This is a place to discuss character ideas, concepts, the merits of light/dark, and why you prefer x race over y race.  Anything is welcome here within the "Mature" setting.  Just keep things civil and no personal attacks.

hello! just wanted to throw my concept out and see what everyone else was up to.

Zabrak Pathfinder who starts out woth the Jedi, but finds an old Sith Holocron who persuades him that the Jedi are wrong. So he'll be heading towards the dark side, but starts out nuetral.

The son of a Jedi Lord who was raised in a strict environment. Talented at influence and manipulation, but lacks empathy for others to mediate his actions. Alignment will likely be fluid with him depending on the story itself. May lean more neutral or even dark eventually as he doesn't see people as people. Only as their inherent value as dejarik pieces.

Ehllo all!

I'll be Avin Talon, a Near-Human Mystic who was born and raised on a Fringe World, outside of the Republic, when a slaver took him, and many of his people from their home.

Cue break-out story, flirts with the dark side as he takes revenge/escapes, and now is on the run.

I am starting to get character story threads up.  I hope to have each story, and the starting post, up within the next day.  I am just waiting on some finishing touches on a few character sheets.


Any questions for me or the group? Anything anyone wants to discuss?

Also, feel free to fill out the character biographies.  They might not mean much to the others now, but eventually I hope to have some paths cross. For good or bad.

I would like it if you opened up the character sheets on our Character Details, so I can put my sheet in there in the format that I got recently.  Other than that, I'm pretty good for now.

I believe they are not editable.  If not, let me know.

you can go into edit each sheet and click "User Editable" down at the bottom right corner. Or something in the GM menu, but I'm less familiar with that method.

Yeah, still not even viewable on my end.

Try now.  I tried the GM method, but did not seem to work.

So as we finish up our characters, we should start to discuss what Group Resource we have; GM, did you have something specific in mind?

This could definitely inform why we are all together.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:16, Tue 28 Oct 2014.

To start with everyone is going to be solo.  I am going to run it as solo adventures and start to bring everyone together later.  That way I can get a feel for everyone's characters and see who and why they would work together.

My mistake; sounds good!

I have the first 3 stories up and started.  Hoping to get the 4th running by the end of the weekend.  I had 2 more applications from the post I updated yesterday.  So we are getting a nice group formed here.

Lots of different backgrounds and ideas.  I am liking what everyone has come up with, and already working on ideas to start crossing paths with each other.

I apologize if I am slow to respond or update anyone's stories this week.  I am doing off-site training for my work about 1.5 hours away from my normal location.  And am working totally different hours then normal, so my sleep schedule and free time are all out of sync.

I should be back on track by the end of the weekend.

Just an FYI guys, I'm headed on vacation tomorrow. I might be able to post here and there but not with my usual frequency. I'll be back the 14th.

GM, you have my sheet if you need to roll for me.

Enjoy your vacation! I will keeps things going so you have something interesting to come back to.

Thanks! I leave in the late afternoon, so I'll try to get a post up before bed tonight, and something tomorrow before I leave.

I am at work now and cannot get to the site on my pc because of a proxy. I am on my phone now. I will try and get you guys moving and on planet when I get home in the morning.

Sorry for the slow week everyone. I have been sick all week and have not been able to update anyone. I should have posts up by tomorrow at the latest.

New Years is just around the bend,cant wait. To bad i might have to work.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:18, Sun 28 Dec 2014.

Hope everyone had a great christmas/whatever holiday you enjoy.  I should be back to normal posting tomorrow.  Running around the last few days doing family things.

It's all good.

It has been about 3 months now since I started the game. And it looks like most of my original players have stopped responding.  For my own purposes, I am going to start locking out the threads/characters of those who stopped responding.  If you come back and see this, and wish to keep playing, let me know.

This does not apply to anyone I have active stories running right now.  That is anyone who has been posting since updating since christmas.

Well that sucks. I know exactly how that is. My sympathies.

I love the game so i'll be here

Somehow I forgot to add my Outdoorsman rank 1 to my skill list. I just edited it a moment ago.

Hey I am here and reading the posts, just not responding since the conversion right not is between Jax and the other Jedi.

Feel free to jump in.  You guys are all together, so do not feel left out. I was trying to add you guys together so you could reply to each other and not need me each time so it might speed up the posting process.

Hello there, everyone! Stealthy Nautolan Survivalist/Hunter here!

Welcome

Hi! I look forward to playing with you. ^_^

Hey that's great I too am Survivalist/Hunter though a Chiss

It should be noted that I'm an Explorer/Big Game Hunter. I'm guessing you're a Bounty Hunter, Zonvar?

Oops I thought you were bounty Hunter as well ,lol

just saying howdy! :)

Consular/Healer here.... But more Medic than force user...

I think this is going to be interesting... :)
This message was last edited by the player at 19:39, Thu 15 Jan 2015.

Just an FYI I'll be in the woods all weekend sans internet. See you Monday!

Enjoy your time in the woods. Beware of Ewoks !

When does that new star wars movie come out?

Mid-december I believe

I did some roster cleaning today.  Deleting anyone that has not logged in since mid-december.  I guess after almost 2 months of inactivity, I can assume they are no longer interested in the game.

Their loss!

I mean, with a wonderful GM like this, why would you leave?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:06, Mon 02 Feb 2015.

