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Splinterleaf

Aug 2, 2009, 05:10 pm

Star Wars: The power of the Dark Side (click for opening crawl)

Opening Crawl (text)

Spoiler:

The Power of the Dark Side

Shrouded by the dark side of the force, Darth Obi Wan put his diabolical plan into action to turn his apprentice Anakin Skywalker to the dark side. Having failed to turn him, and leaving him a battered and burnt husk on Mustafar he turned his attention to Padme, and her child.

Darth Obi Wan had little resistance in infiltrating the hospital and stealing the son of Skywalker, not knowing there was also another...

18 Years later Anankin died a peaceful death, passing on his legacy to his daughter, and sending her to an old friend on Dagobah to finish her training.

At the same time Emperor Palpatine showed his true colors when he stole complete control over his new empire, now ruled with an iron fist, and a new, younger apprentice known only as the Sun Killer.

The galaxy is on the cusp of open revolt, tales of rebels fighting back circulate through the non-public channels, and words like rebellion are on the tips of good peoples tongue, all they need is a spark to light the fire.

Starring:
Clement "Cuss" Wilvern
IT-046 "Ithaka"
Ket Lightrunner
Master Riddle
Synster
Veeta Senn

Opening Scene:
A Space Station in the outer rim, under light Imperial patrols. Various shops, ship repair pads and bays, and merchant shops line the inner perimeter. It is a relaxed atmosphere, and while not the most posh and maintained space station, this one has more than enough charm to pull off a comfortable rest and has more than adequate amenities available.

It's currently under negotiations with a mysterious benefactor, and thus is currently unnamed. But this hasn't stopped the station from running it's daily operations.

Spoiler:

For All:
Feel free to have your own initial reasons for starting here, as long as your here you'll be part of the story that begins, you can start as a group, part of a group, on your own etc. that aspect is up to you, but for simplicity sake, please find a reason to be here, or on your way here.

For those with ships, a simple refueling is plausible. For those without, or the means, shuttles to this station are common enough that you can hitch a ride here without to much trouble.

This station is currently in orbit over a planet labeled WA3-74. It has a mining colony that operates below, and this is a new planet to the Star Wars cannon, and thus is currently unnamed.

Splinterleaf's "The Power of the Dark Side" PBP - OOC

Splinterleaf

Aug 2, 2009, 05:53 pm

This is a very NON CANON game. I have changed a lot behind the scenes. Simply because it is interesting to me to play in a Star Wars game that has plenty of plot twists, and I love to just do things my way when it comes to telling a story far far away.

It does loosely follow along the story line with these notable exceptions:

Luke was stolen at birth, he does not lead the rebellion, nor the resurgence (if any) of Jedi.

Obi Wan, went dark, not Anakin. Anakin Died 18 years ago now, leaving his legacy to his daughter, Leia Skywalker. She is not a known name in the galaxy as of yet.

The time line is set on the cusp of open war with the empire, secretly rebel resources are already amassing funds to build fuel the rebellion. Tension is high, but open resistances is few and far between.

Hyperspace routes are slowly being blockaded by star destroyers, and smuggling is being dealt with swiftly and speedily.

Various other canon changes made, but no need to ruin surprises that haven't unfolded yet.

I would prefer that ALL rolls kindly be done via [url="http://www.invisiblecastle.com"[/url]Invisible Castle[/url] and that you use your characterds name, and the game name "The Power of the Dark Side" for ease of roll lookups later.

I do have the habit of checking for anomalies in dice rolls so be forewarned. I don;t think the types of players these boards attract however will have this problem.

Star Wars SAGA Edition Campaign PBP Forming - Looking for players

Splinterleaf

Jul 17, 2009, 12:15 pm

I want to run a Star Wars SAGA game and I was wondering if there were a few people that are interested in playing.

I haven't narrowed down which timeline I want to run it in, but have no problems allowing content from any source book, or era. I do own all the currently published source books, and would allow most, if not all, of the content in them.

I'd like to start with some slightly more powerful builds as I want the action to be a bit faster paced and deadly. I'd like to see characters in the 1-6 level range, with interesting back stories.

So if your still reading, and interested here is my acceptance criteria:

Character Level Range 1-6.
For every level I want a solid paragraph about your characters history or back story. Simple enough I think, right? I just want a feeling for who he or she is.

If you plan to create a character from levels 3-5 I also want you to create a minor Antagonist for your character, no stats needed, just a small write up of what you did to gain him or her.

If you plan on creating a level 6 character I want that Antagonist you created to develop a reason for wanting you dead.

This character creation process is what I plan on using to choose who gets a slot in the game. I plan on six slots being available and will choose the six best submissions for a slot in the game.

If you are still saying "Sure, sounds OK to me." here is some more info.

Gear/Startng Cash:
Take the starting Cash for your 1st class level and double it. Illegal items or gear is not available. Military gear needs to be approved, and not all Military gear is allowed.

**License fees do apply, and are needed.**

You do NOT need a license for a 2nd item of the same type the license would cover both. i.e. if you want to dual wield blaster pistols, 1 permit covers the ability to own both. It would NOT cover a Heavy Blaster pistol however seeing as that is a different type of pistol.

Races:
Any printed SAGA race is fine. Droids are fine, as long as it's a custom created, playable model, or HRD.

Time to submit:
I would like them done this weekend, but coming up with a good character in a short amount of time isn't always Ideal. So I will leave it open until all six slots get filled.

Content Warning:
I'd like to run this with an R rating if it were a movie, but theme and content. If that's not your cup of tea, you are now forewarned.

You can post your idea here, or feel free to email me it. I left my contact details in my profile.

Hopefully this makes sense, I wrote this off the cuff as I'm really excited about running this game.

Thank you.
SL

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