GM Z..D.. Starfinder Adventure Path: Dead Suns PBP (Inactive)

Game Master Z...D...

"Do we explore down this natural tunnel or the engineered hall?" August asks, running a hand along the smoothed portion of the eastern wall.

1 west,2 south...1d2 ⇒ 2

The agents make their way "south".

Two passages exit this cavern, one to the northeast and one to the northwest. An incongruous door, more akin to what one would expect to find on a space station, stands in the south wall.

Two more void zombies linger in the area and make there way to the PCs tendrils twitching.

Using same initiative as last time...party is up. If you wanted to rest up or heal...go ahead and spend the resources

1 point to Photon

G-607 prepares for the onslaught.

Move Action
He takes a step forward so the party may enter.

Standard Action
He readies for a zombie to close in.

Zeigris finds himself down yet another tunnel he's less than thrilled to reach the end of. That being said, he also finds his current position fairly comfortable for the situation. "Please mind your head, Mr. G. I shall be firing across your proverbial bow at one of the creatures."

Zeigris will take a shot at Red.

Azimuth Laser Pistol[/ooc: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

August enters the cave and fires a blast at the (red) nearest infested corpse.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
E: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Maenala moves ahead to see two more zombies. "We need to start keeping a tally. For records sake only, not for bragging, of course. I think we're at eight akatas and soon, three zombies? Nice," she smiles. With that, she twirls her gun and pulls the trigger.

Azimuth Laser Rifle vs red: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d8 ⇒ 1

Red and green closes in on the android, he manages to strike red on the way in.

Both of the zombies miss with there strikes.

Party is up

Another point to photon, making 2.

"Comment: Quantity of assailants conquered is indeed impressive."

Full Attack
Attacking Red first.
Solar Weapon Attack (Full Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 4 = 17 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Photon): 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7 - Blunt

Solar Weapon Attack (Full Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 4 = 13 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Photon): 1d6 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5 - Blunt

"What's with these things anyway? What... Made them?" Maenala wonders aloud, firing at the red zombie again.

Activate Get 'Em
Azimuth Laser Rifle vs red: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 61d8 ⇒ 6

"Largely immaterial. A larger issue is their current efforts to devour us. Though my assumption would be some sort of pathogen, like in the classic movies." Zeigris continues to fire his blaster at the red zombie.

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

The castaway concentrates on his divine connection and releases a wave of positive energy across the cave.

Channel Healing: 2d8 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10
Restores HP to all within the radius.
Expending a spell slot to use Harm Undead. Will save vs. DC 13 for half damage.

G-607 lands another strike against red.

The wave of energy washes over the area and drops red.

Green gets slammed with the wave as well, but stays standing. Green then opens it maw and it's tongue pierces the androids neck...G-607 takes 7 points of damage and 2 strength damage

Party is up

August raises his pulsecaster and fires at the remaining zombie.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
E: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Critical E: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Eww, strength damage.

3rd point to photon

"Tactics: Supernova, then retreating."

Move Action
G-607 takes a step to the NE.

Standard Action
He explodes into stellar fire.
Fire Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6) = 14 - DC 13 Reflex for half

Between the electricity coursing through its body and followed up by the fiery explosion, the void zombie crumples...

Out of combat

On the zombies you locate a credstick with 470 credits. A discarded azimuth laser rifle and needler pistol.

So explore the cavern to the north or head south through the out of place door....

Options of area 4, 6 or 8

Vote for 4, mostly because it's the largest number. Also, going to do a 10 minute rest on G-607 real quick.

"Plea: Respite is in order. Apologies."

"No problem," the castaway says to G-607. He takes a seat and checks the battery level on his pulsecaster.

"I confess curiosity about what is begin the door," he mentions while they idle.

Largest = Lowest

I'm not strongly attached to any place.

Maenela clonks over towards the door. "Curiosity indeed. There's gotta be fewer zombies inside whatever that is than there are out here... Right?" Not really expecting an answer, she tries the handle.

The door opens with ease revealing the inner workings of the drift rock....

A suspicious sound catches the attention of the agents. A sound of booster rockets overhead. It's the Hippocampus making a b-line towards the Absolom Station.

