Rutrow the Wookie Jedi found himself on the planet Ryusion. Captain Koran let him out of his cargo crate, and explained that he had intended to drop him off on Yauslag along with his companions. He said that an Empire cruiser had showed up, and he had been forced to take off. Using a combination of sign language and Jedi telepathy, Rutrow was able to ask if he could stick around with the captain until he made the trip back to Yauslag. He also demonstrated his technical prowess by fixing a loose plasma coupling on the port side of the Koran's ship.
After a few hours, Koran invited Rutrow for food at a nearby kebab kiosk. Later on, Rutrow found himself alone and worried for his friends.
Luckily, his companions Krussk and Odo-Kor were only a few hours behind him on Phyll's ship. After they landed on Ryusion, Phyll looked up the docking registry and saw Koran's ship in berth 92. The two Jedi made their way to Koran's ship, and using the Force, determined that Rutrow was inside. A happy reunion took place.
Koran joined the group in a conversation and learned about the fate of the secret base on Yauslag. Realizing that everyone was now at risk, he went off to make arrangements for himself and for the party. Krussk took the opportunity to rent a covered cargo bin, and transport his illicit clone trooper armor to Koran's ship. He also spent some time tinkering with the electronics in the helmet, and managed to disable the commlink.
Koran returned and said that he would have to split off from the party, but that he had contacted a smuggler who could get them off-planet before the Empire arrived. He explained that the locals have a religious taboo against visiting the lava pits without a priest, and that this smuggler has already been banned from trading on this world for violating that taboo. His ship is parked many kilometers out of town near a geothermal conduit in the lava fields. These conduits are floating energy pipelines that transmit energy back from the lava pools. And because sentients are not allowed to view the pools directly, they use large maintenance droids that travel along the top of the conduits. Koran said that a guy would show up in an hour, and show them where to get on board one of the maintenance droids.
An hour passed, and the party spotted their contact. He led them discretely to a maintenance hatch, and activated the droid. It was the size of a car, but only had running boards on the sides. The party clung to it's sides as the guy activated it, and it started out along the top of the conduit.
After several minutes of travel out in the open, the party noticed an open-topped speeder approaching from behind. Three people were in it, and as it got closer, they saw that the one in the rear seat was aiming a carbine in their direction. When he fired, they knew something was up. Odo-Kor ignited his lightsaber and went into a defensive stance. Krussk stayed low, and tried not to be noticed. The gunner with a carbine fired at Odo-Kor, and rolled a 20, but Odo-Kor rolled a 20 also, and deflected the shot with his lightsaber.
Rutrow jumped over to the side of the droid closer to the incoming speeder, and the gunner took a shot at Rutrow. Krussk decided to stop hiding and popped up to take a shot at the gunner. He missed. The gunner then decided to switch targets and aimed at Krussk. He rolled a 20 on his shot. It was destined to hit krussk in the head, but Odo-Kor spent a Force point to deflect it with his lightsaber, and he also rolled a 20! The shot impacted the lightsaber and ricocheted to the ground.
The speeder moved closer, and when it was close enough Rutrow blasted it with a Force Slam. This knocked over the gunner in the back seat, and caused the driver to swerve to the side. When the driver regained control, he sped ahead a short distance. The passenger opened fire with a pistol, but missed.
Krussk took aim with his blaster rifle. His shot took the gunner full in the torso, killing him instantly. The passenger returned fire again, but missed again. Krussk aimed carefully and shot the driver. The speeder started to slow and veer away from the conduit as the driver expired. Seeing that this entire chase was taking place at just over running speed, Rutrow leapt from the maintenance droid and started pursuing the speeder, his lightsaber in hand. He was not able to reach the speeder before Krussk's final shot found the passenger and killed him. Rutrow was able to jump aboard the slowing speeder and steer it alongside the maintenance droid as it continued on its way.
Krussk and Odo-Kor jumped from the maintenance droid and Rutrow brought the speeder to a halt. The party stripped the bodies of weapons, and then dumped them into a nearby lava pool. They then continued to follow the conduit in the speeder. After a while, they spotted the transport ship about half a kilometer from the conduit, and veered off to meet it.
Next session : The Sullustan Smuggler
26.7.07
19.7.07
Episode 3.1.1
Krussk and Odo-Kor decided to stock up on food from the cargo containers before pursuing the Rodians. They figured that since they were stranded, any civilization was better than none. While they were gathering supplies, however, they heard a speeder approach. They hid behind the container, and Krussk started rapidly putting the food back.
