Sweet! Greece is a place I've always wanted to see. Most of my travel is to Latin America, but I'm getting across the pond on occasion. Other than Athens, where would you recommend visiting, F. Castor?
Well, it really depends on what you are looking for. Thessaloniki is an option; kinda like Athens but smaller and it has its own charms. Mani (in Peloponnisos) has quite a few places to visit and its buildings in general are quite old and actually reminiscent of small castles in architecture, a bit austere too. There is Crete, quite the large island and with both seas and mountains to visit, or Lesvos, another large island. Honestly, too many places to mention.
If ever you do plan to visit Greece, send me a pm and I will try my best to suggest a destination or two depending on what you are after. And if you visit Athens in particular, look me up for a cup of coffee or something.
Err... Poke...?
Waiting on you guys to finish character creation.
If it helps, I can set a deadline.
Well, Tuesday I will be back to work and in effect enough time to actually make something, crunch at the very least.
I was mostly just wondering if Old Guy GM and The Morphling had decided on what their characters were going to be. The former seems to be going with a Human Soldier, I think?
Yeah, I'm back after being out of town all week. I posted from the airport on my way out - it didn't go through. I should be done in a day or two.
95% certain human soldier.
Probably going with an Android Operative myself. I have a rough and crunchy outline in my head and I should be able to post something in the next few days.
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Pilot means I need to max out my dex so Operative seemed the obvious choice, though I have played one of those before. Piloting checks are the most crucial element of starship combat and getting them as high as possible is essential to success.
Though if you want to take the pilot role as our Operative I could take another role on our ship. I've been tossing around the idea of a Dwarven Exo-Cortex Mechanic, using the racial proficiency in advanced melee weapons to be a master of ranged and melee. Heavy armor, combat tracking, advanced melee and even heavy weapons at higher levels.
Well, one could make a Dexterity-based Soldier as well and still fill the Pilot ship role, I think.
I am actually not maxing Dexterity myself. Still, between keeping the Pilot skill maxed and the Operative's Edge class feature my guy should be alright taking up that role. But as I have said, I am fine with any ship role other than Captain really.
Male Android Operative (Spacefarer) 1
N Medium Humanoid (Android)
Init +3; Senses Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +5
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DEFENSE
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EAC 13, KAC 14
SP 7, HP 10, RP 3
Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +2; +2 vs. disease, mind-affecting effects, poison and sleep (unless such effects specifically target constructs)
Defensive Abilities Constructed; DR None; Immunities None; Resistances None; SR None
Weaknesses None
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OFFENSE
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Spd 30 ft.
Melee Baton, tactical +3 (1d4+3 B/Crit -; analog, operative) or
. . Knife, survival +3 (1d4+3 S/Crit -; analog, operative) or
. . Unarmed strike +3 (1d3+3 B/Crit -; archaic, nonlethal)
Ranged Semi-auto pistol, tactical +2 (1d6 P/30 ft./Crit -; analog)
Space 5 ft., Reach 5 ft.
Offensive Abilities Trick Attack +1d4
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STATISTICS
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Str 16, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 8
Skills (Trained) Acrobatics +9, Athletics +10, Computers +7, Culture +7, Engineering +5, Life Science +4, Perception +5, Physical Science +7, Piloting +7, Sense Motive +3, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +7
Skills (Untrained) Bluff +0, Diplomacy +0, Disguise +0, Intimidate +0, Survival +1
Feats Skill Focus (Acrobatics, Athletics), Toughness
Languages Castrovelian, Common, Kasatha, Shirren, Vercite
Other Abilities Armor Proficiency (Light), Exceptional Vision, Flat Affect, Operative Exploits (None), Operative's Edge +1, Specialization (Daredevil), Theme Knowledge (Spacefarer), Upgrade Slot (Empty), Weapon Proficiency (Basic Melee Weapons, Small Arms, Sniper Weapons)
Augmentations None
Combat Gear Semi-auto pistol (tactical; 9/9; L), baton (tactical; L), knife (survival; L), rounds (small arm; 30; L), second skin (L); Other Gear Everyday clothing (L), consumer backpack (engineering kit, field rations (1 week), fire extinguisher (20/20), hacking kit, hygiene kit, medpatch, titanium alloy cable line (50 ft.); 2+9L/3+9L), portable comm unit (flashlight (15-ft. cone), tier-1 computer; artificial personality, range I (100 ft.), self-charging; 80/80; L)
Hybrid Items Starstone compass (L); Magic Items None
Serums None; Spell Ampoules None
Credstick 47 credits; Other Wealth None
Ugh, so I was going through the classes again and found the 'Military Officer' in the envoy builds (pg 66 Core Rules). This has had the effect of throwing my well-made plans into a tizzy.
