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Team_EbonHawk
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Date Posted:
3/2 10:02pm
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Knights of the Old Republic 3 Project: Planning and Discussion Thread
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NOTE: We have started; thus we can non longer accept writers!!! All are free to join in as "creative consultants".
Opening Crawl:
IT IS A TIME OF RELATIVE PEACE. FINALLY FREE OF
THE IMPLICATIONS WROUGHT BY WARS AND JEDI
SCHISMS, THE REPUBLIC HAS BEEN ABLE TO START
RESTORING RAVAGED PLANETS. THIS HAS BEEN IN
PART DUE TO THE NEWLY REFORMED JEDI COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT AND RANDOM
EVENTS ARE OCCURING THAT, ALTHOUGH AT FIRST
GLANCE APPEAR ISOLATED, ARE THREATENING THE
STABILITY OF THE NEWLY FORMED DEPARTMENT OF
THE PRESERVATION OF THE REPUBLIC’S EFFORTS. JEDI
HAVE DISAPPEARED, AS HAVE INFLUENTIAL SENATORS,
AND FAR FLUNG WORLDS HAVE CEASED CONTACT.
AS THESE DISTURBANCES BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE,
MANY FEAR THE SITH MAY BE BEHIND IT ALL. THE
JEDI, SPRED THIN, CAN NOT ACT ON A LARGE SCALE AND
RISK THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR. BUT ON THE ABANDONED
ASTEROID COLONY XV442 NEAR REECEE, THE GALAXY’S LAST
HOPE AWAKES FROM A DEEP STASIS…
Hello, and welcome to the planning and discussion thread for Knights of the Old Republic 3 project.
I’m sure many of us, including Commander_DWH , my first collaborator, have been writhing in agony for the sequel that may never come. Then we had the brilliant idea: what if we wrote it ourselves?
The project is now fully underway, currently in the writing and posting stages.
KOTOR 3 Main Thread
Info
Note: All of this is based on precedent, e.g. there will be nine main characters, seven or eight planets, a hunt of some sort, and perhaps a big plot twist 2/3rds of the way through., the droids (T3 and HK), and of course clever references to the future.
Plot:
The main character awakes from stasis, the reason being decided on based on his/her background. Here, he/she meet their first two party members, rediscover some of their past, etc. Then, they make their way to the introductory planet where the main character will become a Jedi. The hunt will then be on through four planets for the secret leaders of the True Sith, of their respective planet’s cell; meanwhile the remaining party members are gathered throughout. Once the pieces are put together, the heroes will make their way to hidden coordinates in the Unknown Regions where the True Sith have been hiding all along; from here they goaded the Mandalorians into attacking the Republic and watched from the shadows as the Jedi Civil War, Revan’s redemption, etc. took place. The Malak-led Sith and then, Triumvirate, having failed, the True Sith have been working from underground to destroy the Republic. Now the party must stop them once and for all…
Party Members
Khaylia Vand (main character)
T3M4
HK-47
Carth Onasi
Mira
Tarim Maltir
Sabyne Amberle
Mada
Serien Cane
Saiga Bura'ki
Note: Other characters will probably appear as minor ones; for example we know Atton, Mical, etc. are on the Jedi Council, and Bastila still is alive.
Six True Sith: One for each planet excluding XV442 and the True Sith homeworld. Must have cool names starting with Darth of course. They each lead undercover cells on the planet.
Planets
These are the planets that have been decided upon:
Asteroid Colony XV442 (near Reecee)*
Coruscant
Manaan
Sleheyron
Naboo
Ithor
Coruscant, Revisited
True Sith Homeworld
*Current planet
Team Members:
LordNyax113 AKA Team_EbonHawk
Commander_DWH
SabyneAmberle
Chukles38
Anime_Jedi
RX_Sith
ZethTrooper
Creative Consultants: Kaleb22, Galaxies
Current Topic of Discussion: None. Writing has commenced.
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Commander-DWH
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Date Posted:
3/2 10:35pm
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RE: Knights of the Old Republic 3 Project: Planning and Discussion Thread
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First and foremost, yay! I think this project has a lot of potential. 
My thoughts: I really think T3 and HK ought to stay- they're like the R2-D2 and C-3PO of KOTOR, so it would be almost criminal to cut them. Plus, they're just full of fun and awesome.
