USH'S STAR WARS GAME- CAMPAIGN II EPISODE V (LIGHT SIDE)- Harmony

Well, that's what the Survival roll is for.

Vera- birds!

Vera-Kin examines the carcass of a Merongam, then looks skyward.

"Birds did this to the Merongam," Vera-Kin says. "Scavengers, likely. At least we know what awaits us if we get trampled in a stampede ourselves. Our bones will be picked clean."

She smiles.

"We must watch for the creatures that spooked the Merongam, the birds that ate the Merongam, and the Merongam themselves, then."

You look skywards perhaps a tad late there, Vera. The observing eye may have remembered the birds that took to the skies in numbers when you arrived here...

Did the Atrii have any problem with us using other weapons against anything besides the Merongam? I can see blasters being very nifty against scavenger birds if they cause us problems.

Otherwise, Xeth votes we move on. We've learned that these things can get spooked, so we'll want to tread lightly once we've found them. We also found out about the birds and that something possibly spooked the Merongam (if it wasn't the birds themselves).

You don't have any other weapons.

And I feel maybe you have missed the point there. Because when Vera looks up, she sees the flock of birds descending onto you- as I say., a tad late.

Vera-Kin goes for her lightsaber, only to find the less-than-satisfying machete there.

"They come from above!" Vera-Kin declares, wishing she had thought to keep track of the birds after they fled the Merongam corpses. "Defend yourselves!"

"Out of the open! Move into the trees!"

A bit late to move to the trees- and frankly, it won't stop them very much.

"We lingered too long!" Xeth shouts. "Now it's an issue of whether or not we make it to the Merongam at all!"

Xeth draws his machete unhappily, wishing he had his sonic blaster and multi-purpose grenade launcher to handle these pesky birds.

He will also try to make out what they look like and what parts of the birds they should avoid being pecked/clawed by.

How about the ones with manchetes stand up and chop the birds that get close while the others will use force powers to smash the birds together?

That'd be a lot of wasted Force points, sounds like...

What about a nifty use of Quietening? Or are there far too many birds for Wentar, Vera and Gallagher (Our Quietening Jedi) to handle?

Unfortunately, it is far too many for Quietening indeed.

Fight starts tomorrow. I either have a set tactical set up by then, or you are in a disorganised mess.

how about using the bones of the beasts then?

That doesn't really fundamentally change the situation.

Okay guys what is the plan?

Okay, we need to arrange into a defensive ring a la the Geonosis arena. Those who are not well with Combat or completely useless with it should be at the ring's center. No doubt the birds can get aerial attacks in from above, but it is better than having us in a crazed, messy mass.

Inside being protected:

Gallagher/D'an
Jelena/Essallin
Jovan
Vera-Kin

Outside forming defensive ring:

Roan/Sunda
Vlad
Andro/Argo
Denzral
Xeth
Wentar

Some of you have schticks that might make you better just fighting barehanded. Xeth, Vlad, and Roan are the only ones with schticks relating to using a melee weapon.

IMPERVIOUS
FEINT
MARTIAL ART

Unless Riposte can be used with a machete.

(So, how big are these thong? Are we swatting at sparrows or vultures or worse? I like the defensive ring, hopefully it helps us cover each other and stay together. However, as mentioned, I'm sure the birds can attack whomever they please, so people in the middle are still active fighters. So, how does one fight birds? Hack away?)

Big vultures, with vicious talons and the like.