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Episode 331: A Delegation Mace Windu: See, Master Yoda? Jar Jar's really smart! / Yoda: A genius, he is. But now what? / Mace Windu: I'll go get the clone army! You go help Anakin and Padm? find Obi-Wan. / Yoda: Old and frail, I am. Adventure, excitement, I crave not these things. / Mace Windu: Hmm. Maaaaybe... I could go...
Episode 332: Venting GM: Anakin, Padm?: you reach Geonosis. / Anakin: Can we find Obi-Wan's ship? / GM: You detect it in a field of geothermal vents. / Padm?: Cool! / [[they land]] / Anakin: Let's go check it out. / Padm?: Look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead. / GM: The droids need to stay behind. / Padm?:...
Episode 333: Initial Arrival of Primary Adventuring Group in Geonosis Preliminary Assembly Zone Anakin: Hi Pete... where's? / Pete: [[GM-style text box, but white instead of yellow]] Due to some family emergency or whatever, I'll be taking over as GM for tonight. / Padm?: Cool! / Obi-Wan: He let you fill in? / Pete: Can you suggest anyone with more GMing experience? / Obi-Wan: But? / Pete:...
Episode 334: Initial Foray into Level 1 Entry Corridor Pete: Right. Outside the ship is a path leading to a solid metal doorway. / Anakin: We should explore the surroundings before we go charging in. / Pete: You landed on a steam vent. On both sides of the path and all around you are impenetrable clouds of searing steam. The door is the only way forward. / Padm?:...
Episode 335: Further Progress Through Level 1 Entry Corridor Pete: You're in a long, dark corridor, 10 feet wide, lined with shadowy recesses and slimy, organic-looking remains. / Padm?: Maybe we should go back and find a safer place to land... / Pete: The door slams behind you with a heavy "thud". / Padm?: Okay, never mind. Is there anything alive in here? / Pete:...
 
Episode 336: Initial Encounter with Denizens of Level 1 Entry Corridor Anakin: I look around to see where the sound came from. / Pete: Okay, there are... fourteen winged, slimy creatures following you down the corridor. / [[Anakin draws his laser sword]] / [SFX]: Whooom! / Anakin: Quick! To the exit! / Pete: Another... nine noxious nasties drop from the...
Episode 337: Initial Discovery of Multi-Level Droid Manufacturing Facility Pete: Through the door is a tiny platform above an active droid construction plant. This map is the level you're on... / [[large shot of factory]] / Pete: This is the walkway across the top... / Pete: These are the levels below you... / [[another large shot]] / Anakin: What are those pieces? / Pete:...
Episode 338: Progression to Level 2 of Multi-Level Droid Manufacturing Facility Anakin: So the platform is just suspended over the factory? It's a dead end? / Pete: Pretty much. / Anakin: I guess we risk it back in the corridor then... / Pete: The door clanks shut behind you? / Anakin: Oh. / Pate: ?and the platform starts to retract into the wall. / Anakin: I grab hold of...
Episode 339: Initial Round of Droid Assembly Line Automation Encounter Pete: You're lying on the conveyor belt. What do you want to do? / Padm?: I stand up. / Pete: That's a one-round action. Wait while I move the machinery. / [[Several panels of moving conveyor belts, crushers, welders, guillotines, steel pouring, etc.]] / [SFX]: Ksssssssh.....! / [SFX]: Whump! / [SFX]:...
Episode 340: Subsequent Rounds of Droid Assembly Line Automation Encounter Anakin: So, it's... 1 and 4, 3, 2 and 6, pause, 1 and 5? / Padm?: No no no, wait, it's 1, 3 and 2, pause, 4 and? / Pete: Two flying creatures land next to Anakin. / [SFX]: Whooom! [[Anakin swings his sword]] / Padm?: Or... was 4 before the pause? / [SFX]: Whooom! / Anakin: I don't know, which bit...
 
