Ziost - Crown of the Sith Empire

Maid of Honor
Event Type: Mayhem Event
Influence Cost: None
Participants: Unlimited
Timeslots: Mid Afternoon

Description: The Eagle has called his people to action the target list is out there and now is the time to make those that have betrayed the Empire and the Emperor pay for their crimes. There will be blood and fire… or a chance to counter the threat for the Empire!

Rules: Learning about the event is done with a Streetwise, Computer, Knowledge Underworld check at Hard; those that have access to the target list reduce this to Average. Skipping this roll increases the difficulty of all rolls by one. Failing this roll will increase Suspicion by 5 and add a setback die to every roll but they can continue.

Next you must choose if you are supporting the Eagle or the Empire. If you are supporting Darth Malgus you must use the Empire track.

For the Eagle

Optional: To avoid the Suspicion increase you can spend Three advantage or a Triumph on the roll to not increase Suspicion.

• Identify the Target: The player makes a Perception or Streetwise check at Average to find their target so they can make the strike then they have to do the deed. If this roll is failed they can simply sew chaos but will earn only half the credits as they did not hit a vital target.
• The Deed: The player has a variety of options for dealing with their target and failing that they can sew general chaos. Completing this section will increase Suspicion by 10. You only get one chance, and can only pick one of the options.
  
  • Set us up the Bomb: The Eagle likes spectacle and the player can indulge that by making a Skullduggery or Mechanics check at Average to apply a discrete bomb to the vehicle of the target.
  • Take the Shot: The Eagle cells have setup a sniper point and all the player has to do is line up the shot, this is a Ranged Heavy skill check at Hard to take out the target.
  • Collateral Damage: The player engineers an accident to take out the target by making a Computers, Mechanics, or Skullduggery check at Hard.
  • Sew General Chaos: The player plants an explosive device somewhere to cause violence and destruction, this option can be taken even if they don't have a valid target. This is a Mechanics or Skullduggery check at Average.

For the Empire

• Identify the Target: The player makes a Perception or Streetwise check at Average to find their target so they can Defend them, if they fail this check upgrade the following roll by one.
• True Patriots in Action: The player has a variety of options for defending their target failing this part means the Eagle agents are able to pull off their attack! You have failed the Empire!
  
  • Red Wire... Blue Wire?: The Eagle likes spectacle and the player can indulge that by making a Skullduggery or Mechanics check at Hard to remove bomb from a building or vehicle, failure just means the player failed to get their in time.
  • Bodyguard: The patriot uses their body as a shield and makes a Resilience check at Average, failure on this roll means they take 14 wounds Pierce 2. Failing this roll still protects the target.
  • Make them Pay: The player engages the agents directly in combat, make a Combat skill check at Hard to defeat them. Failing this roll means the target dies.
  • Not on my Watch: The player quickly uses their knowledge of vital systems to disable the trap or plans of the Eagle. Make a Computers or Education check at Hard to succeed. Failing this roll means the target dies.

Rewards/Outcome: Players that support the Eagle can earn 5000 credits if they successfully carry out the mission. Players that successfully support the Empire will gain the respect of the authorities and reduce their Suspicion by 5, this does not apply if you take Darth Malgus help.

OOC: Spending 6 Destiny for the first six players. Upgrade the difficulty on the rolls. Players that decoded or have access to the decoded message gain a free boost die on one roll.

For some, being there at the right moment would be a matter of preparation, and ensuring that they would be there at the right place at the right time for the most critical moment.

Not Dino. No, the Trandoshan had been going about his day when...something seemed to twig at his senses. It would remind him about being hunted, with someone keeping him in their sights. The Trandoshan flared his nostrils, almost as if sensing where the danger would come from.

