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I'd prefer Pegasus, but Drake would be fine too if folks feel like we need the firepower

Pilot (Ace Pilot): +12
Captain (B/D/I): +10/+7/+3
Mysticism: +8
Gunner: +8

"Oh, I hope we're flying ourselves! Sounds like a really fun run through the Drift! And...er...of course it's important to the Society, so I'm super glad to help."

Meanwhile, Szama tries to think about what she knows of Triune and what the deity could be looking for on this ship.

Mysticism: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Szama accepts the cup from Blinky and holds the steaming drink up to her mask as if to drink it. She tilts it toward her mask, and somehow, it doesn't just spill across the surface of the mask. "Thanks! It's very good tea. Did you make the blend yourself? That's good advice by the way. One of my first missions I learned the hard way not to pass up any of the pleasantries that civilized life can offer, so this is very apprecia-!"

Just then, Szama is wrapped up in a six-armed hug from Ayoka. "Oh, it's great to see you, Ayoka! I'm glad we'll get to work together again. I can show you some of my new powers." She gives her fellow skitter a thumbs up, once again revealing her fur, and she remembers that Ayoka had asked about it. "Oh, it's always done that. That's part of why I wear these robes. Otherwise, it tends to be distracting for people. I think it's connected to my powers, though, cuz it's shifting more than ever now. Pretty cool, huh?"

When Elwin enters and offers coffee, Szama accepts that as well and alternates between sipping at Blinky's tea and the elf's coffee. "Wow, this is a great start to a new mission! So many tasty drinks!"

Szama has not played in any of those scenarios/APs

A small figure in long golden robes and a rather plain mask that completely obscures her face approaches the hovering robot. She reaches out and trails a finger through projected text, revealing that the fur of her arm is a constantly shifting array of colors and patterns. "Okay! Guess I'll just hang out here for a minute. I wonder if any of the old Skitterforce is going to be on this mission too!"

Player Name/Alias: Mjolbeard
Character Name: Szama
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 177216-707
Perception Modifier: +1
Initiative Modifier: +4
Day Job Roll: Profession (cook): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 = 16
Faction: Acquisitives

Boons
Faction: Acquisitives Champion
Ally: Ebaki's Debt
Social: Live Air Celebrity
Personal: Nufriend Skittermander

Ah heck! How can I pass up further adventures with the skitter crew? I'm in for 1-25!

Excellent! Thanks for running us through this series, Shifty! I also managed to finish running 3-03 myself too, so Szama will have the full series under her belt as well, even though she wasn't in the group at the start.

I'm pretty stoked about that shimmerstone staff on the chronicle too! Could make for some fun shenanigans with mind-affecting spells along the way!

Been great gaming with all of you! Looking forward to doing it again sometime soon!

"Not to mention the alliance with the Veskarium! I'm sure we'll get plenty of great resources out of it, not to mention the opportunity to explore all sorts of great new places. It is sad we had to kill so many people along the way, but they were on the wrong side this time. If you want to spend more time exploring how things could've gone differently though, Ayoka, come see me sometime and we'll explore some different realities."

"Good luck with that," Szama scoffs from the ground. "Maybe you can collect from your boss when you see them in the Boneyard! As for me, I'm not interested in dying today. Go earn your keep I guess."

Cut and run

I'm out of tricks. I mean, there's a chance I could get lucky on the readied attack, either with the guard rolling a nat 1 or missing on concealment, but at this point it's practically a guaranteed thing for us to lose this fight anyway. I think Szama is just going to take the L on this one.

I surrender

Szama lays back and puts her upper arms beneath her head, "Your boss is dead, and as soon as we're done here, we're taking word of what's been going on here right to the authorities, so Ainveln's patron's days are numbered too. I sure hope you got paid in advance, fellas. Otherwise, you're out of luck."

Bluff: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Got it, just wanted to check on that. Thanks!

Did the guards attempt that Fortitude save against the smoke grenade? There's a chance they fail and that would mean they can't act on their turns, so no readied attack on Szama and no sword strike to the tree.

Well, guess it's time for a bit of a gambit here. GM, let me know if you have issues with this.

Szama focuses her spirit to return to her friends. She finds herself surrounded by the guards and decides it's time for a desperate maneuver. She pulls a grenade from her pouch as subtly as she can, clutches it to her chest, and sets it off, letting loose a cloud of smoke to cut the guards off from her allies.

