tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post2495161955993573114..comments2024-03-28T15:54:00.960-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: O Shame! - D20 Star Wars (Part 1)JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-66837165293859910682010-02-17T18:38:35.411-08:002010-02-17T18:38:35.411-08:00@ Eldrad: I can say that so far, I like the Saga e...@ Eldrad: I can say that so far, I like the Saga edition better than WotC's 1st version. Having owned both WEG D6 editions, I am still formulating my comparisons. Also, I've blogged before that the "Failed Jedi" is my absolute favorite template/character from any edition of Star Wars. (*wheeze*)<br /><br />@ Rolo: Star Wars D6 avoids many of the "skill system" problems with templates and a semi-universal system...though it may be more than it needs to play the game. I am familiar with it.<br /><br />@ Everyone else: Oh, it is sooo on, folks!<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-23326290497390331342010-02-17T18:14:39.327-08:002010-02-17T18:14:39.327-08:00"Yes, yes. Embrace your hate. Feel it's..."Yes, yes. Embrace your hate. Feel it's power. Only through hate will you be able to defeat me."<br /><br />-- WoTC marketroid laughing to himself at the $40!!! you blewNorman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-87533951165479594152010-02-17T09:46:58.529-08:002010-02-17T09:46:58.529-08:00They had one in the Tacoma Mall (between Seattle a...They had one in the Tacoma Mall (between Seattle and Olympia) but it folded around that time.<br /><br />Also, I can see how they could make a SW game using d20. I cannot see why it's a better idea than just making a new game system. <br /><br />Like GURPS, I always felt the primary reason for d20 was to allow the adventure to slip into another time / place / dimension without having to translate your characters or learn a new system. But every d20 variant changed enough that it didn't work that way anymore. <br /><br />Besides, we all associate d20 with orcs and spiked chains and metamagic feats. If you play a completely different game setting, you should divorce from the previous rules if only to escape the system-setting associations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-36090861372832201542010-02-17T00:26:30.244-08:002010-02-17T00:26:30.244-08:00"years ago", darnit."years ago", darnit.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-66194765441813082332010-02-17T00:25:56.681-08:002010-02-17T00:25:56.681-08:00As I understand it, Star Wars SAGA lays much of th...As I understand it, <i>Star Wars SAGA</i> lays much of the groundwork for <i>D&D4</i> in terms of mechanics.<br /><br />Oh, and they had a WotC shop at the Mall of America in Minnesota ears ago, but it folded in 2002 or 2003.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-17566924341754042782010-02-17T00:24:14.339-08:002010-02-17T00:24:14.339-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-8247102196467895272010-02-16T23:11:23.506-08:002010-02-16T23:11:23.506-08:00The SAGA version is the best running of the D20 St...The SAGA version is the best running of the D20 Star Wars if you have had time to compare.<br /><br />The Best version of a Star Wars RPG was the 1987 WEG version. It was rules lite and really fun. All other versions by WEG were mucked up by too many rules. <br /><br />The dreaded 2nd edition comes to mind where I sat for over 35 minutes making a character and we ended up not playing at all. <br /><br />In the original version it was 7 minutes tops get dice ready and blasters blasting. My favorite character I played was the failed jedi. Go find the original SWRPG and Sourcebook and forget the rest.Eldrad Wolfsbanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292418521508905397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-28462293879708812762010-02-16T21:00:29.780-08:002010-02-16T21:00:29.780-08:00I hear D20 Star Wars is a blast. I'm partial t...I hear D20 Star Wars is a blast. I'm partial to the WEG version, but there's no way I'd turn down a game of D20. Too bad it's been <a href="http://exonauts.blogspot.com/2010/01/wizards-of-coast-say-goodbye-to-star.html" rel="nofollow">cancelled by Wizards</a>.<br /><br />They just make one bad decision after another!<br /><br />Seriously though, enjoy your game and play the hell out of it so you get your money's worth!! :DJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-24069361287039677132010-02-16T20:10:48.206-08:002010-02-16T20:10:48.206-08:00Although I never had the chance to play WEG's ...Although I never had the chance to play WEG's Star Wars, I did get pretty heavy into Wizard's 1st Star Wars d20 game when it came out back in the early 2000's. I at one time had every sourcebook the system had to offer, but recently (last week, actually) thinned out my collection a wee bit. I kept the Revised Core Rulebook, Secrets of Tatooine, Starships of the Galaxy, Ultimate Alien Anthology, Dark Side Sourcebook, Powers of the Jedi Sourcebook, Rebellion Era Sourcebook, Tempest Feud, & Geonosis & the Outer Rim Sourcebook.<br /><br />All in all, I liked the game as presented. Although not a fan of WotC & their take on D&D by any means, we always had great fun with d20 Star Wars, & I might run it again as a break from our AD&D1E game. <br /><br />I can't comment on the "Saga Edition" that was released a year or two ago (being the edition I surmise you purchased), but the 1st iteration of d20 Star Wars is a pretty straight forward & decent game, IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-39586308721993039582010-02-16T19:41:34.337-08:002010-02-16T19:41:34.337-08:00I ran across a used copy and put it down with relu...I ran across a used copy and put it down with reluctance. I'm still may slink back to the store to buy it. Please, give me a reason not to. It is calling me and I don't know why. I've never played d20.Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-57658066953275915382010-02-16T19:22:33.212-08:002010-02-16T19:22:33.212-08:00Speaking as one who's bought d20 sourcebooks f...Speaking as one who's bought d20 sourcebooks for this game... I hate the system for use with Star Wars. But some of the source material is interesting. Way too overpriced though (in my opinion), since half the 'content' of most d20 books is huge blocks of stats I don't care about. The Star Wars D6 system remains (in my opinion) the best iteration of rules for the setting. From reading your blog, I know you don't much care for skill-based systems (at least in regards to D&D), but for me, the D6 was a great version of that type of game. Anyway...don't feel too guilty. I'll say this for WotC, they have some great illustration and layouts... the books are pretty if nothing else.rologutweinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186173153359166269noreply@blogger.com