OutPost 1: GM Kate's Sanctuary of Drowned Delight, Table 2 (Inactive)

Game Master Kate Baker

Hmmm.

Does Charli have a third envoy improvisation? I can't see it.

I think she was going to take Don’t Quit.

I'll have Hawthorne's profile updated tomorrow.

Oh, Thanks for the reminder! Let me get Don’t Quit on the profile.

Hmm

Oh woah! Looks like I also fell prey to the recent bug where the campaign page is not indicating there are new posts in the gameplay thread!! Time to catch up and sorry for the radio silence on my part!!

The game is now linked from my profile! Please fill out the first slide with your Perception, Sense Motive, Initiative, and Mysticism if you have it trained, and add your icon to the second slide.

No worries, bigboom! Today is the first day of the game; that was just RP for fun.

I took a moment to fill out your slide show, Kate. I hope you don't mind.

Hmm

Wow!! You're some kind of expert at making pretty slides, Hmm!!!

If you like that, you should see Poblano’s slide shows. They are always gorgeous!

I do feel that an author-run game deserves a bit of panache!

Hmm

Ohhhhhh......wow! Just wow! Yah, the slides I put together for my games suddenly feel very inadequate!! Wow!

Yeah, I would love to be able to pull them together the way Poblano does. He’s amazing. Still, slides are something that you can mess with and learn as you go. Maybe we can do something about slides in Redelia’s GM school? That way we can both learn from the great Poblano.

Hmm

Updated profile, updated slide with updated statistics. :)

EDIT: Re-updated with the Mk I Synaptic Enhancement (Dexterity) that I forgot to buy.

I need to go shopping before we leave Absalom Station.

Looks like the best I can do for basic melee is a 2H spear.

Waiting to hear back on equipment before deciding if I get gill sheath. It is a pretty cheap biotech augmentation and takes care of breathing water.

Now looks like an excellent time to pick up an Underwater Thunderstrike sonic pistol.

Yeah, Rahm is definitely going to need to get a tactical spear and needler rifle.

Reading through more of the environmental rules, seems armor is enough to protect against pressure.

Had a chat on the side with other people, got chastised heavily for wanting science in my Starfinder.

Ha! You're playing a Mechanic. Of course you want science!

However, armor is not sufficient for Thick or Severely Thick atmosphere environmental considerations found at extreme deptsh, so Mikkazuki's statements aren't setting egregious.

I will buy additionnal underwater items too.

A gill sheath sounds like a good idea. This pregen comes with practically no money though! I can sell things in Keskodai's inventory for 10% of their original price, right?

Does underwater electric weapons exist ? what are their effect?
I think (need to look) that Antoine as a Aeon stone that stop the need to breathe.

as for the need of gill. I can give 50 credits for you bigboom.

Reading the Kalo weapon modifications, it's just a blanket effect to any weapon, so that would include electric. Right?

Seems I should have read the rules while planning.

Underwater: A weapon with this special property that is used underwater ignores the –2 penalty to attack rolls and deals full damage.

No need to get a piercing weapon, it just needs to be an Underwater Weapon. I could do an underwater dueling sword and get full damage with no penalties to hit.

Good question on the electric or fire damage. Guess we get to wait for our GM to respond on that.

@bigboom
I would wait to see if there is an allowance before trying to sell anything. The resale value of equipment is horrible.

In fact.... This is a good idea to have as your main weapon an underwater one.

I don't believe it works on weapons that do electricity damage. Underwater specifically removes the -2 penalty on attack rolls, and attacks with electricity have a -4 penalty. Thrown weapons continue to be ineffective, but I believe all other weapons are valid for the underwater property.

You can't have this applied to a weapon you already own, but you can purchase whatever you like with the discount!

Your existing armor will be fine for the depths you're traveling.

And don't sweat it too much if you can't buy underwater weapons for the pre-gen. I've run this for all pre-gens before and they did fine.

And Hilary, thank you for fixing up my slides! They're so pretty now!

Yah, I think I'll just roll with what the pregen is already equipped with and not sweat it.

So Antoine, that's a very kind offer and thank you but no need. Save your creds for other stuff!!

Purchases:

Underwater Thunderstrike Sonic Pistol, 2300 cr
Underwater Dueling Sword, Tactical, 475 cr

Mobile Hotelier, 50 cr
Meal, R2E x7, 7 cr

Rahm purchases:

Tactical Pike 475c
Underwater Tactical Acid Dart Rifle 485c
extra clip for rifle 20c

There are no particular recommended boons to slot for this scenario.
Anyone slotting anything interesting?

I'm currently trying to decide which option to take for my ally slot:

Amateur Hireling +5 (Set 2: Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate)
I would need to decide what race her face person would be. Seriously considering a catperson since they are from Vesk 6, even though they are described as barbarians.

Collector and Examiner
Seems likely we will encounter some creatures we haven't seen before.

We have two envoys, but this character has no real social skills. That is why I purchased the hireling -- allow me to assist on important social contacts.

Nope, nothing interesting for me. Just my character's faction boon and Faction's Friend, if allowed (not sure if it's allowed since I'm playing a pregen).

I need advice on weaponry. Charli now has longarm proficiency, but no longarm. Are there any longarms that can work underwater?

Hmm

Any underwater weapon longarm except electricity work.

Milka i would suggest the examiner and collecter.we have two envoys.

Can I get an underwater huchket rifle? I have not purchased it yet, but there is one on my chronicle sheet.

Hmm

Went with Collector and Examiner.

What would an underwater speaker system cost? Thinking of mounting one on BOB, playing her Star Sugar Heartlove!!! album. That should be a bonus to diplomacy with any intelligent species!

