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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:21 am

SavageBob wrote:
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I am thinking Bodyguard. She's a beautiful Twi'lek, but needs protection to keep the nuts at-bay. Something like a Herglic. Affectionately protective. ROADHOUSE

Or...orphan street thief. Took the female underling under her wing.
Either idea could work. You do have an Enforcer in the band, and most Cunning stuff is covered, but some backup in either department could be useful. Let me know if you find yourself leaning one way or the other.
@DeepSpacer, what do you think about the bodyguard or the thief being semi-sentient? Something in between a devoted follower and a pet. I'm thinking something like a Mantellian savrip or a Kowakian monkey-lizard. Smarter than the average for their species, but they can often pass as a pet if need be.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:23 am

We also still have to come up with a name. I'm going to stick with The Raging Rontos due to it's connection to Nubia and I like the sound of it.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:07 am

SavageBob wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:21 am
DeepSpacer, what do you think about the bodyguard or the thief being semi-sentient? Something in between a devoted follower and a pet. I'm thinking something like a Mantellian savrip or a Kowakian monkey-lizard. Smarter than the average for their species, but they can often pass as a pet if need be.
Not what I had in mind. Sharon Stone from Casino. Whomever it is will be someone she uses to further herself. Not a pet-keeper, not a parent. She's a bit hurt and is going to look out for herself. Anyone she has with her around the band will be someone who serves a purpose. Well, maybe-perhaps she could have that Indiana Jones monkey who does her dirty work. I will think on it.
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We also still have to come up with a name. I'm going to stick with The Raging Rontos due to it's connection to Nubia and I like the sound of it.
Where's the rage? We have a petite dancing artist, her harp (for now), a synthesizer, and some keyboard(drum) players. Don't get me wrong, I like the name, but I think it is gravely misplaced. We're subtle, easy-listening, jazz music with two pretty Twi'leks and a classically-trained Chiss. We (the players) rejected the hard-living, high-risk, tough, heavy-metal, Motley Crue, KISS, "bad-boy" mystique.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:21 am

Maybe make it “The Ragtime Rontos”? Ragtime is used in jazz type music, specially the ragged timing aspect. Also Jazz has two types of music. Cool jazz, which is what most folks think of with the slow laid back nature. Hot jazz, which can be much more up beat and even frantic in nature.

Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes would be a good example of hot style jazz.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:33 pm

DeepSpacer wrote:
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Not what I had in mind. Sharon Stone from Casino. Whomever it is will be someone she uses to further herself. Not a pet-keeper, not a parent. She's a bit hurt and is going to look out for herself. Anyone she has with her around the band will be someone who serves a purpose. Well, maybe-perhaps she could have that Indiana Jones monkey who does her dirty work. I will think on it.
Ah, gotcha. My thinking with the savrip was to be more of a King Kong/Fay Wray sort of dynamic, but I see where you're coming from. As for the bodyguard option, I'd want to make sure the NPC didn't overshadow Spirit's Enforcer. There may be ways to do that, like making the bodyguard more Agility/blasters focused. The thiefy NPC would be a bit easier to integrate without overlapping an existing PC (monkey-lizard or not).
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Where's the rage? We have a petite dancing artist, her harp (for now), a synthesizer, and some keyboard(drum) players. Don't get me wrong, I like the name, but I think it is gravely misplaced. We're subtle, easy-listening, jazz music with two pretty Twi'leks and a classically-trained Chiss. We (the players) rejected the hard-living, high-risk, tough, heavy-metal, Motley Crue, KISS, "bad-boy" mystique.
The name could be ironic, or it could represent hot jazz, as Spirit suggested. The Ronto Ragers would be another variant that has connotations of hard drinking and partying. Some of the alternatives to "Hyperlight Echoes" I came up with were "Fast Radio Burst" and "Supernova Imposter" -- all three terms are actual cosmic phenomena that sound like they could be connected to music.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Boutrose Saba-Norr » Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:48 pm

Wait can we choose hyperlight echoes as an option
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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:03 pm

Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
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Wait can we choose hyperlight echoes as an option
Sure, why not? We might also have the dice decide. Everyone propose an adjective and a noun, and we'll roll randomly.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:11 am

Alright.

Blue.
Shift.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:04 am

Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:48 pm
Wait can we choose hyperlight echoes as an option
Not a bad idea.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:44 am

ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:04 am
Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:48 pm
Wait can we choose hyperlight echoes as an option
Not a bad idea.
If you guys are happy with it, I am willing to go with it.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Boutrose Saba-Norr » Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:44 am

Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:11 am
Alright.

Blue.
Shift.
hey spirit, just a question but how did you come up with that name?
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Re: General Discussion

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Post by LaGouache » Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:32 pm

Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:44 am
ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:04 am
Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:48 pm
Wait can we choose hyperlight echoes as an option
Not a bad idea.
If you guys are happy with it, I am willing to go with it.
Best name ever :)

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by DeepSpacer » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:02 pm

Hyperlight Echoes "IS" the name at the top. ;)

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:43 pm

Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:44 am
Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:11 am
Alright.

