Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 9 (PC Sheet) | SP 39/54 HP 58/58 | RP 9/9 | EAC 25; KAC 25 |Fort +3; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +14; SM +12 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
"Spread out, we are all bunched up," Cavaler yells when he realizes everyone is standing next to each other and in perfect position for the bots to use their grenades and arc weapons.
Corrected Hef's damage. Also, typing error - the entangled condition is on Staar, not Hef. Thanks Hef for pointing those out! Staar, I've moved you back to your original position and assume you'll attack with the thrown starknife instead of the melee gauntlet. Apologies for the mixup
The bot doesn't fall for Cavaler's tricky moves but Cavaler's shot nevertheless hits for 5 points of damage!
Terminatrix's attacks on blue both hit and the flying robot explodes mid-air!!
Staar, entangled by the sticky grenade, throws a starknife at purple which its for 1d4 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 points of damage!
Kai fires successfully lands a trick attack on purple which takes it down!!! It falls over into a sparking heap on the ground!!
I'm going to assume Kai's second round attack kill steals from Staar and is directed at orange.
Kai lands another trick attack, this time at the flying orange robot and it too tumbles to the ground - a sparking mess!
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Round 2
The following characters in bold may take their turn:
Cavaler (-5SP, -2RP, -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves)
Senko
Hef (-3SP, -3RP)
Staar (-9SP, -1RP, entangled until round 5)
Kai ( -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves)
Terminatrix (-1RP, -1 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves)
Red robot (-9, jolt ready round 2)
On bot left to go! Can Senko and Hef deal enough damage to take it down this round? Or will it roll over into round 3?
Oh right! Entangled only impedes movement - it doesn't stop your movement. I've moved your token back to the spot where Staar landed next to Purple. And Staar hit Purple with the guantlet for 20. It wasn't enough to take purple down though, so the rest of the round's outcome remians the same. Thanks for pointing it out!
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Senko moves up behind Hef, waits for the robot to present a weak point, and fires.
Sense Motive (trick attack) vs. CR+20:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42 Static arc pistol vs. EAC (flatfooted is trick successful):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Electric damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Additional electric damage if trick is successful:3d8 ⇒ (8, 2, 5) = 15 Target is flatfooted for 1 round if both trick and attack are successful
Wow, color me impressed!! I thought it was going to take at least 1 more round!
Hef's attack leaves a deep gash in the robot and Senko's electrical attack does it in!!
Combat Concluded!!!
Moments after the last robot drops, the landscape around the party dissolves and you find yourselves back in the present-day ruins, in a semi-circular chamber surrounding another room - the same chamber you've entered via other entrances. Groups of other Starfinder agents are here, excitedly discussing what might be found in the inner sanctum.
We'll soon be progressing on to part 2. Stay tuned for some posts from our House GM!!
The comm units of the Starfinders present chime in unison, and a hologram of Ehu appears as his message plays. “Good work, Starfinders! Reports indicate you’ve almost reached the site’s inner sanctum. All strange temporal fluctuations we’ve recorded center around this point. All teams, please rendezvous at these coordinates so we can try to find a way in.”
An unusual crate of equipment has appeared in the Sanctum.
You find a strange box marked with an archaic glyph on its side.
Culture DC20:
You realize that the iconography on the side of the box is associated with the Pathfinder Society
Within you find three wooden boxes, a purple sphere aeon stone, a bow, a hatchet and a longsword. The three weapons are well-balanced despite their archaic materials of wood, steel, and sinew. These weapons function as a tactical battlebow, a tactical handaxe, and a standard longsword, respectively.
The first wooden box contains six thin bottles filled with blue liquid and stoppered with pieces of porous wood.
DC16 Mysticism:
You realizes that this liquid is a type of medicine which functions the same as mk 2 serums of healing.
The second wooden box holds six round-bottomed bottles filled with a red liquid.
DC16 Engineering:
You determine that the red liquid reacts violently to sudden impact, much like a grenade. In fact, exactly like a mk 2 incendiary grenade.
If no one is able to identify the bottle contents above, the party can also try to figure them out through more empirical means, such as drinking them, throwing them, shaking them, pouring them out, etc. and seeing what happens.
