>>25884258
>B. Head over to the arena.

Scout out the battlefield with Sharp-Strike first, but have Steel-Arrow and Ashen-Blade split and >C. Survey the central city and study the major residences.

>>25884258
B) arena first, need to get Stutter-tan registered and ready to kick some ass.

>>25884258
B.

Let's make sure we aren't tracked so that our covert ops are actually covert.

>>25884258
B, if they are indeed watching us we should wait for a chance to sneak out, not blatantly disregard their instructions 10 seconds after we leave the shuttle.

>>25884398
>>B. Head over to the arena.

You decide to head over to the arena. As the four of you walk through the streets, you notice a significant increase in security presence. You see several Night-Prowler warriors standing guard over each of the corners.

Steel-Arrow nudges his head to the side. You turn your head and notice several small orbs attached to walls and ledges. "Cameras," he whispers.

The arena looms before you. It's shaped like a large, semi-circular dome, and you see a small crowd lined up in the plaza outside. You see many pairs of mentors and students loitering around you.

Do you:

A. Proceed to the Arena office ahead and sign in.
B. Socialize and mingle with the other entrants.
C. Head over to the barracks, where you'll be assigned a room.

>>25884644
B

>>25884644
B) Inspect the competition. I wouldn't be surprised if our name spread like wildfire through the Yaujta clans because holy fuck we killed an aberrant queen solo after our blooding.

>>25884670
>>25884690
Also - BUDDY SYSTEM, no one goes alone on night prowler world.

>>25884644
>A. Proceed to the Arena office ahead and sign in.

Night-Prowlers might try to mire us in bureaucratic crap because of our affiliation with their clan, if we sign in way later.

At least we'll know ahead of time if they're gonna give us grief, or not.

>>25884727
*affiliation with their clan

affiliation as their rival clan, I meant.

>>25884690
switching from this to >>25884727

>>25884644
Changing vote to A. This is a covert op. It's best to be as inconspicuous as possible.

>>B. Socialize and mingle with the other entrants.

You walk through the crowd and make small talk with a few of the mentors, when you're greeted warmly by a warrior from clan Silver-Spear.

"Three-Claw, is it? Good to meet you. I am Wind-Falcon. You may not remember me, but I took part in the study of that Fey'lenn Queen you brought back. That was a marvelous specimen."

You return his greeting.

He points to a much younger warrior next to him. "This is Iron-Staff, my protoge. I'm hoping some competition will do his training good." You greet Iron-Staff and introduce them to Sharp-Strike.

Wind-Falcon gestures cordially and glances around. "Well met! But I must say, the Night-Prowlers aren't exactly very festive. Three years ago, when we held the event in my city, things were much livelier. We're just warming up here, but what do you say to a friendly spar? Iron-Staff against Sharp-Strike. A bit of a friendly bout?"

You turn to Sharp-Strike. "How about it?"

"Yes, but ah, only if you think we have time," he replies.

Do you:

A. Agree, since it will be good practice.
B. Politely refuse, saying you've got other pressing business.

>>25885040
A. Agree, since it will be good practice.

Refusing would arouse suspicion. We're not supposed to 'look' like we have pressing matters.

>>25885040
A

>>25885040
Would the spar be in the middle of the square or in a private dojo? If the other competitors will be able to watch and study Sharp-Strike's style I'll go with B, otherwise A.

>>25885040
Make damn sure it's not against the rules to fight outside of competition. We don't want to get Sharp-Strike disqualified.

>>25885104
This would be worth looking into.

>>25885077
>>A. Agree.

"Why not," you tell him. "It'll be good practice."

"Good. This way."

You follow him across the plaza to a large training yard. You see several pairs of young hunters engaged in sparring within. You pick out an unused sparring mat, and gesture Sharp-Strike to step in.

The two fighters gesture to each other in respect, and begin to spar. At first, Iron-Staff has the clear upper hand, throwing out lightning-fast jabs and precise punches. But Sharp-Strike fends them off with his solid form, and soon, Iron-Staff begins to fall further and further behind in tempo.

