GM Frost's SF2 Playtest Scenario #1: Shards of the Glass Planet [PbP Gameday XIII]

[GM Frost]

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[A Shifty starfinder]

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[GM Frost]

The church of Weydan hires the PCs to help survey the planet. Whether the PCs hitched a ride on a shuttle from the Stylus of Destiny (one of several Weydanite temple-starships now in orbit around Birnam’s Bubble) or traveled on their own starship, the adventure begins as the PCs approach their designated survey site in a verdant jungle a few miles from an empty settlement. A transmission from Captain Expedite-8 relays the PCs’ mission to their comm units.

Mission Briefing:

Welcome to the Birnam’s Bubble survey team! We’ve had our eyes on this planet for many years. No one in recorded history has ever passed through the energy field surrounding the planet to learn why all its living people and animals are missing, or who built the ancient cities that dot the surface. In the wake of the Drift Crisis, the energy field has begun to shatter, falling piece by piece to the surface. While this enables us to explore the planet, the field’s collapse is causing great destruction, which we project will only get worse in time. On behalf of the Church of Weydan, he who is the Endless Horizon, I thank you for your help in exploring the planet before its secrets are lost forever. You’ll be joining one of the hinterlands survey teams at the coordinates provided. They’re investigating interesting structures in the jungle near one of the planet’s cities. We believe these structures are linked to the magitech satellites that generate the planet’s energy field. If we can find out how to activate the structures, we might be able to stabilize the field’s collapse and preserve the planet. Coordinate with the team to survey the area, and above all else, remember that our mission is one of peace.

—Captain Expedite-8 of the Stylus of Destiny

Kindly introduce yourselves to one another.

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

A shirren shrowded in dark robes and hood colored to resemble the background of the void of the drift enters carrying a staff with a very artistic axe-ish shaped head that looks like it would be painful to bump into let alone get hit with.

"Greeting my name is Chi Chicka Chickaaa, my friends just call me Chi for short. This missing sounds interesting, a shattered energy field falling on the planet below must be a beautiful sight to see even if very tragic, could be a dangerous mission too, just what I signed up to see! And if we can meet and save the inhabitants too that's even better."

[Luna Scintilla]

Agreed replies Luna. She is a woman of medium height with long dark hair and dressed in black (like Wednesday Addams but with a more cheerful disposition). My name is Luna Scintilla, Witchwarper and Dream Interpreter. So Chi. What do you bring to this mission?

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

"Nice to meet you Luna. What did I bring for the mission that's good question. You know life is just too short to waste, that got me thinking what's the difference between a move and real life? And then it dawned on me... a soundtrack so I always take some background music with me wherever I go, but if things go South I like to send my friends a motivating ringtone. I don't really know where that saying comes from is there something wrong with South?["

Chi takes out his comm unit
I should get everyone's comm unit number, and once everyone is here anyone interested in some mystic bonding will let me heal them through my vitality network, it is kind of like a mystic version or the infosphere just very short-range and no videos, but maybe someday who knows."

Chi holds up his painglave
"If things go really bad I got Cleavis here to help out, just so you know Cleavis is really shy and doesn't talk much, or really at all, oh well to each their own."

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

A purple-haired human woman, boldly steps up and introduces herself. "Heya everyone. I'm Navasi, freelance captain and adventurer. Good to meet you all."

[Luna Scintilla]

Luna looks a bit surprised seeing Navasi. For a minute, I thought you were my younger sister. Same hair colour, roughly the same height ... wow. I'm Luna.

[Faraday Kuiper]

A tan-skinned lashuta man swaggers in worn shotalashu armor, a backpack slung over his shoulders. The armor has golden accents of a solar motif. His hair is short and a shade of purple so deep as to be nearly black. The bumps on his head are iridescent and each one seems to be a different color. He removes his sunshades, grins, and holds up a hand in greeting. "Hello, team. The name's Faraday Kuiper and as you might have guessed, I--" he gestures to the golden sun in the center, "--am a solarian radiant. Nice to meet you all."

