[YFF/SFS/DMK] 6-03 Project Dawn (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Soarin takes a second copy of the retrieved data - just in case.

The elevator moves almost silentely into the bowels of the building, and opens up to a secret laboratory - no security personnel, no cameras.

The hallways are austere with white and gray walls and light gray flooring. A bright pink line of light runs down the center of the hall. Touchscreens cover the walls and ceiling and run a loop of silent Dayside commercials while upbeat, bass-heavy agrosynth metal music plays through the lab’s sound system. Colorful spot lighting creates a dazzling array of color with each step down the long hallways. A circular lift to the Dayside facility far above stands in the northeast corner opposite a large, open blast door in the northwest. Near the lift is a second blast door, this one closed, labeled “ N e c r o t e c h . ” The hall branches to the south into a gentle curve.

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However, I like the local style... She shakes her head slightly to the beat of the music.

"This place seems to be charged with.... energy. It's not what I'd call harmonious."

Astran takes up position, ready.

Cha'mon Cha'mon moves ahead toward the blast door marked Necrotech. He's got a hand on his still concealed needler pistol.

Perception (Checking for traps or security systems.): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28

Soarin prepares his sniper rifle for use.

"Can't fault their taste - practically Apostae. Must have had drow interior designers"

Heading for necrotech

Cha'mon checks the door for traps, and pronounces all clear.

The laboratory behind the door is separated into two areas. The north chamber is a circular containment unit with force wall panels that’s currently deactivated. Computer banks and touchscreens hang along the curved western wall with controls to activate the containment unit and log research findings. The south chamber is an operating room, with a high-tech surgery table, a collection of tools, and a grisly display of necrografts and preserved organs. A slim light path winds its way through the room and around the table, where a tiny drone idles.

There are three winged creatures with bulging eyes and sharp claws, which have been outfitted with necrografts. They immediately turn hostile as the door opens.

Containment unit can be activated using the control panel, which required a standard action and a computers or engineering check. Currently one creature is inside the containment unit area.

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Shari
Astran
Cha'mon
Soarin
Seldszar
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Enemy
Enemy
Enemy
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Seldsszar rushes for the console and starts typing as Arachne moves in to defend!

Computers 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

[i]"come on, she's watching!" he grumbles to himself as he starts hacking...

Seldsszar rushes for the console and starts typing as Arachne moves in to defend!

Computers 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

"come on, she's watching!" he grumbles to himself as he starts hacking...

Seldszar activates the containment unit, locking one of the creatures inside. A shimmering, transparent forcefield separates the monster from the starfinders.

Interestingly, it blocks solid and liquids, but not gases or light (including laser light)

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Shari
Astran
Cha'mon
Soarin
Seldszar
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Enemy - Contained
Enemy
Enemy
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Cha'mon Cha'mon, moves into the room while drawing his needler pistol and fires a dart filled with a biohack in it at the closest creature.

Bluff (Feinting Stunt): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33 If the bluff and attack succeed the creature is flat footed to everyone's next attack.
Needler vs. Orange KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 Basic Inhibitor, if the attack hits the target takes a -2 penalty to its AC for 5 rounds.
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Stunt and Strike: Slight of Hand: 1d20 + 15 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 15 + (3) = 21 - DC = 20 + target’s CR; FF vs attack
Laser Pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 131d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 - Fire vs EAC

Boys! Keep it up! It seems Shari is just shooting at the ceiling to give courage to everyone else. Well, or she's trying to pretend that this was intended.

Soarin carefully aims and fires. Get the one I'm shooting at

tdr: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11 fire: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Shari, Soarin: I need you to list targets if there's multiple enemies... going to assume you concentrate on a single target.

Cha'mon utterly confuses the orange monster, then hits is with a needle pistol, which makes its movements a lot stiffer.

Shari follows up with a sneaky shot, singeing the soft belly of the creature. When Soarin blasts it with the disporan rifle, it falls dead to the ground.

Astran attunes himself to the bright lights surrounding him, giving himself a blue hue, and moves in.

Solar Weapon, Purple: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 171d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

The opposing creature sinks its teeth into Astran's armor plating, while the contained creature produces some sort of sound that is muffled by the containment barrier.

Bite, Astran: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 131d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

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Shari
Astran
Cha'mon
Soarin
Seldszar
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Enemy - Blue (Contained)
Enemy - Orange (DEAD)
Enemy - Purple (5)
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Now we get that one there Soarin says aiming at Purple.

tdr: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9 fire: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Cha'mon Cha'mon fires an armor piercing dart at the second creature.

Bluff (Feinting Stunt): 1d20 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 4 = 26 If the bluff and attack succeed the creature is flat footed to everyone's attack until the beginning of Cha'mon's next turn. The Stunt and Strike DC is 20 + the target's CR.
Injector Pistol vs. Purple KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Seldszar steps forward and takes aim at the purple creature...
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 vs EAC
Damage 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 E

Arachne unleashes a burst pf plasma.
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 vs EAC
Damage 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 E/F

Cha'mon injects the other free-roaming monster, and manages to completely obsess it with his stunting moves. The distraction is so bad that both Seldszar and arachne manages to bury it in laser fire.

