Hey, due to the hustle and bustle of finals, this Saturday's session has been canceled. Unfortunately, due to my moving back to a location where internet is not readily accessible, I am afraid I must place the entire campaign on hiatus until further notice. Now, other campaigns may start and continue during this time, and those will continue to be updated, however because the Star Wars group will be living in 3 different states by the end of next week, I need to work some stuff out before it continues.
Sorry for the bad news, hopefully it won't be too long before the game is up and running again.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Lots of Posts for Today
Just an administrative note, I've chopped the 2nd Star Wars campaign session review into 3 more easily digested chunks. There is still a full version out there, but I think I will start doing this more often, that is I'm going to start blogging my session reviews in smaller pieces.
Hopefully it will make it easier to enjoy.
(Also, hello to any traffic from shamusyoung.com! Welcome to the site.)
Hopefully it will make it easier to enjoy.
(Also, hello to any traffic from shamusyoung.com! Welcome to the site.)
Star Wars Campaign: Session 2, part 3
While Dorin unloaded the airspeeder with Cray's help, Kin and Deeni hit the local cantina. They showed a picture of Haisha to the bartender, who mentioned she had come in here to pick up a man named Derek and a few thugs of his. They asked the bartender about Derek and discovered he was a failed bounty hunter who had started up a protection agency because of his way with people. While Derek never goes on a job personally, when his men are employed he is never seen around. No one knows what happens to him while he's on the job. Kin and Deeni tried to find more information on Derek, but couldn't find anything useful. They made their way back to the docking bay where the airspeeder was ready to go.
They flew to the small farming outpost, parking their airspeeder on the outskirts of town since Kin was unwilling to pay the hangar fee to park it in town. Deeni locked it down mechanically while Kin froze the controls on the computer and all three headed to Gina's.
At the door they were greeted by three thugs, who asked them what they were doing. Kin said they were looking for ship parts, and the man agreed to let them in, but only after they surrendered their weapons. They all gave their weapons up, except for Deeni, who carried a concealed weapon under his arm. They were all frisked, but the blaster was left undetected.
They then headed into the store, determined to find Haisha and get paid.
They flew to the small farming outpost, parking their airspeeder on the outskirts of town since Kin was unwilling to pay the hangar fee to park it in town. Deeni locked it down mechanically while Kin froze the controls on the computer and all three headed to Gina's.
At the door they were greeted by three thugs, who asked them what they were doing. Kin said they were looking for ship parts, and the man agreed to let them in, but only after they surrendered their weapons. They all gave their weapons up, except for Deeni, who carried a concealed weapon under his arm. They were all frisked, but the blaster was left undetected.
They then headed into the store, determined to find Haisha and get paid.
Star Wars Campaign: Session 2, part 2
The group headed to docking bay 13-C, easily bypassing the door with the security card. Closing the door, but leaving Cray as lookout, Kin and Deeni made their way to her ship, a small light freighter of a make and model unknown to the group. Deeni attempted to hotwire the door open, but failed, almost fusing the door shut. Kin, however, managed to slice the controls and get the door open. The ship successfully broken into, Kin and Deeni searched further in, finding Haisha's personal quarters. Everything was gone and the computer's memory had been wiped clean. Kin managed to recover her user registry, uploading it on their linked data pads. Cray, still guarding the door, noticed that it looked like she had transferred money from several accounts established under fake names into one account and then made several purchases. Having had experience in illicit activities, Cray was able to recognize several war droid manufacturing firms and illegal protection agencies, estimating she had spent most of her savings to hire thugs, bodyguards, and war droids.
Kin and Deeni headed further into the ship were their suspicions were confirmed. In the cabin were 2 war droids. Kin and Deeni made short work of them, but not before Deeni was shot in the arm. After the fight Kin and Deeni inspected the holo-map in the middle of the room. The control panel had been ripped open and several blaster shots fired into the wiring, but it wasn't anything Deeni couldn't fix with parts from the burnt out droids. However, even with functionality restored, Kin couldn't extract any information beyond that Haisha had been searching for cybernetics shops before she left, and he found a list of 200 cybernetics shops. Kin inspected the droids, finding they had sent a failed transmission. It was heavily encrypted, but he could tell by the signal strength it was meant for someone outside of Tauriana.
