What is Reddit's opinion of Star Wars Edge of the Empire Beginner Game | Roleplaying Game | Strategy Game For Adults and Kids | Ages 10 and up | 3-5 Players | Average Playtime 1 Hour | Made by Fantasy Flight Games?

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I was able to buy a beginner set for Edge of the Empire. It's meant to show players/GMs the basic game mechanics and comes with a starting adventure. I have no experience at all with ttrpg's so it was very helpful for me. There are also a couple podcasts that I listen to where they just play the Edge of the Empire; it's really helpful hearing how the game mechanics work and very entertaining. Each podcasts has it's charms but they do at times have explicit language if that's something you want to be aware of. The first one goes by "campaign: skyjacks" they started with star wars then switched to some other RPG after awhile. The other two that I listen to are "cosmonaut tabletop" and "tabletop squadron". I think they are all good at showing game mechanics and variable play/narrative styles. I hope this helps and I hope you and your son have a fun time

1. Edge of the Empire takes place after the Battle of Yavin but before the events of Empire Strikes Back.

2. If you are a first timer, I would definitely direct you to the beginners games. They do a great job of introducing the game and general RPG ideas.

3. Same answer as 2.

As others have mentioned, the current Star Wars games are great, and Edge of the Empire focuses on the setting you're looking for. The best way to see if you like it is to pick up the beginner game. It teaches you how to run and play the game as you go, and it comes with a set of the custom dice needed to play the game.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616615931/

Could you describe your experience level? Are you brand new to rpg's? Have you played any before? If you have, what aspects did you like about those games? SWRPG is a roleplaying game (like DnD), but in the same way movies in the same genre do things differently, Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars does things differently from DnD.

Regardless, the best place to start is the Beginner's Box. It comes with everything you need to start: components, dice, a map, and a guide for helping you get started. It makes no prior assumptions and walks you through the world of roleplaying games, starting from What is Roleplaying Games to tips for continuing on a potential campaign. The beginner's box (and the game, for that matter) is written to make it as approachable as possible. I have introduced many people of different ages/backgrounds into the game who have never played roleplaying games. I know someone who taught the game to their children with great success, so although it seems intimidating, you just need to break things down into small steps, and the Beginner's Box helps out with this.

If you try that out and love it, you can pick up one of the core books for the system. The system has three main flavors: Edge of the Empire, Force and Destiny, and Age of Rebellion. All three are the exact same game and can be interchanged, but each flavor caters to a different kind of theme within the universe. Edge of the Empire focuses on the average folk and the criminal underbelly. Think Han Solo, Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, etc. Force and Destiny is all about Jedi-themed adventures (although all three books have rules for making Jedi characters, FaD focuses especially on Jedi). Age and Rebellion focuses on the military conflicts, covering all sizes from small commando teams to planet-sized galactic combat.

Also, if you like Star Wars, I highly recommend the most recent Star Wars RPG. It also uses abstracted range bands, and its dice system is incredible. Rather than a simple pass/fail result, you can also get further benefits or complications. I recommend checking out the beginner game for Edge of the Empire.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616615931/

>i don’t have a lot of personal experience dming so creating my own campaign isn’t really in the cards

If you like Star Wars at all check out the starter kits by Fantasy Flight. They are the most beginner friendly starter sets I've used for both players and game masters. They really hold your hand through the process of running the game as long as you read it through at least once before playing. I highly recommend Edge of the Empire as the best one, but Age of Rebellion, and Force and Destiny are fun as well.

But, like, are you playing an actual Star War story? Or do you want to have Stormtroopers invading a fantasy city and being around dragons and mind flayers and stuff?

To try to re-design 5th edition D&D to run an actual Star Wars game would take a LOT of work. You're really better off checking out the FFG game.

They've got a Beginner Box which is pretty affordable:

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Beginner/dp/1616615931

NO matter which one you choose, buy the beginner box. It will give you a pre-made adventure and characters designed to teach how the system works. It will also only cost you about $20 and there are free follow up adventures online at the fantasy flight games website.

As for which one. Edge of the Empire is about smugglers and bounty hunters in the outer rim. It is the most like a traditional RPG (which you have no experience with) or like a show like Firefly. For Star Wars it's all about the Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Boba Fett part of the movies.

Force and Destiny is all about being force sensitive. You're not Jedi, but you have the potential to be jedi. I wouldn't recommend it unless everyone wants to be force sensitive. It's easier to sneak a force sensitive into Edge after the beginner game than to run Force and Destiny and try to get people without force powers into things.

