Kyle Katarn's Tale (Dark Forces Articles by Abel & Jason)

I'm assuming that means superlaser components, not the DSII itself

 

Why would Luke's grudgematch with Lumiya no longer be canon?

 

Kreuzader, Quest: well, for the DS2, those fixes work, both individually or seperately...

Good thoughts on the Vong girl, too, Quest; only trouble is that Tahiri is the only Vong we know to have the Force...

Thrawn: well, to the best of my knowledge, they've been very careful to avoid mentioning the Luke/Shira stuff since the original marvel run..

- The Imperial Ewok

 

It would be great if the YV female was the one from the canceled Knightfall trilogy...

 

Sorry, but could someone point me to information about Lumiya's "grudge match" with Luke? First time I've heard of it ...

 

It's from late in the Marvel series (1980's) - I don't remember the issue #, and there's nothing that would indicate it's being considered non-continuity; it was referenced in the NEGtC for instance.

 

luke would rock her now...espec if mara got hurt

 

There's Treymayne (no one's really certain if he actually died at Byss. Or that toad Pestage, for the matter)

And where did Miat Temm come from?

Personally, I think Jeng Droga is probably Lumiya's apprentice (assuming he doesn't find out about Lumiya's connection with Carnor Jax. Droga, IIRC, was very attached to ole Pruny)

 

I have the feeling that the 4 bios we got are the whole article. Some time back Abel talked about 4 parts he send in, right? what if the 4 parts were 4 bios wizards combined into 2 posts? then the only thing missing are more miniatures Kyle missions.

 

That would suck i was hopeing for more.

 

I doubt it. He mentioned some stuff on Desann and Jerec too, which we haven't seen yet.

 

There's more. Believe it's 5 RPG articles and 5 Minis articles total. That right, Abel?

 

Could the rebels have believed that, perhaps, the weapon they were destroying was intended to be used aboard the Tarkin? When Shira was thought "dead" by the Rebels, they did not yet know of the Death Star II's existence.

 

Yep, I think there's actually 6 rpg parts, so a little more bang for your buck.

 

6 parts? score

 

The D'rinba mission is a reference to Ye Olde Death Star Video Boardgame. For those unfamilliar with the genre, the Interactive VCR Boardgame consisted of a video tape of prerecorded events, usually with a single villian, and a regular boardgame. You would watch the intro on TV, then play the boardgame. From time to time, the villian would pop back on the screen and make life difficult for you. I have the Star Trek version, filmed on the sets for Next Generation, which featured a Klingon commandeering the Enterprise-D in order to start a war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

The Star Wars version is similar. You and your friends play as a team of Force-sensitive Rebels, attempting to infultrate the Death Star II. The second Death Star is being moved from its original construction site to Endor (this actually fits in very well with the Endor entry in The Illustrated Guide to the Star Wars Universe.) You and your team enter the station and cause all sorts of havoc.

Now, the game is notable because the on-screen villian is none other than Darth Vader, and he is actually played by Dave Prowse and James Earl Jones. Vader turns one of your own against the team. If you loose, and the video runs its course, Vader destroys D'rinba IV.

The game probably takes place shortly after the Battle of Bespin, giving the Death Star II a year of construction at Endor. Whether or not the team suceeded, they were all probably imprisoned in order to keep the Death Star a secret. Vader may have executed or turned to the Dark Side Shelvey or Tredway, while Kyle obviously would have escaped post-Endor. Shira, of course, could have been allowed to return to the Alliance. Presumably she worked behind the scenes to keep the rest of the Rebels ignorant of the mission. That would be my interpretation of events, anyway. Perhaps Jason or Abel could clear it up...?

TC

 

TalonCard: thanks!

I was wondering if they were swapping out the Luke/Shira arc for this story, myself, and reinserting the material preserved in the bowdlerized references in the old WEG article, etc., into the new context...

- The Imperial Ewok

 

I imagine Kyle succeeded actually and delayed the Death Star by some months.

 

Knowing his prediliction for blowing things up, we can probably debate whether the missing sections of DSII in RoTJ were under construction or under repair

 

or they succeeded but the part they were chasing wasn´t for the DS2 like they thought but in fact for the DS3, seen in the Startours video^^ TC shall know what I mean.