So guys I'm new to Edge of the Empire and I'm making my first character. I wanted some feedback on if I have a good backstory or not and what could be changed to make it batter if needed.
Name: Unknown
Race: Human
Age: 28
Class: Soldier
Spec(s): Sharpshooter and Shii Cho Knight or Ataru Striker (still deciding)
Obligation: Oath
Backstory: John Doe is the son of a imperial officer that served in the Clone Wars. John Doe joined the Imperial Army at 18. Due to his dads connections John Doe went to Scout Trooper Training after Basic Training. After two years in the Scouts he is sent to the Edge of the Empire(roll credits) but on the way their the transport ship is attack by raiders and he and a few other use an escape pod to crash land on a nearby planet. The people in the escape pod soon die or their injuries or from wild animals. John Doe is also attacked by an animal and is saved by an Old Alien Man after having to pledge a Life debt (Oath) to this guy in exchange for saving him. Soon John Doe finds out this guy is an exiled Jedi Knight from the Clone Wars. Master Bob was kicked out of the Jedi Order for "unpopular views" and questioning the way the Order did things. Viewing the Jedi as hypocrites. Master Bob traveled the galaxy training in lightsaber combat and becoming a master at it. Master Bob trains John Doe for six years in the ways of lightsaber combat. All while telling him that the Jedi are bad and how they "truly" are. After his training Master Bob task John Doe with finding a Jedi and befriending them and when the time comes to kill them and become a true "Jedi Hunter" and to later find an apprentice and train them as a "True Jedi".
I like the idea because you have a person who has been told from a young age by his dad that the Jedi were bad and lead to the end of the Republic and tried to take over and then this Master is telling him the same stuff and that the Jedi are hypocrics and bad. So for my character it makes sense both these father figures are saying the same thing so it must be true right? It adds a layer of dept because if one of the other PC is a Jedi than my Character will become friends with them and it becomes a big internal struggle of do I keep my bond or side with my friends. Being raise in an Imperial household and being a Stormtrooper, my character would have been raised that "good soldiers follow orders" and that a persons bond or oath is everything. Finally should the player kill the Jedi and friend they would reach that point of no return and would take the plunge into a life of Jedi killing.
Obviously the Master Bob is a Dark Jedi and gave into angry, hate, etc but my character wouldn't know what a Dark Jedi is so he would think that Master Bob is what a 'Real Jedi" is and would want to continue his way of doing things.
So guys what do you think. Is it cheesy or anything. I'm going for a Chirrut Îmwe vibe were the Force guides him as he used his lightsaber but I cant use Forse Powers or Force Power based attacked I.E Saber Throw.
Edited by Darza44