Recruitment Star Wars: Criminal Empire(Freeform Inclusive Group)

[RobHumph]

some interest in playing the pilot if one is needed

[Captain Whitebread]

I have five concepts that would fit in and I'm going to bounce them off the GM.  Somebody else has expressed interest in a Nagai and they are too rare to include two, so I won't toss him in.

1: Shaa Raa - Kel Dor Son of a wealthy merchant family, he grew up in luxury .  Attempting to teach him responsibility, his father put him to work on a freighter. Old habits die hard and he ended up betting a year of his life against the pot while gambling at a distant port of call.  He lost.  After spending a year as essentially a slave, he is trying to build himself back up to the level of wealth he once enjoyed, without revealing to his family the depths to which he has fallen. He currently scavenges and rebuilds speeders and droids.

2: Ilar'Ven aka Lia'rn son of Kika'lekki - Twi'lek Former pleasure slave and personal driver to a Zabrak crimelord who lost a gang war with a Hutt that was sparked when he demanded that she turn him over to the Hutt as tribute.  Her unwillingness had nothing to do with him and everything to do with not allowing herself to be commanded.  She freed him when her defeat was inevitable, so that even as she lost, she defied the Hutt.  He makes money as a wheel man and turns the occasional trick between jobs.

3: Oded Fehr - Human Former Imperial Biker Scout Sniper who was dishonourably discharged after he got bored while on station and didn't react well to somebody bragging that they were the best speeder bike rider in the galaxy.  Now he collects and rebuilds vintage speeders and is active on the racing circuit and serves as track scout and track marshal for a Hutt racing consortium.

4: Cinjin Race - Miralukan A practitioner of the Zeison Sha Force tradition and skilled healer.  He carries his traditions signature weapon the disc-blade and laments that he has never had the chance to test himself against the baby-stealing Jedi.  He survived a starship crash landing on an uninhabited plant and has never been able to rid himself of his fear of space travel.  A passionate botanist, he is able to make both medicines and poisons from his garden.

5: Kharjo 'Rim' Tibbets - Cathar A hand to hand combat specialist who is lethal with his natural weapons.  He works as a bounty hunter, bodyguard and assassin and participates in underground gladiatorial combat arenas.  He is fascinated with species that have hair but not fur and occasional invades people's personal space for a sniff.

Let me know which one you think will fit in the best.

[Tolvo]

@Rob so far we don't have a dedicated pilot.

@Captain the person who wanted to play a Nagai dropped out. For the concepts.

1: This one works very well with the setting. Would this character be more of someone who is still trying to learn various trades and pick up skills?

2: This one also works. Technically a driver is a bit different from a pilot and it'd be useful to have two people with this sort of focus(Since someone mentioned an interest in being a pilot).

3: I'm not sure how this one would work. Since it's been 25 years since the Imperial Stormtroopers exist and were soundly devastated and forced to disarm, or the character would need to be a First Order scout trooper and would thus be hunted down with extreme prejudice by the First Order until they were sure he was dead.

4: I'm not sure about Force Users, we haven't seen Zeison Sha in canon yet though with how isolationist they are that would make sense that we haven't seen them even if they are canon. How powerful would you want said character to be, because I am kind of hesitant about Force Users that are anything about barely able to use their powers.

5: This one also sounds like it works and I imagine they'd have a lot of combat skill but other focuses like tracking and things relating to bounty hunting as well right?

[RobHumph]

I was thinking potentially for the pilot being a former quite successful smuggler who tragically ran afoul of the constabulary and lost his ship and most of his wealth. Maybe a stint in some jail or other but he's gotten out in some way shape or form.

Probably somewhat decent with a blaster but not his main focus. More the fly the ship, play the pazaak and run like hell when the shooting starts kinda guy.

[Tolvo]

I think that sort of character would fit in really well. Did you plan on starting with a really cheap ship or no ship? Depending on how far along he is with returning to his former glory.

