Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG - Game Master's Kit

So, Star Wars Edge of the Empire is a new game. It's also pretty different than most tabletops. That makes the charts and information on the GM screen super useful. My group has been playing with the beta book for a few months and that poor thing is literally falling apart because we're constantly looking stuff up. (Don't worry, the actual Core Rulebook seems much sturdier.) The inside of the screen has panels for pretty much everything you'd have to reference often: advantage/Threat suggestions, interpreting dice rolls, weapon stats and keywords, critical injuries for both PCs and vehicles. It's solid stuff. The screen itself is fairly stocky. More importantly, though, its taller than most screens I've seen and each panel isn't as wide, meaning it takes up less room on the table. That's great because EotE isn't really a game where you need to hide a whole lot from the group. The mini-campaign thats included isn't bad either. My game is pretty deep in its own story, but its always nice to have prefab stories to fall back on. Also, maybe not quite as important, but man the art looks awesome. Definitely worth the purchase if you know you'll be playing for an extended period of time. If you're just checking out the game, I'd recommend playing the Beginner's Game first to see how you like it.

I love this game! The dice dynamic really helps aid the GM in story telling. The rules are more intuitive than other RPG's I've played. I recommend you have at least 2 sets of dice to have enough, but these aren't personalized like a standard d20 set, so a pool of 3-4 sets total that can be shared by the group works great. The GM screen is typical for a GM screen, packed with detail. The pictures are beautiful and the size is big enough to go around an open copy of the core rule book, or other adventure module book, with a bit of room to spare. The adventure that is included is fun and can be a great follow up to the adventure from the beginner box, or a great prequel to the beginner box adventure, however you want to work it. And, frankly, it doesn't sound quite as nerdy for a 36 year old to be playing a Star Wars game as it does to be playing D&D! Especially with the current Star Wars craze with the new movie!

It's sturdy, the art is great, and the inside's got all the basic facts you could possibly want. One of the best GM screens I've seen. The fact that an adventure is included is a great bonus, part of FFG's seemingly insatiable drive to put out more quality Star Wars material.

The Star Wars RPG is a lot of fun. It's a shame the books are so hard to get now. But for the price I paid, this was a great, affordable introduction to the game.

Great Game Aid - it actually has all the charts I would normally need in game play, except for the trees, of course, but that would take 50 more pages, and my table's not that big - not even my basement is that big! I must admit I have yet to play the included adventure, but, based solely on the quality of the adventures FFG's produced to date, even the free adventures available on their site, I have not doubt it will be excellent. If you are looking for a relaxing near-future adventure to read after a harrowing space opera game, I recommend the cyberpunk novel Trickster's Thunder Trickster's Thunder (Trickster Chronicles Book 1) . Enjoy!

I got this because I think the art in this game is gorgeous, and the screen does not disappoint. But the real value to me is having a full adventure. While I love writing adventures and being creative as a GM, it takes hours to do that, so if I can, I like to keep a few ready-made adventures on standby. For those who don't think the screen itself is quite worth the money, don't forget the opportunity cost of having to find the time to put together that full adventure for that one game session you just aren't going to have time to fully prepare for. If you prep 3 hours writing up the outline of your adventure, suddenly this looks like a really awesome deal -- and a lot more time went into preparing for this particular adventure than 3 hours.

The screen comes with great info and looks great, the adventure it comes with is fun and the gm stuff in the back was a nice bonus overall really happy with this.

When I think of a Game Master's Kit, I think of not only a screen and adventure but also a book on advice for GMs. I was expecting more information on building scenes for an adventure. I was also wanting more GM NPCs and Ships for my campaign. The GM screen is very nice. It has just about everything a GM would have to look up during a session. I didn't go through the adventure much but it does have a few NPCs you can steal from it for your own sessions.