OOC
  Another action packed battle, here, folks. You make it edge-of-the-seat, without at doubt. Zhirrzh, you'll note that I roll for your invisibility each turn you move - that's because the holo screen gives that 'Predator effect'. People can sometimes see that slight wavering that the suit gives off, especially when the wearer is moving.

I made a few small liberties in strategy. Kah'liss, rather than sticking with the 1SEU Brenon offered, you turned it back to your initial setting of 5 once you see the woundings in the first round.

Zhirrzh, you wanted to be 'above' and shoot down on your enemy while invisible. The shortest route to P9 (once they began moving) put you gliding across the open ground at L17, making you 10 meters BELOW your enemy. I doubt you wanted to spend 2 turns climbing back up, so I kept you down there. Also, rather than running to your original location, I kept you at K17.

Some of the map coordinates I give may be empty when you look at it. I am updating the map as I go, so the picture you will see of the battle is the last picture, where everyone is NOW.

The Updated forest map is up. characters highlighted in red are unconscious, in yellow are dead.

Whew!!!! This is the longest 42 seconds I've EVER experienced!
 

IC

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    TURN 1
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Roll for initiative:
 Team, Kurabanda, Pirates

 With the plans established, Telgar, LStaric, and Raleigh dart off to the left, scrambling across the long branches of the tree. Seeing the short distance to the adjacent tree, Telgar graps a vine and jumps, hoping to sail smoothly to the second tree. LStaric follows close behind.

[DieRoll Telgar]
Dex d100 = 13 PASS

[DieRoll LStaric]
Dex d100 = 45 PASS

  The two make it over to the second tree with no problem and continue scrambling closer to the Kurabanda. (Q15)

  Zhirrzh activates his holo screen and rushes north, leaping to the next tree. Brenon and Kah'liss watch the ripple (Predator-like) of Zhirrzh's movement as he jumps to the next tree.
[DieRoll Zhirrzh]
Dex d100 = 30 PASS

  The Yazirian leaps easily to the next tree and continues to move quickly, using his survival skills and training of the forest to his benefit. He ends at M17.
  Brenon and Kah'liss advance to the end of the tree, hoping to get a better view of their enemy (O18,P18).

The Kurabanda advance, some firing bows while others move forward.
[DieRoll Kurabanda #3]
 Bow
 Roll = 46  MISS
[DieRoll Kurabanda #2]
 Bow
 Roll = 76 MISS
[DieRoll Kurabanda #1]
 Bow
 Roll = 95 MISS

  The Dralasite keeps his position, aiming exclusively for the branches at (K4). He has grown to have great disdain for these pirates, but he could not draw himself to shoot to kill.
[DieRoll BudReep]
Laser Pistol 2SEU
 -1CS cover
 -1CS Medium distance
 Roll = 33 HIT
 Roll = 58 MISS
  12 Structural damage to branch

The first shot tears into the branch. It remains firm but does crack at the limb. The Pirates take their targets and fire, some advancing as well...
Pirate P10 and P9 are 30 meters from Zhirrzh. Check to see if he is invisible (80% chance):
 DieRoll Pirate10 = 25 INVISIBLE
 DieROll Pirate 9 = 100 INVISIBLE
Intuition Check for Pirate P3, to see if he notices party in other tree.
 DieRoll Pirate 3 = 10 PASS

  The Pirate in L14 notices movement in the trees on their left flank. Squinting through the foilage, he spots a group of people scattering across the trees. He knows they aren't with his own party, so he automatically classifies them as enemy. "In front of me, the tree left of the monks, we got more company!" the human announces as he steadies his position and aims for Raleigh.
{DieRoll Pirare 3}
Laser Pistol
 +2CS Base
 -1CS Medium Range
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS Target moving fast
 0  Adjusted Column
  Roll = 48 MISS
  Roll = 24 HIT GREEN 22 Damage
     Raleigh's current Stamina = 23
  Hit location = lower right arm

  Raleigh lunges forward as a laser blast sears his lower right arm. He stumbles, catching himself on some vines and preventing a near fall. His right arm throbbed madly. Taking a quick glance at it, it didn't look good. A charred black forearm peered back at him, a small wisp of smoke rising from the wound. What open wound wasn't immediately seared by the blast was oozing blood and pus. "Damn," he grunts. "They've seen us! I'm hit, but I'm okay." He knew that wasn't the case, but he didn't want to frighten the team this early in the fight. He knew he wouldn't be able to take another hit like that and told himself he would be sure to remain careful from this point on.
  Those Pirates that did not advance choose their targets and fire.
[DieRoll Pirate 2 - attacking Kurabanda 3]
Laser Pistol
 +3 base
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS medium range
 +1 adjusted column
  Roll = 73 MISS
  Roll = 17 BLUE 36 damage
The Pirate's second shot hits the Kurabanda squarely in the left leg, knocking the beast off of its feet. It weakly pulls itself back up.

