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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9761434" data-attributes="member: 78087">I think we all have our eclectic experience and vibe of Star Wars. Pretty much nobody has read, seen, and listened to everything, and there’s not a predictable commonality of what things people are more or less likely to have consumed and incorporated. My personal vibe is based on the original trilogy, then X-Wing and TIE Fighter, then a fair chunk of the EU books and WEG RPG material (partly because I was running an on-off WEG campaign where the PCs replaced the main characters for much of the 90s) then the prequel trilogy, then Clone Wars, then the sequel trilogy and Rebels. I liked Solo and Rogue One, disliked the Mandalorian, and have run several Star Wars campaigns over the decades using a variety of rules.As such the vibe of the first High Republic book - Light of the Jedi, the only one I’ve read all the way through - really worked for me. The Republic is functional and trustworthy, the Jedi are more diverse and less dogmatic, and the PCs are united by the motto of “We are all the Republic” - it’s everyone’s job to work together to preserve peace and justice in the Galaxy. They fight a great hyperspace natural disaster and nihilistic fascist pirates who are intent on destroying harmony and the rule of law, and thankfully aren’t Sith in any way. It seemed much more relevant to modern events than Star Wars had for years (this was before Andor). It was a much-needed dose of Star Trek into Star Wars: a more hopeful universe with ideals worth fighting for. And that’s the vibe I put into the campaign. I don’t really know where the other books and media take the High Republic, but I thought Light of the Jedi was a very good start.</blockquote>

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