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That paragraph is from Vandor's profile, but it's originally copied from the book and then edited a bit so it references Vandor instead of the player... Thanks for the ruling, although reading up a bit on the Gameplay thread I think she's already flat footed from Darkrunner's trick attack anyway. So Vandor should be able to attack and move without worries.
Debating Vandor's moves and I need a rules interpretation. If Vandor uses his Clever Feint envoy improvisation to make the assassin flat-footed can he then move without provoking? Flat-footed normally prevents targets from taking reactions but the wording specifically says that enemy is flat-footed against his attacks". So does that mean the target isn't truly considered to have the flat-footed condition and can still make Attacks of Opportunity? CLEVER FEINT (EX) (1ST)As a standard action, Vandor can fake out an enemy within 60 feet, making that enemy open to his attacks. He must attempt a Bluff check with the same DC as a check to feint against that enemy (though this isn’t a standard check to feint, so Improved Feint and Greater Feint don’t apply). Even if he fails, that enemy is flat-footed against his attacks until the end of his next turn. If he succeeds, the enemy is also flat-footed against Vandor's allies’ attacks until the end of his next turn. He can’t use clever feint against a creature that lacks an Intelligence score.
"She's been stalling until Luwazi got on stage! But she didn't count on us deactivating her bombs. Too bad you didn't hit the button while I was stumbling through Yamlet, we all probably would have been happier. Now for the last %#@!ing time; surrender already. The bar is calling, and we've all had one hell of a day." Vandor maintains Not In the Face and readies a shot at the assassin if she acts violently. Readied attack:
Vandor moves into the room, "Hey, it doesn't need to go down like this. Just let us take you into custody and we'll get it all sorted out.
Not in the Face (DC 14): As a move action, Vandor can choose one enemy within 60 feet. That enemy must succeed at a Will save or take a –4 penalty to all attacks it makes against him until the end of his next turn.
Not sure if this is the real tech or not, Vandor lowers his weapon, but doesn't holster it. Need to get this one to Radaszam and let him sort it out. "Your commitment to your craft is admirable. But I'm sure Luwazi doesn't want some grand spectacle overshadowing the importance of her announcement so I'm sure she won't mind. Why don't you step outside with us. We're looking for someone we believe may be disguised as a member of the event staff, so we can't take any chances. I'm sure you understand."
Seeing Chikasa earning the odd strange glance from the guests while he attempts to discreetly examine the stage area Vandor realizes the explosive-team might need a distraction. Grabbing a nearby bottle of wine off the bar Vandor hops up on a table at the far end of the hall. Imitating the stumbling, staggering posture of one who has a little to much to drink he begins to ramble... "Uh, attention everyone. Attention. I know you all came here to...hic... hear the First Speaker's big announcement, and I'm gonna let her make that announcement. But first there's an announcement of my own I want to make. I am leaving the Society to become an... ACTOR! Meeting my hero Zo! has inspired me to finally chase my dream of being rich and famous. And what better way to announce my new career path than by reenacting the entirety of the famous ysoki playYamlet.. with every role played by myself. So here goes... Vandor launches into his one-man interpretation of ysoki theater hoping this trainwreck is convincing enough to distract the crowd from the stage area...
Come on guys, find those explosives fast...
"All right, all right. If we're gonna do this let's get it over with. Haastaskin, we'll obviously need your combat skills on the assassin, and since I'm not as skilled an engineer as the others I guess that puts me with you. Seven and one other can handle bomb duty, unless you think we'll need three there. Seems to me like we'd be better off with three of us fighting the assassin. Thoughts?" At least if the fight doesn't go well
Vandor examines the contents of the pack as Chikasa searches it. Frowning as he looks over the scale oil and texture cream. "Hm, looks like our assassin may have been working on a disguise, maybe? And all this data on Ms. Acheosi makes me wonder. I'm not a betting man, well actually I am, and I'll bet you good credits that Ms. Acheosi has curly hair and is kn the guest list for tonight's party. But let's see..."
