Jedi Academy

I will teach you how to Byron.

More noodles!

I enjoyed Byron, he was both lovable and infuriating at times

What part of the Empire was he from and how did he end up with the Jedi?

I envisioned Byron as being from the outer regions his family anyways, he was born shortly after they emigrated to the Republic as refugees on asylum during the conflict. Living in a "ghetto" of similar Imperial asylum seekers so that is why the accent stuck since he was around similar speaking people.

He could probably pull a Republic accent pretty easily I think, but I liked the affectation.

I came up with Byron pretty quickly, I started with the image and then wanted him to very much someone who believes in the Jedi order and the kool-aid and if this was the MMO he would be the nearly maximum Light side choice guy who would even allow his most vile enemies to flee after he punched them a few times.

He is. Proto-Qui-gonn and Obiwan mix, a believer and a rebel who has complete faith in the Jedi, the Code, and the Force. It was later on that I realized he was basically an old school paladin, very rigid in his views and how things should be done.

I wanted him older because I honestly have little interest in high school drama as of late so I wanted to skip that and play the more wiser, been there done that type. I think it worked well because he came off as a know it all and had issues connecting with the younger trainees because he feels like they should be past this, but they are not and in a way he isn’t either but eh…

Ah, Jedi Cop! Had some fun time with him. Expect occasional letters from Dromund Kaas...

Did Byron do anything you didn't expect? Whether at one particular moment, or an overall path?
Did you have a favorite scene? What about favorite scene just involving PCs?

Good boy Byron. I did see the Paladin-approach to him, as it is similar to how I play my own Paladin in our long-running tabletop campaign. So very nice. It was an interesting aspect of the Jedi to see brought to life!

Also thanks for being a good sport and rolling with the punches, especially in the rather mean vergence-experience he had.

Will we see Jedi Cop appear as an NPC in the future of Dapper Wars, I wonder?

Hatoful GM wrote:Ah, Jedi Cop! Had some fun time with him. Expect occasional letters from Dromund Kaas...

Did Byron do anything you didn't expect? Whether at one particular moment, or an overall path?
Did you have a favorite scene? What about favorite scene just involving PCs?

Unexpected ot so much that, I found him much more… stubborn than planned but in a light hearted way. I tried to think what would Kenobi say to Anakin and mean it in a guiding way but come off as totally patronizing. I think he came off as more capable than expected and that was something he had to adjust to, and he was perhaps a bit more violent than planned with criminals but I wanted to balance that with his desire to not seek violence for the sake of it but on behalf of defending others.

I liked the first youngling scene as it cemented his personality and approach to working with the others. Trying to be the cool relaxed older bro and also an example of what a Jedi should be in his mind. I liked his investigations as it gives an idea of how Byron would approach work as a Jedi Knight, the kind to break the rules to get the job done but only to maintain peace and order.

By the end in his mind, Byron considered himself a leader and understood he would have to make hard decisions the others were not yet old enough or mature enough to understand. At the same time, he would set the example of how they should act even to their enemies,

Dracosvina was a highlight as well, for obvious reasons.

Faily wrote:Good boy Byron. I did see the Paladin-approach to him, as it is similar to how I play my own Paladin in our long-running tabletop campaign. So very nice. It was an interesting aspect of the Jedi to see brought to life!

Also thanks for being a good sport and rolling with the punches, especially in the rather mean vergence-experience he had.

Will we see Jedi Cop appear as an NPC in the future of Dapper Wars, I wonder?

I enjoyed it, Byron ended up muc more independent than planned and I think that worked really well. He was past the constant guidance phase and more in the we are approaching near peer status and the relationship would shift to a more mature mentorship of guiding him along his career more so than molding his belief systems and morality.

As for an NPC, sure if there is no continuation of the story I foresee many characters being referenced in the future of the setting with the permission of those players if they so desire. Byron I would foresee probably traveling across the Outer Rim and areas where Republic presence is low and giving him more leeway to help others directly.

I hope Zanja's occasional annoyance with Jedi Cop was okay with you OOC! He occasionally brought out the Steve-McQueen-as-teen-girl side of her. Kriff the pigs! and all that.

How does the fling with Drascovina fit into his paladin archetype? Does he think he can convert her, or...? (And how much will he tell Tethys about his adventures during his trials? )

Really enjiyed the early Byron Ares threads.

Now they can swap girlfriend advice too?

Ares Pax wrote:Really enjiyed the early Byron Ares threads.

Now they can swap girlfriend advice too?

"My girlfriend wants to stab people in a fit of rage."
"Yeah, mine too..."

Esla certainly did appreciate the talks and the answers given by Byron, even if they weren't completely satisfactory answers. She was rather wary about him on the first impression, which made her rather unsure if she should associate herself with him. However, I suppose things worked about and they were able to have more than one conversation after some coaxing?