Spanner pulls the door that is not blocked by the "hound" back, closing it. The opening is thus half closed.
put in a little black line
And Spanner asks if any understand what red, on his throne, is saying?
"Jack" manages to use the door closing to trick the "hound", but his blade does not dig into the fur.
miss
Round 1 already acted
Red
Orange
Spanner
"Harrowed Jack" now up
--->Ratatat<---
up next
Xochitl
THE Umbral Dawn
Dariox
Yellow
"That thing is a Jad Noi, an evil outsider! No idea what the dog things are but defend yourselves! These are NOT friendlies! And that Jad Noi just ordered those things to attack us!"
My questions follow the same priorities as Dawn. Any special defenses?
With one of the doors closed, does Ratatat have line of sight on orange? If yes, Ratatat will fire twice. If no, Ratatat will have to move to behind Dariox and fire a single shot.
Ratatat attacks orange!
Target's AC bonuses due to cover reduced by 2 due to sniper's aim plasma array red star vs EAC, full attack penalty:1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7 Fire & electric damage:1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
plasma array red star vs EAC, full attack penalty:1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7 Fire & electric damage:1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
And misses horribly!!!
Ratatat yells out in Goblin:
"Hey hey hey! We're not looking for a fight! How about you call off your pets and we'll cease fire. We can then sit down and share a drink. Whaddaya say?"
2d6 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9 Giving you the extra d6 from just before combat, so THE Umbral Dawn gets 24+5 and 21+4 so 3 questions for Ja Noi & 3 questions for "hound". + 1 question for Ja Noi from Ratatat.
Ja Noi:
The Ja Noi has regeneration 3 (blocked by acid or fire damage), and is a serene fighter (can reroll 1 Will save / day), it has the following SLAs:
1/day—flight (3rd level)
3/day—command , fear (1st level), supercharge weapon
and it is CR5
Tashtari:
The Castrovelian Tashtari have Fire Resistance 5, they have:
Muzzle Beam (Ex) As an attack, a tashtari can unleash a focused ray of light from its mouth that can burn a target like the beam of a laser pistol. This ray has a range increment of 80 feet.
Bristle Flash (Ex) Once per day as a standard action, a tashtari can cause its filaments to glow with intense light. Each creature within 60 feet must succeed at a Fortitude save or be dazzled for 1d4 rounds. This ability has no effect on sightless creatures. Tashtaris and tashtari alphas are immune to the effects of this ability.
LOS:
Yes for LOS. If I got it right, you take your choice of a corner from your square, and run it to all the corners of orange's square, and more than one lines gives LOS, except that the "worse" lines cross the door and people etc. so you have -4 cover but would have even if you move, so I say LOS -4 cover that you then reduce as sniper.
THE Umbral Dawn and Ratatat know quite a good deal about your opponents... but, sadly, Ratatat misses his two shots.
The Ja Noi calls back--
Goblin:
"There's no fun in talking! I LOVE BATTLE!"
Round 1
already acted
Red
Orange
Spanner
"Harrowed Jack"
Ratatat now up
--->Xochitl<---
up next (can after Xo', in order)
THE Umbral Dawn
Dariox
Yellow
Host LN Shirren Xenoseeker 4 | SP 40/40 HP 34/34 | RP 3/4 | EAC 17; KAC 18 | Fort +5*; Ref +2*; Will +4: +2 vs radiation | Init: +1 | Perc: +5, SM: +1: Blindsense | Speed 30ft; 20ft Climb | 1/1 Reroll; 1/1 Entangling; 0/1 Acid Breath | (Active Conditions) Unflankable; DR 2/-; 3/3 Graviton.
As the inky blackness coats Xochitl again, it broadcasts 'Handy you can converse with it. Any chance we could get to know it better? Is this the emperor those things were talking about?'
Seeing the only path available dissapear as the door closes, Xochitl pulse out its pistol and takes aim at the fuzzy dog.
Female Half-Orc Xenoarcheologist Envoy 2 | SP 12/12 HP 18/18 | RP 5/5 | EAC 14; KAC 15; ACvCM 23 | Fort +0; Ref +5; Will +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +5, SM: +5 | Speed 30ft | darkvision 60 ft | Active conditions: none
@THE Umbral Dawn, if you want to close into melee range, you could delay until after my turn. That way I could Guarded Step away from Orange and allow you to move in.
Xo' goes to graviton, and then despite Spanner being in the way, he gets a needle to imbed in the orange Tashtari's paw.
