GM Tyranius The First Mandate (Starfinder) (Tier 1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

So far there it doesn't seem like there is really much use for CHA based skills in this SOCIAL encounter. Like it would literally be better to be playing a mechanic at this gala.

Moxie is politely disengages from Zo! and approaches some of her more athletically inclined teammates, letting them know that Zo! is shopping around for stunt doubles and that they should go talk to him.

"I have a feeling that he would be a good person to impress. Let's make a good impression on him."

Moxie approaches Naiaj and engages her in some small talk. Moxie asks the gnome about her role in the Starfinder Society and if she finds a subject that Naiaj seems to be interested in to keep her talking about it.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (16) + 6 + (1) = 23

i got mysticism and ZO! That’s about it

Sorry used wrong character there

Vegoia will walk over to ZO! And ask

”hey, I heard you were looking for some physical talent. I have some things I’d like to show you”

athletics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

She does a jumping flip, into stage fall

"Can't say that I've had the pleasure of working a job for you, but here's hoping that's rectified soon enough." Rez tips his glass back, pinky to the skies above.

After downing the last of his drink, he continues on with his tech-chat with Naiaj, hoping he's keeping pace with her extensive knowledge.

Computers: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

@Moxie- Just have to unlock them, but yea there aren't too many. :)

Chetna tries to join in on the conversation with the venture Captain about the computers but quickly realizes she knows little about them as Naiaj frowns deeply. "Nobody likes an asskisser."

Moxie passes word along to Vegoia and the kasatha leaps from her position into a flip, landing right in front of the wide-eyed undead. "MY word. What are you called my dear?" He makes a big spectacle. "You are hot. Hot. HOT!" +1 Success.

Using the distraction Moxie heads over to Naiaj and engages in a bit of small talk. She finds out quite a bit of information as such as Engineering and piloting. She can also be persuaded that cunning words can preclude combat altogether via successful Diplomacy.. Naiaj has a deep appreciation for effective teamwork. Those that succeed at an aid another with her receive +4 rather than +2 to their check.

Rez continues to talk of the computers and the Venture Captain's eyes gloss over as she seems to grow bored of the subject. Repeated uses of a prior passed skill are harder to accomplish as you found out with Rez. Though they can still be passed.

Round 3
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

We need to focus on a couple rather than spread the wealth so much. Eevee approaches Naiaj, digger her no nonsense attitude. Knowing that piloting is an in, the android begins to talk about all manner of subjects on the matter, especially getting some upgrades for the Drake. Take 10 Piloting = 20

Dejected, Chetna makes her way over to Zo! who seems to be a little less severe. After chatting briefly in Eoxian she shows off one of her feints while talking about a past fight.

Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

That's more like it. ;)

Culper smiles and nods to Royo as he moves away toward the Aspis rep, Iteration-177. Culper decides discretion is the better part of valor and studies the mark before approaching. Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (13) + 5 + (6) = 24

Eevee continues her conversation with Naiaj. She discusses all manner of flight controls. Pitch, Roll, Yaw, Lift, Thrust, and Gravity. Naiaj looks rather impressed at the whole deal. "You have been paying attention after all." +1 Success

Cupler sees Iteration-177 pass by and grabs their elbow. He strikes up a bit of small conversation. He seems impressed with stories of Starfinder's missions. (Bluff, Diplomacy, or an applicable Profession skill) or with rumors about the Starfinder Society’s future plans (Culture). They also regard the conversation favorably if engaged in conversation about magic or religion (Mysticism).

Though a relative newcomer to the Aspis Consortium, Iteration-177 petitioned that organization to supply the Starfinder Society with funding and resources after the Scoured Stars incident so that the Society could survive.

Seeing Vegoia's flip Chetna chimes in with one of her past exploits as Zo! seems equally impressed. "have either of you ever acted before?" +1 Success

Round 4
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Eevee acts like she's taking a deep breath, and goees for a solid option. If Zo! likes displays, she gives him one. It's subtle at first, as she works her drink like a weapon, flitting in her hands, eventually turning it into a wicked display of dexterity and coordination.
She never spills a single drop. She downs it while smiling,
and then really puts on a display of grace as she seamlessly switches to a small blade. GM call if that's Athletics (+5) or Slight of Hand (+9). 1d20 ⇒ 14

Moxie excuses herself to talk with Iteration-177. She moves from small talk to telling Iteration-177 about how an out of work former child actress ended up deciding to join the Starfinders.

