Sl'P St'Reme's page

I have this guy built and ready to go...he has been on one mission in the campaign he was built for before it died out...

Without thinking she whips around and sends a shot whizzing in the Gungan's direction.

Shooting! -1D two actions, -2d for Gungan cover: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 3) = 10 tagged ya!
Damage!: 5d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 3, 1, 1) = 8 ._.

Yup, this is me all day long...

Nah, I am hoping to disable the weapon to take the
jawa out of the fight without killing it

Good luck with whatever it is Por, we will be here when you return...

I am thinking that, even though I was against the idea of called shots, is there a way to target the Jawa's flamethrower? Like a hose going to the nozzel or the tank itself to empty out the fuel, or whatever to make it stop working. I was hoping for a way to take out the instrument without having to take out the creature behind it...if not, oh well, sucks to be him...or her

I have no issue with the decision here as it is a compromise with the nature of our format. At least with the way it falls out, it looks easy to remember...make a dodge and you pay for it on the next action sequence or suck up previous action sequences now. Perhaps it just stays rolling forward to prevent mistakes with remembering if it was applied or not? Not trying to drag this out, just trying to get it sorted as we move forward.

Okay, bringing this into discussion so as not to clutter the gameplay thread. I copy and pasted this relevant text from page 78:

The character can use up any remaining actions for a reaction or have the reaction be an extra action, accepting the higher multiple action penalty for the rest of the round. The reaction skill roll is in effect for the rest of the round and replaces the original difficulty number. (Even if
the difficulty number was higher – sometimes characters “zig” when they should have “zagged.”)

So, as I read this, the reaction of dodging a blaster bolt happens during the same round the blaster is fired at you, with the effects lasting until the end of the round. If you get shot with multiple shots, you lose a die for each one you dodge. There is a full dodge option, but it is the only thing that can be done for the round and applies as a modifier to all attacks against the character. I need to understand this as dodge is the highest skill my character has since my memory of Star Wars implies not getting shot in the first place is how you survive long term, ergo, that was how I built the character. Especially as a pilot, he would be dodging multiple enemies during dog fights.

thanks for the understanding

Here is the part I missed on the wild die as I assumed it happened on any single roll of the dice:

Anytime you roll skill or attribute dice, pay special attention to what you roll on the Wild Die

I copy and pasted from the handout which has no actual page, but the rule is restated on page 73.

So, this has me in the camp of not on the damage dice (so I will stop doing it unless it is voted onto the island, hehe).

And I also apologize that during the last round I got my blaster and dodge skill totals backwards, allowing my character to squeeze off a third shot he is not normally able to attempt with any certainty other than point blank range. I noticed as I was crafting my post tonight and I will endeavor to let this happen again.

Not sure the action cost here, but I suspect my minor move is good, but pushing Braxton toward a tree will cost me a D from my shooting, if it happens not to, then Sl'P would take another shot

Sl'P watches helplessly as Braxton takes one to the chest, he reacts by crossing the short distance to him as he says, "Damn it Braxton! Do you not know how to take cover?" as he shoves him toward the tree he just left and lines up a shot on another droid:

blaster: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6, 6) = 19 -1D for pushing Braxton

damage: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 3, 1, 1) = 16

"Take that you filthy droid!" Then his stance droops slightly as he realizes he is now out in the open and will be the recipient of any stray shots...

(snip)

As the battle droid sends a blast of deadly laser at her, she bends at the waist and, moving with a dancer's grace, tries to make herself harder to hit.

[dice=Reaction Dodge! -1D for two actions, Spec in E-weapons]5d6

Artfully she keeps the momentum of the spin going and her unorthodox technique also saves her from being force-pike-kebabed.
(snip)
And by 'we' and mean 'you',"[/b] she says, turning the blaster on someone who brought a pike to a blaster fight.

[dice=Shooting! -1D two actions]5d6
[dice=Damage!]5d6

If I understand the dice reductions correctly, the -1D for your reaction is correct, but it would not carry over to the new round of initiative, unless you declared ahead of time you were also dodging as an action in the new round. You will still be able to react later in the round, Sl'P had to do it when we fought the stormtroopers more than once.

I am with Por on this...when I DM things, players always want to do cool stuff, but balk when that cool stuff is used against them. What is good for the goose, you know? Anyway, it was just easier to leave the option out of the list.

Also, combat is really dangerous in this game. I played only one other Star Wars game back in the day and one of the players had to make a new character at least once a session. After the second one, they ended up being almost carbon copies to keep the game rolling.

