The bald General held the dark rod, waving it slowly like a pond reed swaying in a slight breeze. The symbols on the dark side artifact seemed even brighter than the group saw in the earlier vid. Several  translucent red tendrils wafted out from the unconscious Tagruta's dark red and white striped forehead and flowed steadily into several of the rod's arcane symbols.

  Toggus glanced back at the Jedi and soldiers and then turned his apt gaze to his two confederates and commanded emphatically, "Take out these insolent intruders, now!"

  The destroyer droid shuffled its spindly, metallic legs to target the Mon Calamari Jedi coming up the stairs. It already had its shimmering blue and purple tinted shield bubble activated and it powered up its weapons as the General scurried around the dais and took cover behind the stone platform and the prisoner strapped there.

  The two twin auto-blasters in each of its articulated, droid arms cocked back and forth as it unloaded a steady barrage of red energy lances at the Jedi Knight. Somehow, the aquatic female leapt up and twisted several times in mid-air to avoid the dozens of bolts. But her desperate acrobatics caused her to land awkwardly, tweaking her ankle.

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OOC:  Smart move.. that DP saved your bacon. Would have been 12 damage. 2 advantages rolled will give a setback on Jini's next action. One more ally slot can be used now before the Nikto goes.

http://orokos.com/roll/578506   firing twin auto-blasters 2eP+1eA+1eD+1eC 0 successes, 2 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/578506
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  The clone trooper flicked the safety on his repeating blaster and ran forward as the Jedi charged in and Boss hurried toward the entrance. His legs burned, running full speed with the heavy weapon, but he knew they were heading into danger, and he wasn't going to let this mission fail if he could help it. This is what he was bred for, taking out the enemy.

  He didn't have time to take aim as he reached the doorway, he just switched the safety off, and dropped the rotating barrel in the direction of the Nikto guard. There was no capture order for this one, so he pulled hard on the weapon's trigger, unloading several dozen glowing blue rounds of energy. The Nikto moved as he saw the clone targeting him, several blasts ricocheted off of his maroon and orange plastoid, but didn't do any real damage to the bodyguard.

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OOC:  missed, but 2 advantages. He will use 1 to recover a strain, and the other to pass a boost to the next ally.

 http://orokos.com/roll/578673 fire repeating blaster : 2eP+1eA+1eD+1eC 1 failure, 2 advantage
 http://orokos.com/roll/578673

  The Nikto guard had the heavy blaster rifle at the ready as soon as the battle in the hall was taking place. Now he brought it to bear, resting the stock against his armored shoulder. As the two Jedi charged into the squad of B2 automatons, he waited for a clear target. He began to turn his sights to the Mon Calamari, but the Droideka was already firing.

   He then shifted focus to the next threat, the young dark-haired human Jedi with his eyes covered up. The green reptiloid took aim, but then he observed the clone and his repeating blaster facing him. He shuffled to the side as plasma bolts came at him, his armor took some hits but it glanced off the protective suit. He immediately returned fire, striking the white armored soldier with the repeating blaster in the front hip area, penetrating the tough plastoid shell.

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OOC:  12 damaged - 5 soak, for net of 7 wounds. 2 threats give a boost to next attacker that targets the Nikto, as he is focusing to much on his target, relying too much on his armor and the Droideka. Okay, that leaves Den and Kalyx actions for this round.. Kalyx is just going to move to medium range at the doorway. So really, just Den left.
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Seeing the trouble that is unfolding, he takes one more deep breath and ignites his lightsaber. He starts moving towards the action quickly.

Move to medium range.

   K1  Watched as the Jedi Knight and her students waded in on the Droids and the Droideka. Blaster bolts flew past as the 3P0 model moved into cover to keep out of the way of the fighting. She wasn't programmed for close-combat maneuvres or ranged attack values; her strength lay in navigating the routes and ways of the Holonet, along with locating files and circumventing security systems ...

   From behind some cover offered by one of the walls, the Droid's red sensor observed the action of the Separatists and the Jedi with a dispassionate air.

