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I'll go ahead and drop out at this point. Quite honestly, I've gone on posting sprees and been quite patient when either the GM or other players are slow to post. It's the nature of pbp. I'm finding myself annoyed at being told to post more often or seeing the game canceled twice in as many weeks.

I also agree with Ardan in that feedback is often vague and difficult to interpret. Sorry folks, maybe I'm getting crochety in my old age, but I feel like I know when to just walk away, and I think this is it for me. Good luck everyone, in your gaming lives and in your RL endeavors!

Sebbik nods at Ardan and Kol, is that a gleam in his blood-red eyes? "I myself had a fair amount of luck at the game earlier. Perhaps it will carry over into the tournament. At the very least, maybe we can find our quarry there if nothing else."

Sebbik is good with that idea, while the others are using the Force to find Donavann's trail.

Sebbik grins at Ardan, or at least the human think it's a grin. Very hard to tell with a duros, after all. "Well, it wasn't so difficult, after all, you see the video feeds are all routed through..." The slicer continues to chatter as he continues to work, and the noble might notice it's an unusual thing for the duros to be this talkative. Perhaps it's a nervous tic or the like, he might decide. In any case, Sebbik does what he can to hack into the flight manifest, now that he's at least got his foot in the door of the network, so to speak. He is determined to figure out where that particular shuttle was headed and when it left.

Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

This task is proving difficult, and eventually Sebbik stops talking and focuses on his work.

Tempting to use a Force Point again... but I'm thinking I'd better save what I've got - maybe this is enough to get us something anyway.

Sebbik gives a nod to Ardan and Waylon's suggestions and ignores the two strangers. It seems those mysterious individuals will have to search for Donavaan on their own. "I can see to the camera feeds, perhaps we can see where they went - whether toward another ship here in the landing bay or somewhere else in the station."

The duros helps as best he can, being unable to detect the missing Jedi through the Force - though he idly wonders if his mother might have been able to help. Instead the slicer does what he does best, trying to hack into the station's database to find some video feeds that show the other areas of the landing bay as well as the adjoining corridors. Maybe he'll get lucky...

Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22

Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 + Force Point: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Again, using the Master Slicer ability to allow me to use the better roll. Hmm... Going to go ahead and use a Force Point to give that second roll a boost over 30. Or... even better! To 35!

If that's the decision, Sebbik will go along with it. As a non-Force user, he will see if he can hack into the database in order to try to grab some video feeds that might help us track down a direction they went.

I'm a little torn... OOCly, I know that these strangers are strong in the Light path of the Force, even though Waylon hasn't mentioned it yet ICly, so Sebbik has no clue. Are we not going to trust these two? Doesn't seem like they're involved with the Inquisitor that was hunting us down.

In the gameplay thread, the options seem to be doing more of the same that we've tried already - that is, asking random people what they've seen and/or trying to hack the security feeds - though now our target is Donavaan.

If we're not going to trust these Light Force strangers, then I guess Sebbik will go along with the idea, but it seems like looking for a needle in a haystack when we could simply show our video and see what the newcomers think. Maybe they'll have an idea?

I'm up for continuing, especially now that tax season is over! As a player I was feeling a bit lost recently in terms of how to advance the plot, but seems like we have a good lead now. At least, if we trust these strangers who seem to be strong in the Light side of the Force.

Sebbik shakes his head as he watches the video feed. "Whoever this is seems to either be working with Donavaan or, more likely, did something to his mind to compel him to follow without any resistance." He looks to the others. "If these two that have come seeking our friend are not allied with the Inquisitor, perhaps they can assist us in finding him now that he's gone... elsewhere?"

Though Sebbik is not privvy to Waylon's knowledge, at least not yet, I'm thinking we need to put some trust into these two strangers and get their help. They might know this hooded figure, or might have some other means of tracking Donavaan. I mean, they tracked him to us, right?

Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15

Computer Use: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (20) + 14 = 34

Master Slicer ability lets me use the better roll. Thank goodness!! And weird... a 1 and a 20?

Sebbik nods and checks the security logs and video feeds of their ship...

As I'm thinking this is a friendly computer, let me know if a roll is needed - though I'm thinking it wouldn't be?

Seeing the others now moving into the ship, Sebbik moves away from his place of hiding, his hand away from his weapon, as he follows. He pauses as the one pulls back his hood, revealing his alien features.

Knowledge (Galactic Lore) Untrained Check: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

Sebbik watches carefully from a place of concealment, his hand near his blaster in case things turn ugly.

Stealth Check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Apologies for delay. I'm here, just very busy at work of late with no time/energy to post. Feel free to bot me if needed. Sebbik will be keeping an eye out for our quarry and will be glad to hack into any database if might be of help.

Sebbik is pleased with himself and cashes out his chips reluctantly before heading to the ship as quickly as possible.

Sebbik will play a few games of sabbac with the seed money he was given, mostly trying to learn the game and also keep an eye out for their quarry.

I'll make a couple rolls, one general INT roll for gaming (if needed) and another for Perception in case I run across him OR hear talk about him.

INT check (gaming): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Perception check: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

LOL! Well, maybe all that winning made me lose track of what I was doing in the first place! Sounds like a good trip to Vegas. Though I wouldn't know about rolling a '20' at THAT place myself!

Sebbik frowns, which really isn't much of a change of expression on the duros' face. "The docking information has been erased. Looks like we'll need to venture down to the docks if we want to find it - but that could take days, unless we find a helpful dockhand." He glances at Ardan. "A bribe might help, but as I recall, the port authority didn't seem very helpful until we paid a heavy fee for the privilege. And if they paid for protection, our efforts might gain unwanted attention. Though a sizable bribe might do it as there seems to be a strong sense of corruption here."

Thinking a big bribe might be needed to pin down the ship's location. I'd suggest whoever has the best Gather Information add a large bribe to get a bonus to the roll.

Great to hear your surgery was successful! Sebbik is still kicking around and checking the threads every few days or so. :)

Sebbik nods distractedly at Waylon's offer. Still, it seems working with computers is preferable to the Duros. He does what he can to access the data they need, and accompanies Waylon when he isn't working. Sebbik tries out a few games of sabbac, in case that cover story is ultimately needed. Learning the nuances of the game would probably be advisable

Use Computer Check: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
Use Computer Check: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32

Master Slicer ability will hopefully help me there. In fact, use another Force Point to try and boost that 32 a bit, if so.

Force Point: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Sebbik frowns as he tries to slice into the database. Admittedly, he isn't used to these fancy casino security protocols....

Let me know if I can make another roll at some point or if he'll need to give up and try another day or something like that.

Sebbik accesses one of the local network kiosks and gets to work...

Use Computer Check: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Use Computer Check: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 19

Well, my Master Slicer ability lets me choose to reroll any Use Computer check made to improve access on a computer, but that's of limited help when you roll a 1 and a 5 respectively. Going to use a Force Point to boost that roll as much as I can...

Force Point: 1d6 ⇒ 2

I guess that get's it past 20...

Congrats! Hope you get land the job!

Sebbik glances at Waylon.
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"Good thinking. Why don't you and I head out and see what we can find. Thanks to Ardan, we have some funds to spend." If the others are in agreement, the duros suggests they meet at one of the fancier restaurants later that evening.

Sebbik will spend the time sitting at tables every now and again, sharing the chips that Ardan purchased with the human Jedi, though his bets are restrained and small so he doesn't punch into his funds very much. He will spend more on tips (or bribes) to the various dealers and servers, telling them he's looking for a friend he wants to surprise, having recently arrived with no idea of where he might be.

Will see if he can find the majordomo with a Gather Information (Locate Individual) check, and will roll a Persuasion as well to try and minimize the amount of 'bribes' he needs to spend, if he gets a lead. Also just keeping a sharp eye out, so rolling a Perception also.

