Fanfic Activity: Re-creating the "Tales From The"

I like the idea of an ancient treasure being the common element. I also agree each story should be able to stand alone. That will give each of us more freedom in writing our stories.

As for characters, I would think that would be up to each writer. Most Tales Of stories use new characters or minor characters in the lead roles.
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Xim's treasure, maybe?

Knight Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 358 Location: USA

Correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't Xim's treasure found by Han Solo?
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So, a bunch of groups going after pirate treasure?

That idea has a lot of potential. Especially, if it is spread over many different eras.
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I'd like to put my name down for a Dark Times/Original Trilogy story.

Last edited by Taral-DLOS on Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:31 pm; edited 3 times in total

I have a thought: People should PM me with those details I requested (the planet where the treasure ends up can be TBD, since we're still early in the game), and I will combine them into one post (this one). I've added the names of everyone who has shown even remote interest; if you name isn't on here, still PM me (if it is but you changed your mind, also PM me and I'll remove it). We can have multiple stories in the same timeframe (especially film eras), but they should be at least a few years apart each (so VileZero will need to provide a more narrow timeframe shortly).

Now, we need to establish what the treasure is. We know it started with Xim. Thoughts?

Now, someone earlier suggested using Google Docs for this. I'm not entirely sure how that would work, but that's just my unfamiliarity with the software. It sounds like a good idea, so any advice would be appreciated:

Taral-DLOS
Era or year: TOR, approximately 3,647 BBY
Character type: A Sith Lord, his apprentice, and some hired guns.
Planet where treasure ends up: Dromund Kaas

VileZero
Era or year: Dark Times/Original Trilogy (TBD)
Character type:
Planet where treasure ends up:

Caedus_16
Era or year: 27 ABY
Character type: Yuuzhan Vong Shaper
Planet where treasure ends up: Duro

Darth Skuldren
Era or year:
Character type:
Planet where treasure ends up:

DannikJerriko
Era or year: Pre-Episode I (c. 33 BBY)
Character type:
Planet where treasure ends up:

Jedi Joe
Era or year:
Character type:
Planet where treasure ends up:

SidiousThrawn
Era or year: 10 BBY
Character type: Chiss Science Officer
Planet where treasure ends up: Nirauan

Dancelittleewok
Era or year:
Character type:
Planet where treasure ends up:
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Era: NJO 27 years ABY
Character Type: Yuuzhan Vong Shaper
Planet where the treasure ends up: Duro
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Knight Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 358 Location: USA

T-DLOS, I don't know how to PM. Embarassed

Era or Year: 10 BBY
Character Type: Chiss Science Officer
Planet Where Treasure Ends Up: Nirauan
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ST, do you see at the bottom of every comment that there's some buttons saying 'back to top' 'profile' and 'private messaging' (as well as some other optional ones like 'msn' or 'AIM')? Find a post by someone you want to PM and then click on the 'private messaging' button on their post. Alternatively, you can check out their profile, and it'll be on the contact board, with the same button.

Or, you could go to the 'private messages' tab on the top bar of every page, click 'new message', and then in the box where you're asked to put a username in of the person you want to PM, type in the person's full and correct username Smile

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If the treasure is going to move from planet to planet, it needs to be a bit more mobile than the treasure that was in the Han Solo books: useless droids, armor plating, and old lasers.

One angle would be it's an item treasured by the Hutts, thus they are willing to pay a lot of credits to get it, which could play as a power piece for multiple factions seeking to hold sway over the Hutts and Hutt Space. It could be something as simple as Kossak the Hutt's battle helm (one of the Hutts in The Essential Guide to Warfare had a helmet), or Boonta the Hutt's field baton.

Alternatively, it could be an object of great power, or believed power. Perhaps a Rakatan device with mysterious capabilities. Something that has various, even contradictory legends which would entice different factions. Maybe the device was supposedly capable of removing the Force from an individual and trapping it inside. A crude scientific toy used by the Rakatans to engineer Force sensitive creatures and beings suitable as Force wielding slaves.

Then again, maybe other legends say the device was used by the Rakatans to create sentience in droids. This was later obtained by Xim who tried to use it to create smarter war bots.
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I like the idea that the treasure is some ancient Hutt artifact, like the two suggestions from Skudren (Kossak's Battle Helm, Boonta's Field Baton, etc.) I'm a little more resistant to the idea of something Rakatan (or anything Force-based), since we want this to appeal to any character in Star Wars. Caedus_16's YV shaper would have little use with a Force-imbued artifact, and a random smuggler in the Imperial period wouldn't care either.

One should think that the treasure should do more than simply "be valuable [to someone]", but it can be simply an ancient object of immense value. That works too.

Thoughts?
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It was the year of rebirth… the year of great sadness… the year of pain… and the year of joy.
It was a new age. It was the end of history. It was the year everything changed.
The year is 2261.
The place: Babylon 5.

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