Ok, so I seem to have a moment between a string of work deadlines, a writing project, and the ALDS to sneak in an update. Last week week's post was so consumed by something in that list of events, I didn't realize it til Thursday. This week, Rebels season 2 premieres...on Wednesday, actually.
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Star Wars Wednesday - Force Fri...is that X-Wing?
So, last week's Force Friday was a pretty spectacular event in some realms. I had friends that I never expected to go to a midnight opening at a store for Force Friday tell me they went and stood in line outside of a local Target (only to discover there was actual queuing space inside). I saw part of the unboxing live stream (see last week's post). I split my efforts between Amazon and a local Barnes and Noble, which turned out to be unexpectedly a good thing, but not for the reasons I thought. And, there's been a lot of talk about the new stories. No spoilers here, btw.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Keeping the Peace Announced
Today, Fantasy Flight Games announced Keeping the Peace, a Guardian sourcebook for Star Wars Force and Destiny RPG. I'm one of the writers.Star Wars Wednesday - Destiny Begins
The first product of the (non-beta) Star Wars Force and Destiny RPG hit stores this week, in the form of the Beginner Game.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Surprising Uprisings
This was a week of surprise announcements and revelations: a new game, a lost novel, and a found script fueling a weird "debate."
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Up for Discussion
With the frantic pace of Star Wars news the past few weeks, it's probably about time things slowed down a bit. There is a lot up for discussion now, and probably time to revisit where game fans can join in.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Celebration Anaheim 2015, Part 2
Star Wars Celebration. Too much to be confined to one day, and too much to be confined to one blog post. Star Wars Wednesday - Celebration Anaheim 2015, Part 1
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim was fantastic. It certainly had a seemingly never-ending stream of announcements and news, starting off with a bang with the new Star Wars Episode VII trailer. It's as big or a bigger hit around the world as it was at the show. But, Celebration had far more than that. For starters, it sold out 4 day tickets, Saturday, and Sunday tickets. Star Wars Wednesday - Riding the Waves
Another week another...two deadlines. Let's just say I've been staring a few Revit* models for most of the last week, and I've seen a few too many moon rises at the office. Could be worse...it wasn't sun rises. With a few other things happening lately, I'll be glad to spend a few days at Star Wars Celebration next week.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Another Week, Another Title
Picking up where I left off last week, I'm pushing ahead with Star Wars RPG character creation for the upcoming conventions. Plus a few other random bits of news.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Hello, What Have We Here?
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.
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 - Series and Series
And....I'm back. Baseball fans already figured out what happened the past two weeks - the Royals made the World Series. With games each of the past two Wednesdays, and all the ones in between, and several days of travel, and not quite enough writing, something had to give, and it was updating the blog. Sure, I could have tried to put something together last week after the final game...but really, who wants to read whatever it would have been after the final loss, with the tying run stranded at third?
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 - GenCon 2014
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Last week was GenCon 2014. As usual, I didn't have time to post, or even the time to prepare a post beforehand. It was a fantastic convention, and record setting at 56,614 attendees, up from last year's 49,000 or so. The dealer hall was even bigger than past years, and I had the least amount of time to see it this year. I had few things going on, and a few things were announced...
Read MoreStar 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 - 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 - Rebels and Wondercon Rebels
Another week, and more Star Wars revelations. No, not the latest rumors about breakfasts or filiming or nebulous canon statements and other stuff, but actual reveals from the upcoming Rebels show. Plus Fantasy Flight Games releases more about the huge Rebel ships coming later this year for X-Wing.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Busy Times
A rare miss last week followed by basically another one this week. I'll try to get back on track next week. In the meantime...
Read MoreStar 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.
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