[SFS/Shifty] #1-32: Acts of Association (Table 2) (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

Rahdokhama listens to the wisdom of his allies, who he recognises are much smarter than he is at these things. "I will be here if you need some physical strength. But it seems like finness is the right way to approach this challenge..."

R1
Amosu - Hacked
Delta
Elisan
Ella - Hacked
Charlie
Rahdo
ENEMY

Ella and AMOSU gain control of the ship, AMOSU being able to control the main systems at a distance.

Meanwhile, back in the cargo bay, as the lead element of the Starfinders arrives at the cargo bays, they are surprised to see strange gremlin-like creatures running riot - they certainly do NOT look friendly!

Delta-5 moves to the door on the left, rifle in one had and his other hand sparking with electricity.

moving up to the door on the left and readying jolting surge for when the door opens

His voice crackles over the team comms "Open the left cargo bay door."

Jolting Surge, vs. EAC: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4
Electricity Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 6, 1) = 11

Delta has little luck as the door opens!

R1
Amosu - Hacked
Delta - acted
Elisan
Ella - Hacked
Charlie
Rahdo
ENEMY

Elisan draws his laser pistol and moves forward to get a better vantage along the corridor.

Raising his pistol, he prepares for whatever may emerge from the doors.

Moving forward Charlie raises his armor covered fist as he builds up momentum and tries to slam it into the face of the creature behind the door opening using his expertise in hitting people in the face with his fist

to hit KAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
B damage if hit: 1d4 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 11

Move to move, standard to attack using hammer fist, extra damage equal to lvl for moving more then 10 feet and being a Ferran

"Ahhhh, what are these things?"

Will tower over one of the creatures, readying to hit it if it is aggressive.

Tactical Pike + Photon At.: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Special! Allies who shoot the target Rahdokama is in melee with, gain +1 to hit!

Elisan legs it to the combat,

Charlie smacks the thing in front of him really[/i[ hard, which it seems to [i]really not like.

Rahdo goes to town with a pike, much to the dismay of the enemy he hit.

Charlie's foe steps back and washes him with a gout of flame!

Fire - 2d8 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6 DC14 Ref for half

Meanwhile, the other one just fires a small jet of fire at him.

Energy Ray - Fire 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 vs EAC
Damage 1d3 ⇒ 1

***

Rahdo is also treated to a fiery conflagration!

Fire - 2d8 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 DC14 Ref for half

R2
Amosu
Delta
Elisan
Ella
Charlie
Rahdo
ENEMY

Elisan carefully creeps along behind Charlie, trying to use him as a screen to get the drop on whatever lies beyond the doorway. Popping out from behind the ferran soldier, he fires off a shot of his laser pistol at the nearest creature (red).

Trick attack (Stealth): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 DC20+ target's CR
Bonus damage on success: 1d4 ⇒ 3 and target is flat-footed

Azimuth laser pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Flame Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Reflex save Dc 14 for half of 14: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (10) + 0 = 10

Charlie roars as the flames wash over him followed by another small blast of fire

He rears back his fist once more and tries to pummel the miscreant grinning as it's made the mistake of leaving Charlie room to maneuver Charlies first moves back before taking a running start to smash into his target with more momentum

To hit KAC Red: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
B damage if hit: 1d4 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 11

Unless Elisans shot dropped red, then I'm moving on towards Orange

Delta-5 steps into the room and tries to zap the thing again.

Jolting Surge, vs. EAC: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8 add 2 if it has something electronic he can target instead of the creature itself. Really annoying they don't let casters use Dex for spell melee attacks
Electricity Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 5, 3) = 20

Elisan is both surprised and disappointed to see the creature absorb the damage from his laser weapon harmlessly.

Charlie doesn't manage to land a hit.

Delta also finds the foe able to slip his attacks...

Rifle time!

That was certainly unexpected! For future reference (ie. upcoming turn), would Engineering or Life Science be appropriate skills to identify the creatures? Or would you prefer me to roll and then find out? More than happy to use either option.

It might just be DR 5/fire

Mysticism sadly!

So just a thing, but Rahdo's tactical pike has 10ft of reach, so would that attack have provoked an attack of opportunity? I'll post below the AOO just in case.

The creature's attack catches the green vesk off guard as he tries to recenter himself. "Hmph, not bad." he grumbles.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 -- SP 10/16

He swings at the target.
Tactical Pike + Photon At.: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

...if AOO is a thing.
Tactical Pike + Photon At.: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Utilizing the comm system, "Is there anything we can do to assist? Please keep us informed if you need aid." AMOSU begins checking the ships internal sensors to see if there are any similar anomalies in other portions of the ship.

Computers: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

AMOSU narrows down the problems to exactly where the party is, with no other emanations being evident.

Rahdo took a swing as the creature backpedalled, but the blow went wide...the backswing, on the other hand, was right on point thudding into the creature with a bone-cracking whump sending its corpse into the bulkhead.

Ella up!

R - 11
O
Y - Dead

Mysticism sadly!

I had a feeling that would be the case!

Are we able to see or otherwise know what's happening in the cargo pod?

Ella continues running diagnostics on other ship systems. Hopefully she finds any evidence of any issues before they become problems.

Computers: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Unable to see what is going on in there, you are just checking the ships fault detection systems etc

Ella can't find any new problems and is confident the party has the right skills to set things back to proper working order, once this infestation is dealt with.

***

The first Gremlin backs off, firing a bolt of flame at Charlie!

