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Thanks for running, GM S! And thanks for playing, everyone else :) I wasn't sure I'd get to play this character again, but I'm happy to have been proven wrong :)

Day job (Weapons Collector): 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (5) + 24 = 29
Tier 4 Acquisitive = 29 * 2 * 4 = 232

Varuthalla lets out a long breath, and pumps her fist. After savouring the moment, she gets onto comms.
"Elsebo, Jadnura, this is Strikeforce Vorpal Kickass'o. Dhurus is down - repeat, Dhurus is down!"
"...also I took the liberty of naming our Strikeforce."

Varuthalla moves and ascends to keep the demigod just within 60'.
"She's right, you know," Varuthalla says, backing up Omni. "I was there. It was ... actually the whole ordeal was quite disturbing." She punctuates her statement with another Heavy Fire.
vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28
magical P dmg: 3d10 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (10, 3, 10) + 11 + 5 = 39
I have the "+1 Luckstone" if a 29 would hit FF KAC!

Hey, forums are still up? Time for some action economy bullshrimp XD
Varuthalla triggers her skitterheart to get an extra Move Action, which she uses to activate her auto-injector (Which I have a Chronicle Sheet for) to inject her spell amp of Haste. Sufficiently quick, and able to move and still Full Attack, Varuthalla then zips out from behind the deactivated tower (90 ft fly speed to get +40 ft up and 45 ft away = just within 60 ft of Dhurus) and finally Heavy Fires against Dhurus!
vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
magical P dmg: 3d10 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (3, 1, 10) + 11 + 5 = 30

Varuthalla decides the time for futzing is over. Now, it is the time for shooting. Full Round heavy fire.
vs KAC, One Range Increment: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 18 - 2 = 34
magical P dmg: 3d10 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (3, 2, 1) + 11 + 5 = 22

Hopefully everything goes smoothly and we can get back here after a few days. But let's be real, the Paizo forums aren't known for being robust. I floated the idea of Discord just as a Plan B. "Not necessarily Discord, but Discord if necessary," if you will.

Don't forget, the Forums are going down tomorrow, for (hopefully) just a few days!
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I don't suppose you all have Discord handles incase the forum upgrade goes pear shaped..? I'm @kishmo on Discord if anyone needs to reach out!
See you on the other side!

Hahah, aw man, a Nat 1 on the first round of combat! You hate to see it folks!
Well. Most of the time XD
Varuthalla gets down to business, trying her best to understand and crack whatever this power pylon is.
Engineering: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (19) + 21 = 40
Piloting: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (7) + 22 = 29
If this counts as a trap, lock, or door, add +4 to those rolls, from the appropriate tool kit?
GM S specifically said these are Hard checks, so I'm guessing that 29 Piloting isn't going to cut it; I'm using my t-shirt re-roll to reroll that.
Piloting reroll with novas: 1d20 + 22 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 22 + 5 = 46

Varuthalla just double moves with her Forcepack, flying up next to the closest pillar tower thingy. The triangle-looking one.
"Oh s@&!, angry jinsul demigod. Angry jinsul demigoood!!"
Setting up to try a Full Round Disable next turn.

"Thanks Omni. Damned leggy bastard rattled my psyche pretty well, there."
As funny as the mental image of Varuthalla chugging a six pack of "Cayden's Own" brand healing serums is, I've got more than enough ACPs Spacey-Ps to pay for spellcasting services. I assume that's possible, with most of the Society here? I'm spending the 12 Spacey-Ps to get a Regenerate cast.
Regenerate healing: 12d8 ⇒ (4, 6, 1, 8, 1, 8, 4, 8, 4, 6, 4, 3) = 57
After a Regenerate and a 10 min rest, I'm good to press onwards as well, and descend to the pit!

Feeling the need to end this before her brain is turned to mush, Varuthalla bears down and opens up with a Heavy Fire!
vs Jinsul KAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Magical P dmg: 3d10 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (10, 5, 6) + 11 + 5 = 37

I'm not sure where we landed with that Mind Thrust with the grapples and the AoOs and all, but: Will in case needed?
Will DC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Varuthalla's looking roughed up, with her head swollen, puffy, and leaking purple blood.
"Stay ... outta ... my ... Head!"

Varuthalla zips forwards, swapping to her machine gun as she goes, and then opens up on the remaining jinsul.
vs KAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Magical P dmg: 3d10 + 11 ⇒ (7, 3, 8) + 11 = 29
...but there might still be too much blood in her eyes.

