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Post by yojimbohawkins on Oct 7, 2015 23:47:55 GMT -8
Thanks everyone. Your comments were very helpfull. I am definately going to check this system out. On the note of ambiguity, that is one of the things that I do not like in the Star Wars movies. That and the physics... or really, the lack thereof. I do understand that there are the fringe elements who don't really care about the galactic civil war, but I prefer stories that have heros of questionalble morality (which is conveniant because that's how most PCs are), some people who don't really give a shit, and sympathetic villians. My main issue is in most media, we never see the good side of the Empire, nor the bad side of the Rebellion. Dumb George Lucas..... Making me extrapolate ambiguity on my own.... No worries. It's a really good rule-set produced with FFG's usual high-quality detail. Of course, the game also comes with FFG's usual high prices too, but you can't have everything.....
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Post by Kainguru on Oct 8, 2015 2:43:41 GMT -8
Thanks everyone. Your comments were very helpfull. I am definately going to check this system out. On the note of ambiguity, that is one of the things that I do not like in the Star Wars movies. That and the physics... or really, the lack thereof. I do understand that there are the fringe elements who don't really care about the galactic civil war, but I prefer stories that have heros of questionalble morality (which is conveniant because that's how most PCs are), some people who don't really give a shit, and sympathetic villians. My main issue is in most media, we never see the good side of the Empire, nor the bad side of the Rebellion. Dumb George Lucas..... Making me extrapolate ambiguity on my own.... Read the NEW Canon- seriously Disney has really done a good job of addressing this while still being 'young adult'. I'm not saying all the characters are well developed or multilayered masterworks but they are often morally ambiguous and 'heroes' by circumstance rather than 'midichlorine manifest predestination'. There's already a bounty hunter forced resistance fighter, a rebel who is driven by the (implied) sexual abuse of her past and who is pursuant of her own personal agenda that happens to be best served by the needs of the rebellion, a self centred loyalty officer turned pro New Republic (who is incidentally gay) who believes the Empire failed to live up to its own standards, a Rebel who just wants to free his planet from all occupation forces (Republic or Empire) and a Rebel veteran with PTSD driven by circumstance rather than choice to take up arms again for the resistance. That's in the 1 and a half books I've read so far (Aftermath and Lords of the Sith) Aaron
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willh
Journeyman Douchebag
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Post by willh on Oct 8, 2015 5:54:16 GMT -8
Thanks everyone. Your comments were very helpfull. I am definately going to check this system out. On the note of ambiguity, that is one of the things that I do not like in the Star Wars movies. That and the physics... or really, the lack thereof. I do understand that there are the fringe elements who don't really care about the galactic civil war, but I prefer stories that have heros of questionalble morality (which is conveniant because that's how most PCs are), some people who don't really give a shit, and sympathetic villians. My main issue is in most media, we never see the good side of the Empire, nor the bad side of the Rebellion. Dumb George Lucas..... Making me extrapolate ambiguity on my own.... Read the NEW Canon- seriously Disney has really done a good job of addressing this while still being 'young adult'. I'm not saying all the characters are well developed or multilayered masterworks but they are often morally ambiguous and 'heroes' by circumstance rather than 'midichlorine manifest predestination'. There's already a bounty hunter forced resistance fighter, a rebel who is driven by the (implied) sexual abuse of her past and who is pursuant of her own personal agenda that happens to be best served by the needs of the rebellion, a self centred loyalty officer turned pro New Republic (who is incidentally gay) who believes the Empire failed to live up to its own standards, a Rebel who just wants to free his planet from all occupation forces (Republic or Empire) and a Rebel veteran with PTSD driven by circumstance rather than choice to take up arms again for the resistance. That's in the 1 and a half books I've read so far (Aftermath and Lords of the Sith) Aaron I will have to check out Lords of the Sith. After you finish whichever of those two is the half you should check out Lost Stars. It's about two Imperial officers who become disillusioned with the Empire. One joins the rebellion and one stays out of a sense of duty and obligation.
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Post by Stu Venable on Oct 8, 2015 6:21:56 GMT -8
My son is reading Lost Stars right now. I'm patiently waiting for him to finish it.
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fredrix
Master Douchebag
Posts: 2,142
Preferred Game Systems: Fate, L5R, Pendragon, Gumshoe, Feng Shui
Currently Playing: Pendragon, Song of Ice and Fire, L5R, Feng Shui, Traveller
Currently Running: Fate, Coriolis, Nights Black Agents
Favorite Species of Monkey: 1970's NTV, dubbed by the BBC (though The Water Margin beats it)
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Post by fredrix on Oct 8, 2015 7:24:15 GMT -8
I got my sons copy of the EotE beginners set today.
