CMD: 27
Fort: +3 Ref: +8 Will: +10
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Right Hand: Empty
Left Hand: Pistol
Mouth: Serum of Healing II, Grenade, Serum Healing I, Shock Grenade I
Spells: 1: 4/6 used (MM*3,Identify*0,RLCond*1)
2: 2/4 used (fogcloud*1,forceblast*1,lsrRest*0,seeinvis*0)
Melee: [ dice=Club]1d20+3[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(B)]1d6[/dice] damage
Corona Laser Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(F)]2d4+3[/dice] damage
Disinitigrator Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(A)]1d10+3[/dice] damage
[ dice]3d4+3[/dice] damage.
Hearing the laser blasts pop off from the supercharged weapons,Zane is happy none aimed at him , nor hit him.
But he need to do what he's here on this planet for.... re-killing.
He moves to the bone trooper near ABE.
Round 3:
Draka approaches the yellow enemy and swings her Swoop Hammer again.
"RAUUUUGH!!" Draka screams out in her guttural, vesk cry.
Seeing his hologram take fire, Dash maintains the ruse to give his crew time to regroup and do some damage.
"Come at Draka!" The vesk snarls, reinvigorated from her last attack.
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Captain Vesh though she may have found one in the fog but was only chasing shadows.
Abe opens fire on the bone trooper and quicklt finds that they are not immune to the heat of his laser. Messalina's engines throb as she sputters to the top of the cliff. While Messalina's coolant doesn't do nearly the damage that Abe predicted it does seem to injure the vampire a small bit as rime forms on her arm and hand.
Zane rushes in to Abe's aid, his blade chips away at the brittle bone but ultimately it weakens the force behind his blow.
Draka charges Harvinne and smashes her swoop hammer right into his skull. Bone chips go flying in all directions as his skull literally explodes, the hammer knocking him prone. Though at this point in his undead life he is dead once again.
Vetch fires a stream of acid that coats Abe's assailant. The acid slicks down the bone, melting it rapidly as the bonetrooper falls.
Captain Vesh's frozen hand quickly thaws. and she takes aim at Messalina.
"Stay away from the fog and focus on the large one!" Captain Vesh calls out orders.
Messalina sparks a small fire as the bullet rips free a chunk of armor plating exposing her motherboard within.
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Keep in mind that the large rocks (Stairs and rocks surrounding the pool of acid) are all difficult terrain.
Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)(Purple -5; disbelieve illusion)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 19/60)
Zane (SP 60/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
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Dash maintains his hologram as the bone troopers see that one of their own is surrounded. He draws a dueling sword and slashes at Zane.
Zane's armor protects him though the Bonetrooper at the far end raises his free hand and a trio of magical missiles cascades through the night air and into Zane.
The remainder of the bonetroopers fire up above the fog cloud at Dash's hologram.
One of the bullets pierces into the hologram looking to wound Dash badly. The bonetrooper cackles, his teeth clattering against each other hollowly.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)(Purple -5; disbelieve illusion)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 19/60)
Zane (SP 47/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round 4, Init 26
Vetch moves up to fire at pink, shooting out of the fog.
Disinitigrator Ranged: to hit;
damage
S: 42/42 HP: 38/38 R: 8/8
EAC: 22 KAC: 22 CMD: 27
Fort: +3 Ref: +8 Will: +10
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Right Hand: Empty
Left Hand: Pistol
Mouth: Serum of Healing II, Grenade, Serum Healing I, Shock Grenade I
Spells: 1: 4/6 used (MM*3,Identify*0,RLCond*1)
2: 2/4 used (fogcloud*1,forceblast*1,lsrRest*0,seeinvis*0)
Melee: [ dice=Club]1d20+3[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(B)]1d6[/dice] damage
Corona Laser Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(F)]2d4+3[/dice] damage
Disinitigrator Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(A)]1d10+3[/dice] damage
[ dice]3d4+3[/dice] damage.
