Josep Maria 685 Posted July 2, 2014 Greetings people! People from SW have updated the page with a new style and also thay have filled the encyclopedia with only canon material. It could be pretty useful http://www.starwars.com/ Anyone more registered? Also, anyone know if there is a direct chat here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progressions 2,181 Posted July 2, 2014 Ugh. That huge title bar should not stay hovering over the content when I scroll it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whafrog 10,384 Posted July 2, 2014 I think the Databank has always been canon-only...it's not the same as wookieepedia, which has a ton more information. 1 cvtheoman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josep Maria 685 Posted July 2, 2014 Long time ago Databank had some information about EU that they extended on Wookie link but a few months ago they made a heavy "EX-TER-MI-NATE!" action XD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2P51 33,416 Posted July 2, 2014 The crawl generator is fun. I like using that for sessions. 3 Josep Maria, JetH7 and billw2 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edisung 66 Posted July 3, 2014 wookieepedia seems to be transitioning slowly to a canon/legends structure. what is probably best for those trying to go strictly canon in their adventures is to start with starwars.com and then head over to wookieepedia for fleshing out the details. 3 Josep Maria, Sturn and cvtheoman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AgentJ 79 Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Ugh. That huge title bar should not stay hovering over the content when I scroll it up. Clicked the link and I see what you mean. The dang title bar takes up half the page.... LAME! I will not be visiting that site unless that gets changed/fixed. No point in going to a site that is so badly formatted that I just get frustrated at not being able to see the pictures with the click-able text link below them. That is almost as bad as people using grey text on grey backround. Edited July 3, 2014 by AgentJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sturn 2,951 Posted July 3, 2014 Did anyone else notice the Star Wars Scene Maker?!. I can imagine that being used in several ways during an RPG session. Player "I go to the computer station and hack into the surveillance cameras to get a look at the bunker to see what kind of patrols are there". GM launches pre-prepared scene on laptop to show to players. OR The players committed a heist in the last session and think they got away with it clean. At the start of the next session the GM says the players discover this on Holonet News and turn the laptop around - surveillance footage of the players running from the bank to their getaway speeder. I'm guessing the software sounds better then it is and we are going to be very limited in what we can portray, but I'm probably going to try it out. 1 Josep Maria reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josep Maria 685 Posted November 7, 2014 Reopening this for a question. Hi people! Can anyone confirm me actually, please, if Star Wars Databank is 100% canon? I know that they still don't include all info but, the one until the moment is canon? Thank you so much! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvtheoman 234 Posted November 7, 2014 Long time ago Databank had some information about EU that they extended on Wookie link but a few months ago they made a heavy "EX-TER-MI-NATE!" action XD wrong franchise there, mr. dalek. 1 Josep Maria reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desslok 13,571 Posted November 7, 2014 Not thrilled with the new layout myself - but I'll forgive them all because of this: 2 cvtheoman and Josep Maria reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Castlecruncher 278 Posted November 7, 2014 Reopening this for a question. Hi people! Can anyone confirm me actually, please, if Star Wars Databank is 100% canon? I know that they still don't include all info but, the one until the moment is canon? Thank you so much! It's the Star Wars website! Of course it's canon! Sure, Wikipedia sites may not be true-to-fact, but the products very own website better be! 2 Josep Maria and cvtheoman reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bradknowles 4,449 Posted November 14, 2014 Did anyone else notice the Star Wars Scene Maker?!. I can imagine that being used in several ways during an RPG session. I’ve tried it. It’s pretty limited. As they add more content, it might become something worthwhile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberknightsteve 86 Posted November 14, 2014 I'm baffled how anyone can give a crap about "canon" George Lucas sure didn't. I'll decide whats "canon" at my game table and you'll do the same for yours. I just can't wrap my mind around how people actually let other people dictate to them what part of their fictional world is true or what part of their fantasy is reality. 1 DeadBothanSpy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josep Maria 685 Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) It's a choice mate. I support (more o less XD) George and his team creation. I like the idea to respect peoples creation. If I wouldn't like the creation like other movies/series, I just will pass or pick up what I need. In my games more than 95% of the elements I use are Legends, or just out of SW universe. I even use things from Chrono Trigger, Megaman and other games XD But things that are from canon I respect them because I like them, and the most important, I choose it. Anyone is free to say that Vader is Donald Duck in disguise or Force comes from a mystic god called Andrés Iniesta or Pau Gasol. It will be their choice and I will respect it Edited November 14, 2014 by Josep Maria 2 DeadBothanSpy and cyberknightsteve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadBothanSpy 146 Posted November 14, 2014 My personal Star Wars canon does not include The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. At the gaming table, however, I allow/encourage as much canon/history as the players are comfortable with. 2 cyberknightsteve and Josep Maria reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberknightsteve 86 Posted November 14, 2014 I use Firefly as a smuggling ship in my game (SHINY!) I'm not a fan of the prequels, but I don't hate them. There are no midichlorians in my game, The gungans were wiped out by the Emperor so, no gungans. I will use the Thrawn as canon in my game when we get to that point. 1 Josep Maria reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadBothanSpy 146 Posted November 14, 2014 One of many, many problems I have with the prequels is how they created and effectively damned a species at the same time. On paper, the Gungans are a terrific species. Amphibious tribal warriors? They're like Wookiees and Mon Calamari mixed; they should be awesome. But because of the way Lucas wrote them and the actors voiced them, instead the very mention of Jar Jar Binks or Gungans evokes a cringe from most fans. If a player wanted to be a Gungan, I would welcome it with the firm warning: "Don't do or say anything in-character that would make me hit you." 2 Josep Maria and JetH7 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josep Maria 685 Posted November 14, 2014 People use to fuse Jar Jar and Gungans in his mind, that the problem. The girlfriend of a friend wanted to play a gungan and asked "do I have to play or say stupid things right?" XD PS: I like Jar Jar a 90% XD 1 DeadBothanSpy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
