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jedimasterED
Title: Moderator Emeritus
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 6:48am
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TOS Exclusive Article: Droids and the Force
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Holy crap!
That's about all I can say... Holy crap! This article is astonishing in what ideas it establishes, ties together, and explores. Well done, Abel!
I wish everyone had Hyperspace access to read this thing!
Though I wish I could, out of respect for the author (and fear of LFL g-men), I won't repost the whole thing, but here are some highlights
I've always been particularly interested in the interplay between living crystaline beings like the Shard (though, I believe the Shard are brand new) and the Spook Crystals of Nam Chorios, driod intelligences and bodies, Ssi-ruuvi entechment, and the Force; now Abel has taken great strides to bring those concepts together in one, common dialogue.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg! The article has other great nuggets of history, obscure references, and new ideas regarding driods, the New Order scientists, etc. This is very much a necessary read for any fan of the EU!
Sorry, but any verbatim reprinting of Hyperspace material is verboten. Feel free to paraphrase though.
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Alixen
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 6:57am
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RE: TOS Exclusive Article: Droids and the Force
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Okay.
I consider myself a die hard SW fan and well versed in the Pre-ANH EU.
But all that stuff in your post has caused my brain to malfunction.
Thank you.
:P
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jedimasterED
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 7:30am
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RE: TOS Exclusive Article: Droids and the Force
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3/10/05 8:39am (1 edits total)
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jedimasterED
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Okay... well, I've tried re-editing my original post twice now and it won't let me for some reason. Here's my "paraphrased" version...
I've been reprimanded for posting even snippets of the article, so out of respect for the author (and fear of LFL g-men), I won't repost anything verbatim, but here is one thing that just floored me:
There is a race of crystalline beings on the planet Orax called the Shard. 100 years before the fall of the Republic, they were discovered. Some the Shard that left Orax, but only one of them could feel the Force. Eventually, an entire family of Force-sensitives was spawned. Several took the bodies of deactivated war droids, re-igniting the automaton consciousnesses within and joining the unrivaled physical prowess of the droids with the power of the Force. They were trained in the ways of the Force and the Jedi Arts. These "Iron Knights" were driven out of the Republic/Empire but were eventually found by Luke's new Jedi Order students. They fought against the Vong invasion and still exist!
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Alixen
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3/10/05 7:32am
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Right, i get it now.
Thanks lol :P
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CeiranHarmony
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 8:43am
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damn hyperspace, I won´t ever be able to read it, and I love Abels stuff *angry about hyperspace*
Is there any way hyperspace stuff gets reprinted or made availeably in ebook format someday? As much as I hate to say it, but hyperspace ruins my day and I´d like to be no longer a Star Wars fan because of hyperspace... but I will try to continue being a fan, though the info is kept far far away from me.
seems GL and the official page people want to make certain stuff only availeably to the rich and worthy.. this is wrong, and even if they keep their hyperspace programm, they should make the stuff availeable some time later for those who want only pieces of it and not the whole crap.
Edit: and worst of all, if I´d try to join hyperspace, I wouldn´t even get Insider but the really much worse official magazine of Germany. and that´s another reason for non-US people to not join up.
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JediAlly
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3/10/05 10:03am
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So if what I read is correct, a bunch of these Shards that are Force-sensitive took the bodies of the droids, and went on to become Jedi Knights of a sort. They were cast out during the PT, but Luke learned about them from Callista and her master Djinn Altis. His band found them, and now they're part of the New Jedi Order. Is that right?
Sweet. And I bet the RPGers are going to have a field day.
Question - is it possible to read the supplementary material for #80? I want to see if there were any articles like this one for the previous issue.
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jedimasterED
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3/10/05 10:13am
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The online suppliment for Insider #80 included a "making of"-type article on Abel's Mandalorian article in the real Insider #80. It was definitely worth reading, too.
Yeah, I love the idea of Force-sensitive-crystal-controlled droids. It's sort of like the JK driod and eel partnership in The Cestus Deception.
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>>"Edit: and worst of all, if I´d try to join hyperspace, I wouldn´t even get Insider but the really much worse official magazine of Germany. and that´s another reason for non-US people to not join up."<<
Non-US people get Hyperspace for $20 instead of $40, but no magazine. It's really worth it.
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CeiranHarmony
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3/10/05 10:49am
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is there a way to get it with insider magazine? for only hyperspace without insider might be cheaper, but still not worth the money, I think. how much stuff is there that interests me? well, besides the insider exclusive stuff, not much. episode 3 stuff, yeah, but trailer and most of it you can get few days later if you just wait, for free. or find it on fanpages.
and only for the online articles, or exclusive comics, well.. I don´t know. how much else is there about EU?
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masterskywalker
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3/10/05 11:25am
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Nutz! This sounds really interesting. 
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Jort
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The problem is if I'd spend my money on Hyperspace I wouldn't have enough to buy other SW stuff. 
and only for the online articles, or exclusive comics, well.. I don´t know. how much else is there about EU?
There are also some previously unreprinted short stories from Gamer and Adventure Journal.
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CeiranHarmony
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 11:53am
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I meant what exclusive stuff is there, the gamer and journal stuff I own already in original form. took long to get them all!
well, I still miss Gamer #1-4
anyone knows if the anzati article from #1 is in hyperspace?
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The2ndQuest
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 12:45pm
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Beyond the reprinted fiction from the AJ, SWG and Gamer mags, they've also reprinted (since the publisher change over) SW Insider short stories fom the past 3 or 4 issues I think.
There's also the 2 original webstrips (Reversal of Firtune and the Greedo adaptation) and 2 reprints.
And the Clone Wars cartoon files and one of the Droids scripts.
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I refuse to pay for Hyperspace. Lucas can suck it, I've given him enough cash over the years.
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CeiranHarmony
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as much as I feel with you, to all those who wanted to discuss the article, sorry I started this anti hyperspace talk here. I didn´t want to change the topic or stop you from discussing it. lets return to topic and I think we all know how we feel about hyperspace.
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timbolton
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Date Posted:
3/10/05 1:20pm
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The2ndQuest, can you give me an idea where in Hyperspace that Droid script will be (on here or via PM please  )? I musta missed it and just been searching, can I find it? Nope
Nice job Abel, can't wait to read your upcoming WOTC stuff 
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