Rise and Fall of Aurea [Star Wars] - IC

[Red Shadow Claws]

It is a grand evening on Aurea. There is a new Art Museum opening tonight, and for one night only, the entrance is FREE. Even if one is not much into art, an evening of rubbing with the elites of Aurea, and witnessing the art, and enjoying a grand buffet, and all this for free, is an enticing offer.

Where are you guys right now, and how, if at all, do you preapre for the evening's festivity?

Sherwood
Vudukudu
HK Fifty
Epiphany

 

[Epiphany]

Nyis stood outside the Aurean Art Musem and admired the architecture for a minute. Clad in a form-fitting black dress that accented her dark blue skin, the Chiss woman was well aware she struck a gorgeously exotic look, particularly in human-dominant populations. Just as well she looked memorable. It would take the attention off of her colleagues.

"Right. Here's how I think we should play this." Nyis glanced back to Randall on her right before looking at her droid, TeeJay, on the left. "I'll take point with the museum staff. See if I can lay my hands on an org chart, chat up a few influentials, perhaps see if I can find us an in. Randall, do what you do best. ...Or second best. Don't kill anyone yet. How about you size up their security forces, determine their threat and training, perhaps get an inventory for their armament and protocols. TeeJay, it'll be up to you to spot their cameras, security measures and countermeasures, traps, alarms, that sort of thing."

The Chiss sighed admiringly as she finished looking at the Museum. "I don't know if a heist is within our means, I'll be honest with you both. But we can't make that decision until we know a little more about what we're up against. Let's get to work, shall we?"

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Everyone, roll a force die

Spoiler: Force Dice

Every 'session' you guys will roll a force die, and the results will be the Force Toens for that session. You can decide to flip one WHITE Force Token to do one of the following:
1. Introduce a Fact to the setting, like saying you know a particular person, or add an important element to the scenery.
2. Upgrade one of your green dice to a yellow die. (Only once per roll)
3. Upgrade difficulty of an enemy's roll from a purple die to a red die. (Only once per roll)

I can do the same with a DARK Force Token.

 

[HK Fifty]

TJ-253 , more commonly known simply as TeeJay given that was her preferred form of address , stood beside her friend and her.. ally in front of the museum , already observantly glancing around. In counterpoint to her friend Nyis , she wasn’t all that conspicuous to anyone who wasn’t very kmowledgeable of droids , even being the older and now very much rare T-Series model she still wasn’t given any special attention by the bulk of the Galactic Population. Only those with detailed knowledge of droids or military history would recognize what she was by now , as her specific model of Droid was among the lesser known Separatist models of droid during the war and soon replaced in te cultural imagination by the Super Tactical Droids that looked decidedly different. It helped her scuffed up , unrefined , and largely inelegant appearance made her blend in with the wide variety of other droids there - plus , it wasn’t as if Nyis’ elegant beauty wouldn’t detract any attention anyone would have on just another droid roaming around. It was doubtful she’d even be asked what she was doing , and if she was she’d just claim to be museum staff. Rare was the time when anyone actually looked into such a claim , given how ubiquitous droids were and how commonly Droid models simply all bled into ‘the droid’ to the vast majority of the population.

And so , TeeJay didn’t take any efforts to disguise her appearance as she stood next to them , listening thoughtfully. She , too , favored the idea of scouting the art gallery before they’d attempt anything just to be sure it wasn’t beyond any of their skill sets to handle without directly risking their lives. After all , they had larger ambitions behind just stealing art and making credits , if they happened to die beforehand that would be quite counterpoint to their overall goals - both individually and as an overall group. She did appreciate being called what she preferred to be , however , even if the Chiss woman had always been good using her proper form of address - now if only the mercenary would , not that she’d even bother to calculate those odds.

