Hoth: Blood and Ice

[Jan Melmoar]

Jan calmly pulls out her disruptor rifle and opens the speeder's door to give her a comfortable firing position, wind and ice whipping around her as she hums tunelessly, zeroing in on the pirates.

At the 'stupid or have a deathwish' part she waves merrily at their leader.

[Omandri Rist]

Kat seemed to be comfortable taking the lead here, for now the doctor simply looked about noting positions of ortolan captives and pirates strategizing in case this went south fast.

[Pipka]

Pipka looks around to identify targets on the outside of the group where might be able to fully unleash the flechettes from his shots without putting Ortolans in the line of fire and positions himself in the speeder so he could exit away from the crowd and keep cover between him and the hostiles.

[Immortal]

"These ortolans called for help. We answered." She replied cooly as she took off the helmet, letting soft steams of warm air out from the heating system. "They are allies of ours. And... you must be one of the leaders of the White Maw, I take it?"

“They owe us protection money, if we get what we are owed we’ll be on our way, otherwise an example has to be made. But since you want to play hero, our price just doubled. So what’ll it be, hero?”

“I am not a patient man.”

[Omandri Rist]

Omandri sighed "So there's no chance you leave these Ortolans alone and we all get to go home happily and in one piece?" He asked with slightly hammed up exasperation "and before you talk about money again leaving them alone means not robbing them."

[Jan Melmoar]

Distantly, Jans yells down "How much do they owe you, anyway?"

[Katarzyna Panteer]

The Jedi jerked her head in the direction of Omandri. "What he said."

[Immortal]

Omandri sighed "So there's no chance you leave these Ortolans alone and we all get to go home happily and in one piece?" He asked with slightly hammed up exasperation "and before you talk about money again leaving them alone means not robbing them."

"Who the kriff do you think you are?" he hissed through the helmet. The pirates bristle looking for a reason to violence. The Immortal stands with nearly twenty pirates that you can count. The ortolans look nervous unsure of how this will go.

OOC: Coercion check versus 1eC+2eD

[Omandri Rist]

"Listen I'm not trying to intimidate you guys, I'm not a scary guy and you're all a lot of scary looking pirates. I'm more looking to see if we can reach an understanding where you leave the Ortolans alone but we can all walk away happy. They clearly don't want to pay for protection and have asked for help. We want to reach a compromise if possible." He tried to explain carefully. He wasn't lying he wasn't a very intimidating guy.

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D3 MM ortolan aid Coercion hard with an upgrade: 2eA+1eC+2eD 2 failures, 1 threat

[Immortal]

The pirates listen and begin laughing at the less than intimidating nature of Omandri. The blizzard didn't help either but they got the gist and were not impressed. The leader spoke up, “Alright we’ll put that kriff you spouted on your tombstone.”

“Kill them, make an example for the others.”

OOC: Cool checks for Initiative.

[Katarzyna Panteer]

"Guns up," Kat said over the comms to Jan and Pipka.

It was time for action.

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D3 LA There Can Only Be Ortolan. Cool for Initiative: 1eP+1eA 1 success, 1 advantage


Wounds: 17/0
Strain: 15/0
Soak: 5
Ranged/Melee Defense: 1
Will spend Destiny on the first attack against Kat to upgrade.

[Jan Melmoar]

"Huh, the negotiations were short."
Jan trains her sight over the Immortal's heart. It did have a heart, didn't it? Well, only one way to find out.

Day 3 LA there can only be Ortolan, Cool initiative: 1eP+2eA 3 successes, 2 advantage


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Wounds 0/14
Strain 0/14
Soak :4
Melee/Ranged Defence 2

Will suffer 2 strain and then spend a destiny to upgrade any attacks coming her way 3 times.

((initiative slots permitting, Jan is keen to try and snipe the big guy early on))

[Pipka]

It seemed negotiations had broken down, as they do. Luckily, Pipka was ready and waiting.



D3, LA, Cool, Initiative: 1eP+1eA 1 success, 2 advantage


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Wounds: 0/13
Strain: 0/14
Soak: 5
Defense: Melee 1 Ranged 2

[Omandri Rist]

Omandri sighed "Nobody wants to just talk things out anymore." He said sliding the shield onto his arm .

