STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Holocron

Consider the troops informed! The Jedi return to the Temple just ahead of the invasion force. Meaning everyone is there when it arrives. You sense the Sith troopers hanging back just inside the treeline.

Are they visible, though?

Basically, can we shoot at them?

Yep!

Theeeeeeeeen we should have those who are good with shooty things start shooting.

With the go-ahead given, Captain Tradd raises his arm, his hand open but his fingers tensed into a knife-hand. He looks about and you see his soldiers watching him with anticipation, giving subtle nods as if to say 'Ready when you are.' He gives a final nod once he is satisfied, and drops his hand in a decisive chop.

"OPEN FIRE!" he shouts.

Before his hand is fully down or the order has left his mouth, the Republic troopers begin pouring a hail of lasers into the treeline around the Temple. The soldiers are taking sparing pot-shots with their rifles, firing only when they think they can hit their target, but the cannons and mortars are launching barrage after barrage into the jungle. Trees on the edge of the clearing splinter and burn, with Sith soldiers jumping away from them and frantically trying to return fire.

The Sith are staying just behind the trees, relying on them for cover. The mortars are hopping just behind their cover, however, and starting to drive them out.

Also, the cacophony from all these explosions and cannons going off is nearly deafening. You can hardly hear anything besides the blasts.

Xavier watches teh destruction begin to take place. The sounds are deafening.

He watches as the troops begin to Sith troops begin to emerge. He takes his lightsaber from his belt and activates it ready to defend the people in the temple.

Galder has drawn his pistols and is shooting off into the treeline without restraint.

As you watch explosions rip through the jungle and scatter the Sith forces, your attention is dragged away from the chaos to a portion of the treeline where you sense something...

A fair collection of mortar shells are simply stopping in mid-air and remaining suspended there, and the Sith are starting to advance.

Rianna keeps her lightsaber out and ignited, waiting for the Sith troops to advance far enough for the Jedi and their troops to charge.

What's over by where they sense 'something'?

As far as you can see, just troopers coming out of the jungle... but you sense a presence over there. A strong presence.

Xavier sees the shells and focuses with the Force into the area.

Is it possible for him to use lift or combat push to try and cause one of the mortars to explode.

Dak peers at the treeline. "We ought to investigate this... it could be trouble."

Rianna's going to move off towards where she can sense that presence coming from...

You could try pushing one of the mortars with Lifting if you get a little closer, Xavier.

Rianna is advancing! There are a lot of Sith between you and the treeline by now...

"ON ME!" Commander Forb shouts to his men, and they concentrate their fire on those troopers standing in your way! Forb has a plasma cannon that launches large masses of energy that explode in fiery, gooey bursts.

Well, normally Rianna would charge ahead and cause some havoc with her lightsaber, but that sounds like the sort of weapon she wants to get nowhere near where it's going to be fired...

Indeed, the explosions splatter the surrounding area and anyone in its blast radius with what almost looks like a liquid energy. The molten fluid melts anything it comes into contact with until its destructive power is spent. The Sith troopers scream as it eats through their armor.

A scarce few bolts are thrown your way and you deflect them with ease. They are more preoccupied with Forb's men blasting down at them from the Temple steps.

"Quick Masters Rianna and Dak help me use the force to cause the mortars to explode."

Moving up to where they are hopefully it is close enough and Xavier begins to use the force to push one of the mortars into another causing them to explode.

Xavier makes a Force roll to try forcing the mortars down. He is rather surprised when he completely incapable of moving them. The explosives do not even budge when he exerts pressure upon them.

They are being held there by another, and your efforts are being resisted.

"Someone is strong with the force over there," Xavier says to the group.

Xavier is correct!

The fire lane that Forb and his men have been laying down appears successful- the Sith troopers have stopped emerging from the tree line in that area, either because they are going around or they've been blasted to pieces. Several of those trees are on fire, and some of them are swaying about trying to extinguish the flames.

"All clear, Masters," Commander Forb reports, putting away the plasma launcher and switching to his assault rifle. "I'll lay down covering fire. Advance with caution."