Starfall - Episode One: Blind Man's Bluff
The grim battle continued. With both sides capable of real damage, the fight might go to the swiftest. The Rebels knew this as well as the guards and pressed the struggle.
Celes gave another belt to the already punchdrunk soldier. But it seemed to have no real effect.
00:09, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Celes' target, rolled 15 using 2 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system (({Wild}6(+3),4))
The movement of Grev's claws was so smooth and sure, it was easy to forget that a guard had been in that arc.
00:14, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Grev's Guard, rolled 7 using 2 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system (({Wild}2,3)).
The guard staggered back, bleeding.
What the young Ghostling lacked in strength, she made up for in agility. Her shot was true, catching a guard in mid-center.
00:25, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Shira, rolled 20 using 4 dice with the WEG Classic system ((2,5,{Wild}6(+2),5)). To save time, I have rolled Shira's damage for her. I apologize if this is presumptive.
00:27, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Shira's guard, rolled 12 using 2 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system (({Wild}5,5)).
The trooper grunted but still remained standing.
About to finish Ali off, her opponent was suddenly transfixed by a medical droid, of all things, standing in the way. Blue lightning flickered over the aged droid. It was almost as if TwoOneBee was having a seizure, and he would know, he was an expert on such things. But the effort was worth it, he had a least temporary control over one of his hypodermic injectors, full of a quite effective sedative.
Hurt but mad, Ali used the distraction to try a knuckle sedative of her own. Against all odds, she succeeded.
00:34, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Ali, rolled 10 using 1 dice and 2 pips with the WEG Classic system (({Wild}6(+2))).
00:35, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Ali, rolled 11 using 2 dice and 2 pips with the WEG Classic system (({Wild}4,5)).
00:35, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Ali's guard, rolled 19 using 2 dice and 2 pips with the WEG Classic system ((4,{Wild}6(+6+1))).
Not that such a lucky strike seemed to slow the guard down any.
The stunned Thuraya attempted to follow suit with her now wounded opponent, courtesy of Shira.
00:46, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Thuraya, rolled 0 (2 excluding the wild die) using 2 dice with the WEG Classic system ((1,{Wild}1)). A possible complication but, for now, I will settle for a miss.
With one guard utterly fascinated by TwoOneBee, his wounded companions fought on as best they could.
One tried to pistol-club Grev.
00:54, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Grev's Guard, rolled 10 using 2 dice and 2 pips with the WEG Classic system ((5,{Wild}3)).
Thuraya's guard attacked her, inspired by his comrade's example.
21:33, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Thuraya's Guard, rolled 6 using 2 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system ((2,{Wild}2)).
The pistol butt made a solid contact with the girl's skull
21:36, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Thuraya's Guard, rolled 12 using 3 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system ((5,{Wild}2,3)).
21:39, Today: That Old Fossil, for the NPC Thuraya, rolled 10 using 2 dice and +2 pips with the WEG Classic system ((3,{Wild}5)).
Thuraya's slumped into unconsciousness, a look of rage on her face fading before she fell...
OK, long post and longer delay.
Here is how it stands now.
Thuraya has enough stuns she is unconscious. Ali is still wounded but TwoOneBee's distraction has surprised the guard into inaction.
Grev's guard has technically scored a hit but it occurs to me that I didn't not really asks for reaction skills. If Grev wants, he can roll a combat or even full parry. Adding only a six to the roll will make the attack miss. But combat parry will cause a -1D to Grev's next action and a full parry will cause Grev to miss the next round. The choice is his.
The now unarmed guard Celes is pounding will have to spend a dice in penalty getting up.
It is now your side of Initiative again. The other side has had the devil's own luck this round. Don't be discouraged. The Force is with you, always (although it seems a little faraway, now).
Questions, just ask. If I have got anything wrong, let me know that too.