Star Wars D6 Options

[Beast of Revolut...]

Does anyone here play the D6-based Star Wars RPG? I only know a bit about it, but it seems way better than the D20 game. Anyone know where I can find it?

[Frag-o Delux]

Never played it, so I can't tell you anythign about it.

I shop at stiggy's on the web for just about everything RPG. here is their d6 West End Games selection.

[toturi]

Not really better IMO. Not much more "realistic" than D20 Star Wars.

[Nikoli]

I remember the d6 Star wars. Lots of fun, imagine doing damage in SR as an open test, resisted by body. saw a hold-out blaster do 63 pts, poor ST never knew what hit him.

[Bigity]

Star Wars D6 just fits Star Wars a helluva lot better then D20 and any level based game, IMO.

If you are looking for books now, look for ebay or other used rpg book sellers.

Good luck finding players..I loved the game back in the day, but nobody seems to want to play it anymore.

[CirclMastr]

I've still got the 2nd edition Revised main book, and I'd definitely be interested in playing.

[Street Doc]

One of the funnest games I ever played and still like to play. Our group has so many sourcebooks to that its not even funny. Maybe cause its old school, but I like the fact that there is no classes or levels or anything like that. Just pure fun. Rules were pretty simple, in my opinion, also

[Beast of Revolut...]

I vastly prefer classless systems, but the thing that seems neatest to me about the D6 game is the ay the force works. The D20 system requires jedi to expend hit points to use force powers, which puts a limit on how many times they can do even a simple feat such as levitating a paperweight, plus makes them vulnerable. The d6 system, on the other hand, let's jedi use most force powers as many times as they want, with force points being used just for powerful stuff. The d20 system keeps jedi balanced with the rest of the classes, but the d6 system is more realistic.

[RangerJoe]

D6 Starwars is the first RPG I ever played, and I have to say it keeps me coming back year after year. The game is simple, flexible, and what it lacks in realism, it makes up for in cinematic fun.

[Panzergeist]

I've been looking all over for Star Wars d6 sourcebooks. West Eng Games doesn't seem to be selling them anymore. Are there any places I can buy them, or better yet download them?

[CountZero]

Check your FLGS.

[Erebus]

Ebay also tends to have the basic books all the time too.

[Panzergeist]

I'm advertising for interest in a game of Star Wars 2nd edition on online-roleplaying.net. If any of you guys would be willing to GM a game, that is probably the place to do it.

[mfb]

yeah, i tend to be a big supporter of d20 stuff, but it just doesn't fit Star Wars. in SW, jedi kick the candylicious hiney out of everyone and everything else--the definition of a non-jedi badass is anyone a jedi has to spend more than five seconds killing. in d20, jedi are just another character type.

[Panzergeist]

One thing I don't like about it is the rules regarding dark side characters. It is way too easy to fall to the dark side, and dark side characters can't earn force points without being evil, and more importantly, can't earn character points except when they earn dark side points. They are totally incapable of normal learning. Imagine if, no matter how hard you studied for your biology class, you couldn't learn the material without, say, stomping on your cat. That part just doesn't make sense.

[Nikoli]

<<Goes out and buys a new cat for up comming philosophy exam>>

[Tyros]

I got sick of my friends fighting between the d6 WEG system and the d20 system. In compromise, I borrowed their WEG books and a couple of d20 books and revised the shadowrun d6 mechanics for star wars. I also made up a starship combat system from scratch. Seemed to please everyone... especially the ones that didn't want to learn a new gaming system (two girls that only know shadowrun and d20).

[Catsnightmare]

I'd like to see what you came up with to do this. Could you post it or perhaps e-mail?

[The Question Man]

Hoi Chummer, the original STAR WARS D6 RPG was published by a company called West End Games. Which by the way is making a comeback with the release of three new RPG settings Fantasy D6, Adventure D6, and Space D6. Folow this link http://www.westendgames.com/html/press18.html

Cheers

QM

[Tyros]

Sure, I could post what I've done in a day or two, I just need to re-type what we've done. We were in the middle of playtesting and decided to tweak some damage codes. For example, 10S might seem like a good damage code for a lightsaber until you're a jedi in a duel. I'll post what I have in a few.

[Wounded Ronin]

D20 annoys me. It has its uses, being a pretty good representation of Arthurian knightly combat, but is retarded for most other things.


I never saw or played d6 starwars but I'd be interested to see how it plays.


One question....in d20 you can be a jedi wookie. Can you, in d6, be a jedi wookie?

[Nikoli]

Yes to both
And you can even "rage" in both, however, you should refrain from using the force while doing so.

[otomik]

D20 is a heroic system with a lot of emphasis towards game balance.
D6 StarWars has a few problems with mechanics IMHO, but it's free of the Prequel taint and the endless Sai-ruk/Vong Novels taint which automatically makes it vastly better.

[Panzergeist]

But that means no rules for dual-bladed lightsabers or using two lightsabers. And no destroyer droids. In fact, how does having old republic content make the d20 system any worse anyway?

[PBTHHHHT]

There are droid creation rules for D6 that you can use to make your destroyer droids and whatnot. There's nothing that will prevent you from using the D6 system with stuff from the prequel. But, yes, the D6 stuff is free from many of the taint of the novels and errr.. *koff*midiclorians*koff*....

Using two lightsabers? shouldn't be a problem I think, you just better roll well for using two weapons or you might lop off one of your limbs. But really, D6 system has a lot more freedoms of what you want to do with the character than the D20 system.