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[OOC] SW:SE New Jedi Order - Groups 1 & 2
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What is this? Yet another SW Saga campaign? Yes, indeed!
Basically, I have two paths I'd consider running. I'm looking for about 5 players, maybe 6.
Option 1:
The group is made up of a group of padawans who have escaped the assault on the Jedi Temple. They've gone to the dark side and have decided to strike back at the Empire.
Option 2:
The group is made up of young Jedi Knights during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, set approximately 20 years after the movies.
Granted, I'm new to playing online, so there may be hiccups here and there, but who would want in? I'll go with whichever option gets the most votes.
Basically, I have two paths I'd consider running. I'm looking for about 5 players, maybe 6.
Option 1:
The group is made up of a group of padawans who have escaped the assault on the Jedi Temple. They've gone to the dark side and have decided to strike back at the Empire.
Option 2:
The group is made up of young Jedi Knights during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, set approximately 20 years after the movies.
Granted, I'm new to playing online, so there may be hiccups here and there, but who would want in? I'll go with whichever option gets the most votes.
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I won't be playing but in the interest of following along I'd like to see some Yuuzhan Vong action.
no real preference for setting, but I'm inclined to follow Infidel's advice and suggest the latter.
Delro's (Dawn of Defiance), yours (KoTOR era), Horseshoe's (Clone Wars era)?
What's the other?
Edit: I'd sort of like to see a Vong game get run, just because I have zero familiarity with the post-movies Star Wars setting.
You're missing out. If you're a big reader you should pick up some of the NJO stuff. I won't like, a lot of it seems like rehash, like
On that subject. I like letting people know that if you don't mine searching through a PDF, sites like RPG Now and a few others offer PDF ebook versions of popular game guides for a lot cheaper than bookstores, and maybe cheaper than amazon in a few cases. I get a lot of my stuff online from those places. I remember picking up AD&D books once they were out of print and impossible to find for like $5 in PDF form.
Psht, the other one doesn't even exist!
Obviously it does, because my Jedi can bend space and time and appears in it! :winky:
In other news,
I might be interested in playing in this as a support character, like a protocol droid or freighter pilot.
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23
For those of you interested, I'd like to see the following:
-An idea for a character, it doesn't have to be anything extremely detailed, just what you'd like to play. Along with your species/class, I'd also like to know a little about the history/personality of the character. Details will come later, just give me an overview.
-Tell me how much you know about the NJO era, whether you've read the books, read the wookieepedia article, or have no idea what it is.
I still need to decide where in the invasion timeline I want to begin the game, so I'll let you know that when I've decided. This will also likely lead into my decision of where it starts.
For those of you making your characters, remember that Jedi of this era have less restrictions on them. They're allowed to marry, they seem to get Knighted at a younger age, and there is a bit more gray area when it comes to the light and dark sides of the Force. Also, if you intend to play a droid, realize that the enemies will likely decide to come after you first, even if it means their own death. Read up on the Yuuzhan Vong for more explanation.
No Ewoks or Gungans. I'm probably open to species who are not featured in the rulebook, I'm sure I can find stats somewhere. I would prefer to keep to species featured in the movies, however, and possibly a few from the books, but nothing too crazy.
Again, I would probably stress being a Jedi. I think the timeline/situation has a lot of RP potential for Jedi characters. I would also stress that I'm open to Jedi multi-classing into other areas, be they soldier, scoundrel, etc.
Once you guys know who you want to play as, we can decide who knows who, etc.
I don't mean to say it can't be done well, I think jimninja is definitely doing a great job with it in that other DoD campaign. I'd just rather people use different species.
As far as a character goes I was thinking a Male Trandoshan Soldier named Krullssk.
He grew up on Trandosha near Forak and was the offspring of a well respected hunter. He is self-confident to the point of being cocky and strives to one day accumulate more jagganath points than his father. He will use ranged weapons but prefers to use his Trandoshan Sword when the situation permits.
For an explanation as to why he hangs around with a group of jedi, perhaps he swore a lifedebt to one of the other players. We can work that possibility out later or, if it does not work, think of something else.
His destiny is:
do you think that will work?
I am out of town until the 19th and would be playing mostly during the day or early evening. If that works I think I would like to play a bothan jedi. I'll work up the sheet tonight.
any of the characters interested so far care to be my ghrakhowsk?
I don't know about all that, but I'm down for some beer and gears.. I get off work in half an hour.. what's your gamertag?
If you decide to go the Jedi-already route, there is a group of Jedi who come in partway during the series who are a little bit more (for lack of a better term) wild than most Jedi. They are known as the Wild Knights and mostly consist of Barabels (a reptilian species similar in concept to Trandoshans). There are a number of other species in her group.
Just some thought, if you want to go with your original concept, go for it.
amateurhour, just remember that Force powers have little to no direct effect on the Vong.
But I do love saga, I think I want to toss my hat in.
Edit: Unless you've already got enough players, I haven't been following along too well.
You don't HAVE to be a Jedi. Just keep in mind that you'll probably need a reason to be tagging along with a group of mostly Jedi.
