Chapter 1: Past Present and Future

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Apr 11, 2019 3:10 am
You see the behemoth reach out in a final act of desperation, but as it moves towards Alyx, Zapharo nails it with a series of precise shots, worthy of a storm trooper and the creature screams and drops to the ground
Its body twitches for a moment before lying still.

You hear a noise and turn to see a section of the arena wall open up into a passage leading deeper into the mountain. You hear the passage of wind scream again.
This time accompanied by the voice
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOME

Then you turn to regard Evelynn, as you see she is surrounded by a brilliant glowing green light and you are forced to close your eyes...
[ +- ] Evelynn
When you open your eyes, Evelynn is on her knees with her palms extended face up as if offering a prayer to an ancient goddess. Lying comfortably on the palm of her left hand is a single green crystal.

The empty arena still feels dark. Terrible deeds have been comitted here and you feel as though your own conflict has added to the power by adding the creature's blood, pain and death to the countless others that have met similar fates.

Still, the air is no longer manevolent. That is cause for a minor celebration...
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Well done everyone. You have defeated the behemoth and I would like to commemorate this event by giving you all your first experience. Take 5 XP and you may spend it now if you wish, as long as it fits your character development.

@Everyone: Please make sure that your character has suffered the correct amount of strain. Every threat roll with the exception of some of Zapharos should be taken into account.

That being the case, I am also going to give you the opportunity to recover strain here.

@Evelynn, for finding your first crystal, you may recover 3 additional strain.
Apr 11, 2019 9:17 am
Arina says:
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@Taryn: Is it your intention to plug whoever is hit by the behemoth with a stim pack?
That was the general idea, yes.
Apr 11, 2019 9:54 am
Taryn lets out a sigh of relief.
He lets the stims in his hand drop on the floor as he sinks to his knees, clutching his side, breathing fast.
Taking a quick look around the room to check if everybody is all right, he grabs a stim and jabs it into his side.
"Ow... medic?"

Rolls

Taryn rolls Discipline to regain strain.

2 Success, 2 Advantage

Total: 2 Success, 2 Advantage

Apr 11, 2019 11:20 am
After the green light clears up, Evelynn spends a good few moments simply staring at her hands, at the small, green crystal sitting so peacefully in her palms. It had only been a few minutes since they had entered the arena, but for Evelynn it felt like it had been days, possibly years. Even as she sat, she could feel the crystal, feel a very subtle vibration emanating from it. Not a physical vibration, but a vibration within the Force itself. As she sat, her freehand drifted downwards almost of its own accord to rest on the hilt that Master Selak had given her... Soon...

Shaking her head to clear her mind, Evelynn stood, slipping the small green crystal into one of her pouches she moved towards the others, wincing as she walked. Seeing Taryn resting to one side she joined him, wondering if it was a good idea to pop another stimpack because damn, her back hurt. Instead she said, "Well, so that happened. How is everyone?"

Rolls

Discipline check to recover strain.

2 Success, 1 Advantage

Total: 2 Success, 1 Advantage

Apr 11, 2019 1:36 pm
Responding to the call of 'medic' with a sort of fierce emptiness in her eyes, Alyx disengages her lightsaber and heads over to Taryn. Closing her eyes, she raises her hands towards him, trying to find the feeling inside her that allowed her to heal Evelynn from before. Unfortunately whether it's the evil of the place or something else, nothing happens. No miraculous healing of body and tissue takes place. Looking at her hands in confusion Alyx shakes her head, "Sorry."
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I'm not going to be using anymore destiny points if it can be helped.
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Rolls

Heal power

1 Black Force Point

Discipline to recover strain

2 Success, 3 Advantage

Total: 2 Success, 3 Advantage

Apr 11, 2019 1:42 pm
"Is anybody dead?" Ian looks around the arena at his fellow students. He watches Evelynn receive her first crystal with a frown. There's a pause from him as he closes his eyes and sighs in reliefs. "Guys. Can we . . . take'a moment? What're we doin'? We is already havin' trouble with this." He opens his eyes towards the passage leading deeper, "An I -seriously- do not like where this leads. Literally."

