[SFS_Aerondor] 01-18 The Blackmoon Survey. (Outpost IV) (Inactive)

Game Master Aerondor

Perception check: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

We're trying to avoid giving the snipers a free shot as a reaction. If we move and they react, they get the shot at us when we do not have the benefit of cover. If we don't move and they decide to shoot anyway, they shoot into partial cover, and then we start our run. GM, if my understanding of this tactical situation is inaccurate, please let us know.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Trying to keep an eye out for the snipers...

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

@Rilynn that is pretty much it. You can assume one or both of the snipers have readied to shoot at the first person they see. Assuming that one moves, it would eventually get a shot. Snipers typically then use a move action to steady their rifles and a standard to shoot. But you will still get some cover from the rocks even in that situation. So waiting for one to fire at you and then running up the valley means you would likely benefit from one of the "first round" shots as being against you in cover

@Tarifa, you can share the spoiler if you like..

Gletch stands behind Kharos, ready to run for cover among one of the next set of smaller rocks when one of the larger folks gives the signal.

Rilynn's readied action is to run on a shot.

Tari suddenly looks up sharply at the sniper post. "I see one moving. Let's go before they're set up!"

Grenade Launcher: 1d20 + 4 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 4 - 10 = -1 (includes range); potential damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7; explode 15 ft.

RAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Dytabail rushes forward.

Tarifa fires, but the grenade at such range is never going to be very accurate.
direction: 1d8 ⇒ 7 1,2,3 directly to grid intersection still adjacent to sniper
distance: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Direction didn't really matter

It explodes too far away from them to be anything other than a distraction. Everyone else then runs. The second sniper opens fire...
who: 1d5 ⇒ 1 Tarifa is still hidden from the first sniper so not a target
attack vs EAC,range,FF: 1d20 + 8 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 2 + 2 = 17
TT damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Finally the second sniper has a go at Tarifa, who dared to fire back!
attack vs EAC, cover: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 8 - 2 = 18
Tarifa damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Status, bold may post
~280' from pink sniper
Talltree - 2/6sp
Rilynn - 0/5sp; 9/9hp;
Gletch - 4/12SP;
Dytaball - 7/10SP
Karos - 16/16; 3/4RP -
~400' from pink, and 180 from blue
Tarifa - 0/12sp; 12/16hp
Known enemies:
Pink Enemy -
Blue Enemy-

Talltree sprints after Dytabail.

Gletch takes off at a run behind Dytaball, since she's in the lead.

Oh, wow, the blue one moved really far. Is he visible to us?

With half the team already gunning for the sniper now running up the south ridge, Rilynn runs for the north edge of the canyon and the western-most sniper nest. In a full run, she dives behind an outcropping of rock momentarily to get cover before her next sprint.

Run/4x move

Tari moves nearer and aims up towards the closest sniper.

Grenade Launcher: 1d20 + 4 - 6 ⇒ (11) + 4 - 6 = 9 (not sure of range); potential damage: 1d8 ⇒ 8; explode 15 ft.

Dytabail continues running forward. Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Edit: Forgot how to use dice here. Found it.

[ooc]You don't need an athletics check to run. Down the bottom of the edit box (about five lines below it) there is a How to format you text [show] button. That tells you about the markup tags, including dice.

Long and short are formatting like :

[dice.] xdy[/dice] where you roll x dice of y size. You can add more dice, or numbers. So to roll 3d6 and add 3 you would say
3d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5, 1) + 3 = 15
[dice.]3d6+3[/dice]

You need to remove the dot I put in. That was just so you can see the command, and not have it actually run the dice.

You can add text to the roll using equals
[dice.=aerondors super stat block]3d6+3[/dice]
aerondors super stat block: 3d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 2) + 3 = 11

I figured it out. The Athletics roll was to start climbing (I hit a level).

No need to do climb rolls, that just shows elevation, but the actual slope itself while steep doesn't require a climb check.

Kharos peels out from behind cover with the others and runs down the path.

"Keep moving, don't let them keep a bead on you." he calls out.

Talltree races toward the first sniper, with Gletch, Dytabail and Karos close behind.

