Flight of the Resistance (Star Wars)

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Here is my current background. Need to work with it some more but figure getting eyes on it now will help with the writing.

Garrett spent his youth staring at the stars. He grew up working for his uncle as a scrapper, gathering salvage from the crashed ships throughout the forests and islands of the planet. Garrett never knew his father. His mother talked little of the man. He was a crew member on a trading vessel that ran the Sharlissian Trade Corridor. His mother said they had a brief love affair that lasted no more than a couple years. Then the vessel moved on to more profitable trade routes and the man was gone. The only reminder of his love was Garrett. His Uncle looked after his mother till Garrett was old enough to begin working on his crew. It was a tough life but he was good at it. He seemed to know where to point the crew. His uncle started calling him his good luck charm.

Garrett never wanted to be stuck in this back water hole. He dreamed of hopping on a freighter and taking it to the stars. He was a good pilot. His uncle said he was a natural. He could fly a tramp freighter from Triton to Sharlissia. He could even stop in and see his mother whenever he landed on Kabal. That all changed when Garrett’s uncle died. His mother came down with Zithrom's Syndrome only a couple months before his uncle’s accident. He couldn’t leave her. She’d die without him. But the medication that kept her alive did not come cheap. He began hunting for more expensive salvage and was barely able to acquire the medication. When he was short he had to go to the local loan shark and barrow the money. He quickly racked up a small debt which could take years to work off.

It was to try and buy out this debt that he went on a hunt. He used that sense deep inside that pointed him in the direction he needed. He came upon the wreck several days later. The ship still smoldered and the burns on the side did not look like it came from a lightning strike. What he was looking for was inside. He could feel it in his bones.


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Good start!

1. It's clear you're going for a "destined to be among the stars" theme for Garrett. Which is great. I do wonder what his immediate motives are that bring him into the adventure? It seems you're saying his mother is still alive but sick and he's hunting for salvage to afford medication...and so he wanders upon the wreck (maybe of SKYLARK?)...and then somehow gets involved? I think that's a good start, but we can strengthen that. This might be a place to lean on Garrett's emotional weakness of Recklessness. Maybe in his overeagerness to explore space he somehow disrupted SKYLARK's flight path or painted a target on the starship she was on...

2. No mention of connection to other PCs yet. There were some ideas I posted earlier you might find inspiration from. I do think there's definitely an opportunity for a connection with Kospirian ( [MENTION=14655]Green Karl[/MENTION] ) who has been kicking around the hyperspace lanes that apparently Garrett has been hauling freight along...

3. Zithrom's Syndrome. I don't know anything about it beyond what I found in Wookieepedia. Was there something specific you were thinking of here?

4. Having grown up on Kabal in a tough way, it sounds like Garrett's Debt Obligation would be to a local "protection racket" like the Houk Barcad...with their long shark-like smirks they claim they're here to help with his family's medical expenses...but really they're hoping to tighten the noose and force Garrett fly smuggled cargo for them. This might be something to explore with [MENTION=6801311]KahlessNestor[/MENTION] as Arsinoë could be working for (aka forced to work for) the Houk Barcad at a cantina.

5. What is Garrett's attitude toward the Resistance? Does he share the characteristic neutrality toward galactic conflict like other Kabalians? Does he have a negative opinion of the Empire for bombing Shoribus (the planetary capital) in retaliation for Kabal hosting the Conference of Uncommitted Worlds? Does he have a negative opinion of the New Republic for their crippling the lucrative spice/slave trade running through Kabal?

6. What were the circumstances of Garrett's uncle's death? That's something that you could leverage to connect Garrett to the adventure or other PCs depending on what you choose. For example, totally wild idea... What if Garrett's uncle used hauling freight as a cover and actually was Sarn Doree, the smuggler who owned Rex ( [MENTION=6788545]xynthoros[/MENTION] ) and was killed by the First Order?

7. With Garret, did he have a Force awakening? Or have his unusual senses always just been part of him? Is there family history of Force-use or is he the first known? Does he even use language like "the Force" or is it just a gut feeling that nobody yet realizes its significance?

