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OOC Cantina.

Posted by The ForceFor group 0
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 51 posts
Tue 16 Nov 2021
at 23:56
  • msg #118

OOC Cantina

Are there payment options regarding finding her crushed in machinery or drowned in a filter, thus prohibiting us from returning her safely?

Would it be too much to say Loe's RIC has a com imbedded so it can look out, evade potential thieves, and otherwise get to him when he calls, it also notifies him if he leaves the range or signal with a deadman switch protocol. After all it is his transport and local shipping platform.
The Force
GM, 53 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Sat 20 Nov 2021
at 20:23
  • msg #119

OOC Cantina

Hm. Yes, an extra 2000c for her safe return, should it turn out she's in some sort of danger.

And yes, I'll treat RIC like any other droid in terms of self-preservation and loyalty, including a standard integrated comlink.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 52 posts
Sat 20 Nov 2021
at 22:52
  • msg #120

OOC Cantina

So, we waiting for other players to go in or can we move forward as just us? Maybe RIC takes the keys/energy core to stop people from taking the sled... If we need someone else around.
The Force
GM, 54 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Sun 28 Nov 2021
at 06:17
  • msg #121

OOC Cantina

I mean, I was certainly attempting to wait for the others, but, uh... it doesn't look like there are any others at this point. o.o

I have concerns.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 53 posts
Sun 28 Nov 2021
at 11:59
  • msg #122

OOC Cantina

Hm, seems valid.
Anja
RPO SteamDragon, 15 posts
Thu 2 Dec 2021
at 02:54
  • msg #123

OOC Cantina

Maybe another recruitment thread..?
The Force
GM, 55 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Thu 2 Dec 2021
at 05:18
  • msg #124

OOC Cantina

Maybe? I'm kinda counting on the idea that our friends are just having RL issues and they'll be back sometime soon. I know that's the case for at least a couple of them. Feeling kind of discouraged, and like maybe I shouldn't keep pushing in case I cause a train wreck.
The Force
GM, 56 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 08:57
  • msg #125

OOC Cantina

Anja has also been abducted by RL. I don't know if she'll have the time for this game, but she's set her own on indefinite hiatus, which isn't a good sign. I think since it seems we've lost Hassisk and Nomino already, this game might just not be destined to succeed.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 54 posts
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 10:12
  • msg #126

OOC Cantina

It happens sometimes I guess. I really liked Biggy Loe too. I hadn't gotten to meet the others.
The Force
GM, 57 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 19:35
  • msg #127

OOC Cantina

You certainly gave me a run for my money in terms of business and accounting details. :P I was eager to see how the group would mesh into a proper crew with everyone having such interesting characters. Ah, well. I'll be deleting this game in a few weeks, to give everyone time to grab what they need of their characters for later.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 55 posts
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 20:08
  • msg #128

OOC Cantina

Next Star Wars game character I make is gonna be a Jedi Escort who uses the force to make people think they had the most amazing time ever in the most secretive establishment to ever exist!
The Force
GM, 58 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 20:20
  • msg #129

OOC Cantina

That sounds like a lotta Dark Side Points for a Jedi. XD
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 56 posts
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 20:28
  • msg #130

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Why? Because he's saving people from making long-term self-destructive choices and wasting their money?
The Force
GM, 59 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 21:00
  • msg #131

OOC Cantina

Using the Force to make a profit, regardless of whatever secondary good that may come from it, is absolutely Dark Side shenanigans.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 57 posts
Fri 10 Dec 2021
at 21:12
  • msg #132

OOC Cantina

What if that ISNT the primary goal but a perk?
The Force
GM, 60 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 02:22
  • msg #133

OOC Cantina

That's what you call the Dark Side's dream mark. Someone who doesn't even realize that they're endangering themselves, and can rationalize away their own subtle corruption. Like the proverbial frog in a slowly heating pot.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 58 posts
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 02:33
  • msg #134

