Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
"Sorry, I'm no good with tech," the xenomorphic android says without a hint of irony. "I always just get the kids to do it for me," he finishes with a shrug.
The team tries to disable the camera, but all Nikko gets is a blue screen, which is quite a feat on a CastroVAX system.
The inside of the building is quiet and empty, and there's no heat sources indicating any occupation. There are offices, work floors, and other spaces, but there is nothing here that indicates anything out of place or suspicious - it's just what an abandoned office building would look like - abandoned.
The first sign of activity is the elevator, which dings as the group approaches and opens, flooding the floor with light. The light around the fifth floor button - the top floor - is lit up, all others are dark. There is a soft easy-listening Carrion Crooners song playing in the elevator.
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 8 (PC Sheet) | SP 0/48 HP 52/52 | RP 9/9 | EAC 21; KAC 23 |Fort +2; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +13; SM +11 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
Cavaler activates the environmental controls on his armor and unslings his dual crossbolter from over his shoulder. He then affixes his syringe stick to the bayonet bracket on it.
"I believe destiny is directing us to the 5th floor"
He won't step into the elevator immediately, but check it for traps first.
Twila thoroughly checks the elevator for magical and mecganical traps, and confirms the elevator is safe for transport.
On the fifth floor, several sets of operator and computers desks line the floor of a newsroom. The tables to the northeast and northwest have been left in a state of disrepair, with scattered documents and old office equipment left behind on top of them. The eastern portion of the room is occupied by a stage still set with a dusty news desk and multiple cameras set to film at numerous angles. A dusty reception table to the north sits abandoned, but the rest of the lights and switchboards flash and flicker in full function despite the glaring disarray throughout the rest of the room.
Currently handcuffed to one of the operator tables, working at a computer wired into the machine’s power docket, is none other than Datch. She grins, exclaiming, “Finally! What took you so long?”
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
Glad we didn't take the stairs. Twila-5 muses as she tumbles acrobatically through XHC-5's legs (drawing her static arc pistol simultaneously), popping up beside a large desk to take a shot at the red-shirt merc.
Twila manages to catch the closest merc off-guard (FF due to start of combat), just as Delea blasts him with mental energy.
Will:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
GM rolls:
1d6 ⇒ 6
Datch frantically types something on her console, and a hologram appears, causing an agent to be spooked by it.
The agents are crafty guys, and shoot with cunning moves and unpredictable motion, and hit, though Twila-5 and Shaw manage to prevent the worst of their tricks, despite being hit.
Agender Pahtra CG Precog 7 | SP49/49 HP 39/39 | RP 9/9 | EAC 23; KAC 24 | Fort +4; Ref +11; Will +3 | Init: +6 | Speed 40ft, Fly 30ft | Perception +11 (Lo-Lite/Darkvision), SM +10; Spells L1-5 L2-4, L3-3
Nikko moves out of the lift, dodging to the right across the open space to the first row of desks, their laser rifle materializes in the hands in transit.
The brindled catfolk snaps off a shot at Agent Yellow.
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
I think that Nat 20 on the attack vs Shaq is a Crit, but I don't think you doubled the damage. If it is a Crit, Shaq gets 2 extra Entropy points.
Shaq is a bit taken aback at the sight of Datch chained to a console. Karma, perhaps? He shakes off the distracting thoughts as the firefight breaks out and Cavaler commands the team to Get Red.
Will do, Boss, he replies as he hustles out to the front. He moves a lot faster than you'd expect of such a big guy, easily shouldering past Fussoa and Nikko to take a position in the center of the room. His lash in hand, he strikes Red
40 foot move action & draw lash (though really, wouldn't weapons have been out going into the obvious elevator/trap), Attack Red. EP = 3.
Shaq has Coordinated Shot. +1 to attacks vs enemies he threatens (15 foot reach) as long as he's not providing cover - currently vs Red and Blue. Also, he has Friendly Fire, so don't worry about catching him in your AoE attacks.
Was posting in the midst of distractions yesterday, and it shows. Sorry about that. I gorgot to add a -2 to a shot (which ultimately didn't matter), and forgot to add critical damage:
Extra Damage:2d4 + 6 ⇒ (2, 4) + 6 = 12
I'll take your intelligence into account next time Datch says to Nikko, as the latter blasts the agent in the back.
Cavaler shoot from behind the cover of the table, while Fussoa lands a vicious hit on the back agent.
Shaw moves in on the agent called out by Cavaler, and just barely misses despite the help.
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
After her previous shot goes wide, Twila-5 drops below the desk, sneaking along behind it to pop up on the other side of Delea to take another shot at Red. Okay. Focus on the aim.
