You know what this is for...

...me to get the first PC post!  :D

Yes, I would dare to claim it is quite safe to call that post politically correct, although I must question whether the previous post, or posts, actually are any less PC.

I try to avoid PC-ness.

.....

Ironic as that might be.

I like my PC.  I can play many fun games on it, I can even play on RPoL with it too!

My god...it's full of stars.

Yep, so it is.  And if you go here, you can find a nice, moderately interactive list of them.  Still very much a work in progress, but gradually getting done.

Wow.

You are Teh Awesomest.

No, seriously.  This is pretty darned amazing.

I can't really claim any of the credit for it - I just explained what I wanted, and my awesomely clever wife told me why I couldn't have that, and made me something that worked better.

Tweert bleep blipblipblip drit *sharply rising whistle* prrrrrrrt oh-oh.

Well, an R2 unit.  Will you look at that...

"twerrp twerrp *cheerful glissando*"

Beep beep to you too.  Cute droid....

*rubs tired eyes*

Hello.  I'm an just a simple, honest transport captain, who is definitely not involved in anything illegal.  Pleased to meet you all.

A simple starship captain lacking a description.

Oh, don't mind me.  I'm just crabby.

.....

Always.

Welcome!

Pleased to meet you, Crabby.  I have a description now.

*reads description*

*raises glass*

Ladies and gentlemen, the hero of the story.

*shoots back drink*

Hi y'all!  Oh so good to see more people come here!  Yes, is he not like so cute?  I call him Oh-oh, because he always makes that noise whenever he thinks that I do things I shoulda thought through more, even though there's no time most of the time!  But he's a good little droid, he is!

So, any way, hello Crabby, I mean Shard and Capt'n!  ^_^

Who's next, I wonder?

Oh, and Shard, let me just get that foul liquor for you and pour it down this drain here....

You got a face.  That's good.

.....

Could you take it off again?  I liked it better the other way.

Nice ship, Jalt.

Why, such a grumpy face you got there, Shard!  Careful, it might get stuck like that!  ^.^

Would you be happier if I gave you some booze?

Have some.  *waggles flask*  But thanks.

This isn't grumpiness, girl.  This is realism.

Hmm...that makes a good quote.

Yeah.  She's not exactly the "Millenium Falcon" but the "Bantha"'s all mine.

Except for most of her which, technically, belongs to Oomba the Hutt.

Have some more, Crabby!

Boo boo boo boo!  ^_^

A lot of boo's, see?  Heehee!  Now, let me clean that flask for you, it got some vile stuff in it....

No, it is grumpiness!  Try to smile, you know, lift the corner of your mouth, like this!  Realism is that all will be fine in the end!  Yes!


Better than Bantha Poodoo, skipper!  I'm certain you will pay her all off soon!

"*raspberry noise* bzzzt blirp"

I suppose the big question is whether the Bantha actually flies.

My definition appears to be different from yours, Tfalta.  I have an idea - why don't we just leave it at that, rather than discuss it further?

A-ha, you think that our definitions are different?  No, I have a more fun idea!  Let's discuss it further, I am certain you will see the truth in the end!  Keep an open mind and a positive outlook and things will work out!

*watches the rapidly developing disagreement*

Hmm... Wonder if I need to order more Dark Side points?

Oh yes.  The "Bantha" flies alright.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:00, Mon 28 June 2010.

Pass.  I've never been interested in arguing personal philosophy.  Funny how people figure that if it's right for themselves, it must be right for everyone.

Pass on the Dark Side points, as well, boss.

So the Bantha flies?

.....

Up as well as down?

Horizontally too.  Sometimes she even flies in the direction I want her to.

Of course people who aren't nice to her end up walking home.

Wow--I seriously read that as Obama the Hutt the first time.

I'll try not to insult your baby, then.  ^_^



While amusing, it wouldn't quite have the same meaning, would it?  :)

Description and quote are finally up.

Hrr.

And here I thought I'd be the ugliest one here.

Still, nobody's tried to shoot off any of my limbs yet. Guess I'll have to wait a bit.

Ah, the handsome members of the team have joined!

Sit.  Have a drink.  You'll need one...

Well, at least I know that you prefer the tall, dark and anthropomorphic type.

At least I'll never be as handsome as your general attitude, Shard. :)

I'll take that compliment in the spirit it was intended....

I'm glad. Let's hope we can foil someone else's positive attitude together. :)

*glances at Tfalta*

You know, now that I think about it, I don't believe Trandoshan's have the ability to 'glance.' They'd probably need a Dexterity modifier for it. :p

In a shock development, the happy-go-lucky Twi'lek Jedi, Tfalta Dawl, has dropped out, but we have a new character... a Zeltron called Neary Narf.

I recommend that nobody makes fun of her, or they're likely to find an armed demolition charge in their back pocket.  Remember that Zeltrons are empaths.  She'll know, even if you're only making fun of her in your mind.

In a last-minute transfer deal, Tfalta Dawl has sold her trusty astromech droid, R2-O0, to Reldan Jalt.  She may have taken the money and ran, but on the plus side, Reldon now owns a really nice garden ornament.

We lost Tfalta?  O_o

And here I was looking forward to the back and forth....

Not to worry, Neary.  I don't make fun of anyone.  I don't make fun any more.

.....

I don't do fun anymore.

No fun? You do realise I am empathetic and will fare poorly if strong negative emotions abound, right? So, no hovering over my shoulder while I set up charges, mkay?


Still working on a description, but think pink and black. Just don't assume I'm like my fellow Zeltrons in all things and we'll get along without any exploding pants (if anyone get the reference (hint: computer game)).

