Male Ysoki Scholar Envoy 4/Soldier 1 | Spd:40 | SP:41/41, HP:31/31, RP:6/6 | EAC:21 KAC:21 | Init +12 | Fort:6, Ref:8, Will:7 | Per:6 Sense Motive:9+1d6 | Current Battery 40/40 | Current Conditions: none
Tiktik jumps on board, nestling his small form in a corner. He checks the screamer grenade on his belt and begins stuffing a few useful items into his cheek pouches just in case he needs them later 2x serum of healing, a fire extinguisher, a medpatch
Your first stop is the communications bunker. Muldoi wishes to call this coup in and recieve aid from the mainland. As much as she respects your combat authority, she needs to insure that Ipsoth's band comes to justice as well.
"Did any of you meet this Ipsoth character? I recognized his name from the guest list, but I don't know him personally." Muldoi adds.
Radaszam nods. "He's not on my radar either. Must be a niche group or new enough to not have a rep. Anything you discovered with the dead guard that might shed light on what they're up to?"
|Vesk Mystic 8 Soldier 1 |SP 64/64 HP 61/61 RP 8/8| Spd 40; EAC 28 KAC 30 ; Fort +6 ((+7 Currently)) Reflex +6 Will +12 | Perc +15 SM +12
"Well, we found this device. It claims it is a “instinct redirection transducer” but we can't really figure out what it does. I did not meet this Ipsoth.."
Male Ysoki Scholar Envoy 4/Soldier 1 | Spd:40 | SP:41/41, HP:31/31, RP:6/6 | EAC:21 KAC:21 | Init +12 | Fort:6, Ref:8, Will:7 | Per:6 Sense Motive:9+1d6 | Current Battery 40/40 | Current Conditions: none
"I met Ipsoth, he was a Haan who introduced himself to me as an Entrepreneur. He looked like he found the gala distasteful, but I had no idea he was planning a terrorist attack. I'm sorry I missed it"
"A device you say?" Muldoi doesn't seem to know what it is. Radaszam speculates that it looks like part control rig and part nanite re-programmer, but he is at a loss as to the device’s function.
The communications bunker is a well-concealed fortification built into the side of a steep hill, with a communications array disguised among trees at the hilltop. The bunker’s entrance is behind a few large rocks disguised to blend in with the terrain. Muldoi has the codes necessary to enter the bunker. Once inside, lights indicate an incoming message broadcast on a broad array.
Holo-projectors and vid-screens flare to life, projecting the image of a well-dressed haan standing on a stage featuring smashed orchestral instruments and a dead barathu. He speaks directly to the camera with calm determination, “Technological tyrants of the Pact Worlds, for too long the natural order in the galaxy has been disrupted by your machines and your machinations. It is time to sweep your metal and circuitry off the face of the world, off all worlds. I, Ipsoth, shall lead my children into a glorious revolution of nature. We shall execute one hostage for every hour technology remains on Ukulam. I am watching.”
Before the message cuts out, the feathered renkroda Vossi strides behind the stage and into the Ikal Expanse, ridden by two terrorists with sniper rifles.
Muldoi and Radaszam spring to action. After a few moments, Muldoi reports she's contacted aid, but it's hours away.
Radaszam seizes upon the opportunity for the Starfinder Society to further demonstrate its worth to the Esowath Conservancy. "I want you lot to return to the gala and eliminate Ipsoth before he executes any hostages."
Vossi provides a complication: "You shouldn’t kill the renkroda, but you also can’t let the eco-terrorists use him to defend the gala site, either."
Radaszam suggests "You should first locate and neutralize Vossi on their way back to the gala site. Take the creature out of the equation."
Muldoi agrees, insisting that the you subdue Vossi rather than kill him.
"Of course we will try to take the renkroda alive," Lykos says, nodding. "We cannot give the ecological terrorists more propaganda of dead renkrodas, even if they're at blame for putting it in danger.
We've had time to take a ten minute rest at some point since the first combat, right?
Muldoi nods. "Good. Then you'll need this." She opens a hidden panel in the communications bunker wall to reveal the following items: two static arc pistols, two standard taclashes, a tactical arc emitter, a merciful fusion seal (6th), four doses of compsikania anti-venom (see page 9), four mk 2 serums of healing, and two mk 1 adaptive serums (Starfinder Alien Archive 71).
Seeing his colleagues taking uo the shock weapons, Chk'tarlsh steps forward and claims a taclash.
He eyes the weapon dubiously as he tests its weight and imagines the renkroda. "I think we're goinkh to need thesse," he murmurs as he collects the assorted serums to distribute amongst the group.
Charles will take an adaptive serum and a serum of healing, if that is okay with everyone.
I'll let others chime in on loot choices, and read up on vehicle chase rules, then I'll kick back off tomorrow, US Central time.
Regarding vehicles, there are two. Each can have a pilot OR you can use the autopilot. Each has a turret weapon (merciful aphelion artillery laser (3d8 F nonlethal, ammo 40, usage 4)} and you can shoot/cast/act from the vehicle during the chase. Go ahead and claim roles now in preparation!
