Kibbens joins in with Raxsortun to attack driver.
Both vehicles swerve through the crowd, narrowly avoiding the screaming and running people, neither vehicle, however, manages to blast ahead of the other, as both successfully speed up. The lead vehicle's pilot doesn't manage to also take evasive maneuvers, however, as between the crowd and keeping his speed he is unable to push out ahead.
Haarlock turns and again fires at Xera.
The swerving vehicle is the only thing that saves Xera from being hit.
The group on the lead vehicle did not expect a wormhole to appear, nor did they expect most of the PCs to jump through it. As Deneth jumps through and fires at the vehicle, black smoke begins to pour from the engine, but it continues to run...for the moment.
Loram moves through the portal and immediately shoots the Vesk, managing to land a shot on it.
Raxsortun also jumps through the portal and manages to hit the pilot. Xera also, as she spots the pilot lean out, manages to hit him with magic missiles. Kibbens also lands a hit on the driver, who though injured is still alive and flying.
The Vesk, meanwhile, drops his rifle, draws his Doshko, and swings on Loram.
Round 5:
The chase quickly pushes out the other side of the town and back into the desert.
{b]Movement Phase:[/b]
The pilot speeds up and begins swerving again. As Deneth begins pondering to attack the vehicle again, he realizes that the passengers are all wearing seatbelts, but none of the group of PCs are.
The pilot continues piloting, focusing on maintaining pace and swerving to make it hard for his ship to be shot.
Loram meets the Vesk's attack with his own, slashing with his plasma sword in a furious assault.
vs EAC
Energy & Fire
Above modifiers include the -3 bonus to attack roll for the penalty for the moving vehicle.
SP restored
Kibbens will keep trying to lay on the pain, and take another swing with his hammer.
Now that he has the time Deneth fills the pirates' cruiser with microbots before dodging back through the wormhole to the ATV. "Best I can do here - make us proud, Comets!"
Xera continues her pursuit of the lead vehicle, hoping to bring their vehicle up alongside.
"This is getting tiresome," she says.
She flings a couple more bolts of energy at the enemy pilot.
Both vehicles continue speeding into the desert, unhindered by terrain. The Lead vehicle, however, also begins evasive maneuvers as smoke starts to pour from the engine.
Haarlock will cease firing on Xera and instead turn his focus on the invaders to his vehicle. "Kill them!" he orders, before firing on Kibbens.
Deneth immediately fills the area with nanites and then leaves.
Loram manages to land a hit on the Vesk with his plasma sword, then concentrates and regains some of his missing stamina.
Raxsortun manages to land a couple of vicious hits on the driver, knocking him unconscious.
Kibbens lands a devastating hit on the Vesk, who despite it remains standing, grinning through bloody teeth, before retaliating.
Who only misses due to the vehicle's movement.
Kibbens seems to flare with light as he grabs the nearest handle. And then, similar to before, the bright blob of energy seems to molt off the ysoki and float up. Kibbens looks tired, but the blob of blinding yellow and white bursts in a brilliant motion and seems to fly into, not only Kibbens, but also every nearby member of the team.
"We got 12 seconds! Before the collapse of the wormhole!" Kibbens yells.
Deneth maintains concentration on his spell while reloading his pistol; not that he expects to need it, but just in case.
"The driver is out! Time to move in!"
Xera tries to bring her vehicle alongside the other one.
When they appproach, she shouts at the enemy Vesk,
"Flee!"
Loram continues to battle the Vesk, slashing with his plasma sword as he tries to maintain his balance on the weaving enemy ship and take advantage of the numerical odds by flanking the enemy soldier.
vs EAC
Energy & Fire
Above modifiers include the -3 bonus to attack roll for the penalty for the moving vehicle - if he can move into flanking position with Kibbens, please add +2 to attack roll.
Kibbens moves to a space where he can get the most enemies combatants next to him (in a 15 ft radius) while avoiding any allies in that space. His glowing body starts to glow brighter and streaks of orange and red seem to flare before his entire body shines in an incredible blast of energy.
Raxsortun spends his turn getting into the driver's seat and then slowing down the vehicle.
He manages to slow down the vehicle as Xera engages the two vehicles.
[ooc]combat Phase:
Haarlock turns and fires his pistol point blank into Raxsortun.
but he misses due to the swaying vehicle and microbots.
Deneth reloads and waits.
Loram swings on the Vesk again, landing another hit.
Xera casts a spell on the Vesk...
The Vesk's mind remains his own.
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Rax hauls on the ship's brakes again as he turns his attention away from steering and focuses on Haarlock again. "Haven't fought many vesk, have you Haarlock," Rax says almost conversationally. "Otherwise you'd know that shooting us just makes us ornery." He swings a heavily armored elbow at the man's head.
Noting that the Vesk seems resistant to the damage from his plasma sword, the kasathas switches to the taclash he wields in one of his hands, a primitive sort of whip-type weapon, but infused with a paralysis magic that might prove more effective.
vs KAC
Slashing
Above modifiers include the -3 bonus to attack roll for the penalty for the moving vehicle - if he can move into flanking position with Kibbens, please add +2 to attack roll
Now that the two vehicles are side-by-side, Xera concentrates on keeping the vehicle steady.
She looks back over her shoulder.
