User blog:Brandon Rhea/The Old Republic, fanon, and you



Hey everybody!

I wanted to start a discussion about the newest craze in Star Wars fandom, Bioware's MMO . If you haven't played it yet and you're thinking about it, I'd definitely recommend it. I haven't gotten all that far yet since I haven't had the time to play in a few weeks, but it's definitely a good game with surprisingly good stories for the different classes. Goodwood has also been playing it too, and he (much to his surprise, I would imagine) has been enjoying it from what I've heard.

So, the discussion about The Old Republic now will pertain to Star Wars Fanon, specifically in regards to fanon and fan fiction. Whether you've played the game or you only know about different story elements of the game, my question is this:

Has The Old Republic sparked any creative ideas in your mind for fanon and/or fan fiction, and do you have any plans to write about it?

My answer is, quite simply, yes. I'm currently planning on writing some fanon articles (note: NOT fan fiction stories, but good old fashioned, unsourced fanon articles) that deal with the seedier elements of, as seen in the light side classes of The Old Republic.

Basically, it will begin with one article about the story of a very common person, a nobody's nobody living in the in the aftermath of the. Stuff that happens to this character will continue to be explored in further articles, and it will expose a conspiracy that leads to the riots in the Old Galactic Market and, eventually, the taking control of the Old Galactic Market.

Each successive article will reveal new information about this conspiracy, so each new main article in this series will essentially be considered the next chapter of the story until I get to the very last article.

So, how about the rest of you? Has TOR sparked any creative ideas for you, and do you plan to write fanon and/or fan fiction about it?

I may also start a FanonProject about TOR-related stories. We could have collaborative projects, as well as a general listing of all TOR-related stories that we write independently.

Looking forward to hearing from you all!

Brandon Rhea (talk)  20:07, March 16, 2012 (UTC)