#swtor chance

[queen-scribbles]

You say just close your eyes but I'm looking at you every time I do ---

Ody/Chance from @emedeme bc they might be Doomed By The Narrative (my fault), but they still have me in a chokehold SO.

[dingoat]

An absolute delight to draw for @queen-scribbles, her Ody and Chance experiencing a bit of a noteworthy romance! My gosh I love drawing characters in the rain.

[monocytogenes]

The Kindness You Give - read on ao3

Feeling guilty for going along with Ardun Kothe's plan to preemptively force his new colleague's compliance, Chance seeks out a hesitant friendship with Cipher Nine-turned-Legate. As he brushes up against the limits of his own courage and Legate's increasingly unstable behavior threatens their newfound trust, in a moment of crisis, he makes a terrible choice.

(A relationship study, and a tragedy in retrospect.)

Excerpt:

Legate massages his forehead. Chance watches him askance, thinking again of that back office, of Legate’s vacant eyes and stringed-puppet gestures; wonders, abruptly, if the keyword hurts, like the searing pinch of a migraine. “I can’t believe they did that,” Legate says, soft and halting. “To me.” They. As the shadows ravel and shift with the turn of Chance’s head, the word hangs leaden with layers of blame: Hunter, Wheel, Saber. Kothe. Imperial Intelligence. Not Chance. Chance exhales, the guilt a nagging ache; his words come wobbly, like a confession. “...I-it was cruel.” Legate nods. “You—” he says, floundering. “I’m sorry; I don’t know what I can do to—to—” “Don’t leave me alone with them,” pleads Legate, voice thin, face glistening with moisture. “Please.”

[spitzobsessed]

Hey, if you're a sucker for Imperial Agent feels, brainwashing feels, Empire vs Republic ideals feels, and all the good (very bad) vibes from the Cipher's story, might I recommend this magnificent fic on Ao3

The short premise: Cipher is so fucked up you'll be surprised, but Chance turned iut to be less of a coward, SIS command got an unexpected problem on their hands, and Republic's best mind-healers are Jedi, so

Barsen'thor is really really cool in this. Like, 12/10 perfect jedi we should have more of those in the Order

[snarkspawn]

I was searching lucanis and fell in love w your art of him, went to follow and realized I already l already was! Must've fallen for it twice 🥰🥰🥰

But now I just keep wondering what fandom I followed you for first...

hahaha welcome back, friend!

To be fair, it might have been Dragon Age! If you're also a longtime fan, that is. Back in the day I made this art sideblog specifically for my DA art before I eventually branched out - although I did cycle through a lot of other fandoms and hyperfixations in the meantime so yeah it ... could've been any of them :'D

[ebitenpura]

now that fic posting is over, I think it's so telling that Eight isn't afraid of Jadus himself necessarily, but of who he is under him and the reasons why he'd have to be the Hand at all-- and it's just very chewy to me, this fear of returning to the game, of losing the barest of ground you have at being a person for once in your life and knowing if you choose to play again you will never come back from it. at the same time, there is no one and nothing waiting for you. to go back is to suffer another death of the self, one you can never recover from, a pawn eternally dancing on a knife's edge. And Jadus...Jadus represents a little more than just fear. he's opportunity, he's change signed in a devil's deal. you'll sell your soul to have the chance to dance with him, and he'll give you everything you've ever wanted-- for a price.

Eight knows his power. he's not going to deny him. but he's never done this for himself, and the systems who he risked being under the thumb of a madman for are long gone. all that's left is to decide whether it's worth giving his entire self to mitigating whatever damage jadus might inflict and if he plays his cards right, even affect real change in the galaxy-- or potentially ignore this threat and leave the game to play out by itself, be a bystander when he knows he is the only one who can possibly stand up to Jadus, and watch preventable casualties pile up.

it's not even a question. there's nothing he wouldn't do for the world if it still has his loved ones in it.

he just won't be around to see it anymore.

[darth-bagel]

—Jedi Tivan'n, Jedi Tivan'n, Jedi Tivan'n—

[blizzardsofilum]

Life Day card from my Alliance Commander

[theophexislegacy]

Posting some screenshots I took when I played the last swtor patch because they did such cool work on the props and environments that I spent most of my time going "Oooooooh aaaaaaaah" while looking at computer consoles with buttons and little bowls and cups and computer chairs

[tethys-the-aquatic-sea-godness]

I don't think the graphic update is that bad. Yet. It can't be bad if they never improve it, but right now, its' a huge hit-or-miss. I have a large selection of characters so I got several results from 'well, that didn't change much' to 'it kinda looks weird but I can work with that' and 'that just won't do I need an update'.

Among the casualties, chiss got a crappy deal and togruta aren't very well-off either. Skin textures are just off species wide. I don't think the eyeshine is bad in itself but the intensity gets weird with some eye colours, especially with sith purebloods. Twi'leks, cathar and nautolan seem mostly unaffected. All my zabraks took the change like a charm as far as I can see. My miralukas are fine too, but they don't have to deal with eye update so.

