[OOC] Star wars: The End of an Era

[Nariata]

Alright guys, i am working on the IC post now.

[Xyanthra]

@Nariata Just so you know, I changed my character's skills a bit; before she was a Jedi focused on dueling with lightsabers, but now that there are like 6 force users that are all focused on lightsaber dueling, I decided to focus her more on Force usage.. just so we have a bit more variety, and so we don't end up in a dueling spiral ;)

[Revans Exile]

[since bullets go about twenty times the speed of blaster bolts, according to the internet]

@Eschatologist

Where did you read that at? Wookiepedia has no information on the difference of speed between slugthrowers and blasters.

[Eschatologist]

Well, I am going off of the muzzle velocity of a modern rifle. I pulled the FAL as a baseline, and then I read this article: http://www.wired.com/2012/05/star-wars-blaster-speed/

of which the pertinent conclusion is: "...the ground base’s blaster shots. The average for these things is just 34.9 m/s (78 mph)". The muzzle velocity of an FAL shooting a median loaded round is somewhere around 830 meters per second, so 830/35= 23.71.

Predictions for future developments in firearms technology diverge on cartridge size and therefore muzzle velocity: there are predictions for much smaller, much faster rounds and larger, somewhat slower rounds. Star Wars would most likely have both varieties, or none, who knows [it is a past-future space-fantasy wonderland], but I figure current technology at least would be available.

Slugthrowers are pretty rubbish against armor [according to the wiki. I personally am skeptical but canon is canon] but force users tend not to use armor, and a bullet [especially a futuristic one] will fuck soft tissue's day up. I figure it would be super in flavor for a /k/ommando to have, seeing as it would play right into the common channer adoration of older firearms and the love to enthuse about corner-case weapons.

Regardless, I don't think I'll be swapping characters. If nothing else it would be too much work to redo a character sheet.

[Rultaos]

@Revans Exile Is it just me, or does Beast sound a little bit like a certain someone from Omega Squad in thew Republic commando novels?

Also @Eschatologist That is pretty interesting to note... I'm actually impressed you did research like that

[mattmanganon]

Master Kiana

Name: Kiana
Race: Dathomirian
Age: 238
Sex: Female
Affiliation: Jedi
Rank: Master/General
Physical Description:



Mental Description: Although she has been with the Jedi Order for over 200 years, she still considers herself somewhat an outcast within the order. She is also not the most... Upholding of the code. She does care for the order, knowing that without them, she would be consumed by hate. But at the same time, she is in a secret affair with Canderous, her Clone Commander, who she feels unwavering love towards.

Due to her actions during the Stark war, she has little confidence in her ability to command men. She usually leaves the actual commanding of the troops to Canderous whilst she is leading the charge.

History: Born on Dathomir, she was born into a Witch Coven, she grew up learning to control the Dark Side of the force. She grew strong in the Dark Side of the Force. When she was 20, she was sent to assassinate Jedi Master Plo-Koon, and failed. She was taken prisoner and exposed to the ways of the Jedi. All of her life, she had been taught that hate and passion were the only true means of attaining power, but here were the Jedi. They were the most widespread and powerful force weilding groups in the universe, who showed compassion to others. Perhaps, their way of doing things was the true way forward.

At first the Council forbade her entry into the order, the Witch's of Dathomir were known for their deceptiveness, but feeling no ill intent in her wish to join, Master Yoda accepted. She was placed under the direction of Jedi Master Plo-Koon, who taught her the Jedi way. Over the years, she fought for the Jedi for over 2 centuries. Although, she showed during the Stark Hyperspace War that she was rather a brash commander, her actions, though effective, showed that, as far as she had come, she was not ready to command many yet.

