The Dire GM |
This is the discussion thread for #3-13: Silence at Outpost 634 (Tier 1-4) as part of PaizoCon Online 2021, set to begin on May 28th, 2021!
IMPORTANT NOTE - Because I am part of the PaizoCon Organizing Committee, I will have no time to GM during the actual weekend of PaizoCon itself. Thus, while mustering and character introductions/briefing can begin on the 28th, actual game-play will not begin until Monday, May 31st.
Recruitment for this game is handled through the PaizoCon Online 2021 Warhorn page, located HERE
Feel free to pop in and say hello if you're part of the game!
The Dire GM |
Dire's PbP "Table Rules" -
0 - RL > Game. No other rules trump rule 0! :D
1 - I'd like it if everyone posted once a day Mon-Fri. Friday night through Sunday night is eh-whatever (I am in US Eastern Time, for reference). I'll try to post when I can over weekends, but I know people have lives and won't always be online, so no worries.
2 - If you don't post in the middle of an "action" scene for a day, you get skipped once (or botted if your action would be super obvious or you leave a note to me or another player "proxying" your character). If you don't post a second time, you get "botted" by me to do something simple (usually just attack or aid another). If we get into the 3-5 range, I'll probably drop you a line off-list to see what's up. If it goes on too long...well, I hate dropping people from games, but it unfortunately happens :(
3 - When you've got a saving throw to make, please roll that first before posting any other actions/rolls (unless it can occur before the save).
4 - Feel free to roll perception and sense motive whenever you want, and if you have a reroll, feel free to use that anytime as well.
5 - Have fun! Rule 5 trumps all other rules! :P
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Also, please post the following information in this discussion thread:
Player Name/Alias:
Character Name:
Character Level:
Organized Play # / Character #:
Perception Modifier:
Initiative Modifier:
What is your favorite color:
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll:
After the briefing and initial info/culture checks, I'll ask you about boons and such, but until then - the above is all I need.
Thanks very much, and I look forward to running this scenario for you! :)
Blazin' Bubba |
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Yay!! Here are my details....
Player Name/Alias: bigboom
Character Name: Blazin' Bubba
Character Level: 2
Organized Play # / Character #: 194657 / 708
Perception Modifier: +5
Initiative Modifier: -1
What is your favorite color: taste the rainbow!!
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: Poet: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Pamatea |
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Woo!
I have GMed this one but not played it. I will not do anything to make things less fun for the other players.
Player Name/Alias: Kate Baker
Character Name: Pamatea
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 215650-711
Perception Modifier: 11
Initiative Modifier: 3
What is your favorite color: Inifini-red, but you really need kasathan cones to be able to see it
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: Profession (scientist): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 for 26 credits
Gruamach MacAbhais |
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Player Name/Alias: Dennis Muldoon
Character Name: Gruamach MacAbhais
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 215589-707
Perception Modifier: +9 (+11 to notice unusual stonework)
Initiative Modifier: +2
What is your favorite color: blue...no, green!
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: Profession (miner): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
Like Kate, I have GMed this but not played it.
Mec-01 |
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Player Name/Alias: J.G.
Character Name: Mec-01
Character Level: 3
Organized Play # / Character #: 212081-701
Perception Modifier: +9
Initiative Modifier: +3
What is your favorite color: The metal one
Day Job (if any) Roll: Profession philosopher: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Ji-Thil |
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Player Name/Alias: Julien
Character Name: Ji-Thil
Character Level: 2
Organized Play # / Character #: 293201-703
Perception Modifier: +3
Initiative Modifier: +2
What is your favorite color: Blue
Day Job (if any) Roll: Profession Musician: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23
The Dire GM |
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On the assumption that Silbeg's character is indeed level 4, it looks like we are playing high-tier!
I'll have introductory things set so you can roleplay over the (VTT) weekend of PaizoCon, and then we can kick things off in just a hair over one week from now!
Damorisovitch |
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Player Name/Alias: Jack
Character Name: Damorisovitch
Character Level: 4
Organized Play # / Character #: 788-704
Perception Modifier: +7
Initiative Modifier:+0
What is your favorite color: War
What is your quest Day Job (if any) Roll: What is day job? Damorisovitch is too busy training and performing Vesk Diplomacy for frivolous day job.
The Dire GM |
Hello again everyone!
Paizo has asked us to turn in convention prize reporting sooner rather than later, so in PbP fashion, here are your prize rolls! A natural 1 or 20 wins you a $15 Paizo gift voucher. My modus operendii for these is to list you in alphabetical order with the GM last (or first, depending on which place will give one of you a win instead of me, should first-or-last be a winning roll).
