Writing my next post now. Just trying to figure out how best to interact with the Trask situation. I mean i'm working in the whole "S.H.I.E.L.D. computers are currently having their security reinforced as a couple are Trask made." so the search for the Rings is being put on hold. Alternatively, if the GM's want to have one or more of the Rings get themselves involved in this, i'm good with that. Also, if anyone else wants to have their characters shanghai'd by one of the rings, that's also good.
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@Lurking Krog with a 12, you learn that, as per Imperial doctrine, all suspected Rebel Sympathizers and potential agents have been rounded up and given a stern talking to that convinced them of the error of their ways and how the Empire has their best interests at heart.
@Shovel Right, that's gonna be a Perception roll.
@Half Pint Reminds me of Stan Lee's Wonder Woman comic.
@MacabreMoth Yes, with that roll you spend your hour and absolutely ascertain from the Holonet that there are indeed horny MILFs in your area.
Sorry for not answering, been busy these last 2 days.
@rush99999 Fair enough, you don't really learn anything new from the Holonet. There's the odd insane conspiracy theory like "The Emperor kidnapped a guy who escaped jail and cloned him to make a new Sith heir." but you know to ignore that stuff. The only stuff you really learn from the holonet on the local "I'm looking to get stuff" forums that Vinca is the guy you go to for stuff that is a little outside of the norm.
@MacabreMoth 1) Yes, you CAN check the control tower, but as i said with your previous roll, you don't know the ships you are looking for. So far, you are essentially in New York looking for "4 Pick Up Trucks, one of them may have been green or blue." with no definitive makes, models or plate numbers. You won't be able to get much info from Traffic Control until you have a more definitive idea of the ships in question. If you do get some ID codes, you can also ask the tower to run them for you to see if the times line up with the attacks. I mean, if you ask them with the current information you have, they will send you a list of ships that comprises about 2/3 of he ships that went through the area at the time, which doesn't help at all.
2) Absolutely. Any time you want to make a roll, just do so and ask me the results.
@rush99999 Fair enough, you don't really learn anything new from the Holonet. There's the odd insane conspiracy theory like "The Emperor kidnapped a guy who escaped jail and cloned him to make a new Sith heir." but you know to ignore that stuff. The only stuff you really learn from the holonet on the local "I'm looking to get stuff" forums that Vinca is the guy you go to for stuff that is a little outside of the norm.
@MacabreMoth 1) Yes, you CAN check the control tower, but as i said with your previous roll, you don't know the ships you are looking for. So far, you are essentially in New York looking for "4 Pick Up Trucks, one of them may have been green or blue." with no definitive makes, models or plate numbers. You won't be able to get much info from Traffic Control until you have a more definitive idea of the ships in question. If you do get some ID codes, you can also ask the tower to run them for you to see if the times line up with the attacks. I mean, if you ask them with the current information you have, they will send you a list of ships that comprises about 2/3 of he ships that went through the area at the time, which doesn't help at all.
2) Absolutely. Any time you want to make a roll, just do so and ask me the results.
@rush99999 Right, so, Take 10/20 rules don't work that way in this system.
Take 10 is "Job that you can keep rolling till success with no real penalty of failure, usually around 2-10 minutes"
Take 20 is "You can take 20x the amount of time to do a Take 10 job and ignore the penalties of failure (Being that you are being super-duper careful.) But only if nothing bad happens in the meantime. You can also Take 20 on any job that would take over a week to complete normally without the time penalty. Taking 20 is not a critical success though."
But as with all things, it's up to GM Discression:
Yes, you can take 10 on this job, it'll take about an hour to do so, being that you are going to have to go looking for places that have this info.
No, you cannot take 20 on this for reasons i wont disclose, but suffice to say that 20 hours on this planet will not come without risks.
I do need to know what kinds of questions you are asking? Is it specifically about the ships? Is it specifically about the crews? Is it specifically about the produce? You can ask broad questions to get broad answers. You can also try specific questions get more specific answers, but run the risk of word getting back to the rebels that you are onto them. I mean, "Do you know anything about these 4 ships working together with a crew member that only speaks Huttese" when asked to the people in the know is likely to make it back to the 4 ships that some shifty bloke was asking about them and they are likely to then circle the wagons.
