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I have the following Starship boons to bring:
Hero of the stars, Drift Maven, Star Monster Slayer
Hero of the Stars can only be slotted by one of us, and gives us a second chance if we fall to zero Hull Points;
Drift Maven Allows us to move after placement for Starship Combat but before Combat begins, Assuming I am Captain;
Star monster slayer gives us bonuses against living starships.
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Unless the situation changes, I am planning to slot the following boons
Ally Boon High Society Influence (All Characters)
Social Faction's Friend
Starship Drift Maven
Promotional Reroll
Promotional Bonus to skill checks based on Faction
Slotless Triunite Technotheurgy
Slotless Boon Starfinder Insignia
Slotless Boon Protector of the Future
Slotless Boon Marked Field Agent
Slotless Boon Claimant to Salvation
Slotless Boon Society Contract
Slotless Boon; Limited Use Star Sugar Heartlove!!!
Slotless Boon; Limited Use Salvation’s Delver
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Oh hey, Darkrunner did complete that scenario and also has that boon! I suppose I may as well do his slotting:
Social: Faction's Friend
Ally: High Society Influence (All)
Starship: Solar Powered Weapon System
Slotless: Marked Field Agent (Society Subdermal Graft)
Looks like Dicebot had one last question before we move on.
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By slotting this boon, if you would fail to earn Fame at the end of an adventure by failing to fulfill a success condition, you can check one of the boxes on this boon. Doing so reminds your current championed faction of your past exploits, and you still earn 1 Reputation (but no Fame) with that faction as if you had successfully fulfilled the condition. You can use this boon only if you would also gain at least 1 XP for completing the adventure.
Once per adventure, anytime you miss an attack or fail a saving throw, you can call upon the Dreamer’s mysterious message. You immediately count your roll as being 2 higher, which may allow you to hit your target or to succeed on your save. If you roll a natural 1 on your attack or save, you cannot use this ability
Slotless:
- Marked field agent
- Star sugar heart love
- Abysshead download
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Boons:
Ally: Suulhu-Huur's Debt (Chronicle 9)
Faction: Wayfinder's Champion, Improved
Personal: Scoured Stars Survivor (Chronicle 8)
Promotional: <none>
Social: Faction's Friend (Chronicle 3)
Starship: Enhanced Shield Generation
Vanity: <none>
Slotless:
Claimant to Salvation (Chronicle 7)
Marked Field Agent (Chronicle 3)
Morlamaw Linguist (Chronicle 9)
Qabart University Admittance (Chronicle 6)
Society Contract (Chronicle 7)
Star Sugar Heartlove!!! (Chronicle 3)
Starfinder Insignia (Chronicle 1)
Starfinder Society Care Package (Chronicle 2)
True Savior of Tasch (Chronicle 5)
Worldwide Expert/Explorer (Depending on where you look in the Guide)
I'll be honest. Been long enough since I've seen the paper chronicles, I'm not sure what most of these are anymore.
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You do indeed have choices for starships:
Medium transport
Speed 8; Maneuverability average (turn 2); Drift 1
AC 14; TL 14
HP 85; DT —; CT 17
Shields light 70 (forward 20, port 15, starboard 15, aft 20)
Attack (Forward) heavy laser cannon (4d8; 10 hexes), coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Attack (Aft) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes), high explosive missile launcher
(4d8; 20 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Green (150 PCU);
Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems budget medium-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 1 trinode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses;
Expansion Bays cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +1 to any three checks per round;
Complement 4–7
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Medium explorer
Speed 10; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 13; TL 14
HP 65; DT —; CT 13
Shields light 60 (forward 20, port 15, starboard 15, aft 10)
Attack (Forward) light particle cannon (3d6; 10 hexes)
Attack (Port) laser net (2d6; 5 hexes)
Attack (Starboard) light laser cannon (2d4; 5 hexes)
Attack (Turret) light particle cannon (3d6; 10 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Red (175 PCU);
Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems advanced medium-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 2 duonode computer, mk 3 armor, mk 4 defenses;
Expansion Bays cargo hold, escape pods, science lab, tech workshop
Modifiers +2 to any two checks per round, +4 Computers, +1 Piloting;
Complement 4–7
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Medium explorer
Speed 8; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 14; TL 14
HP 65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium shields 90 (forward 25, port 20, starboard 20, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (special; 5 hexes)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Red (175 PCU);
Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic long-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 2 trinode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses;
Expansion Bays medical bay, science lab (general), cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +2 to any three checks per round, +2 Computers, +1 Piloting
Complement 4–7
Modified by your boon choices of course.
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None of them have more than 1 Laser, so we should probably swap out one of the solar-powered boons, as the second is automatically wasted.
I kinda like the Azata, which would make BOTH of the solar-powered boons wasted . . ..
As a 4 man crew, we're not likely to fire more than 1 weapon a turn anyway.
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I hit my head in a cycling accident. I'm fine apart from a light concussion, but it does mean I should avoid computer screens for a while. I'm going to have to put posting on hold for a moment, I expect to be able to resume posting on Monday. Thanks for your understanding.
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Repeatedly hitting the head of your KA-2000 DICEBOT will void the warranty
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Understandable Kludde, your health is important to us all. We can get the ship stuff hammered down then move on to the next part of the scenario after.