8. Do you already have a trajectory for Garrett's character development/arc in mind? Do you want his family to play a role, or are you conceiving of him as an orphan type? Or is that something you entirely want to discover during play?

9. How might you see his obsession with space playing out in an inconvenient way for the party? Obviously, it's a great roleplaying aspect of Garrett's character, but an Obligation is supposed to introduce complications. Would Obsession: Space be the kind of thing where you'd want me as GM to drop tempting-but-risky situations/technology/exploration options that you could pursue (or begrudgingly resist)?

10. As a Pathfinder, the way you describe Garrett sounds like he's just itching to get off-world and explore. Our first adventure is probably going to take place on Kabal for a bit, so that gives you an opportunity to show off Garrett's knowledge of his homeworld. Definitely read what I posted in the OP on Kabal. I also will lean on your Xenology, and probably just let many of your local knowledge checks be auto-successes. I wonder, though, what areas of the planet Garrett might not yet have explored?

11. Lastly, Group Resource. Sounds like you all are debating between a YT-1300 Light Freighter and a Firespray System Patrol Craft? We need to figure out which PC begins with the starship. My hunch is that if Garrett had access to a starship he'd be trying to get offworld OR selling it to pay for his mother's medication. So...I'm thinking we have 3 options:

• Kospirian begins flying the starship.
• The ship is Garrett's uncle's, but has been impounded by the Houk Barcad as collateral for Garrett's debt.
• You don't begin with the starship, but over the course of the first adventure your party acquires it.

EDIT: Name for his mother? How is "Afeera"?

EDIT EDIT: Do you have a picture of Garrett?

 

[xynthoros]

I personally like option A or C. Unless of course Garret likes the Idea that his Uncle was actually Sarn Doree, then of course I would love the idea of B, give Rex a connection back to his old master. This also means that I would've probably met Garret a few times before already.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

1) Was actually thinking the ship was SKYLARK's or a ship sent to rondevous with her. I can see Garrett being the cause of the wreckeither directly or indirectly. Also whatever he found in the wreck brings trouble to him and causing him to get involved in the adventure.

2) still working out connections. Have some ideas.

3) Zithrom Syndrome had no specifics other than being a disease that was not curable but manageable by constant medication. This would link into why Garrett was forced to stay on planet and caused his debt which feeds into possible contacts.

4) that was my thought as well.

5) He has little opinion on the Resistance. Not so much neutral as naive. He has a resentment of the empire due to their treatment of his planet after the confrence. He doesn't like the spice or slave trade and resents the criminal element on Kabal but also resents the New Republic for hurting the average Kabalian in their crackdown of the criminal element.

6) I really like the idea that my uncle was Sarn Doree. Or another option is my father was Sarn Doree. As for my uncles death it was some sort of accident. He was out on a salvage mission and something happened. The ship he was salvaging exploded. Or that is what Garrett was told.

7) No awakening. Just always there. He doesn't even know he is force sensitive. Haven't thought about the force running in his family. No one on his maternal side was force sensitive but he doesn't know if it runs on his father's side.

8)I was actual long thinking that my mother dies in session 0. Whatever I found in the wreck was wanted by the First Order and they sent someone to retrieve it. My mother was killed when they tried to get it from me. Perhaps another PC actually helped me escape.

9) pretty much this. He wants to explore the universe. Ferret out its secrets and find what no one else can. When he is on planet he is always pining to return to space. Almost to the determent of his mission on planet. Plus chasing that next hyperspace jump is close to an diction to him. And he's never made a jump in his life yet.

10) his is a tough one as I don't know a lot about the planet. He probably hasn't explored the deep ocean to much. He doesnt have the proper equipment for that. His uncle did but lost it in the accident.

11) I am good with any of these options. B fits well with my backstory and can give me another reason to join the group.

I like Afeera. I am still looking for a good picture of Garret.

 

[KahlessNestor]

Arsinoe could maybe have helped Garrett escape or hide from the First Order.

