Revan Si-Darlo

Well, actually, I don't think it's going to be a book based on KOTOR because he said it would be based on the Holy Grail quest of Arthurian legend. While this is similar in several ways to searching for the Star Forge I don't think they would have mentioned that if it was the same story.

Starting out with a lightsaber would be, IMHO, a bad idea. In both KOTOR and TSL the combat usually gets far too easy once you have a lightsaber. Having a blaster makes you appreciate the power of a lightsaber more. Personally, in the Jedi Knight games and KOTOR games both I enjoyed fighting with a gun at first.

About Kevin J. Anderson and TOTJ. I liked the stuff about the Great Sith War well enough, but I thought the stuff about the Great Hyperspace War (i.e. Golden Age of the Sith and Fall of the Sith Empire) was really poorly written. I'll admit I haven't read any of Kevin J. Anderson's X-Wing or Jedi Academy series but he doesn't seem like that good of a writer to me. Just my opinion.

Actually the Great Sith War is only 40 years before KOTOR although that still makes it to long ago for Nomi to have been Bastila's mother. Still, as a compromise when I found about Bastila's original backstory I designed it so that Nomi Sunrider was Bastila's master rather than mother.

Theoretically you could release it by first copying TSL for XBox onto a blank disc adapted for use by XBox instead of PC and by downloading the mod files on to it but it would be a helluva lot of work.

Considering the fact that X-Box Next (or whatever they're calling it) is coming out this fall they'll probably use a new engine for KOTOR 3 (which seems to be an inevitability but then again, look at the lack of any work at all on a "Starcraft 2" despite outrcies from fans).

Where? Because I just looked through the database and Revan was not listed as a character, only mentioned in the other character's profiles. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Eh, Revan is not mentioned specifically as male or female in the databank but the entry on the Star Forge is clearly biased towards a lightside ending as it gives no clear indication what happens to the Star Forge if Revan and the Republic didn't destroy it... Let me see what the actual entry says: Good point. Noticed that too. How foolish. As a player of male Revan, male Exile, and a male myself I proudly proclaim I do not hold such sexist views of men and women. I played them that way because that's how they felt for me, not because I had some delusion that men are superior to women. As an amateur historian I recommend you pay attention to history class more often (don't fall alseep ). One of the most successful rulers of China was an empress, not an emperor and Hatepshut was arguably the most successful of the Egyptian pharoahs (I don't particularly believe that but some do). Aside from that Boudicca of the Britons was a master strategist and warrior who held out against the Roman army, which had conquered greater empires such as Carthage, Egypt, or the Greek city-states by that point. Her defeat was inevitable of course, because of treachery within the Britons and the fact that she only ruled some of the clans, but she held out nonetheless. Catherine the Great, a stronger tsar (or tsarina in this case) then Peter the Great. She was of German birth, married into the family and expanded Russia's territory significantly defeating the Osmanli (Ottoman) Turks, the Austrians, the Prussians, and the Polish in the field of battle and of politics. Elizabeth! Have you forgotten her? She is one of the most popular figures in the entire history of the Anglosphere (US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Great Britan of course). She was a master political strategist though she fought no real wars and united Britain in a time of uncertainty between the Anglicans, Puritans, Catholics, and others who would have been happy to have killed one another. Where were you in history class, chum? About class I agree that I think the Exile was a guardian. I don't think Revan was one though, or a counsular. Revan was a general true, but he was more of the strategist, the big picture thinker than the guardian who would be a more hands on person. Revan might have been a consular but I think the description fits a sentinel better. He looked for weaknesses, for flaws, and he exploited them. This is the way of a sentinel, as Dorak explains it. Of course, this is just my opinion. Everyone's entitled to their own.

I'm pretty sure that they had clones during the time of Revan considering that we can make clones (though rather primitive compared to Thrawn's clones) and are nowhere near hyperspace travel. And even if he couldn't than we see no evidence of other things he could have done such as the fact that he could have prepared his mind and soul to become a force spirit similar to Naga Sadow or Freedon Nadd. He coudl have even have bound himself to something like Exar Kun did who was revived four thousand years later at Luke's academy.

Actually, everybody here is probably most like Revan and/or the Exile simply because that personality doesn't have a cannon version. So you can play that character anyway you want. Since that's the case you could be most likely them and probably are. Anyhow, aside from those two? Hm... tough choice. I really don't think any of the main characters fit me... Geeky like Bao-Dur? No. Nationalist like Disciple or Carth? No. Old and funny? Not really but maybe when I'm older I could be like Jolee . Tough and muscular like Canderous/Mandalore? No. Not really. Loyal like Zaalbar? No, not really. Crazy like Hanharr or Aychkay? No. Teethree? Probably not. Hmm... maybe... no... don't know. What do you think?