Regardless , the tall T-Series droid nodded. “Affirmative. I calculate a 76.23 percent probability that this would be an advantageous heist for us , but I require more information on various unknown values to properly calculate whether or not I would consider this particular mission to be feasible , Nyis. I request that I be allowed to dispute any idea of executing this mission should I calculate a less than fifty percent chance of our unharmed success with the exception of unknown variables and values.” She tilted her head. “In any probability , I shall execute the commands you have given me. I request you inform me when I should withdraw.” With that , she strode in and used her very cateful , detail-oriented eye to look everything over for every sign of security systems , and how she could breach them. She highly doubted the gallery would have a system strong enough where it’d be very difficilt for her to find some kind of back door into it , if not to shut it down or loop previous footage than to tighten the range of the cameras so they could get in to certain sections of it with minimal or no detection.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Force Pool:

 

[Vudukudu]

Randall, clad in an unobtrusive brown jacket, red shirt, and brown pants, made for an unconvincing escort for someone with Nyis' elegance and looks. He did, however, fit the image of a security attendant looking to appear casual rather well. He was unarmed for the moment, though they'd arranged to have his pistols dumped in an agreed upon location inside. Security obviously wasn't keen on letting him in with two heavy blasters tonight, but that's why he'd sneaked inside the night before and stashed his pistols underneath a vending machine in the museum cafeteria space. He'd contemplated the garbage, but he had no guarantees it wouldn't be taken out before tonight's event. So, he'd done the simple thing and stashed them somewhere no one would look, under just about any possible circumstances. They wouldn't be found in their brown envelope by accident, and the wonderful thing about corporate security like the grunts at this museum was that they were either too lazy to work at all or so confident in their systems that they weren't meticulous. For the time being, he'd leave them where they were. Heavy blasters, even in his jacket, weren't exactly easy to obscure, and he didn't want to attract prying eyes quite yet.

"Whatever you say, boss. Just say the word and I'll light this place up." He said, tucking his hands into his jacket pockets. He'd learned how to make himself unseen among highbrow types while dealing with Black Sun. He'd occasionally been put in the same room as some folks of considerably higher rank, and in those times it was best to keep one's head down and look like you belonged there. Here, that meant apologizing frequently for things like standing too close to someone and wasting a good deal of time chin-scratching at the sight of strange art. His eyes rarely stopped moving, though. He was counting guards and cataloguing equipment, with a special eye out for anyone present who may also be armed.

Ideally, they could get some sort of sculpture out of here. Paintings and such were more difficult to smuggle off-world, but a golden statue was easy enough to melt down and re-cast as ingots. Those could even be exchanged on-world to legitimate sources, without having to arrange a black-market purchase.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

HK Fifty give me a Mechanics and Perception rolls
Mechanics is 3 purple, and 3 black for difficulty
Perception is 1 red, 2 purple, and 1 black

Vudukudu give me a Perception and Vigilance rolls
Perception is 1 red, and 2 purple
Vigilance is 4 purple and 2 black

Sherwood tagging you here for reminder

 

[Vudukudu]

HK Fifty give me a Mechanics and Perception rolls
Mechanics is 3 purple, and 3 black for difficulty
Perception is 1 red, 2 purple, and 1 black

Vudukudu give me a Perception and Vigilance rolls
Perception is 1 red, and 2 purple
Vigilance is 4 purple and 2 black

Sherwood tagging you here for reminder

Perception: 1 Success, 1 Threat.
Vigilance: 1 Success, 3 Threat.

That went better than expected.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

HK Fifty am waiting for your reroll

 

[HK Fifty]

Perception : 1 success , 3 advantages , 2 failures , 4 threats. End result : 1 failure , 1 threat

Mechanics : 5 successes , 2 advantages , 2 failures , 4 threats. End result : 3 successes , 2 threats.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Perception: 1 Success, 1 Threat.
Vigilance: 1 Success, 3 Threat.

That went better than expected.

As you walk around the hall, you note 4 security guards in uniform, and at least 3 in civilian clothes. But it seems that you were not discrete enough, and have aroused the suspicions of 2 od the uniformed guards.

Perception : 1 success , 3 advantages , 2 failures , 4 threats. End result : 1 failure , 1 threat

Mechanics : 5 successes , 2 advantages , 2 failures , 4 threats. End result : 3 successes , 2 threats.

Alas, it seems that whoever invested in security cameras here. has made it so they blend in well with their surroundings, and you fail to notice any of them. But passing by one of the exhibits, you can tell that it's got some hefty security attached, but whomever did it, seems to have left a plug that you can attach yourself too, and possibly hack the security.

 

[Epiphany]

Meanwhile, Nyis doublechecked her dress and went to work on the museum staff. As the party began, she mingled in with smiles, interested looks and some exotic eye-candy appeal. Mostly, she tried to get a sense of who ran the place, how the place was run, and perhaps meet the junior managers and supervisors, the kind she's more likely to run into on an average day rather than at a special event. Friendly introductions and interest shown could go a long way towards a next conversation that could help setup the actual heist.

