Darths & Droids IV: Not in Numerical Order

[Rogar Demonblud]

They never do a session zero. Half the stuff Pete does wouldn't be allowed to fly in a group session.

[Elkins]

Most of the drama of the story comes from Assumption Clash between the players, really. If they started holding Session Zeros and other such best-practices, we'd lose much of the conflict!

[Anonymouswizard]

Meanwhile: I have seen Pete's character

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Seriously.

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Ok, so white robes, going through a Star Destroyer, seeming to know exactly where to look in said Star Destroyer. What's the standard RPG will? "I leave everything to my next character"? Pete lost a Star Destroyer, and is now salvaging one.

Oh, and there is BOTH a "Rey" and a "Ren". Joy. Now, which spoilers did I hear about for which character?

Shame they went that route with the charger.

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Put me in the 'worried they'll do a 'Pete has a crush on Sally' storyline.

But I did realise that the group has no LGBT characters, do I'm not hoping for a shocking reveal that Pete has been dating Ben since about Episode 5 or 6

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Because he didn't start showing actual respect for Ben until around episode 4, bit on my second read through of the comics noticed that he treats Ben a lot better after Ben starts standing up for himself.

Also because I want to see the resulting fan rage.

[Kantaki]

Most of the drama of the story comes from Assumption Clash between the players, really. If they started holding Session Zeros and other such best-practices, we'd lose much of the conflict!

Would be less fun for the group too I would wager.

New comic.
Huh. I completely forgot Rey starts off with no face too.
And of course Pete's messing around with a Star Destroyer.
New character or not, he still wants his heavily armed star cruiser.

[Keltest]

So, Pete's dreadnaught was turned into Mos Eisley, so its rather unlikely that this Star Destroyer is the Invisible Hand. Doubly so because the Invisible Hand was a separatist ship, and not a republic/imperial ship, and they didnt use Star Destroyers.

[SirKazum]

So, Pete's dreadnaught was turned into Mos Eisley, so its rather unlikely that this Star Destroyer is the Invisible Hand. Doubly so because the Invisible Hand was a separatist ship, and not a republic/imperial ship, and they didnt use Star Destroyers.

Wait, is that comic canon, or movie/Disney canon? I don't remember that either way, but if it's the latter, it can always be changed.

[Kantaki]

Wait, is that comic canon, or movie/Disney canon? I don't remember that either way, but if it's the latter, it can always be changed.

D&D canon.
Mos Eisley does have some tower/shipwreck thingy standing around, but it's unrelated to the Invisible Hand as far as I know.
A colonist ship or something like that.

[137beth]

Well, there goes my "Rey will be played by a new player" speculation.

[Kantaki]

You know, the pod-racing comment is a bit petty.
I mean it's been what? About ten years? Since that campaign.
That's... wow.
Beats the Vizzini thing by quite a bit.

[Elkins]

Mmmmm, perhaps. Annie hit petty first, though, I'd say. Pete sat patiently through the entirety of the first game session without them ever reaching the point where his character would even show up. I'd think Annie should be able to allow him to enjoy the spotlight for a little while--especially during his character's introductory scene!--without complaining.

You know, it occurs to me that in spite of Pete starting out in this story as The Designated Jerk, he's always been very patient with sitting back while the other players' characters enjoy the limelight. I mean, I guess all of the players have been characterized as patient in that regard, because otherwise the story wouldn't work very well (given that films are rarely as egalitarian with the spotlight as table-top RPGs are), but it seems to me that Pete's been particularly laid back that way. There are certainly RP issues he gets cranky over, but waiting around without much to do while the other characters take the spotlight has never been one of them.

[memnarch]

Yeah, "petty" isn't quite the word I was looking for, but I wasn't able to find something better when I was writing.

Oh, hey memnarch! The commentator gang's all here, apparently. I think this thread is usually pretty good about spoilers, since Keybounce is here as well. But, as we've seen, it's not always perfect. I hope you can stick around, but I also understand if you want to be extra-guarded.
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Yep! I frequent the forums here, though I tend to be more on the lurker side in the threads I read since I don't have a ton of extra time for crafting replies.

[137beth]

At long last Rey's face is revealed!

[Anonymouswizard]

And we discover that Pete paid to optimise his character portrait.

He's certainly come a long way from 'men play male characters and women don't play' in the early days.

