Encounter

E1 — Cyber-Hound Wave and Collar Overload

Combat

Encounter Overview

Hold the conduit while neutralizing the twins’ subdermal restraint anchors. The encounter ends when the hounds are defeated or bypassed and the party reaches 6 Calibration Points.

Restraint Crisis

Subdermal Restraint Crisis

Track Calibration Points and Overload. The crew needs 6 Calibration Points before Overload reaches 4.

ApproachCheckUse
Spoof the prison handshakeDC 15 Computers checkSuccess gains 1 Calibration Point; critical success gains 2.
Rewire an exposed anchor leadDC 15 Crafting checkSuccess gains 1 Calibration Point; critical success gains 2.
Stabilize tissue around an implantDC 15 Medicine checkSuccess gains 1 Calibration Point. On a critical success, also reduce Overload by 1.
Match the resonance frequencyDC 17 Occultism checkSuccess gains 1 Calibration Point and the twins can use Distortion Shelter that round.
Keep one twin focusedDC 15 Diplomacy checkUsable once per twin. Success grants a +1 circumstance bonus to the next Calibration check; critical success also prevents the end-of-round Overload increase once.

Each attempt costs 2 actions and requires adjacency to a twin, except Computers can be attempted within 30 feet by a character linked through a comm unit. A PC can attempt only one Calibration check per round.

At the end of each round, increase Overload by 1 unless an effect prevents it. A failed Calibration check deals 1d4 electricity damage to the assisted twin. A critical failure also increases Overload by 1.

Success

At 6 Calibration Points, the anchors go inert. The twins regain full access to their support actions.

Overload 4

The anchors discharge. Each creature within 10 feet of either twin attempts a DC 17 basic Reflex save against 2d6 electricity damage. Both twins become unconscious but stable, and Scene 3 begins with the Warden Mech already alerted. The crew can still continue.