[OOC] Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

[TheUnknowable]

I'm using Snow a lot, so I figured I'd just make her my second character.

Snow

Name: Snow (Bri'an Tel)
Skills: She's studied many methods of fighting, but prefers stun batons, vibroblades, or light blasters. Give her a heavy repeater or a ship's turret and she'll be quite good with it. She's also had some experience flying fighters, but she prefers to see her enemy instead of just their ship.
Equipment: Basic Leather armor (Mynock hide, for energy resistance), stun baton, ELG-3A blaster pitol, vibroknife
Bio: Born on Coruscant, she witnessed the abuse of the people by the Empire first hand, though thankfully she was human enough that she didn't get an extra portion of abuse just for being the wrong species.
She joined the rebellion four years ago, and has been in resource acquisition for the last two.

[JustAnna]

With Jedha, currently the Empire is in the process of harvesting the crystals. Getting into the temple is all but impossible. However, as was mentioned above, smugglers hitting convoys wouldn't be that out of the question. Stormtooper armor is pretty weak...obviously (their helmets don't protect them from being knocked out by a staff). So, by all means, rob them :)

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth Ah, thanks for pointing that out for me! I'll be sure to do something about it.

[JustAnna]

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.

[Famotill]

@AnnaBeth
Thanks for letting us know! If I ever mess up I'm totally cool with peeps letting me know. There are definitely some gaps in my SW knowledge so I don't mind being corrected at all!

[Alfhedil]

@AnnaBeth I don't suppose you've had a moment to review the CS I posted?

[JustAnna]

@Alfhedil I'm headed to bed but I will review it now.

[JustAnna]

@Alfhedil I was iffy about the trivial things, like saber color, but if Mace Windu can have a purple lightsaber I guess you could have a pink or purple one.

The only feedback I will give is to make sure that neither character ends up in over powered god modding territory with their force abilities, since they appear pretty vast. Other than that, both characters look strong. Keep them reigned in and unique and you're accepted ;)

[Alfhedil]

@AnnaBeth Honestly wasn't entirely sold on the lightsaber colors either to be honest, just went with what sounded suitable for them at the time. Might end up changing them at some point, but will let you know if and when I do.

As for the force powers, for Requiem and their shared abilities, I did kind of bulk out the list with rather generic powers that every Jedi should have. There are exceptions of course, like Solace and her own lack of ability when it comes to the force, but I don't expect any of them to be an issue for you or anyone else. That is mostly because I don't really intend on putting either sister up against another player seriously, as PvP isn't my thing :v Only concerns I could see, are Requiem's Tutaminis power, and Solace's Spear of Midnight Black. Requiem is skilled enough in the force that she could grab an active lightsaber, but considering she would be half-crying and asking the person to please stop, I think that solves itself lol.

[JustAnna]

I think it all looks fine, dear. Especially explained that way.

I wanted to let you all know, also, that I am having a rough day at work with asshole managers, which is causing my anxiety to explode. So, I will be in and out here and there during the day and anything I need to catch up on tonight I will. If something slips through the cracks, please let me know, and if I've neglected you in any way, please let me know.

I love you guys already and I plan to be the best GM I can. This is my happy place.

[Famotill]

Finally got a chance to look through all of the character sheets in full! Really cool characters everyone! I look forward to hopefully collaborating with y'all!

[Alfhedil]

I thought it might be helpful to put up a changelog above my CS, in case anything needs changed. I went ahead and changed Solace's lightsaber color to something a little more normal, though Requiem still has the vibrant one :v

Oddly enough, I thought it was a little out there as well until I discovered that someone else actually had a magenta colored lightsaber in the EU.

[Skyrte]

@AnnaBeth

When you are available, could you look over my Character sheet?
I've attached it below so you don't have to go looking for it. No rush though, I can wait.

Verro Tallav, Mirialan Mercenary

Name: Verro Tallav
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Species: Mirialan
Homeworld: Mirial
Occupation: Mercenary

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Appearance: Verro is a slightly below average height Mirialan, standing at 5 feet 7 inches. His skin is yellow green, slightly more yellow, one of the common Mirialan skin colors. His tattoos are fairly average for his age as well. He has one across his the bridge of his nose, bracketed by two more. He has one on his chin, and a cluster of diamonds between his emerald green eyes. He keeps his ash grey hair in a simple, low maintenance, high and tight style. He has an athletic build, thanks to years of an active lifestyle.

