Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook

Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook

Autor	Steven H. Lorenz & Bill Smith & John Terra & Eric S. Trautmann & Chuck Truett
Wydawnictwo	West End Games
Rok wyd. oryginalnego	1993
ISBN	0-87431-185-3
Ilość stron	126

Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook, to podręcznik gamemasteringu dla drugiej edycji (for Second Edition) gry fabularnej Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (WEG) wydawanej przez West End Games (nr 40065). Podręcznik wydano w 1993 roku i jego autorem jest Steven H. Lorenz, Bill Smith, John Terra, Eric S. Trautmann i Chuck Truett.

Zawartość[]

Introduction
- Beginning Gamemasters
- Experienced Gamemasters
- The Fun Begins
Chapter One - Beginning Adventures
- Beginning Adventures
  - Come Up With A Good Story Idea
    - Keep It Simple
  - Develop A Plot Around The Idea
    - Getting The Right Tone
    - Plot Structure
    - Episode One
    - Episode Two
    - Episode Three
    - Beyond
    - Locations
    - Gamemaster Characters
    - Assignments
  - Translate These Episodes Into Game Terms
    - Setting Limits
    - The Skirmish Method
    - Streamlining the Rules
  - Make Final Preparations
  - Create Player Characters
    - Beginning Player Characters
  - Create An Improvised Star Wars Movie
    - Performing
    - Troubleshooting
  - Relax!
Chapter Two - The Star Wars Adventure
- The Star Wars Style
- An Improvised Movie
- Director
- Scriptwriter
- Actor
- Sound Effects Generator
- Action And Adventure
- Wide Scope
- Background Material
- Humor
- Heroes
- Character Development
- History
- Creating A Realistic Universe
- Breaking The Style
- Adventurers - Not Heroes
- Bounty Hunter
- Explorer/Scout
- Gambler
- Smuggler/Trader
- Rebel Soldiers
- Failure
- Making the Most of Failure
- Redemption
- Capture
- Damaged Or Lost Equipment
- Injury
- Complications
- Surprises
- Options
- No Dice
- Lots Of Dice
- Scope
- Strategy
- Trapped
- A Sample Strategy Adventure
- The Chase
- Concurrent Stories
- Alternate Time-Lines
- Ordinary People
- Imperials
- One Species
- Location Based
- Comedy
Chapter Three - Settings
- The High Concept
  - Planets And Locations
- Using Settings From the Movies
  - Choosing Tatooine
  - Choosing Bespin
- Altering Familiar Settings
- Star Wars Materials
- Using Exotic Settings
- Using Ordinary Locations
  - The Energy Station
- Fictional Settings
  - Hints On Conversion
- Original Settings
  - The Brainstorming Method
    - Converting Avalon
  - The Painting Method
  - The Word-Association Method
  - The Research Method
- Preparing Settings For Play
  - Name
  - Type
  - Location
  - Set-Up
  - Physical Description
    - Using The Senses
    - Sight
    - Smell
    - Hearing
    - Taste
    - Touch
    - Other Senses
    - Qualities
    - Exceptions
  - People
  - Background
  - Events
  - Modyfying Settings During the Game
  - Final Preparation
Chapter Four - Gamemaster Characters
- Gamemaster Character Record-Keeping
- Character Conception
- Extras
- Supporting Characters
- Lead Characters
- The Capsule
- Building The Capsule
- Background
- Physical Description
- Personality
- Contacts And Resources
- Growth
- Game Statistics
- Using Templates
- Assigning Dice
  - Caveat
- The Universe Standard
- Character Levels
- Character Levels And Character Types
- The Character Standard
- Advancing Skills
- Roleplaying Gamemaster Characters
- Recorg-Keeping And Experience
- Using Allies
- The Extra: Gammorean Guard
- The Major Character: Republic Senator
Chapter Five - Encounters
- Your First Encounters
- Recurring Characters
- Multiple Characters
- Preparing Encounters
  - Main Character
  - Objective
  - Location
  - The Player Characters
  - Roleplaying The Scene
- Plotting
- Difficulty Levels
  - The Number Of Opponents
  - The Skill Level Of Opponents
  - Believability
  - Staging
    - An Example of Staging
  - Surprises
- Encounter Results
  - Success And Failure
- Possible Encounters
  - Combat Encounters
  - Roleplaying Encounters
  - Background Encounters
- Objects
- Animals
  - Food
  - Defending Territory Or Young
  - Explorers
  - Friendly Animals
  - Surprise
  - Frightened Animals
  - Guard Animals
  - Comic Relief
  - Balancing Animal Encounters
  - Drama
- Character Development
- Heroic Encounters
Chapter Six - Equipment and Artifacts
- Creating New Artifacts And Devices
  - Introducing New Items
  - Don't Make The Devices Too Advanced
  - Incremental "Leaps" In Technology
  - Remember Your Characters' Abilities
  - "Disposable" Technology
    - Restricting Access
    - Don't Skimp On The Villains' Equipment
    - Make The Characters Really Work For Their Equipment
    - Limit The Number Of Devices That The Characters Can Have
  - The Creation Process
    - Step One: What Does The Device Do And How Does It Work?
      - Equipment
        Sample Equipment: Fusion Welder
      - Artifacts
        Sample Artifact: The Codex
      - Super Technology
        Sample Super Technology: Nanogene Droids
    - Step Two: What Does The Device Look Like?
      - Equipment
        Sample Equipment: Fusion Welder
      - Artifacts
        Sample Artifact: The Codex
      - Super Technology
        Sample Super Technology: Nanogene Droids
    - Step Three: What Does The Device Look Like?
      - Equipment
        Sample Equipment: Fusion Welder
      - Artifacts
        Sample Artifact: The Codex
      - Super Technology
        Sample Super Technology: Nanogene Droids
    - Step Four: Determining The Device's Game Statistics
      - Equipment
        Sample Equipment: Fusion Welder
      - Artifacts
        Sample Artifact: The Codex
      - Super Technology
        Sample Super Technology: Nanogene Droids
Chapter Seven - Props
- Scripts
- Handouts
- Maps
  - Have Someone Else Do The Work...
- Miniatures
  - Miniatures Battle: Endor
- Illustrations
- The Computerized Gamemaster
- Music
- VCRs And The Movies
- Communications Media
- Other Props
Chapter Eight - Improvisation
- Immediate Reaction
- Regrouping
- Retrofitting
- Branching
- Winging It
- Continuing The Improvised Story Line
- Prepared Improvisation
- Pregenerated Gamemaster Characters
- Pregenerated Encounters
- Subplots
- Starting From Scratch
- A Final Note On Improvising
Chapter Nine - Campaigns
- The Starting Point
- Types Of Campaigns
  - The Campaign's Goal
- The Campaign's Tone
  - A Base Of Operations
- Player Characters
- How Characters Affect The Universe
- Time And Setting
- A Campaign Outline
  - Flexibility
  - Plotting
  - Beyond The Main Story
- Continuity
  - Populating Your Universe
- A Suitable Villain
- The Campaign Develops
- Keeping The Characters Hungry
  - Putting The Characters In Their Place
- Final Words
Tales of the Smoking Blaster
- Plot Summary
- Preparation For Play
- "Tales of the Smoking Blaster" Adventure Script
- The Smoking Blaster
  - The Interior Of The Smoking Blaster
    - Bridge
    - Lounge
    - Private Quarters
    - Guest Quarters
    - Airlock
    - Escape Pods
    - Crawlway To Cargo Hold
    - Cargo Hold
    - Crawlway To Laser Cannon
    - Laser Cannon
- Episode One: Hijacked!
  - Boarding
  - Troubleshotting
  - What Do We Do Now?
  - A Mystery In The Making
  - Cut To...
- Episode Two: No Safe Place
  - What Do We Know About This Place?
  - Dravian Starport
  - The Space Station
  - Capturing The Mod
  - Confrontation
  - Unexpected Help
  - Cut To...
- Episode Three: A Traitor Surfaces
  - Encountering Fek'ra
  - Cut To...
- Episode Four: Showdown
  - To Yorseg's Base
  - Scene One
  - Encounter One
  - Scene Two
  - Encounter Two
  - Scene Three
  - Encounter Three
  - Scene Four
  - Encounter Four
  - Encounter Five
  - If Using The Shortcut
  - If Going Long Way
- Rewards
Star Wars Rules Questions
- Corrections
- Droid Player Characters
- Questions
- New Formatting
  - Characters
  - Starships
  - Vehicles
  - Weapons

