Star Was Adventures [Star Wars D20] [System]

[PhantomPistoleer]

I'm not sure if this game is still recruiting, but if so, I'd love to check it out.

Yeah, the game is still in the recruitment phase.

[Lockepick]

Are Force Adepts allowed? Or are those filed under Jedi?

Can you give me an idea what 'era' we're playing in? To consider what species would be reasonable?

[PhantomPistoleer]

Are Force Adepts allowed? Or are those filed under Jedi?

Can you give me an idea what 'era' we're playing in? To consider what species would be reasonable?

Force Adept:  Yes, you may be Force Adept.

Era:  I want to say that the game occurs shortly before the Blockade on Naboo.

Species:  Any, really, except ones that are naturally rare.

[Annaamarth]

Oh, I thought this was Clone Wars era! No worries, I'll make some adjustments to my background.

[Annaamarth]

Phantom mentioned liking my character sheet structure, so here it is.  This can also serve as a primer on formatting for Logarius.  The sheet has been De-Meg'ed as much as easily practicable - I think the only notable exception is the skills block format.

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[b]Somebody[/b], a $Race $Gender [Spoiler=$Role]$Class1/$Class2 1[/spoiler] 

[Spoiler=Vital Summary]
Wounds: 14  Vitality: 8  Fort: +3 Refl: +3 Will: +3
Initiative: +2   AC 17 Flat 10 DR 2[/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Attributes][tt]STR14 +2  DEX14 +2  CON14 +2
INT14 +2  WIS14 +2  CHA14 +2[/tt][/Spoiler]

[Spoiler=Stat calcs][tt]           Total    Base   Attr   Misc
Ranged Att   2       0      2       
Melee Att    2       0      2
Fort         3       1      2
Refl         3       1      2
Will         3       1      2
AC          15       13     2[/tt][/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Skills][tt]                        Total          Ranks  Attr   Misc
Balance                   X              X      X
Bluff - - - - - - - - - - X              X      X
Demolitions               X              X      X
Diplomacy - -- -- -- -- - X              0      X
Disable Device            X              X      X      X
Escape Artist - - - - - - X              X      X
Gather Information        X              X      X
Hide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X              X      X
Knowledge ($Knowledge)    X              X      X
Listen - - - - - - - - -  X              X      X
Move Silently             X              X      X
Profession ($Profess) --- X              X      X
Repair                    X              X      X      X
Sleight of Hand - - - - - X              X      X
Spot                      X              X      X
Tumble - -- -- -- -- -- - X              X      X[/tt]
[Spoiler=Secondary Skills][tt]
Appraise                  X
Astrogate - - - - - - - - Untrained
Computer Use              X
Craft -- -- -- -- -- -- - X
Climb                     X
Disguise - - - - - - - -  X
Entertain                 X
Forgery -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Gamble                    X
Handle Animal - - - - - - Untrained
Intimidate                X
Jump -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Knowledge (Raw)           X
Pilot - - - - - - - - - - Untrained
Ride                      X
Search -- -- -- -- -- --  X
Sense Motive              X
Survival - - - - - - - -  X
Swim                      X
Treat Injury -- -- -- --  X[/tt][/Spoiler][/Spoiler]

[Spoiler=Feats][Spoiler=Martial Arts]Meg deals 1d4+Str points of damage on an unarmed attack and threatens a crit on a natural 20.  She also does not provoke attacks of opportunity when making unarmed attacks against an armed opponent, but another unarmed opponent does provoke attacks of opportunity when making an unarmed attack against her.[/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Feat]Feat Description[/spoiler]
[/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Attacks][tt]Weapon          Att     Damage    Crit   Stun  Range 
Unarmed          +X    XdX+X Bl     20     -
Stun Baton       +X      -          --     16
Blaster          +X     3d6 En     20     XX   10m[/tt][/Spoiler]

[Spoiler=Gear][tt]Deathhammer 434 Pistol                                          650cr
3d6+2 Energy /20 (DC14 Stun, Multifire)  8m, 1.2kg
Hardness 6, WP 2, Break DC 15
Prevalent, Licensed
[/tt]This blaster, slightly larger than a typical blaster but smaller than heavy blaster models such as the DL-44 or the Merr-Sonn "Flash," is blocky, durasteel-plated thing, flaked with old paint and decorated according to the preferences and allegiances of its previous owner.  It also has more recent markings that look like neon-toned nail polish was used to write out the phrase "My l'il DeathHammer" in small letters.  Meg thinks the stub-nosed, blocky, dense blaster is cute, but she doesn't show it off at work.[tt]