4 damage
Dariox calls out to THE Umbral Dawn, ready to trade places...
Round 1
already acted
Red
Orange (4 damage)
Spanner
"Harrowed Jack"
Ratatat
Xochitl now up
--->THE Umbral Dawn <---
up next (can act after THE Umbral Dawn, in order)
Dariox
Yellow
• You can’t move diagonally past a hard corner (such as the corner of a building or starship or the side of a doorframe), (page 256 of CRB) so to get out where you are, you need to go into orange's square and through it, which is Move through an enemy’s space: 20 + 1-1/2 × opponent’s CR (page 136 of CRB) so you'd need an Acrobatics check to Tumble through.
If you fail this check, you stop moving adjacent to your opponent and provoke an attack of opportunity.
Which means you end up in Spanner's square, where you can't be so I think you then are either both squeezed or most probably you get pushed back to the square before him.
Also:
Tumbling is a move action, and you move at half speed.
So all counts double, so you couldn't get to where you are (2nd diagonal) in 1 move action at 1/2 speed (I think)
So either double move, or else:
If you want to move at full speed while tumbling, you take a –10 penalty to the check.
But that's -10 vs. CR20+ (!).
• the other solution is pushing the door open (or asking Harrowed Jack or Spanner to do so (they only took 1 action I believe, and still technically could have a move, let's say...) to not have the move to open door + move to get where you want to go...
And of course this provokes an AoO unless you Tumble (again the 1/2 speed or -10, only vs. 15+1,5 CR this time)
As stated, the door opens into the room which is why people can open it for you. And you can move through your allies.
Calling out for the door to be opened, which "Jack" or Spanner do, pushing it back--
removed the black line
--THE Umbral Dawn rushes into the room, past the Tashtari, which bites at the solarian, and is fast enough to clamp down onto THE Umbral Dawn's thigh, despite the solarian being trained at moving past enemies.
10 damage
From behind the Tashtari, THE Umbral Dawn coordinates with "Jack", but still does not manage to connect with the baton.
miss
Round 1 already acted
Red
Orange (4 damage)
Spanner
"Harrowed Jack"
Ratatat
Xochitl
THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage) now up
--->Dariox<---
up next
Yellow
Yellow stops gnawing its fur, starts to move towards THE Umbral Dawn, before deciding to go for the door and "Jack".
It bites at "Jack"'s leg and rips into his thigh.
10 damage
Red suddenly performs some magic, and flies up off the throne, moving a bit forward, to have a better look at you all.
He is grinning.
Since the only indication is that the facility is dark throughout and the ceilings are 10 feet high I will keep the ceilings in here @ 10 feet, which is ridiculous, but...
Orange gives a quick look at THE Umbral Dawn, but then focuses on Spanner, biting him twice, on the thigh and then on the arm.
15 damage
Round 2 already acted
Red
Orange (4 damage) +1 to hit for all
now up
--->Spanner (15 damage)<---
up next:
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl
THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage)
Dariox
Yellow
Spanner and "Jack" step back, after Spanner's ExoCortex targeted the red Ja-Noi and "Jack" slashed at the orange tashtari, wounding it.
can you say who you attack, rather than "one of the creatures"? Going w. orange since you have +2 from flank and +1 from Get 'Em for an extra +3.
7 damage
Round 2 already acted
Red
Orange (11 damage) +1 to hit for all
Spanner (15 damage)
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage) now up
--->Ratatat<---
up next:
Xochitl
THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage)
Dariox
Yellow
Male CN Ysoki Themeless Soldier 6 | Theme Song | SP 48/48 HP 44/44 | RP 9/9 | EAC 22 KAC 23 | Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 | Init: +10 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none
If Ratatat can full attack orange without provoking, he'll do so. But if it provokes, he'll take a guarded step back and fire a single shot instead.
Target's AC bonuses due to cover reduced by 2 due to sniper's aim Plasma array vs EAC, full attack penalty, get 'em:1d20 + 9 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 4 + 1 = 17 Fire & Electric damage:1d10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Plasma array vs EAC, full attack penalty, get 'em:1d20 + 9 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 9 - 4 + 1 = 18 Fire & Electric damage:1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Ratatat fires twice. His talent as a sniper makes him avoid some interference from yellow, and both shots hit.
Sadly, the resistant pelt of the tashtari reduces part of the fire damage.
