Game Night - 1/4 The Trial

We start with all the heroes gathered in the Magellan preparing for the assoult on the temple of Illum. Healing, and reconaisance are the first order of business. After that, Mater Dee works on the newest version of the holocron with remote explosive goodness. His work is only interupted briefly to construct a truth serum for the captive changeling/bounty hunter. She provides only a few answers, yes there was a Sith down there- Darth Krieg, no she didn't know of anyone else.

Once the holocron is complete and the appointed hour arrived, the party begins the assult. The Magellean enters the atmosphere, and the Y-wing with Taloe and R2 detatch and fly high cover. On the approach, the party is not attacked, and no electronic signals are detected from the temple - or anywhere else really. At a distance of 50 meters, both ships land and the party approachs. R2 is tasked with staying on the Y-wing. Grarwarr rides one swoop bike, while Beaker and Mater Dee are on the other - watching the flanks. The only thing spotted outside the temple are the tracks of the retreating Blackhole troopers.

Things get interesting once Joruss enters the temple.

Joruss perceives himself transported to a flat stone plane, surrounded by figures both known and unknown. In his hand is an activated lightsaber, and at his back is McQueen - as he remembers him before his capture. In a very loose circle around him are Beaker, Jar Jar, an unknown Rodian with two heavy blasters, Grarwarr, Mater Dee, and Taloe. First things first, Beakers tosses a thermal detonater between Joruss and McQueen. The jedi decide to improve thier abilities with the force, and are then attacked or hindered by everyone else, including at least two more thermal detonaters, a smoke grenade, multiple blaster fire, and Force Lightning (of course it was Jar Jar). McQueen even turns on Joruss with his lightsaber. Through it all a confused and harried Joruss strikes out only once with his lightsaber at McQueen and even at the end is attempting only to flee when he is taken down by a grenade.

As Joruss appeared to take his last breath, he comes back to reallity, only a few steps into the Jedi Temple of Illum, feeling just a little stronger in the force.

The entire party finally enters the temple. Mater Dee and Grarwarr explore some empty tunnels in the front of the temple that were used by troopers for sniping and missile fire. The rest of the party make their way further in and find some areas of the temple give off dark and light side feelings. About halfway back they hear someone yelling for help. It appears to be McQueen. He is along the back wall of the temple with his hands behind his back, apparently being held captive by a Rodian with two heavy blasters. As the party approachs, Beaker and Taloe think they hear or see something hiding a ways up the walls of the cavern (the temple has obviously suffered some sort of massive cave-in many years ago, and even though cleaned up by the troopers it is very much more like a cave now). McQueens cries for help also bring Grarwarr into the main cavern. After closing within about 15 meters Mcqueen stops controlling Zak (the Rodian) and closes to attack Joruss. The party sees that he is now Darth Krieg, and he carries a blaster in one hand while the has been removed and replaced with a lightsaber.

As soon as Darth Krieg moves to attack, five droids drop from the ceiling to attack the party. Joruss and the rodian Zak attack Darth Krieg, while the other members of the party attack the droids. A lucky shot from one of the droids kills Taloe in the opening salvoe, before a barrage of thermal detonators force them to retreat or be reduced to slag. From outside the cave Mater Dee is using R2 and the Y-wing to widen the temple opening and get a clear shot at a large droid in the entrance.

We end the session with the party reduced by one, the droids reduced by at least two, and Darth Krieg facing of against Joruss.

See you on Tuesday at the top of the round.