'I've got liquid cable and a grappling hook, if it would help?' Lyla called to Lamar, from her place in the queue to where he was at the window.

"I've got one too, but it would only give us 30 meters of cable.  Not enough but it would gain us some time." added Klyn as he moved toward one of the windows and started pulling his cable.

"I don't suppose there are refiller outlets at the level?"

He quickly looked around, trying to see if they could use something else to increase the length of their line.

A quick rummage around the office and Klyn had scavenged enough materials to make an extra fifteen metres worth of rope-like material. That gave them forty five metres of rope, half the distance to the ground floor level.

OOC Going by the rules it will require 20 Climb skill checks. I will waive that for 2 rolls each. Roll DC 5 for the first half with rope, then DC10 for the last half. A failed roll and you get to attempt to catch yourself with a Climb check DC 15 for in the first half and DC 20 in the last half.

Falling in the first half will cause 20d6 falling damage, 15d6 falling damage in the bottom half. An attack against Fort 1d20+20 if unsuccessful halves this damage. A successful Acrobatics check can also reduce this further even to nil.

The descent will take 10 minutes, for every 5 points by which you exceed the DC will take 1 minute off the time.

You can't take 10 due to the panic and rush. May the Force be with you.

Lamar shook his head at the idiocy of the plan, but began breaking out the window making sure they cleared the bottom part, so nothing would cut the line. "If we are going to do this stupid stunt let's get it done." He muttered.

He then took point on the decent, figuring if anyone needed to get down there fast it was him. He was the only one who knew how to disarm bombs.

Unfortunately he does fine for the first half of the decent, but slips once the rope is gone.


12:32, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 6 using 1d20+3.  climb.
12:32, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 6 using 1d20+3.  climb.
12:32, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 12 using 1d20+3.  climb.
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"This must be among our top three most reckless and dangerous thing we did" said Klyn as he followed Lamar.

He did surprisingly well and, spotting Lamar's slip, tried to catch him.

22:15, Today: Klyn Cors rolled 17 using 1d20+3.  climb DC5.
22:15, Today: Klyn Cors rolled 23 using 1d20+3.  climb DC 15.

Maybe the Force will allow for an impromptu save thanks to the natural 20 on the second part?
finger crossed.

'I want to disagree, but I'm having a real hard time thinking of another reckless and dangerous thing right now.' Peering out the building's brand new exit, Lyla checked out the lashed-together cables dangling outside and the long slope down. It didn't look like much, but, like all the reckless and dangerous things they'd done, it would just have to do. 'I've got a bad feeling about this.'

Following them, the twi'lek scout crawled out the window and, gripping the cable tight and wrapping it around her fists, she climbed down, half walking down the windows in their improvised abseiling solution. She tried not to look down.


OOC:
15:11, Today: Lyla Rahn rolled 10 using 1d20+4. Climb DC 5.
15:11, Today: Lyla Rahn rolled 22 using 1d20+4. Climb DC 10.
Beat by 5 and 12, three minutes taken off time

The rope set up Klyn crashed through the plastisteel window and rappelled down the side of the Radell Mining Corporation building. The mechanic practically ran down the side of the almost vertical building, showing a skill at free running perhaps gained from being accustomed to zero gravity and his pilot honed fast reactions. By the time Klyn had on his feet on the ground Lyla was only halfway down the building, considering the dangerous feat she was doing well but after Klyn's display she was only ever going to be viewed as average. At a careful pace Lamar followed the pair of Rebels.

When Lamar was less than halfway Lyla was grounded. During the second part of the descent when Lamar didn't have the rope to steady himself his grip loosened and he stumbled. He was around forty metres from the ground, a fall at that height was likely to be deadly!


OOC Klyn lands in 1 minute then Lyla at 2 minutes. Unless you state otherwise I assume you will be entering the building's ground level to investigate. Klyn stated he wanted to explore storage area B. What is Lyla's destination?

Lamar has some options.
1. Fall! This will take 2 minutes 30 seconds and take 15d6 damage. Successfull Acrobatics DC 15 will reduce this to 14d6 or DC25 will reduce to 13d6. Lamar might have enough HP to survive this, probability is about 50% chance he will be killed in the fall.

2. Climb down slowly. Use a Force Point and roll a 4. Lamar will successfully catch a hold of building and climb safely down in a total of 5 minutes.

3. Falling with style. Use a Destiny point to tumble and catch himself at the last moment. Fall and land on his feet, take no damage, total time 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

I will assume Tera and Rynn has taken the stairs and are fighting through the crowds.

I'll use a force point.

