[SF] Fly Free or Die AP - GM Ewok

Game Master EwokBanshee

Melissa pops onto an open com "Hey guys. I..erm. Know what this looks like but the fish here are sentient. You guys gotta shut down. You're probably not going to believe that so.. erm. be sure to surrender and or run away before you make our mech dragon TOO angry? We;re having some.. ahh. ISSUES this week. We'll help you fill out the workers comp papers once we get an ice pack on you... "

The guys a little out of her range so she'll just keep turning wrenches.

engineering: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
engineering: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28

+2 for the round= 25 and 30

"I remember the one time Uncle Delvar got into too much engine degreaser and swapped the hydraulic and electric lines..."

Guess? turns to fire on the kalo!

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (4) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 6 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

We're in single rounds now, not double, so you only get one chance to use a Full Round Action to gain successes against the Harvester.

Jaraduk successfully pries another sensor from the Harvester's top with a brutal blow of his doshko. Melissa is not so lucky, barely avoiding getting her tail stuck in the articulating joint of one of the harvester's arms as it sways back and forth with deadly force.

In the back, Guess? hits the shoulder plate of the kalo.

Frustrated with the surprisingly feeble pinkstone, Akh turns and realizes that Guess is in the middle of shooting some kalo mercenary. "Oh, we've got company goons too? I hope they're not hiding giant saw blades in their pockets too." (Is it just the one guy or are there more behind him?)

Realizing that he won't be much good against the harvester or the goons in this state, Akh draws and swallows his second and last aquanaut elixir whole to become a swimming expert once more.

Those aquanaut elixirs are really putting in the work!

As Akh prepares, Jaraduk and Melissa work the harvester, and Guess? fights the lone attacker... five more kalo slip out of the shadows and close on you! Half hold spears, dimly shining their own light in the darkness of the deep sea, while the other two hold matching frost rifles. One with a spear points it first at the first kalo, then returns to a fighting stance. "Zaasha, nu ți-ai luat serul?" Another laughs as he fires on Jaraduk, speaking in a gravelly tongue on the public channel. "Nenorocit de amator, Mare Sef o să-ți scoată interiorul."

The battle begins in earnest, as the group is forced to balance stopping the harvester with protecting their own lives! I'm going to hand wave Strek and his Merc's fight, so don't worry about botting him.

underwater soprano singing spear @ Del: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

underwater soprano singing spear @ Akh: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

The two new mercenaries' spears flash and Del's armor takes a beating while Akh barely manages to get a plate between the sharp edge and his joints.

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Guess?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Melissa: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Jaraduk: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Jaraduk's heavy armor blocks the freezing bolt, but Guess? is not so lucky - taking a blast to the chest. Melissa, focusing on the engineering problem in front of her, ends up taking a dangerous energy bolt to the neck.

Meanwhile, the harvester continues to slowly move forward beneath the battle.

Round 5, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7
Del x2 14 damage
Jaraduk SP 39/48, HP 19/48, RP 5/6
Melissa SP 1/37, HP 39/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Yellow Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Teal Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Green Kalo Mercenary 10 Damage
Red Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage

Successes: 9
The DC of the next attempt to jam the gears decreases by 2.

"You froze.. the znot..iwn mwy nowseze.. you...luuuuuargh....."

She gives the machine a kick

engineering: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26

And drop prone if they're shooting

Oh, good, they're crap shots. Keep on the harvester!

Jaraduk smirks at the firing mercenaries and plunges his doshko into the machine.

aurora storm doshko; E damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 102d8 + 9 ⇒ (8, 2) + 9 = 19

Apparently he should look at where he's swinging instead of taunting the mercs.

Guess? swims over to Ahk, figuring he'll get some cover and protection then fires at green!

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (14) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 16 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

Akh'll take an AoO against red because they swam through his claw reach.
AoO Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 4) + 10 = 17

After barely twisting out of the way, Akh considers if it's worth trying to wrest the spear from the kalo's grasp. Given the group's general unluckiness, he comes to the conclusion that the backup weapon the kalo has somewhere squirreled away will be just as bad. Instead he focuses on clawing the merc in his reach to monomolecular pieces.

Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 4 = 14 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 3) + 10 = 16
Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 12 - 4 = 11 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (5, 1) + 10 = 16

Akh'll take an AoO against red because they swam through his claw reach.

I was thinking through this same thing... At first I thought no AoO, but they leave their cover the previous round so they'd pop up in time for you to smack 'em.

