Wet down there?  Must still be whatever they did to the plumbing but she quietly mentions this to the others.  Then, "They're coming down now."  There won't be any surprise - at least, not for her!

Dienton takes one last quick glance at the navicomputer's readout to comfirm the download continued, then positioned himself at the barricade  with his shiny new carbine (set to stun) held ready.

Over the comm, the Rebels hear a message.

++ Okay, we're at the door. Send down the turbolift. ++

Moments later, the turbolift begins to descend.

Onyx draws his rifle and points it towards the door. He knows their coming and takes this time to line up his first shot.

Double aiming so that when they come out I can get bonuses on my first shot.
3 successes  Vigilence

As he waits for the men to come Onyx's survial senses kick in letting him take it all in. The descent of the lift the opening of the door, and there, his target.

Caddy was ready and primed for action but she needed to know 'how' they were going to step out of the lift.  If it was 'guns blazing' then she couldn't be standing in front of the lift doors... as such she was just off to the side ready to step round dependant on how the crew was going to approach them.

[20:53, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 3 successes, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a.  Vigi.]

Forim tries one last effort to take control of the turbolift as they descend.  Knowing he will probably be ejected from the system in his efforts, he does so from a different terminal than their download.  His efforts as fruitless as he expected, Forim runs to cover outside the doors to fill the turbolift with blaster fire.


16:34, Today: Forim Luk rolled no successes, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3A 3D 1B.  Rolling Computers.
Using the advantage to slow the lift enough for Forim to get into combat position.  That could have been worse!

16:33, Today: Forim Luk rolled 1 success, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3A.  Rolling Vigilance.

Dienton waits, ears trained to the whine of the turbolift, he intended to be ready when it opened.

OOC
Vigilance 2,0

Ikki grips his axe tightly as he prepares to either rush forward or swap weapons. He didn't want to violently dismember anyone after all.


Ikki Sorlock rolled 1 success, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a with rolls of 5(A), 3(A).  Vigiliance.

Initiative:
Caddendra
Onyx
Dienton
Forim
Ikki
Thugs
Tyria

The rebels get into combat position and wait, ready for a counter-attack.

It starts with the hold door opening. The door slides open, revealing a group of tough-looking males peering in. There is a rodian, an aquilish, a human, and a klatoonian, all clad in dirty coveralls. They are carrying an assortment of slugthrowers.

The seem surprised for some reason. Nevertheless, it doesn't take a moment for them to aim and fire their slugthrowers. A storm of steel erupts into the hall, ricocheting off the walls and creating a terrific noise.

The makeshift cover you have pulled into position in the hall is destroyed by the fire. Onyx, lurking behind it, is skimmed by several bullets.

In their eagerness to get their barrels in line through the doorway, the crew's thugs push their way into the doorway. Without intending to, they begin their invasion of the hall. They are now defended by nothing but liberal profanity.

The Force rolled 4 successes, 3 threats, 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a 2p 3D 1S

Onyx sustains 8 damage pre-soak
Difficulty to attack the crew is 3D

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As the barricade collapses around them, Dienton darts from cover and hugs the wall moving towards the thugs.  Knowing his weapon would not hit them at this range without advancing, there was little choice in the matter.  The sound of combat was all around, he pulled up short and lined his shot up on the Rodian - a halo of blue energy struck out towards the thug.

In his haste, Dienton forgot to find his own cover and was woefully exposed.


OOC
Assumed 3D meant we were at long range
Maneuver to shrink the distance to Medium Range so my Carbine would hit. Difficulty - 2D

2P 2A 2D - 2 Success = 11 stun damage
              - 2 Threat = Dienton is more exposed than he intended - 1 Boost to Thugs next
                                shot

With the door to the hold opening rather than the turbolift door, Caddy can only turn to watch the others lay down suppressive fire.   She, instead, slides back into the shadows near the lift she that she doesn't provide a target and so that she can still be ready for anyone coming down via the lift.
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Ikki quickly grabbed his axe and went running into the line of fire. Trying to keep himself as low as possible as he tries to get in close with his weapon. He wasn't going to try and kill anyone but a wound here or there would be more convincing either way. Hopefully they would be a little unerved by a man wielding an axe charging into on coming fire.

OOC: Move from Long to Medium Range using two Maneuvers

The Force, on behalf of Ikki Sorlock, rolled 2 successes, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2P 1A 2D.  melee.
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Forim was not quite ready for the hold door to open first, so he re-adjusts his aim quickly and opens fire. Wow this weapon has kick he thinks to himself as he watches people fall.

