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May The Invisible Hand Be With You - (Star Wars CK2-Style Quest)

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Publicola said:
Except I'm pretty sure each new raid team would require a new Martial Action to send them, and we do care about action economy...
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Yeah that is the only downside to it, oh well just have to focus on increasing our troop quality. I do wonder what traits our other martial heroes give though. Assajj would be an interesting choice to see if high martial + high lore has an effect.
 
Publicola said:
After you left the room I had a suggestion for the AAR:


Or the Kaleesh who crit-failed on the first floor:


Thanks for a well-run session; I'm looking forward to the update!
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I'll probably have a "highlight reel" as it were for specific anomalies like the deadly Spider Droids or the Critfail Kaleesh.
 
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Grievous
HK-47
14 Kaleesh Warrior Groups
1 Dwarf Spider Droid Group
4 Wookiee Warrior Groups
1 BX Commando Droid Group
10 Abyss Agents
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First, for the curious, datapoints for statistical analysis. I will likely do some of my own later.

floor 1 attack successes: Kaleesh 13, spider 1, bx 1, wookiee 3, agent 10, greivous 1, hk 1

derpy kaleesh and wookiee, hk and greivous chilling

Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 35 = 128; 127; 36; 85; 101; 54; 110; 61; 92; 61
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 45; 107; 105
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 45 = 113; 122; 114
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 133
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 119
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 49; 109; 26; 63
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 25 = 84; 106; 118; 61; 56; 97; 89; 115; 57; 106
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 65
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 69

floor 3 attack successes: Kaleesh 12, rip 1, spider 1, bx 0, wookiee 4, agent 8, greivous 1, hk 1

derpy kaleesh and wookiee hit, derpy but successful rip, derpy bx and agent, greivous and hk step up

Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 35 = 121; 47; 117; 59; 133; 117; 79; 87; 104; 101
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 67; 72; 40
Snark rolls 1d100 + 45 = 46
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 81
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 42
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 99; 60; 95; 54
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 20 = 107; 116; 72; 79; 22; 83; 85; 105; 63; 43
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 134
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 126

floor 4 attack successes: Kaleesh 10, rip 1, spider 1, bx 1, wookiee 3, agent 8, greivous 1, hk 1

derpy kaleesh, agent and wookiee miss, greivous steps up

Snark rolls repeat 13 1d100 + 35 = 46; 41; 69; 57; 67; 64; 76; 97; 60; 131
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 67; 84; 44
Snark rolls 1d100 + 45 = 129
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 121
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 107
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 92; 33; 85; 50
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 20 = 103; 95; 58; 75; 26; 116; 79; 39; 63; 65
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 120
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 115

floor 5 attack successes: Kaleesh 10, rip 1, spider 1, bx 0, wookiee 2, agent 7, greivous 1, hk 0

derpy kaleesh misses, hk falters

Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 35 = 75; 133; 39; 117; 74; 60; 107; 71; 42; 103
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 37; 60; 122
Snark rolls 1d100 + 45 = 99
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 92
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 31
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 92; 115; 50; 38
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 20 = 30; 39; 90; 64; 63; 75; 49; 111; 96; 120
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 84
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 43

floor 6 attack successes: Kaleesh 7, rip 1, spider 1, bx 1, wookiee 4, agent 5, greivous 1, hk 1

derpy kaleesh and agent miss, hk slow but recovering

Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 35 = 123; 82; 132; 45; 132; 39; 37; 47; 112; 107
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 59; 135; 50
Snark rolls 1d100 + 45 = 127
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 75
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 118
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 92; 91; 72; 98
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 20 = 26; 41; 110; 62; 119; 23; 70; 97; 35; 23
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 129
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 75
Snark rolls 1d100 = 72

floor 7 attack successes: Kaleesh 9, rip 1, spider 1, bx 1, wookiee 2, agent 3, greivous 1, hk 0

Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 35 = 101; 102; 55; 45; 47; 80; 77; 126; 47; 103
Snark rolls repeat 3 1d100 + 35 = 70; 76; 109
Snark rolls 1d100 + 45 = 129
Snark rolls 1d100 + 35 = 130
Snark rolls 1d100 + 30 = 123
Snark rolls repeat 4 1d100 + 20 = 62; 21; 95; 81
Snark rolls repeat 10 1d100 + 20 = 117; 55; 26; 87; 39; 87; 36; 25; 38; 48
Snark rolls 1d100 + 39 = 94
Snark rolls 1d100 + 40 = 54
Snark rolls 1d100 = 32

These are inclusive (max fails are included in crit fail counts; max successes are included in crit success count)
04 max fail (1): (1st; 2nd; 4th; 6th)
24 crit fail (10-): (3x 1st; 3x 2nd; 3x 3rd; 5x 4th; 6x 5th; 4x 6th)
24 crit success (90+): (5x 1st; 3x 2nd; 2x 3rd; 4x 4th; 6x 5th; 4x 6th)
02 max success (100): (4th; 5th)

Max fails were performed by a Kaleesh, Riphath's Kaleesh squad, the BX droids and a Wookiee.

Max successes were performed by an Agent and a Kaleesh.

A Kaleesh Warrior performed a crit success every single floor.

An Abyss Agent performed a crit success every single floor.

Riphath's Kaleesh Warriros hit every single floor.

The Spider droids hit every single floor.

The Spider droids had a crit success twice.

Greivous hit every single floor.

Greivous had a crit success twice.

Greivous had a higher result than HK every single floor except the 1st rollset.

Riphath's Kaleeesh Warrior squad had a higher roll and result than HK every single floor except for the 2nd rollset with the recovered max fail.

(100% accuracy) Greivous: 6 succ, 6 roll
(100% accuracy) Riphath: 6 succ, 6 roll
(100% accuracy) Spider: 6 succ, 6 roll
(78% accuracy) Kaleesh: 61 succ, 78 roll
(75% accuracy) Wookiee: 18 succ, 24 roll
(68% accuracy) Abyss Agents: 41 succ, 60 roll
(67% accuracy) BX: 4 succ, 6 roll
(67% accuracy) HK: 4 succ, 6 roll

I have inconclusive evidence of the first rollset being a warmup and thus not applicable to our "reality". If so, looking at only the second to sixth rollsets, the following points occur to me:
*There is a Kaleesh and an Agent that rolled a 91+ every single round.
*The Spider droids and the Kaleesh squad with Riphath along hit EVERY SINGLE FLOOR.
*Greivous had a higher result than HK EVERY SINGLE FLOOR... -g-

Sounds like some omake fodder to be had in there. Thank you for the entertainment, @Dr. Snark.
 
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Publicola said:
30 units x 6 rounds = 180 rolls, but from what I can tell we only got a single natural 100:

That's from the fifth round. I'll be *really* interested to see the statistical breakdown on all this -- thanks for posting it, @barenhart!
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Actually, I just added an analysis tab to add datapoints I (or others) discover. Let me crib it in here. We actually had TWO nat 100s but four nat 1s.

These are inclusive (max fails are included in crit fail counts; max successes are included in crit success count)

04 max fail (1): (1st; 2nd; 4th; 6th)
24 crit fail (10-): (3x 1st; 3x 2nd; 3x 3rd; 5x 4th; 6x 5th; 4x 6th)
24 crit success (90+): (5x 1st; 3x 2nd; 2x 3rd; 4x 4th; 6x 5th; 4x 6th)
02 max success (100): (4th; 5th)

Max fails were performed by a Kaleesh, Riphath's Kaleesh squad, the BX droids and a Wookiee.

Max successes were performed by an Agent and a Kaleesh.

Any particular person may choose to knock out 1x max fail and 1x crit fail on the 2nd round as those, while meeting the strict criteria, DID succeed due to bonuses.
 