Will vs DC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Varuthalla's head still recoils as if slapped, but this time, she's grinning through the purple-blue sylph blood streaming out of her ears and nostrils.
"You just made your second mistake, pal."
Ow, though XD

I don't think I rested after taking damage last, so - I'm at 4 SP, not 42, FWIW.
Varuthalla takes a Guarded Step back, to let Huck and Omni take the front, and then keeps on firing at the two fiends.
vs Black and Red EAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
E dmg: 2d8 + 11 ⇒ (8, 4) + 11 = 23
In case it's relevant, Varuthalla ignores concealment, and any cover less than Total, via her Bullet Rain fighting style.

Will vs DC 20: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Varuthalla's head snaps back as if struck, coming back bleeding from her ears and nostrils.
"Sonofa..."

I assume it's fair to say we had guns out and forcepacks on, since we knew we were walking into a fight?
Varuthalla zips forwards with her forcepack, ascending +10 ft, while lining up a shot with Ol' Reliable, the stormcaller.
vs Black and Red EAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22
E dmg: 2d8 + 1112 + 11 ⇒ (7, 7) + 1112 + 11 = 1137
Ah, I'm back to only using the lowest quarter of the d20, I see XD Such a shame, my damage was typo'd so good this time! Damage is only +11, not +1112 of course, so it'd be 14 + 11 = 25 E dmg, in case a 22 hits EAC.

@GM S Are the walls on the map actual walls? Can we see the baddies?

Varuthalla nods in approval of Underthunder's roar - one reptilian gal to another. "Good girl," she says, her lip curling up in a smile.

Varuthalla's eyes would have grown big, watching Ailuros grow large and demi-godlike, to challenge Dhurus. "Whoa. Did not expect that...Still, gotta respect anyone willing to go toe-to-toe(-to toe?) with someone called the 'Master of War.'"

"Clearing Landing Sites" sounds like something for Tiers 3 - 4. Cracking the perimeter, though - that's high tier work XD I vote for attacking the perimeter structures.

Reluctantly, I vote to leave Space and continue on. As both the only high tier, and the only non-Discord, table this Special, I think we're already at high risk of everyone else finishing encounters ahead of us and us getting pulled ahead. In order to have best odds of finishing what's left, I think we should leave Space.

I'll be honest - I'm seriously considering hogging all the weapons this round, to make full use of the Targeting Aid.

I'm just flying this bus, so I don't get a vote, but, I'm fine with this, FWIW.

Okay the first rule of Starfinder 1e starship combat is "never flyby. Just, never." And our dice have been terrible this encounter.
But.
But. I'm gonna flyby XD Fortune favours the bold!
"Crew, this is your pilot speaking. Prepare for high-G manoeuvres, kids!" Varuthalla says over ship's comms. You can hear the smile on her face as she says it.
Flyby DC = 15 + 1½ Blue's Tier: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42
Edit to add: HELL YEAH! XD

If Dice Bot could see fit to roll above 10, that would be great :C

Once again Spoilering presumptive Skitterpal Engineer actions, in case someone else wants to take Engineer role. If not,

And Piloting init as well why not.
Piloting Init: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (6) + 22 = 28

Yeah, none of us are really rocking the d20s, recently. Hopefully we're just getting the 5-and-Unders out of our systems!!

For a moment, Varuthalla contemplates a flip & burn to go after the larger Triumph-class destroyer (Red) but, smelling blood in the water, decides it's probably better to try and pick off the smaller one (Blue) first.
"Light 'em up!" she calls over ship comms, positioning our Drake right in Blue's exhaust.
Flying as indicated by the white arrows, and Evading for +2 AC/TL.
Evade DC 25: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25
There's that three again..! Fortunately, that's all she needs.

To that point, I'd also suggest our gunners think about using the Starship Priming boon.

I'll go ahead and make Piloting Init while I'm here, too.
Piloting Init: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (11) + 22 = 33

I'll leave the door open for Stees to Engineer if so desired, but if not,

"Damnit Huck, stop letting the dinosaur push the Fire button! We need all hands on deck here!"
I gotta assume a Nat 1, with a dinosaur companion, is, well, UT trying to shoot the guns with stubby lil' theropod arms XD

Biochem Missile (28) misses the Drake only because of the evade maneuver.