Melissa keeps working on the harvester, successfully turning another key bracket into scrap. Jaraduk... is less successful, only scratching the paint. Guess? hits the first kalo, spraying a little blood into the ocean water. Akh hits the kalo approaching him twice, cutting deep gashes into his armor. Someone can give Del a bot if they have time.

underwater soprano singing spear @ Del: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

underwater soprano singing spear @ Akh: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Once again, two new mercenaries' spears flash and Del's armor continues to take a beating while Akh dodges the blows.  

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Guess?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Melissa: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Jaraduk: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Melissa and Guess? both juke the energy blasts coming their way, but Jaraduk continues to be distracted by his own taunts.

Round 6, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7
Del x3 29 damage
Jaraduk SP 30/48, HP 19/48, RP 5/6
Melissa SP 1/37, HP 39/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Yellow Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Teal Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Green Kalo Mercenary 20 Damage flatfooted
Red Kalo Mercenary 33 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage

Successes: 10
The DC of the next attempt to jam the gears decreases by 2.

"Quit shooting at me you idiot. You knock me out they're not just gonna let your friends die they're gonna FEED you to the chipper. "

xcomputers: 1d20 + 13 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 13 + (6) + 1 = 30 having opened a few panels and found the ethernet cable she tries too replace the robots movements with dance dance patra revolution.

Okay, focus, focus...

He attempts to drown out the presence of the mercs in his mind.

aurora storm doshko; E damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 122d8 + 9 ⇒ (5, 8) + 9 = 22

It's not working....

lol, another success and failure. Slowly but surely...

Oooh, if we toss some pinkstone at the harvester in the right way, can we get its big 10d6 sawblades to potentially attack the kalo mercs?

Akh twists with "aquanaut assured agility", just like it guarantees on the bottle. He makes a mental note to leave a good Yolp review when he gets back into a place with infosphere access. Meanwhile, he keeps up his assault on red, intent on keeping the kalo too distracted to go for Guess instead.

Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 4 = 23 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (2, 5) + 10 = 17
Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 12 - 4 = 10 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (1, 4) + 10 = 15

Guess? fires at red!

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (17) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 19 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

If I may suggest a botting option for Del, I'd say a withdraw + a day's weariness on the most injured foe in range. Otherwise we're going to get overwhelmed here.

Del, completely of her own volition, backs away from the danger then casts the feeling of a twelve hour shift on a cook line into the two nearest thugs.

Day's Weariness: 4d8 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 8) = 22

Will Save, DC 17: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14 Fatigued

Day's Weariness: 4d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 1, 7) = 20

Will Save, DC 17: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 Half

As Jaraduk and Melissa work on the Harvester, the rest of the group fight off the mercenaries. Akh drops the closest bad guy while Guess? damages the one attacking them both.

2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5

underwater soprano singing spear @ Del: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Del's attacker follows her out into the Shadow Sea, his spear continuing to jab into her armor.

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Guess?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Melissa: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

underwater frostbite-class zero rifle @ Jaraduk: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
C Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

The other trio fire their weapons useless, which all just coalesce into slightly frozen blobs of ocean water that melt just as quickly as they appear. Each moves closer to spear range, grinning fiendishly. One switches to common, calling out over the public comm. "You wish to hold off the forces of progress. Your criminal ways will not hamper our leader's efficiencies."

Round 7, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7
Del 43 damage
Jaraduk SP 30/48, HP 19/48, RP 5/6
Melissa SP 1/37, HP 39/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Yellow Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage
Teal Kalo Mercenary 14 Damage, Fatigued
Green Kalo Mercenary 35 Damage flatfooted
Red Kalo Mercenary 50 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 11 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 0 Damage

Successes: 11

Guess? swims closer as he fires again at the green merc.

"Holding off progress is not our porpoise! We've got greater goals in mind!"

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (5) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 7 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

With a bullet to the chest, the green armored mercenary drops dead!

Strek dispatches his foe off screen in a cinematically exhilarating one-on-one battle that will need to be told another day.

Swimming on screen, he sees a mercenary engaging Del, and locks his sights on them.

"Leave my friend alone."

Move Action: Combat Tracking on [Cyan]
Standard Action: Overcharge

Called Blaze Agitator vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damage (F): 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 6 = 8
Overcharge: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Jaraduk grimaces at Guess?'s pun.

That's going on your permanent record he mutters through the comms.