Chi wrote:

I should get everyone's comm unit number, and once everyone is here anyone interested in some mystic bonding will let me heal them through my vitality network, it is kind of like a mystic version or the infosphere just very short-range and no videos, but maybe someday who knows."

Faraday pulls out his own comm unit and gives his number to everyone. "Good idea."

[A Shifty starfinder]

The heavily armoured Vesk just grunts. Etched in crude graffiti along the barrel of her machine gun are the words "Happiness is belt-fed".

"I'm not much of a surveyor or scientist - so you people are doing the thinking and talking. My job is to make less living things if something bad happens"

[GM Frost]

The route from the energy shield entry point to the landing site takes the ship past a pristine but empty city of glistening buildings. A small clearing in the verdant jungle is just large enough for a second ship to land next to the Weydanite advance survey team’s shuttle. The sensor readouts indicate “ambient energy of indeterminate danger” in the atmosphere, but for now, all is calm.

Too calm. Despite the lush jungle surroundings, the only audible sound is a light wind gently rustling the leaves of the planet’s strange flora. There are no buzzing insects, no chirping birds, nor any other sight or sound of life. When the PCs depart their ship, they find the Weydanite advance survey team a short distance to the east along a wide path through the jungle. A voice calls out from the survey site, hailing the group. The PCs approach the survey site from the west.

A small team of Weydanites has established a survey site to investigate strange structures in the jungle. These structures include an ancient signal relay tower (area A3; the tower is linked to the satellite network that generates the planet’s energy field) and the control station for the tower (area A4). As the PCs approach, the Weydanite survey team’s leader, Mehusel (curious male kasatha explorer), hails them; he waves one pair of hands while taking notes on his datapad with the other.

Areas are labeled on the Map.

“Hello there! I’m Mehusel, head of this little team. We’ve discovered a tower that we think will help stabilize the planet’s shattering energy field. We’re preparing to activate it, but before we do, we’ve got to survey the site. We’ve noted other points of interest, too. There’s the tower itself, some strange consoles to the south, odd rock formations to the north, and potentially dangerous flora to the east. Could you help out before we try to activate the tower?”

There are five survey areas labeled on the Map as A1 to A5. Choose a site you would like to investigate first.

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

"Potentially dangerous flora sounds interesting. It might be good to remove any hazards first. Dangerous flora tend to look pretty cool so might be some good sightseeing too. Any other suggestions?"

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

"Why don't we check the tower first? Once we have that stabilized we can visit the other areas at our leisure."

[GM Frost]

Each site can be investigated individually, just indicate in your post if you are going to the given area.

[Luna Scintilla]

Luna just shrugs. I'll go where the rest of you want to go but .... did you say consoles?

[GM Frost]

Open spoilers of the site you want to investigate for instructions.

A1. Drained Rock Formation:

A formation of purplish-black boulders juts from the jungle floor. A large patch of grass around it has taken on the same dark color, rather than its usual vibrant green. Mehusel steps aside to let the PCs examine the odd boulder formation. “There’s another one just like it up on that ledge to the east, but that one’s glowing! What do you make of them?”

A PC who succeeds at a DC 13 Perception check or a DC 11 Physical Science Lore check notices

Spoiler:

a slight drop in temperature near the boulders; nothing drastic, but the boulders are either drawing heat from their surroundings, or else chilling the area in some other way. A PC who succeeds at this check gains a +1 circumstance bonus to their Survey Checks in this area.

The PCs can then attempt the following checks to earn Survey Points in this area: DC 13 Mining Lore, DC 13 Physical Science Lore check, DC 15 Crafting, DC 15 Thievery check, DC 13 Nature, DC 13 Occultism check, or DC 17 Perception check.

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A2. Charged Rock Formation:

A formation of glowing boulders stands atop a high ledge. These boulders resemble the darkened boulders to the southwest, but they emit soft light and a low hum.

A PC who succeeds a DC 11 Life Science Lore check or a DC 13 Perception check notices

Spoiler:

tiny glowing dust motes floating a few inches above the glowing rocks. A PC who succeeds at this check gains a +1 circumstance bonus to their Survey Checks in this area.

