Caloo Ch'Micia's page

'preciate you, Jelloarm! This was fun.

So did you have much in mind yet for Ren Obo//Tenzo Hyshi, or was that still a blank slate?

"Check the dormitories first?" Caloo asks.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

"Why are they so quiet, what's wrong with them? They're acting like assassins with their normal-person clothes but deadly combat skills..."

Caloo turns to look for their ally, 5-AM. "You seen this before, Early Bird?"

He takes another shot with the pistol at the remaining killer androids.

attack EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
F damage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4) + 1 = 7

Caloo opens fire with his laser pistol!

Shoot #1 EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Fire dmg: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (4, 4) + 1 = 9

As long as you have access to your custom scanner, as a move action you can target a creature within 30 feet that is within your line of sight and attempt a special skill check to identify it: if the creature is living, this is a Life Science check, and if the creature is unliving, it is a Physical Science check. The DC of this check is tied to the creature’s rarity, as presented on the Creature Rarity table on page 133 of the Core Rulebook.

Basically, this means I no longer need Mysticism and Engineering to identify the creatures whose types are associated with those skills. Instead, if it's living I use Life Science and if it's unliving I use Physical Science.

Yikes! Sorry to hear that--hoping for safe travels going forward.

"Ooo, that really did a number on you," Caloo says to the AAF agent who got the worst of it. "Here, this will help."

Caloo extends his hand-thing (the one that doesn't have a scary stinger in it), and a few spindly little mechanical arms extend out of it and begin applying biomass to the android's wound.

This is one of my 3 uses per day of the Field Dressing biohacker theorem. I use my custom scanner (which is embedded in my arm) to restore some hit points as a standard action...

HP restored: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Reflex DC 13: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
"Yowch!"

"When you're ready, Glitch," Caloo holds up an injector needle, "I'll give you a boost."

That will be a +2 enhancement bonus to skill checks, but it only lasts 3 rounds.

Ahhh that Defrex Hide was a huge boost to my AC compared to the Flight Suit Stationwear I was still wearing! Went from 12 EAC/13 KAC to 17 EAC/17 KAC.

Also, with my foot-ball and now jump jets in my armor, I'm starting to remind myself of the Prequels R2-D2...

I do want to pull that Ren Obo/Tenzo Hyshi thread, for sure...but taking out Slivvy seems the most pressing thing to me right now.

"I agree with Nilan that Slivvy is the most direct threat to our continued survival at the moment. We need to deal with her."

Life Science DC 15 (take 10): 10 + 10 = 20

"This stuff looks like it was all fitted for creatures like that one we fought in Shurami's apartment. You remember how those hook swords it wielded seemed like they were natural weapons until we got a closer look after it was dead?"

"Based on the amount of gear we saw on that transport, that creature most certainly was not unique."

Hmm...same kind of teeth, but they are not otherwise the same as the acid-spitting creatures that attacked us, are they?

Do any of the scenes match that area we found below ground when we tangled with Padre?

Sorry for my absence!

Caloo wheels around the room, curious about the arrangement of the skeletons. Are there any patterns? Were these creatures involved in some kind of ceremony at the time they died, or were their skeletons placed in a certain way for something like a ritual?
Culture: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Unlikely given the state of decay, but are there any signs of how the creatures died?
Medicine: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22

Don't forget to roll for that DC 25 Perception! I didn't make it.

Life Science: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

"Hmm. I've never heard of a species that matches this skeletal configuration exactly. But it sure looks similar to that old robot that Longshot has walking around."

His musing is interrupted by one of the drones zipping over to confront them. "I beg your pardon! Who are you calling an intrusion?"

should we factor in the new gear should something come attack us while we get back to base?

No, GM said we can't use it yet:

But something about the form factor of the gear is strange, and none of it seems to fit your hands or bodies.

This can be resolved with an Engineering check - just means that the gear is not usable as-is at this moment.

Caloo grabs a suit of defrex hide (level 4 light armor) with jump jets (level 2 armor upgrade) installed.

"Come on, come on..." Caloo mutters as he tries to do a better job of aiming his blaster.
Attack EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Fire dmg: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 3) + 1 = 5
Crit dmg: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 3) + 1 = 6
Burn 1d4: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Seeing how much difficulty Nilan is having, Caloo tries to shoot Mook 2 in the back.