"I was never really interested in joining them. I was just doing research for a part, believe it or not, but I've always been pretty serious about researching my parts. I got through their basic training, but then the Scoured Stars happened and the movie was canned. I was out of work and they were pretty desperate for warm bodies...Next thing I know, they issue me a laser pistol and sending me out on field work. Crazy, right? But I'm starting to that there's some real opportunities with them, so I'm just seeing how far things go. And now that I've been doing field work, I'm starting to get scripts again, so overall its been a great move for me."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

Using Slick Customer to reroll that!

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Seeing Naiaj's eyes glazing over due to his prattling about computers, Rez changes the subject to more something more tactile and practical.

Engineering, Taking 10: 10 + 8 = 18

Vegoia will start back to iteration 117 and spark up a conversation with him about the solarian discipline

mysticism: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Spotting Moxie chatting with the android, Culper leaves them to it, and heads toward the symbiote, Ykris. He feels him out in conversation.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 5 + 1d6 ⇒ (16) + 5 + (3) = 24

@Eevee- It is more of an attack roll.

Eevee whips out her pistol, flips it around and fires at a glass across the room shattering it. Zo! and his entourage begin a long slow clap. +1 Success.

Culper drifts about the room and comes across Ykris. Ykris appears as an iridescent, segmented insect clinging to the scalp of a cleancut, immaculately dressed half-elf man. Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that many of Ykris’s spiny legs pierce the man’s skin and deeply into his flesh, particularly along the base of the man’s skull and down the back of his neck.

Ykris is ingratiated to anyone who shares gossip about the Starfinder Society (Culture), and it respects anyone knowledgeable enough to hold a discussion about its work in cybernetic and biotech augmentations (Life Science or Medicine).

Ykris is dependent upon its host, Jhireu, to move and speak; the legs embedded in its host give it direct access to the man’s nervous system and allow it to take control of the body as needed. As such, unless Ykris specifically allows Jhireu control, the half-elf’s actions and speech are governed by Ykris. Culper gets the feeling that he might stand a good chance influencing Ykris if he let the parasite attach itself to him.

Iteration-177 seems utterly fascinated. "The magical powers of the Solarians are mystical indeed. They are stuck in a dualistic cycle as the stars themselves guide them." He says to Vegoia. + 1 Success.

Iteration also listens to Moxie's story on whya she joined the Starfinders. "It is always good to hear the heartwarming story on what desires drive someone." +1 Success.

Rez moves into something a bit more practical as he talks on the many engineering opportunities the Starfinder Organization has offered him and countless other planets thrive. +1 Success.

Round 4
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

"Culper, good work talking to Ykris. We could let him take over one of our bodies."

Moxie looks around at the group and shouts "Not it!"

It looks like Eevee and Chetna are are the only ones trained in Medicine; so they both have a shot at impressing Ykris. I don't think we have any Life Science or Physical Science in the group at all, so Royo might be a lost cause. Maybe we should try to get some sucesses with Ykris and then concentrate on some of the others. I can still use Diplomacy on Naiaj, which for me most likely going to succeed.)

Naiaj :-)

I think gaining insight into the workings of Ykris would be cool I’d be down to have him take over me

Chetna looks across the room and sees Iteration-177 and recognizes an Android mark when she sees it. She grabs a fresh flute of wine and greets the Aspis Consortium representative. "Good evening. How is one enjoying the festivities?" She begins to spin a yarn exaggerating her most recent mission involving an energy consuming monster aboard a starship.

Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Going ahead and doing Ykris for the next round if possible.

Chetna walks over to Ykris and its host. She nods to the the half-elf and says to Ykris, "Greetings Ykris. I am Starfinder Chetna Wavari. Adventurer and procurer of the obscure. We appreciate the donations of CentiCore Labs to our cause."

She smiles and starts her story, "CentiCore actually reminds me of this one mission to the second moon of Teltior IX. Wonderful seas for sailing with only a series of islands scattering its surface. I was acquiring some local fauna that is considered a regional delicacy. See, the government limits its export to only a few licensees. However, a researcher friend had reason to believe that it contained a possible medicinal compound in one of its glands." She continues to tell the story of acquiring and smuggling out a pair of the creatures for the researcher to safely harvest the gland secretions from.

