Mel takes out Purple with her first hit. She makes sure it never gets back up with the second hit.
Red lumbers towards Teddington.
Green gets whipped as it lumbers towards Alistair.
Round 3:
Teddington has Green flat footed +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov has Green flat footed
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Purple 114 damage prone
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red
Green 58 damage
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Dov nods approvingly as Purple is destroyed. He grins at Patrick as he speaks telepathically once more.
"I promise, I'm not throwing shade on purpose," as he activates his Jet Pack, flying up bearly above Patrick's head to get a clear shot on Green. He loads up a basic inhibitor biohack into his caustoject and tries to take a double tap shot!
vs. EAC
Basic Inhibitor: -2 Penalty to AC (9 Rounds)
"...Ohh dear."
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Dr. Dov bearly hits his target. He only hit claws the creature was flat footed.
Round 3:
Teddington has Green flat footed +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Purple 114 damage prone
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red
Green 66 damage -2 AC inhibitor
Persephone hits with her pistol again, making Green flat footed. One more good hit will likely destroy it.
Then Green suddenly finds itself repositioned between Mel and Teddington.
Round 3:
Teddington AoO on Green +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Purple 114 damage prone
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks, AoO on Green
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks AoO on Green
Red
Green 98 damage -2 AC inhibitor
Patrick peppers red with magic missiles.
Alistair’s whip cracks out and by the bearest of margins manages to strike Green. Another zombie demolished!
Round 3:
Teddington +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Purple 114 damage prone
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 12 damage
Green 108 damage -2 AC inhibitor
Teddington scorches Red with his first strike, but the followup misses.
Round 3:
Teddington +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Purple 114 damage prone
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 33 damage
Green 108 damage -2 AC inhibitor
Red is burned by both of Mel’s shots. The smell of burning zombie is not pleasant.
This does not stop Red from trying to hit Teddington with their ancient weapon. It does prevent them from hitting.
target flat footed if hit KAC +4
Round 4:
Teddington +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 66 damage
Green 108 damage -2 AC inhibitor
Red is now slid across the floor to end up between Teddington and Mel. As it slides, Alistair cracks his whip and damages it.
Sounds like Red will soon be dead (again).
Round 4:
Teddington AoO on Red +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel AoA on Red -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 82 damage
Persephone misses with her sonic pistol this time.
Round 4:
Teddington AoO on Red +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel AoA on Red -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 82 damage
Patrick unleashes another flight of magic missiles.
Round 4:
Teddington AoO on Red +1 AC until start of round 9
Dr. Dov
Persephone -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Patrick -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Mel AoA on Red -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Alistair -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and skill checks
Red 93 damage
Mel slices at the zombie as it slides up to her, then destroys it with the following attack.
Having defeated the zombies, you can inspect the bodies.
All of the zombies carry compass-like magical devices.
The door to the north leads to a hallway. The other rooms branching off from the hall contain nothing of interest, but a large door standing at the east side of the hall opens to a semi-circular chamber curving around an inner room.
As they arrive, you see other Starfinder teams converging on the area.
By the time that you get back to camp and report, the hallucinations that some of you were suffering from have finally gone away. You are told to report to Ixthia of the Exo Guardians for your next mission,
Ixthia nods approvingly at the group gathered around them. “Hello again. The Starfinders who met with the extraplanar guardian were able to negotiate our passage through, so the way is clear. Additional undetected guardians and security measures may be present, however, so be on your guard.”
They lead their team through the ruins into a star-shaped chamber with a spiraling pattern engraved on its floor and a set of stairs descending at its center. “We believe the oddities in this place are strongest toward the center, perhaps in an inner sanctum of sorts. I believe the ruins' secrets are contained within it. Go forward, clear the way, and catalog any temporal irregularities you encounter.”
Your group descends the stairs and traverse a narrow, winding hallway before you come to a larger room. The hallways are rather narrow for some members of the party.
At the center of this rectangular room stands an oval-shaped pit, the steps encircling it leading down to the bottom five feet below. Holes spaced at intervals around the edges of the room once held pillars, judging by the collapsed piles of stone fragments around them. Bones lie scattered across the bottom of the empty pit.
A hallway briefly branches off to the north and south before ending in piles of rubble. A set of double doors to the west remains intact.
You are just getting yourselves sorted out when some ghosts rise up from the bones in the center of the pit. Someone good with words might be able to calm them if they are quick about it.
The ghosts are calmed enough that you think you could communicate with them briefly.
One of the ghosts wanders away. The other three say “You intrude. Quickly, what do you want to know.” Their voices harmonize and echo in unnatural ways. Creepy.
