Gameday IX - GM Valen's Ashes of Discovery (SFS 1-12)(Subtier 1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

This thread is for out-of-character discussions, planning, and boon slotting.

Could you add a gameplay thread? It would make it easier to keep track of the game when it starts...

Could you add a gameplay thread? It would make it easier to keep track of the game when it starts...

Done. Thank you for reminding me.

This scenario has both the repeatable and starship tags, so you may anticipate starship combat.

Feel free to discuss initial starship roles in advance of the game as it will help things move along more quickly. Starship combat will undoubtedly run a little differently over PbP than in the CRB given the format. I've run it a few different ways and what works best seems to depend on the group. I will provide more details in advance of the encounter as its date approaches.

If he removes his armor, Murgatroyd is a passable Chief Mate. Otherwise, I'll stick to Open Crew Actions to boost the gunner(s).

Hi First time playing a game here. Normally I'm on discord.

Are there certain thing i should do? Or is there a quick guide to how this works.

I See 2 characters already under the tab Players.
Do I need to add mine?

Also can you set up a notification or so when new posts are added?

Sorry for being a noob.

You can check for new posts on the campaigns tab of your profile: https://paizo.com/people/kitsune84/campaigns

Hi First time playing a game here. Normally I'm on discord.

Welcome! I will do my best answer your questions and point you to some helpful links. In addition to being your GM for this table, I also happen to be a Venture Officer for the PbP Online region, so feel free to ask me any questions. Further, I think you will find the online community VERY friendly and helpful.

As an example, Murgatroyd-01's post explains where you can find notifications. In order to have this campaign show up on your campaign profile, you will need to post something (anything) in the Gameplay thread of this campaign. Doing so will also cause your PC to appear in the Characters thread. This happens once you post, even if you later delete the post. Therefore, when many PbP games begin, the players are asked to "dot and delete" in the Gameplay thread. Thus, even if you post no more than a single character, like a ".", in the Gameplay thread, you should start getting notifications in the list of Campaigns (as noted above) and your PC should appear in the Character thread. (Sometimes, the system can sometimes get a little bit buggy so if you aren't seeing posts after a game has begun, I encourage you to check the Gameplay thread even if you don't get a notification.) As a "." is not too meaningful, these posts are usually deleted until Gameplay begins.

You may "dot and delete" or post an in-character post for your PC in the Gameplay thread at present. I've sort of created a background for the PCs to interact and roleplay together before the scenario technically begins (September 1st, although I likely won't move us forward until the 8th).

In the meantime, feel free to post questions here although, given the friendly community, you will likely get a response from someone sooner i none of the larger forums as they are checked more frequently and have many more viewers. As you are starting out, let me direcy you to this link for Flaxseed Station. It is the online Lodge for PbP Starfinder Organized Play games. There will you will find others in the community where you can post questions, exchange ideas, and find recruiting threads for upcoming games. There is also a list of "Important Links", that are specifically intended to provide players new to PbP and these forums basic information to help them get started (such as what to expect, formatting for posts, setting up a character profile, etc.).

Again, welcome to the community and I look forward to gaming together!

Greetings and hellos. First time experimenting with PBP since like 1986, so I am a little rusty. (Plus we are not using modems)

So anyway, my character is comfortable in a number of ships roles. Science Officer, Engineering are solid. In a pinch he can also perform as a Magic Officer, Pilot or Gunner. Just don't ask me to captain!

Hello, my character can also take different roles on a starship: Science officer, Engineering or gunner.

Hello everybody, for my part I can be captain (better), or gunner or pilot (if needed).

Hello and good day everyone,

I have been reading up PBP tips and so on as this will be new for me. I am looking forward to the experience.

Question. Do we use or send character sheets of some sort to the GM? What sort of content should I prepare or have ready to make yalls interactions with my character positive?

Each GM has their preference, but having the sheet typed out on your character's profile helps with botting and quickly checking something.

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My character is a "lawful-stupid" sort of paladin wannabee, so getting on his positive side is really easy: just follow the path of justice.

Putting your "character sheet" in the PC's "Profile" tab, like Ji-Thil did works great. Alternatively, providing a link that leads to the character works to.

The PCs above are good examples of how to include helpful info. Adding the modifiers for Initiative, All three saves, Perception, and Sense Motive in your the "Class" and other windows of your profile keeps that info readily available and allows me to adjudicate actions much more quickly and keep the game moving.

If there is some character quirk or flaw that you think would be helpful to know about up front, feel free to post/explain here about it. Otherwise, feel free to post in Gameplay and start role-playing now, but know the scenario and briefing won't start until Gameday begins.

Ok, just followed the profiles and I think I understand. Thank you.

