"Can't get a good shot!" shouts Zeic as he opens fire again, the lasers shooting past the TIEs and blasting apart an asteroid, exposing the squadron as they fly into a relatively clear patch of the asteroid field.

19:31, Today: Zeic Plirr rolled 1 failure, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2A 2P 2B 2D 1S
OOC:Can I spend 3 advantages to ignore the effects of the asteroid field on the TIEs defense until the end of my next turn? If not, I'll just add 1 boost die to Forim's next piloting check and 1 boost die to whoever goes next.
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Roger's attempt at hacking the TIEs had created a broadcast signal. The TIEs' targeting equipment locked on immediately.

The Shimmer turned as Forim brought it between two asteroids, and the gunners took full advantage. All the Shimmer's lasers opened up on the TIEs, creating a furious hail of laser bolts.

The TIE fighters flew into the maelstrom of light. Two were hit by energy blasts, scything through their wings, struts, and cockpits. One of the TIEs' solar panels was blown off. The explosion knocked the fighter off course, directly into another TIE that had been following close behind. The two TIEs collided with a spectacular explosion. All that remained was a rapidly-expanding cloud of razor-sharp metal.

Although the TIEs were down to three, going head-to-head with the Rebel ship gave them an excellent opportunity to retaliate. Green-yellow laser bolts lanced back at the Shimmer.

The Force rolled 3 successes, 2 threats using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2p 1A 1D 3s.  Green squadron gunnery.
9 Damage presoak
Green Squadron suffers 1S to next action.

piloting no success 3 advantages
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The ship shudders and Forim yells "One more strong breeze and we all die in a glorious fireball!"

Momentum was their biggest enemy now.  He tried to pull the speed back, hard, but the engines whined.  He kept twisting and turning through the asteriod field, trying to


09:06, Today: Forim Luk rolled 2 successes, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 4P 2D 2C 3B.  Piloting with flipped destiny.

Maneuver: Evasive maneuvers
Maneuver: Evasive Maneuvers
Action: Gain the Advantage x2

Spending 3 advantages to ignore terrain for the next round.

The Shimmer:
Speed: 4
HT: 1/22
SS: 8/15
Speed: 4

Gunners:
Upgrade attacks once, no change in difficulty.

Enemies:
Upgrade difficulty dice on us once (or twice if possible).  Upgrade the difficulty of their piloting check one extra time to attempt to break the gain the advantage.
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Xyklo feels the urgency in Forims call out. Straining at the vibrating turret he forces the rangefinder to hold its shape on the green squadron TIE's. A yelp of joy precedes his reply.
"Think...   think I got one..." he calls back, peering between the asteroids at their pursuers.

OOC: Aim twice and shoot.
Today: Xyklo Voozul rolled 3 successes, 2 advantages, 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3P 1A 2B 2D 1S ((12(P), 11(P), 2(P), 4(A), 6(B), 3(B), 3(D), 6(D), 2(S))).
9 Damage.
Can I use the Triumph to force a pilot check to avoid a ship to ship collision? And the Adv to add a setback due to the check? ;)
If not I'll just take a crit.

Xyklo fires, pouring energy between two asteroids. Some of the bolts snuck through, tearing into the TIE and lighting its ball on fire. Without an atmosphere to fuel it, the fire goes out immediately. The remaining metal glows cherry red for a few moments.

Not all the shots hit. Some of the laser blasts strike the asteroids. One asteroid explodes, sending pieces of stone into a banking TIE. This fighter is thrown off-course. The ship's engines flare and explode, sending it into an uncontrolled forward roll.

The last starfighter in Green Squadron turns to flee. It dodges around the asteroids, making for K1 at all speed.

Your displays beep as the sensors pick up more contacts. Three vessels have been launched from the space station around K1. The largest one has the sensor profile of a Y-4 Raptor-class shuttle. The other two are TIE fighters, flying on either side of the shuttle. They are not heading in your direction. Instead, they appear to be on an intercept course with the disabled Skipray blastboat.

