Back in the late 70s, early 80s there were a couple of Star trek games, one was I think a board game, the other was called star fleet battles if I remember right. It was an rpg that had every type of ship class from the classic series. I remember playing it and really enjoying it. I recently got the core rules for the current game but was really disappointed in the book. So it sits on the shelf as part of my game collection. I like the set you have, it sort of reminds me of the original games. I wish I could find the classic boxed set again because I would definitely be playing again.
I played SFB back in the 90's with friends. The thing I remember most was S_ (the guy who owned the set) having a first-generation programmable calculator, and building the 32-segment impulse chart in it. Part of the reason the game is so complicated boils down to one sentence: "this weeks desperation maneuver will be next week's standard operation procedure, with a rule describing how to employ it"
If I have the core rulebook coming in the mail, do I need to buy the starter set also? (Other than a PDF, the starter set is not currently available for purchase.)
The starter set is handy, given the pre-gen characters and intro adventure, but not necessary :) Your players will need to whip up their own characters, and you'll need to come up with something for them to do -- but honestly both of these are really fun to do, and with the richness of the Fallout Universe, it's not too hard to just send the players off into the Wasteland and get them started having fun right away!
I got this a few months back and it is, hands down, the BEST starter set I have ever gotten (and I own a few!). Need a few more weeks to get the core rulebook and the first adventure but I intend on making this the third RPG I get every book for (the others being Star Trek Adventures and Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Force & Destiny).
May I just say that you have good taste in games :) I'm currently running STA 1e (for which I own every hardcover), and playing in a Star Wars FFG campaign (running now for over two years!). Both those games are wonderful, in my humble opinion of course. I fully agree this starter set is an absolute winner! For sheer value-for-money, it's right up there with Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest starters (which are also Chaosium... I'm noticing a pattern here!).
@@djthorsilver Chaosium puts out high quality starter sets for like $25 while everyone elses are either subpar or cost as much as a core rulebook in and of themselves! And thank you for the compliment XD Live long and prosper and may the Force be with you!
I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing not -- so far as I remember, they don't typically run sales at those times :'( Having said that, I've yet to feel dissatisfied with the content I've gotten for the prices I've paid.
Hi ! Interesting video; interesting collection ! 🙂 About the film, if I may suggest, it is far better to start it at near 4 minutes, with the Barsoom logo, and let us call it The Queen of Mars. 🙂
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Appreciate the full coverage of this long-standing but less well known RPG. As a kid of the 80s, I recall the first 2300AD with the rosy-hued delight of nostalgia. Much as I like the map, I think I might just get the PDFs and then have them spiral-bound printed at my local copy shop to keep the cost down.
Thanks for watching! The map is indeed lovely, but yes, your method is much more economical :) I REALLY wish Mongoose would re-do this as a hardcover with a map insert at the usual pricepoint for such a thing (£45), as £75 is a lot to ask in today's financial climate for most people. It is a wonderful setting, and as I finish collecting the new version, I'll keep showing them off here!
Thank you for taking the time to run through this. I've owned rhe book in PDF for years now, but hadn't the chance to read it yet. It will play a pivotal roll in my sci-fi campaign I'll be running soon.
Thank you for the overviews, I am enjoying your series. I just played for the first time on Friday, then ran a first session of the Starter Set adventure on Sunday. Very enjoyable - we all had a good time.
I'm confused. When you say L5R-5e. That's the 5th edition of L5R, not 5th Edition D&D. Right? I just saw another review that said almost the same thing but it was different meaning.
Correct -- this is the fifth edition of L5R, not L5R for D&D 5e 👍 I played D&D 5e extensively and still own it, but don't like it, so I generally avoid 5e conversions for most things.
Iron Butterfly had a member named Doug Ingle, who was the founder of the group and played the organ. He composed the song Inna-Godda-Da-Vida. I don't suppose it's the same guy, huh?
For anyone having trouble finding the special dice and have Fate dice, just paint in one of the "-" signs in on each die, so that you have a 1 the (-) minus sign, "2" with a different color (-) minus sign, 2 "+" for the special symbols and 2 blanks, so they will match the challenge dice exactly. And you can still use them as Fate dice. The d20s are just normal d20s.
For anyone having trouble finding the special dice and have Fate dice, just paint in one of the "-" signs in on each die, so that you have a 1 the (-) minus sign, "2" with a different color (-) minus sign, 2 "+" for the special symbols and 2 blanks, so they will match the challenge dice exactly. And you can still use them as Fate dice. The d20s are just normal d20s.
Since 1979 I was addicted to SFB for decades. Back in the early 90s I won a complete (at the time) "Doomsday" set of every module and other stuff at a convention. For some weird reason, I STILL have a huge locker full of about 100 lbs of collected SFB stuff... Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find anyone else anywhere near as rabid as I was who wants to play anymore... I think the major mistake that was made in the Captains Version was essentially making EVERY race pretty much exactly the same. They removed pretty much all the differences that made the game enjoyable and turned it into a "Rules Lawyer" contest. He who could remember the Rules would win any argument.
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Oh I'll definitely come back to this game line, having had the chance now to fully assimilate the rules and experience the game :) I've also picked up a bunch more books too. No real estimate yet on when the detailed reviews will come, but for sure they will be in the coming months!
One of the things I have struggled to find are pdf versions of any of the content for cheapness. Does anyone know where I can find them? Edge studio site doesn’t even seem to have the ability to sell me the physical books
Sadly this has always been the case with Star Wars RPGs! Making physical RPG products is fine, but Lucasfilm prohibits the distribution of PDFs in most cases (small freebies are OK). Of course they can be found if one knows where to look, but they're scans and therefore quite varying in quality, plus RU-vid would probably frown on me sharing any links😅
@@djthorsilver Thanks. That seems so strange and weird that they do that and don’t let them do that. Personally I think it is a lost to the game and limits the game. But thanks for the info.
@@benkernow280 I know this answer is very late, but my understanding is that the legal language for Star Wars tabletop RPG licensing has stayed the same since 1987. Electronic distribution of TTRPGs wasn't a thing back then, and the agreement thus wasn't written to allow for it. The reason why no one has since revised the agreement is probably just that lawyers are expensive. TTRPGs generally run on thin profit margins, from what I hear, so Fantasy Flight Games and subsequently EDGE probably estimated that the increased sales wouldn't cover the legal fees. Disney/Lucasfilm, for their part, have no real incentive to revisit the agreement.
Thanks for this. Fun set of games. I have been trying to get the Age of Rebellion core rulebook but the tiny Edge reprints mean that even now new copies are on Amazon now for €117 (so £100). Which is more than twice what they were originally. So I guess I missed my chance...should have picked up with the other two core rulebooks before FFG discontinued. [Edit: I see Leisure Games have for £50. Maybe I will suck up the shipping and duty and buy from there. Thanks for the reminder!] I still use the Edge starter set for Meetups. Just a fantastic starter adventure and fun system.
Thanks for watching 😀 Yep, the core book reprints were way too tiny! By the way, dungeonland.co.uk also has the AoR Core for £45.43, if that helps :) The EotE and FaD core books seem to be out of stock everywhere here already, sadly.
@djthorsilver Thank you! That shop unfortunately does not ship outside Little Britain. Another Brexit success. So needs to be Leisure Games or I'll try Germany. But a great game and a good video!
i think the yuxin gigaminx has the disadvantage of colorleaking and discoloring. The diancheng has the issue of locking up that almost make it pop when solving this one too quickly.
