Timewaster's Guide Archive
Games => Role-Playing Games => Topic started by: Nicadymus on October 23, 2004, 01:41:01 AM
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With the recent release of the Star Wars DVD collection, our group has decided to resurrect an old Star Wars campaign that I was GMing. I have had a sequel campaign in the works for a number of months now, and have just held off presenting it as we were involved with other campaigns.
To be able to immerse, you, the reader, to the fullest extent, I would like to introduce you to the characters in this new campaign by offering you some background information on them from the previous campaign. What follows:
(1) An overview of each character (included in this post),
(2) An overview of the sector in which the campaign predominantly takes place (to be added shortly), and
(3) A brief outline of the events (notice the usage of the term "brief," and remember that that term is relative).
Hopefully you all will enjoy the future posts. Feel free to make any comments you desire, and, for those who have played in the campaign, please consult me via my personal email or the phone if I fail to include something that you feel would be vital to setting the stage for the new campaign. Remeber, this is just a synopsis to give everyone else a backdrop for where the new campaign is coming from. If you, and others on the site, decide that the notes should be turned into a full-length novel, we can, maybe, talk to EUOL and see what we can come up with. But that is for a later time.
THE CHARACTERS:
Ryze Marlboros: A male Devaronian Jedi Guardian who has idolized Mace Winduu since he first heard stories of the Master's combat prowess. His agility and dexterity are rivaled by few in the galaxy, and are almost legendary for a Devaronian, especially for one of such tender years. His ultimate goal is to perfect himself through mastery of the lightsaber and his use of the Force.
Kree-Lorn Gwar: A male Nautolan Jedi Consular who has long dreamed of bringing those who violate the laws of the Republic to justice. His keen sense of smell, and patient, yet charismatic, demeanor have illustrated that he would be well suited to the path of a Jedi Investigator; an avenue where he might best serve the Force and the Republic.
Eeth Fryahst: A male Zabrack Jedi Guardian who, as a young child, watched his father in an unarmed combat competition. Immediately following the completion of the competition, a representative of The Jedi Order approached Eeth's father about his son's potential as a member of the Jedi Order. Honored to have his first born selected to such a prestigious organization, he was more than willing to allow the Order to train Eeth. With a final hug, Eeth left his father, bloodied and bruised, but bursting with pride, and began his training as a Jedi. This image has never left his mind, and guided him to excel in unarmed martial combat as a padawan.
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What? Where's my bounty hunter?
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Sorry Sprig. That is a different campaign. This one happened well after you were gone to Utah. Not to mention that your bounty hunter doesn't come around until the Rebellion Era and this campaign is set around Episode I. If it makes you feel any better, I will have him make a camio in the next Rebellion Era Star Wars campaign that I run.
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Dryiat-Hoahn's Terminus is a remote sector of space, located beyond the Belkadan System in the Outer Rim. It is named for the Human and Duros explorers attributed with first contacting the Terminus. Its isolation stems from the colorful, yet volatile, nebula that cradles the sector in a three-dimensional lagoon. This leaves the sector physically removed from the rest of the galaxy. The nearest civilized world outside the sector is roughly four standard days away from The Oasis, a giant space station and customs port, and the closest point to Republic space. Only a handful of safe hyperspace routes exist within the system, and the nebulas chaotic fluctuations regularly cause delays even on these well traveled routes.
There are eleven planets, revolving around dual suns, that have developed intelligent life or have been colonized, and a total of 53 planetary bodies. Over three-dozen unique life forms have developed within the Terminus, and a handful of these have achieved space travel.
Although the Terminus has been in contact with the galactic community for many decades, there has been little serious consideration from the Republic until recently. The area appeared to have no significant tactical or financial value, and was, therefore, of little importance to the Republic. Only recently has the Republic made an effort to incorporate the Terminus into the broader galactic society.
Unfortunately this long-term disinterest by the Republic has opened up the space lanes to pirates, smugglers, thieves and criminals. Efforts by local planetary governments to clean up the Terminus have met with limited success. Currently a joint effort between the regional governments and the Republic is attempting to bring order to this turbulent area.
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I know I was being, what's that word, sarcastic....no wait... Jerry, ya I was being a Jerry.
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Heh, I think I'm getting this Jerry thing. I'll use him for an analogy sometime.
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Jeffe's running a Savage World pirate campaign, I'll let him talk about that. I'm going to start a M&M campaign, set in the Freedom City camapgin setting. The two players are led by Foreshadow, who gathered them together, sensing that they would be needed soon. Our heroes are Havoc, a speedster with some impressive sneaking and espionage skills, and a currently unnamed brute, a super strong melee fighter.
The plot begins next time we meet (so I can't give away too much here).
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hmm never though of havoc as a speedster...
but yeah... 50 Fathoms game, thats starting slow due to lack of players and the fact that I havent run anything in a while....
