[SFS-GM Skeemo] 1-07 The Solar Sortie (Inactive)

Game Master Christopher Wasko

Please post the following info.

Player Name:
Character Name (class, level, theme):
PFS ID:
Starting reputation with factions:
Starting fame:
Day Job roll:
Other relevant info the GM should know:

The following info should be posted, but may be revised following your adventure briefing.
Preferred starship frame:
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers):
Purchases:
Boons you want to slot for this scenario
Relevant boons: Dataphiles Champion (Faction), AbadarCorp Annoyance (Social)
- Ally:
- Faction:
- Personal:
- Promotional:
- Social:
- Starship:
- Slotless:

Hey Skeemo, I found that you created this game, I will dot my hero in the gameplay to have this game marked. I will fill the details tomorrow morning. I signed up on the main thread.

Player Name: Mustachioed
Character Name (class, level, theme):Mustachio Marino, Envoy 3, Icon
PFS ID: 258259-702
Starting reputation with factions: Wayfinders +12, Acquistive 1, Second Seekers (Luwazi) +3, Dataphiles +1, Exoguardians +1
Starting fame: 10
Day Job roll: True Savior of Tasch Boon
Other relevant info the GM should know:Mustachio kind of thinks he is a big deal.

The following info should be posted, but may be revised following your adventure briefing.
Preferred starship frame: No preference
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers): CAPTAIN, naturally! diplomacy:10+d6; intimidation: 9
Purchases: Fame purchases you mean? I think I will spend 2 fame to gain Dataphiles Faction Champion. (puts me at 10 fame)

- Ally: Heart Friends Forever (Ally Boon): During a concert on Songbird Station, you met BurgundyBear, an avid collector of Strawberry Machine Ckae paraphernalia. You chose to trade away your prized limited-eiditon release copy of the Star Sugar Heartlove!!! album in exhange for material goods (holoskin!), but more importantly you earned the heartfelt thanks of BurgundyBear. Shorty after this trade, you received a personalized thank-you message from BurgundyBear, amrking her as belonging to the Pact World's official embassy in the Veskarium. When slotting this boon, you can call upon your new friend to temporarily assign you a diplomatic attache familiar with the Veskarium. This attache knows how to speak Common and Vest. Their presence grants a +4 bonus on all check you make to influence skittermanders, vesk, or other residents of the Veskarium. This boon might have repercussions in future scenarios, which you will be told perior to slotting your boons.

- Faction: Dataphiles Champion

- Personal: None
- Promotional: None
- Social: Faction's Friend (Social Boon; 3 uses): 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 the 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.

- Starship: Automated Defenses (Starship Boon): You defeated one of the orbital defense platforms orbiting the planet Elytrio. The platform contained several unique, albeit technologically outdated, innovations in starship design. The most promising adaptation of the technology is its ability to deter oncoming missiles using miniature automated drones. When you slot this starship boon, once per starship combat, a science officer can reduce the speed on a single tracking weapon fired at your starship by 50% for 1 round. Declare the use of this ability when the enemy weapon is fired but before its gunnery check is attempted. A science officer can spend a Resolve Point to activate this boon in any subsequent round or encounter. A starship can only be improved by a single copy of this boon.

- Slotless:Marked field agent, True Savior of Tasch, Mobile Translator

Player Name: Phillip Wood
Character Name (class, level, theme): "Fixit" Fidorius Nixit - Roboticist Mechanic 3
PFS ID: 127693-701
Starting reputation with factions: 16 Dataphiles, 1 2nd Seekers (Luwazi)
Starting fame: 7
Day Job roll: True Saviour of Tasch
Other relevant info the GM should know I will use my Digital Presence activiation for my Tier 2 Dataphiles reputation at the end of the scenario (please mark on chronicle)

Preferred starship frame: No Preference
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers):
In descending order of preference:
Engineer: Engineering +15
Science Officer: Computers +14
Pilot: Piloting +9
Gunner: +5
Note: Due to his Computational Savant boon, Fixit adds an additional node to the Starship computer which only he can use.
Purchases: Ring of Resistance Mk I
Boons:
- Ally: Digital Imp
- Faction: Improved Dataphiles Champion
- Personal:
- Promotional:
- Social: Athaeum Insight (Can use Culture untrained, reroll 1x Recall Knowledge)
- Starship: Computational Savant
- Slotless: Tattoo of the Starfinder, True Savior of Tasch, Digital Presence, Marked Field Agent, Starfinder Insignia

Player Name: Farol
Character Name (class, level, theme): Relij Operative (Spy) lvl 1 Space Pirate
PFS ID: 2359780-705
Starting reputation with factions: 0
Starting fame: 0
Day Job roll: Profession acquisition specialist: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
Other relevant info the GM should know:
Relij is an Operative with a Spy spec, given that he has many personalities that he plays. During the scenario period he will be playing one of his personalities, he almost never goes by the name Relij. Just saying.