I blame the Empire

Did you mean for Jido and me to roll a perception, or for Jido and Maliq (who are together) to roll? Just want to make sure I'm not derailing things

I meant you and Jido.  For reasons.

Got it, just wanted to be sure.

Sorry, peoples. Getting my butt kicked by work and selling a house lately. Doing my best to keep up.

No problem.  Just post when you can.

i just bought a few of these EOtE books and there is so much lore in them.

Yeah they  really add alot of nice flavor and interseting stories to the books. I am impressed by the huge difference from the Beta to the actual full books.

Introductions

Salutations

Greetings

And all the other appropriate pleasantries one can express.

Another month ends, and I clean the rosters again.  Looks like I only lost 1 player this time.  Another is on the fence, but I am working with him on changing the concept around

On the plus side I added in 2 new characters.  And possibly 1 more.

And it looks like some of the stories I have been weaving and working towards each other are finally getting close.  I am interested to see how the first in-game confrontations will turn out.

Anyone have any thoughts/comments/concerns/general chat to discuss?

Welcome b4d

Who shot 1st? Lol

I have seen so many games that never clean their Cast roster. Seeing a list of thirty players with only four that have logged in in the past month doesn't really look attractive as a game.

I agree.

Welcome Koy and Roq
This message was last edited by the player at 16:45, Wed 04 Mar 2015.

GM, is there a roll I can make to try and learn more about the feeling of being watched?

the word you are looking for is

Exhibitionism

Welcome new poeple

Oh and watching people is a past time on some planets... Lol

In reply to Jax Nilar (msg # 58):

As in who or what might be watching you?

Yeah, or maybe how too?

Depends on how you are doing it. Are you talking using the force to determine the feeling? Or just looking around?

Luke, what's wrong? You've deactivated your targeting computer!

Hello everyone, my character is a disgraced shock boxer who has been marked by a hutt crimelord, for not throwing a match.
This message was last edited by the player at 06:46, Thu 05 Mar 2015.

My character is a clinically depressed assassin droid that was created out of malicious spite by a verpine that has a little too much free time on his hands.

I think our band of rogues and miscreants is filling out nicely.

Koy is a Twi'lek smuggler pilot, looking for revenge against the beings that enslaved her.

I am opening up the auction blocks now.

Who wants an ex-shockboxer with a shady past?

And who wants a Twi'lek smuggler looking for revenge and respect?

I would like to use the force, but lack and powers as of now...

Having a pilot around wouldn't hurt...

Idk. Looking through the Force powers in the core books I am kinda unimpressed.

*raises hand*

pilot

smuggler would work well with James.

I felt the same way about the force powers at first, but seeing how they work out narratively changed my mind. With the right combo of talents and skills, you can do pretty much anything seen in the movies.

Hmm true looking over some of them I can see what you mean

Im waiting for the Force and Destiny book to come out.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:39, Thu 05 Mar 2015.

Nothing a well aimed blaster can"t fix

i cant wait for the f&d book to come out. Im really looking forward to what the supplements are gonna be like too.

In reply to Maliq (msg # 77):

Yeah same here. I think I'm most excited about the fluff in all those supplements.

letting you know, probably gonna be sparse on here for a bit.

lost my other grandfather the other day.

2015 is a bitch of a year right now.

Sorry to hear that. I will put the story on hold. Just come back whenever you are feeling up to posting again.

Again, sorry to hear.

That is truly awful. You have my sympathies.

I hope you are doing well

I should have new threads open for the new characters. And 1 or 2 for existing characters.

Did I miss anyone? Anyone have any comments/concerns about their stories?

Anyone see another character they want to encounter/team up/fight with?

I'm interested in my character teaming up with Maliq
This message was last edited by the player at 07:49, Thu 12 Mar 2015.

That might take a bit. He is on a Jedi assignment. However. There are about 6 if you headed or at Commenor. So that will be interesting.

I actually enjoy reading everyone else's stories. Good job guys.

I am glad you like them.  I try to make everyone's unique and tailored to them.  Until I combine people that is.

I enjoy it too. Its like reading a book as its being written.

Well, my plans for Balmorra just blew up.

This should be VERY interesting.

Just out of curiousity what kind of things are Jido and Maliq good at? Jax is a brainy guy, and good with a light saber

Maliq is more of an acrobatic character and a lightsaber combat specialist.

We probably could do with a face. Lol

I am beginning to tnink you 3 are the worst Jedi representatives they could have sent.

But it makes for good stories.

Yeah, not so much a Jedi diplomacy team. More of a Jedi kick-butt team... Maybe we should have just fought those 6 droids and 4 guards... Epic way to go down.

I was thinking the same thing lol

You do know that you are on a planet that is, in essence, a giant arms factory. They could throw an almost infinite number of weapons at you.

But sure. Go for it.  Would be a hell of a battle.

What happened?

Maliq is obviously a hot head and pretty immature. I plan on growing his character into a wiser individual but until then I'm playin him like the young punk he is.

In reply to Sarai Fleur (msg # 97):

Maliq just botched an opportunity to gather some info with his bad temper. Lol

Lol

Aw, poor Malik. Does he want a hug? Sarai would give him a hug.

Lol Maliq ain't the hugging type. More like a fighter than a lover

I would be very wary of any hugs she hands out.

Hey.

