Dogfight! {Halloween Game!}

[Moriel]

a grid game

In this game you will take a side within the Star Wars universe: Republic or Empire! Once you have declared your allegiance, you will engaged in a pitched space-battle, and attempt to help your side destroy the enemy's battleship cruiser.

The battleships will take up 15x3 squares and will be at the top (Empire) and bottom (Republic) of the fields respectively. They will each possess 30HP - that is, it will take 30 strikes to bring them down completely.

Each player will have control of a small fighter (X-wing or Tie fighter, depending on your allegiance). These fighters will take up 1x1 square and can move up, down, left, and right freely.. They will each possess 2HP: they will take 2 strikes to bring down completely, but after they have been hit once, they will no longer be able to shoot.

You, the player, will be operating one of the fighters. You will be able to shoot in a straight line: either up (Rebels) or down (Empire).

Each round you may choose to EITHER shoot OR move. Your shots may help to eliminate enemy fighters and their cruiser, but equally you may use your fighter as a barricade against enemy shots.

When the game ends we will see:
- Which side has the most ships remaining
- How many hits each battleship cruiser has taken
- Which individual has made the most successful hits

If a battleship cruiser is brought down, victory is automatic for the side that destroyed it

RULES
- You must play as a character from Star Wars. Any universe/era character from Star Wars permitted. You may also create and use an original character within the Star Wars setting.
- Please RP at least 100 chars with each post. Post as many times as you like in a round but you may only either shoot or move once
- Rounds will last ~24 hours, after which the board will be updated to reflect the current position of fighters and list the hits that have been made or missed
- NO EDITING TO CHANGE YOUR POSITION IF SOMEONE FIRES AND YOU’RE IN THE LINE OF FIRE. If you edit after someone has posted shooting at where you were, you will be presumed shot! Any typos can be fixed on admin request, or just double post OOC. Double posting will be permitted for this reason.
- Fighter positions will be accounted for in the order they are posted. For instance, if you shoot at square B4, currently occupied by an enemy fighter, and that poster has not moved or shot yet, they will be able to move and avoid your shot if they notice it. On the flip side, if someone moves into an unoccupied square before you have used your move/shot and that square happens to be in your line of fire, you will be able to shoot at them.
- At the top of your post please bold your ALLEGIANCE (Republic or Empire)
- At bottom of your post please post in bold: the square you are in, the square you are moving to (if relevant), and if you are shooting. You will be assigned a starting square in the first update.
- If you move into the same square as another fighter, you will crash into each other and each lose 1HP
- If two fighters shoot at each other in the same round, both will take a hit and lose 1HP
- No godmoding except by GM.

[Raisins]

The Rebels

"THIS IS RED CHAOS STANDING BY HA HA HA". There was something strange about the laugh that followed that call sign but the first small X-wing flew out ready to throw the Empire into complete and utter chaos. Or at least that was the hope.

[Dwim]

REBELS

Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

"Grey One, reporting."

The young A-wing pilot had flown closer into the battlefield ahead of the other squadrons. Grey Squadron had been tasked with a quick reconnassaince mission, scoping out the scale of the enemy's forces. The A-wing interceptors were in and out like a flash.

"The Empire has one battleship cruiser in the field, escorted by multiple TIE squadrons."

Mel had just as much reason to fight the Empire as any of the other Rebel pilots. His home planet, the tropical world of Scarif, had been mortally wounded by the Emperor's devastating new weapon. But the hurt had begun much earlier than that. The occupation of his planet by the Empire had turned his world upside down, and it had been years since he'd seen his family. The stormtroopers had run straight through his village, the last known whereabouts of his family. They were presumed dead, though he held onto a sliver of hope that they escaped Scarif alive.

Today was a small chance to get one back on them. He was a naturally skilled pilot, and had spent months in training and thousands of hours in the Rebel flight simulators. But today would be his first real taste of battle.

[Gwai]

Rebels
Han Solo

Han strolled through the hanger, looking at the bustle as the X and A Wing pilots scrambled against the attack of an imminent Empire invasion fleet.

Chewie was working on the Falcon at the moment, it would take at least a bit to get it up and running. Han leaned against a pillar for a moment and considered. It would do him and Chewie no good at all if the Empire destroyed the base. And there was no way Leia would lend him a fighter to get out of here, not to mention there was no way Cherie would fit. Han sighed. He couldn’t believe he was about it so this.