A flat-bed skimmer with a cargo arm floated over the hill, piloted by a skinny-headed humanoid wearing a white, hooded robe. This person failed to notice the two hidden party members, but as he was loading a cargo container onto his skimmer, he noticed the hole cut into the side of it. At this point, Odo-Kor stepped out and said hello. Startled, the stranger asked who he was and wanted to know what he was doing there. Odo-Kor introduced himself said that they had been stranded. The person introduced himself as Phyll, and it became clear that he was a Muun, of banking clan infamy. He was obviously a Separatist. Krussk stepped out, and Odo-Kor introduced him as well. Phyll welcomed them to the planet Yauslag.
After a brief questioning by Phyll to confirm that the players were really associates of Captain Koran, they were invited to help him collect the cargo and take it back to his hidden base. The base turned out to be an abandoned underground depot for farm machinery. Phyll explained that this planet had seen industrialization many centuries ago, but that it had been mostly abandoned and then re-settled by Rodians looking for a simpler hunting existence. This base was one of the last farming posts during industrialized times. They descended into the tri-level hangar, and saw the walls lined with about 2 dozen battle droids in maintenance alcoves.
Phyll explained that this place was a secret cache of Separatist droids, and that he was slowly taking the standard models and updating them with individual processors so that they could operate more independently. As he put it, "It's a whole different war now." He has been here for months by himself, with ships dropping off droids every week or so. He also said that he had asked the local Rodian hunters to "discourage" anyone seen hanging around his drop-off point.
He noticed the blasted locking mechanism on the container, and complained that it was going to take forever to properly unload and re-load the droids. Krussk said that he could repair it if he had tools and some assistance. Phyll and Odo-Kor helped out, and after about an hour the electronic lock was repaired. While they welded a plate over the hole that had been cut in the container, Phyll unloaded the droids and started to reprogram them. Odo-Kor and Krussk then decided that they would help get cargo crates as quickly as possible.
As they drove out to pick up the second crate, they noticed black smoke coming from over the horizon in the direction that the Rodians had ridden. On the way out for the third crate, Phyll called them on a comlink and said that his perimeter sensors were picking up a platoon of clone troopers incoming on a speeder APC. They rushed back to the base, and Odo-Kor was frantically activating battle droids. The two party members joined in, and started booting them up. They worked downward, and were almost done with the second floor when the sounds of blaster fire erupted from the level above. The battle droids were engaging the clone troopers.
One of the troopers rappelled down in front of the party, and Odo-Kor quickly ignited his lightsaber and severed the lower portion of the cable. As the trooper started to swing around to land on the second level, Odo-Kor cut the cable above him, dropping him to the floor of the hangar. Krussk continued to activate droids, and Odo-Kor eventually came back to help too.
After the second floor was done, all three jumped into the turbolift down to the ground floor. As the doors opened at the bottom, a blaster shot impacted on the rear wall of the lift. The fallen trooper had taken up a position behind a column and was firing. Odo-Kor charged him and attacked with his lightsaber. The trooper fired back at close quarters, and Krussk ran up to help, bayonet at the ready. The two of them flanked the trooper and Krussk impaled him, taking him out of the fight. Phyll fired up the skimmer and activated the lift, and everyone jumped on board. The stabbed trooper was hauled aboard as well for his armor. Phyll said that he had an escape transport hidden a few kilometers away, and that they would have to make a run for it.
Shots were fired at them as they rose past the other two floors, but they were able to hide behind the cargo arm for cover. As they cleared the surface, another trooper jumped onto the skimmer from ground level. A frantic battle ensued, and it looked like Odo-Kor was about to run out of breath before being fatally shot. Krussk stepped in between the trooper and his friend, however, and Odo-Kor was able to catch a second wind. Krussk then impaled the trooper on his bayonet, and pushed him over the edge into the hangar below.
Odo-Kor and Krussk saw the un-manned APC speeder, and commandeered it while Phyll led the way. Once they arrived at Phyll's ship, Odo-Kor disabled the controls of the APC with his lightsaber, and they jumped aboard the transport. As they departed the atmosphere, an Empire cruiser started to pursue. But it was too far away in orbit, and the party was able to jump into hyperspace.
They flew to Ryusion, which was the original destination of Captain Koran. There they were able to meet up with their friend. Koran said that the plan had been to leave the Jedi safely with Phyll. As he was unloading, however, an Empire ship had shown up and demanded to know what they were doing. They claimed they were making some repairs on the way to Ryusion, and had to leave before they had unloaded all of the crates, including the one with Ji-Lin's padawan inside.
