GM Jhaeman's "Dawn of Flame, Chapter 3: Sun Divers" (Inactive)

Game Master Jhaeman

INITIATIVE (ROUND 1)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Zharis
Technomancer
Hani
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Don't worry, Phillin, it's part of the job to keep you safe. You stay in the truck under cover while we handle this. I can leave you a gun to defend yourself if someone makes it up here to the window if you want, but we're definitely going to try to prevent that.

Tulgram will approach the window, pulling out his injector on the go. Leaning out of the window, he will aim at Xylian.

Catch it, lad! - damai hears when the needle enters the joint of the armor, vulnerable to piercing objects, almost painlessly.

+1 AC for 4 rounds

Xylian feels adrenaline coursing through his body from Tulgram's dart. Meanwhile, the driver of the black motorcycle takes a sharp turn around a corner and draws a laser pistol that glows with energy!

INITIATIVE (ROUND 1)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Technomancer
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Zharis climbs out of the truck onto the roof to get a better sightline, then lobs a grenade.

Looks like range increment penalties are -2 per range increment, and for a grenade it maxes out at 5 increments... but since it only takes a 5 to hit a square, I feel like I still have a good chance. (Too bad I didn't think of the range penalty thing when we were fighting the flower. Probably didn't have to climb that cliff.)

Throwing a Frag Grenade 55 feet: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 5 - 4 = 5 (20 foot range makes it a -4 penalty)
Piercing Damage in a 15 foot radius: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Yikes, that was close, and not much damage, but you know... explosions are always good for the camera. Reflex save for 1/2 damage, and range increment penalty also applies to the DC of the saves I believe, so should be easy.

Hani jumps off the bike and moves toward the bandits. There is a flash as his energy shield activates.

Move action as shown. Standard action to activate energy shield for 8 temporary HP.

"Grenade!" shouts one of the Brass Dragons, a half-instant before deadly shrapnel fills the air!

Thanks to nat 1s, both White and Black take full damage. Yellow made the save and has Evasion, so takes none.

The vehicles each have enough Hardness that the grenade won't scratch them.

The driver of the urban cruiser activates a loud PA system. "No one misses with the Brass Dragons! You scum killed our friends when we weren't even around. Now it's payback!"

Then, unbelievably, he grips the steering wheel tightly and slams the accelerator on the ground, making a straight line for the hover truck! Before anyone can react, the cruiser smashes into the back of the larger vehicle in a thundering collision!

Phillin's head cracks against the side window, and he slumps down into his seat restraint, clearly unconscious . . . or worse.

Zharis, Tulgram, Phillin, and the driver of the urban cruiser take 10 damage (DC 11 Reflex save for half).

INITIATIVE (ROUND 1)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Technomancer
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

"They are finding us too fast. We are either bugged or they are following us since before we arrived at the casino." Jin ponders into his com unit.

He 'disembarks' from his motorcycle and moves adjacent to the blue driver, also drawing his storm doshko.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Zharis is completely surprised by the kamikaze ramming move, and gets hurt, only able to retain her position on the hover truck by extending her claws and clinging to the roof, but in the process putting one of her own claws right through her flesh... and unable to retract it until she knew she wasn't going to fall.

She yowls loudly

Hypocrites! You started the whole thing by stealing from us, and then act surprised when we want our data back? We come to ask for it and you shoot at us? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT? If you don't want to get hurt, try a career where you don't screw people over for a living!

As Zharis clings desperately (and painfully) to the roof of the hover-truck, Jin gets ready to do battle.

Xylian is up.

Xylian screeches to a halt, the force of the deceleration causing the wheelless front end of his bike to scrape against the pavement, sending out a shower of sparks. He dismounts, kneeling with the bike between himself and the more numerous opponents to the south and draws his carbine from its magnetic holster on the back of his armor. Thumbing the safety off, the weapons hums to life as he braces it across the top of his rented enercycle.

Action to dismount bike, using it for cover from the three southern enemies; action to draw Ice Carbine.

Ref: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Heh! Yeer old lads too? Despite the fact that the impact greatly shook the car, duergar remained firmly on his feet. What did you call yerself 'ere? Damn rusty kobolds? Just let me get out of here, I'll teach ye quickly where your place is...

What is the action to get out of the car?

Xylian dismounts and takes cover, ready for action.

One of the Brass Dragon motorcylists drives into the heart of the action to support the driver of the urban cruiser. Another one takes careful aim with a sniper rifle and fires at Hani!

White has done a double move. Hani, if you have a melee weapon out you can take an AoO against White or the cycle as it moves past you.

Yellow does a full-round action to shoot at Hani (who has cover) w/ trick attack. The trick attempt fails and the attack misses.