As for how RPGs work, the beginner games will teach you that. You can get an idea of how it looks (in a high level game with a strong GM and players, but the basic idea) by watching Critical Role (search for Critical Role Episode 1 on Youtube.) This is a bunch of professional voice actors playing Dungeons and Dragons, but it will show you about how an RPG works.

All that said, it's a very fun hobby and I hope you guys have a great time trying it out. Let me know if you have any other questions.

• Link to Edge of the Empire beginner game on Amazon.
• Link to Force and Destiny beginner game on Amazon.
• Official Edge of the Empire Beginner Game support page
• Office Force and Destiny Beginner Game support page

If you liked The Mandalorian and are interested in exploring the more gritty side of the galaxy, by all means grab the "Beginner Game" for Edge of the Empire (EotE) and start there. My first RPG was the WEG Star Wars and while I love it a lot, I think there's a lot to love about Edge of the Empire. The Beginner's Box is inexpensive and will give you a good idea of whether the system is for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Beginner/dp/1616615931

There are two complimentary games to EotE. You don't need all three, as they are each standalone. Each also comes with an affordable Beginner Game, too.

• Age of Rebellion tells stories of Rebels vs the Empire.
• Force & Destiny tells stories about the Jedi, but set after Order 66, so it's not as OTT as during the Old Republic. Perfect for a Fallen Order vibe, though.

Amazon says they're getting some in stock on April 30th...

Hmm, the "can't have magic" rules out a lot of the starter sets that are very accessible. I'm assuming you would count the Force from Star Wars as magic? If not the Star Wars starter sets are fantastic for both new players and DMs - Edge of the Empire being my favorite.

The Alien RPG starter set is very good. It is based off the movie franchise. Similarly, Mothership is another space horror game AND free. The Haunting of Ypsilon 14 is a good and cheap starting adventure to run.

I haven't played any of the 2d20 games but I'm told Star Trek really captures the spirit of the series and has a free quickstart guide.

A more off the wall suggestion - Bunnies and Burrows is a game where you play normal rabbits. There's a light version that's only $.75 right now. If you like that their is a full game that's more expensive but has a lot more content.

Here is an Amazon link to the beginner box I bought. Has everything you need for 4 players to do a quick first game.

The Fantasy Flight Star Wars starter kits are superb at teaching the game for both GMs and players. Edge of the Empire is pretty much universally accepted as the best.

A Most Potent Brew is a one shot adventure for 5e D&D that is the best intro adventure I've found to teach people D&D and can be wrapped up in 2 or 3 hours. I've ran it multiple times.

Winter's Daughter is my all time favorite pre-made adventure that I've ran. It has an OSR and a 5e version. It's the fairy-tale-esque. It's weird, but not at an off putting level. It's got puzzles, traps, and secrets. It's got combat, but I think it can all be optional. It's got an interesting story that can be a one shot or used as the basis for a campaign. It's from Necrotic Gnome so you know it's a well organized book.

 

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The Star Wars beginner kits from Fantasy Flight are the best beginner friendly starter kits for both GM and players I've seen. Some of the stories are very railroaded but they do it to teach the mechanics of the game. I've played three of the kits so far and rate them in this order 1) Edge of the Empire (almost universally picked as the best), 2) Age of Rebellion, 3) Force and Destiny. There's also a Force Awakens one that I have no experience with but is available on Amazon unlike two of the other ones.

• The Star Wars starter sets are great. I recommend Edge of the Empire. It really holds the GMs hand and each scene is designed to teach everyone at the table the rules.
• If you want something free the Call of Cthulhu quickstart is available and the scenario takes about 4 hours. Some of it may take a second read through to understand the rules for the GM (combat is quite a bit different than D&D for example), but is easy enough on the player's end.
• Goblin Punks is a free one page RPG that's a blast.

In one of the replies you posted

> Thank you I will try to find the D&D Red Box as obviously Dungeons and Dragons is one of the most known ones so that way it will be easier to convince my friends to try it out

...so it sounds like you're really wanting to run a game and get completely new gamers to play in it instead of play in a game, like I thought your initial question was.

So with that in mind, I strongly recommend getting a good hook that everyone else can latch on to first: Do your friends like Star Wars? Then the Edge of the Empire beginner's box is where you want to start. "Let's play Star Wars." Cool, they say. The EotE box has character sheets (easy to hand out), colorful maps (fun to look at), dice (fun to handle), and an adventure that teaches the basic rules of the game in stages (easy to learn). If you like Star Wars, get this.

Actually, here, let me save you some money: Download <em>Under a Black Sun</em> Free RPG Day Adventure -- it's like the box, but no map or dice. It teaches the basic basics of the game while letting your players do awesome things.