Day 6 - Fulfilling Our Destiny

[nirya]

DAY 5 - Revenge of the Sith

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Master Hammer Wilga[/color] retreated to new footing for the seventh time in the fight. This Sith team fought like he had never seen. All his time on the front lines had prepared him for this, however, and he deflected blow after blow from the pair calling themselves the future of the Force. The older one, who had announced himself as Darth Hekatombe, Dark Lord of the Sith[/color], was doing most of the work never giving the tired Jedi Master a moment's respite. Master Wilga could probably have won this fight if it was just a duel against Hekatombe, but the other one, this Darth Mask[/color] had made the fight a losing affair. Mask would dart in at the most opportune times, just enough to cause Master Wilga to have to retreat again and again. After one particularly telegraphed strike by Mask, Master Wilga used the opportunity to turn the parry into a sweeping strike. Hekatombe didn't see it coming and took a glancing blow to his leg. The success was short lived, however, and Hammer Wilga felt a sharp pain in the small of his back. Looking down, a red lightsaber protruded from his stomach.

Hammer Wilga dropped to his knees as he heard a whisper behind him, "If a strike looks too easy to parry. It usually is. I am disappointed you fell for that, but not surprised. Jedi," the last word spoken with disgust. Mask pulled the energy weapon out of the Jedi's body and stood next to his Master.

Master Wilga spoke back, "Death is not the end for a Jedi. I do not fear death as my strength will just be added to another."

Darth Hekatombe laughed a deep foreboding laugh, "Your feelings betray you. And I regret to inform you that Knight Ket'Brah will not be the one to save the Jedi."

"Say what you want, Sith. The Light Side of the Force will prevail. Do what you came to do."

"I do not say it. The Force has shown me. Ket'Brah dies tonight," and seeing a small glimpse of sadness was all the Dark Lord needed as he ended the life of the Jedi Master.

Darth Hekatombe didn't even turn around when he said the next part, "I know why you allowed him to make that last strike, Apprentice. The Force has shown me that as well. You think you can take place by striking me down now. You think I will be tired from the duel that I fought while you conserved your power. I know you have already found a new Apprentice. Maybe I will keep that one instead of you."

Darth Mask made no response.

"Try. If you are the future of the Sith then you will prevail." And with that Darth Hekatombe spun around, igniting his lightsaber and striking low. He hit only air as Darth Mask was not there. Lightning flew from the shadows and Hekatombe was not prepared. He died slowly on the ground, his muscles unable to be controlled while being wracked with lightning.

A new Dark Lord of the Sith was born.

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Saber Brooks walked away from his first kill satisfied in the new powers he had received from the Emperor. Decorated war hero, with countless wins on the warfront, Knight Ket'Brah[/color] had put up a decent fight. But it was no match for the new Hand of the Emperor[/color].

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Lord IEATYOUNGLINGS[/color] could not believe his life was going to end like this. This Jedi foe had a counter for everything he threw at him. Nothing worked and now the blue lightsaber was flying towards his head and he had no response. He thought about all the other Sword of the Jedi[/color]s he had killed and figure it was about time one of them got the best of him.
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Master Tvet Slyndar leaned forward in his chair, "This is going to be short. There is too much to do and time is too precious."

The other Master nodded. New Masters, Captain Lou Albano[/color], Swen Spynar[/color], and Travius Starscream[/color] paid close attention to their first council meeting.

"Two more Knights were put into stasis, Knight Xzibit[/color] and Knight Peen Rokolu[/color]. Two other members, Master Ado Conrye[/color] and Knight Ezlee Seyfert[/color] were killed by hired Assassins. Each paid by a different source. Finally, we lost another Knight on a mission, Knight Scoo'taloo[/color]."

"All of this pales in comparison to the reality that had this Dark Lord of the Sith not been killed, he would be sitting among us, and we would be unaware. We must pay closer attention to the Force, fellow Masters, it will not lead us astray." interrupted Master Ilin Draconis.

"Fleets are still in transit, but we fared just as poorly on the front, little to no gain made on any planets." reported Master gℓιт¢н.

"I tire of these meeting. Less talk, more do" Master Long Yu said as he stood.