I am going with the envoy build. We will still be pretty combat effective with the mechanics and the operatives, and I won't be a slouch either. I think having a face-type will be of benefit to the group, plus envoys have a load of skills as well.
Well, it really depends on what you are looking for. Thessaloniki is an option; kinda like Athens but smaller and it has its own charms. Mani (in Peloponnisos) has quite a few places to visit and its buildings in general are quite old and actually reminiscent of small castles in architecture, a bit austere too. There is Crete, quite the large island and with both seas and mountains to visit, or Lesvos, another large island. Honestly, too many places to mention.
If ever you do plan to visit Greece, send me a pm and I will try my best to suggest a destination or two depending on what you are after. And if you visit Athens in particular, look me up for a cup of coffee or something.
Oh, I love architecture. Mani sounds quite lovely, and the pictures I just googled delivered. I was not aware of this place before - thanks for that.
Some day, in the next few years, we hope to get there. We're probably sticking with Latin America right now (it is close, and plane rides will be less of an issue for the baby). But when we do get over, I'll definitely shoot you a PM!
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I adore Envoys, I'm glad we'll have one aboard.
So what do we have picked out so far? If we have no spellcasters I think I'm gonna play one of those instead of a second/third mechanic.
The fluff of a Star Shaman Mystic captivates me but I have to take a look at the other ones to really decide more based on crunch.
Ooh, I look forward to seeing how a high-Charisma Kara plays!
Agreed on the Envoy class: my playtest game was as a swashbuckling Ysoki duellist (complete with the mustache/whiskers). Had a blast.
I adore Envoys, I'm glad we'll have one aboard.
So what do we have picked out so far? If we have no spellcasters I think I'm gonna play one of those instead of a second/third mechanic.
The fluff of a Star Shaman Mystic captivates me but I have to take a look at the other ones to really decide more based on crunch.
Far as I can tell?
F. Castor: Arannis Crane, Male Android Operative
Fighting Chicken: Lolo Aeolo, Female Ysoki Mechanic (Drone)
Old Guy GM: Kara Savyn, Female Human Envoy
RavenVoron: Johnathan "Raven" Fletcher, Male Human Mechanic (Exocortex)
Sounds like we make progress! Exciting. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Let me know if you want to tie backstories together or be a bunch of strangers meeting for first time (or a mixture thereof).
My usual preference for gaming is to run a bit of a solo scenario for a few posts, allow everyone to get into character, before bringing the group together - see here for a previous example of what I mean.
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So I starting building Kara yesterday on the site. Was halfway through when I thought "I'd better save what I have". Hit 'Save Changes' and got a 'you went back too far' error. everything lost. I rage quit.
<sigh> will get back to it today or tomorrow.
I feel your pain. I have had that happen to me too many times. I always copy-paste before saving nowadays.
Ouch! Been there too. Love this site but it has some serious bugs.
I generally do char-gen in a Word (or non-MS equivalent) document these days before copy-pasting into the alias.
I feel your pain. I have had that happen to me too many times. I always copy-paste before saving nowadays.
The funny thing is I always ctrl-C before my game posts for just this reason. I didn't do it this time...of course.
Sounds like we make progress! Exciting. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Let me know if you want to tie backstories together or be a bunch of strangers meeting for first time (or a mixture thereof).
My usual preference for gaming is to run a bit of a solo scenario for a few posts, allow everyone to get into character, before bringing the group together - see here for a previous example of what I mean.
I think a mixture thereof is always cool, though it will depend on the various backstories I guess.
And I readily admit I very much enjoyed the mini solo scenario, so I would definitely not mind if you go with it again. :-)
Dr. Crane did consider deactivating his creation, but quickly decided against it, feeling he did not have the right. In the end, he decided to allow the android, Arannis as he came to call him, to exist and in time he started to care for the artificial being, not unlike the way he had cared for his own son. He had created him after all.
The two lived together on Verces until the scientist finally passed due to old age. The man's death saddened the android, not least because he had been his only company ever since his creation. For Josiah had never allowed Arannis to leave the building they shared, but not out of simple possessiveness or anything like that. The scientist had used experimental military technology to create his son's facsimile based on adaptive nanites and not entirely tested cybernetic components, which meant that in theory at least Arannis was not simply able to learn as he accumulated experiences, but also that his body could adapt and change depending on those experiences. It was for that reason that Dr. Crane kept the android indoors.
