STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Decay

Yes. As the first men of the Grotos begin to appear below you on the mountain, the militia begins picking them off with laserfire. Sparnik, who has both Eagle Eye and Carnival of Carnage, has no trouble picking off the men with his light pistol from a distance.

"You came to me three years ago, Con, asking how to find Medraud and Medraut," Sparnik says. "Do you still wish to find them?"

"Yes, I have thought of it many times. I still want to find them..."

"I will tell you now," Sparnik says. "In case I do not make it through this battle."

Con will be pistoling it at the start of this skirmish, yes?

Yes. Can I get some cover?

The outcropping (think a miniature version of The Lion King) provides two points of cover from all incoming attacks below. Any heavier cover will prevent you from seeing targets... though, being a Jedi, Con could try sensing his targets instead, if he wishes to try.

Yeah, I'd like to try that

Then it is through a crack in a boulder on the outcropping that Con is choosing his targets, barely able to see them. But he has four points of cover!

"The Twins of Thievery are still active but have not come to Vono'k since you began working for me," Sparnik tells you. "They work for a criminal organization, a notorious syndicate out here in the Outer Rim."

As Sparnik tells you this, the Grotos start to arrive in force.

Leading them is a young woman with flowing black hair, wearing the orange body armor of the Grotos. She carries a massive rifle, one that she requires the use of strength-enhancers in her suit to even lift, let alone fire. This is LaKresha, General of the Grotos!

She is accompanied by her five Lieutenants. Each carries a long-range rifle that requires a pump-action to charge the gun.

Worst of all is that the Grotos that arrived with LaKresha... are only the first wave...

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BATTLE OF VONO'K

Cliffs- Top

Con: 12(2)/0/3 (cover: 4)

Sparnik: 0/4 (cover: 2)

Josiah: 0/3 (cover: 2)

Militiamen x100: 0/3 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Middle

Militiamen x50: 0/3 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Bottom

LaKresha: 0/2

Lieutenants x5: 0/3

Grotos x100: 0/3

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The militiamen atop the outcropping take cover, while other militiamen make use of the cave network to emerge within the cliff-face, to delay those trying to scale up it.

Sparnik himself is wearing light blast armor to compensate for his lack of physical strength.

Con will be making a Force roll for every attack roll he makes from his dense cover.

Could I maybe just take half cover after all, I think it's important to cut down the Grotos as fast as possible. Which is also who I'd focus my fire on.

Sure! Two points is pretty decent cover anyways. And don't forget to discuss things with Sparnik while shooting...

Also, I think I made a mistake. It says on Con's sheet that you wanted to change things so that you had Gunslinger Level 4 and Carnival of Carnage Level 2... is that correct? I've been rolling with them both at Level 3.

Even so, you just rolled 14, 15, 19. Three kills easy. I'll update once we have the above issue sorted.

Hmm, I am not sure. Yeah, I think I'd rather have for Gunslinger...

"And do you know where I can find them" Con asks Sparnik, in the midst of the fire fight.

Gunslinger it is! Which means that Con typically has a Gun score of 15 when using his signature pistol, raised to 16 by the MKP. So... basically no change against mooks! Con guns down three easy.

"Yes," Sparnik says. "Before I tell you, heed my warning. The Syndicate they work for is dangerous! If you do anything, ANYTHING, to displease them, they'll have your head." As he talks he shoots- remarkably well, too- at the Grotos. He takes down a single soldier and misses another.

Josiah, nearby, has become a remarkable soldier, skill 10. He kills one, too.

I'll update the numbers in a moment...

As noted above, between you, Sparnik, and Josiah, you bring down five Grotos.

LaKresha responds by aiming her high-powered rifle at the militiamen on the cliffside. Particles from the air around the nozzle of the gun are drawn toward as it charges. When the beam strikes her target, four men are vaporized almost instantly.

The Lieutenants take potshots at the militiamen at the top of the cliff. Three kills! Then they pump their rifles to charge again.

