|
To make it easy for me to fill in the chronicles, could you please provide for the character you want to credit this to...
Chronicle: What chronicle number will this be for your character?
Player name: Your name, as you want it to appear on the chronicle
Character name: The name of your character
Organized play #-#: Your society play and character numbers
Faction: Characters Faction slotted
XP: Your starting XP
Fame: Your starting fame
Credits: Opening credits before purchases
Day job: Your day job skill and roll. (or alternative such as training or true savior)
Reputation: Which factions you have reputations with (and how much) before participating in this scenario.
Boons: Any boons you have slotted. (you may change these after the briefing)
Purchases: Any purchases you wish to make from your initial funds, before the start of the game.
Starship role: This scenario has starship combat. Please nominate the role you would like on the ship and include your relevant skill bonuses.
Please introduce yourself in gameplay.
Please also add an icon for your character to the first page of the map. Ideally this will be the same one you post with.
Going for level 1 Biohacker.
Here is:
• +6 SP +6 HP
• choosing INT (over WIS) as Key Ability
• class skills (6+INT/lev):
Bluff (Cha) Computers (Int) Culture (Int) Diplomacy (Cha) Engineering (Int) Life Science (Int) Medicine (Int) Perception (Wis) Physical Science (Int) Profession (Cha, Int, or Wis) Sense Motive (Wis) Sleight of Hand (Dex)
• Feats
Light armor Basic melee weapons, small arms, and grenades
• Special Stuff (more below)
Custom scanner, injection expert, injections, primary field of study, scientific method
• +0 BAB - F/R/W = +2/0/0
• Ysoki
Ability Modifiers +2 Dex, +2 Int, -2 Str
Hit Points 2
• Cheek Pouches
Ysoki can store up to 1 cubic foot of items weighing up to 1 bulk in total in their cheek pouches, and they can transfer a single object between hand and cheek as a swift action. A ysoki can disgorge the entire contents of his pouch onto the ground in his square as a move action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
• Darkvision
• Moxie
- Can stand from prone as a swift action.
- When off-kilter does not take the normal penalties to attacks or gain the flat-footed condition.
- When attempting an Acrobatics check to tumble through the space of an opponent at least one size category larger than himself, +5 racial bonus to the check.
• Scrounger
+2 racial bonus to Engineering, Stealth, and Survival checks.
• Theme - Corporate Agent
You are deeply connected to the world of corporate culture, and know all the movers and shakers. When attempting a Profession or Culture check to recall knowledge about corporations and their executives, reduce the DC by 5. Diplomacy is a class skill for you, though if it is a class skill from the class you take at 1st level, you instead gain a +1 bonus to Diplomacy checks. In addition, you gain an ability adjustment of +1 to Charisma at character creation.
• Stats
8 Str 16 Dex Con 18 Int Wis 11 Cha
CRUNCHED INTO:
Female Ysoki Corporate-Agent (Pzifer) Studious Geneticist Biohacker
8 Str - 16 Dex - 10 Con - 18 Int (key) - 10 Wis - 11 Cha
6 SP 8 HP 5 RP
+2 Fort +4 Reflex + 4 Will
+4 Acrobatics (Dex) untrained (+5 tumble through space of larger opponent)
+0 Bluff (Cha) untrained
+8 Computers (Int)
+8 Culture (Int) (-5 DC recall knowl' corpos & execs)
+ 5 Diplomacy (Cha)
+10 Engineering (Int)
+8 Life Science (Int)
+8 Medicine (Int)
+8 Perception (Int)
+8 Physical Science (Int)
+8 Profession: Field Sales Rep' for Pzifer (Int)
+8 Sense Motive (Int)
-- Sleight of Hand (Dex)
+5 Stealth (Dex) untrained
+2 Survival (Wis) untrained
Feats: Light armor - Basic melee weapons, small arms, & grenades - ?
• Special Stuff
- Scientific Method: Studious (Int' to Will, Perception & Sense Motive)
- Primary Field of Study: Genetics
. Counteragent: deliver mutagenic chemical compound into a living creature’s body, imposing vulnerability to one type of energy (your choice) to that creature. If the creature is immune to that energy type, this counteragent removes the immunity and instead gives it resistance 10. If the creature has resistance to that energy type, instead reduce its resistance by 10 (minimum 0). This is a poison effect
. Restorative: temporarily alter the acuity of a living creature’s vision, granting the subject the benefits of blindsense (vibration) with a range of 30 feet. If the creature already has blindsense, it instead gains the benefit of the Blind-Fight feat
- Custom scanner
- Injection expert
- Injections
• Cheek Pouches
Store up to 1 cubic foot of items weighing up to 1 bulk in total
Can transfer a single object between hand and cheek as a swift action
Can disgorge entire contents onto ground in my square as a move (no AoO)
• Darkvision
• Moxie
- Can stand from prone as a swift action
- When off-kilter does not take the normal penalties to attacks or gain the flat-footed condition
I will keep these on the top of my character sheet.
Putting most of Biohacker rules/info in my character sheet.
Will post all required info' in another post hereunder.
