No sooner had his orders left his mouth, when blaster fire flared past Cho towards his two remaining men and he heard the awful sounds of lives ending. Kara took the brute, Euhlar, just below the neck in an astonishing shot, causing the man to spin and land heavily on the ground, dead.
Meanwhile, the droid, Sam, moved into a clear position once more and his fire found the other man. He also fell heavily, landing upon Cho's legs and causing the ruffian to panic. Cho could not maneuver to fire, and began to realize that he might die here on the god forsaken Orland Street. No 5,000 credits were worth that.
Leaving his weapon to lie on the pile of refuse, Cho raised himself as far as he could with the dead man's weight on him, and held his hands up in surrender. Caden sighted down his weapon and felt his finger begin to squeeze the trigger...
[OOC:] Shawn, essentially I left off of round 4 with your attack pending, since Cho is surrendering. Let me know here if Caden fires anyway. Thanks! ;)
"I'm not a patient man," Caden said with an icy glare at the downed thug. "I want to know exactly who hired you and where they can be found."
Caden heard the mechanical "whirr-click" sound of Sam's weapon locking on beside him, and raised one eyebrow at Cho.
"Now."
Kara flipped her blaster back to the stun setting and started to lift it towards the sky so as not to let any of those around her think that she might fire on them next. She looked at the thug she had dropped, not the first one like him that she had to kill, it was all part of the line of business for her in working outlaw tech. Still not saying award she looked around to make sure there wasn't any other thugs they had missed.
"Well than you're just gonna hafta blow me away, right here, cuz I ain't a squealer!" The thug, now surrounded and defenseless, stared back defiantly at Caden. "Besides, it seems the quarry that we are both after, just ran away... and how long you think 'til someone else finds her."
Cho smiled.
[OOC:] Hey Shawn, just so you know, although Sam was built on a B2 series chasis, he was put together from multiple scrap parts... so there is little to resemble what he once was, including the built-in arm blaster. I only tell you this for any future dialogue, and also so that you know that Sam can be disarmed - and thus deny any benefits that might come from a built-in weapon.
The thug had called Caden's bluff. He was no murderer.
Sirens began to ring further down the street, and it wouldn't be long until the authorities arrived on the scene.
He kicked the wounded man's blaster far out of reach and looked toward the direction of the oncoming sirens.
"Then I hope you enjoy prison," Caden said. "A lot to talk about in there."
He turned to Sam and he took a step down the alley in which Neja had fled. "She's the objective," he said. "This one's not worth the trouble."
Caden nodded to the mysterious woman who had helped them. "Thanks," he said, looking her up and down. She seemed to be a repair specialist... albeit a crack-shooting one. "More than meets the eye here," he thought.
"We've gotta run," he said, lifting Kex to his feet. "If you don't want to be answering any unpleasant questions," he said while looking towards the ever-closer sounds of police sirens, "you're free to come with us."
Having been shot, but still able to function, Kex pulls himself together (catching my second wind if possible), he hefts his weapon and moves after his companions, trying to follow the girl.
[OOC:] I am waiting for Nick to reply before moving this thread along. I want to get dialogie between the PC's to bring them together.
OOC: Sorry about the delay...
IC:
Kara looked at the one who had thanked her and nodded her head. She flipped the switch on her pistol to power it down and slipped it back into a concealed holster inside of her jacket.
"I'm Kara," she said looking around. "Do we need to be running, from my experience shooting in the street usually brings law enforcement rather quickly."
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"I'm Kara," she said looking around. "Do we need to be running, from my experience shooting in the street usually brings law enforcement rather quickly."
"Usually?"Caden now knew that this wasn't the woman's -
Kara's - first street fight. Nevertheless, for some reason, she came down on their side and helped to tip the battle in their direction. He looked forward to learning more about her... later.
They picked up their pace, looking for Neja as they did so, but Caden held out little hope that he'd get a second chance to make a first impression.
Sam shuts downs his recording with one last scan of the aftermath. He quickly tries to recall any mapping he viewed of the area to try and determine if there is any point of splitting up to cover possible escape routes. If the options are too numerous or the likelihood of regaining contact is low, Sam will let everyone know if a search for Neja is likely to bear fruit or not.
Sirens could be heard in the far off distance, as the group began to run down the alley after Caden. He did not want to let Neja escape their grasp - at least until they found out what the woman might know, if anything.
