I'm currently recruiting for one or two additional characters to fill out the team, so expect to see some new faces in the coming days...

Also, each of you receive 500 credits.

How are you dividing up the credits? Equal shares?

Yes, unless the droid doesn't want his, but I am assuming everyone wants their share.  So 1250 each.

Sounds good, Julianna. Thanks.

Also, welcome to Lenkarro and Suur!

Here's what you two need to create your characters:

New characters will start at 1st-level. All content from the Player's Handbook and Expanded Content is fair game. Use the 27-point buy method for determining your Ability Scores. Don't roll for starting credits; rather, take the equipment provided by your Class and Background, and feel free to sell (at full price) anything you don't want. You can then use any remaining credits to purchase additional equipment.

I think we should be ready to move on to the next mission once you have your character sheets completed.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Is there a limit on that (taking starting equipment and selling at full price)? It is pretty exploitable. By that, I could use the starting equipment 'a vibroweapon and light physical shield' to get the 2200 credit vibronodachi which I could sell for a huge boost in credits to buy gear. I don't want to abuse your generosity past what was intended.

Hello folks, and thanks for having me! Happy to be here.

I will try to have my sheet finished within a day or two. I don't suppose anybody happens to have a template handy?

In reply to Suur Janekk (msg # 292):

I do. It'll require a little tweaking from D&D to Star Wars but is mostly compatible. I'll PM you a copy with the coding visible in a little bit so it doesn't clog up the OOC.

Here's a sheet a previous player made:




And I recall now that one of our original players tried to exploit the sell-back option, and I had to amend the character creation rules to Player's Handbook only, check with me regarding Expanded Content.

In reply to Game Master (msg # 294):

That sheet is pretty similar to the one I use. Sections are a little different, but same basic formatting.

And yeah.. I don't mind exploiting when the GMs intent was to be very, very generous but I never want to abuse what was offered. I'll keep my potential pick and sell options to more PHB and/or rules-as-intended options instead of as-written.

Welcome, newbs!

Thanks for that template!

In terms of Expanded Content, I would like to grab a vibrobaton as my class-granted weapon if that is acceptable. To use, of course, not to sell. :Þ

A vibrobaton will be fine, Suur. Thanks for checking.

New players, let me know when your sheets are completed, and I'll look them over.

Everyone else, let me know if there is anything you want to have your characters do between missions.

OK. I think my sheet is done. I made some use of the choosing class gear and selling it, but I believe I kept it reasonable. As-intended, rather than as-written. Let me pick up a couple of extra little things like a translator, but nothing pricey or extravagant.

Just don't piss off the pilot, k?  Or do, it might be fun
 :)


BTW, welcome aboard!

My character sheet should be finished! I slightly tweaked my background by replacing the gaming set proficiency with a language, which is permissible according to chapter 4 of the core rules.

I really tried, but there just aren't really pictures out there for Ardennians. There's basically just two (three if you count a custom action figure). Neither of which I liked for Lenkarro.

Your sheets look good. I'll add you to the story thread and post the beginning of the next mission shortly.

Incidentally, I do not own a datapad. Should I have bought one, or are we each assumed to have one, or…?

Who needs a data pad?

I use a wristpad. Everyone probably should have some version of a datapad and some version of a commlink. A basic commlink is 50 credits and a basic datapad is 100 credits.

As an aside, Lenkarro understands binary Artie.

Suur also is a proud member of #TeamBinary.

I do, however, only have enough starting credits for a commlink or a datapad (and buying the latter would leave me altogether broke).

In reply to Suur Janekk (msg # 307):

You should look up the pack you chose from your class' starting equipment. There's a decent chance it included one or both of them.

You are quite right: there is a commlink in my explorer's pack. I should not have overlooked that, but I did.

Even so, there'd be nothing left of my starting credits if I grabbed a datapad, and I was hoping to buy some actual armour before too long. Decisions…

In reply to Suur Janekk (msg # 309):

Save for the armor then. The commlink is kind of essential, the datapad is just generally a very useful tool.
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It occurs to me that despite having assigned my ability scores with it in mind, I never thought to ask whether the option of taking a feat instead of an ASI actually will be available in this game!