Rolls

Discipline

2 Success, 1 Advantage

Total: 2 Success, 1 Advantage

Apr 11, 2019 2:58 pm
Zepharo sags under the tension, and let's out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding, as the creatures falls and the adrenaline leaves him...

He slings his blaster over his shoulder and, after a quick scan and seeing that everyone is still conscious, he jogs the short distance over to the fallen behemoth and runs his hands over it's armored shell and muscles flesh... What a BEAST!

He tries to catalogue it's most salient features in his brain, he wants to know more about in later. Then looks upon it with great respect one last time before turning to Ian and his words.

"We're pursuing our destinies, yes? I can't imagine that Master Selak had any idea what we would face down here, and not have given us a warning.

But if this is a trial in the Will of the Force, we have overcome it together. With no ability to plan or prepare.

Who else has had their crystal-vision leading down here?

Do we have any choice other than to pursue our destiny? If we do not, our destiny may pursue us...
"

Rolls

Discipline

2 Success

Total: 2 Success

Apr 13, 2019 8:01 am
"I think... I think I'm supposed to find another, as well. But unless the way back opened up, we can only press forward and see what else is awaiting us. I trust in the Force, and believe that if work together we can prevail." Evelynn says quietly from where she squats next to Taryn. As the others each collect themselves following the battle, she pulls the hilt she'd received from Master Selak off her belt and begins to inspect it a little more closely, now that she was in possession of an actual kyber crystal.
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What do we know about lightsaber construction? Is this something that the Master has spoken to us about, or was it more vague and "you'll know what to do when the time comes" sort of stuff?
Apr 14, 2019 12:52 pm
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I think we know quite a bit about Lightsaber construction. I mean, we must have done something the last 12 years, and it wasn't practising our Force powers.
"Zeph's right... If we can't even deal with this damn cave, what business do we have even wanting to get off planet? But if you really think Selak doesn't know what's down here, I have some beach front property on Hoth to sell you."

Taryn gets up and walks towards the frescos. "Next trial is water, looks like, then fire, and then we get to meet the big, bad bozo that set this all up. Anyway, I suggest we climb up into the stands, rest for a couple of hours before we move on, maybe eat a bit..."
Apr 15, 2019 2:59 am
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As I understand it, the process of constructing a lightsabre is a bonding experience between a padawan and their master and quite an intimate and personal experience. I don't see it as a simple weapon making experience. As such, you might know a little about it but you definitely do not know how to build a lightsabre.
Apr 15, 2019 3:01 am
Going forwards, the path back to the surface is an open one as is the path leading deeper into the mountain. Evelynn and Taryn both feel a pull to continue.

If you wish to leave now of course you may but I will be giving you a serious amount of conflict for recognising a dark presence and not trying to put an end to it.
Apr 15, 2019 5:24 am
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Just for my take on things, it's more bonding with the crystal that makes up the heart of the saber that's a personal connection between the Force user, the crystal, and the Force itself. The construction of the actual lightsaber, from there, is relatively simple. It's more attuning yourself harmoniously with the crystal and the Force that helps provide that little extra oomph. A Padawan's Master is more tangentially involved in the process as it's a wholly personal experience, generally speaking. At least, that's how I've always interpreted it.
"I hate relying on stims to keep going, but unless one of you picked up a bit of know how about medicine, I'm gonna take one of these. I think a short break is called for, give us a chance to get some food, but I'm going to press on. Sure, this wasn't easy, but neither will it be easy to be one of the last Jedi in the galaxy with all those dark forces that our Master foresaw arrayed before us. If we can't even get through this, what have the last 12 years been for? I'm not giving up now just because I got a few cuts and scratches..." Evelynn says, fiery determination filling her voice as she goes on. Clipping the hilt back to her belt, she once again slips the crystal back into a secure pocket and pulls out one of the field rations they'd brought with them before sitting down to eat it. All the while conscious of the lingering itch of whatever darkside presence infested these caves tickling the back of her mind.
Apr 15, 2019 8:11 am
Arina says:
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As I understand it, the process of constructing a lightsabre is a bonding experience between a padawan and their master and quite an intimate and personal experience. I don't see it as a simple weapon making experience. As such, you might know a little about it but you definitely do not know how to build a lightsabre.
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I know of only two Lightsaber constructions in canon, and that would be Luke's green one, which didn't involve a master, and that arc from Clone Wars where a bunch of Younglings got their crystals and made their sabers, and that also didn't involve a master, just droid supervision.

