[SFS/Shifty] The Vast Experiment (A) (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

"None so far, nor any bodies either, just the occasional signs of battle"

“We’re here to investigate why Drift beacons have been deactivating in the Vast. The Aspis Consortium values having contacts in regions like this, and the deactivations are hurting our business. You’re here for the same reason, I presume?”

"What have you found out so far about the deactivated drift beacons?"

“Not as such, but obviously, when an entire colony of people goes missing a few days after a deactivation, it stands to reason there is a connection. There has to be an answer here somewhere”

"So what have you found so far?"

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

"Show me your credentials that certify you actually work for Aspis Consortium."

”You’ve no doubt already scanned our ship and know who we are - what’s with this credential talk? Is this just to avoid actually sharing information Starfinder? Typical”

The Captain motions her people to begin moving out.

”We have information to go and gather then if this is a dead end”

"Chivix and friends have found the same as you. An empty colony with no signs of life except these robots."

"If these robots have their way they'll make sure there's no signs of life - take care out there and safety catches off, Starfinders"

They are heading the way you came, back towards the Government district.

Forgot about us finding their ship at the spaceport.

"Alright, do you want us to take a look at your injured? Master Chief Chivix, is a trained combat medic."

"Sure" Alis seems surprised at the offer. Chivix sets to work attending some of the wounds - noting that the wounds definitely are consistent with the robot weapons you just encountered, and enough time to get a good look at the equipment they are carrying, certainly Aspis issue.

With a fairly good mood setting in between the two groups, they step off towards the Government District, leaving you to head into the Residential District.

***

Apartments in Sky Town, particularly on the upper floors, have the best view of New Hope and the surrounding landscape. Businesspeople, artists, traders, and people in many other professions once favored this area.

From the vantage of a now abandoned penthouse apartment,you can see that Green Town sits between Miners’ Town and Sky Town’s high-rise buildings. The houses in Green Town are spacious and have plots for recreational farming. Shops and schools are also common in the area.

Further across in Miners' Town, the homes are compact but built from high-quality materials. Architecture and landscaping combine dwarven, human, and other Pact World aesthetics. Shops and dwarven alehouses are also common in the area.

As the group moves through the Residential zones investigating the area, you notice many things which suggest that whatever caused the colonists’ disappearance was swift and unexpected: there are unfinished meals inside homes, shopping carts full of groceries near vehicles, and discarded items left randomly in the streets.

It’s evident the attack was very systematic. All homes look as if they’ve been ransacked, and various personal effects are laid out in plain view.

***

Navigating the streets.

Chorizal stands near J'Shun, backing him up as his swordbrother plays hardball with the Aspis.

"Good guys...good guys..." he comments after Chivix has done some patching and they head off in the opposite direction from where Chorizal's Chosen are heading.

"We uh...locked the ship, right?" he says, considering where the Aspis will end up.

Survival: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Survival: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

He can't really say the news gets better or worse. Everything they find just reinforces the fact that the invaders were fast and thorough. If he thought about it, he'd wonder what a handful of Starfinders could possibly do when a whole city fell to the robots.

But those aren't the sorts of thoughts Chorizal has.

"Whoever did this is monstrous. Wounds are consistent with the weapons on the robots that we fought. Everything points to these constructs being the source of the local misery."

Culture: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21

Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

"It's possible some of the civilian population was able to escape. They seem to have been able to take some of their personal items with them," J'Shun comments as the Kommandos sweep the apartments.

As the team moves through the streets, J'Shun notices bullet holes and bloodstains on walls and on the pavement. "There was a firefight here. They were shooting in every direction. Casualties were taken, but I see no traces of bodies."

culture: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
life science: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
"So many people just disappeared so suddenly. I've born witness to some fairly unsettling stuff, but this... this tops it all" Just piled up like crates if UPBs... There don't seem to be enougb to account for the whole neighborhood, so maybe some made it off planet.

City Park
New slide up!

This large green area has pleasantly fragrant gardens, streams and ponds, picnic tables, and wooded areas. Duck-billed mammalian creatures with beady eyes live in the trees, chirping and singing to each other.

Occasionally, one glides across the path to a new perch. A sign warns against feeding the wildlife.

