With the holidays and the first playtest behind, it is time for an update. This raises the level cap to 10, adds three new classes, and does a bit of housekeeping. My hope is to clean up my source doc and get a decent playtest document so that others can give it a shot. CLASSES Comments on the Adept: Admittedly, I was very reluctant to add … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Classes and Talents

Here are the rest of the Force Powers I have been working on since the last post on the subject. Before getting into it, I realized that some things needed to be defined. Ranges: I completely neglected this last time, but Short Range (S) is up to 8 spaces or 12 meters (approx. 40 feet). Medium Range (M) is up to 12 spaces or 18 meters (or approx. 60 feet). Long … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Power of the Force

Still working out the details on these, but essentially, Force Powers work like weapon groups. You can use any of them but being trained in them allows you to use them without penalty. Like spells, they are based on an ability test with different foci. This ability will be Force, representing a character’s affinity for the Force but whose effect is based on either Willpower … Continue reading Age of Star Wars: Force Powers Preview

So I saw the new Star Wars movie this weekend and it inspired the group of friends and I who saw it to maybe sit down at the table with a RPG. There was a really great adaptation of it using the AGE System by Enrique Bertran and have begun working on an update to be more in-line with Fantasy AGE. The intended place in the timeline … Continue reading Age of Star Wars