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

Game Master Chris Marsh

Gig casts detect magic and concentrates on the helm.

”So, Hack, what do you think this is used for? It doesn’t look very comfortable.

Engineering: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24

Gig doesn't quite get it as he's stuck thinking its equipment for a show, but Hack-it deduces the helmet's powers: Sovereign Helm.

"Neat little item," Hack-It says, explaining what it does. "If you're okay with it mucking around with your mind, it'll give you a neat trick over robots."

"Ugh, no thanks," Booker replies, grimacing. He pauses. "Let's get back to the ship. It's time we checked on the Jangly Man anyway."

To the other moon?

Make it so.

The party heads back to the Sunrise Maiden. You're just about to board when you hear a high pitched voice, "I DON'T CARE OPEN IT!" It appears there's a ysoki on the wing trying to cut his way into the ship! He turns and looks at you, "Soooo.... ummmmm.... parlay?"

Booker keeps his rifle lowered. "So that's where you went. Where's yer brother?"

GM mistake. The voice is a female's.

"Not sure actually, he went with Null. They took a shuttle off this planet to look for some kind of replacement part for one of the computers here. The glowing man told ’em should be able to find one inside one of the other moon’s core facility or something. If they bring it back here, we can fix the computer, and then get that weapon Null-9’s been talking about forever. Sooooo are we fighting?"

Booker shrugs. "That depends. You surrendering?"

"An' who were you talkin' to, anyway?"

"Well... no. I don't want to surrender. I just want you to leave me here, alone, with all this wonderful chaos. Also, I'm just talking to Q-0."

I'm actually glad you're not surrendering, Janzi says, I have some built-up aggression for Ysoki and you're an ideal candidate for it.

"Ummmmmmm........" The ysoki looks left and right as Q-0 flies up next to her. "I don't suppose you could take it out on the two yoski with you?"

"Believe me, he'd like to. Well, one of 'em, anyway," Booker cuts in. "I don't think we can agree to leave you here... Can't have you breaking back into the facility again. You understand."

"Really? Come on. Seriously. You're as bloodthirsty as the cultists.... and my brother."

Fair point, Janzi says, moving closer and putting his hand on his corona laser pistol. Usually reserved for those who try to kill us, or piss us off. I'm particular about the blood I, uh...thirst, I guess.

"You're part of a cult that's trying to blow up the universe. Makes me a tad grumpy," Booker replies sarcastically. "So's yer brother. But we ain't trying to kill you if it can be avoided. Come quietly an' we'll think about dropping you in another jungle when this affair's finished."

"Jungle?! Like, where there is no tech? No tech at all? F that. What's it going to be. We leave your ship and you forget about us, or a big rumble?"

Booker shrugs again. "We can dump you on Aballon instead, if that's what y'want. But after we're done."

Someone with a Sense Motive worth rolling want to roll it?

Sure, why not?

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

Janzi thinks that what he sees is what he'd get if he took Xix up on her word.

"You know I can hear you two meatheads, right?"

Hack-It turns his attention to the ysoki. "Who were you shouting at to 'open it'?"

"X-O. Your ship is weird.... I was just well, curious."

"You touch my ship and I will cut your hands off."

It's not his ship, Janzi whispers.

"Fine! We'll just go now. No harm... no harm."

Turning to Hack, Gig remarks, ”I trust that you’re the Ysoki that Janzi has trouble with? What trouble could I possibly cause?”

Gig looks to the Female Ysoki and remarks, ”So, Lady, what were you doing checking out our ship? I hope for your sake that you didn’t mess with anything. I’ve worked hard to keep the Sunrise Maiden running in tip top shape and I don’t want to find any kobo nut shells lying around in my engine room.”

"Well, I didn't actually get in now, did I. Look, I'm just going to get down...." She grabs Q-0 and drops to the ground. "And I'm going to walk away. We good?"

She's a known enemy combatant. She has intel we can use. I say we interrogate her.

"Set phasers to stun?"

What the frack is a phaser...? Janzi starts to ask, then turns his attention to the would-be escaping ysoki and casts a spell.

I presume that triggers initiative.

"Gah! No!"

Hostiles: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Booker: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Dunklezahn: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Gig: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Hack-it: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Janzi: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Xix yelps, but it doesn't stop her from going for her pistol.

Round 1:
Booker: Go
Dunklezahn: Go
Janzi: Go
Xix: TBD
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

The soldiers hold for a second as Janzi weaves his spell.
Xix suddenly freezes!Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Round 1:
Janzi: Hold Person
Booker: Go
Dunklezahn: Go
Xix: TBD (Held)
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

"Don't kill her, guys. Tie her up or something."

"Wasn't gonna," Booker shoots back. "I got manacles." By which I mean single-use "binders."

Booker produces the binders from his null-space chamber and shackles the ysoki's hands (standard action). DC 33 Acrobatics check to escape.