Wildlife:

Other:

culture: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
life science: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
"At least something here survived, wataroons, fairly benign. Sorry buddy I'm not sure o have any snacks you'd like, just a few R2Es. It may be prudent to take a few specimens back to the ship. No telling how this attack will effect the local ecosystem."

Life Science: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Survival: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"According to the intelligence reports I read before we landed these creatures are native to the planet's forests and are highly resistant to electricity. They are capable of gliding great distances during thunderstorms. Perhaps we could mount a camera on one of them and use it as an aerial scout. They are quite tame and will most likely allow us to take a few of them back to the Indefatigable. Their general docility renders them quite combat ineffective if we were to deploy them as skirmishers unfortunately."

Sports Stadium
This open-air arena was intended for spectator sports and large concerts. One of the goals is tipped over, while the other one is still standing. A ball sits in the middle of the field, but there are no players or spectators. Bloodstains on the grass suggest some form of violence occurred here recently. A large screen on one side of the arena still flashes “What a goal!” in huge letters.

engineering: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

whew!

"A dropship deployed a few dozen of the robots here in the middle of a game. The robots herded people into groups, and killed all who resisted. This supports the idea that many of the colonists were captured, not killed outright, and likely moved elsewhere."

"Huh," Chorizal says as Chivix finishes his analysis. "Except for the fact that there would be more trash on the field, this just looks like the aftermath of a good game to me."

"We need to report our findings to Starfinder Fleet Command as soon as possible. This could be the beginning of an invasion of the Pact Worlds by these bots."

Moments after J'Shun makes his commands known you start receiving signals from other ships in the Starfinder fleet.
Fitch reaches out to the group on comms. “We have just arrived, but I can see you’ve already landed in New Hope. Are you all right? What’s your status? What have discovered so far?”

Chorizal looks around at the group, doing a quick visual inspection.

"We're good so far," he reports back. "We've discovered evidence that this place was invaded by an army of killer robots. We've encountered a few. Nothing we couldn't handle but probably dangerous en masse. It looks like many of the citizens were killed but others have been abducted.

"They also seem to have ships so watch your six."

He stops then remembers something. "Oh, and the Apsis are here. At least one unit of them. Looks like they clashed with the bots, too and came out the worst for it."

"Captain Chorizal's report accurately describes everything we've experienced on this mission so far."

“Thank you for the report. What you just told me is concerning, but we must continue our mission despite the colonists’ disappearance. Zigvigix’s fleet is currently spreading out to try to uncover anything unusual within the system, but something urgent has just come to my attention: ships from my fleet detected a strange power reading from several points on the planet and nearby moons. One of these sites is very close to your location. It appears to be an underground facility just east of the city’s industrial area. Please, investigate the site as soon as you can. I’ll dispatch other teams to investigate similar sites on the planet, while Zigvigix takes their fleet to the moons to investigate.”

Final actions before moving to the industrial site?

When we think we are close to the location Nadia will cast see invisibility. Lasts her 90 min

J'Shun, will find a quite spot to prepare his mind for the upcoming battle the Kommandos may face when they arrive at the industrial site.

Reflective Meditation, slotless boon, J'Shun takes 10 minutes and spends 1 resolve point to boost his AC by +1 for the duration of the next combat he takes part in.

"Kommandos, move out!"

When you arrive at the site, you find an entrance to the underground facility, which turns out to be an abandoned mining site. A plaque at the entrance, dated 50 years (Pact Standard Time) ago, states that mining operations have been moved to the three lifeless moons, so as to keep the planet “green and clean.”

Signs of recent activity contradict the message. Barred doors and other physical barriers blocking entrance to the mine are destroyed, allowing easy access. Inside the facility, the ceiling is 30 feet high. About 15 feet above the ground, there is a walkway with safety railings that overlooks a conveyor belt system that stretches through the facility
Safety and emergency lighting gives the place a softly lit appearance.

J'Shun, activates the light projector on his tactical shield and prepares to enter the mine.

"The bots could have been searching for something in the mine or the remaining colonists could be hiding in it. Either way we are going in.
Captain Chorizal you're on point, let's move Kommandos."

He's got his sword in two of his hands and his shield and SMG in the other two.

