Index to Optional Rules in Supplements

Red 331 · Last edited by Red 331 on Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:04 pm; edited 1 time in total

Has anyone ever compiled an index, or sourcebook, with the optional rules that are scattered throughout the various supplements (quick draw in the Corporate Sector Sourcebook, maneuvers in the Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, etc.)?

Tupteq · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:18 am Post subject:

Never heard of any. But you can create it, I'm sure that Rancor Pit community will help you Wink

Matthias777 · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

I'd be up for helping if you need any rules from books you can't get your hands on; I have most of them I think.

Tupteq · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:04 am Post subject:

Ankhanu · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:03 am Post subject:

I've actually thought about doing this for my own reference. If I have time, I'll work on it.

Gry Sarth · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

That's a good idea. There are jewels hidden in some of the books.

- Ship's Energy Management from Far Orbit Project.
- Zero-G effects. Don't know if it's Far Orbit or DarkStryder...
- Starfighter Maneuvers from Rebel Alliance Sourcebook.
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Matthias777 · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:17 am Post subject:

vong · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:57 am Post subject:

Even include all the custom rules that the people here on the pit have created and agreed on. that would be wicked
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cheshire · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject:

Let's not forget those nuggets of wonderful skill rules that WEG has distributed throughout their books. Lightsaber Repair, Droid Engineering, Starfighter Engineering, and all sorts of things are located all over the place.

Yeah, I'd help.

Gry Sarth · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject:

SpecForces has a bunch of those, I think. Martial Arts, Climbing and Communications Difficulties, Contaminated Water, Encumberance, Equipment Maintenance, Optional Combat Rules
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Red 331 · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject:

I would be willing to help as well. I like the format found in Gry Sarth's sourcebooks, and I think it would be good to limit this to official WEG material. Perhaps someone would be willing to do a separate "House Rules" supplement as well, but that could be much more extensive an effort.

What are the copyright restrictions for something like this? Even if it was just an index, with the name and page of the supplement, along with a short description, that would still be very helpful.

ifurin · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 208

how exactly do you want us to help you? write up the rules and send them to you via post? pm? or mail? what would be easer for you?

Red 331 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

I originally posted this question to see if there had already been something compiled along these lines. I'm afraid I won't be able to lead an effort to put something like this together (into a pdf for example), but I would be willing to help if I can.

Perhaps this could be done by simply using this thread to post optional rules for each of the WEG supplements. Then, if somebody wants to take this information and compile it more thoroughly, they could do so using the information developed and posted here over time.

Here's an example of what I'm thinking. Say I'd taken the time to look through the entire Rebel Alliance Sourcebook for optional rules (I haven't yet, but this is just an example). I could then post the following within this thread:

Supplement Reviewed: Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (2nd Ed)

Optional Rule #1: Starship Maneuvers (pgs. 78-82)
Description: These rules contain game modifiers to use in 2nd Ed. starfighter combat. Attackers and defenders roll opposed piloting skill rolls, along with maneuverability, and then add or subtract the modifiers to determine the success of certain maneuvers. The seven particular maneuvers described include The Break, The Scissors, Jinking, The Reverse Throttle Hop, The Tallon Roll, The Trap, and The Under Split. Modifiers and a description of the results are included within this maneuvers section.

Optional Rule #2: Etc. Etc.

If someone catches an error, or sees an additional rule that could be posted, they could just add it to the thread.

Maybe this is a good way to get the effort started, allow anybody and everybody to contribute, and lay the groundwork for a more thorough effort if someone gets ambitious later on.

Matthias777 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject:

Sounds good to me. After a rule or set of rules is submitted, do you think you could copy and paste them into your initial post? That way everything's right there in the first post, and would be a lot more convenient for readers. Might make it sticky-worthy, even.

Red 331 · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject:

I could probably paste new submissions in my first post, but I wonder if it would get too long. Is there a way to keep a Word document somewhere online that we could drop text in every now and then, and then just keep a link to it on the first post? I'm afraid I'm not very tech savy.

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