Outpost VIII - GM Valen's Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Era's End (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

Poko shoots at the closest bug.

attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

needler damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

[i] The sound of the battery cooling down doesn't last long, he aims to the same robot that appraches, it was damaged and they should make use of the distance they have before that advantage is gone [(i]

Move action towarsd north , Stadnard shoot

Azimuuh rifle vs EAC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d8 ⇒ 4

Poko downs the nearest construct (blue).

Redirecting Siliur's shot to the remaining target.

Siliur strikes the remaining construct (red). Damaged, the small construct alters its path, coming to a landing behind the debris around the downed pillar where it is nearly out of sight.
Now on the ground, construct (red) has improved cover from the PCs current positions.

CREATURES' NEST - First Full Round Cont'd/Round Two Begins!

PCs in bold may act

Tuirk Ra
Round Two
X the Hunter -2 SP
Construct (blue) -13 HP
Poko
Siliur
Construct (red) (improved cover)

X moves closer and fires at the remaining foe.
Blaster: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
Fire damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

X's shot misses the obscured foe.

CREATURES' NEST - First Full Round Cont'd/Round Two Cont'd!

PCs in bold may act

Tuirk Ra
Round Two
X the Hunter -2 SP
Poko
Siliur
Construct (red) -4 HP (improved cover)

Pokko moves closer.

"ME kill one bug. Other bug doesn't want to play nice!"

double move

5 foot step if need be, can’t view map. Shoot nearest enemy with hunting rifle hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Tuirk misses the heavily covered construct, though just barely.

The construct flies from its hiding place to a spot near the center of the Starfinders. Then, it releases a shrill trilling noise.
All PCs must succeed at a DC 9 Fortitude saving throw or be sickened for 1d3 rounds.

CREATURES' NEST - Second Full Round Cont'd/Round Three Begins!

PCs in bold may act

Tuirk Ra (Fort save)
Round Three
X the Hunter -2 SP (Fort save)
Poko (Fort save)
Siliur (Fort save)
Construct (red) -4 HP

Fortitude : 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1
Sickened duration: 1d3 ⇒ 2

He squints as the sound that the enemy produced, bleeding from his nose and ears, he was not feeling that well, but for this very reason they needed to finish this quick

Laser Rifle Azimuth vs EAC: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 2 = 161d8 - 2 ⇒ (8) - 2 = 6

Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

duration: 1d3 ⇒ 1

"ME don't feel so good"

Poko struggles to shoot and her shot goes wide.

attack w penalty: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Even put off by the sound, Siliur manages to shoot the construct.

CREATURES' NEST - Second Full Round Cont'd/Round Three Begins!

PCs in bold may act

Tuirk Ra (Fort save)
Round Three
X the Hunter -2 SP (Fort save)
Poko (sickened 1 round)
Siliur (sickened 2 rounds)
Construct (red) -10 HP

Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

X moves up to the creature and attacks. If it's near the ground, he strikes it with a hard knuckle (Gauntlet). If it's still flying, he shoots at it.
to hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 vs KAC
bludgeoning: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

If it was flying, the bonus to hit was +3 against EAC, and the damage was fire: 1d8 ⇒ 3.

fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 barely, shoot red
hit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 2 piercing crit dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 2

The last of the winged constructs is destroyed.

COMBAT OVER

The remains of the anacite can now be readily examined.

The toppled column is covered with complex glyphs and can also be examined.

The nest where the one winged construct originated can be examined too.

enginneering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9first one engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 2nd spolier

[1] Once the battle is over, he makes sure that the rifle is ready, checling on batteries and move to examone the anacite, and pulls out the Lexicon to see about its uses [/i]

Phys. Science: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Engineering : 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22

Culture: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

He seems a bit concerned with the words of the device

If they wanted to make it more moinous, they would not have it made possible

AFter this he moves towards where the nest was, and observe sthe stuff there slowly he start to work on the damaged shortwave receiver-transmitter.

Computer : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

He embeds the code codes the frequency on his Communicator This could be useful

Culture: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

"Look colors are for expression! Me remember from class!" Poko shares what she's learned with the others.

Traveling on, the party comes to the distribution node, a squat building with smooth stone walls reinforced with rows of thick hexagonal metal plates. The building’s tall entry doors are open, revealing a dark and
shadowed interior hall littered with debris.