Delea puts a fear hex on one of the agents (Assuming at L1, let me know if otherwise), which the steeled mercenary shruggs off
CR too high :(
Twila tries to give the mercenaries a taste of their own medicine, with a sneaky maneuver. Although the opponent isn't fooled, her shot still hits.
Datch:1d6 ⇒ 5
Datch taps some more on a keyboard, and with a menacing grin presses return. A newsroom camera swing over, dropping a bundle of cords on the red mercenary, and preventing him from repositioning.
The mercenaries return fire, and show their meticulous training!
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 8 (PC Sheet) | SP 0/48 HP 52/52 | RP 9/9 | EAC 21; KAC 23 |Fort +2; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +13; SM +11 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
Cavaler gets rocked by the mercenaries surprisingly accurate attack, but his armor saves him from being perforated.
"Concentrate your fire on that one." Cavaler points at the merc farthest away from him before he looses two armor piercing bolts at him.
Just Like That!, When you or an ally scores a critical hit against a creature, as a reaction, you can encourage a number of allies equal to your Charisma modifier to continue fighting that creature. For 1 round, the encouraged allies can score a critical hit against the creature on a natural 19 or 20; this effect ends immediately after an encouraged ally scores a critical hit against the target. Once you use this ability, you can’t use it again for 1 minute.
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
Following Cavaler's suggestion, Twila-5 ducks below the desk again, sneaks past her nearby allies, and pops up on the other side of the elven envoy to take her shot at the agent with the yellow shirt.
Trick Attack (Stealth):1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 DC = 20 + target's CR Static Arc Pistol vs. Yellow EAC:1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 2 = 16 Includes Cavaler's Just Like That! bonus Electric damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 Trick attack damage, if applicable:3d8 ⇒ (8, 1, 5) = 14
If both the Trick attack and the weapon attack hit, she'll use Debilitating Trick to make Red flat-footed until the beginning of her next turn.
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
When the blaster fire hits Shaq, his skin seems to glow red for just a moment as extra energy flows into it. His lash immediately whips out and strikes Red when the merc takes his shot.
Amplify graft*:1d4 ⇒ 3
AO vs Red EAC, previous Get Em, Opportunistic :1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 30 Damage, A & B, Amplify, Opportunistic :2d6 + 13 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5) + 13 + 3 + 3 = 29
Hearing Calaver's instruction to shift focus to the merc in the Orange bandana, he moves further into the room. He keeps an eye on Red, though.
Entropic strike vs Orange EAC, Get Em :1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 11 + 2 = 28 Damage, A & B:2d6 + 13 ⇒ (6, 3) + 13 = 22
Hey, Boss, I can only keep two of these guys covered at once. How about we focus fire on these two over here for now? he asks Cavaler telepathically.
Rolling this now. He will take an AO on Orange (Yellow?) if that one provokes and he's able to do so. If that one does not provoke, he'll take the AO on Red but minus Get Em AO vs Orange EAC, Get Em, Opportunistic :1d20 + 11 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 + 2 = 32 Damage, A & B, Opportunistic :2d6 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (5, 5) + 13 + 3 = 26
*Amplify graft:
Whenever you take energy damage, you can voluntarily take an additional 1d4 damage of the same type. The next time you hit with a melee attack, you release this energy, dealing an additional amount of damage equal to the extra damage you took (and of the same type). You can’t take additional damage in this way again until you release your stored energy. If unused, the stored energy dissipates after 10 minutes.
You are on fire. As long as you have this condition, at the start of your turn each round before you take any actions (or attempt the Reflex saving throw described below), you take the listed amount of damage as fire damage (1d4 in this case). Fire damage from multiple sources that inflict the burning condition is cumulative.
At the end of each round you are burning, you can attempt a Reflex saving throw to remove this condition. The DC of this saving throw is equal to 10 + the amount of fire damage you took this round from the burning condition. If you succeed at this saving throw, you lose the burning condition. You can attempt a new saving throw each round you have this condition, and you receive a +2 bonus for each previous saving throw you’ve attempted in consecutive rounds.
You can also automatically end this condition by jumping into enough water to douse yourself. If you don’t have enough water on hand, you can spend a full action to roll on the ground or otherwise smother the fire to attempt a new saving throw with a +4 bonus (plus any bonuses from previously failed consecutive attempts) to end the condition.
Cavaler attempt to trick the mercenary shooting at him, but the guy wasn't born yesterday. Evading Cavaler's shot is another thing though, and as long as your aim is good, you hit.
Nikko also lands a shot, on the other mercenary, but Twila misses.
Shaq pummels the red mercenary within an inch of its life as the latter takes a shot, then proceeds to rip into orange, who also looks about to topple over when he's done
Delea misses a shot on the injured mercenary, but Fussoa shoots the orange agent in the chest, who collapses from the injury.
