The plot first started being written before the original Knights of the Old Republic was released .
Development began in October 2003 , after BioWare offered Obsidian their Star Wars license due to being confident in their previous work .
The plot first started being written before the original Knights of the Old Republic was released , and development began in October 2003 , after BioWare offered Obsidian their Star Wars license due to being confident in their previous work .