Game Master S's "Dead Suns" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

REF: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Gig hits the shade with a surprise spell. The heretofore silent shade unexpectedly snarls, "Your death is inevitable. Entropy is absolute. I'll swallow your soul and hasten your journey."

Round 4:
Gig: Arc!
Booker: Go
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Wounded but still fighting, Booker holds the back line. He takes a defensive step north, towards the weaker foe, and fires over the heads of his comrades at Malice.

Artillery Laser @ Malice EAC: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 1 - 2 = 17
Fire Damage: 3d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) + 8 + 4 = 19

Now that Malice's silence is broken, she continues with her torrent of doom. "So easily do you miss. Is there fear in your eye? Have you forgotten the face of your father?"

Shouting to tack specific tactics, one of the shades moves to flank Booker. Meanwhile the other cultist leaps over the railing to close with Janzi:
Grey v. Booker: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26
Purple v. FF Booker: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
Black b. FF Booker: 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 17 - 4 = 16
Black b. FF Booker: 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 17 - 4 = 19
Against all odds Booker fends off the attacks, but for how long?!

The other cultist slashes hard against Janzi, spittle flies from his mouth on the swing. Such violence and destruction is spiritual to the man and it shows:
Blue v. Janzi: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36 for DMG: 3d8 + 14 ⇒ (1, 8, 2) + 14 = 25

Malice flies back and up to get away from Dunklezahn. She then summons an enervating bolt of entropy and levels it at him!
EAC ATK: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 The bolt saps your energy! Dunklezahn must make a DC 20 FORT save. If he fails, he's Exhausted. If he passes, he's merely fatigued.

Round 4:
Gig: Arc!
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Janzi instinctively lashes back at Heidegger — or is it Nietzche?

Janzi then takes a guarded step away from Nietzche — or maybe it's Heidegger? — next to Dunk. His action will depend on the result of Dunk's save.

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 The man's fantacism isn't enough to keep him from sharing the pain!

Round 4:
Gig: Arc!
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Hack-It keeps firing upon Malice. "Y'know, it'd be real nice if you STOPPED THAT"
Hailstorm Zero Pistol vs Malice: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 4 = 10

He then moves Hum forward (likely provoking from the grey shade) who lets fire with a shot from its mounted rifle attachment.
Frostbite Zero Rifle vs Malice: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

The shade swipes at Hum AoO: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25 for Acid: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Sadly both Hack-It and Hum are off target.

Round 4:
Gig: Arc!
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go + Save
Hack-it: Miss
Janzi: Go (Holding)

Fort: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Dunk gives a snort of derision at Malice.

I've done PT more taxing than anything you've got. Now it's my turn.

Dunk zips forward and continues his assault on Malice.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 1 - 4 = 17
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 ⇒ (5, 2, 2, 5) + 17 = 31

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 1 - 4 = 24
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 ⇒ (1, 6, 8, 7) + 17 = 39

She dodges Dunk's first swing, but the follow up hits her clean. She immediately channels the pain back into him. Will DC 20 or suffer 9 damage from your own hit as mental damage.

Round 4:
Gig: Arc!
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Hit!
Hack-it: Miss
Janzi: Go (Holding)

Now that he knows he doesn't need to remove Dunk's exhaustion, Janzi focuses on Malice with another seven-pointed force disc.
No, no, no dessert until you take your medicine, like a good should-be-dead thing.

ranged attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Arrgh...might as well use my per-book reroll now, right? Who needs to survive, amirite?
ranged attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 better
force dmg: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 2) = 8 ...not really better. If I were rolling stats I'd've thrown this PC out already.

Janzi digs deep into his mystical reserves and strikes Malice with another disk. It's hard to gauge he status, but she must be on her last gasp now.... right?

Round 5:
Gig: Go
Booker: Go
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD Will
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Yowch!

Booker takes another cautious step north for a clean shot at Malice. The shade(s) near him take a swipe as he pulls the trigger.

Artillery Laser @ Malice EAC: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 16 + 1 - 2 = 25
Fire Damage: 3d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (4, 7, 6) + 8 + 4 = 29

Charges: 0/20.

Booker fights through the grasping shades:
AoO Purple: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
AoO Grey: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
but it's easy work for the soldier. His shot is on target! The shade seems to withstand the shot, but a moment after impact she begins to implode, turning into a harmless singularity before vanishing! The cultists spare a quick look at each other, and clearly resolve to go down in service!

