I did up a new Galactic map which includes all the new Planets featured in Episode VII, but are not playing a game using the new map or timeline yet.

We did run more of episode IX of Dawn of Defiance this weekend. This is set just after the fall of the Old Republic (Order 66), at the time of the rise of The Empire just before the Rebellion of Episode IV (A New Hope), and this is going very well...the young ones are keeping up me up and GMing on the weekends until 2 A.M.

Quote from: Endless Flight;872721From what I understand of the New Republic, they did not want a huge military like the Empire had. Therefore, you end up with a small fleet that you can easily annihilate. Leia was kind of considered an outsider in that regard. She knew all too well that you would need a strong military to resist any attempted takeover by the remnant Empire, now the First Order. I think we'll end up with a very dark Episode VIII now.

It does mirror the attitudes and severe disconnection from reality seen in disarmament advocates in the Western democracies prior to WWII.  That implies that things are about to get really bad.

I'm excited by the new canon setup from TFA. Not only can you do all the stuff you could do with the Rebellion, but with the New Republic controlling territory and having a fleet (at least before the movie), it allows a whole new range of adventure options, from dealing with FO agents in friendly territory, diplomatic missions along the border, or even James Bondian spy missions.

You can pretty much do everything you could do in a OT campaign plus most things from a prequel campaign (minus the Jedi naturally). It's sort of the best of both worlds.  But the best thing is that nobody knows what's going to happen.

Well, you could do Jedi, but they would be mostly apprentices of Luke before the Knights of Ren wiped them all out. We aren't really sure how many apprentices there were. I would assume it was several. Maybe some escaped, although it's doubtful. I'm also not so sure that there weren't other Jedi masters, although that seems less likely.

Quote from: S'mon;872701They didn't say anything in the movie about it igniting planets' cores, and there was no sign of a fleet in orbit (and why would the fleet orbit the capital, unless they were expecting an attack & had massed there?).

In my mind I just pretend the weapon caused the systems Star to go supernova and annihilate everything in the system.

I know it's all Science Fantasy Hair splitting but it's more realistic to me than a beam that splits to hit 5 targets and cause each planet to somehow magically blow up.

Star Wars has always been more science fantasy than science fiction but there's nothing magic about something exploding after being suddenly, massively heated.

You know. I come here with a rather, personally, unique problem.

See, I was playing in the various SW games by FFG, namely Force and Destiny, and I had no idea that this particular group was very much sticklers for Canon.  And with the Lucas Canon being pretty much open to most of the stuff as long as it didn't contradict the six movies and some of the cartoons, everyone in the group was happy.

Now, that Ep. 7 is out, and the fact that nothing is canon outside of about 15 planets, 6 of which are now dust...  It's killed the games.

Nar Shadaa, Nal Hutta, Sorroco, Taris... all gone, and they happened to be the main planets we played on to not 'interfere' with the canon.

Personally, I've of the opinion that the moment you allow PC's into a movie universe, you've killed the canon, it's full on fantasy land now.  But half my current group doesn't think that way...

I don't know if it will help, but based on a passing reference in The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary, Taris is still canon.

And all the planets from Clone Wars/Rebels.

Quote from: Christopher Brady;873549Now, that Ep. 7 is out, and the fact that nothing is canon outside of about 15 planets, 6 of which are now dust...  It's killed the games.

Nar Shadaa, Nal Hutta, Sorroco, Taris... all gone, and they happened to be the main planets we played on to not 'interfere' with the canon.

Go to StarWars.com/databank

That's the official list of everything that has appeared in the movies or the canon TV shows. It's well more than 15.

However, the idea that you can only visit a planet if it also appears in the movies is pretty limiting. I don't see how a campaign like that could even work.

[EDIT: You might want to pick up a copy of Ultimate Star Wars. It's sort of a new canon encyclopedia]

Quote from: Christopher Brady;873549You know. I come here with a rather, personally, unique problem.

See, I was playing in the various SW games by FFG, namely Force and Destiny, and I had no idea that this particular group was very much sticklers for Canon.  And with the Lucas Canon being pretty much open to most of the stuff as long as it didn't contradict the six movies and some of the cartoons, everyone in the group was happy.

Now, that Ep. 7 is out, and the fact that nothing is canon outside of about 15 planets, 6 of which are now dust...  It's killed the games.

Nar Shadaa, Nal Hutta, Sorroco, Taris... all gone, and they happened to be the main planets we played on to not 'interfere' with the canon.

Personally, I've of the opinion that the moment you allow PC's into a movie universe, you've killed the canon, it's full on fantasy land now.  But half my current group doesn't think that way...

Nal Hutta for sure is still canon. It exists in multiple episodes of the Clone Wars in the story arc where Obi Wan is under cover.

As others have pointed out check the databank or go to wookiepedia and look under Canon only. There are still many locations.

I would also add that unless Lucasarts/Disney explicitly states some place doesn't exist it is still open to possibly existing.

Also Taris is canon.
It has the following canon listings:
Dark Disciple (Mentioned only)
Tarkin (First mentioned)
Aftermath (First appearance)

Quote from: Christopher Brady;873549You know. I come here with a rather, personally, unique problem.


Nar Shadaa, Nal Hutta, Sorroco, Taris... all gone, and they happened to be the main planets we played on to not 'interfere' with the canon.

Nar Shadda is also canon due to it being mentioned in Star Wars Commander.

Actually turns out Socorro is also still canon as it appears in the Ultimate Star Wars.


Now all of the events you may or may not refer to in group having happened could be an issue but every single location you posted being gone are actually still present in canon.

Quote from: Montjoy;873773Nar Shadda is also canon due to it being mentioned in Star Wars Commander.

Sorry for so many posts but I can't seem to get edit to work to add to the original post.

Here is a link that I hope can help you going forward.
If the planet has a canon tab it exists in canon due to some source which will be listed near bottom of the post.

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