[X] Pirate Hunting. Bastila and Luka will be assigned to assist a Republic taskforce in hunting down a troublesome and unusually large gang of pirates and slavers. (Pilot Path)
The Jedi Crusader - A Star Wars Quest (Post-KOTOR AU)
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Tough vote
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- Southampton, Great Britain
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- He/Him
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[X] Pirate Hunting. Bastila and Luka will be assigned to assist a Republic taskforce in hunting down a troublesome and unusually large gang of pirates and slavers. (Pilot Path)
No. of Votes: 6
[X] Senator Escort. Bastila and Luka will be escorting the Senator of Onderon to meet with Czerka Corporation's board of directors in regard to the information that was uncovered at Kaliton. (Diplomat Path)
No. of Votes: 5
Total No. of Voters: 11
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[X] Pirate Hunting. Bastila and Luka will be assigned to assist a Republic taskforce in hunting down a troublesome and unusually large gang of pirates and slavers. (Pilot Path)
No. of Votes: 6
[X] LordKill90908
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] Spartan492
[X] The Dark Revan
[X] useofstrike32
[X] Warmach1ne32
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] Spartan492
[X] The Dark Revan
[X] useofstrike32
[X] Warmach1ne32
[X] Senator Escort. Bastila and Luka will be escorting the Senator of Onderon to meet with Czerka Corporation's board of directors in regard to the information that was uncovered at Kaliton. (Diplomat Path)
No. of Votes: 5
Total No. of Voters: 11
Free Chevalier: Second Mission
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Pirate Hunting. Bastila and Luka will be assigned to assist a Republic taskforce in hunting down a troublesome and unusually large gang of pirates and slavers. (Pilot Path)
"General Shan, Commander Shan, welcome aboard the Free Chevalier," says Captain Nala Shuma of the Republic Navy as you and Mum board the Hammerhead-class Cruiser that you have been assigned to for the duration of this mission.
Said mission to help the Republic Navy Hunt down some troublesome pirates on the Outer Rim. Not the grandest of missions, but it is a job that needs doing and Mum thinks it will be educational for you.
And you suppose it will be educational. Not only do you get to fly a starfighter as part of a squadron, but you will gain experience working alongside the Republic military as a Jedi in a semi-honorary support role.
As for the mission itself, you are a little wary of it after reading the briefing. The pirate gang calls themselves the Forsaken Wolverines and are led by a Zabrak man calling himself Grand Captain Kruvon. Kruvon is using an Invader-class Frigate as his flagship and while an Invader isn't quite as good as Hammerhead, it is capable of giving one a run for its money.
Combined with confirmed reports of a Cloudburst-class Bulk Carrier and at least three different corvettes, you are concerned. While a modernised Hammerhead like the Free Chevalier could take on either the Invader or the Cloudburst, the two warships combined are dangerous. The Invader-class is a good second-rate combatant for warship brawling while the Cloudburst is relatively fragile and undergunned for its size, it makes up for that with a really large hangar bay, capable of supporting multiple starfighter squadrons.
No wonder the Republic Navy wants the Forsaken Wolverines dealt with. This Kruvon has two frigates that support each other very well alongside a few corvettes as escorts and maybe thirty to fifty starfighters. Yet the Republic is just sending the Free Chevalier, the Red Banner, a handful of Liberator-class Starfighters and two Jedi to deal with them. Admittedly the Liberator is the best starfighter around these days and the Free Chevalier can take on any one of the pirate warships and one of those two Jedi is Mum, you can't help, but feel that some extra backup would be appreciated. Yet Dad or whoever must have had a reason not to send more and Mum must have a reason for why she hasn't requested more backup. You know that she has the clout to do so and get it assigned to her.
On the other hand, the Free Chevalier is one of the refitted Hammerhead-class Cruisers that Dad has Rendili Hyperworks producing for the Republic Navy. While it is about a third more expensive and has reduced hangar space, the refitted version has upgraded its medium turbolasers to have two barrels while the old regular lasers have been removed and placed by more powerful if more expensive versions and another turret has been installed on the underside for some protection and fire power there. Combined with some thicker armour plating, shoring up some weak points in the hull and a pair of proton torpedo launchers, the refitted version is worth the reduced hangar space and additional costs.
At least for the Republic Navy. The Galactic Republic can afford the improvements, but for smaller powers, the upgrades aren't cost effective and the old Hammerhead-class is more affordable for them, especially since it is still a good ship. A complicated matter that you are glad to have no part in. Let Dad and the others handle things like that.
