Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
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4 out of 5 rating for Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
Once again Fantasy Flight pull it out of the bag with a gorgeous book with superb production quality. There is a great attention to detail and the book is bursting with flavour and inspiration, probably more so than Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion.I'd give this title 4.5/5 is possible. I think the dice system can get tiresome after a while and I think there could be tighter rules for tactical combat but those are my only gripes with the system really. I love the career and specialisation systems and the range of options available to players and the GM.
Once again Fantasy Flight pull it out of the bag with a gorgeous book with superb production quality. There is a great attention to detail and the book is bursting with flavour and inspiration, probably more so than Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion.I'd give this title 4.5/5 is possible. I think the dice system can get tiresome after a while and I think there could be tighter rules for tactical combat but those are my only gripes with the system really. I love the career and specialisation systems and the range of options available to players and the GM.
5 out of 5 rating for Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
I just finished reading this third and final Core Rulebook for FFG's Star Wars RPG, and like its predecessors it didn't disappoint! If you've seen one or both or the previous books, you'll know what to expect, so I'll only address what's new: All of the careers are Force Sensitives, so each Force and Destiny character start with a Force Rating of 1. Every career features one specialization that focuses on Lightsaber combat and gets it as a career skill. What's really cool is that each career is tailor-made to fullfill one of the standard roles in a Star Wars party, and also focuses on one of the characteristics that serves as the basis for a particular Lightsaber combat style. So, there's e.g. the Sentinels who represent the Sneaky guys and use a Cunning-based fighting style that utilizes reflecting blaster shots back at their attackers, or the Mystics who excel as the Face of a group and use Presence for their somewhat ritualistic one-on-one dueling fighting style. There's six new Force Powers in the book for a total of 11. Two of them (Battle Meditation, Bind) are for more experienced characters and require a Force Rating of 2 or more, and one (Protect/Unleash) even a Force Rating of 3. Over all I was pleasantly surprised because I expected the 'Jedi' careers to be very much alike and didn't think I'd enjoy a setting where every PC is a Force User. But FFG wisely chose to keep the power-level of these new careers at the same level as the careers in the previous books. So, you're not really playing full-fledged Jedi Knights here. Instead the characters are just (more or less) subtly influenced by the Force which helps them to excel in their chosen profession, sometimes even without realizing that they're using the Force! There's also a bunch of new weapons and equipment, most notably everything surrounding lightsabers. The theme of a Force and Destiny campaign very much resembles a typical fantasy setting: Trying to track down Jedi lore and artifacts in forgotten temples while evading the Empire's inquisitors. I dig that! I'm not convinced that the Morality system will work well, though, and it's kind of a pity you're not supposed to start the game with a lightsaber (although there's a 'Jedi Knight' option presented to allow just that - basically starting with slightly more powerful characters who get to expend an additional 150xp). Anyway, with three Core Rulebooks at my disposal I feel that I'm finally all set up for one (or several) long-lasting campaigns exploring the Star Wars universe in all its aspects. Very much recommended!
I just finished reading this third and final Core Rulebook for FFG's Star Wars RPG, and like its predecessors it didn't disappoint! If you've seen one or both or the previous books, you'll know what to expect, so I'll only address what's new: All of the careers are Force Sensitives, so each Force and Destiny character start with a Force Rating of 1. Every career features one specialization that focuses on Lightsaber combat and gets it as a career skill. What's really cool is that each career is tailor-made to fullfill one of the standard roles in a Star Wars party, and also focuses on one of the characteristics that serves as the basis for a particular Lightsaber combat style. So, there's e.g. the Sentinels who represent the Sneaky guys and use a Cunning-based fighting style that utilizes reflecting blaster shots back at their attackers, or the Mystics who excel as the Face of a group and use Presence for their somewhat ritualistic one-on-one dueling fighting style. There's six new Force Powers in the book for a total of 11. Two of them (Battle Meditation, Bind) are for more experienced characters and require a Force Rating of 2 or more, and one (Protect/Unleash) even a Force Rating of 3. Over all I was pleasantly surprised because I expected the 'Jedi' careers to be very much alike and didn't think I'd enjoy a setting where every PC is a Force User. But FFG wisely chose to keep the power-level of these new careers at the same level as the careers in the previous books. So, you're not really playing full-fledged Jedi Knights here. Instead the characters are just (more or less) subtly influenced by the Force which helps them to excel in their chosen profession, sometimes even without realizing that they're using the Force! There's also a bunch of new weapons and equipment, most notably everything surrounding lightsabers. The theme of a Force and Destiny campaign very much resembles a typical fantasy setting: Trying to track down Jedi lore and artifacts in forgotten temples while evading the Empire's inquisitors. I dig that! I'm not convinced that the Morality system will work well, though, and it's kind of a pity you're not supposed to start the game with a lightsaber (although there's a 'Jedi Knight' option presented to allow just that - basically starting with slightly more powerful characters who get to expend an additional 150xp). Anyway, with three Core Rulebooks at my disposal I feel that I'm finally all set up for one (or several) long-lasting campaigns exploring the Star Wars universe in all its aspects. Very much recommended!
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5 out of 5 rating for Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
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Link to full review:
http://reddicediaries.com/rpg-review/rpg-review-force-and-destiny-rpg-by-fantasy-flight-games/
4 out of 5 rating for Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook
Solid game and enjoyable. The book shares about 60% of its content with Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion core books. Similar to these EotE and AoR, if you like rpgs where you can rise your character to high levels of power and you like Star Wars, this is a game for you.
Be aware though that this game system does not support nicely a "large" number of players. 3-4 is fine, 5+ starts to become a problem. The main reason for this is the dice system, which can become tiring and cumbersome when you have many dice rolls and the characters become proficient.
Solid game and enjoyable. The book shares about 60% of its content with Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion core books. Similar to these EotE and AoR, if you like rpgs where you can rise your character to high levels of power and you like Star Wars, this is a game for you.
Be aware though that this game system does not support nicely a "large" number of players. 3-4 is fine, 5+ starts to become a problem. The main reason for this is the dice system, which can become tiring and cumbersome when you have many dice rolls and the characters become proficient.
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