This is James, he's pretty cool like that.
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James
I've been with JoinTheSaga since March 2004, which kinda places me as an oldbie but it all gets a bit fuzzy when you account for the fact that I'm still only 23. That means I started here when I was only 16 (and an annoying 16, I'm sure).
I started over on Reach of the Empire with a character called Tidus. I was fresh to MUDs at the time (I'd participated in a fair bit of Yahoo roleplay - yeuch!). I tried to get into OtherSpace with Dement, a fresh-faced Waldheimer who was just entering the galaxy for the first time, it made following on from the vast and intimidating lore a lot easier. Obviously, he had to be an over curious Engineer.
It was a long time before I ever got into playing Dement as a character, though I did roleplay with him my enthusiasm was always focused on Reach of the Empire because I am an avid Star Wars nerd. Through the first year of playing I added to my repertoire of characters so that I could get myself around in the universe, my first alt was Leonardo Travis or 'Leon' in June, my first attempt at a military character. Unfortunately, I found it a struggle to include him into roleplay, so in response my next concept was Rillitan Ryoleli in August. Chock full of macho and projective desires he was a kung-fu using gun blazing bounty hunting son-of-a-bitch with had aspirations of teaching his self made martial art. It was samey, but different enough to pass, and it got me off to a good start. Rillitan remains one of my favorite characters I have ever created and has easily been the most active over the years.
Lastly came Rukais in March 2005, I think it's arguable that he really is me placing myself into the game. Rukais reflected how I felt when I created him. It was a bit more ambitious, I wanted to use some of the history of Otherspace to create a more interesting character and I looked at some of the large events that happened to give myself something to go on. After all that, I still ended up creating a sarcastic teenager who only wanted to thrill ride fast spaceships. Still, he too remains an interesting character thanks to some edits to his personality and the general starting point (Rukais was brought back to life after La Terre exploded).
To Do List
- Transfer different races
- Languages on race pages
- Revert page tags such as (culture) back to plain names
- Start season one of the new Fastheld calendar
- create an infobox/header for short stories to identify them
Veteran Rewards
This is for my own tracking, really, so I know where everything has gone.
Received:
- Exuberance of Youth - +1 to any one taskroll.
- Light Seasoning - +1 to any one taskroll.
- Confidence - +2 to any one taskroll.
- Vitality - +2 to any one taskroll.
- Well-Seasoned - +3 to any one taskroll.
- Wily - +1 to any one taskroll or -1 off an opponent's taskroll.
- Sly Devil - +2 to any one taskroll or -2 off an opponent's taskroll.
- Wicked Clever - +3 to any one taskroll or -3 off an opponent's taskroll.
- Friends in High Places - Automatic save from a dire situation thanks to convenient circumstances.
- Medlidikke Vibrodagger - Cannot find!
- Lyiri Songblade
- Toveil EMP Gun
- Scavenger Legplates - Cannot find!
- Falari Beaked Helm - Cannot find!
- Hekayti Shoulder Armor
6 Months: ICS Commemorative Holotrophy or Wrist Holoviewer or Llivori Engineer Goggles 1 Year: Opodian Rose-Colored Goggles or Aukami Mood Ring or Koltkamir Data Disc 5 Years: Ungstiri Home Holovid or Prosperity Point Promo Holovid or Hoverchair or Talus Kahar XIV Sculpture or Halaghi Goatnatcher
5 Years: Scorched Phyrrian Torso or Carved Ivory Kahar Treasure Chest
7 Years: Hancock Station Cargo Crate or Guardian Fleet Footlocker
6 Months: Vortek HD Holovid Player or Potted B'hiri Crystal Plant Comorro Station Model 2 Years: Potted Ilanan Plant or Aukami Burst Painting 3 Years: Falari Feather Painting or Lotorian Swing Bar Set 4 Years: Cabrerra Industries Logo or Vollistan Light Sculpture 5 Years: Clawed Fist Fleet Logo or Vanguard Logo 6 Years: Plasma Fireplace or Gankri Lounge Couch 7 Years: Uncertain Voyage Holovid Poster or Orion Arm Starchart
- 2 Good-skilled minions (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
They have become Bob, an Engineer and KiKu, a Pilot.
Still to Receive:
- Lifeline - Give your entire team +1 to all taskrolls during one event.
- Skitterling (Millipede-like creature native to Kamsho)
- Starfly (Oversized glowbug native to Kamsho)
- Zurlti (Hekayti wildcat)
- Memory Moth (Aukami insect)
- Mulebot (Robot/Container) or Fair-skilled Minion (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
- Tamed Shadowtrapper (Transdimensional psi-eater) or Good-skilled minion (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
- Soup Weasel (Nall pet and delicacy) or Great-skilled minion (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
- Shrike Worg (Hekayti wild dog) or Superb-skilled minion (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
- Dribgibling (baby bird that was native to Demaria) or Legendary-skilled minion (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
- Globber (Tentacled junk-devouring parasite from Comorro) or 2 Great-skilled minions (Engineer, Doctor, Pilot, or Bodyguard)
Used:
- Back From the Dead - Someone heard you were dead! Guess they were misinformed. Resurrect a long-lost character.
- Darkwinder Cargo Crate - Apparently claimed but not on the Teamhair (possibly on Olympus)
- Ashwood Wine Keg - In the Olympus' Mess Hall
- Organic Prisoner Crate - Cannot find!
- Gettysburg Cargo Crate - In the Olympus Cargo Bay
- Orphic Cargo Crate - In the Olympus Cargo Bay
My favorite Quotes
Brilliant:
Crash smash rattle screech. Clank arrives and makes his way towards the kitchenette where Raicon and Akamatsu are at. The car-sized spider hunches down and fixes his two main eyes on the pair. "GIVE ME SOME MEAT." He vocalizes loudly, and then adds as an afterthought. "PLEASE." His secondary eyes are keeping a watch on Tiana and the others, but the pirate seems to consider the standoff business as usual.