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Welcome to the very first event of the eighth timeline, Star Wars: Fires of Rebellion! In time with the arrival of many holidays, including Christmas and the New Year, which are just over the horizon, Star Wars RP will be celebrating Life Day from December 19, 2018 until January 2, 2019.
During this holiday event, participation in certain types of threads will get you special rewards and take part in a special story unique to this event! You don't want to miss out on this opportunity! Please read the announcement below to see all of the details of this event:
What is Life Day?
Wookiees consider it their duty to return to Kashyyyk on Life Day. Once home, they chew the root of the orga plant and journey to the Life Tree, where it was believed their civilization began many millennia ago. They also reinforced any life debts they had to their so-called “honor families” during the holiday. Those who celebrate the holiday often decorate wroshyr trees as a symbol of the day. Life Day was most important when Wookiees were in mass enslavement across the galaxy, as it was a means of connecting to their history even when forced to be away from home.
Life Day in the Galaxy:
- Long ago, the Jedi Order also began to celebrate Life Day in order to show their solidarity with the Wookiees; they would frequently decorate their temples in honor of the holiday. With the Jedi gone, some Wookiees use Life Day to mourn the loss of their ancient allies.
- Due to cultural conformity laws, the celebration of Life Day was banned in the Sith Empire. This practice has not changed due to the ongoing civil war. As a result, Imperial citizens are discouraged from participating in the festivities.
- The Mandalorians respect the Wookiees for the strength of their warriors. Though the Mandalorians do not celebrate Life Day itself, some make the pilgrimage to Kashyyyk to take part in gladiatorial-style matches to show their respect for the Wookiees and to increase their own prestige at home.
The Setting
The main setting of the SWRP Life Day Event is (obviously) on Kashyyyk itself! However, the specific location of the event is the floating-tree village of Rowrakruk. Every three years, when Life Day is celebrated, the Wookiees of Rowrakruk open their homes to the galaxy at large. A variety of celebratory events take place in and around the village during the week leading up to and immediately after Life Day. A few of these events include:
- Boat races through the large river running through the village.
- Tree-drum music festivals are common in the evening and at night.
- The tri-annual Life Day hunt.
- Ceremonial combat matches are held between Wookiees. However, in Rowrakruk, these combat matches are open to outsiders as well to encourage others to celebrate Life Day.
The Event
Each prompt has a reward for successfully completing a thread. In order for you to claim the reward you MUST complete the thread by the end of the event. See the Rules section below this one for more information and guidelines!
Prompts:
- Slavers from nearby Sith Empires have several base camps spread throughout the woods around Rowrakruk. Take out a camp and chase away the slavers! (Reward: In-character credits, enough to buy an advanced tech armor function)*
- Imperial Republica and Old Empire only: Slavers from both Imperial Republica and the Old Empire are present in the woods around Rowrakruk! This is a chance for the rival Empires to get a leg up on their competition! Attack the opposing Empire's camps to increase the likelihood your side will profit most! (Reward: In-character credits from your government, enough to buy an advanced tech armor function)*
- Participate in a ceremonial duel in the village arena! This duel can be with another player's character or a Wookiee NPC DMed by another member! But there is a twist: you cannot use any weapons or armor functions! Force users are disallowed the Force, as well! The winner claims the prize! (Reward: Bowcaster)**
- Participate in a boat race against at least two other members! Use dice to keep the thread fresh and amusing! The thread should feature exactly five (5) posts from each participant with the winner claiming the prize money! (Reward: In-character credits, enough to buy an advanced tech armor function)
- Participate in a hunt with another player to bring back game for the Life Day feast! This thread can be DMed, dice-rolled, or both! You will be compensated for any game you bring back! (Reward: In-character credits, enough to buy an advanced tech armor function)
- Mandalorians only: Trandoshan hunters often come to Kashyyyk in and around Life Day to hunt Wookiees! As Mandalorians, you find this to be cowardly! Track down any Trandoshan hunters in the area and kill them out of respect for the Wookiees and the glory of Mandalore! This thread can be DMed, dice-rolled, or both! (Reward: In-character credits, enough to buy an advanced tech armor function)
- The path from Rowrakruk to the Tree of Life is frequently attacked by large and dangerous creatures infesting Kashyyyk's woods. Keep the path safe for the Wookiees making the pilgrimage to the place where their civilization began! This thread can be dice-rolled, DMed by another member, or both! (Reward: Bowcaster)
- Jedi/Jedi Hopefuls only: Take a pilgrimage to the Life Tree to fulfill the ancient Jedi rite of showing solidarity with the Wookiees. (Reward: A special lightsaber hilt, which can be used to build a lightsaber, made of unique brylark wood)
- SPECIAL — Cross-faction prompt: The Wookiee chieftain of Rowrakruk has been alerted that a large colony of krykna spiders have emerged from underground up in the mountains above the village and threaten to swarm! The Kashyyyk variant of the species are much larger than Wookiees, making them exceedingly dangerous! Take a team out into the Black Forest to deal with the threat! This thread should include one (1) member from each faction! Either work together or against each other in this all out fight for survival, which can be dice-rolled, DMed, or both! (Reward: Bowcaster for each member who makes it back to the village)
Please Note: While the two Sith Empires have outlawed their citizens from participating in Life Day, characters in these factions are welcome in this event; HOWEVER their allegiance to the Empires, and anything that would link them to these governments, should be hidden for the duration of the event. Failure to do so, or being caught as an Imperial on Kashyyyk, will result in a bounty!
* The amount of IC credits you receive, and, thus, the reward you buy with them, will go up significantly if Imperial Republica or Old Empire PCs join the thread and PvP with you.
** DMs do not have to be plot staff. They can be regular members. However, the staff will be reviewing threads to make sure DMs provided sufficient difficulty!
Rules and Guidelines
- NO REWARD FARMING. There is a limit of two (2) rewards per character. If your character obtains a reward, you can continue doing other prompts/threads with that character, but you will not receive additional rewards.
- All threads must be started and completed within the timeframe of the event in order to qualify for any rewards.
- All threads should have both the KASHYYYK and EVENT tags. Threads submitted without them will be disqualified for rewards.
- All completed threads that are eligible for rewards should be submitted in the designated thread in the Plot Boards for staff review.
- DEATH DISABLED. In the spirit of the holidays, death is disabled for any combat-related threads. However, serious injury and/or maiming, and, in some instances, even capture, can still occur, so don't let your guards down!
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Have fun and Happy Holidays from the SWRP Staff!
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