Okay, but it seems like they didn't send their top mercenaries. I'm going to keep playing "can-opener" over here.

aurora storm doshko; E damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 232d8 + 9 ⇒ (7, 1) + 9 = 17

Melissa nips at some more wires and pops out memory cards and puts them back in backwards "this always gave the commodore fits..."

computers: 1d20 + 13 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 13 + (2) + 1 = 29

Okay, but it seems like they didn't send their top mercenaries

"Would you STOP saying things like that!!!"

Akh swirls his way past the harvester's grabby arms and slashes at the purple kalo merc. "Jaraduk, I remember autocheffy used to start at the edges of the can, not right in the center. You sure that's right? Oh, and let me just keep this one busy for you for a moment." He tangles his coils around the merc.

Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (6, 3) + 10 = 19

Both Melissa and Jaraduk successfully knock more pieces of the harvester into the ocean. The harvester begins to move more raggedly towards the seagrass, emitting smoky substances into the water. On the outskirts of the battle, Strek dispatches his kalo in single combat with a bubbling stream of microwaves. Guess? follows suit with a bullet to the first mercenary's chest. Akh moves in and damages the other kalo, whose grimace is obvious even through the armor.

underwater soprano singing spear @ Del: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 4 = 9
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
underwater soprano singing spear @ Del: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 4 = 20
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

One of the remaining kalo swings wildly at Del, but she nimbly avoids the attack. "Not her top mercs, aye? Well we'll see who is laughing soon.."

underwater soprano singing spear @ Melissa: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

underwater soprano singing spear @ Akh, Fatigued: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 1 = 21
P & So: 1d8 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 9 - 1 = 12

The two mercenaries above the harvester drop their rifles and move in with evil in their eyes and a spear in their hands. One stabs into Melissa as she is distracted by the enormous killing machine while the other is completely thrown off by Akh's violent intrusion.

Round 8, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7
Del x2 43 damage
Jaraduk SP 30/48, HP 19/48, RP 5/6
Melissa SP 0/37, HP 26/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Teal Kalo Mercenary 14 Damage, Fatigued
Yellow Kalo Mercenary 5000 Damage
Green Kalo Mercenary 43 Damage
Red Kalo Mercenary 50 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 11 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 19 Damage

Successes: 13

I dunno, I dunno. I hear less voices left to do the laughing. But sure. I hear it's good for the soul. Know any good jokes?

He looks around, counts, and holds up three fingers for the merc who just spoke. Shrugging at them, he gets back to it.

aurora storm doshko; E damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 132d8 + 9 ⇒ (7, 7) + 9 = 23

Melissa's instincts get the better of her and faced with a spear wielding opponent stabbing her, shrieks like a banshee and hides near the mech dragon.

(withdraw)

The kalo nearest to Jaraduk splutters into the public comms. "Well, I mean, uh, well, our life insurance is no laughing matter!" Silence fills the space between you as the soldier for hire hears just how sad that sounds. "I mean, you'll feel the force of our strength of arms!" This statement is at least slightly backed up by Jaraduk's doshko failing to pierce the shell of the harvester this time.

Akh interposes a protective tail between Melissa and the purple kalo, then unleashes another pair of disintegrating claw attacks upon the merc. "I'm sure your arms are quite strong. Please use them to swim away from here."

Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 4 = 21 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (1, 3) + 10 = 14
Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 12 - 4 = 20 Damage (A, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (5, 3) + 10 = 18

Guess? fires at purple (or teal if purple is already down).

"You might just want to run away now. Look at the numbers - how many of you vs us have fallen? Do you really think you're gunna win this battle?"

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (11) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 13 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

Botting Del...

As if some unseen force has taken control of her, Del yells out a furious rebuke then does something she never does - she executes a melee attack on teal!

"Reisora is NOT a synonym for heisting!!!"

cestus battleglove: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
B Damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Botting Strek...

Move Action: Swim to get a clear shot on teal
Standard Action: Overcharge

Called Blaze Agitator vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage (F): 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 5) + 6 = 17
Overcharge: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Oh noes! Poor attack roll but nice damage rolls!

Thanks for the bots!

