Initial overwatch:
Maverick is playing the Imperial forces, including the Emperor and Warhead, and two laser masters (each with a d6 SN die).
Duerer is playing the C500 forces, including Gawayn and Vader, and four guardsmen.
Duerer kicks off with a strong attack roll.
One laser master gets murdered while the other successfully parries.
Gawayn attempts to summon a plant golem, but the plants of the Ninja_verse are too foreign to him, and do not respond to his magik.
Vader makes short work of the other laser master.
Maverick calls in reinforcements, including one Secretary Snape. "I heard there was a big meeting going on - wait,
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I eat some homemade pie.
Warhead takes a diving leap at Vader across the table...
And ends up in the weeds.
Snape desperately grabs some plants for self-defense.
The imperial regulars shoot at Vader but do little damage.
Vader attempts to pick up a second laser sword and attack Warhead with it but critfails, losing his arm.
The rest of the squad combines attacks against the Emperor.
Thwap!
The thwap does 23 damage alone, and the Emperor goes out like a light.
On top of that, Gawayn successfully creates a prison of leaves around Secretary Snape!
Warhead goes for a second try at Vader.
A successful bodyslam!
The regulars combine fire against a guardsman and successfully kill him.
Gawayn and the other guardsman successfully thwap! Warhead.
Gawayn begins a heroic feat (he's red):
Oh shi-
The feat is a devastating success!
One of the regular's guns blows up, disintegrating him. The other gun falls apart, turning into a regular pistol.
The remaining regular just manages to kill one more guardsman with his damaged rifle.
Snape escapes his prison.
And steals the Emperor's sword!
Gawayn, however, pulls off a quick sleight of hand and takes the sword away. "Political boys like you shouldn't have such pointy things."
Gawayn executes the remaining Imperial with the sword.
Snape: "I guess I 'surrender,' then. You'll have to capture me, counciliar scum."
Gawayn: "Indeed we shall 'capture' you, Snape. Your intelligence was critical to winning the day here today, and we'll need to 'squeeze' you for more information."
Snape: "It's good to be a defector."
Snape and Gawayn walk toward the yacht as the reinforcements pick up Vader's unconscious body.
The yacht wooshes away.
Meanwhile...
Warhead: "Oh, my aching head."
Warhead: "Uncle Auric, did we just lose? This is going to be Nehellenium all over again!"
Emperor: "This went more or less as I expected. We will want to rescue my trusted advisor, Secretary Snape, at some point, but in the meantime, we have other allies to meet with."
To be continued...
