GM Zoomba's The Beginning of the End

Game Master Zoomba

Discussion Thread!

Feel free to chat here and sort out which agents are coming. I'm happy to run either subtier.

Celestia Sol here burning a replay and needs to be levelled up to 7.

I am good with playing in either sub-tier. George 09-23 needs to be levelled up to 6 but he can play up if needed.

I have several characters available, all "martial"
A Paladin level 7 for High Tier
Other characters level 6 or 5 for high or low tier

I've got some for both subtiers as well. Should we each just go with our favourite and play in whatever subtier the average level shakes out?

Okay, I'm going to roll with my embri Mystic PC, Speaker for the Dead (Level 5). He's got a lot of credits, so I need to buy him some new gear . . .

Will take my Vanguard (5)

As Jhaeman, i need to do some shopping!

I am done shopping and levelling up. I am looking forward to playing with all you.

All right, looks like it'll be lower tier then.

Slides link posted in my profile and the top of the campaign. Feel free to drop in your preferred character icons and fill out your characters' SFS details in the RPG Chronicles link also above.

If you could also let me know if your PCs have played any of the following scenarios:

1-36
2-09
3-00
3-13
4-05
5-05
5-11
5-13
6-01
6-03
6-05
6-10

I've messaged the fifth player who'd expressed interest in this, but even if I don't hear back from them I'll launch us off in the Gameplay thread tomorrow!

3-OO only

Thanks for the reminder! I opened this game as a tab now so I'll be able to pay attention better.

Level 6 multiclass precog here. Filled RPGChronicles already.

My documentation has scenario names but not their numbers alas! I've played these ones:

Into the Unknown
The First Mandate
Perils in the Past
Storm of the End Times
The Infernal Gallery
Hard Reset
A Time of Crisis
Road to Reconciliation
Secrets in Stillness
Bluerise Breakout
Mission not Found
Envar's Expeditions
To Catch a King
Sangoro's Lament
Sangoro's Gift
Live Adventure Extreme!

Specialized Resolve choice is Rapid Moves.

Rolling two sets of paradoxes in advance:

Briefing Paradoxes: 1d20 ⇒ 111d20 ⇒ 71d20 ⇒ 41d20 ⇒ 15

Post-Travel Paradoxes: 1d20 ⇒ 81d20 ⇒ 161d20 ⇒ 61d20 ⇒ 4

Purchasing:

Mk 1 Diffraction Cloak: 3200
Tactical Tetrad Rings: 6900

Selling:

Tactical Semi Auto Pistol: 26

(I've checked and haven't played any of the listed scenarios with this PC)

George 09-23 has already played:

2-09
6-01
6-05

Hopefully this will help. :)

Celestia has already played
4-05
5-05

Levelled up and ready to rumble.

Slotting Boons:

Personal Boon: Embri Heritage (play an embri)

Social Boon: Society Solidarity (reduce Fame cost of body recovery by 2, reduce Fame cost of raise dead by 4, and get +2 on skill checks to influence members of Starfinder Society.

Starship: Skitter Pal (if fewer than six crew members on starship, skittermander Ayoka takes engineer role with bonus equal to CL+3).

Well mindspike grenades are cool :)

Interesting note to keep in mind though: the affected creatures attempt either a Will save or a Reflex save against the grenade's effects (it's a 'can' element of the grenade, not a required replacement).

Not relevant here as despite being 'operative-esque' as you've seen their Will is actually higher than their Reflexes, but something to note for the future.

Huh, good catch on the optionality on the save, never noticed that! And yeah the typo was my bad lol

In case you're wondering how I had a Mk 3 Mindspike Grenade on a lvl 6 character, it's a chronicle reward from

Should the successful Evade maneouver have negated the collision hazard for us? That's how I understood the slides

You did Evade the hazard in the city center zone as you passed through.

However the Construction Zone has a separate attack on things moving through it. And even with that Evade also raising your AC, it still connected.

Hope that makes sense

Ahhh, makes sense, thanks!

Why did their ship only take 8 damage from my shot? That feels low for the critical hit, are vehicles immune to crits?

They are, as Objects

If there is a specific rule I'm missing confirming that's wrong and they can be crit, please let me know

I see, makes sense. Never thought of that!

I'm going for the speed up and lose them option, but if you strongly want, I can put on the brakes for boarding.