[Outpost IV][SFS] #3-06: Rise of the Vault Lord

Game Master Ilmakis

Compucast snarls as he arises from his knocked down position. Quickly he tries to pull the golem away from the rest of the group and toward the back corner of the arena.

"I'll keep this bag of bolts busy, the rest of you try to finish off that periastra.." calls out Compucast.

Provokes from standing, but trying to keeps the golems attention, no idea what sort of check that would be.

And Mr focefield regenerates three hp for me. Yay.

"It's still right in front of Benoit!"

Pan opens fire on the vault lord golem.

Full Attack, KAC, harness: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 3 = 11
Full Attack, KAC, harness: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (17) + 13 - 3 = 27

Damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (6, 8) + 9 = 23

The Vault Lord Golem slams Compucast as he flies away!
Slam vs. Compucast’s KAC 26: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26
Bludgeoning damage minus DR 6: 2d10 + 18 - 6 ⇒ (7, 5) + 18 - 6 = 24
Charisma drain: 1d8 ⇒ 7
Will save DC 17 to try to negate the charisma drain and a round of off-kilter!

I believe taunting with a mechanical effect is exclusive to the envoy; other characters only trash-talk!

Pan is the first PC to land a hit on the golem!

The massive creature turns its head towards the mechanic, metal shards breaking and falling on the ground as it does so. It lets out a deafening “AAAAAAAAAAAHHH” scream, but Pan or his mates can’t tell if it’s from pain, dismay or hatred.

This bolded PC is up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 0 damage, dominated by presence, -5 charisma, off-kilter
Faraeon Star-Jumper 39 damage, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence, possibly -7 charisma and off-kilter
Vault Lord Golem 128 damage
Equinoxian Periastra blue 25 damage
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 71 damage, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Faraeon moves out to the side to line up a better shot on the remaining periastra and follows Compucast’s strategy

Trick (acro take 10) vs cr 12
Semi auto vs FF KAC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28
Damage (F&P): 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 = 11
Trick damage: 4d8 ⇒ (8, 7, 7, 2) = 24
Target is flat footed on a hit

The Vault Lord Golem is furious at the insult! He approaches Pan and tries to crush him into the ground!
Slam vs. Pan’s KAC 28: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36
Bludgeoning damage: 2d10 + 18 ⇒ (8, 9) + 18 = 35
Charisma Drain: 1d8 ⇒ 8
Will save DC 17 to negate the drain and 1 round of off-kilter!

If that wasn’t enough, the flaming debris from the golem fall all over Pan as well!
Bludgeoning damage: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 1) = 12
Burning condition: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2) = 9
Reflex save DC 17 to halve the bludgeoning damage and negate the burning condition!

The Blue equinoxian periastra moves north for better positioning and full attacks Faraeon and Benoit!
Graviton crush vs. Faraeon’s KAC 23: 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 19 - 3 = 34
Bludgeoning: 5d4 + 9 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 4, 3) + 9 = 25
Fortitude DC 16 or be entangled!

Graviton crush vs. Benoit’s KAC 25: 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 19 - 3 = 36 Whoa!
Bludgeoning: 5d4 + 9 ⇒ (4, 4, 3, 2, 1) + 9 = 23
Critical bludgeoning: 5d4 + 9 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 3, 3) + 9 = 23
He is already entangled!

Bolded PCs may go!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 35 damage, possibly 12 damage and burning 9, dominated by presence, -5 charisma, possibly another -8 charisma [if so, Pan is dominated] and off-kilter
Faraeon Star-Jumper 64 damage, possibly entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence, possibly -7 charisma and off-kilter
Vault Lord Golem 163 damage
Equinoxian Periastra blue 60 damage, flat-footed
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 117 damage, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

I almost forgot Benoit's dented kasa! He uses a reaction and spends two resolve points to negate the critical hit damage from the periastra. He takes 23 less damage. Wish he wasn't flat footed when the robot critted him or he could have used a reaction to negate that critical hit damage also.