"Remember our training, Iron-Staff. To break his defense, you need to focus your strikes and disrupt his stance. Go for his legs. Break his form," WInd-Falcon advises.

Iron-Staff begins to shift his fighting style. Instead of quick, relentless jabs, he begins to mix in pushes and tackles, as well as low-angle kicks. He connects once, and Sharp-Strike's balance begins to falter, allowing Iron-Staff to follow up quickly with two successive jabs. Iron-Staff is once again ahead.

Do you:

A. Remain silent and observe.
B. Advise Sharp-Strike, "You need to step up on the counter attacks. Less defense. More offense."
C. Advise Sharp-Strike, "Watch your balance, and step up your defense. Focus on deflecting and defending. Try to tire him out."

>>25885475
B) AGRESSION SHARP STRIKE, FIGHT LIKE YOU WERE ON THE HUNT

>>25885475
B. Advise Sharp-Strike, "You need to step up on the counter attacks. Less defense. More offense."

>>25885475
>C. Advise Sharp-Strike, "Watch your balance, and step up your defense. Focus on deflecting and defending. Try to tire him out."
Pure offense against an opponent with skill and cunning is a sure way to lose. He has to be smarter than his enemy, as well as more skilled.

A. Remain silent and observe.

All warriors must find their own path eventually. Let him gravitate towards his strengths naturally. You won't always be around to teach him. He needs practice learning by himself.

>>25885535
I wish you'd all pick A. It's so very dark and brooding.

>>25885475
B. Advise Sharp-Strike, "You need to step up on the counter attacks. Less defense. More offense."

>>25885475
B

>>25885535
Since my vote pretty much counts for nothing, if no one picks A, my vote goes to B.

>>25885571
Have you seen sharp-strike when he goes all out and fights on the offensive - he IMPALED a synthetic and charged a few more screaming like a goddamn monster.

>>B.

You advise Sharp-Strike, "You need to step up on the counter attacks. Less defense. More offense."

Sharp-Strike listens, and begins to unleash a flurry of counter attacks. A few moments later, he breaks Iron-Staff's tackle attempt with his left hand and immediately inverts his right fist and propels it forward. The blow solidly connects with Iron-Staff's chest , knocking him back and causing him to stagger. But to Iron-Staff's credit, he quickly regains his balance and resumes the attack once more.

"He is stronger than you, which means you must be faster. More feints. Faster footwork. Make him guess." Wind-Falcon advises.

Iron-Staff heeds the advice, and begins to step up his movement, nimbly retreating and advancing, and dashing from side to side, striking blows from the flanks.

Sharp-Strike's attacks begin to falter against his opponent's nimbleness, and slowly, he begins to fall back on the defensive.

Do you:

A. Remain silent and observe.
B. Advise, "Don't try to figure out which attack is real and which one is a feint; you need to be even more aggressive. Force him to defend."
C. "Rush and advance. Force him to back up. Lock him down. Don't give him room to maneuver!"
D. Advise, "Stay defense. He can't keep this up forever. Don't give him any openings. Wait for him to tire."

>>25885859
A. Remain silent and observe.

A bit early in the game to be revealing all our cards. Keep some of Sharp-Strike's plays close to our chest.

>>25885859
A

>>25885937
I'll say observe, the true mark of a warrior is being able to adapt on their own. We know he's ready for this, otherwise we wouldn't have entered him in the tourney. (Well, we probably would've, but whatever.)

He's capable enough, let's not distract him by telling him how to fight. No need to coddle him.

>>25886059
>>25886030
>>25885937
I agree.

A.

We can still give him words of encouragement.

"Follow your instincts. etc"

>>A.

