[D9 - LA] Death Rattle of the Empire

[Yara Suhr]

Cal had been more generous than Yara was inclined to be, and there's no way Noventa will go for a counteroffer that amounts to straight piracy...

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D9 LA--such Cool, very Init (2 green): 2eA 0 successes, 3 advantage

[Kai Wryssald]

They were fighting? Well Kai was ready for it at the very least. As ready as anyone else in this situation at least.

Initiative in death throes 1 strain for rapid reaction +1 succ: 1eP+1eA 3 successes


4 Success

Soak 7
Wounds 0/20
Strain 1/13

[Ender]

"Once I have returned to my vessel, The Governor would be ejected, safely, in an escape pod, with the coordinates logged for immediate pick up by either someone here on the ground, or your Rebel friends." She spoke calmly, noting the tense nature of the room. She never smiled, never seemed to take joy in the situation. "And it is the best offer I can give, considering I'm the one with the Governor. A little crass, but it is an effective tool to have." Her accent was sharp, her demeanor seemingly of one always in control.


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Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 4): 3eP+1eA 3 successes, 3 advantage


2x Heavy Troopers Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 0): 2#3eA 0 successes, 3 advantage 0 successes, 5 advantage



Heavy Trooper 3 Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 0): 3eA 0 successes, 2 advantage


2x Stormtrooper Minion Groups Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 0): 2#3eA 0 successes, 3 advantage 2 successes, 2 advantage



Initiative Order-
PC
NPC
PC
PC
PC
NPC
NPC
PC
NPC
NPC
NPC
Verlasso Nemesis Slot

The two Stormtrooper groups have five members each, Group 1 has the Governor.
Verlasso is engaged with Two heavy troopers, at short range from the third. She is at short range from the PCs

The minion groups are at short range from everyone

The Heavy Troopers are at short range from the PCs.

[Ender]

Sniper Shot!!!: 4eP+3eB+2eC+2eD 4 successes, 1 Triumph, 1 Despair


"Target in sight." Leo whispered into the comm as he leveled the massive hunting rifle, braced against the overlook of a building. Sweat dripped from his face as he watched the encounter through his scope.

Breathing out, taking a True Aim, he squeezed.

In an instant, the transparisteel bay window shattered as the blaster bolt lanced through it, striking the trooper through the torso, a slight movement at the last second putting him just slightly out of line.

The blast pierced through plastoid armor, dropping the trooper to the ground, the shot continuing through. Deltiss' eyes went wide as he looked down. His shirt burnt through as the movement of the trooper had put him in line of the shot as well, before another trooper dropped, before the blast impacted the wall.

"Kriff!" Leo called through the comm, horror at what had happened, as Deltiss dropped, still breathing, still alive, but in shock at the shot.

Triumph used for a critical to down a second minion. Two troopers down. The Despair is Deltiss was hit as well.

Combat begins. PC up

[Cal Arcton]

Cal's lips thinned, but there was no help for it. The shot was his signal to go.

Both guns were in his hands in a flash. He unleashed a wave of bolts at the admiral before diving wildly for cover, coming up behind a stuffed chair. His hat fell off in the roll; Cal grimaced, glancing down at it.

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Incidentals: Draw pistols, ESS aim
Action: Pew!
Maneuver: cover!

DRotE, shoot admiral, quickstrike, aimx2, BGB, short, adversary 2, superior: 2eP+2eA+3eB+1eC+1eD 2 successes, 4 advantage, +1 superior


10 damage
1 advantage crit, 4 advantage enhance crit
DRotE, crit, lethal blows, 4 advantage for +crit: 1d100+50 73
Hamstrung: The target loses her free maneuver until the end of the encounter.

Soak Value: 3
Wounds: 14/14
Strain: 6/12
Defense (R/M): 2/1

[Ender]

Verlasso's eyes went wide at the rapid shot from the Gunslinger. Feeling herself hamstrung as she clutched the massive blaster hit at her stomach, she was forced ti strain herself. "Get them!" Her Imperial Valor showing as she painfully reached for her own pistol, taking her shot at returning fire at Cal.

2 strain Maneuver: Imperial Valor. When hit by a ranged attack until the end of her next turn, an ally or helpless enemy who is Engaged with Verlasso will take the shot instead. The blaster pistol catches the Gunslinger square in the torso.

2 strain Maneuver: draw pistol

Action: firing at Cal

Pew Pew at Cal (Agility 2, Ranged (Light) 3, Short Range Easy difficulty, 2 ranged defense): 2eP+1eA+1eD+2eS 3 successes, 1 threat


9 damage to Cal.

