Star Wars the Dark Times, episode 2

A writeup of Monday nights Star Wars Saga edition rpg session.

the Dark times, episode 2.

The cast:-

Darjan: Human force adept (Tony)[not present]

Kel Orta: Kel Dor jedi knight (Kev)

Cyrus: human jedi knight (Dave)

             Sai Rye: human soldier (Chris)

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

 On Tatooine, the team considers its options. They check around the spaceport and price up a few freighters, weighing up their options compared to their tight budget. The team can’t agree on a ship

 That evening Sai Rye heads to the Mos Eisley Cantina to meet his contact and purchase a datachip with information on it for his employer. Cyrus and Kel Orta tag along in case of trouble. Darjan remains in the hotel room meditating.

 In the cantina, Cyrus and Kel Orta spot an old acquaintance, Raze Ornil, a member of Black Sun. Whilst Cyrus and Kel Orta talk to him, Sai Rye meets Cyana Daneb, his contact that has the datachip, they negotiate and she wants too many credits for the information (40,000Cr). Raze passes pleasantries with the two knights, and they agree to meet later to discuss if he has any work for them. As Sai Rye leaves the negotiating table, Raze heads over and starts negotiating with Cyana.

 

 In the Cantina , Kel Orta notices that they are being watched by a quarren, who leaves the bar, Kel Orta follows him outside and overhears him on a comlink saying ‘targets confirmed’. Kel Orta uses his comlink to warn Cyrus and Sai Rye.

 Inside the cantina, a couple of thugs pick a fight with Cyrus, and quickly regret it after he takes them down without even spilling his drink. Cyrus and Sai Rye leave the cantina, as Kel Orta sneaks back in through the back door.

 Walking along the street, Sai Rye spots a couple of people tailing them, so they duck down a dark dead end alley to lay an ambush. Cyrus stumbles as he enters the alley, and the bounty hunters open up with blasters. In the darkness of the alley Cyrus starts slicing with his lightsabres as Sai Rye firs his heavy blaster pistol. The hunters draw vibroblades but soon decide to withdraw as Cyrus’s sabres do their work. As the fight subsides, Sai Rye spots another bounty hunter on the rooftop at the end of the alley, Cyrus uses the force and leaps up to the rooftop to chase the third bounty hunter. Sai Rye doesn’t pursue the 2 bounty hunters, as the sound of approaching clone troopers makes him think better of it. Cyrus catches the rooftop hunter, knocking him out.

 Meanwhile in the cantina, Kel Orta has been discussing work with Raze. He offers Kel Orta 20,000Cr if he can get the datachip from Cyana without it being traced back to him. Kel Orta turns on the charm and buys her a few drinks, then calls on the dark side of the force to persuade her to give him the chip, making her think that the Jabba’s thugs in the bar will come and take it off her. Kel Orta give the datachip to Raze, who is so impressed he pays Kel Orta 25,000Cr for the job, and tells him to contact Jazzer on Ryloth if he wants more work.

 Deciding that Mos Eisley is becoming a little hot for them, the team head to the far side of town where seller of the Ravager is sleeping in his ship. After quick negotiations they get the ship for a bargain price. Contacting the port control, they find that the port is in lockdown by Imperial order. Blasting off anyway they pickup 6 v-wing fighters on an intercept course.

 Kel Orta opens up the engine of the Ravager, rocketing through the Tatooine night sky heading towards the canyons in the desert to try and shake the fighters. On sensors, the fighters split in half, 3 moving to cut off the canyon area. Kel Orta pulls a crazy ivan and engages the 3 fighters behind him. Sai Rye fires the plasburst cannons whilst Cyrus opens up with concussion missiles. The surviving v-wing peels off and checking sensors again, a Venator destroyer is detected in high orbit, trying to cut off their escape vector. Luckily the Ravager is faster than the destroyer, and gets a clear run, making the jump to hyperspace.

 10 days later the team arrives above Ryloth, the fuel tank down to 25%. They make landing at a backwater landing field, and contact Jazzer to try and arrange some paying work....