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SWS/DnD5 Star Wars - The Old Republic "A Gathering Darkness" [Rogues Gallery]
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<blockquote data-quote="tglassy" data-source="post: 7064176" data-attributes="member: 6855204"><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/11/03/54/110354216b055e15b45d0febb953ac9d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[sblock=background]</p><p>Jor Dan came from the Miraluka home world of Alpheridies. At a young age, he was found to be unusually gifted with the Force, even for a Miraluka. A Jedi on their home world at the time convinced his parents he would be better served by training with the Jedi, who could hone his growing talents. </p><p></p><p>Jor did fairly well at the academy, proving himself a dedicated scholar with a mind for the intricacies of the Force. Perhaps not as powerful as some, nor as strong or dextrous as others, he nevertheless made up for this perceived lack of skill by his high intellect. He never stopped studying, searching, learning. </p><p></p><p>It was this learning that proved to be his downfall. Or at least, that is what the Jedi Council would tell you. Jor was an idealist, one who saw the way the universe could be, not just how it was. But he was also a scholar, who knew the histories of the Jedi. Where other students took the Jedi Code for granted, simply accepting what was taught to them by the Council, Jor found the origins, the reasons why the Jedi changed their ways and adopted such a strict code. </p><p></p><p>In his opinion, which became more firm the more he researched, the Jedi Order went too far in their code. Instead of teaching how to control one's emotions and how to use the Dark Side, they taught that the Dark Side was a black hole, from which nothing escapes. In his mind, they perverted the truth of the Force into a caricature of itself, where one side was the boogie man, to be feared and avoided, and the other was "Good". To Jor Dan's point of view, neither side was good or bad. The Light Side was the power of life, creation and stability, while the Dark Side was the power of Death, entropy and change. But anything beautiful must be made up of both. A field of flowers dies every winter, to be born again every spring. If those flowers did not die, new flowers would never have a chance to bloom. It is the so called "Dark Side" which provides the path for new creation to spring, providing the fertilizer for the Light Side to flourish. </p><p></p><p>At least, this is what Jor believed. His beliefs were not met with open arms, to say the least. Eventually, he left the Order, to travel among the stars and seek the truth.</p><p></p><p>He came across a group, who called themselves The Revanites, who believed similarly to him. He studied with them, became one of their member for a time, but they were too focused on the individual of Revan. Great as he was, Jor did not believe any one man was worthy of such devotion, and feared for the direction of his fellow Revanites. </p><p></p><p>He left them soon after, keeping good connections but no longer following their path, when he began wondering about his own destiny. About the destiny of the Force. There was the Jedi, and there was the Sith. Light and Dark. Could there also be Grey? An order dedicated to keeping the balance? Not like the Revanites, who believed the Force to be a tool to further whatever ends they believed were necessary, but dedicated to Balancing the Force itself? A third option, for those who wish to make the galaxy a better place, but are not cruel enough to be Sith and not pious enough to be Jedi. Was there a Grey Jedi Order hiding somewhere in the galaxy? If not, perhaps it was time there was.</p><p></p><p>In light of this, he developed a new code, modeled after the Jedi and Sith. Whether it was created by him, or a creation of others and merely intuited through the Force, he does not know. Either way, it became the tenants he lived his life by.</p><p></p><p>There is Emotion, yet peace.</p><p>There is Serenity, yet Passion.</p><p>There is Chaos, yet Harmony.</p><p>There is no Life, without Death.</p><p>I serve the Balance, and through It</p><p>The Force Shall Guide Me.