The Clone Wars were the most devastating conflict the galaxy had seen in centuries. Over the course of four years countless beings from countless races were slaughtered for what amounted to little more than trivial disputes allowed to boil over by an incompetent Senate. Planets were desolated, continents swallowed by orbital bombardment. Hundreds of billions were killed in the fighting while trillions were displaced.
In the end it was all for nothing, the men and women who had fought for the stability of the Republic were betrayed while those who had fought for liberation in the Confederacy of Independent Systems were defeated and crushed under the jackboots of Stormtroopers. The Chancellor declared himself Emperor to near-unanimous approval from the Senate while the Jedi were demonized and wiped out.
As a result of this, many were left with nothing. Soldiers of the Republic and Confederacy alike found themselves without a cause they could pledge themselves to and wandered aimlessly, many falling into small, extremist rebel organizations, while others turned to crime. Their reasons for this were as myriad as the people themselves - some sought a petty revenge against those that had betrayed them, while others simply sought credits.
One such criminal was Shana Kovane, a former Confederate soldier. She came into possession of Kestryl, a Barloz-class freighter - not a pretty ship, but it had potential. Get a crew and find some work, keep out of the control of the Empire. Keep flying.
The Kestryl is a Barloz-Class Freighter. It's pretty much stock at this point, the only modifications being smuggling compartments with some low-grade shields on them, hidden under floor plates in the machine shop. Reference to the deck plan here: Barloz-Class deck plan [http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/9/90/Barloz-class_freighter_TCWCG.jpg]
In the end it was all for nothing, the men and women who had fought for the stability of the Republic were betrayed while those who had fought for liberation in the Confederacy of Independent Systems were defeated and crushed under the jackboots of Stormtroopers. The Chancellor declared himself Emperor to near-unanimous approval from the Senate while the Jedi were demonized and wiped out.
As a result of this, many were left with nothing. Soldiers of the Republic and Confederacy alike found themselves without a cause they could pledge themselves to and wandered aimlessly, many falling into small, extremist rebel organizations, while others turned to crime. Their reasons for this were as myriad as the people themselves - some sought a petty revenge against those that had betrayed them, while others simply sought credits.
One such criminal was Shana Kovane, a former Confederate soldier. She came into possession of Kestryl, a Barloz-class freighter - not a pretty ship, but it had potential. Get a crew and find some work, keep out of the control of the Empire. Keep flying.
Alright, I didn't list this above because it would break the flow of the basic narrative, but here's some basic stuff about the plot - takes place in 14 BBY, a few years after the end of the Clone Wars and the height of the Empire, but before the Rebellion has really gotten into full swing.
And yes, this is basically Firefly in Star Wars.
As stated above, the crew of Kestryl are criminals. This RP will essentially be episodic, relatively short arcs where the crew deals with a problem - this might be anything from breaking into the home of an Imperial official to rob him blind to fleeing a pursuing Star Destroyer.
And yes, you have to play a member of Kestryl's crew.
And yes, this is basically Firefly in Star Wars.
As stated above, the crew of Kestryl are criminals. This RP will essentially be episodic, relatively short arcs where the crew deals with a problem - this might be anything from breaking into the home of an Imperial official to rob him blind to fleeing a pursuing Star Destroyer.
And yes, you have to play a member of Kestryl's crew.
The Kestryl is a Barloz-Class Freighter. It's pretty much stock at this point, the only modifications being smuggling compartments with some low-grade shields on them, hidden under floor plates in the machine shop. Reference to the deck plan here: Barloz-Class deck plan [http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/9/90/Barloz-class_freighter_TCWCG.jpg]
There are a lot of problems with the way people write sheets, a few things to bear in mind:
One, an RP is an ensemble, you should try to contribute to the story and not dominate it. Nobody is the central character of this - while Shana is the leader of the crew, she is not the hero. Everyone has their place and will have their chances to shine.
Two, characters should be interesting and distinctive. Characters that are useless or boring don't make for interesting stories. I understand the urge to avoid writing a Mary Sue, but going too far in the opposite direction leaves a character just as obnoxious.
Three, don't be afraid to go a little too far on your sheet. It's far easier to scale a character back than it is to make a boring, useless character interesting and useful.