Did the periastra move within 10' of Benoit?

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 Benoit's still entangled!

The Periatra's graviton crush lands squarely on Benoit's head, but his seemingly old and worn out helmet absorbs the blow, leaving a dent, but stopping it from damaging Benoit severely.

"Hehe, if it ain't broke there's no need to replace it," Benoit says before he flicks a switch on his lance disabling its batteries safety protocols. overcharge The lance's plasma jet flares violently before Benoit jabs it at the assassin robot again.

Nova Lance - Entangled vs. Robot EAC: 1d20 + 13 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 13 - 2 = 17
Electricity/Plasma Damage + Overcharge: 3d4 + 14 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 2) + 14 + (5, 5) = 30
Concealment Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 9
Does Pan's warning allow Benoit to not have to roll the miss chance?

TEC-9, exhausts the battery in his colossus coil as he fires it one last time at the assassin robot.

Colossus Coil + Miracle Worker + Coordinated Shot: 1d20 + 11 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 + 1 = 31
Electricity Damage: 3d8 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5, 2) + 10 + 2 = 23
Concealment Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 14

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

The vesk warrior-mage grits his teeth as the golem slams into him a second time.

"Arghhh" he cries out in pain. And then again as he sees the golem not follow up with another atack against him, but rather lays into Pan.

1d8 charisma drain on every hit? We need to stay out of range of that bad boy.

Did the periastra move within 10' of Benoit?

He went 25 ft north and and 10 ft east - he started adjacent to the worm, at SW

Benoit evades some of the crushing damage, but can’t escape the gravity grasp of the equinoxian periastra - nor can he or his drone land an attack against the assassin robot!

Does Pan's warning allow Benoit to not have to roll the miss chance?

Benoit is only Aware of Location, he would need to be Observing to ignore the concealment - that requires vision or blindsight, or something equivalent

Faraeon is entangled while flying! Which I thought was really bad, but seems to be exactly the same as being entangled on the ground

Compucast preserves his charisma once again!

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Bolded PCs are still up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 35 damage, possibly 12 damage and burning 9, dominated by presence, -5 charisma, possibly another -8 charisma [if so, Pan is dominated] and off-kilter
Faraeon Star-Jumper 64 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 163 damage
Equinoxian Periastra blue 60 damage, flat-footed
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 94 damage, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Pan preserves his nearly depleted Charisma!

Don't forget the Reflex save DC 17 to halve the bludgeoning damage and negate the burning condition caused by the golem's aura ability

Ashuer keeps retreating a bit and firing at the Golem.

Trick (Survival Take 10) vs CR 15
Laser (conserving) vs FF EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Damage (F): 2d4 + 4 + 5d8 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + (6, 1, 5, 8, 7) = 36

Oops, sorry.

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

Apologies to all for vanishing on you the last week or so. Got drawn away by RL right as things were picking up here.

One thing that I just want to check: When I used Inspiring Oration, I believe that also gets me back 35 SP as well (since I count as my own ally). So I was at 83 damage (0 SP & 56 HP) when I did that, which took me up to 35 SP & 56 HP. Then I took 28 ... so 7 SP & 56 HP, right?

Gab fires two quick shots at the Equinoxian

Gelid Hail attack 1, multiattack, vs. blue's flat-footed KAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 4 = 16
Gelid Hail attack 1 damage (cold/piercing): 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (1, 1) + 5 = 7
Gelid Hail attack 2, multiattack, vs. blue's flat-footed KAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 4 = 28
Gelid Hail attack 2 damage (cold/piercing): 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1) + 5 = 9
Gelid Hail attack 2 CRIT bonus damage (cold/piercing): 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2) + 5 = 11

After firing, he bolts away to the other side of the battlefield.

Haste circuit: Round 4/11

Ashuer also finally dents the Vault Lord Golem! A little bit!

Pan avoided all the good stuff the Golem tried to give him! Oh well!

