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BOUNTY

Those Who
Were Taken
By Sara Jeffers

Bounty: 10
Level: 4
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Table of Contents

AUTHOR
Sara Jeffers Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DEVELOPMENT LEAD
Josh Foster Appendix: Game Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jenny Jarzabski and Linda Zayas-Palmer Organized Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
EDITING LEAD
Solomon St. John
GM Resources
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Solomon St. John and Simone D. Sallé Books: Starfinder Core Rulebook, Starfinder Character Operations Manual (COM), Starfinder
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CARTOGRAPHER
Damien Mammoliti Summary
After special parts needed to create new anacites are stolen on Aballon, a representative of
ART DIRECTION
Emily Crowell the Insight Array hires the PCs to track them down. The PCs investigate the theft and locate
the missing crates in a shady warehouse, battling a local crime lord to get them back.
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Those Who
Were Taken
By Sara Jeffers
Adventure Background
Aballon has been a hotbed of turmoil ever since the Drift
Crisis. The native anacites, construct life-forms with the
ability to evolve and self-improve, have struggled with
their purpose and relation to the First Ones, the eons-
departed species that seeded Aballon with the anacites’
precursors. Two factions conduct subtle but methodical
struggles for control of culture and industry on Aballon:
Those Who Wait, who believe their creators are coming
back and that they should prioritize completing their
original tasks, and Those Who Become, who believe they
were intended to follow teachings left by the creators
and leave their labor on Aballon behind to explore
the cosmos. A third faction emerged from the struggle
of tradition versus innovation—Those Who Are, who
believe the creators shouldn’t influence their destinies or
goals as self-actualized beings.
As the goals and beliefs of these factions are sometimes
opposed, cooperation is only possible by making sure all
are represented in every aspect of society and industry,
particularly the construction process of new anacites, and
by barring all factional disputes on factory grounds.
When the First Ones didn’t return after the Drift
Crash, all three factions began delving First Ones ruins
that had been previously forbidden to all but the ancient
ruin keepers. Unable to agree on procedures or goals, the
factions fight for control of the ruins.
These tensions have left holes in the security of the massive
factories that produce future generations of anacites. A
crime group was able to infiltrate this production line
before the anacites received their final intelligence upload
and stole critical parts needed for that last process. Without
the upload, the new anacites are shells without the proper
code for a soul to attach to, missing the programming
needed for them to learn tasks, make simple decisions, or
even run routine self-maintenance functions.
The criminals have arranged sale of the stolen parts to
a offworld group hoping to augment their own fleet of
non-anacite constructs. The transport that will take the
stolen parts far away from their homeworld leaves in a
few days. Right now, the parts are stored in a warehouse
owned by the crime leader’s business. Security response
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Where in the Universe?
This adventure takes place on Aballon.
Aballon
The Forge
Diameter: ×1/3; Mass: ×1/27; Gravity: ×1/3
Atmosphere: Thin; Day: 12 hours; Year: 90 days
The closest planet to the sun in the Pact Worlds,
Aballon is a drab world of dusty craters, gray deserts,
and sharp-edged mountains. Due to its thin atmosphere
and the solar winds, Aballon is inimical to all but the
hardiest of biological life. Thankfully, the anacites
aren’t biological. Most Aballonian anacites fall into
one of two ideological groups: Those Who Wait and
Those Who Become. Recently, a third splinter group
has popped up. For more information on Aballon, see
Starfinder Pact Worlds.
has been hindered by factional squabbling, with members
of each faction believing the others would manipulate the
programming to indoctrinate the newly-created anacites if
they were to get their hands on the parts first. The Insight
Array has recognized this core inefficiency as unavoidable
and put out a bounty for safe return of the shipment.
The Insight Array, through its anacite representative
Tier-16-Mentor, hires the PCs to investigate the theft
and retrieve the stolen parts. If the characters are playing
this bounty for Starfinder Society credit, Radaszam “the
Dealmaker,” an ambitious vesk Venture-Captain, sets up
