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Karae
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well here's my bonny lassy for the game Very Happy

Name: Nicah Helrayn
Type: Melee Fighter/Ranger
Gender/Species: Female/Lorrdian
Age: 18 Height: 5'7" Weight: 135lbs
Force Sensitive: Yes
Force Points: 2
Character Points: 5
Move: 10

Dexterity 4D
Beast Riding 4d+1
Blaster 4d+1
Bows 6d
Dodge 6d
Lightsaber 6d

Know 2D
Languages: Elaidar 3d SPEC
Survival: Woodland 3d SPEC

Mech 1D

Perc 5D
Hide 5d
Search 5d
Search: Tracking 6d SPEC
Sneak 5d
Willpower 5d+1

Str 4D
Brawling 5d
Climb/Jumping 5d
Melee Combat 6d
Stamina 5d

Tech 1D

Control 3D
Senses 3D
Alter 3D

Force Powers:
Control: Absorb/Disspate Energy, Accelerate Healing, Concentration, Emptiness, Force of Will, Hibernation Trance
Senses: Combat Sense, Danger Sense, Life Detection, Magnify Senses, Merge Senses
Alter: Telekinesis
C&S: Lightsaber Combat
C&A:
S&A: Lesser Force Shield
C&S&A:

Special Skills:
Kinetic Communication: NOT AVAILABLE - Not raised in Lorrdian Culture
Body Language: NOT AVAILABLE - Not raised in Lorrdian Culture
Special Abilities:
Kinetic Communication: NOT AVAILABLE - Not raised in Lorrdian Culture
Story Factors:
Former Slaves: Lorrdians were enslaved during the Kanz Disorders and have a great sympathy for any who are enslaved now. They will never knowingly deal with slavers, or turn their back on a slave who is trying to escape.


Physical Description:
Waves of copper hair tumble over the forehead of this young woman, while the rest of her hair is pulled into a tight braid which winds itself down from the right side of her head, the braid carefully contained by black ribbons. The aforementioned braid hangs over her shoulder, the tips of the hair brushing at her slim waist. As she moves, her hair catches the light, which gives it a further fiery glow.
Her skin is lightly tanned, by both time spent in the wind and under the sun. Her eyes are bright green, and nestle above a small nose that crowns her full, pale pink lips. Her thin, faint eyebrows can only be seen by the contrast with her tanned skin and the single ear that is visible has two small silver rings breaking its lobe.
While she is quite tall, standing barefoot at around five feet seven inches, her form is slender but athletic, the trim lines being broken only by the curvature of her breasts. Her legs are long and slim, while her arms and shoulders are moderately muscled. Her hands are smooth, however also sport calluses, with pads of hard skin beneath the bases of her fingers.

The high collar of her soft black jacket, which drapes around her figure rather loosely, accents her unadorned, slender neck. The sleeves are pulled up to reveal her forearms, the material bunched up beneath her elbows. Underneath the jacket, she wears a V-necked blouse, which exposes a small hint of her cleavage, and is made of an undyed cloth, which clings much closer to her skin than the jacket does, which hangs down to the level of her knees, but is unfastened.
Underneath the coat, tight black leggings can be glimpsed, shadowed as they are by a sweeping mass of skirts crafted from cloth in a range of autumn colours. A wide leather belt is bucked around her slim waist, and a holstered blaster hangs at her right side, a pair of soft leather gloves tucked carefully into the belt beside it. Towards the buckle of the belt, various small pouches hang, while a slimmer leather strap crosses her chest to her right shoulder, small pockets have been carefully stitched onto the strap, each one carefully held fastened by a small metal stud. Soft leather boots fit snugly over her feet, rising up her legs to end just below her knees.
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Matthias777
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just realized, Red Hand Squadron was a commando/fighter unit, so calling our unit a squadron would have at least some precedent. Although Specter Squadron is taken, I just discovered via Wookieepedia (it's a Y-wing squadron).
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Karae
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think we should reference one of my all time favorite authors for the name of the campaign!

"Stercus, stercus, stercus, moriturus sum!"

*grins*

If you don't recognize the reference, it's from Interesting Times, by Terry Pratchett, and the full quote runs so:

Quote:
The girl looked indignant. 'Do you not have amazing wizardly powers?'

'Oh, yes. Yes! Certainly! But—'

'Say something in wizard language!'

'Er. Stercus, stercus, stercus, moriturus sum,' said Rincewind, his eye on the knife.

' "O excrement, I am about to die?" '

'It's . . . er . . . a special mantra I say to raise the magical fluxes.'
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I prefer this quote: "Morituri Nolumus Mori" from The Last Hero

And Terry Pratchet is an amazing author. Most shoplifted author in all of England if I am to believe the dust covers. He's also a pretty decent public speaker too. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NAME!

Strike Team Three: Into the Fire
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

*chuckles*

I wonder why you didn't choose this one, from Small Gods:

Quote:
Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum.
When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That one is excellent! I've only read Small Gods once so I'd forgotten that quote.

