So my friends and I have been playing this system since it came out, and I highly doubt we could ever hope to make such a great video series on it! SO well done, next time I introduce someone to the system I will 100% steer them your way. Keep up the great work!
The triumph success is gone if negated by a fail...but the triumph still exists. It isn't a direct success or critical since the success was cancelled. As an example, you are on a catwalk making a saber swing at someone trying to attack you, and you miss. But have a triumph with a canceled success. The person doesn't get hit, ducks, falls off catwalk and is holding on for life with their hands. Also a triumph and despair don't cancel each other.
Great video, thanks! However suspect there may be one mistake at 8:50. My understanding of the rules is that downgrading a roll when there are only green (or purple) dice available in the pool does not remove a die. Upgrading can add a green (or purple) die, but downgrading never removes dice. Yes? Correct me if I'm wrong though
I've been running a couple different groups that are new to Star Wars FFG RPG and I appreciate your videos for reference. Very well scripted, filmed and edited. Thank you!
Im so excited for this!! The system looks intimidating and "daunting" but this is gonna be great once i find a dm. I already have all 3 starter sets and havent opened any of them
Great video! I bought the book and I am learning how to play. This explanation helped clear some things up for me. There were a few things I think could use some clarification regarding the rules. You can only add dice when upgrading. When you are downgrading proficiency dice to ability dice, you do not subtract any ability dice. If you have no proficiency dice to downgrade, you ignore it. Same goes for difficulty and challenge dice. Also, Triumph and Despair only can cancel out the success or failure aspects of each other. In other words, if you roll a triumph, a despair, and a success, the despair cancels out one of the failures and the check succeeds. However both a triumph effect and a despair effect happen.
Hi. I'm getting the starter kit that should arrive tomorrow. Kind of newbie in RPGs, since I was a kid, and planning to play this with my kids now. Now... to be honest, this rolling thing seems quite more complicated than that of D&D? Maybe it is because I'm not used to it, but let's see... Thanks for the explanation!
I know what you mean. It's actually more efficient for the type of game FFG's Star Wars setting is, considering it's a d12 system instead of a d20 system. Also it more actively encourages and involves the people in the group in adding to the story as it constantly evolves. What it comes down to is that you have to give yourself a little time to get your head around it, but it'll click quickly once you do it a small number of times.
When a skill ranks surpasses a characteristics, yes, just add green. If agility is 3, but proficiency rank is a max 5, then add two green. However, the only way to upgrade these to yellow is by using destiny points or something specific on a tree skill.
Incorrect, rules as written indicate that if all dice are upgraded, but you need to upgrade more, you add it one, then upgrade, then add, then upgrade.
Hey thanks for making this. My family and I just starting out tabletop RPGs with this series of games. Knowing my family I’m probably gonna have to explain everything and GM. Appreciate ya thanks again.
Thanks for the video, I like your way of explaining the game. I think I'll watch the whole series. I've been playing DnD and Warhammer but only as a player. I'm thinking of being a DM and since I'm a huge Star Wars nerd and have an extensive knowledge of the extended universe, what could be a better option than the Star Wars Roleplaying Game! Your videos will surely help me in learning how to be a DM (or whatever they're called in Star Wars Roleplaying Game) in this game system.
@@shilohkaneshiro thanks! I'm wanting to build a Droid that thinks it is a Jedi (Either has a Holocron inside him or powered with Kyber Crystals. He would use equipment/cybernetics/droid parts to replicate force powers. An example would be using a stun a Shock Gloves but saying the force put them to sleep or cybernetic enhancements to jump further and saying it's with the force.
I'm not super experienced in actual play yet, but I've run a few one shots by now and I'm looking to improve my knowledge wherever there's an opportunity, that being said I learned a bit here and knew a bit already and have one correction for you: When downgrading dice, you do not remove dice if they are already downgraded fully, at least as the rules are written.
Good video, but you made an inaccurate statement in explaining the dice; beginning at 9:30. Within the explanation you stated that all positive dice and negative dice cancel each other based on symbol. A triumph and despair never cancel each other. Pg 23 EotE, pg 20 FaD, pg 20-2q AoR.
My question is if you want to start playing these games can you get any of the base games source books or starter sets such as Age of Rebellion, and then buy an expansion book for a different game such as Force and Destiny or can you just get any source book, including prequel/clone wars era books and just play the game.
