[SFS] GM zebeev's 1-02 - Fugitive on the R e d Planet (Inactive)

Game Master zebeev

"Hikaze, keep behind me. I will keep up with Akkedis."

With that she moves up as quietly as possible.

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Alzandre moves forward as well.

Hikaze stays with Janilla, for now, as they move up.

The squad heads down the passageway, and Akkedis stops in his tracks when he spots someone - a human, in rough industrial clothing. Though he has a pistol and a large wrench in either hand, he is just as shocked to see a large vesk peering around the corner.

23 Talbot

22.5 ENEMY: Miner B

22.2 Janilla

21 Akkedis

18 ENEMY: Miner A

14 Alzandre

08 Hikaze

"The ones who sprung the trap! They're here!" shouts the miner, and a loud report from a pistol echos throughout the caverns.

Miner B > Akkedis
Ranged, tactical semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

The round hits the cavern wall in front of Akkedis, blasting a puff of dust in the vesk's face, but is otherwise ineffective. Shortly thereafter, you hear the barreling sound of metal on metal. You see a mine cart burl around the corner, and four identical quadruplets barely peering out of it. Each one of the human males look awfully familar...

Akkedis and Janilla are up!

"Looks like Talbot is trying to escape on the mine cart. Focus on him!"

Ranged, laser pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Damage, Fire: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
I assume you will do the 1d4 to determine if I hit him or an image?

Seeing the mine cart rolling towards them Akkedis shouts, "Off the rails! Fire on my mark if you can." Akkedis then shoots at one of the couplings, in the bend, holding the cart rails in place about 10 feet in front of the moving cart... Then moves down the line, bracing himself to stop the cart if the cart isn't unrailed.

I marked the map where I targeted. I don't think we can cut a rail quick enough, but the small piece of metal that join the rails together should melt easy enough.

Attack/Object/Coupling: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage/F: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Janilla - Holographic Clone check (1 = Talbot): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Janilla blasts Talbot, and one of the images winks out of existence.
Akkedis blasts the track coupling, but the laser doesn't even mar it.

@Akkedis: I applaud the creative thinking, but iron/steel has a hardness of 20, and 30 HP per inch thickness of material. Even at it's smallest (1 inch piece) you'd hit it (AC 5+4 for diminutive size), but to do any damage, it looks like you'd need something far more beefier than an azimuth lasrifle.

The initial shouting man files next to his fellow miner and fires a shot from his pistol at the first enemy he sees.

Miner A > Janilla
Ranged, semi-auto tactical pistol: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage, P: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Miner A shoots Janilla, dealing 3 piercing damage!

Alzandre and Hikaze are now up!

Alzandre moves forward and cast Magic Missile at two of the Talbots...

Magic Missile #1 vs. Talbot: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Magic Missile #2 vs. Talbot: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Hikaze had LOS to Talbot as far as I can tell.

Azimuth Pistol: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
Talbot Holo Check: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Azimuth: 17/20

Hikaze snaps off a shot at the people in the mine cart, the disappearance of one just as he fires throws off his aim. The shot singes the rock just over the heads of the group in the mine cart.

Magic Missile 1 - Figment check (1 = Talbot): 1d3 ⇒ 2 = figment
Magic Missile 2 - Figment check (1 = Talbot): 1d2 ⇒ 1 = Talbot

Alzandre causes another figment to dissipate, and his second magic missile hits Talbot proper, dealing 4 force damage.
Hikaze fires a shot and misses.

The mine cart still containing a pair of Reynold Talbots continues down the track, threatening to barrel right into Akkedis and Alzandre!
Talbot takes the opportunity to popup and take a snap shot at the first target that catches his eye!

Talbot, Random Target (Alphabetical): 1d3 ⇒ 3 - Akkedis/Alzandre/Janilla

Talbot > Janilla
Trick Attack check, DC 22: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29 - pass
Ranged, static arc pistol, vs flatflooted: 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 2 = 18 - hit
Damage, electric: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Trick Attack damage, electric: 1d4 ⇒ 2

The second miner takes cover behind the rock wall and fires down the wall at Hikaze.

Miner B > Hikaze (+2 for partial cover)
Ranged, tactical semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13 - miss

Talbot zaps Janilla for 8 electric damage!
Miner B misses!

Akkedis and Janilla are up!

