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Oh - TWO non-SWTOR works!

The Falcon's Pirate is a piece of BattleTech Fanfiction. Our protagonist - an ex-Pirate, ex-Mercenary, ex-Lyran MechWarrior - is captured as a bondsman by Clan Jade Falcon post-Battle of Tukayyid. The Falcon commander is short-staffed garrisoning a Periphery world and - reluctantly - presses him into service without formally inducting him into the warrior caste. (Since that last part would require approval from her Khan, and he'll only say 'no'.) Sparks between the two reluctant allies eventually... spark.

(Yes, I know most of you probably don't know or care about BattleTech, so you have no frame of reference.)

I have no idea if I'll ever turn it into anything.

Tagging @taraum , since she was also curious about The Problem With D&D -

As the title implies - certain iterations of D&D - particularly the video game adaptations of my youth - had a problem.

The "optimal path" of most adventures - that is, the approach that resulted in the most XP, gold, magic items looted, etc., was usually the "direct" approach, resulting in the most violence. Kill everyone and everything, snatch up the goodies, then deal with it afterwards.

That's... fine? But its not for everyone. I prefer more intelligent approaches in my games, and good DMs encourage that.

So a DM puts two PCs through a solo-player dungeon. First with a Rogue - we'll call him Ralph - and then with a Barbarian - we'll call him Bruce. The quest is to acquire a magical gem being used in a ritual in a Dark Temple (TM) by Evil Snake People (TM).

Ralph puts on a show, bypassing traps, sneaking past guards, and eventually not only absconding with the gem, but replacing it with a fake. The Snake-people don't even discover the theft for days.

Ralph gets X gold and Y experience points for his trouble.

Then Bruce the Barbarian takes his turn. He sets off every trap in the dungeon, slaughters every monster and enemy in the place and leaves a path of destruction in his wake. He basically just soaks all the damage, shrugging it off before finally seizing the gem.

Bruce gets about ten times as much gold and experience points as Ralph did.

... maybe it sounded funnier in my head? 🥴

“Come on, please?” When Marr doesn’t answer, Kryn grabs one of his hands with both of her own. “Please?”

“It is entirely undignified, and besides, you hardly need me for such a thing, you can do it yourself.”

“I’m begging you.” As she says this, she drops onto her knees in the warm white sand. “See? On my knees!”

Marr looks up at the cloudless blue sky, trying in vain to control the laugh threatening to burst out of him. “I must admit, this is not what I was expecting when I thought about you on your knees on the beach.”

Kryn gasps, smirks. “I’m sure it wasn’t. Come on, give me a piggyback ride and let’s go up the cliff face!”

“Fine,” he finally says, extending a hand to help her up. “This is eminently lazy of you, you know that, right?”

Do they have any deep dark secrets?

Okay, not so much deep dark secrets, but Aitahea certainly has a few, uh, choices that have caused not exactly regret, but some awkwardness. Erianthe has none? She’s always been so in control, if she has any she’s keeping they’re really secrets belonging to others (a la Jomar & Leeha).

 Do they like to boogie? Do they dance to that good old cantina band?

Aitahea learned to love a nice boogie when her sister Tember took her out clubbing on Coruscant when they were both still teens. So yeah totally. Prior to that she learned a number of formal styles on Alderaan as an initiate. Once the cantina on Odessen opens she learns to enjoy a good raucous party there, too.

Erianthe is wholly and entirely confused by the idea.

 In KotFE what is their relationship with Valkorion?

Erianthe is the Outlander and valiantly does her best to ignore him, but it does start to wear on our stalwart heroine. She never accepts his power, ever, and even considered asking Lana & Theron to keep intelligence from her just in case.

Character Ask Game - Touch/Gestures

Thanks for the ask, @queen-scribbles !

🤛 - how does your character react to being hit? are they likely to continue a fight if someone else starts it, or try to de-escalate or get away?

Bas would fight, but she would fight dirty. She knows perfectly well how powerful Sith and other Force-users are, and she has a list of tricks to win those encounters.

Most of those went out the window when she fought Forta Gair, but in Bas' defense, Forta fought dirty, too - and had a bunch of droids with her.

👋 - someone waves at your character. what do they do?

Bas is social. She'd usually wave back!

🤲 - is your character better at receiving touch or giving it? under what circumstances?

She's usually very physically affectionate. Hugs (including to Corellan), kisses (particularly to 'innocent' Jedi like @taraum 's Daesha) and other gestures are common.

She's pretty good at receiving as well, though a lot depends on her dynamic with the person, and what she's trying to accomplish. If its just a roll in the hay with a random someone, that's one thing. If its someone she cares about... well.

HEADCANON MEME!

(I hope this is the one you meant, @taraum ! Sorry it took so long!)

🎶 - What is my muse’s theme song?

Corellan doesn't necessarily have a theme song of his own. For me, its all about who he's partnered with at any given time.

When he teams with Kira, my song of choice is Skillet's Invincible

When he teams with Lana Beniko, the song would be The Other Side from The Greatest Showman

When he teams with Teeseven, the song would be Never Had A Friend Like Me , sung by Robin Williams in Aladdin

When's he's with his crew, the song would be Asian Kung Fu Generation's Haruka Kanata

When's he's dealing with Scourge the song would be Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin

I could probably do more someday...

Aw, thanks! Fluff Alphabet

C omfort - How would they help their s/o when they feel down/have a panic attack etc.?

For Corellan comforting Kira, its usually straight forward : Whatever it is, he assures her that they will deal with this, and that they'll do it together. He'll be with her every step of the way. (This is exactly what he did when she confessed that she was a Child of the Emperor. It was the moment Kira realized that she was falling for him.) For Kira comforting Corellan, honestly, her very presence is helpful enough, but there are times she offers more. Corellan does - at points in his life - have nightmares. More than once, he's woken up with Kira's arms around him, telling him that it was alright. Other times, like after Yavin, he honestly feels completely wiped. Joint meditation exercises with their Force Bond lets them truly share everything with each other. It helps. Later, it becomes more effortless.

E qual - Are they the dominant one in the relationship, or rather passive?

I think Corellan is - in the greater sense - the more passive one.

In his mind, on a professional I'm-a-Jedi-and-I'm-Gonna-Save-The-Galaxy level, Kira has backed him up every step of the way. She's literally followed him to the darkest places in the galaxy, doing terribly dangerous things and enduring hardships that would destroy anyone else.

She's even put up with him letting Doc join their crew. I mean... that's a LOT.

And then he takes a job at the head of the Eternal Alliance that, almost by definition, monopolizes his time.

So Corellan defers to her on everything else. Through the Force, he can read her moods and emotions well, even when he doesn't understand. He proposed to Kira years ago, and she can cash that ring in any time she likes. They've discussed children, and it will happen whenever she wants.