[OOC] Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

[JustAnna]

So, this is the first OOC post in this RP. Please post your character sheets, and I will be working on this thread throughout the night, getting some story and some information thrown in, and if I don't get it edited tonight, I will do it first thing in the morning.

What you need to know before creating a character sheet:

This RP can include multiple things from the cannon material. Legends will be accepted as long as it's not too out there (some of the legends canon is crazy), and Disney Canon WILL be included...such as Rebels and Clone Wars. Be courteous, and if there is a canon that you absolutely hate, just attempt to stay away from those characters. All characters stories will in some way benefit the main plot of everything, like a movie with different plot lines, but not all characters have to meet or interact, which means if you hate Disney canon and there is a character from within a faction that only really exists in the Disney Canon (such as Clan Wren, and the Nite Owl mandalorians), avoid them, and all contact with that character.

However, your character can be anything from a Jedi in training who escaped Order 66, to a mandalorian who is out for blood after the sith take over of mandalore, to a sith who is benefiting in someway FROM the takeover of mandalore.

Use your imagination and we will see what we come up with as the night/week progresses :)

Putting this little thing here...
Also, I feel the need to point this out, and make it a first and last warning. If anyone needs their posts checked over for grammar errors, or inconsistencies with the story, please PM me. I'm always willing to help. However, everyone will get one chance. I'm normally not that kind of GM, but the old days of the guild are kinda dead. The one liner days, and filler days are over. I don't want that kind of RP, where we get five paragraphs of unrelated drivel, bad grammar, and things that are completely non-compatible with the rest of the posts.

So, without seeming like a bitch, this is how I would like things to go.

1) Message me to beta things. I am willing to fix the monumental errors. I, myself, will have errors with commas, and sometimes even spelling, but the basic punctuation, that's easily fixable.

2) I will PM you if I have an issue with something you post. No hostility, and I expect the same respect in return. If things become hostile then it creates a hostile environment, and I will be forced to decide whether that kind of atmosphere needs to exist here.

3) If the issues I PM you about aren't addressed in the next post, I will have to discuss with you whether you would like to remain in the RP, in which case, I may have to start asking that you run your post by me, just to keep other players from being miserable, attempting to keep up with what you're talking about.

4) Finally, keep up with what is going on in the story. If there is a hole in your knowledge, ask questions. For example, currently the Empire is in Jedha. It's their largest supply source of kyber, which they need for the Death Star in the future. Jedha hasn't been blown up yet, and even when it is, the target was simply Jedha city, in an attempt to kill the rebel cell that infiltrated the area. Other places in the galaxy are starting to buzz with rumors of a big plan for the Empire. Just...know what's going on. If needed, at least attempt to watch Rogue One (since Rebels hasn't QUITE gotten to where we are in the RP, yet). I started it here, because at this point, we are months up to possibly a year away from Cassian setting foot on Jedha.

I'm not a bitch. I'm not a tyrant. I just don't want frustrated players, and a dead RP in response. If anyone has an issue with this, please say something here, but do it civilly. Don't question my intelligence...and this is a please.

Also, I ask that my players visit and read the link below:

Basically don't be a dick

[Lord Wyron]

Now, I know this has just been posted and more stuff'll be added, but there will be a CS Skeleton format you'd prefer? Or is it free-reign so long as we get all the info we need in?

[LordVoldemort]

Now, I know this has just been posted and more stuff'll be added, but there will be a CS Skeleton format you'd prefer? Or is it free-reign so long as we get all the info we need in?

@Ghost Shadow

@AnnaBeth I too second this notion.

[JustAnna]

It's completely free reign as long as you include all the info.

Make sure there is a name, a basic reference photo, any photos of weapons you want to include, bio, and any story you would like to add to flesh the character out :)

I will post mine when I get home from eating and give an idea.

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth Thanks! I'll get started on it shortly!

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth Here ya' go!

Gaelden Osdum

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Name: Gaelden Osdum

Race: Human

Age: 25

Place of Birth: Ord Mantell, Avilatan

Brief History: Gaelden was born on the Mid Rim planet of Ord Mantell, the primary financial and trading hub in the Bright Jewel Sector. When he was young, the boy was discovered to be Force Sensitive, albeit rather slight. In an attempt to take the child in to become a Jedi, one was sent to persuade them in the collection of their son, with the promise of a potential life as a Jedi; if not, a member of the Service Corps. Outraged due to their anti-Force users beliefs (for the Force was an entirely taboo thing to them), they sent the Jedi away with only a knowledge of new profane words. He would later grow up to never knowing of his Force Sensitivity. As the son of a mechanic and retired Republic Naval officer from the early days of the Clone Wars, Gaelden grew up with stories of interplanetary events completely foreign to the small life that he knew. Encouraging his son to take up service, much of Gaelden's early life was spent on physical labor and other menial tasks to hone his body. When there was no work to be done, his father taught him how to shoot a blaster and how to pilot (albeit only the basics), and his mother gave him lessons on the correct way to handle a machine.