Chronicle:
Player name:
(as you want it to appear on the chronicle: Eric the Beloved... but, nah!)
Character name: the playtest character for
Organized play #-#:
Faction:
XP:
Fame:
Credits:
Day job:
Boons:
Purchases:
Thanks for running this, and having me!
Have fun all )))
Sorry, I knew it was 3-6, but then forgot when I started creating the character ((( duh
There are special rules for the playtest: you create your own pregen (at levels 1, 4, or 8) that has to be 1 class only (no multiclass), and with normal races only (none w. a boon).
But you can choose your race, theme, and build it "normally".
So I will simply use what I've done and level it up to 4
4th Level: This character follows the same rules as above, except it can select one 4th level armor or weapon and one 3rd level armor or weapon. In addition, the player can spend up to 4,000 credits on other available equipment.
And I am allowed to apply the credit immediately to my character.
Two things to note:• if I die, I get a big rebate to all the problems
the cost to purchase a raise dead is reduced to 6 Fame and subsequent restorations to remove the negative levels are only 1 Fame each
• and I apply the following Credits to my sheet: 1,460 Cr.
Chronicle:
Player name:
Character name: the playtest character for
Organized play #-#:
Faction:
XP:
Fame:
Credits: Add a flat 1,460 Cr.
Day job:
Boons:
Purchases:
Will update my character today...
|
Just wrapping up a vacation right now. I should be ready to start in 36 hours, after I get some quality nap time :)
Chronicle: 10
Player name: Cellion
Character name: LINE-04 "Lynn"
Organized play #-#: 233690-701
Faction: Wayfinders
XP: 8
Fame: 16
Credits: 3317
Day job:
Reputation: Wayfinders Reputation: 14
Acquisitives Reputation: 1
Dataphiles Reputation: 2
Exo-Guards Reputation: 1
Second Seekers (Luwazi) Reputation: 1
Second Seekers (Jadnura) Reputation: 1
Boons: TBD from briefing
Purchases: TBD, need access to my PC to check my pdfs
Leveled to 4 and updated my sheet, so should be ready.
add +2 Fort +1 Ref +1 Will
adjusted HP etc., number of injections/day + duration
Spark of ingenuity 1/day,
If you are a studious biohacker, you can combine the effects of two injections into one, expending one use of your injection ability to create and deliver both injections at the same time. This takes no additional time and enables a creature to be under the effects of two different counteragents simultaneously. Both effects last for a number of rounds equal to your key ability score modifier.
weapon specialization
You gain the Weapon Specialization feat as a bonus feat for each weapon type this class grants you proficiency with. For weapons with which you have gained proficiency through the injection expert class feature (with the exception of basic melee weapons), you instead add half your character level to damage you deal with those weapons.
add 2 x Biohacker Theorems
adjusted: HP etc. ; number of injections/day + duration ; skill points
Field Dressing (Ex)
As a standard action, you can use your custom scanner to quickly render medical aid to an adjacent, willing creature. When you do, the target regains a number of Hit Points equal to your key ability score modifier. This number increases to 1d6 + your key ability score modifier at 4th level, and to 2d8 + your key ability score modifier at 8th level. If the target has taken no Hit Point damage, they instead regain 1d4 Stamina Points. This number increases to 1d6 Stamina Points at 4th level, and to 2d8 Stamina Points at 8th level. You must have your custom scanner in your possession to use this ability, and you can use it a number of times per day equal to your key ability score modifier.
Limber Restorative (Ex)*
Any restorative you successfully use on an ally allows that ally to move through difficult terrain as if it were normal terrain, in addition to the restorative effect you choose.
two feats (Fleet - Skill Synergy stealth & life science)
Free level 4: Defrex Hide
Free level 3: Medic Injector Pistol
4000 Cr.
-1400 Cr. Ability +2 (Int)
-2200 Cr. Longstrider Module
-90 Cr. Tactical Baton
-100 Cr. 5 x Kits: Engineering, Hacking, Navigator’s, Professional, Trapsmith
-20 Cr. for 25 darts
-40 Cr. for smoke grenade
-120 Cr. Called Fusion
-15 Cr. Fire extinguisher
-15 Cr. 30 ft. cable
0 Cr. left
Operative 3
Techno 3
Biohacker 4 (I can do some HP [or less SP] healing)
so, I'd go for either more brutal:
• where I'd pick Altronus (Solarian) over Obozoya (Soldier) because a bit more skills
Or else more social (tricks/spells):
• Navasi (Envoy) or Keskodai (Mystic)
And last on the list I'd put my beloved:
• Quig (unless we need Engineering/Computers)
Okay, so Altronus maybe?
|
|
| 2 people marked this as a favorite. |
Yeah, I'll do a flaxseed post as well, but wanted to give everyone who had done the initial sign-up a chance first.
Not sure how many takers there were, as I've tried to run it a couple of times in the past. This was one of the first 3+ scenarios, which caused problems. Then the author did a couple of PBP tables, which was great. Then a few more appeared during the game day.
This is the closest I've got to a viable table since it was available.
Melee piercing is full damage.
Ranged is 50%.
I think that is what the slide says.
