Episode 1: A New Home

As a quick reminder. green chat is for OOC
Ill use blue if I have to roll for anything out of the ordinary. Such as the duty roll Im about to roll
Red will be for important stat changes

"Approaching planet Uuopa Captain"

The star ship lieutenant pilot begins pressing a series of codes into a nearby console while flicking some switches and preparing the ship to enter the atmosphere of Uuopa. The group looks weary from the tumultuous flight theyve been on. Just a couple of days ago you were all at home on Avendor IX, which seemed at the time like a safe haven should the Empire fail to notice them. One thing has led to another and now you see yourself shuttled off to this odd planet. A sergeant major by the name of Jack Brown has taken some serious wounds that while have been treated to the best of the ships capabilities, requires better medical equipment. He is stable but is very limited in his capabilities.

The Lamda begins to enter the planet and right away you see lushious forests that densely pack the planet. The lakes are plentiful as well as there seems to be an appropriate balance for life to sustain on the planet. You notice the various grey areas where buildings peak up. They almost look like a blur from the speed you're entering the planet but you know from this that there is a fair population of people on this planet.

"Find a clearing to land Lieutenant. We dont know how much longer this ship has before it goes down" ordered the Captain. From your time on the base you know he is Captain Amalla Kadoon. The bothan's posture remains fairly confident the entire time and rarely wavers, even during the Empire's invasion of the Avendor IX base.

The Lieutenant, a tiny statured duros known as Lieutenant Salquon Nuvey begins descending the transport ship into a clearing. It doesnt take long before the damaged ship has landed. The landing is bumpy but its the best that could be done given the shape of the ship.

"Lieutenant run diagnostics. Since we are in a relatively safe area we might be able to fix the ship up so we can get to the base in one piece"

"Yes sir" replies the duros as he begins running a sequence of tests. The captain stands up to the group.

"I know this has been a traumatic sequence of events the past days but we are nearly there. If we can get this ship running safely we will be able to make it in no time. We're running low on medical supplies and Sergeant Major Brown is going to need them in order to keep him stable."

The captain projects a map for the group to see that shows their current location as well as a city a little bit to the left of the groups placement.


"The maps suggest there is a city a couple miles west of here. Try and see if you can acquire medical supplies for us so we can keep Sergeant Brown stable. Along the way to the north there is an old listening post the rebels on this planet used for awhile. I'm not sure of the fate of the place as Rebels communications on this planet arent well maintained. While its not necessary you may be able to check it out and see if there is anything of use us"

The captain begins to turn back to the lieutenant as he dismisses the group.

You could possibly make a medicine roll to see what kind you need that would better help him. Hes dealing with a lot of deep burns and having taken a blaster wound to the thigh and chest both of which has resulted in a good amount of blood loss.

The lieutenant begins to address the Captain.

"It looks like our cooling systems have been heavily damaged during our escape. Its a miracle we even made it to hyperspace in the shape they are in. Ill start working on repairing the damage to it that I can. Its going to take me a a couple of hours to get her running again Captain"

"Great, in the meantime Ill keep lookout and see if we can get a hold of rebellion forces here" mentions the captain. You can see a dressing over his shoulder where he was hit with a blaster shot. He seems to be perfectly fine though as though he wasnt even shot in the first place

I'm assuming average difficulty?

Upon examining the sergeant you really begin to grasp just how much he is going to need to make it. The burns are going to need a couple days worth of dressings. Bandages would be advantagous to help stop blood loss plus perhaps something to give him blood since he has lost a lot to begin with. Pain medication, while not necessary, might be a good idea because the stuff you have on board is running low and lacks any decent amount of strength.

The gruesome status of the man disturbs you slightly as you take one strain from studying the vicious injuries to the sergeant

The captain hears the droid before going over and assessing sergeant Browns gear.

"Hm, it seems as though his blaster pistol has made it but it's in bad shape. It's the only weapon we have to spare right now. You might be able to make use of it"

He then goes back to the comms console where he tries to get in contact with the rebellion forces on the planet

m4-te receives a light blaster pistol that is heavily damaged. Using it will add 2 blacks and a purple to any roll firing this weapon

You begin to inspect the ship to see if in your experience you can find something that requires tools you don't have. Keeping an eye out on the ship while you begin to get the groups bearings and formation you dont seem to notice anything that needs any special attention. However your watchful eye while forming together the group keeps your mind on edge, making it as sharp as a knife.