Regrettably, I'm not at all familiar with Zeltrons.

As for my emotions, I can't promise anything.  Never really got that whole robot-thing people expect of Jedi down pat.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Zeltron

For those interested and those who know IC.


Semi-IC: Robot-thing uh? Never seen a Jedi, if they ever existed. Old stories, mmhmm?

Description in place, for what it's worth.

Whizzes along. *chirp* Zips off.

Good to have you here.  I won't have to worry about anyone hitting on me.

I'll admit that's the first time I've heard someone say that about Wheely but to each their own, yes?

In reply to Shard (msg #47):

Wouldn't be so sure.  I'm expecting at least a couple more characters in the next couple of days, and this being Star Wars, who knows where their tastes will lie...

Of course, you being so crabby (and armed with a lightsabre), not knowing where their tastes lie would probably be followed, in short order, by not knowing where various limbs lie.

He's certainly more interesting than either of us.



A fine point (and edge...).

Be warned, prospective suitors.

I have a droid!  Traveling on teh Bantha is now safer than ever.  Unfortunately having a droid means I have no money so I can't afford to pay off the pirates so they'll leave me alone.  :-\

Sith spit!

*sighs*

You could do what the Jedi did to everyone they considered a problem.

Ignore them, until it's too late?

Let me just take a few notes here, mkay?



Congrats, Reldan. To the droid I mean.

...I suppose that's one option, though it's not exactly the Jedi code.

Jedi code or not, that's exactly how they handled Darth Brat.

Obi-wan: "Hey, Master Yoda, Anakin won't listen to a word I say."
Yoda: "A teenager he is.  Completely normal for his hormones to run amok it is.  Tell him his life to sort out you should.  Mhmmmm.  Get off my lawn!"

I'm sure that's true (I only saw the first of the prequels) but that's not exactly how Jedi are supposed to operate, either.

Makes me wonder.

How are they supposed to operate then?

Looks as though I'm the latest addition to this zo... circ... group.  We'll get along fine as long as the mouse droid doesn't leak on my boots...

We can always play kick the tin bucket with that mouse droid :)

Hi all.
Don't peek, I gotta work on my description

Proactively, plus lots of killing.

Jedi seem to like killing things.  As long as it's done in a serene, emotionless manner.

Good lord, look at all the new people.  Welcome, new people.

*hands Narf a big stick*  You'll need this.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:54, Sat 03 July 2010.

Now that sounds scary. No emotion as a killer
This message was last edited by the player at 16:54, Sat 03 July 2010.

Serene Killing Machines of Great Justice™ are usually a little scary, yes.

They also feel its okay to cheat and lie for the greater good, which makes them Serene Moral Relativist Killing Machines of Great Justice for the Greater Good.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:43, Sat 03 July 2010.

Lots of love for the Jedi here.


You'll have a case of exploding pants then.

So very true.  :)

Jedi?  Never met one...I know people claim they've seen them, but I've never met one.  (People also claim they've seen asteroids made of solid gold, but somehow they're never there when these people bring someone back to the same location...)

I have.

.....

It's really not all it's cracked up to be.

In reply to Rhijans Thanus (msg #59):

Dee ^dee _{du du}

*gives Wheely an appraising look*

Yeah, the same goes for leaving any 'du du' in my room, too.

Wheely says: http://rimearth.net/wheely_nagnagbollocks.mp3
This message was last edited by the player at 09:31, Sun 04 July 2010.

Cool Idea Alert

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Wheely don't read this!!!

Let's strap a Thermal Detonator on to Wheely and have him deliver it to the Moff.
KABOOM !!!!

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Whoa whoa whoa, you're a gunrunner? And to the Governor? You're Bantha poodoo, mister....

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And if you meant a live grenade, poor little Wheely might end up delivering it to your pants!

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Oh and where's you description? 'fraid it'll give you away as a Imperial spy? (-;

Wow... all this talk of exploding pants makes me glad I'm not wearing any.

Wheely says:  http://rimearth.net/wheely_iamoutofhere.mp3

Okay...

With any luck, actual play will start here tomorrow.  :)

I am so happy I will now do the dance of joy.

Wait!  You're a besalisk.  Please don't dance, the planet might be subject to tectonic instability.

Cool on starting tomorrow.  I look forward to witnessing the legendary accuracy of Imperial stormtroopers in action.

I want to see Moggie doing the dance of joy, let me just make sure Wheely is safe first.

Somehow, I get the feeling that Mogg dancing is the best security any of the rest of us could ask for.  With that to watch, who would think to look at us?

Who else can dance and create their own percussion music at the same time?

Tomorrow?  I'm not ready yet...

*begins drinking furiously*

I need a connection to another character :)

...drinking buddies.

Just think of it as a version of 'so you're all in an Inn...'
This message was last edited by the player at 02:18, Mon 05 July 2010.

Dee ^dee _{du du} ( http://rimearth.net/wheely_talk2.mp3 ) : repeat many times to get the beat :

Rolls back and forth rhythmically.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:55, Mon 05 July 2010.

Well, we have a couple of characters who are ex-Imperial Army, so perhaps Mark Jacobs knows them from there?  I'll let them reveal themselves since, in at least one case, they might not want that portion of their past to be common knowledge.

Apart from that, there is always the fact that all the characters are on this backwater  Rebel base.

Ahh. Then simple is the best
I'm on this backwater planet because the rebellion put me there :)

I was in the Imperial Army. Until I blasted my way free of them and their boring regulation and blind obedience and yackety-yak. So now I use what little of actual value they taught me to blow them to bits. No secret there.