Skills: Having been a former security officer, Verro is familiar with hand to hand techniques, basic medical, blasters, and close quarters action. Having since resigned from his post, he has only gotten better at close quarters combat, shooting, grappling, and he capitalizes on his natural agility by practicing his acrobatic skill. Combined, his speed, agility, and preference towards fighting in short range, culminates into something that common soldiers have difficulty keeping up with. As a soldier, Verro is very impressive. However in almost every other category, he suffers. He has no knowledge whatsoever of mechanics, electronics, engineering, and his education is average at best.

Personality: Verro is a quiet, thoughtful man, always taking the time to think about what he's about to say and taking him time to say it. During combat his communications, if he has allies, are short and concise, never speaking more than needed. He's quick thinking and perceptive. Calm and collected. His temper is nearly non-existent, and he's open minded to new cultures and teachings. Verro is not hesitant to admit that he doesn't know something, and if someone offers to extend their knowledge, he always takes advantage and tries to learn as best he can. Despite that he always seems to be distant, a side effect of his tendency to travel. He's learned to always keep people at arms length, it makes goodbyes easy, and if they get hurt he's able to control his emotions to more logically assess the situation. For the few people he has an emotional connection to, he would travel across the galaxy to go to their aid, and he knows he would. He tries to keep that amount of people rather low.

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Biography:
Born in 30 BBY on the Mirialan homeworld of Mirial, his childhood was fairly normal. His father was a civil engineer and his mother a doctor, his extended family was huge, with a dozen uncles and aunts, dozens of cousins. The Tallav family was very close knit, having family gatherings and parties often. He was 12 when the Clone Wars broke out, and someone from his fathers past came by to tell them about it. His father and mother debated leaving Mirial, and soon his uncles and aunts joined the discussion. The world was in separatist space, and they knew the Republic wouldn't treat their citizens harshly. They weren't so certain about the separatists. About half of the family decided to stay of Mirial, while Verro, his mother, father and the other half decided to move to Republic space. The family scattered, and Verro ended up moving to Coruscant. His father helped design and construct airfields and bases for the Republic army, while his mother worked in a hospital treating heavily wounded Clone Troopers.

The mysterious man from his fathers past, Verro's godfather, visited occasionally. Every time he visited, he taught Verro something new. How to shoot, how to defend himself, how soldiers fought and moved on the battlefield. His father didn't object, fearing the new, more unstable galaxy. His mother protested, but she never went further than expressing her distaste at her son learning to fight. Over the years he often visited a small garrison of Coruscant Guard, the clone troopers there enjoying his visits. Verro asked them to teach him how to fight, and they obliged. As the Clone Wars came to a close, Verro's friends at the garrison became more and more distant. When the Great Jedi Purge began, the Coruscant Guard told Verro to stop visiting, one trooper admitting that he thought the galaxy was going to become a much darker place over the next few decades.

A few weeks later, his godfather visited once more. He walked directly to Verro's father and the two began to argue for what seemed like forever. Eventually, his godfather won the argument, and gave Verro a pistol. He said it was for his own protection. His family, lead by his godfather moved back to Mirial. One by one, his aunts and uncles came back from the other planets, reuniting the family. His godfather settled on Mirial as well, living about a long walks distance away from Verro's home. At the age of 16, Verro joined the planet militia. Sweeping through basic training, thanks to the training his godfather and his former friends at the Coruscant garrison gave him. Verro continued to train with his godfather and did nothing much for the next two years.