The following info should be posted, but may be revised following your adventure briefing.
Preferred starship frame: no preference
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers):
Captain: Diplomacy +7, Bluff +10, Intimidate +3
Science Officer: +5
Gunner: +3
Pilot: +7 (1 rank)
Purchases: Regular startup things, the only nonstandard thing is a sword cane. Unless purchases in here are related to boons and stuff in such case none.
Boons you want to slot for this scenario
Relevant boons: New hero, no boons beside champion one
- Ally:
- Faction: Dataphiles Champion
- Personal:
- Promotional:
- Social:
- Starship:
- Slotless:

Player name Jeff Cook
Character name Gordon Bleu
SFS number 9251-705
Faction Wayfinders 5 Fame
Day job Cook 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

Player Name: Jeff Cook
Character Name (class, level, theme): Gordon Bleu
PFS ID: 9251-705
Starting reputation with factions: wayfinders 5
Starting fame: 5
Day Job roll: chef: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Still trying to firm up character sheet for newly arrived 2nd level character

I had asked about bringing THE Umbral Dawn in Flaxseed Station, but I actually have a level 3 Soldier I'd prefer to play in this scenario if that'd be alright.

Player Name: Lance K
Character Name: Buster Blitz
PFS ID: 125869-704
Starting Fame: 11
Day Job: Mercenary: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Other Relevant Information:Buster usually has a grenade in his cheek pouch from his Bombard ability (he'll default to a web grendade Mk 1 from the Armory book unless I say differently)

Preferred starship frame: Buster likes big explosions, so he's definitely going to want the Drake.
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers): Gunner or Engineer (he can't do anything else)
Boons:
Starship: Light Spore Torpedo Launcher Upgrade
Ally: Collector and Examiner
Social: Pact Worlds Defender
Faction: Exoguardian

Cool, just waiting on therealthom to check in.

I DM'ed him as he is a GM on my other game. He might have forgot about this one. Or alternatively he is crafting a response to your questions that would blow us all away ;)

We will see

Farol, Nick, thanks for the heads up.

Sorry, guys, I've been trying to get a game of my own off the ground and got distracted. Happy to be aboard. Don't hold out too much hope for mellifluous prose.

Looks like my technomancer might be the best fit with the party.

Character Name (class, level, theme): Ears, Ysoki Xenoseeker Technomancer 1
PFS ID:90661-702
Starting reputation with factions: Reputation(Acquisitives): 4 Reputation(Wayfinders) 4
Starting fame: 2
Day Job roll: Tech consultant
Other relevant info the GM should know: This will be Ears' third chronicle.

The following info should be posted, but may be revised following your adventure briefing.
Preferred starship frame: either is fine
Preferred starship role (with relevant modifiers): Will play any . Sci Officer +7, Engineer +9, Gunner +2, Pilot +6
Purchases:
Boons you want to slot for this scenario
Relevant boons: Dataphiles Champion (Faction), AbadarCorp Annoyance (Social)
- Ally:
- Faction: Acquisitives Champion
- Personal:
- Promotional:
- Social:
- Starship:
- Slotless:

I'll double check his boons tonight when I get home and update if there are changes. Will also make some purchases, his last scenario showed up a couple weaknesses.

Okay, looks like the only vote is for the Drake, so that'll be your starship frame. We'll be playing low subtier, with Mustachio and Fixit out-of-subtier.

STARFINDER SOCIETY DRAKE TIER 2
Medium transport
Speed 8; Maneuverability average (turn 2); Drift 1
AC 12; TL 12
HP 70; DT —; CT 14
Shields light 40 (forward 10, port 10, starboard 10, aft 10)
Attack (Forward) gyrolaser (1d8)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4), high explosive missile launcher
(4d8)
Power Core Arcus Heavy (130 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic; Systems budget medium-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 1 trinode computer, mk 2 armor, mk 2 defenses; Expansion Bays cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +1 to any three checks per round; Complement 4–7

This appears to be your best bet for crew, but feel free to change as you see fit:
Captain: Mustachio
Engineer: Fixit
Gunners: Buster, Gordon
Pilot: Relij
Science Officer: Ears

Farol, Nick, thanks for the heads up.