The building entry is crisscrossed by numerous unusual tracks, some treads and some more insectile.

Once inside, the the utilitarian look of the distribution node’s walls is replaced by a 30-foot-long hallway with long curved walls adorned with mirror-like lenses and devices with delicate antennas.

Special care has been taken to isolating this entire section of the hall between two shutter-type hexagonal doors. The nearest door is open, and the furthest door is closed.

Nearby, a holographic panel flickers to life, shutting the aperture of the nearest door. Moments later, electricity sparks on the wall, dancing from antenna to antenna as a swarm of nanites briefly sweeps the room, performing some kind of cleansing procedure. As the swarm disappears, the second hexagonal door blooms open for a few seconds before closing again, as the process is repeated in reverse in an endless loop.

Each PC may attempt one or more of the checks below:

What do you wish to do, Starfinders?

Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Engineering: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

survival: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20 But I can't hack into that computer
perception: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Poko looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

All of the above spoilers can now be opened.

Again, the holographic panel flickers to life. The aperture of the nearest door shuts. Electricity sparks on the wall before a swarm of nanites briefly sweeps the room. The swarm then disappears and the second hexagonal door at the far end of the room opens briefly, before closing again.

Mechanically, the decontamination room is a trap that the party must now disable.

The process repeats, caught in an endless loop.

A PC may attempt a Computers check to hack into the console outside of the decontamination room.

It is clear that the Starfinders will have to make it through this decontamination room in order to advance further into the structure and that any efforts to thwart the decontamination process must be attempted from within the room.

What do you wish to do, Starfinders?

Poko tries the console.

Computers: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

"Me not have much luck!"

He looks at the devices, and ponders, he does a double check on the database on his pad before getting to the console

If it is possible to take 10 on this , Siliur mets the DC, if not he may need to roll

He looks at the devices, and ponders, he does a double check on the database on his pad before getting to the console

If it is possible to take 10 on this , Siliur mets the DC, if not he may need to roll

I am fine with you taking 10 on this as Siliur and the other PCs are currently outside of the room and have time.

Taking his time, Siliur manages to hack into the system. Unfortunately, the dangers posed by the decontamination room are caused primarily by a malfunction. Therefore, he is only able to slow the activities
The DC of all checks to disable the trap are reduced by 2.

As their fellow Starfinders hacks into the system, the party is able to confirm a few observations. The nearest door and the farthest door, which is found at the other end of the decontamination room, are never open at the same time. Whenever both doors are shut, the room is filled with a nanite swarm that scours the room.

It remains clear that the Starfinders will have to make it through this decontamination room in order to advance further into the structure and that any efforts to thwart the decontamination process must be attempted from within the room.

To help us from getting bogged down, I will try a little more transparency behind the "GM screen". Mechanically, the decontamination room is a trap that the PCs must disable or survive in order to proceed.

I welcome any creative solutions, but I will reveal the options that the adventure considers: 1) simply walk through the room and try to endure the nanite swarm (Reflex save); 2) jam a door open (Athletics check); 3) divert power out of the chamber (Engineering check); reconfigure the sensors to target anomalous cell profiles rather than all organic matter (Medicine); or disable the lifesense hybrid array (Mysticism). As noted above, I am open to alternatives that the PCs may wish to try and the DCs of above skill checks are reduced by 2.

Of the options, X would only really be good at the Athletics option.

Of the options, X would only really be good at the Athletics option.

Care to give it a try? X simply needs to move into the room and make the check...

Athletics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

X enters the decontamination room and manages to jam the door open. As the door attempts to close behind him, it cannot. Without the door closing, the decontamination protocols with the nanites do not engage. Unfortunately, the door at the other end of the room remains shut.

What do you wish to do now, Starfinders?

Does it look like the other end requires Athletics or Engineering to open?

Siliur enters the room after X has dealt with the mechanism

So .. now a door, where might be the console to open it i do wonder?

He looks in the room, for a control panel or mechanism device

Does it look like the other end requires Athletics or Engineering to open?

I would accept either to try and open the other door.

Alternatively, I would also a Medicine check to reconfigure the system to target anomalous cell profiles rather than all organic matter or a Mysticism check to disable the lifesense hybrid array.

can I use acrobatics to "tumble" away from the swarm?

