Ash's attack clears a hole through the ball lightning, which Remi safely flies through. From this vantage point, you can see the wreck of the Amber Reconnoiter, settled into a planar debris field. You remotely use the codes to disarm the weapons system, but the electricity-pulsing detritus is too closely bundled to safely navigate your damaged ship through, so you must approach on your own through open space.
Moving in Zero-G: A creature that moves in a given direction continues to move in that direction at the same speed at the beginning of its turn each round (without taking any action); it must move the full distance unless it is able to change its motion by latching on to an object or creature, pushing off in a new direction, or creating thrust of some kind (all of which are considered move actions). If a creature runs into a solid object during its movement, it must succeed at a DC 20 Acrobatics or Athletics check to safely stop its movement; failure means that creature gains the off-kilter condition. If a creature runs into another creature during its movement, both creatures must each attempt a DC 20 Acrobatics or Athletics check to avoid gaining the off-kilter condition. A creature anchored to a solid object (such as by the boot clamps available with most armor) receives a +4 bonus to this check. An off-kilter creature in a zero-gravity environment can steady itself as a move action that requires a surface to grab on to or some method of propulsion; alternatively, that creature can throw a single item weighing at least 4 bulk (for Medium creatures; 2 bulk for Small creatures) to reorient itself and remove the off-kilter condition.
If provided with sufficient handholds, a creature with a climb speed can move along a wall at full speed, as can any creature that succeeds at a DC 20 Acrobatics or Athletics check. Creatures that fly via methods that require an atmosphere, such as wings or turbofans, can’t use their fly speeds in a vacuum; once they reenter an atmosphere, they can recover and get their bearings within 1d4 rounds, after which they can fly normally. Magical flight and methods of flight that provide their own thrust, such as maneuvering jets, are not affected. A character in a zero-gravity environment can lift and carry 10 times her normal amount.
Thrown weapons have their range increments multiplied by 10 in zero-g. In addition, all ranged weapons no longer have a maximum number of range increments—their wielders simply continue to accrue penalties the farther away the target is.
Y Data Y
Remi
Ash
Rora
Stella
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Looking suitably chastised, Stella yields the science station to Data to stand behind the command chair and watches as their ship approaches the Amber Reconnoiter.
Did someone send the deactivation codes? she asked a bit nervously. And are we going to dock or spacewalk?
Oh please please please let it be the latter she thought to herself.I so LOVE being out in space.
Being a star mystic, she was able to survive, unprotected, in the harshness of space, and would spend some of her free time, outside the station, just contemplating the Cosmos or flying around a bit dressed like a comic book superheroine. Maybe she might take up star dancing as a hobby.
Although, being that they were in a Drift Bubble, she'd better wear armour - just in case. Being hit with four million volts would not be fun.
Looking suitably chastised, Stella yields the science station to Data to stand behind the command chair and watches as their ship approaches the Amber Reconnoiter.
Did someone send the deactivation codes? she asked a bit nervously. And are we going to dock or spacewalk?
Oh please please please let it be the latter she thought to herself.I so LOVE being out in space.
Being a star mystic, she was able to survive, unprotected, in the harshness of space, and would spend some of her free time, outside the station, just contemplating the Cosmos or flying around a bit dressed like a comic book superheroine. Maybe she might take up star dancing as a hobby.
Although, being that they were in a Drift Bubble, she'd better wear armour - just in case. Being hit with four million volts would not be fun.
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Remi activates the environmental protections on her D-suit, and then double checks to make sure it worked properly. She parks their ship so it will stay a fixed distance from the Amber Reconnoiter and exits through the airlock when everyone else is ready.
She gestures toward some of the debris floating nearby and speaks over the team's comm units. "I'll move out that way to see what I can find. Please watch out for any debris coming at me from a blind spot." Remi pushes off the small rock to fly out into open space, aimed at the rock directly in front of them.
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Stella, clad only in second skin armour, (really must get better armour one of these days) just casually stepped out of the airlock, and floated in space. She then checked to make sure her fly ability worked (20ft fly) while trailing out 50ft of rope.
I've got your back Remi ... and it's a nice back too
And the rest of you, if you want, grab this rope and I'll tow you ..... and don't forget Newton's Laws of Motion
The party continues floating toward the central rock, Remi's flight obstructed somewhat by the android and warrior. As you drift, you see several chunks of debris surge with an ambient electrical discharge.
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Stella flew parallel to her party but a little higher up in order to see over the wall that they were approaching.
"Careful" she warned. "Many of the nearby rocks are accumulating a static charge from the environment."