"Take the leader alive if we can." He says in the comms as he rushes forward behind some cover

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D3 MM ortolan aid initiative cool: 1eP+3eA 4 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph


Use Triumph to move closer and find some cover

Soak 6
WT 0/16
ST 0/14
Defense Ranged 2/4 if cover stacks with shield Melee: 3

[Immortal]

The immortal dove for cover, behind a vehicle the rest of the pirate hoope and holler as they get ready for battle. There are vehicles and other things about in this village plus plenty of building to hide behind for cover.

OOC: Omandri is at Short after move, Pirates at Medium to Kataryzna and Long to the other two back at the vehicles and such. Immortal is Adversary 3 and Defense 1, Pirate Flamer is Adversary 1, 6 groups of 3 of minions. The minions are spread out enough to avoid blasts hitting more than one Minion group.

Immortal uses Triumph to get behind Cover. The Blizzard makes all ranged attacks one step greater in range, so short becomes medium and so on. Will flip Destiny if Immortal or Pirate Flamer are attacked.

Pirate Minions x6 Droid Inits: 6#2eA 2 successes 1 success, 3 advantage 1 success, 2 advantage 0 successes, 3 advantage 4 successes 3 successes, 1 advantage







Pirate Flamer Inits: 3eA 2 successes, 1 advantage


Immortal Inits: 2eP+1eA 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph


Initiative

PC 4 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph
NPC 4 successes
PC 3 successes, 2 advantage
NPC 3 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes
NPC 1 success, 3 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph
PC 1 success, 2 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage
PC 1 success, 1 advantage
NPC 0 successes, 3 advantage

[Jan Melmoar]

It was a ridiculously hard shot, long range, a blizzard, a moving target in cover.

Still, you don't get paid to hit the easy shots, do you?

Day 3 LA, round 1 shooting at the immortal, counts as extreme range from blizzard, 3 difficulty upgrades from adversary and one from destiny flip, defense 1. Sniper shot also upgrades difficulty once. Jan will true aim and spend destiny, accur-strike for : 8eP+3eB+4eC+1eD 0 successes, 3 advantage


Day 3 LA combat round 1 shot, natural marskman to re-roll first roll: 8eP+3eB+4eC+1eD 0 successes, 12 advantage


And evidently, she wouldn't be getting paid for that either. The crackling beam lancing through the swirling snow, narrowly missing the Immortal and detonating a fuel tack behind them. At least it makes for a good distraction.

(( 2 strain for 2nd maneuver, using 1 advantage to recover strain, use 3 advantage to ignore penalizing weather effects until the end of Jan's next turn, 4 boost dice to the next PC))

[Immortal]

The Immortal drew his second weapon and was now dual wielding two blaster pistols seeing as Omandri was the closest he took aim and fired! He was accurate even in the blizzard as the ortolans began panicking at the burgeoning fire… it had not reached any vital systems or fuel lines… but give it time.

OOC: Immortal Aims as maneuver and shoots at Omandri and hits for 13 wounds! Omandri is at Short after move, Pirates at Medium to Kataryzna and Long to the other two back at the vehicles and such. Immortal is Adversary 3 and Defense 1, Pirate Flamer is Adversary 1, 6 groups of 3 of minions. The minions are spread out enough to avoid blasts hitting more than one Minion group.

The Blizzard makes all ranged attacks one step greater in range, so short becomes medium and so on. Will flip Destiny if Immortal or Pirate Flamer are attacked. Immortal currently has Cover.

Oh and there is now a cool fire in the fuel power station. Ranged attacks that generate 3 threat or a Despair set off a fuel line explosion.

Immortal Two pistol Attack vs. Omandri + Aim: 3eP+1eA+2eB+4eS+3eD 4 successes


Initiative

PC 4 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph
NPC 4 successes
PC 3 successes, 2 advantage
NPC 3 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes
NPC 1 success, 3 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph
PC 1 success, 2 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage
PC 1 success, 1 advantage
NPC 0 successes, 3 advantage

[Omandri Rist]

One bolt glances off the shield but another lands square in his side. Omandri grimaced quickly grabbing a stim from his pouch and injecting it.

He then ran up to the immortal "Could of done this the easy way!" He said before jumping and punching the pirate leader in the face with the immortal off balance Omandri executed a flurry of quick pointed strikes to the neck, chest and arms targeting the man's nerve clusters.

