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Landing on the planet, Vyviane settles on a proper frontier woman-esque look, settling on a hard set face, letting some of her true age show through as her hair gets grey streaks. She compliements the look with a hair pin and a few small braids. "Hrmm, this look trust-worthy enough? Aw, well only way to change now would be a disguise kit."

In the communications tower, Vyviane's eyes narrow, before she pulls out her broad spectrum scanning kit and uses it to search for signs of (hopefully living) people.

Perception (Search?): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (10) + 16 = 26 (+4 if that's to search for something)

Right, Vyviane is ready!

And she has a few new toys.

First she got a turquoise cube aeon stone that lets her retroactively add +1 to a failed saving throw, attack roll or skill check to make a failure into a success once per day

And two she got some Force Soles that allow her to walk on air. So she can walk just about anywhere whether it be on the ceiling or walls or in mid-air.

I was able to track down a game! Vyviane will be level 7 in the next day or so (just waiting on the chronicle sheet now.)

I think Vyviane is one off too. I'll see about a quick VTT game this weekend/Tuesday (it's a national holiday.) but if needed I can bring back Ceolor, the ranged Solarion.

Vyviane takes a look at the controls of the ship and gives a nod, "Good job, Nadia, we could use that. Rastar, I know the missile launcher is still pretty much not working right, but I know you can still shoot with it. Give it hell."

Auto Encourage on Rastar, meaning he should be rolling without an minuses.

Forgot to specify the Orders were for round 2! Whoops. Trying to roll ahead of the rolls she'd be modifying

The damage is probably from the chase sequence. We took a few hits and rolled moderately to poorly.

Vyvaine takes a look at the damage reports and grimace. Their best weapon was likely to be out of commission for this fight unless Nadia worked some miracles. She instead focuses on what she can do for the time. "Right, Rastar, good shooting but you can do better, Chorizal you're piloting is as smooth as ever, but watch the flanks and keep an eye on the thruster fuel reserves. They're low from that chase. J'Shun careful about firing willy-nilly."

Demand, Chorizal: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28 If an after check demand doesn't work then Vyviane auto succeeds on encouragements

She then looks at the damaged shields and gives a sigh. "Nadia, I'm going to need a miracle from you or this fight will go south in no time flat. I'm loathe to do this, but fix those shields and try do SOMETHING about that launcher! THIS I ORDER!"

Orders, Engineering: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14
Wish I had a reroll here, dang.

Vyviane can't do anything more as a captain unless there's another obstacle that she can talk her way around. The Chase action for the captain is only once per chase... Sadly it didn't help the 16 from Rastar as that would have counted as 2 successes if it worked.

Vyviane tries to pull up the comms channel, but quickly realizes that the other ship has made the current connection one way only. She tries to open a second line, but it takes some time to get that open and even moreso if she was to unilaterally force the connection. "I agree a few well placed fabrications would likely help us here, but I need some time to be able to even start communicating them."

She takes a quickly look at the read outs for the ship, before adding a few orders. "Chorizal, flight pattern delta would be good here, and Rastar, you should have an opening to take a shot in 30 seconds, assuming they don't change course suddenly."

Vyviane looks at the monitors for a few moments. Bluff, Captain's actions: 1d20 + 19 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 19 + 2 = 34
She gives a less than angelic smile as she spots something.

"Belay bringing the ship round for a moment, Chorizal. There's an opening here, we just need to let her slide past us so we're in her blind spot and then bank hard. On my mark, drop engine power by 70%, I'll activate thrusters and then bring up the speed again. We're doing a modified shadow flip and burn. Everyone buckle in. Right, three, two, one... Mark!"

That's a much better way to put it. Thank you, Shifty.

So, uh, thanks to me and Chorizal, it seems we have rounds 1 and 2 settled. Any suggestions for next round?

We should get a choice, (see second paragraph) unless the scenario is predetermining our actions.

Chase Actions

I messed up reading the rules at first and set up a chase action (I've since realized it's a 'check for the group' system and not a 'check per person' one and spoilered the action.) But we get a check to overcome the obstacle (Overtaxing the engines) and a Chase action each round. So, which action do we want to take this round?

Settling into her 'executive officer' chair, Vyviane pulls up the internal ship data readout and gives it a look as well as the latest readout from the scanners. "Right, You heard the 'admiral.' We need all available power to the engines. This is going to be a chase and we are badly out matched in that. Chorizal, flight pattern delta might be best here, though I trust your discretion. Nadia, once you've diverted the power, can you get me a proper scan of their ship? Rastar, 'adniral,' if you get a clear shot, take it. Any Covering Fire you can provide would help us to contain their speed."

She then sits back and takes a long look through the schematics of the ship they gathered from the party, devising a trick on how to fool their enemy.

