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Post by Bill Roper on Jun 29, 2014 13:13:52 GMT -8
"Do or do not... there is no try." -- Yoda
This afternoon we will be generating characters for the first Star Wars campaign using my skinning of Mongoose Traveller. Why go to all that work when there are several perfectly good systems (past and present) available? Because I freaking love Traveller.
I'm considering this an advanced beta test of the character generation tables, and as/if rule modifications take place over the course of the game, I'll be tracking those as well. I'm pretty excited to see how this all turns out and grateful for the tons of interest over the concept. I am also (pre)thankful for having an amazing group of players for this inaugural venture into something near and dear. Ah yes, let's see who has put themselves forth as victi..., er, volunteers to play:
Stu, Stork, Dave, Elspeth, and Tyler
The setting in the Star Wars timeline is during the Dark Ages - the 20 years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. If you played Force Unleashed or are excited for the new DIsney XD series Rebels, its right in that window. Lots of chances for our adventurers to make their own mark!
Also, I recently toyed with the idea of making this an actual play, but I didn't ask the others if they minded. Also, while I'm a pretty damn big Star Wars geek, I'm a bit concerned at the furor that may erupt from the boards when I make some mistakes.
At the very least (if there is interest) I'll keep a running account here and provides updates of what happens.
May the Force be with you!
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Post by D.T. Pints on Jun 29, 2014 14:27:26 GMT -8
It would make a phenomenon Actual Play (especially if the Gomorian guards sound suspiciously like Orcs!) Of course Stu Venable thinks Gomorrians fly spaceships with cloaking devices. But he will be educated. He will be.
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Post by rickno7 on Jun 29, 2014 17:46:35 GMT -8
I think the podcast weathered the outraged L5R fans pretty damn well. I do not think the Star Wars outrage would be much worse. I think a AP of this would be completely awesome.
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Post by Kainguru on Jun 30, 2014 2:07:13 GMT -8
I think if its said explicitly that there is no canon but that which happens in game then the fan boys will be silent. Besides I doubt the fan boys are THAT rabid on this forum - being mature, grown ups (sorta). One question, will Stu Venable get to play a Vulcan with a light sabre? Aaron Sent from my Surface 2 using Tapatalk
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Post by Bill Roper on Jun 30, 2014 9:28:11 GMT -8
While Stu definitely wanted to have Vulcan as his homeworld, he ended up choosing Dathomir - deciding to stay SLIGHTLY closer to canon.
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Post by Bill Roper on Jun 30, 2014 9:30:30 GMT -8
After discussion yesterday, and even trying to get something set up quickly at the house, we WILL be recording sessions for AP, but didn't record the character gen session. I'm currently getting all of the characters from the players and will be putting them in a custom character sheet format.
As the majority of the players have great experience with the L5R game in terms of posting info on the forums, I'll work with them to set up the right way to share all of the info out to everyone.
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Post by yojimbohawkins on Jul 1, 2014 14:15:10 GMT -8
There was no way Dave was going to miss a Star Wars game! I'm reading the Edge of the Empire core book at the moment, so I'm in the Star Wars groove right now. Looking forward to hearing this.
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Post by kurtpotts on Jul 14, 2014 15:41:54 GMT -8
Oh yes please! I would love the shit out of hearing you guys play SW. B-T-Dubs. I've gotten quite behind on the podcast. What are the chances you'll run a SW Traveller game at Strategicon?
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Post by SirGuido on Jul 15, 2014 9:46:40 GMT -8
I think the podcast weathered the outraged L5R fans pretty damn well. I do not think the Star Wars outrage would be much worse. I think a AP of this would be completely awesome. I wish people would stop acting like L5R faithful on the board went crazy over the L5R AP. All I ever saw/did was point out some inconsistencies for the crews own edification. I never called them out on anything, nor did I see anyone else do that.
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Post by yojimbohawkins on Jul 15, 2014 12:38:41 GMT -8
I think the podcast weathered the outraged L5R fans pretty damn well. I do not think the Star Wars outrage would be much worse. I think a AP of this would be completely awesome. I wish people would stop acting like L5R faithful on the board went crazy over the L5R AP. All I ever saw/did was point out some inconsistencies for the crews own edification. I never called them out on anything, nor did I see anyone else do that. Don't sweat it, mate. L5R seems attract that sort of criticism!
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Post by ayslyn on Jul 15, 2014 18:05:00 GMT -8
I think the podcast weathered the outraged L5R fans pretty damn well. I do not think the Star Wars outrage would be much worse. I think a AP of this would be completely awesome. I wish people would stop acting like L5R faithful on the board went crazy over the L5R AP. All I ever saw/did was point out some inconsistencies for the crews own edification. I never called them out on anything, nor did I see anyone else do that. I want to second this. Anything I ever posted on was in response to the crew asking questions during the AP, or mentioning that they weren't sure about something.
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Post by Fizzlemeyer on Aug 19, 2014 11:31:49 GMT -8
I will be stoked to see how this turns out. I'm kit-bashing my way through a Mass Effect variant of Mongoose Traveler but Star Wars would be even better.
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Post by Bill Roper on Aug 24, 2014 8:13:13 GMT -8
We have had (and recorded) our first 2 sessions and I am working with Stu to getting discussion forums set up here, including one for SIdebar Talk so th eplayers don't get spoilers but you all can discuss.
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Post by malifer on Sept 19, 2014 11:45:09 GMT -8
Bill Roper What are the chances you would share some of your hard work with the rest of us schmoes? I am interested in seeing your life paths and how you did the force (psionics?).
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Post by lowkeyoh on Sept 19, 2014 12:21:52 GMT -8
Bill Roper What are the chances you would share some of your hard work with the rest of us schmoes? I am interested in seeing your life paths and how you did the force (psionics?). I'm not sitting here anxiously waiting for this or anything.....
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