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Soak 6 takes 13 to 7 wounds

Incidental remove stim from pouch (1 remaining)
Maneuver stim to recover Wounds (recover 5)
Maneuver to engage immortal
Action: attack

D3 MM ortolan aid punch the immortal boosts from Jan adversary 3 setback forgotten gm upgrade actual correct pool: 2eP+2eA+4eB+3eC+1eS 3 successes, 4 advantage


Hit base damage 7 (4brawn 3 sux) flip destiny for anatomical precision for extra 5 (intelligence 5) take 2 strain to add 2 more from martial grace, pressure points converts to strain and adds damage equal to ranks in medicine (+2)

Total damage 16 strain ignoring soak due to pressure points

Spend 3 adv to crit improved precision strike allows me to choose any crit up to average Severity. Choose overpowered (2 strain)
Spend 1 adv to recover strain

D3 MM ortolan aid punch the immortal boosts from Jan adversary 3 1 setback overpowered 2nd attack: 2eP+2eA+4eB+2eC+1eD+1eS 7 successes, 1 threat
D3 MM ortolan aid punch the immortal boosts from Jan adversary 3 setback forgotten gm upgrade overpowered attack actual correct pool: 2eP+2eA+4eB+3eC+1eS 3 successes


Hit again base damage 7 take pressure points adds 2 total damage 9 strain ignoring soak

Total 25 damage strain ignoring soak 1 threat to gm

Soak 6
WT 2/16
ST 3/14
Defense R: 2 M: 3

Will flip destiny for Coordinated Dodge to add 2 failures to their roll if targeted

[Immortal]

The Immortal crumples under the precise attacks of the Doctor.

[Dapper Dog]

The pirates shout and train their fire on the man that toppled their leader. One his a fuel leak and creates a blazing wall of fire several meters high cutting a swath through the village, hissing with the snow drift from the blizzard.

The concentrated fire reveal aging plasti-steel that blows out from underneath Omandri sending him tumbling down into an access tunnel some three meters down filled with hissing pipes and equipment.

Meanwhile a shuttle lands in front of a group of pirates closest to where the Immortal fell.

OOC: So this will be odd. I am going to assume that with Destiny spend they all miss? Using Advantage and one Triumph to create a wall of fire between the groups, it is at Short Omandri behind him and at short to Kat, this obscures the group from those further back than Medium.

Two triumph for some fun with Omandri, fall into a access tunnel below. Two triumph for landing shuttle. Lots of misses from nimblle dodges I assume.

Pirate Minions vs. Omandri Destiny used short Ranged Heavy: 4#3eP+1eB+2eS+1eD 1 success, 1 advantage 2 successes, 1 advantage, 2 Triumph 2 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph 2 successes, 1 advantage, 2 Triumph





Pirate Minions vs. Omandri Destiny used short Ranged Heavy: 3eP+1eB+2eS+1eD 1 success, 1 advantage


Initiative

PC 4 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph
NPC 4 successes
PC 3 successes, 2 advantage
NPC 3 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes
NPC 1 success, 3 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph
PC 1 success, 2 advantage
NPC 1 success, 2 advantage
PC 1 success, 1 advantage
NPC 0 successes, 3 advantage

[Pipka]

Pipka watched as mayhem was unleashed. At the provocation of the pirate leader, Jan takes a shot from the distance, but strikes a fuel tank behind the leader. The masked leader shot his newest friend Omandri (who seems perfectly fine somehow), then Omandri punched the sense out of him. The pirates started firing like mad at Omandri but he just kind of dodged all the blaster shots, but they did set off the fuel from the tank Jan had shot, which then exploded and Omandri fell into some kind of a pit (hopefully still fine).

Admist it all, a shuttle touched down, likely to exfil the pirate leader. Well, not if Pipka had anything to say about it. He calmly steps out of the Rabbit and sets his flechette launcher against it to steady his aim. After breathing out, Pipka squeezes the trigger and the durasteel canister flies true, exploding just before striking the shuttle, spreading into a cloud of durasteel darts that shred the shuttle to pieces and set off a chain of explosions as various components and munitions aboard are breached.

Pipka turns to Jan and gives her a thumbs up and a big grin that is currently obscured by his helmet.

