Star Wars: Edge of the Empire - Beginner Game

Edge of the Empire uses a unique narrative dice system where multiple custom dice are rolled at once and symbols for success, advantage, threat, and failure are combined into a story moment. The beginner game teaches these mechanisms step by step through the adventure Escape from Mos Shuuta, introducing the rules gradually. Four ready-to-play characters—a Twi'lek bounty hunter, a human smuggler, a droid colonist, and a Wookiee mercenary—are provided with all necessary information on colorful character folios. One player leads the adventure as gamemaster; the other players control the characters.

This starter set is one of the best-designed entry-level boxes for role-playing in the Star Wars universe. The narrative dice system allows each roll to develop into a story moment rather than a bare pass/fail check, which perfectly matches the cinematic atmosphere. Reviewers are uniformly positive about its accessibility for new role-players and the quality of the included adventure. The fact that the special dice are already included makes the package extra attractive as an entry point. Those who already have experience with role-playing games would be better off going straight for the full rulebook.