The Dark Academy on Korriban

No, I am Spartacus

Event Type: Bonus, Combat
Participants: 3 PCs
Timeslots: Late Afternoon

Reputation Affected: No
Description: The leader of the slaves has been found and although Captain Harad prefers a military operation he has been overruled by Overseer Thaine. She wants the glory and decides to send her students in to take the head of the snake. The players begin on a ridge and need to work their way down to the encampment.

This will require one roll from the following list: Leadership at Average Difficulty, Athletics at Average Difficulty, Stealth at Average Difficulty, Survival at Average Difficulty, or Lore at Average difficulty. Each player can only choose one skill and the GM will let them know what benefits or hindrances they incur based on the roll.

Players can spend time role playing before they begin their descent down to the leaders of the slave revolt. Once the rolls are made the event will be entering the Danger Zone.


OOC: There is a Setback dice for all rolls due to the Rain and bad weather, basic survival gear or wet weather gear removes this Setback.

Zeno stands at the top of the ridge, ready to see this done. He had been disappointed in his performance this morning with the mob, but that mess was not the same as moving in to kill a specific target. He would succeed here. He would end this threat.

(OOC: Planning to use Athletics, no rain gear or survival pack. Just heavy clothing.)
(Edit: Switching to stealth so Xevine can use athletics)

Has 3 wounds.

OOC: Sure why not. Planning on using Survival. Would Climbing Gear and Concealing Robes be of use?

OOC: Yes they will negate the Setback.

Xevine stood at the ready, sword in hand, a wild expression on her face. She was still on a roll, and it was time to show them their place.

"Zeno, are you ready? You've healed all over, right?"

[OOC: Athletics chosen with Enhance]

LA - Spartacus Event - Athletics (Brawn), using Enhance, +1 setback from rain: 2eA+1eP+2eD+1eS+1eF 1 success, 2 Light Side

OOC: Rona will loan ancient swords or other mundane weapons. Obviously not lightsabers.

[OOC: Any chance of some basic armor?]

OOC: No, Rona is a jerk.

Shaisha takes the offer of borrowing a sword, knowing she'd be better off with that than with her knife.

"Zeno, Xevine... let's do this."


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D4 Combat Event. Cunning for Survival. Average: 4eA+2eD 3 successes, 1 threat

"Alright," he says moving out.

Stealth: 3 fail, 3 advantage

Of course Orokos. Thanks.

"Let's do this then, time to show them how things are done here..." Xevine was anticipating what's coming next.

[OOC: Roll above]

The way down is rough but the aspirants get down there at a brisk pace, they have no issues and avoid any obstructions giving them a clear path into the camp. They can see thirteen slaves as they make their way down but thankfully the rain and Shaisha’s knowledge of the terrain aids their descent but Zeno causes a minor rock slide that puts the slaves on edge, they have stolen blasters and blaster rifles. Their leader a large cathar woman paces back and forth. She points and the slaves fire in that direction but thankfully Zeno leads the trio to a hiding spot away from the fire.

Shaisha is able to impart her knowledge on the ambush to come giving the group a slight advantage at the onset. Yet with the slaves on edge they cannot get very close as the camp is pretty open. The encampment has debris from the dig site, tables and large cargo boxes to use as cover.

OOC: Shaisha grants the team +1 Boost die on the first turn, Zeno grants no bonus but they are at Medium range from the 13 slaves at the start and hidden but the Slaves are in alert. Thanks to speed of getting down they get a boost to the Initiative roll, Cool. But the threat rolled by Shaisha means the enemy gets a boost die to their Initiative as they have superior positioning. The slaves have cover as they are prepared for the attack, grants them Ranged Defense 1.

D4 Combat Event. Cool/Presence for Initiative. +1 Boost: 2eA+1eB 1 success, 2 advantage


Current Wounds: 0
Current Strain: 0
Soak: 3
Melee Defense: 1 (Ancient Sword)
Ranged Defense: 0

Zeno, with his sword at the ready, prepares to lunge into combat as quickly as he can. The though of the incoming blaster fire and blood brings a smile to his face.

