The Dire GM's [SFS] #1-06: A Night in Nightarch (PbP Gameday VII) (Inactive)

Game Master CanisDirus

This is the discussion thread for #1-06: A Night in Nightarch (Tier 3-6) as part of the Play-by-Post Gameday VII, set to begin on August 13, 2018!

Recruitment for this game is handled through pbpgameday.com with my specific signup sheet located HERE.

Feel free to pop in and say hello if you're part of the game!

Hey folks, sorry about not deleting my dot.

This is the discussion thread for The Dire GM's table of Starfinder Society Scenario: #1-06 A Night in Nightarch (tier 3-6)

My "Table Rules" -

0 - RL > Game. No other rules trump rule 0! :D

1 - I'd like it if everyone posted once a day Mon-Fri. Friday night through Sunday night is eh-whatever (I am in US Eastern Time, for reference). I'll try to post when I can over weekends, but I know people have lives and won't always be online, so no worries.

2 - If you don't post in the middle of an "action" scene for a day, you get skipped once (or botted if your action would be super obvious or you leave a note to me or another player "proxying" your character). If you don't post a second time, you get "botted" by me to do something simple (usually just attack or aid another). If we get into the 3-5 range, I'll probably drop you a line off-list to see what's up. If it goes on too long...well, I hate dropping people from games, but it unfortunately happens :(

3 - When you've got a saving throw to make, roll that first before posting anything else.

4 - Feel free to roll perception and sense motive whenever you want, and if you have a reroll, feel free to use that anytime as well.

5 - Have fun! Rule 5 trumps all other rules! :P

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Also, please post the following information in this discussion thread:

Player Name/Alias:
Character Name:
Character Level:
Organized Play # / Character #:
Perception Modifier:
Initiative Modifier:
What is your favorite color:
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll:

After the briefing and initial info/culture checks, I'll ask you about slotting boons and such, but until then - the above is all I need.

Thanks very much, and I look forward to running this scenario for you! :)

DoubleGold
Z Data Z Level 3
135676-701
Perception: 3
Init: 1
Favorite Color: Gold
Day Job editing to look it up profession architect: 14 + 1d20 ⇒ 14 + (18) = 32
Slotting boons, let me look to see what I have.
I'll be more active this time around. This guy is Half Melee even he is Arcane. I can cast burning hands or rather starfinder renamed it overheat around a few of you without you all taking damage.

Yay! The website is working for me now. I’ll post my character tomorrow. Gotta finish leveling her up.

Player Name/Alias: Erin
Character Name: Ytchkn
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 274151-701
Perception Modifier: 5
Initiative Modifier: 1
What is your favorite color: CCEEEE
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: N/A

Player Name/Alias: Elektra
Character Name: Kaylee Kanta
Character Level: 3
Organized Play # / Character #: 57894-702
Perception Modifier: +6 with darkvision
Initiative Modifier: +3
What is your favorite color: Red
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: Profession mechanic: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Even though we're still waiting for Sigma to check-in, I'm going to get us started. Sorry for posting so late - I was driving all day Monday but only have a flat tire to show for it :(

Player Name/Alias: Matthew Vertz/Sigma Mu
Character Name: Sigma Mu
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 269516-701
Perception Modifier: 0
Initiative Modifier: 3
What is your favorite color: Bluish
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: Professor: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Welcome aboard, everyone! Ask your questions to Naiaj now, or you'll be off to the drow homeworld without delay!

The Paizo site is up and down for a lot of bug fixes. If you see this, drop me an email at mbramnik @ gmail (dot) com and maybe we'll be able to at least coordinate things via email for the next few days (and/or I can let you know when the site is back up).

Sorry for the inconvenience of it all.

Way to go Ytchkin!

So I took a look at sheets since I have a few minutes before I leave for work. Kaylee has good computers, perception, and diplomacy. Sigma has great computers. Data has good computers and could also do athletics and perception. Ytchkin has great diplomacy, good computers and sense motive, and could also do acrobatics and athletics and stealth.

Sigma should hack for sure. We're all pretty good at the computer stuff but none of us are amazing at the other one so I dunno.

An update on the time-table for PbP Gameday VII sessions

Let me know what you all want me to do. Kaylee auto-aids computers but might be able to boost that second check Sigma did. Or we could split up and she could do diplomacy and athletics and stuff.

Hey, gang... there are only four of you playing, and this scenario has a lot of sandbox-like sections. Unless you want me to play your characters for you (something I'd rather not do), please read the posts that I and your fellow players make?

Kaylee asked for input on what the group should do, Sigma made an IC post, and Data...I'm not sure what you're doing right now.

I know the site outage messed everything up schedule-wise, but now that we're back, it would be great if we could try to get back into a posting rhythm, perhaps?

Thanks, all.

Let me know what you all want me to do. Kaylee auto-aids computers but might be able to boost that second check Sigma did. Or we could split up and she could do diplomacy and athletics and stuff.

