[SFS, Campaign Mode] GM Blake's Against the Aeon Throne

Game Master Blake's Tiger

"I need only last until the reinforcements," she quips back in Azlanti.

"She's right. We can't let her do that." Rril mutters to Lors.

Rril moves back a few steps and tries to bring the Azlanti woman down quickly.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v blue: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 4 = 25
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical), Get'em v Iolastrila: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 12
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Haro moves to try to finish off the Azlanti woman. Flanking with big Lors, he attacks with his pike.

Pike (tactical, reach, flank) (P): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 161d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Steve begins to drain the energy cell on his pistol as he blindly fires laser blasts all over the hull.

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 19
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 7
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Distracted as she is pinned between Lors and Haro and harried by Antenor, she fails to see the moment when Rril raises his rifle. However, luck is on her side as she moves to parry Haro's thrust she also moves in such a way that Rril's slug lodges harmlessly in the padding of her armor.

Steve's storm of laser fire proves more effective as he burns the commander's arm with a lucky shot. Mothkala ducks to avoid one of Steve's errant laser bolts and accidently pulls her trigger. However, this sequence of events results in the vesk pegging the commander with a pacification charge.

Iolastrila steps back toward Haro and slices open the sleeve of his armor with her blade, drawing a little blood. She hisses in frustration with herself.

Combat! Round 8. Bold may act.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Aeon Guard Red (-36 hp)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (16/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)
Iolastrila (-49 hp) (Get'em)

"You know you can't win, and you know you won't last long enough for reinforcements. Just give in before you get more of THIS!" Antenor continues to harry her with his gun with words:

Get'em on her, Harrying fire ATK v. AC 15: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9 FAIL

Combat! Round 8. Bold may act.

Iolastrila makes a sour face following Antenor's comments but otherwise makes no indication that his words carried any weight. The Akitonian finds it difficult to safely harry the Azlanti in her current position without risking harm to Cedona or his allies, and so accomplishes little but spent battery.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Aeon Guard Red (-36 hp)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (16/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)
Iolastrila (-49 hp) (Get'em)

"Get behind her Haro!" Lors keeps up a relentless rhythm of strikes as she tries to give Haro space to move.

Pike: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 7
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Pike: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 19
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Ioslastrila parries Lors' first thrust and diverts it to the side. The shobhad can the Azlanti commander's eyes widen the moment she realizes that she cannot get her blade back in time to stop the second thrust. The glamoured trident tears deep rents across the commander's left side, and blood splatters across the floor. She begins to breath heavily and sweat drips furiously from her face.

The paniced Aeon Guard looks around desperately for a way to escape. Finding none, he takes pot shot at Steve and manages to graze the goblin's shoulder.

Combat! Round 8. Bold may act.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Aeon Guard Red (-36 hp)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)
Iolastrila (-64 hp) (Get'em)

Rril moves into a position from where he believes he can pick the Azlanti woman off.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v Iolastrila : 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 4 = 19
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical), Get'em v Iolastrila: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 4

While she sees Rril aiming for her, the Azlanti commander jags in the wrong direction--whether by bad luck or the outlaw's skillful feint. The crack of Rril's rifle sounds, and Iolastrila drops to the ground. Blood swiftly pools around her head.

Combat! Round 8. Bold may act.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Aeon Guard Red (-36 hp)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)

Haro takes advantage of the flagging Azlanti, striking her soundly with his pike.

Pike (tactical, reach) (P): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 261d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
extra dmg from crit: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Steve closes his eyes and fires. "This usually works when I am drinking!"

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 9
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 7
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Sorry. I didn't move her token off the map, just from the tracker.

Haro moves into position to reach the cowering Aeon Guard and thrust his pike into the seam under the Azlanti's shoulder. He drives his weight into it and holds it there until the guard dies. For the moment, it is silent. You look over the carnage as the red lights along the walls continue to flash.

Steve can save his battery charges. You can each take 1 round's worth of actions before the next thing happens.

