Captain Untouchable
Oct 13th, 2009, 06:47:27 AM
This is partly because I just had a joygasm when the mail came today, and partly because I could use y'all's help, input, approval to nurse my insecure ego, etc.
I just picked up a copy of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas. To put it bluntly, its frakking awesome. I like maps anyway, but the level of detail in this, and the fact that it's based off the "official" galaxy information that the EU novel writers have to play with, makes me want to burst with geekish joy. It has more information than you can shake a stick or swing a cat at (I tried); beyond the maps there's a whole host of information on dozens of planets, as well as in-depth studies of certain sectors, information on swathes of historical expansion and exploration, graphic depictions of the movies; its 200+ pages of awesome.
What I'd like to do - with permission - is set about trying to transpose some of the maps from SW:TAE into a barebones form that I can adorn with Fans-based information. I realise there's a perfectly servicable map here (http://starwarsatlas.uw.hu/thelist.htm), but unfortunately in light of the new book its a little wrong, and there's tons of extra detail in this version.
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Assuming you guys are cool with me wasting my time away doing that sort of thing, I could use your help mapping out which planets are significant, and worthy of being pointed at with big shiny arrows.
Rebel Alliance
As far as I know, Mon Calamari, Bothawui and Sullust are Rebel Alliance territories. I'm assuming that the same can be said of their respective Sectors.
However, Alderaan, Corellia and Ithoria are also represented on the Alliance Council. I'm assuming that Alderaan and Corellia are still in Imperial-controlled space, being so close to the Core: but have we liberated Ithoria as yet, or is it on the Alliance "to do" list?
Are there any other worlds that are considered Rebel controlled?
Independent Worlds
Onderon and the Hapes Cluster have a little alliance going on at the moment. Because LDV is Mandalore, does that mean that Mandalore and her sector are allied with Onderon as well, or is she just the leader of the local Mandalorians, from Onderon and Dxun? Even so, Mandalore itself is still presumably an independent world, right?
The Corporate Sector is now allied near-completely with the Empire, and Bothan Space is fully Rebel, so I don't need to worry about those. However, I know there are a few independent worlds like Serenno out there. Are there any more significant indie worlds that have featured in Fans plots - or perhaps ones that were independent but now aren't - or is pretty much everything else just as it was in the EU, circa Episode VI?
Galactic Empire
Aside from adopting an "everything else belongs to the Empire" policy, are there any significant worlds that I should keep an eye out for? Planets like Byss and Tython hold particular significance in the Deep Core. Are either of them noteworthy, perhaps as Inquisitorius strongholds, or training worlds for other branches of the Empire?
Extra Planets
I know I'm personally guilty of making up planets every now and again, if there isn't something pre-existing that fits with what is needed. Aside from Ord Anor and Ord Ithil from the Montegue: Origins arc, are there any new worlds that need adding to the map, and if so where are they?
Thanks in advance, guys!
I just picked up a copy of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas. To put it bluntly, its frakking awesome. I like maps anyway, but the level of detail in this, and the fact that it's based off the "official" galaxy information that the EU novel writers have to play with, makes me want to burst with geekish joy. It has more information than you can shake a stick or swing a cat at (I tried); beyond the maps there's a whole host of information on dozens of planets, as well as in-depth studies of certain sectors, information on swathes of historical expansion and exploration, graphic depictions of the movies; its 200+ pages of awesome.
What I'd like to do - with permission - is set about trying to transpose some of the maps from SW:TAE into a barebones form that I can adorn with Fans-based information. I realise there's a perfectly servicable map here (http://starwarsatlas.uw.hu/thelist.htm), but unfortunately in light of the new book its a little wrong, and there's tons of extra detail in this version.
* * *
Assuming you guys are cool with me wasting my time away doing that sort of thing, I could use your help mapping out which planets are significant, and worthy of being pointed at with big shiny arrows.
Rebel Alliance
As far as I know, Mon Calamari, Bothawui and Sullust are Rebel Alliance territories. I'm assuming that the same can be said of their respective Sectors.
However, Alderaan, Corellia and Ithoria are also represented on the Alliance Council. I'm assuming that Alderaan and Corellia are still in Imperial-controlled space, being so close to the Core: but have we liberated Ithoria as yet, or is it on the Alliance "to do" list?
Are there any other worlds that are considered Rebel controlled?
Independent Worlds
Onderon and the Hapes Cluster have a little alliance going on at the moment. Because LDV is Mandalore, does that mean that Mandalore and her sector are allied with Onderon as well, or is she just the leader of the local Mandalorians, from Onderon and Dxun? Even so, Mandalore itself is still presumably an independent world, right?
The Corporate Sector is now allied near-completely with the Empire, and Bothan Space is fully Rebel, so I don't need to worry about those. However, I know there are a few independent worlds like Serenno out there. Are there any more significant indie worlds that have featured in Fans plots - or perhaps ones that were independent but now aren't - or is pretty much everything else just as it was in the EU, circa Episode VI?
Galactic Empire
Aside from adopting an "everything else belongs to the Empire" policy, are there any significant worlds that I should keep an eye out for? Planets like Byss and Tython hold particular significance in the Deep Core. Are either of them noteworthy, perhaps as Inquisitorius strongholds, or training worlds for other branches of the Empire?
Extra Planets
I know I'm personally guilty of making up planets every now and again, if there isn't something pre-existing that fits with what is needed. Aside from Ord Anor and Ord Ithil from the Montegue: Origins arc, are there any new worlds that need adding to the map, and if so where are they?
Thanks in advance, guys!