STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION - Desecration

"I was starting to suspect," Galder says. "Either you were too brave for your own good or you know how to use one. Go on, let's see your lightsaber."

He silently draws a lightsaber hilt, holding it silently before activating it. It is double-bladed and both blades are green.

"This place called to me..." Dusan says, and you're not sure if he's addressing you or just talking to himself. "I felt I had to come here. So much power..."

"I think he's slightly cracked..." Taiza says quietly behind you.

"Yeeeah," Galder mutters back.

"Yeah, I felt it too," Galder says. "You any good with that thing?"

"Good enough." As if to prove his point, Dusan twirls it around idly before deactivating the blades.

"Now, what to do with our intruders here..." Once again, you're not sure if he's talking to himself or not.

"I see two options," Galder says. "Alliance or death. I'd be good with either."

At this point you've noticed that Rianna has regained consciousness, but she's remaining silent for now. She moves slightly, though, just the tiniest shake of her head.

"Alliance, ehh?" Dusan says. "And just whose death do you think we'd be talking about? Because I don't think it'd be mine..."

There's some scattered laughter throughout the courtyard.

"Wouldn't be mine," Galder says. "I've got some powerful friends that you might be interested in partnering with. I myself am quite swordsman. It'd be beneficial to us both, I'm sure."

"And just how would it benefit me? Here, we've got power, we're feared, and we can get almost anything we want," Dusan replies with a grin.

"What does the Dark Side always crave?" Galder asks. "More power. I can help you there."

"You came here searching for power...and then you offer me more. There is something not right with that."

"Every bit helps," Galder says. "That or you're not quite as powerful as you'd like to think either."

"Oh, I'm sure that I'm every bit as powerful as I think I am...as I know I am," he replies with a nasty grin.

"Right..."

Galder is going to rather foolishly snap out his blaster and retreat into the corridor that he came, counting on the brashness of the action to come off as unexpected to Dusan's minions.

CC GS BGu in.

Spend a point on Ward, tap Carnival as Galder runs out.

Rianna pins you with a look that is equal parts incredulity and hatred as you retreat into the corridor, gun out.

Now, as Dusan is also able to use the Force, he senses your sudden movement so you don't automatically get initiative. However, the dice say you do! So yay for that.

Here is the situation before the fight start -

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COURTYARD SHOOT-OUT

Southern corridor

Galder (G7): 1/16 [CC GS BGu] [CL BL FGu] (5F) (1 point cover)

Rura (G10): 1 (2A)/3 [CF EE 10B] [KB] (2F) (1 point cover)

Taiza (G11): 1 (1P)/3 [BGB GS ES] [CQG EE] (1F) (1 point cover)

Left side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain A (G7): [ES]

Right side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain B (G8): [CF]

Dais

Pirates x12 (G5)

Captain C (HW7)

Captain D (G7): [EE]

Dusan (G8): [BGB EE GS] (?)

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Which bunch of mooks would you like to attack?

"Rura, gimme covering fire!" Galder shouts to his ally before blasting into the group on the dais, trimming the ranks of the tougher-looking pirates before they can even fire.

Galder opens fire while moving back into the corridor and taking cover! Tapping Carnival gets him four kills, thanks to the MKP of his gun.

Dusan immediately returns fire on you, EE allowing him to ignore the cover you're behind. He probably wishes he had a lightsaber in his hand after the result of that roll, though - a single success, and that is only thanks to Gunslinger.

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COURTYARD SHOOT-OUT - end of turn 1

Southern corridor

Galder (G7): 1/21 [CC GS BGu] [CL BL FGu] (5F) (1 point cover)

Rura (G10): 1 (2A)/3 [CF EE 10B] [KB] (2F) (1 point cover)

Taiza (G11): 1 (1P)/3 [BGB GS ES] [CQG EE] (1F) (1 point cover)

Left side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain A (G7): [ES]

Right side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain B (G8): [CF]

Dais

Pirates x8 (G5)

Captain C (HW7)

Captain D (G7): [EE]

Dusan (G8): [BGB EE GS] (?)

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Swap Carnival for Block.

Galder will have done that by back-stepping into the corridor, firing down the length of a pointed lightsaber. When he finishes his flurry of shooting, he comes running out again, charging into the thick of the pirates to the left of Dusan.

Dusan and his pirates win initiative! This is probably better than if you had gotten it, though.

Because of the way the room is set up, the pirates on the left and right sides cannot get a good shot at anyone in the corridor; your cover there is effectively doubled. They still try it, though, the mooks on the right firing at Rura and the ones on the left firing at Taiza. One success gets through to Rura, but his armor knocks that down to one point of damage. I won't even bother rolling for the mooks on Taiza; her point of parry means that nothing will get through.

Captain B manages to get one success on Rura, though again his armor reduces that to almost nothing. Captain A manages to get a hit on Taiza, though her parry reduces that some.

Dusan elects to not attack this time, just watching and laughing at the fight unfolding in front of him. The mooks on the dais fire at Galder, but thanks to your swaps and cover, you get nothing more than glancing damage. Captain C also elects to not attack for some reason, though D happily ignores Galder's cover. Just one success, though, again reduced by armor.

Galder runs over and immediately slices down a pirate. You are alone in the open now! Taiza decides that the captain with the heavy weapons shouldn't be left alone, and opens fire on him, dealing a respectable 10 damage. Meanwhile, Rura opens up on the Captain you are now near; he deals 8 damage on his first attack, but the second one awarded by 10B he misses on entirely.

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COURTYARD SHOOT-OUT - end of turn 3

Southern corridor

Rura (G10): 1 (2A)/5 [CF EE 10B] [KB] (2F) (1 point cover)

Taiza (G11): 1 (1P)/9 [BGB GS ES] [CQG EE] (1F) (1 point cover)

Left side of courtyard

Pirates x11 (G4)

Captain A (G7): [ES] 8

Galder (LS12): 2 (2A)/24 [BL GS BGu] [CC CL FGu] (5F)

Right side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain B (G8): [CF]

Dais

Pirates x8 (G5)

Captain C (HW7) 10

Captain D (G7): [EE]

Dusan (G8): [BGB EE GS] (?)

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As if that troubles Galder...

Swap Gunslinger for Cleave.

Galder begins his terrifying assault, tearing down two of the pirates with a whisk of his lightsabers.

Initiative goes back to you this turn.

Galder easily slices through two of the pirates before they even have a hope of reacting. Taiza continues her assault on Captain C, riddling his body with blaster bolts as one pierces his heart and he drops dead. Rura doesn't act this turn, instead switching weapons to his rocket launcher.

Their turn! Pirate fire is again pretty pitiful. Only a few points of damage spread between the three of you. Captain A does manage to get a minor hit on Galder, and Captain D fires at Taiza, just glancing her for 5 damage. Dusan seems to be amused in watching you attack, though he does take a potshot at Rura.

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COURTYARD SHOOT-OUT - end of turn 4

Southern corridor

Rura (HW8): 1 (2A)/14 [CF EE KB] [10B] (2F) (1 point cover)

Taiza (G11): 1 (1P)/15 [BGB GS ES] [CQG EE] (1F) (1 point cover)

Left side of courtyard

Pirates x9 (G4)

Captain A (G7): [ES] 8

Galder (LS12): 2 (2A)/29 [BL CL BGu] [CC GS FGu] (5F)

Right side of courtyard

Pirates x12 (G4)

Captain B (G8): [CF]

Dais

Pirates x8 (G5)

Captain D (G7): [EE]

Dusan (G8): [BGB EE GS] (?)

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