[OOC] Star Wars: Lawless Galaxy Mk. II - Thanks Sep!

[Letter Bee]

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S T A R W A R S

L A W L E S S G A L A X Y R E B O O T - T H A N K S S E P !

It is a time of conflict in the Galaxy, the Emperor is dead alongside his right hand man Darth Vader during the destruction of the Second Death Star above the forest moon of Endor during a battle that saw many of the Imperial War Machines Senior naval officers perish. As the Rebellion transitions into the New Republic all out war spreads throughout the Galaxy. A war, that is rife with opportunity.

Jabba the Hutt is dead, his sailbarge destroyed. The remaining Hutts, their numbered diminished, all vie for the scraps in order to absorb Jabbas vast criminal empire into their own. Meanwhile new players enter the field, Hutt Space is a buzz with activity as known Crime Lords rise up from the ashes of the fallen while the former Giants of the underworld try to maintain control. All the while forces of the Imperial Remnant and New Republic view the sector in chaos with greedy eyes.

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^{O O C I N F O R M A T I O N}

In this Roleplay, Players will be playing characters confined within Hutt Space. Political shiftings in the wider Galaxy, as well as within this area of space provides a rich canvas for players to make their own stamp on Star Wars history. Shall you fight with the New Republic to liberate those that have lived under the Hutts for centuries? Or will you seek the power that the Hutts once held for yourself? It is possible for a player to play as part of one of the GM controlled factions, to form their own faction or to alternatively act as an individual just trying to make a living in a dangerous galaxy. If you make a faction, you do not need to play the leader of the faction.

...And yes, you can prevent the Sequel Trilogy from happening. In fact, I encourage it. I love the Disney Canon, but I hate the Sequels.

Rules:

1. While I am open to Input, like many RP's GMs word is law.
2. No killing off other player characters/Important NPCs with just one hit. Discussion needs to happen OOC and agreements need to be made that said...
3. If you do something incredibly stupid, such as putting your character right in the way of a turbolaster blast. They're probably going to die, while I want to avoid having anyones chars/npcs die when they don't want them too, try to act logically with them to preserve their life.
4. Please keep faction growth realistic, if you are in charge of a faction.
5. No Metagaming/Powergaming.
6. This Roleplay is going to contain some slightly more mature themes, blood, gore and swearing is allowed however should be kept tasteful (no doing it just for the sake of doing it). Anything in regards to what you are doing to that alien hooker, we don't need to know.
7. In your character history mention some form of dealing with a Drunk Dug with a Gambling Problem at least once, it doesn't need to be elaborate just to make me know you've read the rules (in a non obvious manner).
8. Initial Maximum of Two PCs per player, further can be discussed after at least four good quality posts in two weeks.
9. Respect eachother.
10. Have fun.

GM - Controlled Factions:

These factions are controlled by myself in order to facilitate events that can help players progress and interact with one another.

Hutt Cartel

The Hutt Clan is not what it once was, after the death of Jabba the Hutt the most infamous and powerful of the Hutt Cartel there was serious disarray amongst the council that formed the leadership of the Hutt Cartel. Their number had been seriously hurt since the start of the Clone Wars, Jabbas death had been the final nail in the coffin as Hutts warred among themselves to pick up the slack. While they still control the majority of Hutt Space they no longer have full control.

More recently a Hutt by the name of Boonatta siezed control, and rather than leading as a council 'she' rules with an iron first... as Queen.

Important NPCs

These are not the only members of the Hutt Cartel, however are some of the most important.

Boonatta - Queen Hutt

Boonatta is a ruthless, cunning and dangerous Hutt. Largely in the shadows throughout the Cartels history, she never truly had a place on the council of the Hutt Clan. For whatever reason Jabba saught to have her distanced from the major affairs of the Hutt Clan, much like Grakkus. However unlike Grakkus who found himself imprisoned by the Rebel Alliance Boonatta managed to Capitalize on the death of Jabba. First to the sail barge where he died, first to find the recording of his death and subsequently destroy it.

She rose in power fast, and killed those that opposed her. Thankfully the Hutt life span is incredibly long, for her court has very few members and she keeps a close eye on any other Hutts that are not in her court.

