[Oututpost] SFS 1-06: A Night in Nightarch

[GM Gustavef]

Welcome to the Outpost SFS Table

For your check-in post the following:

Player Name/Alias:
Character Name:
PFS Character Number:
Race, Class and Levels:
Faction:
Initiative:
Perception:

Day Job Roll

At the very least I would like you have your "Class/Level" entry to have: HP, Armor Class (normal, touch, and FF), Saves, Perception, Initiative

Additional information as you see fit.
You can use GM Hmm's template

[Vixi Trixen]

Player Name/Alias: Cwethan
Character Name: Vixi Trixen
PFS Character Number: 182453-703
Race, Class and Levels: Halfling Operative 3
Faction: Dataphiles
Initiative: +6
Perception: +9

Day Job Roll: Unless there're other boons that need slotting, Vixi will check off a box in True Saviour of Tasch instead.

NB: Vixi's awaiting a chronicle at the moment, but I'll chime in if I need to update any of that

[Elinnea's Pregen]

Hello! I don't actually have a character at level 3 yet, so I will be playing with a pregen and then holding it for my 704. Looking at who signed up on the spreadsheet, it seems like we could use some magical strength or extra whack-ing power. So I'm leaning towards either the soldier or the technomancer, but I'll wait and see who all we have before I settle on a class.

[Caro Cogitatus' Raia]

I also don't have a character in tier, so I'll use Raia as my pregen and reserve this for my -704 character:

Player: Caro Cogitatus
Character: Naboh Berrnshaw
SFS#: 106336-704
Faction: Acquisitives
Day Job: Day Job Vidgamer: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Homeworld: Akiton

Thanks for having me!

Edit: Elinnea and anyone else using a pregen -- Venture Captain Hmm has arranged for all of the pregen character sheets to be pregenned for us. Very nice!

You can find them here.

[Elinnea's Pregen]

Obozaya seems like a good fit then, so I'll tentatively go with her.

Player Name/Alias: Elinnea
Character Name: Obozaya (assigned to Volkzari)
PFS Character Number: 270121-704
Race, Class and Levels: Vesk Soldier 4
Faction: Acquisitives
Initiative: +7
Perception:+0

[Andrew Harasty]

Ok. The Gameplay is up Go in and intro yourself.

[GM Gustavef]

I was delayed a bit this weekend with the storm and lost power. Also others still need to check in. I will reach out to them and get them all here. WE should be able to start in earnest tomorrow morning.

[Khouri's Pregen]

I also do not have a character in tier, so will be playing Navasi, the envoy pregen, to apply to my 261522-701 character Ailani.

What would be the preference for me to post as, is it best to make an additional alias for the pregen?

Player Name/Alias: Khouri P.
Character Name: Navasi
PFS Character Number: 261522-701
Race, Class and Levels: Human, Envoy 4
Faction: (Dataphiles for Ailani)
Initiative: +2
Perception: +7
Day Job Roll: No day job on the pregen.

[GM Gustavef]

For those playing pre-gens, Create an alias with at least the vitals (HP, SP, RP, EAC KAC, Init, Perc) in the character line.

Caro listed the link that has some of the formatted pregens

[GM Gustavef]

Ok. Four of you are checked in. We can get started, but I will give the others another day or so before we get too far in.

[G.U.N.N.]

Player Name/Alias: Kelly Phillips
Character Name: G.U.N.N.
PFS Character Number: 283470-701
Race, Class and Levels: Android Operative 4
Faction: Dataphiles
Initiative: +6
Perception: +8

Day Job Roll
Profession (Hacker): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15

[Deevor]

Hi received PM, will look at the pre-gens at level 4.

Player Name/Alias: Paul Fowler
Character Name: Pytho-7
PFS Character Number: 12784-702
Race, Class and Levels: Android Operative 1
Faction: Dataphiles
Initiative:
Perception:

I will set up the pre-gen under the Deevor name, cos I haven't been able to get to aliases with this new website. Just need to decide which pregen. Will take Mystic, unless someone has already entered a mystic into the party.

[Khouri's Pregen]

No Mystic yet, got 2 operatives, a technomancer and an envoy. (edit: and a soldier!)

[Elinnea's Pregen]

(and a soldier)

But yeah, a mystic would be welcome.

[Khouri's Pregen]

Oops, missed one. Thanks!

[G.U.N.N.]

Was I meant to have recorded my slotted boons somewhere?

[GM Gustavef]

You can either post them here in the discussion and/or have them on your profile page. There aren't any special ones called out for this scenario and no starship. So the only one that I may worry about is anyone with Hirelings.

Most the other key ones are passive/slotless boons. When we get to the chronicles, let me know if you are doing Day Job, Savior of Taich, or something else for downtime.

[Khouri's Pregen]

I assume pregens don't have boons to slot?

[GM Gustavef]

You can effectively slot a normal Faction Champion boon that will be used by the character you are applying to. But other boons no.

