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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5049986" data-attributes="member: 11437">A lot of stuff to go over here.One of the inherent dangers in running a Star Wars game (or any license game) is that your characters could theoretically destroy canon.  The best way to avoid this is to make it nigh-impossible that the characters will come into direct conflict with a major canonical character.  They could, for example, meet Jabba, but only in Jabba's palace where the gangster has dozens of guards.I've run successful Star Wars campaigns without involving a great deal of canon material.  It all depends on what you want.  References to canon material can be plentiful without exposing the game to trouble with future storylines.This is fodder for future debate.  I think you can have a game that feels like Star Wars in a lot of different ways.I played in the majority of it and it was all right.  The main problems I had with the campaign is that it wasn't "Star Wars"-y enough for my tastes.  No droids, little interplanetary travel, and no personal spaceships (and no space combats).  It felt pretty static for what was supposed to be a "Living" campaign.I think we'd either have to decide on one time period or offer a selection of time periods and develop adventures for each.</blockquote>