USH'S STAR WARS GAME- CAMPAIGN II, EPISODE I (DARK SIDE)- New Order

Geez, no, nothing THAT big you could do in time, even after the Master Tricks go on.

You should also note, Rand, that you have a few streets to get through before you even reach the river.

How about Rah runs as close to the Osokans at the bridge as he can, Jumps, and as soon as he lands Jumps again to clear the remaining Osokans and join Tanic and Galder

Ok, one way or another, I'll be assuming a close-range attack from Galder. He rolls -1 for a hit, though only because of his Sword Whirl! 18 damage.

Doon opens fire; he rolls +1 for a 15; a total of eleven damage.

(Sabres are just better...)

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CURRENT SITUATION AT: Frame 14

Bridge

Rah: 12/38 (28)/14 (West Side)
Tanic: 11/23 (23)/13 (On Bridge)
Galder: 9/20 (20)/12 (On Bridge)
Doon: 6/0/11 (East Side)

Osokan Hunters x10: 0/13 (West Side)
Osokan Hunters x8: 0/13 (On Bridge)
Osokan Hunters x1: 11/12 (On Bridge)
Osokan Hunter x1: 18/12 (On Bridge)
Osokan Captain A: 3/0/13 (West Side)
Osokan Captain B: 3/0/13 (On Bridge)
Vargas: 6/0/13 (West Side)

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i see....well, as logn as the actual loading/unloading can't be accessed through that office....is it spottable at all in the area?

Okay, Tanic pulls both his blasters and opens fire with BGB.

You can certainly make your way to it quickly enough, Takuan. And so you reach the huge mechanised loading area- complete with robots and conveyer blets and huge cargo crates- at roughly the same time an Osokan Hunting squad arrives there and spots you. Eeek!

Sorry, Tanic, do you carry Light or Heavy blasters?

Light, I believe. 😉

Ok then, that is a two frame attack. You roll +2 for a 15; a hit!

Grand total of two points of damage, Tanic. You stare at your guns, wondering if they are powered correctly. The shot skims the Osokan's side clothing and burns his arm and he barely notices.

Rules Note- Why did this happen?

Ok, here is how that worked. Light Pistols do nine damage. However, when you get hit, all damage is subtracted by your Strength. Osokans have a ridiculous Strength rating of 10. This means the basic damage of a Light Pistol against an Osokan is... -1.

Now, Both Guns Blazing effectively doubles this final damage. Sadly, that would mean doubling to -2, making them worse! Luckily, the rules for BGB state this:

"The minimum extra damage a BGB attack can do, compared to a single gun attack, is +1 more than normal."

So what actually happens is that the -1 becomes a not QUITE so crap 0. Which means the Light Pistols do no damage to Osokans at all, beyond the Outcome of the firer's roll (Outcome, as defined in the Glossary, is the amount you pass a roll by). When dodging, as Tanic's target did, the difficulty to hit him was 13. Tanic rolled a 15, and so hit him by two... and so did 2 damage.

'But wait!' I hear you cry. 'Doon's gun seemed to work!' Ok, that's easily answered. First, he is using a heavy blaster- slower, but with a base damage of 13 and a Mook Killing Power bonus built in, meaning he starts at 5 damage to an Osokan, not -1. More importantly, Doon has three levels of Carnival of Carnage, the specific anti-mook/supermook power, which is giving him an additional four damage per attack, and making him faster to boot. Against one of the Captains, who are not mooks, you will find that Doon is rather more ineffectual

So, Light Blasters are crap? Not at all- they are very good at quickly taking out opponents, where Heavy Blasters take time that you cannot discount in the way you can discount your sabre attack times with Force powers. It just so happens Light Blasters are no good against Osokans- that's the way it is; different tools are good for different jobs. Other times, it will be the Heavy users complaining.

Gutter. Although I blieve Tanic has Carnival of Carnage level 1 as well...

Anyhoo, lightsaber out, join the fray!

'fraid I cannot see it listed, Tanic. Do you want to blow a Force point to use Draw and get the sabre out for no frames?

Yeah, may as well, not much other uses for the force after that jump.

Sorry, read Gunslinger as Carnival of Carnage... Shows my literacy skills 😉

Okidokey. Though there ae going to be trhree attacks on you first, Tanic, from Hunters.

Gutter, dodge two.

Noted. Just waiting on others...

So how about my double Jump to get to Galder and Tanic?

Oh darn, missed that. No, absolutely not; you cannot use a Jump in the middle of a fight- same problem as in the first fight on Demarus.

It'd be nice if I could actually come up with a plan with Zink...but whatever.

Rianna starts heading back the way they came, towards the river, with her sabers out, attacking the first Osokan that gets in the way. 1 dodge and 1 Riposte for defense.

That's gonna be a fair few to fight through, I am afraid...

I figured as much...