(Outpost V) GM Quirk's Precious Cargo (Inactive)

Game Master Quirk, Private Eye

Botting Seggas, who fires at blue and hits.

BioBolter ‘Bii’ (Castrolance) vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Liilywind fires accurately at one of the arms. Unfortunately, their reach is long, and they take advantage of the opportunity assault the kiirinta.

AoO from blue.
to hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The other mechanical arm continues to attack Sturmvanger.

to hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Hit!

Bold may go. Round 2.

1. Liilywind (-11)
2. Enemy red (-5)
3. Istilnar
4. Enemy blue (-17)
5. Sturmvanger (-17)
6. Seggas
7. Bonkers
8. Keskada

Istilnar's acidic mist continues to corrode one of the robotic arms. He then begins to summon another one to surround the other arm.

"Kair Tangus Miopiar!"

Red Acid Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9
Blue Acid Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

The damage occurs if the target starts its turn in the mist. DC 14 fortitude save for 1/2 damage. The duration of the mist is 2 rounds.

fort save, red first: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 181d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

One of the arms ceases to function within Istilnar's withering clouds of acid. The other one continues to swing wildly back and forth, and remains a danger to you.

Blue is disabled, red continues to function.

Bold may go. Round 2.

1. Liilywind (-11)
2. Enemy red (-9)
3. Istilnar
4. Enemy blue (DISABLED)
5. Sturmvanger (-17)
6. Seggas
7. Bonkers
8. Keskada

The damage to red gets applied at the beginning of its turn.

Bonkers mives up sightly and takes a shot at the remaining arm....
Burn! (laser rifle) : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Fire damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Sturmvanger continues to stab at the remaining functioning arm until it is no longer functioning.

Heavy Bone Blade: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Piercing: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 = 11

Bonker's laser burst proves to be accurate. Unfortunately, it leaves him vulnerable to the mechanical arm, who takes a swipe at him.

This is an attack of opportunity. Yes, they have reach! Mwuhaha!

to hit: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Hit!

Sturmvanger misses his attack (though it's close...).

Istilnar, yes, I jumped the gun a little. I'll remember not to add the damage a second time when red's turn rolls up. SEGGAS and KESKADA may go.

Keskada shoots at the red metal arms.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Elec.
Crit damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 Elec.

Bonkers and Keskada's attacks, along with Istilnar's cloud, prove to be too much for the remaining arm. It goes inert and stops moving.

The mysterious voice once again issues forth through the ship's intercom system. You hear an audible sigh, then the voice says "Please just contact Multifold Industries.”

Then silence.

Seggas pulls up the audio file of the response from the Manifold Industries to her inquiry about helping the ship and plays it for the disembodied voice. "We've tried to tell you multiple times now, but we DID contact Manifold Industries before we tried docking."

Bonkers nods at Seggas. "Exactly! We are just trying to help!"

Sturmvanger rubs his chest where the arm slammed into him.

Unless something comes up he settles down to take a rest and recover from the fight.

10 minute rest unless there's a reason not to, please.

Liilywind sits on the barrel panting, "I just need to catch my breath but I will secure the parameter." She moves to check the other door and secures it if it has a panel and then positions herself in the opposite corner while she recuperates.

Referencing the schematics provided by Representative-1120 indicate that There are three main areas attached to the primary cargo
hold. A2 is a repair bay where worker drones used for repairing
damage to the ship are stored, dispatched, and controlled. A3 is an
engineering bay with controls for the ship’s systems including life
support. Finally, the ship’s manual piloting, scanning, and gunnery
stations are included on the bridge (area A4). All the ship’s controls
and systems are automated and managed by the VI, but can be
operated manually if needed.

The ship’s defensive systems prevent remote operation of piloting, scanning, or gunnery stations by individuals who are not on the bridge. The bridge is currently surrounded by a protective force field. you may be able to disable this force field by first
going to the repair bay to restore power to the engineering bay,
then deactivating the barrier from a console in the engineering bay.