"Dammit, is that Vesk still there?"
She focuses a bolt of mental power at the vesk.
Deneth continues to concentrate on maintaining the microbots.
Kibbens will hiss, a bad habit he picked up form watching some weird vids his parents discouraged. Something about being less civilized.
Nevertheless, he bounds forward and joins Loram in what he hoped to be the killing blow to the Vesk enemy.
Haarlock, seeing Raxsortun take over the wheel of his vehicle, unbuckles his harness and dives over the side with a mocking salute.
Combining their offense together, the group manages to kill the Vesk.
Haarlock's plan is almost undone, however; the sands part as a massive worm like creature explodes out, inadvertently splitting Haarlock and the group with his towering body.
As the worm explodes skyward, it smashes into the craft that Haarlock was using to escape, sending both the living and dead occupants tumbling out. Xera manages to stop and pull a 180 in the vehicle she's in, and sits there for the briefest of moments before deciding to act.
For the rest, you quickly find your feet as you see Haarlock running towards a box canyon. This creature, however, is between you and him and appears to have chosen the larger group of targets.
Even though it has extended dozens of feet into the air, at least some of it's body is still buried in the red dirt. The part that extends out of the ground, however is Gargantuan in size.
Deneth moves to the side to get a clear line on the great worm. "Dodge this, you overgrown fish bait!" he suggests to it as he drops the previous spell and calls forth a streak of lightning.
Attunement - Photon - 3/3
Kibbens, glowing brilliantly, charges forward into melee with the worm.
"That's a big one." Orlam comments in an oddly calm voice, then opens fire with his rifle, squeezing off two shots.
vs KAC
piercing
-4 to attack roll for full round attack action
vs KAC
piercing
-4 to attack roll for full round attack action
"Ah, hell. It's one o' them shai-huluds. All right, wormy, eat this!"
Xera throws the vehicle into drive and flattens the accelerator, sending the vehicle straight for the creature!
As a full action, you can pilot a vehicle at up to its full speed in a straight line at its current heading and try to ram one creature or object at the end of the movement, dealing double the vehicle’s collision damage to the target and half the vehicle’s collision damage to your vehicle. A vehicle’s collision damage and collision DC are listed in the Attack (Collision) entry of its statistics.
Movement during a ram action has all the same restrictions as the race action and requires the same Piloting checks. If you fail any Piloting check during the movement, you fail to ram your target.
If the target of the ram action is a creature, it can attempt a Reflex saving throw against the vehicle’s collision DC to avoid being hit. If the target of the ram action is another vehicle, the pilot of the defending vehicle can attempt a Piloting check to avoid being hit, with a DC equal to the result of your Piloting check. The attacker wins ties.
Loram cuts loose with his Reaction cannon, firing twice at the creature and managing to hit it once, but he discovers that it's hide is exceptionally tough, and thus it does not take as much damage as he believes it should have, or might have wished it to.
The creature returns the favor, attacking the thing that harmed it. It's massive body stretches upward, and then it smashes it's face down towards Loram. When it opens it's maw, Loram is treated to a up close view of it's mouth: a series of rings of teeth of different sizes that go around it's entire inside mouth.
Xera then decides to play chicken with the massive worm-like beast, attempting to ram it with the ATV.
It manages to weave it's body out of the way, however, and Xera goes shooting past.
Kibbens moves into combat with the Worm, provoking an attack of opportunity as he does.
Raxsortun activates his defensive abilities after seeing the creature's offensive might.
Deneth chooses to unleash one of his spells on the creature.
, which screams as the lightning strikes it dead on.
None of these attacks, however, seem to damage it with the efficacy that you have come to expect.
"I guess it has reason not to fear the lightning. Well, let's see how it enjoys microbots picking at its teeth." Deneth calls forth an assault of microbots upon the monster.
Despite his wounds, Loram stands fast - slashing his plasma sword at the beast's mouth and throat, trying to end this dire threat.
vs EAC
Energy & Fire
+2 to attack roll for Opening Volley bonus, -4 to attack roll for full round attack action
vs EAC
Energy & Fire
-4 to attack roll for full round attack action
Damage Taken: 28
Attunement - Photon: 3/3
Kibbens powers through the pain and lands next to the wurm. From here, He activates his plasma sheath and gets ready to drive home some solid attacks.
And then there's the damage from just standing next to the immolating little Ysoki.
What the hell is this thing?
Having driven past the creature, Xera pulls out her plasma rifle and takes a shot.
In the Pre-Gap times, on Ancient Golarion, there was an abomination known as a Purple Worm, so noted for it's unique hue and dangerous, destructive apetite.
While this is not one of those creatures of lore, it appears to be a construct that has been created in it's image. You note overlapping metal plates and minor illusion magic that makes it flow together seamlessly.
Noting the Architecture of the creature, you uses your knowledge of technology
To realize that someone took an AHAV and rebuilt it to resemble this frightening creature, although they more likely took two of them, given the size.
"It's some kind of machine!" Xera shouts.
If so:
1. What special defenses does it have?
2. What are its weaknesses?
3. Does its attack have any special properties?
1) it has hardness of 15 and has fast healing 5
2) It has no ranged attacks, but it does have reach, so it can get to people trying to stay out of melee with it.
3) It's bite has the grab special quality.