[DieRoll Pirate 4 - attacking Kur 1]
Laser Pistol
 +2 base
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS medium range
 /0 adjusted column
  Roll = 77 MISS
  Roll = 42 MISS

[DieRoll Pirate 5 - attacking Kur 1]
Laser Rifle
 +5 base
 -1CS soft
 -1CS medium range
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 28 HIT GREEN 32 damage
  Roll = 69 MISS
The Kurabanda takes a searing laser bolt in his arm. He shrieks in pain, baring the sharp teeth as readies to charge towards the pirate.

[DieRoll Pirate 6 - attacking BudReep]
G-jet pistol
 +2 base
 -1CS soft
 -2CS long range
 0 adjusted
  Roll = 62 MISS
  Roll = 83 MISS
  Roll = 84 MISS

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      Turn 2
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Roll for Initiative
 - Team, Kurabanda, Pirates

  Telgar stops. Raleigh had been hit and by the sound of his yelp, it wasn't good, no matter how he tried to play it off. He spots the pirate that spotted the group. He continues scrambling along the branches, trying to reach the Kurabanda and help in their onslaught at P10, but he fires a barrage of bullets as he goes.
[DieRoll Telgar]
Triax Rifle - single shot (6)
 +4 base
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS Attacker moving fast
 +1CS adjusted
  Roll = 78
  Roll = 99 Roll for mishap = none
  Roll = 71
  ROll = 93
  Roll = 84
  Roll = 48
  All shots missed; however, hopefully it served some cover fire.

LStaric follows suit, firing as he advances.
[DieRoll LStaric]
 +1 base
 -1CS cover
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS Attacker moving fast
 -1 adjusted
  Roll = 68
  Roll = 65
 
Raleigh grabs a vine and hurls himself to the tree, hoping the cover fire from Telgar and LStaric was working.
[DieRoll Raleigh]
 Dexterity check
  wounds check = 41 fail
  -20 wounds
  Roll = 98 - FALL
 Reaction Speed Check (+20) = 62 PASS
Raleigh's arm gives out as he swings over with the vine. He slips and begins to plummet to the forest floor below. He tries grabbing hold of anything and manages to grab nearby branches to stop the fall. Balancing himself, he gives the thumbs up to Telgar and tries to shake off the pain of his arm.
   Brenon angrily raises his rifle at Pirate 3 and fires as Kah'liss moves behind him.
[DieRoll Brenon firing at P3]
Laser Rifle 5SEU
 +5 base
 -1 soft cover
 -1 medium range
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 55 MISS
  Roll = 72 MISS

Kah'liss heads toward his position, making the distracting fire towards the pirate. Seeing the predicament, he bumps the SEU back to 5SEU, disregarding Brenon's request. Distracting fire or no, if he hit he wanted to do damage. With Raleigh already possibly severely wounded in the opening moments of the firefight, Kah'liss deduced the highest firepower available was needed.
[DieRoll Kah'liss firing at P3]
Laser Rifle 5 SEU
 +3 base
 -1 soft cover
 -1 medium range
 -1 Attacker moving
 /0 adjusted
  Changing SEU time
  Roll = 33 HIT YELLOW 20 damage
 
 When the human pirate staggers at being grazed across the head, opening a wound of steaming blood, you see how massive this human is. He looks to bench press 300, a truly rock-hard individual. Kah'liss muses how he is glad this is a ranged combat...

   Zhirrzh, continuing his scramble along the trees, leaps through the air, extending his membrane and gliding down 10 meters to the next tree (K17).
[DieRoll Zhirrzh]
Dexterity Check -10 for Survival:Forest = 47 SLIGHT FAIL
  Zhirrzh glides too fast into the tree and he misses his grip, crashing into a tangle of vines and beginning a downward plummet..
 Reaction Speed Check -15 for Survival:Forest and slight fail = 29 PASS
The Yazirian quickly catches his balance on the vines and steadies himself on the branch. 10 meters above him and 10 meters away he spots the Pirate.
 STILL INVISIBLE to P9?? 80% = 5   YES
 STILL INVISIBLE to P10? 80% = 50  YES

