Reddit reviews Star Wars: Edge of the Empire - Core Rulebook
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448-page rulebook contains everything players and GMs need to start roleplaying in the Star Wars galaxyFocuses on story-rich locations where morality is gray and nothing is certainConcise rules guide players through quick character creation and advancementExtensive background information helps players and GMs expand their adventures in the Star Wars universeA complete introductory adventure launches players into action!
My go to links would be: http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/2011/11/how-to-write-free-rpg-prologue.html and https://hamsterprophet.wordpress.com/rpg-design-handbook/
Foremost he should read and play more games, so any basic rule books are probably good too. For example: Apocalypse World and it's derivate Dungeon World (which has a SRD), Fate Core and Fate Accelerated and also any of the 3 FFG Star Wars RPGs, for example, Edge of the Empire.
I don't know what gaming background your son has, but I somewhat expect D&D. Get him to read more games.
There are a few systems. I would recommend Fantasy Flight Games' systems.
Edge of the Empire is focused on the scum and villains of the Star Wars universe. The smugglers, bounty hunters, and crimelords.
Age of Rebellion is focused on the war between the Empire and the Rebellion. This is the world of soldiers, pilots, and spies.
Force and Destiny isn't out yet, but it's what you want to play if you're into the world of the Jedi and Sith.
These are all compatible with each other, and can be run as their own game, or combined together. I'm a big fan of them, and if you're looking for anything in the original trilogy era, these will do pretty well.
>http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Rulebook/dp/1616616571
~$50 and an app and a literally infinite amount of Star Wars stuff to explore. Or Imperial Assault is a one time purchase. Both are expandable but don't beg for them in the way that FFG's other things do. Is the initial cost high? Yes. But if you allot for the cost and are such a dedicated Star Wars fan the hundreds of hours that you could get out of either package should make up for it.
Not sold out.
EotE Core: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Rulebook/dp/1616616571/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1462086344&sr=1-1&keywords=star+wars+core+rulebook
AoR Core: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Rebellion-Core-Rulebook/dp/1616617802/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1462086344&sr=1-3&keywords=star+wars+core+rulebook
Buy some dice.
Buy some books.
Honestly, it depends what kind of game you want to play. I think here you're going to get a lot of weird niche games suggested but for starters you're better off sticking with the a more 'traditional' experience. D&D is an excellent starting point if you want to play a fantasy game, you can even pick up one of their adventures if you don't want to write your own material.
If you're unsure about spending that much just to get started you can pick up this starter set that will include the basic rules, a set of dice, some pregenerated characters, and a short adventure. From there, if you like the game, you can pick up the full rulebooks and some more dice and whatever else you like. Alternatively you can try out the free basic rules by downloading them from the Wizards of the Coast website. All you'll need is a set of dice to get started.
If you don't like or don't want to play D&D you can check out a bunch of other systems that will let you play other games or settings. [Edge of the Empire] (https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Edge-Empire-Rulebook/dp/1616616571/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=edge+of+the+empire&qid=1563883870&s=gateway&sr=8-1) is a really cool Star Wars game, but it requires custom dice. My personal favourite sci-fi rpg is Traveller though, and it has the advantage of only requiring six sided dice.
A lot of people really like Savage Worlds, it's fun, it's cheap, and it's generic enough that you can run almost any setting you like with it. Unfortunately there's a new edition due out really soon so take that in to consideration. If you want a more in depth generic system then I can recommend GURPS, although you'll also need the Campaigns book. This system is absolutely not beginner friendly, it slaps you in the face with tables and rules for all sorts of scenarios, but I adore it and it's not really all that hard to figure out.
If you want an alternative to D&D Green Ronin has the "Age" series of games, starting with Fantasy Age, continuing with Modern Age, and the recently released The Expanse RPG covers Sci-Fi. I will admit that I've not actually had a chance to play any of these games, but I've read the rules and like the system.
Honestly you can find a game to cover practically any genre you want, whether it's Grimdark Fantasy, Martial Arts, Space Exploration, Lovecraftian Horror, Anime Cyberpunk Space Opera, or almost any other thing you can think of.
Don't fall in to the trap of playing a game because someone suggests it's 'easy', play something that really grabs your interest and inspires your imagination.
There's the d6 game by West End Games, the d20 game by WotC similiar to D&D 3rd edition, there's saga edition by WotC (which would have made a better basis for D&D 4th edition), and then there's the series of games by Fantasy Flight; Edge of Empire, Age of Rebellion, and Force and Destiny.
sort my priorities
Needed? I guess I need this Star Wars RPG book since I have joined a new game recently and it would help to have the book
Not sure if Mark linked the campaign he made for the guys, I tried looking on Twitter but I can't see anything before Feb this year. But it is based on Edge of the Empire by Fantasy Flight Games.