Realizing they'll all get cut down if they stay in the open, Jini again propels herself forward and strikes at the Droideka. The droid doesn't even attempt to move away from the lightsaber, but the powerful shields around the battle droid manage to deflect her blow. She can feel the desperation setting in. There is no way they'll be able to pull this off, not against a Droideka.


OOC: Jini will move to engage the Droideka, aim (burning 2 more strain) and then strike at it, flipping a DP. She gets the floating boost, a boost for the 1000 post thingy, a boost for aiming and a whole heap of setbacks. End result is 1 failure.

18:56, Today: Jini Relliri rolled 1 failure using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 2P 2B 1D 1C 3S with rolls of 6(A), 4(P), 4(P), 1(B), 1(B), 3(D), 3(C), 3(S), 3(S), 5(S).  Attacking the Droideka (gulp...).
18:59, Today: Jini Relliri rolled no successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1B 1S with rolls of 3(B), 3(S).  Forgotten boost (for 1000 posts) and setback (for droideka shots).

Turning his head toward Boss, Tarrin gave the clone trooper a nod of gratitude as he recovered his positioning from striking down the battle droids.  Bringing his lightsaber back to his side, he heard the Droideka's shots firing toward the Jedi Knight before he turned his head toward her.  And there she was, her lightsaber repelling off the droid's shields.  He knew of these droids only really by reputation, but they were notorious for being difficult if not impossible for Jedi to destroy.  They could usually successfully keep a choke point all on their own.  How were they supposed to beat something they could not pierce with their lightsabers?  First it was this Dark Side taint that permeated even the air around them, and now it seemed the premonition was coming to fruition with the Droideka.  And it was not even alone!  He could feel the panic begin to rise in the base of his stomach, threatening to overwhelm him.

Trust in the Force.

The thought was his own yet not quite his own, but it echoed in his being.  Bringing his lightsaber before his face, the Miraluka began to let everything go.  His senses had keyed in on something that was not quite right with this particular Droideka.  As it whirred and fired at Jini and their battle ensued, he observed with his feelings and senses.  And...there it was again!  A small gap in the shielding due to faulty oscillation!  It was fast enough that it appeared the shield had full coverage when activated, but there was still a small opening every once in a while when the frequency shifted on rotation.

Approaching the conflict, Tarrin stepped forward and trusting his feelings he thrust his bright blue blade of light straight toward the Droideka.  It should have caused the Padawan to be pushed directly backward, but as if threading a needle, the lightsaber went straight through the hole in the shield to pierce the droid's chassis, leaving behind melted metal when he quickly recovered his strike to prevent it from being wrenched from his grasp as the shield continued to rotate.

It could be struck!  They could do this!

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Moving to the Droideka and flipping a DP.

16:03, Today: Tarrin Feruwi rolled 1 success, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2A 2P 1D 1C 3S with rolls of 5(A), 1(A), 5(P), 4(P), 5(D), 3(C), 4(S), 5(S), 3(S).

With K1's bonus that was graciously given to me (I appreciate it!), it should total to 2 successes, 0 threats.  That means 8 damage to the Droideka!

  The Trandoshan padawan's large, amber, slitted eyes, focused intently on the battle with the shielded, heavily armed droid and the dangerous looking Nikto as he passed through the ancient sanctuary foyer. He'd never seen anything like the droideka in real life, only in holo-vids. It was a daunting sight, but it was a call to a challenge for him.

  Kalyx let out a feral hiss and let his predatory nature take over. He surged forward, bounding up the wide, stone stairs with his blade of bright green plasma trailing behind him. As he drew near to the heavily armed droid, he brought the lightsaber to the fore with a rising, upward strike to prevent hitting his allies. His Khyber crystal powered blade cut through the shimmering shield and up the hip and torso of the stout droid, sending pieces of molten debris flying off the destroyer droid's alloyed frame. The shield pushed back against the Jedi's body and threw him off balance, his momentum sending him skidding awkwardly toward the dais on his side, badly chaffing the nomad, nerf-leather greatcoat he wore over his tunic.

