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Ultramodern is a pretty cool book- it includes some description, and cross-references the weapons by military forces around the world. D20 Future is in the d20 Modern SRD. Given that it was created as a toolkit, its probably better to pull those tools you like out of the SRD. I don't see a...

IMO, Arms & Equipment Guide is also critical for a non-Jedi campaign.

I played in a SW campaign that started at 1st level. It definitely felt at odds with the generally heroic feel everyone and his dog is supposed to have in Star Wars... but the entire campaign was about player desperation, so that's okay. Our game started with everyone called (or at) a just...

I judge that by the treatment of humanity as a whole implied by the rules. D&D has always treated the great mass of humanity as all-10's, faceless peasants in the background. The Modern approach recognizes a great deal more individual variance and capability. I think the changeover is...

Wound Damage stopping VP healing means any crit messes you up real bad... its not a bad thought. I think it doesn't make too much sense. As it stands, Fatigue sets in because of the wound damage. Now, if you think it makes sense to block natural healing while fatigued, I'd have no argument...

True. In fact, in some societies 13 was considered to be reasonably adult. But the greater the civilization, the greater the lifespan, the higher the age that adulthood is seen to set in. While I can imagine 15 is pretty good for a farmer in the Outer Rim, I expect that the Jedi keep the...

There's no such thing as Absolutely Convincing Someone of anything in gaming. Its all in your mind, so every person has a different experience and expectation. The question here is convincing someone a given interpretation is good enough that they can work off it. And if you can't convince...

I don't really see the Modern to SW conversion in that article- firearms are certainly implied, but not a general formula. I've been experimenting with this myself. My current thinking is that the x3 crit-weapons do +2 Wound Damage on Criticals and the x4 crit-weapons do +4 Wound Damage...

Ya know, the Jedi are a cloistered order. Padawan's probably remain "young and naive" for quite a while. The war would speed things up... but I have trouble seeing things getting so desperate that even a 15 year old would be brought into the battle. Seeing to the young is a primary reason why...

The Egyptian is related to this how?

That takes me back. I remember a high school trip to DC... on the busride down I just about completed a Death's Gate Magic Expansion on notebook paper. :) The most important thing is the setting- the Death's Gate universe was very distinct, and it wasn't mechanics so much as the very nature of...

Is it really necessary the Padawan be that young? Even 15 would loosen up the dynamic. You might select one of the non-Jedi as an "Old Friend" of the Master, made his proxy over the kid if the situation demands it. Star Wars is also full of the need for delaying actions... so the Master can...

I've only looked at it out of the corner of my eye, but doesn't Grim Tales target this better than straight-up Modern? I've only really looked at the core book for any length of time, but my impression of the Soldier is Tactics & Weapon Specialist Guy. I'll point out he even has Medium BAB...

Its an acceptable tweak any way you cut it. He's also a Skywalker, so you don't even need to explain it. IMO, two ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL books are the Ultimate Alien Anthology and the Arms and Equipment Guide. The UAA does more than provide racial statblocks, it sweeps across culture, history...

The GM might have more than a bias against Droids. Was there any main heroic character in Star Wars who was a droid? No. R2-D2 comes close, as one of the best cohorts in Star Wars. Droids are supposed to be very useful, until they fade into the background as completely unimportant. Because...

My impression is that D20 Modern handles realism better, and M&M handles 'modern' fantasy better- pretty much any comic-book-related sort of thing. Note that I've only ever read about M&M, I've never played it or significantly looked at the book. The Official Modern Supplements are not really...

Rope Use was a little-used skill in D&D, in Modern it wouldn't be worth the ranks. I think its been reduced to a Dex check. If not, I suggest Survival or failing that, Sleight, would be good choices. Everyone I know with any special rope-using ability has it from boyscout or military survival...

Ultramodern Firearms D20 http://www.greenronin.com/catalog/grr1016

Not to mention that in the KotOR era, the cyber-enhancements could close that gap a bit. Somehow I don't see Jedi using those much. And ifyou need to explain why Jedi might be weaker during the Rebellion era, the Dark Side was ascendant at that time.

In general, I use a two-tier system. Put into generic terms, Hero Points guarantee success or survival. Luck Points let you add 1d6 to any kind of die roll or slightly bend the game rules. Luck points are gained at a much faster rate, and are geared more toward proactive play. Hero Points...