May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)
- Thread starter Dr. Snark
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Dr. Snark
Exactly As Planned...Probably
- Location
- Right where I want to be
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Well, let's throw up a quick tally then.
Vote tally:
[X] ???
No. of votes: 10
Echo 101, EVA-Saiyajin, hcvquizibo, Winged One, Bones, cl20, Alysson, etincelle047, zup, Killerflood
[x] Gulan/Fixer
No. of votes: 19
UbeOne, Lamashu, slavezero, Oh I am slain!, Publicola, Renars, kitsune9, Sinsystems, brainlessdragon, Muer'ci, Whumbly, The Meddler, veekie, NexysDhyArchen, Night_stalker, Deathwings, PoptartProdigy, Blonddude42, andreicata
[X] Silencer/Boss
No. of votes: 16
zamin, dnzrx, Graves, Canadian Patriot, Kataphraktos, néocorvinus, TheKing, MagusBlack, Khepri14, Artemis1992, Shador, Slayer1968, ShadowNic94, Kelenas, useofstrike32, MobiusC
Hm...yeah, going to leave this open for a bit longer since all three options are still pretty close together.
Dragontrapper
Homeless Draconis
- Location
- A Tower in the middle of nowhere
[X] Gulan/Fixer "How much longer will it take for that slice to finish!?" "Well it would help if I wasn't getting shot at as much!"
[X] ??? "Think you can keep up with me?" "Heh. I was about to ask you the same thing." (Skips other perspectives and moves towards arc finale)
I want to get past the interludes and back to the regular turns.
fasquardon
I want to get past the interludes and back to the regular turns.
fasquardon
- Location
- Too Deep in the Midnight Sea
[X] Silencer/Boss "Multiple hostiles on all sides." "Good. It'll make our jobs easier if they come to us."
Dr. Snark
Exactly As Planned...Probably
- Location
- Right where I want to be
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Vote tally:
[X] ???
No. of votes: 11
Echo 101, EVA-Saiyajin, hcvquizibo, Winged One, Bones, cl20, Alysson, etincelle047, zup, Killerflood, fasquardon
[x] Gulan/Fixer
No. of votes: 22
UbeOne, Lamashu, slavezero, Oh I am slain!, Publicola, Renars, kitsune9, Sinsystems, brainlessdragon, Muer'ci, Whumbly, The Meddler, veekie, NexysDhyArchen, Night_stalker, Deathwings, Dragontrapper, Erehwon, PoptartProdigy, Blonddude42, andreicata, Inferno67
[X] Silencer/Boss
No. of votes: 18
zamin, dnzrx, Graves, Canadian Patriot, Kataphraktos, néocorvinus, TheKing, MagusBlack, Khepri14, Artemis1992, Shador, Slayer1968, ShadowNic94, Kelenas, useofstrike32, MobiusC, arondight, Walkin' Man
Hmm...yeah I think I'll call the vote now. Expect the last interludes soon-ish, probably sometime later this weekend.
[X] ???
No. of votes: 11
Echo 101, EVA-Saiyajin, hcvquizibo, Winged One, Bones, cl20, Alysson, etincelle047, zup, Killerflood, fasquardon
[x] Gulan/Fixer
No. of votes: 22
UbeOne, Lamashu, slavezero, Oh I am slain!, Publicola, Renars, kitsune9, Sinsystems, brainlessdragon, Muer'ci, Whumbly, The Meddler, veekie, NexysDhyArchen, Night_stalker, Deathwings, Dragontrapper, Erehwon, PoptartProdigy, Blonddude42, andreicata, Inferno67
[X] Silencer/Boss
No. of votes: 18
zamin, dnzrx, Graves, Canadian Patriot, Kataphraktos, néocorvinus, TheKing, MagusBlack, Khepri14, Artemis1992, Shador, Slayer1968, ShadowNic94, Kelenas, useofstrike32, MobiusC, arondight, Walkin' Man
Hmm...yeah I think I'll call the vote now. Expect the last interludes soon-ish, probably sometime later this weekend.
Dominating the galaxy. Annihilation of the Jedi. Though if Sidious managed those, maybe it's not as impressive as it sounds. Immortality? Sure, why not.
edit: Welp, how embarrassing. I thought this was another quest. Should pay more attention.
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Jack_Trade
Chasing the Green Fairy
- Location
- Scotland
Don't forget Annihilation of the Sith, as long as one of those two orders exist it will not be long before the other pops up again.
