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I have a playlist. If you even care
I feel the need to inform you all that in this AU a significant amount of Clone Culture revolves around Sea Shanties
#music#the clones#worldbuilding#yeah this is mostly the longest johns. do you have a problem with that
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Additionally I was struck by inspiration and doodled a Cody too
I should draw tiny little Ahsoka with Anakin's massive greatsword-lightsaber
And then maybe I should draw Anakin holding Ahsoka's tiny little dagger-lightsabers
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I feel the need to inform you all that in this AU a significant amount of Clone Culture revolves around Sea Shanties
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heyyy margin I was wondering
for the sw high fantasy au, how are you planning to make the story go down? Will it be pretty similar to the movies, or will you be making any changes? Also, are you gonna be doing anything with all the crazy creatures found on every planet connect? Like, some of them are dragons and so on? Or there being different families all the creatures fit into? and finally, are you gonna include any ships that aren’t canon?
Ok that’s it XD
HI EVIE THANKS FOR CHECKING IN ON ME!!!
Okay SO. Let me answer these one at a time :D
(this is over a thousand words so it's going to be below the cut)
In terms of story, everything from the Prequels through the Original Trilogy is going to be pretty much the same. What I can tell you is that although I haven’t actually put that much thought into the Sequels yet, they are going to be markedly different from the current Disney canon in that they will combine elements from both the Disney canon and Legends, including Mara Jade and the other Organa-Solo kids (Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin as well as Ben) because they live rent-free in my mind.
However, a few things in the Prequels especially are going to be markedly different because the way they are executed in canon doesn’t fit into a High Fantasy world, and I’ll put these as bulletpoints:
Kamino is going to be introduced very differently. While Dooku destroying all evidence of its existence works in canon, because it’s in the outer rim and canon Star Wars is a digital, data-based world, in a fantasy setting it would be extremely difficult to cover up all the evidence of an entire island- especially in regards to its references (or lack thereof) in the Jedi Archives, because these would obviously now be a paper-and-pen, books and scrolls and tapestries library, instead of a digital archive where data can just be erased. (Though, the mental image of Dooku checking out all the books on Kamino and then burning them is very funny to me. Especially if Jocasta Nu walked in on him. “Master Dooku… what are you doing?” “Oh, nothing, dear Jocasta.” *book makes a FWOOSH sound as it goes up in flames*) Instead, in the AU Kamino is an Atlantis-esque legend to the people of the Galactic Archipelago: in the days of the Old Republic, it was sunk in divine retribution for the unnatural genetic alchemy practiced by the Kaminoans. After leaving the Jedi, Dooku discovers that Kamino is, in fact, real, and that the Kaminoans preserved their ancient fortress undersea by way of a magic barrier. When Obi-Wan learns about the Kaminoan dart from Dex, his problem in looking for Kamino is now that no one takes him seriously because at every turn, it’s dismissed as just a children’s tale.
This isn’t necessarily a story thing, but the map is slightly different; the most obvious example of this is the changing of Mustafar’s location, because it and Coruscant are part of the same chain of volcanic islands- Coruscant just happens to be dormant. In fact, Coruscant’s underworld is built into the caldera of the volcano, because it hasn’t erupted since the early days of the Old Republic and is widely thought to be extinct.
C-3PO has his own new lore now. He’s the ghost of a knight- Sir Anthony Threepio, so I can keep it phonetically similar (C-3PO = Sir Threepio) and also give a little reference to Anthony Daniels- who died in a surprise pirate ambush on Tatooine centuries ago, and the stress he retains from the events surrounding his death has made him neurotically obsessed with being prepared for absolutely every possible situation. In life, he was also incredibly intelligent, and spoke almost every language in the Galactic Archipelago. When Anakin is a little boy, he meets and befriends Threepio’s ghost, and, being the kind soul he is, offers to build him a suit of armor so Threepio can be in the world again. In gratitude, Threepio swears a knightly oath to serve Anakin’s family for as long as he is able.
R2-D2 (and, actually, all astromechs) ALSO has his own lore. Astromech Gnomes are a race that lives far below the surface of the Galactic Archipelago, and have for so long that sunlight is actually toxic to them. They are gifted with a masterful knowledge of machinery- an art lost to the rest of the Archipelago- and can build and/or fix almost anything, including ships. In addition, because they live in near-total darkness, they have an excellent internal compass, so they often work as navigators. However, because they can only ply their trades on the surface, and sunlight will kill them, they use their mechanical genius to build themselves small dome-like suits from which they can safely practice their craft without endangering themselves. In addition, they can understand but cannot speak basic, due to the fact that they have avian-like mouth structures and can only speak in whistles and chirps.
On a similar note, let’s talk about Battle Droids. I’ll try to breeze through this pretty quickly. Regular Battle Droids are necromanced skeletons (General Grievous is an ancient, undead Lich Warlord and necromances all of them), Super Battle Droids are centaur-esque automatons (in the classic sense, like in Greek and Roman mythology), and Droidekas I… haven’t actually figured out yet (if you have any ideas let me know!).