The third wooden box holds three sacks made of a plant-based cloth and secured with a plant-based rope.
Opening a sack to examine the contents may damage it. So anyone who opens it, roll sleight of hand DC16 to see if you manage to keep it intact as you open it up.
Whomever opens a sack:
You determine the sack is filled with sticky tree resin and could be thrown at opponents to entangle them. Each of these sacks functions as a stickybomb grenade II. If you failed the sleight of hand check, you damaged the unfolding mechanism on one of the sacks and rendered it inoperable.
Numerous entrances converge on this semi-circular hall, which curves around another chamber within, surrounding it on three sides. The only entrance to the inner room is an immense door built of pitch-black stone. Scrawled on this door’s sliding panels are six glowing glyphs, their light pulsing in a steady pattern.
It's the.... CIPHER DOOR!!!
DC20 Culture:
You note that the glyphs on the door don’t match any known language.
Anyone who casts Comprehend languages or similar magic:
You realize that the symbols serve more as mystical notations than an actual written language.
Image revealed in slides.
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Everything below is OOC:
To open the door, the party must arrange the glyphs into a specific pattern. Figuring out that pattern involves a series of simultaneous skill checks to do the following:
One person must be designated as the lead for each of the four skills. The remaining two characters can roll assists.
Multiple successes are required and failures will result in negative repercussions.
So similar to the previous Halls of Eternity mission, let's start with everyone rolling your skill check or skill aid 8 times. We probably won't need that many but better too many than not enough.
Active conditions: Life Bubble?, Bodyguard & In Harm’s Way | Male NG Kasatha Star Shaman Mystic of Kadrical 6 | EAC 20; KAC 21 (starlight?) | F/R/W +4/+4/+11 (+1 or 2 vs. Fear, 5 electricity resistance, +2 vs. Radiation, +4 Toughness) | Init: +2 | Perc: +16, SM: +14 | SP 54 (-0) HP 40 (-0) | RP 9/9 | Speed 30ft, Fly 20 (space only) | Spells 1: 6/6, Spells 2: 4/4, Stargazer 2/2
Culture (t) DC 20:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 -5 to DC if Pilot related
"The glyphs do not match any known language. That much I can tell."
No Comprehend Languages. I think Hef has the highest mysticism modifier, especially with the toolkit.
Hef pulls out a handful of holy symbols and begins multiple rituals to gain insight into the riddle. He shrugs, "I worship and gain my power from Kadrical, but that does not mean I know nothing of the rest of the mystical forces in the universe."
Culture on Cipher door:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 "Yes, maybe this is discovery of a long dead civilization? Without any further delay, I'll disarm traps I can find."
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
"Hmm, I can't tell what this door is about... but I'll try to help with the glyphs." He sets about calculating Cipher solutions, leaving the glyphs for Senko.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
After the fight with the robots, Senko retrieves his dropped pistol.
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Senko tries to examine one of the sacks without compromising it.
Sleight of Hand:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
"Ah, these function much like the sticky grenades the flying robots were using."
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Senko examines the glyphs on the door.
Culture:1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27
"I agree Hef, the glyphs don't follow any linguistic grammar I'm familiar with. But it looks like they might follow a different pattern..."
Senko attempts to decipher their meaning to determine the proper arrangement.
Wow, in the end, it actually took all 8 rolls! Here's what happens...
The party sets to work, figuring out how to by pass this door. At first, the cipher solutions prove too difficult but moments later, the party meets with some success. *CLICK!* It appears the door is partially unlocked!!
Buoyed by the early success, the team gets to work trying to fully unlock this door. But the cipher calculations get more complicated. And after that, the glyphs become obscure and indecipherable. And on top of that, attempts to suppress the trap mechanisms fail and...
*SHAZAM!!* Everyone takes 1d6 ⇒ 1 points of force damage.
*WHOMP!* And the door resets... the previous progress lost!
Undeterred, our heroes continue to work on the door and is again foiled by the trap mechanism. Fortunately, no one is hurt. The party decides a break is in order... Hef leads everyone else in a short, mind-clearing, meditation exercise.
