Click here for SW:EotE Character Generator - Latest Release Hi everyone. Thought I’d let you all know that I’ve been working on a SW:EOTE character generator for the past month. From Darth Vader and the Death Star to Queen Amidala and beyond, the Star Wars roleplaying game lets players take part in events from the complete Star Wars universe as detailed in all four movies as well as every novel and comic book. Nowhere is the Force as strong as in the illustrated Star Wars hardcover rulebook.

Gather your friends and prepare for adventure in the Star Wars galaxy! Whether you’re new to roleplaying games or just new to Edge of the Empire™, the Beginner Game is the perfect starting point. The Star Wars®: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game features a complete, learn-as-you-go adventure. Pre-generated character folios keep rules right at the your fingertips, while custom dice and an exciting narrative gameplay system make every roll into a story. Detailed rules provide for hours of entertainment as you create your own adventures and tell your own tales of a galaxy far, far away! An old school RPG player( D&D Basic, Expert, Advanced D&D 2nd 3rd & 3.5 ed, Shadownrun, Gamma World, Call of Cthulhu, etc) I have been away from the hobby a long time. But recently I found myself in a community full of players and decided to dust off those dice The latest releases of D&D 5th Ed and FFG’s Star Wars Games ( Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, Force and Destiny) have started making it to our game table.

Edge of the Empire Beginner Game: This is not just an intro to the new Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG series, but an introduction to Role Playing Games in general. Components: This is a complete system in a box, containing an explanation of Role Playing, basic rules for game play for both players and the Game Master, Pre-rolled character sheets with versions to show character progress, an adventure bringing characters together for the first time, maps, tokens to represent characters, vehicles, as well as destiny tokens and a set of the custom dice (14).

The tokens are basic (no miniatures), but all of the printing is of excellent quality. The illustrations and maps, are all excellent and really help set the tone of the game, dressing a good story with great visuals. Game Play: What is great about the Edge of the Empire system, is its focus on story telling over rules lawyering. A characters skills and abilities define which dice to roll, but the dice don’t deal in absolutes when totaled: Successes and Failures cancel each other out, Advantage and Threat rolls change the feel of the outcome – you can have a success in an action with an undesirable side effect – for example you roll dice in a gunfight, hit your target (more Success than Failures) but accidently shoot out an access panel you needed (Roll a Threat as well) Triumph and Despair rolls count as Success and Failure respectively, but also trigger awesome or tragic events. Also the use of Destiny tokens, a kind of balance in the force, the players roll to see how many light or dark tokens to start the game with. Players can flip a Light token to the Dark side to pull off a heroic maneuver without rolling a die, or a GM can flip a Dark token to trigger a dire consequence or cancel out a player’s action.

I have found that these mechanics eliminate number crunching, and encourage story telling which for me is the point to role playing. The Setting: The game takes place in the Star Wars universe, just after the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the Death Star (Episode IV). For those who aren’t huge fans, this mean the classic Star Wars movies with Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. The focus in the Edge of the Empire games are the planets on the outer rim populated by colonists and smugglers, existing just outside of the chokehold of the Empire.

The included adventure (spoiler) happens on the desert planet Tatooine, at the space port, Mos Shuuta. CONS: The set is limited to keep it simple as a teaching tool, an introduction to both role playing and the Edge of the Empire rule set. There are no rules on rolling characters from scratch, or character development – you get just enough to pick up and play the first adventure with existing characters. App for auto reply text messages. Because of this, replay is very limited, and experienced role players will probably find the intro slow paced and be frustrated with the lack of options. PROS: Its really does make it easy to introduce people to RPG’s in general, and does not require knowledge of the Star Wars movies to play. It is also good for throwing together a quick game for experienced RPG folks to give the system a try on a more beer and pretzel night.