Vandor follows the others into the room and whistles in ironic appreciation. "Love what this guy has done with the place. The dirty pile of mats really brightens the place up, brings the whole room together." gesturing to the sparking panel he says "And nothing says 'I live in The Sparks' better than an actual sparking panel in your living room. Fantastic. Although that pack looks interesting..."
Vandor sips his drink and frowns. "How is your drink Royo? It's a shame the Society didn't spring for a non-synthetically distilled whiskey. I find that synthesizers never quite get the fermentation quite right. Not when compared to the old fashioned Golarion barrel-distilling techniques. What do you think?"
Vandor approaches Royo. He engages in some light chit-chat in an attempt to further feel out how to influence the ysoki.
Then he attempts to impress Royo with some physical science talk. "I couldn't agree more that we rely to much on technology. I've encountered many strange phenomenon out in the depths of space that my ship's sensors just couldn't identify, ethereal storms, for example, play havok on ship's sensors. One must know the science, or in some cases the esoteric arcane elements, behind these phenomenon to able to cope with their effects. Even spacial anomalies caused by Drift travel can be dangerous. An important landmark being absorbed into the Drift and disappearing from our plane, might cause inconsistencies in the navicomputer's star charts that the computer just isn't equipped to handle. One can't always rely on a computer to calculate the path from on point to another in the galaxy. True knowledge, will never become obsolete."
A little disappointed that his very best smile was wasted on someone who doesn't even look up at him. Vandor looks at the tasks Naiaj is performing on her various devices. "Apostae huh? Yeah they can be difficult. You gotta know how to handle them. Drow are always scheming and plotting against each other as much as they are trying to screw you over. Anyway, back when I used to uhh.. work in the "shipping" industry the drow corporations always used to hide proprietary tracking devices on their shipments and then used false tracking numbers so that their rivals would never really be certain where exactly the shipments were. I'll bet if you gained access to the ambassador's adminstrative servers, you could just ping the hidden trackers of the shipments your trying to find and get their exact locations whenever you like. Might be more efficient and more accurate than tracking them via conventional means. Here I can do it right from my datapad and send you the updates in real time."
After leaving his contact info with Zo!'s assistant, Vandor continues to move through the party, mingling here and there before approaching Naiaj. He gives the gnome his winning-est most charming smile and says. "You must be Venture-Captain Naiaj, I'm Vandor Draak, Starfinder agent. I'm still pretty new but you might have heard of some of my exploits already. he shrugs modestly, "The more experienced agents say that you're one of the most competent Captains in the Society, so I thought, in the interest of team building, I'd introduce myself. Any idea what tonight's big announcement is all about?"
"Shows you say? I've always thought I would make a great action hero. I've got the looks, the charisma and most importantly; I've got the skills to back it up!" Vandor unholsters his pistol and grabs a pair of serving tongs off of the buffet in his other hand. Leaping up on a table he proceeds to give Zo! a demonstration of his agility in stage combat, twirling his pistol around like an actor from one of those old Akitonian gunslinger holo-films, and wielding the tongs as a makeshift 'sword' pretending to fence an invisible opponent.
"Starfiners have to keep their skills sharp, we never know what kind of challenges we will face during missions, I'm sure the Society's members would be an almost endless pool of talent for your Action Scenes!"
Vandor saunters arrogantly around the Skyreach Room. Feeling out the crowd and grabbing a drink. Finally he decides to make contact with the Eoxian Zo. "Some party huh? Not much good conversation to be had from this crowd though. Most people here are a little dry and boring, but you look like a man with some interesting stories to tell. What brings you to this little shindig?"
A dashing, but smug looking human in the briefing throws his arm over the back of his chair and leans back, a Cheshire grin spreads across his face. "Now this is my kinda mission. A party. No crazed fugutives? No haunted starships? Deadly parasites? hideous monsters? Phew, I am so glad you came to me Seeker, and you'll be glad too. The only things more dangerous than my pistol, are my dry wit, undeniable charm and my dashing, rogue-like good looks. Schmoozing is my specialty. When does this little pow-wow get started? Do I have time to put on something more suited for rubbing elbows with the cultural elite?"
