Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv stops and doesn't move a muscle the moment Shocca and Ajithu-Ko are spotted. He gives a short mental yes to Ajithu-Ko's suggestion, stepping back and letting them draw the enemy to him while he has Skyndi ready to strike.
As you back off into the hallway, the kishalee engineers keep their weapons trained on you. As soon as you're out of sight you can hear them raising their voices. Those of you who have (somehow) studied Kishaleen recognize that they're calling for reinforcements to deal with escaped captives.
I'll roll init if you want to turn around and throw out a spell. With both sides aware it'll just be normal init so you may end up going second though.
[dice=Needler @ ]1d20+26[/dice] [dice=P Dmg]8d6+15[/dice] [ooc]Includes x Inhibitor, x if it hits.[/ooc
GM Cellion wrote:
they're calling for reinforcements to deal with escaped captives.
I was afraid of that... It seems AP writers have gotten better over time with including Reinforcements mechanics.
Sivvca somehow understands the foul speech. Actually, she only speaks Vulgar Kishaleen. I assume they're close enough? Old English versus modern English?"Oh no... reinforcements. Let's just push through them. What's a turret to ones such as we?" She puffs out her chest confidently. Yeah... I don't want to play around with reinforcements. This is all a dreamscape anyway, let's escape this joint and get our SP/HP back.
While the party accelerates, Shocca's grenade lands amid the kishalee and erupts with a cascade of lightning. Your foes weather the assault, and you note the the siege robot seems particularly resistant to the explosion. One of the kishalee call out "They're resisting!!!" in Kishaleen as they ready to fight back.
First, the siege robot loads and fires an anti-personnel missile, which flies on a horizontal trajectory and impacts the wall behind you before erupting in a fiery burst.
Ajithu is slow to dodge and is caught by the worst of the blast, while the other two at least minimize their injuries (Ajithu takes 52 dmg, Shocca 26 dmg, and Arc 1 dmg after resists) Before the smoke has even fully cleared, you see two of the kishalee engineers have drawn chainsaw-like blades and are rushing toward you. Yellow meets Ajithu up close and finds the perfect opening to land two brutal hits (Crit and hit for 102 dmg plus 2d8 bleed). Pink proves far less effective against Shocca, slashing in twice but not finding a way to slice through her powerful armor. In the back, the remaining two engineers draw massive artillery lasers and fire past their allies. Crackling red beams impact Shocca and Ajithu both. (Hit on Ajithu for 43 dmg and a Crit on Shocca for 62 dmg plus 2d6 burn)
Dazed from the overwhelming counterattack, you can't help but notice that the missile attack caused the walls to be scorched around you, but the wood neither caught fire not seems meaningfully damaged. An odd thing to notice amid this sudden life or death struggle. These engineers have been hitting the gym and the shooting range apparently... sorry both of you!
At the start of your respective turns, you take bleed and burn damage. For burn you can make a Reflex save at the end of your turn to end burning. For bleed you need to receive a heal to end it. Bleeding:2d8 ⇒ (7, 7) = 14 Burning:2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv approaches one of the encroaching kishalee and takes a swing, revealing himself.
"Your construction is unusually resilient," he comments. "What have you treated the wood with?"
Ajithu backs off and heals, his bleeding immediately halting. Arc steps in to take the heat off his ally and scores a brutal slash before the kishalee can raise its chain-blade to deflect his next two attacks. Shocca tries to back off, but the pink kishalee engineer is out for blood and carves a path across her hind tentacles as she retreats (41 dmg). Her shot is just as well aimed and punches a needle into the kishalee's shoulder.
The siege robot turns its rotary cannon upon Arc, who at least has some serious cover thanks to the other machinery in the way. A hail of flechettes shred the half-repaired mech but Arc remains unscathed. He dodges and deflects two attacks from yellow, but when pink rushes around him and flanks, he's not able to cover his back (you do get an AoO as pink moves in). Pink tears into Arc's back (44 dmg after DR).
