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Does anyone else see that this is the discussion thread for two campaigns? Maybe that is causing confusion? On the boards, not among us.

Sabe can't fail that Knowledge check, which is nice because I'm not feeling lucky. Taking 10 on Deception gives a 26, plus any bonus for the whole clone thing.

"Thank you again, friends, for shepherding us here. It would be most appropriate to for you to descend the ramp first. Panaka and Sabe will ensure the area is secure, Ralk and Kyra, I would appreciate it if you would also continue to appear to be my guardians. Jonjon, you will walk to my right as my honored guest. Anakin at my left. Jedi, I will not deign to give you orders, but perhaps you should be 1st down the ramp so that you can rejoin your fellows."

Why are we landing on an open platform when they know the Queen is in danger? And who are our allies here?

She signs to Padme, "Here goes...

I missed that that question was directed at Sabe.

"We are toasting our daring escape from the desert planet, of course.That such a mismatched band as a Gungan, a Bothan, and a bunch of humans from different worlds could face off against a force devil and a clan of Mandalorians speaks well for our cause. Obviously the Force was with us."

So, Star Wars friends, how do we think things will progress once we get to Coruscant?

As everyone settles into hyperspace, Sabe and the Queen (switched) emerge from their bunk room. Sabe makes an effort to thank each of you for your actions on Tatooine.

"Ralk, is it possible that you have some sort of beverage that we could use to toast our escape. Friends, your bravery on the planet's surface warms my heart. Facing those fierce Mandalorians and whatever that red faced demon was. Of course, the Jedi will say that they were simply doing their duty, but that is no excuse for ignoring their valor. The support of the Gungans in our mutual struggle and that of our new friends, Kyra and Ralk brings us confidence that we can face all threats. And of course, I would be remiss were I to ignore the actions of my own guards, Sabe and Panaka."

Laying it on pretty thick, there, Sabe, but we need to make sure these folks don't waver in their support. We are certain to face more threats on Coruscant.

I'm here.

"I agree, my Queen. Once we leave this room I should remain the Queen until you make your speech to the Senate. We can make the swap in whatever anteroom they have us wait in. Until then, there are too many unknown and unusual forces involved for us to ensure your safety."

Sabe retires to the Queen's quarters to return to her handmaid appearance. She scrubs the paint from her face, visions of Anakin flashing through her mind uncontrollably. Slowly, methodically, almost like a meditation, she restores the appearance of a handmaid. She worries that someone will make an attempt on the Queen's life when they arrive on Coruscant, but the Queen is insistent that she will appear as herself, unafraid.

Sabe dawns her tactical suit, checks her weapons, makes sure everything is functional and in place. Then she shrugs he way into her handmaiden robe and pulls up the hood, happy for the anonymity and concealment. By the time she is finished, Padme has already rejoined the rest of the crew, dressed casually.

Sabe-as-Amidala moves into the cockpit, standing between the two seats. "Thank you for joining us, gentlemen. I trust you will able to get us starside and into hyperspace, now."

Sabe stands awkwardly in the passage near the cockpit. If our pilot and co-pilot manage to get themselves killed hanging out the hatch, I hope I can fly this thing out of here. She has never flown anything quite so...clunky.

"But if you are the pilot, why aren't you prepared to pilot the ship? It seems like we should be ready to go as soon as the boy has finished his work. Things outside are detereorating."

Sabe's confusion is obvious.

Is anyone annoyed by Sabe's contributions? I feel like at this point in the story, Sabe and Padme shouln't be too much "action girls." While most of you are trained and experienced warriors, Sabe is not. I want to balance that with the needs of a role-playing party. I think at this point Sabe and Padme would not jump into the firefight, but if anyone feels like Sabe isn't carrying her weight, I'm happy to discuss that.

"Ralk, with Kyra engaged in combat, who is going to pilot this vessel? Sabe and I have extensive pilot training if you should need assistance."

Sabe (and hopefully Padme) will make their way toward the cockpit, attempting to maintain her composure. This is certainly the hottest situation the young handmaiden/bodyguard has ever faced. She balks a bit at her role doubling the Queen, itching to get into the action.

Sabe moves to the maintenance hatch and calls out to Anakin, making sure she can look him in the face, "Anakin, I do not wish to add additional stress to an already challenging situation, but if you could make haste...Our enemies are growing quite near."

Move action to reach the hatch, Standard Action to Inspire Confidence for Anakin, who wasn't in line of sight for the first Inspire. +1 morale bonus to attack and to skill checks.

Still here, just trying to hang back. Don't want to put the "queen" too much in the mix.

Sabe takes a step back from the top of the boarding ramp, concerned with the success of the barrage.

