Session XVI: The Empire Strikes Back

This session opened with a prologue before the roll of the opening credits.

The Silverlight and the 20 Alderaanian cruise ships arrived in space near Asteroid 7785

Radd: (On comms) This is Colonel Norrin Radd requesting landing permission for 20 Alderaanian cruise ships and the 200 soldiers of the newly established New Alderaan security force. And also my new friends in the Silverlight.

Comms: Permission granted.

 

The hangar bays opened up and the ships flew in one by one.

The Silverlight landed and the soldiers of the security force marched out of their ships in formation. Cecil, CT-12, CT-16, Hal, Grundle and D’Wook were all talking to Colonel Radd, and they all turned to receive the Silverlight’s crew.

D’Wook caught a glimpse of Lo’Sar in his new spiffy armor and leapt into action, pouncing on his chest and wailing on him with all his might.

Turk attempted to talk some sense into him but the bloodlust had already kicked in.

LoSar struggled a bit but eventually removed the helmet. When D’Wook saw who was inside, he came to his senses and backed off. 

The party questioned D’Wook and through the interpretation efforts of Golden Wheels, the group was treated to a tale of the man who mysteriously appeared in the forests surrounding D’Wook’s village, often stealing food and killing any Ewoks who would try to prevent him. One Day, whe D’Wook laid pursuit he saw the armored man enter what he called a giant metal bird, and ascend to the heavens.

From that day onward, D’Wook vowed to seek revenge for his fallen comrades, and that’s why he became so eager to board Turk’s vessel.

Relieved that he was no longer being pummeled, LoSar stood up and joined the others.

Vero suggested they try to contact the Rebellion to try to get their next orders. Grundle called his contact, who said they had once again been assumed dead, and that he wasn’t going to tell them any more details.

Grundle  transmitted a message for General Rieekan about ET’s species (the Asogians) and Waldorf salads.

(Editor’s note: They think it’s hilarious that they’ve figured out that the actor who plays Carlist Rieekan was on this British comedy show skit about Waldorf Salads. Bringing up the Asogians (E.T.’s species) came from a discussion I had with Grundle’s player, suggesting that the only way they could possibly get the necessary ingredients would be to go to Earth, and given that it is in another galaxy, the only way to do that would be to find the species that did go. And that’s the E.T.s.. So I guess he did that between sessions? 🤷)

He also explained that Blissex designed some kind of cloaking device that they should figure out how to use immediately.

The contact suggested to Grundle that they show up in person at the rebel base.

The group decided that’s where they would be headed next.

Everyone rested.

D’Wook spent some time with his Flutterplume

They took off the next day...

Session XVI: The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

It is a bright time for the Rebellion. The Empire searches in vain and is nowhere near discovering the new secret Rebel base on the remote ice world of Hoth.

The crew of the Silverlight, fresh off their successes establishing their home away from home at the New Alderaan Casino and Resort, are excited to join their comerades there for the first time in about six months.

They expect a heroes' welcome, as their ship is equipped with impressive kyber crystal-based technology that could turn the tide of the galactic civil war, leading to the end to the Empire's tyranny once and for all!

Session XV: We don’t give a ship!

Opening crawl

Thanks to the expert fighting skills of the frankendroid Golden Wheels, Cecil Organa won enough money to stave off foreclosure of Asteroid 7785  by his business partner Jabba the Hutt, and pay off the remainder of his debt. 

But with his fleet of luxury cruise ships stolen by Trandoshan bandits, he has no means to return his guests to the nearest starbase, and new guests have no means of traveling to the resort asteroid.

Jabba’s majordomo Bib Fortuna has the only ship in the hangar capable of transporting large numbers of people to and from the asteroid, and he and Cecil are locked in negotiations…

Most of this session takes place aboard "the nearest starbase." Since that location is generic, here's a generic photo of a starbase. 

Session XIV: WINNERS AND LOSERS

 Opening Crawl: 

As the Silverlight is being repaired, its crew has been spending the last week on asteroid 7785 in the Graveyard of Alderaan, as guests of “King” Cecil Organa, the last member of Alderaan’s royal bloodline*. 

What was once the ruins of the royal palace has been masterfully restored and now shimmers brightly as the “New Alderaan Casino and Resort.”

Cecil, as braggadocious as he is, has been a generous host, providing the crew with the resort’s best accommodations, and wining and dining them on a nightly basis, to the point that maybe he is being not just nice... but too nice. 

This is apparently what Alderaan Palace looks like. So imagine it with a casino in there somewhere.

Session XIII: The Orders that Bring Order

Opening crawl

Hal Brunchkiller has sacrificed his life, getting sucked into the void while defeating the wicked king of Nockmaar Castle.

With his legendary sword in tow, held by Cherlindria’s padawan Fin Rasiel, the battered party, minus Hal, makes their way back to the island to return the wand to the noble sorceress.

 The eclipse is due in six months time, and much preparation is necessary for the planned assault on Sifo-Dyas’ stronghold of Tir Asleen.

Two Fett clone knights on horseback guarding Tir Asleen Castle

Session XII: So you want to be a hero...

 Opening Crawl

Session XII -  So you want to be a hero....

While bombing in his standup comedy act during the harvest festival in the town of Fishlick, Hal Brunchkiller extracted a legendary sword from a stone, shocking and aweing the citizens.

Believing that Hal and his friends are heroes of legend come to fulfill a prophecy, the people will not hesitate to help them in any way that they can.

But who is the wicked king that Hal is seemingly destined to destroy? Some believe it is Sifo-Dyas, while others believe it could be someone else ...

Remove the muscles and add some Jedi robes and that's kinda what it looked like.

Session XI: A Knight for a Day

Oh no. What did we get ourselves into?

Opening Crawl

Session 11: A Knight for a Day

Hal Brunchkiller has “fixed” the hyperdrive, but the Silverlight did not return to the secret rebel base on Hoth.

Instead the ship crash landed on an uncharted planet, where technology does not work, and whomever has more iron, or blood, rules the day.

Knights representing the Kingdom of Tir Asleen have arrived at the crash site, but eerily, they are all clones of Jango Fett, and refer to Hal as “General,” harkening back to the days of the Clone Wars. But who are these clones, and how did they get to this planet?

Session X: Chaos on Cloud City

 Opening Crawl: 

While Turk and his apparent accomplices D’Wook and CT-12-0315 remain in jail, Vero, Hal, Jeegn, Grundle and CT-16-0215 have just located Dr. Vreen, who has been assimilated by the Borg, err, I mean, he’s been infected with the “evolution droid virus,” and he is slowly turning into a machine.

Skynet, I mean ExoExOne, has become self aware and is attempting to not only take control of all the droids in Cloud City, but also the people, who will themselves become droids if they are exposed to the virus.

Once ExoExOne has control, its new cyborg slaves will convert Cloud City into a factory for the virus, so that they can infect neighboring systems and bring them under the evil droid’s control. Today Cloud City, tomorrow the galaxy!

So this one makes vanilla pretty good, but not chocolate or strawberry.