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Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-19-2016
Yeah. Essentially, what the title says.
I'll probably work on the rules in a Google Drives doc, but I want to get the baseline of the rules here;
So, I think, vehicles with more pieces in it should be more powerful, but slower, than smaller builds. The rulebooks will include stat sheets for the currently officially released vehicles, as well as about a year before.
The exception comes in vehicles that have had a version in, for example, 2014 and 2016, for instance, the Snowspeeder. They will always have the stat proportions of the first standalone version in the timeframe, if any, otherwise, there would be the stats worthy of the newest one. For instance, the Snowspeeder was standalone for $20 before it was released in the extremely expensive Assault On Hoth set. So, the Snowspeeder will have the stats worthy of the 2014 version.
However, unless you use homebrew rules, it should be accounted for that the First Order versions of vehicles are standalone from their original versions. For instance, let's look back at the Snowspeeders. Let's say you own, the original Snowspeeder and the First Order Snowspeeder. The First Order one was more expensive, and it is separate from the original one. So, the Snowspeeder original will have lower attack damage, but be faster than the First Order one, which will be bulkier.
Defense will also be directly tied to the piece count. For instance, a 200-something piece Snowspeeder will have lower health than the First Order one. To balance it out, smaller vehicles will also have an easier time DODGING than the bigger versions. For instance, the First Order Snowspeeder fires upon the normal one. The Snowspeeder goes to dodge, and rolls, say, a 3 on a 6-sided die - which I wish to use exclusively, so I get a chance to play because I don't own any other types of die.
You add X amount to the dodge roll, when the vehicle is smaller than 400 pieces. The Snowspeeder then gets, say, a 4 or 5 with the bonus.(not sure the exact piece count.)
Anyone wanna help me develop the rules of vehicles, characters, etc.?
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Carmelita - 05-19-2016
What's the general outline of the tabletop? A full fleshed roleplaying game, a turn-based strategy game, some mix of the two?
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Marisa Kirisame - 05-19-2016
well lets say you have the Droid tank used at the battle of Naboo well its a tank it has 3-5 guns on it and would be the slower of the vehicals
so I would think the rateing on speed would be the Tanks/giant emperial walkers are slowest, speeders are fastest etc.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-19-2016
(05-19-2016, 07:14 PM)Carmelita Wrote: What's the general outline of the tabletop? A full fleshed roleplaying game, a turn-based strategy game, some mix of the two?
A full-fleshed RPG.
(05-19-2016, 07:46 PM)Chara Wrote: well lets say you have the Droid tank used at the battle of Naboo well its a tank it has 3-5 guns on it and would be the slower of the vehicals
so I would think the rateing on speed would be the Tanks/giant emperial walkers are slowest, speeders are fastest etc.
No, I personally think the rating on stats should be based strictly on the size of the vehicle, in pieces. I'm free to other suggestions, though.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Tearen Wover - 05-19-2016
Couldn't you just use one of the existing rulesets for d20 Star Wars and say everything is Lego? Much less groundwork, I'd imagine.
I accidentally erased the post subject, so here, have a post subject - Chloe Price - 05-19-2016
(05-19-2016, 09:01 PM)Nealaphh Wrote: Couldn't you just use one of the existing rulesets for d20 Star Wars and say everything is Lego? Much less groundwork, I'd imagine.
I personally want to make it unique. Also, as a note, again, I want to make it playable with just a D6 - I don't own any other die types.
RE: I accidentally erased the post subject, so here, have a post subject - Tartaros - 05-19-2016
(05-19-2016, 09:02 PM)Diamond655 Wrote:(05-19-2016, 09:01 PM)Nealaphh Wrote: Couldn't you just use one of the existing rulesets for d20 Star Wars and say everything is Lego? Much less groundwork, I'd imagine.
I personally want to make it unique. Also, as a note, again, I want to make it playable with just a D6 - I don't own any other die types.
Yeah, d6 isn't that great for tabletop unless you use multiples, ESPECIALLY for RPGs. You might be better off using a d12 system, or maybe exploding dice ala Shadowrun, but the latter might be too complicated.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Carmelita - 05-19-2016
Okay, so the scope of the game: is the main focus vehicular combat, character combat, character abilities, team combat, large-scale strategy, subterfuge, social interaction? Try and choose two to three, because this will make it easier to base the ruleset around.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-19-2016
(05-19-2016, 09:06 PM)Carmelita Wrote: Okay, so the scope of the game: is the main focus vehicular combat, character combat, character abilities, team combat, large-scale strategy, subterfuge, social interaction? Try and choose two to three, because this will make it easier to base the ruleset around.
I guess vehicular combat, large-scale strategy, and general interaction.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Carmelita - 05-19-2016
So something like a campaigning rpg, where each character is a vehicular pilot and wars, campaigns, battles and missions happen interspersed with quieter moments?
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-19-2016
(05-19-2016, 09:44 PM)Carmelita Wrote: So something like a campaigning rpg, where each character is a vehicular pilot and wars, campaigns, battles and missions happen interspersed with quieter moments?
Hmm...Maybe...?
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Marisa Kirisame - 05-20-2016
Well when and where would you have the tabletop?
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-20-2016
I'm thinking various places in the Original Trilogy, with added rules for prequel and sequel trilogy Star Wars.
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Marisa Kirisame - 05-20-2016
I meant what time would we do this, but my set I would be doing would be 75083 if I join
RE: Forming a LEGO Star Wars tabletop - Chloe Price - 05-20-2016
(05-20-2016, 10:22 AM)Chara Wrote: I meant what time would we do this, but my set I would be doing would be 75083 if I join
I'm not sure if I'm gonna be running a digital version of it. I'm just designing the game right now.
And, you don't have to adhere to a specific set alone. You're gonna be doing a lot, seeing a lot of things from a lot of sets. And all our characters are OCs.