You remain silent, and continue to observe. At first, it seems like Sharp-Strike is overwhelmed by his opponent's speed. As the fight goes on, however, he begins to grow more confident; his deflections become more fluid, and his counter-attacks increase in accuracy. Suddenly, Iron-Staff rushes forward and launches a palm strike at Sharp-Strike's chest.

Sharp-Strike turns quickly to the side, dodges the blow, and counter-attacks with a flashing elbow, which connects solidly with his opponent's shoulder. Iron-Staff twists from the blow, and Sharp-Strike follows up with a rushing tackle, bringing his opponent to the ground.

The two fighters stand. Iron-Staff approaches Sharp-Strike and congratulates him on the win.

Wind-Falcon thanks you kindly for the practice, and begins to lecture his student.

Do you:

A. Head back to the arena office to report in.
B. Head over to the barracks.
C. Take some time to loiter the practice ground and gauge the competition.

>>25886317
>C. Take some time to loiter the practice ground and gauge the competition.

As would befit a mentor. We must keep up the act.

>>25886387
Indeed. I agree.

>>25886317
A) We need to make sure we're not getting dicked over

>>25886317
A.

lets check out our accommodations, and if we don't like the room service we can always invite librarian-tan over to help trash the place

>>25886387
>>25886442
>>25886465
>>25886482

If you must, flip a coin. A tie-breaker creates same.

>>25886577
you are a terrible Yoda

>>25886317
>A. Head back to the arena office to report in.

Give Night-Prowlers no excuse that we were late in entering.

>>25886482
>>A. Head back to the arena office to report in.

You step out from the training grounds and return to the arena plaza. You head over to the arena office, and report you and Sharp-Strike to the tournament ledger. The tournament official looks the two of you over.

"No betting. No fight fixing. No weapons. Don't wander the city. You will be watched. Now, report to the barracks and stay in your room. The first match will commence this afternoon." He hands you and Sharp-Strike a small metallic token. "Wear these on your chest harness. They're trackers. Lets us know where you are. Don't go around the city without them."

You take the tokens and head towards the barracks. Upon arrival, you're shown into a small chamber at the end of a long hallway. Within are two simple beds. It looks like this will be where you'll be staying.

Do you:

A. Head back out to the Arena
B. Take some time to study the barracks.
C. Attempt to remove the tracking devices from the tokens. (DC: Medium-Hard)

>>25886793
C) Fuck your trackers.

>>25886793
>C. Attempt to remove the tracking devices from the tokens. (DC: Medium-Hard)

It must be done.

>>25886793
>A. Head back out to the Arena

What, we can't be allowed to check the site of battle beforehand?

>>25886793
You know, maybe it'd be best if critical fails only applied if we failed the entire action. I have a sinking feeling we are going to roll a 1 here.

>>25886835
>>C. Attempt to remove the tracking devices from the tokens. (DC: Medium-Hard)

Looks like C is ahead.

Roll!

>>25886793
B, it would be bad if we tamper with the trackers only to find there was a hidden camera watching us.

Rolled 12

>>25886907
If Sharp-Strike gets DQ'd for this...

Rolled 10

>>25886907

Rolled 12

>>25886907

>>25886926
>>25886927
>>25886931
RUH ROH

Rolled 17

>>25886907

>>25886907
Adrenaline rush.

>>25886931
Unfortunately, we fail, vs. a DC of 14.

Write up incoming.

>>25886988
>>C. Attempt to remove the tracking devices from the tokens. (Fail. vs DC 14)

You take one of the tokens and examines it up close. It resembles a small oval with the Night-Prowler logo imprinted on top.

You take the small knife you received as a souvenir from your father and slowly begin to pick at it long the seams.

You lodge the tip of the blade underneath the front plate and gently twist. The token cracks, and parts in two. You slowly lift the cover and examine the inside.

You see and identify a small transceiver buried within. As you attempt to probe and extract it, you inadvertently scrape the blade against one of the thin wires, slicing it in two.

Suddenly, an audible alarm buzzes outside and you hear footsteps coming towards you.

