Star Wars: Rebels with Style
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Ankh-Morpork Guard
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Interior Group:
Istara was unable to force the door closed, though it did give a few centimeters before getting stuck again. If anything, at least it would mean anyone coming in behind them would have to do so one person at a time.
Thankfully, the door on the opposite end of the comm room did not seem to be damaged at all. Hitting the switch caused the door to easily and almost silently slide open, revealing the door to the data center across the corridor was closed. That, and more bodies. Up against the wall just to the right of the door was the slumped over form of a grey-skinned Duros in a Fleet Marine uniform. The black marks on his chest and shoulder were easy to spot, and there was an uncomfortable smell in the air of scorched flesh.
Looking down the corridor, Stormtroopers could be seen...for just a moment. Only two were visible and then just for a few seconds before they turned the corner and continued down the corridor to somewhere else. Considering the direction they took to turn that corner, they weren't coming from the bunks at the opposite end, but probably either the mess or the data center.
Speeder Bike Group:
A quick turn takes you out of the open clearing around the two temples and immediately into the sparser sectiosn of Yavin IV's jungle. Here it is difficult, but not too horribly taxing to keep from hitting anything. Slight adjustments in height, up and down to avoid underbrush and then low branches, come quickly but are easy to see coming and be ready for. Finding a path is the real trouble, weaving through the trees to head north in an area that never really had any kinds of paths meant that it was a matter of avoiding hitting the trees and just aiming north as best as possible through that.
In the blur of motions caused by constant directional adjustments and, of cousre, the speed of the vehicle, it is hard to see anything beyond what's coming directly at you. Despite this, however, you're both able to catch a few glimpses of Imperial troops. Most are off to the sides, out of direct sight due to the trees and foliage but the white coloured armour still easy to spot against it even as a blur. Sometimes you catch sight of a glint of metal, but never very close thankfully.
And then, after only a few minutes that would have been shorter if not for the jungle, you notice the jungle is becoming less densely packed. Suddenly there are no trees at all, and you break through the jungle to a small corridor of completely crushed trees perpendicular to your course. It is only a twenty odd meters wide, meaning you're right back into the forest in barely a second, but you do see the source of the destruction briefly: a large, wheeled tank-like vehicle moving away from you and towards the Great Temple.
Back in the jungle, however, the trees continue to remain relatively sparse and from your information you know you should be close to where the transport is supposed to be. It takes only a moment to see the glint of metal reflecting the system's starlight from above, and then only a second more to identify it as the ship...that clearly Corellian design but rather than being asymmetrical as most of their transports seem to be, this one has its rounded, segmented-window cockpit directly in the center.
Before you reach exactly where it is, however, you see something else...white figures. Four or five of them at least, though its difficult to count at the speed you're approaching the ship at thanks to the trees you're still having to quickly maneuver around.
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Garret:
As you begin to move north again, towards where the transport should be in an area probably just beyond the clearing of the two temples, you notice more Imperial troops arriving in the area from almost all directions. A large number of troops exit the jungle not thirty meters in front of you, seeming to take no notice at all as they head towads the Great Temple.
While the two AT-ST walkers continue to patrol the immediate area around the rear hangar, you do notice something else, too. Many of the Stormtroopers are beginning to spread out in wider patrols of the area. Whether they're looking for anything specific or just patrolling to patrol, you can't tell.
Watching these patrols move in various directions all over, you're still able to continue directly north without too much trouble...just making sure to keep low and sometimes having to move somewhat deeper into the jungle thanks to sparse tree cover as you move farther north. Even at a careful pace, it only takes you a few more minutes to reach the northern edge of the, meaning the YT-2000 should be just a half-kilometer or so farther north...roughly, of course.
As you begin to move into the jungle itself and away from the clearing, however, you notice a small group of just three Stormtroopers that are doing something you had yet to encounter: walking the edge of the jungle. They're a good distance away when you first spot them heading towards you, holding their blaster rifles casually and obviously talking to one other more than paying attention to everything around them. At the speed they're moving, it'll probably be only a minute or two before they're within just a couple of meters of you. Without making a run for it, there's not likely any way to move fast enough to get far enough into the jungle to be completely out of their sight in time.
