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Thanks for your consideration!
~ Jacen
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Hey guys! Recently I’ve gotten a few asks wondering about canonical planets with little or no background, ones that could be used for anything, or planets with a very specific placement and history. I usually suggest that it might be best to create a new one, but I know firsthand how easy it is to get stuck on even the most basic aspects of worldbuilding. Hence, this!
This is a random generator that will create for you the basis of an original planet: a name, a region of space, prominent surface features, possible imports and exports, rotation period, gravitational pull, and atmosphere type. You can pick out the information you want, mix it up as needed and go from there. As always, any suggestions are welcome. I hope you guys get some use out of this!
(P.S. All of the names created by the generator are completely random, and occasionally it will spit out a real word or the name of a canonical planet. Check to make sure the name isn’t already taken!)
I am absolutely not getting involved in a debate over whether or not any user holds bigoted beliefs. I took a quick look through their blog and found one use of the t-slur and the word “bihets”, among other sentiments which I do not agree with and won’t support. I would encourage you guys to go find out for yourselves whether or not you agree with the content they post. Unless someone has vital information, this is the last ask I’ll be answering about the topic. If you really feel the need to keep discussing, you’re welcome to message me.
~ Jacen
You’re right, sorry my bad. I’ve deleted the post. Thanks for letting me know!
~ Jacen
While I was researching Devaronians (y’know, like I always am), I noticed the Wookieepedia article on the Devaronese language is pretty sparse—so sparse, in fact, that it doesn’t actually contain any Devaronese words. SO, despite me being less than a linguist, I decided to try and come up with some of my own!
Basically, I extrapolated what I could from what few Devaronese words we know (all of which are italicized on the list itself, just for reference), while with others I and Nick (@of-stardust-and-wanderlust) gave meanings to our OCs’ names—the rest I basically just
pulled out of my assderived from the other words. This is of course an ongoing, ever-expanding list, and I’d be happy to add more to it if anyone has any ideas!For now though, feel free to read through this, leave comments about what you find interesting, bash me for my misunderstanding of how languages work, or anything else! I’d love to hear your guys’ feedback on this 😀
Reblogging cuz I (and some pals in the Devaron’s Angels group chat) made some additions to the dictionary 😀
Take a look at this fantastic project by @thefoodwiththedood!
I don’t believe there is a canonical answer to this question, but his design does look quite a bit like a Sith. I would guess that was intentional, especially given his age, but to me it seems more like a nod to Legends than something with in-universe meaning. What do you guys think?
~ Jacen
I’ve sketched out some very rough possible borders for you, but this is totally open to interpretation and I did not take the time to go through every possible planet. I have brief explanations for the planets I did mark out on the map, and those are under the cut because it got a bit long. These borders would essentially represent the biggest likely area that the Imperial Remnant was required to stay within.
Since the screenshot doesn’t have every planet labelled, here’s a map to help you interpret it. New Republic planets are the green dots, Imperial ones are the red.
For the innermost boundaries, we know that Coruscant and Hosnian Prime canonically fall within the New Republic’s borders. It’s a bit hard to make guesses as to the rest of the border, but Corellia, Alderaan, Chandrila, Ganthel, and Velusia are also New Republic worlds or have worked closely with the New Republic and historically did not support the Empire, so the Empire’s territory likely avoids these systems. While Kuat was later represented in the New Republic’s Senate, at the time of the Concordance it was likely still considered an Imperial world. Fondor was taken by the New Republic shortly before the Battle of Jakku. Kalist has little information in canon, but it seems to have remained under Imperial control for at least a while, since they had a penal colony on the world. Byss belonged to the Imperial Remnant in Legends, so I’ve gone off of that as well. Questal was likely still an Imperial world. Carida may have been New Republic, because the Empire was forced to abandon their Academies. I’m guessing that Vulpter would belong to the New Republic due to its involvement with the Trade Federation. Xa Fel was lost to the New Republic at some point, so I’ve included it within their territory. Giju and Ghorman joined the New Republic in Legends. Kiffu, Ojom, and Byss were Imperial worlds in Legends.
As for the Inner Rim boundaries, we know that Jakku belonged to the Imperial Remnant. Jedha may have joined the NR after the Galactic Civil War. Yag’Dhul, Atzerri, Kooriva, Taanab, Champala, Shili and Bogden joined the NR in Legends. Denon and Exodeen were likely still Imperial at the time. Manaan’s alliance is unclear at this time, but since it is near the edge of the Inner Rim and has valuable resources I believe the NR would want it for itself. I’ve given Onderon to the NR because of its sympathies with the Rebel Alliance. Obroa-skai, Corsin and Bilbringi still belonged to the Empire in Legends.
Again, these are rough and open to interpretation, and keep in mind that the New Republic was supposedly not prohibited from entering the Empire’s borders. But I hope that helps a bit!
~ Jacen
There’s no reason it couldn’t work at least decently, given the basic functions of the mask and goggles Kel Dor normally wear offworld. The suit would have to be completely airtight and filled with the composite gases of Dorin’s atmosphere, including helium. There would have to be some sort of amplifier inside the suit, because otherwise the Kel Dor would be forced to shout to be heard. The issue would then be that a suit of this nature would likely be pretty bulky and heavy. If the air is going to be contained inside a suit rather than a mask, then every part of the body has to remain covered at all times, which means no touchscreens or fingerprint scans, and likely very little fine motor control. Practically, it definitely would not make more sense than the standard mask and goggles, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Perhaps the suit was chosen over the mask for a specific reason, like cost or a disability?
I hope that helps!
~ Jacen
I’m going to point you to this category intersection on Wookieepedia of planet stubs and terrestrial planets. It’ll give you a bunch of short articles on planets that have a good chance of being somewhat Earth-like. Obviously there are a ton of options, but with so little information on each planet and without knowing what you intend to do with it, it’s a bit hard to recommend any in particular. It may also be helpful to search through the planets tag on this blog.
If it’s not so important that the planet actually exists in canon, you may prefer to design one yourself. (By coincidence, I’m working on a random planet generator for this blog right now, but as I’m still trying to get all the code to cooperate I can link you to the stuff I usually use instead.) Here’s the planet name generator I default to (note that the names often benefit from a bit of modification), here’s a map to help you place the planet, approximate travel times between territories, and of course Wookieepedia for inspiration.
I hope that helps!
~ Jacen
The comparable navy rank to General is Admiral, so it is likely that Veers is Piett’s superior officer.
~ Jacen
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