Although I honestly also assumed Sally also only played male characters, before remembering that she briefly played the kaminoian woman in Silence of the Clones. So it's not too surprising that good views have changed from a decade of gaming in a stable group.

Starting to wonder if Corey's game was something like The Expendables, although I don't remember any major female characters in it.

[keybounce]

Trying to figure out that campaign, and Dave reminded me that they never said it has to be a movie. So, any good candidates from animated TV shows? ("Evil prince", according to a princess, might just be her brother ...)

[b_jonas]

Although I honestly also assumed Sally also only played male characters, before remembering that she briefly played the kaminoian woman in Silence of the Clones.

She also played Jocasta Nu the librarian for a few strips.

[Morquard]

Although I honestly also assumed Sally also only played male characters,

Pretty sure the D&D C-3PO is a girl.

[Xihirli]

Being stalked by an Evil Prince sounds VERY problematic.

And it can’t be the Princess Bride again...

[Anonymouswizard]

Pretty sure the D&D C-3PO is a girl.

Droids have gender?

[Fincher]

Trying to figure out that campaign, and Dave reminded me that they never said it has to be a movie. So, any good candidates from animated TV shows? ("Evil prince", according to a princess, might just be her brother ...)

It does sound a lot like an anime, with lots of big guns and some guy obsessed with and chasing a girl. Actually, if you really wanted to stretch...Final Fantasy VII? It's not lacking for big guns (or other weapons), Tifa might be a girl Pete would make if he was going to RP a girl, and Sephiroth could be reimagined as stalking her (but his "stalking" never came down on her directly). I'd have to think about them using the villain's gun against them, though.

[Keltest]

Droids have gender?

In as much as they use female pronouns for C-3PO, yes.

[Kantaki]

Droids have gender?

Yes?
Sorta?
At least those made to interact with meatbags (3PO) and those who are around long enough to develop a personality despite not needing it (R2)* .
Or at least they have traits meatbags associate with a specific gender.

*Not that a Protocol Droid really needs a personality, but I guess it might freak meatbags out.

[Rogar Demonblud]

It does sound a lot like an anime, with lots of big guns and some guy obsessed with and chasing a girl. Actually, if you really wanted to stretch...Final Fantasy VII? It's not lacking for big guns (or other weapons), Tifa might be a girl Pete would make if he was going to RP a girl, and Sephiroth could be reimagined as stalking her (but his "stalking" never came down on her directly). I'd have to think about them using the villain's gun against them, though.

That would mesh with Corey originally being a console-type gamer.

[Dire_Flumph]

Droids have gender?

Sally specifically identified K2S0 as male, so I guess.

[Elkins]

Sally was also the one to designate C3PO as female (at a time in her development, btw, when she seemed to be going through a period of intense interest in feminine-coded stuff - seriously, you guys, Sally's childhood characterization was handled so well!). As with Phasma, the GM was briefly startled, then went along with it.

[Rogar Demonblud]

...I really need to get around to another archive binge.

[theangelJean]

Yess!!! My uber-cliche prediction is on its way out!

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Annie wasn't there for Corey's game. Pete wanted to know what being stalked was like. She's Sally's going to show him. If this were a Hollywood movie, this would also culminate in a romance arc. But the writers here are better than that!

Edit: Bah, mixed up the characters. Annie wasn't there. Sally was. Sally's playing Kylo (how could I mix that up when Finn's on panel?)

Sorry, spoiler-avoiders, you still can't read the original prediction

Also: stalked by an evil prince, but it hardly ever came up? Sounds like video game to me. But I don't know that many game storylines.

[Morquard]

You know, that last line in todays comic is very much inline with Pete's personality so far, and explains his rules lawyerness

[Keltest]

You know, that last line in todays comic is very much inline with Pete's personality so far, and explains his rules lawyerness

im not aware that Pete acts as a rules lawyer any more than any other member of the party. Pete minmaxes, which is quite different.

[Rogar Demonblud]

To the commentators: I think this scene is where the movie lost me, for just the reasons you pointed out. Why didn't Rey drive up right to her destination instead of dragging **** across the sand?

[Dire_Flumph]

To the commentators: I think this scene is where the movie lost me, for just the reasons you pointed out. Why didn't Rey drive up right to her destination instead of dragging **** across the sand?

Sorry, I had a flashback to every single time I grab the first space I find at the entrance of the parking lot and having my wife point out every open space we pass on the way to the store.

I think I now identify with Rey more than ever before...