The enemy flies STRAIGHT towards you!
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"Bringing us in, danger close! Get ready Rahdokama!" The android calls out.
As the enemy ship comes dashing up to the Drake, Kat guns the thrusters and dives at their target, pulling up and just skimming over it's hull as she passes.
The ship moves as normal, but it can move through 1 hex occupied by an enemy starship without provoking a free attack (as described in Moving through Other starships). During the following gunnery phase, you can select one arc of your starship’s weapons to fire at the enemy vessel as if the vessel were in close range (treat the range as 1 hex), against any quadrant of the enemy starship. To perform this stunt, you must succeed at a Piloting check (DC = 15 + 1–1/2 × the tier of the enemy starship). If you fail this check, your starship still moves as described above, but you follow the normal rules for attacking (based on your starship’s final position and distance), and the movement provokes a free attack from that starship as normal.
The ships bravely pass each other blasting away with everything they've got. Kat5e's fancy flying is crazy enough to shed the nanites from the rocket. Rahdokama's aim is also dead on. The shot blasts through whatever shields they had recovered and damages the helm a little more.
The alien craft also lights up the sky:
but misses! They don't seem to have any guns on the aft, only the turret!
Ohmarc (Captain): Go
Z Data Z (Science Officer): Lock on
Kat5e (Pilot): Flyby
Rahdokama (Gunner): Hit
Mustachio (Gunner): Go
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Sensors (-2 Science) glitch.
70
Ohmarc's quip doesn't really help and he fires the missile without a good lock!
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Sensors (-2 Science) glitch.
70
Data Z targets the power core, but Kat5e and Mustachio are both off target with their control.
The enemy ship does its best to capitalize on your mistakes pulling off the same move that Kat5e tried.
The enemy opens fire:
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The rockets slam into the Starfinder aft! glitching the engines!
Ohmarc (Captain): Go
Z Data Z (Science Officer): Target Power
Kat5e (Pilot): Flip fail
Rahdokama (Gunner): Go
Mustachio (Gunner): Miss
Rahdokama aim is perfect as the enemy ship takes the shot full on, as they don't seem to have been able to fix their shields!
Ohmarc (Captain): Encourage Pilot in Round 4
Z Data Z (Science Officer): Go
Kat5e (Pilot): Go
Rahdokama (Gunner): TBD
Mustachio (Gunner): TBD
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Sensors (-2 Science) glitch, Engines (-2 Pilot) glitch
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”You really are a good pilot. Where did you learn such maneuvers?”
"I'm really just making it up as I go here, probably not what you wanted to hear right now. Hold on I'm going to bring us around and work on getting behind them again"
Kat brings the ship around in a tight arc and burns the engines up approaching the enemy's starboard side.
The enemy ship advances with a bit of a chaotic vector to throw off the Starfinder aim.
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Sensors (-2 Science) glitch, Engines (-2 Pilot) glitch
70
With both ships heading right for each other, they open fire!
Starfinder Gunnery go!
MISS!
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Both Starfinder salvos slam into the alien ship. The alien weapons catch fire. Sparks and smoke continue to billow out. The ship is limping, but still a lethal danger.
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Sensors (-2 Science) glitch, Engines (-2 Pilot), weapons glitch (-2 gunnery)
70
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Kat keeps the engines burning in an attempt to pull up behind the enemy ship, but her piloting subroutines detect that the enemy pilot has gotten the best of them. She slams her fist into her controls, cursing and swearing at the ship, and tries to keep the lumbering drake loose enough to avoid the enemy guns.
The enemy ship slides back, keeping in the aft arc of the Starfinders! It means they can only bring one gun to bear, but its against a weak arc
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Mustachio fires a moment before he gets lock, losing the last missile.
Everyone's heart drops as Rahdokama pulls off the perfect shot! The enemy ship's power dies, and it begins drifting!
By the skin of their collective teeth, the Starfinders win!
As Ohmarc catches his breath, a massive power surge from the alien vessel blows up your sensors. A few seconds later, the ship explodes! you're confident that it wasn't your doing....
Dr. Monsylkis’s station hails you, "Um... what was that? Are you alive up there? Hurry up and land. We'll get to work repairing your ship from... whatever that was."
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"What? I'm just making sure they're dead!"
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Mustachio starts checking himself over to make sure he isn't dead himself.
"That was... that was close." He looks at the computer readouts of the Drake's condition. "Those guys were trying to kill us! That never happened on set. " he says in a bit of a hopelessly clueless manner.
