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Jun 2, 2021 6:46 pm
Stuff available via the ambush cache; the location of which is provided by your contact:

2x Holdout Blaster
3x Blaster Pistol
1x Heavy Blaster Pistol
2x Stun Grenade
2x Combat Knife

1x Amrored Clothing
1x Padded Armor

3x Handlheld Comlink
1x Macrobinocular
3x Stimpack
1x Binders
Jun 2, 2021 6:55 pm
Unfortunately I picked a busy end of the week to start this, but that's the way things go sometimes.

As for me, I'm in the Eastern Time zone of the US and generally do not post during the day unless it's something fairly simple - I'm no good posting on here with my phone.
Jun 7, 2021 10:12 pm
what's in the binder?
Jun 7, 2021 10:27 pm
crazybirdman says:
what's in the binder?
Doh! Should read "binders" - I’ll just make a quick edit like nothing was wrong….
Jun 8, 2021 12:55 am
Oh well, I do appreciate a good spreadsheet :)
Jun 9, 2021 2:44 am
The in game thread is open. I was going to have you arriving at the location, but I think I'll leave it open as to the type of approach you'd like to take, how you all prepare and gather, and how soon you arrive before the scheduled landing of the shuttle. You've all had the late night message on your holo-messengers, so let's pick it up from there...
Jun 10, 2021 4:53 pm
I'm assuming we don't want the local police around when this goes down?
What's the difficulty to lie to them (tell them I saw a suspicious character or whatever) and get them to leave?
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Jun 10, 2021 8:59 pm
Whether members of the FSF are there are not when you strike is totally up to you. :-) I'm assuming everyone is arriving early enough to get set up and deal with things beforehand.

How hard they are to out-and-out lie to depends on their experience on the force. Hard to tell that through macrobinoculars in the pre-dawn hours. A couple of rookies would be 2P while a couple of old hands, each 1 day from retirement would be 2R or thereabouts.
Jun 11, 2021 7:10 am
Here is a link to a cheat sheet
Jun 11, 2021 4:06 pm
Yeah, I was just going to walk up and nicely ask the cops to go somewhere else :)

In general, would you like us to guess the difficulty and just roll, or check with you first? Just wanty play to match your GM style/preferences
Jun 11, 2021 4:38 pm
I’m going to suggest always going with 2P difficulty when the difficulty is unknown. I will adjust as needed with extra die/removal.
Jun 12, 2021 12:36 am
Cool, thanks
Jun 12, 2021 1:09 am
runekyndig says:
Here is a link to a cheat sheet
May print this one out for my FTF group. Thanks.
Jun 13, 2021 3:46 pm
Just to be clear, even though the ambush site is new construction, it follows the rest of the pattern of the city, in that the roads even out this out this far a narrow. So between the two rows of flats we're looking at a roadway that is maybe 3 meters wide, a meter of pedestrian walkway on either side, and then the buildings.

A normal sized transport won't fit through most of the town. Past ambushes the Imperials have either been on foot or speeders.
Jun 18, 2021 6:55 pm
just want to make sure I understand, there is someone coming to deliver something to these Imperials right? These troopers aren't the ones delivering correct
Jun 18, 2021 10:41 pm
Your contact has told you that the Resource Team will be arriving just before dawn and a location at which best to ambush them. He has also stated that this particular team will be unusual and that their objective in unknown.

The Imperials arrived just before dawn and their shuttle has left.
Jun 19, 2021 4:19 pm
I would say that this mission is falling apart in front of them. The most sensible thing to do would be to scrap the mission.
They are outgunned, their intel is faulty. The risk is huge compared with the possible reward being unknown.

