He then takes one of the rifles and examines it warily placing the rest on the floor.After watching Klonsa warily examine the rifle, HK-22 steps over, strips one of the rifles of its power pack and stows it. "Statement: Perhaps it is best, Jedi Klonsa, that you avoid weapons with which you are unfamiliar. Reassuring Platitude: it would be sad if you blew off your foot or other irreplaceable body part. Confused statement: though why your fleshy forebearers did not think to engineer replaceable parts into your construction, this unit will never understand."
HK-22 will then move toward an exit and ready itself to move out.
Stealth and Perception Checks: 1d20+2=3, 1d20+8=23
While HK-22 seems to be well aware of his surroundings, as he begins to sneak down the ramp and out of the ship, he manages to bang into nearly every metallic surface, and even accidentally turns on a floodlight as he walks out . . .
"We'll know what's salvagable once we get there. if we only disable the combat droids, they could probably be reprogrammed to act as labor droids to carry back any working parts."
"Too bad we don't have more ion weapons to stun them."
Ceelell looks to Cristy. "My weapon has Ion capabilities. I am not the best shot, however. If someone who is more talented wishes to make better use of it, I would not be offended."
Basic: "Groodar is skilled in marksmanship from his youngling days of the hunt and was known to have a keen eye before......"
Groodar stops his speech suddenly.
Basic: "Perhaps Groodar would be better off with a weapon dealing ion damage so any droids that are disabled can be reprogrammed after?"
Basic: "Groodar is skilled in marksmanship from his youngling days of the hunt and was known to have a keen eye before......"
Groodar stops his speech suddenly.
Basic: "Perhaps Groodar would be better off with a weapon dealing ion damage so any droids that are disabled can be reprogrammed after?"
"That could work."
Nodding his head slightly, Ceelell draws his heavy blaster pistol, shifting it to the ion setting and offering it forward. "I'll need a different weapon, but I have no problem with a better shot using my gear."
Groodar offers Ceelell his sporting blaster pistol with the measly 3 shots left on its energy cell.
Basic: "Perhaps you can use one of the droid rifles on autofire? As a military tactician are you skilled in such weapons?"
Klonsa offers the rifle he's holding to Ceelell.
"Here you go. I would prefer to rely on the Force and my lightsaber than blasters."
Groodar thanks Ceelell for the lending of his weapon and then attempts to twirl the blaster in his suction-tipped finger before placing it in his hip holster.
Deception check to twirl heavy blaster in finger and look impressive. (1d20+1=12)
Ceelell accepts the sporting blaster, but raises his hand towards the rifle. "I'm afraid that I am not so skilled with such a weapon. I often have trouble enough with a blaster. I do not relish the thought of taking life, and so I have tried to focus myself away from the more deadly arts."
He draws a fresh energy cell from his utility belt to replace the one in the sporting blaster, sliding it into the holster at his waist.
"Annoyed statement: If you meatbags are finished playing swap and twirl, these droids are not going to deactivate themselves..."
Since you have scouted the area with the droid's memory and the holocam droid, and you also have Lucen's reports, you can take 20 on your perception checks once you get closer to the other ship.
Let me know if anyone is splitting up and what direction they are coming from, etc.
Aruuna nods in agreement with the droid.
'I'm ready to move out. I'm sure we can figure out a plan later, as we are heading over there. Lucen, can you watch the fight from a distance, then meet up with us again at their ship?'
((And if you guys do move out tonight, she'd follow along. Just making that clear so you don't get delayed tonight on my behalf. :)
Lucen tilts her head to one side and responds, "Of course I can do so. You are far more interesting than anything I might have had planned."
Ceelell nods his head at the droid, though he generally disagrees with everything that it has to say. "I am ready as well."
Klonsa exits the ship again.
"Very well, lets get going."
Checking the rifle has a full power pack, I ask HK-22 if he is up for a run.
"So Aitch Kay, think you can sustain a full out run to try get ahead of the group and get into sniping position?"
Let me know whose going to be in the group that circles around to the other side of the crashed ship, and who is heading straight into the ship, so I know how this "pincer" maneuver is going to work.
So far, in theory, I've got Danguard and HK-22 going to the far side.
"We'll keep open comms and keep each other appraised on the situation. I'll provide tactical support to the main group if you are moving into pincer formation, sir."
Klonsa, Christy, Groodar, and Ceelell proceed at a steady march toward the crashed Sith ship, while Aruuna, Danguard, and HK-22 proceed at a brisk pace to circle around the wreckage and approach the ship from the opposite direction.
Are you using comm links to coordinate this?
Is there anything special that either group is doing while getting into position?
Also, it looks like, taking 20 on the perception check for the scouting produces a 27 perception check from the front line group, and a 28 for the flanking group.
"Statement: less talk, more explosions!" HK-22 will run ahead, slowing when he approaches the droids and taking up a sniper post to cover the main attack...
Stealth: 1d20+2=3
Hk-22 realizes he is not built for stealth very quickly...
In order to get to the opposite side of the ship to coordinate the pincher move, Aruuna, HK-22, and Danguard need to make a DC 10 Endurance check to see if they suffer any penalty from the jog around to the other side.
If they fail, they are still in position, but they cannot move more than one move action per round, and they move one persistent step down the condition track.