Sarai's hugs are awesome. She's really tall and booteeful and also warm and glowy. I'm sure her hugs are the bestest.

Just to double check before I post, do I do it in the down and out thread or commoner thread.

Use the Commenor thread. I am combining 2 character's stories together in there.

I would have gotten a hug till she said "glowy" lol
Oh wait I glow too, but just my eyes

hey guys.  Back from a very tough weekend.  Hopefully after i get caught up with my school work I'll get posting again.

icing on the cake was that after the funeral on the drive home, we got a call saying there was a brush fire that almost engulfed our farm.

That's rough. I hope things look up for you soon.

I concur. You have my sympathy.

fucking Waniks...

"Hey guys, lets start a barrel fire on the windiest, driest day of the year! nothing could go wrong."

What's a Wanik?

This is Comedy gold in the making, rotflmao

The Waniks are the people that have the property next to ours.

Hey everyone. Just wanting to throw this out if anyone is interested. I am running a starfighter based game where the player are currently deciding if they want to play rebels, imperials or pirates!!! Feel free to look in and join if you would like

link to another game

Happy April Fools' Day

Also sorry it took me so long to reply. Normally I'm wonderful about the sort of things, it's just that I've been packing up my apartment for the past few days.  Now my post will continue daily as normal. Yay bounty hunters!!!

im sorry, but with everything I've had to and am dealing with I cannot commit the time necessary to play this game as much as it deserves.

Thank you for your time, it was fun while it lasted, and I wish you all the best.

I am sorry to hear that.  I hope everything works out for you and your situation improves. If things calm down and you wish to re-join, let me know. I will gladly welcome you back.

I decided to do a little update today.

I took all the old stories from characters and PCs that have left the game, and put them all in 1 group.  I gave everyone access to that group so you can read over the stories.

I do this for 2 reasons.

1:  It might give someone some new story or character ideas.

2: It also might help you see more of my writing styles and help out for future stories and adventures.

Let me know if you think this is a good idea, or if I should just delete the old threads.

Hey everybody! I'm one of the new people. My name is Kevin or kbibs31. I'll be playing HK-51io or "Io" to organics. Looking forward to playing with you all!

I think that sounds great. Hi new person

Sorry for the lack of posting/responding the last few days.  I have been worn out with work and a bunch of personal things that all sprang up at once.  I should be back to normal by the end of the week.

GM, I'm ready whenever you are in our thread.

I am going to be away this weekend.  Should be back and posting by monday. Talk to you all then!

Have a great weekend.

Hi everyone, I am new to the game and looking forward to writing with all of you (eventually).

Awesome

Welcome. Looking forward to gaming with you

I updated my info. Feel free to have a look since we have so many new people. this way you have a better feel for my character

In reply to Zonvar (msg # 129):

That is very helpful, thank you. I was just guessing based off your picture and previous posts. I'll do the same as well for y'all.

Now with luck everyone else will do the same...lol

... hey who shot at me?!

Hey how close am I to the warehouse the shooter is at?

I will say you are currently about 50 feet from the edge of the building.

One question GM, I let the security chief know what I saw, would he still ask that?

.......I knew that.  And totally did not just edit my post....

Hot damn, is that me you're shooting at?

From the description I got it didn't sound that way… I hope

Sorry for the slowdown.  I was working on all the fine details to start up the first player-vs-player combat.  Wanted to make sure I had the details down before writing up a post.

Let the chaos ensue...

Roll Initiative or just wing it? Also, how far away are we from each other?

And, Zonvar, do you have any Defense or talents related to hitting you?

Hell , I say just wing it. I don't have any defense of talents. And sorry about shooting your gun I thought you were the bad guy lol

I'll certainly seem like it soon, I can't say Io has any reason not to try and kill the person who just shot at him. I'm going to assume short/close range given your previous roll.

Short range. And I am OK with shopping in it if you guys are.

Shopping?

I'm good with winging it. Take your best shot, Zonvar!

Should be "winging".  I was posting from my phone and it apparently auto-corrected that.

Anyway, I am going to let you 2 figure things out on the roof. I plan to not get invovled unless necessary.

I am curious what is happening down below. Seems everthing has come to a stop down there.

I am waiting for Viera to post since I made myself known to her before I take action on anything else.

I thought that might be the case.  I am curious what Viera and Roq think about the new events that took place.

Everyone invovled saw/heard the last shot, only coming from a different angle/position then the others.  And it was not aimed at the square as the other shots were.

I too am curious, the story line is very gripping. Also I can't wait to read more. GO TEAM BOUNTY HUNTERS!

I will be limited over the holiday weekend. But am hoping to see some interesting posts when everything settles down.

Apologies for the delay in posting.

Well I was wrong.  The holiday weekend only got crazier and is not stopping soon.

I will be VERY limited in posting/updating for the next week. My aunt was rushed to the hospital over the weekend and died yesterday. I will be busy with funeral-related things for the next few days or so.

I will try and keep everyone updated and moving to the best of my abilites.

Jeez, sorry to hear that. Hang in there.

Sorry for your loss. Take the time you need!

My sympathies. I hope that recovery is swift.

I'm sorry for your loss. Take all the time you need.

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your loss, take all the time you need.

Take all the time you need.

Sorry for your loss. Take all the time you need, real life is always more important than games.

