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woah...
I like the wookie with the ribbon
I like the wookie with the ribbon
Star Wars - Wrath of the Rebellion
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Velenne
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I'm hooked. Hey, this one's even got a spiffy trailer. ;D
Very good job on the graphics and the site, Doc. I'm greatly looking forward to this one to get my Jedi fix. My group, much to my dismay, doesn't like Sci Fi. While I love fantasy, and I love our custom campaign world, I wanna play a Jedi JUST ONCE! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!?
<goes back to his tiny padded room>
Very good job on the graphics and the site, Doc. I'm greatly looking forward to this one to get my Jedi fix. My group, much to my dismay, doesn't like Sci Fi. While I love fantasy, and I love our custom campaign world, I wanna play a Jedi JUST ONCE! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK!?
<goes back to his tiny padded room>
Dr Midnight
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Here's another piece of prologue. This takes place halfway through Episode IV... you'll quickly figure out just when.
PROLOGUE II-
T'ek Nova relaxed in one of the seats of the Chandrila Surveyor. Around him, his comrades caught their breath and put away their weapons. The ship roared as the planet Rodia fell away beneath them. Woonwooken bellowed with anger. Her ululating Wookiee tone spoke her thoughts clearly enough. "I don't know what that was," Lexo Yust replied between modulated wheezes. "Some kind of Nadruk swarm, or something. Is everyone all right?"
"Yeah, barely," Uschi said. "Last time I come to THIS stinking planet, Alliance orders or not." The mission had been to establish diplomatic ties with the Rodian high council... shot to hell by an Imperial ambush. They'd unleashed a seething cloud of Nadruk hive beetles (and heavy blaster fire) on the Rebellion diplomats. They'd only barely escaped to the Surveyor by a cunning spur-of-the-moment plan, thanks to the ship's pilot Dent and his shipbound droid, R5-F6.
T'ek was about to comment on the situation and what it meant for Rodian Rebels everywhere when something shuddered. He felt the Force warp slightly, tremble, then calm. A disturbance. He leaned back in his seat and let his mind unfold. He felt the Force flowing beneath his consciousness, like a vast river made of slowly-unspooling silk ribbon. He let himself sink into it, and began to meditate.
T'ek.
The familiar voice in his mind found him, and he concentrated. To his mind's eye, a glowing, pale blue form took shape. He was confused to find his Jedi Master standing before him. He'd not seen him in years, and as far as T'ek knew, this meant...
It's good to speak to you, my pupil. I see you have grown strong in the Force. I have come to tell you two things. Firstly, I have died.
The bluntness of the revelation filled T'ek with a wash of emotion. He calmed himself and eased his sorrow, then spoke back.
Master. I am sorry to know this. How?
I appreciate the sentiment, but do not be sorry. All living things die and join the Force, the smiling apparition said. I was struck down just moments ago by Darth Vader.
Darth Vader... the Lord of the Sith? Right hand of the Emperor himself? Nova's mind reeled. How did his Master find himself up against Darth Vader? Surely they didn't find him on Tatooine...
Never mind the how and the why, my pupil. You will learn soon enough. The second thing I have to tell you involves a young man named Luke Skywalker.
Skywalker? That name sounded familiar.
He came to me recently. He is strong in the Force, T'ek, but he is young yet.
Would you have me train him, Master?
I would, but you yourself are still inexperienced, though you have become a great Jedi warrior. This Skywalker has tremendous potential. He will train under the last Jedi Master.
You will send him to Yoda?
Yes. Skywalker seeks knowledge. He wants to learn, and will learn well. He would greatly enjoy having you around to emulate, if not to learn the Jedi arts from. This is why I want you to hide yourself from him.
Hide himself from Skywalker... a potentially powerful Jedi? Why, Master? Would he not benefit from having another Jedi to look up to?
Looking up to you is all he would do. Skywalker is vulnerable right now- a child. If he came to follow you, he would never become the leader he needs to grow into. He will do great things... but only if he finds the way within himself. Yoda will teach, but not lead him. Yoda is too old to adventure. You, however, he would idolize. He doesn't need that. Skywalker will lead only if you keep your presence as a Jedi hidden from him.
I... do not completely understand, my Master, but I will mask my talents from him.
There are other dangerous secrets in the universe that must be kept from him. One, in particular... the apparition grimaced. ...Would ruin him.
It is the will of the Force, Master, and I flow with it.
Good. May the Force be with you, my padawan. With this the blue form vanished, and T'ek Nova awoke on the ship. He looked up to see Uschi and Drugas playing another of their quick-paced holograph games.
"Well hello there, sparkles," Drugas muttered gruffly. "Hope you enjoyed your nap. We've been in Hyperspace for over an hour now. We'll be back on Yavin before too long."
"Good," T'ek said. "Who's winning?"
"I'm winning, he's cheating," Uschi snarled.
"Cheating. Please. You know, back in the dives I learned this game in, saying something like that would get you shot." The bounty hunter and ex-stormtrooper always argued with each other, but they worked well as a team. T'ek wandered away and stood at a bay window. He watched hyperspace move around them- a complex rippling pattern of parallel white lines on black.
He concentrated on the future, and found that it wasn't clear.
