[Outpost VIII] #3-17 Clone Batch Catastrophe (Inactive)

Game Master Mustaparta

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"Welcome to the waking world." Tuek says to Centek. "As you can see, we, like you, are not Joros. I suspect we may have more in common if you will speak with us."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 10 + (4) = 28

"Your friends at Bothumbs Up are worried about you, Centek. They asked us to check in with you. I am Kadef.
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While we were with your friends, we were accosted by a number of Joros wearing armor who called themselves CommanJoros. Fortunately there were as many of us as them, and we were able to fend them off. Your friends were not harmed in the fight.
Did the ones who attacked you say why?"

"Please tell us about what happened to you. Maybe we can find out more or keep it from happening to others."

aid another, diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

While those who are better at talking do their thing, Chip hangs back and takes a moment to rest and patch Checker.

Spending a Resolve.

Twilight is better at engineering than diplomacy so she helps Chip with Checker.

"No, they didn't say why, but hit me with saps. 'CommanJoros' definitely sounds familiar. Its sometimes feels like non-Joros are second-class.. Wait, those two robots act strangely." he points at robots resembling giant anthropomorphic cartoon bunnies Map on slide 5.

Faria, Tuek and Twilight act first. Colored squares represent Joro bystanders, who provide soft cover and are difficult terrain if you're moving through them.

"Allow me to get a better look at their limbs," Tuek suggests. He heads out into the hallway and spies one of the robots.
Move
Cast stumble
Green is off-target and can move at only half speed for 1 round unless it succeeds at a DC 12 Reflex save.

Twilight keeps an eye on those robots contemplating their use as spare parts for Checker. ((Delay until hostile act))

Reflex save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
Green evades the spell while Twilight delays.

Faria next

Faria moves to intercept the green bad robot, summoning her mote as she goes. She does not attack yet, just stands in its way.

"They've covered both exits."

Centek casts Wisp ally (CL 2nd) on green robot.

slam vs. Faria: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15
Green swings its arm toward Faria, but doesn't hit. It then steps back.

Kaleb and Kadef next. The purple holographic curtains provide concealment against creatures on the opposite side.

The attack on Faria makes plain the robots are hostile. Kadef hurries forward, drawing his pistol. He steps into the holographic curtain of one patient's room, before pivoting and firing at the other robot.

He tells the Joros, "Please step back and stay in that room. We will protect you."

Is there a patient in Kadef's room? I've put Kadef straddling the holo-curtain, and am hoping to gain partial concealment.

arc pistol, static v EAC : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 ... damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 E, 30' 1 charge/use 20 charges crtical: arc 2
crit damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

"Checker, engage."

Chip draws his rifle while the drone moves to block one of the robots from entering. And to hit it.

Move: Draw weapon
Standard: Master Control
> Checker's Move: Move
> Checker's Standard attack Blue Doshko: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 for piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Twilight snaps into action. Her horn lights up and a volley of force bolts fly from the tip and slam into white
fb: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) + 3 = 13

Hey Chip. Put one of those heads on Checker?

Kadef's shot hits the robot badly frying its circuits. Checker smashes it with doshko hard and it won't be able to take much more damage.

slam vs. Checker: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13
Blue makes a futile attempt to grab Checker in its grasp. Despite warning Joro groups gleefully approach to take pictures of combat. One group if frightened and tries maneuver past Kadef.

Faria, Tuek and Twilight

Stupid Joros Twilight mutters as the crowds form and blocks her line of sight.

She gallops across the room until she can see White around Faria and fires a blue Energy Ray from the tip of her horn.
rab: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 electricity: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Initiative:
Faria Sunburst: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Twilight Glimmer: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Tuek: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
green robot: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Kaleb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11
Kadef: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
blue robot: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Faria tries to smack the robot right in front of her with her golden scimitar of light.

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14 (1 fire, the rest slashing)

Faria scores powerful hit against other robot while Twilight's energy ray misses.
Tuek can act

Tuek moves forward, drawing his pistol, as he moves into a Juro mob.
Move
He fires at a robot.
Ranged (azimuth laser pistol) v blue: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Damage (F): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Accurately firing inside mob is challenging (any creature attacking from within the Joros’ space off-target for that round), but Tuek still hits the robot.

The green the green heart NOT star robot manages to slap Faria, but grab her. It tried to make two-finger "bunny-ears" on her, which she evaded.

slam: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
nonlethal: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Kaleb and Kadef next

Kadef steps forward, twirling his staff. It ends up in his left hands while his lower right passes the pistol to his upper right hand so that he can fire over Checker.

Move as shown
arc pistol, static v EAC : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16 ... damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 E, nonlethal 30' 1 charge/use 20 charges

"Keep it up, Checker!" As the drone swings its weapon again, Chip moves to take a shot at the other robot.

Move: Move
Standard: Attack Green Laser Rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 vs EAC for fire damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Drone: Attack Blue Doshko: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 vs KAC for piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Kadef breaks the blue robot beyond repair. Kaleb, you can redirect the drone's action

Kaleb's laser hits the green robot.

