Friday, October 31, 2014

Sabacc, Stairs & High Stakes (Scene 8, Episode 1) - Podcast




The eighth episode of Never Tell Me The Odds is now live - Scene 8, "Sabacc, Stairs and High Stakes"! Listen to it below, and find out what happens when the crew gets cornered into a high-stakes game of Sabacc!

Never Tell Me The Odds is a Star Wars RPG live play podcast, where four professional comedians / improvisers doing their best to stay alive on the edge of the Empire. New episodes every Friday!

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Sabacc, Stairs and High Stakes - (Episode 1; Scene 8)


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Friday, October 24, 2014

Wookie Goldberg (Scene 7, Episode 1) - Podcast




The seventh episode of Never Tell Me The Odds is now live - Scene 7, "Wookie Goldberg"! Listen to it below.

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Wookie Goldberg - (Episode 1; Scene 7)


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Friday, October 17, 2014

Plan "C" (Episode 1, Scene 6) - Podcast



The sixth episode of Never Tell Me The Odds is now live - Scene 6, "Plan C"! Listen to it below, or check out the podcast page to catch up on what happened last time.

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Plan "C" - (Episode 1; Scene 6)


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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Vehicle Piloting Cheat Sheet

Star Wars RPG - Vehicle Piloting Cheat Sheet



Piloting a roughshod starfighter through an asteroid belt while in a deadly dogfight with a trio TIE Interceptors is is everyone's dream. The amazing thing about the Star Wars RPG is that you can actually do it! The only question is... how exactly?

 While most of Fantasy Flight Game's Star Wars RPG is a marvel of ingenuity and streamlined game play, things tend to get a lot less intuitive when it comes to flying around in star ships. For one of our recent games, I developed this quick-and-dirty set of Vehicle Piloting cards as a cheat sheet. The cards below summarize the 9 most common actions you take in any vehicle - from speeder bike to Corellian Frigate.



The cards are broken into two broad categories - the manuevers (in blue), and the actions (in yellow). As always, a character gets one manuever and one action on their turn. Use this cheat sheets as an ala cart menu, allowing the players to peruse their options and decide how they want to spend their turn. You can even consider printing these on card stock, and cutting them out to create a mini-set of action cards.

 Of course, the GM should never limit players to the actions listed on these cards. The Core Rule Book details half a dozen, less common, actions that a player might wish to take - and your players are bound to come up with brand new ideas the book doesn't even begin to cover. As always, be prepared for anything and be ready to make it happen!

 I've also included a handy distance map for the game. I use this to keep track of how far apart characters are in a race, or chase scene - but it can be used in any situation requiring approximate distances.


Friday, October 10, 2014

Return to Ord Mantell (Episode 1, Scene 5) - Podcast



The fifth episode of Never Tell Me The Odds is now live - Scene 5, "Return to Ord Mantell"! Listen to it below, or check out the podcast page to catch up on what happened last time.

Never Tell Me The Odds is a Star Wars RPG live play podcast, where four professional comedians / improvisers doing their best to stay alive on the edge of the Empire. New episodes every Friday!

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Return to Ord Mantell - (Episode 1; Scene 5)


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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Jawa Thief "The Pilferer" - Adversary Game Stat Block

Jawa Theif "The Pilferer" - Game Stats



There are a lot of mighty, crafty and potent races out there in the Galaxy - from the Wookie to the Trandoshan, but while they're beating down the front door, who's picking your back pocket? The Jawa Pilferer, that's who. Unassuming, small and generally beyond notice, Jawas are the perfect race to play if you'd rather pop out of the shadows instead of coming in with guns blazing. 

Get a Jawa into your game with the stats below for the Jawa Pilferer, a crafty thief who uses her size to sneak into places she shouldn't be - and get away again!





Jawas are famously native to the desert planet of Tatooine, but their proclivity for scavenging, tinkering and generally being where they shouldn't means they tend to pop up in places you wouldn't expect them (just ask R2-D2). 

While official stats for Jawa characters don't exist yet, there's no reason you wouldn't run into one of these curious, mechanically minded folk on working on a spacer barge, trying their luck on other planets, or even working as a bounty hunter.

The stat block above is perfect for a stealthy opponent who can harry your PC's by lifting some important piece of equipment and making off with it. The Pilferer isn't much good in single combat, so she probably has some muscle to back her up lurking right around that next corner. 

Along with her Shortcut ability, a tricky GM should make good use of the Jawa's small size to shake pursuit by ducking into vents, under vehicles, or out small windows.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Hyperspace Dreams (Episode 1, Scene 4) - Podcast



The fourth episode of Never Tell Me The Odds is now live - Scene 4, "Hyperspace Dreams"! Listen to it below, or check out the podcast page to catch up on what happened last time.

Never Tell Me The Odds is a Star Wars RPG live play podcast, where four professional comedians / improvisers doing their best to stay alive on the edge of the Empire. New episodes every Friday!

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Hyperspace Dreams - (Episode 1; Scene 4)


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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Never Tell Me The Odds! - Contest Giveaway

What are the odds you'll win our first monthly giveaway? Pretty good, actually!

To enter - just follow us on Twitter between now and 10/5. We'll choose one follower at random to win a full set of Star Wars RPG game dice!