“No. Do you know why the Maze of the Open Road is behaving strangely? All paths redirect to a single destination: here. We were to investigate the problem and repair the Maze.”
“Our quest, it seems, was in vain. We can only hope our colleagues succeed where we failed.”
The ghosts become more agitated with the reminder of their own failure.
“Met up in Galt. When?” The ghosts seem confused, exchanging glances before one of them says, “Been here for a fortnight,” at the same time another says, “Been here many long years.”
None of you know of a planet named Galt.
The ghosts become unruly, having been reminded of their situation while alive.
Round 1:
Teddington
Blue Ghost
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov
Alistair
Mel
Persephone
Red Ghost
Patrick
The blue ghost seems very surprised as Teddington’s weapon strikes it and does full damage.
Blue takes a guarded step to the side and strikes back at Teddington, but misses.
Green steps back and casts Grease on Teddington’s weapon, having seen the terrible damage it can inflict.
Round 1:
Teddington Need DC 17 reflex
Blue Ghost 20 damage
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov
Alistair
Mel
Persephone
Red Ghost
Patrick
Alistair knows ghosts are incorporeal, have the expected undead immunities and can age people with their touch. In addition it appears these ghosts can cast magical spells, likely no higher than second level.
Pathfinder Ghosts
CE Medium undead (incorporeal)
Defensive Abilities incorporeal, rejuvenation; Immunities undead immunities
CL 6th
Corrupting Touch (Su) As a standard action, the ghost can make a single melee attack against EAC. On a hit, this attack deals 6d6 damage. This damage has no type—it manifests in the form of aches from supernatural aging. Creatures immune to magical aging are immune to this damage, but otherwise the damage bypasses all forms of damage reduction. A Fortitude save halves the damage dealt.
Although Alistair hits with their whip, it doesn’t do as much damage as he might have hoped.
Much to the dismay of all the ghosts, Teddington is able to keep his claws on his weapon.
Round 1:
Teddington
Blue Ghost 32 damage
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov
Alistair
Mel
Persephone
Red Ghost
Patrick
Mel’s Ion cannon hits both ghosts, but since they are out of phase with reality it doesn’t do full damage.
Round 1:
Teddington
Blue Ghost 45 damage
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov
Alistair
Mel
Persephone
Red Ghost 13 damage
Patrick
Persephone fakes out Red and hits. Once again the damage is less than expected.
Round 1:
Teddington Red is Flat Footed
Blue Ghost 45 damage
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov Red is Flat Footed
Alistair Red is Flat Footed
Mel Red is Flat Footed
Persephone
Red Ghost 29 damage
Patrick Red is Flat Footed
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Not seeing many things here that Dov can do to be useful, he stabs Teddington (painlessly!) with a special cocktail prepared using Dov's Spark of Ingenuity ability!
Teddington gets a +1 Enhancement Bonus to AC , a +2 Enhancement Bonus to Saves vs. pain and DR 2/— for the next 7 rounds!
Dov then scrutinizes the ghosts to see if he can learn anything in addition to what Alistair figured out:
Teddington gets a shot of the good stuff from Dr. Dov.
Dr. Dov recalls that ghosts can move things with their minds. He also recalls that although you can do damage to a ghost, it takes more than that to set their spirits to rest. There is some task unfinished or some regret they can not let go of that causes them to remain after death. In some cases, the ghost doesn’t even remember the cause! They can also fly, but given they are incorporeal flight isn’t that much of a surprise.
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (Su, average)
Rejuvenation (Su) In most cases, ghosts can't be destroyed by violence—a “destroyed” spirit dematerializes, but restores itself in 2d4 days. The only way to permanently destroy a ghost is to determine the reason for its existence and set right whatever prevents it from resting in peace. The exact means varies with each spirit.
Telekinesis (Su) A Pathfinder ghost can spend 1 Resolve Point to cast the spell telekinesis as a standard action (CL 6th).
Red Ghost really wishes it could go off the left side of the map.
Instead, it will fly past Alistair over to near Mel. It then unleashes a spell that none of you recognize, it must be ancient! It causes shards of ice to fly out in a cone hitting Mel and Teddington.
DC 18 Reflex for half
Round 1:
Blue Ghost 45 damage
Green Ghost
Dr. Dov
Alistair Red is Flat Footed, AoO on Red
Mel Red is Flat Footed, DC 18 Reflex vs 12 cold damage
Persephone
Red Ghost 29 damage
Patrick Red is Flat Footed
Round 2:
Teddington +1 AC, +2 save vs Pain, DR 2/- until round 9. Red is Flat Footed, DC 18 reflex vs 12 cold damage