The Jedi Crusader - A Star Wars Quest (Post-KOTOR AU)

[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.
[X] [Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena.
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes and she will been to look into it right away.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber
[X] [Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena
 
oh...Czerka Corporation has recently become the primary and arguably sole trade partner of Kaliton.
Given what, well, everyone has told you about the megacorp, you strongly suspect that there is more to the story than you can find. Perhaps some of the locals know more?
Well, looks like we got an idea of what is going on...
One of the most notorious corps in fiction has set up shop here...
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
[X] [Wait] She helps Nallo at his repair shop.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.

Going in without support when we know that we are outnumbered and that we may end up endangering innocents is a terrible idea, let's wait for mum.

Oh, and helping Nallo because I liked the guy.
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
[X] [Wait] She helps Nallo at his repair shop.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.

Going in without support when we know that we are outnumbered and that we may end up endangering innocents is a terrible idea, let's wait for mum.

Oh, and helping Nallo because I liked the guy.
I don't think we are just giing to confront them head on. Luca is a sentinel,which means she is supposed to root out corruption and evil with her skills. She will probably try to sabotage Czerka operation, and her skills are definetly high enough. With onward confrontation we will wait for Bastila
 
Luka won't be confronting the Czerka security force on her own. She will look for evidence to back up her claims of Czerka wrongdoing so it isn't her word against Czerka's word and proof. Not that she couldn't win that given the respective reputations of both sides, but it is better to have some solid proof. You will go looking for evidence first and the choice is getting started on that on your own, waiting for Bastila to show up before you do that or not getting involved.
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.
[X] [Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena.
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.

[X] [Wait] She helps Nallo at his repair shop.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.
 
[X] [Czerka] Yes and she will been to look into it right away.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber
[X] [Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena
 
The vote is now closed.
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Task: Czerka

[X][Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
No. of Votes: 7

[X][Czerka] Yes and she will been to look into it right away.
No. of Votes: 4



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Task: Wait

[X][Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.
No. of Votes: 11

[X][Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena.
No. of Votes: 7

[X][Wait] She helps Nallo at his repair shop.
No. of Votes: 2

[X][Wait] She hits the local shops for some new gear.
No. of Votes: 1


Total No. of Voters: 11
 
Kaliton: Second Lightsaber
[X] [Czerka] Yes, but she will wait until Bastila arrives in a few days.
[X] [Wait] She attempts to make a new lightsaber.
[X] [Wait] She tries her luck at the local duel arena.

While you are certainly not going to let Czerka Corporation get away with whatever misdeeds they have been up to on Kaliton, you are going to wait until Mum shows up. Even if their influence has been waning since the Jedi Civil War, the galaxy's worst corporation is still the largest and most powerful megacorporation around. Treating them lightly is a sure fire way to get yourself an undesirable fate and so you will take them very seriously. And speaking of taking Czerka Corp seriously, you will want to try your hand at building a second lightsaber. Mum might be bringing your old one with her, but she might not and you don't want to face any serious opposition without one.

Thanks to Nallo, you have access to a workshop and the Duros engineer has plenty of spare and scrap parts that you can use to construct your lightsaber. A brief look though Nallo's inventory confirms your hopes and after a quick word with the man, the only thing left is to find a kyber crystal. The name itself is something of a misnomer as a kyber crystal is the just the item used to generate a lightsaber's blade from the energy of the power cell. You can actually have multiple kyber crystals in a single lightsaber, which is something both of your parents do, and the kyber crystal doesn't always have to be a crystal. You know for a fact that Dad uses a krayt dragon pearl in his one of his lightsabers and using some special stones was apparently popular in the First Sith War less than a century ago.

That said, you do want to try using an actual crystal. It may not be necessary, but it is traditional and it is generally easier to find a kyber crystal that is actually a crystal than one that is not. Trusting in the Force, you follow your instincts when you begin to look for a kyber crystal in Crystal City as you hope that Force will lead you to one before Mum arrives. Walking though the streets of Crystal City in some thick winter clothing to keep yourself warm, you find yourself arriving at a large cargo hauler landspeeder near the Czerka-controlled spaceport. With the back of the cargo hauler open and unguarded, you see plenty of local crystals inside and after deciding it feels right, you reach out with the Force and pluck a crystal out of the landspeeder. You float the crystal over to your hand and poke it with the Force.

