Letter Bee

Letter Bee's Character Sheets

Ashton Andrews

Ashton found himself admiring Alistair's...spirit. While he clearly didn't believe that the guy was in any way 'tolerant', he liked how the upper-class man had totally siezed the initiative, and so the boy followed him to the door in order to see if he can be of help. A memory came to him; a memory of the Cameron person who had cajoled and threatened him, and Ashton knew that the group would still need to be careful.

Then turning to 'Nakkun', Ashton said: "No, I don't remember dying. I was just minding my business, feeding Pidgey II, my pet pigeon, when I...yeah, I'm remembering now - I remember that black void and that creepy Slendergirl/Slenderboy!"

He began to analyze his encounter with Cameron, "That creepy Slendergirl/Slenderboy said that someone named Od Laguna was generous to me, and he also knew my name, my full name. Then he asked me how much my life was worth, and when I told him or her that I was not going to give him information with which to manipulate me, he or she reminded me that he held all the cards. So I did what he said and told them how much I valued my life. Then they asked me to make a deal with him; a contract 'in exchange for that life'. They then introduced himself as Cameron, the 'New God's Queen', and asked me to shake her hand.

"She then reached into her spectral form's 'pocket' and pulled out a purple pocket watch, before saying that if I don't decide, she'll 'destroy everything'. So I shook her hand and then I appeared here, momentarily forgetting who Cameron was." Ashton then prepared to analyze again.

"Now, here are a few preliminary conjectures: One, that Cameron is an eldritch being that has the apparent power of plucking people from time and space and even universes; note that this is again conjecture. Two, that there is another being, named Od Laguna, who is apparently of Godlike power - I do not presume to use the term God. And three, that there is a New 'God' that Cameron serves."

The boy paused. "I do not believe that 'Od Laguna', who has apparently generous to me, and the 'New God' whom Cameron serves are necessarily at loggerheads, although Cameron did find said generosity, which has not been exhibited yet, to be humorous. Then again, Cameron seems to be easily amused. Oh! Cameron also spoke about wanting a skin but lacking one, which depending on the stories one reads, is shorthand for wanting to be human or at least have a fleshy form. It can be presumed that the 'New God' is supposed to help him with that, but it is not powerful enough yet to do so. Therefore, our contracts with him, which I genuinely don't remember..."

Another pause. "Our contracts with him that I and we might not remember are to empower his 'New God', perhaps with 'Od Laguna' turning a blind eye, somehow. Note that again, this is merely conjecture."

He then turned to Priscilla and said, "Another conjecture is that we'd return eventually, after what might - might - be a lengthy adventure, so I think I should help you study not just for exams, but for years of make-up classes and lying to one's parents and authorities as to where you'd disappeared to."

You're being rude, you know, Ashton thought to himself. "Oh, and sorry for being rude, Ms. Priscilla."

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

@Letter Bee Interesting point, if the Legion doesn't use it's NC Core to process movement and tactile response, would the pilot feel any tactile sensation from their NC at all?

@Sierra
I mean, it's still a Mech, but it's totally Cyberpunk miltech, just look at the aesthetic of the plating and built-in lighting.

talking sheets critique: Aren't pilots supposed to be part of Electrum Company? Is she being contracted out by Tshwane Mining?

also, I kinda pictured Sync-Rating as a measure of some kind of NC signal integration into brain function or something like that. Lore thread says 50%-sync is the lowest viable, but does that mean low-end pilots use Mechanical control methods like Mira does, or is the implication that 50% is required to fully mentally control an NC?

If it's the latter, does that mean Mira could be an oddity, in that she's a viable sub-50 pilot?

@ArmorPlated

1.) No, the NC Pilot won't feel any tactile sensation from the NC at all.

2.) It's the latter; Mira's going to be an oddity.

Letter Bee's Character Sheets

Faction Logo(If applicable):


Faction Name: Scipio Industries and Finance.

Faction Classification: Independent Warlord masquerading as a Corporation and Bank.

Faction Leader: Leonard L. Scipio.

Faction Members(Players):

Important NPCs:

Pau Je

A Kaminoan Cloner who highly resented the Imperial takeover and shutdown of Kamino's cloning facilities, Pau Je is normally cold and calculating, but burns with a need for vengance against the Empire that had taken his way of life away from him. A skilled practitioner of the art, Pau Je wishes to find new warriors to extract DNA from and create a new Clone Army that would burn the Empire's worlds and make them pay for their treachery. To this end, he has began forming a database of potential candidates for the template of this 'New Army'.

Rule Findos

A former Trade Federation engineer, Rule shares a hatred of the Empire with Pau Je, but is more interested in profit than pursuing his vengance. A master logistician, Rule makes sure that his employer does not have to do everything alone, and in response, is one of the few people to be trusted with the deeper financial and military secrets of Leonard's remaining holdings.

