What's Your Favorite System for Star Wars

[Gradine]

I'm also curious about this; I'm torn between Star Wars D6 REUP and Star Wars Saga Edition. Only two of my players have D&D experience outside of 5e, and the majority of them have really only played in my own 5e campaigns.

I got tired of 3.X character building and I'm not a huge fan of 4e's math scaling (which is, in my understanding, what SWSE uses). I'm worried that both might be too fiddly for my players; which one is the simplest in actual play?

 

[Retreater]

I've played WEG d6 Star Wars, Wizards' d20 version, thumbed through Saga, and now I've run some of the Fantasy Flight games. None of it seems to work quite right.

 

[billd91]

I got tired of 3.X character building and I'm not a huge fan of 4e's math scaling (which is, in my understanding, what SWSE uses). I'm worried that both might be too fiddly for my players; which one is the simplest in actual play?

I don't believe it's the exact same math scaling. Not all heroic classes have the same BAB advancement in SWSE, though they do all add their level to their defenses. So it's a bit more prototypical than 4e's version, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It isn't really any harder than 3e in the math, but there are a lot of conditional-use talents scattered about. Everybody's got them, not just the Jedi (who has them and Force powers to worry about). So if that level of complexity is a barrier, then SWSE may not be the best fit.

If you do go the SWSE route, consider googling the SagaSheet 1.4.9 spreadsheet character builder. It's a BIG help.

 

[Reynard]

I think I am going to go back to 1E, at least for the "the D&D DM needs a break this week" campaign I am going to run. It's clean, relatively light, and between d6holocron and The Rancor Pit there are lots of resources out there.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Tbh I really want to do a rebuild of SWSE that uses Bounded Accuracy. Storm Troopers shouldn’t stop being a threat at level10.

Also, the classes almost work as is, but multiclassing is kabuki and awkward.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

<chants> WEG d6, WEG d6!

 

[Zardnaar]

I like D6 and SWSE

I have tried a mashup of SWSE and 5E ad hocing in BA.

Might ad hoc the swse weapon groups into D6. Example rifles, pistols, heavy weapons replacing blasters, powder etc.

 

[cmad1977]

WEG d6, WEG d6!

My favorite...
But I’d use FFG now.

 

[Man in the Funny Hat]

WEG d6.

FFG's is a good system and I don't mind it for SW, but I didn't think the gameplay had the FEEL of the SW universe like WEG's.

 

[Weiley31]

While I agree that FFGs making you shell out money for three whole books for what is pretty much "PHB split into sellable chunks" is stupid/money greed, I look at it this way.

If your story focuses STRICTLY on the Rebel Alliance, all ya need is the Age of the Rebellion books. If your strictly using Bounty Hunters, use Edge of The Empire. Clone Wars would be Force and Destiny+the appropriate Clone Wars books.

Basically the split book approach allows ya to focus on certain aspects of Star Wars you want or like. If ya want all aspects of The Saga, then yes the price is high.