User blog comment:The Dark Lord of the Sith/Star Wars: The Next Generation/@comment-2200849-20150701102541/@comment-3298705-20150701190322

How do you feel about 150-200 ABY as a starting point? The non-canon Legacy era took place from 37-139 ABY, and nothing ever happened after that, even before the creation of Star Wars Legends…

My reasoning for setting this so far in the future is as follows:
 * As stated above, I'd rather not have to revise anything we come up with as a result of the release of Episode VII, VIII, and IX.
 * Exploring a timeline no one ever has before allows us greater freedom. Whatever we say goes; we would not be hindered by what presently canon material has established.
 * I called this blog post Star Wars: The Next Generation for a specific reason. As a second Star Wars saga that has nothing whatsoever to do with the Skywalkers (at least directly), I want our characters and events to be the focus. Placing them amongst official characters or involving them in events that have actually happened or will actually happen robs them of this, I feel...