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<blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 1693338" data-attributes="member: 8944">Right right.&nbsp; I'm not saying that you couldn't MAKE UP rules for any number of things.&nbsp; I'm just saying they weren't there in the first place.&nbsp; &nbsp;As I have noted before, some people really dig the freedom.&nbsp; For me, it was a pain in the buttocks.&nbsp; &nbsp;As for astrogation as a plot device, even if there had been rules for astrogation, I still could have MADE it a plot device.&nbsp; A wandering asteroid can yank 'em out of hyperspace even if there were detailed rules explaining what astrogating was, and how it worked had been written--that's my prerogative as the GM.&nbsp; &nbsp;On the other hand, D6 didn't give me that option.&nbsp; It just automatically makes it a plot device, thereby making a skill totally useless.&nbsp; Sure, they can put character points in the skill, but I'll drag em out of hyperspace whenever I damned well want to, anyway.&nbsp; So why bother?&nbsp; &nbsp;Now, to be fair, the above makes it seem like I really don't like the system.&nbsp; I do.&nbsp; A lot.&nbsp; d6 star wars was home, and I love it dearly.&nbsp; HOWEVER, I can recognize its deficiencies. &nbsp;The rules that are there are fun--I'm just saying there aren't nearly enough to cover *most* issues in the game, let alone *all* the issues.&nbsp;All, IMHO, of course.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="The_Universe, post: 1693338, member: 8944"] Right right. I'm not saying that you couldn't MAKE UP rules for any number of things. I'm just saying they weren't there in the first place. As I have noted before, some people really dig the freedom. For me, it was a pain in the buttocks. As for astrogation as a plot device, even if there had been rules for astrogation, I still could have MADE it a plot device. A wandering asteroid can yank 'em out of hyperspace even if there were detailed rules explaining what astrogating was, and how it worked had been written--that's my prerogative as the GM. On the other hand, D6 didn't give me that option. It just automatically makes it a plot device, thereby making a skill totally useless. Sure, they can put character points in the skill, but I'll drag em out of hyperspace whenever I damned well want to, anyway. So why bother? Now, to be fair, the above makes it seem like I really don't like the system. I do. A lot. d6 star wars was home, and I love it dearly. HOWEVER, I can recognize its deficiencies. The rules that are there are fun--I'm just saying there aren't nearly enough to cover *most* issues in the game, let alone *all* the issues. All, IMHO, of course. :D [/QUOTE]

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