[Kai Wryssald]

Well shit had hit the fan pretty quickly, still Kai was ready to act when it came to hit, his blaster moved from his side quickly, as he aimed and fired a shot at the admiral

Manuever: Draw blaster
2 Strain: aim
Action: attack

Shooting the admiral, short rng, adversary 2, accurate 2, aim, point blank, destiny to upgrade cause why not, destiny to upgrade defense: 2eP+1eA+3eB+2eC 1 success, 4 advantage


Crit on admiral +10 from previous crit: 1d100+10 16

10+1 = 11 dmg to the admiral, plus 3 advantage to crit, 1 advantage to boost next roller.
Distracted: The target cannot perform a free maneuver during his next turn

Soak 7
Wounds 0/20
Strain 3/13

[Korvalus Dunbri]

Kor sprang into action his ax seeking the admirals neck to put an end to her little hostage situation l. Unfortunately the ax went wide and knocked her blaster from her hand and in the chaos cause the storm troopers to dodge the wide swath his ax cut causing difficulty for the enemy but perhaps making it easier for his allies to pick targets.

Maneuver to move from short to engaged with admiral
Extra maneuver to aim (2 strain)

Action to attack, using 1 strain to frenzy

Attack admiral adversary 2, upgrade from frenzy, boost from aim: 3eP+1eA+1eB+2eC 1 failure, 4 advantage, 1 Triumph


Forgotten boost from kai: 1eB 1 success, 1 advantage


So 0 successes, 5 advantage and a triumph

Will use 1 advantage to boost next ally, use 2 advantage to give next enemy a setback, use 2 to heal strain and use triumph to disarm the admiral.

Soak 7 (8 vs. blasters and 9 vs strain damage)
wounds 0/20
strain 1/12
Defense 1
Fearsome 1

[Cal Arcton]

Jelna fired at the stormtroopers, y'all! Her ghost wife probably helped.

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Maneuver - Aim
Maneuver - take cover
Action - fire

DRotE, shoot lone stormie, aim, accurate 2, boost from Kor: 1eP+1eA+1eD+4eB 1 success, 1 Triumph


I think that's 7 damage? Use the triumph to activate a crit and drop one.

EDIT: 6 damage pierce 2

[Ender]

One of the heavy troopers jumped at Kor, despite being shook by his fearsome countenance., grabbing a baton from his back, swirling it about as energy crackled about the extended prod of it. Lunging at the big man, the Z6 Riot baton sparked with energy as it began spinning as the trooper attacked. (Maneuver: Draw Z6 Riot Baton. Action: Attack Kor).

Fearsome 1 Check (Willpower 3, Easy Difficulty): 3eA+1eD 1 failure

Melee Attack on Kor (Brawn 3, Melee 2, Average Difficulty, 1 Setback from Defense, 1 from Fear, Z6 Riot Baton, Damage 5, Stun Damage, Disorient 2): 2eP+1eA+2eD+2eS 3 successes, 3 threat
(8 Damage before Soak to Strain on Kor)

The full group of Stormtroopers grabbed their blasters, looking to the interlopers, and fired at Cal, as he had shot the Admiral after the Sniper Blow. However, their shots went wide, though the closeness of the firing conditions force Cal to drop his blaster, as well as create a small opening.

Firing at Cal (Agility 3, Ranged Heavy Minion Skill, Short Range, 2 Defense, Damage 9, Crit 3): 3eP+1eA+1eD+2eS 0 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph
Using the triumph to disarm Cal, advantage used to give a boost to the next ally.

PC up

[Yara Suhr]

Yara fumbles her blaster from its concealed holster and takes a moment for a steadying breath before firing off a shot at the varmint Jelna had already clipped. It probably hurts... a bit.

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Maneuver: Draw
Maneuver: Aim (2 Strain)
Action: Shoot!

D9 LA--Round 1, shoot the troopers Leo and Jelna shot already, Aim, short range: 2eP+1eB+1eD 1 success


A giant 7 damage!

Soak 3
Defense 1|1
Strain 11/13
Wounds 12/12

[Ender]

The Second Heavy Trooper jumped over the desk, making their way to bring their Riot Baton against the former Stormtrooper, swinging the energized rod against the man, however the actions were unwieldy, and the baton went wide.

