West End Games d6 Star Wars

I have been working on some preparations to play some d6 Star Wars with my sons (8 and 5) and Nate (41?). I was trying to decide which edition of the game to start out in, and landed upon a modified home brew version of West End Games d6 system 1st Edition Hybrid.

I don't care for the idea of spending character points during the adventure.

I love the concept of the Wild Die.

I like Full Doge adding to the target number and Combat Dodge replacing the target number, even if lower!

I like Stunned, Wounded Once, Wounded Twice, Incapacitated, Mortally Wounded, Dead.

I do not care for skill specializations and/or advanced skills.

I love the "do as many things as you think you can get away with per round", just -1D penalty to everything for each action past the first.

I am not interested in using "Hasted" actions, although I do like the general thrust: take a hit to ensure you shoot first (Han).

I found a nice forum post that convinced me the target numbers should be as follows:

Difficulty Target Numbers chart

Target Number	Difficulty
3	Very Easy
7	Easy
14	Moderate
21	Difficult
28	Very Difficult
35+	Heroic

I am thinking about some light forays into initial adventures. Some kind of team effort task for a rag-tag something less than paramilitary group of Rebel operatives with their own ship, with ample freedom and tricky details. Imperial entanglements, both by land and in the sky. Stormtroopers and TIE Fighters!

Flying X-wings is also a possibility, as this blog has long endorsed (but failed, thus far, to actually enact) a troupe style campaign (or at least series of loosely interconnected stories).

To that end, I have worked to develop RPG stats I am happy with for all the miniatures in my X-Wing collection (and some cool ships not in my collection). Along the way, I re-balanced and tweaked a good deal of minutiae. I ditched the stuff about sensors, I cleaned up the cargo ratings, I adjusted maneuverability ratings, etc, I made a new Space and Atmospheric speed rating (no more sad km/h, etc).

Next I plan to formalize the list of aliens playable as PCs and generate a few modified cheat sheets a la the inside of a GM screen.

Here are the ship stats I have thus far. I have posted a sample ship below.

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The TIE Striker

   The TIE Striker is a ground support starfighter optimized for atmospheric flight. The Striker’s adaptive ailerons allow for unsurpassed speed when operating in such a high drag environment.
   TIE Strikers are natural choices for escorting drop ships, like the TIE Reaper, into combat zones. The Strikers will attack the landing area before the Reaper arrives, then stay on station to provide the newly arrived infantry unit some extra firepower, strafing and bombing enemy positions as directed.

TIE Striker
Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems TIE/sk
Length: 17.18 meters
Crew: 1 pilot and 1 gunner
Crew Skill: Starship Piloting 4D+1, Starship Gunnery 4D+1
Passengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: [None]
Consumables: 1 day
Cost: Not available for sale
Space Speed: 7
Atmospheric Speed: 10
Hyperdrive Rating: [None]
Hyperdrive Backup: [None]
Nav Computer: [None]
Maneuverability: [1D+2] ([2D+2] in atmosphere)
Hull: [4D]
Shields: [None]
Weapons:
     Four Laser Cannons (fire-linked)
     Fire Arc: Front
     Fire Control: [2D]
     Damage: [6D]
     Two Heavy Laser Cannons (fire-linked)
     Fire Arc: Front
     Fire Control: [2D]
     Damage: [6D]
     Proton Bomb
     Fire Arc: Rear
     Fire Control: [2D]
     Ammo: [20]
     Damage: [8D]

Executor

A new ship is en route for the Star Wars: Armada game; a capstone ship for my collection. Early 2019 will see the release of the Super Star Destroyer (the largest miniature FFG has ever made).

Apparently FFG has been working on this thing, behind the scenes, for two years. Many different game-play and manufacturing technical challenges were overcome, resulting in a more than 24" long, $200 'miniature'.

Excited!