The PCs can then attempt the following checks to earn Survey Points in this area: DC 13 Life Science Lore, DC 17 Nature check, DC 13 Music Lore, DC 15 Performance, or DC 15 Medicine check.

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A3. Magitech Towers:

A column of wood and metal rises from a stone platform. At the top, a beam of intricately knotted wood rests perpendicular to the column. There are engravings in the metal at the base of the column, and the lichen growing on the tower glows with a soft blue light.

The PCs can attempt the following checks to earn Survey Points in this area: DC 13 Art Lore, DC 13 Warfare Lore, DC 15 Society, DC 13 Crafting, DC 13 Computers, DC 15 Arcana, or DC 15 Society check.

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A4. Magitech Consoles:

An alcove surrounded by rock walls contains short columns of stone, each about 3 feet high. The columns are studded with gems and metal panels, and ancient runes are carved into nearly every inch of their surfaces. Lovinetta waves to the PCs when they first approach the consoles. “Hi nufriends! Mind help-helping me? I think these are magical controls for the tower over there, but I’m not sure how they work or what they’re supposed to do. I made some fun sketches of them and sent them to the other survey teams on my datapad, and it turns out these weird consoles are found all over the planet! Neat, huh?”

The PCs can attempt the following checks to earn Survey Points in this area: DC 15 Arcana, DC 15 Occultism, DC 13 Vidgame Lore, DC 15 Computers, DC 13 Crafting, or DC 13 Society check.

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A5. Threatening Flora:

Two types of strange flora grow near the dirt path. Some plants resemble bulbous, spiky berries, each several feet in diameter, while others are fern-like succulents with large green and purple leaves and a bloom of bright orange flowers at the center. Jharna is examining the odd flora from the safety of the path. She barely notices the PCs when they first approach. When they try to talk to her, or if they move toward any of the flora, she says, “Careful. Not sure what’ll make these things activate, but they seem dangerous. The ones with the orange flowers look angry.” Anyone who questions Jharna about how a plant can be angry receives only an exasperated sigh in response.

The PCs can attempt the following checks to earn Survey Points in this area: DC 15 Acrobatics, DC 15 Perception, DC 13 Life Science Lore check, or DC 15 Nature check.

Choose a site, roleplay how you investigate the area, and roll the appropriate skill check.

Round 1
A1. Drained Rock Formation: 0 Survey Point
A2. Charged Rock Formation: 0 Survey Point
A3. Magitech Towers: 0 Survey Point
A4. Magitech Consoles: 0 Survey Point
A5: Threatening Flora: 0 Survey Point

Luna
Faraday
Navasi
Chi Chicka Chickaaa
Obozaya

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

Navasi heads over to the Magitech Towers and investigates the engravings. "Hmm...Could this be some sort of organic computer?"

computers: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

Chi investigates the area with the Threatening Flora

Nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

"Thanks for the warning Jharna, I'll keep my distance, they are pretty plants even if angry. Have you tried talking to them?"
Chi then says "Hello how are you today, can I help you?" to the plants telepathically.

[Luna Scintilla]

Luna follows Navasi in order to assist.
computers: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

[Faraday Kuiper]

Faraday decides to head towards the charged rocks, having a bit of a charge himself.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17

Not really sure what he's doing (not being a scientist), but inspired by the glowing motes, Faraday decides to sing, "Rock light, rock bright, first rock I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, survey these glowing rocks tonight."

Performance + Circ Bonus: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 2 + 1 = 20

I can't believe I pulled that off!

[GM Frost]

Navasi notice that additional technology was grafted onto the tower at some point long after its construction. The tech, a bunch of circuitry panels and wires, is likely intended to boost or modify the tower’s original magic in some way. 1 SP to A3

Chi finds nothing of note in the area, but the plant somewhat responds to him with some kind of shaky feeling. Maybe that is the anger Jharna feels from the plant?

Following Navasi, Luna finds engravings at the base of the column. She finds that they depict starships in battle near a planet surrounded by a cloud of energy. There are beings on the planet who appear to be hiding beneath the cloud, out of sight of the starships. These lifeforms are stout people wearing robes; their bodies are shaped like chiseled stone, and they have multiple eyes. 1 SP to A3 They also determine that the magitech towers were originally designed with some kind of defensive purpose and were later modified by technology that originated from another civilization.