Sl'P huddles up to the tree near Qot and takes three shots at the droids to the south:

shot 1: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 5) = 18 -2D for three actions

damage 1: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 1, 1) = 8

shot 2: 4d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1, 2) + (2) = 12 -2D for three actions

damage 2: 5d6 - 7 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 6, 6) - 7 = 10

shot 3: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 2, 4) = 15 -2D for three actions

damage 3: 5d6 - 7 ⇒ (1, 3, 6, 6, 2) - 7 = 11

this dice roller, either I hit and do negligible damage or miss and have outstanding damage...there is like, no in between

That will teach me to not check slides before going off half cocked...I thought they had us surrounded...

Sl'P notices his blaster bolts effectively bounce off the old clankers and shouts out, "Oh, crap. Umm, hide!"

Toral's eyes widen in surprise as he draws his own blaster and fires at one of the droids.

So it's an action to draw and -1d6 for each consecutive action, right?

[dice= Draw weapon from hidden holster (Dex)]3d6 + 1 Oof.
[dice= Let's try again!]2d6 + 1

[dice=Blaster]2d6 + 1
[dice=Damage]4d6

Off to a great start!

I do not think you need a check to draw the weapon (at least we have not had to yet, not strenuous enough), you just have to sacrifice the D to doing more than one action in the round. I suffered a second lost D since I fired twice, I normally have a 6D blaster shot...

Seeing as the greedy Gungan cannot be reasoned with, Sl'P draws his blaster and lights up one of the clankers:

Blaster: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1, 4) = 9 -1D for drawing the weapon first; -1D for second shot

Damage: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 6, 5) = 20

Blaster: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 5, 4) = 16 -1D for drawing the weapon first; -1D for second shot

Damage: 5d6 - 7 ⇒ (1, 1, 6, 1, 1) - 7 = 3 WTF?

"Losers? Big bucks? Are you sure you have done this before, cause that is not how these things really work. You know what, let me see that holo...so like that is not even me...see, no floppy hat..." Sl'P points to the hat he is wearing to emphasize his point. If there is enough time, he will glance around to ensure no one from this 'ambush' is still in hiding.

Perception: 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 6) + (4) = 16 Kinda wish I saved that for the inevitable fire fight, oh well

"Tis but the will of the force and our young companion here has a way with it that is truly amazing."

"Oh, so she is with you, then? Are you sure? I am not so sure..." all said with a twinkle in the eye and a wink. "C'om'on and meet the 'gang' ."

As they approach the group at the bar and careful to keep his voice low so as to not carry across the bar, "Gang, this Zabrak here is Toral Voth. He is the grease monkey that kept our ship going some time ago. If we find ourselves in possession of another, he should be able to make sure it flies." Pointing to each team member, he introduces them to Toral in turn.

Are ya taking Potassium? I find my muscles are much happier when I start the day with two Potassium tabs. (There are three electrolytes; Calcium, which most people get enough of; Sodium, which also is plentiful, and Potassium, which can actually by rather scarce.)

It is something that comes and goes and is related to physical injury. I just had a bad day on Friday and by Saturday morning I could barely walk. I am much better now...hopefully be another couple of years before I feel this way again...the back issue, not the feeling good part

A little retcon due to my short absence...

Sl'P watches as the shy looking Twi'Lek saunters over to the bar, never one to miss an opportunity to charm female members of just about any race... "Oh, hello there young lady, I..." Sl'P trails off as his attention seems to have gone elsewhere (something which may not be the reaction the Twi'lek was expecting) as he notices someone familiar across the room. A feint memory, an old acquaintance perhaps. Oh yes, "..am sorry, will you excuse me, I believe I just saw someone I know."

And with that, Sl'P moves away, pauses, returns to the bar, grabs his drink, and smiles, "Excuse me, again." winks at her, then, with a stern face, moves across the room to meet a Zabrak as he gets up from his table to move toward the bar. "Why you old good for nothin', spanner turner. You got a lot of nerve showing your face here after that stunt you pulled." Uncomfortable pause and a flinch later, "Toral, how you been? Been a long time!" Sl'P drops his tone to a conspiratorial whisper, "You still working for them pirates? I hope my sudden departure did not have any ill effect on your continued employment?" Sl'P offers his hand for a gentleman's shake as he speaks.

I had that conversation playing through my head since we chatted about combined backstories...

Apologies for missing the last couple of days, I wrenched my back and was practically bed ridden. Much better now and catching things up...