"Aye, aye Captain...I mean, Space Admiral," Chorizal says.

He takes the lead, his combiweapon at the ready.

After going a few yards, he leans over and looks at the drop, glad that he's not afraid of heights. Quite predictably, he spits over the edge and watches it fall before continuing.

Chivix scans the area looking for a computer terminal he could plug Gravy into.

Chivix finds the systems to be fairly unuseful and not particularly well networked, one system for operation of conveyor belts, which have not been run in some time, and toggling the lights yields little results as only minimal power has been diverted to this largely disused tunnel system - generators haven't been run in years.

What you do see up ahead, however, looks VERY powered on...

A large robot stands in the tunnel with a smaller robot nearby, up on the catwalk a third robot waits with a longarm. “Look at what we’ve got here! Starfinders? Incompetent fools!”

R1
Chivix
Vyv
Nadia
Chorizal
ENEMY
Then J'Shun!

engineering to identify: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33

Chivix looked the large robot over, trying to determine what type it was and if Gravy could hack it. Shrugging, he locked onto the sniper above and tried to take it out before it could harm his companions. "Gravy, designate the sniper as aleph, the big one as besh, and the other as gibel."

attack sniper, tracking: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
damage: 2d6 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 8 + (3) = 17

Chivix can determine TWO things - let me know what you'd like from the table in Slides

Chivix gets a shot in before the sniper - damaging it!

R1
Chivix - acted
Vyv
Nadia
Chorizal
ENEMY
Then J'Shun!

B
G
W 17

"Hey! They talk. Was anyone else expecting weird buzzes and clicks? Is that insensitive?" Chorizal says.

He strides forward, levels his combiweapon and sends out a burst of electricity at the two robots on his level.

Static Shock Caster: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (10) + 9 = 19
Electricity: 1d12 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 DC15 Refl for half.

I'm targeting the intersection midway on the left line of the big bot so it should get them both.

If Vyv doesn't post before Nadia does, just delay her turn and change her initiative order so she goes at the same time as J'Shun. I'll bot her at the same time I take J'Shun's turn.

engineering on the big bot: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19
Nadia cast's haste on the party members near here then jetpacks up to a catwalk.

J - will give Vyv today to post or just move the combat on :)
Nadia - can't work out what this things is, just seems like a really big robot that is stylistically similar to the smaller ones...just bigger and with bigger weapons

G Ref - 1d20 ⇒ 8
B Ref - 1d20 ⇒ 6

The robots get caught in the blast, but seem fast enough to avoid the worst of it.

R1
Chivix - acted
Vyv
Nadia - acted
Chorizal - acted
ENEMY
Then J'Shun!

B 8
G 12
W 17

“How did Jadnura ever manage to lose a whole fleet in the Scoured Stars? What an embarrassment!”

the robots launch into action - all of them looking to drop the advancing vesk

Black vs KAC
Advanced X-Gun
Attack 1d20 + 22 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 22 - 4 = 27 vs KAC
Damage 2d12 + 9 ⇒ (5, 2) + 9 = 16

Attack 1d20 + 22 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 22 - 4 = 32
Damage 2d12 + 9 ⇒ (7, 3) + 9 = 19

Grey
Runes flash and it vanishes.

White
Attack 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 18 - 4 = 30 vs EAC
Damage 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 = 13 E&F

Attack 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 18 - 4 = 32 vs EAC
Damage 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (2, 5) + 3 = 10 E&F

Ouch, three hits! Poor Chorizal. The first his is subject to your DR, the other two to your FR - so 13, 6, 5 - pretty decent.

R1
Vyv
J'Shun

B 8
G 12
W 17

Chivix can determine TWO things - let me know what you'd like from the table in Slides

Not sure what table you are referring to?

"Full frontal assault on the big bot, Captain Chorizal. THIS I COMMAND!"

Hasted J'Shun and Vyviane move along the flank of the big bot, but aim their weapons at the sniper bot on the catwalk. J'Shun's SMG emits a stream of bullets and Vyviane's static arc pistol a line of electricity as they open fire on it.

"Suppress that sniper!"

