[SFS] GM Mjolbeard's "Into the Unknown" Quest Series (Inactive)

Game Master Mjolbeard89

"One more time with the guns, Flint! WITH. THE. GUNS!"

Gunnery to encourage/aid flint at DC10: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 and success!

Flint lest loose with the coil gun.

Gunnery, Computer, Aid: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 28
coil gun damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 3) = 14

BOOM!

"Most impressive, my kinsman." Master Filament says to Flint in admiration, upon spying the soldiers skillfully placed shot.

The solarian closes his eyes and activates the fire controls on the Starfinder ship-- feeling for the pull of the cosmos, imagining the mass of the coil gun projectiles pulling the photons of the light laser cannon toward it and the hole that it has made in the undead vessel.

Believing he has pinpointed a weakness in the enemy vessel, he fires the light laser cannon.

Gunnery, (light laser cannon): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 Damage (light laser): 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

Master Filament's flash open instantly, as he realizes, somewhat surprisingly, I believe it worked!

PCs win initiative! Endless Threnody moves first.

ENGINEERING

Aboard both ships, the engineers work hard to patch their glitching systems. The Threnody's engineer manages to get the computer systems on line just in time, while Kaiole helps restore some of the comforts of things like breathable air and gravity back to the Loreseeker.

HELM

The Endless Threnody's captain screams at the science officer, who has been completely infecting to this point, to get him to stop focusing on scanning for the Starfinder's stats and just focus on bringing the ship down. The science officer takes the command well and directs the ship's gunners to allow the targeting systems to take over. They're going for your guns. Meanwhile, the undead pilot repeats its earlier maneuver and flies a short distance away from you, but rotates around to bring you in line with its main gun!

[b]Pilot, please make your move. I'll then apply the excellent shots taken by our gunners!

Tchisk tries to Hug the Donkey to keep their guns firing into the Threnody's aft arc.
Flyby
Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 30 w/computers

Dusty targets the enemy's engines again.

Computers (target engines): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 2 = 24

"GO FOR THE ENGINES!!!!!"

Gunnery to aid Flint
Gunnery: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 and success!

Flint slicks his ears back and locks on target

I thought the Gunnery phase had already been rolled this round...

I got confused as well :) I did not know if we waiting on them or not . The joy of fluid PbP initiative.

@Dusty - you already rolled your computers check for this round. I'll apply your roll to next round, though.

HELM

While the Endless Threnody has some success in accomplishing its defensive maneuver and gaining a good lock on the Loreseeker's guns, the pilot of the Starfinder ship has excellent skills of his own. Tchisk manages to fly the ship right over the head of the undead vessel, giving his gunners a great strafing shot at the undead's vessel. Unfortunately, Dusty is unable to get a lock on the engines of the bone-and-metal ship.

Gunnery

Once again, the gunners of the Endless Threnody are vexed by the superior maneuverability of the Starfinders. Despite the lock they have on the ship's weapons systems, they do not have the weapons available to fire effectively on them.

The Starfinders, however, have a perfect shot on the Threnody as they fly right over it. With extreme accuracy, the two ysoki gunners land perfect shots on the Corpse Fleet freighter and cause some serious damage to its engines.

2x Critical Effect!: 1d100 ⇒ 61d100 ⇒ 62 Life support (reroll); Glitching engines
ReRoll: 1d100 ⇒ 62 Malfunctioning engines

[ooc]INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 37 (F:10, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -49 HP, Engines malfunctioning
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Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Helm
Gunnery

You guys are getting a bit ahead of me. Sorry for the delays on my part, but please give me some time and post your round phase's action only after I prompt it. Otherwise, i have to double back around to figure out which post applies in which round and it slows me down that much worse.

For this round, I need rolls from the Engineer and the Pilot initiative roll.
For the Helm phase, I already have a computers check from Dusty for this round. I will let the Pilot know when I need the actual piloting check for any stunts he wants to attempt.
I now have Gunnery rolls for this round as well, so please don't roll those again until prompted.

Roger that :)

With damage under control, Kaiole decides to try topping off the shields.

Engineering, Divert to Shields DC13: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Successfully diverting power to shields, Kaiole directs 3 shield points to be added to the forward arc.

Apologies for the itchy trigger finger. :)

Tchisk stays focused on maneuvering the ship.

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 28 with computers.