Round 5:
Gig: Go
Booker: Kill
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD Will
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

"Thank the heavens, Booker! That nasty malice was threatening to swallow my soul!"

Gig, relieved that Malice won't get him yet, moves his hands in somatic gestures and casts Caustic Conversion at the nearby (red) cultist.

Ranged Attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Damage: 4d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 3) + 5 = 17 (that +five (5) acid occurs at the end of his own turn and every turn for three rounds.

Nanites begin to convert the water vapor around the cultist into acid and it begins to eat at him.

Gig's nanites land and begin their magical work. The cultists goes after Gig, even as the nanites continue their work.

Blade: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21 for DMG: 2d8 + 14 ⇒ (2, 5) + 14 = 21

The remaining all close in on Booker, hoping to cut Malice's killer down:
Grey: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 for Acid: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Purple: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 for Acid: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Cultist Blade: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 MISS

Round 5:
Gig: Hit
Booker: Kill
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Forced to choose between Booker and Gig, Hack-It chooses his ysoki friend. Weapons turn to the nearby cultist, firing with reckless abandon. "Hang on buddy! We'll get you out of this mess!"

Hailstorm Zero Pistol vs Red: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 4 = 13
Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10
Hailstorm Zero Pistol vs Red: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 4 = 13
Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 = 8

Frostbite Zero Rifle vs Red: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 4 = 19
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Frostbite Zero Rifle vs Red: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 4 = 23
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Hack-it can't find his mark, but Hum does, twice! Bleeding, covered in nanites, and severe frostbite, this cultist doesn't look like there's much left in him.

Round 5:
Gig: Hit
Booker: Kill
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Hits
Janzi: Go

Hack, my friend, I hope you will remember me. Tell my Mum if you can ever find her, that I was a brave Ysoki and that I always tried my best.”

I got yer back, Gig!

Dunk rushes forward and assaults the cultist.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 ⇒ (6, 5, 4, 2) + 17 = 34

Gig starts lamenting a future lost as Dunklezahn comes up from behind the cultist and beheads him. Gig looks up and sees Dunklezahn where a moment ago there was his doom.

Round 5:
Gig: Hit
Booker: Kill
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Kill
Hack-it: Hits
Janzi: Go

That's right, Janzi says as Booker's shot finishes Malice off. you go fade into bolivian there.

Janzi moves and lets another seven-pointed force disc fly at Black, bouncing to Purple and then the remaining philosopher.

Think this is their last 2nd level slot, and if it's not it goes out using their final 3rd level slot.

ranged attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
force dmg: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 5) = 14

ricochet to Purple: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
force dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

ricochet to cultist: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
force dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Janzi's disc hits the shade hard, but ricochets harmlessly after that.

Round 6:
Gig: Go
Booker: Go
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Booker's cannon cracks the tiles as it hits the floor. The old veteran spits a wad of bloody phlegm after it and draws one of the sintered blades they took off the dead earlier. "Look bud," he growls at the last cultist, ignoring the shades, "you think y'can take me down with ya? Yer friend thought so too." He flashes the familiar blade for the cultist to see and gets in his face.

"Now he's dead, 'cause I killed him. An' in a minute, I'mma take your blade too."

Sintered Blade @ Cultist KAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Damage: 2d8 + 8 ⇒ (7, 8) + 8 = 23

"~@#!$%#$%^@$R!#" Unfortunately for Booker, the swing slides off the armor.

Round 6:
Gig: Go
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Although Gig is in a lot of pain and is ready for a nap, he musters enough energy to cast another spell. He moves his hands in somatic gestures and casts Caustic Conversion this time directing it at the cultist (Black) in front of Booker.

Ranged Attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Acid Damage: 4d4 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 2) + 5 = 14

"Go get em, Nanites!"

This time Gig's nanites hit only the wall! The cultist directs the shade to flank with him as the trio again tries to bring Booker down:

Shade: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 MISS
Shade: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 MISS
Cultist: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29 for DMG: 2d8 + 14 ⇒ (1, 1) + 14 = 16 "Die you fool!"

Round 6:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Booker grits his teeth and spits. "Got any better than that?" DR reduces that to 8.

"Huh. Booker ain't dead yet. How about that?"
Hack-It moves from his clever quip to taking aim and firing upon the last cultist. Hum does the same.

Hailstorm Zero Pistol: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 = 8

Frostbite Zero Rifle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Hack-it freezes the cultist a bit, "OBLIVION! IS COMING!" He ignores the wound and keeps fighting.

