[SFS_Aerondor] 01-17 Reclaiming the Time-Lost Tear (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

It is not immediately clear where in the room may be safe. There is a door leading out though...

No obvious red buttons or anything on the box or happen to look like a remote? Viper will head to the door with it.

There is a catch that would open it, but no big red button that says "press here to launch thermonuclear warhead."

Opening the box, looking for the button that says 'emergency theme park ride stop' - these guys clearly aren't Workplace Health and Safety compliant.

Opening the case reveals a padded interior. Inside is a needler pistol with six darts. There are also three vials, all full.

They have writing on them, but like the writing on the case, Viper does not know the language.

Well, it is izalguun, and I assume Viper doesn't know it.

And round about now is probably a good time for everyone apart from Pangea to make another round of fortitude saves (DC 17).[/ooc]

Fort 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 2 = 8

Viper feels ill, and not just because the box wasn't a control switch...

gawd

{Let's get away from this machinery.} Bugface heads towards the door.

Fort+armor-Radiation: 1d20 + 6 + 4 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 4 - 2 = 23

Hmmm, my SP is way down but a short rest would be more time in the radiation. I think I'll just be cautious.

Disappointed at the box not being a way to stop all this, Pangea goes check the door--
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
--before trying to open it.

Pangea opens the door, and thick smoke spills from the machinery in your current room through into a weird area. Before the smoke starts to obscure the room you can make out a bit.

A drone of insects echoes around this technological swampland. Water floods most of this room, flowing in through a shattered door to the south. Stunted fungi protrude from the water’s surface atop twisted metal shelves and broken technology.

Status: Bold still need another radiation save
Sev+ 33/40HP;
Remi 28/35SP; 29/34HP;
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Pangea (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP; prone

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Beta looks around the room...

"I'm not feeling so hot, I need a shower and some personal grooming" Viper offers, seemingly a bit listless and tired "Think I took a hit too many rads, feel groggy...and its like the hairs on my body are crawling in or out, like a bad hangover"

"I'm not feeling so hot, I need a shower and some personal grooming" Viper offers, seemingly a bit listless and tired "Think I took a hit too many rads, feel groggy...and its like the hairs on my body are crawling in or out, like a bad hangover"

Fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Acute radiation exposure can result in serious medical complications, including termination. However, you need not concern yourself about the 'hairs on your body'. Hair follicles are incapable of...crawling." Sev notes flatly.

Bugface cautiously moves into the new room feeling for movement in the smoky air. {Come Bugface's friends, we need to get this over with before we are all cooked.}

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Fortitude: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

Remi picks herself and tries to back carefully away from the machinery. She starts to speed up when she hears Viper's woozy voice. "Absolutely, let's not waste any time. I don't like the sound of whatever you're feeling, and it's going to be the rest of us too, sooner or later."

She looks into the next room. "Quickly, let's all get in and shut the door. I don't want to fill the whole place with this smoke."

When you say water floods the room, do you mean it's full of water like we'd have to swim, or there's water all over the floor?

Also, I've taken 7 HP damage and 8 SP so I think I should be at 27 for both.

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The team quickly goes in and shuts the door, letting the smoke slowly dissipate.

The water where you are is not too deep. However it does flow from a room to the north. Looking that way you see catwalks around the room skim the swamp’s surface, each coated with slime. At the north end of the room stands a glowing golden obelisk, resting atop a pile of fragmented golden items.

Status:
Sev+ 33/40HP;
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Pangea (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP; prone

Beta goes up and checks the water, looking around.
"What's going to pop out at us when we move towards that obelisk?"

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Hard to make out through the steam and remaining smoke... but it looks empty.

Bugface points their rifle towards the golden obelisk, {That looks important. Someone that didn't fall 5 stories should go check it out. Bugface will cover you.}

Sev nods in response to Bugface. The android flies forward and examines the structure. He considers any apparent significance to it's form or markings.

Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7

Mysticism: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Beta gets ready set the jet pack off and go after Sev+ when if the ysoki dung hits the cooling fan.

Oh ye of little faith

As Sev flies over the pool, something lashes out from it..

Starfinders are up.

Status: bold may post
Pangea (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ;
Sev+ 15/42; 33/40HP;
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.

Pangea sees the-- whatever, lash out repeatedly at Sev+.
"What the...?"

Pangea imagines that the main part of the "lurker" is deeper in the pool, so the android sets out to go confront it.

• Pangea will start by doing a move action (40 ft.)
If it gets more than difficult terrain, well:
- no need to breathe, so that is not a problem
- if a Swim check is needed:
Athletics: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
• Pangea will use another move action if necessary (40 ft. again)

The android has its Singing Disk in hand--
My weapon has the "Underwater property" (no penalty to attack & full damage underwater)
YAY! (a big fail in a scenario with walrus-like people made me spend the 10% bonus on ALL weapons for ALL my characters!)

--and Pangea is very wary of reach, so the android is prepared to stop at a bit of distance--
If need be I'd stop at 2 squares to use lunge and avoid an AoO
Or if possible, to Guarded Step in to reach etc.