"After safely harvesting the chemical from their glands, the researcher discovered your company had already patented the compound and uses it in acne cream I believe. The researcher gave up the trade and now runs a restaurant on Absolom Station selling Teltior IX cuisine."

Medicine: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

The android's eyes go wide. "My, oh my! It feed off the energy of the ship itself. How did you manage to stop it?" +1 Success.

Luwazi Elsebo casually summons you all up to the stage to converse with her. "How is it going out there?" She scans the crowd. As she gets the rundown she nods in approval. "Keep it up. Stay on Iteration-177, Zo!, and Naiaj. They seem very impressed." She urges you back out onto the floor, not wanting to keep you too long or draw a scene.

There are four more rounds of this. It looks like you have figured out most of the skills required. So if you wish you can post all four rounds. Just keep in mind what each other is doing as each NPC only needs 4 successes to complete. MUltiple failures will turn them off for good. Chetna will get 3 rounds as she just posted for round 5.

Ykris makes the half-elf's body smile. "Of course, we will do whatever we can to assist after the Scoured Stars Incident." + 1 Success.

Round 5
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

1 of 4
Eevee tries to talk shop with Iteration. Her life at Castamir's station is pretty exciting, even when she's not on a mission. Profession Assistant: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

2 of 4
Not feeling comfortable with how the conversation ended, she tries a different angle since sees a lot of different cultures at the Station, and is always curious to know more. Culture: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Will hold the last two based on what others do. I don't want to hog it.

1 of 4
Rez introduces himself to Iteration-177, with all the usual pleasantries. Knowing that he represents the interests of the Aspis Consortium, and that there's a possibility that could be looking for field agents to acquire certain goods, Rez slyly drops mention of his skills as a courier. Profession: Courier: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

With no other relevant skills aside from being a potential host for Ykris, I'll let others attempt their skill checks, and I can be a last resort of sorts to leave it up to whatever untrained checks I can make.

Potential host is not a bad way to go if you think you're out of skill options.

Eevee attempts to speak on shop terms with Iteration-177. Bringing up basic assistant duties. While Iteration remains polite he looks around for something a bit more...well interesting.

Sensing the uncomfortable tension between the two androids now Eevee changes tactics and asks about his culture. Iteration goes into a lengthy tangent about a few of his prior iterations and how they were found obsolete or killed, his memory being shifted to the newer model. +1 Success.

Iteration-177 is now complete.

Round 5
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Round 6
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

i'm running low on skill options Round 1/4

Vegoia will stay with Iteration-117 and regale him with her story of her exploits on akiton

I still remember how I got recruited to the starfinders, I was going around akiton, I lived there as a child and into my teen years, when I first uncovered my powers. I was being attacked by a gang of yoski in Arl when suddenly a moat of light appeared around me, now I had no idea what was happening the yoski on the other hand knew all to well. they went from harassing me and taking things from me to pulling out their guns. Still having no idea what was happening I now had two threats to be scared of the yoski and this new thing surrounding me, all at once the 3 yoski fired, and my vision went blue. then i heard 6 shots, three more at once then 3 in quick sequential fire. my vision slowly returned and i saw the 3 yoski who had attacked me lying dead on the ground around me each with a single shot through their forehead and a Yoski man in front of me, looking as non-threatening as he could, though that was still quite threatening, gesturing to me to get up. in my home language of Kalsathan he greeted me explained that i was what was called a solarian and because of this was in danger. he told me to go to absolan station and meet up with Luwazi because she could help me train and understand what was happening. he took me to the spaceport, bought me a ticket off and disappeared. I never even learned his name, but ever since I've been a starfinder.

diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

i'm running low on skill options Round 1/4

Vegoia will go to with Iteration-117 and regale him with her story of her exploits on akiton

I still remember how I got recruited to the starfinders, I was going around akiton, I lived there as a child and into my teen years, when I first uncovered my powers. I was being attacked by a gang of yoski in Arl when suddenly a moat of light appeared around me, now I had no idea what was happening the yoski on the other hand knew all to well. they went from harassing me and taking things from me to pulling out their guns. Still having no idea what was happening I now had two threats to be scared of the yoski and this new thing surrounding me, all at once the 3 yoski fired, and my vision went blue. then i heard 6 shots, three more at once then 3 in quick sequential fire. my vision slowly returned and i saw the 3 yoski who had attacked me lying dead on the ground around me each with a single shot through their forehead and a Yoski man in front of me, looking as non-threatening as he could, though that was still quite threatening, gesturing to me to get up. in my home language of Kalsathan he greeted me explained that i was what was called a solarian and because of this was in danger. he told me to go to absolan station and meet up with Luwazi because she could help me train and understand what was happening. he took me to the spaceport, bought me a ticket off and disappeared. I never even learned his name, but ever since I've been a starfinder.

