Ziggy's
Once during the adventure, the party can either:
gain a +2 bonus to all your starship attack rolls in a single round, and those attacks does not consume ammunition in the case of a weapon with the limited fire property.
OR you can instead use it to declare one successful starship attack a critical hit, even if it wasn't on a nat 20
Fitch's
Once this adventure your party can either:
* reroll one check to recall knowledge about any creature they encounter within the Scoured Stars, or
* give everyone in the party a +2 to all your initiative checks for an encounter (+4 if you've ID'd at least one of your enemies in this fight)
Historia-7's
ONCE during the scenario, you can use this to either:
* For one Computers check during starship combat roll two dice, take the better, then add another +4 to it, or
* attempt a Computers check as if you were trained in it (gettign to roll twice, take, better, add +4 to it), or
* when you fail a Computers check, you may re-roll it twice, take the better roll and add a +4 bonus to it
Radaszam's
Each of you can at one point this adventure requisition a weapon with an item level up to your PC’s level+1 for the duration of one mission. (each of you can use this at a different time, doesn't all need to be the same mission, though can be). The weapon comes with a fully charged battery or magazine, and must be requisitioned prior to an encounter actually starting.
In addition, you can each request and receive a single consumable item whose item level is equal to your own.
Arvin's
Once during the adventure you may either:
* have the whole party get the benefits of Aid Another (+2 bonus) to all skill checks and attack rolls for 1 round, or
* when your table uses an Aid token, gain two benefits instead of one (have to be two different benefits)
Naiaj's
Once during this adventure, you can either:
* give a +4 bonus to all of the party's Engineering and Piloting checks for a single round of starship combat, or
* Instead force the crew of an enemy ship to take a –2 penalty to all of their Engineering and Piloting checks made during the round.
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
"I have to admit," says Elian as he draws his pistol, "that seems so much like exactly what we should have expected that I kind of took it for granted that they had a bit more of a plan and we'd be getting more details as we approached."
Now that you have a chance to scour the ship's systems for it, Valas thinks he can quarantine the virus for now. It seems to have infected your ship through a short-range transmission, which means the source is likely nearby. The structure of it is odd though - code is code but the virus fragments you can decipher seem of a very different style than those you've encountered before. The virus 'signature' doesn't seem to map onto any known hacker groups of Pact Worlds cultures.
You are able to detect many life signs off near the mass of crashed ships in the distance. In fact, upon closer inspection and analysis some of the starships seem to have fused together - whether as a result of impact or later adjustment is hard to tell from your landing site - into larger interlocked structures. Its from a few of those that the life signs are coming from.
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
Elian looks at the structure for a moment. Then he draws his baton as well.
Male LG Bloodseeker Tromlin Solarian (Electrical Attunement, Stewards Officer) 3 | SP 21/21 HP 25/25 | RP 4/5 | EAC 17; KAC 17 (16/16 without solar armor) | Fort +3; Ref +5; Will +3 | Init: +3 | Perc: +4 (low-light), SM: +4 | Speed 30 ft. | Attunement 0/3 | 1 Reroll | Active conditions: None
Kalhoun checks that his sidearm is set to stun and draws it, bracing it on his off-hand as he advances. A floating mote of cyan electricity forms int he air near him, quickly surrounding his torso and causing his armor to glow. "Let's check that out. I'll take point."
Armaments out, you all carefully make your way across the planet's surface towards the mass of crashed starships.
The trek over is a farily easy jaunt. While the planet's surface is a bit uneven, its lighter-than-normal gravity makes your movements nice and simple. Low-level Gravity Coming to the exterior of one of the 'fused' starship structures, you are able to find an opening into the space.
Inside you find that the melded ships have been combined much more thoroughly than just simplay having crashed into each other. Their decks and hulls have been in many places cut away and re-built, forming a whole built complex out of the starship's materials that stretch a good way across this section of the planet. Active lights powered on throughout the structure's hallways provide dim lighting as you move about.
