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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sunglar" data-source="post: 3276025" data-attributes="member: 854">Good evening, or morning, depends on your time zone!iwatt, my point exactly with Tatooine, loved it in the original movies why go there again. And here is the thing (slight criticizing of the prequels alert!) Obi-Wan hides the baby in the SAME planet Anakin grew up and doesn’t change his last name? Are the Skywalkers the Smiths (or Garcías, or insert common last name here depending where you live) of the Galaxy?One more thing, I liked Obi-Wan’s clothes in a New Hope, they seemed appropriate for a desert dweller. Turns out they are the robes the Jedi use… He is in hiding, but keeps the uniform? (End of criticizing!)For that and other reasons I will shift attention away from Tatooine and the Jedi will have different ways of dressing.Pbartender & Diggus, thanks for the reply on Palpatines name. The data from the earlier scripts is interesting but the name Cos Dashit… I can see my players having a field day with that one.I am planning on humanizing Palpatine and how he appears to the characters. He will still be Emperor one day but his climb to power will be different, ‘enough said! I may use Cos, or another name I had come up with Aldon. Aldon Palpatine, how does that sound?Diggus, thanks for the info on timekeeping! The religious order is an oddity I will admit. I see it more as being a corruption, a travesty of an attempt at enlightenment. As their traditions and prestige dwindled, some Jedi decided to teach about the force, what it is and how it works to the people in hopes this would change popular attitude towards them. Since there is no scientifically quantifiable way to measuring the capacity of a force user (no midichlorians! <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> ) and belief in the force entails some “faith” it quickly got out of hand. With no organized structure many people misinterpreted the teachings, ran with them and soon all sorts of heresies and strange beliefs sprung up. Jedis trying to control the surge created organizations of non-force users to continue these teachings and tried to catalog and organize information. In time this non-force users took over and turned the initiative into a quasi religion. A belief that the force, as an energy field that surrounds us all, binds us, gives us life, is an expression of a creative force. The Jedi that have begun to believe the idea themselves are not worshipped instead they are seen as chosen, and respected, revered. Something the Jedi have not had for long. Some have been seduced by this.At the same time some in the group are actively campaigning against other beliefs, some which may discredit or even deny the force. Some have become violet about it. Some preach that all may eventually touch the force but that the current state of “blindness” is a result of the lack of respect and prestige for the Jedi. The masses see this as a wonky way for the Jedi to gain power and influence. Many claim they are not a religion but merely teachers.iwatt, thank you for your kind words! I am pleased with your interest and please mine away! You all are helping me focus and shape my ideas in a very nice way. By the way iwatt, I just noticed, you are form Chile?Well going to bed now! Later and good night…</blockquote>

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