Round 4:
"Why not run? Draka impressed by bravery." The vesk lifts up her Swoop Hammer, swinging it in an arc above her head, then back down. "RAUUUUGH!" This time she aims for the purple enemy.
Round: 4
Resolve: 7/7 Stamina: 17/42 HP: 33/40
Weapon Equipped = Corona laser rifle
Conditions = None
Spells (caster level 6)
At Will = Token Spell, Mending
Psychokinetic Hand = 3/3
Comprehend Languages = 1/2
Tip of the Tongue = 1/1 (re-roll skill to recall knowledge)
Repair Drone = 1/1 (25%/12hp)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +4, Dex +4 Damage: +5
Melee/Thrown: Attack: BAB +4, Str +1 Damage: +2
Messalina 5’’ up
EAC: 19 KAC: 19 CM: 27 HP: 19/60
Weapon Equipped = Frostbite zero rifle
Conditions = None
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +3 (weapon focus: longarms +1) Damage: +5
Abe continues to shoot the skeleton in front of him, somewhat surprised at the strength of these mooks.
Messalina takes one more parting shot at the sniper, before diving back into the fog to try and prevent complete collapse.
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Abe, Draka and Vetch all focus fire on the remaining bone trooper in front of them. The end result is a scattered pile of bones that is difficult to distinguish between what was left of the bone trooper and the skeletal walls they appeared from.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 19/60)
Zane (SP 47/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Zane puts away his sword and pulls out Bubba. It's time for a bug hunt. Maybe the others have dispatched the bone soldiers and will just make his way to the stairway, or maybe he will be lucky and find more along his way. He thus moves westward along the wall of fog, looking for soldiers to shoot.
And he moves to around the southwest corner of the fog and spies not one but two Bone Soldiers.
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Zane sheathes his blade and pushes out the far side of the cloud of billowing fog and shifting shadows.
Captain Vesh continues to hunt for a target as Messalina hovers into the fog.
Using her scope Captain Vesh is able to catch slight hints of Messalina's thrusters burning in the fog. Small glints of light illuminate within the scope. "Got you."
The bullet enters the mist and careens off of one of the small piles of bone.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 19/60)
Zane (SP 47/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Dash winces at the fire his hologram is taking.
Good thing that isn’t me up there!
Changing the image slightly, he causes it to start double-fisting holographic healing serums.
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Dash maintains his hologram as it draws healing serums out in the open.
As Zane barrels out of the fog amid an explosion of bones two of the bone troopers are startled and focus down on the more immediate threat as the third continues to circle and fire on Dash's hologram.
Both Zane and the hologram look to take significant damage as the space magic dents in their armor.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (Blue -2)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 19/60)
Zane (SP 24/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round 5, Init 26
Vetch moves up to fire at blue, shooting out of the fog.
Disinitigrator Ranged: to hit;
damage
S: 42/42 HP: 38/38 R: 8/8
EAC: 22 KAC: 22 CMD: 27
Fort: +3 Ref: +8 Will: +10
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Right Hand: Empty
Left Hand: Pistol
Mouth: Serum of Healing II, Grenade, Serum Healing I, Shock Grenade I
Spells: 1: 4/6 used (MM*3,Identify*0,RLCond*1)
2: 2/4 used (fogcloud*1,forceblast*1,lsrRest*0,seeinvis*0)
Melee: [ dice=Club]1d20+3[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(B)]1d6[/dice] damage
Corona Laser Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(F)]2d4+3[/dice] damage
Disinitigrator Ranged:[ dice]1d20+11[/dice] to hit;
[ dice=(A)]1d10+3[/dice] damage
[ dice]3d4+3[/dice] damage.
