[SFS] GM Bigrin's Table 1 - The Commencement #4 (Inactive)

Game Master bigrin42

1-01 The Commencement
Scenario Tags: Repeatable

Thank you all for joining my game. My goal is for each and every one of you to walk away thinking 2 things: 1) Man, that was a lot of fun, I can't wait to do it again; and 2) That DM Bigrin guy is a great GM, I want to play in more of his games :)

Once you have settled on a character I need the following information.

Player name/Forum Alias
Roll20 handle
Character name
Character level
SFS Character #
Day Job

I also need you to fill out your alias profile with all the relevant information.

Also, please put your full character sheet in your profile somehow, whether it is formatted text from HeroLab, PCGen, or another character generator, a link to an online sheet, or raw text. (talk to me if you want to know more about PCGEN, a FREE character creation and management tool).

As mentioned in the recruitment post, we will be using Roll20 for our maps. Please log into to the campaign (not yet set up, take a test run at the Mustering table) to join the game. Let me know what your account name is so I can link it to your character in the campaign. We will ONLY be using Roll20 for the maps component. All dice, RP, and questions should be done on the OOC and IC threads here onthe paizo forums.

Ready? Break!

already done my good sir
just take a look
and if you see a problem, then let me know and I will find a way to fix it.

Player name/Forum Alias:WastelandWizard
Roll20 handle:I don't have one. (Can't access it from this PC)
Character name:Professor Adrion Core
Character level:1
SFS Character #:SFS # 2357683-703
Day Job:teacher +6

Do you have any suggestions for someone who just can't use Roll 20?

nope. I've got all my assets on Roll20 and I've been using it for years. It's a requirement for my tables

but it is just for the map right?

I can play without a map.

can you make a marker to indicate me?
because I just can not get onto Roll 20

it is not that I won't
I really Can't

Player name/Forum Alias : Saashaa
Roll20 handle : Graiel
Character name : Spy
Character level : 1
SFS Character # : 78886-708
Day Job : Profession soldier: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Player: DoubleGold
Roll20handle: DoubleGold
Character: Mega Gelub (other characters can just call me Gelub if they want, the Mega is just a title, especially signifying the special half-orc boon which allowed me to push my total stats beyond normal).
Level 1
135676-712
Day job none
Faction: 2nd Seekers JA
This half-orc has a boon tied to him, where I can push a stat below 14 up by 2, so yes, numbers add up 2 higher than a normal character.

Thanks for running the scenario DM Bigrin :)

Right, *think* all is looking ok. First ever SF character so please excuse if I've gotten maths wrong or misunderstood char gen!

Player name/Forum alias: Virtual Tao
Roll20 handle: Virtual Tao
Character name: Seren Kaizoku
Character level: 1
SFS Character # 2362068-701
Day Job Profession(archeologist): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Forum Name: Jones228
Roll20 handle: DoctorsJones (although after the lawsuit I am obligated to tell you that I am NOT a real doctor)
Character Name:Kat5e
Character Level:1
2362267-701
Day job: Bouncer/Security

I am still working up my character, but it will likely be an android soldier. Just wanted to check in. New to society play. Thanks for having me along!

@Professor Core - Can you access google slides? I might be willing this one time to move the maps to google slides if you can.

@Seren - I'll look it over and let you know, but the start looks good. Have you thought about using a character generator like HLO or PCGEN?

@Kat5e - no problem at all. I like having a full table and new players

google is no problem.
I am getting a phone soon, so IDK if it where allow it to work where I will be for the most of the day (most things game related are blocked).
I might be able to use Roll 20 as an app once I get my phone.

sorry,
Yes, slides will work perfect when I need to look at map, some use sheets as well.

ether way you want to do it is fine as long as you are ok with it and it gives it what you need.

Hello all! Travelling back tonight but I’ll have full stuff up In the AM. Character sheet is in profile.

Good with Roll20 or google slides, whatever works.

Looking forward to it everyone and thanks DM Bigrin for the time and effort

I will also have my character sheet uploaded to my profile in the morning. Had to pivot to exocortex mechanic because it made more sense for the character, and I was generally more inspired for a concept.

I have added myself to the roll20 link above, but also use google slides.

@DM thanks for the feedback :)

Looked at HLO and so pretty! But no $$ to spend on the license needed for Pact Worlds content.

Took a look at PCGen and it's great! Definitely taking your advice to use a program to help with managing my characters :)

Quick question please, I've seen folks talking about 'Outpost 2' (for which my knowledge is scant, presume it's like an online convention?) anyway, I wondered if this table is a part of that? No drama if not, happy to just be playing my first SFS game ^.^

Okay, I am going to move to google slides for this game, since not all players can use roll20.

@Seren - Output II is an online convention, and though we got started late, Kuey was kind enough to add us to it, so yes, we are going to be a part of that.

...and with that it looks like everyone has checked in, so away we go!

Well I am off to a great start. Didn't realise the gameplay had started or I would have posted my intro sooner. Then my first post was with the wrong alias. When I tried to finish my character sheet in my profile it timed out and I lost everything I hadn't saved. I will have to finish it up later.

But that's three so I should be all set now, sorry for the delay everyone!

Player name/Forum Alias: jwert02
Character name: Rin Jabo
Character level: 1
SFS Character #: 180268-702
Day Job: None

@DM ah that's great ^.^

@Kat5e No drama, I did the same thing! And heck, I always draft my posts in notepad first then cut and paste just because of that whole 'forum eating your post' thing :s

Well I am off to a great start. Didn't realise the gameplay had started or I would have posted my intro sooner. Then my first post was with the wrong alias. When I tried to finish my character sheet in my profile it timed out and I lost everything I hadn't saved. I will have to finish it up later.

