Azara's attunement increases, but the potent attack with the solar weapon misses by a nanometer.
ROUND 2:
Yuqab: Big Hit
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Big Hit
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Hit
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Hit
Tanks (Red FF): Miss
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): Go
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Kill
Azara (HP: 47/75): Miss
Ohmarc closes in as the tank goes berserk!
ROUND 3:
Yuqab: Go
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Go
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Go
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Go
Tanks (Red FF):TBD
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): TBD
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): TBD
Azara (HP: 47/75): TBD
Down to a single tank, the party presses hard, too hard. Non of the attacks penetrate the armor.
It begins acting berserk, smashing Lady Shrike and Ishkitok:
MISS
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ROUND 3:
Yuqab: Miss
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Miss
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Miss
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Miss
Tanks (Red FF):ATK
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): Go
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Go
Azara (HP: 47/75): Go
Gunnz takes a moment and aims with a little bit of fancy shooting, and blasts the tank!
ROUND 3:
Yuqab: Miss
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Miss
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Miss
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Miss
Tanks (Red FF):ATK
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): Go
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Hit
Azara (HP: 47/75): Go
Tank 37, Threshold at 60
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Azara steps away from the rest of the Starfinders as he attains full attunement with the cosmos, the energy of the stars, both living and dead filling him to the brim.
Yet, he maintains the same distance from the tank. His eyes flare bright for a moment then fade before his entire body lights up with cosmic flame, sending it out in a sphere of star fire that engulfs the tank.
Azara's flare of power rocks the tank!
ROUND 3:
Yuqab: Miss
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Miss
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Miss
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Miss
Tanks (Red FF):ATK
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): Go
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Hit
Azara (HP: 47/75): BOOM
Tank 62, Threshold at 80
Ohmarc finally gets close enough and brings forth some mystic healing for Azara.
ROUND 4:
Yuqab: Go
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Go
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Go
-----Ishkitok (SP: -30): Go
Tanks (Red FF):TBD
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): TBD
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): TBD
Azara (HP: 70/75): TBD
Tank 62, Threshold at 80
Yuqab and Ishkitik both connect to blast a chunk of armor off the tank!
Lady Shrike follows it up with a solid hit from her ghost killer blade.
Combined there's a lot of exposed parts for the party to focus on, but the tank isn't done yet. Itrocks back and launches a missile at extreme close range, catching most of the party!
ROUND 4:
Yuqab: Hit REF
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Hit REF
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Hit
-----Ishkitok (SP: 28/90): Miss
Tank ():ATK
Ohmarc (HP: 42/46): REF + Go
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Go
Azara (HP: 70/75): REF + Go
Tank 123, Threshold at 120
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Azara is caught in the full force of the blast from the missile. Ironic that he can contain solar flames without issue but mundane fire leaves his skin scorched and red.
The noise from the explosion sings in his ears as he is left in the mundane world but a moment later the song of the spheres hums through him once more and he resumes his assault on the tank.
Azara takes the brunt of the missile. It leaves the solarian off his game as his ripostes are easily knocked aside.
Ohmarc fares better against the blast, but also struggles to connect.
ROUND 4:
Yuqab: Hit REF
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): Hit REF
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Hit
-----Ishkitok (SP: 28/90): Miss
Tank ():ATK
Ohmarc (HP: 33/46): Miss
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Go
Azara (HP: 42/75): Miss
Tank 123, Threshold at 120
There's enough armor for Gunnz to really work her magic. In fact, she nearly drops the tank, which is currently teetering!
ROUND 5:
Yuqab: REF + Go
Lady Shrike (SP: 61/90): REF + Go
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72): Go
-----Ishkitok (SP: 28/90): Go
Tank (): TBD
Ohmarc (HP: 33/46): TBD
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): TBD
Azara (HP: 42/75): TBD
Tank 155, Threshold at 120
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The paladin bears a stern look on her face, even as the flames wash over her body and leave burns across her armor and the side of her forehead. She responds by raising her pistol, firing a gout of plasma to return the favor, before striking at the same spot. It seems that she's trying to soften the armor up to deliver a deathblow!
Yuqab's shot stricks the core of the tank's mechanics and the second of two falls to the floor with a smoking crash!
Yuqab (SP: 80/80)
Lady Shrike (SP: 33/90)
Ishkitik (SP: 7/72)
-----Ishkitok (SP: 28/90)
Ohmarc (HP: 33/46)
Gunnz (SP: 110/110)
Azara (HP: 42/75)
As the final tank collapses to the ground, the last of the Order infantry on the landing pad are defeated. In moments, a Starfinder shuttle arrives to evacuate more civilians while the gathered Starfinders and Stewards tend the wounded. Ongie scans the crowd of refugees, looking more distressed by the moment. “Has anyone seen Roget?” she asks repeatedly, before sighing in despair. “My father’s not among the survivors. You have to search the mine for him! It’s where he was last seen and—” Her anxiety is interrupted by a low rumbling that quickly grows to a heavy tremble. With a reverberating crash, a damaged mech swerves its way into view and stumbles onto the landing pad. Several Starfinder teams ready their weapons, but the mech’s cockpit opens, revealing the pilot. Tara Nova hops out, looking bruised and bloody. “Ah, you already took out the tanks. Sorry I’m late, but we have another problem. Who’s got a working comm link? Mine’s busted."
She begins by ignoring the question. "A convoy of Order vehicles has been spotted heading to the mines north of town. Furthermore, Sozirenn, a founder of the Order of Dawning Fate, is on site." Her tone is tight.
