1879 (Mechanics First Look)

Hey Game Fans, we’re back with another look at a different role-playing game than we normally cover.  Today’s entry is 1879, a different take on the concepts of colonialism and exploration through the lens of Steampunk, travel to alien worlds and magic.  Let’s take a look at the core mechanic for task resolution and how that shapes the rest of the game (we’ll dig into building a character later on, and we’ll see if we can’t discuss some of the underlying concepts and ideas that shape the game).  

Obligation and You! (Star Wars, Edge of the Empire)

Hey Game Fans, we’re back today to continue our series on the joyful experience that is the Edge of The Empire Roleplaying Game from Fantasy Flight Games.  After consulting with my experts on the topic, we came to the consensus that pushing back a character creation example for another week allowed us to feature one of the most important/cool/amazing/interesting design mechanics we’ve seen in several years, Obligation.  Obligation is an essential component to every character in Edge of the Empire, and serves to pull the entire Star Wars Universe together in a tangled web of favors, oaths, bounties and intrigue.  Sounds fun, right?  Let’s take a closer look.