You haven't actually seen the creature yet!
You scuttle over to one of the ledges on the crevasse walls and press yourself down into the mud just as the monster rises from the depths. You are immediately certain that it would take every last bit of your ability to touch the Force to strangle this thing. It is HUGE, and well-armored with a layer of blue-green shimmering scales. Underneath the scales, massive muscles ripple. It drives itself through the water aggressively with its great fins, disturbing the mud around you and obscuring your vision momentarily.
For lack of a better description, you have encountered an undersea dragon.
In this game, so long as you have time to prep and the Fix-It skill, I will allow it. Normally, your lightsaber and blaster would be useless underwater. You already took care of all that though.
And this will be regular combat! Even though the beast is enormous, you can still fight it.
Standing up and igniting your lightsaber certainly gets the Ohura's attention. The blue blade snaps into existence and emits a steady stream of bubbles as the superheated plasma contacts the ocean water. It roars and begins making its way toward you...
Please choose which schticks you want to start with.
BLADE SCHTICKS --
ORTHODOX GUARD
RIPOSTE
REFLECTION
COMBAT SCHTICKS --
IMPERVIOUS
FEINT
MARTIAL ART
Would Combat Schticks be usable with a Lightsabre? i.e can I use Impervious with; ORTHODOX GUARD, RIPOSTE? Reflection is going to come about as being pretty useless now, unless it breath bolts of electricity.
In any event, right now I want my three blade schticks (<<what is a schtick?) in please.
Blade Schticks go with saber, Combat with all other melee. That being said, the Force power Swiftness lets you ignite and extinguish your saber as a free action, so you could switch to Combat for a turn if needed.
Indeed, Reflection will be fairly useless here. Not every fight will be against blaster-wielding soldiers.
The Ohura starts closing in rapidly! It moves fluidly through the water, almost gracefully, with his jaws wide and full of sharp pointy teeth. Do you swim out to meet it or let it come to you?
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CONFRONTING THE BEAST, Start of Turn 1
In crevasse
Denzral (LS10): 3/0 [OGu RI IM] [RF FT MA] (7F)
Ohura: 0
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You take initiative... so sitting still did you no favors this time.
It certainly does slam into the ledge you found purchase on. It deliberately misses you and relies on its girth to send you sprawling. It only rolls two successes, for 6 damage. Only one 6, though, so you recover from impact quickly.
Its dice did not total in a multiple of 6, so no Riposte this time.
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CONFRONTING THE BEAST, Start of Turn 2
In crevasse
Denzral (LS10): 3/6 [OGu RI IM] [RF FT MA] (7F)
The Ohura: 0
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3-6 on Initiative, the Ohura reacts quickly to your recovery and flails its tail at you, trying to swat you down into the crevasse. It rolls three successes, dealing 7 damage with the impact of its massive scaly tail.
However, you lash out with a Riposte! You learn immediately that it is too large to really avoid your attacks at this range - a flail of your saber inflicts 11 damage, burning open some scales.
You then follow up with a second slash, rolling nine successes on ten dice! A phenomenal roll by any means, Denzral. That puts another 15 damage into the Ohura, and maybe you sever a group of spines on its tail.
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CONFRONTING THE BEAST, Start of Turn 3
In crevasse
Denzral (LS10): 3/6 [OGu RI IM] [RF FT MA] (7F)
The Ohura: 26
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You sense incredible danger!
1-6, initiative goes to the Ohura. There is a brief moment where its scales appear to glimmer and a series of stripes flashes over its body. It discharges an electric shock into the water immediately around it. You can make a Strength check to swim out of the shock... but you fail it. You take 10 damage and are Stunned for a round, halving your dice.
Even so, lightsabers are particularly dangerous. Despite the shock overpowering you and sending you into convulsions, you manage to land a slash for 9 damage.
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CONFRONTING THE BEAST, Start of Turn 4
In crevasse
Denzral (LS10): 1/23 [OGu RI IM] [RF FT MA] (7F)
The Ohura: 35
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The danger subsides.
This thing will be hard to cut in half based on its massive size!
4-4 is Evens for Initiative, so our hero attacks first! Even without an active Guard, you pull off five successes for 11 damage. It thrashes at you in turn, for 7 damage. No Riposte triggers.
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CONFRONTING THE BEAST, Start of Turn 5
In crevasse
Denzral (LS9): 1/30 [MA RI IM] [RF FT OGu] (7F)
The Ohura: 46
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Denzral will attempt to put some distance between him and the creature and use Advanced Saber Throw- straight down it's throat.
If this is not possible, how well will Martial Artist fare against the creature? One assumes meelee attacks against it are non-sensical.
In any event, he will continue to attack with his Lightsaber.
It has been a while, but-
Denzral will try to angle an attack at it's eyes, in an attempt to blind the fishey beast!
How many Force Points do I have? I assume none will be recouped through-out the game, and not knowing what lay ahead using them now while prudent may not help me if I am fighting heavily armed Force using assassins later on.