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Apologies. A whole bunch of life stuff hit me these last few days. Will close out everything tomorrow and get Chronicles to you guys then ^_^

Don't worry my birthday was on this weekend so i was waiting for my turn in combat and then all happened so fast and i was not in the mood to post on my birthday.

As long as that stuff is something positive i am happy for you. As for negative stuff, all the best!

Lakritze rushes over to Ronath. Ron? "Ron?"

"Does anyone has a healing potion or healing magic?" Lakritze does not believe her friend dies that easily and can't tell right away if he is still alive. "Is Thade dead or just unconscious? Please check that and i have some binders here should he not be dead." She fishes all of her binders out of her backpack putting them on the groud at her side towards Thade. There are six binders in total.

Kneeling at Ronaths side "Let's take care of him first and then make sure no more surprises are waiting for us here." With a gesture to include the whole outpost "We should be able to get the data for our mission but let's also check all the other rooms we did not enter. Who can say to have seen a hundreds of years old outpost? And i hope there is something to predict weather i don't want to walk through another storm!"

Thanks for not having to roll for attacks. Could drag out this fight for ages.

Earlier

Lakritze looks him up and and down and seeing the testing movements when the armour is finally don.

Looks more protective then your own armour and i can already tell you feel better in that one. Curious if there are more options to customize that kind of armour. I would pick a different colour. *wink*

Round 2

Move action
Advancing into the tiny little corridor between Command Center and the Armory Lakritze peeks into the Command Center hiding her fragile body behind Cletus. She still feels something is not right after that fall in high gravity down that bridge.

Standard action
Using the special Dragonkin bond, Lakritze protects and helps her friends in her own special way. For victory meal at Jane Doe's Diner! First one faceplanting will pay this time!
Inspiring Boost 6 SP back for Ronath

Free action
A worried telepathic warning to the whole Starfinder Team. "Don't forget those little ones they have hurt Ron badly!"

Does the group trust the Envoy enough so that i have two of those grenades or not? This round i will shoot my pistol but once i have a clear line of sight towards a grid intersection near an enemy i would like to throw a grenade.

Round 1

Move action
Moving just a little bit closer Lakritze stands now right behind Sisyar.

Standard action
Two fellow Starfinder Agents are in the way but she still takes a shot at the baboon-like creature with the most pink nose she has seen so far.
Please work!: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Pew Pew against EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 I don't have a penalty but you improve AC by 4 for Soft Cover because of at least one creature in front of me.
Fire Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Ronath, have we taken the time for you to get the better armour or not?

"I don't know how long it takes to adjust armour. I agree we don't have much time. Who knows what, i assume Thade, meant with full strength of his forces. That weapon, can anyone handle that kind of weapon? I know my way around grenades but i am terrible at aiming them right or throwing them far away. Let's use this stuff and Cletus can you tell if this equipment is influenced by the effects of the local athmosphere. If not we can use it instead of our weapons who could be affected like my pistol here and i don't like going up close and personal in combat." She weakly waves her tactical baton to demostrate that. According to the classes 3 out of 5 PCs should be profient with grenades so i am willing to take one screamer and one incendiary grenade. With BAB 0 and STR mod of -1 my character really has a terrible aim... but i only need to roll a 6 or higher to hit with a grenade where i want the grenade to land.

Leaning against a wall with a line of sight to fire inside the Command Center, she makes sure there is enough space for her Dragonkin friend in front of the door. Her pistol in one hand and the baton in the other hand just in case.

"Ron looks like you will kick in the door, once Cletus gives the all clear."

Take care, Ro!

Oh yes please always assume we 'Starfinder' everything. My local lodge is using that expression.

Which means looting everything and taking everyting that is not nailed down. It's nailed down? No problem someone has just the tool for it and we take the nail and whatever it was which was nailed down.

At least that's me in general for game characters.

"Great annoucement! But we can't just leave our job here has just began! Lakritze says out loud into the room.

Adressing Von Junzt "Well he did learn Common here for sure. There must be voice messages somewhere. Good to know!"

Lakritze stays behind Ronath.

"So we take the shortest route towards the biggest dome which should be the command center?" Antennae twitching she checks if her weapon is permanently useless or not.

Ready for trouble she keeps her weapons in her hands.

Let us know if you need Perception rolls for starfindering a room. Now i assume we really have everything. But i know the authors love to hide credits and loot behind hidden compartments and a high skill check.

Round 3

Move action
With a smooth trained movement Lakritze grabs her melee weapon in the other hand, that kind of weapon which will work for sure in the athmosphere of Asil, a simple baton.