Good luck, everybody!
Bubba: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Damorisovich: 1d20 ⇒ 16
Gruamach: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Ji-Thil: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Mec-01: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Pamatea: 1d20 ⇒ 1
GM: 1d20 ⇒ 8
Winner winner! Pamatea, I'll drop you a line soon in order to obtain your preferred email address so you can receive your Paizo $$$!
As mentioned on the gameplay thread, I'll be taking a day off after PaizoCon "live" wraps later tonight, but we'll begin in earnest after that!
The Dire GM |
Well, it turns out that I'm not the only person who would rather see somebody else be the winner of this prize. Pamatea has asked that I give this award to somebody other than her or Gruamach. SO, that leaves four of you. The Paizo site doesn't have a digital dreidel, so a d4 will have to do, once again in alphabetical order:
1 = Bubba, 2 = Damorisovich, 3 = Ji-Thil, 4 = Mec-01
And the winner is: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Damorisovich!
Let me know your email address, and the prize is yours! :)
The Dire GM |
To quote one of my favorite Babylon 5 episodes, we have "a mutual admiration and sacrificial society." Damorisovich also will be passing on this prize to another one of you! :)
1 = Bubba, 2 = Ji-Thil, 3 = Mec-01
And the winner REALLY is: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Ji-Thil - send me your email address, and you shall receive a Paizo gift voucher! :)
Gruamach MacAbhais |
Gruamach Boons:
Damorisovitch |
Boons... huh.
Promotional: Campaign Service Award
Starship: Mystical Guidance System Upgrade
Social: Societ Solidarity
Personal: Nufriend Skittermander
Slotless
- Starfinder Insignia
Blazin' Bubba |
Boons:
Mec-01 |
Slotted Boons: (no more than one of each except for slotless)
* Faction: Dataphiles Champion's Faction
* Ally: Envar's attention
* Personal:
* Promotional:
* Social: Live air celebrity
* Starship: Solar Powered Weapon System
* Slotless: Starfinder Society Care Package (Tattoo of the Starfinder), True Savior of Tasch, Digital Presence, Kadrical Rises, Overcome the Past
Ji-Thil |
Slotted Boons: (no more than one of each except for slotless)
* Faction: Wayfinders
* Ally: Tune-Bot 2000
* Personal:
* Promotional:
* Social: Contractor's Respect
* Starship: Star Monster Slayer
* Slotless : Private Vault
Pamatea |
PamateaBoons:
By helping stabilize Enereth-7, you've earned the attention of the goddess Yaraesa. When you slot this boon, you gain a +1 bonus to all skill checks made to recall knowledge. You also gain a +2 insight bonus to all checks made to influence or interact with followers of Yaraesa. Finally, once per adventure when you roll a skill check to recall knowledge, you can check a box that precedes this boon to reroll the result.
You can check a box to reroll any one skill check related to the investigation. You can use this ability once per investigation.
You can check two boxes to have the GM provide you with a piece of information relating to the investigation that you would otherwise learn from a skill check. Using this ability only provides the information associated with the lowest successful DC result of that skill check.
The Dire GM |
Boons... huh.
I'm as surprised as you. I looked through the new SFS guide expecting to see boons being used as they are in PF2, but...
Update coming in a bit!
The Dire GM |
Heya,
Something I neglected to mention - Saturday night until Monday late-night (somewhere around 3am local time) are when I am most busy off-line, so that's my biggest lull in posting. Scenario updating coming shortly now, though!
The Dire GM |
Another weekend, another convention I've been asked to help run. I think the next 3 weeks or so I have no other "things" on my calendar, so there should be no more posting lulls from me. I know this part of the scenario is a lot of info dump when run as a PbP, too. Hope it's at least entertaining so far!
Damorisovitch |
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Another weekend, another convention I've been asked to help run.
The cost of doing things too well!
The Dire GM |
The Dire GM wrote:Another weekend, another convention I've been asked to help run.The cost of doing things too well!
Famous last words. One of these days I'm going to eventually say "no" to last minute helping things. Apologies for no post yesterday - I had to cram to prep a rather difficult PF2 scenario for an injured GM on short notice that ended up running over 6 hours, and had to step away from my computer afterward.
The Dire GM |
So, this is is what things look like around here at the moment : https://twitter.com/UrgentAlertNews/status/1406102217892012034?s=20 and I've been without power for several hours now. I don't know when it will come back, but I won't really be able to post until it does. Just wanted to let everyone know.
Sorry about this.
