Ok, so after a lot of time im finally about to start playing the star wars rpg. Just a few problems, I only have 2 players, and both them wanted to play in the clone wars era. Right now im reading the dawn of defiance campaign and planed to run that. Is there any way I can even do that with only two players? Im a good D&D gm but I havent done SW RPG at ALL. Do I half stats or what? If some one who knows about this could please help me. Also is there any dawn of defiance campaign typed moduals set in the CW era? Much thanks to any one who can help!

I decided I was going to have them do 2 characters each for simplicity and not much confusion. Were all learning about SWRPG from the ground up so its a process as opposed to being with a group of vetrans. And I think wizards HATES me. My first account I could never recover when they moved over to gleemax for ever ago, and now it just rejects the password of my new account...

Try listening to the Order 66 podcast (its on iTunes). They really know their stuff and are great at helping new players. I have all the books but have never gotten the chance to actually play. I've been listening to their show for over a year now and I feel fully prepared for whenever I actually get to play.

As for my advice:

whoa whoa whoa....Having each player run two characters is NOT simple and would make things ridiculously confusing. Don't halve the stats of enemy characters, just reduce the number of enemies. If you're just learning the system, practice with a few non-serious stories. Give your players a situation, let them decide what to do, and all of you try to learn the rules and apply them to the game. Play a different scenario each session until you're prepared enough to play a long-term game. The Clone Wars campaign guide has a number of one-shot scenarios that you could use separately or together as one story.

Even though Dawn of Defiance is a convenient long-term campaign already written and ready to go, the cons may outweigh the pro's for your group. DoD was written for a larger group, so you'd have to take the effort to convert each encounter into a smaller challenge for your party. Secondly, if your players are bigger fans of the Clone Wars than the Dark Times (which Dawn of Defiance takes place in) it's better to play in that era. Thirdly, Dawn of Defiance is looong, and can take over a year for a group to complete. With such a small group as yours, there are a lot of unforeseen circumstances that could prevent you from completing it. If one person has to leave or goes on an extended trip, your group could not continue playing like it could if it were a larger group.

RPGing can be pretty casual, especially in a group as small as yours. There are plenty of resources out there for character stats, and creating your own NPCs can be as fun as squad-building in Star Wars Minis. Just come up with your own story and roll with it. If you want your group slightly bigger, make a heroic NPC and control him yourself to add another party member. As long as you're a fair GM, the players should have no problem with this.

I was thinking about playing as well. But both my brother and I are 'experienced' RPG players and I think we can haneld 2 characters each. Im not ignoring you advice but I think ill try it for a few mods. The only people in my play group are my bro and my friend down the street so it doesnt take to much organizing to get together a group. I will check out that podcast though, thank you very much for that!