Chapter 2: Endless Thredony

When a mysterious visitor comes to Absalom Station selling items belonging to a lost Starfinder, the Starfinder Society takes note. The PCs are dispatched to discover out how the recent arrival found these items, leading them on a series of quests beyond the Pact Worlds and into the stars.

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Post by Hungry Xenomorph » Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:26 pm

Jalesh, let's out a hearty "Oh Fuck!" when the siren's start blaring, "let's get the hell out of here before we end up like the crew of this bucket." With that Jalesh tightens the grip on his rifle and starts to make his way back to the ship.

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Post by JohnnyWeird » Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:01 pm

Keskodai exhales sharply as he beats feet for the exit.

"Ah well. Everything can't be easy."

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Post by ManWithDoor » Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:54 pm

The trio rush out of the bridge, the claxon continuing its droning wail. They backtrack the same way they came in, along the safest route known. The leaking necromantic energy is still gone, removed by Quig. But as they approach, two panels in the ceiling move aside, and matching turrets descend into a firing position. The one on the right sparks and whines. Even from the distance, it is clear that the mechanism was damaged the battle. The turret on the left, however, seems to be in serviceable condition. Its optical sensors start to track you, and the turret begins to spin up in preparation to fire.
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Your safe path has an Automated Turret in it. Do you engage? Or try to find a different way around?
Rule Number 12: "A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head."

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Post by Hungry Xenomorph » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:02 pm

When Jalesh hears the automatic turret coming to life he give the area a quick scan and does his best to find cover, once secured he looks at Quig and asks "Do you think you can hack that thing? I might be able to shoot it down, but that will probably put us in a much worse position that the one that we are currently in."

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Post by Vardaen » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:54 pm

"No time to hack! No terminal! Run or gun!" He's drawing his pistol and diving for any cover. Not so sure they can find a better escape route, or have the time with the alarm going off he fires at it!
Let's shoot it down.
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Post by JohnnyWeird » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:36 pm

Nothing Keskodai carries would be an effective threat against the ceiling gun. Instead, with a prayer to the Mother of Graves, rushes forward past the turrets.
Using communalism to let Quig reroll and take a better result, then BOOKING IT.

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Post by Hungry Xenomorph » Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:02 pm

Jalesh nods to his companions and opens fire on the turret with his rifle.
fire on turret

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Post by Vardaen » Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:41 pm

lol, sorry, Quig is impaitent at times, and just feels like blowing something up now all that noise is driving him a bit trigger happy
Quig's pistol in hand, he points at the turret, "Shoot it down!" He fires and dives for cover, letting Scout target lock the gun and do the same.
"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." - Gandalf
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Post by ManWithDoor » Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:53 pm

The mercenaries stand their ground, not about to be ran off by a single automated defense. The turret is bulky and stationary, making it an easy target. The cleric of the Goddess of Prophecy gives a blessing to the mechanic, guiding his aim. Quig makes good use of the touch of prophecy, his pistol blasting off an armor panel of the machine. Jalesh lets off a blast from what could technically be called a hand cannon, at least it would be in the hands of a member of a smaller race. The rifle takes off more armor, exposing the circuitry and mechanisms beneath.

The undead, mindless as some of them may be, make solidly engineered ships. Despite the excellently concentrated fire, the whine of the turret reaches a peak, and a controlled burst of shells paint the corridor with bright flashes. Quig and Keskodai manage to dodge out of the way, but Jalesh has a lot of mass to move. The shields built into his armor hold firm for the vast majority of the shells, but the light flickers and dies at the end, and one of the bullets makes a light furrow through the flesh of his ribs. He's bleeding, and it will take some time for his defenses to charge again.
Keskodai - Communalism. Gives Quig a reroll on his Attack Roll, taking better result.
Quig (2x Roll): 18 Hit, 8 Damage (soft crit!).
Jalesh: 16 Hit, 9 Damage.

Turret (firing on largest target - Jalesh): 20 Hit, 9 Damage.

Turret: -17
Jalesh: 0 Shield, 12/13 HP
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Post by Vardaen » Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:26 pm

"Keep shooting, hit the wires! Blow its power!" He drops to the ground, laying on his belly to make himself as small of a target as possible. He aims and fires again shooting as many rounds off as possible as the turret spins back up again.
Go prone for better AC?
Shoot!
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