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Title: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: Spriggan on October 23, 2006, 10:42:31 PM
http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/9502.html

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Wizards of the Coast will publish a new edition of the Star Wars Role-Playing Game that includes content from all six films while presenting a thorough revision of the rules, making the game easier to learn, in Q2 2007....In addition to being the first Star Wars RPG product to include Episode III content, this new version of the Star Wars RPG is much more "miniatures friendly" than previous editions and includes a battle map and guidelines for using Star Wars miniatures in game play.
Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on October 24, 2006, 10:13:01 AM
"this new version of the Star Wars RPG is much more "miniatures friendly" than previous editions"

translation: we're going to make it more likely you feel like you need to buy minis to play

Bah. I wish I wasn't so negative about it, but I'm not excited about another d20 Star Wars. At all.
Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: 42 on October 24, 2006, 10:49:49 AM
Having seen WotC make previous versions of Star Wars rpgs, I'm skeptical.
Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: Fellfrosch on October 24, 2006, 04:37:29 PM
I'm very happy that someone is actually doing something with the license, but the first d20 star wars was just lame. We don't need a retread, and we certainly don't need a minis-game tie-in masquerading as an RPG.
Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: Valkynphyre on May 30, 2010, 11:58:49 PM
I don't have much experience with RPGs, but I'm enjoying my campaign. /shrug
Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: ErikHolmes on May 31, 2010, 01:55:32 AM
Star Wars and D20 just don't mix. Soooooo lame.

Luke: 18, I hit Vader for 1d10, plus 4 plus another 3 for my strength. (Rolls) 7, he takes 14 damage.
DM: You hit him with his lightsaber and he looks hurt, but still fighting. He swings at you, hits and does 32 damage.
Luke: Ow! Ok, I still have 55 hit points left. I use power attack!

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Title: Re: Star Wars D20 is back, in 2007
Post by: Kenthor on August 19, 2010, 01:51:37 AM
Hey I talked my DM into letting me play a jedi...but I only got to play him twice, before the DM killed the game... But I have the latest books and the systems doesn't seem to powerful to me.  The problem I am seeing is most DM's don't have much of an imagination in creation opponents.