To commemorate the conclusion of the Isaiah the Gray tabletop role-playing game story my brother and I have been playing off and on for a little over a year, I am including the whole story thus far here. At its core, Isaiah the Gray is a Star Wars story, heavily inspired by Knights of the…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/12/10/isaiah-the-gray-part-30/ Introductions & Welcomes The Defiant’s crew – Isaiah, Jimmy, Isaac, Corban, and Zero-You – gathers in the central operations room of the ship. Zaren, cold and despondent, files in last. An uncomfortable silence fills the space. “Everyone,” begins Isaiah, “please introduce yourselves. Zaren here has been through a great deal. And whether he…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/11/19/isaiah-the-gray-part-29/ I’d Ask You The Same Thing At the end of the hall, at the base of the Gigantic Sarlacc pit, Isaiah comes across Jimmy. He’s still hunched over, exhausted from the sheer density of Force energy in the area. Jimmy looks up at Isaiah and smiles, stubborn as ever. And yet, Jimmy knows…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/11/12/isaiah-the-gray-part-28/ Who is “Us”? “Who is “us”? replies Isaiah, to no one in particular. The voices in Isaiah’s head echo in his mind’s eye. “We are the Light, the Yin to the Darkness’ Yang. We go by many names, Isaiah the Gray. You are here…at the fount dedicated to the Light. A component of…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2019/12/30/isaiah-the-gray-part-28-tbtrpg/ Why Are You Here? Isaiah is calm, perhaps unnaturally so. “I am Isaiah Gray,” he says. “Are you Roshannon Darek?” Roshannon stands still for a moment, staring at Isaiah, using the Force to try and discern his intent. How can he be standing there, amid this flood of Light Side Force Energy, so…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/10/22/isaiah-the-gray-part-26/ Set A Course Corban, Isaac, Jimmy, and Zero-You go about their business, knowing that the conversation is over for now. “AI, set a course for the chip’s location,” says Isaiah. “With all due haste.” “Right away, Commander,” replies AI over the intercom. The sleek and elegant Defiant zooms around nearly 180 degrees in…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/10/15/isaiah-the-gray-part-25/ Competition is Good for Business “I believe I can be of service,” says Zero-You. The combat droid is positively beaming. “Nonsense,” says AI over the intercom. “Please, allow me to help in retrieving the chip’s data.” “And why, disembodied voice, do you get to have all the fun, huh!?” replies Zero-You, his expression…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/10/08/isaiah-the-gray-part-24/ The Sorceress “Why? Who is she?” replies Jimmy. “She zapped me last time!” interjects Zero-You. Corban’s face becomes stern. “You called her a devil-woman,” he answers. Miraculously, for a moment Zero-You is surprisingly lost for words. “Yeah good point,” he says. Isaac though remains just as puzzled. “A sorceress? How so?” Corban snorts,…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/10/01/isaiah-the-gray-part-23/ An End To This Phase “Bring us on board,” says Jimmy, frustrated that their chase was all for naught. “If it’s not us they were after…then who the hell was that!?” Silence falls over the group’s radio as neither the AI – nor anyone else – can answer his question. The Defiant’s gangplank…
Previously: https://storytogether.com/2020/09/24/isaiah-the-gray-part-22-2/ Bombers on the Horizon The blaring of Zero-You’s harsh monitoring alarm unpleasantly fills the space around Isaiah, Jimmy, Isaac, and Corban. AI overtakes the group’s intercoms. “Commander, unidentified bombers have penetrated the atmosphere and are headed in your direction. Recommend you re-board the spacecraft immediately.” Isaiah looks to his Jedi comrade. “Corban, what…