Maid of Honor-Identify the Target-Perception-Difficulty Increased to Hard-Difficulty Upgraded from Destiny: 2eP+1eC+2eD 2 failures, 1 advantage

(Edit: Forgot the suspicion upgrade. The end result remains the same: failure with 1 advantage
Edit-forgot Suspicion upgrade, replacing 2nd difficulty Die: 1eC 0 successes
)

It would come too late, as an explosion would rip in front of the Trandoshan before he could pinpoint the source of the danger. Unable to find a target immediately, Dino moves without thinking. There are civilians on the streets, beings that would likely never give the xeno the time of day.

It didn't matter. Dino had his honor.

Maid of Honor-Empire Track-Bodyguard-Average Resilience Check-Check Difficulty increased to Hard due to skipping the initial roll: 1eP+6eA+3eD 4 successes, 1 advantage

Edit: Replace the first Difficulty Die with a challenge: 1eC 2 failures

[Final: 2 successes, 1 Advantage]

Dino interposes himself in front of a civilian, keeping his back to the blast. Shards of durasteel and transperisteel pelt him, but the Trandoshan doesn't flinch.

"Are you safe citizen?"

Malgus' orders were clear. He was to locate the target, and defend them at any cost. His lightsaber was in his fist, hackles up, chasing through the streets, racing to find his target before the Eagle's goons did. Tyr was unfamiliar with the layout of New Adasta's alleys and back streets, and he made the wrong heading more than once, agents were bearing down on the target by the time he arrived. Tyr interposed himself between the agents and the target, lightsaber humming to life with a sharp SNAP! that sent a tingle down his spine.

Salivating, he swung the orange-red blade, easily cutting one of the agents down, and injuring another. Eyes and fangs gleaming, he glanced at the cowering target, "RUN," he growled. The Eagle's agents agreed with the sentiment, and in moments he was alone, the street deserted.


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FOR MALGUS

Learning About the Event: Tyr uses Malgus' information to skip this step.
> Add Setback to remaining rolls.
> Gain Upgrade to one roll.

[D2 MA] Mayhem, Identify the Target (Streetwise, Average, Suspicion Upgrade, Destiny Both Ways, Malgus Upgrade, Malgus Setback): 2eP+1eS+2eC 1 failure, 1 advantage


[D2 MA] Mayhem, Make them Pay (Lightsaber, Hard, Failure Upgrade, Malgus Setback): 2eP+2eA+1eS+2eD+1eC 1 success, 3 threat


Results:
> Target lives!
> 1500cr gained

"We have a confirmation on location, my lord," Shaisha heard Paz chime in over the comm. "Sending you coordinates."

The Eagle-goons probably did not expect a Sith Lord to show up, and they almost managed to evade her attention... but not in time. They were wise enough to decide to flee in the face of a Sith, but they did not account for a lightsaber to soar through the air after them and cut one of them in half.

They had come for fire and blood. Shaisha would at least oblige these in some of it; their blood at least.

Once they were dead and the scene calmed down, a voice message was sent to Malgus. "This is Lord Tenebrous. They have paid with blood for daring rise against us. My blade has served you and the Empire once more, just like it did on Nar Shaddaa, Darth Malgus."

Oh right. She had saved someone too.



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For Malgus

Learn about event: Section IX powerbase to auto-succeed Knowledge: Underworld.

D2 EVENT: Maid of Honor. Identify the target. Perception. Upgraded difficulty from Destiny.: 1eP+3eA+1eC+1eD 0 successes


D2 EVENT: Maid of Honor. Make them pay (grrr Orokos!). Destiny upgrade+Malgus upgrade. Difficulty upgrade from failed roll.: 4eP+1eC+2eD 3 successes, 1 threat


Target saved.
+1500 credits.

Rumun knew what he had to do. There were clear orders from his master. Help the Eagle into sowing chaos and destruction, fear and death. The Empire was weak and must be destroyed for it to rise again stronger.

The Eagle was not an end, it was just a mean, a path to a new Empire.

The alien sith heard about the rumours of a terrorist attack threat and he started to plan to get the attention of the Eagle. Although he failed to pass unnoticed to the tight network of security cameras and other vigilance used by the Empire, Rumun did succesfully identified the intended target that the Eagle was trying to assassinate.

