Which Era?

[Donovan Morningfire]

Alternate timeline.

No, really - it works great. Change one thing in the Star Wars timeline, and extrapolate.
-O

I agree. I've done some fun mini-campaigns that were based of "What If?" scenarioes.

Also, GM Chris of the Order 66 podcast is running an AU campaign, where the "break-off point" was that Anakin didn't stop Mace Windu from killing Palpatine. No Order 66, no Empire, no Darth Vader. He's got a thread rolling over on the d20 message boards with discussion of how the campaign is going, and it's quite entertaining.

 

[Klaus]

Another vote for Legacy.

 

[FentonGib]

Never done a Legacy game, but after reading the Legacy novels, and the Legacy comics, I find both very interesting and worthy potentials for game (esp the Legacy novels with Darth Caedus and the GA civil war). Would like to try one at some point.

Considering my NJO players have allies that would be on both sides of the GA civil war in a Legacy game, that would be really interesting!

 

[Scribe Ineti]

If you were going to, or are, playing a SW Saga game which era would you want to play in and why?

A friend of mine and I are thinking of co-GMing a Saga game soon, and we're thinking we'll do either a post-Episode III game (sorta Force Unleashed era) where the Empire is putting their feet down across the galaxy (the "dark times") and the rebellion is quietly growing. One of our players wants to play a junior senator type, and I think that would fit in really well with the nature of the setting.

The other idea is to do a game post-Episode VI, perhaps 10 years or so after, with a new Jedi order established by the Skywalker twins. Unstable new Republic, lots of Imperial remnants, etc. Could be fun.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Every era has its own charms and wonderful parts. There isn't really any era I DON'T like or can't come up with a ton of ideas for.

But I think, for me, my favourite era for games is post-RotJ pre-Vong War. Even with all the EU, there's a TON going on that can be worked with(how I prefer to do things), or just ignored entirely. The era is ripe with stormtroopers, the old fashioned Empire, more chances for Jedi, and still a smaller scale Rebel Alliance early on.

While the Legacy Era is close to this one in most of that, the one thing that always throws me off is I just love the classic starship designs and such a little too much to completely abandon.

 

[Obryn]

As a quick aside, before too long I plan on running a second campaign alongside my current one. I'm thinking a Star Wars version of the Dirty Dozen - with the PCs being convicted death-row prisoners of the Empire.

I think it'll be fun.

-O

 

[Klaus]

Every era has its own charms and wonderful parts. There isn't really any era I DON'T like or can't come up with a ton of ideas for.

But I think, for me, my favourite era for games is post-RotJ pre-Vong War. Even with all the EU, there's a TON going on that can be worked with(how I prefer to do things), or just ignored entirely. The era is ripe with stormtroopers, the old fashioned Empire, more chances for Jedi, and still a smaller scale Rebel Alliance early on.

While the Legacy Era is close to this one in most of that, the one thing that always throws me off is I just love the classic starship designs and such a little too much to completely abandon.

Then don't abandon them. If I ever get to run my Legacy-era campaign, the PCs are flying around in an ARC-170 starfighter from the Clone Wars, updated to current technology (i.e., no penalties for being 150 years old), with an astromech droid hardwired into the ship (essentially making the ship an enormous droid).

While Jedi in Legacy often fly Twintails (the scions of the X-Wing), you can bet other pilots still fly X-, Y-, B-, A- and other alphabet soup-Wings.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Then don't abandon them. If I ever get to run my Legacy-era campaign, the PCs are flying around in an ARC-170 starfighter from the Clone Wars, updated to current technology (i.e., no penalties for being 150 years old), with an astromech droid hardwired into the ship (essentially making the ship an enormous droid).

While Jedi in Legacy often fly Twintails (the scions of the X-Wing), you can bet other pilots still fly X-, Y-, B-, A- and other alphabet soup-Wings.

I know that TECHNICALLY, the stuff is still out there...but for me, at least, it seems like just throwing in older stuff when there is all the new stuff kind of defeats the point. And I don't just mean starfighters either. The new Star Destroyers are nice, but there's just something about the rougher, classic look that I love so much more.

In all honesty, there are some things in the setting that I both love and hate on different levels. A big one that fits into that are the Imperial Knights. The concept is awesome, the designs are great, and the use of them in the series so far has just been wonderful. I just...uh...they're jerks.

Like I said, I do love the era, and its a great direction to put a bit more creative license onto things without getting in the way of established EU(if that kind of thing is important to you...it is to me for some reason), but it just has the little hangups for me when I compare it to the Rebellion Era or New Republic stuff.

 

[Klaus]

I know that TECHNICALLY, the stuff is still out there...but for me, at least, it seems like just throwing in older stuff when there is all the new stuff kind of defeats the point. And I don't just mean starfighters either. The new Star Destroyers are nice, but there's just something about the rougher, classic look that I love so much more.

In all honesty, there are some things in the setting that I both love and hate on different levels. A big one that fits into that are the Imperial Knights. The concept is awesome, the designs are great, and the use of them in the series so far has just been wonderful. I just...uh...they're jerks.

Like I said, I do love the era, and its a great direction to put a bit more creative license onto things without getting in the way of established EU(if that kind of thing is important to you...it is to me for some reason), but it just has the little hangups for me when I compare it to the Rebellion Era or New Republic stuff.

The new Star Destroyers (Palleon-class, iirc) can be just the top-of-the-line of the fleet. Specially with TWO Empires and a Galactic Alliance gunning for the same ships, you can have a Classic Trilogy Star Destroyer in the hands of the Alliance, launching X-Wings against a Palleon-class destroyer and its TIE Scimitars.

As for Imperial Knights, the ones that are jerks are the ones we've seen so far (Draco, Ganner). I was disappointed at how Princess Fel because so ruthless once sworn in, though.

The ship I mentioned above? It would be for a group consisting of operatives from three sides of the conflict: a savage Jedi from Dathomir, an Alliance bounty hunter and an Imperial Knight.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The new Star Destroyers (Palleon-class, iirc) can be just the top-of-the-line of the fleet. Specially with TWO Empires and a Galactic Alliance gunning for the same ships, you can have a Classic Trilogy Star Destroyer in the hands of the Alliance, launching X-Wings against a Palleon-class destroyer and its TIE Scimitars.

Course, in pure game terms, the Alliance is basically dead in that fight.

I know what you mean, though. Personally, I just feel like if you go for the era, really dive into it. Especially since there are so many great eras. There's definitely a great situation set up with the Sith's Empire vs. Fel Empire vs. Galactic Alliance, and I think that's the aspect of the Era I truly like the most, its just most of the ship designs and such are just...different. They aren't bad, and I particularly like the GA ships, but I'm just too much in love with the classic stuff and still getting used to the Legacy designs.

As for Imperial Knights, the ones that are jerks are the ones we've seen so far (Draco, Ganner). I was disappointed at how Princess Fel because so ruthless once sworn in, though.

Yeah. Its a minor thing, but in a way it kind of fits the Imperial Knights as a whole. They're loyal to the Emperor, they don't have the moral ideals of the Jedi, and they're definitely borderline dark side at times...so they're going to be jerks. Roan Fel is awesome, though.

But I think the one that bothers me the most is: [sblock]That new chick who's name escapes me. I liked her and then...bah. I still like her, but now she's in the 'jerk' column.[/sblock]