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Thanks for running! Definitely the closest I have come to death in the ~100ish tables of Starfinder I've taken part in. That rat didn't mess around :D

Rawksim is definitely buying an auto-CPR unit after this..!

Rawksim has a sour look on this face at Dispassion's final stroke. "Silent Strike was right about you. You lack honour." ...and then we book it!

Mk3 Healing Serum Chug: 6d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 3, 7, 8, 5) = 34
just in case there are any more surprises on the way out!

Telepathically to the team: "I'm sure that these 'character assassins' have rap sheets as damning as Datch's, but being caught in your master's own self-destruction is no way to die. I'm sure the Stewards would be very interested in talking to them, at least. Agree?"

Assuming Naylor or Jackojare poured one of those Dwarven healing serums into Rawksim. He'll use his Staff of Mystic Healing to prop himself up, looking haggard. He'll quickly thank his teammates, and makes sure no one else is at death's door.

"Why is she targetting the Starfinder Society? What did we do to her to deserve this?"

:D
Rawksim's battered form gurgles ominously.

A very Merry Christmas to you too!

My sign-in stuff did end up changing, so here's the final version. (Also at the time, I didn't roll a dayjob check, and just put in my modifier. I'll do the roll now? Crazy to think that at the start of November I'd never rolled a Paizo forum die before! :D)

Name: Rawksim
Character Name: Kishmo
SFS ID and character number: 127582-702
Faction: SS (LE)
Chronicle Sheet Notes: +1 Pahtra Partnership, Credits Spent = 5,600 (huh, we never did get poisoned, did we?)
Dayjob: profession (smugggler): 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34

I mean this whole thing started when he invited us to the top of the rock to talk, at which point Rawksim took a dagger to the side. So we know we can't trust him.

...but we also don't have much choice. It's either keep fighting and probably die, or talk and *maybe* die? Given those choices I vote the latter :D

Speaking of: on R9, I spent my last RP. Now on R10, I'm dying and without any RP. If we stop fighting, is it fair that someone can shove a serum of healing down my throat before I expire? If not, I die, and my Slayer of Godspawn boon will activate to resurrect me, but, you know, would love to save that for another rainy day if possible :D

Haha, ah well. It was worth a shot :D I had my turn all laid out, I consulted with other GMs on a weird rules interaction, etc. If I'm down, I'm down. Rawksim can die a hero's death knowing he fought to the last. (He's still got one last trick up his sleeve though with that Godspawn boon though...)

Re: Naylor - ahaaa, I get what you're saying. I think it's up to Numbat at this point, though. She did the movement away from yellow, not me, so I don't really feel like I can gainsay that :s

Up to Numbat and Shifty if there's some wiggle room on her not knowing 100% if Naylor was on ground level vs on the rat rock, because there was some confusion about who was on what level and what that meant for being within 20 ft or not?

Ah, ok. Dang. This rat has everything.

I know I'm grasping at straws here, but - does this mean he's got blindsight? If it's only Blindsense, that's an imprecise sense that doesn't overcome concealment.

I really felt like I had a lucky break, there. This is just...crushing, lol.

Sorry - I can see that what I wrote may not have been clear, but yes, my defensive buff grants enemies a 20% miss chance vs me. Using a standard action to give myself a miss chance would be pretty tactically inadvised, all things considered :D

Wait so...are you taking that lucky 1 roll away from me? Like, in this brutal combat where we've continually been hosed by the dice, I get a lucky roll on a 20% concealment chance, at a clutch make or break moment, and you're overriding it with your own roll?

Yeah, I'm gonna throw some small-but-guaranteed dmg at Red this round; the only question is how. If Green is blinded and Rawksim doesn't provoke from casting, it'll be full-round Magic Missile. Otherwise, then Guarded Step away and cast Irradiate (which is a terrible spell in general, but I've got it from my Connection, and it's guaranteed damage by virtue of inflicting a poison, which deals dmg = it's Save DC-10, even if you succeed.

