I-5 keeps the enemy ship in the crosshairs of his targeting computer and let's go with another barrage of particles when the ship is right where he wants it.
Sparks fly from the enemy ship's turret as it fires almost blindly off into space. Rocket narrowly missed, but I-5 lands a solid hit on the ship's hull, setting off another explosion!
Round 9 Pegasus FS/PS/SS/AS/HP: 22/1/1/2/20. Sensors are glitching (-2 to all science officer actions), engines are glitching (-2 to all pilot actions).
Gunnz Initiative:1d20 + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 34
The enemy ship is starting to visibly struggle, its flight becoming erratic and its hull visibly damaged. It banks toward you, spinning in a sequence of evasive maneuvers.
PCs win initiative by modifiers again! Enemy ship has moved, you may take all your actions, ending with gunners. You guys just might pull this off...
The malfunctioning turret continues to spray ammo out into space. Rocket's attack misses the mark, but I-5 lands a solid blow on the port side; it appears they caught on to your strategy and rebalanced some of their shields to the port quadrant, but I-5's attack is still strong enough to cut through and strike steel.
Round 10
Pegasus FS/PS/SS/AS/HP: 22/1/1/2/20. Sensors are glitching (-2 to all science officer actions), engines are glitching (-2 to all pilot actions).
Gunnz Initiative:1d20 + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 30
Human Female Operative (ace pilot)-10 (Spaceship speed +1 from sky jockey); init +10; SP 84/110; HP 84/84; Res 12/12; Reroll 0/1; Cloak 10/10; mk 1 healing serum 1 KAC29 ; EAC 28; (2d6 electrostatic field); DR 5/-; fire&cold/5; elect/10; Fort 8; Ref 13; Will 9; Perc +16; SM +16; Stealth +23 :T10=34 for trick shot)
The whining of the Pegasus's engines starts to fill the ship, getting inside the crew's head and setting fillingsimplants humming.
Gunnz, a manic look in her eyes, sends the Pegaus corkscrewing behind the larger but slower ship as unsecured objects continue to thrown around the cabins. Somewhere in the ship the sound of a storage locker door banging open adds a percussive counter point to the music of the engines.
Human Female Operative (ace pilot)-10 (Spaceship speed +1 from sky jockey); init +10; SP 84/110; HP 84/84; Res 12/12; Reroll 0/1; Cloak 10/10; mk 1 healing serum 1 KAC29 ; EAC 28; (2d6 electrostatic field); DR 5/-; fire&cold/5; elect/10; Fort 8; Ref 13; Will 9; Perc +16; SM +16; Stealth +23 :T10=34 for trick shot)
Sparks explode from an overhead power line as Gunnz puts the Pegsus through a set of twists that really the pre-sales folk probably wouldn't have approved of. "I hope our insurance is paid up" she calls, pulling the ship around to the undefended port side of the enemy ship once again.
SP 54/54 HP 44/44 RP 8/8 EAC 16 ; KAC 17 Fort +6; Ref +6; Will +5 Init+9 Perc: +2
" ....maybe I'd do better if someone told me _I was doing a good job...*sniff*.. Rocket silently thinks to himself as he hears I-5 getting more nice words directed at him
To hit Turret:1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 2 = 22 Damage if hit:3d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 5) = 11
"..maybe that will earn me a nice compliment, it sure was a nice solid hit for once.." Rocket smiles as he plinks away a small tear forming in his right eye
" ..I sure hope this makes for a proud moment later on down the line.."
Male CN Ysoki Envoy 8 | SP 56/56 HP 42/42 | RP 10/10 | EAC 24 KAC 25 | Fort +6; Ref +10; Will +7 | Init: +7 | Perc: +11, SM: +10+1d6+1 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none
I just realized it didn't sound like it but Arratoi's previous statement was asking if anyone prefers he work on holding the engines together rather than restoring shields...?
Host Shirren Operative (Detective) 4 |SP 28/28 HP 30/30| RP 6/6 | EAC 20 KAC 22| Fort +2 Ref +8 Will +5|Init +6|Percep: +8, SM +11 |Speed 50ft| Current Conditions: |
Given that we have most of our shields restored in front, Do the Hold together on the engines. If we need to later, Ba'hob can jump and provide two actions in Engineering if needed.
Still thinking to disable their offense. Targeting Weapons systems
N Android Solarian 3 | SP 14/14; HP 18/18 | RP 2/2 | Jump-jet 7/10 | Attuned: Graviton 3 | EAC 16; KAC 17 (+4 vs AoO from movement)| Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +3 (+2 vs disease, mind-affecting, poison & sleep) | Init: +2 | Perc: +5
"What was that Delea?" I-5 turns towards her when he can barely hear her over the bleeping of malfunctioning systems and alerts. While he does that the enemy ship moves out from the crosshairs and I-5 needs too much time to rectify it.
