Author: stcrmpilot

Did Bail Organa know that Anakin/Vader was injured on Mustafar, and that’s why he wears the suit? Or did he think it was for intimidation/hiding his identity?

I can’t be sure, but because of the fact that Bail rescued Obi-Wan after Order 66 and talked with him again after Mustafar, I would guess that he did know what had happened to Anakin. On the other hand, according to Legends, Obi-Wan initially didn’t know Anakin was alive at all. He thought he died of his injuries, so perhaps that’s what he told Bail. Even so, I would say Bail either soon figured out that Vader was Anakin and Anakin hadn’t died, or Obi-Wan figured it out and made sure to tell him at some point during his exile. So perhaps at first, before knowing Vader was Anakin, Bail did think that the suit was for hiding his identity or intimidation. I couldn’t say for sure. I think it’s pretty much up to you.

Hope that helps!

~ Jacen

Approximately how long, with hyperdrive, would it take for a ship (let’s say the Falcon) to get from the outer rim to Coruscant? Thank you, wise Jacen!

While travel time will vary quite a bit between ships and specific destinations, it would take approximately 48 hours for the Falcon to get from the Outer Rim to the Core Worlds (like Coruscant).

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This chart (from this post) shows the base travel times between different regions of the galaxy. The post also has a map of the galaxy so you can see where the regions are, but I prefer to use this interactive map because you can click on different planets, sectors, regions, etc. and zoom in and out. It also shows hyperspace routes and the like.

To find the final travel time, you take the base time and multiply it by the hyperdrive rating of the ship (usually, you can find this on its Wookieepedia page). For example, a standard YT-1300 (hyperdrive class 2.0) would take about 96 x 2 = 192 hours to make the same journey. The Falcon has a hyperdrive rating of 0.5 due to various alterations; there are very few ships faster than this. The lower the rating, the faster the ship.

I also know of a website that shows a navicomputer and has you click on planets you want to travel between, enter the hyperdrive class and the skill of the pilot, and comes up with a travel time for you. However, the map is a bit outdated and uses a vastly different system of rating hyperdrives which I don’t know how to use. It’s here, in case you want to experiment, but I think you’ll have more luck finding the approximate time yourself.

I hope that helps!

~ Jacen

Any ravaged by the empire, war-torn planets that Luke/Han/Leia/rebels etc could visit to clear up imperial remnants, close after the end of ROTJ? Any universe – I’m no good at plucking names from the air.

A few that could work:

Derilyn, a planet in sector M-19 where the capital city was destroyed and most of the population killed, which was liberated by the New Republic

Bespin was only truly liberated just after the Battle of Endor. While not canon, Luke, Leia and/or Han could plausibly have gone to help fight at some point.

Luke was sent to aid Bakura very soon after the Battle of Endor, not strictly to fight against the Imperial remnants but to defend them from the Ssi-ruuk. However, it did result in the Imperial forces being overthrown and New Republic control over the planet’s precious metals.

Dantooine was reclaimed by the Alliance soon after Endor.

At some point after 4 ABY, Felucia was brought under New Republic control, but it is not known when or by who.

Thyferra, the only major source of bacta in the galaxy, was liberated in 5 ABY, less than a year after the Battle of Endor (though the New Republic never occupied the planet). Luke probably played a role, as he had fought at Thyferra before.

Kashyyyk, which was under strict Imperial occupation, was freed in 4 ABY before being reclaimed by the Empire and again freed in 5 ABY. The second liberation was aided by Han and Rogue Squadron, so Luke and/or Leia could also have been there.

I’m certain there are countless others that could work, as most planets were under Imperial control up until 4-5 ABY and were freed by the New Republic. Those that were not freed soon after Endor were generally those protected by Grand Admiral Thrawn, such as Corellia, or the Deep Core worlds like Coruscant.

I hope one of these works for you. Good luck!

~ Jacen

This might be a little out there, but is it possible for the Force presence of a jedi to be hidden through master-padawan bonds (or from any jedi in general)? While at the same time the jedi being hidden is cut off from using the Force and calling out to a master or padawan through those bonds? I don’t really know how else to explain this ‘:D

Correct me if I’ve gotten this all wrong. I think what you’re describing is either: a Master hiding their Padawan’s Force presence (or vice versa) and then being unable to communicate through their bond; or a Master or Padawan having their Force presence hidden by someone else and then having the same thing happen. Let’s see if we can come to an answer for both.

