Pouncing Blue Moon (Starfinder, 6/10 players picked up)

[Zaer Darkwail]

Welcome to my little add for starfinder, which is pathfinder but on space! Well, sort of. As rule systems there is some familiar but then unfamiliar elements. Anyways there had been murmur for starfinder games and I decide take first dip into it as GM and one who had RL sessions cut off with folks getting excited on Warhammer 40K miniatures and one players moving out (so unlikely games continue). But sort want finish my char into his planned retirement and it serve as platform for players on E get involved. Anyways below comes fluff and most bottom is chargen stuff. Anyways I am drawing inspiration from several sources for the game; Cowboy Bepop, Black Lagoon, Outlaw Star and Legend of Galactic Heroes. But overall tone of the game is smut heavy, but with plot! Not just that kind plot but actual plot! Plus fun (at least try)!


Pouncing Blue Moon

That name has become synonymous across the pact worlds for 'wandering troublemaker' in past couple decades. In first decade it was infamous pirate vessel, known for it's audacity, boldness and gathered fame as troubleshooting mercenaries for hire, opportunistic ship which worked and worked against space pirates, worked both sides on galactic wars as smugglers and so forth. Core leader team at Pouncing Blue Moon was female android, shirren, vesk and ysok. Which origins were largerly unknown and were unpredictable bunch.

But something happened decade ago which made core leadership break, some suspects the core team faced seriously against the swarm and rest of leadership died, some suspect ysok betrayed all others, some suspect they simply achieved each their individual dreams and split up quietly. None the less ysok leader remained and became sole owner of Pouncing Blue Moon and the ship itself had mysterious origin and design which was further advanced by industrial and batshit insane engineering ysok.

However, ysok leader, known as Smikey the Hot Cheese, did not continue career as a pirate. He started slowly change the ship purpose, firstly starting fresh recruitment of the crew. Instead hiring hardest and toughest criminals and space pirates, he hired beautiful women. Skilled, tough and gifted, but still, beautiful various alien species women.

Overtime following second decade Smikey turned former smuggling pirate vessel into a wandering strip club, porn studio and personal luxury cruise. Recruitment credentials are pretty clear; you must be pretty first, followed by then talent, gifted and skills. Lastly following a open mind for casual sexual interaction (with above average sexual libido as plus). As main scandalous income for the Pouncing Blue Moon is for through live holocron feed provide galactic entertainment as bad girls do 'bad things' one another in the ship. There are some handful selected male members in ship as well, with same credentials as women albeit their case 'physical stamina' being highest valued attribute along with sexual libido and virility. Smikey is after all growing old and so his own libido would not be match entertain audience and crew of 20 women.

Pouncing Blue Moon is still registered wanted by the law, but Smikey runs smooth bribing operation and over the years advertising of fun naughty times in his ship has earned him serious favors with movers and shakers in Pact World political scene, anything what happens in Pouncing Blue Moon can be private, for a price. In return said privacy the high profile visitors, clients and such, get to taste briefly sweet forbidden fruit being outlaw and rebel with no responsibilities.

Smikey is still sole owner of the ship and ship AI answers orders directly from him. If something would happen, the ship would shut itself down entirely. So far he has not chosen successor for his ship and many men and women are vouching themselves. As the old mouse does not have many years left and is matter of time when Smikey bites the dust one way or the other, despite biomechanical replacement organs which he had purchased to extend his own lifespan beyond usual for Ysok species.

But despite he is old, he is still craving for adventure, rush of speed in races and eluding escape and albeit his body has grown frailer, his mind has not. He is still one the legendary four original leaders of the Pouncing Blue Moon and was likely mastermind behind operations thanks his technical genius. However this is not story of Smikey, but the crew which he build in second half of decade. It's story of the adventures of galactic misfits living in mixed community/family with perverted quirks and benefits.


Starting level: 6
Stats: All stats start on 10, apply race/theme modifiers and then apply 10pts as you wish on stats. No stat goes above 18 in this phase. Then once done, apply 5th level stat upgrade (four stats get raised, anything 16 or below get raised by +2, 17 or higher get raised by +1).
Gear/Wealth: You start with 15,000 credits (max 1/3 spend to any item, not counting modules/upgrades), if no theme/quirk influencing it.
Races/Class/Theme: Any is allowed from official sources, however willing to generate new alien race if neither classic races nor new starfinder races fancy you. Below is two new races; Anthorans and Kemos. Along with pair of new themes as well. On note on androids; they do not need be default be human in appearance.