As to the main character: I'm pretty flexible, gender-wise, though I am curious what gender Revan and the Exile are going to be in this story. Are we following canon? I actually kind of like the reverse of canon, with a female Revan and a male Exile. But I'm not attached to it, so it's definitely open to discussion. As for his/her history... I had a thought.
[backstory]
Back in the Mandalorian Wars, a scientist named Demagol was running experiments on Jedi to see what set them apart from other sentient beings. He never came to any conclusions before his lab on Flashpoint station was destroyed and he slipped into a drug-induced coma.
[/backstory]
Say there was a Jedi captured by the Mandalorians who exhibited some particularly interesting feature- or, even, a Mandalorian who exhibited Jedi-like traits. They put said person in stasis, stored in the asteroid colony until Demagol can be contacted. Except Demagol never turns up, so the person is just kind of left there.
As for OCs... I loves me my peace-loving hippies.  I think they add a fantastic dynamic, and I'd be happy to donate one to the crew.
I'm looking forward to seeing what other ideas come up for this! I have high hopes for this project.
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Team_EbonHawk
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3/2 10:42pm
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Interesting thoughts for the main character.
I agree, T3 and HK need to stay.
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Galaxies
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3/2 11:13pm
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Hey, y’all. I’m Galaxies and, if you didn’t know already, I’ll also be involved in this wonderful project. Anyways, my two cents:
The plotline seems fine to me. It follows the classic, Knights of the Old Republic format, which I’m completely cool with.
The background for the protagonist sounds like an excellent idea to me. It’s a great way to tie the games and comic together, somewhat. Something we might want to think about is perhaps Demagol altered our protagonist in a way with his crazy experiments, something we could reveal later in the story or right at the start. Just a thought.
As for our original characters, I’ve always had an idea in mind [and was beginning to write a story about one] for an one-armed Jedi healer and veteran of the Mandalorian Wars [he was discharged due to the loss of his right arm in some battle]. Of course that may contradict canon that the Exile was the only Jedi to return from the Wars [if I remember correctly].
And of course, the droids should definitely stay.
That’s all I have for now.
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Team_EbonHawk
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3/2 11:23pm
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I believe you ar right about the Exile...
I was thinking...wouldn't it be cool to have an actual Mandalorian as a party member.
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Commander-DWH
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3/2 11:41pm
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As I recall, many Jedi walked away from the Order after the Mandalorian Wars. This would make extra sense for an injured veteran, not welcome in the Order and not feeling useful as a warrior.
Jedi casualties at Malachor V were high, but I don't think they were 100%. The Exile is the only one who willingly walked back to the Order when they called him/her. The rest of them just kind of slipped into obscurity.
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3/2 11:51pm
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Commander-DWH posted:
As I recall, many Jedi walked away from the Order after the Mandalorian Wars. This would make extra sense for an injured veteran, not welcome in the Order and not feeling useful as a warrior.
Jedi casualties at Malachor V were high, but I don't think they were 100%. The Exile is the only one who willingly walked back to the Order when they called him/her. The rest of them just kind of slipped into obscurity.
Oh, okay. I must've misread it
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Commander-DWH
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Because I like citing my sources...
Wookieepedia posted:
In an instant, Malachor's gravity crushed every combatant in and around its atmosphere—Mandalorian, Republic, and Jedi alike. Malachor's surface was transformed into a barren, shattered and lifeless wasteland, with all of Revan's enemies eliminated in a single stroke. The planet was left scarred from the battle as the surface had been crushed. Long afterward, there was still evidence of crashed Republic cruisers buried deep within the surface.
So it was only the ships too close to the atmosphere. Which is still an insanely high casualty rate, but there were other survivors.
Wookieepedia also posted:
The only Jedi under Revan able to turn away from the dark side after Malachor V, [the Exile] was also the only Jedi to willingly return to Coruscant and face trial for her actions—and also to defend them.
I had to research these things recently for a vig, and I have this thing about useless trivia...
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Team_EbonHawk
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So I'm understanding the plot line is approved of so far? If so, we still need to come up with a full name.
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Ok, droids here, title essentially decided.
Here's what is left to discuss:
-Naming and "backgrounding" our main character
-Who should come back from Kotor 1 as a main character?
-Who should come back from Kotor 2 as a main character?
-Coming up with four OC's.
-Assigning planets.