I think the Blue Captain Demanded the gunner, which isn't included in the 28 to hit our 29 TL; I think it does actually hit us ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Our Skitterpal will try and Divert power to weapons.
Engineering DC 25: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23
Also jumping ahead a bit, but, here's Varuthalla's piloting Initiative.
Piloting Init: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25
Just crushing it over here

Assuming we lose init, Varuthalla would move ahead 4 hexes while Evading. (I haven't actually moved anything yet, just stating it, so GM S can go ahead when it's time.)
Piloting DC 25: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (17) + 22 = 39

APL is 10.2, so we round down to 10, so we're in subtier 9-10, with a Tier 10 Drake.
"Buckle up, losers - I'm flying like we're on the Plane of Air!"
I'll start Piloting, with skitterbackup in Engineering if no one else does.

"Nah, Fam. Fitch has saved my bacon - can't let her go down. And certainly not with the ship! There's one-of-a-kind magitech weaponry on the Master of Stars - it's practically a flying museum! No way can we let these jinsuls tear her apart!"

Two for, and two against - guess it's down to Stees!

Overseer GM is still posting in the old thread, FYI. I think all encounters have been forcibly ended, and we're voting, as a whole, about a starship battle.

Ref vs Space-Fireball: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
Varuthalla silently thanks the Vault Lord for recently furnishing her with fancy new armour; although still one of those shots got through.
Varuthalla (Free Action) drops her grenade laucher, before (Move Action) ascending another +15 ft (now up 30 ft) and drawing Ol' Faithful, here stormcaller. There's a moment where a small ionic streamer connects Black and Purple, before (Standard action the stormcaller calls a line of lightning between the two!
vs Black and Purple EAC: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (4) + 18 = 22
E dmg: 2d8 + 11 ⇒ (1, 2) + 11 = 14
The dice giveth; the dice taketh away.
Lastly, anticipating better shootin' next round, she'll (Free action) drop her stormcaller, and then (Swift action) quickdraw her machine gun.

I don't think Drei is in this new Thread yet; neither Drei nor their player are showing in the Players or Characters sections ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I got her on the board.

Thanks!! I got it figured out this morning eventually after all, haha :D

Varuthalla turns on her forcepack in preparation for breaking atmo, and advises the rest of the party to stay near. (As a Sylph, she can cast Space-Feather Fall Flight 1. It has literally never come up before XD)
I can't seem to add a token, but all else being equal, she'd land near Stees.

"No one expects an aerial theropod assault - we'll have the element of surprise!"

"Paradropping? Yes. Sign this sylph up."
Varuthalla is pumped for air shenanigans, but I as a player am fine with whatever:) And yay formatting back to normal!

Well, I gave up when it wouldn't let me post rapid fire, but - I am pleased to see you all succeeded so capably, where I failed <3

Posting dummy messages until we hit 50 and roll over onto a 2nd page of dialogue, or I get banned for spamming, whichever comes first?

((Yeah, maybe we just need to get to a new page for it to ... unbreak?))
Pilot Init: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24
((A 1 on init last round, and a 2 this time. Aha, I see how this goes. Don't worry y'all, just need to hang out another 9ish rounds XD))
With Stees moving to Science, Varuthalla's skitterpal tries her best to give the engines their due! ((Divert Power to Engines))
Divert Power to Engines DC 25: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
With our new Speed of 10, Varuthalla tries to fly defensively as close to their aft as she can. ((Evade stunt))
Piloting DC 25: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36

Yeah, same here. Anything posted in the last day or two is all funky. I assume this is related to the Store / forum software update?

Ruh roh, are the forums changing over already :D Well, catch as catch can, I guess!

Seeing that our quarry doesn't seem interested in turning to fight, Varuthalla calls out over ship's intercom to Engineering. "Full power to engines - we can't let them escape!"

I'd like a Divert Power to Engines, but that's just a request. Power to Weapons, or even changing to Science Officer to Target Systems on their engines, or whatever, is fine :)

If Stees moves to Science Officer, though, I'd use the Skitterpal boon to have our makeshift Engineer Divert to Engines.

Jinsul's got a 25? (Let me know if I missed a penalty for them.)

Haha, whoops, no, I'm just bad at math XD

Well, we both got 23 then? lol I'm assuming we still lose, cause I rolled a 1.
"Buckle up, Starfinders, I'm punching it! Stees, overspool the heat bleeders, I'm doing a full burn!"
Spending the Free RP characters over lvl 8 get in SSC, Varuthalla uses Full Power to move 11 hexes straight forwards, putting us right up their Aft.

Based on the Discussion, I'm using one of our re-rolls from Mustering to re-roll our Piloting Init. @GM S I dunno where the Fleets are (is that posted anywhere?) but I'm going to guess one of them is here, so we can use one of the "reroll when with Fleet" thingies?
Piloting Initiative Reroll: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (10) + 22 = 32

That is my thinking too! Go ahead with that, IMO.