OUTPOST 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Live Exploration Extreme Edition (Inactive)

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after a few more caverns you arrive to the village, and it appears to be in distress. The goblins initial explosion appears to have caused more damage than initially thought, a fissure has split down the middle of the settlements cavern, dropping a massive chunk of stone onto what looks like a temple. There are a few dozen other dwarves struggling to break through the boulder.

"der Tempel!!!!!" Ylga shouts in dwarven as the rest of your dwarven escort rushes to assist. Ylga stops to look back at you and says, in draconic,"You have to help us! our elder is in the temple to Torag!"

Once you get down there the village members report to Ylga, who translates. "it looks like there are 2 viable ways to get through here: we can try to move the boulder, but our elder engineers and builders believe that the fissures trajectory should lead to one of the temples rear rooms, but the trench is filled with unknown, viscous fluid. " several dwarves with white beards appear to be arguing over the best course of action in the background.

"GREETINGS!"
Pangea bows to all the Dwarves it meets.

"So, try to move the boulder... or go check out the muck filled trench?"

Pangea will try to see what the fluid is if the android can take a look at it--
1d20 ⇒ 15 (+7 if Culture, Medicine Life or Physical Science ; +9 if Engineering)

"Moving through the fluid might be faster, if it is safe."

Thenither strides toward the trench and shoves a hand into thick liquid.

In Draconic,
"Of course we will help!"

Then to the team;
"What is our best play here folks? THENITHER! WAIT! WAAAITT!"

Who the white beards are? Culture: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

What the fluid is. Physical Science: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Is the fluid alive? Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22 DC 5 lower if identifying rare creature.

How hard would it be/what it would take to move the boulder?
engineering: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

Wazasha Steps forward,"Ive got Zo! in my ear right now, this is gonna be a audience poll moment...." she says as she pulls up a wrist band holo-screen that shows 2 bars rising and falling against each other, one labeled "stone", the other "liquid". "He's soooooooo excited." she says sarcastically.

The fissure the liquid is in looks about only 5 feet tall, with 3 of it being filled with liquid, and Thenither sticking his hand into it. his hand goes in and comes out with no ill side effects, however it does not feel like water, its much too slick.

it does look like one might be able to brace against the top part, if they were athletic enough, which would most likely avoid touching the liquid.

Ylga responds, "Thank you Zay ooss of the Star Finder Clan but you must hurry! Our Chief Preist of Torag, Holsin Nolskrit must survive!! The Marbleheart need him!" She stresses.

Dr. Zaius shares what he has gleaned of the situation over the comms with the rest of the team. Then turning away from Ylga and toward Wazaasha and the cameras he says with a smile,

"What will it be folks the ROCK or the HARD PLACE? Cast your votes quickly as you can because this is actually a matter of life and death!"

Then to Ylga in Draconic,

"Never fear the Starfinders are here! We are merely evaluating which way will get us in quickest!"

Pangea has a look at the slick liquid on Thenither's paw.
Engineering: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
"THAT IS BLOOD!... well, for me it is. I mean, it is some synthetic lubricant like you'd find in mechanical engines or hydraulic systems, or some android parts."

Hearing that speed is needed, Pangea enters the fissure, and will try to brace against the top part, and move along while avoiding touching the liquid--
--but Pangea suddenly stops, and frowns: "Holsin Nolskrit?! Is this some kind of gag? That's a made up name..."
Then it shrugs and keeps on squirming along.

"All names are made up. Where else would they come from?" Chetna absent-mindedly responds to Pangea as she catches back up with the group and surveys the scene. "What in the seven domains of hell is going on?"

Engineering: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

"Looks a little off-brand to me. Will this stuff gum up our weapons or gear? I know Nova Solutions makes a mean arc-pistol, but I don't want to void the warranty."

Thenither looks down at his dripping clawed hand. "Like oil? My suit should keep it out."

The Vesk quickly checks the environmental seals on his armor. He lowers himself slowly into the trench, and, always keeping at least one hand on solid dry shore, begins to wade into the temple.

Thenither, you're going to very quickly go frictionless. You should have an extremely hard time "wading" as your feet won't be able to keep their grip on the ground. You're more than likely going to have to swim it.

That's why hands on the dry wall.

Wabasha yells out as Thenither and Pangea descend into the fissure, "Good guess! the fans voted a landslide 77% in favor of the fissure!!! Oh and Zo! wanted me to tell you, GOOGOGOGOOGOOGOGOOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOOOOOO. apparently even I was contractually obligated to say that." she add that at the end with her trademark dry humor.

Thenither is able to wade his way through the fissure easily enough and Pangea is able to use enough makeshift hand and foot holds along the top to climb through without touching the fluid.

a tiny camera drone flys along and records the two of them for the pact worlds to watch on eagerly...

perception to follow Thenither's path: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Seeing that it is hopeless in the dim light, Dr. Zaius seals his suit and leaps after his Vesk friend trying to emulate his movements.

