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Post by Elliot on Sept 28, 2008 13:49:53 GMT -5
Now, before I go any further, I don't want to start any arguments over what series is better than what. XD While some of you are fans of Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars in general appeals to me more. Star Wars has a HUGE expanded universe. Absolutely massive in size. There's a lot of background lore going on, many different species, and the technology is extremely easy to BS. For instance, lightsabers aren't the only energy weapons. While lightsabers are typically jedi-only, energy weapons can range from vibroweapons, which are fairly primitive, all the way to crazy things like lightwhips and axes and all that. For a ship? Make up pretty much whatever you like, and it's probably possible, within reason of course. There are also, like any Sci-Fi, lots of interesting places to go, and even then, you can just stay in space forever. And of course, here I doubt we'd have the problem of everyone trying to be a jedi I mean, I already have three chars, and none of them are XD So what does everyone think? Star Wars board too? It might even give use a few ideas to bring back to HE Wiki: starwars.wikia.com/Also: Lawl, I did it too XD
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Post by mechafox on Sept 28, 2008 15:59:57 GMT -5
I'm game, I've a large collection of expanded universe novels and reference books, did you have a time period in mind?
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Post by Elliot on Sept 28, 2008 16:19:50 GMT -5
Not particularly. One of my characters is a Yevetha, which went "extinct" sometime after 25 ABY, but even then that can be BS'd as her not being in the system at the time Placing it sometime after Episode 6 may be the easiest, seeing as there's still an Imperial threat, but it's more of a cleanup job now. The war lasts another 15 years or so, but the Imperials are a dying breed. Jedi are starting to reappear from hiding, or being rediscovered, and the galaxy is starting to go back to how it was before. Episode 6 is 4 ABY, though I get the feeling only Mecha and I are the ones read up on this stuff Edit: Now I have 4 chars. All for the crew of my ship xD
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Post by Tropico on Sept 28, 2008 19:41:52 GMT -5
Well this IS an RP haven, so why not have some more veriety? :3
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Post by Elliot on Sept 28, 2008 20:29:45 GMT -5
Yus! Do that XD
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Post by mechafox on Sept 29, 2008 2:53:05 GMT -5
enough to crew your ship? it's a good idea, I Really want to run one, but i've been thinking about the setting since this morning and I see one short coming, we don't have nearly the number of players to make an intra-galactic world like Star Wars work, we need to make a vaguely contained area, and I just don't see how that's possible. I Really want to run one, but i've been thinking about it. I do have one suggestion though, If you read the X-Wing books, there's very little story as to how the Lusankya was hidden on Courescant (yes i know it's spelt wrong). Maybe make one up surrounding that?
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Post by Darfix on Sept 29, 2008 7:57:17 GMT -5
I think it's a neat idea o.o; What universe would you be aiming for though? Since you have "modern" (70s) Star Wars and the Clone Wars which happened a lot sooner than that, as well as KOTOR which to my understanding was even before the Clone Wars?
I'm not an SW expert but I know a thing or two xP I just dunno if I'd find much time for it, perhaps I could make 2 chars or so if it takes off.
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Post by Elliot on Sept 29, 2008 12:34:19 GMT -5
Well, like I said, I'm thinking some time after episode 6. Galaxy is reforming, still war going on but it's much more of a balanced fight, and jedi are starting to reappear with Luke's help. And you'd be surprised what you can do with only a few people.
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Post by Shani on Sept 29, 2008 12:38:49 GMT -5
Kep got 50 chars for his crew out of only 13 or so people So it's possible. Just like Darf, I can only afford to make one or two more characters.
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Post by Darfix on Sept 29, 2008 19:40:24 GMT -5
Well, like I said, I'm thinking some time after episode 6. Galaxy is reforming, still war going on but it's much more of a balanced fight, and jedi are starting to reappear with Luke's help. And you'd be surprised what you can do with only a few people. Well, like I said, I'm not an SW expert :V
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Post by Elliot on Sept 29, 2008 23:56:45 GMT -5
I was just saying that I already mentioned a time frame. Anyway, anyone else in on it?
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Post by mechafox on Sept 30, 2008 5:17:49 GMT -5
Well thing is there's books allthrough out that time, do you want to follow those or make your own canon?
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Post by Elliot on Sept 30, 2008 11:42:22 GMT -5
It'll probably be our canon. I doubt very many people here have read those, not to mention the comics splattered through that time too, and I don't we'd be stepping on anything too important.
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Post by mizzy on Oct 6, 2008 23:04:05 GMT -5
Well, after looking through the list of races and species I know -I'm- interested, but my only major concern with RPing such a well-founded concept as Star Wars is the possibility of saying something and being hideously wrong and having it pointed out because one other person knows just a little more. And I don't really have the energy to look up every little detail about the Universe, aside from what's already been posted by Elliot.
But anyway, I'm going to make some characters because I want to try it out and hopefully not screw up in some way. X3
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Post by Elliot on Oct 7, 2008 2:49:37 GMT -5
Nah, I wouldn't worry about that. If it's something TOO horrible (like getting into a fight with Darth Vader ) I'll call you on it. Otherwise, the way this is going to be set up, it'll be our own canon. We shouldn't run into too many bumps. The only real issue I can see at this point is if someone chooses a ship that hasn't been created in our time line yet And even that can typically be overlooked as a "prototype model", or even just downgraded. A good deal of ships are just more and more advanced versions, it's easy to backtrack. Anyway, I got a bunch of info up!
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