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Endregaard - Evening 2 - CSA Administrative Building
"Kaldo, gun it and get out of here! It looks like we might have movement," Garrett says, slinking farther back into the cover of the trees. He keeps his rifle trained on the door and his eyes on the scope as he lets the active camouflage in his clothing settle in with the surroundings. "Errin and Rennah, come in; Kaldo's starting up the transport, but we've got movement from the administration building. I'm covering his exit from the tree line, but he'll probably be coming in hot. He's headed your way, so stay in contact; we'll formulate an extraction and regroup once we've outrun them." After that, Garrett shuts off his own communicator and keeps his focus on the door.
"Come on... step outside; make my day," Garrett mumbles quietly, his finger resting slightly on the rifle's trigger.
Suddenly, a sandy-haired chap in plain clothes - not in the uniform of the local CSA mooks - bursts out the door, a lightsaber activating in a sapphire blue snap-hiss as he emerges, moving far faster than a person has any right to do.
Kaldo grits his teeth as the transport begins to rush towards Garrett. As soon as it nears, he slows down just enough for his friend to hop on. He then guns it back towards the rest of the team.
As Caleb emerges from the building, Garrett's face splits into a slight grin, before he sees the lightsaber blade erupt from its hilt. "Oh, sh*t," Garrett mutters, before he eases the sight up towards Caleb's chest and fires. "We've got Jedi," he hisses into the commlink, dropping into the transport. "We're on our way to you; be ready for a fight." With that, he slaps the side of the transport to let Kaldo know he can gun it.
@#$$@@! Jedi! Kaldo rushes the transporter towards the cover of the trees. Why did you have to provoke him? Now we're all dead meat... Kaldo mutters under his breath.
"If he has any sense, he'll be nursing that wound," Garrett quips, his rifle still aimed downrange. "We're regrouping with the others; they're heading the direction we left from; see if we can wheel around once we're in the open."
Endregaard - Evening 2 - CSA Administrative Building
Caleb and Garrett both see the speeder race to the area near the now burning building and pause.
The CSA Sergeant yells out, "Blast that speeder!"
All of the CSA security do just that.
CSA #2 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #3 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #4 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #5 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #6 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #7 Rifle Attack . .
Blaster rifle fire scorches the side of the transport but the armor of the vehicle absorbs most of the damage.
At that moment, the smoke cannister obscures a great deal of the area from the sight of Garrett and of those near the door (Caleb, Garrett, the Sarge and his 2 guards as well as AJTD1) to the area where the speeder has flown to!
"Kaldo, get us out of here!" Garrett says, taking a moment to aim at one of the guards not obscured by the cloud of smoke. While jostled by his drop from the tree, Garrett still squints through his rifle's sights and takes a shot, and he drops down behind the crates and other cargo on the transport after firing. "Of course we've got f*cking Jedi; didn't think to bring anything to deal with them... unless you count Rennah."
The counselor exits the building, beginning to concentrate on the Force to use it to defend himself and his compansions.
Endregaard - Evening 2 - CSA Administrative Building
The Force is certainly with the Jedi as Garrett's shot is deflected away perhaps a hair away from his neck!
Your shot brings down yet another CSA guard as you drop onto the transport.
Quen as you step outside of the building, your vision is obscured by the smoke cannister that AJTD1 just released.
You all hear the sound of another shot fired and the grunt of yet another CSA security man take a shot.
Since we aren't actually unaware that there's a sniper out there, just the specific location, I don't _think_ Caleb was flat-footed; I also (personally) don't think Caleb's at-least-twice-as-fast-as-ordinary movement would have even enabled anyone set up to shoot 'the first guy out the door' to hit him, as he would have been well past where he was expected to be when the trigger finger twitched. Unfortunately, I can't find any such rules in my entirely unsearchable copy of the SAGA edition, so that too is up in the air.
I'm also not sure whether or not the distance to the skiff at the time of my action had been within my 12 squares of movement; if it had been, it would have had a passenger, because just standing next to it would have been bloody stupid. :P
So honestly, I'm waiting for the results of the rest of my actions. I don't think my attempt to move the guy (Caldo?) would have succeeded, but ...
My points aren't meant to be presumptuous; my central point is 'I don't know the system so I'm relying utterly on the GM'. I know thematics, and cinematics, and good stories; I don't know how all that got translated into the system, so I do what Skeeve playing Dragon Poker in MythAdventures does - lay out my cards, sit back, and let everyone else figure out what happened.
Because I don't know. (And also because I'm not the GM.) I don't mind having lost; losing means you actually have something at risk. (Everyone loses in the first and/or second act; that's what makes a third-act victory complete. ;) ) I just want to know what the heck is going on, including the resolution of all my actions.
Fact of the matter is, I've never thought the Imperial Knights and the Jedi are all that different in philosophy, only in application - and, really, our goals aren't all that different. But that'd require a discussion between the two of our teams ...
I'm also not sure whether or not the distance to the skiff at the time of my action had been within my 12 squares of movement
I'l just post my action now, but adjudicate it once Caleb posts his:
Safely beyond the treeline, Kaldo pauses and takes stock of the situation. He turns on his comlink. Should we simply retreat, or wait to see what happens between the jedi and the guards?
EDIT: Sorry folks, I opened the Discussion Thread but it seems some of you missed that! We should be getting underway again tonight...
