PbP GameDay VI: GM S's "The Commencement" (Table 1) (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

The siren sounds the final call for the race. All the racers take their place! The race is a 3000' track, and everyone is focused on the finish line.

Laboni's Racer!
Full Speed: 500 feet (Base 40+10')
EAC: 14, KAC: 16
Attack: energy weapon (hit causes –4 to Piloting) AND Kinetic Energy Weapon (hit causes -4 to piloting)
Attack Modifier: +0 (Base -3)
Piloting Modifier: +6 (Base +2)

RACE! Round 1 - Weapons Phase

Starfinders!:Go
Lemgem (Bulky): Target: 1d5 ⇒ 4 shoots at Ratrod: Kinetic Weapon: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (14) - 3 = 11 MISS
Nyizin (Well-armed): Target: 1d5 ⇒ 4 shoots at Ratrod: Kinetic Weapon: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (13) - 3 = 10 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No weapon!
Ratrod (Custom): Attacks Starfinders shoots at the Starfinders Energy Weapon: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (6) - 3 = 3 Big Miss
Velocity (Spherical): Target: 1d5 ⇒ 4 shoots at Ratrod: Kinetic Weapon: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (1) - 3 = -2 MISS

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 0'
Lemgem (Bulky): 0'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 0'
Orsis (Sleek): 0'
Ratrod (Custom): 0'
Velocity (Spherical): 0'

Obozaya shoot at Ratrod with the kinetic energy weapon!
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

And Y2K should be the second gunner.
Y2K shoots at Ratrod as well!
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Meanwhile Jered maneuvers the craft!
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

...SOMEONE TAKE THESE DICE THIS DICEBOT AWAY FROM ME!

NO ONE scores a hit with their weapons, so it's full speed ahead!

Lemgem crashes as she tries too hard to overclock.
Nyizin and Orsis are off to a rocky start, but makes some progress

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Lemgem (Bulky): Overclock: 1d4 ⇒ 3 Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 500'
Lemgem (Bulky): 0'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 250'
Orsis (Sleek): 275'
Ratrod (Custom): 550'
Velocity (Spherical): 500'

RACE! Round 2 - Weapons Phase

Starfinders!:Go
Lemgem (Bulky): 1d5 ⇒ 2 ATK Nyizin: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16 HIT
Nyizin (Well-armed): 2d5 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5
ATK Starfinders: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 MISS
ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
Ratrod (Custom): Targets Starfinders
Velocity (Spherical): 2d5 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9
ATK Orsis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 MISS
ATK Ratrod: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 HIT

Obozaya continues to shoot at Ratrod with the kinetic energy weapon!
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Y2K keeps shoots at Ratrod as well!
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Meanwhile Jered maneuvers the craft!
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

The Starfinders blast Ratrod's racer, though their piloting is less than exemplary:

Lemgem (Bulky): Overclock: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 4 = 22
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 - 4 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 4 - 4 - 4 = 10
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 750'
Lemgem (Bulky): 300'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 750'
Orsis (Sleek): 550'
Ratrod (Custom): 825'
Velocity (Spherical): 1000'

RACE! Weapons Phase

Starfinders!:Go

Lemgem (Bulky): ATK Velocity: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9 MISS
Nyizin (Well-armed): ATK Ratrod 1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 HIT! ATK Ratrod 2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
Ratrod (Custom): ATK Starfinders: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 1 = 23 HIT
Velocity (Spherical): ATK Starfinders: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23 HIT ATK Ratrod: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Net:
Starfinders: -8
Ratrod: -4

Obozaya looks to take another shot at Ratrod with the Kinetic weapons.
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Y2K uses their weapon to make get revenge on Velocity
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22

Jered attempts to overtake the racers in front of them
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

The Starfinders fire an all and make up some distance as the half way mark approaches!

Lemgem (Bulky): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 BUMPY! (Half speed)
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 BUMPY! (Half speed)
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 FULL SPEED!
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 - 8 ⇒ (1) + 10 - 8 = 3 CRASH!!!!
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 12 - 4 = 17 FULL SPEED!

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 1250'
Lemgem (Bulky): 600'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 1000'
Orsis (Sleek): 1100'
Ratrod (Custom): 825'
Velocity (Spherical): 1500'

Weapons phase Starfinders!

Obozaya and Y2K fire on Ratrod as Jered does his best to keep them on track.

Obozaya: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15
Y2K: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
Jered Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

The Starfinders score a hit on Ratrod!

Starfinders!:Hit
Lemgem (Bulky): ATK Velocity: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 = 4
Nyizin (Well-armed): ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
Ratrod (Custom): ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Velocity (Spherical): ATK Starfinder: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 ATK Orsis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Net:
Velocity: -12

The Pathfinders can't quite close it out, but the finish line is in sight!

Lemgem (Bulky): Overdrive: 1d4 ⇒ 1Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 - 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 - 12 = 19

It's tentacle and tentacle!
It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 1500'
Lemgem (Bulky): 900'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 1500'
Orsis (Sleek): 1650'
Ratrod (Custom): 1375'
Velocity (Spherical): 2000'

The Pathfinders can't quite close it out, but the finish line is in sight!