OOC Cantina

So application of Force for gain is darkside trait? I mean profit is a vague term and surely money can't be the only application. In a broader sense ANY use of the force falls into that.
The Force
GM, 61 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 02:34
  • msg #135

OOC Cantina

For personal gain, yes. Also unnecessary use of the Force is considered a Dark Side trait, and I say that casting eyebrows at Obi-Wan and his casual misuse of the Force.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 59 posts
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 02:39
  • msg #136

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Virtually everyone who has the force in any canon. You're not going to convince me that at 784 years old Yoda is doing all that on muscle power... And one could just die rather than use the force to save or be saved. All use of the force is arguably unnecessary.
The Force
GM, 62 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 04:35
  • msg #137

OOC Cantina

Yoda doing all what on muscle power? His fighting? That wasn't a selfish or unnecessary. He was fighting to protect people from being murdered, saving and preserving life that would otherwise be snuffed out.

NOT using the Force to save someone when you could use it to save them would also be a Dark Side transgression, since you didn't use a tool at your disposal to protect the Force and instead let it be damaged.

Verbally lawyering a cosmic entity doesn't really work so well unless you know what it is, what it's for, and what it wants.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 60 posts
Sat 11 Dec 2021
at 12:51
  • msg #138

OOC Cantina

Well, it seems to 'want' whatever is convenient for plot. We don't know how many dark side points Yoda or Luke or any of the 'good guys' really had. We also don't know how many light side points the 'bad guys' had.

You profit if you save your teammates from a huge monster. Or stop a conduit from collapsing on them.

Maybe part of the point is that everyone is going to have at least a little of each. People make a lot of fuss over sticking to the light side like we should be purists but the only prophecies I'm aware of speak of balance being what the force seeks.
Anja
RPO SteamDragon, 16 posts
Mon 13 Dec 2021
at 02:17
  • msg #139

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I'm sorry to leave you in the lurch, guys.  My spare time has decreased lately due to family health issues and a related need to make more money by spending more time in the 'salt mines'.

I can try to improve my posting intervals but there is always a chance that my free time might decrease even further.  I wouldn't want a game to depend on my efforts alone.

I don't think this is anyone's fault.  It has just been a cruel decade in general.
The Force
GM, 63 posts
A long time ago, in a
Galaxy far, far away...
Mon 13 Dec 2021
at 04:07
  • msg #140

OOC Cantina

"Profit" is financial. You don't get cash from saving your friends. Also, "balance" in the Force explicitly means the entire removal of the Dark Side.

The deal with the Force is that there is no Light Side/Dark Side dichotomy. There is the Force, and a corruption of it called the Dark Side. Twisting the Force to selfish means or to senseless destruction expands the corruption and allows it to start twisting you into further expanding it, like a cancer. And yes, we don't know how many Dark Side Points the heroes had, but we do know that Luke has a ton of them. His near-fall was the point of his scenes in Return of the Jedi AND in Ben Solo's own fall as told in the Last Jedi.

I find it very likely that a lot of the times that Jedi have been forced into positions where they had to do something that would gain them a DSP for the greater good, they then spent the necessary time and effort atoning for that crime against the Force and cleansing themselves of the corruption.

And Anja, with just the two of you, there isn't really much I can do. The others have vanished, so I'll be deleting this game once I've given folks time to collect their stuff for future use.
Biggy Loe
gishsoldier, 61 posts
Mon 13 Dec 2021
at 10:37
  • msg #141

OOC Cantina

I mean I got all I need except perhaps some more perspective from another GM on the fundamentals of the force.
Anja
RPO SteamDragon, 17 posts
Wed 29 Dec 2021
at 02:57
  • msg #142

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Happy Holidays to All!   I'm sorry to say that I likely have even less free time than I thought I might.  Still I will look forward to this game when I have more free time and when (if?) it returns.

Thanks for offering it, 'Force, and to all the players who added their efforts. :-)
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