PROLOGUE II-
T'ek Nova relaxed in one of the seats of the Chandrila Surveyor. Around him, his comrades caught their breath and put away their weapons. The ship roared as the planet Rodia fell away beneath them. Woonwooken bellowed with anger. Her ululating Wookiee tone spoke her thoughts clearly enough. "I don't know what that was," Lexo Yust replied between modulated wheezes. "Some kind of Nadruk swarm, or something. Is everyone all right?"
"Yeah, barely," Uschi said. "Last time I come to THIS stinking planet, Alliance orders or not." The mission had been to establish diplomatic ties with the Rodian high council... shot to hell by an Imperial ambush. They'd unleashed a seething cloud of Nadruk hive beetles (and heavy blaster fire) on the Rebellion diplomats. They'd only barely escaped to the Surveyor by a cunning spur-of-the-moment plan, thanks to the ship's pilot Dent and his shipbound droid, R5-F6.
T'ek was about to comment on the situation and what it meant for Rodian Rebels everywhere when something shuddered. He felt the Force warp slightly, tremble, then calm. A disturbance. He leaned back in his seat and let his mind unfold. He felt the Force flowing beneath his consciousness, like a vast river made of slowly-unspooling silk ribbon. He let himself sink into it, and began to meditate.
T'ek.
The familiar voice in his mind found him, and he concentrated. To his mind's eye, a glowing, pale blue form took shape. He was confused to find his Jedi Master standing before him. He'd not seen him in years, and as far as T'ek knew, this meant...
It's good to speak to you, my pupil. I see you have grown strong in the Force. I have come to tell you two things. Firstly, I have died.
The bluntness of the revelation filled T'ek with a wash of emotion. He calmed himself and eased his sorrow, then spoke back.
Master. I am sorry to know this. How?
I appreciate the sentiment, but do not be sorry. All living things die and join the Force, the smiling apparition said. I was struck down just moments ago by Darth Vader.
Darth Vader... the Lord of the Sith? Right hand of the Emperor himself? Nova's mind reeled. How did his Master find himself up against Darth Vader? Surely they didn't find him on Tatooine...
Never mind the how and the why, my pupil. You will learn soon enough. The second thing I have to tell you involves a young man named Luke Skywalker.
Skywalker? That name sounded familiar.
He came to me recently. He is strong in the Force, T'ek, but he is young yet.
Would you have me train him, Master?
I would, but you yourself are still inexperienced, though you have become a great Jedi warrior. This Skywalker has tremendous potential. He will train under the last Jedi Master.
You will send him to Yoda?
Yes. Skywalker seeks knowledge. He wants to learn, and will learn well. He would greatly enjoy having you around to emulate, if not to learn the Jedi arts from. This is why I want you to hide yourself from him.
Hide himself from Skywalker... a potentially powerful Jedi? Why, Master? Would he not benefit from having another Jedi to look up to?
Looking up to you is all he would do. Skywalker is vulnerable right now- a child. If he came to follow you, he would never become the leader he needs to grow into. He will do great things... but only if he finds the way within himself. Yoda will teach, but not lead him. Yoda is too old to adventure. You, however, he would idolize. He doesn't need that. Skywalker will lead only if you keep your presence as a Jedi hidden from him.
I... do not completely understand, my Master, but I will mask my talents from him.
There are other dangerous secrets in the universe that must be kept from him. One, in particular... the apparition grimaced. ...Would ruin him.
It is the will of the Force, Master, and I flow with it.
Good. May the Force be with you, my padawan. With this the blue form vanished, and T'ek Nova awoke on the ship. He looked up to see Uschi and Drugas playing another of their quick-paced holograph games.
"Well hello there, sparkles," Drugas muttered gruffly. "Hope you enjoyed your nap. We've been in Hyperspace for over an hour now. We'll be back on Yavin before too long."
"Good," T'ek said. "Who's winning?"
"I'm winning, he's cheating," Uschi snarled.
"Cheating. Please. You know, back in the dives I learned this game in, saying something like that would get you shot." The bounty hunter and ex-stormtrooper always argued with each other, but they worked well as a team. T'ek wandered away and stood at a bay window. He watched hyperspace move around them- a complex rippling pattern of parallel white lines on black.
He concentrated on the future, and found that it wasn't clear.
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Breakstone
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Nadruk Hive Beetles... cool...
Broccli_Head
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So when does the game actually start, Doc?
Dr Midnight
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The game starts at 5 pm (ET), May 19th.
Dr Midnight
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1.5 days to Episode II, 5 days to game day. I just ordered a Chessex 1/4" squares megamat. It'll be great for the big things I've got planned. I'm looking forward to laying this game out, finally... I've got ideas for the game, the characters, and especially the narrative that I think you guys will like.
Just adapted T'ek Nova (the Jedi) to the new Revised rules. He has- believe it or not- five feats he has yet to select. The Jedi Guardian got a hell of a boost in game terms. Tons of bonus feats, deflect blasters as a class feature, etc. They sacrifice two defense points (at 8th level), but it's still quite beefy. I hope the other classes hold up as well.
Just adapted T'ek Nova (the Jedi) to the new Revised rules. He has- believe it or not- five feats he has yet to select. The Jedi Guardian got a hell of a boost in game terms. Tons of bonus feats, deflect blasters as a class feature, etc. They sacrifice two defense points (at 8th level), but it's still quite beefy. I hope the other classes hold up as well.
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