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[Midrick]

D. Rex okay so I said it had hairline fractures and that it only gave the blade a serrated appearance and slightly widened it.

 

[Ian Temero]

None. Why would a damaged crystal provide more power? If so, wouldnt jedi and sith everywhere be pounding their crystals with a hammer? Crystal's also are the focus, not the power. So a broken crystal would produce a pretty unstable blade.

And again, a powerful lightsaber wont help you in any means. The only effects lightsaber properties have is how cool it looks when using it in combat. As well as how you use them.

Not to be arguing with the GM here, but I'm not entirely sure I agree. It's kind of a fact that different crystals can give a lightsabers different practical effects, and a cracked kyber crystal would be no different. Cracked kybers produce so much extra heat that exaust ports on the handle are a must, meaning that the blade would probably be hotter than the average lightsaber. And it's unstable blade would actually be beneficial, basically allowing it to saw through an opponent's lightsaber be destabilizing it (would require prolonged contact though, like when locking blades) though it would be less useful for deflecting blaster shots. It would also probably be very painful to get hit by.

And why "wouldnt jedi and sith everywhere be pounding their crystals with a hammer?" Well one, because that's not how cracked kyber crystals are made. They are very sturdy things, the fractures occur on the inside, and the circumstance needed to crack one are pretty extreme. Two, they are very unstable and unless the saber is designed just right are prone to breaking further and even blowing up.

But I do certainly agree that in the long run a more powerful lightsaber doesn't actually mean anything as far as the game goes, since victories/losses should not be based on who has the best equipment so much as which servers the story best.

 

[D. Rex]

D. Rex okay so I said it had hairline fractures and that it only gave the blade a serrated appearance and slightly widened it.

If that's all it does, then that is okay. But both of those wouldnt require a crystal. A damaged or bad kyber crystal makes the blade unstable. Which has it's own unique look. The uneven edges.

If you want it wider, then can have your emitter made to make it wider, at the cost of power drain and other effects.

To make a specifically serrated look, maybe something to do with a blade frequency tuner. Though given lightsaber blades are round instead of flat, it might look a bit wonky.

I think an unstable blade might be more of what you are aesthetically looking for.

 

[Midrick]

If that's all it does, then that is okay. But both of those wouldnt require a crystal. A damaged or bad kyber crystal makes the blade unstable. Which has it's own unique look. The uneven edges.

If you want it wider, then can have your emitter made to make it wider, at the cost of power drain and other effects.

To make a specifically serrated look, maybe something to do with a blade frequency tuner. Though given lightsaber blades are round instead of flat, it might look a bit wonky.

I think an unstable blade might be more of what you are aesthetically looking for.

I was going for the look.

 

[D. Rex]

Not to be arguing with the GM here, but I'm not entirely sure I agree. It's kind of a fact that different crystals can give a lightsabers different practical effects, and a cracked kyber crystal would be no different. Cracked kybers produce so much extra heat that exaust ports on the handle are a must, meaning that the blade would probably be hotter than the average lightsaber. And it's unstable blade would actually be beneficial, basically allowing it to saw through an opponent's lightsaber be destabilizing it (would require prolonged contact though, like when locking blades) though it would be less useful for deflecting blaster shots. It would also probably be very painful to get hit by.

And why "wouldnt jedi and sith everywhere be pounding their crystals with a hammer?" Well one, because that's not how cracked kyber crystals are made. They are very sturdy things, the fractures occur on the inside, and the circumstance needed to crack one are pretty extreme. Two, they are very unstable and unless the saber is designed just right are prone to breaking further and even blowing up.

But I do certainly agree that in the long run a more powerful lightsaber doesn't actually mean anything as far as the game goes, since victories/losses should not be based on who has the best equipment so much as which servers the story best.

I dont really agree.

Also, I don't want to delve into kyber crystal mechanics in this rp.

Lol I came very close to not allowing the light club because it a but much. And certainly not in conjunction with force blade.

I was going for the look.

Then definitely go unstable. They are edgy and mean looking.

While I dont mind them having some effects, I don't want folk to go overboard with them.

 

[D. Rex]

 

[Midrick]

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Yös

 

[Sophileon]

Not to be arguing with the GM here, but I'm not entirely sure I agree. It's kind of a fact that different crystals can give a lightsabers different practical effects, and a cracked kyber crystal would be no different. Cracked kybers produce so much extra heat that exaust ports on the handle are a must, meaning that the blade would probably be hotter than the average lightsaber. And it's unstable blade would actually be beneficial, basically allowing it to saw through an opponent's lightsaber be destabilizing it (would require prolonged contact though, like when locking blades) though it would be less useful for deflecting blaster shots. It would also probably be very painful to get hit by.

And why "wouldnt jedi and sith everywhere be pounding their crystals with a hammer?" Well one, because that's not how cracked kyber crystals are made. They are very sturdy things, the fractures occur on the inside, and the circumstance needed to crack one are pretty extreme. Two, they are very unstable and unless the saber is designed just right are prone to breaking further and even blowing up.