21:38, Today: Forim Luk rolled 1 failure, 3 threats using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3D.  Difficulty.
21:33, Today: Forim Luk rolled 2 successes, 5 advantages, 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3P 1A 2B.  Holdout.
+1 advantage for super gun.
Net 1 success, 3 advantages, 1 triumph.
1 Advantage to give the next person who rolls a Boost
2 Advantages to give myself a Boost on my next rool
Using Triumph to hit the controls for the door, and cause it to close so they are not flanked when the turbolift door opens next...
Damage: 7 stun presoak

Three of the crew are knocked back and out by the counterattack. Two are merely stunned; one is nursing a serious wound.

The crew rapidly withdraw, trying to force their way back through the narrow doorway. They are impeded in this by another person appearing in the doorway.

"Get back there and get them!" She shouts at them. It is a human woman of average height, wearing a duster coat and a ferocious expression. Her hair is tied back in a severe bun. In one hand, she is holding a blaster pistol. In the other, a vibrosword.

The two crew remaining upright turn and continue to attack. They draw vibroblades and attack Ikki. Their blades cut him with near-misses. He is forced to defend himself with the haft of his axe, having trouble getting it into line for his next attack.


The Force rolled 2 successes, 1 threat , 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2P 2D.  Crew melee.
3 Damage pre-soak


Unfortunately, they are also getting in the way of their captain. She is unable to get around them to launch her own attack. Captain Vinjagga aims her pistol at Dienton, snarling as she tries to aim around her subordinates in the clustered melee.

Her pistol whines and spits energy, but it hits nothing. Rather, it causes her minions to duck and lose morale.

The Force rolled no successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3A 2D.  TV Ranged L.
Next enemy combat check is upgraded difficulty

Meanwhile, the turbolift halts at your floor but fails to open. Forim sees some smoke gradually filtering through the crack. Over the sound of gunfire he can faintly hear cursing.

A blade is driven through the door's crack. It wiggles, as if the wielder is attempting to force the door.

One metal blade through the door - attacked on the far side via a metallic conduit.... One source of high energy... personal blast pistol.   Caddy steps out of the smoke long enough to... connect energy source to conductor.  Press trigger.  Watch show.

Unfortunately for her, it doesn't look like the sword was conductive as the energy immediately dissipates.   He does however drop

[2A + Aim + Strain for Racial vs 1D Point Blank]

Class... I missed.

04:02, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 2 failures, 6 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a 2b 1d ((8(A), 8(A), 1(B), 5(B), 3(D))).

3 Advantages to make him drop his weapon.
3 Advantages to thicken the smoke to the point where they can't breath and get knocked out.  This probably needs rolls of some sort.]

Dientons walks steadily forward towards the captain amd hollers "Argh!  Ye scalliwag!  Heel to ya scurvy dogs and, ye can keep yer lives!" spraying blue bolts of stun energy - the halos seem to bend around her frame, his pirate character is a terrible shot, he thinks . . try as he might he cant get a good bead on her.

Dienton realizes that he is too exposed and ducks behind a large crate for cover, he prepares to fire again.

OOC
Maneuver to close range
Aim for boost
0 success
6 advantage - 3 setback to next shot at dienton
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Forim switches his aim to the leader woman.  He stedies his hand on the crates, and pulls the trigger.

08:27, Today: Forim Luk rolled 2 successes, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1a 3P 3D 4B.
1 Boost that no one before me took that I passed on
1 Boost I gave my self
1 Boost for aiming
1 Boost for aiming + 2 Strain
Such a bad roll!
NET: 2 Success, 4 advantages.
8 Damage presoak
08:30, Today: Forim Luk rolled 58 using 1d100.  Critical.  First Critical!
Agonizing Wound: The target increases the difficulty of all Brawn and Agility checks by one
until the end of the encounter.


The shot hits her in the arm, causing it to go partially numb.  With an effort, she is able to continue to use it but she is obviously affected...

Ikki skillfully deflects the blades with the shaft of his axe, grinning back at them as he moves to make his own attack only to have to block yet another attack that prevented him from attacking with his own "If you don't wanna get cut down, matey. You should surrender." He cockly mutters to the crewmembers in front of him.

OOC:
4 Soak so no damage.

Standard Attack - Ikki Sorlock rolled no successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2p 1a 1d 1c with rolls of 3(P), 2(P), 7(A), 3(D), 8(C).  Melee.

Forgot to mention before, but attacks on Captain Tyria Vinjagga or Haruko are upgraded by one degree, as they are Rivals.

Caddy blasts the axe blade as it drives through the turbolift doors. The blade shudders and falls onto the deck.

The turbolift door pops open, and a solid-seeming cloud of black smoke pours out. Coughing and choking, a pair of crew come out. They are each carrying a slugthrower and a vibroblade, although using them seems to be last on their mind right now.