Pangea looks around to see where it has arrived...
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Chetna presses the two buttons that lock-in her suit's environmental protections and seals her inside. She tries to make her way along the top of the wall.

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Once inside, Thenither grunts as he hauls himself out of the trench.

"It'th good that the fanth voted to do what we were already doing. Wabathha would be dithapointed if they hadn't."

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Ardoc follows cheerfully enough, trying to keep his weapons as dry as possible.

Chetna takes Pangea's lead and is able to brace against the ceiling of the fissure and avoids touching the oily liquid. The rest of you are able to move fairly easy through the liquid but when you emerge out on the other side you may have a hard time standing up and moving without falling.

Everyone except Pangea and Chetna: You are affected by the grease spell and must make a DC 10 acrobatics check to move each round and failure by 5 or more means you fall prone. Until you actually enter combat, you are able to take 10 on this check.

The room you emerge in is dark at first but the film drones light it up in short order, revealing what might have once even a storage room or cellar. A set of carved stairs leads farther up into the temple.

Pangea makes for the stairs, hurrying up to wherever they lead.
"I think I heard a shout coming from above..."

Chetna draws her pistol in one hand and a kukri in the other. "Let's go see what there is to shout about," she mumbles while creeping up the stairs.

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Thenither pulls himself out of the pit, and draws himself into a standing position. When he tries to take a step, he falls into an awkward split, and slips again as he tries to stand once more. He stares at the fluid dripping off his armor and pooling around his feet.

With a deep hiss, he uses the wall to stand and begins to walk after Pangea and Chetna in the flat-footed stomp of an angry man walking on ice.

Detect magic on the fluid.

The fluid is perfectly mundane, but mechanically its like your subject to a grease spell until "the end of the next encounter."

The room you enter is devoid of any life and looks like a multipurpose storage room. the room to north appears to have a similar function and the room to the west looks like it could be a worship hall, but its hard to tell at this point. You can hear the sounds of a struggle from the room to the west!

About time to go to initiative,

INITIATIVE ROUND 1:

Red ????
Chetna
Blue ????
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Green????
Thenither

Bold May Act!!!

You hear a slithering, slirping sound from the room to the north, but it sounds like it is getting farther away moving to the west.

INITIATIVE ROUND 1:

Red ????
Chetna
Blue ????
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Green????
Thenither

Bold May Act!!! Remember for this fight Chetna and Pangea can move normally, every one else must make a DC 10 acrobatics check to move. if you fail by 5 or more you are prone but if you fail by less than 5 you stay standing and can try to move again. This only applies to actual movement, a move action to draw something does not need the check.

Chetna moves north to try and see what's making the slurping sound.

Single move action. I would like to know what I see before burning the rest of my turn.

You see a blob of black... fluid, maybe oil, it definitely is alive and seems to have reacted to you entering the room.

INITIATIVE ROUND 1:

Red ????
Chetna
Blue ????
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Green????
Thenither

Bold May Act!!!

Engineering to identify an oil monster?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"We've got some sort of black ooze up this way," she informs the group after jogging back to them.

Joy... moving back to the group.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

life science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21 DC decreased by 5 for new/rare creatures

I can't access the map at work, so I will ready and action to attack in the best way possible based on what I learn and will relay all info to team over comms!

Chetna runs back in and relays the info about the black grease. as she enters the western part of the room she sees a bit more into the main chapel and the dangerous scene within. An older dwarf is fending off 2 more of the black grease creatures, but it looks like they are getting the better of him by his wounds!

INITIATIVE ROUND 1:

Red ????
Chetna
Blue ????
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Green????
Thenither

Bold May Act!!!

The blue grease creature slithers and slops its way, following Chetna to the room before launching a glob of its own body at her!

Spit vs EAC: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 131d4 ⇒ 2

but she dodges it expertly!

INITIATIVE ROUND 1:

Red ????
Chetna
Blue ????
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Green????
Thenither

Bold May Act!!!

Pangea looks at the greasy blob and says--
Life Science: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
--"By Triune! That is a greasy blob!"

Pangea lifts it big plasma fork, and aims it at the blue colored grease ball, boosting the gun, and overcharging it at the same time.
Plasma gun vs. EAC: 1d20 + 1 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 + 3 + 1 = 19
E&F, Magic, Overcharged, Boosted: 1d8 + 1d6 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + (3) + (1) = 6
5 charges spent

That should be 3 question then? So 1) What are its weakness? 2) Special attacks? 3) Defenses? I will relay everything I learn to the team.

Dr. Zaius aims at the blue ooze and fires!

Range atk: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
[Dam: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

I will move between Chetna and Adrdoc if I can’t take the shot from where I am.

1) the ooze does not have any specific weaknesses. 2)these things can spit a glob of acid at range, as you saw with Chetna seconds ago 3) they have ooze immunities and resist acid 5. they also have the Spray ability:

Spray (Ex) As a reaction when hit by an attack that targets
its KAC, an autonomous synth fluid can spray a portion of its body into an adjacent 5-foot square. Any creature in the area takes1d3 acid damage (DC 9 Reflex negates), and the area becomes difficult terrain for non-ooze creatures. The fluids evaporate after 1 minute.

