Fate of Nar Shaddaa

Game Master Ryuko

I've had the lark in my head to run myself a Fate Core Star Wars game for a bit now and I've decided the forums would be a good place to do it. I'm looking at something with a "Jedi Academy" feel, though I haven't nailed down the time period. I'm looking for 3-5 interested parties to take it for a spin. I've got a fairly short arc planned, with more coming if everyone's still interested after we finish it.

Anyone in?

Hm :)

Definitely interested, if you could fill in some details, and set parameters for character creation.

Do you have access to Atomic Robo? It seems that the mode system would really help to represent Force powers.

Already got a concept.

jedi guardian type. Young girl from a back-water outer-rim colony.

Do you have access to Atomic Robo? It seems that the mode system would really help to represent Force powers.

I do not, I'll be using (with permission) Rick Neal's Hack. You can ignore some of that (it's clearly written for his own players) but the rulesy bits are exactly what I need.

Hm :)

Definitely interested, if you could fill in some details, and set parameters for character creation.

What kind of details would you like? And I intend for character creation to be per the core rulebook.

One idea I did have was a ship in the Jedi Exploratory Corps. It's a group of Jedi and not-quite-Jedi (most of whom washed out after initiate training or padawan) who explore the outer rims of the galaxy.

Hmm

My high core aspect'd have to be 'Shield of the weak, still young with much to learn'
Trouble aspect would be 'Before you can protect others from harm, you must protect yourself from anger'

Hmm

My high core aspect'd have to be 'Shield of the weak, still young with much to learn'
Trouble aspect would be 'Before you can protect others from harm, you must protect yourself from anger'

Think you could shorten those up a tad? Most aspects are 5 words or less

Hmmm heheh

just re read the rulebook, sorry (#'.'#)

How's this

High core of the character - 'inexperienced shield of others'
Troublemaker aspect - 'deeply buried anger, sometimes misplaced'

Interested. A techie/pilot/smuggler type.

I will have to read my books a bit over to refresh my memory on char gen.

Well that's two interested, maybe 3, good to see that.

I've been wanting to break into the Fate Core game. Plus with a love of Star Wars you can count me interested. Let me dig in to the book and come up with a concept that appeals and I'll get back to you.

Huzzah another one!

I failed on your last attempt to play a Fate game, but I'm even more interested in this one!

I'm still up in the air about what I want to play. (I'm doing a Twi'lek Mechanic in an EOTE game), but I'm leaning towards maybe some kind of Lore-based Medical Droid? You mentioned wanting to have a Jedi Exploratory group, though, so I'd certainly be interested in rolling some kind of Jedi-in-training instead. Maybe a Miraluka or something?

Well even Jedi use droids. That would still be absolutely fine. The Jedi Exploratory Corps hire outside help as well.

Man I forgot about the Miraluka. Visas was one of my favorite characters in Kotor 2

I need to look at my Force and Destiny Bata book for ideas, but it sounds interesting. My first thought is some sort of mystic.

I dig this. I like Fate and it'd be cool to see how SW can fit.

If you're going with the Exploration Corps idea, I'd like to do something along the lines of a pilot who washed out of Jedi training.

High Concept: Bitter Pilot with Something to Prove
Trouble: In Control of My Own Destiny

The idea would be that he uses the Force instinctively, which makes him a great pilot, but every time he was asked to use it in training he would give up rather than lose himself in the Force as the Jedi required. He was afraid that in becoming a Force User, he would lose control of himself.

High Concept: Seeker of Lost Knowledge
Trouble: Tempted By Forbidden Lore

EDIT: Would it make sense that the Jedi have a Force Mystic from another tradition with them? Or I am I the only one who wants to play a Force user at this point?

Ryuko, would you give a more definite time period that this will be taking place? It would help in my coming up with a concept.

Ryuko, would you give a more definite time period that this will be taking place? It would help in my coming up with a concept.

Well in the spirit of collaboration, let's put it to a vote of several choices.

