W A N D E R
I want to preface this with the reminder that this is a discussion, there are no decisions made yet so please don't take this being posted here as a notice that any changes are being made.
Force Dead technology, both organic and inorganic, have been made use of ad nauseam to perhaps the same degree that Ysalamir have been used in invasions. These technologies provide near-immunity to the force, beyond force lightning and some forms of Sith alchemy/magic, as well as the primary function of these individual technologies - such as Vonduun Crab Armor, which provides blaster, lightsaber, and force protection for Yuuzhan Vong.
Generally this would be okay, because the people who would normally have used these in canon were creatures that were unable to use the force and had created these things as force dead because of their lifestyle. Originating as extragalactic biotechnology, Yuuzhan Vong weapons, armor, and so on are force dead for the same reason the Yuuzhan Vong are, which is not to take advantage of force users - not in-character/universe at least. It made sense for the people who were unable to use the force and unable to be touched by it to also wear living creatures that also had the same issues, because of their origins. Putting these into the hands of Sith Lords, however, causes quite a few issues in balance.
In canon we have people like Darth Krayt who wear these, but their Vonduun crab armor seem to be effected by the force in the same capacity as normal armor would, though I believe they retained their blaster and lightsaber resistances. On chaos, however, Yuuzhan Vong armor, biots, etc, have been fully equipped with force dead everything simply because they are Yuuzhan Vong, even eight hundred years post-invasion. They are used by Sith Lords who retain their use of the force because of the loophole that the armor they wear and the weapons they use, and the equipment for that matter, do not act like a Ysalamir in that there is no bubble of no-force, simply a "wall" that the force cannot actively be influenced through, because of the armor being unable to be touched by the force. This means exposed body portions allow use of the force, even if it is the head or just the hands or fingers.
Because this is all canon "technology"/biotechnology, force dead equipment and weaponry is being passed through the factory with the bare minimum restrictions of only requiring a development thread when either substantially deviating from canon or otherwise completely imbalanced. Much like with Ysalamirs, these cause issues in various roleplay scenarios, i.e; invasions, skirmishes, etc, and there have been recent public complaints following the rumor that Ysalamirs were being banned (which they most certainly are not) about Yuuzhan Vong technology specifically.
To get to the point, it is clear that the majority of force dead technology have been used by the Yuuzhan Vong because it is practically their slogan, but there is other technology or methods of achieving a force dead item, living or otherwise, which could bypass a restriction solely on Yuuzhan Vong materials, and I honestly think that Yuuzhan Vong equipment that is not force dead and isn't outrageous - basically as we judge them now - shouldn't be restricted like force dead stuff. So I propose a restriction on force dead materials, living or otherwise, that go through the factory. I can provide suggestions for a challenge as necessary, but I'd like to arrive at a decision on whether it should or should not be first and foremost.
[member="Spencer Jacobs"] [member="Cira"] [member="Raziel"] [member="Draco Vereen"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"] [member="Netherworld"] [member="Snowflake"] @ Anyone Else
Force Dead technology, both organic and inorganic, have been made use of ad nauseam to perhaps the same degree that Ysalamir have been used in invasions. These technologies provide near-immunity to the force, beyond force lightning and some forms of Sith alchemy/magic, as well as the primary function of these individual technologies - such as Vonduun Crab Armor, which provides blaster, lightsaber, and force protection for Yuuzhan Vong.
Generally this would be okay, because the people who would normally have used these in canon were creatures that were unable to use the force and had created these things as force dead because of their lifestyle. Originating as extragalactic biotechnology, Yuuzhan Vong weapons, armor, and so on are force dead for the same reason the Yuuzhan Vong are, which is not to take advantage of force users - not in-character/universe at least. It made sense for the people who were unable to use the force and unable to be touched by it to also wear living creatures that also had the same issues, because of their origins. Putting these into the hands of Sith Lords, however, causes quite a few issues in balance.
In canon we have people like Darth Krayt who wear these, but their Vonduun crab armor seem to be effected by the force in the same capacity as normal armor would, though I believe they retained their blaster and lightsaber resistances. On chaos, however, Yuuzhan Vong armor, biots, etc, have been fully equipped with force dead everything simply because they are Yuuzhan Vong, even eight hundred years post-invasion. They are used by Sith Lords who retain their use of the force because of the loophole that the armor they wear and the weapons they use, and the equipment for that matter, do not act like a Ysalamir in that there is no bubble of no-force, simply a "wall" that the force cannot actively be influenced through, because of the armor being unable to be touched by the force. This means exposed body portions allow use of the force, even if it is the head or just the hands or fingers.
Because this is all canon "technology"/biotechnology, force dead equipment and weaponry is being passed through the factory with the bare minimum restrictions of only requiring a development thread when either substantially deviating from canon or otherwise completely imbalanced. Much like with Ysalamirs, these cause issues in various roleplay scenarios, i.e; invasions, skirmishes, etc, and there have been recent public complaints following the rumor that Ysalamirs were being banned (which they most certainly are not) about Yuuzhan Vong technology specifically.
To get to the point, it is clear that the majority of force dead technology have been used by the Yuuzhan Vong because it is practically their slogan, but there is other technology or methods of achieving a force dead item, living or otherwise, which could bypass a restriction solely on Yuuzhan Vong materials, and I honestly think that Yuuzhan Vong equipment that is not force dead and isn't outrageous - basically as we judge them now - shouldn't be restricted like force dead stuff. So I propose a restriction on force dead materials, living or otherwise, that go through the factory. I can provide suggestions for a challenge as necessary, but I'd like to arrive at a decision on whether it should or should not be first and foremost.
[member="Spencer Jacobs"] [member="Cira"] [member="Raziel"] [member="Draco Vereen"] [member="Sanya Val Lerium"] [member="Netherworld"] [member="Snowflake"] @ Anyone Else
