ARTIFACT- The Malastare Open Pod Race!

"Right, should I go on with the race as normal?"

Galder struggles to keep from spinning out of control for the section of the race. "Damn it! This is hard..."

Mah concentrates fully on gaining control of his pod. He needs to get control quickly in the twists to be able to use the advantage he usually has in this section of the race.

Oh, sorry, yeah, it IS plan time... did you have any cunning plans, Rex?

(Well, we are kind of out of control, aren't we??? What can I do?)

Fair enough! Just waiting for your group buddies to move, unless you both want to die in the next section...

Die?!?!

Galder tries to keep control of his pod, and stays away from the walls and the other podracers.

(Well, aren't you worried about what Takuan saw?)

Geez, I feel so special...blasters and walls and out of control podracers... 🙁

I thought you ment a different die, like run into walls or crash or somethin...

Oh, well, your friends can't really stop THAT sort of dying, can they?

There is a fiery explosion ahead of you. Speedy had rammed Dodgy, and his temperemental pod finall fell to pieces and exploded!

Both of you are driving like demons. You haven't taken a section so well so far in the entire race. As your pods slip and slide out of control, you manage to twist and turn WITH their erratic movement, instead of desperately fighting against it. And with your manoeuvrable pod, Mah, you are slicing throught the Twists far more effciently than anyone else could have done. Orthodox maintains no such control and Speedy, as ever, cannot handle the Twists. Bashy is too far back now, and you two are the ones with a shot at the lead.

POSITIONS AND SCORES (Temporary)

1st: Mah (45) +2
2nd: Galder (43) +2
3rd: Speedy (42) -2
4th: Orthodox (41) -2
5th: Bashy (38)

Ok, both of you are going past first Orthodox, and then Speedy.

So first, I want to hear how you plan to pass Orthodox. However, just to make things more interesting... you two are racing slow close with the twists (a place that distorts true distance because of all the breaking involved... if you have played racing games you eill know what I mean), you two can both take aggressive action at each OTHER, if you want.

Galder uses a boost to try to pass Orthodox. Galder uses the Force to make Orthodox let him pass and go towards a wall.

Hey, double-boost boy! You've already done that this lap!

Okay, forget the boost then...

What boost?

🙄

Hey! Why isn;t that a laughing smiley!

Need to know mah's plan as well, now...

Ok, on one wide area Mah uses the boost to get past Orthodox

With your control problems, you don't think you are going to make it past him, mah... but then he suddenly jerks to one side allowing you through...

Hey! Hang on! That Mogarian behind you just used a force push! What the...?

But you are both through... now you must both take on Speedy!

Galder rams Speedy from behind.

Very well then! Speedy's pod is small and not well built to withstand smashing. You knock him violently to one side... but now that engine of yours is sparking and giving of trace amounts of smoke. And that leaves Mah very little to worry about, so you are both through!

POSITIONS AND SCORES

1st: Mah (45)
2nd: Galder (43)
3rd: Speedy (42)
4th: Orthodox (41)
5th: Bashy (38)

NOW ENTERING: The Lake, lap 3

This is it guys, the last one! Four pods with a shot at victory, only Mah and Orthodox are in perfect working order but it could be anyone's! Your plan please!