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Star Wars Actual Play: Takeover at Whisper Base

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Based on the adventure of the same name in the Age of Rebellion Beginner Game Cast of Characters: Athena Ellia, Twi'lek Scout and Force Sensitive Emergent Bobar Kane, Human Commando Rik Corruss, Human Saboteur Setting: The planet Onderon, shortly after the Battle of Yavin Objective: Rebel Intelligence has learned that Imperial Moff Dardano has built a secret listening post in the jungles of Onderon - Whisper Base. This base was not for use against the Rebellion but was rather intended for use against his rival, Admiral Corlen. Not even the Empire knew of it. The Rebel Alliance has sent a small commando team to secure the base as a forward Rebel base. They must cut off its link to a communications bunker and prevent any Imperials from escaping by shuttle. Capsule Summaey In the entry garage, the Rebels cut the communications link and dealt with a group of Imperial security personnel that responded to the cut cable. The Rebels deactivated an old Clone Wars er...

Cracking Open Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Games

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As I mentioned in my last post, I'm teaching my younger daughter how to game using Fantasy Flight Games' incarnation of Star Wars. I'm thinking of doing a few posts where I do a bit of an examination for their incarnation of the RPG. To begin, FFG does not have one Star Wars RPG but rather three. They are Edge of the Empire , Age of Rebellion , and Force and Destiny . Each is focused on a specific lens of Star Wars gaming. Edge of the Empire deals with "civilians" - smugglers, bounty hunters, colonists, mercenaries, nobles, etc. If one wanted to run a game like the Firefly  TV show or all about characters like Boba Fett, this is the game to use. Age of Rebellion  on the other hand, is focused on the Rebel Alliance's battle against the Evil Galactic Empire. Finally , Force and Destiny deals with Force-sensitive characters. All the games provide for potential Force-users, but in Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion  you are dealing with very basic Force...