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PLAYTEST SCENARIO 2
IT CAME FROM
THE VAST!
BY JESSICA CATALAN
LEVEL: 5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Author Adventure �� 3
Jessica Catalan
Organized Play��12
Developer
Mike Kimmel
GM RESOURCES
Editing Lead
Solomon St. John Playtest Home Page: starfinderplaytest.com
Books: Pathfinder GM Core, Pathfinder Player Core, Starfinder Playtest Rulebook
Editors Maps: Starfinder Flip-Mat: Living Starships
Priscilla Lagares and Zac Moran Online Resource: Pathfinder Reference Document at paizo.com/prd
Cover Artist
Michele Giorgi SCENARIO TAGS
Interior Artists Scenario tags provide additional information about an adventure’s contents. For more
Trevor Brown and Wero Gallo information on scenario tags see the Guide to Organized Play: Starfinder Society at
https://lorespire.paizo.com/
Cartographers
Damien Mammoliti Repeatable
Art Direction and Graphic Design
Sonja Morris
SUMMARY
Managing Creative Director (Starfinder)
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Thurston Hillman After nearly colliding with an out-of-control starship, the PCs board the vessel to ascertain 6505556
what’s happened to the crew. Inside, they face a dangerous monster and its brood and bargain
Director of Game Development with the ghost of the starship’s captain. In the end, the PCs blow the starship to pieces to
Adam Daigle prevent the monster from spreading to other planets in the Pact Worlds.
Publisher
Erik Mona
HOW TO PLAY
PLAY TIME: 2-3 HOURS
LEVELS: 5
PLAYERS: 3–6
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BY JESSICA CATALAN
With the advent of cheap interstellar travel, billions of

worlds have opened for exploration and colonization.
To the Xenowardens, every world bearing the spark
of life is unique: a scientific mystery to be
unraveled and a sacred miracle to
be revered. Xenowardens act
as the ecological guardians
of the galaxy, exploring
new worlds and studying
countless flora and fauna to
better safeguard these lifeforms and ecosystems
from harm. In their eyes, the unregulated rush outward
into the galaxy to earn quick credits or facilitate further urban
sprawl is a tragic heresy—and one that must be opposed.
During a routine survey mission to a newly discovered BLOOM
dwarf planet in the Vast, currently known by the temporary
identifier VDP-32074-S, the crew of the biomechanical Yet not all the crew rest easy. Tormented with guilt, Captain
Xenowarden starship Bloom collected a variety of biological Imaaz returned as a ghost, determined to destroy the Bloom—
and environmental samples. After these samples were and Sample 62 and their brood with it. Confused and frustrated
secured into the Bloom’s laboratories for further study, the by her inability to physically interact with any of the starship’s
Xenowardens departed, plotting a course through the Drift systems and mentally influence the starship that was once
to the Pact Worlds to drop off their samples at the Verdant psychically bonded with her, Captain Imaaz has become lost in
Paradise, a Xenowarden arkship that serves as a mobile her memories and is reliving the last days of her life.
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During the journey, one of these samples escaped

confinement. Originally a flatworm, Sample 62 is capable of GETTING STARTED
rapid bio adaptions—the creature adopts the characteristics
of organic materials they consume. At the time of the This adventure begins aboard the starship Overhaul, a Kevolari
creature’s escape, Sample 62 was a foot-long, six-legged Venture class explorer, as it transports cargo between the
insectile creature with sharp mandibles. Now, Sample 62 fringes of the Pact Worlds and the gas giant Bretheda (or one
is a vicious bipedal monstrosity made cunning and clever of its moons). The specific cargo is up to the GM to devise,
through the consumption of multiple crewmembers, and but could include aucturnite harvested from the Gelid Edge,
they have empathically bonded with the Bloom after weapons from Apostae, or designer clothing from Kalo-Mahoi.
consuming some of the starship’s floral biomass. Although Regardless of the cargo, the delivery isn’t time sensitive, and
the crew attempted to recapture (and later to kill) Sample the cargo isn’t at risk of spoiling.
