Hey folks,
A lot has been suggested and speculated with regards to Edge of the Empire , but right now I'm most interested to receive answers to the following questions from forum members who actually have the rulebook, and who have either read it thoroughly or - better yet - play-tested it.
My questions are:
1) How well does the game replicate the Star Wars universe in terms of feeling? Does it help you feel like you're in that galaxy far, far away, and if so, how well?
2) The rules: do they provide for fast, exciting action with minimal fuss, as advertised, or do they distract and hinder the game? Are they, in your opinions, a great means of bringing the Star Wars universe to life?
3) How limiting is character creation? Obviously there are only a few races/careers/specialisations available, but does it limit what you can create as a result, or is it easy to design the kind of character you want to play, using the rules as they are published?
4) In your opinion, how would the game translate onto a Play by Post medium? Given my profession, I'm hard-pressed to find the time to commit to a table-top game, but I've overcome this in the past by playing on forums or e-mail. Would this system be easy to use via these formats, or would I encounter problems (for example, I would have experienced some difficulty trying to run a Play-by-Post Star Wars SAGA game because of the need for miniatures and maps).
Thoughts?