[ SECRET POST #5328 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5328 ⌋

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Comments

Re: worldbuilding

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, I see. Yeah, that doesn't work for me. I can enjoy the aesthetics of something say, in art. But if I'm reading about it, sooner or later it's going to feel off and irrational. I'm going to start asking myself questions like wait, if deadly laser guns exist in this world, why wouldn't anyone who really, really wants to win a fight use them instead of a sword?

Star Wars makes it work without going into too much explanation - the lightsabers are specifically a Jedi (of a certain level) thing and likely a holdover from ancient times when knights carried swords and it was unthinkable not to. It makes sense because this whole noble knight = sword thing stuck around for a long time in Earth history, though it became more ceremonial/decorative as time went on. Also the combination of Jedi skills + lightsaber are an effective defense against guns, something that's not necessarily going to be true of a regular metal sword wielded by a non-magic user.

Re: worldbuilding

[(Anonymous)]

You can come up with an explanation for anything. But I don't think that you need to come up with an explanation. I don't think that Star Wars would be any worse if you didn't have this idea of lightsabers as a holdover from ancient times. It's fine. It's cool, so it works.

(Also it's not just the fact that lightsabers exist and the Jedi used them. It's the whole concept where the universe is built in such a way that a handful of random Jedi can be worth more than an army simply because they can deflect lasers with their swords. But even if that's not realistic, it doesn't matter because that's the story)

Re: worldbuilding

[(Anonymous)]

It's nice that you don't require any explanation. I was referring to my own personal preferences.