Well, I could have done a Twilek, and at one point I almost did, but that extra feat is just tooo nice, and I was originally going to be Human anyway.
God, multiclassing gives me a headache, though. Jedi 4/Scoundrel 1? Scoundrel 4/Jedi 1? Jedi 3/Scoundrel 2? No, it's Jedi 2/Scoundrel 3. Took me long enough to make up my mind.
Twi'leks get shafted with wisdom, too (they are the coolest Jedi however)
the council provides you equipment on a per-mission basis. you can buy stuff if you want but since Jedi tend to move around the galaxy a lot they don't carry many possessions with 'em
A: The short answer: whenever you want to be respectful to the Jedi in question. The long answer: The term 'master' is applied by different people in different situations to denote different stances of respect. As a padawan learner, for example, you refer to all Jedi higher rank than you as 'master'. This is because they are in fact your superior and you can learn from them.
Jedi are also called 'master' by other Jedi when they are granted approval to take on a pupil. For example, Nikos has taken on two students; he is referred to as Master Nikos by all jedi, even those higher rank than him because he has shown the desire and ability to pass the Order's teachings to the next generation.
'Master' is also a rank within the Jedi Order. It is generally the highest rank one can attain, and is usually granted after the Knight successfully trains a Padawan to Knight status himself; he is then promoted to Master. However, many Jedi decline to take on apprentice. To them, the Master rank is harder to achieve (as teaching a student to Knight is quite an accomplishment). After a certain amount of time and service to the Jedi Order the council will award them the rank of Jedi Master despite their not taking on a student.
And finally, the term 'master' is applied to any member of the Jedi Order by the greater public as a sign of respect. The citizenry don't really know the fine lines of rank within the Jedi, so they play it safe and refer to Padawan and Master alike as 'master Jedi' out of respect (and in some cases, fear).
Note: none of this has anything to do with the Prestige class Jedi Master either. One can be a Jedi Master without having a level in Jedi Master and Vice-versa.
This has been your Star Wars lore Q&A session with GM Arcanis
well, there's a couple options. You could see if there are any commercial liners that go all the way out to Taris, or you can get a spot on a Republic cruiser on its earliest flight, or yes, you can see a quartermaster about commandeering a small cruiser.
basically, just tell me what you think would be best and I'll narrate that and we can get you guys moving along to Taris.
also just so everyone's on the same page, there may be times in the game where we skip ahead a few months, or even a year. I don't want to lose you guys to boredom amidst the drudgery of day-to-day humdrum, 'cause Star Wars is about action
Well I don't know what Adi/Rainfall's opinion on the matter is, but I suspect it would probably be best to try to get a spot on a liner or cruiser if we can, and then see the quartermaster about any supplies we may need for our mission. Of course if we can't manage to get a ride on a cruiser or liner, or if there is some need for us to actually have a cruiser of our own, we would then see about requisitioning one from the quartermaster as we look into supplies.
This is all just my opinion on what would probably be considered appropriate, wouldn't want to frivolously request things that we don't need, or look like we are asking for too much. :P
Considering that Taris is a very new addition to the Republic, it would seem sort of ostentatious to arrive in our own personal cruiser, and the Republic is probably going to be sending a few ships out there ASAP now that it's part of the Republic.
Horseshoe's Dark Horse Comics Canon Corner (mileage may vary):
The small Jedi Academy on Taris was most likely established several years before the planet actually became a member of the Republic in 3,966 BBY (conjectural -- this is based on the group of padawans at the academy being around 16 years old at the time).
The Jedi have become a desired presence by the Taris Constabulary, who are in great need of law enforcement... if anything, they'd like to have more. The presence of Jedi is welcomed by the Governor and other officials as well, especially with crime on the rise and Mandalorian forces drawing ever closer.