As Melissa moves to a safer position and Jaraduk keeps working his ultra-expensive can opener on a mega-corporate-can, Akh's claws flash in the darkness of the shadow sea. The kalo in front of him drops to the top of the harvester, overcome by his injuries. In the back, Guess? hits another soldier with a bullet. The kalo responds with "This is just another test! I will come out on top!" Del punches out and, as much a surprise to herself as the mercenary, lands squarely with her glove! Strek moves in and sends a pulse of energy into the mercenary, who goes limp and begins sinking towards the seabed. The last kalo raises his spear in victory. "It seems the chaff has fallen away! And now, you will see!" The kalo swims forward and stabs his spear into a weak joint at the back of Jaraduk's shoulder.

underwater soprano singing spear @ Jaraduk: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
P & So: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Even as the spear pulls free, a growling feminine voice echoes through the water. "Blood in the water... You've done well. Your loyalty has been rewarded." The harvester jerks and shakes, and one of the two arms carrying the fifteen foot wide sawblades bends backwards to cut into Melissa's torso!

Harvester Saw, S Damage @ Melissa: 10d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 5, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2, 5, 2) = 36 (Reflex DC 18 half) Oof, pass that or go unconscious...

Even as the harvester shudders under the weight of it's expenditure of energy, barely holding on, a small laser beam fires from the seaweed forest, directly at Akh's back!

Rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Suddenly, Akh's veins begin to pulse slowly and he struggles to move beneath the weight of his own programming! Akh, you are staggered and cannot use any energy-based attacks for 4 rounds! You can attempt a Fortitude saving throw at the end of each round to shrug off the effect.

Images: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Your eyes follow the laser back to it's origin, where a familiar juvenile green dragon floats among the undergrowth. One hand carries a datapad, while the other is pointing at your friend Akh. The EJ Corp Planetary Director's form is copied two times, which Del immediately recognizes as a Mirror Image spell. The quickly dissipating laser is a littler harder to recognize...

Avarin smirks in her all-knowing way. "I'm tired of you lot mucking up my planet. You get one chance. RUN." Her voice echoes in your mind, full of millennium of draconic superiority - a legacy of power and might that no mere humanoid could dare to stand against. Everyone must pass a DC 18 Will Save or become Shaken!

Round 9, everyone is up! Give me those Will saves. Melissa and Akh have bonus saves on top of that.
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7, Staggered 4 more rounds
Del 43 damage
Jaraduk SP 13/48, HP 19/48, RP 5/6
Melissa SP 0/37, HP 26/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Teal Kalo Mercenary 54 Damage
Yellow Kalo Mercenary 5000 Damage
Green Kalo Mercenary 43 Damage
Red Kalo Mercenary 50 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 51 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 11 Damage

Avarin Sacreon, 0 Damage, 2 Mirror Images

Successes: 13

Not really sure those are bonus saves....

Reflex save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 Oh look. Mining equipment trying to kill her. Just another day at Osha violation park

Won't save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 The water only gets SLIGHTLY warmer around the ysoki.

"Crap crap crap... how's that old song go? Scales of yellow pleaant fellow, Scales of red burn you dead scales of blue they fry you..uhm.. dammit greens at the end..."

mysticism: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

"Scales of green move your **chitter**, she'll kill you dead with chlorine gas"

Melissa has the heart of a skittermander... but the brains of a ysoki. She's going to turn on the skitterheart and go on a sugar rush for the round.

Standard action "Akh, HURRY!!!!! " -This gives AKh an extra move action , so even if he's staggered he can move over there and get into some dragon on dragon combat.

Move action: Run awaaaaaay "Strek, get the Machine. I think it whacks us if we're not messing with it enough"

Hyper action: More run away!

Will DC18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Avarin's appearance suprises Guess? initially but the shock turns to glee. "Y'know, instead of wasting all that money resisting us with gear and mercs, you really forgot the first rule of corporate greed. Bribery! You shoulda hit us with a nice attractive number when we first met! You wanna do that now? Better late than never but our company policy mandates bribery late fees of an additional 200%. Agreed?"

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To the team, "Guys, what Melissa said!

"Del, Jaraduk, let's focus down the last merc then back up Akh, yes?"

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Guess? fires at the last kalo merc!
Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (9) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 11 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B): 1d10 + 6 + 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + (9) + 6 = 22 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

I mean, it's six against one! But okay, let's finish off the pests...

He shakes his head and re-aims his doshko at the mercenary next to him.

Last chance to walk away. We've dropped the rest of your crew. Don't think that little scratch is going to slow me down!

aurora storm doshko; E damage: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 132d8 + 9 ⇒ (4, 3) + 9 = 16

Akh twists into a protective pretzel as the anti-tech spell hits him. The sensation of his logic being overridden and replaced with... well.. nothing... is not altogether unfamiliar. Melissa's shout kicks him suddenly and rather rudely back into gear. "Hm? Hurry with what? What were we doing aga-" He sights Avarin with her duplicates and her finger pointed at him. "OH! It's that very very cool dragon again. And hmm, I think she's trying to kill us. Isn't that amazing?"