Oh, so it's 'you're all sitting around the rebel base', then?

I can work with that.

.....

Post 100.  Meh.

101 is better, goes well with the exploding pants theme.

It's all yours.  Enjoy.

I had to update my post because Jihon asked my question.

*glares*

How dare he.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:27, Mon 05 July 2010.

Did someone just spend a force point?

Edit: No, it was a character point.  Do we have character points?  O_o
This message was last edited by the player at 17:32, Mon 05 July 2010.

We have five each.

Except for one of us!

Must look them up, see if I can spend them on skills.  :) Or is it just dice rolls?

Any have a yellow highlighter handy?

All out, I think Shard sucked them all dry.


In reply to Shard (msg #96):

Both. Good to have a few left to boost rolls, tho, and you'll need time to increase skill.

I think I'll be spending most of mine.  Maybe keep one.  :)

Pity they don't work like Experience points in Jovian Chronicles.  Same idea - 1 point can be used to add one dice to a skill roll.  However, the first time it is done for a particular skill during THAT game session, it actually adds the experience point toward improving the skill as well.

Means that if they're used sparingly, they don't get 'lost' on skill rolls - instead, they get put INTO skills that people wouldn't normally put points into (that thuggish character desperately trying to make his Persuade roll finds himself not only getting an extra dice on the roll, but with an experience point toward improving it...encouraging him to actually spend MORE points on improving Persuade).

:)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:48, Mon 05 July 2010.

I like that idea.

Well, you still end up spending them to improve skills, anyway...if you hang onto enough of them to spend for that purpose.  *grin*

Truth!

So, who went to the cockpit?  Not me.

As stated, I'm outside the hatch...close enough to hear, but not in the room.  Those cockpits aren't made for very many bodies...*grin*

Back of the bus, here.

Me? Not went. Was.

I'd be in the passenger area.  I assumed this was going out over the intercom.

If not...it's the Force.

*wiggles fingers*

*rolls his eyes*  Sure.  Take another drink, okay?

*snorts*  I need you to tell me this?

Less talking--more drinking...

(Anything that gets her to stop talking about that 'Jedi' stuff...)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:27, Tue 06 July 2010.

I didn't go to the cockpit. I was already there!

Just so everyone knows--I'm going out of town for the weekend, no 'net access (well, the friends I'm staying with have dial-up access...but they're so far out in the country that the best speed they can manage is 21k...)

So, I'll be silent for a couple of days. Should be back by Monday evening (my time)...see y'all then...

FYI
I'll be on vacation until Sunday with no internet access.

If we're going that route...

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I have a couple of more Star Wars ones (amidst my gigabytes of downloaded motivationals), but they're less tasteful.  :)  Though the Lawful Evil one for Darth Vader is amusing, nonetheless.

And just because this is awesome....

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But the tasteless ones are the best. The game's Mature flag is up!

Shiss...did you just steal my ale to give to Shard?  Really?!!  *laugh*

Ha ha! Maybe. I didn't roll for Intimidation, though, so maybe that Twi'lek just didn't like the looks of you. :p

*clears throat*

On this, the occasion of his 50th birthday, your GM would like to thank everybody who has had a part in making the last ten years (since he started online gaming) so very, very enjoyable.

Thank you all, my friends.

                           - BBR

Wow...Happy Half-Century!  (Talk about your milestone birthdays...*grin*)

Fireworks here, there, and everywhere!  :D

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Happy birthday boss, you got 11 years on my come next month. Looking good!

Happy birthday.

Nice beard.  I have a goal in life now.

Oh, and I knew it was a bad idea going into the cantina.

I am so damn glad I'm in this game. I love this character. :)

Thanks for the opportunity, Ron. :D

(Now if only I can get the hang of all these dice... -_O)

Rhijan. Did you just put someone to sleep with your life story?
I hope that isn't the case. :)
*Wink*

Oh, you know me...once I get started, I just can't seem to shut myself up...*grin*

I think I see a slight problem :)




Anyone other than the Captain and the Droid know the ID of the operative?

Does the Captain even know?  Sounds like it was just the droid...

Well then I'll go out on a limb and test the waters.

And I didn't place that in a private line, I figure everyone wants to know :)
But I did state it was in a whisper :)

Nobody told me anything.  They trust the R2 more than they trust me.  <sigh>

*disclaimer*  I WAS DRUNK!
This message was last edited by the player at 12:33, Sun 15 Aug 2010.

Well someone better ask the R2 :)
I'm fishing blind here

I'm not sure, but I'm under the impression R2 stayed with the ship...

I shall now inflect upon all of you my favorite Darth Vader youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZBevXohCI

It takes a bit to get going.

Well, now, that was kinda disturbing...*grin*

FYI
I'll be on vacation with the kids :)
I'll have limited access
I'll return on Aug 26th

Okay, anyone looking at the IC thread would be better reading Shard's post, and then backing up and reading mine (just above it)...makes much more sense, that way...*grin*

(EDIT--It kept bugging me enough that I deleted and reposted it so it fit the situation better.  Sorry if this confuses anyone.)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:08, Sat 21 Aug 2010.

Did I either miss your post or simulpost with it?  Sorry... :(

Darn it.  Yes, I was posting mine when yours got posted, so somehow I missed it. :(  Sorry.

'Sallright, we've got it fixed.  It's something of an occupational hazard (if one can consider PbP gaming an occupation...maybe it should be a preoccupational hazard?  Anyway...)  The nature of the beast, as it were...and I'm nowhere near as grumpy and surly as my character about stuff not going as originally planned.  *laugh*

Going out of town for the next couple of days (I should be back by Thursday afternoon/early evening)...if I seem slow to respond to anything, that's why.  If necessary, go ahead and NPC me to keep the action moving, but I should be back soon enough to not bog things down.

