Gameday IX - GM Valen's The Withering World (SFS 2-03)- Subtier 3-4 (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

As Impex approaches, the cultist fires at the android!
Ranged (pulsecaster), range v. Impex: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 2 = 6
Damage (E/NL): 1d4 ⇒ 4

The cultist misses. The Starfinder does not.

Impex's shot strikes the cultist.

Rayburn, gathering the gist of what was said, appeals to the quorlu.

As the human man's words sink into the quorlu's mind, another cultist (yellow) takes up a fighting position and fires at the nearest intruder.
Ranged (pulsecaster), range v Impex: 1d20 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 - 2 = 10
Damage (E/NL): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Within the mind of the quorlu, a battle rages. The newest recruit to the Reddened Eye, Veerlin has wavered between committing fully to the Reddened Eye and leaving since her initiation. The cult has been pushing
her to commit violence in the name of the Devourer to cement her loyalties, but the Starfinder's words reminder her of her home and her days as a hatchling on Enereth-7. As the battle rages in her mind, Veerlin (blue)begins backing away from both sides, seeking some means to escape out of the tunnel entirely.
Double move

COMBAT ROUND ONE CONT'D/ROUND TWO BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Aravon
Weylin
Round Two
Impex
Cultist (red) -8 HP
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow)
Veerlin (blue)

Impex ducks under both pistol blasts, keeping closer to the wall for cover. She nods, takes aim again and shoots at the same target. "Doesn't look like these guys are trying to be friendly, Rayburn!"
Shoot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d10 ⇒ 10

As she misses, she bursts out, "THAT WAS A WARNING SHOT! DID ONE OF YOU WANNA BE ON MY PODCAST! I'VE NEVER INTERVIEWED A CULTIST BEFORE!"

Aravon looks at the fleeing quorlu and smiles. He turns towards Smiley and attempts to jump on its saddle.

Fast Mount, DC20: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 Ouch

And hangs on the side of his mount for a second. A bit embarrassed he mounts the good old way taking his time.

Then he urges his mount forwards as he reaches for his taclash.

Swift action: failed attempt to fast mount
Move action: mount
standard action: move with the mount 45 ft and grab taclash
Entropy pool: 1EP
EAC/KAC: 16/17 (no shield yet)

BOTTING Weylin - No post in 24+ hours

The dwarf and his drone move ahead to remain in the battle.
Double move for Weylin; move for Pellet.

Impex's shot goes wide.

As the mounted half-orc approaches, one of the cultists (red) moves forward, casting a spell on the Starfinder.
Aravon, Will (DC 14): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Aravon is now confused.

COMBAT ROUND TWO CONT'D

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Impex
Cultist (red) -8 HP
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow)
Veerlin (blue)
Aravon (confused 1 round)
Weylin

Quietly towards Impex,"Impex, I am trying to talk down the quorlu....the other cultists are probably too far gone....best take them out fast."

Ray calls out to the quorlu, "Just hide there friend...let us remove this blight from your world."

With that Ray casts magic missile on the red cultist.
Magic Missiles (in the form of small planets): 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 = 7

The small planets of force batter the nearest cultist (red)!

Another cultist (yellow) grips his weapon, focuses his mind, and stands ready to protect the ritual.
(Readied action)

As the quorlu (blue) slinks further away into the cavern, the cultists curse at her in Abyssal.

COMBAT ROUND TWO CONT'D/ROUND THREE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Aravon (confused 1 round)
Weylin
Round Three
Impex
Cultist (red) -15 HP
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow)
Veerlin (blue)

"Right! I knew that!" She looks back at Rayburn and nods, before running across to the other side of the cavern and taking aim once more.
Red, shoot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 121d10 ⇒ 9

The androids shot strikes the nearest cultist (red), who drops to the ground.

COMBAT ROUND TWO CONT'D/ROUND THREE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Aravon (confused 1 round)
Weylin
Round Three
Impex
Cultist (red) -24 HP (unconscious)
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow)
Veerlin (blue)

Aravon feels the magic messing with his head and he tries to resist it. But his thoughts are confusing...
Confusion: 1d100 ⇒ 53

He is not sure where he is, or who are the ones around him. And why he is sitting on some odd animal. He decides to clear his mind by smacking himself at the head. Which he does...

