The Dark Academy on Korriban

With the corners of her eyes Moyr tried to catch Mandalorian reaction to the show.

The Mandalorians were professionals, they were not about to interfere or even gave any indication of discomfort.

Zash is pleased with that response and moves on by saying, “Get your gear and prepare yourselves.”

“Meet me at the ingress point in ten minutes.” She closed the hologram and then turns to speak with the Mandalorians and make her last minute preparations leaving the aspirants alone for a moment.

Zeno follows instructions, moving as though the pain did not bother him, when that was likely not true. Seeing as he carried all his stuff on him pretty much all the time he was ready to go. He slipped his helmet back on, and looked to the others. "Lies weren't going to work. I said what needed to be said and it was my place to take that for betraying your trust."

Niriti was surprised by all that had happened, specially by Zeno interfering in the dark bolt from the Lord. Why would he had stayed in the way of the bolt in place of the other acolyte? She wondered as she looked from one to the other unable to understand such chivalry among sith. Under her eyes, it should had been both who suffered, one from lying, the other for disappointing the Lord. Maybe he is her apprentice.

''Ah...thank you Zeno'' she let out before regaining her composure.

She nodded to both him and Moyr ''We need to talk later'' and she got busy preparing

Zash meets with the aspirants at the entrance and inserts the holocron into a notch in the stone work and lines form on the door and it folds out into the frame leaving behind an opening. Four mercenaries follow Zash in as she strides forward, collecting the holocron for herself.

The path way leads to a central room with two adjacent room on the right and left and large door sealed in front of them and it looks very resistant. Zash says, “Break into two teams and see if you can break the ciphers and locks.”

OOC: Break into two teams one goes right and the other left the left team needs to make a Computers check, Skullduggery check, and Astrogation check at Average difficulty with 1 setback die. They need to break at least 2 ciphers or [redacted]. These rolls cannot be assisted but players can add boost die with Advantage, 1 can give a boost to the next roller and 3 can give 1 boost die to a designated member of their team.

On the Right there are robotic guardians, those must be defeated with an Average Combat skill check, boost die if they have any combat talents. If this roll is failed add two setback to the other two rolls. Lore and Mechanics at Average difficulty. Combat roll has to be made first, and advantage can be used as above.

Zeno heads off to the right and sees the droids that will need taken care of so that the others can work without interference.

He makes exceptionally quick work of them, corralling them into an area that makes it easier for the next person to work without impediment.

The Monster Zash, D6 LE, Boost for combat talents, Boost for accurate weapon property: 2eA+2eP+2eB+2eD 7 successes, 2 advantage

"Well I have some skill with the lightsaber and am knowledgeable in mechanics, computers, and I have been learning medicine through the Mechanics of Life." Remmington answers Moyr. He waits to see how everyone's skills are like to split up. He looks at Niriti and smiles.

When he gets the chance he asks Lord Zash. "May I inquire as to what kind of holocron we are looking for Lord Zash? In case we come across more than one. Also, is there anything else that we should be ready for?"

He made a note of the video that Zash displayed earlier before dishing our her punishment.

Before the they to regards Zeno. "Do you want some medical attention acolyte Deathwright? We don't stand to gain much with you walking in there half dead."

Baesal was quick to work. While the old thing had no chance against her technical skills, her stress was palpable.

Computer for Hazzan's tomb: destiny used: 1eA+3eP+2eD+1eS 4 successes, 3 threat


3 strain taken

"I'm done!"

Moyr waited for that signal to burst into action. She was done with unlocking the manual blocks and disarming traps before she knew it.

"Don't sweat, darling, I have it all right here for you, in clear view. Some astrogational puzzle. Try the dual-pattern method I discovered earlier."

LE6. Skullduggery. Zash's database Boost. Destiny. Setback.: 3eP+2eB+2eD+1eS 2 successes, 6 advantage


6 Boost Dice for Baes

Moyr did a superb job, as always.

Baesal smiled back to her "Of course, you are a peach!"
Astrogation for Hazzan's tomb: 4eA+0eP+2eD+2eS+6eB 6 successes, 3 advantage


"All clear!"

(OOC, 3 adv for the worst roll on the other team)

OOC: You can use the advantage to regain strain, sure. So that is the right side clear, Please note which side you are doing.

Gerald gets to work trying to decipher the various codes with his knowledge and well sets off an alarm that blares loudly and starts a countdown. He blinks and scratches his mind as he stares at a password and uses the first thing to come to mind.

He types in ‘password’… and it works.

Yeah that just happened.

OOC: Lore roll with a Failure, 1 Threat, and Triumph. He succeeds through blind luck. I think he is team Lore now...

Zash smiles at the majority of the cyphers are shattered releasing the locks and then draws on the force and reaches out and pulls apart the doors through the power of the Force. The massive thick durasteel doors tumble to the floor, stirring dust and causing quite a clamor.

