Ziost - Crown of the Sith Empire

"MY....QUEEN, I CANNOT..."

Emperor mind control, 2 upgrades, massassi setback, destiny flip: 2eC+2eS+3eP+1eA 2 failures, 1 advantage, 1 Despair

It was the moment. She felt it. The sensation through the Force told her that this was the moment in time where everything would hang in the balance. The one chance they'd have to stop him. To free the Empire. To free her fathe--- no...

"Dayana. Run..." she managed a frantic gesture in the direction of Jo'ren and Jun-Tsu.

As the Emperor unleashed his will, she felt her fingertips at first go numb, as if she was losing sensation of control. No... To a Child of the Emperor, this was an unmistakeable feeling.

She couldn't fight alongside the others now. All she could do was to scream in protest as she felt her mind slipping away from her, repressed once more under his will.


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D8 Resisting the Emperor's call. Dishipline!!! Powerbase (Assassins) to Boost. Destiny to upgrade roll. Difficulty upgraded once from Night, and once from Valkorian: 3eP+2eB+2eC 0 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Despair


D8 Forgotten Setback. Pretty please be kind?: 1eS 1 failure


Thanks Orokos. I'm sure Dapper has plans for that Despair. Hoping I can use Advantage to have a chance to attempt to break free?

Valkorian looked at her and said, “Your resistance has been futile, you have always been mine and in the end what do you have to show for it?”

“Just a broken child.”

Lord Tenebrous regained her composure and said, “I am fine… the Emperor will not control me that easily. We need to find Jun-Tsu, she is all that matters now.”

She ignites her lightsaber and walks without much care through the rubble and falling debris.

Everything was going to be just fine.

As the Emperor started speaking, Moyr tried to shut him off and focus on the pain in her abdomen...

[Darkest Ritual for 3 Wounds, Roll Incoming]

However inward she tried to reach, however, she was finding his will pulling on her on each descent. He had permeated her through and through, and now the pull of a million tendrils was inevitable, irresistible, indomitable...

EA7. Resisting the Emperor. HAHAHA!: 3eA+5eC+1eS 3 failures, 1 threat


She creamed inward, howled, fought even us her will was crumbling like a castle on a cliff in an earthquake, slabs of stone falling off into waves below, leaving bare whatever of her self there was to protect and cherish...

Right before her the last sliver of her will would collapse, however, she rettrenched what was left, the very core of her being, the revolt against being dominated, the endless and painful fight for freedom as promised by the Code.

As he stared into her soul, she recited:

"Nwûl tash.
Dzwol shâsotkun.
Shâsotjontû châtsatul nu tyûk.
Tyûkjontû châtsatul nu midwan.
Midwanjontû châtsatul nu asha.
Ashajontû kotswinot itsu nuyak.
Wonoksh Qyâsik nun."

And with the last words, her chains were broken.

EA7. Slippery Mind Talent. Hard. Influence. Ritual.: 2eP+1eA+2eF+3eD 2 successes, 1 threat, 2 Dark Side


[3 Dark Pips to mitigate threat, Advantages to either re-Shroud/keep her blind spot or, if not possible, to recover Strain]

Mahr wrote:"MY....QUEEN, I CANNOT..."

Emperor mind control, 2 upgrades, massassi setback, destiny flip: 2eC+2eS+3eP+1eA 2 failures, 1 advantage, 1 Despair

Queen was traitor and he knew where she would be... she had to die and then Mahr would be king! Mahr turned to leave many Massassi following him, their eyes glimmering red.

Axes for everyone!

Oh fffuuuuu--I picked the WORST day-- Shelzais ducked backward out of the way of falling debris. This was the last place she wanted to be; she'd never wanted any part of the meatgrinder of Sith politics and Sith ambition. Oh no, no thank you, I'll just be off--

And then the will of the Emperor came crashing down on her mind like a ton of shattered duracrete.

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D8 EA KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!! cool vs average+setback, 1 upgrade from NoT, player Destiny upgrade: 1eP+3eA+1eC+1eD+1eS 0 successes, 1 advantage


GDI Orokos!

Shelzais is as far away from the center of the action/down the nearest hallway as she could get before the action starts....

"Nngh...!" Her head suddenly felt like it was split as the Emperor's will seized her. She heard Jaheem and Ilar's voice vaguely, and saw them coming closer. "N-no... Move away from me-!"

And then all was as the Emperor willed it.

Discipline to resist the EMPRAH: 2eP+1eA+1eC+1eD 0 successes, 1 advantage

Those that have fallen in thrall to the Emperor, find their will subsumed by his but can still see and hear everything that is going but their body acts without their control. It is a terrifying sensation as they begin to draw weapons and move forward to defend their Emperor and die for his cause…

Their eyes glimmering red with his power except for Shaisha because she is fine.

