Second Chances (OOC)

[Absol197 5,296]

I foresee a very irritated Aanu attempting to explain that she is not a Jedi, drat it. And then ranting about Imperial propaganda and the people who buy into it. And if people start expecting her to be a member of a dead religion, then they'd better get used to disappointment.

Ah, but you see, anyone who claims to have Force powers, or who uses a lightsaber, is a Jedi. That's how this works, you know . And the Jedi tried to assassinate the Emperor, so even if you aren't, why would you want to be associated with their stuff?

(Kalira is a hu-mansplainer!)

 

But, yes, this is great. Aanu found a purple lightsaber in some ruin (origin unknown; purple is one of the ambiguous colors...) and is probably the most traditional Force-user here. For all that she's not hugely Jedi-ish. And now they're stuck with each other.

Yup ! Another cool juxtaposition I noticed: nobody writes by hand anymore. They use datapads with keyboards or just dictate. Kalira specifically sought out how to learn to write by hand and learned it so she could write in her dream diary. Of all the characters in our party, the only other one who would likely have taught themselves that skill would be the archaeologist.

Also, violet is my favorite color, so although I'm undecided if Kalira will ever seek out a lightsaber herself or not, if she did she'd end up with a violet or scarlet-colored one (I think her favorite color is scarlet). Yes, I give my characters favorite colors! And favorite foods and drinks and activities and...

I make no excuses, but also no apologies .

Edited August 31, 2016 by Absol197

[Kael 1,865]

I always wanted a purple double bladed lightsabre myself. Though I'm not sure if Kolah will give up the sniper rifle in favor of the lightsabre. I do have other characters that might though. 

 

And now that we're sure it's the Empire I'm gonna say that Kolah was captured after taking a bounty. He didn't know the target was Imperial and as such attempting to take an Imperial officer has netted him a world of trouble.

[Absol197 5,296]

Gotta watch who you're huntin'!

[Comrade Cosmonaut 490]

Gotta watch who you're huntin'!

Well how else ya sposda hit em if ya not watchen?

[Kael 1,865]

Someones gotta lay down some covering fire so that people with lightsabre's can move to engaged.

[sinistar 46]

And repulsor fists!

[The Shy Ion 502]

Heh, I dunno—Aanu might have a lightsaber, but her knowledge of how to use it is pretty much limited to "glowy end goes in the enemy."

[Absol197 5,296]

Hey Shy, did you remember that the encumbrance of armor goes down by 3 when it's worn? If not, you might not (yet) be encumbered by your starting gear! A backpack would still be a good idea, but you know, it helps!

[The Shy Ion 502]

No, I'd forgotten completely. >_<

Thank you!

[Blackbird888 4,110]

Kind of an off topic, but... Absol, as you're a big fan of the Mystic, did you see the specialization I home brewed for Mystic? I posted it somewhere...

[Absol197 5,296]

I did not! Would you be so kind as to repost it here? What's it called?

Edited September 1, 2016 by Absol197

[Blackbird888 4,110]

I did not! Would you be so kind as to repay it here? What's it called?

You can look at it here.

Edited September 1, 2016 by Blackbird888

[Absol197 5,296]

Hmmm...intriguing. Not entirely the way I'd go for this concept, but it would definitely work, I think! I'd need to spend a bit more time reviewing it to find any balance issues (and copying it down into the format my Brain understands to really get a sense of how the talents connect), but not bad!

[The Shy Ion 502]

Hmm. I think I may want to drop the rank of Coercion and stick it into Education. She should really have a rank of Education, considering her background.

Yeah, I'm gonna go with that. She'll still be rolling five dice for Coercion, and is only 5 XP from getting the yellow die back.

Edited September 2, 2016 by The Shy Ion

[Absol197 5,296]

Yes! I'm back to being the second scariest person in the party (for now)!

[The Shy Ion 502]

Yes! I'm back to being the second scariest person in the party (for now)!

I still have Intimidating.

Edited September 2, 2016 by The Shy Ion

[sinistar 46]

There will be so much pants-wetting from NPCs.

[The Shy Ion 502]

There will be so much pants-wetting from NPCs.

It begs the question—who here is the good cop?

...do we have a good cop?

[Absol197 5,296]

I still have Intimidating.

Sure, sure, but your 5 dice don't include any potential for Triumphs any longer, so no Smooth Talking ! But it's very close; 1 rank in the skill was enough for you to pass me in my estimation, so like you said, only 5 xp away from reclaiming the silver .

There will be so much pants-wetting from NPCs.

So much pants wetting. In case it wasn't clear, DLMA is still the scariest party member we have, as far as I'm concerned .

It begs the question—who here is the good cop?

...do we have a good cop?

Kalira can be the good cop, if she wants to be. She rolls, what? PPABFF+[A] on Charm checks, and may be using her upcoming ranks in Smooth Talker for Charm, too. That's decently good-coppish, right?

Right? Guys?

Edited September 2, 2016 by Absol197

[The Shy Ion 502]

So much pants wetting. In case it wasn't clear, DLMA is still the scariest party member we have, as far as I'm concerned .

Oh, agreed. And we should all hope that there's never any cause for a combined Coercion check.

Or maybe we should hope for one, because it would be awesome.

[sinistar 46]

Ah, man. My togruta charmer elsewhere is such a face with charm and leadership (we rigged up a Presence-boosting cybernetic, synthetic pheromones. They're embedded in her cheeks as dimples across her skin). I am really looking forward to being just scary and tough.

[The Shy Ion 502]

Ah, man. My togruta charmer elsewhere is such a face with charm and leadership (we rigged up a Presence-boosting cybernetic, synthetic pheromones. They're embedded in her cheeks as dimples across her skin). I am really looking forward to being just scary and tough.

Hah, me too. I usually do face characters these days. Playing Aanu is going to be fun.

[Absol197 5,296]

Face characters? What? I never do face characters. Or togruta. And especially not togruta face characters.

Nope! Not me!

Edited September 2, 2016 by Absol197

[sinistar 46]

Related to never-playing-face-characters, let's talk unarmed/brawl weapons. So I have a repulsor first with slow-firing 2. Given our equipment, I could get another repulsor fist and shoot-shoot-other action, repeat--but with DLMA's role, I'd prefer I think fancy armor instead of another fancy weapon. I may just pick up brass knuckles.

 

If I do two repulsor fists and choose to just punch somebody on the third round when they're both on cooldown, I understand a successful attack's damage is brawn plus uncanceled successes, but how does critting work? Is it possible to crit with an unarmed brawl attack, or is that a feature only granted by weapons?

[Absol197 5,296]

Yep, it has a crit rating of 5, and the Disoriented 1 and Knockdown qualities.

I actually think that, as a Brawl weapon, the repulsor fist also has Disorient 1 and Knockdown as well, but I'd need to review to make sure.