OOC - Setting Discussion

Hi, cool, looking forward to it. I'd prefer anything post clone wars.

I'm open to all time periods. I usually find that avoiding to be too close to a major established storyline allow for more freedom in the story though.

I’m pretty open, but if I had to pick I’d go with original trilogy. Also, I’m new to this system, so bare with me!

I'm just so happy to play! I'm down for whatever, but original Trilogy is my favorite

I'm good with whatever. I've run this, but usually use a character generator to help me with building. Not sure how it will work in PBP but am excited to try

Well, It sounds like the 'Whatever's' have it :) So let's go Old School with the setting: News of the Death Star's existence followed by the destruction of Alderaan and the Death Star has been spreading across the Galaxy for a week now. You have been living and working for the last year or so (or all of your life) in the Lantillian sector.

OOC: The Lantillian sector has been used a few times throughout the Star Wars RP history. I have a notebook at home where I fleshed out a campaign that only went a few games. I may not follow the previous campaign, but it gives some good backgrounds to launch from. Most of the classes/backgrounds in the FFG books will work. Force and Destiny characters are a little hard to work in during this time period and Age of Rebellion is 'just starting' - So some of the 'cool stuff' would have to be worked towards rather than available now.

If everyone wants to give that a think and throw out some Character concepts, that would be great. I've always felt that Star Wars works best when the players take a Team approach. That doesn't mean you can't have secondary goals/hopes/dreams/Evil Plans that work at cross purposes to other characters, there is a lot of story in the Tension :) But, in the end, you're the good guys.

Feel free to PM me with questions, etc. Toss your thoughts out here for discussion, have a Great Holiday.

I'm always tempted by a good old fashioned smuggler, cynical, a bit cocky, but heart in the right place. I'd prefer to focus on ranged light and some kind of social. Less interested in piloting. Maybe a Rodian. I have a half made character I didn't get to use previously I could retool. Like all rogue characters he'd be on the run from someone/something.

I’ll read up on the system a bit and work on creating a character today and tomorrow. Somebody mentioned a character generator, can you recommend a good one to use for someone who is new?

Oggdude's generator is good but only for PCs.

Perfect! I'm taking a look now. Thank you.

I tend to fill whatever support roll/skill gap is needed. So I'll wait to see what everyone else is doing

Oggdude is what I use. I'm probably going human, not sure of class yet. Maybe some form of pilot.

oh, do we know if we will be starting with a ship, or a speeder?

I'm thinking a Cunning, Educated Balozar that trained himself to infiltrate crime or corporate organisation (spy, sleeper agent) who may or may not have been spotted by the Resistance depending on the kind of adventure we are aiming for.

I'm liking the idea of a Togruta Explorer scout. I'm still wrapping my head around the system, so I may change it up a bit.

@Crazybirdman - You'll either have a ship or access to one, depending on the character mix.

So far sounds like an interesting species/class mix :)

How is the gang gonna meet? Someone getting a crew together for a big job? Crime gang, imperials, or rebels needing something off book/particular set of skills.

@Mephistophilis - Depends on the Character mix. If everyone is very diverse in backgrounds, I'll go with the Rebel Operative hiring 'particular set of skills' - Probably won't admit it's for the Rebellion at first. If we've got a some folks that are of similar background, Ship Crew with a job, maybe picking up any outliers for extra skills.

I submitted a draft character. Here's a summary of the background for Keno 'Ken' Tetsu. I thought I'd explain his presence in the sector either by being there on a failed 'job' (some over ambitious criminal enterprise) or as part of a ship's crew depending on the background we come up with.

Description: Ken is a slim Rodian of average height. He struts and swaggers as only the young and inexperienced can. He is green skinned and dressed in a bulky smuggler's vest that seems a little too big for him and he carries a blaster ostentatiously at his hip.

Background: A child of Rodian refugees, Ken grew up on the Hutt moon of Nar Shaddaa. From his early years he has been mixed up in the low level criminal activity that is the way of life there. He likes to think of himself as a dashing rogue, keeping out of harm's way by his wits and skill. The reality is that he has mostly spent his time in minor criminal operations such as selling illicit good, boosting cargo, and chasing up debts, and it is more luck than anything else that has prevented him perishing at the wrong end of a blaster. Now Ken thinks he is ready for the big league...