Janilla sees that the cart is likely going to keep on moving, so she takes her shot at point blank (knowing that she might take an attack of opportunity if he has a melee weapon out), and then she runs forward a bit, trying to keep ahead of Talbot.

Ranged, laser pistol: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
Damage, Fire: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Figment check (1 = Talbot): 1d2 ⇒ 2 = figment

Talbot > Janilla
Attack of Opportunity, survival knife: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Damage, slashing: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Janilla takes a cut from Talbot's knife that deals 7 damage!
She then blasts him with her laser pistol as he passes, but it simply passes through his last holographic double, which dissipates into nothingness.

Talbot's holographic defenses are down now, but he's still partially covered by the cart, and heading down the track at 30 feet a round! Akkedis is up!

Reeling from the knife stroke on her shoulder, Janille moves as best as she can farther back so she can keep ahead of Talbot,
"His copies are down, focus on him, though hopefully we can take him alive."

Little confused. Where are you now on the map Janilia?

Akkedis continues brace himself on the tracks, muttering a prayer to Talavet. "Talbot surrender, you're deception ends now. It doesn't have to take your life with it."

Feet planted firmly, Akkedis bares down and unleashes with his rifle. He begins chanting an archaic Vesk war cadence to the rhythm of the rifle fire.

Attack/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 3 - 4 = 15
Damage/F/Nonlethal: 1d8 ⇒ 5
Attack/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 4 = 18
Damage/F/Nonlethal: 1d8 ⇒ 3

As the cart approaches, Akkedis steadies himself for the impact.

I moved back, assuming that the cart is going to continue along the tracks. That way I can be ahead of him vs. being left behind. I am just above the status box on the map, near where the trap and the column is located

Akkedis unleashes into Talbot with his laser rifle - the first shot plinks off of the mine cart (due to partial cover), but the follow-up hits Talbot directly, dealing 3 non-lethal damage!

Miner A - Random alphabetical target: 1d3 ⇒ 2 - Akkedis/Alzandre/Hikaze

Miner A > Alzandre
Ranged, tactical semi-auto pistol: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Damage, piercing: 1d6 ⇒ 4

Miner A comes around the corner, and takes a potshot at Alzandre, dealing 4 piercing damage!

Now is the time for revenge, as to cap off Round 2, Alzandre and Hikaze are up!

Alzandre takes a guarded step and casts Overheat

Fire damage vs. DC=15(reflex for half): 2d8 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6

Still not good with the spell overlays with the slides, sorry.

Engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Hikaze falls back with Janilla trying to cut off Talbots escape. He reaches the turn out in the minecart track, and changes the points to the opposing track in an attempt to derail Talbot's cart.

Let me know if you want another check for this action.

Miner A - DC 15 Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 - fail
Miner B - DC 15 Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 - pass

Alzandre blasts a gout of thermal energy in a concussive blast, dealing 6 fire damage to Miner A, and 3 fire damage to Miner B!

@Hikaze: I hate to do this, but there's no mechanic in the scenario for diverting the tracks. (Which is especially dumb, because when you look at the map the scenario provides, the tracks are pointing in that direction to begin with... -_-)

If it were a home game I'd certainly reward the creative thinking and allow it, but as per the SFS RPG Guild Guide, I have to run the scenario as it's written (ie. not possible to divert the tracks). You can retcon your turn appropriately.

@Akkedis: Come to think of it, I should have allowed you to do the same when it came to trying to melt the couplings on the track. If you want to retcon the target of your Round 1 attack to Talbot, we can (make a new roll, applying the non-lethal penalty or not, your choice).

In searching up the question of the tracks, it also came to my attention that I had an older version of the scenario - some of the statblocks have been updated, so I'll be using them going forward.

One of the Miner's attacks would have missed, so the 3 damage that Janilla took in Round 1 has been refunded.

Thanks zebeev, for the redo's!

Attack/Redo/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 3 - 4 = 12
Damage/F/Nonlethal: 1d8 ⇒ 2

The scenario forcing us into Murder Hoboism :( Ah well. RETCON: Hikaze was standing where Akkedis is now, so he will fire at Talbot, then move to current location in order to maintain a line of fire.

Azimuth LP: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
Damage(F): 1d4 ⇒ 2

Ammo - LP: 16/20

Akkedis moves forward to keep Talbot in his line of sight. He continues to target areas that won't cause serious wounds. His shots flaring brightly as he fires.

Using Shock & Awe, Loud & Proud ability.