This crystal is certainly a kyber crystal and is the right size for you to use in a lightsaber. Glancing down at your palm, you note that the crystal isn't white like the rest of the crystals that you have seen native to Kaliton. Instead the little item is a grey-no, a silver that glows faintly as it radiates with the Force.

"A silver lightsaber would certainly be interesting," you mutter to yourself as you slip the crystal into your pocket.

With all of the components that you need, you head back to Nallo's workshop to get started on constructing a lightsaber. Having already successfully built one before, it should be easier this time around thanks to your previous experience even with your injured hands. As you reach the workshop, you realise that you don't even need to use your hands. You are a Jedi and you can call upon the Force to put your lightsaber together. It might not work, but it can't be any worse than trying to construct a lightsaber with a partially burnt hand and one that doesn't quite fit right.

Gathering up the various components, you place on the table before calling upon the Force. You close your eyes, focusing solely on your control of the Force as you wield it to hover the parts into the air before slotting them into place one by one.

It takes you a few minutes, but before long, you are able to hover your lightsaber over to your own hand. You let your new weapon drop into your hand, where you are able to grasp it and you finally open your eyes. The weapon looks similar to your old one though you notice a few minor differences. Most notably, the emitter on your new lightsaber is a step up from your old one and means you not only got a new lightsaber, but you got an improved one as well.

With a grin on your face, you activate the lightsaber and a silver blade ignites into existence before you.

***​

The duelling arena is a bit of a walk from Nallo's place, but it is easy to find. While it doesn't seem to be a big thing on Kaliton, duelling does appear to have a noticeable niche and a semi-popular following, one that has only increased since the resident duelling champion got elected as governor. The building itself is quite large as the duelling arena is less of a single arena and more of a complex as it has a large arena in the middle with a smaller arena at each of the larger one's cardinal points. Beyond the arenas themselves, there are rooms for the duellists, supplies, administrators and all that.

So walking into reception with your blaster pistol and vibrosword on your belt in addition to your new lightsaber, you look for somewhere to register and quickly spot a booth that is helpfully labelled registration. Making your way over, waiting in line behind the man currently talking to the woman manning the registration booth.

"And there is no killing," says the woman, "All of the rings have energy suppressors so that blasters and even blades have their damage reduced to non-lethal levels. You will get hurt from being hit, but nothing that our onsite medical droids can't fix up and if an accident does happen, we got a airspeeder on take the unfortunate individual to the Kaliton hospital though we do not cover the costs of the treatment unless you have purchased our insurance."

"Sounds good," says the man, "Put me down the tournament next week."

"As you wish Mr Jarn," says the woman as she enters something into her terminal and the man walks away, "Next!"

You step forward.

"Luka," you introduced yourself, "I've got a few days until my mum shows up with my ride off world so I figured I would spend some at the local duelling arena."

"That sounds perfectly reasonable," says the woman, "Unfortunately, we do not have any tournaments until next week, but we do have some duel slots. Registration costs a hundred credits, but in exchange, you get to take ten percent of the earnings from a duel if you win and five percent if you lose."

"I am interested and I can afford that," you inform the woman.

"Great!" replies the woman in that chipper demeanour of hers, "In the case, we have a few options for you as we run a series of independent duels that registered duellists can sign up for. With the exception of some tournaments, we divide our duels into either ranged or melee so we because it is more efficient for our energy suppressors to focus on either blasters or blades. Beyond that, we have run either one on one matches or two on two. In the latter, you may either sign up for a match with a partner or you will receive whoever else signs up as a partner."

What sort of duels does Luka enter while she waits for Bastila to arrive?
[] [Duel] She goes for the one on one ranged duels.
[] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[] [Duel] She goes for the two on two ranged duels.
[] [Duel] She goes for the two on two melee duels.

