Jedi/Sith Training Exercises

[spookykingdomstarlight]

So, over at the Press Start exchange, the mods have included achievements for participants to complete and I thought that was a fun idea, so I'm totally stealing it and I'm not at all jealous that I didn't come up with it myself. So here's what we're gonna do (if you want to). Me and fellow mod, dhampyresa, have compiled some challenges for participants to complete (again, only if you want to). Some works will probably qualify for multiple challenges at once. In that case, they will be counted for all challenge criteria they fill.

This is not a mandatory activity. No one is expected or required to tailor their requests to these challenges. And no one is expected or required to tailor their offers/creations to these challenges (unless you want to and it doesn't interfere with your recipient's pairing or DNWs), but if they happen to, they'll count toward making all of us Star Wars Rare Pair Exchange grand masters/emperors.

You can follow all of our progress at this handy-dandy Google spreadsheet. (There you'll also be able to find the list of letters and a treat tracker.)

5 completed challenges - Padawan/Sith Apprentice
10 completed challenges - Jedi Knight/Sith Master
15 completed challenges - Jedi Master/Sith Lord
20 completed challenges - Grand Master Yoda/Emperor Palpatine
30 completed challenges - The Daughter/The Son


I love you. // I know.
1. 5 participants comment on works other than their gifts
2. 10 participants comment on works other than their gifts
3. 5 participants comment on two or more works other than their gifts
4. 10 participants comment on two or more works other than their gifts
5. all recipients comment on their gifts

Great shot, kid! That was one in a million!
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with no previous works on AO3
2. complete 1 work for 5 different pairings with no previous works on AO3
3. complete 1 work for 10 different pairing with no previous works on AO3

You have taken your first step into a larger world.
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with between 1 and 10 works (before the work is posted)
2. complete 5 works for a pairing with between 1 and 10 works (before the work is posted)
3. complete 10 works for a pairing with between 1 and 10 works (before the work is posted)

Do... or do not. There is no try.
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with between 10 and 50 works (before the work is posted)
2. complete 5 works for a pairing with between 10 and 50 works (before the work is posted)
3. complete 10 works for a pairing with between 10 and 50 works (before the work is posted)

I can assure you they will never get me onto one of those dreadful starships.
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with between 51 and 100 works (before the work is posted)
2. complete 5 works for a pairing with between 51 and 100 works (before the work is posted)
3. complete 10 works for a pairing with between 51 and 100 works (before the work is posted)

There's always a bigger fish.
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with between 101 and 250 works (before the work is posted)
2. complete 5 works for a pairing with between 101 and 250 works (before the work is posted)
3. complete 10 works for a pairing with between 101 and 250 works (before the work is posted)

For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi.
1. complete 1 work for a pairing with between 251 and 500 works (before the work is posted)
2. complete 5 works for a pairing with between 251 and 500 works (before the work is posted)
3. complete 10 works for a pairing with between 251 and 500 works (before the work is posted)

Great, kid! Don't get cocky.
1. push a pairing past the 100 works mark
2. push a pairing past the 200 works mark
3. push a pairing past the 300 works mark
4. push a pairing past the 400 works mark
5. push a pairing past the rare pair eligibility mark (500 works!)

You'll find I'm full of surprises.
1. complete 10 treats total
2. complete 20 treats total
3. complete 1 treat for everyone
4. complete 2 treats for everyone

The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly.
1. complete 1 work for a crack ship (definition here being: have not met in canon, the more nonsensical, the better)
2. complete 5 works for a crack ship (definition here being: have not met in canon, the more nonsensical, the better)
3. complete 10 works for a crack ship (definition here being: have not met in canon, the more nonsensical, the better)

