Righteous Defenders - OOC Discussion

[Ghostie]

Mission Name: Righteous Defenders
Planet: Ando
Major NPC Characters: Bandits
Number of Participants: 2-4
Participants: Eaon Norellia [Eaon], Rune Oki [Ghostie], Tem Farelle [Charlie], Vance Asano [fromikeable]
Mission Requirements: Padawan level and higher. Any padawan must be accompanying their master.
Mission Briefing: Bandit activity has been picking up on the island of Naquantee and many of the smaller villages have been raided. The local people believe that these bandits have set up their base within the cave system upon the island. Due to the relatively low density of population on this island due to a lack of any major city, there is only a very small military presence to protect the people. As the group of Jedi dispatched to help arrive at one of the villages on the island, they find that the bandits are launching yet another attack.

Okay, go ahead and sound off with ideas whenever you want. But I have one first. Since we're only fighting bandits here, I was thinking maybe we could NPC them ourselves. It would make it easier on everyone and we wouldn't have to find people to NPC, so we could start right away.

And for a setting, I know we're in a village and the bandits are hiding out in a cave system, but how big of a village, what kind, etc etc. There's three subspecies on Ando, so I'm assuming we're landing in a village that's friendy to the Republic right? And for the cave-system, I was thinking it would be big enough, sort of like a maze, that we would have to spilt up into pairs to search the bandits out.

[Charlie Sharper]

I like what I see there, but maybe we have to find the caves they are in like an investigation. Maybe the bandits even launch an attack on the village or something?

[Ghostie]

Yes, the bandits launching an attack on the village is actually part of the mission. According to the mission, they're attacking as we are landing. And by caves in an investigation, you mean we investigate where the bandits are coming from and we find the caves, or the caves are under investigation from the local authority?

[Charlie Sharper]

We investigate where the Bandits are coming from and find the caves.

[Fromikeable]

I like the NPC idea, and the investigation sounds solid. Specifically speaking, however, how would we find the bandits? Maybe following the attack we would tail one? And also, I kind of imagine the village being a group of a couple hundred or. You know; a ram-shackle, battered settlement that was a nice place before the bandits showed up and demolished it.

Also, I REALLY want someone to be captured

[Charlie Sharper]

Sounds good to me, perhaps we were sent to a larger settlement but the smaller villiages are the only ones getting attacked so we go to a very small villiage to help defend?

[Ghostie]

Charlie, I say if that's the case we land near the small village, as they're getting attacked and the village we land at is suppose to get attacked when we're landing.

And Mike, no offense, but if anyone is getting captured it's probably gonna be you. Maybe the bandits grab a hold of you during the first attack in the mass confusion?

Or the bandits could be taking hostages from the village.

[Fromikeable]

I'd love to be captured, if I'm being honest. Sounds fun (well, to RP. Vance is gonna have some problems with it ).

I can see the bandits capturing me in the fight more than them taking hostages, although if I'm captured along with a few ladies for the, uh... "pleasure" of the bandits, I suppose it sounds right. Irregardless, I'll try to rescue anyone else in captivity.

EDIT: Perhaps the bandits are attacking Charlie's larger settlement, and are occupying one of the smaller ones?

[Ghostie]

Mike I'll leave the capturing up to you then. Just make it believable of course. The bandits probably take away your lightsaber. If you're captured by yourself or with other NPCs that's up to you.

Also, I don't mind the bandits occupying the small villages while they attack the large one, but I kinda want to stick with the mission and have them attack the village as we land.

[Fromikeable]

But of course we should still land at the attack; that is simply the situation of the bandit attacks. Maybe we go back to the larger city later to plot a counter-offensive or something. A question about the bandits were playing though; are they the bandit leaders, or are we just playing characters as needed?

[Ghostie]

First, for your question of the bandits. I figured we could NPC them without having to leave our own charries. We could do their speech in our own posts as well. Everything would be from our charrie's view points. Less complications this way and we dont have to look for someone to NPC them.

I kinda get what your saying now with the attacks, so let me list this out to understand better.

1) Land at largest village, drive back bandit attack
2) Mike gets captured, go spelunking to save him.
3) Head back to Large village, plan counter offensive against bandits in smaller nearby villages.
4) Eventually drive bandits off of the island.

Or, Mike could break out on his own while Rune and Tem get lost in the caves and he just appears during the counter-offensive. Again, the capture is up to you Mike.

[Fromikeable]

Sounds excellent. I was kind of hoping to do some of the escaping, maybe meet you guys half-way out of the camp as you're coming for me. On second thought, I don't feel confident in writing in other captives; the bandits would probably have killed them anyway.

That said, it will be me escaping by some stroke of luck and maybe a trick or two, running into you guys, and us returning to plan the counter offensive.

[Ghostie]

Thats completely up to you Mike, you're in charge of your capture. Which sounds kinda weird now that I said it...

Anyways, I think this is all we need. Sound off here when you're ready, and I'll throw up the first post once everyone does that. How about I wait until Sunday or Monday for that?

Then we just need to figure out a posting order.

[Charlie Sharper]

How about 1. Ghostie 2. Myself 3. Mike and 4. Eaon
That way it's the Master first, knight and padawan, then knight?

[Fromikeable]

Sounds good to me. Ready to go when you guys are; Monday or Sunday.