Boston Theoretical PbP

Game Master Tarren Dei

Transdimensional superheroes.
Starfinder+ for modern day superpowers.


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Kai:
With that Engineering check, Kai realizes that omnisium's ability to block the kind of radiation that comes from transdimensional gates could be used in some kind of sensor to detect 'thin spots,' if such a thing exists, but it would take some time and a trip back to the lab. The sensors built into the omnisium vault are a smaller version of the kind of thing Kai could build. Definitely possible though.


Male Chimera... thing Soldier 7 | HP 55/55 SP 77/77 | KAC 23 EAC 21 | F +9 R +3 W +6 (+2 vs. mind-affecting) | Init +5 | Perc: +10 | RP 9/9 | Current form: Chimera
Head Text Key:
Bold--right 'dinosaur' head | Plain text--middle fox head | Italic--left jaguar head

Charles helps carry things about, listening intently but not contributing to the discussion. He'd generally avoided talk of Atlantis and things before... well, before everything had changed with his life, but now... huh.

Anyway, helping carry meant he'd been trailing Kai, which meant he was here to hear the musings. "You may want to wait on that until after we've dealt with the yacht, unless you think it's important for what they're going to do," he suggests.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa is saddened by the news. “These Canonites are basically book-burners. Moore was a goofball, and traveling into a story where you can actually be killed by a fictional character is stupidly dangerous. But… I definitely love the idea of there being a Beowulf and a Superman story with me in it.

“—even the weird naughty adult version that makes Subatomic Me look like a cartoon porn star. I don’t like being depicted that way, but I don’t think the book should be destroyed. Is that weird?

“Alashine, huh? So you’re already on a first name basis with the Marshall! Well, I’ll tell the others things happen at high noon. And if there’s a party, I wonder if there are regular Red Shirts aboard who know nothing of FATE.”


Male
Skills:
Acro +18|Ath +18|Diplo +17|Intim +8|Myst +6|Percep +11|SM +6|Stealth +12
Human|SP 22/54 HP 42/42|EAC 14 KAC 16 ACvCM 24|Fort +10 Ref +9 Will +8|Init +2|RP 3/3 Godling (mighty)/7th|Speed 40ft. (40ft.)|Retribution (8/8 a day)|Agile Feet (Su) (4/4x a day)|Smite Rival (1x/day)|Channel Energy 4d6 (4/4x a day)

Theo helps Charles move the equipment around as well.


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

Kai nods at Charles. "Of course, and I would need stuff from the lab for that anyway." Putting down a crate, Kai straightens up to look at Charles. "I don't really know what to expect - tomorrow, I mean. I've never been in any sort of fight or physical conflict, and I'm not sure how much use I can be in one. I can probably program Legion to do some simple stuff and distract them from us, for a while at least, but beyond that..." Kai trails off.


Male Chimera... thing Soldier 7 | HP 55/55 SP 77/77 | KAC 23 EAC 21 | F +9 R +3 W +6 (+2 vs. mind-affecting) | Init +5 | Perc: +10 | RP 9/9 | Current form: Chimera
Head Text Key:
Bold--right 'dinosaur' head | Plain text--middle fox head | Italic--left jaguar head

Charles shrugs slightly. "It's ugly and unpleasant and I can't recommend it, but here I am and here you are. We have to see how deep these FATE people have gotten on our world, and... well, I don't see a peaceful way to do it right now, so..."


Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:

Nissa is saddened by the news. “These Canonites are basically book-burners. Moore was a goofball, and traveling into a story where you can actually be killed by a fictional character is stupidly dangerous. But… I definitely love the idea of there being a Beowulf and a Superman story with me in it.

“—even the weird naughty adult version that makes Subatomic Me look like a cartoon porn star. I don’t like being depicted that way, but I don’t think the book should be destroyed. Is that weird?"

"Don't tell Moore that. I wouldn't put it past Moore to try to rescue that book just for the sake of his screwed up principles. The Marshall said he asked for a wand. I don't think they're going to let him near any magic wands though, so he may be stuck there."

Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:
“Alashine, huh? So you’re already on a first name basis with the Marshall! Well, I’ll tell the others things happen at high noon. And if there’s a party, I wonder if there are regular Red Shirts aboard who know nothing of FATE.”[/b]

"She laughed at me when I called the city 'Turokh.' Apparently, that means something funny in Elven." There's a smile in L.C.'s voice. "Tarokh, the City of Gates ... we're invited back any time, but I think we're supposed to get there ourselves when we come. Oh my ... if there's a thousand gates in that city, do you think there's one to the Great Library?"

There's a dinging sound on L.C.'s side of the call.

"Oh my ... I just got the images of the yacht. There are a lot of bikinis on that boat. Try not to give them sunburns if you go super-nova."


I'd like to Retcon Verve back to Boston Theoretical HQ. Verve didn't talk much on the trip, so it doesn't change much, and keeps the island from getting too crowded. Let's just say Verve stayed behind in case she was needed there. We can't leave Boston undefended; this could all be an elaborate ruse to lure you away!


Nissa:
L.C sends you an image of the boat. If you zoom in on the swimming pool, you will see there are a lot of bikinis on the boat, and only a few guys. The gender balance makes it look like an 80s music video. She's circled a couple of large items under tarpaulins elsewhere on this huge yacht. If you zoom in on those, you see angular shapes. "Space Force think they have a couple of mecha under there," says L.C. "Be careful."


Kai Misipeka wrote:
Kai nods at Charles. "Of course, and I would need stuff from the lab for that anyway." Putting down a crate, Kai straightens up to look at Charles. "I don't really know what to expect - tomorrow, I mean. I've never been in any sort of fight or physical conflict, and I'm not sure how much use I can be in one. I can probably program Legion to do some simple stuff and distract them from us, for a while at least, but beyond that..." Kai trails off.

The Thin Spot guys are listening and seem interested and impressed at the talk of fighting. They also seem a bit scared.

"You know, when this goes down, I think we're going to head back to the Starfish," says one of the brothers. They then realize they forgot to show you their strangely shaped underwater ruins exploration vehicle and tour bus. It's lying submerged under the water just offshore, but they raise it to show it off. It's peach coloured and looks actually a good bit like an 90 foot diameter starfish.

Ian says, "Dudes, we're supposed to film the dude-bros arrival. They said it would be 'epic' or something. If we aren't here, what happens? None of these guys look like the two of you."


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa says to L.C., “I’ll do my best—not just to stay safe, but to get those bikini girls outta the fray.”

As for getting to Tarokh—not Turokh!—Nissa says, “If you and Kai put your brains together, we’ll get there!”

She then steps away from the others and sets her phone down. She transforms into her fairy form and stands in front of the camera.

“Remember when we had coffee together? We talked about you being able to view my memories, so you can see what the world looks like at the subatomic level? I still want to share that vision of the world with you before anyone else gets to see it. Moore might’ve seen the adult-comic version first, but that isn’t accurate. My breasts were drawn so disproportionately large, they were just-plain-atomic sized.

“Seriously though, if we’re planning a future with Thin Spot, should I ask if they have that kinda tech? Or did you already have a specific contact in mind?”

Nissa’s clearly enjoying the sound of L.C.’s voice, and the smile on her face, though she knows it’s getting to be about time to wrap up the call.

@GM, feel free to end the call with your next post.


L.C. agrees with both of Nissa's suggestions and then signs off. She leaves you with the image of a yacht with the two objects highlighted and circled on the deck and the giant swimming pool and, somewhere, a pair of dudebros from Red Shirt Labs.


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

Kai looks at the brothers with surprise. "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought Nissa would have discussed this with you already. Of course you should leave before they get here, we don't want you to be in any danger." To Ian's observation, Kai simply summons Legion. "Ta-da, camera drone. Gives me an excuse to get close to the dudebros and their yacht, maybe hack their offenses remotely before they can use them. We can say you got food poisoning from the barbecue."


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa (at her ‘normal’ size, a towering two-foot-three!) heads over with her comm in hand.