Round 9. All may act.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)

Antenor takes out a grenade and finds some cover, "Dinner guests inbound!"

Rril heads to the computer console with hopes of a prisoner list. Seeing Antenor move over toward the stasis pods. Rril calls out, "Any sign of our friend over there?"

He then, attempts to get some information out of the computer.
Computers: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Haro, along with Steve, tries to finish off the last enemy in the room. red

Pike (tactical, reach) (P): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 201d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

OK. I got rid of the Aeon Guard that I left on the map.

Antenor prepares to intercept the foretold reinforcements. Mothkala heeds the Akitonian's warning and shouts for the others to come in for cover.

Rril fails to recognize Cedona where she lies strapped to the table, likely due to the plates removed to access her neural-circuitry. He moves to the computer and begins hacking into the computers.

Round 9. Bold may act.

Antenor
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
Mothkala (fatigued)

Lors sets herself up in cover, ready to shoot or stab any Azlanti reinforcements. "I've got the door, just get her out of there!"

Steve helps Rril at the computers by slapping his hands away. "Turn off that blasted alarm signal already Longshanks." His fingers fly across the keys as he ends up pulling out his pistol and shooting a laser into the alarm's controls.

Computers: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28

With Lors holding the door, Haro grabs Cedona. "Good to see my old fan," he says, undoing the straps and taking hold of the android.

Am I able to free her from the table?

The release controls on the torture table are surprisingly intuitive, and Haro releases the restraints on Cedona.

The red-skinned android stares blankly, her eyes wildly contracting and dilating as she tries to focus on her surroundings. “You... fools...” she whispers blankly, her voice slurring into tinny echoes as she speaks. Cedona blinks again, her eyes settling into some semblance of stability, and the android puts her head back down to look at the floor.

“I apologize. That was uncalled for,” Cedona says, her voice clearer. “But to think you would go so far as to come all the way here...”

Then the sound of rifle fire echoes down the hall, clearly coming from the central control chamber outside. There is an accompanying high-pitched squeal of pain.

This currently involves two slides (#2 & #3).

Combat! Round 1. Bold may act.

Rril (15/24 | HP full)
Antenor
Red
Blue
Mothkala
Tseekchik (fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)

"Hey, we ain't out of the woods yet. We can have tea and crumpets later. We're about to have company, and it ain't going to be pretty." Antenor spins his pistol in hand while checking the grenade in the other. "Haro, Steve, it's all you now. Rril, look alive buddy." Boost on Rril for 8 SP.

Antenor then moves a bit so he can see anyone coming down the hall, ready to coordinate attacks.

“I apologize. That was uncalled for,” Cedona says, her voice clearer. “But to think you would go so far as to come all the way here...”

"Don't you worry, Cedona, Darlin'," says Rril, flashing a smile. "I've been called much worse and it hasn't slowed down ole Rril." Rril waves at the awakened android, but winces when he lifts his injured shoulder.

"Rril, look alive buddy."

"'Alive'?" Rril parrots. "I think the word you're looking for his 'good'. And, I always look good." Rubbing the site of his latest injury, Rril pauses for a moment to fix his hair, then returns to rubbing his wound with one hand and raises his firearm with his other. He moves into position next to Rril, waiting near the door.

Lors watches as two more Aeon Guards move into the hall. The first shoots Tseekchik and nearly takes him down with a shot to the back, but the shirren keeps hobbling forward. The second lets go of his rifle and strikes Letrimakinetamal with a pulse gauntlet.

The slivara backs away carefully to avoid giving the guard an opening and then creeps towards Lors as fast as he can.

Combat! Round 1. Bold may act.

Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor
Red
Blue
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)

*Inspiring Boost used

Haro smirks at Cedona.

"Good to see you too, old friend," he says. "Let's sort out this whole thing about fools later. I'd prefer to call us heroes. Hang tight while we kill some more Azlanti," he adds.

double move to get in behind Lors

"Bones beneath the sand - how many of these cyclopean slavers are there!" Lors gripes, covering Tseekchik by storming down the hallway.