At some point, Gaelden found himself with enough enthusiasm to head to his local Imperial Recruiting Station with the hopes of becoming one of many TIE pilots. Like his parents, he was an Imperial loyalist, and he had been eager to serve the Empire from it's earliest days (of course, most of his loyalty stemmed from his parents viewpoints.) Unfortunately, while he was able to pass the physical requirements like a breeze, he was unable to meet the intellectual standards, for all he knew was how to shoot, fly, and fix. Disheartened, he returned home without a single thought of what to do. That was when he felt a calling - something, like an invisible entity, began to pull him from inside. With new determination, he left his home with a small loan of credits, a ship, and a blaster by his side.

Today, he uses his 'gut feelings' to find ancient relics and artifacts in abandoned and archaic temples for hefty credits. Albeit illegal to own anything related to Jedi or to even hunt down such things, Gaelden's bitter feelings for his inability to gain entry into the Imperial Navy have never left him - not even his belief in the Empire is enough to shake his frustration.

Skills

• Adequate Pilot - To get to where you need to go, you have to learn how to fly (or have a check on a hefty sum of credits ready for travelling.) Though nowhere near an Ace, let alone a skilled flyer, Gaelden has learned from experience how to get himself out of a tough spot when the time comes.
• No Stranger to Firefights - From Imperial Security to pirates, Gaelden has seen it all. With a quick hand and his 'gut feeling', Gaelden has made decisive shots from left to right. This has gained him a small reputation in the underground; luckily enough, he's got the skills (or luck) to back it up.
• 'She Ain't Pretty, but She's Tough' - Plenty of damaged ship parts means plenty of time to get handy. Thanks to his mother's teachings, he's gotten himself a nice start on becoming a mechanic...albeit rather basic. Over time, his skill has improved, but a helping hand is always needed. He'd much rather have someone with actual skills in repairs to take care of his ship, but when you can do it yourself (even if it does mean a few explosive sparks to the face) versus having to clean out your bank account, the answer can be quite obvious - at least to Gaelden, anyways.

Arsenal

• "Flash 4" Heavy Blaster pistol
• Courier-class yacht
• Stolen Imperial Baton

[JustAnna]

Posted a to be edited version of my CS in the CS section :)

[Burning Kitty]

@AnnaBeth How many characters can we have I have two I could use. One like I said would fall victim to a dark or light side object (forget the names at the moment) and end up in this time period. The other would just exist in this time period naturally.

Also approximately what year is it? If it is around the time of the TFA & TLJ my second would be old as fuck, older than Luke. So couldn’t use her.

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth Would you say the character is accepted?

[JustAnna]

@AnnaBeth How many characters can we have I have two I could use. One like I said would fall victim to a dark or light side object (forget the names at the moment) and end up in this time period. The other would just exist in this time period naturally.

Also approximately what year is it? If it is around the time of the TFA & TLJ my second would be old as fuck, older than Luke. So couldn’t use her.

@Burning Kitty

It's set in between Episode 3 and Rogue One basically. Or season 2/3 of Rebels. So you should be okay. And are you talking about a Jedi or Sith holocron?

@AnnaBeth Would you say the character is accepted?

@LordVoldemort

I don't see why not. Everything seems fleshed and okay.

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth Sweet! Also, I like the picture. Mandalorians have always stuck me as the most badass Non-Forcie group.

[Lord Wyron]

Okay! Here's my CS, adapted from when I used this character in a *very* brief Star Wars roleplay around two years ago. I tried my best to keep the backstory and timeline as close as I could do being within Nu-Canon, but I'd be lying if I said the line between Legends and Disney wasn't a little fuzzy, so I'm more than willing to make edits of any mistakes you notice!

Talen-Jei: The Hunter

</Name:> Talen-Jei
</Species:> Trandoshan
</Age:> 34
</Planet of Origin:> Trandosha
</Prior Occupation:> Big-Game Hunter, Slaver (Briefly)

</Personality:> On first impressions, Talen-Jei comes off as fierce, aloof, and reclusive. Slow-to-trust and wary of others, Talen-Jei often appears far more brusque and cynical than he truly is, masking his true nature until someone has earned his trust. Underneath this harsh and calloused exterior, one will never find a stronger, more loyal companion and friend.

Staunchly dependable and honorable, with a strict adherence for tradition, Talen-Jei is deeply religious and respectful to his culture. Devoted to both the Scorekeeper and the Great Hunt, Talen-Jei considers hunting his sole purpose in life; seeking to continually please his goddess with each successful kill. What sets him apart from many Trandoshans, however, is his motivation. Talen-Jei is not driven by sadism or cruelty like many of his species, but instead kills because he believes it is his role to play. As a result, he treats all worthy opponents - be they man or beast - with respect, granting them a swift warrior's death.

