D6 Star Wars Private Game

[Casmar]

"I trust you zal, but if your sneaking something.... All or nothing right. knockout I say"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"Right!" Exclaims Zal as he draws a 5 and begins to sweat and scratch his head. "Something wrong Zal?" Asks Giz.


Zal is sitting at 22 now and tries to work a way out of this mess. He plays a -3 bringing him to 19, then another -3 to 16 then plays a +4 to 20 and breaths a sigh of relief but is now at a heavy disadvantage.


This round is over with no winner, you deal out two cards each for your new starting hand.


//Make another perception check with +5 bonus//

 

[Casmar]

//I got 18 for perception//


"6 and a 7, that puts me on 13 right?"


"So after three rounds if we have no winner? do I keep my money, or do you take my money and join my team? everyone wins right?"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"Uh, yeah? Or, I mean no, we'll play first to three wins maybe?" Zal is obviously flustered. You think you spot some cards up his sleeve, he may have planted cards in the deck for his draw and gotten it wrong, thus making him sweat when he didn't get the card he wanted. You can let it slide and ride the game out or confront him on it. You suspect revealing his ploy will make him lose face infront of Giz and Jowpirr. Not to mention putting Zal in the path of a possibly angry Wookie. Zal is either very brave or very stupid to try cheating a Wookie, but either way it takes guts.


Jowpirr draws 5 and 2 making 7


Giz draws 7 and 10 making 17


Zal draws 9 and 2 making 11

 

[Casmar]

"first to three wins sounds good."


Gumbrai will choose to not call Zal out on his sleeve and instead draws a 6, putting him on 19. He will wait to see what the others do before continuing

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Jowpirr draws a new card, it's an 8 so that takes him up to 15. He nods to Giz who plays a 3 from his sidedeck taking him to 20. Giz opens his mouth showing his excitement.


Zal tries his luck and draws a card in the hopes of redeeming himself without revealing his attempted planting of cards. But he draws a 10 taking him to 21. He folds out of this round saving his last two side deck cards as the odds are clearly against him.


"Poo-doo, well come on Gum. What you got? Looking like Giz has this one."

 

[Casmar]

Gum smiles and plays a 1 from his side deck, taking his total to 20.


"Makes a change that the Wookie isn't getting all the luck tonight; Show us what your big plan is J"


//1,2,6,6 remain in the side deck//

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Jowpirr sticks and sits back in his chair sniggering.


"Why you no good dirty ball of fur!" Protests Zal. By holding, Jowpirr is still in the running but as Zal already took the hit to save himself for the next round he's been knocked out instead.


Now it's down to you, Giz and Jowpirr.


Jowpirr redraws getting a 10 and 6 taking him to 16. Giz draws 2 and 1 taking him to 3. They wait eagerly to see what you get.


"Come on Gum, you can beat that dirty smelly Wookie!" Zal cheers you on. Jowpirr gives a whine and growl at being called dirty and smelly and retorts with some other remark about Zal's short stature before laughing.


"Stunted Hutt?...Well of all the things I've ever been called...Get him Gum, I'll join your swoop team, whatever just don't let the Wookie win!"


Giz is laughing hard now as well, "A good omen...when Hutts can fly."

 

[Casmar]

Gum draws a 5 and a 6 taking his total to 11.


"Now this is a hand I can win with" Gum muses as he looks at his cards and his side deck.


Gum looks up and flashes the party a smile "I got it, this one is in the bag I reckon. J and Giz show us what you got!"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Jowpirr plays a +3 from his sidedeck taking him to 19 and hopes it's enough to win this round. Giz draws a fresh card, it's a 9 taking him to 12. They both wait to see what you do.


At this moment Haali comes over and taps you on the shoulder.


"You wouldn't be Gumbrai would you? Me and my brothers were just wondering is all, as you look familiar."

 

[Casmar]

"There's a lot of calamari around these days, and I know that etiquette is different amongst species, but amongst the Mon Calamari it is custom to introduce oneself before asking; but for the sake of getting this conversation yes I am Gumbrai. and these are my friends Jowpirr, Zal and Giz. How do you know of me and how can I help you?"


