[FULL] Star Wars D20 Revised Episode III - Episode IV

[Kemrain]

Yes, kudos indeed. A very colorful description. I can empathise with the Jedi.

- Kemrain the Impressed.

Here I am wishing I had a PC to talk to. Or the computer skills to reprogram my comlink to send and recieveo n the encrypted channel that Dofina's com was using before it was destroyed. I wonder if she could do that...

- Kemrain the Wondering.

 

[Ambrus]

I can't imagine why not. Dofina knows the frequency. I'd imagine it would be as simple as dialing a number on a cell phone...

 

[Kemrain]

In that case, I hope it comes up! Tac probably wouldn't think of it on his own, unless he had a reason to. I wonder if he saw the probe droid before the attack, during negotiations. Either way, he'll be very suprised by the Jedi the lil Eyeball has in tow!

- Kemrain the Amused.

I hope SBM pops on later tonight so I have some idea what's going on with Tac. I'd love to know more about where they are, and why they're there, and where the people trying to kill them are. Oh, and how Dofina expects to get off planet with the Republic army in orbit.

Tac's perfectly willing to surrender if thats what it takes to survive. He's no Jedi, or Seperatist, or Rebel, or anything. Hmm, I wonder if turning Dofina into the clone troopers would help Tac's case. She'd probably be executed, though, and he'd be responsable for her death, so, that's a bad idea.

- Kemrain the thining About This Way too Hard.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Kemrain, I decided to leave certain details vague to allow for both GM and player fill-in. I figure the deal is up to you, whatever you were there for to make a deal of with a Nemoidian noble. Marabi isn't well known even to those in the know in the Star Wars universe, but Mien Chuan certainly is. It is roughly translated at Cotton Fist. Being a purebred martial artist, when I read what little there is about Marabi, I instantly thought of that style and the way in which students are chosen. One of the traditions was for a master to go into town, beat up a few young punks, and whichever one survived the longest, that one would become his next apprentice. Apprenticeship was akin to slavery. Every wish, the student did and only if the master felt it was necessary, he would actually instruct the student. Otherwise, it was up to the student to watch when the master would practice. Marabi may not be exactly this way and we can flesh that out as we go along, with a possible meet with your old master.... mien chuan of course has changed over the years, but some of the traditions still stand, like donations to your school in thousands of dollars.....

Whether or not the deal is covert or whatever, I leave that to you as well, simply because I'm trying to create a feeling of 'I was here for something, what was it?'. Especially in the middle of a full blown assault.... If you need some help fleshing it out, let me know and we'll discuss it some more.

 

[Kemrain]

Okay. I came across Marabi while looking up informatipn on the Clawdites. The only example in the movies is the Bounty Hunter Zam Wesell. The Star Wars: Databank had this to say: "Zam honed her skills among the Mabari, an ancient order of Zolan warrior knights." And that's about it.

Given the 'Warrior Knights' bit I figured that it would be an organized martial art, but that Tac's teacher was a Clawdite, not a Zolander, in the ghetto in which the Clawdites were forced into. As such, I have a suspicion that his master, while studied in the Marabi arts, was not an actual member of the organization, as the Clawdites are persicuted and reviled by the zolanders.

This master might have taken on the poorer Clawdite students out of a sense of duty to his people, and to see that the Marabi arts remained alive in their culture. Then again, Tac might have been given a discount given his talents. The more I look at your Mien Chuan examples, the less I'm seeing a fit into the Marabi organization.

We can definately fill this in as we go along, developing the Marabi warrior knights a bit more as the story progresses. I suspect that Tac was never able to join the organization (due to being a Clawdite) and may not have even finished his training, which I could see as something you would devote most of your life to.

Thanks for the freedom to write my own reason for being there. I hope I can come up with something to your liking.

- Kemrain the Marabi Acolyte.

Edit: On a side note, I was ogling the Force Warrior PrC in the Jedi sourcebook, and I was wondering if, after 3 levels, once I can qualify for the prereq's, if Tac might be able to talk a few levels. It would help his combat ability quite a bit and go down the martial arts route very nicely. I'd be more than willing to ignore the Jedi Knight ability the class gives after 7 levelsof Jedi, as Tac isn't a Jedi in any way. I'm just drooling over the possibility of dealing 3d4+3d6 unarmed damage at higher level. Would be a very nice route for the character to go, while being supplimented with social skills from Noble.

- Kemrain the (Hopefully) Noble Force Warroir.

 

[shadowbloodmoon]

Hmm... that makes a little more sense I suppose. I think we can work with that. Your master was basically an illegal master and as an affront to the zolanders for whatever personal reason, besides the fact that he was Clawdite, he taught the young clawdites to defend themselves and possibly cause no end of nuisances to the real Zolander knights.

As far as the Force Warrior class goes, I'll look it over when I return from work, at the same time I post my next post. A few modifications to the Reqs and we could work something out.

Oh and Ambrus, I wanted to say what a pleasure it is to have you in the group, with all your picture making and number crunching. Really adds a sense of realism to it

 

[Kemrain]

Great! Glad we're both liking where this is going. And I must agree about Ambrus. Thanks, Mr. Canada. You rock!

- Kemrain the Appreciative and Looking Forward to SBM's Next Posts!

 

[Ambrus]

On a side note, I was ogling the Force Warrior PrC in the Jedi sourcebook, and I was wondering if, after 3 levels, once I can qualify for the prereq's, if Tac might be able to talk a few levels.

Kemrain, are you aware of the Changeling PrC in the Ultimate Alien Anthology? It's a class meant for shapechanging aliens, like the clawdites, to hone their morphing abilities. It's got such special abilites as Impersonation, Master Linguist, Quick Change, Minor Transformation, Major Transformation, Painless Transformation and four bonus feasts over a span of 10 levels.

Oh and Ambrus, I wanted to say what a pleasure it is to have you in the group, with all your picture making and number crunching. Really adds a sense of realism to it

Thank you very much. That's very kind of you to say. I enjoy making the pictures when I have the time. In this case I just wanted Femi and 1X's meeting to be special. I figured that Femi's finding out that he's now being hunted by the society that he's sworn to protect was a major character turning point for him and was worth a little extra work to make it memorable.

And I must agree about Ambrus. Thanks, Mr. Canada. You rock!

I cannot, in all fairness, dispute your claim. Thanks.

 

[Kemrain]

Kemrain, are you aware of the Changeling PrC in the Ultimate Alien Anthology? It's a class meant for shapechanging aliens, like the clawdites, to hone their morphing abilities. It's got such special abilites as Impersonation, Master Linguist, Quick Change, Minor Transformation, Major Transformation, Painless Transformation and four bonus feasts over a span of 10 levels.

Oooh! I've never heard of it. Can you email it to me or something? I think my email is working again. That sounds wicked cool, Ambrus! Hook me up!

- Kemrain the Very Excited!

 

[Ambrus]

I keep trying, and failing, to send it to your hotmail account. Could you tell me what email address you'd like me to send it to? :\