[SFS][GAMEDAY VIII] 1-34 GM Zoomba's Heart of the Foe (Inactive)

Game Master Zoomba

Reflex Orange: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Reflex purple: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Data's techmagic causes the jeskraal to twitch uncomfortably. The jinsul caught in the fire shrieks terirble pain. Deeply hurt, it attempts to slink away but the blood loss from the open acid wounds cause it to fall even as it retreats. Orange is dropped!

Another jinsul scurries next to one of its fellows and fires another flaming blast towards Bugface and Fuunk. The fire catches , but even as the shot is successful you see it and the other jinsul red and blue speaking angrily at each other as if they are jockeying for position.

Attack v EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 for Fire damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
yellow Jeskraal 35 damage
Fuunk, -13 SP blind 3 rounds
purple jeskraal 13 damage
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 30 damage w/ 6 bleed

Just checking. Does the jinsul's fire attack hit Fuunk when Fuunk has an EAC of 27? Also, does funk take 13SP of damage when the fire damage rolled was 8?

That is me poorly mis-typing while trying to post from my phone. Apologies, and thank you for pointing out the error.

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
yellow Jeskraal 35 damage
Fuunk, blind 3 rounds
purple jeskraal 13 damage
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 30 damage w/ 6 bleed

No worries!!! Thanks for checking!!

Quirk takes aim at point blank range on the jeskraal right in front of him (I won't take an AoO because I have Uncanny Shooter).

trick attack (sense motive): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

electrical damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
trick attack damage: 3d8 ⇒ (6, 4, 1) = 11

Quirk's shot deflects off the jeskraal as the jinsul to his right fires another blast from his flame rifle that again fails to connect with anything.

blue attack v EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 for Fire damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Out of sight from the rest of you, one of the other jinsul Green continues to bleed out. Horribly injured but in a frenzied state, he limps through the open passages of the ruined building after Vixi, biting at the halfling in a last desperate act.

Attack v KAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
yellow Jeskraal 35 damage
Fuunk, blind 3 rounds
purple jeskraal 13 damage
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 36 damage w/ 6 bleed

Vixi sways aside from the Jinsul's bite, darting up and over the creature as she leaves it behind her to bleed, focusing on the more serious jeskraal before her.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34
Tricky Stealth: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 33
Liquidating Disintegrator: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 :-/
Acid: 1d10 + 3 + 3d8 ⇒ (9) + 3 + (8, 2, 3) = 25 And flat-footed to everyone til my turn

Now that Bugface is starting to leak fluids, Bugface is in a hurry to get this over with. Bugface gives two swipes to the jeskraal still standing there.

Hit?: 1d100 ⇒ 79
Sword full Attack+tracking: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Slash Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Hit?: 1d100 ⇒ 11
Sword fulle Attack+tracking: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Slash Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Ignoring her pursuer, Vixi doges north to melt a substantial portion of one of the jeskraal. Because of the trick, still hits EAC Nearby, Bugface takes down the other with two good slices.

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Fuunk, blind 3 rounds
purple jeskraal 38 damage
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 36 damage w/ 6 bleed

Huzzah! So purple's flat-footed to everyone's attacks then :-)

Still blind, Fuunk moves 5 feet north to the two blurry images he knows to be hostile and waves his weapon around, trying to get their attention while also trying to dodge any incoming attacks.

Total defense again. Total AC this round is 27.

Bones spins and shoots at the remaining jeskraal.
Trick: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25
Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Gun Damage: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Trick Damage: 3d8 ⇒ (7, 4, 4) = 15
Concealment, low hits: 1d100 ⇒ 28

Caught off-guard by Vixi's shot and outmanuevered again by bones, the seocnd jeskraal is taken out whil Fuunk continues his defensive stance.

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Fuunk, blind 2 rounds
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 36 damage w/ 6 bleed

Data doublemoves around to the left for a more tactical position.

As Data moves to flank one of the last jinusl, one of them bites twice as the blind kasatha. But even with his eyes out of comission for the moment, Fuunk is easily able to parry the loud jinsul's attacks.

Attack v KAC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Attack v KAC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 4 = 18 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Fuunk, blind 2 rounds
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue and green Jinsul, blue 23 damage, green 36 damage w/ 6 bleed

Quirk hustles through the ruins to keep one of the Jinsuls from getting away (green).

He fires his arc pistol.

trick attack (sense motive0: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 18 = 31
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
trick attack damage: 3d8 ⇒ (4, 6, 1) = 11

Quirk's targets finally crumples. Meanwhile one of the last two jinsul blue strikes twice at Fuunk. It's just as futile an effort

Attack v KAC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 4 = 22 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Attack v KAC: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 4 = 7 for damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Fuunk, blind 2 rounds
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 26 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue Jinsul, blue 23 damage

Fuunk maintains his fully defensive stance, keenly aware that he's not likely to hit anything in his condition.

"I've got their attention! Blast 'em guys!!"