The monster slumps to the ground, and with the last creature contained, it looks like the threat is over for now.

Combat over!

The small drone in the room immediately starts cleaning duties, which including wiping blood off the floor and shoving corpses away.

The computers are completely unsecured - not even password protected!

There's a few items of interest in this room, including a sharp-pointed syringe stick, an advanced syringe spear, four clearly labeled tier 2 sedatives, and two clearly labeled mk 2 serums of healing.

Cha'mon Cha'mon's eyes light up as he sees the sedatives.

"I can make use of these."

Life Science: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Life science 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30

Seldszar goes through the computer systems and analysing the information

"Lubose has been creating and testing necrografts aimed at corrupting or hijacking those who they’re installed in without the subject’s knowledge, turning unwitting users into undead or making them susceptible to remote commands. Many of these necrografts will be marketed to the beauty, fitness, personal augmentation, and sports markets at affordable prices— perfect for purchase by the unsuspecting public"

"This is the worst idea since a chop-shop was replicating cybernetics with an assembly ooze and ended up with an army of undead cyber-zombies"

Ewwwww Soarin says as he collects the fallen creatures for later analysis. I cannot believe that someone would be evil enough to actually start a zombie apocalypse

"Better not come to him for a fake mustache implant." Cha'mon Cha'mon's humorous suggestion is just his way of dealing with the shocking discovery Seldszar has just made.

Soarin just groans. The implications of hacking organic entities is not lost on him. And people thought the Data Scourge was bad.

"Weird. I could have sworn I posted in this game too.[/ooc]

While the other discuss Seldszar's horrifying information, Astran searches the area. [b]"Running tests might involve filming things in action."

The two dead creatures appear to have had necrografts installed as well, as does the hissing creature in the containment area.

Astran searches the area, but concludes that all files are kept on the computer system. Downloading the data, which is trivial, should be sufficient record of what is going on here.

There are no more door in this area, but some more doors in the large hallway, all except one are labelled (labels on the map)

Cha'mon Cha'mon loads his newly acquired sedatives into the magazine of his injector pistol and then heads toward the door to the secured laboratory. He looks it over for traps or alarms.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

"Are we ready to see whatever horrors are behind this door?"

Once again Cha'mon Cha'mon has his hand on the grip of his concealed injector pistol.

"Indeed, let's see what they have thought of next"

Soarin readies their sniper rifle.

The door to the secured laboratory is secured to a level that even Karezen's id card doesn't fully open it.

Engineering or Computers to get in

Seldszar knows what is expected of him, and Shari has high expectations.

Computers 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

"Blasters ready?"

Seldszar grants the group Apostae Access as the computer system bends to his 31337 skills.

This massive laboratory is brightly lit, with curved walls of active computer screens exhibiting data along the east and west sides. Hidden in alcoves to the northwest and southwest corners, high-powered generators hum with power, thick power cables pouring from each onto a large, powered table in the center of the room. A slim light path winds its way through the room and around the research table, where a tiny drone idles.

A quorlu with a cybernetic eyestalk - easily identified as Lubose - is busy in one corner of the lab. In a bored tone, they say “Welcome, intruders. I’m afraid I can’t allow you to leave. Luckily, you’ll make fine test subjects.”

With that, he command a group of zombies forward.

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Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
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I assume all our tokens should be at the door to the lab to begin combat.

Cha'mon Cha'mon's hyper graft on his heart activates as he dashes into the room and behind a corner. The graft grants an extra move action.

His injector pistol is in his hand as he fires a dart full of turbocurarine poison at Lubose.

Bluff (Set Up): 1d20 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 15 + 4 = 32 If Cha'mon's stunt and strike and attack roll succeed Lubose takes a -2 penalty to his saving throws until the end of Cha'mon's next turn.
Injector Pistol vs. Lubose KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Piercing Damage + Turbocurarine Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 4 = 14

The fortitude save DC is 15 instead of 14 because of the potent fusion on Cha'mon's injector pistol.

"Only I have the antidote to the poison I just injected you with. Surrender now and you still might live." Frightful Injection

Intimidate: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 The DC of this check is equal to either 10 + your opponent’s total Intimidate skill bonus, or 15 + 1-1/2 × the opponent’s CR, whichever is greater. If you succeed, the target is shaken for 1 round. The duration increases by 1 round for every 5 by which the result of your check exceeds the DC.

If everything goes as planned Lubose will have -4 penalty to his fortitude save against the poinson.

Cha'mon moves into the room, and nobody can really figure what happens next. Cha'mon speaks of injecting a poison, upon which Lubose looks down in shock at the needle that just landed in his side.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 4 = 20

Mu-hahaha the big cheese responds with an obligatory evil laugh, you think your little pin-prick will bring me down?

