Meet the Iconics: Obozaya

Anyone who's a specialist in anything in real life will probably have to swallow their disbelief frequently when that particular thing arises in pop culture. I'm a law nerd, so I often cringe whenever I see the depiction of lawyers and trials on TV dramas. Doctor nerds surely do the same with the trope that a single punch instantly knocks out any unaware mook with no long term consequences. As a gun/military nerd, you'll just have to get use to things like "a lack of trigger discipline" in pop culture (including RPG) portrayal of soldiers or drive yourself insane trying to fight the good fight :)

"Why is my archer walking around with their bow stringed 100% of the time?!"

Jhaeman wrote:

Anyone who's a specialist in anything in real life will probably have to swallow their disbelief frequently when that particular thing arises in pop culture. I'm a law nerd, so I often cringe whenever I see the depiction of lawyers and trials on TV dramas. Doctor nerds surely do the same with the trope that a single punch instantly knocks out any unaware mook with no long term consequences. As a gun/military nerd, you'll just have to get use to things like "a lack of trigger discipline" in pop culture (including RPG) portrayal of soldiers or drive yourself insane trying to fight the good fight :)

"Why is my archer walking around with their bow stringed 100% of the time?!"

That should be "strung".

Anyone who's a specialist in anything in real life will probably have to swallow their disbelief frequently when that particular thing arises in pop culture...

See, now you guys are learning of the pain of the grammar nazi. ;)

CKent83 wrote:

Browman wrote:

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

Here's another look at her axe/scythe.

That's a doshko.

Thanks, it looks really awesome when activated. I like that there are new types of melee weapons.

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

It's some kind of energy-axe. Three short beams emit from the concave section. You can check it out on the cover of the core rule book.

I really hope that axe isn't like a heat hawk..I would have to be suspicious of lady obo, then.

Mark Moreland wrote:

CKent83 wrote:

TheGoofyGE3K wrote:

...Welcome to Human Prime-I mean, earth.

I think you mean Terran Prime, thank you very much! ;)

Browman wrote:

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

Here's another look at her axe/scythe.

Edit: Anyone know what a "swamp lion" is?

That's a doshko.

As for a swamp lion, it sounds like something you probably don't want to encounter in a swamp.

Imma go ahead and tack on probably anywhere.

This needs to be a recurring theme in the various adventure paths and modules.

Swamp lions in the pantry
Swamp lions on the space plane
Swamp lions in the bathroom

You really don't want to encounter them anywhere, but you always do.

"Good afternoon, I'm from PestCorp. I apologize for the inconvenience, but you'll have to take your husbands and larvae out of the home for a few days - landlord says we need to spray for swamp lions."

TerminalArtiste wrote:

Slothsy wrote:

Okay, we need to put together a dance pop Starfinder playlist.

YES!

Start it off with Starships?

You ask, I deliver.

(That links to a playlist I made for just this purpose!)

I really hope that axe isn't like a heat hawk..I would have to be suspicious of lady obo, then.

Suspicious or not of the lady, she's one Obo...

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...who won't be played.

This needs to be a recurring theme in the various adventure paths and modules.

Swamp lions in the pantry
Swamp lions on the space plane
Swamp lions in the bathroom

You really don't want to encounter them anywhere, but you always do.

So, Swamp lions are the Bunyips of Starfinder? Makes sense.

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

That's because she hasn't turned it on yet. ;)

Browman wrote:

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

That's because she hasn't turned it on yet. ;)

Should we read into her alignment based on its color? :P

James Sutter wrote:

Browman wrote:

What kind of melee weapon is that, it appears to only have a small spike as a piercing edge.

That's because she hasn't turned it on yet. ;)

Should we read into her alignment based on its color? :P

Only Sith deal in absolutes, so maybe.

There are so many cool things in this post! Vesk-2 and Vesk-6!

Don't forget Vesk-8.

Hold up. She started her career by putting down the Thundercat rebellions!?

"Reporting for duty, commander Sssslithe!"

I really want to know more about these "feline barbarians of Vesk-6"...

I really want to know more about these "feline barbarians of Vesk-6"...

I wonder if they are any good at grappling.

Another great iconic. All the iconics have been great so far.

So... The Vesk just name everything Vesk? how do you say Akiton in Veskesse, Vesk-11? "The Bone Sages of Vesk-12 sure get uppity when you talk to them about our planet they live on..."

