Ushgarak
THE SET-UP: Both good and bad guys have split up to pursue various leads in the Galaxy. In this part of the story, both Light and Dark Siders seek the Force Master Mal Sannan, who under the name Kir Ascar run a major gambling business on Malastare. Sannan was a half-trained Jedi of great potential who abandoned his training long ago but evidently finished it somewhere else, and now espouses a philosophy of the Force utterly different to that of the Jedi. Most importatnly, Sannan is the only one who has at any point had both the Sith maps from Avalar and the Sith Astrolabe in his possession, and hence he knows the location of the Mausoleum that the bad guys seek. Sannan, wanted now by the Jedi, has fled to Nar Shadda, where Kuylen himself pursues him (along with some new recruits) to get that information from him, and meanwhile Jedi Master Gundark and the renegade Jedi Xeth- who knows something of Nar Shadda- race to get there first, more concerned with stopping Kuylen getting that information than necessarily arresting Sannan- though after his humiliation of the Jedi last story that would not be unwelcome...
Finding Ascar in Hutt Space is hard but both sides make progress. Gundark and Xeth finally track Ascar down to a penthouse hotel suite where he is awaiting a delivery. But upon entering, they find Kuylen already there, having arrived not ten minutes before. Kuylen is confident he can kill them both and attacks at once.
HOW THIS WORKS: Well, we all know the drill now. Here is a reminder.
The duellists take it in turns to attack each other. The attacker describes his attack and then the defender describes his defence. One person will succeed- a decision I make based on the skill of the fighters, the quality and appropriateness of their post, and a small random factor. I control Chion in this fight, with a further random determination made to see how appropriate his response is.
The winner of the round scores a point, and then the attacker and defender swap places. Aside from taunts, no other moves can be made except the single move or countermove you make each round! If drawn, the attacker wins
First to five points wins the duel, but like in tennis you must win by two clear points. The amount of points by which you win a duel is how dictates what happens to the loser- a two point loss is a superficial wound, more is losing a limb, a five point win kills your opponent outright. Regardless, you cannot pursue a defeated opponent no matter what; if you lose a duel (and survive) you can always escape.
At the start of any round, either combatant may try to flee.
In this 1 vs. 2 fight Kuylen will attack each opponent in turn and they will take it in turn to attack him. Other than that it goes as normal but according to how well they work together Gundark and Xeth can get a boinus towards winning a round that Kuylen can not. If Kuylen wins the Jedi who lost the most rounds (or the one currently attacking/defending in a tie) is the one who gets hit.
ANALYSIS: Kuylen has not been in a duel since story one where he fought Gundark. However, she well knows from that encounter why Kuylen is the Dark Side leader, and that his old reputation as one of the Jedi Order's finest swordsman is well deserved. Kuylen is a devastating fighter and duellist- strong, tall, incredibly instinctive and superbly skilled. His is a classical no-nonsense swordsmen whose disciplined strokes and cunning feints outdo just about all opponents. Even as a Master Gundark cannot keep with his his skill- and Kuylen is young and strong still.
Gundark is aided by Xeth who is undoubtedly fast and agile but, whilst far superior to any normal being with sabre in hand, is not the best swordsman on Gundark's team. Some close teamwork will have to result in order to stop Gundy and Xeth getting in each other's way as they have not trained with each other and use radically different styles. It is hard not to lay odds on Kuylen.
Score:
Kuylen- 0, Gundark/Xeth- 0
This is a time-limited duel. Only a certain amount of rounds will be fought before the fight ends.
Kuylen to attack, Gundark to defend.
Kuylen's first stroke is high, Gundark. He suddenly produces a lightning-fast jab of his sabre that is heading straight for your face...
Finding Ascar in Hutt Space is hard but both sides make progress. Gundark and Xeth finally track Ascar down to a penthouse hotel suite where he is awaiting a delivery. But upon entering, they find Kuylen already there, having arrived not ten minutes before. Kuylen is confident he can kill them both and attacks at once.
HOW THIS WORKS: Well, we all know the drill now. Here is a reminder.
The duellists take it in turns to attack each other. The attacker describes his attack and then the defender describes his defence. One person will succeed- a decision I make based on the skill of the fighters, the quality and appropriateness of their post, and a small random factor. I control Chion in this fight, with a further random determination made to see how appropriate his response is.
The winner of the round scores a point, and then the attacker and defender swap places. Aside from taunts, no other moves can be made except the single move or countermove you make each round! If drawn, the attacker wins
First to five points wins the duel, but like in tennis you must win by two clear points. The amount of points by which you win a duel is how dictates what happens to the loser- a two point loss is a superficial wound, more is losing a limb, a five point win kills your opponent outright. Regardless, you cannot pursue a defeated opponent no matter what; if you lose a duel (and survive) you can always escape.
At the start of any round, either combatant may try to flee.
In this 1 vs. 2 fight Kuylen will attack each opponent in turn and they will take it in turn to attack him. Other than that it goes as normal but according to how well they work together Gundark and Xeth can get a boinus towards winning a round that Kuylen can not. If Kuylen wins the Jedi who lost the most rounds (or the one currently attacking/defending in a tie) is the one who gets hit.
ANALYSIS: Kuylen has not been in a duel since story one where he fought Gundark. However, she well knows from that encounter why Kuylen is the Dark Side leader, and that his old reputation as one of the Jedi Order's finest swordsman is well deserved. Kuylen is a devastating fighter and duellist- strong, tall, incredibly instinctive and superbly skilled. His is a classical no-nonsense swordsmen whose disciplined strokes and cunning feints outdo just about all opponents. Even as a Master Gundark cannot keep with his his skill- and Kuylen is young and strong still.
Gundark is aided by Xeth who is undoubtedly fast and agile but, whilst far superior to any normal being with sabre in hand, is not the best swordsman on Gundark's team. Some close teamwork will have to result in order to stop Gundy and Xeth getting in each other's way as they have not trained with each other and use radically different styles. It is hard not to lay odds on Kuylen.
Score:
Kuylen- 0, Gundark/Xeth- 0
This is a time-limited duel. Only a certain amount of rounds will be fought before the fight ends.
Kuylen to attack, Gundark to defend.
Kuylen's first stroke is high, Gundark. He suddenly produces a lightning-fast jab of his sabre that is heading straight for your face...