All EU is considered cannon and is taken with great lengths to be that way and to not contradict the known universe of the movies and other cannon. Look at how carefully for example that KOTOR and TSL draw on other EU sources (mostly Tales of the Jedi) and on the movies. Star Trek books and games on the other hand take no effort to maintain continuity and are essentially fan fiction with a license from Paramount.

SOTE was not written by GL. Check your facts. It was written by Steve Perry. Second of all, thermal detonators have different levels. The one used by Lando in SOTE and Leia in ROTJ were class-A thermal detonators. A thermal detonator is not specifically made by any company, it is a class of weapons rather than a particular manufacture. Thermal detonators run on rapidly expanding energy triggered by a small thermonuclear reaction. This is sometimes small and sometimes quite large.

I was busy but sure, I'll contact you. Sorry if my response was a little late.

I will say now I haven't read Tao Te Ching, but I have read some of Lao Tzu and while again, I disagree with extremes, simply taking neutral ground is, not caring which extreme triumphs is apathetic. This stuff about athletes is just distracting, and diverges from the common point. You don't even seem to disagree with me as you are not suggesting true neutrality, merely mostly neutral which is a lot different and either qualifies as good or evil. True neutral would be an instance where either you first do something evil and then do something good of equal importance, or you simply do nothing at all, hence having no impact at all. Both of these ideas are if anything, idealogical zeniths unachievable by a human and in my eye, unattractive. Its againts human nature to do either. Humans either based on their own feelings, memories, experience, and personality either leans towards good or evil. Now, I'll admit, true evil is hard to come by. Most people who are "evil" either believe they're doing the right thing or are downright insane... or both. That doesn't mean they're neutral. You said I said she was trying to be neutral. I didn't. I said she's trying to turn light (either that or decieve the Exile). She's smart and opportunistic, but not neutral. First of all, she's either trying to redeem herself or stay undercover, take your pick. Both make her more cautious and less evil towards those she meets. She thinks its petty of you to deny rewards because A) You're being stupid not to take money (at least in her mind) and B) She feels from her perspective that you are also effectively spoiling the guy. Out of those, A is apathetic, it suggest you should remain in your shell and forget about the outside world one way or another, simply get what you need and pretend everyone else doesn't exist. That's apathetic. It's neutral. However, B, is a very strange and irregular form of light sided thinking. It wants good for people, though her idea of how to make things better is somewhat unorthodox. It is not apathetic. But it is not neutral either. It's not that I hate anybody who thinks neutrality is a valid path. I don't. I simply think you're wrong and if there is a character claiming something like "the Force is one" then I'll disagree with him, not hate him. The fact that you can use dark side powers as a light sider in KOTOR, TSL, JK2, and JA is because it's fun that way. People like the idea of using Force Lightning or Force Grip on opponents. It's fun to imagine having that kind of power and it adds a little cinematic fun. However, everything outside of these games suggests it is impossible to blend these powers. Once again... the story of Dooku's fall anyone? Well, I'll admit, Luke is seeking a more apathetic ground, but it's not neutral. True neutrality is apathetic but apathy does not just apply to neutrality. They are not one and the same. Luke's apathy is mostly out of caution and fear. Essentially, he's worried about his people and the galaxy and what they'll do to one another if he let's them out. He wants to do good things but he's uncertain. Kyp is another extreme. In fact, if you want to take the D&D system, which does I admit have two neutrals but these neutral people are once again opportunistic and apathetic, caring only for themselves, there is Lawful and Chaotic as well as Good and Evil. At this point you could say Luke is a Lawful Good and Kyp a Chaotic Good. Kyp wants to be aggressive for several reasons, vengeance and redemption for his past deeds both being some of them. But he's not seeking neutral ground either and he's not intentionally seeking evil though he does wish to do harm to the Vong. Kyp could potentially fall to the dark side though I don't think he will and is in fact dangerously close to doing so because of his uncontrolled feelings. This doesn't mean his basic principles are wrong. Understand that I too think the extremes and trying to control the fate of any one world even is impossible. I don't think perfect light is possible or perfect darkness. But I also don't think you're really talking about neutrality on a terms of good and evil, but possibly a good leaning towards some neutrality, a low key good. And once again, my main problem with this is that we already know that canonically speaking the Force has only two very opposite poles and that there is really no neutral ground. The powers considered "neutral" can really be used both ways, dark and light, that doesn't mean they have their own domain within the Force. See some of my earlier posts (if you can find them) about the Force sort of having two different souls.

Now, I'm perfectly willing to accept peaceful discussions over whether or not KOTOR or TSL is better or how people like or dislike either game. But I've been seeing dozens and I mean dozens of threads popping out about how Obsidian is ****, etc, etc. My point is, this ruins the fun of being in these forums for everyone. It not only rallies all the anti-TSL people and focuses their anger but it also pisses off people who appreciate TSL, Obsidian, and what the latter was able to do with the former in less than a year. These forums are not for venting your anger. They are for calm discussion or perhaps getting angry but working it out and controlling it. After all, we all know where anger leads...

Definitely Mira.