Attack/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 3 - 4 = 12
Damage/Nonlehtal: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Akkedis misses.
Hikaze blasts Talbot for 2 fire damage!

Round 3 - Battlemap!

23 Talbot (2 DMG, 3NL)

22.5 ENEMY: Miner B (3 DMG)

22.2 Janilla

21 Akkedis

18 ENEMY: Miner A (6 DMG)

14 Alzandre

08 Hikaze

Talbot's minecart continues down the tracks, narrowly avoiding missing Alzandre and a few paces behind Akkedis and Hikaze. Talbot pops out once more, and fires a quick shot at Hikaze.

Down the mineshaft, after a brief standoff, one of the miners runs at Alzandre. "Burn me, will ya!?"

Talbot > Hikaze
Trick Attack check, DC 21: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35 - pass
Ranged, static arc pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 - hit
Damage, E: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Trick Attack damage, E: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Miner B > Alzandre
Melee, club: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 - hit
Damage, B: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Talbot zaps Hikaze for 5 electric damage!
Miner B bashes Alzandre for 3 bludgeoning damage!

Akkedis and Janilla are up!

Janilla will look around for a chunk of rubble (about 3-4 lbs worth), and telekinetically tosses it at Talbot, non-lethally as possible.

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 4 = 17
Damage, Bludgeoning, Non-lethal: 1d6 ⇒ 1 I have always seen the level zero spell only doing 1d6 damage, and not getting weapon specialization.

After that she moves forward some more, attempting to keep pace with the moving cart.

Akkedis steadies himself and fires another series of blasts at Talbot, continuing to try and target less critical areas.

Attack/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 3 - 4 = 12
Damage/F/Nonlethal: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Attack/EAC/Nonlethal: 1d20 + 3 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 3 - 4 = 11
Damage/F/Nonlethal: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Talbot pokes his head up from the cart, only to get pelted by a rock thrown by Janilla. It deals 1 non-lethal damage.

It's pretty clear that you want to bring Talbot in alive, so I think we can use the following clause in the CRB;

Basically, going forward, if the last hit against Talbot is lethal, you'll have to scramble to stabilize him in three rounds, otherwise he will die. As a named NPC, I think it's reasonable. Starfinder's changes to nonlethal damage aren't the most graceful, but there's room to work within the rules here.

The second miner also approaches Alzandre with a large tool, wielding it with bad intentions!

Miner A > Alzandre
Melee, club: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Damage, B: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Miner A bashes Alzandre, dealing 6 bludgeoning damage!

Alzandre and Hikaze are up!

Alzandre takes a guarded step back and casts Overheat...

Fire damage vs. DC=15(reflex for half): 2d8 ⇒ (5, 4) = 9

Miner A - DC 15 Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 - fail
Miner B - DC 15 Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 - fail

Alzandre cooks the pair of miners with another thermal blast, dealing 9 fire damage to them both!

Miner A is thrown a few paces from the heatwave, and remains motionless on the rocky floor of the mine. (Dead).
Miner B looks like a ruddy root vegetable after it's been the microwave for far longer than the recommended cooking time. Surprisingly, he still stands. "That... the best you got?"

Hikaze is up!

I may not get to post later, I hope you don't mind me jumping in early. Using spoiler to keep results semi-secret.

3 rounds to save him... I'll take those odds. I can't get a decent roll to save my life (or his come to think of it)!

Akkedis swears under his breath at a break in the cadence, "By my scales, Talbot must be Besmara's own spawn!" He shift the cadence to one more percussive in voice and begins firing for any opening, his rifle blaring brightly with each shot.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

Hikaze jumps and lands inside the cart with Talbot, and fires his laser pistol, burning a scorch mark in the floor of the cart.

Azimuth LP: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Oh brother, excellent ancillary skill roll, lousy roll to subdue target

Operatives are the most messily ruled characters I feel. Have to get their main ability (operative trick) 2 successful d20's. Unless you are 100% tricked out (race, theme and all that with right feats) you are lucky to get it 50% of the time on the skill....then you have to roll that horrible attack roll.

Startled by Hikaze's boarding of his minecart, Talbot lunges at him with a knife.

Talbot > Hikaze
Trick Attack check, DC 20+CR: 1d20 + 15 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 15 + 2 = 18 - fail
Melee, survival knife: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 - miss

Back in the tunnels, the last miner lumbers up to Alzandre and swings his mining implement once more.