Now I am asking the meta-question, does our GM expect us to go through with the assault? I expect that the resource team is handing off the McGuffin to the imps, and it is this McGuffin that is the centerpiece of adventure - right?
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Jun 19, 2021 4:38 pm
[ +- ] meta-answer
Jun 19, 2021 11:28 pm
Quote:
They are outgunned
Sounds like the words of someone who doesn't have armor piercing grenades on hand. Joking aside, I think we could at least try, since we have the advantage of surprise. If things go poorly, we could run off into the side alleys.
Jun 20, 2021 12:00 am
I adjusted my items because I looked at it again and remembered that I forgot about encumbrance. Took a few items off.
Jun 20, 2021 5:26 pm
saevikas says:
Quote:
They are outgunned
Sounds like the words of someone who doesn't have armor piercing grenades on hand. Joking aside, I think we could at least try, since we have the advantage of surprise. If things go poorly, we could run off into the side alleys.
I forgot about the grenades. Let us try!
Jun 20, 2021 10:55 pm
Slight point unless I’m misremembering something but thrown grenades have a Range of Short and these guys are at Medium Range I believe so Nell would have to use their manoeuvre to close the range before throwing it
Jun 20, 2021 11:10 pm
Yeah unless you pull a grenade launcher out of your pocket looney tunes style, haha
Jun 20, 2021 11:22 pm
The Imps were medium range from the barrier, not the four of you necessarily. With that said, let's get positions for everyone before I move on.

1. State your location (in a building? which floor? hiding behind debris in the street? behind the barricade?)
2. Your distance to the Resource Team (obviously, if you're behind the barrier, it will be medium, if you're in a building and have watched them pass, you might be closer).
Jun 21, 2021 9:49 am
Gurag will be behind the barricade and the plan would be to use it for cover until the Imp's are close enough to charge.
Jun 21, 2021 2:20 pm
I guess Guy is lurking by a nearby building, not far from the baricade, medium range from the team
Jun 21, 2021 5:08 pm
Kip is in a alley near the barricade, cowering behind a water barrel. Medium range from the team.
Jun 21, 2021 5:37 pm
Nell is in a building above the barricade. I expected that we attack when they started work on clearing the barricade
Jun 21, 2021 6:54 pm
Thanks everyone. I’ll post an update a little later this afternoon and we’ll carry on.
Jun 29, 2021 9:12 pm
Ok, just wanting to check something - the officer we have prisoner has seen our faces now how are we playing this? I'm not averse to going down a "no witnesses" route but that takes the game in a very dark direction so I figured I'd raise it here to discus before Gurag does something....rash. I figure if we've worked together before this subject would probably have come up.
Jun 30, 2021 12:11 am
Good question. By that, I mean I didn't even think about something silly like the fact that we're wanted by the Empire. I don't have any tricks up my sleeve for this one.
Jun 30, 2021 2:20 pm
let's see if we get any useful info first. We can let her go, then if i because a problem later, it can explain why our characters adopt a 'no witnesses' attitude.
Jul 1, 2021 9:30 pm
Is that homeless dude still around? Can we tell the local police the Imperial attacked him? Or make it look like they did, and then get out of here?
Jul 1, 2021 10:29 pm
Last you saw him he was walking back into the building he appeared from.
Jul 11, 2021 6:46 pm
I like the table you used for the Duty/XP tracker. Can I ask how you made it? It would be helpful in some of my other games too.
Jul 11, 2021 6:50 pm
The Admins added a new "table" tag. Easiest way to see the format is to just "Quote" this message.

Name New XP Total XP New Duty Total Duty
Kip +5 5 +1 6
Nell +5 5 +2 7
Gurag +5 5 +1 11
Guy +5 5 +1 11
Jul 11, 2021 6:55 pm
Neat, time to relearn some html.
Jul 18, 2021 5:00 pm
runekyndig says:
OOC:
I don't know, I am struggeling a bit to figure out what is going on, how it relates to them and why they are risking their lives.
What the purpose of the latest Resource Team's visit is still unclear. Even your contact was unsure. Somehow there was some confusion about a hand-off of some type and I'm not quite sure how that came to be. I don't think I ever led anyone in that direction, but if there was some miscommunication on my part I apologize.

The list of people on the datapad and their roles is still unclear as well (and should be). We now know that one of them is owner/worker at a popular restaurant in town (Whaymel) and that another is a big fan of the Empire's arrival (Grewhit Gen).

