In fact, it can be a really compelling story element to have one of the party members working for the Empire or one working for the Rebels. The thing I really enjoy about Edge of the Empire is it doesn’t make you choose sides. While it is shorter than Long Arm, it seems to have a lot of adventure seeds that could be fleshed out for several sessions. I look forward to reading that in detail later.
Age of Rebellion has follow suit with Operation Shadowpoint. One of my favorite things Fantasy Flight did with the Edge box, was extending the adventure with Long Arm of the Hutt. If the party succeeds, the captured base provides not only a stronghold, but plenty of adventure seeds to staff and supply the base. Since this is Empire on Empire activity, the Rebel brass thinks it provides a unique opportunity to gain a foothold on Onderon. The adventure itself is an infiltration mission, in which your team of rebels is charged with capturing a clandestine listening post that was built by a Moff to spy on an Imperial Admiral. Granted they were trying to show a lot of base with only so much poster, and distances are relative in the system so mechanically it doesn’t matter, but I imagine a lot of the battles getting a bit crowded. The map is a little disappointing as it is not in the typical one inch format that the cardboard markers are.
Beyond that, there is the map and the initial adventure. Thank fully they included markers for all 6 PCs, the 4 that come in the box and the 2 you can download as bonus material from the support site. It also includes a set of cardboard markers for heroes, baddies, vehicles and destiny points. The rule book included does detail more rules and mechanics from the more complete game, and works as a great starting point for joining the rebellion! The set comes with a set of special dice that are particular to the Fantasy Flight version of Star Wars, but are exactly the same as the dice that came out for Edge. It encourages a “learn as you play” approach rather than trying to memorize all the rules before running your first session. The Age of Rebellion beginner box is very similar to the Edge beginner box, which generally is a good thing. Not because I’m a beginner with RPGs or even with this particular version of Star Wars RPG, but because I’ve had a great time with both the Edge of the Empire Beginner Game as well as all of the other Edge books. Recently I picked up the Age of Rebellion Beginner Game boxed set.
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