"It is an honour to be here," replies Mum as she nods her head to Captain Shuma, "I have full faith that you and your crew will be up for this task."
"We will be ready to handle these slavers," answers Captain Shuma and you can feel a tinge of anger from the woman and several other of the crew members around you alongside some pride and satisfaction, "You can count on the Free Chevalier and her crew. We will all do our part to bring some justice to these scum."
"As will my Padawan and I," says Mum and you feel that you are missing something here.
Something that Mum seems to know and hasn't told you. Perhaps as a test to see if you can find out on your own? Or maybe she doesn't know and has missed it. Or you are just imagining things and reading into something that isn't actually there.
Wearing your Jedi robes, you stride into the hangar where the handful of pilots aboard the Free Chevalier are supposed to be waiting for you. Going by the designation Night Squadron, there are only four of them as the Free Chevalier only has room for five Liberators in its hangar bay and one of those is for you.
"Commander Shan!" calls a voice and you turn to look at a group of individuals sat around a crate, using it as an improvised table.
"That would me," you say as you approach the group, "Who am I talking talking to?"
The group consists of four people, which is the same number as the number of pilots aboard the Free Chevalier, but you don't want to make any assumptions. One human-looking man with dark skin and short black hair, a woman who is probably Pantoran going by her blue skin and general look, a Mirialan woman judging from the tattoos that you can see and a green-skinned Twi'lek man.
"Commander Raul Selbar, squadron leader of Night Squadron," says the human-looking individual, "You are going to be our new Night-Five?"
"For this operation," you reply, "I am not sure what I will be doing after that since it is Master Shan's call and not mine. I'm guessing that you four are the rest of Night Squadron."
"Yep," replies the Mirialan, "Lieutenant Bormira Nazo and Night-Two at your service Master Jedi."
"And I am Lieutenant Ouric," says the Twi'lek before pointing towards the probably Pantoran woman with a jab of his thumb, "And that is Lieutenant Ciera Norr. We're Night-Four and Night-Three respectively."
"It is an honour to serve alongside you Master Jedi," says Lieutenant Norr.
"I am looking forward to serving with all of you," you say back, noting that they are all genuinely pleased to be talking with you or meeting you, "And I am only a Padawan. Knighthood is a few years away let alone Masterhood."
"A Jedi is a Jedi," replies Commander Selbar with a casual shrug, "That said, what sort of experience have you got with flying a starfighter?"
"My experience is currently limited to training so far," you answer, "This is my first chance to fly one into battle. That said, I am no stranger to combat itself and I've fought in a few scrapes."
With that last sentence, you hold up your right hand, showing off your prosthetic to the rest of Night Squadrons and it isn't just odd to think of yourself as being part of a squadron. Especially you doubt you will be part of it for longer than it takes to complete the current mission.
"Ground combat isn't the same thing as space combat, but it is combat all the same," says Commander Selbar, "Alright, I'm sure you know the basics behind flying a starfighter and you are a Jedi and all, but I should give you a run down of how to pilot a Liberator."
Before their first engagement, what does Luka do? (Pick 2)
[] She spends some additional time with Bastila.
[] She hangs out with Kira on the Red Banner.
[] She discusses the upcoming mission with Captain Shuma.
[] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[] She tries to find out what she is missing regarding the crew.
[] She tries to figure out why they got no other back up.
[] Write-in.
Current Stats
Vitality: 30/30
Force: 33/33
The start of Luka's second mission as a padawan and also the beginning of the second arc. You will be flying a starfighter as part of the small, but elite squadron that the Free Chevalier has onboard.
Not too much to say about this update as it is mostly setting up the latest story arc.
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.
"General Shan, Commander Shan, welcome aboard the Free Chevalier," says Captain Nala Shuma of the Republic Navy as you and Mum board the Hammerhead-class Cruiser that you have been assigned to for the duration of this mission.
Said mission to help the Republic Navy Hunt down some troublesome pirates on the Outer Rim. Not the grandest of missions, but it is a job that needs doing and Mum thinks it will be educational for you.
And you suppose it will be educational. Not only do you get to fly a starfighter as part of a squadron, but you will gain experience working alongside the Republic military as a Jedi in a semi-honorary support role.
As for the mission itself, you are a little wary of it after reading the briefing. The pirate gang calls themselves the Forsaken Wolverines and are led by a Zabrak man calling himself Grand Captain Kruvon. Kruvon is using an Invader-class Frigate as his flagship and while an Invader isn't quite as good as Hammerhead, it is capable of giving one a run for its money.