[RobHumph]

Probably has quite the rustbucket that he has to spend a lot of time fixing up. Get's the job done but will win no medals whatsoever.

[Tolvo]

It sets it up really well for progression. Either via upgrading that ship or getting a new one down the line(Or even stealing one).

[RobHumph]

Was my thinking. Will have to put some thought into exactly which type of ship has. Some form of a freighter, just defo not a YT-1300

Had this kinda guy in mind for the char though.

[Ollumhammersong]

Gthroc-720

A similar sized freighter to the YT-1300. Certainly can't be considered too crazy or OP for a starting ship. Can always earn money and upgrade form there. If you can get over the fact it looks like a flying sea turtle.

[Tolvo]

I quite like the picture, whether you want to use it or just have it be inspiration. I like to have people in a dark line of work who are still social and likable.

If you want some suggestions I do have a section for specific models and items in the world building thread. I've been going through everything I know that is canon and adding them(And some non-canon things that I think still fit). Though you can always make an OC ship model. I haven't gotten to adding all the tugs yet which might be along what you want.

Also yep the Gtroc-720 would definitely be fitting as a starter ship.

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[RobHumph]

Yeah it's not exactly a nice looking beast is it? But yeah, would be upgrading eventually

*looks at the Lancer Class Pursuit Craft slightly drooling*

... Anyway! Starter ship wouldn't need to be more than just capable of getting from place to place without blowing up because someone decided bypassing the compressor equalled fixing it.

[Ollumhammersong]

I actually like the ghtroc. mostly because i'm tired of the ubiquity of millennium falcon look a likes. At least it's different.

[RobHumph]

I get you. Can get a bit stale. Though I still love the Ebon Hawk as the best ship design ever despite being a blatant clone.

[Ollumhammersong]

For a beginning ship it works. It's a comparable size to a YT-1300. Similar cost. Room for a lot of people. And can be upgraded and jury rigged as needed.

[Captain Whitebread]

@Captain the person who wanted to play a Nagai dropped out. For the concepts.

1: This one works very well with the setting. Would this character be more of someone who is still trying to learn various trades and pick up skills?

2: This one also works. Technically a driver is a bit different from a pilot and it'd be useful to have two people with this sort of focus(Since someone mentioned an interest in being a pilot).

3: I'm not sure how this one would work. Since it's been 25 years since the Imperial Stormtroopers exist and were soundly devastated and forced to disarm, or the character would need to be a First Order scout trooper and would thus be hunted down with extreme prejudice by the First Order until they were sure he was dead.

4: I'm not sure about Force Users, we haven't seen Zeison Sha in canon yet though with how isolationist they are that would make sense that we haven't seen them even if they are canon. How powerful would you want said character to be, because I am kind of hesitant about Force Users that are anything about barely able to use their powers.

5: This one also sounds like it works and I imagine they'd have a lot of combat skill but other focuses like tracking and things relating to bounty hunting as well right?

The Nagai is too similar to #5

#1  He's a skilled mechanic, a passable gambler (who learned his lesson about betting more than he could afford to lose) and willing to do almost anything for money.  He's very close to rock bottom.  He can pilot (barely) but can't plot a course.  He's an adept negotiator/haggler and VASTLY prefers a dark alley stab in the back to a blaster battle.  He'll kill if he has to but doesn't like to because dead men usual have friends and family who come looking for them.  He is aware that there is a lot he doesn't know and the more he knows the more valuable he becomes.  The more valuable he is, the less likely he is to be cast aside before he's made back his fortune.

#2 He thinks he's seen slavery, when in actuality he was a pampered pet.  He's good at driving, sex and aesthetics.  Need a Wookie's fur detangled?  He's your alien.  Need a speeder driven at full speed through downtown at rush hour without hitting anything?  He's your alien.  Need your sex organs licked?  For the right price, he's your alien.

