[Gameday VIII - SFS] GM Mjolbeard's 2-01 Pact World Warriors (Inactive)

Game Master Mjolbeard89

Everyone but Tixylix manages to land a hit or two on the akata. The badly wounded creature lunges back at Ziamat and attempts to sink its teeth into the dragonkin.

Bite: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Ziamat bats away the beast with his staff, and stands ready to resume the attack on the first ingredient for the order.

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 2
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Akata (-15 hp)

Elwin lets another blast of electricity fly...

Energy ray: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Electricity damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Ziamat attacks the creature again hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (3) = 6 vs KAC
dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 and gain block ability even if I miss.

The dron'e rifles crack off another shot, followed by Tixylix firing also

Laser rifle, azimuth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Take this!" Hesperrio shouts as he unleashes a second salvo.

Invigorating Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 4 = 19
Magic, P: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Static Arc Pistol: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3

Elwin and Ziamat both fail to connect with their target, as does Hesperrio, with his arc pistol. The skittermander's semi-automatic pistol do strike true, though, as do both shots from Tixylix and his drone. With this final barrage of shots, the akata falls to the turf, defeated.

With the akata defeated, you once again refer to the maps provided to you for this challenge and see that another of the beasts you are to harvest for your dishes is located near the plateau on the north end of the course, while the third creature is in the pool at the base of the waterfall to the south. Where will you head next?

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 3
All players may post!
Akata defeated in Round 2

Survival: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6

survival: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19

"We should hurry..."

Ziamat flies over to the left.

You get that one. I'll go look in the water. Tixylix calls as he rides his drone toward the water.

Hesperrio's fur crackles with static energy as the akata falls.

"Hurry? Can do!" he says. Moving with accelerated swiftness, he move toward the cover of a tree to the south and reloads his pistol.

Ziamat and Hesperrio rush south toward the pool, while Tixylix moves eastward to draw out the ingredient on the northern end of the course.

As the gnome rides his drone toward the next threat, he spots a birdlike predatory creature lurking near the roots of a large tree!

Meanwhile, on the southern end of the map, Hesperrio and Ziamat see a herd animal drinking from a pool below the waterfall.

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 3
Akata defeated in Round 2
Players in bold may post!
Tixylix
Uzorg (green)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio
Verimu (red)

Elwin had moved near a tree trunk for cover but noticing Tixlyx alone and a predator near him he turns back that way to cover him.

Must've missed that part of your turn, Elwin. Sorry!

With the Starfinders spreading throughout the course for the cooking challenge, the sound of gunfire rings out as the opposing team faces their own ingredient creatures!

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 4
Akata defeated in Round 2
Players in bold may post!
Tixylix
Uzorg (green)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio
Verimu (red)

no worries. I moved on the map but didn't state it here. :)

Just remembered. Did my knowledge rolls indicate anything useful for us on these two?

Tixylix lines up a shot on the Red enemy and cracks off a shot from his own, and his drone's, guns.

Laser rifle, azimuth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Elwin recalls that verimu are predatory avian creatures that prefer to ambush their prey before leaping out and slashing at them with their wicked claws.

He knows very little of uzorg, but does recall that they are essentially a herd animal from a distant planet in the Vast. He suspects that, like any herd animal, it would remain docile unless it is threatened or attacked, in which case it is likely to lash out with its hooves.

Tixylix, who has discovered the verimu before the creature could launch a successful ambush, fires on the predator along with his drone. Tixylix's shot goes wide, but the drone manages to find its target!

The uzorg, who does not yet realize that it is in danger, continues munching on the leafy turf of the jungle course.

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 4
Akata defeated in Round 2
Players in bold may post!
Tixylix
Uzorg (green)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio
Verimu (red)

Ziamat flies toward it and hits it with staff hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (3) = 6 vs KAC
dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

I beleivoe the hostile one is the red one. Can we fight one at a time? :)

Elwin moves closer to Red and sends a bolt of fire at it.

Energy ray : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
fire damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"Well, this will be interesting!" Hesperrio says as he moves to get a line on the verimu at the same time as the dragonkin decides to tackle the uzorg. He aims his sniper rifle at the avian predator, not having time to use his scope and fires while pointing his pistols at the uzorg with two of his other hands.

