The Dark Academy on Korriban

The shade recoils from Kristal’s strike but as it does so it strikes at her hand causing sparks to fly from the lightsaber, severely damaging it and the blue energy blade ceases to function.

The shadow turns to Remmington and grabs his arm and throws him back but the focus on him allows Layne to cut the thing down with magnificent strike causing the shade to burst in massive explosion of dark side and causing a deep ripple through the force on Korriban.

OOC: Resilience roll at Hard difficulty, using a Destiny to upgrade this check for each player. Suffer a setback for the massive influx of Dark Side energy.

Something... happens.

Resilience/Brawn, Destiny, upgraded difficulty, blade of woe reduces setback die: 1eA+2eP+2eD+1eC 1 failure, 1 advantage, 1 Triumph

Remmington feels a shock wave through his body from the explosion of Dark Side energy.

Resilience/Brawn. Dapper and I both use Destiny. 1eA+1eP+2eD+1eC = 1 failure, 1 advantage

As the surge of Darkside energy is released in an explosion Kristal is pushed back. Straining herself she doesn't fall down but drops to a knee in order to keep her position, putting her right beside the ruined lightsaber as she dropped it instinctively to avoid the sparking from damaging her hand.

With the moment over, she looks up, grabs the lightsaber and checks the surrounding area.

Day 4 | Death's Shadow 2 | Let's join the party, Destiny Used, Resilience Check: 2eP+2eA+2eD+1eC 0 successes, 2 threat


Day 4 | Death's Shadow 2 | Let's join the party, Destiny Used, Resilience Check (Forgotten Setback Dice): 1eS 0 successes, 1 threat


[Assuming Threat = Strain here, 3 Strain]

Forgot the set back die. 1eS = 1 threat.


Cancels out advantage from before. Just 1 failure.

The three aspirants are blown to the ground by the dark side energy being released. Layne is knocked to the ground as well but sees briefly the form of Lord Oshin shielding her from the worst of the damage before she loses consciousness.

When the students come to, they are laying just outside the tombs with Imperial security and medical personnel tending to them. Darth Acomo is watching and Overseer Thain is standing next to her looking smug.

Captain Harad is standing over the corpse of the other aspirant.

OOC: Remmington takes 10 strain and Kristal takes 13 strain from the energies, all are knocked out briefly. Layne is shielded by the Triumph.

Darth Acomo speaks, “Why were you in this restricted area?”

"We were sent," Kristal answered simply enough. Strained by the entirety of the event. Casting a glance to Overseer Thaine. Which could have easily been pointing the accusatory finger as it could have been merely looking around as she slowly came to after such a blast.

Still her hand clutched around to see if she could find the lightsaber somewhere at her side, even in it's state of disrepair. Needing to know where the weapon was, it was a thing of warriors honor.

One of the soldiers hands it to her, “This is yours, my lord.”

“These four despite their reputation have been causing me nothing but trouble, my lord. As you decreed, I strictly forbade them to enter the tombs. Instead they disobey your orders and cause the death of an aspirant,” she says calmly.

“I would see them disciplined for this, severely.”

OOC: Darth Acomo senses something amiss, but believes Rona.

Rona Deception + Destiny + Boost for being Faculty: 3eP+1eA+2eD+2eC+1eB 5 successes, 1 threat

She expected more pain. There was no pain. That was good. She did not expect all these people. And questions.

She pushed herself off the ground; also making sure she still had her lightsaber at her side; and looked at those gathered, eyes lingering on Thaine's smug smile. Layne for her part, seemed to return that smug smile with something similar. After all, Thaine had probably expected her to be dead. Or at least seriously hurt. Yet here Layne was, barely a scratch on her. Then she turned to Acomo.

"We were supposed to kill some dangerous creature that had made its way in here. We did."

Then Thaine blatantly lied. Fucking bitch.

"That aspirant was in here before us with orders to retrieve some ancient sword."

Remmington is still a bit light headed but adds to that. "Aspirant Tala said that she was sent as well to retrieve the Sword of the Conqueror so that she could graduate. We defeated the Death's Shadow."

He checks to make sure he has his datapad and Tala's ancient sword.

/ I think that makes 11 Strain total for Remmy? /

Kristal, momentarily distracted with the receiving the lightsaber offers the soldier a nod. It was appreciated, and good to know the weapon was still at her hand. Holding it at her side.

Now, Rona told her lie and Acomo seemed to believe it. Kristal wasn't one for rash action in these matters, keeping a cool head as best as possible and watching for an opportunity. Rona was lying, she knew it but little could she do to prove it in the moment.

Then, as Kristal was expecting, Layne acted as she did. Which was, in this instance, not unwelcome. Kristal continued to remain silent. Glaring at Rona with that cold flame behind her eyes.

"I don't think that was Death's Shadow," she when Remmington mention that; glaring at Thaine while she did.

Darth Acomo glanced to Rona and then back to the students, “Enough whatever lies you think will buy you leniency will end. Your actions have caused the death of an aspirant in good standing. As it seems it was accidental and not some plot to murder her you will not be executed.”

“You have brought dishonor and shame to your lineages and to yourselves. In the morning report to the training grounds for additional duties. Overseer Thaine, see that this does not happen again.”

OOC: Layne, Kristal, and Remmington lose 2 Reputation.

Rona nods and says with a smile, “As you decree, my lord. Your will shall be done. You three report to the Wall of Peace at 0600 for a thorough cleaning and inspection. Dismissed.”

Kristal would not be down for this. Making sure she was standing and in a position of strength. Shoulders broad, wrist over wrist behind her, stance strong. Looking to Acomo Kristal said nothing. A warrior, a Soldier, she merely accepted it with a firm nod.

This was not the place to fight their battle.

Rona made an enemy today that she would one day regret.

Remmington nods at the Head Master's decree. It never ceases to surprise him how petty Sith are.

/ Can we use Cool to recover some Strain? /

"I'm no liar," she said through gritted teeth; though she knew better than to just outright attack Thaine right then and there.

Part of her Will echoed through the force, calling out... to no avail.

Calm the fuck down

It was obvious to anyone watching that the girl was seriously pissed. But also obvious that she was trying to hold back and back down. At least now that her hail oshin had failed.


Discipline/Willpower (Upgraded difficulty), force die: I am no liar: 3eA+1eF+1eC+2eD 2 failures, 1 threat, 1 Light Side


Cool to reduce strain: 2eA+1eP 2 successes, 2 advantage


(verge adds +1 dark side automatically, but still fails. 2 strain taken. Calming self heals 4 strain.)

OOC: You may recover strain as normal.

Remmington tries to calm himself down. Then he looks for his stuff.

Be Cool. Cool/Presence. 1eA+1eP = 2 successes, 1 advantage


/ Not sure how much I recover for that. Also do I get my datapad back? Tala's sword? /

OOC: You get both items. You recover 2 strain.

"Remmington, Layne, I will see you in the morning then," Kristal puts forward a front. Displaying them as newly made comrades which wasn't entirely inaccurate given what they just survived perhaps. Still, it was a display that was perhaps a bit petty but boy did it feel good to try and shove something in the Overseers face.

Thaine tried to get them all killed, perhaps she even just wanted them punished, but she had just managed to unite three of her lesser enemies against her.

[Also: Cool Check for Strain, heal 2 Strain.]
Day 4 | Death's Shadow 2 | It's over! Cool Check for Strain: 2eP 2 successes, 2 advantage

Remmington nods. "See you in the morning then Kristal."