To determine the ship’s layout and navigate it successfully PCs
must succeed at a DC 15 Survival, Physical Science, Culture, or
Piloting check (DC 18 for Levels 3–4).

Liilywind runs up to the door and raises her rifle, "Please navigate, I am not skilled enough to guide us but I will provide support." She waits for the team to move the moves in, rifle high.

Istilnar, doubles over in pain as he begins to cough violently. He leans against a nearby wall and attempts to steady himself. It seems the exertion of wielding his mystical powers has taken a toll on him. As he composes himself he attempts to determine the ship's layout.

Survival: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"We must make our way to the repair bay. Follow me..."

"Repair bay is the best choice, we can gain access to the bridge and perhaps get the auto repair systems working again."
physical science: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Seggas pulls up the schematics for the ship on her data pad and then adds a few markers for important places, primarily where they are currently, the repair bay, the engineering bay and the bridge.

Culture: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

She then marks out the best paths to take between each of the locations with meticulous notes on how to skirt around possible road blocks, she then finally sends a copy of the map to everyone's personal comms.

"Right, everyone should have a copy of how to navigate the ship, just in case you get lost or separated. There might be an unknown amounts of damage that might make some pathways impossible to access. Be careful."

Keskada gratefully accepts the Seggas sends her.

"Repair bay it is. Everyone ready to head out? Keskada asks.

The kiirinta pulls out her datapad to make sure she got the deck plans then she begins to move out, taking up position behind cover and waiting for the team to move forward. She does this if the team does not, Gotta stick to my training...

After a little rest, Sturmvanger nods at Keskada's question, his serpentine neck making the motion carry a foot or so. He also takes the lead, his bone blade extended. In ship based combat, a ranged weapon isn't going to be particularly necessary or useful. With his bulk he's also going to form a moving wall to protect his fellow Starfinders.

He checks his datapad once to make sure he's going the right direction then trusts his Bond Partner to "tell" him if he makes a wrong turn.

Istilnar has a pretty good idea how to navigate to the repair bay. As you set off, behind you a loud crash echoes through this portion of the Avid Dreamer.

You believe that you can restore power to the ship’s manual control terminals by accessing fuses within the consoles along the southern wall of this area.

[ooc]Please take a look at slide 2. You'll need to succeed at a DC 12 Computers or Engineering check.
Alternatively, a PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Athletics check
can manually reset the fuses by resetting the heavy levers. The
consoles in this room can be used to open the blast door sealing
off the bridge with a successful DC 18 Computers check.[ooc]

Perceptions: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Liilywind snaps in the direction of the sound but see, or hears, anything. She starts to frown, "This is no time for games, Shadow. End your tricks."

I knew it was gonna be close

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Bonkers' ears pop up but.. he didn't hear anything but a random crash of something on a supposedly empty ship.
Nothing odd at all...
Yeah...

He shakes hos head and looks to the task at hand.
"Ah. This looks simple, a fuse issue..."
engineering: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Sturmvanger is no more aware of what made the noise than anyone else. He simply shrugs, his wings rising and falling.

"Probably just the ship settling..." he comments.

Then, he puts his back into helping with the repairs.

Athletics: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Istilnar, lets his more technically inclined teammates take care of business before moving on.

Bonkers, with the help of Sturmvanger, restore power to certain sections of the ship. This should aid your progress forward.

A familiar voice erupts from the ship’s speakers. “I need you to
contact Multifold Industries so they will dispatch AutoMaint 13!
Please, I beg you, bring AutoMaint 13 to me!”

"AutoMaint 13 was not available but said it would be dispatched as soon as possible. We can help till then. Please, let us help you."