Unfortunately, Rumun was not very good at this. Although he did had the intellect, he was no trained mechanic and the bomb that he planted, did not explode as it should had.

That he was caught nearby the crime scene by the Inquisition cameras, was not good.

Not good at all...


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[OOC-Rolls]

For the Eagle

[D2 - MA] Reroll Maid of Honor (Mayhem) Knowledge: Und; Hard; 1 Upgrade Destiny; 2 Dif upgrade suspicion: 2eA+1eP+2eC+1eD 0 successes, 2 threat


Failed

[D2 - MA] Reroll Maid of Honor (Mayhem); Identify the Target; Steetwise: 2eA+2eD+1eS 2 successes, 1 advantage


Pass

[D2 - MA] Maid of Honor (Mayhem); Set us up the Bomb; Mechanics: 3eA+2eD+1eS 1 failure, 2 advantage


Failed

Suspicion mitigation roll

D2 - MA] Maid of Honor (Mayhem); Deception suspicion mitigation roll: 2eA+3eD 1 success, 1 advantage


Pass


Results

+15? Suspicion
Failed Overall

All of Ashley's work the previous day, and Darth Malgus' offer of assistance, were about to be put to the test. When the call came in that an attack was imminent Jo'ren leapt into a speeder with Lt. Hin and made for the target that had been ID'ed.

Calling out to the force enhanced his senses, although there was an odd sensation that he couldn't place. The target was easy enough to spot having seen the list. And just in time.

His saber activated just as the Eagle's kill squad arrived. They were no match for the whirling death he unleashed. It was over in moments. "You can thank me, and Darth Malgus, for your life citizen. Lt. Hin, I don't want this raw material to go to waste." He gestured at the bodies and deactivated his blades.

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FOR MALGUS

Learning About the Event: Jo'ren uses Malgus' information to skip this step.
> Add Setback to remaining rolls.
> Gain Upgrade to one roll from Malgus.
> Gain Upgrade to one roll from Suspicion.
> Gain boost to one roll from Decoding.

Identify the Target: Perception check at Average to find their target so they can Defend them, if they fail this check upgrade the following roll by one.
Day 2. MA. Mayhem. For Malgus. Dapper upgrade. Setback. Average Perception. Seek upgrade.: 2eP+1eC+1eD+1eS 1 success, 2 threat, 1 Despair

Success!

Make them Pay: The player engages the agents directly in combat, make a Combat skill check at Hard to defeat them. Failing this roll means the target dies.
Day 2. MA. Mayhem. For Malgus. Setback. Hard Brawn/Lightsaber. 2 Sense upgrades. Malgus upgrade. Suspicion upgrade. Boost from decoding. Boost from Ashley. Destiny flip.: 6eP+1eA+2eB+3eD+1eS 10 successes, 2 advantage


Great success!

Results:
> Target lives!
> 1500 credits gained
> Malgus success

"Here you are Miss Melmoar"

The Chiss intern runs a datapad over to her boss
"I cracked the code."

Jan takes the pad delicately in her long fingers and peers down at the display
"This is an ad for erectile dysfunction....."
N'zzi blanches and snatches the pad back
"No...I!....How could I have gotten a virus?"

The screen starts flashing 'Reported to authorities - Reported to Authorities' Jan rolls her eyes, shouldering her rifle as she heads for the door.

"I'm gonna do this the hard way, N'zzi...I'm cutting your non-existent stipend for this."

(( Day 2 Mid Afternoon Maid of Honour Event, learning about the event hard computers check, 1 difficulty upgrade suspicion, 1 difficulty upgrade Dapper Destiny, Using intern: 1eD+2eP+3eA+2eC 0 successes, 4 advantage
1 setback on future rolls. Spending the advantage to cancel the suspicion gain.))

A few minutes after heading out the rep gets a ping on her comms, she takes the call quietly, bringing the device up to her ear.