the PCs’ meeting with Tier-16-Mentor. Otherwise, the
group might be hired directly by the Insight Array or given
the job by an ally or handler.
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Getting Started
This adventure begins with the PCs arriving in Automatrix,
Aballon’s second largest city and the largest industrial
manufacturing hub in the Pact Worlds. They likely arrive
by starship; on approach, the jagged peaks of machine-
made buildings tear into the artificially created sky, thin
atmosphere swirling with exhaust and particulates.
If they’re already on Aballon, they can secure ground
transportation to the meeting location in Automatrix.
The harsh contrast between blocks of neon-lit,
organic-friendly dwellings and the pitch black grid nearly
everywhere else makes it difficult to see any landmarks
too far from the surface. Up close, the busy port’s streets
bustle with diverse beings, both organic and synthetic.
The Automatrix landing zone opens to crowded streets and
busy intersections, lit up with many neon signs for the sake
of organic visitors. A myriad of smells and sounds fill the
air as people shuffle on their way from one building
to another. The area is organized in tidy rows and
columns in all directions, and vehicles of all
sizes and shapes choke the roads and air
paths. A figure steps out of a large hover
truck and moves with grace through the
throngs despite their large size. A single
metal, antler-like antenna resembling
the horn of a beetle juts jut from their
helmet. They tower above most others
on the street and their broad-shouldered,
metallic ovoid frame seems to vibrate
as they approach. A deep purple cloak
hides most of their robotic form, and
trifold symbols glitter on their outer
plating. Tier-16-Mentor
They make polite introductions. “Ah,
greetings. This one is called Tier-16-Mentor. I am authorized
to act as representative for the Insight Array, the governing
body of Aballon. Welcome to the Automatrix. We thank you
for your timeliness and discretion in this important matter.” The
anacite gives a polite bow and motions toward the still-waiting
vehicle, adding, “If it is acceptable to you, we should continue on us through our soul code, teaching us our individual
this conversation as we go. I can explain the situation in more
detail as well as answer any questions you may have about the
job.” As the representative finishes speaking, the hover truck
immediately slides its doors open to accommodate the group.
Tier-16-Mentor faces the group, handing off a sleek
computer tablet to the closest PC with their secondary
arms. The hover truck is fitted with auto-pneumatic
seats arranged in two rows facing each other. There’s a
holographic control pedestal in the rear, currently set
to autopilot. Read or paraphrase the following:
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The representative solemnly says, “Special parts were taken
from a factory as our political factions squabbled. The parts
are needed to finish a generation of anacites who were
manufactured not long ago. Our own resources are inadequate
to perform this task because of our political situation, but
we have determined you could handle this mission with
efficiency and a high rate of success.” They gesture toward
the tablet they handed off. “This contains all known data
regarding this situation.”
The PCs might ask Tier-16-Mentor questions about
the stolen parts, Aballon, or the Automatrix. Read
or paraphrase the following answers to appropriate
questions.
How were the parts taken? “Too easily, it seems.” Their
antenna waves sardonically. “Anacites
and our component parts are produced
in facilities. All evidence suggests an
independent party hacked security and
rerouted deliveries from one such factory,
allowing them to steal the parts.”
What are we looking for? “Antennae,
much smaller and more delicate than
this one’s, made of special materials and
crafted with care. Our new ones have
not yet had their soul-code uploaded.
The missing parts make that possible.”
Who do you think is responsible? “We
fear nefarious actors, perhaps those who
oppose synthetic life, might have stolen
the parts to harm our new ones, or some
extremist among us might plan to
corrupt them to an agenda. It does not
matter why they were taken. Either
scenario would deprive the new ones
of will and self before they’d had a chance to become
who they might be. You must find their parts before that
happens.”
Why are the parts so important? “At manufacture, we
are blank vessels. Our programming is then imprinted
duties as well as communal responsibilities. Without the
ability to receive programming, a new anacite is empty,
unable to function, and easy to control.”
Why can’t you just make new parts? “The stolen
parts take time and other valuable resources to produce.