[dice=diplomacy]1d20+7

keep everything the same excpet replace iteration with Naiaj

Vegoia tries to speak to the Venture Captain about what caused him to join the group. Near the end she holds a pale hand up. "At times diplomacy and a silver tongue can stop a fight from happening in the first place. Though the enemy is going to care less about your vision." No Success.

Round 5
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Round 6
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Round 5

Now having a better understanding of how Naiaj thinks, Moxie returns to schmooze with her. Moxie starts steering the conversation over to talking about the Acquisitive faction and how she could be a potential ally for Naiaj in the future.

"You might not believe this, a lot of the dynamics I'm seeing in the Starfinders is the same as you'd see on the set of a show. Like, a lot of times there's this tension between the creative people and the money people. The director wants to see her vision made real; but the suits have to make sure things don't go over budget and that they make money. It's just like that with Dataphiles and my faction. But listen," Moxie bends down and touches Naiaj's arm. "things work out best when the creative type works with the money guys and they make something that's great and that also makes a freighter full of cash! There's no reason we shouldn't be working together. You got a friend in the Aquisitives...I'd like it if the same was true with you."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 11 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 11 + (5) = 30

Round 6

I think I crushed it with Naiaj. It looks like we should have her support. Better move onto someone else. But who? Hmmm...maybe I could give Royo a chance. He likes old-tymie stuff and "Too Much Moxie" did really well in syndication among Ysoki markets. I never really understood that. Anyways...

Moxie walks up to Royo and greets him, in Ysoki. She chats him up about acting and starts to bring up theater. "You know, I've always regretted not doing a bit more live theater. There's something about seeing a performance live, on stage, that you just don't get from it being filmed It's a really raw, visceral experience, not just for the audience but also for an actor. It's why I always really liked doing the live episodes on "Too Much Moxie." I just love working the immediacy of working in front of a crowd."

Culture Check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

My theme might also apply to this check.

As Moxie calmly explains how she might be able to benefit the Acquisitive Faction with her status and acting skills Naiaj thinks for a moment. "You know what. I might have just the job for you. Stayin contact." +1 Success

Naiaj is now complete!

Feeling good about herself Moxie heads over to Royo and talks old theatre with the Ysoki. His jaw drops as he pulls his pipe from his mouth. Small tendrils of smoke rise around his nose. "They definitely don't get their worth anymore these days. All these new generations want are more special effects, CGI and VR experiences." He taps his head. "Whatever happened to using ones imagination!" No Success as they get just a tad harder after the first one.

You guys can attempt same skills that have already been used. they just get a little harder to succeed is all.

Round 5
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Round 6
Eevee
Cupler
Vegoia
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

Round 6

Chetna wanders back over to chat again with Zo! She drops back into Eoxian and talks a little more shop showing a few more of her tricky moves.

Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Culper decides to speak to the symbiote; it's far too interesting to pass up.

Round 5 - Culper strikes up a conversation about culture with Ykris. Culture: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Round 6 - "Ykris, do you ever take other hosts? I'd be... well, I'm curious how it would feel. Would you mind?" Culper offers to act as host (assuming no one else has beaten me to it?)

Seeing her story being brushed off Vegoia will go back to ZO! and continue her performance. She does a bit of heavy lifting that being ZO in his chair, then shifts to one arm and sets him down, and bows

athletics: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

She will then return to Royo, and continue her story of entering but focusing more on the bits about the solarians

mysticism: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Culper tries to speak a bit on culture with the symbiote, but he is extremely awkward and unsure where to take the conversation. "My species history is something of a somber story." No Success. Eventually Culper goes for the end all, be all and asks Ykris if they might be able to bond for a short bit. Implanting is a somewhat uncomfortable process the iridescent, segmented insect detaches and clamors down the half-elf's body. Implanting and taking control you find that you can communicate effortlessly with the parasite (as mindlink), save that you cannot take any action that would require use of the Bluffing. Ykris remains implanted only for roughly a minute and then, citing propriety and familiarity, returns to Jhireu. +1 Success

Back at Zo! Vegoia grabs ahold of a chair, with someone still sitting in it, and hefts it well over head. "My word can you believe the strength!" +1 Success. Though not before Chetna attempts to bluff the man with her own exploits. No Success

Zo! is now Complete.

