STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Holocron

Rianna's going to make another flying leap from the tree onto the Shardik, slicing away at it's back.

This time, however, she's going to hop back off of the giant demonbear as soon as she finishes her strike.

Oh for the love of...

Jump on top, cut, etc.

Just to be clear, that will be two full actions for Rianna.

Dak at least has the benefit of being able to slash its back and THEN jump off in the following turn.

I know, just stating that I'm not sticking around up on top this time again 😛

Xavier will slash at teht thing until it is dead.

4-1 means you go first!

It is an all-out attack on the Shardik this time! Dak needs four successes to get onto her back from the ground... and he makes it! Rianna jumps with him. They both take 3 damage from their landing, as before. Rianna deals 13 damage, Dak deals 10.

Xavier lands a blow for 11 damage on one of the Shardik's legs, while Galder taps Forward Guard and stabs directly into something vital for 20 damage. The Shardik roars angrily but is starting to sway...

The Captain rushes underneath with Galder and begins spraying into the wound he inflicted. Armor reduces the damage from his attack to 1, but he shoots again.

"RUN!" he shouts as the Shardik begins to fall.

The Lieutenant blows open another native, while Rand advances and slashes through two more with a wide sweep of his blade. Another is completely vaporized by the probe droid.

More of the natives are starting to appear, their sneak attack having been inconclusive. The Lieutenant takes damage while Rand taps Cleave to remain untouched. A needle pings off of the probe droid.

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THE HUNT, Start of Turn 12

Clearing

Rianna (LS12): 3/22 [OGu RI PS] [CL FwGu] (5F) (on Shardik)

Dak (LS11): 1(2A)/38 [BGu DU CH] [FwGu CL CH] (5F) (on Shardik)

Captain (G11): 3C(1A)/17 [10B KB CG] (2F)

Xavier (LS12): 1(2A)/39 [BGu PS RI] [OGu CL] (5F)

Galder (LS12): 2/33 [FwGu BL SF] [BGu CL] (4F)

Natives (G6) x10

Lieutenant (G13): 1(1A)/33 [MK EE CF] (2F) (in trees)

Natives (G6) x3

Rand (LS10): 3/4 [OGu CL 3 RF] [FcGu] (9F)

Probe (G10: 2(2A)/1 [EE]

Useld (G8): 1/15

Natives (G6) x2

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Yay, we finally killed the stupid thing!

Rianna's going to leap down from the falling shardik corpse, running to where the nearest group of natives is and slicing one down. Swap Riposte for Cleave.

Dak will Leap from the Shardik into the trees. If there are Natives in the trees with him, he'll attack. Swap in CL for CH.

Xavier also goes to attack the nearest natives, and brings in CL for RI

Dak lands neatly in the trees while Rianna actually fluffs her roll and falls too far, landing hard on the ground. She takes 10 damage, halved by Leaping to 5.

Xavier and Galder rush out from under the Shardik and toward the natives, passing their much easier Agility checks. Between the two of them, they cut down four of the natives. Galder does so by charging down one and running it through with his right-hand blade, then spinning around with his back to his victim to bring his left-hand around to another, cutting it apart.

Rand sidesteps and parries incoming needles, then decapitates his first target, then rushes past the second and thrusts backwards with his sword, killing it.

The Captain and the Lieutenant shoot up a pair of natives.

Xavier and Galder draw the heat for everyone and take 5 damage apiece. The Lieutenant takes 3 damage.

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THE HUNT, Start of Turn 13

Clearing

Dak (LS11): 1(2A)/38 [BGu DU CL] [FwGu CH] (5F) (in trees)

Captain (G11): 3C(1A)/17 [10B KB CG] (2F)

Xavier (LS12): 1(2A)/44 [BGu PS CL] [OGu RI] (5F)

Galder (LS12): 2(2A)/38 [BGu BL CL] [FwGu] (4F)

Rianna (LS12): 3/27 [OGu CL PS] [RI FwGu] (5F)

Natives (G6) x6

Lieutenant (G13): 1(1A)/37 [MK EE CF] (2F) (in trees)

Natives (G6) x1

Rand (LS10): 3/4 [OGu CL 3 RF] [FcGu] (9F)

Probe (G10: 2(2A)/1 [EE]

Useld (G8): 1/15

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Rianna growls with frustration, before running at the natives and cutting down two before Galder and Xavier and finish all of them.

Dak will drop, leading with his sabers to take down two natives in one swift blow, collapsing them to the ground.

Yeah, counting on Cleave for that.

Xavier will attack another Native.

Maybe we should try and keep one alive if we can.

As seems to be a familiar situation with the Dark Jedi of Epireus, it is unclear who gets the last kill as Rianna's and Dak's blades meet while passing through their shared targets. The resonating clash of their sabers is the last sound of the fighting. With the shardik and its cubs slain, and the natives along with them, the fight is over.

For a moment, it is quiet.

Then...

"YIPEE-KAI-YAY!" hollers the Captain, throwing his rifle on the ground and doing a ridiculous jig. "Do you see that? We killed a SHARDIK! Slap me, Lieutenant, I must be...!"

The Lieutenant does this and the Captain shakes himself.

"Nope, not dreamin'!" the Captain shouts. "Yeehaw!"

Useld has leaned down to check one of the natives.

"They're all dead," Useld says coldly.

Rianna stops and stares at the Captain in surprise for a moment, before turning to Useld.

"They shouldn't have attacked us. Lightsabers aren't exactly forgiving weapons."

Dak grins at the Captain's display, choosing to ignore Useld.

Xavier looks over the battlefield before joining the rest of his group.

"We think a good question to ask is why would they attack us," He says.

"We're intruding on their land," Useld starts.

"Isn't that exactly what you were doing when you found that old lightsaber?" Rand asks.

"I never killed any of them while doing it," Useld says.

"Somehow I doubt they just let you walk up and take it," Rianna says.

"It's called being stealthy," Useld snaps.

"Silence," Rand says, gesturing at the explorer. "You have come to help us find what we are looking for, not form relations with the natives. That is not a Jedi matter."

Useld sighs.

The Captain is ecstatic about the kills you guys helped him with. However, there is bad news- he is not going to be able to transport all of this back to the city.

"I will have to come back with a ship and some sort of labor group," he says. "That way we'll be able to move all this. I don't want to leave all this here and only come back with a chunk. Nobody will believe me."

He sets a homing beacon on the head of the dead shardik.

"I'll see to it that you lot get some money thrown your way," he says. "You've been a great help."