In fact, even after his passing, Arannis remained within the building for a time, but eventually his curiosity did get the better of him. It was not like he was oblivious to the world outside his home's walls -Josiah had certainly taught him about various subjects and always ekpt him apprised of current events- but hearing about them and actually living them are two very different things. So one day Arannis Crane did in fact step out of that building. And now, five years later, has yet to step back in.
Been having technical issues, but I'm back online now.
Where are we at?
Well, I think I am more or less finished. Probably some details left but that should be it. Fighting Chicken and RavenVoron I think are complete as well? Old Guy GM was supposed to work on Kara after some site problems and The Morphling was still deciding between a Mystic and a Technomancer. But since it has been a while since last they posted, I am not really sure other than the above summary.
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Been preoccupied with other things, this slipped my mind for a few days. I do think I've got a character picked out though. After originally dismissing the connection as uninteresting, I've been struck by a sudden interest in playing an Akashic Mystic. I'll get back to you with details once I've picked a race and put the character together.
Thanks for the update, Morphling! Have fun with the character-gen and we'll see you anon.
As I posted before, super busy at work. I'm trying gang, I'm trying!
No problems, real life comes first, always.
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Just wanted to say: RIP Ursula LeGuin. I spent a large part of my childhood exploring the archipelago of Earthsea, and her thoughts on what magic actually was were formative.
Gang, it looks like the madness will end next week. I will get a character together so we can finally get going.
Sorry for the delay.
Good stuff!
Or we can wait until the new Starfinder AP is released...
Interesting! A 3 part, monthly AP, based it seems in the spirit of SW?
That sounds pretty cool, and I'm a big fan of the 3-release arc. I kind of wish PF would do something like that - 2 smaller releases a year to go with one large 6 month release.
Sounds interesting, sure, but does that not also mean a lower character level by the end of it, unless each part is grander in scale than the 6-part AP's parts? I do recognize of course that PbPs do not often reach the higher levels, but I do also admit I like the prospect that they may get that chance if all goes well. It is the main reason actually why I avoid recruitments regarding one-shots and modules and the like.
Not to mention that this particular AP seems to be coming out at August.
Not to mention that this particular AP seems to be coming out at August.
Sure, it doesn't fit our timeline. Unless were still in character creation phase at that time :)
And yep, it likely means lower character level, as it looks like this AP starts at level 1. There's no reason that they have to start at level 1 with these though. I hope they create mid and high level 3 issue arcs, personally.
I have no idea what the character level progression will be like for these shorter modules. It can always be creatively tampered with, anyway :)
But yes, we can start when we're ready.
All I need is gear with resultant stats and I'm ready. Should be done today.
Done. I have to re-do the background. Kara's hard-as-nails Imperial beginnings won't work here. ;)
But I am ready for Starfinder mayhem.
A heads up, but I seem to be randomly and rather often getting logged out, thus being unable to see notifications about new posts and such. Anybody else experiencing this?
There's quite a bit of trouble with the boards and notifications as of late.
OK, good news: I got a promotion. Bad news: I now have a metric ****-ton of extra work to do, plus travel.
I’m still around, but I won’t be able to post once a day. We’re looking like – at best – every other day. I’m happy to run this game, but please bear with me cos we’re going to be going slow-and-steady.
No worries! Congrats on the promotion!
Congratulations indeed! And as the guy above me has already said, no worries.
Congrats on the promotion! No worries!
Hmm...
Would anyone mind if I change my guy from an operative to a soldier with a close combat focus? I think I would prefer something simpler and more straightforward.
Also, have you decided on ship roles? As far as I can tell, Kara will probably be the Captain, while the two mechanics with share the roles of Engineer and Science Officer between them? I could be mistaken of course.
Sounds fine to me, Castor!
Lolo can take any role, really.
Anyone watching this anymore? We seem to have lost Vosil/DM Darkness, most likely to that damnable thing called Life.
If there is any interest in getting this going, I could start it for us. Seems a shame to let it go, and I want to learn it anyway.
Who do we still have?
Still here!
Though if you were to GM, OGGM, I may switch concepts to an envoy.
Still around, yes.
So that leaves three? Am I seeing that right?
Castor
Lolo
Morphling
Let's do this then. Lolo, go ahead and switch if you want. I am going to say we need another player - anyone have someone in mind?