Vegoia continues her theoretic assumptions and theories on Solarians with Royo as they speak on the vast mystical powers that their kind seems to obtain through extraordinary measures. +1 Success.

Round 5
Rez

Round 6
Rez

Round 7
Eevee
Cupler
Moxie
Chetna
Rez

With little left in her tank, Eevee tries to to chat up Ykris.She steers the conversation away from strict biology, but to the healing arts and how his work is pushing the capabilities of medicine in general. Medicine: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17 Crosses fingers.

Chetna walks up and joins in the conversation Eevee is having with Ykris.

Aid Medicine: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

"Fascinating!" Culper gasps as soon as the link is broken. "That is truly a sensation I've never experienced before. Thank you!" Culper takes a moment to regroup his thoughts. He tries again with the Culture aspect, curious how Ykris' species has organized their society. Culture: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Still with us Rez?

Cupler gets a bit closer to understanding Ykris' culture but isn't able to place it quite into word choices that fit the parasite. Cultural differences and language barriers and all. No Success.

Eevee and Chetna move to back him up as they talk about the Pharmaceutical aspect and how much help it has been to helping the Starfinder Society. With Chetna's help Eevee is able to have a pleasing and productive conversation with the alien. +1 Success.

Ykris is now Complete.

Round 5
Rez

Round 6
Rez

Round 7
Moxie
Rez

Fire all canons on the Royo!

Still with us Rez?

Very much so, but with no relevant skills that fit Royo's interests, I'm afraid I can't do a thing.

"Eevee, have you ever read the play, "The Scarred Man"? It's a classic from ancient Golarian times. They make you read it in a lot of college literature classes. Royo is a sucker for ancient stuff; I think we might be able to impress him if we acted out some dialogue from it. You can download it for free and I'll help you with running through some of the lines. Make sure you can get down the Old Common dialect. "

Aid Culture: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Yea, kind of need to be trained in all of them for Royo, huh. Let's go into Round 8 folks. Finish this up with a bang.

I'll take all the aid Anothers we can! Eevee downloads the Scarred Manand hopes to use it to help propel the conversation with the inimitable ysoki. He takes care to ask Royo clarifying questions to increase his investment in the conversation.

Culture: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18

Well they are practicing i’ll Try to draw on with Royo on the solarians

mysticism: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Yeah, not trained in any of those. I'll nab another glass of wine.

While Eevee attempts to push the conversation a bit with the Scarred Man, Royo looks at her a bit annoyed as she downloads it and shows him it on a comm device. "What is it you expect me to do with this contraption?" he shoves it away and joins back into the conversation concerning Solarions with Vegoia. "Remarkable! Simply remarkable." He claps his padded hands together.

Congrats. You guys were successfully able to complete everyone.

Radaszam gestures to you all from the side of the room to meet him in one of the service corridors running alongside the Skyreach Room for a discreet meeting.

The burly vesk doesn’t mince words. “We’ve got a situation on our hands. I’ve been following rumors of a somewhat notorious assassin who only recently showed up on Absalom Station. I just heard from one of my contacts that signs point to the First Seeker as the assassin’s next target—and if that’s the case, the assassin will almost certainly make a move tonight."

“Now here’s the thing. I’ve got enough security here that no one’s really in any danger; and besides, Luwazi’s no stranger to a fight. But it’d look really bad for the Society if someone took a shot at her in front of all these high-ups, you know what I mean?"

“On the other hand, if a team of crack Starfinders were to investigate the rumors and unmask the assassin, we’d be able to show that we can still hold our own and add some, oh, let’s say, gravitas to the First Seeker’s announcement tonight. Defeat this assassin in style, impress the investors, make yourselves look good in the process... What do you say?”

sounds like fun, I’m in

Rez takes in the hulking vesk's words, then pipes up. "I'd say there's nothing but positives to come from a successful op here. Got any leads?"

"What do we know about this assassin? Notoriety is bad for business if you're an assassin... I would guess. Being as I obviously have no expertise in this field." She coughs.

Bluff: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14