Creatures! Well, obviously I just talked about Astromechs and Battle Droids. But yes, I have thought about this! I have a few ideas which I actually came up with while I was designing Padme’s area outfit from Attack of the Clones, and then obviously I’ve been thinking about the alien races that are too bizarre to just put into my system of “There Are Many And Diverse Human Cultures In The Galactic Archipelago”. And anyway, this is a fantasy world, we need fantasy creatures. I’ll put these in bulletpoints, too. In regards to all of these, I’m trying to keep their in-canon appearances as much as possible while just amping up the fantasy vibe, so- for example- Admiral Ackbar will still look like Admiral Ackbar, but with lobster legs. And such.
Nexu are manticore-esque
Acklays are something like a Cockatrice
The Rhino Thing whose name I can never remember? The thing Anakin fights? That’s a Tarasque now.
The Aquatic races are all types of merfolk: Nautolans are your classic mermaids, and still have their head tentacles (for reference, I’ll upload a picture of Heroforge!Kit Fisto at the end of this list); Mon Calamari are crustacean-legged; Quarren are squid-people; and the other fish-people (like the one who steals Ahsoka’s lightsabers in that one episode) are. Well. They’re fish mermaids.
Heroforge!Kit Fisto:
Thisspiasians are like Nagas, but with four arms.
Besalisks are centaurs. But with four arms. (There’s a lot of four-armed creatures in star wars.)
Yoda is a delightful little imp-creature.
Kaminoans are. Well. Kaminoans. I think they’re weird enough to just leave alone.
Geonosians are malicious insect-like pixies (in the classic sense)
Darth Maul specifically is a Drider- a spider-legs person. The Clone Wars writers were cowards (affectionate), but I am not, so he keeps the spider legs.
If you have any more ideas for creatures to fantasy-ify, I’d LOVE to hear them!
Ships. Both in the boat sense and the romance sense. But I suspect you’re talking about the romance sense here :) So here’s the thing, most of my Star Wars ships are. Already canon. (A few I think might just be widely-accepted fanon, but that could just be because I’m not quite done with TCW and I haven’t started TBB yet, so that remains to be seen). HOWEVER. There is, in fact, Mara Jade, and as she is no longer Disney canon, I think it’s safe to say that she and Luke are no longer canon, so yes, there will be at least ONE non-canonical ship in this AU- that being the aforementioned Luke and Mara Jade. There might be others, which I will get back to you on upon completion of TCW and TBB. (Oh, and there’s also pre-Sith Dooku and Jocasta Nu, because old people in love is near and dear to my heart, and I don’t know if this counts as non-canon or not, but that will be at least briefly touched upon.)
I hope you found this enjoyable and enlightening. And also, you know me, if you have any follow-ups, I will be DELIGHTED to scream about those with you :D
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@majorproblems77 I saw you were wondering about how Clone armor customization works in this AU so of course I am more than happy to deliver
Armor customization is not officially against military standard, but the Clones aren't exactly just ~given~ the materials to do it- at least, not by the Kaminoans or the Galactic Senate. The Jedi are another matter. Through them, the Clones are able to get armor paint, fabric, embroidery floss, paintbrushes, needles, and anything else they might need. The Jedi actively encourage this as a means for the Clones to express their individuality, and even though there have been a few "suggestions" from the Senate to stop smuggling the army arts and crafts supplies, the Jedi frankly don't give a cow.
Not only do the Clones paint their armor, but some of the craftier men embroider and/or embellish the fabric elements of their uniform. Additionally, higher-ranking Clones are allowed to pick the style of their skirts, and they are often hand-sewn.
The wings on the helmets of Commandos are real bird wings fastened to the helm. Each Commando is allowed to pick the species.
In addition, every Clone has a weapon he chooses to specialize in. Many of them customize the appearance of their weapons, especially since several members of a squadron can have the same type. (This was a custom picked up from the Jedi's personalization of their lightsabers.)
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just gonna. drop this here
#i am very sorry#okay before anyone yells at me for having holograms in a fantasy world hear me out: i have lore for them and if you want i will tell you it#anyway#art#prequels
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HFSW as Random Things I Have Saved to My Pinterest
I will add on to this as I accumulate more
Echo
Kix
Literally every clone who has ever lived but especially Hardcase
Fives
Dogma
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HFSW as Random Things I Have Saved to My Pinterest
I will add on to this as I accumulate more
Echo
Kix
Literally every clone who has ever lived but especially Hardcase
Fives
Dogma
#this all means something okay#any of you who have followed this au since the beginning will probably understand at least one of these#silliness#tcw#prequels#the clones
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I updated the Clone Armor, because as cool as the Heroforge concept was, I cannot draw it to save my life.
@whyoneartheven tagging you in case you ever need a reference :)
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Reblog if you write fic and people can inbox you random-ass questions about your stories, itemized number lists be damned.
