GM Jhaeman's SFS1 # 2-20: 'Shades of Spite'

Game Master Jhaeman

Im tracking we're all pretty much back in one piece now? Still trying to catch up to reality after that 17 days residential. On the upside the uni released our results and I did get a HD for that unit so happy with that result!

Blinky follows on, ready to start harvesting...

What do we need?

Biter explains the process for safely harvesting the poison, which involves using tools to harvest gas-filled bulbs from the rare plant and bringing them over to the extraction machine. The bulbs are incredibly delicate, however, and must be carried by an unarmored hand as the alloys in most armors will immediately disrupt the bulbs.

You can each attempt the task once; there is some risk involved, and you don't have to attempt it (it depends on how much you want to impress Silent Strike). The check is Life Science, Profession (herbalist), or Sleight of Hand.

@Blinky: Congrats on the HD!

@Everyone: Very sorry for the delay in posting over the last couple of days--had something come up unexpectedly.

Twich uses her knowledge of biology to carefully harvest and move a bulb with her uncovered hand.

life science: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28

Then she uses token spell to clean her hand (no mechanical benefit expected, just role playing being icked out by the poison)

Life Science 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Blinky does what he can with his (somewhat) limited skillset...

Kosigan gingerly follows Biter's directions, doing its best not to injure another plant.

Life Science: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

To its teammates only, it says, <Perhaps if they did not poison us, they would not require this assistance?>

Chorizal knows he's just going to poison himself more if he tries to help, and may catch some others in the crossfire, so he simply points a finger and nods his agreement with Kosigan...forgetting that Kosigan probably can't sense either of those gestures.

A khizar's blindsight (life) is a precise sense, so it would likely be able to make out Chorizal's movements. Not that it will acknowledge them just now.

Biter nods. "Good work. Let's move on to the banquet hall." He leads you back out into the hallway and a little distance further.

A female ysoki with black fur dressed in a tight gray bodysuit leans against the wall next to the door to what must be the banquet hall. Next to her is an open wall panel, its wires hanging out; she eyes you as you approach. “Starfinders . . . on my ship. Well, it’ll be my ship before long; I’m a patient woman. The name’s Breeze. Did the old man drag you all the way out here? For what? To become his tool?”

She turns and snaps two cable harnesses together; the door she stands next to immediately opens to reveal a grand banquet hall before she walks in and takes a seat on top of the table.

All three of you who attempted to harvest a bulb succeeded.

Chorizal's expression brightens as he sees the ysoki woman. But, immediately after he opens his mouth it darkens once more.

It's hard to flirt when you can't talk, no matter what any tentacled mystic might say about the power of body language.

He just scowls more when he sees the banquet hall. Instead of taking a seat at the table, he stands in the corner with his arms crossed over his chest. With everything that's happened on this ship, he'd have to be a fool to eat any food presented to him and while his mother did raise one fool, his sister isn't here.

Kosigan takes a seat and waits for the more... polite members of the Society to address Breeze.

The banquet room is an impressive sight! In the center of the room stands a long, smoked glass table with shadow-leather bound, high-backed seats surrounding it.

Above them floats four ellipsoid chandeliers, each with a rounded bottom that glows with a gentle yellow light and rare plants from the Shadow Plane growing from a small garden atop each chandelier. The chandeliers slowly rotate around in a circle.

Three balconies rise above the hovering garden: two smaller balconies to the fore-port and fore-starboard, and a wide shallow balcony looming over all on the aft side of the grand hall. All positions have a majestic view of shadow space through the starboard side window that encompasses the entire wall, allowing the dim light of shadow space to glow throughout the chamber

The floor is a velvet-like carpet that makes any footfall soundless. Modern art from around shadow space adorn the walls.

Breeze lounges casually on the table. Hearing no answer to her first question, she tries again. "So what, you're with the Starfinder Society then? Ever do anything cool?"

I'm away for the next 48 hours.

Twich looks coolly at Breeze. "Yes, we are Starfinders. And I've done many cool things, usually trying to stop evil."

<Let me tell you about our encounter with the Order of the Dawning Fate...>

They were messing with time, it feels appropriate to mention it four years before it happens.

"Starfinder, yep. I did a bunch of cool things. We're you asking about anything specifically...?" Blinky moves into the room, pausing to admire the artwork.

Breeze replies to Kosigan: "Oh yeah, I heard about that whole thing. Wasn't the Order of the Dawning Fate running around in the shadows for like a century! How come a bunch of supposed super-smarties like your Venture-Captains never noticed until now? Ha, it's as bad as that time Jadnura led you all into a big golden bubble without really knowing what was in there, and then got most of the Society marooned!" She shakes her head as if in disbelief. "How is it he wasn't stripped of rank the minute you rescued him?"