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 Topic: Site Outages / Call for Assistance |
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| Falconer Replies: 12 Views: 19768 |
 Forum: The Rancor Pit Users/Forums Info Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 1:25 pm Subject: Site Outages / Call for Assistance |
| I just wanted to chime in that, to quote Luke Skywalker, “I care.” This board is a treasure of an archive, and STILL the best-quality conversations on the subject of WEG Star Wars are had here. I ... | |
| Topic: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map |
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| Falconer Replies: 14 Views: 5401 |
Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 6:25 pm Subject: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map |
| Systems to include in my map… brainstorming…
Tier 3 - systems mentioned by WEG (eg., a memo in the Imperial Sourcebook) but not featured in any actual adventuring material. Tier 2 - systems ... |
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| Topic: 1E + IAG deep dive |
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| Falconer Replies: 6 Views: 43901 |
Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:40 pm Subject: Re: 1E + IAG deep dive |
| You're conflating two different characters. The Gold Squadron pilot in ANH is
What you say is true… from a certain point of view. It appears there was a retcon to that effect in 2000, after WEG lo ... |
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| Topic: 1E + IAG deep dive |
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| Falconer Replies: 6 Views: 43901 |
Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 5:44 pm Subject: Re: 1E + IAG deep dive |
| This is amazing, Falconer! I'm looking forward to your future posts!
I appreciate the response, Whill! Sorry there’s no ETA on the continuation of this project, but I do plan to continue it over ti ... |
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| Topic: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map |
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| Falconer Replies: 14 Views: 5401 |
Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:17 pm Subject: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map |
| I’m really inspired by this 1990 map. I may just make my own map like this, cataloguing all the planets from all the sources that inspire me, and throwing them up on a grid. Since most planets are j ... | |
| Topic: The galaxy |
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| Falconer Replies: 13 Views: 19813 |
Forum: Planets, Locations, Eras, and Settings Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:13 pm Subject: The galaxy |
| “My” Star Wars galaxy is Messier 32. Messier 32 is an old galaxy with stars relatively nearby each other, which I like because in some of the stories (ESB for one) it feels like the systems blend ... | |
| Topic: 1E + IAG deep dive |
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| Falconer Replies: 6 Views: 43901 |
Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:39 pm Subject: 1E + IAG deep dive |
| So you want to get into West End Games Star Wars, and you have sensibly obtained the two gateway products: the First Edition Rulebook and the Introductory Adventure Game Set. Step One, to demystify wh ... | |
| Topic: What's your Star Wars Universe? |
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| Falconer Replies: 288 Views: 308425 |
Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:31 pm Subject: Re: What's your Star Wars Universe? |
| Primary influences: Archie Goodwin, Brian Daley, and 1990s Timothy Zahn.
Secondary influences: Everything WEG and Bantam, plus the Essential Atlas. The Clone Wars ended 35 BBY as per A Guide to ... |
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| Topic: Galactic Coordinates |
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| Falconer Replies: 5 Views: 16626 |
Forum: Tools Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:49 am Subject: Galactic Coordinates |
| How do you envision using the X-Y coordinates in your game? Do you envision hyperspace as just traveling directly from point to point without the use of the hyperroutes in the Atlas.
I’m not really ... |
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| Topic: Obi-Wan Kenobi (D+ series, original speculation thread) |
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Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:34 am Subject: Obi-Wan Kenobi (D+ series, original speculation thread) |
| IIRC, other than the premiere, it will be on Wednesday. | |
| Topic: TRoS, The Sequel Trilogy & The Skywalker Saga |
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| Falconer Replies: 149 Views: 243436 |
Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:36 pm Subject: TRoS, The Sequel Trilogy & The Skywalker Saga |
| The thing about Star Wars is... what are we gonna do? NOT watch it when it comes out?
Yes! I remember growing up in the 80s and 90s when Star Wars was a purely joyous thing to talk about (other than ... |
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| Topic: Galactic Coordinates |
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| Falconer Replies: 5 Views: 16626 |
Forum: Tools Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:31 pm Subject: Galactic Coordinates |
| I just… for all intents and purposes… handwave the Z-axis! Ignore it. I don’t think a single map in the entire Essential Atlas takes it into account. | |
| Topic: Galactic Coordinates |
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| Falconer Replies: 5 Views: 16626 |
Forum: Tools Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 12:25 pm Subject: Galactic Coordinates |
| Hey, guys—
The Essential Atlas has this interesting tidbit the introductory matter: GALACTIC COORDINATES Every star system in the known galaxy (and many more that have been imaged but not p ... |
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| Topic: Rank the 11 Star Wars films |
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| Falconer Replies: 56 Views: 103516 |
Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:27 am Subject: Rank the 11 Star Wars films |
| Here’s my ranking of my favorite stories:
1. Star Wars 2. Thrawn Trilogy 3. Empire + Jedi 4. Hand of Thrawn 5. Han Solo novels (Brian Daley) 6. Force Awakens 7. X-Wing novels (Aaron Allston ... |
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| Topic: WEG Star Wars D6 Editions |
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| Falconer Replies: 23 Views: 89724 |
Forum: Official Rules Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:57 pm Subject: WEG Star Wars D6 Editions |
| I’m the one who voted 1eRU. But I haven’t really incorporated all the Upgrade; just the Difficulty Numbers. | |
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