Timeline ending soon?

[Vulpes]

It'll be interesting where we do go in the new canon, with fingers crossed that the upcoming novels (Which first one comes out tomorrow, whoop whoop), that they at least give us a consistent new way to tell years in the timeline. Right now, all canon as far as I know is in the same 100~ year time gap, from Episode 1 to 7.

My main concern with going from Legends to New Canon is that there is a sort of lacking in detail of information (Besides things related to the Clone Wars), and that we may have to partly crutch on fanon material if the upcoming books don't provide much insight.

Still, I'm excited with this, because it makes the knowledge a lot more manageable. There's probably under 100 species now, a couple hundred planets (which I'm not sure on mapping, still), and a more consistent sense of tech-level. There's no absurd YV technology or obscure tabletop force power. And curiously how the Sith may work, since there's no real canon existence of Sith Academies, but more focus on the Rule of Two (+Secret apprentences, Inquisitors and the likes.) ...and the only references to Mandalorians are pacifists or Death Watch :^)

I've honestly kind of talked myself into being excited for this just now.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

So, when looking up stuff for rp like ships and such on the wookie do we have to use cannon info! It's so stark. Just wondering because well, I don't mind change but I am still confused on what's cannon and what's not?

We're going to try to make tech like that way more clear here, rather than relying on Wookieepedia.

But Obi-Wan says "A thousand generations." I suppose 1000 years makes more sense. Didn't know that was the rule now.

There was a government known as the "Old Republic" before the Galactic Republic, which also eventually became known as the Old Republic. We just don't know anything about the "Old Republic," but it sounds to me like the canonical version of the Ruusan Reformations will be less of a reformist movement and more the fall of one galactic government and the rise of another. That way, Obi-Wan's line and Palpatine's line become consistent with one another.

 

[Rags]

Will SW uprising be canon. Just because it looks so cool!

 

[Jira]

There was a government known as the "Old Republic" before the Galactic Republic, which also eventually became known as the Old Republic. We just don't know anything about the "Old Republic," but it sounds to me like the canonical version of the Ruusan Reformations will be less of a reformist movement and more the fall of one galactic government and the rise of another. That way, Obi-Wan's line and Palpatine's line become consistent with one another.

That's a nifty way of tying up loose ends. I like that.

But seriously, set it during the Galactic Civil War.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

Will SW uprising be canon. Just because it looks so cool!

It is! I've been playing the beta. I like it, and I'm not much of a gamer.

That's a nifty way of tying up loose ends. I like that.

But seriously, set it during the Galactic Civil War.

Haha, well, we've always avoided setting timelines during established storylines. Putting a timeline into the Galactic Civil War could be fun to an extent, but it's also limiting in terms of what you can do unless it's an alternate universe story - at which point, in my mind, we might as well make our own era rather than just using set pieces from existing ones. So we'll have connections to the canon storyline but we won't actually be in the midst of it.

 

[Rags]

It is! I've been playing the beta. I like it, and I'm not much of a gamer.



Haha, well, we've always avoided setting timelines during established storylines. Putting a timeline into the Galactic Civil War could be fun to an extent, but it's also limiting in terms of what you can do unless it's an alternate universe story - at which point, in my mind, we might as well make our own era rather than just using set pieces from existing ones. So we'll have connections to the canon storyline but we won't actually be in the midst of it.

It looks fun. I preregistered and am so ready for it. I like the idea of how it's all like. Hey guys yeah Death Star not destroyed your leader not dead just propaganda. Seems cool.

 

[Jira]

An alternate timeline could be cool, I've seen other RP's do it. That being said if we went that route, I don't see any point at strictly adhering to canon at that point, since it could all be chalked up to the divergence. It'd be interesting to see how any wayward Rebels would recoil from the destruction of Yavin in A New Hope. As long as it doesn't become divergent to the point of the Terran Empire from Star Trek, it could be interesting.

If you want to keep it in Star Trek prime, I think keeping it within the Republic before the Prequels would be cool. Just don't go too far back. I don't like TOR.

 

[TWD26]

An alternate timeline could be cool, I've seen other RP's do it. That being said if we went that route, I don't see any point at strictly adhering to canon at that point, since it could all be chalked up to the divergence. It'd be interesting to see how any wayward Rebels would recoil from the destruction of Yavin in A New Hope. As long as it doesn't become divergent to the point of the Terran Empire from Star Trek, it could be interesting.

If you want to keep it in Star Trek prime, I think keeping it within the Republic before the Prequels would be cool. Just don't go too far back. I don't like TOR.

Please whatever you do, don't make this an alternate universe.

