Did you use your aiming maneuver and the boost from N97? Might push you over the edge.

Sorry, meant to say Ensign Noman. These two and the doctor have not acted this round.

So we should have Private Longray throw a grenade (using strong arm talent for medium range) or have Ensign Oro fire his rifle. The doctor could also lay covering fire later for another boost (or just hide)

He already went, giving covering fire for a boost to your attack.

Yup, they passed them coming toward us from the shuttle, came upon the closest set (boom), and on retreat should run into the first set.

Not certain, having trouble seeing map in my head. Sounds like most are medium now? Perhaps we can wait until the first set of grenades go off then act, since our plan is working (the second set went off, now that the first set are primed they should be retreated right into the trap).

Even though the rain is limiting his optical sensors, N97 is able to calculate the trajectory and angle of his attack. His calculations show him that his chance at a meaningful hit on the armoured figure is fairly low, especially as he flees. Instead he decides to try to slow him down by setting up covering fire for ​Ensign Kixue Noman and the others. Sending a multitude of shots in front of the figure he tries to distract the figure and slow him down. Even as the bolts of light energy hiss from his rifle, N97 is continuing to make calculations on other targets. [OOC: Action to assist the next one targeting him, I think a boost to someone is likely better than 4 SB and 2 purple against my 3 green. Then an aim maneuver for the next target (or him if he is the closest one)]

So three setback, plus a bonus setback, and medium range?

What slot is next in the initiative?

If needed: Cool initiative: 1eA 1 success What are ranges? Pistoleers, armored guy, and rifleers?

Sounds good, they would have already passed the first set of grenades (triggering them to set to explode the next time they are passed), the front line of grenades will go off when the front enemy comes within engaged range of it. We could have that happen first as our signal to attack. Then as they retreat we can push them back toward the second set of grenades (and they will be in closer range for Liaka). Sort of confusing to detail over text.

I don't think the droid has much more to do until he gets the signal to act. So he will try to analyse some of the fauna and admire the bird sounds. Let see how good he is at this, perhaps a 3 diff Know-education and 3 diff xenology? Flower gazing: 3eA+1eP+3eD 3 successes He swipes some flowers he recognizes as having medicinal uses and stuffs them in his pack, while keeping his eye down the barrel of the rifle Bird Watching: 4eA+3eD 1 failure, 3 advantage So he doesn't know the type of bird, but does avoid having it's excriment dropped on him

As if in confirmation, the Droid pulls the blaster rifle around in front of him. Checking its status he confirms working condition. Bringing it up in an almost human like manner he places it in front of his optic sensor, calculating distance and range. As a member of the alliance he has had many 'opportunities' to have to fire weapons in personal range, and the rifle is not a stranger to him, however he would hardly say that this is a skill he is completely comfortable with. 'Comfortable', now he is even thinking more like an organic. It took him several decades to be able to finesse the slang, innuendo and verbiage organics like to throw around, and now he apparently is even thinking using such things. How far he has come from his creation. At this point he isn't certain his memory tracts of those times are even reliable.

Just in case you might want a check for getting placement for a possible ambush. Is knowledge warfare okay? Guessed average difficulty, narrative boost from getting pointers from the others on good placement for the team. Let me know if you want a different difficulty Know-Warfare: 4eA+2eD+1eB 2 successes, 1 advantage

"Reply: Yes Ma'am" scrolls across the chest of the droid in an automatic and disciplined manner. Turning he follows the lead of the others in finding a position of advantage. Exchanging hand signals relating to positioning, the droid surveys the ground, trees and cover for an effective placement. He turns up the slope of the mountain and lodges himself a short distance from the curve in the path. Looking over toward Ensign Kixue he displays, "Statement: I will follow your lead." Even though likely a redundant statement, this was his first mission with the human, and he wanted make sure that the soldier was comfortable that N97 new his place in the group.

Sounds great

I had assumed hiding the grenades in the best spot for an ambush would be a stealth, or perhaps skulduggery check, so N97 readied them for exploding (mechanics checks), then handed them to the characters better able to place them (skill wise). ColonelCommissar stated stealth or mechanics would work for his in his post. But I should have mentioned adding assistance to the rolls or even a combined check. Kymrel, at this point it might be better to have Lt. Atala direct the droid aid in the placement (or she aid him in placing them) so we have a better chance at good placement. I didn't mean to cause a slow down, I just noted the heavy military weapons our foes had and thought a few grenades would thin their number. I also assumed this would be the eventual location for the rebel base so we will need to confront them at some point.

Perhaps with that advantage you could say that N97 notices the placement isn't as hidden/ideal as you thought it was? Then the droid could make a suggestion for better placement (so he could roll). He is a helpful kind of droid as you know.

Sorry, should have been 'modified grenades or just grenades' N97 handed the grenades to those best able to place them for the ambush. I think this is what ColonelCommissar is referring to in his last post, sorry for confusion

So we need rolls from Kixue and Liaka to move things along? (to place explosives 'stealthily or 'skuldugger-ily')

Que eery music . . .

I think that 2 diff mechanics is used to set explosives, but I tried to pass them to those with most likely to be able to place them in a hidden way (stealth score, or at least agility). I am hoping that we can 'box them in' with the 2 sets of grenades as N97 explained earlier to maximize damage. He will use the advantage on the failed one to recognize it is a dud and hang onto it to fix it later. Perhaps the advantage on the other one can be used to add boost to placement

Mechanics to set a grenade 1: 2eD+1eA+3eP+1eB 4 successes Mechanics to set a grenade 2: 2eD+1eA+3eP+1eB 4 successes, 3 advantage Mechanics to set a grenade 3: 2eD+1eA+3eP+1eB 0 successes, 1 advantage A dud, will save it to repair it later Mechanics to set a grenade 4: 2eD+1eA+3eP+1eB 2 successes http://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/p-s-s.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/p--.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/b--.png Mechanics to set a grenade 5: 2eD+1eA+3eP+1eB 5 successes http://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/d-th-th.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/d-f-th.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/a-s-s.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/p-s-s.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/p-s-a.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/p-s.pnghttp://orokos.com/roll/images/eote/b-a-a.png It looks like the boards can only handle so much code.

Reflexively N97 takes the rifle, and then a simple reply of thanks runs over his chest display, this time in muted earthy colors. Turning he looks at the leutenant. "Observation: Perhaps one unknown trail is like another? At least we will make better time on a path." As Private Oro passes by he takes one of the grenades and begins working on it, setting it for the ambush. When finished he works on three others, passing two to Lt Atala to place, and two to Ensign Kixue.

Kymrel, feel free to narrate the droids movements/following as needed, he will be familiar to standard military field maneuvers and travel due to experience. I don't want to over-post IC so feel free to have him follow along as a typical Star Wars droid: he follows directions well. (Although I thought an ambush would be a good idea ) Particularly since he has a history with Lt. Atala