Do you:

A. Attempt to put the token back together and pretend nothing happened. (DC: Medium)
B. Throw the token onto the floor and bring you foot down on it.
C. Attempt to leave the room through the window.

>>25887127
A. Attempt to put the token back together and pretend nothing happened. (DC: Medium)

Nothing to see here.

>>25887127
>A. Attempt to put the token back together and pretend nothing happened. (DC: Medium)

Well, since we're in this situation already.

"Your device appears to be broken."

>>25887127
We are bad Predator.

+1 cunning but still stupid.

>>25887127
A.

>>25887148
A it is.

Roll!

Rolled 15

>>25887189
here we go

Rolled 8

>>25887189
Deception Predator!

Rolled 16

>>25887189
The chances of us rolling a 1 are too damn high.

Rolled 15

Well, if no one else wants to roll, here I go!

Rolled 15

>>25887189
Nothing to see here...

>>25887198
Pass, vs. DC 12.

Writeup incoming.

>>25887127
What is the Night-Prowler logo?

It'd be nice to have a draw-fag draw a sigil for each clan.

Speaking of which, our gray-scale friends have been absent for some time.

>>25887250
>>
A. Attempt to put the token back together and pretend nothing happened. (Pass, vs. DC 12)

You quickly stow your knife and gently piece the token back together. Just as you fit the front plate back on, the door bursts open and two Night-Prowler warriors burst in. Targeting beams light up from their shoulders, tracking you.

"DON'T MOVE!"

A third warrior rushes forward and snatches the token from your hand. He scans it with a device attached to his wrist computer. "No longer active" he tells his companions.

He turns to you, and shines his targeting beam at your head.

"Did you or did you not tamper with this?"

Do you answer:

A. "No."
B. "I dropped it by accident."
C. "Why are you tracking your guests in the first place?"

>>25887348
>C. "Why are you tracking your guests in the first place?"

>>25887348
A. "No."

>>25887348
A. "No."

Stare as if you're staring down the Pandora Xenomorph Queen herself.

>>25887348
Such an inconvenience. They'll be keeping an especially close eye on us now.

>>25887348
C

Rather inhospitable of them

Tie breaker between A and C please.

>>25887470
A

>>25887470

C

>>25887470
B

Rolled 2

>>25887470
The dice shall decide.

1 - A

2 - C

>>25887436
And it would leave the rest of the team relatively unguarded, if they keep their focus on us.

Take the good with the bad, I guess.

>>25887532
C it is. Writeup inc.

>>25887546
Perhaps we'll be able to spend more time mentoring Sharp-Strike.

Good thing we didn't take Burning-Scythe. I doubt his skills with explosives would prove very useful on this mission.

We'll probably have to trust much of the work to Steel-Arrow and Ashen-Blade now.

>> C.

You stare directly at the warrior. "Why are you tracking your guests in the first place?"

The warrior clicks angrily.

"Night-Prowler policy. If we're going to have strangers roaming our city, we should know exactly where they are."

He turns to Steel-Arrow and Ashen-Blade. "AND you two!" Where are your tokens?"

Ashen-Blade taps on his wrist-computer and brings up a holo screen. "Statement of work for one of your technicians. I'm here on business."

The warrior squints his eye and examines the document, and says nothing. He stows the deactivated token into his belt and takes out another one. He hands you the replacement.

"Here's a new one. Don't lose it, don't try anything funny, or I'll vaporize your head."

With that, he motions his companions, and the three of them leaves your room.

Ashen-Blade waits until they're out of earshot, and says,

"I bet we can find someone at the market who knows how to work these trackers," he tells you.

You look at your wrist computer. You still have several hours until Sharp-Strike's first match.

Do you:

A. Head out and look over the barracks and its surroundings.
B. Head back and examine the arena.
C. Head for the market.
D. Take a walk around the city.

>>25887693

Have Ashen-Blade go to the market. Have Steel-Arrow walk around the city. Have Sharp-Strike look over the barracks. Personally, examine the arena.

