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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9377141" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>There's been so much expanded universe Star Wars stuff that I can't possibly keep up with it all. But I'm going to stick with the big events as they happened in the movies. I don't think I'll ever run a game set during the sequel trilogy so that's a non-issue for me. But if I set a game during the Rebellion era, the PCs aren't going to be the ones who blow up the Death Star, throw the Emperor down a shaft, or kill Boba Fett. They're going to be having their own adventures in the Star Wars universe. </p><p></p><p>A few years ago a new King Arthur movie came out directed by Guy Ritchie, <em>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. </em>I'm no expert on Arthurian legends, but I do know they've changed over the centuries. I'm sure there's some Welshman upset about the inclusion of that French upstart, but most of us are comfortable with Lancelot du Lac. More than that, we'd miss him if he wasn't there. What I'm trying to establish here is that I didn't expect Ritchie's version to perfectly adhere to past versions of Arthurian tales. It'd be impossible for him to do so because there's not just one version. </p><p></p><p>But in <em>Legend of the Sword</em>, Uther Pendragon kills Mordred at the beginning of the movie. Pretty radical departure, right? We haven't even gotten started. Uther's brother Vortigern stages a coup and becomes king while a young Arthur flees to London. You remember this part of the Arthurian legend, right? The part where Arthur lives with a bunch of prostitutes and becomes a crime boss in London? </p><p></p><p>I might have been able to enjoy the movie if it wasn't supposed to be King Arthur. As it was, the changes were so radical that I can only conclude they used the name Arthur because everyone recognizes it. The same thing goes for Star Wars. If someone radically alters the setting then what's even the point of playing Star Wars? I'd rather go play something else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9377141, member: 4534"] There's been so much expanded universe Star Wars stuff that I can't possibly keep up with it all. But I'm going to stick with the big events as they happened in the movies. I don't think I'll ever run a game set during the sequel trilogy so that's a non-issue for me. But if I set a game during the Rebellion era, the PCs aren't going to be the ones who blow up the Death Star, throw the Emperor down a shaft, or kill Boba Fett. They're going to be having their own adventures in the Star Wars universe. A few years ago a new King Arthur movie came out directed by Guy Ritchie, [I]King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. [/I]I'm no expert on Arthurian legends, but I do know they've changed over the centuries. I'm sure there's some Welshman upset about the inclusion of that French upstart, but most of us are comfortable with Lancelot du Lac. More than that, we'd miss him if he wasn't there. What I'm trying to establish here is that I didn't expect Ritchie's version to perfectly adhere to past versions of Arthurian tales. It'd be impossible for him to do so because there's not just one version. But in [I]Legend of the Sword[/I], Uther Pendragon kills Mordred at the beginning of the movie. Pretty radical departure, right? We haven't even gotten started. Uther's brother Vortigern stages a coup and becomes king while a young Arthur flees to London. You remember this part of the Arthurian legend, right? The part where Arthur lives with a bunch of prostitutes and becomes a crime boss in London? I might have been able to enjoy the movie if it wasn't supposed to be King Arthur. As it was, the changes were so radical that I can only conclude they used the name Arthur because everyone recognizes it. The same thing goes for Star Wars. If someone radically alters the setting then what's even the point of playing Star Wars? I'd rather go play something else. [/QUOTE]
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