The Militia of Sparnik and the Grotos exchange fire, frustrating each other with armor and cover respectively. The Grotos fair better in the exchange, and dive for cover in the process amongst the rocky terrain.

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BATTLE OF VONO'K

Cliffs- Top

Con: 12(2)/0/6 (cover: 2)

Sparnik: 0/7 (cover: 2)

Josiah: 0/6 (cover: 2)

Militiamen x86: 0/6 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Middle

Militiamen x34: 0/6 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Bottom

LaKresha: 0/6

Lieutenants x5: 0/7

Grotos x80: 0/6 (cover: 2)

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Time to shoot again...

I'd like to shoot at the lieutenants this time.

Difficulty to hit, with armor factored in, is a steep 12. But Con is up for the challenge, it seems, with his skill of 16 on the Lieutenant (a supermook). 20, 14, 20. Aiming down from the top of the cliffs, Con puts a shot through the Lieutenant's leg, then another in his gut, and finishes him with a headshot. 36 damage, all told, and he can only take 35. One Lieutenant down!

Sparnik takes out two Grotos, but Josiah misses.

Another exchange of blasterfire between the Grotos and the Militiamen, leaving more Grotos sprawled out amongst the rocks and more Militiamen falling- with one or two Wilhelm screams thrown in- from the cliffs.

LaKresha gets off another powerful shot from her rifle, sealing off one of the caves on the cliff face by blowing it up, some men with it.

The Lieutenants are displeased with one of their own being killed and begin to scale the cliff.

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BATTLE OF VONO'K

Cliffs- Top

Con: 12(2)/0/9 (cover: 2)

Sparnik: 0/10 (cover: 2)

Josiah: 0/9 (cover: 2)

Militiamen x80: 0/9 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Middle

Militiamen x23: 0/9 (cover: 2)

Lieutenants x4: 0/10

Cliffs- Bottom

LaKresha: 0/10

Grotos x68: 0/9 (cover: 2)

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Sparnik is waiting for your response to his warning, though he understands that you are a tad busy shooting his foes...

"I assume taking out their Thieving Twins would cause offense..." Con replies while taking another shot at one of the approaching Lieutenants.

Could I maybe cause a landslide or something with the Force?

Causing a small rockslide would delay anyone coming up, but you would have to forego your shooting action.

Hmm, lets just own more lieutenants then 😛

4, 17, 20. This time Con's shot isn't the end-all to the Lieutenant climbing up the cliffside. The bolt strikes his shoulder pad and knocks him back some, but he pulls himself into one of the caves that LaKresha has cleared, as do the other Lieutenants. This puts them out of your line of firing.

Josiah kills a Grotos. Sparnik doesn't.

With the Lieutenants having moved amongst the cliffside militiamen, the Grotos concentrate their fire higher up the cliff. So does LaKresha, her cannon-rifle taking a whopping chunk out the outcropping and four guys with it.

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BATTLE OF VONO'K

Cliffs- Top

Con: 12(2)/0/12 (cover: 2)

Sparnik: 0/13 (cover: 2)

Josiah: 0/12 (cover: 2)

Militiamen x70: 0/9 (cover: 2)

Cliffs- Middle

Militiamen x23: 0/12 (cover: 2)

Lieutenants x3: 0/13
Lieutenant x1: 24/13

Cliffs- Bottom

LaKresha: 0/14

Lieutenants x5: 0/12

Grotos x45: 0/12 (cover: 2)
Grotos x50: 0/12

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"Very much so," Sparnik responds. "Do you still want to find them?"

Grotos reinforcements arrive this turn, swarming the mountainside and stepping over the bodies of their fallen comrades so they can get shots at the cliff. Another team of Lieutenants arrives, carrying their pump-action rifles.

"I still want the information...I will need to think what to do"

Can I signal Sparnik to push forward? I think we need to engage LaKresha.

Pushing forward requires moving down the cliffs... not entirely advantageous. Though Con, with the mobility that Jedi powers can grant, may be more capable of such an action.