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Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins.

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Chemosh
NPC, 131 posts
Wed 7 Sep 2011
at 17:33
  • msg #344

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

"I believe he does want to be found, else he wouldn't have allowed my contacts to see him meeting with you." The Chiss counters non-plussed by Findo's response.
Power of the Darkside
GM, 717 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Wed 7 Sep 2011
at 17:45
  • msg #345

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

"You know what I think? I think you don't have anything else worth exchanging," he said as he reached for a button on his desk.
Chemosh
NPC, 134 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 00:30
  • msg #346

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

"And here, I'd heard you were smarter than that." Chemosh says, disappointment clear in his voice. His eyes narrow, as he calculates the possibilities that button might entail.

"I offered fair compensation, information for information. Where the remaining Stim is in exchange for Skywalker's whereabouts. Actually, in point of fact you stand to gain monetarily from this exchange while I merely continue on my mission. You countered with mockery, and an attempt to sidestep by saying everyone knows that Skywalker doesn't want to be found, followed by excuses I know to be lies. I didn't ask if he wanted to be found, I know that he does. I didn't ask how much such knowledge would cost IF you knew, because I know that you DO know and so have offered you more than that knowledge is earning you unused. I know that you have the most current information on his whereabouts, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered intercepting this shipment of stim and bringing you a sample as a good faith offering."

Chemosh takes another small step forward, his next words mimic the tone that Findo had used earlier with his word-by-word query. "Perhaps you need me to speak slower? Tell. Me. Where. To. Find. Luke. Skywalker. And. I'll. Tell. You. Where. To. Find. The. Rest. Of. The. Shipment."

[Private to GM:

17:24, Today: Secret Roll: Chemosh rolled 29 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 18. Persuasion.


Any guesses for Chemosh on if that button is DANGEROUS, or just his method to retreat below again?

17:27, Today: Secret Roll: Chemosh rolled 27 using 1d20+19 with rolls of 8. knowledge [Technology
].

]
Power of the Darkside
GM, 723 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 01:18
  • msg #347

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

In reply to Chemosh (msg #346):

[Private to Chemosh: He's told you that he doesn't know. You could do a perception check to see if it's a bluff... Once that's done, you might find that you don't need to persuade him.

That button could be a great many things, a way to lower the dais, a signal for guards to enter, or maybe it's a comm's unit, or even all three. Might be best not to have him press it... Might only give him a foot rub too... You'd need to search your feelings about it (UTF), which is basically your intuition / hunches, ad can be done untrained.

Search feelings might aso work with figuring out if he's lying about Skywalker's location
]
Eso Terra
NPC, 141 posts
Group B(ollox)
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 04:30
  • msg #348

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Eso would narrow her eyes if she could at the way this whole interchange has been going if she could have. Instead she falls back on her training and allows the Force to guide her actions. She opens herself and allows the Force to work through her.

[Private to GM: 21:25, Today: Secret Roll: Eso Terra rolled 17 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 3. UtF.
Using Trust your Senses, She's going to trust the Force about the issue, should she interfere with this or allow Chemosh to carry on?
]
Chemosh
NPC, 135 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 05:53
  • msg #349

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

PM
[Private to GM:

Well... Everything we've got says this is the guy who would know, so if he's lying I have no idea where else to go really.

22:53, Today: Secret Roll: Chemosh rolled 19 using 1d20+01 with rolls of 18. Use The Force [Untrained
].
22:52, Today: Secret Roll: Chemosh rolled 12 using 1d20+10 with rolls of 2. Perception Check.

]
Power of the Darkside
GM, 724 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 10:35
  • msg #350

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

In reply to Chemosh (msg #349):

[Private to Chemosh: You get a sense that he honestly doesn't know Skywalker's whereabouts, but that if you asked him questions on what the exchange was about you might get be closer to an answer.]

[Private to Eso Terra: You feel that if Chemosh persits in upsetting the Neimoidian, that there will be a whole lot of troublin complications. However, you get q sense that Chemosh will change tact.]
Chemosh
NPC, 136 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 15:19
  • msg #351

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

The Chiss watches Findo carefully, at the last possible second: "Or, you could counter offer.

