Turns out, we don't have a Star Wars OFU. - PPC Posting Board

Subject: Turns out, we don't have a Star Wars OFU.
Author: Alleb
Posted on: 2017-08-02 13:59:00 UTC

I'd like to write that, please.

Well, it's actually more complicated. The original Star Wars Official Fanfiction Academy was written by Alistair Fyrethorne and Leto Haven, but has been deleted. Leto, an oldbie and ancient of days, is no longer active, as far as I know. Thus, the original Star Wars OFU is dead, and will probably never come back to life.

Furthermore, new canon has been released, with more to come. Star Wars already has the most fics in the Movies section of the Pit, and that number will only grow. Kylo Ren redemption fics are running rampant. Poe Dameron romances will continue to spread. When will it end, PPC? When will it end? At the doors of the Star Wars Fanfiction Academy, that's where.

I jest, I jest. Really, I'd like to write this OFU because it would be lots of fun. I love Star Wars, and there is a heck of a lot of fic for it. The fact that it was already technically written, however, gives me pause.

That's my question. Does anyone have any issue with my taking over the Star Wars OFU, considering the fact that the original is gone for good and its authors are no longer active?

-Alleb

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Turns out, we don't have a Star Wars OFU. by Alleb on 2017-08-02 13:59:00 UTC

Yep, I adopted it, and yep, I'm fine with that. by Huinesoron on 2017-08-05 20:08:00 UTC Reply

During the Ispace Wars, I looked around for old OFUs to borrow characters from, and the SWFFA was one I stole wholesale. Given that the original is long gone, I took certain liberties with it - I'm pretty sure Leto didn't write himself as Lord Haven, and I'm not sure he even had an author avatar in there. (Leto was, by the by, probably the first Permission Giver after the original trio of Cam, Bast, and Thalia.)

I've had a couple of appearances from Lord Haven in the Ispace Wars itself, plus one standalone appearance set at the release of The Force Awakens. I did briefly consider writing a revived OFU for it... but decided against it just as quickly.

So for my part, I would be delighted to see you take up the mantle and start it off, either under Lord Haven, under new management, or as a second OFU (which has happened multiple times before, so don't feel shy about doing that).

hS

Awesome; thank you! by Alleb on 2017-08-07 16:58:00 UTC Reply

Egads, I'm quite excited! I'm thinking I'll go with a second OFU, since, as you said, the original is long gone. This is going to be so fun. Thanks again, hS!

Oh, yes, I remember that standalone now. The mental image of Poe and Finn sitting on Kylo Ren's back is ceaselessly amusing. Did you invent that badfic passage, or was it lifted from an actual fic?

-Alleb

Hmm. Not sure. by Huinesoron on 2017-08-07 17:43:00 UTC Reply

I think it was lifted? It doesn't look like the sort of thing I'd invent, and the Force knows* there was enough raw material to work with.

(*Yes, I know, 'that isn't how the Force works' etc.)

Writing canon characters interacting in OFUs is extremely fun. It's... kind of odd that I didn't do much of that in OFUDisc; if Year Two ever gets off the ground, I'm sure I'll have a lot more. (And if I ever get round to that Labyrinth OFU... ah, well, such things are dreams made of.)

hS

I'm very much looking forward to Kylo Ren and Darth Vader. by Alleb on 2017-08-08 01:37:00 UTC Reply

"Grandfather, I continued your work! Aren't you proud of me?"

"Go away."

Ooh, please get around to the Labyrinth OFU eventually; I would love to see that. OFUs in general are the best, and Labyrinth in particular would be such fun.

-Alleb

I support it, pending Huinesoron's approval. by doctorlit on 2017-08-04 13:58:00 UTC Reply

Much as I would love to get the original back in some fashion, I suspect it's gone for good . . . and Star Wars's canon has changed so much in recent years, I feel that a reboot is reasonable.

—doctorlit
I'd be onboard with that. by Badger421 on 2017-08-03 04:59:00 UTC Reply

I'm fairly sure hS adopted Lord Haven and the rest of the original OFU, so as long as he's okay with it I'd say go wild. Worst case scenario one of the original authors comes back and then we've got two versions.

Feel free to drop me a line if you ever need a beta. Star Wars is my all time favorite franchise, I'd love to see what you do with it.

-Badger, who spends far, far too much time on Wookieepedia

I might take you up on that! by Alleb on 2017-08-03 22:00:00 UTC Reply

Good betas are worth their weight in gold; thank you for the offer. Ha, I've been spending a fair bit of time on Wookieepedia too, these days.

-Alleb