[Elinnea's Pregen]

I have a boon that applies to pregens:

Society Contract (Slotless Boon):

Anytime you play a pregenerated character in an adventure, even if the scenario credit is not assigned to the character on this Chronicle sheet, you can reroll a single d20 roll. You must follow all the rules associated with rerolls (Starfinder Core Rulebook 243). You can only gain one reroll per adventure from this boon, and only when you play a pregenerated character. You cannot slot another boon that grants a reroll (such as a promotional boon). Alternatively, any time you play a pregenerated character in an adventure and that character dies, you can cross this boon off the Chronicle sheet to be returned to life, as per raise dead. Being healed in this way takes 10 minutes.

So I'll use that one in addition to my faction reputation.

[Khouri's Pregen]

Ooh, I forgot I have that too! Sweet. :)

[G.U.N.N.]

GUNN's Boons:

Ally: Digital Imp
The Dataphiles have provided you with a digital construct. While commonly called an “imp,” this digital program can resemble any creature you desire, along with a personality you choose. Lacking physical form, this intricate program can reside within a wrist-mounted computer, a hacking kit, or even inside a mechanic’s exocortex. As a standard action, you can unleash the digital imp on an adjacent computer system , where it is able to perform the following uses of the Computers skill: Access Unsecured System, Destroy System or Module, Detect Fake Shell, Disable or Manipulate Module, Gain Root Access, or Hack System. The digital imp uses your bonus to Computers with a –4 penalty to the check and cannot take 10 or 20. The digital imp also doubles the time to perform any task, such as 2 full actions per tier of a computer system to hack a system. You can recollect the deployed digital imp as a standard action when adjacent to a computer system where the imp is deployed.

Promotional: I own several promotional items, but I don't think those are Play-by-Post friendly lol

Faction: Dataphiles Champion, Improved
This Faction boon allows the character to gain Reputation with the Dataphiles faction. A character with this boon slotted at the end of a successfully completed scenario gains Reputation as detailed in the primary and secondary success conditions of that scenario.
In addition, once per adventure, when you succeed at a Computers or Engineering check that is written into the adventure, you recover 1 Resolve Point, up to your Resolve Point total.

Social: Faction's Friend
By assisting various factions of the Starfinder Society, you have proven yourself as a dependable asset. By slotting this boon, if you would fail to earn Fame at the end of an adventure by failing to fulfill a success condition, you can check one of the boxes on this boon. Doing so reminds your current championed faction of your past exploits, and you still earn 1 Reputation (but no Fame) with that faction as if you had successfully fulfilled the condition. You can use this boon only if you would also gain at least 1 XP for copmleting the adventure.

Personal: Nothing to slot.

Starship: This scenario does not have the "starship" tag.

Slotless: Digital Presence
If you complete a scenario that you played online, such as by using a virtual tabletop or a play-by-post format, you earn 1 additional Fame and 1 additional Reputation with the Dataphiles faction (regardless of whether you have the Dataphiles Champion Faction boon slotted for that scenario.

Marked Field Agent
Having met the amalgam of intelligences known as Guidance, you have successfully completed your induction into the Starfinder Society. The Society offered you a subdermal implant as part of your commencement.

Ghibran Linguist
So long as you possess this boon, all of your Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild characters have access to the Ghibran language and can select it any time they would learn a new language.

[Vixi Trixen]

Vixi's Boons:

Improved Dataphiles Champion (Faction Boon): Vixi has declared her allegiance to the Dataphiles and dedicates her missions to furthering their goals. This boon allows her to gain Reputation with the Dataphiles faction. In addition, once per adventure, when she succeeds at a
Computers or Engineering check that is written into the adventure,
she recovers 1 Resolve Point, up to your Resolve Point total.

Digital Imp (Josie) (Ally): The Dataphiles have provided Vixi with a digital construct. While commonly called an “imp,” this digital program
resembles a gloomy skunk-striped cat. Lacking physical form, this intricate program resides within Vixi's hacking kit.

As a standard action, she can unleash the digital imp on an adjacent computer system , where it is able to perform the following uses of the Computers skill: Access Unsecured System, Destroy System or Module, Detect Fake Shell, Disable or Manipulate Module, Gain Root Access,
or Hack System. The digital imp uses her bonus to Computers
with a –4 penalty to the check and cannot take 10 or 20 (+7). The
digital imp also doubles the time to perform any task, such as 2 full actions per tier of a computer system to hack a system. Vixi can recollect the deployed digital imp as a standard action when adjacent to a computer system where the imp is deployed.

Legacy Heritage (Personal Boon): Vixi is a halfling, a species with a legacy that stretches into the long and obscured past of the Golarion system.

Record Keeper (Promotional Boon): Vixi can use this boon, once per session, in one of two ways. The first option is to reduce the Resolve Point cost of resting to regain Stamina by 1 (down to 0 RP). The second option is to reduce the DC of any single starship combat check (including a gunnery check) by 4; this decision must be made before making the check.

