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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7506271" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>Luke's player never really "lockboxed his parents bring [sic] tatooine farmers." His aunt and uncle certainly were, and they were always referred to by Luke as "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Beru." His parents were never "lockboxed" into anything except arguably his father being a good pilot. (And this was indeed "lockboxed" in the franchise.) If Luke's player had written "I never knew my father" as an aspect in a game of Fate, then that would tell me that this is something that the player wants to explore in the narrative. He may even tweak it a bit after Kenobi telling him that his father was the best pilot: "I want to be a pilot like my father." Or if we want a tinge of dramatic irony, "I want to live up to my father's legacy as a jedi knight." </p><p></p><p>Returning, how much would the story had changed if his aunt and uncle lived? In all honesty? Not that much. There was a brief respite of sadness with a John Williams score and then "let's move on and never mention them again in the remaining two films." It's not as if he needed motivation to hate the Empire at this point either. He already had ambitions to join the Rebellion (with Biggs) and was already told by Ben Kenobi that the Empire was responsible for his father's death. It's almost as if his PC wanted them to die so he could leave Tattoine without any guilt or making hard decisions. They are not even portrayed sympathetically. Kenobi speaks of his uncle as an liar and an oaf. Luke views his aunt and uncle as his oppressors that keep him imprisoned on this planet and prohibit his starbound ambitions. So some of the tragedy around their deaths rings a bit hollow. They were essentially family in refrigerators. You almost get the feeling that the death of his adopted family was probably something that the player discussed prior with the GM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7506271, member: 5142"] Luke's player never really "lockboxed his parents bring [sic] tatooine farmers." His aunt and uncle certainly were, and they were always referred to by Luke as "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Beru." His parents were never "lockboxed" into anything except arguably his father being a good pilot. (And this was indeed "lockboxed" in the franchise.) If Luke's player had written "I never knew my father" as an aspect in a game of Fate, then that would tell me that this is something that the player wants to explore in the narrative. He may even tweak it a bit after Kenobi telling him that his father was the best pilot: "I want to be a pilot like my father." Or if we want a tinge of dramatic irony, "I want to live up to my father's legacy as a jedi knight." Returning, how much would the story had changed if his aunt and uncle lived? In all honesty? Not that much. There was a brief respite of sadness with a John Williams score and then "let's move on and never mention them again in the remaining two films." It's not as if he needed motivation to hate the Empire at this point either. He already had ambitions to join the Rebellion (with Biggs) and was already told by Ben Kenobi that the Empire was responsible for his father's death. It's almost as if his PC wanted them to die so he could leave Tattoine without any guilt or making hard decisions. They are not even portrayed sympathetically. Kenobi speaks of his uncle as an liar and an oaf. Luke views his aunt and uncle as his oppressors that keep him imprisoned on this planet and prohibit his starbound ambitions. So some of the tragedy around their deaths rings a bit hollow. They were essentially family in refrigerators. You almost get the feeling that the death of his adopted family was probably something that the player discussed prior with the GM. [/QUOTE]
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