Attack EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Fire dmg: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 1) + 1 = 5

Caloo fires at Mook 1 again (including the +1 from Weapon Specialization this time!) and then backs up, hoping to prevent the Squad Leader from catching both him and Blask at once again.

Attack EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Fire dmg: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 4) + 1 = 7

Thanks, Blask; I'll take that Corona Laser Pistol.

Surprise Round: "Look sharp, Blask!" Caloo says as he injects the vesk with a restorative (+1 enhancement to AC for 3 rounds).

Round 1: Caloo draws the laser pistol and fires at the closest enemy!
Attack EAC: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Fire dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7

Ohhh, hey...can Caloo have gotten a cheap blaster from Longshot before we left? I forgot that I had given my only weapon (to Glitch, I think) a while ago because I was just going to use my energy ray cantrip instead. I don't have that, anymore!

Caloo spends time demonstrating his new injectables to everyone.

Injections intended for enemies are called counteragents. The ones for allies are called restoratives.
When I use a counteragent I have to make a successful melee attack but there is no save. The effects last for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 of my key ability mod, so currently that is...1 round. The counteragent has my choice of 3 effects: -2 penalty to AC, reduce DR by 5, or impose 1 energy vulnerability (or reduce an immunity to resist 10, or reduce a resistance by 10).
When I use a restorative, the effects last for a number of rounds equal to my key ability mod, so that is 3 rounds. The restorative has my choice of 4 effects: +1 enhancement bonus to AC, +2 enhancement bonus to all skill checks, +10-foot enhancement bonus to speed, or grant blindsense (vibration) 30 feet (or if you have that sense already, gain the Blind-Fight feat).

Caloo raises his hand-thing. "I think we need to do something about Slivvy, first. I don't imagine our faked death ruse will hold up for long."

I'm ready to head back and deal with the next development. =)

Caloo brightens. "Sounds good to me!"

"Jink, Blask--is it good enough for you?" Caloo asks them in particular, since they have the most cause for concern regarding Slivvy.

Hmm...where did they come from with no Drift engine on the Ringworks Sentinel?

I love the higher AC, WAY stronger shields...but it has half as many weapons and its expansion bays aren't as good, in my opinion (luxurious guest quarters vs the Starhopper's medical bay, synthesis bay, & smuggler compartment).

"I don't think we have the time to pull off a maneuver like that before either the Peacemakers or Slivvy's own guns spot that something is going on. I'm guessing Aspis is prepared enough to blast a ship out of the sky before it's allowed to crush a building in their town."

"Yeah, they're going to need some time to wake up from the narcotic gel that was put on them," Caloo adds about the androids.

"As for which ship to take...it seems to me Slivvy is more likely to be tracking the one we came up in. Perhaps we should destroy that one and keep this one."

I believe I am done converting Caloo into a Biohacker!

So, besides being able to heal hit points by Treating Deadly Wounds (I can do it any number of times, but each recipient can only benefit from it once per day; I have to make a DC 25 Medicine check for it to do anything; but I can expend a medpatch to do it as a full-action rather than the normal 1-minute), I also now have Field Dressing (Ex):

As a standard action, you can use your custom scanner to quickly render medical aid to an adjacent, willing creature. When you do, the target regains a number of Hit Points equal to your key ability score modifier. This number increases to 1d6 + your key ability score modifier at 4th level, and to 2d8 + your key ability score modifier at 8th level.

If the target has taken no Hit Point damage, they instead regain 1d4 Stamina Points. This number increases to 1d6 Stamina Points at 4th level, and to 2d8 Stamina Points at 8th level. You must have your custom scanner in your possession to use this ability, and you can use it a number of times per day equal to your key ability score modifier.

So that will be 1d6+3 hit points or 1d6 stamina points at this level, and I can do it 3 times per day.

I mean, with the new playtest classes out, are you sure that Caloo doesn't want to respec into a biohacker...? 0:)

So...is this something we can actually consider? 0:)

Caloo whizzes around the other way to get ahead of the verthani.

Double move to get there.