Mysticism: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 shaken! For how long?

"Should probably stop her though, right?" He doesn't look too enthusiastic as he launches himself through the water, claws first. Thanks to his elixir and Melissa's prompting he's able to deliver a slash empowered with a burst of force.

Entropic Claw vs EAC: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 2 = 16 Damage (B, force): 2d6 + 10 ⇒ (3, 1) + 10 = 14

Fort to end discharge: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 2 = 15 Nopers

Sorry, back and finally levelled up.

Mysticism: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
Will Save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Del yanks her hands down, conjuring a barrage of kitchen knives from a really bad memory to stab the last mercenary! If the merc's dead, she instead targets the dragon, who's also in range of her spell.

Casting puncture veil as a full action. No save, no attack roll, but does trigger SR.
Piercing Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4
Plus bleeding 2 for 3 rounds.

Thanks, Del!

Jaraduk, Will Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Wowza, y'all are going crazy with these Will saves.

Frightful Presence Rounds: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 6, 1, 6) = 18 Basically an eternity. This is an emotion, fear, and mind-affecting effect if that helps.

Melissa supports Akh emotionally, if not physically, as she scampers to higher ground. Guess? fires a bullet into the faceplate of the kalo, which explodes in shards of plasti-crete and bubbles. Yet the kalo, face cut, continues to fight back! Blinded by the debris, Jaraduk nearly misses with his hearty swing. Thankfully, the mercenary was thrown off by Guess?'s attack and leans into the blow! With a soft grunt the enemy falls from the roof into a tread of the harvester's massive locomotion apparatus.

Akh gets in close with the executive, threatening - though not striking- her with his claws. Del's knives, uncaring of their target, stab into all three of the dragons (thankfully not the fourth metal one nearby) and they begin to bleed into their suits.

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Computers(5 ranks): 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 1 = 23

Strek continues to work on his datapad, but is unable to pierce the Harvester's firewall a second time.

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1d4 ⇒ 3

The executive wraps her large wings around her and swims away from Akh in quite the ungainly way. Triggering an AOO Just outside his range, she whispers an arcane phrase and points at Jaraduk. The water around the nuar begins to bubble as it turns to acid! "Get away from that! That is Company property! As your bones shall be!"

Caustic Conversion @ Jaraduk: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26
A Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (3, 2, 2, 4) = 11 Plus 5 damage for 4 rounds

Round 10, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7, Staggered 3 more rounds (Fort 18), Shaken for 17 more rounds
Del SP: 0/30, HP: 21/34, RP: 5/5
Jaraduk SP 0/48, HP 16/48, RP 5/6 Taking 5 Acid damage for 3 more rounds.
Melissa SP 0/37, HP 8/39, RP 5/7
Strek

Teal Kalo Mercenary 54 Damage
Yellow Kalo Mercenary 5000 Damage
Green Kalo Mercenary 43 Damage
Red Kalo Mercenary 50 Damage
Purple Kalo Mercenary 51 Damage
Pink Kalo Mercenary 49 Damage

Avarin Sacreon, 6 Damage, 2 Mirror Images, Bleed 2 for 2 more rounds

Successes: 13

"Where were those wires I was working on.. ok. Start a reboot... and turn it off. Start a reboot.. turn it off..."

computers: 1d20 + 13 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 13 + (1) + 1 = 28

Guess? backs up a bit and fires a shot at Avarin. Noticing Avarin's lack of grace swimming in water, Guess? states, "Awww... Dragon yer feet cuz the ocean not your thing??"

Stunt and Strike (Bluff) vs CR: 1d20 + 18 + 4 - 20 ⇒ (2) + 18 + 4 - 20 = 4 or below is flat-footed
12-atm extrusion rifle vs KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 (Manual sight reduces range and AC cover bonuses by 2)
Damage (B), crit: 1d10 + 6 + 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 + (1) + 6 = 20 flat-footed to all and -2 to saves if Stunt and Strike succeed

Can't AoO because of staggered D:

Still slowed by the code buzzing through his body, Akh can do little more than follow after Avarin and hope she feels bold enough to stay in place long enough for his claws to reach her.

