Tale Spin - SW Spinoff

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[Raven Redstar]

Don't forget the Horansi species for Khan.
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[Jachra]

TaleSpin was legit my favorite Disney cartoon (and cartoon at all from that era growing up.)
In fact, I was kinda thinking that Hondo sounds an awful lot like Don Karnage - which, considering he was also voiced by Jim Cummings, isn't a surprise.

[Telsij]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/116124059516139941299/posts/BTUTkfPXL4R

You know, if a full-blown sourcebook-size adaptation is too large a project (and it is for many given the time demands), if any of you all are interested, the Wild Space SWd6 fan magazine is looking for submissions. An adventure in the SW-version of the Cape Suzette might be more of a doable and interesting undertaking....

[Kytross]

I could start putting something together in a few months. Rl is hectic now.

[Telsij]

Resurrection! Meant to post this write-up ages ago, but wasn't sure as to whether or not to post it here, in my "Obscure Character Archive" or in the "Non Star Wars Heroes, Star Wars Style!" thread https://rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7595 over in the Characters, Droids, and Species section.

As this was a TailSpin-dedicated thread, this one made more sense and won out. So without further ago, here is Baloo!

PS: Am obviously saying this quite belatedly, but excellent ideas/work in this thread thus far, everyone!

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BALOO
Type: Hotshot Pilot



Quotes:

• "If it's got wings I can fly it! Sometimes even if it doesn't."
  
  
• Kit: "No one can fly like that!"
  Baloo: "Great pilot, great [ship]."
  Kit: "Awesome! So what's next? A double-reverse Himmelman? A pretzel twist?"
  Baloo: "No. A quick exit."
  
  
• Shere Khan: (about Baloo) "THAT was a pilot to be reckoned with."

DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster 5D, brawling parry 6D, dance 5D, dodge 6D, running 5D, vehicle blasters 5D
KNOWLEDGE 2D
Business: cargo and freight 3D+2, bureaucracy: Higher for Hire 3D, intimidation 4D,
planetary systems 5D+2, planetary systems: Cape Suzette 6D+2, streetwise 6D+2,
survival 4D, value 4D, willpower 4D+1
MECHANICAL 3D+2
Astrogation 6D+2, capital ship piloting 5D+2, repulsorlift operation 6D+2,
starfighter piloting 7D, space transports 8D, space transports: AIAT/i 10D,
starship gunnery 6D, starship shields 5D
PERCEPTION 3D
Bargain 4D+2, con 5D+2, con: disguise 6D+2, hide: cargo 5D, persuasion 4D+1,
persuasion: song 5D, search 4D+1
STRENGTH 4D+1
Brawling 7D, climbing/jumping 5D+1, lifting 6D+2, stamina 6D+1
TECHNICAL 2D
Equipment repair 3D, space transport repair 4D, space transport repair: Ai/ATi 6D

Full name: Baloo von Bruinwald XIII
Species: Balinaka
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Cape Suzette
Age: 35

Force Points: 2
Character Points: 21
Move: 12

Species Special Abilities:

• Claws: Do STR+1D damage.
  
  
• Dark Vision: Balinaka have excellent vision and can see in darkness with no penalties.
  
  
• Water Breathing: Balinaka have a dual lung / gill system, and can breath both air and water with no difficulty and with no penalties.

Story Factors:

• Born to Nobility... But in the End Still Broke: It was revealed that Baloo comes from a prominent noble family, (being Baloo, Baron von Bruinwald XIII) though he himself had been initially unaware; raising the possibility that he was adopted. He inherited 500 million dollars in the form of an extravagant estate, which was taken from him to settle the matter of his family's impressively long history of owing back taxes, thus restoring the status quo.
  
  
• Good Heart: Despite his laziness, Baloo has a sound moral compass and will always try to do the right thing.
  
  
• Poor Speller: Baloo has been a poor speller since third grade, when his teacher said he'd (eventually) be sorry for it. In game terms, if a Knowledge-based skill check involves spelling, the difficulty for Baloo increases by one level.
  