• 3958 BBY: Shortly into the Jedi Civil War, 2 years before the beginning of the first Knights of The Old Republic. Revan and Malak's followers have been declared Sith (Some are not, some are) and the Jedi and the Republic are locked in a war against them.
• 3645 BBY: Just after the building of the new Jedi Temple on the original Jedi homeworld of Tython, following the Sack of Coruscant by the New Sith Empire, during the Cold War. Setting of the Old Republic MMO.
• 1250 BBY: The New Sith Wars, wherein a group of around 1000 Dark Jedi led by a fallen Jedi Master declared themselves the New Sith 200 years ago, and a shadow war involving only the Jedi and the guerrilla New Sith kicked off.
• 990 BBY: Ten years after the end of the Brotherhood of Darkness, a Sith cult focused on working together to achieve Sith ends, is destroyed on the planet of Rusaan, killing thousands of Jedi and Padawans as they activated the horrible superweapon known as the Thought Bomb. The Sith are believed dead, though a few small pockets remain.
• 20 BBY: During the Clone Wars, shortly before Order 66 and the rise of the Empire. Between Episodes 2 and 3
• 21 ABY: The New Jedi Order has been started on Praxeum 10 years ago. Luke Skywalker has been attempting to find and train Jedi as well as attempting to rebuild the legacy of the Jedi Order, but his students and he are threatened by a new breed of Sith hailing from a mysterious place they call the Shadow Academy, connected to the burgeoning Second Imperium. Around the time of the Jedi Knight and Jedi Academy games, after the movies. This one would not be an Exporatory Corps game.

Cast your votes!

A NOTE ON CANON: I am no expert on Star Wars canon. I know a bit, and will kinda stick to what I know, but ultimately will change as much or as little as I like to make a game I find to be fun and interesting for all parties. I will not go out of my way to break canon, nor out of my way to preserve it.

I like the 990 BBY and 1250 BBY ones.

My vote is for the 1290 BBY timeline.

I'd be interested in joining up, a Star Wars game sounds like a blast. I recently purchased the FATE core book and would like to put my studying into practice. My immediate character concept is a brash tomboyish human jedi born in the bowels of coruscant, does that fly? Also I'd vote for the New Sith Wars timeline, 1250 BBY.

Aspect ideas.

-Much to learn
-Confident to a fault
-Attracted to Power

1250 BBY seems to have a lot of interest. Ill do a little more looking into that timeline. Glad to see more interest. In order to consider a submission I think ill require a high concept, a trouble, one or two sentences of background, one or two sentence description and an idea of your (planned, allowed to change) highest 3 skills.

High core of the character - 'inexperienced shield of others'
Troublemaker aspect - 'deeply buried anger, sometimes misplaced'

Buceda Miswi

Early in her life, Buceda lived on the jungle covered world of Cytos V.
SHe spent her life Meditating, Studying what few texts she could find and wlking the tree covered trails. She found out about the Force from a retired Jedi, who lived deep in the forest.

One day, she returned to find him dead. There was little she could do but contact those few friends the Jedi still had the Galactic Communicator Coords for.

Draft 1

Prolly gonna go for Medicine, Lore, and something athletic.

Am I required to be a force user? I prefer not to be involved in any force tradition. Non-force users are my favorite.

Also, in what location will the game be starting?

Am I required to be a force user? I prefer not to be involved in any force tradition. Non-force users are my favorite.

Also, in what location will the game be starting?

Absolutely not! Feel free to be anything you like. I intend to start in a spaceport, though which will be determined by a group working when we have people confirmed to set up setting and finalize characters. Somwhere on the outer rim for sure

Shooting to have mine posted up tomorrow. Rampant snowstorms and Superbowls have been ravaging poor New England. :(

Think I'm setting end of Recruitment at next Monday. Anyone without the following by that point will not be considered:

• High Concept
• Trouble
• Couple sentences of Backstory (Doesn't need to be detailed, Character stuff in Fate is collaborative, lots of it will change as we go)
• Couple sentences of Description
• Projected Top 3 Skills

Jek Tarquin
High Concept: Failed Jedi Pilot
Trouble: "I'm in control, dammit!"

Backstory: Jek was taken by the Jedi to enter the academy when he was 5. He grew up there, but his obsession with always being in control stifled his growth in the Force. Finally there was little choice but to wash him out, sending him to pilot academy where he excelled. But he always harbored a little bitterness that other less talented force users succeeded where he failed.

Description: Jek is a slight human, with black hair and burning eyes. He's quick with a joke, but scowls when no one is watching.