Don't you mean "Starfinders"? ;)

Game Master S wrote:

The Pathfinders can't quite close it out, but the finish line is in sight!

Don't you mean "Starfinders"? ;)

Oops

Starfinder weapons phase!

Starfinders!:Go
Lemgem (Bulky):
ATK Orsis: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (16) - 1 = 15 HIT
Nyizin (Well-armed):
ATK Orsis: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 HIT
ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 HIT
Velocity (Spherical):
ATK Orsis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 HIT
ATK Nyizin: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 MISS

Net Results:
Orsis: -8
Velocity: -8

c'mon dice...

Obozaya shoots at Velocity:
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Y2K fires at Orsis:
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Jered tries to take the group home:
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Orsis slams into the course, sending Ratrod and Velocity off course. The Starfinders pick up some some distance, only a touch behind Velocity.

Lemgem (Bulky): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19 FULL SPEED
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21 FULL SPEED
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 - 8 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 8 = 6 CRASH!!!!!
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11 BUMPY
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 - 8 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 8 = 10 BUMPY

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 2000'
Lemgem (Bulky): 1400'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 2000'
Orsis (Sleek): 1650'
Ratrod (Custom): 1600'
Velocity (Spherical): 2250'

Starfinder Weapons phase!

Here goes nothin'...

Obozaya shoots at Velocity: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Y2K fires at Nyizin: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Jered tries to take a commanding lead: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

AAARRRGGGGHHHH

The Starfinder team can't keep their tactics together, but they do score a single hit.

Lemgem (Bulky): Fires at Velocity: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12 MISS
Nyizin (Well-armed):
Fires at Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24 HIT
Fires at Velocity Again!: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
Ratrod (Custom): Fires at Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 MISS
Velocity (Spherical):
Fires at Starfinders: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 MISS
Fires at Nyizin: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15 HIT

Net result:
Velocity: -4
Nyizin: -8

Lemgem (Bulky): Overclock: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 - 8 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 8 = 12
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 4 = 14

It's a rough stretch of time for the Starfinders!

It's tentacle and tentacle!
Starfinders!: 2250'
Lemgem (Bulky): 1900'
Nyizin (Well-armed): 2250'
Orsis (Sleek): 2100'
Ratrod (Custom): 2150'
Velocity (Spherical): 2500'

Almost there! Weapons phase for Starfinders!

Obozaya attempts to make sure Ratrod stays behind them with another shot...
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
...while Y2K aims at the lead racer, Velocity, so Jered can close the gap...
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
...and Jered attempts to make the speeder push to the front!
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

With the end in sight, the Starfinders try one more time to take the lead:

Starfinders: Hit Velocity!
Lemgem (Bulky):
ATK Velocity 1: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13 MISS
ATK Velocity 2: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5 MISS
Nyizin (Well-armed):
ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 MISS
ATK Starfinders: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 MISS
Orsis (Sleek): No working weapon!
Ratrod (Custom):
ATK Velocity: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 MISS
Velocity (Spherical):
ATK Starfinders: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 HIT
ATK Nyizin: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 HIT

The two racers tied for second both take hits as Velocity cruises for the finish!

Lemgem (Bulky): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Nyizin (Well-armed): Piloting: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 6 - 4 = 6
Orsis (Sleek): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Ratrod (Custom): Piloting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29
Velocity (Spherical): Piloting: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Velocity cross the finishing line! Followed by Nyizin, then the Starfinder team!

Laboni comes over dejected, and when Ratrod makes fun of her, she can't even bear to look at you guys. She mumbles something about how stupid the whole situation is, but there's little anyone can do to cheer her up.

Radaszam grunts at the news, "Sucks for our rep, but at least Laboni learned to keep her mouth shut."

Y2K doesn't know the feeling of pleasure, but he does know when a task is accomplished. His computers details across across his vision inside his lens. "Seems the only acceptable route would be to visit Zigvigix next followed by Fitch as the Armada is outside of Absalom Station."

"Well, she beat Ratrod. That was who she insulted and her challenger. She would have needed a miracle to win." Kharos says deadpan before walking away.

He turns to Y2K and nods. "Agreed, shall we?"

Jered nods as well, still bitter that he couldn't bring the racer home first

After the post-race winds down, the party heads to the poor, but trendy district of Downlow.

Garbage litters the ground around the district’s largest art park—a cement lot filled with undulating metal sculptures and covered in graffiti of grotesquely adorable creatures. The sounds of music and chatter drift over from the nearby clubs, chronically interrupted by the roar of the local gangsters’ engines. A heavily augmented host shirren is sitting on one of the park benches, eating a simple meal of cold grub-noodles and rice candy. Their antennae perk up at the tremor of approaching footsteps. “Welcome, new Starfinders! And congratulations!” the shirren’s voice telepathically projects. “My speech-name is Zigvigix, but feel free to call me Ziggy, if that would be easier for you. Have some rice candy to celebrate your graduation! Today is your big day!"

