STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Chains

"Hmmm, this all seems pretty legitimate," Wentar says, flicking through the papers. "Emso do you want to keep looking through here while I go see what Vlad has found?"

They all seem legit right? Nothing out of the ordinary that Wentar can see here?

I very much doubt that Vlad would be able to take them all ok by himself. He lowers his rifle and looks up at all the armed men.
"Easy there... Me and my partner just came here talk to Marl... No reason to start sniping and shooting at us, eh?"

"Why do you want to talk to me?" asks the voice again, coming from all around. The thugs do not lower their guns.

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Not upon a brief inspection. You would need to pour over these files to find anything amiss, if there is anything. You suspect there may be.

Emso should be capable at that task. He was Farl's aide after all, he should be handy at this kind of thing, right?

"It's kind of nerve-wrecking to explain everything to you while having ten guns pointed at me... I'm just one man, can we not talk face to face? Or at least without all these guns pointed at me?"

Emso says he'd need a lot more time than you currently have, snooping about. He knew Farl's operations decently well, though obviously he doesn't know everything or you wouldn't be searching like you are for where Farl's slaves went. With Marl, he doesn't know how he operates.

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A figure comes out onto the gangway above, and you recognize him immediately. It is the scar that gives him away, and those orange eyes. He's got a pistol in hand, but he's got a half-empty bottle in the other.

"Walking into places with a rifle isn't a way to make friends," he says, then he sees you. It takes him a moment; you have grown up since he last had you in his custody.

"YOU!" Marl Ademiro shouts in disbelief. "What are YOU doing here?!"

Hmmm, so pretty much a dead end unless we have time or someone who is willing to talk?

Yes, for now. Marl is a wanted man in the Republic, or you would not even gain anything by looking at these papers.

Wentar I think you need to get here ASAP and come up with a plan before I get obliterated 😛

"Nothing personal Marl, I have not come back for redemption or anything like that. I do, however, have an excellent proposition for you."

"Kill him!" Marl shouts. Intuition tells you that there is about to be some danger coming your way...

😛 Well Wentar doesn't know you have a bunch of bad guys with guns pointed at you.

But anyway, with this being a dead end for now Wentar will go see how Vlad is doing.

Danger, you say? No way.

Is it safe to say we can use our lightsabers now?

It can be safely said indeed, though your blaster is not totally useless of course! How does Vlad want to kick things off? That is, which schticks are we schticking?

So are they all around me, meaning even cover won't do much good? Or do I still have a fighting chance?

You actually get a point of cover from those on the gangways above (except for Marl, who has Eagle Eye). You can choose to take cover against those ahead or behind in the immediate situation.

Sorry for the absence, was getting my internet switched over to Optimum.

I think I'm going to go in with Carnival of Carnage, Eye of the Storm, and Balanced Guard.

I'm going to target two of Marl's thugs with the rifle.

No worries. Being out of town for a brief time, I am currently without my notes, so I will get this updated and ready tomorrow.

Wentar and Emso, of course, will hear the gunshots when Vlad and Marl start firing at each other- who fires first depends on the initiative roll, of course. It will take them three turns to get there- one turn to leave the office, one turn to get to the warehouse, one turn to go in.

Additionally (I forgot to address this), you guys have carried over your damage from the bar fight earlier. However, the Nikto allowed you to use his medical facilities on the transport. You each can take off ten damage, putting Wentar at 9, Vlad at 7, and Emso at 0.

Works for me!

Let's get to shooting!

As mentioned, Vlad gets a point of cover from the shooters above him on the gangways. With thugs in front and thugs behind him, Vlad taking cover will only protect him from half.

Marl has Eagle Eye and can ignore whatever cover Vlad goes for.

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WAREHOUSE BUST, Start of Turn 1

Gangways

Marl (G8): 0

Thugs (G5) x4: 0

Floor

Thugs (G5) x4: 0 (in front)

Thugs (G5) x4: 0 (behind)

Vlad (G9): 1(1P Ranged)/7 [CC ES BGu] [CH PS CL] (6F)

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Staying with your action, Vlad?

Yep, Vlad will take cover and shoot at two of the thugs that are on the side he does not receive cover from.