Feeling they were clear for now, Kraken jumps into action attempting to repair this ship and prevent any loss of life support systems, oxygen and power.  Rather than waste time talking,the Nautolan Technician works on the Shimmer.

OOC:
Mechanics - Fixing what I can.  What is the difficulty?  2D?
I've got Mechanics 1P 3A - Willing to assist anyone who is better with boost if they want to fix and I'll hold the light.  ;)

"Someone fix that Hyperdrive!" then to Caddy he says "Persue or run?  We can potentially destroy those ships and any sensor data they have on us... but one glancing blow and we are done."

As you debate, you spot the retreating TIE alter its course slightly. Now it seems to be on an intercept course with the shuttle and its escort TIEs.

"Running and fighting another day seems to be the best course of action." Kraken grunts as he moves to fix the hyperdriver.

OOC:
How long would it take to fix the hyperdrive?
I'll start to work on it, what's the difficulty?  2D, 3D?  Anyone give me a boost or I'll give someone with better skill a boost.

Caddy really wasn't sure what to do.

If they got the hyperdrive online, they might be able to flee but returning would be even more difficult.

"We don't know how long it will take to get the hyperdrive online and they don't know how damaged we are.   Do you think we could call their bluff?   If we chased after and destroyed that last fighter, we could force their hand?"

She rolls a mental dice and discards it, going with her gut, "Let's take out those fighters and find them out what inside the shuttle!"

"Can we use the asteroids as ambush cover?" Xyklo offers hopefully.

Using the computer systems and his mechanical knowledge, Kraken gets to work, trying to determine what was broken on the hyperdrive and how long it might take to fix.

OOC:
'Kraken' rolled 3 successes, 1 advantage.  Mechanics - Figuring out what's broken on the Hyperdrive.
Use Extra success's to reduce time required to find out what's broken on the hyperdrive.
Will use the advantage and pass as a Boost to whomever fix's the Hyperdrive.

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Kraken concludes that the hyperdrive is just out of alignment. A basic diagnostic reveals all connected elements are functional, but many are reading a great big red 'X' regardless. Fixing it will be relatively easy.

As you enter the engineering section, you realize that while the fix will be simple, the situation complicates it. It is simply a matter of manually bypassing the reactor and reconnecting the hyperdrive motivator. Should take only a few minutes. However, there is no way to safely reconnect the device while the ship's reactor is powered up. It must be shut down completely during the operation, only to be powered up once the mechanic has crawled out of the ductwork. Do the Rebels dare risk being unpowered in enemy territory?

Mechanics 1d 1s for repairing the hyperdrive. (1s for cramped quarters.)

In reply to The Force (msg # 177):

"Good news, yperdrive is just out of alignment.  Easy Fix should just take a few minutes." Kraken speaks over the ships intercoms.

"Bad News ... there is no way to safely reconnect the device while the ship's reactor is powered up. It must be shut down completely during the operation, only to be powered up once the mechanic has crawled out of the ductwork." he fnishes.

Roger begins trying to tweak and coordinate sensors to assist his crewmates' attacks, to no effect...


21:29, Today: B1-P3 'Roger' rolled no successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 3D ((4(A), 1(D), 1(D), 3(D))).

Forim says "Yes Mam!  All guns, get ready for a clean shot"

He spins the ship around and keeps it going hard at the loan tie fighter.  He quickly gains on the ship, getting back into range.  He comes around on an oblique angle, catching the pilot unaware!


21:33, Today: Forim Luk rolled 2 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 4P 2D 2C 2B.  Piloting.
Action: Gain the Advantage
Maneouver: STay on Target

All attacks upgraded twice on that tie.  Blow that sucker up guys!

Meanwhile, Caddy is scanning the comms chatter in the hope of picking up just what and why they'd send a shuttle, a guarded one at that, away from the planet.  It feels like too much of a coincidence and she wanted to know why!

