Questions? Please ask below. I'll try to answer every thread I see with one.
Game Description:
In the year 155 ABY the galaxy is at peace. After years of struggle the Sith Empire has finally conquered the galaxy. The last remnants of the Galactic Republic were defeated 5 years ago in the Outer Rim. It was not a great battle, or one that will be remembered. Less than a dozen Republic ships had remained, arrayed against the Grand Fleet of the Empire. Emperor Arsaec, a powerful Sith Lord, left before the first shots were fired. The battle was a foregone conclusion.
Since the end of the Republic day to day life in the Sith Empire, for the common citizen, has been largely peaceful. Taxes are high, but not unbearable. Trade goods are flowing. Smugglers still thrive, though the punishments for crime are harsh. One system, Corellia, tried to rise up against the Empire. Over 80% of the population were either killed or enslaved. Since that time other systems have waited patiently and quietly, in no hurry to rebel; they see clearly that the Sith will soon take care of themselves. They are waiting.
The Dark Side consuming them, the Sith are engaged in endless fights amongst themselves. Since the end of the war no less than 27 attempts have been made on Emperor Arsaec’s life. Eight of his apprentices have tried to usurp his power. Six of his governors have rebelled, only to be defeated and executed. Every time a rebellion ends, new starships are built, new Sith are promoted, and the cycle begins again. The Sith are feeding off themselves while they wait.
The Jedi, the guardians of the galaxy from times long past, have largely disappeared. Most were killed by the Sith during the war. Some turned and joined the Sith. A few, a small precious few, remained behind, keeping the lore, history, and training of the Jedi alive. They operate largely in secret, trying to keep the peace. They are waiting.
The galaxy is waiting, with baited breath, for something. Empires have risen and fallen. Republics have come and gone. Surely a sign must be coming, something to mark the start of a new age…
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Saga-edition probably will not be allowed, however, if there is a specific race you are interested in (say something that was shown on the Clone Wars TV show that came out after the last book was printed), then please ask and show us the link. We'll consider it.
Looking at Kushiban or Shi-ido for an infiltrator/thief. When you mention Jedi applicants to be really amazing, do you mean applications with Jedi classes or actual Jedi? How much space combat has been a factor in the game?
We already have a Jedi, and we're not really a Jedi-centric group. I can't speak for the others, but I, personally, would vote against a Jedi on a tiebreaker. (We all get a say in the process.) The game's a little more fringer-focused than Force-focused.
As for space combat: it is practically nonexistent, but I, when I have my GM hat on, push for it as much as I can. If we can get another space-combat friendly GM in here, we might actually see a little more of it.
Looking at Kushiban or Shi-ido for an infiltrator/thief. When you mention Jedi applicants to be really amazing, do you mean applications with Jedi classes or actual Jedi? How much space combat has been a factor in the game?
Please provide a link for those. Not to sound lazy (which I am), but my work PC hates saga-edition, and searching the site for species is like trying to pull teeth from a duck. A link I can go right there.
What Tsuyo said about space combat.
What he said about the Force was fairly accurate too. This isn't a game where the Force is present in everything we do. In fact, we go large periods of time without the Force even mattering, outside of Force Points to boost a roll here or there. Even our resident Jedi doesn't use his Force Powers all that often, so even a smattering of Jedi (say taking 1 level and a suite of Force powers) is a significant addition of Force to the game. If a player is going to apply a Jedi char, they really need to hit it out of the park with the entire application. That said, I'm not automatically saying "no" to Force apps because, frankly, I don't want to limit the chances of seeing an amazing application. I'd love to see one.
I'm gonna be honest: I'm not too thrilled with either. Both make my balance sense tingle--+4 Dex is a lot, especially at a penalty to Str, and I am very wary of a telepathic shapeshifter that can imitate objects. If you want to play a shapeshifter, play a Clawdite; if you want to play something small and agile, you have many other options.
As much as I want to play something that uses the Aing-Tii trained force user who can transport ships with the force, if it hinders the application I will probably shy away from it. That being said, I'm going to mull over putting up an application for this.
EDIT: Played a Clawdite in another game and the GM didn't like it too much cause fluff wise it can be painful and what not and mechanics wise it didn't reflect that. Might still be an option though.
And Shi'ido are holy crap what the hell is that? Whoa. Wookieepedia's picture made angels cry.
Transporting ships with the Force, while interesting, would be a bit out of the scope of the game imo. At this time. Plus, I'm not sure how much RP value it'd represent to a group whose movement about the galaxy is largely hand-waved away, and in space combat would just be entirely confused and probably shoot each other. Humorous mental picture, though.
The species I have no feelings on one way or another. If the quality of the app was good enough, I'd not care if it was either of those races.
Lost Episodes, looking for new members.
Apr 17 '12, 6:56pm