1 east: 1d2 ⇒ 2. So west it is.

In stark contrast to the caverns elsewhere inside the Drift Rock, this chamber looks more like a room on a space station or starship. Rather than the unfinished rock of the asteroid, the walls, floor, and ceiling are clad with finished sheets of some polished, metallic substance, along with components of unrecognizable equipment. Panels on some of the walls flash with lights and mysterious symbols, and an almost infrasonic hum of unseen machinery pulses through the walls.

They turn the corner and come face to face with a robot of some sort. Its technology is advanced and it is unknown where it is from.

"Scanning Life forms...no Kishalee life forms detected...security measures activating" You hear the sound of energy charging as it powers up it weapons.

You know it is a construct, but due to its rarity, have no idea what the capabilities are.

Bold May Act
G-607
Robot
August
Zeigris
Maenala

1 point to photon

Move Action
Per usual, G-607 moves forth with fervor.

Standard Action
He attacks the creature.
Solar Weapon Attack (Str Damage): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 - 1 = 13 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Photon, Str Damage): 1d6 + 4 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 - 1 = 6 - Blunt

G-607 solar weapon slams into the construct, but does not seem to damage its tough exterior plating.

The robot takes a guarded step back and then releases the energy stored. The bolt hits G-607 and then jumps to the rest of the agents in the rear. Everyone takes 5 points of electricity damage. Reflex 5 for half.

Party may act

"What? Who was around to steal our--your--shuttle?"

Shortly...

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

"Aah!" August cries out and spasms as the electrical energy surges through his body. "That hurt!"

He raises his pistol and fires.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
E: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Critical E?: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
"Kick down, sparky," Maenala taunts as she shields herself from some of the electrical blast. "Deactivate yourself, or be forcibly deactivated," she says as she peers through her scope and fires.

Get 'Em, Standard to attack

Azimuth Rifle: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 4 + 1 = 181d8 ⇒ 6

Reflex DC 5: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Zeigris flattens himself against the wall as the bolt shoots by, letting it merely singe a few of his already burnt hairs. "Perhaps someone engaged an auto-pilot protocol. We should contact our patron about that." He levels his laser pistol at the robot and fires off a shot as he shuffles down the hallway. "I believe with it's current malfunction we would be best served by engaging its manual shutdown, Miss Maenala."

Azimuth Laser Pistol[/dice: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

2 points to Photon

Move Action
G-607 takes out his pistol, seeing that his weapon isn't working so well.

Standard Action
He fires at the creature.
Azimuth Laser Pistol Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 - vs. EAC
Azimuth Laser Pistol Damage (Photon): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 - Fire

August shot lands and does substantial damage to the construct.

Maenala manages to land her blow shot as well.

Zeigris and G-607 both miss with there blast, deflecting off the construct.

The construct swings around his integrated weapon and targets the one with the electric weapon. The blast is on point..August takes 6 points of damage

Party is up

Full Photon - Time to explode

Move Action
G-607 steps up the creature.

Standard Action
He channels his solar energy, releasing it in a blast.
Supernova: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 1) = 6 Fire - DC 13 Reflex for half

August staggers backwards under the shot. "Ow! That hurts even worse!"

He tries to retaliate and then retreats around the corner.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
E: 1d4 ⇒ 2

"I'd love to get close and flip its switch... But it sure packs a punch," Maenala says, switching on her own center finger in the bot's general direction while she fires her rifle with the other hand.

Get em again.

Azimuth Laser Rifle, GE: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 4 + 1 = 151d8 ⇒ 6

607 closes into melee range and explodes.

The construct engages him in melee, landing a glancing blow. g-607 takes 7 damage

Energy bolts fly around the construct none making contact.

party is up. Zeigris may act twice.

August comes back out of hiding and fires at the construct.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
E: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Zeigris will pop off a couple of pistol shots towards the machine. "Generally older models of automaton rely on remote or internal activation. Getting close to it would only be the first concern, it would likely take quite some period of tinkering... which would only increase if it refused to stay still!"