X tries to pry the other door open.
Athletics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

As the door is being tested for strenght , Siliur takes the time to try to find the porper wiring on the small chamber to open it up

Engineering: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18

Is this ... the right switch?

the wiring seems hard to find, but maybe he may have found something

can I use acrobatics to "tumble" away from the swarm?

Unfortunately, that would not work as the swarm envelopes the entire room.

X tries to pry the other door open.

The door holds fast.

Is this ... the right switch?

Indeed, it is! The door opens.

Trap avoided. Well done!

With the decontamination protocol disabled, the power fluctuations stop.

Past the decontamination room, is a large, imposing shipment bay is fitted with an array of machinery needed to package, sort, and load enormous quantities of goods. As the party enters from the north, brilliant light filters into the room from a series of three rooms to the east, casting dim light and long shadows.

To the south, near seamless bay doors are raised a few feet. The room is noisy from the whirr of servos and the clank of metal.

In the middle of the shipment bay is a large, four-armed construct supported by two sets of mechanical, spider-like legs. The construct is currently sorting through a few crates near the room’s center.

When its optic sensors scan your arrival, the construct curiously turns toward you.

"Hello." It says in a pleasantly modulated tone.

What do you wish to do, Starfinders?

"Hi who are you? I'm Poko from the Starfinders!" She smiles.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"Hi who are you? I'm Poko from the Starfinders!" She smiles.

"Greetings, Poko of the Starfinders." The construct replies. "I am Postulant-Call-07. I am a researcher. What is your purpose here?"

How do you wish to respond, Starfinders?

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

"We are explorers of the city. We mean you no harm. We're doing a survey of the city. What do you do here?"

"As I have declared, I am a researcher." Postulant-Call-07 replies. "I am here to try and find answers about the First Ones."

"Have you made any discoveries over the course of your survey? Have you learned anything about the First Ones?" The anacite inquires with an air of excitement.

How do you wish to respond, Starfinders?

Waits for the more diplomatic to answer.

As the door is being tested for strenght , Siliur takes the time to try to find the porper wiring on the small chamber to open it up

Engineering: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

the wiring seems hard to find, but maybe he may have found something

As the door is being tested for strenght , Siliur takes the time to try to find the porper wiring on the small chamber to open it up

the wiring seems hard to find, but maybe he may have found something

The exit door from the decontamination chamber was previously opened and the party passed through. Therefore, I will apply the Engineering check to the observation above.

Siliur observes that the two of Postulant-Call-07’s arms match the missing arms of the dead anacite from area near the downed pillar.

"What do you each plan to do when the First Ones return?" Postulant-Call-07 inquires.

@GM - sorry I didn't see anything in the intro? Did we get anything from the Society?

@GM - sorry I didn't see anything in the intro? Did we get anything from the Society?

The party received a small kit emblazoned with the symbol of the Starfinder Society from Hope-01, and a lexicon analyzing program written by Kinpopo.

If you are inquiring about the Eternity Drive, it is still in the possession of Sarmak back at the Starfinder base camp.

If you are asking about other provisions, then you are an unknown amount of time too late with your request (or, perhaps, too early depending on what Starfinder Society 2e brings!).

I believe that the question was onre on regards the First ones, do we have any information about their reutnr and such ? Or know about them?

yeah it was information on the return :)

The First Ones are a near-mythical group of beings who are said to have come to the planet Aballon in the Pact Worlds system thousands of years before the Gap and created the precurser servitor robots that over time evolved to become the anacites.

By this point you can assume that First Seeker Sarmak would have told you, either "off screen" during the briefing or sometime thereafter via radio, that the all the Starfinder Society knows about the First Ones is based on what and who they left behind. The First Ones created the anacites, along with other artificial lifeforms. Yet, despite the obvious impact of their accomplishments, the Society knows next to nothing about them. Why did they leave? Sarmak finds that a very intriguing question!

Siliur previously recalled that Those Who Wait is a large sect of anacites who stockpile knowledge and resources in preparation for the return of the First Ones. They lurk around the city of Eternity and have a camp nearby where they ask off-worlders to venture into the city to find any information about their progenitors.

Siliur further recalled that the First Ones created different machines for different purposes. It was recently discovered that they created protocites, another species of artificial lifeform who dwell within the sun. While the protocites share some similarities with the anacites, they’re a completely different branch of artificial life, whose purpose is to conduct radical research.

Postulant-Call-07 remains most interested in your response to its inquiry.