Resistance:
#1 is 10 = 5 Fire 5 Elec - 5 Fire = 5
#2 is 13 = 6 Fire 7 Elec - 5 Fire = 7
12 damage
Round 2
already acted
Red
Orange (23 damage) +1 to hit for all
Spanner (15 damage)
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat now up
--->Xochitl<---
up next:
THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage)
Dariox
Yellow
The needle pierces the face of the "mutt". The hole was made.
5 damage
It makes an ouch sound!
Round 2 already acted
Red
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Spanner (15 damage)
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/- now up
--->THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage)<---
up next:
Dariox
Yellow
THE Umbral Dawn is unable to connect a solid blow with the shifty three legged hound.
miss
Round 2
already acted
Red
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Spanner (15 damage)
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (10 damage) now up
--->Dariox<---
up next:
Yellow
Dariox encourages you and gives you faith in landing your blows and shots against the three legged terrors.
Yellow hesitates for a second about moving towards THE Umbral Dawn, but then steps forward, and sniffs at all the enemies present... and tries to bite this new one, that is still not hit: Xo'!
But Xo' remains unscathed.
miss
Flapping in the air, against the ceiling, red waits...
Orange spots yellow moving out, but keeps on gnawing like crazy at THE Umbral Dawn...
...and the predator bites deep and hard, going for the flaws in the Solarian's armor.
2 crits ((( 33 damage
THE Umbral Dawn is badly hit, and is bleeding.
The red Ja Noi claps, proud of orange's attack.
Then red triggers some spell.
THE Umbral Dawn feels something in his mind...
DC 12 Will save
If Failed save:
A voice in Common orders you to Fall!
On your turn you will fall to the ground and remain prone until your next round.
You can otherwise act normally.
Spanner...
Round 3
already acted
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red now up:
--->Spanner (15 damage)<---
up next:
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage)
Dariox
Yellow +1 to hit for all
As Spanner starts to move back a lingering thought is floating through the android's mind...
@Spanner: can you make an INT check (d20+INT bonus)
Delaying this:
Spanner hits yellow.
9 damage
Round 3 already acted
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red
Spanner (15 damage) [* see below] now up:
--->"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage) <---
up next:
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage)
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
GM Screen
Spoiler:
Magic Missiles vs. Spanner:5d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 1, 4) + 5 = 16
5 x Fortitude DC 14 checks or be sickened for 1 minute
No, there were two failures to disable the trap that was resetting in a minute, and Ratatat warned that "This trap ain't gonna come down".
So I aimed for a DC10 INT check to have you change your move/action if you wanted ((( ________
Spanner moves carefully back, but, having forgotten about the trap behind, is pummelled by a flurry of five magical missiles in the form of poison-coated shuriken.
16 damage
Spanner's shot still hits yellow.
9 damage
But the magical poison still tries to infiltrate your circuits.
must make a DC 14 Fort save (poison effect so android bonus) should be 5 checks but lumping to one general effect
if fail DC14 Fort Save:
Sickened for 1 minute.
You take a –2 penalty to attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Round 3 already acted
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red
Spanner (31 damage) now up:
--->"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage) <---
up next:
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage)
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
"Jack"'s survival instincts are thrown off for a bit, and then the blade fails to pierce the beast's hide.
miss
Round 3 already acted
Orange (28 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red
Spanner (31 damage) - DC 14 Fort save to roll
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage) now up:
--->Ratatat<---
up next:
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) - DC 12 Will save to roll
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
Male CN Ysoki Themeless Soldier 6 | Theme Song | SP 48/48 HP 44/44 | RP 9/9 | EAC 22 KAC 23 | Fort +6; Ref +8; Will +5 | Init: +10 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: none
Oh the 'disabled' was referring to the trap...I didn't realize. Yah, we couldn't get high enough mysticism rolls to disable it, so we blew past it while it was in the process of resetting...
Ratatat takes a guarded step away from yellow and fires his weapon at orange, hoping to take it down before it gets another swing at Dawn!
Target's AC bonuses due to cover reduced by 2 due to sniper's aim Plasma array vs EAC, get 'em:1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 = 29 Fire & Electric damage:1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Lashunta Solarion 5 Theme Dragonblooded |SP 27?/40 HP 32/39|RP 6/6 |EAC 21 KAC 22|Fort +5, Reflex +6, Will +3| Init +5 |Per -1 Speed 40 Fire Res 5
"Keep these wolves where they're at! They are both in the range of THE Umbral Dawn's solar explosion !" the grievously wounded but defiantly standing lashunta warrior cries out.