Apart from what he finds, Faraday notice the low hum isn’t constant; rather, it subtly changes pitch in response to his life signs (such as their own pulse and breathing). 1 SP to A2

SURVEY STATUS
A1. Drained Rock Formation: 0 Survey Point
A2. Charged Rock Formation: 1 Survey Point
A3. Magitech Towers: 2 Survey Points DONE!
A4. Magitech Consoles: 0 Survey Point
A5: Threatening Flora: 0 Survey Point

ROUND 1
Luna
Faraday
Navasi
Chi Chicka Chickaaa
Obozaya

Obozaya is up for Round 1

Everyone can continue exploring the site you are currently at or change to one of the remaining sites to survey for Round 2. Click HERE to direct you to my post on different survey sites.

ROUND 2
Luna
Faraday
Navasi
Chi Chicka Chickaaa
Obozaya

[Luna Scintilla]

Luna wanders over to the Magitech consoles.
society: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

"Maybe it's not something natural that is making the plants angry, Jharna do you know how long the plants have been angry?"
Chi looks around for a cause.
Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

[A Shifty starfinder]

Obo gets to work

"What are these rock formations?"

R1.

Perception 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Nature 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

R2.

Nature 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 = 18

[Faraday Kuiper]

Faraday smiles in delight at the realization and begins an improvised song and dance routine to change his heart rate and breathing and observe the changes in the hum.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little ore, how I wonder what you are! Down below you glow with sound, like a diamond on the ground!"

Performance: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 1 = 13

But he gets so into his performance he forgets to pay attention to the hum.

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

Threatening flora

Navasi head over to the odd plants. "They do look rather upset. Let's see if we can figure out what not to do." She approaches carefully, ready to leap away if necessary.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

[GM Frost]

Many apologies! I forgot about this.

Obozaya can sort out what exactly the rocks are in A1.

Luna deduces that some of the runes and gemstones were altered long after the columns were originally constructed, such as by being removed and replaced (in the case of the gemstones) or re-carved (in the case of the runes). 1 SP for A4

Jharna replies. "I don't know I am sorry. Maybe because they are territorial?" she shrugs at Chi Chika Chikaaa.

On his second survey, Obozaya notice these rocks looked slightly shriveled as if they’d been drained of energy. 1 SP for A1

Faraday seems to be out of sync with the low hum of the rocks he is at.

Navasi finds nothing unusual with the plants so far, aside from what Jharna tells them.

So far, you have spent 30 minutes surveying the different areas and it seems you have to spend more time with them to learn more. Let's go for our Round 3 of surveying.

SURVEY STATUS
A1. Drained Rock Formation: 1 Survey Point
A2. Charged Rock Formation: 1 Survey Point
A3. Magitech Towers: 2 Survey Points DONE!
A4. Magitech Consoles: 1 Survey Point
A5: Threatening Flora: 0 Survey Point

ROUND 3
Luna
Faraday
Navasi
Chi Chicka Chickaaa
Obozaya

Skills to use for a given area can be found HERE.

[A Shifty starfinder]

Obo gets to work

Nature 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12

"They appear to be..rocks"

[Faraday Kuiper]

Faraday shakes his head and tries to clear his mind, going for a little bit more of a controlled approach, trying out a children's song with a simple choreography that he can hopefully do by muscle memory enough to focus on the hum.

Performance + circ. bonus: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 2 + 1 = 15

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

Chi paces back and forth a bit, thinking, There has to be something I'm missing here. Chi stops pacing and relaxes for a bit then has another look from a different angle.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

[Luna Scintilla]

Luna keeps working on the magnitech consoles.
society: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

Threatening Flora

"I don't think these plants are that angry after all."

acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

[GM Frost]

Obozaya finds nothing unusual about the rocks.

