Episode 5: What has been sown

[tomcat]

The trio walked down the landing ramp into the oppressive heat of Tatooine. The only thing that made it acceptable was that there was no humidity to speak of, and so it merely felt like being in an oven instead of a sauna. Caden chalked a little bit of the warmth to be from his ship as it cooled off and vented the exhausts of travel.

Save the droids, there was no one moving about the docking bay and so Logar and Kaida stepped off the ramp and began to look around. Caden, as ship's captain, waited until the dockmaster appeared. He would need to login their arrival and order any services they might need.

The Aegis had handled herself well since the group all had come together on Bakura, those many months ago, but she would be in need of some standard maintenance. Caden wondered at his credit stick- they would restock, refuel, and get the few things done that he needed, but he hoped it would not bite to deep into the funds they generated with the merchant run to Taris. They all looked up as a set of doors opened into the bay and a heavy set man wearing a simple tunic, pants, and boots came in. He held a datapad and approached Caden, "Welcome to Mos Entha... how long will you be staying and what can we do for you besides dockage?"





Docking fee: 60 credits / day
Refueling fee: 350 credits
Re-stocking fee: 350 credits (this number will be doubled if the party does not eat outside of the ship)

One more thing... as I looked at the end of Episode 3, I saw that I awarded 50% of the needed XP to your next levels. So, with the end of Episode 4 and the prison raid, you guys may all level up to 7.

[tomcat]

Please list your level advance picks here.

[Jingo]

Choices... choices. I'm not sure what to go up as. I'll probably do Noble again, but want to think about it some.

Kaida shrugged and left the details of their stay to Caden. It was his ship after all. All she knew was that she wanted someplace to stay for a day or two that was out of the heat and out of the Aegis.

She smiled at the man. "Whew it's hot! Where can we get a cold drink and maybe relax for a few days?"

[donimator]

Level up - Soldier 4, BAB+1, HP 7(?-d10), Bonus feat: Precise Shot

Sam saw to any maintenance requirements on the Aegis and would stay with the ship to oversee the work of the Tatooine droids. He skimmed the Holonet for any mention of their escapades and for anything he could find on Imperial presence in this sector.

[Callowmoryne]

  if like to do some shopping, look around some


Logar smiled at Kaida. "Sounds nice, I need supplies. Gonna have a look see around this hot mess. I'll have my com up if anyone needs me."

[sdrotar]

She made her way to the ramp and slowly walked down it and into the heat, her eyes scanning for any trouble. She saw Caden. "Any any news on where to meet our contact?"

"Nothing," he replied. "I'm guessing that they'll find us."

The trio walked down the landing ramp into the oppressive heat of Tatooine. The only thing that made it acceptable was that there was no humidity to speak of, and so it merely felt like being in an oven instead of a sauna. Caden chalked a little bit of the warmth to be from his ship as it cooled off and vented the exhausts of travel.

Save the droids, there was no one moving about the docking bay and so Logar and Kaida stepped off the ramp and began to look around. Caden, as ship's captain, waited until the dockmaster appeared. He would need to login their arrival and order any services they might need.

The Aegis had handled herself well since the group all had come together on Bakura, those many months ago, but she would be in need of some standard maintenance. Caden wondered at his credit stick- they would restock, refuel, and get the few things done that he needed, but he hoped it would not bite to deep into the funds they generated with the merchant run to Taris. They all looked up as a set of doors opened into the bay and a heavy set man wearing a simple tunic, pants, and boots came in. He held a datapad and approached Caden, "Welcome to Mos Entha... how long will you be staying and what can we do for you besides dockage?"

"We'll need re-fueling and re-stocking for sure, thanks," Caden said with a smile, gripping the man's hand in an overly hearty handshake. "Haven't decided how long we'll be yet; so much to see!"

He knew they'd need time one way or the other. But they could use it on this backwater (rather, back-no-water) rock anyway.

"I've got a droid in need of repair; got any suggestions?"

I'll look at advancements tonight.

[watanabe]

Kara called up a computer map, and tried to find a good spacer bar she could get some gambling in.  She didn't want to have to run around town on some special mission.  It was too hot, too bright, and too sandy.  If she had her way, they would just build a spaceport around the planet, and no one would ever set foot down here.



Use Computer +5

Rolled 1d20+5 : 19 + 5, total 24

[watanabe]

  Of course when a spacer bar, gambling, and liquor is involved, Kara rolls a 19... 

[watanabe]

 

I won't advance my character until I get back from China most likely.  If I have internet there, I will try and post what level advances I make.

[tomcat]

I am doing a couple things with updating PC's right now... I will get some more story post up soon. But for now, let's introduce...



Farok fixed the folds of his cloak. The right sleeve was pinned up to his shoulder, which seemed to be the universal badge of membership in the "I lost an arm" club. The drink before him was on other planets drunk cold. Here however on Tatooine it was warm, just like everything else here. The natural properties and botanicals of the drink helped to inure one to the heat of the planet. Farok chuckled, on other planets this would be called a rocks glass, since ice was customarily put into it. Here it was called a double glass. They just put twice as much booze into it to make up for the ice. Sometimes he sipped and sometimes and gulped, today was a lazy sipping kind of day.