"I'm willing to believe you don't presently know where Master Skywalker is. You did meet with him though, and as such do have information of interest. Divulge it... And I'll tell you where to find the rest of your shipment."

Eso Terra
NPC, 142 posts
Group B(ollox)
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 15:51
  • msg #352

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Eso puts herself in an at ease position while readying for whatever will come next.

[Private to GM: OOC: I'd like to ready an action for as soon as starts going for the button again, I'll use the Force on him. Him reaching for the button shows that negotiations are over.]
Power of the Darkside
GM, 725 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Thu 8 Sep 2011
at 19:12
  • msg #353

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Findos' hand had come within a hair's breath from pushing the button on his desk, his scowl deepening as Chemosh's tongue ran off. The hand suddenly stopped when Chmosh swiftly changed cap. The neimoidian, still visiby upset, let out a resigned sigh and shifted in his seat.

"That I can answer, and that crate you've promissed ought to give you five more minutes of my time," Findos said, his fingers now steepled togethers, clearly pressing into his bottom lip. "A smuggler came here a few months ago, looking to pawn a trinket he claimed was looted from an ancient Jedi temple on a forgotten planet. I bought the item from him; it wasn't much, a stone cube about the size of a fist. Scanners read a power source inside, but if it was some type of device - I certainly couldn't activate it. Skywalker found out that I came across the old Jedi object, and said he would pay handsomely... and he did! So I sold it to Skywalker, along with the coordinates to the planet where it was supposedly found," Findos said.
Chemosh
NPC, 137 posts
Fri 9 Sep 2011
at 03:39
  • msg #354

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

"... and those coordinates would be included in the arrangement?" Chemosh asks, raising a hand to signal Tehrk in for a whispered conversation.

[Private to Tehrk Ridonal:

Chemosh whispers~ "Your call on pressing the issue of him using your companies containers. I imagine he'll be upset as it is to know we just gave him something he never lost in exchange for something we never had... Hells, roll that Vertuba under the proverbial buss if you want. Tell him that Vertuba tried to sell us the shipment on the sly."
]

Provided the coordinates are given, Chemosh will provide the name and hangar location of The Comet. He'd made a point of advising the good Captain to get about his business and move along as quickly as possible. He'd done what he could to ensure such an expedited business transaction for the Duros, and felt no debt to him beyond that generosity that had benefited them both equally.

If, for some reason, the coordinates are not supplied, Chemosh will ask how much they will cost... [private to GM:

<grumble> There goes my savings! :-P 
], but won't make issue of supplying the information he'd offered earlier.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:48, Fri 09 Sept 2011.
Tehrk Ridonal
NPC, 88 posts
Scavenger Extrodinaire
Group B(adass)
Fri 9 Sep 2011
at 08:08
  • msg #355

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

"Interesting enough as it is, I think my friend there is right. The coordinates would be greatly appreciated. After all, it wouldn't be good for you to try and withhold information we need, especially when you risk only getting this much of your shipment.

Allow me to formally introduce myself; I'm Tehrk. The coordinates we need are important, but I believe not so important as to risk losing the rest of your shipment, hmm? If I'm not mistaken, you used one of the Ridonal Scavenging Sector's containers.

... A class four container, no less. Those are destroyed immediately upon acquisition of materials that are dangerously radioactive or otherwise volatile. Let alone that, but I also have information about a particular individual who attempted to, quite slyly, sell us YOUR glitterstim shipment."


Tehrk put on an honest face for the Neimoidian and waited for the instance to sink in just long enough for the alien to realize what was going on.

"I work with the boss of the Coruscant Ridonal Sector. If you're willing to give us the information we need, I'm willing to turn my eyes from the issue and pretend it never happened. I'm also willing to drop the information of the backstabbing punk who tried to sell you short, just as a goodwill gift"

Smiling, Tehrk only tried to play up Chemosh's attitude and business-like nature. At the least, if the Neimoidian valued his own financial gain, he'd see that information in exchange for not losing any profitable sources was almost stealing from them. Tehrk was hoping he'd fall into that.

