A few things worth noting: Grenades replacing Explosives: Unlike the playtest document, I am working on at least three different grenades to flesh out this weapon group. Things like explosive charges do not require an attack roll, and so are best treated as equipment rather than weaponry. Improvised weapons: The weapon entry ‘buttstroke’ is simply to represent striking with the stock of the pistol or … Continue reading Allies & Adversaries: Stormtrooper Edition

Hi everyone, sorry for the late posting. Unfortunately this will also be my only update this week as I take care of some things but should be back to regularly scheduled programming next week. With six sessions over two months playtesting Age of Star Wars, I have received a lot of helpful feedback and come to some realizations. This week, I wanted to focus on classes; … Continue reading Playtest Report: Classes

All the previous ‘Age of Star Wars’ posts are now compiled in pdf format for you to download! It is all on the Content page! Otherwise, see the links below. Age of Star Wars – Beta Age of Star Wars Character Sheet Continue reading Age of Star Wars Beta Launch

This is start of what I hope becomes an ongoing series. I had a few guidelines in mind while making NPCS: 10-Point Buy: Distribute value across all the different abilities starting at 0, emphasizing what you want the NPC to focus on. Generally, this means one ability is at 3 or 4. 6 Foci: NPCs should not contend with the PCs in the combat department … Continue reading Allies and Adversaries

A lot has changed as playtesting has gone forward, namely the approach to species. At first, species contributed a special ability to a player character rather than ability increases and foci with standard Fantasy Age. This solved the problem of races feeling too similar, but with introducing a new ability (Force) and the limited opportunities for acquiring foci, it became apparent that the good folks … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Species Update

It is good to be back. There are a lot of unpainted corners left before this is ready to be compiled into pdf format. Although the work is slow, I am fairly confident it will be within the month. It is good to be back and look forward to putting in the work. Ace Pilot Requirements: You must have Dexterity 2 or higher and the … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Specializations

“The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider unnatural.” -Emperor Palpatine This power does not come without a cost. Unlike other Force Powers, those from the Dark Side have the potential to backfire upon the Force-user. When you roll a Force (Dark Side) ability test and the result does not reach the Target Number, you immediately suffer one of the … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Downside of the Dark Side

There could not be Star Wars without ships and likewise, combat between ships. This has been something I have been putting off for a while, mostly because I feel as though roleplaying games generally do not handle this concept nearly as well as tactical miniature games, like Fantasy Flight Game’s X-Wing or Armada. Both are excellent games and could be easily worked into Fantasy AGE … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Narrative Ship Combat