Przygody RPG[]

Tales of the Smoking Blaster

Przykładowe przygotowane karty[]

Location Form
Character Log

Tabele, schematy, dane techniczne, wytyczne:[]

Sulahb - dane postaci
Kare Fontin - dane postaci
Smoking Blaster - dane statku (Loronar Medium Transport)
Z-95 Headhunter - dane myśliwców
Modified Corellian Action VI Transport - dane statku
Diagram 1: Corellian Action VI Transport
Syned - dane planety
Defel - dane gatunku inteligentnego
Clars - dane postaci
Jimmer - dane postaci
Nilya Fek'ra - dane postaci
Diagram 2: The Pirate Base
Yorseg - dane postaci

Credits:[]

design: Steven H. Lorenz (Gamemaster Characters, Props, Improvisation), Bill Smith (Introduction, Tales of the Smoking Blaster), John Terra (Campaigns), Eric S. Trautmann (Equipment And Artifacts), Chuck Truett (Beginning Adventures, The Star Wars Adventure, Encounters, Settings)
development and editing: Bill Smith
graphics: Cathleen Hunter
interior art: Paul Daly, Mike Jackson, David Plunkett

publisher: Daniel Scott Palter
associate publisher & treasurer: Denise Palter
associate publisher & sales manager: Richard Hawran
senior editor: Greg Farshtey
editors: Bill Smith, Ed Stark
art director: Stephen Crane
graphic artists: Cathleen Hunter, John Paul Lona
sales assistant: Bill Olmesdahl
licensing manager: Ron Seiden
warehouse manager: Ed Hill

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