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OOC:  Total was  4 successes and 4 threats one threat causes 1 strain and 3 threats causes Kalyx to fall prone.

http://orokos.com/roll/579016 lightsaber attack on DD  : 3eA+1eP+1eD+1eC 4 successes, 2 threat
http://orokos.com/roll/579016

http://orokos.com/roll/579017 shield bonus against attack  : 3eS 0 successes, 3 threat
http://orokos.com/roll/579017
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The destroyer droid shook off the damage, and skittered a bit on its three pointy legs to aim its auto-blasters at the wet-sac with the material covering it's optical organs, which has the more optimal angle for attacking and best odds of rendering it non-functional. It must fulfill its mission, 'destroy the intruders'. The shifty organism proved hard to pin down at that close range, it kept moving away avoiding the hail of blaster fire completely.

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OOC: One advantage - Boost passed to the Nikto, due to stray bolts pounding the foyer, inadvertantly giving a distraction for him.

http://orokos.com/roll/579065 auto-blaster attack  : 2eP+1eA+1eD+2eC 1 failure, 1 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/579065

 The Nikto lined up another shot, he saw that his target was moving toward cover of the wall in the foyer. Errant bolts flew in his target's direction, distracting the trooper and allowing him to hone in on the white clad soldier. He squeezed off several shots that found their mark, and some weak points in his laminate armor. The last one hit the knee joint of his right leg, shearing it off completely, causing him to drop to the stone floor, with only one full leg.

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OOC:

http://orokos.com/roll/579067 firing heavy blaster at CT-101  : 2eP+1eA+2eD+2eB 2 successes, 4 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/579067

Description: crit table roll
Results 1d100+10: 104 [1d100=94]     Maimed: one limb permanently lost. No actions with limb lost, +1S to all other actions.

  The General realized that his security force was outnumbered and no other droids are coming to reinforce them. He cursed under his breath, as he switched the glowing red rod to his left hand, and pulled a thick, Czerka arms blaster pistol out of his hip holster with the other hand. He fired off several rounds at the blind Jedi, that he thought was distracted with the droideka. But somehow the dark-haired mystic noticed him and was able dodge one shard of blaster energy, and deflected the other up into the ceiling. The shot hit some kind of metallic chain with a ornate metal square with glass, which came tumbling down and glanced off the back of Tarrin's head.

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OOC:  The General missed but the triumph will cause Tarrin to upgrade the difficulty of his next action. Basically he was stunned by the lamp that fell.  The remainder of the group can take actions that haven't gone this round.. We are in Round 2 by the way.

http://orokos.com/roll/579072 firing blaster at Tarrin  : 2eP+1eC+1eD 0 successes, 1 Triumph
http://orokos.com/roll/579072

  The chaos of battle was overwhelming for most, but the clone was used to it. He was smarting from the last shot from that Nikto.  He could tell by the poise of the last attack that he was a dangerous one. He needed to get to cover fast. That was the plan anyway, which never lasts long in a firefight.

  Sure enough,  several darts of blaster energy crossed near his position.  He peeked back to check if he was being targeted by the droideka. He was only distracted for a second. That was all the scaly bodyguard needed.  He felt one shot that nearly knocked him over. He tried to jump forward toward cover and safety. But his leg didn't respond,  he just rolled over.  He glanced down and saw the his leg ended at the knee. He felt dizzy, the room was going in and out of focus, he was going to go into shock. He needed to  gather his wits and act before he passed out.

  He was trained as a medic,  he still had several... medpacs.. no. Just the applicator... a stimpack. That's it. It was on his utility belt.. right? He couldn't remember where,  but he looked down and his hand was already on it.  Ah,  instinct kicked in.  He was glad that was programmed into him. The trooper was also thankful that be couldn't feel the leg.  It looked bad, but was cauterised, at least. He  pressed the applicator into his thigh and felt the soothing bacta traversing into his bloodstream. Already his vision was clearing, and the fog in his mind was receding.

  Charlie pushed off his booted foot and crawled to the base of the stairs. He pulled himself with one hand and dragged his repeating blaster with the other.  That should give him plenty of cover for the moment. The clone yelled back as he clambered on  his stomach, "K1, come get the stim packs. You're the medic now."