Miner B > Alzandre
Melee, club: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25 - hit
Damage, B: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Miner B bashes Alzandre for 4 bludgeoning damage!
Akkedis tries to shoot Talbot once more, but between his partial cover from the minecart, and now with his ally Hikaze in the way, there's just no clear shot.

23 Talbot (2 DMG, 4NL)

22.5 ENEMY: Miner B (12 DMG)

22.2 Janilla

21 Akkedis
14 Alzandre
08 Hikaze

With Miner A dead, that puts everyone up at once - Akkedis pre-posted his Round 4 actions, now Alzandre, Hikaze and Janilla may act.

While taking a guarded step backwards, Alzandre reaches in his pocket, grasps his starstone compass, and casts Magic Missile at the remaining miner.

Force damage vs. Miner B: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7

Alzandre's starstone compass is his Spell Cache (starstone compass, 1 /day)(Su): As the culmination of your early study of the fundamental forces of the galaxy, you have created a spell cache that allows you to store and access spells. While you don’t need your spell cache to cast your spells, once per day, you can activate your spell cache to cast any one spell you know and are capable of casting, even if you’ve expended all your spell slots for that spell’s level.

Janilla looks around and finds another good chuck or rubble or or and mentally tosses it at Talbot!

Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 to hit. Since you said that we will hopefully have 3 round to stabilize him, not adding the -4 for Non-Lethal. Though from here on out, I am going to be buying an Arc pistol or some other NL weapons....
Damage (Bludgeoning): 1d6 ⇒ 6

Seeing her spell go wide, Janilla continues to go forward so that she can keep ahead of the cart.

Hikaze has Mobilty so +4 against AoO just FYI

Hikaze draws his knife, but fires his laser Pistol.

"SURRENDER, Thief!"

Trick(Stealth): 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 1 = 25 should be hit - Talbot flat-footed
AZ LP: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 Hit?
Damage(F+TA): 1d4 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + (2) = 4

@Hikaze: Drawing a weapon is a move action, and Trick Attack is a full round, so you can't do both, unfortunately.

Alzandre bombards the miner with a barrage of force bolts, dealing 7 force damage and putting him down. (Miner B is dead.)
Janilla's telekinetically tossed projectile clangs harmlessly against the minecart. (Miss.)
Hikaze, now with a clear shot in the cart, blasts Talbot, dealing 4 fire damage!

As Hikaze looks to subdue Talbot in the minecart, it barrels into Akkedis, who is on the tracks!

@Akkedis: Make a DC 12 Reflex save to avoid being run over by the cart. Regardless of whether it hits you or not, you'll be pushed one space, either by leaping out of the way, or being bullrushed by the cart.

Talbot > Hikaze
Trick Attack check, DC 20+CR: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (9) + 15 = 24 - success
Ranged, static arc pistol: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16 - hit
Damage, E: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Trick Attack damage, E: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Talbot zaps Hikaze with his staticaster, dealing 6 electric damage!

23 Talbot (6 DMG, 4NL)

22.2 Janilla [3/18 SP, 20/20 HP]

21 Akkedis [9/9 SP, 13/13 HP]
14 Alzandre [0/12 SP, 12/14 HP]
08 Hikaze [0/6 SP, 4/10 HP]

Everyone is up for Round 5!

Janilla sees that Hikaze takes a horrible hit from the arc pistol. As much as she wants Tablot alive, she doesn't want to see her allies die.
With that she focuses as hard as she can, trying to burst blood vessels in Talbots mind.

Mind Thrust I (DC 16 Will for 1/2): 2d10 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

As the spell builds to target Talbot, Janilla's nose starts bleeding, worse than it did while in the bar. She ignores it and continues to focus, the bright red blood dribbling on her clothing. When the spell finally goes off, her shoulders slump and she slowly moves farther back towards the entrance of the mine, hopefully somehow going to keep him from fleeing out of it.

I am out of 1st level spells, only have my Zero levels. Luckily I have stabilize, which she will use as soon as she can on Talbot if he drops.

Alzandre double-moves to catch up with the others.

Thanks for adjusting my storytelling GM Z!

Akkedis fires on Talbot as he passes, then hustles down the cavern to keep ahead of the cart.

Attack/EAC: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Damage/F: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Depending, Talbot may get Attack/Opportunity as I move past.

@Akkedis: I mentioned that you had to make a Reflex save due to being in the path of the minecart when it moved –  sorry, perhaps it was a touch buried in the rest of the post.