Gather Information: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Persuasion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

The duros nods in agreement. "We should try that first before resorting to methods that might bring us trouble. Though I think we should go in pairs. Just in case..."

Maybe spread out, but go in pairs in case we run into trouble? Perhaps Kol with Ardan, Sebbik with Waylon and Dreams with Donavaan? Thinking we just do Gather Information at this point, to try and 'Locate Individual' [find a specific person or someone with a specific skill, possibly using small to moderate bribes [DC = Variable]; Can take 10, can’t take 20 – a successful persuasion check can reduce the monetary cost, each check involves 1d6 hours]. Then we've got three groups, each with some money to spend on bribes (the two nobles and Sebbik, who was already bankrolled by a very kind Ardan.)

Sebbik grins at Kol, which is a bit creepy given his sharp teeth and the fact his facial expression is normally quite impassive. "A good idea. They're certain to have such security measures in a place like this. Could be tricky though... and if we're caught, getting tossed out would be the very best option we could hope for." Still, the duros likes the plan and tries to assess the best way to go about it.

That idea definitely has possibilities! How about it, Quen? Can Sebbik look into slicing into the security cameras?

Yes, pretty much posing as gamblers and keeping an eye out as Kol says. If Ardan can bankroll some funds to play, Sebbik will step forward to try his hand at the game to maintain their 'cover' and maybe get the attention of the major domo if he manages to win.

Sebbik shrugs. "I'll give it a try. It's mostly about finding the patterns in the cards and using statistics to determine the odds of winning a hand. Luck is a factor I cannot control, of course, but I'm willing to roll the proverbial dice. Hopefully this will let us all into the gaming rooms so we can find our wayward major domo while keeping a sharp eye out for the inquisitor."

I'm thinking INT is the prime attribute for these card games, and even if not Sebbik is thinking it should be. Though Sebbik doesn't have huge modifiers in Deception, Perception and Gather Information he's trained in them all, so they don't stink. I'm gathering the plan is to benkroll one of us into a game, which will allow that gambler and his 'entourage' to roam around the gaming rooms?

Sebbik shrugs. "This whole mission is risky. If we can find that major domo and get his datapad, I can probably hack into it and figure out their plans. If he's here, surely he's playing sabbac at one of the tables. Let's visit the high stakes rooms first and work our way down from there." The duros suggests.

Sebbik shrugs. "I imagine we'll all be going ashore. It's the first time I've been to Bespin and I admit I'm curious to see the sights. It seems unlikely we'd need more than the minimal amount of security, which I suppose is better than none at all."

Always willing to learn something new, Sebbik will sit in for a few hands of Sabacc.

Hey, it kinda rhymes!

Sure, count me in!

Ooh! That ascension gun sounds handy! Could Sebbik get one too, please?

I'm thinking we should definitely take some time to have the ship we're using outfitted with better shields and weapons. Sebbik definitely doesn't have the skills needed, but figuring we could go somewhere and have the work done?

Sebbik considers Ardan's words. "I have some skill at mechanical engineering, as does Kol, I've seen. Though perhaps the work could be done more quickly at the starport on Alderaan, if we have the time to do so. In any case, such upgrades are likely beyond my own skill level."

If we've got some downtime, I certainly wouldn't mind upgrading the ship a bit to make it more able to hold off an enemy starfighter. What are the restrictions for making purchases? I know we have some inroads for Restricted items and such, but can't recall the details.

Sebbik shrugs. "Even the best laid plans rarely survive the field of battle. We did what seemed best at the time, and it seemed to work out in the end. I would be honored to continue working against the Empire."

My bad! Figure when Sebbik spoke he didn't mention Order 66 then, just the general slaughter of the Jedi if this is an issue.

Sebbik blinks twice, then answers. "They ambushed us and we fought back rather than bow to their demand for tribute. Showing weakness in front of a criminal organization like that might have hurt our chances later when we sought audience with the Hutt. But I can assure you, we didn't go looking for trouble. That swoop gang proved to be the very least of our worries."