Vandor returns to the captain's chair and opens communications to the purple escort ship. "Did you see how easily we dispatched your sister ship? The entire Starfinder fleet is under orders to defend us at all costs. Attacking us would invite the fury of every ship in our armada. You may as well surrender now!" he cuts off comms and says to the crew "Let's hope they bought it then we can concentrate on the capital ship!"
"All right crew, we've got to attack that capital ship from the aft position, but it looks like we've got escorts to deal with. Let's see if we can't make them think twice about shooting at us." He opens communications to the nearest Jinsul ship (one of the orange ones). "Attention Jinsul escort vessel. This is the Starfinder vessel Pegasus. This ship is equipped with the most advanced shields and weapons in the entire Starfinder fleet. Your only hope for survival is to power down your weapons and surrender. Failure to comply will result in your immediate destruction."
Taunt:
(Any Phase, Push)
You can use the communications system to broadcast a taunting message to the enemy vessel. You select an enemy vessel and a phase of combat (engineering, helm, or gunnery), and then attempt a Bluff or Intimidate check (DC = 15 + 1.5 × the enemy starship’s tier). If you are successful, each enemy character acting during the selected phase takes a –2 penalty to all checks for 1d4 rounds; the penalty increases to –4 if the enemy’s check is made as part of a push action. Once used against an enemy starship, regardless of the outcome, taunt can’t be used against that starship again during the same combat.
Vandor curses as his grenade explodes in the hallway but somehow manages to miss all the targets. Things only get worse as he gets shocked by the arcing electricity that hits Twitch. Before he knows it one of the jinsul is in his face trying to land a bite. This is what I get for trying to help out. Run THEN shoot Vandor, that's the motto, isn't it? He manages to fend off his attacker and decides it's time to finally put some distance between him and his opponents. He leaps backwards, away from the jinsul and makes a break for the top level of the bridge, taking cover behind the control consoles there.
Resisting the urge to put more distance between himself and the aliens Vanor sees an opportunity he can't pass up. He pulls out a stickybomb grenade pulls the pin, thinks to himself Gods, I hope I don't regret this... and tosses the grenade into the hallway.
Entangled:
Source Starfinder Core Rulebook pg. 275
You are ensnared. Being entangled impedes your movement but does not entirely prevent you from moving unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. You move at half speed, you cannot run or charge, and you take a –2 penalty to your AC, attack rolls, Reflex saving throws, initiative checks, and Dexterity-based skill and ability checks.
Missing with a Thrown Weapon: If you miss on a ranged attack with a thrown weapon, the weapon lands in a random square or grid intersection as appropriate near your target. To determine where it lands, roll 1d8. This determines the initial misdirection of the throw, with 1 falling short (off-target in a straight line toward the thrower), and 2 through 8 rotating around the target creature or grid intersection in a clockwise direction, as illustrated in the diagram above. After you’ve determined the misdirection of the throw, roll 1d4. The result is how many squares away in that direction the weapon lands.
Vandor watches as Hido hits the ground. Oh no, this is getting out of hand. Looks like it's time to be the hero Vandor. Here we go, this better work...
CLEVER FEINT (EX):
As a standard action, Vandor can fake out an enemy within 60 feet, making that enemy open to his attacks. He must attempt a Bluff check with the same DC as a check to feint against that enemy (though this isn’t a standard check to feint, so Improved Feint and Greater Feint don’t apply). Even if he fails, that enemy is flat-footed against his attacks until the end of his next turn. If he succeeds, the enemy is also flat-footed against Vandor's allies’ attacks until the end of his next turn. He can’t use clever feint against a creature that lacks an Intelligence score. Vandor steps out from the alley, his gun down now but still in his hand. "Jodain stop! Some new toys for you to play with just arrived! I can see them through the windows of your bar! They look thirsty, you better go serve them!"
@Vandor, you can pull out a weapon as part of a move if you have a +1 BAB which I think you should have as a lvl 2 envoy. By the looks of it you only did a single move. So you should still have an standard left if you want to do something with it (even if it is only to move further around the corner)
Vandor pops his head around the corner and yells back "Yeah, well you're a bad friend too Jodain! And that brandy you gave me didn't even have any real alcohol!! What kind of monster are you?!" He fires off a quick shot before ducking back.
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