[SFS] 1-20 Duskmire accord 9 (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

To push things forward a bit, I'm assuming you ask Sparklemane for some herbs, and deliver them to the gnolls

The Muckfur village is still the same. The soil is still smoldering along. As the gnolls told you, this is owing to the fact that the underground vegetable mass hasn't been watered properly, and has now dried out to become underground fuel.

The Muckfurs don't seem to be mind though, and still smoke the narcotic smoke furiously. As the group steps in, they say Hail the honorary muckfurs!

Chief Inix awaits as well. We saw you coming from the swamp, he says, did you defeat the ghost?

"It won't be bothering you anymore," Buse hedges. "Hopefully all is well back here? No attacks or bad messages?"

That's a good solution - it never crossed Modern Body' mind to ask anything from the horned horse except to choke on its own mane

"Inix! My favorite yeti! We did better than that! We talked it into a truce! Now we just need the muckfurs to agree to work together with the gnolls and the swamp ghost, and this nightmare is over. The doors will open and we can start looking for a better dump for you all to live in - or, gods forbid, you can stay living in this heap of trash in harmony. Who cares! What do you say?", suggests Modern Body, a muscular arm across Inix's shoulder (or back, if he's large).

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 9

That is excellent news, Inix says to Dr Buse. What did you do to it?

Modern Body tries to argue for a peace treaty, but Inix is stubborn I don't know, what's in it for us?

Gonna need a better dip check

"Oh... I dunno. How about not living under the shadow of a murderous ghost? Going to live somewhere nice and cold?"

diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

You talked the ghost into a truce? And what do you mean, all can leave? Only one of the three can leave! Why would the ghost help us? And those gnolls, they'll turn on us the first chance they get!

Inix doesn't seem to want to cooperate...

You can always intimidate him, or knock him out

"Inix... I have been walking around all day, dealing with you furry primitive screwheads wanting to wage war over this dumpster of a playground. I'm tired. Very tired. Join the truce so you can all be considered one people and end this charade, or I'll smack you across this camp until you agree to do so. You are my favorite muckfur, but my tastes change very quickly."

Intimidate: 1d20 ⇒ 6

C'mon, dice... not even this one time, huh

Intimidate: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Without much to offer diplomatically, Hermena stands behind Modern Body gripping her rifle and trying to look menacing.

"We headed to the ghost's part of this swamp ready to deal with it. We're ready to enforce peace around here however necessary, even if involves getting hypocritical."

Intimidate?: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Lexicor is not all that intimidating. So he waits and watches...

I hope they are right about the three sides.

The yeti chief isn't easily intimidated, and the repeated attempts seem to rub him the wrong way: I'm not your favourite Muckfur, I am your CHIEF! Let me give you a smacking to teach you a lesson.

Some of the stoned yetis looked up and groggily say hey... the boss is gonna fight...

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Hermena
Lexicor
Kai
Modern Body
Asier
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Inix
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Dr Buse

"About time!"

Modern Body casts Junksword (analog, block and reach) and starts moving around Inix, hoping to flank with someone.

Lexicor sighs as the yeti grows hostile.

Is the chief the only one appearing to participate?

This can still be remedied, chief. It would be prudent to Stand down!

with a flourish, the android casts grease under the yeti...

I believe DC13 reflex...or fall.

Hoping to end the violence quickly with a show of force, Hermena quickly angles her assault rifle towards Inix and fires twice. Full attack with AG Assault Rifle.

Ranged Attack 1: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 - 4 = 4
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Ranged Attack 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 - 4 = 20
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

10/12 rounds remaining.

The other yetis just seems to be amused that the chief is fighting, but feel no need to participate. Modern Body moves up to the yeti, while Lexicor summon a sticky goop to cover the floor - quite different from the peaty soil! Inix keep shis balance though, looking only more annoyed.

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Hermena fires two shots, startling the lounging yetis. One of them leaves a black mark in the leader's fur.

Hermena, out of curiosity: How do you get +6 damage on your shot?

Can I get actions for Kai and Asier?

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Hermena
Lexicor
Kai
Modern Body
Asier
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Inix (12)
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Dr Buse

Kai draws his compliance ray as he moves for a clear shot, then fires at Inix.

flash compliance ray vs. EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
fire, nonlethal: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"We don't want to hurt you!" he shouts

Kai fires of a flashing burst from his gun, and shoots the Yeti in the chest. It doesn't seem to slow down, becoming only more enraged. He draws his fangblade and takes a swipe at Modern body, drawing a deep gash.

Fangblade: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 241d8 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Asier gets two rounds worth of actions

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Dr Buse
Hermena
Lexicor
Kai
Modern Body
Asier
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Inix (15)
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“Nice one, Inix! But let me show you how it’s done!”