Attacking Kai (Brawl 3, Melee 2, Average Difficulty, Damage 5, Disorient 2, Stun Damage): 2eP+1eA+2eD 1 failure


Heavy Trooper 2:
Maneuver - Draw Z6 Riot Baton
2 Strain maneuver - Move to Engage Kai
Action - Attack

Seeing the large man swinging an axe at the Admiral, the third Heavy Trooper joined in the melee fray against Kor, bringing their baton to bear. Not shaken as his compatriot, the Heavy Trooper swung fearlessly. The flashing of the energized baton as it bounced harmlessly off of the armor was enough to give an opening to the remaining troopers.

Fear from Kor (Willpower 3, Fear 1): 3eA 1 success, 4 advantage


Melee Attack on Kor (Brawn 3, Melee 2, Average Difficulty, 1 Setback from Defense, Z6 Riot Baton, Damage 5, Stun Damage, Disorient 2): 2eP+1eA+2eD+1eS 1 success, 1 advantage
(6 Stun damage before soak, 1 advantage to give a boost to the next ally)

Maneuver: Move to engage Kor
2 "strain" maneuver: Draw Riot Baton
Action - Attack

The remaining two Stromtroopers of the smaller group open fire on the lawman, their shots going wide, but causing the Gunslinger to drop his second pistol.
Firing at Cal (Agility 3, Ranged Heavy Minion Skill, Short Range, 1 Boost from Ally, 2 Defense, Damage 9, Crit 3): 1eP+2eA+1eB+1eD+2eS 0 successes, 4 advantage
4 advantage to disarm Cal.

Verlasso, breathing heavily, strains, grabbing her comlink. "Inquisitor!" She barked into it, her eyes wide as she looked at the chaos erupting around her. The whirring of something was heard, as through the crashed window, rising on a spinning crimson wing, clad in her armor, the 13th Sister arrived, malice radiating from her. "So it begins." The mechanized vocoder spat out, as her twin blades span on their axis, ready to enter the melee.

Verlasso 2 strain Maneuver - Grab Commlink
Action - Downgrade to Maneuver, call for Backup.

Initiative (Willpower 3, Vigilance 2): 2eP+1eA 1 success, 2 advantage


Initiative Order-
PC
NPC
PC
PC
PC
NPC
NPC
PC
NPC
NPC
NPC
NPC
Verlasso Nemesis Slot

PC up!

Verlasso is Adversary 2
13th Sister is Adversary 3, Defense (R/M) 1/1

[Korvalus Dunbri]

Both of the stun batons strike true, sparks flying from the armor but the large man is seemingly unaffected, whether from the armor he was wearing or an indomitable will is anyone's guess.

Korvalus raises his ax steadying his arm looking into the eyes of the admiral though she would only see the cold black visor in return as his modulated voice comes from the mask "it didn't have to be this way." He says as his ax comes down whistling through the air followed by a wet, meaty thunk as it embeds itself in the admiral.

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No damage from either attack

Double maneuver to aim (2 strain)
Action to attack admiral (1 strain frenzy)

Attack the admiral, 2 boost from double aim, good upgrade from frenzy, 2 bad upgrade from adversary: 3eP+1eA+2eB+2eC 3 successes, 3 advantage, 1 Despair


3 successes so damage 12 with pierce 3
1 advantage to crit, 1 advantage to heal strain, 1 advantage to boost ally
1 despair

Crit in case she isn't dead: Crit roll +20 from previous crit, +20 from lethal blows, +40 from vicious: 1d100+80 102

Soak 7 (8 vs. blasters and 9 vs strain damage)
wounds 0/20
strain 3/12
Defense 1
Fearsome 1

[Ender]

Verlasso blinked. She didn't scream, she didn't cry out as the vicious melee weapon buried itself in her torso. A certain, well trained grim sneer crossed her face. A hand came up to Kor's helmet, as she nodded. "You're right..." she whispered, before falling to the ground, a heavy thud as she dropped.

The moment quickly passed as the Inquisitor rushed the massive armored warrior, her lightsaber whirling rapidly in a dance of death. The twin blades rapidly swung, slashing into the big man.

Attacking Kor (Intelligence 5, Lightsaber 4, Lightsaber Mastery (Int), Average Difficulty, Despair used to Upgrade attack. Damage 6, Linked 1, Breach 1, Crit 2. Destiny to upgrade attack. Kor spending Destiny to upgrade defense): 5eP+1eA+1eC+1eD 3 successes, 3 advantage


Defense was 1: 1eS 0 successes, 1 threat

2 advantage to trigger Linked. 9 damage and 9 damage, Breach 1.
(Using the Despair to upgrade the Inquisitors Attack)

PCs up

[Cal Arcton]

Cal cursed as a veritable rain of blaster fire surrounded him, forcing him deeper and deeper into the cover. He started to reach for one blaster as it was knocked from his hand, but the shattering window drew his attention. Before he knew it, his spare gun had been knocked from his hand, too. Maybe the pain was getting to him... in a flash, he drew a stimpack, injecting it into himself.

