Outpost III - GM Valen's Fate of the Scoured God (Tier 3-4) (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

"Make ssure that one sstaysh down," Chk'tarlsh says to his companions, indicating the jinsul twitching on the ground. "I'm goinhk with Pattersson."

The shirren dashes across the narrow bridge connecting the two platforms, firing a single blast (at yellow).

Azimuth laser rifle: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

The shirren's shot misses.

Azara almost manages to overcome the nanites corrupting his body and mind. But only almost.

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 21

COMBAT ROUND FOUR Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue) 0 HP | -1 RP (unconscious/shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -6 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -17 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Speck (one elemental)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (MAY ACT NORMALLY THIS ROUND/Confused for 2 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Hef sees the two soldiers bolting towards yellow and gets an idea. He dashes over next to Azara, "Please snap out of it, I don't know what they got you with but you need to be in control. If you can, teleport Kai and me over next to the green or red shelled jinsuls. We need to stop them, plus maybe Kai can shut down their console while we fight them."

Move next to Azara

"No! Take them down one at a time! They're too hard to stop for us to split up to take them!"

Hef shouts back, "And if they bring back their demon while we all focus on one at a time, we all die. Azara also needs space to burn his enemies and this way I can still heal him if his condition gets worse. But the decision isn't mine, I'll leave it up to Azara where he teleports us."

If we all want to focus fire one, then just teleport us over to yellow. I honestly don't care, but that dimension door thing is incredibly valuable to get the group (or a chunk of us) around to these platforms.

What effect, if any, do the other jinsul seem to be having? Did anything change when more of them were distracted from their stations?

This feels like the final battle so going all out with my spells! Speck will focus his attention on distracting red so at least one less jinsul operating the devices. But I also have dimension door so let me know if you would rather I come over to teleport people.

Yet another of his pet elementals is torn apart, this time by magical bolts of force. The remainder floats forward and slams again on the jinsul.

guarded step, attack vs red
air elemental 1 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Hah! There's more from where that came from!" With that, Speck starts the ritual of summoning more creatures.

Tiny Air Elemental 1 (3/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 2 (3/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 3 (3/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)

The elemental just barely connects with the jinsul, but manages to wallop it.

What effect, if any, do the other jinsul seem to be having? Did anything change when more of them were distracted from their stations?

Having communed with the Slumbering God through the machine, Hef realizes that the jinsul's continued operation of the machine is what is keeping the vivid dream monster confused and relatively docile; if the creature were not contained and Kadrical did nothing to contain it, the nightmarish creature would like attack.

Hef also knows that overcoming all of the creatures in the pit would helps cut the jinsuls off from Kadrical’s power, weakening their highest-level leadership.
Providing a benefit to the higher-tier tables who are fighting a much, MUCH tougher foe!

To move things along, I will take Azara's attack roll as an attack against the blue jinsul.

With the creature unconscious, Azara slices into the jinsul with his cestus.

Held in check by the devices, the nightmarish monster below continues to babble incoherently.

COMBAT ROUND FIVE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)-9 HP | -2 RP (dying/shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -13 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -17 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Speck (one elemental)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 2 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Patterson ignores the multiple impacts and continues to close with the yellow jinsul sergeant, firing again. This time he's not quite as far off-target.

Azimuth artillery laser vs. EAC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"I'll disstract it, you drop it," Chk'tarlsh says to Patterson over comms.

Firing again at the yellow jinsul before closing the distance to the creature, he shifts his grip to carry the rifle in one hand, drawing his long sword with the other as he moves.

Azimuth laser rifle: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

BOTTING Kai - Per Discussion.

Kai explains that the device on this platform cannot be used to commune with the deity again, but that the others likely can. He contemplates whether to attack or use some divine power to dimension door the party.
Delaying. I will let the PCs decide Kai's next action.

The nearest jinsul (blue) twitches slightly on the platform.

Another (red) casts magic missile at the attacking elemental.
Guarded Step.
MM v last elemental: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 2 = 6

The elemental vanishes.

A third (yellow) begins clacking arcane syllables and reaches out at the attacking shirren with an appendage.
Melee v. Chk'tarlsh KAC, shaken: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 2 = 11

It's spell fails.

COMBAT ROUND FIVE Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP (Delaying)
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)-9 HP | -3 RP (stablilized/shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -13 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -29 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Speck (0 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 1 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Botting Kai, unless someone else has a better idea for what he should do:

Kai pushes the blue jinsul over the edge of the platform, then follows the two soldiers. Assuming a move action to push, then a move action to move.