Why would the Falu Four stick their noses in? They've taken part in past ambushes since Captain Isskar Cronwick's arrival when the Empire started to use much harsher tactics in dealing with the local population. I would imagine they are not happy with the Empire's presence in town but can't really speak for an individual PCs motivation to take part in such things.

Anyway, is there something I can do to make things clearer during play please don't hesitate to let me know.
Jul 19, 2021 9:45 am
Hi all, just a heads up that I'm suffering with a pretty severe tooth ache at the moment so my desire to sit in front of a screen for any longer than I absolutely have to is pretty low. Hoping to get it sorted in the next couple of days but I'll be a pretty quiet on here until it's sorted.
Jul 19, 2021 3:43 pm
szemely says:
Anyway, is there something I can do to make things clearer during play please don't hesitate to let me know.
I'm good, it's just more of a mystery that I was expecting, which is fine!
mcneils5 says:
Hi all, just a heads up that I'm suffering with a pretty severe tooth ache at the moment.
Oooff, that's rough. Hope it works out for you.
Jul 20, 2021 10:36 am
I am going to withdraw from this game as we are in a good spot story-wise to exchange characters.
Jul 20, 2021 8:06 pm
Sorry to see you go, @runekyndig. Hope to cross paths with again sometime in the future.
Jul 20, 2021 9:15 pm
Looks like we're down to three. If any of you know of someone who is eager to jump into a SW let me know - otherwise we'll keep it at three for a while.
Jul 22, 2021 8:38 pm
ok, so should I switch tactics and try to recruit this guy to help us?
Jul 22, 2021 8:48 pm
Maybe you'll even get free meals at his restaurant! :-)
Jul 22, 2021 10:04 pm
I think having an ally is worthwhile, especially if the Imperials think that this guy is important enough to visit.
Aug 26, 2021 3:20 am
Do the people know of the Falu Four? Or who we are? Are we legends? Rumors? Folk heros?
Aug 26, 2021 10:50 am
People certainly know of them, although your identities are unknown to everyone other than each other and your contact. Plenty of rumors as to who the four might be. Most citizens are in favor of your actions, some are scared of the retribution your actions may bring, and Imperial supporters want the four captured and brought to justice.
Sep 7, 2021 5:39 pm
Do you want Guy to go talk to the dude pacing back and forth?
Sep 10, 2021 12:35 am
Hi, just to let people know I've had a bereavement within my family so I might be a bit delayed in posting for the next few days
Sep 10, 2021 12:40 am
Take whatever time you need.
Sep 10, 2021 12:57 am
So sorry man.
Sep 11, 2021 12:07 am
Sorry to hear that, hope things look up soon.
Oct 31, 2021 4:36 pm
New XP handed out (+10) and I've posted in the Games Tavern for a fourth.
Oct 31, 2021 7:02 pm
Hello! I appear to be the above-mentioned fourth. I haven't made a character yet. Is there a particular skillset that is needed? Also, are species limited to those in EotE and AoR?
Last edited October 31, 2021 7:03 pm
Oct 31, 2021 7:14 pm
The three characters we have now:

Guy: Bothan Smuggler/Charmer
Gulag: Weequay Soldier/Commando
Kip: Human Technician/Outlaw Tech

For species you can pick and choose from any published source, but everything else should come from either EotE or AoR.

There is also a list of equipment in the character creation thread that your character can pull things from once created.
Oct 31, 2021 11:33 pm
I'm thinking of making an Ace/Driver. Still deciding on species. Hope to work up the details by tomorrow.
Nov 1, 2021 3:31 pm
I ended up going with Diplomat/Quartermaster, sorry for the confusion. My character is still very charming though, lol
Nov 1, 2021 3:32 pm
Nice to have you on the crew, timplausible.
Nov 1, 2021 9:32 pm
I have submitted my Sullustan Ace/Driver, Tayen, to the game. I haven't purchased her equipment yet, but she is otherwise ready to go (I think).

