tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post1395701288283996201..comments2023-08-29T04:10:11.111-07:00Comments on Graph Paper Games: First thoughts about Edge of EmpireWQRobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-91929078180744310632013-11-11T06:55:07.826-08:002013-11-11T06:55:07.826-08:00Precisely. The original Star Wars first edition ru...Precisely. The original Star Wars first edition rulebook allowed you to play anything from a species you made up to a droid to Failed Jedi Knight and was only 148 pages and cost something like 15 bucks back then (1987).<br /><br />You're telling me you couldn't have covered the basics of the Star Wars universe across several eras (Are a New Republic Soldier, an Old Republic Soldier and a Rebellion era Mercenary all that different?) in one $35-40 dollar book at 250 pages of something like that?Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-33625822746195448952013-11-11T05:41:57.249-08:002013-11-11T05:41:57.249-08:00I saw in a local gaming store that FFG is already ...I saw in a local gaming store that FFG is already selling the Beta to their "Age of Rebellion" sourcebook. So you can spend $40 for a Beta-version of a rulebook they will sell later. What gets me is that WEG could do Star Wars is a lean little book (with admittedly a lot of supplements) and that even WotC had a smaller rulebook.WQRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-76800525031164787412013-11-10T19:50:51.565-08:002013-11-10T19:50:51.565-08:00Thank you WQRobb!
This game just does not interes...Thank you WQRobb!<br /><br />This game just does not interest me in the least and I am a big Star Wars fan who has run the West End Games D6 version dozens and dozens of times. I demoed the first D20 game for WotC at my friendly local game store. I love gaming Star Wars and I will not touch this thing.<br /><br />Why? Execution. Making me buy custom dice aside. Beginner's game and much too expensive rule book aside. The much too expensive rulebook doesn't even cover a fraction of the Star Wars universe or even the most interesting parts of the Star Wars universe.<br /><br />You hit the nail on the head when you said that this is basically Traveller with Star Wars names and species. Wee! Can't do that by just modifying Traveller can I? Wait, yes I can. Better yet I can grab Star Wars D6 and just don't use Force-Users. Of course, without the Force, wait for it, It Ain't Star Wars!<br /><br />Now eventually you will be able to play all aspects of the Star Wars universe using this game. When? Not sure. After spending how much? Holy Bantha Poodoo!<br /><br />No thanks.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-63564209891005664732013-11-10T15:03:56.708-08:002013-11-10T15:03:56.708-08:00Interesting post, especially to me, because I am h...Interesting post, especially to me, because I am highly interested in this game. I'm a Star Wars movie fan from way back but the only Star Wars RPG I owned was a second hand copy of the Revised D20 version. I never got around to buying the WEG version because I always thought "man, I'll get it later because it's not like it will ever go out of print - it's Star Wars!". Yeah, I was an oblivious young teenager back then. Lesson learned. <br /><br />The special dice don't scare me off at all. I'm a fan of the DCC RPG and I think the dice actually adds to the experience. <br /><br />What does bother me about the game? The two points you mention above have me concerned about whether or not I should purchase this game. Even though smugglers, outlaws, and rogues have their place in Star Wars they should not be the focus. Star Wars does have some tech in it but it's more about flash and looking cool than running through big inventory lists of stats.<br /><br />I look forward to reading any follow up posts that detail how the game plays.Charlie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899037807693796298noreply@blogger.com