So, ummm....who's flying this bus, anyway?  I mean, if nobody else is willing to, I'll do it...but I'm pretty sure someone has better repulsorlift skills than me.

You mean we need skills to fly these things? :P

Luckily, I have many limbs with which to hold on for dear life as I crash *beams*

Well, I think as long as nothing more complex than taking off or flying in a relatively straight line comes along, we're okay.  If we have to try and elude pursuit, however, and I'm the one behind the controls?  We're screwed...

I've got  Rplsrlft Ops at 2d+2. I nominate the pilot, who I hope has a higher base skill than my own :)

I'm about the same as you.  Problem is, the pilot's flying our armed escort swoop.  Anyone else at 3D or better?

*snickers*  You're both better than me.  :)

Oh! Excitement!

*rubs hands together*

A question...this transport.  What does it look like?  A repulsor-lift version of a cube van?  :)

From where I'm sitting, it looks like COVER ... *snickers*

I would call it 'concealment'.

Things people can shoot through or that fall from the sky in flames when shot up aren't my definition of 'cover'.

:)

Also, it *is* rather annoying when the thing you're trying to use for cover keeps dodging enemy fire.

It looks exactly like this: The flaming heap of wreckage truck.

But yours doesn't have a gun.

Also, it has a maximum altitude of about 3m, so it's not exactly going to "fall from the sky in flames when shot up".  It's barely going to fall from anywhere.  :)

I dunno...'falling from 3m' bears a lot more 'impact' when we're doing 160 km/h.

The operative keyword that I put into bold is what concerns me...  ;)

Hey, Mark, what gunner's seat are you in? Our little transport has no gun. In case you missed the above regarding that minor point.  :)

Damn, I thought we had a gun on this transport. No mining laser?

Nope, that was the other transport.  We're travelling incognito as it were, in the unarmed but spacier one.  :)

Here's a chance for all you shooty-types to demonstrate your skills!

.....

Everyone didn't go macho and pick 'heavy blaster pistols' with big damage and lousy range, did they?  O_o

Wheely did.  There's a blaster cannon hidden in there, somewhere.

Or did I dream that?  Hmm.

In reply to Shard (msg #159):




<-------------------- What do you think?
And I faced off with a Wookiee :)

...well, that's ONE guy who's waiting until they come close to pick off the survivors to get his shots in.

^_^

Any other takers?

Blaster? I should have one of those? Being something of a primitive, Jihon Mogg doesn't have any skill with them, nor enough money to afford one. Its a skill he intended to learn later ... and then arm himself with four of them for the simple intimidation factor of it.

But for now, I'm merely a good wrestler and a poor flier.

So ... tactics? Should I try to get close to one and pull him off his swoop?

What is a swoop, btw? I'm picturing some sort of hover-cycle kind of thing? Like in the Forest of Endor in Jedi?

Any thoughts?

That's the fellow, yes.

Hence me staying off them due to very good odds at me splatting against something harder than me.  ;)

Mogg, you can have my holdout blaster.

.....

Seriously, you're probably a better shot with it than I.  :)

We have no guns!  O_o

What is a swoop?  Well... the things used on Endor in RotJ were speeder bikes.

Take a speeder bike, tweak the engine (or just fit a more powerful one) then strip off everything that adds unnecessary weight, such as safety features, fancy enhanced controls, cargo capacity, etc...

That's a swoop.  It handles like a unicycle, being ridden by an elephant, in a hurricane, and moves like a very fast thing which has just had a nasty scare...

And, no, only one vehicle is fitted with any weapons, and that is Reldan Jalt's swoop.

Of course, all the innards are about to fall out of that one, producing a long trail of swoop components (and a longer bloody smear) on the road.

Not that I can use it very well, but is it okay if I have Shard's holdout pistol? She could have given it to me before departing, since it would make sense.

Either way, I'll try to get in a post tonight.

Damn, I have a week of dress rehearsals and lose my internet access for a few days and everything goes to hell..*grin*  Haven't actually read the IC thread yet to see what, exactly, has gone awry, but I am in fact one of those 'packing a heavy blaster pistol' types (I even have a license for it, which, presumably, is still valid--at least until the Empire discovers that I'm no longer working legitimately as a bounty hunter...)

No worries...

Due to some rather unexpected work developements, I probably won't be able to post until Thursday anyway.

I'll be a little slow this week.  Sampling.

Whee!  Missed by a mile!

Seems like we have a bunch of melee-focused folks on our side. I also went that way with Jihon because of the multiple limbs thing.

I will try to post this evening.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:41, Mon 04 Oct 2010.

*grin*  Well, I tried to keep myself off the controls, but nobody else was ready to step up, so...

Look at it this way...we're learning where we need to spend CP as we go!  *chuckle*

You're asking the Jedi if you can be thrown at the opposition?

Jedi...ugh.  I take umbrage at that label.

I left that organization of vicious, repressive elitists behind ages ago.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:20, Tue 05 Oct 2010.

Umbrage? Oo-oo-oooh, someone's flirting with the Dark Side there, from what I know about that mumbo jumbo!

Pfft.  The Jedi want everyone to be emotionless robots.  Not exactly a grand way to live one's life.

A little bit of anger is a healthy thing.

[ At the mention of emotionless robots ]

*muttering* >> http://rimearth.net/wheely_nagnagbollocks.mp3

You want to figure I meant you, you obviously emotional robot, go right ahead...