“When you are ready, I have two assignments I could use assistance with. The first is to help me secure a new headquarters on Absalom Station. I’ve been in talks with our station’s protectors, the Stewards, and they were kind enough to give us ownership of a warehouse here in Downlow for that purpose! The current owners no longer want it because a vicious alien took it over and kills anyone who goes inside. Once the alien is gone and the warehouse cargo has been returned to its owners, we can start installing desks and computers, so please go in and incinerate the creature!"

“My second assignment...” Zigvigix twitches their tooth barbs for a moment and then holds out a credstick. “Please buy the brand-new Strawberry Machine Cake album, Star Sugar Heartlove!!!, which is out today, and give it to Historia-7 when you see her. She is the head of the Dataphiles, so you should meet her today if you haven't already! I wish to do it myself, but I... I have trouble standing for long periods of time. Thank you very much!"

"Hello, Zigvigix, I am personally glad you have such straightforward tasks after spending some time at that race. So about that warehouse and more importantly the so called vicious alien. What are we walking into?" Kharos asks while sampling the rice cracker warily.

Y2k's head jerks to the right. "Strawberry Machine Cake's new album dropped early? Why would Historia-7 not do a direct download. It would be much more efficient."

Opening up a note Y2K makes a small segment to also download the album once this is all over.

"I'm told that this is what is called "retro" but they do go with physical media on the release."

There is some excited clicking before the mental voice returns, "Historia-7 has seemed down after losing her mentor in the Scoured Stars. I hope the sugar-pop music can cheer up the android; the band’s music always makes them feel better."

There's some slower clicking before the shirren goes on to gush about favorite songs, and expressing regret they cannot hear the newest releases, as the shirren finds it incredibly difficult to stand in the long lines.

Sense Motive: 1d20 ⇒ 12

"Who cares, Kharos. It's a monster, so we kill it. I'm ready to rock."

Sensing Motive: 1d20 ⇒ 6

Killing? Obozaya seems to wake up from a sickness-induced stupor. I'm down with that.

I'll let someone else chime in. If one more says monster first, we'll go there and get in line second.

"The music will be easy enough. Let's head to the warehouse first" Y2k filters through the odds as his antique processors wind up.

Chances of survival()...()Excellent ()Good ()Mediocre (*)Poor...emotional_response(Chances of survival_FEEDBACK=Poor)

Editing defense::combat::ranged.zqy

"Either way we stand little chance against an unknown alien in the Downside if we go looking for a fight."

Once you are ready, you make your way down to the prospective warehouse. Station security allows you through the force barrier set up around the perimeter of the warehouse. They give you a curious look, wondering what kind of person voluntarily would WANT to go in.

The doors to the warehouse were forced open and no longer lock, allowing you to simply walk in. The warehouse ceiling is 30 feet high, and a catwalk runs 15 feet above the floor. The crates and vehicle are approximately 5 feet tall, while the cylindrical containers and the crate-filled scaffolding are 10 feet tall. Climbing the crates and scaffolding wouldn't be too hard in a pinch. There's a pit in the warehouse floor.

The scattered junk on the floor creates an area of difficult terrain. The lights on the catwalk are not bright enough to illuminate the area, leaving the warehouse in dim light.

Unfortunately, the creature's location isn't completely obvious...

Map is updated.

Kharos let's out a whistle before heading in. Upon hearing it the mote floating over his shoulder flies to his palm and coalesces in to his tendriled gauntlet.

"Well, gentlemen, I believe we are here to serve an eviction notice. Let's get it over with." he sighs still wishing he had more information. He marches forward into the warehouse and takes up a defensive stance.

Total Defense: +4 AC

Kharos steps in, but sees nothing of note...

Y2K bounds up the catwalk. "We need a better vantage point."

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Y2K's sensors scan the area for any additional signs of life.

Y2K doesn't see anything either....

Obozaya follows Kharos closely.
Perception: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (4) + 0 = 4

Warehouse seems empty. Not sure what the hub bub is. You guys do see that there's a fair amount of random stuff that's likely valuable, but no aliens....

SMASH!

From out of the wreckage of the smashed crate an alien of truly strange evolution rises up! What is that?! Make a life Science check DC 13 and I'll tell you. It looks like a mass of tentacles and feathers. There are spines all over the... does it even have a body? the whole thing is covered in a shimmering skin-like coating of mystical force

It hurls a single thorny feather at Kharos: ATK: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20 for B DMG: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Hostile: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Jered: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Kharos: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (10) + 0 = 10
Y2K: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Obozaya: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Round 1:
Obozaya: Go
Hostile: TBD
Y2K: TBD
Jered: TBD
Kharos: TBD

Life Science: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Y2K scrolls through his wikipedia on all known alien races.

1. Race....searching
2. Hostility... imminent
3. Destruction...100%
4. Outcome.....+9.036%