A blog? About a tabletop game?

What's this all about?

Well, I tend to organize my thoughts better in writing, and there seems to be an AWFUL lot of organizing I need to do regarding this system and the way it works. Plus, perhaps others will find and benefit from my analysis of things, and my ideas on how to run a game in this setting, this system, that suits both GM and players.

Mechanics Exploration

"This one goes there, and that one goes there. Right?!" - Han Solo, Ep. IV

  
There are plenty of mechanics in this system that are left (purposefully?) vague and undefined, so as to encourage the GM and players to make up their own rules for what they want. Don't want a super crunchy experience? (Really, you should play something else, but) You can do that. Want a lot of crunch? Well, you can do that too...but it requires some brain sweat on the part of the GM, at the very least, to figure out HOW.

So, I'll do some posts regarding mechanics that I've found lacking, absent, or just plain silly, and how I would, will, or already have adjusted them to fit my group of players, along with a rationale of those changes.

I'll also play with theory builds, in my explorations, and use those to illustrate a few points. Most notable among them will be the Force Assassin crit build, the Autofire Trooper DPS build, and the (undeniably underpowered) Saber Master reflect build.

New Content

I'll also eventually remove head from posterior long enough to work out the additions I want to make to the game - most notably a Universal Teräs Käsi tree intended to make a Brawl-oriented character as frightening as an Autofire Trooper or a Force Assassin archetype.

I would also like to add "Signature" ability extentions to certain force powers - having a Shatterpoint capstone to Sense, for example, that adds to one's crit effectiveness. This would allow a Jedi to have good crit rolls without taking a class that doesn't jibe with their theming. (I probably won't go too crazy with this, though, because balance and stuff.)

So, yeah. That's what you've found today. Stay tuned for updates as often as I can get 'em out and done.

"Go strap yourselves in. I'm going to make the jump to light speed." - Han Solo, Ep. IV