Timana

Timana is Boonattas biggest rival, while he is physically more impressive than Boonatta he lacks the political support in order to do anything about killing her, and she is far too careful to be caught off guard. Instead he plays along while in public, and Boonatta keeps him around solely as he has contacts and information that is incredibly useful to her.

This is a relationship just waiting to come crashing to a terrible end, and when it does there will be blood.

Marlo

Marlo was one of the Hutts that sat at Jabbas table, one of the few who did so and still manages to be in the court of the new 'Queen'. Marlo doesn't typically care who is in charge, all he cares about is his own profits and lavish lifestyle. Things are good, as he's still the biggest slave trader within Hutt Space.

Task Force Rancor

Task Force Rancor was assigned by the New Republic Senate to investigate and, if deemed appropriate, intervene in the events of Hutt Space. As the New Republic discovers that all out war is the result of the death of the Emperor they are finding that now more than ever they need supplies, credits and soldiers who know how to fight and are not just farm boys who are thrust into conflict. Hutt Space provides a wealth of all these things, and as such the Task Force has deployed agents all throughout the sector to try and gauge support for the New Republic.

While initially they were met largely with hostility, as things change within the space more and more individuals are entertaining the idea of being free. It is still unknown whether the senate will approve military action or try a more peaceful diplomatic method, all that is known is that sooner or later the Imperials are going to try the same thing.

Important NPCs

I will be responsible for any information from the higher echelons of command not within Task Force Rancor.

Admiral Romi Hansumi

Admiral Romi Hansumi has been with the Rebellion since it's inception, New Republic records don't shed much on his history though everyone that works for him knows that before he was a Rebel he was a pirate that targetted Imperial Shipments. While it is nothing new that an Officer in the 'Rebel Navy', now the New Republic Starfleet, used to be a pirate it's one of those facts that they aren't entirely comfortable with the ignorant masses knowing.

With his familiarity of Hutt Space, and with the results he offered during the Rebellion when the New Republic comissioned a Task Force outside of Hutt Space he was the obvious choice. He commands the task force from the MC80 Liberator.

Colonel Lance Thereon

Colonel Thereon is the officer in charge of the Pathfinder contingent placed within Task Force Rancor, while there are many other ground elements present in the fleet the only group currently active within Hutt Space are the Pathfinders, with their ability to look like just any other mercenary. Word in the fleet is that he grew up in Hutt Space and has been fighting all his life.

Colonel Wilma Imari

Wilma Imari is the black sheep in the command structure of Task Force Rancor. Former Imperial, turned Rebel Informant turned New Republic Intelligence Operative. She's in charge of the spies, the informants and the general nasty business that no-one else wants to touch. Her methods, sometimes questioned due to her past. It can't be doubted however that she gets the job done.

The Believers

The believers are a radical, revolutionary movement in Hutt space. Growing slowly in the past ten years, it is most famed for the Xolu revolt however until the death of Jabba the Hutt was confirmed that broadcasts from their leader Cipher increased throughout Hutt Space and more and more members began to revolt against their previous lords and masters. Many of these revolts are quickly quashed with extreme force, however for every ten revolutionaries killed one more seems to slip away.

Cipher

The leader of the Believers is a figure known only as “Cipher”. He is an enigmatic individual who, much like the organization he represents, operates primarily from the shadows. His ever-increasing bounty postings describe him as a red-skinned Twi’lek of average height and average build, possibly in his mid-to-late thirties. However, his identity has never been independently confirmed.

According to Believers sources, Ci[her was a former slave who orchestrated a slave revolt on the planet Xolu ten years prior: an event which, at the very least, can be confirmed to have actually happened. They describe him as a brilliant tactician and a compassionate leader. He is charismatic, and is known to broadcast passionate speeches, with his voice masked, on hijacked holonet transmissions. Whether any of the information on Cipher is accurate, or if he is even an individual who exists at all, remains to be seen, but the influence that the figure has had on the region is undeniable

Player Factions:

These factions are created by players, and will list if they are able to be applied for.

Hider

Nothing yet.

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^{A P P L I C A T I O N S}

There are two types of application, character and faction. For those of you just wanting to be scum for hire, all you need to do is fill out a character application. For those wanting a faction you will have to fill out the CS of any character you intend to use as a PC.

