tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post7117473284276816445..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Star Wars CanonJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-46528157988006627812011-11-03T13:06:41.532-07:002011-11-03T13:06:41.532-07:00I agree with you. For a long time, I had a very &q...I agree with you. For a long time, I had a very "purist" philosophy regarding the Star Wars Universe, and I considered everything apart from the movies to be "outside canon." I've always felt that the real thing was what Lucas had made, and everything else was just fanfic.<br /><br />However, that crippled me from the other side: I didn't feel like I could run a decent SW RPG adventure because it was too high a bar. I didn't think I could measure up to the original trilogy.<br /><br />Then Lucas made the Prequel Trilogy, and suddenly I found it a lot easier to make my own material and run it. Lucas lowered the bar for me. ;)Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-29068672907736231802011-11-01T03:04:24.377-07:002011-11-01T03:04:24.377-07:00which, by the way, is NOT the same as giving peopl...<i>which, by the way, is NOT the same as giving people a book of rules, and saying “go do it,”</i><br /><br />heh, almost slipped there. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-86523587746506152652011-10-31T11:09:35.488-07:002011-10-31T11:09:35.488-07:00I don't disagree with a word.
Fanfiction is b...I don't disagree with a word.<br /><br />Fanfiction is by its nature about name-dropping, because it is fetishistic. It is about the writer getting excited about being able to write 'Luke' over and over through the text while putting word's in 'Luke's' mouth and fantasizing about how cool that is.<br /><br />The reason why there is no story-line in porn novels is that they're not read by people looking for story lines, and so readers just flip through the pages until they see sex. And the fundamental reason why its difficult to ascribe canon to fan fiction is that FF writers aren't interested in creating real canon ... they're just interested in getting their rocks off. And people who read FF just rush through the boring bits until they can see their favorite character's doing something really ... ah hem ... interesting.<br /><br />Authors like the idea of embracing FF writers ... after all, it is tremendously flattering. But then authors read FF and the bubble pops.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-58204782846610821032011-10-26T04:48:28.729-07:002011-10-26T04:48:28.729-07:00@JB I can see the merits in stripping everything b...@JB I can see the merits in stripping everything back to the first film. I hated ESB as a kid and felt that only ROTJ 'redeemed' the story. As I've aged my feelings have changed. I like the trilogy for its own story and ESB has become my favourite of them. But yes, ANH is just that and it's the perfect jumping off point for a SW themed campaign.<br /><br />Although I'd suggest the Droids cartoon for a bit more depth/breadth. Or at least amusement.<br /><br />After all the only SW fanfic I'm interested in is the biography of R2D2. ;)<br /><br />However if I were to run a space opera today I'd go for more of a melting pot.PlanetNileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166553184766848116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-37336973855470900032011-10-25T07:11:52.606-07:002011-10-25T07:11:52.606-07:00"I wish I still had some of those old Marvel ..."I wish I still had some of those old Marvel comics."<br /><br />Well, JB, you'll be glad to know that Dark Horse reprinted them in book form: <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Omnibus-Long-Ago/dp/1595824863/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1319551704&sr=8-4<br /><br />I believe the most recent printing (linked above) has 4 volumes.Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-25486810045708705322011-10-25T07:01:20.649-07:002011-10-25T07:01:20.649-07:00Today my "perfect" way of running Star W...Today my "perfect" way of running Star Wars is, basically, the same approach that you spoke of. Ditch the cannon and go for the "spirit" of the (original) movies. Hack, I'm even tempted to just run the original trilogy again but placing the PCs at the center and removing all the official heroes... giving that Galaxy Far Far Away as a huge playground (sandbox?) to my players (I'm talking about RPGs here, not cannons or fan fics, or whatever resides within Lucas' inflated mind these days).<br />I believe that a fresh and loose approach is always more engaging, funny and rewarding in regard to RPGs.Tzimiscedraculhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762161243138880483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-53604553224907650632011-10-25T05:41:31.852-07:002011-10-25T05:41:31.852-07:00The only canon is the Christmas Special, the Ewok ...The only canon is the Christmas Special, the Ewok movies, and that green rabbit.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-58702747716379722702011-10-24T22:13:26.176-07:002011-10-24T22:13:26.176-07:00@ PlanetNiles: Hey, in my last post I was talking ...@ PlanetNiles: Hey, in my last post I was talking about doing away with everything except the 1st movie, period. From "a certain point of view" I agree that Lucas's revisions are his own form of fanfic.<br />; )<br /><br />@ Anthony: True on that. Ugh...I wish I still had some of those old Marvel comics...the ones between ESB and ROTJ were especially interesting, in my opinion.<br /><br />@ Drance: Thanks!<br /><br />@ Rain: Camouflage is an admittedly nice bonus...but couching things in terms of other space opera (including Flash Gordon and the Lensmen) makes it easy, too.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-64478773926595021602011-10-24T21:57:13.598-07:002011-10-24T21:57:13.598-07:00For myself (and any games I run), the only "c...<i>For myself (and any games I run), the only "canon" is the original movie, Splinter of the Mind's eye, the Han & Lando novels, and the first 38 Marvel comics. Basically, everything before ESB.</i><br /><br />That's pretty much where I draw the line as well.<br /><br />A smaller canon is easier to transport, faster to load, & more precise in targeting. And easier to camouflage, if need be.rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16745705379045268972011-10-24T19:41:06.975-07:002011-10-24T19:41:06.975-07:00Dude you are speakin' my language now! I have ...Dude you are speakin' my language now! I have also dreamed of one day doing something with Star Wars in a gaming sense, stripping away all the baggage of the SW canon and just leaving the cool bits: lightsabers, the Force, droids, all the many planets, aliens, on and on! I am so glad that someone out there understands that you can peel away all the dross and then do what you want with all the good stuff that is the foundation of the mythology! Good on ya!Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-42580200961738856362011-10-24T17:41:27.483-07:002011-10-24T17:41:27.483-07:00For myself (and any games I run), the only "c...For myself (and any games I run), the only "canon" is the original movie, Splinter of the Mind's eye, the Han & Lando novels, and the first 38 Marvel comics. Basically, everything before ESB.<br /><br />There's a different, grittier reality than the one that starts to take hold in ESB and blossoms in ROTJ. The Rebel change significantly, for instance. In SW, they have the abandoned temple on Yavin and look like a shoestring operation. In ESB, they have Bacta tanks, medical droids and these huge transports; and let's not forget that huge Ion Cannon! In ROTJ, the Rebel fleet is small, but it's state-of-the-art. Compare Mon Montha's Death Star briefing to General Dodonna's. The Rebels have morphed in a "good" version of the Empire. Still small, but not as desparate.<br /><br />I guess it's just a matter of taste. YMMV> :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-24605280389749333812011-10-24T13:18:03.568-07:002011-10-24T13:18:03.568-07:00Meh. Personally I feel that the pastry-headed-one ...Meh. Personally I feel that the pastry-headed-one (Lucas) should be the last person to be allowed to define what is canonical in SW. I mean he's proven time and again he can't leave it alone and keeps stuffing it up. Look at the frenzy over the latest revisions.<br /><br />IMHO only the original trilogy in it's original form should be canon. Everything else is fanfic even if it's by the original creator. ;)PlanetNileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166553184766848116noreply@blogger.com