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ARC-4104 "Haven" Haven looks over at Twangs. "They only have 5 proton charges. If you want them I'll grab a launcher instead."
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ARC-4325 "Stims" Watcher had come up and introduced himself in the time it took for her to get the forearm grip on her gun adjusted. she gave him a quick look. Watcher... watcher... There was some memory of one of the sisters talking about how they had an alpha giving them some field practice - apparently getting lessions from the surviving Centurions was something rather revered. A pang of jealousy hit her as some of her new team quickly struck up small talk, and she took to giving a quick nod at the new comer and going back to focus on her equipment.
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 ARC-1987 "Scar" Fascinating, all I require is just a vibroblade with a mono-molecular edge and a blaster carbine with a weapon sling for me, sir. As long as the gear that I came with is going with me on this mission, I'll be fine.
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 "Right, I think that's everything. You... whats you're name now private?" Sides looks at Squeaks who was busy recording what kind of weapons you all want.  "Uhh, Squeaks, sir. Yessir, what can I do?" "Go to my cabin, corridor 231 Cabin 1954 and grab one of the vibroblades off the wall above my bunk. Don't cut yourself with it, its very sharp, even when turned off. Also in the locker below the bunk there are 4 Vibroknives in a hard dewback hide case, we'll need those as well." As Squeaks scurries off to fetch the knives, Sides walks around the large weapons warehouse gathering the unique weapons you've requested. Luckily the more custom ARC weapons, the DC-17ms, the Rotary Blaster, the PX-1s, those are all in close locations. He hands each of you you're requested weapons without saying a word. When he returns to his workbench, a few clone privates appear with your collect travel lockers containing your other special gear. He also hands Twangs a custom made quiver containing 40 arrows with blue feltches, and 10 others with red. "The red are the explosive tipped that were sent with the plans that accompanied your bow. I'll have a larger batch ready in a week or so, if you'd like. I've never made arrows before, so I hope those work okay." He looks at you like you're crazy as you strap the quiver on to your armor. Squaks rushes back in carrying the large Vibroblade and the Dewback Case. Sides puts his hands up to his face once he sees the private. "Don't run with those, you idiot, you'll fall and cut someone's arm off." Snatching the blade from Squeak's hands, he pulls a plastic sheath from his workbench, and slides it in before handing it to Scar. "Sorry about that sir, here is your weapon, its from my personal stash, but you're more than welcome to it. Unfortunately I haven't put a mono--molecular edge on it, but I can work on the other one and have it ready for you after this mission." Reaching into the dewback case, he pulls four identical vibroknives and hands one to Haven, Firebeacon and Stims. The last he clips on his belt. "Okay sirs, that should be everything, Squeaks will show you to your hangar, let me know if I can assist you again when you return. Good luck." Squeaks leads you off towards the hangar deck, looking stymied at the amount of weaponry an 8 man team is carrying. Mustache Ride fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Aug 4, 2014 |
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" Humping his gear with the rest of the new unit, they must cut a pretty imposing figure. It's hard to tell if people are giving way because of them, or because Squeaks is leading the way yelling "Make a Hole!" and "Gangway!". Either way, it works. Lockdown hopes the little guy makes it, he's got potential once you shave off the cherry. He enters the hangar and waves over one of the deck techs, "Technician, is there anything we need to know about the shuttle here? We're taking it down to the surface shortly." He pauses for just a second and adds, "Also, can you ensure that someone gives us all a fresh load of crypto, losing comms down there is the last thing we need to have happen. Thank you." As the he talks with the tech, he moves towards the shuttle, giving it a once over with the trusty mark 1 eyeball.
