[OOC On] SW:Saga - War of the Star Forge

fadingathedges

hahaha nice

Sorry to be a party pooper on your curly moustachio based scheme


Normally Perch would be very fuck you about "LOL ILL BE ON YOUR SHIP IF YOU NEED ME", but ::PC:: and ::1,000 credits:: :lol:

Horseshoe

Exactly.

Even if it's like "who the fuck is this guy coming in here and... whoah, shit that's a thousand credits!"

Infidel

Yeah, Zevec's character concept fits just fine still, and in fact has improved this mission a good deal. I have some extra bits and more rewards possible thanks to figuring how you fit in.

fadingathedges

i have retcon'd in support for Lomi's actions on post #69


Hopefully her efforts will turn up some of your aforementioned bonuses in the hangar. :whistle:

MoSiAc

Heres my 2nd roll with the Charisma Mod :lol:


My first roll was much better

Spoiler:

1d20+3=10

delroland

Horseshoe, just FYI, my character may have a beef with your character, but I don't intend to actually do anything to your character. It's just flavor roleplaying more than anything else.

Horseshoe

Of course!

This will be fun

Infidel

What do we still need to wrap up before the crew moves on to the scheduled pickup? Maybe some more with Zevec before the big show. That and hopefully Premus pops in soon.

MoSiAc

With my computer check did I find anything else out about whats inside the hangar?

Also I am leaving on a plane at 4pm today (Friday my time) and getting into the states at 8pm (Friday US time) so needless to say I will be out of comish for a whole day basically (It is Thursday where most of you guys are hehe).

So play me however you want till then or stuff me in the ship where I should be relatively safe heh

fadingathedges

i'm leaving town this sunday and will be back the 26th-ish. i'll be able to check in periodically but not constantly, maybe a couple times a day.

Infidel

With the bulk of the kolto, you don't have much opportunity to also take some of the other cargo, it's mostly too bulky and therefore too risky for the return possible on it. Likely any opportunistic items with high value small size will be in the secure lockup, but that information wasn't accessible without more slicing and you didn't want to risk detection on a non-objective.

delroland

Yeah, we can always shoot the customs officers in the face and loot the secure lockup when we get there.

Edit: if the opportunity presents itself, of course...

Infidel

By the way, the away notices are appreciated (and expected!), and if you wish for your character to be NPC'd by myself or played by another then let us know. If everyone mostly agrees to take a break for a time, that's fine too. So long as we can avoid periods where half are trying to play and move things along and the other half are in limbo, agreed?

I just started a job today (woooo) and it's awesome but I can't surf from work, not yet anyway, so I'll have less time during the day. But I will still be updating a few times a day if there are updates to make.

Horseshoe and Fading, we'll move onto the Customs Office once you both give the okay, you're probably the ones that have stuff to take care of if anyone. Premus hasn't been on the forums for a few days now and I don't know if he's gone for Christmas or what, so I will NPC him if needed until he returns.

fadingathedges

yeah go ahead and npc me if im holding things up sunday through the 26/27th.

i think Perch is all set to head to the customs office, unless there is something crucial im forgetting which will result in our deaths.

delroland

BTW, is there any place on the skiff we can feasibly hide Klaggy's axe?

fadingathedges

He has that crowbar now, but my initial suggestion was to throw a tarp over it. It's pretty flat, no?

Honestly, we're all armed, we could even just strap it down on there and have someone claim ownership if questioned.

Axe = OK
Gammorean = HMMM OK
Axe + Gammorean = O GOD IM WORRIED

Infidel

Checking in quick, fallen behind because of working. "Hi, I'm calling to follow up about that interview last week" "Oh right, can you come in tomorrow morning to work? Say 11am?" "Uhhh.... sure?" Then at the end of that shift "Can you be in tomorrow at 9am? Thanks!" It's an awesome job, but yeah.

A vibroaxe is plain suspicious, it doesn't really matter what you do with it and I'm letting you know that outright. Take it or not, you can take the risks if you like. It's up to you all and that's the fun part imo, if you fully prepare for war then you can probably expect one, if you're desiring to avoid conflict you'll need to equip like it, etc.

delroland

With this, and since there are no Rpublic stooges to lay waste upon, I think we should leave the axe behind. No point in pissing off the Izizian authorities, at least not yet. They're neutral, I believe, and a bunch of Sith toadies in their bases shooting their mans might make them side with the Republic.

Unless we can make them believe we are with the Republic. :twisted:

MoSiAc

I am now in the states but getting ready for Christmas is taking a lot of time but still checking in as regular as I can hehe.

fadingathedges

Grats on new jeorb Infidel

Infidel

Thanks.

Ok, Perch, you and your crew ready?

edit: n/m about Xaiber, there he is.

fadingathedges

yeah i think so :o


e~ though im leaving town today and expect to be getting ready for the trip soon >.<

Infidel

Should I just postpone due to holidays?

fadingathedges

Up to you. If i'm the only one holding you back, just NPC me.

Infidel

Delro will be out as well till then. I'll start the encounter on Thursday evening after work I think.

XaiberD

Really sorry about that, everyone. Came back home after exams, thinking I'd be all clear... Then got owned with shopping and some stuff. I'm good now.

Though predictably, I think christmas day I'm not going to be around. If I ever hold us up again, feel free to NPC me, though I should be good (until christmas day and new years eve/day).

Horseshoe

Infidel, did I just totally miss Zev's plot?

