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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 3337371" data-attributes="member: 17969">Some notes on your individual points:From what I've seen, many of the races need work.&nbsp; Many aren't at all balanced, while others are mechanically uninteresing.&nbsp; I think a better philosophy is (with any game element, but races in particular) it's better do a few things well than many things poorly.No complaints here.&nbsp; I agree with you 100%I like both of these Ideas in theory (and my favorite system, d20 Modern, uses class-based defense), but I don't think SW has implemented them particularly well.I'm not that familiar with the SW reputation rules, but this sounds pretty cool.I think that d20SW actually handled damage relatively poorly.&nbsp; In fact, there were enough problems with VP/WP that the new Saga version is abandoning them entirely.I'm not sure how miniatures are any more de-emphanized than they are in regular D&amp;D, but It's been a while since I looked at the SW combat chapter.&nbsp;I felt Vitality-based magic was probably the biggest weakness to d20 Star Wars.&nbsp; It means that high-hp fighter types make better magic users than the actual mages.&nbsp; And while I support easing away from preparation and spell slots, I'm looking forward to the new rules for force powers in the Saga edition.A simpler experience mechaning that de-emphasises combat?&nbsp; I bask in the sheer awesomeness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 3337371, member: 17969"] Some notes on your individual points: From what I've seen, many of the races need work. Many aren't at all balanced, while others are mechanically uninteresing. I think a better philosophy is (with any game element, but races in particular) it's better do a few things well than many things poorly. No complaints here. I agree with you 100% I like both of these Ideas in theory (and my favorite system, d20 Modern, uses class-based defense), but I don't think SW has implemented them particularly well. I'm not that familiar with the SW reputation rules, but this sounds pretty cool. I think that d20SW actually handled damage relatively poorly. In fact, there were enough problems with VP/WP that the new Saga version is abandoning them entirely. I'm not sure how miniatures are any more de-emphanized than they are in regular D&D, but It's been a while since I looked at the SW combat chapter. I felt Vitality-based magic was probably the biggest weakness to d20 Star Wars. It means that high-hp fighter types make better magic users than the actual mages. And while I support easing away from preparation and spell slots, I'm looking forward to the new rules for force powers in the Saga edition. A simpler experience mechaning that de-emphasises combat? I bask in the sheer awesomeness. [/QUOTE]

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