Steelscales continues his assault, first attack misses but the second attack lands, taking the former Captain Jessyn down!!
Bruf, about to launch a series of attacks at Jessyn, sees her go down, so refocuses his attention, bringing his laser to bear on the last remaining nihili.
As Bruf re-aims, yellow lunges forward and slams Bruf right in the chest! Only to be completely stopped by Bruf's armor. With yellow's fist still up against Bruf's armor, Bruff looks yellow straight in the eye and opens fire directly into yellow's chest, leaving a basketball sized hole as yellow falls down, dead dead.
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You have no problem collecting and securing the bodies appropriately for transport. You also can search the remaining areas of the ship:
Computer Lab
This facility has been stripped of usable materials.
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Transmission Center
This room appears largely stripped of valuables and information, save for one large device on the aft side that was visibly sundered by melee weapons.
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Gunner's Station
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After concluding your sweep of the disabled ship, you return to your own ship and relay your findings to Venture-Captain Naiaj. The gnome venture-captain nods. "Thank you for salvaging some value from the Starfinders' sacrifice. And I'm sure their loved ones will appreciate you recovering their remains." She immediately contacts other teams with urgent orders to reinforce the transmission tower at Bastiar-8. Before breaking off communication with you, Naiaj says, "Thank you again. Try to stay safe on your next mission!"
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Bruf lets out a slow, deep chuckle after the last zombie's pitiful last swing. Then he suddenly remembers that they were former Starfinders and had plead for mercy, and he blushes with extreme guilt.
After a quick breather, he throws a corpse over each shoulder, and then begins searching the ship for useful salvage or intel.
"Nothing to see here."
"Huh, I think this is their comm relay. This could certainly help share massive amounts of data with The Parting Glance."
BLEEP, BLOOP, BOOP.
"Ah crap I broke--I mean this wasn't working when I got here."
Tyler plants his face in his palm, and shakes his head.
Bruf again chuckled as he read the gunner's log, "It looks like Jessyn's crew did a heck of job focusing their fire on the Jinsul's air to ground torpedos!" he pulls her corpse off his shoulder and clumsily holds her up like a ragdoll in one hand, while gives her a quick salue with his other hand. "Way to help out the cause!"
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Selene uses Mending spells to reattach Kenny's head to his body before sealing him in the bodybag.
I got absolutely - nothing she finally concludes after the ship search. She does however pick up crew personal effects to take back with the bodies. Oh Bruf - after that traumatic event, if you need my services and help with any nightmares, come see me
Back on ship, she makes sure her batteries and her stamina are recharged (spending 1rp)
Venture-Captain Arvin remotely briefs you as you arrive at the aftermath of a skirmish with jinsul starships in the space surrounding Callion-1.
Bursts of energy light up near space as several jinsul starships self-destruct. A flight of victorious Starfinder ships darts between the jinsul wrecks, as if dancing on their proverbial graves. Venture-Captain Arvin’s image suddenly appears on a communications screen, his face furrowed with concern. “We just defeated this pack of jinsuls, but one of their scout ships escaped into the Drift. We can’t let it report our fleet’s position back to its superiors. Enter the Drift and stop that runaway!”
Your ship's communication systems scream with piercing feedback as you enter the Drift—the telltale shrieking that often accompanies jinsul attacks. The horrific sound indicates that the fleeing jinsuls are nearby.........
Round 1 initiative:
Bruf has won initiative. I've moved the jinsul ship - they're fleeing away from you at top speed!!! Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls! After everyone has posted their actions, I'll compile and post the results and move us into the next round.
Bruf, when you move your ship, please use the green arrow to indicate your flight path - although I'm guessing it'll probably be a straight line? Also, if you wish to roll initiative yourself for the next round, feel free to do that as a part of your next post. Otherwise, I'll roll initiative for you each round.