Trident @ Red: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Steve snaps into Oonopidae as he skitters across the walls and ceiling into the hallway.

Double Move

Sorry. Having no water and no learning pod (but still virtual school) while working in a city covered with snow that has no snowplows left me with barely enough inertia for my Outpost games. Still on water boil and conservation alerts. Sigh.

The heavy plating of the Aeon Guard armor protects the Azlanti from Lor's strike.

Combat! Round 2. Bold may act.

Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor
Red
Blue
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (16/36 | HP full)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)

*Inspiring Boost used

Rril heads quickly to the door to deal with the intruders, firing his pistol.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v blue: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 12 + 4 = 23
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical) v blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 3

No apologies needed. I hope things get better soon. I had to give up my vacation to prep my school ahead of schedule so that 500 unvaccinated people can spend the day together. I can sympathize with your school situation.

Antenor gives encouragement Get'em on the wounded guard while moving into place to toss a grenade.

The water boil alert has been lifted. Yay! A family of four uses a lot of water!

Nobody notices Rril aim his pistol and fire. If his target had noticed, he wouldn't have been able to hit that seam in the armor, but he didn't and Rril did.

I think this provokes a whole bunch from Lors, but I also don't think Lors can one-shot any of these.

The two Aeon Guards step back from the towering shobhad and fires their rifles at her. The first slug cracks one of the plates on her armor. The second slug makes it through, though slowed, and lodges in her upper pectoral muscle.

Combat! Round 2. Bold may act.

Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor
Red
Blue (-11 hp; Get'em)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 28/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)

*Inspiring Boost used

Haro takes up position behind Lors, and focuses his mental energy on one of the guards.

"Watch this!" he says to his video stream.

Cast hold person on blue (DC17)

Seve moves up to the ceiling to have a little better line of sight, though he is still upside down. He fires his azimuth pistol down the allway.

Target Blue

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

I also don't think Lors can one-shot any of these.

Is that a challenge?!?!

AoO: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 1 = 29 Get 'Em?
Magic Piercing: 2d8 + 16 ⇒ (4, 8) + 16 = 28 And a DC 15 For save or shaken for Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Lors bellows in rage, forgoing any attempt to find the weakpoints in Aeon Armor in favor of smashing a few new ones into them!

Trident: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 9
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Trident: 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 8
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

While incredibly impressive, even maximum damage on a critical still would not have dropped the injured one.

Lors rends a massive hole in the Azlanti's chest plate with her ancient trident and wounds him severely, but the guard manages to hold his courage.

He soon falls to Haro's psychic assault and freezes in place. Apparently fatigued from her overwhelming strike a moment before, she fails to harm the immobile guard with her subsequent strikes.

Combat! Round 3. Bold may act.

Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor
Red
Blue (-39 hp; Hold Person)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 28/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)

*Inspiring Boost used

"Special Delivery!" He tosses his grenade while still encouraging the attack Get'em on Red while blue is held. Aiming over them so as to not hit Lors

Grenade: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 Holy crap that's close. Frag: 1d6 ⇒ 5

"Looks like it's bad day to be you," smirks Rril as he fires on the non-held guard.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v red: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 4 = 18
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical) v red, Get'em: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 = 12
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 2

"Hmmm," ponders Rril as he watches the trajectory of his bullet., "Probably should have aimed at the other one."

Antenor explodes a grenade between the two Azlanti specialists and shrapnel flies everywhere.

The paralyzed Aeon Guard struggles futilely against Haro's psychic hold.

The other guard steps forward and slams his fist into Lors. While her armor absorbs much of the power, it still hurts as the sonic vibrations move through her bones.

Combat! Round 3/4. Bold may act.

Red (-5 hp)
Blue (-44 hp; Hold Person)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 22/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
--4--
Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor

*Inspiring Boost used

Lors brushes back her attacker and smashes the trident into his paralyzed companion, trying to put him down before he is freed!