62, they failed. As the PCs pilot the Overhaul, they come across a
Fearing the threat they believed Sample 62 posed to the biomechanical starship careening wildly through space—a
Verdant Paradise, the last remaining crew members hatched UC Librama class transport ship called the Bloom. Read or
a desperate plan. Captain Leah Imaaz (mournful female paraphrase the following aloud to begin the adventure.
damaya lashunta surveyor) recorded a warning that she
intended to dispatch to the Verdant Paradise. Meanwhile, A klaxon sounds on the bridge of the Overhaul, blaring an
Thast (desperate male shirren biotechnician) attempted to imminent collision warning. Ahead, a starship that looks like
deactivate the starship’s engines, including its Drift engine, a cross between a building and a tree is incoming, spiraling
to render the starship adrift in space. Neither succeeded. erratically in its out-of-control flight through space. A slight
Captain Imaaz’s message was recorded but failed to send, as change in trajectory at the hands of the pilot and the collision
the Bloom’s communications array had been damaged during is avoided, the biomechanical starship careening past in the
the crisis. Thast deactivated the Drift engine and damaged the direction of Bretheda and its many moons.
engines but was devoured before he could fully scuttle the
starship. With that, Sample 62 was alone on the Bloom, which The out-of-control starship doesn’t respond to hails.
emerged from the Drift on the fringes of Pact Worlds space, A PC who uses their starship’s sensors to scan the starship
off course but still slowly drifting toward its destination. learns that it’s a Xenowarden starship called Bloom, that the
Sample 62 settled in, laying eggs and incubating their young starship is alive, and that one of its port airlocks is open. A PC
at the heart of the Bloom. who succeeds at a DC 15 Computers check while scanning the
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Bloom additionally learns that there are dozens of life forms OMINOUS EVENTS
aboard. Most are Small or Tiny and one is Large.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Perception check or a DC The Bloom is haunted by the ghost of Captain Leah
17 Computers, Crafting, or Nature check identifies four airlock Imaaz and infested by Sample 62’s hatchlings. As
doors, two on the port side and two on the starboard side. One the PCs explore the Bloom, they experience various
of the port airlocks is open. If they critically succeed, they ominous events, such as hearing scrabbling in the vents
notice two other airlocks, one per side, closer to the fore of and seeing figments that aren’t there. These events
the starship. These two airlocks are hidden from view by the don’t have mechanical impact—they’re intended to be
Bloom’s leaf fronds. atmospheric and to telegraph the presence of the ghost
and monstrous aliens the PCs encounter later in the
Crafting, Piloting, Society, or adventure. Several sample ominous events are briefly
Xenowarden Lore (Recall Knowledge) noted below, but GMs are encouraged to create more of
A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Crafting, Piloting, Society, or their own to set the adventure’s tone, as desired.
Xenowarden Lore check to Recall Knowledge knows more • A scrabbling sound reverberates through the
about the Xenowardens and their biomechanical starships. ventilation ducts.
Critical Success As success, plus Xenowardens pilot • The PCs hear weeping but can’t spot the source.
biomechanical living starships grown specially for them • A voice whispers an unintelligible warning in a
by Unified Conservatory (or UC). Most Xenowarden PC’s ear.
captains form a psychic connection with their starship • A broken specimen jar is in an unusual place.
that enables them to control some of its systems with • A scream that only one PC hears echoes through
a thought. The Bloom is a UC Librama class starship, the halls.
marking it as a scouting and research vessel designed for • A PC spots a woman at the end of a corridor, but she
preliminary exploration and analysis of new and distant vanishes a moment later.
planets. Libramas have multiple specimen laboratories • A bulbous, pulsing growth (an alien egg) grows in a
and workspaces to better facilitate the study and hard-to-reach location.
analysis of alien flora and fauna.
Success The Xenowardens are a far reaching and diverse
organization who study and protect natural ecosystems
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create eco-friendly technologies. Much of their technology to the Bloom’s erratic course, this requires a PC to attempt
utilizes biotech, magic, or both. The Xenowardens would a DC 18 Piloting check or a DC 22 Computers check. With
pay well for the return of one of their starships, even if this complete, the PCs can spacewalk from the Overhaul
nothing valuable remains aboard. to the Bloom. The success of their autopilot programming
Critical Failure Xenowardens are a coalition of environmental determines the difficulty of the ensuing spacewalk, as
activists who travel the galaxy in starships that look like noted below.
living trees. Despite their natural appearance, these are Critical Success DC 17 Acrobatics or Athletics to spacewalk.
technological vehicles, like any other starship. Success DC 19 Acrobatics or Athletics to spacewalk.
Failure DC 21 Acrobatics or Athletics to spacewalk.
BOARDING Critical Failure DC 23 Acrobatics or Athletics to spacewalk.
To board the Bloom, the PCs must first set their starship to A PC who flies to the Bloom using a jetpack or other
autopilot so the Overhaul follows alongside the Bloom. Due means of controlled propulsion can roll a Piloting check
for their spacewalk, rather than an Acrobatics or Athletics
check, if desired. Each PC who fails their check to spacewalk
miscalculates their trajectory to the spinning ship, crashes
into the exterior hull of the Bloom, and takes 4d6 bludgeoning
damage (DC 20 basic Reflex save) before reaching their
intended airlock.
