Since I never properly replied to this...*in a mario voice* here we go.
obikenobi1 wrote:
Just curious Kevin what blunders are you refering to that I should fix?
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Dorian gives Nuu a look and gives a slight laugh, "Oh ho ho, somebody is in charge now are they? Then I suppose you should work on fixing your own blunders."
This is the droid you are looking for:
obikenobi1 wrote:
Nuuhatyc says to Dorian while the wookie leaves, "Six-Six is coming to collect the information soon. He had said ealier in the discussion between Avran and myself that we could pay to keep the information ourselves at the standard rate. Since we haven't been able to decrypt the information yet, it might be best to just pay for the information and keep it ourselves. I had said to Six Six that we'd share it, but we could say we changed our mind and decided the information was worth buying. Something like that anyways. I have no clue what this standard rate is, he didn't tell me. He assumed we all knew how much to pay."
And for the billionth time I feel a need to remind you, stop taking things in this game as personal affronts. YOU don't need to fix anything, Nuu does.
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And I don't think you are the the only person who can talk in this group either. Nobody made you the leader of the group. You may be the the leader of our cover as regards to Darga, but not on this mission. On this mission we all have a roll, and all of us can contribute. This is roll playing. Not Dorian-playing. As I recall, you've almost gotten us all killed once already cause you said the wrong things. Thankfully our gracious GM let you fix that blunder before Darga had us all executed. Give everyone else a chance to actually build their characters for once will ya.
I am not the only one responsible for the enjoyment of this group. Nor am I trying to steel the show. In fact, I believe Dorian gave everybody very open ended assignments they characters could work on the first day we got to the palace. Some of them went with it (candor) some didn't (Skad). The majority of events that have occurred were triggered by others or by Walter, not by myself, and I feel a need to remind you it is Walters place to determine if somebody is running away with the game, not yours.
And I have no problem seeing where you get "Dorian-Playing" from. So far, at every instance, Nuu has come to Dorian with either information or asking for direction. Find the security grid in the vent, call a meeting and ask Dorians opinion. Find a droid who has information, go to Dorian to have him decode it or pay for it. Get a slave girl, Dorian what do we do? There are 3 other characters and a GM to talk to, you don't have to run to Dorian just because you know there will be a fight. You could, at any point, involve anybody else at your leisure and do just about anything you want. Wanna shape shift into that Twi'lek and dance topless in the audience chamber, go for it. Want to kick us out of the room and have your way with her, fine. Want to go shock box a wall, knock yourself out. Think it would be best right now to, you know, figure out what the hell just happened and why we were attacked and deal with that, maybe you should get on that. I fail to see how your inability to come up with something to do is my problem. I also don't see why, with all the other crap that just happened and with the above quote, Nuu didn't take point and involve skad or candor or avran but instead went to Dorian and asked him to decode the information then proceeded to talk with Dorian about what to do next. Yeah, I was talking with the slave, Yeah, I let the Wookiee go, guess what, the second you guys started talking I let you! Skad or Candor could have offed the wookiee if they wanted, you could have started on the twi'lek, and the second you decided you wanted to be in charge, Dorian walked out. Not my problem Nuu decided to run out before Dorian when he insulted Nuu. That and did you notice Elanor was still there? I was planning on giving her some face time but I guess that isn't going to happen now.
obikenobi1 wrote:
Not really sure what my character did to warrant all the insults though.......
Here is the thought process. So far we have been in 3 combats as a group. The one in the warehouse, the one in the arena, and the one just now. The first combat, Nuu ran off apart from the group to chase after somebody Dorian didn't see. The second combat Nuu refused to take part in so he could scout the area, after which time he came back saying "there is a security grid in the vents." That and both Nuu and Avran were critical of the decision to participate in the arena, making Dorian look like an incompetent leader in front of Darga, a bad thing for business relations. Then, in this last ordeal, all Dorian witnessed was Nuu and the Twi'lek rolling on the ground, him trying to pin her, while the rest of the people fought.
Next, Dorian made it as clear as he could that this was a business deal and he had to portray himself as the groups leader in order to avoid suspicion. Most everybody in the group has done a good job of that in his mind (Avran even came up with a good excuse as to why he wasn't participating in the arena, Nuu just hid) However, Nuu has butted heads with Dorian both in private, which is fine, and in public, which is a problem for the character and his perceived roll in the mission. Not only that, recent events (the droid data and now the slave) give Dorian the impression that Nuu sees him as nothing more than a bank account for Nuu's personal use. Not the most friendly of ideas to any person.