You can use any of the 3 core books with any supplements, or even together, that's the beauty in how the system works. You can have a bounty hunter from Edge of Empire, a soldier from age of rebellion, and a knight from Force and Destiny all in the same game, you can even have a specialization from each one on the same character!
There are a few ways, if you're still not sure, there is a platform called Roll20, but it's gotten a bit of a bad name for it's self due to some political issues. There's an awesome website called rpgsessions where you can organize character sheets and dice rolls, but there's no virtual game table (not that you need one for this game)
Yeeea, I don't think I have the IQ for this dice system. I watched that section 3 times and I'm still confused. Maybe it's more of a "learn through experience" kinda thing. I've mainly used the d20 system, but d100 and d10 systems have been kinda easy-ish for me to grasp. But this.....I might b imagining it, but I kinda feel a headache coming on. I might b able to understand it but actually playing a session, but I keep imagining the gm throwing minis at me for having to explain the rolls to me too many times.
With how huge Star Wars is over the last couple years, and how big D&D has gotten, it's a real shame that a star wars ttrpg isn't right up there with them in popularity. This game will never reach that status though... As cool and interesting as the system is, I think it's way too complicated and abstract of a game to appeal to casual tabletop players or even experienced D&D players - Even if people that play it don't think it's that complicated, it seems way too complicated and abstract from the outside. Plus the fact that they made it EXTREMELY vague and abstract to get into the game just based on the books. Instead of just putting out one core rule book as they should have, they split it up into 3?? The setting and conflict of the game should be a separate book from the core rule book, which was a major oversight and makes this game way too confusing to learn about. There have been a few times over the last few years where I've thought "hey maybe I should make another attempt to learn the Star Wars rpg so I can teach my friends" and then I try and watch anyone explain how the system works and I completely zone out when they start explaining the dice lmao They put this out at a time when D&D 5e was just coming out, and The Force Awakens was *MONTHS* away from release. It's almost as if they didn't consider that second part at all before making this game, and didn't anticipate the need for an accessible Star Wars ttrpg. I'm surprised that Disney and Lucasfilm haven't put out a new ttrpg by now, it's almost been 9 YEARS, which is crazy to think about. But if they haven't by now they probably won't. And because of that I will probably just try out one of the older Star Wars rpgs, or just use the Star Wars 5e conversion which is very extensive at this point
You wouldn't boost enemy npc or minions by changing the difficulty. you would either use black setback die if the hero is attacking, or a blue boost if the enemy is attacking.
Can someone please answer my question ive been searching for hours. Can the gm give minions difficulties and. I dont meant wound threashold or any of that i mean purple dice. I just notice everytime i attack someone they only get 1 purple die because im in range is there an way for them to get more defensive die against me besides set back die? Or is purple strictly on what range they are? I hope someone helps lol
The difficulty is strictly based on the range of the attack (so Easy for Short, Average for Medium, and so on). However the difficulty can increase due to some factors: if the attacker is dual-wielding, if the attacker is using a weapon that is damaged two steps, if the target is engaged. Some factors may also "upgrade" the difficulty (which can add purples in a way): the target is engaged with an ally, the target has the "adversary" talent (a creature with the adversary talent upgrades the difficulty of all attacks against them equal to their ranks in adversary. I would add this to your enemies to make them harder to hit if that is your goal). Keep in mind that "upgrading" is different than "increasing". Does this help?
CRITICAL WARNING! Sorry but there is a critical failure in the explanation at 6:12. You do not systematically use your characteristic to determine the number of Ability dice, you use the highest between the Characteristic and the Skill. Then you use the lowest of the two to upgrade as many Ability dice to Proficency dice! This is absolutely core to the system!!!
Great video, However seems over complex. To much dice rolling and tracking. In my opinion that always takes away from the game and roleplaying. A simple d20 with plus an minuses for skills and situations would have worked as well.
You spent WAAAAY too much time on the system, and not enough time on the game. That crunchy dice system explanation coming before any actual info about the classes or gameplay really turned me off to this game so far, this was not the part 1 I was looking for.
Or you could play one of the many Star Wars clone games, because 18 minutes to explain how to roll dice? Maybe this isn't for me. My favorite clone is Star Adventurer. It is based on D&D (called the OSR, Old School Revival). Its also super cheap, $3 for a PDF, or $9 for a book, only 35 pages long. Simple and it works. Or you could go with White Star, another D&D clone with Star Wars, but more detailed and traditional D&D rules. Another game is Savage Worlds Adventurer Edition (SWADE), which is a generic do everything game, including Star Wars. SWADE doesn't play like other games. Basically, you roll a single dice and try to get a 4 or more. With little skill, that just a single 4-side die, or you can upgrade your skills and use a single 6, 8, 10, or 12 sided die instead. Again, simple.