Automatrix will create more, but rushing that process
would be inefficient and risk too many errors. It would
be more beneficial for us to recover the stolen parts. ”
Why ask for outside help? “We are not without
troubles. Our people argue over their core functions and
each faction distrusts the other now. It is difficult for
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some of us to work together efficiently. Your neutrality
makes you more efficient.” The representative’s antennae
waggle again. “Theoretically.”
Who could have done this? “There are rumors in the
Recycling Center—a large marketplace and residence for
organic beings—of strange graffiti unsettling residents
and mysterious shipments coming and going from a
business in the market. We’ve received very few tips, so
unfortunately that’s all you have to work with.”
What do we do when we find the missing parts? “Use
your tablet to send the coordinates to us so we can recover
them. Secure any evidence you can find about who stole
them, but remember, the parts are your primary goal.”
Should we be prepared for a fight? “We are not
opposed to violence if you determine it is the most
efficient method of returning these special parts safely to
our new ones.”
After the PCs stop asking questions, Tier-16-Mentor
enjoys the sound of orchestral synth blasting through the
vehicle’s speakers as the drive continues. (They change
the music at the PCs’ request.) They drop the party
off outside the Recycling Center marketplace after 45
minutes of driving. A successful DC 22 Bluff, Diplomacy,
or Piloting check convinces the representative to let the
party borrow their vehicle for their investigation.
Picking up the Trail
The tablet Tier-16-Mentor gave the PCs is a datapad,
a common handheld computer containing information
about the shipment, the facility of origin, and its original
destination. The PCs can learn the following information
by reviewing the contents of the datapad.
• The special parts are shipped between factories in
crates with tracking devices. Only five crates were
stolen according to the list of manufacturing numbers.
The last listed coordinates before the crates’ tracking
devices stopped pinging matches the general shipping
and receiving address for the Recycling Center.
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• Every facility in Automatrix keeps meticulous records
of its shipments, traffic, and resources. The datapad
contains transcripts of the part factory’s log. A shipment
of 5 crates were rerouted from their intended destination
at the new anacite manufacturing facility to the Recycling
Center address. According to the log, a worker with the
proper credentials authorized the reroute. The datapad
contains a vid of an interview in which the worker
claims they didn’t authorize the unusual request.
The PCs can use Tier-16-Mentor’s datapad or their
own technology to access the infosphere and find more
information. They can also ask locals for help or recall
knowledge. Each subject only requires the PCs roll one
success to learn the listed information, and the PCs are then
aware that they’ve learned all they can on that subject. The
DCs for all listed checks is 14.
Culture or Diplomacy: The PCs learn information
from the bounty’s background about the three
ideological factions on Aballon. They learn that the
cryptic vandalism spotted around the Automatrix
Recycling Center is connected to the Mechanizers, a
radical sect of Those Who Become who want to forcibly
synthesize all organic life forms. The extremists behind
the vandalism communicate on forums that are hard to
find from a surface-level infosphere search. Learning this
information gives +2 to any checks to locate these hidden
spaces on the infosphere.
Computers: The PCs scour the local infosphere and
discover a hidden chat forum where anonymous users
post Mechanizer screeds. One of the threads discusses
plans for a demonstration in the Recycling Center.
Later in the thread, the users share images of the graffiti
they purposefully left on organic-frequented businesses
and even an apartment building. Most of the images
feature stylized eyes with circuits for pupils and strings
of binary code. A character with training in Computers
can translate them into short, taunting messages, such as
“haha, you tried,” “flesh is weak,” or “SOON.”
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Computers, Engineering, Piloting, or Survival: The
PCs reference blueprints and schematics of buildings in
Automatrix and the Recycling Center, drive around the
area in a vehicle, or explore it on foot to learn its layout.
They learn the location of the facility from which the
parts were stolen and are able to narrow down potential
delivery routes to a few locations in the Recycling Center:
