I have the pleasure of playing in a Star Wars game, where I'm playing the Captain of a Correllian Corvette. This is Star Wars World, by Andrew Medeiros. I've done some hacking -- and am continuing to do so! -- but this post is really about what you can do with the Officer playbook.
Running a large space should would be impossible in standard RPGs, and the closest in AW is the hard holder. Which is pretty close, except these people are employees rather than just residents.
That is, the character is like 60 years old and wealthy; owns a flying castle with dozens of employees, starfighters, and hundreds of droids. If that's not wealth, I don't know what is.
The Family
Its him and his wife (also a PC), they've been in the ship for over 40 years. They have 5 kids, and have adopted another 10 over the years. They consider every spacer to be like family.
This isn't my ideal future, but it is nice to play. Its very different from my normal characters; I'm not driving the character like a stolen car, nor is there a mechanical striving for power. Instead, there's a quiet enjoyment of the intimacy and life.
The Ship
We stole a CC 40 years ago, when the trade federation started turning Corellia into a fascist shit show.We've been pirates ever sense, raiding from the insured rich and keeping ourselves in the black.
Outfitted to have starfighters, because that makes it more awesome. A crew of about three dozen, ten troopers, and a dozen fighter pilots. Call it 60 people onboard.
On Wealth
Not only do these characters own a space ship, not only do they have like 60 employees, but they also help their crew and kids setup new lives for themselves. One runs a restaurant, one was the administrator of cloud city, and one we just setup as a pirate after a big score.
So, its like a less douchtacular version of Downton Abbey, but also with hyperdrive and guns.
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That sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteJosh Mannon Yar! Competent, long standing partnerships are a thing I rarely see in RPGs. That hs been a delight!
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