Combined with confirmed reports of a Cloudburst-class Bulk Carrier and at least three different corvettes, you are concerned. While a modernised Hammerhead like the Free Chevalier could take on either the Invader or the Cloudburst, the two warships combined are dangerous. The Invader-class is a good second-rate combatant for warship brawling while the Cloudburst is relatively fragile and undergunned for its size, it makes up for that with a really large hangar bay, capable of supporting multiple starfighter squadrons.
No wonder the Republic Navy wants the Forsaken Wolverines dealt with. This Kruvon has two frigates that support each other very well alongside a few corvettes as escorts and maybe thirty to fifty starfighters. Yet the Republic is just sending the Free Chevalier, the Red Banner, a handful of Liberator-class Starfighters and two Jedi to deal with them. Admittedly the Liberator is the best starfighter around these days and the Free Chevalier can take on any one of the pirate warships and one of those two Jedi is Mum, you can't help, but feel that some extra backup would be appreciated. Yet Dad or whoever must have had a reason not to send more and Mum must have a reason for why she hasn't requested more backup. You know that she has the clout to do so and get it assigned to her.
On the other hand, the Free Chevalier is one of the refitted Hammerhead-class Cruisers that Dad has Rendili Hyperworks producing for the Republic Navy. While it is about a third more expensive and has reduced hangar space, the refitted version has upgraded its medium turbolasers to have two barrels while the old regular lasers have been removed and placed by more powerful if more expensive versions and another turret has been installed on the underside for some protection and fire power there. Combined with some thicker armour plating, shoring up some weak points in the hull and a pair of proton torpedo launchers, the refitted version is worth the reduced hangar space and additional costs.
At least for the Republic Navy. The Galactic Republic can afford the improvements, but for smaller powers, the upgrades aren't cost effective and the old Hammerhead-class is more affordable for them, especially since it is still a good ship. A complicated matter that you are glad to have no part in. Let Dad and the others handle things like that.
"It is an honour to be here," replies Mum as she nods her head to Captain Shuma, "I have full faith that you and your crew will be up for this task."
"We will be ready to handle these slavers," answers Captain Shuma and you can feel a tinge of anger from the woman and several other of the crew members around you alongside some pride and satisfaction, "You can count on the Free Chevalier and her crew. We will all do our part to bring some justice to these scum."
"As will my Padawan and I," says Mum and you feel that you are missing something here.
Something that Mum seems to know and hasn't told you. Perhaps as a test to see if you can find out on your own? Or maybe she doesn't know and has missed it. Or you are just imagining things and reading into something that isn't actually there.
***
Wearing your Jedi robes, you stride into the hangar where the handful of pilots aboard the Free Chevalier are supposed to be waiting for you. Going by the designation Night Squadron, there are only four of them as the Free Chevalier only has room for five Liberators in its hangar bay and one of those is for you.
"Commander Shan!" calls a voice and you turn to look at a group of individuals sat around a crate, using it as an improvised table.
"That would me," you say as you approach the group, "Who am I talking talking to?"
The group consists of four people, which is the same number as the number of pilots aboard the Free Chevalier, but you don't want to make any assumptions. One human-looking man with dark skin and short black hair, a woman who is probably Pantoran going by her blue skin and general look, a Mirialan woman judging from the tattoos that you can see and a green-skinned Twi'lek man.
"Commander Raul Selbar, squadron leader of Night Squadron," says the human-looking individual, "You are going to be our new Night-Five?"
"For this operation," you reply, "I am not sure what I will be doing after that since it is Master Shan's call and not mine. I'm guessing that you four are the rest of Night Squadron."
"Yep," replies the Mirialan, "Lieutenant Bormira Nazo and Night-Two at your service Master Jedi."
"And I am Lieutenant Ouric," says the Twi'lek before pointing towards the probably Pantoran woman with a jab of his thumb, "And that is Lieutenant Ciera Norr. We're Night-Four and Night-Three respectively."
"It is an honour to serve alongside you Master Jedi," says Lieutenant Norr.
"I am looking forward to serving with all of you," you say back, noting that they are all genuinely pleased to be talking with you or meeting you, "And I am only a Padawan. Knighthood is a few years away let alone Masterhood."
"A Jedi is a Jedi," replies Commander Selbar with a casual shrug, "That said, what sort of experience have you got with flying a starfighter?"
"My experience is currently limited to training so far," you answer, "This is my first chance to fly one into battle. That said, I am no stranger to combat itself and I've fought in a few scrapes."