When you take up position at the point at which you can see the ship and the droids, you are about 75 meters (50 squares) out from the ship. Two of the large droids face the main group, and one faces the far side flanking group. The droids do not seem to be aware of you at this point in time.
At this point in time, due to where the droids are, they have cover from any attacks against them due to the edge of the crashed ship. There are about five mounds of wreckage a little less than 30 meters (20 squares) from the ship on the "front" of the wreckage, and about two more mounds on the "flanking" side of the ship, about the same distance away.
As Ceelell has let everyone know, the shieldleaf plants create rough terrain unless you use either acrobatics or a swift action and perception to plot a course through them, and you can use a move action to prop them up for cover, and you can pick them up as a move action to use them as a makeshift riot shield.
The transceiver port that you noticed in the holovid is on the "front" side of the ship as well.
Let me know how everyone wants to proceed at this point.
Klonsa, Christy, Groodar, and Ceelell proceed at a steady march toward the crashed Sith ship, while Aruuna, Danguard, and HK-22 proceed at a brisk pace to circle around the wreckage and approach the ship from the opposite direction.
Are you using comm links to coordinate this?
Is there anything special that either group is doing while getting into position?
Also, it looks like, taking 20 on the perception check for the scouting produces a 27 perception check from the front line group, and a 28 for the flanking group.
Not sure how Endurance checks work for droids, but here's an unmodified d20 roll: 1d20=8
If I get to add my Strength to that, it's a +2 to the roll.
Not sure how Endurance checks work for droids, but here's an unmodified d20 roll: 1d20=8
If I get to add my Strength to that, it's a +2 to the roll.
Okay, I reversed a ruling that I posted, then deleted, because it made sense in a vacuum . . .
Droids have no means of determining how long they can run before they are actually tired, so even if they could get winded, there is no way to determine how they would push themselves too far, so, by default, until I read otherwise, no, you do not have to worry about making the check.
Also, as a side note, droids do not get to add strength to constitution based skill checks, as per the errata, only their fortitude defense. Its a rough life being a droid.
Aruuna, since you missed your check, you can opt to rest for 11 rounds, but the droids do have a chance to spot all of you for each of those 11 rounds. You can still attempt stealth checks to hide for each round even while resting, however.
Danguard made his checks, so would actually offer to carry the Twi'Lek if needed. I'm betting your petite enough that it may not encumber me...maybe, but i do make the offer.
So, after Aruuna leaps into Danguard's steely grip and jogs the rest of the trip to the opposite position that has been scouted out, both teams are about 75 meters (50 squares) from the droids, and ready to do whatever the teams wish to do next, be it start a long range bombardment are starting to move in towards the ships to get closer.
Let me know how you want to proceed. With your comm links, its pretty easy for you to coordinate with the other team.
Danguard scoops up the Twi'Lek without any remark or any judgmental looks. He places one hand behind her supporting her back and the other behind her knees, and carries her the rest of the way in front of him. He notices the look and says, hoping to lighten the situation:
"I don't know of many that can keep up with a droid as I can, it is no fault of your own. This is one of those skills I possess that make me unique. I'm sure when it comes time to actually dispatching these droids however, I will be leaning on you for support."
Using him comlink to answer Aruuna, Ceelell looks to the others to make sure they are all ready before answering. "Blue team in posistion, awaiting your word."
Reading imaginary directions on the rifle Christy says: "Put the pointy end in line with droid and fire. Sounds easy enough."
Klonsa takes one of the shieldleaf plants and holds it in front of him like a riot shield. He then scans the area in preparation for his run towards the droids hoping to find a safe path.
"I'm ready to go, just say the word."
Klonsa takes one of the shieldleaf plants and holds it in front of him like a riot shield. He then scans the area in preparation for his run towards the droids hoping to find a safe path.
"I'm ready to go, just say the word."
"Not a bad idea." Christy also tries to equip a makeshift riot shield. "If these can live in the storms, hopefully they can hold up to a blaster shot or two."
She stubbornly refuses to look at Danguard, even after his comforting words, preferring instead to keep her embarrassment to herself. She instead flicks on her commlink.
'Groodar, Klonsa, Christy, Ceelell. You guys there and in position yet? Also, we're designating you as 'Blue Team'. We're 'Red Team'. Going to use those names just incase any of the droids are listening in.'
For Aruuna:
Reading imaginary directions on the rifle Christy says: "Put the pointy end in line with droid and fire. Sounds easy enough."
For Christy:
For Everyone--How the Shields Work:
Any round in which you fight defensively, while you are carrying the shield, you can add a +5 cover bonus to your reflex defense.
Unlike a "real" riot shield, shieldleaf plants do not work as stun batons, but as clubs, if used as a melee weapon.
Unless combat lasts an extraordinarily long time, one sheildleaf should be enough to use as a shield without worrying about it falling apart.
Klonsa takes one of the shieldleaf plants and holds it in front of him like a riot shield. He then scans the area in preparation for his run towards the droids hoping to find a safe path.
"I'm ready to go, just say the word."
For Klonsa:
HK-22 jogs into place and takes up position, scanning the area for droids or new threats. Also, he is using his comlink to scan frequencies to see if he can find the one the droids are using...