The 18 minutes to explain the dice is just a very indepth explanation to all of its facets, it can be boiled down to green, yellow, blue = good while purple, red, black = bad, as long as the GM knows how the system works the workload can be almost non-existent for the players.
He, he,he, I have connections.
wait which one of you did this
So my friends and I have been playing this system since it came out, and I highly doubt we could ever hope to make such a great video series on it! SO well done, next time I introduce someone to the system I will 100% steer them your way. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for the support!
Good job explaining. Did d&d back in 80s and love these narrative dice soooo much better! Been playing this for 5 years. It is totally rad.
Even having played this game quite a bit, this is by far the best explanation of the dice system I’ve seen to daye
Thank you! Glad I could help!
The triumph success is gone if negated by a fail...but the triumph still exists. It isn't a direct success or critical since the success was cancelled. As an example, you are on a catwalk making a saber swing at someone trying to attack you, and you miss. But have a triumph with a canceled success. The person doesn't get hit, ducks, falls off catwalk and is holding on for life with their hands. Also a triumph and despair don't cancel each other.
Saw this on Reddit. I hope you keep going with these. Much better production than most videos about this.
Great video, thanks! However suspect there may be one mistake at 8:50. My understanding of the rules is that downgrading a roll when there are only green (or purple) dice available in the pool does not remove a die. Upgrading can add a green (or purple) die, but downgrading never removes dice. Yes? Correct me if I'm wrong though
I've been running a couple different groups that are new to Star Wars FFG RPG and I appreciate your videos for reference. Very well scripted, filmed and edited. Thank you!
Best breakdown if this game, very helpful.
Glad I could help!
I'll be playing this system with some friends soon! Can't wait!
i think the dice system is simplier than it looks initially.
really cool for narration
Im so excited for this!! The system looks intimidating and "daunting" but this is gonna be great once i find a dm. I already have all 3 starter sets and havent opened any of them
It's so good! I'm about to run an edge of the Empire campaign and we can not wait
Very nice change of pace from the mountain of d20 games I've played
Might just have to bite the bullet and be the DM.
Great video! I bought the book and I am learning how to play. This explanation helped clear some things up for me. There were a few things I think could use some clarification regarding the rules.
You can only add dice when upgrading. When you are downgrading proficiency dice to ability dice, you do not subtract any ability dice. If you have no proficiency dice to downgrade, you ignore it. Same goes for difficulty and challenge dice.
Also, Triumph and Despair only can cancel out the success or failure aspects of each other. In other words, if you roll a triumph, a despair, and a success, the despair cancels out one of the failures and the check succeeds. However both a triumph effect and a despair effect happen.
Hi. I'm getting the starter kit that should arrive tomorrow. Kind of newbie in RPGs, since I was a kid, and planning to play this with my kids now.
Now... to be honest, this rolling thing seems quite more complicated than that of D&D? Maybe it is because I'm not used to it, but let's see...
Thanks for the explanation!
I know what you mean. It's actually more efficient for the type of game FFG's Star Wars setting is, considering it's a d12 system instead of a d20 system. Also it more actively encourages and involves the people in the group in adding to the story as it constantly evolves.
What it comes down to is that you have to give yourself a little time to get your head around it, but it'll click quickly once you do it a small number of times.
Just wanted to say thank you very much for your videos, probably the more informative and easily understood description of gameplay. Loved them all.
When a skill ranks surpasses a characteristics, yes, just add green. If agility is 3, but proficiency rank is a max 5, then add two green. However, the only way to upgrade these to yellow is by using destiny points or something specific on a tree skill.
Incorrect, rules as written indicate that if all dice are upgraded, but you need to upgrade more, you add it one, then upgrade, then add, then upgrade.
Nothing but admiration for you as a creator and the quality of the video.
+1 sub
Hey thanks for making this. My family and I just starting out tabletop RPGs with this series of games. Knowing my family I’m probably gonna have to explain everything and GM. Appreciate ya thanks again.