Everyone in the turbolift area currently takes 1S to all attacks for smoke concealing targets

After them a weequay emerges from the turbolift after them. His hands are empty, until he reaches down to pick up the vibroaxe.

Like other weequay you have seen, this one has a stern expression and lined face. He has a thin line of hair around the back of his head, like a balding human male. He is wearing a coverall like the other crew, but the sleeves have been removed. His arms have strange tattoo-like swirls.

His vibroaxe is a different type of vibroaxe from the one you took from Tatooine. Rather than a thick wooden haft, this one is a long metal pole. The axe head is a thin spade-shaped blade, rather than a thick wedge of metal. The weequay, Haruko, hefts it lightly and with balance.

Haruko sees Caddy standing by the turbolift door and aims his weapon towards her. One of his own men, still blinded from smoke, gets in his way as he thrusts it forward. The vibrating axe blade slashes the man across the side of his head. The crewman falls screaming to the deck.

The weapon is unimpeded. Haruko slashes Caddy with the blade. Caddy is knocked off balance by the attack, and stumbles.

The Force rolled 2 successes, 3 threats, 1 triumph using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2P 1A 2D 1s.  Haruko melee.
8 damage presoak.
Next check is upgraded by 1 difficulty

Captain Vinjagga is stunned and wounded by Forim's blast, but remains on her feet. She replies with a blast of her own, carefully aimed at Forim.

The Force rolled 3 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 2D.  TV Ranged L.
9 Damage presoak

Ikki spars with a klatoonian, each trying to get the upper hand. He's clearly got the advantage in weaponry, though, as the crewman only swings a vibroblade. He thrusts in desperation.

The Force rolled 1 failure using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 2D.  Crew melee.

At the far end of the hall, the other crew member tries to cut Caddy with his blade.

The Force rolled 2 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 2D.  Crew melee.
7 damage presoak

Onyx pushed the crate off himself. It had fallen on him after the opening wave by the enemy crew. His side ached and as he got up he pulled a piece of metal out from his side. Peering over the edge Onyx observes the fighting going on around him. Instantly he sees Caddy a blade cutting into her. As caught up as he needs to be Onyx peers down the scope of his rifle.

1 success, 4 advantages 9 damage.

The shot hits. It hurts, and it gives Caddy an extra chance to dodge his next strike.

black setback for Haruko and a boost for Caddy.

Caddy had certainly not been expecting that despite being ready and waiting for her opponent to leave the lift.  For them to open the door, retrieve their weapon and then attack her without her having a chance to get out of the way was... well, they were doing better than she expect.   She's therefore not entirely surprised when the men in the lift, despite the choking gasses, come out swinging and... land heavy blows on the small woman and she cries out in distress.   She can barely stand and drops her blaster as her air fails her [Down to 1 HP].   She doesn't have much change though so she draw the vibro-knife and slices at the Haruko before stumbling away in the hope of finding a retreat.

[OOC: Melee attack, 2d.  2a for ability.  1b for racial, 1b from Onyx, 1b from aim.

08:36, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 3 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a 3b 2d.  Attack.

Threat taken as strain.  5 damage. [2 Br + 1 Dam + 2 Successes, Pierce 2]

2 strain taken to disengage to some sort of cover.

To be fair... If Haruko has a Vibro Axe, I should be down since it is Pierce 3 too.  So I'd not get my 1pt of armour so would be down to 0HP]

Dientons ears perk up at Caddys cries of pain, he whips around and rushes towards her sliding to her side.

He jams a stimpack into her thigh and takes a defensive position over her while the treatment works.  He snarles, showing his teeth, at the approaching buffoons "Ye and yer capt'n'll be taking a short walk out an airlock boyos"

OOC
2 strain for two maneuvers - medium to close, close to engaged
Action _ stimpack - +6 health(its a talent)

In the effort of being expediant, I re-rolled the Lady's Ranged Light, as you forgot to upgrade one of her difficulty dice due to my crit.

09:14, Today: Forim Luk rolled no successes, 1 threat , 1 despair using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 1D 1C.  Re-Rolling Boss Lady's Roll.
Spending Despair to have her run out of ammo.
Threat to give her a Strain.

Forim ducks just in time as the blast rolls over his head.  He responds by firing again, taking careful aim through his scope which cuts through the smoke like noting!  The shot strikes her in the center of the chest.

09:19, Today: Forim Luk rolled 4 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3P 1A 2B 3D.  Rolling Light.

NET: 4 success, - threat / adv
10 stun damage, presoak.
2 strain for an extra aim.

Hopefully I get her this time!