Data moves behind them I'm actually like 2 squares behind them not 1, the map just ends there and I don't have a way to show it.
He casts overheat with selective targeting to not get my ally dmg: 2d8 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 fire and reflex 15 for half

Bones nearly smiles as an enemy goes down, then wordlessly spins again and drops to his knees to fire at red.
Trick: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (11) + 18 = 29
Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Gun Damage: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Trick Damage: 3d8 ⇒ (7, 1, 8) = 16
Concealment, low hits: 1d100 ⇒ 100

Bugface lifts the pistol still in their other hand, which functions perfectly well without a spell gem loaded, and shoots twice at one of the remaining foes.

Hit?: 1d100 ⇒ 95
Full Attack vs EAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Hit?: 1d100 ⇒ 80
Full Attack vs EAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Shooting at Red

Despite the party having regrouped to gang up on the last few jinsul, this final pair is proving surprisingly resilient to take down. Fuunk conitues to bunker down while Bones and Bugface strike wide as Rask's environment clouds their eyes and Bgface's second shot just jams.

Data is able to give the aliens a bit of hotfoot but the thermal assault only singes them.

red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
blue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Initiative

Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Fuunk, blind 1 round
Data -16 SP
red Jinsul, 29 damage
Quirk -10 SP
blue Jinsul, blue 26 damage

Vixi hustles towards the last pair, running up the side of the vehicle to scope their location, and open fire from an unexpected angle!

Tricky Stealth @ Red: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31
Liquidating Disintegrator: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Acid: 1d10 + 3 + 3d8 ⇒ (4) + 3 + (5, 2, 8) = 22 And 6 bleed

Vixi has better luck, her shot obliterating the penultimate Jinsul.

Quirk is up. Take it home!

Upon finisihing off the Jinsul he chased through the ruins, Quirk realizes there's still work to be done. He hustles back through the ruins, dramatically rolls across the rear of the Jinsul vehicle, and targets the nearest Jinsul.

Quirk has a 40' speed. It seems fair that an acrobatics check might be in order to roll across the back of the vehicle.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

trick attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (12) + 18 = 30
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

damage, electrical: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
trick attack damage: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 3, 5) = 9

Data uses overheat again with selective targeting to avoid hitting his ally. dmg: 2d8 ⇒ (8, 4) = 12 reflex 15 for half.

Save the spell Data

Quirk's sliding shot manages to hit the last jinsul square in the throax! With a final hateful rasp it dies.

COMBAT OVER!!!
Bones -21 SP
Bugface -48 SP, -9 HP
Vixi -3 SP
Data -16 SP
Quirk -10 SP

With the immediate assault paused, you are able to assess the situation. The four jinsul seem to barely be wearing anything that could be considered proper armor, but all four had flame rifles while two still carry a Flash grenade I at their sides. Meanwhile, one of the fallen jeskraal's armor-patched shell is sparking strangely. Cautiously approaching it, you see that two [b]black forcefield upgrade[/i]s seem to have been improperly wedged into its inhabited armor.

Of course off in the distance, as the echoes of gunshots and cries fades you notice that the frenzied chittering of the jinsul's below seems to be growing louder. And closer...

You have a few rounds to regroup and assess, but not enough time for a Stamina rest: things are about to happen...

Vixi pops in another battery to her gun, and ducks into cover.

Stealth: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33

Quirk reloads and looks for cover.

Any idea which direction they might be coming from? I did go ahead and move a little closer to the center of the ruins.

Here's a stealth roll.

Stealth: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

Quirk seems to think he's hiding.

((Enough time to clear a visor?))

Yes enough time to try and clear a visor, though that’ll expose you to a Fort save from the cold.

Vixi and Quirk move to hide, but gazing out you see that the noise of your combat and the crawler’s crash seems to have drawn attention towards you. A LOT of attention. Jinsul seem to be pouring from street after street towards your position, and their cries seem to be attracting more of them by the minute. They are all converging on your location in overwhelming numbers - if they reach you even the best hide those will likely be unsafe. There seems only one answer for the moment:

Run

So you can stand and fight, but it will likely 1000% go poorly for you. A quick retreat is your best option: here represented by a Chase mechanically. You could try to flee the oncoming jinsul horde on foot, but with your research of jinsul vehicles over the last few hours you can instead commandeer the jinsul vehicle and speed away in a normal Vehicle Chase (hint: this is better for you)

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Fuunk clears his goggles then hops into a vehicle!

Fuunk has a +13 piloting. Can we all fit in one vehicle?

"Everybody into the Jinsul vehicle! It's the only way out! Vixi, do you think you can drive this thing?" Quirk does a final check of his arc pistol, and sets it to "kill".

willing to bet Vixi's pilot skill is our best. I'm only +11.

Quirk makes the suggestion to grab those force field upgrades before everyone hops in the vehicle.

Fuunk grabs all items that other team members do not pick up.

I believe installing the force field takes 10 mins?

Yes: you will not be able to install the forcefiled pre-chase, but can grab quickly.

You can also all easily fit in the vehicle. Start-of-chase coming in the AM (of EST)

Bugface will take a seat and buckles in. While riding, Bugface clears some of the ash from their helmet.