Istara was unable to force the door closed, though it did give a few centimeters before getting stuck again. If anything, at least it would mean anyone coming in behind them would have to do so one person at a time.
Thankfully, the door on the opposite end of the comm room did not seem to be damaged at all. Hitting the switch caused the door to easily and almost silently slide open, revealing the door to the data center across the corridor was closed. That, and more bodies. Up against the wall just to the right of the door was the slumped over form of a grey-skinned Duros in a Fleet Marine uniform. The black marks on his chest and shoulder were easy to spot, and there was an uncomfortable smell in the air of scorched flesh.
Looking down the corridor, Stormtroopers could be seen...for just a moment. Only two were visible and then just for a few seconds before they turned the corner and continued down the corridor to somewhere else. Considering the direction they took to turn that corner, they weren't coming from the bunks at the opposite end, but probably either the mess or the data center.
Speeder Bike Group:
A quick turn takes you out of the open clearing around the two temples and immediately into the sparser sectiosn of Yavin IV's jungle. Here it is difficult, but not too horribly taxing to keep from hitting anything. Slight adjustments in height, up and down to avoid underbrush and then low branches, come quickly but are easy to see coming and be ready for. Finding a path is the real trouble, weaving through the trees to head north in an area that never really had any kinds of paths meant that it was a matter of avoiding hitting the trees and just aiming north as best as possible through that.
In the blur of motions caused by constant directional adjustments and, of cousre, the speed of the vehicle, it is hard to see anything beyond what's coming directly at you. Despite this, however, you're both able to catch a few glimpses of Imperial troops. Most are off to the sides, out of direct sight due to the trees and foliage but the white coloured armour still easy to spot against it even as a blur. Sometimes you catch sight of a glint of metal, but never very close thankfully.
And then, after only a few minutes that would have been shorter if not for the jungle, you notice the jungle is becoming less densely packed. Suddenly there are no trees at all, and you break through the jungle to a small corridor of completely crushed trees perpendicular to your course. It is only a twenty odd meters wide, meaning you're right back into the forest in barely a second, but you do see the source of the destruction briefly: a large, wheeled tank-like vehicle moving away from you and towards the Great Temple.
Back in the jungle, however, the trees continue to remain relatively sparse and from your information you know you should be close to where the transport is supposed to be. It takes only a moment to see the glint of metal reflecting the system's starlight from above, and then only a second more to identify it as the ship...that clearly Corellian design but rather than being asymmetrical as most of their transports seem to be, this one has its rounded, segmented-window cockpit directly in the center.
Before you reach exactly where it is, however, you see something else...white figures. Four or five of them at least, though its difficult to count at the speed you're approaching the ship at thanks to the trees you're still having to quickly maneuver around.
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Garret:
As you begin to move north again, towards where the transport should be in an area probably just beyond the clearing of the two temples, you notice more Imperial troops arriving in the area from almost all directions. A large number of troops exit the jungle not thirty meters in front of you, seeming to take no notice at all as they head towads the Great Temple.
While the two AT-ST walkers continue to patrol the immediate area around the rear hangar, you do notice something else, too. Many of the Stormtroopers are beginning to spread out in wider patrols of the area. Whether they're looking for anything specific or just patrolling to patrol, you can't tell.
Watching these patrols move in various directions all over, you're still able to continue directly north without too much trouble...just making sure to keep low and sometimes having to move somewhat deeper into the jungle thanks to sparse tree cover as you move farther north. Even at a careful pace, it only takes you a few more minutes to reach the northern edge of the, meaning the YT-2000 should be just a half-kilometer or so farther north...roughly, of course.
As you begin to move into the jungle itself and away from the clearing, however, you notice a small group of just three Stormtroopers that are doing something you had yet to encounter: walking the edge of the jungle. They're a good distance away when you first spot them heading towards you, holding their blaster rifles casually and obviously talking to one other more than paying attention to everything around them. At the speed they're moving, it'll probably be only a minute or two before they're within just a couple of meters of you. Without making a run for it, there's not likely any way to move fast enough to get far enough into the jungle to be completely out of their sight in time.