"Melmoar?"
"Speaking."
"Five thousand, bantha hunt, man with the red lapel is your guide."
"....Gosh this was so much easier than trying to hack through those ads"
"What?"
She hangs up with a click, following the indicated coordinates messaged to her

(( Day 2 Mid Afternoon Maid of Honour Event. Perception average to find target, one setback from first roll failure.: 2eD+1eP+2eA+1eS 2 successes, 1 threat
))

Some hours later a blurry shape is lying on top of an apartment low rise, humming quietly.
"We're in the money.....we're in the money...."

A kilometre away a distant figure with a red lapel strides out the doors of a government building, flanked by bodyguards.

"Come on my honey......"

The figure slowly tracks him and then as he pauses half a second for his assistant to open the door to his speeder.....there's a deafening BOOM and half his torso just disintegrates.

Back on the rooftop the blurry outline strips down her weapon and departs.

"We're in the money...."

(( Day 2 Mid Afternoon Maid of Honour Event, Take the shot, 1 setback from failed 1st roll, 1 upgrade from spending destiny.: 3eD+3eP+1eA+1eS 2 successes, 1 Triumph
Using the triumph to avoid gaining suspicion))

Jaheem tapped his contacts with Malgus to learn about the Eagle up to something and was given the name of a target. Jaheem rushed to the site of the assassination, he spotted the building and rushed inside he got to the floor that contained the target and burst inside. He saw the target and was yelling to come with him when he saw the brief flash of a blaster go through their head and the body crumple to the floor. Jaheem cursed to himself and his head whipped to the window where the shot came from and maybe caught a glimpse of something useful?

Madi of Honor average perception upgrade from dapper: 1eP+1eA+1eD+1eC 1 success, 1 threat


Madi of Honor Hard Combat upgrade from Malgus destiny flip: 3eP+3eD+1eS 4 failures, 3 advantage


(not sure if I can spend the advantage to get some useful information or something.)

Sylvain and Nasari responded to the notification from Malgus that there was a priority target that needed help. Despite the chaos of the moment, Sylvain sensed his way through the jumble and found the person just before a group of low level assassins came down on the official.

The duo of Sylvain and the Zygerrian cut through their opponents in a whirl of purple and red. He smiled proudly at the young woman of only 15 years. The two of them escorted their target to safety, accomplishing their mission to Malgus and the Empire.

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D2 Maid Event, For Malgus, Perception, -Setback from talent: 1eP+2eA+2eD 1 success, 2 advantage


D2 Maid Event, For Malgus, Lightsaber, Assist Nasari Bonus, Zash's Knowledge Bonus, Upgrade from Malgus: 2eP+1eA+2eB+3eD 2 successes, 1 advantage


Edit: Swapped out Bonus from lightsaber for Zash' Knowledge bonus with GM approval.

Results:
-Target Lives
-1500c from Malgus

Despite any misgivings about Malgus' potential motivations, their goals were the same as the Mandalorians.

Stop the Eagle, Protect the Empire.

So, the Mandalorian uploaded all the data into his scanner visors of his helmet. Rocketing through the city, finding where the Eagle's agents were working to sew discord and destruction.

His visor flashed, and Tyber landed at a building. "This... this wasn't on the lists..." he muttered, but the scanner was blaring in his ears about...

BOMB DETECTION!

Working quickly, through his fatigue from aiding Bex Company earlier, he pulled his custom tools from his pack.

Kneeling, he could feel the sweat on his brow beneath his helmet.

Red wire...

Blue wire...

The ticking of the countdown clock...

Red Wire...

Blue Wire...

It wasn't stopping, was it speeding up!?

Red Wire!?

Blue Wire!?

Trusting in his data, and the aid of Malgus' own information, he grabbed one, and...

Nothing.

The timer stopped.

The bomb was neutralized.

He finally let out a breath, and stood.

"This is Rook. I need an explosives removal team here. I have one disabled bomb."