They moved into the cockpit next, where Kin had a bit of luck. Sitting in the Captain's seat, he accidentally hit a secret lever revealing a datapad. Deeni also found that the navicomputer had been completely removed. Having hit paydirt, Kin and Deeni made a brief visit to the engine room before picking up Cray and heading out.
They went and talked to the dockmaster and gave him back the security card, telling him he had dropped it earlier. They then mentioned that he may want to start scrapping the ship, because even if she was going to flee the planet she was going to be on a different ship, mentioning the blasted out holo-map and the missing navicomputer.
The group sent the information on the datapad to Dorin, asking him what he thought. When he asked what it was about, they realized that in the excitement of finding it, none of them had thought to read it. Talking it back to the ship, where Kin patched up Deeni's arm in the med bay, they read it together with Dorin, finding, among other things, a reference to Gina's Cybernetics and Garage, a small cybernetics shop in a town miles away from Tauriana. Agreeing that this information fit with the droid transmissions on the ship, they decided to check it out.
Kin and Deeni headed further into the ship were their suspicions were confirmed. In the cabin were 2 war droids. Kin and Deeni made short work of them, but not before Deeni was shot in the arm. After the fight Kin and Deeni inspected the holo-map in the middle of the room. The control panel had been ripped open and several blaster shots fired into the wiring, but it wasn't anything Deeni couldn't fix with parts from the burnt out droids. However, even with functionality restored, Kin couldn't extract any information beyond that Haisha had been searching for cybernetics shops before she left, and he found a list of 200 cybernetics shops. Kin inspected the droids, finding they had sent a failed transmission. It was heavily encrypted, but he could tell by the signal strength it was meant for someone outside of Tauriana.
They moved into the cockpit next, where Kin had a bit of luck. Sitting in the Captain's seat, he accidentally hit a secret lever revealing a datapad. Deeni also found that the navicomputer had been completely removed. Having hit paydirt, Kin and Deeni made a brief visit to the engine room before picking up Cray and heading out.
They went and talked to the dockmaster and gave him back the security card, telling him he had dropped it earlier. They then mentioned that he may want to start scrapping the ship, because even if she was going to flee the planet she was going to be on a different ship, mentioning the blasted out holo-map and the missing navicomputer.
The group sent the information on the datapad to Dorin, asking him what he thought. When he asked what it was about, they realized that in the excitement of finding it, none of them had thought to read it. Talking it back to the ship, where Kin patched up Deeni's arm in the med bay, they read it together with Dorin, finding, among other things, a reference to Gina's Cybernetics and Garage, a small cybernetics shop in a town miles away from Tauriana. Agreeing that this information fit with the droid transmissions on the ship, they decided to check it out.
Star Wars Campaign: Session 2, part 1
Kin, Deeni, and Cray made their way to the docking bay after hearing their ship had arrived. Upon reaching the docking bay, they found an elderly mandalorian overseeing repairs and maintenance on the ship. They approached him, and he introduced himself as Dorin, the Crimson Elite Captain assigned to them. He explained to them in no uncertain terms that his first priority was to protect and recover the ship. He soon lightened up, however, saying that he would act as a safety net and would come to their aid if they were in dire straits. He then asked if there was a pilot and navigator with them, and Cray stepped forward as pilot and Kin stepped forward as navigator. Dorin expressed his pleasure at this, saying he preferred gunner anyway, and he welcomed them aboard the CFS Kath Hound.
The group started the 3 day trip to the Tauria system. While en route they asked Dorin about his life. He explained that he was a hired gun for the first 40 years of his life, spending time working as a mercenary and a body guard. He was working for a small security firm when he was contacted by Mandalore himself and asked to be one of the first Crimson Elites. He worked for the company, as he calls it, for several years, turning down promotion opportunities and trying to stay away from becoming a Major until his age forced him to slow down a bit and become a Captain. In his own words "I'd prefer to be out here babysitting a bunch of kids than babysitting a bunch of adults," referring to the fact that he never wanted to become a Colonel.
