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We've had some bad news at home that's making it a bit of a struggle to get in the right frame of mind to post. (Our 12 year old tom cat has cancer; he's not suffering bad effects yet, but we don't want to put him through chemotherapy or surgery, so we're going to give him a steroid that may help slow the progression and make the most of the time we have left with him.)

So if you need to 'bot me, go ahead.

I'm not sure if there is a skill to roll or maybe just Int.

Jock spends a moment looking out the window at the opposition, trying to see if the pirates stand a chance against these attackers, so as to formulate a plan.

Thanks. I meant to post that question here.

Jock takes this good fortune in stride, getting his gear assembled. With his Freebooter armor on, his trusty stellar cannon and other weapons affixed to his weapon belt, he waits for the others to get ready and says, "Let's go pour some ice water on this Captain Firestorm. Our beef is with the captain, not her crew, unless they decide they wanta go down with her nibs."

Jock takes point and looks out at the next section of the ship.

I have a minor rules question regarding one of Jock's class feats, Quick Swap. The rules state, "You can switch weapons in stressful situations so that you quickly set yourself up to punish incoming foes. You stow your current weapon and draw another two-handed weapon."

It seems that if you can draw another two-handed weapon, you could also instead draw a one-handed weapon. Is that correct?

Jock sees his co-prisoners are not ingratiating themselves to the mechanic, so he tries a more direct approach, "Let us out and help us take over this ship and we'll see that you get revenge on the captain and are accorded the respect you obviously deserve!"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

"Sucks to be you, I guess," Jock says. "If I were the captain of such a prize ship, I'd find less important crew members to do the grunt work."

Jock makes eye contact with Dr. Kulkurr and says, "Was a time we were enemies, but now we're pact world allies. We also have a common enemy so let's work together."

Jock is a tall, strong Pahtra with ginger tabby fur and golden eyes. Even though his body is covered in fur, it doesn't disguise the muscles he's developed, as befits a former soldier of the Pahtra resistance. His unusually sturdy frame for a Pahtra developed when he and a group of children were sent to a training site near Bretheda, where the high gravity environment encourage a stronger physique.

If Captain Firestorm does a proper infosphere search, she should discover that Jock is a celebrity, whose rise to fame began as a special forces team with an embedded documentary maker. His heroics captured popular imagination when the documentary aired, and it led to some action adventure roles in some low budget, moderately popular movies.

He is also a stage performer of music and dance as part of a duo called Syzygy with fellow icon Hoshi Ibarra. Jock plays synth-sax and pounds out percussion with special gear that translates dance steps into the rhythm track.

"My first Starfinder mission and we had the bad luck to be set upon by our current fearful leader. The rest will be history, once we escape in a suitable heroic idiom. Anyone have any ideas how we can do that?"

I have a soldier level 1 ready if I can use him instead of a pregen. I took the last slot just now.

Icon looks like this.