You check several rooms and cooridoors, but find no other creatures, nor any sound except your own footsteps and the background hum of electrical power. Finally, turning a corner you find a larger space with multiple rooms and halls leading off of it. About fifteen meters away are three figures moving about - and in Starfinder uniforms! A human, kasatha, and lashunta are moving through the chamber ahead of you, seemingly going in the opposite direction.
The three figures all turn towards Valas as the drow calls out. Each of their mouths opens wide, as if about to scream, but no noise comes out. With pained expressions across their faces, all three draw forth weapons...!
Valas
Kalhoun Starfinder
Elian
Starfinder
Dirk
Aster
Starfinder
Cal
Valas: Their movement are a bit jerky, and their expressions look upset and terrified. You don't think these Starfinders are in full control of themselves - though whatever is certainly seems like its going to make them try to kill you!
There seems to be a faint flash in yellow's eyes as Dirk calls out, but none of the three figures in Starfinder uniforms before you respond.
Valas and Kalhoun each fire nonlethal jolts at the closest figure (the lashunta). The drow's shot narrowly misses, but Kalhoun's strikes her right side. The lashunta's torso twists a bit back for an instant from the impact, but her mouth continues to remain open yet noiseless. She approaches the officer, drawing out a taclash as she does, and strikes back - though she narrowly misses.
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
"Kill them!?" says Elian, distressed, as he moves carefully along the wall, "They're trying to kill us! Even if we wanted--" ZAP "--to kill them, I'm not confident we could!"
He doesn't stop the act even as he fires off a shot in the middle of his rant--aiming away from the lashunta's vitals per Valas's request, even if he kind of doubts his conclusion.
Trick Attack: Move, Bluff, DC 20+CR:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24, nonlethal attack Yellow:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16 for fire damage:1d4 ⇒ 4 plus additional damage:1d4 ⇒ 3 if the Bluff succeeds (and the target is flat-footed).
Elias' shot hits the mark as the lashunta seems properly distracted and he's able to cathc them off-guard. She seems to be starting to bruise nicely, even as she unnervingly does even grunt at yet another impact.
The human Starfinder moves forwards towards Elias and takes a shot of their own. Unlike the businessman, they are taking no pains to pull their shots - as Elias painfully finds out as the bullet rips right through him!
Attack v KAC:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 for Piercing:1d6 ⇒ 1 more:1d6 ⇒ 6
Initiative
Valas 9/14 SP
Kalhoun 2/7 SP
Yellow Starfinder 11 damage
Elian 0/6SP 4/10 HP
Blue Starfinder Dirk 11/16 SP
Aster 9/14 SP Red Starfinder
Cal 7/12 SP
Aster’s shoots at human, just as the kasatha advances and fires right back at the ysoki. A pair of hits as the sound of gunfire echoes around the space!
attack v KAC:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 for Piercing:1d6 ⇒ 6
Initiative
Valas 9/14 SP
Kalhoun 2/7 SP Yellow Starfinder 18 damage
Elian 0/6SP 4/10 HP
Blue Starfinder 3 damage
Dirk 11/16 SP
Aster 3/14 SP
Red Starfinder Cal 7/12 SP
N Male Ysoki Corporate "Professional" Envoy 2 | SP 12/12 HP 14/14 | RP 3/4 | EAC 15; KAC 16 | Fort +0; Ref +5; Will +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +4, SM: +4 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None.
Cal takes a second to fumble his phaser to stun, and belatedly shouts out...
"Great work team, let's burn 'em down soft and fast, starting with her!"
He dramatically gestures towards the lashunta
While Kalhoun misses regardless - less used to being as concerned about what happens to the thing at the other end of his gun - Cal's encouraging targeting and Valas' quick moves cause the drow's blast to connect. The lashunta twitches for a moment, then falls, unconscious.
As she falls, Kalhoun and Dirk can see a few faint grey specks slowly spill out from the KO'd starfinder's mouth. Nanobots! These agents are likely infested with them and being controlled!