With that last sentence, you hold up your right hand, showing off your prosthetic to the rest of Night Squadrons and it isn't just odd to think of yourself as being part of a squadron. Especially you doubt you will be part of it for longer than it takes to complete the current mission.
"Ground combat isn't the same thing as space combat, but it is combat all the same," says Commander Selbar, "Alright, I'm sure you know the basics behind flying a starfighter and you are a Jedi and all, but I should give you a run down of how to pilot a Liberator."
Before their first engagement, what does Luka do? (Pick 2)
[] She spends some additional time with Bastila.
[] She hangs out with Kira on the Red Banner.
[] She discusses the upcoming mission with Captain Shuma.
[] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[] She tries to find out what she is missing regarding the crew.
[] She tries to figure out why they got no other back up.
[] Write-in.
Current Stats
Vitality: 30/30
Force: 33/33
***
The start of Luka's second mission as a padawan and also the beginning of the second arc. You will be flying a starfighter as part of the small, but elite squadron that the Free Chevalier has onboard.
Not too much to say about this update as it is mostly setting up the latest story arc.
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.
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UNKNOWN01
Nobody knows me... I feel lonely!
- Location
- Nowhere
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
So... Let's get to know our companions? I think it sounds good.
A little piloting training also sounds good.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
So... Let's get to know our companions? I think it sounds good.
A little piloting training also sounds good.
grommile
nasty-minded old cynic
- Location
- NERV-Mercia
- Pronouns
- Traditional/Animate
proton torpedo. photon torpedoes are the other franchise.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Fixed. Thanks for catching that.
- Location
- va
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
- Location
- A place
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
They are teammates for one mission, and also soldiers who can work in a team without ties to each other. It would be good to talk to them, but there are more important issues to handle, like talking with Kira, who is our constant teammate who will also be in this battle as her first battle piloting the red banner, and has known insecurity issues. And that's not even mentioning her crush on Luka, and Luke's unknown feeling, which is also something to solve.
And of course there are two abenues for search for what Luka missed, one obvious and one about the reinforcements. And practicing Starfighter combat will also be important
And of course there are two abenues for search for what Luka missed, one obvious and one about the reinforcements. And practicing Starfighter combat will also be important
- Location
- Peterborough
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
The vote is still open.
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[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
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[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
No. of Votes: 4
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[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
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[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
No. of Votes: 4
Total No. of Voters: 4
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
The other options are intriguing, especially whatever Luka thinks she's missing, but this is important. Best not to screw it up.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
The other options are intriguing, especially whatever Luka thinks she's missing, but this is important. Best not to screw it up.
- Location
- USA
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
The vote is now closed.
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[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
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[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
No. of Votes: 7
[X] She tries to find out what she is missing regarding the crew.
No. of Votes: 1
Total No. of Voters: 8
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[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
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[X] UNKNOWN01
[X] carterhall
[X] Crazyone47
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] Erehwon
[X] GGreader
[X] hcvquizibo
[X] LordKill90908
[X] carterhall
[X] Crazyone47
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] Erehwon
[X] GGreader
[X] hcvquizibo
[X] LordKill90908
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
No. of Votes: 7
[X] UNKNOWN01
[X] carterhall
[X] Crazyone47
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] GGreader
[X] hcvquizibo
[X] LordKill90908
[X] carterhall
[X] Crazyone47
[X] Deuterium Dawn
[X] GGreader
[X] hcvquizibo
[X] LordKill90908
[X] She tries to find out what she is missing regarding the crew.
No. of Votes: 1
[X] Erehwon
Total No. of Voters: 8
Free Chevalier: Enemy Sighted
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] She practices piloting the starfighter assigned to her.
[X] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
As the week goes by, you do many things, but the two things you prioritise the most is learning to fly the Liberator-class Starfighter assigned to you and knowing those that you will flying alongside into battle better.
The former is pretty easy. You just need to hook up your starfighter to the computers of the Free Chevalier and that allows for you to run some simulations from the cockpit of your starfighter. It isn't perfect, but it allows you to do some practice fights and get a feel for flying a starfighter like the Liberator-class. It isn't much, but you are confident that the extra bit of experience and training will prove its worth in the upcoming fights.
Between training, you try to get to know the rest of the Night Squadron better since you will be fighting alongside them. Knowing what your fellow pilots are like and creating some bonds between you could be the difference between life and death for all you know.
And as you begin to befriend them, one thing quickly becomes apparent.
"You are all former slaves?" you ask Bormira as you play pazaak with her and Ouric.