Discontent with his current situation and feeling that he was meant for something more, he saved up his credits, bought his own armor and a blaster, and handed in his resignation. He told his family that he was going to travel, and they gave him their blessings. He took a job as a merchant guard and left Mirial. He ended up near Mandalore, used the money he earned to buy more equipment, then took on another merchant guard job to a new place. Then he kept on going, eventually becoming hired gun, asking more experienced guards and bounty hunters for tips and training as much as he could. Eventually Verro became known amongst the merchants as a vigilant guard, capable in combat and honorable. During one job a wealthy merchant admitted that his daughter had been kidnapped by the local gang, and Verro offered his services to rescue her. Verro and two other merchant guards were hired to rescue her, and with a quick operation, she was safe and the gangs were arrested and turned to the local authorities. Verro's reputation increased and he began to take more varied tasks, including hostage rescue, weapons and equipment testing, security testing, bodyguard tasks, material liberation, almost always from the same merchants who had hired him as a simple guard.

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Armory

Weapons: Verro has a myriad of weapons on him while on duty, having taken a page or two from the famous Mandalorian warriors, just by glancing at his weapons one could easily think he were one. He himself holds more than one customized weapon system, sinking a lot of credits into their modifications. He doesn't regret the cost though, on more than one occasion he strongly believes that his custom equipment has saved his skin.

He carries one, heavily modified DXR-6 Heavy Carbine. The modifications include shortening the barrel of the carbine, reducing its accuracy slightly, but making it easily to maneuver with, changing the aesthetic of the weapon to fit his preferences, cutting the stock and replacing it with a lightweight extendable stock, and cutting the macrobinocular scope out. Replacing the scope is a simple carrying handle with flip up iron sights. The handle is lined with railing, so Verro can reattach the scope for longer range shooting. All of the modifications considered, the weapon is only a DXR-6 internally. Externally the weapon is much lighter, much more compact, and more suited towards closer quarters combat than a standard unmodified DXR-6.

Verro carries two sidearms, following the teachings of his godfather. A gift from his godfather, his first blaster, is an old but well maintained DC-15s Sidearm Blaster, issued to Clone Commandos. Verro asked his godfather where he got such an uncommon weapon, but he simply winked and then changed the subject. The side arm has a small magazine, fairly low strength and little penetrating power, but it got the job done, had a recharging power cell and weapon is fairly small. Verro uses its smaller size to his advantage, hiding the weapon and its holster on his lower back just below his backpack. Although there are smaller blaster pistols, holdout blasters in particular, he prefers this weapon.
His second blaster pistol is not as inconspicuous. His DT-29 Heavy Blaster Pistol is an incredibly powerful sidearm, with power and armor penetration not expected from a blaster pistol. Though it only holds six bolts per energy pack, one well placed shot will take down any heavy infantryman, or even damage an armored vehicle when shot at in the right places. Verro has only just recently acquired this weapon, and is constantly fiddling with it to get used to the weapon. This is his primary side arm now, with his DC-15s being his back up.

Verro has heard many stories about the peerless Mandalorian warriors throughout history, about the Grand Army of the Republic's special forces clones, ARC troopers and Clone Commandos, and he looks up to them as unparalleled soldiers. In imitation of these great warriors, he has adopted the style of wrist mounted weaponry.
On his left gauntlet he has a portable energy shield, based on the designs of the Death Watch Portable Shield that the Nite Owls used. The original design of the shield was circular and fairly small. Verro's shield however is tower shaped, in an oval, large enough to cover his torso and extend down to the middle of his thigh if he were standing straight.
His right gauntlet houses two weapons, the MM9 Rocket System, and the Dur-24 Wrist Laser. He very rarely uses these wrist mounted weapons, as the habit of firing wrist rockets can get very expensive, very quickly. And the Dur-24 Wrist Laser, despite it being as powerful as a blaster rifle, is difficult to aim at range and can't fire in rapid succession. Both of his knuckle plates houses a hidden vibroblade, based on the designs of the Clone Commandos Katarn gauntlet vibroblade. Verro has another vibroknife strapped to his right boot, though he has never actually killed anyone with the knife, he does use it often to open boxes, tins of food, or threaten someone when he needs emphasis.

