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This really is an interaction of skill focus and defenses. Skill focus grants a straight +5 to the skill, while defenses are modified by heroic level. This results in skills dominating at low levels, but falling behind at high levels. My fix and the one house rule I use is Skill Focus grants the...

I'm going to pick apart your reasons, not because they are wrong. But they were all addressed in the Saga edition. If you are playing the original or revised d20 versions, then I agree 100%. And just so my biases are upfront. Saga has become my go-to game for Star Wars and is probably my...

Tam is fastest on the draw. He flicks the setting on his DL-44 to stun. Blue rings shoot past the pirate and harmlessly hit the wall. Toth is a better aim and doesn't both with stun settings, the blaster blot takes the Quarren off the table. By now Kaldo and Rowintha have joined the fray. Kaldo...

The Zabrak lingers at the bar, his long black cloak conceals his form and, more importantly, his weapons. The hood masks his face as he scans the tables and tries to discern the motivations of the patrons. A human enters the bar followed by a Duros, Wookie, and Bothan. But the Zabrak is quick to...

Episode VI BRAVER THAN I THOUGHT It is a dark time for the galaxy. The reach of the Empire knows no bounds. Those who defy the Emperor's will are crushed. As a crackdown on smuggling begins, rumors spread...

Due to the age of the game and the shear amount of material that has come out since WEG lost the license, I'm not sure if "franchise" is the right word. That isn't to say it is a bad game or or that gaps can't be filled in by the GM or fans, but think of everything we've learned about Jedi since...

GM Commentary And so ends season 1 of Star Wars: Vagrant Hearts. It was probably one of the best campaigns I've ever run. I'm not quite as happy with my writing toward the end of the story hour as I was at the beginning. It is a good reminder of why writing soon after playing is better than...

The hum of turbo laser fire pulses through the Vagrant Heart. Toth and Hull work to keep the Imperials at bay. "They're not breaking off!" Toth shouts through the comm link. "Hang on!" Comes the answer back from Kaldo. The Duros points the light freighter directly at the black hole. He revs...

Toth bursts in to the galley and looks down on a startled Nali and Hull. "Can you shoot?" "Me?" Manages Hull. "Anyone!" Shouts Toth. "Yeah, yeah, I can." Hull replies. "Good, because we aren't out of this one yet!" With Hull in tow, Toth scrambles back to the turbo lasers. The Bothan...

Tam ushers the four through the door then jumps in behind. The muffled sound of a klaxon reaches Tam's ears. "Go!" Tam shouts. "The lock down's started." The group races through the service corridor and into the rough stone walls of the shaft. Toth, slows as he sees two figures slumped near a...

I always spray down my mat with window cleaner and give it a good wipe down after gaming. This seems to prevent any marker from sticking around and leaves it nice and clean.

Maybe for myself, maybe a gift for my brother. Legion of Gold for Gamma World. Other than that, 2011 will probably be a light year. I'll probably just pick up a few things that came out this year that I haven't gotten yet.

A massive Wookie fist slams on the door to Salvok's quarters. A Gotal opens the door and leers at Rowintha. "That's the one I was talking about." Says a thug from deeper in. "The Wookie beat up that human that caused us trouble." It's enough to get Rowintha in. The Gotal steps aside. "This...

GM Commentary My memory is really fuzzy as to the actual sequence of events leading up to the prison break. And unfortunately my notes are completely blank in this section. I was pulling from the Kessel mini adventure in the Scum & Villainy book. As a result, I probably got a number of details...

Tam is getting anxious. The longer this takes, the greater his chance of getting caught. He straighten his uniform and glances down to the three beings below him. Kaldo has been doing his best to fill in Tam over the din of the prison. "Rowintha, you're going to need to convince this Salvok...

Tam takes a deep breath, straighten his uniform, and presses the call button on the guard tower door. The door hisses open and a stormtrooper snaps to attention, "Sir!" Tam returns the salute and walks past, breathing a sigh of relief. Climbing to the top of the tower, he looks down to the gate...

Toth tosses Tam two pass cards from his search of the stunned Imperials as Tam dons one of their uniforms. "Alright," Tam says, "Xule, you stay here and guard the ship. Set, finish loading up the spice and then help Xule. Everyone else is with me, we're going into the mines to get Hull and...

Ming's bribes work like a charm. Tam is a a bit amazed at how much smoother deals with Hutts go when they stand to gain a considerable amount of money. Kaldo puts the Vagrant Heart on an approach vector to Kessel's planet side, directly opposite of the Garrison Moon and through an odd gap in the...

Welcome back. I'm curious as to what you decided and how the game turned out. My gaming group just decided to return to this game for a second mini campaign, so now I really need to finish the story hour and start preparing for season two!

Shades of gray might be a better description than dark. Never-the-less, here are some ideas. Drop alignment altogether. Substitute other things for alignment spells an abilities. This keeps the players from deciding who to said with based on who's evil, neutral, or good. It also keeps you from...