I just want to thank everyone for hanging in and working with me the last week or so.  I was hoping to keep going like normal, but it turns out things were a little more complicated then I thought.

Anyway, things are mostly back to normal for me, so I am going to get the game moving again.

Anyway have any issues/complaints/comments about their story/interactions?

Feel free to send me a message or post something here.


I am excited to see us finally getting many people together.  And to start the next chapter I have in mind.

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 159):

Can I get some sort of knowledge check on deikun to know who he is?

No need. He is Zabi's rival and the one who usurped Zabi's position as leader of the planet.

Am I near him?

Relatively.  You are on the outskirts of a large crowd full of nobles, attendants, and other assorted beings who want to get the attention of the rich and powerful.

For my Stealth check what is the difficulty?

we can go with 3ds

Do you need me to roll for blending in?

Nothing of note on the person himself?

Viera:  Yes.

Io: Just an id card, some credits, and other assorted items.

I got 1 failure and 2 advantages on my roll.

What skill and difficulty?

Stealth and 3D

Could I get a new roll to see if I recognize either new person at the party if they are agents of the Sith or Sith themselves?

Stealth? Wouldn't Deception be more appropriate for pretending to be a frightened civilian? Anyway, holding off until I get the GM's confirmation.

Depends on what he is doing. His post said moving into an alley. So I took it as stealth. If he is just blending in then that is deception.

I was referring to what roll I should make. I'm blending in with the crowd.

Ahhh. Yeah, deception.

To be clear how many officers have noticed me? how many do I have to deal with if I have to end up fighting my way out?

A few have noticed, but only one stopped. The others moved on looking for any others they might find.

Is there a way I can make a check to see if there is a reason why she seems to be in charge.

4D Deception or disclipine?

My results
18:22, Sun 21 June 2015: Jido Draji rolled 2 successes, 4 threats using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3A 1P 4D ((1(A), 4(A), 3(A), 5(P), 8(D), 7(D), 6(D), 3(D))).

Well, chums. I hear prison is nice this time of year.

Out of curiosity do we get XP?

Yup.  I honestly have not given any since most people are still on their first mission.

Hola Folks, Vir Taga here... Pantoran Force User, Jedi tradition. Still working out the kinks and just wanted to introduce myself!

Hi Vir Taga, welcome.

Welcome to the group.

Hi there!

Hello all! I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself as a new player as well. Rafi is a Jedi Sentinel dealing with the seedy Underworlds of the Galaxy.

Hi Rafi, good luck in your mission. Being part of the seedy underworld you can imagine I hope we can corrupt you.

Hi Rafi, good luck in your mission. Being part of the seedy underworld you can imagine I hope we can corrupt you.

Quick update for everyone. I have been without power since yesterday due to some crazy storms/flooding in my area. I will try and post and get everyone moving once I have power back.

Apologies for any spelling issues. Posting in my phone.

Thanks for letting us know.

Can I make a check to see if I know anything about lord deikun.

Some of his story is explained in the threads you were in leading up to this.

The Elder Deikun was the leader of the planet's government for the last decade or so.  And he recently retired leaving his son in charge. The younger is more rash and power-hungry then the father.

Housekeeping note:

Due to inactivity, I am moving Zonvar and Griff out of the Commenor story. I am ruling they were "injured" in the fight, and therefore will be at the nearest hospital if/when they return to the game.

They were lost in an unfortunate smelting accident.

'Fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side. Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Miss them do not. Mourn them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is. Let go of all the PCs you fear to lose.'


...

Hi guys. :)

In reply to Cloud Earthrender (msg # 197):

Welcome.

Hi there. We're all super-friendly here! ;)

Anyways, as the bio says, I'm trying to test to see if this character is a fairly accurate representation of what a Knight can do. He'll have a Padawan too, of course, that I built for the GM.

Hey, folks. I'm bringing in a Zeison Sha adept with some history of living on the fringe. Working on fleshing out the backstory - anyone want to have pre-existing ties?

That would be cool. Might help flesh out future plans for Maliq.

We could have a few background ties if you like. Send me a private message if you want to set them up.

Could I get a stealth check to slip outside and contact the Jedi order.

Sorry, been a bad week. Update tomorrow.

In some intense training and I have homework for tomorrow. Be back tomorrow night.

Hello, just coming in - I am going to be running a Sluissi. He's got a serious case of Walkabout, and the skills to take that interstellar.

Sorry for not being on so far this week.  I think I had food poisoning or the like. Was feeling really bad all week and trying to catch up.  Again, sorry for not updating.

No worries. Thanks for letting us know.

Again, apologies for the last week.  IO was not feeling well and really out of it all week.   Everyone should have updates posted for their stories.  Let me know if I missed anyone or did not update appropriately.

Thanks again, and time to move forward!

Hello everyone.  I'm joining the game and I'm looking forward to some roleplaying interaction.  We are still refining the backstory to help fit within the world you've created here.  Jarakar is a Klatooinian who's Hutt master was recently killed and he's on a mission of vengeance.  He doesn't know who is behind it, but he's on the hunt to find out... All's he needs now are some credits and some friends to help him in his pursuit.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:02, Thu 17 Sept 2015.

Jello all,

Saying hi as I just Joined the group, Looking forward to running into each of you :-)

Insa is a Station, transport "rat" just trying to survive as best she can without getting caught again.

