Thread:Sakaros/@comment-29301-20180903145046/@comment-104549-20200120010619

Ataru and I were recently talking about vignettes; I hold to everything I said there about there being a fairly strict length limit, but if that weren't the case, A Bittersweet Homecoming would be sort of a novella-length vignette (or a collection of vignettes). It's not essential to the main storyline, but it was an interesting investigation into the characters and their motivations for me. And I like being able to show the Jedi Council's struggle between the Order's virtues and the political realities of half-running the galaxy, especially since I so seldom get the opportunity; most of the action takes place where Tirien, Mali, and the others are, not where the Council is.

For the healing aspect, I think all-purpose healing is a gift, but most Jedi can heal themselves to some degree, and some more powerful Jedi (Jedi Masters like Nawsa and Tem-Fol-Rytil, as well as unusually powerful Knights like Tirien and Slejux) can manage healing of others in ideal conditions (like a medcenter; Slejux keeping Kadych alive at the end of The Fog of War was really straining his abilities, and possible only because Slejux himself was uninjured). I think Tem-Fol-Rytil didn't bring a dedicated healer not only because that would entail even more security (healing isn't as rare a gift as, say, Battle Meditation, but it's not common, either, and so healers need a bit more protection in wartime), but also because, after two days, even a master healer might not make a major difference. Also, I'm not sure TFR went there just to help heal; with a High Council Master involved in an assassination, he might have also been there just to control the situation.

I'm interested that you don't consider Tem-Fol-Rytil a member of the B Cast. Who do you put in that group?

I'm glad to hear your reaction was basically, "I enjoyed reading it, but I don't know why I had to," rather than, "This sucked, why did you put me through this?"

Don't feel bad about UKotOR3S; the Muse visits when she wishes and not before.