02:06, Today: Tehrk Ridonal rolled 25 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 16. Persuasion (Not trying to persuade or force Findos into accepting the offer, just trying to use persuasion to make the offer sound much more convincing or justified)
Eso Terra
NPC, 143 posts
Group B(ollox)
Sat 10 Sep 2011
at 20:23
  • msg #356

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

She watches the drama unfold and hopes that the Nemoidian doesn't take this offer poorly. She really doesn't want to have to go into aggresive negotiations for this information.

[Private to GM: Still keeping that action ready.]
Power of the Darkside
GM, 732 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Mon 12 Sep 2011
at 01:19
  • msg #357

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Chemosh:
"... and those coordinates would be included in the arrangement?"




The Neimoidian didn't answer immediately and started to casually drum his fingers on his desk as he listened to Tehrk's explanations. Suddenly he burst out laughing as he puts two and two together. "Ohhhh! My... my... my...! Ridonal Scavenging you say, aye?? Oh this is precious..!" His hands where now arched, quite primly, in front of him again. He closed his eyes and considered things for a moment, then nodded, having decided something. He keyed in a few things on his computer.

His smirk, finally returning to his face, Findos' eyes settle on Tehrk, much like a cat with a mouse in front of him. "I'm afraid, I no longer need those coordinates for the glitterstim. Who do you think tried to fetch it from the Black Comet's crippled hull before you got here in the first place??" He chuckled amiably. "Ahhh... Ulu Teem... Yes, he's quite the enterprising scamp that one," he snorts. "Interestingly, it's his glitterstim that I was trying to steal... and he's also the one who set up those meetings between myself and Skywalker... and Solo for that matter. I'm afraid our discussion has come to an end," he finally says as he slaps the button on his desk.




I believe that Eso has a readied action. Let's solve that, then we'll deal with the rest.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:34, Mon 12 Sept 2011.
Eso Terra
NPC, 146 posts
Group B(ollox)
Tue 13 Sep 2011
at 04:55
  • msg #358

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Eso leans on the Neimodian's mind... heavily. Normally she wouldn't push this hard but given that it may prevent them from having to shoot their way out of the building she pushes! There is no time for a gentle tweak here and here. It's full on mental blasting.

Her hand reflexively twitches as his hand moves from in front of him. "You want to help us." She says as he reaches for the button. "Our cause is worthy" She says smoothly before pausing and waiting for him to repeat as is often the case. "You're help will not be forgotten."


Eso Terra rolled 34 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 20. UtF. Mind Trick
I'll buff this with a Force Point to improve his attitude as well.

Power of the Darkside
GM, 742 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Tue 27 Sep 2011
at 20:18
  • msg #359

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Everyone roll initiative.

I will update a little later tonight though.

Eso Terra
NPC, 149 posts
Group B(ollox)
Tue 27 Sep 2011
at 20:45
  • msg #360

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

OOC:
13:44, Today: Eso Terra rolled 27 using 1d20+8 with rolls of 19. Initiative.
I'm going to get a 1 at a really bad time.

Chemosh
NPC, 143 posts
Wed 28 Sep 2011
at 02:03
  • msg #361

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

19:03, Today: Secret Roll: Chemosh rolled 19 using 1d20+12 with rolls of 7. Initiative.
Tehrk Ridonal
NPC, 91 posts
Scavenger Extrodinaire
Group B(adass)
Wed 28 Sep 2011
at 09:42
  • msg #362

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

03:42, Today: Tehrk Ridonal rolled 24 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 15. Initiative.
Power of the Darkside
GM, 744 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Thu 29 Sep 2011
at 01:59
  • msg #363

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Eso Terra:
Eso leans on the Neimodian's mind... heavily. Normally she wouldn't push this hard but given that it may prevent them from having to shoot their way out of the building she pushes! There is no time for a gentle tweak here and here. It's full on mental blasting.

Her hand reflexively twitches as his hand moves from in front of him. "You want to help us." She says as he reaches for the button. "Our cause is worthy" She says smoothly before pausing and waiting for him to repeat as is often the case. "You're help will not be forgotten."


Findos' hand retreats a bit and falls back on the desk, his eyes starring out a bit dreamily. "Yes... your cause is just, of course I do want to help you..." he said starring blankly.

"Ahhh... Master," Querried the TC-11 droid, "your heart rate and body temperature suddenly dropped a.."