A flat-bed skimmer with a cargo arm floated over the hill, piloted by a skinny-headed humanoid wearing a white, hooded robe. This person failed to notice the two hidden party members, but as he was loading a cargo container onto his skimmer, he noticed the hole cut into the side of it. At this point, Odo-Kor stepped out and said hello. Startled, the stranger asked who he was and wanted to know what he was doing there. Odo-Kor introduced himself said that they had been stranded. The person introduced himself as Phyll, and it became clear that he was a Muun, of banking clan infamy. He was obviously a Separatist. Krussk stepped out, and Odo-Kor introduced him as well. Phyll welcomed them to the planet Yauslag.
After a brief questioning by Phyll to confirm that the players were really associates of Captain Koran, they were invited to help him collect the cargo and take it back to his hidden base. The base turned out to be an abandoned underground depot for farm machinery. Phyll explained that this planet had seen industrialization many centuries ago, but that it had been mostly abandoned and then re-settled by Rodians looking for a simpler hunting existence. This base was one of the last farming posts during industrialized times. They descended into the tri-level hangar, and saw the walls lined with about 2 dozen battle droids in maintenance alcoves.
Phyll explained that this place was a secret cache of Separatist droids, and that he was slowly taking the standard models and updating them with individual processors so that they could operate more independently. As he put it, "It's a whole different war now." He has been here for months by himself, with ships dropping off droids every week or so. He also said that he had asked the local Rodian hunters to "discourage" anyone seen hanging around his drop-off point.
He noticed the blasted locking mechanism on the container, and complained that it was going to take forever to properly unload and re-load the droids. Krussk said that he could repair it if he had tools and some assistance. Phyll and Odo-Kor helped out, and after about an hour the electronic lock was repaired. While they welded a plate over the hole that had been cut in the container, Phyll unloaded the droids and started to reprogram them. Odo-Kor and Krussk then decided that they would help get cargo crates as quickly as possible.
As they drove out to pick up the second crate, they noticed black smoke coming from over the horizon in the direction that the Rodians had ridden. On the way out for the third crate, Phyll called them on a comlink and said that his perimeter sensors were picking up a platoon of clone troopers incoming on a speeder APC. They rushed back to the base, and Odo-Kor was frantically activating battle droids. The two party members joined in, and started booting them up. They worked downward, and were almost done with the second floor when the sounds of blaster fire erupted from the level above. The battle droids were engaging the clone troopers.
One of the troopers rappelled down in front of the party, and Odo-Kor quickly ignited his lightsaber and severed the lower portion of the cable. As the trooper started to swing around to land on the second level, Odo-Kor cut the cable above him, dropping him to the floor of the hangar. Krussk continued to activate droids, and Odo-Kor eventually came back to help too.
After the second floor was done, all three jumped into the turbolift down to the ground floor. As the doors opened at the bottom, a blaster shot impacted on the rear wall of the lift. The fallen trooper had taken up a position behind a column and was firing. Odo-Kor charged him and attacked with his lightsaber. The trooper fired back at close quarters, and Krussk ran up to help, bayonet at the ready. The two of them flanked the trooper and Krussk impaled him, taking him out of the fight. Phyll fired up the skimmer and activated the lift, and everyone jumped on board. The stabbed trooper was hauled aboard as well for his armor. Phyll said that he had an escape transport hidden a few kilometers away, and that they would have to make a run for it.
Shots were fired at them as they rose past the other two floors, but they were able to hide behind the cargo arm for cover. As they cleared the surface, another trooper jumped onto the skimmer from ground level. A frantic battle ensued, and it looked like Odo-Kor was about to run out of breath before being fatally shot. Krussk stepped in between the trooper and his friend, however, and Odo-Kor was able to catch a second wind. Krussk then impaled the trooper on his bayonet, and pushed him over the edge into the hangar below.
Odo-Kor and Krussk saw the un-manned APC speeder, and commandeered it while Phyll led the way. Once they arrived at Phyll's ship, Odo-Kor disabled the controls of the APC with his lightsaber, and they jumped aboard the transport. As they departed the atmosphere, an Empire cruiser started to pursue. But it was too far away in orbit, and the party was able to jump into hyperspace.
They flew to Ryusion, which was the original destination of Captain Koran. There they were able to meet up with their friend. Koran said that the plan had been to leave the Jedi safely with Phyll. As he was unloading, however, an Empire ship had shown up and demanded to know what they were doing. They claimed they were making some repairs on the way to Ryusion, and had to leave before they had unloaded all of the crates, including the one with Ji-Lin's padawan inside.