SMG vs. White: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 9 - 2 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Critical Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

If hit, Flat-footed for one round
Bluff Trick; Take 10 for 14 CR
Extra damage: 4d8 ⇒ (7, 3, 8, 7) = 25
Little Zap-Zap (Static Arc-Pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Electric Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

J'Shun spent 1 entropy point to boost his move speed by 10'. Entropy Points +1, EAC 24, KAC 26 this round.

J'Shun nails the robot with a spectacular shot as Vyv zapperates it. The thing is still operating, but there is significant damage and a smoking hole...!

Nice shooting!

R1
Vyv - acted
J'Shun - acted

R2
Chivix
Vyv
Nadia
Chorizal
ENEMY

B 8
G 12
W 74

Continuing his role as counter-sniper, Chivix let Gravy guide his aim as he fired twice in quick succession. The overcharge button he was holding down drained his pack quickly, leaving him with only a could of shots left before he would be forced to switch power packs.

The first shot went wide, and Chivix began berating his AI companion. "Gravy! Chivix does not house you to shoot the wall. Chivix houses you to improve aiming> Chivix should know better than to rely on an old microwave unit for aiming. Get it right, or Chivix will reprogram you into a juicer!"

The second shot was better.

vs sniper: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 13 - 4 = 10
damage, overcharge: 2d6 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 3) + 8 + (3) = 16
vs sniper: 1d20 + 13 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 13 - 4 = 23
damage, overcharge: 2d6 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (2, 5) + 8 + (6) = 21

"I gotta say I'm not a big fan of invisible opponents!" Chorizal says.

But there's a visible one and you chop opponents when their necks are out, as his nana used to say.

He closes the distance with his volunteer an gives him a good hack. Actually...two hacks since he's feeling fast.

Basic Dragonglaive: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 4 = 9
Slashing and Electricity Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Basic Dragonglaive: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 4 = 17
Slashing and Electricity Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

If Nadia see invisibility is still running she'll call out its location before,

Nadia uses a magic hack to modify her cautic conversion to do electricity damage."Ok little nanobots I need you to make power instead of acid get to it!" and throws it at the big guy.

vs EAC: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
I don't think I used my reroll this session
vs EAC: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 4 = 31
well damn
damage(E): 8d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 1) = 21
Then an ongoing 5 electricity damage at the end of its turn for the next 4 round

It must be crit o'clock! :p

Chivix lights up the sniper once more - punching another hole through the now very seriously damaged machine.

Chorizal moves within melee reach of the machine but fails to land a blow.

Nadia manages to get a blast of little electrified nanobots onto the robot, it is a perfect coverage (but not more damaging than one would have hoped...)
Nadia can see the hidden enemy hiding next to the conveyor belt, waiting to step in and flank Chorizal

R1
Vyv - acted
J'Shun - acted

R2
Chivix - acted
Vyv
Nadia - acted
Chorizal - acted
ENEMY

B 29
G 12
W 95

Are we keeping Vyv in her current initiative order or delaying her until after J'Shun? It will make a difference since can make her target flat footed or off target for the entire round.

Was giving her a chance to post, but otherwise kicking us forward in a couple of hours

The sniper tries punching holes in Vyv!

White
Attack 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 18 - 4 = 22 vs EAC
Damage 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (7, 8) + 3 = 18 E&F

Attack 1d20 + 18 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 18 - 4 = 27 vs EAC
Damage 2d10 + 3 ⇒ (1, 10) + 3 = 14 E&F

Meanwhile in the melee!

The missing robot appears behind Chorizal and tries stabbing him.

Attack 1d20 + 18 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 18 + 2 = 30 vs KAC
Damage 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (1, 3) + 8 = 12 slash

...then blinks out of existence.

Nadia can see it behind him

The big robot's runes glow and it reappears almost on top of Vyv and J'Shun!

Attacks Vyv.
Attack 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26 vs KAC
Damage 2d10 + 14 ⇒ (2, 2) + 14 = 18

It fizzles and pops as the nanites continue to zap it.

R2
Vyv
J'Shun

R3
Chivix
Nadia
Chorizal
ENEMY

B 34
G 12
W 95

"Agh! I really don't like the ones I can't see!" Chorizal declares.

He doesn't let something like abject failure stop him so he uses his hastened speed to run down the big one as it disappears and reappears.