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Inside the hangar, you find two craft. Haven's prized LAAT with the fearsome Krayt Dragon painted on the nose, and a standard CIS Escort Shuttle.   Strangely enough, when you peek through the front windows, you see the distinct head of a B-1 Pilot droid looking back at you.  The technicians have all stopped when you stroll in the hangar. When Lockdown asks his question one approaches you. "Uh, yes sirs. The shuttle has been prepped and ready for liftoff sir. We've got new comm encryption loaded with the droid inside per the commander's orders. He'll let you know the update comm encryption protocols for your comm-links sir. The ramp is around here, sirs, and she's ready to fly." Mustache Ride fucked around with this message at 01:59 on Aug 4, 2014 |
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 ARC-3267 "Ghest" The ARCs troop into the hangar following Squeaks, who is only marginally more nervous than Ghest. He squints up at the droid suspiciously, and opens his mouth to ask about the anomaly. Fortunately he is interrupted by the explanation. Of course they would need a droid pilot to pilot a droid ship. Good thing he didn't say anything. "Huh," is all he mumbles. "Well, no time like the present." Ghest starts up the ramp and starts poking at his commlink, awaiting instructions on how to properly sync the device. He also sweats profusely, but that could just be a side effect of his gene splice, right?
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Aug 4, 2014 02:14
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ARC-4190 "Firebeacon"  "Light's hardly the point," Firebeacon said to Twangs as he inspected the rotary baster. "Don't think I can't move just fine with it, but if it gives you piece of mind I've got the harness." As they stood in the hangar, he began attaching his equipment, mostly through muscle memory. "Do we all pile into the shuttle and keep the LAAT for air support, or is this where we split up?"
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Aug 4, 2014 11:58
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ARC-3899 "Twangs" "Well, it was more I didn't want you weighed down," he reassures FB, pulling the bow's sling over his elbow as he slings it over his left shoulder, "I figure we go in low, and you, me, Ghest, and Scar hotdrop out into the woods about a klick southeast of the station at the foot of the volcano... less chance of being spotted than if we dropped out on the slopes. Then everyone else heads into the base proper while we rig up both stations, we rendezvous at the South end of the base, where we've got less Intel anyway."
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You all feel a large shake as the Gunslinger exists Hyperspace, and the hangar lights turns red as the Gunslinger goes to full alert. "You sirs want to get aboard? They're going to open the hangar door here soon. Good luck on your mission sirs, and take care of the shuttle, we kinda like it." The text smiles wistfully at you as he runs towards a hatch nearby.
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Aug 4, 2014 21:10
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" Lockdown starts up the ramp, then pauses and turns around, "C'mon! Let's show those droids our war faces! HYAAAAAAAAA!" He turns again and runs up the ramp to get loaded in. His sudden outward burst of energy is the polar opposite of how he is inside. He's locked down, locked on, cool as ice and ready to roll.
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Aug 4, 2014 21:30
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ARC-3899 "Twangs" "Pretty sure they won't see your faces under the helmet," he says, as he tucks the cigar stub into a pouch on his bandolier and pulls his helmet on, boarding the ramp as well.
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Aug 4, 2014 23:02
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ARC-3267 "Ghest" "Maybe he painted a face on his helmet. Some ARCs do that!" Ghest suggests, taking a seat and pulling down the restraints. One arm gets caught on the barrel of his rifle, and he spends a few moments trying to act like he did that on purpose for some reason until he can get the weapon free. Ghest clears his throat. "Anyway, let's just make sure that power plant is out of a job before it can rev up any nasty surprises at the base."
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Aug 4, 2014 23:05
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ARC-4104 "Haven" The weight of the missile launcher was new to him. Even more new was the idea of some...thing else piloting a craft he was in. He was not used to being a passenger. Conceptually it was alien to him. He heads to the cockpit, curious as to whether or not the droid ship even had controls for an organic to use.
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Aug 5, 2014 00:18
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ARC-4190 "Firebeacon"  "Ah it's for the best," Firebeacon said and locked himself and his cannon into the flight harness. "A pretty face like ours?" He winked as he pulled his helmet down and sealed it, "It's just wasted on droids."