Junksword: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 4 = 24
Bludgeoning & Slashing damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Bludgeoning & Slashing damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Junksword: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 4 = 17
Bludgeoning & Slashing damage: 1d4 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Modern Body has +1 AC against Inix’s attacks, due to his weapon Block special property.

Oof, seems like everyone else is ranged!

I'm melee, but not much good at it.

Buse hurries around the brawl while grabbing various needles from a bag. She presses them into Modern Body's side with surprisingly little pain. "Please, don't encourage him. Keep trading hits and you won't stay up for long."

Using my Field Dressing theorem to heal Modern Body 3 SP.

Hermena, out of curiosity: How do you get +6 damage on your shot?

Bullet Barrage - insight bonus to damage rolls with projectile weapons. I have +4 due to Weapon Specialization, +1 from the gear boost at level 3, and an additional +1 for every 4 levels of Soldier (currently level 4).

Hermena watches the yeti lay into Modern Body, and once the half-elf strikes back with his junk sword she lines up two more shots. Full attack action.

Ranged Attack 1: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 - 4 = 7
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Ranged Attack 2: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 7 - 4 = 15
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

8/12 rounds remaining.

Trick Attack (Ex): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24
1d8 ⇒ 7
flash compliance ray vs. EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
fire, nonlethal: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 plus off-target from Debilitating Trick

Kai takes advantage of all the smoke to hit the chief again

I almost never get the trick attack and the attack roll to both hit at the same time...

Sorry for making you wait and apologies for the delay

Asier gives a blink as he realizes that his companions perfect attempts at intimidation goes south. They seemed pretty intimidating to me!

He gives a mental command to Suzuta to target the yeti leader and pulls out a laser rifle. He takes aim and fires once, before looking around and trying to move to a more advantageous spot.

Target, Aim, FIRE! (azimuth laser rifle)+Exo target: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16
Flame Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Round 1, targeting with exo cortex, and move to draw weapon, Round 2 Attack and then a move.

Modern body gives a fighting demonstration worthy of an exercise video. While the yeti's take note, Inix collapses on the floor. Dominance established.

Combat over!

The yeti clansfolk bow to their new master(s). (Who wants to be the new chief?) With the gnolls and unicorn in full cooperation, nothing stands in the way to claim full dominance over the Duskmire.

Modern Body swings his junksword a few times, cleaning it of the yeti’s fur and blood. Then he puts a foot on Inix’s corpse, making a victory pose.

“By right of combat, I declare myself the new leader of the muckfurs! Got that, you drugged furballs? And now, to our robotic janitors: the gnolls and the horse have agreed to a truce, and joined forces together with us - as the new leader of the muckfurs I declare we have dominance over this cage, with all powers united as one group! We have won! End this experiment and open the door!” he raises his junksword towards the ceiling.

Cue epic victory music

Modern Body declares victory, but there is no response from the unseen overseers he addresses. Electromagnetic interference from the temple has increased, though.

"Maybe it has an automated response? Anyway, let's check if the temple is finally working." suggests/decides Modern Body, as he rests for 10 minutes, his back leaning on the previous leader carcass.

"Muckfurs, get rid of this corpse. And clean up the chief hut - if we are stuck here, I'll want to live somewhere nice!" he orders his tribe.

Modern Body also downs a healing serum while he takes it easy.

Healing: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Well done. A shame we could not have settled this without the loss of a warrior. But his ability to lead wisely was demonstrated to be lacking.

"Or we could keep him alive...? If you need a reason, maybe his compliance would add to that of his fellow Muckfurs." Because no one else has yet, Buse checks Inix for signs of life. If she finds any, she aims to keep them that way.

Medicine: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Hermena clicks new ammo into her magazine. "Not a promising outcome, after all we did to settle this peacefully. Maybe we should go check out the temple again, now that the technology underlying it seems to be warming up?"

Buse takes a moment to patch up the fallen leader, a gesture that draws great respect from the Muckfurs. Inix' life is saved, though it will take him a while to recover from his injuries.

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Back at the site of the temple, an entrance has now appeared in structure, leading to a circular room. Compared to the dim light outside, the interior of the room is quite bright. The source of the illumination is a clear central pillar approximately 10 feet in diameter, which pulses with a continuous series of bright bursts of blue light that travel up and down the interior. Around the perimeter of the chamber, numerous terminals and instruments are embedded in the white walls and provide readouts on a range of information both biological and technological.

Modern Body goes inside, casts Detect Magic on the pillar and also checks out the machinery.

Computers: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14
Engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Mysticism: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Modern body tinkers with the technology in the room, and finds a message Gnolls 2, Yetis: 3, Unicorn: 3

The door to the room vanishes, replaced by solid, featureless concrete as a cool, mechanical voice speaks. Greetings, interlopers. Your behavior thus far has been noted. Final adjustments to the study have been made, and the building has been sealed for your personal safety. Commencing Duskmire sterilization protocols. Thank you! With that, a deep and ominous hum fills the room.

