Seizing the advantage, the party strikes hard and fast.
Swizzers moves to a better spot while the others attack.
Rogers goes for the head, drawing blood. The others connect too, though Ohmarc knows he got lucky.
Hardened pirates aren't just going to take it. With some quick orders it's clear that Roger's is face to face with Captain Nodrag Nao. The captain stays in melee, opting for a red star plasma doshko
ATK:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19, but he swung before he was ready.
The others split their focus, using hook swords on the party:
Black v. Trylara:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30 for Slashing:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 Red v. Trylara:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 for Slashing:1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
White v. Lanius:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28 Miss
Blue v. Lanius:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27 Miss
ROUND 2
Lanius: Go
Rogers: Go
Trylara (43/64): Go
Ohmarc: Go
Swizzers: Go
Hobgoblins: TBD
You gather mystical energy and blast it outward in a mighty wave originating from your fingertips, damaging and potentially knocking back your enemies. This spell deals 2d6 force damage to each creature in the area unless it succeeds at a Reflex saving throw for half damage.
Additionally, the force from this spell effectively attempts to bull rush all creatures in the area. Attempt a single bull rush combat maneuver, using your caster level + your key ability score modifier as your attack bonus. Compare the result to each target’s KAC + 8. If you’re successful, that creature is knocked back 5 feet, plus 5 additional feet for every 5 by which your attack exceeds the creature’s KAC + 8. If there is an obstacle in the way, the creature stops at the obstacle instead.
...hurting all of them, but not knocking any back.
Rogers lays into the captain, leaving him severely wounded as blood oozes out from the cracks in his armor. Trylara's assault is also overwhelming. She drops one of the pirates from point blank range.
An instant later Officer Swizzers knocks the doshko out of the captain's hands, though there's no surrender in his gimlet eyes.
ROUND 2
Lanius: Go
Rogers: Ouch
Trylara: Kill
Ohmarc: Blast
Swizzers: Drop it!
Hobgoblins: TBD
NG male nuar ace pilot soldier (blitz) 8 | SP 80/80, HP 62/62, RP 10/10 | EAC 25, KAC 27 | F+8 R+5 W+7 | Speed 50 | Init +7 | Perc +1 (darkvision), SM +1 | Piloting +17 (8 ranks) | Active Conditions:
A grin spreads across Rogers' face as the Captain responds. He loads up a mighty swing with his axe, then spots Officer Swizzers and sighs. Instead, he drops the axe, pulls out a stun staff, steps into a flank, and swings with that instead.
Swizzers nods in approval at Rogers and lays into the disarmed hobgoblin with her neutriad flail.
@GM: Is the captain fighting unarmed? (or did he spend a move action to pick up the doshko, so he couldn't do a full attack on Rogers?) (aka, on the rare occasion when I actually succeed on a disarm, I want it to count :)
Swizzers, you are CORRECT. I am wrong. He'd be the type of pirate to take the risk, which means your awesome disarm replaces one of his hits with a move to pick up... a move that draws! Given that you both missed, I'll save the prose for your AoOs.
Ohmarc and Trylara both mow down their respective foes!
ROUND 3
Lanius (SP: 72/90): Go
Rogers (SP:61/80): Miss AoO
Trylara: Kill
Ohmarc: Crit kill
Swizzers: Miss AoO
Hobgoblins: TBD
Swizzers is determined to capture this pirate captain alive!
@GM: I'm happy enough that it kept one of the two attacks off Rogers! Alas in Starfinder, picking up a weapon doesn't provoke an AoO (my cheat sheet device is that there's only 3 things that provoke: casting a spell, using a ranged weapon, or leaving a threatened square)
Gah! My bad. Sorry. I'm ctively playing PF1, PF2, SF1, SF2, 5e, and G.I. Joe. I'm starting to lose track of rules.
Lanius presses, scoring a solid blow, but unable to follow it up. Suddenly the odds seem truly stacked against the pirates - and they know it. They eye the exit, the odds of making it, and then their fallen comrades. In the end they opt for violence.
Pirate v. Lanius:1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 4 = 9 Pirate v. Lanius:1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 11 - 4 = 20
The hobgoblin's blade slides off Lanius's armor.