Character Sheet

This sheet can be tweaked to your personal tastes, categories can be removed or added. The important ones that need to be kept are Name, Species, Appearance, Skills, Weaknesses and History. In terms of Canon we're sticking to the current Disney Canon (Canon articles on Wookiepedia). If there is something you wish to use/draw from that is from Legends and not in current canon it shall be discussed on a case by case basis. OCs only.

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Faction:[/b]
[b]Equipment:[/b]
[b]Skills:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
[b]History:[/b]

Faction Sheet:

This Faction Sheet can be added too, but categories cannot be removed. Faction history just needs to be a timeline and not anything extreme.

[b]Faction Logo(If applicable):[/b]
[b]Faction Name:[/b]
[b]Faction Classification:[/b] Liberation Movement, Imperial Warlord, Slave Traders, Mercenary Group, Pirate Band etc.
[b]Faction Leader:[/b]
[b]Faction Members(Players):[/b]
[b]Important NPCs:[/b]
[b]Faction Assets:[/b] (Ships, strongholds, manpower, credits, access to weaponry. Last three can be rough estimates)
[b]Faction History:[/b]

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^{F A Qs}

Can I play a Force Wielder?

Yes, however there needs to be detailed explanation to how they discovered this affinity for the force and how any training was achieved.

Can I join a player faction?

That is up to the player who made the faction.

Can I join a GM Faction?

Yes, it is encouraged. I view them as less GM Factions as GM controlled. My control over them is how I control the world that we're in and ensure that everyone has something to get them going.

Where does my character start?

That is entirely up to you, I know that some players will have an idea straight from the get go of what they want to do. Do not fear, I'm going to be giving everyone something to get the ball rolling. I'd advise a major centre of activity such as Nal Hutta, Nar Shadda, Ilos Minor or Sleyhorn.

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^{H A V E F U N}

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

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[mattmanganon]

Mirai Kantor

Name: Mirai Kantor
Species: Rodian
Age: 27
Appearance:



Faction: Korrsh Syndicate
Equipment:

Ryyk Blades
DH-17 Blaster Pistol
Hidden weapon
Comm-Link
Incendiary Grenades
Auzituck Gunship

Skills:
Piloting (Like most Rodians, she is a skilled pilot. The Compound-eyes give them amazing sight and reflexes beyond that of a human, making them one of the few races capable of Pod-Racing.)

Melee Combatant (Mirai has trained with many beings in the art of melee combat, her main weapons in a duel are )

Weaknesses:

Marksmanship (She has really good eyes... But that's about all she has going for her, she's not a terribly good shot when it comes to blasters. Although she is actually pretty good when it comes to using a ships weapons.)

Secrets (Mirai has access to many secret abilities, however has sworn to only use them should it mean her death otherwise and, even then, only if she plans to kill absolutely everyone in the room to keep these abilities a secret)

History:You wouldn't believe how scary it is for a small girl to be left all alone, by herself in the streets of Nar Shaaddaa. Gamblers down on their luck that would shank you just to sniff a credit, Drunken pilots with a "If there's Grass on the Pitch, you play ball." attitude and slavers ready to break you in. That is how Mirai grew up. Her earliest memories were being born to a Freighter Captain and his wife. They left her with her grandmother whilst they went offworld. Unfortunately, her Grandmother died during one of their long haul trips. To make matters worse, after being 2 months overdue, it was rather obvious that they would not be returning...

After 3 years on the streets, she was found by a Dug bounty Hunter, who would have turned her into pit crew for his gangs Swoop-Racer, had it not been for a Hutt who took a liking to her. She was "Gifted" to him in return for allowing them to expand their shake-down racket. Having trained her, extensively, Korrsh turned the frightened little girl into his lieutenant. She is, on the outside, a cold and calculating lieutenant to one of the most notorious hutts on Nar Shaddaa. Very few people know what the inside is like. She likes it that way.