Will Save:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Of course...Not that it would matter for Super Nova
Ratatat steps back, fires, and hits, and though the fire is absorbed, the electricity "burns" the "hound".
4 damage
Round 3
already acted
Orange (32 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red
Spanner (31 damage) - DC 14 Fort save to roll
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat now up:
--->Xochitl DR 1/- <---
up next:
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) will fall prone at your turn
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
Spanner shakes off the poison, and Xo' steps forward, but does not hurt orange.
miss
Round 3
already acted
Orange (32 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red
Spanner (31 damage) - DC 14 Fort save to roll
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/- now up:
--->THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) will fall prone at your turn <---
up next:
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
Lashunta Solarion 5 Theme Dragonblooded |SP 27?/40 HP 32/39|RP 6/6 |EAC 21 KAC 22|Fort +5, Reflex +6, Will +3| Init +5 |Per -1 Speed 40 Fire Res 5
The Umbral Dawn falls to his knees despite attempting to resist the outsider's magic with every molecule of his being.
"You will NEVER defeat use!" he cries defiantly, but seeing that XO moved in closer, he commences with flailing wildly with his baton rather than using his Super Nova.
THE Umbral Dawn, pushed by some order, falls prone... but lashes out and hits orange.
4 damage
Orange yelps... and starts to turn around and leave.
It is obvious that it is so wounded that it is about to flee and will not attack.
Dariox...
Round 3
[ooc]already acted
Orange (36 damage) +1 to hit for all WILL FLEE
Red
Spanner (31 damage) - DC 14 Fort save to roll
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) prone now up:
--->Dariox <---
up next:
Yellow (9 damage) +1 to hit for all
botting
--Dariox keeps on encouraging you all, pointing at the remaining "hound" and at the evil master, letting the other beast be for now.
Get 'Em on yellow & red
Yellow tries to take Xo' down, biting away at the legs, first the left, then the right one.
But some legs are like tree trunks, and will not be chipped at!
double miss
Orange spins around and goes to high-tail it away on its three legs--
--giving THE Umbral Dawn, lying on the floor, an opening.
Umbral make take an AoO at orange
Red, upset at seeing its tashtari run away in fear, casts another spell--
-- looking with rage at THE Umbral Dawn, switching to Common:
"You too run like a dog, you cur!"
DC 12 Will save for Umbral open spoiler if failed:
You are Frightened!
Flee from red as best you can for 3 rounds. You take a –2 penalty to ability checks, attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks.
Spanner--
Round 4
already acted
Orange (36 damage) +1 to hit for all
Red +1 to hit for all now up:
--->Spanner (31 damage)<---
up next:
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) prone AoO on Orange + DC12 Will save
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage)
I am at airport so no time to check, but why -4? It is easier to hit you, but not harder for you to hit, or is it?
THE Umbral Dawn gallantly bashes the arse of the retreating tripod hound and clobbers it to death.
It rolls over... and expires.
Red yells: "MY PET! YOU EVIL CUR!"
Round 4 already acted
Red +1 to hit for all now up:
--->Spanner (31 damage)<---
up next:
"Harrowed Jack" (10 damage)
Ratatat
Xochitl DR 1/-
THE Umbral Dawn (43 damage) prone AoO on Orange
Dariox
Yellow (9 damage)
Host LN Shirren Xenoseeker 4 | SP 40/40 HP 34/34 | RP 3/4 | EAC 17; KAC 18 | Fort +5*; Ref +2*; Will +4: +2 vs radiation | Init: +1 | Perc: +5, SM: +1: Blindsense | Speed 30ft; 20ft Climb | 1/1 Reroll; 1/1 Entangling; 0/1 Acid Breath | (Active Conditions) Unflankable; DR 2/-; 3/3 Graviton.
CRB Pg 254 'Prone':
If you are lying on the ground, you are prone. When prone, you take a –4 penalty to melee attack rolls. You also gain a +4 bonus to your Armor Class against ranged attacks but take a –4 penalty to your AC against melee attacks. If you are knocked down in zero gravity, you’re off-kilter (see page 276) instead of prone.
Lashunta Solarion 5 Theme Dragonblooded |SP 27?/40 HP 32/39|RP 6/6 |EAC 21 KAC 22|Fort +5, Reflex +6, Will +3| Init +5 |Per -1 Speed 40 Fire Res 5
Being prone is terrible for melee, but it's an excellent and underused tactic in ranged combat. With how common ranged combat is in Starfinder, it'd be terrible having to take Precise shot on every single character
