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2008-12-19, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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[Star Wars] A Tad Uncomfortable...
I'm playing in a Star Wars game with some friends. My character is Tykoga, a male Twi'lek noble/scoundrel who gets most of his funds from some rather shady activities, primarily that of Twi'lek slave trade. Everyone else in the party is either ignorant of what I do, or is smart enough to look the other way...
Anyway, our group managed to survive Order 66 and, in a small jump from continuity, saved Aayla Secura from the demise we see in Episode III. Not that she's showing me any gratitude for it, but still...
So, here's where the character knowledge and the player knowledge seperate. I'm trying not to think of this stuff when I'm determining my character's actions, but it's hard, since the GM and player made no effort to keep it private...
SpoilerYou see, last session took place about two months after Order 66 went down in-game, and one of the other players, having retired his Kel Dor Jedi, introduced his new character, a Bothan Scout.
His character arrives on the secret base we're on, and asks Aayla Secura if there's anything he can help her with, and specifically mentions the phrase "Twi'lek slavers" amongst his three examples. Aayla describes me to him, and says, "See what you can do."
Anyway, I'm just sitting in my quarters, having recently gotten back from a rather lucrative "bit of business," when Mell, the Duros who runs the base, calls our group together for a meeting.
Mell explains our latest mission to us, involving a derelict Techno Union banker ship that he was particularly interested in. I notice this Bothan nearby, who is apparently going on the mission with us, and introduce myself to him. He looks at me furtively and says, "Oh, so you're the slaver..."
At this point, Tykoga is feeling somewhat suspicious. The other Twi'lek on the base make no effort to disguise their hatred of me, and now this Bothan appears out of nowhere and says, "Oh, so you're the slaver..." So, yeah, I'm watching him, and I've also pointed him out to the Mandalorian in the party, who occasionally profits off of my character's dealings, and told him, "I've got a bad feeling about this guy. Keep an eye out for him."
Now, my little rant about this...
SpoilerI am feeling like he has screwed me over here. He has introduced his character in such a way that there will be a confrontation between his character and mine, and I am feeling that it is entirely unlikely that it will be resolved peacefully.
Any suggestions for what I should do, both in-character and out-of-character?Last edited by TheCountAlucard; 2009-01-14 at 06:49 AM.
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2008-12-19, 01:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Star Wars] A Tad Uncomfortable...
Well, if you don't like confrontation or think it will lead to bad things out of character, you should probably talk to them about it out of character. The 'shady activities', by their nature, should have repercussions, but repercussions in the form of a new player character are a bad thing.
It's entirely possible the player you think is gunning for you will try to redeem you or something else non-violent, and looks upon it as a cool and unique way of introducing his new player character.
But if he's going for the confrontation and you have no real problem with intraparty combat, get your mandalorian friend and arrange an accident for him. Or plan for the fight, then kick his ass. If he wanted conflict and he got it, his reaction to losing will show whether he was just looking for some interesting roleplay (if he takes it good-naturedly) or whether he wanted to be an ass about it (if he starts kicking off).
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2008-12-19, 01:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Agreed, talk to him out of character.
Also, remember that playing a slaver is generally asking for trouble, and it's within this guy's rights to make a character who opposes it - most characters should oppose it. A non-violent solution might well requie you to curb your activities, or pretend to curb them, or buy the guy off. He's not the only one who should have to compromise.I just published my first novella, Lúnasa Days, a modern fantasy with a subtle, uncertain magic.
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2008-12-19, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Star Wars] A Tad Uncomfortable...
Subdue him, and sell him into slavery. Its what you do, right? Besides, what better way for a slaver to take care of his problems.
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2008-12-19, 02:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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My current plan, in-character, is to:
1) Buy up some Rycrit farms.
2) Explain to the Bothan and the various Twi'leks on the base that I've dropped the whole business and am now earning my fortune legitimately through some rather lucrative Rycrit farming. I can be a very good liar, but it's probably still a good idea to have the Mandalorian around while I'm doing this.
3) Continue the slaving business. If the Bothan or the Twi'leks investigate, arrange for them to have an accident.
My current plan, out-of-character, is to:
1) Talk to the player and make sure he means me no ill will.
2) Explain to the GM that Tykoga intends to continue his practices, but now is going to be much more secretive about it.
3) Consider taking the Crime Lord prestige class.Last edited by TheCountAlucard; 2008-12-19 at 02:37 PM.
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2008-12-19, 03:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-19, 06:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-19, 06:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Man this thing was full of outdated stuff.
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2008-12-19, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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That is rather asinine, what with wealth being one of a crime lord's greatest weapons.
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2008-12-19, 07:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Star Wars] A Tad Uncomfortable...
Just out of curiosity, how would the ignorant members of the party react to finding out you're a slaver? I'm guessing this a pretty gray or neutral group, but if things get violent it might be something to think about.
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2008-12-19, 08:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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This is why you don't mix heroic and un-heroic types in the same party. Star Wars isn't about backstabbing and intra-party sniping.