Damage@Aravon: 1d8 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1

But even that did not go well, as his wip simply wraps itself around Aravon.

53 means attack self. 1 dmg to Aravon

"Aravon, stop trying to hit yourself...that is unprofessional! Ray says half jokingly....likely knowing what the cultists cast on Aravon....

To keep things moving...

The downed cultist (red) groans.

COMBAT ROUND TWO CONT'D/ROUND THREE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Weylin
Round Three
Impex
Cultist (red) -24 HP (stablized)
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow)
Veerlin (blue)
Aravon

Impex rolls forward, now aiming her rifle at the yellow cultist.
Shoot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d10 ⇒ 2

The android's shot strikes the standing cultist (yellow).

COMBAT ROUND TWO CONT'D/ROUND THREE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Weylin
Round Three
Impex
Cultist (red) -24 HP (stablized)
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow) -7 HP
Veerlin (blue)
Aravon

Ray moves forward, looking sideways a little to make certain Aravon is okay. As he moves forward, he pulls out his pistol

Finding a good spot he shoots at the last cultist.

Static Arc Pistol (EAC): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Damage (electricity, non-lethal): 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The human's shot strikes the standing cultist (yellow).

BOTTING Weylin - No post in 24+ hours

The dwarf and his drone move ahead to remain in the battle.
Move for Weylin; double move for Pellet.

The standing cultist (yellow) draws upon magic in an effort to divine the most vulnerable portion of the android’s mind and overload it with a glut of psychic information.
Damage: 2d10 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3
Impex, Will save (DC 14): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

The cultist then seeks cover.

The quorlu (blue) disappears into the caverns.

COMBAT ROUND THREE CONT'D/ROUND FOUR BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Aravon
Weylin
Round Four
Impex -3 SP
Cultist (red) -24 HP (stablized)
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow) -10 HP
Veerlin (blue)

Aravon shakes his head. He recognize Ray making jokes and feels Smiley below him. He turns and sees one cultist down and another retreating and casting magic at Impex.

"I know what to do now!"

He urges Smiley forwards running next to his allies, and fallen Cultist. He is barely in range to crack the whip at the enemy which he does

Entropic Strike@Yellow vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damage: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 4 = 11

Move and taking out his shield
Standard: attack

Impex winces as her mind gets invaded for a brief moment, but rolls forward once again, and aims at the remaining cultist.
Shoot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d10 ⇒ 1

Her aim obviously impeded by the assault on her mind, she makes a joke so hopefully people do not notice her aweful shot, "Heh, are you sure you know how to ride that thing, Aravon?"

To keep things moving...

The downed cultist (red) regains his footing, then calls upon his connection with the divine to wreck the half-orcs mind!
Damage: 2d10 ⇒ (8, 4) = 12
Aravon, Will save (DC 14): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

COMBAT ROUND THREE CONT'D/ROUND FOUR BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Weylin
Round Four
Impex
Cultist (red) -15 HP |-2 RP
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow) -10 HP
Veerlin (blue)
Aravon -12 SP

Ray sees what the cultist does, and recoils...

"Aravon...hope you are okay"

With that Ray gestures and three small planets streak at the cultist.

"The power of this planet is your downfall..."

Magic Missile (full round) at Red cultist: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1, 4) + 3 = 9

The streaking planets strike the cultist (red), proving to be the cultist's ultimate downfall and bringing a permanent end to the threat he posed.

BOTTING Weylin - No post in 24+ hours

The dwarf and his drone move ahead to remain in the battle.
Dpuble move for Weylin; move for Pellet.

The remaining cultist (yellow) seeks to influence Impex.
Impex, Will save (DC 14): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

The android is unaffected.

The cultist then steps forward, placing himself between the approaching Starfinders and the floating, rippling maw behind him in an effort to protect the ongoing results of the ritual he and his fellow devotees to the Devourer had initiated.

