Trivia Question

[Mace MacLeod]

Right.

 

I've got an idea for a new fanfic, and I need some info.

 

In the Star Wars universe, what are the common tradeable intoxicating substances? I know Spice and Juma Juice from the kotor games, but I can't remember any others right now. I used to have a pretty exhaustive library of the Star Wars books until I moved, and now of course I can't remember any of them.

 

Gambling games and other recreative activities would also be appreciated. It'll start out on a pleasure yacht, so I need to set the scene. It's hard to stay patient waiting for people to respond to my fanfics, so I'm working on another idea.

 

Hallucination: You rock, man. Your sig actually gave me the idea for the story I'm working on.

[milo]

Well, there's also Tarisian Ale from Kotor. As for gambling games, the only two I know are Pazaak (kotor) and Sabaac. Plus there's that weird chess game played on a circlular table (dejarik I think it's called?), but I'm not sure if that's a gambling kind of game.

 

*edit* oh, I just thought of corellian rum, too.

[Jae Onasi]

Jolee makes a comment about Onderon willek juice at one point.

[Inyri]

I'm more familiar with the drinks of the post-Trilogy era. Corellian whiskey, merenzane gold, lomin ale, and lum to name a few. And the chess game is indeed dejarik.

 

However if you're looking for a good list of alcoholic beverages, you should always try Wikipedia first http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Alcoholic_beverages

 

And this should help you with the gambling aspect: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Gaming

[Hallucination]

In the Star Wars universe, what are the common tradeable intoxicating substances? I know Spice and Juma Juice from the kotor games, but I can't remember any others right now. I used to have a pretty exhaustive library of the Star Wars books until I moved, and now of course I can't remember any of them.

I think there's something called glitterstim, but I have no idea what it does, but it is illegal. And spice is also illegal.

 

Gambling games and other recreative activities would also be appreciated. It'll start out on a pleasure yacht, so I need to set the scene.

Well, keep in mind swoop and podracing are big and people definitely gamble on them, and there are probably duels too.

 

Hallucination: You rock, man. Your sig actually gave me the idea for the story I'm working on.

Thank you, and this is a fic I'll definitely check out. If it's half as good as your other one it'll be time very well spent. But which part of the sig gave you the idea; the image or the puritanism part?

[Inyri]

I think there's something called glitterstim, but I have no idea what it does, but it is illegal. And spice is also illegal.

It's a drug/spice that increases your mental capacity (makes the user telepathic even for a time). In laymen's terms: it makes you high with perks .

 

[offtopic] As for your sig, I always thought it would look neat if the left was a Jedi color, and the right was red. Even though I don't believe all Sith should have red lightsabers... symbolism is powerful . Anyway, [/offtopic]

[Hallucination]

It's a drug/spice that increases your mental capacity (makes the user telepathic even for a time). In laymen's terms: it makes you high with perks .

In other words, the voices are talking to you, but you can push them away.

 

[offtopic] As for your sig, I always thought it would look neat if the left was a Jedi color, and the right was red. Even though I don't believe all Sith should have red lightsabers... symbolism is powerful . Anyway, [/offtopic]

I did it in M$ Paint and it took me two hours, so I'm not going to try to improve it. And purple is the best colour for a lightsabre IMO.

[CountVerilucus]

cigarras, you arent cool until you smoke cigarras

[milo]

I think there's something called glitterstim, but I have no idea what it does, but it is illegal. And spice is also illegal.

 

huh? I thought spice and glitterstim were the same thing.

[Inyri]

That's like saying alcohol and beer are the same thing. Glitterstim is a kind of spice, like beer is a kind of alcohol.

 

The only pansy I knew who smoked a cigarra was Niles Ferrier.

[Sabretooth]

Meh. Follow my SW writing philosophy : If you can't think 'em, make 'em!

 

I mean, let your imagination flow. Intergalactic Drugs - Dxun Cannabis or Dantooinian Opium. Red Fyraalke Spices, or Superstrong Dorder Beer. Think it out, man!

[RaV™]

I totally agree. Sometimes your ideas are better than the original ideas.

[Inyri]

It's always good to have a mix of both new ideas and old ones. That way a story is uniquely yours, but also has something to tie it down to the genre it's in. Mix it up a bit .

[Mace MacLeod]

But which part of the sig gave you the idea; the image or the puritanism part?

 

It was the "Aim Away From Face" part. I've always liked that.

 

And these aren't going to really feature prominently in the story, I'm just trying to stay as authentic and faithful to canon as possible. I guess the question I was really asking was, If you were sitting in the Mos Eisley cantina when Obi-wan and Luke walked in, what would you be drinking?

 

[shameless plug]

And I've actually done two fics so far. Everyone go read them. Now.

 

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=165396

 

and

 

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=165365

[/shameless plug]

[Mace MacLeod]

Okay, thanks for the info, folks. The fic is now done and posted for your viewing pleasure at:

 

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=165528

 

And interestingly enough, in the wikipedia listing of Star Wars booze, I found an entry for "Old Janx Spirit", in an homage/blatant rip-off from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Go figure...

[Q]

If I remember correctly, there were several aliens puffin' on hookahs in the Mos Eisley Cantina, and I think Jabba had one, too. Anybody have any idea what they were puffin' on?

 

 

Q

[Mace MacLeod]

Well, thanks anway Q, but it's a moot point now with the fic being done. Trying to get ideas for the next one, which will probably be a dark fic like my first instead of the last two funny ones. I thank everyone who read my fics and posted comments--that's right, all four of you.