📖 Overview
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Game Master's Kit serves as a companion product for the Edge of the Empire roleplaying game. The kit contains essential tools and references to help Game Masters run their Star Wars campaigns in the Outer Rim.
The kit includes a GM screen with tables, rules summaries, and charts organized for quick access during gameplay. A supplementary booklet provides guidance on incorporating nemesis-level adversaries and managing extended chase sequences through multiple environments.
The included adventure module continues the story from the Core Rulebook's introductory adventure, allowing players to explore criminal enterprises and survival on the fringes of the galaxy. The materials focus on challenges and opportunities in the lawless regions beyond Imperial control.
The kit reinforces core themes of desperation, moral compromise, and the struggle between profit and loyalty that define life on the galaxy's edge. These elements help Game Masters create narratives that capture the gritty underworld atmosphere of the Star Wars universe.
👀 Reviews
Most buyers found this GM screen to be functional but expensive for what's included. The attached booklet with additional rules and an adventure module received mixed feedback.
Liked:
- Screen displays relevant tables and information
- Sturdy construction that lasts
- Adventure module provides a good starting point for new GMs
- Rules clarifications address common questions
Disliked:
- High price point relative to content ($20-25)
- Some felt the included adventure was too basic
- Missing some key reference tables that GMs use frequently
- Adventure reuses elements from core rulebook
Ratings:
Amazon: 4.6/5 from 76 reviews
DriveThruRPG: 4.5/5 from 8 reviews
Specific Comments:
"Good quality screen but overpriced for what you get" - Amazon reviewer
"The included adventure is uninspired but the rules clarifications are helpful" - DriveThruRPG reviewer
"I wish they included the combat modifiers table" - RPG forum user
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🤔 Interesting facts
🎲 The Game Master's Kit includes a unique adventure module called "Long Arm of the Law" which takes place on the desert world of Ryloth, home of the Twi'lek species.
🎮 This supplement contains a special GM screen designed to hide dice rolls and notes while displaying essential game rules and reference tables for quick access during gameplay.
🌟 The roleplaying system used in Edge of the Empire features special custom dice with unique symbols, rather than traditional numbered dice, to create more narrative outcomes in gameplay.
🚀 Edge of the Empire focuses specifically on characters operating in the Outer Rim territories of the Star Wars galaxy, emphasizing smuggling, bounty hunting, and other activities outside the law.
💫 The game system was part of a trilogy of Star Wars roleplaying games by Fantasy Flight Games, alongside Age of Rebellion and Force and Destiny, each focusing on different aspects of the Star Wars universe.