</p><p></p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Stats]</p><p>Name: Jor Dan</p><p>Medium Miraluka Jedi 5 / Force Adept 2</p><p>Init: +2; Perception: +8 (passive 18) (can use Charisma (Use the Force) in place of Perception)</p><p>Languages: Basic, Miralukese</p><p>Force Points: 12 (1d8+1; 2/round)</p><p>–––––––––––––––––––––––––</p><p>Defenses: Fort +15 Ref +19 Will +19</p><p>Hit Points: 71</p><p>–––––––––––––––––––––––––</p><p>Spd 12 meters</p><p>Melee +5 (lightsaber)</p><p>Ranged +5</p><p>Base Proficiency Bonus: +3</p><p>–––––––––––––––––––––––––</p><p>Abilities Str 11, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Chr 14</p><p>Talents:</p><p>1 Telepathic Link (Can telepathically link with one willing companion with the Force Sensitive Feat)</p><p>3 Clear Mind (Have adv on Checks to hide from force users, and force users have disadv on checks to find me through the force)</p><p>5 Equilibrium (Can spend force point to use an action to end: Blinded, charmed, deafenedd, frightened, poisoned, reeling and stunned conditions.)</p><p>1 Force Body (Immune to disease, toxins, poisons and radiation. 1/2 damage against energy force powers.)</p><p></p><p>Feats:</p><p>(Class) Force Sensitive</p><p>(Race) Skill Expertise: Use the Force</p><p>1 Force Boon</p><p>2 Strong in the Force</p><p>3 Force Training</p><p>4 Force Training</p><p>6 Double Attack</p><p></p><p>Racial</p><p>Force Sight</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Skills:</p><p>Galactic Lore +7</p><p>Computer Use +7</p><p>Supernatural +7</p><p>Use the Force +8</p><p></p><p>Force Powers:</p><p>Move Object</p><p>Negate Energy</p><p>Force Thrust</p><p>Surge</p><p>Mind Trick</p><p>Farseeing</p><p>Force Grip</p><p>Sever Force</p><p></p><p>Force Techniques:</p><p>Improved Sense Surroundings (Sense Surroundings is now a Free Action, rather than a Bonus Action. Also, due to Miraluka, the DC does not raise against Dense Foliage.)</p><p></p><p>Proficiencies</p><p>Armor: None</p><p>Weapons: Simple, Lightsabers</p><p>Tools: Spacecraft (Starfighters/Light Freight)</p><p></p><p>Background</p><p>Jedi Scholar</p><p></p><p>Equipment:</p><p>Double Bladed Lightsaber, +5 atk, 2d8+5 slsh/energy (One blade blue, one blade purple, able to separate into two separate sabers).</p><p>Holdout blaster pistol w/extra cell, +2 atk, 3d4+5 energy, 6 shots, 40/160 rng</p><p>Short-range commlink</p><p>Aquata Mask</p><p>Field kit</p><p>Canteen</p><p>Water filter</p><p>Sunshield</p><p>Rations (1 week)</p><p>2 glow rods</p><p>Breather mask (24 filters)</p><p>DataPad with 10 Data Cards on various subjects</p><p>Common Clothes</p><p>Credstick: 200</p><p>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tglassy, post: 7064176, member: 6855204"] [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/11/03/54/110354216b055e15b45d0febb953ac9d.jpg[/IMG] [sblock=background] Jor Dan came from the Miraluka home world of Alpheridies. At a young age, he was found to be unusually gifted with the Force, even for a Miraluka. A Jedi on their home world at the time convinced his parents he would be better served by training with the Jedi, who could hone his growing talents. Jor did fairly well at the academy, proving himself a dedicated scholar with a mind for the intricacies of the Force. Perhaps not as powerful as some, nor as strong or dextrous as others, he nevertheless made up for this perceived lack of skill by his high intellect. He never stopped studying, searching, learning. It was this learning that proved to be his downfall. Or at least, that is what the Jedi Council would tell you. Jor was an idealist, one who saw the way the universe could be, not just how it was. But he was also a scholar, who knew the histories of the Jedi. Where other students took the Jedi Code for granted, simply accepting what was taught to them by the Council, Jor found the origins, the reasons why the Jedi changed their ways and adopted such a strict code. In his opinion, which became more firm the more he researched, the Jedi Order went too far in their code. Instead of teaching how to control one's emotions and how to use the Dark Side, they taught that the Dark Side was a black hole, from which nothing escapes. In his mind, they perverted the truth of the Force into a caricature of itself, where one side was the boogie man, to be feared and avoided, and the other was "Good". To Jor Dan's point of view, neither side was good or bad. The Light Side was