Engineering

The undead engineer of the Endless Threnody quickly sets to work patching the malfunctioning engines, with the "encouragement" of the ship's captain. Despite the severe damage inflicted by the Starfinders, the engineer manages to reduce the overall effect you had, and gets things a bit more under control.

Meanwhile, Kaiole finds his job a bit easier as his own ship is in good condition. He takes advantage of the situation to restore the shields to full power!
The Divert action allocates the shields points evenly to all 4 quadrants of the shield, up to their maximum, with any excess going to the forward shields. As it stood, the forward arc was at full, while the other 3 were at 9 each. That means the power restores the 3 shields that weren't at full back to full, with the rest getting lost. But hey, now you have full shields!

Helm

With his ship's engines still not performing at peak capacity, the pilot of the Endless Threnody is hard pressed to maneuver his ship effectively. He knows, however, that he has to begin avoiding more of the attacks coming from the more nimble Starfinder vessel, so he attempts some evasive moves. As he tries a particularly crafty maneuver, however, the starboard thruster sputters, causing his maneuver to fail. Meanwhile, his science officer once again gains a target lock on the Loreseeker's engines.

Aboard the Loreseeker, Dusty returns the favor and locks onto the undead ship's engines. Now he just needs his pilot to get the ship into position so the gunners can open fire!

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:10, A:10, S:10, P:10)
Endless Threnody: -49 HP, engines glitching
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Engineer
Pilot maneuver action
Gunnery

The Divert action allocates the shields points evenly to all 4 quadrants of the shield, up to their maximum, with any excess going to the forward shields

This part of the divert to shields action was FAQ'd, allowing the engineer could allocate the restored shield points to any shield quadrant - along with an example in the next question. FAQ link (Of course the engineer doesn't have the ability to shift existing shield points as that action remains with the science officer)

Dusty shakes his head. "Not if I have anything to say about it. Gunners, aim for these spots." He sends his scans to the gun stations.

Computers (target engines): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 2 = 14

"I see what you're trying. It won't work."

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 32 w/computer

@Dusty, please wait for me to request your roll before posting. I already had your roll for this round and have resolved it.
@Tchisk, are you attempting any pilot stunts with your piloting roll? If not, you don't have to roll. Please do move the starship on the map to where you'd like it to be, though.
@Kaiole, thanks for the link! I hadn't seen that FAQ before. Okay then the shields on your ship are as follows: Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, P:9, S:9). Is that what you were looking for? Let me know if not.

@Dusty, please wait for me to request your roll before posting. I already had your roll for this round and have resolved it.

Sorry! I lost track of the round too. I'll wait for prompting moving forward.

No problem. I know these starship combats can get kinda screwy when it comes to keeping track of who goes when, especially on PbP.

Sorry, Tchisk continues with Flyby maneuvers. The arrows are the route he plotted.

Helm continued

Tchisk flies the Loreseeker right down the undead ship’s throat and gives his gunners another incredible opening. Seeing this coming, Dusty locks the guns onto the engines.

Gunnery

The undead still can’t take any shots at the Starfinders, but they certainly can fire on the Threnody as they skirt right along the vessel’s belly. Kaiole’s shot is just a fraction off target, but Flint manages to land another devastating shot.

Crit threshold: 1d100 ⇒ 6
Crit threshold reroll: 1d100 ⇒ 85 Power Core (I think. Don’t have the CRB in front of me. If anyone does, please correct me.)

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -61 HP, engines glitching, power core glitching
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Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Helm phase (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver)
Gunnery

It is the Power Core

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 21 w/computer

ENGINEER

The engineer of the Threnody manages to contain the disruptions sparking through the power core, but the engines are still not functioning at peak capacity, giving the Starfinders time to maneuver around the undead ship easily.

HELM

The pilot of the undead vessel tries to maneuver the failing ship away from you, but his engines are still not working properly for him. The science officer also has trouble with his systems, finding himself unable to lock onto your ship's life support systems.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -61 HP, engines glitching
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and move)
Gunnery

Dusty focuses the ship's weapons onto the damaged power core. "This'll ruin their day. Fire away, gunners!"

Computers (target power core): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 11

"Let's see if a bit more power to weapons can finish this off!"

Engineering, Divert to Weapons, DC 13: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Unfortunately, Kaiole was distracted snacking on some potato chips and hit the wrong button...

Botting Tchisk's Pilot Manevuer roll
No stunts this turn

ENGINEERING

Though his undead counterpart is able to repair part of his ship, Kaiole is unable to shift power to the Loreseeker's weapons.

