Ghostofman 7,712 Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/8/10/rise-of-the-separatists/ Well now, that's interesting.... Edited August 10, 2018 by Ghostofman 8 4 GroggyGolem, whafrog, Richardbuxton and 9 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absol197 4,959 Posted August 10, 2018 I've been waiting for them to announce this for a while! It's totally awesome, you guys'll love it! And they straight up mention a lot of the best parts (in my opinion) in this article... 7 RicoD, VadersMarchKazoo, Felswrath and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RicoD 280 Posted August 10, 2018 This had to show up eventually. I can't wait! 1 VadersMarchKazoo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HappyDaze 8,615 Posted August 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Absol197 said: I've been waiting for them to announce this for a while! It's totally awesome, you guys'll love it! And they straight up mention a lot of the best parts (in my opinion) in this article... Clone as a species distinct from Human might be a good move, but I wish that they would have made a specific Battle Droid species option distinct from the basic Droid too. I'm not sure I like the idea of a specific Jedi career. It really makes the FaD Careers all feel even more like poseurs now. 5 kaosoe, Richardbuxton, korjik and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TyrisFlare 4 Posted August 10, 2018 Excited! Though of course my first thought is that Obi and Dooku should have like double that amount of wounds, but maybe they'll just have a ton of parry/reflect ranks instead. =P 2 GroggyGolem and whafrog reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostofman 7,712 Posted August 10, 2018 I'm wondering what the Jedi careers are going to look like. Not a bad idea but I suspect there will be some clawing and knashing of teeth over them not being "right." 2 1 Jegergryte, jayc007 and VadersMarchKazoo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HappyDaze 8,615 Posted August 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, TyrisFlare said: Excited! Though of course my first thought is that Obi and Dooku should have like double that amount of wounds, but maybe they'll just have a ton of parry/reflect ranks instead. =P NPCs tend to diverge greatly from PCs in the way they turn out in these games. NPCs tend to have greatly increased Characteristics overall compared to PCs, but far fewer talents and, as you've noticed, WT. 2 VadersMarchKazoo and Ghostofman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HappyDaze 8,615 Posted August 10, 2018 Just now, Ghostofman said: I'm wondering what the Jedi careers are going to look like. I'm pretty sure they will have specs, at least two are mentioned, and that each will have 20 talents arranged in five rows and four columns. ? Of course, the question I am wondering is: Will the two new Careers mentioned have Signature Abilities? 2 kaosoe and Ghostofman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themensch 2,956 Posted August 10, 2018 Did they just "moment-in-time" snapshot Obi-wan and Count Dooku? Why yes they did. 2 Rimsen and Bojanglez reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostofman 7,712 Posted August 10, 2018 1 minute ago, HappyDaze said: I'm pretty sure they will have specs, at least two are mentioned, and that each will have 20 talents arranged in five rows and four columns. ? Of course, the question I am wondering is: Will the two new Careers mentioned have Signature Abilities? 1) jerk ? 2) Logic dictates they would have signature abilities, though I suppose FFG could be equally jerkfaced and put them in another book... 1 SEApocalypse reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alisair Longreach 177 Posted August 10, 2018 I suspect that the new specializations will all be Universal. 1 Krieger22 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2P51 31,282 Posted August 10, 2018 It's a good book. 3 1 Bojanglez, CptShrike, Rimsen and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostofman 7,712 Posted August 10, 2018 Also wondering if there will be reprints/consolidation of existing CW materials or if we'll still need to dig through all the other books... 1 Harlock999 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TyrisFlare 4 Posted August 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, HappyDaze said: NPCs tend to diverge greatly from PCs in the way they turn out in these games. NPCs tend to have greatly increased Characteristics overall compared to PCs, but far fewer talents and, as you've noticed, WT. Yeah, and I'm sure it's fine for a lot of games. But it will be disappointing if these two end up with like FR 3. So far the Jedi with stats in the books (like Jewel of Yavin or the Edge ones) are really pathetic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gallandro 212 Posted August 10, 2018 Here’s a question.... where is it in “the process”? Under the Upcoming tab on the website it’s nowhere to be found (Not listed either “In Development” or “At Printer”). The article doesn’t mention a release time frame. Wondering if this book was pretty far along in the development process during this year and a half gap while FFG corrected printing and shipping issues. 2 Rimsen and jayc007 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HappyDaze 8,615 Posted August 10, 2018 Take note that this is specifically the era book for the early stages of the Clone Wars. That sounds like they're going to pull their usual trick of splitting things up into sellable pieces and we can expect another era book to cover the late war period. Merchandi$ing! 5 copperbell, Richardbuxton, EliasWindrider and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilhelm Screamer 1,217 Posted August 10, 2018 I do wonder how much stuff that was already in books will be printed again here (like the piles of clone wars gear in Forged in Battle or Knights of Fate). My initial guess was none but the inclusion of Kaminoans as a species afain makes me think we will see more. 1 Harlock999 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan Fresh 1,563 Posted August 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, Alisair Longreach said: I suspect that the new specializations will all be Universal. "For the first time, Rise of the Separatists allows you to play as a Clone Trooper in their own career path!" Doesn't read like it to me. 1 Ghostofman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogue_09 250 Posted August 10, 2018 They specifically mention careers several times, so I think there's more than just universals to be had. Considering the show reboot, maybe we'll get a second book with late stage Clone Wars and some Episode III material. Perhaps that will have three more specs for these new careers and/or Signature Abilities. "Rise of the Separatists" and "Fall of the Republic"? 1 Richardbuxton reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evilref 39 Posted August 10, 2018 ARC Troopers are the only standout I can think of being missing which could be in a second/late-stage Clone wars book as people have mentioned. Be interesting to see how they structure it and what the campaign advice is like - whether they have some sort of squad system for clones for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainRaspberry 1,163 Posted August 10, 2018 They can't pack too many new careers into the book. Two seem to be confirmed: Clones and Jedi. I could believe a third career makes its way in there, maybe something to do with the diplomatic side of things. But darn. My money was on a sequel-era sourcebook first. Guess I'm down a pile of credits... 1 VadersMarchKazoo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KRKappel 1,730 Posted August 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Absol197 said: I've been waiting for them to announce this for a while! It's totally awesome, you guys'll love it! And they straight up mention a lot of the best parts (in my opinion) in this article... Well thanks! I worked on this, and my contributions were featured in the stuff beneath the "Heroes on Both Sides" header (which is probably not the section you're talking about, but I'm gonna take the compliment anyway!) This book was so great to work on. Before I got hired as a freelancer for FFG, I was doing fan RPG content for D20, most notably the 500+ page Clone Wars fan sourcebook. So being able to revisit an era I love so much was really special for me. So glad this finally got announced! 13 8 CaptainRaspberry, Richardbuxton, ALFRED1182 and 18 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostofman 7,712 Posted August 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, HappyDaze said: Take note that this is specifically the era book for the early stages of the Clone Wars. That sounds like they're going to pull their usual trick of splitting things up into sellable pieces and we can expect another era book to cover the late war period. Merchandi$ing! I'd be ok with this. 2 whafrog and EliasWindrider reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