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I really want to write an omake where Grievous is counting kills a la Gimli and Legolas, while HK-47 tries (and fails) to pretend that he's not bothered by the fact that Grievous is winning. But I have like, two big papers and a discussion section to lead in the morning, so I will refrain.
 
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(Omake) One Giant Leap Forward (Canon)
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    • One Giant Leap Forward​

    The Foundry. We were going after an artifact from ancient times said to be a checkmate piece against an ancient Sith Empire. Well, if Sid Vicious got his way, that's probably what he would be crafting.

    Yes, I know Sid Vicious was the name of a musician from a punk band. It's also a suitable substitute for the actual enemy, given that we don't know the full capabilities of the Force with regard to reading minds and stealing thoughts. Look, Grievous knows, and if he knows his personal guard will know, but anybody who doesn't know will only get that we think Sid Vicious is a Dark Lord of the Sith.

    There were three other transports in our convoy: one for the droids and HK-47, our counter piece for the security against this place. Another had a big group of Wookiee Warriors. The final other transport had a bunch of Abyss Agents.

    We were last. Rearguard in space. Probably on account of the Kaleesh manning the turrets.

    The moments before the action comes are the worst for me. When I know we're committed to the path but we're not staring down the fight yet. I double checked my kit. Mask was in place. Armor. Blaster. Wan-Shen. The Equus.

    As we landed I headed down to the cargo bay to unload it, looked at Rondaes. "You know what this thing can do. You know what I can do." I followed behind the other Kaleesh, behind Grievous. "I'll be right with you the whole time." The speeder hummed to life. "Two engines lit and in the green. Ground Buzzer receiving full power. Shields at maximum."

    I double checked that my emergency medicine and emergency surgery kits were packed in it, then shut the cockpit door and floated in behind the other Kaleesh.

    I heard the chant. "One Step Forward, not One Step Back!" I joined in.

    We swept past the Forward Operating Base team into the elevators and I flipped the blaster cannon to auto-target auto-fire mode.

    I didn't pay attention to the Wookiees or the Spider Droids (where the hell did we get Spider Droids?) or the other droids. If I got too close to any of those, especially the droids, the gun on this thing could start to lose focus. I stayed with my Kaleesh and I watched the Agents with my Force senses.

    We blasted through the first floor full of hostiles and cleared a path for HK-47 to input the shutdown code for the floor, without much in terms of a struggle.

    We headed for the next floor, and as we went down a hallway droids poured out of the walls. "Hang tough people, they're coming out of the walls!" Something pricked at what I was starting to realize was my danger sense, from behind. Sure enough, a flood of droids was coming in to flank us. I dropped the Equus down between my people and the incoming ambush, hoping the shields would hold. The blasters flared against the shields, and the guns on the Equus hit droid after droid. There was a whining sound, followed by the overwhelming scent of ozone from scorching Tibanna gas. "Dammit, the gun overheated." I cracked open the cockpit door and pulled my Dragoneye pistol, shooting one of the exterminator droids square in the chest before rebooting the gun and setting it to auto-target burst fire instead of full-automatic. "Need to figure out a better way to do this for version 2."

    I pulled the Equus back up, the ambush handled. I saw HK-47 go straight past us and clicked off the guns for a moment so they didn't blast him. He hit the shutdown switch and we made it through another floor.

    The rest of it fell into a sort of rhythm. Crash through the ambushes, blast through the overwhelming flood of droids, wait until HK-47 hit the shutdown.

    Other than the guns overheating the one time, everything worked.

    We hit the shutdown on floor 7 and I turned off the guns, looking around. The Abyss Agents were flagging, the Wookiees were starting to lose their precision, the battle droids probably needed to recharge. At least that's what I saw.

    I heard and saw Grievous call a halt and I powered down the Equus, pulling out my medical kit.

    There were a few blaster creases our squad had caught, a couple of bruises from rough falls, but nothing requiring anything more than a bacta patch and a couple of painkillers. Honestly, it's like they didn't even need a trauma specialist at all.