He thought about walking up to the senior commander and requesting a fighter, but decided it was much easier just to take one. R4 was nearby working on some minor repairs on an X-wing nearby, and Han decided that one would do as well as anything else. He picked up a helmet, nodded to R4, who squealed something he didn’t understand, and quickly climbed the ladder up to the cockpit. He didn’t know why Luke liked this thing, he barely fit.

“Um, Red...Scoundrel, standing by,” he said, with a wry grin, imagining the look on Leia’s face right now.

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse: Empire

“Rebels sighted!”

The cry went up, followed by a rapid rattle of co-ordinates. Juno was already sprinting for her vessel, nimble fingers that had saved her skin many a time coiling up her blond braid to make a crown that would cushion the heavy weight of her helmet. She vaulted up and into her seat as though she’d done it a hundred times before - because she had.

“Black Eight Squadron leader ready,” she snapped into her mic.

[Wamba_the_Fool]

Lieutenant Marshal Westfolder, Black Eight Squadron -- Empire

"Eight-two standing by; good of you to join us, ma'am," Lt Marshal Westfolder commed back wryly when he heard his squadron leader check in.

Lt Cmdr Eclipse's relatively low rank and young age had raised eyebrows when she was first assigned as Black Eight's squadron commander, but her first-in, lead-from-the-front style had won her pilots' respect, if not outright admiration. Westfolder was of the opinion that Eclipse needed an ego adjustment before she ended up flaring out professionally somehow, but not because he was antagonistic towards her: as her wingman, he did his best to keep up with her and keep trouble off her tail; and that naturally carried over to his concern for her on the ground. He stayed respectful enough not to cause a scene, but used his dry drawl to hopefully remind her to keep her situational awareness on more than just her target. He believed in the inherent superiority of the Imperial Navy, of course, but every once in a while some rebel snubfighter pilot would be just a little more hot on the stick than an Imperial pilot expected and that's how you failed: being surprised. "Never be surprised, be superior," an old instructor's maxim came into his mind as he finished his last pre-flight check.

"Ready here, Lead," Westfolder said, and allowed himself the brief second to wonder - as he occasionally did whenever the opponents were the so-called "Rebel Alliance" - who in the nine Corellian hells did they think they were? He shrugged. Whatever their motivation, if they had a wish to be reduced to superheated expanding matter, Black 8 Leader would be more than willing to oblige them; and he'd be right there making sure she came back.

((OOC: Hope the brief backstory flavor is okay, @Sil ; I'll change whatever you object to.))

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

"Nister reporting. I can not see out my window. The maintenance crew did not clean it, again. I will have to give it a wipe down before the fighting starts. That will mean using all my available toilet tissue - aargh!"

[Giliathriel]

Mara Jade, Empire

Sometimes being the hand of the Emperor meant getting your hands dirty. Fortunately, she really enjoyed blowing up Rebels. How dare they defy the Emperor, when he was just trying to bring peace and order to the galaxy! She switched on her comm, opening up general channels. "Mara Jade reporting in at the Emperor's personal request." She felt for her blaster at her side, the familiar touch of the weapon helping to calm her nerves. She focused, concentrating on her breathing like she'd been shown and began to meditate while she awaited orders from the squad leader. Space combat was their specialty, after all.

[Moriel]

Let the games begin! Your starting square and HP are listed below, along with the HP of your side's cruiser. Each round the board will be updated with fighter positions, and the lists with current positions and HP, as well as a recitation of whose shots have hit or missed! You may now post as many times as you like before the update in ~24 hours, but may only move or shoot once.

BATTLESHIP CRUISERS are represented by WHITE OUT squares
EMPIRE are represented by RED dots
REBELS are represented by BLUE dots

EMPIRE - 30 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D4
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 2HP - D5
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - D6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 30 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 2HP - I6


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

[Dwim]

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

"This is Grey One. I've got eyes on TIEs - hey that rhymes! - 12 o'clock."

Mel's A-wing was flanked by X-wings on either side. Their shooting range was greater than his, and his first instinct was to slow his speed and weave behind and around the X-wings while they attacked. If he could keep off the enemies' radars, he could make a flanking move around their fighters and attempt an attacking run on the Empire cruise ship. But he did not act on that instinct, as he quickly realised he was directly in targeting range of one of the TIEs. And that meant he was in their range too. He only had one option. Shoot before they could.

"Engaging the enemy. Here we go!"

Shooting at D5

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

"The view is good! Tissue has been used up. Lets hope we can get rid of this Rebel scum before other duties call. I see 3 A-Wings on my radar. I am going in closer. I have one on target. Eat this scum!! Oops!! My finger slipped. I have to turn around and start again." turning "Okay, back in line. Target is on radar again. Hand is on trigger. Closer, closer...Squeezeee!"