Shalimar
First Post
Seeing the Storm Troopers retreating, Kay bites back a curse and darts forward, hitting the controls to the Data center door, telling it to open. If the data center's equipment had been taken, they needed to know. Needed to know when the troopers will still close enough to catch up to.
[Ready an action to toss the stun gernade if there is anyone inside the data center]
[Ready an action to toss the stun gernade if there is anyone inside the data center]
FreeXenon
American Male (he/him); INTP ADHD Introverted Geek
Garret (Human Male Sniper 4)
Encrypted ComLink to Everyone: "They're coming out of the woods in swarms now. They're everywhere and starting to fan out.
I'm about half a...
Crap!"
Using my best judgment I will either freeze and take 20 (if I can) or stealthily move into the forest a little more and then take 10 - assuming, and hoping, that they are 2 minutes away I should have enough time. I will definitely use a Force Point if I need to.
[OOC: What's that sound? That is the sound of me craping my pants!
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Encrypted ComLink to Everyone: "They're coming out of the woods in swarms now. They're everywhere and starting to fan out.
I'm about half a...
Crap!"
Using my best judgment I will either freeze and take 20 (if I can) or stealthily move into the forest a little more and then take 10 - assuming, and hoping, that they are 2 minutes away I should have enough time. I will definitely use a Force Point if I need to.
[OOC: What's that sound? That is the sound of me craping my pants!
]
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Yeoman
First Post
Dr. Viria moves to the flanking position of the door, and prepares to blast anyone she sees. She looks at Kay and nods towards the door, then her rifle.
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Following suit with Kay, and readying an action to spray an autofire blast into the room if she sees any imperials.
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Following suit with Kay, and readying an action to spray an autofire blast into the room if she sees any imperials.
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Ampers&
First Post
After passing through the tunneled clearing, Yuul radios the others immediately. "Update, some kind of wheeled tank heading towards the Great Temple. We are approaching the ship, will radio again once it is secure."
Yuul raises his blaster pistol at one of the white figures from the speeder, hoping to catch them off-guard while he and Kyn make their entrance. He does his best, in spite of the speeder's quick movements, to get a shot off.
[sblock=OOC]I don't know what happened to OnlyTheStrong, so I will do my best to tell Yuul's side until we can have a proper interaction between Kyn, Yuul, and the troopers.[/sblock]
Yuul raises his blaster pistol at one of the white figures from the speeder, hoping to catch them off-guard while he and Kyn make their entrance. He does his best, in spite of the speeder's quick movements, to get a shot off.
[sblock=OOC]I don't know what happened to OnlyTheStrong, so I will do my best to tell Yuul's side until we can have a proper interaction between Kyn, Yuul, and the troopers.[/sblock]
Ankh-Morpork Guard
First Post
Interior Group:
The door to the data center opened without any trouble, sliding to the side with a hiss and revealing what would have been a rather spacious room if not for all of the consoles. The walls were lined, leaving only a small section in the center for anyone to maneuver within. Probably only large enough for one or two average sized humanoids.
Well, currently, just one. As there was already one occupant of the room: a human male with a simple dark beard and wearing a grey uniform without any rank insignia attached...at least, none that could be seen. On his face was a wide eyed look of surprise, but it quickly faded and he dropped the datapad he was holding to scramble for a blaster at his hip.
Combat Info:[sblock]And you guys get another Surprise Round. So for the Initiative Rolls...
Istara 13. Lia 11. Kay 27. Viria 14. Deurr 15. So that puts us at Kay, Deurr, Viria, Istara, and then Lia for the Surprise Round. So Kay's up first and she's tossing another stun grenade. Attack is a 20, which is a hit. So, the Imperial takes 11 stun damage. He's still up, actions for the rest of you guys on this Surprise Round?[/sblock]
Before the Imperial man could even open his mouth to speak, Kay tossed her stun grenade in. It hit the floor in the back corner of the room, just behind the man but still close enough that, when it detonated in a bright blue flash, he was still within the flash. It hit him hard, causing him to go face first into the console in front of him, but the man managed to at least put a hand out to catch himself rather than getting himself knocked unconscious.