While on the trip, they also reviewed the bounty information on Haisha. She was a small time smuggler who killed a stormtrooper while resisting arrest. In recent months she had shown an interest in getting some cybernetic work done. She was last seen headed for the Tauria system.
They finally arrived in system. Dorin talked about his working a security detail on Tauria-2 while Cray searched for a port to land in. The first he found was 1200 credits. Everyone became distressed at the high docking fee until Kin, trying to find a better deal, discovered that Cray had been trying to land them in a docking bay for rich tourists. Kin managed to find a cheap little docking bay in Tauriana that was only charging 50 credits. Fronting the money after being assured the Crimson Elite reimbursed docking fees, Cray landed the ship.
They then talked to the dockmaster, showing him a picture of Haisha. He mentioned that she had in fact landed in his dock earlier that week and told them that while he normally wouldn't care, she had paid 100 credits for extra security, recommending against the players trying to break in. He then asked if they could do him a favor and transport a few parts to his brother on Tatooine. They agreed to help him, and went about planning the next phase of their plan. They talked to Dorin, who brought up how odd it was that the dockmaster had mentioned how much Haisha had paid for security. Taking the hint, the group talked again to the dockmaster and gave him a gift of 150 credits, after which he turned around and a security card fell out of his pocket.
The group started the 3 day trip to the Tauria system. While en route they asked Dorin about his life. He explained that he was a hired gun for the first 40 years of his life, spending time working as a mercenary and a body guard. He was working for a small security firm when he was contacted by Mandalore himself and asked to be one of the first Crimson Elites. He worked for the company, as he calls it, for several years, turning down promotion opportunities and trying to stay away from becoming a Major until his age forced him to slow down a bit and become a Captain. In his own words "I'd prefer to be out here babysitting a bunch of kids than babysitting a bunch of adults," referring to the fact that he never wanted to become a Colonel.
While on the trip, they also reviewed the bounty information on Haisha. She was a small time smuggler who killed a stormtrooper while resisting arrest. In recent months she had shown an interest in getting some cybernetic work done. She was last seen headed for the Tauria system.
They finally arrived in system. Dorin talked about his working a security detail on Tauria-2 while Cray searched for a port to land in. The first he found was 1200 credits. Everyone became distressed at the high docking fee until Kin, trying to find a better deal, discovered that Cray had been trying to land them in a docking bay for rich tourists. Kin managed to find a cheap little docking bay in Tauriana that was only charging 50 credits. Fronting the money after being assured the Crimson Elite reimbursed docking fees, Cray landed the ship.
They then talked to the dockmaster, showing him a picture of Haisha. He mentioned that she had in fact landed in his dock earlier that week and told them that while he normally wouldn't care, she had paid 100 credits for extra security, recommending against the players trying to break in. He then asked if they could do him a favor and transport a few parts to his brother on Tatooine. They agreed to help him, and went about planning the next phase of their plan. They talked to Dorin, who brought up how odd it was that the dockmaster had mentioned how much Haisha had paid for security. Taking the hint, the group talked again to the dockmaster and gave him a gift of 150 credits, after which he turned around and a security card fell out of his pocket.
Finals and Homecoming
Well, I have finals starting tomorrow and going on to next Wednesday (though I'll probably be done before then, BYU has a testing center, so some classes don't administer finals in class, they just have them available at the testing center), after which I will be moving back home to Oregon for the Summer. After that I will be going on my mission for 2 years, so unless I hand over the administration of this blog to a trusted associate, it will probably die (for 2 years at least).
