GM Valen's SFS 1-05 The First Mandate (PbP) (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

As the kasathan moves by one of the creatures (blue) lashes out with its spiked tail.
Melee (tail slap): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

But the creature misses and it instead finds itself suddenly caught in a sonic blast. Deafened: 1d4 ⇒ 1

The shot from the halfling Starfinder also finds its mark, scorching the creature's wings.

Combat Round Two Begins

PCs in bold may act

Bisig -9 SP | -2 HP (includes damage from Ykris @ Gala)
Blue -10 HP | -1 RP (deafened)
Feriac -6 SP
Yellow +1 RP
Kadef
Igna -3 SP

Weaponized microwave oven! Nasty.

Bisig takes a couple of hits and then slides back (Guarded Step) and takes aim at the same one he shot at before Blue.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

The ysoki misses. With the kasathan now presenting himself as a target, one of the creatures (blue) strikes with it's spiked tail.
Melee (tail slap) v Kadef, w/flank: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 2 = 21
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

The creature strikes hard, drawing electricity from the Starfinder.

Combat Round Two Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Bisig -9 SP | -2 HP
Blue -10 HP | +0 RP (deafened)
Feriac -6 SP
Yellow +1 RP
Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP

Feriac removes his laser pistol from its holster and takes a shot at the closest creature (blue)

Attack: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 2 = 9
Damage (Fire): 1d4 ⇒ 2

A stray spray of sparks from one of the exposed cables causes the android's shot goes wide. Agitated the other creature (yellow) flies forward and releases its own barrage of electrical energy.
Damage (E): 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

The android's circuitry again act almost like a lightning rod while the other Starfinders are able to dodge part of the blast, but the surge has clearly taken a toll on them.

The other winged-creature (blue), though within the brunt of the electrical energy surge, appears to be unphased by it.

Sorry, realized that I the electrical siphon only occurs on critical hits. Doesn't change damage. Stats adjusted accordingly below.

Combat Round Two Cont'd/Combat Round Three Begins

PCs in bold may act

Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP
Round Three
Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -10 HP | -1 RP (deafened)
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP (staggered=only one move or one standard action)
Yellow -1 RP
Kadef -7 SP | -2 HP
Igna -6 SP

Kadef grabs a frag grenade with his free hand while driving his combat baton at the right hand creature.

Baton,Tactical v Blue KAC : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12 ... damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Once again, Igna aims her agitator at Blue, and sends a stream of boosted microwave energy to set it on fire... but it seems this critter does not hurt much.
Ember Agitator vs. EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Fire: 1d8 + 1d4 ⇒ (1) + (1) = 2
Move action to Boost damage + Standard to shoot (2 more charges used)

Both Kadef and Igna's attacks find their mark, but do relatively little damage to the seemingly famished creature.

Combat Round Three Begins

PCs in bold may act

Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -14 HP | -1 RP (deafened)
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP (staggered=only one move or one standard action)
Yellow -1 RP
Kadef -7 SP | -2 HP
Igna -6 SP

Bleeding and with singed fur, Bisig withdraws from the strange creatures and moves behind some of the boxes in the north of the room.

Taking the Withdraw action

1 Feriac, 2 Igna, 3 Kadef: 1d3 ⇒ 3

With three targets close by, the creature with a more bluish tinge chooses a target seemingly at random, lashing out with it's tail.

Melee (tail slap) v Kadef: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

The spikes on the tail blood tear at the kasatha.

Combat Round Three Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -14 HP | -1 RP (deafened)
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP (staggered)
Yellow -1 RP
Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP

Feriac takes another shot at the wounded creature, hoping to take it out.

attack: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 2 = 18
damage (fire): 1d4 ⇒ 3

The android's shot scorches one of the creatures as the other, sensing an easy target, strikes at the kasatha. It swoops by swinging it's spiked tail.

Melee (tail slap) v Kadef w/flank: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The creatures tail spikes rip into the kasatha, drawing blood.

Combat Round Three Cont'd/Four Begins

PCs in bold may act

Kadef -7 SP | -3 HP
Igna -3 SP
Round Four
Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -17 HP | -1 RP (deafened)
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP
Yellow -1 RP
Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP

Igna keeps on trying to cook the blue colored flying thing out of the sky, aiming at it, boosting her weapon, and... firing.