I'm not complaining, I've just been asked if I'm going along and I can't figure out why.

Infidel

As mentioned there is someone who can finger your and Czerka's involvement. Even if Onderon doesn't matter much to you it does to Czerka. They wouldn't be particularly happy with a loose end like that while they are trying to negotiate an official presence there still. Playing the unofficial market at the same time only works if they don't get caught.

Horseshoe

Yeah, I get that part.

The part I don't get is where the guy is or what exactly Zev can do about it without getting shot at... I'm sure that one of their employees getting into a firefight would be worse for Czerka than someone saying that Zev was going to smuggle weapons into Onderon without having evidence.

Infidel

It's not a Czerka operation going on. Why would they even single you out and how would they as Czerka? Unless you get caught.

Remember it's that they are fine with things so long as you don't get caught. Leaving the issue be means leaving someone around that can catch Czerka and you. Whatever is fine.

Horseshoe

Yeah dude I still don't get it.

I'm dense and I totally missed the plothook.

Can you give me a few options?

Because so far the ideas I've had don't fit.

Infidel

You already know your contact is being held at the Customs Office for interrogation along with the confiscated goods. It would be bad for Czerka business if he spills the details. I'm not sure how much more you want me to go into that since the details after that are up to you. You're not going to do much about it by staying on the ship but that's your call to make.

Horseshoe

Okay, I have several outlandish schemes. In order of preference. Let me know what the DC's would be for this. I think I have a general idea of how tough they are but if I'm off here let me know (I'm fuzzy on the exact status of things on Onderon). Or if none of these would work, I need more ideas obviously.

1) Knowledge (Bureaucracy) check to see if I can find a loophole in Onderon's criminal code that I can use to prove an unlawful arrest and seizure. Then impersonate a lawyer through forgery (and of course costume), go to the customs office and get the dude released immediately and take the confiscated weapons.

2) Impersonate a higher-level Czerka employee than I actually am. Claim that he has stolen these goods from the corporate office in Korriban and demand extradition. Used forged documents to get the dude out and sieze his weapons cache.

3) Impersonate a Republic official, accuse him of smuggling... much the same as above, but probably less likely to succeed.

4) Sneak in and kill the dude before he can squeal on me. I'd probably have to try and disguise myself as Onderon Military or something like that to get in... similar to the above but even less likely to succeed.

5) Try to convince the guy that I'm going to break him out and get him killed... the trick would be not getting killed myself and managing to get offworld. Probably too risky.

Infidel

The first two are the most reasonable to work I think, the second the most if you drive some hard deception and intimidation. Can also take advantage of the other's distraction. Whether they succeed or not they will be keeping the officials busy, and if things go south you're not the only intruder to worry about.

How much you know about their mission and the customs office right now is up to the others. You'd at least know where it is and what a customs operation functions like. The crew has a map and other relevant data.

Horseshoe

Okay then.

To make option 2 work: Zevec will alter his personal information for higher security clearance, or an investigative branch if possible. I'd assume he has enough knowledge Czerka's bookkeeping to forge documents to prove ownership of the seized information. He'd also be forging documents to demand that the dealer be turned over to him for transport to Korriban. (what's the guy's name, by the way?)

To make option 1 work: Zevec will need to make a knowledge check, forge an identification to impersonate the lawyer, and buy a suit to make a reasonable deception.

Does he have sufficient time for either one of these?

Infidel

Yes. Option 2 will be more believable since you have existing documents to support it and you are more familiar with the role obviously. As mentioned, there are Czerka officials trying to lobby for rights and licenses to sell product here, so you could feasibly be one of them and heard about this business with the detained Daron Mabhei, who just so happens to be responsible for stolen Czerka equipment and you will graciously take him off their hands, if that's the angle you wish.

Infidel

You all should work out when you show up. Likely you will have to be there at the same time, but who shows up when is up in the air. You don't have much time to go in ahead of the rest since you need to forge the documents and prepare your outfit and then get there within the hour, but you could arrive first. You could arrive after they start their show as well. You wouldn't be able to show up after they are done because (a) they need to get out asap and won't be waiting around for you and (b) you don't have much faith in the delicacy of their operation, a firefight before you make your move would ruin your shot.

Horseshoe

Yeah that's my option. Forging documents:

Deception - Forgery (1d20+12=32)

edit: this is for option 2 is what i meant.

Infidel

Holy shit, nice 20. D:

Reminder for all we'll be starting the encounter Thursday evening. We have some time to work out the details of your deception and how exactly it all is intended to go down.

Horseshoe

Alright.

It is intended that Zev has altered his identification and forged paperwork sufficient to decieve the customs officials into believing that he may rightfully take Daron and the equipment with him to Korriban.

Finding the customs office should probably be simple I'd guess (Star Wars equivalent of an information kiosk or ask a local merchant... assuming Zev doesn't know it already, being an offworlder who works for a trade corporation).

Zev will then take the weapons and Daron back to the ship. He'll take Daron back personally (on account of how pissed he is at him) and arrange for transport of the cargo however... he'll "hire" the other PC's if they have room on their skiff and happened to be heading back to the hangar, or hire something at the customs office... I would assume that they own some skiffs and/or labor droids for cargo transport, being a customs office and all.

As soon as he's got his documents together he'll be heading out separately from the rest of the group (it'd blow his cover to seem associated with them). Before he leaves he'll tip Perch off that he has some business in the customs office and would prefer no interference from the crew.