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Sighing, Kalus stands up and walks over to the Quarren. "You know, I've always wondered why everyone says that. Do they think they're being tough, or is it just stupidity? Because there are degrees of difference in death. You see, we could just have our friend her put a slug in your head, ending it. Or, alternative, we can break every one of your fingers and toes, causing you excruciating agony until you answer our questions. If that doesn't work, well, I don't know how many bones are in the Quarren body, but I'm willing to break all of them. Third option, we don't bother asking you questions and hand you over to Darga to deal with. I mean, we are favored guests, and this is the second time someone's attempted to assassinate us in hos palace. How merciful do you think he'll be?" Kalus smiles at the Quarren, carrying on in a casual, conversative tone. "Or, you answer our questions, and maybe, just maybe, you might get to live through this. Now, let's start with the easy one. Did Igrin Demos tell you why he sent you?"

Persuasion: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Hey guys, my father-in-law is in the hospital, and my wife and I have our second wedding anniversary next week. Posting might be short and scarce until Thursday.

Kalus sits up and nods in answer to Taril's questions. "Ugh...geez, poisoned blades now? That's just kriffing great. We need to get finished up and get out of here." Sitting against the wall, Kalus gestures towards the Quarren with his blaster. "Someone want to wake Sleepy here up so we can find out where the main data storage is? That way we can grab the data and get out of here tonight."

I want to get to that doctor to do something about being poisoned. Otherwise, I'm cool with all but option 3. We still need to get that data.

Happy birthday to him!

Kalus suddenly sways on his feet and says, "You know, I think we should put the talk on hold, and get that Bith doctor up here sooner rather than later. I think their blades were poisoned."

Kalus slumps back against the wall, allowing himself to feel the dizziness from the poison. "That Bith doctor is really going to hate us after this. Someone tie this guy up so we can interrogate him." The lower part of his left sleeve is clearly staining with blood, but he seems to be bearing the pain well.

Are there any ongoing effects from the poison?

He looks at Nomi. "You know who probably sent them, right?"

Kalus looks at the final Quarren. "If you surrender and tell us who sent you, you'll be a lot better off."

Kalus grits his teeth as the Quarren cuts him, then feels a bit of dread as he feels poison begin to enter his bloodstream. I need to end this fast. He then pumps another blaster bolt into the same Quarren.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 7 + 1 = 20
Damage, PBS: 3d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4, 5, 2) + 2 + 1 = 14

Avizzi won't be able to post until Friday Afternoon/Evening according to the Discussion thread. I imagine botting him will be the same action as Russel and Taril, if you just want to assume that.

Nomi wasn't imagining that was Kalus, right? Cause daaannnggg, that damage roll.

Kalus sighs in annoyance. "You know, just once, I'd like to see you people do the smart thing and surrender. It would be really nice, you know?"

Kalus then fires his blaster into the Quarren threatening him with a vibroblade.

Attack, Point Blank Shot: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25
Damage, PBS: 3d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8, 2, 6) + 2 + 1 = 19

Kalus fires his blaster at the Quarren with the hydrospanner and says, "The smart play right now is to surrender before you all end up as fried squid."

Attack, Point Blank Shot: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22
Damage, PBS, Sneak Attack: 3d8 + 2 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2) + 2 + 1 + (2) = 17

Eyes snapping open, Kalus tucks the code cylinder into a pocket then grabs his blaster and moves to the door. Standing to the side of the door, Kalus slaps the button to open it before aiming his blaster at whoever is in the common room, flicking on the light and saying, "I'm getting real tired of people wandering in in the middle of the night."

Kalus, still annoyed at Nomi, finds himself having trouble sleeping. Unable to do so, he gets up and hooks his code cylinder to his data pad to see if he can get into the programming. Being able to move about unnoticed was the key to accomplishing their mission.

Use Computer (Improve Access, Hostile to Unfriendly), Will Defense 15: 1d20 + 9 - 10 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 10 = 17 Success
Use Computer (Improve Access, Unfriendly to Indifferent, Will Defense 15: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 9 - 5 = 13 Fail by less than 5
Use Computer (Improve Access, Unfriendly to Indifferent, Will Defense 15: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 5 = 18 Success
Use Computer (Improve Access, Indifferent to Friendly, Will Defense 15: 1d20 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 - 2 = 15Barely Success
Use Computer, DC 15 Disable tracking: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16Success

Grinning in triumph as he succeeds at disabling the tracking component, Kalus pops a fresh power pack into his blaster while he recharges the one he'd used during the gladiatorial bout today, then tucks it under his pillow as he goes back to sleep, pleased with the success of his plan.

And my question about the code cylinder?

Kalus gives Avizzi the side-eye. "Did you become an old woman when I wasn't paying attention?" Holding up the code cylinder, he studies it a moment before saying, "Nomi was right about one thing. These things will log where and when they're used every time we go to use them. We'll need to see what we can do about that."