>>25887693
get Steel-Arrow and Ashen-Blade to
>C.
While Three-Claw and Sharp-Strike
>B.

>>25887727
I support this.

>>25887693
>B. Head back and examine the arena.

But have Steel-Arrow and Ashen-Blade head for the market for those damn trackers.

Rolled 3

>>25887720
I'd really prefer the buddy system, i expect they know who our company is and I don't want *anyone* to get snatched alone.

We'll stay with sharp strike, the other two can go to the market and see if there's a way to muck with the trackers

>>25887727
Sounds good.

We always should be in pairs.

>>25887720
>>25887727
>>25887734
BUDDY, SYSTEM. No one does shit alone, we have enough reasons to be suspicious of them - namely the fact that they're plotting against the empire. I imagine the trackers will be used to fuck us over if they can.

>>25887754
B and C.

You turn to Ashen-Blade and Steel-Arrow. "Why don't you two head over to the market. See if you can find out about these trackers. Sharp-Strike and I will head to the arena."

Ashen-Blade and Steel-Arrow agrees, and the four of you splits up into two pairs.

You and Sharp-Strike make your way to the arena. You hear the thrumming of engines above the plaza. You look up to see a finely decorated shuttle land at the far end. The door opens, and a Night-Prowler elder dressed in full ceremonial armor steps out.

You recognize him as Death-Gifter, the former lead warrior of Night-Prowler internal security, and member of the current ruling council.

The crowd parts as he moves through them. One of the arena guard greets him respectfully, and shows him in.

Do you:

A. Attempt to follow him in.
B. Attempt to plant a transmitter on his shuttle, still parked in the plaza.
C. Approach him and attempt to greet him.

>>25887856

C. We're still being watched, I assume, so let's keep everything overt at this point.

>>25887856
B

>>25887856
>B. Attempt to plant a transmitter on his shuttle, still parked in the plaza.

>finely decorated shuttle

Good odds that this is a private shuttle.

>>25887856
C. Approach him and attempt to greet him.

We need to do this later, when the attention has worn off.

>>25887856
These choices are stress-inducing.

Looks like a tie for B and C. Tiebreaker please.

>>25887896
B!

>>25887896

C.

Rolled 1

>>25887896
Unbiased. Unprejudiced. Fair.

1 - B
2 - C

>>25887896
>B.

>>25887916
>>B Attempt to plant a transmitter on his shuttle, still parked in the plaza.

You and Sharp-Strike slowly shuffle your way towards the shuttle. The craft is finely decorated with complex patterns in dark red on a jet black background. A fine engraving of a closed fist hangs above the cockpit.

The door once again hisses open, and a Night-Prowler warrior steps out. Judging by his garb, you determine him to be the pilot. He closes the door behind him and extends his combi-stick. He steps to the side, stands up straight, and seems to guard the shuttle.

Do you:

A. Pretend to admire the shuttle and furtively slap on the transmitter. (DC: Medium-Hard)
B. Attempt to have Sharp-Strike distract him while you circle around to the rear of the shuttle. (DC: Medium)
C. Walk up and greet him, and ask him about the shuttle.

>>25887975
>A. Pretend to admire the shuttle and furtively slap on the transmitter. (DC: Medium-Hard)

If the dice gods grace us, this would be the best way to handle it I think.

>>25887975
A.

I'm not sure the retroactive crit fail rule is really great. It was okay during combat sequences, but these story critical moments make me realize how god damn dangerous it is.

>>25887975
B

we dont wanna fail this

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>>25887975
A

>>25887975
>C.

C'mon guys, let's not risk a roll so soon

>>25888025
>>25888003
>>25887985
It begins.

>>25888003

I can denote when rolls are non-combat rolls, and institute a rule which discounts 1's if one happens after a passing roll.

So if the DC is 10, and we roll 9, 12, 1, then I'll count it as pass. But if we roll 9, 9, 1, or 1,12,15, then we still crit fail.