Shooting at I 6

[Gwai]

Rebels
Han Solo
Red Scoundrel

"Red Scoundrel, engaging!" Han said over the comm as it seemed to be expected he keep everyone apprised of what he was doing. This was why he preferred to do things on his own. "Hey, when in the Yavin System, right, R4?" he asked rhetorically, as he didn't speak Astromech. He briefly wondered how much extra processor space it could have taken to let the droids speak Basic, but he was distracted by a Tie coming in.

"Taking evasive action!" he said to no one in particular, as he veered the X-Wing hard to starboard. Usually he liked to come out shooting, but getting destroyed immediately wouldn't help anything. He wondered if Leia back at the control room was worried about him. Probably not, he thought with a sideways grin.

Move to I7

OOC--can the fighters move just one space at a time, or to any space?

[Moriel]

@Gwai-Gon Jinn

These fighters will take up 1x1 square and can move up, down, left, and right freely.

Fighters may move in these directions as many square as they like. However,

If you move into the same square as another fighter, you will crash into each other and each lose 1HP

[Raisins]

The Rebels

"Pew pew pew pew pew!" Was not a sound that was expected over the com channels of the rebel force but there it was none the less. Of course the rebels were out gunned they always were out gunned that didn't mean that Red Chaos was going to give them an easy time. If only they could get more people to join the cause...

Shoot at D3

[Raisins]

WELL that 3 was a mess up thanks to my phone apologies don't have any idea how that'll work

[Wamba_the_Fool]

Lieutenant Marshal Westfolder, Black Eight Squadron -- Empire

Black Eight-2 keyed the comm.

"Engaging, Lead," he drawled, and dumped all his power into engines.

Energy began lashing at him from out ahead, and he hurtled towards it. It would probably miss.

Move to E5

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse, Empire

Just another day in the cockpit...

“I read you, Westfolder. Checking in, Mara Jade.”

Black-gloved fingers flicked rapidly over the switches. She set her teeth, as usual; and had to consciously unclench her jaw; as usual. The take off was as familiar as getting out of bed. Juno leaned forward against her harness, muscles tensing as the flashes of light began. Of course, you could never hear the explosions, out here; only the crackle of static and the other fighter pilots patching in and out. Some, recklessly, or boldly, moved to engage straight away. Juno pulled out: she liked room to manoeuvre.

Move to d17

[Moriel]

Grey One shoots at D5! The enemy attempts to evade your shot, but moves closer to it instead- a hit! A palpable hit!
Tyr Nister shoots at I6! But the enemy is quick and eaves you - no hit
Red Chaos shoots wildly! No hit.
Juno Eclipse makes a bold move- and narrowly avoids crashing into two of her own as she does so!
Marshal Westforlder your move brings you not out of the line of fire, but closer to the enemy attempting to bring you down! You take a a hit, and significant damage.

Apparently it wasn't clear so I didn't take any damage this time, but attempting to move into the same square as another fighter, resulting in a crash and lost HP, includes attempting to move through other fighters' squares. You may not move through squares occupied by other fighters.

EMPIRE - 30 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D17
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 1HP - E5
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - D6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 30 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 2HP - I7


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

Update in ~24 hours! Sorry for the delay, folks.

[Dwim]

OOC skekSil: sorry to question the results, but if Grey One shoots at D5, and Westfolder moves to E5 (thus moving closer towards the shot and not out of the way of it) shouldn't that constitute a hit?

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

Mel held his breath as his shot flew towards the TIE fighter in his targets. There was a lot of action in front of him though, and a couple of explosions, and he could not tell if his shot had hit its mark or not. His HUD did not give him the normal alerts he'd usually receive if he had hit an enemy. He hit his triggers again. He wanted to make sure of this. His opponent was fast though. But he was in an A-wing, one of the fastest ships around. He knew he'd get this target eventually.

Firing at E5

[Moriel]

@Dwimmerlaik you are correct! That's what I get for looking at grids when I should be asleep.
The update has been edited to correct this mistake. You may edit your post to change your shot or move if you desire.

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse, Empire

Cracking through the speaker.

“Westfolder! Westfolder, check in!”

She could see the ship had taken damage. Juno gritted her teeth. A bead of sweat gathered above her brows. The manoeuvre she had executed had been a risky one and she had only narrowly avoided clipping a couple of her fellows - a dangerous stunt she would probably have reprimanded the rest of Black Eight for if they’d tried it; but she’d succeeded: and that was all that mattered. She was clear of the main action and could target the rebel mothership where it was vulnerable.

