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With one of the constructs taken down, Charva rushes up to the other prisoner and lets gets her ship's engineer to try and get them out of the Starfinder out of their shackles.
lxthia the Unbreakable addresses the Society via broadcast, "Starfinders, enemy forces have been driven back to the Voidglass Spire at the center of the bulwark. We've discovered the entrance, a lone bridge that leads to the spire. Resistance is fierce and they appear to be massing for a counterattack. All Starfinders still able to tight are ordered to report to the bridge to aid in the assault."
Charva easily rescues the other prisoner in the moments after Elesar cuts down the last guardian. The grioth opt for a hasty retreat. There's nothing stopping the rescued prisoners from making good on their success! After the broadcast, the party rides the wave of happiness the prisoners bring.
It's not over yet though. It's time to break for base to get the next briefing.
Radaszam addresses the gathered teams, “Sangoro’s Bulwark is ours, but this so-called Voidglass Spire remains an enemy stronghold. The Spire punches right through the center of Sangoro’s Bulwark, piercing through floors and other construction, out the roof and into the sky. The floors around these areas are highly unstable or are collapsed completely, which has made it tough to get close. Fortunately, we’ve found the entrance.”
“There’s an opening near the top of the Spire, connected to the nearest level of the Bulwark via bridge. We’ve deployed temporary fortifications along our end of the bridge, but as our foes can fly, they’ve got the advantage. Furthermore, intel indicates they’re preparing a counterattack, to drive us from the bridge and the upper reaches of the Bulwark. This is it, Starfinders! It’s on this bridge that the battle for the Bulwark will be decided!”
“We’re preparing a two-pronged counter-offensive. The bulk of our forces will remain on our side of the bridge, serving as an Anvil to withstand the brunt of their blows. Meanwhile, we ask for volunteers for a special mission to deploy behind the enemy, serving as a Hammer to shatter their ranks.”
“This second force will approach from the air, dropping through the broken roof of the Bulwark on the far side of the bridge, to flank the enemy attack force and seize the entrance to that blasted Spire.” Radaszam grins. “They get the big guns.”
With a final nod, he brings the meeting to an end. “Hammer volunteers to the front. Everyone else, hit the walls and hold your ground."
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beady is gargling vigorously, "Ptooh.. those things tasted like ground glass sadness and unwashed vesk boot.. BLECH. I'd rather bite an Otyug"
He has a crescent wrench and uses it to straighten his horn. Looks in the mirror and turns a little this way and that, harumphing as it always seems crooked no matter the angle.
" I got wings and probably room for a passenger. Don't know about the rest of you."
The party queues up, ready. You're escorted to a nearby hangar with bay doors that open to the skies above. A dozen gleaming mechs, each thirty feet tall, stand within a vast hangar. A grease covered Starfinder mechanic approaches and gestures toward the machines. “Beautiful, aren’t they? These babies are experimental weaponry that were under development when the Bulwark was captured. Truth be told, they aren’t really in fighting shape, but we’ve done our best to get them running. We’ve programmed each with a simple flight plan that will automatically pilot them onto the bridge behind the enemy battalion. From there, the controls are yours. You’ll only have a brief window of time before they run out of juice and power down. Your mission is to do as much damage to the enemy as possible before that happens.”
These experimental mechs pack a powerful punch but won’t operate for long.
Choose from:
the mech’s melee or ranged weapons.
the mech’s melee or ranged weapons.
ROUND 1:
Beady: Go
Charva: Go
Eselar: Go
Peet: Go
Urtica: Go
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The dragon OOMMFFFS and squeezesinto the mech "Designed.. by.. ysoki..obviously...." it has nothing to do with the chocholate cake on tap at the food replicator. Nope.
Athletics
"No fair the knights used to wearing armor. How is this thing supposed to balance without a tail?"
On the way over beady will take 10 for a coffee break, renew his anti toxin (how many mystics get in biting range of bats anyway?) and glug an antibiotic (did not notice they last all day...)
the mech’s melee or ranged weapons.
ROUND 1:
Beady: Batter Defenses (19)
Charva: Go
Eselar: Batter Defenses (26)
Peet: Go
Urtica: Go
A pair of the team launches an all out attack while two more batter down the defenses!
The grioth forces are pushed back, but there's another wave cresting in front of you. Keep up the fire!
the mech’s melee or ranged weapons.
ROUND 1:
Beady: Go
Charva: Go
Eselar: Go
Peet: Go
Urtica: Go
Beady and Eselar give a show for all time. Surely this will be on the vids for YEARS to come.
The party continues to perform with legendary skill. They beat back yet another wave! It looks like the grioth line is thinning, and they react by throwing every last soldier against the seemingly invincible Starfinder mechs!
the mech’s melee or ranged weapons.
ROUND 1:
Beady: Go
Charva: Go
Eselar: Go
Peet: Go
Urtica: Go
The team absolutely pummels their way through. The comm chatter is all about your team. It's a great feeling, but it's not over yet!
It looks like inside there's a lot to do.
Venture-Captain Naiaj greets the PCs in a side chamber of the Voidglass Spire. She gestures to a hidden door in the wall, which opens into an ancient cavern preserved within Sangoro’s Bulwark and studied by teams of Starfinder scholars....