HELM

Similarly, the Starfinder's science officer is unable to lock onto his target. The pilot,however, is able to bring the ship around to face the aft of the Endless Threnody, giving his gunners an opportunity to further damage the Corpse Fleet ship.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -61 HP, engines glitching
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery

I am so very sorry for missing that last roll. I thought I was ahead on rolls and didn't realize I needed to roll again.

No problem, Tchisk! Thanks for keeping up with everything otherwise!
Still just need our gunners for this round.

Master Filament fires on the undead ship.
Gunnery, (light laser cannon): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Damage (light laser): 2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

Flint brings the turret to bare on the Endless Threnody

Flint Coil Gun, Computer: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 = 19
Coil Gun Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 4) = 11

Two more shots blast toward the Endless Threnody, and though the laser cannon fails to connect, Flints shot from the coil gun strikes true.

Once again, the undead crew aboard the Threnody feel a mixture of fury and pain as their ship takes more damage while they remain unable to return fire.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -72 HP, engines glitching
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery

"They probably can't take much more, I'm thinking. Power to the weapons!!"

Engineering, Divert to Weapons, DC 13: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Weapon damage dice rolls of 1 are bumped up to 2 for this round!

"How much damage can that ship take?"

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

"Go in for the kill!" yells Ningth.

Gunnery to aid Flint: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

ENGINEERING

Kaiole once again show his great skill as an engineer as he diverts energy to the guns. The enemy's engineer, on the other hand, fails to patch the ailing engines aboard the Threnody, giving Tchisk the opening to outmaneuver the undead pilot once again.

HELM

The science officer on the Endless Threnody directs the ship's gunners to target the Starfinder vessel's power core, and the pilot executes some evasive moves.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -72 HP, engines glitching, evading (+2 AC/TL)
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery (weapons boosted - count 1s as 2s on damage)

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 27 with computer

Dusty targets the Threnody's failing engines.

Computers: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 2 = 26

HELM

Dusty locks onto the engines of the desperate undead's ship. He can taste the end of this fight, and knows it'll just take a bit more precision to really bring the Threnody down!

Tchisk pursues his prey unrelentingly! This fight has turned into a truly ironic game of cat and mouse.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -72 HP, engines glitching, evading (+2 AC/TL)
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery (weapons boosted - count 1s as 2s on damage)

"How much damage can that ship take?"

"It would seem that their vessel, like the undead themselves, is capable of pressing on long after the point in time when it seems that it naturally should not." Master Filament responds.

Seeking to bring the press to a quicker end, the ysoki solarian fires the forward light laser cannon at the undead ship.

Gunnery, (light laser cannon): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 Damage (light laser): 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

Tchisk keeps the Loreseeker tucked in close on the aft of the Endless Threnody.

Flint focuses the target.

Flint Coil Gun, Computer, Aid: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 11
Coil Gun Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 2) = 13

Despite their excellent positioning, both Master Filament and Flint miss the Endless Threnody, giving the undead something of a breather at last.

Even with the respite from further damage to their ship, however, the undead still find themselves unable to return fire on the Starfinders.

With the ship finally not taking further damage, the Corpse Fleet engineer finds a moment to find the right command sequence to stabilize the engines, giving his pilot the stability he needs to fly a bit straighter and a bit quicker.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -72 HP
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery (weapons boosted - count 1s as 2s on damage)

"Bad luck with that last volley of gunfire... But I'll try to keep power up on weapons while we still have the advantage!!"

Engineering, Divert to Weapons, DC 13: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Piloting: 1d20 + 9 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 2 + 1 = 32

HELM

The Endless Threnody moves away as quickly as it is able, and even throws in some decent evasive maneuvers, but the Loreseeker is certainly not far behind. The undead science officer tries to target his enemy's weapons, but fails to do so, as disheartened as he is with their inability to get the Starfinders in any of their firing arcs.

INITIATIVE
Loreseeker: -11 HP, Shields 40 (F:13, A:9, S:9, P:9)
Endless Threnody: -72 HP, evading (+2 AC/TL)
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Loreseeker Engineer
Pilot roll initiative
Loreseeker Helm (Science Officer, Pilot maneuver roll and movement)
Gunnery (weapons boosted - count 1s as 2s on damage)

Master Filament fires another shot from the forward light laser cannon at the undead ship.

Gunnery, (light laser cannon) extra range increment: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 2 = 4 Damage (light laser): 2d4 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5