Madara: Mangekyou Master

The flexible nature of the mythos would allow one to make their own ancient eldritch ruins (alien geometries everywhere).

Granted. You go to Gallifrey, just before it is destroyed.

 

I wish I could teleport at will!

Edit: Fair point, an average passenger plane can carry a ton of people, but if you don't mind me asking what exactly is a common passenger plane doing over the Antarctic? I've heard of airplanes flying over the North Pole occasionally to get between North America and Europe but I'm not aware of any airlines that go over the South Pole. As I noted before, I think a scientific expedition would be a bit more believable.

It doesn't necessarily have to be Antarctica. The climate there would be utterly impossible for an ill-equipped human to survive in (particularly if there was any wind in the winter season).

 

The location could be unstated. We're dealing with extradimensional horrors. Perhaps a plane was flung radically off-course by an extradimensional whirlpool (landing on some desolate place on the Earth). Drop them in a reasonably desolate and creepy place with some wood. They're huddled around a fire, trying to stay warm, when something moves at the edge of the firelight. The mysterious creature(s) ("That was no wolf.") end up pushing them towards the eerie ruined city they didn't see earlier.

Chubs...

 

Approved.

 

Darnit. What good is a genocide if you miss one?

 

What good are all these cages without bears to occupy them?

I know that in-canon, Ewoks can eventually learn how to speak Basic. But I would totally give him a slightly beaten-up, partially functional, protocol droid head he scavenged from a junk heap as a translator.

Let's say it was some of Zann's goonies that captured Chubs to sell him as a slave. Chubs knows this, his life goal will be the destruction of the Consortium muhaha.

 

How old was he when he was kidnapped? If he was young enough (and if there was a linguistic gap) the symbol of the syndicate might be a good traumatic flash-back inducing image. It could have been an advance party, scouting out potential base locations.hehehe. I'll write up something Zann related now that we have a couple characters there (tomorrow, after my company law final).

I can't help but wonder...is Carawyn Jade related to Mara Jade, by any chance?

 

and a coincidence is that my minecraft name is often abbrieviated as Car. and my best friend on minecraft's name is wyn O.o

 

Nope, no relation. Jade just happened to be a nice, somewhat colour-related name that I thought fit nicely with a Zeltron. As for the rest of his name... the Dark Side reveals many things. Muahahaha. @Flex - Ermagerd. Perhaps you should rename him Ted. The fact that the moon is the secret base of the Zann Consortium, and that Tyber Zann has done all sorts of unspeakable things to the Ewoks of the Sanctuary Moon amuses me greatly. I approve this character. Chubs +1

QuoteName: Carawyn JadeSpecies: ZeltronGender: MaleAge: 21 standard yearsFaction: The Jedi OrderSympathies: Jade is loyal to the ideals of the Republic, and idolizes the Jedi as heroes. He's read the histories and despises the Sith, and all who would ally with them. He also has a loathing for criminals and slavers. Rank: PadawanOccupation: As a Jedi Padawan, Carawyn would hold an official rank equivalent to that of a GAR commander, and often serves in that capacity when accompanying his master. He has trained as a Jedi Sentinel, and coordinates with espionage, investigative and infiltration units when in the field. When on Coruscant, he works with the Guard as an investigator.Skills: As a vivacious and energetic young man, Carawyn has chosen to specialize in Ataru; using Sokan to compliment his use of Form IV. While he prefers to use his nimble form and the terrain to evade blaster fire, he has learned how to incorporate Form V into his defensive blade-work.He has trained to be an investigator, and is adept at disguising himself and infiltrating areas and locales where Jedi would not typically be seen. He has had foundational training in slicing, and can bypass most standard locked doors (he's no safecracker, but he might be able to jack your car or apartment). Despite carrying a modified ELG-3A pistol on his undercover missions, Jade's reliability as a shot is limited to short range shooting. Force Abilities: While Carawyn is only a Padawan, he has learned to use the Force to enhance his body, speed, agility, and jumping abilities (to assist him in the use of Form IV). Jade is a strong telekinetic, but is largely limited to pushes and pulls. He is much more adept at the use of his telepathy, using his natural Zeltron pheromones and empathic and telepathic abilities in concert with Force-based mental manipulations, like the Mind Trick.Carawyn's most noted skill is his ability to narrow his focus and shrink his presence in the Force, hiding his presence and ability to the Force from other Force-sensitives. While some Jedi have used this ability to shrink to microscopic-levels in the Force, making them virtually impossible to detect and attack through the Force, Jade has only practiced shrinking his presence to the point that it would be comparable to a womp rat (note that this is distinct from Force camouflage, which hides users from sight). Equipment or Weapons: Carawyn's wields a dual-phase lightsaber, with a standard length blade, and an adjustable shorter blade. He has layered the grip with a "live" polymer that explores the user's hand to make for a customized grip, in order to facilitate his use of Form IV. http://img2.etsystat...0.332083022.jpg It has a yellow blade, and is designed to work even in aquatic environments. In addition to standard his Jedi equipment, when undercover, Jade carries an ELG-3A pistol that has been sawed down to resemble a Q2 holdout blaster, and wears a magnetic earring with a tracker that can be activated.Appearance: Carawyn Jade is a Zeltron, and like many of his species, has sharp features. Jade would be considered beautiful amongst most human and Near-Human species. His eyes are blue, and his hair has a deep blue tone. Jade's skin has an almost red, dark pink hue, and his fingernails have a natural sapphire blue colour. His Padawan braid hangs from the left. Carawyn wears standard brown and tan tunic that is customary amongst the Jedi.Due to his high metabolism, and the strenuous training he has received with Form IV, Jade is a leanly built young man with well-defined muscles. When going undercover in his capacity as an investigator, he dons tight clothing with bright colours that would be typical of a Zeltron, and unbraids his Padawan braid, styling it with the rest of his hair. Personality: Jade is an energetic and idealistic young man, whom some might describe as too emotion-prone to make a good Jedi. This is a direct consequence of his species, which is known for having an obsession with the concept of love. Jade channels these repressed emotions into his bladework, utilizing them as a source of energy. He finds work to be a source of stillness for himself, and is most at peace when preoccupied with some task. Jade is devoted to the Living Force philosophy. Combined with his natural Zeltron empathic abilities, the Padawan has learned to have compassion for the less fortunate. He admired his master greatly, and considered him to be a surrogate parent.Home Planet: ZeltrosHistory: Carawyn was discovered as a Force-sensitive by the Jedi Watchman of his system at the age of two, and brought into the Temple for training as an Initiate. Jade proved to be a charismatic youngling, and was selected as a Padawan by a Jedi Master. They fought on the battlefields of the war together, leading clone troopers against the Separatists and the Sith, until his master fell in battle. He is now an orphaned Padawan, and hopes to take the Jedi Trials soon.