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Data will clear his vision fort: 2 + 1d20 ⇒ 2 + (1) = 3 cause I want to magic missile them as we retreat.
He then gets in a vehicle.

Bones will clear his visor. fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 ((Bones has a +17 piloting))

As you all pile into the crawler, several of you lower your armors' protections in order to clear your eyes and give you a full line of vision for the trials to come. Fuunk manages to hold strong and resist the biting cold, but Data Bones and Bugface each find a creeping chill sapping at their energy by the time they finish.

Bugface, Bones, and Data: you each take Nonlethal Cold damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2 and are Fatigued

The six of you board the street crawler just as the horde crests the hill. Hundreds of the aliens are choking the streets behind you, but there may be a chance to break away ahead. In the distance before you you see a series of bonfires, and beyond those snow and darkness swallow the deeper sections of the city.

And we are off! Because you're in a vehicle, you pilot (Bones or Vixi?) can take a Move action to attempt any of the Standard Pilot actions or a Full action if you're trying a Double Manuever (at the normal penalty). I've posted the cheat-sheet Pilot Action summary in the Slides. From your observance of the jinsul earlier in your journey you think you've started to understanding and predict their common behavior and get a +2 on any Trick maneuver attempts. The rest of you have your normal full-round's worth of actions to do what you wish, including potentially trying to shoot back at the jinsul's chasing you to drive them off.

Right now, the jinsul are right by you, and clamboring over themselves to try and strike at you from over the crawler's low siderails. The Crawler's is a Level 2 Vehicle, KAC 17, EAC 14, with 24 hp.

Data will magic missile the Jinsul inside the vehicle dmg: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 1) + 3 = 7 assuming he can without provoking. If not he waits till we gain a little distance on them.

"Hope no one gets carsick too easy!"

Vixi slams the vehicle into gear, fishtailing a little more than expected on the icy terrain.

"Okay, they're already pissed, Josie!" A little skunk-striped cat appears in her HUD "I can't race under these conditions. Load up some greatest hits into whatever their sound system is, will ya?"

Evade (Double): 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 17 - 4 = 15 :-/ but didn't fail by 5 at least
Speed Up (Double): 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 17 - 4 = 21

Fuunk tosses one of the flash grenades picked off the dead jinsul and tosses it, hoping to slow down the nearest jinsul!

Flash grenade: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8

Quirk blows away any Jinsul that gets too close.

trick attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

damage, electrical: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
trick attack damage: 3d8 ⇒ (6, 6, 2) = 14

Keeping things moving. Bugface and Bones: you can still post your 'Phase 1' actions as well as your Phase 2'

With spells and guns Data and Quirk blast back at the encoraching horse, knocking back several of the jinsul who get dangerously close to your crawler. Fuunk meanwhile uses their own weapon against them and chucks a grenade at the swarm, though the flash only blinds a single jinsul while the rest advance unaffected.

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Vixi tweaks at the engine to get the crawler to begin accelerating, speeding right through a street dotted with bonfires whose heavy smoke clouds the air. The effigy lashed to the vehicle's prow bobbles feverishly as the engine roars.

Accelerate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19

The jinsul behind you continue to pursue, though the lurch in speed leaves many of them behind. Still, more are pouring through the adjacent streets towards your craft as you are heading straight towards the area those jinsuls were conducting their blood rituals.

You've pulled ahead of the bulk of the pursuing jinsul for now, but they're still on your tail and you're not out of the woods yet. Another chase 'round' of checks needed.

Vixi spies an overhang with plenty of snow and steers under it. "Josie? Volume to Max!"

Her #1 single "Not Just some Tricksy Vixen" blares out from the crawler enhanced by her portable amp, causing a miniature avalanche on the vehicles behind them as she rockets ahead!

Pop Star Trick: 1d20 + 21 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 21 + 2 - 4 = 36
Accelerate: 1d20 + 17 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 17 - 4 = 32

Phase 1

Shivering from the cold Bugface draws an arc rifle and fires at one of the pursuers.

Rifle Attack - Fatigue: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Shock Damage: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Phase 2

Bugface sends a mental command to Bugbrain, Bugface's exo-cortex, to activate the tracking software on one of the group's enemies. Bugface's readout begins showing the reticle but Bugbrain doesn't give a response. Instead, probably because of Vixi's music, several electronic devices near Bugface start blaring an Abysshead song.

Bugface shakes their head and takes a shot.

Rifle Attack - Fatigue + Combat Tracking: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Shock Damage: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

"One more grenade... Hopefully this one works better!"

Flash Grenade: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 + 2 = 26

Fuunk tosses the last flash grenade!

"Hmmm. It seems our little chase has dueling soundtracks. I must remind myself to download Vixi's music when we are back on the ship."

Quirk already has all of Abysshead's catalog on his comm device.

"Oh my, it seems some of the Jinsul are jumping through the avalanche! We can't have that!"

Quirk takes aim once again.

trick attack: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
to hit: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

damage, electrical: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
trick attack damage: 3d8 ⇒ (3, 7, 3) = 13