“Okay—I got news on the yacht! News, and uh… views?”

Nissa shows an image depicting a female-to-male ratio of something-teen to one. The women are all skin-colored, whereas the two men are clothing-colored.

“We gotta keep these girls outta the fight, and if they’re pro models, I am one hundred percent certain that immediately gathering them to disembark with nothing but their teeny bikinis will be, like, totally normal to them.”

Nissa points out odd angular shapes under what appears to be two tarps.

“These are mechs. I’m thinking that being so quick to get the girls off the yacht will arouse suspicion. The men might play along, thinking they can board their mechs while we’re obviously separating the girls from them.

“That’s what I want. Let them think they’re out-playing us. Force them to make their move.” Turning to the Thin Spot guys, Nissa says, “But before I get into how this idea isn’t dumb, two things I wanna clarify:

“I’m asking you if you’re willing to help by getting all the bikini girls as far away as possible from the dude-bros.

“The shooting and explosions shouldn’t happen while you and the girls are close, but bad guys have a funny habit of not going along with our plans.” She jokes, “To be fair, we never give them a memo,” but Ian understands the underlying message:

DC20 Secret Message, Ian: 1d20 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (11) + 12 + (5) = 28

Ian:
I can’t plan how the enemy will act, but if this works, your team and the bikini models will be well outta harm’s way.


The Thin Spot guys look at each other and then one asks, "How many bikini clad girls?"

Ian points to the Starfish, "Would an underwater tour with the Thin Spot guys be a good way to get something-teen bikini clad models out of the way?"

Brother 1 Bluff check not to smile: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Brother 2 Bluff check not to smile: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Ian Bluff check not to smile: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

They glance at each other and agree that they are willing to make that sacrifice since the future of humanity is on the line.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa smiles at the three men. “Perfect. The word ‘underwater’ would encourage them not to waste time putting on additional clothing.”

She shows them the photo, so they can get an accurate head count. (I assume the Starfish can fit all of them.)


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

As for Nissa’s plan, she says,

“I’m thinking you guys can act like you’re Red Shirts, Kai especially. My glowing eyes kinda give me away, so… it’s a little embarrassing maybe, but, I could easily be stowed in somebody’s pocket.

“One thought I have is to get near one of the tarps, and I’ll go subatomic and fly through.” She turns to Kai. “Do you think Legion can control a mecha?”

To prove a point, Nissa grabs a small crate. When she changes to fairy form, she expects no one to be surprised that her clothes and guns and comm are gone. Maybe people assume she’s wearing tiny clothes with Lego-sized guns in tiny holsters and an itty-bitty phone.

But clearly, the dinky nudist is not carrying a shrunken box. “I can definitely get Legion to one of the mechas without being caught in the act.” —unless the mecha itself notices. “—by the dude-bros,” she adds.


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

Kai smiles at Nissa. "You know, for a self-proclaimed ditz you are full of good ideas. You shouldn't put yourself down so much, Nissa."

I feel like Kai would know if Legion can or cannot hack and control a mecha, but Kai's player has no clue.

"And if Legion cannot hack a mecha, it can try to disable it."


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa hovers with her arms downward, hands outstretched past her bottom. Thus, when she changes back to normal, she’s seated atop the crate. (It might be on its side now, though.)

She is smiling proudly at Kai’s words. “Well… I am dating a scientist. I gotta try and keep up.”


Male Chimera... thing Soldier 7 | HP 55/55 SP 77/77 | KAC 23 EAC 21 | F +9 R +3 W +6 (+2 vs. mind-affecting) | Init +5 | Perc: +10 | RP 9/9 | Current form: Chimera
Head Text Key:
Bold--right 'dinosaur' head | Plain text--middle fox head | Italic--left jaguar head

Charles nods. "Seems like something I can do, since the cloak's working with the shirt," he states. "As soon as things get hot I'll go chimera."


Kai Misipeka wrote:

Kai smiles at Nissa. "You know, for a self-proclaimed ditz you are full of good ideas. You shouldn't put yourself down so much, Nissa."