 

Name: The SeraphModel: Miy'til starfighterFunction: Fighter, personal transportWeapons: Three nose-mounted laser cannons, two ion cannons, two proton torpedo launchers.Modifications: The Seraph Carawyn stripped away the garish pirate sigils that were once painted onto it, and replacing it with a more subdued grey and green colouring. It can release chaff to deter enemy concussion missiles. Jade also removed the thermal detonator tubes on the vessel, using the space to fit the vessel with additional shielding units.Background: Jade commandeered the ship during an operation where he infiltrated a pirate base. It was looted from the Hapes Consortium, and had received several weapons upgrades.

@Flex - Approved.

Hehe. Her Occupation and this "However Selana almost never feeds on her targets from the contracts she is given from the CIS or the Sith Order, unless they want their target dead that is." say otherwise. Shift the above and it should be good. :3

Alternatively don't set it in the world as a whole. Have the players be survivors of a plane crash or something that has left them stranded somewhere distinctly...eldritch. Cuts down on how much modern weaponry they'd have (ie, they wouldn't have any) so they'd have to improvise with what they could salvage from the wreck. Put it somewhere like the Mountains of Madness, which stops them from calling for help because its hard to a signal for your phone in the middle of the Arctic. Likely supplies would be low too which means their only options are "go explore the freaky mountain city" or "freeze slowly to death" which explains why they don't just walk away from an obviously scary thing

Like LOST, with Lovecraft! The potential cultural diversity of people on a plane or a Costa Concordia ship is almost limitless.

@Flare - Before I make any decision, have you asked other players if they're interested in making some clone troopers and squadding it up together?

 

@Flex - Well, dozen-a-day is only if one only eats average non-Force sensitives. There are plenty of nominally Force-sensitive sentients around. I'm going to assume that the potency of their soup is exponentially higher.Because soup seems to have a life-experience element to it, I'd imagine that an average space-port resident would have much more potent soup than average schmoe living in the burbs. I think the dozen-a-day "average" sentient thing simply means that an Anzat wouldn't be able to live undetected in the suburbs, driving a repulsor-van to soccer practice, eating desk jockeys (not that that would effect your character). Excellent. The Zann Consortium would be the type of group that breaks a potential asset out of custody (really, Zann wouldn't care whether she drained a Separatist or a Republic diplomat). @Flare - Before I make any decision, have you asked other players if they're interested in making some clone troopers and squadding it up together?

Yeah. I've lost all interest in a Lovecraft RPG if it takes that turn.

 

Ugh.

 

I do not quite understand your aversion.

From the Star Wars Wiki.

To subsist on the average sentient, an Anzat would have to feed on a dozen beings every day; and since the meal rarely survived the feast, the Anzat would leave a trail of corpses.