   BudReep continues to fire at the branch the Pirate below him is standing on, hoping to send him plummeting.
[DieRoll BudReep]
Laser Pistol 2 SEU
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS medium Range
 /0 adjusted column
  Roll = 47 MISS
  Roll = 9 BLUE
 24 structural damage

  The Dralasite forms a smile. He sees the branches cracking. That Pirate probably thought he was just a bad shot. Suddenly, the branch cracks again, splitting the branch, leaving the unsuspecting Pirate with nothing to stand on.
{DieRoll Pirate 6}
 Reaction Speed = 65 FAIL
The Yazirian pirate plummets, grasping for anything to break his fall.
 Roll for Disarm = Reaction Speed = 59 FAIL
--- 10 meter fall ---
 Reaction Speed check = 56 FAIL
--- 10 meter fall ---
 Reaction Speed check = 73 FAIL
--- 10 meter fall ---
 Reaction Speed check = 67 FAIL
--- 10 meter fall ---
 Reaction Speed check = 38 FAIL
--- 10 meter fall ---
 Reaction Speed check = 89 FAIL

55 damage

\_ThUd!_/

   BudReep watches as the helpless Yazirian falls from 50 meters, slinging his pistol through the air and crashing through the branches until he hits with a hard thud on the ground below. Seeing no movement from the Yazirian, BudReep can't help but feel remorse.
 
 
 

  The wounded Kurabanda (L6) lunges through the air, scrambling like a...well, a monkey, to the next tree and charging angrily towards Pirate 5 while the remaining Kurabanda let loose with their arrows.
{Die Roll Kurabanda}
 K2 vs P2= +1 = 37 YELLOW 2 damage
 K3 vs P2= +2 = 78
 K4 vs P2= +3 = 81
 K5 vs P4= +4 = 48 YELLOW 2 damage

  Pirate 7 and 6 fires at BudReep.
{DieRoll Pirates}
Gjet pistols
 Pirate 7 = +2
   Roll = 85 MISS
   Roll = 46 MISS
   Roll = 21 BLUE 15 damage
   BudReep's current Stamina = 55
   The Dralasite reels and is knocked down as the Gyrojet bullet pierces him in a leg and explodes. He pulls himself up and prepares to drop the next foe.
  Pirate 5 grins as the enraged Kurabanda bounds across the branches towards him. He raises his rifle and fires.
[DieRoll Pirate 5]
Laser Rifle 4 SEU
 +5 base
 -1CS target moving fast
 -1CS cover
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 23 BLUE 48 damage
  ROll = 50 MISS
  The laser blast sears the arm off of the Kurabanda and the two body parts fall out of the tree to the ground below, the Kurabanda shouting a weak shriek as it falls.
[DieRoll Pirate 4 - attack K5}
Laser Pistol 4SEU
 +2 base = /0 Roll = 12 BLUE 36 damage
   Roll = 67
  The Kurabanda takes a hit across the neck and is knocked down. It rises gingerly, hand to its burning neck. Raising its bow, it continues to fight.
  Pirate 1, hearing of the newcomers, ignores the Kurabanda and heads towards the tree where this new group of people appeared. Who were they? A band of escapees? Sonic Disruptor in hand, he scrambles to get closer to the group.

 ********* NOTE: ****************
A SOnic Disruptor is used primarily at short range (40meters). It causes up to 60 damage on living tissue

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{DieRoll Pirate 2 vs K4}
Laser Pistol
 +3 // adjusted +1
  Roll = 75
  Roll = 24 GREEN 24 damage
  The Kurabanda grunts as he's hit in the leg. Its eyes burn with fury and it howls at the Pirate. You sense that the Kurabanda are getting ready for an all out assault.

  The pain of the laser blast fresh on him, Pirate 3 focuses on the Vrusk shuffling along the branches with who made the shot. He trains his pistol and fires.
{DieRoll Pirate 3 vs Kah'liss}
Laser Pistol
 +2 // 0 adjusted
  Roll = 57
  Roll = 73

{DieRoll Pirate 10 vs Brenon}
Laser Pistol
 +5  // +3 adjusted
  Roll = 54
  Roll = 41 YELLOW 12 damage
   Brenon's current Stamina = 53
The laser hits Brenon sqare in the chest. He curses from the pain and also when he sees the Pirate with the Sonic Disruptor approaching.

{DieRoll Pirate 9 vs Brenon}
Laser Rifle
 +1 // -1 adjusted
  Roll = 45
  Roll = 27 YELLOW 12 damage
   Brenon's current Stamina = 41
Again Brenon howls in pain as a second shot tears into his leg. Where the hell was Zhirrzh?