Vyviane gives a small eye roll over the unnecessary grandiose gesture of transferring their 'leader's' flag between ships, especially as J'Shun may 'command' the vessel, but Vyviane would definitely Captain it. Outside of posting speed and potentially dice luck, I think Vyviane has J'Shun beat on all fronts as a captain.

She takes a moment to send Naiaj a message asking if the ship depot when they issue the ship could ensure the captain's chair is sized for a halfling and that there's a 'commader's' chair and a place for that dam- important flag for the sake of J'Shun's ego. "Right, personally I'm all for extra fire power. Sadly I haven't been able to convince anyone to give me access codes to the Gorgon yet... But I'm working a few angles. Surprisingly a tough nut to crack."

She settles into the captain's chair and pauses for a moment as Naiaj appears on screen again. She thinks over the request for a PR video and nods. "Love to do something for that, but I'll need some time to think things over. We'll have some time in the Drift, so I'll put together one then."

Ah! Sorry, trying to post less from work, but that means I have to consciously sit down to make posts at home.

Vyviane takes a moment to note how everyone seems to be handling things well before she turns her attentions to the last standing character. She gives the cultist a broad grin and slinks closer. "You seem to be in desperate straights here. Sure you don't want to retire and ensure your life and safety?" She waits a moment to see if they are going to take up the offer, but is willing to shoot as soon as they do anything but surrender.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (7) + 23 - 20 = 10 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 3) = 14

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
If tricked and hit, Flat-footed for one round

Vyviane tries to slide through the laser net.

Reflex save, Evasion: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

She misjudges the slide and the laser beams and gets a small cut. She frowns at the failure at something that should have been supremely easy for her, but her mental defenses suddenly snap up at the unexpected Mind Thrust, her mental fortress training coming into play.

Will save, Commando Training: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 = 28

Dangit, Failing that reflex save means Vyv has taken her exact stamina damage. I thought she got trampled for some damage very early on but that should have been negated by Evasion.

She still takes some damage but is more than happy to fire back, using the mental connection to send some distracting psychic waves first.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (16) + 23 - 20 = 19 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 2, 3) = 6

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
If tricked and hit, Flat-footed for one round

Deciding to leave plant number two to the rest of the fighters, and to get some plant goop off of herself, Vyviane decides to send some love and goop to the cultists.

"Right, you've got my... well friend isn't the right word here... work colleague? all bound up there. And we can't have that... though if you could make it so he can't speak that would be amazing!"

She slides across the table and then the floor using the goop Rastar so kindly coated EVERYTHING in, and flings a good glob of it at the dark grey cultist's back before following up with a shot of sonic.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (4) + 23 - 20 = 7 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 1, 3) = 12

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
If tricked and hit, Flat-footed for one round

Vyviane keeps up her song and dance, trying to distract and deflect the attention of the plant as she also tries with increasing furvor and worry to take it down.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (19) + 23 - 20 = 22 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (4, 8, 8) = 20

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Reflex Evasion, this should be easy, I seriously only take damage on a 1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Vyviane catches the plant starting to charge into a trample and flips forward onto Rastar's shoulder and then off of them, hoping to push him out of the way as she herself sails gracefully over the plant creature.

She lands on the other side and immediately fires a shot at the creature's back.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (11) + 23 - 20 = 14 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 2, 8) = 11

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
If tricked and hit, Flat-footed for one round

"Ha! you'll have to do better than that to touch me!"

Vyviane gives a look at J'Shun undercutting her words with his own orders and gives a sigh, she leans in and gives a conspiratorial whisper to the plant creature near her, "Look, I'm on your side but I'm undercover, you need to make this look convincing but don't hurt me too badly."

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (8) + 23 - 20 = 11 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (5, 7, 4) = 16

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Vyviane, despite being up in the plant creature's face decides to try risking getting hit and looks at the creature with an angry face and in her best drill seargent ala Commander-who-ain't-a-commader-J'Shun voice shouts, "YOU, SAPLING! DROP AND GIVE ME THIRTY. WHO SAID YOU COULD ATTACK THIS PLACE?"

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (2) + 23 - 20 = 5 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (5, 5, 4) = 14

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round
If that tricks, the attack shouldn't provoke

Vyviane, for once glad she's not the leader and thus the likely target of these plants and their spells, does small forward somersault off the table and into the crowds, hoping to get lost and find a nice open weak spot to target.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (17) + 23 - 20 = 20 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (8, 4, 7) = 19

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
If tricked and hit, Off-target/Flat-footed for one round

Vyviane, a small pate on a cracker half way into her mouth plops it into her mouth, and starts to move closer to the fight. She pulls out her pistol, mouth half-full of hors d’oeuvres, and adds, "Did we really have to have an extremist group crash this party. They've got an amazing caterer! Do you know how rare that can be?!"