Had some computer issues today, which basically chewed up all of my free time.

Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with stuff tomorrow.

I'm heading off on a business trip for a few days - I'll be back on Friday, though I expect my posting will be somewhat curtailed at that point.

:)

So... who is interested in a stroll around the area to try and find out more information?

Rhijans, Reldan, and Jihon are probably not the best volunteers here, since they each have a vehicle to take care of, which leaves Mark, Neary, Shard and Shisskurr... so who wants to stay with the truck, and who wants to go get in trouble do some reconnaissance?

You know...I'm going to be away from the 12th to the 18th, with little to zero chance of posting.

It might be better for Shard to stick with the truck. :(

I'm fine with babysitting the truck...and even keeping Shard with me.  She may come across as a bitter, cynical, burned out husk of a person, but that's kinda what I like about her...*grin*

I agree that I'm probably not the best volunteer, but I'm okay with either choice if it becomes necessary for me to leave.

[dryly] You're too kind.

.....

Backhanded compliments are better swallowed when offered with a drink.

:)

LOL
I only suggested the idea so that we'd have something to do.
Nothing drives a GM to tears more than having PC's that won't do an action :)

Now let me see if any of my skill set would be good for getting into trouble ;)

...you need skills for that?  *suspiciously*  Are you sure you're a player character?

I'll remember that next time we're in a bar.  I don't generally carry booze on my person--there's only so much space for gear, and rust remover whiskey has never really been a priority piece of my kit. *grin*

*scribbling*  ...more...free...booze...

Boo... boo... boo...

There's ya free booze - three boos, geddit?  *sigh*  My comic talent is wasted in this joint.

Okay... there are two new threads.  One for the scouting group, and one for the truck and its escorts.

I might not have a chance to post before I go.  :(  Might, might not.

If not, everyone have a good weekend and week!  See you later!  (Perhaps the 20th)

In reply to The Force (msg #191):

Tens of thousands of stand-up comics out of work around the world, and he starts making jokes...

*grin*

Asked for this, you did.  Mmmm...

Luke and Obi-Wan are in a Chinese restaurant and Luke's having trouble.
Finally, Obi-Wan says, "Use the forks, Luke."

Darth Vader and Luke are fighting.
Suddenly in the middle of the battle, Darth Vader pulls Luke to him, and whispers "I know what you're getting for Christmas!"
Luke exclaims "But how??!?"
"It's true Luke, *breath* I know what you're getting for Christmas."
Luke tries to ignore this, but tears himself free, screaming "How could you know this?!"
Vader replies, "I felt your presents."

Yoda and Obi-Wan walked into a bar and bought a 5 credit drink.
Yoda, seeing that he only had 4 dollars asked Obi-Wan, "Have a credit do you? A little short I am."

One day Luke gets fed up with life as a farmer so he goes to see Old Ben the local magician.
Luke: Ben I'm really fed up being a farmer can you turn me into something else?
Ben: Like what?
Luke: Well I guess it would be cool to be a Dewback.
Ben: Ok but only if you're sure.
Luke: I'm sure all right but let me go off and have one last drink as a human.
Luke goes off to have his drink.
Owen and Beru are getting worried so they go and see Old Ben to see if he knows where Luke is.
Owen: Hey, Ben, have you seen Luke today?
Ben: Yes. He's gone for a drink but he won't be Dewback until later.

Q:  When did Anakin's Jedi teachers know he was going bad?
A:  In the Sith Grade.

Q:  What do you call a female Mandalorian?
A:  A Womandalorian.

Q:  What do you call a Sith who won't fight?
A:  A Sithy.

Q:  How is Ducktape like the Force?
A:  It has a Dark Side, a Light side and it binds the galaxy together.

Q:  What do Whipids say when they kiss?
A:  Ouch.

Q:  Why does Leia wear buns on her head?
A:  In case she gets hungry in a Senate meeting.

Q:  What do Star Destroyers wear to parties?
A:  A bow TIE.

Q:  What's the differance between an ATAT and a stormtrooper?
A:  One's an Imperial walker and the other is a walking Imperial.

Q:  How many Sith does it take to screw in a hyperdrive?
A:  Two, but I don't know how they got in it.

Q:  How many stormtroopers does it take to replace a lightbulb?
A:  Two; one to screw the bulb in, the other to shoot him and take the credit.

Q:  What goes, "Ha, ha, ha, haaaa.... AGGGHHHH! Thump"?
A:  An Imperial Officer laughing at Darth Vader.

Q:  Why did Yoda cross the road?
A:  Because the chickens Forced him to.

Q:  What side of an Ewok has the most hair?
A:  The outside.

Q:  Who tries to be a Jedi?
A:  Obi-Wannabe

Q:  Why did the Ewok fall out of the tree?
A:  It was dead.

Q:  Why should you never tell jokes on the Falcon?
A:  The ship might crack up.

Q:  What happens when a red and white X-Wing crashes into green water?
A:  It gets wet.

Q:  Why do Twi'leks like to flip coins?
A:  So that they can say, "Heads or tails!"

Q:  What time is it when an AT-AT steps on your chronometer?
A:  Time to get a new chronometer.

Q:  Which Star Wars character works at a restaurant?
A:  Darth Waiter

Q:  Why is a droid mechanic never lonely?
A:  Because he's always making new friends.

Q:  What do Jawa's have that no other creature in the galaxy has?
A:  Baby Jawas.

Q:  What do you call a person who brings a rancor its dinner?
A:  The appetizer.

Q:  Why do Doctors make the best Jedi?
A:  Because a Jedi must have patience.

Q:  How would a fat Rogue get into his X-wing?
A:  He'd Wedge himself in.