Booker quickly locks her down even as her drone continues its mission:

Round 1:
Janzi: Hold Person
Booker: Manacles
Dunklezahn: Go
Xix: TBD (Held)
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

Dunk charges forward to disable the drone.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 16 - 2 = 23
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (2, 8, 2, 8) + 18 + 4 = 42

Dunklezahn looks to ruin Xix's day even more. The drone is nearly destroyed by the hit!

X-0 counters with a tactical swoop hammer: ATK v. Dunk: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 for B DMG: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

From the far side of the Maiden a pair of maintenance drones come tearing towards the fight. They each shoot a laser at Dunklezahn:

White: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18 MISS
Black: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21 MISS

Xix: Will: 1d20 ⇒ 16 Xix freaks out, "OI YOU WARMONGERING PIECES OF #@!$@%! THAT'S IT GET THAT SCALY JERK!"

Round 1:
Janzi: Hold Person
Booker: Manacles
Dunklezahn: Hit
Xix: ATK
Gig: Go
Hack-it Go

"Nine Bloody Hells, guys," Hack-It shakes his head ruefully. "I know it's the end of the universe we're trying to prevent, but sheesh. Let's try and not nuke everything in our way?"

He then looks at the drone trying to hammer Dunklezahn, shrugs, and punches a few commands in his wrist console. Hum then flies out at full speed toward Xix's drone, stops abruptly, and then a wire snakes out and makes contact with the drone. Immediately an EMP-like pulse runs through the enemy drone's systems.
Full round action to Run for Hum. Standard action from Hack-It to Overload w/Override on X-0. DC 18 Will save or be dazed for 1 round. If the target fails its saving throw by 10 or more, it is not dazed and I can dictate its actions for 1 round

Gig quickly moves his hands drawing a much power as he can muster to cast Magic Missile at Xix’s drone, Q-O.

Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4, 3) + 3 = 11

”The Ysoki looks kinda cute, but her drone looks expendable.”

Gig's quip is just as savage as his magic missile! Hack-it works his particular set of skills Will: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15. Hack-it smirks a bit as the drone smokes from the assault.

Round 12:
Janzi: Go
Booker: Go
Dunklezahn: Go
Xix: TBD
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

Unfazed by the tap from the drone, Dunklezahn continues to turn it to scrap.

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 16 - 2 - 4 = 28
Slashing Damage: 4d8 + 18 + 4 ⇒ (4, 6, 8, 7) + 18 + 4 = 47

Ultrathin Longsword: 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 16 - 2 - 4 = 30
Slashing Damage: 8d8 + 44 ⇒ (5, 1, 7, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7) + 44 = 87

Dunklezahn cuts the drone in half so cleanly that there isn't so much as a spark, just two broken halves. Xix gives a plaintive cry.

Round 12:
Janzi: Go
Booker: Go
Dunklezahn: Instrument of Destruction
Xix: TBD
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

"Damnit Dunk! I had it stunned. Oh, Hell in a handbasket I tell you," Hack-It mutters, the palm of his hand on his forehead.

"You told it to fight," Booker reminds Xix. He takes a cautious step back and cracks off a shot at the white bot over the wing.

Sniper @ White: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 16 - 2 = 18
Piercing Damage: 2d10 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (9, 6) + 12 + 4 = 31

Clip: 3/4 rounds.

"I TOLD **YOU** NOT TO FIGHT YOU BASTARD" The retort comes as Booker puts a good sized hole in one of the drones.

Round 12:
Janzi: Go
Booker: Hit
Dunklezahn: Instrument of Destruction
Xix: TBD
Gig: TBD
Hack-it TBD

It's much easier to get us not to fight when you don't attack us. Funny how that works.

Janzi moves up and hurls a seven-pointed disc of force at the incoming maintenance drones.

ranged attack vs. White's EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 sigh
The initial attempt is easily dodged by the droid, though it immediately turns toward the other.

ranged attack vs. Black's EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 eh, maybe?
force dmg: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

Janzi's initial aim is off, but his second slams into the drone!

The drones continue their assault rising up to avoid the inevitable ultrathin. Both rain lasers down on Booker:
Black: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
White: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
But he takes it on the armor.

Meanwhile Xix 1d20 ⇒ 20 slips the manacles!

Round 12:
Janzi: Hit
Booker: Hit
Dunklezahn: Instrument of Destruction
Xix: Yell and slip
Gig: Go
Hack-it Go

"Grab her, Dunk! We'll stop the drones."

He turns his attention, and his pistol, on the black drone. Hum's rifle attachment does the same.
Zero Pistol vs Black: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 = 7
Crit Cold Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 4 = 14 Plus DC 19 Fort save or Staggered for 1 round

Hum takes two shots!
Zero Rifle vs Black: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 - 2 = 12
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Zero Rifle vs Black: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 12 - 2 = 24
Cold Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Immune to stagger effects, but can be crit. Hack-it's pistol and Hum's second shot strike the same drone!

Round 2:
Janzi: Hit
Booker: Hit
Dunklezahn: Instrument of Destruction
Xix: Yell and slip
Gig: Go
Hack-it Hits