The blue Commanjoro pursues Stell. He's just closing the gap and raising his sap to strike when she shoots him in the chest. He does a quick double take ending with a massively comic frown and highly up-pointed chin. Despite the ridiculous posture his sap strike is accurate.
"So that's the way you want to play it, eh? Just know that we're two twough for you." The other two CommanJoros step back, draw their pulsecasters and fire on Idir and Kuozar. The nuar feels a mild tingle from the under-powered shock, while the beam aimed at Idir misses entirely.
The rest of the Joros start ducking for cover and running for the doors.
... 3 B nonlethal)
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.... E nonlethal)
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Ranged pulsecaster pistol +6 (1d4+1 E nonlethal), or
Offensive Abilities awful humor, trick attack +1d4
Thundergun launches three magic missiles into the back of the CommanJoro near Stell. Wobbling slightly, he twists to see where the new threat came from.
Kuozar punches a neat hole in the lead Commanjoro's chest. He face plants on the floor.
The regular Joros were frightened and scrambling for cover before; now they're in pure panic mode. They jam the exit doors trying to get through at the same time.
The other non-Joros sink beneath the table, except Relton. The big shobhad can't squeeze lower. She settles for heaving the table up on edge to make an impromptu barricade to shield her friends.
Idir makes his demand. The Joro close-by kind of quakes and turns to run, firing blindly back at Kuozar as he passes.
The Joro fighting with Stell doesn't seem to notice what's going on behind him. He swings at her with his sap. She easily shrugs off the blow.
... 3 B nonlethal)
Trick attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 .... damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4
.... E nonlethal)
Trick attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 .... damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2
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Stell steps back from the Joro with the sap, looks over toward the commotion with the table being upended, drawing the Joro's attention that way, then she snaps back and fires another jolt of electricity.
DC: 20 + Targets CR; success: Target is flat-footed against the trick attack; if attack hits add Trick Attack Damage
(range: 50')
Stell's CommanJoro drops senseless to the floor.
Thundergunstarts for the leader, but realizes he was dead before he hit the floor. The izalguun swerves in pursuit of the last erect CommanJoro and smacks him in the back. The man stumbles and keeps running.
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"No need to use lethal force. They were trying to abduct us alive, not kill us, at least not here," Stell calls out. Still, she doesn't want the attackers to escape to bring others, so she uses her words as a distraction, and fires on the remaining one, if Thundergun did not stop him from fleeing.
DC: 20 + Targets CR; success: Target is flat-footed against the trick attack; if attack hits add Trick Attack Damage
(range: 50')
Thundergun's shot shreds part if the ceiling. Dust and particles filter downward.
Stell lights up the last Commanjoro. He writhes and staggers, but continues to run toward the door.
Thundergun's kick pushes the Joro forward three bounding, increasingly overbalanced steps before he topples to the floor and doesn't get up.
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"This...did not go well," Idir says gravely. "I suppose we will be going to the hospital sooner than expected. Maybe there's still time to save these Joros!"
"Thundergun, Kuozar, you're the strongest in the group, carry them!"
Then he turns to the non-Joros.
"Would you be so kind as to direct us to the hospital PLEASE!"
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Stell uses the moment to address the Joro bystanders.
"All over the universe, sentient beings instinctively fear what is different. But evolution breeds an intelligence that teaches that different is not necessarily bad. Diversity strengthens a community, makes it more flexible, able to respond to novel threats and invent better ways of living. Many different voices make the richest choirs! Diverse body types make for better sports teams! Think on these things and decide if you want to keep your community drably uniform or embrace the beauty of diversity."
Stell's speech delivered into the sudden stillness draws Barkeeper Joro into a standing position. His expression says that he doesn't have a shotgun behind the bar now, but he will have one tomorrow.
"You killed them!" says a Joro wearing a completely unneccessary Ulster given the warm temperature in the vault, and holding a deerstalker cap in his hand.
Other Joro heads peak out from behind the bar or under tables, and the knot jammed at the main exit unravels.
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Where is this First Joro? We need to pay him a visit. We were so strongly asked, it's not worth keeping him waiting. Kuozar's voice does not bode well.
He switches to telepathy and whispers into the bartender's head, :: YOU! Answer quickly and clearly. Where is he? And what is he? ::
Telepathically, he adds to the allies, :: they will take care of the dead and wounded themselves :: .
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Despite Kuozar telepathic message, Thundergun spends a bit time to carry probably dead Joros closer to each other. Being not a doctor, technomancer not understands how to check if they still alive.
He than finds his staff, although feeling controversial. They used force, they faced counter measures.
TG checks Joros weapons to check and probably have a non lethal weapon thereafter...
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Stell could tell once she had spoken that her speech had little effect. "We are sorry for this outcome, but we are strangers who have done you no harm and yet we were attacked merely because we are different. We should talk to whoever ordered these to attack us. Where can we find the officer in charge?"
Stell checks the fallen for signs of life.
If any is alive, she attempts to stabilize them withe first aid.
The Joro's start to come out of their shock. Idir's comments about the hospital and saving people start to sink in.
"I can take you to the hospital," one of the Joros volunteers.
Kuozar's target is irretrievably dead. Stell's opponent is alive. Thundergun's is down, but Stell manages to stabilize him.
A few Joros help carry the wounded. Fortunately the hospital is only a short distance away....
Fluorescent overhead lights keep this sterile building brightly illuminated, and cartoonish images of Joros sporting bandages with smiling faces decorate the pale blue walls. Vidscreens suspended from the ceiling corners relay hospital information, while the main screen shows a whizdisk analysis discussion by three Joros wearing pastel blazers.
