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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 2171160" data-attributes="member: 3867">I've played Star Wars first in a homebrewed White Wolf system, then the WEG d6 system, then the original d20 SW system, and then the revised d20 system.  You might say I've been around the block.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I think a lot of which system you prefer depends on what types of rules you prefer in general, whether more of a skill-based rules sytem, a class level system, or something else entirely.As far as rules go, I prefer the SW d20 system, as it is not only a class-based system like I like (namely a D&D system), but it also has much of the same flavor as the d6 system in terms of the Force rules.  In fact, I like the d20 Force rules better.  The d6 was fine, but there were a few things I didn't like, such as how you might have projective and receptive telepathy, instead of lumping that all together.  Likewise, I wasn't a fan of the separate B&R skills.  I think d20 streamlines it some.That being said, if I was to play Star Wars and d6 was my only option, sure I'd use the system.  It's a good system, and one that influences me to this day.Going beyond game systems is the question of sourcebooks.  Overall, I think WEG did a better job on their sourcebooks.  I like the flavor and background in those a bit better.  That's not to say I don't like the d20 books.  There are some good d20 books too, although a few I might not use as much.What I find whenever I'm involved in a Star Wars game is that I use all the source material at my disposal.  It doesn't matter if it's d6, d20, or not even a gaming book at all.  All in all, I've got a pretty decent Star Wars collection, and I'm pretty happy with it.  If I ever landed up running Star Wars again, I'd have a lot of tools at my disposal.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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