[SFS/Shifty/OP3] #2:00 Fate of the Scoured God (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

Charli has raised a point - in these tiers you don't get to talk to Kadrical so shutting them down is perfectly ok. Kinda sad to miss out!

Tolar swings for Dhurus, but doesn't get the hit to land.

Dhurus responds, wailing on Charli in an attempt to stop the device being disarmed.

Multiattack
Attack 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (13) + 20 = 33
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) + 20 = 33

Attack 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (2, 5, 5) + 20 = 32

Attack 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (6, 4, 5) + 20 = 35

Sending Charli sprawling.

***

R5 Cotd
T'Kai
Charli

R6
Maverick
Neon
Tolar
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur (7) (7 Bleed)(Item 1, 3, 4 5)

Hoping Dhur doesn't know the team's abilities, Tolar tries a simple tactic.

"Let's pin it here. I'll get the other side."

Tolar then uses his hasted movement to move around Dhur and through his allies to a potential flanking position.

KAC 36 vs aoo.

He then attacks in earnest.

attack #1 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 18 - 4 = 22
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (1, 6) + 20 = 27

attack #2 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 18 - 4 = 16
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (8, 6) + 20 = 34

Tolar swings in earnest - but to no avail.

R5 Cotd
T'Kai
Charli

R6
Maverick
Neon
Tolar - attacked.
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur (7) (7 Bleed)(Item 1, 3, 4 5)

Neon looks on in shock as Dhurus lands three blows in quick succession on Charli. I hope she is still alive!

He then asks over comm “T’Kai and Id, which of you are the better healer?”

Without waiting for an answer, he casts a spell. He then moves towards them. I hope that thing can’t see invisible, or this will be a very short flight,

He lands on the mesa next to Id.

Cast invisibility on himself, move with haste.

Maverick lines up the laser sight on his pistol on Dhurus and opens fire.

Mysticism (Alien Archive): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19

Debilitating Trick (flat footed) Take 10 (Acrobatics) + Alien Archive: 10 + 21 + 2 = 33

Debilitating Trick (flat footed) Acrobatics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39

Semi Auto Pistol vs. Dhurus KAC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

Piercing Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 5d8 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 + (7, 4, 2, 7, 1) = 32

Burning Condition: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 2) = 6

DC 27 reflex save or Dhurus is afflicted with the burning condition. If the alien archive check fails again and I can't take 10 I also made a regular roll. If the trick attack succeeds Dhurus is flat footed to everyone until the beginning of Mav's next turn.

As you have failed to identify the creature, not sure you can re-roll mysticism. The rules allow for a 'Take 20', but that also involves a Computer system and two minutes. As we know the T10 doesn't work I will take the roll.

Dhurus is a bit perplexed by the shenanigans, but the round flies by the massive beast.

Dhurus does not appear to notice Neon.

R5 Cotd
T'Kai
Charli

R6
Maverick- attacked
Neon - cast/moved
Tolar - attacked.
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur (7) (7 Bleed)(Item 1, 3, 4 5)(FF)

"I got her," states T'kai as he steps back and heals Charli.
Guarded step then cast Mystic Cure III.
Cure: 5d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 6, 1, 5, 2) + 6 = 21

Charli flutters back to consciousness. Oh good. I pissed him off enough to keep him off Tolar.

Unfortunately, Tower Intel can only be used on mental skills, and all Charli has left for this is Piloting!

She reaches a hand out to the device.
Piloting: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
4 Novas: 1d20 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 16 + 4 = 33

Then she says in a weak voice, "Now... you all can get him. Hit him with everything you have."

+2 to attack, move action Get 'em

I know Mav missed on his last attack, but I forgot I changed out his ammo to standard rounds so no more reflex save checks for the burn condition anymore.

Assuming that Charli brought down the machine: Id nods, then focuses all of his power onto Dhurus. Your reign of terror is OVER! He stays close to Charli in case she needs more healing.

Move action draw serum of healing mk 1, standard cast mind thrust IV on Dhurus.