"Agreed", the rest of the Master said.

"I am sorry, new Masters, I feel like we can teach you no more than you can learn yourselves. Please seek guidance in the Force." Master Marasha Xiloscient said as they all left the room.

And with that, the Jedi Council was disbanded for the first time in hundreds of years. The Master were now needed on the front lines.

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Peccavi Knight Xzibit[/color] - Put in stasis by the Order
Malkor Knight Peen Rokolu[/color] - Put in stasis by the Council
Shiny New Toys Master Ado Conrye[/color] - Killed by Mandalorian bounty hunters[/color]
JABMonkey Knight Ezlee Seyfert[/color] - Killed by Nikto assassins[/color]
SaberOverEasy Master Hammer Wilga[/color] - Killed in a duel[/color]
Retaba Knight Ket'Brah[/color] - Killed by order of the Emperor[/color]
SeGaTai Lord IEATYOUNGLINGS[/color] - Killed in a duel[/color]
Assuran Dark Lord of the Sith Hekatombe[/color] - Risen against and found weak[/color]
pablo_price Knight Scoo'taloo[/color] - Assassinated while on a mission[/color]

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Updated Player List and positions:

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Jedi Council
SLyM Master Tvet Slyndar
Kias Master Dark Helmet
Alegis Master Thraellvi'g Gennsan
matev Master Ilin Draconis
warban Master gℓιт¢н
MrBlarney Master Long Yu
Anialos Master Marasha Xiloscient
capfalcon Master Arron Caballa
Smoove Operator Master Oobedoob Benubi
Ketbra Master Ret'brah
SaberOverEasy Master Hammer Wilga
Shiny New Toys Master Ado Conrye
SeGaTai Master Raest
Nirya Master Captain Lou Albano

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Figgy Master Swen Spynar[/color]
l3lasphemer69 Master Travius Starscream[/color]

Council Aide
That Dave Fella Knight Thafel Fartmaster

Knight/Padawan Pairings
TheRoadVirus Knight Vashta Nerada
Cayrus Knight Wedge Starkiller[/color]

FecklessRogue Knight Finnigan Rysoh
Baidol Padawan Perio Veris

Infidel Knight Vii'let

AkimboLegs Knight Kado
Mr. Mojo Risin Knight Tacitus[/color]

kime Knight Placeholderus[/color]

jdarksun Padawan Krema Matyr

tzeentchling Knight Pandora Rose

JABMonkey Knight Ezlee Seyfert
Rawkking Goodguy Knight Loane Starr[/color]

Cythraul Knight Inactivus

I needed a name to post Knight Harry S. Plinkett
Malkor Knight Peen Rokolu

Assuran Knight Flock
CaptainPlanet82 Padawan Butscratch'A

pablo_price Knight Scoo'taloo
Gaslight Knight Var Falconer[/color]

38thDoe Knight ☺☻♥♣♪♫Ω∞♠♦◘○
Peccavi Knight Xzibit

Farangu Knight Murtak Nesh
shalmelo Padawan Olem Lahs

sportzboytjw Knight Gree M. D'Arrc[/color]
Schuss Padawan Badevil Goodslayer[/color]

REG Rysk Knight Saphelon De'Armetis
corvidae Knight corvus corax

mascara305 Knight Niav[/color]
Bedlam Padawan Wang Visectamus[/color]

MrTLicious Knight Vitju Mavis
vertroue Padawan Damaya Weirn

Grunt's Ghosts Knight Vicus Oman[/color]

Retaba Knight Ket'Brah
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Galactic Status:

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Planets:
Jedi Controlled Planets:
Coruscant

[/color]: Seat of Power. Initially under Jedi Control and this power is controlled by and known to the Jedi Council.
Fondor[/color]

Sith Controlled Planets:
Nal Hutta[/color]
Tatooine[/color]

Neutral Planets (Full power description will only be given to the Jedi/Sith that get control of the planet.):
Alderaan
Bothuwai
Hoth
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PMs being sent out now for those who should get them.

There were a few people who got inactive warnings today. I do not PM or publicly tell you if you have gotten a warning. You will just be inactivus'd if you get a second strike.