Already she could feels the finer hairs on her body reacting to the electro-magnetic fields in the area. If this kept up, this lashunta was going to have a 'bad hair day'.
Rora bumps somewhat unceremoniously against the wall before her, spinning around in space . From her spinning position, however, she glimpses movement from behind the platform, evidently disturbed from her impact. The rest of the group sees two large, iridescent yellow cephalopods emerge from the far side of the debris, their porous membranes rippling with electricity.
The darker-colored creature flies around the barrier jutting from the rock, reaching out with a long, electrified tentacle and aggressively grasping the spinning ysoki.
Y Data Y
Remi
Ash
Rora (-13 SP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle
Orange Cuttle
With a grunt of pain Rora pulls out her baton and gives the creature a solid whack to the tentacle!
Rora pops the beast with her laser, but it first attacks her as she attempts to shoot it.
The beast clobbers her again, a spatter of blood filling the viewing mask of her armor.
Y Data Y
Remi
Ash
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle
Orange Cuttle (-2 HP)
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Remi jerks her head backwards in surprise, but keeps drifting inexorably toward the wall in front of them.
She gracefully comes to a stop, and tries to get a closer look at the closest creature to tell what it is.
Seeing how much damage it has done in a short time to Rora, Remi pulls out her perforator pistol and fires at the closest one.
Remi recognizes these creatures as Drift cuttles, void-dwelling beasts native to the Drift that feed on energies emitted from planar bubbles like this one, but require biological nutrients to reproduce. Dwelling in dangerous environs leads them to be resistant to the energy types they feed on.
The lighter cuttle flies around the barrier and lunges out at the closest target—Remi—but swings wide and only spins itself around in the vacuum. The darker one, however, now recognizes the android as the greatest threat, flying around its ysoki prey to attack Y Data Y, connecting with another electrified tentacle.
Y Data Y (-10 SP)
Remi
Ash
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle
Orange Cuttle (-17 HP)
The cuttle does indeed lash out and zap Ash, but the close contact lets the soldier hit it twice from point blank, causing it to writhe in visible pain as fingers of electricity and streams of blood emerge into the void.
Y Data Y (-10 SP)
Remi
Ash (-9 SP)
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle
Orange Cuttle (-36 HP)
Y Data Y fells the darker cuttle with his split missiles, allowing Stella to focus on the remaining beast instead.
Remi
Ash (-9 SP)
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle (-12 HP)
Orange Cuttle (-40 HP)
Y Data Y (-10 SP)
Y Data Y (-10 SP)
Remi (-13 SP)
Ash (-9 SP)
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP, off-kilter)
Stella
Yellow Cuttle (-23 HP)
The cuttle cracks a tentacles into Y Data Y, but then gets torn to bloody electrified tatters by your combined assault.
Y Data Y (-18 SP, -8 HP)
Remi (-3 SP, received IB)
Ash (-9 SP)
Rora (-18 SP, -8 HP)
Stella
One chunk of debris supports much of a simple house made of wood and cob, though the transition into the Drift cleanly sliced off part of the building’s back corner. Inside are a bed, a small bookshelf, a rug, a hearth, and a lockbox. The books are all written in an unknown language and detail primal rituals, herbalism, and hedge magic. The lockbox appears to be magically sealed .
A separate floating island appears to have once been part of a massive building with thick walls before being pulled into the Drift. Subsequent collisions with other debris have broken off much of the architecture. Remi spots a chest hidden inside, although it is wedged inside part of the debris .
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"Oh, what's this?" Remi tries to pry free the chest she noticed.
She also takes a few moments to wander around the out-of-place house. "It makes you wonder about the people who lived in this place. What were they doing when their house was ripped apart? I hope they were somewhere safe." She takes a look at the lockbox that Stella and Ash are poking at.
The lockbox contains several pieces of jewelry, vials of precious oils, and an assortment of unfamiliar shells that would be of value to xenobiologists or collectors. The chest contains six beautiful outfits tailored for a humanoid creature with three arms and three legs, as well as a mk 2 serum of healing.
The Amber Reconnoiter floats in the debris field, where it has clearly been for some time, based on its dented exterior. A huge chunk of debris remains lodged in the bridge, and the airlock on the starboard side is inoperable. As a result, you must enter through the gaping hole in the aft-port corner of the vessel.
Service lights intermittently flicker with barely perceptible light, giving faint glimpses of the ruined interior in this area. A seemingly nonfunctioning power core is located toward the front of the area, just forward of a line of cots and near a strange crackling barrier. A similar barrier blocks off a smaller hallway leading to the starboard side of the ship, next to another door. Toward the port side, a door sits partially cracked.