COMBAT ROUND FOUR CONT'D/ROUND FIVE BEGINS

PCs in bold may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Aravon -12 SP
Weylin
Round Five
Impex
Cultist (red)
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow) -10 HP
Veerlin (blue)

Aravon throws to Ray

"Yeah I am fine, they need to throw way more to stop me than this archaic mojo."

He urges Smiley forwards and strikes the enemy with the whip

Attack@yellow vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Damage, a&b: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 4 = 10

The lash of Aravon's whip drops the remaining cultist (yellow), unconscious to the ground.

Remaining in rounds for reasons.

A floating maw ripples before you, even with the ritual complete and the cultists defeated. Something has gone awry. Even with the ritual disrupted and the cultists defeated, a sense of ontological instability permeates the cavern. A malevolent force is nearby, if not present.

REMAINING IN ROUNDS

All PCs may act
All PCs have reflective armor

Impex
Rayburn
Cultist (yellow) -20 HP
Aravon -12 SP
Weylin

Aravon looks around

"Something feels off! Ray, Impex what is happening!" yells Aravon feeling the weight of the silence.

Ray moves forward, trying to see what exactly is going on...

Mysticism, I a guessing: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Ray moves forward, trying to see what exactly is going on...

[dice=Mysticism, I a guessing]1d20+8

Correct, you may view spoiler in my prior post.

"Umm.....it is a mystical tear in the fabric of reality. Guess is a portal somewhere. Remembering back a few hours ago, I think this might be some kind of summon...no idea what. But I think I mentioned that this Blood Cult Devourer's tried to do something like this with sacrifices.......so yeah...be ready for anything...maybe spread out so that if it has some kind of area affect abilities we are not all caught in them..."

Impex nods, then moves behind cover. stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

"Okay! So how do we close it?"

Aravon listens to Ray trying to calm down Smiley.

"It is ok boy, I know that you don't like undergrounds."

He nods hearing it all and moves to the other side of the dead cultist. He makes sure to hold his shield and taclash.

"That mystical power is beyond my abilities....the only thing I can say is either we drop the whole cavern, or we wait to see what comes out, and hope that whatever is uses the energy of the gate to come through...and the gate collapses. Likely whatever comes through will be EVIL...since the cultists wanted it...."

Ray moves to the side, to attempt to keep from bunching up.

That is me doing 2 rounds..... round 1 was figuring out what happened, and move forward, round 2 move sideways and more talking....

The maw shudders. It ripples outward, and a hand seems to press against the fabric of reality within it. A rip echoes as the jaws unhinge and break apart. Darkness swirls outward, slowly taking the shape of a humanoid. A red haze marks the outline of the darkness and gives the creature form. The featureless creature floats where the maw once was, taking in its new surroundings.

Picture of the creature now available on Slides..

Creature, Initiative: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19

WELCOME TO THE MATERIAL PLANE ROUND ONE

PCs in bold may act

All PCs have reflective armor

Impex
Creature (black)
Rayburn
Aravon -12 SP
Weylin

"Well, it definately doesn't look friendly. Let's send it back from where it came!" Impex says from behind cover, before firing a shot at the crature.
Snipe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 81d10 ⇒ 8

Any knowledge's we can make on this creature?

Any knowledge's we can make on this creature?

Mysticism DC 21 reveals the spoiler information in my prior post.

Impex's snipe goes wide.

Realizing that the android had aggressively tried to shoot at it, the creature flies directly toward Impex!
Provoking an AoO from Aravon.

The creature then tries to bash the Starfinder.
Melee (slam): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Damage (B): 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

WELCOME TO THE MATERIAL PLANE ROUND ONE Cont'd/ROUND TWO Begins

PCs in bold may act

All PCs have reflective armor

Rayburn
Aravon -12 SP (may also take AoO)
Weylin
Round Two
Impex -13 SP (may choose to dismiss reflecting armor)
Creature (black)

Mysticism: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

"Entropy demon....yeah...we need to get rid of this. I think it was planar summoned, so if we let it leave, it could summon others of its kind. I think the travel here took a lot out of it....so just kill it."