This has a few other interesting connotations: the time of the Star Wars campaign will be moved. Cray's player no longer has any plays, so we will probably start playing during the evening on Saturdays instead of at noon. One good thing, though, is that the campaign already has an online player, so when I move back home I won't have to figure out anything special for how to keep my other players (one staying here, one going back to Washington) involved. Now I just need to find an ISP that actually covers my parent's house for a reasonable fee (yeah, yeah, nerd living with parents, blah blah, look, its cheaper than renting a place, and they don't have a basement, so ha).
Well, I should get back to studying. We may play a one-shot adventure sometime this week, so look out for any information on that being posted.
This has a few other interesting connotations: the time of the Star Wars campaign will be moved. Cray's player no longer has any plays, so we will probably start playing during the evening on Saturdays instead of at noon. One good thing, though, is that the campaign already has an online player, so when I move back home I won't have to figure out anything special for how to keep my other players (one staying here, one going back to Washington) involved. Now I just need to find an ISP that actually covers my parent's house for a reasonable fee (yeah, yeah, nerd living with parents, blah blah, look, its cheaper than renting a place, and they don't have a basement, so ha).
Well, I should get back to studying. We may play a one-shot adventure sometime this week, so look out for any information on that being posted.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Still Spending Money I Don't Have
I made a terrible mistake the other day. I checked my bank account to see how much money I had, and discovered I am quite a bit richer than I had thought. Now, instead of sitting on my money and smiling, I'm doing the stupid thing and spending it. I am nickel and diming my account to death by buying RPG books!
I just bought a new roleplaying system at Dragon's Keep here in Provo (awesome place, BTW) called Fantasy Imperium knowing I will probably never play it--not that that's stopped me before. On top of that, I recently ordered the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game off Amazon. I have got to stop buying old books, no matter how tremendously awesome they are!
So long story short, I now have 2 pretty cool new games (TMNT was published by Palladium, so I'm not going to say 3) and a couple rulebooks to go with that. I think I may have an addiction.
There. Admitting you have a problem is the first step. I'll have to wait until after finals to do any of the other steps :P.
I just bought a new roleplaying system at Dragon's Keep here in Provo (awesome place, BTW) called Fantasy Imperium knowing I will probably never play it--not that that's stopped me before. On top of that, I recently ordered the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game off Amazon. I have got to stop buying old books, no matter how tremendously awesome they are!
So long story short, I now have 2 pretty cool new games (TMNT was published by Palladium, so I'm not going to say 3) and a couple rulebooks to go with that. I think I may have an addiction.
There. Admitting you have a problem is the first step. I'll have to wait until after finals to do any of the other steps :P.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Star Wars Campaign: CFS Kath Hound
The CrimsonShips ST-5 is the staple of the Crimson Fleet. Designed to look roughly liked a horned animal, this light freighter has a special garage that enables it to carry an airspeeder and 2 speeder bikes. All ST-5s are different, depending on the Captain who runs the ship. Some are faster, some more heavily armed and armored, and some with top-of-the-line (and highly illegal) sensors and jamming arrays.
Kin, Deeni, and Cray are all crew members of the Crimson Fleet Ship Kath Hound. Dorin, the mandalorian Captain, has always been a proponent of balancing a good offense with good defense, making the Kath Hound a well rounded ship.
CFS Kath Hound, customized CrimsonShips ST-5
Colossal space transport
Init: Same as pilot-10 Senses: Same as pilot or navigator, whichever is higher
Defense: Reflex: 14 or (1+pilot's level), whichever is higher; Fortitude: 27, (+13 armor)
HP: 130 DR: 17 Threshold: 37
Speed: 11 squares normal, 2 squares starship scale
Ranged: Laser Cannon (Gunner's BA+3), 4d10 x2; Proton Torpedo (Gunner's BA+3), 9d10 x2 4 square splash; Gravity Mine DC 20 pilot check for tailing ships to avoid, 6d10 x3, 5 square splash; 2 Quad Laser Turrets (Operators BA+3), 2d10 x2.