Clutched in his mouth was the stub of rolled burning leaves. He had picked the habit up somewhere on one of his travels. He knew that a young age he was bitten by the wander lust. His curiosity had always led him into trouble. Something that his Master had tried to burn out of his character, but it just got stronger the more it was suppressed. Ah yes his old master, how did the hot day lead his thoughts to him?

He was most assuredly dead now, as were all the other Jedi. Consumed by their own inability to see the world, and wrapped up in their messianic quest to find a single person to bring balance to the force. They failed to see that their use of the force was hampered by their destruction of the dark practitioners. As they eliminated threats their powers grew weaker - they were the destroyers of their own balance. Farok felt the force grow stronger as the pendulum swung in the other direction now. He knew the universe would seek to establish the equilibrium again, he just hoped that it wasn't going to involve him. Let a Jedi handle Jedi troubles.

Farok took the cigar out of his mouth and placed it on the table while he took a great big swig of his drink. And just like that the day was turning into a gulping day instead of a sipping one.

[tomcat]

The dockmaster looked at Caden, "There's plenty of shops here and you are certain to find new, or used, droid parts depending on the kind. It all comes down to what your money can afford." To Kaida, he stayed with the same answer, "Depends on what your money can buy. If you want cold, well then you'll have to go to one of the hubs." He pointed, "Those huge towers and docking ports that you saw on the inbound are all state of the art. Quite a change for what we normally have here on Tatooine. You'll find casinos, retaurants, bars, shops, hotels... everything! But it ain't cheap. I hear they have ice there, too."

Kaida was beginning to smell the dockmaster. He was strong with the scent of dirt and sweat. He was also apparently not the real welcoming committee for Mos Entha, based on his demeanor. Yes, he was answering their questions but they could see he was becoming perturbed with each additional one. "Otherwise," he continued, "There are the local places in the city. Plenty of restaurants and cantina, all with the local fare. Just watch out for those frakkin' jawa, they'll clean up behind you if you drop, or set anything down."

He made notes on his datapad and handed it to Caden to make an electronic signature. He finished, "All right, re-fueling and provisions... and I am going to charge you for three. You wanna stay longer than that, come to my office."

The companions were alone again, save for the maintenance droids strolling about under the ship. Sam came down the ramp a few moments later, with no words to his firiends, and began to oversee the dock droids' work. Logar gave a shrug and a nod to the arched exit from the round docking bay, seeing if Kaida wished to join him. He pulled up his hood as soon as he stepped from the shade of the Aegis, and wondered how anybody could find this planet hospitable.

Outside the docking bay, the streets were busy with the day's activity. Ronto's hauled on large sand barges full of merchant goods; dewbacks moved slowly about with primitively dressed riders; and speeders whizzed down the streets. Along with all of that, pedestrians also moved up and down the streets tending to their own business. Logar was surprised by the sheer number of alien species that co-mingled here.

Looking down the street, Logar and Kaida saw storefronts with vendors and customers haggling for wares, food, and water. Most of these were open shops, but some were fully enclosed structures, and some even showed evidence of having compressors and cooling units. Maybe Tatooine might not be all that bad after all. It might be a good place to disappear for awhile.

Logar stuck with that thought a moment and looked hard down the street. He saw law-enforcement, but it was local... there were no apparent white-shell armored soldiers. Certainly the Empire was here, but at least they were not in force.



I have Kara's intentions. What does Logar wanna go shopping for? And what kind of place does Kaida want to visit - how nice is she going to go? Finally, Caden will join? I know that Brim will.

[sdrotar]

  If Brim's not going with Kara, Caden will. (Crack Death-stick is wack, yo.)
Otherwise, he'll suggest to Sam that they look for somewhere to get him fixed up.

[Callowmoryne]

  Logar is looking for munitions Doug, possibly a heavier suit of armor and some frags. Lots of frags

[Jingo]

Kaida will go up as a Noble class again, and for her Lvl 5 talent, she'll pick Wealth. Not sure how to explain the influx of creds; I'll let you decide that.

Even though it was insanely hot outside, it felt good to walk and stretch her legs. The Aegis wasn't a bad ship as far as ships went, but it became tediously boring during space travel. It was also nice to get away from Mr. Stench in the docking bay, but seeing Logar sweating as he tromped next to her, carrying all his gear, she wondered if she had traded one sweaty guy for another.

Kaida shielded her eyes from the glare, and stood under an awning in the shade as she surveyed the street. She gave a jerk of her head, "C'mon, lets go to that nearest hub there, and see what's available--I could use a bath." She gave a wry grin. "Maybe even one with ice." Even though she had used the refresher on the ship regularly, it wasn't quite the same, and she felt the need to scrub away the events of the last few days. "Our contact should be able to find us, so might as well relax some."

Raising the hood to her cloak against the glare, she set out.

[watanabe]

 

Kara gonna get drunk and updated tonight!