Ember Agitator vs. EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Fire: 1d8 + 1d4 ⇒ (5) + (3) = 8
2 more charges used

The halfling's weapon burns one of the flying creature (blue) from the inside out, leaving it well done.

Combat Round Three Cont'd/Four Begins

PCs in bold may act

Kadef -7 SP | -3 HP
Igna -3 SP
Round Four
Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -25 HP | -1 RP
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP
Yellow -1 RP
Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP

Igna smiles, relieved.

From behind the boxes he is crouched behind, Bisig aims at the creature and squeezes off two shots with his laser rifle.

Attack, EAC: 1d20 ⇒ 191d20 ⇒ 15
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 71d8 ⇒ 3

Kadef swipes at the flying menace with his baton and retreats carefully.

Baton,Tactical v KAC: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17 ... damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

guarded step as shown.

A flurry of shots strike the remaining creature, which cries out in pain.

Combat Round Four Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Blue -25 HP | -1 RP
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP
Yellow -16 RP
Kadef -6 SP
Igna -3 SP

As Feriac see's the other creature move into an area of the room out of sight, he moves quickly into the room and positions himself behind a barrel. He then trains his exocortex's targeting matrix on the remaining creature.

Wounded and enraged, the winged creature flies towards one of its tormentors.
1B 2F 3I 4K: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Drawn to the circuited Starfinder, the creature swoops toward the android with its tail ready to strike.

Melee (tail slap) v: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The android ducks well in time to avoid a blow.

Combat Round Four Cont'd/Round Five Begins

All PCs may act

Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Feriac -7 SP | -5 HP
Yellow -16 RP
Kadef -7 SP | -3 HP
Igna -3 SP

Kadef pitches a fragmentation grenade against the east wall and draws one of his healing serums with the empty hand.

Grenade to square marked : 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19 ... damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Save DC 12
I moved the little yellow square to square that I'm aiming for.

@Kadef: I think grenades target intersections (not squares).

Seeing the other flying menace in front of her, Igna boosts her weapon and... fires at it.

Ember Agitator vs. EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Fire: 1d8 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + (2) = 6
2 more charges used

Bisig moves so he has a clear shot on the creature and squeezes off another shot from his rifle.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Igna is impressed by how well the soldiers are doing with their shots!

Feriac switches to his rifle and takes a shot at the remaining creature

Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 = 5
Damage, (Piercing): 1d8 ⇒ 3

Igna sighs, as she sees Feriac join the club...

Maybe ya'll should come fight Mano et mano.

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

The various shots fired by the Starfinders miss, though in attempting to avoid the shots, the creature finds itself square in the full blast radius of a detonated grenade.

Severely wounded, the creatures lashes out at the nearest target.

Melee (tail slap) v. Feriac, Full Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 4 = 6
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Melee (tail slap) v. Feriac, Full Attack: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 4 = 22
Damage (B): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The android manages to dodge one swing, but is readily struck with a second.

Combat Round Five Cont'd/Round Six Begins

All PCs may act

Yellow -22 RP
Kadef -7 SP | -3 HP
Igna -3 SP
Bisig -9 SP | -5 HP
Feriac -7 SP | -9 HP

Igna is very happy she still has an open firing lane, so she boosts and blasts away, hoping to aim better this time.
Ember Agitator vs. EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Fire: 1d8 + 1d4 ⇒ (6) + (3) = 9
2 more charges used

With a final zap, the flying creature falls dead.

COMBAT OVER

The creatures, with their hides intact, lain slain on the artificial floor. The exposed conduit continues to issue sparks, which illuminate rusted crates and plastic barrels crowed this cramped workspace. Discarded R2E packaging, beverage pouches, and packing material litter the space. A ledge along the wall holds a stack of rubber mats in an approximation of a bed beside a high-quality industrial backpack.

Seeing that the creatures are dispatched, Bisig moves toward the backpack and glances inside of it.

"Ah there are a few interesting things in here, most notably this computer. Would anyone like to check it out? I'm going to take a quick breather."

Can I take ten minutes to recover stamina?