♬ Under the sea, under the sea
Songs carry further
When sung with fervor
Musically! ♬

Ah Mikka. You and I will get along great.

So Kate okayed the aquatic huchket. I am getting that, a dex upgrade, and other things listed on my linked ITS. Let me know if you want a total, Kate!

A tea-serving gnome enters the room carrying an underwater hutchket rifle. I KNOW there's gotta be a joke in there somewhere...

Player: Tim M (Blake's Tiger)
Character: Hawthorne the Innovator
PFS #: 230524-701
Experience: 7
Dataphile Reputation (Tier 1): 13
Total Faction Reputation (Tier 1): 13
Fame: 13

Boons

Ally: none
Faction: Dataphile Champion
Personal: none
Promotional: Promotional Reroll
Social: Faction's Friend
Starship: none
Slotless: Dataphile Digital Presence (Tier 1) +1 Reputation with Dataphiles upon completing an online (including PbP) game. Tier for which the award is applying needs to be documented on the Chronicle.
Slotless: True Savior of Tasch, forgoing Day Job to check a box on the boon.

Purchases to Chronicle

Kalo Underwater Tactical Acid Dart Rifle ($485)
Kalo Underwater Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol ($260)
Kalo Underwater Survival Knife ($95)

No need to Chronicle, but FYI, he'll be buying and wearing Cold & High Gravity clothing under Hawthorne's armor.

Also forgot to add the Double Miniaturized Tier-1 Datapad with a Comprehend Languages spellchip installed, so Keskodai can cast Comprehend Languages on Hawthorne if needed.

Doesn't need to be Chronicled, but important to note.

@Hawthorne
Nice computer!

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@GM Kate
Since I don't expect any mechanical advantage, can we just say I used Engineering skill to rig the speakers and they don't exist after this scenario nor give a mechanical benefit during this one?

You didn't give a price for them.

That sounds fine. I can't really give you a price if it's not in the CRB.

Hey, this is a good time to point out a rule I generally use in PBP. If one person proposes a course of action and someone else has seconded and no one has opposed, then I will move you along. I'm fine with retconning minor things, like if anyone still needs to make a purchase before leaving, but with two votes for ready to go, we'll head out!

Rahm will be slotting Exo-Guardian Champion for faction boon and True Savior of Tasch for slotless, forgoing his Day Job to check a box on the boon.

Player: Gayel Nord

Character: Antoine Désilet
PFS #: 43907-701
Experience: 9
Wayfinder Reputation (Tier 2): 16
Total Faction Reputation (Tier 2): 24
Fame: 8

Boons

Ally: Professional ally boon +8 physical, mysticism, life science.
Faction: Wayfinder champion, Improved
In addition, once per adventure when you succeed at a
Diplomacy or Survival skill check that is written into the adventure,
you recover 1 Resolve Point, up to your Resolve Point total.
Personal: none
Promotional: None
Social: First contact step-in
When an ally fails a skill check during a first
contact situation—specifically when encountering a previously
undiscovered species—you can spend 1 Resolve Point to
immediately attempt the same skill check. If the result of your skill
check is greater than your ally’s failed attempt, use your result to
determine the outcome. You can use this ability on any skill check
so long as it relates to a first contact encounter. A common example
would be using skills like Diplomacy or Intimidate on a newly
encountered race, but attempting a Computers check to learn from
an alien network about a new species would also be appropriate.
Exactly when this boon can be used is up to the GM’s discretion.
Starship: none
Slotless:
Slotless:
Purchases to Chronicle

Kalo Underwater HUCHKET RIFLE 1400

Fusion seal merciful 480

Hey guys, I've been hit with a big uptick in baby rearing duties for the next several days. Therefore my posting frequency will go down a bit from what it usually is between now and Sunday. However, things should be back to normal for me afterwards. Please go ahead and bot me if needed!

Was sick yesterday, and definitely feeling out of it. Still feel woozy, but let me get my boons slotted. I am picking this up from wayfinders:

2 fame
TETRAD CERTIFIED TRANSLATOR LEVEL 2 ITEM PRICE BULK TECHNOLOGICAL 500 L

This elaborate datapad has several additional audio receptors to capture nearby sounds. If you don't share a language with creatures you encounter, you can activate this device to collect basic linguistic information. The device requires 10 minutes of observed conversation to gain enough information to operate. The device then acts as a rudimentary translator. It does not allow you to converse with creatures with whom you don't share a language, but it can relate very basic information. Examples of statements the device could interpret would be: “come with us,” “lower your weapons,” or “leave immediately.” The device cannot parse proper names, including personal designations or the names of items and places. Some extraordinary complex or obscure languages might not translate clearly with this device. A Tetrad certified translator has 10 capacity and 1/hour usage.

Character Charli Poshkettle
Player Hmm
SFS # 149000-701
Experience 9
Slotted Faction Wayfinders
Wealth See ITS

Reputation 16 Fame, 20 Global Reputation

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Boons Slotted this Adventure
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Ally:
Faction: Wayfinder Champion
Personal: Legacy Heritage (Gnome)
Promotional: Scotty's Space Goblin Orange Ipa shirt (re-roll)
Social: First Contact Step-In
Starship:
Slotless:

Oh my gosh We are in the Vast... The Veskarium is still a war-mongering nation. They have just have made peace with the pact worlds only by necessity. I don't like the idea that we are trading with them now.

The character may be mad at Antoine's statement, but the player is amused.

Does anyone have a profession related to law?

Mercenaries often need to be familiar with laws, especially those involving salvage. :)