Honest and open-faced to a fault, Talen-Jei despises subterfuge and manipulation, believing them to be demeaning of a true hunter. Though he utilizes stealth and Guerrilla tactics in combat, Talen-Jei always gives his prey a fighting chance, believing that each and every creature should have the opportunity to fight for their right to live.

A seasoned and experienced hunter, Talen-Jei possesses a resourceful and quick mind that allows him to make fast decisions with ease and operate well under stress. His experience is matched by his sheer cunning, which allows him to track his prey, set various traps, and pinpoint an enemy's weak spot with remarkable efficiency. This mental acuity is denoted as being the instinctive craftiness of a predator as opposed to the cultured intelligence of someone more educated, using instinct and inherent aptitude to accomplish his goals.

As a skilled warrior and hunter, Talen-Jei constantly searches for stronger, more-dangerous opponents to test his abilities, and will not hunt those he deems beneath his skill level. This unwillingness to fight those he believes are weak is not out of arrogance - but out of religious belief. In Talen-Jei's mind, to hunt an inferior opponent is degrading, and does not honor the Scorekeeper. However, should such 'inferior' creatures attempt to attack him first - he will show no mercy or remorse in their subsequent demise.

</History:> Born 15 years before the infamous Great Jedi Purge that would lead to the rise of the Galactic Empire, Talen-Jei's life was unique since he was a mere hatchling. Raised on the Trandoshan homeworld of Dosha, Talen-Jei's father, Deekus, was a skilled hunter and explorer, dedicating many of his earlier days to exploring the galaxy in search of prey before settling back on his homeworld to start a family.

Frequently accompanying his father on hunting trips as soon as he was able, Talen-Jei learned everything he knew from the older hunter. Especially unorthodox, Deekus did not promote the inherit aggressiveness and brutality of many Trandoshans, but instead urged his son to hunt the beasts of the galaxy, to not taint his heart with sentient blood in search of the eternally-craved Jagganath Points. He believed that his people had lost their way over the centuries, mistaking sadism and wanton slaughter for religious devotion. Taking these tenants to heart as he matured, Talen-Jei and his father both were soon shunned by much of Trandosha's general populace.

When Talen-Jei reached the age of 11, a young-adult by Trandoshan standards, Deekus took him to the neighboring planet of Kashyyk to observe Wookiee culture and tradition; a move all but unheard of amongst Trandoshans. Deekus did not view the hairy mammals as rivals or enemies like many of his kind did, but instead saw kinship between the two species: skilled hunters and honorable warriors, seeking a place in the galaxy.

Immersing himself in the hunting rituals and ceremonies of the Wookiees, Talen-Jei was eventually allowed to participate in some of the rituals himself, hand-crafting a Wookiee Ryyk blade for himself, something that would have shaken the moral fiber of both Wookiee and Trandoshan relations.

Remaining on Kashyyk for a number of years, the peace Deekus had found for him and his son would soon be shattered as the newly-born Galactic Empire sought to enslave the entire Wookiee population - ironically at Trandosha's suggestion.

Imperial and Trandoshan forces both invaded the beaches of Kashyyk, killing or capturing any Wookiee on sight without remorse or mercy to those who resisted. Deekus fought to defend his tree-dwelling companions to the best of his ability, but was gunned down after trying to protect a Wookiee mother and her cubs.

Talen-Jei was found by the Blackscale Clan, the ruling Trandoshan slaver clan on Kashyyk, where he was forcefully inducted and trained as a slaver. He learned how to hunt Wookiees as one would hunt beasts, to treat them as animals instead of sapient creatures. The years took their toll on him, and though his perception and thoughts had been clouded, in his heart he still held onto the dead whispers of his father. Talen-Jei lost himself for a time, becoming an increasingly brutal and murderous slaver. At first, he told himself it was an act, a facade to convince the Blackscales that he was not his father's son. But as time went on, Talen-Jei could no longer differentiate whether his savage actions were a front or not anymore. They had broken him...and he could not stop it.

It took a sudden epiphany upon being commanded to gun down a rebellious Wookiee family - cubs and all - that Talen-Jei realized just what he had become. Stealing a ship in the dead of night, Talen-Jei escaped Kashyyk, journeying to the Outer-Rim where he attempted to reground himself once again, returning to hunting instead of slaving, beginning the arduous process of cleansing his soul of its dark taint.

Talen-Jei became a nomad, journeying from planet-to-planet either performing odd jobs, or participating in hunts wherever he could find them. Though saddled with regret and despair at his former actions, Talen-Jei looks towards the future in search of a way to finally redeem himself.