Rilynn heads towards the northern cliff. Tarifa meanwhile reloads the grenade launcher and tries again. This time with better aim.
ref: 1d20 ⇒ 18
Tarifa I have your ranges in the status field at the moment.

The sniper facing a starfinder charge takes careful aim at...Dtabail
who: 1d4 ⇒ 3
attack vs FF: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
F damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Meanwhile, now angry, the other sniper picks on Tarifa again.
attack vs EAC, cover: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 2 = 23
F damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Burning her through her armour.

Status, bold may post
~160' from pink sniper
Talltree - 2/6sp; running
Gletch - 4/12SP;
Dytabail - 7/10SP
Karos - 16/16; 3/4RP -
~280' from pink sniper
Rilynn - 0/5sp; 9/9hp;
~400' from pink, and 180 from blue
Tarifa - 0/12sp; 9/16hp
Known enemies:
Pink Enemy -
Blue Enemy- 4 damage;

Talltree spins to face the blue sniper and stops, clawed hands dancing through the forms of a spell as they chitter words in archaic Shirren. Three darts of force spring from their hands at the sniper.

Magic missile damage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4, 3) + 3 = 13

Tari grunts as another shot tags her, before shouldering her grenade launcher again. "Dodge this." She flattens herself against the finger, out of sight.

Grenade Launcher: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6; potential damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3; explode 15 ft.

Gletch runs awkwardly behind Dytabail, staying as hidden as he can while running full out.

So if the marks are just to show incline and not requiring a climb check, does that mean I can still move at a full run over them? I can almost reach them next round if that is the case.

Rilynn sprints along the north wall of the canyon, thankful to see Kharos charging up the center toward the sniper's flank.

4x move

Kharos continues his sprint towards the closest sniper with the pink tracers.

"Fall in behind me if you are taking hits." he calls out.

Run.

Talltree sends bolts of force into the blue sniper. He appears surprised and cries out in pain.

Range once again is a problem for Tarifa.
distance of miss: 1d4 ⇒ 2
direction, 1 is bad, everything else still in range: 1d8 ⇒ 3
However this is a grenade we are talking about. With a fifteen foot explosion range, you have to be very unlucky to not catch your target.
ref: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Tarifa, it would make my life easier if you included the ref DC with your grenade attacks. How many do you have? I can't see them on your CS.
AFter two grenades and a trio of magical missiles, the blue sniper goes down.

@Dta, yes, you can do a full run.

The rest of the team continues to run forward, as the pink sniper tries to pick you off.
who: 1d3 ⇒ 1
attack Gletch,FF: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Status, bold may post
~40' from pink sniper
Gletch - 0/12SP; 10/14hp; running
Dytabail - 7/10SP; running
Karos - 16/16; 3/4RP; running
~160' from sniper
Talltree - 2/6sp;
Rilynn - 0/5sp; 9/9hp; running
~400' from pink, and 180 from blue
Tarifa - 0/12sp; 9/16hp
Known enemies:
Pink Enemy -
Blue Enemy- 20 damage; down?

Talltree chitters excitedly and raises a clenched claw to Tarifa. "That's one!" Then they sprint to catch up with the others attacking the second (?) sniper.

Running again.

I'm flat-footed, but do I not get any cover from being behind Dytabail?

Gletch continues running and tries to maintain some cover behind a rock.

Rilynn makes the final assault up the hill. The last sniper is now within sight now.

4x Move

I think this is all the further Dytabail can run. Huge squares are a bit confusing in this matter. I should be able to charge the sniper next round.

Sorry, I forgot to add them. I have a full launcher, so another 3. All the same kind. I'll get them onto the sheet and add the DC if I need to fire another.

As the closest sniper goes down, Tari cheers momentarily before taking a deep breath and following her companions up the hill. Remind me to thank Talltree for saving my bacon.

Run

I've been putting approximate distance for you on the status line, Dtabail, Gletch and Karos would all be within charge distance this round.
@Gletch if you are running full speed, you can't really use Dta for cover at the same time. And to be fair, if you could, the sniper would just have gone for Dtabail as they were spreading their shots amongst those closest to him.