"All of Night Squadron and most of the crew for that matter," confirms the Mirialan woman, "The Republic is in need of loyal, reliable soldiers and plenty of us needed new lives and jobs after we got rescued. I always wanted to fly so I figured why not become a starfighter pilot for the guys who freed me? I get to fly, don't have to worry about setting up a new life and I know that I am working for the good guys."
"I tried to settle into a civilian life myself," says Ouric, "But it didn't work out so I ended up setting up with the navy. I like a good fight and what better fight to have than defeating the Republic's enemies? And that I'll stand at nineteen. I doubt I'll get a better set than this."
"Especially since I have already stood at eighteen," grumbles Bormira, "What about you kid? Why did you become a Jedi?"
"I could use the Force and both of my parents are Jedi," you answer as your latest draw brings you up to sixteen, "Mum and Dad started training me young because that is when it is best to start training a Jedi and when I was older, I didn't decide to do something else. The life of a Jedi suits me just fine and I will play a plus four to hit twenty to win this set."
"Yeah, you do," agrees Bormira as she begins to shuffle the main deck again while you and Ouric begin to shuffle your personal decks, "I am glad that we aren't playing to real credits."
"It must be cool to be a Jedi," says Ouric cheerfully, unfazed by his loss, "It was Jedi who rescued me and I can always remember who she was. She was a good-looking redhead human with a yellow lightsaber and some kind of wrist launcher. Called herself Mira, no last name, and she just came took out all of the Exchange for freeing us. The Republic showed up later."
"There was a Jedi with the Republic forces that rescued me," says Bormira as she switches over from shuffling the main deck to shuffling her own deck, "We are being shipped elsewhere when a Republic warship like the Chevalier intercepted us. A Jedi was helping them out and spoke to a lot of us to make sure that we were okay."
"Most of the crew has stories like that," says Ouric as the three of you begin the next round of pazaak, "And that is why we are excited and honoured to have you and your mother with us Luka."
"Need any help?" you ask Ciera as the Pantoran woman as she scowls at her terminal and you can feel her frustration, "You seemed trouble."
"Oh, there is no need for you to worry," replies Ciera as she seems to have remembered your presence, "I am just struggling with this course."
"Any reason you need to do this?" you inquire.
"Just my future career," answers Ciera, "Strictly speaking, I don't have to do this course, but I want to make captain someday, preferable some kind of admiral so I'm working on courses like this in my spare time. I learn useful things and it looks good on my record. Hopefully, it will be enough if I prove myself as a starfighter pilot."
"I see," you say, "If you want to make it to the upper ranks, any particular reason that you have chosen to be a pilot over a crewmember on a warship?"
"I am good at being a pilot," answers Ciera, "I mean, not just anybody is assigned to a Liberator over an Aurek. I do well as a pilot, then I could get my own squadron to command and from there, I can get myself assigned to command of a Foray or a Valiant or to a department head on one of the larger warships. Then I just need to make captain and then I would need to prove myself so I can get into the running for admiral."
"That seems like a decent long-term plan," you comment, "But I have to admit, I am not sure how being a starfighter squadron leader qualify you for a command position on a warship?"
"It doesn't," explains Ciera, "You need some additional training hence the extra courses that I am taking. The earlier I get started, the better it will look on a promotion board down the line."
"For a rookie, you are pretty good at this," says Raul as the two of you run a simulation together.
Your sort of boss for this mission as taken note of all of the training and simulated practice that you have been undergoing and as a result, Raul has decided to join you for a few of your training simulations.
"My family made sure I could fly a starship," you reply as you and Raul pull off another manoeuvre together with you as his wingman, "And as a Jedi, I have the Force with me. That is always useful no matter the situation."
"You aren't as good as the rest of us in Night Squadron, but you are skilled if we consider you to be a fresh rookie just out of academy," says Raul, "Provided we don't run into anything too serious, you should be fine."
"And if we do run into something too serious?" you inquire.
"Then General Shan makes a call," answers Raul, "If it is something too much for the Free Chevalier to handle, she'll call for backup if the circumstances allow for it. But sometimes you just to fight and if we are unlucky, we might find ourselves in one of those situations."
"I understand," you reply, thinking of Kaliton, "Sometimes you can't just walk away even if you can technically do so."
Or maybe Nar Shadda might be a better example. Maybe if you had stayed and fought instead of trying to escape, you would not have lost your hand and got captured. But if you had not been maimed and capture, you wouldn't have escaped to Kaliton and saved everyone there by stopping Czerka Corp. Perhaps the Force does work in mysterious ways as some misfortunate for you ended up creating a net good.