Armor and Equipment: Verro has a particular suit of armor that most would call excessive.
His 'armor' is a mix of clothing, plating, and armorweave. There's layers to it, and looking at Verro wearing all of it, it's difficult to discern where the it all starts and ends. Firstly he wears simple cloth shorts, socks, and a shirt. Layered on top is his plate armor. He has a breastplate, upper leg plates, pauldrons and upper arm plates. The armor is composite, plastoid layered on top of durasteel. Lastly he wears an armorweave jacket, gorget and pants over the armor, concealing it from sight. He reasons that without visible hard armor plating most enemies would shoot at his center mass, where he is actually most protected, instead of aiming at the weakpoints between his armor plating.
His helmet and gauntlets are made of durasteel, although they've been layered with plastoid, effectively matching the same composite armor style as the rest of his plate armor. His boots are simple hiking boots, comfortable, and unarmored. His goggles are black tinted and contains a very basic heads up display, time, compass, and a lowlight vision mode. Often placed in a pouch on his belt is an armored mask with a built in rebreather, he uses this when there's toxic or poisonous gas in the atmosphere, or smoke. The helmet has a basic heads up display that for the most part matches his goggles, it displays time, a compass, and features a lowlight and an additional thermal vision mode.

Verro wears a belt, tactical vest and backpack, all carrying his various pieces of equipment. His belt carries various things, a multitool, several pouches of energy packs for his side arm, four grenade pouches holding two thermal detonators and two stun grenades, and a medpack. He has two pouches containing his wrist rockets, six anti armor and six anti personnel mini rockets. His vest has pouches for even more energy packs, mostly for his blaster carbine, and his backpack has a communications device wired to his helmet, as well as an additional medpack, rations, and space for other items.

[JustAnna]

@Skyrte I'm so sorry I missed you! I'm actually impressed. I'm interested to see what you can do with him. So, I say accepted :)

[Alfhedil]

Working out a post, likely going to have the twins finish up their business on the outer rim station and then detour to Jedha for "reasons".

[JustAnna]

Guys I'm sick 😭 I will be around especially during the times I'm actually awake. Sick around Christmas. Boo to that.

[Afro Samurai]

Posting after Christmas.

[Lord Wyron]

I'm waiting here for a few others to post again before I do

[Apollosarcher]

@AnnaBeth If this is still open I have a couple characters I'd like to throw up.

[Apollosarcher]

Captain Jonas "Painter" Roseland

Name: Jonas "Painter" Roseland
Species - Human - Alderaanian
Age-27
System of Origin - Alderaan
Planet of Origin - Alderaan
Current planet - Jedha

Growing up in a noble house of Alderaan one would expect a pacifist possibly a singer or artist. However being the ninth son of his family and a bastard to boot made him rather an outcast among his brothers. Save however for his two older sisters the three got along wonderfully all of them sharing a love painting specifically.

In his youth, the Roseland family expected much of the black sheep, unlike his siblings who were groomed for arts, sciences, and politics on Alderaan Jonas was treated differently. His families Echani bodyguard trained him in combat with a blade as they both accompanied his father on trips off planet Roselands being one of the few Imperial lap dog families on Alderaan. Jonas learned to shoot as well, even getting his first pilot experience shuttling his father from his personal ship to stations he visited.

Jonas's sisters moved up in the world, become designers at Incom working on the X-wing project, after rebels stole the designs and prototype X-wings Jonas offered his father an idea, have him go into Empire as a pilot to help rescue the family name. Slightly proud of his son for offering to serve the Empire rather than being forced he accepted his sons after and paid his way into the flight academy. During his time there he improved and matured into a fine young man.

He graduated top of his class, then promptly vanished during the graduation ceremony. He resurfaced with the rebel's flying with a squadron in the Corellian sector. Painter earned his nickname for the fact his squadron flew custom painted X-wings rather than standard Republic red. Painter proved himself an impressive and daring pilot mastering command of several types of rebel ship, however, his love is the X-wing and he rarely ever travels without it or his astromech droid Goldie.

Transferred to rebel fleet command for a mission to Jedha he was paired with an individual he was excited to meet at first and quickly was bored by. A Jedi named Airus Vel Aath, assigned to travel with Airus to the investigate Jedha look for other leads on Jedi, relics, and artifacts that could prove deadly in the Emperors hands. Jedha is just one of many places the two are supposed to search.