Well, since there was this:
... and this:
If you roll a natural 20 on a Use the Force check, you regain all spent Force powers at the end of your turn.
... it means my use of Surge has returned. So I'll use Surge again, because 10/11 squares is a wee bit out of my normal-6-square range.
Swift Action:
Ooo, to the max just barely!!
Move Action: Git On Over There!!
+6 Squares to speed.
Move Action: Jump On Board!!
That'll long-jump up to (1.5m/square, +3 per square) 12 squares, or 18m; or clear 36/12 = 3m vertically.
And then be prepared to deflect and reflect blaster bolts!!
A flash of light comes at him as he leaps from the door; the roguish fellow makes a perfect spin and flick of the scintillating blue lightsaber, but by the time the blade is in line of the blaster bolt, the thing is already inside his guard. He stumbles in pain for a moment as his hip is clipped by the bolt, but despite the shot he continues to move, arcing to chase down the floater with all their medicine. (Well, probably not all, but let's face it, it's a big chunk of goods.)
Reaching out to the Force, he lets it flow through himself, springing after the skiff; its pause to pick up the sniper gives him the opportunity to leap forward and onto it. "Mind if we talk about this?" he asks mildly, though his 'saber is still active, held in the classic cross-body defensive stance.
Kaldo, unaware of what is taking place on top of the transport moves the vehicle along to getaway!
The Sergeant turns back to Gunnar, "Sir should we pursue on the speeder bikes or do you wish to do so with your..." As the smoke begins to clear he sees Caleb is gone. "Where the hell did he go?" The sarge and his men look around puzzled at the absence of Caleb.
Well, bugger. Fall down, but not off.
Gunnar leaps onto a speeder to give chase.
CSA #2 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #3 Rifle Attack . .
CSA #4 Rifle Attack . .
Speeder HP 48/60.
Some of the remaining CSA men take shots at the rapidly moving transport. A few of the bolts manage to his, one with incredible efficiency but the armor of the transport is just too string for blaster rifles to take down.
"Sarge, one of 'em has a lightsaber!" yells out the CSA man.
The driod throws two more smoke grenades to create an obstacle to sighting in a sniper rifle....
"Now move."
He heads through the smoke towards the craft....
As the transport lurches into action, Garrett doesn't seem to take any action to steady himself; instead, a loud thunk emits from beneath his feet, which emit a light buzzing noise as the transport moves forward. One foot comes off the transport with a clack as he steps towards the Jedi, raising the butt of his rifle over his head. "Sorry, I'm in a bit of a hurry," he replies to Caleb's question, before violently bashing him in the stomach to try and roll him off of the transport and onto the ground, leaving him behind. "We've got to get out of here; they'll be on their speeders soon." Garrett emits a small groan as one of them tosses a few more smoke grenades, but keeps his rifle trained in that direction regardless.
Despite hanging on with one hand, Caleb deflects the swinging rifle butt with a perfectly-timed but apparently-wild swing of the radiant sapphire bar. Knowing full well that the rifle-equipped droid is a) most likely his attacker, b) immune to mind tricks, and c) his current greatest problem, the Jedi says firmly, "Sorry, you're not the droid I'm looking for," and with another gesture of his lightsaber tries to telekinetically pick the droid up and send him off the skiff in turn - by preference into the wall of a passing building.
Yay, another natural 20! All my Force powers return at the end of the round. Next, Standard Action:
That ... just barely exceeds the 19 Will Def of 'Garrett', but I don't know what the magnetic system will do for him there. For what it's worth, a 20 DC can move a Large object. But just in case the damage roll is needed:
Move Action:
Here's where possibilities somewhat diverge.
If standing up in SAGA Edition does not provoke an AoO - which it doesn't highlight that it does, like it does for several other things - then stand up - or rather, 'get to one knee, with one hand still keeping me aboard', with the intention being Caleb bit having that -5 to attack / Garrett not having that +5 to his attack. If it does, and Garrett is still there, use a swift action (#1) to recover; if Garrett has gone the way of the flying brick (i.e. off the skiff), stand up as described above.
Swift Action:
Recover. That's #1 if Garrett is off the skiff, #2 if he's still on.
Aaand ... I think that's everything ... ?
Kaldo grabs the joystick and wrenches it hard to the side, in an attempt to shake Caleb off.
Gritting his teeth, and hoping it worked, Kaldo looks back behind him, hoping that he doesn't see the remnants of a droid smashes against a building.
Holy cats. I NEVER roll this well IRL.
A curse comes from the human hanging on with one hand as the skiff goes slaloming back and forth, but despite a clang as he hits the side, the counter-swerve to try to shake him off only serves to swing him back up into place. "Hey, watch where you're driving this thing!!"
"I spent hours repairing that skiff and now what?"
DM:
Kaldo lets out a string of colorful language. He turns on his comm, and attempts to communicate with Garrett. Garrett! Garrett! Damn it! He switches to Rennah and ErrinI need some help here!.
Garrett attempts to knock the fallen Jedi off of the transport. However, Caleb easily deflects the butt of the rifle.
Caleb then attempts to use the force to remove Garrett, his attempt also ending in failure!
Kaldo begins to swerve the transport but he cannot shake that pesky Jedi!
Quen
Remaining Round 3 Actions
He will run towards the speeder get on and start the chase.
The droid hops on a speeder and goes in pursuit...
Pilot