[08:36, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 1 success using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a 1P 3d.  Comms Chatter - 3D as it is probably encrypted.  1 Light side flipped.]

Xyklo knew these lasers weren't much good at this distance, but hey, you didn't get a prize for saving power cell energy. He squints into the distance and trusts his judgement and knowledge of asteroids, briefly reminiscent of his home. A brief and happy time...
He squeezes, but the shots strafe wide grazing another rock and spinning it into the path of the enemy, distracting them for just a moment.
"Damn, sorry guys.

You see that Forim? Follow that loose rock, should give you an edge on these buckets of krijlik,"

OOC:Today: Xyklo Voozul rolled 1 failure, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 4P 1B 1C 1D 1S.  Sniper, true aim, med range shot..
1 advantage to recover strain, 2 advantage to boost Forims next pilot check.

The TIEs had been flying a holding pattern as the Raptor shuttle closed with the disabled skipray blastboat. When lasers began cutting through their formation, the TIEs turned towards the attacking freighter and accelerated to attack speed.

The TIEs raced towards the Shimmer and opened fire. Fortunately, the Shimmer's shields deflected the renewed attack.

The Force rolled no successes, 3 threats using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2p 2d 2s.  TIEs, upgraded once.

Moving back to the cockpit, giving up on trying to repair the ship Kraken grabs the forward gun, waiting for an opening shot.  Pressing the trigger gently, Kraken watches as the laser paints the tie with devastating effects.  Sweat dripped from Kraken, stinging his eye, throwing off his aim for his next shot.


OOC:
 'Kraken' rolled 5 successes, 2 threats using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2p 1a 2d 1B.  Strain for Boost.  Gunnery (Forim's boost).
Damage: 11

One of the TIEs blows up in space as Xyklo opens fire.

Caddenra decodes the comm logs and reviews the messages between the skipray and the Imperial space station.

"Imperial Intelligence agent number 0632 calling for immediate support. Send all remaining fighters to engage the target. And send a mechanical team to my location."

"Copy, 0632. We are dispatching all active TIEs with your repair team."

A few minutes had passed. Then, another communication from the skipray.

"No! All remaining fighters, in space, right now!"

"That is all the fighters we have prepped, sir. The rest are being fuelled and scrambled."

"Good job!"  And then as the messages finally decode she call out.  "The shuttle contains a repair crew for the Skipray.  It is carrying an Imperial Intelligence Agent!  Also, there are more Ties coming but they need fuelled and prepped.  Get rid of the last two and the shuttle and we may be able to take the Skipray."  The prize of an Imperial Intelligence Agent... Not a bad thing that....

"Ok... here's my idea.   If we run, we may never get a chance like this again.  The Tie's will be here shortly but if we deal with the shuttle and the remaining two fighters quickly, I say we board the Skipray.   We sweep it and take prisoners giving us a Plan B should the Ties get to us faster than we're expecting.   Plan A though will be to grab the Agent and any intel... and then scuttle the Skipray as we leave, a rigged explosion masking our trail so we don't get hunted down."  Audacious!
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"Got it!" Xyklo chirps, getting the turret back in line for another shot.

Kraken nods, typing on the computer, checking the ship.  "She's barely holding on." he mutters to himself.  Looking to Forim, the pilot Kraken prepares to support whatever is decided.

[Private to GM: I'm guessing the ship was too far out for my attack to land?  Can I use my roll for my next attack?]

Forim says "Are you sure mam?  If I botch the docking procedure and give the ship a hard bump, we will lose main power...  I would suggest running now that there are no active ships that know our location.

Not that I dislike the idea of stealing a skipray blastboat that is" Forim adds with a grin "but it is disabled, and probably not able to make the jump to hyperspace before its escorts get here.  Its a big gamble that we can fix it in time."

Forim is ready to follow the orders, but it is his duty to inform the CO of the risks.