Thanks for the video, I like your way of explaining the game. I think I'll watch the whole series. I've been playing DnD and Warhammer but only as a player. I'm thinking of being a DM and since I'm a huge Star Wars nerd and have an extensive knowledge of the extended universe, what could be a better option than the Star Wars Roleplaying Game! Your videos will surely help me in learning how to be a DM (or whatever they're called in Star Wars Roleplaying Game) in this game system.
I hope they help! You can expect Parts 6 (The Force) and Part 7 (Running the Game) soon!
@@shilohkaneshiro Excellent!
Hell yeah and just in time for our game! Keep it up! If you're down for a character creation challenge I've got a weird one for you!
Let's hear it!
@@shilohkaneshiro thanks! I'm wanting to build a Droid that thinks it is a Jedi (Either has a Holocron inside him or powered with Kyber Crystals.
He would use equipment/cybernetics/droid parts to replicate force powers. An example would be using a stun a Shock Gloves but saying the force put them to sleep or cybernetic enhancements to jump further and saying it's with the force.
Came here for a refresher. So helpful. Thank you!!!
Well done. Watched as a recap and the quality of this vid earned you a sub.
So glad I found your videos. They are very clear and helpful.
I've sent this video to some buddies in the hope they cave in and want to get their nerd on and play some star wars.
Great video. Clear, concise, and I like the humor in it too.
That's a nice format man ! Got my sub ! Thanks for the video !
I'm not super experienced in actual play yet, but I've run a few one shots by now and I'm looking to improve my knowledge wherever there's an opportunity, that being said I learned a bit here and knew a bit already and have one correction for you: When downgrading dice, you do not remove dice if they are already downgraded fully, at least as the rules are written.
sounds like a fun system
Just now found your videos! Great explaination of the rules.
Good video, but you made an inaccurate statement in explaining the dice; beginning at 9:30. Within the explanation you stated that all positive dice and negative dice cancel each other based on symbol. A triumph and despair never cancel each other. Pg 23 EotE, pg 20 FaD, pg 20-2q AoR.
What a creative system!
Great video. Subbed and looking what other Star Wars rpg videos you have.
My question is if you want to start playing these games can you get any of the base games source books or starter sets such as Age of Rebellion, and then buy an expansion book for a different game such as Force and Destiny or can you just get any source book, including prequel/clone wars era books and just play the game.
You can use any of the 3 core books with any supplements, or even together, that's the beauty in how the system works.
You can have a bounty hunter from Edge of Empire, a soldier from age of rebellion, and a knight from Force and Destiny all in the same game, you can even have a specialization from each one on the same character!
Great game! Great job! Subscribing!
Does anyone know how to play this game online? It'd really help because me and some out-of-country friends really want to play.
There are a few ways, if you're still not sure, there is a platform called Roll20, but it's gotten a bit of a bad name for it's self due to some political issues.
There's an awesome website called rpgsessions where you can organize character sheets and dice rolls, but there's no virtual game table (not that you need one for this game)
Thank you. Very helpful
is the core rulebook being sold online anywhere?
Great video but that dice system was so complex. I grew up on Star Wars D6 which was so much simpler.
Thankyou very in helpful
Glad it was helpful! Look out for Parts 6 and 7 soon!
Nice intro, reminiscent of Davvy Chappy.
its over i have the higher ground!! 4 boost dice :D
Thanks
Yeeea, I don't think I have the IQ for this dice system. I watched that section 3 times and I'm still confused. Maybe it's more of a "learn through experience" kinda thing. I've mainly used the d20 system, but d100 and d10 systems have been kinda easy-ish for me to grasp. But this.....I might b imagining it, but I kinda feel a headache coming on. I might b able to understand it but actually playing a session, but I keep imagining the gm throwing minis at me for having to explain the rolls to me too many times.
With how huge Star Wars is over the last couple years, and how big D&D has gotten, it's a real shame that a star wars ttrpg isn't right up there with them in popularity. This game will never reach that status though... As cool and interesting as the system is, I think it's way too complicated and abstract of a game to appeal to casual tabletop players or even experienced D&D players - Even if people that play it don't think it's that complicated, it seems way too complicated and abstract from the outside. Plus the fact that they made it EXTREMELY vague and abstract to get into the game just based on the books. Instead of just putting out one core rule book as they should have, they split it up into 3?? The setting and conflict of the game should be a separate book from the core rule book, which was a major oversight and makes this game way too confusing to learn about.