  
• Slothful: If an opportunity for R&R presents itself, Baloo will likely take it. In game terms, when in non-threatening circumstances, Baloo must make a Moderate willpower roll to resist taking the chance to kick back and relax. If in more dire and/or dangerous circumstances, the willpower check's difficulty is reduced to Very Easy.

Capsule: Baloo lived on the planet Cape Suzette, where he ran his own freight shipping company, Baloo's Space Service. His business didn't make much of a profit however, and when it did, Baloo was often too forgetful to pay his bills in a timely manner... if at all. As a result, the bank foreclosed on Baloo's mortgage and repossessed his business. The latter was eventually purchased by an entrepreneur named Rebecca Cunningham, changing the name to a the catchier, Higher for Hire. She had difficulty finding a pilot, until she hired the then-still-unemployed Baloo to serve as Higher for Hire's primary (ie: only) pilot, once again flying his own highty-modified AIAT/i, the Sea Duck.

In time, Higher for Hire became a genuinely viable business with a reputation for heroic deeds, thanks to the efforts of the team Cunningham had assembled, and despite (or perhaps in part because of) a growing romantic tension between Baloo and Cunningham. In addition to Baloo's ace piloting, Kit Cloudkicker, a Balinaka cub named who had once been an air pirate under Don Karnage, soon became Baloo's trusted co-pilot, best friend, and eventual foster son. The duo's nicknames for one another even served as their call-signs: Baloo was "Papa Bear" and Kit was (at first begrudgingly) "Li'l Britches." While the strange but ingenious, starship mechanic Wildcat took care of all the equipment maintenance. Often, their efforts were all that stood between the litany of villainous forces trying to take over the Cape Suzette system: cunning tycoon Shere Khan, the fearsome, flamboyant pirate Don Karnage, and the often-crazed, clearly-overcompensating Imperial officer, Colonel Spigot.

Between adventures, Baloo tried to enjoy the good life and was often found hanging out at Cape Suzette's tropical cabana cantina and night club, run by his old friend Louie.

Although lazy, slovenly, and almost always broke, Baloo was an excellent pilot, capable of making even the most daring and dangerous maneuvers, in the air and in space. Moreover, he always had the courage to even attempt such feats in the first place. Perhaps most important of all however, Baloo was selfless, and was always willing to aid those in need.


Equipment: Cap, comlink, financial debt, heavy blaster pistol (5D damage, 3-7/25/50, ammo: 50), highly-modified AIAT/i starship (Sea Duck), holster and utility belt, leather "bomber" jacket (+1 vs. edged physical damage, covers torso only), scarf.




Above: Baloo, when he was but a young spacer.



Above: Baloo, when called upon to aid the Rebel Alliance.



Above: The Sea Duck, Baloo's modified Amphibious Interstellar Assault Transport/infantry (AIAT/i) starship.

Sources: TaleSpin animated series, https://talespin.fandom.com/wiki/Baloo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TaleSpin_characters , https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Baloo#TaleSpin , and https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/TaleSpin . Capsule text adapted from https://talespin.fandom.com/wiki/Baloo , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TaleSpin_characters , and https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Baloo#TaleSpin . Species stats adapted from Aliens Stats fan-made D6 sourcebook credited to Thiago S. Aranha (p.15). Images: https://www.deviantart.com/eric3dee/art/Baloo-von-Bruinwald-XIII-416245627 , http://sillynate.blogspot.com/2016/05/ and https://silvaniart.tumblr.com/ . Stats and additional original text by Telsij.
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[MrNexx]

[Forceally]

[Forceally]

[Raven Redstar]

Woo! Love the write up for Baloo! Can't wait to see what else you come up with when the muse strikes you!
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[Xain Arke]

That Baloo is amazingly awesome

[Telsij]

[Raven Redstar]

Shere Khan should be a Kasa Horansi:
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Kasa_Horansi
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[Telsij]

[Raven Redstar]

Maybe we should get a list going of alien races for the various other characters from the show.

I'm thinking maybe a Shistavanen for Don Carnage?
Hmm... Louis...?
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Gigoran/Legends
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Kordan
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mluki
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tarro
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