Can someone give me some info on this era? I know a tons about Star Wars but less about this era when it comes to rpg... Character backgrounds ect.. I was thinking something like either a character.. Maybe in politics or something trying to be good but lured by the dark side.. Or a character maybe lost or taken as a child and raise dark side force

which part of the old republic?

the KOTOR-TOR Era?

Great Hyperspace War era?

Infinite Empire era?

Ruusan Reformation era?

The New Sith Wars?

there's some rather wide variations between the eras.

the KOTOR-TOR era sorry...

Once again I know a tons about Star Wars but less about this era when it comes to rpg...

I am thinking about Character backgrounds ect.. Something like either a character.. Maybe in politics or something trying to be good but lured by the dark side.. Or a character maybe lost or taken as a child and raise dark side force

Any help or advice on everything would be appreciated

If we're talking politics you could choose one of the outer rim planets, a lot of them joined Revan's army because they felt loyal to him since he aided them against the mandalorians.

For example A Cathar could be greatly indebted to Darth Revan for shouldering the cause of the Cathar, when the Republic didn't really step in.

If we're going with TOR it's I'm not too sure on the political end of things, but there are usually a variety of planets where there are conflicting loyalties, there was an alderaan questt about who they'd end up siding with.

If we're talking kidnapped kids, then we can go by academies or worlds raided. So just pick a planet from here http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_Civil_War

or here http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mandalorian_Wars

for tor you could use http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cold_War

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Galactic_War

just pick planets that had major conflict on them or could be argued to have conflict on them(if we're talking about mass campaigns where sometimes the description is mandalorians or sith pushed down this path)

I just read about the Ruusan Reformation.. That would be an intriguing time actually! since it would be almost like playing during Episode 1-3 Where the Jedi were not an army anymore and a fallen light side person could possibly hide in plain sight (hiding his dark side tendencies)... leading 2 lives!

My background I was looking at was son of a semi powerful political family.. I am force sensitive but did not really understand that back when I was younger when I used to manipulate my friends and others to do things I wanted them to do.. sometimes very dangerous or even deadly! When I were older I was basically forced by my father to have had to serve in the military and politics so that began a hatred of my dad! some time before that I started having very realistic dreams about very dark things including some that gave me visions of things to find and acquire to study! I could use then realize the political career was actually perfect for making connections to find these items or get my way onto certain plants without to many questions! The voices of course is someone who has taken interest in me to start training under him at some point!

That is a very quick blurb of a character I am thinking of...

What do you think?

Not sure, never been good at char details. usually make it up as i go along

maybe someone else can chime in?

You can play the SWTOR MMO for free, essentially as a single player game doing the story quests with all the classes (each has its own story even though the 4 classes each side are mirrored). Its only end game you need to pay for. This will give you a nice entry into whats happening at the time.

what does everyone think of my backstory for my rpg character?

5 hours ago, LordEnforcer said:

I just read about the Ruusan Reformation.. That would be an intriguing time actually! since it would be almost like playing during Episode 1-3 Where the Jedi were not an army anymore and a fallen light side person could possibly hide in plain sight (hiding his dark side tendencies)... leading 2 lives!

My background I was looking at was son of a semi powerful political family.. I am force sensitive but did not really understand that back when I was younger when I used to manipulate my friends and others to do things I wanted them to do.. sometimes very dangerous or even deadly! When I were older I was basically forced by my father to have had to serve in the military and politics so that began a hatred of my dad! some time before that I started having very realistic dreams about very dark things including some that gave me visions of things to find and acquire to study! I could use then realize the political career was actually perfect for making connections to find these items or get my way onto certain plants without to many questions! The voices of course is someone who has taken interest in me to start training under him at some point!

That is a very quick blurb of a character I am thinking of...

What do you think?

Just a thought, your background seems really eerily similar to Sheev Palpatine's. It can work, but you'd need to flesh it out with specifics like:

1. What planet was your character born on?
2. Who were your parents, and what did they do that made your family so influential?
3. What was your time in your planet's military like? Did you make friends, or even find someone like you? Did you see combat? How did that affect your outlook on life?
4. In regards to your burgeoning political career, how did you get started? Did you jump in after the military service? What was the first political office you held on your world?
5. Is the voice actually like someone speaking to you telepathically and/or do you simply receive visions of the places and the artifacts you are to recover? Does the voice seem ominous like it is commanding you, or is it more suggestive in nature?

Some things to think about as you develop your character, and things to discuss with your GM to see how it fits in with their game.

cool yes.. i had most of this already.. just did not want to write a novel lol

but the military career was because my father knew it would look better for the political career and the office would be something local.. Eriadu would be my homeworld

Ok UPDATE.. the GM/other players have requested to start during the "NEW SITH WAR" Era.. Inside this era we will be on the midrim to begin with and the GM said it would be during the time the holonet was restricted to only the core worlds..maybe that will help everyone know the time period I am requesting help with

so once again I ask for help lol Can someone give me some info on this era? I know a tons about Star Wars but less about this era when it comes to rpg... Character backgrounds ect.. I was thinking something like either a character.. Maybe in politics or something trying to be good but lured by the dark side.. Or a character maybe lost or taken as a child and raise dark side force

basically the Republic isn't doing great and the Jedi have more or less assumed all "federal" leadership positions. depending on the time the Sith dominion is potentially fractured but still overall stronger than the Republic. Just they're busy fighting each other.

the actual period we will be playing in is The Republic Dark Ages.. So now I have to figure out a good backstory..but it WILL involve falling to the dark side due to manipulation by someone or something..

Could be around 1102 bby