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d6 Star Wars, Revised, Updated, and Expanded

Started by jeff37923, February 21, 2015, 11:07:10 PM

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jeff37923

#15
February 22, 2015, 09:28:55 PM
Quote from: Patrick;817129The illustration on page 54 is amazing.

Yeah, that one warms my heart......
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Skywalker

#16
February 22, 2015, 09:33:01 PM
Quote from: Matt;817118I never had any problem with Wookiees.

Can't wait to check this out, though I'm not sure why the game would need to be revised or expanded as I found 1st edition was just right for me.

A 1e equivalent with material from the 1e sourcebook added in would have been absolutely boss IMO (and 250 pages shorter :)).

Werekoala

#17
February 22, 2015, 09:34:19 PM
Quote from: Patrick;817129The illustration on page 54 is amazing.

Have to admit I smiled when I saw it too. :)
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#18
February 23, 2015, 01:55:40 AM
Man, whenever I feel the Gungan Hate start to rise, I remember Captain Tarpals, who sacrificed his life to capture General Grievous (which the incompetent Jedi let escape a few episodes later).

And remember, even the Gungans hated Jar-Jar. It's why they elected him to the one office that would take him off-world.
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#19
February 23, 2015, 03:02:21 AM
Ok, I'm impressed. Kudos to everyone involved.  But I have to wonder how on Earth do they get away with this?
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#20
February 23, 2015, 05:43:24 AM
The argument is three fold:

  • D6 system is OGL and open for use
  • Fan created electronic resources are as old as the 'Net and never opposed by the rights holders
  • They are not charging a penny, so making no obvious gain that someone else could claim as a loss

Truth is, a cease and desist could stop them, but the cat's out of the bag now..
:-|

Danger

#21
February 23, 2015, 09:41:58 AM
Ye gods, is this one amazing book.

Thanks for the heads-up on this!
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Skywalker

#22
February 23, 2015, 02:05:42 PM
Quote from: tzunder;817201The argument is three fold:

  • D6 system is OGL and open for use
  • Fan created electronic resources are as old as the 'Net and never opposed by the rights holders
  • They are not charging a penny, so making no obvious gain that someone else could claim as a loss

Truth is, a cease and desist could stop them, but the cat's out of the bag now..

The PDF was almost endangered out of the gate by someone trying to sell physical copies (at cost of print admittedly) via Lulu. I am glad it survived.

Bren

#23
February 23, 2015, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Patrick;817129The illustration on page 54 is amazing.
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#24
February 23, 2015, 10:35:12 PM
Quote from: tzunder;817201The argument is three fold:

  • D6 system is OGL and open for use
  • Fan created electronic resources are as old as the 'Net and never opposed by the rights holders
  • They are not charging a penny, so making no obvious gain that someone else could claim as a loss

Truth is, a cease and desist could stop them, but the cat's out of the bag now..

There's also the assumption that anyone who owns the rights would be willing to do anything with them.  Since D6 System and the Star Wars license are completely different things and there's jack/squat chance of them getting back together, I think they're safe as long as they don't charge money.

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Skywalker

#25
February 24, 2015, 01:09:46 AM
Have they credited any of the art to the artists? I think that would be a good idea given how much they have used, presumably, without permission.

Justin Alexander

#26
February 24, 2015, 02:37:43 AM
Quote from: tzunder;817201The argument is three fold:

  • D6 system is OGL and open for use
  • Fan created electronic resources are as old as the 'Net and never opposed by the rights holders
  • They are not charging a penny, so making no obvious gain that someone else could claim as a loss

1. True
2. False
3. Irrelevant and then False
4. I notice none of those things justify the Star Wars IP infringement or the theft of art

The only reason these guys haven't gotten a C&D is because nobody has noticed them yet.

Which is unfortunate, because it does look like impressive work.
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Endless Flight

#27
February 24, 2015, 07:53:18 AM
Quote from: Skywalker;817355Have they credited any of the art to the artists? I think that would be a good idea given how much they have used, presumably, without permission.

I noticed a few pieces from the Star Wars Essential Guide To Characters.

Endless Flight

#28
February 24, 2015, 07:55:02 AM
Maybe Fantasy Flight could claim a loss. They acquired the Star Wars RPG license knowing there was no other fresh product vying for gamers attention. This alters that even though it's an old system and it's free.

Patrick

#29
February 24, 2015, 09:30:25 AM
Quote from: Skywalker;817355Have they credited any of the art to the artists? I think that would be a good idea given how much they have used, presumably, without permission.

There is a lot in the book from The Force Unleashed video games as well as Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO.  I think this is a beautiful project and very well done, but I suspect it will be taken down soon.
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