Hello all,

I'm excited to be joining the story. Rinha is a combat field medic who cut her teeth in a back-alley surgical chopshop on Nar Shaddaa.

I'll post tomorrow in my thread. Started a new job today and I'm exhausted. Cheers.

Have we stalled?

Sorry about that.  Getting burned out at work and creativity was just gone the last week or so.

Oh OK. No problem. I know how that is.

In reply to Maliq (msg # 217):

Who's still playing?  I have a character that hasn't done anything yet.  Anyone looking for another PC to game with?

I'm still here just waiting on the results of the streetwise check I made.

I am also still around and looking forward to continuing our story.

I'm here, though currently waiting to repel a crew of boarders. Interacting would be a bit rough unless someone joined my mission.

Well, since our GM wants to consolidate threads...

Where's all my light side Force Wielders at? Council could just throw us all together :)

Couldn't post on the Gamemasters Notice. So posting here instead.

I am still around, and still interested, even if you want to put me in some one elses story (I thought You intded to work me into some others story as it was.

I know how difficult it can be to keep multiple individual stories running, As I am doing something similiar as a GM in another PBP game on this site (actually in a couple different Games).

Let me know what I can do to help. As a Fellow Gm I am more than willing to help out in anyway you might need.

As stated in my PM, I'm also here and willing to help out on the GM side. Maybe with 3 GMs we can consolidate the groups down to say...6 groups?

Talking to Maliq, and I think I am going to try adding some new GMs.  I would make sure anyone who wants to help out does not actively GM their own threads. That is just asking for trouble.

LOL could yes, Even if they were total straight on it, Anyone who knew might think otherwise.

My personal games have all fallen apart, so I'm somewhat free to run a small game - I wouldn't want more than 3 players.

And I'm a (mostly) light sider; the character is a Zeison Sha adept, mechanically he's a Sentinel. Once said boarding action is complete, he'll be free to wander the galaxy wherever the Force takes him.

Wow. Are all our Jedi Sentinels? Cause I am too. Though in my case, it's mostly cause form 5 is my favorite form.

Uhhhh.. I admit to nothing.

I looks like there are 4 major groups. Or at least there WAS at one point.

The Jedi. The Sith. The non-aligned non-force users. And those who would sell their services to the highest bidder.

So far there is only 1 TRULY dark character. And that is the side I would keep running on my own since they might come into direct conflict with the others.

If I did bring in someone to run the other groups, would everyone be ok with that? Again, I would make sure they do not GM a group where they are a PC. That is a conflict of interest.

If I were to be a GM, I would give up my PC. Doing both would get confusing. Especially in situations where the different groups come into contact with each other

If someone else takes over running Sidrynn's game, I'd want to make sure that they were okay with the world-building I do in my posts, adding details and depth on the fly. If they're fine with that, then I'm fine with them :)

I am okay with it.

I am okay with that.

So yeah. I'm thinking all the jedi gang up and become a Force using squad of...peace and serenity ;)

Yup. After mercilessly eliminating those who are not peaceful or serene. Lol

I am down with that idea.

I'm still here and ok with that

To be fair, the Sentinels are the Order's primary field agents during the Old Republic period.

Leaving the Jedi aside for a moment, I would like the non-conventional users to let me know where they think their characters would fit in. Do you want to remain unaffiliated? Assist the jedi/Republic in their stories? Assist the Sith in. Theirs? Or remain independent and separate?  Feel free to reply here or privately in email. Whichever you are comfortable with.

Also, if you wish to be a mercenary and offer your services for a price, let me know that too.

The Zeison Sha were generally dismissive of the Republic, but actively hated the Jedi for abandoning them millennia ago. As an offworlder, I would probably still respect the Republic but would have picked up at least a distrust of Jedi. Sid could work with one if needed, but I don't know if he would prolong a working relationship by choice.

This brings up some interesting choices.

I am a soresu based swordsman.

I would like to assist the jedi in their stories. my character doesn't want to get involved in the war. so he's going to need a good reason, my suggestion would be that the hutt that killed his wife is working with the empire.

Join the Light Side! We've got pie!

I am really hoping this does not devolve into a recruitment thread. Or at least come up with some good incentives.

While I am going through this reorganization, does anyone wish to change or create a new/different character? I am not suggesting anyone do so, but just offering it up as now would be a good time to change things around.

Considering the fact that I'm currently running 2 other games, I realized I don't want to over extend myself in the GM department. I can still help out here or there when needed though.

And I would like to remake my character.

That is fine.  Shoot me an email with the new details and we can work it out

My potential co-GM has decided to back down.  I fully support the decision as there were concerns over time and taking on too much. I personally know that feeling all too well.

Is there anyone else that might be interested in helping to co-GM some of the players and stories in this game? You can let me know here or in PM.

As I mentioned before, I am willing to help. I have been a GM for 30years running sandbox style games.

In reply to Insa-Rei Tova (msg # 250):

when we all get this figured out can one of the GMs let me know because I still am really excited about playing. I'll even create a new character if needed.

I am willing to come back - my work schedule has dropped back to a "sane" level and I'm trying to get back into my games. I had just started when my job went insane, so there's not a lot of character development yet.

I am one of the un-aligned - specifically I play a seer type character who uses Seek & Foresee to chart my course. I fly an old exploration ship.