GM, what sort of check would be needed to reprogram a code cylinder so it doesn't log our movements with the main computer?

Kalus snorts at Avizzi, then says, "I'm not trying to win a fight. I'd just like to hear what she would have done differently. She won't have an answer, because people like her never do, but they just assume they can do better."

Walking with Avizzi, Kalus says, "By the way, a parsec is a measure of distance, not time. It's about 3 light years, or 31 trillion klicks. And you'd need a fast ship and a lot of nerve to try the Kessel run in 15 parsecs. That skirts you pretty darn close to the Maw Cluster, and the last thing you want is to get sucked into a black hole."

"So what would your response have been when Darga asked you to explain what happened with the switch and the Twi'lek slave, hmm? What would you have said?" Kalus calls after her.

Turning to Russel, he says, "Everything's fine, kid. Nomi's just acting the way everyone who goes through the same kind of training she has does. No flexibility, and trying to boss others around because they think they know better. It's a shame, I was hoping she was different."

With that, Kalus goes and heads to his room, a sour look on his face.

Sorry about that delay, I had to come up with how I wanted to play it.

Klaus slaps Nomi's hands away form him and points his finger at her, a scowl on his face. "In case you hadn't noticed, Igrin Demos saw our little byplay, including your switch of the cup. He told Darga, and Darga wanted to know what was going on. My plan was to show Darga we had saved his life, thus further earning his trust and hopefully getting us enough cred with him to get Russel out of being executed when she fingered the Iron Ring. Now, let's consider the outcome of this plan. A slaver group has been executed, no loss there, and some of Darga's toughs are dead, which makes our job easier. Oh, and we now have run of the base, which means we can now access his files to find out the information we need from him about Project Sarlaacc, which is the whole reason we're here in the first place. It had nothing to do with not trusting you to make the switch and everything about accomplishing our mission. Oh, and while we're on the subject, Igrin was very interested in you after our little fight in the arena, and given your rather unique talents, that's probably not a good thing."

Definitely. It keeps crashing at the most random times.

Treat Injury: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Hmmm...I should see if I can get some of those medpacs. Could be useful.

Kalus pats Russel on the shoulder and whispers, "Told you we wouldn't let you down, kid." Kalus then approaches Darga and says, "Mighty Darga, we are both honored and grateful for your praise, as well as the opportunity to join your great organization. I would also like to thank you for your hospitality, and look forward to working for you." Kalus offers a sweeping bow, and as he rises, he notes Igrin looking at them. Probably less than thrilled we're still alive. Then, he notes that Igrin is very focused on Nomi. He feels a slight sense of dread. After all, Nomi did have a rather...different...background. If he suspected and told Darga...Igrin would have to die for their secret. Have to frame someone for it though. Only question was who.

Receiving the code cylinder from SixSix, Kalus says, "We won't leave the estate. No worries."

Kalus breaks out of cover and moves to see the Rodian before taking a shot at him.

Move action, followed by a Standard to shoot

Heavy Blaster Pistol: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Critical Damage: 6d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4, 1, 7, 3, 3) + 4 = 29

"I told you I'd deal with you in a minute," Kalus quips as his shot flies true, blasting the Rodian back with a burning crater on his chest.

Pretty sure that kills him, so I'm taking the victory lap.

D'oh. Caught by the rules edition changes.

Kalus focuses past the pain before darting from his cover over to where Nomi is. "I don't think that stun baton will do for the droid."

Last two swift actions to move up the condition track, move next to Nomi.

Mother's Day in the US is Sunday as well, so no worries. Have fun!

Ah, then allow me to heal an extra 6 HP, since 14 is higher than 8.

Round 5

Grunting loudly as he takes a blaster bolt to the shoulder, Kalus ducks more fully behind his cover from both the droid and Zayda before taking a some deep breaths to fight through the pain.

5-foot step, then 1 swift action for Second Wind and 2/3 swift actions to move up the condition track. Second Wind is 1/4 HP returned, right?

Round 4

Kalus takes aim and continues trading blaster fire with the droid.

2 swift actions to aim

Blaster, PBS: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage: 3d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2, 8, 2) + 2 + 1 = 15

He then shouts to Zayda, "Don't worry, I'll get to you in a minute!"

I know you can use one to guarantee a critical hit - or to negate one.

Hey guys, don't forget those Destiny Points and Force Points.

Round 5

Kalus sees the others struggling against the Gammoreans, but sees that the grenade launching droid is definitely wearing them down. Ducking along to cover, Kalus fires at the droid trying to take it out of the picture.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 1 = 16
Damage, PBS: 3d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1, 8, 3) + 2 + 1 = 15

The Gammoreans clearly being the greater threat right now, Kalus quickly draws his vibroblade and slams it into the Gammorean, running the porcine gladiator through.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 3) + 3 = 11

If he drops to 0 or below

Kalus kicks the Gammorean off his blade, blaster in one hand, vibroblade in the other, looking very piratical as he does so.