And once everyone recovers from the stressfulness of the meditation, the party approaches the door and suddenly, as if by magic, everything falls into place. The team works like a single, unified hive mind, each member's actions operating like clockwork, interacting with each other's actions. *CLICK!* *CLICK!* the door swings wide open!!!
Current Status
Cavaler (-6SP, -2RP, -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
Senko (-1SP)
Hef (-4SP, -3RP)
Staar (-10SP, -1RP)
Kai (-1SP, -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
Terminatrix (-1SP, -1RP, -1 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
Alrighty, everyone hang tight while we wait for other teams to complete enough successes to unlock the next room for all tables. We should hear from House GM Tyranius soon!
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 9 (PC Sheet) | SP 39/54 HP 58/58 | RP 9/9 | EAC 25; KAC 25 |Fort +3; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +14; SM +12 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
Cavaler Traleth wrote:
Cavaler, will take a 10 minute rest and buy another spell gem of hurl forcedisk and also ectoplasmic barrage.
"I say we explore the center passage."
Cavaler, keeps a sturdy grip on his rocket rifle and activates the spotlight attached to it before pointing it down the center corridor.
[dice=Perception]1d20+11
Cavaler, took a 10 minute rest awhile back so he is actually at -1 stamina and 5/8 resolve points. Also, the ectoplasmic barrage spell gem is a level 2 gem.
Got it!! Thanks! By the way, the damage from the door is incorrect. My best guess is that it should be 5d6 but there is a typio in the module, so y'all took only 1d6... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Current Status
Cavaler (-1SP, -3RP, -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
Senko (-1SP)
Hef (-4SP, -3RP)
Staar (-10SP, -1RP)
Kai (-1SP, -2 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
Terminatrix (-1SP, -1RP, -1 to ATK, damage, Fort saves and Ref saves until 8 hour rest)
With a hum, the glyphs in the door flash blue as they realign, a wave of energy shimmering over them. The door swings open, revealing a massive chamber containing a tall archway made of red stone.
Table GMs, the Unlocked condition is now in effect.
The chamber beyond the Cipher Door is enormous. Its most prominent feature is a round archway of luminous crystal set atop a red stone platform at its center. The arch crackles with veins of light, providing surprisingly bright illumination. Pillars arrayed beside the door lead in and around the arch, and an empty fountain stands to the right of the entrance.
Next to the archway, carving symbols into the crystal, is a summerborn ryphorian woman dressed in a jaunty traveler’s outfit. At the sound of the door opening, she turns around, surprise evident on her face. “Ah, hello,” she mumbles hesitantly. “Can I…help you?” She chuckles nervously, then shakes her head. “Sorry. I haven’t been around people much lately.”
Images of the woman and the archway itself revealed on the slides! A map of the room is also revealed but the party’s tokens are not yet on the map.
"Hello, who sent you here? We are on an exploration mission and we have only met ghosts, zombies and robots here trying to kill us, so you see I didn't expect to meet someone like you."
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
"What are you doing with all the runes on the walls?" Kai asks with curiosity
"Hello, who sent you here? We are on an exploration mission and we have only met ghosts, zombies and robots here trying to kill us, so you see I didn't expect to meet someone like you."
"No one sent me," she says with a mischievous smile. "For I am a dimensional explorer extraordinaire—or at least, I was.” Her expression dims momentarily. “Lately I’ve been more focused on theoretical research.
"My name's Felise, good to meet you. And what are your names?"
Kai Starchaser wrote:
"What are you doing with all the runes on the walls?" Kai asks with curiosity
“This is the Eternity Arch. As far as I can tell, it’s a portal to the Dimension of Time, built eons ago, though I have no idea who originally constructed it. Its primary purpose seems to be psychic transference, allowing people to communicate briefly across time, but I’m trying to modify it to physically bring someone through instead.”
Cavaler Traleth wrote:
"How long has it been since you last interacted with someone?"
"Well, honestly, I've of course spoken with people in passing. But a real conversation with anyone physically in front of me? It's been years," sighs Felise.