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Somehow Ayoka, the ex-Devourer cultist red and black skittermander, turns up at the hanger and gives Selene a six-armed hug which is returned. Ayoka heard friend Selene needed help. Ayoka here to help
Very glad to see you again Ayoka. Hope you're doing okay Selene replies.[/b]
Oh yes Ayoka replies. Selene's talks helpful. Now Ayoka follow Black Butterfly
She then scampers down to Engineering to be helpful. On the way out she says over her shoulder. Ayoka also fix coffee machine. Should be good coffee now
That was a standing joke between the two. Selene hated coffee - preferring tea as a beverage[/b]
Now in combat, Selene sat at her console on the Pegasus Starship Spitfire wondering if her sister had survived the dogfight although she was fairly sure she saw the ship her sister had been piloting, flying victory rolls a bit earlier. She also looked at her console wondering the best thing to do as a mystic officer. During the Engineering phase she augmented the forward weapon with a burst of her magic to increase it's range by 5 hexes
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Down in Engineering, Ayoka is trying to increase the power output of the engines to make the Spitfire go faster.
How's it going Ayoka? Trying to break the laws of physics again?
Ayoka bend, not break physics. Friend Selene more likely to do that
Good point. I guess one of these days someone is going to figure out how that works
Ayoka think Selene might find answer to that in quantum space/time physics
Argh .... no thanks .... that stuff makes my head hurt
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Bruf shyly waves hello to their new crewmember, "Hi Nufriend!"
As combat breaks out, Bruf looks up at the rest of the crew in the large mirror he seems to have quickly installed above his station, "Alright boys and girls. Things are going to get bumpy, so I'm gonna need all of you to sit down and buckle up. And Tyler, I swear to the gods, if you pelt me with another spitball, I'm gonna space you."
The boy nonchallantly lowers his straw, muttering "I wasn't really gonna do it. Jeez, Mr. Bruf gets all serious when he's Starfinding." Still pouting a little, he breaks out his comm unit and begins playing a new round of Doot, Doot, Magic Flute, filling the cabin with its inane but catchy music.
Satisfied that he'd reduced his student to his lowest possible distraction level, Bruf gave a self satisfied nod, then addressed the others, "Twich, how are things looking in the engine room? Can you give Spitfire a little extra juice? They've got a good lead on us, and we need to close the gap before they get away. I'm gonna push this baby as fast as it'll go!"
Momentarily mesmerized by Selene's arcane movements, Bruf exclaims, "Wow, your magic works on ships? That's awesome! Can you have Ayoka scan their ship? I'd like to know what we're up against.
"Steelscales, now's your time to shine. Let's see if we can slow them down with some well-placed shots!"
Engineering Phase:
Helm Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 65/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 25, port 25, starboard 25, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Complement 6
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 32
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 0/25/25/25
Round 2 initiative:
Jinsul wins initiative! Bruf please move the Spitfire! Alternatively, if Selene attempt precognition and succeeds, we'll retcon this and I'll move the jinsul ship first.
Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
Engineering Phase:
Helm Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 65/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 25, port 25, starboard 25, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Complement 6
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 46
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 10/25/37/8
Round 3 initiative:
Wow, exact same init rolls as last round with the jinsul winning! However, I'm assuming Selene would attempt precognition again, so I'll go ahead and bot Selene's round 3 action & roll: .
And Bruf wins initiative! The jinsul ship turns starboard and continues to flee away from the Spitfire! Bruf please go ahead and move the Spitfire! Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
Engineering Phase:
Helm Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 65/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 25, port 25, starboard 25, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Complement 6
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 62
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 10/25/37/8
Round 4 initiative:
And Bruf wins initiative! The jinsul ship turns starboard and continues to flee away from the Spitfire! Bruf please go ahead and move the Spitfire! Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
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"You slippery little--" Bruf muttered under his breath as the agile Jinsul fighter turned away. "That's it! Hold on back there. I am gonna keep us nice and tight with him, and cut off his angle."
The ship shook violently as he continued to push it beyonds its limits.
"Steelscales, I got 'em dead ahead, give 'em another broadside with all we've got! Me and Spitfire can't keep this up for ever."
