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EVENT 4: DRIFT LEECHES! (CR 3)

This was the weakest part of the book so far. It’s a bit early for a random encounter, but the main problem is that it was a really boring combat.

The drift leeches are just ridiculously weak - the low attack bonuses combined with low damage and lack of a special attack is a very lackluster combo. The healing power just drags things even more. Zero gravity is an interesting conundrum to throw in a fight, but in such an open environment it didn’t factor much.

I have been pondering this Drift Leech encounter since you posted, trying mostly to guess the intentions behind such a small fight as a random encounter. I skipped it on the flight back from Hivemarket, but have been thinking about it ever since.

I plan to use it in a session tonight, by adding in two factors:
1) An increase to the Tech Trouble aura's environmental protection drain, which as published only presents a threat in a combat that lasts 24 rounds (for a level 1 armor). I'll try it at a 6-hour penalty, forcing the PCs to be concerned and to cooperate to alleviate the issue.
2) A weak-adjusted Driftdead (24, AA3) that came into being after a ship flew through a nest of these creatures. Piece of the destroyed ship will have gotten stuck to the hull and the crew will discover the Driftdead when they attempt to dislodge the piece.

I hope to report back that the encounter was much more entertaining that you found it to be.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a substitute map of the Golden League Hangar (Book 1, Part 3.D) or another solution to its absence from the Interactive Maps pdf?

The only course I see at present is to build something wholly different in VTT and restructure the encounter around it, but I figure it was better to ask first.

Thanks.

I received the email with the new order. Thank you very much for your help.

Have a great weekend.

Will you please review pending order 33576349 and send along the physical book that was to be included in it? (Book 2 of Fly Free or Die.)

I have received notice that the subscription copy of Book 3 is on the way, but was hoping, when I made the order, to receive Book 2 as well. If there is a problem, I'd like the chance to fix it. If it needs to be merged with my February subscription orders, that will be acceptable. If other arrangements need to be made, I am ok with that too.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Thank you for these notes. I'm a first-time SF GM, just beginning my prep, I have a group of 5, (possibly going to add 1 more before we get going), all first-timers. I want to introduce everyone to the game properly, and your notes will certainly help me out. Again, thanks for taking the time to post them.