If I have any questions, I will want to know resistances or Damage reduction first, then special abilities....

Ray thinks quickly and fires magic missiles at it. Three glowing balls of pure white energy streak toward it.

Magic Missile (pew, pew, pew): 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3, 2) + 3 = 9

Aravon cracks the wip at the odd creature ignoring him completely.
Attack of opportunity vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Damage, A&P: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 4 = 10

But he lacks accuracy. Surprised he rushes forwards and attacks again

Attack of opportunity vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Damage, A&P: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 = 12

EP: 1
EAC/KAC: 17/18

"Just kill it? Okay!" she takes a guarded step back, and shoots from the hip with her sniper.
Snipe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 151d10 ⇒ 6

Weylin shook his head, he had gotten confused and his mind was muddled, probably that foul magic the cultist had used. stepping back a few feet. He quickly pulled his pistol and snapped a shot at the demon

pistol attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 171d6 ⇒ 4 bludgeoning damage

very sorry. I had stopped getting any notifications of posts for this game. Ive been on every day and thought something was going on. I should have checked in the threads. When I saw GM Valen posting in recrutiting I thought ...good hes back...came and posted in the discussion to jog things and then after Aravon posted I went and looked in the gameplay thread and saw days had gone by I missed. i cannot explain why I didnt get any notifications. Ill start checking daily now. instead of relying on the alert

at Weylin's command the tiny hoverdrone shot forward turning its sub=zero gun toward the demon and firing a frozen hailstone at the creature.

hail pistol attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 201d4 ⇒ 2 cold and piercing damage

The small planets batter the entropy demon.

If I have any questions, I will want to know resistances or Damage reduction first, then special abilities....

Resistance acid 10, cold 10, fire 10

Aravon misses his target, while the shots by both Impex and Weylin simply each fail to strike with sufficient speed to penetrate the gravitational fluctuations around the creature.

The drone fires a quick shot that pierces the demon's body, but does little else.

very sorry. I had stopped getting any notifications of posts for this game.

No need to apologize. I should have PM'd you. These are crazy times and many people are facing a variety of challenges and have greater priorities. I've been in multiple games where folks have disappeared for a while, presumably for various reasons. I'm glad you are with us!

With the android moving away from its grasp, the concavion turns its demonic fists toward the mounted Starfinder next to him.
Melee (slam), full-attack: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 13 - 4 = 20
Damage (B): 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Melee (slam), full-attack: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 4 = 21
Damage (B): 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

The demon gleefully tears into the half-orc!

WELCOME TO THE MATERIAL PLANE ROUND TWO Cont'd/ROUND THEE Begins

PCs in bold may act

All PCs have reflective armor

Rayburn
Aravon -29 SP (may dismiss reactive armor as a reaction)
Weylin
Round Three
Impex -13 SP
Concavion (black) -10 HP

"Aravon, are you okay?!" the android cries out, and continues shooting the creature.
Shoot: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 161d10 ⇒ 4

@GM I think you miscalculated the damage. I was -12 and now I got smacked for 27 = 39. I will dismiss the reflective armor which redirects 10 dmg per enemy (I am not sure if it lowers the damage that I am getting).

Aravon feels the weight behind the hits. That figure did not look capable of such strong smacks.

He attempts to use the magic that is supposed to protect him to deflect some of the damage that he suffered.

Trying to use reflective armor on the 1st blow.

"Still standing Impex, still standing." he throws as he retreats a bit with Smiley.

Then he use the longer range of his whip to attack the demon

Attack vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 4 = 11

If reflect armor reduces the damage that Aravon got he gets on 1 EP if not then 2 EP.
SP 0/33 HP 21/27 (or 10 more if reflecting armor reduces the dmg)
EP: 2 or 3 EP

"Umm...we all have a problem! Fire, cold and acid are all going to do bubkiss to this thing likely...unless you have a fire hose level of that element."

