Faction Overview: Exo-Guardians

"Mostly intact." I assume that means things killed by rocket launcher and/or fireball don't count.

I like that boon!

Every face-puncher needs a friend to tell them all about how dangerous the enemy is.

So, is there anything stopping me from bringing Ziggy cadavers of humans, halflings, and the like?

"Bring me his head... FOR SCIENCE! "

"... and you're SURE all of the body parts came off of the SAME creature? *"

*to be fair,m thats what they said when they saw the platypus

My guess is the valid creature types will be listed on the boon.

Is that Seelah's helmet as a faction symbol?

Colonial Marines, here we come!

(Sidebar: "significant enemy" has a rulebook definition? CR = to at least half your level, possibly? Hm....)

There's a callout to the Core rulebook for 'defeated significant enemy' in the blog, so I am thinking there is a formal definition of what that term means in the rules. Which is useful if they are going to reference that expression often.

Thursday, July 12, 2017? :P

Interesting faction. I can see many of my players favoring this one.

Oh shit!

Ziggy crafty, Ziggy mean,
Goblins run and shoot and scream!
Keep on running, set the trap,
Send ol' Ziggy to a dirt nap!

Heh. That's going to be a popular faction. I also like that they are not only there to shoot things up, but also to protect. This is the Guardians of the Galaxy faction.

Thumbs up!

Hmm

Do the Exo-Guardians organize themselves into Exo-Squads? Do they wear Exo-Suits on formal occasions?

I like the faction, but if/when I play one, I'll be mighty tempted to put exo- in front of all his nouns, and maybe some of the verbs.

"I shoot the bug with my exo-plasma rifle using my exo-laser sight!"

Edit: "Or possibly my laser exo-sight!"

In the case of the Exo-Guardians, that goal is "make sure bad aliens don't punch us in the face, possibly by punching those aliens in the face (or other appropriate body part, in the case of aliens without faces) first."

This is quite possibly the Best Sentence in Organized Play.

So far.

Do the Exo-Guardians organize themselves into Exo-Squads? Do they wear Exo-Suits on formal occasions?

I like the faction, but if/when I play one, I'll be mighty tempted to put exo- in front of all his nouns, and maybe some of the verbs.

"I shoot the bug with my exo-plasma rifle using my exo-laser sight!"

Edit: "Or possibly my laser exo-sight!"

I'll have to refer that question to my X.O.

Interesting ally boon. Makes me eager to see what the other factions have to offer.

Heh. That's going to be a popular faction. I also like that they are not only there to shoot things up, but also to protect. This is the Guardians of the Galaxy faction.

Dibs on Starfinder-Lord

Hmm wrote:

Heh. That's going to be a popular faction. I also like that they are not only there to shoot things up, but also to protect. This is the Guardians of the Galaxy faction.

Dibs on Starfinder-Lord

Who?

I. Am. Exo. Groot.

Oddly these guys also sound like the Dark Archive given their boon is "Learning by dissection" hopefully we will not have the sentient critter trophy heads that show up in the Pathfinder Tales.

Thurston Hillman wrote:

In the case of the Exo-Guardians, that goal is "make sure bad aliens don't punch us in the face, possibly by punching those aliens in the face (or other appropriate body part, in the case of aliens without faces) first."

This is quite possibly the Best Sentence in Organized Play.

So far.

I see. so we need to beat them to the punch.

Distant Scholar wrote:

Do the Exo-Guardians organize themselves into Exo-Squads? Do they wear Exo-Suits on formal occasions?

I like the faction, but if/when I play one, I'll be mighty tempted to put exo- in front of all his nouns, and maybe some of the verbs.

"I shoot the bug with my exo-plasma rifle using my exo-laser sight!"

Edit: "Or possibly my laser exo-sight!"

I'll have to refer that question to my X.O.

If you die on a mission do they just need to bring back your exoskeleton in order to get you raised?

So this a faction of Alien Bug Killers who go around killing alien bugs...led by an alien bug who kills alien bugs. Paladins are gone but paladin hypocrisy has remained, I see.

-_-

Not really seeing the hypocrisy (or Paladin hypocrisy for that matter).

Is that Seelah's helmet as a faction symbol?

It sure looks like it!

So this a faction of Alien Bug Killers who go around killing alien bugs...led by an alien bug who kills alien bugs. Paladins are gone but paladin hypocrisy has remained, I see.

The defend from external threats to the Pact Worlds, which is a multi-species coalition that includes "aliens" from other solar systems. They don't kill "alien bugs" as a general policy.

KingOfAnything wrote:

Hmm wrote:

Heh. That's going to be a popular faction. I also like that they are not only there to shoot things up, but also to protect. This is the Guardians of the Galaxy faction.

Dibs on Starfinder-Lord

Who?

Come on, man. Starfinder-Lord? The legendary outlaw?

Ziggy Stardust IS the Spider from Mars!

Ziggy Stardust IS the Spider from Mars!

I guess that's better than Driders from Akiton.

This reminds me of XCom. Need to return the body before you vivisect it :D

Ziggy Stardust IS the Spider from Mars!

Y'know that part of the new Thor: Ragnarok trailer where Chris Hemsworth sees the Hulk and gleefully screams "YYYEEESSS!!!" ?

That's me. That's where I'm at right now.

Yay beatstick faction!

I am also imagining some saying "Bug Hunt" and getting some odd looks from the faction head. In any case this is Starfinder, so really the truly worrying things have tentacles not chitin.