BCC MultiNode CommLink                                           75cr
5km range, orbit on clear days .1kg
Common
[/tt]Meg has a budget commlink, but as long as she's staying in the platform cities she doesn't [i]need[/i] anything better - the local repeater nets can broadcast her signal to whereever she wants to send - and more importantly, broadcast the music stations she listens too with enough strength her little 'link can pick them up.[tt]

Gear                                                             $$$cr
Effects
[/tt]Description[tt]

$$cr pocket change.[/tt][/Spoiler]

[Spoiler=Outlook]Description[/spoiler]

And an annotated summary of each block follows

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[b]Somebody[/b], a $Race $Gender [Spoiler=$Role]$Class1/$Class2 1[/spoiler] 

[Spoiler=Vital Summary]
Wounds: 14  Vitality: 8  Fort: +3 Refl: +3 Will: +3
Initiative: +2   AC 15 Flat 10 DR 2[/spoiler]A limited block intended to be a quick-reference, postable as part of the header of each IC post.  Best if it includes a Floatright or Floatleft image, example from meg's sheet below, so that each post has the name and image of the character attached to it - for many people I find this improves readibility:

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[float=right][img width=200 padding=10]https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b6/MoikaPhone.png[/img][/float][b]Meghau "Meg" Benten[/b], a Human Female [Spoiler=Saboteur]Scoundrel/Soldier 1[/spoiler] 

[Spoiler=Vital Summary]
Wounds: 15  Vitality: 10  Fort: +4 Refl: +6 Will: +2
Initiative +4   AC 17 Flat 10 DR 2[/spoiler]

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[Spoiler=Attributes][tt]STR14 +2  DEX14 +2  CON14 +2
INT14 +2  WIS14 +2  CHA14 +2[/tt][/Spoiler]This is just a stacked attribute block.  Note that I used the tt tag to make text monospace - this is important in later blocks - less so here.

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[Spoiler=Stat calcs][tt]           Total    Base   Attr   Misc
Ranged Att   2       0      2       
Melee Att    2       0      2
Fort         3       1      2
Refl         3       1      2
Will         3       1      2
AC          15       13     2[/tt][/spoiler]Here we have the breakdown for some of the vital stats above.  The tt tag making everything monospace improves readability.  I should probably add Reputation and Initiative here - I don't have Init broken down anywhere, and Rep is, uh ... totally unrepresented on this sheet.

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[Spoiler=Skills][tt]                        Total          Ranks  Attr   Misc
Balance                   X              X      X
Bluff - - - - - - - - - - X              X      X
Demolitions               X              X      X
Diplomacy - -- -- -- -- - X              0      X
Disable Device            X              X      X      X
Escape Artist - - - - - - X              X      X
Gather Information        X              X      X
Hide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X              X      X
Knowledge ($Knowledge)    X              X      X
Listen - - - - - - - - -  X              X      X
Move Silently             X              X      X
Profession ($Profess) --- X              X      X
Repair                    X              X      X      X
Sleight of Hand - - - - - X              X      X
Spot                      X              X      X
Tumble - -- -- -- -- -- - X              X      X[/tt]
[Spoiler=Secondary Skills][tt]
Appraise                  X
Astrogate - - - - - - - - Untrained
Computer Use              X
Craft -- -- -- -- -- -- - X
Climb                     X
Disguise - - - - - - - -  X
Entertain                 X
Forgery -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Gamble                    X
Handle Animal - - - - - - Untrained
Intimidate                X
Jump -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Knowledge (Raw)           X
Pilot - - - - - - - - - - Untrained
Ride                      X
Search -- -- -- -- -- --  X
Sense Motive              X
Survival - - - - - - - -  X
Swim                      X
Treat Injury -- -- -- --  X[/tt][/Spoiler][/Spoiler]Again you see the tt tag to do monospace things.  Compare the dropdown on Meg's skill sheet with the skills block quoted by Phant - in both cases you can parse the final skill modifier, but Meg's is sorted into column form, making the modifiers easier to track.  This is good for when other people need to read your stuff.