Safe and sure, Lyla climbed and then clambered down the building. She might not've been fastest down, but the only real way to win that race was by breaking a leg, or worse. No, getting down with no injuries and/or deaths was a win in her book. She glanced up to Lamar, to make sure he was right after his fumble, 'You alright, Lamar?'

Sliding the rest of the way, Lyla hit the ground running, barging back into the building entrance, then veered sharply left into the restaurant. She had no especially good reason for picking it, but also no time to consider anything else.


OOC: Start my search in the Restaurant.
15:13, Today: Lyla Rahn rolled 26 using 1d20+9. perception.

As soon as his feet landed on the ground, Klyn smashed the nearest windows to get inside.

It was a pretty descent but Lamar reached the ground tired, late and sweaty. He was in one piece however and looking up at the impressive Radell Mining Corp Building it was an achievement to have accomplished the climb.

Inside the building Klyn went through the lobby, he encountered crowds of staff as they fled which hampered his movements but reached the storage area B. The room was a large warehouse. Rows and rows of stacked metal boxes labelled with Radell Mining Corp logo and inspection plates. During the panic of the bomb threat B1 worker droids continued to move the huge boxes about.

The crowds continued to flood out of the building at Lyla pushed her way in, the restaurant at the front of the building was easy to reach. The room was in a state of chaos. Meals had been abandoned and the floor was messy with dropped food and chairs were over turned, the crowds outside were noisy and the bomb alarm siren intermittently bleeped however Lyla could hear the sound of music from the restaurant music system. Droid servers and cleaner continued their instructions oblivious to the chaos outside. A server droid, a Radell Mining Corp logo on its chestplate approached Lyla and invited her to take a seat.

OOC Klyn make a Perception check and any other check relevant to your plans.

Klyn does his best to check the places he would have picked to hide an explosive device big enough to cause a collapse.


11:23, Today: Klyn Cors rolled 26 using 1d20+12.  knowledge physical sciences (weaknesses of building).

11:22, Today: Klyn Cors rolled 28 using 1d20+12.  knowledge technology.

11:21, Today: Klyn Cors rolled 25 using 1d20+10.  perception.

Lyla stared aghast at the droid and its polite request, incongruous under the shouts and sirens. She could hardly believe what she was seeing and hearing here. 'What? Can't you hear? There's a bomb in the building! You need to evacuate! Wait, do any of you know if anything strange has been brought into the building and hidden around here. Maybe small and, um, bomb-like?' she asked the waiter-droid frantically, even as she got down on her knees and tried to peer under all the tables and chairs. She was realising what was a desperately dicey plan this was – how could they find something meant to be concealed, in such a big building they knew nothing about, without any kind of detector, in only a few minutes?


OOC: Enlisting the droids, Persuasion 19.
20:49, Today: Lyla Rahn rolled 19 using 1d20+4. persuasion.

Visibly shaking, whether from adrenaline or fear is hard to tell, Lamar finally makes it to the ground safely. Taking a second to breath and recover from the stress of nearly falling, he leans against the wall.

He then forces himself to head back into the building, and search for the bomb. He will shout "Bomb disposal! Coming through!" He says it with a tone of authority but strives to not show any fear. He then heads into the building through the opened window.

Getting to the first room he began scanning with both his eyes, and his datapad trying to find the bomb.

12:47, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 18 using 1d20+13.  Mechanics to figure out the best spot to plant a bomb.
12:45, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 26 using 1d20+7.  Perception.

The server droid nodded politely at Lyla's request "we are at your service, our programming dictates that we should keep you from harm. May I recommend that you evacuate the building?" the droid responded, unflappable in its politeness.

"I can report nothing irregular within the restaurant or lounge. There are ten B1 worker droids in the rear of the building, they will have records of the anything brought in or taken out."

Klyn assessed the storage area B. He counted four worker droids nearby, moving supplies around the area. The detonation of a bomb in this area would likely destroy the building although Klyn does not see anything suspiciously bomb like. He does however spot what looks like a discarded comlink on a nearby crate, what is odd about it is the lack of the now familiar Radell Mining Corporation logo anywhere on it.

Slower than the others Lamar re-entered the building, pushing and shouting to get passed the escaping workers. The lounge and restaurant appeared empty, except for Lyla who was seen talking to a droid. Lamar reasoned the most likely spot for a bomb would be at the rear of the building.

Heading as quickly as he could to the back he began looking for the most likely spots to place a bomb for maximum damage. He then began looking for the best places for someone to stash a bomb who didn't know what they were doing.