However there is something about "We who are about to die, don't want to." That just speaks to me. Perhaps I have a little Rincewind in me Razz
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can dig it. Here's my character, for your approval:

Character Name: Kit Darjeel
Type: Duros Special Operations X-wing Pilot
Gender/Species: Male/Duros
Age: 22 Height: 1.8m Weight: 70kg
Physical Description: While he might be considered somewhat tall and lanky when compared to an average Human male, Kit is nonetheless considered rather short and muscular for a Duros. His attentive red eyes contrast markedly against his dark blue-green skin, and at times almost seem to glow in their intensity. Instead of the traditional orange, Kit instead wears a dark green flight suit which bears no marking aside from his rank, which identifies him as a (Lieutenant?). Kit has two tattoos; both are slim, jagged, elongated curvilinear designs of unknown origin or meaning. The first stretches from the side of his right shoulder, over his collarbone, and up the right side of his throat, while the other begins at his left elbow and curls around his forearm once to terminate just before reaching the knuckles on his left hand. A medpac is attached to the right side of his belt, and sitting across from it in a cross-draw holster is a BlasTech DL-6H heavy blaster pistol, while a vibroblade is strapped to the outside of his right boot.

Dexterity 4D
Blaster 6D
Dodge 6D

Knowledge 2D

Mechanical 4D+1
Astrogation 6D+1
Sensors 6D+1
Starfighter Piloting 6D+1
Starfighter Piloting: X-wing 7D+1
Starship Gunnery 6D+1
Starship Shields 6D+1

Perception 3D
Sneak 4D

Strength 3D
Melee Combat 5D

Technical 3D
Starfighter Repair: X-wing 4D
Starship Weapon Repair: X-wing 4D

Special Abilities:

Starship Intuition: Duros are, by their nature, extremely skilled starship pilots and navigators. When a Duros character is generated, 1D (no more) may be placed in the following skills, for which the character receives 2D of ability: archaic starship piloting, astrogation, capital ship gunnery, capital ship shields, sensors, space transports, starfighter piloting, starship gunnery, and starship shields. This bonus also applies to any specializations. If the character wishes to have more than 2D in the skill listed, then the skill costs are normal from there on.

Move: 10
Force Sensitive: No
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 0
Character Points: 5

Equipment:
DL-6H heavy blaster pistol (5D), vibroblade (STR+3D), vacuum suit, Rebel uniform, medpac, comlink, X-wing starfighter, ??? credits

Background: Kit Darjeel was born in 22 BBY on one of the many space stations orbiting Duros, and grew up on his parents' freighter. While his parents made an effort to educate him as best they could, all too often their enthusiasm for flying allowed Kit to skip his lessons to learn the art of piloting, his true passion. After he turned eighteen, Kit returned to Duros and entered the Duros Defense Force's starfighter corps. There, he further honed his skills as he piloted a variety of aging fighter craft such as the Toscan 8-Q and the venerable Z-95 Headhunter, patrolling the system and defending transports from pirate attacks. After the defeat of the Rebel forces in the Battle of Vnas, Kit resigned his commission with the DDF and left the Duros system to seek out and join the Alliance. His parents, while worried and saddened to see him go, gave him their blessing. Before he departed, Kit's father gave him a brand new heavy blaster, which the young fighter pilot still carries to this day.

After several weeks, Kit found himself in an urban hot zone after Imperial ground troops attacked several hundred protesters on the planet Fest. Seconds after the Imperial troops opened fire, dozens of Rebels emerged from windows and rooftops to rain down destruction on the troops below. Joining the fight, Kit participated in his first battle against the Galactic Empire. As soon as all civilians had fled the scene and before the Imperials could reorganize, the Rebels retreated, Kit among them. So began his career as a member of the Rebel Alliance.

Kit trained under Garven Dreis as an X-wing pilot and was stationed at Tierfon Fighter Base for several months, after which he was assigned to a temporary special missions flight. Conducting a series of hit-and-fade attacks along major shipping lanes in the Inner Rim, Kit and his wingman managed to force the Empire into expending its resources to protect its assets in sectors previously thought to be beyond the scope of Rebel operations. Due to proper planning and flawless execution, a two-being X-wing flight was able to divert an impressive amount of Imperial forces away from the Rebellion's true targets in the Mid and Outer Rim. At the time of the Battle of Yavin, Kit and his wingman were on their way back to rendezvous with a transport departing from Alderaan. Unbeknownst to the pilots, Alderaan had been destroyed only a brief time before, leaving nothing but asteroids and other space debris in the wake of its destruction. As they emerged from hyperspace, Kit's wingman collided with one such asteroid and was instantly killed in the resulting explosion. With a heavy heart, Kit returned to Yavin to find the headquarters being hastily evacuated. Kit was quickly assigned to assist in the evacuation, specifically as an escort for the numerous transports leaving the system. It was not until several days later that he discovered that Garven Dreis, his mentor, had died in the assault on the Death Star's trench. When Rebel High Command decided to form its first special missions groups, Kit was one of the first to apply, scoring well in small arms combat in addition to his already exemplary record as an X-wing pilot.

Personality: Normally a quiet individual, Kit is nonetheless a social being once one gets to know him, and loves to laugh. Unlike many other starfighter pilots, he does not try to distance himself from his comrades in order to prevent heartache in the event of their death. While saddened by the loss of friends, Kit makes a point of reminding himself that he has a tangible outlet on which to unleash his grief and anger: the Empire. To date, this has not gotten him into trouble, although his superiors have at times been quietly concerned because of it. Like most Duros, Kit has an intense dislike for Neimoidians, and mistaking him for one is almost sure to precipitate a fight.

Objectives:
Kit lives to fly in head-to-head combat, and may actually seem depressed if he goes too long without mixing it up in the cockpit. In such cases he may be temporarily appeased by allowing him to engage in a shootout with Imperial troops.

Quote: "Lead, I read four eyeballs, bearing point-five. Locking S-foils in attack position."
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