"Twich, I can't do much dodging at this speed. Any chance you can boost the front shields for the punishment they throw back at us?"
Engineering Phase:
Helm Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 65/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 25, port 25, starboard 25, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Complement 6
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 91
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 39/25/8/8
Round 5 initiative:
And Bruf wins initiative! The jinsul ship turns starboard and continues to flee away from the Spitfire! Bruf please go ahead and move the Spitfire! Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
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"Great job, team!" Bruf cheers after the successful dogfighting round.
After the shots still fail to penetrate their opponents shields, Brufs broad smile turns to a frown as he furrows his brow.
"I don't understand how the shields on these bastards are holding up. Selene, those neat magical powers of yours that were helping me know which way they were gonna turn. Can they tell you anything about their ship?"
"Twich and Ayoka, you little guys are kicking ass back there! The engines are really humming, and I think we are finally gaining on them. I can keep them in front of us, so we got our shields where we want 'em. Might be time to start recharging the shields overall though. Those hits we took were brutal!"
"Fantastic shooting, Steelscales! Let's keep it up!"
Engineering Phase:
Helm Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 65/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 8, port 28, starboard 6, aft 4)
Attack (forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Attack (port) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (starboard) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (aft) vandal rocket (4d8 plus drones; 20 hexes; 2 rockets left)
Attack (turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes), laser net (2d6; 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic medium-range sensors, mk 2 duonode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses; Expansion Bays cargo holds (4)
Modifiers +2 to any two checks per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +1 Piloting, reversible; Complement 6
Reversible Jinsul ships’ overall shape and the positioning of their thrusters make it very easy for them to reverse their headings. The ship grants a +2 bonus to Piloting checks to perform the flip and burn stunt.
Vandal Rocket This weapon functions identically to a high explosive missile launcher, except that pieces of the rocket’s shrapnel animate into drones that continue to rend the ship if it successfully deals Hull Point damage. Each successive gunnery phase, the target ship takes 1d4 damage to its Hull Points until the drones are either forcibly removed during the engineering phase with a successful Engineering check (DC = 15 + 2 × the engineer’s starship’s tier) or shaken off by the pilot during the helm phase with a successful barrel roll, flip and burn, or flyby stunt. Multiple rocket strikes cannot increase this continual damage beyond 1d4 per round.
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 122
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 30/25/8/8
Round 6 initiative:
And Bruf wins initiative! The jinsul ship flees straight ahead!! Bruf please go ahead and move the Spitfire! Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
Engineering Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 55/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 8, port 10, starboard 6, aft 4)
Attack (forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Attack (port) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (starboard) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (aft) vandal rocket (4d8 plus drones; 20 hexes; 2 rockets left)
Attack (turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes), laser net (2d6; 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic medium-range sensors, mk 2 duonode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses; Expansion Bays cargo holds (4)
Modifiers +2 to any two checks per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +1 Piloting, reversible; Complement 6
Reversible Jinsul ships’ overall shape and the positioning of their thrusters make it very easy for them to reverse their headings. The ship grants a +2 bonus to Piloting checks to perform the flip and burn stunt.
Vandal Rocket This weapon functions identically to a high explosive missile launcher, except that pieces of the rocket’s shrapnel animate into drones that continue to rend the ship if it successfully deals Hull Point damage. Each successive gunnery phase, the target ship takes 1d4 damage to its Hull Points until the drones are either forcibly removed during the engineering phase with a successful Engineering check (DC = 15 + 2 × the engineer’s starship’s tier) or shaken off by the pilot during the helm phase with a successful barrel roll, flip and burn, or flyby stunt. Multiple rocket strikes cannot increase this continual damage beyond 1d4 per round.
Helm Phase:
Gunnery Phase:
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"Alright ya slippery little devil. I know your game now. We're comin' for ya. We're gonna fill your ship full of holes. And then it's gonna depressurize, and ya know what? Then, then, you're gonna get sucked out into the vacuum of space... through a TINY little hole, and then... and then... we're gonna find your frozen corpse and we're gonna ..." Bruf's angry rant was suddenly cut short as he caught sight of the wide-eyed horror on Tyler's face in his overhead mirror.
