Flame Knight's missile battery begins sparking, as it becomes broken for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 rounds. The mechs also takes 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 electricity damage from the shower of sparks.
Reflex DC 20 for half damage and to reduce the time broken to 1 round.
Round 1 - bolded may go
Shadow Knight (7 PP, -19 SP, rifle broken 3 rounds)
Red
Yellow (-109 HP, staggered)
Black
Time Knight (5 PP, -8 SP, shotgun broken 3 rounds)
Blue
Flame Knight (4 PP, missiles broken, Reflex save)
Palisade Knight (7 PP)
Green (-32 HP)
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
"Foo fighters! Foo fighters!" Yargnod exclaims and it may be the first time the others have actually heard fear in the man's voice.
For someone who grew up constantly struggling with getting parts, building things and keeping them working under the best of circumstances, the largely mythical creatures that can undo all that hard work with a zap in a moment are existentially frightening.
He could care less about the mech and takes a shot at the remaining wisp creature that hasn't had a chance to ruin a mech.
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
Big mechs make for tight quarters and there's no room for Palisade Knight in the chamber above. With his rocket launcher temporarily broken, all the can do for the moment is hope for someone to give him some room to work. And demand it.
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
In Shadowknight's cockpit Telirix gives up on the hail cannon. They'll have to fix it after the fight. Hopefully old fashioned slicing and dicing with the scythe will still work.
Full attack against yellow. IF the first attack kills it then blue.
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
Athletics or Engineering DC 29 to escape as a standard action. Or you can try to break it with HP damage. Allies on the outside can also target the cage, but if they do, half the damage will be dealt to Shadow Knight.
Round 4 - bolded may go
Shadow Knight (10 PP, -14 SP, -25 HP, grappled)
Red (-123 HP)
Yellow
Black (-155 HP)
Time Knight (5 PP, -23 SP, -5 HP, shotgun broken 2 rounds)
Blue (-33 HP)
Flame Knight (6 PP, -2 SP)
Palisade Knight (4 PP, -5 SP)
Green (-32 HP)
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
Without communication Telirix agrees completely with Yargnod : it's not good fighting something that can eat you whole. He slaps the big paddle to empty a spare capacitor into the shields. Replensish, no action Shields recharge:3d8 + 10 ⇒ (6, 8, 8) + 10 = 32 2 PP spent
Some kind of shield integrity restored he pulls the big gray-handled lever that he read about in the Shadow Knight user manual. The mech phases incorporeal and he steps out of the cage. GHost shift. 3 PP
Then he drags the big scythe along the creature's mid-section.
Replenish (2 PP): Activate this ability when regaining Shield Points. The number of SP the mech recovers increases by 1d8. This increases by an additional 1d8 at tier 5 and every 5 tiers thereafter.
Resist (1 PP): Before attempting a saving throw, the mech can activate this ability to roll 1d4 and add the result as a resistance bonus to the saving throw.
Ghost Shift (3 PP) As a move action, the mech passes through a solid object or surface of a thickness no more than 1 foot per its mech tier, emerging on the other side. If the object is too thick, the mech is shunted back where it began and takes 1d6 damage per foot of surface above its tier.
Telirix proves that he has dome something most mech owners would be embarrassed to admit - read instructions. It gets him out of the creature's cage, where he can try to slice it open.
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
The battle seems to be shifting in their favor, but Yargnod knows that doesn't mean they can stop, only that they should marshall their resources for the next combat.
He still hits the button for the shield refresh before going to stabtown on the big creature.
Sefel wanted to switch to missiles, but they are now broken for 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 rounds. Flame Knight also takes 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 electricity damage.
Reflex DC 20 for half damage and to reduce the time broken to 1 round.
Round 5 - bolded may go
Shadow Knight (6 PP, -25 SP, -32 HP)
Red Yellow Black
Time Knight (4 PP, -5 HP)
Blue (-119 HP)
Flame Knight (7 PP [max], -14 SP, -24 HP, Reflex save)
Palisade Knight (5 PP, -1 HP)
Green (-53 HP)
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
For once, Yargnod doesn't need to refresh his shields and it seems like they now have the momentum in this fight. But as his dear old grandmother always said: "When you got your boot on someone's neck, that's when you press down."
He shifts slightly to get the right angle then gives the green wisp some of the business it's big friend got.
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
"Thanks, Yargnod. Is that all of them?"
Telirix directs Shadow Knight out of the wreckage and starts both an internal scan and an external sweep for enemies. With no enemies immediately visible he decides the shields will recharge adequately on their own.
MOve action+ readied action to attack first visible foe.
Ayleth’s hoard is hidden inside a magical demiplane modeled after her own memories using Genrovian hybrid tech. To enter the memory vault, a willing creature must touch one of the pillars and concentrate on the image suspended between them.
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
Mysticism, aid:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
"What is this place? That was a lot of firepower for a little dead end room."
Ayleth’s hoard is hidden inside a magical demiplane modeled after her own memories using Genrovian hybrid tech. To enter the memory vault, we must touch one of the pillars and concentrate on the image suspended between them.
The hexagonal chamber has walls inlaid with copper pipes. Cracks appear in the floor where adamantine claws tore through the metal. Four crystal pillars spiral from the floor, each standing twice as tall as a human. A window into another world hangs suspended between these pillars.
The pillars project images of incomprehensible starmetal cities and angular vessels floating in space, influenced by the room’s occupant. So they may resemble your home world, or another area meaningful to you, but not so similar that you could recognize a specific location.
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
"Did you say 'hoard?' As in a dragon's hoard? As in a pile of treasure?" Yargnod asks.
Even though he's safely ensconced inside Palisade Knight, the others can practically see him torn between the desire to touch one of the pillars with the mech's hand to see if he can try to open it and the need to repair all the mechs so that they're in top fighting shape to deal with whatever other guardians there may be for the hoard.
An impossible scene unfolds: a lush forest blooms with a variety of plants, jungle banyans, and arctic pines placed together with no regard for their differing climates. A golden path gleams incongruously in the midst of the natural landscape.
The forest path twists without rhyme or reason. You can navigate the path by succeeding at (hardest to easiest) a Life Science check (to navigate by natural signs), a Mysticism check (to sense the strongest points of the magical energies further in), or a Survival check. Or you can wait to see if the others join you.
| EAC 27 KAC 29| Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4 | [SP] 99/99 [HP]72/72| Resolve: 9/9 |
"Oh, so we're going," Yargnod says, obviously not displeased by the decision. He doesn't want to crowd the mechs up, especially since they know one of their opponents has an ability to hit multiple targets that are close together at once, so he climbs out of Palisade Knight.
He is careful to touch the same pillar and concentrates on the image nearest it.
Male Lashunta(Damaya) Envoy 111 Soldier 1 (Steward Officer) // Init +7 Percept +15 SenseMotive +15+ 1d6 // F +6 R +10 W +10 (+4 on fort for a variety of saves) // EAC 25 KAC 30 ; Stamina 89/89 HP 71/71 Resolve 9/9
Telirix looks at Mordack. Then he tries his comm. "Sefel, Yargnod. Can you still hear me?"
