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DandyLion posted:Is there a target number of experience that corresponds to that 'soft' limit of available means that a GM can up the ante? What if the GM capped it at 1000xp or something to that effect and then any further xp earned is either throwaway or can be used to 're-allocate' xp at the players choice or something so they can still play a legacy character if they want to with the only advancements being re-structuring of the character? Not really a hard or soft limit, it depends very much on how diverse the PC's are. As some one who has burned through 700xp on a single character he is no better at any one thing than a focused "knight level" character, it's just he is that good at a number of things. 400 xp on a character who focuses will be where you would want to up the ante
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DandyLion posted:Is there a target number of experience that corresponds to that 'soft' limit of available means that a GM can up the ante? What if the GM capped it at 1000xp or something to that effect and then any further xp earned is either throwaway or can be used to 're-allocate' xp at the players choice or something so they can still play a legacy character if they want to with the only advancements being re-structuring of the character? The actual limit is the point when a given GM can no longer keep the players entertained and challenged. I see what you are getting at with re-allocation, and it's your campaign, but I don't see the sense or value -- my smuggler now isn't an expert pilot, he's a consular Jedi who can't pilot a ship worth a pile of Bantha poodoo? XP is 10-20 per session with a 2-3 major and 2-3 minor encounters, with 5 XP going for narrative milestone sessions and 5 XP for role-playing at the GM's discretion. Getting up to 30 in one session sounds exorbitant and at the very beginning of the game it is, but every specialization costs more than the one before it (with a discount for choosing ones within your starting career). It would be reasonable to imagine a regular gaming group getting 800 XP in a real-life calendar year, which is enough to land the Dedication talent (+1 to a Characteristic after character generation) maybe . . . four times?
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I saw The Film. It was okay. About what I expected from a hack like JJ Abrams. It wasn't a terrible 4th Star Wars movie, but it still can't hold a candle to the other 3, especially ANH which it essentially aped shamelessly at every turn. Still, could have been a lot worse.
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Fuzz posted:I saw The Film. Given that this is the 7th Star Wars film, not the 4th; how did you feel about that?
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Dec 31, 2015 00:30
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Fuzz posted:I saw The Film. Yeah, I mean, it could have been worse. Imagine him getting his truther friend Bob Orci to write it like they did with Star Trek Into Darkness and turning it into a Bush did 9/11 movie.
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jivjov posted:Given that this is the 7th Star Wars film, not the 4th; how did you feel about that? 7th Star Wars film... no clue what you're on about, buddy. 
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Fuzz posted:7th Star Wars film... no clue what you're on about, buddy. Well if you want to include Clone Wars and the two Ewok movies, this is number 10
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jivjov posted:Well if you want to include Clone Wars and the two Ewok movies, this is number 10 Regardless of what you think of the prequels I think this is something we can all agree not to do.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:Regardless of what you think of the prequels I think this is something we can all agree not to do. Honestly, I've never gotten around to watching Ewoks...but I personally don't think the Clone Wars film deserves all the hate it gets. It was definitely aimed at a younger audience than the show proper ended up at, and the animation was not ready for the silver screen...but I liked it.
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I found a copy of Caravan of Courage at a video store in the late nineties. A little part of 10-year-old me died that day.
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I'm not sure I could ever play a Star Wars RPG, at least with semi-strangers. Because I kinda like the prequels (or at least not hate them) and I think they had a lot of cool things in them (and not just blasters and ships and stuff, but plot points) that I'd want to include in a game, and I wouldn't want some asshat going on a vitrolic anti-Prequel rant at me for daring to want to do something like playing a retired Clone Trooper (drat you Rebels era Rex for stealing this idea  ) or using the word Padawan or similar.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I'm not sure I could ever play a Star Wars RPG, at least with semi-strangers. Because I kinda like the prequels (or at least not hate them) and I think they had a lot of cool things in them (and not just blasters and ships and stuff, but plot points) that I'd want to include in a game, and I wouldn't want some asshat going on a vitrolic anti-Prequel rant at me for daring to want to do something like playing a retired Clone Trooper (drat you Rebels era Rex for stealing this idea While I'm sitting with you on the Wrong Bad Opinions about the Prequels bus, I think you are fine with clones ex troopers and Padawan, except with the worst of the worst. Just don't mention Anakin or midichloriens.