Different permutations of Nurse Joro and Doctor Joro work on staff, and they've apparently done their best to fill the hospital with positive vibes by decorating the facility with brightly colored custom stickers with health-related themes.
Several patient cells appear empty, while others maintain their privacy via purple holographic curtains. A pair of whizdisk mascot robots, a vaguely pyramid-shaped flying Thumbs-Up deltoid and a humanoid Bunny Ears 'rabbit', emerge through one such curtain, consult briefly with a nurse, then disappear into another room.
After a few seconds in the entryway, a doctor nudges a nurse who approaches you. "You must be the new -- Oh! What happened! Doctor! We're going to need more than a few handy bandies here." She sees the wounded Joros and quickly guides the Joros supporting them into an examination room. A nurse and two doctors quickly follow.
You're left in the entryway. Directly ahead of you is a reception desk behind which two Doctor Joros talk quietly. A few civilian Joros also wander around
The Joros apparently have no HIPAA laws. No one chases Stell away.
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TG finds the situation suspicious as far as they proceed to hospital.
He wants to take a look if any Joros are currently there and probably take a look at "clients" history. Just to have an idea how is it risky to be a Joro and probably if they might carry deseases in an unlikely situation.
(It means TG first asks personeel to have a look at hospital logs. And if they deny - going to use electronic breach.)
TG alsos asks Stell and Idir to talk with awaiting Joros ti find out what they suffering from.
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Stell chats with someone in the admissions area. "Hi. I'm new here and I've made a few friends who are some of the few non-Joro type. I saw some Joro security people beating up some of the non-Joros and I wanted to see if any of my friends have been treated here?"
Stell will also try to gather information from people in the hospital about who is in charge of the Commanjoros that attacked us.
Stell chats with someone in the admissions area. "Hi. I'm new here and I've made a few friends who are some of the few non-Joro type. I saw some Joro security people beating up some of the non-Joros and I wanted to see if any of my friends have been treated here?"
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Stell will also try to gather information from people in the hospital about who is in charge of the Commanjoros that attacked us.
ERN Joro seems a little confused. "Security people? Like constables on the vid? We don't have anyone like that in the Vault. All the clones here are peaceful and law-abiding." He frowns, "Well ... Centek did tell a story about getting beat up."
Nearby Eavesdropping Joro, chimes in, "I couldn't help over-hearing. I've also heard about the CommanJoros. Some kind of secret society. "
"Sure. He's in patient room East 3. All the way down. Take a left; it's the third room."
You find it easily enough. The bed is not long enough for Centek's seven foot frame and his yellow-ish feet stick out from under the sheet. His arms are over-long for human-scaled beds and one hangs almost to the floor. The draelik has vestigial gills on his neck and slightly webbed hands and feet that hint that they may have once been an aquatic race. Instead of hair, draeliks have short bristles on their heads.
Currently, Centek lies unconscious on a painkiller drip. He does not respond to speech, or gentle touches.
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Stell looks at Centek, checks his pulse. She looks at a clipboard hanging by the bed. She looks at the drip, gives it a sniff, begins to frown and turns a knob and looks around suspiciously. She gestures everyone into a huddle and speaks softly.
"Someone adjusted the drip to deliver a lethal dose of this drug. I fixed it but we need to locate this secret society fast."
Shortly after Stell adjusts the IV drip, Centek begins to stir.
Outside the room someone shouts, "Hey!" In a small quiet pause, Idir hears something that might be a weapon being cocked. There's a dull whumpf and something explodes behind Thundergun. He feels a splash of wet across his flank and legs that extend outside the privacy screen. And the wet splash begins to harden.
Source Starfinder Core Rulebook pg. 275
You are ensnared. Being entangled impedes your movement but does not entirely prevent you from moving unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. You move at half speed, you cannot run or charge, and you take a –2 penalty to your AC, attack rolls, Reflex saving throws, initiative checks, and Dexterity-based skill and ability checks.
Init
Perception
+3 range
(explode [10 ft.,
entangled 2d4 rounds, DC 12])
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:: Great. A secret society among peace-loving clones. How sweet. I wonder if this society caused the crash and so many identical clones? By the way... :: Kuozar does not have time to finish his telepathic chatter, as the sound of a cocked weapon is heard from behind, that is, a sound that a weapon mechanic would never confuse.
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Stell draws her pulsecaster, still set for stun, and moves to the entry to the next empty bed area.
She moves as if she is just looking for cover, but then drops to a knee and sends a bolt of electricity at the target.
DC: 20 + Targets CR; success: Target is flat-footed against the trick attack; if attack hits add Trick Attack Damage
(range: 50')
To the west northwest, Whizzie, the ThumbUp mascot, looks like an F-117 with a huge cartoon smile plastered over the nose and cartoon hands giving two thumbs up where the landing gear should be. Some kind of weapon with a smoking rotary gun barrel hangs below the fuselage, pointed in your general direction. To the west south west, Bunny Ears, a muscly Michelin Man with long white rabbit ears, hefts a similar gun over one should and is swinging it into line with you.
Idir warns everyone. Kuozar blasts a hole in the wall. Stell dances her bluff and gracefully lances lightning into Bunny Ears.
Joros pour out of the various rooms. A few reach for their comm units. "What's happening?"
"Cool!?"
"Look at that!"
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TG first not realised that even hospital here might bring surprises.
It is not so easy to move in here, especially entangled.
But even though it is enough to come closer and bash robot with a gauntlet.
But suddenly many casual Joros distract large technomancer.
Smiling agressive mascot confuses him as well.
... E nonlethal; critical bindAR)
... E nonlethal; critical bindAR)