[SFS_Aerondor] 04-13 Hard Reset (Outpost V)

[GM Aerondor]

Computer banks cover every wall in this room, monitoring and restricting access to the server room through the double door to the west. Clean, plush carpeting covers the floor, breaking it into lit gridlines as it gets closer to the south wall. The computer banks and walls to the south have broken into voxels and empty space, but it’s impossible to see or pass through the lines to the rooms beyond. Double doors exit to the north and west, while a single door leads through the broken simulation to the south.

Hope-01 looks a little confused at Skip, then himself. "I'm... not sure I remember." he says, a concerned look on his face.

[/blø/]

Looks at the facility and asks “I do not remember a room changing like that in the complex, are you sure it is one of her server?”

Once the team moves in the new room he tries to remember anything about it but he does not pay much attention. He asks his companions “Should we be fixing those server?”

[GM Aerondor]

"I think so." says Hope-01.

"Well... a simulation of them anyway."

He offers a bow with a florish, inviting Blo to sit at the terminal. "Be my guest."

Computers check.

[Makai]

Makai looks at Blo "You have this or do you want me to try?"

Computers: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16 Ugh

[Skip Intro]

GM Aerondor wrote:

"I'm... not sure I remember."

"Yes, well, how very re-assuring." Skip replies with a wary look around at his crew mates.

Taking in the scene around him, he pontificates quietly to himself. "The way everything just shifts.... then comes to rest as if it's always been that way. Not unlike a dream.... am I the dreamer, or the dream?"

Snapping back into the moment from his witchwarper reverie, he offers his only bit of computer knowledge. 'Have you tried turning it off and back on again?"

Was going to try to assist but I see computers is trained-only, so I'm just having fun in the meantime.

[GM Aerondor]

It looks like the terminal must have been left logged in, so Makai can get a degree of access without problems. Well.. just. Plus +10 to a skill in low tier makes most skill checks pretty easy.

He can quickly determine the main use for the computer is access regulation.

There is a set of locked doors leading out of the office to the main servers, and he can unlock them if he wishes.

Makai also notices there is a firewalled off section of the computer, that he might be able to breach...

But that would be another computers check.

At Skip's comment, Hope-01 looks up. "Let me scan my code..." he says. His face grows blank for a few seconds.

"I have an old routine... a very old one. But it will only work in the core server room itself. It should reset and protect Guidances core programming. But it will take a bit of time to run."

He looks slightly alarmed. "Time we might not have. We need to get to Guidances core servers now."

[/blø/]

Bleu cleans up the user interface with a brush and says “That’s all I can do. I did not find the blue button to power it on.”

[Blimp Skywalker]

Blimp will try computers: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Sorry, no training in Computers for Elisan.

Elisan watches on, intrigued, as his companions work their magic with the servers.

[GM Aerondor]

Blimp connects to the terminal and starts to work their... tentacles.

Behind the firewall is a small fire that is listed as "friendly faces". There is a routine that lets you add people to it (and the terminal even has a camera attached...)

A README file notes that both the heat sensors in the exhaust tunnel and the intrusion countermeasures installed in the server room will ignore anyone whose face is in the file. "So don't just add your boyfriend this time."

[K.I.N.A.A.]

K.I.N.A.A. submits to a scan.

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

"Ah, deftly done!" Elidan says in admiration of his colleagues' work. "That will save us time messing about with security protections."

Smiling broadly beneath his face scarf, Elisan also leans in to be scanned.

[Skip Intro]

GM Aerondor wrote:

"I have an old routine... a very old one. But it will only work in the core server room itself. It should reset and protect Guidances core programming. But it will take a bit of time to run."

He looks slightly alarmed. "Time we might not have. We need to get to Guidances core servers now."

"We will try our best to buy you some time however we can, but we'll be watching" Skip replies, dispite being completely sure that he will be unable to understand anything that will happen once the process begins.

He turns from Hope and his face takes on his signature charismatic smile, beaming his charm into the camera. For a moment, he almost casts 'charming veneer' on himself, but his ego decides his good side and award winning smile are enough for a simple I.d. scan.

[GM Aerondor]

Hope also puts his face in front of the scanner.

"Yes, thank you Skip. Keep a careful watch, as I suspect there will be... interruptions."

[Makai]

Makai lets her face to be scanned and nods her head "Well done"

[GM Aerondor]

Blo and Blimp, you scanning, or not?