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well, you gave him super-speed. THe problem is you avoided archetypes. What kind of a super hero maker are you?
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one level of super speed and thats mainly to reflect really good reflexes...
hes more of a normal, like batman, or nightwing.
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As the semester is beginning to wind down here at UMKC Law School, I have been spending some time creating the outline of events for the first Jedi Campaign. It is my hope to have completed the synopsis before the end of the year. This will allow the group to get a few scenerios under their belt on the new campaign, and give me some new material to post on the site.
Hopefully you all are enjoying your current campaigns, and I am always interested in hearing how things are going. They make a great read in between homework assignments.
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Quick Question: Has any one heard about the Cults of Law and Chaos Dragon Lords of Melnibone (DLoM) supplement that is due to be released soon? I saw that you can pre-order it on Amazon, but hadn't heard anything about it here.
I would be interested to know what people have heard as the next campaign I am planning will be based in the Young Kingdoms. If no one is currently in the market to do a review for this book, I may post one when I acquire a copy, but I don't want to steal a resident DLoM guru's thunder.
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It was supposed to be released two years ago, and when I noticed that they cancelled that title on their website, I knew the true meaning of sadness. I emailed the head dude of Chaosium and asked why the book wasn't being released and he said that the author never submitted the work by the deadline. What a lazy putz!
...yeah, that title was cancelled. Amazon.com never removed it from their database. I just checked it and if you look closely, it says that the release date is October 2002. It's not coming out... :'(
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Oh well, back to the drawing board.
Bye the way Moredew, do you know where I can get a really big map of the Young Kingdoms? I have found one at a local shop in KC that is still small but includes more stuff than the one in the book, but I was hoping for something more complete. Any ideas?
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If Mordew could hook me up with his map for a few day I could scan it in and make a 11" tall map by whatever wide you want. Don't forget where I work Nic.
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I have yet to see a really detailed map of the Young Kingdoms. The one in the book is about the best I've seen. Remember, I have that laminated map that's about the size of a placemat. Also, I would be willingly to loan it to Rican to make it bigger.
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So right now, I'm wrapping up my D20 modern - superhero campaign. The character's got to kill a demi-god/uber-demon using gundams. Next they have to fight junior high girls, which as we all know there is nothing more evil in this world than junior high girls. Actually I have a little interum adventure planned before the junior high stuff.
Working on my oriental/underdark campaign which I hope to have ready by January.
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cursed junior high girls....you're right: there is nothing more evil.
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My little sister
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She was a junior high girl once Rican
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Ya, but she is still my sisther
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There is only one thing worse than Cursed Junior High Girls --- (other than Ricans' sister) - that would be the dreaded JERRY!
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Or the RHBS.
Oh, and glad to see you here Mike. It took you guys long enough.
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Well, I've been busy doing the work thing. That doesn't leave me much time to play on the PC anymore. :'( Besides this site has me worried that when I become more myself, the powers that be will try to hit me with the morality frying pan. IE most people don't find the colorful metaphors as humorous as I do.
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Yeah Morgan, you got to be careful at what you say... the powers that be are everywhere!!! Anyway, it's about time that you joined the good ole TWG!
Finally the whole crew is here...Spriggan, EUOL, Nicadymus, Rican, Captain Morgan, and myself. TWG beware!
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TWG won't know what hit them once we unleash our evil scheem Moredew. Mwa haha ha.
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Part of my plan has already worked....nobody likes me here. The more hate I get, the more powerful I become!
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You silly silly sith, of course nobody likes you, other than your partner in crime, but only becuase business is business.
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"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate leads to Suffering." A wise, old Jedi.
While Moredew feads on the Hate, I fead on Fear, the beginning of the cycle. Mwah hah hah!!!
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Let their downfall begin my brother's
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your brother's what?
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Don't listen to Rican, he doesn't know what he's saying half the time, and the other half of the time he's trying to figure out what to say and failing at it. :D
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wanna go out to lunch? Can I have a sai?
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No! No Sais of Lunch for you! Bad MoreDew BAD! ;)
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oooohhhh. Just don't let the Bugbears punish me...
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oooohhhh. Just don't let the Bugbears punish me...
That dosen;t involve a chea-wolfen and a barrel does it?
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yep, that's exactyly what I don't want!
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I don't think that you have quite reached that point yet, MoreDew, but you had better watch yourself. You never know when a group of bug bears might show up.
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Not funny and bite me
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Ah rican, you know you are laughing on the inside. I bet moredew also secertly wants the bug bears to come visit him with their barrel. I think he gets off on that kind of thing. We may never know however.
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Morgan, all I have to say is that you better beware the bugbears too. I don't think they discriminate :o
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I like the bugbears. Remember who my father is. MWa ha ha ha. Nicadymas doesn't scare me!
Now I'm going to run and hide from him.
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HA HA HA HA - but I think both of you would take the bug bear action due to the fact that their no action what so ever in the bed room. You poor married men.