Mind Thrust IV (Will DC 22): 10d10 ⇒ (1, 5, 3, 2, 6, 8, 4, 5, 5, 10) = 49 plus fatigued 1 round on failed save

Mysticism +27 base
Dhurus is pretty wise to what T'kai is casting - and T'kai is in reach.

Attack 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (11) + 26 = 37
Dice 6d4 + 20 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 3) + 20 = 34

Mystic Cure cancelled - Charli is still down.

***

Id wrestles with the machine - to no avail - highlighting himself as the next target and subject of much ire.

Charli gets a refund

Probably a god time for that aid token - he's pretty fixed on keeping the machine going. Happy for you to keep the rolls, just need to work out getting you in the position to use it :)

Mysticism +27 base

Dhurus is pretty wise to what T'kai is casting - and T'kai is in reach.

Attack 1d20+26
Dice 6d4+20

Mystic Cure cancelled - Charli is still down.

***

Id wrestles with the machine - to no avail - highlighting himself as the next target and subject of much ire.

Charli gets a refund

Oof, didn't bet on T'kai getting beat up. Let's tag-team the heal next round while Neon gets the machine, ya?

Neon was going to make one of you invisible so that you could continue to heal those that are injured.

Activating Aid Token for First Aid, Stamina: 6d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 2, 5, 6, 6) = 24

I think everyone rolls their own and makes the decision between Stamina or HP. I believe this means Charli is conscious by the amount of the healing provided by the token but T’Kai’s spell is still gone.

Over the comm, you head Neon go “Ouch!” in sympathetic pain as T’Kai is slammed by Dhurus. It is quickly followed by him saying “Wait for me to turn you invisible before trying that again.”

Original post:

Activating Aid Token for First Aid, Hit Points: 6d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 5, 1, 2, 6) = 20

Play Dead (because she almost is): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27

Lying in her own blood, Charli makes a convincing corpse.

EDITED Addition: Neon just reminded me of what round we are in, and that Charli hasn't acted yet.

Charli quietly sneaks her hand over to the pillar.

Piloting: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17

Even as wounded as she is, she thinks, I am a GNOME!
4 Nova Reroll: 1d20 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 16 + 4 = 38

Charli shuts down the device.

Aid Token for first aid, stamina: 6d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4) = 12.

stamina heal: 6d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 5, 2, 5, 5) = 23

Hoping his attacks will finally matter Tolar continues his attacks.

attack #1 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 18 - 4 = 28
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (4, 2) + 20 = 26

attack #2 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 4 = 30
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (1, 3) + 20 = 24

Considering my luck I'm guessing it's KAC is 31+

Tolar, I think you had already attacked this round.
Healing via Aid token is what we needed.

Scooby-Doo rewind

The fates blow a warm wind of resolve across the Starfinders in their hour of need.

Charli commits an act of defiance and turns off the device.

If ever there was a moment where one creature was completely unimpressed by another, it would not match the level of unimpressedness that the avatar of a god currently feels toward Charli who just shut off his channel to immortality.

As an extra kick in the teeth - Id stops playing with the machine and mind-zaps the god.

Need to overcome SR23
Will save 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

***

Dhurus attempts to put down the rebellion once more.

Charli
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 16
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (6, 2, 3) + 20 = 31
Putting the persistent Gnome down.

T'Kai
Attack 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 20 = 31

Attack 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 39
Damage 3d6 + 20 ⇒ (4, 4, 6) + 20 = 34

***

R6 Cotd
T'Kai
Charli

R7
Maverick
Neon
Tolar
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur 7 (7 Bleed)(Debuffed) (24 Pending subject to SR check by Id)

Tolar gets a blade to land on the bleeding Dhurus - who seems to have lost his shine...

Haste until R9
R6 Cotd
T'Kai
Charli

R7
Maverick
Neon
Tolar - attack
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur 31 (7 Bleed)(Debuffed) (24 Pending subject to SR check by Id)

Neon Ten moves over to T’Kai and turns him invisible, then moves a short distance away to be near Id.
Agile Casting

Over the comms he says “Id, let me know if you want to go invisible or continue attacking with your spells.”