Fighting Space: 14x13 or 1 space (starship scale) Cover: total
Grp: +37
Abilities: Str 44+17, Dex 12+1, Int 16+3
Minimum Crew: 1 Captain (can also act as gunner, but takes a -10 to attack rolls)
Maximum Capacity: 4 Crew and 6 passengers
Cargo: 100 tons max; Consumables: 16 months/(# people aboard) max; Carried Craft: 1 airspeeder and 2 speederbikes
Hyperdrive: x1.5 (x10 backup), nav computer
Star Wars Campaign: Session 2
Kin, Deeni, and Cray made their way to the docking bay after hearing their ship had arrived. Upon reaching the docking bay, they found an elderly mandalorian overseeing repairs and maintenance on the ship. They approached him, and he introduced himself as Dorin, the Crimson Elite Captain assigned to them. He explained to them in no uncertain terms that his first priority was to protect and recover the ship. He soon lightened up, however, saying that he would act as a safety net and would come to their aid if they were in dire straits. He then asked if there was a pilot and navigator with them, and Cray stepped forward as pilot and Kin stepped forward as navigator. Dorin expressed his pleasure at this, saying he preferred gunner anyway, and he welcomed them aboard the CFS Kath Hound.
The group started the 3 day trip to the Tauria system. While en route they asked Dorin about his life. He explained that he was a hired gun for the first 40 years of his life, spending time working as a mercenary and a body guard. He was working for a small security firm when he was contacted by Mandalore himself and asked to be one of the first Crimson Elites. He worked for the company, as he calls it, for several years, turning down promotion opportunities and trying to stay away from becoming a Major until his age forced him to slow down a bit and become a Captain. In his own words "I'd prefer to be out here babysitting a bunch of kids than babysitting a bunch of adults," referring to the fact that he never wanted to become a Colonel.
While on the trip, they also reviewed the bounty information on Haisha. She was a small time smuggler who killed a stormtrooper while resisting arrest. In recent months she had shown an interest in getting some cybernetic work done. She was last seen headed for the Tauria system.
They finally arrived in system. Dorin talked about his working a security detail on Tauria-2 while Cray searched for a port to land in. The first he found was 1200 credits. Everyone became distressed at the high docking fee until Kin, trying to find a better deal, discovered that Cray had been trying to land them in a docking bay for rich tourists. Kin managed to find a cheap little docking bay in Tauriana that was only charging 50 credits. Fronting the money after being assured the Crimson Elite reimbursed docking fees, Cray landed the ship.
They then talked to the dockmaster, showing him a picture of Haisha. He mentioned that she had in fact landed in his dock earlier that week and told them that while he normally wouldn't care, she had paid 100 credits for extra security, recommending against the players trying to break in. He then asked if they could do him a favor and transport a few parts to his brother on Tatooine. They agreed to help him, and went about planning the next phase of their plan. They talked to Dorin, who brought up how odd it was that the dockmaster had mentioned how much Haisha had paid for security. Taking the hint, the group talked again to the dockmaster and gave him a gift of 150 credits, after which he turned around and a security card fell out of his pocket.
The group headed to docking bay 13-C, easily bypassing the door with the security card. Closing the door, but leaving Cray as lookout, Kin and Deeni made their way to her ship, a small light freighter of a make and model unknown to the group. Deeni attempted to hotwire the door open, but failed, almost fusing the door shut. Kin, however, managed to slice the controls and get the door open. The ship successfully broken into, Kin and Deeni searched further in, finding Haisha's personal quarters. Everything was gone and the computer's memory had been wiped clean. Kin managed to recover her user registry, uploading it on their linked data pads. Cray, still guarding the door, noticed that it looked like she had transferred money from several accounts established under fake names into one account and then made several purchases. Having had experience in illicit activities, Cray was able to recognize several war droid manufacturing firms and illegal protection agencies, estimating she had spent most of her savings to hire thugs, bodyguards, and war droids.