--but it is used to evading attacks while moving.
Have Mobility

I imagine I'll need two moves (or more) to come into attack range

Remi draws her perforator pistol and moves up behind Pangea to look into the water-filled room and see if he gets into trouble in the odd pool of water. She calls out, "Sev, go higher if you can! See if you can draw it up, or get out of its reach!"

Can we see the thing to tell what it is? Can we see it to target it with attacks?

I'll either shoot if I see it or ready an attack if it comes into sight. This weapon is underwater-modified but only has 20 foot range.

Attack EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Or not

"Most... curious." remarks Sev as the apparent tongue makes its apparent attack. The Technomage responds by casting microbot assault and then flying toward the ceiling, as Remi had suggested, before heading to the top of the obelisk.

At the android's command, a 10 foot radius cloud of fist-sized microbots cover appears at the surface of the water.

Resulting microbot cloud indicated on screen. Cloud grants harrowing fire against foes within its space and cover fire to anyone attacked by foes within its space. Any attack against the cloud is essentially ineffective.

@Pangea, are you flying, or walking? The central part of the room is quite flooded. I'm guessing you are swimming.
@all The ceiling is well above the waterline though.

Unfortunately for Pangea, he finds out that the creature(s?) in the water have appendages (tongues?) longer than 10'

He also rapidly finds out that they are indeed tongues, as one wraps around him and drags him under the water.

On the plus side, while you are not really in melee range with it, as it is grappling you, I don't see why you shouldn't attack its tongue

Sev meanwhile finds out that casting spells, even while flying, within range of the tongues, is not a wise move. Ouch. That is blood leaking inside his armor.

Status: bold may post
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue grabbed pangea 2 damage
- yellow (used AOO)
Pangea 22/46SP; Grabbed; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;

Do we have any visible targets or are there just tongues shooting out? (Disregard, just looked at the map again!)

Drawing her pistol, the Operative tries slipping around unnoticed, then cracks off a shot at the

Vs blue
Trick attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32 vs 20+CR
Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 vs FF KAC
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 3d8 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (2, 3, 8) = 20

I made this clearer in the discussion. The figures are all under the water, so there are not really any targets at the moment. But to keep things moving, I'll let Viper get a shot off against one of those tongues this round.

Status: bold may post
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue grabbed pangea 2 damage
- yellow (used AOO) 20 damage
Pangea 22/46SP; Grabbed; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;

I'm not sure how deep the water is there but I'm fine with sinking instead of swimming.

{Pangea!}

Bugface wades into the water to help Pangea-Beta. Bugface draws a thunderstrike pistol since it seems like shooting electricity underwater is a bad idea.

Attack-UW: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 8 - 2 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

If that hits then 3 damage I think.

The sound diffuses in the water, having no effect on the creature.
Miss

The lurker molesting Pangea tries to tie up the horrible thing biting it. Automatic electric damage on it.

attack to pin: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
more nasty electricity damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Status: bold may post
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
Pangea 22/46SP; pinned; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue grabbed pangea 3 damage
- yellow (used AOO) 20 damage

Remember, the lurkers are IN the water, you cannot see them unless you have some type of vision that works underwater.

Correct, not flying but walking/swimming.
I made a swimming check (rolled 28)

"Goal achieved: contact made with enemy!"

Just in case: +4 AC vs. the AoO w. Mobility
(I do not know what kind of damage I received, but Pangea has DR 6/- & -5 Cold, Elec', Fire

"Ouch... contact indeed!"

Pangea is all wrapped up in tentacles.
"Oh?! Magenta-Geisha? Is that you?!", as the android remembers the last shibari session it had on Akiton.

Pangea wiggles around clumsily...
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 4 = 14
being pinned, the -4 applies to trying to get free, correct?

Damage listed takes into account DR. Yeap, pinned in nasty. Need a friend to tag you out really. The attack that grappled was a natural 20, so no real way out of that.

Viper-6 goes in after her fellow Spider, launching high then disappearing into the murk.

Jump jet & Swim (athletics) 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Trick attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35
Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 vs FF KAC
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 3d8 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (3, 5, 7) = 21

Unsure how this is going to work mechanically so please apply applicable mods, but if there's no surface target she will go in after the creatures to save her pal!

Seeing his allies' weapons ineffective, Sev flies over to Bugface and Viper, he offers them an underwater semi-auto pistol and an underwater assault hammer. "I have an underwater rifle of my own." he notes as he urges them to take the weapons.

Viper, you are using your pistol?
concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 62

The androids shot is well aimed, the odd, vaguely izalguun, and vaguely not, figure reacting with pain. Pangea finds himself unable to get out of the pin. Sev offers up some helpful weapons to his allies.

Status: bold may post
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue grabbed pangea 24 damage
- yellow (used AOO) 20 damage
Pangea 22/46SP; pinned; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;

Yeah pistol - Operative weapon. The rifle has Seeking, but no Trick attack option

We're probably better off if Viper takes your pistol and I'm not proficient with assault hammers Sev. Though it would do full damage. Hmmm.

