I feel that Vlar is ready for the title of Warrior. You can look at his training, his duel with Scyrone, and the roleplay we particiapted in: The theft of a Mon Cal Cruiser. I need a Lord or Lady to conduct this.
Darth Splinter
Thank you, master. Now we wait.
Darth Splinter
Anyone?
Lord Scourge
Vlar Nedich, you have already served the Empire well. I have reviewed the holos of your training under Darth Tarna, and would like to ask a few questions before I begin your trial.
First, as one who has gone through as many name changes as some of our Lords before even beginning training, what would you like your Darth name to be?
Additionally, I find it interesting that in addition to your blasters ("Deadeye" indeed!) you wield a short lightsaber. Why do you prefer a short lightsaber, does it hold any advantage for you?
-Scourge
Darth Splinter
1. I would appreciate the Darth name of Splinter.
2. Because with the weight of my weapons, I do not wish to slow myself down. And I do believe it makes me more agile during battle and allows my moves to become much more swift than an average sized saber, double-sided, or dule lightsabers.
Sovereign Defender Tarna
(( I am sorry to interupt, but it seems I may be able to sneek on once in a while. So I believe I can knight Vlar. So Sirius won't be needed. ))
Lord Scourge
So, "Deadeye" Nedich, have you considered my suggestion that you learn Aurra Sing's technique of learning shoot a trained Jedi or Sith, armed with a lightsaber? If you are as talented with a blaster as your nom du guerre indicates, I would think it be an important skill for you to learn.
-Scourge
Darth Splinter
Lord Scourge wrote:
So, "Deadeye" Nedich, have you considered my suggestion that you learn Aurra Sing's technique of learning shoot a trained Jedi or Sith, armed with a lightsaber? If you are as talented with a blaster as your nom du guerre indicates, I would think it be an important skill for you to learn.
-Scourge
I do agree, my Lord.
Lord Scourge
—Very well, then, that is your trial. I will make things easy on you, and wield a saber rather than my usual lightwhip.
The Dathomiri Sith took a step back into a fighting stance, and ignited the red blade to extend from an obsidian handle in his left hand. The blade appeared, if anything, longer than a standard lightsaber by perhaps a half-meter, but it was difficult to tell with the blade pointed straight at the apprentice.
—Shoot me.
((OOC: If you are familiar with the SW RPG, I am basing your stats on a level 6 Sith Warrior, and mine on a level 16 Sith Lord - not a fair fight if I were trying to kill you, but I'm not, I'm just trying to deflect your blaster fire, and see if you can tag me. Your decisions consist of whether you're trying to shoot me with one blaster, a blaster in each hand, or a blaster in one hand and your lightsaber for defense in the other, and whether you're using single fire, multi-fire bursts or fully automatic fire, if you use your E-11 - the Relby is only capable of single fire. There are advantages and disadvantages to either firing a single carefully-placed shot, or firing as many shots as possible, hoping some get through. Also, if you're holding multiple weapons, let me know which is in your primary and which is in your off hand. I will then roll the dice to see how well you did.))
Darth Splinter
I will be using my custom E-11 sniper and small saber against you. Now, lets do see what happens.
Darth Splinter
Oh yeah, and Burst fire for my E-11.
Lord Scourge
So Deadeye levels his customized E-11 rifle at Scourge and opens up with a burst of multi-fire, his lightsaber in his off-hand as a protective measure.
A quick three-round burst shot towards Scourge. The first came close (16), close enough for Scourge to deflect it back with his lightsaber towards its source (13), Deadeye barely lifting his own lightsaber in time to keep from being hit by his own shot. The second went wide (3) and came nowhere near his target. The third might have been good enough as an initial shot (19), but coming at the end of a burst, was just another bolt deflected back at its source (with another 13), again deflected by Vlar.
((With Deadeye's attack bonus and skills, a three-round burst has attack bonuses of +2/+2/-3 - with Scourge's defense, a 19 or 20 would have hit with either of the first two shots, but the last one only hits with a natural 20 because that is an automatic success. Because Deadeye had to use his lightsaber to defend against the deflected blaster-fire, he only has one attack action in the next round of combat, and therefore cannot use multi-fire or autofire, as both require a full-round action.))
Scourge's unnerving smile was unnaturally accentuated by his facial tattoos, "Impressive... you actually came close to hitting me.... of course, that only means I came close to hitting you as well. Can you hit me before I hit you with your own fire?"
Darth Splinter
I will use single shot with my sniper, and I assure you, it will not miss.
Lord Scourge
((Sniper? Is that a different weapon than the E-11? If so, you're going to spend the round switching weapons while I stand and mock you for taking so long, and then you'll be able to take your time the following round... and whether or not you miss depends on the dice ))
Darth Splinter
My E-11 sniper. Clarified this. It's custom.
Lord Scourge
((Okay, just making sure - the roll for the single shot was a natural 20, which is not only an automatic success, it is a critical threat - however the second roll to confirm the critical was a 10, which misses by a bit. The way SW D20 works, characters have a number of vitality points which are used to protect against wound damage, although a critical hit bypasses vitality and is applied directly to wound points. I was simply asking that you do vitality damage, which is usually represented by hitting someone's clothes, causing a scratch, or something similar.))
Following the quick burst, getting the Sith Lord used to parrying multiple shots headed his way, Deadeye paused the briefest moment to switch to single-fire mode and placed a shot where Scourge's head would be a second later. The reflexes were incredible to watch, for the Dathomiri to suddenly halt his movement, in time for the blaster fire to singe his hair but not strike his head.
The Lord turned off the lightsaber and smiled. "Very good, although your original tactic is usually preferred to attack anyone wielding a lightsaber. The reflexes provided through the Force are a matter of foreseeing the future, and so if you aim, you set the future of where the shot will be. If you fire rapidly and just let your own unconscious reflexes determine where the blaster aims, you do not provide an easily discerned future of which shots need to be blocked, and which do not."
—Kneel before me, Vlar Nedich, to be named Darth Splinter, Sith Warrior.
Sovereign Defender Tarna
( Will you do the honors, or do I? )
Darth Splinter
Vlar Nedich knelt down in honor.
Lord Scourge
((If you wish to continue, Tarna, you certainly may - name and rank changed in any case))
Sovereign Defender Tarna
I, Tarna Javan Saavo, hearby declare you Darth Splinter. Sith Warrior and servant of Empress Saber. Congratulations Vlar, Good Luck in all your endeavors, and May The Dark Side Be With You.
Congrats, Vlar. You were a good first apprentice.
Darth Splinter
Thank you, Tarna. You were a great master. And thank you Scourge for helping in the knighting. I have one question: When do I get to train an apprentence of my own?
Darth Validus
You may train an apprentice of your own when you become a master. To become a master, you must have at least a week or RPing and contributing to the site. When you feel you are ready, just post in this topic or creating your own stating why you feel you are ready and any RP's, duels, or fanfic you have joined with or created.
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