Kin and Deeni headed further into the ship were their suspicions were confirmed. In the cabin were 2 war droids. Kin and Deeni made short work of them, but not before Deeni was shot in the arm. After the fight Kin and Deeni inspected the holo-map in the middle of the room. The control panel had been ripped open and several blaster shots fired into the wiring, but it wasn't anything Deeni couldn't fix with parts from the burnt out droids. However, even with functionality restored, Kin couldn't extract any information beyond that Haisha had been searching for cybernetics shops before she left, and he found a list of 200 cybernetics shops. Kin inspected the droids, finding they had sent a failed transmission. It was heavily encrypted, but he could tell by the signal strength it was meant for someone outside of Tauriana.
They moved into the cockpit next, where Kin had a bit of luck. Sitting in the Captain's seat, he accidentally hit a secret lever revealing a datapad. Deeni also found that the navicomputer had been completely removed. Having hit paydirt, Kin and Deeni made a brief visit to the engine room before picking up Cray and heading out.
They went and talked to the dockmaster and gave him back the security card, telling him he had dropped it earlier. They then mentioned that he may want to start scrapping the ship, because even if she was going to flee the planet she was going to be on a different ship, mentioning the blasted out holo-map and the missing navicomputer.
The group sent the information on the datapad to Dorin, asking him what he thought. When he asked what it was about, they realized that in the excitement of finding it, none of them had thought to read it. Talking it back to the ship, where Kin patched up Deeni's arm in the med bay, they read it together with Dorin, finding, among other things, a reference to Gina's Cybernetics and Garage, a small cybernetics shop in a town miles away from Tauriana. Agreeing that this information fit with the droid transmissions on the ship, they decided to check it out.
While Dorin unloaded the airspeeder with Cray's help, Kin and Deeni hit the local cantina. They showed a picture of Haisha to the bartender, who mentioned she had come in here to pick up a man named Derek and a few thugs of his. They asked the bartender about Derek and discovered he was a failed bounty hunter who had started up a protection agency because of his way with people. While Derek never goes on a job personally, when his men are employed he is never seen around. No one knows what happens to him while he's on the job. Kin and Deeni tried to find more information on Derek, but couldn't find anything useful. They made their way back to the docking bay where the airspeeder was ready to go.
They flew to the small farming outpost, parking their airspeeder on the outskirts of town since Kin was unwilling to pay the hangar fee to park it in town. Deeni locked it down mechanically while Kin froze the controls on the computer and all three headed to Gina's.
At the door they were greeted by three thugs, who asked them what they were doing. Kin said they were looking for ship parts, and the man agreed to let them in, but only after they surrendered their weapons. They all gave their weapons up, except for Deeni, who carried a concealed weapon under his arm. They were all frisked, but the blaster was left undetected.
They then headed into the store, determined to find Haisha and get paid.
The group started the 3 day trip to the Tauria system. While en route they asked Dorin about his life. He explained that he was a hired gun for the first 40 years of his life, spending time working as a mercenary and a body guard. He was working for a small security firm when he was contacted by Mandalore himself and asked to be one of the first Crimson Elites. He worked for the company, as he calls it, for several years, turning down promotion opportunities and trying to stay away from becoming a Major until his age forced him to slow down a bit and become a Captain. In his own words "I'd prefer to be out here babysitting a bunch of kids than babysitting a bunch of adults," referring to the fact that he never wanted to become a Colonel.
While on the trip, they also reviewed the bounty information on Haisha. She was a small time smuggler who killed a stormtrooper while resisting arrest. In recent months she had shown an interest in getting some cybernetic work done. She was last seen headed for the Tauria system.
They finally arrived in system. Dorin talked about his working a security detail on Tauria-2 while Cray searched for a port to land in. The first he found was 1200 credits. Everyone became distressed at the high docking fee until Kin, trying to find a better deal, discovered that Cray had been trying to land them in a docking bay for rich tourists. Kin managed to find a cheap little docking bay in Tauriana that was only charging 50 credits. Fronting the money after being assured the Crimson Elite reimbursed docking fees, Cray landed the ship.
