[PbP Gameday XI] SFS #5-06 Tarnished Legacy: Historia's Holdout (Inactive)

Game Master cmlobue

Jasmine offers a salute to the program (who is presumably moving enough to trigger their senses).

As the doors open on this foreboding room, demon overseers and chained damned souls are frozen in place amid a horribly hot manufactory. Historia-4 raises an eyebrow, points to the open door and states, “Training will begin when the whole team is present.”

Jasmine is prepared to enter, but does not want to enter first.

Can I roll anything to learn about the enemies?

Zantai will take the lead. I do not believe the Historia program is functioning properly.

Can I roll anything to learn about the enemies?

Engineering

Everyone else going in?

A rather curious Bordle follows Zantai

Jasmine is fine with following as third or fourth in.

Somebody with Engineering, please help. I have my doubts that I can affect anything.

The Starfinders hesitantly enter the room, and as soon as the last of them is inside, the doors shut behind them

Damned souls in heavy chains wail as they labor in a stiflingly hot underground manufactory. The air reeks of sweat and sulfur. Clanging and hammering sounds echo against the oppressive dark stone walls. Four robotic cranes, each in one corner, periodically drop supplies or remove finished products, swinging with no regard to worker safety. Intense heat radiates from the floor around the central worktable. Embedded into its tabletop is a bright red datapad.

The moment the doors shut, the demon robots shout, “Slothful layabouts! Thieves! Your souls will toil forever for the Dark Smith!”

Blue moves forward and fires an integrated weapon at Jasmine.

Integrated Bruiser Decoupler: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Acid Damage: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Jasmine, could you fill out a tagline so I can see whether my attacks are successful?

Round 1 - bolded may go

Blue
Zantai
Bordle
Oda
Green
Jasmine (-4 SP?)

The area between the two red lines is hot enough to damage you if you end your turn there.

<Ah!> comes the psychic call as Jasmine is struck with the acid.

Testing to see if I put the info in the right place.

Yes, looks good!

Bordle fires three magic missiles at Blue
mm: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1, 2) + 3 = 10

Zantai readies his disintigrator lash and takes a guarded step forward.

Weapon has reach for AoO purposes, d20 + 6 to hit EAC, d6 + 4 A

Botting Oda.

Zantai moves into position, while Bordle hits one of the creatures with magic.

Oda moves south and fires a shot at Green.

Light Reaction Cannon: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

1d4 ⇒ 2

One of the cranes attempts to grab Bordle.

Grabbing Claw: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

It squeezes her a bit tighter than necessary and lifts her 10 feet into the air.

The crane can be attacked as normal or disabled with Athletics, Computers or Engineering.

Round 1 - bolded may go

Blue (-10 HP)
Zantai
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft.)
Oda
Crane
Green (-12 HP)
Jasmine

Unsure what else to do, Jasmine will throw a Telekinetic Projectile at the crane.

vs KAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

if it hits,

damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Jasmine smacks the crane with a rock.

Blue steps up to Zantai and tries to chew on him.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Round 2 - bolded may go

Blue (-10 HP)
Zantai (-9 SP)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft.)
Oda
Crane (-5 HP)
Green (-12 HP)
Jasmine

As the devil approaches Zantai, he lashes out with his disintegration lash. to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5.

Then, after the creature approaches, he lashes out twice more with a full attack. to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 6 - 4 = 12 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 4 = 5 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Coworkers, I hope this creature is quickly destroyed.

Bordle was not happy by being grabbed and lifted off the ground, especially since she wasn't as adept as wriggling out of such perils as her best friend is. So she reached up and grabbed the base of the claw in case it's next action was to drop her.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Zantai, do you have a way to make an AOO after a guarded step? Because it only moved 5 feet.

Ah, no, my mistake

Botting Oda

Zantai swings at Blue twice, hitting with the first. Taking your first two attacks.

Bordle tries to get into a safer position.

Oda closes the gap with Green and strikes it.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

The crane shakes Bordle. She is now off target.

Green takes its revenge on Oda.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 12 - 4 = 19
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 4 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Round 2 - bolded may go

Blue (-15 HP)
Zantai (-9 SP)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off target)
Oda
Crane (-5 HP)
Green (-12 HP)
Jasmine

Jasmine attacks the crane with another piece of debris, hoping to get Bordle free.

TK projectile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
smack: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Jasmine hits the crane with another rock.

Blue tries to get through Zantai.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 4 = 9
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 4 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Round 3 - bolded may go

Blue (-15 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -2 HP)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off target)
Oda
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-12 HP)
Jasmine

Zantai hits blue with another full attack. to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 4 = 15 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 4 = 6 to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 = 19

Bordle tries again to escape the grip of the crane so she can climb up the chain holding the grab.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Well it worked in her head.

Zantai keeps swinging at blue, connecting with the first strike.

Bordle tries and fails to escape the crane.

Oda keeps pounding on Green.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 4 = 5 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 4 = 17 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Green pounds back.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 4 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 4 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

The crane continues shaking Bordle.

Round 3 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -2 HP)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-20 SP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-24 HP)
Jasmine

Jasmine will once more try to free Bordle.
Smack the crane: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Jasmine cannot convince the crane to drop Bordle.