Staar wrote:
"We are starfinders." Staar introduces the groups and lets the talkers do the talking.
"OH! Starfinders!?! I've heard of your organization! Explorers and scholars! Actually, I could really use your help in activating the Arch. What do you think? Shall we put our heads together?" She perks up noticeably, eager to hear your response.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
"I am Senko. It is pleasing to meet you." Senko politely nods his head.
"I am... having difficulty comprehending what you mean by 'a portal to the Dimension of Time'. Does that mean there is a plane of existence that consists of the concept of time itself, and this Arch enables one to travel there? Or does it mean that someone can pass through the Arch at one point in time and emerge from the Arch at a different point in time?"
Cavaler doesn't detect any malice or deception from Felise. She seems genuine.
Replying to Senko, she says, "The Dimension of Time is indeed another plane. But not quite the same as other planes, such as the Material Plane or the elemental Planes of Air, Earth, Fire and Water. It's kind of a storm of swirling, interwoven timelines giving anyone who enters access to your own past. So the experience of entering the Dimension of Time is different for everyone but one cannot really change the past - well, not without negative consequences."
Felise sighs wistfully, "Years ago, my dragonkin partner Heraxia and I were exploring temporal byways when we were attacked by hounds of Tindalos. Now don't get me wrong - we weren't trying to change anything in the past. We're just explorers but that alone was enough to attract attention from those hounds. We escaped but got separated in the process. I was able to get back home, but Heraxia wasn’t so lucky. We’ve been able to stay in touch intermittently with empathic communication through our bond, and from what we can tell, she’s in the distant past—on Lost Golarion, if you can believe that!”
She glances to the archway, brow furrowing. “It’s been a long time. I just want to get her back. Can you find it in your heart to help reunite us? If you're willing to lend a hand, there are several tasks where your assistance would move things along."
Feel free to continue asking questions of Felise and/or respond to her plea for help. If there are any further questions about the Dimension of Time itself, she'll share all she knows per this link.
The Eternity Arch begins to glow as Felise completes her final attunements, the carvings across its surface shifting and twisting around each other. Turning to the Starfinders, Felise nods in satisfaction. “That should do it,” she says. “Thank you all for your assistance. The ritual is taxing, and we’ve all had a long day, so I suggest we get some rest and make preparations before I fully activate it.”
You are allowed an 8-hour rest.
Morning dawns bright in the Winterlands, and as the Starfinders gather in the inner sanctum, Felise stands in front of the Eternity Arch, excitement and trepidation warring on her face. “This is it,” she says. “Whatever happens, I want to thank you for your help. I can’t tell you how much this means to me. This will probably cause some temporary time rifts, so be ready.” She takes a deep breath to compose herself, then steps up to the ritual circle drawn in front of the arch.
As she begins to chant, the light flickering over the arch shifts from golden to black, and back again, the symbols on the archway writhing about of their own accord. Brief rips appear throughout the chamber, displaying scenes of innumerable time periods for only seconds before vanishing. One rip, however, is growing. An arid wasteland of rolling sand dunes stretches within the rift. Suddenly, a host of many-legged arthropods scuttle through, headed straight for the Arch.
The arrow of time moves forward, and in this ruin, it can travel at unimaginable speeds.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Before the long rest:
Knowing that we are settling down to rest, Senko decides to satisfy his curiosity. While Felise is shifting the Arch's runes, he will glimse the truth and examine the Arch.
What is a hound of Tindalos? Is that something we can make creature identification checks about ahead of time?
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During the ritual:
Senko has his weapons readied and is recording footage of all the time rifts.
Are those many-legged arthropods hounds of Tindalos?
Alrighty! I wanted to give the RP a bit of time to develop but looks like we're moving a along! We missed out on some skill check tasks for Felise that would have resulted in some potential penalties and bonuses going into Part 3. Not a big deal but if you''re curious to know what those were, I'll describe them in the discussion channel for ya!
Feel free to continue with any retroactive conversation with Felise but for now, I'm going to initiate Part 3 in parallel. In this part, the party is going to defend Felise from hostiles while she works on fully activating the arch. Everyone has had an 8 hour rest and a chance to go shopping so feel free to replenish your inventory if you wish.