He cleared his throat, adjusted the metal collar of his power armor and quietly finished, "give it a respectful burial."
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 55/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 8, port 10, starboard 6, aft 4)
Attack (forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Attack (port) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (starboard) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (aft) vandal rocket (4d8 plus drones; 20 hexes; 2 rockets left)
Attack (turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes), laser net (2d6; 5 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic medium-range sensors, mk 2 duonode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses; Expansion Bays cargo holds (4)
Modifiers +2 to any two checks per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +1 Piloting, reversible; Complement 6
Reversible Jinsul ships’ overall shape and the positioning of their thrusters make it very easy for them to reverse their headings. The ship grants a +2 bonus to Piloting checks to perform the flip and burn stunt.
Vandal Rocket This weapon functions identically to a high explosive missile launcher, except that pieces of the rocket’s shrapnel animate into drones that continue to rend the ship if it successfully deals Hull Point damage. Each successive gunnery phase, the target ship takes 1d4 damage to its Hull Points until the drones are either forcibly removed during the engineering phase with a successful Engineering check (DC = 15 + 2 × the engineer’s starship’s tier) or shaken off by the pilot during the helm phase with a successful barrel roll, flip and burn, or flyby stunt. Multiple rocket strikes cannot increase this continual damage beyond 1d4 per round.
Helm Phase:
Gunnery Phase:
Cumulative Damage Dealt to jinsul scout: 155
Spitfire Status:
HP: 65/65
Shields (F/P/S/A): 25/25/8/8
Round 7 initiative:
For the first time this combat, the jinsul wins initiative!! Bruf, please go ahead and move the Spitfire. Everyone may declare your actions and take your rolls!
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"Dammit, the bastard hit the brakes, I'm going to overtake him. At least it'll give us a clean shot as we pass. Steelscales, get ready for a finishing blow. We gotta end this before he gets away. Twich, get ready to rebalance our shields towards them. Ayoka, I don't want to burn too far past him if I am just gonna have to turn around, so you can ease up on the engines for now. Probably best to give the juice to the shields. Selene, let us know where they are weakest so I know which side to flyby on and give Steel his best shot."
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Okie dokie lokieAyoka replies. She channels power to the shields. She does wonder if it would have been better to boost the weapons instead but captain always knows best.
Meanwhile Selene struggles to stay in the mystical dreamscape. She may have had some training from the Liavarian Dreamers but she wasn't as well versed in dreamwalking as they are. She attempts a mysticism scan.
Incoming transmission from First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo: "Our salvagers managed to extract enemy strike coordinates from some of our felled starships orbiting Agillae-5. It appears the jinsuls’ plan to topple our long-range scanning towers on Bastiar-8’s fourth moon, which feed us all our information about their fleet movements in that system. We need stalwart warriors to stop the attackers so our data can keep coming in."
You watch on the monitors as both the Starfinder fleet shifts to Agillae-2 and the Jinsul fleet begins to converge on Bastiar-8.
Engineering Phase:
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 19; TL 19
HP 36/65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium 100 (forward 8, port 5, starboard 5, aft 6)
Attack (forward) light EMP cannon (EMP, 5 hexes)
Attack (port) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes)
Attack (starboard) gyrolaser (1d8; 5 hexes) [GLITCHING]
Attack (aft) vandal rocket (4d8 plus drones; 20 hexes; 2 rockets left)
Attack (turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes) [GLITCHING], laser net (2d6; 5 hexes) [GLITCHING]
Power Core Pulse Blue (200 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic medium-range sensors [GLITCHING], mk 2 duonode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses; Expansion Bays cargo holds (4)
Modifiers +2 to any two checks per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +1 Piloting, reversible; Complement 6
Reversible Jinsul ships’ overall shape and the positioning of their thrusters make it very easy for them to reverse their headings. The ship grants a +2 bonus to Piloting checks to perform the flip and burn stunt.