And a final note - if you want to make a River Tam-style character - and you know what I mean - or otherwise a character that has super abilities and/or force powers, PM me. I'm not going to say a flat no because this is Star Wars, but we're going to need to discuss it. Don't be afraid to, I won't bite.
Also, please remember to bracket your sheets with spoiler tags.
Name:
Age:
Species: If you so desire, I will allow non-canon species. There are millions of sentient races in the Galaxy. However, if you do make up a new species, I expect a basic rundown of them included in your sheet. Doesn't have to be huge, but I do want to know some stuff about them other than their name. Also note that I don't want to see races that are from other sources and if they're just Human with weird skin colors...there are like eight of those in Star Wars already. Pick one.
Gender:
Appearance: Pictures are allowed as references, but I also want textual descriptions. And put any pictures under spoilers.
Personality:
Skills:
Possessions: Pictures are allowed as references, put them under spoilers.
History:
One, an RP is an ensemble, you should try to contribute to the story and not dominate it. Nobody is the central character of this - while Shana is the leader of the crew, she is not the hero. Everyone has their place and will have their chances to shine.
Two, characters should be interesting and distinctive. Characters that are useless or boring don't make for interesting stories. I understand the urge to avoid writing a Mary Sue, but going too far in the opposite direction leaves a character just as obnoxious.
Three, don't be afraid to go a little too far on your sheet. It's far easier to scale a character back than it is to make a boring, useless character interesting and useful.
And a final note - if you want to make a River Tam-style character - and you know what I mean - or otherwise a character that has super abilities and/or force powers, PM me. I'm not going to say a flat no because this is Star Wars, but we're going to need to discuss it. Don't be afraid to, I won't bite.
Also, please remember to bracket your sheets with spoiler tags.
Name:
Age:
Species: If you so desire, I will allow non-canon species. There are millions of sentient races in the Galaxy. However, if you do make up a new species, I expect a basic rundown of them included in your sheet. Doesn't have to be huge, but I do want to know some stuff about them other than their name. Also note that I don't want to see races that are from other sources and if they're just Human with weird skin colors...there are like eight of those in Star Wars already. Pick one.
Gender:
Appearance: Pictures are allowed as references, but I also want textual descriptions. And put any pictures under spoilers.
Personality:
Skills:
Possessions: Pictures are allowed as references, put them under spoilers.
History:
Name: Shana Kovane (In Rylothean, Shanako'vane
Age: 35
Species: Twi'lek
Gender: Female
Appearance: Shana isn't what most people have in mind when they think of a Twi'lek female - she's tall at 5'11, and is broad-shouldered and sturdy, with muscle cording her frame. She's brown-skinned and has a hard, weatherworn face, with a huge scar along her cheek, with deep craters in the flesh. She dresses in hard-wearing clothes, usually browns and dark reds. Off ship she throws a heavy, ankle-length brown coat, concealing her weapons and other gear. On her left shoulder is a tattoo with the symbol of the 93rd Jabiim Rifles, a Kath Hound gripping a blaster rifle in its maw, with '93rd' underneath.
Personality: Shana is a deeply idealistic person, but that idealism is buried under layers of cynicism. The experience of not only having her nation defeated and wiped out of existence after four years of terrible bloodshed but then seeing the nation that destroyed them embrace totalitarianism and fascism almost with open arms has left her deeply jaded and angry. Despite this, she's fiercely loyal to her crew and when it comes to business is a consummate professional, not letting her anger get in the way of her profit.
Skills: Shana's reasonably good with most types of blasters, particularly favoring carbines and similar mid-size weapons. She's quite skilled in hand to hand combat with bare hands and vibroblades, and is an extremely dirty fighter, doing whatever it takes to survive and win a fight. She has an excellent breadth of knowledge in general - while she's not great at many of the things she knows how to do, she can dress a wound, fly the ship, or fix up the fuel lines.
While her work may not be as efficient or effective as someone more focused, she can at least manage not to fuck it up most of the time.
Possessions: Besides being the nominal owner of the Kestryl, Shana personally carries a DL-44 blaster pistol and a small vibroknife at all times, and a suit of plasteel combat armor kept in the cargo bay, painted in jungle colors.