- Location
- Latvia, Riga
Seconded! Reform the Jedi? Sure, there's plenty to change.
Killing? -_- We're NOT Sith or and delusional Empire with a God Complex! Jeez
Dr. Snark
Exactly As Planned...Probably
- Location
- Right where I want to be
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Not to worry; Palpy is the type of guy to have contingency plans for that. They still found their way into his hands no problem.
Also terribly sorry about the delay; between finals and other things that have cropped up this weekend I simply haven't had the time to write anything up. Given the amount of time I have free now though I should have something up in the next day or two.
Tasoli
Life is for Living
- Location
- Behind the Keyboard.
Remind me the name of this forum, what does it refer to?
Because lets face it, a lot of us thinks only thing that was wrong with Death Star is not enough point defence.
- Location
- USA
I have quite a few issues concerning the praticality of it, but I will admit it works well as a fear weapon and, most importantly, compensation for Palpatine's insecurities.
Why else would he want a weapon that large, let alone rebuild it after the first one was destroyed?
Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
Don't forget that
the Death Star has a variable power setting meaning that you could use the thing to selectively take out enemy cities if you wanted to. Also that without the fatal flaw that scientist built into the thing the Station would be nigh impossible to destroy.
Killerflood
Corporal Cannonfodder
- Location
- Saṃsāra
Now all we need is a long- oh hey! Galaxy Gun, I'm glad you could make it!
Operation Skyfall - Hack the Planet/They Needed More Droids
Dr. Snark
Exactly As Planned...Probably
- Location
- Right where I want to be
- Pronouns
- He/His/Him
Tipoca City
You are Gulan Terrek, and right now you are in way over your fucking head right now. Seriously, as loyal as you are to the boss going into an active warzone was not what you had signed up for all those years ago. Though to be fair you also didn't sign up to help run a shadow organization with significant influence over galactic events so it's an even split.
...That's what you're trying to tell yourself as you and your associate Fixer are overlooking a makeshift comm relay set up by the droid army. Getting access to the Separtist comm network would not only help the Republic forces get crucial intel but would also help find Ventress when the time came.
The only problem was that the relay was currently surrounded by a large group of droids actively patrolling the area making it incredibly difficult to advance. You look around and try to find some entry point but not only are the droids covering every area thoroughly a few of them are right next to the relay itself making it impossible to get close enough.
"So, do you have a distraction in mind?" you ask the commando.
"I could set off a charge-"
As soon as he uttered those words the sound of a distant explosion could be heard, causing both you and the droids to look around in brief confusion before returning to their patrol patterns.
"Like that?" you comment.
"No. That is how Scorch would make a-" Fixer trails off for a second as you hear a beep on your comlink indicating that the Silencer is in close proximity. You look at Fixer and smile deviously. "Well, I think we might have our distraction," you say as Fixer nods and calls in.
-------
"Boss, come in."
"Go ahead, Fixer," said the Delta Squad leader as he and the Silencer came to a stop.
"The relay we need to hack has a lot of security around it; we're going to need a distraction to draw off some of the guards so we can get close."
"There was a position further back that was defensible enough," Silencer noted. Boss nodded in his direction, and spoke over the comms again. "We'll have a distraction ready in five."
"Understood, Boss."
-------
The tension only seems to rise as the minutes slowly pass. From what Fixer had told you even with the distraction that "Boss" and the Silencer would provide you'd likely be under fire and have to work very fast. You manage to at least suppress the urge to fidget in place as you wait for the distraction-
And then a greande flies out and lands in the middle of a trio of droids, going off before they can even react. The rest quickly turn and begin to open fire as "Boss" and the Silencer return fire as well, though from what you can see they are slowly beginning to fall back as the droids advance, dropping a few as they retreat. Fortunately for you, the guards have moved in a way that lets you see an opening for you and Fixer to move through. "Go, go!" you hiss under your breath as the two of you move as fast as you can towards the relay.
-------
Meanwhile, Boss and the Silencer are moving towards their holdout point, making sure to "retreat" slowly enough that the droids behind them are still interested in keeping up the pursuit. After a minute of the running battle the two of them reach their makeshift defensive location; a medium-sized training room with built-in barricades and abandoned ammunition for live-fire tests.