The academy has its own hangar, making it quite convenient for any Jedi wishing to travel there... though the Academy's Headmaster, Lucien Draay, tends to be suspicious of Coruscant's recently-formed (relatively speaking) Jedi High Council and prefers to run things at the Taris Academy as he sees fit.
Taris
Region - Outer Rim Territories
Sector - Taris sector
System - Taris system
Suns - One
Moons - Rogue moon
Physical Class - Terrestrial
Diameter - 12,200 kilometers
Atmosphere - Oxygen mix, Type I
Climate - Temperate and controlled
Primary terrain - Urban Sprawl, Oceans
Official language - Galactic Basic Standard
Population - 6 billion
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What year do they call it in an in-character sense?
Y'know... I don't think that a calendar for the thousands of years prior to the Ruusan Reformation has been established.
I would think that the calendar would be set from the beginning of the Republic (25000 BBY, which would mean the year at the time of the game would be 21034.
Hm... according to (an unsourced reference on) Wookiepedia, the Galactic Standard Calendar was established in 7308 BBY. If this were the 'first year' instead of the Republic's inception that would make the current year 3342.
Horseshoe's Dark Horse Comics Canon Corner #2: Other folks at the Taris Academy.
Zayne Carrick, Padawan
Zayne is Lucien Draay's padawan. Zayne has a 'special relationship' with the Force. What does that mean? Well, you know how the movies tend to feature particularly gifted guys like Kenobi and Skywalker? Zayne is at the other end of the spectrum: a total klutz. At some point he will probably spill something on you. Nice kid, though.
Raana Tey, Jedi Consular
The joke among the padawans is "rhymes with run away." Raana is a tough broad. Like most Togruta, she has a natural aptitude for force sensitivity and kicking a lot of ass. You gotta play the cards you're dealt after all.
Raana's padawan is named Kamlin. Kamlin is a Falleen... which means she smells good but don't take too strong a whiff.
Feln, Jedi Consular
Feln is a Feeorin... probably none of you guys would ever have even heard of a Feeorin Jedi before. But his skills with the force are plain to all who witness them.
His padawan Oojoh is a Ho'Din... which makes him slightly more wierd looking than his master. I know, before I read the comics I'd never heard of 'em either.
Q'Anilia, Jedi Consular
Q'Anilia wears a blindfold all the time... not because she's got like a thing for that, it's because she's a Miraluka (like Visas Marr). That sounds pretty hot and all, but Lucien already has dibs. I got nothing to back that up, that's just a rumor. Even people at a Jedi Temple like to start rumors. Monks get bored, guys.
Her padawan is Shad Jelavan, handsome young dude who looks like he'll be your classic jedi knight in shining armor someday. He's even blonde. Try not to hate him, unpopular kids... he's a nice guy (which probably makes you hate him more... seriously, there's a reason you're not popular okay).
Xamar, Jedi Consular
Xamar is a Khil, which basically means that he looks like a green zoidberg. So he became a jedi why not? Basically this is all I know about him. Oh, and he's good at seeing the future and all. Come to think of it, all of the Jedi Masters at this Academy except Lucien are Consulars for some reason.
Xamar's padawan is Gharn. Gharn is one of the few Nagai candidates for knighthood. Considering that most of them have pointy ears, like to cut people, and look way too much like they were drawn by Neil Gaiman... well, I suppose there's good reason.
T1-LB, aka "Elbee"
Elbee is a bulk loader droid that works at the Academy. Doesn't talk much, mostly keeps to himself and moves stuff when you tell him. Not all droids can be loveable quirky sidekicks you know.
Okay, so Destro is getting his arse kicked because of work, so I was wondering if anyone wanted to take over playing Nikos? he hasn't seen action yet, so if you want to you can rebuild him (though the character posted is perfectly capable)
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Hmm well, well, well we will have to see what actions are appropriate. I'm a little confused on where we are on the map, what with all the numbers and everything. Are we in the building that was labeled as a Pazaak Den (although it seems to not actually be a pazaak den)? Do we have any idea where the rodians are on the map? How aware of us are they? Would everyone roll initiative and react accordingly, or would we get to act before initiatives would be rolled?