Faria, Tuek and Twilight

Seeing his intended target turned to debris, Tuek excuses himself from the crowd in search of the other robot.
Move
Taking up a position, he fires at it.
Ranged (azimuth laser pistol) v green: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Damage (F): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Checker lumbers towards the other robot.

Twilight moves up some more and fires another electrical energy ray at the robot.
rab: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 electricity: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Faria tries to smack the robot again.
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14(1 fire, the rest slashing)

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Twilight and Faria miss, but Tuek burns it a bit. Green slams Faria again.

slam: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20
nonlethal: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

everyone is up again

Ponyfeathers Twilight mutters. She then tries again.

rab: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 electricity: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Apparently third time is not the charm.

Kadef hurries over to the knot of Joros. He grabs one of the Joros and pulls him toward the patient rooms. "This way! All of you move this way before someone gets hurt. We'll take care of the robot."

Diplomacy to get the Joros out of the way. : 1d20 + 10 + 1d6 ⇒ (8) + 10 + (4) = 22

Tuek tries to bring the robot down.
Full Attack
Ranged (azimuth laser pistol) v green: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 = 11
Damage (F): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Ranged (azimuth laser pistol) v green: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 4 = 13
Damage (F): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Firm, but gentle!" Chip calls out as Checker pushes through the bystanders, "And then less gentle!"

He fires a shot as the drone swings its doshko.

Move: Master control, Checker moves
Standard: Attack laser rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 vs EAC (with cover) for fire damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Drone: Attack Doshko: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 vs KAC for piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Kadef manages to move one group out of way. His friends miss the target.

Faria's turn

Botting Faria:
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
[Damage, crit]2d6+18+1d4[/dice]

Faria destroys the remaining robot spectacularly while gathered Joros cheer at the show. For this display of heroism the hospital staff gifts each starfinder a tier 2 sedative and purple hypopen. You also receive one dermal stapler.

Centek concludes his story by telling that the ambush happened in the alley between choir rehearsal studio and the Weight Don't Tell Me gym. "Most Joros avoid the place because of its unfinished appearance."

"Should we go there to investigate?" Faria asks the others.

The trail leads you to an out-of-the-way juncture on the border of the vault beyond the holographic border. Here, the Joros’ community aesthetic fades, revealing a complex network of metal pipes, circuitry, and scaffolding akin to the rest of Salvation’s End.

New map on slide 6. Place tokens where you want to move.

I guess we're backstage as it were

"I feel like we're looking for the man behind the curtain."

Kadef walks a short distance to the north to get a look at that east-running passage.

I dropped tokens for everyone on the map. Not meant to be their position except for Kadef. Twilight had already placed theirs.

Twilight makes a look of disgust. We might well be. The Joro who doesn't like anything different and has managed to be in charge. All I know that they're a JoroJerk

"Well, not entirely behind the curtain. We've already seen that. I'm surprised the residents have access to this, though. I didn't think they really... knew about it."

Chip keeps his rifle out and follows behind, letting Checker advance first.

Following Chip's lead, Tuek draws his pistol and follows the others.

They might not even know it's there. Some sort of inbuilt response makes it an S.E.P. - somebody else's problem.

You find nothing in the corridor itself, so you decide to turn left finding a larger room. Moved tokens as this is supposed to end soon.

Gallons of reddish fluid swirl within a giant vat dotted with small dials and computer screens. A large tube protrudes from the vat and extends into a collecting chamber beneath a steel grate to the west. A second vat filled with a light green gas stands between two starship-grade sealed containers, the thick glass barriers rimmed with black-and-yellow striped motifs to indicate caution. Tubes from each vat enter each of the two secured chambers, where they combine into a dark green semigaseous gel. A vacuum tube pulls the gel into a vent at the back of each chamber.

Two ooze-like beings resembling melted wax sculptures of Joros smashed together, which reside in the room spring into action attacking as you enter.

Faria and Kaleb act first

"Oh. I don't like that. Get it, Checker!"

Chip takes a shot with his rifle as the drone advances to take a swing of its own.

Standard: Attack Blue Laser Rifle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 vs EAC for fire damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Move: Master Control, Checker moves
Drone: Attack Blue doshko: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15 vs KAC for piercing damage: 1d12 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

"Oh, just looking at them makes me feel W-oozy."

Kaleb's shot burns the blue creature, but drone misses barely.

Botting Faria Faria attacks green, which retaliates:
attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
damage: 1d6 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

slam: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
bludgeon: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Kadef and Tuek

Tuek casts death's door on ooze blue.
Damage plus 2 Strength damage: 1d10 ⇒ 7
Successful Fort save (DC 13) reducing damage to half and negates the Strength damage.

fort save DC 13: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

botting Kadef:
attack, battle staff: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
damage: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Blue ooze slams closest target, but likely misses.
slam: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Twilight, Faria and Kaleb next. Still posting from phone