Gruamach MacAbhais |
FYI, we're heading out of town for a few days, and will likely not be able to post between this afternoon and Tuesday. If things get going again before that, feel free to bot Gruamach as needed. I'll add some botting instructions to his profile just in case.
The Dire GM |
Power is back on. I'll get a post out before I head to bed.
The Dire GM |
Sorry I made a mistake trying to move my token on the map. I’m on the phone.
Fixed. If that ever happens, just look for the "undo" option :)
Damorisovitch |
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Hope things are ok for you, The Dire GM.
If you need time to recover, we'll understand.
Real Life > Gaming...
CanisDirus |
If I ever stopped to take recovery time from things, I'd probably fall over and not get up again :P
Things are more or less back to normal here now (fridge content replacements nonwithstanding), so I'm good to continue. I still think we'll finish this game on-time!
Thank you, though! :)
Damorisovitch |
What's this about level 7 armor and associated radiation protection?
I ask, because the armor we found (that Damorisovitch is wearing) is level 7.
Checking...
Armor protects you against low levels of radiation (see page 403) and grants a +4 circumstance bonus to saving throws against higher levels of radiation. Armor of 7th level and higher grants immunity to medium radiation levels and provides a +6 circumstance bonus to saving throws against higher levels of radiation. No armor’s bonuses apply to saves against radiation sickness, regardless of the level of radiation exposure that caused you to contract it.
This will help.
Blazin' Bubba |
NICE! I can imagine it now! Bubba takes ONE TINY STEP into the room then drops! Damorisovitch rolls his eyes then drags Bubba AND the brakim out!
Yah, this armor radiation protection rule is somewhat obscure. But once you run into a situation where it is relevant, the rule sticks in your head... At least it did for me!
Damorisovitch |
Yeah, I am sure that's what's gonna happen :P
Thank you for bringing it up. I can imagine that this is partly why we found the cool armor.
Damorisovitch |
"Don't worry, I have a sample of your pre-radiation exposure DNA!" Pamatea shouts at Bubba.
oops, wrong thread?
Blazin' Bubba |
"Don't worry, I have a sample of your pre-radiation exposure DNA!" Pamatea shouts at Bubba.
As he begins taking his first step, he asks, "Duuudette! Why would you need tha...."
*THUD*!
Bubba hits the ground the moment that first step lands in the irradiated room!
This is becoming our non-canon parallel universe thread! Kekekeke!!
Damorisovitch |
”Apologies, Bubba.” says the priest of the god of war. ”Did you not just warn us of the danger?
The war priest shoves the large dragon kin to safety with his doshko, and then wonders if he put the safety on. ’Well, a little fire cannot hurt now...’
The Dire GM |
<3
Damorisovitch |
GM,
Damorisovitch would like to move the half-orc out of harms way...
I assume that I could do a reposition, that also won't work unless i can crit (I need to move him 10' to get him clear, and behind me).
Having us swap places would also work, but I am not sure, rules wise, how I would do this.
Thank you.
The Dire GM |
GM,
Damorisovitch would like to move the half-orc out of harms way...I assume that I could do a reposition, that also won't work unless i can crit (I need to move him 10' to get him clear, and behind me).
Having us swap places would also work, but I am not sure, rules wise, how I would do this.
Thank you.
Now that she's been shoved by the jinsul, Dr. Ordez is in the initiative order and free to act on her own (though her hands are bound). Feel free to use combat banter to tell her to move where you'd like, or just delay for her to run away (which I will freely tell you that is what she's planning on doing) as fast as she can! :)
The Dire GM |
Actually, since you're obviously on her side, let's make it easier... (starts typing)
The Dire GM |
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I predict that we will be wrapping up here before the weekend arrives. Please double-check that your information on here is correct for when I report the game. I am sorry for the erratic posting schedule I've "maintained" during this one, but hopefully that didn't detract from your enjoyment of the game too much! :)
Blazin' Bubba |
Yay!! Here are my details....
Player Name/Alias: bigboom
Character Name: Blazin' Bubba
Character Level: 2
Organized Play # / Character #: 194657 / 708
Perception Modifier: +5
Initiative Modifier: -1
What is your favorite color: taste the rainbow!!
What is your questDay Job (if any) Roll: [dice=Poet]1d20+12
Aside from the above, in case you need to know, Bubba's faction is Exo-Guardians. Thanks!!
The Dire GM |
Good call - the last time I ran a pbp was before factions became more mutable (rather, I'd normally look at your slotted boons to find what faction you were championing), so everyone please list your factions if it's not the "default" for your character. Thanks!