The station passageways open into an enormous sunken pool filled with a riotous growth of plants. A narrow walkway leading to other parts of Downlow encircles the overgrown vat, and a spire of some kind of machinery stands in its center. For such a busy section of Downlow, the area is surprisingly quiet. Two ladders and a steep staircase pierce the foliage and lead down into the vat.
game crunch:The floor of the Vat Garden is 15 feet lower than the walkway surrounding it, and the foliage is so thick that creatures in the vat have total concealment (50% miss chance) from creatures up on the walkway. Within the vat, the orderly rows of plants provide concealment (20% miss chance) to opponents more than 10 feet away; enemies closer than this do not benefit from concealment.
The two ladders and steep staircase leading down into the vat are easy to navigate, but the PCs can also climb down the plants themselves with a successful DC 15 Athletics check.
A lanky person dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in a concealing cloak is sifting through the plants’ roots, adding skulls to a small pile already assembled.
Nearby are 3 human's wearing armor and carrying hammers.
We have no reason not to trust them, right? We're looking to find Exegara, who came here looking for bones for some reason. This person and their guards look like they work here. I suggest diplomatic overtures.
Whispers. "Maneuver into whatever combat positions you would like to take. I will start the diplomacy and see how well it goes or quickly deteriorates into combat." Flashbang almost has a smile when he mentions combat.
STR +0, DEX +3, CON +0, INT +3, WIS +0, CHA +0, Athletics +4, Computers +8, Engineering +10, Life Science +7, Medicine +7, Profession +12, Stealth +5, Survival +2 | CONDITIONS: none
Tamon Si wrote:
We have no reason not to trust them, right? We're looking to find Exegara, who came here looking for bones for some reason. This person and their guards look like they work here. I suggest diplomatic overtures.
Goggles shakes his head, and whispers back...
"I dunno... this Exegara was looking for skeletons, and this person is digging up skulls for some reason. Could that be Exegara? Why would a place like this need armed guards? I'll cover you from over there..."
Skeek moves quietly along the catwalk getting a good firing position, and drops prone at the edge.
Sorry I was unclear. I envisioned Mincey moving 40' total. 2 move actions both still half speed. I guess I should have rolled Stealth twice? Once for each move? Anyways Mincey should be starting from just lower corner
Mincey moves to the edge of walkway, attempts to climb down a plant, and sneak up on a thug. Athoetics:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Making no progress down the plant she tries again.Athletics:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
And comes to rest in the thick growth.
can't move token from phone, but Mincey is in the lower corner trees, 3 squares away from ladder in direction that party entered.
Flashbang raises his tactical pike high in the air and slams it down on the metal walkway announcing his presence. Shots ring out from Googles and Spider-pig...and now Tamon. so much for wait for diplomacy to fail first But a smile comes across Flashbang’s face and shifts to a more serious demeanor. I guess we can do this the hard way!
“Hold in the pit!! We have you surrounded! We are seeking Exegara for questioning about some insignias you recently sold. For now, we just want information as long as you did not obtain them illegally or through some sort of foul play with our companions. Now I know your kind and your muscle usually have a negative reputation for fighting over talking but you do find yourselves at quite a disadvantage. The first shot and warning shots were to show we are serious about what we have come for. It is up to you how we proceed.”
As if to prod the situation further, Flashbang adds “So by the look on your face and the orders to your hired help, it seems like we are either going to have some sort of mean comments, followed by fighting, followed by your hired help’s deaths, followed by your surrender OR some sort of long sullen silence, followed by fighting followed by your hired help’s deaths, followed by your surrender. Which will it be? Long sullen silence or mean comments?”
move action to form solar armor and enters Stellar mode Photon = 1pt
A dark aura surround Flashbang’s form and seems to make him much more ominous for such a small creature.
Intimidate (C)(1):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9particularly trying to get the help to run ... C'est la vie!
readies with the tactical pike for anyone coming up the ladder.
Does the 50% miss chance apply to everyone down there? Or are the ones on the paths considered "out in the open?"
As far as I can tell by the general description..anyone firing down at anything has the 50 miss chance. I think it's meant to discourage gunning down everything from a distance. It's even more unfair since firing back up does not have the 50% miss chance - at most it's a 20% miss chance
Mincey moves to the edge of walkway, attempts to climb down a plant, and sneak up on a thug...and after a few seconds of trying manages to get down
Skeek takes aim with his rifle and shoots at the nearest figure hitting him right in the shoulder.
Spider-Pig mimics the actions of its master, firing at the same target...but other then some leaves getting blasted it doesn't seem to hit anything flesh.
Tamon takes aim at the red armored thug and fires a shot directly into the foiliage
Flashbang looks quite menacingly as he get's ready to smack anyone back down that tries to get up..but if he's going to frighten anyone into not approaching....no. Most likely not
NPC-ing Neb in to keep things moving
Neb goes fully on the defensive, unsure on what's going on as people start to fire down into the bushes.