Basic Dragonglaive: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 4 = 28
Slashing and Electricity Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
Crit Slashing and Electricity Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Basic Dragonglaive: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 4 = 25
Slashing and Electricity Damage: 1d8 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

"Lieutenant Isafira finish off that sniper. The SONS OF SUMMERSWORD WILL DEAL WITH THEIR LEADER."

Turning to face the big bot J'Shun yells, "I am SPACE ADMIRAL J'SHUN KAY, FIRST SON OF CLAN SUMMERSWORD, HOUSE DAVION, LINE OF ATSU, BORN IN FIRE!" Now you will meet your doom!"

Vyv, feints and rolls so she can get out of the big bot's threatened area. She'll do her debilitating trick on the big bot so she can move away from it and not eat an AOO.

If hit, Flat-footed for one round
Bluff Trick; Take 10 for 14 CR
Extra damage: 4d8 ⇒ (3, 7, 1, 6) = 17
Little Zap-Zap (Static Arc-Pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17
Electric Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

J'Shun, moves into flanking position with Chorizal. guarded step Entropic energy crackles across the surface of Tears of the Sun as J'Shun swings it in a wide arc at the big bot. Time seems to stand still as he strikes twice.

Entropic Strike vs. Big Bot EAC: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 2 - 4 = 24
Acid Damage (Force): 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (1, 1) + 12 = 14

Entropic Strike vs. Big Bot EAC: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 10 + 2 - 4 = 15 The big bot might still be flat footed to J'Shun's attack depending where Vyv is in the initiative order.
Acid Damage (Force): 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (6, 4) + 12 = 22

Entropy points +2, EAC 24, KAC 26 this round.

Next one is levels 3-6 so Chorizal will be fine!

3-6.

Just noticed it releases April 28

Shifty, thanks for running this game. I am really enjoying the antics of this group of (sometimes) half-competent misfits.

5 is a big jump. One of the things Chorizal is going to do is take a boost to his intelligence. Unless I'm misremembering the rules, that will give him some ranks to drop into a new skill so Vyv should have some back up on one of the ones we usually need (probably Engineering.)

Also, Thanks Shifty for getting this group together and continuing to run games for us. Playing a member of Kay's Commandoes is one of the highlights of my playing experience, right now.

Wait, I thought it was Rastar's Roughnecks?

Edit: More likely Vyv's Backup Squad :P

And Level 4 for Rastar!

Rastar's Roughnecks!

J'Shun, is level 4 now also!

I believe Vyviane is also level 4 now! Finally time for debilitating trick... assuming she ever hits a trick attack.

Rastar's Roughnecks!

HOOAH!!

J'Shun Kay wrote:

Rastar's Roughnecks!

HOOAH!!

Wait that's our line! :P

Will kick off the final installment this weekend!

Kay's Kommandoes are always ready for action!

Chorizal's Chosen will definitely be able to handle the next mission.

Vyviane's Veritables have yet to encounter something they couldn't handle!

Rastar's Roughnecks won't let you down.

You got me!

Good morning all - Tyranius has kindly volunteered to provide me an observation game as I am on the home stretch to 5 Star and am now in the scope for reviews.

He will be observing from time to time and will also see when our game ends - if he'd like any feedback on this protracted party (we started in August 20! Time flies!) I am sure you'd happily give it to him.

Woot woot! Congratulations to you!

We will be sure to be on our best behavior (he said with a straight face).

We'll be sure to let him know that you've been such a crappy GM that we've all given you like 6 straight games to try and get it right ;)

...ouch.

"Kay Kommandoes, will not let you down. THIS I COMMAND!"

That's awesome, we'll do our best not to screw it up.

I thought you were a VC? You mean you can be a VC without having 5 stars? Or are you only a VC in the Pathfinder 1.0 world?

Congrats, Shifty!

You are the greatest...GM I have every...played with.

They would be...fools not to...what does this say? What? oh they would be fools not to approve you.

I have no complaints nor anything to complain...about.

I am rea...NOT reading something you provided me.

How was that? When will the money get...what do you mean the mic's still on?

I thought you were a VC? You mean you can be a VC without having 5 stars? Or are you only a VC in the Pathfinder 1.0 world?