Episode 341: Initial Appearance of Protagonist in Multi-Level Droid Manufacturing Facility Pete: R2-D2 opens the door. C-3PO, you see Anakin and Padm? in mortal peril in the factory. / C-3PO: Oh my goodness! We should rescue them! / Padm?: Oh, you were still behind the door? / Anakin: R2, why didn't you open it for us before we fell off the platform? / R2-D2: All you had to do was ask. / [SFX]:...
Episode 342: Demonstration of Perfectly Sensible Ability Possessed by Protagonist All Along R2-D2: Typical. It's up to the astromech droid to save the day again. / Anakin: What are you going to do? You're still up there on that ledge. / Pete: Did I ever mention that R2-D2 has rocket thrusters? / Padm?: You do? Awesome! / R2-D2: Yep. / [[three large panels of R2-D2 flying across the factory]] / R2-D2:...
Episode 343: In Which the Intricacies and Details of Complex Combat Situations are Handled Masterfull... Pete: Anakin, three welding arms swing at you. / Anakin: I take a... what's the term? Poise action? To trigger attacks of opportunity? / [SFX]: 13! / [SFX]: 20! / [SFX]: Whooom! / [SFX]: K-zzrssshh! / [SFX]: 16! / [SFX]: Whooom! / [SFX]: K-zzrssshh! / Pete: Wow, that's pretty good for a... / Anakin:...
Episode 344: Further Masterful and Comprehensive Utilisation of Combat System (Modified) Padm?: I attempt an Overbear Medium-sized Biped (Winged). 9. / Pete: No good. It makes a Grasping Fend. It has you by the shoulder. / Padm?: I try an Elbow Swipe, while going for a Leg Hook to pull him off balance. 13. / Pete: It counters with a Wing Sweep and One-Legged Clinch. / Padm?: I use the...
Episode 345: Demonstration of Character Integrity in Difficult and Dangerous Circumstances Pete: An overhead conveyor carries the crucible... / Pete: ... across the factory... / Pete: ... and into the furnace room. / Padm?: Oh that can't be good... / Pete: Of course, R2-D2 flies to the rescue. / Pete: There's no question of R2-D2's loyalty to his fellow PCs. / Pete: Despite the situation...
 
Episode 346: Execution of Rapid Character Development (Stage 1) Pete: Sally, let's do your stuff now. / C-3PO: Okay! / Pete: You're standing on this conveyor belt here, moving through the factory. / C-3PO: I go to rescue Padm?. / Pete: Which direction? / C-3PO: Uh... that way! / Pete: You move directly into the path of a construction arm. Make a Dodge roll. / C-3PO:...
Episode 347: Execution of Rapid Character Development (Stage 2) Pete: What do you want to do? / C-3PO: [[body]] I look for my head! / Pete: You can't see. / C-3PO: I look with my head! / Pete: Roll a Spot check. / C-3PO: 7. / Pete: Your eyes can't see your body. Which direction does your body want to go? / C-3PO: Um... left! / Pete: You end up on another...
Episode 348: Straightforward Warm-Up Tactical Scenario (Anakin, phase 1) Pete: Well then. Anakin? / Anakin: I can hardly wait for this. / Pete: Multiple construction arms swing your way, tipped with sputtering arc welders, while four of the creatures fire at you. / Anakin: All right. Is there any point to rolling? / Pete: Of course there is! I'm not railroading you here....
Episode 349: Consequences of Suboptimal Outcome of Previous Combat Sequence Pete: It looks like it's up to the astromech droid to save the day. / Pete: If only everyone were as loyal as R2-D2. / Pete: Maybe then fellow PCs wouldn't get abandoned to their fates, poisoned by a pirate ninja, and left to die. / Padm?: For the last time, Pete, he was the good guy. / Pete: The...
Episode 350: Protagonist Faces Agonising Dilemma, Heroically Saves the Day Pete: R2-D2 accesses the factory controls. / R2-D2: I only have time to rescue one person. Who will it be? Padm? or Anakin? / Anakin: Padm?! / Padm?: Anakin! / R2-D2: Oh, puke. You're kidding me. / Anakin: I have Force abilities. I can get out of this. Save Padm?. / Padm?: I... no, save Anakin! / Anakin:...
 