Ray will then look at the creature, and fire off 3 more small planetoids....

Magic missile (upcasting from a 2nd level spell slot...keeping last level 1 spell slot and my cache for backup), full round: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 4, 4) + 3 = 13

As the concavion begins to pummel Aravon, the protection provided by the

The demon's fist slams against a shimmering skin-like coating of mystical force covering the Starfinder's body. The divinely-gifted
armor, formed with a fragment of the menhir’s power, activates! It crackles with energy as it disappears and then arcs through the air as a jolt of force and terminates within the concavion's demonic form!
Concavion, Reflex save for half damage (DC 14): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

The android's shot fails to connect with the actual body of the concavion as does the half-orc's lash.

The Arcanimirum sage, however, manages to batter the demon a good deal more with additional force energy.

@GM I think you miscalculated the damage. I was -12 and now I got smacked for 27 = 39. I will dismiss the reflective armor which redirects 10 dmg per enemy (I am not sure if it lowers the damage that I am getting).

Correct, I did miscalculate. The text of the spell does not reduce damage, just redirects up to 10 points. The errata does clarify that it applies to all damage, not just Hit Points.

WELCOME TO THE MATERIAL PLANE ROUND TWO Cont'd/ROUND THREE Begins

PCs in bold may act

With the exception of Aravon, each of the PCs has reflective armor active.

Weylin
Round Three
Impex -13 SP
Concavion (black) -28 HP
Rayburn
Aravon -33 SP | -6 HP (3 EP)

Weylin mouths some foul dwarven epitaphs as he sees the creature pummeling Aravon. Not knowing what else he can do, he fires again. and the bullet veered around the creatures gravitational field.

tactical pistol: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 131d6 ⇒ 4

hearing that his sub zero attacks will do nothing, instead Pellet turns on the camera to record what is happening...for posterity.

The dwarf's shot fails to connect.

Last round, 1 point of Pellet's piercing damage did go through, but the cold damage had no effect.

With no other targets within his immediate vicinity, the concavion moves toward the half-orc again.
Guarded step

Melee (slam): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Damage (B): 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Though the demon's blow is forceful, it fails to penetrate the Starfinder's armor.

WELCOME TO THE MATERIAL PLANE ROUND THREE Cont'd/ROUND FOUR Begins

PCs in bold may act

With the exception of Aravon, each of the PCs has reflective armor active.

Rayburn
Aravon -33 SP | -6 HP (3 EP)
Weylin
Round Four
Impex -13 SP
Concavion (black) -28 HP

Aravon breathes out after the monster hit bounce off his shield.

The half-orc smacks the enemy with his wip

Attack vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage, bludgeoning: 1d4 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 4 = 10

And again he leads Smiley to take a step back. His creatures roar opening its mandibles but is smart enough to follow what is told.

Aravon sees small drops of blood following their movements. He hopes to end this fight before he drops down.

Attack and Move
EP: 3 EP (if I will get hit Aravon will mitigate 3 points of damage using 1 EP) - saying now to make it easier to track.

Ray rushes over to Impex, his hand slightly glowing.

"Impex, don't miss.....", he says slightly breathlessly as he touches their rifle....causing it to glow slightly.

Move action to move to Impex, cast Supercharge weapon. If Impex hits, +4d6 damage. Spells left 0/4 1st, 2/3 2nd, 1 spell cache....

hearing that his sub zero attacks will do nothing, instead Pellet turns on the camera to record what is happening...for posterity.

@Pellet - I also failed to remind earlier that Cover Fire and Harrying Fire can still be effective without causing damage.

Weylin saw that things werent going too well and he changed his tactics. Obviously Aravon was best equipped to hit and hurt the foe and he said to lay down some covering fire for him.

and Weylin fired his pistolat the Concavian. The shot went into the dirt and had no effect.

covering fire: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 vs ac 15 .

Pellet stored the video clip and did what he was commanded firing his sub zero pistol at the other planar trying to get it to duck and give Aravon a break. it missed the creature entirely

covering fire: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 vs ac 15