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Aug 5, 2014 00:37
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ARC-4325 "Stims" "Speak for yourself" Stims chimed in, adjusting her helmet. "If those droids are sending images back to their masters, I'd like them to get my good side."
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Aug 5, 2014 01:55
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ARC-1987 "Scar" "Let's just get this mission done. The sooner we complete this assignment the sooner we can go home."
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Aug 5, 2014 03:46
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" "What's the matter, Scar...Don't want to spend a few extra weeks down there with the old man, eating fungus and dried tree bark? C'mon, it'll be fun."
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ARC-3267 "Ghest" "I hardly think we'll need to eat dried tree bark," Ghest replies, seeming almost offended. "Brentaal IV has an abundance of lakes and seas, and aquatic ecosystems tend to have an even greater variety of... er, edible... life than land." He grins. "Often easier to catch, too... if you know what you're doing."
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ARC-1987 "Scar" "It all depends Lockdown, it'll probably taste better than the standard Republic rations that are made to cut costs on various things such as taste. Dried tree bark probably sounds like a luxury food to someone forced to subsist on that stuff."
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As the others lock up the hatch and prepare for liftoff, Haven makes his way into the cockpit to investigate this droid. What he finds is.... An R2 unit. With a B1 head. The R2 head turns to look at you, and your starting at the familiar eyes of the B1 droid as well. A few R2 whistles emerge, and then familiar tone of the B1 droid escapes from the head. "Ah, you're the pilot, correct? Good, intelligence sent me to stay with the shuttle and talk to their defenses, so that we don't get caught early and die in orbit. I hope you can fly this piece of junk, I don't want to have to make a quick exit with this head on me, I stand out too much. Here are the new comms codes you requested, let's get this show on the road. "
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ARC-3899 "Twangs" "I like this R2 unit. What's your designation?" he calls up to the droid. He grabs a seat at the back end of the ship and starts rigging up a drop harness, double-checking the cabling and then tossing it to Ghest, "you ever do a hotdrop before? We won't be hitting water this time, main difference is you have to remember to bend your knees on impact, not keep them straight like a water landing. You detach AFTER you hit the ground, too, not before, so plant your feet or you'll be taking a ride."
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 "I am R2B1, GAR Droid Intelligence unit. I am assigned to this ship, designate Shuttle 81572. I have been programmed to interface with enemy Droid units and allow special operators inside their lines using their own codes and droid interfaces. I was not told this involved grafting this abomination on my head when I joined GAR Intelligence, but such is life. I am promised a full refurb once the war is over, as well as the removal of this head, so I will endure. We are heading to Brentaal IV, yes? The Commander has expressed good fortune towards us and says that he is ready to depart." With this said, he bleeps a few more droid noises out of the R2 dome and turns back to the controls. The hangar door opens and space is beyond.
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ARC-3899 "Twangs" "TwoBone, huh? That works." He begins rigging up his own harness, kicking the container with the cabling and harnesses across the deck to Scar and Firebeacon. "Maybe one of you should grab the pack for the drop... one less new variable for him to get used to." He pats Ghest on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we'll turn you into a land lubber yet!"
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ARC-1987 "Scar" "Sure, why not?" He goes to grab the pack. Afterwards, begins to put himself in position. We'll let's get this over with then.
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ARC-3267 "Ghest" "Makes sense," Ghest admits, grudgingly. "Wouldn't want to start this mission off with a bang before we start this mission off with a bang."
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" Lockdown finds his seat, and begins stripping his rifle down, checking each component, and reassembling. He looks up, "No worries mate, just something I do." He turns to Ghest, "You ready?"
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ARC-4104 "Haven" Haven smirks, but does his best to keep his opinion of the welded R2 Unit. Droids were notoriously cranky, and he didn't want to take any chances. Sitting in the pilot seat, the clone briefly remembers his first assignment doing cargo runs in something roughly equivalent to what he was flying now. It was not a happy time. He secures his gear and tabs the comm. "Okay clones, we're locked and cleared. Last chance to be somewhere else." I never finalized my gear; I'm assuming getting a missile launcher instead of the proton charges is fine?