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There are six exterior airlocks on the Bloom. At present, twitching erratically and sparks periodically flying from its
only the rear four airlock doors are accessible (two port and circuits. A PC who examines the broken drone can clearly
two starboard). One of these doors is open and is the PCs’ see it’s been damaged and knocked over, though it could be
expected entry point (it leads to area A1). The other three repaired with little difficulty.
airlock doors are locked with a simple biomechanical lock, A PC who spends 1 minute and succeeds at a DC 18
which can be hacked or disabled using Computers, Nature, or Computers check can read the drone’s diagnostics log. On
Thievery, and which requires three successful DC 20 checks to a success, they determine that the drone suffered multiple
unlock. Unlocking these locked airlocks from inside the Bloom instances of blunt force, followed by a barrage of sonic
is an Interact action that doesn’t require a skill check. damage. Once downed, the drone took no further damage.
A PC who spends 10 minutes with the drone and succeeds
A. BLOOM at a DC 20 Crafting check can repair it and sync their comm
unit to the drone’s remote-control interface. Once repaired, the
Each of the Bloom’s airlock doors is protected by an intangible drone gains the minion trait, and a PC can Command the drone
bioseal that keeps the atmosphere naturally created by the using the synced comm unit. Commanding the drone in this
starship contained inside. This negates the need for traditional way is a single action that has the manipulate trait. A porter
airlock chambers. The bioseal is visible as a slightly green drone can only be Commanded to Stride, to Interact to pick up
shimmer in the doorway. or put down an object, or to Interact to open or close a door.
Inside the Bloom, the starship has normal atmosphere and Treasure: PCs who search the cargo bay for useful
standard gravity. The lights are currently off, making it dark equipment discover an autograppler, 200 feet of cable line,
throughout. The doors are ovular and open or close like an and a commercial antigrav harness.
aperture when the control frond is triggered as an Interact
action. The doors connecting areas A1–A7 are all open, while A3. STARBOARD CARGO BAY
the doors from area A8–A11 are closed. The interior doors The starboard cargo bay contains replacement parts for the
don’t lock; each has Hardness 10 and 40 Hit Points (BT 20). starship, as well as UPBs and assorted inedible sundries.
Use the map on page 5 for the Bloom. Treasure: PCs who search the cargo bay for useful
equipment discover an advanced tank of petrol, an advanced
A1. PORT SPECIMEN LAB incendiary grenade, a hacking toolkit, an infiltrator’s toolkit,
and a tactical radiation buffer.
The airlock door to this laboratory is open, and only a shimmering
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green aura in the doorway marks the transition from the void A4. STARBOARD SPECIMEN LAB
of space to the Bloom’s dark interior. Inside, the laboratory is a Much like the port specimen lab (area A1), this laboratory is a
mess of broken specimen boxes and lab equipment. mess of debris and broken specimen containers. Each of the
specimen containers was broken open by Sample 62 and had
If the PCs have a light source or can see in the dark, they its contents consumed.
notice that bloodstains and gore mar the walls and floor, as Treasure: A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Perception check
well as the interior of the specimen boxes, making it obvious while Searching this room discovers an advanced flamethrower
that something grisly happened on the Bloom. on the ground in the corner, fully emptied of petrol.
A PC who sifts through the debris in this lab finds the half-
eaten corpse of a crew member still wearing a tattered lab A5. ENGINE ROOM
coat. A PC who examines the corpse and succeeds at a DC 18
Medicine check or a DC 20 Nature check determines that the The Bloom’s engine room was clearly once a marvel of
spacefarer was killed at least a week ago by a creature with biomechanical engineering, containing a high-speed Drift
insectile mandibles. engine, four sleek workstations with state-of-the-art
A PC who examines the specimen boxes and succeeds at a biomechanical interfaces, and four plush chairs grown from
DC 19 Crafting, Survival, or Thievery check determines that leaf fronds and flower petals. Now, the engine room is a mess.
the boxes once held a variety of flora and fauna, but that The front panel is torn off the broken Drift engine, tools are
each box was torn open from the outside and the contents scattered around the floor, and something has taken bites out
within consumed. Only one of the containment boxes was of the chairs and other biomass. The ground near the forward
broken open from the inside, indicating that the creature it doors is coated in a sticky looking slime, which trails through
once contained escaped confinement. Judging by the size of the open doors to midship. Through these doors, midship is
the box, this creature was 1 foot in size or smaller. The box is coated entirely in a thick layer of slime and pulsing organic
labeled “Sample 62.” masses. Amid these alien egg-sacs crawl grub-like creatures
Treasure: A PC who searches the specimen lab uncovers with oddly humanoid bone faceplates, each engorged and
two tactical medpatches. nearly a foot in length. Movement in the distance indicates
there’s likely additional grubs in adjoining chambers.
