Mission 1 Gameplay

[Queen Zeus]

I draw my blaster and prepare for a fire fight.
I try to follow Nagta out from behind the ship but no matter how I position myself he stands directly infront of me. I listen to the conversation carefully trying to get a mental picture of where everyone is located, just in case I need to know.

Whispering to Nagta "So, what do you think friend or foe?"

[[PX]Kal Bob]

I am going to step slowly into view of the doorway as it is vacated.

To the Unknown's:

Our employers also take a dim look on slavers, but before we can help you we must complete our mission here. I am sure you understand. Once we have what we came for we will aid you if we can. We have a computer expert with us, I am sure he wll be of use.

To Ka:

Indeed, I fear that time is growing short, good luck on the removal operation

To Ilon:

Also be sure to infore the others that are "firends" are not hostile

I am going to ask the strangers more about thier enemy but I am not going to enter the room. I want to keep Ka and Rava in sight so that I know when they are through.

[Samurai]

- Nagta - You emerge from behind the ship, staying in front of Athena as she follows you out. You remain alert, evaluating the situation.
Your Perc is 3D. You roll 8.
You note that there are four men, all armed, and apparently ready to use their weapons. They are probably somewhat alarmed that you didn't use a more conventional method to open the door, hence their initial uneasiness. If the lead man is lying about the situation, you can't tell.

Cale speaks to the leader, and then to Garmen before turning to you and Athena,

Do you feel we can trust these people?

The man answers Cale.

You also hear Camon speak to you, whispering.

- Garmen - You continue to head in the direction you were moving before, and pass through the door just as Cale speaks to you,

Hey, before you go anywhere, do you think you can help these people repair their droid?

The room you have entered is filled with the thrumbing noise of a lightsaber, and the screaching/sizzling sound of metal giving way under great strain. Ka is standing on a pile of rubble, finishing off the door to the lift.
Ilon approaches you and speaks,

Come on Genius, we've got a job for you.

He then pulls you to a doorway to a room with three men inside.

- Cale - Nagta steps out from behind his cover, and Athena follows him. Nagta is giving the group of unknowns a once over. You speak to the men across the hanger,

Who are you, and why should we trust you?

and then Garmen

Hey, before you go anywhere, do you think you can help these people repair their droid?

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You finally turn to Nagta and Athena,

Do you feel we can trust these people?

The man who spoke before answers you,

Were pirates, if you must know. Well, not so much pirates as redistributors of material wealth. We used to be part of a large group, known as the Blades. A new man in the group took it over and got us involved in slaving. That's exactly the type of operation we don't want to get involved in. We've generally used any opportunity we could to aid the rebellion, mainly by restricting ourselves to Imperial targets, and giving a heafty sum of their "donations" to people that the rebels haven't been able to help due to lack of resources. We left the group and have been trying to bring them down ever since, but it's not easy to kill people that have saved your life more times than you can count. We attacked the Frigate in an attempt to get some of our loyal friends out of harm's way, but none of them got out alive. We also only have these two fighters to protect ouselves. The asteroid field, and the typically bad weather on this planet make communications difficult. We need to get a messenger off this rock to bring back a ship large enough to carry all of us, but we can't with that frigate patrolling the system. In a way this is partly the Rebel's fault for winning. Once Imperial ships pulled back to the core, pickings got pretty slim, hence the slaving.

- Rava - You speak to the men in the room,

Sure... any help is good help.. but we have a job to do and it sounds like KA might need a little help...Bring what you have, get your stuff together and we will help you anyway we can once we get our mission done.

The men seem encouraged by your answer and get up from their couches and approach the door. Kylin speaks to them and you move on to help Ka clear the door. As you approach you see that he is almost finished cutting across the top of the door. You see the rubble shift, and Ka momentarily loses his balance.

- Camon - You continue to aim at the lead man. As you whipe a bead of sweat from your forehead you notice that the cold wind has started to freeze it. Cale speaks to the men, then to garmen, and then to Nagta and Athena. The leader answers Cale.
You whisper to your comrades,

Be ready for anything!!!!!

- Ka - You continue cutting the door. As you cut, you notice that something doesn't feel right, and then the damaged door shifts under the weight of the debris. It twists, and some of the debris flows through the crack that opened in the side. You lose your balance momentarily, but do not fall. You note that the door will fall into the shaft from the weight, which would not be good if you're on top. You glance behind you looking for signs of trouble, and see Rava approaching to help you, saber ready. It looks like he is going to cut through the door too.
You hear Kylin speak to you, saying that time is short, and wishing you luck.

- Ilon - You assure the men that you can help,

I know just the person to help you.

Garmen has just entered the storage area, and you stop him before he gets any ideas,

Come on Genius, we've got a job for you.

You grab his arm and bring him back to the room with the three men.
Rava has just finished talking to the men and has moved on to help Ka. Kylin is still there, he tells you to make sure the others know that the men aren't hostile, and continues speaking to the men about their enemy.