Q:  What did the rancor say after he ate a Wookiee?
A:  Chewie!

Q:  How many Corellians does it take to change a glowpanel?
A:  None, if the room's dark, then you can't see them cheat at sabacc.

Q:  What do Gungans put things in?
A:  Jar Jars.

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Dook.
Dook-who?

I'm gonna have to copy those and send them to my friends (two of them GM different Star Wars games...one's husband would love some of these, they're just cheesy enough to be quite his style...)  *grin*

ROLL CALL

Mark Jacobs is in the house :)


Did we lose Shisskurr?

Rhijans Thanus, sounding off (not to be confused with 'signing off') for the roll call.  (Of course, the observant have probably already figured out I was still around, so...)

I'm still here.  Well, in body.  Mind, occasionally not.

I'm still here.

And, no, we didn't lose Shisskurr.  Or Jihon Mogg, for that matter.

I am not here.  It is only a hologram.  Really.

Indeed.

Just to be clear - Shard's IC feelings do not necessarily represent my own.  :)

Hear that dramatic music playing?

(No, it's not to excite Hayes...extra points for anyone but The Force who gets that one!)

Better get your blasters ready, Shisskurr and Jacobs!

I think we have two melee folks and me with a blaster. But I think I need to go to the refresher :)

Shall we all pile out the window together?  :D

Wait!
Let's roll a Con skill check. And use the force!

---

Remember how Han Solo rolled a high Con skill check and chased a group of stormtroopers around the Death Star. It wasn't until the troopers had to stop, and turn to face the enemy that they noticed it was only 1 person chasing them.


LOL

Ummmm...sure.  Go ahead.  Hope you've got another ride back, though, because I'm not going to stop long to pick you guys up if there's a battalion of stormtroopers hot on your heels.  *grin*

YOU make that intimidate roll!  I'll be popping out this handy fresher window....

Question
Did the stormtroopers ask us for ID, etc?

Or did they simply skip us?
Just wanted to know if Shard had something to do with this ;)

Hahaha...

...no.  Was not me.

Seriously.  :)

I'm guessing, from the sound of things, they're looking for someone/something particular...and you guys weren't anywhere close to being it.  *grin*

Actually, it was me.
But I gotta admit, that the NPC's use of the apparent jedi mind-trick has thrown me for a loop :)

Not a very good Mind Trick™, IMO.  Mostly it just caused a blaster to be pointed at his head.

Stormtrooper 1: "Show me your identification."
Ben Kenobi:     "You don't need to see his identification."
Stormtrooper 2: "Shut up, old man."
Ben Kenobi:     "These aren't the droids you're looking for."
Stormtrooper 3: "He said shut up."
Ben Kenobi:     "He can go about his business."

*blasters fire*

Stormtrooper 1: "Now we'll need a tow truck to get this landspeeder off the street."

Merry Christmas everybody...



May it bring you could possibly hope for.

Dear god, it's here, too!

:)

Merry Christmas, all!

In reply to The Force (msg #215):

"Awesome" doesn't even begin to do it justice...*grin*

Happy Holidays, everyone (no matter which one you happen to be celebrating!)

I'm going to be away for the rest of today, and part of tomorrow, so Happy New Year everybody.  May 2011 be good to you and yours.

Happy New Year, one and all!

New thread posted, for everybody to get back together.

Shard, I'm actually REALLY glad you over-ruled Mark...

Nothing personal, Mark...*grin*  It's just that swoops don't really have passenger space...especially not when you have two swoops, and three passengers.

Glad it's a moot point, now.  *laugh*

I left it open for Mark to disagree, to pull away, or dodge.  I don't like puppetting.  :(

And that's one of the things I enjoy about gaming with this group...everyone's been very good about not dictating actions for anyone else.  But he did go along with you...and I was happy to see it, because I was trying to figure out some way out of the logistical nightmare that had been presented...*grin*

The fastest way to actually anger me when I'm playing a game is to make my character do anything, even blink.  :)  So I figure, if it gets me so riled up, I don't want to do it to anyone else!  ^_^

Shard tries to do a somersault, falls down, and blinks.

*points and laughs*  Hahah!

As of now, Reldan Jalt has been demoted to NPC. *sighs*
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:03, Thu 13 Jan 2011.

He will be missed :(

.....

-_-



Sadly, I've been expecting this for some time.  :(  Great.  Our ship is now run by an NPC.

You can always hand the controls to Mogg. I'm happy to grab the controls, close my eyes, and steer for the sun ... or, you know, however that is supposed to go.

Well, as long as it isn't too demanding, I can fly.  I've got a whole D more in piloting than I do repulsorlift ops...*grin*  But, yeah...can't say I'm surprised by the announcement, though I am a bit down about it.  I'm sure, at some point, we'll pick up another pilot (if not another ship, completely...)

Cheer up! I'm confident we shall find a most marvellous solution to this slight setback! IS it even a setback? Perhaps it is an opportunity? Of course it is! Always look on the bright side of the light side!

Hello, 'new' person.

.....

I'd summon more enthusiasm, but you're looking Jedi-ish.

:)

I think your name might be Sharp rather than Shard! For sharp you are! Hello 'old' person! Get it? 'Old'? Not that I think you are but oh whatever!

Hotchpotch! No need to hold back for my sake, let your exuberance flow!

Oh, goody...*reaches for some aspirin*

:D

Hey!  What happened?  My shoes don't fit properly any more!  O_o

Thanks but I'm fine! Better than fine, actually! But I'm touched by your concern for me, new friends and all that we are.