Overcome SR 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Id shakes his head. Gonna count on the starlight for now, thanks! T'Kai, get Charli up again while you're invisible. I'll handle this big bug. The shirren takes off again (provokes AoO, 20% miss chance from starlight form), flies just outside the herald's reach, and slams his mind again.

Move to square, cast mind thrust IV again.

Overcome SR 23: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30
Mind Thrust IV (Will DC 22): 10d10 ⇒ (9, 9, 8, 3, 6, 9, 1, 10, 5, 9) = 69 plus fatigued 1 round on failed save

Id tries mentally battering Dhurus once more.
Will 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 the avatar resists the worst of it.

Neon causes T'kai to blink out of sight.

R6 Cotd
T'Kai (Invis)
Charli

R7
Maverick
Neon - acted
Tolar - attack
Id Sin - acted
ENEMY

*Bleed damage adjustment 1d8 ⇒ 41d8 ⇒ 1= 4
Dhur 87 (4 Bleed)(Debuffed)

Charli is no longer in pain. Floating above her bleeding body, she feels somewhat detached from it. It was a good body, but it's torn apart and bleeding, and she's not sure it's functional any more. Weydan will greet me with open arms. My goodness, I have traveled.

She wanted to bring Poshkettle Tea into the vast, meet and greet more new races, be part of something bigger than herself. There's still so much life ahead for her... but what little life she has is spilling out on an alien tower.

She looks down at her teammates, still fighting Dhurus, and knows they will have a better chance because of what she's done. If she dies here, it will because she helped her team defy a god. Not everyone can say that.

Even knowing what I knew then, I would do it again.

Then she thinks, WAIT. I am a GNOME!

She spends two resolve points to stabilize.

All at once she's back in her body. Her bleeding slows, and she breathes raggedly once again. Even a god can't keep me down.

Disregard his SR, that has been stripped - those Mindthrusts are really wrecking Dhurus who is relying on a decent will save

At Charli - stabilising?

Stabilizing, edited above.

It's only after she stabilizes again that the pain comes roaring back. Owwwww....

:)

With a look of steely determination on his face Maverick continues to fire armor piercing rounds from his semi auto pistol at Dhurus.

Debilitating Trick (flat footed) Acrobatics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23

Semi Auto Pistol vs. Dhurus KAC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

Piercing Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 5d8 ⇒ (4, 1) + 4 + (4, 7, 6, 5, 2) = 33

Wow, I don't know how you do it Shifty; this encounter is getting confusing. For T'kai and Charli's round 6 actions Dhurus is still flat footed, but he is not for everyone's round 7 actions.

There is sooooooo much going on, and so many adjustments and re-works it is a challenge, but we're getting there! I'm suspecting morale will be high once Dhurus takes his next actions though!

Mav fires off another round, but it doesn't strike Dhurus...

R6 Cotd
T'Kai (Invis)
Charli - Stable

R7
Maverick- acted
Neon - acted
Tolar - attack
Id Sin - acted
ENEMY

Dhur 87 (4 Bleed)(Debuffed)

Since you are noting it, could you please note that Neon is still invisible with your next update.

I was more noting it for T'kai who may have missed it in the battlespam :)

Yes, that would make Neon Ten sad if he missed that. Always pay attention to the buffs you are offered! Remember them when it comes time to use them.

T'kai leans down and heals Charli. Mystic Cure: 5d8 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 3, 6) + 6 = 22

Invisible T'Kai calls Charli back to the land of the living with a flash of positive energy.

Dhurus is aware there are casters around him, but focuses on Tolar.

Attack 1d20 + 26 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 26 - 4 = 26

Attack 1d20 + 26 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 26 - 4 = 34
Damage 6d4 + 20 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3) + 20 = 40

...his wounds do not seem to be closing.

R7 Cotd
T'Kai (Invis)
Charli

R8
Maverick
Neon (invis)
Tolar
Id Sin
ENEMY

Dhur 95 [Bleed 1d8 ⇒ 71d8 ⇒ 8 = 8]

Over the comms, Neon says “Since Id doesn’t want it, I can cause Charli to go invisible, give her a chance to get a little distance.”

Delay until after T’Kai has acted
Neon waits to see if T’Kai plans to heal Charli again before turning the gnome invisible. “Get some distance. Stay alive.”

