[SFS, Playtest] Dead Suns, Book 4: The Ruined Clouds (Inactive)

Game Master Nefreet

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Fire sputters and smokes, and the air is noticeably less warm. It's the sort of encouragement that Water needed to get out and about!

Earth is much more cautious, and only steps forward just enough to get within reach of Sheher and strike once.

Slam!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 9 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 9 = 6

ROUND 1-2
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John ()
Pangea ()
Sheher ()
Air ()
Fire (29 damage; 8 rds staggered)
Sigmus (-36 stamina)
Varnais (-8 hit points; see invis; 3 mirror images; 4rds +1 AC)
Earth ()
Water ()
Zolvi ()

John takes a guarded step back, and shoots at Fire.

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 8 + 2 = 19 damage.

Pangea pricks Zolvi...
+1 AC for 4 rounds

Much obliged! the Kasatha says as she lashes out twice with her blade at the water before her.

attack: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 13 - 4 = 22 for damage: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
attack: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 13 - 4 = 16 for damage: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Id focus on one at a time! she yells out to Sigmus. A beat, then she adds one amendment. And maybe not shoot fire on the fire one!

Sheher ponders her next move, John shoots over everyones' heads to ping Fire in theirs, Pangea continues sharing the love, and Zolvi begins washing her sword in Water.

Perhaps due to their crippled status, Fire simply backs away from the fray.

Air finally emerges from their room, now fully shaped as a giant whirlwind. They twist and spin and dance past Fire and Water before howling and ravaging their way through the party!

Like an F5 tornado, several people are left damaged and prone after the ordeal.

ROUND 2
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John ()
Pangea (-5 stamina)
Air (whirlwind)
Fire (43 damage; 7 rds staggered)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 3 mirror images; 3 rds +1 AC)
Earth ()
Water (12 damage)
Zolvi (prone; 4 rds +1 AC)

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Pangea cradles its hand that was slightly banged by the whirlwind.
"I AM HURT!!!"
I think this is my first damage since the start of the AP (?)

- I can't be blown off course by some sluggish wind!

Hobble Creature DC20; Wind.

Sigmus levels the laser at WATER and let's lose two shots

artillery laser vs WATER EAC: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 11 - 4 = 12
fire damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (8, 8, 2) + 8 = 26

artillery laser vs WATER EAC: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 11 - 4 = 27
fire damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (6, 7, 8) + 8 = 29
CRIT! Effect burn: 1d6 ⇒ 3
CRIT! damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (2, 1, 7) + 8 = 18

Sheher promptly puts Fire out of her mind and moves to join beating down on Water.

Entropic Strike vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 5 = 20
Damage Acid: 2d8 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 4) + 6 + 8 = 22

Wind, Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 Wow, another 1? Varnais, I think you've found your targets ^_^

The tornado is noticeably less tornadoey.

Sigmus provokes an attack of opportunity for firing his laser so close to an angry tidal wave, and Sheher underestimates the reach of the pile of rocks as she leaves its threatened area.

Slam! vs Sigmus: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 5 = 10

Slam! vs Sheher: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 9 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 9 = 3

Earth then uses that same incredible reach to slam Varnais twice!

Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 15 - 4 = 27
Mirror Image, 1 is a hit: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9

Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 15 - 4 = 19
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9

And Water REALLY doesn't like Sigmus' laser.

Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 4 = 18
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 5 = 10

Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 15 - 4 = 21
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 10 - 5 = 8

*cries just a little*

ROUND 2-3
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John ()
Pangea (-5 stamina; psychological trauma)
Air (whirlwind; 8 rds staggered)
Fire (43 damage; 7 rds staggered)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 2 mirror images; 3 rds +1 AC)
Earth ()
Water (63 damage)
Zolvi (prone; 3 rds +1 AC)

Pangea slips an injection into its glove, and jabs into the wind, squirting liquid all over--
Injection Glove vs KAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Piercing: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
---2 AC if a hit

Pangea finds it too difficult to pinpoint where to target, and his injection is sprayed upward towards the ceiling with no effect.

ROUND 2-3
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John ()
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (whirlwind; 8 rds staggered)
Fire (43 damage; 7 rds staggered)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 2 mirror images; 3 rds +1 AC)
Earth ()
Water (63 damage)
Zolvi (prone; 3 rds +1 AC)

If it is in whirlwind form, I can't provoke from it, correct?

