[OOC] Star Wars: The Bigger Picture

[JustAnna]

I've had long lasting RPs before. I've been gone for 2 years and now that i'm back, a lot has changed. I'm hoping that I'm not making a mistake GMing a RP this early on. I'm not disheartened over the criticism. I'm disheartened over the fact that I misread this fandom so much, on this platform. I love all of the canon material, Disney or otherwise. I know not everyone does..but I also don't believe in eliteism? I guess?

[JustAnna]

@Skelm I wanted to let you know that your character is wonderful, and definitely accepted. Feel free to add him to the CS page.

[LordVoldemort]

@AnnaBeth I personally enjoy a lot of the new stuff, but I just have some nitpicks on them is all. My favorite era, personally, is the Old Republic.

[JustAnna]

And I know that is a general consensus for a lot of people. My love for the new canon comes from my involvement with the Mandalorian Mercs, which has become such a huge part of my life, and my sanity. Mandos getting new recognition in the new canon has felt amazing, and made the club seem almost as validated as the 501st seems to be. Mando Mercs have gotten a lot more attention, thanks to Rebels and Clone Wars.

The photo in my CS is actually an artist sketch of my Mandalorian Mercs armor.

[LordVoldemort]

I really do enjoy Mandalorians. If I didn't prefer to play as an Imperial when it came to a non-forcie, I'd more than likely play Mando.

[TheUnknowable]

Would the rebels have started their Dantooine base by the time this RP starts? If not, I'll just say they are running supplies through the station I'm on.

[Bishop]

Rant

Well TBH I stopped hating and nitpicking anything after the star destroyer got blown up by a tiny ship launching a tiny little torpedo on the thing's little tiny ventilation system?!?!?
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And the way Dooku died? I cringe when I remember. And the way General Grievous got owned like he was some cheap battle droid with extra arms?! I mean AD-W4 this new red mercenary droid almost managed to kill mace windu while fighting 3 Jedi knights. Mace Windu, who almost killed palpatine single handedly, someone who even yoda couldn't beat. While grievous, who can solo 6 Jedi got owned by Obi Wan, the master of passive defensive fighting. Obi who sliced maul in half, Obi Wan who dismembered anakin and left him for dead burning in pain, Obi who then finished Darth Maul years later in rebels. Seeing the pattern? Biased writing.

Yeah. Same way you love mandalorians I love the robots. Eitherway sorry if my post discouraged you. I only had 1 experience from before with this open world RP and I never understood why people even liked it. I mean role-playing is all about interaction of characters between multiple role-players. Everyone going on their path and never meeting is literally like writing multiple different solo stories, without order, in the same book.

[JustAnna]

@TheUnknowable Yes. The base would probably be on the verge of being abandoned by now. As of A New Hope (which is about 3ish years after this timeline, if we want to stick to this timeline), the base was abandoned and was used as a decoy by Leia, to guide the Empire away from the base on Yavin. So, there would probably still be some rebels at the base, until it's abandoned and moved to Yavin.

Which you probably know most of this. lol

[JustAnna]

@Bishop I completely agree with you. I came into Star Wars blind to the timeline, and when I watched the prequels, I was more than a little confused. I think that's the only redeeming quality of the Last Jedi, is that there is not AS MUCH bias. It's even more brutal, as far as the "bad guys" laying waste than Empire Strikes Back, in my opinion. I won't spoil much, but there is still the same old biased writing, but I think admitting that Jedi are basically religious extremists and Rogue One managing to make the Rebel Alliance look like a terrorist organization, is a really good way to try to redeem some of the new canon.

As far as the open RP, there is nothing that says that the characters can't interact or meet. In fact, there's a good chance that since everyone knows of the Empire and what they are doing, as well as the rebels, at some point, characters are going to meet. What I'm attempting to do, is give people as much room to stay away from the parts of the canon they hate, as they can, but I'm pretty firm about my timeline. The main timeline will be set 4ish years before the battle of Yavin...and will lead up to the height of the Empire's hold, around that time.

I would like to get a compiled list together of where everyones characters are, and what party they are in agreement with (Empire or Rebels), so that I can try to see what characters WOULD interact, and how they would interact would be up to the players.

[TheUnknowable]

@AnnaBethI knew that they had a base and abandoned it, but I haven't seen Rebels yet so I wasn't sure of the exact timeline.

[TheUnknowable]

Anyone want to join me on a smuggling run?

[JustAnna]

@TheUnknowable The only time it's really mentioned in Rebels is when they are going through a list of known Rebel groups. But it has been mentioned off and on that the base was thought to be compromised around the time Leia was captured, and so it had to be abandoned, to keep the Empire from having them in the palm of it's hand.

[Burning Kitty]

@Skelm I wanted to let you know that your character is wonderful, and definitely accepted. Feel free to add him to the CS page.

@AnnaBeth

How about either one of mine: roleplayerguild.com/posts/4547961

[JustAnna]

I made a first intro IC post for my character. Anyone who wants can follow suit, if you've been approved.

[Lord Wyron]

I would like to get a compiled list together of where everyones characters are, and what party they are in agreement with (Empire or Rebels), so that I can try to see what characters WOULD interact, and how they would interact would be up to the players.

@AnnaBeth

Well, Talen-Jei's location, like I said before, is vague, which is how I did it on purpose. Generally in open-world RP's, I notice that a lot of characters tend to automatically drift to one planet, not all of them, but typically a majority, then I'll drop in wherever that majority is. Faction-wise, he'll definitely support the Rebellion, if only out of hatred for the Empire.

[JustAnna]

@Burning Kitty I think both of them have potential. What I would say, is make sure that they don't become caricatures. What I mean by that is, the Jedi with Mandalorian armor. I love the idea, just make sure that it can fit into a story. There is a lot that can be told by a Jedi in Mandalorian armor, trust me, especially if she meets any Mandos, other that Boba Fett (who isn't a Mando).

I also don't have an issue with the other character, just make sure to remember that kyber crystals are sentient in their own right. Sith crystals aren't red because they found red crystals somewhere. Sith/Dark side crystals are red because kyber is naturally in tune with the light side of the force. So, when a darksider uses a blue/green/etc lightsaber to kill out of anger, or fear, or any other dark emotion, the crystal begins to bleed. When the crystal bleeds, the saber blade takes on a red hue. So, your character would need to have done some nasty stuff, and it would need to be said for sure to flesh her out.

Other than those things, the rest looks okay, to me. It's a character sheet, not a character requirements sheet. So, with development, most of the character sheet can originally change, anyways. So, I'll say accepted for either of them...though the second one is a little more intriguing to me.

[JustAnna]

@Ghost Shadow He could always end up on Jedha before it gets blown to smithereens in a few years lol I'm making Kit pretty neutral. She sees the Jedi and the Rebel alliance as terrorists but sees the Empire as a dictatorship that needs to be stopped. So, which is the lesser of two evils? I don't think she's decided yet. Someone could probably sway her.

[Lord Wyron]

@AnnaBeth Yes, I like that, I like that a lot! I'll try and have an intro post up by tonight, hopefully!

[JustAnna]

Also, I'm really sorry about last night. I was having a drink to calm down from the day, and it turned into way too many. Reading my posts and PMs from last night, I'm definitely embarrassed. Thanks to everyone for being so patient lol

[TheUnknowable]

@AnnaBethjust a thought, but wouldn't Chirut be a kid or teen at that temple?
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