First off, both are plausible scenarios. Jedi can have their Force presence hidden by another Jedi or they can do it themselves. I know that this happens several times in the EU, but I’m blanking on specific examples. While I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this interfering with a Jedi’s ability to use the Force, you have discretion over the character’s strengths and weaknesses; perhaps they weren’t too good at communicating through the Force in the first place, and having their Force presence blocked only made it harder. Your choice, really.

Master-Padawan bonds are often quite strong, and I would guess that if one really wanted to call out to the other then having their Force presence hidden wouldn’t stop them. However, if one Jedi was trying to contact a Jedi who had hidden their presence (depending on various things like the strength of their bond, physical distance, how well they’ve been hidden) they may find it impossible, because it is doubtful they’d be able to locate or lock onto their presence to actually send a message.

The Jedi being hidden would probably experience little to no change in their ability to use the Force. I can’t recall an instance of this happening. But, there are always extenuating circumstances, and you could probably make it work if you needed to.

Now: if it was, for example, a Master hiding their Padawan’s presence, I should think that they wouldn’t have as much trouble communicating or finding each other. The Master should be able to feel the Padawan in order to keep hiding them, as I’m pretty sure masking one’s presence isn’t a quick one-time thing (correct me if I’m wrong). If it were someone else hiding either the Master’s or the Padawan’s presence, they could plausibly have more trouble contacting each other, as I’ve already said.

I’ve gone in circles a little bit but basically: it is possible to hide a Jedi’s Force presence, the Jedi being hidden should not have trouble using the Force, and any other Jedi (except the one hiding their presence, if they aren’t doing it themselves) may not be able to contact them through the Force.

I hope that helps! There aren’t a lot of specific rules when it comes to the Force, so you have a lot of creative liberty here.

~ Jacen

GAR

likealeafonthewind:

So I decided to sit down and try to make sense of the GAR and its many divisions…..many days ago. It has been a massive undertaking, lol. But here’s what I’ve got, for anyone else who’s also interested in using this for worldbuilding.

Shoutout to @themikeymonster for listening (so to speak) while I went through my thought process for this.

This is the basic structure of the GAR:

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This is what Wookieepedia says about the Sector Armies:

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  • The 2nd was led by Mace
  • The 3rd army often reinforced the 12th and was the reserve unit for the Mid Rim
  • The 4th army is led by Mundi and reinforced the 13th; was known as the Outer Rim Sector Army later
  • Most of the 5th army was transferred to more active battlefields, since that covers the Deep Core; only a skeleton force remained there
  • The 6th had repair yards and training camps
  • The 7th supported the 5th and conducted secret scouting missions beyond the frontier
  • The 8th saw lots of intense fighting and was reinforced by many of the reserves
  • The 12th was charged with invading some of the Separatist strongholds in its area
  • The 13th defended Kamino; it included the Hutt territory but there weren’t a lot of forces deployed to those areas; it was reinforced by the 4th and 14th
  • The 15th was a reserve force primarily
  • The 16th was mostly defensive and was meant to be able to move Coreward if necessary
  • The 17th reinforced the 18th
  • The 18th was under the command of Tarkin (who worked with Piell)

I’m throwing the rest of this under a cut because it’s long.

Keep reading

Thought you guys might make good use of this!

What do credit chips look like? Are they like paper money? Or more like a coin? Or plastic cards?

Credit chips look like this:

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I can only assume they’re made partially or wholly out of some sort of metal, because they’re a form of electronic currency. Cash did exist, but most people never saw or used it. Another popular form of currency was a credit ingot:

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It’s used a few times in The Clone Wars, and I would assume it’s used for smaller or untraceable transactions, since that’s how we see it used. These are metal, and are either gold or silver coloured.

Imperial credits could also come in the form of coins, which work exactly like our coins.

Hope that helps!

~ Jacen

If you don’t mind me asking: in the Clone Wars era Jedi temple, was there any way a Jedi could practice their lightsaber skills other than sparring with another Jedi? Or a way to practice blocking blaster bolts with a saber? Thanks!

Not at all, anon! Jedi Younglings used a practice remote called the Marksman-H to practice deflecting blaster bolts. You’ve probably seen it, it’s the hovering globe that appears as Luke is practicing with a lightsaber on the Millennium Falcon. It’s also seen in Attack of the Clones, when Obi-Wan goes to ask Yoda about Kamino while he’s practicing with a bunch of Younglings.

Lightsaber practice droids were used during the Separatist Crisis to test a Master-Padawan team. They were armed with blasters, and one known model had quadranium armour with a cortosis weave, making it able to resist lightsaber cuts.