When the Clone Wars broke out, she was unavailable for the assault on Geonosis. But soon after, took command of the 139th and took part in a campaign to try and retake Mygeeto along with Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. It took almost 3 years, but eventually, the C.I.S. began to faulter when their entire command structure fell apart from the top. The Mysterious Sith Lord, Count Dooku, General Grievous. With most of their leadership gone, they fell apart and the battle was won. But the war was far from over... It was during the campaign that her affections for Canderous began to show. In secret, they married on Malastare.
Equipment:

Single Lightsaber (Green Blade)
Double Lightsaber (Blue Blade)
Comm-Link
Jedi Robes
Duraplast Body-armour

Other:

Canderous

Name: Name: CC-0023 (N-8) "Canderous"
Race: Mandalorian (Clone)
Age: 15 (Physically 30)
Sex: Male
Affiliation: GAR
Rank: Commander
Physical Description:



Mental Description: A Commander that fights with the ingenuity of the progenitor. Unlike his brothers, he is not bound by the programming of the Kaminoans. As such, he will question orders and often come up with his own way of doing things. This has made him somewhat a notorious member of the army. His strategies seem to be inconstant flux. Sometimes fighting with everything and wasting no expense to assure victory, but other times, he will fight to make sure that the battle ends with as many of his brothers safely returning home, as possible.

History: Although officially, only 6 Null class Clones survived the incubation process, a 7th was saved by their creator, his embryo kept in chemical stasis, then placed into the first batch of commanders. His creator believed that by allowing him greater freedom, he could become one of the greatest commanders that the Clone army had ever produced, thus proving that his Null's were not as poor an idea as originally thought.

Growing up, he managed to pass out of the clone training at the top of his class, due to his out of the box thinking. His most notable act was to sabotage the final test, slicing the droids before the test so that they would assist his team, rather than hinder them. He has served Kiana as both a soldier and husband.
Equipment:

DC-15A Blaster Rifle
DC-17 Hand Blasters x2
Thermal Detonators
Mk2 Duraplast Clone Armour.
Comm-Link.
Grappling Hook.
Tool Belt.

Other:

@mattmanganon

Done.

[Diabolic]

@mattmanganon I like that character.

[Eschatologist]

Also @Eschatologist That is pretty interesting to note... I'm actually impressed you did research like that

@Rultaos

Weapons are my jam, man. Also, creative ways to get around fiction's combat limitations. So, this is bascially catnip to me, figuring out how to use muh guns to kill jedi.

[Revans Exile]

@Revans Exile Is it just me, or does Beast sound a little bit like a certain someone from Omega Squad in thew Republic commando novels?

@Rultaos

I know absolutely nothing about Omega Squad beyond the squad's name. Any similarities is pure coincidence.

The only clone commandos I am familiar with is Delta Squad and Gregor.

[Nariata]

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Done.

@mattmanganon

I'll say accepted.

Let's all welcome Rultaos as our co-gm!

[Mcmolly]

Heya heya Rultaos

[Exodus]

@Rultaos

Welcome to co-GM!

...

That's how that works, right?

[Rultaos]

@Exodus Umm... I don't know?

I've only ever been a co-GM twice before so I'm still pretty new to the whole thing. But thanks for the warm greeting fellas. I hope I can contribute a lot to this RP =)

[Diabolic]

@Nariata READ MUH PM'S LOL READ EM

[Eschatologist]

@mattmanganon, what level of commander is Canderous?

[Nacho]

Has my character gotten approved?

[Nariata]

So the IC post is halfway done, once i finish with this post i will disappear for a short period of time. Expect me to be ready to write again come Tuesday evening. I will still be around to answer questions but not as much as i am now.

[Rultaos]

@Nariata You still havent confirmed if Nacho's character is approved or not

[Nariata]

@Nariata You still havent confirmed if Nacho's character is approved or not

@Rultaos

I messaged him with the changes i requested. Once he informs me on the changes i will accept.

Oh and get on Skype.

[Nariata]

Update time.

Im about 95% percent done with the IC post now. It is a VERY long post but this is a one and done deal. Most posts will be around a good couple paragraphs. Waiting for one thing then i should have it posted in a few hours.