Standard action
Cautiously still standing outside the room she aims again to shoot at the remaining hostile creature.

Will weapon work?: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Pew Pew against EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 Of course a hit and maximum damage.

Nothing happens when she squeezes the trigger. Angrily she shakes her pistol.

Not good Ron, my weapon just refused to cooperate.

Round 2
Move action
Lakritze moves to Cletus side to have a clear line of sight towards her next target.

Standard action
Careful aiming to the nearest target which has a more orange tint in the fur, she hopes her weapon will work again.

Will weapon work?: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Pew Pew against EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Fire Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 Of course when it works and i hit minimum damage -.- We will stay a while here.

To her delight the weapon works.

Ronath Initiative is also 8 total because Dragonbond. We are 30 feet or less apart from each other, my character and Ronath... the Axe-User.

What do you mean by disrupted? Healing was done before we entered the Outpost so i am clueless because i also don't recognize that as a conditon keyword.

Round 1
Move action
Sensing the intent to harm them Lakritze unholsters her weapon.
Free action
Lakritze uses her natural limited telepathy to 'talk' to the whole Starfinder team "They don't seem friendly, what are they?"

Standard action
Aiming at the one directly in front of her green, she peeks behind Ronath's back and fires.
Azimuth Laser Pistol against EAC: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Fire Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Thanks a lot Ron. Lakritze feels just a little bit better.

I assume this was done before we entered the Outpost.

I just assumed everyone did Stamina recovery and healing back in the protection of the ruins, where you found Zaius. Feel free to adjust your SP/HP accordingly. Anyone with Medicine and the appropriate tools can attempt to heal HP that way, too.

Sisyar just feel free to decide which one you healed. If i am the healer i would go for the more squishy that would be me. But our level 2 Half-Orc is also in a bad shape and can't use Orc Ferocity anymore, but has a slightly better EAC and KAC.

Since nobody claimed the ring Lakritze shrugs and tries if the ring works too if she puts in on her finger over her glove from her armour of if she has to temporary remove one glove.

Fortitude save is now +1 instead of +0

"Oh i don't know for sure if but we better be prepared for the worst as in Thade knows how to operate this outpost. They talked about rockets or so..." Antennae twitching, Lakritze struggles to remember something but she sounds confidient about the name of that native living here.

Base saves for Envoys are Fortitude +0, Reflex +2 and Will +2.

So with all modifiers my saves will go up from
Fortitude Save +0 Reflex Save +4 Will Save +2
to
Fortitude Save +1 Reflex Save +4 Will Save +2.

Because some classes have a bad base save before modifiers sometimes the best save will improve by that ring.
Let's say Reflex is one of the two poor saves or the poor save but the character has a high Dexterity that ring will actually improve the best save for that character.

And we did not do any healing...

"Oh and who will wear that ring?" Lakritze holds up the ring.

Earlier outside
Curious of course Lakritze brushes the dust aside.
"So CA-LI-MA is actually Caution Live Animals. Well i guess that's not a surprise for an Outpost for the Xenowardens. Wonder if we get attacked by fauna inside."

Inside
"We should also take care of the security camera on top! Great job disabling that trap, Cletus! My way of destroying that camera would be to shoot it! If Desna smiles on us nobody is watching the security footage right now."
Cletus really saved us! Glad we have a good team. Althoug not strong in Ship to Ship combat. Ron, do you think there could be carnivorous plants which are dangerous for us? Who knows how wild everything here did grow.

Looking north and then south after the group has established which door is closed and which one is open.
"I would say we try the locked door first. And check for traps on the way!"
Reminder for me seeing the map: We move at half speed because high-gravity.

Mysticism is for Knowledge stuff too and knowing beforehand that lasers will do nothing is gret and some scenarios need Mysticism for stuff to be done otherwise horrible high DC for a more common skill... maybe!

Magic Officer does work in Starship Combat, you just rolled horrible for the entire Starship Combat. With that boon you can do a little bit more for Starship Combat.

I do recall some missions which required at least one Mysticism check and you can't always have a Mystic in the party.

@All
Would be useful to know if any of those gems are magical and i just thought as a Law Officer and Steward she simple knows how a fusion seal looks like... And it's also useful to know that the ring is not credits at the end but magical.

But fusion seals need 24 standard pact hours before they work...

Lakritze looks Ronath in the eyes The only thing i can imaging in that situation is pain. She visible shudders.

