This book covers the roughly 5-year period prior to A New Hope when the Rebellion was just truly beginning to form and the Empire was in the final stages of cementing its hold upon the Galaxy. On top of the core books there are six career books per system and two campaign modules and at least one “regional” source book, for example Lords of Nal Hutta for Edge of the Empire is a source book for Hutt space and some of the species and adventures found there.Īt the time of writing there are also three Era books that cover pivotal points of the Galactic timeline.įirst up we have Dawn of Rebellion. It is important to mention though, this system doesn’t feel powerful at first, but once your character hits their stride and you have an adequate amount of XP you begin to feel the true power of the Darkside I mean the force. This book greatly expands upon the basic force rules present in the previous two books mentioned, and introduces many more species and even rules to build your own custom lightsaber.
Of course, the core book for Age of Rebellion can be used to run a more evil campaign should the mood strike you…įorce and Destiny is for those of you you want some more “mysterious” elements in your games. From being a Diplomat that fights battles with eloquent speech all the way down to lowest grunt who wants nothing more than to blast every bucket head (Storm Troopers) they see to claim vengeance for a lost family member, to the victor go the spoils of war. You can play anything from a Trandoshan Bounty Hunter to a Corellian Smuggler, if you really want to have fun you can even play as a Hutt!Īge of Rebellion is for you freedom fighters who want to re-enact the more militaristic side of the Star Wars universe and wage all out war against the villainous Galactic Empire. Įdge of the Empire is built around the idea that your game will take place in the Outer Rim or center around the seedy under belly of proper galactic society, and the character options and species reflect this idea. These Three games are: Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion and Force and Destiny.
The Star Wars RPG is a core rule set that acts as a foundation for three different games that are 100% compatible with each other. Today we are going to cover the three different systems (morĮ on that in a moment) that make up the game and the bare minimum you need to get started playing.
#Wargame red dragon beginners guide series#
If I have piqued your interest, good, because today starts a series of articles designed around getting new players introduced to the system.
From fighting a guerilla war against the evil Galactic Empire, to exploring a long abandoned temple on an ancient world hunting for treasure and glory, or even leading the forces of the Grand Army of the Republic as a Jedi Master the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. The universe of a Galaxy, Far, Far away… is an ever changing landscape of infinite stories and the Star Wars RPG system developed by Fantasy Flight Games takes advantage of this by allowing you, as either a Game Master or Player, to insert yourselves into the myriad of adventures that the galaxy holds.
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