TheUnknowable

Star Wars: Rebooting the Preqels: The Phantom Menace (looking for players)

After watching a review of the seriously disappointing “The Last Jedi” in which the guy said that he refuses to accept anything after Ep 3 I realized that the prequel didn’t exactly fit with the established lore either. So, I would like to try and reboot the prequels with some lore that fits the original films a bit better.

Everything from Ep 1 forward is not cannon as far as this RP is concerned. Unfortunately, this includes KOTOR. I may use elements from the other films/ games/ EU though.

Midiclorians: Bacteria which have a symbiotic relationship with most Sapient species in the galaxy. They feed on natural neurotransmitters and nutrients from the host’s blood and can metabolize the Force energy in the their body. In exchange, they release chemicals into the host’s body which lets them metabolize the Force as well. This allows people who can use the Force to restore their own biological energy from the Force, giving them enhanced stamina. The Midiclorian levels in the bloodstream is a good indicator of the levels of the neurotransmitters which alter brain development to cause Force Sensitivity, so a simple count is a good basic indicator of a being’s relative natural Force connection.

The Force: A scientifically verifiable phenomenon which exists in a layer of subspace near this universe. All living beings have natural biological energy. Upon death, most of these races release this energy into a nearby level of subspace. This energy blends together to form a quasi-sentient, quasi-sapient energy Field known as The Force. Some people, known as Force Sensitives, have a natural ability to connect to the Force while still alive, allowing them to transfer energy from The Force to themselves or their environment. This natural ability can be synthetically introduced to prepubescent or embryonic beings which are not Force Sensitive through the introduction of a synthetic version of the neurotransmitters which cause Force Sensitivity to develop in Force Sensitivities. Purely artificial means of tapping into the Force have been under research for over twenty thousand years, but no one has yet fully succeeded.

The Nations of the Galaxy

The Republic: An alliance of almost a million worlds in the Core and Mid-rim regions, they have existed for almost twenty thousand years.

The Sith Empire: An Empire of worlds in the outer rim. They have been at war with the Republic several times, yet were forced to surrender in the last war 1000 years ago when their Emperor, the last fully trained Force user in the Empire, was killed by a Republic strike force. They rely heavily on the Dark Side of the Force and are currently in a state of cold war with the Republic.

The Confederacy of Independent Systems: An alliance of worlds in the mid and outer rim. They utilize droids for many menial jobs, unlike the Republic which heavily regulated the use of droids in most industries. They have a very strong economy which can compete with the more numerous and more densely populated Republic.

The Hutt Systems: A collection of poorer worlds in the outer and mid rim which are under the control of the Hutt clan. They tend to be technologically inferior to other, richer worlds. These worlds tend to be ruled by a single Lord which has absolute control over the world or system. They are common locations for what are criminal activities in other nations, being heavily reliant on slavery, smuggling, and drug trades.

The Jedi Order: A Force using group in the Republic government, they work to stop threats to the republic and its citizens, relying on what they call “the Light side of the Force.” This Light Side is largely concerned with helping others at the expense of self. The Jedi have three branches. The Guardians, under Master Mace Windu, work as police and security, fighting threats directly. The Sentinels, under Master Yoda, work as an intelligence agency, looking for criminal and Dark Side activity and working “behind the scenes” to end them. The Consulars, under Master Qui-Gon Jinn, work as diplomats and advisers, working to prevent crime, war, and injustice from arising.

---

There is civil unrest on the mid rim world of Naboo.

The planet has been in an economic depression due to price decreases in the rare metals and spice which is mined in the Naboo system, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems has used the situation to spread propaganda among the citizens, seeking to convince the system to join them.

Jedi Master Yoda, head of the Jedi Sentinels, has sensed a dark side plot in the system and sent his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi with Jedi Master Qui-gon Jinn, head of the Jedi Consulars, as he travels to Naboo to seek a solution to this problem.