Sl'P St'Reme also has a somewhat checkered past with his employers, we could have served under the same employer, however brief. Would allow us to have at least a passing familiarity with each others' work.

As the team arrives at the designated location, Sl'P offers to go in first and "check it out", while the others wait on the vehicle ready to bail him out if there is trouble and to join him if there is not. He snags a floppy hat laying around in the vehicle and heads out the door.

Feeling a bit thirsty, Sl'P heads straight into the cantina. He pauses at the door and clears his mind, nothing like the present to practice some of his new talent:

Concentration: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 Assuming this is a very easy task

Never having been in this particular joint, he throws the doors open so everyone can see he is just another patron and performs the requisite scan of the room:

Perception: 1d6 ⇒ 2 Force Bonus: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 6) = 14 -1D for two actions having used the force; force bonus assumes passing the Concentration attempt above

After the scan, he walks straight to the bar and signals the bartender. when he approaches, Sl'P leans in real close, "Sarsaparilla, neat" , then leans back and awaits his drink.

Final actions pending results of perception check

Oooh, yeah, bring the swoop. You may be the only one that can ride it, but who knows, we might need you to ride it, you know?

Also, I think one of my posts got ate...I have updated my character sheet to reflect training with Qot with the rest of my character points going into the "bank"

If the GM is good with it, perhaps my pilot knows your mechanic, even if only by reputation...

"Oh, wow, you have quite the selection Bennie. I tried on that Stormtrooper Armor, but it is a little too stiff for me, so I will stick with the Scout Trooper armor. I can definitely use one of the decked out helmets to go with it, though. Duros eyesight is not very hardy in bright conditions, you see?" Sl'P gives a bit of a chuckle at his own joke and when he notices no one else gets it, "Well, ahem, two of the poppers and a pack full of the linked stuff for the explosives. Just keep the bag of EX here for now, I doubt we have need for it while performing a recruiting mission. I will just add the two poppers on a, this, um, oh, and throw in a utility belt, please. That should do the trick, yeah..."

Sl'P continues to marvel at the Bennies' customer service during all his wishy washyness....

As a DEX based pilot, taking the hit to DEX for armor is not in keeping with Sl'P as a character, so even though he pushed for ST armor in the beginning, he is going to turn it down after all. Updating character sheet once Qot decides which direction to lean as a teacher.

In the other subject:

Considering the Luka Sene teachings, however, in theory she can't teach anyone who's not a Miraluka. I guess we could bypass the requirement, but in SW fashion it's a combination of two problems: first, by principle, only Miraluka can learn the use of the force through the Luka Sene lens; last, in theory her powers are derived from her species condition and heavily explore the racial affinity to use it (as in, I think there's also a physical limitation, as the Duros physiology is quite different). Now, I don't know this system well enough to know if it matters... This is all just Star Wars lore.

Qot, I am good with either direction you want to go. I admit, I am not a Star Wars grognard, so if it was not in a movie, I probably do not know about it. I selected the Duros solely because they are natural pilots and I wanted to fill that role for the team. If I researched a little better, I would have discovered 1D is not enough to use the one power I had and put more starting resources into it. So, even if Qot cannot teach, Sl'P will learn to use the force the hard way cause I like what that power can bring to the table in his primary profession of pilot. Whatever works for you and your character, I am right there with ya!

"I need two kinds, the kind that makes small work of people and the kind that will put a hole in the side of a battlecruiser, or whatever you got laying around back there will do fine..."

Sl'P marvels at the Bennies work...

"Sounds good to me, you guys wrap up here, I am gonna go see the Bennies about some BOOM"

Sl'P excuses himself to go see an oversized teddy bear about some explosives...and maybe a reload or two

Crap, I missed that rule...Assume I will always train this skill between adventures as long as I have a teacher and I have less than 2D. After I boned up on it a bit, I realized I need at least 2D to have a chance to even use it, so, train, train, train...

Future plan, I have enough character points to raise any of my skills by a single pip, but I am going to hold out to get enough to start a new skill for explosives, especially since none of us have it...

character sheet updated

Should Qot agree to teach me a little force, I would spend points to increase Control to 2D, which should be 3, yes? Or would it be 4 since the last upgrade changes the number in front of the D to 2? I will leave the remaining points in the pool regardless. Also, assumes we have the time to train...

"Well, now that you mention it, we are in need of services to disguise our shiny new armor. The Empire is not going to be happy if we wander around town in them either way, but white is so last era."