I think the blue jinsul is pretty much toast. Why don't we use Kai's dimension door to teleport Hef and Azara and Kai over to Yellow's platform and Kai can much quicker attempt to try to use that device as the rest focus down yellow? That is what Hef votes for Kai to use their actions to do.

But if the group doesn't want to use up one of the 8 remaining dimension door abilities (unless I misread something about how many we have) then Hef will just double move across the bridge instead of taking any sort of combat action this round.

Must admit I'm a bit confused now, whether to keep attacking the jinsuls. From the discussion at the discussion thread, they are actually keeping the dream monster from attacking? So if we take down the jinsuls, it would attack?

Can we tell if the blue jinsul is still alive?

My understanding is that to take out the dream monster we have to interact with it through the stations. Two more successes should dispel it completely, but we can only use each station once. Once it's gone, though, we can take out the rest of the jinsul if we have time.

Ah, got it. I'll keep focusing on red then.

Even as the last air elemental is destroyed, another 3 coalesce from the air on top of the jinsul.

"Ha! Not that easy to get out of this!"

Actually, I'm not sure how it works but if the 3 air elementals are in the same space as the jinsul, can they flank it?
vs red:
air elemental 1 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
air elemental 2 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
air elemental 3 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

To pile it on, Speck sends 3 magical bolts flying at the same jinsul.

vs red: magic missiles: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 2) + 3 = 8

Tiny Air Elemental 1 (1/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 2 (1/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 3 (1/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)

"That's a good idea Hef. Let me just take care of this one to make sure he doesn't get up," Azara says in a moment of clarity. He clearly doesn't realize any time has passed since he was first hit by the magic.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Again he comes close to fighting off the effects but can't...quite...do it.

If I get an "act normal" result again, I'll follow Hef's plan to get us to yellow. If I get an "attack nearest" result...

Austere Bone Cestus: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Piercing: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Fully Attuned

With Azara offering to teleport him, Hef will wait a moment to see if that happens.

Not delaying or anything, just waiting to see the results of the confusion. There are a range of actions available to him depending on those results. I also want to note that was an incredibly long string of bad will save rolls, wow!

"That's a good idea Hef. Let me just take care of this one to make sure he doesn't get up," Azara says in a moment of clarity. He clearly doesn't realize any time has passed since he was first hit by the magic.

I'm fine with Azara (or any other PC that be later affected) rolling d100 for confusion effect in future.

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 35

Azara babbles incoherently.

Can we tell if the blue jinsul is still alive?

If it is kicked off the platform? Yes, the jinsul is most definitely dead. If, in the alternative, it is left alone while the party moves to another platform? Yes, the jinsul is alive, but not presently kicking.

With Azara back out of commission Hef just bolts across the bridge.

Double Move

Kai pushes the blue jinsul over the edge of the platform, then follows the two soldiers.

The unconscious jinsul (blue) plummets to its death.

My understanding is that to take out the dream monster we have to interact with it through the stations. Two more successes should dispel it completely, but we can only use each station once. Once it's gone, though, we can take out the rest of the jinsul if we have time.

Pretty much, although you can also try to attack the dream monster directly, if you'd like...

Actually, I'm not sure how it works but if the 3 air elementals are in the same space as the jinsul, can they flank it?

A tiny creature has reach 0 and cannot flank.

Two of the elementals connect as does Speck's magical bolts.

Hef sprints.

Azara babbles incoherently as does the dream monster.

COMBAT ROUND SIX BEGINS

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -38 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -29 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Speck(3 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 1 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

I know this doesn't give any mechanical advantage, but it at least pins the jinsul down.

Patterson hustles onto the platform, trotting around the control station to put the jinsul sergeant between him and Chk'tarlsh before cutting at the creature with his spark knife.

Sparky slash: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Shock/Slash damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Botting Kai:

Kai follows Patterson, stopping just short of the fight and trying to commune with Kadrical through the device, schooling his thoughts to avoid the topic of 'followers.' "Yes--we come from beyond the Scoured Stars. We're here because your herald, Dhurus, has come out to conquer, thinking that while you sleep it can steal your power for its own."

Culture check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Well, that's not good.

"Let'sh make thish quick," Chk'tarlsh says as Patterson falls im behind the jinsul. The shirren soldier slashes twice at the jinsul. "Then ssee what Kai hash to ssay amd maybe turn our attention on that thinhk," he adds, nodding in the direction of the nightmare.

No flanking against these if I recall correctly?

Long sword 1: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 4 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Long sword 2: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 4 = 20
Slashing Damage: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

I am back now. Not sure why we are attacking the Jinsul right now. We want the Babbling monstrosity to come attack us? What am I missing?