"Hey!" He called over the sounds of the blaster fire. "Don't do this! I'm a friend of your daughter's!" Of course, that was to the inquisitor, not to the stormtroopers; he rather carelessly tossed a stun grenade into the midst of them.

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Incidentals - Draw stim, draw grenade
Maneuver - Use stim
Maneuver - Aim
Action - Boom!

DRotE, stun grenade full minion group, aim, boost from Kor, short, flip on defense: 2eP+2eA+2eB+1eC 2 successes, 4 advantage, 1 Despair


2 adv activate blast, so 10 damage to the whole minion group
1 adv boost next
1 adv regain strain

Soak Value: 3
Wounds: 13/14
Strain: 5/12
Defense (R/M): 2/1

[Ender]

The massive group of Stormtroopers slump to the ground, as soon as the grenade goes off. However, being in such close quarters to the blast, Cal, you find yourself reeling a bit from it. Using the despair to upgrade the difficulty of your next check.

Initiative Order
PC
NPC
PC
PC
PC
NPC
NPC
PC
NPC
NPC

[Kai Wryssald]

Kai aims at the weird lightsaber girl but misses

Aim
Aim for 2 strain
Attack

Attacking 13th sister. Short range Destiny to upgrade, gm destiny, accurate 2, boost from kai, aim twice adversary 3 custom grip: 2eP+1eA+5eB+2eC+1eD 1 failure, 2 advantage, 1 Despair


Miss, next action upgraded, 1 strain recovered, boost to next ally.

Soak 7
Wounds 0/20
Strain 4/13

[Cal Arcton]

"Take that, ya varmint!" Jelna called as she fired at the remaining stormtroopers. Perhaps Sweetie would have been proud...

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Maneuver - aim
Action - shoot

DRotE, shoot stormies, aim, accurate 2, boost from Kai, destiny flip: 2eP+4eB+1eD 1 success, 3 advantage


Damage 6 pierce 2
1 advantage boost next roller
2 advantage boost to Kor

[Ender]

One of the stormtroopers drops, felled by the shot from the former ISB Agent, plastoid armor echoing as it hits the floor, next to the bleeding Governor.

Returning fire, the lone remaining Trooper fires off at Jelna, a lucky shot catching her square in the center mass.
Firing at Jelna (Agility 3, Ranged Heavy Skill Group (no other members remaining), Aim Maneuver, Short range. 1 Destiny to upgrade attack, one to upgrade defense. Damage 9, crit 3): 1eP+2eA+1eB+1eC 5 successes, 1 advantage
1 advantage to pass a boost to the next NPC. 14 Damage before soak.

The steadfast Heavy Trooper, standing tall against the massive armor clad man, brought his riot baton hard against him. The baton slammed into Kor's helmet, while not necessarily breaking any bone, it sent a ringer through his mind.

Melee Attack on Kor (Brawn 3, Melee 2, Average Difficulty, 1 Setback from Defense, Aim Maneuver, 1 Boost from Minion, Z6 Riot Baton, Damage 5, Stun Damage, Disorient 2): 2eP+1eA+2eB+2eD+1eS 1 success, 3 advantage
6 damage before Soak, spending 2 advantages to trigger Disorient 2, adding 2 setback dice to Kor's next attack, 1 advantage to pass a boost to the next ally.

PC up!

[Yara Suhr]

It's all happening so fast, and Yara's never seen a powered-up lightsaber from this close before--Quinn's had been further away, and also not so... evil-looking. Nevertheless, she can tell from the way it goes through Kor's armor like a warm knife through blue butter that he must be seriously hurt. She ducks closer, forcing herself not to flinch away from the red plasma blades, and hits Kor with a coagulant ampoule. With the armor plates in the way, it's hard to tell how much of the primary drug makes it directly to the wound, but at least the anesthetic ought to kick in from skin contact. Maybe it'll be a bit easier for him to focus and avoid the next blows.

Maneuver: move to Engaged with Kor

Action: Medicine check

D9 LA--Cure Serious Wounds on Kor (medicine, avg. difficulty, boosts from medpack and Cal), +2 healed on success: 2eP+2eA+2eB+2eD 0 successes, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph


Kor heals 2 strain, and I'd like to use the Triumph to make him harder to hit somehow.

Maneuver (2 strain): duck away again, Short from Kor and his foes.

Soak 3
Defense 1|1
Strain 9/13
Wounds 12/12