</Useful Skills:>

• Superhuman strength, durability, and resilience.
• Heightened vision that can see into the infrared range.
• Master hunter and survivalist, with extensive experience in tracking, trap-making, and trailblazing.
• Powerful hand-to-hand and melee combat.
• Skilled marksman.
• Possesses a notorious 'hunter's instinct.'

</Weaponry & Equipment:>

• Polearm, forged of chalon ore
• Belt-Mounted Energy-Shield Projector
• Medium-Range Slugthrower Rifle
• Hand-Crafted Ryyk Blade (Refuses to wield)

</Other:>
-Though fluent in Basic, Shyriiwook, and Dosh, Talen-Jei's Basic is far less-refined. As such, he will typically speak in blunt, fragmented sentences; preferring to get his point across as opposed to dealing with unnecessary vocabularies.

-Somewhat unique to his species, Talen-Jei has demonstrated a slight attraction towards humanoid females, finding them aesthetically pleasing.

-Also unlike many members of his species, Talen-Jei has no inherit hatred of Wookiee's, attributed to his father's unorthodox teaching and time spent on Kashyyk before the Imperial Occupation.

-Talen-Jei holds both the Jedi and the Force in great reverence, and believes the Force to be a powerful universal entity and possible manifestation of the Scorekeeper that aids the worthy hunter.

[LordVoldemort]

@Ghost Shadow Ooo; I like it.

[Alfhedil]

Anything against Miraluka twins formerly of the Jedi Order? One of them does have a Sith Holocron, so I suppose I should ask if there's any that are completely off the table.

[TheUnknowable]

Name: Kale Durron
Occupation: Mechanic/parts dealer
Equipment: Normally travels with a tool kit, DC-17 blaster pistol, and vibro knife. If he thinks he's going into combat he may wear armor or carry a vibrosword. He also owns a freighter in case he needs to make a quick get away. He also has some basic force training, though anything beyond basic telekinesis is beyond him.
Bio: Born on Dantooine, the doctor came to his parents an hour after he was born and told them that he was special, and that the midichlorian count showed that he could become a Jedi. "He's not like your other sons, he's special," the doctor said. Knowing that the Jedi could legally take him by force if they wanted to, his father handed the doctor several hundred credits and said "I think he's just like our other sons." The doctor understood what he meant and an hour later sent duplicates of one of his older brother's test results in as his.
He grew up a relatively normal life, though he seemed to have a knack for fixing things and finding the parts he needed to fix them. When he became a teenager, though, the clone wars began and a newly-knighted Jedi came to his world, recruiting for the Republic and setting up a defense force to protect against any Separatist invasion. While he was too young to join the Dantooine Defense Force like his two older brothers, he was able to become an assistant to the Jedi. He used this connection to answer questions he had about the Jedi and the Force, asking the Jedi about it. He was glad to answer Kale's questions until one day he came into his office and saw a 15 year old Kale levitating a cred chip. Knowing that Kale was too old to be properly trained, he went into damage control mode, instead teaching Kale about the Light Side and how to avoid falling to the Dark Side.
After Order 66, when the Jedi was killed by his own Clones in front of Kale, Kale knew that he had to keep his abilities a secret from the new Empire. A few years later he had raised the money to buy a freighter and left home to live on fringe worlds where the Empire was less likely to be. While he learned of the rebellion and considered joining, it would make him too much of a target, so he continued to fix droids, speeders, and ships for whoever had the credits to pay him, no questions asked.

[JustAnna]

@Ghost Shadow I think it looks good. :)

@TheUnknowable I'm still weary that the Jedi couldn't sense him, but he seems like an interesting character for sure. So I will accept him to see where you take him.

[Burning Kitty]

<Snipped quote by Burning Kitty>

It's set in between Episode 3 and Rogue One basically. Or season 2/3 of Rebels. So you should be okay. And are you talking about a Jedi or Sith holocron?

@AnnaBeth

That time frame works absolutely perfectly with my Rebellion era former Inquisitor char. EDIT: Actually have to make the character younger in that time frame she would be around the same age as Vader.

My other char is a Old Republic char from just after or during the Mandalorian War with Revan & the Republic she would find and fall victim to the Darkstaff or Orb of Passage both of which can cause time travel.

[Spanner]

My other char is a Old Republic char from just after or during the Mandalorian War with Revan & the Republic she would find and fall victim to the Darkstaff or Orb of Passage both of which can cause time travel.

@Burning Kitty

So... Basically Celeste Morne without an army of infectious mutant monstrosities?
Sounds interesting.

[TheUnknowable]

@Burning KittyMy character is about 34 YO, so Vader aged (about 45) isn't that old.

[Spanner]

@TheUnknowable Vader would be around 30-36 in this timeline tho? I mean, he was 41 by the battle of Yavin and we're between Episode 3 (19 years before the battle of yavin) and rogue one (same year as the battle).