1e vs Introductory Adventure

[Teazia]

As someone who has slowly compiled various 1e and 2e printed tomes (and has access to a holocrom or two) I must say thank you to the board. I did pick up my books last year before prices went up as well. As someone who generally prefers somewhat abstract games with the need for too much granularity, I must profess that I am more attracted to 1e vs 2e while also interested in integrating static defenses and wild die into a 1e framework for even more ease and fun.

That being said, I have seen it mentioned on this board that the 2e Introductory Adventure is akin to 2e Basic SW or version 1.9 of SW d6. Is it something one could base a long game on? Could one use the 2e books with it seamlessly or would there need to be conversion (as with 1e)? By itself is it a full engine that can be expanded or would 1e be a better engine?

Note that when I run games it is either with children or a rolling cast of older types so there is usually one person who needs the introduction and the easier that can be the better.

Cheers
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[Whill]

[klhaviation]

Whill and I are in agreement that IAG is one of the best engines for d6. You could absolutely runcampaign with it. As far as 2nd ed material compatibility... you CAN make it work easy enough, although there is some conversion required. For instance IAG does not use parry skills, and vehicle hull and damage scales differ.

I am working on a 1st edition redo which does integrate some of the IAG stuff like Force rules, and the elimination of parry skills, while keeping speed codes and a variable range system and skills like com-scan. As a used of the IAG system (running an Indiana Jones pulp campaign now) I wanted to make the 1st ed /IAG system more accessible.

But I would strongly encourage you to start a campaign with IAG. Conversions can be done by reading 2nd edition rules regarding scale... This will give hints on how to convert the hull codes and weapons...

I have found Peter Schweighofer (the author of IAG) very willing to give advice when he can (he wrote the game 20 years ago) on the google+ thing too.

[Zarm R'keeg]

Plus, it's got a nice accelerating sense of scale and scope- a kind of tutorial that starts small and ramps up through vehicles, starfighters, larger scale battles, and finally starship combat, giving not only a story that builds well, but a gradual introduction of all the common elements and types of combat in a logical progression. It really eases players in, I think- and has one of the more dynamic storylines of a WEG module, at least to me.
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