- Athena - Blaster drawn, you follow Nagta out from behind cover. You listen to everyone who speaks. Cale is somewhere behind you, and Camon is behind to your left Garmen's footsteps have disappeared. The lead man speaks to Cale, telling about his group's recent history, and support of the Rebels.

- Kylin - You approach the doorway, making yourself visible. The men get a somewhat curious expression, apparently not having seen any of your species before, but you get that a lot. You speak to the group,

Our employers also take a dim look on slavers, but before we can help you we must complete our mission here. I am sure you understand. Once we have what we came for we will aid you if we can. We have a computer expert with us, I am sure he wll be of use.

You turn and wish Ka good luck, informing him that time is growing short, and then as Ilon returns, with Garmen in tow, you tell him to make sure that everyone knows that the people aren't hostile.
Making sure to keep an eye on Ka and Rava, you ask the men about their enemy.
One of the men speaks,

To tell you the truth, they are people who were, and some still are, good friends to us. We were a part of a group called the Blades, but when our old leader was killed by one of the newer Kath hounds in the pack (A successful Knowledge roll reveals that Kath hounds are carnivorus dog-like animals native to Dantooine, but prevalent on other planets as well) our group took a turn for the worst. They have an old Corellian Support Frigate, but it's undermanned, and in fairly poor repair. It used to be our old home base, but they've changed the codes. The whole reason for our raid on the ship was to get some of our friends out, and leave the system, but as I said before, we were beat pretty bad. Now we only have two fighters, and nine men. We need to get a large enough ship to help us get off this rock, but we can't get a mesage through the interferance of the asteroid field, and the weather on this planet doesn't help. And our fighters can't get past the Frigate. It's always watching the planet.

The Next post will be Sunday August 1

[[Fallen]TSB]

I walk up see that KA is off balance and wait for him to get off the door.. once he does I will help finish off the crap so we can get on with the mission

[Tempus]

I reply, I trust no one.
I am going to draw a throwing knife in each hand but conceal it so that the 4 men cannot see them until (if) I am ready to use them.
Also I am going to slowly move forward so that if I have to I might be able to make a quick rush towards them.

[Ghost [PX]]

I'll allow myself to be guided by Ilon and glance around at my surroundings for anything of interest (ie, computer related)

[poolshark_kid]

Still waiting for to worst to happen, I notice just how cool it is because I can see my breathe formed from the blackness of space.

I whisper again

"What should we do?"

waiting for conformation on my question.

[muad'dib]

To the strangers:

I think we can trust you. It sounds like we're in a mutually beneficial situation. If you don't mind, I'm going to walk over to you. I prefer to make deals with a handshake.

To Athena, Nagta and Camon, low enough that the strangers can't hear, hopefully:

Cover me

I'm going to put away my sporting blaster, and approach the strangers at a medium pace. As I approach, I'll attempt to determine if the details of their appearance matches their story. (ie. make sure they're not Imperials in disguise). As well, I'll use knowledge of body language cues to see if they're lying when they answer my next question.

You say you have a damaged droid with important information. Our technician will want to know how the damage occured before he starts work, if he so chooses. What happened?

[Samurai]

- Rava - Noticing that you appear to be there to help, Ka gets off of the debris that still blocks the partially open door. The door is bent inward, revealing a gap large enough for a child to step through, but more work will be required to open a space large enough for an adult human. Ka begins removing the debris by hand, whatever is too large he cuts with his lightsaber, the bulk of it being ice. You begin to help Ka, and the two of you manage to remove a lot of debris, including the durasteel that was used to reinforce the floors above. Your work is rough, and the door groans throughout the operation, twisting in on itself even further, hanging from the corner that Ka has not yet cut. After a few minutes of work the door snaps and crashes into the shaft under the weight of the remaining debris, revealing sharp fragments of broken durasteel that were within the rubble. The sound of two large slabs of metal clapping together is almost deafening.

The man you spoke to in the other room looks at Ka's glowing red blade, and asks you a question,

Doesn't red mean he's a bad guy?

He nervously pulls out hisComm. Link and talks to somebody,

Tomaas, I need you to throw down the ropes.

A moment later some ropes fall from the opening on the third floor.

- Nagta - You reply to Cale's question,

I trust no one.

You cross your arms, attempting to hide the fact that you are drawing your weapons: Your Perc is 3D. You roll 15.
The highest opponent's Perc is 3D. Your opponent rolls 11.
You succeed in hiding your weapons as you draw them, and step closer to the four men. You hear Camon ask,

What should we do?

Cale speaks to the strangers, and then quietly to your group.

Cover Me.

He approaches them, passing you and then stopping next to the apparent leader of the group. And discusses the situation with him. Suddenly, you hear a very loud bang. The sound came from behind you. All of the strangers look toward the hanger door behind you. Several of them take aim at the door.

- Garmen - Ilon has led you to a room that appears to be a lounge of some sort, but there isn't so much as a datapad in the room. A stranger is standing at the door, talking to Kylin. He notices you and asks,

Are you the one who's going to fix the droid? Come on, I'll take you to the tech room.