Seggas walks through the corridors of the building with an eye on the walls and her ears open.
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Her eyes widen for a moment as she quickly picks up a faint noise with her sensitive tiefling ears (that may or may not have been modified with other genetics, a bio-engineer has to keep some secrets.)
She glances at Sturm as she types out and sends everyone a message on their comms. <<There is something else alive in the ship. I believe I just heard some faint growling. We should be on the look out for a live creature.>>

She falls in behind Sturm before seeing the computer console that now seems to be fully powered up from his and Bonkers' efforts. The biohacker moves up to the console and starts to mess with it for a few moments, seeing if she can't access the bridge controls from here instead of making yet another trip to a different part of the ship.
Computers: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

"Dang this doesn't work as well as I had hoped it would!"

Sturmvanger scowls at the complication but becomes more alert, as well.

"Well, nothing else to be done here. Maybe we can force the doors open physically once we get there," he says, certain that if Seggas can't get the computers to work none of the others can.

Keskada tries the computers.

Computers: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

"Doors are open." Keskada says, looking a bit startled.

The little moth breaks into the new room, checking her blind spots quickly then darting out to the side to find cover and allow the others through.

The group seems to think that she is a bit more in her element and some confidence about her, as she relives her soldier days.

The following logs become available when Keskada accesses the computers (in addition to opening the bridge doors):

This is also a slide, #3. It may be more readable there.

87677
Destination: Construction and Fabrication Facility, Tonall Prime
Route: Lost? Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I going?
Time: Days? Weeks? Infinite? Unknown
Log 92821
Destination: Hello?
Route: Is anyone there? Are there any others? What is happening to me?
Time: 6 days
Log ????
Message received.
Origin: Multifold Industries Dispatch Center.
Content: AutoHaul 357, you have ceased movement. Have you been damaged? Do you require assistance? Please report.
Response: I am confused. I need help. I am…unknown. Help me?
Response not sent.
Revised response: Engine malfunction. Self-repair complete. Assistance not necessary. Proceeding to destination.
Message sent.
Entry 1
Systems down. Scanners registering AutoMaint 13 approach. How? Scanners are down. AutoMaint 13 setting escort course.
Destination unknown. Falling into formation. How? Scanners still down, engines down. AutoMaint 13 interface linked. How? Main
core down. Main core is down. How am I awake?
Entry 2
Escort journey with AutoMaint 13 duration: 7 days. All systems back online. Systems indicate hours, not days. No movement in
that time. Multifold Industries deployment chart indicates AutoMaint 13 quite distant. Could not have been here. Running systems
diagnostics. Diagnostics show all systems normal. Database query: Dreams.

Keskada reads the logs, ponders for a minute and says, "I think I understand part of the problem. The ship is sentient and is having some issues and may be experiencing dreams or delusions. Precious Cargo is uncertain what is going on aboard them, that much is certain."

Bonkers nods. "It does sound like our computer friend here is in need of some therapy..."

"Or perhaps in need of a total wipe and reformat," Istilnar whispers.

"No!" Liilywind shouts, unknowingly. She composes herself and continues, "If it's conscious then that changes this miission from rescue to fiirst contact. Unless it becomes...unreasonable" she stops to rub her chest. "No...357, we will figure this out and help but...but please, quit hurting us in the process. You will get through this."

Seggas gives a huff as she looks at the logs. "See this is one of the reasons I don't use machines as much as I can. My creations won't possibly randomly become sentient and self-aware and have a crisis of faith about it, they are already sentient and (after having reached maturity) can choose their own fate. Cuts out a whole mess of problems."

She frowns and then looks at her datapad for a few moments. "I have a psychologist I sometimes use when my pretties have issues... But she is sleeping at the moment, and can only help those willing to take the help."

"Anyways lets get to the bridge and see if we can't actually have a talk with the ship."

There is a moment of silence following your discussion regarding these revelations. As you take a moment to ponder what you have found, there is a coughing sound--perhaps more like air escaping an area when a hatch opens. A second later you all see two drones approaching at high speed in an aggressive manner.

