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How many dice go into Blaster is a dynamic situation between GM and players surely?

If GM always ambushes the players with fight scenes then should be no surprise that they allocate most attribute ...

The pregens I made for the first PenDragon game which I ever wrote ended up being particularly silly (mainly as I wrote them up first and never quite got around to changing the names, only noticing as ...

This IS Star Wars.

So the treacherous PCs should have the chance to come good.

Just because they start the film er campaign as treacherous curs that does not mean that they have to be baddies wh ...

I'm more than happy with giving PCs 1/2 list price for blackmarket goods as a base price. It makes sense to me. AND I am equally happy with black marketeers charging PCs way over list price.

Howeve ...

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Star Wars('New Hope') and Empire Strikes Back are canon ONLY
And what I remember of the trailer to 'Revenge of the Jedi' (anyone else remember that? It looked fantastically dark and Return of t ...

Uncharacteristically (and only briefly) rising above the temptation to throw in an ill judged joke.

I think that Cheshire is to be congratulated and thanked on creating a resource bereft of houseru ...

Nope STRength makes sense. Cleaning professionally is pure hard graft. Climbing requires technical knowledge and skill but we happily lump it in strength to reflect the requirement to have good body c ...

As a kid I genuinely thought that there were five Star Wars films (this is back at the time when there were only three).

Becuase I had quite vivid dreams of another two.

One (because vivid does ...

Linking Brawl to STR has the same drawback (to my mind) as XD&D using STR as a base for hitting in close combat. I cannot see how being stronger makes you more likely to hit someone.

So I certa ...

To me, boxing is a form of martial art.

On that I'd agree.

I worry* about lots of fiddly MA styles and trying to allocate the 'right' special moves and then trying to balance them.

a) Coz ...

Interesting. You should play test that and let us know how it works out.

Been running like that for about 3 years! When I said 'inspired by' I meant that as 'inspired to post by'

Yarrrr
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Inspired by a question in the official rules section.

For semi-automatic weapons (i.e. Blasters and Slugthrowers) I use RAW.
1 shot per round at full skill. Each additional imposes a cumulative -1 ...

I think that Shnar must be correct. Additional evidence is that when shot the Stormtroopers were knocked back flat on their bottoms. Had they been hit by lasers then they would just have been vapouris ...

There was ONE way in which 1st Jedi had it easier.

Any character with a Force Skill could use ALL of the powers associated with it (although if a power required 2 or even 3 then the character would ...

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Topic: Blasters.. Does anyone not max out this skill?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 25 Views: 21627	Forum: Characters, Droids, and Species Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:33 pm Subject: Blasters.. Does anyone not max out this skill?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 25 Views: 21627	How many dice go into Blaster is a dynamic situation between GM and players surely? If GM always ambushes the players with fight scenes then should be no surprise that they allocate most attribute ...
Topic: LAME Star Wars names
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 81 Views: 83699	Forum: Characters, Droids, and Species Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:37 am Subject: LAME Star Wars names
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 81 Views: 83699	The pregens I made for the first PenDragon game which I ever wrote ended up being particularly silly (mainly as I wrote them up first and never quite got around to changing the names, only noticing as ...
Topic: Treacherous PC Advice Needed
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 9 Views: 8207	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:16 am Subject: Treacherous PC Advice Needed
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 9 Views: 8207	This IS Star Wars. So the treacherous PCs should have the chance to come good. Just because they start the film er campaign as treacherous curs that does not mean that they have to be baddies wh ...
Topic: Monty Hall or Out for Blood?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 14 Views: 8983	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:12 am Subject: Monty Hall or Out for Blood?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 14 Views: 8983	I'm more than happy with giving PCs 1/2 list price for blackmarket goods as a base price. It makes sense to me. AND I am equally happy with black marketeers charging PCs way over list price. Howeve ...
Topic: What's your Star Wars Universe?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 288 Views: 227914	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:00 am Subject: What's your Star Wars Universe?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 288 Views: 227914	3. Star Wars('New Hope') and Empire Strikes Back are canon ONLY And what I remember of the trailer to 'Revenge of the Jedi' (anyone else remember that? It looked fantastically dark and Return of t ...
Topic: Complete Skills List
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 12703	Forum: Official Rules Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:57 am Subject: Complete Skills List
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 12703	Uncharacteristically (and only briefly) rising above the temptation to throw in an ill judged joke. I think that Cheshire is to be congratulated and thanked on creating a resource bereft of houseru ...
Topic: Complete Skills List
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 12703	Forum: Official Rules Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:24 am Subject: Complete Skills List
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 12703	Nope STRength makes sense. Cleaning professionally is pure hard graft. Climbing requires technical knowledge and skill but we happily lump it in strength to reflect the requirement to have good body c ...
Topic: Characters from the Films
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 40 Views: 37935	Forum: Adventures and Campaigns Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:33 am Subject: Characters from the Films
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 40 Views: 37935	As a kid I genuinely thought that there were five Star Wars films (this is back at the time when there were only three). Becuase I had quite vivid dreams of another two. One (because vivid does ...
Topic: Brawling and Melee
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 29 Views: 22666	Forum: House Rules Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:22 am Subject: Brawling and Melee
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 29 Views: 22666	Linking Brawl to STR has the same drawback (to my mind) as XD&D using STR as a base for hitting in close combat. I cannot see how being stronger makes you more likely to hit someone. So I certa ...
Topic: Brawling: Martial Arts?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 31 Views: 22518	Forum: Official Rules Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:44 pm Subject: Brawling: Martial Arts?
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 31 Views: 22518	To me, boxing is a form of martial art. On that I'd agree. I worry* about lots of fiddly MA styles and trying to allocate the 'right' special moves and then trying to balance them. a) Coz ...
Topic: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 17167	Forum: House Rules Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:50 pm Subject: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 17167	Interesting. You should play test that and let us know how it works out. Been running like that for about 3 years! When I said 'inspired by' I meant that as 'inspired to post by' Yarrrr ...
Topic: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 17167	Forum: House Rules Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:38 am Subject: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 16 Views: 17167	Inspired by a question in the official rules section. For semi-automatic weapons (i.e. Blasters and Slugthrowers) I use RAW. 1 shot per round at full skill. Each additional imposes a cumulative -1 ...
Topic: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 22 Views: 18068	Forum: Official Rules Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:32 am Subject: Rate of Fire
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 22 Views: 18068	I think that Shnar must be correct. Additional evidence is that when shot the Stormtroopers were knocked back flat on their bottoms. Had they been hit by lasers then they would just have been vapouris ...
Topic: 1st ED Force Powers
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 2 Views: 4424	Forum: Official Rules Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:30 am Subject: 1st ED Force Powers
Dread Pirate Al Replies: 2 Views: 4424	There was ONE way in which 1st Jedi had it easier. Any character with a Force Skill could use ALL of the powers associated with it (although if a power required 2 or even 3 then the character would ...