SWEotE. So, who's got it?

[Morrus]

It's out today. Anyone got it? And, more importantly, what's it like?

 

[MerricB]

For some reason I've got the GM Kit (including the screen) but the actual RPG hasn't come in.

The screen itself is a marvel of unreadability. I'm intending to review it in the near future, just to warn people about it!

 

[MerricB]

My friends have been playing the beta version (and are moderately fond of it). I haven't had much of a chance to look at the game yet. Too many other games taking my attention!

 

[NMC]

I have a copy. I live in Minneapolis, so I popped over to the FFG Event Center for the release event.

Here are a few thoughts and reactions. First, this book doubles the number of pages from the beta version. The chapters are:

1. Playing the Game (6)
2. Character Creation (32)
3. Skills (100)
4. Talents (126)
5. Gear and Equipment (146)
6. Conflict and Combat (196)
7. Starships and Vehicles (222)
8. The Force (272)
9. The Game Master (286)
10. The Galaxy (324)
11. Law and Society (364)
12. Adversaries (388)
13. Trouble Brewing (Adventure--416)

It's a hefty book, in full color, really pretty and with a user-friendly layout. I was happy to see Chapters 10 and 11, providing good background information about the setting.

-Nate

 

[Venthrac]

I'm especially curious to know what, if anything, has changed from the final beta update.

 

[Bagpuss]

So is the The Force actually dealt with so characters can have powers?

 

[NMC]

There's a short chapter (about fifteen pages) dealing with the Force; it looks pretty much like what was in the beta book, with the Force Sensitive Exile talent tree, and trees for the Sense, Influence and Move powers.

-Nate

 

[Bagpuss]

Hopefully I'll pick up my copy tomorrow, or Friday.

 

[FreeXenon]

Oooh! Tell us more please, you lucky duck!
Has anything with the races changed from the final update?

 

[Super Pony]

I hate to jump on the "tell me more tell me more" wagon [MENTION=2790]NMC[/MENTION], but have they updated any of the vehicle & personal scale interactions at all? During the Beta it was nigh impossible for a character to dent a speeder bike without a lightsaber or a thermal detonator because the damage reduction essentially went personal scale -> starship scale and all the intermediate planetary vehicles got a serious boost in beefiness as a result. There were some other bits that I am hoping they addressed but all of them are well within the realm of houserules for me.

Super stoked to get my scummy little mits on this game and all those goofy funhouse dice.