#3 He was court martialed almost twenty years ago.  Probably somewhere during Luke's training with Yoda.   He always thought that he was one of the good guys.  He's getting a little old so he doesn't race much and he's starting to miss the bulls-eye a little more often than he would like.  That is why he's more an administrator than a field guy any more.

#4 The Zeison Sha show up in multiple sources (video games, books, RPG).  Besides, Disney scrubbed the EU out of canon anyway.  He's a decent telekinetic as far as power and control but he's not up to lifting X-Wings and he avoids the Jedi mind trick because he's all about free will.  You make your choices and you live with the results.

#5  Nobody expects the "big dumb muscle" to be an expert tracker, ambush hunter and (ahem) cat burglar. <grin>


My recommendation for a cheap and useful ship is the Phoenix Hawk Pinnace, the model before the Firespray (Slave 1)

[RobHumph]

Could also be this kind but it hasn't got enough capacity for crew and passengers. Which is a shame since I quite like the design.


But I think I'll end up going with the Gtroc

[Ollumhammersong]

The Barloz look's neat too. Really anything that isn't just going to be another Millenium falcon clone is fine with me.

[Tolvo]

Though the Lancer-Class actually isn't that expensive really it's about as expensive as a pretty standard Light Freighter oddly. Though in a way it makes sense since it wasn't exactly military grade. But it is a great pursuit craft though by this time they'd be pretty old since they're from the Clone Wars. But yeah you're not really going to be dealing with military grade stuff at the start, or rather modern military since a lot of surplus stuff is used by criminals though usually it's garbage like old TIE fighters. Which weren't even good back in the day. A Gtroc I think would be pretty fitting or if you want some variant of it or decide on another ship it's cool. As long as it isn't something super advanced that can actually match military might. Unless you attack a space station at best at the start you might deal with a fight fighters or a single craft like a light freighter if things go south. So there's no need to be ready to take on a cruiser.

And also alright @Captain. I think they fit other than the Force User. It just seems like it'd really throw a wrench in things to have someone that trained in the force. I've been using the new books for things and a lot of old EU things are canon again(And some are even showing up in the movies like vibroweaponry). But the others I think could fit well in various ways.

[RobHumph]

oh! Barloz looks pretty neat. Like that one.

Oh yeah Tolvo, the Lancer would be a goal for sure. Not something to start with. Just such a sexy as ship imo, and very powerful. My Mandalorian fanboyism may be showing  ;D

[Captain Whitebread]

Okay, so #4 is out....

I think I'll go with Shaa Raa.  He's the most interesting.  He'll also get along well with RobHumph's pilot.

Are you saying we start with one of the ships you have listed?

[Tolvo]

Well it depends on what the players want. So for instance since we have someone getting a crew ship that should be ships settled. The listed ones are just examples of ships that do exist in the world but some that are listed are way too expensive like the heavy freighters. And OC ships are fine they just need descriptions. Star Destroyer are listed in the world building thread but certainly no one is starting with a Star Destroyer. But it is something people would know about and that could show up(Though it'd be a surplus one for some government or group and not actually be of the Imperial Navy, and it'd be more so docked somewhere or just patrolling and not in your face attacking because that'd be quite a lot at the start).

[RobHumph]

Aww. And here I thought we could start with a Lucrehulk I won in a game of space poker  ;D

up to the group as a whole but I'd like to go with either the Barloz or the CEC XS that has an expanded crew compartment.

[Ollumhammersong]

GOGO FLYING SPACE TURTLE!!!

[Captain Whitebread]

Barloz looks like a better choice.

What are my chances of having about 70% of a functional ship that I'm trying to get parts for?  Something small, like the Phoenix Hawk or the G-9 Rigger

[Tolvo]

I dunno about a Phoenix Hawk that seems really small and cramped and would make it difficult for non-humans to fit. As well it's less utility. A run down rigger I think would be possible especially since it's an old model so it'd be easier to find cheaper ones to buy that aren't as well kept or are just old and in need of an update.