Initiative
Valas 9/14 SP
Kalhoun 2/7 SP
Yellow Starfinder Elian 0/6SP 4/10 HP Blue Starfinder 3 damage
Dirk 11/16 SP
Aster 3/14 SP
Red Starfinder
Cal 7/12 SP
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
"Yeah, really not confident!" says Elian weakly, retreating closer to the others, "I need to take"--zap--"my healing serum, I'm hit."
Trick Attack. Bluff:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 against 20+Red's CR. On a success, flat-footed and extra damage. nonlethal attack:1d20 ⇒ 10 for fire damage:1d4 ⇒ 2 and extra damage:1d4 ⇒ 4
First Seeker Luwazi Elsebo addresses the Society through communication devices across the Scoured Stars: “Starfinders, thanks to your efforts, we have gathered a large amount of data about the whereabouts of one group of survivors from the first mission to the Scoured Stars. We have analyzed the data and now know enough to start locating and evacuating our friends and allies. We still need more intelligence on other groups of survivors, however, and we must continue to run reconnaissance missions at the same time.“ Table GMs, Part 2 has begun, but remember, some Part 1 missions are still available. (The Third Kind Mission counts as complete.)
Starfinders have recovered a signal beacon from a steamy swamp on Agillae-2. Our analysis of the data indicates there is a large group of survivors on another planet in the same system, and we will soon be ready to commence the evacuation mission.
The Early Success condition is now in effect.
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
"O-okay," says Elian, fumbling his gun due to his injury.
Or no, actually; his hand is steady when he fires.
Trick Attack. No move. Bluff:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16 vs DC 20 + Blue's CR, success for flat-footed and extra damage. Attack:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7 for fire damage:1d4 ⇒ 1 and extra damage:1d4 ⇒ 1
With Drik in front of them, the human agent draws out a knife and tries to stab Dirk. The blades misses, but the solarion can see the distress in the eyes of the agent right before him.
Luckily, as you're comms faintly crackle with reports of the fleet locating lost Starfinder agents you all feel your morale boosted knowing your fleet is making progress.
The Early Success condition gives all of you a +1 morale bonus on all your d20 checks for the rest of the combat. Cal as this won't stack with Get Em but I didn't have a chance to let you know what that condition meant btw you all earning it and you taking your turn, you can retcon your last turn if you'd like
Initiative
+1 morale bonus to all your attacks, skills, and saves this fight
Valas 9/14 SP
Kalhoun 2/7 SP
Elian 0/6SP 4/10 HP
Blue Starfinder 3 damage Dirk 9/16 SP
Aster 3/14 SP Red Starfinder 6 damage Cal 7/12 SP
N Male Ysoki Corporate "Professional" Envoy 2 | SP 12/12 HP 14/14 | RP 3/4 | EAC 15; KAC 16 | Fort +0; Ref +5; Will +3 | Init: +2 | Perc: +4, SM: +4 | Speed 30ft | Active conditions: None.
At the abrupt sound of a psychic holotape rewinding, 30-seconda-ago-Cal instead states his targeting instructions with less command presence, and instead attempts to demonstrate on Blue-the-Human..
With a trio of almost perfectly-aimed shots, the two ysoki manage to finally drop the remainign two starfinders assaulting you. Their bodies fall down unconscious. Tiny bits on nanobots spill from thier open mouths and continue to exert control but the bodies are too subdued to continue to attack.
With the laser and bullet fire paused, you're able to easily bind and check the fallen agents to confirm they are stable but unable to jump you again when they wake.
Computers DC 15:
A cursory examination of the nanobots gives you only so much at a glance, as they're a strange and unknown design. But the programming the nanobots are following does seem to be of the same programming language as that computer virus that targeted your ship on your descent!!
Once the three Starfinders are secure, you're able to look about the complex near where you found them. Going through a nearby doorway you are faced with a terrifying sight: dozens of humanoids in Starfinder uniforms all resting comatose in row upon row of stasis chambers!
DC 12 Medicine or Life Science:
Stasis-pods can be tricky, especially as you don't know just how long these Starfinders have been in them, nor who put them in these or why. Attempting to remove the bodies from their pods right now could permanently hurt or even kill them! This needs to be reported in so Histroia-7 or some other agents can get some real medical experts down here to figure out what to do and how to evacuate these agents.
