Episode 0: The Rescue at Xerxes 4

Falryx is correct:  "The character then rolls two d20s. Each die that rolls equal to or less than the Target Number scores a single Success. Each die that rolls a 1, or equal to or less than an applicable Focus for that Task, scores two Successes." You have one momentum. If you don't use it right away I'll assume you save it. Anyhow, I'll go ahead with the next npc. You did 4 damage + 1 effect, and 2 damage + 1 effect was soaked, so you end up with 2 damage.

 This will be an opposed task. "For a melee Attack, the attacker attempts a Bravery + Security Task with a Difficulty of 1,
opposed by the target’s Bravery + Security (also Difficulty 1). If the target wins the
Opposed Task, then they are considered to have made a successful Attack instead." Whoever gets the most successes above 1 wins the opposed task. Whomever wins may do melee damage.

Quite right. Forgot about the "ignore 3 and 4". Hope this gets better as I get used to it, seems overly complicated atm. Thanks for checking my numbers. :)

Looks like 4 successes

4 successes it is. go ahead and roll damage (2[CD] in your case). you also have 2 new momentum you may chose to spend or save in the group pool. for example, you may spend momentum for Bonus Damage (1 momentum = 1 damage). The turn passes to the away team, so any of you (except Sevek or Nadim) may act next.

sorry I'm late to the show -- started a new job this week! I didn't catch that the shuttle was dark and empty, so I'm slightly modifying Thyran's reaction...

should he fire, or take an attack first?

No worries. I'm unsure what you are asking about by the way. You may fire your phaser at anyone (a difficulty 2 task), or you may move into close combat with the one fighting Martinez (an opposed task with difficulty 1). One of the creatures is reeling from two phaser shots (and another one may bring it down), and the one next to Martinez has suffered a punch to the face (not sure of damage yet, as starwarsrpggm needs to roll it.) Note that the ones not in combat with Martinez has cover (2[CD) soak).

ah, sorry -- meant to ask it he could attach or if it was the opponents turn.

let me try to interpret this -- 2 successes, and if that wins the opposed task, is that 4 total CD with 2 effects?

It's a tie, two successes each, which means player characters win (unless I choose to spend a Threat, but I'll hold off for now). So Thyran wins! You 4 damage + 2 effects. The effect of your melee attack is knockdown, so he is proned.

Your melee damage is listed as 2[CD] Knockdown, so it's 2d6, where 1=1, 2=2, 3=0, 4=0, 5=1+effect, 6=1+effect. The effect for your melee is knockdown (but it's already prone now, so that won't matter)

Oh and the turn passes to the away team again, any of you (except Sevek, Nadim or Thyran) may act next (even Martinez, since his melee attack was initiated by the npc, not him, so it spent the NPC task, not Martinez's).

Going to include damage with the attack roll, so as to not have to post additional rolls.....gulp.

Well, now we know for next time. New system and new rules for everybody :)

Last NPC moves into melee. Opposed check vs Nadim.