Reldan look at it from the bright side - they will last much longer then!
This message was last edited by the player at 21:34, Thu 13 Jan 2011.

Quick question
That the same alien we saw in the uppity tavern/bar/joint?

Darn, I should have taken a shot at being the pilot

In reply to Mark Jacobs (msg #236):

Nope, entirely different species.  You're not a stormtrooper are you?  :)

And on another note, who is driving Jihon's swoop while he's standing, chatting, in the (still moving) transport?

Let's just assume that the convoy has stopped for a moment to talk this over.  :)

*grin*  I'd wondered about that...is the transport large enough to carry the swoop AND the cargo boxes?  That would be the easy solution, if we decide to ret-con the whole thing.

That's what I get for trying to be involved.

In reply to Rhijans Thanus (msg #240):

Yes, the swoop could fit inside the truck.  Though it will make things... snug.

And before Reldan says anything, there isn't space for both swoops in there.  :)

But I... *sigh*

Poor Jalt.

*hugs*

Seeing as our resident young jedi is a player, I'm going to grab Shard and drag her off the problem of 'stowaway with lightsaber being allowed to run completely loose'.  It's grossly out of character, but I think I can override IC stuff every now and then in the interest of party unity.  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 16:54, Mon 17 Jan 2011.

Also, apologies if Shard's commentary comes off as excessively cranky.  She's not at her best ever right now with all the stuff that has been going on, and the last thing she wanted to see is an apprentice Jedi.

Well, maybe not the last, but it's certainly up there.

I give assurances that the crabbiness is In-Character.  ^_^
This message was last edited by the player at 18:19, Mon 17 Jan 2011.

I just hope this group never runs into Yoda...  :p

"Listen, Shorty, you'd better give us some straight answers, or we'll have to chuck you off a cliff."
"Questions must you ask before answers can I give.  Mmmmm."
"What sort of stupid answer is that?"
"Only answer when stupid question asked you have not."

*seven hours later*

"Look!  Do you want this glass of water or not?"
[sulkily] "Want or want not does not matter when glass only half full is.  Be nicer to your elders you should.  Yeessss mmmmm.  A tall dark stranger meet you will.  Seven your lucky number is."


Anyways... Reldan has brought some friends to the party.  :)

Shard would be fine with Yoda's wordplay unless she caught him sneaking around in her vehicle...  :)

"Oh, understand you I can, just fine!"

So does this mean that our Jedi Player shows us the "I'm a PC card", and we'll take her in and continue?

Mark Jacobs was going to blaster her, ICly.

---

Just want confirmation, ooc, of what we're going to do.

How you treat her is entirely up to you.

Tfalta Dawl 0 player Today Today 7

Bolded for emphasis.  ^_^



Ack!  Nooo!

Booting out, fine, but shooting someone just like that?  O_o
This message was last edited by the player at 00:06, Tue 18 Jan 2011.

*grin*  Well, ya know...some people tend to shoot their mouth off when confronted with new and unknown people.  Others just shoot, period...:D

Well the question is what would I have done if it were an NPC. I'd shoot, I think.

Depends on how much you were willing to butt heads with the rest of the party, I suppose...I know Shard would have had issues with it.  I expressed mine, IC (PC or NPC, I'm generally reluctant to shoot someone without provocation and talking in over-excited riddles doesn't qualify, in my book). *grin*

I can go with that.

Tie 'em up, hoof 'em out the door when we arrive at the starport...well, 10 miles before, so we can be long gone by the time they arrive.  :D

You can all relax, because the player has decided to quit the game, which is a shame.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:37, Fri 21 Jan 2011.

Erm.  I wasn't personally having an issue with the character.  Shard did.

I was merely commenting that even had the character been an NPC, Shard would have not been happy with shooting her.

And my apologies if anything I said contributed to this decision, OOC-wise.  :(  It certainly wasn't my intent.

Personally, I think msg #245 was clear enough.

Bummer.
Now I feel guilty.

It occurs to me that combat summaries could be made much more easily if I just post:

*whooooooosh!*pew*pew*pew*pew*pew*pewpewpew* "Aaiiieeee!" *kaaaboom!* "Aaaagh!" *crash!* "Oof!" *thud! *splat!*

Makes just as much sense to me, and I find myself actually making those noises while I'm typing, so...

Hee hee hee...

So far we're short on 'vvwwwrowww, vvrow-FZZZT!'

So, did Zaerd actually charge us a deposit on top of the quoted fee?  Or was the deposit part of the fee?  because I don't remember any discussion of a deposit...

(Either way, I'm good with it, I'm just trying to clarify because it could have some effect on how I'd react to the current situation...mostly to Shard's insistence on sharing the cost, if the deposit was something that I'd already paid for...)

The deposit would have been included in the fee.  He clearly wasn't expecting much trouble on the road.

*grin*  Well, in that case...

Figure I'll wait for Shard to get a response in on all of this before I go ahead and charge up the ramp...dunno how athletic her character's supposed to be, so I'm not going to dictate our speed across the tarmac.

Go on... drag her by one arm!  By a leg, if you have to!  She's tough!    :p

I just want to know if I actually do need to drag her, or if she's tough enough that I'm actually pushed a little bit.  So I'll let her sound off about that.

Arrgh.  Did I forget to post?

I'll see about posting today.  Sorry!

O_o

How kind of you.  These bones are a little more brittle than they were a decade or two ago.

:)

Anyway - short post, just to keep things moving.

Just in case you missed it in Community Chat, I thought I'd point this out in all of my games.