In addition to reacting to above, don't forget to put in thoughts in the discussion thread for which mission you'd like to do next
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
Elian put on his mask and switches to a closed air supply as he sheathes his weapon. Although he isn't sure about his armor protecting him from nanites even so.
Male N Drow | Operative (Hacker) 3 |Sta: 21/21 |Hp: 22/22|Rp: 5/5| EAC 16 KAC 17 | F +4 | R +7 | W +3 | Init +5 | Perception +10| SM + 8
"It looks like these Starfinders are stable for now. I don't want to mess with the stasis pods until we've had a team to examine them thoroughly. We should report this in, though."
Valas will contact Historia-7 to let her know about the Starfinders in the stasis pods, as well as the mystery nanobots controlling the Starfinders.
When you reach Historia-7, the android listens intently to your report. ”I see. A mixed blessing - excellent that Starfinders from the initial excursion remain alive, but that virus and program that lured and trapped them there remains deeply unsettling. Head back off the planet at once. I’ll arrange a full squad of medics and white-hat data security experts to secure the structure and make sure no further Starfinders are captured. The android pauses, then adds You did excellent work Starfinders. I understand fighting your colleagues can be stressful, but you did well keeping them alive until they can be fully restored.
So in the OC thread focusing on Evacuation seems loud and clear. And with no votes as to which of the current two, let’s just go down the list!
When the Pegataur lands back in one of the fleet’s hanger bays, you find Fitch waiting for you right there. Hey good you’re here. Been waiting for a crew to report back and we don’t got a lotta time. I’ve only got a couple minute before my kids realize I’ve snuck away and the shipboard’s starting to light up something fierce!
The ysoki motions for you to follow her towards a large personnel transport shuttles as she does a walk-and-talk. Some other Starfinders found a beacon that had some data about a Starfinder outpost on Agillae-1. It’s a big planet, but not long ago our ships started getting a bunch of SOSs from down there. Lotta different messages, but they all boil down to ‘We’re under attack!’. Some kinds of carnivorous creatures native to the planet, but that’s all we know. I’ve got Gourdy here all gassed up to get them out. Grab your weapons and hurry down there! And good luck!
You all have time for a Stamina rest if you’d like (just let me know/confirm if your using one. Will post full start of mission - The Last Outpost- later today
CG Male Human Corporate Agent Operative (Spy) 2 |SP 12/12 HP 16/16 RP 2/4| Spd 30; EAC 14 KAC 15 ; Fort +0 Reflex +6 Will +5 | Perc +5 (Darkvision) SM +6 | Condition: None
"We don't have a healer, so we," says Elian once they're back on the Pegotaur, "Do we have a medic?"
Stamina break, yes. If nobody can do any HP healing, geek anadi drink a healing serum.
Unfortunately not a success for Treat Deadly Wounds - scenario doesn't call out so I'm willing to spot they'd have several advanced medkits available btw missions, but any full on medlabs in the fleet are being dedicated to treating the lost Starfinders being rescued.
Locked and loaded and slightly rested, you're able to launch the large craft and drop down into Agilaae-1's atmosphere. As you near the planet's surface you can see this stretch of the world is covered in dirt, stone, and ash. Spouts of some sort of magma pop out from the surface, pooling into lava beds that - while quite a bit cooler than most you've experienced in the Pact Worlds - are still hot.
Kalhoun sees a decently-built outpost structure off in the distance up a small ridge. The pilot brings your craft down to a landing spot as close as he can to the structure. But as you make your way there on foot, you see you're not alone. Several large things can be made out battling with smaller humanoid creatures in the distance near the outpost! Seemingly composed of thorny vines twisted together into large masses, as you near four of these plant creatures start coming towards you to block your path!
New map added (Slide 9). Life Science to ID the creatures. Also lava squares on the map are difficult terrain, and will deal 2d6 Fire damage if moved through
Also, if you would like to have used a Stamina rest or grabbed a consumable but haven't yet posted so, just do so as part of your first round action.
