STAR WARS
Edge of the EmpireOr; How I Learned to Stop Caring and Just Love the SithOh hi thar! I am your not-so-friendly neighborhood XT Vengeance, and I will be your Emperor for this RP. So just read what i have here, take a look at the pretty pictures, and feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
First off, this rule system is
Narrative. That means that there is far less focus on the minutia of locations in a grid during combat, and excrement like that. Instead, the game system has a more fluid motion to it, allowing both you as the players, and me as the GM, to concentrate on the story telling and the characters.
The main tool in said system that is at the center of this focus is the dice.
Now I know that these dice look strange, but hear me out first. Each of these dice are used in particular ways to add fate/chance to the game.(This is a game after all) When you try to do something; like open a locked door, pickpocket someone's wallet, or knock someone out in a cantina brawl; you make a roll using a dice pool. The positive dice; ability, proficiency, and boost dice; are all based on your skills, stats, and any beneficial circumstances like a friend lending you a hand. Negative dice; difficulty, challenge, and setback die; are all based on how difficult the action is, and any detrimental circumstances, such as trying to run away from pursuers in torrential rain. I can/will explain more about this when I run the first session.
Another part of this game that makes it so great is the sheer magnitude of options for character creation and advancement. There are 21 official races, eighteen careers, and a total of fifty-five specializations. Instead of leveling up, you use your experience points to purchase ranks in skills, purchase talents from your specialization, or even buy additional specializations. When you first make your character, you will be given a set amount of experience points, and a base stat line for the species you have selected. I fully recommend that you spend as much of your experience points as you can on upgrading your stats, as character creation is the only time you will be able to do so. I will explain all of the details of character creation when/if you decide to join.
Even is some of the classes seem similar, they all have distinct lists of career skills, as well as their own unique talent trees. The Universal Specializations are useful, but expensive ways to improve/expand your character.
As far as the setting for this campaign, I will decide after characters have been created. The time however will be around a month after the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the First Death Star. You can expect to travel to many different worlds and see many different things, from flesh eating jungles, frozen wastelands, bustling cities, and bleak deserts, to the chaos of interstellar armadas slugging it out in orbit.
Any and all who are interested, please feel free to post in this topic or send me a PM.