Akkedis, DC 12 Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 - fail
Damage, B: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 1) = 9

The minecart slams into Akkedis, knocking him backwards and dealing 9 bludgeoning damage!

Talbot, DC 16 Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12 - fail
Janilla scrambles Talbot's brain, dealing 8 damage!
Akkedis blasts Talbot, dealing 6 fire damage!

Akkedis' shot downs the rogue operative, who collapses in the minecart next to Hikaze.

Combat over!
24 damage on 23 HP - juuuust made it. :]

Janilla mentioned that she has the spell stabilize memorized and would use it at the first opportunity to do so, so we'll say she casts it immediately once the dust settles on Talbot.

On Talbot's person, in addition to his weapons, you find the charlatan’s stone, and a mk 1 ring of resistance.

You communicate with Mr. Philt, and relay that his package is secured, and it's fresh, not frozen. Mr. Philt understands, and says he'll bring meet you outside the mines to avoid any potential conflict with the townsfolk over the exchange.

- - - - - - - - -

Outside the mine, you see a vehicle on the horizon leaving a large cloud of dust in its wake. After a moment, unmarked cargo-hauler agrav unit slows to a stop, and Mr. Philt steps out of the vehicle. One of his two vesk minders follows behind with a pair of AbadarCorp™ brand ManTrap manacles, who slaps them on the unconscious Talbot. "My compliments, Starfinders. You're quick and efficient." He takes a moment to survey you all, then continues. "... though by the looks of it, it seems he didn't go down without a fight..."

Janilla looks to Philt and nods,"One thing I can say, he might be a piece of trash....our--the Starfinder Society's--trash...but he did learn one rule of ours...you don't go down without a fight. He put up a good one."

She thinks a moment then adds"Though now he is captured, what you do with him is up to you. He is a thief, a cheat, a liar and very likely could have been a murderer. Normally the Society would want to deal with him, but I think handing him over to you is better. Death is probably to good for him, and that is likely what he would get if we returned him to the Society." With that she smiles brightly at Philt and nods.

I have to say thank you to our GM zebeev. This was an awesome scenario when I ran it IRL (and I consider myself a above average GM), but I feel that the dialog in PbP was much better than what was done IRL. It might have been because of great players, a great GM, the ability to have PbP dialog, or all three--though #1 and #2 are where I am leaning. Thank you all for a great game!

Another hit from Talbot and Hikaze would have needed stabilizing :) Thanks for the great game! I guess getting back off Akiton is just glossed over in the scenario?

Philt waves at Talbot as his vesk companion lifts him onto his shoulders like a bag of manure. "... well, as I mentioned, our Punishment and Restorative Justice Department is quite capable of handling things from here on out. I assure you, Talbot will regret ever crossing the Corp."

As he turns around to see Talbot unceremoniously dumped into the back of the agrav truck, he looks to the town of Tasch in the background. "Those townsfolk; I wonder if the zeal and loyalty they demonstrated could be harnessed... clearly they have an industrious nature, and all they need is work..."

He looks back to you, then seems a touch surprised. "Sorry, thinking out loud here. You see, AbadarCorp has long considered the construction of a shipping hub outside of Maro. Such a facility would keep cargo destined for transport throughout the Pact Worlds away from Maro’s local gangs and criminal organizations... I think taking this Talbot out has left a bit of a vacuum that AbadarCorp can graciously fill... I have to thank you, as now I have two good bits of news to bring to my District Managing Deacon."

One of the vesk pipes up from the car. "If these yokels can maintain industrial mining equipment, wouldn't be too hard training them to work on freighters, eh boss?"
The other vesk nudges him in the ribs. "... more like if they can swing a pickaxe, they can push a broom!"

With that, everyone begins to laugh, and the camera pans up to the red Akitonian sunset. Music chimes in, and the credits roll.

Written by Jim Groves

Directed by GM zebeev

A production card ends it all, with a nice animation of the Paizo golem logo , then a goblin enters from the right of the screen and torches it to the ground.

Akkedis checks the two miners working with Talbot to see if either can be stabilized, providing care if he's able and shrugging if it's too late.

Nodding in agreement with Janilla, "As we agreed they are yours to deal with, we were able to reclaim what we sought. Though I admit, I feel for the town. To have such hope given and then dashed, they will not look kindly upon the Starfinders or AbadarCorp for removing their savoir... False or not."