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The barrier between past and present temporarily drops, letting in creatures from Akiton’s distant past when the Winterlands were warm!
Round 1
The following characters in bold may take their turn:
Cavaler
Kai
Hef
Senko
Terminatrix
Red
Blue
Pink
Green
Purple
Orange
Staar
Red and blue are medium sized. The rest are small sized. Characters can roll life science twice to identify - once for the medium sized (DC16) and once for the small sized (DC11).
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Kai moves 25' over for a clear shot on his side, fires, and then pulls 15' back.
did not notice until after posting that we are actually surrounded. I initially only saw them to the east. I changed Kai's position to be headed to the stairs since he could fire at a closer target
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 9 (PC Sheet) | SP 39/54 HP 58/58 | RP 9/9 | EAC 25; KAC 25 |Fort +3; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +14; SM +12 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
Cavaler, buys 10 mini rockets for 300 credits during the break. He also touches up his armor with his gear maintenance kit so that it is in perfect condition before entering the Eternity Arch.
Cavaler, whirls around and points his rocket rifle at the khefak to the south. Taking careful aim, he then launches a mini rocket at it.
Bluff (Improved Feint):1d20 + 14 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 14 + (6) + 1 = 26If the feint is successful, Cavaler's target is flat footed to his attack.
Feint:
Feint
As a standard action, you can use Bluff to feint in combat, enabling you to treat your opponent as flat-footed for your next attack against it before the end of your next turn. The DC of this check is equal to either 10 + your opponent’s total Sense Motive skill bonus, or 15 + 1-1/2 × the opponent’s CR, whichever is greater. You can’t feint against a creature that doesn’t have an Intelligence score, and you cannot take 10 or take 20 on a Bluff check to feint.
The target doesn't seem to react to Cavaler's feint, but nevertheless, the shot hits Pink/Magenta for 7 points of damage!
Everyone is wearing armor, right? In which case, the radiation from these things is not an issue.
All of the khefaks double move up to you! One is almost on top of Felise!!
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Round 1 cont'd & Round 2
The following characters in bold may take their turn:
Cavaler
Kai
Hef
Senko
Terminatrix
Red
Blue
Pink/Magenta (-7)
Purple
Staar
Senko, you get two rounds worth of actions in your next post!
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Did looking at the Arch with true seeing earlier get any additional information?
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Round 1:
Senko shouts, "They're radioactive and are good at breaking things! They can also climb and burrow!" He flies up onto the platform, interposing himself between Felise and the Purple khefak before shooting it.
Sense Motive (trick attack) vs. CR+20:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (8) + 22 = 30 Sonic pistol vs. EAC (flatfooted if trick is successful):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18 Sonic damage:1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 Additional sonic damage if trick is successful:3d8 ⇒ (4, 6, 3) = 13 Target is flatfooted for 1 round if both attack and trick are successful.
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Round 2:
Senko defends Felise by attacking Purple again. (If Purple is down, Senko will instead move and attack Magenta - in that case, increase the attack roll by 2 due to Get 'Em, and I'll move Senko's token)
Sense Motive (trick attack) vs. CR+20:1d20 + 22 ⇒ (5) + 22 = 27 Sonic pistol vs. EAC (flatfooted if trick is successful):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28 Sonic damage:1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Additional sonic damage if trick is successful:3d8 ⇒ (3, 5, 7) = 15 Target is flatfooted for 1 round if both attack and trick are successful.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Active conditions: Life Bubble?, Bodyguard & In Harm’s Way | Male NG Kasatha Star Shaman Mystic of Kadrical 6 | EAC 20; KAC 21 (starlight?) | F/R/W +4/+4/+11 (+1 or 2 vs. Fear, 5 electricity resistance, +2 vs. Radiation, +4 Toughness) | Init: +2 | Perc: +16, SM: +14 | SP 54 (-0) HP 40 (-0) | RP 9/9 | Speed 30ft, Fly 20 (space only) | Spells 1: 6/6, Spells 2: 4/4, Stargazer 2/2
The four armed fiend steps up and stabs, "SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT!"