Spend 1 RP to get back in the fight with 1 HP. Draw and detonate a smoke grenade on my own space (I don't think that provokes since it's not a ranged attack, but your call). Since I'm not actually throwing it, I didn't roll an attack roll, but let me know if you'd like me to.
DC15 Fortitude save from them or they spend their turn choking and taking no other action. I don't have a huge hope of them failing the save, since their clearly combatant-style foes, but at least the concealment could make things a little more difficult on them.

That last hit from the guard rings Szama's bell, and she falls unconscious. As she drifts between realities, she does her best to cling to the one where her friends are still fighting against Ainveln.

Spend 1 RP to stabilize

Planning on it, although my plans may not matter much when the guards decide to come finish the job this round. I just had to try that grenade, and I'm glad I did. Getting a crit on an area attack is always fun!

In a desperate bid to put a little more hurting on the enemy forces, Szama carefully steps away from the guards and tosses a frag grenade to blast all three of them! (see orange outline for 15ft burst)

Frag Grenade I: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 Damage (P) (DC 15 for half): 1d6 ⇒ 2
Crit damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Looks like Grey takes the crit because they're closest to the center of the blast

Regarding saves from spells, if I get adjacent to an ally, I have the Spellguard feat, which will let me add a +2 to my ally's save as a reaction and take a penalty to my saves until start of my next turn, so it could help a bit. I also have 1 Nova, so I've got a reroll in my back pocket in case it's needed.

Yeah, I've just been thinking about how different this would be playing if I had hit level 4 and could have 2nd level spells and the spell slots that comes along with. I'm also regretting my choice of 0-level spells. Hazard is fun and flavorful, but it's only a d3 and save negates. Pretty brutal when you're up against the limit of your spells like I am now.

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Shaking off the worst of the acidic mist, Szama moves to get a better angle on Ainveln and fires her pistol at the gnome.

Hail Pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 Damage (C&P): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Szama runs into position and tosses a shock grenade out to hit Ainveln and the rear guard.

Grenade: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 Damage (E) - DC15 for half: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Believe I should be able to place the grenade with 15ft burst to hit Ainveln and the white guard

Sorry, I'm okay, just been extra busy at work, and my parents have been in town with us since this past Saturday for the 4th. Jumping back in now!

Oh dang! I misread that! Well turns out I had a mk 1 myself, so I'll use that for the time being. Thanks!

Not really trying to keep us from moving forward. Just adding a bit of drama with the fact that we're running low on resources.

"Mmm...no you're right. We have to deal with Ainveln now, as best we can. We're Starfinders after all, and skittermanders too! If we don't help, who will? Let's go." Szama holsters her pistol again until the group reaches Ainveln's likely location, and checks herself over for all her remaining grenades. "Alright, let's rock!"

Also gonna take one of those healing serums, just to get up to full in case things break bad in the upcoming fight.

Mk 1 Healing serum: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Szama will also take 10 to recover Stamina

"What's toothpaste?" Szama asks, suddenly making you very glad that she wears that mask all the time. "More importantly, are we sure we have to go after Ainveln like...right now? I don't know about you, Ayoka and Squizzer, but I'm basically tapped for my magic. At least, the magic that's worth anything in a stand-up fight like we've been having today. If we can't afford to give until tomorrow that's okay. I just don't know how much I'll be able to add beyond a stray grenade and maybe a lucky shot like that last one I got in."

"Nice work, Buddy! That's one down! Let's take down this other [string of skittermander expletives]!" Szama decides another strategy might be helpful, since her accuracy hasn't been the greatest. Maybe she should focus on just getting in one good hit!

Hail Pistol: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Crit Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Target also takes 1d4 bleed on their turn

Szama keeps blasting away at Black, hoping to whittle the enemy down to finish this fight!

Hail pistol: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 4 = 6 Damage (C&P): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Hail pistol: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 6 - 4 = 4 Damage (C&P): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Szama raises her hail pistol and fires twice at the nearest guard.

Hail pistol: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 6 - 4 = 7 Damage (C&P): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Hail pistol: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 6 - 4 = 15 Damage (C&P): 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"OWOWOWOW," Szama shouts in pain and alarm as the guard's attack draws blood. She carefully steps back into the hall as she wishes Mujina was here and pulls a grenade from her pack before tossing it in between the pair of foes.

Guarded step and draw a grenade, then toss at the intersection right between the two guards! This is a flash grenade I, so if I hit my targets, they'll need to make a DC15 Reflex save or become blinded for 1d4 rounds.