They can appear any race but they all got glowing tattoos/parts in them (NSFW)

New Species:

Anthoran

Anthorans are species group of humanoid x animal hybrids. They all hail from star system known as Furbolgia, which is made from several planets where Anthorans evolved, grew, waged war one another in galaxy until they united under single galactic banner as Anthorans. They are relatively newcomers to the Pact World, but like Golarion system, Triune had provided means to space travel to their race many centuries ago. But thanks own internal territory conflict they had contained themselves in their own politics and not get much at all involved with Pact World politics. But now past century or so Anthorans have build up their presence in other worlds as well but they are still very much confined to their own galactic sector in matters and politics but seek expanding relatively peacefully.

Appearances of Anthorans range widely, comparable to human appearances or androids (which some models were build after themselves). However compared rest Pact Worlds, android independence on their models is fairly new law (came with joining Pact Worlds) and many old customs and traditions regarding androids still stand (much to annoyance of other androids). So naturally Anthorans and non-anthorian androids do not get along. But they get very easily along with humans, their appearances as animals (more so cute and sexier kind) throws humans off guard a bit socially and they are more welcome and open for interaction with Anthorans. A result of this high social encounters has resulted in growing galactic population of Kemos, Anthoran x non-Anthoran hybrids, which came much surprise to them and rest of galaxy to see how comparable their genes are. More so as Kemo's born from said unions are not infertile like usual with cross species mutants, standing on their own as their own species which slowly makes way in the galaxy.

Racials
+2 Str or Dex, +2 Wis, -2 Int, 4 HP

Animal Senses: Anthorans gain low-light vision.
Keen Senses: Anthorans get +2 perception skill rolls.
Natural Weapons: Anthoran have natural weapons like Vesk do have. Gaining weapon specialization for them in 3th level.
Adaptive Biology: Anthorans bodies are highly adaptive to environment, so they gain +2 to all fort saves against environmental hazards and against disease and toxins.

Kemos

As Anthorans started interact with rest species in galaxy, even more erotic manner (thanks animal instincts), they started create progeny of their own hybrids which have grown more and more populous past century. Kemos are still rarer than most species but they are building rapidly as they come both from Anthoran x non-Anthoran couples and from Kemo couples as well. Kemos are simply hybrid species which combines Anthoran animal traits with other species traits in overall humanoid/human looking hybrid. Kemos so far have no own planet or systems nor much culture, usually adapting or adopting traits either from Anthoran parent, the non-Anthoran parent or unique blend from Kemo parents.

Racials
+2 Str or Dex, +2 Cha, -2 Wis, 4 HP

Animal Sense: Kemos have Low-Light Vision.
Keen Senses: Kemos get +2 perception skill rolls.
Adaptive Biology: Kemo bodies are highly adaptive to environment, so they gain +2 to all fort saves against environmental hazards and against disease and toxins.
Adopted Genes: Kemos either through cross-breeding or lingering influence from ancestral non-anthoran parent they get to choose one racial trait from any canon alien species/fantasy species or skilled (from human ancestry).

New Themes

Playboy Model (+1 Cha)

Since dawn of the era of space travel, many men and women first question upon encountering alien life usually is; "Can I have sex with it?". It's the unspoken primal truth to many species with any sex drive whatsoever. Even androids can go extend to get modules and modify their own bodies to able experience sexual bliss, if they are not later generation build sexual models for specifically sexual gratification purpose.

Your professional in regards alien anatomy, sex habits, fetishes, erotica of alien cultures and what not. You could had become a icon, but instead you chose a less glamorous and shadier career either out of necessity for quick buck or through own perversions. Even in military it's appreciated there are 'stress relief' officers, as your kind are called who work as soldiers and mercenaries in various galactic armies.

Theme Knowledge (1st level): You reduce DC by -5 on any knowledge rolls regarding knowing alien species erotic/breeding behavior/abilities or knowing any erotic nature businesses and their location (or regarding staff in given industry) or erotic used drugs/toys/gadgets. You gain profession as a class skill, if it's already a class skill you gain +1 checks for it.

Fascinating Performance (6th level): When you use your profession skill to pull off a performance, targets witnessing your performance must roll will saving throw DC 10 + 1/2 your level + Cha modifier, or else be fascinated long as your performance lasts.

Vigor (12th): By spending 1 resolve point you can recover from fatigued condition, or 2 resolve point to remove exhausted condition. You have learned to push through your physical limits through your resolve.

Galactic Sweetheart (18th): People recognize you easily (DC 5 wisdom check), give 10% discount from all services and whenever you pull off good performance (rolling DC 20 profession check) on crowd either live or holo you regain 1 resolve point.

Carouser (+1 Cha)

Your official party gal/boy, you have partied most of your life and know how have good time anywhere on the galaxy and know top names of clubs and party arrangers. You take life casually and in hedonistic delight and seeking always greater thrill and next party, party till your dead and perhaps even beyond. You get culture as class skill, if it's already a class skill, you gain +1 bonus to culture skill checks.