Speeder Bike Group:
OOC:[sblock]Since we had that bit of downtime from ENWorld's slight outing, I'll give this a bit before NPCing things. But if we don't have anything from OnlytheStrong by tomorrow, I'll just NPC his character so we can keep you two moving and hope he pops in again soon.[/sblock]
Garret:
Not-Really-Combat Info:[sblock]You're going to hate me for this, but I'm going to have to rule you can't take 10 or 20 in this situation...since you're definitely distracted/threatened/rushed. So its opposed rolls then. Your Stealth check(sans any Force Point but with a +2 bonus for the cover you've got) is a 20. Stormtrooper's get a 29...BUT, penalties due to range and you're having cover drops that to 14.
You're safe...and lucky. Very very luck. Be glad that natural 20s aren't auto-success for skills![/sblock]
Though you managed to find some underbrush near a tree somewhat away from the immediate treeline, you had to move carefully and stay low so as not to become suddenly obvious. That meant you couldn't get far, so what you found had to be enough, and by the time you'd found it and were down, the three Stormtroopers were within earshot and barely ten or so meters away from you.
It was impossible to make out exactly what they were saying, but you could hear the somewhat-static sounding voices talking between one another. And as they walked past, only one of the three Stormtroopers even bothered to look your direction into the trees. You couldn't make out much from the helmet, but it seemed like more of a casual glance than anything else...and in a few short moments, they were past and continuing on with their not-so-thorough patrol.
The door to the data center opened without any trouble, sliding to the side with a hiss and revealing what would have been a rather spacious room if not for all of the consoles. The walls were lined, leaving only a small section in the center for anyone to maneuver within. Probably only large enough for one or two average sized humanoids.
Well, currently, just one. As there was already one occupant of the room: a human male with a simple dark beard and wearing a grey uniform without any rank insignia attached...at least, none that could be seen. On his face was a wide eyed look of surprise, but it quickly faded and he dropped the datapad he was holding to scramble for a blaster at his hip.
Combat Info:[sblock]And you guys get another Surprise Round. So for the Initiative Rolls...
Istara 13. Lia 11. Kay 27. Viria 14. Deurr 15. So that puts us at Kay, Deurr, Viria, Istara, and then Lia for the Surprise Round. So Kay's up first and she's tossing another stun grenade. Attack is a 20, which is a hit. So, the Imperial takes 11 stun damage. He's still up, actions for the rest of you guys on this Surprise Round?[/sblock]
Before the Imperial man could even open his mouth to speak, Kay tossed her stun grenade in. It hit the floor in the back corner of the room, just behind the man but still close enough that, when it detonated in a bright blue flash, he was still within the flash. It hit him hard, causing him to go face first into the console in front of him, but the man managed to at least put a hand out to catch himself rather than getting himself knocked unconscious.
Speeder Bike Group:
OOC:[sblock]Since we had that bit of downtime from ENWorld's slight outing, I'll give this a bit before NPCing things. But if we don't have anything from OnlytheStrong by tomorrow, I'll just NPC his character so we can keep you two moving and hope he pops in again soon.
[/sblock]Garret:
Not-Really-Combat Info:[sblock]You're going to hate me for this, but I'm going to have to rule you can't take 10 or 20 in this situation...since you're definitely distracted/threatened/rushed. So its opposed rolls then. Your Stealth check(sans any Force Point but with a +2 bonus for the cover you've got) is a 20. Stormtrooper's get a 29...BUT, penalties due to range and you're having cover drops that to 14.
You're safe...and lucky. Very very luck. Be glad that natural 20s aren't auto-success for skills![/sblock]
Though you managed to find some underbrush near a tree somewhat away from the immediate treeline, you had to move carefully and stay low so as not to become suddenly obvious. That meant you couldn't get far, so what you found had to be enough, and by the time you'd found it and were down, the three Stormtroopers were within earshot and barely ten or so meters away from you.
It was impossible to make out exactly what they were saying, but you could hear the somewhat-static sounding voices talking between one another. And as they walked past, only one of the three Stormtroopers even bothered to look your direction into the trees. You couldn't make out much from the helmet, but it seemed like more of a casual glance than anything else...and in a few short moments, they were past and continuing on with their not-so-thorough patrol.
