
GM Xain |

Welcome!
This is part of a special so it will be critical that we run a fast game.
I really want everyone to be able to post at least once a day, preferably 2. If you do not believe you are capable of this I ask that you please consider signing up for a slower pace session instead. I do understand real life comes first so if you expect to be away for a short period please provide notice. Please also include a 'bot me' spoiler.
Chronicle information
In order to fill out a chronicle for you please provide the following information:
Player name:
Character name:
OPF #:
Character #:
Faction:
If you have games planned with the same character between now and Sept 1 you may wait to provide the following details:
Number for this Chronicle:
Starting XP:
Initial Fame:
Reputation with you slotted faction:
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif):
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo):
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi?
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none:
Has your character crossed paths with Datch?
At the appropriate time, I will ask that you also post your slotted boons. That will happen after the game starts.
Two Boons that are important to this Special:
Acquainted with Datch (Ally): from 2-01 Pact World Warriors
Big Win against Big Potion (Slotless): from 2-17 Cost of Living.
Character Profiles
Please have a profile header displaying a brief overview of your character's current status. At minimum this should include current/max SP, HP, RP, EAC, KAC, and saves.
In the character profile, please include a complete stat block, or if you prefer to use an external chacter sheet please provide a link to it.
If you want examples, the PbP GM Kit has the pregenerated characters done in BB Code. Use those as a general guideline.
Please also consider your preferred station in Starship Combat.
Botting
Please include instructions in your profile and a general tactics in case someone else needs to bot your character. I highly recommend this include the dice expressions used for common actions. Again see the PbP Kit link above if you are unfamiliar with this.
If there are resources you don't mind being used up by botting, please say so. If there are resources you never want someone using, please say that as well.
If you prefer, you may specify who you want to run your character when you can't post.
Creating a bot structure can help with your own posts as well. Assuming you put complete dice expressions in the botting directions, it makes it easy to cut and paste.
Initiative in PbP
I will roll all Initiative checks for PCs and NPCs, sort them, and organize them into blocks. I will bold the names of characters that should act. I will take NPC actions in order and may use a single roll for multiple NPCs or delay an NPC in order to make them act in a group.
When it is your turn to act, please post. Do not wait for someone else to post just because they had a higher Initiative. If you know what you want to do but want to wait for someone else's action to go off first, just say so.
I (and most other PbP GMs) do grouped Initiative in order to keep the adventure moving. In PbP people will have different posting schedules and often live in different time zones, Waiting for posts in order could make a single round of combat take days to resolve. Even in a normal game, that slows things down too much. In a special, you would never have time to complete anything.
Within the rules, it is as if everyone within the same Initiative block delayed until they could post.
Rules Questions
I am always happy to indoctrinate introduce new players to my one of my favorite hobbies; however at this tier I expect players to know how their characters work and the rules in general fairly well. I am not perfect however, if there are rules concerns, please post them in the discussion thread rather than interrupting the gameplay thread with rules debates.
Thanks and I look forward to playing with you!

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Player name:Sethran
Character name:Ki'ren'nura
OPF #: 34762
Character #:-706
Faction: Second Seekers(Jadnura)
Number for this Chronicle:15
Starting XP:15
Initial Fame:22
Reputation with you slotted faction:27
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif):0
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo):1
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi?Ehu
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none: Poet: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29
Boons:
Ally: Acquainted with Datch (Pact World Warriors)
Big Win Against Big Potion (Different Character though)
I also have Datch's Dispassion from 2-24 which calls out 3-00

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Chronicle information
In order to fill out a chronicle for you please provide the following information:
Player name: Shifty
Character name: Viper 6
OPF #: 826
Character #: 701
Faction: Exo-G
If you have games planned with the same character between now and Sept 1 you may wait to provide the following details:
Number for this Chronicle:
Starting XP: 17
Initial Fame: 27
Reputation with you slotted faction: 34
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif): 0
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): 1
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi? LE
Day Job roll: Lab Tech 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Has your character crossed paths with Datch? No.
Boons: TBA - have neither of the listed ones.

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Player name: GM Skeemo/Chris Wasko
Character name: Daata
OPF #: 125136
Character #: 703
Faction: Dataphiles
Number for this Chronicle: 12
Starting XP: 15
Initial Fame: 21
Reputation with you slotted faction: 31
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif): 0
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): 0
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi? Ehu
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none: Profession (electrician): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23
Has your character crossed paths with Datch? Not personally, but he’s met with her chaos.
Preferred starship role: Science officer (+20) > Engineer (+19) > Pilot (+9) > Gunner (+8)
Heads up: This game will be overlapping with me starting a new job and taking graduate classes. I will be as diligent as I possibly can with timely posting, but don’t hesitate to bot me if I slow things down. Bot instructions are in my profile at the bottom.