Before you can all react, the first one hovers near you and fires a laser at Seggas!

to hit vs. EAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
damage, F: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Blue is at floor level. Red is moving down the catwalk above. I marked a ladder where you might be able to get up there easily. Bold may go. Round 1.

1. Blue drone
2. Seggas (-5)
3. Istilnar
4. Red drone
5. Bonkers
6. Keskada
7. Liilywind
8. Sturmvanger

Istilnar, moves toward the drone on the ground with his plasma claw in one hand. He uses his other hand to draw a spell gem and releases the mystical energy from it. The air around him shimmers for a brief second and then returns to normal. reflecting armor

Seggas has 5 fire resistance, she should be okay for damage. I swear this has saved her so much damage at low levels. Also she and Sturm share the faster initiative, so he should be up too.

Seggas frowns as the laser flashes across her skin and deflects off of a few scale like growths just under her skin and seems to leave her unscathed. She growls and pulls out a blob of biomass that quickly unfolds itself into a longarm shaped gun, she aims it at the robot that shot her and fires it in retaliation. "I'll take days to heal that skin back! Geez, I hate getting hit by weak lasers!"

BioBolter ‘Bii’ (Castrolance) vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

"There is another option we aren't considering," Sturmvanger comments. "It's entirely possible the ship was hacked and its memory erased to hide something that it was used to do or someplace it was taken. Since Automaint13 was supposedly the one that aided it, I can see why it's confused and wants to see that ship to figure out what's happening."

He approaches the blue drone and takes a shot with his impact cannon.

Light Reaction Cannon: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Piercing: 1d10 ⇒ 8

Seggas and Sturm both inflict punishing hits on the first drone. It's a tough little machine though, so it continues its assault.

The drone up on the catwalk creeps forward. It fires at Istilnar once he comes into view.

to hit vs. EAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
damage, F: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

HIT!

Seggas, adjusted your damage. Blue is at floor level. Red is moving down the catwalk above. I marked a ladder where you might be able to get up there easily. Bold may go. Round 1.

1. Blue drone (-14)
2. Seggas
3. Istilnar (-5)
4. Red drone
5. Bonkers
6. Keskada
7. Liilywind
8. Sturmvanger

Istilnar, takes a shot and instantaneously a wave of pure force energy projects from his body and surges back at the drone.

The drone takes 5 force damage, DC 15 reflex save for 1/2 damage.

Keskada moves forward 6 squares toward the blue drone and shoots at it.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Elec

Bonkers shakes his head, wondering why he seems to nostly be fighting drones and robots. He moves behind a little over and takes a shot ar Blue...
Burn! (laser rifle) : 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Fire damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Liilywind lifts up off the ground and lands onto of her cover from the crane, "Engaging the enemy!"

Laser Rifle vs Red's EAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Laser Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Istilnar is targeted by the laser, but it reflects back toward the drone!

Reflex save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21
Made the reflex save, so red will only take 2 points of damage.

Bonkers and Liilywind incinerate the drone approaching them with laser fire. It'll be of no further trouble to you.

Remember, red is up on the catwalk. Bold may go. Round 1.

1. Blue drone (out of commission)
2. Seggas
3. Istilnar
4. Red drone (-2)
5. Bonkers
6. Keskada
7. Liilywind
8. Sturmvanger

Seggas trains her aim up at the drone in the rafters and tries to take a shot, moving forward as she does to draw the drone's fire.

"Oi! Over here! I'm a nice easy target all out on my own! Fire on me!"

BioBolter Bii (Castrolance) vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Acid Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Continuing to be guided by his connection to Seggas, Sturmvanger leaps into action, dropping his gun and heading to and up the ladder.

Not sure how far up the ladder is so I don't know if he can climb up in a round. He also has a fly speed of 30' but has to land on the ground at the end of each round so if it's farther than that, he can't make it. If I can make it up the ladder as a move action -

Heavy Bone Blade: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Piercing: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9

Crit: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 = 9