Faraday notices that the soft light and tiny glowing dust motes come from a thin layer of bioluminescent moss that grows on (and perhaps inside) the boulder in a pattern that looks like veins of ore. He also determines that these rocks contain a significant amount of life essence at their cores, to the point that it’s slowly leaking into the nearby environment. 1 SP for A2

Chi determines that the “berries” are harmless, but the fern-like plants have bulbs concealed at the base of each orange flower that might open or react in response to an external stimulus. He also discerns that the roots of the fern-like plant and “berries” link up underground, and the two types of plants exist in harmonious balance without requiring external pollination. He also discovers that the proximity of these plants to the magitech tower is no coincidence. Tiny runes carved into stones scattered near the plants and tiny engravings of the plants at the base of the tower suggest the plants and tower are connected. 2 SP for A5

Luna understands that the consoles were originally designed for the simple purpose of activating and monitoring the nearby tower. At a later time, they were updated with additional controls and code related to a sophisticated piece of technology that manipulates reality at the quantum level. She also determines that the alterations made to the consoles were done in great haste and drastically altered the technology’s original function, likely to the point of being utterly foreign to anyone who was accustomed to the original controls. 1 SP for A4

SURVEY STATUS
A1. Drained Rock Formation: 1 Survey Point
A2. Charged Rock Formation: 2 Survey Points DONE!
A3. Magitech Towers: 2 Survey Points DONE!
A4. Magitech Consoles: 2 Survey Point DONE!
A5: Threatening Flora: 2 Survey Points DONE!

Skills to use for a given area can be found HERE. Navasi can attempt to survey A1 area if she wishes to explore it. for Round 3.

[Faraday Kuiper]

Faraday notes his findings in his comm unit and then heads over to the Drained Rock Formation to aid the surveying.

Initial Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Then he sees what he can make of the drained rock using his senses.

Perception + circ. bonus: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21

[A Shifty starfinder]

Nature 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 = 11

"Pretty certain its a rock"

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
thievery: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"Interesting..." Navasi carefully examines the purple boulders.

[GM Frost]

Faraday is able to collect a small physical sample of the boulders. Navasi also determines that these rocks once held some mount of life essence—they weren’t just made of matter—but something has drained them dry.

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After an hour of surveying the site, Mehusel gathers the group and the rest of the survey team in area where the magical consoles are to piece everything together. The team discerns that the magitech tower network is currently falling out of a tenuous equilibrium and will likely fail entirely in a matter of weeks without proper intervention. The team also learns that the original design of the magitech network was inspired by the concepts of balance and symbiosis. It draws on these ideas as metaphysical concepts, using the them—and the naturally symbiotic relationships between objects and lifeforms on the planet—as a sort of power source. However, additional technology added to the towers at some later point was designed to exploit these metaphysical concepts, rather than exist in balance with them. The team also surmises that the quantum technology added to the magitech towers was so different in form and function from the original tech, and so hastily installed, that it was likely installed in response to some external influence on the planet, or in preparation for armed conflict.

Suddenly, the captain’s voice crackles out of every comm unit in the area. “Attention all survey teams! There’s been an accident at one of the towers! The magitech is responding! We’re processing the data as fast as we can, but we’re not sure what to expect next. Continue your observations but prioritize your safety. When you—”

The communication suddenly cuts off just as the jungle floods with the sounds of chirping and chattering wildlife. The sounds rapidly cut in and out, like audio playing through a loose connection. In sync with the sound, wildlife appears and disappears from sight: a flock of colorful birds appears above the tree line, seemingly out of nowhere, and flies a few yards before vanishing again. Small, rocky lifeforms wearing robes and huddling in a corner near the magitech console also flash in and out of existence, muttering to one another in astonishment at the sight of the survey team. The oscillating sights and sounds slowly stabilize, and the beings and wildlife stop vanishing just as a massive crack appears in the sky above—the planet’s shield is under enormous stress. The rocky lifeforms cry out in alarm, but a bellowing beast that appears near the tower drowns out their shouts.

[GM Frost]

Two large beasts suddenly appear that looks confused! Upon seeing the Starfinders, they perceive them as threat!

Rolling initiatives:

Navasi's Initiative using Search: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 (Incredible initiative)
Faraday Kuiper's Initiative using Defend: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Obozaya's Initiative using Search: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Luna's Initiative using Search: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Beast A: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Beast A: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Beast B approaches the group and opens its folded shell, like a pair of wings, in an intimidating display. DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display from everyone!