History: Born to Twi'lek settlers on the world of Jabiim, Shana spent most of her adolescence fighting against the Trandoshan raiders who plagued the world, joining the planet's defense forces soon after her twentieth birthday and gaining a reputation for being a very angry, very competent fighter with a passionate Anti-Republic streak for their refusal to lend any assistance to Jabiim's plight.
When the Clone Wars broke out, Shana was on the front lines of the many battles on Jabiim, fighting against Republic invasions for nearly the entire war, only further exacerbating her hate for the Republic - they had refused to offer assistance once, but now that Jabiim sought to be free of them the Republic would commit such power to keep them in?
And in the end it was all for nothing. The Confederacy was crushed, their leadership killed and their armies forcibly disbanded. Every friend and comrade slain by the Republic, every village and town desolated by turbolaser fire, it was all for nothing. Worse than nothing as the corrupt but Democratic Republic was twisted into the totalitarian Empire.
Unwilling to continue under the bootheel of the Imperial occupation, Shana made her way off Jabiim. For the next several years she wandered the galaxy, working as a mercenary for various groups - Hutts, Black Sun, petty rebels - until she managed to scrounge the money to purchase Kestryl. Soon after she began gathering crew, forming her own small organization while continuing to pull jobs of various description from anti-Imperial groups.
Age: 35
Species: Twi'lek
Gender: Female
Appearance: Shana isn't what most people have in mind when they think of a Twi'lek female - she's tall at 5'11, and is broad-shouldered and sturdy, with muscle cording her frame. She's brown-skinned and has a hard, weatherworn face, with a huge scar along her cheek, with deep craters in the flesh. She dresses in hard-wearing clothes, usually browns and dark reds. Off ship she throws a heavy, ankle-length brown coat, concealing her weapons and other gear. On her left shoulder is a tattoo with the symbol of the 93rd Jabiim Rifles, a Kath Hound gripping a blaster rifle in its maw, with '93rd' underneath.
Personality: Shana is a deeply idealistic person, but that idealism is buried under layers of cynicism. The experience of not only having her nation defeated and wiped out of existence after four years of terrible bloodshed but then seeing the nation that destroyed them embrace totalitarianism and fascism almost with open arms has left her deeply jaded and angry. Despite this, she's fiercely loyal to her crew and when it comes to business is a consummate professional, not letting her anger get in the way of her profit.
Skills: Shana's reasonably good with most types of blasters, particularly favoring carbines and similar mid-size weapons. She's quite skilled in hand to hand combat with bare hands and vibroblades, and is an extremely dirty fighter, doing whatever it takes to survive and win a fight. She has an excellent breadth of knowledge in general - while she's not great at many of the things she knows how to do, she can dress a wound, fly the ship, or fix up the fuel lines.
While her work may not be as efficient or effective as someone more focused, she can at least manage not to fuck it up most of the time.
Possessions: Besides being the nominal owner of the Kestryl, Shana personally carries a DL-44 blaster pistol and a small vibroknife at all times, and a suit of plasteel combat armor kept in the cargo bay, painted in jungle colors.
History: Born to Twi'lek settlers on the world of Jabiim, Shana spent most of her adolescence fighting against the Trandoshan raiders who plagued the world, joining the planet's defense forces soon after her twentieth birthday and gaining a reputation for being a very angry, very competent fighter with a passionate Anti-Republic streak for their refusal to lend any assistance to Jabiim's plight.
When the Clone Wars broke out, Shana was on the front lines of the many battles on Jabiim, fighting against Republic invasions for nearly the entire war, only further exacerbating her hate for the Republic - they had refused to offer assistance once, but now that Jabiim sought to be free of them the Republic would commit such power to keep them in?
And in the end it was all for nothing. The Confederacy was crushed, their leadership killed and their armies forcibly disbanded. Every friend and comrade slain by the Republic, every village and town desolated by turbolaser fire, it was all for nothing. Worse than nothing as the corrupt but Democratic Republic was twisted into the totalitarian Empire.
Unwilling to continue under the bootheel of the Imperial occupation, Shana made her way off Jabiim. For the next several years she wandered the galaxy, working as a mercenary for various groups - Hutts, Black Sun, petty rebels - until she managed to scrounge the money to purchase Kestryl. Soon after she began gathering crew, forming her own small organization while continuing to pull jobs of various description from anti-Imperial groups.