But that's three so I should be all set now, sorry for the delay everyone!

It happens to everyone. Regarding the timing out, it happens on paizo forums a lot! You should think about getting a form-saving extension like Typio Form Recovery for chrome that acts as a real-time backup. It's not perfect, but it can save you lots of time re-typing a long post. Of course, it happened to me so often that I ctrl-a, ctrl-c by habit before I hit the submit button, just in case. That's been ingrained habit for 5 years now.

So's you knows, we're going to be going with the "2 and go" approach to decision making. Rather than hold up the entire group waiting on input, if there are 2 (or more) definitive posts agreeing on a decision (such as where to start first) then I'll act based on those unless there is a strong dissent. It helps keep PbP moving along.

Thoroughly agree with '2 and go', very helpful with keeping pace up in an online game :)

Also, forgot to slot my 'Welcome to Starfinder' boon, Seren has picked the elixir!

Welcome to combat!

The way I do combat is to set up the initiative tracker, and then let everyone post in blocks (before the monster, after the monster, between the monster groups, etc.). If your block is up in the tracker (bolded) then you should post. Don't worry about posting in order, as that slows everything down. Post as you can and I will merge the actions together in initiative order. If your action would depend on what someone before you in the order, place contingencies in spoilers, like this:

Obviously, if it is too complex you can wait, but I try and run combat updates every 24 hours and if you miss your posting block, you lose your action.

Clear as mud?

Makes sense, and clear :)

Hey DM, just wanted to clarify, Kat has fired twice at blue for 12

Thanks Kat5e. I just forgot to update blue in my last combat post. I'm used to doing all this in Roll20.

I'll make sure it is correct in the next update.

No worries! Just making sure it wasn't because I wrote "EACizzle"

Outpost has officially closed, but we can still finish our game if everyone can post daily (including me). The 24-hour "botme" rules are in effect. Given that we are in the race, updates go very quickly. Anyone not posting will be botted as an "aid other" action. We can finish this race up in 3 days if everyone works together.

Haven't heard from Spy or Seren since the race started on Tuesday. Are you guys okay?

Yeah, I'm not overly fond of this section so I generally sit back and let everyone else roll their dice. Though sometimes the GM allows aiding, it makes little sense to me how that could work in-game.

"Hey, watch that bank shot!"

"Man, look out for that junk pile!"

"Ratrod is aiming at you, get ready to dodge...now!"

Every little bit helps, and completely disappearing makes me wonder if you got bored and left the game. Thanks for responding, though. I do appreciate it.

I would counter that everyone else not piloting or gunning would be giving input as well. That would be a lot of yelling, likely happening simultaneously.

Also as I said previously I feel "meh" about the racing section. It's a bit tedious in its length.

I understand your ghosting concern. I'll try to input something either here or the gameplay to let you know I'm still here. I have not and will not ghost games. It is a problem with PbP games and I do not contribute to that.

Since we're getting ready to wind down this module, I'm wondering what you guys would suggest I play next. Is there a logical order for SFS games, or one that would be best suited for a 2nd mission?

There is really no logical order overall, though some modules are followup missions to earlier ones. Really, around here it is best to just sign up for the lower-level ones as soon as they become available.

Ok. Realistically I would just have to see what's available. But if anyone has any suggestions on ones they enjoyed I'd love to hear them.

1-02,1-03,1-05,1-09,1-10,1-12, 1-18, and 1-22 were all a lot of fun.

1-02 is fast-paced and short.

1-03 is part 1 of 2

1-05 is a lot of social interaction, with some combat, and affects several other scenarios

1-09 is over the top mugging for the camera while exploring and combating (affected by 1-05)

1-10 is an investigation

1-12 is a little space combat and a lot of fun on the ground

1-18 is an investigation with a lot of combat

1-22 is part investigation, part moral dilemma

And that took me to level 4!

Fantastic! I will have to copy and paste that for later. A great summary without spoilers. Everything is new to me so I like coming in fresh. Thanks!

Congratulations! You are now officially Starfinders (even though some of you have already finished some missions ;-} )

Sorry that last mission got a little fast, but they are "encouraging" everyone in Outpost II to get those finished and reported.

Thank you all for playing with me. I hope you enjoyed the game and I look forward to seeing all of you at the table again.

As usual, if you have any suggestions or comments about the game or my GMing, please feel free to PM me.

I will try and have your chronicles ready tomorrow.

Hey the curtain’s got to close sometime! Thank you all for an enjoyable and memorable game. One of the best I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing in a while.

Thanks Bigrin and everyone else for getting my feet wet with SFS. Already set up to play 1-03 next. You guys were very welcoming to a new player.

Me two take aways were: : 1) Man, that was a lot of fun, I can't wait to do it again; and 2) That DM Bigrin guy is a great GM, I want to play in more of his games.

See you somewhere down the road.

Thanks Bigrin and everyone else for getting my feet wet with SFS. Already set up to play 1-03 next. You guys were very welcoming to a new player.

Me two take aways were: : 1) Man, that was a lot of fun, I can't wait to do it again; and 2) That DM Bigrin guy is a great GM, I want to play in more of his games.

See you somewhere down the road.

Bwahahahaa :)

Here are your chronicles for this mission:

Thanks for running that for us DM Bigrin :)