I got rid of my Star Wars D20 core book when SAGA was released. I recently had someone give me a copy of the Revised core book and several supplements. I don't remember much about the first edition of the game. Were there significant differences between the two versions?

   Video review on my thoughts of the system after a second look:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI7a5GP8QB4

There were pretty significant differences, not so much in the system (though there were some of these, like Revised included attacks of opportunity), but particularly in the character classes and their structure.

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If memory serves, and we only found out about this years later, the d20 Star Wars Revised Core Rulebook came out only because WotC was under pressure by Lucasfilm to release a game concurrent with Attack of the Clones. So it isn't surprising that it is weaker in comparison to SAGA edition.

I'd say the most significant change to the system was making armor do DR.

:hmm: "A Solid d20 Science Fiction game" - I didn't think about it that way. Indeed, I'll agree on that. It's actually a very solid d20 scifi game. We're getting so used to thinking about Star Wars and comparing to Saga in terms of emulation that it's easy to miss that point. Good one.

As to the supplements. Some are totally awesome. The Galactic Campaign Guide is full of very cool advice and include tons of set pieces, enemies, etc. It's a good tool kit that is usable with Saga also, really, if you're not too picky on the mechanics.

Now, the Ultimate Aliens Anthology... it is absolutely brilliant. Nothing to say there. It's just exactly what it says on the covers. Ultimate. Aliens. Anthology. Totally usable with Saga as well.

The other excellent Star Wars supplements are the "background" ones. Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds and Coruscant and the Core Worlds in particular. These guys should provide enough ideas to the Star Wars GM for the campaign to last quite a while.

Quote from: Benoist;365031:hmm: "A Solid d20 Science Fiction game" - I didn't think about it that way. Indeed, I'll agree on that. It's actually a very solid d20 scifi game. We're getting so used to thinking about Star Wars and comparing to Saga in terms of emulation that it's easy to miss that point. Good one.

As to the supplements. Some are totally awesome. The Galactic Campaign Guide is full of very cool advice and include tons of set pieces, enemies, etc. It's a good tool kit that is usable with Saga also, really, if you're not too picky on the mechanics.

Now, the Ultimate Aliens Anthology... it is absolutely brilliant. Nothing to say there. It's just exactly what it says on the covers. Ultimate. Aliens. Anthology. Totally usable with Saga as well.

The other excellent Star Wars supplements are the "background" ones. Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds and Coruscant and the Core Worlds in particular. These guys should provide enough ideas to the Star Wars GM for the campaign to last quite a while.

Agreed here.  I have the RCR, but I don't use them.  I DO, however, keep the Ultimate Aliens Anthology and the Galactic Campaign Guide with my Saga Edition books for their utility.  I also referenced the Secrets of Tatooine (my son's game is currently on Tatooine) and Naboo books, as well as the Dark Side Sourcebook as needed.