A2. PORT CARGO BAY
The port cargo bay contains scientific equipment and survey Looking Ahead: It’s clear to the PCs that there are alien
gear. A broken porter drone lies on the ground, its legs creatures midship (area A6), with more in the adjoining rooms
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(areas A7). Canny PCs will likely shut the doors between area ADJUSTING
A5 and A6 so they can explore the rear of the starship at ENCOUNTER A6
their leisure, perhaps even using the porter drone to close the
doors without endangering themselves. If the PCs don’t, warn This combat encounter is designed to challenge a
them that the hatchlings midship have noticed them and are group of four PCs. Make the following changes to
wriggling toward area A5. If the PCs still don’t shut the doors, accommodate larger groups (these changes are not
the encounter in area A6 begins, spreading into this chamber cumulative).
and the rear of the starship, as appropriate. 5 PCs: Increase the Hit Points of each hatchling
Maintenance Controls: The engine room contains some swarm by 15.
basic controls that the PCs can use to operate the lights and 6 PCs: Add one hatchling swarm to the encounter.
control the ship’s interior temperature. These controls have
safeguards that prevent users from making the temperature
dangerously hot or cold. Furthermore, the ship’s atmosphere
and gravity can’t be adjusted, as these effects are created
naturally by the starship itself. The PCs can use these controls Success During a routine survey mission to a newly
to turn on the lights throughout the Bloom, shedding some discovered dwarf planet in the Vast currently known
light on their surroundings. If they do, they hear a distant by the temporary identifier VDP-32074-S, the crew
screech coming from the fore of the ship. of the Xenowarden starship Bloom collected a variety
Malfunctioning Engines: The Bloom’s engine is damaged of biological and environmental samples. After these
and its Drift engine is broken completely. It’s obvious that samples were secured in the Bloom’s laboratories for
repairing the engine or Drift engine will take days (to further study, the Xenowardens departed, plotting
weeks) of work. A PC who succeeds at a DC 18 Crafting a course through the Drift to the Pact Worlds to drop
or Nature check or a DC 20 Arcana check determines that off their samples at the Xenowarden arkship Verdant
someone purposefully caused this damage, intentionally Paradise, which serves as a mobile research laboratory
sabotaging the engines using the tools littered across the and is currently in orbit around Bretheda. The Bloom has
floor. Additionally, they discover that the Drift engine’s core five crew members, including Captain Leah Imaaz, an
contains radioactive components, though the containment engineer, a surveyor, and two scientists (a botanist and
casing is thankfully undamaged. (GMs should note that the a zoologist).
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Bloom later in the adventure). pollen, dealing 4d6 poison damage to the user (DC 20
Workstations: The Xenowarden scientists used these basic Fortitude save). Then, the computer withers,
workstations in their study and observation of collected destroying itself. Once destroyed, this console regrows
specimens and samples. By sifting through the computer in 1 week.
files, the PCs can learn about the Bloom, its current mission,
some of the crew, and Sample 62’s original forms. Most of the Treasure: Collectively, the tools scattered on the ground
floral chairs have been consumed by the hatchlings in area form a repair kit.
A6, as have part of the workstations and computer consoles.
One of the computers remains functional. Due A6. MIDSHIPLOW TO MODERATE 5
to its biomechanical nature, the PCs can
hack this computer by attempting a DC This large chamber is completely coated, from
15 Computers or Nature check, with the floor to ceiling, in slimy effluence, spotted with
following results. pulsing growths the size of a brutaris ball.
Critical Success As success, and Numerous grub-like creatures with mandibles
they also learn that Sample and bony growths—that look disturbingly like
62 was of particular interest to a humanoid skull—writhe amid the alien
the team zoologist. Originally egg sacs.
catalogued as a simple flatworm
of about two inches in length, Sample 62 laid eggs in this
Sample 62 proved capable chamber, many of which
of rapid bio adaptations— have hatched into small,
the creature adopts the insectile monsters. The
characteristics of organic doors in this area are open,
materials they consume. enabling the hatchlings
The last records of Sample in area A7 to converge
62 indicate the creature on this room when they
was a foot long, grub-like, notice the PCs, increasing
and had sharp mandibles the difficulty of the listed combat
and an impressive shriek. HATCHLING SWARM encounter. The PCs can close the
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these creatures and keeping the threat they pose manageable. ENCOUNTER A11
Hazards: The organic excretions coating the floor, walls,
and ceiling are sticky and thick but highly flammable. Spaces This encounter is designed to challenge a group of
covered by these excretions are difficult terrain (the hatchling four PCs. Make the following changes to accommodate
swarms are immune to this difficult terrain). Any spaces larger groups (these changes are not cumulative).
with organic excretions that are subjected to an area attack 5 PCs: Three successes are required to disable the
that deals fire damage immediately catch on fire, becoming haunt.
hazardous terrain (1d4 fire damage) for 3 rounds. At the end of 6 PCs: Three successes are required to disable
this duration, the organic excretions in that space burn to ash the haunt, and the trap’s melee attacks don’t have a
and the fire dies, making the space normal terrain. multiple attack penalty.