Lastly, Nuu has taken what Dorian sees as unnecessary action to save everything they have come across, even things that have repeatedly tried to kill Dorian or the rest of the group. While it is a noble thing, Dorian spent a bit of time with Elanor in the Clone wars, so he is use to doing what needs to be done for the missions sake. When Nuu tries to save things he sees as an enemy, especially when it would cost them the mission should it go wrong, Dorian takes it as Nuu being outright stupid. Hence the recent insults to him about wanting a sex slave. That and now Nuu is going "I'm the leader." Choosing what to do and who to talk to and how to proceed but then telling Dorian to do the work, buy the slave, buy the information, exc. It is in character for Nuu I guess but it still rubs Dorian the wrong way, especially when Dorian calls Nuu out on it and tells him to solve his own problems, then Nuu storms out because he was insulted, leaving the group "leaderless".
So, why would Dorian like Nuu based on the actions so far? Dorian sees Nuu as inept, as he hasn't done anything to advance the mission yet in his eyes. (I know Nuu has tried and the vent thing was awkward and whatnot but it is how the Character sees it.) He sees Nuu as a coward because he hasn't helped fight a single battle. (Again, I know better but Dorian hasn't seen Nuu fight once except for the grapple with the Twi'lek which he is viewing as more Nuu being horny than in combat.) He thinks Nuu is outright stupid and useless based on his attempts to take on the role of the groups leader while also failing to provide the group with any discernible benefit. (though now that Dorian knows Nuu is a shifter, that opinion is slowly changing. Should Nuu actually be of benefit at some point the belief of Nuu's uselessness will change.) And worst of all, he sees Nuu as a liability to the mission because he keeps trying to save enemies and keeps directly arguing with Dorian when they are in a crowd (not playing his role as a paid bodyguard) which not only hurts negotiations with Darga but also could blow the groups cover. That and Nuu being a shifter could just about destroy the mission if he is discovered, a likelihood in Dorian's mind based on his experience with Nuu so far.
So what about everybody else? Since I have to defend my characters opinion of your character, here is how Dorian views everybody else.
Dorian likes Skad. He didn't at first because he thought he would be a risk to the mission based on Skad's outburst on the ship. He treated skad very poorly at the time if you remember. However, aside from a few frustrations (arena battle being the biggest), Skad has been extremely helpful in saving the parties butts each combat and has mostly kept himself out of trouble. Skad's outbursts have died down and he has actually grown as a character, causing events and helping the group gain not only Darga's favor but money as well.
Dorian is indifferent to Candor. Candor is playing his part well but there has been little interaction aside from his assistance in battle. Again, respect is given to him as a blaster for hire because he has at least helped/put forth effort to help the group. Also, his display for Darga was not only on que, it was completed successfully. After that, Candor had done just as Dorian has asked, blend in with the crowd and get any information he can. The indifference is only because he does not know much of the man.
Dorian isn't fond of Avran. They have different opinions on many things. However, Avran has been playing his part effectively thus far and has actually managed to be a pacifist without jeopardizing the mission, so he is tolerated. He also has only "talked back" to Dorian in private and in ways that express his dissatisfaction without saying "I'll beat you up" or some other veiled threat. This has earned Avran some respect, it takes a strong will to argue for what you believe, and intelligence to know when to or more importantly not to argue. Also, Dorian has some respect for Jedi, not that he is going to save every one he sees but he isn't going to sell them out either. So, while he doesn't like Avran's opinion, he can at least respect it because Avran has shown Dorian respect as well. Yes, they will butt heads from time to time but Dorian has no reason to try to ostracize Avran from the group, nor does he believe it would be of benefit.
Elanor is self explanatory. Wifey is as Wifey does. She is important for the mission as his weapons demonstrator, she has helped with every combat, and while she hasn't set up the explosives he has asked her to yet, he understands that her primary role in the group is as a bodyguard and medic (though that role is Avrans as well now in his mind) not as a tech specialist. That and she has proven on past experience she is capable.
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I'd like to see us complete this mission and actually work as a real team. Jedi_Master however must have different ideas.
I'm playing in character and your character has been causing Dorian a lot of problems with his plans. So Dorian is being a dick to Nuu. Get off the personal stang, its a game and the character is being played as written, just as yours is. Dorian wants the mission to succeed but Nuu and Dorian have vastly different approaches. The two have to figure out how to overcome those differences for the mission to succeed. It is not an "I want the mission to fail" nor is it a "You are stupid, let me do what I want" kind of thing, it is a "Our characters have very different ideas on what is right and wrong. Mine wants to get this done ASAP and accepts collateral damage as part of the mission. He also is not a 'good' character, he has aspirations to become a crime lord and doesn't care a lot about things outside his goals. Your character wants no collateral damage and wants to come out of this as a good person. Your guy wants to avenge his race and therefor has a vested interest in how the rebellion is viewed. So how are they going to work together?"