The Old Republic is a fading memory, erased and altered to suit the will and whims of the rising ascendancy of the Imperial Regime. The Galactic Empire expands its iron grasp across the stars in a Galaxy still recovering from the widespread and far-reaching Clone Wars. Where Republican and Confederate forces battled over the Galaxy now it is the Empire versus disparate hold outs and resisting factions; with the Ciutric Offensive, Noolian Crisis, Five Veils Campaign, Syr Insurrection, and now in the midst of the Western Reaches campaign dozens of worlds became individual battlegrounds between Empire and Old orders. While within the Imperial Senate, a decaying vestige of the Old Republic, there are the seeds of rebellion being sown. The year is 16 BBY and the Galaxy's fate is teetering on a razors edge.
Welcome to The Dark Times! A Star Wars RP where players take control of either Imperial, Rebel, or Unaligned characters in a bid to decide the fate of the Galaxy. Players can play Imperial officers, Senators (who can be secretly rebellious), pirate lords waging their own internecine conflicts, unaligned or third-party factions like the Hutts, Republican/Confederate hold outs or just independent warlords. Major canon characters like Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, however, are reserved as GMPCs and accordingly played by the OP and Co-OPs collectively to help keep the RP moving. Players are largely able to do what they will with minor NPCs of their own creation or collaboratively to engineer fun and narratively thrilling scenarios. Just be reasonable. Let us avoid the more cartoony aspects for the more core space western/opera vibes of the setting.
The Roleplay will use Legends lore wherever possible. Any Disney Star Wars material will only be implemented if needed or upon request and accepted unanimously by the Administration of the RP (OP, CO-OPs, Lore Keepers, Map Makers, etc). As such participation by these individuals is to be expected to be regular and any notion of them not being present or accessible for an appreciable amount of time (excess of a week without a single comment or post of any sort) please pass on a message to the Operator or another CO-OP so everyone can be made aware. Additionally, players are not restricted on their characters unless it breaks canon (Legends lore) or is totally irrelevant. Being a random small time spice trader on a backwater moon with zero connection or narrative value won't be accepted. If you are unable to attach yourself to any narrative to stay relevant it is not the obligation of the Operators or Players to waste time interacting with you.
2. Administration rulings are final
3. Rules subject to change
4. No metagaming
5. No flaming or bullying
6. Goal is to have fun, wanking and mary sue creationism is not tolerated
7. IC posts are expected to be weekly as a minimum.
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