Returning Cold Iron Tactical Spear vs. Red's KAC:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 for Magic/Cold Iron/Piercing + W.S.:1d6 + 3 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 5 = 9 (if hits, gets +1 AC vs. that target)
More importantly, if any adjacent ally is attacked (first attack vs. them), he uses his Bodyguard Feat to boost their AC by 2. If it still hits he uses his Harm's Way feat intercept the attack. If Hef is hit from this or ANY OTHER melee attack the enemy takes 1d6 electricity damage.
Senko knows the following about Hounds of Tindalos
They're medium outsiders
They've got darkvision
They move a bit faster than normal AND they fly
Ripping Gaze (Su) Damage from this gaze is magical with a range of 30'. A creature that succeeds at a Fort DC17 save is immune to that hound’s gaze for 24 hours.
DR 10/magic
immune to mind-affecting effects
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Staar gets to work, beating down the khefak for an impressive 26 points of damage!!
Terminatrix shoots at red for 16 points of damage!!
Hef also attacks red, dealing 9 points of damage!
Cavaler fires off a rocket, causing 17 points of damage on blue!!
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claw vs KAC, full attack:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 12 - 4 = 26 S damage:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 claw vs KAC, full attack:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 4 = 28 S damage:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Red claws at Hef, hitting for 8 points of damage and suffering 1d6 ⇒ 2 points of damage in return. Red attacks again and just as red is about to land a blow to Hef's head, reality seems to warp for just a moment with Hef's head shifting backwards several inches then shifting back! But the result is red misses!!
Advantageous anomaly condition applied.
claw vs KAC, full attack:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 4 = 9 S damage:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9 claw vs KAC, full attack:1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 12 - 4 = 16 S damage:1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
The first attack blue launches at Staar misses! The second is deflected by Hef, the ever vigilant bodyguard!
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Round 2 cont'd & Round 3
The following characters in bold may take their turn:
Cavaler
Kai
Hef (-8SP)
Senko
Terminatrix
Red (-27)
Blue (-43, get'em)
Staar
Kai, go ahead and take two rounds' worth of actions in your next post.
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 9 (PC Sheet) | SP 39/54 HP 58/58 | RP 9/9 | EAC 25; KAC 25 |Fort +3; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +14; SM +12 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
Cavaler, is a pretty squishy jack of all trades. He's got the usual envoy abilities, but he can also cast spells from spell gems, throw grenades, and inject poison so he's versatile.
Cav's tagline is up to date, but his profile on the Paizo site is not. His up to date character sheet is linked in his tagline.
Unfortunately no. The whole special gets kicked off with a single announcement from the House GM to all the tables. As the table GM, I can't kick things off early and have to adhere to the overall special's time line.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Senko primarily uses pistols, but he is definitely able to get into melee to provide a flank when needed. Staar expressed a desire to be in the second rank, so Senko can be up front with Terminatrix, or he can guard the rear. Whichever we need.
For starship roles, he can be a pilot, gunner, magic officer, engineer, or science officer.
Also, bigboom, how do you handle creature identification checks in combat? Senko will always make such checks against anything we're fighting (including humanoids) at the start of his first turn, so that knowledge can inform which actions he takes (and because he gets a bonus to trick attack against identified creatures).
For expedience, would it be useful for you to roll the checks for me and tell me the result? For creature identification, Senko has +14 Engineering, +14 Life Science (and -5 to the Life Science DC for rare creatures), and +15 Mysticism. Do you handle creature identification with the GM choosing which information the player gets, or with the player asking questions?
Male N android ace pilot Technomancer 4 | SP 20 HP 24 | RP 5 | EAC 20; KAC 20 | Fort +2; Ref +6; Will +4; +2 vs. disease, mind-affecting effects, poison, sleep, spells, and other magic effects | Init: +5 | Perc +0, SM -2, low-light vision, Darkvision 60ft. | Speed 30ft
I would like to bring my lvl 5 Technomancer (not leveled up yet). He is a longarm guy, and shooting his rifle is the main thing he does, but he has some utility and damage spells as well. He's also a pretty good pilot (+13) which is what I prefer him to do, but he is decent in other roles as well.