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The droid continues to talk about his "Very high security clearance" and how "He's much more important than you silly clones" as Haven eases the shuttle out into space and makes towards the fourth planet in the system. Not long after he leaves the shadow of the planet the Gunslinger is hiding behind, the shuttle reaches the planet and is hailed by CIS defenses. "ATTENTION CIS SHUTTLE. We have you on our scanners, please authenticate and transmit codes." "CIS, code authorization Tango Delta 8832 for Shuttle 81572 with a team of repair specialist for the droid forge inbound. Transmitting authorization codes now." After a few quick moments, the planet comes back with a positive reply of codes received and verified, and you're past the orbital defenses. Here we have some choices. You can make a descent into the base now at any time. If you want you can take some time to do some of the following: Computers check to try to do a Generic scan the planet and the base. Average (  ) Difficulty.Computers check to specify on one thing from orbit (volcano, hidden tunnels, etc. Hard ( ) Difficulty.Piloting Check to Land at the base (no drop to the power station). Easy ( ) Difficulty Piloting Check to Land while conceling a drop of crew at the power station. Hard ( ) difficulty.Any other check to do something interesting in orbit will automatically be a Hard Check with one dice upgraded to a Challenge Dice. (  )Force Dice: Mission 1: 8eF 5 Light Side, 8 Dark Side     Any gear you'd like is fine, Beer, I don't think they tapped anything out except for the heavy weapons.
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" Lockdown overhears the uppity droid and remarks, "You know, we had to bring you down here with us...nothing says we've got to bring you back. You already look like a B-1, maybe you'd like to stay a B-1?"
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ARC-1987 "Scar" "Lockdown, don't worry, that thing is probably overdue for a memory wipe. You know how those things get when they haven't been given proper maintenance."
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 A sound comes over the radio: "Uhhhh Shuttle 81572, please respond, you seem to be sitting in orbit in the way of our Defense scanners. You have been given permission to land, do you wish to do so?"
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Alpha-17 Watcher spent the time waiting for deployment gearing up. Ammo packs were strapped to combat webbing, his rifle was charged and primed along with both of his pistols, knife was sharpened to a fine edge and he even took the time to put on some quick camo paint for his armor to suit the local environment. (OOC:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZJV37oibhc) When he heard the radio message come in wondering why they weren't landing already, he looked over towards the pilots seat. "If we don't start descending soon I'll take the drat controls. Get us moving, soldier."
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ARC-4104 "Haven" "Run a scan of the general area of the base, noting anything of interest, while I land this thing. Say you noticed an anomaly, then say it's nothing after we drop them off." Haven turns to the others. "We're on the radar, get ready for a drop." Doing the general scan and the concealed landing.