John starts firing at Water, loading an armor-eating round into his shot.

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 8 + 2 = 19 damage.

Also, its DR is lowered by 5.

John's shot finishes off Water (and indeed does not provoke from Air).

ROUND 2-3
ZOLVI MAY ACT!!
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John ()
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (whirlwind; 8 rds staggered)
Fire (43 damage; 7 rds staggered)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 2 mirror images; 3 rds +1 AC)
Earth ()
Water
Zolvi (prone; 3 rds +1 AC)

What the-- Zolvi has time to get out before the wind knocks her down. Embarrassed by the elemental's success, she kips herself up and takes a step towards the wind.

Move stand, move Guarded Step

Hobble Creature DC20; Earth.

- Order is a main fifth element, and I'm the master of it!

Delicate Pangea-Mu broke into a silicone-sweat as it thought it would be hurt, and thus sprayed the ceiling... but now realizes that its synthskin was saved from being bruised by the Azlanti aeon stone.
"Thank the Maker! I am unscathed!"

As far as I can tell, a hobbled whirlwind isn't crippled too much. But this is its last round of whirlwind sooo...

...Zolvi is once again knocked off her feet, and John gets hit by some debris, but otherwise the tornado has run out of steam.

Fire is emboldened and moves forward.

Varnais attempts her voodoo universe magic on Earth...
Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
...and is once again successful!

ROUND 3
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (whirlwind; 7 rds staggered)
Fire (43 damage; 6 rds staggered)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 2 mirror images; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (8 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (prone again; 3 rds +1 AC)

Sheher takes a guarded step forward and returns her attention to her old friend fire.

Entropic Strike vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 5 = 29
Damage Acid: 2d8 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 8 = 21

Botting Sigmus.

"Can't let you have all the fun."

Sigmus steps up side-by-side with Sheher and similarly strikes at Fire.

Sword vs KAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Slashing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (8, 2) + 10 = 20

Together, the vanguards finish off Fire, leaving only Air and Earth!

The latter of those two reaches out to slam Varnais again!

Slam!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
Mirror Images, 1 is a hit: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

ROUND 3-4
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (whirlwind; 7 rds staggered)
Fire
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-42 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 1 mirror image; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (8 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (prone again; 3 rds +1 AC)

Pangea pulls out the laser pistol and fires at Earth.
Laser Pistol vs EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Fire: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10

John starts shooting at the mobile whirlwind.

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 4 = 25, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 8 + 2 = 14 damage.

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 4 = 21, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 8 + 2 = 20 damage.

If the first one hits, it has -5 to its DR.

...getting embarassing... Zolvi says as she stands up again. This time she positions her blade, staring and bracing for the whirlwind.

Move to stand, then readying action to strike the air elemental if it flies by/through her.

The beleaguered tornado reverts to its angry lesser self and blasts 1=Sheher, 2=Sigmus: 1d2 ⇒ 2 Sigmus! with a single gust of wind.

Slam!: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 5 = 10

ROUND 4
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (34 damage; 4 rds -5 DR; 6 rds staggered)
Fire
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-52 stamina)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 1 mirror image; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (10 damage; 7 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (2 rds +1 AC)

I hope it's a door, not a wall... guarded step and strike (earth)!

Claw: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 262d6 + 17 ⇒ (2, 5) + 17 = 24

SHeher swings away at the wind.

Entropic Strike vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 8 + 5 - 4 = 13
Damage Acid or Bludgeon: 2d8 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 6 + 8 = 21

Entropic Strike vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 5 - 4 = 16
Damage Acid or Bludgeon: 2d8 + 6 + 8 ⇒ (7, 7) + 6 + 8 = 28

Sigmus reloads the laser cannon.

"does the wind burn from light?"

laser cannon vs. wind EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (4, 6, 7) + 8 = 25

Varnais rips into the mound of earth like a Hellish aardvark but Sheher can't make sense of acid vs wind.

Sigmus burns a hole in the whirlwind, but gets swiped at in the process.

AoO Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 5 = 9

While Earth tries to retaliate against the Vesk!

Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (6) + 10 - 5 = 11

ROUND 4-5
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air (59 damage; 4 rds -5 DR; 6 rds staggered)
Fire
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-57 stamina; -4 hit points)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 1 mirror image; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (29 damage; 6 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (2 rds +1 AC)

John keeps up with the steady stream of darts at the whirlwind.