  The clone sergeant was dismayed at the droideka. His blaster rifle can't get through those kriffing shields, not before he was decimated from those twin auto-blasters it wields. He was thankful the Jedi are keeping it busy enough. He moved over to the cover of the partial wall that divided the foyer area from the main sanctuary. Now to just try and take down that Nikto.

  Boss heard the grunt of his fellow clone and peeked over to see the trooper's leg was detached. He pulled his rifle up trying to get some shots off quickly, as the other clone crawled to cover.  'Good, he's still alive,' he thought. His blaster attacks were way off the mark with the added distraction of his partner going down, he actually fired too close to the wall and it blew a good sized notch in the rock.  But, he was in luck, as he realized he can put the rifle's barrel in the notch and stay in better cover behind the wall partition.

  As that happened, the chain from the lamp that fell on Tarrin, rolled into the shield of the droideka, causing it to spark, causing the shield to shimmer for a few seconds.

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OOC: Okay so 3 advantages to give Boss 1 ranged defense (hence the notch in the wall to fire from), and the 1 advantage passed 1 boost die to Den (that would be the chain messing with the droideka shield just for Den's turn, then the droid will move itself away from the chain).

http://orokos.com/roll/580001 firing blaster rifles at Nikto  : 2eP+1eA+1eB+1eD+1eC 3 failures, 4 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/580001

Den moves to engage with the droid, but his lightsaber glides off the shield, another useless attack. The jedi are in dire trouble if they can't stop this thing.

16:09, Today: Den Jaxon rolled 2 failures using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2A 1P 2B 1D 1C 3S with rolls of 1(A), 1(A), 1(P), 5(B), 6(B), 6(D), 6(C), 4(S), 3(S), 6(S).  Attack.

Tarrin was just about to strike out at the Droideka once again when he caught the blaster fire from out of the corner of his eye and saw Charlie collapse to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, his leg separated from the rest of his body.  And now, the young Miraluka was left with a choice: destroy a Droideka and get the credit of being one of the only Padawan to ever have defeated one or try to save a clone trooper he barely knew but had supported them this entire mission.

The choice was easy.

"Charlie!" he cried out as he turned fully from the Droideka toward the Nikto.  Though, the blaster from the General overhead sent the chandelier crashing down on top of him.  He managed to get his lightsaber up to ward off the brunt of the damage, but a metal tube from the fixture struck him in the back of his head, causing his Force vision to swim.  Wobbling, he managed to swing his lightsaber in place to deflect the Nikto's blaster fire, but his swaying steps did not allow him to support his frame very well as he tried to counterattack against the alien.

It was all he could do to manage to put himself between the Nikto's position and Charlie's fallen form before he collapsed to one knee in order to try to steady himself once again.

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08:48, Tue 09 Jan: Tarrin Feruwi rolled no successes, 1 advantage, 1 despair using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3A 1P 2C 1B with rolls of 5(A), 7(A), 6(A), 1(P), 12(C), 11(C), 2(B).  Lightsaber attack.

I'll use the advantage there to toss a Boost to the next person to attack the Nikto using Tarrin as a distraction.

Tarrin is now prone due to the Despair.

Jini’s eyes are all over the place. They are outmatched, the destroyer droid can blast them all if they don’t down that. Tarrin runs off to deal with the body guard, leaving her and Kalyx facing the Droideka.

The Mon Calamari Jedi batters her lightsaber against the shield generator, but every blow slides off. She keeps moving, making it harder for the droid to hit her with the cannons, using the fact that it seems unwilling to fire anywhere close to the general. It has clearly been programmed not to risk hitting the general and his men, and Jini intends to take full advantage of this.

“Kalyx, try to hit it at the same time as I, perhaps we can short out the shields,” Jini shouts at the Padawan. They both strike at the droid, but the shields easily deflect the blows. “Damn,” Jini says, getting frustrated. She does notice a brief flicker in the shield as they both strike it at the same time, just a quick shift, but the flicker makes it easier to see where the shield generator is located on the droid’s back. Perhaps striking directly at that will work.