Sam's anlysis of the area and situation left him with a low possibility of finding the woman and with a too many routes for coverage. Still, the droid ran behind Caden and followed him out of the alley and onto the street.
Even here, the effects of their gunfire had given people pause and they milled about in groups. As the heroes exited the alley, some of the folk gathered drew back in fear, some turned to run. Caden looked left and then right and a thin man, standing across the street who had witnessed Neja's passing, absent-mindedly pointed in the direction she had gone. He dropped his hand as quickly as he had done it, as if ashamed, not knowing what he may have caused the young woman.
Caden looked to see a small cantina/casino with gaudy flashing lights.
Behind them, Cho gave a smirk at his good fortune, walked over and retrieved his blaster, then quickly jumped into his speeder. Leaving his dead companions, the thug hit the accelerator and made a hasty retreat from the area. As he did, his mind started to re-think how he might still make good on the 5,000 creds. And now, he wouldn't be sharing it with anyone!
"Where would she go?" he thought to himself as his speeder mixed in with Salis D'aar traffic.
Caden's eyes caught those of the man who pointed them to the casino, discreetly dipping his head in gratitude.
As they approached it, he gathered himself and straightened his clothes, and trying to ignore the pain of the hit he had taken, strode into the club as if he owned it.
Kara smirked at the usually comment, and then looked around as she heard the sirens, anxious. It probably wouldn't be good if she was caught in stolen clothes from one of the local repair companies, especially if they were going to be questioned, she would certainly be targeted. Kara started to look for a place she could hide... and then looked at the rest of the group.
"If the law sees me like this, they will take me in."
Sam looks at Kara, computing her dimensions and size...
"Swtich with me," Sam says, pulling off his duster. The worn leather jacket was three-quarter length on him, but should still fit Kara without her tripping on it. "You'll blend in better with this and your uniform might give me cover to access any security cameras they have."
Sam stowed his blaster in his compartment and quickly shrugged off the coat and offered it to Kara on an outstretched arm.
Kara pulled off the blue and red jacket with a company logo that she had traded for on the black market a week ago and handed it over to Sam.
"Thanks," she said with a nod, and then added. "Here, this will help you look the part." And handed over a few tools that could be place in some of the specially designed pockets on the jacket.
Kex tries to catch up with his friends and sees the Droid and their new female friends talking and then changing their clothing. When he arrives he asks "Caden! Could you please take a look at my blaster wound? Just make sure it's not bleeding too badly or doing anything worse, will ya."
[OOC: Isn't there something like the catching of a Second Wind to regain some lost hit points, or was that only in the D&D 4E ruleset?!
If there is something like that in Saga (which I am pretty sure of, but have no book with me right now) I would like Kex to catch it if he can, you know :-) ]
[OOC:] Hey Nico, yes you did say that earlier, didn't you? I adjusted Kex's hit points for taking his second wind.
For all players, like in my LOTR games, any ability that may be used once per game session, may be used once per in-game day.
[OOC: Sorry, Tomcat. That might be true. I havea lot on my mind lately. Thanks for adjusting Kex's HP. Once per game-day sounds about fair. But I thought, what worth is waiting for. That was a major hit, wasn't it...? ;) Thanks for the quick heads up!]
Quote from: Cut on Jan 06, 2009, 06:18 AM
Kex tries to catch up with his friends and sees the Droid and their new female friends talking and then changing their clothing. When he arrives he asks "Caden! Could you please take a look at my blaster wound? Just make sure it's not bleeding too badly or doing anything worse, will ya."
[OOC: Isn't there something like the catching of a Second Wind to regain some lost hit points, or was that only in the D&D 4E ruleset?!
If there is something like that in Saga (which I am pretty sure of, but have no book with me right now) I would like Kex to catch it if he can, you know :-) ]
OOC: A couple questions; one game-mechanics related and one Star Wars oriented. First, do I need a medpac to treat him or can I make a bandage out of a shirt sleeve or something?
Second, is that necessary? In the game book, First Aid is used to treat unconscious (or worse off) characters.
I was of the understanding, based on only movie-watching (haven't read a SW book since the early 80s), that the heat of blasters, lightsabers and other Star Wars energy-based weapons cauterized on impact - that's why Luke's arm didn't bleed when his hand got lopped off by Vader, and why uncounted numbers of Imperials fell over with smoking smudges on their chests. I've always thought, that while painful - and often instantly fatal - SW energy-weapon wounds don't cause bleeding or other secondary damage... unless they got infected or something later on, of course.