Datch:1d6 ⇒ 3
Nice one Datch says, and starts typing on her keyboard again. The awful piercing feeback noise from the blue mercenary's earpiece is so loud that it's clearly audible over the fighting noise, and the merc spends some time yanking it out of his ear and throwing it at Datch, before shooting hastedly at Shaq, who is getting shot at from both sides.
Her shot is so good that it travels through blue and arcs outward, seeking another target. Fortunately for XHC-5/Shaq, it hits the ground before reaching him. He's just out of range of the crit's arc damage, thank goodness.
If both the Trick attack and the weapon attack hit, she'll use Debilitating Trick to make Red flat-footed until the beginning of her next turn.
Though Cavaler's shot misses, his action do make the merc easier to hit, an opportunity that Twila immediately bring to good use by shooting the merc in head, which is too much for any merc to handle.
Hey, waddaya know, Datch says as she gets handed a set of thieves' tools I appreciate the gesture!
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
Shaq walks right past Blue while making sure not to step on Datch. Hey, Boss, do we wanna take one of them alive? he asks the team telepathically (excluding Datch, of course), though he expects Cavaler to be the one to make the decision. Either way, he mentally sets his lash to stun before lashing out at the last agent standing.
Move action, Blue can take an AO if he's able. Swift action to set the entropic strike to Nonlethal. Attack for minimum damage. Booo!
Shaq provides a +1 to ranged attacks vs Blue
@Twila & GM. It actually doesn't matter if he's inside or outside of the Arc effect. He would take no damage anyway. He has Friendly Fire: "You can reduce the damage you take from your allies’ attacks and effects by 14 (an amount equal to twice your vanguard level), to a minimum of 0." No action required. So he wouldn't take it, but under certain circumstances he could ignore that and take the damage anyway for Entropy purposes.
Male LN Elf Icon Envoy 8 (PC Sheet) | SP 0/48 HP 52/52 | RP 9/9 | EAC 21; KAC 23 |Fort +2; Ref +12; Will +6 | Init: +6 | Low Light Vision; Perc +13; SM +11 | Speed 30 ft. |Active Conditions: Immune to magical sleep effects.
"Take him alive if you can."
@Twila-5, when you crit in Starfinder you actually roll your weapon damage twice and you roll your trick attack damage twice and total everything together.
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
Cavaler wrote:
@Twila-5, when you crit in Starfinder you actually roll your weapon damage twice and you roll your trick attack damage twice and total everything together.
Thanks! You'd think I'd have learned this already.
Original post:
Sneaking back to Delea's side, Twila-5 pops up to shoot at Red. Please hit them this time!
Her shot is so good that it travels through blue and arcs outward, seeking another target. Fortunately for XHC-5/Shaq, it hits the ground before reaching him. He's just out of range of the crit's arc damage, thank goodness.
If both the Trick attack and the weapon attack hit, she'll use Debilitating Trick to make Red flat-footed until the beginning of her next turn.
Additional rolls and recalculating
Crit Electric damage:1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3+ 5 from original post = 8 damage Crit Trick attack damage, if applicable:3d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 8) = 20+ 22 from original post = 42 damage
Total damage: 50 Not that it matters, except for how crispy he is.
Female Ace Pilot Ghost Operative 8 | SP 64/64 HP 52/52 | RP 9/9 | EAC 26, KAC 27 | Fort 7; Ref 11; Will 9 | Init: 8 | Perc: 16, SM: 14 | Speed 50 | Reroll: 1/1 (3 novas) | Active conditions: None.
I'm probably going to need botted until Friday 1800 CEST/1200 EDT, seeing how quickly the turns are resolving. If someone acts for me, could you please remember to make me shoot nonlethally? Thanks.
Datch frowns as Delea fails ot hit the merc. You need some help, hang on..
Datch:1d6 ⇒ 1
Datch types another few controls and a bright stage light flashes, dazzling the last Merc, who in turn makes an attempt at taking down Shaq, failing utterly.
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
Sneaking back to her other preferred position (Cavaler might be getting annoyed at her. Is that why Delea moved?), Twila-5 lines up another shot on Blue.
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
Just in case he's not,...
Shaq would certainly have taken the opportunity to smack the agent when they shot at him.
Attack, Opportunistic vs EAC:1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 + 2 = 20 I don't think there's an Get Em on Red at that point yet. Damage A & B, Opportunistic, Nonlethal :2d6 + 13 + 3 ⇒ (2, 2) + 13 + 3 = 20
These guys are just annoying, so Shaq takes a moment to channel a little of his anger into his next strike.