I also separated "secondary skills," which basically means "skills I don't care about enough to put up top."  This keeps them separated from everything else - someone elses skill list will look different and you may want to do away with the secondary block altogether.

Here's what that code block copied from above actually looks like:

Skills

                        Total          Ranks  Attr   Misc
Balance                   X              X      X
Bluff - - - - - - - - - - X              X      X
Demolitions               X              X      X
Diplomacy - -- -- -- -- - X              0      X
Disable Device            X              X      X      X
Escape Artist - - - - - - X              X      X
Gather Information        X              X      X
Hide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X              X      X
Knowledge ($Knowledge)    X              X      X
Listen - - - - - - - - -  X              X      X
Move Silently             X              X      X
Profession ($Profess) --- X              X      X
Repair                    X              X      X      X
Sleight of Hand - - - - - X              X      X
Spot                      X              X      X
Tumble - -- -- -- -- -- - X              X      X

Secondary Skills

Appraise                  X
Astrogate - - - - - - - - Untrained
Computer Use              X
Craft -- -- -- -- -- -- - X
Climb                     X
Disguise - - - - - - - -  X
Entertain                 X
Forgery -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Gamble                    X
Handle Animal - - - - - - Untrained
Intimidate                X
Jump -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Knowledge (Raw)           X
Pilot - - - - - - - - - - Untrained
Ride                      X
Search -- -- -- -- -- --  X
Sense Motive              X
Survival - - - - - - - -  X
Swim                      X
Treat Injury -- -- -- --  X

You might have noticed that the Numbers (X's really) line up with the categories above, but don't in the code-format block.  You probably also know that's normal and expected, because when actually writing the post the Spoiler=Skills][tt tags throw off the alignment of the text.  For this reason, I like to do my sheet editing in a monospace font in a simple plaintext editor like Notepad - but you do you.

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[Spoiler=Feats][Spoiler=Martial Arts]Meg deals 1d4+Str points of damage on an unarmed attack and threatens a crit on a natural 20.  She also does not provoke attacks of opportunity when making unarmed attacks against an armed opponent, but another unarmed opponent does provoke attacks of opportunity when making an unarmed attack against her.[/spoiler]

[Spoiler=Feat]Feat Description and effects[/spoiler][/spoiler]The idea here was to not only have a list of feats, but to have copies of the feat and ability descriptions for quick reference.  This is basically an idea I took from virtual tabletop - you have the tools here to have all of the information at your fingertips, so why not? I just hate having to stop and look shit up.

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[Spoiler=Attacks][tt]Weapon          Att     Damage    Crit   Stun  Range 
Unarmed          +X    XdX+X Bl     20     -
Stun Baton       +X      -          --     16
Blaster          +X     3d6 En     20     XX   10m[/tt][/Spoiler]Same idea here - I hate having to do math on the fly and I'd rather have it pre-calced and ready to go.

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[Spoiler=Gear][tt]Deathhammer 434 Pistol                                          650cr
3d6+2 Energy /20 (DC14 Stun, Multifire)  8m, 1.2kg
Hardness 6, WP 2, Break DC 15
Prevalent, Licensed
[/tt]This blaster, slightly larger than a typical blaster but smaller than heavy blaster models such as the DL-44 or the Merr-Sonn "Flash," is blocky, durasteel-plated thing, flaked with old paint and decorated according to the preferences and allegiances of its previous owner.  It also has more recent markings that look like neon-toned nail polish was used to write out the phrase "My l'il DeathHammer" in small letters.  Meg thinks the stub-nosed, blocky, dense blaster is cute, but she doesn't show it off at work.[tt]

BCC MultiNode CommLink                                           75cr
5km range, orbit on clear days .1kg
Common
[/tt]Meg has a budget commlink, but as long as she's staying in the platform cities she doesn't [i]need[/i] anything better - the local repeater nets can broadcast her signal to whereever she wants to send - and more importantly, broadcast the music stations she listens too with enough strength her little 'link can pick them up.[tt]

Gear                                                             $$$cr
Effects
[/tt]Description[tt]

$$cr pocket change.[/tt][/Spoiler]Similar idea as before.  I wanted to have a list of equipment and any notes about it for descriptive purposes, any notes relevant to her personality.  Again, I use the tt tag to keep the gear statblock organized, but revert out of the monospace form for the gear description.  I left some description in here just to have a decent example, but you do you.