I feel like Kai would know if Legion can or cannot hack and control a mecha, but Kai's player has no clue.

"And if Legion cannot hack a mecha, it can try to disable it."

I'm actually going to have to read up on mechas, as they are part of the playtest. I'll share details when I build them, which I should do soon, because it sounds like we are ready for the big adventure.


The ship doesn't arrive until the next day. With the help you have and the equipment available, you easily build a mock-up of the device Kai studied. Building theatre sets is one of Ian's skill sets--he lists the bands he's been a roadie for, and it's an impressive list.

The work gets done. The yacht will arrive tomorrow. You have a night to spend on the beach. The Thin Spot guys do their best to be charming hosts.

There's no shortage of equipment to make shelters and it barely puts a dent in the supplies for the hurricane relief effort.

I'll go study mecha and the ship will arrive tomorrow.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Are these machines that move on their own, or can they be controlled by a skilled pilot?

Nissa removes her weapons and Clearweave. All she has on is her strapless sundress, shoes that lace their way up her calf, and a feather boa which seems to be attached to her shoulder blades. The dress is the color of sunflower petals; the feathers look like phoenix down, if such a thing exists. Nissa leaves her shoes on when wading or swimming. Her clothing glows like a campfire and never appears to be wet.

She enjoys the beach and the company. At one point, she tells the Thin Spot guys what she and L.C. discussed. “It’s ultimately gonna be Dr. Preston’s call, but unless you wanna stick to the tourist biz, there’s a chance you can work with TAROT on researching the Thin Spot. I’m kinda hoping she and I can take a tour sometime soon—a trip that’ll be both business and pleasure.

“If you’re interested, we’ll set up a date.”

If they are interested, Nissa goes on, “There’s another gig I’d like to consider you for… now that I know you’re really scientists. I want to show the world what I see, like, at the subatomic level. I mean, nano technology would be colossal. It’s like, even a nanobot would be a universe of atoms to me.

“What we need is tech that can playback memories. Have you ever heard of that?”


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Passing L.C.’s message along was a longer post than I had planned on. I don’t want to ignore the planning we’ve done, though.
_
I think it’s something like this:
• Yacht: show up at high noon
• Legion: be in Nissa’s pocket dimension
• Nissa: be in Kai’s pocket
• Thin Spot: get bikini girls offa the yacht
• Kai: get within 5ft of a tarp*
• Charles: look like a regular guy in a red T-shirt until Round-One-Fight moment
• Theo: kick asses at aforementioned moment, but before that...?
_
*Nissa wants Kai to know how her powers work and should actually practice what needs to be done. @Kai, up to you if you want to RP that.


Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:
Are these machines that move on their own, or can they be controlled by a skilled pilot?

Piloted. Saw your plan. I'll wait for others to chime in about the evening and the plan before progressing to the yacht's arrival.

Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:
Nissa removes her weapons and Clearweave. All she has on is her strapless sundress, shoes that lace their way up her calf, and a feather boa which seems to be attached to her shoulder blades. The dress is the color of sunflower petals; the feathers look like phoenix down, if such a thing exists. Nissa leaves her shoes on when wading or swimming. Her clothing glows like a campfire and never appears to be wet.

The Thin Spot guys have a habit of filming everything, partly because that's what they were hired to do.

Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:

She enjoys the beach and the company. At one point, she tells the Thin Spot guys what she and L.C. discussed. “It’s ultimately gonna be Dr. Preston’s call, but unless you wanna stick to the tourist biz, there’s a chance you can work with TAROT on researching the Thin Spot. I’m kinda hoping she and I can take a tour sometime soon—a trip that’ll be both business and pleasure.

“If you’re interested, we’ll set up a date.”

The guys look at each other a bit and seem shy to say anything, but then do. "Look, we'd love to take you guys for a tour of the ruins, but if we're going to 'work together' we'll need a proper contract. Red Shirt Labs made lots of promises, but as soon as they got all of our research they started sending their own crew to investigate the ruins and cut us out. But, we threatened to sue so they offered us this gig filming them and the whole hurricane relief thing, so we dropped in. Anyway, it was a rollercoaster."

Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:

If they are interested, Nissa goes on, “There’s another gig I’d like to consider you for… now that I know you’re really scientists. I want to show the world what I see, like, at the subatomic level. I mean, nano technology would be colossal. It’s like, even a nanobot would be a universe of atoms to me.

“What we need is tech that can playback memories. Have you ever heard of that?”

Ian thinks about it, "When you're subatomic are you, like, anatomically correct. Like, if you had a temporary neural implant shunted in like they're doing in Marrakesh would it shrink with you? I mean, there's surgery involved, but after you grew back, they can pluck it out and plug it in. Could you use that?"


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa replies, “I don’t… think so. I mean, at microscopic sizes I am, well, a woman, but… subatomic is different. It’s like I just float and emit light and… I can see. There’s no sound, though. And… everything moves fast, yet I get the feeling time is slowed down like a hundred times.

“I‘m sure no object would shrink with me. Even all my germs probably end up in the same pocket dimension where I leave all my stuff.” With a shrug, she adds, “I have no idea where that is, or how I move things in and outta there.”

As for the contract, Nissa says, “That’s kinda why I talked to L.C. about funding you guys. TAROT has an interest, but you guys made the discovery and did all the work. You should be the ones to get the credit.”

She types a text message,
L.C.,
The Thin Spot guys would like a proper contract.
They like us, ’cause, y’know, what’s not to like?
But the Red Shirts put the screws to them. They don’t wanna get fooled twice.
Of course *I* know you’re gonna set up a proper contract, but I thought I should pass on the concern.
♥️,
Nissa


Nissa, the Subatomic Bombshell wrote:


“I‘m sure no object would shrink with me. Even all my germs probably end up in the same pocket dimension where I leave all my stuff.”[/b]

Ian thinks a little and says, "I know there's neural scans that can capture auditory and visual stimuli ... everything you're seeing and hearing ... maybe if you were hypnotized? I'll check into it. I read a lot of augment & bodyhack magazines. They have lots of cool stuff."


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

Although it had been a long day, Kai is keen to practice with Nissa - and the others, if they want to join in - exactly how her powers interact with Legion, tweaking the plan along the way as needed. Installing a hand gun on the drone is trivial, and Kai picks up a stun gun as well - just in case.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa is receptive to any idea that does not involve devices being attached to her body. (I actually have a Solarian-based thought on how subatomic size works.)

With Kai, Nissa points out the tricky part: knowing when to become subatomic and which way to go.

“I can only distinguish solids from air by the distance of molecules. They look like lumpy planets being orbited by stars. If they’re really close together, I’m looking at a solid. So like, if I’m in your left pocket or a briefcase, I need to fly away from your body, through solid, several feet of air, then another solid—the tarp.”

For testing purposes, a wooden crate would do. But the tricky part is that, in her fairy form, Nissa can’t see outside of whatever pocket or box she’s hiding in. This means that (1) she needs a signal that she can hear, and (2) Kai needs to be positioned a certain way when the signal is given so Nissa flies the right way.

“Also, if a person’s hand gets in my way, I’ll fly through the hand and then appear, thinking I went through the tarp.”

As for making sure Legion won’t crash to the floor, Nissa explains she will become a fairy before returning to full size. This allows her to explore the interior of whatever box or tarp she flies into during the practice runs. She assures Kia she’ll find a safe place to make Legion reappear.

She demonstrates that she can only access her pocket dimension by changing from or to her normal-sized form. It seems there’s no chance that an object will be left behind.

(If Ian is watching, he might notice Nissa’s anatomy is different as a fairy, though the only obvious change is that she sprouts wings. What’s more apparent is that Legion doesn’t shrink. It becomes thousands of orange sparks, which dissipate. When Nissa becomes her normal self, the orange sparks re-form Legion.)