FIRE! down, column 17.

[Raisins]

Rebel

'Bloody targeting system' Red Chaos muttered and hit the button to shut it off a little harder than necessary before grabbing the trigger again and letting off another shot. At least the tie fighter that had been in the way of their main ship was now out of the way and she'd be able to do some damage directly to it.

Fire at C4

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

All that hard work squeezing the trigger and he missed. The scum had maneuvered away from his proton torpedo. Turning his TIE fighter around, he lined up once more for a shot at the Rebels. It was all quick fighting and shooting. Sounds from his comm could be heard as he readied for his next move. “Rebels! Blast ’em.” static “Die, die, die!”..

Moving to H6

[Giliathriel]

Empire - Mara Jade

Mara engaged the throttle of her fighter, enjoying the feeling of gravity pushing her back in her seat. This was what she lived for, the competition, the fight. And she was damn good at it. She frowned at her map, getting a feel for where her allies and enemies were currently at. "Might as well dive right in," she said to herself. She spotted a fighter directly below her, and thumbed her weapons. "Take that rebel scum!"

Fire at I7

[Moriel]

Grey One fires at E5 and hits! Westfolder takes -1 HP and is destroyed
Juno Eclipse fires down column 17 and hits!! The Rebel cruiser takes -1 HP
Red Chaos fires up column 4 and hits!! The Empire cruiser takes -1 HP
Mara Jade fires at I7 and hits! Red Scoundrel takes -1 HP


EMPIRE - 29 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D17
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP - E5 DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - H6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 29 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 1HP - I7


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse, Empire

A flash of light. Static. The pieces of Westfolder’s ship, tumbling gently apart, as if from a great distance. Shards of metal floating amidst the sparks.

Juno swore, eloquently but briefly.

“Black Two down. Repeat, Black Two down. Continue to engage,” she snapped, firing with even more gusto at the unprotected belly of the battleship. Her head was tingling; she was ready to dive if the big guns came back into play...

fire down again column 17

[Raisins]

Red Chaos , Rebels

'GREAT SHOT Grey one!' Came the strange voice over the comm channel as the first ship fell and suprisingly it was not one of the rebel ships though they were out numbered and at a disadvantage. "If we can bring down at least one more of their small ships we can out pace their attacks!" She called on an open channel, for now though she was going to continue firing at the larger ship

Fire at C4

[Dwim]

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

"Wooo!" cried Mel over the comms as he struck down his first TIE fighter.

"Thanks, Red Chaos. Keep laying down fire on that cruise ship!" he added. He did also agree with the tactic to bring down another one of the Empire's small ships, but he was having trouble lining any up at the moment. The enemy cruise ship was open and unguarded straight ahead of him though, so while he was having trouble finding another target, he locked onto the cruiser and fired at it. Every hit counts, he thought to himself.

Firing at C5

[Moriel]

Juno Eclipse fires down column 17 and hits!! The Rebel cruiser takes -1 HP
Red Chaos fires up column 4 and hits!! The Empire cruiser takes -1 HP
Grey One fires up column 5 and hits!! The Empire cruiser takes -1HP


EMPIRE - 27 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D17
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP - E5 DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - H6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 28 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 1HP - I7


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse, Empire

Where were the rest of her crew? Westmarker was gone forever; but the rest of the ships were similarly failing to check in. From her far-out spot, Juno could not see what was occurring.

“Droid: scan and see where my team are,” she ordered rapidly. Call signs“@Tyrion Lannister; @Sparky Boy; check in!”

The Rebels were still fighting doggedly. If the Empire did not respond with haste and skill, the damage to their cruiser would be untenable.

Fire down again!

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

Wiping his window down with the last of the scrunched up tissue, and maneuvering his ship at the same time, Tyr got into position . The comm had been busy with commands to check in.
"Checking in, Juno Eclipse. Windows have been steaming up! Something appears to be wrong with the moisture content in my cockpit. But my trigger still works. Sending a torpedo into the Rebel scum!"

Firing down at J6

[Gwai]

Han Solo
Red Scoundrel
Rebels

R4's squawk got Han's attention back. This is why he needed a copilot, he was too apt to go daydreaming. Where was Chewie when he needed him? That last hit had done some decent damage, and he couldn't get any response from the weapons systems. All he could do now was try to survive.