@Tulgram: It's a move action to get out of the hover-truck (you can place your token in any square adjacent to the vehicle).

INITIATIVE (ROUND 2)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Technomancer
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Hani punches out at the rider as he passes by him.

to hit vs. KAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
damage, B: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

CRIT!

MOHR damage!: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Hani lands a veritable haymaker on one of the Brass Dragons, nearly knocking the criminal off his motorcycle!

Good hit! Everyone, follow Hani's example!

Tulgram, you're up.

So, if this one dies, there may be difficulties... Tulgram looks at the fallen driver, carefully examining his injuries, and then presses on several points on his neck, from which there is a crunch - not like fatal but rather pleasant, similar to manual therapy.

Medecine: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29 (First Aid; biohacker can do it without medkit in his hands)

He then reaches for the car door, dropping his injector to the floor and pulling out his favorite pole as he jumps out of it. I'm going to give you a thrashing, you rotten lizards!

Phillin begins to breathe easier, having Tulgram to thank for saving his life!

From around a corner, one of the Brass Dragons fires a glowing pistol right at Xylian's enercycle.

She then yells back "Rotten lizards? We stole that data fair and square! It was your bunch that came and wrecked everything! Now even the Siroccos are moving in on Brass Dragon territory!"

Phillin is stable--good job, Tulgram. Black is firing her overcharged pistol.

Xylian, after hardness the enercycle takes 2 points of damage (currently at 5/7 hp).

INITIATIVE (ROUND 2)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Technomancer
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Hani follows after the ganger that he clobbered as he passed by. (White).

Coming up behind him, he punches him again.

to hit vs. KAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
damage, B: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Note, I am assuming that my action doesn't prompt an AOO because even though on the map that enemy looks like he is beside me, he is in a car below me, and I am on top of the truck.

Zharis draws a pistol and fires down at White (the one who Hani knocked off his motorcycle, I think)

Thunderstrike Pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

But when someone yells back, she is goaded into responding:

You could have just stolen a copy of the data and left us our own copy and we would never have come after you! Why'd...

Zharis realizes that she is arguing with someone who will never see the other side of the argument, and also that the girl probably lost some good friends because of their actions, justified or not. When it came down to it, their actions were questionable anyway. Vigilante justice... but she didn't want to think about anyway. Could she draw something out of this scene for the audience?

Using the pause as a dramatic intro, she draws on her acting skill and plays a different hunch. Jin was right. They were finding them too fast... and this wasn't just hijacking the truck. It was personal, so where were they getting the information?

Sounding beaten she says

Okay, okay... you're right. We should have stayed out of it. ... But how about we pay you more to walk away? She can't be paying you much, since she is playing both sides.

Bluff: 1d20 + 14 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 14 + (1) + 1 = 23

(Zharis has no intention of paying them a cent. She's just fishing to see if they will reveal who hired them. The "she" was a guess, which could be a couple of other gang leaders, or could possibly be Lurian (hopefully not, but to get her ship back she might be desperate), or it could be that woman who hired us. Taza. She could have identified the Brass Dragons when they broke into the room... no, no... had to be earlier. How could they have known they were even going to stay at this Casino? That woman admitted that she set the whole hologram thing up. She would have had the information ahead of time... but what I don't get is why? Was she friends/lovers with someone we killed or something? I mean, it's a cartel. She could have had the guards pull us into an alley or something. Why the rigamarole? Trying to keep her hands clean and blame it on a gang, not associate it with the casino?)

Hani's punch doesn't connect this time, but Zharis' sonic blast does, staggering her foe.

One of the Brass Dragons takes the bait. "No way you're getting out of this! Gettin' hired to rob the chips was fine, but when the lady threw in that you would be guarding it? Woulda done it for free!"

The ifrit driver of the urban cruiser exits the vehicle, her legs shaky. Suddenly, her hands begin to smolder and then burst into flames! She directs the flame outwards towards Jin and Tulgram!

Blue has done a move action to exit the vehicle and a standard action to cast overheat at Jin and Tulgram, who take 10 F (DC 16 Reflex halves).

Initiative (Round 2)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Technomancer
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

I'm away for the next 48 hours or so, but will pick things up on Friday.

Reflex save: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Jin blocks the fiery attack with his weapon, activates his frenzied fighting, moves forward and smashes the doshko on blue's head!

Static Storm Doshko vs. blue's EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Electricity damage: 2d8 + 22 + 4 ⇒ (8, 7) + 22 + 4 = 41

Fortitude DC 16 or staggered for 1 round!

Frenzied fighting rounds: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Impressive numbers!

Xylian locks on to one of the furthest assailants. It is a miss.