a supermarket, a bus stop, and an arcade called Ether
Knight.
Diplomacy (Gather Information): The PCs interview
locals who saw an unusual shipment to a local business.
Even in the Recycling Center, routines like deliveries and
maintenance are rigid and predictable, so many locals
noticed an extra hover truck trundling down the streets
last week. The witnesses say the delivery truck unloaded
some unmarked crates at the Ether Knight, an organic-
owned arcade and cafe.
Have the PCs make their checks one at time, allowing
them to investigate simultaneously or aid one another’s
checks. If the PCs are unable to find any leads after failing
4 skill checks to investigate, Tier-16-Mentor contacts
them through the datapad and directs them to the Ether
Knight.
Traveling Around the
Automatrix
Tier-16-Mentor drops the PCs off outside the Recycling
Center at the beginning of the adventure, but the PCs
likely spend time traveling between other investigation
sites. There are four common modes of transportation in
Aballon. The grav-trains are the fastest and most reliable
option, but are typically reserved for business travelers
and political leaders who need to reach their destinations
swiftly. Utilibuses are predictable, but slow and crowded.
Both methods of transportation are free thanks to Tier-
16-Mentor granting the PCs the proper credentials
during their investigation. Private cab rides cost 2 credits
each. The PCs might also be able to convince Tier-16-
Mentor to give up their hover truck.
The Recycling Center
This marketplace is alive with neon lights and a wild
mixture of smells, sounds, and other senses. Stalls line
the pipes and corridors around squat piecemeal metal
buildings. The people here are mostly organic life-
forms, with only a few synthetic folks making their way
through the section. The architecture and amenities of
these neighborhoods are all designed for organic life-
forms. The walls are covered with layers of posters and
advertisements featuring organic models. Maintenance
drones sporadically sweep the section and clean trash or
perform maintenance checks.
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Ether Knight
The PCs follow neon signs to a dimly lit two-story
arcade. A large vesk behind a counter is enthralled in
watching two customers play a fighting game. There
are about a dozen gaming stations spread out through
the space, some occupied with small groups or solo
players enraptured by VR helmets or aiming gun-shaped
controllers at huge screens. When the PCs enter, read or
paraphrase the following.
“Welcome to Ether Knight, where your gaming fantasy
becomes reality. Name’s Nuvanek. It’s 50 creds per half-day.
Members pay half. Sign up over there. Otherwise, clear off. No
room for lollygaggers,” says the vesk behind the shop counter,
sounding bored.
A gruff voice calls from across the room. “Hey Nuva, where’s
my fries?” A chorus of chuckles follows the request and the
vesk shuffles off to serve burnt fries to the customer.
Nuvanek has an arrangement with Banwall, a
prominent local crime boss, to hide stolen goods upstairs
for a small cut of the profit. When the PCs try to talk
to Nuvanek about the missing parts, he leads them to
a small, messy office. Nuvanek knows there’s no lasting
evidence connecting his business to Banwall. He doesn’t
know the contents of the latest delivery, but he begins
suspecting it might be the missing parts he heard about
as the PCs question him.
Nuvanek won’t talk to the PCs without an incentive at
first. Players must succeed at a DC 21 Bluff, Diplomacy,
or Intimidation checks to gain information from
Nuvanek. The PCs can also attempt to bribe Nuvanek
for information for 25 credits per question. If the PCs
fail all their checks, he warns Banwall that nosy people
are asking questions about him.
Have you heard about the missing parts? “Who
hasn’t?” Nuvanek says.
Who are you working for/Who’s responsible? “Well,
ya see, there’s this customer. I don’t know his name—
don’t care—his creds are good. I call him Banwall.
Great customer. I hold deliveries for him from time to
time. He pays the premium storage fee.”
What are the deliveries? “It’s none of my business. He
pays me for storage, and I don’t violate my customers’
privacy. Did it a few times. A truck drops off a few
crates or packages and I hold ‘em for a few days until
he sends a pick-up. No big deal.”
Tell us about last time. “Not much to tell. Truck
showed up last week with five unmarked crates.
Different truck came by a few days ago and picked
everything up. The driver was an android this time,
not very chatty.”
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What do you know about Banwall? “He’s some big-
shot investor. Owns property around the Recycling
Center. He’s kind of a VIP around here. Not just at Ether
