Preplotting post for Kharry and Leia for VT

[chicklet]

 There will be Black Jewels Spoilers, Star Wars Spoilers and various VT things and spoilers. You have been warned. 

Also, Black Jewels, so CW: All. Seriously. 

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[sell_tickets]

Where as he was making a mental note to ask what sabaac was later. "Not all, but most," he said. "The castles are genderless, they're just for protection and can't move," he said, pointing to the rooks. And the sanctuary which was much the same, he explained the differences. He then began to explain the other pieces. The Queen was the strongest piece, of course. The next strongest was the Warlord Prince, male. Then the Black Widow, a female piece that probably moves as peculiarly as a Knight in a more earth-like chess set. There were priestesses and healers which were both female pieces and had some useful potential to them They were of even rank with the Prince, a male piece who was more powerful in some ways, but less versatile. Then there were the Witches and Warlords, both of which were weaker still; Witches being females and Warlords being males. There were a few Blood females and then...

"And of course the Blood males, the ones you already identified as pawns, which is another name for them, of course," he said, watching her as he had throughout the whole explanation.

[motherofresistance]

Leia listened as he explained the other pieces and how they moved, taking note of it as well as which were 'male' and which were 'female', nodding slightly at appropriate points to show she was following. At the last statement that 'Blood Male' was another term for a pawn, she quirked an eyebrow though. "Which term do you prefer?" she asked. "Probably best to agree on one before we begin."

[sell_tickets]

"Me? Oh I'm fine with either, I don't go hissy cat over what a pawn is called," he said with a cheeky grin, still watching her.

[motherofresistance]

"We'll go with pawns then, since that's what I'm more familiar with," Leia said. She was good at retaining new information, but one less thing to remember was always helpful in cases like this.

"Now, before we set up, are there any other specific rules or conditions that I should be aware of? For example, is pawn promotion done in this version of the game? And is it required that a player announce when they're putting the opponent's Queen under direct threat of capture the way it's required that a player announce that the opponent's King is in check in the version I'm familiar with?"

[sell_tickets]

"I am not sure what you mean by promotion," he said, easily enough. But it is generally considered good play to inform the other when their Queen is in mortal peril."