Attack, Get Em vs EAC:1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 11 + 2 = 19 Damage A & B, Nonlethal, 1 EP:2d6 + 13 + 1d4 ⇒ (6, 3) + 13 + (2) = 24
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I like to keep a good pace in my games, and would normally ask for a posting frequency of 1/day + 1/weekend. I use the 'two-vote' for moving to new areas. In combat, I usually give people 24 hours to post an action (which is usually more than enough), and I'd either ask the other players to suggest an action or just allow the player to catch up when I don't hear anything after 24 hours. If there are days that you are not available, or if something unexpected comes up, that's of course no problem - if possible, a notification is appreciated.
Lashunta mystic 6 | SP 48/44, HP 40/40, RP 8/8 | EAC 16, KAC 16 | F+4, R+6, W+10 | Perc +14 | Init +7
I'll be bringing Delea, a level 6 mystic. She's quiet and gentle, and sees her main role in combat as healing, but is also willing to throw a few mind thrusts or telekinetic projectiles at the bad guys.
Bringing the only character eligible at the moment, my L8 ace pilot operative.
A few notes:
Full profile has not been updated yet in Paizo, *but* I have linked my Hephaistos character sheet to my tagline and also in my Paizo profile, so 100% that is up date at worst.
I've also GMed this scenario but will do my best to not tip spoilers.
For Kludde, the only other scenario in the metaplot that Fussoa has played is 6-03.
If I bring Shaq and our 6th player (joejungers?) brings anything other than a 5, we're high tier anyway.
If I bring Shaq and our 6th player brings a 5, APL is 6.5 exactly, and it's up to party vote.
If I bring Skorp, we're automatically high tier.
The operatives have ranged and skills covered, the Envoy is the Face, and we've got a mystic healer. I'll still wait to see what joe brings, rather than pick one and end up duplicating roles.
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
@Fussoa, why did you not Take 10 on your Trick Attack? You'd auto-Trick any enemy CR 9 or lower. Also, what Debilitating Trick do you normally apply: Flat Footed, Off Target, or something else?
Female N android death touched operative 5 | SP 26/40 HP 34/34 | RP 6/6 | EAC 19; KAC 19 | Fort +5*^; Ref +9; Will +5* | Init: +7 | Perc: +12 | low-light vision; darkvision | PR: 20 | SA: 12 | TR: 26 | CF: 10/10 | HC: 1/1 | Speed 40ft | Active conditions: none
Quote:
When you are not in immediate danger or distracted, the GM might allow you to take 10 on a skill check. When you take 10, you don’t roll a d20, but rather assume that you rolled a 10 on that die, then add the relevant skill modifiers. For many routine tasks, or for tasks you are particularly skilled at, taking 10 ensures success. If you still fail when taking 10, you might require more time and energy to succeed at that task (see Take 20 below).
The above is from here. Is there an ability that allows you to Take 10 when you otherwise couldn't? If so I gotta check that out!
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
At 7th level, Operatives get a feature of Trick Attack called "Specialization Skill Mastery." It's often missed because it's under Trick Attack at the beginning of the class features section, not listed as its own thing and requires reference back to the basic Specialization class feature.
"You become so confident in certain skills that you can use them reliably even under adverse conditions. When attempting a skill check with a skill in which you have the Skill Focus feat, you can take 10 even if stress or distractions would normally prevent you from doing so."
"Your specialization grants you the Skill Focus feat in your specialization’s associated skills,..."
So from 7th onward, you only need to have a bonus to your Specialization's trick attack skill(s) of 10 + Level + X, where X is what CR above your level you want to auto-trick. For Fussoa, at level 8, taking 10 with her +19 lets her auto-trick any CR opponent up to CR 9 (so that X would be 1 for her, since she can only auto-trick opponents 1 level above her.)
Of note, I've also seen Operatives take Skill Focus in Piloting so they can be the Pilot and not have to roll much if ever in starship combat.
Non-binary (he/him) Haan-presenting Xenometric Android (ace pilot) Vanguard 7 | SP 34 / 91 | HP 53 / 53 | RP 9 / 9 EAC 22 KAC 22 | Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +7 | Active conditions: EP 2
@GM: Can you specify which merc is shooting at Shaq, please. He's built to take AOs. But if an operative trick attack succeeds, then the target is flat footed and can't take an AO against that particular operative. Since Shaq can only keep 2 of them covered at once, it would help to know which one is shooting him if they do succeed at their trick attack on him.
Female Ace Pilot Ghost Operative 8 | SP 64/64 HP 52/52 | RP 9/9 | EAC 26, KAC 27 | Fort 7; Ref 11; Will 9 | Init: 8 | Perc: 16, SM: 14 | Speed 50 | Reroll: 1/1 (3 novas) | Active conditions: None.
Oof, yeah, obviously the first time I have gotten an operative above 7, so I missed it. To answer the question beforehand, it's flatfooted.
Insane week, I will put my action in now, but very good chance I need botted again until late Friday night EU time. Things should calm the heck down by the weekend, thankfully.