Medium Trandoshan Soldier 1
Dark Side 2
Init +2; Senses Darkvision, Perception +7
Languages Basic, Dosh, Huttese
Defenses Ref 15 (flat-footed 13), Fort 16, Will 13
hp 34; Threshold 16
Speed 6 squares
Melee Trandoshan Sword +4(2d6)
Ranged ACP Array Gun +3(3d8) or
Ranged ACP Repeater Gun +3(3d6)
Base Atk +1
Abilities Str 16, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 10
(http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?a=show&id=1422218)
Talents Commando: Demolitionist
Feats Skill Training, Armor Proficiency (Light), Armor Proficiency (Medium), Weapon Proficiency
(Pistols), Weapon Proficiency (Rifles), Weapon Proficiency (Simple), Toughness(racial feat)
Skills Climb +8, Endurance +8, Mechanics +6, Perception +7, Swim +8
beginning credit balance: 8 x 250 = 2000 (http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1422401)
Posessions Pazaak deck, Liquid Cable Dispenser(30m), Short Range Comlink, Bandolier, Hip Holster, Mesh Tape(2x), Utility Belt, Timer, Wookiee Pelt
Credits 170
also, maybe I'm missing this in the book or maybe it is my inexperience with PnP RPGs coming through, but how do I figure out my hit die? And is there anything else besides description that I am missing?
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23
My idea is a veteran Chiss Soldier (probably an officer, NCO, or commando) who the New Republic "discovered" in the Outer Rim where he was working as a mercenary (bodyguard duty, escort detail, recon, and even leading squads into battle) Exploiting his hatred of the Empire and Grand Admiral Thrawn in particular (along with his love of credits) the Republic hired him to train soldiers and new recruits alike.
After meeting a Jedi Knight who served the Republic's military, Zilvad was inspired by the Jedi's bravery and selflessness and enlisted to officially serve in the Republic's ranks. Little did he know that he would wind up fighting alongside that very Jedi. Due to this experience during combat, he was forced to study the Jedi intensely to maximize their strengths and mitigate their weaknesses when commanding them in battle. A member of the Nuruodo family, (Chiss agency/bloodline that deals with military & foreign affairs) Zilvad shares Thrawn's aptitude for military tactics and strategy despite being his political polar opposite.
Name: Zilvad Alcard
Species: Chiss
Gender: Male
Age: ???
Apperance: Pale blue skin, jet black hair, and glowing red eyes. 5'11 and 190 lbs. great physical condition; toned but not particularly large muscles.
Class: Soldier
Affiliation: New Republic
wookieepedia... its from the clone war period, but it's typical of the Trandoshan race. I treated it like a blaster for price, weight, and damage -- if it's too far from the cannon I can change it.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Accelerated_Charged_Particle_Array_Gun
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ACP_Repeater
Trandoshans get Toughness as a bonus feat which adds +1 hit point per character level so it should be 34... right?
anybody interested?
Thus, I humbly submit a possible character idea. Whether he fits (or you want another player) is beyond my purview. *L*
Charn Deha, human Jedi. Upon his induction into the Order at a rather young age, Charn was initially drawn to the aspects of the Order that blended the New Republic people's sense of benevolence and personal freedom with personal enlightenment and duty, creating in him a sort of melange of belief in the higher principles of the Order's history. He firmly believes that a duty chosen is not a job or a chore, but a purpose that defines one's life and gives it meaning. The invasion of the Yuuzhan-Vong and the early sacrifices made crystallized and strengthened his beliefs.
To Charn's mind, the legacy of the Emperor Palpatine was conflict and chaos. The Emperor's most sought-after and never-obtained facet of the Empire was order, an order that broke down at every turn because it was born of the entropic self-defeating power of the Dark Side of the Force. The Yuuzhan-Vong are, in a way, the next test of the galaxy's resolve and devotion. Charn intends to meet that test head on, and show the galaxy that evil can only win if good men and women choose to let it. The heroes of this age, the Skywalkers, the Solos, Corran Horn, Wedge Antilles, all were, at the core, men who chose to stand and fight rather than let darkness envelop good people through inaction.
Charn has devoted his study of the Force to a form of self-perfection. To his mind, the only way to turn back the tides is to be a wall strong enough to withstand them. To that end, he has become a student of personal combat, seeking to perfect his technique so that he may better defend the galaxy's denizens.
He believes the Yuuzhan-vong to be a truly terrible foe, perhaps, in a way, even worse than a Jedi fallen to the Dark Side. He points to the fact that the Force itself refuses to touch him as proof of this, although he has yet to speak of his feelings on the subject. This provides a certain level of conflict inside him, and the risk that he will go too far to defeat this foe. For the moment, he whole-heartedly believes that Jedi serenity and calm is stronger than the Dark Side, but in a universe where rage and hate have moved empires, there is always the risk, always the temptation. We'll see where it goes.
...Um, sorry. I hadn't intended to write that much. Let me know whether he's appropriate.
"Go up, thou bald head." -2 Kings 2:23