Raj Vizla

A former member of Death Watch, Raj Vizla is a bounty hunter and fighter hired by Leonard L. Scipio as his bodyguard long ago, in exchange for being the provisional template of Pau Je's future Clone Armies. Despite this, Raj maintains both a desire to be the next Jango Fett and several insecurities as to whether he is suited for the part. These insecurities are covered up by brutal and cruel behavior, which in turn is encouraged by his employer.

Faction Assets: (Ships, strongholds, manpower, credits, access to weaponry. Last three can be rough estimates)

The Gamechanger - A Venator-class Star Destroyer that was retrofitted to serve as a factory ship, the Gamechanger now serves as Leonard L. Scipio's home and the centre of his operations. Thanks to Leonard's money, the ship is brimming with weaponry both common and special; lasers, ion cannons, torpedoes, and turbolasers. Not merely that, but it can use tractor beams to attract small asteroids, pieces of scrap metal, or even enemy starfighters and small craft into its depths; living pilots are taken for interrogation while droids and vehicles are melted down to create new ground troops and starfighters once the battle is over - it cannot use its armament and forges at the same time.

Lambda-class T-4a Shuttlesx6 - Imperial Transports bought and smuggled to the Corporate Sector before Leonard's exile.

Ground Assets: 70,000 Battle Droids, 20,000 Raj Vizla Clones, 1000 Droideka Mk.IIs, 2000 Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters, 20 Leonard-class Assault Tank (named after himself but using a Star Wars Legends Template), 400 other war machines made up of 'modernized' versions of Galactic Republic and Seperatist Technology.

The Dandoran Maze - A former smuggler's base on the Planet Dandoran retrofitted into an extensive laboratory and fortress, hidden underwater in order to prevent detection.

Imperial Submarine x5 - Purchases from corrupt Imperial Military officials which now make up the main way of travelling from the Dandoran Maze to the surface.

Credits: A huge amount, stored in digital accounts and shell corporations, to rival several Moffs.

Access to Weaponry: The Gamechanger can manufacture weapons.

Faction History: Scipio Industries and Finance has spent the last ten years in Hutt Space selling luxuries and raw materials from the legitimate industries and interests of the Galaxy to the Hutts and other criminal scum. Now, its money and assets built up, Leonard has determined that the faction go on a war footing under the guise of 'heightening its security', and take a side in the coming conflict for Hutt Space. Noting that open treason against the Hutt Queen would get his faction destroyed instantly, Leonard has instead chosen to back Lesser Hutts feeling left behind by said Hutt Queen and her lieutenants and play them off against each other...

Letter Bee's Character Sheets

Name: Leonard L. Scipio.

Species: Human

Age: 30.

Appearance:


Faction: Scipio Industries and Finance, (Subgroup of the Corporate Sector Authority)

Equipment: A Personal Energy Shield, a Vibroblade with Cortosis Alloy, an Electro-Whip, and a Blaster. He also has an injector that contains a form of Spice that allows him to see Blaster Bolts coming and move fast enough to parry them.

Skills:

Combat: Leonard L. Scipio is a close-range fighter first and foremost, despite his blaster. Trained in the art of bladed and unarmed combat, Scipio fights like a Dark Jedi without actually accessing the Force. This is because of his access to a potent form of Spice that, as mentioned, increases his sight and reflexes to the level of a Force-wielder.

Non-Combat: Leonard L. Scipio is a weapons designer, financier, economist, and strategist who is good at seeking ways to profit from a situation, as well as manipulating accounts in order to control the flow of cash to and from people, places, and organizations. He also knows Droidspeak.

Weaknesses:

Spice Addiction: Leonard L. Scipio is addicted to the special form of Spice that he uses, to the point where after 24 hours, he will begin suffering convulsions, vertigo, sudden cravings, and other withdrawal symptoms if not given his special Spice. Said spice also reduces his cognitive and reasoning abilities when he takes them, forcing him to rely on instinct.

Gambler: Leonard L. Scipio is someone who takes insane risks for instant profits. He is willing to play double games with both the New Republic and Empire, or even try and bribe Believer cells away from Cinder and Cipher if it will give him the slightest chance at achieving a dominant position.

Arrogance: He thinks he is the next Thrawn. He is not; enough said.

History: Leonard L. Scipio's parents were ex-members of the Intergalactic Banking Clan who, despite being part of the Pro-Galactic Republic faction, were forced to flee to the Corporate Sector anyway when the Galactic Empire was established.

Pursued by the Empire, which was already starting to encroach on the autonomous worlds of the region, Scipio's parents retained vast riches, riches that they used to encourage the efforts of the various star systems in the area to form a unified entity; the Corporate Sector Authority. And thus, Leonard was born to wealth, privilege, and high status; his parents were now safe, and seemed to successfully rebuild their lives.