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Player name: Cellion
Character name: LINE-04 "Lynn"
OPF #: 233690
Character #: 701
Faction: Wayfinders
Number for this Chronicle: 16
Starting XP: 15
Initial Fame: 29
Reputation with you slotted faction: 30
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif): 0
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): 2
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi? Ehu!
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none: Profession (Idol): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
Has your character crossed paths with Datch?
Surprisingly, this character hasn't! Somehow I managed to play all the Datch -related missions on other characters, and now this is the only one available to play the special.

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Player name: Stuart Miller
Character name: K'saret
OPF #: 236587
Character #: 703
Faction: Second Seeker (Luwazi Elsebo)
Number for this Chronicle: 11
Starting XP: 14
Initial Fame: 27
Reputation with you slotted faction: 29
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif): 4 (if For the Future First boon applies)
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): 29
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi? Luwazi
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none: Instructor
Has your character crossed paths with Datch? Yes, have and slotting Acquainted with Datch

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Just realized that I never checked in over here in all the hubbub.
It's late here, so I'll post my chronicle sheet info here and an intro in the gameplay thread in the morning.

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Player name: EbonFist
Character name: Azara Thenason
OPF #: 143948
Character #: 14
Faction: Wayfinders
Number for this Chronicle: 12
Starting XP: 16
Initial Fame: 24
Reputation with you slotted faction: Wayfinder
Reputation with Second Seekers (Ehu Hadif): 0
Reputation with Second Seekers (Luwazi Elsebo): 7
Would you prefer a bonus rep with Ehu or Luwazi? Luwazi
Day Job roll, other downtime activity, or note that you have none:
Profession (Poet): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24
Has your character crossed paths with Datch? No

GM Xain |

If i can change my free choice to the serum great if not i'll buy the serum.
I'll allow it. IMHO it this point every day Paizo goes without releasing an errata with the new consumable prices from the CRB 3rd printing characters are getting ripped off when paying the old prices for consumables anyway.

GM Xain |

Do we get to slot boons for this special?
Yes, I apologize for not specifically calling out when to slot boons. Please do so if you have not already.
Acquainted with Datch (Ally) from #2–01: Pact World Warriors.
Big Win against Big Potion (Slotless) from #2–17: Cost of Living
& Data Stalker (Social) from #2–20: Shades of Spite
are recommended.

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Ally: Elite Hireling Access
Faction: Dataphiles Champion
Promotional: Promotional Reroll (V-L polo)
Social: Streed Cred—Absalom Station
Starship: Solar Powered Weapon Systems

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Ally:
Faction: Wayfinder's Champion
Personal: Scoured Stars Survivor
Promotional:
Social: Athaeum Insight
Starship: Defender of the Fleet

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Ally: Champion of the Downtrodden
Faction: Improved Wayfinders Champion
Personal: Scoured Stars Survivor
Promotional:
Social: Savior of the Scoured Stars
Starship: Heavy Solar Cannon

Shifty |

OK planning...
I'm not certain that this guy isn't just some kinda loanshark baiting us with a hard luck story and for all we know hes in cahoots with her, encouraging random people in the bar to get into debt with him and then she cheats people out of the bucks. I don't trust this guy.
Plan B appears to be to hack the system.

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Not sure either but I'd enjoy one of us getting in the game anyway and trying to catch her in the act. As a telepath and having good perception, it would make sense for K'sarit to play since he could also discreetly coordinate with the team, but at the same time I think he's got the best unassisted perception so would be good for spotting her cheating too, which is probably better for us.
That said do we need to play? Catching her in the act may be sufficient.

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I think beating her at her own game would be more convincing (and our mission briefing was to beat her). Plus, it makes for a more dramatic scene :)
With only one chance to win against her, I'm not sure if playing fair is a good choice. Unfortunately I don't think we're really that good at Bluff or Sleight of Hand. Lynn's only got a +12. So our best bet might be you going ahead K'saret.

GM Xain |

covert mission four is now closed and action mission four is now available for selection.
Aww you guys missed Suzi from Acccounting
Given that do you want to do the last Covert Mission - External Audit (Starship ) next or move on to the first Action Mission - Castrovel - Welcome to the Jungle - Combat and Survival? Possibly #1 and/or #5 could be open by the time you finish this combat too, looks like both only need one more success. Actually no one has reported a success for the starship mission yet. It looks like everyone is avoiding it. Tyranius might have to push the overflow successes that way.