Join the Light Side, we have pie ;)

How much earned XP do most of the players have currently?

@Cloud the dark side promised cookies and milk.

To be fair, the dark side uses dark chocolate chips in their cookies, and dark chocolate is bitter and salty.

Join the Light Side, we have pie. And unlike the Dark Side, we'll actually share. ;)

Status update:

I have a co-GM who is going to take on the non-force users.  This will allow me to focus mainly on the force section of the story.   I am still looking for another GM to help me take some of the Jedi since I have more then I anticipated.

I have 1 Jedi changing sides to Sith and a new player that might be Sith too. That can help even out the ranks a bit.

Hey everyone. New Jedi here, working out details. Just want to say hi before being thrown into the mix.

Im one of the Sith...have fun..watch your back.

Hi. I am one of the neutrals, attempting to carry on with my business while the pesky war rages on.

Looks like I'm the third Zabrak Jedi Warrior. Great minds...

Isn't it annoying; there you are, minding your own business when all of a sudden these nimrods come out of nowhere blowing crap up, using your merchandise to throw at each other & generally scaring away all the paying customers. Why do we even go to shady bars with big bouncers to do business anymore?

I do business at noble galas.

I do business on backwater planets and seedy stations. And occasionally at nexuses of immense power. You win some, you lose some.

I usually lose at gambling games. =(

I am actually building a Sith aligned PC. Just letting everyone know, so that it is no surprise when the Jedi side losses people.

Funny enough Jido, I was going to do the exact same thing. Zabrak Warrior/Aggressor falling to the Sith. Working with the GM to change characters now (no worries, I had a few ideas). Not only do I hate replicating careers, but everything down to the planned story path seemed a bit much. Twi'Lek Consular, here I come.

Exactly, all I am trying to do is make an "honest" living.

You must let go of everything you fear to lose. *nods wisely*

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 258):

So I'm still confused as to what is going on. Are we just waiting until you can gm again?

To my understanding, were just waiting on some players to make adjustments and overhauls of their PCs

OK. So just a few inquiries here. Approximately how many sith/Jedi are we working with? Thinking about going neutral but definitely would like to help even things out if need be.

Also, is it possible to remove the older threads or at least hide them? It's kind of an overload of info when I go to the game menu page. If not that's OK. It's not a huge deal

I actually had to rework my stuff a bit. I am a gray user.

I am starting up the stories again and working to consolidate them.  I was waiting to get the characters who are changing/rebuilding done before I adjusted their stories.

It's looking like this is going to be heavier on combat than I prepped for. I was thinking of doing some tweaking to mine.

how many earned xp did people build their characters with?

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 275):

do you want me to do anything with mine?

I believe I'm all set with the Consular.

Are our messages suggesting that we each individually contact the temple, or that we collectively do it in private?

Collectively

I'm new where do start?

*holds out hat*

Five dollars for advice for new players!

*innocent whistle*

In reply to Sarai Fleur (msg # 282):

Keep it, advice from conmen are rarely worth the money

work with GM to make your character, then they will find a way to work you into a storyline. It might take a bit for the right spot to show up, but that's the nature of play by post.

ok

I apologize for the very slow pace of the game lately.  I have been having some family issues and been burned out with work.  I have lost a few players so I have been restructuring some of the stories around.

If I have not talked to you in either your thread or a private message, and your story is stalled, let me know.  I think I updated everyone but it is possible I missed a character somewhere.


Thanks for staying with me and giving me a chance to get things together on my end.

By the way, the latest humble bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/star-wars) has a bunch of the old Star Wars games, like X-Wing Alliance and Lego Star Wars.

Hello all, I am new to the game. I am your friendly smuggler.

Welcome aboard

Is there a fire alarm lever on the floor that I can pull?

I will be gone after tonight till July 5.

Are other people's games moving along?

Hi, I am back.

So, who was that post for?

A very good question. Are we bringing some of these lines back up?

Got me.

I've been on RPOL a few years, and admittedly haven't had a hiatus as long as this - but I'm still happy to play if you're willing to run, GM :)

Same here.

Honestly that was written more for myself then anyone else.

I recently started playing a game a work friend convinced me to join.  And from there my creativeness started working again.  I logged in here about a week ago and saw there were a few people still checking in every now and then.  So I thought I would just post something that would give me an excuse to do some writing. And possibly see if anyone noticed or cared.

We're alive again?

I am interested and willing to start some stories back up.

But I would have to rework how I was doing things.  Trying to balance as many stories as I was is part of what burned me out.  So I would like to consolidate some stories down and find ways to get more interaction via the players.

Sounds good to me.

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 301):

That's fine with me.

Out of curiosity, what time zone is everyone in?  Or around what time do you usually post?

Just trying to get an idea of when to look for updates on the site.

I am in US Central Time Zone. I usually post during the day, during breaks at work, but can later at night.. 7-10 CST.

I am in the US east coast. I am normally on in the evening.

US Pacific.

US MST, midday and evening mostly.

Also, I do recommend, especially for the sake of the younger jedi, that XP be handed out early and often. Probably in 25+ point bursts, because of how slow Rpol. The Force isn't much fun to try to use at FR1, or even 2, unless you're willing to eat a lot of Dark Side points.

Reuxic, I forgot to add you to the new RP thread.  You should have access now.