Theme Knowledge (1st level): You reduce DC by -5 on any rolls to gather information where are clubs, parties or people going to parties. Also any knowledge rolls regarding entertainment clubs or people who regularly visit them or any party drugs, gadgets or other consumables used in parties.

Drug Affinity (6th level): Thanks lifetime of use of drugs, all drugs you use or consume have twice more impact or last twice as long in your system.

Rave Frenzy (12th): While your under effects of a recreational drug, you can take one extra move or standard action so long neither action is using magic or doing hostile action any kind.

Rave Fever (18th): While under influence of recreational drug you can spend resolve point not to become asleep, fatigued, exhausted, frightened, panicked nor cowering. Also your immune to negative side effects of using drugs or drug addiction. You gain 1 resolve point whenever you attend a rave party which lasted at least over a day.

[Sain]

Haha! Can always count on Zaer ;D

Gonna be a bit busy until Friday, but shall get my hands on the book and start looking through how this thing works ;D (Or alternatively will just try find a good SRD online).

Will read this through more thorough later and get a concept cooking!

[HopeFox]

I don't know much about the anime you've cited, but I am very keen on sexy space opera hijinks!

I have a couple of concepts close to hand - a (sexy) vesk mechanic with a (sexy) combat drone, or a (sexy) mystic healer who's very big on (sexy) social media. I'll try to get something together tomorrow!

[Zaer Darkwail]

Sain: Ok, if got questions after checking book or SDR I try reply as I can.

HopeFox: Either one sounds good to me :).

[wander]

Tentative interest here.

I'm just worried I'll have too much cash starting to be able to decide what to give my character. Gonna hang back for now and keep an eye, to see how much or little munchkinism will follow.

[Ron Don Volante]

Was thinking an Icon Envoy that is a D. Va type reality holovid show star that may or something along those lines. Not sure if a reality show star is what this is looking for but I have a few other ideas in the pipeline as well.

[Zaer Darkwail]

D.Va typed holovid show star is entirely suitable for this game :). As mentioned the ship presently is mixture of porn studio, personal luxury cruise and ship filled various misfits of galaxy who do naughty stuff for audience entertainment. Up to you did she wound up into fame starting in ship or did she already have some fame but started build it in joining the crew seeing they were doing something bit more unique approach to live adult entertainment.

Overall ship setup for their income is that there is 24/7 live feed on most areas where audience gets see ladies naked, getting frisky and fuck each other (and male crew members joining as well and Smikey himself as well in Hugh Hefner style). But besides the 'porn parties' the ship also continues do discreet trouble shooting and do small time heists and other profitable crimes (smuggling included). So there comes Cowboy Bepop style element picking odd jobs here and there, also reason why parts of ship is not monitored so those things can be discussed (but may ask to fool crowd why your carrying suspicious crates to cargo hold and bluff they are party supplies and not smuggled crystals/guns etc).

[Ron Don Volante]

It seems the chaotic axis of alignment is acceptable but just how evil can/should the characters be? Don't want to do the abruptive "chaotic dumbass" types but just wondering how killy/enslavy MC could get without disrupting the flow of the story.

[Zaer Darkwail]

Well, alignment is up to you but despite whatever alignment you play, your char must get along with others and be loyal to the crew. Enslaving, trickery, drugging someone to be dragged for sake of entertainment fix are all acceptable norms (so NC is possible). A outright bloody psycho torture scenes and mutilations are not in menu.

[Ron Don Volante]

The former is exactly what I have in mind and the latter has zero interest for me.  >:)

[Zaer Darkwail]

Ok, I am okay a CE soldier female who whenever ship ports goes visit local clubs/bars, makes some man/woman get wasted so they can 'kidnap' them on the cruise ship and then play with them until dropping them off at next stop (and naturally not inform more stricter minded security officer or staff about it) :P. That sort jinxes and stories I aim for; smutty and fun overall.

[Revelation]

Interested. Maybe a solarian or an operative.Thinking on it still, assuming there are potential spaces left!

[LtFox]

Well, this seems interesting.  I've only recently started reading up on Starfinder, but it quickly got my interest since it reminded me of old 3E era Dragonstar rules, and we haven't got any other space-era upgrades to Pathfinder style games since.

So the style we're shooting for is a porn studio floating in space crossed with late nineties/early two thousands style space opera?  I mean, if we draw inspiration from the likes of Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Firefly, and other 'scoundrels on a starship' type shows.  Which is awesome, since those are the kind of shows that really got me into the space western/soft scifi genre growing up.  Those were the shows of my late youth, and I'm more than willing to pay homage to that.

That said, from my current pagethrough of Starfinder, it's basically a little streamlined Pathfinder with some differences in focus thrown in.  The only real negative opinion I have for it is the lack of spellcaster progression past 6th level spells, which sucks, since I like spellcasters a lot.