As the two of them settle in and prepare themselves, Silencer notices something on his built in radar. "They've called for more reinforcements. Multiple hostiles on all sides."
"Good," Boss comments neutrally. "It'll make our jobs easier if they come to us."
-------
You do your best to stay calm as you and Fixer move around the edges of the platform to get past the remaining droids, being careful as a few more are split off to hunt down the distraction team. As you approach the relay, you note to your horror that there is still a trio of droids surrounding it.
"I'll deal with the droids. You good to go?"
You nod, and Fixer leaps up and shoots the three of them in quick succession. As the rest of the droids on the platform turn and open fire on Fixer who is retreating into cover, you quickly move forward, place yourself behind the relay so you have cover and begin your slice.
Now under normal circumstances this kind of slice would be done from a light-year away in a ship no one could find, but today was not like that in the slightest as the some of droids nearby take potshots at you once they notice what you're doing.
"How much longer will it take for that slice to finish!?" Fixer asks as he continues to fend off the droids on the platform.
"Well it would help if I wasn't being shot at as much!" you yell back as a bolt lands dangerously close to you as you desperately try to finish your work as fast as you can. Right, focus on the essentials Gulan, you think to yourself as you try to slice. You just need to break the encryption like always. Just with more people shooting at you while you do it.
-------
At the same time, the distraction team was in a fight that ordinary soldiers would call the fight of their lives, with droids pouring in from every entrance constantly firing on them.
For the two of them, though...it was simply an average day.
The Boss and the Silencer were constantly firing on the advancing horde, mowing down wave after wave of droids. While they had to fall back once or twice, they were still holding out against the tide of enemies. Once the droids had begun to cluster together as they entered the room, Boss and the Silencer switched to using explosives, raining down grenades on the advancing droids.
"Fixer, we can only hold out for so long," Boss calmly said over the comms. "Are you almost done?"
-------
"Are you almost done!?" Fixer yelled at you as the droids began to get reinforcements. You weren't able to answer him as you were just about to-
"There!" you yell out triumphantly as you complete the slice. "Let's go!"
Fixer nods and throws a grenade at a smaller group of droids blocking one of the exits. Once it goes off the two of you make a break for it, ducking and weaving as the droids behind you try to chase you down.
"We're good to go, Boss!"
-------
Once the two of them had heard the word "good" over the comms Boss and the Silencer immediately began to fall back even further.
"According to local schematics this wall is thin enough that we can blast an exit through it," Boss explained as he began to prime a charge. "The blast is going to be large, get ready to take cover!" With that, Boss finished setting the charge as the two soldiers ducked behind the cover they could as the advancing droids began to move in.
Then Boss pressed down on the detonator, and the explosion shook both him and the Silencer. Quickly glancing up to see the newly-formed hole, the two of them quickly moved through their exit, taking potshots at the advancing droids before they moved through and escaped the area.
AN: I had the idea to merge the last two interludes when I saw how close the votes were, and I think it turned out really well.
Alright, now that we've had our fun, weren't we here to find Ventress or something?
(Hopefully the next update will be coming very soon.)
You are Gulan Terrek, and right now you are in way over your fucking head right now. Seriously, as loyal as you are to the boss going into an active warzone was not what you had signed up for all those years ago. Though to be fair you also didn't sign up to help run a shadow organization with significant influence over galactic events so it's an even split.
...That's what you're trying to tell yourself as you and your associate Fixer are overlooking a makeshift comm relay set up by the droid army. Getting access to the Separtist comm network would not only help the Republic forces get crucial intel but would also help find Ventress when the time came.
The only problem was that the relay was currently surrounded by a large group of droids actively patrolling the area making it incredibly difficult to advance. You look around and try to find some entry point but not only are the droids covering every area thoroughly a few of them are right next to the relay itself making it impossible to get close enough.
"So, do you have a distraction in mind?" you ask the commando.
"I could set off a charge-"
As soon as he uttered those words the sound of a distant explosion could be heard, causing both you and the droids to look around in brief confusion before returning to their patrol patterns.
"Like that?" you comment.
"No. That is how Scorch would make a-" Fixer trails off for a second as you hear a beep on your comlink indicating that the Silencer is in close proximity. You look at Fixer and smile deviously. "Well, I think we might have our distraction," you say as Fixer nods and calls in.
-------
"Boss, come in."
"Go ahead, Fixer," said the Delta Squad leader as he and the Silencer came to a stop.
