Monday, 9 September 2013

Basic Attack / Defense Moves (Kihon Kumite).

I've been practicing combat with bugs on Balmorra to the point when i can focus on single move and defeat them in such a way.

It's quite enlightening (and disillusioning) in a way of lightsaber combat.

It teaches how to coordinate and move with proper tempo for breath, Force, and how to sustain fighting for long.

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Passing the Torch.

'...freeing Balmorra's current president, President Galthe, from Darth Lachris' clutches. Galthe is being held in the Balmorran Arms Factory, but he may be moved soon...'

We have moved to Balmorran Arms Factory, meeting light resistance, and one unguarded ordnance droid we destroyed on our way.

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Balmorran Battlefield.

Ateeno and his crewman are cloaked from being noticed, to some degree.
('partial wall-kissing' for good overview of situation.)


Complex was lightly guarded, but still challenging. Outside we had randezvous with our 'contact', who replaced my crewman in a team. Darth Lachris was found and killed. She was bold or desperate in her words, before her death.

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Facing Darth Lachris.


Later we've found president Galthis, he was sick after tortures he went through under Lachris. Now Balmorra has new President, named 'Tai', who will provide support to Republic (we'll see to it).

Our contact tried to find new work as politician, but in the end joined our team instead.


P.S. I am still using intelligence & recon data, even if it's inaccurate, with incomplete field maps. And will.

Preparations.

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Ateeno unloading cargo from Shuttle.


Dear journal databank, next phase of my mission on Balmorra will happen soon. Preparations underway.

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Whispers on the Net.

I was on the Bridge ('Galaxy Room') overseeing 'Slicing' efforts of my team again. Mostly for funds, but then i've decided we'll follow some clues about missing Slicer, 'Whisper'. Gave this 'unimportant' task to our Thrandoshan, not very best in that kind of job.

He almost panicked and requested alot of time.

He got it and i've overseen this personally. We got nothing but experience in 'Slicing'. Hope that Lizard won't get it too much.

I've decided to leave this as it is. If need arises i'll assign more of our team to collect as many clues about 'Whisper' and spoils as possible. For as long as needed.

We need more direct funds, and Lizard has a break.

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Later our Lizard showed up one spoil (or clue) he didn't consider important, 'Subelectronic Data Module'. In four copies. We'll analyze it later, because for now it's in our only 'Storage Bay 1', next to 'Conference Room' on our spaceship.


P.S. When i say 'Lizard', i refer to his Species, with respect.

P.S.S. One Storage Bay in Cargo Hold is enough for now.

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Executive Order 228.

'In response to your recent successes, Darth Lachris has rounded up innocent civilians, publicly labeling them as resistance accomplices and threatening to execute them at the Imperial holding facility.'

We have been sent on mission to free them.

One notable, heart raising moment was when on our way there surveillance droids fell from the sky uncovering us from my force / technological cloaking. Combat ensued shortly. Another, when Balmorran sky was set alight with energy weapon fire.

Combats with multiple opponents have similar patterns. Force Stun one opponent when emerging from cloak, then attack justly every opponent in range so no one feels neglected and has time to aim too much. Use personal shield if neccessary. Then end this 'justice' with finisher moves, repeating them if neccessary. Need to remember to not hurry finisher moves too much, because of breath and energy use. It's too slow and inefficient if overhurried.

Mission involved some stealth, 'wall-kissing' (staying as close as possible to the walls and far away from observers, while cloaked from being seen or noticed in other ways to some degree) and combat. Shield generators were down, imperial holding facility penetrated, some of civilian captives loaded into shuttle after the alarm sounded loud.

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Later we've returned to see if rest of them are alive.

We've used shortest path again, and again we were spotted by surveillance droids from the sky.

On site, we found rest of the prisoners alive, perhaps by some kind miracle, perhaps because execution orders didn't arrive. But our contact lost some men.

Under cloak we bypassed some guards, killed rest. Civilians are safe.

Monday, 2 September 2013

Watchers.

I've been on mission to restore the Balmorran government, with gaining the support of Balmorra's powerful corporations. Their Droid Army will be asset against Empire.

This involved some fighting, corporation's men and watch droids. Stealth tactics helped, even after (unavoidable) the alarm.

I had clue from certain contact that i can blackmail one corp official with his family, but i preferred to have his corporation's willing support, take bribes and stay on lighter side of the Force. Who says that Jedi can't take bribes?

It was success, but we'll see.

P.S. Sometimes my companions react interrestingly to succesful 'Force Persuade' attempts... Thrandoshan's GRIN? Priceless.

Circular lightsaber attack.

I've fought some bugs on planet 'Balmorra', for practice. This time alone, with non-downgraded lightsaber. It was hard enough.

With direct assistance and weaker lighstaber though, combat would last longer and be safer.

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Ateeno fighting Cillicoids.

Footwork similar to that in Karate's Spinning Low Kick (Ushiro Mawashi geri Gedan).

Too weak Lightsaber.

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Galaxy Room.


I've considered dismantling and weakening my double-bladed lighstaber for training Circle-Cone attack against weak opponents. In case of real danger, i can use Force powers and try to defeat such opposition if one of my men supports.

I'll practice 'Artifice' when i can afford, for now i spend time in 'Galaxy Room' of my spaceship to oversee 'Slicing' attempts of my men.