Hey, everyone! So I just saw a bunch of you at Gamer Nation Con in Dallas, but if you're going to Star Wars Celebration later this week in Chicago, know that myself and Sterling Hershey will be there running games. You can find us and sign up to play in a session with us in room W184BC, which is the FFG free play room (as opposed to the FFG booth). I'm there Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 AM to 2 PM, and Monday 11 AM to 3 PM. While I will be running games, feel free to come by and say hello either right before or after a game starts, or if you catch us on break. As long as you're not interrupting play, Sterling and I are generally happy to say hello, sign books, or whatever else. Sterling and I both worked on Allies and Adversaries, which MIGHT be out before or at Celebration, since it moved to shipping now a few days back.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Going on Friday.Hoping to sign up for a game.

Going be there Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday. Definitely would love to get in on a game while at Celebration.

I'm here right now all the wya until tuesday! slookign forward to all the gaming and hoping to shake your hands because this game ihas helped me so much : D

Someone get to their booth and ask them where our books are.

1 hour ago, Demon4x4 said:

Someone get to their booth and ask them where our books are.

And they would tell you “right there” and point to it.

3 minutes ago, Yaccarus said:

And they would tell you “right there” and point to it.

Yes, my sources tell me that RotS has been spotted at SW Celebration Chicago

Mine say it’s not only spotted, but in their hands. Along with Allies and Adversaries.

can confirm! I bought allies and adversaries as well as Rise of the Separatists today!

52 minutes ago, AgniAvis72 said:

can confirm! I bought allies and adversaries as well as Rise of the Separatists today!

Umm... I kinda hate you right now. No offense. 👻

2 hours ago, AgniAvis72 said:

can confirm! I bought allies and adversaries as well as Rise of the Separatists today!

Ok... start spoiling them for the rest of us ! 😁

On 4/9/2019 at 1:27 AM, KRKappel said:

Hey, everyone! So I just saw a bunch of you at Gamer Nation Con in Dallas, but if you're going to Star Wars Celebration later this week in Chicago, know that myself and Sterling Hershey will be there running games. You can find us and sign up to play in a session with us in room W184BC, which is the FFG free play room (as opposed to the FFG booth). I'm there Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10 AM to 2 PM, and Monday 11 AM to 3 PM. While I will be running games, feel free to come by and say hello either right before or after a game starts, or if you catch us on break. As long as you're not interrupting play, Sterling and I are generally happy to say hello, sign books, or whatever else. Sterling and I both worked on Allies and Adversaries, which MIGHT be out before or at Celebration, since it moved to shipping now a few days back.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

When you run games at events do you run something premade or homebrew? Are the characters premade too? Thinking of running games at events and wanted to know the best way to do it.

5 hours ago, MrTInce said:

When you run games at events do you run something premade or homebrew? Are the characters premade too? Thinking of running games at events and wanted to know the best way to do it.

In addition to any advice Keith might have, give a listen to episode 113 of the Order 66 Poscast, “Pros and Cons.” It’s dedicated to the topic of running and playing in con games.

I run a lot of convention games now days.

Everything I run is something I make up myself, you can run the intro scenarios from various games and there are a few other published things which can be run. However the problem here is some of your potential player base have read or played the scenario and so will either rule themselves out or know what is happening.

You scenario has to run in 3.5- 4 hours including introduction so most published stuff does not work (the exceptions being living campaign material or free rpg day stuff)

Unless it is a living campaign where people take their characters from game to game to game you have to have pregens unless character generation is something you want/need to showcase for the game you are running. The time taken to generate characters makes it almost impossible to run a decent scenario, and is really frustrating to those players who know the system and can knock off a character in 15 minutes wasting their convention time while someone else takes an hour or more of the 4 hour slot, further the chance of a balanced party able to complete the scenario being generated is low.

Finally gm designed characters can be built with backgrounds which tie into the plot and lead to hopefully interesting interactions

On 4/12/2019 at 12:01 AM, warchild1x said:

Ok... start spoiling them for the rest of us ! 😁

Don’t know how much I can without getting in trouble! But in the rise of the separatists book there is some additional rules u can use to control squads. So like maneuvers to order a squad and the squad can take cool actions that benefit PC characters. So cool! Supposed to showcase Jedi ordering clones or clone captains ordering troops!

5 hours ago, AgniAvis72 said:

Don’t know how much I can without getting in trouble! But in the rise of the separatists book there is some additional rules u can use to control squads. So like maneuvers to order a squad and the squad can take cool actions that benefit PC characters. So cool! Supposed to showcase Jedi ordering clones or clone captains ordering troops!

Please, please, please share this with us!! I don't know how long it will be before my LGS gets my copy, and I have an ARC Trooper who is supposed to be leading a squad of Clones on Monday! This information would be super helpful!

On 4/11/2019 at 10:08 PM, AgniAvis72 said:

can confirm! I bought allies and adversaries as well as Rise of the Separatists today!

Spoilers?

8 hours ago, AgniAvis72 said:

Don’t know how much I can without getting in trouble! But in the rise of the separatists book there is some additional rules u can use to control squads. So like maneuvers to order a squad and the squad can take cool actions that benefit PC characters. So cool! Supposed to showcase Jedi ordering clones or clone captains ordering troops!