When it is Sabe's turn, she will Bolster Ally on Kyra. As a standard action, you can bolster an ally within line of sight, moving him +1 step along the condition track and giving him a number of bonus hit points equal to his character level if he’s at one half his maximum hit points or less. Damage is subtracted from the bonus hit points first, and any bonus hit points remaining at the end of the encounter go away. You can’t bolster the same ally more than once in a single encounter, and you can’t bolster yourself.

In her Queen voice, Sabe reaches out to Kyra,

"Kyra! Though we be but new allies, stand strong against our foes. Hold them off!"

Weighed down by her regalia, Sabe sweeps from the room and to the top of the entrance ramp. "I trust that our fringer friend will have the ship repaired quickly. I'm confident that you can delay our adversaries for the them for the necessary time."

Inspire confidence gives you +1 bonus on attack rolls and skill checks until the end of the encounter.

As mentioned, spending all of Sabe's actions on dressing.

Within the bunkroom, Sabe applies her makeup and adjusts her stance, becoming the Queen.

Sabe opens her mouth to respond, but closes it as Panaka departs. She rushes to find Sabe, and the two of them help each other with their transformation.

Did Panaka miss the boy's face when he saw me? His reaction was not of amazement at my appearance. It was familiarity with my face. Why would a rube on an Outer Rim planet recognize the Queen's face. Clearly there is more going on with the boy than meets the eye.

"You're not so bad yourself, greasemonkey. Maybe if you can get our ship moving we can give you a lift out of this sandbox." Sabe says as they cruise into the spaceport.

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Sabe ponders Panaka's signal and decides to play it cool as she enters the ship and moves toward the bunks, assuming Panaka will follow.

Just right, GM. I was trying to have Sabe make a tactically stupid choice in a bit of showing off for Anakin. Nothing more romantic than a swoop race into the double sunset. Also creates some good points of conflict with Panaka.

Sabe is enjoying the curves of Anakin's back as he bends over a swoop when JonJon interjects. Her mouth gapes for just a moment before she can respond to JonJon. "I think there are plenty for each of us. No sense slowing them down with extra weight..."

Her brain intoxicated with this boy, Sabe is momentarily overcome by impulse. She jumps on the swoop Anakin has just finished and kicks it into action.

Pilot Check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

Not sure how we are handling action economy here. If possible, Sabe will mount up and take off with a "Try to keep up, farmboy!" tossed over he shoulder at Anakin.

33 With Inspire Confidence!

OMG, can we please roll up on a "space biker bar" with a bunch of swoops parked up front, steal some swoops, and race back to the ship.

I think that means that I can speech before we go and then make a skill check? I hope. If not just ignore the second bit.

Part 1: "Friends, strange forces move against us on out of the way planet. I do not know what conspiracy stands against us, but I thank you for your strength and determination. With your help, We will escape this trap and make our way to our allies on Coruscant. There, We will make sure that you are all rewarded for your skill and bravery."

Trying to hit everyone's motivations there, and possibly offer Anakin a reason to come with us.

Part 2: Perception Check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Gonna use Acute Senses to reroll that
Perception Reroll: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
That's better.

Can I use Inspire Confidence to give everyone but me a +1 bonus on skills until we get back to the ship? If so, I will make a speech.

I do not have the system knowledge necessary to run this game, but I do have a radical proposal. We all have some interesting ideas about how things should progress, changes that should be made in the story. Is it at all possible that we could collaborate and run the game ourselves? Maybe different people would be in charge of the mechanics of each encounter, but we all shape the development of the story together through the discussion thread? I don't have a lot of PbP experience, so maybe this is too crazy. But it seems to me like it could work. We have all of the ideas that we need.

It's a shame. Good group of players and a nice character dynamic forming.

Calm. This is what you trained for. You are the Queen. The Queen is calm. She does not take pot shots at random Mandalorians. She let's Panaka handle this.

Queen voice"It seems to me that Jango's people and Our own are both victims of the same plot. I suggest that we join forces with him and focus our energies outward, toward whatever Phantom Menace lies behind all of these machinations."

If he wants a shot at the Queen, let him show himself and take the shot at me...

Yep, I went there. Pretty proud of myself.

Sabe sips from a glass of...is this water. The flat distilled water captured by vaporators on Tatooine is uninspiring compared to the various naturally mineralized and even sparkling water available on Naboo. Nevertheless, she drinks deeply, recognizing the feeling of water being pulled out of her body by this furnace planet. Compared to the water everywhere on her home world, this desert was like Naboo's evil twin. A somewhat humorous thought given her nature.

When she hears the haggling going less than well, she lowers her voice into what she and Padme call "the Queen voice" and she stiffens her back a bit. "Mr. Dall'rey, there is no need to haggle over such sums. We are prepared to pay what is necessary to expedite the repairs. What is important is that we get on our way as quickly as possible."

I'm willing to play the beggar if necessary, but there is no need to waste time haggling with these people. We should get back to the ship and get out of here.

