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Lit GENERAL QUESTION THREAD (What to read? Where to start? What's canon? What's not? Duros, etc.)

Discussion in 'Literature' started by Master_Keralys, Jun 4, 2008.

  1. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    A lot of the Marvel comics post-ROTJ have the Empire in them separate from Lumiya. They're still a prominent faction the Alliance has to deal with (which is in keeping with later continuity).
     
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  2. darklordoftech

    darklordoftech Force Ghost star 6

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    Does Dynasty of Evil elaborate on Zannah’s motive for killing Caleb? I just finished Rule of Two and was left wondering why she felt that Caleb had to die.
     
  3. ConservativeJedi321

    ConservativeJedi321 Force Ghost star 6

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    To me, the obvious answer is that he was a loose end. She got him to heal Bane by promising to out herself to the Jedi, something which she could not do.
    The Jedi were already on their way, so after the healing was near done she butchered him so he couldn't tell them any details himself, and drove her cousin bonkers so they would think he was the "last sith" mentioned in their message.
     
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  4. Bel505

    Bel505 Jedi Grand Master star 2

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    General question: does anyone know how Glitterstim telepathy works (in the Legends canon)? Are there rules for how effective an interrogator using Glitterstim to enhance their telepathy is or can be? Can someone being interrogated by a glitterstim user effectively hide relevant information? I'm working on a scene for my fanfiction and I want to hew to any established rules in the Legends canon, but the description in Jedi Search is not very helpful (it implies that you can't hide anything, ever, which I'm skeptical of and limits my storytelling options).
     
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  5. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    This isn't Legends specific because it's FFG, which is sort of neither Legends nor canon, but here's what the Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook has to say:
    It's sort of vague, obviously. Probably also depends on how much you take and how undiluted it is.
     
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  6. Bel505

    Bel505 Jedi Grand Master star 2

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    Yeah, unfortunately it's just not very well defined. Well, that's unfortunate on the one hand, because it means I don't know exactly what is and isn't possible... but it also means I have a bit of flexibility when it comes to storytelling, which is a good thing I guess. I wonder if it was ever discussed in any of the old WEG sourcebooks.

    (I already checked Jedi Academy, and beyond a mention it wasn't really.)
     
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  7. BigAl6ft6

    BigAl6ft6 Chosen One star 8

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    Was there a recent general Star Wars guidebook put out that is newbie friendly (and has TROS and Mandalorian content in it), or is Everything you Need to Know About Star Wars a good one?
     
  8. Hamburger_Time

    Hamburger_Time Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Has any source actually pictured the Felucian Ground Beetle, the adult form of the Gelagrub? Was very surprised to see the Wook has no pictures of it, making me wonder if any even exist.
     
  9. The Positive Fan

    The Positive Fan Force Ghost star 4

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    The Star Wars Book lends itself to this role pretty well, and does include TROS and Mandalorian content.
     
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  10. darklordoftech

    darklordoftech Force Ghost star 6

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    Is there any info on what the average person in the galaxy thought of the Clone Wars during the First Order era?
     
  11. Hamburger_Time

    Hamburger_Time Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    So, as
    the granddaughter of not just a king but an emperor, is Rey a Disney Princess?
     
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  12. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I don't think we need spoiler tags for TROS anymore. And Disney Princesses are only those officially deigned by Disney to be so. There are 12 (one of whom* is not actually a princess by any other definition of the term) - Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan*, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, and Moana.
     
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  13. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    I mean, semantically, there's two types of Disney Princesses- the Official Disney Princess™ line, and Disney characters who are princesses. And they're not one for one, since some of the Disney Princesses™ aren't technically princesses (not just Mulan, Tiana, Belle, and Pocahantas as well), and one isn't even Disney proper, being a Pixar character (Merida), and of course there are several Disney characters who are princesses that aren't part of the line (Kida, Nala, Anna).