One thing that I just want to check: When I used Inspiring Oration, I believe that also gets me back 35 SP as well (since I count as my own ally).

Welcome back! Envoy improvisations have this caveat though: “If an improvisation allows you to grant an effect to an ally, you cannot grant yourself that effect unless the improvisation states otherwise.” And no improvs on the ‘inspiring’ tree have such a statement - that's one of the reasons I really dislike inspiring boost when playing an envoy - though I really like it when someone else in the group has it.

Gab shakes off the robotic takeover and goes to town on the equinoxian periastra!

And don’t worry about the haste circuit, Compucast hasted everyone at the beginning of combat, that’s 9 rounds worth of haste

Vradak is having none of that piling on the Vault Lord Golem. He moves to the south and casts Mind Thrust on Ashuer!
Untyped mind thrust damage: 7d10 ⇒ (7, 10, 3, 8, 6, 9, 5) = 48
Will save DC 17 for half

ROUND 5

The assassin robot is also done messing around! He wants Benoit gone!

Stealth check opposed by Benoit’s Perception check: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (13) + 22 = 35 Benoit’s Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Advanced semi-auto pistol vs. Benoit’s flat-footed and entangled KAC 23: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 9 + 5d8 ⇒ (5, 4) + 9 + (1, 4, 8, 6, 8) = 45

Bolded PCs may go!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 64 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 199 damage, flat-footed
Equinoxian Periastra blue 80 damage, flat-footed
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy possibly 48 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 139 damage, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

A bit of a reminder that attacking the worm requires a DC 18 Will save, due to his dominating presence!

Seeing the blue periastra chasing his allies, Compucast pours much of his magic into it in a series of magical blasts.

MM, dangerous spells: 3d4 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) + 3 + 4 = 15

Full round cast, hopefully that helps a bit. Sorry, really feeling like I'm dead weight in this scenario for some reason.

Benoit, is in really bad shape. He's down to 27 HP.

Can Compucast cast microbot assault on the robot to negate its invisibility?

Will Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Ashuer resists some of the mental assault.

Faraeon turns his attention to finishing off the Vault Lord's golem form. Even if he dies here to the despot's deputies, at least he'd have a chance to stick a thumb in the Vault Lord's eye.

Trick (acro take 10) vs CR 12
Adv Semi Auto vs FF KAC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Damage (F&P): 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3) + 4 = 12
Trick damage: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 4, 3, 3) = 11
On a hit, target is off-target since he's already flat-footed and can't fall prone

Compucast peppers the equinoxian periastra with his spell!

Ashuer displays his mental prowess, resisting the mental attack!

Faraen only manages to shoot the falling and flaming debris around the golem! That thing looks invincible! Joining it might not be such a bad idea after all!

This one bolded PC is still up! And in a very bad place to be delayed to after the golem, so I’ll wait a bit more

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 64 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 199 damage, flat-footed
Equinoxian Periastra blue 95 damage, flat-footed
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 24 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 139 damage, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Pan beats a hasty retreat, then levels his weapon and fires at the Vault Lord Golem

Attack vs. flat-footed KAC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (9, 1) + 9 = 19

Pan dents the golem a little bit and runs away!

But the Vault Lord Golem chases after him, having no other better target, with a charge action!
Slam vs. Pan’s KAC 28 plus cover: 1d20 + 22 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 22 - 2 = 31
The construct misses by a smidge! It lets out another deafening wail, shaking the whole stadium, especially the magitech device that is covering Pan!

The equinoxian periastra keeps trying to kill Faraeon and Benoit, this time with balls of superheated plasma!
Sun hurl vs. Faraeon’s entangled EAC 19: 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 19 - 3 = 19
Electricity & Fire damage: 3d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 5, 1) + 15 = 26
Burning: 1d6 ⇒ 4
DC 16 Reflex save to negate the burning!