Faction's Friend (Social Boon) 3/3: By assisting various factions of the Starfinder Society, Vixi has proven herself a dependable asset. If she would fail to earn Fame at the end of an adventure by failing to fulfill a success condition, she can check one of the boxes on this boon. Doing so reminds her current championed faction of your past exploits, and she still earns 1 Reputation (but no Fame).

Computational Savant (Starship): Vixi's mastered the art of getting the most out of starship computers. Where others gain some insight from computerized assistance, she is able to take away far greater information.
When operating on board a starship with a computer, that computer counts as having an extra node that only Vixi can use.

And some slotless ones that shouldn't come up

[G.U.N.N.]

So I've picked up that while I work Grave in PST, the GM is active mornings and afternoons EST - should I set up a "bot me" section so that I don't delay combat when we encounter it?

[Deevor]

Only the faction boon

[GM Gustavef]

G.U.N.N. wrote:

So I've picked up that while I work Grave in PST, the GM is active mornings and afternoons EST - should I set up a "bot me" section so that I don't delay combat when we encounter it?

That would not hurt. Though I am targeting one round a day. So it isn't too bad. You are an operative. Trick and shoot :)

[G.U.N.N.]

GM Gustavef wrote:

That would not hurt. Though I am targeting one round a day. So it isn't too bad. You are an operative. Trick and shoot :)

Jump jet to high ground to avoid melee when applicable and you've got it nailed, yea. Low-level operatives are pretty straightforward.

[Deevor]

Keskodai is most suited to aid another with a computer check and sense motive, and for perception can use his own score, so better in the hacker team.

Keskodai can use diplomacy well, but not much else for the street team.

[GM Gustavef]

Every one will make their own rolls. The best result from each team will be used. If two characters use the same skill then the lower skill check may count as an Aid another, if it is at least 10.

[Elinnea's Pregen]

Obozaya doesn't have a single trained skill among all the options in the Hacker set. If you'll be doing a bunch of computer rolls she won't be able to help at all.

She does have a trained skill for each of the street team tasks, and I'm sure would prefer that team roleplay-wise too. It seems like the rest of you are best suited for hacking, so maybe she can go off on her own, just in case she somehow gets really good rolls.

[GM Gustavef]

There is nothing wrong with splitting. And it does not even need to be balanced. The best over all rolls will be considered

[Khouri's Pregen]

Sorry I have been slow with posting, I had two finals in the last two days :) I should be better about posting from here on out.

[GM Gustavef]

Been a bit more offline than I expected this weekend. Make any other plans of assault and we will resume.

[GM Gustavef]

FYI, My posting will be a bit limited this weekend. Should be able to pick back up at normal speed on Monday

[Deevor]

No worries, GM ... my posting at weekends is very space to non-existent as I have family commitments..

[G.U.N.N.]

So the scene we're playing through at the moment brings up an question for the future of GUNN's adventuring career - are suppressors/silencers a thing in Starfinder?

If so, I should probably get one lol.

[GM Gustavef]

The perception rules are vague on the issue. It just says that the base for hearing combat is DC 0. The scenario calls out that melee attacks can be done "quietly as to prevent alarm."

I am not aware of anything specific rules in the core or other books regarding sound suppression.

[GM Gustavef]

Ok we are at the halfway point of the convention. We are a good way though, but I may speed up the next combats a bit to keep things going to finish by the end of the month.

But now time for BOONS!

Using the Cut and Past Initiative order. 1 or 20 to win

Boon Vixi: 1d20 ⇒ 6
Boon Obozaya: 1d20 ⇒ 9
Boon Raia: 1d20 ⇒ 15
Boon Navasi: 1d20 ⇒ 4
Boon Keskodai: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Boon G. U. N. N.: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Boon GM Gustavef: 1d20 ⇒ 8

However, the dice are not with this table.

[Deevor]

Gonna let any sneaky guys go before Keskodai does anything.

[G.U.N.N.]

Hey guys, sorry I've been inactive but the last couple days I've been GMing at a local convention. That's something I should have let people know about before I went silent, and I apologize. I'm not GMing tomorrow, though, so I should have a post or two for GUNN up soon. Sorry again.

[Deevor]

Cool, hope you're having fun GMing. What are you GMing? Love a good convention, but can only do one or two year.

[G.U.N.N.]

I'm running 1-09 a few times, and the Quest was yesterday morning!

[GM Gustavef]

Just sort of a quick ping to make sure you are all still alive :)

Can you check in here again. It seems to have been a odd month for many of us so. I'd like to finish this by the end of the month so I will compress a few things to keep them moving.

[Khouri's Pregen]

Check! Sorry I was MIA, my other pbp got very busy suddenly, I got distracted.
Appreciate you making sure we finish in time. <3

[Vixi Trixen]

Here and placed!

[Deevor]

Check and placed ...

[Elinnea's Pregen]

I'm here! I apologize, I've been having trouble with new posts not showing up but I should have checked in here sooner. Thanks for keeping the game moving.

[Khouri's Pregen]

I'm on my way to a wedding, so won't be able to post until this evening.

[G.U.N.N.]

Checking in.

[Deevor]

Enjoy the Con GM ....