Dytabail charges forward to the remaining sniper, leaping just before she reaches her foe and coming down with a punch. Her fist glows green as she tries to land a hit.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 If it hits, part of the green energy around her hand seems to flow onto the sniper. 1d3 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + (4, 1, 1) = 9

Dytabail charges forward to the remaining sniper, leaping just before she reaches her foe and coming down with a punch. Her fist glows green as she tries to land a hit.

1d20+4 energy attack If it hits, part of the green energy around her hand seems to flow onto the sniper. 1d3+3 acid

It's not letting me correct the roll- that should have been 1d3+3, not 1d3+3d3. The last three rolls should only be 1 each.

"Now, it is time to make them answer for their assault." Kharos says, his energy pulsing and encasing him in solar energy as he charges forward with his solar staff spinning. He channels the power of his crystal to further empower the attack.

Move: Boost. Standard: Charge.

Stellar Rush Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 6 + 1 + 1d3 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 + (2) = 10

I don't know how it happened, but somehow Rilynn got a round behind everyone. I don't think I missed a post. Anyhow, she's within Magic Missile range, so here it comes.

In conjunction with Kharos' charge, Rilynn lets fly a trio of magical missiles at the last sniper.

Damage: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 6) = 16

Magic missiles do d4+1, not d6.

My mistake.

1d4 + 1 + 1d4 + 1 + 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (2) + 1 + (3) + 1 = 10

Dtabail charges forward, punching the sniper in the nose. Kharos then joins in the fun, providing more punishment. Rilynne then finished the sniper off with a trio of magical missiles.

Suddenly all is quite. Deathly quiet.

Status,
Gletch - 0/12SP; 10/14hp; running
Dytabail - 7/10SP; running
Karos - 16/16; 3/4RP; running
Talltree - 2/6sp;
Rilynn - 0/5sp; 9/9hp; running
Tarifa - 0/12sp; 9/16hp

Talltree relaxes a little, looking around. "Are there any more of them?"

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Rilynn joins Dytabail and Kharos, searching the body of the blue sniper.

There are no more foes evident at the moment. You take a breather and have a look at what these had on them.

They are not human, but not undead either, being bipedal but with wings.

Each was armed with a survial knife and a tactical Diasporan rifle. Each also has a healing serum, clearly marked and is wearing an estex suit. One of them also has a small datapad, the second has a credstick with him.

Is there anything we can roll to identify the attackers?

"We should see if these are the guards." Talltree checks the bodies, careful of a possible trap.

As the last sniper falls, Tari staggers to a halt, coming down from the adrenaline high. She stands for a few moments breathing heavily before walking slowly towards the sniper she and Talltree took down. Looking around for any more people, she starts to rifle through their belongings.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

"I would have expected undead creatures being behind this...things may have just gotten more complicated. Perhaps this datapad will enlighten us?" Kharos says picking up the datapad and attempting to access it.

Culture: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Perhaps I know something a bit more due to working on Eox.

Tari brings her findings back to the party then flops down to rest. "What's up with the bodies in the middle? We should look at them, too, but maybe after a break. Also, anyone mind if I take this healing serum? I *hurt*."

Heal: 1d8 ⇒ 3 HP back

Take 10 minute rest if we can to regain stamina.

Rilynn returns the healing serum Gletch gave to her before the charge. "Thank you for this. It's a good thing none of us became permanent residents of this forsaken world."

With her teammates reviewing the data pad, Rilynn takes a closer look at the creatures that were trying to kill them.

Life Science: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19

Life Science (aid): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

"I agree with Tarifa, we should rest a bit before we check on the bodies, in case they are trapped."

Did any of the healing serums I handed out get used? If any are left, I'll collect them back, since we have the ones off the snipers.

Spending 1 RP to reclaim SP.

Once rested, Gletch heads down to investigate the corpses. He picks up the credstick, then tries to figure out what is wired into the bodies, scanning it with his broad-spectrum scanner. If it's some sort of trap, he will work to disable it.

Perception, scanner: 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 4 = 25
Engineering, trapsmith tools: 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 9 + 4 = 30

Dytabail will examine the bodies of the snipers to determine their race. culture: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14