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Post by Shaman Chill on Sept 30, 2015 19:49:12 GMT -8
There has been some discussion about the timeline in which JvS exists, especially when considering open RP. Before we make any final decisions about whether JvS should have an established timeline, and what that timeline should be, we want to know what era(s) you currently use when writing your characters. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 20:34:18 GMT -8
not to seem too nit picky, but since wookeepedia doesn't actually list an official end of the Legacy Era, should the Post-Legacy Era option exist? Just some food for thought...
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Post by The Shadow King on Oct 1, 2015 4:42:47 GMT -8
I think the main point of it is that it would be after the events shown in current legends canon.
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Post by Stevan Stormro on Oct 1, 2015 7:01:10 GMT -8
Precisely; I said Post-Legacy because Stormro exists far enough outside of the canon that he in no way has any direct connection to it. To me, being written within the Legacy era would involve co-existing alongside all of the canon characters and events which occurred during the Legacy era. Suddenly we need someone to be writing the canon characters from the era, and guiding overarching events along the canon paths so that us OCs can interact with the established history in which we are writing. Post-Legacy just feels, to me at least, like the most reasonable option unless we want to have to handle all of that extra stuff. I know that I would certainly not want to have to go back and tweak Stormro's backstory and history to fit within the canon Legacy-era events...>.<
I also feel like if we set it during one of the eras then we will HAVE to have a set year so that we know what has occurred within that era and what hasn't. Being post-Legacy will give us the flexability of just being in a general time frame rather than a specific year.
Another thought which I just had is that being set during the Post-Legacy era would help to insulate us from having to deal with characters who are related to canons in some way or another, whether that be blood relation, friendship, having been trained by, ect. If we are anticipating that JvS will hopefully be drawing in new users soon then it might behoove us to have a little bit of insulation against characters which might be typical of younger or less seasoned writers so as to avoid having to correct issues after the fact.
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Kaine Australis
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Post by Kaine Australis on Oct 2, 2015 0:40:53 GMT -8
The Yuuzhan Vong war, as it's probably the single greatest event in the EU, is a major part of my character's backstory, so he's a Legacy/Post-Legacy character. In his timeline it would be around 60ABY , as he's 50, and was born about the same time the Clone Emperor met his final death on Onderon in 10ABY, making him just old enough to fight in the Vongese war which kicked off around 24-25ABY.
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Post by Xeonon Solomon on Oct 2, 2015 3:59:29 GMT -8
I put post-Legacy due to Xeonons history. He was a member of the Fel Empire, and eventually went on to lead the Imperial Knights. He cant go and do that when the Canon characters are still doing that. So I think it was something like 100 years after the events of the One Sith that I RP. Timelines are fuzzy.
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Post by Alkor Centaris on Oct 2, 2015 5:19:04 GMT -8
If I had my way, I'd write in the Old Republic for a bit. Of course, I don't; the sensible choice is Post-Legacy.
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Post by Bedrovelse Hevn on Oct 4, 2015 4:57:18 GMT -8
I have always wrote post canon. Anything that takes place in the books or the movies is of access and might be encountered. Being part of the on ice story for my character, he is born in the Rebellion era, and lives post legacy.
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Post by Ice Matango on Oct 4, 2015 22:01:41 GMT -8
I've always RPed all of my characters after everything canon/legend (I'd say probably beginning around 145 - 150 ABY and beyond). Now, some of them maybe were born before that, but I just tend to currently RP after those years. I've never given the specific year in any of my RP's, IC, but it's after all the movies, books, cartoons, comics, etc.......
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Post by Asollan on Oct 5, 2015 19:52:00 GMT -8
Just started but I'd imagined that it would be better if i started to rp after all cannon events occurred to avoid a lot of confusion as to which part of it we're in, which events have or are occurring etc.
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Post by Lord Jud'dayus: The Debase on Oct 7, 2015 11:26:06 GMT -8
Ok, voted, but as most of you know I could have checked them all off.
But I did post-legacy... why? Well, because I technically write Jud and all my other alts as if it's post empire. I used to touch upon the Vong, but for the most part I just keep with it after the empire has fallen.
I've progressed jud's age according to this, rounding his age out around 4000 yrs. And I've heavy referenced his past throughout my almost 8 yrs on the site.
Anyways, long story short, though he's old I rp him as being in a galaxy post Palpatine, and when needed post vong/one sith.
*shrugs*
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Post by Vidalu Na'an on Oct 7, 2015 18:43:30 GMT -8
Na'an is definitely Post-Legacy, seeing as she grew up idolizing the canon characters as stories her fellow younglings would swap. Sort of a "I wanna be a Skywalker when I grow up" situation.
But she's weird...Since a lot of her teachers were decidedly old-school in their teachings--like, Republic Old-School--so she's got a lot of Pre-Empire mixed into her attitude and philosophies.
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Post by Atton Kaelan on Oct 9, 2015 17:52:21 GMT -8
Atton would probably be post Legacy, mostly because I've never referenced canon events in his backstory or in any of my RPs that I can remember.
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Post by Nicademus Delvardus IV on Oct 9, 2015 21:37:21 GMT -8
I know, for the most part, I roleplay Malvus as Legacy/post Legacy with some mentions of the One Sith and Darth Krayt every so often. Same goes with Nicademus in terms of roleplaying him in Legacy/post Legacy. I have mentioned Pellaeon as a past reference and the Fel Emperors too.
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Post by Liya Tawaza on Oct 24, 2015 20:47:30 GMT -8
Liya's timeline isn't really a fixed point year-wise. I've always imagined her to be living about a century after the fall of Palpatine, but that's only for technological context.
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Post by Shaman Chill on Oct 29, 2015 12:19:05 GMT -8
Thank you all for your feedback. I believe you have confirmed the point I was hoping to prove.
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