I am wondering whether we will later find out the names that the natives of all the "Vesk-" planets gave to their own planets. Using those names might be considered an act of rebellion by the Veskarium.

just imagine the great Vesk-Marklar war over Vesk/Marklar-14

So... The Vesk just name everything Vesk? how do you say Akiton in Veskesse, Vesk-11? "The Bone Sages of Vesk-12 sure get uppity when you talk to them about our planet they live on..."

Maybe they just name the planets in their system Vesk-#, or the planets that they've conquered...

Torbyne wrote:

So... The Vesk just name everything Vesk? how do you say Akiton in Veskesse, Vesk-11? "The Bone Sages of Vesk-12 sure get uppity when you talk to them about our planet they live on..."

Maybe they just name the planets in their system Vesk-#, or the planets that they've conquered...

I assumed it was the Freeza method of renamed conquered planets myself.

So since we're getting soldier this week, what do you guys think next week will be? I'm hoping for Solarion, as it's the only class we know nothing about, but I'm worried they'll wait till last for that one. Maybe mechanic?

So since we're getting soldier this week, what do you guys think next week will be? I'm hoping for Solarion, as it's the only class we know nothing about, but I'm worried they'll wait till last for that one. Maybe mechanic?

Ooh, I hope so. The mechanic might well be my favorite option, and the Ysoki sounds fun.

So since we're getting soldier this week, what do you guys think next week will be? I'm hoping for Solarion, as it's the only class we know nothing about, but I'm worried they'll wait till last for that one. Maybe mechanic?

While I want Solarion, I'd bet on Mechanic or Technomancer.

TheGoofyGE3K wrote:

So since we're getting soldier this week, what do you guys think next week will be? I'm hoping for Solarion, as it's the only class we know nothing about, but I'm worried they'll wait till last for that one. Maybe mechanic?

Ooh, I hope so. The mechanic might well be my favorite option, and the Ysoki sounds fun.

I've been crossing my fingers for technomancer this whole time.

I feel like every time something goes wrong her party ironically says, "Thanks, Obozaya!"

I feel like every time something goes wrong her party ironically says, "Thanks, Obozaya!"

And she always replies, "YOU'RE WELCOME!" Like, always. In that same oddly cheery demeanor, so you're not sure if she's being sincere or just screwing with you.

And she always replies, "YOU'RE WELCOME!" Like, always. In that same oddly cheery demeanor, so you're not sure if she's being sincere or just screwing with you.

I like the idea that she leaves it unclear to everyone else.

The truth is, she *understands* sarcasm, but she's just not having it.

I'll be honest, after reading her bio, I've already found the woman I'm modeling her after HINT: It's Dina from Superstore.

So, we've got our Drax

"Are the three vertical lines Damoritosh the Conqueror's symbol or is that Obozaya's personal standard?

They might represent the three rays of her sacred doshko when activated, likely that is the Conqueror symbol

"Good afternoon, I'm from PestCorp. I apologize for the inconvenience, but you'll have to take your husbands and larvae out of the home for a few days - landlord says we need to spray for swamp lions."

"Yeeaah, looks like a real bad infestation. Prolly laid eggs in yer baseboard, you can tell by all the eviscerated pets packed in along side it. I checked yer ventilation ducts and one nipped off my arm. If'n you'll hand me that plasma arc, I need to crawl in there and get it back afore I set off the swamp lion gas. Should be down before lunch but the gas has a half-life of twenty years so it'll be a bit afore you can move back in."

WAIT!! WAIT!! wait... can she fire from her gauntlets? the hand holding her Doshko seems to have two barrels mounted on it

The 3 slashes apart to be Damoritosh'Damoritosh's holy symbol. Our part of it anyway

This may be my favorite iconic, though it could be partly because of Slothsy's playlist <3

After reading this, I'm going to set aside some time to reformat, print and laminate each of these Blogs to include with the Pregens when I GM Starfinder.

This sort of background information needs to be widely distributed ^^.

WAIT!! WAIT!! wait... can she fire from her gauntlets? the hand holding her Doshko seems to have two barrels mounted on it

They're actually backup drumsticks.

WAIT!! WAIT!! wait... can she fire from her gauntlets? the hand holding her Doshko seems to have two barrels mounted on it

They shoot smaller doshkos.