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Post by jazzisblues on Oct 8, 2015 7:32:36 GMT -8
Been playing with it and exploring how different things work in it. I'm very much digging the system. Looking forward to playing it and running it.
JiB
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Post by Kainguru on Oct 8, 2015 7:46:10 GMT -8
When I've read the New Canon books I can almost hear those narrative dice clattering across the table from scene to scene . . . Aaron
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Post by ericfromnj on Oct 8, 2015 8:27:11 GMT -8
I have the EOTE beginners set. Like the mechanics so far. My friend also loaned me the rulebook so checking that out.
So far it might make me overcome my addiction to D6 Star Wars. Now all I need is to find a conversion between them.
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Post by Kainguru on Oct 8, 2015 11:43:17 GMT -8
I have the EOTE beginners set. Like the mechanics so far. My friend also loaned me the rulebook so checking that out. So far it might make me overcome my addiction to D6 Star Wars. Now all I need is to find a conversion between them. There are eerie similarities between the two systems, using the GM Tools from the Character generator in the other thread and importing the adversary templates provided (which come straight from the books) then tweaking the base template to better reflect the d6 original character : the conversion is easy. I then just extrapolate the D6 difficulty levels as and appropriate number of difficulty dice in the pool plus narrative set backs and boosts and it's done. So far I've nearly finished converting 'Graveyard of Alderann' - takes about an hour to print off the encounters for each Part, which I do the night before the game. ( cause I'm a lazy GM and basically cannot be arsed to do the whole thing in one lump) Aaron
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Post by daeglan on Oct 20, 2015 21:24:41 GMT -8
every beginner box gives you a set of dice. I bought them all because they are the best value for dice as you get an adventure, maps, a set of dice(which by them selves cost 15.) so basically you get a much better deal on dice along with extra stuff. All f which is useful. And you are gonna want a couple sets of dice anyway as you get more experience.
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Post by jazzisblues on Oct 21, 2015 8:40:31 GMT -8
Got to play the Force and Destiny Beginner set last weekend. So very much digging the system. Had a rollicking good time as proto-jedi, even if we did totally mis-use a power because I said I did a thing and the gm totally yes-anded it only for us to find out later that the power wasn't really that powerful.
Still made for good game, I highly recommend playing. There will absolutely be more of this game in the future.
JiB
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Post by joecrak on Oct 21, 2015 15:23:47 GMT -8
Got to play the Force and Destiny Beginner set last weekend. So very much digging the system. Had a rollicking good time as proto-jedi, even if we did totally mis-use a power because I said I did a thing and the gm totally yes-anded it only for us to find out later that the power wasn't really that powerful. Still made for good game, I highly recommend playing. There will absolutely be more of this game in the future. JiB Actual Plays or it didn't happen.
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Post by jazzisblues on Oct 21, 2015 17:25:29 GMT -8
Got to play the Force and Destiny Beginner set last weekend. So very much digging the system. Had a rollicking good time as proto-jedi, even if we did totally mis-use a power because I said I did a thing and the gm totally yes-anded it only for us to find out later that the power wasn't really that powerful. Still made for good game, I highly recommend playing. There will absolutely be more of this game in the future. JiB Actual Plays or it didn't happen. I wasn't running, and we were in an open room with two other (VERY LOUD) games going on. I'm planning to run AoR in December, and that will be recorded and posted for the amusement of the populous. JiB
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BrashFink
Initiate Douchebag
Posts: 10
Preferred Game Systems: FFG SW, D6SW, DnD, Pathfinder
Currently Playing: I only GM
Currently Running: Modern Magic/Conspiracy game a la "Secret World" MMO (EotE Custom Setting)
Favorite Species of Monkey: Shaven Wookiee
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Post by BrashFink on Oct 23, 2015 12:10:51 GMT -8
I have all 3 Core Books (as well as every supplement out so far) and I STILL bought all 3 Beginner Games.
The Dice are $15 by themselves. With a beginner game, for $20 you get a set of dice, an adventure and some sweet maps. I just used the adventures with the normal rules.
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Post by jazzisblues on Nov 1, 2015 3:32:50 GMT -8
I now have all three core books because a wonderful person bought the Force and Destiny book for me. Running AoR at Orc Con 2016.
Cheers,
JiB
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