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   Turn 3
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Roll for initiative
 Kurabanda, Team, Pirates

  The Kurabanda, seeing another group come in on their right, with the same powerful weapons that the pirates weilded, drop their bows and rush forward to attack the pirates head on. They did not know who this new party was, but they did see they were fighting the pirates. That was the good thing.
  BudReep takes aim at the branch below Pirate 7 and fires.
{DieRoll BudReep}
Laser Pistol 2 SEU
 Adjusted /0
 Roll=8 BLUE 24 damage
 Roll=57
 24 damage to branch
 The branch below the pirate cracks but does not fall.

  "Sonic Disruptor on our 11!" Telgar announces through the chrono. "Take him out before he gets close enough to use that thing!"
The three on the left flank immediately stop and begin firing on the Pirate.
{DieRoll Telgar}
Triax Rifle
 base +4
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 +1 adjusted
  Roll = 38 YELLOW   3 damage
  Roll = 37 YELLOW   3 damage
  Roll = 78
  Roll = 97
  Roll = 22 GREEN    6 damage
  Roll = 18 BLUE    9 damage

{DieRoll LStaric}
Laser Rifle 4 SEU
 base +1
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 -1 adjusted
  Roll = 61
  Roll = 5 COBALT 64 damage
   ALBEDO SCREEN
   You watch as the laser hits the Pirate dead on. However, a flash surrounds the human as the laser impacts and he seems unaffected.
  "Albedo Screen!" Raleigh instructs over his chrono as he readies his Needler on the human. He scans the pirate for what could be powering the screen. "Looks like he's just got a beltpack." Raleigh let the figuring to those with Beam weapons. 1 SEU use per 5 points of damage, Raleigh seemed to remember. Beltpacks gave you 50SEU. They can do the addition. Needlers and other PGS would punch right through Albedo screens.
{DieRoll Raleigh}
Needler Rifle
 base +4
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 +1 adjusted
  Roll = 48
  Roll = 8 COBALT 8 damage +sleep
  Roll = 62
 Roll Stamina check for Pirate = 3 pass - not affected by the sleep drug.
  The Needler coughs as it spits out its array of needles. Seeing his second shot hit the Pirate, he watches and hopes he succumbs. The human reaches down and yanks a clump of needles from his forearm, then shakes his arm violently as he closes in, pulling the Sonic Disruptor up to fire.
   Brenon sees the approach of the Sonic Disruptor and directs his aim that way, motioning Kah'liss to do the same.
{DieRoll Brenon firing at P1}
Laser Rifle 5 SEU
 +5 base
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 +2 adjusted
  Roll = 24 GREEN  40 damage
  Roll = 42 YELLOW 20 damage
   ALBEDO SCREEN
  Brenon sees the flash of the Albedo screen again. Deciding to switch to full SEU on the next clip, he releases the lever to drop the now empty clip from his rifle and reaches for a fully charged one.

{DieRoll Kah'liss}
Laser Rifle 5 SEU
 +3 base
 -1CS medium range
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 /0 adjusted
  Roll = 14 BLUE 60 damage
  Roll = 13 BLUE 60 damage
   ALBEDO SCREEN
  The Pirate seems to be a Christmas tree as the Albedo screen continues to flash around him each time a laser hits home. He looks towards Brenon and Kah'liss, raising his fist in anger and cursing you. Reading the display at his beltpack, he yanks the Sonic Disruptor's cord from it and moves toward Pirate 2, shouting commands to him as he approaches.

  Zhirrzh watches as the human pirate above him rushes towards the rest of the team. He grins, lifts his needler up, and fires.
{DieRoll Zhirrzh}
Needler Rifle
 +4 base
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast.
 +2 adjusted
  Roll = 91
  Roll = 80
  Roll = 6 BLUE 8 damage
   Stamina check = 39 FAIL
    Out for {{Roll secret}}} turns
   Stamina Check to keep balance = 41 FAIL
  The cough of the Needler didn't give the Pirate enough time to respond. The third blast of needles made contact. The human staggered and tripped as his head went dizzy. Attempting a feeble grab at a bunch of hanging vines, the pirate's hand goes limp and he slips off the branch, falling to the ground 50 meters below. He lands with a thud, broken branches coming hard on him from above.
    ---  51 points Damage ---

   Pirate 10 turns sharply towards Zhirrzh's direction. He heard the cough of the Needler and knows it came from that direction. He also knows what a Holo screen with the camo loopback is, and begins to get extremely suspicious.
{DieRoll Pirate 10}
Intuition check --> 12  PASS
What was that? Was it movement? The Pirate levels his pistol, scanning the area intently. He's convinced something is out there.
Still Invisible? 80% --> 61 YES
  "I think there's a Holo screen over here!" the human yells, shuffling along and putting a large trunk between he and where he thinks Zhirrzh is. Exposing only his upper body from behind the tree, he continues to scan, ready to fire in an instant.