She slings the last question at the one in black as she flips onto a table and then slings a shot as well.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 23 - 20 ⇒ (12) + 23 - 20 = 15 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (6, 2, 3) = 11

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
If tricked and hit, Off-target/Flat-footed for one round

Thank-you for botting me! I have had the hardest time trying to keep track of things on the boards, but now that work has started back up, I should have some extra time to keep posting (and I have significantly less games than I did in December.)

I guess Vyviane was being a spiritual successor to her PF1e ancestor who is ostensibly on missions to observe and only gets involved if the group starts to flounder.

Also I loved the jokes and comments.

A belated Happy New Year from me too!

About the best I can do at this level is get a KAC targeting weapon (not the best for my attack modifier and the enemy levels) or get a weapon that does a d10 instead of my current d8. Level 8/9 weapons would be better.

Whoop, Going through chronicles and I miscalculated solidly, Vyviane is level 6 after 3-12, and only needs one chronicle after this one to get to level 7. So we playing high tier no matter what.

EDIT: and I also have about 16,000 after upgrading armor found better armor, she has about 14000... Time to do some shopping.

EDIT, EDIT: Okay did a little shopping. If anyone has good suggestions on other gear, I'm all ears otherwise for now she'll buy:

Culture: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (20) + 13 = 33

Vyviane, with Kelvad's help, once again puts together a nice holopamphlet about the pertinent information about the mission, this time focusing on Redshift and Terminator. "Well, here's the likely reason that Terminator was avoid the expected and subtle theft of schematics."

"What do you think, Vyv?"

Vyviane raises an eyebrow at the question lobbed her way, "Corporate espionage is pretty common among most companies, but this level of clear and open theft is... rarer and alot more distasteful. Terminator is certainly leaving themselves open to legal action with this. Personally, a copy of the schematics on a cred stick would have been easier to accomplish and deny."

Sorry for not posting there for a bit. Got knocked out flat with my first case of Covid, and that bled into the holidays. I'm mostly recovered and should be okay to keep playing, and I'm okay with playing up. I did get a game of the grav train robbery in before I got knocked out, so I should only need another 2 chronicles to get Vyv to level 7.

I'm down for continuing, but will probably have to see about getting a few scenarios on Vyviane to play the last one (she's at BEST level six with this chronicle, but I think she might be still a scenario away from that)

Thought I'd give the honor to Dr. Helix or Izzip as they both have better modifiers than Vyviane, but she'll be the primary if they aren't going to post.

Vyviane takes a moment to blink at the finally dead amalgam and slowly move from off the ceiling. Once back on the ground she grabs a battery out of her other pistol and replaces the nearly fully used up one in her sonic pistol. She then looks at everyone with a wane smile, not even trying to cover up the anxiety and exhaustion she had been feeling. "We servived. J'Shun and Izzip will likely need some major healing magic in a bit but no one died, so there's that!"

She then takes a moment to breathe and reenter herself before moving over to the console and taking a look at the controls. "Right we were going to reboot the ship, right? I'll help with the console over here if Dr. Helix or Izzip would like to take the lead."

Engineering/Computers aid: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Vyviane also has a Hacking kit or Engineering Kit if needed.

Vyviane takes another shot at the amalgam, hoping it will be her last. "Right the little ones are gone, now time to take th big one down and get out of here! I swear this is taking much longer than it should."

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (14) + 21 - 20 = 15 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (3, 7, 8) = 18

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
If tricked and hit, Flat-footed for one round

Vyviane dances back and forth on the ceiling, an old pop song stuck in her head for some odd reason. "Oh what a feeling..."

Hoping her dancing is distracting she slides back and forth a bit before taking a shot.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (7) + 21 - 20 = 8 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (7, 6, 3) = 16

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Vyviane decides to try her best to bring this thing down and bring it down quick.

She feints left then right and finally fires a shot.
Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (11) + 21 - 20 = 12 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 8, 3) = 12

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Glad to hear you're just busy and it's not a life threatening situation (like a stroke!)

Hope it lightens up soon, though.

Helix, Unless you have a booster that restores ability drain, healing J'Shun is moot, I think. He's down because his Wis Score is 0

Vyviane tries to impose her self again and fires a shot at the amalgam.
Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (8) + 21 - 20 = 9 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (6, 4, 2) = 12

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Vyviane tries to impose her short stature in between the amalgam and Izzip from the ceiling as she lines up a trick attack on the scary thing.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (3) + 21 - 20 = 4 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (6, 5, 8) = 19

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

Sorry, I'm going to go for damage here, dropping here would A) likely hurt, and B) mean paltry damage overall.

Sorry for the lack of posts, and thanks for Botting Vyv! Just a note on her last round of actions. She'll still have to be on the ceiling as that's her 'down' until she takes a move action to set it as the wall or deactivate them, and can't take special move actions within a trick shot.