Creatures: One round after the PCs enter this chamber,
or after the hatchlings notice the PCs in area A5 (as noted
in the entry for that room), the hatchlings mass into a pair
of hatchling swarms and attack, aiming
to consume the PCs as swiftly as possible. at a DC 20 Society check understands that the letter
The hatchlings are accustomed to the porter comes from Pulonis. It reads, “Meyel smiles upon us.
drone and know it’s not edible; they ignore The time to act has come. Be ready.”
its presence completely and don’t swarm if it Starboard Treasure: The PCs discover a pair of
enters this room. The hatchling swarms initiate magboots and a datapad filled with reports from
combat with a Sonic Chorus, then switch to throughout the Pact Worlds about mutated flora and
Swarming Bites. They avoid fire whenever fauna, which the owner surmises is caused by “the
possible and fight to their destruction. strange expulsions from Aucturn’s hatching.”
HATCHLING SWARMS (2) CREATURE 4 A8. GALLEY

UNCOMMON LARGE ANIMAL SWARM Sample 62 and the hatchlings have thoroughly
Perception +8; darkvision, tremorsense raided this galley, consuming everything
(imprecise) 30 feet edible within. Bone shards, cloth
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Str +3, Dex +4, Con +4, Int –5, visible amid the debris.
Wis +0, Cha –3 LEAH IMAAZ
AC 20; Fort +10, Ref +14, Will +8 A9. WASHROOM
HP 32; Immunities precision, swarm mind (Pathfinder Monster This washroom has an airlock door in the port wall,
Core 360); Weaknesses area damage 5, fire damage 5, splash camouflaged behind a hanging garden coating the wall.
damage 5; Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5 This airlock exit has an exterior ladder, making it a possible
Speed 20 feet, climb 20 feet route the PCs might take to reach the exterior hull near the
Sonic Chorus [two-actions] The swarm emits a chorus of ear-splitting adventure’s climax (page 10).
shrieks and screeches, dealing 5d6 sonic damage to
creatures in a 10-foot radius emanation (DC 21 basic Reflex A10. CAPTAIN’S CABIN
save). It can’t use Sonic Chorus again for 1d4 rounds. This private cabin belonged to Leah Imaaz, captain of the
Swarming Bites [one-action] Each enemy in the swarm’s space takes Bloom. The room is messy, but not destroyed, as Captain
2d8 piercing damage (DC 21 basic Reflex save). Imaaz desperately rifled through her room for useful gear in
her attempts to destroy Sample 62. Her death prevented her
A7. CREW QUARTERS TRIVIAL 5 from ever tidying up.
The four rank and file members of the crew slept in these There’s an airlock door in the starboard wall that has an
communal bedrooms, two per room. exterior ladder, making it a possible route the PCs might take
Creatures: A half dozen hatchlings root around in each to reach the exterior hull near the adventure’s climax (page 10).
of these bedrooms, eating the biomass composing the bed Treasure: A PC who succeeds at a DC 18 Perception check
frames. If encountered alone in this room, these hatchlings are discovers an advanced laser rifle and spell gem of personal
too weak to pose a threat to the PCs and are easily dispatched gravity that Captain Imaaz missed in her haste.
without difficulty.
One round after combat begins in area A6, these hatchlings A11. BRIDGE TRIVIAL 5
move to the center of area A6. If both groups reach the center
of the room, they mass together into an additional hatchling The bridge of the Bloom is surprisingly pristine. Though dried
swarm and attack the PCs, increasing the difficulty of that blood stains one of the consoles, everything else is seemingly
encounter to Moderate. intact. The air is chilly, and the mournful sound of weeping
Port Treasure: The PCs discover a jetpack and an old echoes through the room from everywhere all at once.
fashioned, coded letter, written in a cipher. A PC who succeeds
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Captain Imaaz was killed on the bridge of the Bloom and ZERO GRAVITY
has yet to leave. Tormented by guilt, she returned as a ghost
determined to destroy the Bloom, Sample 62, and the brood. While on the exterior hull, the PCs are in zero gravity
Confused and frustrated by her inability to physically interact (also referred to as zero-g). Creatures in zero-g have
with any of the starship’s systems and mentally influence the the clumsy, off-guard, and untethered conditions. A
starship that was once psychically bonded with her, Captain creature in a zero-gravity environment can lift and
Imaaz has become lost in her memories and is reliving the last carry 10 times their normal amount of weight and
days of her life. multiplies the ranges of thrown weapons by 10.