The man steps through the door and heads toward the lift.
There is loud crash from somewhere behind you. It is so loud that it is difficult to pinpoint in the echoing chamber, but it looks as though Ka and Rava have taken care of the door.

He looks at the two Jedi, Ka in particular, and asks Rava a question before speaking on his Comm. Link.

- Camon - Nagta speaks to Cale, and steps forward, getting closer to the men. You ask the others,

What should we do?

Cale speaks to the men, and then to your group,

Cover me.

He approaches the lead man, and stops about a meter away from him.
There is a loud crash from somewhere behind you, and the men across the hanger look at the door. Some of them aim at the door behind you.

- Cale - You speak to the strangers,

I think we can trust you. It sounds like we're in a mutually beneficial situation. If you don't mind, I'm going to walk over to you. I prefer to make deals with a handshake.

and then quietly to your group,

Cover me.

You holster your weapon and approach the men, casually, inspecting their appearance and pondering their story.
A successful streetwise roll reveals that there was a group of pirates known as the Blades, who were supporters of the Rebel cause. You heard something about the organization going rogue in a recent visit to a space port cantina.
You ask them another question,

You say you have a damaged droid with important information. Our technician will want to know how the damage occured before he starts work, if he so chooses. What happened?

The lead man answers you,

The thing was damaged when we tried to retrieve the data. It had a high security restraining bolt on it, and when we tried to remove it, the droid's power systems were fried. At least that's what our mechanic said. He hasn't had to work on astromechs before. He fixes our fighters, and they just use Nav. Comps.

He seems to be telling the truth.

- Kylin - Ilon and Garmen are standing next to you, the man you were talking to speaks to Garmen and then steps toward the lift. There is a loud crash, and you look to see that Ka and Rava have finished with the door. The man speaks to Rava, and then calls somebody on his Comm. Link. A moment later some ropes appear in the gaping hole in the ceiling.

- Ka - You step off of the debris, and begin removing the pile by hand and with your saber when necessary. Rava helps you. The door seems to shift through the entire operation, and finally caves in on itself, falling into the lift shaft with a loud crash. Much of the remaining debris falls in as well, revealing jagged metal sticking dangerously out of the pile.
A man approaches and talks to Rava,

Doesn't red mean he's a bad guy?

He nervously pulls out hisComm. Link and talks to somebody,

Tomaas, I need you to throw down the ropes.

After a moment, some ropes fall through the gaping hole in the ceiling, and from the looks of it somebody is climbing up to the third floor.

- Athena - You hear Nagta's comment to Cale, and hope that he does not intend to kill any of the men standing before you. Camon whispers to all of you, and Cale speaks to the men, quietly requesting you to cover him. He steps forward and speaks to the men. There is a loud crash behind you, and several of the men raise their weapons, pointing them at the door behind you and to the right.

- Ilon - Having led Garmen to the lounge, the man who was speaking before asks Garmen if he is going to fix the droid, and then leads the way toward the tech room, but he stops at the hole in the roof. You see Ka and Rava working on the debris pile and see the door fall into the lift shaft, clapping against the metal floor of the lift with a deafening bang. The man speaks to Rava, and then to somebody on the other end of a Comm. Link. A moment later some ropes dangle through the hole in the ceiling.






The next post will be Friday, August 6.

[Tempus]

I am going to turn my attention to the loud noise and try to figure out what caused it and if its a threat.
If i percieve it as a threat I am going to attempt to get Athena behind some sort of cover

[Ghost [PX]]

Hearing the words 'Tech Room', I am going to become very interested in where the man leading me goes... I will continue to follow him, but I become very ancy and almost bouncy.

[[Fallen]TSB]

I look at the man next to me and say "No.. most of the time it does but in this case it just the way he made his saber.." "A jedi's light saber can be any color depending on the crystal... he just pick a red colored crystal."

Once I say that I am going to walk over and check with is in the weapons locker

if nothing that i would want i will climb the rope and get to the next lv

(on a side note i am going to turn on my force Life Detection)

[poolshark_kid]

hearing the load crash behind me, my attention is distracted from the four men across the room. I whip around andscan the doorway behind me trying to seewhat all the noise was about. I take aim at anything that might have been through the door way.
I figure that Nagta and Athena could take care of the for pirates acroos the room should they try anything funny so my attention was fully on who or what could be coming through the door.

[muad'dib]

To the strangers

Sounds good. We have a job to do here. When we're done, we'll see about fixing that droid and getting off this rock. Feel free to join us if you don't feel like waiting up here.

Then I'm going to head through the south-west door where the others went, and figure out what the situation is.

[[PX]IronFist]

Hearing the loud noise I run over to the newly formed hole in the roof and peer up into the room above, weapon in hand.

I turn to talk to Rava:
"What's going on here"

As he responds I glance across the room behind me to make sure Garmen looks like he is co-operating with the others.