From an early age, Leonard was trained under the finest tutors, who saw in the young man a quick and sharp mind of high intelligence, but also coldness, cruelty, and greed. There was no attempt made to fix this, as some of those qualities were desired in the Corporate Sector.

At age thirteen, Leonard designed a new tank, the Leonard-class Assault tank, showing his talent to his parents. Said parents, now the owners of a major Bank dedicated to 'fostering innovation and progress', were delighted, and in an unusual gift, gave Leonard the seed capital to form his own Corporation. Predictably, he went into arms manufacturing, making and selling not just his tanks, but also new and improved buzz droids, diamond-boron torpedoes, and mobile shield generators. But as he grew older, Leonard realized he wanted more; to test his creativity beyond robotics. And so, against his parents' wishes, he made contact with some of the remaining cloners of Kamino and offered them a new facility in Corporate Sector space. He was sixteen then.

Only one Kaminoan accepted Leonard's offer, thus delaying the creation of any viable cloning chambers. But this Kaminoan, Pau Je, taught him much about biology and how genetic engineering can make soldiers and officers much better than droids can ever be. Entranced by her teachings, Leonard began to entertain notions about creating an army of his own, combining the best traits of the Galactic Republic and Separatist technology and battle doctrine. His parents may have objected, but before they can speak up, they had a convenient 'speeder accident'; killing them and giving Leonard full control of their bank and the colossal amount of credits within.

A rapid rise to power followed, during which Leonard made partnerships and acquisitions; the former were betrayed when they became too inconvenient, the latter taken with such force that people soon began whispering that perhaps Leonard was becoming too powerful too quickly.

But Leonard only cared enough to plan contingencies for his escape. With as much secrecy as he can muster, the young man, now 20, bought a Venator-class Star Destroyer that was retrofitted into a factory/mining ship and loaded it with luxury living quarters and a huge amount of treasure and armaments. He also began setting up shell corporations in Hutt Space at the other end of the Galaxy and tried to gain the favor of the various members of the Hutt Clan. He even managed to acquire a new form of Spice from them that allowed him to equal a Force User's reflexes despite not being able to access the Force himself.

And so, when the other vested interests of the Corporate Sector Authority moved against him, Leonard fled to this ship, activated the Hyperdrive, and sailed off to Hutt Space. This was when Jabba still ruled, and the other Hutts served as his lieutenants. So Leonard smothered his narcissism and played the sycophantic supplicant, bribing the Hutt Cartel into letting him have a base on the planet Dandoran, where he slowly rebuilt a business empire by acting as a middleman between the Hutts and the 'legitimate' businesses of the Galaxy, selling them Plasma from Naboo, Jogan fruit from Lothal, and Woshyr Wood from Imperial Kashyyk.

All the while, he slowly built up his 'security forces' with hired mercenaries and newly-built battle droids, cultivating relations with both lesser Hutts who wanted a larger slice of Jabba's holdings and various 'slave liberation movements', including various cells of the Believers. He also had his R&D division begin research into cloning once more, so as to build a new Clone Army.

Then, Jabba just had to die, and days later, the Empire suffered a defeat at Endor. The Hutts and the Empire were dealt a body blow at the same time, and Leonard can't but help to think that it was now his opportunity; he had acquired enough assets to make his play for power.

He was going to have fun, and one of the first things he did was send out his minions to capture a Drunk Dug with a gambling problem to serve as his court jester.

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

@Sierra, All right; well, the picture should be put under the 'Appearance:' bar, and it should be clarified better that the Mech isn't a 'True' NC but an approximation if that's what you're going for. Also, the last major concern I have is that the 'Mechanical' should have a clear advantage over, say, a super-tank or even an ordinary tank, so as to answer the question of: 'why not just use a tank'?

Actually, I should say that Tanks, APCs, and IFVs can bring down a 'True' NC if used in enough numbers and if said NC is alone.

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

@Sierra, I'll wait for your revision pass, then I'll accept it.

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

@Sierra, I guessed as much; I worked hard on the Lore, after all - I redid 90% of it from the LHG100 original which I was allowed to borrow if I kept out of his hair.

Star Wars: Lawless Galaxy Mk. II.

I don't really know much about the Disneyverse lore, at least not in between the OT and Sequels. Are there any major changes/differences, aside from no Thrawn/Bacta conflict stuff?

@HachiRoku

I can tell you on Discord; you're currently on the Server, right?

Star Wars: Lawless Galaxy Mk. II.

@Burning Kitty, Mara Jade is a powerful canon character that even if played well, would have everything revolve around her, thus godmoding. As for any other force-sensitive, it depends on the player.

And all right, goodbye.

Star Wars: Lawless Galaxy Mk. II.

@Burning Kitty, I don't permit Mary Sues or Godmoding.