Other training droids were equipped with lightsabers and used for sparring, and some of them also served as instructors for Padawans. If you’d like, this article talks about them in more detail.

Hope that helps!

~ Jacen

Have you got a list of the rebel bases Han, Luke and Leia occupied from Yavin IV to Hoth? Wookieepedia is giving me a list of every rebel base ever, and I’m stuck. (I’d just AU this thing, but planet names are not my forte.) Thank you so much!

Luke spent a few months on Thila after the evacuation of the Yavin IV base. He was relocated there as part of Rogue Flight, along with Alliance High Command, meaning Leia was there too, but it is not known whether Han was assigned there. (Personally, I would assume he was there, because where else would he be). This base was only temporary, and was discovered by the Empire around 2 ABY. After this, the next Rebel base was Echo Base on Hoth

I hope you weren’t needing more than just one base. Canon doesn’t leave room for more than that one in between Yavin and Hoth, but no reason you couldn’t make up some more. Which reminds me, if you don’t want to have to make up planet names, here’s an interactive map of the Star Wars galaxy. It can be a bit finicky, but I’ve gotten a lot of good use out of it.

Hope that helps a bit!

~ Jacen

Hiya Jacen. I’m lost as to where to start with the EE. Do you happen to have or know of a masterlist of it?

I’m assuming you mean the EU? Ooh boy. I’ve been using the timeline of Legends books and the timeline of canon books on Wookieepedia but, as you may notice, the Legends timeline has just so many books in it. The list is absolutely massive (if you’re also looking for comics and short stories, that’s a different list), so I’ll try to break it down a bit for you, starting with Legends.

The first eras, Before the Republic and Old Republic, are just so ancient that I’ve never been personally interested in them. Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void, the Old Republic series, and the Darth Bane series are probably the most popular books from back then, and together they make up most of those eras.

The Rise of the Empire era is something I’m much more familiar with. The Jedi Apprentice series makes up a good chunk of it, and it’s one I would personally recommend (although I’ve been known to read anything involving Obi-Wan). The Clone Wars and Republic Commando series are both ones I’ve heard recommended but haven’t yet read, as well as the Last of the Jedi series. There are several great individual books in this era, some of which read like extra episodes of The Clone Wars – a few that come to mind are Rogue Planet, The Approaching Storm, and Kenobi. This era has a whole ton of worldbuilding details, so it’s definitely worth going through. It also has the three prequel trilogy books which, while I do love the movies, are better than the movies. For the record, I would sell my soul for the Revenge of the Sith novelization.

Rebellion era includes the novelizations of the three original trilogy movies, all of which are pretty good. I can recommend Allegiance and Truce at Bakura, but it’s been a while since I read anything from here.

New Republic era, I could go on and on about. The X-Wing series is a great one if you’re into the inner workings of the Republic and some of the minor characters and such. The Thrawn Trilogy, I must say, contains some of my all-time favourite books. The Jedi Academy Trilogy and the Corellian Trilogy are also good ones. I would recommend going in order of the books here, if you’re willing, because they’re all nice stories and they have plenty of background information. If anyone wants more recommendations from this era, I’ve read every single novel marked in blue on that list. Whoops.

The New Jedi Order era is made up almost entirely of one series, incidentally called the New Jedi Order series. It’s a good one, but if you don’t like major character death or committing to such a long series… maybe don’t. Again, I’ve read way too much from this era for my own good.

Legacy era is made up mostly of the Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi series. They’re good, especially the former, but they can get depressing. Plenty of major character death, others getting their lives ruined, everyone is getting older. It’s very nostalgic and contrasts sharply with the tone of the newer books, both Legends and canon.

Speaking of canon, there are also newer books that aren’t included in the Legends list. Some of the ones in the canon list haven’t come out yet, but the ones that have, I’ve heard good things about. So far I’ve read Dark Disciple and Ahsoka (I can highly recommend Ahsoka, it’s exactly my kind of story). I know others here have read Catalyst, and I’m sure someone’s read the Aftermath series and/or Bloodline, so if you’ve got anything to say about those ones it’d be great.

Uh, yeah, that got long and a bit off-tangent, but I hope it makes the EU a little bit more navigable. I started with all the post-Empire stuff, but I don’t think it makes a huge difference where you start. Also, both those lists are organized by in-Universe dates, so you can probably fit the canon books into the Legends ones. If anyone sees anything I’ve missed, or has any info for anon here, please don’t hesitate!

Good luck!

~ Jacen