Restoration by Treason

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of Haiku!

Sometimes, you can talk.
Perhaps you would like to try?
You can go in first.

Said Yurist, stopping before the door and motioning for Shalan to go through if he wanted. Honestly - the Selkath seemed to have massive ethical swings. Like puberty for ethics or something.

I mean, they were already fighting - what on Manaan did he think he would achieve by suddenly stopping to talk?

[Ascension]

"I was speaking more of your enthusiasm for fighting, your eagerness to rush to battle. To my dismay I admit that it is long past the time for words here. Fire away."

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!

"I give everything my 100%!" replied Yurist, clearly putting his 100% into the retort, too. "They had their chance to talk. Besides, was it not you who throttled that poor animal with such glee?"

[Ascension]

"Animals aren't thinking beings. Sentients are different. I can feel it."

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!

"So you feel you are free to be hurtful to animals, who do not know any better, simply because they feel different?" responded Yurist.

[Ascension]

"Because they are provably inferior," Shalan corrects.

[Minchandre]

MI-A0

"Shalan, any creature can be demonstrated to be inferior to any other. For example, humans are worse than Selkath at swimming, and yet Duros are better than Selkath at piloting starships. Humans exceed both in there apparent ability to build world-spanning cities. Still, Yurist, I oppose your actions if only because Padawan Zak decided that we should restrain the sentient and place him outside. You will actually recall that I recommended stunning him before you took your action. I, however, am not insubordinate."

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!

"As I recall, we were not here to call elections. You can play 'Senator' later. We are in the middle of an attack, and prisoner-taking is not something that may be done while the attack is still in progress."

[Minchandre]

MI-A0

MI-A0's tone remains flat, though there seems to be a slight tinge of anger to it, "No, this is not a democracy. Nor did I ever 'play Senator', as you suggested. However, disobedience is not something that can be tolerated in battle. I wager that I have been in far more battles than you have, and we took prisoners in a fair number of them. What we did not do was disobey our officers and perform whatever action we wished."

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!

"I'm sure you have." replied Yurist.

[BooNL]

Just as Yurist kicks in the door heroically and makes his way inside to blast his rocketlauncher he is suprised by one of of the Trandoshans jumping him.

At that same moment, two other Trandoshans and a familiar Rodian fire their blasters out of the cover of stacked boxes.

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Initiative:
Enemies
Shalan
MI-A0
Yurist
Zak

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Trandoshan 1 attacks Yurist with a vibroblade.

attack - (1d20+6)[23]
damage - (2d6+2)[9]

Trandoshan 2 and Rodian fire at Zak. Both shots are set to stun.

attack - (1d20+4)[11]
damage - (2d6)[6]

attack - (1d20+7)[18]
damage - (2d6)[7]

Trandoshan 3 fires at Shalan, blaster set to stun.

attack - (1d20+4)[19]
damage - (2d6)[7]

[Ascension]

"I'm sorry, friends," Shalan apologizes, "I have to fall back. Just a moment..."

He retreats back into the hallway where hopefully he will be out of the line of fire, grabs the medpac off of his utility belt, and takes his second wind.

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Sorry guys, I just realized that last shot put me down to 5 hp... I should have healed in the downtime, I know, but I just forgot about it.

[Minchandre]

MI-A0

Setting his blaster at the nearest Trandoshan, MI-A0 provides suppressing fire to aid the others in eliminating the nearby threat.

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Aid Another (1d20+6)[18]

Aid Another, Yurist attacking the adjacent Trandoshan. using Advanced Tactical Circuits, so Yurist gets a +5 bonus to attacks if it hits.

HP are still at 9
Inspirational effects should still be in place (+2 to attack, +1 to skillz)

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Restating here: I'm going to be gone for the next 4-7 days. Please NPC Yurist until I get back.

Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!
25/50

Yurist delivers a firm shove to the chest of the Trandoshan, staggering him momentarily. Seizing the opportunity, he drew his heavy blaster and fired a bolt into the Trandoshan's stomach.

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Attack - (1d20+16)[21]
Damage - (2d8+2)[16]

((Don't forget that firing ranged weapons in melee don't prompt AoOs))

[Moral Wiz]

Zak

Zak, silver lightsaber beaming, charges forward, ignoring the shots that hit wide of him. His face set, he brought the blade across in a single swipe at the Trandoshan who had fired at him.

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(1d20+8)[25] attack; lightsaber

(2d8+2)[9] damage, lightsaber

[BooNL]

As Yurist brings his blaster to bear, the trandoshan growls in pain. The blaster shot burning a hole through his clothing and searing the flesh of his chest. This only serves to anger the mercenary and he brings his sword down in another slash.

Zak manages to close the gap between him and his foe, severing the Trandoshan's left hand cleanly off. The lizard yelps, but recovers quickly enough to strike Zak with his own vibrosword.

Meanwhile the rodian makes a break for the armory, whilst making sure he is still in cover. The remaining trandoshan unsheats his sword and charges Zak.

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The rodian runs behind the big and small crate to the left (will update the map soonish...).

