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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 4860464" data-attributes="member: 14291"><p>I think you're on to a great idea. I'm amazed as I interact with Star Wars fans over the years at how many agree that A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back are really the core of the series and everything else is weak in comparison.</p><p></p><p>As to your question:</p><p></p><p>1. Look at the throwaway lines from ANH and go in unchartered directions. </p><p></p><p>Example #1: The reaction of the Imperials in the Death Star conference room to Tarkin's announcement of the dissolution of the Imperial Senate. Are Imperial Senators simply legislators? It doesn't appear so by the reaction. Are Senators more like the rulers of their respective worlds? Leia's father sure seems to be one if she's a princess. Do they have their own militaries? Would they ally with the Rebellion or start their own insurgency?</p><p></p><p>Example #2: The droids being refused service at the cantina. I always viewed that as a metaphor of slavery. Droids are the slaves of the galactic civilization. Are 3PO & R2 unique in their intelligence/personality or are their millions of subjugated droids being used as disposable servants/people?</p><p></p><p>Example #3: The Force as a "hokey religion" (as named by Han, I believe). Is there a spiritual role to be filled by the Jedi? Are there priests that the Jedi answered to? In other words, are the Jedi the Star Wars version of the Templars - the sword arm of the Faith of the Force? If it's a "hokey religion" was it a reclusive sect, a declining religion, or a cornerstone of the culture?</p><p></p><p>2. Tattooine is a backwater with a Wild West feel and we know Jabba likes hiring bounty hunters. How widespread is that theme? The galaxy is pretty damn big.</p><p></p><p>3. What about other Jedi? Obi-Wan was able to hide out (and Yoda, per ESB). They are the only ones? Doubtful.</p><p></p><p>4. Look at the internal politics of the Rebellion and throw strife into the mix. The Emperor oppresses everybody. Not everyone in the Rebellion is going to be a good guy, or even a reformed smuggler...</p><p></p><p>5. Focus on the war. Look at WWII movies for inspiration: massive battles, resistance movements, spies (both traitors within the Rebellion and agents within the Empire). Hell, even Hitler-obsessed occult stories (Raiders of the Lost Ark) work if they become Emperor-obsessed Force stories.</p><p></p><p>6. Define the Jedi Order your own way. Is Luke the only Jedi? Does he find other tutors? Does he try to rebuild the Jedi Order during the War instead of after? </p><p></p><p>7. Scrap the "Luke I am your father" bit. Make Vader a bad-ass again. Take inspiration from sources like The Force Unleashed video game where the Emperor has force-enabled warriors that aren't true Sith. Or have a Sith-equivalent to the Jedi Order - if you're only looking at ANH, who's to say it's only Vader and the Emperor? Chuck that Rule of Two crap.</p><p></p><p>8. Redefine the Clone Wars. Instead of going to the local Camino store and ordering a clone army, perhaps the Emperor rose to power as the Republic fought against an external threat that utilized a clone army. Does that threat still exist?</p><p></p><p></p><p>The ONLY way, I'd run a Star Wars campaign is to make it my own. Even if you only look at the 6 movies, there are too many inconsistencies IMO to make a sustainable long-term campaign. (We can sense living beings with the Force, graft cybernetic replacement limbs, travel faster than light but no one thought to create a sonogram? And don't get me started on the Chosen One and the mido-clori-whatchamacallits.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 4860464, member: 14291"] I think you're on to a great idea. I'm amazed as I interact with Star Wars fans over the years at how many agree that A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back are really the core of the series and everything else is weak in comparison. As to your question: 1. Look at the throwaway lines from ANH and go in unchartered directions. Example #1: The reaction of the Imperials in the Death Star conference room to Tarkin's announcement of the dissolution of the Imperial Senate. Are Imperial Senators simply legislators? It doesn't appear so by the reaction. Are Senators more like the rulers of their respective worlds? Leia's father sure seems to be one if she's a princess. Do they have their own militaries? Would they ally with the Rebellion or start their own insurgency? Example #2: The droids being refused service at the cantina. I always viewed that as a metaphor of slavery. Droids are the slaves of the galactic civilization. Are 3PO & R2 unique in their intelligence/personality or are their millions of subjugated droids being used as disposable servants/people? Example #3: The Force as a "hokey religion" (as named by Han, I believe). Is there a spiritual role to be filled by the Jedi? Are there priests that the Jedi answered to? In other words, are the Jedi the Star Wars version of the Templars - the sword arm of the Faith of the Force? If it's a "hokey religion" was it a reclusive sect, a declining religion, or a cornerstone of the culture? 2. Tattooine is a backwater with a Wild West feel and we know Jabba likes hiring bounty hunters. How widespread is that theme? The galaxy is pretty damn big. 3. What about other Jedi? Obi-Wan was able to hide out (and Yoda, per ESB). They are the only ones? Doubtful. 4. Look at the internal politics of the Rebellion and throw strife into the mix. The Emperor oppresses everybody. Not everyone in the Rebellion is going to be a good guy, or even a reformed smuggler... 5. Focus on the war. Look at WWII movies for inspiration: massive battles, resistance movements, spies (both traitors within the Rebellion and agents within the Empire). Hell, even Hitler-obsessed occult stories (Raiders of the Lost Ark) work if they become Emperor-obsessed Force stories. 6. Define the Jedi Order your own way. Is Luke the only Jedi? Does he find other tutors? Does he try to rebuild the Jedi Order during the War instead of after? 7. Scrap the "Luke I am your father" bit. Make Vader a bad-ass again. Take inspiration from sources like The Force Unleashed video game where the Emperor has force-enabled warriors that aren't true Sith. Or have a Sith-equivalent to the Jedi Order - if you're only looking at ANH, who's to say it's only Vader and the Emperor? Chuck that Rule of Two crap. 8. Redefine the Clone Wars. Instead of going to the local Camino store and ordering a clone army, perhaps the Emperor rose to power as the Republic fought against an external threat that utilized a clone army. Does that threat still exist? The ONLY way, I'd run a Star Wars campaign is to make it my own. Even if you only look at the 6 movies, there are too many inconsistencies IMO to make a sustainable long-term campaign. (We can sense living beings with the Force, graft cybernetic replacement limbs, travel faster than light but no one thought to create a sonogram? And don't get me started on the Chosen One and the mido-clori-whatchamacallits.) [/QUOTE]
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