Bugface drops their rifle, hoping to be able to find it again. Bugface then takes the offered hammer and moves towards the thing.

I'm assuming that taking the hammer is a move action. I'll go ahead and roll an attack in case it's not, ignore it if appropriate.

Botting Remi

Remi wades into the room, and then up onto a rather slippery cat-walk.

The second odd izalguun swims forward, to join in the feast-of-pangea. It's tongue wraps around him as well. The first release and takes another taste

Ripples in the water show that a third creature in the swamp is swimming forward to join in the feast...

Status: bold may post
Pangea 4/46SP; grappled; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue pangea 26 damage
- yellow (grappling Pangea) 25 damage
- red

I am pinned until the end of their action, and then I am grappled, so grappled now.
Meaning I can do a Full Action attack? At -2. Correct?
(I never thought my electricity zapper would be used like this! Useful.)

Pangea squirms a bit, gaining some freedom, and starts banging away at yellow.

vs. EAC 1st: 1d20 + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 = 13
vs. EAC 2nd: 1d20 + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 = 15
1st So, Magic, Cold Iron: 1d4 + 6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 3 = 19
2nd So, Magic, Cold Iron: 1d4 + 6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 + 3 = 16

But it is hard to see in all the muck...

I think that is right.
Pangea struggles against the sticky tongue of the odd creatures, but is unable to harm them.

miss, and miss

Viper-6 keeps it up against the same creature grappling her friend!

Trick attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
Miss? 1d100 ⇒ 3
Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 vs FF KAC (with Grappled adjustment?)
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 3d8 ⇒ (5) + 2 + (6, 1, 2) = 16

That looks like a firm miss

Bugface asks Bugbrain, the AI connected to Bugface, to lock onto the thing in front of Bugface and swings the hammer again.

Aquatic Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Activating combat tracking.

Sev draws his underwater laser rifle and, after trying to acquire a target, fires at the nearest one of the creatures.
Ranged (Laser rifle, azimuth) v blue EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Damage (F): 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Crit Damage (F): 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9Burn Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Bugface scores a solid hit with the hydrodynamtic hammer. There is a crunching sound as something within it gives a little.

Sev then sends a blazing laser pulse through the muck. The laser's attunement to underwater interference is superb, and the creature howls with pain. The water however stops the burning instantly.

Viper's shot is surprisingly bad.

Someone want to post for Remi?

Status: bold may post
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue pangea 26 damage
- yellow (grappling Pangea) 53 damage
- red
Pangea 4/46SP; grappled; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;

To cater for Remi's sudden absence, I'll run this last encounter as a 4 person one. Which I've been kind of doing, keeping the third creature at the back. So imagine Remi and the last creature trading shots and tongue lashes in the background

Remi and the last lurker trade shots and tongue lashes, with neither seeming to get the best of the encounter.

The other two continue to eat Pangea, who is starting to look in pretty bad shape.

Status: bold may post
Pangea 0/46SP; 31/42 HP; grappled; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue 31 damage
- yellow (grappling Pangea) 57 damage

- red
Remi 27/35SP; 27/34HP;

Viper keeps trying to pin-cushion the creature holding her companion!

Trick attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Miss?1d100 ⇒ 90
Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24 vs FF KAC (with Grappled adjustment?)
Damage 1d6 + 2 + 3d8 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (8, 1, 1) = 13

Poor damage, but better rolls!

Viper manages to get a telling blow in on the yellow lurker... maybe it might decide on another meal soon.

Status: bold may post
Pangea 0/46SP; 31/42 HP; grappled; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP; (flying near ceiling, now hopefully out of AOO range)
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue 31 damage
- yellow (grappling Pangea) 70 damage
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;

Still grappled, Beta keeps on squirming around and trying to cut the tentacled nightmare up with its singing disk--

1st vs. EAC: 1d20 + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 = 21 (counted a -2 from Grappled)
2nd vs. EAC: 1d20 + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 + 1 - 4 - 2 = 10
1st So, Magic, Cold Iron: 1d4 + 6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 + 3 = 19
2nd So, Magic, Cold Iron: 1d4 + 6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 6 + 3 = 18

And finally Pangea wrestles free of the yellow creature. It starts to slowly sink toward the bottom of the pond, drifting forward with the current as it does so..

Status: bold may post
Sev+ 0/42; 39/40HP;
Bugface 12/40SP; 29/36HP;
The lurker(s) in the swamp.
- Blue 31 damage[/b]
Viper 29/34HP; Radiated(reverted: -2 to CON, int, wis, cha related stuff) ;
Pangea 0/46SP; 31/42 HP; grappled; (armor sufficient to make immune to radiation) ; in the pool.

Sev continues to fire with his underwater laser rifle at the nearest one of the creatures.
Ranged (Laser rifle, azimuth) v blue EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18
Damage (F): 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

{Die already!} Bugface swings again.

Hammer time: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10