   Pirate 3 listens to the warning of a holo screen and he growls. WHo the hell were these people?
{DieRoll Pirate 3 vs Kah'liss}
Laser pistol
 +2 base // /0
   Roll = 48
   Roll = 27 YELLOW 12 damage
   Kah'liss' current Stamina = 28
  Kah'liss grunts as a laser blast hits him in the right arm. That wasn't good. He'd have to stay down better.

  Pirate 2, listening to the command of the human with the Sonic Disruptor, reaches at his side and tosses him a spare clip. Pirate 1 takes the clip and loads the disruptor.
  Pirate 8 rushes closer, blasting away at the Kurabanda that is in the tree directly in front of him (M12)
{DieRoll Pirate 8 vs. K3}
Laser Rifle
 +3 base
 -1cs cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast
 -1CS target moving fast
 /0 adjusted
  Roll = 71 MISS
  Roll = 67 MISS

  Pirate 4 fires on the Kurabanda that approaches him.
{DieRoll Pirate4 vs K2}
Laser Pistol
 +2 base  //  /0 adjusted
  Roll = 74
  As the pirate fires the last SEU of his clip, he ejects it and prepares to reload.
  Pirate 5 fires at the advancing Kurabanda 5.
{DieRoll Pirate 5}
Laser Rifle
 +5 base  // +3 adjusted
  Roll = 81
 Running out of juice, he ejects the power clip and prepares to reload.
 Pirate 7 takes aim at BudReep and fires.
{DieRoll Pirate 7 vs Budreep}
G-jet pistol
 +4 base  //  +2 adjusted
  ROll = 68
  Roll = 97
  Roll = 9 BLUE 20 damage
  BudReep current stamina = 35
 

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   Turn 4
******************************************
Roll for initiative
 Team, Pirates, Kurabanda

   Telgar, LStaric, and Raleigh try to finish up the human with the Sonic Disruptor.
{DieRoll Telgar}
Triax Rifle
 base +4
 -1cs cover
 -1CS medium range
 +2 adjusted
  Roll = 68
  Roll = 38 YELLOW 3 damage
  ROll = 9 COBALT 12 damage
  Roll = 93
  Roll = 22 GREEN  6 damage
  Roll = 86

{Die Roll LStaric}
Laser Rifle
 base +1
 -1cs cover
 -1cs medium rage
 0 adjusted
  Roll = 57
  Roll = 100 Critical miss
   Roll for potential malfunction
    misfire
 LStaric's second shot did not go off. He quickly checks the rifle and writes it off as a simple misfire...hopefully.

{DieRoll Raleigh}
Needler
 +4 base
 -1cs cover
 -1cs medium rage
 +2 adjusted
  Roll = 47
  Roll = 64
  Roll = 34 YELLOW 2 damage plus sleep
   Stamina check for sleep
   roll = 30 FAIL
    Asleep for XXX turns
   The Pirate, as he loads the clip into the Sonic Disruptor, is hit by Raleigh's third shot. A clump of needles hits him in the left arm. He jerks when they penetrate and quickly pulls them out of his arm. But the anaesthetic took effect. Moments later, his eyes rolled into head and he fell down on the large branch supporting he and Pirate 2 (L11).
   Kah'liss again fires at the Pirate in K15.
{DieRoll Kah'liss}
Laser Rifle
 +3 base
 -1cs cover
 -1cs medium rage
 +1 adjusted
  Roll = 63
 
  Kah'liss empties the last SEU from the clip and begins to reload.
  Brenon, moving again to put himself between Kah'liss and the fire he is taking from the Pirates (O17), reloads as he advances, leaving his rifle at 4 SEU since the human with the Disruptor went down.
   Zhirrzh waits. He knows the Pirate is on to him, but he grinned wide as he saw the human search in vain for him. Still, he had to be quick, because he knew the trail that the holo screen left behind. Only when perfectly still (and sometimes not even then) does the screen make you totally invisible. The Pirate would surely see Zhirrzh's location when he fired. He hoped his shots were true. If he missed, Zhirrzh would dash behind a large trunk as the human did, would try to disappear, and come in behind him.
{DieRoll Zhirrzh}
Needler
 Base +4
 -2CS hard cover
  Roll = 37 YELLOW 2 dmg + sleep
  Roll = 59
  Roll = 69
     Hit location = d20 = 2 = HEAD
   Stamina check = 14 PASS
  The human yells in pain as needles slam into his cheek. He feels the anaesthetic reeling through his face but somehow he shakes it off. He sees the trail of the Holo Screen and the slight blast from the pistol and fires.