I'm not sure I understand what's the issue with Naylor's movement.
Is it that flying off from the top of the precipice will provoke from yellow?

Ok, did some digging and pinging on the Discords for a rules consult (yay Holidays :D) and I think that if Green fails its Fort save and is blinded, then I would not provoke casting a spell beside it.

Rationale: green is (probably) immune to being flat footed, just like Red. HOWEVER, if it's Blind, then Rawksim has total concealment against Green. Relevant bits from Total Concealment: an enemy can’t attack you when you have total concealment, though it can attack into a square it thinks you occupy. So Green can't attack me; it can only attack the square it (reasonably) thinks I'm in. And since squares can't take actions or provoke AoOs, it stands to reason that I am at no risk of provoking if I cast beside a blinded Green.

What do you think Shifty? I pinged the SFS GM Channel on the Cosmic Crit Discord, if that helps. Two GMs (one of which is BNW, if that name carries any extra weight) agree with my interpretation. On the other hand, GM Patrick of Cosmic Crit fame would say it would provoke, albeit with a 50% miss chance.

Sweet. Welcome to the club!
...it's, uh, it's not a very good club :D

OMG.

Ok allies - does anyone need a heal to not perma-die? Otherwise, it's Magic Missile time.

@Shifty can Green make me a Fort Save please? DC 20 or blinded for 1 round. Question: if Green is blinded, can it take Attacks of Opportunity? Being able to full-round cast MM would be aces. Blinded normally grants Flat Footed, but as we've learned, these rats are ok with that...

Just for a lark, gonna roll my 20% moss chance in case that works. Gonna roll a d5, and on a 1 Green was blinded by my brilliance :D
miss chance: 1d5 ⇒ 1

Hahaha aww the forums auto-scramble my swear words?! That's adorable!

Ugh I immediately regret this. I should've hit him with magic missile. S%~&.

Sputtering himself awake with a gasp, Rawksim reflexively activates his star mystic's Starlight Form, partially converting bits of himself into luminous star stuff. He sheds normal light out to 30' (maybe this helps TEC-9?) and gains a 20% miss chance. (Any creature ending their turn adjacent to him has to Fort Save DC 20 or be Blinded for 1 round, but that's unlikely to happen.)
He'll then fly up and over to land with his allies, and hope he doesn't get nuked again.
Telepathically: "Team, we gotta have him on the ropes. Right? He's on the ropes, right team?"

He was at the edge, though - I'm pretty confident I made sure he was a legal target at the time. Arguably if he's short and the ledge is tall he could have had cover, but I hit an EAC 34, so, I mean...fingers crossed?

Either way, it's academic - being at 1 RP vs 2 RP doesn't change that I can't stabilize if I go down. Rawksim is playing Hard Mode now, team :D

Oh snap, touché! I forgot about losing an RP when taking damage while unconscious. I believe that only happened the first time I went down, though - from fall damage. The second time around Rawksim didn't make the same mistake, and was prone on the ground already when Red shiv'd him again.

Anyways. Yeah - updating to have 2 RP, not 3. Definitely scarier now, but the point still stands - if (lol) I get knocked out again, I'll slowly bleed out the 2 RP, and then would die, but magically will instead receive some meager healing and a negative level because of that one time Rawksim punched a demi-god :D

...mostly, yeah, like Benoit says, let's see if Naylor's shot hits and if Jackojare can land some dmg on Red. If that 28 misses KAC...I mean jeez, Naylor rolled a 16.

Only the lvl 1 version :( Better to throw out Magic Missile at that rate.

Yeeaaaaaaah, I'm not saying this is a good idea, but it is an idea. I'll have 3 RP left, so at the very least enough to stabilize if I get knocked out again. Plus, worst case, I've got the Slayer of Godspawn Boon from 2-00 that will activate if I outright capital-D Die, giving me one last chance to get out of dodge.

