Recognition

[GandalfOfBorg]

Appearing out of the midst of the chaos he created, Dan joins Caden and Neja.  "Miss, I am apologize for my friend's exuberance, but there is no more time for pretense.  We've been hired to seek you out and see you to a safehouse for your protection."  He looks her dead in the eye, "I swear to you, on my life... on all our lives, that we are here to help you."

Persuasion - Roll(1d20)+1: 11,+1 Total:12
OOC: I'll use a Force or Destiny Point if it will help.

[BrianM]

Brim watched the man draw his blaster and enter the back of the bar. The Rodian sighed as he picked up a piece of pipe and took a step towards the door. Then he recalled an old Rodian saying ... something about a fool bringing a stick to a gunfight.

Sighing again, he dropped the pipe and looked behind, pleased to see Sam making his way not-too-quietly to the back of the bar. Brim whispered to the droid, "The one we are following went through that door with a small blaster drawn. We should warn the others ... then probably wait here to see who comes out."

[donimator]

Sam pulls his blaster from his compartment and looks at Brim, "Agreed!" He then initiates his internal comlink to send a message to Caden about their 'friend' from the apartment entering the back door.

Sam separates somewhat from Brim to move closer to the rear of Skully's where he can cover the alley, staying close to the adjacent building.

[sdrotar]

Appearing out of the midst of the chaos he created, Dan joins Caden and Neja.  "Miss, I am apologize for my friend's exuberance, but there is no more time for pretense.  We've been hired to seek you out and see you to a safehouse for your protection."  He looks her dead in the eye, "I swear to you, on my life... on all our lives, that we are here to help you."

Caden sheepishly looked Neja in the eye. "What he's saying is true. We were the ones... well, I was... getting shot at outside your door. We've got to get you out of town, now!"

[tomcat]

The bar room was still a scene of sound and chaos as the patrons now fought over the loosed credits, and the bartender shouted noisily for everyone to settle down or "be tossed out on the street!"

Neja paused as she stared back at Dan and Caden. In her heart, she believed the two men and felt that she could trust them, that she'd be safe with them. "All right," she answered. "How do we get out of here?"

At the same time, the knife-wielding man continued to approach where Neja was, "HEY! What do you two want?! Nej??" The man continued to keep the blade in a concealed position, just behind his body.

To top it all off, Caden's commlink began to chime, as Cho made a quick path through the kitchen, to the common room door. The thug held his blaster at the ready and pushed the door open. Caden answered the call and immediately heard Sam's warning of the arrival of the assassin.

[sdrotar]

Caden smiled at the approaching man and put his hand up to stall him while he answered the comlink.
Apparently, the man he left alive was back.

He momentarily cursed himself for not blasting the thug into oblivion, but he knew in his heart that he was no murderer - and never would be. Self-defense, however, was a different story, and it looked like the thug was going to give him a second chance. He planned on making it count.

He pulled his blaster (OOC: his small, concealed one? I don't recall them checking in their primary ones at the bar...) and pointed it at the door.

This was going to be over quickly, one way or another.

[tomcat]

Cho pushed the door open that led from the kitchen to the common room, only to see Caden standing there with two others. The man from Bestine had a blaster drawn and aimed directly at the thug. No one seemed to notice due to the chaos around.

"How?" thought Cho, as his mind raced for an idea. The only one that came to mind was the fool's gamble. In a blur he leveled his own blaster and tried to fire.

Dan grabbed Neja as his companion and the assassin faced off. He drew her back and behind him, to protect her from any shots that may go wild.

Meanwhile, Kara, who also stood at the ready continued to watch the big, blue collar worker as he slowly approached Dan and Neja... the knife still drawn. Then a thought occured to the Corellian, "What if he is an assassin, too?"



[OOC:] I need an initiative roll and a ranged attack roll from Caden. I will roll initiative for Cho and will give you the results. The other PC's may give me narrative, dialogue, and actions as you please.

[sdrotar]

Initiative Roll (Caden +3):
Roll(1d20)+3: 16,+3 Total:19

Attack Roll (Caden's Ranged Weapon Bonus +4, Point-Blank Shot Feat +1, Heavy Blaster Attack Bonus +2, Point-blank Range +0 = +7):
Roll(1d20)+7: 18,+7 Total:25

Damage if successful: Roll(3d6)+0: 2,4,4,+0 Total:10

***

It happened so quickly. The man burst through the door, just as Sam warned, and Caden took only a split-second to confirm that it was the same thug in the street. Then he squeezed the trigger.

