Back last spring when I was first putting my AgriCorps Jedi persona together, I wanted some way to help indicate (besides the bucket hat, folding trowel, and complete lack of lightsaber) that Silo wasn’t another run-of-the-mill Knight that most people picture when they think ‘Jedi’. What I really wanted was some kind of patch that I could sew onto my outfit or field gear to help designate my membership in the Agricultural Corps.
Since I didn’t know of any existing symbols used by the various branches of the Service Corps (what’s the plural of corps? It can’t be corpses?), I opted to use a mid-90s Girl Scout ‘Plant Culture’ merit badge, since—to my eyes—it looked like a pair of non-human hands growing a plant with the Jedi consitor sato technique.
However, recent subsequent research has yielded a great development—the various branches of the Service Corps did, in fact, have their own insignia after all!: Continue reading “Research Pays Off: Jedi Service Corps Embroidery”
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Step 8 – refine refine refine!
Congratulations! You’ve taken your first step into a larger world! Now the real work fun begins–continued research, polishing, perfecting, and refining!
Ask more questions, have others ask questions of you, research answers, and improve!
Kids ask the darndest things, so bounce your persona off some younglings and learn what you need to fine-tune…they will quickly find any blind spots in your impression. At my last event, a young girl asked me what I ate…all I was able to come up with was “Errm…milk?…Errm, yeah, that’s right, blue milk!”…so, it is safe to say that I definitely need to research that topic!
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Step 7 – The Inner Persona
Hopefully you’ve now had a chance to take some time to Reflect and inhabit your impression. Ask your persona questions, and try to answer as they would. You may be surprised at what you learn!—people in the GFFA may hold different opinions than you!
I have found that persona-building questions such as those below are very useful tools to help more fully flesh out an impression. Hopefully you’ve followed best practices in living history and kept your persona ‘common’, but these will help fill in some blanks. Continue reading “Step 7 – The Inner Persona”
Step 4 – Research is Fun!
As Master Townsend tells us,
“Research and discovery are two of the things that make living history so rewarding and fun! For the avid reenactor or interpreter…research is a never-ending process. It’s what makes reenacting such an exciting journey. One reason research is so important, especially for the beginner, is that it allows one to proceed with confidence. The more research that’s gathered to support one’s persona or historical interpretation, the more confidence one portrays.”
Researching the GFFA doesn’t have to be a daunting task, especially with user-friendly resources like the Wookieepedia are at your fingertips. All you need to do is choose a topic, look it up, put on your ‘galactic anthropologist’ goggles, and start reading! Be sure to take notes when necessary, follow any rabbit holes, and enjoy the process!
Living History in the Star Wars Galaxy 