For other species it feels like a dice roll and you eitehr got a lucky number or you didn't. My mirialans are fine, but some people who picked different face types had issues. Same for rattataki, one is fine, the other aged twenty years. My two cyborgs and humans got off alright. Though one of my human is dark v and I'm not a coward hiding her under cosmetics so maybe she's changed awfully but with the state of her dark side corruption, I can't tell.

Like i said, I don't think the world is ending. Yet. I don't think you can implement that kind of updates without a consequentials number of 'miss', the question is whether they intend to improve on what they did. I'm worried by the wide customization sale, because it could be a sign that they don't intend to do a damn thing more than what they did, and expect you to find a way to improve what they did with what you have. Not cool.

On the other hand, we're close to mid-december, it's the holiday season, even if they do something, I doubt it'll be before 2025. The sale could be something to patch up your characters while waiting for an update. I hope it is.

Honestly, I think the whole idea is good, I actually like the muscle definition more now, at least for the arms. One of my togruta character had a sleeveless outfit, but I didn't like the outline of his muscle arms or elbows at all. It's way better now, but the new problem is the update on his face that just doesn't look great.

Other people have said this, but all these new features (eyeshine, wrinkles, that eyeliner thing every character seems to have now, etc) should be customizable. Pick how much you want of all of it. Some textures need rework for sure, but other came out well. Customization is the keyword here. Let people play around with their dolls, it's all we're really asking for. Now I don't know enough about coding to know how much work it is or if it's even possible, but that would be the best possible outcome.

[sheyshen]

i think the main issue i'm having with veilguard atm is that they're sharing too much. there's too many things too many spoilers (no matter how minor) too many reveals and peaks that it's kinda dampening the hype so close to release. before the peak at the CC keep people were theorizing what might be important what might come up. there was talk and people looking forward to getting their hands on the game and CC and now there's just disappointment especially from people who don't really like solas all that much. we knew he'd be a focus in the story (since it was called dreadwolf originally after all) but with the preview having such small things and the focus just being "did your inquisitor kiss him? did they want to save him?" for sure feels like a reduction of what the inquisitor was in the previous game and how they could impact veilguard's story to "does solas like like you y/n." (which feels ironic honestly)

idk. i'm still looking forward to playing but seeing the 180 from so many fans after the latest reveal is quite something. I'm not saying BW should be secretive about the details, especially after a decade of development, but yea i get how so many people have kinda started losing that excitement for the next iteration of the series after having the previous 3 be so interconnected in little personal ways and now knowing this one won't be. while i get there's a lot of choices that have been made across the games that wouldn't make sense to import, what was the point of including the inquisition portion of the keep? just to have a little sheet of what options you made? that's it?

i'm sure this has been said a million times but just kinda getting my thoughts on it out. the game will probably still be good, the story fun, the gameplay engaging, but it does feel like they're going for a sort of reset of the series with this one and i can understand the mixed feelings about it.

[queen-scribbles]

Injury prompt 29?

Just got another f!Agent through Taris recently, so have some Ody/Chance where neither of them are having a good time. :) ---

Odessa's knees were cold from the metal floor, her hands cold from the aborted gasp of her keyword by the man sprawled unconscious and bleeding next to her.

See? her thoughts taunted, He might say he disagrees, but get him desperate enough, he's just as bad as his boss.

Shut up, she retorted, scanning Chance's injuries, trying to determined which were worst. Easier said than sorted; he hadn't been kidding about the shrapnel.

You can't trust the Republic, no matter what ideals they spew.

Shut. Up. Bad as it all looked, the bloodstain above his hip was spreading with uncomfortable speed, so Odessa pressed her hands there to stem it.

Chance's eyes flew open with a ragged gasp at the pressure.

Much as she regretted hurting him--yes, even under the circumstances--it was a bit of a relief. "Chance. Chance." His eyes were hazy when he tried to focus on her and she knew she didn't have much time. "I need... There aren't enough supplies in my kit for everything. Tell me what hurts, and be specific."

Injured and half-delirious as he was, it took him a moment. "Side... where hands... nnnngh- ribs..." his voice was already fading, and Odessa shifted her hands, trying to keep him conscious. "...leg hurts worst..."

That didn't match what she was seeing, but there was a lot of shrapnel, and he passed out again so it wasn't like she could double-check.

"And for the record? I don't agree with how Master Kothe is using the command codes..."

"Vector, my medkit-" she started to say, but he was two steps ahead, already holding out a kolto injector and roll of medseal.

He nodded. "We are here if you need us." The black, pupil-less eyes were impossible to read for his opinion of her actions.

"Keyword: onomatophobia... I'm sorry. It's just... I don't want to die like this..."

Odessa grit her teeth against the stinging memory. He likes you and even he couldn't help but exploit it. She shooed the thought away so she could focus.

Can't really claim I would do different.

The kolto kicked in, the bleeding slowed and stopped--though it took long enough for the latter to make her nervous. Chance's breathing was shallow but steady, and he stayed out the whole time she was working. Once the bleeding stopped, she pulled his shirt out of the way to apply bacta patches and medseal over the worst injuries on his stomach and chest, wrapped it over his pants for the smaller shrapnel wounds on his leg. She didn't envy whichever Republic medtech had to patch him up properly, but for now he was stable.