Senko, for identification, I generally respond after a player states they are attempting to identify a creature. I don't mind rolling ahead of time for you but I'll caveat that with I might not remember to do so. Usually, I go with players asking questions but if preferred, I can give out the additional information.
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Unfortunately, I just realized that Delta-5, doesn't get his Dead Suns chronicle until he hits level 5 (which explains how I had not leveled him up yet).
I will bring Kai Starchaser unless slow track is an option and we want another martial type, in which case I can bring Hadir.
Kai is also a very good pilot, and that is the role I prefer in starship combat.
GM, can you remove Delta-5 from the campaign? I already dotted in with him.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
GM bigboom wrote:
Senko, for identification, I generally respond after a player states they are attempting to identify a creature. I don't mind rolling ahead of time for you but I'll caveat that with I might not remember to do so. Usually, I go with players asking questions but if preferred, I can give out the additional information.
Alright, sounds good. I'll roll my skill check and ask a list of questions in the same post to speed things along.
Though even with a list of questions, there are instances where it makes sense to deviate from it. Like, if I learn that a creature's breath weapon is recharged when hit by damage it's immune to, my next question would absolutely be about immunities, regardless of the order of my initial list. I'll trust your judgement for when you think there's an important piece of info that should go to the top of the list.
... trying to take the back & forth question & answer of creature identification and condensing it into one post of questions and one reply of answers seems hard. Do any of you more experienced than me in PbP know of a good solution?
Active conditions: Life Bubble?, Bodyguard & In Harm’s Way | Male NG Kasatha Star Shaman Mystic of Kadrical 6 | EAC 20; KAC 21 (starlight?) | F/R/W +4/+4/+11 (+1 or 2 vs. Fear, 5 electricity resistance, +2 vs. Radiation, +4 Toughness) | Init: +2 | Perc: +16, SM: +14 | SP 54 (-0) HP 40 (-0) | RP 9/9 | Speed 30ft, Fly 20 (space only) | Spells 1: 6/6, Spells 2: 4/4, Stargazer 2/2
I only have one knowledge check expert. She simply has a list of information priorities and sticks to that every time (resistances, vulnerabilities, special attacks, etc...).
PbP lacks a bit in some areas to F2F, while benefiting greatly in other areas. It is very difficult to complete a quick back and forth with the GM over anything. Which is definitely the biggest downside.
But a major upside is having the ability to add flavor and RP and flesh out your character beyond just a double sided character sheet of dice modifiers. Plus the whole 'post when I can during the day' vs. needing to set aside 5-6 hours to run a scenario with a group.
TLDR: It isn't easy to do that in PbP in my experience.
Starship combat is also difficult to replicate well in PbP while keeping up the pace. So in the end, some compromises or made or nuance is lost with respect to the mechanics. However, as Hef said, there are benefits to be had in return.
Ultimately, if we miss something mechanically due to the asynchronous nature of PvP, there is also opportunity to retroactively correct it. For example, Senko rolls an attack and misses. But it is pointed out a post later that Senko actually would've hit because he actually would've identified the target at that time. In this case, I can retoractively apply the hit in my next post. That's no problem and when it comes to PbP limitations causing these types of situations, I'll generally lean towards an outcome that is in the players' favor.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Alright, thanks for the insight.
I've never done a starship combat in an asynchronous game, but that does not sound great. This adventure doesn't have the Starship tag, right?
Nope, this one doesn't have a starship tag. For those of you who have played other specials, there's also no aid tokens so that's a couple less mechanics to deal with!
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
I have noticed that in discord pbp it is a little easier or more common to be able to have a back and forth with the GM or other players in realtime. Of course, there are still plenty of times you're not on discord at the same time and there's a delay. But the delays are shorter on average as well.
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Someone made a pretty decent pbp app for Android a while back, but they stopped supporting it a few years ago and it doesn't work anymore.
I had been planning to make a cross-platform app with notifications and stuff, but now that I mostly play on discord it doesn't seem to be worth the trouble anymore.