Knight. He seems like a respectable businessperson to
me.” A DC 18 Sense Motive discerns this is a lie.
If the PCs push him and back up their statements with
evidence about the theft, Nuvanek shares the rumors
of Banwall’s crime group that was involved in several
recent thefts using hacking and subterfuge. He admits
that he knew Banwall was shady but couldn’t turn the
creds down; he’s not involved in the crime operation
personally, so he doesn’t have much information to
share, but he’s willing to show his delivery invoices to the
PCs to prove he isn’t still holding anything for Banwall.
The invoices confirm delivery of unidentified goods and
pick up six days later. The company letterhead contains
an address for an industrial warehouse on the outskirts
of the Recycling Center.
Nuvanek cooperates if confronted with hard
negotiation tactics or bribery, but he doesn’t allow the
PCs to search his business beyond a guided walk-through
of the premises, nor does he allow anyone to search his
computer.
If the PCs report back to Tier-16-Mentor, they send
a team of inspector anacites to search Ether Knight for
the missing shipment, methodically tearing the place
apart while Nuvanek watches fretfully. They don’t find
the parts, but their search uncovers the shipping invoices
on the shop computer, identifying Banwall’s warehouse
as the next place to search. Tier-16-Mentor shares this
information with the PCs if they don’t already know it.
Treasure: The PCs might want to spend time gaming
at Ether Knight after their urgent mission, or take a
quick break before moving to the next phase of their
investigation.
Ether Knight has state-of-the-art virtual gaming
cubicles, a few retro consoles, and several poorly
maintained arcade games that award prizes. Players
can attempt to win these prizes by paying the entry fee
mentioned above. To hasten play, each game is decided
by the player rolling a d20, but the games are obviously
rigged, making skill nearly irrelevant and therefore only
awarding a prize on a roll of a 19 or 20. After the first
PC wins Nuvanek scowls and pulls the plug, claiming
the machines need maintenance. If the PCs win they can
choose from the following pool of prizes: A basic medkit,
a tactical switchblade, 7 days of rations in gourmet
flavors, or a bottle of designer perfume.
A. Banwall’s Warehouse
The warehouse is located in an industrial sector 10
miles from the Recycling Center. It’s one of the smaller
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buildings on its block and has no exterior signs or
decorations, except for bright red graffiti on a locked side
door: a painting of a circuit board with humanoid eyes.
Hazard: The exterior doors are locked (Athletics DC
22 to break down or Engineering DC 18 to disable)
and armed with a proximity alarm. Once the proximity
alarm activates, all the doors inside the building lock,
requiring a DC 22 Athletics check to break down or a
DC 18 Engineering check to disable the lock.
PROXIMITY DOOR ALARM CR 1
Type technological; Perception DC 15; Disable Computers DC
15 (creates feedback loop for thermal reader)
Trigger thermal proximity 5 feet; Reset 1 minute
Effect closes and locks all doors within the abandoned
warehouse; alerts Banwall
A1. Entrance
A few hover trucks are parked inside the warehouse.
Pallets of packages, crates, and other cargo are stacked
in rooms connected by 30-foot-high corridors. A hall
leads to a cluster of offices. Tracks in the floor provide
a path for vehicles to quickly travel alongside pedestrian
walkways.
A2. Office Space CR 6
A group of connected offices contain comfortable
workstations and a smattering of personal items.
Searching the area reveals a computer in the largest
office containing information about operations at the
warehouse. Tampering with the computer activates a
trap detailed below.
Hazard: A sensor releases a cloud of antibiological
nanites from a special canister behind the monitor.
These nanites are released in a swarm and then move
independently to attack all creatures in the area. A PC
who succeeds at a DC 24 Perception check or DC 26
Computers check notices the rigged nanite canister.
Setting off this trap alerts Banwell.
NANITE SWARM TRAP CR 3
Type technological; Perception DC 24; Disable Engineering
DC 19 (snip the wires) or Computers DC 21 (deactivate the
nanite canister)
EAC 13; KAC 17; HP 38; Fort +6; Ref +3; destruction of the
computer or nanite canister
Trigger touch; Init +8; Duration 6 rounds; Reset manual
Initial Effect nanite bomb (3d6 sonic, 3d4 piercing); Fortitude
DC 13 avoids; multiple targets (all targets within 30 feet);
Secondary Effect 3d10 piercing; Fortitude DC 12 avoids;
onset delay (2 rounds); multiple targets (all targets within
30 feet)
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Banwall'' s Warehouse
Banwall

