And we're back. I've been working through a series of deadlines at my day job lately, and last week the schedule combined with wear and tear to the point that a post just wasn't going to happen. Things are a bit lighter this week, but I'll still need to keep this short. Fortunately, there are several recent subjects of which I have something, but not a lot, to say.
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Star Wars Wednesday - Target Acquired
With the holidays, and New Years Eve falling on Wednesday, I didn't get around to a last grab bag post of the year this time. I am trying to kick off 2015 on schedule, though. We'll see how long that lasts. 2014 was a great year for Star Wars, and 2015 appears to be even better. It got off to a great start with the return of Star Wars Rebels, and one of the best episodes yet. Even better, it opens up some new ideas for the RPG. Spoiler warning for the episode on this one - but I'm putting those observations at the very end of this entry with a wide gap in between so those that don't want to see it can read the rest of the post. Things like a few comments on Stay on Target. Happy New Year!
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - The Force Awakens...Some Announcements
You would think that the week new Star Wars The Force Awakens teaser released that it would be enough material for one or more weeks of posts. While true, it is also a fact that Star Wars RPG announcements and previews also appeared abruptly after the holiday. Not at all coincidentally around the time people got back to work, I'm sure. On top of this, Rebels also finished off its mid-season episode.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - KCGF 2014
Sorry about yet another short hiatus. Travel, deadlines, cons, work...more or less the usual culprits. Last week was KC Game Fair, which I while I did get out some news about what I'd be running, I didn't get it posted here. Unlike past years, I had very little to do with convention planning this time, but I did sign up to run games almost every slot. Just one of those years I didn't want to leave anything out.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Gaming Accessories
I've been on something of a gaming accessories kick lately. Not exactly sure why, but I think it's due to a combination of various Kickstarters, new games being released, and the fun of improving the tactile experience in tabletop gaming. Most of them are just cool and/or fun to have around.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Hutts and Rebels
This week is one of those times when one of my upcoming RPG products is announced on the heels of a release. You'd think this wouldn't happen all that often, but even back when I was writing for the Wizards of the Coast Star Wars website, product and article releases seemed to come in clusters. No news to report for weeks, then everything at once.
Read MoreStar Wars EotE Lords of Nal Hutta Announced
Today, Fantasy Flight Games announced Star Wars Edge of the Empire Lords of Nal Hutta, a sourcebook for Hutt Space. I'm one of the writers, and I had a great time writing a lot about a lot of Hutts. Interestingly, there really hasn't been an RPG book dedicated to Hutt Space before, so anyone running or playing in a Hutt-centric campaign should find it especially useful. And fun.
Star Wars Wednesday - SDCC Everywhere
As expected, San Diego ComicCon had a lot of Star Wars announcements. Perhaps less expected on my part was the overall number of Star Wars related panels and the detail coming out of some of them. It seemed to be a never ending stream of news and material on my Twitter feed, and not just because I follow several Star Wars related accounts. This week also brought on new previews from FFG for the RPGs and X-Wing.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - We're All Fine Here. How Are You?
Sooooo.....that was painful, but things are running more smoothly on the computer front. Me personally? Not so much, but I'm recovering too from this summertime cold thing that's been going on all week. So, I'll just sort of ease back into this Star Wars blog thing...Star Wars Wednesday - Set Up
Saturday is close to Wednesday, right? Well, anyway, it's been that kind of week. Lots of exciting announcements for not only Star Wars, but also Dungeons and Dragons, both of which I have a great interest in for obvious reasons. I doubt anyone seeing this by now hasn't already seen some of the announcements, but I'll throw a few thoughts in there as well.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Far Horizons
Switching things up a bit this week, with the FFG announcement and, of course, George Lucas' birthday today...
Read MoreStar Wars EotE: Far Horizons Announced
Today, Fantasy Flight Games announced Star Wars Edge of the Empire Far Horizons, A Sourcebook for Colonists, to be released Q3 2014. I'm one of the authors. That is about all I can say for the moment, but there are some details in the announcement.
Star Wars Wednesday - Unlearn what you have learned
Lucasfilm finally broke the news about the Expanded Universe going forward this wee....EPISODE 7 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT!
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Still Here
So, a couple of weeks slipped by without posts. Guess I'll just ease back into it, then...
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Clone Wars & More
Since The Clone Wars Lost Missions came out over the weekend, here are a few comments and notes on things along the way. No spoilers, though. And a few other items that got pushed aside in the past few weeks for more important posts.
Read MoreEdge of the Empire: Dangerous Covenants Released!
Yesterday, Fantasy Flight Games announced that Edge of the Empire: Dangerous Covenants is now in stores. I'll have more to say about it later on, but here are a few notes.
This is the Hired Gun Career sourcebook, but it is useful for mercenary campaigns in general. It has new species, Specializtions, Obligations, Motivations, equipment, vehicles, campaign advice and suggestions.
Go get it!
Star Wars Wednesday - More and More Rebels
If you are a Star Wars fan and have been anywhere near a computer, let alone twitter or other social media, you already know this has been a week of Rebels reveals. Between the New York Toy Fair toy reveals and the scattered Rebel character reveals (still ongoing), it sometimes seems like the Rebels are literally showing up from all directions.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - GoldenGeek Award Nominations
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Depending how you look at it, today's post is either really late from last week, or a bit early for this week. We'll see if I post anything tomorrow.
Very early today, Boardgamegeek.com / RPGgeek.com / Videogamegeek.com announced the nominations for their 2013 Golden Geek Awards. Star Wars in its various game forms received a large number of nominations, including two of my products, Beyond the Rim for RPG Best Supplement and Star Wars: Edge of the Empire for RPG Game of the Year. Some categories feature more than one Star Wars game. Congratulations to FFG and their freelancers! A lot of great RPGs and board games came out last year, so there's a lot of competition.
Voting is now open (update: login and BBG Supporter membership required).
Here is the complete Star Wars nomination list:
Star Wars Wednesday - Old and New RPG Sources
Game masters are (or should) always be on the lookout for inspiration for new material, or, rather more often, using ideas directly from other stories, movies, and more. For players, their characters may not-so-subtly replicate a favorite hero. Inspiration has to come from somewhere, so this week, there are a few suggestions.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Games and Sketches
A little late this week...it's just been that kind of busy week. Anyway, I was going to post a lot of this last week, but didn't because of the comics and story time news. So, today it's an array of gaming and drawing, with a bit of other random commentary.
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