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Star Wars D6…finally being replaced?

Started by grubman, April 27, 2007, 11:17:18 PM

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C.W.Richeson

That new cover is sharp.  Reminds me of the blue Vader head cover from D6 - I loved that cover.
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RedFox

Quote from: C.W.RichesonThat new cover is sharp.  Reminds me of the blue Vader head cover from D6 - I loved that cover.

Sadly I only have R&E now (and both D20 editions) but one visual sticks with me from those glorious WEG days:

The inside-cover two-page spread in full color of Darth Vader gesturing to Luke on the railing at Cloud City.

Damn, what a beautiful, simple choice of artwork that was.
 

Sosthenes

Quote from: RedFoxI think SW D20 (the non-Saga editions) is only really worth it for my twacked-out idea of using it for a Star Wars / D&D crossover.
Over at the Monte Cook boards, someone is playing Star Wars / CoC D20 cross over. This sounds like an avalance of tiny orgasms, all wrapped in tentacly goodness.
 

RedFox

Quote from: SosthenesOver at the Monte Cook boards, someone is playing Star Wars / CoC D20 cross over. This sounds like an avalance of tiny orgasms, all wrapped in tentacly goodness.

I may have to do that for an encore!  I have the CoC D20 book but I don't think I could convince anyone here to play it straight.
 

C.W.Richeson

Quote from: SosthenesOver at the Monte Cook boards, someone is playing Star Wars / CoC D20 cross over. This sounds like an avalance of tiny orgasms, all wrapped in tentacly goodness.

That does sound cool.  They're pretty far removed from compatibility, however.  You'd probably be best off just using Star Wars and throwing in any Lovecraft material.

*thinks*

Yeah, that sounds really cool.  But then I want to inject X-Files or CoC elements into most games I run at some point.
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grubman

Quote from: SosthenesWell, I don't want to go into the scientific details, but the power of Natalie Portman's boobies

is insignificant compared to Darth Vader threatening to choke you if you don't buy WotC's newest offering.


(Yes, it seems to be square. Eat your heart out, Nobilis!)

Yes, but you didn't notice that we have Princess Leias boobies on the same picture!  Since she (according to maxim) was voted the #1 sexiest woman (Sci-FI/Comic catagory) and Natalie Portmans character was no where to be seen in the top 10...well.

But yeah, the new cover really does it for me.  There has been talk about the apparent squarness of the cover on other boards, but I think it has been confirmed that it is actualy standard book shape.  Most of the square pictures seem a bit stretched to me, so it's no shock.

I'm just glad it wasn't one of the goofy new DV shots.  You know, the ones with the skinny kid inside and the obviously oversized shoulder pads.:rolleyes:

RPGObjects_chuck

I really REALLY wanted to like d6 Star Wars. So much support material, and a setting I love.

But that system was just bland. Character generation was blech, and while it all worked, the system in play was boring to me too.

grubman

Quote from: RPGObjects_chuckI really REALLY wanted to like d6 Star Wars. So much support material, and a setting I love.

But that system was just bland. Character generation was blech, and while it all worked, the system in play was boring to me too.

The only real problem I had with D6 was the fact that the system called for a lot of square peg into round hole rules because of the games core system.  Sometimes to make a rule jive with the core system it ended up being more complicated than a simple sub-system would have been (IMHO).

RedFox

Quote from: grubmanThe only real problem I had with D6 was the fact that the system called for a lot of square peg into round hole rules because of the games core system.  Sometimes to make a rule jive with the core system it ended up being more complicated than a simple sub-system would have been (IMHO).

Funny, the main strength D6 has for me is that the entire system is extremely well-integrated.  Almost nothing is counter-intuitive, and everything works off the same general principle (D6 dice pools, rated on the three pip scale, versus a TN).  The most complicated part is the scaling mechanic, which went through a couple of revisions.

Truly, the only warts I really saw with it had to do with one or two fringe bits that annoyed me.  "Proud nails" as they were.  The Wild Die issue I stated upthread, the blaster-proof wookiee problem were about the sum total.  Everything else was quite elegant.
 

pathfinderap

Quote from: RPGPunditD6 sucks. Its like 14 less than D20. What else needs to be said?

RPGPundit

But....

it's 14 more complex, so I'd say d20 has the suckage
 

ElectroKitty

Quote from: grubmanYes, but you didn't notice that we have Princess Leias boobies on the same picture!  Since she (according to maxim) was voted the #1 sexiest woman (Sci-FI/Comic catagory) and Natalie Portmans character was no where to be seen in the top 10...well.

Damn uppity kids are always trying to outshine their parents!
 

Blue Devil

Is Star Wars D6 being replaced?

No.  Those people who are fans of Star Wars D6 will still play it and those people who like the D20 version will play that.

We can all play the SW game of our choice and live in harmony with eachother.

pspahn

Quote from: David RI'm part of the old school crowd that had my interest renewed when the prequels came out

Me too, and I liked the prequels just because they added more of a broader look at the SW universe.  I ran three different games using SW WEG d6 from the time the Phantom Menace came out to just last year (the last campaign set c.100 years post RotJ was by far the best).  I think the main reason none us switched to d20 was that we all knew the d6 rules inside out.  Any problems we had with it had long ago been houseruled.  

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grubman

Quote from: Blue DevilIs Star Wars D6 being replaced?

No.  Those people who are fans of Star Wars D6 will still play it and those people who like the D20 version will play that.

We can all play the SW game of our choice and live in harmony with eachother.

This really wasn't supposed to be yet another D6 vs D20 thread, it just seems to me that a lot of fans/players of the D6 system are loosing interest (for whatever reasons) while d20/saga/SWCMG has captured a large audience of older players while newer players probably don't even know about the D6 version.

All I'm saying is that when D20 came out it was a split camp all the way.  Now it seems more like d20/saga has the official spot of being THE Star Wars game to play, while SW D6 takes that honored spot of "has been" games along with many of the other games we all know and love...but don't play anymore.  V&V is my favorite supers game...but I play M&M because it's really a better system, is in print, and I have no problem finding people to play it.  Basic D&D is my favorite version of D&D...but I play 3.5 for the same reason I play M&M.  The list goes on and on.

grubman

Quote from: grubmanThis really wasn't supposed to be yet another D6 vs D20 thread, it just seems to me that a lot of fans/players of the D6 system are loosing interest (for whatever reasons) while d20/saga/SWCMG has captured a large audience of older players while newer players probably don't even know about the D6 version.

All I'm saying is that when D20 came out it was a split camp all the way.  Now it seems more like d20/saga has the official spot of being THE Star Wars game to play, while SW D6 takes that honored spot of "has been" games along with many of the other games we all know and love...but don't play anymore.  V&V is my favorite supers game...but I play M&M because it's really a better system, is in print, and I have no problem finding people to play it.  Basic D&D is my favorite version of D&D...but I play 3.5 for the same reason I play M&M.  The list goes on and on.

OK, I probably worded a few things poorly in this post, so let me clarify.  I'm generalizing when I say things like "but don't play anymore".  I know people still do play Star Wars D6, but like Peter said, they are people who have been playing it for years, NOT new players, new players (generally) play D20 (Star Wars).  Not many of us older players stick around, and D6 was from our generation.  As we fall off the face of the gaming earth games from our generation will become more of a novilty than they already are.