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Slicing: Process, Limits & Extremes
NicoDavout replied to LibrariaNPC's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
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Slicing: Process, Limits & Extremes
NicoDavout replied to LibrariaNPC's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
Can you slice a network or a droid with just a datapad? As I read description of this device it is more like a tablet. In my last game I have allowed to slice the droid´s memory with a datapad, but I gave some setbacks as this device was not really created for slicing jobs... How do you handle this in your games? -
I will comment only this part. In Episode IV we learn as the movie goes that: - There is the evil Empire - The Empire is rule by the Emperor - Before the Empire was the Republic - There was a Senate - There were JK who were guardians of peace bla bla - We learn that there are different opinions inside the Empire. All the info the viewers learn as the movie progress. We are informed about the galaxy and we understand what is happening. Same goes for Ep I. What do we learn in Ep VII? Almost nothing. Everything pops out from the box just like that. And then the Coruscant is destroyed and nobody cares. I really miss GL. He could put Ewoks or Jar Jar, but at least he explained what is happening in the background.
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The Jewel of Yavin - post-game review and advice (spoilers)
NicoDavout replied to Skie's topic in Game Masters
Can anyone share how she or he ran the auction? I am a bit confused with it... The adventure says that participants do not know how much each bidder bid and are only informed by the droids about the current high bid. So the players start walking from one NPC to another lying about the current high bidder, but the NPC knowing the bid rules should be immediately suspicious about some unknown people (or race winners) walking around and sharing such knowledge, pushing them to bid more. Has anyone ran this differently? Also, the difficulties listed for the social checks during the auction are often not based on the statistics. I dont buy this, the characters should be given boosts if they touch a sensitive topic for a specific bidder, not lowering his Discipline/Cool. Any opinions? The adventure says that characters slice into the high bidder account....how did they got that number? As I try to figure out this financial event, I came out with such flow of the events: The characters are given by Arend Shen (he is a financier and he may have access to such info) the bank accounts (for that specific auction only) of the auctioning house for each bidder into which the high bidder must transfer the money after winning the auction. The next day, in the morning, Grayson will receive his money from the auctioning house minus the Cloud City bank provision and taxes. Between that time the characters have a window to grab the money. I really appreciate any comment and ideas. Thanks! -
How many People are in the Rebellion?
NicoDavout replied to derroehre's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
I would say that in the Ep VI we see only the "main task force" of the rebel scum(m)s. If we follow the EU, there were plenty rebel cells around the galaxy fighting with their limited resources with acts of sabotage, guerrilla warfare, etc. The fleet battles happened before and after the Ep IV. And in case of Ep IV, there is not even the main task force, just one of their main bases, maybe the only one that Leia knows about at that moment. But even if we disregard the EU, remember this quote from the movie: "The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped. They're more dangerous than you realize." Could an Imperial general be preoccupied with a group that had roughly 30 starfighters? -
Sense Power - Range Upgrade
NicoDavout replied to wraith428's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
The next sentence says: "The user may active this multiply times, increasing the range by this number each time." I am not sure if I understand this correct. If a PC rolls 3 Force Points, he can spend 1 FP for activating Sense Power and 2 FP to increase the range by the number of Range upgrades purchased. So, if he has one upgrade, he may sense up to Long range with 2 FP. If he has two upgrades, he may sense beyond Extreme range with 2 FP. Is this correct? -
Multiple Strain Relief (Advantage)
NicoDavout replied to ReallyoldGM's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
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WEG Stalk-Eyed Species
NicoDavout replied to BalazarLightson's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
Oh boy...they are so cute . Thx for reminding me about them, will use them in the next games as the Jawas of Nar Shaddaa. Remember Woetar from WEG, a member of a Zarian species? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Woetar -
[SPOILERS]: Star Wars: Rebels - Thoughts?
NicoDavout replied to GM Hooly's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
Vader is arrogant because he is needed to be like that to "sell" the season and bring the kids to watch the series. Vader from the books after the III episode is already different and learning. Vader from the comics chasing Obi-Wan after III episode murdered Jedi Knights at the conclave who set a trap on him without any toying or hesitation. Oopps these books and comics are not canon anymore, this way we can make him stupid and arrogant again and sell more. -
Hello, I am curious how do you handle this attachment+mod if a player picks up a NPC weapon and tries to use it. Do you grant a player a check to notice this modification? If yes, what difficulty do you propose?
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In my games I introduced simple "morality" system adapted from my friend's Mass Effect d6 system.
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Dont worry about English. If your vocabulary is not rich, but you speak understandable English, play an alien which speaks in poor basic. In my GM experience I had only problems with three guys out of few dozens players (I am not a native speaker), and two of them were native speakers....just some guys from Georgia and Alabama speak with a strange accent .
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Online RPG - SW Edge of the Empire
NicoDavout replied to hendersondayton's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
Roll20+hangout+virtual dice app work well for me for a long time. Taking opportunity, if anyone from Europe looking for a game -> https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1006304/lfp-eote-ongoing-campaign-gmt#post-1006304 . -
Wookies and the Empire
NicoDavout replied to ThinkMilitant's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
I'd say it all depends which world and how strong is Imperial presence. On Core Worlds definitively not legally, but as you move far away and away from Coruscant, so does the law relax. After all Tatooine was an Imperial world and no one bothered Solo's first mate....but then it was a movie and we learned that this is an Imperial world with an Imperial governor only from the WEG sourcebooks years later. -
What difficulty would you set
NicoDavout replied to zilvar's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
What difficulty would you set for: I'll hack all the communications or the public TVs and info terminals and and we will say that we are from a terrorist group and we have planted bombs throughout the whole station and it will blow up in half an hour as to not give them much time. Deception or Coercion? -
Computer Network in the SW Universe
NicoDavout replied to NicoDavout's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
According to d20 to slice into the Holonet, you have to beat 7 purple dice and have a special transceiver that allows to connect to it in a first place. -
Imperials in the Corporate Sector
NicoDavout replied to PartTimeGamer93's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
Tfu, I mean Imperial presence on the Bothans planets is very small. The Imperial fleet is there. Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide describes Bothawui, Kothlis, Rodia and Vergesso Asteroid Field. -
Computer Network in the SW Universe
NicoDavout replied to NicoDavout's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
I am afraid of the same thing with my slicer. I think good idea is to make military facilities without WIFI for the main network due to the security measures. So, the officer can still send orders through datapads/comlinks (tablets/smartphones) wireless, but to have an access to the information databanks stored inside the facility, they have to use computers. -
Imperials in the Corporate Sector
NicoDavout replied to PartTimeGamer93's topic in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG
There is a comic "Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse" where Imperials sent an agent to CSA to find out some shady dealings. There is also an Imperial ambassador present on a party on a CSA planet. If you follow WEG sourcebooks, I think you could assume there is no Imperial army presence in CSA region, just like there is almost no presence in the Bothan space.