"That is one scenario," agrees Raul, "Sometimes you can't actually get away at all and other times you just have to fight your way out because there are enemies between you and every route to safety. I'm sure you heard of battles like that."
"The adults of my family always have plenty of tales to share," you answer.
"In any case, make sure to keep your wits about you and don't panic," says Raul, "Panicking can get you kill and so can tunnel vision. Focusing on what is right in front of you can and will get you killed by the wider picture that you're forgotten. Lieutenant Nazo and I have wingmen to help us with that, but I'm afraid that you will be flying solo due to limitations on hangar space."
"Don't worry, I'll have the Force as my wingman," you reply and Raul laughs.
"All hands to battle stations," says the loud, booming voice over the ship's speakers, "All hands to battle stations, enemy forces have been sighted."
"Commander Selbar!" you call as you and the rest of Night Squadron rush to your starfighters, "What is the situation?"
"The distress call was legit," your squadron leader calls back, "We got three warships and a few squadrons of starfighters engaging a civilian freighter. I haven't heard anything more, but apparently the largest enemy ship has been identified as the Cloudburst of the Forsaken Wolves."
With only that information to go on, you quickly get into the cockpit of your Liberator before launching alongside the rest of Night Squadron. After giving an acknowledgement to your astromech, you look at the local situation using the powerful for a starfighter computer of your Liberator.
There is the Free Chevalier plus Night Squadron, but also the Red Banner and a whole bunch of enemy contacts. There is the Cloudburst-class Bulk Carrier that Commander Selbar mentioned, but also a pair of corvettes that your computer is tagging as Predator-class. And one of those corvettes is currently attached to a large civilian freighter, apparently boarding it.
But what catches your interest the most is all of the starfighters launching from the Cloudburst. Partially because they will be your main priority in the upcoming fight, but also because there is a good fifty of them, a mixture of Bandit-class Starfighters and Buccaneer-class Starfighters.
"Night-One, should I be concerned about the number of enemy starfighters?" you ask Commander Selbar.
"Those are Bandits and Buccaneers, the cheap go to starfighter for pirates across the galaxy Night-Five," replies Night-One, "Weak hulls, minimal armour, minimal shielding and minimal firepower. They got some speed and agility, but that is about it alongside being cheap, which tends to led to them being numerous. Bandits have some cheap blaster cannons while Buccaneers have a missile launcher.
You are tougher, faster and stronger than them in every way. A direct hit from your heavy lasers or one of your proton torpedoes will take them down in one go while they need to land half a dozen hits to take you out. At least Bandits do. Buccaneers hit harder, but they've got limited missiles, no more than a dozen. Try to focus on engaging the Bandits Night-Five, a rookie like you will do better against them."
"Understood," you answer as you eye the enemy starfighters.
Thirty Bandits and twenty Buccaneers against five Liberators. You don't like those odds, but you got the better pilots and machines. And you personally have the Force on your side. You can do this.
What does Luka think about going into a dogfight for the first time?
[] Fear is the path to the Dark Side.
[] There is no death; there is only the Force.
[] A Jedi is a guardian of peace and justice.
[] She is looking forward to blowing some pirates out of the skies.
[] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.
[] She will make Dad, Mum and everyone else proud.
[] Write-in.
Current Stats
Vitality: 30/30
Force: 33/33
Hull: 156/156
Shield: 105/105
So the first space fight of the quest. Not too much to say here except I will probably be tweaking the space combat mechanics as I go along as I find out what does and doesn't work. As a result, expect some latitude in how dangerous things can get for Luka because I will be erroring on the side of things going well for her until I figure out how I want to do things.
Beyond that, you got a level of experience, but as you were training to use your starfighter better, I decided to just give you a starfighter pilot skill instead of giving you a choice of the usual level ups.
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] She spends some time getting to know Night Squadron better.
As the week goes by, you do many things, but the two things you prioritise the most is learning to fly the Liberator-class Starfighter assigned to you and knowing those that you will flying alongside into battle better.
The former is pretty easy. You just need to hook up your starfighter to the computers of the Free Chevalier and that allows for you to run some simulations from the cockpit of your starfighter. It isn't perfect, but it allows you to do some practice fights and get a feel for flying a starfighter like the Liberator-class. It isn't much, but you are confident that the extra bit of experience and training will prove its worth in the upcoming fights.
Between training, you try to get to know the rest of the Night Squadron better since you will be fighting alongside them. Knowing what your fellow pilots are like and creating some bonds between you could be the difference between life and death for all you know.
And as you begin to befriend them, one thing quickly becomes apparent.