Episode 351: PC on Conveyor 12 Struggles Against Inevitable Doom Anakin: So what about me? / Pete: Oh, you need to dodge ... five instant-death guillotine blades. Start rolling. / Anakin: 14. / [SFX]: Slice! / Pete: Juuust made it. Next. / Anakin: Hmmm. I need to improve my odds. I use Force Push to slow the next blade. / Pete: All right, you get a one-off...
Episode 352: Disappointing Denouement of Initial Combat Encounter Sequence Anakin: So... does the blade hit me or not? / Pete: You dodge it by the merest fraction of a hair. / [SFX]: Slice! / Pete: But it neatly bisects your laser sword, which ... fails to explode. / Anakin: Lucky I have an astromech droid I can order to repair it. / Pete: Hmm. Speaking of R2-D2's...
Episode 353: Session Wrap-Up Pete: Well done. One or two rounds quicker and you even would have made it to the second level. / Anakin: This sucks. This factory is just one giant deathtrap designed for your own self-gratification! / Pete: What? No! I run things by the rules. / Pete: Unlike some games, the PCs always have a fair...
Episode 354: It Got Better GM: All right. Pete filled me in on the last session. Sounds like it got a bit... out of control. / Padm?: Yeah, it was awesome! And we got lots of XP. / Anakin: How's... your family? / GM: It's all good, thanks. So... it seems you've been captured by Jango and the droids? / Obi-Wan: I wasn't. Thank...
Episode 355: Missed It by That Much GM: Count Dook? begins the interrogation? / Padm?: Now look here, Sudoku? / Jango Fett: Shut up and let him talk. / Count Dook?: Merci. Maybe you will be smartair zan your friend Obi-Wan. Ah gave 'im an opportunity? / Jango Fett: Get to the point. / Count Dook?: Ahem, oui! Certainement! Ah 'ave,...
 
Episode 356: Trial and Error Poggle the Lesser: ...trespassing, destroying assembly line equipment, sabotaging factory computers, flatlining 6 droids, killing 15 Geonosian factory workers? / Crowd in public gallery: / Poggle the Lesser: ?and parking illegally on a steam vent. / Poggle the Lesser: Does the counsel for...
Episode 357: Sentence and Insensibility Poggle the Lesser: You are making a mockery of my courtroom and I'm not going to allow it. / Count Dook?: Whay did we need zis trial? Cannot we simply kill zem? / Nute Gunray: Patience. / Poggle the Lesser: You are sentenced to death by firing squad. / Nute Gunray: See? / Padm?: No, you're sentenced...
Episode 358: Chariot of Choir GM: You're about to be led into the arena. You hear the expectant roar of the crowd and the trumpeting of music. / Anakin: This is the end, beautiful friend. The end. / Padm?: No! I have a brilliant plan! / [[beat, Anakin glances at Padm?]] / Anakin: [[no eye contact]] It's a struggle, it's a war;...
Episode 359: Unchained Felony Obi-Wan: Well it's about time you got here. / Padm?: Don't worry. When the beasts arrive, I'll cast Summon Bigger Fish until they're satiated. / GM: You're playing Padm?! She's not a Jedi. She doesn't have Force powers! / Obi-Wan: That's your reason for not letting him do that? / Padm?: Hmmm. Well...
Episode 360: Degrees of Freedom GM: The insects escort you over to a pillar of rock in the middle of the arena. / Padm?: I get a hairpin and stick it in my mouth. / GM: What? / Padm?: Obviously I have a hairpin, right? I'm a girl? / GM: Okay, sure. / Obi-Wan: Nice thinking, making sure you have a lockpick handy. / Padm?: Oh!...
 

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