The captain takes a step and also swings, though with more skill:
Doshko v. Rogers:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 for DMG:1d10 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
ROUND 4
Lanius (SP: 72/90): Go
Rogers (SP:48/80): Go
Trylara: Go
Ohmarc: Go
Swizzers: Go
Hobgoblins: TBD
Female LG Human Priest Divine Champion Solder 10 | Speed 35ft, 35 fly |SP 51/90 | HP 74/74 | Res 9/11 | EAC 30 | KAC 33 |Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +10 | Init +12 | Perc +9
Starship:
Engineering +4, Gunery +14, Piloting +17
Lanius nods at the surrendering pirate. She approaches, cautiously, and retrieves the dropped weapon. "Good. You will not be harmed, as long as you comply."
Swizzers takes thep risoner, while Ohmarc heads to the cell. A wall of rusted iron bars blocks off the last ten feet of this dead end tunnel, forming a makeshift prison cell. Mimli Nurkop huddles inside, bound, gagged, and bruised, but otherwise unharmed.
"Well, this is um... I appreciate this. you know you're WAY off course if you're here. Right?"
she quickly regains her composure. Clearly, she doesn't want to waste time here. "We better go if you're to have a hope of a decent finish!"
She looks at each of you, finally settling on Trylara, "Let's GO!"
Heroics aside, your detour still took you far enough off-course for the race that it takes them the rest of the night to get back on track. As the morning of the third day dawns, you find yourselves in a final mad dash for the finish line with the rest of the competition!
Shockingly, you find yourselves still in the lead, albeit barely. this won't be easy!
The FINAL STRETCH! 1st:YOU 2nd:Golden Ratio 3rd:Raycatcher 4th:Dust Monster
In the frenzied dash for the finish line, what you need most to keep your lead is extra speed. You can choose to boost the speed at either the engine or the sails. Boosting the speed at the sails requires either an Athletics or a Sleight of Hand check. Boosting the speed at the engine requires either an Engineering or a Mysticism check. Both locations can’t be boosted at the same time without causing too much stress on the hull and threatening to rip the ship apart. One of you needs to Pilot still.
Female LG Human Priest Divine Champion Solder 10 | Speed 35ft, 35 fly |SP 51/90 | HP 74/74 | Res 9/11 | EAC 30 | KAC 33 |Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +10 | Init +12 | Perc +9
Starship:
Engineering +4, Gunery +14, Piloting +17
Lanius' prayers seem to have a little more umph put into them as she wills the ship to move faster by the power of faith alone!
"Glory to the soul who does not abide injustice. Glory to the shield that keeps evil at bay. Glory to the blade that banishes the darkness. Glory to those who are unfaltering in their righteousness!"
Lady Lanius suddenly brings a lot of power to the sails with a prayer.
BOOM!
One of the unstable modifications made by the space goblin crew of the Dust Monster backfires, causing their hybrid engine to explode in a burst of magic that sends their ship rocketing straight off the sand!
They fly over the competition, spraying all the other ships, including yours, with magical fallout that causes your engines to malfunction. You can overcome this obstacle with a successful Mysticism check or, since you've got Tayyara, with a successful Bluff or Diplomacy check to play to her ego and convince her she can fix it instead.
The Dust Monster crashes into the sands a hundred meters short of the finish line. Its crew is unharmed and too busy celebrating the cool explosion to care that they can no longer finish the race.
The FINAL STRETCH!
1st: YOU
2nd: Golden Ratio
3rd: Raycatcher 4th: Dust Monster
Lady Lanius adds her own strength as Swizzers gets the erstwhile pirate to work.
Suddenly the engines roar back to life, and it's an all out dash!
With all intact competing ships swarming for the finish line, it gets harder than ever to navigate safely around them. Penultimate Piloting check. You can aid via Sense Motive to help predict the chaotic choices of your fellow competitors or at a Perception check spots the precise route they need to take to have a clear shot at the finish line.
This time Rogers isn't as dialed in as usual. With the finish line fast approaching, the Golden Ratio is neck and neck with you. In a final bid to take you down, Zwarma turns the ship towards a collision course!
It's an old school game of chicken! I'll take a singular Bluff or Intimidate check.
Female LG Human Priest Divine Champion Solder 10 | Speed 35ft, 35 fly |SP 51/90 | HP 74/74 | Res 9/11 | EAC 30 | KAC 33 |Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +10 | Init +12 | Perc +9
Starship:
Engineering +4, Gunery +14, Piloting +17
If no one in the group is an Intimidate specialist:
Lanius marches towards the front of the ship, planting her boots and unfolding her wings in a grand display. She braces heraelf, as if preparing to shoulder check their entire vessel. Their spotter might even be able to read her lips as she mouths the words "try me."
