Weeks ago, I received a couple of messages from brand-new gamemaster's looking for advice on how to create a Star Wars RPG adventure. Not all the nuts and bolts of detailed encounter and adventure design, but something more basic than that. In essence, they were asking how to begin creating the story itself. Obviously, this is a subject far beyond a single blog post, and entire books discuss story creation. In fact, I’ve started this post several times, setting it aside to try a different approach and simpler explanation.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - More Behind the Scenes
A short entry this week, following on with the behind the scenes ideas from earlier on.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Star Wars Studded Week
I knew this past week would have some news about upcoming Star Wars stories and releases, but I didn't anticipate how much: RPG, new and old TV series, interviews, sneak peeks and a Blu-Ray release. Some are related. First, though, here's the latest on the RPG...
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Dangerous Stats
I knew I was doomed to be late this week once I tweeted out that I knew what the topic would be. Well, one of the topics, as it turns out. Waiting a day has turned out to work in my favor, with a new product announcement hitting the Fantasy Flight Games site today. Of course, it wasn't the original topic...
Read MoreLady Sabre Kickstarter Reward Preview
Another sneak peak for the Lady Sabre Kickstarter rewards is now up on the Lady Sabre site (and on the KS page, for backers). Among the items are one of the HMS Pegasus deckplans I drew. There is also some concept character art from Rick Burchett and an example of the Pocket Guide designed by Eric Trautmann.
Star Wars Wednesday - Looking Behind the Scenes
Become a big enough fan of something - book, movie, TV series and so on - and eventually, you'll want to know more about how it came to be. Behind the scenes stories become a form of entertainment all their own, both part of and separate from the actual thing they produce. With a big enough property, like Star Wars, behind the scenes info from original or secondary sources becomes extremely useful and even vital to those working on various stories and products.
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