⬤ THREATENED THREAT! Round 1 ⬤
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Navasi: DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display ❗
❗ Obozaya: DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display ❗
❗ Faraday Kuiper: DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display ❗
❗ Luna: DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display ❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Beast B |
➤ Navasi (AC 16) (HP 14/14) |
➤ Obozaya (AC 18) (HP 24/24) |
Beast A |
Faraday Kuiper (AC 18) (HP 17/17) |
Luna (AC 14) (HP 17/17) |

EFFECTS & CONDITIONS REFERENCE

Shell Display (emotion, fear, mental, visual) :

Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is and temporarily immune to Shell Display for 1 minute; Success The creature is unaffected; Failure The creature is frightened 1 and suppressed for 1 round; Critical Failure The creature is frightened 2 and suppressed for 2 rounds.

[A Shifty starfinder]

Will 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Obo is rattled by this turn of events and responds by opening fire, depressing the trigger and riddling the area with bullets.

Auto-Fire:

[two-actions] (area, attack) You hit each creature in a cone with a range equal to half the weapon’s range increment without making an attack roll. Any creatures in the area take damage equal to the weapon’s damage (basic Reflex save against your class DC plus the tracking value of the weapon). This damage is area damage. Creatures that critically fail this save are subject to effects that occur on a critical hit with this weapon, including the weapon’s critical specialization effect. Automatic Fire has an expend equal to the number of targets in the area × 2.

Damage 1d8 ⇒ 3
Hits both targets
DC18 Basic Reflex save

Then steps back.

◆◆ Attack
◆ Step

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

Will: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
frightened 1 DCs increased by 1
–1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and take a –5-foot status penalty to all your Speeds.

"Things got frighteningly strange fast!
Chi tries to identify the creatures while backing out of the way in case they charge and draws his pistol;
◆Nature Recall knowledge
◆Moves 10 feet
◆Draws Arc pistol

What are those creatures? Are they natural or magical?
DC increased by 1
Nature Recall knowlage: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

will save DC18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Navasi draws her pistol and shouts a command. "Focus on the lead creature. She follows her own advice and fires.

acquire asset, semi-auto pistol, frightened, suppressed vs B: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 2 = 20
damage, piercing: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

◆ Draw weapon, ◆ Get 'Em vs B, ◆ Acquire Asset vs B

GET ’EM! [one-action]
DIRECTIVE ENVOY VISUAL
You single out an enemy for you and your allies to focus your attacks
on. This concentrated assault weakens that enemy’s defenses. Select
a creature within 60 feet that you can see. That creature takes a –1
circumstance penalty to AC and Reflex saves until the beginning of your
next turn.
Lead by Example If you attack the target you select before the end of
your turn, you reveal a weak point in your foe’s defenses. You gain a +3
circumstance bonus to damage rolls against the target, and your allies gain a
+1 circumstance bonus to damage rolls against the target

ACQUIRE ASSET [one-action]
ENVOY
You assess a foe while in the thick of battle by observing their reactions to your attack. Make a melee or ranged Strike against a creature that is not your asset. On a hit, your target becomes your asset as if you had used Size Up. On a critical hit, you can immediately attempt a check to Recall Knowledge about the target.

[Luna Scintilla]

will: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23

Luna tries to determine if these creatures are moving through alternative realities, or if alternate realities are appearing and disappearing in this reality.

[Faraday Kuiper]

◇Attune: ✧ (Photon) (Can attune to favored attunement as a free action when I roll initiative)

Faraday Kuiper's Will Save (E): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Until I take my turn, because I Defended in exploration, I'm protected by my raised shield, so +2 AC - frightened 1 = +1 AC (19)

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

Looks like my attack roll should be 19 and not 20. I only applied frightened 1 and should have frightened 2.

[GM Frost]

I think I don't have Faraday or Obozaya on the Map. Kindly position yourself on it close to your allies.