Top 3 skills: Pilot, Mechanics, Shoot

Currently in the running:

• Jek Tarquin: James Martin
• Buceda Miswi: Sentienthydra

High Concept:
Shrewd Republic Ambassador

Trouble Concept:
Emotionally disinclined to personal relationships.

Projected top 3 skills:
Diplomacy, Knowledge (policital bureacracies, current events, etc), Investigate

Background: Bellina is a Republic ambassador who lives on Coruscant. Bellina only had one friend growing up: Janus Riekel of Corellia.

Nn negotiations that broke down, one of the more violent factions involved decided to put an end to her to get someone else they could influence more. They got Janus instead. She has trouble forming lasting friendships due to this.

Ahem
okay
Final draft
Buceda Miswi

Background
Early in her life, Buceda lived on a Botanical research station on the moon of Cytos V. She lived there for years, studying under an old jedi wanderer, who had come to live his last days under the leafy fronds of Cytos' jungles.

One day, she returned to find him dead, laying peacably in his bed. There was little she could do but contact those few friends the Jedi had kept contact with.

From this, she eventually stepped foot into the stars, and towards formal training

Appearance:
Standing 6 foot nothing, flat chested and slenderly built, Buceda has thick brown hair cut short and tied back, she prefers simple, clean fabrics that don't restrict her limbs and breathe easily.

Pink is always the preferred colour.
possible 3 skills

Medicine.
Meditation
Athletics/Acrobatics

I forgot the appearance. To make it easy, I put the updated character in a spoiler to facilitate reading.

I'm going to go ahead and leave a tentative dot here. For the sake of fairness, I would rather not try to eat up slots in all of your games, since I am already in one of them.

Depending on how many more roll in, I might be interested in joining, if you'd allow it.

Now that I've had a bit of sleep, thoughts.

Currently in the running:

• Jek Tarkin: James Martin

Still Needs Something:

• Bellina: Grand Moff Tarkin (Skills are incorrect. Look into the link in my second post for a full skill list. What you're looking for is likely Rapport, Investigate and Education. Ok that list and you're in the running)
• Buceda Miswi: Sentienthydra (Skills are incorrect. Look into the link in my second post for full sill list. What you're looking for is likely Education, Will or Empathy, and Athletics. Ok that list and you're in the running)
• NT-2B: YoricksRequiem (Lore should be Education, and no Description)

I'm going to go ahead and leave a tentative dot here. For the sake of fairness, I would rather not try to eat up slots in all of your games, since I am already in one of them.

Depending on how many more roll in, I might be interested in joining, if you'd allow it.

I will count this as a negative for getting in, but not one that disqualifies you. If you're interested throw something together and I'll put you in the running.

Now that I've had a bit of sleep, thoughts.

Currently in the running:

Still Needs Something:

• Bellina: Grand Moff Vixen (Skills are incorrect. Look into the link in my second post for a full skill list. What you're looking for is likely Rapport, Investigate and Education. Ok that list and you're in the running)

Fixed.

*fixed*
Buceda Miswi

Background
Early in her life, Buceda lived on a Botanical research station on the moon of Cytos V. She lived there for years, studying under an old jedi wanderer, who had come to live his last days under the leafy fronds of Cytos' jungles.

One day, she returned to find him dead, laying peacably in his bed. There was little she could do but contact those few friends the Jedi had kept contact with.

From this, she eventually stepped foot into the stars, and towards formal training

Appearance:
Standing 6 foot nothing, flat chested and slenderly built, Buceda has thick brown hair cut short and tied back, she prefers simple, clean fabrics that don't restrict her limbs and breathe easily.

Pink is always the preferred colour.
possible 3 skills

Education
Will
Athletics

I'm having trouble coming up with a name, but I believe I've settled on the rest of the criteria.

High Concept: Rebellious Jedi Knight
Trouble: Attracted to Power
Major Skills: Will, Lore, Fight

No-name grew up as a street rat in the bowels of Coruscant, grifting, pickpocketing and cold reading tourists among other unwitting denizens of the undercity. She was brought to the Jedi academy in her early teenage years, her master pulling several strings to convince his fellow Jedi to admit this...rat. Though the force is strong with her she refuses to abide by a few of the more strict tenants of the Jedi code, causing her to have gained some unfavor amongst her superiors.