There was a TIE right on his tail, already starting to fire. Green bolts were coming perilously close to his damaged craft. Han pushed the throttle all the way down and turned hard to starboard. Hopefully the targeting systems on the TIE fighters was as bad as the X-wing's.

I7, move to I8

[Moriel]

Juno Eclipse fires down column 17 and hits!! The Rebel cruiser takes -1 HP
Tyr Nister fires down column 6 and hits!! The Rebel cruiser takes -1 HP


EMPIRE - 27 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D17
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP - E5 DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - H6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 26 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 1HP - I8


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Dwim]

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

Mel breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Red Scoundrel dodge the latest shots fired at him. Han Solo had become an uncrowned leader of the Rebels, and it would have been a heavy loss if he'd gone down.

As for himself, the young A-wing pilot noted that he seemed to be getting away with firing at the Empire cruise ship. He may have been moving fast enough that he was not being picked up on their radars. Otherwise their thoughts were occupied elsewhere. He continued firing at the weak spot.

Firing at C5

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

Tyr kept having a day dream about playing a type of lawn bowling with Lord Vader on some tropical plant, drinking cocktails in the sun. It was such a great dream that he would catch himself grinning between shooting the Rebel scum's main ship and his reverie.
"Checking in, Juno Eclipse. Windows seem to have cleared up, moisture content back down to normal. My trigger is still working fine. Just blasted a hole in their main ship.. Sending another torpedo into the Rebel scum! Oh, by the way, have you ever heard of a cocktail called a Pina Colada?"

Firing down at J6

[Raisins]

Rebels
Red Chaos

"Roger that!" Red Chaos replied with a gleeful laugh as they watched Grey One continue to fire upon the battle cruiser. For the moment it seemed like the most sensible course of action after all it they brought down the cruiser then the little ships would have no place to run to and they would be able to pick them off easily enough. Perhaps their cruiser would be able to help them out at that point rather than it being just the three of them against these empirical diehards.

Fire at C4

[Moriel]

Grey One fires up column 5 and hits!! The Empire cruiser takes -1 HP
Tyr Nister fires down column 6 and hits!! The Rebel cruiser takes -1 HP
Red Chaos fires up column 4 and hits!! The Empire cruiser takes -1 HP


EMPIRE - 25 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D17
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP - E5 DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 2HP - H6
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 25 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - I4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 1HP - I8


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse for Empire

“Good work, Nister!” Juno said with savage satisfaction as she watched @Tyrion Lannister launch another barrage into the heart of the Rebels’ ship. And yet their own cruiser had taken similar damage. They needed to launch an offensive to get anywhere... play a little smarter.

Considering her strategy, she set her leather-gloved hands to the controls and eased her ship over a little so she could see the whole field spreading its stars beneath her.

Move to D20

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire
The Empire main ship was taking as many hits as the Rebel scum's. It was time for some tactical maneuvering. Or as Tyr thought of it, sacrificing for the good of the Empire. He wiped sweat from his brow (this time it was not from the cockpit's malfunctions) and moved into position in front of enemy lines.

Moving to H8

[Gwai]

Han Solo
Red Scoundrel
Rebels

R4 didn't seem able to repair the weapons on Han's X-Wing. Han thought quickly. He didn't want to give up, but he also didn't feel any particular need to go down with the injured X-Wing. Han wondered if there was an ejection seat...another reason why he should have been flying the Falcon. There wasn't much else he could do since the weapons were jammed, and he didn't like the idea of running from a fight. He was going to get hit sooner of later, so he might as well take out one the TIEs while he was at it. He gave a halfhearted salute, and hit the throttle.

Move to H8 in a blaze of glory

[Raisins]

Red Chaos
Rebels

"Alright Grey One @Dwimmerlaik I am gonna move into take a shot at this nearby fighter. You keep firing on that cruiser unless you get a shot at that bugger." The voice called out hoping to even the odds a little more since it appeared the Falcon was flying into the tie fighter if they were down another fighter they needed to take down on one of the Empires ships.

Move to H4

[Moriel]

Lt. Tyr Nister of the Empire makes a move, but is spotted by Red Scoundrel of the Rebels! Red Scoundrel, already limping, makes a bold and sacrificial move, smashing his ship into Nister's! Red Scoundrel goes out in a blaze of glory... but Lt. Tyr Nister survives, heavily damaged.

EMPIRE - 25 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - D20
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 1HP - H8
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 25 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - H4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 0HP DESTROYED BY SELF


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse

Juno let out another muffled epithet. These Rebels were clearly mad: whether in search for hope or glory, Juno could not tell. One of their ships had smashed into Tyr’s, disabling his guns and exploding.