I do not suppose we had the presence of mind to upgrade to full stormtrooper armor before we departed? In for a penny, in for a pound...

also, thanks for recruiting again, I think we are in need of a little assistance too

Woo! If Qot has 3D or more in Control, she can be my teacher to help me raise my force skill...Qot, wanna help a newbee?

"I am all about laying low, but we are still gonna get paid for this little excursion for you, yes?"

I got no problems being the materialistic weasel of this group :)

Sorry guys; this week got away from me. . . will try to set up the next section in a bit.

How's everyone feel on the game? Party size? ect-- good place for evaluation of the thing.

It is a little different than I remember, but I think I last played in the early days of the D6 version. If I try to do something that no longer exists, I apologize. I love the Star Wars universe and the D6 engine, I just miss rolling handfuls of dice...doubly so after the digital die roller gives me an absolutely disappointing result, especially under a force point...

I am looking forward to where you take us next...

Feels pretty good so far, I'm starting to realize we don't really have any purely combat-focused characters, and our best fighter has morals, but I think we've made it work. I've realized (and come to terms with) the fact that my character's primary ability probably won't come into play much (sloop bike riding/repair)

You can still diversify. You got 5 shiny new character points to do so...

Qot, I used one to increase my chances for one of my shots during the game. You can also use them to "purchase" new skills or improve skills you have, improve an attribute, improve your speed, or become force sensitive (not necessary for your character).

Here is a quick extract for improving a skill:

Skills. It costs as many Character Points as the number

before the “D” to improve a skill’s die code by one pip.
(Increasing a skill from a “+2” to the next higher die –
from 3D+2 to 4D for example – counts as a one pip
improvement.)
A character can only improve a skill one pip between
each adventure, although the character may improve
more than one skill between adventures.

New skills, specializations, advanced skills are all slightly different...

Woohoo! Now, to find a way off this lousy planet...

Heh, that is more the demeanor I was expecting in the first place, but I did not see the hivemind bit coming...

I suppose it is Qot since she is the one that "rescued" it, Qot, you good with that?

Qot, are you good with this idea?

Qot is still not going to agree with the executions, even to the point of defending their lives. Even if there wasn’t a mechanical issue for her if she was to allow it (Which I didn’t know!) it would still be absolutely out of character!

Can we strip them of armors and weapons, take them to any non-habited class M planet or moon around, and release them there? They’d likely never be found, at least not any soon, especially since no one really would be looking for them (they’d be assumed dead, probably).

Part of our scenario has us locked on the planet with no way off at the moment.

Except those who tell the tales...

It is a quandary since we took our helmets off. Does Qot have any mind tricks that can be used? Here are all options as I can think of them regardless of consequences:

Milady's plan
release the imperials (especially if mind trick is on the table)
turn the imperials over to the prisoners for justice
take the imperials as prisoners to our employer

remaining team members, what say you?

Is there enough explosive to destroy the area of cells?

Where there any other prisoners in the detention wing? If there are, we are going to need to release them too.

"Its settled then. Once Qot coaxes, whatever that is, outside of the bunker and to a safe distance the rest of us will rig the bunker to blow. When that is ready, we can set the timer and Milady can release the prisoners remotely and we can all go our separate ways, those of us that choose to leave."

It holds up its arms at you, seemingly. . . purring?

Said jokingly, "Is there a problem Qot? We do not have all day here..."

We were going to escort them into a cell.

sorry about the delay getting back to you all today, cannot access the site from work and just got home

Take your time PK, I have heard from a neighbor that one of their family members just got their vaccine and caught the virus.

"Milady, can you jack into a terminal and locate our charge? If you have capacity, swipe any useful information while you are in there so this trip is not as bad as it is turning out. Oh, and wipe all the camera feeds again. Braxen and I will take care of this trooper. Qot, will you retrieve the package?"

Sl'P reluctantly fires more shots to stop the troopers from hurting us further:

shot 1: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5, 2) = 17 -1D for two actions

damage: 5d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 1, 1) + (4) = 21

shot 2: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 3, 3) = 13 -1D for two actions

damage: 5d6 - 6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1, 5, 4) - 6 = 10

These may as well go to the same trooper as I think I missed the second ineffective shot anyway.

My bad, I misinterpreted our situation.

Sl'P will continue to cover the remaining troopers that show signs of recovering, especially if they are still armed.

"Not yet little one, we must retrieve that which we came for. Milady, can you jack into a terminal and locate our charge? If you have capacity, swipe any useful information while you are in there so this trip is not as bad as it is turning out. Oh, and wipe all the camera feeds again. Braxen and I will retrieve the package."