Falcon boots

Problem is I'm not (well wasn't) overcommited for normal times, just when I'm stressed. Which I can sometimes foresee and sometimes can't. Luckily some of the games have finished and settled so that list is shorter.

OH, huh, I know this map. Used it as the base ship for a home game of Dead Suns set just after the Gap. Fun times!

Vyviane, one the ceiling takes a moment to give the scary looking dead things a long look and feels them trying to invade her mind.

Will saves, Commando bonus, DC 11 x2: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 6 + 2 = 201d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21

She also catches sight of the boss and his almost psychedelic colors.
Will save, Commando bonus, DC 14: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18

She shakes off the effects thanks in no part to her commmando training. "Right, these things seem to be problematic!" Having callled her Called weapon last round, she takes aim with her pistol and fires a shot at the closest enemy before trying to rush across the ceiling to get to the rest of the fight. Depending on how high the ceilings here are, she might provoke AoO or even might not be able to even move past them.

Trick Attack, Bluff: 1d20 + 21 - 20 ⇒ (15) + 21 - 20 = 16 =CR tricked
Extra damage: 3d8 ⇒ (2, 2, 1) = 5

Boom, Holla, BOOM! (Thunderstrike pistol) vs. EAC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Sonic Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
If tricked and hit, Off-target for one round

I'm so sorry for the lack of posting. I hit a week where I was busy and stressed and the only game I was able to keep up with was a table of the special I'm running and then I just did not have the energy or headspace to get back to the boards. I should be okay from now for a bit, but I think I will need to cut back tables in the future as I was over the number I can handle when stressed. I'll read up on what is happening and get something posted ASAP.

Vyviane, standing on the ceiling from her Falcon Boots, takes a moment to scan the room with the light from J'Shun that she's a bit displeased to admit is actually pretty useful here.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

"Bad news, crew, there's blood splatters all over here. Especially on the ceiling. Who or what ever had control of this ship before might be dead. Let's be careful that we aren't the next victims."

Vyviane's eyes narrow at the repeated recording, curious if she can't see anything useful in the recording... Perhaps this was from a show?

Culture: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

She gives a shake of her head. If it was a show she doesn't know it. "Fine let's get to boarding the enemy ship."

Ready

It'a bit late, but Vyviane would likely have Encouraged Rastar this turn.

Vyviane gives a look at the displays and frowns. She gets distracted for a moment on trying to fix the damage display before realizing she's been distracted for too long and tries to give Rastar some encouraging words after the fact. "Er, nice shot there Rastar!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

She then turns to J'Shun. "If you're going to fire Broadside like that, you should do it with All your focus. Try that again and MAKE THEM PAY!"

Demand: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

+4 to J'Shun's action(s) next round. (Posting now so I don't forget again.)

Vyviane gives a look at the two ships and the glitching ship hull/shields display. "DAng we're flying blind. Chorizal, keep us on evasion patterns if you can, Izzip, thank you for the divination feed out, keep it up!"

"Dr. Helix, see about getting our shields fixed and if you could take a look at the captain'S info readout too that'd be great!"

"Finally Rastar and J'Shun keep shooting them down, they can't be in much better shape than we are!"

J'Shun Encourage: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Vyviane takes a look at the ship's status I'm assuming that the engineering check was enough to decouple the two here, and gives a nod. "Well done Doctor Helix, now can you see about fixing or shields. Izzip, I want future telemetry on their next moves if you can, but if you have a better idea, go for it. Chorizal, you have free reign of the helm. J'Shun, you're an amazing gunner, now keep gunning them down. Rastar, the mining laser is our best source of consistent damage. Keep up the good work, and we'll weather this just fine!"

Encourage, Diplomacy DC 15: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Demand is a bit too unreliable, so the tamer +2 is probably better.
EDIT: and now we get to answer whether a nat one is always a failure or not. I would know for either version of pathfinder, but not for starfinder.

Vyviane, taking back over her (at least to her) rightful place in the captain's chair, takes a few seconds only to take in the status of the ship. "Right, Dr. get that thing off us, Chorizal, I want you to ram them, and ram them HARD! J'Shun, handle what every you were thinking about handling at the Science Station. Izzip, some divining about what they're going to do next would be great. We can get over this, I promise, the enemy isn't that strong!"

She gives Chorizal an especially hard look. "I mean it about the ramming. Slam right to a layer of hell!"

Demand, Inimidate DC 27: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

After a moment she realizes that J'Shun had left the captain's channel on mute and nothing she'd (and likely he'd) been saying was getting through to anyone. "J'Shun, you had the mute on your voice channel! No wonder you were being so quiet!"

Argh do I wish Vyviane was level 6 so she could perform the Orders action as captain, but she does have a +14 for intimidate, and can't fail an encourage check (unless a nat one is an auto failure.)