Wow, those are a lot of questions! XD I'll try to answer as best as I can (and you have reminded me that I really need to continue my RPG 101). If anything's unclear, ask away again! ;)
how much of the plot is determined by DM, the players, or by the game itself. So, in this case, are there missions? Generally, the plot of an RPG is never determined by the game. The game is there to give you rules and a setting. The gamemaster can make up his own adventures or use published ones, but it's always him who gives you the plot and the players try to drive it forward with their actions. Are there missions? Yes and no. It depends on the game (Shadowrun is a mission-based RPG). Unless you or your gamemaster say you're a group of soldiers/whatever who need to solve missions each session, it's more like a TV show or a book: you play through a chapter/episode up until a smaller climax and after several episodes, the plot comes to a conclusion.
How closely is it tied in with the movies? We try not to break continuity and stay true to the settting of the movies. Is that what you mean? Apart from that, it's up to the GM if he wants to bring in any "guest stars" (aka known characters).
How does one fall to the dark side You choose it. I know it sounds a little weird, but you give in to the fear and anger in yourself and that's kind of how it worked with our fellow player? *scratches head*
err, is Force sensitivity determined by genetics? Yes, as far as I get that. When you generate your character, you can choose whether you have a sensivity for the force or not. You cannot learn it over time, but you can have a sensivity without ever actively using it.
How could the captain fall to the dark side without being trained in the force? See above: he had a sensivity. The potential was there, but he only sensed, uh, imbalance (?) in the force. I guess the actual training will now be covered by the Sith lord. ^^
And how can there be Jedi between the trilogies, what with the purge and so on? Pretty much this: (I'm vaguely aware that the EU tells of some Jedi who survived the purges, do any of them continue training force sensitives?) Of course, you have to keep it somehow believable - there can't be running around lots of Jedis, but some are okay. Ours don't even have laserswords and are still discovering their powers without real mentors.
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Date: 2011-04-29 06:38 am (UTC)how much of the plot is determined by DM, the players, or by the game itself. So, in this case, are there missions?
Generally, the plot of an RPG is never determined by the game. The game is there to give you rules and a setting. The gamemaster can make up his own adventures or use published ones, but it's always him who gives you the plot and the players try to drive it forward with their actions. Are there missions? Yes and no. It depends on the game (Shadowrun is a mission-based RPG). Unless you or your gamemaster say you're a group of soldiers/whatever who need to solve missions each session, it's more like a TV show or a book: you play through a chapter/episode up until a smaller climax and after several episodes, the plot comes to a conclusion.
How closely is it tied in with the movies?
We try not to break continuity and stay true to the settting of the movies. Is that what you mean? Apart from that, it's up to the GM if he wants to bring in any "guest stars" (aka known characters).
How does one fall to the dark side
You choose it. I know it sounds a little weird, but you give in to the fear and anger in yourself and that's kind of how it worked with our fellow player? *scratches head*
err, is Force sensitivity determined by genetics?
Yes, as far as I get that. When you generate your character, you can choose whether you have a sensivity for the force or not. You cannot learn it over time, but you can have a sensivity without ever actively using it.
How could the captain fall to the dark side without being trained in the force?
See above: he had a sensivity. The potential was there, but he only sensed, uh, imbalance (?) in the force. I guess the actual training will now be covered by the Sith lord. ^^
And how can there be Jedi between the trilogies, what with the purge and so on?
Pretty much this:
(I'm vaguely aware that the EU tells of some Jedi who survived the purges, do any of them continue training force sensitives?)
Of course, you have to keep it somehow believable - there can't be running around lots of Jedis, but some are okay. Ours don't even have laserswords and are still discovering their powers without real mentors.