LIAM OUTPOST SFS 1-04 Cries From The Drift (Inactive)

Game Master Liam

Setting up discussion

Maps links and such will be ready shortly

Posting here for finding this later. I’m signed up with this character

Yeah, they made it easy to find things

Go ahead and post character descriptions etc in here while I am getting set up. Make any status line tweaks and let me know of any shenanigans
you have going on with your character.

SFS # 276820-703
Player name meloriel
Character Name Zez'ka
Faction Exo-Guardians
Experience 0
Fame 0

Hi! Meloriel here, checking in with Zez'ka!

I'll be playing a shirren spacefarer operative. She loves to explore new places, and has a strong respect for life, which led her to join the Exo-Guardians. She doesn't have anything complicated to worry about as far as combat goes. She has the daredevil specialization, so she'll be able to make trick attacks with acrobatics in addition to the typical skills.

Still updating this guy's character page,

SFS 202498-702
Player: Gum B the Chewy
Character: Spunky aka "Spooky"
Faction: Exo-Guardians
Experience: 1
Fame: 2

Spunky here grew up on Aucturn. That automatically makes him edgy, right? Mostly it left him colorblind and jumpy. He's getting over his edginess, too. No longer silently brooding all the time, he does get excited when someone uses sign language with him. He also no longer insists that people use his "better" nickname. Unfortunately, some of the experience is still sticking with him. He's still a priest of Pharasma (totally edgy), but he doesn't go around judging everyone and pronouncing death sentences, except when roleplaying. He's also picked up this solarian mote and combat training (ooh, darkness, and blades made of shadow) but he'll keep it balanced.

Protecting the Pact worlds and the Society from the sorts of threats he survived growing up, and maybe getting rid of some horrors that mock Pharasma seems just up Spunky's alley, so he clearly likes the Exo-Guardians faction.

Spooky - so how are you going to indicate your stellar mode?

I'll be finishing up the maps soon and getting the initial fun stuff up. I'll put the initial box text out soon as well.

About me:

1 nova GM
5 star GM

This is my first PBP I've run, but I have played a few, and I have some really good advice from a friend who coerced me into...I mean convinced me to do this. I'm pretty laid back and I really want a lot of good RP and interactions. I've run this scenario a few times now, so I'm familiar with it. This is a fun scenario. Looks like a low tier table so far.

The starship combat over PBP should be interesting. I used to do PBP wargaming so I think we'll be ok there. I'm going to use a format like this:

1. Roll in initiative for both groups
2. Move/Post first group Engineering and movement/scanning
3. Move/Post second group Engineering and movement/scanning
4. Guns gun guns

Otherwise it'll be the usual formats. If I deviate much, let me know and I'll try to conform to norms. I think the ship combat will be the most challenging part over this media.

I'm going to try to do my updates and reviews each night. I set a calendar item. If you run into an issue where we need to pause, post it in here and we can work from that point. If we can do more than one update a day, that's cool but not expected.

Also, in space, only people with open comms can hear you scream :)

Spooky’s solar manifestation is a black hole mote, with occasional flashes of green, blue, purple, or white.

When entering stellar mode, two deep, dark spots, like empty eyesockets, manifest above his eyes. They’re not perfectly lightless, if someone looks directly at them, they may be able to see blue flames, or the distant graveyards or birthplaces of stars. As Spooky attunes, photons and gravitons coalesce around the spots, making it obvious the spots are part of a manifested animal skull. Looking like some ancient hooded worshipper of life and death, the skull drapes Spunky in a cloak of light or darkness.

I think I need to make some changes to Spooky now, that came out far more interesting and more like Solar armor than I originally intended.

Ok, looks like so far we have two. We need two more to get rolling at start.

Can you ping the others based on their signup info? It’s what I think some others have done, I just don’t know how myself.

Yeah, I pm'ed the others with the link to the campaign

Thanks for the PM! I must have missed the muster. I was thinking just 5 minutes before I saw the PM "I wonder if Kai's game has mustered yet."

I got the chronicle sheet that will let Kai level this morning. I'll take care of that and then post again later today.

My sheet should be all up to date now

I pinged all the other folks. I'm working on finalizing my maps and I should have all the initial stuff up later on today/night.

Hello, I am trying to update him in Stafinder Online from Herolab but for some reason I cannot activate the liscnece, I can't find where the activation code is, very frustrating.

I think I updated him but I am not sure if the program will have a stat block exporter.

Quick question, is the Commencement replayable?

Quick question, is the Commencement replayable?

yeah, it is. The Commencement, the quests, and Dead Suns book 1 are the only evergreens we have right now.

That is what I thought, I had another character finish that but no credit on my profile.

Ok,so far we have four. I'll give folks time to arrive tomorrow and then we'll roll with it.

He should be 2nd level after this.

One last message to the stragglers and then we'll get under way

Map link is up, full props to the gm who bailed me out on the maps.

I'll be starting the box text here in a few.

Any of the PCs have the “Star Sugar Heartlove!!!” boon
presented in Scenario #1–01: The Commencement?