However, for this style of game, I might just go for a more tech-focused android-type deal.  Or if shaping up to have several hacker types already, I might just go for the River Tam.  Or something.  I'm still shifting through Starfinder, looking at the different options.  Are you going to be using the starship combat a lot in this, or is it more of an occasional thing that might crop up if bad luck catches up with their ship?

[Sain]

Does anyone have bbcode sheet for the character sheet ;D?

[Zaer Darkwail]

There will be space combat, as mentioned I take max 7 players and ship will be a cruiser in size so minimum 20 crew members (so there will be NPC's on board besides Smikey so the chars present somekind leadership or higher than above average skill or competence compared other members of the crew). Smikey himself is 12th level highly age advanced ysok.

Sain: Do not have bbcode sheet but mythweavers haves starfinder sheets.

[Sain]

I think I'll try make solarian. Hopefully the chara won't be too basic, but have zero experience in the system so... Let's see ;D



Party bunny.

[Zaer Darkwail]

Aha, so racially a kemos. Anyways on Solarian your bit mystic warrior type; controlling power of stars in form of armor or weapon of your choice and later gain powers relating to them. Besides origins and having affinity for power of stars need think why you hired (or recruited) yourself join the infamous vessel which have clear standards for women onboard in it.

[PixelatedPixie]

I would potentially be interested but would have to look at my book to decide what as. 

[Muse]

*poucnes!* 

Oh, me me!  Pick me!  Please?  *puppy dog eyes!* 

I read the whole pitch, but had to poucne before I read what everyone else was pitching.  Will any particular cncept help, Zaer?

[Muse]

  Oh, Zaer.  I'm more than happy to play a girl on a ship like this, but is actualy playing one of the token studs an interesting concept to have ? 

[Zaer Darkwail]

So far there is no clear role or class covered yet Muse, if you work fast you can claim any race/class composition you like :). Only so far Sain had shown interest on Kemo girl (bunny girl) who may be solarian. But that's from quick check up from Sain's part through the book.

What I most await are more concrete finished char presentations, sheets not need done asap but need pic, background, personality, race and overall idea what char is (where they come from, how they came join/recruited to ship and what role they cover etc).

[Sain]

Aaah...  ;D  I think I can squeeze in that kinda short concept presentation for you.

Lazzar - Character Sheet

Background: Lazzar is a kemos girl from no where important. A lost girl who looked for herself in the endless party boats sailing through the galaxy when it was too early for her and ended up hooked. She awakened many things in those drug fueled nights of passion over the years, and locked away some. Among the findings she discovered a part of herself bursting out of her body into  pure energy, awakening her Solarian nature. Super clueless as she was about what that meant Lazzar ended up nearly selling herself into slavery without even getting paid for it. At a critical moment a mousy old man intervened, offering her something similar but with hundred times the perks. She's been on the ship ever since, working hard to make herself useful, all the while enjoying the relaxed life of adventure that Pouncing Blue Moon carries within.

Personality: Super carefree. Risks, what are risks? Adrenaline junkie and generally fueled by the whims of her body. Surprisingly sneaky and mean in social situations. Tries to drag other people to try dumb things with her. May have some obnoxious traits that she is oblivious to. Very bratty sub in sexual ones. Probably a gem of something endearing and tolerable hiding somewhere there.

Heavy Armor look
Description: 168 cm - 5'6" Lazzar is human woman sized kemos with straight upright bunny ears and big tail tuft all in the same mix of purple shades and a couple daily changing extras. She has bright pink eyes with a stare of straightforward purpose and a proud gait to match. Her figure is rather average, but toned to match any other porno model of the galaxy in beauty. Her skin is of smooth dark tan with the mark of Pouncing Blue Moon tattooed just above her tail as the only mark or mole on otherwise spotless skin. When clothed (fully or partially) her overall looks often have several parts of sparkly or glowy for maximum attraction of gaze in a dimly lit club-room.
Solar Manifestation Description: Lazzar's solarian nature manifests in a volleyball sized bright red blob of light and warmth. In its weapon form it takes the shape of a war pick, of sorts. It's a three feet tall shaft of red with asymmetrically arranged crossing shafts of smaller sizes at one end forming a sort of lopsided X of pointy tips.

[wander]

I've have a think on a concept before I build around that, I'm not too sure how to go so I may have a read before deciding. I only have the corebook, so it'll be something from that.

[Muse]

  Putting together a human girl--probably a redhead--who is a xenopheliac star shaman.  :) 

  She'll be a good pilot, with a little magical healing, a good dancer, and may go through whole fights with just her magic and a star knife

  Is Neeva a good name?  I want to call her Nyota but that might be too obvious... 

[Autocad]

Gotta put down a post for interest fast at this rate!