No-name is somewhat towering for a human woman, standing a solid six feet tall. Her dirty blonde hair is cut short and sticks out wildly in all directions, framing her green eyes. She wears a deeply colored set of brown robes and fights wielding two lightsabers, her own and that of her former master.

Thoughts? Concerns? Mary Sue?

I like her. Perhaps she was a bit less rebellious in the Temple, but being out in the world has only strengthened her issues with the Jedi, instead of reaffirming her belief in them as the Masters had hoped?

Got a bit of an Anakin vibe but that doesn't bother me. His story is interesting and has probably happened to more than one Jedi before and after him (Hell dooku's story is pretty similar).

Perhaps the Masters have reservations, but see that she has lots of potential as a Battlemaster (which they may need soon if the New Sith become a bigger threat) so they're hoping to get her together instead of washing her out.

Definite unintentional Anakin vibe, she'll become her own creature with time, though I do intend to have her dance with the dark side a bit. She has enough respect for the order to mind her manners of course, but perhaps her curiosity with Sith philosophy concerns her masters? Deep in her heart she loves the Jedi order, but views the council as a stagnant pool.

I'm just spitballing a personality, I'll brainstorm some quirks to help define her.

There is a lot of antipathy in the common folk against the Jedi in this period, which will come to a heavy head soon when the New Sith War becomes less a shadow conflict and more of a full on invasion. I like her.

EDIT: Lore is Education in this game. Just a note.

I will count this as a negative for getting in, but not one that disqualifies you. If you're interested throw something together and I'll put you in the running.

That's fair. I expect a Star Wars game to be more popular, so I don't want to step on anybody's shoes.

Maybe a Whiphid bodyguard/mercenary, or a Selkath jedi. Though I am not sure whether the former species was all that prominent in the galaxy during that time period, at least in canon.

Never heard of Whipids but they look awesome. Mammoth man or fishy dude? Get a character together and you'll be in the running.

On a phone so can't format correctly, but add No-Name the Jedi, Buceda and Bellina to the list of ready characters above. Monday around 10 pacific is the cutoff call, get your character ready before if you want in.

I would like to try this but am unfamiliar with the Fate Core system, I read the star wars attachment and think I get it somewhat. It seems to be more story driven with almost a cinematographic driving force behind its rules.

How would you feel about Sith? Not trying to throw a villainous wrench in anything, maybe grey Jedi would be an option. I just thought a force user who focused on the saber forms and the aspect of being a warrior would be cool.

I'm not really interested in a Sith at all to be honest. Just being a Jedi who focuses on saber forms would be fine, but I don't really want anyone who's going to throw things off like a Sith would.

High Concept: Faithful Whiphid Bodyguard
Trouble: My Hide Is Worth A Fortune
Major Skills: Physique, Provoke, Shoot (he likes the big blasters)

Taking advantage of the new trade routes to Toola established by the Republic, J'Ruuk was among the hundreds of Whiphids that left their planet to seek their fortunes elsewhere. Though he was young and brash, he had little difficulty finding work, as his tremendous size and intimidating appearance made him an ideal enforcer. However, his strong-headed nature proved incompatible with the few small-time crime bosses he worked for. A few galactic years later, after leaving one particular employer rather irate, J'Rukk found that a bounty had been placed on his head. The Whiphid fled to find some more reputable work, knowing that sooner or later, someone would come after him either for the money or to turn him into an exotic carpet.

J'Ruuk has a huge, stocky frame, just short of eight feet tall. Most of his blubber has burnt off from time spent away from Toola, leaving mostly muscle in its stead. Still considerably young, his fur is light brown.

Alrighty guys, looks like my lineup is:

• Jek Tarkin: Failed Jedi Pilot (James Martin)
• Bellina: Shrewd Republic Ambassador (Grand Moff Vixen)
• Buceda Miswi: Inexperienced Shield of Others (Sentienthydra)
• No-Name: Rebellious Jedi Knight (GypsyMischief)
• J'Ruuk: Faithful Whiphid Bodyguard (Mahorfeus)

Head on over to the discussion thread to get to talking.

Thanks to everyone else for your interest.