My vote is for split I suppose, since we've got a time limit. I think we've got a skilled enough group that splitting isn't too risky. I would like your help with acrobat stuff if you don't mind doing the "hitting the streets" part. I did my roll assuming you're good with that but I can change it if we want to stick together.

Even though we on time limit, I'd rather not split the party now.
I am bad at all the checks given to me, so I'm just going to aid right now. I passed the perception check.

Let's do tallies in discussion:

2 Votes: Floor Plan (GM shows you the map in advance)
1 Vote: Building Access Codes (bonuses to unlock doors)
1 Vote:Guard Posts (Intel on where guards are usually stationed)
0 Votes: Security Network (Intel on the building's network and mainframe location)
1 Vote: Troop Composition (how many people Villyth has working for her)

Now we're at,

3 Votes: Floor Plan (GM shows you the map in advance)
2 Vote: Building Access Codes (bonuses to unlock doors)
1.5 Vote:Guard Posts (Intel on where guards are usually stationed)
0.5 Votes: Security Network (Intel on the building's network and mainframe location)
1 Vote: Troop Composition (how many people Villyth has working for her)

I think no matter what Sigma picks we're doing the floor plan and access codes but the third one would be his pick.

Sigma's player is gone all weekend, so I'm going to make an executive decision. Being that your group is overwhelmingly good with computes, I'm going to say that Sigma wants more information on the Security Network, in addition to the Floor Plan and Access Codes.

(Unless Ytchkn wants to chime in - she probably knows Sigma's modus operendii better than I)

Look for a GM post from me in a bit!

I think that sounds fine. *thumbsup*

Heya!

So, I think now is a good time to do player boon rolls! Because this is a big event, there is a 10% chance for everyone to win a boon for each table you play or GM! A roll of 19 or 20 wins, and for SFS tables, a 1d2 determines which of the two boons you earn.

To keep things fair, my modus operendii is to roll for everyone at once, in alphabetical order with myself last. So, good luck to all, and here we go!

Kaylee: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Sigma Mu: 1d20 ⇒ 20 - Winner!
Ytchkn: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Z Data Z: 1d20 ⇒ 20 - Winner!
GM: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Wow! Two winners! Congratulations Sigma and Data! You each win a boon! Let's find out which one each of you get now!

1 - Emergency Resupply (starship boon)
2 - Mining Laser (starship boon)

Sigma: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Data: 1d2 ⇒ 1

Nice! In order to make sure we get your boon to you, I'll need your email addresses that you use for your paizo.com account (but only if they are different from the ones I already have from when the site went down, heh) - you can send it to me in a private message if you don't want to post it here).

Okay, enough yapping from me for one night. Back to the action! :)
(Look for an in-game post from me shortly)

Do all Starfinder games have the same boons? Or does it vary from game to game? Email is same as I sent you, though I can resend if you don't have it.

Only conventions and sites that participate in Regional Support Programs get boons. And I do have that email address, yes thanks.

I'm asking cause I GM some games for gameday, though different games from you.
It is still those two boons no matter what Starfinder game I DM. I missed where they are found. Unless I should have got something in my email that says hand these out.
Emergency Resupply and Mining Laser for all Starfinder games run this gameday?

The first GM email that Hmm sent out has all of the instructions. If those are unclear to you, I'd suggest you send her a message about it.

Thanks, I get a lot of junk mail, so that one is probably buried. But I'll get ahold of Hmm.

GM - I'd like a check on my Skitter Shot chronicle. Do you need me to scan it in or is it just something you can note in this chronicle sheet?

Hmm, that's a good question. I can either digitally sign a scanned copy, or I can mark "Nufriend Skittermander credit: 1" on your chronicle for this one. Totally up to you! :)

Oh, yeah, for me too, mark Nufriend skittermancer credit 1. Unlike most people, I will have a goal of 48 boxes instead of 24 since I've played and Dmed it. And I can still only fill out one chart at a time.

I sent you a scan of mine. Since I didn't have you mark it on my cert for 1-12, may aswell digitally sign mine.

Posting from my phone:

Chronicle sheets are up!

My "high speed" internet from comcast has been down for over an hour, but apparently all five files uploaded correctly before the outage (your chronicles plus Matt's skittershot).

Sorry for not posting the link earlier - I had assumed the upload failed when my dropbox crashed due to the dropped connection. Thank you all again for playing, and feel free to ask me any questions you need - I'll leave this campaign active for a couple of days for such before closing it up.

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No worries at all! Good game! :)

The abysshead boon looks detrimental, but how often is it really going to come up?

Alrighty gang, I'm going to close up here some time this weekend. Thanks again for playing!

Thanks again!

How do Data and I retrieve our con boons?

The con organizers will email those out to you - when I reported the game there was a space for me to list who won boons and your email addresses. I'm not sure what the timetable on those are, though.

cool! thanks again!