[tomcat]

The sound of Caden's blaster, and then Cho's firing moments later, brought an absolute quiet to the cantina, as folks ducked down low to the ground and all stood totally still.

Caden fired when he saw Cho, the thug rushing to bring his own weapon to bear. The blaster fire struck Cho in his right shoulder, just at his neckline, tearing through the bone and tissue and causing the assassin's arm to jerk up. His own blaster fire impacted the ceiling in a shower of sparks and debris. The results of the attack were immediate as the thug slid to the floor dead.

The momentary pause was suddenly a flurry of activity, once more, as the large worker, with blade in hand, stood back up and rushed to Neja - his arm and weapon raised to strike.

[sdrotar]

Caden whirled around to face Dan and Neja.
"Let's go," he said with urgency.

Then he saw the man - and the knife. He raised his blaster, but didn't have a clear shot - he couldn't risk hitting Neja, Dan or another patron in the chaos. So he did the only he could - he shouted.

"DAN! BEHIND YOU!"

He tried to draw a bead on the attacker, but people had started to scramble all about for cover in the bar; he didn't know if he'd get a shot.

OOC: What would be the modifiers if Caden tried to shoot the assassin, and what would be his risk of hitting one of his allies?

[watanabe]

Kara was less cautious about her shooting, as she had set to stun as she always did.  She aimed at the assassin and pulled the trigger hoping that she hit.

OOC:

Shoot to stun the assassin:

4+16(d20 roll) = 20.

If it hits, stun damage = 4(d6)+4(d6)+3(d6)+3= 14 damage


Also Caden, firing into Melee doesn't usually have a chance to hit your allies in star wars unless the GM makes changes.  However because you are firing into melee, and if you don't have the precise shot feat, you will take a -5 penalty to try and hit the target you are shooting at.

[donimator]

Sam hears the blaster fire and trusts the outcome will be favourable for the group. Recognizing his presence inside will likely cause more problems than it will solve, he instead considers they may have to exit the area in a hurry, however many survive the encounter inside. Running to the street he finds Cho's speeder and attempts to start it up.

Mechanics +14 check
Disable Device DC20 ?(tricky, electronic lock?)
Roll - d20 +14 = 10+14 = 24

(If he gets it running)...he will then notify Caden that a ride is waiting out front.

{OOC}Timing - 2 full-round actions to complete?

[GandalfOfBorg]

Dan steps in between Neja and the guy wielding the knife, prepared to dodge and weave any attacks made on him to get to the woman.  Seeing an opening, he makes to grab for the weapon.

Grab - Roll(1d20)+3: 20,+3 -5 Total:18

[tomcat]

Dan maneuvered to fend off the attacker, but Kara's stun attack did the work for him. The man's arm went numb, along with the whole of his left side, and the knife slipped from his hand to clatter on the ground. He fell forward into Qinos' arms, sliding down to lay paralyzed on the floor.

Skully's was absolutely quiet. The patrons all crouched down and stared at the strangers, afraid to do anything that might draw their attention. It was Neja who broke the silence, as she looked down on the man she thought was her friend, someone she had trusted, who had just tried to kill her. She began to sob and Dan had to grab her as her body went slack.

Suddenly the sound of Sam could be heard over Caden's commlink, "Caden, we have a ride and it is waiting outside the front door."

The droid had successfully activated Cho's speeder, while Brim, who had accompanied Sam, looked on. The Rodian kept a lookout for anymore danger, as Sam brought the speeder to life and drove it around the building.

[sdrotar]

Suddenly the sound of Sam could be heard over Caden's commlink, "Caden, we have a ride and it is waiting outside the front door."

The droid had successfully activated Cho's speeder, while Brim, who had accompanied Sam, looked on. The Rodian kept a lookout for anymore danger, as Sam brought the speeder to life and drove it around the building.

"Thanks, Sam," Caden said over the comlink.
He turned to Dan, who was still holding a stunned Neja, and looked to Kara with a approving nod of thanks.
"Let's get the hell out of here," he said quietly.

Turning towards the door, he waved to the patrons half-heartedly as he headed out. "Uh, sorry about the mess."