Male Human Icon Vanguard 3 | HP 25/25 | SP 33/33 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 | KAC 18 | F +6 | R + 3 | W +1 | Entropic Pool: 0/3 | Active Conditions: None
Roddy wipes more sweat off his brow and gulps. "That's a lotta ship babies," he mutters. Then, piping up, "Okay, let's clear our tail. Eenie meenie mineyyyy... moe!" He takes aim and fires at one of the drones chasing them. Let's hope this mining laser does the trick!
Engineering Phase
Aboard the Drake, Dora 34 successfully diverts power to the aft shields, restoring them to full.
The orbital drone platform does the same.
Helm Phase
The orbital drone platform moves away from the Drake in an evasive pattern.
Ashtif flies the Starfinder vessel in an evasive pattern as he races to keep up with the orbital drone platform. Taeon, meanwhile, scans one of the growing number of attack drones pursuing them.
The growing number of attack drones pursue them in evasive patterns of their own.
Gunnery Phase
Roddy fires the mining laser, scoring marks for consistency, but alas no hits.
Flexer-5 prepares to fire the last missile. It appears that he will be unable to get a lock due to the platform’s aforementioned evasive pattern, but some timely, encouraging words from acting captain
Donavaan allow him to strike his target!
The last missile impacts against the orbital platform's aft shields, dropping them instantly, and hurling debris into the drone ship's hull.
The pursuing attack drones each fire on the Drake; each targets the Starfinder’s six!
Laser fire from two of the attack drones cut into the Drake's aft shields, but the vessel is otherwise unscathed--the expert flying by Ashtif having allowed the Starfinders to dodge the most powerful beam.
Drake Status HP 70
Shields light 43 (forward 15, port 10, starboard 10, aft 7)
All systems fully functional
Male Human Icon Vanguard 3 | HP 25/25 | SP 33/33 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 | KAC 18 | F +6 | R + 3 | W +1 | Entropic Pool: 0/3 | Active Conditions: None
Roddy sighs in resignation and glances at Flexer-5. "Should we switch places? That drone platform has to be on its last legs. Maybe you'd have better luck hitting these things than I would."
Roddy will fire either weapon, as Flexer-5 suggests, so rolling an attack roll, but not rolling damage until I know which weapon he's firing. (Of course, based on my previous rolls, a damage roll likely won't be necessary lol.)
If Roddy fires the coilgun, obviously he will target the drone platform. If he fires the mining laser, he will target whichever attack drone is closest in the aft arc.
Male CG halfling ace pilot operative (explorer) 5 | SP 35/35 HP 13/32 | RP 6/6 | EAC 15; KAC 16 | Fort +3; Ref +9; Will +9 | Init: +6 | Perc: +14, SM: +10 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: None
Ashtif races up on the rear of the drone platform. "Hopefully the aft shields can stay down long enough for the coilgun to do some good. We're close enough that if we don't take it out, I'll try a flyby so we can hit it with both guns."
Male NG Damaya Lashunta Icon Envoy 2 | SP 10/10 HP 16/16 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 KAC 15 | Fort -1; Ref +5; Will +4 | Init: +2 | Perc: +5, SM: +6 | Speed 30ft | Detect Thoughts 1/1 | Active conditions: None.
"The little drones have no shields, but it may take a couple of shots to destroy them." Taeon rescans the drone platform. "It's almost done for. A couple more good shots will do it. The shields have been rebalanced though."
BOTTING Donavaan - no post in 48 hours and no effective action to take.
Round Six Summary
Engineering Phase
Aboard the Drake, Dora 34 considers diverting power to the weapons.
The orbital drone platform diverts power to replenish a portion of its diminished shields.
Helm Phase
The orbital drone platform moves away from the Drake in an evasive pattern.
Ashtif flies the Starfinder vessel in an evasive pattern as he continues keep up with the orbital drone platform. Taeon, meanwhile, scans the platform.
The attack drones pursue the Drake, the majority in evasive patterns of their own.
Gunnery Phase
Roddy fires the mining laser striking the nearest attack drone. (green) Crit damage:1d100 ⇒ 94Crit damage:1d100 ⇒ 64
Flexer-5 fires the coil gun, slamming a projectile into the starboard shields of the drone platform. The shields fall and shrapnel slams into the hull of the orbital drone platform.
Crit damage:1d100 ⇒ 80
The pursuing attack drones each fire on the Drake!
Male Human Icon Vanguard 3 | HP 25/25 | SP 33/33 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 | KAC 18 | F +6 | R + 3 | W +1 | Entropic Pool: 0/3 | Active Conditions: None
"Yeah!" Roddy cries. "Finally! C'mon, Roddy, let's go two for two..." He focuses down the digital "barrel" of the targeting computer and fires the mining laser once more...
Firing at the green drone if it's in range, otherwise firing at one of the other drones.
Male CG halfling ace pilot operative (explorer) 5 | SP 35/35 HP 13/32 | RP 6/6 | EAC 15; KAC 16 | Fort +3; Ref +9; Will +9 | Init: +6 | Perc: +14, SM: +10 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: None
"Get ready for another shot with that mining laser!" Ashtif flies in a tight loop - at least as tight as the Drake can pull off - directly past the drone platform.
Round 7 Action: Flyby Stunt Piloting (DC = 15 + 1.5xPlatform Tier):1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 Success on Tier <= 4. One of our arcs can target one of their arcs in gunnery phase as if it were in close range.
Sorry, not sure how to interpret this move. However, it does not look like an attempt to aid Dora 34. Yet, there does not appear to be any other Diplomacy action that would have had any effect on the prior round, so I am going to say it was ineffective.
Round Seven Summary
Engineering Phase
Aboard the Drake, Dora 34 attempts to diverts power to the weapons.