"You are all former slaves?" you ask Bormira as you play pazaak with her and Ouric.
"All of Night Squadron and most of the crew for that matter," confirms the Mirialan woman, "The Republic is in need of loyal, reliable soldiers and plenty of us needed new lives and jobs after we got rescued. I always wanted to fly so I figured why not become a starfighter pilot for the guys who freed me? I get to fly, don't have to worry about setting up a new life and I know that I am working for the good guys."
"I tried to settle into a civilian life myself," says Ouric, "But it didn't work out so I ended up setting up with the navy. I like a good fight and what better fight to have than defeating the Republic's enemies? And that I'll stand at nineteen. I doubt I'll get a better set than this."
"Especially since I have already stood at eighteen," grumbles Bormira, "What about you kid? Why did you become a Jedi?"
"I could use the Force and both of my parents are Jedi," you answer as your latest draw brings you up to sixteen, "Mum and Dad started training me young because that is when it is best to start training a Jedi and when I was older, I didn't decide to do something else. The life of a Jedi suits me just fine and I will play a plus four to hit twenty to win this set."
"Yeah, you do," agrees Bormira as she begins to shuffle the main deck again while you and Ouric begin to shuffle your personal decks, "I am glad that we aren't playing to real credits."
"It must be cool to be a Jedi," says Ouric cheerfully, unfazed by his loss, "It was Jedi who rescued me and I can always remember who she was. She was a good-looking redhead human with a yellow lightsaber and some kind of wrist launcher. Called herself Mira, no last name, and she just came took out all of the Exchange for freeing us. The Republic showed up later."
"There was a Jedi with the Republic forces that rescued me," says Bormira as she switches over from shuffling the main deck to shuffling her own deck, "We are being shipped elsewhere when a Republic warship like the Chevalier intercepted us. A Jedi was helping them out and spoke to a lot of us to make sure that we were okay."
"Most of the crew has stories like that," says Ouric as the three of you begin the next round of pazaak, "And that is why we are excited and honoured to have you and your mother with us Luka."
***
"Need any help?" you ask Ciera as the Pantoran woman as she scowls at her terminal and you can feel her frustration, "You seemed trouble."
"Oh, there is no need for you to worry," replies Ciera as she seems to have remembered your presence, "I am just struggling with this course."
"Any reason you need to do this?" you inquire.
"Just my future career," answers Ciera, "Strictly speaking, I don't have to do this course, but I want to make captain someday, preferable some kind of admiral so I'm working on courses like this in my spare time. I learn useful things and it looks good on my record. Hopefully, it will be enough if I prove myself as a starfighter pilot."
"I see," you say, "If you want to make it to the upper ranks, any particular reason that you have chosen to be a pilot over a crewmember on a warship?"
"I am good at being a pilot," answers Ciera, "I mean, not just anybody is assigned to a Liberator over an Aurek. I do well as a pilot, then I could get my own squadron to command and from there, I can get myself assigned to command of a Foray or a Valiant or to a department head on one of the larger warships. Then I just need to make captain and then I would need to prove myself so I can get into the running for admiral."
"That seems like a decent long-term plan," you comment, "But I have to admit, I am not sure how being a starfighter squadron leader qualify you for a command position on a warship?"
"It doesn't," explains Ciera, "You need some additional training hence the extra courses that I am taking. The earlier I get started, the better it will look on a promotion board down the line."
***
"For a rookie, you are pretty good at this," says Raul as the two of you run a simulation together.
Your sort of boss for this mission as taken note of all of the training and simulated practice that you have been undergoing and as a result, Raul has decided to join you for a few of your training simulations.
"My family made sure I could fly a starship," you reply as you and Raul pull off another manoeuvre together with you as his wingman, "And as a Jedi, I have the Force with me. That is always useful no matter the situation."
"You aren't as good as the rest of us in Night Squadron, but you are skilled if we consider you to be a fresh rookie just out of academy," says Raul, "Provided we don't run into anything too serious, you should be fine."
"And if we do run into something too serious?" you inquire.
"Then General Shan makes a call," answers Raul, "If it is something too much for the Free Chevalier to handle, she'll call for backup if the circumstances allow for it. But sometimes you just to fight and if we are unlucky, we might find ourselves in one of those situations."
"I understand," you reply, thinking of Kaliton, "Sometimes you can't just walk away even if you can technically do so."
Or maybe Nar Shadda might be a better example. Maybe if you had stayed and fought instead of trying to escape, you would not have lost your hand and got captured. But if you had not been maimed and capture, you wouldn't have escaped to Kaliton and saved everyone there by stopping Czerka Corp. Perhaps the Force does work in mysterious ways as some misfortunate for you ended up creating a net good.