 I can see the thread "A Simple Job" now.

Yep. I'm already looking for ya.

Ok, good.  Now that you can see that thread you can post in it. I am working on getting everyone together.

OK, that's just bizarre, it cost's 750 credits to put a blaster on your lightsaber, but 3000 credits to screw a metal ball on the end to bash people with.

To be fair, it's a *hollow* metal ball :D

In reply to Sidrynn (msg # 315):

at that price it had better be filled with pure unobtanium!

Does the ball at least make breakfast and clean? I sure don't.

I'm going to be AFK the rest of the weekend on a trip, should be back Sunday evening.

Less the ball, more reinforcing the crystal housing so that your magic space sword doesn't explode in your face when you hit people with it repeatedly.

In reply to Sarai Fleur (msg # 319):

I might buy that, except it's the same price to put it on my all steel combat knife.

Some of the prices just seem like they pulled them out of the back of a Jawa's robe.

Can't wait till we all meet.

Okay. Now I'm gonna have to mind trick. Just roll it?

Sure. Mind trick might work.  They are on edge and very paranoid so it is going to be tricky.  Like 2 difficulty dice.

So do we know each other or have some contacts with each other. I have to say, its not like she would go in if she doesn't have any reason too?

*waves a hand* You want to work with me. ;)

Sure, I could have transported you before and you have my call #. the ship is the Phoenix.

Cool. Every Luke equivalent needs a Han equivalent.

Even if you're gonna tell me ancient weapons and hokey religions are no match for a good blaster at my side :P

Also, I'm not suddenly not sure if this era of the Jedi Order is okay with attachments. It varies over time.

What year are we again?

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-cant-jedi-marry-2958025
This message was last edited by the player at 00:36, Mon 26 Feb 2018.

No I have a shotgun for force types. Hard to deflect buckshot.  Someone give ma a call as to where to land.

In reply to Morgana Moonshadow (msg # 328):

Thst's what Tutaminis is for. A Vader can just catch the buckshot on his glove. Of course, that IS goddamn Vader, so. :P

I orignally set it about 1000 years before the movies so we could be loose with the established Jedi/Sith rules and the Republic/Empire setting.

I'm pretty sure that Vader doesn't use the Force to absorb damage. He's 3/4ths cyborg and wears heavy armor; a blaster pistol wouldn't hurt him much, if at all, in the first place.

I mean, sure, Han looks surprised when Vader blocks his blaster pistol with a glove, but would it really be that unusual for a guy in full riot gear to shrug off a 9mm?

Yes actually. Even through a vest, the sheer kinetic energy is enough to knock people over and leave awesome bruises.

And depending on what canon you go by, Vader actually did use the Force to absorb/ deflect Han's blaster bolt.

But most Sith types don't wear that much armor.

Depends on the Sith and their personal inclination.

I am fine with Morgana having some pre-existing relationship with one of the characters on the station.  Or possibly an NPC who hired her to escape the situation.

Vader is using the same Force Power Yoda uses to catch Sidious' Lightning when he tries to do his famous shock treatment.

As far as the game's concerned, Vader and Yoda both are using the Protect/Unleash power, as seen on page 300 of F&D

Note this also has Force Lightning (For Sith) at the end of it.

I am fine either way so if Cloud wants to call, he has my number.  :)

Sorry everyone.  Been a really busy week.  But I think we can get moving again today.

Hey everyone,

I'm W1-qit, the new droid technician. I am probably going mechanic with a touch of slicer, to assist in repairs and circumventing those pesky security measures. From what I gathered, this should be a good addition to the team. If you guys have any suggestions of where you are lacking, or if I'm stepping into some-ones niche, I'm all ears.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:20, Wed 04 Apr 2018.

GM, you missed me.

So I did. Sorry about that.

It happens with so many PC's. So when are we going to start meeting each other?

I am no longer getting email notifications of posts in my games.  Is that just me or is this an rpol glitch.

It is a known problem: link to a message in another game

I have seen posts about it for the last week or so.

Sorry for my absence, work has been full of angry shenanigans lately.

Gotta say, this is kinda boring for me till I find the group. Can we speed that along, unless they're in danger of getting killed and you'd like me to find them after the fight starts?

I keep posting trying to get you guys to take the initiative and find each other.  But i think I need to speed things along.

  I was waiting so that Cloud could catch up. Plus Reuxic would want to avoid a confrontation and since he couldn't make out what they were saying and didn't notice anything in the Force staying hidden seemed the most 'in character' choice.

I will go wandering around.

OOC it looks like some of us are pretty near to finding each other.

Are we using Deception for disguise, or skullduggery? (I'm a little better at the latter, although the first has Force Dice behind it)

You know what, I will let you guys decide.  Use whatever you think is appropriate.  I can see an argument made for either.

Disguise difficulty is what? And is it different based on deception vs. skullduggery?

Disguise I will say 2 difficulty. Skull is 1 diff 1 setback.

10:47, Today: Cloud Earthrender rolled no successes, 5 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2p 2a 1 D 1s.  Skulduggery disguise! .

Hmmm.

I'd say I'd need to roll a deception check now. Cause that's a LOT of advantages to have no successes to match.