No one has ever had an issue with people dishing on the content in the books as long as you aren't actively posting images and aren't exhaustively explaining every page. Just got highlights like species, specializations, and gear/vehicles with some sprinkling of new system details.

8 hours ago, AgniAvis72 said:

Don’t know how much I can without getting in trouble! But in the rise of the separatists book there is some additional rules u can use to control squads. So like maneuvers to order a squad and the squad can take cool actions that benefit PC characters. So cool! Supposed to showcase  Jedi ordering clones or clone captains ordering troops!

Could you please share details regarding how the Troupe system works?

4 hours ago, Khazadune said:

No one has ever had an issue with people dishing on the content in the books as long as you aren't actively posting images and aren't exhaustively explaining every page. Just got highlights like species, specializations, and gear/vehicles with some sprinkling of new system details.

Rise of the separatists:

new species - clone, kaminoan, Geonosis, umbaran

umbarans have a cool ability called shadow dweller. Can remove up to 2 setback dice due to darkness and add a setback dice to all checks while in bright natural light

Kaminoes have an ability called expressionless which adds a setback to all social checks and all other characters add a setback to all social skill checks targeting a Kaminoans

Geonosis can fly. (See flying sidebars in chapter 6 of conflict and combat

clones have have an ability called Kamino training. They start with one rank in physical training talent.

New career:

clone soldier

specializations: clone officer, clone pilot, clone trooper

jedi

specializations: knight, Padawan

New universal specializations :

Force sensitive outcast

republic navy officer

republic representative

scavenger

there is a chapter called the spark of war that talks about the history of the clone wars like how it started etc (basically events of episode I and II) talks about governments and bureaucracy and has stats for padme Amidala and obi Wan Kenobi, count dooku, asajj ventress and grievous

it has modular encounters like dawn of rebellion

planet profiles of Geonosis and kamino, Naboo and tatooine

there is a chapter on running clone wars games and how you can use Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion and Force and Destiny in them

optional rule for fighting in squads or squadrons. PCs can create a squad with an easy leadership check. And can use their maneuver to make an average leadership check to give their squad 1 of five commands:

dug in, setback to any attack against squad

skirmish, boost to vigilance and perception. Enemies spend one additional adv to use auto fire or blast

support fire, boost die to attacks made my squad leader

comm silence, boost to stealth checks leaders make.

search party, boost to survival and perception for tracking enemies.

squadron formations for ships

Attack formation, Boost to squadron leader

evasive maneuver, boost to gain the advantage checks and setbacks for enemies trying to gain advantage on squadron or leader. Same effect as skirmish.

Running dark, downgrade difficult of stealth checks leaders make but upgrade difficult of leaders vigilance checks once

sensor sweep, boost to vigilance check by squadron or leader to detect targets

screen formation, add 1 ship defense in all zones if the squadron entering this maneuver has no shields or lost them upgrade difficult of leadership check to use this formation once

more npc stat blocks like clone sergeants and captains as well as CIS droids

Ill do some more digging in Allies and Adversaries when im back in the hotel from dinner! stay tuned! and send me any questions you would like answered on here and ill do my best!

Is there stats for Yoda, mace, palaptine and Anakin in allies and adversaries and what's their force ratings?

1 hour ago, Issumar2380 said:

Is there stats for Yoda, mace, palaptine and Anakin in allies and adversaries and what's their force ratings?

Yoda and Palpatine are in A&A their force ratings are 8

Anakin and Mace are not in either book. but Vader is in A&A and is force rating is 6

5 minutes ago, AgniAvis72 said:

Yoda and Palpatine are in A&A their force ratings are 8

Anakin and Mace are not in either book. but Vader is in A&A and is force rating is 6

Is the B2 battle droid in Rise of the Separatists? I'm hoping to throw some at my players on Monday

3 hours ago, AgniAvis72 said:

Ill do some more digging in Allies and Adversaries when im back in the hotel from dinner! stay tuned! and send me any questions you would like answered on here and ill do my best!

Allies and Adversaries:

There are four chapters,

Rebels and Heroes

highlights: Cassian, C-3PO, Lasat (zeb and PC species) Leia, Ben Kenobi, R2, Saw Gerrea, Wedge, Luke, Mon Mothma

Imperials and Despots

highlights: Admiral Piett, General Veers (so stoked for this one), Krennic, Palpatine, Thrawn, Tarkin, Death troopers, Vader

Scum and Villany

highlights: 4-LOM, Boba Fett, Doctor Aphra (0-0-0 and BT-1), Hondo, Jabba, Maul, I-88

Creatures and Citizens

highlights: Atiquated battle droid, Banta, Ewok (NPC and PC Species), IG-100 Magnaguard, Nerf Herder and Nerf, Wampa, Bith musician (My personal fav)

Each Adversary stat block comes with 2-3 encounter ideas as well! Thats all i got : D!

2 minutes ago, Underachiever599 said:

Is the B2 battle droid in Rise of the Separatists? I'm hoping to throw some at my players on Monday

yes, as stated in the spoiler post I did for the book there are multiple CIS droids and Republic troopers