As Modern Body watches the monitors, there is no indication of any increased power reading, nor any sign of an active program related to sterilization protocols. Strange.

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Lexicor
Kai
Hermena
Modern Body
Asier
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Sterilization Protocol
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Dr. Buse
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“Feeling salty, jailors? Let’s see about that!” Modern Body approaches the computers and tries to hack in.

Computers: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

“This is the first good interface to this hellhole I have ever seen - perhaps we can finally get some answers from these weirdos. Did anyone happen to leave a comm unit with those primitives outside? The protocol might refer to something outside of this building.”

Lexicor sees if he can find any explanation to the warnings.

Let us hope it is not a false terminal to further distract us.

engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Wow. Well if those two rolls don't help us, we may be lost.

waiting to see what those rolls reveal

Asier strides into the structure and his eyes light up at the various bits of equipment and what not around the room. "Wonder what the purge mechanics are... Though this data over here is out of date and incorrect, they aren't Yetis anymore, their Devotees of Modern Body. Hrrrmmmm Modern what would be a good adjective for that? Trainees? Bodyees? Devotees?"

The android tries to see about editing the name on the screen from a free terminal.

Computers, Bypass: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Alarmed by the ominous humming, Hermena positions herself between her allies and the entrance, looking about for what kind of threat they might be facing. "Whatever this 'sterilization protocol is, I won't be able to stop it if I can't shoot it. Any luck with the computers?"

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Modern Body, Asier and Lexicor try their best to get through the computer's security system, but so far there's no even a sign of a process running - it might be on a different network. Asier does manage to change the name of 'Yetis' into 'Modern Bodyees'.

Hermena notices, however, that the deep, ominous hum is being produced by a speaker system.

The hum raises in pitch, becoming slightly uncomfortable, and a bright light in the center of the room quickens in pulse and becomes brighter...

I'll grant Kai two actions this round

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Dr. Buse
Lexicor
Kai
Hermena
Modern Body
Asier
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Sterilization Protocol, step 2
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Kai tries to hack the computers to stop the protocol

computers: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

second action pending result of this first one; will probably be the same thing

Buse looms over those at the computers. She isn't savvy with the tech, but tries to divine meaning from the strange humming.

Might Medicine or either Science be useful there?

Otherwise, she stands by, ready to provide aid or medical attention.

Delay.

The computer system has been pwned into oblivion. Kai achieves very little more than finding the shortcut the system's installation of minesweeper.

Dr Buse stands ready to unsterilize any of the starfinder should they become sterilized.

Medicine or any Science may indeed provide insights

life/physical science: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

“Fans.” Modern Body answers Asier.

"Well, whatever is happening, it's clearly not controlled from inside this place. I’d consider wrecking the computers, but that would be a waste. Might as well wait for the end and see what we can salvage from the scorched remains outside.”

“Keep toying with the primitives you have kept arrested in here, Salvation’s End. We are getting closer and closer to you. And when we do, I’ll be there to drag you kicking and screaming towards the nearest airlock.” Modern Body concludes, speaking towards the ceiling.

Modern Body does nothing this round, unless someone needs a spell.

Combining Kai’s advanced diasporan rifle with my supercharge weapon spells (Edit: And Asier's overcharge!) we can probably do a number on the computer or even the doors/walls, but it seems obvious this is the last part of the experiment: the dominant tribe would go in the temple and the remaining groups outside would be euthanized…

Asier adds a 'Fans of' to the front of the 'Modern Bodyees' in the computer and then pauses a second to cover his ears. "What is that noise?"

He takes a moment to consider the ramifications of the frequency and, with a moment to extrapolate the rate at which it is growing, future frequencies to the biological Bodyees in the room as well as his mechanical components.

Medicine: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

"This isn't like any equipment I've seen before. In keeping with everything else on this miserable rock, I guess."

"Don't mess around with my brand, or you'll be in for a world of hurt." Modern Body changes the tag to "Modern Body's Muckfurs".

"Wait did I mess with your brand?"

Asier waits for a moment when Modern's back is turned to add two 'e's to the end of the Body, but otherwise leaves it alone, more worried about what is happening in the room than fighting Modern over what his fans are called.

Modern Body changes it back. "So childish. Why don't you do something useful for once?" he crosses his massive arms, staring at the android - waiting for the sterilization to end.

The loud humming and flashing lights reach a crescendo with a loud bass rumble, followed by stop: the lights go out, leaving the party in complete darkness and utter silence for five long second.

Protocol complete. You are free to leave

With those words, an exit opens on the far side of the temple complex, which leads to the corridors of the false moon, along with an opening to the duskmire cave.

Mission accomplished! Kai, Buse and Asier, can you make a day job roll and add the result to the table in the handout? I will then report and create chronicles. Feel free to decide on the fate of the gnolls, yetis and unicorn...