    Rondaes simply stared at me. "You realize every other squad of Kaleesh is jealous, right? They're calling you the Angel of Death now."

    I stretched, stared at my medical kit. "Suppose I should probably go through the other squads and do the medic thing."

    Rondaes smiled. "You do that. We get back home I'm going to bother Sovium's Rush-box to see if we can get more of these things for the rest of the squads. I saw what you did with completely shutting down that third floor flanking maneuver. We get one of these in each squad, that's gonna save a lot of lives."

    A/N: More Equus-class speeders for the Kaleesh would be amazing.
     
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    • Killerflood said:
    That was fun, guys.

    Shout outs:
    • to Spear Spear, the one Kaleesh who got a natural one.
    • To Ripath the Matukai Medic who carried his squad when they got a natural 1.
    • To the Spider Droid menace.
    • To HK-47 failing 1/3 of the time. His weapons were slippery apparently.
    • To monotonously chanting droids.
    • To the dead tired Agents.
    • And to the hundreds of destroyed droids.
    Have a good night people!!
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    The fuck did I miss while I was at work you mad bastards?
     
    Stroth said:
    The fuck did I miss while I was at work you mad bastards?
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    *Points at post above you* That, basically. Speaking of which...

    Barondoctor said:
    One Giant Leap Forward
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    This is great. One minor correction in that the (multiple) spider droids you had with you were these guys:

    DSD1 dwarf spider droid/Legends

    I wasn't kidding when I called them "guns on legs."

    Aside from that it perfectly sets the tone of the mission. Canon, +10.
     
    Dr. Snark said:
    the (multiple) spider droids you had with you were these guys:

    DSD1 dwarf spider droid/Legends
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    Oh. When I think Spider Droid, I think THESE things.

    (footage of facing off against them here and here, notable for the fact that it takes a BUNCH of anti-armor rounds to drop them, the same sort of anti-armor round that literally sends bits of a B2 sky-high and totally ruins the day of a droideka)

    How do we go about getting those?
     
    Barondoctor said:
    Oh. When I think Spider Droid, I think THESE things.

    (footage of facing off against them here and here, notable for the fact that it takes a BUNCH of anti-armor rounds to drop them, the same sort of anti-armor round that literally sends bits of a B2 sky-high and totally ruins the day of a droideka)

    How do we go about getting those?
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    Weeeell it's a Baktoid design and by extension a Techno Union one.

    Soooooo...do the math.

    Also a quick excerpt from the update honoring the Nat 1 Kaleesh because the world deserves to see it as soon as possible:

    "Pew, pew!" A Kaleesh yelled out as he fired his blaster, missing most of his shots as the battle raged around him, Kaleesh charging exterminator droids alongside lightsaber-wielding Agents and the odd Wookiee roaring as it ripped a droid's arms out of its sockets. "Pew pew pew!"

    "JYMEEN, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS STOP MAKING THOSE NOISES AND START HITTING THE ENEMY" a Kaleesh leader shouted as he stabbed a droid that tried to get the jump on him. "YOU ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR UNIT!"

    "Sorry sir!"

    "DON'T BE SORRY, JUST BE BETTER!"

    "Y-yes sir!" Jymeen shot at a few more droids before he muttered a "pew" under his breath.

    "I HEARD THAT, JYMEEN!"
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    Dr. Snark said:
    Weeeell it's a Baktoid design and by extension a Techno Union one.

    Soooooo...do the math.

    Also a quick excerpt from the update honoring the Nat 1 Kaleesh because the world deserves to see it as soon as possible:
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    For the record, while the first set of 10 Kaleesh DID include the max fail and, generally, a crit fail every floor... the second rollset, the one where Riphath almost max failed, EVERY Kaleesh in the first 10 hit. Go on with your bad self, Jymeen! That "pew, pew!" worked at least once...
     
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