Vandal Rocket This weapon functions identically to a high explosive missile launcher, except that pieces of the rocket’s shrapnel animate into drones that continue to rend the ship if it successfully deals Hull Point damage. Each successive gunnery phase, the target ship takes 1d4 damage to its Hull Points until the drones are either forcibly removed during the engineering phase with a successful Engineering check (DC = 15 + 2 × the engineer’s starship’s tier) or shaken off by the pilot during the helm phase with a successful barrel roll, flip and burn, or flyby stunt. Multiple rocket strikes cannot increase this continual damage beyond 1d4 per round.
Helm Phase:
Gunnery Phase:
Explosions rip throughout the jinsul ship as it loses power and comes to a halt, completely disabled!!!
The jinsul crew abandons the ship immediately, after which point your group easily boards the derelict jinsul vessel, accessing its computer mainframe. Hacking the machine proves simple and you retrieve the coordinates of the jinsul headquarters where the ship was to deliver its intelligence.
Upon your return to the fleet, Venture-Captain Arvin delights at their surprise discovery and forwards the data to the rest of the leadership so they can perform a threat assessment on striking the site.
Zigvigix, the shirren faction leader of the Exo-Guardians, points at a screen depicting a green planet blemished by stretches of brown and ashen land. “Our scans show lots of jinsul activity here on Agillae-2. The planet is habitable, but it looks like the jinsuls stripped most of the vegetation to fuel their war industry. If I were a jinsul, I’d use the cleared terrain to run formation drills and test ground vehicles.” The shirren’s antennae bounce with glee, at odds with the seriousness of the moment. “But of course, I’m not a jinsul, so you’re going to see if I’m right! I’ll scramble their sensors long enough for you to sneak down there, find whatever you can about their troop organization, and get away as fast as you can. Don’t attract too much attention, or you might have to fight the whole army by yourselves!”
Zigvigix provides you with coordinates to a clearing within the remaining marshland where you can land your starship without notice. As Zigvigix predicted, the jinsul camp is furiously active: infantry platoons run battlefield-training exercises, engineers test-drive various vehicles, and officers catalog artillery weapons and other large armaments. You can gather strategic intelligence by spying on the camp and documenting the jinsuls' tactics, resources, and defensive measures.
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Assume that Ziggy wants you to accomplish your Reconnaissance in a variety of ways. For the next ten minutes, what task are you attempting?
Closer Look (Stealth DC24): You can attempt to creep closer and identify markers of jinsul officers.
Distant Observation (Perception DC24): You attempt to spot weak points in the jinsuls' earthworks and battle formations.
Forensic Analysis (Life Science DC24): The border of the devastated marshland is riddled with evidence of felled trees and slain dinosaurs— victims of the jinsuls' violent colonization. You can attempt to find forensic evidence of the jinsuls' most common firearms and how they harm living creatures, as well as what natural resources the jinsuls are harvesting for building materials or fuel.
High Ground (Athletics DC20 or Acrobatics DC24): You can attempt to climb a tree and document the marching patterns being practiced. Those capable of flight can use Acrobatics instead, but it’s more difficult since flying doesn't afford as much natural cover.
Navigate Terrain (Survival DC24 -- and others may aid!): You can lead the party to an advantageous vantage point with the help of your friends.
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Selene spends much of the trip back sleeping and, somehow, Tyler doesn't have any nightmares during this period.
Selene is appalled when she sees the mess that the jinsul have made of the ecosystem. She and her sister had already protested against attempts to intrude into the jungles of Castrovel and also protested about near extinctions of some species such as the Feathered Renkrodas on that planet. She starts wondering if she can devise a way to get revenge on the Jinsul by attacking them with Nightmares through the Dreamscape.
So, after borrowing a pair of binoculars from somewhere, she attempts to observe the Jinsul from a safe distance.