Blasters Sounds That Don't Start with P for 300 Credits (Vala Q&A)

[Vala Roke]

This is the stock sound made by a handgun in a majority of 80's action movies.

Vala Q&A! She's not super complicated, nothing hidden really!

[Hatoful GM]

Bwat? I feel like blasters can make that sound.

Thank you for joining! I know you had to rush a bit, but it was good to have you onboard.

What was the inspiration for Vala? Generally it's obvious, but I was wondering if you could point to more specific things? What's your process, basically? Is it METHOD ACTING???

[Zephrin Hayn]

I loved the tank driving mission! Vala seemed great, how was it playing CorSec? Did you use the Corellian human special rules?

What will Vala do next and is there anything you would do differently?

[Vala Roke]

Bwat? I feel like blasters can make that sound.

Thank you for joining! I know you had to rush a bit, but it was good to have you onboard.

What was the inspiration for Vala? Generally it's obvious, but I was wondering if you could point to more specific things? What's your process, basically? Is it METHOD ACTING???

I was going for BAM! Actually, haha. But yeah, I think I can use BWAT!

I was struggling a bit with the concept, haha, but I suppose I was just most comfortable playing a human in the end. I'm glad to be here in the end.

During Hoth, I discovered that I was probably a dormant Han Solo fangirl of some sort. It was all too easy to just do the stereotype (probably unavoidable), so I went with a Corellian Cop rather than a Corellian Rogue. It was less about playing CorSec specifically and more about playing someone who was on the side of the law than a smuggler or rogue type. Admittedly, she did a lot of rogue things during the game.

I guess I also kind of wanted to play someone in the middle, who had some skills or use but could also double as an ACTION HERO! Combat builds are not my forte for any game but it really came together at the end of the game. I'm also going to admit embarrassingly that I finally understood the difference between mods and attachments. Yes, finally, after many years of Star Wars.

My process...I typically try to get into a mindset, vibe, or attitude when it comes to posting. I suppose that's a kind of method acting? I don't physically or by example do what the characters do, however. A combination of influences and tempered with what I'm comfortable playing with and some aspects of me. Personally, I kind of wish I get more chances to return to certain characters sometimes as I find more influences to potentially bulid-upon or fine-tune certain aspects. Or maybe said influences just make me want to play the character again sometimes.

/ramble over

[Vala Roke]

I loved the tank driving mission! Vala seemed great, how was it playing CorSec? Did you use the Corellian human special rules?

What will Vala do next and is there anything you would do differently?

Vala got to flex her meagre driving skills there! And thank you! I didn't get to dig too much in the social aspects during this game and that included really talking to Zephrin. I get the feeling that they were on opposite sides of the spectrum there. As mentioned above, I didn't have Vala to be too involved in the inner workings of CorSec. She was mostly a field agent than an intelligence or commanding officer. She was on a semi-undercover mission before being caught and stranded on the planet. I suppose it was a good fit, considering she was a woman of action!

...I didn't know there were Corellian human rules! I suppose it would have allowed her to stack further toward more piloting! I don't know if it would have done much to change her and I suppose I made my own Corellian with the regular human rules to give her both piloting and stealth.

I suppose she might go home to business as usual or stay here. I haven't decided yet! As for what I would do differently, I don't think there is much I would do. The GMs have been pretty helpful with my build, attachments and mods. I'm pretty happy with what I've managed to do. That said, I really could have been more sociable and poking both players and GMs alike for a scene. I apologize I wasn't more active with everyone!

[GM Nicha]

I really enjoyed seeing Vala both in her scenes and in action. And the build definitely came together in the end with maximum dual wielding online! I do wish we'd have the capacity for a few more blaster duels at noon though.

How did Vala find the experience of war vs her usual duties on Corellia?

Would she ever come back to Obroa-Skai, if only for a holiday?

Have her experiences as part of the Hopers changed her much?

[Vala Roke]

I really enjoyed seeing Vala both in her scenes and in action. And the build definitely came together in the end with maximum dual wielding online! I do wish we'd have the capacity for a few more blaster duels at noon though.

How did Vala find the experience of war vs her usual duties on Corellia?

Would she ever come back to Obroa-Skai, if only for a holiday?

Have her experiences as part of the Hopers changed her much?

Thank you very much. And yes, she was crazy scary at the end! Quite a scary build when I'm whipping 20+ damage per attack. And before, I thought Aurilie had a lot of damage with her peashooter rifle. I'm not sure if I was truly optimized but this felt like it. 🫱

There were grating on her nerves and really testing her but she had to admit that she found some thrill in them. It was like a license to cause trouble without getting into trouble! While the war offered some interesting opportunities, she probably wouldn't be a good fit for full-time military and would return to her duties on Corellia. As to how that might have changed her, she would probably go a bit more rogue-ish to put her newfound experiences and skills into use, maybe commandeer more interesting vehicles for a pursuit. This would likely put her at odds with the other officer but given her upbringing, she was already at odds with them from the beginning.

As for the planet, it might seem unlikely but she would consider it. She met some good people here and likely feels like she owes them a debt, even if it wasn't something she was supposed to be involved in the first place. So, if they ask her enough, they might be able to twist her arm to consider it. She has quite a conscience when it comes to sentimentalism.

[Tomin]

Zaaap! is a good old-fashioned one, right?

Enjoyed fighting with Vala and seeing the very different gun build. Much better suited to swashbuckling space hijinks with the blazing pair of pistols

Given your skill with building flavorful events with several moving parts, did you have a fave among the offerings here?

[Vala Roke]

Zaaap is always a good classic.

It was great doing events with you too. I honestly didn't know what would happen when I built Vala, who was a gunslinger that mixed with marshal for some damages bonuses. Seeing as I had 14 wounds, I kind of expected to be laying down for most of combat. I think thankfully there were other meatier targets for the GMs to shoot at. I should probably wean off the Agility builds next time I play such a game.

I didn't expect the sudden compliment here, haha. I did like Do Not Throw Your shot Away, as I have been told was influenced by the escape room but I do like the addition of the heat system with the context of it being a 'fight'. The idea of everyone helping and doing things in the background toward one target was neat. As mentioned in one of the threads, I feel I might steal that one in the future. Warm Refuge was interesting too. It felt like a sort of cooperative race, especially with the different environments that we find our heroes cruising through while trying to get a lead.

[Zephrin Hayn]

A cooperative race! Yeah, that's a great description of Warm Refuge

That event made me think it would be a good alternative format for a space chase / race / combat.