The enemy's turret finally gets a lock on your ship, sending a barrage of coilgun fire at your forward arc. Much of Arratoi's shield energy gets depleted, but the protective barrier holds strong and keeps your hull from being hit. More importantly, Gunnz's encouragement to Rocket seems to pay off, as the ysoki gunner zeroes in on the compromised turret and fires one clean shot to its base. With a brilliant electrical explosion, the entire turret mount detaches, dangling from the ship by wires and cables!
Round 12
Pegasus FS/PS/SS/AS/HP: 9/1/1/2/20. Sensors are glitching (-2 to all science officer actions), engines are glitching (-2 to all pilot actions).
Gunnz Initiative:1d20 + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 30
The ship banks in the opposite direction, flying erratically in an effort to throw off gunfire. You spot several automated machine arms crudely affixing the turret back into place, barely holding it together, as it takes aim at you again...
PCs win initiative! Enemy ship has moved, so please take all your actions, ending with gunners. You're almost there! You've wrecked their turret, but their engineer is holding it together this round!
Human Female Operative (ace pilot)-10 (Spaceship speed +1 from sky jockey); init +10; SP 84/110; HP 84/84; Res 12/12; Reroll 0/1; Cloak 10/10; mk 1 healing serum 1 KAC29 ; EAC 28; (2d6 electrostatic field); DR 5/-; fire&cold/5; elect/10; Fort 8; Ref 13; Will 9; Perc +16; SM +16; Stealth +23 :T10=34 for trick shot)
Before I move, can you double check the facing of the enemy ship. With a move of 4 and a turn of 2, it should not have been table to turn around totally - unless it did a barrel roll, flip and burn or turn in place. But I take it from the description that it did an evade?
Lashunta mystic 6 | SP 48/44, HP 40/40, RP 8/8 | EAC 16, KAC 16 | F+4, R+6, W+10 | Perc +14 | Init +7
It's tempting to change who I try to help, but that wouldn't be fair. If I-5 hadn't already rolled, I would have tried to help I-5, so I will stick with that.
Delea tries to help I-5. not going to roll, since it makes no difference.
Before I move, can you double check the facing of the enemy ship. With a move of 4 and a turn of 2, it should not have been table to turn around totally - unless it did a barrel roll, flip and burn or turn in place. But I take it from the description that it did an evade?
It can make that move: started facing SW, 2 hexes SW, turn SE, 2 hexes SE, turn E, done.
She jiggles the Pegasus left, but not doing any especially fancy flying for a moment makes Gunnz loose concentration and her evasive manoeuvres are not quite as good as before.
Though with the +1 from the Pegaus, even with the Glitching engines, I think she just makes it.
Ba'hob and Arratoi both boost the shields, and not a moment too soon: the enemy ship's mechanical external appendages point the coilguns directly at your forward arc, and launch an absolutely vicious barrage. The Pegasus's hull gets only grazed, but the shields are completely depleted and the gunners are both distracted as you suffer an onslaught of coilgun fire.
Round 13
Pegasus FS/PS/SS/AS/HP: 0/1/1/2/19. Sensors are glitching (-2 to all science officer actions), engines are glitching (-2 to all pilot actions).
Gunnz Initiative:1d20 + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 20
The recoil from that brutal attack takes its toll, however, and the detached turret mount flies out of the tentacles' grips, flailing around the ship like a ball and chain as the enemy pilot continues its evasive maneuvers.
PCs miraculously win initiative, and the enemy turret is totally nonfunctional this round! Enemy ship has moved, you may take all your actions, ending with gunners.
Rocket and I-5 coordinate their fire and land solid blows on the ship, but the last fragment of starboard shields keeps the enemy ship barely operational!
Round 14
Pegasus FS/PS/SS/AS/HP: 8/1/1/2/19. Sensors are glitching (-2 to all science officer actions), engines are glitching (-2 to all pilot actions).
Gunnz Initiative:1d20 + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 23
Human Female Operative (ace pilot)-10 (Spaceship speed +1 from sky jockey); init +10; SP 84/110; HP 84/84; Res 12/12; Reroll 0/1; Cloak 10/10; mk 1 healing serum 1 KAC29 ; EAC 28; (2d6 electrostatic field); DR 5/-; fire&cold/5; elect/10; Fort 8; Ref 13; Will 9; Perc +16; SM +16; Stealth +23 :T10=34 for trick shot)
The starfinders find themselves pressed back into their seats as Gunnz prings the Pegasus around in a turn that was certainly not out of the manual. Seeing the swarm ship had the drop on them, she boots out of the area, trying to get a safe distance from any missiles they might want to fire.
"Rolling Scissors at six!" she calls out, executing a different evasive pattern from before. A nearby screen sparks as the G-forces rip it out of its mounting and it hurtles across the pilots cabin.
But it looks like the damaged sensors spark and he is unable to do so. But they suddenly focus on his acknowledgements from the society. They calmly speaks to the console. "Now is not a time to fail"