Sun hurl vs. Benoit’s entangled EAC 22: 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (6) + 19 - 3 = 22
Electricity & Fire damage: 3d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 15 = 26
It looks like Benoit has energy resistance 10 to electricity, so only 16 damage total
Burning: 1d6 ⇒ 4
DC 16 Reflex save to negate the burning!

Lots of close calls for the owners of the stadium!

Creatures entangled by the equinoxian periastra can attempt a new DC 16 Fortitude save once per round as a move action to get rid of the condition

Bolded PCs are up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, possibly burning 4, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 253 damage, flat-footed, charged
Equinoxian Periastra blue 95 damage
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 24 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 152 damage, possibly burning 4, dominated by presence, entangled
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

"We're too spread out, we need to focus our assault!" say Ashuer, while continuing to do exactly what he's been doing...

Firing at the golem
Trick (Survival Take 10) vs CR 15
Laser (conserving) vs FF EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Damage (F): 2d4 + 4 + 5d8 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + (5, 4, 2, 8, 7) = 35

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Reflex Save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

So no longer entangled, but burning.

Benoit, sways on his feet as he catches on fire.

"It's time to see me father in the afterlife," Benoit mumbles as blood seeps out of numerous wounds all over his body and fire rages along his back.

He flicks off the safety protocols again on his lance overcharge and swings it at the robot.

Nova Lance vs. Assassin Robot EAC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Electricity/Fire Damage: 3d4 + 14 + 2d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) + 14 + (1, 2) = 24

TEC-9's disintegrator cannon tracks over to the periastra and it fires a beam of disruptive energy at it.

Disintegrator Cannon + Coordinated Shot vs. Periastra EAC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 = 21
Acid Damage: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Ashuer, Benoit and TEC-9 all miss their marks! Adding insult to injury, Benoit is now on fire! This will be quite the problem once the assassin robot drops him at the start of the next round!

One bolded PC is up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, possibly burning 4, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 253 damage, charged
Equinoxian Periastra blue 95 damage
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 24 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 156 damage, burning 4, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Benoit, has a boon that will restore 2d8+1 HP to him once he hits 0 HP (Spirits of a Dooomed People).

Reflex: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Faraeon take s another hit squarely, but manages to keep from catching fire. He's concerned he won't last long in this fight, though.

Gab moves back closer to the group. As he does so, he pulls a bulky oversized visor out of his starfinder backpack. Looking almost distracted ... but instead of being distracted, he fires with his other hand at the blue Equinoxian.

Clever Attack (Bluff, Convincing Liar): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24
Clever Attack (Bluff re-roll: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35
Gelid Hail attack vs. Blue's flat-footed KAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Gelid Hail damage (cold/piercing): 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 5) + 5 = 12

Faraeon puts out his fire while Gab also misses his attack! Tough round!

Vradak keeps working on Ashuer’s mind!
Untyped mind thrust damage: 7d10 ⇒ (4, 6, 8, 5, 9, 4, 9) = 45
Will save DC 17 for half

ROUND 6

The assassin robot finishes the job on Benoit!
Stealth check opposed by Benoit’s Perception check: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (19) + 22 = 41 Benoit’s Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (19) + 16 = 35
Advanced semi-auto pistol vs. Benoit’s flat-footed KAC 25: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 9 + 5d8 ⇒ (2, 2) + 9 + (4, 4, 4, 7, 7) = 39

The sight of the dwarf collapsing activates the robot’s one-liner protocol!

“Too-weak-not-even-a-challenge.” enunciates the automaton!

It's very rude!

Does the boon activate right now, or does it wait until your turn, allowing the burning condition to eat away one resolve point first?

Bolded PCs are up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 253 damage, charged
Equinoxian Periastra blue 95 damage, flat-footed (Gab)
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 24 damage, possibly another 45 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 166 max damage, unconscious, burning 4, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Says that I can activate it immediately even if it isn't my turn without having to use an action.

The mentrasi sprits that Benoit's past exploits curried favor with rejuvenate the dying dwarf.

