SETTING
The episode is set in 1980 BBY- approximately two thousand years before the Star Wars films, and a thousand years before the Sith supposedly become extinct. The Galactic Republic has experienced nearly one thousand years of relative peace since the destruction and collapse of the Sith Order in their last great conflict with the Jedi, and recent trade developments have led to the expansion of Republic territories, reaching for the first time into the Outer Rim. The Jedi Order is maintaining justice to the best of its ability, recently upset by the loss of the wise and powerful Jedi Master Phanius, who has left the Order due to moral disagreements.
Little does the Order know that Phanius is behind the resurgence of the Sith in this time. The Sith had been fractured into little more than tribes as a result of their defeat and inability to maintain peace amongst their own ranks, but Phanius, now known only by his Sithly moniker of Darth Ruin, has exerted enough willpower and control of the Dark Side to bring these groups together to form a vast and threatening Sith Empire striking from the Outer Rim. As the Republic is unprepared to do battle with the Sith Empire, the Jedi Order takes the forefront of battling the Sith and recruiting planetary militias across the Galaxy to form up with the Republic forces.
Players in this setting are all Force-users, from one of four types- Jedi Knights, long-standing upholders of peace and justice in the Republic. Renegade Jedi, out helping those who cannot be helped by the Republic. Sith Lords, former Knights who have heard the call of the Dark Side and accepted Sith training as their new path. And Sith Warriors, who have been recruited and raised by the Sith.
For the Jedi and the Sith alike, there is but one overall goal- victory over the opposing ideology and institution! The Jedi are protecting the Republic and its citizens while the Sith try to tear it all down from without. Of course, there are other concerns. The Jedi are compassionate and respect life; keeping their brothers-in-arms alive and maintaining positive relations with Republic worlds is a major concern. The Sith, on the other hand, must appease their dark masters or face the consequences of failure, all while pursuing their own violent paths to power.
Overall, as players, you know that neither side will truly succeed in the long run- the Light Side will not destroy the Sith completely, and the Dark Side will not conquer the Galaxy forever. But victories and defeats can have lasting effects on the Star Wars universe, as we will see in this game.