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 13 - 4 = 14, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 + 2 = 14 damage.
Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 13 - 4 = 26, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 8 + 2 = 16 damage.

John ends the air-born threat!

ROUND 4-5
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air
Fire
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-57 stamina; -4 hit points)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 1 mirror image; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (29 damage; 6 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (2 rds +1 AC)

Nice shot! Zolvi says. She moves in to the final elemental, hoping to get at least one solid blow in.

Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 for damage: 1d6 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18

Pangea keeps blasting away at Earth...

Laser Pistol vs EAC#1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Fire: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9
Laser Pistol vs EAC#2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Fire#2: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

AoO Slam! vs KAC: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26
Bludgeoning: 1d6 + 10 - 6 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 6 = 6

The elemental may be near its demise, but it gets one solid hit on Zolvi before it's about ready to crumble.

ROUND 4-5
BOLD MAY ACT!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Air
Fire
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-57 stamina; -4 hit points)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis; 1 mirror image; 2 rds +1 AC)
Earth (52 damage; 6 rds staggered)
Water
Zolvi (-6 stamina; 2 rds +1 AC)

Thank all the Devils Pangea is safe and hasn't taken any damage!

Claw: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 4 = 82d6 + 17 ⇒ (5, 2) + 17 = 24
Claw: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 4 = 182d6 + 17 ⇒ (4, 4) + 17 = 25

John starts taking pot-shots at the mobile hunk of masonry...

Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 13 - 4 = 16, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 1) + 8 + 2 = 16 damage.
Called Holy Ghost-Killer Poacher Injector Pistol: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 4 = 25, for 2d6 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 5) + 8 + 2 = 17 damage.

sigmus wheels the laser cannon around and points it at EARTH

full attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 11 - 4 = 14
damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (4, 2, 5) + 8 = 19

full attack vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 4 = 20
damage: 3d8 + 8 ⇒ (2, 4, 8) + 8 = 22

You can count those two darts back, John; wasn't your turn, yet. Lol

Sigmus burns through the rocky creature's exterior, leaving a molten heap at Varnais's and Zolvi's feet.

COMBAT OVER!!
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John (-5 stamina)
Pangea (aeon stone 5/10)
Sheher ()
Sigmus (-57 stamina; -4 hit points)
Varnais (-7 stamina; -8 hit points; see invis, comprehend languages)
Zolvi (-6 stamina)

Mysticism: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

- Nothing interesting here. Let’s go!

Mysticism: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Nope, nothing interesting..."

With a nod, John moves on to the next area.

Pangea follows along.

"Guys, i need a second before we continue"

Sigmus reloads his rifle and then leans against a wall to catch his breath

I need to rest to regain my stamina.

"No problem, Sigmus... I need to calm down too. I thought I was hit, there, for a moment. That I was a goner... was saved by the Force Field, but barely..."

While Sigmus is resting, Pangea turns around, putting his back to the others, and fiddles around with his armor, before... urinating, standing up, against the corner.
"Sorry, not used to all this new stuff I'm carrying around."

Inspecting the doors one-by-one you find...

All of these rooms appear to have once been nearly identical offices, with nameplates indicating such prestigious titles as "payroll", "staffing", etc. They have since been converted into meditation cells by the kish, each containing a simple woven mat and several crude bowls coated with dried paint. The walls are a confusing riot of colors and shapes.

In this first office you find a discarded x-ray visor that has been converted into a sort of feathery mask. An hour of tinkering would be required to fix it before it could be used again.

The southern and northern hallway doors are locked and barred from the other side.

The southernmost office contains the body of a kish warrior. The corpse is burned in places, and two of its limbs are clearly broken.

Medicine: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26.

John raises an eyebrow.

"It would appear that the elementals did not like the Kish, either, based on the state of that body... he was drowned."

He then moves on to the next area.

Over a dozen standing desks fill this large chamber, many of which have been heaped with dried flowers, decorative bundles of grass, and other homemade trinkets. Though worn in many places, the faintly checkered carpet still looks high quality. A corridor leads out of the room to the east (where you came from), a large locked door leads to the west, and a red door stands in the northern wall.

Feel free to place yourselves around if you are searching.

"What's in here?"

Sigmus stands up after catching his breath and moves into the room to look around