[SFS] 6-13 The Beginning of the End (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

Nikko pummels the last merc, while Twila fires an electric shot - the merc sees it coming, but doesn't manage to evade it. Cavaler then lands a shot, and takes down the merc before Shaq can rend him to pieces.

Combat over!

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Datch claps her hands slowly, a grin creeping across her face. “Excellent, Starfinders! I knew you were the ones for the job. Now, you’ve got to hurry. Kebzec’s got the disaster machine set up in an old university building, a few miles north of here. If you’re quick, you can keep Izdria on the map. If not… Well, you know as well as I what the machine’s meant to do, right?”

Suddenly, there’s a rumbling sound and the floor shakes slightly. In the distance, the crash of rock, the honk of horns, and the screams of panic herald another quake. Datch tips her head toward the sound, and shrugs. “Like I said, time is short.”

Datch turns, clicking away at the computer. “I’m sending you the address. Kebzec will keep the weapon underground. I’d check the basement. There’s an enercopter on the roof. I recommend you take it. I hear the traffic’s murder.”

Datch makes no motion to move. “I’ll stay here, of course. I’m preparing a data packet for Celita—all the information you’ll need to expose the Order’s operations. I’ve got about 15 minutes before more of Kebzec’s goons show up to check on me. I’ll finish in time. Then we’ll be even!” She fumbles a bit with the tools that Nikko threw her, “Thanks for the assist, I'll make sure to make it worth your while.”

I'm on holiday this week, so I might be a bit slower/less frequent to post.

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.' At least for now. Twila-5 gives her a quick nod, ready to move out with the rest of the group. She wishes there was time to thoroughly search the mercs and the area, but time is short. Failure means death, and death makes loot worthless.

As they move out, she'll watch for traps and ambushes.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

"Datch, you'll have to answer for your crimes against the Pact Worlds even if you did call us here to save this planet."

Cavaler knows letting Datch get away will come back to haunt the Starfinder Society, but the team has no choice.

He quickly reloads his dual crossbolter, but this time with deadly crossbow bolts made of blight quartz and then follows Twila-5.

Datch grins I know I will have to answer, but none of that matters if we all die here, does it?

As promised, an enercopter is parked right on the roof of the building. The ignition key is missing, though, which is nothing that a good Pilot, Engineer or Hacker couldn't fix.

Piloting, Engineering or Computers to activate!

"Let's get this thing in the air as quickly as possible."

Computers (Aid Another): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Piloting (Aid Another): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 That's a +2 bonus to whoever tries to activate the enercopter using Piloting.

Shaq smiles at Datch as she sends them on their way. "See you around. Or not," he says with a laugh as he waves goodbye. When they get to the copter, he squeezes into the back. He could really use a bit of a rest, though he could also fly the thing if no one else wants to.

Don't think we want to take our front-liner into the next fight at 1/3 of SP. And looks like Cavaler could use a rest, too. 

@GM, I presume we didn't have 10 minutes to reset Stamina, but will we have it on the chopper ride? 

Twila-5 is happy to give the others a chance to rest after that fight--after all, they did most of the hard work. She slides into the pilot's chair and begins toggling controls.

Piloting, with Cavaler's Aid: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 2 = 24

Nikko auto-assists Twila's piloting efforts as well.

Shaq is right, Cavaler does need a 10 minute rest.

Auto aid piloting. Rolling comp with one aid in case more successes are needed

computers: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34

Twila-5 manages to activate the Enercopter even before Fussoa could no doubt do it. The rotors start moving with a whoop-whoop-whoop- sounds that echoes from afar! There's a second enercopter closing in fast, and it looks to be quite unfriendly!

You probably either want to destroy that enercopter or escape it!

We're in Chase rules. Phase 1 is pilot actions. Anyone not the pilot can roll their actions (to the best of your predictive abilities - spoiler when needed)

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Starfinders: Zone 1
Enemy: Zone 1
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Zone 1: Helipad.
- Altered Movement: tall buildings (+2 Piloting to evade or trick);
- New Tricks: kick up debris cloud (Piloting; create concealment)
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Twila-5
Fussoa
Shaq
Nikko
Cavaler
Delea
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Pilot Actions
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"I see them." Hoping to lose the incoming tail, Twila-5 aims the nose of her team's commandeered 'copter at the gap between two tall buildings, planning to bank hard once she's clear of them.

