So after running a few sessions of Hunters Hunted 2 in ancient Japan for a few weeks, n00b-a-fette suggested we take a different flavor yesterday. Given I’ve been itching to play a more science fiction themed RPG, his suggestion of trying out Star Wars Saga Edition (or the D20 version) came right up our alleys. It was a familiar world and easy to relate to.
Having tried some of the other Star Wars tabletop titles such as X-wing and Edge of the Empire, I’ve been shunning playing a Star Wars themed tabletop game for two reasons. The first being is that it takes so long to setup for a game to jump into what should be familiar territory, and those unique dice that would be pretty difficult to collect or replace from this side of the world.
Surprisingly, it seemed very D&D 5th edition, and rolling for stats on dice you already had lying around made for quick character creation.
Ended up rolling a scoundrel heroic class, with Ron Perlman as my character sketch lol
Epic critical hits, critical botches, and raucous laughter then ensue as we see an inept Jedi guardian lose his master in front of his eyes. The team faces down what seems to be a high level Sith Lord. Of course the ideal strategy was not to face down one of those and run. Like, to another planet if at all possible.
Unfortunately our snarky capt’n didn’t have ship at the moment, and he was forced to make some sort of one way deal with yet another Jedi sympathizer noble from the Organa clan. With little options, he gathered his first mate “The First” and hoped to go on what should have been a quick and easy delivery run in the oldest looking excuse for a derelict that resembled a turtle more than a cargo frigate.
The party is then promptly chased down by one of the Sith’s starships and if not for the captain’s dodgy piloting, and the Jedi tapping into the force to find himself better at operating a turbo laser than a lightsaber, the party is able to escape. Barely.
Let’s see where else in the galaxy these misfits would find themselves. The game is turning out to be more like Spaceballs than Star Wars. lol!