Zashodu arrives at the party with a big, leafy potted plan. Lest anyone think it's a gift, he begins to nibble on some of the bigger leaves and offer the plan to others.
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After the party he returns to his lab and begins to record his experiences in his "data journal." He then quickly types up a brief abstract for "The Psychic Interactions with Mortal Midwives of the Newborn". One has to get a publication out of their efforts, after all!
Firstly, Zashodu has collected all of his allies in his "vitality network." He can transfer it's energy to any of them to lessen their wounds.
Reference:
Vitality Network wrote:
Your soul supports a network of magical energy that connects and heals those in your bond. Your vitality network has a maximum capacity equal to 6 + 4 Hit Points per mystic level. You gain the Transfer Vitality action that you can use to take Hit Points out of your network and into yourself or your allies as healing.
Life or death situations help strengthen your bonds with your allies. At the start of each turn in combat, when you regain actions, your vitality network regains 4 Hit Points; if you are master in your connection skill, it regains 6 Hit Points instead; if you are legendary, it regains 8 Hit Points. When you Refocus, your vitality network regains all its Hit Points.
Between Zashodu and Sani the party can be fully healed in short order.
Zashodu recognizes that he uses a spell and so moves to dampen his mind.
He moves just a little closer first to get into range.
◆ Step N
◆◆ Cast a spell: Stupefy on RED
RED Defense DC 19 Will:
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target is stupefied 1 until the start of your next turn.
Failure The target is stupefied 2 for 1 minute.
Critical Failure The target is stupefied 3 for 1 minute.
Zashodu will step onto the grass but keep a wide arc in hopes to skirt around... whatever this is.
He casts Scan Environment to...
Scan Environment wrote:
Learn if anything in the area presents an environmental hazard, including cold or heat dangers (at what temperature range), radiation (at what severity), smoke effects, and underwater conditions.
Not that he's going to venture close to it anyway but hey, maybe I can make use of one of these new-fangled SF2 spells that's different.
Zashodu looks at his laser gun. He would have never thought to improve it. He tends to think of his psychic abilities first. Still, he hands it over for an upgrade.
Oh hi Meldo. There are loved ones looking for you. Would you like to accompany us back to your neighborhood? he asks, emitting bug warbles in between parts of the question.
FYI Will be away in nature next Saturday (6/7) and returning mid- to late-afternoon (US/Pacific time) Sunday (6/8) when I'll resume posting. This trip is just a portion of the weekend so I expect minimum to no disruption.
FYI: I will be away in nature (specifically on a river and out of cell range) and unable to post starting Friday evening 5/23 through Monday evening 5/26 (US/Pacific time). Being a weekend, I hope this minimizes the disruption and I will resume posting that Monday evening (5/26).
Critical Success The target is unaffected.
Success The target takes full initial damage but no persistent damage, and the spell ends immediately.
Failure The target takes full initial and persistent damage, and the target is sickened 1. If the target recovers from being sickened, the persistent damage ends and the spell ends.
Critical Failure As failure, but the target is sickened 2.
Zashodu has been over by the robes deciding which one to try on. He suspects the hood won't fit his buggy head as naturally as the other humanoids.
GM Super Zero wrote:
Veffi remains distant. He tells the group they can help what they call the Newborn by collecting life energy and transferring it through a ritual he’s been learning about. He believes that a big enough sacrifice might help the Newborn finally break free. Arta argues that’s not what the Newborn’s faith is about.
Oh?
Zashodu leans in and starts to listen more intently.
Where did you learn of this ritual?
Could Zashodu know something about it? Occultism:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12 No...
GM Super Zero wrote:
A heated debate breaks out, then Veffi escalates by tackling Arta. Sagespark tries to help, but Veffi’s too strong for him, and the others panic. Except Metema, who sips his cinnamon tea and watches.
Whoa. Whoa. WHOA! Fighting won't change the effectiveness of your ritutal!
Using his telekinesis he slams a rock on the ground nearby their struggle to get their attention (and hopefully pause the violence).
Intimidate?:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4or should he spell attack, lol? With these rolls I'm sure nothing is working.
Zashodu gives the ysoki a buggy twitch of a smile that they probably don't recognize before turning to the storage cube.
Hmm, an employee terminal.
DC16 Computers:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
He relays telepathically for the team...
Ah, a listing for Meldo. He was marked absent from work two days in a row before work shut down due to emergency orders. There’s only one lashunta listed in the files, named Veffi.
FYI: I will be away in nature (specifically on a river and out of cell range) and unable to post starting Friday evening 5/23 through Monday evening 5/26 (US/Pacific time). Being a weekend, I hope this minimizes the disruption and I will resume posting that Monday evening (5/26).
Yes, vampires. Very good. I bet they sparkle too! Say... what ride share service did you all send Meldo home with? Perhaps you got the driver's name? It seems he didn't make it home.
It seems like the goblin courier crew were trying to land right as the emergency alert came in--which means their comms weren't on the station infosphere yet, and they never received any alerts. "We finally decided to start unloading the stuff ourselfs, and then that dockworker started yelling about 'goblin pirates' and started shooting at us!"
Spicy Sweet doesn't seem terribly concerned about the dockworker, but he appears to be injured but alive. While her other employees were mining the bridge, she's been trying to tend to the one who was shot--but it's clear she's no doctor.
"Y'know why she's called 'Moonpuncher,' right? Well, there's a reason the town doesn't have an artificial moon any more to go with the sun."
With a contrite tone, Zashodu adds in
Well... unusual things were happening at the station. I suspect those who fired on you were more confused than malicious!
He looks for them to offer a delivery manifest for the team to sign so that they can expedite the task.
Say, do you mind helping us carry this stuff back? You could gain some good will on the station and maybe grab a warm meal before heading back out.
He accidentally speaks into their minds out of habit.
I'll be away in nature next weekend, Friday (4/25) evening to Sunday (4/26) late afternoon, US/Pacific time). I'll have signal but phone posting will be spotty. I'll catch up and resume regular posting Sunday evening.