'No, I'm the one looking for the bomb. You should evacuate.' Lyla insisted, but she didn't have time to fight bad programming to save the droids; it just gave them greater need to find the bomb. She shook her head and tails in defeated, turned and strode out. If the droids would've leave the restaurant for a bomb, then they wouldn't leave for anything, and would surely have seen anything strange brought in.

On her comlink, she updated the team, saying 'Restaurant droids have seen nothing. They recommend asking B1 worker droids.'

Spying Lamar, she hurried after him, asking 'What size bomb are we looking for? That would help us know where to look.' She went through the Lounge and sticking her head inside each Conference Room as she passed until she made it to the rear storage rooms.


OOC: Perception 16, rerolled to 23

Slightly irritated from the sheeple in his way, Lamar snaped, "How should I know?" then he took a deep breath and seemed to calm a bit before continuing. "Depending on the amount of damage they want to do it could be a lot or none. This could be a hoax, but it might be a serious threat. If they have access to military grade explosives, and both know where to place them, and have access to the areas, then it could only need to be a few kilos to bring down the entire building. But that is less likely, as that would be easier to spot."

Forcing his way through the last of the panicked people he finally got to the area he was seeking and began looking for anything out of the ordinary. Then his heart dropped into his feet. "Did anyone think to check the Droids?"

Klyn quickly picks the comlink and try to hijack the possible communication between those using it. It might be a wild shot, but it could give them information on what they did. Or maybe even find some and make them talk.
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'The previous bombings weren't hoaxes, and we should act on the assumption this isn't either.' Lyla told Lamar. She was annoyed at his snap, but put it down to understandable stress at the imminent bombing. He seemed to be taking it much worse than her, but hey, for Lyla this was just another day of the week.

'Well. I asked the droids.' Lyla answered him dully, coming to the same worry. 'I assume they'd tell me.' She was becoming increasingly aware, more than she already painfully was, the bomb could be anywhere, be disguised as anything, and they had no way of finding it short of good luck they'd never had before.

'Anyway, you said the rear of the building, though I don't get how there is one in a symmetrical pyramid.'

Away from the main entrance there were less people, both at the conference rooms and in the storage area. Lamar and Lyla discussed the possible location of the bomb threat. They reached the storage area B. The room was a large warehouse. Rows and rows of stacked metal boxes labelled with Radell Mining Corp logo and inspection plates. B1 worker droids continued to move the huge boxes about. They found Klya examining a comlink.

Klyn had the comlink partially disassembled. Klyn traced that the comlink was the same one that had been used to send the video message which they had seen in the conference room. Whoever sent the message must have been here and tapped into the building intercom system to upload the message. Interestingly Klyn also identified that the comlink was connected to three others which were still somewhere in the building.

"Any luck?" he asked as the spotted them.

"Nothing much here, but I found this comlink. The source of the message.

No  info on where the bomb is... or maybe is not.

I found there are 3 others comlink connected to this one.  And strangely they are still in the building.

So either those comlink are left on the ground too and the people left - and maybe the comlinks are connected to bombs, or the bomb threat is an hoax and they are in fact looking for something inside the building while everyone is leaving.

Any idea on how to locate those?"

'None at all.' Lyla answered Klyn, hurrying up to see the comlink, frowning and rubbing her tail as she took in his report, and saw how much bigger the problem had got. This was a mess and they'd barely arrived. 'Yeah, maybe, but we still have to assume there's a bomb, we can't take the risk.' she declared, speaking fast because of the hard time-limit they were on. 'Whatever it is, why leave the comlink behind? Where'd you find it? This crate?' Once Klyn had indicated it, Lyla tried to open the crate and see what was inside. A bomb, she actually hoped...

"Let me see that!" Lamar said almost snatching the comlink violently out of Klyn's hand before realizing he should be more polite. "Uh... please." And gently taking it at an assent from Klyn.

He then hooked his own computer directly to the comlink and began to run a trace on it to try and locate the others that were connected to this comlink. He knew there was a small risk that the comlink could be infected with a tracer or worm program that might try and embed itself into his computer, but his computer had protections for such things, and he felt he could take such risks.

17:09, Today: Lamar Danar rolled 30 using 1d20+13.  use computer.

The B1 worker droids continued to unload a speeder truck of boxes. The huge boxes were all labelled with metal inspection plates with the Radell Mining Corps logo.

Lamar had a look at the comlink, as he tampered with it the speaker crackled to life "you won't find the bomb that way" the voice of Adair Koryunt taunted them.

Whilst Lamar was busy Klyn and Lyla saw another B1 worker droid enter storage area B from storage area A. The peculiar thing about the droid was that it moved around with the other droids but it never put down the box it was carrying.