Azimuth Laser Pistol Last Round: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Azimuth Laser Pistol This Round: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

1 point to Photon

Full Attack
Silently, G-607 retaliates.
Solar Weapon Attack (Str Damage, Full Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 1 - 4 = 4 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Str Damage, Photon): 1d6 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 1 + 1 = 6 - Blunt

Solar Weapon Attack (Str Damage, Full Attack): 1d20 + 4 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 - 1 - 4 = 6 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Str Damage, Photon): 1d6 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 - 1 + 1 = 4 - Blunt

Maenala sighs at Zeigris' sound yet disappointing logic, reloading her rifle. "Yup, not happening, is it? I suppose we'll have to keep blowing holes in the rust bucket and hope for the best, then."

Get em again...
Azimuth laser rifle, GE: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 91d8 ⇒ 6

Thats if you guys can hit the rust bucket...you all have some low rolling dice bots..

The robot takes another guarded step back and relaeses another shockwave of electricity. Everyone takes 3 points of damage. DC 13 reflex for 1 point

Party is up

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

August fires another pot-shot at the drone before seeking cover in the hall once more.

Pulsecaster Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
E: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
The electricity cackles through G-607.

Another point to photon.

Move Action
G-607 steps up in pursuit.

Standard Action
He attacks!
Solar Weapon Attack (Str Damage): 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 1 = 14 - vs. KAC
Solar Weapon Damage (Str Damage, Photon): 1d6 + 2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 1 + 1 = 7 - Blunt

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Maenala is used to the electric attack, and shields herself with her rifle when she sees it coming. "Nice try, metal face. Just deactivate already, will you?"

Get em again.
Azimuth Laser Rifle: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 = 221d8 ⇒ 6

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Ziggy continues to fire at the robot, not really having much hope for his own accuracy at this point. Which is why he is somewhat baffled when he hits the thing right in the eye.

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3
Crit Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Good timing on the critical hit

The robot finally falls...

A PC who studies the machinery in this room can attempt to identify it.

The PCs can also attempt to decipher the symbols on the wall panels.

In the upper left corner of the hallway, there seems to be some sort of sealed door. Engineering or Bash it in

Engineering on door: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Maenala tinkers with the lock on the sealed door, but tools never were her strong suit, and she curses profusely as she fails at it. "Ugh. Why do I even bother? Zeigris, care to try your toolkit out here? Otherwise, let's take turns throwing 607 at the door."

Life Science: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"Good shot, Zeigris," August says, slowly floating back into the room and then landing heavily on the ground. His boot anchors activate with a heavy clunk. "I've never seen anything like any of this."

Lots of skills I don't have ;)

G-607 stands stoic, waiting for the party to assess the situation.

Zeigris will let out a long, over-exaggerated breath while wiping the seat from his brow. "Purely luck, I'm afraid. I don't get to the practice range nearly often enough. But yes, let me get a look at this door."

Zeigris approaches around Maenala and begins tinkering with the door lock.

Engineering to open door.: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

While he works he attempts to identify the things he sees.

Engineering DC 15 check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

"It would appear all of this is made of some sort of ceramic-metallic plating. It reminds me of adamantine alloy, but I've never actually seen it before."

Behind the sealed door is a what looks like a storage chamber for small robotic parts and electronics. As well as a female human body in a stat of decomposition. You can see wounds from what looks like claws and a nasty looking bite from something with multiple teeth. There also seems to be a single gunshot wound to the head.

The body is clothed in a estex suit mk 1 with a brown force field that is drained of all power. The body also carries two spell amps of lesser restoration and a personal datapad, which also has a dead battery. An empty static arc pistol lays next to her outstretched hand.

"Poor soul. I feel like this would be me if you all hadn't come along. Can anyone power up that datapad?" Augusts asks. He picks up the arc pistol and examines it.

G-607 heads up to the body and examines it. (Psst... he's terrible at Medicine)

"Inquiry: Can anyone charge up this datapad? Or perhaps it is better we charge it at the starship?"

G-607 wouldn't mind the force field if it were charged up. He has his android armor upgrade slot that is empty.

August exchanges out his pulsecaster's battery for the arc pistol's empty one, powering the pistol.

"There's a trick to that that the technomancer's teach, but I don't know it," he confesses to G-607.