Hope Theo and Charles enjoyed their evening on the island. The Thin Spot crew are great hosts and Red Shirt Labs ordered party supplies to be waiting on the island in sufficient quantity to restock their party yacht before turning around and heading home.

Verve contacts you in the morning, not L.C., "Space Force sent in a new ETA. The yacht is making really good time. They'll be there by 11AM. I'll let you know if that changes."

A couple hours later, you can see the yacht in the distance.

Mackie puts the call from the yacht to Thin Spot on-speaker, "Are you guys filming this? This party is still throbbing! Get everything. Get us coming in. Don't miss anything. This is going to be awesome."

The Thin Spot guys look nervous, but Mackie says, "We'd really like to get those, um, models off the boat while the ... sun is, uh, where it is ... for the shadows and stuff."

"Whatever. We're going to need time to get set up anyhow. Just. Be. Ready!"

The call ends and Mackie looks pleased with himself.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa is all armored up. She takes Legion in hand, causing Legion to go away with the rest of her gear.

In fairy form, she says, “Good news: the dude-bros want the girls off the boat, so taking them to the Starfish won’t arouse suspicion. Just do your tour thing and take photos.

“Kai, just give the signal when it’s time to have me fly away from you and through the tarp. I gotta be within five feet.” Nissa thinks she was clear about her inability to perceive anything other than space and parts of an atom. She’s pretty sure having to fly in a direction relative to Kai’s body is a thing she can do without error, after practicing the move seven times last night. But just to be sure, she asks, “What’s the signal again?”

@Kai, feel free to make that up as if we rehearsed and Nissa’s just making sure she remembers correctly. Whatever you answer is the correct answer, as far as I’m concerned.


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

Kai is nervous as well, so the emotion-dampening device gets turned up a notch. "Ultrasonic signal from my handheld device. I calibrated it to be a very narrow beam, so it should help with indicating direction for you as well. Just watch out for atomic particles changing their movement for a second or so."

Next, Kai grabs a sunhat and goes to meet the yacht, getting ready to look like a loyal Red Shirts Lab employee.

If there was time the previous night, Kai would have researched all RSL employees in tech roles and printed a name badge for someone who at least vaguely resembles Kai's appearance.


The yacht is huge, but Thin Spot has a floating dock set up specifically for it. Ian steers the Starfish Tour Sub up to the wharf and gets ready to accept passengers.

Mackie films while his brother encourages the guests to make their way to the subs. There are a few men among the crowd that disembarks, but the Thin Spot guys shake their heads to let you know there's been no sign of the dudebros.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa is stashed away in fairy form. She hears people disembarking, and has not been given the signal. So she remains stashed outta sight and totally silent.


I shared this map of the island with Verve, in a spoiler. I forgot some of you might not have seen it. The Starfish is sitting in the little bay. The yacht just beyond the bay.


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1+6 biohacks per short rest4 left Stamina42/42 HP 46/46Res 8/8 KAC 18 KAC 15 CMAC | Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +6

A ways from the interaction, covered in sand-in laughable attempt to blend into the flat terrain is a man with a familiar mask switched to the back of his head. Watching the Yacht passangers disembark slowly. "Nice to know even in the future I'm going to be bad with calandars, wrong day." This tired man had arrived to the island-but was unable to find much and spent the better part of the last few morning hours wallking around. Having seen the activity on the beach he observes-while muttering to himself. Shaking his head, as the crystal's lingering memory fragments from his other self are still finding their place in his head.

"Ok..I'm suppose to find 'that group' ..hrm.. Is that them?. Yacht is probably the yacht. Red Shirts, Those folks with the tour gear should be the locals. Ah.. Is that Kai Misipeka? Not a good time to ping comms. Well, that easily tells me whose side I should be on.
...I need to bring food next time someone sends me through dimensions."

Chewing on a bit of gum, Zellgato settles in on keeping an eye on the only one he recognizes, thinking to himself 'A sandy beach, nice weather. Well. This is considerably nicer than a mountain full of body snatching lizard people all out to kill me and my unbearable buddy.'

old OOC prior to my edit upon finding that Zellgato would likely have had some form of tangental contact with Kai Misipeka.:

As far as I can grasp. All but Kai are disguised or otherwise hidden--and Kai was introduced World 12 group.