Ardoc takes aim and fires at the blob.

Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 4

GM FS, I doubt anything that green does will change Thenither's action.

Thenither pulls a few chunks of debris from the goblin room out of his pack. He holds one out in front of him tosses it lightly straight up, and watches it accelerate in a flat trajectory toward the nearest ooze.

telekinetic projectile v KAC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15 ... damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

That's the impact look like? Any recoil from the hit or other reaction?

Pangea fires a powerful blast into the blue one, along with the Doctor, severly wounding it before Ardoc finishes it off with his blast.

INITIATIVE ROUND 1 and 2 :

Red ???? -3
Chetna
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Thenither
Green????

Bold May Act!!!

I'm just gonna delay the green for easier block initiative. @ Thenither, since you can see the red we will say your attack hit tht one. this caused it to spray some ooze on the floor next to it.

The red and green, move towards the group now that they have noticed the larger threat.

the red Blob slither over and slams at Chetna,

Slam vs KAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 171d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

hitting her hard in the gut, while the green blob spits a glob of acid at Thenither,

spit vs EAC: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 111d4 ⇒ 2

but misses the scaly vesk.

INITIATIVE ROUND 2:

Red ???? -3
Chetna -2
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Thenither
Green????

Bold May Act!!!

Chetna steps backward and unloads into the blob with her Nova Solutions arc pistol.

Can I 5' step and full attack? If not, I'll trick attack in spoiler

Attack 1: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 - 4 = 18 vs EAC
Damage 1: 1d6 ⇒ 5 E
Attack 2: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 4 = 17 vs EAC
Damage 2: 1d6 ⇒ 5 E

Reflex to stay upright: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Walking carefully to stay upright, Thenither lumbers forward and tries his trick again.

telekinetic projectile v KAC, green : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4... damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Seeing that there is some cover, Pangea calls upon its IA to start tracking the red-hued blob of grease, and then fires an overcharged bolt of plasma.

Plasma gun w. Combat Tracking vs. EAC: 1d20 + 2 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 3 + 1 = 16 (Cover not counted)
E&F, Magic, Overcharged: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + (1) = 4

5 charges used
4 charges used if a hit, otherwise w. Conserving: no charges spent on miss

Dr. Zaius aims and fires at the next blob!
Ranged ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Dam: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Again Im at work and cant access the maps, so please have me shoot whichever one I am able to, moving intelligently if necessary to get a clear shot. Thanks

Can I 5' step and full attack? If not, I'll trick attack in spoiler

In starfinder there are no 5 foot steps; its called a guarded step and is a move action so we'll go with the trick attack in the spoiler.

Chetna jukes forward before stepping back, tricking the red blob and firing into it while Pangea fires another overcharged shot and Zaius finishes the red blob off while Thenither's rock flies past harmlessly.

INITIATIVE ROUND 2 :

Chetna
Pangea
Ardoc
Dr. Zaius
Thenither
Green????
Bold May Act!!!

"Okay! Go team! We're getting stuff done here!"

9 charges used

Ardoc fires at green.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Damage: 1d10 ⇒ 10
extra for crit: 1d10 ⇒ 2

Range ATK: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Dam: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Dr. Zaius aims at the last ooze and fires!

Ardoc's shot instantly Vaporizes the last ooze, ending the combat.

COMBAT OVER.

"Hallo? Ist jemand da? Sind diese bösen Kreaturen weg?" you hear called out from the room in dwarven.

In Draconic, ”Hallo! We are here to help! Ylga asked us to come to your aid so here we are. Do you need healing esteemed Elder? Shall we go?”

Alpha ejects the plasma gun's battery, slips it into its belt, extracts another battery and slams it in to recharge the rifle.
Then the android moves into the other room.
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

The vesk follows the android, scuffing his feet to clean the fluid from them.

"How do you say, 'We are not orcs,' in dragon-speak?" Chetna inquires as she heads toward the elder.

In Draconic,"Praise Torag!!! Ylga has saved my life through you it seems. Yes I could use some healing, I was injured in the collapse, and then these beasts began to assault me. I surely would have perished if it werent for the lot of you. Torag must have sent you, and must still have plans for me here on Golarion." The old dwarf appears injured but is in no imediatly threat of death. 6/16 hp

The room he is in appears like a modest chapel, with symbols of hammers and imagery of dwarves performing heroic acts carved into the wall.

"What's he sayin'?"

"Diplomathy," Thenither grumbles after the doctor translates. "He hath a mere thcratch."

Despite his words the vesk steps forward. "Damoritoth can heal tho that we continue the fight anew. Witneth."

He lays his hands on the dwarf to cast mystic cure.

Mystic Cure: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

"Now. Athk him how they came here and how long they've been theeking the thky."