Korrsh Syndicate

Faction Name: Korrsh Syndicate
Faction Classification: Criminal Orginization
Faction Leader: Korrsh The Hutt
Faction Members(Players): Mirai Kantor
Important NPCs:
Koorawa (Wookiee Commando leader)
Ramee Kren (Korrsh's head dancer, Female Chagrian)
Prong (Main Contact, Male Selkath)
Borkas (Lead Strategist, Super-Tactical Droid)
Faction Assets: Almost 50 Smugglers with ships working for them. 30 Auzituk Gunships that perform raids on slaver-ships. Many Wookiee Warriors. 4 C-ROC Gozzanti-class Bulk Freighters (Double up as carriers for the Auzituk's). Between 200-500 mercs working for them at any 1 time. Innumerable informants throughout the galaxy, relaying information about the goings on. 500-ish old B1 Battle Droids
Faction History: The Korrsh Syndicate operates out of Nar-Shaaddaa and was founded over 100 years ago by Korrsh The Hutt. Korrsh caused quite a commotion when he came in, He seemed to easily convince a number of the small-time gangs to work with each other under him, carved out a nice slice of the smugglers moon and quickly turned it into probably one of the nicest area's on the planet. Within Korrsh's sector, crime is kept, surprisingly, to a minimum. Pickpockets are allowed to operate in the area with a special licence given by Korrsh's men, Slavery is all but completely banned and murder, rape and other major crimes are punishable by death at the hands of his men. Korrsh is known for his policy of Honour Among Thieves and simply cannot abide senseless pain and suffering without some form of regulation. Narcotics are sold freely, but not to anyone bellow 18.

Korrsh's syndicate has also become infamous among criminal orginizations, due to a zero-tolerance for slavery. To the point where slavers entering Nar Shaaddaa rarely do so without an escort as they are prone to getting raided and having their slaves press-ganged into a contracted service to Korrsh, where they perform basic jobs in his territory in order to pay off their slavery debt. This can be anything from hired muscle for the stronger ones, to helping run the local eating establishments, mechanics, droid maintanance facilities, etc. Thanks to this anti-slavery-extremism, Korrsh has earned the respect of wookiee's across the galaxy, with several tribes actually swearing loyalty to him. Korrsh is also known for adopting many orphaned childen, many of his current muscle were raised in his orginization, including his Lieutenant.

Shortly after the end of the Clone Wars, Korrsh took in a few of the Separatist's engineers, in return for their agreement to work for him. Since then, he has kept a steady number of B1 Battledroids as his equivalent of a garrison. Although not terribly smart or combat-savy, in swarms, they are difficult to overcome. Luckily, their intelligence (Specifically lack-thereof) is a weakness overcome by Borkas, a Super-Tactical Droid that keeps them in line.

[Letter Bee]

@mattmanganon, Dude, I love this; let's cooperate later on IC!

[mattmanganon]

youtube.com/watch?v=Y6WcmKRvHpk

So... This just fucking happened...

[Letter Bee]

youtube.com/watch?v=Y6WcmKRvHpk

So... This just fucking happened...

@mattmanganon

That is so awesome!

[Assallya]

Yeah. I've waiting for the finale for over ten years! After The Last Jedi I really needed some good news. Solo was pretty decent but... you can't feel any suspense for Han and Chewbacca when they're in danger. Oh no, that giant rock is headed straight towards Chewie's head... Will Han pull him back into the vehicle in time or will his head explode like a smashed pumpkin!

Addendum: I really don't like double posting so I'll just add that I'm posting my character now. She's going to need to double up with someone who has a beef with the Hutts. If anyone is so interested, please PM me and we'll discuss it and get Letterbee's input.

Arla

Name: Arla
Species: Twi'lek
Age: 24
Appearance:
Faction: Hutts
Equipment: None
Skills: Dancing, Seduction
Weaknesses: Arla is a captive of one of the Hutts (Which one is to be determined). She also has a slave control implant that can electrocute her, causing her stinging pain, excruciating pain or even near instant death.
History:

Arla was born on Ryloth, her clan poor and starving in the deep caves where her people evolved so long ago. On rare occasions she would go out and watch the "under worlders" raid the surface clans for food and valuables while the "upper dwellers" would raid the under ground portions of the planets for slaves with which to trade to the "off worlders". Old Republic, Empire, New Republic- it didn't matter. So it had been for thousands of years and so it was likely to continue so long as Ryloth remained in Hutt Space. Twi'lek would fight Twi'lek,
Twi'lek would fight Separatist, Twi'lek would fight Twi'lek. Then they would fight the Empire before Twi'lek began fighting Twi'lek again.

