Ziost - Crown of the Sith Empire

Lord Bellious and her analyst had had a busy morning that was now turning into afternoon. The device the Massassi retrieved was now laying in relative shambles at the table.

"Do your magic, Razzya. See what can be fixed and learned here."

Dapper Dog wrote:OOC: Mechanics check at Hard with two setback due to smashed condition.

OOC. Would like to Improved Researcher this before rolling Mechanics. Some Knowledge check? What difficulty?

OOC: Not near my books so may be a second on Improved Researcher but you have the stats for your sidekick so you can roll for them.

OOC. Improved Researcher gives Advantage to the following roll equalling Researcher ranks upon a successful Knowledge roll relevant to the subject. So type of Knowledge is necessary, and the difficulty of the Knowledge check.

OOC: Education

EA3. Education.: 1eP+4eA 6 successes, 2 advantage


[Didn't know the difficulty, but looks like a success, so...]

It looked like Razzya knew what it was, but couldn't quite repair it outright.

EA3. Mechanics. 3 Advantages (Impr. Researcher, Hydro spanner). Moyr Assists.: 5eA+1eB+3eD+2eS 3 failures, 8 advantage


[How can I use the obscene number of 11 Advantages to do something about the thing? Maybe extract key components and rebuild it?]

Mahr did not trust black boxes. Part of him was agreeing with his fellow massassi.

With a sigh he entered the room where they were doing odd things with a package under his arm

"MAHR HAS WHAT YOU WANTED"

The device is beyond repair but the components are all standard Imperial components reserved for military or Intelligence use. Whoever used it, has access to contraband or letimitae access to Imperial equipment. She can identify that it was assigned to the Imperial Camp in Ajunta to Bex squad.

"Good. I'll install it soon." She nodded to Mahr, then looked at Razzya. "What was its basic purpose? If it had lured in a monolith, it could have been either on purpose or by accident. But the latter is less likely if the equipment is standard, unless this was a feature rather than a bug."

The massassi woman said, "Intended purpose is to use for signal jamming, but a simple modification can make it a lure. Obviously that is what was done. Obvious when you look at it."

"So you've walked into a setup?"

“The intent was to see why it was setup, but yes,” she said in agreement.

“It is not the first time we of the Third generation have suspected interference in our uplifting.”

"Previously, who has wanted the failure of your uplift?"

“We do not know, could be any number of political entities that fear that our increased intellect will tip the balance of power towards our species in some edge cases. We are enhanced massassi, all of the strengths of our offshoot species with none of the drawbacks bred into us over a millennia by the ancient sith,” she responded.

''SHOULD BOSSMAN PIERCE BE WARNED?'' Mahr asked ''HE HIS GOOD LEADER''

The female massassi said, "He has shown a level of competence his commanding officer has lacked."

''HE IS A WARRIOR...THE ONE ABOVE IS WEAK AND SOFT'' Mahr agreed with a grunt

Mahr wrote:''HE IS A WARRIOR...THE ONE ABOVE IS WEAK AND SOFT'' Mahr agreed with a grunt

The female looked at Mahr and said, “Simplistic but apt.”

"Razzya, could you find me a profile of Pierce's XO?" Moyr steepled fingers.

Captain Thuriza, Sith blood commander non-force user from a respected Sith family well connected politically. She has solid commendations but does not have any real combat experience that you can find, everything else is classified.