Due to life happening, this is a Friday entry; I’ll get back to normal Wednesdays next week. War! What is it good for? Well, in game terms, it’s good for a lot of fun adventuring. War doesn’t necessarily translate into… Read more ›
I didn’t include stats for the new heroes of the “Star Wars” films in my series on the movies, but since opening weekend is this Friday, I have a perfect opportunity to do it now. This is as of the… Read more ›
One thing I don’t see in rules-light RPGs (or most that aren’t professionally published, really) is much advice about adventure design — how to create balanced battles with monsters, how to construct a story, how to keep the action moving… Read more ›
Our villains are presented as of the beginning of “Return Of The Jedi” — so they’re all still alive… none of them actually survive the film! Darth Vader, Level 4, Experience Points 15 Action D10, Wits D8, Ego D6 Specialisms:… Read more ›
Just like last time, this is as of the beginning of “Return Of The Jedi,” except for Obi-Wan). The new trailer for “The Last Jedi” has been released, but our blog post is a look at “Star Wars” history. (image:… Read more ›
We wrap up our series on the classic “Star Wars” films with the main characters, as of the beginning of “Return Of The Jedi.” Note that they have much less adventuring equipment than most RPG characters, since they don’t need… Read more ›
We’ll wrap up our series on the original “Star Wars” trilogy with statistics for the heroes and villains from the films. But first, a note on levels: unlike Dungeons & Dragons, the Fantasy Flight Star Wars RPGs, and other professionally… Read more ›
This time we’ll use the Specialism rules for weapons, armor and vehicles. Vehicles You can use the “Vehicles as equipment” option, as listed below. X-Wing +1, TIE Fighter +1, Millennium Falcon +2, Star Destroyer +4 Landspeeder + 1, Speeder Bike… Read more ›
The Force is one of the things that makes “Star Wars”… well, Star Wars. It’s not quite magic or psionics as seen in other works of fiction, but it’s easy to understand, and so well-known it’s even referred to outside… Read more ›
Now that we’ve looked at a lot of the basics to help expand your USR games, from Specialisms to vehicles and monsters, let’s turn to settings. And if the sales charts from ICv2 are anything to consider, the most popular… Read more ›