Star Wars: Sith Civil War - Discussion

"The Force gave you two hands, and you use them both for your saber. I can respect that."

So I'm guessing we should know each other somewhat well, what with having the same Lord and whatnot. Who's the class clown, who's the teacher's pet, and who's the delinquent?

I'm Daddy's little princess!

And you're not my real brothers!

edited 17th Sep '14 12:12:12 PM by Dragon573

Feel free to call me JJ or JJ Flash, if that makes things easier.

I'm tempted to ship my character with at least one of the girls, because I'd like to re-create that aspect of KOTOR in this roleplay. This does require some co-operation from other players to pull off. I think I'll wait until the roleplay starts before going any further here.

Kayip is probably the newest member of the group, so while he has been around long enough to get a gist of who everyone is and how they act in situations, he's not too close to them. At the beginning of the roleplay, Kayip is still a mystery. He didn't talk much about himself to the others, and only opens up somewhat as the roleplay continues.

This begs one question from me. Do the people in our coterie like each other? Is there some level of familial bond, or do they only work together because they have a common purpose? By common purpose, I mean: follow Lord Thiel -> strive against Darth Kane.

@Stygian Emperor: Thanks for letting me get a free Search skill. Now I need to decide whether I should have Lore, Heal, or Acrobatics. The Heal skill is useful to have once Kayip learns Force Heal, so he can act as our team's medic. Whatever the case, he'll know all those skills eventually.

@Nman Light cannot bend. It's a violation of the Laws of Physics.

Yeah, pretty much every weapon we have in this game is a violation of physical law.

Actually, light can bend.

Black holes can bend light because of their immense gravity. That's why they're called "black" holes- if you were to look at one, it'd look like there was absolute nothingness there.

Also, lightsaber blades aren't made of light. They're superheated plasma in a force containment field.

Whatever a force containment field is.

As for shipping, I think if your character is interested in someone, you should just go for it, don't try to coordinate. Just let things fall into place.

Oh, and curved lightsabers might actually be a thing. I remember reading something about a crystal that had that effect.

edited 17th Sep '14 6:42:03 PM by Dragon573

Well, if a lightsaber was a laser and not a concentrated plasma beam, I wouldn't be stupid enough to try and create a mini black-hole in the saber hilt just to bend the laser. Still, lightsabers being "plasma swords" does make a lot more sense. It explains the technology behind lightwhips, for example.

Good advice regarding shipping. While I usually like to plan things before I jump into them, it's better roleplaying to leave some things spontaneous. Part of the point of roleplaying is improvisation.

I think I'm going to make my third skill Healing - the skill increases the healing power of Force Heal.

The best advice I can give about shipping is to never really seek it out. If it happens, cool, but otherwise you wind up being 'that guy' who keeps making unwanted advances. And not in the funny animu way either, but the kinda creepy TV drama way.

edited 18th Sep '14 11:53:30 AM by nman

There will be no funny animu business aboard this ship. I have to admit I'd never heard the term "shipping" before, but I think I've gathered the meaning from context clues.

edited 18th Sep '14 5:16:57 PM by StygianEmperor

I guess a more accurate comparison would be Han Solo and Leia being existent but not really a main focus, conservative enough that it doesn't feel like someone's fan fiction.

Compare that to Anakin and Padme being such a central plot point in Attack of the Clones that half of the movie is watching random bullshit on Naboo while Obi-Wan is off doing cool shit. And then every time the film cuts from Kamino or Geonosis to Naboo or Tattooine you feel like you're listening to nails on a chalkboard.

So I guess I should say "don't be a prequel, be a sequel."

edited 18th Sep '14 4:58:44 PM by nman

I agree in that shipping is not something I would actively strive to make happen, instead I'll just stick to general interactions with other characters and see where the chemistry takes Kayip.

I don't intend on having any possible romances dominate my character's story arc, much less the overall story itself. And any romantic shit that happens will be at a Han and Leia level.

P.S. I'll add the Healing skill later, once Kayip learns Force Heal. I'll put the third skill into Martial Arts.

edited 18th Sep '14 5:40:22 PM by JumpinJackFlash

As long as it doesn't become high school antics (or break the forum rules, I guess), I've got no problem with it. You're free to pursue your passions.

Passions.

I see what you did there.

I just learned this race existed. Holy crap.

Dafuq is this.

Those guys look like someone was trying to be super grimdark and just having a ripped or insane S'kytri wasn't good enough.

Cool demons aside, here's this.

Interdiction field is still up? Are there any chances to escape? Even if the enemy is wounded and we are angry, we are in a ship that is not exactly a fighting one facing three, three times our size.

These are things you should be asking in-game.

"a bald and goateed human man"

Because it's not already obvious that Darth Kane's bad news.

Does T1 have a jetpack and grappling hook?

No sir. He's kind of a junky droid and other than basic navigation and repair he can't do very much.

I suspected it with the name, but this guy is Kane "you can't kill the messiah, not even with a couple ion blasts" Mc Smug, isn't he.

What's the name of Kane's primary ship?

So no R2-D2 hijinks, then