Temporary HP: 2d8 + 1 ⇒ (7, 5) + 1 = 13

With a gasp, Benoit regains consciousness from his position lying flat on his back.

Will Save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24

Ashuer is beginning to get annoyed by the worm...

Holding for Faraeon and Compucast. The Vault Lord has to be very close to death, and if someone drops him it frees me up to deal with the invisible robot.

"Try to stay out of its range!" calls out Compucast.

He continues to pour his magic into the Periastra hoping to finish it off, or at least convince the golem to try and chase him down again.

MM, dangerous spells vs Periastra blue : 3d4 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 4) + 3 + 4 = 18

"Just going to watch me destroy your allies, you big hunk of bolts?" he jeers at the construct.

Aside from going into melee, I have very few options for hurting the golem, and at +11, my chance of hitting it is... low. Lets hope that is enough to finish off one of the baddies at least.

Benoit cheats death, perhaps for one more round!

Ashuer keeps resisting Vradak’s intrusions, but it’s taking a toll on his psyche!

Compucast lights up the equinoxian periastra for the second time! But the creature still stands!

Bolded PCs are still up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 23 damage, dominated by presence
Vault Lord Golem 253 damage, charged
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage, flat-footed (Gab)
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 13 thp, 166 max damage, burning 4, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Oh, I think I have 6 temporary hp back as well from the forcefield regeneration. I thought someone else has a forcefield as well that should also be regenerating hp.

His hands shaking from the pain of his wounds, Faraeon raises his pistol one more time and levels it at the Vault Lord, hoping desperately to take at least this one enemy down.

Trick (acro take 10) vs CR12
Semi auto vs FF KAC: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Damage (F&P): 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 = 14
Trick damage: 4d8 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 8) = 16
If that hits, target is off-target

Faraeon’s fiery and metallic projectile flies across the stadium until encountering the golem - and somehow, despite all its ridiculous breaking-apart mass, it’s this tiny bullet that does the trick. The metal amalgamation starts to fall apart, chunks spreading all around it, as the magitech devices power down as well...

The Vault Lord Golem is no more!

One Bolded PC is still up!

Assassin Robot 83 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 6 thp, 23 damage, dominated by presence
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage, flat-footed (Gab)
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 13 thp, 166 max damage, burning 4, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Faraeon sighs with relief as the golem disintegrates. "Whew...finally!"

"Nice job, Faraeon!"

Pan rushes forward and fires at the assassin robot.

Attack vs. KAC, see invis: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (13) + 13 = 26
Damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (3, 8) + 9 = 20

Pan shoots the poor robot that is only trying to protect its owner from intruders! The automaton stands strong!

Pan also provokes an attack of opportunity from Vradak! But it’s a worthless attempt by the villain...
Claw vs. Pan’s KAC 28: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19

Having met his damage quota, the remaining Equinoxian Periastra decides to flee for his life! He activates his Blazing Orbit revelation, leaving a trail of flames behind him and separating Benoit from his Drone! Then he takes off towards the corridor the PCs arrived from! He has concealment for his movement on the orange line

Fire damage if someone, somehow, steps on the flames for any reason: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1) = 8
Burning condition if someone, somehow, steps on the flames for any reason: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Bolded PCs are up!

Benoit burns!

Assassin Robot 103 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 6 thp, 23 damage, dominated by presence
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage, flat-footed (Gab)
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 9 thp, 166 max damage, burning 4, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Helpful reminder, now that the battlefield is ever smaller, that Vradak’s aura requires one successful DC 18 Will saving throw to attack him, while also causing a -2 penalty to will saves

Ashuer tries to take a shot at the worm.

Will Save: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 = 17
T-Shirt reroll
Will Save: 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 10 - 2 + 3 = 17

But just can't bring himself to shoot at the little guy.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 11 + 2 = 26

Benoit, lifts his head up to see the assassin robot looming over him. Even though his desire to stand right up and punch it in the face with his powered armor's fist is strong he realizes he's still on fire. Using the custom rig attached to his head he reactivates his energy shield which douses the flames on his back. Benoit, expends 1 resolve point to reactivate his energy shield adding 25 temporary HP to his total.