But I do certainly agree that in the long run a more powerful lightsaber doesn't actually mean anything as far as the game goes, since victories/losses should not be based on who has the best equipment so much as which servers the story best.

Curious where you are getting this info from.

 

[Midrick]

GrieveWriter you would be okay with my sith apprentice working with Darth Zen right?

 

[GrieveWriter]

GrieveWriter you would be okay with my sith apprentice working with Darth Zen right?

Sure, why not
More the merrier, I say.

 

[Midrick]

Sure, why not
More the merrier, I say.

New apprentice maybe.

 

[GrieveWriter]

New apprentice maybe.

Can't really remember if she already has one or not, but she doesn't exactly strike me as a Rule of Two type.

So yeah, go new apprentice, welcome to the team, we got Gas and Droids

 

[D. Rex]

Can't really remember if she already has one or not, but she doesn't exactly strike me as a Rule of Two type.

So yeah, go new apprentice, welcome to the team, we got Gas and Droids

Ha! Zen has gas.

 

[Sophileon]

Ha! Zen has gas.

 

[Ian Temero]

Curious where you are getting this info from.

Cobbled together from here and there around wookiepedia and the effects items in KOTOR had, with admittedly one or two theories of my own mixed in.

The cracked kyber crystal running extremely hot is stated both on the wiki and I'm pretty sure outright said in the movie. So it just seems likely that it makes a hotter blade.

I'll admit my thinking as to it "sawing" though other lightsabers is a bit flawed. The kyber crystal page on the wiki talks about how synthetic crystals will sometimes break lightsabers and I was assuming that's what they were doing, but then I found the page on Sith Lightsabers and it mentions "Synth-crystals typically produced stronger blades than the natural Jedi crystals, and had the rare potential to "break" the blades of standard lightsabers by overloading the energy matrix and instantly burning out the opponent's weapon." So oops.

The unstable blade not being good for deflecting blaster shots is based on kotor items. Lens, emitters, and crystals that improve deflection stats usually talk about how they stabilize the beam.

And as for my explanation on why more aren't being made, that's a mixed package. The wiki talks about how durable kyber crystals are and also how if the energy isn't focused though the crystal correctly it can damage it. I assumed the cracks being internal because it makes little sense to use a crystal that could fall apart in your hands in a flipping sword fight. And kyber crystals blowing up is absolutely a thing. Check the wiki.

 

[Midrick]

This would be cool to see as a beheading technique

 

[HighSanguinaryPriest]

This would be cool to see as a beheading technique
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My character could pull it off due to using an actual blade

 

[HighSanguinaryPriest]

So when we starting this rp?

 

[D. Rex]

So when we starting this rp?

Today.

 

[Locklaklazarii]

I'm excited

 

[GrieveWriter]

Okay OnyxMule Midrick can both be Zen's Apprentices

That's okay, right D. Rex ?

 

[Bruhaha]

Bruhaha

Triple your fleet size for Atticus.

You are fully stocked in fighters and troopers.

Triple your marines, the rest are faithful soldiers of the republic.


The new republic has heard rumor of a new terror in the galaxy. They sent you fully equipped.

Be careful about splitting your forces, but it will be necessary for you to do so at times.

It shall be done after pharmaco-theraputics class hahah

 

[D. Rex]

Mandolorian + Grey
@Chak - Vortiger
HighSanguinaryPriest - Paladin Ebberon
@Rusty of Shackleford - Kal Ordo


Republic + Jedi
Bruhaha - Admiral Atticus
D. Rex - Master Buul
GrieveWriter - Rel'tesi
@Peckinou - Atora
Adobe - Nirea
@Rusty of Shackleford - Galen
c h a n a - Feyi


Sith
Bruhaha - "Doctor" Bunga
Sophileon - Darth Bellator
@Rusty of Shackleford - Ror Vizla
GrieveWriter - Darth Zen
D. Rex - Soth
OnyxMule - Darth Raptid
Srale - Zalrian
Midrick - Kaid

Bounty Hunters
GrieveWriter - AS-9 (Azzy)
Grim Wraithe Stjerna - Chuka

Criminal Underbelly
Bruhaha - Sok
Bruhaha - Sinclair
D. Rex - Cid

Floaters
c h a n a - Ellis
@Chak - Day
Adobe - Mirian
Locklaklazarii - Fokan
Ian Temero - Amatiel
Bruhaha - Bedae

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Need completion (not approved for play)
myst.erion - Alelo
Sophileon - Bob
SidTheSkid - Desmond


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[D. Rex]

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[D. Rex]

Okay OnyxMule Midrick can both be Zen's Apprentices

That's okay, right D. Rex ?

Most certainly. It is up to Zen to decide whether she follows the rule of two. I will leave it to the discretion of the sith to decide how many apprentices they have.