“Nister! Nister; do you read?” she barked into the mic. She wheeled her ship round to back him.

@Tyrion Lannister @Sparky Boy

Move to H20

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Tyr Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire
Having lost site of Red Scoundrel on his radar for sometime, he was shaken by the sudden appearance and explosion when the fighter crashed into his ship. With no fire power there was only one thing left to do.

'"Roger That" Juno Eclipse. I have lost my fire power. Scum took me by surprise, even though it was a sacrifice maneuver. Smoke coming out of left side engine. Moving in for the slaughter. "Over and Out"'

Moving to H5

[Dwim]

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

Mel could not believe his eyes. Red Scoundrel just kamikazed himself into one of TIE fighters (Tyr Nister).

"Nooo!" he cried. Han Solo had been one of the spearheads of the Rebel alliance, and now he was gone. The TIE that he crashed into had sustained some bad damage, and was actually flying right across his path. The pilot had either lost control or had not noticed Mel's A-wing due to its small size and speedy movements. But dangerously, it was heading straight for Red Chaos. Not one to waste any time, Mel fired his cannons across the fighter's path in anticipation. They wouldn't survive this one!

Firing at H5

[Raisins]

Rebels
Red Chaos

They saw the Tie fighter coming and just as they were about to fire Grey one let out a burst of fire and dealt with the offending craft... NOW there was one other fighter in their line of fire and she was going to make sure to take care of it's ability to fight much longer. "Stay Strong Grey One, we gotta make sure the sacrifice was worth it." They called over the radio and let of their own blast of fire straight down the line at the only other fighter that was in line of fire

Fire at H20

[Moriel]

Lt. Tyr Nister of the Empire makes a decisive move, but unfortunately failed to realize he was moving into the path of Grey One of the Rebels! Grey One doesn't throw away his shot, and Nister is destroyed!

As Juno Eclipse swoops down towards the Rebel cruiser, Red Chaos attempts to attack, but:

You will be able to shoot in a straight line: either up (Rebels) or down (Empire).

their fighter is not properly configured for that kind of shot!


EMPIRE - 25 HP
Juno Eclipse - 2HP - H20
Lt. Marshal Westfolder - 0HP DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Lt. Tyr Nyster - 0HP DESTROYED BY GREY ONE
Mara Jade - 2HP - D7

REBELS - 25 HP
Red Chaos - 2HP - H4
Grey One - 2HP - I5
Red Scoundrel - 0HP DESTROYED BY SELF


It's not too late to join the game!
If you wish to join simply RP your entrance to the space-field of battle and you will be assigned a square at the next update. You may not shoot and no one will be able to shoot at you until you have been assigned a square.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, you may rejoin the game as a new character. Post your new entrance and wait to be assigned a square!

Update in ~24 hours!

[Dwim]

REBELS
Grey One (Mel Moonstriker)

With the enemy TIE fighters seemingly out of range of the Rebels' cannons, it looked like they were into the final stage of the battle.

"Red Chaos," he said over the radio. "We've got to go for broke and aim all our fire at their cruiser. Let's go!"

Mel had saved his missiles for this moment, when the TIEs were in check and they had time on their hands to launch a proper attack on the Empire's cruiser. He activated his target lock then when he heard the magic beeping noise, he loosed one of his missiles and watched it sail towards the large ship in the distance.

Firing at C5

[Afird Splitax]

Lieutenant Angel Nister, Rho Squadron - Empire

Waiting to be called up for duty, Angel heard the last scream from her brother over the comm before his ship blew up. She bowed her head and released a controlled sob. 'What had the daydreamer been thinking', she murmured. (he had been thinking that you could only shoot at the battleships cruisers and crash into the fighters, duh).
Controlling her emotions, as she had been taught to do, she readied herself for the call. It was all for the Empire she knew, yet, she had always liked the taste of vengeance. She was more now than ever, itching to get out to the battle field and blast some of the Rebel scum.

[Galadrihell]

Juno Eclipse

She rolled her ship lazily. One of the rebels was clearly trying to fire at her, but couldn’t get their guns to lock in the correct position... ha! Ha!

Juno’s amusement didn’t last long. Tyr, unable to defend himself, had been made short work of by another of the rebels. Juno could hear a choked noise over her headset which was clearly Angel.

“Let’s get our vengeance, Angel!” Juno barked sharply, veering into a spot where she could safely shoot.

Move to H18