Igna is quite surprised to discover some wrappers, that, as a Steward, she identifies as a series of packaging for five industrial explosive devices: "This is serious!"

Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
All can check 1st level of spoiler

Feriac, leaking various fluids, turns off his tracking and examines the wrapper as well.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

There are instructions here to disable it. Though I really could use a rest if we can afford the time.

"Feriac, the computer may offer some information on the target. Otherwise we are at a loss. "

Kadef turns to examine the rest of the room, thinking aloud. "Why would an assassin travel with creatures like these? They would attract attention. And why vesk scale oil and hair product? Is there a race that combines scales and hair?"

Life Science, species guessing: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

Any sign of cages for the electro-birds?

That fight beat us up pretty good. I am definitely in favor of resting and recovering stamina. It will give me a chance to use 'look alive' too. +2 to perception and initiative checks.

Kadef determines that the "electro-birds" are not natural creatures, but likely are supernatural in origin.

The party may choose to rest if they wish. Anything else you want to do while you are resting?

Igna is amazed by Feriac's incredible powers of perception.
She switches batteries, putting the half used one on her belt and a fresh one in her "cooker".

"I'm no good with computers... but I hope someone can check it.
Scalesheen oil: like Vesk's use? Or another scaled creature.
And Texture Cream for Curly Hair... Ms. Elsebo has curly hair."

"I only surmise so, but Feriac has the tools to check the scale cream's marketing. " The kasatha pauses for a second. "Or maybe she's a shape changer, or has some other means of transformation or disguise."

After a few seconds more Kadef walks to the entrance and looks down the corridors. "Maybe there are some sec-cams that saw something."

Perception, cameras and stuff : 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Feriac's 'honey do' list: check computer, google scale cream ; google cameras that might have seen someone entering or exiting.

Ha! I should be more specific. I wanted to know if there was a species that had scales and hair. Since you gave me some info on the last roll, I'll try again.

Life Science, species guessing: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

I can take a look at it.

Feriac examines the computer for any new information.

Computers: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Kadef senses no security cameras in the area. Nor is he readily aware of any sentient creature that sports both hair and scales.

Feriac's attempt to access the computer is unsuccessful, but concludes that, if he works quickly, he may be able to make a couple more attempts before he is locked out.

Two more Computers checks (DC 25) may be attempted before the lockout measure is activated.

Igna shuffles around, hoping you can access the computer.

"I have an aunt who sports both hair and scales... oh, but you said "sentient creature", so she doesn't count."

Bisig chuckles at Igna joke, "Good one Igna."

Bisig works his way around the room looking for anymore clues as to who the assassin could be.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 18

That one didn't work. I hope this one does

computers: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Better, but still not good enough. The system will only allow one more attempt. Does anyone have any ideas?

"I have none. Unless we can contact Radazam for help."

Or, can you take 20? Or the rest of us can try untrained aid anothers?

"I only use plug n'play things... no idea of what to do with computers, so I can't help you. We can just take this back with us if you can't open it. Don't feel bad."

Or, can you take 20? Or the rest of us can try untrained aid anothers?

As there is an adverse effect upon failure, Take 20 is not permitted. Likewise, Computers is a trained-only skill, so I don't believe untrained skill checks to aid another are permitted. (CRB, pp. 132-133).

What is the plan?

I'll leave it up to the expert. Feriac ...?

Alright, one more go. I hope this algorithm works

Computers: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Success! Well done!

The latest algorithm works and Feriac manages to access the computer and finds records of infosphere searches for a human woman named Sanivvi Acheosi, a tawny-skinned woman with wildly curly hair currently residing on Castrovel, and several pages of instructions and videos
for styling curly hair.
Those who look at the contents that Feriac accessed may make a Perception check.

As Feriac searches further, it is evidence that the computer also has a firewall protecting a secure data module.
Hacking this firewall requires a separate successful Computers check.

Igna claps Feriac on the back: "What a master! We knew you'd do it..."
And then she looks at the information he found--
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
--really focusing on Sanivvi Acheosi from Castrovel.
"So, is this assassin trying to take these person's ID to make a identity? And curl their hair to look like her? Maybe we need to contact security right now and see if there is a Ms. Acheosi on the list?"