Cool: 1 success, 2 advantage

0 strain
3 wounds
1 melee defense
3 soak
Commit Force Die to Sense: 1 enemy attack per turn has its difficulty upgraded once

The group begins their assault and one of the slaves open fire focusing their fire on the menacing looking zabrak woman! Meanwhile the leader of the slaves a tall, muscular cathar woman shouts, “On me brothers and sisters, our crusade does not die this day!”

The air feels with steam as she ignites a red lightsaber and raises it into the air.

The slave thugs open fire with a blaster rifle, the rain obscures their vision but the hail of fire causes Xevine to drop her weapon as she dove for cover. The cathar paced waving the lightsaber with an excited smile and then advances forward heedless of the danger.

OOC: Thugs #3 (4), Slave Leader, PC, PC, PC, Thugs #2 (4), Thugs #1 (4); All Thugs have Cover giving them Ranged Defense 1 and the Slave Leader as Adversary 1, upgrades the Difficulty on all checks against her. The Slave thugs are at Medium Range. Slave Leader moves to Short range. Thugs use Advantage to force Xevine to drop her weapon.

Xevine - Init: 1eA+1eP+1eB 1 success, 1 advantage


Slave Thugs #1: 2eA 1 success, 1 advantage


Slave Thugs #2: 2eA 2 successes, 1 advantage


Slave Thugs #3: 2eA 0 successes, 2 advantage


Slave Leader Init: 2eA+1eP 1 success, 3 advantage


Thug Group #3 Ranged Heavy: 3eA+2eD+1eB 1 failure, 3 advantage

OOC: Next PC to go Upgrade difficulty, using Destiny.

Shaisha gave a quick nod to Zeno, indicating she would go first to draw the leader's attention.

Moving swiftly forward, the small Sith managed to take advantage of the large Cathar's frame to catch her off-guard.


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Maneuver: Close the distance to Slave Leader from Close to Engaged.
Action: Attack

D4 Combat Event. Lightsaber/Cunning vs Leader.: 3eA+1eP+1eC+1eD 1 success, 2 advantage


So that's Brawn (2) + Ancient Sword damage (2) + 1 success = 5
Using the 2 Advantages to give Boost to Zeno.

The cathar grins at the superficial injury and hisses, “We have a destiny, and it will not die here.”

OOC: She takes 1 wound due to soak. Next PC Upgrading the Difficulty with another Destiny.

Zeno moves in with a burst of speed, stressing his body as he forces his way into close range with the second group of thugs. When he finally reaches them they see a wild eye sith-blood with the most alarmingly sadistic smile they've likely ever seen. He swings at one of the thugs with great enthusiasm and slices at the blaster toting fool.

Lightsaber: 0 success, 5 advantage
Maneuver: Move to short
2 Strain Maneuver: Move to engage
Action: miss
2 Advantage: Recover Strain
2 Advantage: Give Xevine a boost die
1 Advantage: Give next ally to go a boost die

0 strain
3 wounds
1 melee defense
3 soak
Commit Force Die to Sense: 1 enemy attack per turn has its difficulty upgraded once

The rain pours as the battle is fully joined.

OOC: Thugs #3 (4), Slave Leader, PC, PC, PC, Thugs #2 (4), Thugs #1 (4); All Thugs have Cover giving them Ranged Defense 1 and the Slave Leader as Adversary 1, upgrades the Difficulty on all checks against her. The Slave thugs are at Medium Range. Shaisha is engaged with the Slave Leader, Zeno is Engaged with Thugs #2, Xebin is at Medium range from the Thugs and at Short range to the Slave leader.

[OOC: Maneuver to pick up the weapon? Action To Terrify?]

Xevine cursed, as she knelt down and picked up her weapon. Looking at the slave leader, she let out a growl. "Your destiny ends here." Unfortunately, despite the Force surging through her, it wasn't a successful threat.

