Male Android Mechanic (exocortex) 1 SP 7/7 : HP 10/10 : RP 5/5 | EAC 15 : KAC 17 | Fort. +3: Ref. +4 : Will +0 | Init. +2 : Perc. +4| Hunting Rifle Ammo: 4/6.
FR10R begins his standard combat procedure. Over the internal ship comm he says "I am going to shunt shields from aft to fore to bolster our defense, Don't let them get behind us or they will chew us up."
Botting Rat, I'll have him try diverting to weapons. Things might not last as long as expected, though!
Oda's shot is dead-on, breaking through shields and into a weapons bay. Q-10 follows up with an absolutely devastating hit, with nothing to soften the blow. The Lawblight's life support systems are badly damaged. The pirates manage to maneuver around your trajectory - sudden panic'll do that to you.
Rat swings his chair to face two monitors. Condensing the engineering readouts to one screen, he brings up the forward coil gun targeting systems on the other.
"We can't afford a war of attrition, we need to end them quickly!"
Attack/Forward Coil Gun:1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 1 = 14 +1 Pilot, +1 Dex Damage:4d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 4, 1) = 10 I'll bounce back to Engineering once we take a solid hit.
Male Android Mechanic (exocortex) 1 SP 7/7 : HP 10/10 : RP 5/5 | EAC 15 : KAC 17 | Fort. +3: Ref. +4 : Will +0 | Init. +2 : Perc. +4| Hunting Rifle Ammo: 4/6.
Agreeing with Rat's sentiment, FR10R quickly checks his shield readout, Seeing the are still in a good stat and wanting to capitalize on their current advantage, he re-routes fire control of Coil gun turret to his science station.
As you pull back cautiously despite successes, the Lawblight follows, heedless of its battered hull. Their weapons are still strong, though. The coilgun goes wide, but the torpedo knocks out your boosted front shield.
FR10R and Rat step up to the plate, each hitting the exposed Besmarans. Their life support is doing even worse now.
Botting Q. I thought we were out of guns, but there's 4 on the front arc! Not too shabby.
Q-10 takes up the missiles or heavy laser, whichever one Oda isn't using. His shot hits easily but doesn't have much effect. The pirates leave their captain to flounder while they try to work a too-little, too-late fix on their defenses.
"Spider"Male CG kasatha space pirate operative 2 | HP 16/16 SP 12/12 | RP 3/3 | EAC 14; KAC 15 | Fort +0; Ref +5; Will +4 | Init: +4 | Perc: +6, SM: +6 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None.
Shouldn't there be more crits happening? If I calculated well GM rolled 3 crits: one for guns and two for life support. However we should get 1 for natural 20, and given that we removed 53 HP from there hull and assuming that their CT is similar to ours (17) we should get 3 more (4 crits in total). So they should get 1 more crit. I was so much hoping for some engine damage so that I can gain upper hand in the initiative. However it seems that this fight might be over in this round- fingers crossed.
"Great work agents, their ship is barely holding. Keep on shooting."
Back off, DC16:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Spider again backs-off their ship knowing very well that their front shields are depleted for now. He hopes that their shooters will devastate the enemy ship.
I may have missed a crit, not quite sure. Their CT was 14, so you were just shy of one before this round.
1d100 ⇒ 62
Rat brings down shields and causes the Lawblight's engine to shudder. Q-10's missile hits the battered front. They fire back in the same instant, but ineffectually, shots missing or dealing superficial damage. The ship doesn't explode, but parts of it shatter and peel off. The pirate ship floats. It would be difficult to repair, especially with their life support on the blink. If they manage to return to civilization or their old ways, it wouldn't be on this wreck.
Your call as to whether they get that slim chance to begin with.
Good work! That was easier than I expected, I guess it was a tier 4 ship against a tier 2. The scenario doesn't discuss it, but your call what happens to the Lawblight. We can move on the conclusion speech and such shortly.
"Zahvos Corvus" Male NG Human Envoy 1 (Xenoseeker) | SP 0/7 ; HP 8/10 ; RP 4/4 | EAC 13 ; KAC 14 | Ft +3; Rf +4 ; Wi +2 | Init. +6 ; Perc. +4; SM. +4+1d6 (Expertise) | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None.
As the Lawblight is taken care of, Zahvos lets out a celebratory cry.
"Woot! We actually did it!" He grins to the crew. "Great job, all! I'd suggest turning the ship and its occupants over to the authorities. If that's even possible, given that we're quite far from Absalom Station."
"Spider"Male CG kasatha space pirate operative 2 | HP 16/16 SP 12/12 | RP 3/3 | EAC 14; KAC 15 | Fort +0; Ref +5; Will +4 | Init: +4 | Perc: +6, SM: +6 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None.
"Huh, that was quick. We can send their positions to the authorities, they will 'rescue' them." says Spider, happy that this fight went better than the last one.
With the Lawblight out of the picture, you're free to return to Absalom Station. Venture-Captain Arvin stands at the ship's ramp as it extends for you to disembark. He greets you all with a warm smile.
"I trust it went well, considering the lack of any scratches on the Odyssey. A quick rundown of events would be appreciated. You can undergo the tedium of a complete debrief later. First, I’ve arranged for you all to enjoy a few days’ downtime in Kemanis, at the high-end clubs, theaters, and VR parlors. You’ve earned it. But," he warns, with a sly twinkle in his eye, "after that, it’ll be time to put you back to work."
So, you know, until Gameday starts a week from now.