Fire is 1/4... but w. +50% for some rounds now.
Got to love doing math'!
|
|
So, how does that +50% apply with the reduced damage? Is it:
0.25*1.5 = 0.375
or
0.25+0.5 = 0.75?
Normally it'd definitely be the first option, but Pathfinder had some weird rules for multiplying things multiple times.
----
Also, this fight looks like its going to be really tough. Lynn's almost out of spells and none of the rest of the team does full damage... maybe if we can down Oshessa we can convince the rest to give up?
|
|
So just doing a bit of math on the damage we're able to do vs. the usual HP of things in tier 3-4... and I'd say the numbers are stacked pretty neatly against us. One thing that could have helped but I don't think anyone said they took:
There was an underwater squad machine gun in the armory room in one of the cabinets. I think Mobius would be proficient in it. Since it's underwater typed, its piercing damage doesn't get reduced.
Also, as a tactical thought: The airlock doors are only 5ft wide and the morlamaws are 10x10ft. They have to squeeze to get in and only one of them can fit in an airlock at a time, while we can fit our whole group inside. They'd have a pretty tricky time chasing us.
|
|
Piercing missile fire is reduced, but not melee.
This is a big battle, but it is not a foregone conclusion by any means.
It probably does pay to remember that in SF the minions are often do only slightly less damage than the BBEG, but are often much easier to take down.
Not *quite* as bad as D&D 4th edition though.
I can't do much damage.
I can try to debuff others if you wish.
Or help our group a bit and buff them.
I can heal HP.
So, in the meantime, I'm just trying to soak up some attacks and damage, maybe do a couple points of damage.
|
|
BTW.
Once this wraps up I'll be kicking off a run of 1-13 (tier 3-6). I still have a couple of seats free at that table. It will almost certainly run over the start of Outpost though, so if your character is committed to that already, this wouldn't be a good choice for you.
If you are interested, put your name down on my signup sheet (linked under my name)
Thanks for signing me up.
I will be trying to get character up tomorrow.
Am at Festival abroad so a bit hectic.
Will be ranged soldier.
|
|
Yeah, I'm not sure how to win this. Lynn has one spell left and does 2 or less damage with any other attack. Needles and Conrad are basically in the same boat. Twik and Mobius are our hardest hitters, but don't do more than 4 or 5 damage on average due to the halving and quartering underwater. We *really* need to not be fighting here.
My only thought is piling into the airlock, hitting the airlock close button, and Lynn throwing up an illusion to discourage the morlamaws from stopping the airlock closing step. Then, if they follow after us, we at least are doing full damage on dry land. Any thoughts from the rest of you?
@Aerondor: I just signed my GM Blob (currently named Drovik) up for 1-13. Thanks for running another game! :>
|
|
All your group will have their armour on - no worries there. And good call, I completely didn't think about the morlamaw's not having any.
Given his background as a biohacker, I'm thinking Needles would have a fair idea of science :-)
I'm a bit torn on this, between wanting to give you a break, and trying to think how this would work in reality and how that would translate into game terms.
On one extreme, you could argue that morlamaws don't breathe air underwater, so smoke wouldn't affect their breathing at all, and the water pressure being so much higher than normal air - would stop the smoke spreading anyway.
At the other extreme there would be the "just run it as normal and hand-wave the underwater aspect".
I don't suppose you paid the 10% higher amount to get underwater specific ones back at the start of the scenario? That would totally make it easy for me to go with "just run it as normal and hand-wave the underwater aspect".
Of course not... thought of my weapon, but not about the grenades!
Did not even think of it now.
Going to purchase that for next times! ))) Great idea.
To be honest, I have no idea of how smoke would work under water...
At least it would help people move out avoiding AoOs and such which helps (I think?) which I hope is worth the action
|
|
Twik has the following boon which seems relevant right now:
Faction’s Friend (Social Boon; Limited Use): By assisting various factions of the Starfinder Society, you have proven yourself as a dependable asset. By slotting this boon, if you would fail to earn Fame at the end of an adventure by failing to fulfill a success condition, you can check one of the boxes on this boon. Doing so reminds your current championed faction of your past exploits, and you still earn 1 Reputation (but no Fame) with that faction as if you had successfully fulfilled the condition. You can use this boon only if you would also gain at least 1 XP for completing the adventure.
No boons slotted, since I am Playtest thingie (I just get Fame/Rep for my Faction).
Wow... this turned out a little off key, for sure!
But, well, was fun...
I must admit we did not prepare very well for underwater fighting!
|
|
Okay Chronicles are now available. Those of you who have a boon to get a bonus point of reputation, I can change your chronicles if/when you confirm that.
Conrad, there are lots of blanks on yours as you didn't provide all the information.
As always, please let me know if there is something wrong or missing. I'm getting better at them, but still far from perfect.
Thank you all for playing. Sorry the ending didn't go quite according to script.
When you check your chronicles you'll notice I ended up giving you full credits. In hindsight after I realised the Kalo had died and the Secondary condition had failed, I thought reduced credits was just rubbing salt into the wound. And in the spirit of "defeated them, in a roundabout manner" I decided to give you full credits for them.