Bas receives a blue die on their next skill check to compensate the heightened awareness

As some of you begin to file out and figure out call signs you begin to realize the layout of the land. The clearing is made of a hard brown soil with patches of grass that vary in a light green to an almost dark teal color. The forests shine from the light in an almost dream like stance. You would figure its probably around mid day or getting to it by the way the sun shines off the trees. The trees themselves tower over the clearing to get a peak at the tree-barren strip of land. The sounds are relatively quiet with a little bit of the wild life contributing to some noise but youre a fair distance away from town to not be able to hear the commotion of it

After a while you guys begin to reach a much smaller clearing than where your ship had landed. The grass here is a bit more full than the patchy multi-colored patterns of the former as well. The sun now looks overhead the forest, but with periods of darkness as some dark storm clouds begin to accompany the area and the temperature is up to a warm, if not uncomfortable amount.

You realize from the map that was shown to you earlier that this is close to a halfway point between you the town and the listening post. You begin to hear the light rustle of a busy town on the planet. However the foliage that leads in the direction of the listening post is almost welcoming in its sight of beaten down grass and branches. This pathway must have been used frequently to cause such a sight. For good reason, there doesnt seem to be any noise coming in the direction of the listening post.

Perception if you want to check for something being there with you currently, survival if you want to check if someone has been here recently

Bas lowers himself drawing his pistol and checks the ground that has been disturbed.

As you lower yourself to the muddy grassy ground in the clearing you notice that these tracks seem to be washed away slightly. You touch the ground and feel the somewhat muddy substance give way. Whatever tracks there could have been have been washed away by the rainfall here. You cant tell if anyone has recently been here or if they were, the amount of people that came through.

Still your careful nature begins to rub off on the others. With five sets of eyes peeled you're sure to be ready at a moments notice for any situation.

The next skill check receives an extra blue dice from heightened awareness/inspired by Bas's thoroughness to check for tracks

Would Knowledge about this planet be Outer Rim or Core?

My apologies for not noting that earlier. It's an outer rim planet

You begin to recall some information about Uuopa. From your experience you remember that whilst being an outer rim planet that it has a fairly decent population and economic stature but that cities on the planet tend to be more densely packed and spaced out between the forests. So while the availability of goods has a good outlook on Uuopa, stock of items fluxes between settlements due to the difficulty of navigating through the forests, especially with imperial presence.

The culture is a melting pot from what you remember but some cities on the planet have a heavy human disposition due to the Imperial presence on the planet.

The calming affect from trying to remember one thing after another about Uuopa eases your mind from the horific sight of Sergeant Browns injuries you witnessed earlier. You recover one strain and your knowledge of the planet gives the next skill check made by any player a blue die.

A small gust begins to pick up. You look up into the sky and see that dark clouds are beginning to accumulate a bit more densely in the horizon. A sticky feeling begins to reside on you from the humidity that results in a slight uncomfortable feeling that is shared among the group.

Bas if you could give me a difficulty three perception check as you slither down the path. The result of the roll will be in effect until you've reached the listening post

Bas can receive skilled assistance from someone with a rank in Perception(there's 3 of you who do). To do so please state which die of his you'll be replacing and roll a yellow die (1 yellow die per perception rank)

Bas slithers along the side of the path, looking for mechanical trinkets but is only met with dense green forest and the soft mud based ground. The group following along behind him also keep an eye out for anything in particular but nothing seems to really jump out at them as good.

The forest eventually opens up a little bit and you are met by a wooden, almost cabin like building within the muggy forest. It just out decently high up for a cabin and there is a smaller little shack that probably holds the electrical systems for the cabin from the humming sound that eminates from it. The whole cabin itself however is still far under the tree line, with the leaves of the tree providing as some makeshift cover for the building. A couple of satellite dishes are placed strategically on the cabin but none are extremely big.

The Windows have light coming out from inside the building which suggests someone is or has been inside of the building, but at this time you do not notice anyone.

As you listen you can hear rain beginning to hit the leaves of the trees above you before falling to the ground a little bit later. While not a downpour exactly the rain consists of heavy droplets that periodically begin to hit you.

Just as you begin to turn on your thermal imaging the door of the cabin opens up and a man comes out. He dons a blue shirt and a black vest both of which look a little bit messy and unkept. He approaches you with a smile emanating from his gray bearded face.

"Why hello comrades! Ah I do say your arrival is a bit sudden and unexpected, we were picking up radio signals from you only awhile back" he chuckles as he walks forward to the group to shake their hands.

"Say, which one of you is Captain Kadoon?" he asks as he looks at you guys

Upon hearing that the Captain was not with you the man looks a little disappointed.

"So if the Captain isn't here who are you guys? I havent seen your faces before. How am I to know you're not a lowly outer rim thug trying to steal?" he says as he takes a cautious step back and places his hand towards his side.