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As Panaka crouches, Sabe will move subtly so that Panaka is between her and the door, and within her robes she will make sure she has her blaster ready. She will not crouch or kneel. Not in Queen Mode. The Queen does not kneel.

Agreed.

Sabe can't help but notice the young man's gaze. And though she is momentarily taken with her, her training is impeccable. Seeing an opportunity, she moves close to the young man, allowing her hips to swing, making every effort to capture his attention, to draw him in further. Her hand reaches up to pull her veil lower, revealing her face. Her other hand almost touches Anakin on the elbow.

"We find ourselves in a difficult situation. Is there anything you could do to help us? We would be so grateful."

She leans into her polished accent, hoping to impress this kid, hoping he has dreams and that she can use those dreams against him.

Sabe straps the blaster pistol to the small of her back and slings the larger blaster under her poncho. She somehow manages chic and eye catching despite covering half of her face. She isn't so much trying to be noticed as making sure that if the group draws any attention, that that attention is drawn to her.

She lets the scoundrels do the bargaining, watching their backs, evaluating the surroundings for threats. Her eyes catch the eyes of the human, and for a moment she forgets what she is looking for.

I think we can all leave the ship. Leaving Palme and Qui gob behind.

I didn't love the Sith drider, but I did enjoy the overall arc of Maul portrayed on the Clone Wars and moreso the Rebels series. I just think the character should ideally be a real Vader level badass and eventually Anakin should take him out. That would be the dark parallel to Luke's journey. Having Maul be Obi-Wan's big opponent was a mistake. I would have made that Grievous.

I would like to submit my vote now that we not kill Darth Maul at the end of Episode 1. I mean, I'm willing to play it out, but I'm also hoping that Maul survives and becomes an enduring villain.

I think it is a problem with the whole site. I can't even post in Gameplay at the moment.

The plan is fine with me.

Anyone who is paying attention can certainly see that Sabe is, in fact, overreacting. She is making no effort to hide her concern or frustration. She is a young, highly trained but inexperienced woman, whose entire life has been about being in control of the situation at all times. That isn't working out very well for her at the moment.

"The protocol hides the Queen in plain sight. She will serve as one of my handmaids, or even one of the crew, or even seek passage on another vessel while I take on her role. Rather than trying to hide our presence, we control the narrative, letting it be known that the Queen is on the planet and drawing out any threats rather than waiting for them to act. As the false Queen, I can stay on the ship, or move openly on on the planet."

Since we are going to Tatooine, how about a more substantial involvement with Jabba. It might be nice to see Jabba at the beginning of his rise to power. Put a nice bookend on the story that ends in Return of the Jedi.

Also, if my ideas are bugging anyone, especially Wasted, please feel free to tell me to shut it down.

"If there is that much danger of kidnapping, then we should immediately activate decoy protocol. If there is any chance that the Hutts know that the Intrigue is ferrying the Queen, then I should take her place. We have every reason to believe that the Hutt's would have acquired this information through their vast information gathering network. For that matter, how do we know these scoundrels aren't intending to sell us to the Hutts."

Once out of hiding in the smuggler's hold, Sabe paces like a caged beast. "So, what do you propose now, Your Majesty? We can't exactly ask the Hutts for help. We should contact Senator Palpatine and ask him to send another ship."

I suppose I'll have to go into the smuggler's hold as well. "No, um, that's not the Queen, I mean, she just looks like her."

"The Mandos have us figured out, friends. We need to get a move on."

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16

Acute senses lets me re-roll any perception check

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Sabe's carefully engineered neural pathways make her keenly aware of patterns.

"The Queen would prefer to avoid conflict as much as possible, though some of her advisers are not so peaceable."

I have two thoughts here about things that might make sense to do, but let me know how you feel about them, Wasted.

1. My initial pitch suggested that there was a more familar relationship between Gungans and humans, and that we had a certain distance but not really enmity. If that works, it occurred to me that there might be a dedicated communication system of some sort between the palace and the Gungans, sort of "red phone." It may be that is too sophisticated a notion for the planet. Things here might not be tense enough for anyone to need a red phone. If something like that makes sense, I could maybe take a minute to set up a commlink relay that would let us use that system when we come back. Just a thought.

2. Is there any reason to gather intel or sensor data to take with us? Might be useful to have for planning our next move.

"I've got the Queen, finish off the others."

Sabe races across the distance that separates her from the Queen, drawing her blaster pistol. While she remains alert and focused, something within her seems to relax. She holds the pistol by the barrel, offering the grip to the Queen.

Move action to get to the Queen and draw the pistol.
Standard Action Inspire Confidence: gives allies a +1 moral bonus on attack rolls and skill checks for the rest of the encounter. You do not have to stay within line of sight.

WTF dice roller?