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Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (14)
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
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Astran's heightened intensity begins to manifest as he edges towards photon attunement. In the mean time he aims his solar weapon at the quorlu before him:
ATK v. Orange (KAC): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 for Piercing: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6

before fight

"This is the worst idea since a chop-shop was replicating cybernetics with an assembly ooze and ended up with an army of undead cyber-zombies"

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Fight

Oh, Our Lady in the Shadows, give this cretin a little style. The music here was almost good, but now he's just some kind of stereotypical villain. She covers her eyes with her hand.

Astran shoots first, and pierces the silicate hide of the quorlu.

The zombies shamble up to Astran and Cha'mon, remarkably fast for undead creatures. Meat. Meeeeaaaat they say.

Slam, Cha'mon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 231d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Slam, Astran: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d6 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

The quorly says something else altogether sample marked for destruction he says as he hands a piece to greenish stone to one of the helper drones. He then grabs a needler pistol, and looks ready to give Cha'mon a taste of his own medicine

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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (20)
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
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Cha'mon Cha'mon does not want to be shot with whatever Lubose is loading into his pistol.

"Everyone shoot Lubose, NOW!"

Cha'mon ignores the undead in front of him and fires an armor piercing dart filled with sedative at Lubose. Possibly provokes an AOO from blue.

Bluff (Feinting Stunt): 1d20 + 15 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 15 + 4 = 24 If Cha'mon's bluff and attack both succeed Lubose is flat footed to his and everyone else's next attack until the start of Cha'mon's next turn.
Injector Pistol vs. Lubose KAC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 If that roll misses by 1 Cha'mon's aeon stone will grant a +1 bonus to the roll so that it hits.
Piercing Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Non-Lethal Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Life Science: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Cha'mon Cha'mon realizes Lubose is a quorlu and his body is silicon based.

Soarin fires at Lubose after tagging him with a "Get'em"

tdr: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 1 = 11 fire: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Seldszar just unloads magical bolts into Lubose.

Magic Missile 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 3, 3) + 3 = 10

Arachne blasts the enemy in front of it, trying to clear a path.
Plasma
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17 vs EAC
Damage 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 E&F

AoO slam to Cha'mon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 101d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Cha'mon desperately tries to shoot Lubose while being beset by the mind-controlled zombie in front of him, raking at the biohacker.

Soarin, like Cha'mon, points out Lubose as the main threat, to which Seldszar promptly unload a volley of missiles, while Arachne coats the closest zombie in plasma.

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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (30)
Zombie - orange (7)
Zombie
Zombie
Zombie
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The map seems to have reverted? Not sure my position now. I'll post ASAP once figured out.

Shari throws a grenade behind the two zombies blocking the passage. Go away!

Shock Grenade: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 111d8 ⇒ 5 - vs floor AC5 | DC 15 Ref | Stunt & Strike + Swift Toss (no AoO for ranged attacks and drawing a grenade is not an action) | Electricity dmg

@Astran: I've only ever seen Astran at the entrance of the room, in his current position. What position were you expecting?

Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (30)
Zombie - orange (12)
Zombie - purple (3)
Zombie
Zombie
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Trying to figure what Astran might do - From his last post, he was facing off with orange, which actually makes his current position correct from all I can gather

Astran deals a blow to the zombie in front of him, nearly taking it down with a mighty sweep

ATK vs orange: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 191d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

Astran takes his fury out on the nearby zombie.

Cha'mon feels the decaying breath of the zombie draw closer, and is beset by two of them. One of them body-slams into him.

Slam, Cha'mon: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 271d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Astran draws a retaliatory strike from the zombie, while arachne incurs a dent from the last one.

Slam, Astran: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 231d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Slam, Arachne: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 181d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

The tiny helper robot moves along the purple track in a predictable way, while Lubose shoots a dart at astran, which hits the solarian. Immediately, he feels his movements becoming slightly more sluggish.

Needler, half cover, Astran: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 12 - 2 = 271d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Astran take a -2 to AC

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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (30)
Zombie - orange (19)
Zombie - purple (3)
Zombie
Zombie
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"That will buff out"

Seldszar fires three more missiles at Lubose...

Magic Missile 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 4) + 3 = 10

Arachne blasts the enemy in front of it again!
Plasma
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 vs EAC
Damage 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 E&F

That was super weird. I cleared my cache and refreshed on my work laptop, and now it makes sense...whatever, thanks for the assist. (Though in round 2 he does 1 more point of damage.

"Ow, that hurt!" Now full attuned, Astran goes supernova. Using his insight into the cosmos, he directs it not from within, but from close by. The two foes before him feel his fire! Fire: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10 REF DC 13 for half.

I'll wait for the results, in case one or more zombies... died?

I'll wait for the results, in case one or more zombies... died?

Seldzar hits the quorlu with another volley of missiles, when an airburst supernova lights the room, throwing a zombie to the ground and buring the backside of another.

Ref: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Ref: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Arachne fires a shot, but it thrown off-target by the blast.

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Seldszar
Shari
Soarin
Cha'mon
Astran
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Lubose (40)
Zombie - orange (DOWN)
Zombie - purple (8)
Zombie
Zombie
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I'll wait for the results, in case one or more zombies... died?

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