So, Zellgato is watching for now-Not knowing whats going on, but not wanting to risk communications, he's elected watch Kai. I can roll a stealth if required. Basically prone using his scope, about 2-300ft away depending on local scenery


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Uplifted Bear Envoy Stamina24/24 HP 30/30 Res 6/6 | KAC 15 KAC 15 CMAC 23 | Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3 |

"Your doing better than I am." Next to him, not to put to fine a point of it, a large bear is doing his best to pretend to be a part of the terrain.

"I'm not built for this kind of weather. Literally."


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Male Chimera... thing Soldier 7 | HP 55/55 SP 77/77 | KAC 23 EAC 21 | F +9 R +3 W +6 (+2 vs. mind-affecting) | Init +5 | Perc: +10 | RP 9/9 | Current form: Chimera
Head Text Key:
Bold--right 'dinosaur' head | Plain text--middle fox head | Italic--left jaguar head

Charles had spent the evening in a rather awkward state, not really wanting to accidentally scare the camera guys with his real appearance, but hungry for barbecue, but too tense about what was going on to relax and enjoy it. So in the end he'd stuffed himself with more meat than even he should eat in one sitting while trying to make as little conversation as possible.

After a night of confused dreams where he was somehow both the predator and the prey he'd arisen early to pace restlessly on the beach. He'd found the instinct to transform to chimera form oddly insistent, no doubt due to the tension of waiting for the hunt.

Wait, when had he started thinking of this as a hunt? He shook his head slightly with a bit of a growl. Maybe he'd better talk to the Boston Theoretical psychologists again when they got back...

Charles shoved these thoughts aside as the boat came into view. He positioned himself next to Kai, trying to not draw attention as they waited for the moment for their ambush.


1+6 biohacks per short rest4 left Stamina42/42 HP 46/46Res 8/8 KAC 18 KAC 15 CMAC | Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +6
Gristlethorn wrote:

"Your doing better than I am." Next to him, not to put to fine a point of it, a large bear is doing his best to pretend to be a part of the terrain.

"I'm not built for this kind of weather. Literally."

"I know I said it before.. and I keeep saying it now. But. Our lives have gotten just bizzare. Invasion of the body snatchers, invading body snatcher mountain, failing that, alternate selves, and now dimension traveling. And here we are talking about the weather. Life is weird."


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

As the yacht draws up to the floating dock, Kai surveys the layout of the deck, trying to spot the tarp-covered forms that their intel had warned them about.

"Alright, alright, welcome to the Bahamas! Great weather for the occasion. You got any luggage to offload? Here, let me give you a hand."

Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Bluff/Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17


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Male
Skills:
Acro +18|Ath +18|Diplo +17|Intim +8|Myst +6|Percep +11|SM +6|Stealth +12
Human|SP 22/54 HP 42/42|EAC 14 KAC 16 ACvCM 24|Fort +10 Ref +9 Will +8|Init +2|RP 3/3 Godling (mighty)/7th|Speed 40ft. (40ft.)|Retribution (8/8 a day)|Agile Feet (Su) (4/4x a day)|Smite Rival (1x/day)|Channel Energy 4d6 (4/4x a day)

Theo stands next to Kai, offering assistance and a winning smile.
Diplomacy (assist): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31 BOOM!


Theo's winning smile motivates the guests to disembark quickly. Most of them pause to pose for a quick selfie with Theo before reluctantly heading to the Thin Spot Starfish. "Can't he take us on the tour?" or "Isn't he coming?" whines one social influencer after another as they disappear into the submersible. The Thin Spot guys are trying not to look insulted.

Kai notices the large tarp covered objects at the back of the deck. While Kai's bluff skills could use some work, most of the people passing by are so self-absorbed they'd take a penalty on Sense Motive. Kai is soon one of only a few people on the deck. The rest are back near the tarps.