MA2 - Maid of Honor Mayhem - Malgus Support the Empire Track - Learning about the Event (Cunning 4, Streetwise 1, Average Difficulty from the target list, Setback from fatigue, -2 Setback from Streetsmarts, suspicion upgrade): 1eP+3eA+1eC+1eD 1 success, 1 advantage


MA2 - Maid of Honor Mayhem - Malgus Support the Empire Track - Identify the Target (Cunning 4, Streetwise 1, Average Difficulty, Setback from fatigue, -2 Setback from Street Smarts): 1eP+3eA+2eD 0 successes, 6 advantage

Outcome: upgrade difficulty of next roll once

MA2 - Maid of Honor Mayhem - Malgus Support the Empire Track - Red Wire... Blue Wire?! (Cunning 4, Skulduggery 1, Custom Tools +1eB, Decoded Message +1eB, Malgus Suport Upgrade, Destiny Upgrade, Fatigue Setback, Minus 1 Setback Bypass Security, Upgraded o: 3eP+1eA+2eB+1eC+2eD 3 successes, 3 advantage


Outcome: +1500 Credits, Bomb Disabled

Rowan walked the streets slowly, surveying possible targets and confirming the validity of what he had decoded. It'd taken some time to narrow down the appropriate target from the possible lists. It was clear that the time had come for action to be taken.

D2: Maid of Honor: Initial Location (Computers: 1eP+2eA+2eD 1 success, 2 advantage


He paused as he stared at the vehicle that would be transporting one of the eagle's targets. He'd spent most of the prior night trying to decide which targets were more or less valuable, and he had settled into this. Rowen had hopefully located one of the most disposable imperial assets possible. The difference in political viewpoint made it all a little easier to deal with, of course, but it didn't change the fact he was crossing a line.

D2: Maid of Honor: Identify the target: (Perception): 3eP+2eD 5 successes, 2 threat


The materials were left per the file instructions and upon obtaining the items from the dead drop. He continued his walk down the street, slowly admiring several vehicles in the area until he was able to approach the target. It was less subtle than he'd hoped for, but his current options were limited.

D2: Maid of Honor: Set Us Up the Bomb; Boost from prior decode, Skulduggery: 1eP+2eA+1eB+2eD 2 successes, 1 threat


The timer had enough of a delay that he would hopefully escape any immediate notice, but if the wrong eyes saw what had taken place, there were going to be questions. As the explosion rang out, he looked ahead and continued walking. The Empire had no shortage of nobility, a few lost in a bombing wouldn't hurt things in the long run.

He checked his data pad to confirm the appropriate steps held in place to provide a proper alibi for himself if he fell under scrutiny. With a nod to himself, he continued on.

D2: Maid of Honor: Deception Check for Supporting Eagle: 3eP+3eD 2 successes, 1 threat


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For the Eagle: Boom!

Outcome: +5k Credits, Deception check to avoid Suspicion Gain

It was a cool afternoon in his lab, with the temperature outside reminding him of his own home. It was something he grew up and felt; nothing more than a mild discomfort to one such as him. Still, something seemed off with this afternoon, a sense of something wrong. A quick look around the news revealed something was up. Not to mention someone named Darth Malgus? No one he knew, anyway, but he seemed intent on dealing with the Eagle and he was intent on financing his next round of genetic research, whether he knew what the funds would be used for or not.

Checking the Conspiracy Theory Website for the news on the latest Eagle Attack (Computers check, Setback thanks to Darth Payday): 5eA+1eS+3eD 2 successes


So with a heavy coat and clothes and his apprentice Maral at his side, the tall Arkanian headed out into the chilly streets of New Adasta. It was a simple job, find a target, make sure he got to where he needed to go, and then we would all be done with it. Perhaps some tea afterwards or a new research paper to study. If the job was successful, of course.
Identify the Target (Perception check, Setback thanks to Darth Sugar Daddy): 1eP+2eA+1eS+2eD 3 successes, 2 threat


Sarron found his target, and with not speaking to him, let Maral take point to scout ahead for any of the Eagle's associates. It wasn't long before a wild shot came across his side, nearly missing the VIP. Taking out a small object from his pocket, he rushed quickly to where the shot came from, quickly deducing his location by triangulation of the shot's path. It didn't take long for him to find the assailant.