Oh, and - if Red is hovering at 55' feet up, Naylor would also stay up on top of the ledge, so as to remain within 20'.

R6: Rawksim spends 3 more RP to stabilize.

R7: 1 more RP to pop up at 1 HP again. Actions TBD.

Team, I'm torn - he's got me pegged as a Priority Target. I can try and Slow him to try and stagger him, thus shutting down the sneak attacks; but I'm guessing he's very likely to Save, so we're basically fishing for Red to roll a 1 on a save. Alternatively, I can join the rest of the group and just throw down some Mystic Cures, hope that hiding behind allies gives me just that little bit of extra AC to not drop again instantly. Or, lastly, I can try plinking with some Magic Missiles. Guaranteed damage may be good since this bastard's proving so hard to hit; it's Magic Missile, though, so it's not world-shattering damage. Again, though, that pulls aggro.
Thoughts?

Yep, I did! Naylor ran down the side of the rat edifice and is now within 20' at ground level.
(...Red is at ground level, right?)
If this square isn't good for ground-level, Naylor can move into the next square right-and-down, which is also 20' and should offer some cover (the rat's 'fangs') from Red.

Oh sweet - thanks Numbat!! Sorry, I'm not very good at playing Operatives...anyone else have a decent handle on Operating?

Botting for Naylor since they said they'd be offline for a bit and to feel free to bot as needed
If I understand correctly, Naylor still has their Falcon Boots active (they have no duration) and so can pull a Matrix-move down the walls. They've hasted still, so no problems getting down to ground level and then hugging the Rat-Edifice to try and maintain their own cover vs Red. Going for the Trick hail Mary.

Trick attack – take 10 for 32
Hail Pistol vs KAC: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
potential Cold and Piercing damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 = 6
potential trick damage + lol operative: 4d8 ⇒ (3, 8, 3, 7) = 21

Oh crap - I never posted my intentions for R6. I think I said "I'm gonna rest my eye" but never actually followed through to say what that meant :D If you're ok with it Shifty, I of course meant to spend 3 RP to Stabilize on R6, and then 1 RP to pop back up R7. LMK if that's ok, and I'll remove appropriate RP and take R7 actions.

@Jackokare I think we need you on Red. Don't worry about the rat mirror images; they're inconvenient, but they're not the ones throwing out 60 dmg every round.
You're our soldier heavy hitter! Go get 'em, champ! I mean...assuming we ever roll above 10 :D

Dice bot hates me and I feel useless.

Don't worry - Dice Bot hates all of us this boss fight :D

If he doesn't have SP, it rolls down to affect HP instead :)

also: oooow, my bloods :C Between being Prone and having Cover I really thought I'd be safe, and yet, here we are with the boss rolling 17s :D
If it's alright with the rest of the party, Rawksim is just gonna....lay down and rest his eyes for a couple rounds.

So, I had a thought - Rawksim's Enervation was held until after Naylor goes, so that Red could potentially be Flat Footed. I did it so he'd be easier to hit, but if the Trick works and he's Flat Footed, he maybe can't take Reactions, and maybe can't Rat Switcheroo based on Shifty's explanations for why Red has been saving his Reactions? So the spell and the rat switcheroo technically haven't happened yet, and maybe won't if Naylor gets lucky?

Nooooo my Enervate :C :C :C Well, at least Orange slightly sucks now :D

I've got 1 spell slot left each for levels 2, 3, and 4, and I'm going try and hold those in reserve for Emergency Heals/Res. I've used my cool once-a-day United Society boon (@everyone don't forget to take your benefit!) and I've tanked like, 170 points of dmg. Rawksim's pretty tapped out - not a lot more he can do for this fight. Now we just need Dice Bot to cooperate! It's what, like, Round 5, and we haven't even hit the Big Boss yet? Brutal.