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Behold!
An AO3 link for the official High Fantasy rewrite!
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A long time ago, in a great sea far, far away, there was a great and powerful Republic, to which belonged many island nations. This ocean was as vast and dark as the night sky, and the islands in it were as numerous and beautiful as the stars, and so it was known as the Galactic Archipelago. Many peoples and tribes called the Galactic Archipelago home, and for a thousand generations, there was peace.
This peace was kept, in part, by the Jedi Order, a noble order of monks of whom it was believed could use magical powers. In truth, the Jedi were indeed blessed with a great gift: they were smiled upon by the Force, which governed and ruled all living things in glorious harmony, and because of this high favor, the Jedi did in fact have abilities that could be called miraculous. They were known as great peacekeepers in the Republic, a reputation they earned through their wise and just balance of diplomacy, their miraculous abilities, and their legendary weapons: lightsabers, beautiful swords inlaid with Kyber Crystals- sacred gemstones that, by the will of the Force, caused the blades to burn with a holy radiance, the color of the flames determined by the color of the crystal.
However, despite the fervor the Jedi poured into preserving peace in the Galactic Archipelago, there were some who would delight to see its ruin. At the forefront of these enemies were the Sith, an ancient clan of dark warriors who were themselves a twisted parody of the Jedi. They, too, possessed supernatural powers, but their abilities flowed from their greedy, selfish dealings with the Dark powers that opposed the Light of the Force. And like the Jedi, the Sith too used lightsabers, but they had corrupted their Kyber Crystals, twisting and distorting the sacred gemstones until their blades blazed only one color: bloody, crimson red alone, not like the beautiful prismatic hues of the Jedi’s.
But to the comfort of the Republic, the Jedi had fought nobly for her people for centuries, until at last the Sith were thought to be no more. For millennia, the Galactic Archipelago had known nothing but peace and prosperity.
How quickly that all would change.
#writing#hey let me just write a prologue here--#actually i am currently working on rewriting all the GOOD movies into legendary format so. this will eventually be on AO3
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I think the aquatic races should be merfolk. Quarren have tentacles, mon calamari are either shrimp or lobster-like, Nautalans have tails, etc.
Thissoissians are already Magasi so idk how you can make them more fantasy like, unless they become four-armed dwarves since they canonically have beards.
Sidious should be a hag that casts a glamour to appear as Palpatine.
The Death Star and/or Star Destroyers should be wooden dragons of some sort.
I think certain separatist droids should be centaurs, but I’m not sure which ones. Maybe the droidekas?
Oh yes, there will absolutely be merfolk for the aquatic races. I like your ideas, and will now be stealing them.
I am going to be honest, I had to Wookiepedia Thisspiasians (I recognized them once I did but I didn't recognize the name at first 😅) and I totally agree. On a similar note, which I was reminded of because of the arms, Besalisks are centaurs, but I like the idea of some separatist droids as centaurs too.
I LIKE THE PALPATINE IDEA. ACCEPTED. RIGHT NOW.
So, a little bit of background for the world geography before I get into the Star Destroyers idea. I wanted to keep the idea of separate planets, but obviously because we're not in Space (TM) anymore, I transposed the world into a huge archipelago, with each island being a separate country- I'm working on a map right now. That being said, all the spaceships are now, quite literally, full-on BOATS (i love boats they are so cool and i am very mad that i can't draw them >:( ). The Death Star, I was thinking, would be a huge floating fortress- or maybe, one disguised to look like an islet (small island), as these are stand-ins for moons in the AU. That being said, I like the idea that once the Republic dissolves and the Empire takes its place, Star Destroyers have dragon figureheads mandated by Vader (can I interest you in some Matthew Stover Sun Dragon imagery, anyone?).
Again, I like the centaur Droids idea; I think that droids should be either A) reanimated skeletons, an absolutely fantastic idea developed on this AU (from which I took much inspiration and also which I am desperately trying not to copy too much from) or B) Automatons (in the classical sense; I've linked the wikipedia page here) that merely resemble reanimated skeletons. But absolutely some of them should be centaurs; I'm thinking Super Battle Droids, while maybe regular Battle Droids would be satyrs?
These ideas are absolutely amazing, and whoever you are, thank you so much :)
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Is it taking place during a certain era? Or like... how I ask this?? hold on lol
Does it take place during the clone wars or is it a completely different au or..?
NO! GOODNESS I'M STRUGGLING ok-
It's fantasy right? So... is it the clone wars in a medieval setting? Or a different time frame?
lol it took a second :))
Yeah! So it does cover all of Star Wars, though I mostly tend to focus on the Clone Wars era since that's my favorite.
As for the Medieval part, yes, technically it is a Medieval AU, but I'm focusing much less on historical accuracy and much more on What I Think Is Cool (TM). If historical accuracy is more your thing, I recommend this AU by @an-old-lady, from which I got a lot of inspiration and from which I am simultaneously trying painstakingly not to copy too much from.
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