After scanning in, the team needs to pick which door to go through.

[/blø/]

“If you could point that camera down that would help, otherwise it is only going to capture the air above my head… Thank you very much.” As soon as the camera is pointed in his direction, he mugs it up. After the shot is taken, the young skittermander asks to see the picture before asks “I want another try.”

[Blimp Skywalker]

Blimp will scan. Alright half of us in one door, half of us in another door.

[Makai]

Makai looks at the door "How about we open one door first? Otherwise we can bump into more countermeasures"

she looks at them

My vote still is with North

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Not sure such things are possible pr even worthwhile in simulated spaces, Elisan moves closer to the door (whichever we decide to use), inspecting it for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

My vote is also for the Northern door.

[GM Aerondor]

Sorry I didn't uncover the map. You already went into that room. The room you are now in also has two doors

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

No problem! My vote is still for up (which turns out is actually south!)

[/blø/]

Bleu gets closer to the door “Do you want me to open that one?”

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Elisan nods. "I'll cover you," he says, readying his pistol.

[GM Aerondor]

While the doors were locked, your access to the computers allows you to unlock them.

The sleek brushed steel surfaces and pristine white walls of Guidance’s server room have given way to a light grid overlaid on a black void, with shapes resembling Guidance’s forum hall and server banks. Here and there, individual voxels solidify and the essence of the original simulation peeks from within the destruction caused by the corruption. As the resolution gives way to individual pixels and lines of light, the walls, servers, and surfaces all remain solid and opaque.

The long rows of degraded server banks are eight feet high and blink with the echoes of the blue lighting. Large double doors are centered in the east wall allowing for a wide pathway between the servers to the west side of the server room.

The holographic gridlines of what should be tiered seating rises along the west side of the room surrounding a glowing circle of light built into the floor. Within the glowing circle, an image of Guidance’s feminine lashunta persona stands frozen.

"We're out of time!" cries Hope-01 as he dashes forward!

Status: Round 1
Skip
Makai 19/19SP; 3/4RP
KINAA
Elisan
Blo
Blimp
Hope-01 7 damage

[Makai]

Makai begins to run after Hope, her gun in hands and she tries to move her legs as fast as she can. Double move, due to being zero-g dwarf she has 25 ft movement

[K.I.N.A.A.]

K.I.N.A.A. also hustles into the room behind Hope-01, also using zero-G training to move faster than the average dwarf.

[Skip Intro]

"Oh, we're running! Skip exclaims as Hope rushes forward, and quickly moves to keep pace.

Double Move

[/blø/]

Despite his heavy armor, the skittermander manages to still be mobile enough to keep up with his fast dwarf companions. As he does that he draws his gun glammered as a vacuum cleaner and a shock grenade in one of his many arms.

Two move 25 feet, drawing weapons with each move.

[Blimp Skywalker]

Blimp flies double moves forward, still 15 feet above the ground

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Elisan follows Hope-01 and his companions into the large room.

Double move

[GM Aerondor]

As you dash in the glitches start to get worse.

Hope hurries to the frozen image of Guidance and gently lays hands on it. "Come on ol' girl... you can do this." he mutters.

Turning to the pathfinders he adsd "This may take a minute...."

Status: Round 2
Skip
Makai 19/19SP; 3/4RP
KINAA
Elisan
Blo
Blimp
Hope-01 7 damage

[Makai]

Makai runs forwards, and gest next to Hope. She hopes to be able to help when she catches her breath

Double move

[K.I.N.A.A.]

K.I.N.A.A. moves into the next row of servers to check for dangerous glitches.

Double move.

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Elisan follows Makai and Hope-01 towards the tiered seating

Reaching an area just behind Guidance's peraona, Elisan peels off to the right, putting a bank of servers to his back.

The kasatha scans the area, inspecting the seating area, the persona and the server banks.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

[Blimp Skywalker]

Blimp continues to fly forward, double move.

[GM Aerondor]

Suddely the very air seems to fracture as a large dog, and three star-finders - who bear a close resemblance to Elisan, Skip and KINNA appear in the room!

init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Status: Round 3 (roll init, if you beat a 19 you may take your round 3 action)
Skip
Makai 19/19SP; 3/4RP
KINAA
Elisan
Blo
Blimp
New arrivaals (ini 19)
Hound
Blue
Red
Green
Hope-01 7 damage

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

Caught up in his scan of the seating area, Elisan is slow to react to the sudden appearance of foes in much closer proximity.