Looking inside and pulling some of it out "This looks like a fusion seal i can't tell you which one it is because i don't know magic and this is not standard issue pact world creation." Holding the seal up looking around if anyone wants to grab it out of her hand "Then i can see gems and one ring. So if i recall two of us can wield magic so if you would be so kind as to indentify it?" She looks as Sisyar and Von Junzt. Holding the urn in front of the one nearest to her. Or is the stuff very obvious to us?

Slightly earlier

Oh for sure i will get something to avoid falling damage in the future you don't have to tell me. That's MY pain and dignity right now... She feels much better and ignores the pain and keeps on moving. Lakritze for sure does not want to scare her partner anymore. Like always i will not stand in the frontline or at the rear with nobody shielding me. We are a team as always and will work in a bigger unit now.

Right now
Lakritze looks at the situation and shakes sadly her head, a gesture she learned in her training.

"I don't think i can help you in any way. I just stand watch over here!" With her pistol in her hand one finger on the safety she guards the group and the antennae show how all her senses are focussed on one task.

Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Standing up, Lakritze moves over to the other end with a sigh she leans against the wall of the ravine and slides slowly down there just sitting there.

Give me 10 minutes to catch my breath, Ro. Sounds like the storm is moving away from us or less stronger now.
Also recovering Stamina and speding one Resolve Point.

Sending up a message to Sisyar I am okay, give me 10 minutes then i can start thinking about climbing out of here. Reminder if a telepathic conversation is started you can answer telepathically back. Not sure if Comm-Units will work in this athmosphere. We have closed our armours!

A side glance to Von Junzt You fell as well? You don't look so fresh anymore. Reminder if a telepathic conversation is started you can answer telepathically back. Not sure if Comm-Units will work in this athmosphere. We have closed our armours!

First time i see this storm and that bridge doing so much damage. High gravity is difficult for sure.

When i was GM i rolled low gravity and some jumped over the Ravine and i used the map. There is a bottleneck in the middle which prevents characters to move forward even if they made a good check because other characters are standing there...

Being stabilized by Ronath Lakritze wakes up by herself. DC for stabilizing is 15 for Medicine and i am spending 1 Resolve Point to regain 1 hp.

"That does hurt... but no wind down here." general telepathic sending 30 feet to the group.
Seeing the familiar face of Ronath Thanks Ron! Let me grab my healing serum i know better were exactly it is.

With ease her fingers went into the backpack and she pulls out the serum and drinks it. Serum of Healing MK.1: 1d8 ⇒ 6 Still laying on the groud.

Why did you double the damage from 2d6 for a low-level tier?

My bad high gravity falling damage is there to kill PCs!

Although i would say double the damage for high gravity is 4d6 instead of 2d6 for 20 feet falling down. Not sure which approach is better.

I really forgotten my saves... -.- +4 for Reflex is correct +2 from DEX and a good save for Envoy.

Thanks old friend. to Ronath.
She also sends a telepathic message to Cletus.
Can you please lend me a hand i am really, really bad at climbing.

Well the storm sure does the job of reducing our ressources perfectly.

Slow and steady big one! Be extra slow... One step after another... Lakritze keeps herself calm by trying to calm Ronath.

Slowly one foot forward then another across the bridge.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 2 = 8 15 feet if there are no obstacles and/or other teammembers in the way.
So we will see if i fall or just become prone.

I don't get it. Are we at half speed or encumbered? My character is not encumbered but should be at half speed for high gravity.

Keeping her balance Lakritze moves across the bridge as far a possible. Arms are stretched outwards.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 2 = 15 So 15 feet if there is enough space.

Too far away for flying i assume Ron?

I am okay, this gravity is exhausting in the long run. I don't think i will be able to pick up more stuff to get back to the Lorespire. You okay Ron? I put my stuff into your backpack, but you usally have not much stuff gear on you anyway.

"You remember that Guidance told us this athmosphere is disruptive to technology? Hope it doesn't get worse. Let's hope my hacking tool kit does not get any damage, should be very useful in receiving the data we need for the main objective of this mission."

Leaning forward and the unblinking eyes of her trying to make out if she can already see the outpost "Wonder why the eye of the storm would be over the outpost."

Sorry for vanishing.

Did not feel so well for a couple of days.

Sorry for vanishing. Rough days.

Now that at least one person can understand Common Lakritze gives her best to be a diplomat and feels the pressure and is a bit stiff. Basically smalltalk and in general improving the sprouting relationship with a new culture.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 8 + (6) = 16

Since the athmosphere was breathable as a curious young Shirren she could not resist and sniff the smell of a new world, sealing the enviromental seals a bit later."It does smell great and like... nature!"