"Meh, Grunts" grunts the husky man. He takes a moment to wipe the sweat from his forehead before resting it to his side again.

"So is the Captain just by himself?" asks the man.

"If you need to check stuff out you guys can follow me inside. The comms have been acting up a bit but we were hearing Captain Kadoon's calls. You should be careful. You never know whose listening in around here"

"I reckon that's none of your business Snakeboy" pestered the man.

"Lets just say he's well known by a couple associates of mine. Associates that pay well for people like him. Now you would be wise to be like pretty boy over there and put your blaster on the ground" says the man who points to Beren. As he says this two men, one on each side of the group appear with blaster pistols drawn.

"Empire pays well when we haul in Rebels such as yourselves. Heck, we bring that captain of yours in and I might even be able to retire" says the man as he smiles. "Now go on, drop them so nobody dies on a crappy rainy day like this"


You may try to negotiate/talk it out or you may roll Cool to initiate battle. Whichever is done first will decide what the group does.

Oh boy, time to try Coercion!

Morjak regards the men before him with a steely gaze perfected by many nearly identical encounters as this, and barks in a commanding voice, "I suggest you rethink your position for a moment. The average human reaction speed is approximately one quarter of a second. The average total target acquisition and execution time for an IG-series assassin droid is .05 seconds faster than that. A trained soldier, approximately .03 seconds faster. As I've been speaking, my companions have had ample time to prepare. You died the second you decided not to simply open fire on us. Now, as you said--drop your weapons so nobody dies on a day like this.

Coercion is a competitive check most of the times, mostly against the enemies discipline so luckily those purple dice wont count

Rolling Discipline for the Man:

1 Threat Total

The man nervously looks at Morjak a little, his confidence clearly shaken, before regaining a little bit of his lost composure by the threat.

"Just who do you think you are trying to threaten me? Even if you do manage to kill me my boys will bring back the Captain and if they see me dead they gonna do the same to him as you did me."

He begins to pace a little through the tense moment. Every footstep seeming like an eternity.

Jarek looks around, fearing the worst is about to happen, "Hey, hey now. No need to get twitchy here.why don't we all just calm down and talk about this? No one needs to get hurt here today."

rolling the mans cool

"Boss maybe we should just let them go" proclaimed the henchman on the left.

With rain hitting the man hard he begins to soften his tone.

"you know before you rebels began showing up on this planet it was a nice place. said the man with great intent. He listens to what Bas has to say before quickly retorting.

"what makes you so sure of that? You've been showing up on our sensors for awhile. Surely you wouldn't think I'd walk out here confronting the five of you with only two of my own guys if I didn't have more of them waiting.

He then looks at Jared

"You're right though nobody should have to die today. I'll let you turn around and leave without harm. There's nothing here for you now. My boys have had this post since the rebels abandoned it awhile back"

i didn't forget the triumph so don't worry it's
Coming

Rolling Cool Again. For Social Checks you dont have to roll purple dice

The man begins to remain stalwart about calling off any attempt. His impatience and anger at the situation starts to rise and he begins to grab at his blaster pistol when before anyone can react a shot from a blaster pistol hits his thigh near the holster of his pistol. He falls to the ground yelling in pain and looking to the right you see one of his henchman with the blaster pistol aimed towards the man.

"I told you to let them go. The credits arent worth us losing our heads for." says the henchman on the right. He moves forward and kicks the blaster pistol away from the man before he could get any ideas. The henchman on the left at first hesitated but now also sided with the other one.

"The only one that should be losing their head is you two. Youre both a pair of stinkin traitors" shouts the man in agony.

"Come on, lets go" says one of the henchman who proceeds to motion towards the man. One of the henchman takes a pair of mag cuffs and puts them on their former leader before beginning to pick him up and haul him away, much to the mans discontent.

The other henchman sticks by for a second before acknowledging the group

"The post is yours. There's not much in there but some of the systems are still online like the comms and the tracking which is why we were able to notice you coming" He then turns around and begins to head back with the other henchman before walking in the direction opposite where you came from, where a forest lies ahead.

Used Triumph to have his partners turn on the leader
Jarek's tactful negotiation skills has inspired the group, granting the next skill check made by someone to be given an extra blue die.

Fighting a battle with words, rather than guns is always a struggle but mastery of it shows true fighting prowess. Each player receives 5 XP for this encounter

Ship people do have com links
M4-TE Receives a Blaster Pistol

As you guys reach inside you begin to notice the various systems that are being ran inside the cabin. Rain drips off your wet bodies and onto the wood beneath you. The humidity is just as bad in the cabin however which gives the air a humid woodlike taste to it.