But I had assumed that if Caden and Kex could grin and bear it, they'd be able to function well enough - so long as they didn't get in another scrap, where it would obviously affect them.
My plan was for Caden to head to the bar and buy a couple shots of something strong for himself and for Kex to take the edge off instead. ;)
OOC:
It's an interesting point. If you read the novels and so forth, lightsabers always cauterize woulds... however sometimes it seems blasters are more messy, which just seems strange, as they are both high energy weapon.
[OOC:] Those are good questions Shawn. I am not sure how to answer. In Star Trek, the weapons have settings that you choose to fire them on and some are more powerful than others. I think that is true in Star Wars, too, but there is no model of that in the mechanics. Weapons do a certain damage rating there is no instant kill (or vaprorization).
So, what do we see in the movies. Blasters hit Stormtroopers and kill them, and the energy appears to burn into the armor. Does it burn a hole through them? Does their armor at least cause the blast energy to only partially penetrate? If no armor, does it burn through? Is there a burst type blast? If a hero takes a wound, is it a superficial burn, unless it kills completely? Does it burn into the PC and remove important tissue, organs or bone?
See, a lot of this is more narration device. Finally, to get to your question of treating said wounds - again for mechanics purpose, you use a med-pac and they gain back said number of hit points, but for story - what's it mean? The PC was just burnt? The rules keep it very simple - the PC is not dead, so all you need to worry about is making a successful roll and they gain back a portion of hit points and the character goes on to fight with no hindrance.
That is why I do not like the condition track and hit points in the game, but that is another issue. I'd have to work through some House Rules to get into more detail on this stuff, and I am not invested enough into Star Wars yet., to do that. ;D
So, to finish, yes, you need a medpac to treat an injury - per the rulebook. But, Kex is not hindered by any mechanics that I see, he is just in danger of being killed easier if a new combat breaks out.
With Kara and Sam finished exchanging their clothes, the group followed Caden into the small cantina. The flashing sign outside its door declared the name Skully's.
Caden entered with no apparent notice and he strode to the bar. He leaned heavily forward, pulling open his shirt as he did to take a closer inspection of the blaster wound. A small divet of muscle and tissue was clearly burnt away, and the surrounding skin was red and blackened from the hit. He would need a med-pac to ease the wound, but for now the swift shot he ordered would suffice. Kex came up next to him, and though a bit pale, he was still on his feet. He took the drink that was sitting there and quickly downed it.
The two friends looked around to see if there was any sign of the young woman.
Kara kept pace with her new compaions, but followed a few steps behind. She was intrigued still as to who they were and what this was all about. She also was interested to see what would happen when the droid's presence became more apparent - the Bakurans were not big fans of any form of AI.
Sam walked into the tavern and all heads turned towards him, jaws slightly going slack. Talk ended and only the music could be heard that pumped through the speaker system above. The bartender looked a bit unsure, "Er... you are not welcome here! Get out now or I will have to call the authorities!"
The droid looked about himself and quickly realized that it was he who was being addressed.
[OOC:] You guys can give me a Perception roll DC 15
Quote from: tomcat on Jan 11, 2009, 06:14 PM
[OOC:]
So, to finish, yes, you need a medpac to treat an injury - per the rulebook. But, Kex is not hindered by any mechanics that I see, he is just in danger of being killed easier if a new combat breaks out.
OOC: That's how I interpreted it, too. Thanks for the explanation!
Caden thought this might happen. It wasn't uncommon; some of it was bias, but mostly, bartenders chased droids out because they'd never buy a drink, anyway.
"Sorry, Sam," Caden said with a frown. "Guess you'll have to wait outside... maybe go for a walk around the, uh,
neighborhood. Get a lay of the land and look for any new... hotspots."
If the person they were looking for was in here, he probably wouldn't want to be found. If Caden were in his place, he'd have a back door that he'd stay close to - might be nice if their target did the same, and found Sam waiting for him.
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Perception check: Roll(1d20)+9:7,+9 Total:16
Suddenly the commlink in Caden's pocket chimes, "Caden, we have something... we need to meet. Where would you like to?"
[OOC:] This is from Matt in the Farlain Tower thread.
