Aerek moves to block the droid's back attack on Skyka, figuring on destroying it in turn.
Aerek moves to L4. Just a quick question, though -- did you remember Aerek's armor when you figuring damage from anything other than the force lightning?
((Aerek: Your armor DR does not apply to anything but Wound damage, because...technically, Vitality 'damage' isn't being hit at all. Instead, its near misses and expending energy. So, the armor hasn't come into play just yet.))
In Skyka’s weary and panicked mind there was little satisfaction in the knowledge that the spirit had judge her actions worthy of reprisal and as the dark spirit turned its eyeless gaze upon her a sense of fear and dread quickly grasped her.
Skyka visualized calming technique that Master Kanas had showed her, and the rest of his students, so long ago. Though she could tell it had a little to no effect upon her Skyka quickly repeated it before she returned her lightsabers to the statue with a quick jab at each of the dull red gems.
OOC:
No movement, free action to speak, half action to attack the statue and I’ll gladly give up movement to block/deflect something.
As the viroaxe sweeps past her face, Bud'd swings an overhead strike at the droid, meaning to cut it clean in half.
+9 att, 3d8-1 dam Crit 18-20 x2 - If the droid go's down with this hit, Bud'd will rush over to help the closest ally (Skyka right now), move to H8. If the droid still stands or she misses, she will stay to finish it off.
((Backing up slightly to finish off Round 2...I'm going to assume Barrick takes a 2m step back K10 where he won't provoke an AoO from either of the skeletons. His attack against C3 is a 13. Hits and deals 7 damage. C3 is down.))
Barrick's quick blaster shot hits the walking skeleton straight in the skull, shattering the bone. A second later, the rest of the body simply falls to the ground in a heap of robes and bone...though Barrick does see
a slight whisp of smoke like substance rise up from the bones, then shoot off into one of the two gems within the statue's base.
((Round 2 End. Round 3 now...Skyka's attack against the first gem is a 21. Hits and deals 14 damage.))
Skyka's longer lightsaber blade swings down at the base of the statue, slicing completely through it and taking one of the gems with it. There is a brilliant light, though brief, that explodes from the gem and this also gets a loud an unearthly scream from the spectre behind her.
((Bud'd's attack against D1 is a 23. Hits and deals 18 damage. Its gone.))
With one strong slash, Bud'd's lightsaber cuts across the war droid's body. Not only does it cleave the thing into two, but it also lops off the vibroaxe connected to the arm. She does not have time to watch it fall to the ground, and is already moving past Skyka, now standing between her and the unearthly looking spectre which seems to be putting all of its focus on the young woman.
((D2 fires at Skyka(she's using Deflect[defense]). Attack is an 8. Misses and by too much to deflect back.
D3 attacks Aerek with its vibroaxe arm. Attack is a 7. Horrible horrible miss.))
Skyka's divided attention does her well. Despite the fear gripping her, she is able to notice the droid that was continually firing at her from behind. And though she turns to deflect the attack with her main lightsaber, the shot goes so far wide that it is no necessary. Aerek has a similar experience, as the droid he'd moved towards turned its attention on him and swung its axe-arm. He had no trouble at all in ducking out of the way, and the vibroaxe instead cut a large gash in the ruined wall it had once used for cover.
((Ghost makes a Ranged Touch attack against Skyka. Attack is a 26. Hits. Skyka is thrown to H3, takes 2VP damage, and is Dazed for the next round, meaning she can't take any actions for 1 round.))
The female spectre completely ignores Bud'd, focusing her rage and anger on Skyka. The 'pain' that had been seen in her face before was gone, and was now replaced with anger. An incoporeal arm extended, and Skyka felt a grip on her. Before she could react, she was thrown hard to the ground, a good distance away from the statue.
Aerek attacks D3; if (as is likely) he destroys it with a single swing of his lightsaber, then he'll move to close with Skyka and Bud'd (if at all possible, moving between them and D2).
Eyes wide at the power that the Spectre seemed to possess, but still able to control her fear, Bud'd, moves to stand over of Skyka's prone form and summons a beam goodness in an effort to drive the evil back from her fellow padewan.
I'd like to try an untrained attempt of Force Light at the spirit. The book says it's a WIS based skill, so that would mean a +2 to my try, but I am sure, untrained there are minuses that will need to be applied.
((Aerek's attack against D3 is an 18. Hits and deals 18 damage. D3 is destroyed. The farthest you can get on a move, however, is only to I8.))
With a swift and clean strike, Aerek's lightsaber easily cuts through the droid. It shatters into two, crashing to the ground as the Jedi runs the other direction, now placing himself between the half destroyed statue and the extremely angry looking spectre.
((The last skeleton steps forward and attacks Barrick. Attack is a 20. Hits and Barrick takes 8 VP damage.
With no word from Andrew, going to assume Barrick does his 2m step and shoots at C1. Attack is a 21. Hits and deals 7 damage.))
The final robed skeleton continues its relentless pursuit of Barrick. With a firm step forward, it swings the old sword at the Mon Calamari. Barrick barely manages to duck out of the way, feeling the rush of air swish over his head before he steps back and fires his blaster. The shot catches the robe in the center, burning a black scorch mark in it but not slowing down the abomination at all.
((End of Round 3...next Round.
Bud'd:
You are too tired to use Force Light. I.e. It'll put you into WP damage.
As it looked like Skyka was getting some results by bashing the statue, Aerek takes up where she left off. The Corellian, though, is a bit bigger and stronger than she is...
Full attack against the statue, Power Attacking for the maximum he can do -- +6, I think -- as it's kind of hard to miss a statue.
Assuming the statue's a medium-sized inanimate object, Aerek should get two attacks, one at +9 (11 - 6 due to Power Attack +4 for striking an object with a melee weapon) and the other at +4 (6 - 6 due to Power Attack +4 for striking an object with a melee weapon), doing 3d8+10 damage with each attack.
If Skyka destroys the statue before Aerek can move, he'll just take out the remaining droid or anything else that's left. If only the ghost is left, and destroying the statue completely fails to get rid of it, Aerek will attempt to use Force Light untrained against the ghost.
and begins backing towards the statue to aid the others in attacking it. As he's entering into combat with minions of the Sith, he begins slowly reaching his free hand towards his lightsaber.
Sorry about that -- just so you know, I'm usually not available to post until after 5:00 PM. Stick me on autopilot when you need to.