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ARC-4104 "Haven" Haven guides the shuttle down, hands moving across the controls with trained precision. "R2B1, hit that scan while I'm flying low. Lockdown, this tub has a blind spot near the loading ramp. Get over there and guide me in. Jump as soon as we're close, they're getting suspicious." In spite of its significant size the shuttle manages its job well enough. As they get close Haven looks over at R2B1. "Are they asking about us yet?" Sorry, I didn't realize I was rolling my own dice. Here we go! Pilot Roll http://orokos.com/roll/212955: 4eA+1eP+3eD 1 success, 1 threat        Computer Roll http://orokos.com/roll/212956: 2eP+1eA+2eD 3 successes, 1 Triumph   
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"I've got some heat signatures out of place on this map, here, I'll put them on the displays in the back for you." TwoBeeOne says across the shuttle's intercom. Suddenly an updated map with the sensor data overlapped shows on the monitor.  It clearly shows that the Separatists have something hidden in the cauldron of the volcano, what it could be is still a mystery, however. TwoBeeOne responds to Haven, "Since we have started our descent the have not questioned us, it seems that they were just curious why we were holding orbit while we completed our scans. These B1 droid controllers don't have much imagination, you know..." As Haven brings the shuttle around above the power generators, you are ready to make your drop. As the back hatch opens up a small red light flashes above the hatch. When you are over the drop zone, it flashes green, and off you go! Roll an Athletics, Coordination or Vigilance check to land. Failure may mean you break something, so I might suggest you use a Force Dice to upgrade your skill check. If you would like to wait and land in the water, you can add a boost to your check, however you'll be wet. As the troopers depart the shuttle, Haven lines it up for a landing at the Landing Platform of the main base. TwoBeeOne turns his head and faces Haven as he settles the Shuttle down successfully. "You know, you're not a bad pilot for a clone. Feel free to pilot my shuttle any time you want. If they come ask about the shuttle, I'll play the dumb little Pilot Droid. And if they attempt to board I'll take off and strafe the base, but I can't pull off any complex maneauvers, most of my astromech gear has been replaced by these drat droid parts." The ramp at the rear of the shuttle facing away from the base lowers. What do you do now? No one has noticed you yet. To continue stealithly, one of each squad will need to roll a successful Stealth Check with Average ( ) Difficulty.  Squad A - Landing Pad
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ARC-1987 "Scar" "Guess it's time to disembark. Let's move like we got a purpose." Athletics disembark: 2eA+2eP+2eB 5 successes, 2 advantage   
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ARC-3267 "Ghest" "Looks like we'll need to make our way up to that volcano... or under it, once we've knocked out the power station," Ghest muses, rubbing the chin of his helmet as he examines the readout. "Well, at least it looks like we made the right choice sending a team here." When it's time to disembark, Ghest double checks his chute, walks to the edge of the ramp and puts his hand on the doorway. He takes three deep breaths, slaps himself on the chest twice, then does a sick flip right out into the open air. Some time later, his chute snaps open for the rest of his hopefully uneventful descent. Disembarking the shuttle (Coordination): 1eP+4eA 2 successes, 3 advantage, 1 Triumph 
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ARC-1984 "Lockdown" As the ramp lowers, the earthy, subtle smell of decomposing sea life wafts up the ramp, tangling with the manufactured, scrubbed, almost-stale air inside the shuttle. Lockdown moves down the ramp, speaking softly, "Let's secure the LZ here, I'm going to see what we're looking at in the guard tower." It's a common misconception that the best way to be quiet is to whisper. Whispering is in fact louder than a speaking very softly. Day One, Page One of Stealth Operations, Lockdown hopes the rest of the troopers remember that training. He pads softly across the landing pad, looking for droid activity in the guard tower, and looking for a ladder or interior access to get to the high ground. He didn't have to look back, he knew the other ARCs would be on point. This was gonna be easy. Stealthing up to the Guard Tower: 1eP+3eA+2eD 3 successes  I assumed 2d for this, add or subtract as needed. Percepting the Guard Tower/surroundings: 2eD+2eP 1 success, 2 threat, 1 Triumph
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ARC-4190 "Firebeacon" "I'll cover you," Firebeacon said and moved down the ramp and out onto the pad, keeping in the shadow of the huge landing craft. He hissed under his breath as he saw how much open space there was on their Eastern approach and what a commanding view the guard tower would have. He crouched down behind a stack of mechanical crates to cover Lockdown's approach. One thing in their favor was droids wouldn't wandering around at night relieving themselves or looking for chow, but there would patrols and they would be drat punctual. He ran through what he remembered of droid patrol protocols and what a base this size would post on duty. Knowledge: Warfare to recall useful information about droid base security Assuming 2D, add or subtract as necessary. Thinkin bout droids: 1eP+1eA+2eD 1 success, 1 threat, 1 Triumph
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