User blog:Atarumaster88/The latest from the FEnterprise

A very momentous anniversary is upcoming in May for Force Exile. Although there's some minor uncertainty due to some now-deleted pages, a quick check of my contributions page reveals that Force Exile I: Fugitive marked its start on this wiki on 24 May 2007. That's what I'm going to call the official beginning of Force Exile. Therefore, that makes 24 May 2012 the (wait for it). . . (you know it's coming). . . FEfth FExile anniversary!

To mark this occasion and celebrate the sheer amount of time spent in such a vain manner on a panoply of narrative, artwork, videos, and of course, puns, there will be a special release coming. I won't give away all the details, as there will be surprises. Oh yes, lots of surprises. Here's what I will give out though:


 * There will be new information on Force Exile VI: Prodigal
 * A major update to the Yanibar Guard Sourcebook
 * Some new EGTFE fun.
 * Releases for the Force Exile II: Smuggler re-release will begin
 * A new short story for the Yanibar Tales. Not for sure on the final title, I've had The Last Voyage as its working title, but very much subject to change there.

Some notes on the new short story. It's set in 35 ABY, well after the events of Force Exile V. I don't want to give away the details of the plot, but there's a fair amount of Star Trek influence, to the point where I've found that watching some YouTube videos and listening to copious amounts of Star Trek soundtrack to be helpful. This also explains this blog's terrible pun. Now, I won't say which Star Trek series/movies that I've been using, but suffice to say it is not The Final Frontier. Or the dopey one with the whales. Or the 2009 version. I hate a bad crossover as much as the next guy, so this is nothing close to that, but there's some certain elements in the storytelling style that I wanted to capture while rejecting the rest. Like 99% of what they do and especially the awful special effects in most of their works. And the campy acting. And Wesley Crusher. And Gene Roddenberry's gosh-awful clothing design with those hideously unflattering primary colors. So much to reject. Blame the person who got me Star Trek vs Star Wars for Christmas.

And with that, I'll be beaming back to the FEnterprise to do some more work! Lots to do between now and May! Leave me a comment and/or snarky reply below and catch ya on the flip side. Atarumaster88  ( Talk page ) 02:49, March 27, 2012 (UTC)