The game takes a simple approach: every Star Wars character is a hero. Gone are the cumbersome concepts of Armor Class, Defense, Vitality points, and Saving Throws used by other products. That attention to detail extends to the rules as well, which may be the most refined version of the d20 mechanic yet released in an official Wizards product. Saga Edition is a tight, well crafted book.

It is laid out to provide the maximum amount of information in the minimum space a significant improvement over previous main books.The Revised Core Rules seemed to have a half-page-sized quote every three pages, turning most of its 400ish pages into wasted white space. There are quotes, to be sure, but they're used sparingly. What's not there, to my relief, are the needlessly huge quotes from the movies. While there is quite a bit of art reused from previous products, there are also a number of notable original works peppering the pages. The entire tome is full color glossy paper throughout. A few pages in, and it's obvious that the loss in size and thickness has not come at the price of production quality. It's over 100 pages thinner than 2002's Revised Core Rules book, too. Instead of the normal 9 x 11 footprint of almost every other gaming book, Saga Edition looks more like a coffee table book, measuring a petite 9 x 9 inches. The first notable thing about the Saga edition of Star Wars d20? It is small. The newest edition of the Star Wars tabletop roleplaying game. Star Wars Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Saga EditionĬhristopher Perkins, Owen K.C. Read on for a review of the changes, which may finally bring the fun to the galaxy far, far away. Dubbed the 'Saga Edition', it has completely revamped the d20 rules to meet with demands for Star Warsyness. Now, in time for the setting's 30th anniversary, Wizards has released a brand new edition of the rules, marking a relaunch of the product line. Even a 2002 Revised Core Rules book did little to create an intuitive play experience. Unfortunately, the d20 rules (circa 2000) were far too clumsy to make the RPG 'feel' like Star Wars. The Star Wars d20 product line, which saw print from 2000 to late 2004, attempted to capture the epic adventure that is the Star Wars setting within a simple quantifiable ruleset. company called Wizards of the Coast abandoned Star Wars fans who enjoyed their tabletop roleplaying game to an awful fate: product death. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a.

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