No worries, what for Kasatha has four arms if not to nudge fellow Ysoki ;)

So sorry, but Buster is also level 3. It looks like it didn't take when I tried to change that.

I'd like to slot Acquisitive Champion and True Savior of Tasch (Slotless Boon; Limited Use): [0 of 5 complete]. After this scenario I'll have 1 of 5 done.

I guess my AbadarCorp Respect boon won't do me any good.

Still have a little shopping to do. I'll let you know.

I'll keep the same ones slotted.

Buying and slotting Champions Boon Dataphiles

First use of Contractors respect Social boon (Desna) from Ashes of discovery

Acquiring use of Flash Compliance Ray laser pistol (armoury) For this scenario only

range 60 ft 1d6F Critical Blind 20 charges Nonlethal damage

Also Starship boon Monster slayer

Away at an Easter gathering, will try to update tonight but otherwise will update tomorrow or Monday.

Work will be a bear for a few days. May be Friday before consistent posting resumes.

Asking out of curiosity, can Envoy use Inspiring Boost on himself?

Is there any way to shift initiative around so that our team and their moves on one go? At the moment GM need to updated opponents actions and movement 3 times within one round? Can our team delay our action, to let them all move and then we would go? By doing that the fight will go smoother.

Asking out of curiosity, can Envoy use Inspiring Boost on himself?

I had the same question. The language specifically says "an ally," so I don't think you can use it on yourself.

Is there any way to shift initiative around so that our team and their moves on one go? At the moment GM need to updated opponents actions and movement 3 times within one round? Can our team delay our action, to let them all move and then we would go? By doing that the fight will go smoother.

I'm fine with bundled actions (I actually much prefer them in PbP), but they can lead to lopsided combat encounters. Would you all prefer to delay and act together in the next initiative round? I can also roll all the baddies together as one in the future to help move things along, if that is preferred.

Given that I am last in the initiative order I will let others respond to the idea of delaying action.

Can you do a guarded step in difficult terrain? If no then it was a sneaky action from you Buster. Getting an attack of opportunity is impressive. I salute you ;)

We can easily resolve the issue by killing some of these thugs. ;-0

I am happy to play with Skeemo's order; he's doing the hard work. Nor will I oppose shifting the order around if the party desires that.

I will note that if it were my game, I probably would have rolled initiative for the vesk as a pair, and for Razor separately.

Face to face I would roll separately for the reasons given by Skeemo. It makes the fights more organic. For Pbp I would go therealthom route as it can slow things down a lot and slow is not good. Happy with this fight as is

You cannot take guarded steps into difficult terrain normally. You can step out of it fine I believe. Yeah, I was kind of going for a little crowd control on this first round.

I like rolling separately myself. Bundling initiatives can make things really lopsided for the winner.

On a critical hit, you reroll everything a second time, adding all modifiers a second time. I believe that includes that extra damage from overcharge and supercharge.

If the above is the case, then I believe that Mustachio should get 2 more dmg. As his critical was calculate using formula 2d12+2. And I assume that 2 is str modifier from basic attack by Vesk. So it should be +4 on crit, right?

Yes, as my operative players love to articulate in my local games: on crtis, everything doubles in Starfinder. The vesk's normal damage is 1d12+1, so the damage listed is the total crit damage.

It is a fun simplification that they made to Starfinder. Do you ever get to tell them that they don't automatically get Trick Attack damage when they flank? I've had to a few times

No, they're pretty up to date on that stuff. All 4 of my local players have operatives as their 701s (lots of min-maxers who thought the op was OP), so they know the operative rules quite well.

Attending a con this weekend, expect some slowness or radio silence until Monday.

Is the door to my southeast open? Also, the next door to the east? I may have to "run away!" but only if the doors are open. Somehow I find myself 1 v 1 on this thing.

If you didn't open those doors, it'll take a move action to open them. The eastern door is already open.

Gaming all day feel free to bot Gordon as necessary

Also tier 2 drake got upgraded in last guide to have a coilgun as well as missile launcher in turret in the most recent Starfinder guild guide

Happy to have spore missile on the gyro slot

GM Skeemo, thanks for running the game.

Everyone else, it was good playing with you.

I hope to see you all around the boards.