"Oooo, Zhor! Nice finish on him!" Caloo says enthusiastically.

Maybe we should have you rolling spell damage for us all the time, Keeper! ;-) Max damage on the Magic Missile, and close to max on that Mind Thrust, too...

It occurs to Caloo that he has never examined a drow in the flesh before. They are known for fleshwarping, aren't they?

"Was there anything interesting on that drow?" he asks of the whole room. "I didn't have a chance to notice while I was concentrating on that spell."

Do we have a line of communication with Early Bird, or is that impossible with them jamming stuff for this ship?

Caloo examines the androids and attempts to wake them.
not sure which skill to use: 1d20 ⇒ 12
If it's Engineering, Life Science, Medicine, or Physical Science, those are each +9 for a 21 total.

Caloo works on opening up the crates via whatever interface is available. If they're the type that need brute force to crack the lid, he asks Blask for assistance before the group moves on.

"So, do we open those boxes now, or search the rest of the ship first?" Caloo wonders aloud. "If it is captive androids in there, we should let them out as soon as possible, don't you think?"

"Whooooo!"

Caloo whisks away back near Nilan (move action), then casts supercharge weapon on Nilan's tactical rotating pistol (standard action).

Additional 4d6 damage on your next attack--it must be made before the end of the next round.

now 3 / 4 1st level spell slots remaining
1 / 1 spell cache remaining

Sorry for my slow-down, too! Got a little post up in Gameplay now. =)

"Brap doesn't wanna die from the sickness!" keens the trox, dropping his container and moving into the corner of the ship away from Nilan.

"We're gonna be fine, Brap," says the vesk in a soft but strained voice. "You! Stay back! The rest of you, drop your crates and get against that wall!" she yells at everyone else, sweeping her gun at all of you.

"Stardust plague! Here, Nilan, I better have a look at you," the bantrid says as he pulls out medical instruments and makes a show of examining Nilan. "Brap," Caloo calls out over his shoulder (wait, do bantrids even have shoulders?), "It's okay, buddy, just carry on with that crate, huh?"

[dice=Engineering]1d20+9

"Nice ship," Caloo comments.

Caloo's Comments sounds like it could be a nice newspaper column, doesn't it?

Engineering: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
"Nice ship," Caloo comments.

"Honey? WHERE are my subterfuge pants?"

So we board the ship while its communications are jammed, we kill (and eliminate any trace of) the crew that works with Slivvy, let the AAF take the androids to freedom (how are they doing that with their one-person fighters, by the way?), and when Slivvy goes long enough without hearing anything she comes to investigate and finds an empty ship drifting out here. That about right?

I mean, with the new playtest classes out, are you sure that Caloo doesn't want to respec into a biohacker...? 0:)

I had no idea this was coming! Yes. Yes I do want that.

So with that: All in favor of siding with the AAF for the moment? All opposed?

Caloo thinks Jink and Blask will become stronger if they choose to throw off the hold Slivvy has on them by taking this opportunity with the AAF. So that's my vote.

Alright, so how do we swing this so that we become full-fledged members of the AAF and under their protection? ;-)

Why not look at the mystic dabbling feat or whatever it is called?

Connection Inkling

That is what I'll most likely end up doing, rather than multiclassing. Even with the way spell slots sort-of stack in Starfinder (different from Pathfinder, similar to D&D 5e) making multiclassing between casting classes slightly more bearable, you still lose a lot by not progressing your main class every time.

Interestingly enough, though, I'll have a harder time qualifying for that feat than for low level mystic spells the normal way because of my low Wisdom score. I only need one 2-point bump to be capable of using 1st level mystic spells if I'm multiclassed, but I'll need three of those bumps to become qualified for that feat.

Well, a mystic explicitly has power deriving from a mystical connection to divine forces (like Oras), while a technomancer does not.

I kiiiiinda want to multiclass into mystic to get more into Oras. But maybe I can do that without slowing down my technomancer progression.

"Perhaps these members of the AAF would have an interest in taking out Slivvy," Caloo chimes in. "It might be nice to no longer have her holding so much over your heads, wouldn't it, Blask? Jink?"

"This could be an evolutionary moment for us--a gift from Oras. How will we adapt?"