Question: where does this game fall in the timeline of the galactic civil war? (Sorry if it is listed somewhere and I missed it.)
Last edited November 1, 2021 9:42 pm
Nov 2, 2021 3:38 pm
Moving this here from the XP thread.
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You would all have personal transport of some type. Unarmed speeders if some sort, or possibly armed if you can give a good reason and want to flip a destiny point.
My character is an Ace/Driver, and I'm imagining she's been sent specifically to act in that capacity for the Falu Four. I could envision the alliance hooking her/the team up with an armed speeder, IF we want to flip a light side point. Having not played in this game yet, I don't know if that is worthwhile, however. What do the other players think?
Nov 2, 2021 4:05 pm
we could probably use a getaway car and driver. especially with the upcoming mission, lol. It doesn't matter to me if it has weapons, but i don't thing we want to call extra attention to ourselves.
Nov 2, 2021 6:03 pm
If I were able to choose a speeder for Tayen, I'd want something faster than average and able to seat all four of us when necessary. Secondary considerations would be that it is sturdy and is a model that's reasonably common and doesn't stand out too much.
Nov 2, 2021 10:59 pm
Perhaps one of these? Not the quickest, but it will carry four passengers.

https://i.imgur.com/ngVVkFs.png
Nov 3, 2021 12:47 am
That'll do. We'll work on getting the engine souped up.
Nov 3, 2021 1:20 am
Hey man, we gotta get a good stereo system 1st!
Nov 3, 2021 3:13 am
4 hard points? Sounds like something Kip can work with. It's a pretty nice ship, considering its price.
Nov 3, 2021 3:40 am
Ooo. What about this (unarmed version):

https://i.imgur.com/8dtADeLm.png
https://i.imgur.com/GdEAnNst.png
Nov 3, 2021 8:53 am
That’ll work as well. Remove the weapons and add a hard point.
Nov 3, 2021 3:44 pm
So how does Tayen join the crew? Is she sent by the rebellion to support them (per her "Support" Duty)? Has she been in Falu for a while, waiting to be activated? Some third option I'm not thinking of?
Nov 3, 2021 4:19 pm
A wizard did it? We could say she's been part of the group the whole time, but has been off securing a vehicle?
Nov 3, 2021 4:47 pm
So the Falu Four wasn't even the Falu Four in the beginning! They were the Falu Five.
Nov 3, 2021 4:54 pm
lol, as long as we don't have to redo our 'FF' logo
Nov 3, 2021 6:20 pm
It is possible that Kyle Bastra has contacted others within Falu other than the original four. Maybe he noticed that the original group is a man down and has recommended Tayen to help out?

A couple of hand-wavy plot-holes later and we're all one happy group. :-)
Nov 3, 2021 6:39 pm
Sounds good to me
Nov 4, 2021 3:10 pm
just had an idea, Grewhit (the guy we need to kidnap), has a meeting with Baksed (the guy who we hired for a job and then ghosted). We could spread info saying Grewhit is badmouthing Baksed, and that's why we didn't end up hiring him. While they are arguing during their meeting we can grab Gewhit. Gurag may need to flirt with his daughter a bit to get us in
Nov 5, 2021 4:42 pm
It's a possible plan, but I'm kind of curious to see what this Eedha person's all about.
Nov 5, 2021 8:28 pm
Decisions, decisions... :-)
Nov 5, 2021 8:34 pm
Split the party!!! Just kidding, please don't.
Nov 5, 2021 8:53 pm
Tayen's new to this whole sitch (as am I). She will defer to the group. Just tell her where you want to go, and she'll drive you there. ;)
Nov 8, 2021 1:34 am
Grewhit is meeting with Baksed in a couple of days, so I think that's enough time to find out about Eedha and then think about next steps. Thoughts?
Nov 8, 2021 2:32 pm
sounds great. More information is always good.
Nov 8, 2021 9:26 pm
If I don't hear anything different by this time tomorrow, we'll pick it up with a trip to Falu Defense & Security to see if you can meet with Eedha Ormua!
Nov 8, 2021 9:36 pm
Are they hiring? Gurag might be looking to get out of the construction business and would be more than happy to go in for an interview......could be worth flipping a Destiny Point for......

