SFS1 #3-17 Clone Batch Catastrophe (Inactive)

Game Master cmlobue

"Thesh, help the Joro. I got you covered."
Irres fires her rifle at the purple rabbit.

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22
damage: 2d10 ⇒ (6, 3) = 9

Clarification: Do the separations between the hospital beds grant any cover? If they do, would that affect Pink's shot on Anock?

"OW!--OH NO! That Joro's bleeding out! Help him! Nnnngh! Argh!" Straining against the goo, Anock throws a mini tantrum about being stuck and unable to reach a patient in need. Instead, she adjusts her nanite cloud and hunkers down, determined to protect the daelik from errant blaster fire, at the very least.

Total Defense, 'cause if they can hit that hard she won't last long out in the open.

EAC 17; KAC 18 for one round

Vomatian fires again.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Not entirely clear on how this is written to be quite honest. Do they have the bleeding condition and have more than zero HP or are they dying? I keep getting "bleeding" and "bleeding out" mixed up, and people seem to use them interchangeably.

Most of the Joros flee, but one falls to the ground, bleeding from a severe wound. It takes no special training to realize they need immediate medical attention.

Note: Any PC who deliberately endangers a Joro bystander or purposefully neglects an injured Joro gains 1 Infamy. This does not mean you must endanger yourself to help, but if you are able to safely stabilize or heal them, you should.

reflex with entangled pen: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

My turn is as follows:

If the Joro is actually dying, Thesh will cast stabilise and reposition for a better shot on White.

If the Joro is still technically >0 HP, then Thesh will move next to, and cast first level mystic cure.

Thesh gets out of the way of the glass and stabilizes the dying Joro.

Omega can have their turn back because the medicine check would not have been needed.

Vomation takes a shot (with the pistol? at whom?) but the bullet glances off the robots' metallic skin.

Anock takes cover.

The Joros from the south move through the hall. One asks the pink bunny for an autograph while the others become generally unhelpful. The Joros from the east move toward the Starfinders and start asking questions, remaining generally unhelpful.

Irres finds his target surrounded by Joros.

Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 81

The shot is well enough placed that it still hits the intended target, and in a vulnerable spot, even.

Round 3 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime
Mizzrym’
Irres (Reflex save)
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-18 HP)
White (-31 HP)
Thesh (entangled 2 rounds)
Vomatian
Anock (-9 SP, entangled 2 rounds, total defense)
Joro Swarms

Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Sorry, forgot to roll the check.

Omega lines up a shot on White.

Holy Underwater Living Red Star Plasma Array: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18, for 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Electricity/Fire damage.

Heavy Laser vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 8 - 4 = 5
Damages, F: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Heavy Laser vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 8 - 4 = 11
Damages, F: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Again, Mizzrym' tries to shoot at the white rabbit, but his aim is bad.

Omega pegs the white rabbit with another burst of energy.

Mizzrym’ has less luck landing a shot.

The robot in white fires back at Omega before shoving its way into the crowd.

Integrated Voltaic Anchor Pistol: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Nonlethal Electricity Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

The pink bunny fires through the Joros at Thesh before hiding behind a corner.

Integrated Voltaic Anchor Pistol: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26
Nonlethal Electricity Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 39

Round 3 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’
Irres (Reflex save)
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-18 HP)
White (-36 HP)
Thesh (-8 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Vomatian
Anock (-9 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Joro Swarms

Anock is utterly flabbergasted at the behavior of the Joros, who converge on the threats instead of fleeing like sensible people. "What?! Are they *stupid*?!" Or are they in cahoots and callous? Either way, she causes her nanites to surge, giving herself a bit of regeneration, shifts the composition of her cloud a bit, and remains hunkered down to protect herself.

Total Defense again. AC +4

"We'd be stupid to miss a whizdisk promo like this! It's amazing!"

Thesh will (2nd level) mindthrust pink and seems to be fine where they are.

mental: 4d10 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 3) = 11 (will 16)

Not trying to be a rules lawyer, but I don't think mind thrust would work on a nonsentiant robot?

Vomatian fires the nearest one.

attack auto pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Indeed, mind thrust will not work, so Thesh can take a different action.

Vomation can't find a good angle through the curtain and the Joros, and ends up hitting the ceiling.

Anock continues to stay on the defensive.

The Joros continue swarming the robots and Starfinders. One is close enough to ask for Mizzrym’s autograph.

