Storyline and community participation

[Shoju]

Greetings Roleplayers! In planning the PvP event, I feel like we missed an opportunity to create something more meaningful. I had a great time and overall I think the event was a great success. However, the premise for the battle was a bit flimsy.

I would like to create a team of storyline editors. This team will accept contributions from anyone interested in submitting something to Awakening lore. The council of editors decide what content becomes canon. We could create a story section of the forums where the council can post about ongoing events in the universe.

Here's where we stand today: The Rebel Alliance has dealt the Emperor a setback with the destruction of <insert sith adept name here> (Seriously, we didn't even name him). A splinter force of rebels, led by <unnamed jedi knight> have narrowly escaped Lok and are currently underground.

Run with it. Post below if you have interest. For the time being, this will be a community driven effort. However, If the dev team believes we can reasonably incorporate elements of the story into the game without detracting from our other work, we would look to do so.

[Lyris]

Sounds like fun.

I'm not too much of a writer but I have lots of ideas to throw out.

[Vyber]

Communication Exchange
To: General Dodonna
CC: Romeo Alpha Agents

Sir,
I am writing to inform you that our squadron has removed the threat which we previously spoke of. Though we suffered various injuries, two crucial casualties (A. Korskin, C.Jenkor), and were met by thunderous resistance, the remaining members of our team have narrowly, (but successfully) navigated off world.

As of now, my unit and I are regrouping on the planet of Tatooine. Our resources are thin and extremely limited, we are in desperate need of bacta(medical aide), food,water, and weaponry. We have made camp out of an abandoned Imperial military outpost a few km off of the old Mos Espa Podracing tracks. The temptation to voyage into Mos Espa increases daily throughout our unit, though given the political climate of the area, and the results of our latest tasks, I have kept my group at bay for the time being.

As far as the remains of our squadron, their whereabouts are unknown. We lost track of them during our initial escape, regretfully we must come to the realization that they have either been killed, or captured. We have not received any contact from them, and our attempts to raise them have been fruitless.

Attached to this message is a waypoint with a location for a supply drop. If you could arrange for this drop to be made sooner rather then later, I and my unit would be forever greatful. If this does not appeal to you, perhaps we could arrange a meet from a convoy from Anchorhead. But I will leave that to your discretion. I do not wish to get involved in politics.

Glory to the Alliance and its Agents.
Major B. Ashborn

Communication Exchange Concluded


((As this is a splinter unit, they are hesitant to ask for aide from the alliances prime networks - as they do not wish to be directly tied to the alliance per the request of General Dodonna - there are a lot of pirate groups on Lok - who knows who could have done it ))
(( A bit rusty, but I used to do this for my old guild on Live. We'd setup a weekly storyline then run it throughout the week. But it'd always encompass our one main story. Putting down bases / houses / making alts as "characters" | was good fun - hope to be a part of that here! ))

[Shoju]

Precisely the sort of thing I'm looking for Vyber, love it.

These sorts of communications could be relatively easily incorporated as loot drops. It's sort of like the journal entries from Bioshock.

[Shoju]

I don't mean that to imply I'm not looking for other story vehicles, re-reading seems to lean that way. Story comes in many varied forms and I didn't mean that statement to be restrictive.

Feel the creativity flow through you!

[ShadowOrdo]

Kyle Katarn for jedi team leader. JJ Abrams wont give him to us.... I say we take it! muhahah!

But nah, as much as I would like.... We are still in between new hope and empire strikes back (till Hoth happens here) and kyle would have nothing quite to do with force sensitive stuff yet. I all serious, I would need to know if the jedi npc was human or something else to properly see if a already existing jedi who survived order 66 would be fitting for the role, else I will just think something up to throw into the suggestion pot.

Dark jedi hmmm... will need to consider this one, should it be a Emperor Hand? Or the new movies portrayal of Inquisitors? Both seem to be essentially the same thing except Emperor hand seem to be directed mainly by Emperor himself while Inquisitors are sorta the out reaching fingers to Vaders 501st Fist whose whole purpose was to mop up any remaining Jedi. That is how I recall it from my reading at least.

[Shoju]

Seems like the inquisitors might be the way to go. Both jedi were human.

[WLB]

*Clears Throat* Well... y'all probably don't know me. But I used to make HoloNetNews-style videos for RP events and game updates in Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Like this is one I made about my the most recent story expansion, and my interpretation of it's aftermath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuSXujWVS14

I stopped making them because... well... lack of content to cover. Outside of my own guild, most of the RP on my home server doesn't hold my interest. And game story updates only come every so often. Though maybe I should make one about the Ziost patch... hmmm...

Anyway, I would certainly be willing to make similar news-style videos for RP events on The Awakening if y'all would be interested in that.

[ShadowOrdo]

Well... since that cat is finally out of the bag. Gonna link my favorite video by WLB here he made some few years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EyDVwgMUQ

[WLB]

Hehe. Yeaaaah. Not gonna lie, I get excited thinking about all the potential trailer/video/machinima story opportunities I could explore here, being that SWG is so much less restrictive than what I've worked with in the past using SWTOR.

[Ateth]

I really like that video, great job WLB!