Disporan Rifle, 2 Range Increments: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 4 = 13
Fire: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Semi-Auto (9/9), Arc Pistol (18/20), Rifle (9/10)

Elwin - Up to this point, yes, the Verimu (red token) was the only hostile creature.
Now that Ziamat has attempted to tackle the uzorg, though, that may change...

Ziamat and Elwin both miss their shots on their respective targets. Hesperrio, though, manages to clip the verimu, despite the huge range at which he is shooting. Skittermander? More like SNIPER-mander!

The verimu rushes out from its hiding place and turns its talons on Tixylix.

Talon: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

The avian scores a heavy blow aross Tixylix's belly, nearly spilling his innards out on the jungle floor!

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 5
Akata defeated in Round 2
Players in bold may post!
Tixylix (-8)
Uzorg (green)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio
Verimu (red) (-3)

Ziamat is already engaged with his target, so he might as well continue hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (15) = 18 dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Tixylix moves back slightly to make room and fires again. I can't remember what it is called, but it is a 5 foot step back

Laser rifle, azimuth: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Damage: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 7) = 10 plus Burn: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22 Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Tixylix--You're thinking of a guarded step. Just a reminder, Guarded Step counts as a move action in Starfinder, so it would not allow you to do a full attack action. Thankfully in this case, it's your drone moving you away, so you're good!

Tixylix and his drone mount back away from the verimu and open fire at point blank range. Between the two of them, they eviscerate the alien creature!

Before Ziamat has a chance to continue his assault on the uzorg, the herd animal turns its powerful hooves against the dragonkin!

Hoof full attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 4 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Hoof full attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 4 = 4 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Ziamat easily avoids the wild thrashing of the uzorg and returns the attack with a vicious swipe of his own!

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 5
Akata defeated in Round 2
Verimu defeated in Round 5
All players in bold may post!
Tixylix (-8)
Uzorg (green) (-5)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio

no one was bolded, but for reference Elwin and Hesperrio is after the Uzorg, so if you guys can kill it, it will be down on round 5

After the angry beast falls Elwin breathes a sigh of relief.

He then moves back towards the other beast, only to find himself just out of good range for all of his spells. He levels his pistol and takes a shot...

Pew Pew (Hail pistol): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Piercing and Cold damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

With the verimu brought down, Hesperrio turns his head and aims his two pistols. Each one cracks as he he fires in rapid succession at the uzorg.

Invigorating Semi-Auto Pistol, FA: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 4 = 5
Static Arc Pistol, FA: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 4 = 5

Semi-Auto (8/9), Arc Pistol (16/20), Rifle (9/10)

Woops! Sorry, forgot to bold folks. So Elwin and Hesperrio are good.

Elwin and Hesperrio both wheel around and fire on the uzorg. Elwin's shot hits, but neither of Hesperrio's attacks are successful.

INITIATIVE
Combat Cooking - Round 6
Akata defeated in Round 2
Verimu defeated in Round 5
All players in bold may post!
Tixylix (-8)
Uzorg (green) (-8)
Elwin
Ziamat
Hesperrio

I am not getting across the map before the Uzorg (hopefully) goes down. I'll just stay put and delay

I did hit it last round, so block is still in affect. It will be my turn after it goes hit: 3 + 1d20 ⇒ 3 + (15) = 18 dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Just trying to nudge this combat forward a little, since it is almost done, as long as it doesn't hit me twice and do 9 point of dmg..

The uzorg once again lashes out with its hooves, striking at Ziamat desperately.

Hoof full attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 4 = 5 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Hoof full attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 4 = 11 Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Again, both its strikes fail to connect with any significant impact, and Ziamat quickly strikes down the beast in return.

COMBAT PHASE OVER!
Akata defeated in Round 2
Verimu defeated in Round 5
Uzorg defeated in Round 6

Quickly looking around after defeating the uzorg, Ziamat spots a metal crate partially submerged in the pool. After retrieving the containter, he finds that it contains an adamantine alloy survival knife, an autotarget rifle with 25 rounds, a brooch of shielding, a brown force field armor upgrade, and four mk 1 serums of healing.

As the fight ends, you collect the beasts you defeated and return them to the cooking area set up to the southeaast of a large tree in the middle of the forest arena. Based on Elwin's earlier realization, you know that preparing a meal from these creatures will require you to properly butcher them. As you are preparing your tools to begin, you receive a message stating that you will need to prepare your ingredients in a specific order: first the akata, then the verimu, and the uzorg last.