A dozen non-Force sensitives a day is quite the body count. I don't know if the Sith or CIS would necessarily directly employ someone like that. That being said, I do know of an unscrupulous crime lord who is distinctly anti-Republic and has had some dealings with the Confederacy in the game's storyline. He'd have plenty of enemies that would need disposing of. I'm, of course, referring to Tyber Zann.

And you know there would be heck to pay if the government started to bring in armed soldiers on the streets over some blurry shakey-cam footage, or an (obviously) doctored photo (I can see the pixels).

Meh, just have them go to local gun shows, or purchase online. Plenty of assault-style weapons for everyone!Or make a cult more well-connected that a group of people in someone's basement.

Granted, but- wait, you have claws?!!I wish I could successfully divide by zero.

 

Given this is a Bionicle fansite I don't think it would be too far-fetched to assume a large portion of my audience would be a lot younger and not as familiar with Lovecraft as I am, and that a large portion of the ones that are might not know much more than "Cthulhu is a great big monster with tentacles".

 

Why not take advantage of this? If you go with the more modern times, you can have a set up where people, caught up in the speed of modern times, have been ignoring most of the weird sightings and stuff as hoaxes. If you have characters who are fully ignorant - which is far more interesting in a Lovecraftian setting - then players who are likewise will have a much easier time.

 

-Toa Levacius Zehvor

That premise would be fantastic. We live in a time dominated by things we can measure, processes which science explain clearly (quantum physics aside). When something that we cannot explain stirs, what would that do to the worldviews of those who would never have expected it? A modern setting is also practical in that characters would be able to communicate and transport themselves relatively quickly over reasonably large distances. Speaking as a biracial third culture kid, the different cultural interpretations of the strange going-ons around the world would also be quite interesting to play out.

Granted. Too bad you're empty, and there is no compatible fuel in sight.I wish I had a green thumb.

@Lavama - Approved. @Lev - Approved. Really looking forward to seeing where he goes.

IC (Anshar Rune): Rune had separated himself from the Ithorian with a low, thrusting kick to his opponent's knee, switching his stance to one based on Niman, the form he been specializing in since the age of eleven. As the Ithorian lurched backwards slightly, Anshar felt the Force bubble within him. The Apprentice was half-way through extending his hilt when a clear voice sliced through the air. The Kage turned to the entrance, where Darth Recusatia stood. As the apprentice deactivated his training saber, holding it behind his back, the hum of a saber filled his ears, and he could almost feel the blade tickling against his neck.The Ithorian's voice reverberated into Rune's ear, a stereo whisper, before the other apprentice switched off his saber. "Distracted. I would have had your head, half-breed."

IC (Anshar Rune): Anshar removed his training lightsaber from his belt, and tested the weight of the hilt in his hands. It was bulkier than his current saber, and felt slightly less balanced than his proper weapon as an apprentice. While his new lightsaber could smoothly telescope into a double-bladed format, Rune's training saber required him to twist and pull the hilt into its longer mode.Despite its shortcomings, on the surface, the saber appeared to be equipped only for single-blade action. And that, is what mattered.The Sith Apprentice twirled the hilt between his fingers, and observed his sparring partner, the tired-looking Ithorian. Rune reached out carefully with the Force, feeling the other Apprentice's emotions. Weariness. And a touch of irritation. The hybrid smirked at the Ithorian. "Don't worry, I'll go easy on you." Anshar felt a sense of satisfaction at the noticeable spike in negative energy that seemed to flood the alien's aura. The Ithorian activated his lightsaber, raising it in a one-handed high guard with the blade held horizontally above the head and pointed to the side. His body was half-twisted, with the off-hand swept across and down. "Classic Juyo stance. I can take hi-." Rune started to raise his own training saber, in a traditional Shii-Cho stance."Begin."Anshar's thought was interrupted by the Ithorian, who cleared the space between them in a single bound, bringing his training saber in a savage arc, characteristic of Form VII. Rune barely had time to jump upwards, the training saber avoiding his knees. Activating his own blade, the Kage apprentice brought his own saber downwards in a diagonal Shii-Cho strike, only to find it blocked by the horizontal motion of his opponent's blade. The Ithorian's eyes glinted gleefully s the two apprentices pushed against one another, corps-à-corps. Shii-Cho, Form I, while useful against multiple opponents, was a fundamentally simplistic form. Juyo, on the other hand, was intended to be a ferocious staccato of attacks, a form ideally suited for one-on-one duels. But no furious pattern of attacks came. Instead, the Ithorian seemed to be taking pleasure in demonstrating his superior strength against the Kage. "Flushed with pride." Ithorian slowly inched Anshar's blade back, the Kage seemed to be at a clear disadvantage.

Thank you very much for your willingness. No worries. Summer is a time I find is best spent away from the screen.

Granted. The first tree you try to cut down is an Ent. You are stepped on. I wish I was a Time Lord.