Only downside is that Guarag isn't exactly the 'face' guy in the group lol
Dec 14, 2021 9:45 pm
Ouch. time to go yeah?! we can't repel blaster fire of that magnitude!
Dec 24, 2021 4:58 pm
So what should we do with Eedha? I assume he'll need a story explaehoe he escaped? I like the idea of messing with Gen and saying the empire wants Eedha back but not Gen.
Dec 25, 2021 4:18 am
If we wanted to go balls to the wall, we could fake a shoot-out while Gen is blindfolded. One of us can shout, "the other one's got a holdout blaster. Look out!" Then fire off some shots. Then, "he's getting away," followed by one of us saying, "leave him. We need to get off the streets. This one's good enough." Or some variation on all that. Meanwhile, we just let Eedha walk off and then we speeder Gen off to wherever.
Dec 26, 2021 4:17 am
Did Eedha say much about where he wanted to go? I didn't think about it too much, but I don't know if he's planning on staying on Falu, or running with the Rebels.
Dec 26, 2021 7:35 pm
I don't think he said
Dec 27, 2021 2:46 pm
He works for the rebellion right? Maybe they can take care of him?
Jan 15, 2022 5:38 pm
Hey, gang. Been sick. Should be back to regular posting on Monday.
Jan 19, 2022 1:44 am
Just to be clear - your characters don’t NEED to join the Alliance for the adventure to continue, just an option that you can take if you wish.
Jan 19, 2022 3:57 am
What are the health benefits like? LOL
Jan 19, 2022 3:57 am
In that case, Kip is going to turn down the offer.
Feb 1, 2022 5:03 pm
We have that 6000 credits to spend/split correct? Maybe we need a shopping trip
Feb 1, 2022 5:59 pm
Ooohh. Shopping!!
Feb 1, 2022 10:24 pm
Hey crew. I'm afraid I need to bail on the game (I'm bailing on all my games, so don't take it personally.) Life has gotten to busy, and I need to take a step back from Gamersplane for a bit. Sorry to pop in as the replacement fourth and then disappear.

Good luck, all.
Feb 1, 2022 11:30 pm
No prob, thanks for the heads up. Hope things look up for ya soon.
We wouldn't have been able to kidnap Gen without ya!
Feb 2, 2022 11:16 am
Sorry to see you go, @timplausible, and thanks for joining us for a bit.

Everyone good with three moving forward?

As far as shopping, you should be able to find anything with a rarity level 5 or lower (and non-restricted) somewhere in Falu. For anything else we'll have to talk about what kind of rolls you would need to help persuade someone to show you their hidden goods. (or flip some Destiny Points).
Feb 3, 2022 4:06 am
Looking at the wiki, I might think about selling my backpack and toolkit and getting better ones. I'm looking at the Creshaldyne Mk. IV Modular Backpack, which at max pouches, is 120 credits, and the Custom Toolkit, which is 700 credits.

Other than that, not too sure what to get. Maybe some buying/making some armor would be a good idea. What are you guys thinking of getting? By the way, if you guys need something made, Kip's your guy.
Last edited February 3, 2022 4:13 am
Feb 3, 2022 3:06 pm
I wanna replace the Stun Grenades I used. Maybe get something to boost my charm
Feb 7, 2022 9:03 pm
I'll be moving things along tomorrow, starting the next chapter.
Feb 8, 2022 6:49 pm
Sounds good. Are you going to try to pick up another fourth player? I'm fine either way, just curious.
Feb 8, 2022 7:47 pm
Sticking with three for now.
Feb 8, 2022 8:15 pm
Guarag is going to spend 15 XP on Armor Master.

As for picking up a couple of things he'd want to try to find a Vibro Knife (250), a pair of Shock Gloves (300), and a Medpac (400) if that's ok with everyone. Think it would also be advisable to pick at least a couple of Stimpack's up each for use in a pinch
May 16, 2022 8:55 pm
while Kip is checking out the device, do I have time for Guy to buy some stun grenades?
May 16, 2022 9:32 pm
Yep, there would be time to do that.
May 16, 2022 11:55 pm
ok. I'd like 4 please. Lemme know if I need to roll anything for that.
May 17, 2022 1:16 am
Nah, you'd know where to buy them within the city.
May 17, 2022 2:41 pm
oh, can I change that to 3 grenades, and 3 stimpacks?
May 17, 2022 6:58 pm
Now you've gone too far!!!

