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Let's Play: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Judas Maccabeus:
I'm sure you all know what Star Wars is. If you don't, welcome back to the real world from the rock you've been living under for the previous thirty-three years. Aside from the six movies that form the basis of the franchise, there are innumerable novels, comic books, a holiday special (no holiday special exists, nope, not at all), animated series, and so forth. Perhaps where the so-called "expanded universe" has most shined, however, are in the video games (to be fair, the rest of the expanded universe is of... far less than stellar [pun intended] quality, but that's neither here nor there).
Pictured: Darth Malak, Sith fighters, the Ebon Hawk, HK-47, T3-M4, a random Selkath (for some reason), Bastila Shan, and Sith ground forces.
Knights of the Old Republic is set several millenia before the movies themselves, in a Galactic Republic reeling from two bloody wars and in the midst of a third. The Great Sith War against a former Jedi, Exar Kun, had revived the Sith in a new form, and soon after a warlike race called the Mandalorians attempted to conquer the Republic. It seemed for a time after these wars that the Republic would have a chance to rebuild; however, not long after, the disappeared heroes of the Mandalorian Wars, Revan and Malak, returned as conquerors at the head of a vast fleet. Where they had gotten it, and why they had turned on the Republic, noone was sure, but not even the loss of Revan could stop their assault. The Republic and Admiral Forn Dodonna have a secret weapon, however: Bastila Shan, a Jedi skilled in using a power known as Battle Meditation to turn the tide of a battle. She, a skilled pilot named Carth Onasi, and a member of the Republic Army suddenly assigned to the ship have been sent on a mission aboard the Endar Spire...
Character Creation
Yes, it's that time again.
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Gender, as usual, has two options. You know the drill.
Class has three (Jedi classes aren't available at start; we'll get to choose one eventually. Keep that in mind when creating a character, as force powers and lightsabers are very powerful in this game):
Scoundrel: Weak in close combat with low vitality points and few feats, but very good with skills and definitely able to hold their own with a blaster.
Scout: Something of a balance between the two, moderate in pretty much every category.
Soldier: Tough in a fight, with high vitality points and many feats, but low on skills, with few class skills and equally few skill points.
Custom is more fun, of course.
First is appearance. There are a bunch of portraits for both male and female characters, so I can't really get all of them to show you, but just a general description will do.
Attributes, skills, and feats. All of the first two can be seen here; there is a list of the latter here, although of course most aren't available at start - some are high-rank, some require one to be a Jedi or droid, and some are class or character specific.
(Persuade, it should be noted, is main-character only and allows for an expanded range of possible interactions; a good Repair for the main character also is necessary if we want the full interactions with one of the NPC party memebers.)
And, finally, name.
(Note: Canonically, the main character is male and went down the Light Side path. We aren't limited to that, of course, although the regular romance option for male characters is vastly less annoying than the female one [there's something of a secondary option for female characters, but it's not very developed and I'll get to that later], if that factors into your decision at all.)
Judas Maccabeus:
Index
Endar Spire
--The Two Most Annoying Men in the Republic Fleet
Taris
--Carth Talks a Lot
--Party Like It's -3999
--BOOM!
--They Aren't All That Hidden
--Well, This Undercity Doesn't Have Zombi- Scratch That
--I Have Seen the Promised Land
--Gutting the Vulkars
--Star Wars: Episode Negative MCXXXVIII: (Swoop) Racer
--Tarisian Gladiators, Or, The Only Thing That Could Make This Better Is Giant Cotton Swabs
--This Is The Planet That Never Ends
--The Fastest Hunk of Junk In The Galaxy
Dantooine
--His Word Speaks Only Truth, From a Certain Point of View
--News Flash From Duros: "Sith Are Bad"
--Two Households, Both Alike In Lacking Dignity
--The Star Map
Yavin
--Hazar and Sasha at Yavin
Judas Maccabeus:
The Cast
(organised by the group they belong to at first meeting)
Galactic Republic
: Hazar Denolo (No voice actor). The main character, a smuggler roped into becoming a member of the Republic fleet. Now in training to become a Jedi.
: Trask Ulgo (Cam Clarke). Your one-stop shop for all your exposition needs. Killed by a Dark Jedi on the Endar Spire.
: Carth Onasi (Raphael Sbarge). Captain in the Republic Navy, piloting the Endar Spire when it came under attack. Not killed by a Dark Jedi.
The Jedi
: Bastila Shan (Jennifer Hale). A young Jedi Padawan who has become important due to her ability to turn the tide of battles. Rescues herself from a swoop gang on Taris and lets us join her party.
: Vrook Lamar (Edward Asner). Member of the Dantooine Enclave council, as well as the Jedi High Council on Coruscant. Is the most concerned at the idea of training us to be a Jedi.
: Vandar Tokare (Tom Kane). Leader of the Dantooine Enclave, and is one of the same unnamed species as Yoda belongs to.
: Juhani (Courtenay Taylor). A Cathar training to become a Jedi, who falls to the dark side after thinking she killed her Master. Hazar turns her back and she rejoins the Jedi Order.
The Sith
: Darth Malak (Rafael Ferrer). Dark Lord of the Sith, having gained the title the old fashioned way when he decided to kill Darth Revan. Born Alek Squinquargesimus, which is Latin for "Sfiftrieth".*
*Seriously. "quinquagesimus" is "fiftieth"...
Saul Karath (uncredited). Admiral of the Sith Fleet, formerly with the Republic fleet during the Mandalorian Wars. He still holds some concern for excessive casualties, but when it comes time to perform his orders he does so and doesn't look back - even if he must kill an entire planet.
The Exchange
: Calo Nord (uncredited). Galaxy-famous bounty hunter, doesn't like to talk and doesn't like people who talk to him. Gets a turbolaser blast to the head trying to get off Taris.
: Canderous Ordo (John Cygan). A former Mandalorian soldier who, like many of his people, has turned to mercenary work. Joins with Hazar to steal the Ebon Hawk and get off Taris.
: T3-M4 (beeps and whistles). A top of the line utility droid built by Janice Nall of Taris for the leader of the Exchange. Hazar threatens her to get it for free and use it in one of Canderous' plan, and no reason not to bring it along afterwards.
Hidden Beks
: Mission Vao (Cat Taber). A young Twi'lek orphan who grew up on the streets of the Taris Lower City.
Zaalbar (Series of generic Wookiee grunts). Mission's close friend and protector.
More to come once we meet more people, of course.
zchris13:
BE HAN SOLO.
Spartan 117:
--- Quote from: zchris13 on April 18, 2010, 04:43:40 pm ---BE HAN SOLO.
--- End quote ---
YEAH, LIGHT SIDE SCOUNDREL, BLASTERS ONLY, FINAL DESTINATION!
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