Male Ysoki Scholar Envoy 4/Soldier 1 | Spd:40 | SP:41/41, HP:31/31, RP:6/6 | EAC:21 KAC:21 | Init +12 | Fort:6, Ref:8, Will:7 | Per:6 Sense Motive:9+1d6 | Current Battery 40/40 | Current Conditions: none
Tiktik grabs the other static arc pistol and a serum of healing, which he stashes in his comically oversized cheek pouch.
Looking at the rules the fusion seal takes 24 hours to be useful so probably won't help that much. Vehicle wise Tiktik is not tremendously well suited to either roll, having 1 rank in piloting and a decent dex. He'd volunteer as a gunner I think, but will take a pilot's seat if we don't have enough actual pilots. I may have more input after actually reading the rules!
|Vesk Mystic 8 Soldier 1 |SP 64/64 HP 61/61 RP 8/8| Spd 40; EAC 28 KAC 30 ; Fort +6 ((+7 Currently)) Reflex +6 Will +12 | Perc +15 SM +12
Yith points out the other items from the first shoot out.
survival knife
azimuth laser pistol with a drained battery
casual stationwear
nyfiber net
a tactical arc emitter with 20 charges
two screamer grenades II
two doses of compsikania anti-venom.
She pats her Pulscaster pistol. "I have this for non lethal combat. Can anyone else use this other arc emitter?"
Yith will be happy to take either pilot or gunner position as she has piloting and can use heavy weapons.
"It looks like it depends on if we want our best people driving or shooting," Lykos comments. "I can hop in the driver's seat of one of these if we want our best people shooting. Otherwise I'll just grab one of the passenger seats and see how I can be useful once we get wherever we're going."
Let's do this! My first vehicle chase, so if I'm getting rules wrong, point them out to me.
Radaszam and Muldoi elect to stay behind to meet the reinforcements. You take the two land vehicles and head off with (Yith and Chk'tarish?) piloting!
Vehicle stats:
Huge land vehicle (10 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, 6 ft. high)
Speed 20 ft., full 400 ft., 45 mph
EAC 14; KAC 18; Cover partial cover
HP 50 (25); Hardness 5
Attack (Collision) 6d6 (DC 11)
Attack (Turret) merciful aphelion artillery laser (3d8 F
nonlethal, ammo 40, usage 4)
Modifiers +0 Piloting, –2 attack (–4 at full speed)
Systems autopilot (Piloting +10), planetary comm unit;
Passengers 4
SEE SLIDE 7!
You can see the renkroda Vossi up ahead. He's striding up a muddy hillside beyond the open plains you're on! On his back are two Lashunta with sniper rifles!
Chk'tarish too guns the engine and the vehicle shoots forward to flank the Renkroda!
PHASE TWO: Chase Progess
Both the Jeeps and the Renkroda pound the ground and make it to the low brushy area, where flocks of brightly colored birds erupt from the bushes as you plow into them!
PHASE THREE: Combat
Some Information on Combat during the Chase:
Most pilot actions require a move action; taking two pilot actions requires the double maneuver pilot action, which is a full action. Only the speed up action advances vehicles during this phase.
As a passenger, you can attack with your ranged weapons or abilities. If you’re a gunner, you can attack with the vehicle’s mounted weapons, as described in Firing Vehicle Weapons on page 281. As a pilot, you can attack only if you have a standard action left and can make a full attack only if you left the vehicle uncontrolled in the pilot actions phase.
Passengers can attack an enemy vehicle directly, but targeting riders or pilots can be difficult. Vehicles (except for entirely open vehicles) usually grant their passengers some degree of cover (see page 228).
Due to high speeds, wind, and other factors that may or may not be part of the environment (see Chase Environments on page 285), some weapons might not work effectively during a chase. For example, it’s nearly impossible to throw a grenade from one vehicle to another while moving at high speeds. The GM has final say on what can and can’t be used during a chase and the penalties incurred for difficult attacks.
The two Lashunta atop the feathered saurian spot you as you roar up next to them and turn to fire upon the vehicles!
Lashunta vs Vehicle 1 KAC:1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 6 - 4 = 8 for 1d10 ⇒ 6 Piercing damage!
Lashunta vs Vehicle 2 KAC:1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 = 19 for 1d10 ⇒ 9 Piercing damage!
The shot pings off the side of vehicle 1, but vehicle 2 gets a large hole in the front quarter panel as the shirren eye rifle hits! V2 HP: 46/50
Yith (piloting), Spanner, Lykos, Tiktik, Data, Chk'tarish (piloting) are up!