She sat back on her heels, staring at her hands, at his blood drying in the lines of her palms. Tried to hold a roiling wave of emotion in check.

I'm glad he's okay-

He used the keyword-

I didn't--don't--want him to die-

Fortunately, the entire saga was done by the time Chance stirred, Odessa's inner turmoil back behind her mask when his eyes opened.

"Oh..." he mumbled, gingerly shifting to sit leaned against the stack of crates. "...I half expected to not wake up..."

"Oh, you weren't injured that badly," Odessa said sweetly, innocently. Slightly lying to sidestep the other reason completely. "I'm not so terrible a medic I couldn't handle a little shrapnel."

"Legate, I..." the words trailed off in a pained grimace.

"We should get you on your way before the painkillers wear off." She pushed to her feet and gently helped him stand as well. "That is, if you think you can make it?" She had to meet this scientist, but afterward, if he needed....

"I can make it," Chance insisted, though he leaned on her heavily a moment. Several emotions passed over his face as straightened--far too easily read for a spy. "...Thank you. Good luck with... with Dr. Cel."

Odessa simply nodded, and wondered at her odds of ever seeing him again as he walked away.

---

He'd meant it when he said he could make it to a Republic airlift; there was a base not even half a klick from the ruined hospital. He had a stealth generator to avoid the rakghouls and any more Imperial patrols.

But he hadn't accounted for the damage to his leg being too much for fieldkit-issue painkillers to completely dull. Maybe he should've taken her up on extra help...

No. The scientist is more important to the mission, and besides, you've asked enough of her.

He cringed at the memory of the words leaving his mouth in a rush of pain and desperation. "Keyword: Onomatophobia...."

He did think it wrong, but that hadn't stopped him. He could almost taste the guilt alongside the coppery tang of blood. That probably wasn't a good sign.

He could see the lights of Aurek, almost there. Pain lanced through his side and he bit back a cry. There were still rakghouls, even if they couldn't see him.

"I'm sorry, thank you, you're a better person than most..." A litany of things he should have said ran through his mind as spots started dancing at the edge of his vision. No, almost there, hang on....

He exited stealth outside the base perimeter, called out to identify himself, and stopped fighting to stay conscious as soon as he felt supportive hands reach for him.

He hoped he survived. He had an apology to make.

[monocytogenes]

First line challenge

Tagged by @nirikeehan! Currently have the longfic featuring Pravin and Theron on hold for a shorter piece that'll feature in my agent series:

He’d made initial contact with a consular officer in the Corellian Sector, Chance is told, with a datapad of classified documents.

[reigraceee]

For Aresyl 🧐 and 😓

Thanks so much for the ask!

^ Aresyl quenching both her thirst for knowledge and tea craving

🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional?

Aresyl is definitely more of a thinker, in fact, you would be hard-pressed to read any emotion on her at all. She’s always introspective and searches for solutions or answers every waking moment. If you were to meet Aresyl, you might mistake her for being cold since she’s so stone-faced and dry. But really, she learned from a young age to never show her emotion even when they were clawing at her from the inside. 

Her practicality is a big part of why she was able to resist falling to the dark side (along with the Rataka’s mother machine- but that’s another story). Aresyl rarely experiences anger and only feels hate for the unjust, so during her darkest times as a Sith, she instead carried a deep and hollow insatiable grief. She is quite a passionate person though, always chasing after what she believes in, which is why she could never feel at ease with the Jedi- who she interprets as mostly apathetic hypocrites. Instead, her unique connection with the force lands her uncomfortably homeless between the Jedi and the Sith.

😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?

Aresyl is far on the inquisitive and open-minded side and, like touched on above, is at constant debate with herself to find solutions and answers. From the moment she wakes up, she battles with questions. She has a never quenched thirst for knowledge- always trying to fill gaps in her understanding. Reading about ancient history and philosophy was important to Aresyl in her early Sith days. When she felt lost and confused among the Sith, she ardently searched the past to find something to believe in. She loved studying history, hoping to learn from the mistakes and examples of the past. Early on she understood the importance of preserving history.

This inquisitive momentum carried into her leadership positions as she became a Dark Lord and eventually Commander of the Alliance. She constantly yearns to find the best way to lead her people and bring peace to the galaxy. Even after she was no longer a historian, she maintained a steady passion for history and frequently read through historical archives.

She's also open minded in the way she is aware of the imperfections in her knowledge and knows there is always more to learn from others. Those who work for Aresyl will always attest to how she takes the time to listen to input or even life stories of people she respects (and she always has some basic level of respect for people by default).

(Prompts from This ask meme//Aresyl Introductory post Here)

[shipping1addict]

On a lighter note~ I have a new WiFi router and can finally play swtor again ^^

[serenofroses]

i think if i come back to swtor, i might consider scrapping the jedi ocs (Jazmyn included) in the purge.