Voting and action submittal for day five closes Saturday at 10pm MST/PDT

[nirya]

Sidenote: Figgy and myself made it to the council just in time for it to be dissolved.

[mrblarney]

Well, you're gonna get some useful abilities. Let's make sure they get posted to the powers thread once they're all in.

[nirya]

So, I just realized we could use cloud minds to return the opposite of the real result. Why weren't we doing this before?

[mrblarney]

This was discussed between myself and Capfalcon a couple days ago, and I argued that keeping Cloud Minds on "all Jedi" was the best option. Firstly, because it is better to hide in minds that have beliefs of innocence than beliefs of paranoia. Secondly, because swapping results can provide two different results (Jedi and Sith), it can provide diagnostic information that can potentially entrap us.

Assuming kime and vertroue received no additional abilities, here's the game plan. We place our 3 planetary control points on Bothawui. I (MrBlarney) will continue to Cloud Minds, aligning all results as Jedi. Nirya and Figgy should Crush Threats on Bothawui. kime and vertroue should Disrupt Tatooine and Alderaan, respectively. Please release permission to allow others to change your orders if necessary. We may need to change our plans depending on how the Masters reorganize.

EDIT: Revised some targets. Still pretty much the same gameplan.

[kime]

May 12, 2012 2:48:03 GMT -5 nirya said:

So, I just realized we could use cloud minds to return the opposite of the real result. Why weren't we doing this before?

I agree with Blarney on this. That sounds really tempting, and would almost certainly waste maybe a day or so. But if they were clever about it, they could use it to find us.

I do think we should have returned "all Sith" a while ago. But oh well.

Also, I am now a Hand of the Emperor!

[segatai]

Good luck guys and gal

[kime]

So, warban.... when you read this, touche, good sir. You are, of course, completely wrong about the "scripted" thing between me and Infidel, but you've successfully accomplished making me ever-so-slightly freak out every time I notice I'm responding to another mafia member, "What if they die, and then someone else says it was scripted and then they bandwagon me because of it!?"

Good job

[figgy]

How the hell is Blasphemer still alive? He is usually killed right off the bat for his odd-ball posts.

"well that is intriguing"
"oh dear, sith"

Etc. Is it yet time for me to start pointing out vote targets? I've been flying well below radar all game, so I don't want to suddenly stand out.

Also, would it be a good idea for one of us to claim to have been given a power from Corusant(sp)? The vote is gone but it's still Jedi controlled.

[mrblarney]

When I saw you reply to me, I was all going "nooo kime they're gonna get me... and then they're gonna get you!" I think there is a chance I can turn it around, if SaberOverEasy had as much trust in me as I think he did. Heck, I might even become the network mouthpiece! Though I suppose in that case, I'm also just as likely to get killed by Darth Mask. But I might be able to get some good intel and activity disruption in. I'll keep you updated.

[mrblarney]

Figgy, don't suddenly change your behavior, or you might stand out. Let's wait and see what the network decides to do. As for Coruscant, there will be no claiming of any abilities. While it still matters for us in terms of Cloud Minds, it was already clarified by ObiFett last night that there will be no benefit in terms of other abilities over Coruscant's control for either Jedi or Sith. Anybody claiming an ability gained from Coruscant control will clearly be lying.

[mascara305]

I'm going to be out this evening and would like to put orders in early just in case I don't get back in time to. What would you like me to do?

[nirya]

Hey Blarney, do you want two of us to Crush Threat on the same planet?

[kime]

Just to make sure it's clear and there's no misunderstanding, at any point in the future, feel free to change my orders after I've put some down unless I say otherwise.

[mrblarney]

Nirya, you have no option but to Crush Threat on the same planet. With only 3 points to spread around, we can have at most one planet on which to assign at least 2 points. Now, if you have a good assassination order, then that's a different story - you just need to go after the player. But in terms of Crush Threat, you and Figgy both have to do the same planet (Currently set as Bothawui).

On my side, I've gotten light communications with Mr. Mojo Risin, who says he is in contact with the vig. He asked if SLyM was a good target, and I said I didn't have any opinion - but that if he had 'numbers' to back it up that he should go for it. We'll see where things go next, both kime and I are at the top of the vote count...