Male Ysoki Scholar Envoy 4/Soldier 1 | Spd:40 | SP:41/41, HP:31/31, RP:6/6 | EAC:21 KAC:21 | Init +12 | Fort:6, Ref:8, Will:7 | Per:6 Sense Motive:9+1d6 | Current Battery 40/40 | Current Conditions: none
Tiktik will jump on the mounted gun I'm not sure which one I'm on, let's say vehicle one with Yith! This is my first scenario with vehicles so correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I can do get 'em and fire the gun, but I take the vehicles penalty (-4 as we went full speed)
Tiktik spins the mounted artillery laser around, the dampening systems struggling to cope with the rough terrain. He squeaks "Bring the Renkroda down!" and tries to aim through the shaking
Merciful artillery laser:1d20 + 8 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 8 + 1 - 4 = 10 Non-lethal Fire:3d8 ⇒ (2, 3, 1) = 6 Turret one at 36/40 charges
Tiktik, that sounds good! I think we're all learning the vehicle chase rules! So far, I think I like them, though I definitely needed this scenario to get a handle on them.
Vehicle 1:
Yith (pilot)
Tiktik (gunner)
Vehicle 2:
Chk'tarish (pilot)
Each vehicle can hold up to 4 people. When you post, designate which vehicle you want to be in!
Laser Rifle 40/40 (hc bat x3); Semi-Auto Pistol 12/12 (sa round x30, adamantine x30, cold iron x30, silver x30)
Android Spacefarer Mechanic 11 | SP 88/88 HP 70 (+17)/70 RP 11/11 | EAC 31 KAC 32 | Fo +9 Re +14 Wi +7; +2 vs. disease, mind-affecting, poison, and sleep | Init +7 | Percep +19; Darkvision 60', Low-Light Vision |
Spanner targets Vossi with the turret.
Can I use Combat Tracking? If so add 1 to the to hit.
Gunnery: Merciful
To Hit:1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 = 19To Hurt:3d8 ⇒ (1, 6, 7) = 14
With the jeeps pounding along in hot pursuit of the renkroda, Lykos surveys the situation.
"I don't have anything non-lethal to fire at Vossi and my odds of hitting one of the Lashuntas with a gun are probably pretty low. Fortunately I have one thing that will hit them."
Lykos concentrates and unleashes a magical barrage at the Lashunta that managed to hit our vehicle.
Full action: Magic Missile 1st level spells used: 1
Liking the Jurassic Park cars
Data will target their Vechiles, starting with the damaged one, using Caustic Converstion hit:5 + 1d20 ⇒ 5 + (5) = 10 Vs EAC dmg:4d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 1) = 9 acid damage and continoust acid damage 5 for two rounds. Darn Level 2 spells, they're almost worthless.
I believe they're riding a renkroda and aren't in vehicles. They damaged our vehicles not the other way around. Are you targeting the lashunta I damaged earlier?
Oh, got it, then the Lashunta I guess, as the name of the scenario is save the renkrodas, so I don't want to harm them, but either way, that 10 will miss both a Renkroda and the Lashunta.
Lykos's magic missile hits the lashunta and he cries out in pain. Data's shot misses the same one!
ROUND 2:
PHASE 1: PILOT ACTIONS!
The lashunta controlling the Renkroda seems to concentrate! Survival to control the Renkroda, engage Vehicle 1, DC 18:1d20 + 11 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 3 = 14 The renkroda lets out a bellow of anger, and doesn't seem to want to hit the vehicle, but still thunders forward!
Careful to avoid colliding with the renkroda, Chk'tarlsh is content to try match the pace of the majestic creature and allow his companions an opportunity to dispatch the riders.
Yith manages to match the Renkroda, who seems to be stalling!
PHASE TWO: PROGRESS
No one moves forward; Yith keeps pace with the Renkroda, who failed his check and Chk'tarish failed as well.
PHASE TWO: COMBAT
One of the Lashunta decides to focus on piloting the willfull dino, while the other fires at Vehicle 2!
Shirren Eye Rifle vs V2 KAC:1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 4 = 21 for 1d10 ⇒ 3 piercing damage! He hits the fender, which dings as the hardness of the vehicle absorbs the shot!
Tiktik's turret roars and just barely misses the feathered renkroda! Data hits the driver Lashunta, who cries out in pain. Spanner's turret likewise barks, but misses the great beast too by inches! Chk'tarish misses the driver as the Renkroda moves, but Yith hits the great beast. It lets out a bark of pain, causing poor Lykos to miss as he jumps in surprise!
ROUND 3: PILOT PHASE
The driver Lashunta tries to evade! Evade, DC 16:1d20 + 11 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 3 = 20 He does, coaxing the renkroda into a series of jerky movements designed to throw off enemy shots!
The flock of birds you disturbed as you fly through suddenly zooms back down, shrieking and screaming. Up close you can see wicked claws and serrated beaks as they flash in to attack!
Vs Tiktik KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19 for 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10 piercing damage!
Vs Yith KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12 for 2d6 ⇒ (4, 1) = 5 piercing damage!
Vs Data KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 for 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9 piercing damage!
Vs Lykos KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 for 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) = 10 piercing damage!
Vs Spanner KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 for 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7 piercing damage!
VS Chk’tarlsh KAC:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24 for 2d6 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3 piercing damage!
Vs Lashunta 1:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30 for 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7 piercing damage!
Lashunta 2:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 for 2d6 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8 piercing damage!
Lashunta 1 still controls the renkroda, but Lashunta 2 is pulled from the back of the renkroda by the swarm of birds and his screams fade into the distance as you thunder on!
