Hi there!
I was originally supposed to be running a game this weekend for an established group, but that fell apart when half the group made other plans. So the rest of us were pondering what to do and I decided "hey, there's an adventure in the back of Edge of the Empire, I'll run that for you!" This seems to have taken root with them, and it looks like I'll be doing that, with less than a week to refamiliarise myself with the system.
So yes, the advice side of things. I have never played or ran this system before, and as far as I know, out of the four of us, I'm the only one who has ever owned or read the books. So I'm basically looking for any tips or wisdom on how to get on with things as smooth as possible. Is there any alterations to that mini adventure you would advise to help it be more exciting for new players? Anything like obligations/motivations etc you think I should downplay for this first game? Anything maybe I should concentrate on? Any aid would be appreciated while I power read through the core book :-)
The idea is for this to be a one-shot, but I always enjoy planning, and as such I would love to be able to hook my players from this first game so that maybe they wouldn't mind playing again down the road. As such, any themes or ideas would be greatly appreciated on how to sell this system to them from one session. I realise I'm asking a lot, and I would mainly like to hear tips on running that core book adventure, but any other advice would be really nice. Thank you all in advance!
Kambion