Review: Star Wars RPG Revised CRB

I recently got a copy of the re-released version of WotC's first Star Wars RPG, the precursor to Star Wars Saga Edition at my FLGS for a good deal, so here's a review.

Artwork: Some of the artwork seems to be reused images from the films but what's not varies between quite nice paintings and fairly cartoony images, which is fairly jarring to me. However, if the artwork was all one type, I think it would be quite a bit better, and each piece is fairly decent by its own.
Rating: 4/5

Writing: The writing is consistent and I don't see any major typos or grammatical errors throughout the book.
Rating: 5/5

Mechanics: The game uses a slightly modified d20 system that I happen to find easy to use to introduce my group to. HOWEVER, as it should be according to the movies, the Force is a tad too powerful for my tastes and the Dark Side isn't as well represented as it is in the d6 system. All in all, the system is good for Wizards of the Coast and I would play it.
Rating: 4/5

Layout: As is standard for Wizards of the Coast, the layout is extremely professional and a pleasure to look at. The background for each page doesn't detract from the actual content and helps add to the "eye feel" of the book.
Rating: 5/5


Average Rating: ★★★★☆

Upcoming Project

I'm still working on a few things for On the Shoulders of Giants, sanding off a few of the rough edges, and am working even harder on my current side projects. WorldRP is still in active development, as is my gothic fantasy RPG and my weird west WhiteBox hack. Bloodied and Battered has been changed from a (fairly) traditional OSR game with unique mechanics to an OSR-adjacent game based around gothic fiction and the tropes contained in this genre. I may kickstart Bloodied and Battered as well, but am working on commissioning some art and getting some quotes first.

Back to the "Roots"

As much as a blog that's only a few months old can have roots, I'm trying to get back to them. Since the beginning, I've kinda drifted away from reviews. I'll try to have another couple reviews within the next week or so, most likely for my more recent purchases (none of which are new products).

Swords & Wizardry WhiteBox WIP

Now that I've (finally) finished up the writing part of On the Shoulders of Giants, I've begun work on another project (well really two). One project I'm working on is a class for Starfinder to get me familiar with the system and another is a WhiteBox hack that brings a lot of the Weird West to a desolate, post-apocalyptic future with mecha-samurai and (ray)gun-slinging, roach-riding "cowboys". Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to show you more of that soon, but I'm still waiting on a couple things before launching the OtSoG Kickstarter. Inspirations for the WhiteBox hack include Dune, Kill Bill, Mad Max, and Into the Badlands.

UPDATE: The new WIP name for it is Dust, Rust, and Lasers.

WorldRP Reborn: WIP Project

I'm currently working with a programmer friend of mine on a nation-scale "computer game". Computer game has air-quotes because it is really more of a tabletop RPG that has a digital map and commands. Currently still in the very early stages of creating an alpha version.

Dyson Alehouse Published

Xeno File issue 2, the issue I worked on for Amora Game, is now published on OBS/Paizo/etc.!
I wrote the Dyson Alehouse section, AKA the Douglas Adams-esque floating space tavern.

2018 Free RPG Day Project: OSR Fanzine

I'm now officially working on a fanzine to be made/possibly distributed for/through Impressions' Free RPG Day. If anyone has any writing/artwork that they are willing to donate, that would be amazing! Unfortunately, as it is a fanzine, I can't afford to pay anyone, and may need to run a Kickstarter to afford some aspects of printing, but I will only publish what you send me in the 'zine and will credit anyone whose work is in the 'zine.

Note: The KS, if there is one, will be to pay for lenticular printing (AKA the 3D effect you see on some stickers and things) and will have to have a goal of ~3,000 dollars.

The current WIP title of this project is the Exham Priory Periodical.