You notice what appaears to be a comms station followed by what appears to be some sort of tracking software, plus a few other systems. A couple machines seem to have various parts taken from them. Whether or not they were stolen isunknown to you. There is a set of stairs that leads upstairs and a few rooms down on the ground floor for sleeping and dining.

You begin to notice the sounds on the comms console is Captain Kadoon trying to call for any Rebel forces in the area.

Bas give me an average mechanics check to scrounge through deactivated systems for parts

Beren begins taking a look at the system mainframe and diagnostic tools to see whats still online.


-------------SYSTEM MAINFRAME-------------
-------------COMMUNICATIONS: ONLINE----------
-------------SONAR DETECT: ONLINE--------------
-------------POWER CORES: DAMAGED, GENERATOR ON---------
-------------LOGS: CORRUPTED---------------
-------------TURRET: OFFLINE-----------------
-------------COMMUNICATIONS JAMMER: OFFLINE-------------


You do manage to run a recovery sequence and manage to recover a log. The date shows two months ago and appears to be about the situation of the listening post(2adv)


You begin reading it:

Things have been getting quiet around here, almost a little too quiet. These storms have definitely made our jobs harder the past few weeks but thats Uuopa for you. Xa'Ghul is trying to get our speeders up again. They took a few hits on our last scouting operation but I think we managed to elude them without leading them back here. Sonars not catching much either. Bravo base should be recalling us soon but we havent heard from them in a week too. Could we be getting our comms jammed? I'll probably take a look for a device like it soon once these storms let up. Until then its just a waiting game.

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The captain takes a few seconds before replying on the communications device

"Alright thanks for letting me know. Did you guys find anything there at the post? Not being in rebel control is a very concerning thing. Ill keep an eye out for anyone but its been all clear over here besides this rain. Dont forget the medical supplies. Ive about used all I have left to keep him afloat. He wont make it to the base if we don't get anything for him"

As M4-T3 keeps an eye outside you dont notice much at the moment besides the rain coming down. Even with Thermal imaging it appears that nobody is really coming this way anytime soon.

You begin taking what you can from the downed systems. You manage to get one unit of electrical components wire steel

You find a broken radio transmitter from the comms jammer, possibly a repair on it down the line will allow you to use it for some other purpose.

Bas receives one unit of Electrical Components, Steel and Wire as well as a Broken transmitter. No encumbrance

Beren & M4-TE

The storm outside seems to be getting heavier by the moment. Coupled with the hgh temperatures a boggy effect begins to permeate onto the forest. A light misty fog is evident as a result. You can still see through the fog but it does affect how far you're able to see. The rain drops are big meaty drop that carry a lot of water with them. In the distance you hear the rumbling of thunder. It looks like youre in a pretty heavy storm.

Outside the Cabin you two begin to search for any Speeders or any clues of them. Unfortunately it seems as though any speeders that were mentioned in the log are long gone. There doesnt even appear to be any evidence of scrap from them.

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Bas

You begin to work hard at trying to recover the logs on this terminal. You type in a series of sequences but the best you get are a random jarble of words that end up going away as fast they came. It seems as though whatever happened to these logs has permanently destroyed them forever.

Take one strain as the jarble of words confuses you as well as your frustration with not being able to get the logs recovered

Bas and Morjak begin to scatter through the remaining supplies at the cabin. You manage to come across two stimpacks from the medical supplies case in the upstairs area. While searching for medical supplies a loud rumble of thunder spooks and catches Morjak off guard, causing him to take 1 point in strain. Everything else though appears to be empty. The ration packs even look to have been eaten

Checking the terminal you manage to figure out that the storm is going to be staying for atleast a couple of days, with the intensity of it dying off later that night. The temperatures seem to be staying the same though and the humidity also will remain unchanged. It seems as though boggy weather is seasonable this time of the year on uuopa.

As you look up you see the grey sky begin to turn an almost amber cloudy sky. It must be getting well past daytime at this point. There are spurts of heavy downpour but for the most part the rain begins to taper off a little. One benefit of the rain accompanying the humidity right now is the lack of bugs that like to fly out and be a pestilence. With the two stim packs in hand they know that the Sergeant wont make it with just those, they will need something to treat the burns. You guys can tell from the map that if you head West that youd be able to make it to town after a decent walk.

After a fair distance of walking, and getting wet you begin to hear the sounds of a somewhat bustling city. Glimpses of buildings can be seen through the trees as you are walking. They look to be of a light green almost, olive color with various neon lighting poking out at you from where you're walking. Even then t looks to be a moderate distance away which tells you that the city is definitely not small by stature.

