So i keep seeing that people made pages for their characters lightsabers and other weapons and wanted to ask if thats required or not
Those pages are called submissions, part of the charm of SWRP Chaos is that you get to submit technology, species and locations via the
Codex and
Factory.
However, it is important to note, as
Kyric
and
Caltin Vanagor
alluded to, the Codex and the Factory are very much not mandatory. There are many RPers on the site who have never touched either and are very happy. That said, if you wish to codify anything, from an NPC to a lightsaber then this
MUST be done through the relevant forum in the Codex or the Factory.
To give an example of what this means, I can describe my lightsaber in a thread, "the hand-crafted silver and wood handle unleashed a brilliant blue blade with a snap-hiss. The falling rain sizzled on the energy blade capable of slicing through Beskcar and Phrik alike as the Jedi swing it at his opponent." And that's 100% just fine. However, if I wanted to have a link to give to others when using a blade in a PvP thread, or have a single description of a blade or a ship and its functions and abilities I would need to submit it to the factory for review and approval.
Luckily once you submit an item you can use it in RP straight away, the judges will review it as soon as they're able and they're always happy to help you work through any issues that might occur with the submission.
If you do wish to submit a lightsaber then you would want to post a submission to the
Technology Creation forum using the
Melee Weapon template, there is a basic example of a lightsaber submission beneath the template which should give you an idea of how to fill it out.
Some things you should be aware of if making a lightsaber submission are the
Factory Rules and the
Restricted Material Rules. This is an
example of a slightly more complex set of sabers I made for an old Jedi Character of mine.
While it does seem a little overwhelming at first, it's actually a lot of fun making submissions and helps you to make items for your character's RP that are exactly what you thought of and easily share and link them with others.
If you have any questions about the process please feel free to reach out to me via a site message or discord.
Good Luck!