Long Shot

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-06-03 01:06pm

Does anyone know what time the Long Shot (the Jedi expedition to leave the galaxy) departed?

Drunk Monkey · Post by **Drunk Monkey** » 2005-06-03 01:11pm

The Jedi left the galaxy, when the hell did this happen?

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-06-03 01:13pm

They tried, but then a certain blue-skinned alien attacked them with a bunch of sentry ships and after that they were in too many pieces to leave the galaxy.

The Chiss mention it in the Hand of Thrawn Duology.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-06-03 01:13pm

You mean the Outward Bound flight?

It happens sometime before Anakin was knighted but i think After episode II, Tim Zahns writing a book about it.

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-06-03 01:15pm

Ah. that's the name. WHere the hell did I get "long shot" from. Do you know when the new book's set then? (when exactly that is, rather than between Eps II and III, which I was guessing anyway)

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-06-03 01:17pm

http://bbs2.stardestroyer.net/Archive/v ... hp?t=65049

Theres the thread on it.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-06-03 04:27pm

Lusankya wrote:Ah. that's the name. WHere the hell did I get "long shot" from. Do you know when the new book's set then? (when exactly that is, rather than between Eps II and III, which I was guessing anyway)

Wasn't there a ship in one of the Ringworld books called the Long Shot?

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-06-03 04:44pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:
Lusankya wrote:Ah. that's the name. WHere the hell did I get "long shot" from. Do you know when the new book's set then? (when exactly that is, rather than between Eps II and III, which I was guessing anyway)
Wasn't there a ship in one of the Ringworld books called the Long Shot?

Yes, it was the Puppeteer-owned ship that Louis Wu, Teela, Nessus and Speaker-to-Animals used to get to the Ringworld.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-06-04 06:58am

Everyone seemed to knew at which ship Palpatine was. Since a rescue operation still was going on, than why blow it to smithereens?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-06-04 07:01am

wautd wrote:Everyone seemed to knew at which ship Palpatine was. Since a rescue operation still was going on, than why blow it to smithereens?

thats a bit non sequitor, hit the wrong button?

Jason · Post by **Jason** » 2005-06-04 07:35am

This is something I was going to ask about, so I'm glad this thread got started. It seems like this is the first outside the galaxy expedition that is made in the SW universe, which is very odd. Considering they have ships that can travel 20,000,000+ c on the low end, a jaunt to the nearest neighboring galaxy should only take about 1-2 months. Andromeda, if I'm not mistaken, is about 2,000,000 c from the Milky Way, so I'd figure distances in the SW universe would be comparable.

Any reason why this hasn't been attempted earlier, or has it but I'm not aware?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2005-06-04 07:37am

In the NJO they stated there is a 'hyperspace disturbance' at the edge of the galaxy that prevent ships getting out. The vong had no trouble getting in though.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2005-06-04 09:02am

Jason wrote:This is something I was going to ask about, so I'm glad this thread got started. It seems like this is the first outside the galaxy expedition that is made in the SW universe, which is very odd. Considering they have ships that can travel 20,000,000+ c on the low end, a jaunt to the nearest neighboring galaxy should only take about 1-2 months. Andromeda, if I'm not mistaken, is about 2,000,000 c from the Milky Way, so I'd figure distances in the SW universe would be comparable.

Any reason why this hasn't been attempted earlier, or has it but I'm not aware?

Does it state anywhere that this is the first one? Just the lastest, maybe best chance with 5 Jedi masters at the helm.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » 2005-06-04 10:50am

I don't know if it is the first one, that's what I'm trying to find out, and if it is why it took so long to make an attempt.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2005-06-04 12:18pm

There's only one Long Shot I know in Star Wars and it belongs to the Reekene Roughnecks in WEG's Star Wars RPG Campaign Pack way back when.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-06-04 12:52pm

Crazedwraith wrote:In the NJO they stated there is a 'hyperspace disturbance' at the edge of the galaxy that prevent ships getting out. The vong had no trouble getting in though.

Uh, Dark Tide 1, Danni mentions its a theory, and that for all the galaxy knows its a temporary distrubance at some area, not galaxy wide.

Tychu · Post by **Tychu** » 2005-06-04 11:01pm

Jason wrote:This is something I was going to ask about, so I'm glad this thread got started. It seems like this is the first outside the galaxy expedition that is made in the SW universe, which is very odd. Considering they have ships that can travel 20,000,000+ c on the low end, a jaunt to the nearest neighboring galaxy should only take about 1-2 months. Andromeda, if I'm not mistaken, is about 2,000,000 c from the Milky Way, so I'd figure distances in the SW universe would be comparable.

Any reason why this hasn't been attempted earlier, or has it but I'm not aware?

mainly because the inhabinents of the SW galaxy believed that there was a galactic barrier that damaged ships if they tried to pass it. Plus its pretty hard to use hyperspace in uncharted space. You can hop to close to a supernova or burn up inside a planet and that would end the trip real soon wouldnt it?

Cykeisme · Post by **Cykeisme** » 2005-06-05 11:29am

Jason wrote: Andromeda, if I'm not mistaken, is about 2,000,000 c from the Milky Way, so I'd figure distances in the SW universe would be comparable.

"c" is a constant that denotes the velocity of light. It's not a unit of measurement of length.

Just pointing it out

Deathstalker · Post by **Deathstalker** » 2005-06-05 11:53am

Tychu wrote:Plus its pretty hard to use hyperspace in uncharted space. You can hop to close to a supernova or burn up inside a planet and that would end the trip real soon wouldnt it?

With probe droids and sensors, it won't be uncharted for long.

Cykeisme · Post by **Cykeisme** » 2005-06-05 12:08pm

Also, the chances of running into a supernova or planet outside of a galaxy is downright infinitesimal. Even then, it can be offset even further by simply keeping your sensors on (we know using sensors to/from hyperspace are possible from ANH and ESB), or simply dropping out of hyperspace to scan ahead.

The most probable reason why they never explored outside their galaxy is because they never had any need to.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-06-05 12:57pm

The name of The Intergalactic Banking Clan would suggest otherwise.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-06-05 03:16pm

YT300000 wrote:The name of The Intergalactic Banking Clan would suggest otherwise.

Why does a name have to dictate what the organization actually is? I mean, the World Series' name would suggest that it involves more than one nation, but it's US exclusive.

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-06-05 03:32pm

Pure Sabacc wrote:
YT300000 wrote:The name of The Intergalactic Banking Clan would suggest otherwise.
Why does a name have to dictate what the organization actually is? I mean, the World Series' name would suggest that it involves more than one nation, but it's US exclusive.

Yeah, but this is America we're talking about.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-06-05 03:39pm

Lusankya wrote:
Pure Sabacc wrote:
YT300000 wrote:The name of The Intergalactic Banking Clan would suggest otherwise.
Why does a name have to dictate what the organization actually is? I mean, the World Series' name would suggest that it involves more than one nation, but it's US exclusive.
Yeah, but this is America we're talking about.

and why couldn't the Galactic Republic be similar

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-06-05 03:48pm

Pure Sabacc wrote:
YT300000 wrote:The name of The Intergalactic Banking Clan would suggest otherwise.
Why does a name have to dictate what the organization actually is? I mean, the World Series' name would suggest that it involves more than one nation, but it's US exclusive.

US and Canada.

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