Shifty's right, this is supposed to be a tough fight, but it feels like the real enemy here so far is RNG :C

...apropos of nothing, Rawksim's got the Second Seeker (Luwazi Elsebo) boon Team Spirit slotted, so, uh, at least there's that going for us - any potential Raise Dead's cost 2 less Fame? :D :D :C :D

Isn't it a new round? I spent my 3RP to stabilize last round. Then Red did the Tail Nova deal, so I figured it was a new round?

Whew, finally, an attack roll above 10 :D
Ok, Jerkface McGee there gets 2 temporary negative levels. That equates to -2 to AC, attack rolls, CMBs, Saves, Ability Checks and Skills. Additionally, -10 SP, -10 HP, and counts as level -2 for level-dependent stuf; notably Weapon Specialization, so -2 dmg. May also knock Red down a tier of Sneak Attack damage, but that's sort of a grey area. Glad that one landed; if he has some kind of ninja master way of weaseling out of it Rawksim will explode :D

Rawksim spends 1 RP to regain 1 HP and pop back to consciousness. Everyone hears a telepathic murmur, followed by a growl. "We need to finish this off - we can't keep Elsebo waiting! Come on Starfinders, we can do this!"
With this admonishing encouragement, Rawksim uses a Swift action to activate the United Society boon. Every ally gets to choose one of the following three benefits:
- gain a +2 Morale bonus on all attack & dmg rolls until the beginning of Rawksim's next turn
- Regain SP equal to your own level
- Remove a single condition as per Remove Condition
Rawksim is going to opt for the +2 to hit. He'll then fly low to the ground, still hasted, ending up still prone near taking cover behind the rat plateau's paw. His Starfinder Backpack allows him to draw a Serum of Healing as he moves. @Shifty I'm choosing this square since I think it gives me line of sight to Red, but provides cover? LMK if that's not the case.
Finally, Rawksim readies his Standard Action to cast Enervate at Red again, after Naylor attacks. Really hoping for that Flat-Footed. For simplicity I'll roll the dice now, but this will happen after Naylor's attack.
vs Red EAC; hopefully flat footed!: 1d20 + 14 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 2 + 1 = 34

FWIW I asked if I could make any kind of checks or cast spells to try and understand what's up with the rat clones thingy. Shifty replied:

@Rawk - You are pretty sure it was Red that threw the dagger, the rest all hold knives as though they are waiting for something to happen. All four look pretty identical in their hooded cowls and matching daggers, but maybe red looks a bit...bulkier?

I took that to mean that no further info would be forthcoming making a check, so I opted against wasting actions on Mysticism checks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@Jackojare Don't forget you're Hasted, so you can be moving+shooting, or even full-attack + single moving. You've got a Grenade Launcher, right? That attacks in a parabola, should be ok to fire that even though you're 'below' the enemy? Make these rats know fear :D

Yeah, mostly though, we need to start getting some statistically expected rolls.

The ysoki's knife slices up something important inside Rawksim, whose eyes bulge, and then close. Like a shooting star, Rawksim's uncontrolled form crashes to the ground...
Fall dmg: 7d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3) = 20

Rawksim's spirit is still strong! He has fought demi-gods before; no mere Laoite is going to end his tale. He spends 3 RP to stabilize.

I wasn't paying close enough attention last night; I definitely thought I still had a few SP left, whereas I was already into HP damage. Yikes. Flying up even higher and then casting a spell was not a smart decision.

Guys, as it turns out - I should not take my turns after having a few drinks at the Office Holiday Zoom Party :D

Ooof, sounds rough :C Sorry to hear about your troubles! Yikes, 4 hours is a lot daily driving..! Hope you can find a way to take some "me" time!

I posted for Naylor at the same time as Numbat, so obv. disregard my bot-ing!

