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GM Commentary Good questions on good topics. I'm more than happy to share. We'll start with setting concerns. The game takes place approximately 3-4 years before the events of A New Hope or 3 BBY for the Star Wars die-hards. However, the time frame is purposely vague. It give us some wiggle...

GM Commentary Each session has so far has been broken into an episode. My original idea was to make the game much more episodic, jumping around time frames and story lines like a TV show. Instead, I've adopted a tighter approach, linking each episode to the previous one. Episode I: Scum & and...

Next to the wine rack is the original crate the wine came in. Tam fills it with four bottles of Chateau ’77 and Toth starts tearing artwork off the walls. With one last look, Tam grabs the lightsaber and Toth takes some spice. They race back the YT-2000 and stow the goods. “We’re done here...

A second volley reveals Faynor’s living room. The trio of smugglers head straight for the kitchen where a wine rack and a number of bottles sit. Despite tossing the kitchen, there is no Chateau ’77. Never one to pass up an opportunity, Tam and Toth each grab a bottle and take long draws. Tam...

In the foothills of Roon, Toth watches the guards through his scope. He can count four of them. Two at the gate, two behind the security walls. Toth settles his aim on one of the gate guards, the one manning the e-web. Tam sits on a speederbike, in the gully next to Toth, watching the skies...

The approach to Roon is hidden by a space anomaly, the Cloak of the Sith. Millennia ago, this approach would be considered suicide. Now lightstations guide the way through the Cloak. Still the path isn’t without danger. Kaldo doesn’t really have the time to take in the dazzling streaks of color...

Tam pours himself another whiskey, downs it, and fills up the glass. He needs a plan. He needs someone who knows where all sorts of rare artifacts end up. He needs that Toydarian son-of-a-Sith Nakko to come through for him. The holonet link sparks to life and the image of a scantily-clad...

The crew of the Vagrant Heart walk out the back door of the Alderaanian dejected. They collect their belongings under the watchful eyes of two full squads of stromtroopers, before waving down a speeder and heading off into the night. Jurasco and Xule wait nervously as the crew enters the...

Toth assess the situation: Tam’s still in one piece, the Wookie took a beating but is still standing, Kaldo somehow managed to make it out with barely a scratch on him, Nali and Hull are barely patched up, but back on their feet again, and not one of them is carrying a weapon. He looks out...

Glad you're enjoying the story hour. Comments like this keep me inspired to continue writing and posting. I really like the Saga Edition system. For me if it combines the best of 3.5 and 4 D&D rules. I've only instituted one house rule, changing how Skill Focus works. Instead of giving a...

GM Commentary We've reached the half way point for session two, so time for some more GM musings. Writing this long after playing the game while watching the Tour de France does little to help me remember the exact quotes from the game. Fortunately, I think I'm right on with the...

Tam steps off the cargo elevator with a K2-3PO droid in tow. Rowintha throws him his blaster and holster. Tam straps it on, glad to feel the familiar weight tugging at his hips. “Hull and I will get started on the droid.” Nali explains, “Everyone, stay alert.” No sooner does Tam look at the...

Tam puts on his old blue Navy dress uniform. He hasn’t worn it in ages. He straightens the lieutenant insignia, his mind drifting back to the day he earned his commission leading a forlorn hope onto that pirate ship. He was lucky to live through the assault. He lost most of his men, but he was...

The crew passes through what looks like an operations center. A number of techs operate databanks and filter through masses of information. A door opens to an interior room. Inside, an older gentleman is talking to a hologram of another man. The man in the hologram looks vaguely familiar, Tam is...

“What do you mean ‘we’re too late’?” Tam shouts back. “Captain?” Kaldo asks. Nali is frozen in place. “Orders?” Kaldo prompts again. Tam stares at Nali. Not sure what to do himself. “Guys?” The anxiety creeping into Kaldo’s voice. “Uh, Rowintha you better get up here!” Rowintha punches a...

Oh well, I'll participate anyway. Honestly, I'm a bit fan of the Saga Edition of Star Wars. The OCR and RCR editions of the d20 weren't bad, but they definitely had too many D&D trappings. I had fun with the games, but there were a number of moments where square pegs were pounded into round...

GM Commentary Sorry for the long delay in getting the full version of Episode II posted, but I have a good excuse. Well, one good one and one lame one. The lame one first, I had to travel for work last week. And now for the good one. This 4th of July weekend, I found out two of my nieces and a...

A light flashes and a beep sounds, the long journey to Alderaan is coming to an end. Nali meets Tam at the entrance to the cockpit. “May I join you captain, there is a private docking bay I can get you access to.” “Of course.” Replies Tam. And then to Kaldo as the two enter the cockpit, “Take...

Elsewhere on the ship Kaldo checks the navi-computer one more time. It will still be awhile before they will drop out of hyperspace. Time to get something to eat. In the common room, he sees the pale blue skinned woman trying to operate the Auto-Chef. She’s biting her bottom lip squinting at...

Tam tries to keep his head up, but he’s starting to get the feeling every time he’s walking back to his ship on Raxus VI he ends up holding the short end of the stick. Toth’s mind is still on credits. “What do they need on Alderaan? It’s a core world, there’s gotta be something good we can...