Xavier- you rise from the explosion and find yourself engaged by Sith troopers! Most of them start dropping as you receive covering fire from the Commander, but not all of them...
Rianna- Brath reaches you this turn and hefts you up over his shoulder! You think you can twitch a finger or two now.
Galder and Tilith stay out of the explosions once again.
Dak ferociously pulls off his attack, scoring three successes in his onslaught against the Dark Lord. Your lightsabers nearly cut into him several times but he continues to exhibit his bizarre ability to simply block the hits with his hands.
He actually manages to twist one of your lightsabers around and open your guard. With his free hand, he launches a lightning-quick blow at your center, tapping Martial Artist and spending on Strike. His fist connects hard and does 7 damage.
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THE BATTLE, Start of Turn 4
Temple Yard
Rallo: 27
Dak (LS12): 1(2A)/18 [BGu BL CH] [FwGu CL RI] (4F)
Nuvar (LS6): 3/15 [FcGu] (8F)
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Xavier (LS12): 1(2A)/10 [BGu PS CL] [OGu RI] (6F)
Coll (LS13): 2/17 [FwGu CL BL] (5F)
Troopers (G5) x10
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Rianna- you start to break through it when Brath is punished for his loyalty and selflessness by the Sith Lord. One of the mortars crashes down and hurls you both through the air. Brath drops you, but rises quickly. His lightsaber comes on with a deep thrum as he positions himself between you and the Sith soldiers that surround you. You find yourself able to move!
Galder and Tilith are clear and drawing their guns alongside Commander Forb.
Xavier and Coll engage the troopers that have them surrounded! Xavier's strong but sharp blows cleave through a pair of troopers, while Coll's uncontrolled flails claim another two. Master and Padawan face equal opposition but Coll's defense proves to be sturdier than his offense, while Xavier struggles to deflect some very close blasts.
Dak whips his lightsabers forward to carve down Rallo's center before slipping away from the maniac. His bid is good and the lightsabers crackle lightly as they singe his robes and leave glowing lines where the thread has been cut. Rallo is frustrated when you move out of his grasp, so he chooses to lash out at Nuvar with the Force.
Nuvar raises his lightsaber to defend as one of those scintillating orbs is cast from the Sith Lord's hand, exploding around your Padawan but not on him. He swirls his blade carefully and the flames dissipate.
Rallo grunts out of annoyance.
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THE BATTLE, Start of Turn 5
Temple Yard
Rallo: 38
Dak (LS12): 1(2A)/18 [BGu BL CH] [FwGu CL RI] (4F)
Nuvar (LS6): 3/23 [FcGu] (8F)
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Rianna: (LS14): 3/6 [OGu PS CL] [FwGu RI CH] (5F)
Brath (LS8): 3/10 [OGu PS] (5F)
Troopers (G5) x10
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Xavier (LS12): 1(2A)/16 [BGu PS CL] [OGu RI] (6F)
Coll (LS13): 2/20 [FwGu CL BL] (5F)
Troopers (G5) x6
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My apologies, Dak! Corrected your swaps.
Dak flits back in for a vivisection! He rolls a whopping sixteen successes on his tap and is fairly certain that his strike will cut the Sith in three. Rallo cackles as his body distorts and bends and twists around the blade at rapid speeds. It's almost as if he has become intangible.
He does not attempt to strike back.
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With Tilith's assistance, Xavier and Coll cleave through the remaining troopers around them. Meaning they are once again clear targets for the mortars. They pass their Agility checks this time.
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Brath forcefully hacks down one of the Sith soldiers, cutting him cleanly in two from shoulder to hip. Rianna dances around another two and impales them on her sword.
They fire back, inflicting the most harm to Rianna with their bursts. Brath has a point of Natural Armor and can shrug off some of the damage just fine. He intercepts most of the bolts with his blade.
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THE BATTLE, Start of Turn 6
Temple Yard
Rallo: 38
Dak (LS12): 1/18 [FwGu RI CH] [BGu CL BL] (4F)
Nuvar (LS6): 3/23 [FcGu] (8F)
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Rianna: (LS14): 3/16 [OGu PS CL] [FwGu RI CH] (5F)
Brath (LS8): 3/14 [OGu PS] (5F)
Troopers (G5) x7
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Xavier- you risk running into the mortars again. Are you going to selflessly move to assist Rianna or selfishly save yourself?
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Dak- Rallo deflects your initial slash (though you deal him 12 damage), then catches your next blow with both hands. He clings tightly to your lightsaber blade, exhibiting a strength far beyond your own when you try to pull away.
"I have already told you," Rallo says. "I created all of this! I can just as easily destroy it..."
Rallo begins to twist your lightsaber... and the blade begins to bend.
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Rianna- Brath and yourself easily mow down another three in your differentiating styles. Brath's blows are all overpowered and wide, while yours consists of neat jabs and light slashes.
You notice that more Sith soldiers are starting to close in on you. Some of them aren't even shooting, they're just beginning to box you in.