From the streets, Maral kept her eyes upon the VIP, shrouding him and moving alongside of the streets, taking shot after shot, after seemingly taking cover in where they couldn't reach, a long pause occurred. Then there was a loud scream, bellowing out into the streets below. From the scene above, the Arkanian looked down below, nodding to his apprentice that it was clear, the flaming body behind him of their former attacker's still echoing in agony as his screams slowly quiet down to match the icy void of the area below as he returned his device to his pocket and left the rooftops to meet his employer at the checkpoint.

VWOOM! CRACK! SWOOSH!~ (Lightsaber check, 2 Setback thanks 2 threats on previous roll and to Darth Moneybanks in addition to a upgrade dice roll thanks to him, 1 boost dice thanks to Maral, Destiny Point Spent): 4eP+1eA+1eB+2eS+3eD 3 successes


Results:
-Target Lives
-1500c from Malgus

Rex was generally on his own sorts, when he was contacted about causing a little chaos. He thought about things for a little bit and smirked; oh sure, it was supposedly to strike back for the Empire, but then any chaos on the planet was fun... Plus the credits!

He flipped through a target that he was assigned, and managed to find the best way to get to them. He was a little bit of a sore thumb in the middle of the city, being a non-human, but he still managed to blend in- he was just an alien after all and most Sith and Empire lackeys tended to ignore him.

Identify the Target: 2eP+2eD+1eC 2 successes, 4 threat, 1 Triumph

(Goofed, forgot to make the initial roll. It's still the same roll, and will add one die of difficulty.)

Oops Wrong Difficulty: 1eD 1 failure


Still makes it 1 success, 4 threat, 1 Triumph


What luck! He was able to find the target and their vehicle. He had to take a little bit of time though to wait for the car to be by itself, where the target couldn't see it while they were doing some sort of business or another. It took a little bit of time for the wait, but soon fortune blessed on him.

Identify the Target:
The ACTUAL Identify the Target- Perception + 2 Setback: 2eP+2eD+2eS 1 success, 3 threat


Rax was quick. Holding a bag full of goods that looked like he was trying to come back down the street with some sort of shopping, the Cathar tripped on the sidewalk and fell behind the car with a grunt. He had to pat around to pick up his items, quickly slip the bomb under the car and flip the activation, and then dusted himself off, retrieving his bag full of goods.

Set Us Up the Bomb:
Set Us Up The Bomb Skullduggery +1 Setback due to Threat, no Additional due to Convincing Demeanor): 2eA+2eD+1eS 3 successes, 5 threat


+2 Setback to next roll. Spent Triumph to eliminate Suspiscion.

With nobody the wiser, he grinned. Five thousand credits would soon be his as he walked merrily on his way.

Alister spent quite a bit of time on the net, so it truly wasn't too surprising that he found about the Eagles plans, and while he usually would of ignored it and spent the Afternoon in the Lab, Explosions were really not good for Skyscrapers. All he needed was Takanomi tower collapsing or some such things. So gathering up his comrades he set forth to put an end to the eagles shenanigans. At least for the day.

With a quick command to EG-04R , the droid started it's search for someone in need of assistance, It's circuits were far more suited to this then his eyes after all. It didn't take long either, a victim was about to walk by a conduit rigged to explode. Normally something hard to do but in the overwhelming chaos it was hard for most to pay attention.

Luckily for the helpless young woman, Alister knew a bypass for that system, and access to a nearby public terminal allowed him to hack in, and discharge the energy in a harmless manner. Of course it caused a large flare of light and a nearby lamp to fizzle out, but that wasn't important, at least at the moment.