"You should join me. Help me in bringing the fight to Sozirenn at the mines."
This is when Ishkitik sees that he comm is completely shot up. This is when the rest of the party realizes that neither Faelin nor Markosi is with her.
All eyes turn back to Tara. She's the only one left of her team, and now you can see it in her face, "Give me a comm."
Tara has you dictate into your own comm. It's the report she gave you, but it it confirms that she's the sole survivor of her team.
After a few moments of thought, Ehu’s voice crackles over the comms. “Sensor scans indicate that most Order forces have cleared out, but there’s nearly thirty life signs still inside the mines. Red Team, Blue Team, proceed to the mines. Rescue what civilians you can, then get back to the landing pad for evacuation. Exercise extreme caution if you encounter Sozirenn. We’ve lost dozens of Starfinders to them already. Ongie, you are not cleared to join them. Report for evacuation.”
While Ongie looks stunned for a moment, she nods, knowing a trip to the mines would likely result in her death. “Promise me you’ll bring my father back, if you can,” she presses.
Meanwhile, Tara hops into the damaged mech’s cockpit and lowers its hand, opening its palm. “Time is of the essence, so climb aboard and hang on tight; I’ll get us to the mines! I can tell you what I know of Sozirenn on the way.”
Yuqab (SP: 80/80)
Lady Shrike (SP: 33/90)
Ishkitik (SP: 72/72)
-----Ishkitok (SP: 68/90)
Ohmarc (HP: 33/46)
Gunnz (SP: 110/110)
Azara (HP: 42/75, SP: 98/98)
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"There are people in need. But..." The chaplain rolls her shoulder. She flinches. "If I go alone it won't do much. If we're already resting? I'll take a moment to recover. But we should be quick; every minute we lose could be another innocent life."
Lady Shrike will reluctantly take 10 minutes to recover her Stamina.
Yuqab (SP: 80/80)
Lady Shrike (SP: 90/90)
Ishkitik (SP: 72/72)
-----Ishkitok (SP: 68/90)
Ohmarc (HP: 33/46)
Gunnz (SP: 110/110)
Azara (HP: 42/75, SP: 98/98)
The city whistles past in a haze of smoke and flames as Tara pilots the mech, pushing its engines to their maximum. The giant machine rocks back and forth as it’s buffeted by the air, charging over the city’s outer buildings. As it nears the mine, the sound of explosions tears the sky. A series of missiles whistle past the mech, trailing white plumes behind them. Tara swerves to the right, but another projectile slams into the vessel’s side, sending it hurling down. The mech crashes, mercifully near the mine’s entrance. As Order soldiers and vehicles converge on the area, Tara unleashes a punishing hail of gunfire from the mech’s guns. “I’ll hold the entrance!” she shouts. “You clear the mine! And make sure to give Sozirenn a bullet for me! Go, now!”
Ohmarc's Perception is enough to cover the team.
Yuqab (SP: 80/80)
Lady Shrike (SP: 90/90)
Ishkitik (SP: 72/72)
-----Ishkitok (SP: 68/90)
Ohmarc (SP: 72/72)
Gunnz (SP: 110/110)
Azara (SP: 98/98)
The mines are very quiet when you enter. There’s no sign of any Order soldiers in the entryway passages, but as the you progress downward, you find signs of conflict: discharged ammunition, laser burns on the rocky walls, collapsed passages, and the corpses of civilian miners.
You also happen upon some potentially useful gear.
Eventually you make your way to the lowest levels of the mines.
The walls of the winding stone tunnels glimmer with strands of thin ore, illuminated by the sterile light of flickering panels. Ahead, nearly thirty civilians, all filthy, bruised, and bony from starvation, huddle in a metal cage.
A cruel laugh echoes through the surrounding tunnels, seeming to come from everywhere at once. “I can smell you, Starfinders,” the voice snarls. “Your society butchered my paramour. I’ve enjoyed taking revenge on your fellows; it’s why we allowed you to know of our cull. We knew you’d come here to play the heroes, and in allowing it, we could thin your ranks. It’s quite helpful of you to gather all your bravest Starfinders in one place, so far from reinforcements.” The sound of talons scraping across stone punctuates Sozirenn’s words. “Kortus IV burns, and the Starfinders will hobble home, broken and leaderless. If you think the battles you’ve lost here are a defeat, wait until you see what’s coming!”
You can't see your foe, but you CAN see the civilians. What do you do?
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Gunnz slinks away from the group, apparently defeated as she tries to blend into the darkness and shadows.
She is also keen to activate her Ghost ability to go invisible.
Once helpfully hidden, she makes her way toward the cage, trying to avoid notice and see if there is a way to release the captives.
Gunnz sneaks up to the cage, undetected. It's a pretty hefty lock. It may take a bit, but it looks straight forward.
Azara's bold strides spur the enemy to action. A pair of ysoki step out from the back and immediately begin weaving spells.
With a warcry, Sozirenn bursts from the darkness, headed right towards Azara!
ROUND 1:
Gunnz (SP: 110/110): Go
Ishkitik (SP: 72/72): Go
-----Ishkitok (SP: 68/90): Go
Azara (SP: 98/98): Go
Lady Shrike (SP: 90/90): Go
Yuqab (SP: 80/80): Go
Ysoki: TBD
Ohmarc (SP: 72/72): TBD
Sozirenn: TBD
Tank 155, Threshold at 120