Trandoshan 1 attacks Yurist.

attack - (1d20+6)[21]
damage - (2d6+2)[13]

Trandoshans 2 and 3 attack Zak.

attack - (1d20+6)[8]
damage - (2d6+2)[11]

attack - (1d20+6)[11]
damage - (2d6+2)[4]

[Moral Wiz]

Zak

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Sorry for going out of turn, but this seemed easier

Zak smiles as he parries the now one handed Trandoshan's blade easily. The second blade wasn't much harder. A lightsaber was a wonderful weapon for quick movment

Zak's silver blade cuts through the air between the two near effortlessly, parrying both his new-found foes with apparent ease. It does seem to be tiering him a little though. He yells out in the middle of his blade work.

I am Jedi Padawan Zak Franz. You are outmatched here. Surrender. Jedi do not hurt prisoners

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If possible, (Away from my book ATM) a persuade roll to get them to stand down. (1d20+12)[20]

If not, attack the now one handed swordsman.

(1d20+8)[20] Attack
(2d8+2)[8]Damage, ignoring DR.

[Ascension]

Shalan quickly administers first aid to himself.

Treat Injury: (1d20+9)[23]

He manages to mend all his wounds ((Thank you, Able Healer!)).

Next turn he will return to the fray.

[Minchandre]

MI-A0

Seeing Zak set upon by two foes, MI-A0 lends his blaster there.

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Shooting whichever of 2 and 3 is closer

Attack Roll (1d20+6)[8]
Damage (3d8)[12]

[BooNL]

As Yurist brings his blaster to bear for another shot, he is suprised by the speed of the trandoshan. A sharp pain shoots through his body as his side is slashed by the lizard-man's sword. Though his shot missed, he quickly recovers and lines up another shot.

Zak's lightsaber connects with his target a second time. You can smell burning flesh as the rest of his arm falls off. The trandoshan, now largely over the pain screams something in his own language and brings his own sword to bear. Meanwhile, MI-A0's shot manages to miss the broad side of a starship.

You cannot see the rodian anymore, he might have fled once again.

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Yurist 12/50

Same deal as last time, bully 1 hits Yurist.

attack - (1d20+6)[17]
damage - (2d6+2)[13]

I hope I don't kill him

2 and 3 attack Zak.

attack - (1d20+6)[10]
damage - (2d6+2)[4]

attack - (1d20+6)[25]
damage - (2d6+2)[6]

[Ascension]

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Yes, I'm using RAW in a sense-defying way here, but I'm doing it for a good cause.

As Shalan reenters the room, he stops beside M1-A0.

"You're damaged badly, droid, but I know you can make it. Hang in there. We'll attempt a field repair as soon as the shooting stops. Just hold yourself together until then. Shouldn't be long."

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Able Healer says (emphasis mine) "once per encounter as a swift action the Selkath can grant an adjacent ally bonus hit points equal to 10 + the Selkath's level, which last until the end of the encounter." There's nothing there to exclude droids, so I'm claiming my attempt at a pep talk there is good enough to give him 14 temporary hit points.

Shalan then turns his attention to the Trandoshan fighting Yurist.

"Please don't resist. I really don't want to hurt you," he says as he stretches out a hand, "But if I must, I must."

A vortex of unseen energy whips up around the lizard man.

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Okay, so that's a move action to return to the room, a swift action to encourage Catbot, and a standard action to engage Force Whirlwind.

Use the Force: (1d20+12)[29]

[BooNL]

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Alright, I'll allow it. If only because you guys have been running on the low side of HP since the beginning of this game.

The Trandoshan screams in terror as he is lifted off the ground, trapped in a vortex. He flails his arms around meekly, but he cannot muster his strenght to do anything.

[Minchandre]

MI-A0

Feeling rejuvenated by the Selkath's oddly inspiration words, MI-A0 now also notices that Zak seems to be handling himself quite well, two opponents or no...and that Yurist is ailing. His next batch of hot blasty death thus goes to the Trandoshan attacking the loud idiot.

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HP: 9 + 14 = 23

Attack roll: (1d20+6)[12]
Damage: (3d6)[16]

EDIT: Spelling

[Moral Wiz]

Zak

With a swift side step, Zak parries the blade of the Trandoshan behind him, who'd come a bit too close

Ok. They don't feel like surrendering. One of them'll have to go down, I think, before that'll happen

He was perspiring, but only slightly, as he danced the dance of blades with the two swoords-beings. He even smiled, just a little, at the ease of it all

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(1d20+8)[15] attack, on the one armed bandit. (well, merc, but still...

(2d9+2)[6]Damage

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Yurist Levedru, Defender of JUSTICE!
12/50... Ouch.

Yurist panted with exertion, and withdrew from combat, taking advantage of the Trandoshan's state of incapacitation.

"Have to pull back... Can't take another solid hit like that." he wheezed, pulling back to Shalan.

[Ascension]

"I will heal you, friend Yurist," Shalan promises, "but first we must finish with these ruffians."