But what you do learn from your Take 10 from the Imperial institutions (Registry offices for ships and manifests and stuff like that):
@Varshanka Very nice roll, you can keep the 16, but this is also a Gather Information roll, not Perception. Perception would be useful if you actually knew what the perps looked like. Right now, you are walking around scoping out "Shady Blokes" in a city full of Shady Blokes and basic perception isn't going to yeild too much except "Cor', there sure are a lot of shady blokes around here." Gather Information is the skill for walking around with the rank and file and giving the odd "Hey, that guy looks a little stand-out-ish, what's his story?" in a believable way.
I do want to apologize if i seem a little "I need specifics" as a DM, i just don't believe in the magical "I rolled a big number on the dice, now tell me everything!" style. I like to make the players actually use their brains, much to my players chagrin. How you ask a question is just as important as what number you roll. If you are trying to seduce an NPC and you say "I once witnessed a quasar form, colours beyond imagination and a beauty i once thought unparalleled until i looked into those stunning eyes of yours." is only going to need a DC15 to succeed as opposed to "OI DARLIN' I BET YOU LIKE TO 'AVE IT OFF!!!" Which will be a DC30.
Take 10 is "Job that you can keep rolling till success with no real penalty of failure, usually around 2-10 minutes"
Take 20 is "You can take 20x the amount of time to do a Take 10 job and ignore the penalties of failure (Being that you are being super-duper careful.) But only if nothing bad happens in the meantime. You can also Take 20 on any job that would take over a week to complete normally without the time penalty. Taking 20 is not a critical success though."
But as with all things, it's up to GM Discression:
Yes, you can take 10 on this job, it'll take about an hour to do so, being that you are going to have to go looking for places that have this info.
No, you cannot take 20 on this for reasons i wont disclose, but suffice to say that 20 hours on this planet will not come without risks.
I do need to know what kinds of questions you are asking? Is it specifically about the ships? Is it specifically about the crews? Is it specifically about the produce? You can ask broad questions to get broad answers. You can also try specific questions get more specific answers, but run the risk of word getting back to the rebels that you are onto them. I mean, "Do you know anything about these 4 ships working together with a crew member that only speaks Huttese" when asked to the people in the know is likely to make it back to the 4 ships that some shifty bloke was asking about them and they are likely to then circle the wagons.
But what you do learn from your Take 10 from the Imperial institutions (Registry offices for ships and manifests and stuff like that):
@Varshanka Very nice roll, you can keep the 16, but this is also a Gather Information roll, not Perception. Perception would be useful if you actually knew what the perps looked like. Right now, you are walking around scoping out "Shady Blokes" in a city full of Shady Blokes and basic perception isn't going to yeild too much except "Cor', there sure are a lot of shady blokes around here." Gather Information is the skill for walking around with the rank and file and giving the odd "Hey, that guy looks a little stand-out-ish, what's his story?" in a believable way.
I do want to apologize if i seem a little "I need specifics" as a DM, i just don't believe in the magical "I rolled a big number on the dice, now tell me everything!" style. I like to make the players actually use their brains, much to my players chagrin. How you ask a question is just as important as what number you roll. If you are trying to seduce an NPC and you say "I once witnessed a quasar form, colours beyond imagination and a beauty i once thought unparalleled until i looked into those stunning eyes of yours." is only going to need a DC15 to succeed as opposed to "OI DARLIN' I BET YOU LIKE TO 'AVE IT OFF!!!" Which will be a DC30.
There we go. So, go to the city and begin your investigation. How you want to do it is entirely up to you guys. You have your objectives.
Hasiki Orbit
Revenge exitted above Hasiki, ignoring the traffic it flew towards the northern pole of the planet so the magnetic field of the planet would mask the ship from targetting sensors.
"Storm Commando Teams, we have arrived at Hasiki. Deploy to the planet and begin operations."
Even though the Storm Commando's had their their own armour. For this mission, they were being deployed with the the standard gear to better blend in with the current planetary forces and not allow the Rebels to figure out that the Storm Commandoes were onto them. They would probably go to ground hard if they suspected the Storm Commandoes were being sent after them.