Zantai is still the only one within snacking radius.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 4 = 28
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 12 - 4 = 26
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Dinner is served.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, dying)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-20 SP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-24 HP)
Jasmine

Third time lucky I hope. Bordle says to herself

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

*Sigh*

Zantal stabilizes.

Zantai stops bleeding.

Bordle fails to get away from the crane.

Oda and Green keep going at each other.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 6 - 4 = 17 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 = 7 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 12 - 4 = 22
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 12 - 4 = 26
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Green gets the best of this round, but is looking shaky.

The crane continues shaking Bordle.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, -1 RP, stable)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-34 SP, -10 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine

Jasmine touches Zantai. Mystic Cure: 3d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 5, 8) + 3 = 24

Jasmine heals Zantai.

Blue attempts to unheal Zantai.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 4 = 27
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 4 = 13
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Round 5 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -10 HP, -1 RP, stable)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-34 SP, -10 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine

Zantai stands up and takes a guarded step back. Thank you coworker Jasmine. I shall endeavor to avoid more catastrophic harm to my person.

This is getting pronking annoying

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Dice Roller. Why do you hate me so.

Zanta retreats, while Bordle fails to escape the crane.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 = 11 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 6 - 4 = 9 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 4 = 14
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 12 - 4 = 19
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Oda and green swing ineffectually at each other. The crane's shaking continues.

Round 5 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -10 HP, -1 RP, stable)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-34 SP, -10 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine

Jasmine will cure Zantai again.
Mystic Cure: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Jasmine gives Zantai some more healing.

Blue steps in and tries to take it back away.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Round 6 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -11 HP, -1 RP, stable)
Bordle (-5 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft., off-kilter)
Oda (-34 SP, -10 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Finally - Bordle escapes the grasp of the crane and clambers a bit up the chain.

Botting Oda and Zantai

Zantai tries to enact revenge on Blue.

to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 4 = 10 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
to hit EAC: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3 acid damage on hit: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Bordle finally escapes the crane.

Oda and Green continue to go at it.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 4 = 13 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 4 = 5 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 4 = 14
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 12 - 4 = 22
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

The crane moves over to Jasmine.

Grabbing Arm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5

She is hit, but escapes being picked up.

Round 6 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -11 HP, -1 RP)
Bordle (-5 SP)
Oda (-34 SP, -20 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine (-5 SP)

Jasmine takes a step back and throws a rock at blue.
TK projectile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
SMACK!: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Jasmine's rock bounces off the robot's side.

Blue does not let up on Zantai.

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 4 = 15
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 12 - 4 = 20
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Round 7 - bolded may go

Blue (-21 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, -1 RP, dying, prone)
Bordle (-5 SP)
Oda (-34 SP, -20 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine (-5 SP)

Apologies for missing a round. If nobody heals him, Zantai will stabilize again.

Nuts, sorry. If I had noticed you were still so far down, I would have healed again.

Botting Bordle and Oda

Zantai stops bleeding.

Bordle tries to chill out Blue.

Hazard, Cold Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1
Reflex Save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

The battle to the south continues.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 = 7 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 4 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 12 - 4 = 13
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

The crane continues to assault Jasmine.

Grabbing Arm: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Bludgeoning Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

She is lifted off the ground.

Round 7 - bolded may go

Blue (-22 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, -2 RP, stable, prone)
Bordle (-5 SP)
Oda (-34 SP, -28 HP)
Crane (-7 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine (-13 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft.)

Stab the crane, I guess.
Stab: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Slashing: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

The crane has been stabbed.

With Zantai down and the others on a crane, Blue moves to the only easily accessible target.

Round 8 - bolded may go

Blue (-22 HP)
Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, -2 RP, stable, prone)
Bordle (-5 SP)
Oda (-34 SP, -28 HP)
Crane (-12 HP)
Green (-36 HP)
Jasmine (-13 SP, grabbed, lifted 10 ft.)

Bordle is having a WWRD moment ((What Would Rani Do). Probably something extremely risky and awesome.

So she decides to go for something that is certain and reasonably safe, firing full round magic missiles at Blue
mm: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 1, 1) + 3 = 6

After all, she's an accountant, not an death defying acrobat.

Bordle hits Blue with missiles.

Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 4 = 22 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Hammerfist: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 6 - 4 = 19 Damage: 1d4 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 4 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Bite: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 4 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Oda finishes off both of the robots. The crane, with no one to guide it, simply stays motionless until the Starfinders can deactivate it.

Combat over!
The door to Historia's lounge briefly opens. "Seems my successor made a mistake. Oda, you are released from training. Another agent will be replacing you." The half-orc staggers out of the forge, and another Starfinder enters, the door almost hitting them before it seals again.

Zantai (-18 SP, -18 HP, -2 RP, stable)
Bordle (-5 SP)
Jasmine (-13 SP)

Jasmine checks what kind of healing everybody needs.
Looks like Zantai could use up to 18 healing. I have 2 more level 1 spells and a level 2 for today. What do you want?

Do we need to use the crane to pick anything up? Bordle asks as she sits on the arm of said crane.

She is only down 5 Stamina.