Maid of Honor, Support The Empire, learning about the event, Computers at Hard: 2eP+3eA+3eD 5 successes, 1 advantage

Maid of Honor, 2 set back from rex on my first roll?: 2eS 1 failure


So 4 Success, 1 Advantage

Maid of Honor, Support The Empire, Identify the target Streetwise from EG-O4R, Boost from Speak Binary, Average: 2eP+1eA+1eB+2eD 2 successes, 1 threat, 1 Triumph


Maid of Honor, Support The Empire,Not on My watch, Computers at hard: 2eP+3eA+3eD 3 successes, 1 Triumph


For the Empire, not Malgus or anything else special... And the 2 Triumph for flare? Cool guys don't look at explosions? I dunno.

-5 suspicion

It was a distraction, this whole business with the eagle, and malgus. But one needed such distractions from time to time. And so she set out with instructions. Even with a little assistence from a certain unnamed corner, she could not properly identify the target in a timely manner.

It did not matter; there was no time, as the enemy moved to strike. Xyll utilized her abilities rather lazily, rocks flying through the air and knocking out a gun-toting maniac here and there. All in a day's work, citizen. Whoever you are.

(possibly more to add depending on GM adjudication)

For Malgus, learning about event through Malgus,
- adds setback to rolls.
- 1 free upgrade to a roll.
- 1 upgraded difficulty from suspicion.
- 1 boost from ally.

For Malgus; Suspicion Upgrade, Malgus Upgrade, Ally Boost, setback: 1eP+1eA+1eB+1eD+1eC+1eS 2 failures, 1 advantage


For Malgus, combat move check, upgraded difficulty from earlier failure: 3eP+1eA+2eF+2eD+1eC+1eS 1 Triumph, 2 Dark Side


1 DS to activate power... 1 DS to turn it into a sux? Triumph to?

Lucinia was somewhat surprised to get the communication from Darth Malgus, but not entirely. After all, she was a member of the Malveaux family, and everyone knew of them as a competent, Empire-serving family. Well, if she was needed to help thwart some terrorist plot, that was what she would do.

Unfortunately, being new to the city made things more challenging. She didn't know the streets. Everyone was wearing thermal cloaks! How was she supposed to spot the target when they looked just like anyone else? Gritting her teeth, she began to draw on the power of the Force.

It was then that she caught the glimpse of the barrel of a sniper rifle poking out of the nearby window. And she realized that the target was just next to her. Lucinia's jaw tightened. Blasters were so clumsy and inelegant, and the preferred tool of those who sought to harm their betters.

Lucinia stepped forward, eyes blazing. "You there, sniper! Come and face me bravely, instead of hiding like the coward you are!" Her voice was ringing, echoing down the street. Every passerby seemed to be looking at her.

There was a brief pause, and then the sniper rifle made a slight adjustment. "Damn you..." Lucinia muttered as a sudden hot pain tore through her body with the blaster bolt, and she was thrown to the ground.

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D2MA, using Malgus, perception: 1eP+1eA+2eD+1eS 0 successes, 2 threat


D2MA, Bodyguard, Malgus boost, setback from roll1: 2eA+1eB+2eD+2eS 3 failures


D2MA, Bodyguard, should have been a C: 1eC 1 failure, 1 Despair


Lucinia takes a crit
I've been shot!: 1d100 34
Stunned: The target is staggered until the end of his next turn.

1 Point for Malgus, 1500 credits for Lucinia. Also, 12 damage for Lucinia.

Hala and Elise began combing their sector of the city. She'd received a priority flag from her contact within the Consortium shortly after returning from the Bex Company deployment. They said that a civilian scientist working for a weapons manufacturing company was going to be targeted on his way in to work. The trouble was that he had half a dozen little caff shops, bakeries, and breakfast food stalls he enjoyed stopping at on his way in to the office each morning. His schedule was doubly complicated because today he needed to see a physician, so he was coming in to work for the evening shift, and they didn't have any data on that.

