Roggi and Junk perform the operation well, but they still don't know how the allies will react.
You hear a soft telepathic whimpering in your minds. Hayd shakes his head slowly as his mouth hangs open rigidly almost as if something were forcing it open.
Hayd feels the pain, but not too badly as he bleeds a little, but only because his allies did their job well. Half physical undefined half electric if that matters.
You all wake up, realizing that you all just had a dream.
In your dream you meet Dr. Gragant, a female surgeon of some sort. And you all get the feeling even though you meet her in a dream, she is real.
As the PCs process their harrowing experience, they realize they are approaching their destination. After entering orbit and then Verces’ atmosphere, they spot illuminated landing strips that guide them toward the spaceport located within the Northeast Facet of Cuvacara. (The city, which is known as the Dusk Jewel, is divided into eight sectors, or facets.
Beneath an early evening sky stained crimson and gold, a craggy island rises a thousand feet above blue-gray waters. A white, dome-shaped structure occupies most of the island’s surface. Concrete landing pads jut out from the island’s cliffs, illuminated by blinking blue and green lights. Other ships coast toward the spaceport in slow spirals. A sprawling city of dazzling skyscrapers—laced with a grid of roadways and elevated transparent tubes containing trains—glitters across the river to the south. Visible even from this height, holo-billboards advertising a range of products in Common and Vercite flicker in the dusky light.
After the PCs land on a platform, their ship is lifted by machine arms into a large hangar built into the side of the spaceport. The PCs exit on foot through a tube of silver metal to a central area bustling with activity. Friendly verthani spaceport attendants dressed in yellow uniforms direct groups of travelers to and from departure gates. Holoscreens announce departures and arrivals for commercial space flights in both Common and Vercite, while signs direct customers to baggage claim areas. Sleek, white security robots glide through the huge room, scanning individuals as they pass. Holo-billboards within the spaceport (and throughout the city) advertise in Common and Vercite various products available for purchase. One of the ads, emblazoned with the image of a black sphere radiating golden light, is for a new social media app called Penumbra. While the PCs might have already heard about Penumbra while they stayed at New Elysium, a PC who succeeds at a recognizes (redacted). Once inside the spaceport, the PCs have access to Verces’ infosphere. A PC who checks the finds (redacted). The PCs can rent a private hangar for their ship for 10 credits per day. Cuvacara is a densely populated metropolis with only one allocated area for landing spacecraft, so the PCs will have to leave their ship at the spaceport and make other transportation arrangements moving forward.
If hayd had a more of a grim sense of humour, he might have thought he needed to see a therapist. That would have to wait. The horrors of New Elysium had shown him that something awful was poised to strike the known universe.
Verces. Hayd had never been but he knew that his advice show, Stellar Counsel streamed here. He liked to avoid throwing his name around but he might start making an exception
Upon "waking" from the "dream" J.U.N.K. is more curious about that experience than the new person on their ship. "Running diagnostics on memory banks for tampering...Processing new crew member...Identifying...This unit is classification: Jettisoned Unit, source: Not Known, alias J.U.N.K. Please identify yourself."
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While exploring the facet, J.U.N.K. takes the time to review all the sights. At seeing the billboard for Penumbra, he scans his data banks for more information. He then accesses the infosphere via his integrated comm unit to find more information.
While J.U.N.K. took care of the verbal introductions, Hayd tried to read the emotional aura of this new person.
"Hi! I am Roggi! Don't ask me how did I end up here? I am not sure!"
You gather the following...
a PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Culture check recognizes the symbol on the advertisement as the logo of Eclipse Innovations.
A PC who checks the infosphere perception 14 or succeeds at a DC 14 Diplomacy check to gather information finds the exact location of the Eclipse Innovations office in the West Facet.
Dusky Arms: This mid-level hotel located in the city’s South Facet offers suites that each contain one to two beds, as well as a kitchenette and bathroom. Laundry and dining facilities are located on each floor. A free continental breakfast is available each morning on the ground level of the hotel, alongside a bar that serves steeply overpriced drinks. Staying here costs 5 credits per night. The Sky
Jade: This luxury hotel in the city’s Northwest Facet accommodates high rollers in spacious suites that include up to four beds, a full kitchen, bathroom, laundry, and maid service. Drinks from the rooftop hotel bar are complimentary for guests. These rooms cost 10 credits per night.
Slumber Warehouse: Located in the Southeast Facet, this drab building features hundreds of sleep pods that branch from central hallways. Communal restrooms are located near each block of 10 pods. A small number of efficiency apartments are available on the top floors. Renting a sleep pod costs 1 credit per night, and renting an efficiency costs 3 credits per night.
J.U.N.K. looks at the accommodations and decides he is not one to make such decisions as he does not care about comfort. "Processing choices of lodging options...inconclusive...awaiting parameters from outside sources."
"We can go in Dusky Arms!"
You spend the night in the dusky arms, you sleep and eat well, then you head into the A. ECLIPSE INNOVATIONS HEADQUARTERS building.