She kept an eye out for her droid and her partner, though. Ready to swoop in and provide cover for them if someone tried to interfere.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Epiphany give me a Charm check, Average Difficulty (2 purple), with two Setback (2 black).

 

[Vudukudu]

Randall’s eyes narrow and he turns, pivoting directly into the nearest crowd. It was time to make himself invisible again. It was hard to be sure if making eye contact with the guards had alerted them in any way, but he preferred to play it safe. Once a few feet deeper into the crowd, he keyed his comms bead. “Hey, sweetheart, you feeling a dance? If I’d known I’d have spectators I’d have dressed for the occasion, but apparently I have a fan or two.” He says casually, maneuvering his way towards a part of the great hall being used for ballroom style dancing. A kinetic sculpture, a grandiose thing spiraling wildly about the room at about ten feet high, wobbles and vibrates to the tune of a band on a nearby stage. Whatever one could say about Aureans, they certainly knew how to have a little flair.

Stealth Roll: 2 Adv, 1 Success.

 

[HK Fifty]

TeeJay was silently annoyed with herself she didn’t notice anything. She’d never been the most perceptive type but she didn’t like to seem completely oblivious either , tilting her head slightly irritatedly and slowly trotting around. Should Nyis catch gaze of her or she Nyis she’d subtly stick her hand out , a simple gesture that could’ve been just an idle malfunction to anyone else’s perception. She siding have anything to report yet , so she didn’t click her com link to say anything. Her fuscia-tinged gaze sweeped around looking at art , the other patrons , all sorts of things as well until she finally came to a datajack. Or at least , enough or a datajack for her to connect to , and that was all that mattered. Assuming no-one paid any attention to what she , another droid and a particularly dull one at that , was doing she stepped closer and inserted her hand , connecting with it. Slicing was her speciality , so hopefully she’d do well enough to glean the locations of security devices , alarm triggers , floor plans , escape routes , and anything else that would be highly useful in their digital network , in quite literally that same order of importance.

(Need the roll against for a mechanics roll for her , I’ll get all her modifiers and skills soon enough)

 

[Epiphany]

Charm:

The dice rolled: 4 successes, 3 advantages, 1 failure, 1 threat

The end result: 3 successes, 2 advantages

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Vudukudu

Randal manages to escape the attention of the guards, and while a few moments of respite might be in order, he does spot a burly man who seems out of place here, due to his large girth, but also the distinct impression that this man seems to be carrying multiple weapons under his coat.

You can take a Blue die for your next roll with your two advantages. (or suggest a small positive thing)

HK Fifty

Give me an average Computers checks with two setbacks to hack the system, but I am flipping a Force token, to upgrade the difficulty, rso roll against one purple and one red, and two black.

Epiphany

Nyis charms her way acros the hall, making small talk, and gleanng pieces of information. From an artist of Mon Calamari descent, she learns that the propietor of the place is a man named Chal'gor, but it seems he's so mysterious, nobody has ever seen him. From a visitor from Gungan, you learn that there's gonna be a special performance later of one of the greatest singers, the one and only Rhev, the Psadan. You meet a couple of junior managers and supervisors, making their acquaitance.

You can take a Blue die for your next roll with your two advantages. (or suggest a small positive thing)


Force Pool:

 

[HK Fifty]

Tracie started to work away at the terminal , using her special modifications and equipment to her advantage. A few years ago she wouldn’t have been able to do this , at least not as well , but now it was practically second nature.
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Computers :
The dice rolled : 2 successes , 6 advantages , 1 Triumph , 1 failure , 1 despair.
The end result : 1 success , 6 advantges , 1 triumph , 1 despair.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

Tracie started to work away at the terminal , using her special modifications and equipment to her advantage. A few years ago she wouldn’t have been able to do this , at least not as well , but now it was practically second nature.
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Computers :
The dice rolled : 2 successes , 6 advantages , 1 Triumph , 1 failure , 1 despair.
The end result : 1 success , 6 advantges , 1 triumph , 1 despair.

it's actually 1 triumph, 6 advantages, and 1 despair (A Despair and a Triumph are also a failure and a sucess. So you succeed, with 6 advantages, and a triumph, but you also have a despair. Any ideas what you want for you advantages, triumph, and despair?