[SFS] PbP Gameday VII - GM Woran's Dreaming of the Future (All 4 Parts) (Full) (Inactive)

Game Master Woran

Fwd 1, Turn left, Fwd 5, Turn Left, Fwd 4, Turn Left. Path Marked

Piloting (Evasion): 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 = 10

DC 13, Failed. AC/TL still 13

"Ride may have been a bit rough, but I got that shot lined up for you! Now let's blow 'em up before they circle back!"

piloting stunt evasion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

The river rat opens fire using their turret, and the laser mounted on the asteroid.

shooting turret: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 2) = 7

shooting laser mounted asteroid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

River rat 11 HP damage, Aft Weapon glitching, engine glitching

Again, Damorisovitch concentrates on the mystical state of the universe, and where the pesky little ship should be. Unfortunately, he opens one eye, peeking, ruining his Zen Gunnery.

If we have lock on, let the rail gun use it.
mysticism to target light laser: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Does curious want to shoot the turret again?

Curious maintains position at the turret.

Coilgun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 1, 1, 3) = 6

The pegasus doesnt have much luck, with both shots missing.

engeneering vs glitching: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

River rat 11 HP damage, Aft Weapon glitching

pilot check for initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

River rat wins, Pegasus moves first.

Move forward one. Marked on map.
Piloting, Evasion: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17
DC13. Success! AC/TL are now 15!

"I'm trying to hold it steady with them in our sights, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna make it easy for them to hit us again!"

map link again because I still cant edit the campaign

piloting for evasion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Evasion successful. River rat 11 HP damage, Aft Weapon glitching

Having the pegasus right where they want them, the river rat decides not to move.

captain encouraging: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Gunnery:
shooting turret: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 1) = 8

shooting laser mounted asteroid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

The river rats turret hits the Pegasus front arc, while the astroid mounted laser misses.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Damorisovitch chants, ”Lord of Battle, guide my shot” as he again triggers the light laser.

”Curious Honesty, you best hit, or Damorisovitch will need to guide the coil gun!”

The ysoki gangster rap cuts out as a string of Vercite profanity strong enough to make a dwarf blush before grinning with pride erupts from Engineering.

"M&*#@#$+%&+@s! Stop shooting our ship! Sons of..."

Engineering: Divert to Shields!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24

7hp restored to all shields; excess added to forward deflector shields

Curious maintains their position at the coilgun, undaunted by Damorisovitch's threat.

"You missed too, my friend."

Coilgun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 4) = 13

The coilgun hits the river rat square in its flank!

River rat 19 HP damage, Aft Weapon glitching

engeneering to divert power to shields: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26
Shields restored

piloting to determine initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

So, if a 16 hit then Damorisovitch's 17 did as well? So the ship took 16 damage?!

Piloting, Initiative: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27

Rats move first

Its what you get for speed reading. I saw the line, saw it end in a 3, and figured that was the to hit.

critical threshold: 1d100 ⇒ 60

River rat 22 HP damage, Aft Weapon glitching, engines glitching

River rat has been moved.

Forward 1, Turn right, 1, Turn left, 5, turn left, 3, turn left. Marked on map

Piloting, Evasion: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 1 = 14

DC 13. Success. AC/TL are now 15.

"We gott'em on the run! Let's light 'em up!"

piloting for evasion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
evasion successfull, AC/TL now 14

Out of range of the laser, the river rat only has the turret to fire.

captain encouraging: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Gunnery:
shooting turret: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
coilgun damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 1) = 8

mysticism shooting: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22lt laser: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

"YESS! Favored of Damoritosh is Damorisovitch!"

Botting Curious: Coilgun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Engeneering phase

engeneering to fix engines: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

River rat 22 HP damage, no shields aft. Aft Weapon glitching

piloting for initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

"Take'em out!!"

Targeting Engines: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

More cussing from engineering.

Engineering: Divert to Shields!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

7hp restored to shields, excess to front shields

Piloting, initiative: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27

River rat has been moved!

On phone, difficult to move our ship. Anyone that would like to is free to move our ship somewhere advantageous, today. So the game can keep moving. Otherwise I wont be getting to it until tonight, or tomorrow sometime.

Piloting, Evasion: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 = 12

DC 13, Fail. AC/TL still 13.

piloting for evasion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
evasion successfull, AC/TL now 14

Pegasus has been moved. Commencing shooting

captain encouraging: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

turret gun: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 2 = 20
damage: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 2, 3) = 9

River rat 22 HP damage, no shields aft. Aft Weapon glitching

Coilgun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 4, 4, 2) = 11

laser: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 laser!: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 8

Damorisovitch hums to himself, but the Universe does not present him a firing arc.

engeneering to shields: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

River rat 22 HP damage. Aft Weapon glitching

piloting initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

"Ram that coil gun where the sun don't shine!"

Engineer action: Divert to Guns!: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

All weapon damage rolls of 1 are as if a 2 was rolled

Piloting, initiative: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 1 = 19

Forward 1, turn left.

Piloting, Evasion: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 = 23

Success! AC/TL are 15!

stunt flip and burn: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

But it fails!

captain encouraging: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

turret gun: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 6 - 2 = 18
damage: 4d4 ⇒ (1, 3, 4, 1) = 9

River rat 22 HP damage. Aft Weapon glitching

As we are nearing the end of the PbP game day, we should all roll for boons. Do you want me to roll for everone in the discussion thread? Or if you want you can roll yourself. You can roll 1d20. A 19 or a 20 is a success.

Roll for us all, that is fine. and faster

shooting laser: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11 damage: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 1) = 3

Botting curiously:

Coilgun: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20
damage: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 2) = 10

Chunks of hill from the river rat fly everywhere again.