N/A Human Envoy 1/Mechanic 4 | HP 34/34 | SP 30/30 | RP 8/8 | F+4, R+7, W+6 | EAC 12 | KAC 13 | Init. + 1 | Perception + 11

It was now or never. Trusting in the red shirt and affecting a posture that hopefully says 'I'm supposed to be here', Kai moves towards the closest tarp-covered object, trying to get as close to it as possible.

Should that approach be successful, Kai triggers the predetermined signal for Nissa once in range, aiming it at a spot that would place Nissa and Legion in an empty space under the tarp.


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa receives the signal. She wills herself to subatomic size…

Subatomic Size:

Kai’s means of guiding Nissa is brilliant! All atoms are just tiny planets and stars, but Nissa can distinguish energy and matter, it seems. She follows the movement of the particles until there is a mass of atoms. She doesn’t need to weave around like when going through metal, and the trip through the tarp is a short trip.

She knows she is under the tarp when there is much space. She moves forward through the air molecules a bit, then grows to fairy size…

Under Tarp @ Fairy Size:

Somewhere under the tarp, she grows back to fairy form. She zips low to the ground and does her best to hide under the mech.

The first thing to do is make sure she is alone.

1 RP spent / @Kai, no sign of Legion yet.


Uplifted Bear Envoy Stamina24/24 HP 30/30 Res 6/6 | KAC 15 KAC 15 CMAC 23 | Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3 |
Zellgato wrote:


"I know I said it before.. and I keeep saying it now. But. Our lives have gotten just bizzare. Invasion of the body snatchers, invading body snatcher mountain, failing that, alternate selves, and now dimension traveling. And here we are talking about the weather. Life is weird."

"Talk about the things you can understand Doc, talk about the things you can understand.


Nissa, now fairy size and under the tarpaulin, sees it is indeed a mecha lying on a metallic bed. It looks like the bed can be flipped up so that the mecha is standing. Nissa also hears voices.

Five guys approach Kai. "C'mon, we don't have all day," snaps one at Kai."Help me get this thing on."


1+6 biohacks per short rest4 left Stamina42/42 HP 46/46Res 8/8 KAC 18 KAC 15 CMAC | Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +6
Gristlethorn wrote:


"Talk about the things you can understand Doc, talk about the things you can understand.

"Hah. True enough. Keeping me grounded, thanks. I tend to over think these days." blinking back into the scope "Ah, they're approaching Kai"

Not entirely sure how far we are ultimately. Zellgato's got plenty of range, Gris may not, though he may move fast or may have some tricks for it. Or he may intend to move forward if it looks like it might get hot, to be in better position. Up to Gristlethorn


Female Halfling Solarian | HP:51/51, SP:49/49, RP:8/9 | AC:20 | F:+6, R:+12, W:+7/+9v.Fear | Perc:+3, Init:+9 | 12v.Fire

Nissa grows back, then dims the light of her dress. (Having a red tee shirt over her clothing helps a little.)

She has Legion with her—which means Legion should now operate as if its last remembered moment was when Nissa was last ‘human.’

(@New Guys, Nissa is a 2’3” halfling. She doesn’t know what a halfling is, and just thinks herself unusually short, but just as human as her adoptive family.)

She isn’t sure how Legion will hack the mech, but Kai must know this. And if it’s hacked, do I get to drive this thing?

However excited by such a prospect…
Stealth: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 2 = 20
…Nissa keeps herself calm and quiet.


mecha hacking rules:
"At the GM’s discretion, an
unattended mech can require an operator to succeed at a Computers check to hack it in order to initially gain control of that mech (DC = 20
+ 1-1/2 the mech’s tier)"

It seems like the tier should be equivalent to the players CR, so this mecha should be DC 26 to hack.


1+6 biohacks per short rest4 left Stamina42/42 HP 46/46Res 8/8 KAC 18 KAC 15 CMAC | Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +6

secretly laments the inability to Skill Boost my new cohort players.
But I love biohacks buffs and debuffs. If I had a wraith sting sniper... that would've been good. Add to my list to get~ (capture pole too) Happy hacking!

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