Obazaya gets scared by such a display. Obozaya becomes Frightened 1 and Suppressed 1 for 1 rd Obo auto-fires at both creatures!
Beast A: DC 17+1-1 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 Success, 1 damage
Beast B: DC 17+1-1 basic Reflex save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11 Fail, 3 damage

Suddenly, one of the buds of the plant to the east of them violently bursts, dealing 1d4 ⇒ 1 poison damage to non-skorresh creatures within 60 feet of it (DC 16 basic Fortitude save) (Chi and Obozaya? or Faraday?), and the other one from farther northeast for 1d4 ⇒ 2 poison damage to non-skorresh creatures within 60 feet of it (DC 16 basic Fortitude save) (none)

Chi is also scared. Frightened 1 and Suppressed 1

He recalls that the beasts are skorresh. While the skorresh is typically docile, its confusion and dismay lead it to perceive themas a threat. he also knows that The skorresh is afraid of other creatures that stand up to it. Creatures attempting to Demoralize a skorresh don’t take the –4 circumstance penalty caused by lacking a shared language. Whenever the skorresh gains the frightened condition, it additionally becomes suppressed for as long as it is frightened. Chi also knows that he can Command it (with Nature check vs Will DC) so it hesitates to act (loses an action). he moves and draw weapon.
Navasi loses focus with fright. Frigtened 1 and Suppressed 1. She manages to shoot her asset. 9 P damage

Luna finds that the creatures are no longer shifting between realities. Luna is unafraid but not Faraday. Frigtened 1 and Suppressed 1

Beast A meets Obozaya(?)/Faraday(?) and smacks him!
Fist Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

It is a miss anyway.

⬤ THREATENED THREAT! Round 1 ⬤
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Navasi: DC 18 Will save vs Shell Display ❗
❗ Chi Chika Chikaaa: DC 16 basic Fortitude save vs 1 poison damage ❗
❗ Obozaya: DC 16 basic Fortitude save vs 1 poison damage (?) ❗
❗ Faraday Kuiper: DC 16 basic Fortitude save vs 1 poison damage (?) ❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Beast B (HP -12) | Get 'Em! (-1 to AC & Reflex), Navasi's Asset
Navasi (AC 16) (HP 14/14) |
Chi Chika Chikaaa (AC 17) (HP 20/20) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
Obozaya (AC 18) (HP 24/24) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
Beast A (HP -1) |
➤ Faraday Kuiper (AC 18) (HP 17/17) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
➤ Luna (AC 14) (HP 17/17) |

EFFECTS & CONDITIONS REFERENCE

Shell Display (emotion, fear, mental, visual) :

Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is and temporarily immune to Shell Display for 1 minute; Success The creature is unaffected; Failure The creature is frightened 1 and suppressed for 1 round; Critical Failure The creature is frightened 2 and suppressed for 2 rounds.

Frightened :

You take a status penalty equal to this value to all your checks and DCs. Unless specified otherwise, at the end of each of your turns, the value of your frightened condition decreases by 1.

Suppressed :

You take a –1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and take a –5-foot status penalty to all your Speeds.

◆ Get 'Em! (directive, envoy, visual) :

You single out an enemy for you and your allies to focus your attacks on. This concentrated assault weakens that enemy’s defenses. Select a creature within 60 feet that you can see. That creature takes a –1 circumstance penalty to AC and Reflex saves until the beginning of your next turn.

[Chi Chicka Chickaaa]

Fortitude: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

[Faraday Kuiper]

You put me there below Beast A. My token doesn't really pop against the background when you're not zoomed in.

When attacked, Faraday's nimbus surges ↺ and scorches the beast for 1 fire damage (no save).

Nimbus Surge ↺:

Nimbus Surge ↺ Trigger: You take damage from a melee attack. Your nimbus reacts to trauma.

• ✦Graviton-Attuned The triggering creature must succeed at a Fortitude save against your class DC or be pushed 5 feet away from you.
• ✧Photon-Attuned The triggering creature takes fire damage equal to half your level (rounded up).

[attuned, solarian]

basic Fortitude save vs 1 poison dmg: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Faraday walks◆ 15' around Beast A to between the two foes. His solar nimbus glows brightly and his solar weapon (which manifested when I Attuned) begins emitting sparks. Suddenly, the space in a 15' emanation around him erupts in flames as Faraday goes supernova◆◆. Both beasts are caught in the blast.