Sebbik regards Verana calmly, his expression revealing no outward emotion - though in truth he's a little ticked off.

"You sent us to learn of this Sarlacc Project without any hint of what we were looking for, and we infiltrated the Hutt's palace in order to do so. Violence at one point or another is inevitable when dealing with the Hutts. It seems to me you should be asking if we found anything interesting with regard to the Sarlacc Project, and we did. A Jedi Master, in fact - held in some kind of stasis since the time before Order 66."

True enough, Quen. Waylon, check out the Consular talent tree on pg 40. Force Persuasion allows you to do just that, though you do need the Adept Negotiator talent as a pre-req.

As the comm clicks off, Sebbik blinks and regards Ardan. "I must admit I only understood about half of those words, but based on the tone and context I believe he must be angry with us."

When the duros finds out the rescued prisoner is conscious, he seeks her out and adds his own question. "When you were aware of your surroundings, did you hear anything about something called the Sarlacc Project? I suppose it is possible they were referring to you, though I see no connection to the name." He would ask if this Jedi had ever heard of his mother, but given that she was captured many years ago, he figures she would know nothing of the matter.

Level 4 (Scoundrel 4)
+1 DEX, +1 INT

HP Roll: 1d6 ⇒ 6

+1 all defenses

+1 to all skills

+1 to all damage

+1 force point use

Bonus feat: Running Attack

Sebbik frowns and reports. "Nothing on the scanners. We'll have to set down and see what can be done with the parts we've got on board." The duros nimbly skims the ship through the atmosphere of the desert planet, looking for a good (i.e. safe) place to land the vessel.

Sebbik uses the scanners to find a settlement where they can perhaps find the parts needed to get them limping again. At least as far as Alderaan!

Sebbik does what he can to figure out where they wound up and if the nav system is still operable.

Use Computer check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Use Computer check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Sebbik shakes his head as the warp drive suddenly engages and then, just as quickly, the ship drops out of hyperspace. "Was that Kol? I think we owe that human a drink. Let's see if he bought us enough time to get out of here before that star destroyer follows us..."

Do we know where we are? Can we try to Astrogate back to Alderaan?

Sebbik decides that getting out of the immediate area would be a very good idea - at least until the computer is ready for another Astrogation attempt.

The duros accelerates the ship away from the star destroyer as fast as possible...

Pilot check: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Sebbik gives Waylon a thumbs up as he continues to fiddle with the astrogation computer...

Totally agree with that ruling! Not just one '1' on the d20, but two '1's? Talk about bad luck!! Maybe someone can give an Assist on his next Use Computers check? I'm figuring Sebbik will make the primary roll (if we live that long) since his modifier is +12.

How about a Deception check or something?

Sebbik points at the comms. "Maybe someone can keep the destroyer busy for just a few more minutes while I recalibrate?"

Think I'd rather have someone try to Bluff rather than risk a blind jump at the moment. Quen Pah, how much time before Sebbik can have another go at the Astrogation roll?

Sebbik quickly begins punching coordinates into the nav system, hoping to get past this massive cruiser and into hyperspace before it opens fire on them...

Use Computer check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

LOL! I broke the computer! I'll use a Force Point to try and get the damn roll over 15 anyway and see if I can try again once this sad little effort is resolved.

Force Point: 1d6 ⇒ 2

"Well, that figures. No way we take that ship on. Let's see if we can escape..."

Any actions needed to evade the destroyer? Wasn't sure since you posted 'as we begin to enter hyperspace'. Sebbik has a good Pilot modifier and can reroll as a racial ability (keeping the second roll, even if it's worse) if needed. Just not sure whether it's needed or not. Or maybe a Computer check to 'Astrogate' quickly? Just let me know!

As a skilled pilot, Sebbik takes the controls and gets them the heck out of there!