Move action to target yellow with combat targeting; standard action to overcharge and shoot.
Ice Carbine Vs Yellow: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
P + C Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (7) + (1) + 5 = 13

From Jin's incredible swing, a Brass Dragon is thrown against her cruiser before collapsing, leaving a dent in the side.

What a hit! Blue is out.

One of the Brass Dragon motorcyclists draws a knife with an expert overhand grip and tries to stab Hani through the eyes! Another, with a sniper rifle, tries to fell Xylian.

Hani, you take 7 S. Xylian, you take 11 P.

Initiative (Round 3)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

- Leave a couple alive, colleagues. I need slaves to experiment with new forms of toxic hallucinogenic mushrooms. - Tulgarm says with a predatory smile.

Merciful Capture Pole: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 131d8 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12 nonlethal vs white

Zharis glances at Tulgram, not sure about whether he is bluffing to scare everyone off or not. If so, he would make a fine actor.

She decides she doesn't need to address the idea just yet. If he was not acting, she could handle it later, when he tried to take a captive along after the battle.

Tulgram's capture pole gets knocked away by the Brass Dragon he's grappling with.

One of the bikers shouts "Brass Dragons Forever!" as the tires of her motorcycle squeal. She starts spraying laser blasts at Hani, but his high-tech armor deflects them harmlessly!

Tulgram's attack missed.

Black is using her 1/day "fire affinity" as a free action to make two attack rolls and take the better. She's also using overcharge as a standard action. Attack *just* misses. Sometimes, even a Brass Dragon has a bad day.

Initiative (Round 3)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Unable to see the sniper between two bikes and an ifrit, Xylian changes targets to the woman mounted on the enercycle.

Ice Carbine: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
P+C Damage: 1d8 + 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + (1) + 5 = 7

Move action to Combat Tracking the woman on the bike; Standard action to Overcharge and shoot.

Zharis comes to the conclusion that it has to be Taza setting them up. Only she could have known they were hired to guard this shipment. Why was she playing both sides like this? So she could look good protecting the shipment against hostile forces, or did she want them to fail? The motivation wasn't clear, but the role was. Taza was the leak.

Didn't change anything immediately though. Still had to win the fight before she could figure out what to do with that information, if anything.

She lobbed another grenade, trying to make sure the enemies at a distance didn't feel safe.

Throwing a Frag Grenade 50 feet: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 5 - 4 = 10
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Save DC 9 for half damage (includes range penalties on save DC)

Jin moves south and smacks the white goon:

Static Storm Doshko vs. blue's EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Electricity damage: 1d8 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 2 = 15

Xylian's ice cannon sends a freezing projectile right into the ifrit Brass Dragon's chest, and she grunts in pain before, a half-second later, Zharis' grenade explodes!

As the concussive blast echoes through the streets of the Brass Bazaar, Jin's crackling doshko slams into the chest of of a brave but inept Brass Dragon, sending him to dreamland with cracked ribs and scorched flesh.

Xylian hit (shame about the minimum damage roll!). Zharis' grenade did full damage to Black, but Yellow made the save and had evasion. None of the bikes took damage because of hardness. Jin puts White out of action.

Hani is up.

Seeing the bandit in front of him go down from Jin's blow, Hani steps toward the next one and attempts to slam his fist into him.

to hit vs. KAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage, B: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

Hani lands a hard punch in the abdomen of the biker and sees fear in her eyes--this ambush hasn't gone to plan! But undeterred, the sniper takes aim at the telia! Fortunately for Hani, the slug only chips away at a nearby wall.

Hani's attack hit, and the sniper missed.

Initiative (Round 4)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Very observant and perceptive by nature, Tulgram glances at Zharis, feeling that she did not like something. What exactly, however, escapes him, and the fight is still going on.

Okay, well, at least this one?...

Merciful Capture Pole: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 121d8 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Bah! To hell with it, just kill him.

Tulgram's attempt to capture a subject for experimentation goes awry, but it's clear that the surviving Brass Dragons realise they no longer have the upper hand.

"Someday you Near Spacers will pay!" yells the ifrit on the bike before she revs the engines to zoom away.

Tulgram's attack missed.

Black is doing a full action to drive 500' away. Tulgram and Hani get AoOs. One Brass Dragon (the sniper) is still on the scene.

Initiative (Round 4)

Commandos
Tulgram
Mechanic
Hani
Zharis
Xylian
Jin

Bold should go!

Merciful Capture Pole: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 101d8 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
ok, ok, ok...

AoO.
to hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Hani lands another blow on the fleeing biker, but it's not enough to bring her down.

Tulgram's AoO missed, Hani's hit.

Hani, Zharis, Xylian, and Jin can now take their regular actions.

Jin moves ahead while drawing his singing disk and tosses it at the last criminal:

Singing disk vs. EAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Sonic damage: 1d4 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13