Quote from: tomcat on Jan 12, 2009, 04:48 PM
Suddenly the commlink in Caden's pocket chimes, "Caden, we have something... we need to meet. Where would you like to?"
[OOC:] This is from Matt in the Farlain Tower thread.
Finding a quiet corner of the bar, Caden responded, telling Dan their story and where they were... and what they were after.
"We're at a dive called Skully's," he said. Noticing that a few pairs of eyes had turned his way when he had pulled out his comlink, Caden tried to look relaxed and spoke the last part far louder: "Yeah - good times down here. We're just getting started for the night; c'mon and join us for a couple-a drinks!"
[OOC: Just Great! Wanted to roll my perception skill roll, not having a printed out character sheet at hand, I have to rely on Profiler, which is right now doing an upgrade. I have to be away from my computer (long day of learning at univerity lessons). So, Tomcat, could you please just roll this one for me to keep the story rolling? Thank you!]
Kara walked in and immediately felt at home. Heading towards the bar she smiled and looked around the room, and plopped herself down on the stool as if she was a regular.
"Give me, whatever you got." She said to the bartender with a wink, glancing around the room as she waited for her drink.
OOC:
Perception roll:
8+ 19(d20 roll) = 27
And if we want to discuss house rules, I'd be happy to help starting friday when my prelim is done.
Caden sipped another drink as he made discussion with Dan, all the while scanning the tavern. In the haze of smoke and dim lights, his eyes finally fell on the petite figure of Neja. She was wedged into a booth between two large figures that were laughing over two large mugs. He could see that she was nervous, her own eyes searching Skully's common room for any threat. He was glad they had just met and she did not yet know what they all looked like - and who would have remembered anything with blasters flaring? Still, Caden thought Sam might become a flag on this planet, if droids were so disliked.
For Kara it was a lot easier. She had spent a lot more time on Bakura and knew what to look for, so to speak. She was handed her drink and she looked right to the dimly lit corner booths. The girl was curled up with apparent friends, hoping that she would be either missed by a pursuer, or those friends would stave off any attempts to grab her. The question was, what would they do now? Kara saw the droid leave, and she was stuck with two wounded spacefarers. Not good odds by any Corellian's judgement.
Sam strode back onto the street, his sensors taking in all the data around him. A large crowd still milled about and there were sounds close by of security personnel. The droid ignored all impertinant information and began to assess the building, seeing if there were any other exits.
[OOC:] Actions - and/or - dialogue
Don, Sam can walk the building and will take in the following: One main entrance, a back and side door, and the main front window are all exits. You may also give me a Perception test DC 20
Kara grabbed her mug and walked by the new group of "friends" that she had just made. She looked for the closest empty booth near the Neja and her friends. Hopefully Neja wouldn't remember her from the shootout, and would pay more attention to the two wounded men. In this, Kara tried to act like a local who came to this place often for a drink.
OOC:
Deception check?
Caden wasn't sure who Kara was yet, and he wasn't the trusting type, but he had to admit that she helped save their bacon back there in the street.
He watched as she moved closer to Neja, hoping that she'd stay on their side. The adrenalin rush had worn off after the fight, and Caden began to realize how much his blaster wound stung.
"They're not going anywhere right now, at least," he thought. For the meantime, as long as Neja stayed in the bar, Caden was content to keep scanning the faces of the patrons while Dan and Brim made their way over here and Sam scouted the outside.
He looked over to Kex and took another draw from his glass, thankful that the bartender knew how to make a stiff drink.
Quote from: tomcat on Jan 13, 2009, 01:18 PM
[OOC:] Actions - and/or - dialogue
Don, Sam can walk the building and will take in the following: One main entrance, a back and side door, and the main front window are all exits. You may also give me a Perception test DC 20
Perception +9
1d20+9... (7)+9 = 16
failed
[OOC:] Remember that you have Force Points that you can spend too, to help in a result. They kind of work like Courage in the CODA system.
OOC: And Destiny Points for an auto-20. Of course these you should save for the ultimate fights.
[OOC:] I am going to wait a bit longer to see if Don wants to make any adjustment to his Perception roll. I am not suggesting that you do, because you may wanna save points for a more critical time, but I still wanna wait to hear.
{OOC} - (oops) Sorry for the hold-up. I won't use the Force Point. Generally I won't use them if the chance of success is only 50-50.