As I understand it, we're trying to weaken or destroy the dream monster. It's made from divine power stolen from Kadrical, the Slumbering God. If we can convince Kadrical that we're reasonable sophonts, the god will take back its power. There are a couple of potential problems with this, though: if we screw it up, the monster will attack us. Also, we only get one attempt to commune with the god per control station, and each station has a pretty tough jinsul technomancer already using it to steal power from Kadrical. We took down the first jinsul and Kai was able to commune with Kadrical using the middle control station. So the dream monster is already down 1/3 of its starting HP. For every success at a Culture or Diplomacy check while communing, it'll lose another third.

As I understand it, we're trying to weaken or destroy the dream monster. It's made from divine power stolen from Kadrical, the Slumbering God. If we can convince Kadrical that we're reasonable sophonts, the god will take back its power. There are a couple of potential problems with this, though: if we screw it up, the monster will attack us. Also, we only get one attempt to commune with the god per control station, and each station has a pretty tough jinsul technomancer already using it to steal power from Kadrical.

A reasonable understanding.

For every success at a Culture or Diplomacy check while communing, it'll lose another third.[/ooc]

The applicable skill check for communing varies with the attempt, as evidenced below.

Botting Kai:

Kai follows Patterson, stopping just short of the fight and trying to commune with Kadrical through the device, schooling his thoughts to avoid the topic of 'followers.' "Yes--we come from beyond the Scoured Stars. We're here because your herald, Dhurus, has come out to conquer, thinking that while you sleep it can steal your power for its own."

{{Where are my heralds?}} demands the voice of the Slumbering God.

To successfully commune with Kadrical, requires a successful skill check. To respond, you may attempt to evade the question with a Bluff check, or you may answer truthfully with relevant detail with a Mysticism check. NOTE The nature and content of the response and roleplaying bonuses can affect the result.

Patterson hustles onto the platform, trotting around the control station to put the jinsul sergeant between him and Chk'tarlsh before cutting at the creature with his spark knife.

Due to the Routed Infantry effect (thank your fellow Starfinders at the other tables), every successful hit against the jinsul has a 25% chance to become a critical hit. Unfortunately, I haven't been applying this effect properly, but will do so from this round going forward (Feel free to include this check with your attack roll along with any noting any critical effect of your weapon).

The jinsul (yellow) oozes lifeblood from its fresh wound.

No flanking against these if I recall correctly?

You do recall correctly. I had forgotten that when I was looking up whether the elementals could flank.

"Let'sh make thish quick," Chk'tarlsh says as Patterson falls im behind the jinsul. The shirren soldier slashes twice at the jinsul.

Crit if <26: 1d100 ⇒ 17

The shirren's first slash finds a gap in the jinsul's exoskeleton, the second incapacitates the monstrous humanoid; the jinsul sergeant (yellow) drops to the ground, losing lifeblood.

COMBAT ROUND SIX Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP (May attempt a skill check to commune)
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -38 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -75 HP (dying/shaken/improved crit)
Speck(3 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 1 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

The jinsul (red) assaulted by elementals, steps out from its attackers, draws a pistol, and tries to remove one of the airy annoyances.
Ranged (frostbite-class zero pistol) v elemental EAC, shaken: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 2 = 15
Damage (C): 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

It freezes one of the summoned forms in its tracks.

Two other jinsul sergeants (green & purple) work to maintain the draining power of their devices.

The fallen jinsul on the platform (yellow) shows faint signs of life.

COMBAT ROUND SIX Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP (May attempt a skill check to commune)
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -38 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -75 HP | -1 RP (stabilized/shaken/improved crit)
Speck (2 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 1 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Hef simply moves up and does what they did earlier, tossing the Jinsul off the platform. He nods at the two soldiers, "Good Work. Shall we head to Speck's target platform next?"

Move and toss yellow over the edge

"Hef, we need a mystic to talk to the god now."

The two remaining elementals drift towards the jinsul and throws themselves at him, but fails to connect this time.
vs red:
air elemental 1 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
air elemental 2 slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 dmg: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

But Speck has no problem firing yet another 3 bolts of magical force against the jinsul.
vs red: magic missiles: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 4) + 3 = 13

Tiny Air Elemental 1 (2/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 2 (2/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)
Tiny Air Elemental 3 (2/4): EAC:11 KAC:12 | HP: 6/6 | F:3 R:1 W:0 | elemental immunities, air mastery (-1 attack, dmg for airborne)

Although the elementals fail to hit, the ysoki does not.

The jinsul on the far platform (red) looks badly injured, even from a distance.

COMBAT ROUND SIX Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP (May attempt a skill check to commune)
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson -11 SP
Jinsul sergeant (blue)
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -53 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow) -75 HP | -1 RP (stabilized/shaken/improved crit)
Speck (2 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Confused for 1 rds; Will save (DC 17) ends/photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Just a reminder: The party has a few used "Preparation Rewards" that may come in handy soon. See Slides.