There have been a few times over the last few years where I've thought "hey maybe I should make another attempt to learn the Star Wars rpg so I can teach my friends" and then I try and watch anyone explain how the system works and I completely zone out when they start explaining the dice lmao
They put this out at a time when D&D 5e was just coming out, and The Force Awakens was *MONTHS* away from release. It's almost as if they didn't consider that second part at all before making this game, and didn't anticipate the need for an accessible Star Wars ttrpg.
I'm surprised that Disney and Lucasfilm haven't put out a new ttrpg by now, it's almost been 9 YEARS, which is crazy to think about. But if they haven't by now they probably won't. And because of that I will probably just try out one of the older Star Wars rpgs, or just use the Star Wars 5e conversion which is very extensive at this point
Ill sub if you answer me lol basically im asking can you boost minion and enemy npc difficulties with purple dice
You wouldn't boost enemy npc or minions by changing the difficulty. you would either use black setback die if the hero is attacking, or a blue boost if the enemy is attacking.
Can someone please answer my question ive been searching for hours. Can the gm give minions difficulties and. I dont meant wound threashold or any of that i mean purple dice. I just notice everytime i attack someone they only get 1 purple die because im in range is there an way for them to get more defensive die against me besides set back die? Or is purple strictly on what range they are? I hope someone helps lol
The difficulty is strictly based on the range of the attack (so Easy for Short, Average for Medium, and so on). However the difficulty can increase due to some factors: if the attacker is dual-wielding, if the attacker is using a weapon that is damaged two steps, if the target is engaged. Some factors may also "upgrade" the difficulty (which can add purples in a way): the target is engaged with an ally, the target has the "adversary" talent (a creature with the adversary talent upgrades the difficulty of all attacks against them equal to their ranks in adversary. I would add this to your enemies to make them harder to hit if that is your goal). Keep in mind that "upgrading" is different than "increasing". Does this help?
Also defense rating can increase difficulty to the offensive character's dice pool.
CRITICAL WARNING! Sorry but there is a critical failure in the explanation at 6:12. You do not systematically use your characteristic to determine the number of Ability dice, you use the highest between the Characteristic and the Skill. Then you use the lowest of the two to upgrade as many Ability dice to Proficency dice! This is absolutely core to the system!!!
This twelve year old boy does an excellent job of explaining things.
But West End made a better RPG
Dudes still got a baby face as my dm two years later lol
I wanted check out your website but the cert is outdated!
Try this link: www.d20academy.com/game-master-game-plan
@@shilohkaneshiro it worked thank you!
Great video,
However seems over complex. To much dice rolling and tracking. In my opinion that always takes away from the game and roleplaying.
A simple d20 with plus an minuses for skills and situations would have worked as well.
You should break up this subject to do a bunch of UA-cam shorts about this.
Dice mechanics are cumbersome but my biggest complaint is the font size is way too small. D20 Revised Star Wars is way better .
You should show a character sheet as that helps to clarify things as you go along. Also SLOW DOWN! You’re talking way to fast a lot of the time
You spent WAAAAY too much time on the system, and not enough time on the game. That crunchy dice system explanation coming before any actual info about the classes or gameplay really turned me off to this game so far, this was not the part 1 I was looking for.
Yeah you may need to find a better video, as someone who is in a once a month campaign of Edge of Empire can be daunting at first. You’ll be fine.
I'm sure you've done a good job of explaining it, but if it takes 15 minutes to explain a dice system, the dice system is bad
Or you could play one of the many Star Wars clone games, because 18 minutes to explain how to roll dice? Maybe this isn't for me. My favorite clone is Star Adventurer. It is based on D&D (called the OSR, Old School Revival). Its also super cheap, $3 for a PDF, or $9 for a book, only 35 pages long. Simple and it works. Or you could go with White Star, another D&D clone with Star Wars, but more detailed and traditional D&D rules. Another game is Savage Worlds Adventurer Edition (SWADE), which is a generic do everything game, including Star Wars. SWADE doesn't play like other games. Basically, you roll a single dice and try to get a 4 or more. With little skill, that just a single 4-side die, or you can upgrade your skills and use a single 6, 8, 10, or 12 sided die instead. Again, simple.
The 18 minutes to explain the dice is just a very indepth explanation to all of its facets, it can be boiled down to green, yellow, blue = good while purple, red, black = bad, as long as the GM knows how the system works the workload can be almost non-existent for the players.