12.7.07
Episode 3.1
Krussk was a soldier for the Republic, a good Trandoshan. He had been visited by the Jedi when he was a teenager, and they expressed interest in his special powers. But they would not train him in the Jedi ways. Later, he fought beside one of them, a human Jedi Master named Ji-Lin-Jiang, in the Clone Wars. But the clone troopers turned on them one day, and they were forced to flee along with Ji-Lin's padawan and a young Kel Dor Jedi named Odo-Kor.
The group of four escaped together, and spent some time on the run from the Empire's forces. But the clone troopers managed to find them again somehow, and Ji-Lin drew off their pursuit, leaving the other three to be smuggled offworld in cargo crates.
Odo-Kor and Krussk shared a crate, cramped together for a few days, and Ji-Lin's padawan was sealed into another crate. Finally, they heard the thumps and bumps of unloading machinery, and their crate was lifted and moved somewhere. But instead of being let out, they heard the engines fire up and then recede into the distance.
Using their force powers, the two sensed the surroundings outside of the crate, and found that there were no living beings in the near vicinity. The padawan must have gone with the ship! Odo-Kor cut an opening with his lightsaber, and they emerged into a shallow, grassy valley with six other cargo crates around them. Seeing no ships overhead, they proceeded to examine the contents of the cargo crates. Krussk failed to open the electronic locks, and so resorted to his blaster. Most of the locks merely fused when he shot them, but a few opened. Odo-Kor cut small holes into the others to get a look inside. Four had protocol droids, and two were filled with boxes of foodstuffs.
The shots must have attracted some attention, because on the crest of the hill they saw three Rodians on long-legged creatures. One had a blaster rifle, and started firing. Odo-Kor ignited his lightsaber and moved forward, dodging all incoming blaster fire. Krussk hunkered down and started shooting back. Lots of shots were fired, and only one came close enough to singe Odo-Kor. Before the Jedi could reach them, they re-mounted and rode off. The two adventurers ran to the top of the hill and watched the Rodians ride off into the distance over a seemingly endless set of grassy, rolling hills.
Who were the mounted Rodians, and why did they attack? What planet is this? And why were they dropped here?
The group of four escaped together, and spent some time on the run from the Empire's forces. But the clone troopers managed to find them again somehow, and Ji-Lin drew off their pursuit, leaving the other three to be smuggled offworld in cargo crates.
Odo-Kor and Krussk shared a crate, cramped together for a few days, and Ji-Lin's padawan was sealed into another crate. Finally, they heard the thumps and bumps of unloading machinery, and their crate was lifted and moved somewhere. But instead of being let out, they heard the engines fire up and then recede into the distance.
Using their force powers, the two sensed the surroundings outside of the crate, and found that there were no living beings in the near vicinity. The padawan must have gone with the ship! Odo-Kor cut an opening with his lightsaber, and they emerged into a shallow, grassy valley with six other cargo crates around them. Seeing no ships overhead, they proceeded to examine the contents of the cargo crates. Krussk failed to open the electronic locks, and so resorted to his blaster. Most of the locks merely fused when he shot them, but a few opened. Odo-Kor cut small holes into the others to get a look inside. Four had protocol droids, and two were filled with boxes of foodstuffs.
The shots must have attracted some attention, because on the crest of the hill they saw three Rodians on long-legged creatures. One had a blaster rifle, and started firing. Odo-Kor ignited his lightsaber and moved forward, dodging all incoming blaster fire. Krussk hunkered down and started shooting back. Lots of shots were fired, and only one came close enough to singe Odo-Kor. Before the Jedi could reach them, they re-mounted and rode off. The two adventurers ran to the top of the hill and watched the Rodians ride off into the distance over a seemingly endless set of grassy, rolling hills.
Who were the mounted Rodians, and why did they attack? What planet is this? And why were they dropped here?
5.7.07
Episode 3.0.2 - Character creation
Attributes : 15,14,13,12,11,8
This translates into : two at +2, two at +1, one at +0, and one at -1.
No Gungans or Ewoks allowed.
Licensed, Restricted, or Illegal equipment must be purchased at appropriate black market prices. You may get a thermal detonator for your character if they can afford it with their 1st-level funds.
If you play a Wookie, then you will be required to make Wookie sounds at the game when your character speaks.
If you want to play a droid, let me know. I don't recommend it.
This translates into : two at +2, two at +1, one at +0, and one at -1.
No Gungans or Ewoks allowed.
Licensed, Restricted, or Illegal equipment must be purchased at appropriate black market prices. You may get a thermal detonator for your character if they can afford it with their 1st-level funds.
If you play a Wookie, then you will be required to make Wookie sounds at the game when your character speaks.
If you want to play a droid, let me know. I don't recommend it.
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