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Kai is leveled and should be ready to go. He has an ally boon slotted that gives him +1 to fort saves and all dexterity and strength skill checks.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
bigboom, what is the process for making a character token on the slides?
Staar, do you have any preference for which of us is in the front with Terminatrix ? Or, Kai, would you like to be in the front?
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
GM bigboom wrote:
Terminatrix-42 and Kai Starchaser, can you both fill out your character's details on slide 3 please?
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
I have not played SFS in a while, so I have no idea who Ixthia is. Unless necessary for the adventure, I'd like to not have spoilers for whatever happened to Zigvigix.
Though, knowing what adventures to play to learn their fate would not be bad!
I haven't been keeping up with the SFS plot line as well. So I also have no idea who Ixthia is. I think the chances of spoiling Ziggy's fate are pretty low in this special, at least from what I can tell of this special's content.
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Okay, cool.
Also, I mistyped my Perception check for Fitch as an Engineering check (but I used my Perception modifier, at least).
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Noooo, surely not season 4 metaplot. I haven't played any of that season yet. The only reason I signed up for this one was because I understood this was the start of specials that don't relate to the metaplot anymore.
EDIT: The scenario does *not* have the metaplot tag.
Frozen Refractions 1+3+4+2+1 = 11
The Singing Pillars 2+4+3+5+5 = 19
Memory of Water 3+2+2+1+2 = 10
Rimerunning 4+1+1+3+4 = 13
The Emissary 5+5+5+4+3 = 22
Current order of missions:
Memory of Water
Frozen Refractions
Rimerunning
The Singing Pillars
The Emissary
We can later adjust as new missions open up later in the scenario!
Cavaler Traleth wrote:
Actually, I'm going to go First Seeker's Intuition for Cavaler's ally boon. Will there be starship combat in this scenario?
Your slotted boons are noted in current slide 10. Nope, this scenario doesn't have the starship tag.
Staar wrote:
Did the Pathfinder people get conditions from our successes as well?
They would but there currently isn't a Pathfinder special ongoing so I'm not entirely sure of the mechanics of when Tyranius will announce the conditions as active. However, I've got the info of how to apply the conditions themselves when the situation warrants.
Just a quick note in case expectations weren't previously set.
Because this is a special, the pace has to be kept relatively quick. As a result, depending on the situation, I may continue to progress the scenario forward even though not everyone has yet posted.
In combat, if someone has not posted after 24 hours has passed or if everyone except one has taken their turn, then I may proceed with botting in order to move us into the next combat round. If anyone would like your character to be botted in a particular manner, please include botting instructions on your profile / character sheet.
Apologies if, at times, portions of the special feels rushed!
And one more note. If I DO progress the scenario and you didn't have a chance to post something or take an action, please always feel free to do that retroactively and we'll retcon it in as needed. Don't hold back!!
Male N shirren xenoseeker operative 5 Shirren | SP 40/40 HP 36/36 RP 7/7 | EAC 21; KAC 23 | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +7 | Init +7 | Perc +13, SM +16; Blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. | Speed 40 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Cavaler, doesn't a resolve point boosted Improved Get 'Em give a bonus to damage as well, not just attack?
Male NG human spacefarer operative 5 | SP 40 HP 35 | RP 6 | EAC 21; KAC 23; +4 vs AoO from movement | Fort +5; Ref +9; Will +5; +2 vs. spells and spell-like abilities | Init: +7 | Ever VigilantDarkvision, Perc: +11, SM: +5 | Speed 40ft | Trick Attack, Survival (1d20+16), 1d8
Sorry for my absence everyone. I've had a lot of things come up at with this week and so I have been working late a lot this week. I'll try to keep up better going forward, but continue to bot me as needed,
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I put my boons in the slides (no change from the default allocation on my character sheet).
I know it's a bit late but my preferred order for the encounters is:
1. Rimerunning
2. The Singing Pillars
3. The Emissary
4. Memory of Water
5. Frozen Refractions
Per slides 2 and 3, there are currently three missions open and the current chase mission will soon be wrapping up. What mission is everyone interested in next?
The Emissary
Halls of Eternity
A Fading Trail
I'll move us into the most popular mission as soon as this current one wraps up.