Fort vs. discharge: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 2 = 9

Maybe that's why she's trying to destroy the ocean!

As Akh feels the devastating effects of that spell, Guess? sends yet another bullet into an enemy's helmet. Though it only cracks the scales of Avarin's natural armor, you can see the irritation in the dragon's face grow. Melissa, whose HUD indicators are flashing just a little more than Del and Jaraduk's, keeps working on the harvester with focused precision. Her hacking is successful, increasing the stuttering motions as the Harvester's voracious hunger consumes the local fauna at a slightly slower pace.

Ah! It burns it burns! Who's got a healing serum?!

He will be at 1hp at the end of it

He stowes his doshko and takes up a defensive stance.

[move] Stowe weapon
[standard] Total defense, AC+4

"Wha.. HOW are you not carrying a healing serum?!! get over here and pick a cheek pouch, I got both hands busy keeping this thing from taking our heads off. "

Del, seeing the bleeding executive, decides to mirror tactics. She swims slowly forward to get into a closer range while thinking of a particularly acidic risotto she made with an exotic tomato from off-planet. Casting Caustic Conversion.

Caustic Conversion vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

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Strek spins up Gumbi to track the dragon, but his shot goes wide.

Called Blaze Agitator vs EAC: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14
Damage (F): 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (2, 6) + 5 = 13
Overcharge: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Boost: 1d6 ⇒ 4

As Guess?'s shot bursts one of the three dragons into the figment it really was, the rest of the group struggles to harm the executive. Lady Avarin cackles in her gruff voice as she fervently kicks and swims away from Akh in such an ungainly fashion. "What, feeling tired? Knockoff." Both images of the dragon swim up next to Guess?, threatening him with those fierce claws. One of those claws is a little preoccupied with the datapad. "Hey, rodent. I hear you left the company. Well, stop touching our stuff!" Responding to the dragon's commands, the blade that Melissa was just working to dislodge comes clattering backwards. Spinning wildly, it digs deeply into her exhausted armor. Blood sprays into the water, and Melissa falls to ocean floor just inches from the receding Harvester tracks. An emergent message flashes along the bottom of your armor's viewport. RECOGNIZED TEAMMATE REQUIRES EMERGENCY SERVICES.

Giant Harvester Blade, S Damage: 10d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 6, 2, 3, 6, 4, 2, 2, 1) = 33 (Reflex DC 18 for half damage). But... I think you're hitting 0 either way.

Things are looking dark (even for the Shadow Sea). Melissa is unconscious below you, Jaraduk's armor is dripping off of him in acidic trails, and Del's suit is splattered with her own blood.

Round 11, everyone is up!
Guess? SP 31/36, HP 32/32, RP 7/8
Akh SP 66/66, HP 46/46, RP 6/7, Staggered 2 more rounds (Fort 18 to end), Shaken for 17 more rounds
Del SP: 0/30, HP: 21/34, RP: 5/5
Jaraduk SP 0/48, HP 11/48, RP 5/6 Taking 5 Acid damage for 2 more rounds.
Melissa SP 0/37, HP 0/39, RP 7/7
Strek

Avarin Sacreon, 8 Damage, 1 Mirror Images, Bleed 2 for 1 more rounds

Successes: 14

Spend a resolve point to not die.

With the Lady focusing so much on Guess, Jaraduk, frantically reaches for one of his grenades. He swims up a short height and drops it into the damage he previously left.

Not quite sure how this works except for normal damage, but essentially hoping to lodge the grenade *in* an opening so that it does more (internal) damage. Is that possible?.

Gripping the rifle in one hand, Guess? pulls out his inferno knife in his other hand and attacks the massive dragon looming over him.

astute inferno knife vs KAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Damage (S): 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

mirror image?: 1d2 ⇒ 2

Seeing yet another mirror image of the dragon wink out of existence instead of drawing blood, Guess? smiles weakly.
"Perhaps we.. hehe.. got off on the wrong foot? hehe.. How about we... ummm... Leave this planet and just get outta your hair? errr... Figuratively of course. errr... Because you have scales, uh, no hair. Erm, but you know what I mean. So, uh, yah. Seeya later??"

GM Ewok, any chance Strek (or Melissa if she recovers) can possibly hack the harvester to swing that blade at Avarin? Is that something that can be attempted?

Guess? whispers sharply into his comms, "Hey you eels and Shan, if you can hear me, we can sure use a hand with saving the planet right about now!"