{DieRoll Pirate10}
Laser Pistol
 base +5
 -2CS soft cover / invisible
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 82
  Missing with the first shot, he begins to reload his next clip.

  Pirate 3, seeing Brenon advance, fires at him.
{DieRoll Pirate 3 vs Brenon}
Laser pistol
 base +2 // +1 adjusted
  Roll = 67
  Missing the first shot, the Pirate expends his clip and begins to reload.

  Pirate 8 readies his rifle and fires at the advancing Kurabanda 3
{DieRoll Pirate 8}
Laser Rifle
 base +3 // +1 adjusted
  Roll = 39 YELLOW 16 damage
  Roll = 60
  The Kurabanda is knocked out of the tree and hurldles towards the ground in an unmoving mass. The Pirate laughs and curses the falling monkey.
  Pirate 2, seeing the advancing Kurabanda 4, fires.
{DieRoll Pirate 2}
Laser Pistol
 base +3 // +1 adjusted
  Roll = 25 GREEN  24 damage
  Roll = 17 BLUE 12 damage
  Emptying his clip into the advancing monkey, he hits home with both shots, severely wounding the Kurabanda.

  Pirate 4 and Pirate 5reload their empty weapons but are expecting to hit melee before they have another chance to fire.
  Pirate 7 fires his Gyrojet again at the Dralasite.
{DieRoll Pirate 7}
G-jet
 base +4 // +2 adjusted
  Roll = 70
  Roll = 46
  Roll = 58

  BudReep returns fire, albeit at the branch the Pirate is standing on.
{DieRoll Budreep}
Laser Pistol
 Base +2
 -1CS cover
 -1CS medium range
 0 adjusted
  Roll = 72 MISS
  ROll = 77 MISS
 Kurabanda 5 leaps to the tree where Pirate 4 is (J7), pulls its crude knife out and lunges for an attack.
{DieRoll Kurabanda}
Knife
 base +3
 +1CS knife
 +4 adjusted
  Roll = 39 YELLOW 2 damage
  Kurabanda 2 leaps at the same Pirate, teaming up with his comrad.
Check if branch breaks 10% = 62 NO
{DieRoll Kurabanda2}
 base +3  // +4
  Roll = 39 Yellow 2 damage
  Kurabanda 4 continues to climb towards the Pirates.

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       Turn 5
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Roll for initiative
 Team, Pirates, Kurabanda

  Kah'liss reloads while Brenon continues to fire at Pirate 3
{DieRoll Kah'liss}
Laser Rifle
 +5CS
 -1CS soft
 -1CS medium range
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 82
  Roll = 75

  Zhirrzh fires the needler again at Pirate 10 as he darts around, trying to get a better view of the pirate.
{DieRoll Zhirrzh}
Needler
 +4CS
 -1CS cover
 -1CS attacker moving fast
 +3 adjusted
  Roll = 8 COBALT 8 damage +sleep
  Roll = 16 BLUE  6 damage +sleep
  Roll = 39 YELLOW 2 damage +sleep
   3 Stamina checks - last failed
   Sleep XXX turns
  Pirate 10 slumps against the large trunk, severely sedated.

  Telgar fires his Triax, LStaric his rifle, and Raleigh the Needler at Pirate 3.
{DieRoll Telgar}
Triax
 +4 base
 -1CS soft cover
 -1CS medium range
 +2 adjusted
  Roll = 79
  ROll = 78
  Roll = 7 COBALT 12 damage
  Roll = 10 COBALT 12 damage
  Roll = 24 GREEN  6 damage
  Roll = 34 YELLOW 3 damage

  Bullets hit the huge human in the leg; 4 different hits pierce the big human's skin. He grunts in pain.
{DieRoll Raleigh}
Needler
 +4CS base // +2 adjusted
  Roll = 9 COBALT 8 damage
  Roll = 86
  Roll = 69
   Stamina check = 45 FAIL
   Out for XXX turns
  Pirate 3, as well, slumps down in a pile on the large branches.