Kai does not have that boon unfortunately; he did not have the pocket change when he could have picked it up.

This character does not.

It's not a huge issue, it just changes the box text

Spunky is perhaps my only character right now that doesn't have that boon or is actively working on it. Commencement will almost certainly be his third adventure.

Not on this character I don't.

Now I'm SUPER curious what could have happened. Haha.

Clearly the disk gets jammed and we have to listen to sugar pop for the entire trip.

I am incredibly sorry but I've had a death in the family and haven't been on my computer this week. My life is a bit of a mess right now and I'm afraid I'm going to need to bow out of this game. I really apologize to you all and to anyone who I kept from getting a spot. I'm really really sorry.

You should not apologise. I am so sorry for your less. Take a break. The community will still be here when you are ready for an escape again.

I am incredibly sorry but I've had a death in the family and haven't been on my computer this week. My life is a bit of a mess right now and I'm afraid I'm going to need to bow out of this game. I really apologize to you all and to anyone who I kept from getting a spot. I'm really really sorry.

Completely understand. It's just a game. Hmm is going to post and fill the blanks.

You take care of yourself and your family. That's more important.

Sorry for being a bit late to the party. I failed to spot the private messages indicator in the new website layout.

Edit:
Qaru does indeed have Star Sugar Heartlove!!! -boon from The Commencement.

The profile should be up to date, I just need to review if I need to buy any new gear.

Ok, noted. I will be posting box text later tonight and we'll get rolling. Slot your boons and make your final purchases.

Also, I'll need to know which ship roles everyone is in.

Can slot my only ship boon, I’m sure others have it too:

Hero of the Stars Anytime your starship is reduced to 0 or fewer Hull Points. Your starship immediately regains a number of Hull Points equal to its tier x5. When this boon activates, cross it off your Chronicle Sheet.

1st choice engineering, 2nd choice captain, 3rd choice gunner

Zez'ka's only slotting the Exo-Guardian's Champion boon.

She'd be best as a gunner. She could also be a pilot (+8) or a science officer (+5)

Ah yes, championing exo guardians

Also which ship do you guys want?

Starship-Combat Version of Skills
+8 Computers
+6 Diplomacy
+8 Engineering
+1 Intimidate
+13 Piloting

Kai prefers to pilot the ship. :)

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Boons Slotted this Adventure
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Ally:
Faction: Wayfinder's Champion
Personal:
Promotional:
Social: Faction's Friend
Starship: Automated Defenses
Slotless: Marked Field Agent, Worldwide Explorer, Starfinder Insignia

My preference for ship would be to take the more heavily armed one. Kai can make any bucket of bolts zip around.

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Boons slotted
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Ally:
Faction: Second Seekers: Luwazi Elsebo Champion
Personal:
Promotional:
Social: Faction's Friend
Starship:
Slotless: Marked Field Agent, Starfinder Society Care Package, Star Sugar Heartlove!!!

As a mystic, Qaru sucks equally in all starship crew positions. That would probably make him perfect leader ;) +4 diplomacy as a captain is his best contribution.

Did they fix the Drake? I remember it being somewhat bad... So based on that experience I would be leaning towards Pegasus

DCs were fixed for both ships, I’m not sure if they did anything more for the clunkiness of the Drake, but I still want the one with some firepower, so I’d go with the Drake.

IIRC firepower was exactly the issue with Drake. The torpedo launcher is a badass weapon, but if you happen to miss any shots, you might get outgunned very soon.
But if the majority wants Drake, I will accept the decision :)

So you guys want the society drake?

STARFINDER SOCIETY DRAKE TIER 2
Medium transport
Speed 8; Maneuverability average (turn 2); Drift 1
AC 12; TL 12
HP 70; DT —; CT 14
Shields light 50 (forward 15, port 10, starboard 10, aft 15)
Attack (Forward) coilgun (4d4)
Attack (Aft) gyrolaser (1d8)
Attack (Turret) high explosive missile launcher (4d8)
Power Core Arcus Heavy (130 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems budget medium-range sensors, crew quarters
(good), mk 1 trinode computer, mk 2 armor, mk 2 defenses;
Expansion Bays cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +1 to any three checks per round;
Complement 4–7

Or the Pegasus

STARFINDER SOCIETY PEGASUS TIER 2
Medium explorer
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 12; TL 12
HP 55; DT —; CT 11
Shields basic 40 (forward 10, port 10, starboard 10, aft 10)
Attack (Forward) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Port) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Starboard) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4)
Power Core Pulse Green (150 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic medium-range sensors, crew quarters
(good), mk 1 duonode computer, mk 2 armor, mk 2 defenses;
Expansion Bays cargo hold, escape pods, science lab,
tech workshop
Modifiers +1 to any two checks per round, +2
Computers, +1 Piloting; Complement 4–7

So firepower vs sensor package for surveying disabled ships

Also, please name your vessel.:)

The Kalos are an RP opportunity - the Starfinder scenarios have been really well written (I've run all but 2 of them) and they have a lot of detail that gets used in later stories.