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A3

A1

A2
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Development: A successful DC 18 Computers check The robots start by hurling grenades and shooting
hacks the system, bypassing a fake shell to access records at the party, but switch to slamming their metal fists
logging the various stolen goods delivered and picked up into the PCs if they engage in melee. The robots take
from this location, including paid invoices from Ether advantage of their Exploit Advantage ability whenever
Knight and other local businesses for temporary storage they get a critical hit.
fees. A PC who spends time reviewing this data learns If the PCs destroy Banwall’s bodyguards and he’s
that Banwall’s business sell their “exports” to offworld reduced below half Hit Points with 2 or fewer Resolve
buyers, with shipments leaving every few weeks. The Points left, he tries to surrender rather than lose his life
next shipment is scheduled in 3 days. over his crime operation.
PCs who access the computer can also turn off the
automated security system activated by the proximity BANWALL CR 5
alarm, unlocking the doors in the warehouse. Human technomancer
The PCs might immediately contact Tier-16-Mentor NE Medium humanoid (human)
and share this information. The representative promises Init +7; Perception +16
to request an authorized combat squad to seize the stolen DEFENSE HP 60 RP 4
goods and help secure the area immediately, but backup EAC 16; KAC 17
arrives too late to help the PCs. If the PCs activated the Fort +4; Ref +4; Will +8
trap or failed their hacking attempt, Banwall is remotely OFFENSE
alerted to their presence and sends two incapacitator Speed 30 ft.
robots to assault their position in the offices, then holes Melee survival knife +8 (1d4+5 S)
up in area A3 with his robot bodyguard. He casts laser Ranged frostbite-class zero pistol +10 (1d6+5
net (Starfinder Character Operations Manual 137) near C; critical staggered [DC 15])
an entry point the PCs are likely to walk through, Technomancer Spells Known (CL 5th;
retreating far to the north where he can attack from melee +8, ranged +10)
cover while his bodyguard engages at closer range. 2nd (3/day)—laser net COM, mirror image
1st (6/day)—jolting surge, magic missile,
A3. Loading Bay CR 6 overheat (DC 16)
This long, open room contains two charging stations 0 (at will)—energy ray, psychokinetic hand
facing a loading bay. A vehicle track runs through the STATISTICS
area past workstations set up to control and monitor Str +0; Dex +3; Con +0; Int
mounted machinery. Most of the equipment provides +5; Wis +0; Cha +2
cover and stands between 6 and 10 feet high. The ceiling Skills Athletics +16,
is 30 feet high. Computers +16,
Creatures: Banwell—an augmented human with Engineering +11,
cybernetic implants who wears dark, baggy clothing—is Intimidate +11
working on a datapad while two humanoid robots operate Languages Akitonian, Common, Vesk,
machinery nearby. If the PCs managed to sneak past all Ysoki
security measures, Banwall and his robotic bodyguards Other Abilities magic hacks
are distracted with routine labor when the PCs arrive. (countertech, debug spell), spell
If Banwall was already aware of their presence, he’s cache (datapad)
prepared for their confrontation and waits in a tactical Gear Estex Suit II, frostbite-class zero
position with his incapacitator robot bodyguard covering pistol with 2 batteries (20 charges
him (see above). each), survival knife
Banwall is prepared for violence and can’t be reasoned
with. During the fight, he keeps his security robots between
himself and the PCs, casting laser net between them and
using mirror image to set up further personal protections
if he can. Following that, he leads with damaging spells
like magic missile and overheat, then switches to shooting
with his pistol from behind cover. He only fights with his
knife if cornered and desperate, a situation that likely soon Banwall
leads to his surrender.

