Originally posted by Darth Faunus
You need reasons. We don't accept simple inputs of opinions.And these votes are for who to kick out, not who to keep, in case you didn''t know.
Agreed. Please pay attention next time.
And I personally think this about the challenges...
Exar Kun will likely be more confident and confrontational, but I doubt he'll expose himself willingly in this case. He's not dumb. And he is a survivor. I believe he will isolate a single merc, kill him, and take his blaster. This will provide him with a ranged weapon in case all else fails. He will then proceed to sneak through the sewers, and - being physically well conditioned- shouldn't have much a problem aside from his size. But the biggest problem I see is that Exar Kun is just as likely to use that blaster when he needs it, and call the whole damn place on himself. This would set him back horribly, since even a Sith Lord can't kill hordes of blaster totting baddies without nonpassive Force powers. So he definately trails in this case.
Yoda, with his small size and wits, has a great advantage. And seeing as Master Yoda believes in nonaggression, he will not be at so much a loss in this case. He will make the most out of what he has and probably not even use his weapon. The only trouble I see in his timing is having to constantly hide (especially after the datapad is found missing) and not being able to consciously use the Force to aid his abilities. True, in this trial the Force will guide their blades, shots, and whatnot. But they cannot consciously call upon it to, say, jump high or run fast. And because of this it will cost Yoda. His advantage will be moreso over Kun, but not so much over Revan.
Revan is smart and a survivor. If anything, this challenge is in his favor since he has fought Forceless many times, and he knows the mindset of the Mandalorians better than anyone. I have the feeling he will create a good distraction and slip past large groups of enemies, and then assassinate the final guard watching over the datapad, hide his body, and make another plan for his escape. The only layup I see in his case is if he gets caught; even Revan isn't flawless, and he may have to engage in a few stray soldiers, which will cost him time and possibly a wound or his element of surprise. And reformulating a plan to get out of this new jam is what gives him slightly less of an advantage then Yoda.
Lineup is:
- Yoda
-Revan
- Exar Kun
The second challenge...
Yoda does stick out, and his kind are known for being Force users. He will immediately come under suspicion, so he must work differently than the other two. I imagine Yoda will do something no one else will think of in their evil minds; he'll provide an agent, I'm thinking of a child perhaps or a young boy or girl, to gamble with the denizens of the den. He'll fix them up so he can observe the games, and with his wisdom in humanoid interaction from all those years, pinpoint the possible crooks. From there, he will test his hypothesis again, with a different agent, and then coordinate with the local police to make the arrest under the guise of jedi.
Not what you expected at all, huh?
Revan would be next. While Exar Kun's no pushover by far, and won't trail behind Revan much so, he's still hurting from his last trial. Sooo... Revan will organize a plan to catch the crooks. Revan is devious and manipulative like his mentor; he will work from several angles at once to make up for time and possibly use a combination of agents, spy technology bought from a shady dealer, and personal contact and observation to pinpoint who he suspects are the cheaters. Because he is less brooding then Yoda, he will meditate less, coming to conclusions quickly and acting upon them. Because Revan has access to the den itself (Not being singled out like Yoda) he will probably check other people and get feedback to see if that will aid as well. Anything to narrow down the timeframe of the effort, I'm assuming.
Exar Kun, who I must confess I don't know his attitude much, has been labeled confident, a bit rash, and very talented. He will probably do the majority of the work on his own, having the downfall of pride, and make quicker decisions then Revan, but backed on less evidence. There is the chance he might misguess a cheater, since basically all gamblers are shifty and self serving. This could cost him time, and make for a messy apprehension. And because of this, he trails Yoda, with Revan making up for some of his lost time.
- Yoda loses a bit here, but having less prep time then Revan helps.
- Revan excels over Exar Kun, being more methodical and accurate, and not far behind Yoda at all.
- Exar Kun trails, because of his pride in himself.
The third challenge...
I said that the contest was for first blood, but I never said the players were told as such. They enter the fight with Ulic expecting to defeat him, in a fight to the death. And this is the main trick to this last challenge.
At this point, Yoda is slghtly behind Revan, since even having a bugged agent play thirty to sixty games of pazaak takes time. Revan, more on the ball and less brooding, would have the time advantage to offset his setup time. And because of this, the order going into this last trial is:
Revan (By perhaps twenty, thirty minutes tops)
Yoda (Ahead of Exar Kun by about an hour, perhaps.)
and Exar Kun.
But since a fight with Ulic would be heated and rather quick, such a time difference could mean that doing poorly on the first two parts could criple the person in second and third place. Whoever is out on top by trial two would be first, unless they royally messed up.
So I think the thing to do (Since I didn't think that point through when I posted this round) is to place the fight with Ulic BEFORE the other two challenges, and to give instead of actual time bonuses to the first and second place, to give set ones. Such as first place to beat Ulic gains an additional two hours to commit to the second challenge (Which is in the sewers); second place an hour, and third place already is two hours behind first place.
That having been said (READ ABOVE PARAGRAPH FOR ROUND EDIT) I have to confess that the idea of first blood seems ridiculous with lightsabers. And since they don't know that's the goal, it may never happen before Ulic actually dies. So alter that to first strike. I apologize for heavily editing this round, but it went off half cocked since I posted it in two parts, and most of it while on the phone with customers, so my mind wasn' in it as much as it should have been. That said, I believe Exar Kun will outclass Ulic the fastest, and land a blow, giving him the two hours of spare time. He'll need it. Revan comes next, not Yoda. Yoda may be a considerable PT era dueller, but he is not Ulic's exact equal; Ulic fought Exar Kun at least until a standstill before Exar grew moreso in power, and Revan was obviously the target of many jealous Sith, including Malak, but none beat him in saber combat. This leads me to believe (Just like Ragnos) that he had something considerable in his favor to back up his position for some time, and because of his calculating nature and the idea that he has battle attunement at least slightly better than the average jedi, he will more quickly make use of Ulic's flaws then Yoda will overcome him with flipping frenzy.
And since Revan has the time advantage over Yoda again, he barely sneaks past him into the final lineup, which is Revan, then Yoda, and then Exar Kun.