Sample character sheet

Name: Sheev Palpatine (secretly Darth Sidious)
Species: Human (Naboo)
Force: Fully CIS trained, Darkside
Force techniques: mind trick (made more powerful with the Dark Side and an emotional target), telekinesis, premonitions, lightning, Life Manipulation
Combat Techniques: Lightsaber forms I, II, III, and IV. He's good with a blaster, but rarely uses one.
Equipment: Red fencing saber, Q2 blaster, millions of credits and several ships
Personality: Detail oriented and manipulative. He likes creating detailed plans to manipulate situation in his favor.
Bio: Born to a rich merchant family on Naboo, when his family found out that he was Force Sensitive they hired a mentor from the CIS to train him in the ways of the Force. He excelled in his studies, including business and finance training, and when he was a young man he got a job with a shipping company as a sector administrator. This kept him away from home, living on a CIS world in his sector.
One day he met a Muun trader named Hego Damask, and they became friends. Soon he learned that his friend was from the Sith Empire, and was a very powerful user of the Dark Side. He offered to teach Palpatine about the Dark Side, and how to draw strength from your emotions, if Palpatine would teach him about Force theory in general.
Palpatine agreed and, one day after translating what was left of the tattered remains of an ancient Sith scroll in Plagius's collection, he learned about an ancient Sith technique for manipulating life itself. It was incomplete, however, as much of the technique had been lost with age. He told Damask about it, but that he didn't fully understand it yet. Damask was impatient, however, and demanded that Palpatine teach him this technique. Palpatine taught him a working version of it, though he knew that use of that version would slowly cut you off from the Force. Not knowing this, Damask used the technique at every opportunity, even creating a future apprentice for himself within the womb of a slave girl on the Hutt planet of Tattooine.
Eventually this weakened Damask, now calling himself Darth Plagueis in secret, until one night Palpatine waited until he was asleep and used a completed version of the technique to drain the life from him, killing Plagueis and making Palpatine appear 20 years younger. As he had convinced Plagueis to leave him everything in his Will, Palpatine was able to quit his job at the shipping company and return home, to Naboo. There he ran for the Republic Senate and won, convincing the people that what they needed in a recession was a Senator with over 20 years of business experience.

Star Wars: Rebooting the Prequals

@KeksalotThat will work.

I'm going to make an OOC now so we can start introducing our characters.

Star Wars: Alt History

@Burning KittyHe worked with them, but there are a lot of droids and they weren't his droids. Also, he may have some memory issues. :)
Not sure if he'll recognize them or not. May have R2 remind him.

Star Wars: Alt History

@ReflectionI never saw it in full before, though I had heard of it. Nice story.

Star Wars: Alt History

@SirkaithethirdLuke did just lay him on the back of his speeder beside a jet turbine when they went to Mos Eisley. Could work.

Star Wars: Alt History

@ReflectionCaptain Antilles, a full crew, and multiple troops/security guards are still aboard the Tantive IV. He can slaughter them.

Star Wars: Alt History

@ReflectionYeah. Just retcon it so that there is single speeder for the Princess, her two droids, and a driver/bodyguard. I didn't think about that. The other guards can ride bikes.

Star Wars: Rebooting the Prequals

@PyromaniacwolfI'm not sure what I'll do with Palpatine yet.

I may have Plagius be from the Empire and he taught Palp about the dark side after Palp had learned from a mentor from the CIS. Palp will then find tattered remnants of ancient Sith writings in Plagius's collection and decipher them, as he had some proper training in Force theory. This power let him give his Master a kind of pandora's box of knowledge. Plagius could manipulate life itself, but it slowly cut him off from the Force. Eventually Palp was stronger than him and knew how to properly manipulate life with the Dark Side, so he finished draining the life from Plagius as he slept and made himself younger in the process. This lets him look to be in his forties when he's really in his sixties.

Star Wars: Alt History

@BrokenWashingnope. Just make sure at least one or two people post between your posts so you don't doublepost.

Star Wars: Rebooting the Prequals

@PyromaniacwolfYep. In the last war, in stead of Darth Bane killing the Sith off, he and most of the properly trained Sith were killed in battle against the Jedi and the Republic. The last surviving true Sith Lord took the throne, but a Jedi strike team managed to fight their way into his palace on Korriban and kill him. The surviving Sith were forced to surrender, but instead of absorbing the Empire the Republic allowed to maintain all of its uncontested systems in exchange for surrendering and signing a 100 year peace treaty. Those with Sith racial blood haven't been seen since, and most people believe they died out during the war.