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Commander-DWH
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I'm actually going to put in a vote against "The True Sith," because I'll bet dollars to donuts the title's been done before (in fact, I just checked KFM, and it has been done. Thrice in the last year). That said, I hate coming up with titles, and usually resort to song lyrics/references of some sort.
Maybe something doomsday-sounding would work, since this is a grand finale to the series. Or perhaps something relating to the unique trait we assign to the main character. Either way, I'd rather avoid cliche.
As for returning characters...  I think Mira would be good to have on hand, because surely we're tracking Revan and the Exile, and she's an excellent tracker. Huntress and all that. From K1... I admit, I have a severely strong Carth bias. I love writing him, and (in female Revan world, anyway), I think he's waited long enough before going to look for her. Seriously, he needs to chase Revan down.
Again, severe Carth bias. But I'd be a happy little gizka if I could write him. 
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Commander-DWH posted:
I'm actually going to put in a vote against "The True Sith," because I'll bet dollars to donuts the title's been done before (in fact, I just checked KFM, and it has been done. Thrice in the last year). That said, I hate coming up with titles, and usually resort to song lyrics/references of some sort.
Maybe something doomsday-sounding would work, since this is a grand finale to the series. Or perhaps something relating to the unique trait we assign to the main character. Either way, I'd rather avoid cliche.
As for returning characters... I think Mira would be good to have on hand, because surely we're tracking Revan and the Exile, and she's an excellent tracker. Huntress and all that. From K1... I admit, I have a severely strong Carth bias. I love writing him, and (in female Revan world, anyway), I think he's waited long enough before going to look for her. Seriously, he needs to chase Revan down.
Again, severe Carth bias. But I'd be a happy little gizka if I could write him.
I like Carth and Mira too, and agree with your argument for including them. Now, let me see if Galaxies approves, and we'll discuss our main character...
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Galaxies
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3/5 8:32pm
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Team_EbonHawk posted:
Commander-DWH posted:
I'm actually going to put in a vote against "The True Sith," because I'll bet dollars to donuts the title's been done before (in fact, I just checked KFM, and it has been done. Thrice in the last year). That said, I hate coming up with titles, and usually resort to song lyrics/references of some sort.
Maybe something doomsday-sounding would work, since this is a grand finale to the series. Or perhaps something relating to the unique trait we assign to the main character. Either way, I'd rather avoid cliche.
As for returning characters... I think Mira would be good to have on hand, because surely we're tracking Revan and the Exile, and she's an excellent tracker. Huntress and all that. From K1... I admit, I have a severely strong Carth bias. I love writing him, and (in female Revan world, anyway), I think he's waited long enough before going to look for her. Seriously, he needs to chase Revan down.
Again, severe Carth bias. But I'd be a happy little gizka if I could write him.
I like Carth and Mira too, and agree with your argument for including them. Now, let me see if Galaxies approves, and we'll discuss our main character...
I'm totally down for both
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Team_EbonHawk
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Okay cool. Now, our main character. Let's start wirh:
-Male or female?
-Name.
Then we'll move onto the backstory.
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Commander-DWH
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Arbitrarily speaking, I'll always lean towards a female character, to be honest. Maybe it's just the tiny feminist in me, but Star Wars has a history of taking its female leads and handling them poorly, when they bother to give a female a lead at all. I wrote a nice, long rant on that subject a while back, but it's true. I'd take you through a laundry list, but it'd probably bore you to tears. In any case, while we could cast Yet Another Male Jedi in the lead, I'd really love to see a true female hero, for once. They're harder to get right, but hey, I'm up for the challenge.
As for names? *thinks* Hmmm... well, I hate coming up with names. But thanks to online SW name generators, I can make some sugegstions.
Viera Rollan
Khaylia Vand
Aria Dakrai
And, just for giggles, the worst name I came across: Gisellisandra Pennington
Anywhoo, those are my two cents for the moment. I'm not attached to any of the names (though I do like the sound of Aria). That said, I'm off to make dinner.
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Galaxies
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3/6 7:22pm
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I agree with Commander_DWH on female leads being handled poorly in the Star Wars franchise so I, also, support a female being the protagonist.
As for names, well, here's a few I thought were cool:
Nu-ada Sereti
Liir Salis
Larena Serasi
[It seems as though I like characters with their surname beginning with an "S".]
If I find anymore I like, I'll be sure to post them.
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