Culture & Society

Explore everyday life in StarForgeRP’s shared Star Wars: The Old Republic setting: the customs people practice, the communities they belong to, and the expectations they encounter.

Upbringing & Belonging

A birthplace, ancestral homeworld, and childhood home may be different places. Establish who raised the character and which communities they actually knew. Someone raised offworld may have a different relationship with inherited traditions from a relative who remained at home.

Language and custom gain meaning through use. Consider whom the character speaks with, which occasions matter to their household, and which practices they have embraced, questioned, or learned later.

Status, Work & Opportunity

Social standing affects access to influence, employment, and protection. Alderaan offers connections through noble houses and their households; Corellia through commerce, industry, and corporate influence. Hutta and Nar Shaddaa expose the unequal relationships surrounding Hutt wealth and power, including exploitation and resistance.

For an individual, the immediate relationship may matter most: an employer who controls their livelihood, a customer who trusts their work, or a colleague who needs their help. Employment, citizenship, cultural belonging, and personal loyalty can overlap without being interchangeable.

Customs & Shared Activities

A meal, greeting, pastime, or remembrance can give a scene cultural context. Establish who follows the practice and what it means to them. One household’s observance need not represent everyone from the same world or species.

Give a cultural connection a present-day consequence. A character might want to teach a valued skill, return something entrusted to them, or reconnect with a community after years away.

• Who would welcome their involvement, and whose trust would they need to earn?

• What can they contribute, and where do they need another person’s help?

• Which expectation creates a difficult choice?

• What remains open for participants to discover through play?

Original communities can develop their own histories and practices within the shared setting. Ground a new community in a place, a reason people gathered, and experiences that shaped their lives.

• Species — Biological background, origins, and cultural context.

• Factions & Powers — Political authority, citizenship, and galactic allegiances.

• Galaxy — Places where communities live and interact.

• Timeline — Events and their historical sequence.

• Characters — Individual histories, affiliations, and relationships.

• Roleplay — Campaigns, encounters, and continuing stories.

• Lore — The wider setting reference.