Trident: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 4 = 8
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Trident: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 4 = 23
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Haro seems how critical it is that Lors stay in the fight. He places a hand on her elbow.

"Hang in there, friend," he says, healing her with some mental energy.

mystic cure: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Having learned his lesson, Rril turns to fire on the paralyzed Azlanti.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v blye: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 12 + 4 = 19
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 = 24
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 6

"That's better," he quietly concludes.

No matter how packed this hallway gets Steve continues to fire down it's length. He is boung to hit something (Friend or Foe) at some point.

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 12
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 17
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Haro psychically encourages Lor's wounds to mend while the shobhad dispatches the paralyzed Aeon Guard with two blows to the neck, though the first of the strikes snagged on the armored helmet and pauldron.

Rril comes around and shoot the remaining guard, leaving a dent on his chest plate.

Laser fire zips down the hall willy-nilly from behind you. You're fairly certain it is originating from Steve.

Combat! Round 3/4. Bold may act.

Red (-12 hp)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 32/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
--4--
Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor

*Inspiring Boost used

Antenor ducks with a mild curse at standing in the crossfire. Thinking his efforts are better used setting up Lors Get'em and Harrying fire ATK: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 1 = 10 Fail

The Aeon Guard, trained to fight to the death for the Empire, continues to hammer away stoically at the shobhad warrior in front of him. The first punch is lucky and strikes a weak point on Lors' armor. The armor splits apart, and she feels her organs rocked by the sonic vibrations. He follows it up with an upper cut, and while the blow is painful against her jaw, she refuses to succumb to unconsciousness.

Combat! Round 4/5. Bold may act.

Red (-12 hp)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 9/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
--5--
Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor

*Inspiring Boost used

"rnnrrhhrn" Lors wheezes as the breath is driven from her lungs. Weakly she shoves at the Aeon guard to gain some space, but her thrusts don't pierce his plate...

Trident: 1d20 + 8 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 4 + 1 = 9
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Trident: 1d20 + 8 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 4 + 1 = 10
Magic Piercing: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Seeing Lors unable to dent the guard, concern overtakes Rril face and his determination to shoot the Azlanti from afar simply grows.

Trick Attack, Bluff w/Spy Spec v blye: 1d20 + 12 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 12 + 4 = 29
Ranged (semi-auto pistol, tactical): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 = 24
Damage (P): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Add Damage if Trick Successful: 1d8 ⇒ 5

With Lors continuing to take punishment, Haro tries to steady her with more mental healing.

mystic cure: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

"Are they gone yet?" Steve pulls the trigger as he feels his battery getting considerably lighter.

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 18
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Azimuth Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 - 4 = 24
Damage (Fire): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Lors struggles to catch her breath. Haro, seeing the shobhad in danger channels the energies of the cosmos into her body, restoring some of her vigor.

Rril fires from a concealed angle and cracks the side of the Aeon Guard's helmet with his shot. Probabilities collide and Steve manages to land not one but two shots in a row (one of them square in the visual port, though that shot lacked some juice).

In but a few seconds, you have managed to turn the fight around.

Antenor-bot encourages you to keep up the pressure on the remaining guard.

The guard has but one option left to him: kill the lesser being in front of him or die trying. Lors can feel the force behind the blow, but her armor's nanites have repaired most of the damage, leaving her body protected. And then the guard's luck runs out as he misses completely with his last desperate jab.

Combat! Round 5/6. Bold may act.

Red (-40 hp; Get'em +1)
Mothkala
Tseekchik (-9 hp; fleeing)
Letrimakinetamal (-6 hp; fleeing)
Haro* (4/24 | HP full)
Lors* (0/36 | 16/34 HP)
Steve* (9/28 | full) (Oonopidae 32/40 hp)
--6--
Rril* (23/24 | HP full)
Antenor

*Inspiring Boost used

Hopefully Antenor is OK.