the power of life, creation and stability, while the Dark Side was the power of Death, entropy and change. But anything beautiful must be made up of both. A field of flowers dies every winter, to be born again every spring. If those flowers did not die, new flowers would never have a chance to bloom. It is the so called "Dark Side" which provides the path for new creation to spring, providing the fertilizer for the Light Side to flourish. At least, this is what Jor believed. His beliefs were not met with open arms, to say the least. Eventually, he left the Order, to travel among the stars and seek the truth. He came across a group, who called themselves The Revanites, who believed similarly to him. He studied with them, became one of their member for a time, but they were too focused on the individual of Revan. Great as he was, Jor did not believe any one man was worthy of such devotion, and feared for the direction of his fellow Revanites. He left them soon after, keeping good connections but no longer following their path, when he began wondering about his own destiny. About the destiny of the Force. There was the Jedi, and there was the Sith. Light and Dark. Could there also be Grey? An order dedicated to keeping the balance? Not like the Revanites, who believed the Force to be a tool to further whatever ends they believed were necessary, but dedicated to Balancing the Force itself? A third option, for those who wish to make the galaxy a better place, but are not cruel enough to be Sith and not pious enough to be Jedi. Was there a Grey Jedi Order hiding somewhere in the galaxy? If not, perhaps it was time there was. In light of this, he developed a new code, modeled after the Jedi and Sith. Whether it was created by him, or a creation of others and merely intuited through the Force, he does not know. Either way, it became the tenants he lived his life by. There is Emotion, yet peace. There is Serenity, yet Passion. There is Chaos, yet Harmony. There is no Life, without Death. I serve the Balance, and through It The Force Shall Guide Me. [/sblock] [sblock=Stats] Name: Jor Dan Medium Miraluka Jedi 5 / Force Adept 2 Init: +2; Perception: +8 (passive 18) (can use Charisma (Use the Force) in place of Perception) Languages: Basic, Miralukese Force Points: 12 (1d8+1; 2/round) ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Defenses: Fort +15 Ref +19 Will +19 Hit Points: 71 ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Spd 12 meters Melee +5 (lightsaber) Ranged +5 Base Proficiency Bonus: +3 ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Abilities Str 11, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Chr 14 Talents: 1 Telepathic Link (Can telepathically link with one willing companion with the Force Sensitive Feat) 3 Clear Mind (Have adv on Checks to hide from force users, and force users have disadv on checks to find me through the force) 5 Equilibrium (Can spend force point to use an action to end: Blinded, charmed, deafenedd, frightened, poisoned, reeling and stunned conditions.) 1 Force Body (Immune to disease, toxins, poisons and radiation. 1/2 damage against energy force powers.) Feats: (Class) Force Sensitive (Race) Skill Expertise: Use the Force 1 Force Boon 2 Strong in the Force 3 Force Training 4 Force Training 6 Double Attack Racial Force Sight Skills: Galactic Lore +7 Computer Use +7 Supernatural +7 Use the Force +8 Force Powers: Move Object Negate Energy Force Thrust Surge Mind Trick Farseeing Force Grip Sever Force Force Techniques: Improved Sense Surroundings (Sense Surroundings is now a Free Action, rather than a Bonus Action. Also, due to Miraluka, the DC does not raise against Dense Foliage.) Proficiencies Armor: None Weapons: Simple, Lightsabers Tools: Spacecraft (Starfighters/Light Freight) Background Jedi Scholar Equipment: Double Bladed Lightsaber, +5 atk, 2d8+5 slsh/energy (One blade blue, one blade purple, able to separate into two separate sabers). Holdout blaster pistol w/extra cell, +2 atk, 3d4+5 energy, 6 shots, 40/160 rng Short-range commlink Aquata Mask Field kit Canteen Water filter Sunshield Rations (1 week) 2 glow rods Breather mask (24 filters) DataPad with 10 Data Cards on various subjects Common Clothes Credstick: 200 [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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