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I haven't watched it, and this might be common knowledge to those who have (or who followed it), but SM-33 seems to be a play on words for Smee - Captain Hook's first mate.

I'm only 4 years late to this conversation, but I just read Bill's house rules, and am proud to say that I had also independently come up with similar rules that work real well and real cinematic for ...

I have never seen this deleted scene before?!?!?
Thank you for sharing it.

Ep. II would have benefited greatly if more of the Naboo scenes were kept in.

I had special advanced screening tickets to see the new Superman film in the theater, so I took my son to that tonight. My son liked it. Some people are raving about it. I didn't care for it. At this ...

DriveThruRPG has Planet of the Apes D6 for free for their introductory game. 80 pages, no character creation rules, but it gives you a good look at their game mechanics.

https://www.drivethrurpg.co ...

The Rancor Pit has grown so massive that it is literally crawling with bots indexing everything. In 2018 I kicked the can a little further down the road by deleting the oldest PBP games from the site. ...

Young Anakin: "I'm going to be a Jedi!?!"

Yoda: "Accept you, we will."

Young Anakin: "Wow, I'm going to be a Jedi Knight!!"

Yoda: "Well, actually....." ...

Same here. I have to refresh the page to clear it.

Ironically, I got that message when I hit the "reply" button to post this....

So after trying a one-shot D6 1e for my core "adult" group two years ago that crashed and burned, I learned what I perceived as 1e's shortcomings in combat.

I ended up splicing some of Ba ...

My game was run for my teens and their teen friends. So I had a social contract with them: If you, for example, knock out an Imperial guard and shove him in a closet or such, he is defeated. You don't ...

One way of doing it is to ignore Sectors and Hyperspace lanes, but still use the "official" SW Galaxy map (from the Essentials Atlas and later FFG). Just count "grids" for distance ...

Also consider that "Hyperspace Routes" are a product of the early Expanded Universe novels and WEG D6 sourcebooks. And "Sectors" as political subdivisions of the galaxy did not exi ...

they are dead.

Unless you want to be merciful - and they lose a leg.
(time for a cybernetic).

I 100% agree with you.

So I don't really do exact distances, unless the PCs use microbinoculars. Otherwise I just use 'range bands' (we play a 1e/MiniSix simplified mashup); i.e. "The tower is at Medium Range away" ...

I have a surprising amount of sympathy for fascist ISB Supervisor Dedra Meero.

Yes, I think she's going to find her ideals and the Empire's ideals are going to diverge next season. The character ...