The orbital platform automated systems repair its glitching power core.
Helm Phase
GM Actions:
Pilot to evade, drone platform red (DC 13):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19 Pilot to back off, attack drone 1, green (DC 12):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Pilot to evade, attack drone 2, yellow(DC 12) :1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 Pilot to evade, attack drone 3, purple (DC 12):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29 Pilot to evade, attack drone 4, bluish (DC 12):1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
The orbital drone platform moves away from the Drake in an evasive pattern.
Ashtif achieves a daring fly-by of the platform just as Taeon rebalances the shields!
One of the attack drones (green) backs off, while the others each fly evasively.
Gunnery Phase
Roddy deals with a tic in his eye, which seems to rub off on Flexer-5, as he misses as well.
The attack drones each fire on the Drake
Lasers from each of the attack drones shoot forth, searing the shields of the Drake until they fall. The continuing energy cuts into the hull of the Starfinder vessel!
Drake Status HP 59
Shields light 30 (forward 0, port 10, starboard 10, aft 10)
All systems fully functional
android mechanic 5 | SP 35/35 HP 34/34 RP 6/6 | EAC 19, KAC 19 | F+5 R+9 W+3 | Perc +8 | Init +9
GM, I think this is what I would do even if I hadn't seen Flexer's result, but I can't be sure. I think I would be metagaming more by using what I know to change what I'm doing to avoid metagaming, if that makes sense.
Dora diverts power to the weapons. She wants to get this battle over soon, since it seems to be getting dangerous.
engineering:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Male Human Icon Vanguard 3 | HP 25/25 | SP 33/33 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 | KAC 18 | F +6 | R + 3 | W +1 | Entropic Pool: 0/3 | Active Conditions: None
"Oh, that's not good," Roddy says as the forward shields drop. The sense of uselessness is a novel feeling for him; it might intrigue him, under different circumstances. As it stands, he's bordering on panic. If he can at least knock one of those drones out...
Firing at one of the drones in our aft arc, with preference to the green one if it's in range.
Male NG Damaya Lashunta Icon Envoy 2 | SP 10/10 HP 16/16 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 KAC 15 | Fort -1; Ref +5; Will +4 | Init: +2 | Perc: +5, SM: +6 | Speed 30ft | Detect Thoughts 1/1 | Active conditions: None.
Computers:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22
Taeon glances back at the gunners. "You even fire during that last pass? Hurry up, the drone platform is held together with bailing wire and glue at this point."
SP 18/18 | HP 22/22 | RP 5/5 | EAC 16, KAC 17, CMD 25 | F+3, R+6, W+0, +2 vs disease, mind, poison, sleep | Init +3, Perc +5 | Android Mechanic 3
"Hey I was told this was going to be a diplomatic first contact mission and you all DIDN'T want me to blow something up! Where's all the fancy talking, eh?!"
Laser beams fly towards theDrake from three sides. While the aft shields absorb some of the impact, the forward of the ship is unprotected and the laser beam striking the port side penetrates the shield, dealing damage directly to the Starfinders' hull!
Crit:1d100 ⇒ 81 Crit:1d100 ⇒ 14
Drake Status HP 45
Shields light 30 (forward 0, port 10, starboard 10, aft 4)
Glitching power core; glitching sensors Engineer actions (except to patch power core) are at -2 penalty. Science actions are at -2 penalty.
Male Human Icon Vanguard 3 | HP 25/25 | SP 33/33 | RP 4/4 | EAC 16 | KAC 18 | F +6 | R + 3 | W +1 | Entropic Pool: 0/3 | Active Conditions: None
Roddy takes a moment to contemplate whether his first Starfinder mission might also be his last. It's not something he'd considered before. Far from being frightening, he finds the prospect oddly calming. With an almost maniacally zen smile, he targets another drone in their aft and opens fire.
Engineering Phase
Aboard the Drake, Dora 34 chooses to ignore the glitching power core and divert power to the weapons. Despite encouraging words from captain Donavaan, her efforts fall short due to the energy drain arising from the damage to the vessel’s power core.
Engineer actions (except to patch power core) are at -2 penalty.
Automated repair programs aboard the orbital drone platform attempt to repair the ship’s wrecked sensors, but the damage to the system is too extensive.
Helm Phase
Taeon attempts to rebalance the shields on the Drake as Ashtif executes textbook evasive pattern. However, the glitch in the ship's sensors throw off his calibrations.
Science actions are at -2 penalty.
One of the drones (bluish) flies too close to the Starfinders, exposing itself to attack as each of the remaining drones, including the orbital drone platform, go into evasive patterns.
Gunnery Phase
Flexer-5 seizes the opportunity and fires on the near flying drone, but the shot veers wide as does Roddys.
However, once Ashtif swings the ship around so that the Flexer-5 has a shot at the orbital platform, the android places a coil gun shell into the ship's starboard side! (Edited to correct side)
As if in retaliation, the attack drones each fire on the Starfinder vessel.
Only one manages to find its mark, striking the unbalanced shields on the starboard side of the Drake
Drake Status HP 45
Shields light 20 (forward 0, port 10, starboard 6, aft 4)
Glitching power core; glitching sensors Engineer actions (except to patch power core) are at -2 penalty. Science actions are at -2 penalty.
SP 18/18 | HP 22/22 | RP 5/5 | EAC 16, KAC 17, CMD 25 | F+3, R+6, W+0, +2 vs disease, mind, poison, sleep | Init +3, Perc +5 | Android Mechanic 3
I'll roll for us both in a bit if no one disagrees I'll bot Dora to divert to shields (5 to forward, 1 to aft), then Flexer will shoot again.
Alternatively Flexer could double up in engineering to patch the power core instead, or Dora could switch to that instead of shields.