You begin to cross through more clearings and eventually reach the outer parts where some cabins are now within walking distance of where you guys are, and where the town is. The sky begins to really shine its amber hue through the clouds, despite all of the raining

The two groups begin to split up and make their way into town in their respective pairings.

Jarek and Beren are the first to reach town. As they walk towards the town you see a mix of races tending to their various farmlands on the outside parts of the city. They appaear to be growing some tall green plant, and the way you look at it lets you know that they seem to be harvesting the plant for their leaves.

The tall buildings begin to appear taller as you approach closer. You make your way into the first entry part of the city and you can notice right away there is a taxi presence in this town. Freight also seems to be dealt with towards the edge of town. Large shipments of goods appear to be getting dropped off by transport ships which seem to be outfitted for life on Uuopa.

There seems to be an endless amount of possibilities as to where you could possibly go in search of medical supplies.

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The group of Bas, M4-TE, And Morjak make their way into town slightly later than the previous group, having taken a slightly altered path to avoid any suspicion. As you pass the farms some of the workers look at the droid, almost as if they were prizing it for the parts they could possibly salvage from it. It only happens for a lingering second or two before the workers humbly continue onto their work. Perhaps the trouble isn't worth it to them and their small scale lives.

You approach into the city behind some caravan trading companies ahead of you that feed into the supply depot area of town where cargo is being dropped off once again, by transport ships. Everyone here appears to be busy quickly moving cargo, taking extra care of the things that should not be left out in the rain for too lnog

Jarek receives 2 strain from trying to recall the information

You remember that it's a Borticulia. The plant itself is valued for its leaves, which can be ground into a paste as a cheap food that has many nutritional properties and a few medical ones, such as a minor numbing agent when combined with other materials.

Beren and Jarek begin looking at the various buildings within the City. Sometimes it's a little hard to notice whats inside of the stoor due to the rain and the influx of people walking near you guys but for the most part you're at least fitting in. For how dark the skies are due to the storm and with the Sun recently setting the neon signs give the town a pretty look to it. Enough to be pleasant to the eye without going overboard. You keep an eye out trying to find a building that would house medical goods and services for sale.Bas, M4-TE, and Morjak begin to walk into their section of town and within a few minutes they approach what appears to be the central area of the town. There's not as many people out due to the weather but night life is still relatively flowing around town. You catch a glimpse of a general store but before you could enter it you realized that is has closed for the evening. A passing Twi'lek notes as she passes the three of you that if you need something from a general store that Higbee's Hole a bit more north of the town also sells a lot of the goods youd see in here, despite also being a Catina at night.

Through the heavy rain you notice two patrolling imperial soldiers near a building up ahead. They stand near it for a little while as you walk towards it. You two notice they're watching the people that walk in and out of the building. One watches while the other seems to be talking into a com device. After a little while they begin to resume their patrol down the street. You overhear one of the soldiers say "Run these descriptions and see if we get any matches" before rambling facial features and some names.

You look into the building and you notice what appears to be some sort of shop. A human fronts it behind the counter. You watch as he slips in the back for a second before retrieving what appears to be medical supplies for a potential customer.-----------

After a bit of looking you find Higbees sitting on the second floor of a tall building in a slightly rundown, but still charming part of town. There's a staircase that brings you to the entrance of the Catina. You open the door and you are met with a swath of patrons having a good time. There's a couple tables open towards the center of the Catina and you notice through the music and crowd the bar counter in the back. Oddly it seems to be run by a duros, but there is a good amount of diversity within the town so it's not too unsettling.

The shopkeeper looks at you almost dumbfounded and insulted before replying back to you?

"only type of people that ask that sort of question around here are imperial spies and people not from around here. Come to think of it I haven't seen the both of you around here before so you better have a good reason as to why you're here with us being under surveillance. You saw the guards out there didn't you?


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After awhile of watching the crowd flow you notice most of the shopping and drinking is purchased from the duros in the back behind the counter. Berets transmission begins to come through on your com link and some people around you are a little unsettled by that

"Jarek or Beren. The next negotioation roll with this keep will require an extra black dice since he is unaware of your motivations completely at this moment (2 threat)
After looking at you for a long second he begins to soften his tone.

"Look youve got to be careful saying stuff like that around here. The empires been keeping tabs on this place for awhile. Ive got stuff, and its a lot cheaper than you're ever going to find on this planet. Ive got means and contacts who help get me these things so Im able to sell them off cheap to those who need them."

He gives a nod towards the man who he was helping earlier whose outside at the moment. You look behind him and you see him giving some sort of medicine to what appears to be his kid, who does not look well. Neither of them look very well off financially.

"So what kind of things are you looking for anyway?"