The thugs all move to below the stairs, aiming azumith laser pistols up and trying to hit to shoot back
To hit EAC Flashbang:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 81d100 ⇒ 15 To hit EAC Flashbang:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (12) + 0 = 121d100 ⇒ 51 To hit EAC Flashbang:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 71d100 ⇒ 57
..but it seems he was a lot more intimidating then he first appeared as all shots go wide
The cloaked figure tries to hide behind some bushes and also fires a azumith pistol at flashbang
To hit EAC Flashbang:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 81d100 ⇒ 21
but the results are the same...getting a branch in the way proves to much of a problem for the shooter and her aim is thrown off.
From beneath the trees, Mincey hears that the battle has begun. She draws her knife and makes her way through the undergrowth and brush. double move action - Got to a computer and moved token
“Alright, long sullen silence it is…recommend you focus on 1 target so as to not spread out the damage. I’m going to go meet our target and have a little face 2 face discussion.”
Flashbang descends the ladder (presume that is 15’ of movement), and then continues to leverage his speed and the fact that the intervening targets are all wielding ranged weapons. He moves around them and gets right cozy with the mystery commander. “Hello there. Let me know when we get to the part where you surrender.”
Explorer Icon Operative 1 | SP 6/6 HP 12/12 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16; KAC 17 | Fort +2; Ref +5; Will +5 | Init: +3| Perc: +8, SM: +8
Storyn wrote:
Figures, how do misses work with thrown weapons?
You roll a d8 to determine the direction which it scatters and then a d6 to determine how many squares it scatters. Then it explodes as normal in that new location.
Tamon calls forth mystical projectiles, one for each thug. They strike unerringly.
From beneath the trees, Mincey hears that the battle has begun. She draws her knife and makes her way through the undergrowth and brush.
Neb moves up to the edge and trick attacks the guard on the left Blue I take it?. The movement of his arc pistol to quick for the thug to follow and he get's hit right between the eyes.
Flashbang descends the ladder and continues to move next to the leader demanding her surrender....she just sneers at him in return.
Skeek and spider pig continue to rain down fire on..well, something down in the foliage.
Keskodai pulls and throws his grenade at the square between the three goons but it scatters
Grenade miss rules:
Missing with a Thrown Weapon
If you miss on a ranged attack with a thrown weapon, the weapon
lands in a random square or grid intersection as appropriate near
your target. To determine where it lands, roll 1d8. This determines
the initial misdirection of the throw, with 1 falling short (off-target in a straight line toward the thrower), and 2 through 8 rotating around the target creature or grid intersection in a clockwise direction, as illustrated in the diagram above. After you’ve determined the misdirection of the throw, roll 1d4. The result is how many squares away in that direction the weapon lands.
1d4 ⇒ 1 If I do this right, with 1 being between you and your intended square..you end up short of what you were aiming for and hit the square with the green thug..still blasting all 3 thugs
hitting one of the thugs in the leg before exploding
E damage:1d8 ⇒ 1
blasting all 3 thugs and just barely missing Flashbang
The cloaked figure pulls back her hood and reveals a woman's face with a waaaayyyy to big of a mouth filled with muuuuch more sharp teeth then look health being next to as she tries to bite Flashbang
to hit KAC Flashbang:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 damage if hit:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
as Flashbang get's bitten he feels his muscles start to go ridgid
Fort save DC 12 or be paralyzed for 1d2 ⇒ 1 rounds
"Do what I pay you guys for and get this clown off of me!"
The thugs move towards Flashbang swinging their hammers as they keep their blasters in their other hands..just in case they need to shoot something later.
In case Flashbang isn't paralysed his AOO would trigger..and miss
To hit KAC Flashbang:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 (if paralyzed, your Dex modifier is –5, and you cannot move but can take mental actions. As far as I can tell that also counts for your AC..so these might hit)
B damage if hit:1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 To hit KAC Flashbang:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14 B damage if hit:1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
The 3th thug stays where he is and continue to fire up to the top of the ladder, trying to discourage more people coming down
to hit EAC [dice=:1d2 ⇒ 1Neb1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 171d100 ⇒ 18 Fire damage if hit:1d4 ⇒ 2
But the thugs aim is slightly off as he hits a branch and his blast is deflected
page 245 says the scatter distance is d4 versus d6? yes?
I found the same. I had to look it up and found out it's slightly different then scatter in Pathfinder..and just enough similar to made me think it worked differently
Explorer Icon Operative 1 | SP 6/6 HP 12/12 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16; KAC 17 | Fort +2; Ref +5; Will +5 | Init: +3| Perc: +8, SM: +8
Revvy Bitterleaf wrote:
Flashbang wrote:
page 245 says the scatter distance is d4 versus d6? yes?
I found the same. I had to look it up and found out it's slightly different then scatter in Pathfinder..and just enough similar to made me think it worked differently
My bad, sorry about that, was relying on memory of how it was adjudicated at a previous table.
Neb will continue firing, trick attack at the blue goon.
Trick Attack:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Miss Chance:1d100 ⇒ 30 High Good. Shot goes wide as Neb curses under his breath.
Putting the blade in her mouth, Mincey gets down on all fours and races through the verdant garden floor, jumping over routes and ducking under branches. As her eyes catch sight of the creature that she believes must be Exegara, Mincey creeps underneath a nearby bush, grabs the knife from between her teeth, and then springs through the leaves.