Rawksim flies up to the roof (70 ft if I understand?) and fires off Enervation at Red.
vs Red EAC, maybe Flat Footed in Naylor's Trick worked: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 = 23

It's been 36 hrs, so I'm gonna go for Naylor. As long as Shifty's ok with it, Naylor will keep their Falcon Boots active and run along the side of the rat-structure wall, Matrix-style. She'll trick attack Red on her way by. Up to you if that movement provokes or not - Naylor is over the lip, and has Mobility, so I'll take that chance with someone else's character, haha (heh fingers crossed - don't @ me Numbat :D :D :D) (I kid, please @ me, I'm sorry :D)

Trick attack: take 10 for 32
Naylor Hail Pitsol vs Red KAC: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 12 + 1 = 26
Naylor potential Cold and Piercing damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10
Naylor potential trick damage + Flat-footed/Off-target: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 3, 8, 8) = 20

I don't know about the rest of the drone action economy stuff, but I am confident that drones and constructs count as creatures, and legal targets for haste.

Telepathically: "Bogey has some sort of juiced up Mirror Image effect going on; target the bulkiest one!"

Rawksim flies down amongst his allies to cast Haste. I think I can get everyone into the 30 ft emanation of Haste, except for Gremvest - sorry big buy! You can haste yourself though right?

"Naylor, lock the lead rat down! I've got a nasty bolt of necromantic whammy that had Datch's name on it, but, any port in a storm!" I'd like to drop an Enervation on the Big Bad, but I'll wait until he's flat footed to increase the chances of it landing.

Oh sorry - I wasn't using Treat Deadly Wounds, I used the Mystic Healing Touch class ability, which is where the 10 min per recipient is from.

Rawksim mentally yells out "Contact! Four bogies! Four...identical bogies?" as he slaps a hand onto the dagger wound.

Can I tell which one attacked me? Related, is there anything I can do, checks I can make, etc., to try and understand what's up with the identical rats?"

For what it's worth, we paused for 30 min after fighting those halflings in the tunnels: 10 min to restore HP to Gremvest, 10 min to restore HP to Jackojare, and 10 min to restore SP to Rawksim. So he could have made a grenade, and regained HP, and regained SP? I think?

"Tell you what, Benoit - if your soul passes today, I'll owe you a space-coke in the next life when we meet there. Now - I'm going up for a better look. Stay frosty."
Rawksim flies up as discussed, 65' up and 20' forwards.

Waiting for Jackojare to pick a spot, then flying up 65 ft & forwards to the Flyin' R space.
Also: adding JackRock to the "Pact Worlds Alt Rock Band Names" list :D

Rawksim can stabilize for free, so if you're knocked down, he'll make best effort to stabilize/cure so you don't have to spend RP. He was serious about not losing anyone under his medic-watch!

Sorry Shifty, but after an entire season of Datch's bullshrimp, no one believes that this mysterious assassin master just wants to have a nice chat! I'm surprised we haven't hit a trap yet lol. (If the scenario writer is trying to get us to parlay with Dispassion, I'm not sure why they bothered :D)

Well, that's how I feel anyways. The rest of the party may be more optimistic.

If it's alright, Rawksim will fly forwards 20 ft and up 65 ft, BUT, I will wait until Jackojare and Naylor get into position first, since I think there's a strong chance peeking will start initiative. So Rawksim is currently where his token is, but after Jackojare and Naylor decide on their starting points he'll move to the R on the map, flying 65' up.

Benoit's suggestion works for me! I'm assuming that casting spells will break whatever 'talking to the BBEG' is happening now, so, probably not going to buff. Intend to throw out a Haste as soon as able, though.

Rawksim has a speedy fly speed as well as enough ranks in Acrobatics to hover - can he fly up to take a look at the 'top' of the raised pedestal area easily, or does that make things awkward for you Shifty?

"It is. We've come to find out why she's targeted the Starfinder Society, and then teach her that she kicked the wrong hornet's nest."

"Let's ride, Team. Luwazi's waiting on us - who knows what the starship battlefield looks like now. Oh and Grem - keep your eyes open."
Yes, I giggle a little to myself every time I say that :D