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PDF of WEG Star Wars 1E RPG?

Started by Fiasco, August 23, 2013, 03:33:39 AM

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Fiasco

August 23, 2013, 03:33:39 AM
Hi guys,

I know there are a number of WEG Starwars fans here so I thought I would ask the question.  Is there anywhere where a legal PDF of the 1E star wars RPG can be purchased?  Not interested in illegal file share sites but a genuine store where this could be had.  I know of a couple of sites that have lots of WEG SW material but for some reason the 1E version of the rules is notable for its omission.  I have a hardcopy of that edition but when I run a game I hope to find a PDF for my players to refer to.

Drivethru RPG is a bust unfortunately.

FASERIP

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August 23, 2013, 03:43:25 AM
Strange. I'm not sure I'm reading you right.

Are you finding purchasable copies of non-1e WEG Star Wars? I ask because I would imagine Lucas/Now Disney would put the kibosh on any such things, because the original licensing agreements are long out of date.

It should all be in the same legal limbo as MERP: no one to claim it, no one with much interest to protect it.
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August 23, 2013, 03:50:58 AM
No legal way, no. Lots of easy ways that I cannot officially admit to recommending.

Fiasco

#3
August 23, 2013, 04:00:35 AM
Sorry for my confusing 1st post.  I hadn't considered that the license had lapsed and so might be in a legal grey area.

Just wondering if anyone has seen it posted at a forum or fan site.

jeff37923

#4
August 23, 2013, 04:09:13 AM
Honestly? West End Games lost the license for Star Wars before PDF Sales became a viable market. What was considered an Awesome Internet Resource while they still had the license was the Star Wars RPG Mailing List, now defunct.
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TristramEvans

#5
August 23, 2013, 04:20:08 AM
Quote from: Fiasco;684731Sorry for my confusing 1st post.  I hadn't considered that the license had lapsed and so might be in a legal grey area.

Just wondering if anyone has seen it posted at a forum or fan site.

I think it would get us in trouble with the mods to post links.

Btw, sometimes for fun I go to torrentz at eu and browse the various completely legal downloads they have there.

jadrax

#6
August 23, 2013, 04:57:38 AM
AFAIK, no PDF of 'any' version of a Star Wars RPG is legal.

Novastar

#7
August 24, 2013, 03:58:44 AM
Quote from: jadrax;684750AFAIK, no PDF of 'any' version of a Star Wars RPG is legal.
This is correct.
The rights to electronic distribution are not covered in the RPG license, due to Lucas Licensing creating these licenses decades ago, and "electronic distribution" is covered under their video game license.

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August 26, 2013, 05:28:32 AM
Yeah, we won't be posting any links here.
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#9
August 26, 2013, 06:01:34 PM
Yeah... No illegal files.

As a possible workaround...  They used the same mechanic (with some minor tweaks) in the "Metabarons" game sometime later -- and that game may have a PDF legally available.  It won't be the same setting, but the game mechanic is very, very close.

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August 26, 2013, 09:17:16 PM
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Dirk Remmecke

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August 28, 2013, 11:39:09 AM
Quote from: Ben Rogers;685885Yeah... No illegal files.

As a possible workaround...  They used the same mechanic (with some minor tweaks) in the "Metabarons" game sometime later -- and that game may have a PDF legally available.  It won't be the same setting, but the game mechanic is very, very close.

And the (oversized!) Metabarons book is gorgeous - full of color artwork by Juan Gimenez!
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#12
August 28, 2013, 12:00:52 PM
Also D6 Space which IS available legally and is pretty close to 2eR&R at least:

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/20447/D6-Space?it=1
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#13
August 28, 2013, 12:02:02 PM
Quote from: Dirk Remmecke;686467And the (oversized!) Metabarons book is gorgeous - full of color artwork by Juan Gimenez!

Indeed. It's quite a beautiful tome. I like the universe, which feels to me like a slightly less heavy-handed Warhammer 40K universe.

Dirk Remmecke

#14
August 28, 2013, 03:55:38 PM
Quote from: Ben Rogers;686479Indeed. It's quite a beautiful tome. I like the universe, which feels to me like a slightly less heavy-handed Warhammer 40K universe.

I'd describe it as "Star Wars with a heavy dose of The Fifth Element".
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