Grenade toss: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"You got it, Buddy!" Szama hurries forward to get a clear view through the doorway, then calls upon memories of a life lived in another reality where the very air is suffused with a burning, corrosive fog!

Cast Acidic Mist (see green area on the map). Targets that start their turn in the area take the damage below. DC 14 Fortitude save for half.

Acidic Mist: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9

That order sounds good to me

Szama gives her fellow Skitterfinders a meaningful look, "My thoughts exactly. Is there anything else we need to check out here before we go?"

Szama shows Mossgrove the message. ”It seems like it’s addressed to him, unless Ainveln is a common name among xenowardens?”

"Wait a minute, it sounds like Jularaz is writing to Ainveln. Isn't that the name of the person you said would hunt down whoever was doing this? Who is he?"

"I can understand wanting to make money," Szama says, thinking back on her relationship with the Acquisitives faction and their brave heroic leader, "But to exploit and destroy peaceful entities like the kinwoods to do it is unforgivable! Well, we've seen all along that the people working on this shimmersheen stuff are bad news. Let's put an end to their nasty experiments once and for all!"

Szama stands behind Buddy, ready to follow her skitterpal through the leftward door.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Szama is still working on keeping the blade from catching on her robes, though she's glad to also have her pistol back now. At least now she might be able to contribute to any upcoming confrontations.

Szama sees Joe tense up at the oncoming wave of psychic pain, then Squizzer reacts in an attempt to divert the energy. Drawn to help her fellow witch, Szama digs deep and focuses her own energy to help withstand the assault!

Mysticism (aid): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Szama also has the Spellguard feat, which would grant a +2 bonus to an ally's save against a spell/SLA. Could also just be flavor for helping divert this effect!

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Szama is way too busy trying not to get the spiny blade caught up in her robes to keep her eyes open for whatever is coming up ahead.

Mysticism, Mossgrove aid: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 = 28

Picking up one of the spined blades, Szama moves over to check out the sap. "Ooh...the blight and the sap corruption is definitely magical in nature! I wonder what's causing it! Maybe is something from the First World? Or could it be something to do with the trees themselves reacting to whatever forces are stealing their sap?"

She looks up as Mossgrove expresses their concern. "So...you're asking a crew of skittermander Starfinders for help investigating and dealing with a magical corruption that's plaguing your planet and bringing hostile forces to threaten your otherwise peaceful existence? Well guess what, nufriend Mossgrove! You just hit the jackpot!"

Despite not having any wounds, Szama still feels drained after the fight wraps up. "Whew! Those guys were tough! I'm almost out of magic for the day, aside from the simpler stuff, of course. I wonder how complicated those weapons would be," she says wandering over and picking up one of the fey's weapons.

Did the fey creatures leave their weapons behind or did they poof out when we took them down? If the weapons are still there, what are we looking at?

"MOAR HAZARD!!!" Szama yells as her voice reverberates behind the remaining fey.

Sonic damage (DC13 Reflex negate): 1d3 ⇒ 1

Szama puts an electric hazard behind the fey!

Hazard damage (DC13 reflex negates): 1d3 ⇒ 1

Szama once again reaches forward. "Come on, Buddy! A couple big hits and maybe we'll at least scare these nasty things off!"

Cast Shifting Surge on Buddy for next round. His next round of attacks will deal sonic damage, and the next attack that hits will deal and extra 2d6 damage.

Szama moves up behind Buddy to offer her help. "Buddy, if you let me take that antitoxin, I can hit you with it so you can keep smacking these creeps!"

Offer to spend a move action to take the antitoxin from Buddy and use it on him. With Hyper, I could do that this turn (Move action to move > Hyper move action to retrieve antitoxin > standard action to inject Buddy). If Buddy's okay with that, and it passes muster with the GM, then that will be my action this turn.

My bad! Misunderstood the initiative tracker

I haven't acted yet this round. Let's see if my action now can help any.

Szama summons yet another burst of howling wind to surround the fey, blasting them with sound.

Cast Hazard for sonic damage. since this is a 5ft burst, I think I should be able to position this right behind the middle creature and hit all three. DC13 Reflex save negates

Sonic damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Szama focuses her magic to call out her favorite reality of pokey needles that find Black and Grey and pierce into them!

Puncture Veil as a full round action; damage below, plus both targets take bleeding 1 for 3 rounds

Damage (P): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Szama moves up and follows Squizzer's example, summoning a blast of thunder to surround the two fey grouped to the west of the path.

Move and cast Hazard; DC13 Reflex negates

Hazard (sonic damage): 1d3 ⇒ 1