Grab Bag of Challenges

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....	a participant completes a work about a ship's backstory
Is the Dark Side stronger?	complete 5 works about villain pairings
I happen to like nice men.	complete 5 works about hero pairings
There is another...	complete 5 works about OT3+ relationships
Always two there are.	complete 5 works about an OTP relationship
Rich, powerful. Listen, if you were to rescue her, the reward would be...	complete 5 works with Leia Organa as part of the ship
We seem to be made to suffer.	C-3PO plays matchmaker in one work
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.	a character destroys a planet for their lover(s)
I'm captain of the Millennium Falcon.	some characters have sexy times on a ship
Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest or teleport me off this rock.	a character sweeps Luke Skywalker off his feet
That's not how the Force works!	a participant tags their work for inappropriate use of the Force
You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.	a participant tags their work for innuendo
Jabba, you're a wonderful human being.	Jabba features in a work
Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them.	a participant tags their work for identity porn
I'm not such a bad pilot myself.	complete five works about ships (ha!) featuring x-wing pilots
Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise.	complete five works with stormtroopers in the ship
Only your hatred can destroy me.	a participant tags their work for enemies to lovers
I want my lamp back. I'm gonna need it to get out of this slimy mudhole.	a participant completes a work about their ship getting stuck in an enclosed space
How you doin' Chewbacca? Still hanging around with this loser?	a participant tags their work for friends to lovers
Well, he seems very friendly.	complete 5 works with Lando Calrissian as part of the ship
Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong.	a participant tags their work for angst
I am a Jedi, like my father before me.	complete 5 works featuring pairings involving Jedi
Same thing I always do. Talk my way out of it.	a participant tags their work for dirty talk
You probably don't recognize me because of the red arm.	a participant tags their work for hurt/comfort
I've never met a Resistance fighter before.	complete 5 works with relationships involving resistance fighters
I'm a big deal in the Resistance.	complete 5 works about a relationships involving Finn
There is no civility, only politics.	complete 5 works with pairings involving politicians
If you spent as much time practicing your saber techniques as you did your wit, you'd rival Master Yoda as a swordsman.	a participant tags their work for banter
Impossible to see the future is.	a participant tags their work for future fic or post-canon
I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe.	a participant completes a work with a pairing involving Jango Fett
I will never join you.	that's a lie. someone joins the dark side for love
How many times have I told you to stay away from power couplings.	a participant tags their work for pining and/or unresolved romantic/sexual tension
If you're not with me, then you're my enemy.	a participant tags their work for hatesex
From my point of view, it is the Jedi who are evil.	a participant completes a work about a mirror!verse au
You hurt Chewie, you're gonna deal with me!	a participant completes a work from Chewbacca's pov
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.	complete 5 works with ship involving Obi-Wan Kenobi
I assure you, we are quite safe from your friends here.	a participant completes a work about a ship that is trapped/forced to work together
I wanna go home and rethink my life.	complete 5 works about time travel and/or canon divergences
Begun, the Clone War has!	complete 5 works about a cloneship
You're going down a path I cannot follow.	a participant completes a work about the ship breaking up
So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.	complete 5 works set during the Empire era
I have to get back to Jakku.	complete 5 works with ships involving Rey
That's the spirit! You'll be celebrating Life Day before you know it!	a participant completes a work that includes a holiday special exclusive character

If there are any challenges you'd like to see added, let me know! Or if you think this is ridiculous and not cool at all, I suppose I'd like to know that, too.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, this looks fun! I just hope that it won't be too difficult to keep track of all the challenges. Though, looking at the spreadsheet, I'd say you're pretty well-covered.

[spookykingdomstarlight]

I don't think it will be, but even if it is, it'll be worth it, I think! As long as participants enjoy it, I don't mind putting in a little work tracking the challenges on a spreadsheet for them/me (because if I'm being honest, I think exchange challenges like this are just about the coolest idea ever, all kudos to the Press Start mod for it, and I wanna play, too). :D

[gabriel4sam]

Not sure I underestand everything, are some of them taken participant by participant, and some taken collectivly? , but the names of the challenges and the challenge are pretty cool ^^

[spookykingdomstarlight]

Some of the challenges only require one participant total to complete and some of them require multiple participants, if that's what you mean. So on ones that say "a participant [does something]," then that challenge will be marked complete if one participant completes a work that fills the criteria.

On ones that say "complete [multiple works/treats]" theoretically one participant could complete that challenge on their own, but I was thinking those would work across the exchange as a whole, which would more likely mean multiple participants completing one work each that fits the criteria.

I hope that helps. If not, I'm happy to clarify further.

[gabriel4sam]

When I read my question again, I wasn't very articulate, sorry. It was exactly my problems, thank you.

[spookykingdomstarlight]

No, you're totally fine. I just wanted to make sure my explanation wasn't too convoluted in response. I'm glad I could help. :D

[celeste9]

This looks like so much fun! \o/ And I love that you tailored the challenges to Star Wars quotes!

[spookykingdomstarlight]

Ha, thank you! :D It's really difficult to come up with challenges, so having quotes to inspire an idea was really helpful. I'm glad this looks like fun to you.