Naiaj crosses her arms and tilts her head toward a secret door in the wall of the Voidglass Spire, now ajar. “This door opens into an ancient cavern carefully preserved within Sangoro’s Bulwark and studied by teams of Starfinder scholars. There’s a set of obelisks inside, each pulsing with energy. Looks like old magic, probably built by Mazdrun’s mysterious Founders. Frankly, I don’t understand it. But this site was important to Sangoro and it clearly remains important to our enemies. Head inside and check it out. See if it can help us. If it can’t, leave it be. It’s still a site worth preserving. Understood?”
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It’s still a site worth preserving. Understood?”[/b]
Beady gulps feeling that's directed at him.
"Yes ma'm..." and duct tapes a survival blanket to the end of his tail so it won't accidentally scratch the delicate megoliths. Much.
Beady heads over to the rocks and sits like a dog, closing his eyes and extending his enhanced hearing around the room While contemplating the rocks.
Naiaj nods with a smile at Beady's behavior. After, you're free to start exploring. A small stone cavern juts out from the worked masonry of Sangoro’s Bulwark. Six stone obelisks, weathered with age, stand in a half-circle, each engraved with symbols and pictographs. The obelisks pulse in perfect unison, each beat releasing vibrant, colorful energy and a thrumming vibration that reverberates through the stone walls and floor of the cavern.
It's a fascinating discovery! You determine that each obelisk is associated with one of the six elemental planes, and can identify each accurately based upon the symbols and pictographs. You additionally determine that each obelisk contains a wellspring of psychic energy that can be tapped into by individuals who properly attune to that obelisk. You all agree that each obelisk can only attune to one creature each day.
Finally you conclude that these six obelisks are linked in a web which, together, forms the touchstones to a far more powerful psychic reservoir located deeper within Sangoro’s Bulwark.
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"Mystic huddle...."
How's this work...
Air peet (can make it and useful)
Fire obelisk Charva (make it and useful)
Wood Urtica (make it and useful)
Earth obelisk Eselar. (Can make it and more useful, someone grappling or disarming beady is still going to get bitten.)
beady... Beady is about as intimidating as a stuffed plush dragon, and about as convincing. Of the ones that are left the water obelisk is the most useful and there's a 20 on every die...
"If you really want, I can help 3 of you evolve..maybe 4 if you REALLY want, evolve a little to help you commune. Side effects include scales, horns, and an increased desire to get into numismatics*. "
Beady is offering to cast fluid morphism on the party for a +2 enhancement bonus on your dex wis strength or wis skills respectively. Most bonuses are insight so it stacks with MOST characters abilities.
*coin collecting.
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"Alright, not much used to these sorts of feats of mysticism but... this pillar seems to have an old formula for medicinals made entirely from plant matter. Now that is fascinating."
Urtica slides down his visor and analyzes the psuedo-pharmaceutical recipe trying to glean some kind of deeper knowledge from it.
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Beady will give Charda, Urtica, and Eselar Fluid morphism (in int wis and dex respectively) the fluid morphism for the +2
"Ok water pillar. I know you're not my favorite element and you got picked last.. but at least you got picked.. I'm a druid, how about a little professional courtesy? Ok. Think fluid thoughts...flowing.. I am not a solid rock that spits fire. I am fluid, a wave... " he tries weaving his neck sinuously
"baack.. and forth..baacck. and foor..yawwwwwn..bacck and for..." The dragon succeeds in putting himself back to sleep. Snoring fire is probably unlikely to impress the water pillar.
“Starfinders,” Ixthia announces. “The Voidglass Spire is nearly ours, but General Itharris and Lieutenant Ulgaran remain at large. Finish your missions and report for further instructions.”
Only Eselar seems to be able to attune to the stone.
Hoisting their weapon aloft, Ixthia shouts, “Starfinders, the time has come for our final assault. General Itharris and the last of her soldiers have retreated to the heart of Sangoro’s Bulwark and are defending it to the last! We must sweep them from the Bulwark forever!”
Charva has more success, but sadly Peet can't seem to attune.
With the attunement as good as it's going to get, the party quickly answers the call on the coms.
There's no time to rest, you hurry to join your fellow agents!
The battle for Sangoro’s Bulwark rages in a beautiful cavern, marred by the Voidglass Spire and damaged bythe gunfire, shrapnel, and magical attacks. To the north, the ground drops away to a glowing cenote, its waters churning violently. To the south, the lower reaches of the Voidglass Spire emerge from the ground, rising into the air and puncturing the ceiling in its quest for the sky with no regard for the damage caused to the ancient architecture of Sangoro’s Bulwark.
All around, Starfinders and grioths engage in heated combat. Emerging from the enemy throng are two formidable grioths who bark orders to the surrounding soldiers: Lieutenant Ulgaran, muscular and fierce, with white fur and a bellowing voice that spits curses and insults as often as hes wings his voidglass sword; and General Itharris, terrifying in a metal and crystal containment suit, wielding a plasma sword and rifle.
General Itharris raises her sword and bellows at the top of her lungs. “Come to your death, Starfinders! I am that which gnaws and consumes! The terror in the dark! The corruptor of souls! Face me and embrace the Void!” Her voice reverberates with psychic power, tearing through the mind and leaving behind an ominous weight. A telepathic din rises in response, as the soldiers cheer for the coming bloodshed.
Lieutenant Ulgaran snarls. “You heard the General, maggots! Show them our strength! Draw out their fear! Tear apart the Starfinders!”
INITIATIVE
Round 1:
Charva: Go
Urtica: Go
Eselar: Go
Grioth: TBD
Beady: TBD
Peet: TBD