"Suhprize, Toothy!" she cries as she leaps through the leaves towards the creature.
”I jus’ moidered ya!” Mincey yells as she drives her blade deep into the Exegara’s body.
Melee (knife, survival) assuming Flashbang still threatens:1d20 + 0 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 0 + 2 = 22 Trick Shot against DC 20+Target’s CR:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27 Damage (Crit against KAC 22 assuming Flashbang still threatens) and Exegara has CR 7 or less):4d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 1) = 8
If Flashbang no longer threatens:
Mincey hit KAC 20 and only crits if Exegara has KAC 20 or lower.
"Datz what yuze getz fer hoitin' somebuddy dat mitez be my cuzzin! she says as she twists the blade before pulling it out.
STR +0, DEX +3, CON +0, INT +3, WIS +0, CHA +0, Athletics +4, Computers +8, Engineering +10, Life Science +7, Medicine +7, Profession +12, Stealth +5, Survival +2 | CONDITIONS: none
Round 3
Skeek keeps shooting down from the lip of the "vat."
I think blue is dead already (he has taken 16 now, which would kill me). Since Red is flanking Flashbang I'll go for him, unless he is dead in which case green.
"Ha! Take That! This is like shooting fish in a barrel... if the barrel were full of trees for some reason. And very wide, like ten meters wide. And rectangular. With a monument in the middle. And the fish could walk around and shoot back. But other than that very much like... well, you get the idea."
That was unexpected. I will have to add 'bite someone's face off' to the list of possible actions next time.
fort save DC =12:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
punching bag it is! I show 3 hits at 5, 4, & 7 = 16?
Flashbang seems to go from quick and nimble to statue, giving the 2 henchmen the ability to take turns beating him to a pulp. After the 3 hits connect, Flashbang falls over to the ground.
Neb will continue firing, trick attacking at the blue goon but he is foiled by the foliage.
Tamon likes the way his missiles fly straight through the brush, and continues with three more, again one for each thug. One of the thugs drops from the impact of the magic missile.
Putting the blade in her mouth, Mincey gets down on all fours and races through the verdant garden floor, jumping over routes and ducking under branches. As her eyes catch sight of the creature that she believes must be Exegara, Mincey creeps underneath a nearby bush, grabs the knife from between her teeth, and then springs through the leaves surprising her target with a knife in the kidney.
Skeek keeps shooting down from the lip of the "vat". Hitting his target with a solid hit in the head causing the guy to go down.
Spider-Pig follows Goggles's lead and continues firing and brings down the last hired thug
Flashbang seems to go from quick and nimble to statue, giving the 2 henchmen the ability to take turns beating him to a pulp. After the 3 hits connect, Flashbang falls over to the ground. But seems stable somehow.
The woman looks around as her hired help drop one by one and seems to mull something over in her mind and then raises her hands into the air
"Could we talk about this?"
Out of combat unless you guys want to continue attacking and don't accept her surrender
Damage;
Thug, Red/Green/Blue - down
Woman: 8
Since almost everyone seems to have their own way of rolling the miss chance I'm wondering if everyone is aware that there's actually a definition of how to roll the miss chance. If you have X% miss chance you roll a D100 and if you roll X or lower, it's a miss (page 253 of the rule book). It doesn't matter a whole lot in the long run, but consistency between everyone makes it easier to see at a glance what's going on
I'll pick up what happens next when i know if you accept the surrender of decide to keep fighting
The woman looks around as her hired help drop one by one and seems to mull something over in her mind and then raises her hands into the air
"Could we talk about this?"
"Howzabout Ize moiderz ya again?" asks Mincey. She holds back for the moment, but her left eye starts to twitch.
I know. I know. It is in the party's interest to accept the surrender, but Mincey is inclined to the see the job through,'speshully afta whut happen'd ta Flashy. Anyone have a clever (or not so clever) way of getting the rat-with-a-knife to back down? She is so different from my other blade-wielding ysoki.
However, the android’s words don’t immediately register with Rizzit "Mincey" Kibbel as she is suddenly distracted by an unusual sound.
Flashbang wrote:
Mincey could swear Flashbang breathed "Kiiiiill iiiiiit....." from his unconscious state.
What wuz dat I hoid? Was it woidz? Da breez? Ize coulda sworn dat Ize hoid… Mincey’s thoughts are interrupted when a wayward needle-like projectile lands nearby.
”Wair did dat cumb frumb?’ Mincey looks up at the top of the “Vat” and sees Neb and Tamon each glaring in her direction and Keskodai, Skeek, and Spider-Pig all pointing their weapons towards her. ”Yikes! Youz guyz mean biddness! No needz ta shootz!” she pleads. ”I wuzzn’t gonna hoit ‘er… much.”
Turning to Exegara, the ysoki says to her quickly, "I'dze tell-em whatzevah thaze wantz ta know rightz quick, 'f Ize wuz yu, Toothy." She brandishes her knife at the undead woman. "If daze willin' to shootz at me, yute can d'imagine wut daze must be willin' to do ta yute!"
Intimidate (Aid Another to Neb):1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
