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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 3608031" data-attributes="member: 11437">I guess you have to decide whether you feel bound by canon...1.  YES.  In this case, you should probably play in another era than the Rebellion or Rise of the Empire eras, unless your players are willing to either not be involved at all in canonical events, or to be minor players in said events.  You could, for example, play bounty hunters working for Jabba the Hutt who know something of the Rebellion, but are not directly involved with the Rebellion or the Empire.2.  NO.  In this case, you obviously have a lot more freedom, but you may have to scramble to create situations to unfold in a similar fashion to canon (such that, as one poster suggested, one of the PCs destroys the Death Star, or something along those lines).  After all, you are playing STAR WARS, and not generic space wars, so it's assumed that you and your players have a certain set of expectations.  This is, of course, only if you and your players even care about canon, or are playing in an era with a significant amount of canon.A lot of the above hinges on what you and your players want to do in the Star Wars universe.  I think you should decide this simple matter before moving on to questions of canon and things of that nature.</blockquote>