Arla was taken in one such raid, just one of thousands that were used as bartering material with off worlders who have absolutely no interest in helping the Twi'lekki people get off world and establish themselves on a less gods forsaken planet. They love the pathetic needs of the Twi'lekki peoples for they are incredibly easy to take advantage of, fighting among themselves for the crumbs the greater galaxy chooses to fling their way. The tribe that kidnapped her sold her for a blaster, which would be of great use killing her own people and was packed aboard a slaver starship and whisked away from her home. Later, she would be sold for thousands of credits against the two hundred credits the cheap blaster would cost. Later, they would make even more credits off of the power packs which were cheaper still. Quite the lucrative deal.

Arla, like most subterranean twi'leks is an accomplished fighter with the primitive stone weapons and slings. Wood, of course, being so incredibly rare that it could not be wasted in the crafting of weapons. The women of a tribe were expected to protect it while men were away hunting for food or raiding other tribes for their supplies. She is, as one might imagine from living underground, also quite adept at skulking about in the dark.

Aboard the starship that had taken them she, along with several of the slaves, had to deal with an unknown creature in the ship's hold that was hunting down the slaves one by one. She served as bait but managed to lure it into an airlock and decompress it. It was the scariest thing she had ever done.

After that she arrived at the slave auction and was promptly tattooed. Apparently normal humans were discomfited by the Twi'leki lack of eyebrows. They also informed her that, had they time, they'd have performed a genetic augmentation upon her that they did to many Twi'Leki, replacing her cones with... human ears! The very idea disgusted her. Those strange wrinkly misshapen things on the side of human heads were so ugly!

Sold into a combination cantina and brothel Arla spent the next few years serving its patrons and developing a reputation as a dancer that drew people to her establishment from across the planet. Unfortunately, the fall of the Great Galactic Empire took her owner by surprise and his establishment, long prospering under the protection of his Imperial patrons suffered. The Hutts swooped in confiscating her along with everything else the man had of value.

Serving now as a slave to the Hutt that "annexed" her she is desperate for some means of escape. She'll work with anyone who promises her freedom.

[Jinxlynx]

I am still working on my sheet

[mattmanganon]

*cough*

[Letter Bee]

@mattmanganon, Yeah, this game doesn't even have 5 players.

[Skwint]

I was all for it at first, but then I became hesitant. You say that not everyone can be trusted with Force sensitivity, but anyone can make a faction and have an entire army at their disposal. You can metagame way harder with an entire army than a single untrained force user. Even your character has a very substantial army under his command and can still fight like a Force user even though he isn't one. Not to mention the virtually limitless amount of credits he has access to. He can basically do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and just kill whoever tells him 'no'. Every character I had in mind felt very insignificant compared to that kind of power.

[Letter Bee]

I was all for it at first, but then I became hesitant. You say that not everyone can be trusted with Force sensitivity, but anyone can make a faction and have an entire army at their disposal. You can metagame way harder with an entire army than a single untrained force user. Even your character has a very substantial army under his command and can still fight like a Force user even though he isn't one. Not to mention the virtually limitless amount of credits he has access to. He can basically do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, and just kill whoever tells him 'no'. Every character I had in mind felt very insignificant compared to that kind of power.

@Skwint

To be honest, you make very good points. But one of the applicants wanted one of the most powerful Force Sensitives to ever exist, a Force Sensitive who wasn't even canon. That was what made me hesitant about people applying for Force Sensitives, especially those with training. Because let's face it when someone applies for someone who in the old canon, is worth an entire flotilla of Imperial Ships, that makes one wary.

That said, the requirements for being a Force-sensitive are less stringent than you think they are. You basically just need a well-written profile that justifies Force-sensitivity and training in using the Force, and you're set. I just don't want people with Old EU levels of power (aka people who are worse than Rey) going around the Galaxy dragging down Star Destroyers from the sky.

As for Leonard, yes, he and his faction are powerful. But I feel sort-of-offended that you'd accuse me of godmoding and metagaming. The Hutts, Believers, and New Republic, all joinable factions, are more powerful than Leo, and players can make equivalent factions to his'.

But I will say this: If you want full disclosure, I will admit that I was too stringent about Force-sensitives, and will allow more of them in the future. But I will not allow anyone of Rey's power level or higher, which is what the first concept for a Force-sensitive character pitched to me was.