 

[Caine]

But but but, what about alternate universe Darth Yoda?

 

[Marf]

That said, I will very likely rewrite Mila for the next timeline as her story here hasn't exactly played out as I had intended it to. As such, her character has become disjointed and has lacked any real sense of direction. That is something I hope to remedy with her with the reboot, using what I've learned writing her so far to avoid the pitfalls that have proven so difficult for me to overcome with her in this timeline.

I'm pretty much the same as you, @Gamov. I'm definitely keeping Andro and re-vamping her, since I've barely had a chance to RP her. I may not do the same with Satoryu, as I RPed her non-stop for three years. I also have a brand new character planned who is a Twi'lek con-artist :D

I would be fine with this concept up to the point of the Rule of Two.

Well, you all know I pretty much hate the Rule of Two more than anything else in the Star Wars universe and regard it as worse than the prequels. This is one of the reasons why. Because it would completely disallow for an interesting variety of Sith characters and would be pretty much be impossible to apply to a collaborative storytelling setting.

 

[Sapphire Storm]

I'm pretty much the same as you, @Gamov. I'm definitely keeping Andro and re-vamping her, since I've barely had a chance to RP her. I may not do the same with Satoryu, as I RPed her non-stop for three years. I also have a brand new character planned who is a Twi'lek con-artist :D

I'm still up in the air about whether or not I'm going to keep my dark jedi. It'll probably depend on the setting and whether I feel that kind of personality would fit in with it. I do know I definitely want to make a rich, naive, annoying brat of a character, though. That should be fun ^_^

 

[Hatebackwards]

I'm pretty much the same as you, @Gamov. Well, you all know I pretty much hate the Rule of Two more than anything else in the Star Wars universe and regard it as worse than the prequels. This is one of the reasons why. Because it would completely disallow for an interesting variety of Sith characters and would be pretty much be impossible to apply to a collaborative storytelling setting.

The rule of two was only the Order of the Sith Lords. There were alternate Sith organizations in little pockets all over the galaxy like the Prophets of the Dark Side.

 

[Marf]

I'm still up in the air about whether or not I'm going to keep my dark jedi. It'll probably depend on the setting and whether I feel that kind of personality would fit in with it. I do know I definitely want to make a rich, naive, annoying brat of a character, though. That should be fun ^_^

In regards to @Sreeya 's comment about replaying old characters, I believe it's perfectly acceptable if the character is brand new and you haven't had the chance to explore them much. I will be playing Andromeda after the reboot (with a new name), but probably not Satoryu because she was my original character on the site and I RPed her for three years.

but I'm super excited about my new char, who is a non-Force Sensitive indie/thief!

 

[Sapphire Storm]

In regards to @Sreeya 's comment about replaying old characters, I believe it's perfectly acceptable if the character is brand new and you haven't had the chance to explore them much. I will be playing Andromeda after the reboot (with a new name), but probably not Satoryu because she was my original character on the site and I RPed her for three years.

but I'm super excited about my new char, who is a non-Force Sensitive indie/thief!

That's why I'm thinking it might be okay to rehash my dark jedi's general idea in a new timeline. I never did explore it much. I'm still torn as to whether I will or not, though. And an indie, non-Force sensitive thief sounds like fun ^_^

 

[Jira]

Please whatever you do, don't make this an alternate universe.

As in the Yavin idea or the Terran Empire?

 

[Logan]

I don't care what the new timeline entails as long as Mandalorians are nowhere to be found.

 

[Jira]

I'd be ok with less Mandalorian presence, but I feel like that would piss off a lot of players.

 

[Outlander]

I don't care what the new timeline entails as long as Mandalorians are nowhere to be found.

I'd be ok with less Mandalorian presence, but I feel like that would piss off a lot of players.

As someone who plays a Mandalorian exclusively, I think this is kind of unfair. Its entirely possible to play a Mandalorian without acting like a twat.

 

[Sapphire Storm]

If Mandalorians aren't mentioned in the canon at all - I don't think they have been yet, right? - and the next timeline is supposed to be very canon-focused, odds are there won't be any Mandalorians. I love the Mandalorians (the KotOR ones, anyway, but apparently that kind of Mando has been sullied by later Mandos in the EU?) but look on the bright side. If there are no Mandalorians then you get to try out something new and expand your horizons, and who knows, you might just like it.

 

[Eccles]

As someone who plays a Mandalorian exclusively, I think this is kind of unfair. Its entirely possible to play a Mandalorian without acting like a twat.

Which is funny seeing his signature. Mandalorians want to die fighting? Push [death-enabled] threats down their throat :) Fits.