Approaching my birthday, hot as blazes, and we have a new Operations Manager for the campaign. Life flows on, as does the column.
This week the best were few, but we had them; all from kotorfanmedia. We start with the reprise pick Allronix’s Payback, then Karacat takes us back stage with The Sith Lords: Behind the Game. Kitome give us the reason for Kreia’s banishment with Bingo and Jedi Boadicea wins best of the week with Final Days
Well enough time to finish my coffee, and I’m out of here.
Signing off… Fanfiction.net
The Long Journey Criann Onasi
KOTOR on Taris: The story begins
A lot of the background has been clipped out but most of it is admittedly unnecessary. The piece rambles a bit more than I like, but that is just me.
A Jedi's Sacrifice Stella Anon
TSL Aftermath: The Exile makes her decision and her next sacrifice
Deep introspection, examining her own reasons from the Mandalorian wars to the present. Her decision is logical, though obvious.
Coming Home Xenzen
Pre KOTOR: A slice of military life, medical leave
The piece is a bit of perfection because the worry about what might have happened is right there where every mother wife, lover would feel it. The worry about why he’s home now rather than at other times; communicating even to the son who has to go to school instead.
Naming the soldier in question was left to the perfect place, so that you get all the worry before you know, and it gives us that extra insight into who waits.
Pick of the Week
Punishment The Lady Revan
Post TSL; The Exile is captured as an act of revenge
The piece had me a bit confused because the enemy is unclear. They are reminiscent of the Yuuzhan Vong of later years with their bio-engineered tools, yet seem to have some past with the people of the KOTOR period.
The Fallen Apart FireTeam Torch
Pre TSL on Telos Station: If the rules don’t work, break them
An interesting read. The part I enjoyed was someone deciding to add additional directives and those causing the malfunction. Especially when the directives, to save the republic and obey the laws, are even in a human mind sometimes mutually exclusive.
The road to hell Sirval
TSL on Dantooine: The title says it all if you finish the quote
The introspection goes well with interring the bodies of three people. Burying them also buries the past, and give her a reason to go on.
kotorfanmedia
Light Side Female Revan
A Mandalorian's Daughter Chapter 1 - Canderous Galaxy Girl
Pre KOTOR assumedly on Taris: Canderous has dreams of his adopted daughter
The piece is vague in that a lot of backstory is created, but does not fit in well with what is known. It is a good read that notwithstanding.
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Payback Allronix
Originally posted 24 March 2006, that review below;
Starting 2 years before KOTOR, segueing into the escape of Ebon Hawk. A young Twi-lek girl finally pays off on a debt to Canderous.
An excellent well written piece. The style is Allronix at his best. 13 readers gave it a thumbs up.
Reprise Pick of the Week
The Sith Lords: Behind the Game Karacat
TSL on Dxun: The cast behind the set
A companion piece, since she had done the same thing for KOTOR, Karacat had a lot of fun with this, I can tell. From Brianna signing autographs, to a pink rifle for HK47, commenting on Sith assassin garb, the Exile as a movie machine star because of daddy’s money, it flowed well I especially enjoyed the cookies; Double Dark Side Deluxe!
Pick of the Week
Bingo Kitome
Pre KOTOR: So that is why she was exiled…
The piece is short sweet and cute. The idea that they play bingo (The auto randomizing cards were a good touch) and it was being caught cheating that got Kreia kicked out was a riot.
Pick of the Week
Final Days Jedi Boadicea
4 years Post KOTOR: An old man and his student greet some guests
The piece flows well, and the characters are lovingly portrayed. Jolee is more cantankerous than ever, and Dustil while still sullen but starting to grow out of it. Mission now at 18 teaming with Canderous was a nice touch, and the Mando’s way of dealing with someone who appears to have given up on life was just too choice.
Pick of the Week
The Passing of Mandalore RogueLadySabyne
Post TSL: The end o an age, the birth of a new
The piece, like most death watch ones, was depressing. I agree that you would have expected him to go out in a blaze of glory, but even dying he didn’t whimper. The line about death as a commander tickled me because it fit’s the mentality so well.
Pick of the Week
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