Please roll three Survival checks to butcher the meat from each creature in the order given. You may also attempt Life Science or Medicine checks to guide the butchering, though it would be at a higher DC.
After this preparatory phase, we will move into the rest of the cooking phase, which I will describe when we reach that point.

survival: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (10) = 14 or I aid Akata
survival: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (19) = 23 or I aid Verimu
survival: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (17) = 21 or I aid Uzorg

Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 2 or aid
Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 2 or aid
Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 13 or aid

Hesperrio is more than happy to help! "Just tell me what to do!"

Survival (Aid Ziamat): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7
Survival (Aid Ziamat): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (18) + 0 = 18
Survival (Aid Ziamat): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (11) + 0 = 11

Elwin will, realizing the lack of needed skill, attempt to guide the others through his knowledge of anatomy.

Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

After butchering the ingredients, you are able to collect a good amount of meat for your meals!

Elwin's knowledge plays a critical role in guiding the butchery on the akata, though even with that, you are only able to obtain two decent cuts of meat--just enough to provide the judges with something to evaluate.

Between Ziamat's efforts and the assistance of the party, though, you are able to collect 4 cuts of meat each from the verimu and uzorg!

Will post the rules for the next phase in the next couple hours.

RULES FOR COOKING PHASE
Cooking each of the pieces of meat takes place over a short phase, during which each of the PCs can perform a single action (so there will be three phases). The options include cooking or sabotaging the other team. The options for actions you can take, along with the skill check required to succeed, are described below.
Prepare Meal (Dexterity, Survival, Profession [artist, cook, herbalist]): These skill checks represent cutting and preparing ingredients. The PCs must attempt a DC 18 Dexterity check or one of the listed skill checks with a successful DC 18 to help prepare the meal. Failing a check results in an inedible or disconcertingly mediocre dish. If multiple PCs partake in this action, we will use the highest result to determine the success of the meal preparation (i.e., aid rolls don't count).
Disable Cooking Range (Engineering): A PC who succeeds at a DC 22 Engineering check can disable the other team’s cooking range and force them to find another heat source, magical or otherwise, or prepare food without applying heat. A PC with the ability to wirelessly hack gains a +4 bonus to this check. If a PC succeeds at this check, they sabotage the enemy team.
Knife Toss (ranged attack roll): A PC can make a ranged attack roll to throw a kitchen utensil at an opposing team member. If a PC succeeds at this attack, they sabotage the enemy team.
Swap Ingredients (Sleight of Hand): A PC who succeeds at a DC 18 Sleight of Hand check can swap one of the other team’s ingredients for something unappealing such as R2E protein rations. If a PC succeeds at this check, they sabotage the enemy team.

"Ooh! What's this?" Hesperrio asks energetically, scurrying around and fiddling with the opposing team's cooking station. He picks up several spices, inspecting them and juggling them between his six hands before setting them down.

Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

Ziamat will do a knife toss hit: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (2) = 6 but misses.

Elwin will attempt to disable the opposing team's cooking range.

engineering: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

Botting Tixylix

While the rest of the Starfinder team works on messing with their opponents, Tixylix stays busy with cooking up the akata.

Dexterity: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Enemy action

Shonvyzam manages to sneak past your crew and knocks out the power to your cooking range near the beginning of a cooking phase.

Please make a DC 20 Engineering check to perform field repairs. This is an a free action that does not consume your action for round 2.

COOKING PHASE
Round 2
All players may post!

another knife toss hit: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (12) = 16 if I roll dmg dmg: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

engineering to counter sabotage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Seeing how the cooking is going, Elwin sighs and tries his hand.

"Well. I helped mother out a lot years ago when I was a small elf.."
dex, cooking: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

He then throws his hands up in disgust.

Engineering to Repair: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Okay everyone, if you have nothing else useful to do, extra knife tosses would be good. Tixylix still has an action. Hesperrio has yet to go.

Engineering: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

Hesperrio pulls out duct tape and solder to hurriedly repair the malfunctioning range before momentarily disappearing.

Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Someone needs to do the actual cooking. :)

You did, didn’t you? I may have misunderstood but it seemed like 1 cook at a time. If not, I believe Tixylix has an action left.

I thought it was multiples and he took the best. Plus I failed miserably. :)