    So Rey is the latter, a Disney character that is (arguably) a princess. Same as Leia, which is why in 2012 there was a flood of fan art with Leia hanging out with Cinderella and the others. I think it's safe to assume people talking about "Disney Princesses" are unaware of the official line, and are unintentionally referring to the latter category. AKA, it's silly to get into the semantics of it anyway.
     
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  14. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Well, the whole concept of "does this mean X is a Disney Princess?" is just for laughs, anyway. Leia hanging out with Cinderella is an amusing juxtaposition in a way Snow White hanging out with Cinderella isn't.

    Anyway, aside from Mulan, they are all arguably Princesses. Tiana marries the frog prince at the end of the movie. Belle marries the Beast, who is a prince. Pocahontas is the daughter of Chief Powhatan, who is the ruler of the tribe. Mulan is the only one who was a commoner at the beginning of the movie and remains one at the end. I don't know who Kida is, Nala is a queen (and a lion whereas all the Disney Princesses are humans/), and I'm really surprised Anna isn't a Disney Princess considering how popular Frozen was, but maybe it's because she ends the film as a queen - Arendelle is a true kingdom and not a principality like the other Disney monarchies (though, if I recall correctly, Eric and Ariel become king and queen in the second Little Mermaid film, but everyone rightfully ignores the sequels).
     
  15. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    I'm not up on my fantasy royalty rules, but there's wiggle room for Belle and Tiana to be queens, not princesses. And as Moana says, daughter of the chief isn't technically a princess.
     
  16. Gamiel

    Gamiel Chosen One star 9

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    If I remember right was Powhatan historically considered the king of his people by the English (possibly mostly out of political reasons since it sounds better that they are allied to a king in the new world), making Pocahontas a princess in their eyes.
     
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  17. Hamburger_Time

    Hamburger_Time Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I recall reading somewhere that the definition of "Official Disney Princess™" was specifically and intentionally worded to include Mulan and exclude Elionwy (from The Black Cauldron) and Kida (from Atlantis), who are unambiguously princesses but whose films were box office bombs. No idea if it's true but it certainly sounds like a Disney corporate move.
     
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  18. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Yeah, it’s definitely all about the who popular characters are (which still makes it surprising neither of the Frozen royal women are considered princesses, considering how popular Frozen was)


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  19. Alpha-Red

    Alpha-Red Chosen One star 7

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    Wait, they're not? Wasn't at one of them in the princess lineup in Ralph Wrecks the Internet?
     
  20. Barriss_Coffee

    Barriss_Coffee Chosen One star 6

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    Wreck It Ralph had the comments section muted so we didn't have to hear why the reason Pocahontas counted as a Disney princess was because England recognized her father as a king.

    Also I have issues with them excluding Elionwy. But clearly they didn't read past the first book, except the title of the second.
     
  21. FiveFireRings

    FiveFireRings Jedi Master star 4

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    The Black Cauldron... now there's a name I've not heard for a long time... a long time.

    I probably haven't seen it since its theatrical run, honestly.
     
  22. DarthJaceus

    DarthJaceus Jedi Knight star 2

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    Is there any upcoming content taking place in the sequel era? I’m starved for more sequel content but I am afraid that the negative reception of the films is going to put all that on hold indefinitely
     
  23. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Some of the Star Wars Adventures comics are sequel era. The Rogue Squadron movie may take place post-TROS. I’d be surprised if not a single episode of Star Wars: Visions (an anthology series) was sequel era. The currently under construction hotel at Disney World takes place, much like Galaxy’s Edge, between TLJ and TROS.


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  24. DarthJaceus

    DarthJaceus Jedi Knight star 2

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    Good to see there’s at least a trickle of content for those of us hungry for it. Do you happen to know if the Star Wars Tales VR game takes place in the sequel era? I know it takes place on Batuu @Daneira
     
  25. Daneira

    Daneira Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I believe, and I might be wrong because I haven't played it, that the "frame story" is sequel era but then it goes into other eras as well. There was a High Republic lightsaber training scene or something I saw.
     
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