Piloting: Evade, Altered Movement: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 2 = 36

Cavaler reloads his crossbolter with armor piercing bolts and then fires on the approaching enercopter.

"Lose them Twila. Everyone else put some fire on that enercopter."

Crossbolter + Improved Get 'EM vs. Enercopter KAC: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 12 + 2 = 26
Piercing Damage: 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (6, 3) + 8 = 17

Everyone gets a +2 bonus to their attack roll on the enercopter.

Nikko adjusts to bring their laser rifle to bear on the enemy 'chopper.

"Set the lead, wait for the bank... happening... NOW!"

laser rifle vs enemy EAC: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 = 24
Fire damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 12

Fussoa uses her sniper rifle in case the enemy isn't quite close enough

guide 28 plasma: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26
elec and fire: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Shaq fingers the small pistol tucked in the shoulder holster under his armpit as he watches Fussoa steady her sniper rifle. But instead he waits to see if there's anything else he can do that's more meaningful than spitting in the wind.

Since I can't "predict" what might help, I'll just wait until GM says what skills can be used in the Chase phase other than shooting, if any. 

waiting for an answer to my question in discussion before acting

The enemy hovers at a distance, keeping pace with the starfinders as shots are exchanged

Piloting, evade: 1d20 + 14 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 2 + 2 = 18

Artillery Laser: 1d20 + 14 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 - 1 = 252d8 ⇒ (3, 5) = 8

Cavaler shots hits as the enemy enerceopter starts firing, and both Nikko and Fussoa also manage to hit the slow-moving target as laser fire hits the rear.

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Starfinders: Zone 1
Enemy: Zone 1
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Zone 1: Helipad.
- Altered Movement: tall buildings (+2 Piloting to evade or trick);
- New Tricks: kick up debris cloud (Piloting; create concealment)
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Twila-5
Fussoa
Shaq
Nikko
Cavaler
Delea
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Pilot Actions
Starfinder Enercopter (3)
Enemy Enercopter (32)
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Seeing everyone else focused on the pursuit, and knowing that his little pistol isn't going to do much if any damage, Shaq squeezes his shoulders into the cockpit doorway. "You're doing great, Twila. But you can safely push the torq on these old Makina M5000's into the yellow range. They really over-engineered them."

Piloting, Aid for next round: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

"Good to know!"

Did I answer Delea's question? Can I have an action?

Sure!

Delea bides her time and waits for the 'copter to come close, then blasts it with full force

Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Reflex: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

The duo of 'copter moves over the city center, with heavy incoming traffic! Zooming left and right, it's hard not to collide with the heavy air use here! The enemy pilot is working hard to weave through the incoming stream of air vehicles....

Enemy pilot, Evade: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

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Starfinders: Zone 2
Enemy: Zone 2
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Zone 2: City Center.
- Active Hazard: oncoming air traffic (must evade or vehicle takes 6d10 B)
- Altered Movement: crowded skyline (can’t speed up)
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Twila-5
Fussoa
Shaq
Nikko
Cavaler
Delea
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Pilot Actions
Starfinder Enercopter (3)
Enemy Enercopter (34)
Enemy Pilot (3)
Enemy Navigator (6)
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"Crap!" Twila-5 swerves, weaving in and out of traffic. "Hope no one's attached to this paint job!"

Piloting: Evade, Shaq's Aid: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 15 + 1 = 17
Double crap.

Nikko bumps into the co-pilot's seat & auto-aids (Piloting +18) Twila's efforts.

the assists are +2 bonuses, right?

Cavaler almost falls out of the copter as Twila maneuvers it violently. He gives her a stern look, but then turns his focus back to the enemy.

"Aim for the engine compartment. Let's try to slow it down."