  Pirate 7 gets one shot off with the Gjet before running out bullets in that clip.
{DieRoll Pirate 7 vs BudReep}
Gjet
 base +4 // +2 adjusted
  Roll = 45 YELLOW 5 damage
   BudReep's current Sta = 30

  Pirate 5, ready with a loaded rifle, decides to rush to the melee taking place at J7 and assist his comrad. He leaps to the tree at J6 to get close to the fray.
{Dexterity check P5 = 89 FAIL
 Reaction SPeed P5 = 67 FAIL
 The Pirate misses his footing and falls. He desperately attempts to grab hold of anything to stop his fall.
------- fall 10 meters --------
 Reaction Speed = 65 FAIL
------- fall 10 meters --------
 Reaction Speed = 26 PASS
   Fell 20 meters. 23 damage.
  Pirate 5 falls 20 meters before catching himself. He pulls himself up slowly, pain reaking through his body from slamming through the branches.

  The Melee is on in J7. Pirate 4 is involved with 2 Kurabanda. Pulling his own knife, the Pirate attacks.
{DieRoll Pirate 4}
Knife
 +1 base // +2 adjusted
  Roll = 64
  Roll = 95

  Pirate 2 reaches to Pirate 1 and grabs the Sonic Disruptor. He readies to fire.... {Reaching down and securing weapon is turn - unable to fire this round}

  Pirate 8 fires at Telgar.
{DieRoll P8}
Laser Rifle
 +3 base // +1 adjusted
  Roll = 96
  Roll = 79

  BudReep fires again at the branch, hoping to break it with this barrage.
{DieRoll BudReep}
Laser Pistol
 +2 base // 0 adjusted
  Roll = 65
  Roll = 18 GREEN 7 damage
  The branchs creaks again and wavers, so much so that the Pirate standing on it realizes it is about to break.

The Kurabanda in J7 continue the melee.
{DieROll K2}
 adjusted +4
  Roll = 74
  Roll = 33 GREEN 7 damage
{DieRoll K5}
 adjusted +5
  Roll = 66
  Roll = 53 YELLOW 4damage

  Kurabanda 4 climbs up the remaining 10 meters and assaults Pirate 2.
{DieRoll K4}
 adjusted +6
  Roll = 79
 

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          Turn 6
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Roll for initiative
 Team, Kurabanda, Pirates

  Knowing he has only 1 shot left in this clip, Zhirrzh advances quickly to the Pirate he just knocked out. Hacking at some vines, he begins to tie the human by the ankles and hang him upside down, just in case he decides to wake up anytime soon.
 Brenon and Kah'liss try to mop up with Pirate 8
{DieROll Brenon}
Laser Rifle
 Base +5  // adjusted +3
  Roll = 16 BLUE 48 damage
  Roll = 62
  Blasting the Pirate in the stomach, he is lunges back in pain.
{DieRoll Kah'liss}
Laser Rifle
 Base +3 // adjusted +1
  Roll = 98
  Roll = 58

Telgar aims at Pirate 8.
{DieRoll Telgar{
Triax Rifle
 base +4 // adjusted +2
  Roll = 67
  Roll = 93
  Roll = 2 COBALT 12 damage
  Roll = 79
  Roll = 32 GREEN  6 damage
  Roll = 42 YELLOW 3 damage
  Emptying all three clips with the Triax, Telgar pulls his pistols out. He knows the Pirate is on his last leg and he is ready to finish the job.
{DieROll Raleigh}
Needler
 base +4 //
 wounds? Sta check= fail
 /0 adjusted
  Roll = 15 BLUE 6 damage +sleep
  Roll = 70
  Roll = 18 GREEN 4 damage +sleep
 Raleigh's first shot hits the Pirate dead on. He staggers as Raleigh fires rapidly again. The pirate drops, but it didn't look like he passed out. That first shot probably did him in.
   LStaric moves on, advancing to the far left where the battle still rages.