As the periastra flees past the prone Benoit he swipes at it with his nova lance.

Nova Lance AOO - Prone vs. Robot EAC: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 13 - 4 = 12
Electricity/Fire Damage: 3d4 + 14 ⇒ (2, 1, 2) + 14 = 19
Concealment Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 100

Using his custom rig again, Benoit sends commands to TEC-9 ordering it to attack the assassin robot again. TEC-9, lumbers into position and fires a beam of destructive energy at the invisible robot.

Disintegrator Cannon + Coordinated Shot vs. Robot EAC: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 + 1 = 30
Acid Damage: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Concealment Miss Chance: 1d100 ⇒ 22

Ashuer is afraid of incurring the wrath of the powerful worm!

Benoit puts out his fire, but neither he or his robot manage to land an attack! At least his energy shield might keep him conscious for one more round!

One PC is up!

Assassin Robot 103 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage,dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 6 thp, 23 damage, dominated by presence
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage, flat-footed (Gab)
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 34 thp, 166 max damage, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak

Gab tries shooting the worm! But he can’t bring himself to harm the poor fella...
Will save DC 18: 1d20 + 8 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 2 = 12

Vradak has no such qualms though! He takes a guarded step and mind thrusts Pan!
Untyped mind thrust damage: 7d10 ⇒ (8, 3, 7, 1, 10, 1, 8) = 38
Will save DC 17 for half

ROUND 7

The Assassin Robot has to finish the job on the pesky dwarf that refuses to give up!
Stealth check opposed by Benoit’s Perception check: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25 Benoit’s Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
Advanced semi-auto pistol vs. Benoit’s flat-footed KAC 25: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27
Piercing damage: 2d6 + 9 + 5d8 ⇒ (4, 3) + 9 + (3, 3, 6, 8, 6) = 42

Aaaaand he’s out like a light!

Bolded PCs are up!

Assassin Robot 103 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage, possibly 38 damage, dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, entangled, dominated by presence
Compucast 8 thp, 23 damage, dominated by presence
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 166 max damage, unconscious, dying, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak Will save DC 18 to be attacked

Faraeon takes a moment to attempt to extract himself from the entangling force of the periastra's hold.

Fort vs entangle: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Having freed himself, he begins moving toward the floor.

With haste, my move speed should be 60ft I believe, which should be enough to get me back to the ground plus a little bit. I'm now at ground level after moving 60ft.

Pan activates his combat tracker and fires at the assassin robot.

Attack, KAC: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 13 + 2 = 31
Piercing damage: 2d10 + 9 ⇒ (9, 10) + 9 = 28

Pan, you need to roll a Will save DC 17 to half-resist the mind thrust from the worm

Faraeon gets tired of flying, while Pan lands a nasty one on the invisible robot!

It triggers some sort of voice protocol as well!

“I-will-kill-you-next-you-creep” utters the automaton, turning its head towards Pan!

One bolded PC is up!

Assassin Robot 131 damage, invisible
Pan Randiradon 41 damage, possibly 38 damage, dominated by presence, -5 charisma
Faraeon Star-Jumper 90 damage, dominated by presence
Compucast 8 thp, 23 damage, dominated by presence
Equinoxian Periastra blue 113 damage
Gabbers ‘Gab’ McTalkington 111 damage, dominated by presence
Ashuer Gundy 46 damage, dominated by presence
Benoit Battlestar 166 max damage, unconscious, dying, dominated by presence
Tec-9 Mk. 5 27 damage
Vradak Will save DC 18 to be attacked

Benoit, spends two resolve points to stabilize.

Compucast readies a volley of magical missiles for when the robot next appears.
magic missile, deadly spells: 3d4 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (2, 1, 4) + 3 + 4 = 14

Readied action. BTW, I'm away over the weekend so this is likely my last post for a few days.