Hazards: When the PCs enter this room, Captain Imaaz is A creature with the untethered condition can’t take
lost in her memories, which take the form of a haunt. move actions unless the action specifies it can be used
in zero gravity. At the end of the creature’s turn, they
DESPERATE FINAL MOMENTS HAZARD 5 move 5 feet in the last direction they moved deliberately.
UNIQUE COMPLEX HAUNT Creatures with the untethered condition can take the
Stealth +8 (trained) Push Off action (Starfinder Playtest Rulebook 256) to
Description Captain Imaaz relives the last gruesome change directions and the distance moved.
moments of her life, as she’s devoured by a terrifying and
unstoppable monster.
Disable DC 24 Diplomacy to calm Captain Imaaz, DC 20
Occultism or Religion (trained) to weaken the haunt, or
DC 22 Society (trained) to ground Captain Imaaz in the “The Bloom is a biomechanical starship and will self-repair
present moment; two total successes are required to in time. However, it’s highly vulnerable to radiation. You’ll
disable the haunt. first need to harvest the radioactive components from the
Ambush [reaction] (emotion, fear, illusion, mental, occult) Trigger Drift engine. With this material, climb onto the exterior hull
A living creature enters the bridge; Effect The triggering and sabotage the starship’s weapons, so they explode when
creature senses a monstrous form leaping on them, triggered to fire. Be sure to integrate the radioactive material.
emerging from the dark and knocking them to the ground. Then, you can flee back to your starship. I’ll trigger the guns
The triggering creature must attempt a DC 26 Will save. myself, from the bridge—I retain enough of a connection to
On a failure, they become frightened 2 (frightened 3 on a the Bloom for that, at least. Once you’re away, send my final
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Routine (3 actions) The haunt uses 3 actions to attack know what to do and will ensure that Sample 62’s home
creatures in the bridge, Striking with a jaws, claw, and tail planet is quarantined. Can I count on you?”
attack each round, and targeting each creature in the room
no more than once. Captain Imaaz does her best to convince the PCs to follow her
Melee [one-action] jaws +15, Damage 2d8+7 piercing plan and warns them against confronting Sample 62 directly,
Melee [one-action] claw +15 (agile), Damage 2d6+7 slashing noting that with everything the creature consumes, they grow
Melee [one-action] tail +15, Damage 2d8+7 piercing and learn. Already, they are cunning and cruel, and she fears
Reset After 1 hour, Captain Imaaz slips back into memories of what they could become if they consume another intelligent
her painful death, resetting the haunt. creature. When the PCs agree, she informs them that four of
the Bloom’s airlocks have an exterior ladder that runs along the
Developments: When the PCs disable the haunt, the ghost hull and up to the weapons systems. These airlocks are located
of Captain Imaaz emerges from the central console, looking at areas A1, A4, A9, and A10. Additionally, she urges the PCs
heartbroken but determined. She speaks with the PCs, to access the console and pull up her warning message, which
quickly sharing any information they may have missed in they can easily upload to a comm unit.
the adventure’s background, including her ill-fated attempt PCs who attempt to use the consoles for any other purpose,
to kill Sample 62, warn the Verdant Paradise, and scuttle the such as flying the starship, find the controls non-responsive—
ship. Knowledge imparted, she begs a favor of the PCs, asking the Bloom is bonded with Sample 62 and accepts commands
them to help her destroy Sample 62 and the creature’s brood, from no other.
and to dispatch her message to the Verdant Paradise. If they
agree, read or paraphrase the following. EXECUTING THE PLAN
There are four primary stages of the plan that the PCs must
“Sample 62 knows you’re here. They psychically bonded execute. Each stage is detailed below.
with the Bloom after my death. I’m no longer in control.” The Download the Message: The PCs can download Captain
ghost frowns for a moment, lost in a glimmer of a memory, Imaaz’s final message onto a comm unit or datapad while
then refocuses on the present with a shake of her head. on the bridge, as noted in area A11. This takes 1 minute and
“Time is short. To kill Sample 62 and their brood, you must doesn’t require a check to accomplish.