Equipment: Goldie; R3 Astromech Droid, kitbag, A280 Blaster rifle, and a Vibroblade

Jedi Airus Vel Aath

Name: Airus Vel Aath
Species - Miraluka
Age-32
System of Origin - Coruscant
Planet of Origin - Coruscant
Current planet - Jedha

Force Abilities:
Force Sight/Farsight
Mind Trick
Revitalize
Force heal
Telekinesis
Force Stealth
Force Empathy
Detoxify poison
Comprehend Speech
Force speed
Tutaminis
Force Suppression
Shatterpoint

Airus Vel Aath was never supposed to be a knight, he was a Padawan apprenticed to a Jedi Archivist while he had passed the initial trials and attended the Academy Airus ability to use more advanced force techniques was limited. While his saber skills were impressive and could have allowed him to continue on to become a knight his passion for knowledge and a love of history especially of the Republic and Jedi Order made him a choice pick to become a Lorekeeper.

During his time training, he practiced in the path of Sentinel before becoming a Lorekeeper. He trained in investigation and practical use of the force. His other training came in how to deal with people with depending on the force and learning about how to negotiate whether discussing money with a Hutt or dealing with Alderaanian nobility. These skills served him well as his older master could give him field assignments or recovery missions alongside Knights where he could hold his own and retrieve valuable history for the Order. Especially about the recently returned Sith who the Council wished to gain as much insight about as possible.

His time as a Padawan under a current Lorekeeper began during the final years of the clone wars. Due to the war, few initiates became Lorekeepers with so many Jedi needed to fight alongside the clones. Airus had been dispatched with a few Jedi service corps from medical corps to Mandalore after Maul was removed from power. His duty at the time had been to search for items Maul might have left and to record the events that had transpired on Mandalore. His host family even offered him a gift a walking stick made of Mandalorian Iron, a gift for his efforts in chronicling the life of Duchess Satine Kryze so her deeds would be remembered by all of the Republic not just Mandalore.

Airus was given shelter and a place to stay in Sundari, he was welcomed and shared many long debates of Mandalorian history with the family that gave him a place to stay. He finished his records and discovered nothing pertaining to Maul, nothing even about the Dark Saber that the Mandalorians so revered. Yet all was not well, Airus was on Mandalore that day when the Order fell. Those who had sheltered him told him to run yet, that the clones would kill him but he couldn't leave the medical service corps Jedi. He wasn't sure all of them even had a lightsaber, Airus arrived too late he saw Mandalorian's being dragged away for trying to help the Jedi. The enter medical service corps dead save for one shivering young initiate cradling her wound.

Airus moved to her side, he could do nothing there to care for her. He could not save her life, but he could be with her and offer her some comfort before she returned to the force. He held her talking with about Coruscant a few moments, offering a distraction. Finally, she pushed her holocron she'd been hiding to his chest and told him to carry on the legacy of the order... That people like the medical corps and the Lorekeepers would need to survive just as much as the Knights would. She passed away after that, taking her lightsaber to honor her commitment he made a vow he would survive to give his knowledge to the next generation of Jedi.

Airus nodded, placing her back near the others he gave them one last honor burning the bodies as he made his escape. He escaped that night on a freighter the teenage boy crying as he realized his life was over as he knew it. Airus rebranded himself as a pilgrim, a blind one simply wandering from place to place collecting knowledge in the outer rim. He trained himself through his personal archives of data on Jedi healing skills, he'd hoped to learn something while on assignment with the medical corps. He became a wandering healer performing little miracles where he could in exchange for food and a place to sleep.

Until the Alliance found him, they followed records of his little miracles hauling him in they wanted him to join them. He agreed but only as an advisor and historian, of course, that didn't last long quickly finding a pilot to accompany the Jedi they decided to set him a job of recovering artifacts rather than any frontline combat. Of course in Airus's opinion, he should be back with rebel command offering advice and ideas rather than with some hotshot pilot searching Jedha.

Equipment: Two dual phase lightsabers one in yellow and the other in blue, Beskar walking sticking, Dl-44 blaster, Datapad with Jedi archives information, medical Jedi holocron, Jedi saber combat Holocron, Mandalorian War Holocron.