To the whole team with telepathy if everyone is in 30 feet range to her but for sure she will get in range to Sisyar Not the same level of technology makes life boring, don't be so narrow-minded, Sisyar!

"Greetings! Who are you? My name is Lakritze and your names? That play sounded great." Lakritze tries all the languages she knows Common, Shirren, Vercite, Draconic, Ghibran and Celestial. If speech language does not work she will also try her limited telepathy although without sharing a language that's not really going to work.
Body language and gestures with hands and feet are basics and she does her best.
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (12) + 8 + (4) = 24

Ron, of course i see them. Probably most likely mammals and obviously sentient beings. They may have a technology level below Pact World level so i don't want to be subject of superstition let's go the route of peaceful First Contact.

Updated character sheet not encumbered now. Tactical Baton and Azimuth Laser Pistol are her weapons.

Oh don't worry at this point the battle is just time consuming.
That's the usual point for handwaving the players have won.

Yes, pretty... Too bad we will not be able to test the theory if a living spaceship can be eaten.

Married? I don't think so Ron. For sure not Cletus his mother would be even more protective then she is now.

Looking at Ronath when he mentions First World
You should tell the others too about it if we are dealing with First World problems you know a lot more about that stuff. How can i forget those annoying little gremlims? Still glad lasers can shoot through transparent aluminum.

"So if we go down remember there is high gravity and to pack light." adressing the whole team, paying attention if everyone has heard her.

Ron, i will pack some of my stuff into your backpack right? Right now before the gravity will start to become a problem. Lakritze leaves the bridge to repack her gear.

So do i have to work through my profile and declare which stuff is in my backpack and whic stuff is in Ronaths backpack? Right now i don't have the mind for boring details.

As a player i know it eats Power Cores from ships... so as a player i want to kill it.

Anybody tells Lakritze about it? Sure let's kill a monster eating power cores so that nobody has to die while encountering one of those.

You can bot that she uses the coilgun!

Using a little help from the computer to lock on target Lakritze fires
Gunnery: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8
Coilgun: 4d4 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 2) = 14

Ronath i agree we have to work a lot harder on our skills.

Lakritze jumps out of the Captain's chair and rushes over to the weapons station. "I take the Coilgun!"

No Captain so gunner and gunner + Magic Officer? Even if our Pilot is faster then the Whelp our ship is two hexes slower... We can't outrun that living starship.

"Von Junzt, great shot last time channel the feeling from last time, i believe in you!" Lakritze encourages the Half-Orc at the turret.
Diplomacy to Encourage DC 15: 1d20 + 8 + 1d6 ⇒ (13) + 8 + (6) = 27
Success grab your +2 from Captain, Von Junzt.

She is focused on her role, but you can hear some unhappy clicking sounds produced by her the moment Ronath voices his discomfort.

Posting bonus from Captain too early so that there is no temptation to manipulate a near succes with a 'Oh yeah i did encourage you... for sure...'

Lakritze wrote:

Before i forget i plan to be gunner next round and let Von Juntz be Captain again. I man Science instead if shields are looking bad! Reminder for myself here.^^

We'll be better served having both Von Junzt and Lakritze as gunners, at least until we run out of missiles - Von Junzt will return to captain then.

So you want two times +3 plus maybe two times a computer bonus on top of that +3, instead of +3 +1 computer +4 for Demand on Lakritze (total +7) for a better chance to hit instead of maybe a hit with +3 or +4?

I am terrible not sorry and sorry. I named this character liquorice or in American English licorice when i had the munchies for said delicous treat... So food related stuff may become a theme for this character.

Computerbonus is Gunner and Pilot + Pilot!

"Cletus keep an eye on our shields i can jump to Science and rebalance if we take another hit like that! Sisyar try to not expose our weak arc our turrets give us lots of options." Lakritze voices her opinions.
"Let me know when you want to swap positon with me Von Junzt. I can take over the turret."

Before i forget i plan to be gunner next round and let Von Juntz be Captain again. I man Science instead if shields are looking bad! Reminder for myself here.^^

Don't forget the couch. Wherever you feel more useful. We will stop this monster! Lakritze inspects some readouts and chats a bit with her bonded scaly friend.

*Image of Whelp as gigantic steak in space*

O.o
So what did we players do make to you sad dear GM?

@Von Junzt
What do you mean?

Starting nice and sweet the tone changes drastically when Lakritze adresses the Half-Orc via telepathy
"Please shoot that Whelp, or we will sing satirical songs in every drinking hole in the Pact Worlds about your shooting skills!"

