Ace pilot checking in :)

Hello. Jedi Guardian here.

I added a new post to the bottom of the house rules to cover level ups as I realize I forgot it in the other posts. Whoops.

But this brings up a point that was being considered: Would you all prefer the normal experience points system or Milestone leveling? Milestone would be more subjective as to when they are given, so the character progression pace would be very much under my control versus accumulating enough numbers to go up. A level could also be offered as part of the reward for some missions that are particularly long and/or plot critical.

Thoughts?

I'm more of a milestone guy myself.

But I'm playing less of a pure combat character.

I'm used to milestone leveling, but am fine with either.

It's the GM's preference. But this GM usually uses Milestone leveling.

Well that's three for Milestone. I myself have not been in a game run by a GM using it, but it is really appealing.

Also, if you do not have your character sheet filled out yet, please get that done as soon as you can. I think I made sure everyone has access to one? If not, please let me know.

I run a game where XP is gained per post. In the game threads only. Level threshold is normal XP needed/ 10 so once they hit 35 posts boom they all leveled up to lvl 2 and so on. It was fast at first but leveled off

We are just over a year and a half into the game and they are level 6.

Milestone is fine as well.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:05, Sun 23 May 2021.

I'll dig into the character sheet tomorrow. I have it off and my wife is working so loads of time.

My roles were AMAZING so I'm excited to get this put together.

All I really care about is that we advance, :)  I got plans for this character, lol.  I am quite excited to play this system.

Can I get word wrap on my character sheet?

In reply to Tiana Eeska (msg # 20):

Done.

As a note, my busiest days are actually Sunday (my PT job is an evening shift) and Wednesday as that is my designated shopping day. I can still check in periodically, but updates will be slower on those days.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:19, Sun 23 May 2021.

Sith Guardian (hopefully Makashi Duelist one day) here.

Feeling a little outnumbered...

Milestone's fine. The only real problem I've had is PbP being so glacial in pace (relative to table play) that the GM just kind of forgets that advancement is a thing, since scenes can take weeks and it feels weird to level after what might be a few days in game time, but a few months of RL.

Jeesh, no Jensaarai, no witches?  I personally far prefer the other traditions over the Jedi/Sith Dichotomy.  Although I do really like the Grey Jedi code.

I can always make them appear. =D I did have initial plans for at least one NPC to be a form of Matukai, so there is that to look forward to.

I mean....I could play something else if it will be a problem or if the group wants more variety. I picked Guardian to be somewhat simple honestly.

Play whatever you want. Any group can work no matter the makeup. It's all about good roleplay and sometimes out of the box thinking.

I just need to do some research and see how a sith and a jedi can work together...that one's going to be interesting.

but to be honest I'm not all that up on the cannon, lore, ect so maybe its not an issue at all.

Well, I was also referring to having 2 Guardians in the group (though I'm sure at least some of the character won't mind having 2 people to maybe hide behind).

Sorry, not trying to pooh on anyone, :)  I just always wonder why no one plays the other force traditions.  The Jedi and the Sith seem so... extreme, in their ideologies, lol.

true... maybe we can find a middle ground.

I have no desire to be mindlessly extreme. The goal is to make the game/ party work.

I don't need to take the jedi background so maybe I'll look into this tomorrow. it was just the quick build suggestion and being new to this version thought I'd just follow the suggestions.

I'll be digging into this with breakfast. Hashbrowns always help with clear thinking.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:49, Sun 23 May 2021.

No worries about the group compositions. The intention being sandbox and having this many players is there can be 2-3 groups at one time instead of one massive party. But I like to think I am flexible and can accommodate almost any situation.

If need be, I can also do solo missions. One of the best games I was ever in was technically solo, though they had multiple NPCs that would rotate in and out.

I DO in fact play other force traditions (and non-force users). My last Force User was in a Saga Edition game and was a member of The Tyia (https://swse.fandom.com/wiki/The_Tyia).

I'm kinda sad they do not have the utility belt in this version, lol.

In reply to Tiana Eeska (msg # 32):

But they do list a Hydrospanner :)

There's a lot of room in there. Plus, a lot of the "gray" philosophies mainly just end up "Jedi, but we ignore this one thing we don't like." It -has- been long enough that the Revanites to have recovered/reformed from the purge from the time of the MMO. I might actually need to consider that.

But as I envision her, Lina's not walking around flaying people for fun. I did consider that there wouldn't be enough Sith to have Team Dark Side, and to boot I wouldn't really enjoy playing someone reminiscent of, say, Darth Malak from KOTOR.

She's selfish, and was raised in an environment where she was incentivized to be passionate about her endeavors and make decisions in her own best interests. Plenty of folks in the Republic and everywhere in-between with that outlook. The only mission/quest structures that seem ill-suited are things that both directly benefit the Republic politically -and- lack some kind of personal incentive (you don't have to look very far or very deep into Sith history to discover a rich tradition of helping the Republic screw over some other Sith). As we start the game, at least. Who knows how she'll develop.

EDIT: Okay, if I remain the only Sith, I think I've actually convinced myself that playing a Revanite would be pretty cool. Messing around with my sheet...
This message was last edited by the player at 05:22, Sun 23 May 2021.