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Niil Spaar

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2014, 02:32:16 PM »
Oho, good point.  Okay, I shall ask once Collan's done speaking with Mrs. Jedi.
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"There is a Force common to all life-forms, a dynamic beauty in which an ultimate symmetry of context reveals itself to . . . oh, frak, the holorecorder battery is running out!  Jex, see if there's another battery in-"  - Niil Spaar, Philosophising on a Saturday Night:  The Karvis Jedi Academy

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2014, 02:36:01 PM »
I'll let you do that ;)

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2014, 01:40:38 PM »
Hey Mr GM...cN you help a guy out here ;)

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2014, 01:56:04 PM »
With what?

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2014, 01:58:58 PM »
Knowing what demaia is looking for ;)

So I can work on the unlocks ;)

Niil Spaar

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #20 on: April 02, 2014, 02:03:11 PM »
Well, she did give you the Jedi Code to work from . . .

Let's see . . . relax, be cool, don't let your emotions dictate your actions, don't live for yourself.  Peace is cool.

Be . . . mellow.   Yeahhhh.

(cue Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit").
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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #21 on: April 02, 2014, 02:08:01 PM »
True...it's a starting point ... She gave Collan the Code. So he's got that. He can't even begin to set aside the family thing till he knows where he came from.

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #22 on: April 02, 2014, 02:14:43 PM »
Aha, maybe that's the first part of the process.  Maybe you have to start by letting go your feelings about the family issue.  I'm guessing that from a Jedi standpoint, it would be considered a distraction - as harsh as that may sound - and could be something that the Dark Side (or someone trained in the Dark Side) could use against you.
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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2014, 02:18:42 PM »
Possibly. Unless and until, he finds some resolution (could the resolution is that he'll never know).

It'd also be nice for Collan just to know the family is out there and that he is who he thinks he is.

Niil Spaar

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2014, 02:26:39 PM »
"There is a Force common to all life-forms, a dynamic beauty in which an ultimate symmetry of context reveals itself to . . . oh, frak, the holorecorder battery is running out!  Jex, see if there's another battery in-"  - Niil Spaar, Philosophising on a Saturday Night:  The Karvis Jedi Academy

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2014, 02:27:52 PM »
Ok, here's some direction.

[Aside: this may come off a little harsh. Don't take it personally.]

I'll metagame a little for you here, but I'm not going to spell it out for you. You'll have to figure it out on your own. There is no one right answer. And success isn't necessarily required.

She is testing you, except for this test you have to come up with the test and take it. You devise what that test is, and bring her the results. You will be graded on both the test itself, and the results you provide.

She wants you to convince her you can be serious and dedicated and are willing to make sacrifices. So do something that shows her you are serious, or that you understand this is a long-term commitment, or something like that. Bring her an item, or proof of some task or deed that shows her some of what she is looking for, and maybe she'll give you a chance. Convince someone to petition her on your behalf who has knowledge of these traits in you. She wants to be reassured you're not going to go Dark Side on her halfway through your training before she will even open the door on that path.

She's told you what she's looking for in a student. It is up to you to convince her you fit the bill.

By the way, (and this boat has already sailed so you missed it) a good first step would have been not giving up on the idea the moment she said no. In RotJ, when Yoda saw Luke, did he say, "Luke, my boy! I've been waiting for you, and I'm happy to train you! Let's get started!" No! He took some serious convincing by both Luke and Obi-wan before he finally agreed. Neither of you made much of a case to convince her to train you, which brings into question your dedication (in her eyes).

Another example: you have both had access to a broken lightsabre for some time now that you could have used to put CP into lightsabr repair so you could learn how to make one of your own, but neither one of you took advantage of that. If you had one, you could have been working on lightsabre combat prior to meeting her, but you never explored it so it remained a missed opportunity.

There is a lot more to RP-ing a Jedi that simply buying Force Sensitivity and throwing CP's into force skills. You can play it that way, but that's not how I'll run it.

Bottom line (meta-game): if you want Jedi training, you are going to have to earn it.
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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2014, 02:31:38 PM »
I just needed a little direction ;)

Anyhow...did Collan know about the saber? It's been a while so I forget ;)

And I was going to ask Trax IG if I could borrow the one we got from the DJ?

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2014, 02:34:12 PM »
Yeah, I made an OOC post about it saying it was available as a resource.

There is another path to Force Skills, by the way: Find a darksider or a Grey Jedi to train you - rumour has it they have much more lax admission standards.

If you want her to train you, you know what you have to do. :)

Remember my survival guide - the world is your oyster. If you don't like one path, there are many others you can take.

Niil Spaar

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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2014, 02:43:28 PM »
Well, Niil does have more questions for her . . . although he's waiting outside the room so Collan can speak with her in private first.  He felt that Collan's questions about his past took precedence.
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Re: Interlude - Questions and Answers
« Reply #29 on: April 02, 2014, 02:46:51 PM »
Oh...I'm not upset about Collan's path. It feels right for him actually. Recovering some memories is part of it.

And...Darren...Collan's going to want some lightsaber usage lessons while we figure out how these things work.