She enters and unlocks the next cipher easily using her accumulated knowledge this leads into the central chamber where the holocron floats. She smiles and reaches out for it and immediately takes it in hand and opens the device which forms a dark silhouetted image and begin speaking in the old sith languages of the past.

OOC: Xenology or Education roll at Hard with a setback to understand, Zash’s knowledge can work here. Moving along as 5 of the 6 ciphers are broken.

Zash smiles and says, “Well you shall all be rewarded but we have one last thing to settle. In the pursuit of such knowledge to know if it truly works, one of you aspirants will have to die. Know that such sacrifice will be honored by the Sith for all time.”

The Choice

Dark Sacrifice: Player can willingly die to Zash, they can reroll and start with a Lightsaber and 3 Graduation Points plus an additional 10 XP for going out like a champ. All other players gain 2 Graduation Points and a rank of Zash’s Talent (if you have two ranks usable twice per session).

Alas, Poor Gerald…: Gerald can die, each player gets 2 Graduation Points and a rank of Zash’s Talent (if you have two ranks usable twice per session).

NOPE… NOPE: You can run away, this is an individual choice you lose 2 Reputation and gain nothing. Gain 3 Conflict.

Zash you are a Monster: This is a group decision you can try and trap Zash here, you still lose 3 Reputation but gain the satisfaction of trapping Zash. This is not a combat but a series of checks with Destiny used super liberally TBD if this is chosen. This needs to be chosen by the majority of the players. Taking this route also grants 7 Conflict.

Choose wisely.

Zeno moves to step behind Gerald so that he cannot flee. He obviously had his idea, but if someone wanted to step up and volunteer for the good of the empire that was great for them. He suspected that wasn't likely.

With some effort, Moyr was able to take apart the darkspeek!

LE6. Do I understand Zash? Zash Database Boost.: 2eA+3eD+1eS+2eB 1 success, 1 threat


[1 Strain]

Baesal eyes the place and the happening carefully, focusing on the darkspeech

Éducation for dark scriptures: zash's data: 4eA+0eP+3eD+2eB+1eS 2 successes


She understands

The speech makes absolutely no sense to him. In fact, he's pretty sure she's speaking Hutt and knows he does not speak Hutt. He wonders if her speaking Hutt will upset Moyr and keeps an eye on her just in case she does something drastic. He hopes she doesn't.

The Monster Zash, D6 LE, Education, Dark Speech: 2eA+3eD+1eS 0 successes, 4 threat

Baesal notices the sith's gaze on Moyr after Zash asks her question. She put her hand on the lightsaber hanging from her belt and moves slightly between them...trying her hand at not being obvious

That still does not answer the question

Her own gaze turns towards Gerald, Rem and Niriti...and lingers on that last one

Indeed, why should she get the credit of our work?

Niriti was not worried. Despite not having been able to make any support on the group, because others had proven much more suitable for the cause, she still accounted with allies among the ones there, as well as her Force Powers. But all it seemed to her was that the Lord was just trying to cause hate among the acolytes.

If needed, she could probably convince the others that her staying alive was much better than Gerald, since he had proven to be a weak link in the Academy till now. Why he doesn't even have a lightsaber like the one that hung from her waist, and from the waist of Remmy. Fact she let everyone acknowledge as she gazed towards it.

"I may have not been of much use here, preferring to allow others to draw Lord Zash attention. But throughout the days in the Academy I have excelled equally, or even more than most of you. So, if you are to sacrifice me now, you shall be harming the Empire, and not only that but demonstrating that you fear my own progress parallel to yours. And then I shall die knowing I am stronger than you and that you are weak."

Xenology.: 1 failure

(If needed any social roll, just let me know. Although I'm heading to bed now.)

Zash chuckles and says, “Your accomplishments or lack there of are duly noted, whoever you are.”

Zash sighs and shoots lighting at Gearld with one hand and begins intoning dark ritual words. Gerald is forced to his knees screaming in agony as the purple tendrils pour into his frame.

She raises one hand and crushes something and then blood flows down her harm and her eyes go wide as she intensifies the lighting, all the while Gerald screams. He is lifted off the ground as she brings her free hand to bear and pours more lighting into his frame but now it starts to change color going red flowing into Zash.

She laughs bathed in dark side energy, her form wavering her eyes going a deep purple and glowing… she looks at times monstrous and then beautiful and then poor Gerald is atomized into dust and the room reverberates with dark side energy.

Zash smiles and says, “It is done. Zeno, attend me. The rest of you, clean this mess up.”

She starts walking the Mandalorians follow quietly.

OOC: Zash gains 1 Force Rating, now Force Rating 5. Everyone gains 2 Graduation points and Zash’s talent.

Achievement Unlocked: Good Night Sweet Prince – Kill Gerald.

Is just dust in the wind.

"Yes Lord Zash." Zeno does as instructed following behind, he nods to the others.