Light Side Level-Up!
[] [Light] Upgrade the Trait Force Immunity.
[] [Light] Upgrade the Force Power Mind Trick.
[] [Light] Upgrade the Force Power Basic Telekinesis.
[] [Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.

Experience Level-Up!
[] [Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
[] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
[] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Charismatic.
[] [Exp] Improve the Skill Repair.

Current Stats
Vitality: 30/30
Force: 33/33

***​

You got some good rolls on your lightsaber construction rolls and not only did that get you a better lightsaber than the one you started off with, but the experience gained was enough to get a level up. Furthermore, your decision to deal with Czerka Corp got you enough light side points that got a Light Side level up.

I was going to do the duels in this update, but the earlier parts took a while for me to get done so I decided to give you a say in what sort of duels Luka will be engaging in. And before you ask, no, you may not use your lightsaber in a duel.

One final note, I rolled a D6 to determine the colour of Luka's new lightsaber and you got a five for silver. The other options were one for blue, two for green, three for yellow, four for purple/violet and six for orange/bronze. You will get future opportunities to change it if you wish to do so.

Please point out any spelling or grammar mistakes that you spot. Please quote them in the thread and explain what you think is wrong so I know what you are referring to. Feel to ask questions for more details and information.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
[X] [Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.

Not the best options, but I like the idea of them nonetheless.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
[X] [Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the two on two melee duels.
[X] [Light] Upgrade the Force Power Basic Telekinesis.
[X] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the two on two melee duels.

[X] [Light] Upgrade the Force Power Mind Trick.

[X] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels
[X] [Light] Upgrade the Force Power Basic Telekinesis.
[X] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
[X] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.

A silver lightsaber? Nice, my favorite color!

Now, let's attempt something simple and go one-on-one at melee.
 
The vote is still open.
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Task: Duel

[X][Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
No. of Votes: 4

[X][Duel] She goes for the two on two melee duels.
No. of Votes: 2



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Task: Light

[X][Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
No. of Votes: 3

[X][Light] Upgrade the Force Power Basic Telekinesis.
No. of Votes: 2

[X][Light] Upgrade the Force Power Mind Trick.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Toughy



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Task: Exp

[X][Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
No. of Votes: 4

[X][Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
No. of Votes: 2


Total No. of Voters: 6
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Upgrade the Trait Force Immunity.
[X] [Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
We need survivability.
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Upgrade the Trait Force Immunity.
[X] [Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
We need survivability.
Force sense is better for survivability right now. Three more vitality might allow us to take one more shot, two at best, before being defeated. Upgrading force sense will allow us to deflect far more
 
Force sense is better for survivability right now. Three more vitality might allow us to take one more shot, two at best, before being defeated. Upgrading force sense will allow us to deflect far more
We've already upgraded it once, and from what I recall of the system, more vitality makes it less likely we'll get dismembered again. More to the point, we've passed on vitality every single upgrade since the quest began, and if we keep doing that we'll eventually just get one shot. It's a core stat we can't just keep ignoring and will need continue upgrading. Force empathy isn't really going to help us in that regard either.
 
Force stat - combat/action endurance
Vitality - Better able to take hits
Force skills - Make said skill better but more expensive in force points
Skills - Better able to do anything involving that skill
Kind of a general what choices do...
 
[X] [Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
[X] [Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
[X] [Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
 
The vote is still open.
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Task: Duel

[X][Duel] She goes for the one on one melee duels.
No. of Votes: 6

[X][Duel] She goes for the two on two melee duels.
No. of Votes: 2



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Task: Light

[X][Light] Gain the Trait Force Empathy.
No. of Votes: 4

[X][Light] Upgrade the Force Power Basic Telekinesis.
No. of Votes: 2

[X][Light] Upgrade the Force Power Mind Trick.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Toughy

[X][Light] Upgrade the Trait Force Immunity.
No. of Votes: 1



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Task: Exp

[X][Exp] Upgrade the Trait Force Sense.
No. of Votes: 5

[X][Exp] Increase your Vitality by 3.
No. of Votes: 3


Total No. of Voters: 8
 
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