Intimidate for Demand: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
+4 in Gunnery Phase for Von Junzt

Antennae twitching and her unblinking insect-like eyes fixated on Von Junzt no word can be heard from her on the bridge.

Your doing a great job, Sisyar! Improvise and adapt from moment to moment. Basically point our weapons to the enemy and if possible to the arc who has the lowest shield. In our case nobody took any damage and we don't have a weak arc so far. A low shield from us should point away from the best enemy weapon.

Oh, but that would still be a +1 for Ronath i see and then comes a +1 from the computer of the ship. A +2 including computer is awful, well it's a hybrid system now so not only usable by sentients trained in Mysticism.

So for Ronath a +4 Mysticism for Magic Officer is the highest skill for a Starship Combat role and a +3 in Athletics for Chief Mate is not really great if you need to roll as high as a 13 for a success (for a tier 2 ship like we have) you will not always succeed. But with a +3 you can't fail by 10 or more! Just don't wear the armour so you don't have a armour check penalty.
@Ronath or does the +3 Athletics include the ACP from Golemforged Plating, I? I think it does include the ACP and Lakritze would protest against not wearing armour with enviromental protections in a ship in combat.
As a player a +6 for Chief Mate sounds better.

Lakritze could be a Chief Mate but she is better in other roles for Starship Combat.

Possible that the specifics of that boon are likely that the whole system for that one weapon was changed to only be usable with ranks in Mysticism.

I never saw that boon i only heard about it.

One question do you still have to use your Dexterity modifier or does it now use the Wisdom modifer with that boon for the Gunnery check?

Thinking about switching to Captain and try a Demand on Von Junzt. Otherwise i doubt you would like to know more about additional weapons, although i am curious, that would be Scan then. Otherwise Target System (a Push action) sounds nice. The next attack made by your starship that hits the enemy ship scores a critical hit on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If that attack deals critical damage, it affects the chosen system. For any further critical damage resulting from the attack, determine which system is affected randomly as normal.

Switching to Captain role!

Laritze abandons the Science Officer station and with a nod takes over the Captain's seat from Von Junzt.
Computer bonus distributed will be if we have two Gunners: Gunner, Gunner and Pilot, if we have only one Gunner: Gunner, Pilot and Pilot. Did miss the edit window by minutes.

Thinking about switching to Captain and try a Demand on Von Junzt. Otherwise i doubt you would like to know more about additional weapons, although i am curious, that would be Scan then. Otherwise Target System (a Push action) sounds nice. The next attack made by your starship that hits the enemy ship scores a critical hit on a natural roll of 19 or 20. If that attack deals critical damage, it affects the chosen system. For any further critical damage resulting from the attack, determine which system is affected randomly as normal.

Sorry, i just thought reading that link would have given you a high circumstance bonus for your Intelligence Check like you called it earlier.

Clash of culture maybe too. I heard Germans don't beat around the bush and are more blunt in communication in comparison to US-Americans for example.
People who don't know me can be really surprised that out of seemingly nowhere i am really blunt. :(

As for pacing.
I had a hard time catching up in the initial roleplaying. Therefore very long posts and the on the ship part was cut short on my end. Certainly i had ideas but for the readers sake i did a major cut.

This game does not have a deadline like the Outpost IV games.

I am okay with a slower approach right now and coordinating our roles and abilities because well we don't have a good gunner.
Taking our time for roleplay is also nice but only okay if the whole table has the patience for slowly approaching the encounters of the scenario.

You did not try that link? I am too curioous and would have clicked on that link.

Well Lakritze would also land on a +4 gunnery check with help from the computer (+2 DEX +1 rank in Piloting and +1 from the ship).

Should i switch to Captain and try a Demand? I am better at Diplomacy (+8+1d6) instead of only +8 for Intimidate.

Chief Mate can also use Athletics. And there should be time to remove the armour? So you don't have to include the armour check penalty. Timeframe for Starship Combats rounds is weird. But failed checks for Chief Mate do hurt.

Magic Officer acts in Engineering phase and can boost Inititative, 'Scan' or well i don't think we need to have +5 hexes range for one weapon.

Regardless of role besides Passenger who does not take part in combat:
Open Crew Actions instead of any Crew Role action!
Open Crew Actions and how they work on Archives of Nethys

*cough*

Important quote for Open Crew Action:

Taking an open crew action counts as your action during a starship combat encounter.

Of course that timing, that's a special talent every parent acting like a mom has.

Fair let's not bend the setting too much. I don't know how communication from Near Space to Pact Worlds works in this setting

But transmissions must travel through space.
Although only as slow as light. ;)