"That is one scenario," agrees Raul, "Sometimes you can't actually get away at all and other times you just have to fight your way out because there are enemies between you and every route to safety. I'm sure you heard of battles like that."
"The adults of my family always have plenty of tales to share," you answer.
"In any case, make sure to keep your wits about you and don't panic," says Raul, "Panicking can get you kill and so can tunnel vision. Focusing on what is right in front of you can and will get you killed by the wider picture that you're forgotten. Lieutenant Nazo and I have wingmen to help us with that, but I'm afraid that you will be flying solo due to limitations on hangar space."
"Don't worry, I'll have the Force as my wingman," you reply and Raul laughs.
***
"All hands to battle stations," says the loud, booming voice over the ship's speakers, "All hands to battle stations, enemy forces have been sighted."
"Commander Selbar!" you call as you and the rest of Night Squadron rush to your starfighters, "What is the situation?"
"The distress call was legit," your squadron leader calls back, "We got three warships and a few squadrons of starfighters engaging a civilian freighter. I haven't heard anything more, but apparently the largest enemy ship has been identified as the Cloudburst of the Forsaken Wolves."
With only that information to go on, you quickly get into the cockpit of your Liberator before launching alongside the rest of Night Squadron. After giving an acknowledgement to your astromech, you look at the local situation using the powerful for a starfighter computer of your Liberator.
There is the Free Chevalier plus Night Squadron, but also the Red Banner and a whole bunch of enemy contacts. There is the Cloudburst-class Bulk Carrier that Commander Selbar mentioned, but also a pair of corvettes that your computer is tagging as Predator-class. And one of those corvettes is currently attached to a large civilian freighter, apparently boarding it.
But what catches your interest the most is all of the starfighters launching from the Cloudburst. Partially because they will be your main priority in the upcoming fight, but also because there is a good fifty of them, a mixture of Bandit-class Starfighters and Buccaneer-class Starfighters.
"Night-One, should I be concerned about the number of enemy starfighters?" you ask Commander Selbar.
"Those are Bandits and Buccaneers, the cheap go to starfighter for pirates across the galaxy Night-Five," replies Night-One, "Weak hulls, minimal armour, minimal shielding and minimal firepower. They got some speed and agility, but that is about it alongside being cheap, which tends to led to them being numerous. Bandits have some cheap blaster cannons while Buccaneers have a missile launcher.
You are tougher, faster and stronger than them in every way. A direct hit from your heavy lasers or one of your proton torpedoes will take them down in one go while they need to land half a dozen hits to take you out. At least Bandits do. Buccaneers hit harder, but they've got limited missiles, no more than a dozen. Try to focus on engaging the Bandits Night-Five, a rookie like you will do better against them."
"Understood," you answer as you eye the enemy starfighters.
Thirty Bandits and twenty Buccaneers against five Liberators. You don't like those odds, but you got the better pilots and machines. And you personally have the Force on your side. You can do this.
What does Luka think about going into a dogfight for the first time?
[] Fear is the path to the Dark Side.
[] There is no death; there is only the Force.
[] A Jedi is a guardian of peace and justice.
[] She is looking forward to blowing some pirates out of the skies.
[] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.
[] She will make Dad, Mum and everyone else proud.
[] Write-in.
Current Stats
Vitality: 30/30
Force: 33/33
Hull: 156/156
Shield: 105/105
***
So the first space fight of the quest. Not too much to say here except I will probably be tweaking the space combat mechanics as I go along as I find out what does and doesn't work. As a result, expect some latitude in how dangerous things can get for Luka because I will be erroring on the side of things going well for her until I figure out how I want to do things.
Beyond that, you got a level of experience, but as you were training to use your starfighter better, I decided to just give you a starfighter pilot skill instead of giving you a choice of the usual level ups.
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.
- Location
- USA
[X] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.
[X] There is no death; there is only the Force.
Well then. I hope our squadron makes it out alright, they may have the qualitative edge but 10:1 odds are no joke.
Well then. I hope our squadron makes it out alright, they may have the qualitative edge but 10:1 odds are no joke.
[
]Remember, the enemy's gate is down
[X]A Jedi is a guardian of peace and justice.
]Remember, the enemy's gate is down[X]A Jedi is a guardian of peace and justice.
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[X] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.
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[X] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.
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[X] There is no death; there is only the Force.
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[X] This isn't her first fight and it won't be her last either.