Supernova ◆◆:

Supernova ◆◆ (frequency: once per 10 minutes, requirement you are ✧photon-attuned) You unleash your pent-up aggression, causing it to erupt like the stellar events that end stars. You can choose to affect creatures in a 15' or 30' emanation. Each affected creature takes 1d8 fire damage and must attempt a Fortitude save against your class DC. If you chose the 30' option, you instead deal 1d6 fire damage.

• ⚫︎Critical Success The creature is unaffected
• ⚫︎Success The creature takes half damage and is dazzled for 1 round.
• ⚫︎Failure The creature takes full damage and is blinded for 1 round.
• ⚫︎Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and is blinded for 1 minute.

[attuned, cycle, solarian]

Fire Damage + Effect vs DC 16 Fort Save: 1d8 ⇒ 3

• ⚫︎Critical Success The creature is unaffected
• ⚫︎Success The creature takes half damage and is dazzled for 1 round.
• ⚫︎Failure The creature takes full damage and is blinded for 1 round.
• ⚫︎Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and is blinded for 1 minute.

As the fire dies down, Faraday's nimbus has become black, but outlining him in a white corona like an eclipsed sun. Faraday is now Graviton✦ attuned and his frightened condition drops by 1 to 0.

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

will save DC18: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

"Keep up the pressure on that one." Navisi points to the creature atop the stairs. Get 'Em on B

pistol vs B: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

pistol vs B: 1d20 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 - 5 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Get 'Em on B, strike, strike

[GM Frost]

Chi is not tough enough to resist poison.

Faraday retaliates that causes a minor burn to his attacker. 1 F damage to Beast A The poison poisons him though. He goes kaboom of light that shines at both beasts!
Beast A: DC 16 Fortitude save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 vs Supernova Success, 1 F damage and Dazzled (1 rd)
Beast B: DC 16 Fortitude save: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23 vs Supernova Success, 1 F damage and Dazzled (1 rd)

Navasi is not scared with the shell display. It is not yet Navasi' turn but I will hold your actions and will use them when we get to your turn.

⬤ THREATENED THREAT! Round 1 ⬤
Map Link: ENCOUNTER MAP
Note(s): ☘️: Hero Point, OG: Off-Guard

BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Obozaya: DC 16 basic Fortitude save vs 1 poison damage (?) ❗

CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Beast B (HP -13) | Dazzled (1 rd) | Get 'Em! (-1 to AC & Reflex), Navasi's Asset
Navasi (AC 16) (HP 14/14) |
Chi Chika Chikaaa (AC 17) (HP 19/20) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
Obozaya (AC 18) (HP 24/24) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
Beast A (HP -3) | Dazzled (1 rd) |
Faraday Kuiper (AC 18) (HP 15/17) | Frightened 1 ( 1 rd), Suppressed 1 (1 rd) |
➤ Luna (AC 14) (HP 17/17) |

EFFECTS & CONDITIONS REFERENCE

Shell Display (emotion, fear, mental, visual) :

Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is and temporarily immune to Shell Display for 1 minute; Success The creature is unaffected; Failure The creature is frightened 1 and suppressed for 1 round; Critical Failure The creature is frightened 2 and suppressed for 2 rounds.

Frightened :

You take a status penalty equal to this value to all your checks and DCs. Unless specified otherwise, at the end of each of your turns, the value of your frightened condition decreases by 1.

Suppressed :

You take a –1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls and take a –5-foot status penalty to all your Speeds.

◆ Get 'Em! (directive, envoy, visual) :

You single out an enemy for you and your allies to focus your attacks on. This concentrated assault weakens that enemy’s defenses. Select a creature within 60 feet that you can see. That creature takes a –1 circumstance penalty to AC and Reflex saves until the beginning of your next turn.

[Halgur's SFS2 Pregen]

GM Frost wrote:

Navasi is not scared with the shell display. It is not yet Navasi' turn but I will hold your actions and will use them when we get to your turn.

Oops. Sorry. Saw my name in bold for the save and got carried away.