Round 6:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Hit
Janzi: Go

Right, right, oblivion is coming, Janzi mimics. Oh, wait a minute, oblivion came and is now gone. And you're next.

With his last bit of potent magic, Janzi rips into the cultist's mind.
mind thrust: 7d10 ⇒ (8, 10, 10, 10, 9, 1, 8) = 56 DC 18 Will for half

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Janzi mangles the cultist's already mangled mind. The man lets out a scream that is clearly not a battle cry. He drops to the ground, twitching with drool oozing out of his mouth.

Round 6:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Miss
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Hit
Janzi: Kill

Dunk slides next to Hack-It and Gig and tries to take some of the pressure off.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 15 - 2 = 26
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 + 4 ⇒ (7, 2, 2, 3) + 17 + 4 = 35

The party finds the tide shifting heavily in their favor as the enemy begins to fall. He manages to reach up and strike the shade from below.

Round 7:
Gig: Go
Booker: Go
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

"Hey!" Booker protests as the cultist before him goes limp. "That one was mine!"

Without further ado, he drops the sword and pulls his old, battered laser rifle from his null-space chamber. "Alright, let's mop up." Draws from both shades.

Laser Rifle @ Purple: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 16 + 1 - 2 = 32
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 4 = 17

Charges: 16/20.

The shades continue their inexorable attacks on Booker:
Purple: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 MISS
Grey: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 MISS

His shot blasts through the shade, leaving it visibly weaker.

Round 7:
Gig: Go
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Gig looks at the shades and musters some remaining strength within to draw his Corona blaster, shoot, and then aim at the purple shade.

Ranged Attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

”Oh wait. I should aim first, then shoot!”

The shades continue to focus on Booker, and it seems they're not going to stop until destroyed.

Purple: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 MISS
Grey: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28 for ACID DMG: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Round 7:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Hack-It swears, frustrated that things don't seem eager to die. Or re-die. So he and Hum keep shooting.
Attack w/Zero Pistol: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Cold damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 = 11

Attack w/Zero Rifle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Cold damage: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Hack-it's aim is off, not by much, but definitely off.

Round 7:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Miss
Janzi: Go

Janzi moves up and shoots at Purple, trying to improve the odds.

corona laser pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

If you undead things would just stop moving, we'd be happy to let you go where we sent your mommy.

Dunk continues to do what he does best.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 15 - 4 - 2 = 29
Slashing Damage: 8d8 + 34 + 8 ⇒ (6, 1, 7, 1, 5, 6, 6, 6) + 34 + 8 = 80

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 - 4 - 2 = 27
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 2) + 17 + 4 = 33

Dunklezahn's slashes are more than the shade can handle, and it's hold on this plane releases. In a smaller implosion, it vanishes from time and space!

Round 7:
Gig: Miss
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Crit kill
Hack-it: Miss
Janzi: Go

Round 8

Gig takes better aim and fires his Corona pistol at the remaining shade.

Ranged Attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 4) = 7

Janzi's aim is off, but Gig's is right on!

Round 7:
Gig: Hit!
Booker: Go
Hostiles: TBD
Dunklezahn: TBD
Hack-it: TBD
Janzi: TBD

Booker hisses under his breath. His rebreather filtered out most of the acid, but not all. Still, confident in his defenses, he plugs the shade full of fire at point-blank range. Provokes.

Focus Fire @ Shade: 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 2 - 3 = 15
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 4 = 17

Focus Fire @ Shade: 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 16 - 2 - 3 = 27
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 4 = 19

Charges: 17/20 (forgot that this gun burns them less quickly than my artillery laser).

Booker shoots point blank: AoO: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 and blasts the shade on the second shot.

Cold dark hands: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 MISS but it continues to miss. The shade shows no signs of backing off though...

Round 7:
Gig: Hit!
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Go
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Dunk uses his jump jets to boost up to the next level and slides in next to Booker to bring some Vesk attention to the shade.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 15 - 2 = 28
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 17 + 4 ⇒ (2, 7, 1, 3) + 17 + 4 = 34

Dunklezahn makes a quick and effective cut. The shade is extremely whispy, and cannot be holding on by much

Round 7:
Gig: Hit!
Booker: Hit
Hostiles: ATK
Dunklezahn: Hit
Hack-it: Go
Janzi: Go

Out of effective magic — and thoroughly unwilling to hurt Gig with grenades — Janzi continues to shoot.

corona laser pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15