Dual Crossbolter + Improved Get 'Em vs. Enercopter KAC: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 = 24
Piercing Damage: 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (5, 2) + 8 = 15

Everyone's next attack against the copter gets a +2 bonus to the roll.

Yes, aid bonuses are +2. The enercopter itself unfortunately provides a -2 penalty, so with Nikko's aid another aid needed to turn that fail into a success...

Still waiting for Fussoa, Delea and Shaq to post actions

Fussoa keeps shooting.

guide 28 plasma: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
elec and fire: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Not sure if he can Aid on this check, or if I've gotten him out of sequence and am Aiding on the Next round each time. But since he can auto-aid Piloting (+14), and can't shoot worth a bean, you can just bot him as Aiding Twila unless something else presents itself. 

"You got this," Shaq says as encouragement to boost Twila's confidence in her flying. Thankfully she can't see him closing his eyes.

Delea uses telekinetic projectile to throw something at the enemy vehicle.

attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Shaq: I'll just make it count for this round, just to be in sequence

Twila tries to evade the traffic, but actually rams into an incoming hovertransport, scratching the underside of the enercopter. The vehicle becomes a bit more wobbly to handle, but so far it seems to be holding up.

Damage: 6d10 ⇒ (6, 1, 4, 10, 3, 8) = 32

Fussoa and Cavaler fire at the enemy 'copter, which is hot on their tail. Both shots hit, and the engine start spewing moke...

Arty laser: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 232d8 ⇒ (7, 6) = 13

The enemy navigator fires the onboard artillery laser, which just hits the new enercopter in the tail.

Just behind the highway is a large construction site, with large construction crane swinging about and huge scaffolding towers providing some cover.

The enemy enercopter enter the zone just that slightly earlier, and fails to avoid a swing by the huge construction crane, which nearly clips a rotor blade off!

Crane: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 264d10 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 2) + 4 = 11

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Starfinders: Zone 3
Enemy: Zone 3
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Zone 3: Construction Site

- Altered Attacks: obscuring scaffolding (cover);
- Altered Movement: scaffolding (–2 Piloting)
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Twila-5
Fussoa
Shaq
Nikko
Cavaler
Delea
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Pilot Actions
Starfinder Enercopter (38)
Enemy Enercopter (58)
Enemy Pilot (3)
Enemy Navigator (6)
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"Keep flying, Twila. I'm going to ..." Shaq starts to say as he reaches into the cockpit and up above his fellow android's head. "... adjust ... the ... governor. Got it. That should help a little."

Auto-aid for Twila for this round. Thanks, GM. 

Cavaler reloads his crossbolter and fires for the engine compartment again.

"Keep firing at the engine compartment Starfinders."

Dual Crossbolter + Improved Get 'Em vs. Copter KAC: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 12 + 2 = 16
Piercing Damage: 2d10 + 8 ⇒ (7, 1) + 8 = 16

Everybody's next attack roll gets a +2 bonus.

Wincing inwardly at the damage her poor flying just did to their ride, Twila-5 swerves out of the traffic into a construction zone. Crap. Was that a bad call?

Piloting: 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 15 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 33
Includes Shaq's +2 Aid, -2 Altered Movement penalty, and the enercopter's -2 penalty.

Huh. Maybe not. ... I just jinxed it, didn't I?

With a nod, Nikko grabs their rifle, aims, & fires at the opposition.

Corona laser rifle: 1d20 + 12 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 12 + 2 - 2 = 26
fire damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 6) + 7 = 17

"That'll leave a mark!"

Fussoa just keeps shooting.

guide 28 plasma: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
elec and fire: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

The enemy enercopter takes two more hits from Fussoa and Nikko, although Cavaler misses. Twila-5 manuevers the 'copter around the construction site

Can I have an action for Delea?

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Twila-5
Fussoa
Shaq
Nikko
Cavaler
Delea
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Pilot Actions
Starfinder Enercopter (38)
Enemy Enercopter (76)
Enemy Pilot (3)
Enemy Navigator (6)
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Botting Delea

Not knowing what else to do, Delea whips out her azimuth laser pistol and fires at the enemy pilot.

