Author: A.H.

Step 2 – Connect!

Once you’ve decided to begin your journey, the next step is to Connect (with other people who are interested in what you’re interested in).

This one is easy! There are plenty of places to find people who like Star Wars—everything from message boards, charity societies (501st or Rebel Legion), subreddits (/r/StarWars, /r/StarWarsShips, /r/MawInstallation), to countless facebook groups. There are also plenty of places to find people who like to wear funny clothes and go for walks in the woods.
While there is certainly plenty of overlap between the two interests, as I explained earlier, it simply seems no one has ever tried to join them together in a serious manner. Shall the twain ever meet? I would like to think so, and this blog is meant to show that it’s possible. If social media is more your style, swing on over to join the SWLH facebook group!

It’s often very helpful in historic reenacting circles for a newcomer to link up with a more-experienced Mentor figure to show them the ropes and help them grow, and the same goes for GFFA living history as well. Our facebook group now includes a Mentorship feature to help you do just that. If you’ve managed to find your way here, WELCOME! Leave a comment and say hello!

Step 1 – Overcome the Paradigm

Welcome to the First Steps series! Here at the threshold, before you can “take your first step into a larger world”, you must gather your courage and first Take the Leap to decide to pursue this hobby/sport.
When it comes to doing ‘living history’ in the GFFA setting, this is possibly the biggest and hardest hurdle to overcome, for a couple of reasons. The first obstacle is that the ‘fan’ paradigm doesn’t currently accommodate these activities. What do I mean by that? Continue reading “Step 1 – Overcome the Paradigm”

Introduction

This blog is a place to explore and document my attempts to apply the methods of ‘living history’-style reenactment to the fictional setting of the Star Wars galaxy, or as I’ll usually be calling it here, the GFFA (Galaxy Far, Far Away)!
While the idea of GFFA ‘reenacting’ originates with my buddy J. Book, I was encouraged to start this blog after completing the ‘Getting Started in Living History’ course from Jas. Townsend. While Townsend focuses on the ‘flintlock era’ of American history, the methods laid out in the series are absolutely applicable to any setting, historic or fictional—I’ve even successfully applied it to my other ‘period’, late Third Age Middle-earth. Because of this, I strongly encourage anyone with even the slightest interest in reenacting to check it out.)  My GFFA application of their ‘reenacting roadmap’ can be found collected at the FIRST STEPS page.
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