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So, just where would operation of the turret weapons fall on our character sheets?  I've had GMs regard is as a Dex thing, others as Mec...just want to know which pool of dice I'd be diving into if I decided to go for the guns...*grin*

I have that skill listed on Mechanical Starship Gunnery

...I don't.

:(

Neither do I...which was why I was asking.  I don't have Gunnery anywhere (though I do have Vehicle Blasters, even though I haven't added anything to it.  Always regarded 'Vehicle' and 'Starship' as different categories, however...but I wanted to make sure.)

You're probably still a better shot than me, so by all means.  :)

It's a moot point...Mark already took the turret, and since he's got the skill, he'd probably better at it than I'd be on 'natural talent'...*grin*

Yep, the skill in question is Mechanical - Starship Gunnery.

Sorry for the delay... been a busy couple of days.

Hah.  Managed to squeeze in a reference to a truly ancient Star Wars novel.  :)  My contribution for the year.

Where'd I hear her name?



You been sneaking sips from my flask, Rhijans?  You were there.  ^_^

I was there, doesn't mean I remember...*grin*  You've gotta remember, I was busy flying a transport.  That is NOT my strong suit, so I was pretty heavily distracted.  (At least, that's my story...couldn't have anything to do with the player's memory being faulty.  Nope.  Don't know what you're talking about...)  *grin*

Nobody believes you, Rhijans.  Nobody.

^_^
This message was last edited by the player at 16:37, Tue 22 Mar 2011.

Damn...*defeated look*
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*big cheesy grin*

Kourene's comment about reorganising the rebel teams reminds me that I'm going to be recruiting a few more players soon, to replace the ones who've either quit or simply gone missing.

*wry grin*  I'll see what we can do about making their 'welcome to the group' a little less suspicious and hostile than Dawl's was...

(And I thought MY character was paranoid...*grin*)

Four new players are in the process of being added, as we speak type...

Hello, all my brand new friends!

Welcome aboard!  Glad to have a little fresh cannon fodder blood in the game...*grin*

Thanks guys!  Great to be here, working on character stuff now and hope to be ready to roll shortly!

New players!  Coolness!  Good to see you all...

...FOUR?

Shard's going to have heart failure.

Nah, she's just gonna give up her recently-developed tendency to be sober, I think...*grin*

Oh, that's just a momentary phase.

Good day to all and sundry!

I am one of the aforementioned four new players. I'm really looking forward to being a part of this.

Hello, Haarmon!  :)

Just so everyone knows...we (the players) are a much...MUCH...friendlier lot than our characters. *grin*  Just had to make that disclaimer, since there's pretty much nobody in the party who's likely to inspire warm, fuzzy feelings of joy and comfort.  Don't take it personally, we're all just playing old and cynical...there are hearts of gold behind it all.  *chuckle*

True story: one of my character pitches was a young Jedi student always sort of walking the edge of the Dark Side because he was just too impatient to sit back and consider things.

And our esteemed GM said I could give it a try, but that everyone is most likely going to try to kill me.

So I went in another direction.

*nod*

*grin*  Yeah, another aspiring Jedi prospect was tried a while back.  It didn't go very well.  Not anyone's fault...just bad timing.  Strangers stowing away on your transport when you're trying to avoid Imperial attention and have an illegal cargo aboard tend to inspire suspicion, especially when the crew is naturally inclined to suspicion and on edge from a couple of near-misses with the Empire.

But given that one character doesn't even believe in Jedi, one is in denial about Jedi, and one is only just starting to question the Imperial propaganda about Jedi...Jedi is probably a bad choice.  *grin*

Lucky for me I'm just a crazy guy that only thinks he's a jedi...

Wait I may not last very long.

Yeah that was a bit of a stretch. It could have been done very differently. I vaguely remembered asking in OOC if we should consider this show me your "I'm a PC" card, and should we accept it? Or roleplay.

By our actions, we decided to RP.

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Hello new folks. Please tell me that you'll be introduced at the station and join the team from the station :) LOL

Probably a good idea...Shard gets so happy when she hears the word 'Jedi' that she'd likely hug you to death.  Even better if you're toeing the dark side.



.....

One Death Hug, coming up!

Welcome, K'thar!  :D

Wait...which one am I?  I don't fit any of those.

Better add 'believes in but really dislikes Jedi'.

YAY Death hug!

I've wanted one my whole life, no finer way to die.

*looks at K'thar's spiffy new avatar*

No, no.  You're supposed to ask what WE want, not tell us what YOU want.

:)

Oh alrighty...

Whatcha, whatca want... whatcha want?

Well, now that you ask, let me tell you what I want.

What I really really want.

...somehow we've gone from Babylon 5 to the Spice Girls.  :(  This is not an improvement.

In reply to Shard (msg #305):
THEN go to star trek. Which one of Ye   is the red shirt with no last name?

In reply to Shard (msg #300):

I consider you 'in denial' about them...my character doesn't, but I do.  *grin*

Three guesses as to what I'll be playing, and the first two don't count! :)
This message was last edited by the player at 06:14, Sat 09 Apr 2011.

I thought tribbles were a Star Trek thing...*grin*

Tribbles don't rip people's heads off when they're called, well, Tribbles. :)

*laugh*  I stand corrected...

In denial?  O_O  How so?

Shard's quite aware they exist.  :)

Yay!  Wookie!  *quickly gives Generating05 an umbrella*  Please use it when it rains.

Let's just say that you've got a very distinctive view on the subject of Jedi...the denial part comes from your wish to dissociate yourself from anything remotely Jedi-like...*grin*

Ah, I see.

Well, I have strong opinions about the Jedi.  :)

Yeah, we've noticed...*grin*

...we lost more people than I expected.  :(