OOC:  I rolled a boost because Reuxic was already in a disguise when he swapped his Jedi robes with a commoner from the station.  If you don't think I can have that I can remove the boost.  I didn't turn on the record each die roll option, by default in my games it is turned on so I didn't really think about it. But the best roll of a boost dice is 1 success & 1 advantage and even removing that it would still be a success.


14:18, Today: Reuxic Zeohm rolled 2 successes, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 2a 2d 1b.  Skulduggery check.

In reply to Cloud Earthrender (msg # 355):

Because you rolled so many advantages I will let you add a boost die to a deception roll.

In reply to Reuxic Zeohm (msg # 356):

That is fine. I had not considered you were already in disguise.

15:12, Today: Sidrynn rolled 2 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1a 2p 1d ((7(A), 8(P), 6(P), 4(D))).

Your post in IC said stealth, should I roll disguise/skullduggery instead?

In reply to Sidrynn (msg # 359):

Yes. I decided to do this in stages. First to try and disguise. Then the actual checks to blend in and not get discovered.

15:45, Today: Cloud Earthrender rolled 4 successes, 4 advantages, 2 dark force points, 1 light force point using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1p 3a 3f 1b 2d.  I am not the droid you're looking for.

...So yeah. I am not the droid anyone is looking for. ;)

4 successes, 4 advantages, and a light side point to add 1 to either column if I can get a better effect out of it. ;)

Maybe I'll save the light side point and my advantages to help somebody else if they roll a failure or botch or something. If not, all the Hutt's people think I'm their new bestest buddy.

"You should allow me to see the prisoner."

"I will allow you to see the prisoner."

;)
This message was last edited by the player at 22:47, Tue 22 May 2018.

I am not a Jedi at all and a black skinsuit with a vest isn't the slightest bit Jedi looking, if that matters I'll re-roll.

22:55, Today: Ro'lasi rolled 1 success, 1 threat  using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 2d ((1(A), 3(A), 6(A), 5(D), 4(D))).

Those roles are fine.

I am on vacation starting tomorrow morning & won't have access to the internet. I will be back the first full week of june

Enjoy your vacation. I will try to not kill you before you get back.

LIGHTSABER FIGHTS! Pew pew pew zzrt zoom wumwumwum kssssh

In reply to Sarai Fleur (msg # 366):

...you gave Belldandy a lightsaber. Dear Force. What next?

In reply to Cloud Earthrender (msg # 367):

I do not know who that is. But lightsabers are just the beginning.

In reply to GameMaster (msg # 368):

Belldandy is from Ah My Goddess. And it's Sarai's avatar.

In reply to Cloud Earthrender (msg # 369):

Goddess to Jedi, that's a serious step backwards.

In reply to Cloud Earthrender (msg # 369):

Ah. I had wondered where her avatar came from. But never bothered to find out.

YES! Bwahahaha

I couldn't find anything better. And by "couldn't" I mean "didn't bother" because finding portraits is a pain in the butt.

Well, we're in. Now what?

Our characters would have discussed plans on the way over, even if we assumed the full team was going in. Are we just working to persuade him to let the prisoner go, or are we trying to stage a daring raid?

'Release him to our custody.'

We'll claim we're there to pick him up to transfer the prisoner. We'll say we've received word the Jedi may try to rescue him, and nobody's got the time to be bothered with a bunch of people swinging lightsabers, so we're going to transfer him somewhere else so he can continue to be in comfort when the 'enemy' makes their move.

Basically, we'll both roll deception, and whoever rolls better wins. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:57, Sun 10 June 2018.

I guess I should have been with you.

Could work if he does have a shadowy boss somewhere, but otherwise we might be insulting the Hutt's pride by assuming he's not top dog.

I do like the prisoner transfer bluff though. Could we perhaps fool him into thinking it was at his own direction, or that of his majordomo? Maybe we say we were hired quietly to vanish the prisoner and the emissary just didn't want to bother him with details?

That might work better. We were called at his order to 'deal' with the prisoner.

I will allow that you had time for a small discussion and plan strategy on the way down to the Hutt's lair.  So post in the main thread when you decide on your next move.

I think we hit what we needed. Since it was your idea do you want to take point?

Is the huts quarters anywhere near space? Could I cause a distraction by blasting something?

Sure.  But I need the difficulty from the GM. For you and me.

Morgana:  The Hutt's lair is deep in the station well away from the outside.  You would have to go through several civilian levels to get to it.

Cloud:  If you are dealing with the Hutt's translator then it is 2 diff, 1 setback.  If you are dealing with the Hutt directly, then it will be 3 diff and 1 setback.

08:31, Today: Cloud Earthrender rolled 1 success, 5 light force points using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1p 3a 3f 2d 1s.

The Force is a powerful ally.

Suit yourself whether it's better for me to assign all those light force points to advantages or successes. At any rate, optimum results. Dealing with the translator, of course.

This is a deception roll by the way.

The Hutt heard 'profit.' He should be happy with this plan.

I wanted to check in with the less active players.  Cloud, this obviously does not mean you.  Or Morgana or Sarai.


But for everyone else.... what are your thoughts on the game and story?  Are you still interested in this?  Have I pushed you into a corner where you are bored?  Is the story moving too slowly?  I keep checking the cast and see some of you logging in but not posting.  If you want to do some other story or idea, let me know.  I am hoping to make things fun and interesting for everyone, so let me know if the game is not living up to your expectation.