Their first target would be Levinian, the capital city and where most of the orbital traffic was routed through. Meaning that if those freighters were coming from anywhere, they would have at least passed through there.
The Lanterns
Sapporo, Japan. City Center
"So, we're going to be doing this the hard way, yes?" The metal man said. "I am Deaths Head. I think it's always appropriate to let my prey know who it is that's going to be bringing them in." The laser cannon in his hand glowed again. "The only question is how warm you are going to be when you are brought in. Usual body temperature? Or extra crispy...?"
Hal was up on his feet quickly. He looked around at the others. The barman had already dived down, while the rest of the people in here were a little too inebriated to really care and... Damn he really wanted to watch Robocop right now... No, stay focussed. In a flash of green light, his suit came on, Sinestro followed them, his skin turning rose and his Gold Lantern outfit appearing on.
"Oh, Sinestro?" Deaths Head said, realizing exactly who it was. "Been a while. Last time i worked with you was that nasty business with Atrocitus. He did not go down easy, you remember yes?-" At that point, Sinestro burst towards him in a flash of gold light and with one powerful, solid gold left hook, sent Deaths Head flying straight across the street and into a closed flower shop.
"Friend of yours?" Hal asked. Sinestro turned around with a look of purest thunder. "OoOoOoOoh! Sorry i asked." Hal said, waving his hands condescendingly.
"Are you competent enough?" Sinestro asked. Hal looked at his hands.
"I got 2 hands, 1 ring and one alien jerk to punch into next week!" Hal said, stumbling a little from all the booze he had consumed. "Although when we get home, i am showing you Robocop and you are GOING to like it." He then flew out and floated just above the street to see Deaths Head slowly pick himself up and fix his jaw.
"A little unsportsmanlike of you, yes?" He asked. "Alright, extra crispy it is." He pointed the gun at Hal and a purple blast of energy shot out. Hal instinctively shot his hand out and a green bank vault door appeared to intercept the blast. The vault door exploded and the shards of green construct flew past Hal. "Impressive" Deaths Head laughed.
"TAKE THIS YOU METAL TIC-TAC!!!" He yelled, the ring creating an A-10 Thunderbolt on each of his arms and he pointed them at Deaths Head, before the distinctive BRRRRRRT!!! Rang out through the streets and green bullets began spraying Deaths Head. The Robot man then rocketted into the air with the boosters in his boots. Hal was far too drunk to effectively track his shots. But it was keeping him on the move. Deaths Head dodging left and right, keeping moving and taking advantage of the inebriated humans state.
Meanwhile, Sinestro was watching from the street bellow while May was helping people to safety. "What are you waiting for, Sinestro, get in there!" She asked him. She only had her side arm on her and she knew enough to know that it would do nothing against that alien cyborg.
"Look at Green Lantern for a second..." Sinestro said. "I've not see him do that before."
As Deaths Head dodged some more of the shots, he put the laser cannon away and his other hand turned into a mass of blades that began to spin. He then launched himself towards Hal at Breakneck speed. As he did, the A-10's on Hals wrist suddenly had large chainsaw blades shoot out of them for Hal to bring up and block the the spinning blade from Deaths Head, then swinging the chainsaw Warthog on his left arm to block the incoming Mace from Deaths Head's right arm. The blades revved loudly, but they were unable to cut through Deaths Heads thick armour. A comically large boot then appeared on the end of Hals foot as he reared it back, before delivering a devastating shot between Deaths Heads legs, right into the crotch. A loud CLANG! rang out and he was pushed up a few meters in the air, but Deaths Head looked down at Hal, slightly confused.
"BAD FORM, HUMAN LANTERN!!!" He roared.
"Don't believe that Star Trek crap about Human Valor, when it comes down to a fight, we do what it takes to win." He said, dancing from side to side in the air with the chainsaw A-10s.
"An almost admirable trait." His blades began to spin again. "Almost..." He said, before launching at him again, as he did, Hal flew backwards and the ring created a large, green human in front of him. On the ground, May facepalmed as she watched the sight.
