To further tease out my initial game thoughts, if I were to run the game, here's what you'd be looking at:
1)
Setting: The game would take place between the times of
Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and
Episode IV - A New Hope, a year or two after the Clone Wars.
2)
Type of Game: Mostly a "search-and-rescue" type game. Characters will be part of the "pre-Rebel alliance" resistance to the new, yet very threatening Empire. While Jedi characters could work in this time period, they will be few, and they will be hunted mercilessly. Other dharacters with sympathies for the Empire will NOT work in this game.
3)
Character Level: Low... likely somewhere between level 1 and 3.
4)
Character Advancement: Fairly quick... likely 2 levels by the end of the adventure. I award XP for accomplishing goals, for active posting, for good story writing, and good role-playing.
5)
Length of Game: At two posts per week, taking in the fact that there will be a number of weeks I won't be able to post... the game would probably go until Christmas. Maybe more quickly.
6)
One-shot or Campaign: The possibility exists that this could grow into a campaign, though at the end of this adventure there will be a good deal of "resolution" and feelings of accomplishment by the characters (at least, I hope so)
7)
Number of players: Four would be ideal, I think. We could definitely play with three.
Posting: Regular posting would be required. I would expect two posts per week. Post #1 would happen between Monday, 12 PM EST - Wednesday, 6 PM EST (with an update from me on Wednesday night/ Thursday morning). Post #2 would happen between Thursday, 12 PM EST - Sunday 6 PM EST (with an update from me on Sunday night/ Monday morning). Failure to post means I NPC your character (with penalties if you failed to let me know you wouldn't be posting). After two weeks of no posts, your character becomes a permanent NPC, and I look to find a new player.
9)
Style/Length of Posts: I expect decent writing, written in third person POV. Your post would not necessarily need to be long, but it should contribute to the story (it's all about the story!). Game mechanics/information should be included atthe bottom of your post in the form of an OOC. Characters speaking out loud should have their speech within "quotation marks", while internal thoughts should be
italicized.
10)
Rules and Rule 0: I am ALL about the "story" that will be told by the group of us. While I would want to use the SAGA Edition rules to provide a framework for our story, I will always have the Rules submit to the Story. That means if you all happen to score critical hits on a BBEG that I want to live because he is important to the story, than I will likely ignore the results of the dice.
Anyway, just some more thoughts... I am kinda getting excited about this.
(can you tell?)