Either skill would work

Well, that is some serious sweetness:

Sniffing danger : 1eP+2eA+1eB+1eD+1eS 3 successes, 1 threat, 1 Triumph

You definitely know this is not a trap. You also are acutely aware that the house is now empty.

If you would like you can spend the triumph to describe exactly how you know all this and also to describe the clues that tell you it was the leader you faced earlier who took them. And how you know he left in a speeder less than 5 minutes ago.

Going to have to think on that, it's way past my bedtime...if anybody has ideas, feel free to interject.

While Whafrog is pondering that, is it possible the Lore Master might have some historical record on how to win a battle where a small force takes on a much larger one, possibly while rescuing prisoners and adding them to the fight to help turn the tide?

He may well have that information. How would you like to go about getting that information from him?

o3o guerrilla tactics. That wouldn't work with our group, but the "weak" Krogan may be able to take advantage of the same tactics

Can Queg use his Survival to search for clues?

He may well have that information. How would you like to go about getting that information from him?

That's a good question. I would probably lay out the situation and see what kind of tactical advice he'd offer. Let him know that many of his people are being enslaved and we want to help them.

Ok, on a basic level he suggests shock tactics, hit and run. But you need to find a way of causing confusion, or a very big distraction. Mobilising every available resource is also important, and arming them as well.

On a more meta level I think this may be a good time to use the Mass Combat rules. You can get some planing done, gathering resources and figuring out targets etc. Then from that we can figure out the starting forces for the phase rolls. Each phase you can be involved in the action trying to turn the tide of battle etc. Obviously that Holocron will be an important factor in the mass combat rolls.

That makes sense.

@Prophyt lets see what whafrog does with his triumph before you make a check to search

Okay, posted in the IC, hope that was okay, and not too much assumed. Lalam follows whatever you guys decide to do next, I have to work tonight (hopefully can check in later). BTW, how should the threat be spent?

I think Strain, the weight of this discovery taking its toll on Lalams resolve.

Seems like we should follow the trail and do some scouting. Maybe also ask the mother Krogan if there are others nearby that may be willing to help us free their loved ones.

Once it's clear we've got their trail I ask the mother Krogan (name?) if she can think of other Krogan who'd join the fight against the slaver clan.

Also, would some strain recovery here be appropriate? Cool?

I used my final 10 XP to take a rank in leadership. I have a feeling we'll need it.

I actually don't have a name or anything for her, feel free to give a little life to her.

Yes everyone can do a Discipline/Cool strain recovery.

Cool : 3eA+1eP 3 successes, 2 advantage

That helped.

I have no need to recover strain X3

So when everyone has recovered strain let me know your plans; searching the house? get info from the mother (who is now quite emotional in a very Krogan way, crashing around the house calling profanities)? start trying to recruit more Runts? follow the leader and his captives? scout what I'm going to call the War Camp, the place these slavers live? I'm sure there is plenty of other things too. You don't all have to do the same thing either, this isn't DnD and your GM won't kill you just because you left the Tank behind, do what seems right for the characters.

Queg wants to search the road outside the house for the freshest tracks and where they lead

I'd like to try getting info from Lyka (that's the mom's name, I've decided) and set about trying to recruit Krogan villagers.

No strain recovered

Deep breaths : 1eP+2eA 0 successes, 4 advantage