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jivjov posted:Honestly, I've never gotten around to watching Ewoks...but I personally don't think the Clone Wars film deserves all the hate it gets. It was definitely aimed at a younger audience than the show proper ended up at, and the animation was not ready for the silver screen...but I liked it. Still not even sure what you're talking about. There were 3 SW movies, one TV series that just came out recently, and like a handful of books on the old EU, one at of which was this great trilogy. THAT'S IT. 
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I'm not sure I could ever play a Star Wars RPG, at least with semi-strangers. Because I kinda like the prequels (or at least not hate them) and I think they had a lot of cool things in them (and not just blasters and ships and stuff, but plot points) that I'd want to include in a game, and I wouldn't want some asshat going on a vitrolic anti-Prequel rant at me for daring to want to do something like playing a retired Clone Trooper (drat you Rebels era Rex for stealing this idea I had thought padawans were OT stuff so I guess I don't find it all that offensive 
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Newest campaign idea.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I'm not sure I could ever play a Star Wars RPG, at least with semi-strangers. Because I kinda like the prequels (or at least not hate them) and I think they had a lot of cool things in them (and not just blasters and ships and stuff, but plot points) that I'd want to include in a game, and I wouldn't want some asshat going on a vitrolic anti-Prequel rant at me for daring to want to do something like playing a retired Clone Trooper (drat you Rebels era Rex for stealing this idea There are retired clone troopers in a published FFG EotE adventure, so you are safe.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I'm not sure I could ever play a Star Wars RPG, at least with semi-strangers. Because I kinda like the prequels (or at least not hate them) and I think they had a lot of cool things in them (and not just blasters and ships and stuff, but plot points) that I'd want to include in a game, and I wouldn't want some asshat going on a vitrolic anti-Prequel rant at me for daring to want to do something like playing a retired Clone Trooper (drat you Rebels era Rex for stealing this idea Just stick to stuff from the Clone Wars series, since that's a nice filtering of Lucas' good concepts & ideas through other people into something most people agree is good. If you want to bring in trade disputes or godawful 'romance' subplots, though, you are beyond all salvation. homullus posted:There are retired clone troopers in a published FFG EotE adventure, so you are safe. Really, which one? Unless that'd be spoilers.
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Yvonmukluk posted:Really, which one? Unless that'd be spoilers. I know Chronicles of the Gatekeeper has one, and that's not really spoilers at all.
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How is the Propagandist spec from Desperate Allies? I've been looking for a good fit for a George Smiley type counterintelligence character and the description sounds promising.
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Yvonmukluk posted:Just stick to stuff from the Clone Wars series, since that's a nice filtering of Lucas' good concepts & ideas through other people into something most people agree is good. I get them confused a little, but I am pretty sure it was Mask of the Pirate Queen. Bunch of guys in an isolated location. They're not exactly retired . . . they're more "going on as if the war didn't end." Edit: The point being that "prematurely-aged clone trooper" is an acceptable character in in EotE.
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Yvonmukluk posted:Just stick to stuff from the Clone Wars series, since that's a nice filtering of Lucas' good concepts & ideas through other people into something most people agree is good. Yeah, weren't the Clone Trooper episodes in Clone Wars like one of the better episodes in that series in comparison to the Jedi?