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[VLAD the Destroyer]

Arsinoe could maybe have helped Garrett escape or hide from the First Order.

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I can see this. So Garret would feel he has a debt to pay to you.

 

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Good stuff

So I'll be keeping track of your PC-PC connections with a visual like so...

There's a bit of logic to how I arranged it (force-sensitives flanking the Jedi, Rex tying the Resistance-aligned Kospirian and junker Garrett, Arsinoë being a bit of a wild card), but obviously connections can be between any PCs that you want!

EDIT: Oh! I forgot the Rex-Arsinoë connection from the pirate ship. Rex had become part of the pirate crew for a short time that ended up marooning Arsinoë (and Rex along with her), was that what you guys were thinking [MENTION=6788545]xynthoros[/MENTION] and [MENTION=6801311]KahlessNestor[/MENTION]?

 

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1) Was actually thinking the ship was SKYLARK's or a ship sent to rondevous with her. I can see Garrett being the cause of the wreckeither directly or indirectly. Also whatever he found in the wreck brings trouble to him and causing him to get involved in the adventure.

Awesome, that's something I can work with.

When I start our IC thread end of this week, I'll probably work in a brief prelude for each of your PCs of the events leading up to our present situation. Not sure yet if I'll be able to cover everything in a few paragraphs or whether we'll want to play through some of "session 0."

6) I really like the idea that my uncle was Sarn Doree. Or another option is my father was Sarn Doree. As for my uncles death it was some sort of accident. He was out on a salvage mission and something happened. The ship he was salvaging exploded. Or that is what Garrett was told.

Glad both of you guys like that idea! You never know what's going to stick Let's make it his uncle.

7) No awakening. Just always there. He doesn't even know he is force sensitive. Haven't thought about the force running in his family. No one on his maternal side was force sensitive but he doesn't know if it runs on his father's side.

So I'm getting the sense that originally you were thinking of Garrett's father as being unknown? Or did you have an idea for him still being alive on Kabal? Alive or dead, I'm imagining his father knew about Sarn Doree's smuggling activity and...depending on how you imagine Garrett's father...either tried to insulate his son from the criminal element or tried to get Garett involved with it.

8)I was actual long thinking that my mother dies in session 0. Whatever I found in the wreck was wanted by the First Order and they sent someone to retrieve it. My mother was killed when they tried to get it from me. Perhaps another PC actually helped me escape.

Oh, that's juicy. Dark, but filled with story potential. I'll get brainstorming!

11) I am good with any of these options. B fits well with my backstory and can give me another reason to join the group.

Sounds like we're going with the starship being Sarn Doree's old freighter...so a YT-1300 Freighter (or another freighter) makes sense...and it is currently impounded by the Houk Barcad as collateral for the debt owed by Garrett Jinsalon's family.

This wouldn't be the starship that [MENTION=6788545]xynthoros[/MENTION] Rex served on (which was heavily modded & destroyed by the First Order), but an older ship that Sarn Doree used when getting started. Rex could be aware of it due to an "if I should die" holo left by Sarn Doree...or maybe Rex isn't aware and only realizes once they're aboard that it was Sarn Doree's old ship due to insignias, a particular control layout, etc.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Need to think on my father but to my pc I felt he is an unknown. He left before Garrett was born. I can see him knowing about Garrett's uncle. Perhaps it contributed to his parents split. He is still alive. Though maybe not on Kabal. I'm fine with you coming up with his story. Gives me a mystery that Garrett can unravel along with his uncles true identity.

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Testing a backup dice roller: http://rpg-dice-roller.herokuapp.com/star_wars/roll

Dice Roll

1 success, 1 triumph, 4 threats on a roll of 2 Ability, 1 Proficiency, 2 Difficulty, 1 Challenge, 1 Setback

EDIT: I succeeded, but something really bad happens!

 

[Thateous]

I'm going to throw in my suggestion. I'm in the crashed ship Garrett has discovered and it's our connection with the force that's pulling him in.

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