Edge Announced It Will Be Making Star Wars RPGs....

Edge, a sister company to Fantasy Flight Games under the Asmodee Group, has just announced that it will be producing the Star Wars RPGs FFG originally produced. Fantasy Flight Games have produced Edge of the Empire, and various other Star Wars RPGs over the last decade or so, but folded its RPG department in favor of sister company Edge last year.

Of course, they announced this at GAMA trade show in March 2020. But here's the re-announcement, for those who didn't hear the first time round!

Edge Studio to Create Star Wars Roleplaying Games
2021/10/15
Edge Studio is proud to announce that it will be producing roleplaying games set in the famous galaxy far, far away. Edge, as a part of the Asmodee Group, is now an official licensee of Star Wars™ Roleplaying.

“We are really excited with the opportunity of working on one of the most beloved IP in the world,” Gilles Garnier, the head of Edge Studio, said. “We want to follow in the footsteps of FFG’s fantastic work over the years, while bringing our own vision of what a Star Wars™ RPG should be.”

Edge will be exploring some of the many eras of Star Wars, revisiting old classics while venturing into the exciting new frontiers of this setting. The studio looks forward to building on the legacy begun with Fantasy Flight games, who launched the wildly successful Star Wars roleplaying game Edge of the Empire. Sam Gregor-Stewart, the former lead developer on Edge of the Empire and now the RPG Manager for Edge Studios, said that he is looking forward to revisiting the Star Wars™ galaxy.

“Star Wars has always been one of my favorite settings, ever since I was a kid,” Sam said. “I loved my time working on the game lines Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, and Force and Destiny. Now, with Edge, I’m really thrilled to have a chance to try something new! I hope we can create something fresh for our fans, while at the same time creating something that is going to awaken the same passion for Star Wars™ in a new generation that I felt growing up.”

With the licensing deal reached, Edge is also working to ensure reprints of existing Star Wars™Roleplaying products will be available to fans around the world. For more information on reprints and for other news on upcoming Star Wars™ products, be sure to follow Edge Studio on social media and on their website, as the website is expanded and enhanced in the coming months.

FFG Star Wars & Other Roleplaying Games Aren't Going Away After All

A couple of weeks ago rumours surfaced that Fantasy Flight Games‘ Star Wars and other RPGs were going away permanently (this followed earlier reports of layoffs at the company). It looks like this is quite not the case, however -- instead, according to a presentation they did at the GAMA trade...

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Fantasy Flight Games Discontinuing RPGs?

Back in January, it emerged that FFG was laying off a lot of staff, including RPG staff. Now, GM Chris over at d20 Radio is reporting that the company is discontinuing all RPG development, including Star Wars, Legend of the Five Rings, and its relatively newer Genesys universal system. He...

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[Bolongo]

I see there is a Genesys Dice iOS app for free… is that fully compatible with the StarWars dice?

If you know how to translate the symbols, sure.

 

[Staffan]

I see there is a Genesys Dice iOS app for free… is that fully compatible with the StarWars dice?

It doesn't have the Force dice, but otherwise yes, assuming you can figure out what dice/symbols correspond to one another across the games (which isn't rocket surgery).

 

[darjr]

I thought there was a Star Wars dice app too?

 

[TrainedMunkee]

Guessing they plan to release a 5e version eventually, like they are with L5R, and develop them parallel like they are with L5R? Might be rather complicated considering the licensing, but they would be stupid not to, if they like money. Take the most popular IP and marry it with the most popular RPG system in existence. Sounds like win, win to me, but I know nothing about the license agreement.

Here's hoping they decide to set it post RoTJ to take advantage of Mando popularity.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Well, good for them I suppose.

Ive still got SWSE abd my one 5e hacks for my group.

 

[aramis erak]

Well, it is happening now. Moreover, it is happening concurrently with the publication of the current version so I don’t see what the consternation is about really. It isn’t Oriental Adventures and it isn’t Kara-Tur.

I've yet to see decent work done in dual-game books for any pair of lines. It's always been substandard for both, even when it was D&D/AD&D or CT/MT.

 

[Parmandur]

I've yet to see decent work done in dual-game books for any pair of lines. It's always been substandard for both, even when it was D&D/AD&D or CT/MT.

I heard good stuff about the One Ring/ 5E stuff

 

[Staffan]

I thought there was a Star Wars dice app too?

There is, but that one isn't free. Probably because of the Lucasfilm license fee.

 

[Argyle King]

At first, I was bothered about some of the content being repeated.

However, as time went on, I found that having some of the basic info repeated was actually very helpful in terms of sharing books with a group. For simple rules questions, anyone could pick up any of the books and get an answer.

At the same time, each book contained unique information.

With the prices of the books being reasonable, I found that they were the best of both worlds: shared common information for basic questions while also having unique information directly relevant to whatever I was playing at the time.

 

[aramis erak]

There is, but that one isn't free. Probably because of the Lucasfilm license fee.

L5R one wasn't free, either, at first. It appears to be now...