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Yeah most of my favorite story arcs from TCW feature various Clones as the central characters (Fives...  ) though not all. The Arc about a class of Younglings building their first lightsabers was pretty good*.Yvonmukluk posted:If you want to bring in trade disputes or godawful 'romance' subplots, though, you are beyond all salvation. Actually I think the Trade Federation, Techno Union, Banking Clans etc would make an excellent starting point to reintegrate the Corporate Sector Authority into the new canon. Granted I would be far more likely to play a Obi/Anakin "aggressive negotiations" character (or sweet talk, fail, shoot my way out Han) than a "Run crying to the senate" Politico in a Star Wars RPG. * Minor TFA Spoilers from supplementary books/guides (not mentioned in the movie): Starkiller Base was apparently built using the Planet Illum, so goodbye most(?) prolific source of Kyber Crystals in the galaxy). Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Actually I think the Trade Federation, Techno Union, Banking Clans etc would make an excellent starting point to reintegrate the Corporate Sector Authority into the new canon. I really like the idea of the corporate apparatus of the CIS becoming the CSA, while the more grass-roots stuff folds into the nascent Rebel Alliance.
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Hey everyone. Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I'm starting a new EotE campaign and it's made me realize that I'm woefully underprepared for game that kind of requires maps. I've got plenty of fantasy miniatures, but not much in the way of Star Wars stuff. It's just the tokens from the base set and that's it. Does anyone have any experience punching tokens out of foam board? I've got a hole punch but it won't fit foam board. I can try making tokens out of poster board, but it's a little flimsy and I'd like something with more weight and substance. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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FuriousAngle posted:Hey everyone. Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I'm starting a new EotE campaign and it's made me realize that I'm woefully underprepared for game that kind of requires maps. I've got plenty of fantasy miniatures, but not much in the way of Star Wars stuff. It's just the tokens from the base set and that's it. Make tokens out of washers.
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This doesn't really answer your question; but if you don't feel comfortable with using maps and tokens this system does not require them. Combat range is all abstracted, and the maps/tokens that come with the Beginner Boxes are more just for visual aid rather than actual gameplay necessity.
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FuriousAngle posted:Hey everyone. Sorry if this is a repeat topic. I'm starting a new EotE campaign and it's made me realize that I'm woefully underprepared for game that kind of requires maps. I've got plenty of fantasy miniatures, but not much in the way of Star Wars stuff. It's just the tokens from the base set and that's it. When I started with EotE, I just cut small squares out of foamcore with an X-acto knife. It worked fine, we used a whiteboard for the terrain and the players drew faces or wrote their names on their pieces. E: to echo jivjov's point, after our first campaign died out and the remaining players were more comfortable with the system (specifically the range bands), we kinda stopped using tokens, though the whiteboard always gets used. TheTofuShop fucked around with this message at 22:58 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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Thanks everyone! I might try the square foam board and washers route. Since I'm used to GMing D&D games (and because I'm forgetful) I think I might stick with using tokens as long as I can. Square tokens will be good enough for the time being. But if anyone else happens to know the best way to make circular tokens out of foam board I'd love to hear it!
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FuriousAngle posted:But if anyone else happens to know the best way to make circular tokens out of foam board I'd love to hear it! If you'll be making a lot, http://smile.amazon.com/Foamwerks-Circle-Cutter-1-6-inch/dp/B005JXFOGS
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jivjov posted:If you'll be making a lot, http://smile.amazon.com/Foamwerks-Circle-Cutter-1-6-inch/dp/B005JXFOGS Oh that is perfect! Thanks!
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Is there an fan made index anywhere of what appears in which sourcebook? Like, lets say I wanted to find Togruta stats, can I look that up somewhere?
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There is! I don't know where it is, but I've seen it before. I think I found it at something linked here before, but I don't remember what.
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I asked about an index a few pages back and was linked to this. Fairly useful. Baron Fuzzlewhack posted:http://swrpg.viluppo.net/
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That looks better (or at least more up to date) than the one I was thinking of: https://fanggrip.wordpress.com/2015/04/16/consolidated-index-for-ffg-star-wars-roleplaying/
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Seeker book for F&D: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/1/7/savage-spirits/ Meh. Hope the new races are good
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