The Jedi uses the force to propel herself over the droid as it turns to face her, cannons blasting the wall behind where she stood just a fraction of a second ago. She lands behind it, going down on one knee and thrusting with her lightsaber, her balanced body behind the thrust. She uses the Force to help her keep her balance, and to help her thrust in a straight line, to make it less likely that her weapon skitters off the shield. For a moment this seems like the contest between the irrisistable force of her lightsaber and the unmovable object of the shields, but then there is a small explosion. Both the shield and her lightsaber short out.

“Now, Kalyx, get it now!” Jini shouts as she dives under a blast from the droid as it turns, desperately hoping she hasn’t ruined her lightsaber with her stunt.


OOC: Jini attacked the droid, flipping a DP and using both maneuvers for aiming. An extra boost came from attacking an opponent using heavy weapons while engaged. The result was 2 failures, 1 advantage and a triumph.

The triumph was used to short out the shields and the advantage to give the next PC a boost. If Kalyx takes the next slot he might get a total of 4 boosts (if he aims twice) and no setbacks since the shield is down.

  The Trandoshan scrambled to his feet quickly, as Jini engaged the Droideka and caused it to follow her movements. He stood by waiting for an opportunity to get past the formidable energy field protecting the dangerous droid.



  The maneuver didn't seem to do anything, but he could feel the Mon Calamari's optimism through the Force, and he readied himself for what may come.



  Kalyx closed the short distance and impaled the lightsaber all the way to the hilt in the side of the destroyer droid's semi-circular head. The metal glowed like lava as it melted the droid brain. The automaton went limp, and the reptiloid Jedi initiate kicked the droid down the left side stairs of the dais, as sparks and smoke spread from its metallic dome. He garned the resistance weight of the droid and a bit of the Force as momentum to charge the green skin Nikto. The padawan released a loud growling cry as he moved in on the General's armored protector. But it was only for distraction, and he kept ready to defend if or when the bodyguard turned his direction.

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OOC: Okay, so Kalyx finished the Droideka, and used an extra maneuver for 2 advantages. He also will pass a boost to the next ally (1 adv - due to moral boost of finishing off the dangerous droid) and the final 2 advantages are giving a boost to Tarrin with his charging distraction.

http://orokos.com/roll/590396 lightsaber attack on DD  : 3eA+1eP+1eD+1eC+1eB 1 success, 5 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/590396

   The large Nikto turned toward the new threat, the Trandoshan with the lightsaber, who came at him quicker than expected. He turned and fired his heavy blaster pistol quickly to try and keep him from landing a shot, keeping him on the defensive. He backed away out of range of the laser sword to give himself some room and hopefully a better shot for the General. "General. We are out of time!" He quickly moved next to the statue, realizing the stone wings, body and arms would make it more difficult for the Jedi to swing their glowing blades.

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OOC: He used a maneuver to disengage, used 2 Advantages to move next to the statue and use it for some protection (at +1S to next attack against him).  Okay, now for Toggus..

http://orokos.com/roll/591845]heavy blaster pistol at Kalyx : 2eP+1eA+2eD 0 successes, 2 advantage
http://orokos.com/roll/591845]

   The General's face has become drawn in and stretched taut. His eyes begin to turn to a red color as the flow of energy reaches him. He dropped his blaster pistol and pointed his palm at the Trandoshan padawan. "I am Toggus! It was a mistake to come here. I will add your power to mine and become even stronger." He began a cackling laughter as he unleashed forking lights of red energy toward Kalyx, hitting the reptilian in the chest and knocking the blade out of his hand and back down the stairs.

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OOC: Hit for 3 damage. Knocked the lightsaber out of his hand with the crit. Everyone that hasn't gone can now take action.

http://orokos.com/roll/591857  Discipline + Force : 1eP+2eA+2eD+2eF 1 success, 4 advantage, 1 Light Side, 2 Dark Side
http://orokos.com/roll/591857   

Roller ordon68
Character Toggus
Campaign FotR
Description crit roll
Results 1d100: 13 [1d100=13]  1D crit  Sudden Jolt  drop whatever is in hand.

