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Fallen Empires -- An Old Republic Era adventure (Star Wars)

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[X] A lightsaber is a weapon
[X] You made it
Its a weapon plain and simple, and you should respect it as such no matter how and when your using it. An instrument that can harm is one you must understand and accept.
 
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[x] A lightsaber is a tool
[x] You found it

Remember to vote for both, even if you don't have a strong preference on one. It's how Gaz said she's counting this.
 
[X] A lightsaber is a tool
Chopping wood with it clearly demonstrates this point of view.
Besides, you can do more than kill with a weapon. You can also amputate limbs! :V
[X] You made it
Because why not.
 
Gazetteer said:
The vote is counted together, so it's hard to count yours without that.
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Oh, sorry, I think I didn't understand this bit, then:
Gazetteer said:
Your votes will be counted together in sets. This will have ramifications for the construction and appearance of your lightsaber, as well as how you use it.
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I interpreted it as "the margin of victory for the options will have ramifications"; I considered the interpretation "your vote necessarily involves both," but I discarded that because I figured you would have provided the four pairwise combinations rather than four separate line items if that is what you had meant.
 
[X] A lightsaber is a tool
-[X] A TOOL OF JUSTICE
-[X] NOT USED IN ANGER
[X] You made it

sorry :V

also, what's the way to create crystals? is it, like, Sith stuff with synthetic crystals?
 
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Our lightsaber has a crossguard right? Getting our fingers cut off would suck.
 
picklepikkl said:
Oh, sorry, I think I didn't understand this bit, then:

I interpreted it as "the margin of victory for the options will have ramifications"; I considered the interpretation "your vote necessarily involves both," but I discarded that because I figured you would have provided the four pairwise combinations rather than four separate line items if that is what you had meant.
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I'm sorry if my formatting was confusing, I've tried to fix it.
 
ctulhuslp said:
also, what's the way to create crystals? is it, like, Sith stuff with synthetic crystals?
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Jaina Solo grew her own lightsaber crystals in the Young Jedi Knights books; the Sith might do it, but it's not an inherently Sith thing. She's the Solo twin who didn't go darkside, after all (mumble grumble I will die mad about Jacen).
Gazetteer said:
Both votes will be counted together as a set.
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I would add a bit "so vote for both items, even if you don't have a strong opinion". I think people are very used to the tally vote system where each item wins or loses separately, and so the idea of a vote where the two options get counted together without it being plan-formatted is nonintuitive.
 
ctulhuslp said:
also, what's the way to create crystals? is it, like, Sith stuff with synthetic crystals?
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Alchemy is often stigmatized as a Sith discipline, because the results are often godawful and horrible and evil.

What many don't know is that constructing a lightsaber is also an alchemical process, at least by description and implications.
 
[X] A lightsaber is a weapon
When the lightsaber is drawn outside of training, most of the time it's going to be because the situation is violent. Even if you're just purely defensively parrying blaster bolts, it is still a device of combat. The fact that we are currently using it to chop wood does not change that.
[X] You made it
 
[X] A lightsaber is a tool
[X] You made it

A lightsaber can be used to kill, but let's not forget the cauterization of wounds! Can't forget what happened to Luke! :V

Also, I find the appeal of making our own lightsaber really nice. Gives a sort of self-accomplished vibe that's nice to think about and have.
 
[x] A lightsaber is a tool
[x] You found it

The text states the found/made is for the crystal not lightsaber
 
[X] A lightsaber is a weapon
[X] You made it
 
Gazetteer said:
n the end, which viewpoint were you swayed by? And while we're here, where did the crystal come from?
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Guys. Just a clarification becuase I've seen people voting for the second option incorrectly.

The found/made option is about the crystal , not the saber.

Usually, atleast in old lore to my knowledge , artificial Crystal's were mainly used by dark side sects and the sith reproduce red Crystal's. Though there are some cases of jedi using artificial Crystal's, its rarer. I'm not entirely sure about other force sects that would use alchemy in this timeline.

Found Crystal's are everywhere though. Usually found via meditation in the forming of ones lightsaber on certain planets
 
[X] A lightsaber is a weapon
[X] You found it

The lightsaber is a weapon. Drawing it is an escalation of force. It is the last resort, to defend your life, or the lives of innocents. That this sword is being used right now as a ploughshare does not change the fact that it is a sword.

As for the crystal... I say found it. Will of the living force.
 
Now that I'm home and not on a phone, I've made a third pass at the formatting on the vote. I'm very sorry for any confusion this has caused.

Raiseth said:
Alchemy is often stigmatized as a Sith discipline, because the results are often godawful and horrible and evil.

What many don't know is that constructing a lightsaber is also an alchemical process, at least by description and implications.
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It's also a point of philosophical departure.

Finding a Kyber crystal grown in nature by the Force, guided by the Force is an important ritual for Jedi. It often involves traveling to specific planets, and going on a sort of spiritual journey to find one that calls to you.

Sith are both much more utilitarian and much more individualistic. Using the Force to make one grow, to their own specifications, makes sense with them. Creating an artificial crystal doesn't have to be a Dark Side process, but there's the association.

Other sects might have different feelings about either approach.
Adhoc vote count started by Gazetteer on Dec 2, 2019 at 12:11 PM, finished with 27 posts and 15 votes.
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Gazetteer said:
It's also a point of philosophical departure.

Finding a Kyber crystal grown in nature by the Living Force, guided by the Force is an important ritual for Jedi. It often involves traveling to specific planets, and going on a sort of spiritual journey to find one that calls to you.

Sith are both much more utilitarian and much more individualistic. Using the Force to make one grow, to their own specifications, makes sense with them. Creating an artificial crystal doesn't have to be a Dark Side process, but there's the association.

Other sects might have different feelings about either approach.
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Totally. I was just referring to the practice of growing your own crystalline bro being called a "Sith" one. The connotations are here, and it's true often enough, but not necessarily. Alchemy is just a discipline prone to abuse and mad science grade transgressions against nature.

Sith philosophy in general, lol.
 
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