   The Kurabanda 4 begins the melee with Pirate 2, who is weilding the sonic stunner.
{DieRoll Kurabanda} adjusted +6
  Roll = 78
  Roll = 56 YELLOW 5 damage

Kurabanda 5 and 2 continue to gang up on Pirate 4
{Kurabanda 5} adjusted +5
  Roll = 42 YELLOW 4 damage
  Roll = 40 GREEN  7 damage

   BudReep fires again, hoping to crack the branch before the Pirate flees.
{DieRoll BudReep}
Laser Pistol
  adjusted /0
  Roll = 26 GREEN
  ROll = 92
  The branch cracks, sending it tumbling before the Pirate has time to jump from the weakened limb. He reaches for a nearby vine to steady himself.
{Reaction Speed = 12 PASS}
  The Pirate grabs a vine and drops to a nearby branch, unaffected by the falling branch. He aims his pistol and fires the remaining shot in his clip.
{DieRoll Pirate 7}
 adjusted +2
  Roll = 21 BLUE 15 damage
  BudReeep continues to take the damage from the Pirate. Realizing he cannot take many more hits, he begins a retreat.

  Pirate 5, still stunned from the fall, curses and aims at the melee far above him. Sure, if he misses there is a chance of hitting his comrad, but it would take him too long to climb all the way back up. Besides, he was done with these damn forests.
{dieRoll Pirate 5}
 Adjusted +3
  Roll = 56
  Roll = 11 COBALT 64 damage
 Kurabanda 2 shrieks in pain as a laser blast from below tears through it. It drops to the ground, dead.

  Pirate 4, the odds in the melee a bit better now, uses his pistol butt in the melee.
{DieRoll Pirate 4}
 adjusted +1
  Roll = 77
  Roll = 28 GREEN 6 damage

  Pirate 2 fires the Sonic Disruptor at Point Blank range at Kurabanda 4.
{DieROll Pirate 2}
 adjusted +4
  Roll = 96 MISS

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         Turn 7
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Roll for initiative
 Kurabanda, Team, Pirates

  BudReeep turns and runs full speed away from the pirate, running eastward and firing at Pirate 5, not expecting to hit him, but at least trying to provide distraction from the melee above, where he just picked off the other Kurabanda.
{DieRoll BudReep}
Lser pistol
 adjusted 0
  Roll = 72
  Roll = 7 COBALT 24 damage
  BudReep makes a complete chance shot and his second fire hits the pirate on his right arm. The Vrusk seems to crumple against the branches. He is still alive, which BudReeep is greatly relieved up, but he is severely wounded.
  Kurabanda 5 continues the melee.
{DieRoll K5}
 adjusted +5
  Roll = 22 BLUE 9 damage
  Roll = 34 GREEN 7 damage

  Kurabanda 4 attacks the Pirate with the Disruptor.
{DieRoll K4}
 adjusted +5
  Roll = 60
  Zhirrzh continues to tie the pirate up at k15.
  Brenon and Kah'liss move in closer, ready to fire if necessary. That Kurabanda was on a losing side if that Disruptor got a good hit.

  Thinking the same thing, Telgar tells LStaric and Raleigh that they need to take the Pirate out. Even though the two were fighting hand to hand, the risk was too much if that Disruptor was free.
{DieRoll Raleigh}
Needler
 adjusted +2
  Roll = 5 COBALT 8 dmg + sleep
  Roll = 47
   Stamina check = FAIL
   Pirate unconscious for XXX turns
  The Pirate slumps over, the Kurabanda lunging into him awkwardly. The monkey quickly balances himself and nudges the pirate a few times with his knife. He gives the unconscious pirate a hiss as it bounds through the trees to assist in the other melee at J7.
  LStaric continues to rush to the west, trying to reinforce the western side of the fight which hasn't gone that well. He grabs a vine and swings over.
{Dexterity check LStaric} = 52 PASS
  The Vrusk makes the leap with no problem.
  Telgar rushes westward as well.

  Pirate 7 reloads his pistol and makes a quick assessment of the battle. Knowing when the odds are against him, he turns and rushes westward, fleeing the battle.

  Pirate 5 fires his laser rifle at the remaining Kurabanda at J7.
{DieRoll P5}
 adjusted 0
  Roll = 92
  Roll = 2 COBALT 64 damage
   The Kurabanda shrieks in pain as the laser blasts through its chest. The Kurabanda drops dead. "Come on, let's get outta here!" the pirate yells to Pirate 4 in the trees above him.
   "You got it, Black," is the answer. The Pirate turns and begins the hasty retreat from the battlefield.
 

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Referee's Note:

Whew!!!! That took me over 8 hours to put together. Well, the remaining 2 pirates are fleeing, and they are 100 meters away from the closest one of you. The remaining Kurabanda will not pursue, but will direct his attention to BudReep and your team. He approaches you, weapon ready, studying the newcomers.

What do you want to do? You can continue the pursuit or stop. Up to you.
Man. I need a break. :)