Well just in case here is Initiative 1d20+14=22. That should give me the chance to determine just what Durandal's action would be when he gets to move.
Well hopefully that is a decent post. Was a bit hard to choose between disabling or frightening a bunch of them, but also possibly getting them more riled up or looking bad to other non-humans; or disabling the leader's weapon (even if he had already gone) and hopefully impressing/scaring the others and convincing them that this is a bad idea.
Ahh unfortunately Ryuujin, attacking an attended object means the DC is 10 + holder's reflex defense + object's size modifier (page 151).
10 + 16 (holder's reflex) + 5 size (diminutive, page 145) means the pistol in his hand has a reflex defense of 31. You're about 10 short so please edit accordingly
For further reference please indicate what you're using your actions for on each turn in your spoiler with the accompanying die rolls. For example:
Move: I move three squares west, one square north
Standard: I shoot at the target north of me
Swift: Nothing
And lastly, Ryuujin, you didn't need to use your surge since getting to that square only requires movement... you can just describe it as fluff duder.
Will keep that in mind for next round. As for the surge I suspected it wasn't necessary, but I was trying to go for the superhumanly fast movement, in the hopes it would dissuade the thugs from continuing the fight. Seeing as that failed, and they have continued to attack us, Durandal will just have to use stronger methods to dissuade them.
Yeah I kind of suspected he would miss the weapon, it seems supremely difficult to actually cut someone’s blaster in half. I was hoping the +10 was just me misreading it. :P
I’ll go and edit the actual resolution as soon as I post this.
Doh, completely forgot that I would be going after the ringleader, could have added my actions to the post with the attack of opportunity. Oh well, I'll get a post up.
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Twi'leks get shafted with wisdom, too (they are the coolest Jedi however)
the council provides you equipment on a per-mission basis. you can buy stuff if you want but since Jedi tend to move around the galaxy a lot they don't carry many possessions with 'em
Q: When do I refer to a Jedi as 'Master?'
A: The short answer: whenever you want to be respectful to the Jedi in question. The long answer: The term 'master' is applied by different people in different situations to denote different stances of respect. As a padawan learner, for example, you refer to all Jedi higher rank than you as 'master'. This is because they are in fact your superior and you can learn from them.
Jedi are also called 'master' by other Jedi when they are granted approval to take on a pupil. For example, Nikos has taken on two students; he is referred to as Master Nikos by all jedi, even those higher rank than him because he has shown the desire and ability to pass the Order's teachings to the next generation.
'Master' is also a rank within the Jedi Order. It is generally the highest rank one can attain, and is usually granted after the Knight successfully trains a Padawan to Knight status himself; he is then promoted to Master. However, many Jedi decline to take on apprentice. To them, the Master rank is harder to achieve (as teaching a student to Knight is quite an accomplishment). After a certain amount of time and service to the Jedi Order the council will award them the rank of Jedi Master despite their not taking on a student.
And finally, the term 'master' is applied to any member of the Jedi Order by the greater public as a sign of respect. The citizenry don't really know the fine lines of rank within the Jedi, so they play it safe and refer to Padawan and Master alike as 'master Jedi' out of respect (and in some cases, fear).
Note: none of this has anything to do with the Prestige class Jedi Master either. One can be a Jedi Master without having a level in Jedi Master and Vice-versa.
This has been your Star Wars lore Q&A session with GM Arcanis
This I have to see! :P
EDIT: Nice portraits and character sheet summaries.
