STARLIGHT Low Blow (Episode 1)

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

[Intro Soundtrack]




STARLIGHT Low Blow (episode 1)

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Wars rage across the galaxy. Just like water, blood finds
its way everywhere. The best protection for the Azure
world was its secret location, hidden from the Empire,
where the Galactic Republic built a massive hospital station.

A word slipped out from the shadows, and reached ear of
the Sith Lord Tazor. He sent his fleet to destroy the hospital
station. Without it the Republic could suffer loss of many
soldiers, who are brought here for recovery after battles.

The Hospital has poor defenses, as its main defense was being unknown.
Reinforces are unavailable, they are busy fighting elsewhere, or too far away
to arrive on time. There is a small ship nearby under command of the young
Jedi Knight Lindrala. She and her crew are the only hope left for the many lives
on the Hospital. But is that enough to face the Sith Lord and his entire fleet ...

PC Protagonist: Lindrala
Unlocked PC Companions: Mrainez
Locked PC Companions: Barracudas, Axo, Ziy

STORY DIFFICULTY
This is a difficulty scale, know that PVP rolls are not affected by story difficulty scale

Easy
Where required rolls do not go over vs10, easy to success in anything and move through story easily, some situation will not even require rolls and be auto success, and failed rolls will have second chance. PCs cannot die unless their players chose so.

Medium
Well balanced, default roll requirement depending on situation and participant charter sheet, they can move from vs5 to vs20. PCs cannot die unless players chose so. PCs can be defeated and become unavailable till next episode/mission. If entire crew is defeated the story ends as failure, but PCs live to participate in new stories.

Hard
High rolls for even simple things, they can move from vs12 to vs25+, this difficulty does not balance with character sheet and is recommended for high level characters who increase influence/affection of the found (N)PC companions in story, failed rolls are dangerous and lead to critical situations, even to the permanent death of a PC. There will be no re-rolls on the failed rolls. Recommended for advanced role players.

Selected Difficulty: Easy
To change difficulty PC Protagonist should contact story guide.
Difficulty wont be changed during combat, only during checkpoints.

Incoming message seems damaged, the signal is not clear. Empire is probably jamming the communications. Lindrala and Marinez are on the bridge, seeing the message, but unable to understand it.

Lindrala's options:

1. [Cun 5] (Clear the signal)
2. (Tell Marinez to clear the signal [Cun5])

2. (Tell Marinez to clear the signal [Cun5])

Seeing the message is damaged, Lind'rala requests the Marinez try to interpret the signal.

Marinez tries to fix the signal on a nearby console.

Marinez tries to fix the signal again as the static is too strong.

4+0=4vs5 failure

Marinez presses wrong buttons and instead of message a cantina music starts to play in Lindrala's ship. The music is being downloaded from Coruscant, and holo image presents a dancing lagging twi'lek. But even this is in bad quality because of the weak signal.




3+0=3vs5 failure

When Marinez tries to fix the message again, he successfully shuts the music down and aborts the download but fails to clear the message. Only parts of the message were salvaged without holo image, with unknown male voice calling for help: "Bzzzz _______ coming from everywhere, we tr..... ______ bzzzzzz _____ if anyone can hear this bzzzzz _______" The message that came from the Hospital Station ends with sound of an explosion. Lindrala and Marinez did not learn any details about the attack, which could allow them to prepare in advance. What remains now is to investigate the Hospital Station personally.

Lin's Options:

1. Set the course towards the nearby hospital.
2. This sounds bad.
3. [Lecture Marinez] This is not a party!
4. [Free RP]

1. Set the course towards the nearby hospital.

"Those people are in trouble we must help them!" Lin'drala quickly acted and set course for the hospital.
She turned to Marinez, "Don't worry about the console solder, but now I need you to be ready for anything."
Lin'drala knew they had no idea what they were getting themselves into, but it was her sworn duty to help those in need.

Marinez replies: "Yes Sir! Ready when you are."

Lindrala's ship arrives to Azure's space, exiting the light speed, the ship finds itself in middle of space battle. Hospital Station has shield that for now protects itself from the Empire attacks, while the chaos of fire and explosions color the dark space around it. First evacuation ship separates from the hospital and escapes the battle with light speed. There are three more still unable to escape, connected with the hospital. Empire hunters are slowly wining Republic ships in the space, for they greatly outnumber them. Lindrala's ship is being spotted by two imperial hunters. They move in and aim at Lindrala's ship. Scanners become red.