Round 3-4 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’
Irres (Reflex save)
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-18 HP)
White (-36 HP)
Thesh (-8 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Vomatian
Anock (-9 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Joro Swarms

Honestly, these guys seem practically suicidal!

Omega moves for a clear shot, and fires upon White.

Holy Underwater Living Red Star Plasma Array: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14, for 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 Electricity/Fire damage.

Mizzrym' shoots the robot and signs some autograph.

Heavy Laser vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damages, F: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 97

Omega moves around the crowd and hits the white rabbit with a shot.

Mizzrym’ signs an autograph, then excuses himself as he clears a path through the crowd to take his own shot at the robot. It falls down in a shower of sparks.

Some of the Joros start mumbling about the 'promotion' - breaking a mascot robot doesn't seem like the sort of thing the whizdisk teams would want.

Round 3-4 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’
Irres (Reflex save)
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-18 HP)
White
Thesh (-8 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Vomatian
Anock (-9 SP, entangled 2 rounds)
Joro Swarms

Ref: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Irres circles around, trying to get around the back of the purple robot. She smashes the glass with a rifle butt at the end.

Thesh will simply shoot at this point.

acid micergate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
acid: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Thesh hits the remaining mascot with a blob of acid.

Irres dodges the broken glass from the robot and creates some of his own.

The pink bunny comes out of cover and fires at Vomatian.

Integrated Voltaic Anchor Pistol: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Nonlethal Electricity Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Concealment: 1d100 ⇒ 88

It smashes a vial of something that looked important.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’
Irres (Reflex save)
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-24 HP)
White
Thesh (-8 SP, entangled 1 round)
Vomatian
Anock (-9 SP, entangled 1 round)
Joro Swarms

I should clarify. Irres ran out of movement by a window, som she was breaking that so she could get through it next round.

Anock regains 1 SP due to Fast Healing.

"Oh, this is ridiculous!" Utterly disgusted by the Joro's complete lack of common sense-- Common sense is the least common of all senses!-- Anock drags her goo-covered body forward far enough to shoot at the pink bunny with her pistol. "I can't *believe* security hasn't responded yet! What buffonery!"

Azimuth laser pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Vomatian fires at nearest one again.

"Yeah Anock! You'd think they'd help!"

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Thesh moves for a clear shot and shoots again.

acid micergate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
acid: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

The Starfinders focus fire on the remaining bunny, but only Vomatian manages to connect with his shot.

One group of Joros moves to gawk and the downed robot. The others remain as 'helpful' as usual.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’
Irres
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-30 HP)
White
Thesh (-8 SP, entangled 1 round)
Vomatian
Anock (-7 SP, entangled 1 round)
Joro Swarms

Irres moves forwards, hiding around a corner for some cover, then fires at the remaining robot.

attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
damage: 1d10 ⇒ 7

Without a clear line of sight, Omega is unwilling to risk mauling the Joros, so Omega moves for a better position.

Omega repositions.

Irres fires from cover, but the shot goes nowhere near the enemy.

The remaining bunny tries a new tactic, reaching for Anock through the doorway.

Slam: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 12 - 2 = 30
Nonlethal Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 plus grab

The nanocyte is bashed against the door frame, then dropped by the robot. Luckily for her, the nanobots immediately restore her to a waking state.

Round 4 - bolded may go

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Mizzrym’ (delay)
Irres
Orange (stable, unconscious)
Pink (-30 HP)
White
Thesh (-8 SP)
Vomatian
Anock (-10 SP, -11 HP, prone)
Joro Swarms

Thesh guarded steps and shoots pink again.

acid micergate: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
acid: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Mizzrym' shoots twice at the robot.

Heavy Laser vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 4 = 12
damages, F: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Heavy Laser vs EAC: 1d20 + 8 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 4 = 21
damages, F: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

Thesh and Mizzrym' combine to deactivate the second mascot.

Ω-CloudChatI.Q.Prime (-5 SP)
Thesh (-8 SP)
Anock (-10 SP, -11 HP)

Each robot has a voltaic anchor pistol integrated into the arm that could be removed with time and work. The pair also combined to hold 4 high-capacity batteries and 3 stickybomb grenades I.

The hospital staff applauds the Starfinders' heroic display and gifts each agent a tier 2 sedative and a purple nanite hypopen. The team is also offered a dermal stapler.