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2008-12-19, 08:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Sounds like a great RP opportunity to settle in game, not out. I like how you're whispering about it to the Mandalorian already. But if it makes you too uncomfortable in real life and you don't like it just tell your DM so. Maybe he can ease up.
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2008-12-19, 08:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh sure, because Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi weren't in the same 'party'. And surely Chewbacca wasn't in the same party as Luke Skywalker. Certainly can't have those heroic types rubbing elbows with the rest of us unwashed masses!
No, this is a perfect example of "How the heck does an NPC know that?". How would Aayla Secura know your character well enough to describe him? Seems the DM is just interested in screwing you or creating intra-party conflict for no reason.
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2008-12-19, 08:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-19, 08:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Star Wars] A Tad Uncomfortable...
He mentioned earlier than his group rescued Aayla. She presumably saw him then.
The better question is why a Jedi Knight who has knowledge of him being a slaver apparently decided it was better to send a Bothan on a suicide quest than go have a friendly little chat with someone of her own species selling her own species into slavery. Even if she just suspects it, that is not something a Jedi would just send a first helpful face to investigate - especially one that blatantly bad at the game.
Way to go, hero(ine).Last edited by Doomsy; 2008-12-19 at 08:29 PM.
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2008-12-19, 08:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Han and Chewie were still unheroic characters whose motivations involved money and fame. Ask the question: "Lets kill this slaver" and you get the response: "What's he done to me?"
That doesn't answer the question of how she knew he was a slaver to begin with.
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2008-12-19, 08:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-19, 11:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Can I assume the rest of the party is mostly good?
Seems like the obvious thing to do is RP an intense change of heart and repentment. I mean, why else are you playing a character whose activities most of the rest of the party would presumably object to anyway?
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2008-12-20, 02:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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While I agree with you that Star Wars is as good a setting as any for parties of mixed heroes and, for lack of a better term, villains ...
Slavery in particular is one of those things that both Han and Chewie hate with a passion. The reason Chewie owes a life debt to Han is because Han saved him from Imperial slavery. And one of Han Solo's earliest adventures involved falling in love with a woman who was duped into slavery.
So while they were certainly mostly in it to look out for themselves, they did have a few decidedly heroic qualities.Last edited by Da'Shain; 2008-12-20 at 02:27 AM.
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2008-12-20, 02:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, I have to agree with this. NPC-Aayla's wandering off the general Jedi milieu by not trying to talk this out first and resorting immediately to a hired assassin of all things. In fact, this is so un-Jedi it'd make my paranoid little mind a little suspicious about "Aayla". But really, it's probably just the GM giving you some conflict to resolve in a hamfisted way.
I support your plans, Alucard, in and out of character. Although switching to a less outright evil set of crimes than slavery may be a good backup plan.Spoiler
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2008-12-20, 09:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-20, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-20, 10:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Which is one of the reason why Han is more Neutral, as Complete Scoundrel points out, than good. He may occasionally be a slave-freeer, but he's also a drug-runner
(Glitterstim from The Spice Mines of Kessel is highly addictive, and both Boba Fett and Corran Horn have commented on the Moral Dissonance of this in jutaxposition with Han The Hero)
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2008-12-20, 10:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-20, 11:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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When was the time we heard of an Emok eating another Ewok?
Though in Star Wars Tales we do see suggestings that Ewoks are very very ruthless (and sneaky as well)
glitterstim seems to combine all the worst aspects of drugs "Spice Paranoia (the victim gets paranoid) Spice Frenzy (the victim acts like a berzerker) blindness when overused, and addiction. the books stressing this were perhaps a little Anvilicius, though.
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2008-12-20, 11:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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I view anyone eating a sapient being as cannibalism. Actual species is less relevant to me than the fact that the Ewoks were willing to kill someone for food.
glitterstim seems to combine all the worst aspects of drugs "Spice Paranoia (the victim gets paranoid) Spice Frenzy (the victim acts like a berzerker) blindness when overused, and addiction. the books stressing this were perhaps a little Anvilicius, though.[/sarcasm]
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2008-12-20, 11:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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the example in I, Jedi was said person abusing people around them as well. When the hero gives a bit of a rant on how he's faced the Hard Choices before he knew about being force sensitive:
it concerned domestic violence from a "glitbiting husband" and also, bribes from spicelords. He didn't succumb to temptation to be violent to the sleeping husband, or take the bribe.
point to be made is- its not just the users who get hurt. Even in the absence of evil conected only to a substance's being illegal. Add in that The Spice enables user to invade the privacy of others with spice-granted telepathy, and you can see whhy Corran's view of Han is a bit coloured.Last edited by hamishspence; 2008-12-20 at 11:14 AM.
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2008-12-20, 11:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-12-20, 11:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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sure, its not like a Detect Evil spell would show it up. But the point of the industry was to make money- and the direct result involved a lot of misery, and Han is a willing participant, even if he dislikes it.
and "addictive, mind-altering + dangerous to health" is pretty nasty combination.Last edited by hamishspence; 2008-12-20 at 11:21 AM.