Looks promising.

thecursor wrote:

So this a faction of Alien Bug Killers who go around killing alien bugs...led by an alien bug who kills alien bugs. Paladins are gone but paladin hypocrisy has remained, I see.

The defend from external threats to the Pact Worlds, which is a multi-species coalition that includes "aliens" from other solar systems. They don't kill "alien bugs" as a general policy.

Humor isn't a big thing on your planet, is it?

In a setting without paladins as a core class, the Exo-Guardians are somewhat more flexible in terms of what they are willing to do to protect the Pact Worlds from external threats. The Exo-Guardians let us explore some tough questions, like how far would you go to protect your home from external threats?

That's why you came to me, isn't it captain? Because you knew that I could do those things that you weren't capable of. Well it worked. And you'll get what you want. A war between the Vesk and the Swarm. And if your conscience bothers you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Pact system! And all it cost, was the life of one Vesk Senator, one criminal,and the self respect of one Exo-Guardian officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that, a bargain.

Hey, don't bring me into this. I was just looking for a light snack between meals.

Plausible Pseudonym wrote:

thecursor wrote:

So this a faction of Alien Bug Killers who go around killing alien bugs...led by an alien bug who kills alien bugs. Paladins are gone but paladin hypocrisy has remained, I see.

The defend from external threats to the Pact Worlds, which is a multi-species coalition that includes "aliens" from other solar systems. They don't kill "alien bugs" as a general policy.

Humor isn't a big thing on your planet, is it?

It is, but our humor technology is so much more advanced than yours that your techniques only come down to us from historians who study school yard taunts and what the scholars call "I know you are" techniques.

That's why you came to me, isn't it captain? Because you knew that I could do those things that you weren't capable of. Well it worked. And you'll get what you want. A war between the Vesk and the Swarm. And if your conscience bothers you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Pact system! And all it cost, was the life of one Vesk Senator, one criminal,and the self respect of one Exo-Guardian officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that, a bargain.

Easily my favorite episode of Star Trek.

Not QUITE what I intended for the Exo-Guardians... but now I'm tempted.

... just... is Zigvigix's personal starfighter the Zig, the Move Zig or even the Zero Wing? i dont know what that would do to my immersion but i want there to be a reference in the game now.

Dude... You could easily have the ace pilots of the Exo-Guardians all a part of Zero Wing Squadron and their fighters are called Zigs after being designed by Zigvigix.

Eviljames wrote:

That's why you came to me, isn't it captain? Because you knew that I could do those things that you weren't capable of. Well it worked. And you'll get what you want. A war between the Vesk and the Swarm. And if your conscience bothers you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Pact system! And all it cost, was the life of one Vesk Senator, one criminal,and the self respect of one Exo-Guardian officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that, a bargain.

Easily my favorite episode of Star Trek.

Not QUITE what I intended for the Exo-Guardians... but now I'm tempted.

"So... I lied. I cheated. I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But the most damning thing of all... I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again - I would. Eviljames was right about one thing: a guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Pact Worlds. So I will learn to live with it... Because I can live with it... I can live with it... Computer - erase that entire personal log."

(my favorite too!)

IT'S A FAKE!!!!

Elim Garak is my personal role model. <3

In the case of the Exo-Guardians, that goal is "make sure bad aliens don't punch us in the face, possibly by punching those aliens in the face (or other appropriate body part, in the case of aliens without faces) first."

We are you first, last and only line of defense against the worst scum of the Universe

I'm gonna shoot you where it don't grow back.

So, is there anything stopping me from bringing Ziggy cadavers of humans, halflings, and the like?

So if there is a future adventure where Ziggy might die in a horrible starship battle... would he then be known, affectionately of course, as Ziggy Stardust?

EDIT: Bah! ninja'd with the name!

So if there is a future adventure where Ziggy might die in a horrible starship battle... would he then be known, affectionately of course, as Ziggy Stardust?

EDIT: Bah! ninja'd with the name!

"... would THEY then be known..."

Let me just fix that for ya :)

Diggin' the new staff avatar, Thursty.

Eviljames wrote:

That's why you came to me, isn't it captain? Because you knew that I could do those things that you weren't capable of. Well it worked. And you'll get what you want. A war between the Vesk and the Swarm. And if your conscience bothers you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Pact system! And all it cost, was the life of one Vesk Senator, one criminal,and the self respect of one Exo-Guardian officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that, a bargain.

Easily my favorite episode of Star Trek.

Not QUITE what I intended for the Exo-Guardians... but now I'm tempted.

Well I assumed that that line wouldn't be standard practice, but it is what comes to mind for me when "tough decisions" and "how far would you go" get mentioned. I could see the possibility of scenario happening at least.

Also, easily one of the best episodes ever.

Eviljames wrote:

That's why you came to me, isn't it captain? Because you knew that I could do those things that you weren't capable of. Well it worked. And you'll get what you want. A war between the Vesk and the Swarm. And if your conscience bothers you, you should soothe it with the knowledge that you may have just saved the entire Pact system! And all it cost, was the life of one Vesk Senator, one criminal,and the self respect of one Exo-Guardian officer. I don't know about you, but I'd call that, a bargain.

Easily my favorite episode of Star Trek.

Not QUITE what I intended for the Exo-Guardians... but now I'm tempted.

Honestly Thursty, it might not be what you intended for them and yes, sure, we're not supposed to have a "bad faction" but if a group of bad ass bug hunting space marines can't see the gray side of life, then who else will do it? Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim, Exo-Gs gotta walk that big bad bug huntin' line.