Same goes for crit successes.

That should even out the curve a bit.

>>25887975
>C. Walk up and greet him, and ask him about the shuttle.

too wary of messing up

>>25888043
so if its before the 1 is rolled and passes the 1 is negated? sounds good

>>25888053
>so if its before the 1 is rolled and passes th

Yeah. Exactly. So basically, as soon as a passing roll is made, we disregard crit fails/crit successes.

Also, looks like A and C are tied.

Tiebreaker please.

>>25888043
Generous. Thanks.

A is a reasonable risk, I think. Let's not be so meek.

Rolled 2

>>25888070
1=A
2=C

>>25888070
I think A actually won out.

>>25888003
>>25888025
>>25888029
That's all A.

>>25888029
>>25888045
That's C.

>>25888085
Right. Thanks.

A it is!

Roll! (New non-combat rule will apply for this attempt)

Rolled 14

>>25888108

Rolled 5

>>25888108

>>25888108

>>25888119
derp

Rolled 14

>>25888122
Email field

>>25888112
We pass, with DC of 14. Writeup incoming.

>>25888125
cheers, I'm a newfriend

Rolled 8

attempt 3

>>25888130

>>A. Pretend to admire the shuttle and furtively slap on the transmitter. (Pass, vs. DC 14)

You approach the shuttle and point to one of the wings. "Quite nice, isn't it?" You say to Sharp-Strike. "Must have cost a fortune.The engravings are stunning."

You slowly step your way around the craft. The guard glances at you, and takes a moment to watch. You continue to praise the shuttle's paintwork to Sharp-Strike. Deciding you're harmless, the guard turns away to watch the plaza. You quickly reach into your belt and palm a transmitter. As you walk by the exhaust section, you wave your hand and quickly insert the transmitter under one of the control flaps.

You check the guard, note he's still not looking your way, and you casually back away from the shuttle.

You spend some more time loitering in the plaza while furtively tuning your wrist-computer to the transmitter. A few moments later, you hear the blaring of a ceremonial horn.

The opening ceremonies for the tournament are about to start. The plaza begins to empty as everyone gravitates toward the entrance. You notice several guards following the crowd in as well.

Do you:

A. Follow the crowd into the arena.
B. Have Sharp-Strike enter the arena while you stay behind.
C. Have both of you stay behind.

>>25888222
A. Follow the crowd into the arena.

>>25888222
A.

There's nothing else we can do here. Better to enter and blend into the crowd.

>>25888222
A

Time to blend in

>>25888282
>> A. Follow the crowd into the arena.

You blend in with the crowd, and move forwards into the arena.

The arena guards take their posts, and the crowed is ushered to the ringside seats, surrounding the large combat pit below.

You and Sharp-Strike are escorted to the bottom rung with the other contestants. Wind-Falcon spots you, and beckons you over. The two of you sits down beside Wind-Falcon and Iron-Staff.

As the crowd settles, several Night-Prowler warriors enter the combat pits from the side. They stand respectfully to the side as an elder warrior in shining ceremonial armor emerges from the side door.

It is Death-Gifter. The opening ceremonies have begun.

__________________

END EPISODE 36

Thanks for playing all! See you next time!

>>25888376
was fun OP, but I gotta say, espionage as a Yautja feels weird

Archived here

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/25884258/

As many of you noticed, I've been quite sporadic in holding quests these few days. Apologies for that.

The reason is I'm currently shuttling back and forth between Hong Kong and Singapore for work purposes. I'll be flying back and settling back down in August 7th, so until then, I'm afraid the session frequency will be fewer in number.

As always, watch my twitter. I'll usually update daily, unless I'm stuck on a plane.

>>25888403
>unless I'm stuck on a plane.

I can just imagine the conversation
>"Excuse me sir, but no electronics allowed on the plane"
>"Fuck you bitch, I've got a quest to run!"