Halagad_Ventor posted:Oro_Orbis posted:Yeh, I watch all the major ones, inc Stargate - ascension is how the force is right now, what we seem to be talking about is making that 'higher plain' visitable through astral projection - something which Stargate didnt do, and which the force is not currently - that is what I dont like the idea of given that it is such a sci-fi cliche that the GFFA dosent really require. Frankly it would fundametantally alter Star Wars, turning it into so many other franchises that have higher plains, higher dimentions, afterlife-like mythology, etc. Im not afraid of experimentation, but that requires originality, instead Star Wars would be conforming itself to a more Dungeons and Dragons (et al) type mythos. Any forseeable "visit" to Chaos on my part would be a highly subjective interpretation, not objective: what Chaos is and if it even "truly" objectively exists is another unanswerable question. If you've read Traitor, think the meeting between Jacen and the "ghost" of Anakin Solo.
Oro_Orbis posted:Yeh, I watch all the major ones, inc Stargate - ascension is how the force is right now, what we seem to be talking about is making that 'higher plain' visitable through astral projection - something which Stargate didnt do, and which the force is not currently - that is what I dont like the idea of given that it is such a sci-fi cliche that the GFFA dosent really require. Frankly it would fundametantally alter Star Wars, turning it into so many other franchises that have higher plains, higher dimentions, afterlife-like mythology, etc. Im not afraid of experimentation, but that requires originality, instead Star Wars would be conforming itself to a more Dungeons and Dragons (et al) type mythos.
Ulicus posted:Oh sweet mother of God... What's worse is that "Darth Ulicus" actually *is* my username on the OS. My only defence is that I was young and stupid and gave into the "Darth" temptation. I've been meaning to change it...
Oro_Orbis posted:On another topic - do you think that there will ever be a novel that deals with a 'Jedi historian', 'Jedi explorer' or 'Jedi archeologist', exploring the ruins, uncharted systems and long forgotton planets of the GFFA?
Oro_Orbis posted:Also, are all the Sith novels like Path of Destruction likely to be set in the 'rule of two' era?
TalonCard posted:Yes, but the end of the comic also shows two dead characters in the netherworld with Yoda.
Halagad_Ventor posted:Oro_Orbis posted:On another topic - do you think that there will ever be a novel that deals with a 'Jedi historian', 'Jedi explorer' or 'Jedi archeologist', exploring the ruins, uncharted systems and long forgotton planets of the GFFA?Indiana Jones in space? A novel I'd say is a long shot. Jocasta Nu was a Jedi explorer, though. Oro_Orbis posted:Also, are all the Sith novels like Path of Destruction likely to be set in the 'rule of two' era? I hope not, though technically Path of Destruction is right before, I believe.
Halagad_Ventor posted: I'm almost afraid to ask, but is Ulicus a made up name?
Halagad_Ventor posted: Sauron_18 posted:EDIT: Abel, is the Holocron Odan Urr held in GAOTS Adas' holocron?? (The one which he holds in the "beginning", which is revealed he found in a ship near the end)No, it's a different one. Adas' was found by the Jedi around the time of the Freedon Nadd Uprising 1000 years later.
Sauron_18 posted:EDIT: Abel, is the Holocron Odan Urr held in GAOTS Adas' holocron?? (The one which he holds in the "beginning", which is revealed he found in a ship near the end)
Halagad_Ventor posted: Oro_Orbis posted:Although the majority of Sith we have encountered in the trilogies and books have as you say, adopted the Dark Side as a means to an end, developing insular tunnel vision akin to a nationalist, or having bad experiences that led to them becoming typical 'control freak' dictators or 'revolutionary' conquerers, is it possible that some of them believed the very execution of the Sith system to be an end itself?I don't think there's any question, though I think it'd be rare. This is a very intellectual position, and while I think it makes for an interesting Sith character or even Sith sect, I don't think Sith would ever come under this umbrella as a whole. Per the "evil can never die" quote in the article, I think most Sith have the "eternal struggle" motif as their ready fall back position (i.e. a ready justification for themselves and others whenever cornered about the havoc they cause), but I think the position would have honestly motivated only the barest of fractions of Sith. And that's optimistic.
Oro_Orbis posted:Although the majority of Sith we have encountered in the trilogies and books have as you say, adopted the Dark Side as a means to an end, developing insular tunnel vision akin to a nationalist, or having bad experiences that led to them becoming typical 'control freak' dictators or 'revolutionary' conquerers, is it possible that some of them believed the very execution of the Sith system to be an end itself?
Master_Uxi posted:Besides which, Exar Kun destroyed the holocron he took from Odan-Urr (which possessed the apprentices who Kun would later turn against their Masters).
Oro_Orbis posted:I think the Jedi archeologist type thing could be pulled off pretty well, so thats a pity.
Oro_Orbis posted:Although Path of Destruction is in Kaan's time, those were the waning days of the multiple Sith - I was thinking something along the lines of KOTOR era - so far only the games and comics have gone that far back.
DarthRotten posted:Abel, Love the new article. They should really collect all your articles into a paperback and sell it. I know I would buy it. All that continuity in one easy to page through volume...
Ulicus posted:Well, I "made it up" insofar as I stuck an "us" on the end of "Ulic". I was such a creative ten year old... heh.
Ulicus posted:Speaking of which, when ARE you going to introduce us to Darth Siege and Darth Perilous?
Rogue_Follower posted:(And Ventor is derived from the Latin word for hunter, IIRC.)
Sauron_18 posted:Is the holocron actually seen in "The Freedon Nadd Uprising"?
Halagad_Ventor posted:Marvel #92 implied some strange things about the Force. This is the same issue that has a bunch of (presumably) non-Force-strong recurring characters trying to get Jedi training from Luke.
Oro_Orbis posted:Mace afterall had hardly any natural force ability but expanded it through skill.