Kai doesn't have either of the relevant skills for this commune, but Hef or Speck may.

Hef finishes tossing the Jinsul off the ledge and looks at the human and the device and Kai, "I'll take a shot."

GM V, can we use the Prayer and Reflection preparation reward? If so, Hef, it's a +4 to your Mysticism check.

GM V, can we use the Prayer and Reflection preparation reward? If so, Hef, it's a +4 to your Mysticism check.

You can. However, Hef has acted this round and could not benefit from it until next round.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Azara is still not able to break free of the haze that fills his blood and mind.

The only ones that really sting are the two back to back rounds where I got 16s. Being one away 1 time is annoying enough. Twice is just the dice gods laughing at me.

Of course, I don't know if any of it is as bad as my burly vesk who failed his will save in the first round of another adventure and has been running for the last 5 rounds.

GM V, I thought Azara only had one round of confusion left last round--at least, you put "Confused for 1 rds" on both the 5th and 6th rounds.

GM V, I thought Azara only had one round of confusion left last round--at least, you put "Confused for 1 rds" on both the 5th and 6th rounds.

The effect lasts 5 rounds and was not inflicted during the initial round of combat. I apologize for any confusion that I've caused (both to players and the PC). Lots of moving parts to track in this encounter.

Azara is still not able to break free of the haze that fills his blood and mind.

Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 17

Assuming Azara does not try to attack the vivid dream monster...

The nightmarish creature continues to babble below.

COMBAT ROUND SIX Cont'd/ROUND SEVEN BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Photon attuned 3)
Vivid Dream Monster
Round Seven
Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -53 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow)
Speck (2 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

looks like we need to Dimension Door again, yes?

Let's try to drop the red one with ranged attacks, then hit the green one.

The energy emanating from Dhurus and its hierocrats ripples and wanes, indicating their vulnerability to elite Starfinders’ attacks.

Table GMs, the Weakened Herald condition is now in effect.

Azara has a moment of clarity, which feels like it's going to extend to a much longer time of clarity. He blinks and looks around, trying to figure out what's going on, where he is, what's happening.

He's not sure, but he can see that his companions have done an impressive job in taking down the jinsuls. Only a few are left, but all too far for him.

Or...too far if he didn't have a little semi-divine assistance.

He taps into the energy that has been given to him and teleports to the platform with the purple jinsul.

The energy emanating from Dhurus and its hierocrats ripples and wanes, indicating their vulnerability to elite Starfinders’ attacks.

Table GMs, the Weakened Herald condition is now in effect.

Dhurus’s radiance wavers, rendering it and its more powerful minions vulnerable.

The condition as no effect at this lower tier.

COMBAT ROUND SEVEN BEGINS

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) -53 HP (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (yellow)
Speck (2 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Patterson steps to the edge of the platform and fires at the red jinsul, his blast going just past the creature's foreleg.

Azimuth artillery laser: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Chk'tarlsh moves several steps to the side for a clearer line of fire at the red jinsul. Sheathing his long sword as he moves, he takes his rifle in both hands and fires a single blast at the foe on the northern platform.

Azimuth laser rifle: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Fire Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Target is burning: 1d6 ⇒ 2

The shirren's shot drops the northmost jinsul (red). Its unconscious form twitches on the platform. The remaining jinsul (green & purple) seem to double their efforts to ensure that the device continues siphoning divine energy.

COMBAT ROUND SEVEN Cont'd

PCs in bold may act

Kai -15 SP
Chk'tarlsh - 12 SP
Patterson
Jinsul sergeant (green) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (purple) (shaken/improved crit)
Jinsul sergeant (red) 0 HP | -1 RP(stabilized/shaken/improved crit)
Speck (2 elementals)
Azara -28 SP |-2 HP (Photon attuned 3)
Hef
Vivid Dream Monster (HP reduced)

Azara sheaths himself in Solar Flames then hurls himself bodily at the purple Jinsul.

"The power of a comet"
"Strikes a foe"
"To give him to gravity."

Stellar Rush: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Fire Damage (DC16 Refl Half): 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (3, 6) + 1 = 10

Stellar Rush works like a charge but without the penalties and I can (and am) bullrushing at the end. The target takes the damage whether I hit or not.

Still Fully Attuned.

Kai moves over to Hef and taps him on the shoulder, then steps through another dimension door to the soon-to-be vacant platform where Hef can now attempt to commune with the god.

that's all my actions. Sorry for taking so long

Hef is still able to commune from the platform we're on.