Xamusel: Okay, for those of you who were wondering about the next chapter of Kamen Rider: Gaim's Feudal Warfare in Sword Art Online, I am dreadfully sorry to say that I had not been able to work on it for who knows howlong this year so far. I will eventually, mind you, but I haven't gotten to it yet… stupid muse giving me ideas that don't belong.
…well, more like I have a ridiculous time trying to get the planned content written in the chapter, since I own the first four volumes of the Progressive LN series as released in English. I don't want to force it, either, so there's that.
Anyway, this idea was originally Takeshi's, but I decided to post it for him on my profile. This is, quite frankly, my first major foray into writing a fanfic of the Star Wars universe. The other one was scrapped out of existence… even though I wonder if that was the right thing to do or not.
*ahem* In any case, this is also my first true foray into using the Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG for any major purpose, since my previous foray was for an Omake in a friend's story. How that works, I'll let you be the judge of that, but I won't say which story this is until the chapter with the Omake is uploaded.
Now, then… I guess we'd better get on with the prologue, then. HENSHIN! *transforms into a Showa-era Kamen Rider and rushes into position*
Star Wars: Unsung Heroes
by Xamusel and Takeshi Yamato
Prologue: Standard Star Wars Intro Text Crawl
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
It is a time of warfare in the galaxy. One year has passed since the REBEL ALLIANCE
destroyed the GALACTIC EMPIRE'S feared DEATH STAR weapon.
In spite of the Death Star's destruction, the Galactic Empire has been growing
stronger in terms of military power, mainly by use of propaganda to fuel its war machine.
Even as this goes on, most citizens of the galaxy go about their daily business,
and the Rebels continue to strike the Empire however they can.
Fortunately for the Rebels, however, there exists a few groups of people who are willing
to fight for the cause of restoring the GALACTIC REPUBLIC from before the time of the CLONE WARS.
An Ex-Imperial Smuggler and a self-trained Force Sensitive ply the space lanes,
taking on the Empire whenever they get the chance.
The sister of the self-trained Force Sensitive, also the same herself, traveling as a mercenary for
CTHU THE HUTT, a relatively small-scale crime lord who has a grudge against the Empire.
A cousin of the two aforementioned Force Sensitives, one who steals for a living these days,
and forges a path ahead through her connection to The Force.
A MANDALORIAN Mercenary, who has developed feelings for the man who took her in,
goes from job to job, waiting for the day she can confess her love to him.
A young Rebel, a hotshot pilot, is assigned to a prominent Rebel black ops group.
A naval captain from the days of the Clone Wars, now on the run from the IMPERIAL NAVY with
his crew and his ship, looking to work with the Rebel Alliance.
A mechanic on a Rebel cruiser, helping keep the ship's fighters working while
pursuing a relationship with the squadron commander.
An outpost that works to train a new YELLOW SQUADRON, giving their pilots
access to new tactics and strategies, on top of new technologies.
A group of rookie GRAY JEDI, who, along with their instructor, had managed to escape the
purge by EMPEROR SHEEV PALPATINE, and are escaping the Inquisitors and whoever sent their way.
And a small group of individuals that have established a space station in orbit of the planet Aurora,
looking to mine resources from nearby asteroids, and provide trade and maintenance to those who
pass through the area.
Can these ten groups change the course of history in the galactic community? Only the Force knows
the truth in advance.
These Unsung Heroes must fight their own battles, in their own ways, to help bring down the Empire
and restore peace to the galaxy…
Takeshi Yamato: And so it begins…
For the record, I only got into the FFG system around mid-February this year. I got interested, and decided to try it out - and while I am part of a campaign group, I wanted to try it in a fanfic, too.
We'll see how it goes from here.
Brief word of warning, we're going to play a bit fast-and loose with both 'Legends' and official canon. We'll include a lot of the same elements, but the timing on some of the post-Yavin items might be WAY off. You'll see what I mean as the story goes along.
Also, since we are using the FFG system for this, we will be rolling the Dice associated with this system. This means that while we have a generic plan laid out, we don't know a lot of the specifics of what's gonna happen.