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WOW!
OK in fairness she missed my new character Blinky the uplifted Koala.
10' of cuddly mayhem.
I think they'd be a hot item.

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Awww man!
I'm actually down for starships if everyone else is.

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GM Xain wrote:Aww you guys missed Suzi from AcccountingBoooo!
Awwww.
I'm OK with Starships, but I'd rather move on to that action mission next :)

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Daata, it didn't sink in until I saw your token that you're an izalguun. Cool!
Thanks! Daata is one of my "Izalguunies," a set of izalguun PC concepts based on the Goonies. That's where he got his name. I designed the izalguun species so they're very dear to me, and I was tickled pink when they became always-available thanks to players' response to my first SFS scenario.
I'm also down for the action mission if folks prefer that.

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Whoa, that must be awesome to see folks playing your aliens out in org play!

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Whoa, that must be awesome to see folks playing your aliens out in org play!
Or make him want to pull his hair out when they do it "wrong."

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LINE-04 "Lynn" wrote:Whoa, that must be awesome to see folks playing your aliens out in org play!Or make him want to pull his hair out when they do it "wrong."
The only wrong way is any way that makes people not have fun at the table. It's a delight to see them starting to pop up throughout the society!

Shifty |

I'm likely to have some minor disruption to my ability to post from 21-28 Sep (inclusive).
Work needs to send me away for another Covid task. I'm expecting super long days and a long transit time there and back.
I should still be able to post at least once daily, but may miss a day here or there.

GM Xain |

I just reported success for Covert Mission 3: Universal Healthcare and it is now showing 100% so I think it is safe to move on to that action mission even though Tyranius hasn't announced it yet. I'm sure he'll be around to do so as soon as he gets the chance. The preference seems to be moving to action missions and it fits your story better to do mission 3 next since you helped close it rather than 4 which you weren't involved in.

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Good to me ^^
Also Daata: Ace! I thoroughly enjoyed the Izaalguun when they were first encountered and was really happy when they became playable - I'm enjoying mine

GM Xain |

Great use of Megavitamin K'saret!
Which mission do you guys want to do next?
ACTION MISSION 1: DOWN TO THE WIRE Followup to Winner Takes All
Location: The Sun Type: Combat
ACTION MISSION 5: ABSALOM DRIFT Followup to The Golden Caper
Location: Absalom Station Type: Vehicle
ACTION MISSION 4: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Location: Castrovel Type: Combat and Survival
COVERT MISSION 2: EXTERNAL AUDIT
Location: Aballon Type: Starship

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Great use of Megavitamin K'saret!
Thanks :) It's one of those spells I don't see used often but I stubbornly stick by it because it'll have a use one day. Today was that day!
I'm easy on next mission, happy with Down to the Wire, Viper seems keen.

GM Xain |

Agents' Respite: When the House GM announces that the Agents' Respite condition is in effect, Starfinder teams that already completed their missions provide support to those still on the ground. Once during the adventure, each PC can reroll a failed attack roll, save, or skill check.
I will add this to the pins at the top.

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Lynn can tackle Engineering (+15) or Science (+17), or she makes a mediocre backup pilot (+12) or captain (+12).

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K'saret is pretty much only good at magic officer with Mysticism +16 or maybe Captain but only good at Encourage with +10/12 Diplomacy.

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Piloting +16
Gunner +12
Diplomacy + 16
Happy to take Gunner role
Which Ship? Unless it is built into the adventure, I prefer the Drake for the firepower

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I'm pretty much only good for Captaining Diplomacy + 15 or Gunner + 6.
I don't have a preference on the ship but I'm slotting a Starship Boon that upgrades a Heavy weapon so I'd rather it be a ship that has a Heavy weapon (I don't know if they both do at this level...)

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Looking over these, I think to start:
Captain: Azara (+15)
Pilot: Viper (+18)
Gunner: Ki (+12)
Magic: K'saret (+16)
Engineering/Science: Lynn (+15/17)

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Here are the Stats for the Heavy Solar Cannon. Again, it has to replace a heavy weapon -
Heavy Solar Cannon Direct-Fire Medium — 3d8 15 10 Sustained 2
And here are the rules for the Sustained Ability -
A weapon with this special weapon property becomes more powerful with each successive round it strikes a target. After hitting an opposing starship, if the sustained weapon hits the same target in the subsequent round, it deals an additional die of damage for that hit. As long as the ship keeps hitting its target, the ship can continue to increase the damage dice for sustained weapons, up to a maximum number of additional dice equal to the number listed by this special property. If this weapon changes targets or misses an attack roll, it loses the bonus damage.