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MarcusDade
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Date Posted:
12/18/07 3:17am
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RE: Roleplaying Times
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okay, so I've narrrowed the choices down to the most popular, using both this thread and personal suggestions from others.
Out of these three, which one would you rather RP in?
1. Future (some time after the death of Darth Krayt)
2. New Jedi Era (time between rise of the new jedi order and the death of luke skywalker)
3. Ancient (Revan, Malak, Kreia)
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Sith_Lords
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12/18/07 12:12pm
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Completely off topic, but I am the only one who figured there may be some sort of RPF Newsletter in this thread?
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BLemelisk
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12/18/07 11:29pm
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Sithy, thats what I thought when I first clicked, haha
But to answer the question out of the narrowed three, I'd say the New Jedi Order era, because the Warlord period is something that is rarely ever covered lately from what I've seen.
It's always seemed the New Republic's troubles, coupled with their fighting the different incarnations of the Empire, would serve as a good roleplaying ground, even if you were creating your plot in it for the first time.
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Hammurabi
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12/19/07 3:22am
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I'm generally opposed to New Republic era, as that's probably the most EU-heavy.
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LightWarden
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12/19/07 10:13am
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Unfortunately, there are approximately two eras and maybe six days that *aren't* solely EU, and those are rather EU-heavy as well.
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Hammurabi
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12/19/07 2:54pm
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Yeah, but New Republic has by far the most well-developed and intricate EU. Dying Republic and Rebellion era are about as dense, but they're dense because of the films. New Republic era's dense because of the EU. The other eras are nowhere near as dense, allowing for more GM creativity to fill in the holes. That's partly why Titanomachy appeals to me - it's not things I know, but it's not like everyone else knows it and I'm desperately sifting through wookieepedia to figure it all uot.
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DarthXan318
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Date Posted:
12/20/07 12:28am
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Yeah, that's why I picked 2, 4, 6. I haven't kept up with the EU at all in the last few years so I basically have to wookiepedia everything, and it's annoying.
Future, though, simply doesn't really appeal to me. Games that do Future/Far Future always seem to revolve around Skywalker's descendants, and frankly, I don't really care about them.
edit - and yes for some reason every time I click on this thread I half expect it to be a newsletter, too. 
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darth_nemisis
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Date Posted:
12/20/07 12:46am
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I guess you could say the only one I am NOT very interested in is even though, IMO, that is the most developed. Though, some of those have been RPed a lot.
I would love to delve into the unknown parts of the EU, such as the time between RotS and ANH, the Far Future, and the Ancient. Those interest me a lot because I do not know what stories there are, and would love to create some stories in those areas.
Although, I have to say...I am very interested in AU. Does anyone else like the AU?
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Sinrebirth
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Date Posted:
12/20/07 12:43pm
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darth_nemisis posted:
Although, I have to say...I am very interested in AU. Does anyone else like the AU?
Personally, I hate it. Despise it. But others quite like it, so that's upto them. Hammurabi, you're welcome to join 128 ABY anytime you drop me a character sheet. 
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Phantasmagoria
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12/20/07 5:45pm
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MarcusDade posted:
This is a good point, however knowing what era your story is going to take place is the best way to understand the story. There are only really seven different plots, so coming up with one first isn't really going to be able to let you have a fully fleshed out story until you have a time era.
But thanks guys, this is really helping. 
Your is a good point as well... although the seven plots theory is debatable. Almost every story can be classified as fulfilling several of the seven archetypes, at least allegorically. One could even thin it down and say there is once plot: the resolution of a problem.
Your assertation is much more valid here, however, where the 'plot' isn't a traditional tale with one character or a cadre of protagonists at the center, but an ensemble cast who usually don't work in unison. 
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NickLitYouAFlame
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12/21/07 8:37pm
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Sinrebirth posted:
darth_nemisis posted:
Although, I have to say...I am very interested in AU. Does anyone else like the AU?
Personally, I hate it. Despise it. But others quite like it, so that's upto them. Hammurabi, you're welcome to join 128 ABY anytime you drop me a character sheet.
I don't know about anyone else, Sin, but I have to look up stuff on Wookieepedia all of the time during the course of playing 128 ABY.
I think AU is alright, but I always find myself trying to do things the character did at one time.
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MarcusDade
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12/27/07 10:02pm
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IMO, AU is great for fanfics, but absolutely horrid for roleplaying.
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Hammurabi
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12/28/07 7:13am
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I agree completely. The problem with AU and RP is that AU is generally focused on the established characters and how they would be different, whereas RP relies entirely on OCs.
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Sith-I-5
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Date Posted:
12/30/07 2:33pm
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Having made the transfer from fanfic to roleplaying, I find absolutely no problem in RP-ing in either the SW universe; the SW universe with extra bells, whistles, and a liberal interpretation of the timelines; or a completely parallel timeline, which is what I understand an 'alternate universe' to be.
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Sith_Lords posted:
Completely off topic, but I am the only one who figured there may be some sort of RPF Newsletter in this thread?
Yup, me too!
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