Kat5e has some coordinates, and sets in. The churning gray clouds of Icefront’s outer atmosphere eventually give way to a wooded area blanketed with snow. Much of the planet’s surface appears untouched by civilization, save for a small complex of artificial structures: a landing pad, greenhouses, satellite towers, rows of irrigated crop fields, temporary humanoid shelters, external generators, and biodomes outfitted with all manner of measuring devices. A tall scaffold tower sprouts from a walled enclosure far from the other buildings, its length regularly pulsing with blue light.
A team of technicians approaches as you land. The group begins the necessary repair work even before you emerge, eager to assist. As you disembark, three figures arrive to greet you: Dr. Monsylkis, who stands just shy of eight feet tall and whose pale skin is laced with cybernetic augmentations designed to insulate heat; a short pale ryphorian wearing a suit of armor that appears to be a technological masterpiece of its own; and a towering dragonkin, whose sharp features naturally form a perpetual scowl. Dr. Monsylkis graciously introduces herself and welcomes you to her research station, introducing the ryphorian first, "This is Spinjack , lead technician and head of facilities, and the dragonkin as Farvenzi my head of security."
She smiles, "Please explore the station and ask anything about our work before we dive into whatever business brought you here."
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Rahdokama stomps his left foot, and salutes the doctor, "I think i speak for our entire crew that we thank you for offering us shelter here! I am Captain Rahdokama, and these are my Starfinder collogues." He eases up, "Is there anyone on the station that could offer their services in repair of our ship? We sustained heavy damage in our encounter with an alien vessel. We have never encountered such assault before. Have you ever seen that ship before?"
He hopes that his friends have some more questions for their new allies.
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”Well met, Monsylkis, Spinjack, and Farvenzi. I’m honored to meet you. Ohmarc Lightwalker at your service. Your station is most impressive and I cannot express enough how grateful I am to be here.” Ohmarc gives his companions a knowing glance. ”I will certainly take you up on your offer to stroll the station, but I’m wondering if you can help direct us to where we may find some information on the whereabouts of a lost relic? You see, there were eight of them and we are searching for one in particular that may help us find connections to missing persons related to the scoured stars. Can you direct us to where we might begin?”
The doctor shakes her head, "No, nothing of the sort at all... What did it look like? Did you hear any language? Why would they attack you? Why would they blow themselves up?"
She turns and looks down at Ohmarc, "Lost relic? I'm not sure I can help you, but I'll try if you tell me about it. Me and my team have been sent to Icefront as part of a research grant funded by an agricultural development nonprofit called Winterharvest. Come, let me show you around."
Dr. Monsylkis, Spinjack, and Farvenzi accompany you. Spinjack and Farvenzi in particular seem to stay close by while the doctor happily discusses anything you bring up. She first brings you to the Greenhouses, an obvious point of pride.
"The greenhouses host botanical experiments, where the researchers try to genetically engineer new plants or isolate desired plant phenotypes in a controlled environment."
Farvenzi scowls a bit before the doctor can answer, “What is it that brings you here again? An artifact? Doctor, why don't we help our guests reach the next leg of their mission.”[/b]
The doctor doesn't seem to pick up on the currents, "Oh, yes, I suppose."
[ooc]You can convince her to continue the tour if you'd like. You gain a +2 to any of the social skills since you impressed her while you were in orbit."[/b]
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"Indeed, I would love to continue stretching my legs if you are willing to continue showing us around. It would be good to help me realign my chakras after that harrowing ordeal."
"Indeed, we are looking for an artifact. Mind you, we do not know much about it. By any chance, do you have any information that can help us find a lead?"
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The large vesk claps his hands together and rubs them, "Hah! Great! A new space threat not seen before. Hey Mustachio, you think there's anything left of that scrap heap up there? The Society are going to love it! Raaawr!"
He then moves onto the conversation at hand, "Look, Doctor. I believe we are in a very unique situation to help each other. You are researchers, well we represent a group of starfarers seeking truth and new worlds. Starfinder Society, if you will. But more on that later." He pauses, letting his friends pitch in before continuing, "We would love to see more of your work here."
He bows politely, allowing the others to explain what they will about our mission here.
The two assistants seem unamused and unmoved, but the doctor seems happy to continue the tour.
She leads you to the housing area, "The exchange of ideas and the finding of fact is a tremendous goal. I don't know if I can help you though. Could you be more specific?"
The ryphorians’ shelters are modest but cozy, many decorated with personal treasures. Perusing the researchers’ homes reveals that several of these ryphorians have advanced degrees from elite universities, and both the ryphorians and the guards have expensive personal devices that suggest their employers have a lot of capital.