OOC Chat Thread

Here's a spot to ask and discuss stuff out-of-character (OOC).

Could be used to just let us know when you're gonna be gone for a few days, or to work through a rules issue for some complicated in-character (IC) situation, or practice w/ post formatting and roll macros, etc.

Hey emsquared, just wanted to pop in so you didn't think I'd signed up and abandoned you already :). I'm gonna try to get a character sheet up soon, it has just taken me a long time to decide what I wanted to play :D

Now I'm interested if someone could teach me a few thing about post formatting and roll macros.

Not a problem acox, I've had IRL stuff pop up that has prevented me from keeping things moving as much as I would like. But I have messages from everyone indicating they're working on it.

jkl is just a superstar and was ready to go :)

jkl, I will post a primer on what I've come to know as pretty standard formatting here on GP, later tonight. As for the roll macros, feel free to play around with it in this thread. I will also include a blurb on that along with the post-formatting.

I ported this Play-by-Post Basics thread pretty much wholesale from my other game... hopefully covers the basics of in-character post formatting, and a little bit about dice rolls, let me know if you have any questions!

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I would like to see draft PCs from the remaining players (acox, dandyman, zoomisland) before the beginning of next week, por favor.

Couple of (hopefully) quick questions. I'm still a little hazy on the assumed tech level of the Je'daii Order and their neighbors. From what I've read they haven't invented lightsabers or hyperdrives yet, but besides that we can assume the usual levels of Star War stuff (droids, blasters, repulsorlifts)? On that note, is the Je'daii Order as averse to blasters as their later incarnation?

I'm working on an idea of a character who has/uses a blaster rifle and I'm wondering if that would at all make sense for a Je'daii padawan.

Yea, no Lightsabers, no hyperdrive, but they have still colonized every planet in their solar system, including a far-orbit space station, "cloud cities" on gas giants, and terraforming inner-orbit harsh environment planets, and they have also sent out "sleeper ships" (nascent intergalactic colonization). So yea all the Star warsy tech is there, and while certain things may not be "supposed" to exist (like certain gear/vehicles built by certain future-intergalactic-corporations and species and things), it's not worth our time to pick and choose and say "Well, Sorosuub doesn't exist yet, so this item/ship/droid isn't around yet.", we'll just "reskin" it if it comes up for something.

So yes basically assume that everything except lightsabers are on the table, and instead of lightsabers there are "Force-imbued Blades", which will use the Lightsaber skill, and will be statted/modded/implemented mechanically similarly to Lightsabers (though not as much base Pierce/Breach).

I would say the Je'daii are not as "anti-blaster" as the Jedi. Indeed it seemed pretty common for Je'daii Rangers to carry and use blasters based on the novel I've read set in this Era. Most Force Users do not become Je'daii. Most go on to fill regular societal roles - but with Force Powers - this includes soldiers, law enforcement, bounty hunters, etc. So plenty of room in the fiction for a blaster focused PC.

So far, we have a Cerean Artisan, an Ithorian Sage, and a Zabrak Pathfinder. Would Tech vs Nature be a thing? Are all our PCs dudes? What animal companions are we bound to meet? How would the Masters train us? I can't wait to see how Ruhr will mentor us.

Looking forward to see how Rossa will turn up.

BTW, I believe Depra ran a bit over budget on creds. What was written has 5290, including the unspent 850.

I wouldn't say that "Tech v. Nature" is slated to be a dominant campaign theme. But the planet, Tython, can be expected to be its own sort of "character" in the plot.

It does appear as though everyone is self-identifying as male so far.

Tython is a very diverse planet, in a very diverse solar system, but some of the most common creatures are:
acid spiders
blood spites
flame tygah
guids
hook hawks
horranths
kapir
manka cats
pendle
rumbats
saarls
shire
silik lizards
spinner birds
terenta
Tython raptor
wingmaws
uxibeasts

Not sure what you're asking RE: "How would the Masters train us?"

As Journeyers, you guys don't have a dedicated Mentor anymore. You can have the mechanical benefit of having a Mentor, as you're gonna be around Rangers and Masters constantly, but Ruhr was never your Mentor before this even. He's a Temple Master, and so probably had no single Padawan (instead he had 100s of Younglings and Padawans under his care). Also, you're starting at Vur Tepe (decided to cut out the "first leg" of your Journey to more expeditiously get to a place thick with plot points).

And it looks like Rossa is a Trandoshan Warrior.

Once I get thru PC reviews I'll put up the first IC thread! Shooting for "by Friday night at the latest", for reviews.

Thanks for baring with me all, excited to get this going.

That totally could have happened! I'm using OggDude's character builder to keep track of everything and in the buying/selling equipment through there I very easily could have muddied the numbers. I'll run an audit later this week.

Cut to me, terrified that I screwed up my build.

But wait. What's this OggDude character builder? I'm such a luddite that I just used the main book.

It's a Windows program that lets you build and manage a character. It includes references to just about everything, in that if you pull up a talent or force power it will say something like "See Force and Destiny, page XYZ". Honestly, it's probably easier to have done it by hand but I wanted to see how it works.

Oh man it's such a great resource. I don't know if it's keeping up to date with the Career book releases these days, but jeez... the hours I've lost just making PCs for fun using that thing.

AFK but I remember it having Disciples of Harmony so I think its up to date.

Hey all, I've PMed everyone with any XP questions, revisions, etc., please be sure to update your Gamers Plane character sheet once you've finalized your build. Include your Talents and Force Powers (and upgrades) in the Talents section, por favor.

Mostly done with the cred audit too, planning on finalizing/posting the first IC story post probably Friday (cuz my IRL table meets thursdays).

Any last minute questions?

Rereading the stuff in the fora,

Re: TheseI only meant it as an expression of intrigue and excitement. I didn't mean it as actual questions. Thank you for answering though. I really appreciate it.

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Re: Are we making Morality public knowledge? I think that the beginning Morality is kinda known OOC since Faustian and I took the 2500 creds, and Zoom and acox took the 10 XP. You can extrapolate that everyone is at 50 since nobody took the +/-21 options. If you meant moral strengths/weaknesses, then I guess no.

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Re: OggDude's SW Character Generator and GM Tools. It's free to use and download, and some form of it updates by automatically. You could muck up the item part because you could mistake the Add and Purchase buttons as the other. (Depra looks good now.)

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Now, some questions.

Do you have a static copy of our sheets?
Lastly, Encumbrance. Yay or nay?

PS. Hooray for (maybe) starting at the Forge!

Sorry guys, have had some homeowner/plumbing drama this weekend that has dominated my time and stress levels...

As for public Morality: many Force Users can sense whether another user is "out of balance", so it's not something to be super concerned about. But if you want to keep it private that is fine with me.

Yes, you should calc/track your Encumbrance plz. It's not something that changes very rapidly in PBP so it shouldn't be too troublesome.

No problem, shit happens (pun slightly intended). Also I'm feeling better about all those credits spent on my fancy backpack now.

:P "luckily" it was water heater stuff... y'know, that giant pressurized bomb we all have sitting in our basements >.<

Anyway!

The first IC thread is up, it is locked for the moment though, as I want to type up a pre-game post that I didn't have time to do yet. Just a little pre-amble about how I like to run PBP and what I like to see from you guys.

Then we'll dive in!