Energy Ray - Fire 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 vs EAC (miss)
Damage 1d3 ⇒ 1

The other one covers the area in Grease!
Charlie & Delta - DC14 Reflex or fall over

***
R3
Amosu
Delta
Elisan
Ella
Charlie
Rahdo
ENEMY

Seeing his previous shot have no effect on the creature, Elisan continues to fire anyway, hoping to distract the foe.

Harrying Fire, DC 15, Red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
+2 for next ally to attack Red

Reflex save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11

"Wwwwhhhhaaaaaaatttt..."

Charlie topples over

...and get's back up again.

I think I can just walk out of the greased area..so that's what I'm doing. Move to stand up, another move action to actually move. First NE, then SE to end up next to red so I don't provoke and won't provide cover.

Elisan starts laying down some distracting fire!

Charlie-Need to make a DC10 Acrobatics check to move at half speed, fail by less than 5 need to make a reflex save or fall prone again, or if failed by 5 or more you go prone again

reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Delta stays standing. Rather than risk falling, he stays put. Shifting his rifle to both hands, he fires at the reddish one.

Azimuth Laser Rifle, vs. EAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Flame Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8
Reflex save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11

As fist his left foot starts to glide and then his right foot starts to slip Charlie goes down again as both feet go up in the air and he lands on flat on his back..and stays down for a bit.

"Tttttimmberrrrr!"

Moved myself back on the map

Rahdo double moves into the other room, Everything under control in here? as he sees his allies on the ground he smiles.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20

He moves to threaten both creatures. Coordinated shot grants his allies +1 to ranged attacks against these guys.

Rahdo makes it through the room towards the enemy.

Delta is dismayed to see the creature absorb the short harmlessly.

Charlie goes for a slide.

Does anyone know if touch spells are discharged when you miss? I assume yes but didn't see anything explicitly addressing it when I looked the other day.

They remain in effect until you hit, but discharge if you make any other attack, activate another ability, or cast a spell.

oh okay, so I wasted it by firing my rifle, but I still have two slots left instead of just one. Now I know what to do next round. Thanks.

Cool

Ella looks at Amosu. "Should we try to help them?" She accesses environmental controls and activates the vent near the reddish gremlin, spraying dust and debris all over it.

Computers: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

AMOSU looks perplexed, "Agreed Ella, though I'm unsure of how we can do so effectively. If the team were appropriately secured we could open the cargo bay... The subsequent pressure shift should eject any unwanted life forms. Would this suffice?" Trying to determine the best course of action AMOSU tries to being up the cargo bay on a monitor.

Is it possible to see what's happening from where we are?

Amosu - There are no cameras etc in the hold - so only what your team is relaying

The Gremlins back off, one tries burning Rahdo...

Energy Ray - Fire 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 vs EAC (hit)
Damage 1d3 ⇒ 3

The other steps back and begins to cast...

AOO from Rahdo as it is in reach

Still in his photon form, Rahdo uses the energy from the fire ray, and swings his weapon at the gremlin.

Tactical Pike + Photon At.: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 AOO
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Rahdo's swing goes wide, and the area is covered in Grease!
DC14 Reflex or fall over

***

R4
Amosu
Delta
Elisan
Ella
Charlie
Rahdo
ENEMY

reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Rahdokhama falls over, then uses his turn to crawl 5ft. If you shoot the one i'm next to, I believe you still get +1 bonus!

Need to make an Acrobatics check to move :(

Even while crawling? Sorry, not familiar with these rules.

Rahdo flops around like a fish out of water, but then realises he is not a fish but a giant evolved lizard. He soldier crawls out of the goop. "That, was all planned..."

Acrobatics, crawl: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Elisan slowly, but deftly, makes his way across the slick surface and enters the room.

Acrobatics +10, so that is an auto pass on the check, correct?

Finding a position where he has a bead on both critters, he once more sets about distracting the foe.

Harrying Fire, DC 15, Red: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
+2 for next ally to attack Red

AMOSU turns to Ella, "Perhaps we should try to provide further, and more direct assistance. I also believe it would be unwise to leave the Guardian unattended. One of us could move to the cargo area. My combat capabilities are limited and have proven mildly effective in the past," glancing over its shoulder at the dignitary, "and I fear my diplomatic skills are not much better." AMOSU stares unblinking at Ella as she offers any suggestions.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19

Getting up once more Charlie tries a different approach of getting of the slippery floor and instead of taking steps uses the approach of just sliding his feet forward without actually taking them op the floor thereby keeping a greater sense of balance. After one last push he slides out of the greased area and uses the extra momentum to slide next to one of the enemies
move to stand up, standard converted to move to Half move getting out of the grease

The Starfinders all manages o deal with the grease, but how will they fare against the Gremlins?

Ella nods. "You remain here with the Guardian. I will go help the others. Monitor us on the internal sensors." She nods at him and leaves the room to help the others.

I don't know how long it will take her to get there. Do the doors automatically open?

I missed that I was up again. Will post tomorrow. Delta will activate his jet pack to fly out of the grease and try the jolt spell again

@Ella - yeah they just automatically open - saves the tourists jamming fingers or something :)

Delta - noted

Delta-5 activated his jump Jets and lifts off the grease towards the gremlin on his right. As he flies through the air he winds up his fist and brings it home as he lands next to the creature.

Jolting Surge, vs. EAC, harrying fire: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Electricity Damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 3, 5) = 17

SMH