Blue.
Shift.
hey spirit, just a question but how did you come up with that name?
Isn't a Blue Shift what happens as you travel really fast towards a star, which I believe is then called a Red Shift as you travel away from it. A Doppler effect.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Boutrose Saba-Norr » Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:45 pm

yea it is, it was also the name of the ship me and my friends had in a different game, partially named for the fact that we were all blue-skinned aliens.
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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:05 pm

Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:45 pm
yea it is, it was also the name of the ship me and my friends had in a different game, partially named for the fact that we were all blue-skinned aliens.
Nice play on words. :mrgreen:

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 3:23 pm

ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:43 pm
Boutrose Saba-Norr wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:44 am
Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:11 am
Alright.

Blue.
Shift.
hey spirit, just a question but how did you come up with that name?
Isn't a Blue Shift what happens as you travel really fast towards a star, which I believe is then called a Red Shift as you travel away from it. A Doppler effect.
Yeah, this was what I was thinking of when I suggested it. The fact that most of the band is blue skinned was something I only realized after the fact.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:08 pm

So, looks like we have a general consensus for Hyperlight Echoes. I never intended this to be the band's name, but it works if that's what folks like. I also like Blue Shift, since it's in the same vein of cosmic phenomena and does nicely refer to the Twi'leks and the Chiss in the group. We might even say that the Elomin has a bluish hue if we go that route.

"Zannel Redbeam and the Blue Shift" or "Zannel Redbeam and the Hyperlight Echoes." Either one works for me! We can default to the second one unless sentiment changes in the next day or so.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:00 pm

SavageBob wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:08 pm
So, looks like we have a general consensus for Hyperlight Echoes. I never intended this to be the band's name, but it works if that's what folks like. I also like Blue Shift, since it's in the same vein of cosmic phenomena and does nicely refer to the Twi'leks and the Chiss in the group. We might even say that the Elomin has a bluish hue if we go that route.

"Zannel Redbeam and the Blue Shift" or "Zannel Redbeam and the Hyperlight Echoes." Either one works for me! We can default to the second one unless sentiment changes in the next day or so.

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We could go with the standard in nature that nothing is really black, but just really, really dark blue.... :D

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:08 pm

ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:00 pm
We could go with the standard in nature that nothing is really black, but just really, really dark blue.... :D
That works! :lol:

"Blueshift Echoes" is kind of growing on me, too. Pairs especially well with Redbeam. We can always change the name of the game to match the band. :)

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:15 pm

Okay, maybe a bit partial but I got to admit I like Blueshift Echoes the best so far of the options. It works on so many levels.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:33 pm

Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:15 pm
Okay, maybe a bit partial but I got to admit I like Blueshift Echoes the best so far of the options. It works on so many levels.
I can agree with the name with no problems if everyone else does. Although I do have to throw a wrench into the monkey, in other words reverse the name. Echos of the Blueshift

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by SavageBob » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:09 pm

ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 6:33 pm
Spiritbw wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:15 pm
Okay, maybe a bit partial but I got to admit I like Blueshift Echoes the best so far of the options. It works on so many levels.
I can agree with the name with no problems if everyone else does. Although I do have to throw a wrench into the monkey, in other words reverse the name. Echos of the Blueshift
Not bad. Just seems a bit wordy, especially with Zannel's name in front of it. I also like how "Blueshift Echoes" sounds like you all might be the Echoes in question. Hearkens to the theme of trying to emerge from your former star's shadow. But I'm open to whatever y'all comes up with.

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by ThreeBFour » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:42 pm

SavageBob wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:09 pm

Not bad. Just seems a bit wordy, especially with Zannel's name in front of it. I also like how "Blueshift Echoes" sounds like you all might be the Echoes in question. Hearkens to the theme of trying to emerge from your former star's shadow. But I'm open to whatever y'all comes up with.
Actually there is a very good point in there. We could have originally been Redbeam and the Blueshift, but when Zannel went solo, we changed it to The Blueshift Echos

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Re: General Discussion

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Post by Spiritbw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:58 pm

ThreeBFour wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:42 pm
SavageBob wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:09 pm

Not bad. Just seems a bit wordy, especially with Zannel's name in front of it. I also like how "Blueshift Echoes" sounds like you all might be the Echoes in question. Hearkens to the theme of trying to emerge from your former star's shadow. But I'm open to whatever y'all comes up with.
Actually there is a very good point in there. We could have originally been Redbeam and the Blueshift, but when Zannel went solo, we changed it to The Blueshift Echos
Again, I like this idea. To be honest, “Echoes of the Blueshift” sounds more like the title of an album rather than a band.

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