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[Spoiler=Outlook]Description[/spoiler]This is pretty self-descriptive - but I wanted to use it to focus more on the her perspective, mentality and behaviour than a physical description.  I like to use floatleft, floatright and center tags, as well as the nested spoiler like I did in Meg's outlook.  I also vary the size of the images, based on what I'm looking and to break up the regularity of the image.

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[Spoiler=Outlook][float=right][img width=400 padding=10]https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6d/MoikaElevator.png[/img][/float]words words more words

[spoiler=Nested Outlook]
[float=left][img width=300 padding=10]https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0c/MoikaChoke.png[/img][/float]Words Words Words

words words
[center][img width=200 padding=10]https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/58/MoikaGrin.png[/img][/center][/spoiler][/spoiler]

[Miroque]

@GM:

If only this would not be d20 system... I would jump on this..

[PhantomPistoleer]

@GM:

If only this would not be d20 system... I would jump on this..

Aww.  I just don’t know any other system.  :(

[Miroque]

damn... FFG starwars is 12 parsecs better system for scifi game.and for SW game even more so.

[PhantomPistoleer]

damn... FFG starwars is 12 parsecs better system for scifi game.and for SW game even more so.

Yeah, but I am stuck in the aughts because I don’t have the time or patience to learn a new system.

[Annaamarth]

damn... FFG starwars is 12 parsecs better system for scifi game.and for SW game even more so.

I really like the FFG system - and I even think I know how I would build Meg in that system - but is there a good way to do the dice in E's dicebot?

Edit: not saying "let's swap systems" mind - I put a lot of work into the character I did!  Just curious, because FFG Star Wars was, I think, one of the first big systems where FFG pushed their alternate-dice systems.

Also, I like FFG SW, but ... the dice system makes for some really fucking jank build rules if you want to be aware of the odds like ... at all.  Like "Basic dice are better than the awesome dice" weird.

[Miroque]

for dicebot, just roll d6, d8, d12's.. and use the number codes? OR discord (there is robot for discord for dicebot for SW), but as Pistoleer do not know hte system.. its no use

[Annaamarth]

So ... have the dice-code chart out.  Gotcha.

Something for me to remember in case of a future game anyway!

[Miroque]

Iwe been running FFG SW game from whe it came out. and I have found the game fitting on every and all genres.

our troupe uses it on ZombieApoc, My StarWars, basic fantasy.. and cyperpunk. Its so worth checking into system.

[PhantomPistoleer]

Iwe been running FFG SW game from whe it came out. and I have found the game fitting on every and all genres.

our troupe uses it on ZombieApoc, My StarWars, basic fantasy.. and cyperpunk. Its so worth checking into system.

Maybe one day you can help me learn the system.  :)

[Miroque]

Maybe one day you can help me learn the system.  :)

You just need to ask :)

[PhantomPistoleer]

You just need to ask :)

Is there an accessible SRD, or would everyone have to purchase books/pdfs?

[Miroque]

There is... Site ... That has most of the books.. but tjere is nothing like SRD for it. And if player knows the system, no books are needed..  as there is no levels or anything slow nd cumbersome stuff on the system.

And charactersheets (and class trees) has all the rules on them ;) (and tjey are open source stuff anyway) GM needs to know the syatem thou.

[Muse]

*Sweat drop*  :p  STick to your guns, please, Phant.  I don't want to have to write slapstick evrey time my characcter's dice come up a failure.  :P 

[PhantomPistoleer]

*Sweat drop*  :p  STick to your guns, please, Phant.  I don't want to have to write slapstick evrey time my characcter's dice come up a failure.  :P

LOL.  Don't worry, Muse.  I like SW Core.  :)

[Annaamarth]

Locke, Logarius - you still character-building?

Phantom, I'm comfortable with looking at thread establishment things if you are.

[PhantomPistoleer]

Locke, Logarius - you still character-building?

Phantom, I'm comfortable with looking at tgreadvestablishment thingsbif you are.

Hmm?  What’s that?

[Annaamarth]

That was a failure to type on my part!

[PhantomPistoleer]

That was a failure to type on my part!

There isn’t enough interest to warrant “thread establishment,” I don’t think.

[Logarious]

I am character building still, I think Im almost done. Is it cool im a hutt?

[PhantomPistoleer]

I am character building still, I think Im almost done. Is it cool im a hutt?

Yes, but quite frankly, I am about to lock the thread for lack of interest.