D2 LA Spartacurs - Terrify: 2eA+1eP+3eD+1eF 1 threat, 1 Dark Side

The slaves fighting Zeno drop their blasts and draws shivs and other improvised implements of death. They had a mad look in their eyes and attacked with no concern of death. That lack of concern would turn out to be fatal as one of them smashes a pipe into a shaped charge on a table with a wild swing and blows up the group before they ever get a chance to do any real damage to Zeno. The shockwave from the blast stuns the students allowing the next group of slaves to take advantage of the shock!

The other group of four slaves takes aim and then opens fire with blaster pistols at Xevine from behind cover. The hail of fire rips around her as one of the blaster bolts strikes true. While the other group focuses on Zeno with deadly efficiency!

The slave leader swings wildly at Shaisha but her training easily allows her to evade the wild untrained attacks. The crimson lightsaber sizzles in the rain! She shouts, "Kill the male, this one is mine!"

OOC: Thugs #3 (4), Slave Leader, PC, PC, PC, Thugs #1 (4); All Thugs have Cover giving them Ranged Defense 1 and the Slave Leader as Adversary 1, upgrades the Difficulty on all checks against her. The Slave thugs are at Medium Range. Shaisha is engaged with the Slave Leader, Zeno is at short range to the thugs and Leader, Xevine is at Medium range from the Thugs and at Short range to the Slave leader.

Zeno takes 7 wounds after soak and Xevine takes 5 wounds, Group 2 is gone, the Slave Leader uses the Advantage to grant Thugs #1 a boost die.

Slaves Melee - Zeno - Fixed Roll: 3eP+1eD+1eC+2eS 1 failure, 1 advantage, 1 Despair


Slaves ranged Light - Aim: 3eA+2eD+1eS+1eB 3 successes


Slaves - Ranged Heavy + Destiny Upgrade Zeno: 2eA+1eP+1eD+1eS 2 successes


Slaves - Ranged Heavy + Destiny Upgrade Zeno: 1eB 1 success, 1 advantage
- Missed Boost die so 10 damage total.

Slave Leader + Destiny Upgrade vs. Shaisha Lightsaber - Reroll Fixed: 3eA+1eP+2eD+1eS 0 successes, 2 advantage

Enraged by the arrogance of these slaves, Xevine decided to provide some help to Shaisha in slaying the leader. Unfortunaly, her attacck was just short, but she was hoping to give her fellow aspirant a chance at murder.

[OOC: Soak 3 means 4 damage suffered, Wounds remaining 11. Defensive of Ancient Sword, using Boost die from Zeno I missed previously I had. Maneuver used to move to engage Slave Leader, Action to attack.]

D4 LA Spartacus, Lightsaber (Brawn), upgraded die from Adversary, Spending Destiny to upgrade, 2 Boost from Zeno from round 1: 1eA+2eP+1eC+1eD+2eB 1 failure, 3 advantage


Using 2 advantage to give Saisha a Boost

The explosion pushes Zeno back slightly in the direction of the other group with heavy blasters and their bolts strike his back, doing significant damage to the sith-blooded human. He growls as he does a back somersault from his position, bringing his sword down in a strike against the group, making a heavy connection. His landing places him in the middle of them, making it a bit harder for them to shoot him without potentially hitting each other and providing some minor protection against shots from outside the area.

Lightsaber: 4 success, 3 advantage
Maneuver: Move to engage thugs with ranged (heavy)
2 Strain Maneuver: Aim
Action: 8 damage, Destiny Spent
3 Advantage: +1 ranged defense

2 strain
10 wounds
1 ranged defense
1 melee defense
3 soak
Commit Force Die to Sense: 1 enemy attack per turn has its difficulty upgraded once

That lightsaber was dangerous, and luck had been on her side to avoid the first strike. Shaisha focused hard on the hand holding the lightsaber, but as she struck, she felt she might've overstepped in her attempt...


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Maneuver: Aim
2nd Maneuver: Aim (2 Strain)
Action: Attempting to disarm Leader. Destiny spent to upgrade (forgot to note that in text)

D4 Combat Event. Round 2. Lightsaber/Cunning vs Leader. Boost from Xevine: 2eA+2eP+1eS+1eB+1eD+1eC 0 successes, 2 threat


(Oh shit)