A few seconds later you get hailed by the river rat. A different Ysoki is in the captain seat, a few spots of blood in her fur.

"We as the crew made a unanimous decision that we want a change of command. As the new captain I would like to apologise for the actions of my predecessor. We're going to leave this sector now. Please do not pursue."

I assume you dont

With the river rat out of the sector, you get a message from Ezra Silverbrew, the Society’s liaison with the Silverbrew clan.
“Nice flying, Starfinders. That ought to teach those skulking thieves to keep away from what isn’t theirs! Now then, as promised, we’ll send you the one chunk of the tablet they didn’t get their grubby hands on. And after you get that, we get to sweep the station for any other ‘surprises’ they might have left behind.”

Turning the Pegasus in to Absalom station for repairs, VC Arvin is happy to see you return in one piece.
"Ah, Starfinders. Good to see you again. As the Silverbrew will send us the second piece of the tablet once they have procured it, we can focus ourselves on the third piece. The third dreamspun tale is as follows."

“One world, two sides apart
Freedom locked ‘neath neon lights
Bad chameleon”

"From this, I believe that the “one world, two sides apart” tells us to inspect the Pact World of Verces. The second portion of this dreamspun tale, plus the information gathered from the previous clues, points us to the verthani club owner, Karelite Bogdin. He owns a nightclub called Kozmos in the city-state of Vanos. I believe we’ll find the tablet hidden among his famed art collection in the personal safe in his office."

Anything you want to ask VC arvin? Or stock up on some consumables?

"Venture Captain Arvin, vas do ve need to know about zees Bogdin comrade?" asks Damorisovitch. "Vat hold do ve haf over heem, so zat ve can get ze tablit from heem?"

"Or," starts the vesk, "Are ve to go in guns blazing?"

”Great. More thuggery.”

"There is information that Bogdin is involved in slave trade. Android trafficking to be precise. The Ysoki you had a tangle with before, stole two of the tablets from the dwarves of the Silverbrew clan, then sold them on to Bogdin. One part you already retrieved from the android Lerecti. So, if we play our cards right, go in with some subterfuge, we could get the second piece from Bogdin, and gather evidence which could get Bogdin locked up for good."

"Why didn't you mention this in the first place? Android slavery? Alright. Let's do this."

"Unwilling servitude is not honorable. Damorisovitch agree vith Saffron Alva. Ve must free zees android slaves, and punish zis Bogdin." declares the big vesk. "Do ve need to take zis Bogdin in alive?"

Arvin looks torn for a moment. "If I'm honest, a guy like Bogdin deserves a shot in the kneecaps. But if we bring him in alive, he might be pressured in giving up some of his accomplishes. Ive arranged for entry passes to his club for all of you."

You can all roll culture (recall knowledge) or Diplomacy (gather information) to gather some aditional info.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Culture: Recall Stuff!: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

What you gathered/recalled:

Verces is a tidally-locked planet, with one side permanently facing the Pact Worlds’ single sun. The largest civilization is a sprawling metropolis spanning the circumference of the planet called the Ring of Nations, a temperate refuge lying between the scorching heat of Fullbright and numbing cold of Darkside.
The most technologically advanced of the native species are the Verthani, eight-foot tall humanoids whose chameleon-like skin that allows them to blend their pigments to hide in plain sight.
The mega-metropolis that spans the planet is known for its elevated level of technological advancement. Because of this, most Verthani use various cybernetic instruments to some degree to augment their senses and defenses.
Different nation-cities within the Ring of Nations operate with varying degrees of self-governance, with some being known for their rather lax rules on bodily autonomy. The city-state of Vanos is known as they place to do business if you’re looking to avoid scrutiny from the authorities. Casinos, clubs, and open black markets where the rich can buy and sell sentient androids abound. Laws, which are few and far between, are rarely enforced where they do exist.

It takes several days to travel to Verces by shuttle. VC Arvin has gotten you all entry tickets to the club.

The city-state of Vanos lies in a perpetual twilight, and the appeal of the city lies mostly in the traditionally nocturnal activities found there. The club is a short distance from the port, down a busy boulevard. Neon lights flash above various storefronts, advertising everything from virtual reality shows to high-end pet shops selling imported animals of dubious legality.
All around, people of various species, dressed in expensive clothing, laugh as they make their way beneath the pulsing lights. Many are accompanied by androids dressed in similar black uniforms, all with red collars around their necks.

When you arrive at Kozmos, a line stretches around the block, filled with eager concert-goers awaiting admittance. Vesk bounces keep an eye on everyone in line, and only admit those with tickets, no matter how much the people in line try to beg, bribe, or offer other services to enter.

Damorisovitch looks at the line and realizes that many here don't actually have tickets. To his companions, he says, "Friends, let Damorisovitch go talk to Vesk bouncers. Ve haff tickets, so ve can go in. Zees other folks, zey just vant to go in vithout haffingk tickets, so zey just in our vay. Please to vait here. Damorisovitch vill be back, soon, da?"

He then walks up to the front, to engage in discourse with the vesk bouncers. "Товарищи, у моих друзей и у меня есть небольшая проблема. У нас есть билеты на шоу, но эти люди в пути, и у них нет билетов. Я уверен, что вы позволите нам, действительным владельцам билетов, подняться и войти в ночной клуб?"

diplomacy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
I roll my eyes at the die-roller

Both bouncers give Damorisovitch a cold look.

"Да, конечно. Если у вас есть действительный билет, вы можете ввести его. Все они ждут, если к тому времени, когда начнется исполнение, не все, у кого есть билет. Затем будут проданы новые билеты."

The second one looks Damorisovitch up and down.

"Возможно, вам захочется нарядиться больше. Я сомневаюсь, что тебе повезет с такими дамами."