OOC: Those that fail are under his control and have an urge to violence and slaughter, towards Malgus and his followers but really anyone that gets in their way is fair game. Those with advantage are resisting the control and move with jerky movements and may get another chance to reclaim their bodies.

Rumun watched these events from the sidelines, smilling as the whole world devolved into chaos. Mortals were so prone to search for power and kill each other. This coup coming from Darth Malgus was just like that.

This treachery coming from Darth Malgus was good, the Empire had become soft in the peace, so war was inevitable. Yet he was not so prone to fall under either party, nor the Emperor nor Darth Malgus, for now...

Rumun was a neutral spectator waiting for the right moment to intervene. His will was too much for even the Emperor to affect him, at least in global effects.

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[OOC-Rolls]

[D8 - EA] Malgus and the Emperor! Average dif + setback; Discipline/Willpower: 3eP+2eD+1eS 2 successes, 1 Triumph


Not sure what to do with Triumph!

The Dark Side swirled around her, blinding her with its corrupting influence. It's overcoming me! All of us, there is only despair! If her eyes could weep, they would, but there could be no tears. She bit down on her lip, hard enough to draw blood, as she weathered through it all the same.

Her resistance was not due to any desire to. It was natural instinct to fight. Visions, what may or may not have been there, clouded her thoughts. Inside this storm, she thought she saw Santana reaching out to her. Regardless of the meaning behind this, Dayana reached out to.

By the end of that, she had snapped out of any apparent control. The Dark Side passed her over and she had her will. Or do I really? Am I a different sort of pawn? Those captured by the Dark Side were obvious to her; they were to be avoided. She wondered if her own resistance was obvious, for her mask covered where the aura was coming from: the eyes.

Her ally, perhaps friend, Shaisha seemed to be fine. And yet, she had screamed. Is that the truth? What is... The truth?! Dayana drew her blade and followed anyways, a step backwards. "Why them? Why not leave now? What is your plan?"

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D8 Mind Control Resist with Discipline: 2eP+2eA+2eD+1eS 2 successes, 1 advantage


Any potential rolls to discover Shaisha's possession?

OOC: Roll Perception versus 2 red and 2 purple.

Darkness... So much darkness... I don't... It doesn't emanate from her the same way.

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D8 EA Perception... Friend?: 2eA+2eD+2eC 4 failures, 1 threat

OOC: Those that fail are under his control and have an urge to violence and slaughter, towards Malgus and his followers but really anyone that gets in their way is fair game. Those with advantage are resisting the control and move with jerky movements and may get another chance to reclaim their bodies.

Mahr tries to resist, his mouvements are slow and erratic but ultimately he can't stop himself, slashing all in his way...moving towards the ruins where his beloved queen will be

Jaheem moves away from Raela and tries to not be in anyone's way, not impeding anyone just yet and slowly moving toward an exit.

With control over herself regained, Moyr tried to tell frenemy from full enemy... With meagre effect.

EA7. Vreysk Possessed? Perception.: 1eP+2eA+2eC+2eD 3 failures, 1 advantage


[Advantage, as per book, to notice some other interesting facts.]

Lord Bellious wrote:With control over herself regained, Moyr tried to tell frenemy from full enemy... With meagre effect.

EA7. Vreysk Possessed? Perception.: 1eP+2eA+2eC+2eD 3 failures, 1 advantage


[Advantage, as per book, to notice some other interesting facts.]

The Wrath standing at the Emperor’s side was impassive, but he also did not show the tell-tale signs of control either. He watched the chaos but made no motion to move. Maybe he waiting for a direct command or maybe something else was crossing his mind.

Meanwhile Darth Hoshi seeing the chaos saw an opportunity and unleashed her lightsaber and plunged into battle with Darth Hurn. Hoshi hissed, “I really don’t care who wins… just as long as your corpse adorns my wall.”

Hurn parried the strike as the duel began and said, “I won’t fall like Thanaton.”

Sylvain and Nasari walked calmly through the chaos until they were a short distance away from the Jun-tsu squad. Shaisha totally looked like Shaisha.


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D8 Perception On Shaisha: 1eP+2eA+2eD+2eC 5 failures, 1 advantage

Amids all the chaos, Rumun noticed that Darth Hoshi, decided to settle her grudge with Darth Hurn. Rumun smirked as his master decided as a Sith should do.

To settle her own path.

His left hand goes to his lightsaber, grabbing it. He is waiting for the right time to, of course, assist his master

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[OOC]

Will try to join Darth Hoshi vs Darth Hurn once the GM allows it.