To the west, the artillery laser wielding engineers move to get clearer shots on Ajithu. One crackling beam proves a direct hit, while the other blackens the wall next to the intrepid sivv mystic. (36 dmg)
[dice=Needler @ ]1d20+26[/dice] [dice=P Dmg]8d6+15[/dice] [ooc]Includes x Inhibitor, x if it hits.[/ooc
Doh! Thank you for the Reflex save.
Shocca grimaces through the pain and flees back down the hallway before sending another needle at the kishalee. "Well, we'll get to cover one way or the other..."
Shocca's flight earns another opportunistic attack from the chainsaw-wielding kishalee. Shockingly, pink proves inspired in its continued assault and lands another slash. (Unlucky hit for 42 dmg) Her needle down the hallway deflects off the light armor the kishalee is wearing. This distraction at least gives Ajithu the opening to get another heal in and escape without any further surprises from the engineer.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv lashes out at the approaching pink kishalee.
The blade that perhaps was Skyndi in another life hums discordantly as Arc slides it through two kishalee. Their bodies part for it, the pieces toppling to the floor. Arc is left as the only target for his foes, and both the two kishalee and the robot unload their lasers and rotary cannons in his direction. Even with cover from the half-destroyed bot next to him, several flechettes punch into Arc's leg (31 dmg after DR). One laser also connects, but his innate connection to solar energy protects him from the worst of it (12 dmg after resist)
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv exercises the better part of valor and retreats back around the corner to rejoin the others.
[dice=Needler @ ]1d20+26[/dice] [dice=P Dmg]8d6+15[/dice] [ooc]Includes x Inhibitor, x if it hits.[/ooc
Shocca looks Arc up and down with a critical eye. "Yeah... you're alright, lad." She slaps him on the shoulders, which feels odd that she can reach, and shoulders her rifle. Actually she's all about HP regeneration and neither of you are damaged enough to warrant it just yet. Next round? She prepares to fire at the first enemy who rounds the corner.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
"They're not taking the bait," Arcasivv says. "Cover me!"
He rounds the corner and raises Skyndi.
Move Action from Haste.
"FOR THE DOMINION AND THE FURY!" he roars. The Fury? What was the Fury? It felt so natural to say, but somehow he also knew the phrase was...wrong, somehow.
But this was no time for doubt, as he zooms towards the remaining engineers, closing the gap frighteningly fast and radiating solar energy as he slams into them.
apologies, it seems I somehow completely missed a round. Could that have been used for an additional mystic cure? Definitely asking before rushing forward into the chaos.
Arc rushes forth, wreathed in flame. The engineer holds first and doesn't get knocked back by the stellar rush, but is burned by the flames that follow. A moment later Shocca turns the corner and punches two needles into red. That engineer staggers under the impact, but just barely remains standing. The siege robot turns its rotary cannon on Arc, laying down a hail of fire. Arc is showered by tiny impacts but his armor holds up and deflects the lot of them.
The two remaining engineers wisely toss aside their cannons and switch to small buzzblades. Both swing at Arc but he ducks and dodges to evade their attacks.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv smirks at the emerging buzzblades and raises Skyndi stellar fires blazing into life as a warning of the pain he was about to inflict on them.
Move Action: Plasma Sheath
Then that flame turns into a meteor-shower of blows!
A shot from Ajithu's ice carbine whips through the air, carom's off an engineer's armor and embeds itself a couple of inches into a wall nearby. Arc has somewhat better aim. His blazing blade slices through one kishalee on the first stroke and badly burns the other on the second before the final survivor manages to evade him.
A pair of shots from Shocca sail past the agile kishalee engineer, who immediately turns and starts retreating. He takes a careful step away from Arc and then books it past Shocca (provoking from Shocca if you have a melee option while your hands are full). As he backs off he calls commands to the siege robot to hold fire and then switch to bombardment. The robot complies, firing off another rocket to the southwest.
Though the engineer ducks under the ice bolt from Ajithu, he's caught square in the neck by Shocca's needle and crumples to the floor. She turns her last attack upon the robot, and while she damages to slightly, it's unsurprisingly not bothered by the medicinal component. With only the robot left, it turns its rotary cannon upon Shocca, and unleashes a hail of fire. Thanks to the cover from the doorway, she's left unscathed.