He then flies off to get some distance between himself and the herald.

"We've got you now Dhurus."

Maverick lines up his pistol's laser sight on Dhurus's head and fires again.

Debilitating Trick (flat footed) Acrobatics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25

Semi Auto Pistol vs. Dhurus KAC: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

Piercing Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 5d8 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + (2, 1, 7, 8, 6) = 30

Well, that fails to trick him, but I'm guessing that finally manages to hit Dhurus for 6 points of damage.

Over the team's tactical comm net Maverick says, "Is Dhurus vulnerable to energy attacks now that we've disabled his devices?"

Dhurus is not convinced by the trickery.

The round just shatters against Dhurus ineffectually.

“I will be testing that shortly.” Neon Ten replies.

"Bring it down, Tolar!" Id bellows from the sky. He sends out his final pulse of psychic energy of this caliber, feeling his mental fortitude start to falter.

Standard cast mind thrust IV, his last 4th-level spell, move to fly straight up 30 feet.

Mind Thrust IV (Will DC 22): 10d10 ⇒ (8, 6, 3, 10, 9, 8, 4, 7, 10, 9) = 74 plus fatigued 1 round on failed save

Mav notices that although the round shattered, it did give Shurus a bit of a scratch!

Will 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

The sustained mental assault by Id finally breaks through...

R7 Cotd
T'Kai (Invis)
Charli

R8
Maverick - attacked
Neon (invis) - Cast
Tolar
Id Sin - attacked
ENEMY

Dhur 175 [Bleed 1d8 ⇒ 71d8 ⇒ 8 = 8]

Id Sinitis - MVP

"I'll try!"

attack #1 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 18 - 4 = 34
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (3, 8) + 20 = 31
Crit dmg +1d8 bleed?: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (3, 8) + 20 = 31

attack #2 vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 18 - 4 = 16
magic/adamantium/ghost killer/holy/piercing: 2d8 + 20 ⇒ (6, 7) + 20 = 33

Almost defeated by the cerebral assault Dhurus pushes on fighting with fury until Toal catches the beast mid swing with a well timed blow.

Dhurus topples off the pillar and lies a smashed and bloodied heap.

End combat

Tolar swiftly climbs down and retrieves his gun before searching for loot.

Tolar is finds that virtue is its own reward - which is about the only reward to be had in this site.

“Guess I will not be testing his electrical resistance.” Neon says as the giant tumbles to the ground. He dismisses his Invisibility.

With a shrug, he then flies back over to check how everyone is.

“Excellent work, everyone. It was close, but it looks like we all survived that.”

He looks over where Iterration-177 / Aureoles is. “Hopefully they can recover as well.”

Charli comes to consciousness just in time to see Id and Tolar double-team a god. "Oh my... We did it, we did it! And here I am, lying down on the job. Thanks for keeping me alive, by the way." She glances up hopefully. "Anyone up for a hug? I have the best teammates in the world!"

After the hug, she lays back to wait for Starfinder medical -- normally the team she's on -- and takes a ten minute rest.

Neon leans over and gives Charli a hug.

“I’m sure they will have a medical team here soon.” Neon says as he accesses the computer he keeps in his cheek pouch to contact the fleet and check status.

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.

Charli looks up, alarmed, at the announcement from Command Central, and then activates her sychronous heart to double-check Dhurus's status. After a second, she breathes a sigh of relief. "Dhurus is still dead, but command seems to be behind on intel! We should update them!"

She gathers the team together, and then does a selfie, and sends it to Celita with the message: HERALD DOWN. I REPEAT, HERALD DOWN. DHURUS DEAD, AILUROS STILL BREATHING AND IN STABLE CONDITION. CHARLI OUT.

I'd say he's certainly looking very weakened...

Maverick takes his advanced medkit out from his null space chamber and sets up next to Charli. "Don't worry Charli, although you are my first patient I've been reading a lot of books when I'm off duty on how to do this."

Medicine (Treat Deadly Wounds) Take 10 DC 20: 10 + 17 = 27

Somehow Maverick manages to restore 11 HP back to Charli's total.