You can be a VC with no stars (though that would be odd). It was easy back in the day when we had one system, but yeah now VCs need to factor in 3 different systems and the card game.

The VO piece just means we organise and coordinate an area of responsibility - a FLGS/Venue for the VA, and a city/region + events (eg conventions) for the VC/VL. The VC/VL also deals with complaints and issues in their patch although that is super rare.

5 Star GMs themselves are pretty rare, I have set off to be a 5 star & 5 nova GM :P

That's ambitious...and I can't see it being a problem for you. You are a terrific GM, and I hear nothing but good things about you as a VC.

Sorry for the delay, I failed to level up Vyviane in a timely manner and didn't want to post without finishing it.

Nice, commando archetype definitely fits perfectly with our team. Did everyone level up? From looking at everyone's tag line I have J'Shun and Vyviane at level 4. Rastar and Bodo at level 3 and Chorizal at level 5.

Chorizal leveled up.

And let me just say, level 5 is nice.

Oops, I hit 4 without realizing it. Update incoming!

Edit: Done!

Yep, Bodo just got to level 3

@Rastar, good idea J'Shun definitely needs to have a big entourage following him around all the time. I'm thinking Mahpu plus some drones.

@Chorizal, you're going to be an even bigger wrecking ball than you normally are at level 5.

Yeah...as a blitz soldier, I get an ability at 5th level that lets me charge as a standard action without the usual penalties. I don't think I'll ever need a gun again since I think that means I can move 3 times my speed in a round and still attack with the first 1/3 or that being pretty free of limitations.

Also, the stat boosts...

Don't underestimate the power of a gun, cause you still need a way to deal with fliers and other enemies, unless you plan to jetpack your way to them.

I'm hoping Bodo is carrying a gun two times the size of his body.

I'm hoping Bodo is carrying a gun so big he can't carry it and Chorizal has to carry him and the gun.

Sorry, I just realized I've had the wrong damage type for my Dragonglaive. It's actually Slashing and Electricity not Sonic and Electricity.

I always forget that Sonic is actually "So" and not just "S."

Hopefully you don't have to do too much math to account for the DR, Shifty (or maths, if you guys have that part of the British dialect.)

The damage numbers look a little off to me considering that they probably have DR of at least 5. J'Shun's attack on grey should have at least done some damage.

Start state

G
W 9

Basic Dragonglaive (White): = 15
Basic Dragonglaive - Cleave (Gray): = 20

= G 20
= W 24

JShun
10 = 5 Grey
9 = 4 White

End state:
= G 25
= W 28

- Spotted it, reversed Chorizals blows.

Soo, quick question for everyone, are posts displaying in the right time zone for everyone?

I've realized recently that posts are displaying as some time zone in the United States and made a post in Website Feedback about it. Seems that it has been a problem recently, but I'm wondering if it's widespread.

I have no idea what time zones things get posted in. I just use my campaigns page to find when I have new threads to read

I believe mine are showing the right time when I am posting them.

Hrmm, Kay are you on the East Coast, I hear that's the time zone getting displayed (after the X hours, Y minutes ago that is.)

No I'm not. Did you check to make sure your time zone is set properly in your account settings?

Actually, you might be right. Looking back at my posts it seems like the times are not correct.

My time stamps are all over the place as well.

Mine are off too.

My post from yesterday says it was at 7:45 AM and I definitely wasn't posting then.

It was probably more like 9:45 AM which suggests to me that everyone is defaulting to Pacific time since that's where Paizo's located.

FYI, I am running 8 tables at paizocon, so will not likely be able to post again until Monday night.

Okay, so "slow posting" turned into "Unable to focus on the computer. I am trying to catch up.

@Chorizal, how much XP does Chorizal have? J'Shun has 9 and he will be at 10 after this session. I'm considering adding my chronicle from the first AP of Fly Free or Die to him which would take him to 13 after this session and put him at level 5. However, I don't want to level him too high so that we can't continue the adventures of Kay's Kommandoes all the way to level 20 together! Also, it might put our party level average into the higher tier? Would we want to do that?

Chorizal is at exactly 12.

After this scenario he'll be at 13 so we'd have the same if you applied that credit.

Of course, that all assumes we can stay together.