Lindrala's Options:

1. (Take flying controls, send Marinez to turret)
2. (Tell Marinez to fly the ship, go to turret yourself)

1. (Take flying controls, send Marinez to turret)

"We are under attack! Marinez quickly man the turret!" Lin'drala rushed to the helm of her ship and prepared to defend herself from the incoming imperials. She looked at the scanner. "Two Imperial hunters inbound, take them out soldier." she ordered Marinez. "Activating defensive systems, shields up!"
"They wont take us down without a fight." She thought to herself.

Imperial Hunters enter the battle range with Lindrala's ship as soon as Lindrala and Marinez take their positions. First Imperial Hunter fires energy lasers at Lindrala's ship. Second Imperial Hunter does not face Lindrala's ship, but instead attempts to fly behind it. Computer scanners state that shield will save the ship from damage if they get hit, but they would need time to regenerate upon impact.


Lindrala's Options:

1. [Piloting 5] (Evade energy lasers)
2. [Piloting Easy Difficulty Auto Success] (Evade energy lasers)


Marinez's Options:

1. [Aim 5] (Fire at First or Second Imperial Hunter)
2. [Aim Easy Difficulty Auto Success] (Fire at First or Second Imperial Hunter)

2. [Piloting Easy Difficulty Auto Success] (Evade energy lasers)

Lin'drala activates evasive counter measure safely avoiding the incoming fire from the Imperial hunter.
Her ship barrel roles safely out of the line of fire.

1. [Aim 5] (Fire at First or Second Imperial Hunter)

Marinez aims the turrets on the first hunter and shoots.

2+22=24vs5 success

First Imperial Hunter is destroyed by Marinez's turret with no effort at all. The soldier seems to have huge experience with this kind of actions. Second Imperial Hunter manages to fly behind Lindrala's ship and launches two following rockets. They follow the heat of Lindrala's ship, wherever she flies, that's where they are going. If they hit, they would tear through the shields and damage the ship. Rockets are slowly catching up.

Lindrala's Option:
1. [Piloting 10] (Spin the ship to make rockets hit each other)
2. [Cunning 10] (Establish connection with the rockets, plant virus in their program, force them to change their target to then one of the three destroyers in distance)


Marienz's Option:
1. [Aim 5] (Fire at Second Imperial Hunter)

Marinez: 16+22=38vs5 success
Lin'drala: 14+0=14vs10 success

Hail of the energy bolts fired by Marinez's turret destroys the second Imperial Hunter, and with it gone, Lin'dralas ship is safe from the attacks at the moment. Thanks to Lin'drala's hacking skills, the rockets that followed her ship acquire new target, one of the Destroyers. Rockets change the direction and make impact near hangar's entrance on the Destoryer in the middle. Explosion destroys nearby turret and hangar's shields, leaving the entrance poorly guarded. The path is now open to Lin'drala, should she decides to board enemy's main ship, and capture or eliminate the leader of this attack. When she had closer look, she could recognize this Destroyer, that it belongs to Sith Lord Tazor. But with unclear message they received, it is unknown if Lord Tazor is located on his ship, or did he board the Republic Hospital Station. Amongst the Jedi, Lord Tazor is known for his pleasure to inflict pain and damage personally, and that he does not hide behind his army.

Lindrala's options:

1. We are boarding the Destroyer.
2. We are boarding the Hospital Station to help with evacuation.
3. [Awareness 10] (Sense the location of the Sith Lord through the Force)
4. (Ask companions for opinion)
5. (Free RP)

3. [Awareness 10] (Sense the location of the Sith Lord through the Force)
Lord Tazor is key in this attack, I must locate him and bring him to justice for his crimes, Lin'drala thought to herself.
She knelt down on the bridge of her ship and closes her eyes.
She let the force flow through her and attempted to locate the enemy.

Lin'drala: 20 = success

Lin'drala senses nothing on any of the Destroyers. Through the Force she easily detects few Force Users on the Hospital Station. One of them was strongly connected with the Dark Side, this is probably the Sith Lord. The weaker force energy next to him is probably his apprentice. But Lin'drala did not sense only the dark side on hospital station. There was one light side force users on it too. And they cause great disturbance in the Force. Sith Lord probably boarded on the hospital to destroy shield generators, so that Destroyers can wipe the hospital from the existence.

Lindrala's Options:

1. We are boarding the Destroyer.
2. We are boarding the Hospital Station.
3. (Ask companions for opinion)
4. (Free RP)