Hey if you guys want to go ahead and say the things you'd like to buy in the future, that would be great since I could start trying to figure out prices, NPC vendors, etc.
Also, on the topic of money, I really don't want to micromanage things. I've had games where people wanted me to tell them how much everything cost so I wound up wasting a lot of time on random shit like looking at what Goodwill charges for used dress shoes and finding out what three pancakes with syrup run you at a diner. To that effect I'd like to only have to deal with money when you buy larger items. So instead of dealing with "credits", I will only deal with "credit chits" (or perhaps "chips"?), where each chit represents an unspecified amount of money. You can figure that each chit is maybe like 100 or so, but the exact value is ambiguous. Mainly because stuff has crazy different prices in different sources. Like a generic no-frills slightly-used light blaster pistol costs 100 credits in KOTOR, 25 credits in KOTOR 2, and 500 credits in general on the wikia, so this way I can just say it costs 1 credit chit.
So any small purchases like food, water, drinks at a bar, etc. are ignored and neither of us have to pull out a calculator to figure out the gratuity. If you want to do stuff like buy an entire bar a couple rounds of drinks, buy a expensive suit, or go to an expensive restaurant then in those cases we'll have to actually deduct from your money. But for the most part you can do all of the little things for free. (Well, except for at the very beginning, since you're all broke
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edited 20th Jan '15 1:26:03 PM by nman
I actually have not really thought about what Sia would want in terms of equipment upgrades. I was mainly making a joke about how I want her to get force lightning at some point ;)
Beyond maybe upgrading her shin/armguards to phrik-metal ala Zayne Carrick I'd have to make some deeper contemplation. Maybe a KOTOR-esque stealth belt, but both of those are probably pretty high end toys.
edited 20th Jan '15 1:37:28 PM by 3of4
"You can reply to this Message!"Uziel will want the second-biggest* suit of sealed powered armor he can buy. Then he'll want underlays and overlays to modify it. Finally, he'll need the parts to put together his inconspicuous armor-maintenance droid he had in his other appearances.
*Uziel is a Space Marine,
but not quite a Terminator.
(Forget the flight capabilities and weapon mounts.)
edited 20th Jan '15 1:57:50 PM by StygianEmperor
Flesh is a design flaw.Better optics for his helmet, a containment upgrade for his armor allowing him to go EVA, parts to make it so his sniper weapon can become a anti-material weapon, one that can also shoot slugs (Aim high Darius aim high), a ship, and a droid assistant.
That is what Darius wants.
What does everyone else want?
edited 20th Jan '15 1:57:22 PM by EchoingSilence
Kyla would/will want fancy new lightsaber parts (hers is pretty basic), something like Jal Shey Armour
, a state-of-the-art slicer datapad, and... I dunno, a nice condo or something? She's used to living quite modestly, after all.
Also, love
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Updated Kyla's Chain Links to include something with Sia.
Is this okay, 3of4 ?
EDIT: Hey, maybe one of the bounty hunters they were trying to get away from was Rakko and/or Darius?
edited 20th Jan '15 2:13:39 PM by Blackfire667
Not entirely dead.Agreed, armor shouldn't preclude use of the Force; once you're used to wearing it, it wouldn't be distracting. The only reasons not to wear armor are to be nimble and inconspicuous. And hell, even full renaissance plate armor wasn't that cumbersome.
edited 20th Jan '15 2:47:36 PM by StygianEmperor
Flesh is a design flaw.Well, I can see Sia switching her bustier and tunic/robe for blaster-resistant materials to cut down on vulvnerability from long range snipers and so.
Or alternatively go for stealth materials.
And probably some toys for her utility belt (climbing hook, etc?)
But ultimately, Sia is focusing on upgrading her force powers over equipment, char wise. Though she may be a Holochron Horder :D
edited 20th Jan '15 2:46:42 PM by 3of4
"You can reply to this Message!"Jesus. The Battleframe sounds impressive.
I also just realized thanks to his attitude and his universal driving skill. That Darius is the closest thing to our Griff.
edited 20th Jan '15 2:44:07 PM by EchoingSilence
I have a little more work to do today than I was expecting so I won't be able to put up a first post tonight, but that works out well considering the unsolved matters. As it stands right now, I'm tempted to make Rakko the faux-captain in order to have someone who can post frequently. I'm also still at the point where I can change the starting mission, so if anyone has a preference for an urban, suburban, outback, etc. setting for the first planet, do say so.
As a bonus, this gives GIG and Des an extra 20-24 hours to finish their characters. If they aren't done by then, I'll just start the game anyways. If they miss out on the first few days it'll still be an early-enough time for us to just Remember the New Guy? with them. Longer than that, though... and I don't know what to do.
If there's anyone else who hasn't posted a character and would like to, now would be a good time to start posting what you have and working with other people. Sabre and Luthen both mentioned wanting to be droids in the interest check thread, so that might be a pair of HK's added to the crew if they decide to join.
I guess that I'm fine with Rakko being captain but can you throw in a connection with Vania? Like maybe Vania was one of Rakko's only friends, or that she was a former slave too, or that she owed him a favor or something? That might make it more plausible for Rakko to have an authority position on the ship.
I was thinking maybe Rakko could have been pursuing a bounty on Vania and she promised him a favor if he didn't capture her and collect the reward. Her jailbreak was her way of repaying him. Would that work?
@Fantasy Liver: Kyla and Sia met while running from some bounty hunters. Do you want Rakko to have been one of the bounty hunters chasing them?
EDIT: P.S. If this starts on Wednesday, I might not be able to post until Thursday.
edited 20th Jan '15 10:30:36 PM by Blackfire667
Not entirely dead.

What tops my wish list for upgrades for Sia atm will be shocking.
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