"The relay we need to hack has a lot of security around it; we're going to need a distraction to draw off some of the guards so we can get close."
"There was a position further back that was defensible enough," Silencer noted. Boss nodded in his direction, and spoke over the comms again. "We'll have a distraction ready in five."
"Understood, Boss."
-------
The tension only seems to rise as the minutes slowly pass. From what Fixer had told you even with the distraction that "Boss" and the Silencer would provide you'd likely be under fire and have to work very fast. You manage to at least suppress the urge to fidget in place as you wait for the distraction-
And then a greande flies out and lands in the middle of a trio of droids, going off before they can even react. The rest quickly turn and begin to open fire as "Boss" and the Silencer return fire as well, though from what you can see they are slowly beginning to fall back as the droids advance, dropping a few as they retreat. Fortunately for you, the guards have moved in a way that lets you see an opening for you and Fixer to move through. "Go, go!" you hiss under your breath as the two of you move as fast as you can towards the relay.
-------
Meanwhile, Boss and the Silencer are moving towards their holdout point, making sure to "retreat" slowly enough that the droids behind them are still interested in keeping up the pursuit. After a minute of the running battle the two of them reach their makeshift defensive location; a medium-sized training room with built-in barricades and abandoned ammunition for live-fire tests.
As the two of them settle in and prepare themselves, Silencer notices something on his built in radar. "They've called for more reinforcements. Multiple hostiles on all sides."
"Good," Boss comments neutrally. "It'll make our jobs easier if they come to us."
-------
You do your best to stay calm as you and Fixer move around the edges of the platform to get past the remaining droids, being careful as a few more are split off to hunt down the distraction team. As you approach the relay, you note to your horror that there is still a trio of droids surrounding it.
"I'll deal with the droids. You good to go?"
You nod, and Fixer leaps up and shoots the three of them in quick succession. As the rest of the droids on the platform turn and open fire on Fixer who is retreating into cover, you quickly move forward, place yourself behind the relay so you have cover and begin your slice.
Now under normal circumstances this kind of slice would be done from a light-year away in a ship no one could find, but today was not like that in the slightest as the some of droids nearby take potshots at you once they notice what you're doing.
"How much longer will it take for that slice to finish!?" Fixer asks as he continues to fend off the droids on the platform.
"Well it would help if I wasn't being shot at as much!" you yell back as a bolt lands dangerously close to you as you desperately try to finish your work as fast as you can. Right, focus on the essentials Gulan, you think to yourself as you try to slice. You just need to break the encryption like always. Just with more people shooting at you while you do it.
-------
At the same time, the distraction team was in a fight that ordinary soldiers would call the fight of their lives, with droids pouring in from every entrance constantly firing on them.
For the two of them, though...it was simply an average day.
The Boss and the Silencer were constantly firing on the advancing horde, mowing down wave after wave of droids. While they had to fall back once or twice, they were still holding out against the tide of enemies. Once the droids had begun to cluster together as they entered the room, Boss and the Silencer switched to using explosives, raining down grenades on the advancing droids.
"Fixer, we can only hold out for so long," Boss calmly said over the comms. "Are you almost done?"
-------
"Are you almost done!?" Fixer yelled at you as the droids began to get reinforcements. You weren't able to answer him as you were just about to-
"There!" you yell out triumphantly as you complete the slice. "Let's go!"
Fixer nods and throws a grenade at a smaller group of droids blocking one of the exits. Once it goes off the two of you make a break for it, ducking and weaving as the droids behind you try to chase you down.
"We're good to go, Boss!"
-------
Once the two of them had heard the word "good" over the comms Boss and the Silencer immediately began to fall back even further.
"According to local schematics this wall is thin enough that we can blast an exit through it," Boss explained as he began to prime a charge. "The blast is going to be large, get ready to take cover!" With that, Boss finished setting the charge as the two soldiers ducked behind the cover they could as the advancing droids began to move in.
Then Boss pressed down on the detonator, and the explosion shook both him and the Silencer. Quickly glancing up to see the newly-formed hole, the two of them quickly moved through their exit, taking potshots at the advancing droids before they moved through and escaped the area.
AN: I had the idea to merge the last two interludes when I saw how close the votes were, and I think it turned out really well.
Alright, now that we've had our fun, weren't we here to find Ventress or something?
(Hopefully the next update will be coming very soon.)