Gumbrai clears his chair from the table so he can rise if he needs to, making no effort to hide the blaster holstered to his hip

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"Woah, woah! No need for hostility friend. I'm Haali. And those two over there are my brothers, Wimmoz and Dobool," they wave. "Remember when you helped us out with ferrying our shipment around on Corellia and loading it onto our ship so we could leave in time to meet our buyers? You are that Gumbrai, right? I mean, if so, have a drink on the house." He waves over Dobool with 4 exotic looking drinks who places them infront of you all. "As a thank you of sorts, anyway don't let me interrupt your game any further. Enjoy."

 

[Casmar]

"HAALI! Its been a long day and I didn't expect to see a familiar face around these part, What brings you here? And Dobool its good to see you too."


Gumbrai raises his hand in greeting to Wim


"let me introduce my swoop team to be, as soon as I win this hand that is anyway. hehe"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"You're reforming the Swoop Barons? You let us know when you do, and we'll be putting our money on you!" Exclaims Haali excitedly.


Dobool intercedes, "Excuse my brother here, always the gambler. In answer to your question, we're running a portable Cantina. We turn up at Starports where we know there will be a lot of trade and move on when it dies down. Good money in it."


Wimmoz calls for Dobool as more customers place orders.


"Excuse me, good to see you again Gum."


Haali then continues, "So what are you doing here then Gum? You look like you've been getting your hands dirty."


M9R5, the suit and his personal droid approach the Cantina. The suit relays a message to M9 who then makes his way to your table.


Zal is looking bored, Jowpirr groans looking like he wants to continue the game and Giz is as happy as he ever is looking between his cards and the conversations going on.

 

[Casmar]

"anyway good to see you Haali, And if you and your brothers are ever looking to sponsor a team, I better not see your symbol on anyone else's bike, And if you ever need me spread the word, I'm sure it will reach me"


"Now to finish this, Gumbrai quickly plays two +6, taking his total to 23, before playing a minus 1 and a minus 2. Looks like 20 to me guys. Giz, J I hope you guys can get 20, otherwise you better like bikes" Gumbrai leans back smiling before raising his glass to the brothers and taking a swig.


Whilst the others plan their moves gumbrai turns back to Haali quickly "Hey do me a favour, keep an eye out for a guy in a cloak, he came in on our ship, but he doesn't talk to anyone, We've both been in enough space ports to know something odd when we see it, and if he does anything suspicious I'd appreciate it if you could let me know, for old times sake" He says this quietly so as not to draw too much attention but so as to be clearly understood.

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Haali nods and lays the drinks on the table then leans in to collect the tray and whispers as he passes you.


"Anything for you Gum, look after yourself." Haali then heads back over to the bar to help his brothers with orders as more patrons arrive.


Giz draws a card from the deck. It's a 5 taking him to 17. He then plays a plus 2 matching Jowpirr on 19. Giz still has two sidedeck cards. Giz sticks looking smug at staying in the game despite not reaching 20.


"J not gonna beat me this time, no no no."


Jowpirr grunts and scratches his head, stretches out his long arms above his head and then plays one of his 3 remaining sidedeck cards. It's a plus one taking him up to match you on 20. He starts laughing.


"Aw, no fair J!" Exclaims Giz, Zal comments further. "Better you let him have this win Giz, better for all our health to have a happy Wookie."


"You used up all your sidedeck Gum?" inquires Zal, "Bold move I must say, it's looking good for Big J." He looks over to the bar while enjoying some of the drink. "So tell me Gum, how'd you end up in with those Ithorians? You just ferry around anyone's cargo?"


Giz is inspecting his drink. "What drink this is, I'm not quite sure. But possibly questionable legality to it's consumption."


Zal shrugs, "It's fine, drink up." Zal resets the table for the next round, he looks pretty confident. He gives a little suggestive grunt for you to get ready to draw. Jowpirr draws 10 and a 9 taking him straight to 19, he sticks not relying on his sidedeck, it's possibly useless at this point, or he's just arrogantly underestimating your odds of drawing lucky cards.


M9R5 addresses you as he appears by the table. "Mr Taynor and his assistant Z8TA request that you return to the ship to finish the designs and calibrations Mr Otral, your companions may remain here."


Zal turns around drink in hand. "Can't that damned suit give you a break!"

 

[Casmar]

"Legality isn't their strong point, but their good guys to know, and you won't find them smuggling something unless its harmless, I thought you were done for, but it appears not Now i appear to be a bit stuck." Gumbrai leans forward picking up a 10 and a 9, taking his total to 19.