So far it looks like we have:
Medium explorer
Speed 8; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 14; TL 14
HP 65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium shields 90 (forward 25, port 20, starboard 20, aft 25)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (special; 5 hexes)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Red (175 PCU);
Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic long-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 2 trinode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses;
Expansion Bays medical bay, science lab (general), cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +2 to any three checks per round, +2 Computers, +1 Piloting
Complement 4–7
Boons:
Drift Maven
Enhance Shield Regeneration
Another if Darkrunner finds something
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Yeah, it does require something with "Laser" in the name to replace. So it wont work if the Azata i
"When you slot this starship boon, select a single weapon on your starship with the word “laser” in its title; you gain a +1 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon. A gunner can spend a Resolve Point prior to firing the selected weapon to increase the bonus to 4 for 1 round. A starship weapon can be improved only by a single copy of this boon, but copies of this boon can be applied to different weapons used."
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I'm leaning towards this first one.
Star Monster Slayer (Starship Boon) You defeated a spacefaring monster known as a Besmaran whelp. Since this battle, you’ve mastered the art of battling against living starship-sized enemies when operating a starship of your own.
While this boon is slotted, you gain a +2 bonus to all skill checks made in a starship combat against an enemy living starship. Any of your fellow crewmates who don’t have this boon slotted instead gain a +1 bonus to their skill checks against enemy living starships—the direct result of your guidance during the battle.
In-the-Vehicle Training (Starship Boon) Hours of traversing Vabaimus’s uneven ground has given you valuable experience when maneuvering a vehicle in dangerous conditions. While operating a vehicle (but not a starship), you increase its EAC, KAC, and hardness by 1. When a vehicle you are operating would be wrecked, you can cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet and attempt a Piloting check; the vehicle is instead reduced to 1 Hit Point and remains operable for a number of rounds equal half the result of your Piloting check unless it is reduced to 0 Hit Points first.
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Still looking for one more? I have not played this one yet!
I have a Technomancer 4. Or an Envoy 3...
Just in case:
Player Name: Joseph Martin
Character Name:Elwin
Society Number:73425-702
Fast/Slow Track: normal/fast
Day Job roll: None
Faction:Dataphiles
Boons (Can be slotted after briefing): Yes please. :)
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Ah, I was trying to piece together the rolls in an earlier post and went with this.
Pilot Carson
Captain Osuro
Science Officer Darkrunner
Gunner/Cook/Engineer DICEBOT
My apologies if it wasn't the plan, we can go with the new roles now. Sorry again for slow posting in the Starship section, I have to reread the rules every time.
I keep a version of the starship rules in my strapline :)
Not sure if they are up to date, though.
I just realized we have only one decent gun on this ship, and Darkrunner has the better gunnery skills. Happy to blast away if he doesn't want to, though.
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Oh shoot, thank you I will use that with the rules and get this going. Practice is the best way to get better.
Also just wanted to post the statblock especially since I posted the lower tier one before.
Starfinder Society Azata Tier 6
Medium explorer
Speed 8; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1
AC 16; TL 15
HP 65; DT —; CT 13
Shields medium shields 120 (forward 30, port 30, starboard 30, aft 30)
Attack (Forward) light EMP cannon (special; 5 hexes)
Attack (Port) flak thrower (3d4; 5 hexes)
Attack (Starboard) flak thrower (3d4; 5 hexes)
Attack (Turret) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Red (175 PCU);
Drift Engine Signal Basic;
Systems basic long-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 2 trinode computer, mk 6 armor, mk 6 defenses;
Expansion Bays medical bay, science lab (general), cargo hold, escape pods
Modifiers +2 to any three checks per round, +2 Computers, +1 Piloting
Complement 4–7
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Science Actions happen in the Helm Phase before or after moving. Due to initial Piloting checks, Pathfinders move then the enemies. After that it moves to Gunnery which is it's own phase. Captains can take actions in any phase.
So:
1st: Engineering
2nd: Helm (Piloting and Science Officer)
3rd: Gunnery
*Captain Actions can happen in any phase.
The infographic from Kludde is super nice.
If you want, I also have a starship combat status graphic generator that people seemed to like. It generates starship status in a way similar to the X-wing or Wing Commander games (showing shield arcs and bogey heading).
It's excel-based, you can download a copy here (link). I hope it's self-explanatory, otherwise happy to explain.
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I did want to confirm that it is the Tier 6 Azata but I definitely had an old SFS Guide and the online Guide to Play is also out of date. So Azata isn't even on the list in the newest one, but it is the heartiest of the choices. It looks like the weapons are a similar on the Drake, Pegasus, and Gorgon though.
Don't worry and keep at it. This thing is definitely a tough one.
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So, generic posting of warning.
My wife reports for surgery in roughly 12 hours.
Her surgeon has asked me to take 2 weeks from work to be at home to provide assistance.
That will also mean corralling the two grandchildren, keeping them entertained and fed while their Mom works, and keeping them out of Grandma's hair.
Can't say that I'm positive what my posting habits will be like until I can return to my normal schedule.
Thank you for your understanding, and go kill something evil, will ya?