Incidental: Step out of vehicle
Maneuver: True Aim
Action: Gunnery Combat Check

D3, LA, Ortolan, Gunnery, AV shot, Deadly Accuracy, Breach 2, Accuracy 2, Vicious 3, Crit 1, True Aim, Debilitating Shot: 7eP+1eA+3eB+2eD 4 successes, 7 advantage, 1 Triumph

10 base damage, 4 deadly accuracy, 4 successes, 18 damage at breach 2
2 advantage for boost to next PC roll.
5 advantages for crits plus vicious 3 and lethal blows 2 +150 crit check.
D3, LA, Ortolan R1, Crit +150: 1d100+150 218
154+ - Vaporized: Ship is destroyed in an impressive fireball. Nothing survives.
Triumph to have the ship explosion blast the pirate group it landed at.
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Wounds: 0/13
Strain: 0/14
Soak: 5
Defense: Melee 1 Ranged 2

[Dapper Dog]

“Who the kriff are these guys?” one of the pirates muttered. Thankfully he thought to bring Old Betsy… he kissed the old girl.

Ten years and she never let him down. He took aim, “Goodbye little guy!” The rocket missed but it had a target and already started to swing around.

"Damn it Betsy, you were the chosen one, you were supposed to kill that nerf herder not miss him!"

OOC: Missed but generated 2 advantages and activated Guided 3. PC turn.

Pirate Flamer + Old Betsy + Aim at Medium versus Pipka: 3eP+1eA+1eB+2eS+2eD 0 successes, 1 advantage

[Katarzyna Panteer]

The inferno in front of her made her lose direct visual of Omandri. And Kat was going to be damned if they didn't all make it back today. Her lightsaber was in her hand and the green blade ignited with a snap-hiss sound, and taking a second to center herself to the movements of the Force in this very moment, she dashed through the fire unscathed.

Kat held her lightsaber out to the side in a ready pose, regarding her surroundings now. The lightsaber was a clear signal of what she was - these pirates stood no chance if they insisted on continuing this. "Think this gives them the message?" she asked over the com to the others, also hoping that Omandri would respond to it.


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Action: Commit die to Sense.
Maneuver: Draw and ignite lightsaber.
Maneuver (2 strain): Move forward one range-band (to Short).

Taking 5 Wounds from walking through the fire (Soak applies, taking no Wounds).

Wounds: 17/0
Strain: 15/2
Soak: 5
Ranged/Melee Defense: 2 (Armor + lightsaber)
Sense: Upgrade the first attack against Kat.
Will spend Destiny on the second attack against Kat to upgrade.

[Dapper Dog]

Pirates are known for their bravery. Right.

No.

Well these pirates are brave and ran away bravely, into the storm.

OOC: Rocket missed and exploded in the wastes.

Go Rocket Go: 3eA+2eS+2eD 0 successes, 1 threat


Start of next turn. Medium to Pirates and Pirate Flamer, Kataryzna is at Short, and Omandri is in the hole at Medium technically. Still a blizzard
and fire wall, it's rough buddy.

Initiative

PC 4 successes, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph
NPC 4 successes
PC 3 successes, 2 advantage
NPC 3 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes, 1 advantage
NPC 2 successes
NPC 1 success, 3 advantage
PC 1 success, 2 advantage
PC 1 success, 1 advantage

[Katarzyna Panteer]

Kat continued her advance towards those not fleeing yet, picking up the pace towards the one equipped with what seemed to be a flamer of sorts. Her purpose was not to kill him, but rather to engage him to keep him occupied from going after the others, and as she went in with a threatening swing of her saber, she looked back at the wall of fire. Her armored hand reached out towards it, drawing upon the forces of the blizzard to move more of the snow around to quell the flames.

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Maneuver: Move to engaged.
Maneuver (2 strain): Aim.
Action: Swing lightsaber!

Wounds: 17/0
Strain: 15/3
Soak: 5
Ranged/Melee Defense: 2 (Armor + lightsaber)
Sense: Upgrade the first attack against Kat.
Will spend Destiny on the second attack against Kat to upgrade.


D3 LA There Can Only Be Ortolan. Round 2: Lightsaber/Intellect (Soresu) vs Pirate Flamer. +1B Pipka, +1B Accurate, +1B Aim. Adversary 1+GM Destiny. Player Destiny: 3eP+2eA+3eB+2eC 0 successes, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph


Spending 1 Advantage to give 1 Boost to next PC roller.
Spending 1 Advantage to recover 1 Strain.
Spending Triumph for shenanigans to quench all or some of the firewall.