You are in the lobby, Within this brightly lit foyer, tall, leafy green plants grow from ceramic pots on either side of the steel doors to the southwest. The floor is covered in a thin, mint-green carpet, and the concrete walls are painted an institutional shade of off-white. A glass double door to the northeast leads to what appears to be a reception area. Two other doors flank the glass double door.
Junk spots the trap, but Roggi and Junk disable it together.
Heroes are able to head into the main hallway.
A2. MAin HALLwAy
Off-white ceramic tiles speckled with green glint in the powerful light given off by rectangular fixtures built into the ceiling. Steel doors, some adorned with nameplates, branch off from the corridor, leading to the various rooms within the facility. Compact, black security cameras keep watch from the ceiling, spaced at 30-foot intervals.
Roggi enters the closest room.
Roggi enters the security control room
A17. security Control Room
A collage of moving images covers the southern wall of this room—the video feeds from the dozens of cameras positioned throughout the interior and around the exterior of the building. A dark-gray metal workstation and two plastic swivel chairs provide a space for employees to operate the twin computer terminals connected to the security video screen. Plastic storage lockers line the walls to the west.
Starfinders can hack into either of the tier 4 computers here by succeeding at a . The computers allow a user to control and change the feeds from the security cameras, potentially gathering information about the different rooms in the complex.
Roggi starts looking what is going on in other rooms.
As Roggi enters one room, J.U.N.K. moves down the hallway and examines the next outer door, logically figuring to clear the rooms outwards going inward. "Processing series of exits to corridor."
Roggi is able to disarm the traps in here and claim some grenades.
Suddenly you find turret guns where they are are, do you wish to turn them on?
The drone guns make a lot of noise, but it takes out the robots in the hallway.
The actual treasure you found: If the PCs search the lockers to the west (Engineering DC 25 to disable the locks), they find a ghost killer fusion seal (12th), a jetpack armor upgrade, a spell ampoule of haste, and two ultra-capacity batteries. And a basic level 1 grenade.
Hey J.U.N.K. come look at this! Do you need something of that?
J.U.N.K. looks over the items found in the locker, "Logic dictates that any items we find here would have use. Processing possible outcomes. Suggestion: This unit can utilize the fusion seal and jetpack upgrade. The spell ampoule would logically be used by you designation Roggi. This unit would be prepared to let designation Roggi take any of the items to use, if needed."
OK, you take jetpack and Fusion and I will take the rest.
"Let's check next room!"
Heroes check out the next 4 rooms down, covering the entire bottom row.
A14. LAb Each room labeled A14 is a software-development lab. All computers have been removed from these rooms.
A15. exeCutive offiCe Similar to area A7, each room labeled A15 is a well-furnished office with a polished wood desk and comfortable swivel chair. Each office contains a tier 3 computer completely wiped of data. A16. RestRooMs Two rows of stalls provide privacy for employees and guests who use this restroom. Each stall contains a toilet and dispenser for hand sanitizer.
The rooms off to the right
A14. LAb Each room labeled A14 is a software-development lab. All computers have been removed from these rooms. A15. exeCutive offiCe Similar to area A7, each room labeled
A15 is a well-furnished office with a polished wood desk and comfortable swivel chair. Each office contains a tier 3 computer completely wiped of data.
Then
A10, bottom right
A3, A4, Middle rooms, fights.
A9, Hallway, fights and more rooms
Top Rooms
A6. Meeting RooM
An oblong wooden table surrounded by cushioned swivel chairs takes up most of this room. A large vidscreen on the eastern wall currently displays an image of a black sphere limned by radiating golden light.
A5, A7, A8, rooms of interest, fights
J.U.N.K. continues moving down the hall, trying to stealthily open the next door while staying vigilant for danger.
Roggi follows J.U.N.K.
A Brenneri, also known as Otterfolk for reasons they do not comprehend, stands to the side. He's dressed in dark purples and gilt clothing, with two sidearms on his belt and a dashing buzzblade strapped to his back.
"I say chaps, I seem to have been dropped in media res, as it were. I wonder if you could direct me to the exit?" He asks in a slightly genteel accent.
"The name is Silas, Silas Aubergine. Galactic Diplomat and traveler. Pleased to meet you!"
Junk cracks open the door to peak in and see three zombies and a nanite spray trap.
"I am Roggi! Nice to meat you Silas! I have friend with name Silas! He is on other mission."
Roggi shoots the trap.
"Ooo, are we shooting things? Why are we shooting? Not that I care about morality; I just like to choose the winning side!" Silas draws his Yellow Jacket and pets it, cooing to it softly. "Wakey, wakey Trevor! Time to murder some bad people for Daddy!"
Roggi hits by the way.
J.U.N.K. draws his handcoil.
Sila nods and pats Trevor. "Get 'em, lads!"
for Bludgeoning and Acid vs EAC!
Oh, gees, Silas did hit the head
Junk is up