Hmm.  Straining to get toward the Acklay will get me engaged with the group in front of it, right?  Medium --> Short --> Engaged?  Just thought I'd double check.

 Yes, 2 strain will get you an extra maneuver to get to engaged range and you can still take an action. You can also not attack and take no penalty and just convert action to 2nd maneuver.

Cool.  If no one minds, I'll jump in for that next action then.

Feel free.

 Remember to add a setback from the hot rail shrapnel from Den's blaster deflection, for you and the next attacker (after the clone officers go).

Yeah, it was already done.  And posted.  ;p

The person after me also gets a boost.

And don't forget my defense value is two upgrades and a +1 ranged defense currently!  xD
This message was last edited by the player at 19:38, Thu 06 Sept 2018.

Oh fooooook. So that's what's happening!

I'll get something up later today.

Yeah, seems so.  I thought I'd still have some time to try to command some Clone Troops, but seems that part of the story is over already.

 Den, which clone are you trying to influence? The squad by Tylen's ship, or the other squad.. or another?

One from the crew that attacked me.

I'll wait to see the adjudication of Den's action before posting.

In reply to Den Jaxon (msg # 30):

 Den unless you purchased a range upgrade for Influence, you have to be at engaged range with the target (currently you are at medium range from that target. That's fine, but you will have to use 2 maneuvers and suffer 2 strain in order for that to work. Unless you purchased range (it would have to be to range upgrades to work at medium). You can do that to the clones at short range to the right by the shuttle, and take no strain and just use a maneuver to move to engaged.  Let me know which you choose, or if you bought something that I didn't note.

Ah, you are correct. Don't have the book and my sheet never mentioned the range.

I can move in closer to use influence. I think sitting back might be a death trap. I think we have to fight back or else.

 we are finished with Round 1, so starting Round 2. I need to know if anyone wants to take the 1st PC slot this round, or stay with Master Rancisis?

I'm cool with Master Rancisis taking it.  My Ranged Defense will still apply until I get to act.

Although I have no ranged defense (didn't have the time to put up the Sense!) I'm fine with that too.

Agreed. He can take it.

I wasn’t thinking about my Sense (that’s up though, luckily). I meant the +1 Ranged Defense I got from using three Advantages. I don’t think the upgrades from my Sense are going to help much since I don’t have Improved Reflect much less any Reflect at all. /sob

I know ;)

I was just lamenting not having had the time to get up the frakking Sense-defense. Once in combat, spending an entire round's action to get that up is rarely worth it.

The only time I've felt it was worth it to do in combat is when you've got one of the Improved Talents and there are more of them than there are of you.  xD

Here's a rules question that I don't quite grasp. How do you improve your force rating?

There are Talents at certain stages in different Specializations that say they increase Force Rating +1.  Certain Specializations have them.  That's the only way to improve your Force Rating.

A Force Rating Talent is actually my next purchase.  I'm a few XP away from it right now.  It's taken me a long time to get far enough in my tree for it.  xD

  Well, Tarrin, they will put you on the Council (thanks, Palpy 'ol buddy), but they are not giving you the rank of a Jedi Master...  :P

Ha ha ha. You can be on the council now. Since, you know, there is no council any more after today...