Round: 5
Resolve: 7/7 Stamina: 17/42 HP: 33/40
Weapon Equipped = Corona laser rifle
Conditions = None
Spells (caster level 6)
At Will = Token Spell, Mending
Psychokinetic Hand = 3/3
Comprehend Languages = 1/2
Tip of the Tongue = 1/1 (re-roll skill to recall knowledge)
Repair Drone = 1/1 (25%/12hp)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +4, Dex +4 Damage: +5
Melee/Thrown: Attack: BAB +4, Str +1 Damage: +2
Messalina 5’’ up
EAC: 19 KAC: 19 CM: 27 HP: 19/60
Weapon Equipped = Frostbite zero rifle
Conditions = None
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +3 (weapon focus: longarms +1) Damage: +5
Taking advantage of the cover from the fog, Abe moves just past the edge, and shoots at blue as well unless it's down, in which case green.
Messalina stays low in the fog, and moves to a more advantageous position.
Round 5:
Draka gets into position and swings at another enemy. "RAUUUGH!"
Alright Bubba, unload on these things. They don't like it when we laser blast them!
Blue Lined Bonethug
Zane winces, but keeps his cool hand composure. He's not about to show anyone he is suffering a little "skae it off" pain.
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Abe and Zane pin down the bone trooper with their lasers. The intense heats causes the bones to become brittle and crack.
Leaving the confines of the fog Draka turns most of the brittle bone trooper to dust as the skeletal frame explodes from the force of her hammer.
With only a single target left Vetch fires his short ranged pistol. Even with the great distance between them Vetch is able to sear acid streaks across the bone troopers breast.
Captain waits patiently, hunting his prey.
"There you are."
The bullet splits Messalina open and the drone screeches as the thrusters begin to sputter and burn out.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (green -8)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 0/60)
Zane (SP 22/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
With fewer shots incoming on his hologram, Dash abandons it and follows the sounds of his crew to the edge of the cloud. Spotting a bonehead soldier across the canyon, he aims his rifle and takes a shot.
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Dash ceases his concentration and lines up a shot across the field at the bone trooper in the green pants. His bullet snaps a rib bone clean off but doesn't do nearly as much damage as he would have thought.
The bone trooper sends a smaller wave of missiles rocketing at Zane before he flees towards Captain Vesh.
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Vetch (SP 42/42; HP 38/38; RP 8/8; Elec/Fire/Cold Res 5)
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Captain Vesh
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Dash (SP 36/36; HP 30/30; RP 6/6)
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Bonetroopers (green -15)
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Abe (SP 17/42; HP 33/40; RP 7/7)(Messalina 0/60)
Zane (SP 14/60; HP 46/46; RP 6/7; DR/5-Cold/Fire; DR/6 Kinetic; Ghoul Fever 1 DC 15- weakened)
Draka (SP 6/51; HP 45/46; RP 7/7)
Round: 6
Resolve: 7/7 Stamina: 17/42 HP: 33/40
Weapon Equipped = Corona laser rifle
Conditions = None
Spells (caster level 6)
At Will = Token Spell, Mending
Psychokinetic Hand = 3/3
Comprehend Languages = 1/2
Tip of the Tongue = 1/1 (re-roll skill to recall knowledge)
Repair Drone = 1/1 (25%/12hp)
Ranged: Attack: BAB +4, Dex +4 Damage: +5
Melee/Thrown: Attack: BAB +4, Str +1 Damage: +2
Messalina
EAC: 19 KAC: 19 CM: 27 HP: 0/60
Weapon Equipped = Frostbite zero rifle
Conditions = None
Ranged: Attack: BAB +5, Dex +3 (weapon focus: longarms +1) Damage: +5
Abe (double move) rounds the corner and nearly stumbles into another of them. Glancing up at the sniper, he then ducks back into the fog for now.
Messalina however crashes into the ground somewhere in the fog. ”Camera’s dead!” Abe shouts out, suspecting there may be those in the party who worry more about that then the outcome of the fight. He grins despite himself.
"Oh, and there's a guy over here too!" he adds just in case.