Grumbling under her breath, she began coming the streets while leaving Jutrian at the local security station so she could keep an eye on the surveillance system. After 10 minutes, they'd had four false positives and Moraal was starting to get nervous. They needed to find the man before the Eagles did.

"Colonel, I think we've got him. 97% match. He's over on Cantrail Street."

"Cantrail?" Hala replied, starting off at a quick jog, "Where the hell is that?"

"Other way Colonel. Duck under the train station, it's quicker. Get in the service lane and show them your military ID, then just go up the exit on the other side of the highway rather than getting on the train. Make a left at Kasdan Lane, and a right on Lucas Blvd. Two blocks down, and you should be right in front of him."

Hala clicked her comlink twice to acknowledge and dropped it back to her belt. Under the highway, glowering at rookie Security officers who barely bothered to verify her identity, and continuing on her route, she was almost too late. But she was also lucky.

Two youths in trenchcoats were idling on the street corner. They, too, were waiting for the good doctor. Their intended prognosis was different than Hala's. She noticed them before she noticed the scientist. In fact she only noticed the scientist when they began opening their coats to draw crude blasters from underneath.

"Jutrian, I need MPs on my position now."

Breaking into a full run, she slipped the blaster pistol from inside the catch on her arm and opened up with her emitters.

"You two!" she cried, not really caring how much distress she inflicted on bystanders, "Drop your weapons, Military Security! On your knees!"

In their surprise as well as under the sonic assault, they did hold their fire and lowered their weapons. It was all Hala needed to close the distance. She kicked the girl behind her knees and stepped forward, forcing her down under the colonel's boot. She placed the pistol at the base of the young boy's neck.

"Down," she growled, the lethal command rippling across the intersection and echoing off the nearby storefronts.

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For the Empire
Use Broker Consortium powerbase to succeed at the initial knowledge roll.

Maid of Honor, Identify the Target: Perception, assist from Jutrian: 1eP+2eA+1eB+2eD+1eS 1 success, 1 threat

forgot fatigue die on perception roll: 1eS 0 successes, 1 threat


Valuable Facts, Knowledge(Underworld): 1eP+3eA+2eD 5 successes


Assigning Triumph and Improved Researcher advantages
Maid of Honor, Make them Pay: Scathing tirade. Boost from lector, Rook's data. Plausible deniability to overcome fatigue setback. FTE: 2eP+3eA+2eB+3eD 1 Triumph, 1 success, 6 advantage


Target safe, -5 Suspicion. Advantage to soak up strain suffered from first roll.

Darth Malgus. A radical man in the way of politics, just the sort of ally Dayana might enjoy. The masked Sith strode into the designated area with her assistant flanking her. "Whom exactly am I to protect?"

Camilla rubbed her chin and then pointed that way. "There."

"Right then. See to it that I have a servant to wash out any potential blood." The Sith then waltzed over, not a care in the world, before sinking her lightsaber into a would-be assassin.

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D2 MA Streetwise with Camilla Substitute, Suspicion Upgrade, Setback from Malgus Route: 1eP+3eA+1eC+1eD+1eS 2 successes


D2 MA Lightsaber for Combat Check, Upgrade and Setback from Malgus Route: 3eP+1eA+3eD+1eS 3 successes, 2 threat


Target lives.
+1500 Credits for Dayana

The Red god was with Mahr. For the second time in two days he was near action where he could give a proper offering to his god and Queen.

Things happened fast but Mahr could recognise a predator when he saw one...but he was a bigger predator here

Identify the Target: Empire, hard, upgrade from suspicion: 1eC+2eD+2eA 3 successes, 3 threat
(dropped highest die because Mahr is not that cunnning...and neither am I apparently)(will take 3 strains)

Make them Pay:Melee, hard, 2 strains for frenzied attack: 3eD+1eA+5eP 2 successes, 4 advantage


Success, Target lives, -5 suspicion, +4 strain