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Star Wars: Force and Destiny.

Posted by Danny007
Danny007
member, 1 post
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 02:04
  • msg #1

Star Wars: Force and Destiny

Hi, I'm new to rpg's like D&D, and I've never actually played a game before. I wanted to get my brothers into it, and was wondering if anyone has played Fantasy Flights "Star Wars: Force and Destiny" rpg. Is it any good, and is it hard to get into as a beginner? I've watched some D&D streams and I am quite familiar with the D20 system. I am just worried that Fantasy Flights dice system is bad, or that the game altogether isn't that good.
swordchucks
member, 1176 posts
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 15:16
  • msg #2

Star Wars: Force and Destiny

If you're interested in Force and Destiny, in particular, there are quite a few actual play podcasts/youtube vids out there that can show you how it plays.  Happy Jack's has a number that I know of (the key words are "actual play" when you go looking).

My personal opinion is that it has some really interesting mechanics to it, but the dice are a bit like reading chicken entrails.  Star Wars, as a setting, and I just never seem to get along in RPGs, too, so I avoid trying anymore.
NowhereMan
member, 73 posts
Tue 19 Apr 2016
at 15:29
  • msg #3

Star Wars: Force and Destiny

I have very limited experience with the Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars line, and zero experience with F&D specifically, but the core mechanics across all three games are the same. In my experience, the dice take about a session to get used to, and then things go along just fine.

However, if you're used to more crunchy systems like d20, you're going to have a rough time wrapping your head around the "narrative" focus of FFG's Star Wars. While the dice do dictate success or failure, they also dictate the circumstances of that success or failure, where you might succeed at your given task, but create a whole new mess of problems for yourself, or you might fail, but find a way to leverage new advantages.

For instance, on a slicing check, you might manage to gain access to a secure terminal, but set off an alarm in the process, or you might fail to gain access to the information you're looking for, but run across the controls to the facility's automated defenses.
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