Azimuth laser pistol: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Delea manages a good shot on the enemy enercopter, but her weapon is just to weak to make a dent in its armor...

The 'copters fly on, and the next zone is an even worse idea to enter than the last one. It's a restricted government area

Enemy firing: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 182d8 ⇒ (8, 2) = 10

Automated defense, at starfinders: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 196d8 ⇒ (3, 1, 5, 3, 3, 1) = 16
Automated defense, at enemy: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 336d8 ⇒ (8, 5, 2, 8, 4, 1) = 28

Twilas manages to evade the enemy's shots, and just avoid the automated defense system. The lasers soon firing on the chasing enercopter, and show their destructive capacity! With a single shot, the enemy 'copter is sent into an uncontrollable, and soon crashes into a building with a big explosion!

Chase over!

Safely landing at the indicated university site, the group arrives at a six-storey building that looks to be under construction. The windows are all boarded over, and the building’s interior is lit with dim light.

The building’s lobby is mostly complete, with a tiled floor, functioning doors, painted walls, and a sleek, built-in wooden desk and reception area. Plywood on the ground provides a path from the entrance to other areas of the building. Plastic sheeting at the south end of the room marks the transition to other incomplete areas, partially obscuring the view. (Into B4)

A pair of dirty work boots sits on the plywood in the northeast corner. A water bottle and stray food wrappers on the reception desk indicate that someone’s been eating in this room. Somebody also left their cloak here.

The boots are Boots of gliding, the cloak is a displacer cloak

Maps on the handouts

Shaq surveys the room and the gear, but first things first. He plops down into the chair where the previous occupant had taken their lunch and lets out a big sigh. "Nice flying, Twila, but now we get a break, right Boss?" he asks looking at Cavaler who looks even more worn out than the big guy feels.

Taking 10 minutes for Stamina, please.

Shaq doesn't need the boots of gliding as he's got a jet pack and other movement tricks. Nor would he need the cloak.

Those boots look good but I have the feeling others may need it more than me.

"Don't everyone jump on them at once. But seriously, who leaves magically enhanced items lying around like this? ... I sincerely hope it's because they're absent-minded, and not that these are low-level pittances to them." Twila-5 muses. She'll wear whatever no one else claims.

If no one cares otherwise, I propose Delea and I use these items, since we're the lowest-level characters and could use a boost.

I'm fine with Delea & Twila snagging the gear. Also good with the 10-minute rest.

"Nikko's got jets & can be a sneaky cat all on their own"

They grab another chair & cool their jets long enough to catch their breath.
They were down 48/49 stamina

Cavaler reloads his crossbolter, makes sure the others are rested and ready, and then checks the south end of the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Cavaler moves to the sound end of the room, getting a good view of the area beyond. The other end has a corridor with incomplete walls, with sections of metal framing and plastic sheeting.

On the far side of the building something stirs - it looks like you're not alone here! Four metallic robots spring to life as soon as they detect the group!

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Twila
Shaq
Delea
Nikko
Fussoa
Cavaler
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Robot
Robot
Robot
Robot
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At the sound of the metallic clanking of the approaching robots, Twila-5 dashes forward, flipping over the reception desk while whipping out her pinhole rift rifle. She plants her feet, takes aim, and fires at the blue robot.

Trick attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Pinhole rift rifle: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Slashing damage (force): 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Trick attack damage, if applicable: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 4, 2) = 14

Cavaler falls back behind cover while taking a hand off his crossbolter and then reaches into his belt pouch. He withdraws a small figurine and speaks a command word in elvish. A snarling Dromaeosaurid appears and immediately charges at the bots. As it closes on one of them it leaps at it, bearing its talons.

Talons vs. Blue KAC: 1d20 + 11 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 2 - 4 = 21
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Talons vs. Blue KAC: 1d20 + 11 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 2 - 4 = 16
Slashing Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

It uses its Pounce ability to charge and then full attack.

Nikko cuts across the room, calling their laser rifle into their hands & ending up against the northern wall.
A single beam streaks toward the Blue robot.

laser rifle vs Blue: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21
fire damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4) + 7 = 12