"Did he just make a Construct Captain Kirk?" Sinestro looked at her as the pair helped get people out of the line of fire. Sinestro was only half helping, mostly just watching how Hal handled himself in this drunken state. As the Kirk construct appeared, he locked his fingers together and in one powerful double-axehandle strike, sent Deaths Head plummeting to the ground. Sinestro watched and nodded approvingly. before the giant Kirk Construct rocketted towards the ground for a double-stomp straight ontop of Deaths Head. Tarmac cracked and rubble flew out. The Kirk Construct then shattered again, as Deaths Head punched his way up through it and rocketted towards Hal. Hal tried to create a large shield in front of him, but Deaths Head broke straight through it with his mace, before swinging again towards Hals face. Hal created another shield, but the mace shattered it again, bashing Hal straight across the jaw and sending him spinning towards the ground. A large green trampolene appeared just in time to catch Hal, however, it bounded him straight off and he hit his head on the ground. Deaths Head slowly descended to the ground towards Hal.
"Now, it would have been just so much easier to agree to hand over the ring, yes?" He asked, walking towards Hal as he slowly tried to get to his feet.
"Oooooooh" He groaned, stumbling to his feet. "ngy Jaw..." He grounded, trying not to move his jaw too much. Deaths Heads spinning blades turned back into his hand and he grabbed Hal by the back of his head and smashed it into a wall, A construct of a big pillow appeared in front of his face before e hit the wall.
"The ring in my hand and the pain stops." Deaths Head growled
"Show we the way chu home..." Hal slowly started singing, another smash into the wall beside the pillow, but the pillow moved to once again absorb the impact. "um tiyad ans i wannu go za bed..." Deaths Heads Mace turned into a second hand, he then pushed Hals face into the pillow with one hand and grabbed Hals ring hand with the other, trying to crush it, but the ring glowed and a large shark burst out of it and chomped down on Deaths Head's head. Deaths Head fell backwards, wrestling with the construct
"GET THIS INFERNAL AMPHIBIAN OFF OF ME!!!" He roared, throwing it to the side where the Shark flopped about for a few seconds before smashing into green shards. As Deaths Head rolled over to get away from it, he suddenly felt something in the back of his head.
"Shows over, Robot-head." Hal grinned. Deaths Head slowly got to his feet, he then turned around slowly to see that Hal was no longer in his Green Lantern outfit and the ring was no longer glowing.
"I think not..." Deaths Head grinned.
"Suit yourself" Hal then tried to create something, but nothing happened. He tried it again and again, before looking down at himself. "Ah..." He groaned.
"Ah indeed..." Deaths Head grinned, getting the laser cannon from his back again and pointing it at Hal's chest. "So, you surrender, yes?" He asked. At that point, a large golden fist sent Deaths Head flying. Sinestro floated over to Hal.
"What was the first thing i told you about being a Lantern?" He asked.
"Charge the damn ring?" Hal replied. Sinestro nodded.
"Go help May, i'll deal with Deaths Head. You've weakened him enough that i should be able to take him from here." At that point, Deaths Head shot into the air, screaming audibly as a glowing red aura seemed to be around his head. The pair looked to see Dex-Starr currently latched on and slashing him over and over with his claws.
"GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!!!" Was all they could hear in the distance. Sinestro launched himself towards Deaths Head, a large golden clamp grabbing him around the torso and keeping his eyes bound to his side while Dex-Starr continued to attack the face.
"Yield and i will call off the feline." Sinestro said.
"DEATHS HEAD YIELDS TO NO-ONE!!!" He roared as the claws continued to slash back and forth across his face. "I WI-EEEEEEEEE" As he yelled, Dex created a clamp that forced Deaths Heads jaw open and all of the claws latched straight onto Deaths Heads tongue.
"SURRENDER!!!" Dex roared in his demonic voice.
"I think you'd better do what the cat wants." Sinestro laughed.
"U URRUNUR U URRUNRUR!!!!!" He roared while the cat, literally, had his tongue. Sinestro looked at Dex, who let go and slowly floated way. Sinestro slowly reeled in Deaths Head.
"Good job..." He mumbled.
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