11-09-2017, 04:22 PM | #1 |
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Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
In my Star Wars RPG, I am a scientist working in a lab on an Outer Rim planet. What am I researching or trying to create?
Rules are 1. No teleportation 2. No time travel 3. No matter replication I'm not trying to make Star Wars like Star Trek. In the canon Disney universe, the first and second are thought to be "impossible" and the third one is a plot hole that may or may not exist in some form. What's something I could be working on in a galaxy where faster than light travel is commonplace and advanced artificial intelligence is nothing special? |
11-09-2017, 04:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
Ancient civilizations, minor improvements to existing technology, or a super weapon. Alternatively you could be studying something academic as a backgrounds detail, like a species of frog or something, when you get kidnapped by space pirates.
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11-09-2017, 04:58 PM | #3 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
The mating habits of the denobulan slime slug.
They have some striking similarities to Hutts. The ability to study such a creature is a blessing. You feel deeply honored that you were given this opportunity. Just because you're a scientist doesn't mean that you're doing something terribly awesome. And humble beginnings make for good characters. |
11-09-2017, 05:57 PM | #4 |
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11-09-2017, 06:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
There are an awful lot of options that aren't terribly interesting from a plot perspective. If you want something that would actually matter, common options include weapons of mass destruction and force-sensitive creatures. I would ask the GM for suggestions that would make good plot seeds.
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11-09-2017, 07:06 PM | #6 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
He's researching how to make something akin to Star Trek's synthehol, as a way of coping with being a scientist in a universe dominated by space wizard Jedi.
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11-09-2017, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
Midichlorians.
Once you understand those, you can give anybody Force powers - or take them away.
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11-09-2017, 07:44 PM | #8 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
Nothing that makes major changes should be possible, unless that is a specific plot point. Star Wars is a very conservative setting, with very little technological advances in tens of thousands of years.
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11-09-2017, 09:21 PM | #9 |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
A new type of droid. That allows some change without creating setting wrecking messes.
Protocol droids that move faster than snails, for example.
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11-09-2017, 10:53 PM | #10 | |
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Re: Scientist in the Star Wars galaxy RPG build
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Actually, that could be a good thing for the scientist to study: he's got the hypothesis that the Jedi got it wrong, and is working on obtaining proof.
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