By the way, I decided not to spend the Destiny Point, and then forgot to delete that.

Kalus swings out from behind his cover and darts into the field before firing at one of the Gammoreans from behind.

Spending a Destiny Point to crit with the heavy blaster pistol.
Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17
Damage, PBS: 3d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8, 5, 5) + 2 + 1 = 21

Sneak attack, if I get it: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Kalus nods and moves off to the other side, to prevent them from finding other cover.

Knowledge (tactics): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Working to see if I can determine a strategy that might be particularly effective.

Seeing that none of what Darga's people had provided was better than his equipment, Kalus checks the power level of his blaster pistol and vibroblade before settling his hat on his head and saying, "Let's get this over with. We've got work to do."

Kalus looks at the Iron Ring and says, "Well, that's interesting. Gokru comes to complain about merchandise, and just happens to bring a slave who fingers him for trying to assassinate Darga. Unless you have some evidence to mitigate her accusations, I'd say you're in line for a very different version of hospitality than you were initially offered."

Kalus whispers to the slave, "You had your chance." Then he moves forward with her, saying, "Mighty Darga, while you were engaged in negotiations with the Iron Ring, I spotted this slave slipping something into a drink that was headed towards you. I asked Nomi to ensure the drink did not reach you while I apprehended the slave so she didn't try to run away. She hasn't yet told me who hired her. Perhaps, mighty Darga, she will tell you. That perhaps would likely turn to a definitely if you spared her life."

Kalus grins. "If you won't tell me who hired you for that, you can tell me everything you know about Igrin Demos."

Ah, but Nomi, Kalus didn't see the switch occur. I can't hit that Sleight of Hand roll on a nat 20 Perception.

"So, tell me, who hired you to poison Darga? You give them up, and Darga might not have you executed." Kalus casually mentions to the dancer, as he moves back towards Taril and Avizzi. The negotiations continue, Darga likely waiting for one of them to chime in and broker a solution - or prove the Iron Ring were trying to swindle him. If this dancer had been hired by the Iron Ring...well, he'd have a hard time keeping Russel from being fed to the Hutt's pets.

Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Kalus enjoys his sleep for the rest of the night, and the breakfast in the morning. He lightly ribs Avizzi for nearly dying the night before, but otherwise enjoys a leisurely day of sabaac and dejaarik. He does, however, casually ask the various servants about Demos to see if he can find out anything about the Nemoidian

Going to Darga's court when summoned, Kalus's eyes widen at the sight of Russell. What in the kriff is he doing with these guys? He observes the byplay, wondering how he's going to keep the kid from getting killed by a Hutt. He doesn't think that Darga will listen if he claims the kid is an old acquaintance.

Scanning the court, Kalus suddenly notices the Twi'lek slave moving about and slipping something in the drink for Darga. Kalus whispers to Nomi, "Don't let Darga drink from the cup a servant is bringing him." He then casually slips through the crowd towards the Twi'lek dancer. Once he gets to her, he will grab her arm and say in a low voice, "Not quite subtle enough. Don't go anywhere, or this gets even uglier for you."

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"Well, I'm off to bed. Avizzi, get rested up and listen to the good doctor." Kalus will then return to his room to sleep for the rest of the night - with his blaster under his pillow and alert to wake at the slightest sound.

"Most likely, yes. We initially intended to take her alive for questioning, but once Avizzi went down, we decided her death was a more favorable outcome than ours. Still, our friend here could probably tell you which dancer asked him to pass the message along, and she might be able to tell you who asked her to deliver the message." Kalus again claps the Nemoidian on the shoulder.

Kalus has been shot enough that he gets better at dodging and shrugging off hits, increasing his Dex and Con. He gains 4+2=6 HP, and for a bonus feat, Kalus gains Careful Shot, because he's getting really good at aiming.

"Sure, but it would only waste the slug. No amount of medical attention is waking her up," Kalus responds, not particularly caring about the fate of the body.

Kalus will have drug Kessra's body along with them to the medical bay, along with the Nemoidian. At the question of both the Bith and Darga, he gestures to her. "Thanks to this little schuuta here. She's the leader of a swoop gang called the Vipers we encountered shortly after arriving. Apparently, she arranged to have one of your dancers tell this fellow here to pass a message to one of us that you desired a meeting in your aviary. We went there only to be ambushed by her. A firefight ensued, in which he went down, but so did she. I don't think medical attention will be necessary for her, though."

"Someone check on Avizzi, please. We may need him up and running."

Dragging Kessra's body over towards the group, Kalus asks the Nemoidian, "Does Darga have a medical facility or similar here?"

Kalus looks at the Nemoidian and says, "Stay here." He the walks over to where Kessra fell. Cautiously approaching to make sure this isn't a ruse, he grabs her blaster, then checks to see if she's still alive.

Treat Injury: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17