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« on: December 10, 2014, 09:48:35 am »
Hello I am Khan Strider i have been on the forum for only a short while but i am Interested in trying to run a play by post campaign. I have never run a campaign in this type of setting, but i have been GMing for close to 10 years with Multiple star wars campaigns run in that time. I am a little unsure of this so i am asking for advice and seeing if there is interest.
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Re: Interested in starting a campain
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2014, 11:59:48 am »
Hello I am Khan Strider i have been on the forum for only a short while but i am Interested in trying to run a play by post campaign. I have never run a campaign in this type of setting, but i have been GMing for close to 10 years with Multiple star wars campaigns run in that time. I am a little unsure of this so i am asking for advice and seeing if there is interest.

Though you've already been welcomed, I'll extend mine here.  Good to see someone else interested in PbP.


Play-by-Post has a couple of perks and quirks as opposed to tabletop.

Perks:  No scheduled time and people can post when they want, roleplaying really comes to the front since you can take your time to post a response, cool and cinematic descriptions are easy, the GM can modify things on the fly much easier than at a table and take his time to peruse rulebooks or ask questions before resolving something.

Quirks:  People can (and have) disappeared without a trace, pacing is slower (side quest take weeks to complete), and there are a lot of houserules that need to be formulated up front.


I have GM'ed several PbPs, so you are always welcome to ask me questions.  I'll also state my interest in your game at this time.  There is interest here, but only about 6 or 7 of us regularly


Feel free to look at my PbP games here on the forum (Loose Ends and Twilight of the Krath) for a list of houserules and ideas under the Character/Campaign info.


Some basics to start with:

How long will your game last (campaign vs. encounter)?  I'd recommend 'Encounter' length games for 1st time PbP GMs

What era would you want to GM?  KOTOR, Dark Times, Legacy?

What level are the characters at?

How many players are you willing to accomodate?

What is the focus of the campaign?  Underworld intrigue, galactic warfare, or exploration?

How much roleplaying vs. combat?


Once these have been answered, we will be able to offer more specific advice.
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2014, 10:36:35 am »
Hello I am Khan Strider i have been on the forum for only a short while but i am Interested in trying to run a play by post campaign. I have never run a campaign in this type of setting, but i have been GMing for close to 10 years with Multiple star wars campaigns run in that time. I am a little unsure of this so i am asking for advice and seeing if there is interest.

Though you've already been welcomed, I'll extend mine here.  Good to see someone else interested in PbP.


Play-by-Post has a couple of perks and quirks as opposed to tabletop.

Perks:  No scheduled time and people can post when they want, roleplaying really comes to the front since you can take your time to post a response, cool and cinematic descriptions are easy, the GM can modify things on the fly much easier than at a table and take his time to peruse rulebooks or ask questions before resolving something.

Quirks:  People can (and have) disappeared without a trace, pacing is slower (side quest take weeks to complete), and there are a lot of houserules that need to be formulated up front.


I have GM'ed several PbPs, so you are always welcome to ask me questions.  I'll also state my interest in your game at this time.  There is interest here, but only about 6 or 7 of us regularly


Feel free to look at my PbP games here on the forum (Loose Ends and Twilight of the Krath) for a list of houserules and ideas under the Character/Campaign info.


Some basics to start with:

How long will your game last (campaign vs. encounter)?  I'd recommend 'Encounter' length games for 1st time PbP GMs

What era would you want to GM?  KOTOR, Dark Times, Legacy?

What level are the characters at?

How many players are you willing to accomodate?

What is the focus of the campaign?  Underworld intrigue, galactic warfare, or exploration?

How much roleplaying vs. combat?


Once these have been answered, we will be able to offer more specific advice.

thank you for the encouragement to answer your questions

i have short adventures along with a couple of larger campaigns that i would be interested in running. these range from the Kotor era through the Legacy era for now i am thinking of running a Kotor era game beginning as Republic allied with PC characters at Level 10 i could accommodate 4-8 players the game will have a focus on both the war going on and the actions of the Exchange i attempt to keep the combat and roleplaying fairly evened out so that both types of characters have their benefits
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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2014, 07:20:02 pm »

thank you for the encouragement.  To to answer your questions . . . .

i have short adventures along with a couple of larger campaigns that i would be interested in running. these range from the Kotor era through the Legacy era for now i am thinking of running a Kotor era game beginning as Republic allied with PC characters at Level 10 i could accommodate 4-8 players the game will have a focus on both the war going on and the actions of the Exchange i attempt to keep the combat and roleplaying fairly evened out so that both types of characters have their benefits

I'd recommend keeping the number of players to 4-5.  Too many people seems to bog down the timetable quite a bit.