destroy the Bloom completely. Not even one of Sample 62’s Gather Radioactive Material: The PCs can gather
hatchlings or eggs can survive to reach Bretheda or the radioactive material from the broken Drift engine. Doing so
Verdant Paradise.” requires a PC to spend 10 minutes and succeed at a DC 17
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Crafting or Thievery check using repair tools or infiltrator’s COSMIC TRAIT

tools. Any PC in possession of these materials (including when
collecting them) is exposed to mild radiation sickness (DC 17 This trait represents creatures who can survive in
Fortitude; Playtest Rulebook 252). The PCs can use the porter the harsh vacuum of space and the vast distances
drone to carry this material in their place or can collect lead between planets and stars. Creatures with this trait
storage containers capable of containing the radiation from don’t breathe while in space or in a vacuum. Unless
area A2 so they can carry the material themselves. the creature possesses a bespoke ability (such as No
Scale the Hull: Four ladders ascend the exterior hull to the Breath), they remain susceptible to effects that require
weapons, as noted on the map and in area A11. Climbing one breathing while in normal atmospheres.
of these ladders doesn’t require a skill check. However, when
Sample 62 attacks, being on these ladders or on the exterior ADJUSTING
hull is very dangerous, as noted below. EXTERIOR HULL
Sabotage the Guns: To sabotage the biomechanical guns,
the PCs must have the radioactive materials and either repair This combat encounter is designed to challenge a
tools or infiltrator’s tools. If they do, a PC adjacent to one of group of four PCs. Make the following changes to
the four starship guns can sabotage that gun to explode when accommodate larger groups (these changes are not
fired by performing two Interact actions, then succeeding at cumulative).
a DC 20 Arcana, Crafting, Computers, Nature, or Thievery 5 PCs: The trap gains 2 additional actions in its routine,
check. Each of the four guns must be sabotaged individually. which must be used for vine attacks. Additionally, it
After the PCs defeat Sample 62, the PCs can successfully takes 5 successful checks to disable, rather than 3, and
sabotage all four guns with a single successful check. its Bolstering Biopod grants 10 temporary Hit Points.
6 PCs: The trap gains 4 additional actions in its routine,
EXTERIOR HULL MODERATE 5 which must be used for vine attacks. Additionally,
Throughout this adventure, Sample 62 has been a shadowy it takes 7 checks to disable, rather than 3, and its
menace, but the creature does not confront the PCs until Bolstering Biopod grants 15 temporary Hit Points.
they are on the exterior hull of the Bloom and attempting to
sabotage the weapons system. Use the map on
page 5 for this encounter, save that the
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PCs are on the exterior hull—there are no rooms, and the entire
area is dark, a vacuum, and zero-gravity. The only features on
the hull are the airlock doors, exterior ladders, and the four
starship guns. The leaf fronds on the side of the starship are
sturdy enough to support creatures. The hull over area A11 is
10 feet lower in height than the rest of the hull.
One round after the first PC reaches the starship’s
weapons, Sample 62 clambers up the side of the hull
and attempts to sneak up on them, catching the
PCs by surprise if none of them notice the
creature coming. Remember that they
won’t hear Sample 62 in the vacuum
of space! See hazards and creatures for
more information.
Hazards: After combat begins (see page 11), at the beginning
of their turn, each PC on the exterior hull who is not wearing
magboots must succeed at a DC 18 Reflex save to avoid falling
prone. A creature knocked prone that is not hanging onto a
ladder or secured to the hull (such as by cable line) is knocked
20 feet to either port or starboard (GM’s choice) and 20 feet
to the rear (due to the forward movement of the starship).
A creature adrift in this way can attempt to Grab an Edge
after moving 10 feet. A PC who drifts completely off the map
and doesn’t have a way to return drifts off into space and is
effectively out of this encounter—though they may have a
long-range weapon that lets them contribute while drifting
away for an extra round or two.
SAMPLE 62
Once combat begins, Sample 62 tugs on their empathic
connection with the starship, causing the Bloom to act in
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the creature’s defense each round. While Sample 62 doesn’t trait (see sidebar) and ignores the effects of zero-g, instead
yet understand how the starship’s guns work, the creature treating zero-g as low gravity.
