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Hi there, my response is a little late, so I'm wondering if you were able to find players for your game? Have you started a game? Whereabouts in Arizona are you.

I love this topic, but I feel bad that I missed out on in while it was going on.

I also am a big fan of Willow. Have and love the movie. We used to have the magazine that went with it. I have th ...

That sounds very understandable, the Hand of Thrawn books feel like an extension of the Thrawn trilogy in my mind. I'm revisiting all five of these books in the newer unabridged audiobook recordings, ...

It sounds like a sequence that happens in the Timothy Zahn novel Specter of the Past.

One great rule of thumb for keeping play moving, without when not sure about a rule, make a guess about how difficult the roll is and pick that number from the Difficulty chart, and have the player ro ...

The last couple pages really knock it out of the park. He talks about running a friendly game of the 1st edition at a convention during the anniversary year, and he made some notes to tweak and upgra ...

Thanks for posting that! With the release of the anniversary edition of the game, I've been reading through it for the first time ever, and trying to project myself into the headspace of Star Wars as ...

I hit on another item that's different between 1st and later edtions. Specifically in regard to the topic question of simplifying play.

For Force using characters, from what I gather all the power ...

I was susceptible to expectations of what I thought the prequels were, and struggled with what the prequels turned out to be. I respect their imaginative production design, and GL's efforts to keep t ...

Regarding the OP, I was actually thinking about how the gaps between when I read a Star Wars novel manifest. On a very simple front, a feeling of remembering the galaxy of SW and wanting to revisited ...

Thank you all for your replies and perspective. I wondered in the back of my mind if it was a nostalgia effect kind of thing.

Whill, I think I can understand the reverence you describe, from the s ...

I too figured the Empire was at least 40 years old, but was more like 50 years old. It's difficult to work out the timing when considering some of the assumptions that I still tended to make.

When ...

Since the announcement and subsequent release of the anniversary edition, I've been making a point of going through and reading and trying to understand the mystery of these books. I've been spoiled ...

The scaling rules from 2nd Edition R&E are much more simple to my eyes and my ability to search in the rulebook for. Tracking the counterpart in 1st Edition for the purpose of consolidating them ...

So I've been continuing to read through the 1st edition rulebook, and found the chapter on the Force quite a striking read, in terms of it's speculative ideas about how the Force manifested, became st ...

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Topic: Looking for players in Arizona
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 9353	Forum: Gaming Groups Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:14 pm Subject: Looking for players in Arizona
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 9353	Hi there, my response is a little late, so I'm wondering if you were able to find players for your game? Have you started a game? Whereabouts in Arizona are you.
Topic: Willow Stuff
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 8156	Forum: Miscellanea Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:20 am Subject: Willow Stuff
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 8156	I love this topic, but I feel bad that I missed out on in while it was going on. I also am a big fan of Willow. Have and love the movie. We used to have the magazine that went with it. I have th ...
Topic: Looking for a Book
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 4249	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:39 am Subject: Looking for a Book
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 4249	That sounds very understandable, the Hand of Thrawn books feel like an extension of the Thrawn trilogy in my mind. I'm revisiting all five of these books in the newer unabridged audiobook recordings, ...
Topic: Looking for a Book
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 4249	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:35 pm Subject: Looking for a Book
Desert Kris Replies: 3 Views: 4249	It sounds like a sequence that happens in the Timothy Zahn novel Specter of the Past.
Topic: Noob questions
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 15098	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:48 pm Subject: Noob questions
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 15098	One great rule of thumb for keeping play moving, without when not sure about a rule, make a guess about how difficult the roll is and pick that number from the Difficulty chart, and have the player ro ...
Topic: Defining a Galaxy: 30 Years in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Desert Kris Replies: 47 Views: 74312	Forum: Star Wars Games Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:41 am Subject: Defining a Galaxy: 30 Years in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Desert Kris Replies: 47 Views: 74312	The last couple pages really knock it out of the park. He talks about running a friendly game of the 1st edition at a convention during the anniversary year, and he made some notes to tweak and upgra ...
Topic: Defining a Galaxy: 30 Years in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Desert Kris Replies: 47 Views: 74312	Forum: Star Wars Games Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:37 pm Subject: Defining a Galaxy: 30 Years in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Desert Kris Replies: 47 Views: 74312	Thanks for posting that! With the release of the anniversary edition of the game, I've been reading through it for the first time ever, and trying to project myself into the headspace of Star Wars as ...
Topic: Rules that improve on 1st edition's simplicity and fun
Desert Kris Replies: 10 Views: 11024	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:03 pm Subject: Rules that improve on 1st edition's simplicity and fun
Desert Kris Replies: 10 Views: 11024	I hit on another item that's different between 1st and later edtions. Specifically in regard to the topic question of simplifying play. For Force using characters, from what I gather all the power ...
Topic: The expectations game
Desert Kris Replies: 7 Views: 6081	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:30 pm Subject: The expectations game
Desert Kris Replies: 7 Views: 6081	I was susceptible to expectations of what I thought the prequels were, and struggled with what the prequels turned out to be. I respect their imaginative production design, and GL's efforts to keep t ...
Topic: Novel Fatigue?
Desert Kris Replies: 63 Views: 41887	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 5:13 am Subject: Novel Fatigue?
Desert Kris Replies: 63 Views: 41887	Regarding the OP, I was actually thinking about how the gaps between when I read a Star Wars novel manifest. On a very simple front, a feeling of remembering the galaxy of SW and wanting to revisited ...
Topic: The 1st Edition Rulebook and Sourcebook's Mystique
Desert Kris Replies: 6 Views: 7611	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:06 am Subject: The 1st Edition Rulebook and Sourcebook's Mystique
Desert Kris Replies: 6 Views: 7611	Thank you all for your replies and perspective. I wondered in the back of my mind if it was a nostalgia effect kind of thing. Whill, I think I can understand the reverence you describe, from the s ...
Topic: The Short Empire
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 8973	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:18 am Subject: The Short Empire
Desert Kris Replies: 12 Views: 8973	I too figured the Empire was at least 40 years old, but was more like 50 years old. It's difficult to work out the timing when considering some of the assumptions that I still tended to make. When ...
Topic: The 1st Edition Rulebook and Sourcebook's Mystique
Desert Kris Replies: 6 Views: 7611	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:57 am Subject: The 1st Edition Rulebook and Sourcebook's Mystique
Desert Kris Replies: 6 Views: 7611	Since the announcement and subsequent release of the anniversary edition, I've been making a point of going through and reading and trying to understand the mystery of these books. I've been spoiled ...
Topic: Rules that improve on 1st edition's simplicity and fun
Desert Kris Replies: 10 Views: 11024	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:00 am Subject: Rules that improve on 1st edition's simplicity and fun
Desert Kris Replies: 10 Views: 11024	The scaling rules from 2nd Edition R&E are much more simple to my eyes and my ability to search in the rulebook for. Tracking the counterpart in 1st Edition for the purpose of consolidating them ...
Topic: Things that later editions did much better
Desert Kris Replies: 17 Views: 17284	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:23 am Subject: Things that later editions did much better
Desert Kris Replies: 17 Views: 17284	So I've been continuing to read through the 1st edition rulebook, and found the chapter on the Force quite a striking read, in terms of it's speculative ideas about how the Force manifested, became st ...