GM Dinketry and the Dead Suns AP (Inactive)

Game Master dinketry

148.4! Don't forget the .4

10% sell back rate my ass.

That’s just the fenced goods. Don’t forget all of your sweet sweet credsticks.

Hey y’all. A heads-up: you will be hitting level 2 sometime soon. It’d be great if you could get your level 2 character sheets ready now, so that they’re ready to go with relative ease when I say it’s “go time”.

Thanks!

GM Dink

Was there time to shop some things before the new mission kicks in? Jaxom wanted to grab an infrared sensor for his armor so he has darkvision!

How much are we splitting in credits August? Give us a nice round number I say, and keep the rest as “group funds” I say, but dole most of it out.

The loot was worth 742 credits total at the secondhand store (which was out of raspberry berets if you can believe it) and we split it 5 ways for 148.4 creds. If you don't want the change I'm happy to keep it for you!

I, at least, am keeping track of my decicreds given the high purchase/low sell nature of Starfinder loot but YMMV.

One of the reasons I like the idea of using UPB's is the extremely low return on sellback when purchasing upgraded equipment. Granted part of that could be that most AP's are balanced for four players so the loot generally feels low to each individual player even though the party is stronger.

Was it 2784 credits split 5 ways as well?

(2784+742)/5 = 705.2

So, did everyone get 705.2 total?

You got it! With the 200 credit "signing bonus" we should have each earned 905.2 credits after expenses.

August is going to pick up a static arc pistol and a spare battery for 810 credits leaving him with 111.2 credits and 100 UPB by the way. The arc pistol will be his quick-draw weapon.

He'll also charge the azimuth pistol and spare battery so he should have 2 spare batteries he can swap between the laser and the arc pistols.

Diamaante is just buying two serums of healing and saving the rest of her credits for now.

Jaxom will purchase:

Infrared Sensor - 200
Trapsmith's Tools - 20

That will leave me with:

149+200+705.2-220=834.2 credits

My 2nd-level character sheet is ready to go when the time comes. I'm going to take inspiring boost to help mitigate stamina damage. At this level, it can heal each of you 8 Stamina Points between 10-minute rests.

So, what do you guys think for a 2nd level exploit? Holographic clone or staggering shot?

Well, since you can't take staggering shot until 6th level, I would say holographic clone. ;)

Derp. Guess I should consider Field Treatment instead.

Idar gets a Combat Feat at 2nd level. I'm thinking I should just plunk it down on Weapon Focus (Heavy Weapons).

Reasonable alternatives include Mobility (to qualify to Shot on the Run later), Deadly Aim, or Fleet.

Idar is also going to buy another healing serum, and some other bric-a-brac. Contemplating buying a longsword, but I need to count up the Bulk of his equipment before adding one.

I would say that you guys had time to hit up a shop and buy a thing or two, but the email to you, Jaxom, said "come when you can" - the next morning might be a bit too loose of an interpretation of that phrase, but we will see...

Thanks to Versatile Focus any one Weapon Focus feat is a worthwhile investment. Definitely don't get more than one however.

Any thoughts on my 2nd Level Magic Hack?

A lot of them are great but I think Energize Spell is the best pick: it just gets better over time so you can eventually get an extra 6th level spell once per day for a total outlay of negligible credits.

Off-balance and under-prepared - that’s how I like to keep my players!

Your benevolent GM

I'm going to buy a pile of serums of healing, and maybe take a look at other stuff with whatever I have left. I'll update my inventory and add a second level character sheet later on tonight once I get home.

I just had a minute to look at the loot sheet, you guys have done a fantastic job organizing it!

Telion, given that Diamaante and August rolled Disguise checks of 22 and 25 respectively, it’s not going to be so easy to spot them. You only pick out Jaxom at the location.

Because I couldn’t hide from a blind Vesk.

Well thats not as low a bar as you might think: he could have blindsight (60 ft.).

Fair enough, I figured they'd let me know who they were when we arrived and met up, but I'll let them reveal that if they so choose.

Hey, we've gotta make sure that this isn't a trap.

Telion's not certain that August's not an ysoki wearing an android suit, since he's so skittish and paranoid.

Skittermander - he just wants people to take him seriously!

So we're agreed that August is three skittermanders in an android suit?

From what we've seen so far, a skittermander couldn't stand to sit still so long smoking only 1 cigarette at a time.

Wait. Skittermanders are helpful.

Right here guys.

Right here guys.

Hahaha

Link to my 2nd level character sheet is up on my character page!

I really hope 'adaptive defenses' doesn't mean 'gains immunity to whatever you shoot it with', because Idar left his hunting rifle and the pulsecaster in the hotel due to bulk.

Why do you think I have 3 pistols? Plasma weapons are high on my acquisition list.

Pistols are light bulk. It's a lot easier to have redundant ones than with heavy weapons and long arms.

True, but that doesn't change why I have 3!

I do wish Operatives could choose a diffent weapon proficiency than sniper weapons.

Map is up; narrative to follow.

Maybe add an acid dart gun? Cheaper than plasma weapons and its a whole new damage type.

Huh. I assumed there was an acid dart pistol to go with the rifle.

There's one in the Alien Archive isn't there? Let me check my notes.

Nope, that's a two-handed heavy weapon - the acid lancers.

I totally didn't notice the diasporan laser sniper rifle tree the last time I went through the book. Those actually make debilitating sniper worthwhile.

One of the Dead Suns installments has disintegrator guns that do acid damage.

Excellent. Although August's paranoia turning him into the Punisher (sans van for the moment) with a massive variety of weaponry squirreled away just in case wasn't something I originally anticipated.

Telion picked up a 6-pack of healing serums during his shopping trip, but couldn't find any armor he was happy with. Perhaps when he has more time to try it on and model it for people.

At level 2 he'll be picking up Stellar Rush, cause it's an awesome skill that will help mobility.

I've been thinking about telepathy, and I may have been playing it incorrectly. I wanted to address it before moving forward.

Telion and Diamaante, in keeping with typical lashuntae, have telepathy, allowing them to communicate non-verbally with folks within 30 feet. Shirren can do the same. They cannot read the mental communication of those people, however, unless they choose to use their once-daily detect thoughts spell at the same time.

Others cannot 'project' their thoughts and expect the lashuntae or shirren to pick them up.

I didn't know if I had clarified things. I may have "hand-waved" it in the Fusion Queen.

Cool? Cool.

Your friendly rules-following GM

I went ahead and moved Diamaante up behind me, if you'd like to leave some space please adjust.

That's fine, thanks!

Totally fine GM - although handwavium could make sense. If you think about how cheap subvocal mics and bone conduction radios probably are I don't think it'll be a big issue either way.

Speaking of, how much for those things if you're cool pricing random equipment given the pace of releases?

Until I see specific pricing for a piece of equipment that allows you to mimic a core ability of one of the Starfinder races, I’m not willing to make such an item available for purchase.

Isn't that what the Mk 1 mindlink circlet does only without the ability to be signal jammed?