KOTOR era sounds pretty fun.  I'm doing one myself (although slightly before the actual events of KOTOR).

Like the combo of war and investigative.  Just make sure that you drive the adventure as GM and give definite goals.


Now you need to fill in the rest of the blanks (will you use Destiny Points or Backgrounds, normal or daily Force Points, how you will handle HP and stats, what sort of houserules you want to add, etc.).  As always, feel free to look at my two previous campaigns for ideas on how to flush out the rest of the details.
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2014, 09:20:25 am »

thank you for the encouragement.  To to answer your questions . . . .

i have short adventures along with a couple of larger campaigns that i would be interested in running. these range from the Kotor era through the Legacy era for now i am thinking of running a Kotor era game beginning as Republic allied with PC characters at Level 10 i could accommodate 4-8 players the game will have a focus on both the war going on and the actions of the Exchange i attempt to keep the combat and roleplaying fairly evened out so that both types of characters have their benefits

I'd recommend keeping the number of players to 4-5.  Too many people seems to bog down the timetable quite a bit.

KOTOR era sounds pretty fun.  I'm doing one myself (although slightly before the actual events of KOTOR).

Like the combo of war and investigative.  Just make sure that you drive the adventure as GM and give definite goals.


Now you need to fill in the rest of the blanks (will you use Destiny Points or Backgrounds, normal or daily Force Points, how you will handle HP and stats, what sort of houserules you want to add, etc.).  As always, feel free to look at my two previous campaigns for ideas on how to flush out the rest of the details.

i plan to use destiny points and normal force points, for hit points i was planning the half hit die +2 then add constitution modifier (5+con for d6 6 +con d8 7+con d10 8+con d12) stats i was planning 32 point buy any of the core saga edition books may be used fan books need to be approved by me for use
for house rules i have a few i am going to use
Climb, Jump, and Swim are combined into Athletics
If a hero is the subject of an attack, Force power, or hazard that would deal enough damage to kill the hero and he does not have (or does not wish to spend) a Force Point to save his life, the hero may sacrifice a body part instead to remain alive.  The body part lost is determined by the GM via a special dice roll and is not restricted to limbs.  Limbs lost in this manner function exactly as if the Severing Strike talent had been used against the hero by an opponent.  The penalties for the loss of non-limb organs are determined by the GM (the general rule will be -1 persistent CT and the loss of function provided by the lost body part, with additional penalties at GM discretion). 
Area-effect Force powers can be Rebuked.
If you have the Melee Defense feat and take a penalty of at least -2 on your attack roll when using Melee Defense, you may gain the benefits of any talents or feats that activate when using the Fighting Defensively action.  Any restrictions apply normally when applicable.
the Jar'Kai talent requires any one of the following talents Niman, Ataru or Shii-Cho
when multiclassing between base classes you become trained in 1 skill from the new class
If your Dark Side Score is less than your Wisdom, you can call on the dark side to gain a temporary Force Point. If the Force Point is not used before the end of the encounter, it is lost. Calling on the dark side is a major transgression
If you have already used your second wind(s) for the day, you can catch another second wind by voluntarily moving –1 persistent step down the condition track. The persistent condition remains until you’ve had surgery performed on you or until you get eight consecutive, uninterrupted hours of rest.

i may have more things i come up with but those are the basic rules i am planning to use

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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 01:54:28 pm »
Khan, thought of a couple more things.

Money for buying stuff.  Most people use the following formula:

(level x [level -1]) x 2,000 credits*                 * Double this for a noble with the Wealth talent.

So at 10th level, characters would have about 180,000 credits.

If you think this is too much money, something I did for Twilight of the Krath was (Max 1st level credits x character level).  So we'd have about 30,000 with this method.


Do you have a preference on what type of characters people build?  Do you mind if lots of people play Jedi or do you prefer a mix of other characters?

I've got a build I'd like to try again.  Tried it for Four Jedi Walk into a Bar, but never really got to use the combo it was made for.  I might make one or two alterations, but the basic build is there.


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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2014, 07:04:53 pm »
Khan, thought of a couple more things.

Money for buying stuff.  Most people use the following formula:

(level x [level -1]) x 2,000 credits*                 * Double this for a noble with the Wealth talent.

So at 10th level, characters would have about 180,000 credits.