So is there a specific person or place the lowly apprentices should be going to? Like a quartermaster or someone who schedules flights or something?
also just so everyone's on the same page, there may be times in the game where we skip ahead a few months, or even a year. I don't want to lose you guys to boredom amidst the drudgery of day-to-day humdrum, 'cause Star Wars is about action
Well I don't know what Adi/Rainfall's opinion on the matter is, but I suspect it would probably be best to try to get a spot on a liner or cruiser if we can, and then see the quartermaster about any supplies we may need for our mission. Of course if we can't manage to get a ride on a cruiser or liner, or if there is some need for us to actually have a cruiser of our own, we would then see about requisitioning one from the quartermaster as we look into supplies.
This is all just my opinion on what would probably be considered appropriate, wouldn't want to frivolously request things that we don't need, or look like we are asking for too much. :P
So it wouldn't be too hard to hitch a ride.
I assume.
The small Jedi Academy on Taris was most likely established several years before the planet actually became a member of the Republic in 3,966 BBY (conjectural -- this is based on the group of padawans at the academy being around 16 years old at the time).
The Jedi have become a desired presence by the Taris Constabulary, who are in great need of law enforcement... if anything, they'd like to have more. The presence of Jedi is welcomed by the Governor and other officials as well, especially with crime on the rise and Mandalorian forces drawing ever closer.
The academy has its own hangar, making it quite convenient for any Jedi wishing to travel there... though the Academy's Headmaster, Lucien Draay, tends to be suspicious of Coruscant's recently-formed (relatively speaking) Jedi High Council and prefers to run things at the Taris Academy as he sees fit.
and
thank you horseshoe for your expertise, post stuff like that whenever you see fit
Taris
Region - Outer Rim Territories
Sector - Taris sector
System - Taris system
Suns - One
Moons - Rogue moon
Physical Class - Terrestrial
Diameter - 12,200 kilometers
Atmosphere - Oxygen mix, Type I
Climate - Temperate and controlled
Primary terrain - Urban Sprawl, Oceans
Official language - Galactic Basic Standard
Population - 6 billion
I mean it's obviously not counted as "BBY"
I would think that the calendar would be set from the beginning of the Republic (25000 BBY, which would mean the year at the time of the game would be 21034.
Hm... according to (an unsourced reference on) Wookiepedia, the Galactic Standard Calendar was established in 7308 BBY. If this were the 'first year' instead of the Republic's inception that would make the current year 3342.
Master Lucien Draay is a Jedi Master stationed on Taris. Not much is known about him, other than he was born to a wealthy family.
Wow that guy looks familiar. Really familiar.
Guess I will put up a post in the IC thread, not much in the way of talking though, probably wouldn't be proper.
you're not going to get yelled at for speaking out of turn or anything
Zayne Carrick, Padawan
Zayne is Lucien Draay's padawan. Zayne has a 'special relationship' with the Force. What does that mean? Well, you know how the movies tend to feature particularly gifted guys like Kenobi and Skywalker? Zayne is at the other end of the spectrum: a total klutz. At some point he will probably spill something on you. Nice kid, though.
Raana Tey, Jedi Consular
The joke among the padawans is "rhymes with run away." Raana is a tough broad. Like most Togruta, she has a natural aptitude for force sensitivity and kicking a lot of ass. You gotta play the cards you're dealt after all.
Raana's padawan is named Kamlin. Kamlin is a Falleen... which means she smells good but don't take too strong a whiff.
Feln, Jedi Consular
Feln is a Feeorin... probably none of you guys would ever have even heard of a Feeorin Jedi before. But his skills with the force are plain to all who witness them.
His padawan Oojoh is a Ho'Din... which makes him slightly more wierd looking than his master. I know, before I read the comics I'd never heard of 'em either.
Q'Anilia, Jedi Consular
Q'Anilia wears a blindfold all the time... not because she's got like a thing for that, it's because she's a Miraluka (like Visas Marr). That sounds pretty hot and all, but Lucien already has dibs. I got nothing to back that up, that's just a rumor. Even people at a Jedi Temple like to start rumors. Monks get bored, guys.