understands violence, and they urge the Bloom to lash at AC 24; Fort +17, Ref +14, Will +11
creatures on the ladders with vines and deploy symbiotic pods HP 90; Resistances piercing 5, slashing 5; Weaknesses fire 9
to heal Sample 62’s wounds. This functions as a complex hazard. Speed 25 feet, climb 25 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +17 (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d8+7 piercing
BLOSSOMING INTERFERENCE HAZARD 3 plus adaptation
UNIQUE COMPLEX MAGICAL PLANT TECH Melee [one-action] claw +17 (agile, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6+7 slashing
Stealth +10 (trained) Melee [one-action] tail +17 (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d6+7 piercing
Description The Bloom acts to defend Sample 62, attacking plus Grab
with lashing vines and releasing biopods to heal the Ranged [one-action] psychic screech +15 (mental, range increment 60
monster’s wounds. feet, sonic), Damage 3d6 sonic
Disable DC 23 Computers (trained) or Crafting (trained) to Adaptation Whenever Sample 62 damages a living creature
scramble the Bloom’s sensors, DC 23 Arcana (trained) with a jaws Strike, they can choose to absorb one of the
or Nature (trained) to manipulate the Bloom’s magical creature’s characteristics, gaining any one of the following
or natural components, DC 20 Occultism (expert) to abilities (and selecting only from the abilities the target
psychically bond with the Bloom and urge it to stop its has): any precise or imprecise sense, resistance (up to 5) to
assault (counts as two successes); three total successes are one type of damage, any Speed (up to 20 feet), the ability to
required to disable the trap understand (but not speak) any language, fast healing (up
Awaken [reaction] Trigger Sample 62 rolls initiative; Effect The to half Sample 62’s level). The adaptation lasts 1 minute or
hazard rolls initiative. until Sample 62 gains another adaptation. On a critical hit,
Shielding Fronds [reaction] Frequency once per round; the adaptation is permanent instead.
Trigger A creature attacks Sample 62; Effect The Bloom Canny Assault [two-actions] Sample 62 Climbs or Strides, makes two
adjusts its leaf fronds to shield Sample 62 from attacks, claw Strikes, then urges the Bloom to shield it from harm,
granting Sample 62 cover until the beginning of the gaining Cover until the beginning of their next turn.
hazard’s next turn. Dislodge [one-action] Requirements Sample 62 has a Medium or smaller
Routine (3 actions) The trap uses 3 actions, 2 actions to attack creature grabbed with their tail; Effect Sample 62 attempts
PCs on the hull with a vine Strikes (favoring anchored or an Athletics check against the creature’s Fortitude DC.
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bolster Sample 62 with a biopod hurls them into space, moving them 20 feet away from
Melee [one-action] vine +12, Damage 1d10+6 slashing; no multiple Sample 62. This movement occurs even if the target is
attack penalty wearing magboots, hanging onto a ladder, or secured to
Bolstering Biopod [one-action] (healing) The Bloom surrounds Sample 62 the hull.
with a rejuvenating biopod, granting Sample 62 Success Sample 62 knocks the creature prone and hurls
5 temporary Hit Points which last for 1 minute. them into space, moving them 10 feet away from Sample
Reset Once Sample 62 is defeated, the hazard is disabled and 62. This movement occurs even if the target is wearing
doesn’t reset. magboots, hanging onto a ladder, or secured to the hull.
Failure The creature is unaffected.
Creatures: Sample 62 is a cunning foe who fights to their Critical Failure Sample 62 no longer has the
death, favoring melee combat over ranged combat. They focus creature grabbed.
their attacks on creatures who deal fire damage, followed by
those who have solid footing, are causing them the most pain, CONCLUSION
or are using the flashiest attacks. They prefer to fight in melee,
using jaws and tail attacks and Dislodging any creatures they With Sample 62 defeated and the weapons sabotaged, the
grab. When reduced to 40 Hit Points or less, they take a more PCs can return to their starship and leave. Once they’re
defensive approach, using Canny Assault and psychic screech out of range of the blast, Captain Imaaz triggers the
Strikes. When Sample 62 is defeated, the Bloom catches them weapons as promised, causing a series of explosions that
in its leaf fronds and cradles them close, aiming to regrow the destroy the Bloom and everything left on it. The PCs can
creature—this has the happy side effect of keeping Sample 62’s fly away and dispatch Captain Imaaz’s final message to the
corpse from drifting off into space and escaping destruction. Verdant Paradise.
The Xenowardens stationed on the Verdant Paradise reach
SAMPLE 62 CREATURE 6 out to the PCs immediately, paying each PC 1,000 credits for
UNIQUE LARGE BEAST their trouble—and their silence—noting that any information
Perception +13; darkvision, tremorsense (imprecise) 60 feet on Sample 62 and its planet of origin could spark corporate
Skills Acrobatics +14, Athletics +17, Stealth +14, Survival +11 or public interest and is best kept confidential. They thank the
Str +5, Dex +4, Con +5, Int –2, Wis +3, Cha +2 PCs for saving the Pact Worlds from an incredibly dangerous
Bonded with the Bloom As long as Sample 62 is in physical creature, noting that the PCs are heroes even if no one in the
contact with the Bloom, the creature gains the cosmic Pact Worlds will ever know it!
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