If you think this is too much money, something I did for Twilight of the Krath was (Max 1st level credits x character level).  So we'd have about 30,000 with this method.


Do you have a preference on what type of characters people build?  Do you mind if lots of people play Jedi or do you prefer a mix of other characters?

I've got a build I'd like to try again.  Tried it for Four Jedi Walk into a Bar, but never really got to use the combo it was made for.  I might make one or two alterations, but the basic build is there.


Spoiler: Phram Boshar (hover to show)

i was planning on giving everyone 100,000 credits or 200,000 with the wealth talent
i have no problem with a large group of Jedi if it fits the period (rebellion era being the main one where i am more restrictive)

as for your build it looks ok my only question is how would a cross-guard lightsaber duel geared with a guard shoto work from a nonmechanical standpoint
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2014, 12:45:16 am »
as for your build, it looks ok.  my only question is how would a cross-guard lightsaber duel geared with a guard shoto work from a nonmechanical standpoint

Basically, it's just got the extra tonfa handle on the opposite side of the hilt from the second lightsaber blade.  I imagine it being wielded in two hands offensively by gripping the normal shaft, but then defensively holding the extra tonfa handle to gain the twirling action seen .
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2014, 01:22:49 pm »
as for your build, it looks ok.  my only question is how would a cross-guard lightsaber duel geared with a guard shoto work from a nonmechanical standpoint

Basically, it's just got the extra tonfa handle on the opposite side of the hilt from the second lightsaber blade.  I imagine it being wielded in two hands offensively by gripping the normal shaft, but then defensively holding the extra tonfa handle to gain the twirling action seen .

ahh ok just was curious i like the idea

i am thinking of using a modificattion of your rule for the purchasing of lightsabers
For lightsabers, no crystals from the Extremely Rare Crystals section (with the exeption of the dantari crystal), Purchase prices for lightsabers can be found on page 122 of the SECR or page 52 of the JATM.  The price of a lightsaber crystal is determined as follows:  1000 credits for a crystal without a listed Build DC Modifer and 5000 credits for any crystal with a +5 Build Modifier
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2014, 12:25:50 pm »

For lightsabers, no crystals from the Extremely Rare Crystals section (with the exception of the dantari crystal),

Why would you allow dantari crystals, but not others?
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« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2014, 06:04:54 pm »
Hi there! I figured I would volunteer to join up since this is still early in its planning stage. My dnd Pbp site has gone silent and I could use the chance to continue writing creatively. He'll I might even use the bothan I've been getting assistance with if the period fits. I'd love to play around with the Jedi Shadow material out there. It could also be a nice plot catalyst for you as GM.

10th level is a nice level to start with as well!
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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2014, 06:37:39 pm »
I might be into this game as well, will have to see how my new college schedule affects me first, but I'm looking at character concepts right now as well.
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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2015, 03:45:02 am »

For lightsabers, no crystals from the Extremely Rare Crystals section (with the exception of the dantari crystal),

Why would you allow dantari crystals, but not others?

because in the kotor era the crystal caves on dantooine were one of the primary sites for Lightsaber crystals on account of the nearby jedi enclave


Hi there! I figured I would volunteer to join up since this is still early in its planning stage. My dnd Pbp site has gone silent and I could use the chance to continue writing creatively. He'll I might even use the bothan I've been getting assistance with if the period fits. I'd love to play around with the Jedi Shadow material out there. It could also be a nice plot catalyst for you as GM.

10th level is a nice level to start with as well!

Great to have you join up a bothan jedi shadow sounds interesting i can see some interesting plans for that


I might be into this game as well, will have to see how my new college schedule affects me first, but I'm looking at character concepts right now as well.
I would be glad to have you i hope you have the time to join
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2015, 08:47:10 pm »
What are you looking at for depth of background? Obviously some generalized info make it easier to bring everyone together but I need to know just how far you plan on taking character development. I've gotten my build done and moved into equipment, but that can be effected by backstory ad well.

Also where do you want these  upon completion? Or do you prefer a PM for revie?
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« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2015, 06:07:33 pm »
What are you looking at for depth of background? Obviously some generalized info make it easier to bring everyone together but I need to know just how far you plan on taking character development. I've gotten my build done and moved into equipment, but that can be effected by backstory ad well.

Also where do you want these  upon completion? Or do you prefer a PM for revie?

i would love intricate backstory and i will take backstory into account for plot arcs
as for where do i want them you can post it on this thread or PM me which ever you would prefer
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