And this is where I give you the option to split the party

Garon is likely not going in the starfighter if that's the point of contention.

just to metagame some (isn't that what this OOC thread is for) If what Micc'm said is true, Garon either doesn't remember it, or doesn't particularly care to go back to that part of his life. So he could stay on the ground with the modern folks if that's what they decide to do.

Wow, so I guess Kellen does have some memory lapse...

The five Jedi you see there. They are all that remain of the Nexu Squadron of Trainee Pilots.

Wow. I guess my poor Agility 1 Jedi Knight had some piloting skill at least, coupled with FR3 or so and a maxed out Enhance force power to allow him to commit Force Dice to Agility. Unfortunatly he doesn't have any of those now so his piloting and gunnery will be .... awful? Is there a slightly stronger word I can use for how much he'll suck? I guess this is where the GM hits us in our dumpstat

I'll take Garon's place if needed; Xaramis wouldn't sit this one out if his life depended on it (which it may, but oh well)

Regardless, I'm not waking up yet. I'm just waiting for a GM verdict before going ahead with an IC post

The five Jedi you see there. They are all that remain of the Nexu Squadron of Trainee Pilots.

Wow. I guess my poor Agility 1 Jedi Knight had some piloting skill at least, coupled with FR3 or so and a maxed out Enhance force power to allow him to commit Force Dice to Agility. Unfortunatly he doesn't have any of those now so his piloting and gunnery will be .... awful? Is there a slightly stronger word I can use for how much he'll suck? I guess this is where the GM hits us in our dumpstat

Or that there were 25 other fighters behind you and you barely eked into the hangar before being shot down. haha

I'll take Garon's place if needed; Xaramis wouldn't sit this one out if his life depended on it (which it may, but oh well)

Regardless, I'm not waking up yet. I'm just waiting for a GM verdict before going ahead with an IC post

If you want to post to the effect of Xaramis offering to take one of the Jedi ships, you may.

I love the twist that the Jedi are Nexu Squadron...I'm just noodling it over and how to integrate that into Kellen and the narrative so far and would appreciate any feedback.

Options are...

Kellen does have some memory loss but doesn't realize it - perhaps he lost several days or weeks of memory from when he went to Ossus with his master and joined Nexu Squadron. In other words he lost his most immediate memories except for getting into the cryo chamber but since most of his memories are there he thinks he hasn't had memory loss....

Or maybe Kellen lost several years and he's confused a time he went to Ossus with his master after becoming a Knight as the reason he was on Ossus.

It depends on how long Kellen is *required* to have been a member of Nexu Squadron (e.g., could he have reasonably joined weeks or days before the battle at Ossus or not).

Or Micc'm has him confused with a different Jedi - not likely and probably not as fun, but still an option.

I'm having loads of fun with playing an amnesiac Jedi who is slowly getting back what he lost. It opens up wonderful opportunities for flashbacks as well... So I'd say go for it!

The five Jedi you see there. They are all that remain of the Nexu Squadron of Trainee Pilots.

Wow. I guess my poor Agility 1 Jedi Knight had some piloting skill at least, coupled with FR3 or so and a maxed out Enhance force power to allow him to commit Force Dice to Agility. Unfortunatly he doesn't have any of those now so his piloting and gunnery will be .... awful? Is there a slightly stronger word I can use for how much he'll suck? I guess this is where the GM hits us in our dumpstat

Don't sweat it - I bet these starfighters have a Handling of +6. Right?

Don't sweat it - I bet these starfighters have a Handling of +6. Right?

I was really hoping they had Handling 12 or so

Or alternately Kellen joined mere hours before the battle - needing every able-bodied Jedi, he was given enough time to learn what all the buttons did before being launched skywards. No need to change the background, merely to add to it.

Is it metagaming to go straight to Garon asking if he wants to do the old switcheroo?

Is it metagaming to go straight to Garon asking if he wants to do the old switcheroo?

I think he's made it pretty clear he's not very interested in getting on that fighter, something the big guy would probably display with some body language, no?

I'm just sad that this makes me the single worst pilot and gunner on the squadron. Not the joint worst with the Gundark

We're not so much the Screaming Eagles, as the Squealing Pigeons...

I know of a Gundark that can fly pretty well. Well, he does have wings. Obsidian Squadron iirc.

*plays X-wing*

We're not so much the Screaming Eagles, as the Squealing Pigeons...

And, in a very brief but unflattering moment, the Dead Pigeons... Almost like the Dead Rabbits, but not Irish and not cool. Just dead. In space. Floating for ever in the darkness.

But hey, don't worry, it's not like you can die in a Force Dream. . . . .

I'm having loads of fun with playing an amnesiac Jedi who is slowly getting back what he lost. It opens up wonderful opportunities for flashbacks as well... So I'd say go for it!

Good point. And you just gave me an idea that I might be able to use.

Sure. I'm still at work for 3 hours, so plot away lol

Prophyt - what are my options regarding how long Kellen has been part of the squadron?

Everyone in Nexu is a trainee. So, from 1 to 49 days

Cool. I've got some thinking to do....

Yeah. It's pretty apparent that Garon isn't very apprehensive of piloting. If I can find some more time (at work currently) I will post as much IC.

So to do some retcon explanation here....

I had already figured Garon was a recent newcomer to Ossus. After his master died, he had to report to the council there to figure out what they wanted to do with him.

After initially speaking to the Masters, they dismissed him from their chambers and days went by without word from the Council. In the end, they assigned him to Nexu Squad. This was likely for 2 reasons. The first: Garon needed to learn to work in a group. Other than training under Master Hakkar, He wasn't a very social being. The second reason is he lacked serious space flight experience. It's a pretty big hole in his Jedi training.

I suppose Garon was training in the simulators for only a few days when Ossus was attacked. He likely never formed up with Nexu Squadron before that point. So it was a serious of fortunate/unfortunate events that eventually led him to regroup with his fated squad during the attack. I'm sure if he did fly that day, it was an embarrassing show.

I was also going to be using the Council in my characters story so should we just assume they were on Ossus and not Coruscant? Or are their multiple "regional/local" Council's that administer things for Jedi in that region of the galaxy?