Kidding - that's not a problem, would assume that most common items would be easy enough to find in the city,
May 17, 2022 7:07 pm
lol, okay, I'll update my character sheet
May 21, 2022 12:33 am
I realized I forgot to update my sheet the last shopping trip, so I did that. When selling stuff, what do I get from it? Half of it's price? I want to sell my backpack and toolkit, which together, was 400 credits when bought new.
May 21, 2022 1:59 am
The starting rate for selling equipment is 25% of what you paid. You can take the 25% as is or roll a Negotiation Check v 2 Purple.

1 Success is 25%
2 Success is 50%
3 Success is 75%

1 Failure is 20%
2 Failure is 10%
3 or more Failure is NO DEAL (have to try again another game day)

Also, day got away from me, so the story update will be tomorrow.
May 21, 2022 3:30 am
Guy wiould be happy to help you sell! He has the 'Wheel and Deal' talent, so he gets 10% extra when selling legally
May 21, 2022 4:07 am
Sure, I think it's a good idea to have Guy handle negotiations. Roll away!
Aug 6, 2022 10:52 pm
Hi all, just a heads up my fiancée and I are going camping for a few days so will be without internet access from tomorrow until late in the week.
Aug 7, 2022 1:25 am
Camping without the internet? You have to tell ghost stories, and find constellations the old fashioned way. LOL, have fun!
Aug 7, 2022 3:31 am
Sounds fun! Have a good time.
Aug 10, 2022 7:50 pm
I'll be ready to pick things up again tomorrow afternoon - unexpected busy period at work has harshed my mellow....
Aug 10, 2022 8:28 pm
Understood. We got dragged back to the office this week
Aug 14, 2022 10:22 pm
No worries, the slower pace on this game suits me quite well at the moment as I've got quite a bit going on as well
Aug 19, 2022 7:26 pm
Looks as though work will continue to be a factor for the next several weeks. Apologies for the delays - I expect them to continue for the time being.
Sep 1, 2022 3:34 pm
can we list/sort out or assets and info? We have both of the packages that were supposed to go to the site correct? And we know a little bit more about the pink dust. What else?
Sep 1, 2022 5:00 pm
The Imperials are trying to get more miners to work at the Site through coercion, such as strapping EMP devices onto their speeders.

The packages combine together to make a device to detect the pink stuff. We found a large deposit of said pink stuff which apparently hasn't been touched yet.

We got one of the packages directly from Baksed, and Baksed also is known to maintain the Site's equipment. From the inventory note, Emma doesn't seem to know what the pink dust is, which could mean that Baksed also doesn't know.
Sep 2, 2022 2:27 pm
You still know where the Rebels are hiding.
You had been tasked with taking the one part of the device to The Site - but they were probably expecting to have seen you by now.
You know that Mitzback's influence over Falu is steadily growing.
Sep 16, 2022 5:09 pm
well, do we want to visit Baksed again? or head to the site? Maybe Kip can bug the device before delivering it?
Sep 17, 2022 3:22 am
I don't think handing over the device is a good idea, but it could be worth checking out either Baksed's place or the Site for more information. Baksed's place would likely have less stringent security than the Site, so maybe we could try something on that front. We don't have any more destiny points, so if we need a bug, Guy should probably buy some on his way back to the others.
Sep 19, 2022 7:52 pm
Apologies for my lack of posting. Work has been, and will continue to be, brutal for at least the next month or so. I'll continue to check in to see if there's been a plan of attack agreed upon, and when I can, we'll have at it again.
Oct 24, 2022 9:26 pm
Things are still hectic here, but I should have enough time to start posting here and there again, provided you are all interested still?
Oct 24, 2022 9:55 pm
No pressure, but heck yeah!
Oct 25, 2022 4:03 am
Yep, still interested.

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