After the fuss dies down, the draelik returns to consciousness. He introduces himself as Centek and tells the Starfinders that he was ambushed by a group of armed Joros with saps between the choir rehearsal studio and Weight Don’t Tell Me, a nearby gym. He pretended to go unconscious, then lashed out and escaped when they tried to pick up his limp body. He escaped into a crowd, who helped him to the hospital.

With the immediate threat over, Omega goes back to typing their statements.

What are you doing here? Also, did the Joros that attacked you give any indication *why* they did it?

They then turn to the rest of the party.

Perhaps we should check out the scene of the crime for clues...?

"Hey Anock, you good?"

With the immediate threat down, Irres walks over to the injured Shirren.

"No, I am *not* good." Anock huffs, easing into a chair to rest and let their nanites do their work and chugging a healing potion.

Mk 1 Serum of Healing: 1d8 ⇒ 2

She gets 8 more SP back from her nanite cloud over the next minute. She's now at 9/10 SP and 3/12 HP.

"Under normal circumstances, I'd expect the healthcare providers here to tend to my wounds, but I'm not convinced they're trustworthy." She grouses. The fact that none of the nurse or doctor Joros seems particularly concerned with her seems to support her assertion. She accepts the dermal stapler with a sigh and changes her nanites' shape to form a basic medkit. "I've never had to do this before. I suppose I'll be as effective as a Joro."

Tread Deadly Wounds, basic medkit, DC 25, Dermal stapler bonus: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 12

"Great. I was right." She groans. It looks like she'll need some serious rest and care after this mission.

If no one else wants to carry the items we are given, Anock will.

"Anock I can carry something! Let's get your squared away"

"They didn's say anything to me, but the alley I was in leads to an uninhabited part of the vault that most Joros avoid because of its unfinished appearance. Maybe they thought I was up to something? But I was just trying to get home, and ducking through the alley is faster."

Anock thinks at her crew: "Hmm. Sounds like there might be a gang of recalcitrant Joros in there. We should check it out. ... I suppose it would be bad form to kill them, so we'll have to pull our punches."

Out loud, she asks the nearest Joro: "Excuse me. Do you have law enforcement officers here? If so, where is their headquarters?" It's not on the list of notable locations we were given, so I'd be surprised if there is one.

Thesh will also carry some items if needed.

perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Thesh will also try to check for clues.

It's weird none of the hospital staff acted concerned honestly but guess we'll go the part of the vault that was pointed out.

"If it's all the same, I'd leave the police out of this. Who knows how a bunch of Joros would take to an outsider accusing one of their own?"

You are correct in that there is nothing in the scenario for the police, so assume that if you go, they take a statement from you and do not act on it in time to affect the scenario.

"Could the Joros that attacked him be the same Joros that we've been talking to? If they changed their clothes, then we wouldn't be able to tell the difference."

Agreed... may be if we go there, we will learn something?

It occurs to Anock that the team is likely to learn just how effective the Joros are at beating the tar out of outsiders. "We should aim for their faces so we can mark them. If it comes to a fight, of course. Let's go."

BTW, does anyone have a way to heal HP damage, like a potion I could use? 3/12 HP is rather low for my comfort. Thanks for checking!

First level mystic cure is 1d8+4 but checking others for potions first....

Irres looks confused at Anock's advice.

"Do you know what a plasma bolt'll do to someone if it hits? To put it simply, you catch one in the face, you ain't gonna have a face any more."

She gives her weapon a tender pat.

Other than what you were given, Ourojoros Hospital has no tools suitable for immediate healing of wounds. With someone to advise them, they will have no problems with surgery or long-term care. They do in fact have an idea what will happen if someone gets hit in the face with a plasma bolt.

You still have a few leads from the first Joros you met, plus directions to the alley where Centek was attacked. Where to next?

Thesh will cast 1st level mystic cure on Anock.

healing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

"Oh, thank goodness! You're a gem, Thesh." Anock breathes a sigh of relief. HP up to full. Thanks!

"I think we have an obligation to investigate the attackers, for the safety of all non-Joro visitors and residents. And possibly, for any Joros who believe such violence is unacceptable. I'd *like* to believe that's the majority of them." She leaves that statement hanging, implying that she's increasingly skeptical of that possibility.

One vote to investigate the alley/get beaten up again.

Omega nods, and types a response.

We should check the alley for any clues that might remain.

Agreed.