[dice=Needler @ ]1d20+26[/dice] [dice=P Dmg]8d6+15[/dice] [ooc]Includes x Inhibitor, x if it hits.[/ooc
Sivvca twists a knob on her microlab (superior Sivv innovations, allowing their biological weapons to affect technological enemies) and loads up her rifle. Swiftly moving back into the room, she fires twice. "Time's up, kish garbage pile."
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
Arcasivv pivots to the robot and blasts towards it, slamming into it with full fiery force!
While Ajithu's icy bolt deflects off the siege robot's armor, Shocca lands one shot and Arc impacts the bot with a burning dash. While clearly not fully damaged by either attack, its simply not mobile enough to dodge the following supernova. Badly scorched circuits pop and crack and soon the half-repaired robot is once again fully in need of repair.
Combat Over!
You can hear the shouts of approaching kishalee. Shocca judges that they're only moments away from arriving through that hallway to the north-east.
Thanks to clearing those guys out quickly you've got one round free before the reinforcements arrive!
[dice=Needler @ ]1d20+26[/dice] [dice=P Dmg]8d6+15[/dice] [ooc]Includes x Inhibitor, x if it hits.[/ooc
Anything interesting in room C4?
Shocca moves into the room, preparing for the additional troops. "Weak, as expected. Listen, they are coming."
Readied attack, trigger: she can see an enemy:1d20 + 26 ⇒ (18) + 26 = 44 P Dmg:8d6 + 15 ⇒ (5, 5, 6, 1, 3, 6, 3, 6) + 15 = 50Includes Basic Inhibitor, -2 AC if it hits. And Bleed 1d10+8.
Shocca moves in and readies for the inevitable clash. The smaller room is mostly taken up with a sprawling computer system consisting of several connected modules in portable cases. The largest screen shows an isomorphic map in glowing green. Much of the map convers what you assume is the surrounding jungle, but it also shows the interior layout of the fort you're in in miniature detail - a fact that those of you with uncanny knowledge of Kishaleen can confirm. It appears that the temporary fort's sole entrance and exit lies to the east.
You suspect that if you could get some quality time with this system, you might be able to glean valuable info for the Sivvan cause. (Computers check and some time outside of combat)
Perhaps if I raise some of the dead Kishalee to send back at the coming forces, it would buy us time? But who knows how many are coming. We should probably just leave.
translation: he could employ command undead, but I think that gives us 3 bodies with which to waste the time of the next wave. No idea if that will be enough.
Not sure what you mean Ajithu - command undead doesn't animate dead bodies? Did you mean animate dead? If so, it's touch range so you'd be able to animate a single body in the one round you have free.
Male Half-Elf Solarian 18 | SP 160/160 HP 132/132 RP 11/11 | EAC 35(37) KAC 36(38); DR 5/- Resist Fire 20 | F +15; R +15; W +12 | Speed 25 ft. | Init +6 | Perc +27
"This could be valuable intel. We may be able to turn our defeat into a victory, if we can survive their reinforcements."
Arcasivv takes a ready stance, taking Shocca's direction to where to expect them coming in.
Translation: Where should I put my character token? :P
Alright, looks like no special prep so moving forward. I've adjusted your token positions Arc and Ajithu. Shocca, since we dip out of combat, there's new initiative and no readying actions. That said, looks like you won initiative, so I'll use that roll for your action.
Two armored kishalee charge around the corner, massive axes already raised high. Following behind them is a far more lightly armed and armored kishalee with an authoritative air around them. They wield a pistol in one hand and glowing blue knife in the others and have their bald head dusted in striking silver chalk.
Shocca fires at the first kishalee guard that comes into view, punching a needle between armored plates. The kishalee in the back barks out orders - "Keep them at bay, I will subdue the ones in the back." The commander then tumbles into cover behind some storage crates where she abruptly blends in and becomes hard to see. She follows by firing a sudden laser beam at Shocca that hits her square in the chest. (68 fire dmg, you're left flat-footed and off-target for 1 rd)
The other two kishalee have much worse luck against Arc. He sidesteps both furious swings of their oversized axes.