"and with that I will stick. I tell you what J, your luckiest wookie I know, Lets call it a draw, take half my paycheck from this job and become my head mechanic, How does it sound? Anyway no need to answer now i'll let you think on it, I have a suit to find, Enjoy your time here guys Haali and his brothers will make sure you have a good time a friend of mine is a friend of theirs, and we could all do with some more friends from time to time"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Jowpirr takes a moment before making an agreeable whiney grunt and nodding.


"Good game! You sure you don't want us to come back to the ship and help?" asks Zal.


Giz is now enjoying his drink, apparently not put off by questioning it's origins of illegal nature.


Mr Taynor is looking impatient and murmurs something to Z8TA. M9 passes on his suggestion to not keep him waiting any longer.


//Make a perception roll//

 

[Casmar]

// perception roll of 12//


"No, no you stay and enjoy yourselves, I made enough work for you guys with the digging, But if you were done I'm not going to stop you following, but dont stop having a good time because I have work"


Gumbrai rises from the table and indicates that Mr Traynor should lead the way and the droid should lead the way


"Why does Mr. Traynor not speak, is he not versed in common?" he asks as they walk away

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

Your companions wave you off and promise they won't leave you to do all the work while they have fun.


M9 accompanies you as you both follow the suit and his droid.


"Mr Taynor only seems to deal with droids from what I've observed. Doesn't trust emotional reactions I believe."


Beyond the Cantina the view of the artificial trees are visible beyond an open docking bay door, dark specks are visible in the sky above the trees, possibly wildlife.

 

[Casmar]

"hmmm, I suppose that makes sense from a business man, still I find it rather unsettling. Anyway They seem to have done alright with revivng this world" Gumbrai nods towards the open bay door "Tell me M9, what species have been integrated onto the planet? are they used as a food source or simply to sustain the ecology?"

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"There are none, as of yet. A delicate ecosystem will be put into place and species slowly introduced to maintain a balance but too much work needs to be done before that can happen. The Chi rely on trade mostly for now. Why do you ask?"


In the distance the specs gradually grow a little larger, coming closer you might be led to believe. Red flashes start to blink into existence from amongst them.

 

[Casmar]

"colour me curious, but if nothing lives on this planet apart from us, what are those things out there?" Gumbrai raises his voice as he goes on, fumbling with the blaster holster trying to free his gun."

 

[DaveTheGamesMaster]

"Those appear to be ships sir." Replies M9, "And they appear to be shooting in our direction." explosions begin to rock the starport as fighter class ships hurtle over the open docking bay, a couple of the fighters land and reform to deploy legs to walk on. Red lasers continue to shoot out from the ships taking out several bystanders.


Everything happens so fast, a large winged light brown ship lands in the docking bay ahead, the front of the ship, already deploying it's cargo. Many sand coloured droids activate and begin marching out of the bay, firing red lasers into the crowds. A cacophony of screams erupt as civilians all around scramble to safety and many fall upon being caught in the onslaught of blaster fire. Behind this sound can be heard rolling metal. 4 droids come wheeling out of the ship and out of the bay doors splitting into two groups coming to either side of the Cantina which stands in the middle of the recreational sector.


Haali, Wimmoz and Dobool panic and make a break for their ship activating the bar's grav lift and gliding it along beside them as cover until they reach their ship.


Tables and chairs have been left behind, Zal, Giz and Jowpirr take cover kicking over tables along with other patrons of the now vacant bar. Giz and Jowpirr draw blasters, Giz a sidearm and Jowpirr a Carbine. You weren't aware they carried blasters but in this time of war it's not unheard of to take precautions. They start taking shots at droids taking a few out each but they look like they may be surrounded shortly and the odds look heavily stacked against you.


Mr Taynor turns around and barks an order to you


"I insist we return to the ship now if you hope to live!"


//You can make a roll to determine whether you know the origin of the droids attacking if you like, also roll for initiative (it's an opposed perception roll. Winner decides who goes first.)//

 

[Casmar]

"Yes SIR!" Whilst only an engineer, Gumbrai was still a republic soldier, taking orders was nothing new.


//Perception for origin was 16, 17 for inititative,//


Gumbrai gets ready to follow Traynor to the ship, blaster at the ready.