Quote from: James J SkachNot that my opinion matters, obryn - but I loved the concept when I read it as well.

Well played.

Thanks, man

I appreciate it.

Just for grins, here's the opening scrollaway for the campaign...  I sent this to my players to gauge their interest, and so far 2/2 are keen on it.

EPISODE VI
THE REBELLION AWAKENS

It is a time of civil unrest.

It has been five years since the
destruction of the planet ALDERAAN
and the moon YAVIN 4 by the Empire’s
DEATH STAR – a massive battle station
powerful enough to destroy entire worlds.  
Fear and resentment towards the Empire
have become commonplace, and even
once-loyal planets have been whispering
of treason.

While the Emperor plots and manipulates
events in the Core Planets, keeping the
Death Star’s threat close at hand, his
seneschal DARTH VADER and Vader’s
apprentice DARTH NEMESIS work their
evil in the Outer Rim, bringing rebellious
mining planets back under Imperial control
and destroying worlds that have provided
support to the rebels.

The REBELLION, now confined to a number
of fleets commanded by the Jedi Master
COMMANDER KENOBI, has received information
from a mysterious source that may tilt the
balance of power away from the Empire.  
Plans to the Death Star, once thought lost,
may still reside within an R2 technical droid in
one of Darth Vader’s Star Destroyers.

A small group of heroes has volunteered to find
and rescue this droid, and return it to the
JEDI ASCENDANT, a captured Star Destroyer
that is the new Rebellion flagship…


I plan on posting this on WotC's forums and seeing if heads explode, or if people like the idea.  Since WotC's forums have people screaming at each other in response to Droids taking the Jedi class after 1st level (though still not being able to use the Force or be Force-Sensitive), I think it may be fun.

-O

Quote from: SosthenesThis is exactly the same problem True20 has (stemming from its Magical Girls fellating Magical Deers roots).

And I hated that about True20. The more you strayed from those roots, the more of a fiddly mess the supernatural powers system became. Do you anticipate similar problems with the Star Wars psi/Jedi powers?

Well, I hate to crap on my own thread but Star Wars waits until next payday because of this insanely good deal. . .

Ghelspad - Campaign Setting (MINT/New) (Hardcover)           $9.95
Termana - Campaign Setting (MINT/New) (Hardcover)           $11.95
Divine and the Defeated (MINT/New) (Hardcover)           $9.95
Creature Collection I (Revised) (MINT/New) (Hardcover)           $11.95
Blood Bayou (MINT/New) (Softcover)                           $7.49
Burok Torn - City Under Siege (MINT/New) (Softcover)           $6.95
Calastia - Throne of the Black Dragon (MINT/New) (Softcover)   $6.95
DM Screen and Companion (SW (MINT/New)) (Softcover)           $7.95
Hornsaw, The - Forest of Blood (MINT/New) (Softcover)           $6.95
Mithril - City of the Golem (MINT/New) (Softcover)           $6.95
Shelzar - City of Sins (MINT/New) (Softcover)                   $8.49
Wilderness & Wasteland (MINT/New) (Softcover)                   $4.95

Total Cost                                                   $100.48

I was actually in the process of purchasing Star Wars SAGA when I ran across this. I'd been looking for a fantasy setting for a few months. I think I've filled that hole on my bookshelf now

Quote from: jdrakeh. . . you don't like Star Wars? I mean, I like Star Wars -- I'm just not particularly interested in gaming there. Even back in the WEG games, our "Star Wars" galaxy was teeming with very non-Star Wars stuff (e.g., Venom-like symbiotes, cyborg manhunters, etc). So. . . I like a lot of what I hear about the new SAGA edition, though I'm wondering if it's worth the full cover price for me. Some more relevant information:

• I like d20 in general.
• I like the streamlining of C&C, BFRPG, etc.
• I do not like the 'streamlining' of True20/Blue Rose.

I found that one of the "streamlinings" I hate -- skills -- strongly resembles blue rose.

But AFAIAC, it's a damn sight better than what they did with "skills" in C&C.

Quote from: Caesar SlaadBut AFAIAC, it's a damn sight better than what they did with "skills" in C&C.

Yes, that was probably the one thing that irked me most about C&C. I didn't have as much a problem with it in BFRPG as said product is specifically a homage to Basic D&D rather than its own brand of OGL.

Quote from: jrientsMy take on the new Saga edition is that if you take away the lightsabres and don't fret about the canonical setting, what you have on your hands is a snappy little generic sci-fi ruleset.  I could see myself using the Saga edition for Star Frontiers or Traveller type play with little hassle.

I agree...in fact, one of the things I already did was start to think about what I would have to do to convert Star Frontiers over...surprisingly very little.  Add the races (if you don't want to do the work yourself, they are already written up for D20 Modern in D20 Future), convert a few of the cool weapons, drop the Jedi class (and possibly the noble), and you are on your way.

So yes, I think it would be worth it.  I love Star Wars...but the SW information in the actual core rulebook is pretty scant.  The rules are mostly mechanics that do a good job of capturing the SW "feel".  So if you like your Sci Fi fast and cinematic, I would certainly pick it up.  If you want hard sci fi, you should probably look elsewhere.  IMHO