Her padawan is Shad Jelavan, handsome young dude who looks like he'll be your classic jedi knight in shining armor someday. He's even blonde. Try not to hate him, unpopular kids... he's a nice guy (which probably makes you hate him more... seriously, there's a reason you're not popular okay).
Xamar, Jedi Consular
Xamar is a Khil, which basically means that he looks like a green zoidberg. So he became a jedi why not? Basically this is all I know about him. Oh, and he's good at seeing the future and all. Come to think of it, all of the Jedi Masters at this Academy except Lucien are Consulars for some reason.
Xamar's padawan is Gharn. Gharn is one of the few Nagai candidates for knighthood. Considering that most of them have pointy ears, like to cut people, and look way too much like they were drawn by Neil Gaiman... well, I suppose there's good reason.
T1-LB, aka "Elbee"
Elbee is a bulk loader droid that works at the Academy. Doesn't talk much, mostly keeps to himself and moves stuff when you tell him. Not all droids can be loveable quirky sidekicks you know.
also, Adi and Durandal, make a perception check each please.
Oh, and Elbee looks like a lovable quirky sidekick to me. :P
Ha-HA!
Medium Male Rodian Scoundrel 1/Nonheroic 4
Force 3
Init +9
Languages Basic, Durese, Rodese
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Defenses Ref 16 (flat-footed 14); Fort 13; Will 11
hp 26; Threshold 13
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Speed 6 squares
Melee Unarmed +3 (1d4) or
Ranged Blaster pistol +5 (3d6) or
Ranged Blaster Pistol +6 (3d6+1) point blank shot
Base Atk +3; Grp +3
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Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 11, Wis 8, Cha 9
Feats Weapon Proficiency (Pistols, Simple), Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Deception), Improved Defenses
Talents Sneak Attack
Skills Deception +11, Initiative +9, Persuasion +6, Stealth +9
Possessions Blaster pistol
Thug, CL 1
Medium Male Duros Nonheroic 3
Init +8
Languages Basic, Durese, Rodese
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Defenses Ref 13 (flat-footed 11); Fort 11; Will 10
hp 11; Threshold 11
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Speed 6 squares
Melee Unarmed +2 (1d4) or
Ranged Blaster pistol +4 (3d6)
Base Atk +2; Grp +2
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Abilities Str 10, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 9, Cha 10
Feats Weapon Proficiency (pistols), Toughness, Improved Defenses
Skills Initiative +8
Possessions Blaster pistol
Well just in case here is Initiative 1d20+14=22. That should give me the chance to determine just what Durandal's action would be when he gets to move.
I thought it was clear enough in the post / map
but basically the thugs are the orange dots labeled t#. the rodian ring-leader is the red dot, tL (for thug leader).
you guys are the dots labeled A and D.
they're trying to find you right now.
Also, Initiative 12
Okay, Adi can establish surprise. Go ahead and roll initiative.
Thugs; Ringleader init (1d20+8=18, 1d20+9=25)
Adi
Initiative Order:
Rodian ringleader
Durandal
Thugs
Adi
thanks anyway though
10 + 16 (holder's reflex) + 5 size (diminutive, page 145) means the pistol in his hand has a reflex defense of 31. You're about 10 short so please edit accordingly
For further reference please indicate what you're using your actions for on each turn in your spoiler with the accompanying die rolls. For example:
Standard: I shoot at the target north of me
Swift: Nothing
And lastly, Ryuujin, you didn't need to use your surge since getting to that square only requires movement... you can just describe it as fluff duder.
Yeah I kind of suspected he would miss the weapon, it seems supremely difficult to actually cut someone’s blaster in half. I was hoping the +10 was just me misreading it. :P
I’ll go and edit the actual resolution as soon as I post this.
well I mean basically, if a spot is within the normal movement, you can generally describe it however ya want, as long as it's not too overboard
without using the surge, that was still within the realm of jedi acrobatics