Yep, IV drips exist and they function the same as in the real world. It is worth noting that an alien character may not be hooked up to an IV in a medbay either because it’s physically too difficult (or impossible) to insert the needle into a blood vessel, or because the only drips available are toxic to the species. Intolerances aside, a character would probably wake up connected to an IV sugar solution drip or, if they were unconscious for a while, a water drip.
~ Jacen
Basically, people in the Star Wars universe eat all the same things we do, and most dishes are based on dishes we already have. The variations are usually on individual ingredients, in which case the Earth ingredient is replaced by a similarily-named in-universe one (for example, bantha tartare – steak tartare, but made with the common in-universe replacement for steak). Here’s a bunch of known foods from Wookieepedia. This list can be organized by ingredient, culture, type of food and more, so you should be able to find a food for any occasion you need.
I would say that, besides those dishes that only a certain species eats and wouldn’t be served in most eating establishments, you’d be hard-pressed to find a food that you can only get in one region of the galaxy. (Even then, that’s more a food that you can only get on a single planet, rather than a characteristic of the entire region). Foods that are popular with one species are usually also popular with similar species (e.g., several Hutt foods are also eaten by other carnivorous species, even Humans), and planets such as Coruscant with a large alien population tend to have every sort of restaurant imaginable. It may well be impossible to find a dish that is served only in the Outer Rim.
One exception could be those foods that are so expensive that they are only served in top-class restaurants on worlds frequented by those with enough money to buy them. A dish like that could be difficult or impossible to get outside the Core Worlds, especially if it’s a specialty of one specific restaurant or restaurant chain. I’m not aware of any specific dishes like this, however Melahnese food is generally considered expensive.
I hope that’s helpful, and good luck!
~ Jacen
No, there aren’t any other clans known for having a large alien population. It seems to be just Sornell, I’m afraid.
~ Jacen
Ilum’s Crystal Caves were the main source of crystals for the Jedi from millenia before the Cold War, all the way up to the end of the Clone Wars. However, the Adegan crystals that grow on Ilum can also be found on Dantooine (in a place also called the Crystal Cave), Halm, Mygeeto, and Ossus. The latter three planets do not have Jedi Temples, however, and the Great Jedi Library on Ossus was abandoned around 4000 BBY.
Jedha, of course, had large stores of kyber crystals before the Empire started mining them. They were guarded in the Temple of the Kyber in Jedha City.
Christophsis, while it doesn’t have any temples, was also an exporter of kyber crystals before the Empire came to power, as the crystals that grew all over its surface could be used in lightsabers.
In the First Order, the most important ships had weapons that used kyber crystals obtained from an unnamed source in the Unknown Regions.
There are many, many more planets on which other crystals grow that can and have been used in lightsabers, but these are often not classified as kyber crystals. They also tend to be very rare, and are only mentioned in Legends. If you need a place with both accessible crystals and a Jedi Temple, Jedha or Dantooine would be your best bet.
I hope that helps!
~ Jacen
As in, after A New Hope or after Return of the Jedi? Either way, the world Dolomar could work. It isn’t canonically a war zone, per say, at those points in time, but there were resistance forces on the planet that forced the Empire out after the Battle of Endor so perhaps rebels could have been sent to help/recruit people. However, it’s located in the Core Worlds, so if you needed something further out that could be a problem.
You mentioned Fest earlier so I’m not sure if you’ve already ruled it out, but it was the site of a battle involving Rogue Squadron as well as rebel ground forces at some point (supposedly) before the Battle of Endor. It’s also in the Outer Rim Territories. Maybe that could work?
Khorm (Mid Rim) was a Republic world during the Clone Wars and a source of some valuable ores, so it could be plausible for the Alliance to send forces to capture the planet for its mines.
Mygeeto (Outer Rim) was canonically captured by the Rebels at some point during the war, with Darth Vader leading TIE forces to stop the uprising, so supposedly there was a battle at some point after the destruction of the first Death Star. After 4 ABY the planet was under New Republic control.
Hope that helps!
~ Jacen
You’ll be happy to know, anon, that you have 185 options! Here is the list of planets, both Legends and canon, that are classified as ice worlds.
Obviously that’s a lot to choose from. If you’d rather use a canon planet, you could try one of these (I’ve linked their Wookieepedia articles): Ando Prime, Orto Plutonia, Nelvaan, Rhen Var, Rinn, Toola, and Ilum. There is also Starkiller Base, but I figure that probably wouldn’t work for any characters outside the First Order. Beyond that, it may be hard to quickly break down that list any further.
Depending on your specific scenario, one of these many, many planets might work better than the others. If you’re looking for something more specific (like a smuggler’s haven, an unpopulated world, planets associated with the Republic or the Separatists or the Empire, etc.), feel free to send another ask and I can help you sort through that list.
I hope that helps at least a bit!
~ 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).
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
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
Credit chips look like this:
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:
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
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
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