Also, we all have fully functional Lightsabers that just need the training emiter mod switched out for a proper crystal, which wouldn't even require a roll. Strictly speaking, we don't have to build one.

How complete Evellyn's super-duper hilt is is up for grabs, of course.
Apr 15, 2019 10:04 am
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I'm not running a dictatorship here people. If that's the way you want to play it then that's fine by me :)
Apr 15, 2019 11:37 am
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Technically speaking it's just the Superior Hilt Personalization, I believe. Which is also technically just an attach that requires no skill roll to add onto a hilt. I've been RPing it at something more complicated than that to have it be a little more personal to her. Like it's a functional hilt, minus the crystal, with the Superior Hilt Personalization attachment already installed in it. But, yeah, adding a crystal to a hilt is a check that doesn't even take a roll. Attuning to a crystal is a different thing.

If you have it, Arina, or have access to it, the Sentinel book (Endless Vigil) has expanded rules for lightsaber construction in them, which are kinda cool if you're into that and work well with what's in the F&D mainbook on page 194/194. It would require a workbench type setup, so not something that's done in the field like we are, but once we get back to "base". In fact, some of the Jedi ships during the Clone Wars and earlier eras had lightsaber construction/modification facilities built into the ships.
Apr 15, 2019 2:17 pm
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Thanks. I'll check it out.
Apr 15, 2019 2:58 pm
"Sounds like that's settled...", he mutters.

Zepharo moves on to the opening that leads on ahead and peers down the passage, listening for anything abnormal...
OOC:
Just rolling an Average Difficulty, by default. Add on any dice you need, though I have a Talent that removed 1 Setback from Perception rolls.

Rolls

Perception

1 Success, 3 Advantage, 1 Threat

Total: 1 Success, 2 Advantage

Apr 15, 2019 5:02 pm
Alyx sits on the ground shaking, but seems to have little to say of value. She feels cold, and can't help but wonder why Master had them living above this toxic, evil site. How is this possible? Why did the Force make them face such evil?

She pulls her knees up and wraps her arms around them. Master has a lot to explain, she figures. "Hey Ian," she asks quietly, "if these crystals were hidden in these dark and twisted places, does that mean they are tainted by the dark side?"
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Apr 15, 2019 5:22 pm
"Well, I ain' really an expert." He goes to sit down next to the Zabrak girl as he puts an arm around her shoulders. "But I don' think it's smart ta be down here any longer than we need ta be." He gives her a small grin, "Not that -you- got anythin' ta worry about! Wish I'd been able ta record you showin' that thing who's boss! It took' swing at you an you just went 'bitch, please'." His grin widens even further as he reaches into her backpack and pulls out a ration meal. "An thanks fer packin' lunch. Yer'a true class act." He goes to pass her one of the food trays before collecting one for himself.
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Apr 15, 2019 9:31 pm
Taryn also takes a second stim. Steadying himself against a stalagmite, he gently sits down. "Wow... that feels kinda... neat." he goes. "Trippy. Maybe you're not supposed to take more than one at a time..."

"if these crystals were hidden in these dark and twisted places, does that mean they are tainted by the dark side?"

He shrugs. "Evellyn's didn't seem to be, but it sure would make my vision make a whole lot more sense". He poorly tries to hide his nervousness, and visibly shaken by the entire situation eats his food.
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