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INCAPACITATOR ROBOTS (2) CR 3
Starfinder Adventure Path #25: The Chimera Mystery 61 Scaling Encounter A
N Medium construct (technological)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +8 Make the following adjustments to accommodate a
DEFENSE HP 40 group of four PCs.
EAC 14; KAC 16 Remove 1 incapacitator robot from the encounter.
Fort +3; Ref +3; Will +0
Defensive Abilities integrated weapons, unflankable;
Immunities construct immunities; Weakness vulnerable to massive machines taken from factories. The 5 missing
critical hits, vulnerable to electricity crates can be located with a thorough manual search of the
OFFENSE area, since their tracking devices have been deactivated.
Speed 30 ft.
Melee slam +12 (1d6+7 nonlethal B plus grab) CONCLUSION
Ranged integrated voltaic anchor pistol +10 (1d6+3 nonlethal E; Tier-16-Mentor expresses the Insight Array’s satisfaction,
critical bind AR) or and promptly delivers payment. If the PCs defeated
stickybomb grenade I +10 (explode [10 ft., entangled 2d4 Banwall, the representative expresses their personal
rounds, DC 12]) gratitude toward the PCs. The recovered parts are
Offensive Abilities exploit advantage inspected by authorities from all three factions and
STATISTICS determined safe for installation. The new anacites receive
Str +4; Dex +2; Con —; Int +1; Wis +0; Cha +0 their soul code upload and are born peacefully on Aballon
Skills Acrobatics +8, Athletics +13, Intimidate +8 a few days later, thanks to the PCs help. Representatives of
Languages Common all three factions reach out to the PCs to thank them for
Other Abilities unliving finding the missing parts, and they enjoy VIP treatment
Gear voltaic anchor pistol AR with 2 high-capacity batteries (40 nearly everywhere in Automatrix for as long as they stay.
charges each), stickybomb grenades I (2)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Exploit Advantage (Ex) When an incapacitator robot hits
an entangled creature, it deals the target extra nonlethal
damage equal to its CR (3 extra damage for most
incapacitator robots).

Development: If the PCs are overwhelmed by this

encounter and flee, Banwall and his robots do not
pursue them unless they’re carrying items taken from
the warehouse. The PCs can transmit the data about
Banwall’s location to Tier-16-Mentor regardless of
whether they defeat the crime boss in combat or not,
and they fulfill the success conditions to get paid for
this job as long as they investigate the warehouse and
tell Tier-16-Mentor about it.
If Banwall surrenders, he admits the 5 crates
are hidden in the storage bay to the north and are
scheduled to be picked up in a few days. He won’t leak
any information about his buyer, saying only that he sold
the parts to an offworld interest who paid very well.
He claims to not know anything about the Mechanizers,
but admits that he thinks their art looked cool, so he left
it up after they tagged his warehouse recently.

A4. Storage Bay Incapacitator Robot

This room contains a plethora of stolen goods, from
stacked packages swiped from home delivery routes to

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Appendix: game aids

Tier-16-Mentor Banwall

Incapacitator Robot

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Organized Play
Characters playing this scenario for Starfinder Society credit earn a Chronicle Sheet. If the PCs locate the missing parts
and give Tier-16-Mentor the coordinates, they earn 400 credits each. Bounties do not grant Downtime rewards or
Reputation. The Starfinder Society uses a simplified XP system, in which characters level up with every 3 XP they earn.
Starfinder Bounties grant one-quarter (1/4) of an XP.

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Event Reporting Form

Date Event Code:

Location

GM Org Play #: -7 GM Name: GM Faction:

Adventure Name:

Reporting Codes: (check when instructed, line through all if no conditions to report) □A □B □C □D Reputation
Earned:
Bonus Faction Goal Achieved: □ Acquisitives □ Advocates □ Cognates □ Dataphiles □ Exo-Guardians □ Manifold Host □ Second Seekers □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: -7 Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: -7 Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: -7 Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: -7 Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: -7 Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

Faction:
□ Acquisitives □ Exo-Guardians
Character Name: □ Dead
□ Advocates □ Manifold Host
□ Cognates □ Second Seekers
Org Play #: Level □ Infamy
□ Dataphiles □ Wayfinders

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LEVEL

MAX CREDITS
- 4 400
Character Name Organized Play # Character # Faction

Adventure Summary
You searched Automatrix on Aballon to find a stolen shipment of anacite parts, discovering a local crime
boss was responsible for the theft. You were able to help recover the stolen parts needed for a new
generation of anacites to be born.
Starting XP

EXPERIENCE
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