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Topic: Skeleton Crew [Spoilers Allowed]
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 13731	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2025 2:07 am Subject: Skeleton Crew [Spoilers Allowed]
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 13731	I haven't watched it, and this might be common knowledge to those who have (or who followed it), but SM-33 seems to be a play on words for Smee - Captain Hook's first mate.
Topic: SLAVICSEK's house rules
ThrorII Replies: 4 Views: 20560	Forum: First Edition and IAG Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2025 1:23 am Subject: SLAVICSEK's house rules
ThrorII Replies: 4 Views: 20560	I'm only 4 years late to this conversation, but I just read Bill's house rules, and am proud to say that I had also independently come up with similar rules that work real well and real cinematic for ...
Topic: Shadda-Bi-Boran (AotC \| species from deleted scene)
ThrorII Replies: 3 Views: 1723	Forum: Characters, Droids, and Species Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:50 pm Subject: Shadda-Bi-Boran (AotC \| species from deleted scene)
ThrorII Replies: 3 Views: 1723	I have never seen this deleted scene before?!?!? Thank you for sharing it. Ep. II would have benefited greatly if more of the Naboo scenes were kept in.
Topic: ZSJL / DC Films
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 34700	Forum: Miscellanea Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 1:50 am Subject: Re: Superman (2025)
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 34700	I had special advanced screening tickets to see the new Superman film in the theater, so I took my son to that tonight. My son liked it. Some people are raving about it. I didn't care for it. At this ...
Topic: Planet of the Apes D6 RPG! [Kickstarter]
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 16279	Forum: Miscellanea Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 4:36 pm Subject: Planet of the Apes D6 RPG! [Kickstarter]
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 16279	DriveThruRPG has Planet of the Apes D6 for free for their introductory game. 80 pages, no character creation rules, but it gives you a good look at their game mechanics. https://www.drivethrurpg.co ...
Topic: Site Outages / Call for Assistance
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 30969	Forum: The Rancor Pit Users/Forums Info Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:28 am Subject: Site Outages / Call for Assistance
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 30969	The Rancor Pit has grown so massive that it is literally crawling with bots indexing everything. In 2018 I kicked the can a little further down the road by deleting the oldest PBP games from the site. ...
Topic: What Happened To The Jedi Agricultural Corps After Order 66?
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 3499	Forum: Planets, Locations, Eras, and Settings Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2025 9:03 pm Subject: What Happened To The Jedi Agricultural Corps After Order 66?
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 3499	Young Anakin: "I'm going to be a Jedi!?!" Yoda: "Accept you, we will." Young Anakin: "Wow, I'm going to be a Jedi Knight!!" Yoda: "Well, actually....." ...
Topic: Site Outages / Call for Assistance
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 30969	Forum: The Rancor Pit Users/Forums Info Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:41 pm Subject: Site Outages / Call for Assistance
ThrorII Replies: 13 Views: 30969	Same here. I have to refresh the page to clear it. Ironically, I got that message when I hit the "reply" button to post this....
Topic: So Who Has an Active SW D6 Game Going On Right Now?
ThrorII Replies: 95 Views: 182379	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 6:48 pm Subject: So Who Has an Active SW D6 Game Going On Right Now?
ThrorII Replies: 95 Views: 182379	So after trying a one-shot D6 1e for my core "adult" group two years ago that crashed and burned, I learned what I perceived as 1e's shortcomings in combat. I ended up splicing some of Ba ...
Topic: What do YOUR players do with captured prisoners?
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 11136	Forum: Star Wars Games Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 2:17 am Subject: What do YOUR players do with captured prisoners?
ThrorII Replies: 5 Views: 11136	My game was run for my teens and their teen friends. So I had a social contract with them: If you, for example, knock out an Imperial guard and shove him in a closet or such, he is defeated. You don't ...
Topic: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 12871	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 10:26 pm Subject: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 12871	One way of doing it is to ignore Sectors and Hyperspace lanes, but still use the "official" SW Galaxy map (from the Essentials Atlas and later FFG). Just count "grids" for distance ...
Topic: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 12871	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 1:10 am Subject: I don't like the official Star Wars galaxy map
ThrorII Replies: 14 Views: 12871	Also consider that "Hyperspace Routes" are a product of the early Expanded Universe novels and WEG D6 sourcebooks. And "Sectors" as political subdivisions of the galaxy did not exi ...
Topic: Being stomped on by an AT-ST?
ThrorII Replies: 10 Views: 12689	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 9:25 pm Subject: Being stomped on by an AT-ST?
ThrorII Replies: 10 Views: 12689	they are dead. Unless you want to be merciful - and they lose a leg. (time for a cybernetic). I 100% agree with you.
Topic: Telling time and distances.
ThrorII Replies: 9 Views: 10720	Forum: Gamemasters Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:47 pm Subject: Telling time and distances.
ThrorII Replies: 9 Views: 10720	So I don't really do exact distances, unless the PCs use microbinoculars. Otherwise I just use 'range bands' (we play a 1e/MiniSix simplified mashup); i.e. "The tower is at Medium Range away" ...
Topic: Andor [Spoilers Allowed]
ThrorII Replies: 70 Views: 137977	Forum: General Star Wars Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:35 pm Subject: Andor [Spoilers Allowed]
ThrorII Replies: 70 Views: 137977	I have a surprising amount of sympathy for fascist ISB Supervisor Dedra Meero. Yes, I think she's going to find her ideals and the Empire's ideals are going to diverge next season. The character ...