[Makai]

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

"Hells bells..."

[K.I.N.A.A.]

Initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

You used Makai's icon for fake K.I.N.A.A.

K.I.N.A.A. moves out from behind the servers and throws a bit of stray data at her doppelgänger.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 vs. KAC
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

[Skip Intro]

I took my round 2 action on the map, Skip moved up to the group and drew his pistol as a seperate move action.

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

His eyes are drawn to his mirror self, he hesitates for a moment trying to decide if this is a trick of the computers, or part of his sometimes-confusing reality bending witchwarper skills.

"...the dreamer, or the dream...."he repeats to himself quietly.

[Blimp Skywalker]

init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

[GM Aerondor]

All dwarves look the same to the simulation!

KINNA throws a bit of server equipment at her dobbleganger. The fake KINNA flickers, changing form to look more like Makai.

Blo, init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

The digital Skip wiggles its fingers as bolts of magical power appear and streak toward the real Skip.
magic missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 2, 3) + 3 = 12

Makai's twin likewise summons holographic bolts of power in an attempt to destroy Makai.
magic missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 4) + 3 = 10

The fake Elisan does a tricky thing..
trick attack: 1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 10 + 4 = 25
attack vs Eli EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Crit!: 2d6 + 2 + 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) + 2 + (2, 3) = 14

The powerful plaster pistols makes Elisian catch fire!

The hound lopes toward Hope-01, snapping at the android.
attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

This breaks Hope's concentration and he frowns, redirecting his attention to Guidance.

Status: Round 3, bold may post
Makai 9/19SP; 3/4RP
Elisan 0/12SP; 14/16HP Burning 1d4;
KINAA
Skip 12 damage;
Blimp
Blo
New arrivals (init 19)
Hound
Blue - 2 damage
Red
Green
Hope-01 15 damage (0/6)

[Blimp Skywalker]

Blimp moves staying 15 feet above the ground and tries to energy the hound that would be in melee with him if Blimp was on the ground. hit: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11 vs EAC dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 3 fire.

[Skip Intro]

Skip reels from the impact from his clone. "Scoundrel! It's a good thing you're handsome!"

He focuses his rage on his clone and the creature with him, casing a swirling rush of acid to whip up around them.

Level 1 spell, Acidic Mist DC14 Fort/Half: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7
Placed marker
And then he bravely runs away.

[Elisan Jurindah Solmali]

Elisan grunts as the simulacrum blasts him

Burning: 1d4 ⇒ 4

The kasatha yelps as his clothing catches alight, burning him further.

Glancing around, Elisan spots the other digital imposters and hound attacking his companions.

Ignoring the pain for the moment, he raises his pistol as though to return fire on his doppelganger. Suddenly, he veers to his left, thrusting his cestus between Hope-01 and Blimp to strike at the hound.

Trick attack (Survival): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28 DC20+ target's CR
Bonus damage on success: 1d4 ⇒ 2 and target is flat-footed

Austere bone cestus: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
Piercing Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Keep working on Guidance," he calls to Hope-01. "I'll distract this beast!"

Reflex DC14 to end burning: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

[GM Aerondor]

Blimp's aim is slightly off with his energy ray.
Skip shows his colours, which are black. The image...
fort DC14: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Elisan ignores his imposter for a moment and strikes at the hound. As he strikes, the hound breaks apart into triangles, that then reform rapidly. On the plus side, he stops burning.

Status: Round 3, bold may post
Makai 9/19SP; 3/4RP
KINAA
Skip 12 damage;
Blob
New arrivals (init 19)
Hound 3 damage (used 1 fracture)
Blue (Mak) - 2 damage (used 1 mm)
Red(eli)
Green(skip) 7 damage (use 1 mm)
Hope-01 15 damage (0/6)
Blimp
Elisan 0/12SP; 10/16HP Burning 1d4;

[/blø/]

The skittermander advance then fire toward the hound like creature.

Laser Rifle vs Hound EAC: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Fire: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

[GM Aerondor]

<prod>

[Makai]

Makai takes a step south, she reaches to the magic that seems particularly strong in here, her tattoos on neck begin to shine as she reaches with her hands and a blast of flames cover her clone and Eli's
Overheat@blue and red: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9 Reflex save DC16 for half

"So the scanning did us no good? Huh"