They then talked to the dockmaster, showing him a picture of Haisha. He mentioned that she had in fact landed in his dock earlier that week and told them that while he normally wouldn't care, she had paid 100 credits for extra security, recommending against the players trying to break in. He then asked if they could do him a favor and transport a few parts to his brother on Tatooine. They agreed to help him, and went about planning the next phase of their plan. They talked to Dorin, who brought up how odd it was that the dockmaster had mentioned how much Haisha had paid for security. Taking the hint, the group talked again to the dockmaster and gave him a gift of 150 credits, after which he turned around and a security card fell out of his pocket.
The group headed to docking bay 13-C, easily bypassing the door with the security card. Closing the door, but leaving Cray as lookout, Kin and Deeni made their way to her ship, a small light freighter of a make and model unknown to the group. Deeni attempted to hotwire the door open, but failed, almost fusing the door shut. Kin, however, managed to slice the controls and get the door open. The ship successfully broken into, Kin and Deeni searched further in, finding Haisha's personal quarters. Everything was gone and the computer's memory had been wiped clean. Kin managed to recover her user registry, uploading it on their linked data pads. Cray, still guarding the door, noticed that it looked like she had transferred money from several accounts established under fake names into one account and then made several purchases. Having had experience in illicit activities, Cray was able to recognize several war droid manufacturing firms and illegal protection agencies, estimating she had spent most of her savings to hire thugs, bodyguards, and war droids.
Kin and Deeni headed further into the ship were their suspicions were confirmed. In the cabin were 2 war droids. Kin and Deeni made short work of them, but not before Deeni was shot in the arm. After the fight Kin and Deeni inspected the holo-map in the middle of the room. The control panel had been ripped open and several blaster shots fired into the wiring, but it wasn't anything Deeni couldn't fix with parts from the burnt out droids. However, even with functionality restored, Kin couldn't extract any information beyond that Haisha had been searching for cybernetics shops before she left, and he found a list of 200 cybernetics shops. Kin inspected the droids, finding they had sent a failed transmission. It was heavily encrypted, but he could tell by the signal strength it was meant for someone outside of Tauriana.
They moved into the cockpit next, where Kin had a bit of luck. Sitting in the Captain's seat, he accidentally hit a secret lever revealing a datapad. Deeni also found that the navicomputer had been completely removed. Having hit paydirt, Kin and Deeni made a brief visit to the engine room before picking up Cray and heading out.
They went and talked to the dockmaster and gave him back the security card, telling him he had dropped it earlier. They then mentioned that he may want to start scrapping the ship, because even if she was going to flee the planet she was going to be on a different ship, mentioning the blasted out holo-map and the missing navicomputer.
The group sent the information on the datapad to Dorin, asking him what he thought. When he asked what it was about, they realized that in the excitement of finding it, none of them had thought to read it. Talking it back to the ship, where Kin patched up Deeni's arm in the med bay, they read it together with Dorin, finding, among other things, a reference to Gina's Cybernetics and Garage, a small cybernetics shop in a town miles away from Tauriana. Agreeing that this information fit with the droid transmissions on the ship, they decided to check it out.
While Dorin unloaded the airspeeder with Cray's help, Kin and Deeni hit the local cantina. They showed a picture of Haisha to the bartender, who mentioned she had come in here to pick up a man named Derek and a few thugs of his. They asked the bartender about Derek and discovered he was a failed bounty hunter who had started up a protection agency because of his way with people. While Derek never goes on a job personally, when his men are employed he is never seen around. No one knows what happens to him while he's on the job. Kin and Deeni tried to find more information on Derek, but couldn't find anything useful. They made their way back to the docking bay where the airspeeder was ready to go.
They flew to the small farming outpost, parking their airspeeder on the outskirts of town since Kin was unwilling to pay the hangar fee to park it in town. Deeni locked it down mechanically while Kin froze the controls on the computer and all three headed to Gina's.
At the door they were greeted by three thugs, who asked them what they were doing. Kin said they were looking for ship parts, and the man agreed to let them in, but only after they surrendered their weapons. They all gave their weapons up, except for Deeni, who carried a concealed weapon under his arm. They were all frisked, but the blaster was left undetected.
They then headed into the store, determined to find Haisha and get paid.
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