"That's alright TC, now where was I? Ahh yes!! You'll need those coordinates..."

"But Master..." the droid insisted.

"Please, TC... let me finish. Ah yes where was it that Corelian smuggler said it was... I think his name was Solo... Where did he find that trinket... It's rather a recluse place...  Yavin system...? Yes! Yavin..! That's right..!"

By this point the TC had stopped trying to warn his Master: "Suspect behaviour from Master Findos, Anti-Force Use countermeasures have been engaged," the droid said as red lights started streaking across the white room's floor and ceiling. The familiar rumbling of the dais shook the room and a force shield sprung around it as it lowered into the floor and the walls to either side of you started rising to reveal hollow alcoves in which suddenly step out quite a few Combat Droids.


Combat Begins...!
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:07, Thu 29 Sept 2011.
Power of the Darkside
GM, 745 posts
Actually works for the
Umbrella Corporation...
Thu 29 Sep 2011
at 02:00
  • msg #364

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

INITIATIVE - Round 1

31 Tervax
27 Enemy Droids; Eso
24 Tehrk
19 Chemosh
15 Dais (Findos)
04 TC-11



This message was last edited by the GM at 01:23, Wed 05 Oct 2011.
Eso Terra
NPC, 150 posts
Group B(ollox)
Thu 29 Sep 2011
at 17:24
  • msg #365

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Eso reacts, instantly falling back on the long training she has received. She grasps the scene and engulfs herself with the Force. She reaches out softly and grasps the closest droid in the iron grip of the Force. With an almost peaceful gesture she slams it dramatically into the droid next to it.

Eso Terra rolled 30 using 1d20+14 with rolls of 16. UtF
10:23, Today: Eso Terra rolled 30 using 8d6 with rolls of 5,2,4,5,2,5,2,5. damage.
That 1 is coming, I can feel it lurking around the corner just waiting for a will save against something horrible.

Tehrk Ridonal
NPC, 92 posts
Scavenger Extrodinaire
Group B(adass)
Thu 29 Sep 2011
at 21:46
  • msg #366

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

With things going haywire rapidly, Tehrk draws his pistols as best he can and looks to his first target. While none are immediately a threat to his person, he doubts it'll last long. Taking a few steps back, Tehrk levels his pistols at the TC-11 droid that blew their cover and looses a brief volley of shots at the thing.

Moving 25 feet. 3 spaces backwards, then two spaces in Eso's direction.
Declaring Dodge on Combat Droids

Attacking TC-11:
-15:44, Today: Tehrk Ridonal rolled 13,9 using 1d20+5,1d20 with rolls of 8,9. Attack1 and Attack2.
-15:45, Today: Tehrk Ridonal rolled 13,10 using 3d6+2,3d6+2 with rolls of 3,2,6,1,2,5. Damage Rolls.

Chemosh
NPC, 144 posts
Fri 30 Sep 2011
at 03:43
  • msg #367

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Priorities. Chemosh silently tells himself, calmly activating his Force Field with a quick slap of his WristCom... and he begins to back away from the Droids, ready to dodge/duck/dip/dive/dodge as is necessary to reduce threat of multiple direct/easy hits should any even be fired his way.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:17, Sat 01 Oct 2011.
Tervax
NPC, 84 posts
Fire Support, one each
Group B(AMF)
Fri 30 Sep 2011
at 23:27
  • msg #368

Re: Episode 1: The Search for Luke Skywalker Begins

Tervax took a moment to be annoyed about the fact that the Gran had the foresight to set up anti-Force measures.  It was mildly annoying.  Reaching back, he unlimbered his massive rifle and took a braced position, turning to face the nearest battle droid to him.

OOC:
These rolls are for my next turn.
-17:17, Today: Tervax rolled 31 using 1d20+11 with rolls of 20. Initiative.

Move Action:
-Draw Blaster Rifle
Standard Action:
-17:23, Today: Tervax rolled 25 using 1d20+9 with rolls of 16. Attack vs nearest droid (on my turn).
-17:23, Today: Tervax rolled 14 using 3d12+2 with rolls of 2,1,9. Possible Dmg.
Swift Action:
-After the first shot, switch to full auto.

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