[D10 EM] Back to the Beginning

[Solork Tan]

Sol shakes his head. "Unfortunately, she is an influential one, and I don't mean simply with her clan, which is in turn influential. She is well regarded by members of the new Jedi and with the resistance as a whole. And even I will not mistake my distaste for her and her feelings for thinking that is not a capable warrior in her own right. If forced to choose between us or her, I would not be shocked if we are publically excluded."

"On the plus side, I do not think Neera would cut us out. I believe he is due a visit once we are done here"

[J-Richo Toboga]

''I think you have well described the situation. Still we can limit our involvement with her but not for long...if she continues to spread her petty lies to others, especially in the mando'ade, we might end up with enemies regardless.''

[The SCaT Droid]

"Then the best we can do is to prove not only that we are strong enough to be worthy of being called mandalorians, but also a moral pillar for which to look up to. That would make it a much harder task for them to exclude us."

[Solork Tan]

"Brother, with respect, I worry that conflict with other members of the Mando'ade are inevitable. For some, our very existence is an insult we inflicted upon them. For others, we are unwanted competition. And we do stick out."

Solork straightens his back. "All I can say is...we will answer them in our acts"

[J-Richo Toboga]

''We prove our strength and honor. Should they come to challenge us, we will make them regret it'' he said with a nod

[Solork Tan]

Sol feels a grin grow. "I didn't want to actually brag in front of her. But I did not want to point out that she was speaking to a Gank killer, who was currently working on making a beam weapon directly placed between us as I was speaking. I would prefer that they massively underestimate us, make them put their reputations on the line, and then we make them eat their words"

[Solork Tan]

There is a bit of a lull and Sol goes back to his notes. "Are there any symbols of the Clan, anything distinctive as part of the armor that shows who we are. Any sigils or iconography??"

It would take time, and perhaps a few failures, but Sol was confident he could make something that even their greatest detractors wouldn't sneer at.

But even with great ideas, this particular one would fail

Back to the Beginning-Combat Armor Crafting-Mechanics Hard- Boosts from tools, Inventor, environment: 1eP+2eA+3eB+3eD 0 successes, 4 advantage

[J-Richo Toboga]

''Yes'' he pulled his cape back to reveal one on his left shoulder pad and one on his upper right chest plate

[Solork Tan]

"Hmm...that might not work then. I better prepare a backup design" Sol begins to work on a divergent pattern, taking careful notes. This armor has a lot fewer flourishes, but seems to be highly reproducable.

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Doing another check, taking from a Day 11 roll that I realized later couldn't happen. Same pool, same costs.

A New Shell-Combat Armor Crafting-Mechanics Hard- Boosts from tools, Inventor, environment: 2eP+1eA+3eB+3eD 2 successes, 1 Triumph


Armor to be created after 47 hours of work.

Triumph used for Known Schematic, passed to SCaT and other members of the Iron Mandolorian. Difficulty of Combat Armor crafting checks reduced to Average

[The SCaT Droid]

''Yes'' he pulled his cape back to reveal one on his left shoulder pad and one on his upper right chest plate

"What are the significance of these symbols if you don't mind me askint

[Meiyokashi]

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Doing another check, taking from a Day 11 roll that I realized later couldn't happen. Same pool, same costs.

A New Shell-Combat Armor Crafting-Mechanics Hard- Boosts from tools, Inventor, environment: 2eP+1eA+3eB+3eD 2 successes, 1 Triumph

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This cannot be done, and is invalid.

[J-Richo Toboga]

"What are the significance of these symbols if you don't mind me askint

He taps his shoulder plate ''The first one is a stylized mythosaur skull, symbol of the true mandalorians''

He then points the one on his chest ''This was Mandal'ore Mereel's symbol.''

[The SCaT Droid]

"The mythosaur, those are an animal native to Mandalore right?"

[J-Richo Toboga]

''Giant reptiles the size of cities, from what I have been told.'' he confirms ''Their skulls are used as a symbol for our people''

[The SCaT Droid]

"As a sign of the strength and determination of our people, right? I just want to really understand what a symbol means before I apply it to something."

[J-Richo Toboga]

''Correct'' he affirms ''The true mandalorian variant is presented on a shield to symbolize protection and defiance''

[The SCaT Droid]

"And the one who wears it on his head represents someone who claims to be Mandalore?"

[J-Richo Toboga]

''Not that I know of...'' he replied ''Most of us wear it on our shoulder plate''