  Boss scanned the area through his rifle sights. The Nikto was retreating, and he tried to line up a shot but the Trandoshan moved too close. "Kriff. No shot. I'm moving up to the left flank to get eyes on targets." he called out over his comm to Charlie. He then bounded up the stairs, and ran full out moving along the left side of the raised area where the statue and dais reside. He fired a quick shot that was off the mark while moving toward his new position.

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OOC: using two maneuvers (burning 2 strain), one to leave cover and the other to run to short range on left flank, and then take a shot at the Nikto. As GM also increasing difficulty by flipping a DP.. The result was a total wash, miss.

http://orokos.com/roll/592167 firing DC-15 rifle at Nikto  : 2eP+1eA+1eB+1eC+1eS 0 successes
http://orokos.com/roll/592167

  Charlie didn't let his grievous wound stop him from helping Boss and the others. Relying on the stim's bacta coursing through his veins to stifle the pain, he dragged himself and his weapon up the steps and balanced his repeating rotary blaster on the top of the steps. He didn't have a target without risking his allies, so he fired above everyone's heads toward the side of the statue to distract the enemies.

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OOC: He is going to take an assist action. technically its engaged ally, but I allow assist if it makes sense it might help. I am fairly lenient with that unless it gets abused.

 So result is next ally gets 1B added to action.

Seeing the general not escaping yet, Den quickly moves to strike at him with his lightsaber. With the general being focused on another target, the padawan manages to find a way to beat his defenses and strike true.

12:14, Today: Den Jaxon rolled 2 successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2A 1P 1B 2C with rolls of 3(A), 7(A), 4(P), 6(B), 11(C), 5(C).  Lightsaber.

  The Separatist General was caught off-guard while he shot red lightning at the Trandoshan, and turned away from the blow, but not before getting a nasty gash across the back of his left shoulder. Glowing, red tendrils that exuded from the dark side rod were now also engulfing the human padawan. "You are weak, scholar. But your tiny essence will be added to mine!" his his bellowing laughter was feral, otherworldly much like the voice that Den heard in his mind earlier.

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OOC: Den will have to make a hard Discipline check as the artifact itself is trying to absorb his Force essence, standing that close to the artifact as the darkness assaults his mind. Failure would result in him becoming, Disoriented (+1S to all actions). You can add 1B for recognizing the source of the voice in your head, and another for striking the General giving you more confidence.. so total of 3D+2B added to your pool.

 Okay. I'll grandfather in K1T1's action if he wished to take one for round 3 and then move to Round 4.
We now have 4 ally initiative slots available before the Enemies can zap.. umm, go.

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“Stay away from my padawans,” Jini shouts, louder than she had expected, as she jumps at the general, using the Force to propel her through the air. Her lightsaber is a blur,  leaving the general little chance to avoid the blow as she lands next to him with a thud.

OOC: Sorry for the brevity of the post, wanted to get something up but don’t have a lot of time right now.

Jini spends a maneuver to close with the general, another to aim (burning 2 strain). I’ll flip a DP to give me a slightly better chance of hitting.

23:19, Today: Jini Relliri rolled 1 success, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 2P 1B 2C with rolls of 2(A), 1(P), 8(P), 1(B), 6(C), 8(C).  Attacking the general, flipping a DP and using a maneuver to aim.

OK, at least she managed to hit and not kill herself (or a padawan) with a double despair as I feared. The hit does 8 damage, breach 2.

  Toggus was ready for the next attack from the Mon Calamari, as she leapt toward him. He brought the cylinder of glowing runes up to deflect the lightsaber blow, but Jini was able to land another blow that gashed him across his hip.

  He continued to mock the Jedi, his voice otherworldy speaking both out loud and in Jini's mind. "You are pathetic. I can feel that even these lowly padawan's doubt your ability!"
 

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OOC: He used Parry 2 to reduce the damage by 4 taking 3 strain.