No worries about start time. Just getting ready. Its been awhile since I have encountered others who appreciate Snagglepuss. :-)

Boons:
Exo-Guardians Champion (faction)
Ebaki’s Debt (Ally)
AbadarCorp Acquaintance (Social)

Starship stuff:
I actually got a +3 gunnery, so I can work as a secondary (if we have enough guns or targets); otherwise, Piloting +6, and if I remove my armor, a +8 Athletics (Chief Mate)

Just to better inform the starship decision:

STARFINDER SOCIETY DRAKE TIER 2
Attack (Forward) gyrolaser (1d8)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4), high explosive missile launcher (4d8)
Systems mk 1 trinode computer

STARFINDER SOCIETY PEGASUS TIER 2
Attack (Forward) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Port) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Starboard) light laser cannon (2d4)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4)
Systems mk 1 duonode computer

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The Drake can duke out 4d4 + 4d8 every round, sometimes adding a +1d8; the best the Pegasus can sputter to is 4d4 + 2d4, sometimes just 4d4.

Only after 5 rounds the Drake gets marginally worse than the Pegasus, but with any luck we won't get that far.

Damage is everything in Starship combat, and turret guns are the best.

So as science officer I can only 3 things based on my lvl,
Balance shields
Scan the enemy
Target enemies system
So I the enemy considered an starship?
If so what can I target?
Because for the last action listed I need to declare what I’m targeting.
Also could I get more info out of a new scan?
Would my character know that?
And balance the shields in the first round is well a wasted action.

Murgatroyd facepalms so hard his helmet has a crack on it. xD

Oh, well.

My suggestions for starship roles:

Ji-Thil captain
RF-209 Engineer/Science Officer
Twisted Gunner 1 or Pilot
Perimeter Gunner 1 or Pilot
Murgatroyd Gunner 2

Also could I get more info out of a new scan?

The GM implied the starship monster has more weapons, you might as well scan it again.

"Attack (Turret) tracking quills: Range short; Damage 3d6; limited fire 5
(and likely more...)"

Ok Will do & scan this round and switch between science and engineer. Seeing what is needed.

Good catch Murgatroyd. Thanks for taking point on this.

I don't want to be pilot. So better gunner 1. But I'm engineer this round.

So it seems Perimeter is the pilot.

Ha. It is fine, I started this thinking I was the science officer. I was giving my commentary to whoever I thought was Pilot.

You are the best android for the job! And with the Pegasus, a good piloting check is very important to get a secondary weapon pointing at the enemy

So am I the engineer for the first round then?

Twisted Nicknick did some engineering in this round already, and you scanned the creature as a Science Officer. Now we only need to resolve the captain and the gunner actions - GM has to move the enemy ship to wrap Helm phase and start Gunnery phase.

Depending on the results of this round, you can keep scanning on Round 2, or might have to start working on the shields already.

Please note. I was able to move the ship, but I can't change its facing. Conceptually I want to draw the creature towards us so we can race away.

It's faster than us. There's no escape.

Are we still trying to escape/ run away or are we going to kill it?
Asking what I should do

We kill

I wanted to run away, but I guess that was not an option due to the fact the monster moves faster than us. I keep trying evade moves as it is trying to devour us.

I wanted to run away, but I guess that was not an option due to the fact the monster moves faster than us. I keep trying evade moves as it is trying to devour us.

Next round I will have to attempt to keep our Port shields facing the creature.

Remember, next time someone offers you a Drake... take it.

We've destroyed the Besmaran...

Hey guys, after work today, I am taking my wife on a weekend getaway. I will not be taking a Computer. I will won't be posting until Sunday afternoon.

Feel free to keep progressing.

Lol I didn’t read the post completely. Thought I had to 3 different checks. But yeah. I got a natural 20 so

Fantastic scene, GM Valen!

Fantastic scene, GM Valen!

I'm glad you are enjoying it. This is a fun group to play off of and one reason I love running this scenario is that it gives the GM plenty of room to develop an alien society and interact with the PCs.

I enjoyed the electric connection sequence. Your word choice was descriptive and made interacting a thought to consider.

Hey guys, this upcoming weekend, I will be taking another trip with my Wife. I will be offline on Sunday and Monday. Sorry. Times are great!

If you wait a bit and let him get up to try and kill us again, Murgatroyd will explode him with his next punch - 24 points of damage. Problem solved!

If I could somehow turn it into a full attack, 31 damage.

At the lightest gesture I send a volley of missiles.

So, is the adventure completed? I tried to end with a flourish there.

I enjoyed this.

The scenario is now completed. Thank you all for playing. This was a lot of fun.

Please make sure that you provide a Day Job roll. As some of you have already done so in the Recruitment thread, I'd ask that you post the checks there so that they are all in the same thread as it will save me a little time in drafting chronicle sheets.

I believe there are some boons to potentially give away. I'll go ahead and roll so that I can report the game.

A 19 or 20 wins a boon

GM, Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Ja-Thil, Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Murgatroyd-01: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Perimeter Plasma: 1d20 ⇒ 19
RF-209, Initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Twisted Nicknick, Initiative: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Wow! Three boons for this table! Quite the lucky bunch.

@Ja-Thil, Perimeter Plasma, and Twisted Nicknick - Each of you should roll a d3 to determine which boon you receive.

Rolling away

Boon Result: 1d3 ⇒ 1

This was my first PBP or whatever we call this event. Thank you to everyone. I had fun.

Thanks for gming!

And great for the boon.

1d3 ⇒ 1

1d3 ⇒ 3

Thank you for the good roll as well.